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Volume 44 No. 47 Mesa College Student ·Newspaper Grand Junction, Colorado Friday January 26, 1979 12 Pages !his Week . ---Festivention '19

by JOHf>J EBY The University of Colorado at Criterion Ma~aging Editor Denver presented "Growing Up" "The 1979 Rog'ky Mountain on Wednesday night. On Thursday night, "Brigham's Theatre Conference XI is now in · Daughters" was performed by full swing on the Mesa College the University of Utah. campus. Mesa is playing host to more "The Learned Ladies" is than 300 college theatre students scheduled for Friday night. It will who are here to participate in be performed by students from work~hops, competitions and the University of Idaho. play performances. The students And, on Saturday night, "The come from as far away as Idaho Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" will and Montana. be presented by Brigham Young They represent more than 25 University. Curtain will be at 8 colleges and universities in the p.m. for all performances in Rocky Mountain region. Mesa's Walter Walker Little The conference opened Theatre. Wednesday morning and will con­ Tickets are $2.50 for non-stu­ tinue through Saturday night. dents, $1 for Mesa students. Many noted theatre personal­ Also included in the conler­ ities are on hand to conduct the ence is the Irene Ryan Com­ lectures and workshops. petition, subsidized by a Among the noted personalities foundation left in the noted ac­ Above, students from the University of Colorado at Denver rehearse for Growing Up, is playwrite William Gibson, tress' will. The competition was Wednesday night's performance. Below, the participants register for the week's activitles. whose renowned plays "The Mir­ judged Wednesday morning. The Photos by Kit Cohan acle Worker" and "Two For the ·, winner will not be announced un­ Seesaw," have brough him nu­ til Saturday night. merous awards and critical The winner of the competition recognition. Elizabeth Polk, a founder and at Mesa will receive $500 and an airline ticket to the national Irene authority on dance therapy, will Ryan Competition, also held at speak at the conference, along the JFK Center in Washington, with Detroit Free Press drama D.C. critic Lawrence Divine. During each consecutive night The national winner will re­ ceive. $2,000 to go toward contin­ of the conference, a different play will be presented. The plays have uing education. in the performing arts field. been selected from the 25 col­ leges representing the Rocky Mesa College has four nomi­ Mountai region. nees in this year's program. Each play is competing for pos­ They are Connie Rotunda, for sible nomination for the National "A Flea In Her Ear" and 11 Night of American Theatre Conference to the Iguana;" Kim Kamas for "A be held at the John F. Kennedy Flea In Her Ear;" and Tom Sim­ Center for the Performing Arts in mering for "The Night of the Washington, D.C. Iguana."

Wortmann resigns po t as VP ,·ssA by CHERYL HARDY ,.They are right, of course. Any­ this ~mproved relationship 1one of cial, you have to deal with a lot of around so much, doing technical Criterion Staff Writer thing I do now has got to be an im­ his major accomplishments while people. There are conflicts that stuff-there's no time to be 'real'. Student Body Vice President provement. I got a 1.8 overall." in office. don't go away when you walk out I was getting away from my objec­ "Duke" Wortmann is taking some The responsibilities of SBA To further explain the changes the door. You can't just go home tives a a person." time off from the duties of that vice-president include devel­ he has made, he said, "I rec)rgan­ and forget. I go home so drained, Wortmann suggests (hat his office. opment, management and pre­ ized the budget system. Now I just fall on my face. Even if I successor "stay away from poli­ "I've got to do my own thing for sentation of the SBA budget. It there's no conflict. For example, have time to study, I can't psyche tics. Don't ever deviate from your a while and promise to be heard requires close coordination with· in the past, Gary Calhoun, (busi­ myself up to it. story. Make your statement and from again," said Wortmann, in the business office. ness manager), would open all _ "People push off an intellectual get it published. There is too his resignation statement, issued "When I took this job, there our mail. He'd have all our mail role on. you that you have to fulfill, much game-playing. Sometimes I Jan. 19. was no respect at all from the shipped down· to the busineiss of­ day in and day out. You know, find myself having to make a "I had pressure from-naw, business office for SBA Every­ fice. We didn't know the how, you can never just kick back and strong statement on a subject to there was no pressure-well, thing was such a mess. what or why of any of our busi­ be a regular person." one person, then easing off with there was ·pressure portrayed to "Through working with them, ness. Now, we are being respon­ "There are two things I learned another. You can't please me-but I decided on my own to not against them, we've im­ sible for our own dealings with when I was growing up-in order everybody. " take some tune off." proved. They will help you learn the public ..JiS well as cc::>llege to succeed, you must remain very "You have to understand The pressure referred to was • the system if you let them. Now, entities." personal and very thankful. The people and assimilate to the envi­ applied because of a below-par there's a comraderie--everybody Reflecting on the experience, job was just taking me farther and ronment," he continued. "All of us grade-point average maintained is working for the same thing," Wortmann said, "It's a real job. farther away from being able to in public service must nickel and by Wortmann last semester. Wortmann said. He considers ts' a real life. As an elected offi- function like this. You are running cQntlnued on page 3 Page -2 CRITERION Friday January 26, 1979

- . ·T. ()' n by TOM O'CONNOR It u-Criterion Columnist- "we've earned our rights" thefts, and that they are likely to choose to ignore, it's called t.he tend this college this year will be But soon it was found that the -The Grey Panthers, 1978 be exposed to more cancer world around us. To a student sit­ directly affected by either cancer states and their agencies and in­ agents. But by your senior year, ting in the snack bar over 1coffee, or expensive medical care. Every stitutions who fell under the same As a college student enters the it's no time to turn back, you opt or to a part-time student-mother day, female professors across rule could be affected by a clause last of four long years of college, for cancer and a better marriage. such things as relations with the country, and probably female called "the best interest" clause. the student begins to realize that The point being that it is not China or Carter's human rights , students on this campus, will be Heres where we come in. Even the enlightenment of higher edu­ wrong that society may ask a campaign are distant events that discriminated against for their sex today, when the feds have rolled cation and the multitude of tax . price from us. Obviously during enter their worlds through occa­ by lack .of promotion, grade defla­ back mandatory retirement to dollars spent on that education that period following your junior sional news broadcasts that may tion, and unequal treatment. Al­ age 70, state colleges for ex­ have left a healthy debt to repay year, when something -terribly interrupt their favorite music. It lowing our government to solve ample must retire professors at upon graduation. frightening happens: the realiza­ isn't apathy, it's ignoranc:e. It's the problems is not a sufficient so­ age 65, no matter how good a job As our own Professor Aros­ tion that in five months you must not that a kid in the gamet room lution for arl educated public. they were doing. The director of teguy clearly warns every soph­ not only begin working, but work­ doesn't care about politics, its But the case of mandatory re­ the institution, in the case of a col­ omore who begins economics: ing for the rest of the major por­ that he doesn't unaerstand why tirement is the best example. In lege, the President may, if it is in "There ain't no free lunch." In­ tion of your remaining life. he should. order to employ more of us young the .. best interest" of the students deed. Instead the gift of an edu­ And they said graduation You see, our failures in politics people, Congress chose to cre­ rehire the professor. So the real cated populus, college students woul_d be a big thrill! are not the war in Vietnam or fear ate jobs by enforcing mandatory world is closer than we thought. who are hopefully literate and can But most grads are better pre­ of nuclear war, they are tlhe fail­ retirement at age 65, no matter You see, if you ever choose to bring the positive attributes of pared. They are now, more often ures to generate public support how well you did, no matter your work for a major corporation, the education to our society, are ex­ than not, more studied in the lib­ for issues that are so involved competency, your health record, federal government, the state, pected to repay our society by eral arts with a expanded under­ with the public. We talk about your length of service, or record ever teach or receive direct pay contributing to our economy and standing of mans' compleJtity. But Russian's granting rights to dis­ of service. Soon states followed from a city or county, be a police­ improving the state of man in gen­ they must alsb leave with a more sidents, but we fail to pass ERA, the feds lead, and then major cor­ man, a nurse, or work for a state eral.· College grads are paid realistic appraisal of man's .own we scream to warn about c:ancer, porations. Young people get paid or local agency, in most cases more, have stronger marriages, cruelty to man: humankind is not but over 60 percent of the people less than experienced personnel, don't plan on working over 65, in have lower crime rates overall, a utopia even to the uneducated. cannot afford to go to the hospi­ so it worked out for every body some cases 70, no matter how live longer, have less trouble with If lune~ ain't free, then what is the tal. We believe in respecting age because the majority of unem­ much you want to, no matter how their children, and list goes on. price. Our work and taxes they'll and learning by experience, but ployed are under thirty. Corpo­ good you are. Because if college It also is true that college grads get, but do they demand more? we enforce mandatory rations get more money, feds students are paying their debt have higher rates of heart attack, Hopefully soon they will. retirement. employed more, and older people back to society in the same style are involved in more crimes of The point is made clearest in Now those are not distant is­ could retire, whether they wanted · they attended college, they won't passion, and major robberies and . something many of our peers sues, half of the people who at- to or riot. hear your pleas for help.

