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Western
Connecticut
State College,
Danbury
Vol. 14 No.

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March 1-'3 1.9.79
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Westside: Fact or Funeral?
College mourns
higher education

Westside
Task Force
Launched
by Susan Bacchiocchi

Danbury-area
forces have
joined ranks to combat opponents
of the Westside campus , who
launched a renewed attack on the
project in a press conference last
week.
A letter-writing blitz, begun in
January , and the recently
organized WestConn Task Force ,
created last Friday , constitute
the artillery.
The task force , with Danbury
Mayor Donald M. Boughton and
Bethel First Selectman Francis
Clark elected as co-chairmen, is
a non-partisan group with a "sincere desire to see the WestConn
campus expanded," according to
Boughton.
The group's meeting last Friday was a strate gy planning session to determine the most effective way to get Hartford's support for the project, according to
coalition members.
Two days before the group's
meeting, the four legislative
members of the state bonding
commission expressed "ser ious
reservations
abo ut the advisability of moving ahead with
the proposed new campus at
Western Connecticut
State
College," according to a press
release .
Those commission members
opposing the Westside campus include Rep. Irving Stolberg and
Rep. Larry DeNardis, both from
the New Haven area and both
vocal critics of the projection the
past few months .
Additional support from the
Danbury community has come in
the form of a massive letterwriting campaign to Governor
Ella Grasso 's office since the
beginning of the school year.
Dr. Robert M. Bersi , college

PALLBEARE RS CARRY the remai ns of the future of higher
education (above ) to kick off last Thursday's funeral. SGA President Ray Lubus (below) sounds taps to end services at the
Photos, by John Voor hees
Westside site .

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Various groups support Bloodmobil e
with McDonald's a WestConn first
by Gary Morgan

Bracing itself for a two-day
visit from the Red Cross bloodmobile in April, WestConn will
break new ground in the campaign this year with yet another
first - .a visit by the McD9n ald's on behalf the Corporation
WestConn community, according
to Larry Selnick, membe r of the
SGA Bloodmobile Committ ee.
"It's th e fir s t ti m e th at
McDonald's will be here to support WestConn," Selnick said,
adding that McDonald's will be

No School
This Friday is the last day of
,cl asse s before the spring
irecess , March 17
-25. Classes
!officially resume Monday ,
March 26, 8 a .m.

exams, the mood on campus after the funeral was far from
Their black armbands, flowers mournful.
" The turnout was fantastic and impassioned words harkening back to anti-war demonstra- it surpassed our expectations ,"
tions of a decade ago, WestConn Lubus said Friday . " I think this
students mobilized last Thursday shows that WestConn students
to protest death of a different are really behind the new
kind - the death of the future of campus project. "
College President Robert M.
higher education in Western ConBersi also seemed buoyed by the
necticut.
demonstration.
More than 1,000 students,
:
" As usual, I'm impressed with
faculty and administration members came together in a mock what the student body can do,"
funeral that many said aroused a he said. " The funeral drew attenspirit of unity and positive ac- tion to exactly the right issue tivism they had never before the future defined in terms of
seen on the White Street cam pus. higher education. And I think its
Under skies that for the first effects will linger . They'll persist
time in days promised sunshine, and help us get this problem
they gathered in front of the solved."
Capozzi too expressed pleasure
College Union to watch as four
pallbearers, followed by a stu- with st udent response to the
dent with a sign marke d "t he funeral.
" I t hink the numbers are a
future, " carrie d a hand-made
statement in themselves of how
coffin to a waiting hearse .
Escorted by Danbury police, strongly students here support
they formed a procession of more this project ," he said .
And not only did those numbers
than 350cars, vans, motorcycles,
trucks and schoolbuses th a t include students. According to
drove through downtown Dan- Lubus, represe ntatives of major
bury to the Westside campus, media gathere d at the gravesite
greeted by curious sta res and to hear - and report to the rest
cheers of support from onlookers of the state - the eulogies
spoken to mark the passing of
as they passed slowly by.
After the procession arrived at what one student described as
the Mill Plain Road site , the "our brother , the future of higher
_
crowd gathered around the education."
Punctuated by cheers and apcanopied gravesite to hear statements from college and com- plause from the crowd , the
munity leaders in support of a funeral speeches were a blend of
indignation over the Westside
classroom
and dormitory
project's plight and pledges to
building proposed
for the
press for its rejuvenation .
campus .
" Symbolically our future for
The funeral was organized by
Student Government Association higher education is dead, " Lubus
told the mourners. "But right
President
Ray Lubus and
legislative liaison Phil Capozzi to ,here today we have the people,
protest the latest in a 12-year and we will rant and rave and
series of delays on the Westside resurrect it. Our wants and needs
project - last month's deicison can't be buried - not until we
by the governor 's office to send have expansion of dormitory and
the classroom building back to classroom facilities here .
"I have a warning from the
the Board of · Higher Education
grave to Sen. DeNardis and
for review.
But despite the somberness of Reps . Stolberg and Beck and the
the occasion , the black bunting Board of Higher Education," he
still draping college windows and said. "Don't you dare try and
the omnipresence of midterm
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by Candy Port

McDonald's on behalf of the
WestConn community will also
be distr ibuted," Selnick added.
In response to The Student
Governm en t Association's re quest for help from students
• Commentary on Congress' in- Selnick said so far the AfroAmerica n Club, the Students of
vestigatio n of cults onpage 2.
• Biofeedback said to relieve ten- Busi ness, a nd the Boa r d of
Gove rn ors ha ve voiced par sion. See page 9.
• MAA basketball program un- ticular interest and have begun
helping out with the progr am.
derway. See page 12.
• Newest att empt at " unisexual " " They' re the most importa nt
groups helping out this year ," he
language. See page 10.
• Colonials end season with 16-10 added.
" The freshman class has also
rec ord on page 12.
• Susi reviews guest conductor done their part in doing the basic
work," he said .
Karel Husa on page 5.
• Novelist and playwright James
This year , the SGA has formed
Magnuson is guest speaker on a bloodmobile committee for the
page 5.
·
·purpo se of coordinating and
• Frank Weber-Jim Norman con- publicizing the WestConn comcert reviewed on page 5.
munity bloodmobile, according
• Connecticut Opera performs in to Selnick. · Last year the SGA
Ives on page 5.
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sending an orange drink unit for
donors.
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Colleges start ·lobby
For copyright change
Congress amende d the law in
1976, es tablish ing rul es and
Students, administrator s, and penalties to certi fy that comeducational inst it ution s are posers would be compensated for
organizing to lobby for modifica- publi c performances of thei r
tions in the law that requires works.
Colleges must obtain licenses
colleges to pay license fees on
from performing rights agencies
copyrighted music.
The Committee For Fairness to use the , music . The agencies
In Music wishes to see the are the American Society of
Composers , Authors , and
responsibility for performing
rights fees placed with parties Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast
Music Incorporated (BMI) , and
who profit from performances .
The copyright law of 1909 SESAC, Incorporated .
The committee plans to make
allowed non-profit organizations
and colleges to perform licensed appointments with members of
music without compensating the the House and Senate Judiciary
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composer .
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_EDITORIALS_
Don't stop now

Letters To The Editor
We will not publish a letter unless we
know who has written it, but will consider
withholding the name of the writer . Letters should be typewritten and double
spaced. We may condense or edit long let-.
ters . We will not publish letters we cor,sider libelous or in poor taste .

