Commencement 1981 Since graduation is Just around the corner, I thought you would noon and from 1: 00 p.m. to 3: 30 p.m. In Bouck Hall-- Room 120. You like to know the facts. Commencement is on Saturday, May 23, in must bring your 10 card and your completed graduate BoudA.ll. questionnaire. Graduates with last names A-M can pick up their The~ iII be two separate ceremonies: tickets on May 13. Graduates with last names N-Z can pl,Qt up 10 a.m.··Agriculture and Natural Resources, Food Ad· their tickets on May 14. ministration . Caps and gowns will be distributed Thursday, May 14 betw~n 9 2 p.m .-- Business, Early Childhood, General Education a.m. and 3 p.m . in the ping-pong room downstairs in Bouck Hall. Each student will be allowed four guests. Each person is to pick Please bring your ID ca rd. up his own tickets. Tickets will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 12 Students Offer to Help Village • by G1eDD Web8ter especially in the evening, have been Several of the students explained that going on for quite a while. part of the problem may result from the After years of usually unsuccessful "I live on West Main Street and 1 fact that the only place on the campus attempts to deal with noise and van­ know about the noise and vandalism which serves alcoholic beverages dalism in the village, !.he Cobleskill that have been going on," he said. " I'm closes at 10 p.m., causing many Village Board was offered assistance not saying it's all caused by college students to head into the village bars. by a group of Cobleskill College students because I know that -a lot is "When I was in sch()(\l, \.he most ef­ • students. caused by local high school students, fective deterrent was peer pressure," The group of seven students met with but they are a factor." remarked Mr. Konta, "and I think to the board Monday night after recent "We've spent a lot of time trying to do some extent it still is." publicity about the board's possibility something about this problem including He went on to suggest that possibly of reviving work on a village noise increasing the nwnber of police on better communications could be ordinance. patrol during certain hours, created between the high school and Colleen Kempton, student govern­ establishing an open container law, college students and the village board. ment president and spokesman for the talked with the college board and of­ As a result, he said, the studentS would group, told the board that they wanted ficials from both the high school and know better what's expected of them to know what the concerns of the village college and discussed the matter with and where the board stands and were and that together, they might be area police agencies,'" explained hopefully create a factor of peer able to reach a solution. Trustee William Davis. "And now pressure. "We're glad that you'~e here," said we're even discussing the possibility of Mayor Wilson closed the discussion Trustee George Konta, "because we creating a noise ordinance, and a by telling the students that what the are all frustrated with the problem of curfew has even been mentioned." board will try to do is to meet. with a noise and vandalism, and we really feel He told the group that be hoped a group from the college, the high school that we have been banging our heads curfew wouldn't be necessary, and several officials from both schools against the wall. I think it's a positive especially if there were other ways of and try to work out the problem. sign that you're here." resolving the problems. But he noted The above article was reprinted from Mayor Leon Wilson noted that the that the possibility of a curfew has not the Cobleskill Times-Journal, May G. problems of noise and vandalism, been entirely ruled out. 1981. EXCLUSIVE! New Earth Shelters Hall & Oates Terra DQmus, a company which is in the process of bullding three ultra Interview modern living centers across the creek and campus at Cobleskill. They appear • to be the perfect solution for students who want to get away from crowded, Page lO noisy, Wlstlmulating living conditions that the present housing situations offer. Terra Oomus. which is planning on being lip by next semester, will provide a unique living experience. Technically Mary Kay Frandino the housing project is classified as "energy efficient, earth sheltered, passive solar buildings." Energy ef­ ficient because Terra Domus will be built basically WldergroWld to conserve energy along with glass panes to allow large absorbtion of heat into the Terra Domus complex. Terra Domus will be capable of housing approximately 200 students. It Is a hillside village of apartments and each unit housing four students. The individual "unit" or apartments include an efficient kit­ c:: chen, living room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and storage space. " Bedrooms are carefully placed to provide a quiet study envirorunent and all apartments are furnished. -. Now for the bard &:Ire cost in­ formation. Financially, Terra Domus Is a very economical advantage to students. Cost per semester is as follows : Depending on the size of the apartment, it will vary from $550-$600. LJabllfty deposit (refundable after an assessment for daniages) will be $100. If any students have already registered for on campus housing they may change their minds and rMegister with Terra Oomus. All they have to do is bring proof of on campus registration (l to the Terra Domus sign up area on Th.ursday-5aturday, May 14-16. Any g.. student who has not signed up for on­ campus housing but still would like to ~- register with Terra Domus may do so ")0;" by bringing a $25 deposit along with the -. stipulation of a lease signature during - the same May 14-16 period. Terra Domus will set up headquarters in the Agway parking lot area which is ad­ Elected jacent to the P & C shopping market. For more infonnstion see the adjacent May 1981 ad on page 3. So, get ready for Terra Student Government President Domus, the ultimate In modern llvfng in Coblesldll. Volume 3, Issue 8 WHIRLWIND, AAay 14, 1981, p. 2 EDITORIAL Office Skills May by Nancy Tintweiss Land You a It is a difficult task to write for The Whirlwind as a whole. A great variety of people and Interests are represented on campus. • • Our job was to print what you wanted to read while you assume and expect that the material will be good. The people who have the Summer Job! greatest fears about the quality of the paper are the people who " H you pouess office skills, you've Employment Hotline at (MO ) 331·1000. write for it. We. the staff of The Whirlwind, hope we lived up to got a good chance at landing a summer By using the toll-free number, students your standards. Many of you can see through the tricks a.paper job." So says Mitchell S. Fromstein, will be able to schedule an interview may try to play and I realize that you don' t like to be preached to president of Manpower, Inc., the now with the Manpower office closest to nor do you want to read stale stories. You want to read articles world's largest temporary service their hometown In order to get a head about your school and your lifestyle. We also tried to inform you finn. start on the increasing struggle for " In order to replace our office summer jobs. on national issues that go beyond the scope of our own little world workers who 'retire' for the summer to in Cobleskill. This is what we tried to accomplish this year. A subsidiary of the Parker Pen • care fortheir children, we'll need about Company, Ma npower annually Along with trying to inform you, there Is also a responsibility to 25,000 college students or teachers to peovides employment to 600,000 persons hold your interest. Our goal for this year was to see you satisfied keep up with the demand for our ser· through its 900 offices in 31 countries. with The Whirlwind. We have tried to the best of our abilities to vices. Office services account- for more than give you an informative and well-written paper. To do this has "Students may not consider them· hall of the jobs at which its temporary taken up many hours of our time, but we're not complaining. I selves 'office material,' but many will work foree is engaged. be surprised to find they have the skills have enjoyed working on The Whirlwind staff. If you have ever in demand. We are able to discover and thought about writing for the paper, next·semester is a good time develop 'hidden skills' that many never to start. It can be just as rewarding for you as it was for me. know they have. And office work is an We want to th{lnk all those involved with The Whirlwind this excellent way to get experience In the College and vocational students often year and wish all students at Cobleskill College the best of luck on business world, which is a big plus for possess skills, hJdden sk.Uls, which finals and a good summer. Always remember . those graduating in June," Fromstein qualify them for office work, as added. measured by the Manpower skills Applicants are interviewed, tested measurement system. TO BE GOOD IS NOT ENOUGH and assigned to work that closely The skills measurement system WHEN YOU DREAMOF BEING GREAT! matches their interests and aptitudes.