--.tiEAllLINES OF TOMOflflOW--byARN-MCCO-NNELL Criterion Cotumnist ' Are you feeling depressed populace is a serious problem guarantee you'll feel like a that Whipperly isn't _alone. far, the people who have and despondent? Has the these days. More people suf­ new person afterwards.''' "More people have been per­ fol lowed my therapy have daily tribulation of the rat tace fer from it daily than have lndee.9, Dr. Pal's therapy manently cured of depression seen the inherent wisdom in got you feeling hopeless? Are seen Star Wars." · appears to work. Henry Whip­ through the use ·of my therapy it, but they don't know how to you tired of stumbling through perly, once an obscure CPA in than through any other actually go about it. You'd be life without meaning? Do you Dr. Pal feels that depression, San Diego, currently re:siding means.'' . surprised how unsuccessful feel .hostile towards the idiots like leprosy and alcoholism, is at the California State Peni­ He sees his therapy as a most criminals are. That's aroung you? a disease. "It's contagious, tentiary, says Dr. Pal's crime purging process. ''What hap­ why we need an Institute of If you answered yes to any of too," he said. "But no one has therapy changed his li1fe. "I pens is this: People come to Crime Therapy, where people the above questions, Dr. Ed- known ~efore no~ w~at to do used to be depressed all the me depressed because they' re can actually learn how to go wards , •Eddy', Pal may be the ab~ut 1t. Psychiatrists pre­ time. My job was boring and not in control of their own about m.aiming, raping, killing man for you. Dr. Pal, resident scribe drugs, bu; what good restrictive, my wife wat~ con­ lives. Nowadays, in this stulti­ and robbing." psychologist at the California · do th~y rea_lly do. Not much. stantly on my back. I spent fying age of governmental Although Dr. Pal has detrac­ Institute of Mental Therapy, is ~he. Freudians spend years five years in private therapy interference and social con­ tors, the majority of psycho­ the author of a new, best- fmdmg ~ut what causes the · with a transactional analyst, form ism, very few people logists in the U.S. tentatively selling self-help book and dep,ressrnn, but even they but nothing seemed to help. believe they have any say over agree with his theories. Dr. creator of what he calls ''crime ~on t reall~ know how to c_ure Then I heard about Dr. Pal. what happens to them. They Karl Ludwig, a practicing therapy.,, , 1t. Not until my book, Cflme He ran an ad in the paper see themselves as cogs. Then psychiatrist in New York, test .. Crime th~rapy is Dr. Pal's Pars, has ~here been an about some free seminars on they start my therapy, enter a ifies to the benefits of crime innovative new method to deal a~tive, forthnght way to deal depression. When I heard him life of crime, and suddenly-­ therapy. "At first," he said, with everyday mental health ~ith ,!he problem of depres­ speak, it was like someone had whammo! They're in control. '' I was dubious. But the more prob I ems. "You'd be sur- sion. lifted a veil from my eyes. I No one knows what a joyous I read, the more I heard about prised," he told this reporter What Dr. Pal advocates 'is could see clearly, for thie first experience beating up on his .amazing results, the more in an exclusive interview, crime as a solution to depres­ time in my life I felt stronger, somebody smaller than you I could see it. Why, 'just "how many people are walk- · sion. "You're feeling glum, in charge of my own dE1stiny. can be.'' yesterday I vandalized a high ing around .depressed right the future iooks bad, nothing's The first thing I did after I left With the success of his book, school and I'm still feeling now, at this very moment. It's going your way. Go out and rip that seminar was roll a drunk .. Dr. Pal is looking towards new good.'' tragic! I think most psycho- somebody off! Steal a car! I haven't felt depr1essed goals. '' My next step will be to Still depressed and despon­ logists 'will agree with me that Assault a police officer! As­ since." · establish an Institute of Crime dent? Try kicking somebody's depression among the gene~al sassi-nate a public figure! I Dr. Pal believes very sti-ongly Therapy here in Caiifornia. So face in. And have a nice day! . ·---... -~-·-·1(1- -· Letters to the Editor Editor: funded program is available to Included in the article, vocational students. Under the "MacKendrick's School Ac­ outstanding supervision of Co­ cepts ROTC," CRITERION* ordinator Gail Youngquist, the December 1 , 1978, were refer­ program has consistently ences to the tutoring program reached its objectives. (Mary Rait, 3rd floor) which It is puzzling that this vital should be clarified and per­ and significant program is haps questioned. According to / t>eing regarded as a thing of the article, "ROTC would be the past. Perhaps there is a using the offices currently need for improved ·communi­ used by the Tutorial Program cation among all the depart­ which will be discontinued due ments who share the Mesa · to lack of funding." College campus. The Tutoring Program is alive and well. Funding for the program is approved during Rosina Johnson the summer before each Student Assistant school year. This government Art Department Friday January 26, 1979 CRITERION Page 3 SBA 's purchasing policy questioned