WestConn, you deserve a pat on the back .

Big success

The enthusi asm and spirit -you showed at Thursday's
mock funeral was phenomenal , and the rally was a
whopping success .
By attending a funeral, you've brought new life into a
sometimes apathetic campus.
And you showed, once and for all, that you will not let
higher education at WestConn die a slow death.
Along with area legislators , you have presented a
solid, united front to Hartford ,

To the Editor :
The funeral that was held last
Thursday
was a smashing
success . It was a success because
the students at WestConn are the
best , and they care.
We can all be proud of what we
did Thursday , because we sent a
big message to Hartford .
The students want a good
education, so stop playing with
Western .
I would also like to thank
everyone who helped . I can say
that at WestConn we have the
best student organization in all of
Connecticut. They organized an
event that most schools could
only dream about . Ph'l C
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1 apozz1
Legislative Liaison

You've started with a bang, so let's not end with a
whimper. Keep writing letters, let everyone know
you've just begun to fight.
And to those students- who put their time and energy
into the organization and planning of the mock funeral,
we offer our hearty congratulations for a job well done.
Without the effort put forth by individuals such as Phil
Capozzi, and SGA President Ray Lubus, to name a few,
all
this _ might never have happened .
But it did happen .
And it ~an't stop there.
The proposals being made by opponents to the new
campus are. at the very least , ridiculous .
A dormitory on a parking lot near old main? On a plot
of land that isn't even a tenth of an acre in size?
Ridiculous.
But obviously Rep . Irving Stolberg and his buddies
cannot see the absurdity in suggestions such as these.
Maybe they can't, but you can. So write letters, start
a petition drive.
The facts are in our corner, use them to their best advantage. Your advantage. WestConn's advantage .
According to Business Week magazine , WestConn
should be preparing for a 60 percent enrollment increase .
Where do our opponents expect us to put all these
people ? Send them all to school in New Haven perhaps?
The western part of the state is growing, ancfwill continue to grow. All the ranting and raving of our oppo~
nents will not change that fact.
If WestConn is to serve the area by providing a good,
solid education , it has to have the room to accomodate
its students.

We're not asking for any more than any of the other
state colleges already have.
All we're asking for is our share .
So students of WestConn, don't stop now. It will be a
long hard fight , and we realize that, but in twenty years
wouldn't it be nice to send your children to the Westside
camp us you could only dream about?

Beer denounced
To the Editor :
The controversy that surrounds
the issue of the new campus has
been debated by our state
government for some time now.
Everyone has spoken in one way
or another, for or agai nst the new
WestConn. Everyone , that is, except the students . In a creative
move, therefore , the students
had the opportunity to speak and
visibly show their disappointment with the delay and possible
demise of the Westside Campus .
A -funeral for higher education
took place last Thursday at 11
a.m. All students were invited
and encouraged to participate in
this worthy event.
When we attended the House
Meeting where the funeral was
announce d and explained we
were in full support of the idea . It
was exciting to think of the
recognition WestConn students
would get - that their collective
voice would be heard , finally. But
our support was somehow
diminished when another announcement was made - that there
would be 15 kegs following the
ceremony.
We could only ask why? Wasn't
the issue worthwhile enough on
its own? Or did the organizers
feel that without the kegs , there
would , in fact , be no participation? If this is so, what does
that say about WestConn students?
It does seem sad that an issue ,
such as the new campus, cannot
stand on its own . That a
demonstration cannot take place
without that after thought those 15 kegs .
Janice K. Rothman
Jane M. Higgins
Edward F . Lazarus
Asst. Directors of Housing/
Residence Directors

Exclusive Commentary:

Can we tolerate cults?
By Terry Bannister

When the managing board of
the '' Echo' ' requested me to
write a commentary on the
"Cults in Today's Society," I
decided immediately : jour nalistic deadlines are numbing,
and the subject is already
overexposed in the media since
the mass suicides / murders in
Jonestown, Guyana . However ,
later that day I read reports of
demands for the United States
Congress to investigate cults in
American society . I then decided
to write a brief statement of opinion.
Public knowledge about cults
comes in large part from
Hollywood versions of Satanic
worship and news reports of the
" brainwashing " of youthful
adherents to the unification
Church, or the Hare Krishnas, or
whatever . Public opinion has
recently grown against cults in
its revulsion to the events in
Jonestown , captioned on the
cover of Time as " The Cult of
Death. " It is in this context that
a government investigation into
cults is being sought.
Popularly , " cult" is thought to
be an exotic word denoting a
group with "abnorma l" religious
beliefs and behavior. Such a word
gives us comfort because it
clearly
removes
such undesirables far away from us.
This we/ they dichotomy keeps us
from the fact that " they" are
very much a part of "us."
Any religious group (say, "our
own") stresses a unity through
the sharing of beliefs and the
holding of common cherished
values . Avoiding sin, following
the rules and reversing the symbols of the sacred all serve to integra te and define a community
of believers . This very same
religious base \\;hich promotes
unity also divides . Religious
groups (with varying degrees of
subtlety to be sure) emphasize
separateness and superiority, as
evidenced by the words " infidel ," " heathen ," " heretic ,"
and " nonbeliever ."
Religion defines morality and
immorality , sin and virtue .
There are ideas strongly held
and for which, in face of interpretive conflict , groups will split
in order to avoid compromise .
There is much diversity of
religious ideas between and
within American
religious
groups. Sociologists have devised
a classification scheme with
which to bring some order to this
diversity . Very broadly ,
American religous groups may
be placed into the categories of
"c hurch " and " sect." As this Jerry Bannister , Assistant
typology suggests , the attributes Profes sor of Anthropology and
of each form a polarity .
Sociology.

Con Game?

The end... or
just tne 009innin9?

The church is considered
" established " by being generally
supportive of the larger , secular
society 's values and institutions.
The church contains and is
tolerant of varied ideas, and
scrip ture may be interpreted
metaphorically . The mem bership tends to be " socially successful " persons who were
guided to the church by their
parents .
The sect rejects the secular
society often by splintering away
from a church or another sect.
Their beliefs are authoritatively
defined, and there is emphasis
upon a spiritual , emotional adult
conversion . Sects are usually formed by a charismatic leader , but
in time tend through a growing
organizational frame-work, to
become churches. Generally, low
status persons and persons who
are alienated from a society they
see as " rootless " and
" meaningless ," are attracted to
the sect because religious status
is substituted for social status.
The point of all this is that
" cults " are not alien agents undermining " our" religious experienc es , The difference in
definition between " cult" and
" sect " is largely
one of
academic perspective . Ther
term " cult " is primarily
anthropological , usually used in
relation to preliterate societies . ·
Sociologists employ the term to
identify a less structured group
than the sect , for example , a
grouping like the " Jesus freaks ".
However, insofar as the media as
discussed " cults " (for example ,
the People 's Temple or the Hare
Krishnas), there is no significant
difference in the way " cult" is
used and in the meaning of
"sect. " Too often , "cult " is simply a derogatory label pinned
upon conventional sects whose
dogma (to the extent that it is understood) rests uneasily on the
public consciousness . This labeling is particularly
directed
toward religious groupswith nonChristian dogma , or unpopular
political ideolog y, or other
"heresi es."
The same processes which integrate and fragment " our ''
religious exper.iences also result
in the forming of unconventional
religious groups . Therefore, I see
the demands for a congressional
investigation of cults as being essentially an unconscious effort to
fix some sort of scapegoat for
American religious anxietie s.
The devil-enemy is not to be
found out there somewhere . " I
have met the enemy ," to quote
the immortal Pogo, "and he is
us."

