The Courier Volume 6 Issue 2 Article 1 10-5-1972 The Courier, Volume 6, Issue 2, October 5, 1972 The Courier, College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Don’t get too uptight about being uptight By Margaret Patterson nutrition,” Murchison said. rewarding to Churchhill because but how successfully you can cope “Stress can be helpful as well as they are supposed to live all their he had formerly been rejected by with it — whether you are A passionate kiss is like harmful.” life, and then they are supposed to his countrymen as a political President of the United States or a registering at college. Murchison directs group therapy havs kids and care for them. leader,” Murchison explained. College of DuPage student. Well, not exactly. But both ex¬ for air traffic controllers who have “It’s rather natural to feel in “Then they finally turned to him, “Complete absence of stress periences may leave a person with developed ulcers as a result of secure, abnormal and searching at and his role as a leader was a might make you into an in¬ a pounding heart and butterflies in their high-stress jobs. He has been that age,” Murchison said. “Every challenge and a reward for him.” tellectual oyster,” Murchison said, the stomach. They both produce studying “biofeedback,” a method generation goes through this.” Murchison said that people take noting that the oyster, with its stress, according to William by which people learn to control The stresses that people ex¬ tranquilizers, alcohol and all kinds protective shell, is very secure but Murchison, College of DuPage harmful stresses — those that may perience now are mainly of drugs to keep themselves on an has no adventures. “Tranquility at psychology instructor. cause ulcers, heart diesase or psychological, but it was not even keel. all costs may not be so good.” Unfortunately, Murchison said, psychosomatic disorders. always so. Early man experienced “People feel that we have to People go through more stress at people tend to ignore the good “What is stressful to one person stress when he came upon a avoid all stress in order to certain periods of their life than at experiences that produce stress may be rewarding to another,” physical threat, such as a maintain our ‘cool’ at all times,” other times. and instead feel that all stress is Murchison said. “During World dangerous animal. bad. he said. “But they ignore the fact “Young adulthood is one of the War H, a very stressful period for “Emotions are a defense,” that if you’re going to live you’re highest periods of stress,” Mur¬ “The thing for all of us to realize national leaders, President Murchison said. “It’s not what is going to have your highs and chison said. “Young people are is that emotions are as much a part Roosevelt died. Yet Churchhill actually out in the real world that lows.” leaving home. They are supposed of body defenses as white cor¬ thrived. may start an overreaction of the puscles or antibodies or good “The important idea,” he said, to find a job if they are single. They nervous system. It’s what you “The stress was actually “is not whether you have stress, are seeking a mate with whom Please turn to Page 2 Bookstore grosses $114,000 in 1st week COURIER Vol. 6, No. 2 October 5, 1972 Sales at the College of DuPage lines. However, some became bookstore grossed a record angry after waiting 20 minutes or $114,000 during thefirstfive days of so just to get inside and then fin¬ the quarter, an increase of 8 ding out the bookstore did not have percent from a similar period last the book they needed, or that their year. course did not require a test. Allan Allison, bookstore Clerks worked from 9 a.m. to 11 Cafeteria prices up manager, said that represents 28 p.m. On the busiest days they percent of the store’s estimated didn’t even go out for lunch, gross income for the entire fiscal Allison said. By Robert Schneider Gibson said he had to raise costs, but costs did not level off, year. Although the bookstore sells prices because the school was and action had to be taken, he said. Food prices on some 60 items The long lines of students in front mainly textbooks during the first losing more money every month. With buying prices up 6 to 18 per sold in the Campus Center are up a of the bookstore last week were an week of school, students have been He said he felt he had no other cent, Gibson decided to raise nickle or a dime this week. indication of the huge sales buying other things, too. But this choice. prices mainly on meat and The amount of food served is the volume. year’s students may be more The college, he said, is not vegetables. He said the price in¬ same and the quality is the same, Allison said, however, that some practical than last year’s. concerned whether the food ser¬ creases range from 2 to 6 per cent according to Ernest Gibson, of the waiting which students had “Posters are out this year,” vice makes money. The service is when the total cost-price structure manager of food services. to endure might have been Allison said. “That was just a run for the students and tries to is considered. Roast beef has jumped 12M> per avoided. Had students been able to fad.” But the bookstore has sold break even, but usually operates at He said it is too early to tell cent Meat plates are up 10 cents find out ahead of time who their more jackets since the beginning a loss., whether this raise will help reduce and salads are up a nickel. teachers would be, he said, they of school than it usually sells in a Since last spring he has been his losses. Gibson said it is a stop¬ C / D is caught in spiralling costs would have bought the required month. watching to see if President gap measure to halt further losses. of food and labor, Gibson said. books before classes started Sept. “It was cold last week,” Allison Nixon’s policies would affect food Gibson pointed out that the 25. said. expense of his food service must be The class schedule lists “staff” The bookstore buys books looked at in relation to the service for many courses instead of in¬ directly from the publishers — given. dicating the name of the teacher. about 300 companies. There is no Walker speaks He said the food service is in¬ He said, however, that competitive bidding on prices, terested in making eating part of “probably 60 percent of the which are set by publishers. the educational experience at students wouldn’t have bought Students may return books for to capacity crowd C/D.A simple meal could be their books any earlier anyway.” which they have a receipt within 14 provided with fewer choices and Even Mrs. Rodney Berg, wife of days of purchase. The bookstore By Laurie Sulzenfuss like junior colleges. fewer extras, but he felt it to be his the college’s president, stood in will refund the full purcnase price Promptly at noon, Wednesday, He again emphasized that the job to make the meal interesting. line like everyone else. Most if there are no marks on the books. Dan Walker, Democratic can¬ cause of the present problems in The Campus Center is open from students were resigned to the long didate for governor of Illinois, Illinois was that the government 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. However, its strode to the podium in the filled was too much preoccupied with busiest hours are only from 10 Convocation Center and an¬ playing the game of politics and a.m. to 2 p.m. Providing choices of nounced in a loud and clear voice spent too little time making food and a center which is open all that he was happy to be at C / D. government count. day make up the bulk of Gibson’s Then he began his emphasis that Walker said his viewpoints make expenses. government was provided for the him unpopular with the establish¬ One solution, Gibson repeated, people’s benefit, not just for the ment. But that’s okay with him. would be to reduce choices on the politicians and the elite. Walker said he “must go to the menu and to curtail hours. He said he was sick and tired of people.” He noted that when the move is the politician’s system which aided He said that he got to know the made to the permanent campus the politician’s needs and not the “real people” when he walked 1197 the problem may be partially needs of the people. miles across Illinois just to talk to alleviated. At present, he is forced The present administration has the people. He said he has been to to buy food in quantities that he is “cockeyed priorities,” according 607 of the 950 villages, towns and capable of storing. Present to Walker. cities in Illinois. facilities are inadequate to handle He gave as an example Gov. He ended his speech by saying he large amounts. When the move is Ogilvie’s failure to support the couldn’t accomplish miracles but made to the permanent campus, much needed Busse Woods with the help of the audience at he will be granted additional Reservoir which would have least he would have a chance.