and Miller) their turn at supplying each individual kegger, which by CAROL DAVIS a kegger - was set up by Wor­ would take much time and need­ Criterion Staff Writer . tmann in November of 1977. He less red tape, or SBA could go Although the SSA's method of I' said the idea was developed to with the rotation basis. buying beer for keggers was avoid a monopolization of one Kester was in favor of the rota­ once questioned, Mesa College company over the others. tion basis in order not to show fa­ Purchasing Officer Jack Kester Coors, with a bid of one dollar voritism to any local vendors. seems to have it resolved. a keg less than others, was get­ He also showed favoritism for The question of a possible ting most of Mesa College's busi­ the rotation basis "in order to "conflict of interest" arose when ness before Wortmann initiated maintain the quality the students Duke Wortmann, former vice the rotating pl~n. Coors charges want" in beer. president of student affairs, han­ $23 per keg and Budweiser and They can "specify from each dled the setting up of kegge-rs Millers charges $24 (3.2 beer). vendor what we want" instead of while at the same time working Under state law, in any pur­ having to go with the cheaper for Miller Beer. chases over $~00, the buyer has brands of beer, he said. There were a number of rea­ to go with the: company bidding Ed Schlichenmayer, vice presi­ sons Wortmann stated for taking Former SBA Vice President Duke Wortmann the lowest pric~.. dent of student services, said that the job with Millers. However, according to Kester, the rotation system seems to be He said he took the job to "uti­ However, State Attorney Gen­ ence between legal or ethical con­ because the student body is not working over the lowest-bid sys­ lize" his business classes such eral Jim Martin said that, al­ flicts of interest. dealing with appropriated funds, tem because "they all come as marketing and salesmanship," though he was not aware of all Although Greg Walcher, SBA it is exempt "from ...the actual through with one pretty even bid." "to increase the visibility of the the details, "The potential for one president, said that Wortmann bidding or quoting" process. Schlichenmayer said he was product, and because he was is there." didn't "have power . to decide He added that this is because . normally the one to take care of 11 really impressed by their District Attorney Terry Farina beer," he said that he recently the total price of the kegs is under setting up keggers. However, he organization." said the situation "might give the has checked ·with the Attorney $500. If the price was over $500, said that the duty was turned over Besides receiving from $120 to appearance of a conflict of inter­ General's office and law firms to the SBA would have to go to for­ to Wortmann because he wanted $200 per month from Miller's, est," but he added that it didn't ensure that there was no conflict mal bidding, Kester said. to "make it a co-effort. We kind of Wortmann also receives Miller sound like a legal conflict. Farina of interest. Kester said "in the interest of split the duties up. II He said that products to distribute and sen. also said that he was not aware The rotating basis - that is, community relations," the SBA he chose Wortmann to do 1t be­ Wortmann said there was "no of all the details. giving each of the beer distribu­ could go "one of two ways." cause he has had previous expe­ conflict of interest anywhere." He explained there is a differ- tors in town (Budweiiser, Coors He said the SBA could bid rience in handling keggers.

Wortmann resig ns------c-011:tln-ued-,,om-pag-.1 r NEWS BRIEFS dime people until they think it~ a tral ideal of flowing,·flexing com­ purposes of more support. "We quarter, and then a d1:>llar." munication between campus should go with each others' ideas SBA kegger Friday He said he feels that a person entities such as student services, for positive flow," he said. coming into the job with a high the business office, other mem­ "The most personally exciting SBA kegger to welcome back students with a live band, Cimarron grade-point average will have al- . bers of the cabinet, and most of thing I could do as president, at String Band providing a little bluegrass music to warm up your win­ ready mastered the discipline of all, the students. least from my present viewpoint, ter. Houston, Hall, 8 p.m. until midnight Friday. Admission is $2.50 dropping out of the world and "Right now, every unit is a spe­ is to welcome the freshmen at per person. Miller beer on tap. Pictured drivers license ID required studying when needed. cial interest group," he said. "We Saunders Fieldhouse at the be­ (18 years of age). Der Weber Sandwich Shop will be building sand· As for future aspirations, Wor­ need to work together. We're all ginning .of the year. And to be wiches at the kegger beginning at 10 p.m. to cure any uncon­ tmann said, "Everybody knows here for the same cause, really." able to say the speech at my own trollable munchies. Sandwiches will be sold for $2. that I would like to be SBA presi­ He would especially like better graduation," he said. dent next year. I have a plan, and rapport with the Lectures and Fo­ Wortmann .feels that "six or A free lunch? I would like tci see it rums Committee." eight weeks of getting back to my implemented." And, he would like to present a ideals, my expectations of ME as There is such a thing as a "free lunch." Ask Julie Kareus, she His plan evolves around a cen- solid front to the community, for a person, should serve me well." won a free lunch for all semester from the Der Weber Sandwich ...... ~ ...... Shop. A drawing was held Jan. 20 to promote the sandwich shop's • re-opening. The Grand opening was in conjunction with the open­ :• ing of two other shops in Grand Junction. Two drawings were con­ • ducted-one for the general public for a trip to Las Vegas and one • only for Mesa students for "A FREE LUNCH." • • ·supplemental services offered • • • Supplemental Services is a program offered to vocational • students to aid them. with their college education by • providing tutors. The program is coordinated by Gail • Youngquist. · • '' Approximatety 92 percent of the students finished their • 1 1 • tutored classes successfully, said Youngquist. $he said that • 120 students were tutored through Supplemental Services •• last year, and 80 were tutored during fall semester. Supplemental Services helps fJnd a tutor for a student who is having problems in any of his classes. The tutors are selected from other students who are judged to be capable in • the field. Many non-vocational students drop by the Supplemental Services offJce looking for tutoring, said Youngquist. She tries to find private tutoring for these individuals if they can afford it or refers them to another agency. 1 Youngquist feels the Supplemental Services progra_m is an important part of Mesa's Open Door policy. "The opportunity of a college education is open to everyone, ,regardless of past academic performance," she said.

It's bingo time!

On Feb. ·a, the College Center Board will present a "Bingo-Beer Night" in the student center cafeteria, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admis­ sion is $2 and will include bingo cards. Prizes are being arranged to include various trips, dinner packages and other goodies. Profits from the evening will be used to promote other College Center Board activities such as a coffee house (new amplifier), enlarging the video tape library for 11 Video Night" and others. by GLORIA FRASER leader, already · has denounced Criterion .Staff Writer the President's recommended budget. According to Harper, President Carter has sub- "The difficulty with it (the budget) mitted to Congress what is being as Meany perceives it, is that it , called a "lean and austere" places the burden of cutback on budget for 1980. the back of the small people. The The side effects_ and per- high and middle class don't have tinence to Grand Junction are dis- to tighten their belts enough." cussed by some Mesa As Harper sees it, "I don't think instructors. you are going to see any radical Dr. James Harper, professor of changes in the next several(10- economics, says that "if Con- 18) months in this area because grass supports the Presidnet's of demographic changes due to budget and if the private sector energy research and devel­ as a result of an austere budget opment. It is doubtful if the labor also curtails its aggregate de- market would suffer drastically, mand, certainly the rate of in- but for us to think that we sit iso- Harper Starbuck Morton f I at ion g row th sh o u Id be lated as a region and would not budget for national defiense is According to ~Morton, "If I was jobs for teenagers and CETA decreased." . feel a federal budget adopted even larger in total money a Congressman, I would go back jobs primarily. It also reduced But he caustions that "the some 2,000 miles away would amount than it has ever been. to my home area and start_ check­ some benefits to the poor. trade-off to that is the very real simply be closing our eyes to Morton said it appears HEW ing around." But he adds that con­ According to Starbuck, the pos~ibility of the .economy ~n- reality." funds have been cut, but that free stituents are not the people who move was "not necessarily sur­ tracting to the point of some in- Louis Morton, associateprofes- food stamps have bEten in­ voted for him· (an elected official) prising coming from him (Car­ crease in unemploy~ent and sor of political science, com- creased as has supplementary but the people who wor:ked on his ter.)" As Starbuck says, "It is an ~ubseq~~nt decr~ase m personal menting on the budget says security income, while theire have campaign and supported him example of how capitalism cre­ ~~~me. According to ~arp~r, foreing aid has been cut a lot. For- " been decreased widows etnd chil- financially." ates victims to support itself and Th1s may mean economic pain eign aid now is nothing compared drens benefits and a cut in social Morton says that at least, "Car­ the victims are usually the poor." in many purses." . to what it was in the '50s. He security. ter has made a definite effort to nd the number of elderly living Harper says that the pres,- adds that the military increase of . u • curb inflation, and can say 'See, I here. Since this would have a def­ dent's proposal is "definitely approximately 3 percent has a Ac~r~mg to Morton, I t~1~k kept the national budget to 7 per­ inite effect on jobs for Human sound economic policy-not only good chance of getting through Propos1t10~ 13 has had a definite cent, why can't you?" Service graduates, Starbuck domestic but also for inter- effect not Just on Carter, but on congress. h· k · · Gene Starbuck, associated quipped "Take some ROTC national economic relations. With Morton also noted that while the whole Congress. I t m tt 1s professor of sociology, says the courses." But he replied, se­ the problems of the weak dollar in national defense accounted for the mood of the times." , budget merely "transfers make­ riously, "It won't make it any the international money market approximately 49 percent of the Morton says he sees the cuts work jobs from the civilian sector better." has been one of the problems of 1960 budget, it is scheduled for . in social programs as not cutting back to the military." As Starbuck says, "I suspect the inflation rate here." only about 24 percent of the 1980 programs-just not letting them But he says he sees the cuts some of the cuts will be restored George Meany, AFL-CIO budget. However, 'the 1980 expand. mainly co~ing in summer jobs, (by Congress)" The Shoppe You-Nique:'• AFTER INVENTOR,Y Gay Coalition quiet SALE! by CAROL DAVIS moved off-campus because, ac­ Criterion Staff Writer cording to the coalition president, the group felt that the group of 35, Missy Sportswear The Gay Coalition, after fight­ including supporters, could get All fall and holiday by ing for recognition last year, ap­ more cooperation and more pri­ parently has retreated from the vacy than if they met on campus. Joyce, Mr. Beau, ()ff public eye. He said the meetings include Paddle and Saddle . . . . . 50% However, the club still exists helping the members to deal with and is active. "problems with the outside", prob­ Sweaters The president of the coalition, lems at home, and lending moral Turtle.. and miscellaneous who asked not to be identified support when it is needed. sweaters by LeRoy, publicly, said the group tries to He said the coalition is trying to Joyce ·and Stuffed Shirt. meet once a month "when it's develop 11 understanding within Missy and Jr. sizes ..... 40% ()ff needed." our own group before we go out." He said that the students of Setting up a workshop "for our Bras Mesa College are "definitely not" benefit" is one of the current proj­ Body Brief er, Mis- any closer to accepting gays on ects of the coalition. For the work­ cellaneous larger sizes . . . 50% ()ff campus than they were last year. shop, they plan to bring in He said that the harassment is speakers to discuss rights and Slipp_ers, GoWns ·'"twice as bad" this year as it was other issues pertaining to gay last year. rights. At the next meeting, within and Robes The meetings have been continued on page 5 Warm and Comfy ...... 50%.()ff Dress~• Missy and Jr. remainder of fall and holiday .. :.... 50% Off Dresses Jr. Disco and holiday dresses ...... : ...... ~60% Off Sweater• Holiday Sweaters., ~pe- ,· cial group ...... - $5