To the Editor :
Providence may be around the
corner for WestConn if last
week's front page article can be
believed . Providence , Rhode
Island , that is !
It 's the same old con game we
went through last month .
Remember how the new campus
was handled? You'd think the
politicians would realize you
can 't play the same game twice
in one month without the victims
wising up to your scam .
This time the Board of Higher
Education is going to correct our
fire hazards-only one year after
they were discovered to exist.
But only on the condition that the
amount appropriated will cover
the costs . We've heard that
before! But the kicker-same as
last time. The money will turn
out to be inadequate . So, of
course, it will be back to the
drawing boards again. Net
result-the state again saves a
big capital outlay of funds . If the
drawing boards take long enough
maybe the cry for safe living and
working conditions will go away .
Evervone will fonzet .

Result-everyone
is off the
hook. Things will settle down. After all , no one is hurt , We all
tried . We all smell like roses.
The buck has been passed into
oblivion-again .
What the heck! Chances are no
one will ever have to yell
" Fire " ! And even if they do-we
won't be around . Let the next
group of bureaucrats handle that
eventuality
. Besid es, we
probably won't lose mor e than
(Continued on Page 8)
The Echo is published weekly during the
academic year for Western Connecticut
State College Opinions expressed here in
no way reflect the official position of the
college. Distribution free on campus ; mail
subscr iption $5 per year . Editorial office :
College Union, Western Connecticut State
College, Danbury, Ct. 06810.Tel. 792-1231.
Editor
Su-san Bacchiocchi
Managing Editor
Genevieve Reilly
Copy Editor
Candy Port \
Assistant Editors
Jim Seri, Tao Woolfe
Photography Staff
Pete Woolfe
John Voorhees, Greg Symon
Adverti~ing Manager
Betty Esandrio
Assistant Ad Manager
Laurie LaReau
Business Manager
Diane Cirilt6
Cartoonists
Chris Durante , Bob Beards
Circulation Mana'ger
Rich Hendersen
)sor
Dr. Harold Burke
Faculty Adv

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Copyright
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Committees
and send personalized letters to each member. The group hopes to draft
changes in the copyright law and
to gain support for a bill from key
representatives and senators , as
well as to press for hearings on
the proposed changes.
Combining all three licensing
organizations, colleges pay 13
cents in fees, with BMI obtaining
five-and-a-half cents per fulltime equivalent
enrollment ,
ASCAP receives six cents, ·and
SESAC procures one-and-a-half
cents.
If a performer is to be paid
more than $1,000, a fee averaging
one cent per seat is levied by
BMI. ASCAP's license concerns
both ticket pr ices and seating
capacity with the average cost
also at one cent per seat.
College presidents , educational
associations
and other individuals will begin a large-scale
letter-writing campaign to all
members of Congress this fall .
This is expected to coincide with
meetings of the National Entertainment and Campus Activities
Association , the Association of
College Unions-International ,
American Council on Education ,
and the National Association of
College and University Business
Officers.
Several colleges have considered legal challengers since
the licensing fees were announced in March 1978 Most colleges
.
have observed the copyright law ,

Bloodmobile

but :::o e have not paid the fees.
m
BMI sent letters to about 1,000
schools February 9 that ordered
them to " cease and desist from
any further use " of its music or
legal action would follow .
The NECAA claims that the
performing rights agencies are
"monopolistic" and that schools
are not able to control music it
uses . " When profit and non-profit
organizations are involved , the
profiting organizations should be
responsible for paying the fee, " a
spokesman for NECAA said .
The organization also hopes that
the law can be revised so colleges
will not be charged unnecessary
fees on music that has not been
used .
In past years, colleges were exem pt from copyright
laws
because the music 's cultural im portance was regarded higher
than the composer ' s roya lty
rights .
Alan Smith , vice president of
licensing for BMI, said in 1977
that " Copyrig ht law recognizes
that the creator has a certain
property right to what he or she
creates ". He compared
the
copyright law to laws protecting
writers
and their published
works . " A composer is entitled
to the same rights as an author ,"
Smith said .

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was left to " play it by ear ," he
said , adding that the event was
not publicized and that student
involvement and participation
was not greatly emphasized .
" It 's going well this year,"
Selnick said, adding that " we 're
trying to get a good feeling for
the groups on campus. "
" The Dramatons have also
voiced interest in the Bloodmobile ,'" he said. The idea of
having a group of students dress
as Santa Claus and helpers , then
visit classrooms and ask students
to donate blood has been raised.
" We're looking for stude nts or
organ izatio ns to send out flyers

Representatives from the Red
Cross met with resident assistants from the dorms and the
Health Educators Association to
discuss donor registration and
ways in which students can be encouraged to give blood, he added.
" Resident assistants are working with the Red Cross," said
Assistant Director of Housing
Janice Rothman . " We're still in
the planning stages ," she added.
According to SAGA food service director Tom Casey, SAGA
will be supplying coffee, donuts ,
milk and sugar on an unlimited
basis for blood donors. Casey added that SAGA will be offering an
on-campus dinner for the one
dormitory floor that donates the
most.

and put up posters ," Selnick said ,
adding students are needed to
help with preparations for the
bloodmobile and with the operation of the program when the
bloodmobile arrives. According
to Selnick , it takes two or three
students per hour to help collect
blood once donations begin.
" We need students to help with
the actual setting up of the bloodmobile ," he said.
In reiteration of WestConn 's
commitment to encourage students to give blood, a meeting for
the purpose of ''prepari ng individuals with facts about the
bloodmobile ," was held last
week in the Norwalk Lounge of
the College Union , according to
Selnick.