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. :i~ ...; $.: -~-; Open Tuesday -through Saturday ' ; .. f 11 a.m. til 2 p.m. for Lunch "\ 5 p.m. til 9 p.m. for Dinner fl' Closed Sunday and Monday . Friday January 26, 1979 CRITERION Page 5 Rowdiness ruled out in Pinon Hall By LOU ANN JAMES there were broken bottles all over want it in the dorms and it is my Criterion Staff Writer the lawn." job to see that the residents have Biggs said he denied per­ the right environment to study. If How are the conditions at Pi­ mission for the party, but that the the guys want to smoke pot they non Hall, the dormitory which residents "went ahead and held it can go out in their cars and do it,"' houses college males-mostly anyway." The students holding he said. "Students have the right freshmen? the party were placed on to live in the dorms the way they Are they . as bad as some probation. · want to as long as it follows the people claim?? About the use of marijuana in dorm rules." When asked tp compare Pinon . the dorms, King said that at the "We patrol the hall every 15 Hall to_ Juniper Hall, which first of the year he had a talk with minutes," King said. "I'd say that houses female students, Pinon the residents. ·He told them, Hall head resident Steve King "You're big boys now, what you 90 percent of the damage is done on Friday· and_ Saturday nights, said-"Girls will be girls and guys do is your business, but I don't when all the partying is going on." will be guys. Guys get rowdier want pot in the dorms." Biggs when they get drunk-naturally added "not only i~ it illegal, but it He also said that "guys tend to there is a difference in the two js offensive to some residents. get rowdy when they get drunk." halls." "Guys will be guys" - scorched door number in Pinyon I-fall Keep the damn sluff out of the 11We don't need the security at King and his wife Dawn have dorms.·: · this hall that they do at say Aspen been head residents at Pinon son. The next year it went down thereafter." King added tt1at the If dlscovered in the dorms, _ or Juniper, "King said. "There is Hall since Christmas. The Kings to four or five dollars and now it's party was a graduation patrty for King said that he "will give them a no reason why the security took over the position when Kirby even lower." Biggs went on to the Lineworkers program. warning on the first instance, and shouldn't be lax, we don't have Mayberry~ former head resident, say that the damage is "very mi­ In another instance, a Ftoman even on the second time it hap­ the problems with the showers transferred to Arizona State. The nor, very minor. So far it has been Toga party was held on th,e front pens." When asked how long he like the other halls." assistant head resident position a good year." lawn, complete with several kegs would allow it to go on, he said . "I think that Steve is doing a held by King was filied by Stuart Most of the damage in the hall of beer. King said that he ,ended that·"if it persists, I'll write up a re­ good job as head resident," Hellman. Steve Olds took over is done 'fo ceiiing tiles E}nd . exit up 11getting punched," and that port and give it to Biggs. I don't Biggs said. Hellem's position · as resident signs as well as the floors being assistant. scuffed-on purpose," King said. 11 l'd say that the majority of the The scuffing of the floors has damage is not done by the stu­ been cut down since King caught dents who live in the hall, but by several residents in the act. He the next two weeks, he said that "equal without causing any prob­ "It's no longer an active organi­ students "friends" who come to added that "it makes them appre­ they will be planning a Valen­ lem," but they have received zation," he said, "Last year we visit and party with them," King ciate the maids more when they . tine's Day party for the members. "very little support." made a lot of strides." He says of said. "Student residents . realize have to scrub the floors." The coalition president said Because of harassment, gays this year, the coalition has "taken that they are just -hurting them­ What disciplinary actions have that although they are still active, "don't want to go out in public. lots of steps backward." selves if they damage the hall." been taken? · the organization's members; have They don't want to be recog­ Basford said the meetings King went on to say that no "Last quarter," King_ said, kept a low profile deliberatley_be­ nized." He added that is also were more frequent last year with more than $1 O worth of damage "there was a party in one of the cause of harassment. He men­ hard on gays with jobs. "If em­ two bi-weekly business meetings per student is done to the hall. rooms with three kegs of beer . . tioned such ~ harassment as ploye·rs find ~ut, they could be and o.ne month !y social. flooding of rooms, having base­ fired." Ray Biggs, directo( of housing, There was at least an inch of beer This year's president said that balls thrown through windows, Last year's _ president Larry said that when he came here two on the floor and the bed was sop­ anyone having any questions for and having guns pointed at t:hem. Basford has a different opinion of years ago, the damage per stu­ ping wet. The guy had to pay the coalition should write to Box He said that there idea is to be . the coalition's progress this year. dent was "around $19 per per- $100 and was moved out shortly 3473 in Grand Junction .