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Mountaineering #4.

pleasures of mountaineering
run the risk of being labeled
social climbers. But such
cheap shots are to be ignored.
They are the work of cynics ,
nay-sayers and chronic
malcontents.
Similarly, the ambience
of an athletic afternoon ( e.g.
The Big Ga:rne) is another
·=:··..... .... ideal moment. Downing
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the morale of the fan and,
hence, the team. Therefore, if you care at all about the outcome, it is your duty to
mountaineer.
When should one not
enjoy the invigoration of the
mountains? Here, you'll be
happy to learn, the list is
much briefer .
· Mountaineering is
,
considered
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declasse

' Mountaineering 1 is a skill
of timing as well as technique. The wrong
moment, like the
wrong method,
marks the gap
betweeI).
amateur and
aficionado. So the
key to successful mountaineering is to choose the occasio~
wisely and well .When, then, is
it appropriate to slowly quaff -. .1.,1,,,i1~~
the smooth, refreshing
mountains of Busch Beer?
Celebrations, of course,
are both expected and excellent opportunities to
test your mountaineering
mettle . Indeed, on major
:···:
·
holidays it is virtually
·
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ushering
.:in the
fiscal new

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the time! "
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Mountaine ering is the science and art of drinking Busch. The term originates due to th e sn owy, icy peaks sported
by t h e label outside and perpetuates due to the cold, naturally refreshing taste inside . ( cf.l essons 1, 2 and 3 .) .

Don't just reaDh for a beer.

BUSCH~ad

for the mountains.

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The Echo Tuesday , March 13, 1979 Page 5

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W est Conn Arts Festiv al 1979---

Karel Husa conducts
W estConn musicians
by Staff

Karel Husa, a Pulitzer Prize
winner in music , was the guest
conductor-co
mposer
in
WestConn's Arts Festival concert Friday evening in the Ives
Concert Hall.
H us a, who wa s born in
Czechoslovakia , has received international recognition for his
compositions. His "St ring Quartet No. 3" received the 1969Pulitzer Prize in musi c and the
" Music for Prague, 1968 has
"
been performe d over 4000times.
Husa has also conducted many
major orchestras , including
groups in Paris , London, Hamburg , Brussels,
Prague,
Stockholm, New York, Boston
and Syracuse . He ha s made

several recordings, the most
notable of which was the first
recording of contemporary composer Bela Bartok 's " Mirulous
Mandarin, " with an orchestra in
Paris.
The concert program featured
five of Husa 's compositions .
These were performed by the
New England Brass Works, the
WestConn Wind Ensemble , and
the WestConn Woodwind Quintet.
WestConn's Mario Bernardo , an
alto saxophonist , and Ronald
Prince , a pianist , also performed
one of Husa ' s com positions
together.
Sharp dissonance and the buildup of dynamic s were noticeable
in Husa's technically exhausting
compositions .

Novelist and playwrig ht
Magnuson reads works,
speaks on life and craft

THE FANTASY Jugglers give a performance at a TGIF party last week.
Photo . by John Voorhees

Group perf arms and discusses opera
by Staff

by JoAnn Sardo

Novelist and playwright James
Magnuson was the guest speaker,
sponsored by the English Society
Tuesday night in the Hartford
Lounge as par t of the 1979 Arts
Festival.
Magnuson has written three
novels and is currently working
on his fourth . One of his works,
Orphan Train will be presented
as a CBS mini-series in the fall.
He has also written 15 plays and
is the Resident Playwright at
Princeton University, where he
was nominated for an award.
During the lecture Magnuson
read a few passages from .one of
his books and from an unfinished
play.
When asked which he preferred
writin g, novels or plays , he
replied that " until a year ago I
enjoyed plays because I could get
personally involved by seeing

A group from the Connecticut
them perform ed ." But now
Magnuson feels that " novels Opera Association presented a
cos tum ed performed and income easier than plays."
Magnuson grew up in North troduction to opera Wednesday in
Dakota and Wisconsin and Ives Concert Hall, as part of
" never really knew" that he WestConn's Arts Festival.
would become a writer . At the
The presentation was attended
University
of Wisconsin a by a group of about 450 elemenprofessor told him his work was tary school students from Dangood, and Magnuson said " this bury and several WestConn stuwas the boost my ego needed ."
dents as well.
He went to New York, where
The group giving the presentahe was employed as a social
worker in a unit dealing with tion included Howard Sprout ,
abandoned children. His first baritone; Diana Reed , soprano ;
published work was a 35-minute Doris Kosloff, piano and William
play entitled "No Snakes in this
Grass ."
Magnuson said that his plays
" usually deal with the perception
of outsiders such as Indians ,
TODAY
foreigners , etc ." and their
Lecture on paper sculpture
struggle to fit in with society .
White Hall - 1 p.m .
Magnuson's other novels are :
- James
Poetry
reading
The Rundown and Without Bar- Scrimgeour - Hartford Lounge - 4
barian .
p.m .

by Rick Susi

The two voca·lists told the
audience that 250 to 300 people
are needed to present an opera ,
and they discussed several of the
professions involved.
" Opera writers," they said,
" get their material from the
classic poets and writers."
Sprout pointed out that composer
Leonard Bernstein got severa l of

his ideas for " West Side Story"
from " Romeo and Juliet," by
William Shakespeare.
The vocalists discussed how
they prepare in college for a
career in opera . The y also
demonstr at ed several of their
vocal skills.
They punctuated their presen tation with select ions from
musical theatre , accompanied by
Ms. Kosloff on the piano.
The group remained after the
program to lunch with members
of the WestConn operatic ensemble and to discuss the theatrical
elements of opera .

Festival to continue

"... his music (is ) remindful of
that of Billy Joel. "
I found myself refering to other
performers in my attempt to
grasp Weber's songwriting and
performing . I decided though,
that since Weber only sounded
like other singer-songwriters
now and then and didn't try to
cop someone else 's sound, he had
been successful at just being

Photo by John Voor hees.

FRANK WEBER relaxes after his performance last Sunday .

Dance West - Ives Hall - 8: 15
p.m.

THURSDAY

Workshop with Andrew Parker
- White Hall - 1 p.m .

WEDNESDAY

" Carmina Burana " Oratorio Manhattan String Quartets Ives - 8:15 p.m .
Ives Hall - 8:15 p.m .

an introduction which created
mental images of flowing water ,
• Weber's ensemble drove deeply
into a Latin-jazz instrumental.
Elmo , Weber, and DeHuff played
the theme together several
times , but the piece was
Weber.
highlighted by the dazzling
I also decided , however , that technique of a solo by the
there was something more im- guitarist. At this point in the conportant to be considered . The ert , one got the impression that
performance the audience and the band , Weber included , essenmyself heard that evening was , tial to Weber's own music.
,more or less , that of a band with
"I Know, You Know" followed
a lead singer-songwriter -pianist next. Weber's piano interlude ,
at the helm . Weber's music is with
its ascending
and
meant for a band - its success descending
passages
,
rests on the musicians he per - emphasized the lyrics " When
forms with .
every time I hold you, you slip
The musicians backing Weber away ." It created for the listener
were : Tim DeHuff, guitar ; Ron a sad , fleeting feeling.
Rierno , drums ; Harvey Auger ,
" Straighten
Up and Fly
bass ; Frank Elmo , woodwinds Right ," written by Nat King Cole
and Armen Halburian , percu s- and Irving Mills, was strictly
sion.
jazz. During a piano improvisaWeber's first tune was called tion , Web e r delighted
the
'" 71". It was at best a nice , radio audience by including a small
pop song.
part of the tune " Pop Goes the
"Complicate d Times ," a pop- Weasel. "
rock song that was in fact
Weber's vocals in the next
reminescent of Billy Joel, was tune, " Up on the Roof ," by
next. The similiarity was only in Carole King and Jerry Goffin,
voice quality - the band and remi nded one of James Taylor's
Weber set apa r t the overall voice. The percussion section exsound of Weber and Joel.
ploded in rhythm, and the total
Barry Manilow could con- effort sounded like recent Doobie
ceivably have written the lyrics Brother s, or , rather, Michael
for the next selection, entitled McDonald material.
" Regina ." Weber told the
While the session men took a
audience that Regina , an old break , Weber entertained the
flame , left me for a career in crowd
with
" Wait
Till
hotel management. " But the Tomorrow 's Show." An hilarious
lyrics had an interesting twist poke at soap operas, the lyrics
as "you were the one" replaced told of miscarriage , gay politithe more commercial "y ou are cians, incest . wedding night trouthe one."
bles . kicking your mother.
" Carmelita, " an original in- homosexuality , and bondage and
strumenta l, was next. ·Following whips. Weber ended this light

Music at Weber-Norman show
reminds many of other singers
As the audience filed out of
Ives Concert Hall March 5
following the Frank Weber-Jim
Norman concert , many per sons
could be overheard remarking
that Weber sounded like a lot of
performers they 'd heard before .
The promotional material on
the concert program even indud ed one critic 's comment that

Warden.
Sprout and Ms. Reed · defined
opera as "a story that's put to
music " and " musical theatre ."
An aria, they said, "is a song that
tells part of the operatic story."

hearted piece , if you would keep
the subject matter in context, by
fitting the names of several soap
operas into a sentence .
An adaptation of " Take it to
the Limit " by the Eagles
followed next. It demonstrated
the ensemble 's explosive quality
and its tightness .
Then came " One For The
Road,.. another instrumental.
Like " Carmelita ," its heavy
Latin-jazz sound was a group effort , as it really had been all
night . Weber displaying the
proficiency they had shown all
night, and their tightness.
DeHuff's solo was technically
dazzling and jazz-flavored . and
Halburian delighted the audience
as he created with his various
percussion pieces a trip to Jungle
Habitat.
" One For Tonight," Weber's
last scheduled
piece . was
followed by a standing ovation .
The ensemble returned with an
instrume nt al. Bassist Auger.
· who had been holding up his end
of the percussion section all
night. demonstrated his virtuosity with shining technique
and · melodic ability. Hitting
several chords on hi s bass.
somet hing which is difficult to do
within the context of a solo. he
capped off a sensatio nal disply of
the proficien cy of session musi cians. ·
The music of Jim Norman . the
singer-songwriter-guitarist from
WestConn . provided an in teresting contrast to Weber. The
music that Norman writes and
sings is for a soloist - Norman 's
music does not need a band . This
was not the case for Weber.

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Letters

-INQUIRING-

_PHOTO

(Continued from Page 2)

two or three students at the
most!
Name Withheld

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by Lesly Krosky
Photos by John Voorhees

Misplaced goals

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Did you go to the funeral? If
yes, what was your reaction. If
no, why didn't you go?

ANSWERS: Juanita Anthony,
senior : No, I had a test yester-

day, but I wanted to go.
Derrick

Bussey,

freshman:

N.o, I was studying for exams.

Laurie

LaReau,

senior : I

thought it was great.
Liz Ernst, junior: A lot of people are a lot more enthused . It
got a lot of people there.

I

f'.
·

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;··Michael
.lt ibX
-

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Szabocsan·, junior: I

had to work. I couldn't go.
Tom Williams, senior : It was
very good. I was glad to see
soman:r_ eople there .
p

Dr. Robert Bersi: I was im-

pressed by the organization and
execution , but not surprised by it .
I have always
admired
WestConn ' s sophisticated
politics .
Tom Zisek, junior: There was a
good turnout. We got our point
across.

" Photos by John Voorhees

Funeral

(Continued from Pag e 1)
take what little we have away.
Our parking lot and one athletic
field are ours to keep.
"Watch
out , everyone ,
WestConn spirit is here. "
Promising that Thursday 's
Neil Rogan, sophomore: It was · funeral was just a beginning,
a good experience. If it will do Capozzi said , "I'm sorry it took
any good is yet to be seen .
this kind of event to get students
Elizabeth McKee , sophomore:
out to our Westside campus The turnout was splendid. It was something I don't think many of
good to see support from here.
them have seen.
From now on we're going to
move ahead and say we really
need this campus," he continued.
" We're going to show them in
Hartford that we mean it and
that we're not going to let them
push us around anymore."
Mayor Donald Boughton, state
Mark Perott, junior: No, I had Reps. Jim Dyer, D-110, and
a mid-term at the time of the Joseph Walkovich, D-109 and
,
state Sen. Wayne Baker , D-24,
procession.
Dr. Leonard Dente: No, I was who were not present at the
in a meeting for the Curriculum funeral , all sent statements urgCommittee . But I'm very much ing student , faculty and citizen
behind the student s on this issue . involvement in the Westside project.
"Although the future ma y appear to be bleak , I urge each of
you to be mindful of the tremendous power that you have ," Dyer
said. "WestConn students can
Due to demand, two admake a difference, and your
ditional days for senior picvoices are being heard.
tures for the Yearbook will be
" As difficult as it may be to
held this Wednesday and
maintain optimism , I must still
Thursda y.
urge that you do so. We are down
- we are not dead yet! "
Both Dr. Bersi and Dr .
0 C: Laurence Fisher, president of the
WestConn
chapter
of the
American Association of Univer-

sity Professors and SGA advisor,
wrote wove words of optimism
into their speeches .
" The eyes of the· state are upon
you," Dr . Bersi told the crowd.
" My prediction is that we'll all
be out here in the very near
future resurrecting this coffin."
"For years we have suffered
inadequate dormitories, limited
classtooms and parking, still
with the hope that someday we
will have a new camp us," Dr .
Fisher said. "Now our critics .
want to take it away from us, after all studies have said that the
Westside campus is the way to
go...
"B ut we're still not dead, " he
continued . " The governor and
the Bpnd Commission
can
resurrect the victim. Let's hope
they do so in the near future ."
For many WestConn students
that near future , according to
Lubus, will include a campaign to
press the governor, the Board of
Higher Education and the Bond
Commi ssion into positivf action
on the classroom project.
Lubus plans petition drives , a
massive letter -writing effort ,
discussions
with area high
schools, as well as a debate ,
slated for last night , with the
most vocal critic of WestConn expansion , state Sen. Lawrence
DeNardis , R-34. He also hopes
for student attendance at today's
Board of Higher Education
meeting .
" We now have more than 2,000
voices involved," Lubus said last
Friday. "If this doesn't work, I
don't know what will. I think the
odds .1re in our favor ."