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( Page 6 CRITERION Friday January 26, 1979 . -ENTEfll AINMENT----- 'Wild Geese'·shOuld have ·flown south A Criterion Review allowed to concentrate on the but possibly his performance ·is by M. Doyle meat of the film, (i.e.) the the most lacking. Ne\lrer more Criterion Staff Writer adventure. than a pretty face In his best The "Wild Geese," as a film, is Of course, the acting improves films, he has trouble with the rea­ ha1f-turkey. all aspects of · this bird-brained sonl n g and thQughtsi of his The other half is a well-crafted movie. character. adventure film about mercenary Richard Burton, surely one of When he forces a rich, young soldiers and their attempt to res­ the finest and most maligned ac­ ·punk, David Ladd, to e;at all the cue a presumed-dead African tors in Hollywood, easily rises heroin he has unwittingly leader: of some mythical Third above the material and creates-a smuggled into England, for him, World Nation. As usual, director stunning portrait of a hired killer the total effect is borin1g, rather Andrew V. McLaughlin's action with a conscience. He i' ably as­ than intense, and would have sequences are well-handled and sisted by Richard Harri~ and been be$t left out of thisi movie. fluid, in the best sense of the Roger Moore. Harris, whom I've Another performance worthy of word. never particularly liked, seemes mention is delivered b~r veteran l,Jnfortunately, the film's major to _have been rejuvenated in the actor Hardy Kruger. Unfortu­ fault, the screenplay; is by a well­ last two years and puts in an ex­ nately, his best mo merit - his ways more effective) and this filtn tion films and don't mind loboto· respected writer, Reginald Rose. cellent performance as Burton's death scene - is obstructed by a · seems to ahve tapped into the ~ mized dialogue, go see this film. His screenplay forces the actors side-kick and fellow mercenary. strange red gelatin passed off as neare~t blood bank and forgot to . If not, pop some corn, get com­ to spout some of the most trite di­ This is no mean trick, since he is blo_o~_, .qozing from his mouth. turn the spigot off. There is no fortable in your favorite easy alogue since Garbo said she saddled with the most pre­ in fact, the film's o'bsession real need to see the soldier's chair, and watch an old WWII wanted to be alone. Tbe- flick ten$ious dialogue and worse mo­ with blood and gore leSS4:tns its ef­ necks slit in half by a knife in movie rerun on the tube. would have been vastly improveq tivation of the film. fect. Blood for blood's sake 1s close-up. But then, there is no Wait for the "Wild Geese"· to if the subplots were liminated 007, Roger Moore is fine as never too good an Idea fbr a film, real point to the entire movie. come to TV. Why watch your from the final print and we·were the third cohort in the adventure, (i~plled violence is almo$t al- If you are an afficionado of ac- · money fly away? - . Trivia Tidbits Mesa instrµctors reveal hopes N ugae TidbitJI This is another in our contin­ ments and to enjoy what they are byTODDRUTI uing series of instructo1rs' com­ doing. I certainly believe the Trivia ne plus ultra ments to the Criterion c~uestion, prime reason for getting an edu· "What is the one most important cation is to gain knowledge and Charlie Smith, an ex-slave, rs the oldest man in American or main idea which you would like history, living to be over 120 years old. But the oldest man put that knowledge into practice. your' students to learn from you?" ever was Zaro Agha of tstanbul, who claimed to1>e 164 years It's a great liter old. Madge Huffer Associate Professor The three biggest killers in the United States are heart of Speech. disease, cancer, and alcohol.ism.

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· Since 1840, every President elected in a year ending in a zero The essence of life is the has died in office. struggle, and if you can maintain your sense of humor and not be More newlyweds honeymoon in New York than anywhere afraid to care for others, your re­ else. maining hours will be worth the sadness of tomorrow. So, do a The word "cemetery" translates from Latin into "dormitory good deed for a stranger, bring for the dead.'' him in out of the rain, for the se­ Male karate experts and college professors outnumber cret of lift is the knowledge that females four to one. Love is the name of the Game. Chris Holloway First and foremost, I would feel Associate Professor Nobody receives an education successful if a student began to of.History in college as a final, finished prod­ seriously question, to think, to uct. At best, the student will go take unrelated situations, in­ away with a collection of facts Share it with Sharon cidents, and facts, and begin to and figures, some methods and relate them. I would lika for a stu­ tricks, a lot of opinions and obser­ dent to realize that education is vations and probably a meager Dear Sharon: Dear Macho: on-going-sometimes negative, supply of examples of how some I hope you can help me. You sometimes positive-but that of these can be put to practical use in the real world. It is difficult see, I've been dating ,this really T~e only way I can think of for even in the negative there is something that can be1 learned to tell a student how some topic foxy-looking dude for the past you to help your young man get and applied to being about a or principle or a particular ab­ _month and a half. We're really over this hang-up is to try a bit of more positive situation. stract concept is going to help good friends and he seems to role-reversal teamed with retali­ him to cope with any of life's ob­ feel comfortable in my company. ation ... make him feel like one of Content is . important, but it stacles. My main purpose as a In fact, he treats me just like on_e the ~iris. must be applied to be us:eful. Sel­ teacher is to instill in that student the desire to use his imagination of the guys. dom is it again encounte1red in its intiial introductory form. Unless and God-given talents along with I mean, he suggests that I Go out and buy him a cross­ the student has learned tio synthe­ Oral Communication is my the r?,w materials he receives in your-heart bra, a pair of sheer ·. wear a jock strap. He says _it's size learning situations in order to area of instruction. My greatest college to construct something . "sissyish" for me to shave ·· my energy pantyhose and a black bring direction into .his world of concerns are transmission of in­ worthwhile for himself and those legs and armpits. For Christmas satin peek-a-boo nightie (in his ·thinking and doing, little is gained formation and motivation. The around him. It is ultimately the stu­ dent who pluts than all together in he even bought me a bottle of size, of course. H~ve it custom­ . through the acquistion of facts students often miss too mcuh, without excused absences, there- his own unique way. Brut! He tells me that because I'm made if necessary). If this doesn't and information. · fore miss out on the information work, present him with a corsage built like a guy (very little on top), I Dr. Jo F. Dorris needed to progress. I like to have John G. Henson should act and smell like one too. for your next date and let me Vice President the students self-motivated to . Associate Professore - Macho Michelle know how things work out. for Student Affairs want to carry out their assign- of Mathematics _ Friday January 26, 1979 CRITERION Pa_ge 7 Students vote-film favorites in campus contest College and university stu­ during 1978. dents across the country will, for Winners chosen by student the first time, have an opportunity vote will be invited to attend the to vote directly for their favorite FOCUS '79 Premiere ahd Award screen performers and film­ Ceremony in Hollywood on­ makers in a new national poll March 22nd, _prior to the Acad­ STUDENTS known as "Student's Choice emy Awards, at which time offi­ (Your •chool) Awards." c i a I presentation of the Balloting will be in association "Student's Choice Awards" will wlth FOCUS '79, a national com­ SEND IN be made. petition sponsored by Datsun and Closing date for receipt of bat- · OP4;)n to filmmaking and film-study lots will be February 15th. Ballots YOlJR BALLOTS! students. Voting categories in­ are returnable to: FOCUS: Stu­ clude Best Motion Picture, Best dent's Choice Awards, 1140 Ave­ Perf9rmances by an Actor and nue of the Americas, New York, Actress, and Best Dir.actor. STIJDENTS SEE MORE MOVIES N.Y. 10036. Results of "Student's Choice 1llAN ANYONE ELSE! Awards" ballotinQ are expected A random drawing will also bf MAKE _YOUR OPINIONS KNOWN TO to provide a unique sampling of held among schools submlttint opinion among American college 100 or more ballots, with the win THE MOVIE INDUSTRY! students - who represent one of ning college or university receiv· the most influential segments of ing a brand-new pinball machine Join the Almmakers of Tomorrow in Saluting the Ftlmakers of Today the ~untry's moviegoers --con­ for installation in the campus stu­ Schools submitting over 100 ballots will be eligible for a drawing to win a cerning theatrical films released dent activities center. brand new Pinball Machine for their Student Activities Center

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Phi Beta Lambda, the service organization for Mesa College busi­ ness students, will sponsor a fund-raising event. Tickets will be on sale in the Student Center on Friday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or my be purchased form any PBL member. For a 50-cent ticket, a student will have a chance to win $150 worth of prizes donated by r area businesses. First-place is a prize worth $50. Funds from the event will be used to send members of PBL to the st~te leadership conference in Denver in April. In other PBL activities, Greg Gardner from Dalby, Wendland and Jensen, a Grand Junction accounting firm, will be the guest speaker at the next general meeting, sched­ PHOT() ALBUM PAGE uled for 7 p.m. Jan. 30 in Houston Hall. .FREE •• -.