To the Editor :
As a resident of Eighth Ave., I
was witness to a large congregation of cars and people collecting
on the street in front of my house
this morning . As I understand it ,
the gathering was to be a symbolic funeral of " higher education." Amid all the laughter and
cheers and all those smiling
faces , I couldn't help but wonder
if it was possible that the
Western Connecticut
State
College students were glad that
their highly-priced new campus
was dead? Or is it possible that
the excitement and large turnout were because there were 15
kegs of beer at the end of the
line?
The purpose of this funeral I
was told, was to draw wide attention to the concern that the present students have for the
facilities of their college and to
show that they were serious in
their plea that they couldn 't
receive a proper education under
the present conditions . What the
funeral turned out to be seems to
be more of a big party , rather
than a mourning over · an impoverished education.
I also wonder if this event
couldn't have been held on a
Saturday or Sunday, or is it too
much to ask for a student to give
up some of his free time towards
this cause? Is the only way to
generate any participation on the
part of the student body the offer
of a free beer and a free day? It
would seem that the students
point would be better served if
they were willing to give
something of themselves for
what they believed, rather than
just receive. Perhaps though,
this is what is wrong with this
whole campus issue . It seems as
if facilities have taken priority
over education just as a mock
funeral has taken priority over
classes. The worst problem with
the old campus isn't run-down
buildings and crowded conditions , it is more a problem of
decaying motivations and misplaced goals . If pub nights and
beer parties are the only way to
bring some life into this campus,
then perhaps we s hould have a
funeral for higher education .
Glenn W. Johnson

Congratulations
To the Editor :
We really did it up last Thursday . There probably isn 't a
legislator or media person in the
whole state who is unaware of
WestConn's plight and the intensity of the students to get the expanding cam pus built . I am sure
that every one of the 1,500 students, admi nistration , faculty
and community members who attended our " living funeral " were
affected by the beauty of the Middie River site and became more
personally committed to our
goal.
The funeral itself was the
finest example of the student
body rallying to a cause that they
truly believe in that Connecticut
has ever seen . Most of our
faculty was outstanding in allowing students to pursue our aause
by rescheduling classes and joining in the numbers present there .
Our traditional
after-thefurieral informal celebration was
another tri bute to WestConn's
student body, and they deserved
it , since it's been the WestConn
student body who has taken the
brunt of the "symbolic death " of
our higher education for the past
12 years .
Ironically , it took a funeral to
get a "new" hope for us all, but
realistically WestConn is now united ·in large numbers with the
area
community
, loc a 1
legislators , the administration
and the governor to see the
ground-breaking happen at the

Westside site this May.
So congratulations to all, and
let's keep WestConn alive
forever .
Ray Lubus

Impressed
To the Editor :
Approximately 1,000 WestConn
students gathered together on
Thursday morning to bury the
Westside
Campus.
The
enthusiasm was overwhelming .
As a new; commuter student at
WestConn, I was very impressed
with the true spirit exemplified
by the students yesterday . It is a
good feeling when students can
work together as a unit fighting for their education and
the education of their children.
Perhaps everyone present at this
function felt this same sense of
belonging and concern . The
celebration which followed the
event took place on the grounds
of the hopeful campus . This
allowed students to converse and
to admire the beauty and the
potential of the land as a future
university . A few students even
brought their guitars . It was
truly a day that the college
should remember . All of the people present came together
because they care and realize the
impact that the death of the new
campus has on the future of
higher education .
Jean Gallagher

Thanks
To the Editor :
Never have I been so proud of
college students as I was this
past Thursday , the day of the
funeral for higher education in
western Connecticut.
Their
creativity , spirit , and commitment made me feel privileged to
be a part of the WestConn community. With all my heart , I
thank them for the good feeling
they imparted through their efforts .
Ruth J. Kohl, Ph.D.
Chairman
Department of Nursing

Three cheers
To the Editor:
Three Cheers to the Student
Government Association and
those students at Western Connecticut State College who supported the SGA's mock funeral
for higher education in the
western part of the state which
was held on Thursday, March 8,
at the proposed site of the new
campus. In my ten years at
WestConn it is the best show of
student unity and enthusiasm
that I have witnessed. We can
only hope that the Governor and
the Bond Commissioners will not
ignore the interests of our 6,000
students when the bonding Committee meets in March.
Win or lose, no one can ever
say that WestConn students
didn 't do everything in their
power to protect the future of our
institution .
Laurence R. Fisher,
President, WCSC-AAUP

Community Wealth

No, Virginia, Hartford isn't the
wealthiest place in Connecticut,
Westport isn't either.
According to new figures on
property value and income of
residents, New Canaan replaces
Darien as the richest Connecticut
town. Waterbury ranks as the
poorest .
The figures , released in the
new state
Department
of
Revenue statistics, play a prominent role in the amount of school
aid doled out to the towns. Larger
Connecticut cities like Hartford
have dropped dramatically in
property wealth , which means
more school money will be channeled into them .

T he Echo Tu esday , March 13, 1979 Page 9

Handling Anxieties
by Lesl y Krosky

Biofeedback therapy can make
you awa re of the tension in your
body and te ach you self-control of
stress , Mrs. Ja net Ander hegen ,
biofeedback therap ist , told members of the Health Ed ucato r 's
club last Wednesda y.
Mrs. An d e rh ege n , wh o
descr ibed he r self as " st ill a
teac her at heart ,'' begins therapy
by teac hing people to be awa re of
the tension they are carryin g.
On the first visi t patients are
ta ken through a seri es of rel axa t ion e xercise t hat mon ito r
breathing and tig ht ening and
re laxing of muscl es, she said .
From this she can determine
where one " ca rri es" tension . A
lot of people carr y tension in
t heir eyes , Mrs . Anderh egen
sa id. The eye s fli cker when
closed because the person does
not relax . This ma y be bec ause
the person feel s vulnerable with
their eyes closed , she added .
" I teach patients to stay in the
pres ent where there is no anxiet y, " she said . The future and
past cr ea te anxiety ."
It is a myth that biofeedback
therapi sts can cure anything . It
is what you do for yourself .
" The media really did a num be r on us. That biofe edback
t herap y is going to cu re
everything is highly suspe ct ,"
Mrs. Anderhegen said .
Machines that monitor muscle
tension are used to make patients
awar e of their body systems so
they can modify them.
" The aim is to develop your
own awareness and feedback ,"
Mrs . Anderheg en said . You then
don ' t nee d ma chines or th e
therapist , she added.
She de fined feedba ck as
similar to a thermostat tha t
feeds information around in a
loop and adjus ts or modifies its

behavior as needed·.
Patie nts are referred by physicia ns, psychologists , or come in
on the ir own. Mrs. Anderhegen
said she requir es walk-ins to fill
out a medical hist ory. Biofeedback therap y is the only alternative for some doctor s , she added.
Tr ea tm ent usually consists of
six to eight sessions, she sa id.
The cost of her therap y is based
on a sliding scale, beginning at
$35 an hour for the fir st sess ion
~nd decreasing to nothing .
_
Pat ients must continue to pra ctice biofeedback for the rest of
their life, Mrs . Anderhegen said .
Some people stop and then lose
co ntrol ov e r their ten s ion
beca use they don't believe they
have control over it.
Mrs. Anderheg en added that
she likes to see patients three to
six months after the y stop
therapy to see how they are doing.

Task
( C ontinu ed fr om Pa).(c l )

president and a member of the
task force , noted tha t the letters
supporting the need for the
Westsid e campu s " come from
labor , business and industry , corporate headquarters ' offices and
local municipalities ."
·Tm going to concentrate on
this until the fight 's over , one
way or the other ,'' Dr . Bersi
said. " And I think it 's going to
pay off. "

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Today, as a nursing student or nursing senior you know that your career potential will
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Should it be on to graduate school? Into a specia lty? To a different ward? A different
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INTERVIEWS WHITE
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PUBLICKOCCURRENCES
by Karen J. Chase
His or Hir

Still another episode of "How
the Language Changes" has been
suggested.
Remember in the early days of
the Seventies when you had to
learn to use Ms. rather than Mrs.
or Miss? Well, you haven 't seen
the last of such changes . In the
early Eighties, you may be
writing hir instead of his or her .
Hir. pronounced "here", is the
most recent attempt at " unisexual .. language.
Connecticut President

The U.S. may soon have its
first president from Connecticut.
At least that is what U.S.
Senator Lowell Weicker may be
hoping. Weicker, who gained
fame during the Watergate hear -

ings is expected to throw his hat
into the presidential ring in the
near future to announce his wish
to take over the Oval Office, going on the Republican ticket.
Eve, Then Adam
If you subscribe to the theory

that man is made in God's image,
then brace yourself. God is a
woman!
Using what they call the " Eve
principle," scientists say · that
nature has an almost overpowering tendency to want to make all
babies female. If it weren 't for a
molecule called the " ultim ate
determinant of maleness" added
to the embryo seve ral weeks after conception , all babies would
be girls.
"Nat ure 's program in differen tiating the embryo is to form Eve
first , Adam second," sai d Dr .

John Money of John Hopkins University. "It sort of makes the
Biblical
story of creation
backward . A female may have
been created first. "
Suspicious Water

Don't drink the water!
Ten of the 200 suspicious drinking water supply samples tested
by the state have been found to
contain organic chemicals that
could cause cancer
after
prolonged use.
The 10 wate1 suppliers, including firms in Norwalk and
Waterbury , have either discontinued using the water or mixed
in clean water to lower the
chemical concentration s to acceptaqble levels .
The testing project , started in
,
June 1977 is expected to take
another two yea rs to complete .
I , Spy
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Includes
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Price negotiable. Call 355-0258.
For sale - sewing machine $30. Call 792
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Spring is coming - I will have herbs for
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wants you! That's right. The FBI
has begun advertising on television for agents , although they are
not being specific about actual
job information .
But it sounds like a great way
to see the countr y (or world) ,
listen in on a few phone calls and
get some first hand informatio n
on the CIA.

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Recent part-time job listings include :
team housekeeping, child care , dispatcher ,
mail delivery , UPS (loading), 'weekend
house / dog sitter, cashier, kitchen helper ,
weekend machine operator,
market
r ese archer , merchandiser , telephone
marketing , lawn technician, sales , bindery
worker .
For information visit the Career Planning
and Placement Office in the college
library. 4th floor.
Appointments are now being scheduled
wilh the following employers who will visit
the campus to recruit 2nd semester seniors
and alumni. Those interested can contact
Career
Placement
Director
Ann
Cavanaugh at 797-4054. 4th floor of the
Library.
Interviews are schedulas follows:
• Peace Corps/ Vista , today - group information sessio n at 3 p.m. in the library , 4th
floor. Individual interviews throughout the
day .
• U.S. Marine Corps, today - represen tatives will be in the College Union, basement lobby. Inter ested candidates may be
pre-tested .
T .R. Paul / QPC Organization, Inc ., Wednesday - Management training program .
Information interviews for seniors and
alumni interested in a sales career.

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The last day to pick up an application will
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NEWS BRIEFS_ __

P eace Corps/ Vista

Margaret
Chamberlain , a
Peace Corps/ Vista represen tative will be on campus today in
the Career Placeme nt Office to
answer questions about careers
in this field.
Any interested students may
stop by the Placement Office or
call 797- 054.
4

Talent Night

The BOG Coffeehouse Commi ttee is sponsoring a Talent Night
Wednesday, Marc h 28 at 8:00
p.m. in the Connecticut Lounge.
Interested students should sign
up no later than Mar . 16.
Admission is free to all students .

/

days at 7:30 p.m. in the College
Union, beginning tomorrow and
continuing to May 2, 1979
.
Optics Lab

F oreign Policy
Foreign policy w ill come under

scr utiny in an eig ht session
progra m entitled Great Decisions - 1979 to be held Wednes-

WestConn's experimental optics laboratory is now open to
groups of students interested in
the properties of light . Exhibits
in the lab will include the use of

lasers and the properties of
holograms . Students must be accompanied by a teacher .
Appointments for Tuesdays or
Thursdays should be made in advance with Dr. Charlotte LeMay
or Dr . Francis Kendziorski of the
college physics department. Call
797-4373
.

Disco Night

The BOG Coffeehouse Comm ittee has scheduled a Disco Night
for Wednesday, March 14 at 8:00
p.m . in the Connecticut Lounge.
Admission is free to all students .
Ski Trip

The Ski Club is sponsoring a
trip to Jay Peak from March 18
to 23. The cost is $114 Space is
.
limited - first come first served.
For more information contact
Dave, Box 1900 Laraine , Box 349
,
or Geof, Box 403.
Honor Society

The WestConn Chapter of Phi
Alpha Theta, the International
History Honor Society , will initiate new member s in April.
Candidates
must have a
minimum of twelve cre dits in
histor y, with an average of 3.1 to
3.6 in that field and a general
average of 3.1 to 3.6.
Interested students should contact faculty members Mr .
Thomas Distasio, President of
the local chapter , or Dr. John A.
Leopold, adviser .

Book of Poetry

J a m es R. Scrimgeour,
professor of creative writing at
WestCon n , has recently
published a book of poetry titled
Dike!, Your Hands. The book is
available at the House of Books
and at the college bookstore .

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following
4:10 Mass, every Tuesday . Skip a meal
and trade the cost for a bowl of soup laced with
provative
conversation.
This TUESDAY,March 13th,
NANCY
MYER(Westcon student on leave) will share
her experiences
in working with the poor of
Kentucky and the richness
she re ceived from these
beautiful
people.
(Reside nt students
please notify
SAGA if you p la n to fast.
For more info cal l 797-4 313).