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Jeff Pratt by SUSAN C.ONRAD invalid. No matter what the condi­ . KMSA staff Criterion Staff Writer tions or controls used in the ex­ periments, the mice will be found The concept that a pop musician or a pop record is original or no one has ever done what they With the increasing popularity to contract cancer, as the disease have done before, is a difficult concept to support. Therefore, it is not fair to damn a record or musi- of psychic phenomena and the· is latent in their bodies until set off cian because of no originaltiy. . occult, many folks have turned to by the hormonal changes acti­ Pop music came into being from the combination of European religious chord structure and African fortune-telling and astrology as a vated at the onset of puberty. rhythm plus five note scales. It all sounds very fancy, but.really, it's quite simple. means of "predicting" coming The years 1700-1800 were the birth of shoo-bop, shoo-bop, and since then it has changed hands events. 3. Planned Parenthood, a na­ from generation to generation. Blues to jazz to blues/jazz into that word, Rock-and-Roll However, it seems that such tion-wide organization to promote Keeping this in mind, it is unfair to assume rock-n-roll must be original. As a matter of fact for it to "gifts" (as supernatural abilites · birth control and family planning, be rock-n-roll, it almost can't be. So then what's new? Why is one record a sincere effort and one not? are often termed) are hard to will reveal the basic philosophy of I think the key work is sincere. Does the artist have a real emotion or tale to tell or is it a game to cash come by, and have a tendency to their work: that pregnancy is he­ in on what people are buying. . be inaccurate unless the seer is a riditary. After all, if your parents Enter Rod Stewart, "Blondes have More Fun". I thought that Steve Miller had gone a little too far by true clairvoyant. Yet how do we had no children, chances are that reusing Tommy Roe's (for those who remeqer/"com'on babcomn:!ercial is not a sincere by any judge a psychic's powers? you'll never have any, either. means, the only thing it means is ol' Rod needs bucks. Now Rod,Stewart really hans't done anything My own "powers" per se, are very original anyway, but as I point out, rock-n-roll is fun and has honest energy and emotion. His ca­ rather limited occult-wise. Thus, I 4. Theologians and psycholo­ reer started with the best (Jeff Beck on the first two albums, Truth and B·ecko/a) to his own band with haye to depend upon my psychic gists will jointly conclude that Faces and may hit record®. Therefore, it is hard for mee to swallow "Do you think I'm sexy", his new­ side-kick for forewarning of future mankind is now closer than ever to being reinstated into the Gar­ est disco hit, or "Ain't love a bitch" with tinges of the .Hsrman Hermits .all over it. I happenings: An LP doesn't have to be an earth-shattering creation to have merit, but Rod Stewert isn't having 1. Johnson & Jo~nson, the den of Eden. Adam and Eve were fun with us by his new album, he's making fun of the public, and getting away with it (his new album pharmaceuticai company, will cast from Paradise for eating the will go platinum). face a severe lawsuit charging fruit of ths Tree of Knowledge of That's too bad. It would be nice if the public would not support an artist who doesn't seem to want to them with _racial discrimination. Good and Evil. However, severai support them. Blacks, Indians, and Chinese will leading psychologists and sociol­ join forces to boycott Band-Aids ogists will find that society will no (the pompany's grand of adhe­ longer be able to differentiate be­ by CAROL ROSS current hit, "September." There She currently plays night clubs sive bandages), claiming that tween bad and good. Bible histo­ Crite.rion Staff Writer are non~ of the rambling, self-in­ and bars in the Old South, appeal­ ·their peoples have not been rec­ rians will thus conclude that the dulgent songs that characterize ing to both rock and country mu­ ognized by the company. Band­ time of heaven-on-earth is at The average record-buyer is the standard EWF _album. This sic listeners. Aids are tinted "flesh-tone," the hand. not a hard-rock fan. one is a record you can put on the Chapman's voice is an in­ flesh tone being that of 5. The Colorado State Hospital In fact, he or she is somewhere turntable without rushing over to triguing androgynous blend that Caucasians. in Pueblo will admit a group of between 12 and 60 and enjoys skip a boring song. pleases the ear with clear-cut voc­ 2. Scientists will discover that mental patients, termed "Crite anything from country and west­ Don't rush out to by Marshall als. The LP has songs by Bob Se­ cancer is transmitted genetically Critters." 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·., ' ,:', ... ,. Friday, January 26, 1979 CRITERION Page 9 'Paradise Alley' .a close match, but no Rocky A Criterion Review Sylvester Stallone, good as painfully so. wrest1ing Rocky. by ARN MCCONNELL he is at what he does, does not The same, regretfully, can Now, the movie isn't all that nave it in him. At least not yet. be said of many males in the bad. Oh, how I long for the good If Paradise Alley can be said to film, too. Stallone's characters In fact, it's really pretty old days. suffer from any one thing, that in the film are almost laugh­ decent, if you can ignore the Those golden yesteryears thing's initials are S.S. ably cast in black and white. faults mentioned previously. 1 when major stars were under­ First problem: Stallone When a character's a villain, Stallone's acting is unim­ paid studio slaves, when Gold­ must have a real affection for you know he's a villain be­ peachable; using many of the wyn reigned supreme, and the music of Bill Conti, be­ cause he's ugly, mean, and same mannerisms and dialects when Clark Gable had his cause he's used it in every film makes racial slurs. If this he used in Rocky, he still movies picked for him by the he's made since he hit it big. movie were Star Wars, it manages to come up with a studio execs. The good old Conti has a nice, brassy style would be one thing - but it's totally different character. days, when a movie like not found that often any more not, and Stallone plays up the Cosmo Carboni is no fighter - · Paradise Alley would have in soundtracks, but his stuff realism in · his pictures too he's a schemer, a con man, a succeeded on all counts, in­ doesn't work in Paradise Al­ much to allow this kind of trickster. It's probably no stead of being the uneven ley. Conti almost sounds as if blatant, two-dimentional char­ surprise that Cosmo's charac­ piece of fluff that it is. · he's plagiarizing himself - acterization. ter is the most fully devel­ · This movie stands out as an much of the music in Alley Third problem: · Okay, Stal­ oped in the movie, since it was excellent example of how the sounds formulaic, as if lone does have one handicap tailor-made for Stallone. movie industry has changed in somebody sat down with him working against him. Namely, It's the other actors in the the last 30 years. It used to be and said, ''We want some ni every picture he makes is film that really shine, though. that major stars, like Sylvester and said, ''We want some nice probably always going to be Given the limited, stereotyped Stal lone is now, were treated Rocky music. Can you have it compared to Rocky. Critics are material they had to work very poorly. Their salaries by Tuesday?'' notorious for comparisons, with, it's amazing how fully like his brothers, is driven to were insufficient, they had no Stallone further aggravates and, in a lot of cases, this they come across. Lee Cana­ go up in the world .- but with artistic control outside of their this problem by singing the practice can be unfair to a I ito, as Vic Carboni, the him, unlike with either Stal­ own acting, and they were title cut himself. Considering film. The picture should stand youngest - and strongest - lone's or Canalito's charac­ passed around from studio to the fact that the man has or fall on its own merits, not of the Carboni brothers, is ters, it is an obsession. studio as if they were thor­ trouble talking clearly, let constantly be graded on how · superb. Anne Archer, as the ,whore oughbred studs. along singing, the catastroph­ well it stands up to previous Although the character is with the auric cardiograms · "The Golden Days" were ic effect can be imagined. films. hackneyed, Canalito plays it (heart of gold), also trans­ pretty lousy for major stars. Second problem: Stallone's All right, so it's a handicap. all with a very sincere, quiet cends her part. In fact, the But "The Golden Days" writing hasn't been quite the Then why does Stallone inten­ confidence. When he dotes on only actors in the film who were damn good for movies. same since Rocky. Nothing tionally follow so many paths his pet bird, you can't help but don't do much with what Nowadays, if an actor makes it he's done since then has had reminiscent of Rocky? Here fall in love with the character. they're given (and, admitted­ big (like Stallone), he's sud­ quite the same amount of soul we have a movie that, potent­ Armand Assante, as the eldest ly, in their case it's not a lot) denly got everything - lead that went into Rocky's screen­ ially, bears no resemblance Carboni, Lenny, also goes far are Joe Spinell, Terry Funk, roles, eight-figure salaries, play. ially, bears no resemblance to beyond the limitations of his and the rest of the '' bad percentage points, directoral Paradise Alley, from a writ- . the story of the Italian Stal­ character. guys." But then, there's only reins ... you name it, he's got er's point of view, certainly l ion. Paradise Alley is, obsten­ Lenny is the smallest of the so much you can do with it. If the actor's got it in him, if doesn't measure up. For one sibly, the story of three bro­ brothers and has a crippled cardboard. he's the best thing to come thing, Stallone has never had thers, all seeking desperately leg. The script has him wal­ The film is beautifully pho­ along since Orson Welles a good grasp of writing for for a way out of Hell's lowing in a lot of self-pity, but tographed. The movie takes stopped fighting Martians, women. Most of the women in Kitchen. Here we have a the way Assante portrays him place during the Forties, and then everything 's satisfactory. this picture (the ones that golden opportunity to pursue raises the character from mel­ great pains are taken to insure Unfortunately, few of the act­ actually have any lines, that some fairly novel themes - odrama to real ity. What we authenticity and a feel for the ors put into this situation in is), are prostitutes - with upward mobility, brotherly see is a man who feels a lot of period. It's unfortunate that recent years have really had it hearts of gold, natch. Not only love, etc. love but can never actually there wasn't more substance in them. is their dialogue banal, but it's Instead, what do we get? A express it. He's a man who, behind the nostalaia. -----Unquotable Quotes----- 'Murder Death' lf a person is famous, they have an obituary for him. If he is infamous, they do a case study-W. M. by A father taking his son hunting .. . is sort of a Protestant Bar Mitzvah. -Berkey SBA movie · I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy. -Tom Waits tough-guy attitude that he A Criterion Preview rarely has a chance to show. by TODD RUTT Wong (the Chan character) Murder by Death is one of is portrayed by one of the those quick screenplays that funniest actors anywhere, Neil Simon writes occasionally Peter Sellers. Sellers is a in order to pay off some debts. master of insane humor, and This pawky collection of his comic-opera ·Chinese char­ cheap jokes, inane plot con- acterizatJon is the high point trivances, and patchy story- of .the pic1ure. lines is often amusing, some- Dick· and Dora. Charleston times diverting, and always are playeq with a lot of class sophomoric. by David Niven an_d Maggie The plot concerns a callee- · Smith, two of the more gra­ t ion of famous detectives, cious figures in movies today based not-so-loosely on great (so gracious, in fact, that they fictional sleuths: Sam Spade, rival William Powell and Myr­ Charlie Chan, Nick Charles, na Loy). Miss Marple, and Hercule ,, Poirot. They are lured to a Elsa Lanchester and James decrepit mansion and treated Coco round out the,cast as two to "dinner and a murder" by Agatha Christie-based charac­ their host, played by Truman ters. Nancy Walker plays the Capote. Capote was give'n an mute nu·rse (her bits with Alec award for Worst Performance Guiness are hysteri~al). of the Year by a critic's poll, The main problem with this and may I say it was well- movie is that it starts out deserved. , nowhere~~nd ·st~ys there. The The murder victim is·· the gags are piled on wtth shovels, b~tl~r (at !~ast we know who ,. •so . the audience eventually d1d!7 t do it), played .by Alec ·1oses touch with what is going Gumess. The detectives en- on · gage in a long .s~arc.h ., that · takes the rest of the evening, "'· This film is very popular, culminating in a climax so despite its flaws (it made contrived that it makes the ,, several millio11 dp.l!ars), and it Odyssey sound'down-fo-earth. - is worth every ~" bit of the f ~' Peter Falk shines as the admission price. ) Sam Spade character (,re ~. . Murder- by :'l~eath·,: will be named Sam Diamond by Si- shown at 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan . mon's rapier-like wit), dis- 28 at Walter Walker Theater. playing a comedic sense and a Admissi9n is free. Page 10 CRITERION Friday Janus ~ ~TS Mesa gets pregame -visit from 'Trotter'

by CAROL DAVIS been in 99 countries and that a few years ago because Criterion Sports Writer around the world 17 times. He of scheduling. The pro teams said, "Nobody in the NBA can that they used to play would In a surprise visit to The say that.'' be whoever won the NBA Criterion office last Monday, .Tex said his favorite city, championship. Tex Harrison, a 24-year mem­ excluding the United States, is Although Tex travels all ber of the Harlem Globe­ Rome. Ho\Yever, in the U.S., -over the world, "jet lag never trotters, stopped in to promote Tex's preference is New has bothered me." the Globetrotters' game this York's Madison Square Gar­ He also takes his family month. den. "Once you had played with him when he goes places The game will be held Madison Square Garden, you where they have a layover of a Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Saunders had reached the top," he said. few days. He says that al­ Fieldhouse. The Globetrotters Tex said that the Globe­ though it's hard on his wife when he is on the ,road, "on will be playing the California trotters have no scheduled the first and fifteenth [of every Chiefs, a team that is traveling practices at this time. ''The team plays every day,'' he month] she has ample com.­ with them,. pensation." explained, "so we practice Tex said there are compen­ Tex said that the schedule is sations for not playing pro ball as we play." hectic, but everything is made and playing with the team that The Globetrotters used to up by the people that watch displays comedy as well as play against NBA teams, he him. He says "his thing" is skillful basketball. He has said, but they discontinued "making people happy. Mavs squeak by So. Colorado

The Mavericks' men's basaket­ behind at 7-2. The Mesa Mavericks have two ball team won a close 83-82 deci­ Southern Colorado was led by home games this week. On sion over Southern Colorado last Van Dover with 11 points. White Friday night, Colorado Mines will weekend. and Gadd contributed 1O points visit Saunders Fieldhouse for an Chris Randall led the scoring each. RMAC game against the Mavs. with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Herm Phillips grabbed 7 Then on Saturday night, Regis John Lynch added 1O while Greg rebounds and scored 8 points College will come to Grand Junc­ Rather added r points. Freshman A spectator at the Southern tion to play the league-leading center Wade Kirchmeyer also Colorado game ·described the Mavericks. scored in double figures with 13 contest as a "very close battle. Games each night are sched- .. points. Junior guard Robbie Cha­ They were fairly evenly matched. uled to start at 7:35 p.m. vez contributed 6 points. At the end, is was just who had Schakel said both games w_ill · The win helped the Mavericks enough in them to really want to. present challenges for the Ma­ maintain their position in first win the game." The spectator vericsk. "They (Regis) are rivals place with an 8-1 record in the added, "Ifwas one of the best en­ and it doesn't matter where we Rocky Mountain Athletic Confer­ dings of a basketball game I have are in the standings, it's always a -.~··t ifffe,~\c.···/·:•,;"0': ence. Southern Utah is one game seen in a while." tough game." Harlem Globetrotter Tex Harrison.- Photo by Kent Holloway