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D

Best hoop year ,
but no pla yoffs
by Joe Bivona
WestConn's basketball team
finished the season with a fine 1610 record . a mark that broke the
all-time record for most wins in a
season by a Colonial squad .
The team had a first -year
coach in Jack Rhodes , and was
coming off a horendous 8-18
·season last year . So it was ,a surprise to everyone that they performed so well. Everyone that is,
except Coach Rhodes himself .
" I wasn't surprised by how
many wins we had, but by how
many games we won before
Christmas (7-1). I thought it
would take a few games for this
team to yell and to start playing
together ," said Coach Rhodes .
Many WestConn supporters
were talking about possible tournament play for the team. Their
record of 16-10was comparable
to that of most- teams receiving
tournament bids. However , when
the teams to play in this year's
NCAAtournament were selected
last week , WestConn's name was·
not on the list.
·
··we were disappointed at being excluded from the NCAAs,"
Rhodes said .
" I think a combination of
politics and the late season injuries to some key players had a
lot to do with it ," he explained .
" At the end of the season we had
players who were averaging a
combined total of 40 points a
game not suiting up! Missing all
these people had to be a key factor in why we didn't get a bid."
There were some obvious standout performers on this year's
team. Darryl Garrison was the
leading scorer , averaging 21.3

SPORTS ___

points a game . T.J . Calabrese
was the playmaki ng guard with 7
assists and 16points per game . Al
Silverman was the team's most
consistent player and top re bounder , averaging 12 rebounds and 17
points a game .
" We expected a lot from some
kids ," Rhodes comme n te d .
" Darryl Garrison, I knew would
score his points. From T.J .
Calabrese we expected a floor
leader and a setup man . When
T.J. dished off 10 to 12 assists a
game we won, or at least played
well. When T.J. had his rare offnight, it hurt the whole team offensively.
" Everybody had a role on this
team ," he continued . "Certain
players had certain roles . It was
a total team effort. Some
players ' contribution s to the
team will not be seen in the boxscore , but without their help we
couldn't have done some other
things."
Was Coach Rhodes surprised at
the ability of his players?
" Al Silverman was the biggest
surprise of the year! Nobody
thought Al could do all the things
he did," Rhodes said.
What goals can this team
achieve in the future ? How far
can this team go next season?
" If we don't make the tournament , I'll be very disappointed ,"
the coach said. "We showed a lot
of maturity
as the year
progressed . I really believe this
team has changed dramatically
since the season began . We can
go as far as we want to go. The
potential on this team is unlimited . The sky's the lim it!"

3 nam ed

to CAC C
All-Stars
by Staff

T.J . CALABRESE , who was named to the All Star team, shown in
action against Coast Guard. Photo by John Voorhees.

Darryl
Garrison
, T .J .
Calabrese , and Al Silverman of
the WestConn Colonials basketball team have been named to the
Central Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star team .
Garrison had a fine all-around
year for the Colonials. Although
he missed the final seven games
of the season because of knee
surgery, Garrfison led the team
in scoring with a 21.3 average,
was second in rebounds with 6.63
per game , and was second with
2.7 assists per game. The
freshman from Yonkers, N.Y.
has been nominated as the Connecticut Division III Offensive
Player of the Year by the New
Haven Tipoff Club.
Calabrese, one of WestConn's
top playmakers , led the team in
assists with 6.5 per game and was
third in scoring with a 16.3
average. He is a sophomore from
West Hartford, Conn.
Silverman, a sophomore from
New York City, led the Colonials
in field goal percentage at .522
and in rebounding with 11.3 per
game . He was second in scoring
with a 16.8 average .
WestConn ' s 16-10 - record
yielded a .615 winning percentage , the team 's best since 1959.
Coach Jack Rhodes expects the
entire team to return next
season.

MAA basketball is ready to roll
the teams in the division are :
ing 17 points per game . Another
by Lou Agnello
• Ed Shaunesy, who leads
top gun is Neil Troisi with a 16
The MAA basketball program
point per game average . Other
is underway again this year . Six- · Lilliputian with an 11-point per
players averaging over 10 points
teen teams are signed up for in- game average.
• Dave Rossi , who leads the
per game are Julius '(Doc) Griftrami.lrals, eight teams in each of
Downtown Bombers with an 18- fin, Derrick (Sly) Bussey and
two divisions .
Leon Caldwell.
The Northern Division, which point per game average .
• Kevin O'Reilly , who is top
plays all its games in the
Huggy's Bears are led by the
Berkshire North Gymnasium , gun for the Weekend Warriors
division's top scorer Mike Patcontains the following teams : with his 13-point per game
nod. Patnod is averaging 20
Circus , Mass Quantitites , average.
points per game.
• Ray Lubus, who leads the
Downtown Bombers, The MisThe leading scorers for the rest
Weeds with a 12-point per game
f its , Zephyurs , Weekend
of the teams in the division are:
Warriors , Lilliputians and The average ,
• Scott O'Connor , who leads
• John -Panchak , who lead the
Weeds.
Asleep-At-The-Wheel with 12Misfits with a 14-pointper game
As of press time there is a
points per game.
three-way tie for first place in average.
• Jim McNeil , who leads
The Southern Division plays its
the division between Circus,
games in the Berkshire Gym- Animal House with 10-points per
Mass Quantities , and the
game .
Zephyrs. All three teains have nasium South. The division in• Bill Famigletti , who leads the
cludes: Mixed Nuts, The Dram
lost one game.
Cloneials with a 7-point per game
Team , Animal House, Huggy's
Circus is led by top scorer Tom
average .
Ford , who is averaging a team Bears , Burnt Toast, Cloneials ,
• Mark Robinson, who leads
Asleep-at-the-Wheel and the Wild
high 12 points per game . Other
Burnt Toast with a 17-point per
Cats.
members of the team who are
game average .
There is a 3-way tie for first
averaging at least 10 points per
• Maurice LaPoint , who leads
place in the Southern Division
game are Cuchara and Tom
-point per
also. The tie is between Mixed the Wildcats with a 16
Cummings .
Nuts, The Dream Team, and game average.
According to MAA basketball
Mass Quantities is led by the Huggy's Bears - each team has
regulations, the top four teams in
division 's top scorer Vinny lost only 1 game.
The Mixed Nuts are led by top each division will participate in
Laskowski. Laskowski is averaging 20 points per game over the scorer Bruce Sonnenbeck, who divisional playoffs to determine
has scored 15 points per game who will represent their division
first five games . Another
sharpshooter is Ken Rowell, who over the first five games . John in the championship game. The
is averagi ng 17 points per game . Tate , who has only played in 3 two divisional winners will then
The Zephyrs are led by top games, is averagi ng 21 points per meet in a winner -takes-all tourscorer Jeff Russell and Rich Sul- game . Jim Budkers is averaging nament game. Each member of
the winning team of the chamlivan, who are both averaging 12 11 points per game .
The Dream Team is led by pionship game will receive a
points per game.
The top scorers for the rest of Henry (DC) Howell, who is scor- trophy.

WestConn ,hosts badminton tourney
by Staff

The inter collegiate tournament
sponsored · by the Connecticut
Badminton Association was held
in the Berksh ire gymnasium
Saturda y.
While there were not any state
titl es on the line in this the
second of two CBA tournaments
to be held here , WestConn's

players found the competi tion
pr etty tough.
The Colonials faced players
from Morse College, Mitchell
College, Connecticut College ,
Columbia University and the
other thre e Connecticut sta te
colleges.
There were no team award s
given in the all-day tournament ,
but several of the Colonial s

played very well. Sue Thyren
placed first in the women 's
singles competiti on, while Tom
Williams rea ched the quarterfinals of men's singles .
Thyren and Betsy Bielefield
were runners-up in the ladies
doubles bracket , while Williams
and Dave Bayard reached the
semi-finals in men 's doubles.