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Kenny is Rick does take credit as gen­ ' . -,,,. , -~0 the roster is as follows: Joe Mellhoun, John "Foul Shot" a junior majoring in business .. eral manager and owner, ac­ ,scoU~~, Clune, Nick Anderson, Jim Hotailing, Bob "Hot Dog" While the official scorekeeper cording to McNeil, "I hold EXCLUSIVE FASHION JEANS Carstens, Gary Calhoun, J.T. Poole, John ''Two Points'' and timekeeper was Orville contracts on all these guys." It Keizman, Byron Wiehe, Con- Kelly, Jay "Court Press" 1. Traffic: Fifth Ave., Tunnet, Boge. was heard that Jack Scott will Race Track, Overpress, Also in attendance were the do anything for F.T.E., includ­ Chopper, Crossroads, KEXO cheerleaders. The ing playing basketball. Some Shatpcurve flashy girls are Robin Kelly even said Joe Clune plays 2. · La Disco (John Kelly's wife), Sandee basketball the same way he 3. Maverick Connors (Mike Connors' coaches. Anyhow, congrats, EXCLUSIVE SHIRT FASHIONS wife), and two KEXO group­ guys, it was for fun and a good 1. Wild Cherry ies, Rhonda Mari and Denise cause. 2. Peanut Butter 3. Lucky Lady 4. Anvil Etc. ALSO Football' & Baseball·Sleeves - all colors, largest selection in town. T-SHIRTS GALORE! Fantastic Transfers including · glitter, subligraphs. Ask for our original Screen Art on your shirt. · SwiS$ Embroidery applied to your shirt in_ 20 seconds! Friday January 26, 1979 CRITERION Page 11 AFA flyboys dominate weekend wrestling by HELEN ROADY points for a reve.rsal and Criterion Sports Writer another two points for a near pin. Entering into the second The Air Force Academy Fal­ period, Griffith received cons defeated the Mesa Mav­ points for a takedown, rever­ ericks' wrestling team 30-13 sal, an ex cape and a near f al I. last Saturday. All that Walters could muster Dan Moses, a sophomore up was two points for a near from Cheyenne Mountain fall, and two points for a Hich School, was the first of reversal. In the third period, four Maverick wrestlers to win Griffith dazzled the crowd by his match. He won 11-2. In the gaining two points for a rever­ first period, Moses was a­ sal and two points for ·a near warded two points for a take­ pin. down. As one minute passed In the final score, Griffith won away in the secon period, the 17-10. referee gave Moses another Griffith consistently has been three points for a near pin. an effective wrestler for Mesa. With the start of the third In the past four years, he has period, Tom Moore of the Air recorded 58 wins, 7 losses and Force Academy was given two 1 draw. points for a takedown. Almost Last year he placed third in immediate~y, Moses came a­ the NAIA Nationals. Again rive gaining six points clinch­ this year he is a contender for ing the match and giving the RMAC championship and · Mesa its first win. the Nationals, scheduled In the 142-weight class, Tom March 1-3 at Whee Ii ng, W. V. · Reed was matched against Coach Ed Tooker said, ''We Falcon Tom Kuramata. In the are really starting to come third period Reed got two around and getting in shape. The 1979 Edition of the Maverick wrestling team Photo by Dave Richie points for a takedown and one W~ are gaining more experi­ for an escape to win his match ence with each match and by ·3-o. the time the tournaments Randy LeBlanc, Mesa's. 158 come around, we should be Western St. edges Mavs pounder, beat opponent Mario pretty good.'' Tuesday night the Western Then Gutierrez receoved a point Mastrangeli 5-4. After the In the 1~0-weight class, second period, LeBlanc received first period, Mastrangeli led Randy · Baker was injured this State Mountaineers defeated the for an excape. In the end, Reed a total of five points; two for a re­ 2-0 with the two points being past weekend, but he will be Maverick wrestlers 23-16. won 5-1 . versal and three for a near pin. given for a well-executed take­ replaced by Ed Brashers in the The final outcome of the team Terry Griffith was another win­ In the third period, LeBlanc down. During the second per­ Western State match. Accord­ meet was not decided until the ner for the Mesa wrestlers. In the continued to dominate his oppo­ iod, LeBland won four points, ing to Coach Tooker, "The heavyweight match. In spite. of first period, Griffith received two guys who were injured in the nent by getting two points for a two for excapes and two for a the team loss, the Mavs did post points for takedown. Immediately takedown. beginning of the season are near pin and one point for a stall. four winners on the night. after the takedown, Mountaineer now just starting ·to come The final score was 9-0 in Le­ As Monte Griffith entered the Mike Daniels escaped and was mat, the crowd became enthu­ back.'' Blanc's favor. Tom Reed was the first of the awarded one point. Griffith com­ siastic. The next home match for Maverick wrestlers to score a win Mesa is scheduled for Feb. 2 inated the third period as he Monte Griffith scored another Falcon Dale Walters took the for the team. In the first peirod, against Colorado School of added seven more points for a impressive win by pinning his op­ first initiative and gained two Reed received two points for a points for a takedown. Monte Mines at 7:30 in Saunders 10-5 match victory. ponent in 4:26. Phil Rivera of takedown against Ruben Gutier­ responded for getting two Fieldhouse .. Western State was Griffith's vic­ rez of Western. Going into the For the second time in a week, tim Tuesday night. Griffith fin­ second period, Reed received Randy LeB_lanc won his match ished third in the NAIA Nationals two more points fo{ a reverals. against Jim Eisenhauer. In the last year. WRESTLIN·G SC·HEDULE . /

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The 1979 race schedule for the Results from the race held Jan. Following is the race schedule: Desert Scramblers, Inc., has 21 include: February 4-MX been announced. 125 Novice-Kevin Anderson, February 18-Desert Motorcycle and motocross first place. Gary Lewis, second April 1-MX races will be held on Sunday af­ place. Kevin Fraser l third place. April 15-Desert ternoons on the designated dates 245 8--Gregg Fraser, first May 6-M~ at the motocross track at ther end place. Robert Wilkie, second May 20-Desert of 29 Road. place. Scott Pool, third place: Egil June 3-MX For additional information, con­ Aaeng, fourth place. June. 17-Desert tact Bear Hensely, president of 250 A-Mark Brozina, first July 8-MX Desert Scramblers, at 434-6136. place. Bob Davis, second place. July 22-Desert eootd · MlflltAS ANf UGHT IHR. Intramural News

Free kayak clinic by RICK MCNEIL Intramural Director Anyone..interested in a free kayak clinic? Mesa College will offer a free clinic on Wednesday nights from 7-9 p.m. at the Saunders Fieldhouse pool this semester. The organizational meeting will be VOLLEYBALL held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the North Meeting Room of the Men and Women Student Center. If you have any questions, contact Frank Keller at . · DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. Men's 248-1414. and Women's divisional play will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning Wednesday, February 7. . RACQUETBALL DOUBLES Men and Women, Co-Rec 0UTIDR6P OE:AOl/NE FOR ENTRY-IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. Double elemination begins-Monday, February 5. Participa·nts must 0 arrange for their own match times. cm=£RY 6 NATURAL FOODS HANDBALL DOUBLES Men Beal Food At Reasonable Prices! DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2. Double elimination competition begins Monday, February 5. 1• ·w. 11a1n St.- Ml-1171 · Participants must arrange for their own match times. SOFTBALL Men and Women ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MANAGER'S MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 OR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 4 P.M.- IN ROOM 304 SAUNDERS FIELDHOUSE. All interested team managers must attend this organizational meeting to enter a s·oftball team. Play begins Monday, March 5, providing good weather conditions exist.

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