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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973, Page 02
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Search Result: College is a peculiar place. It offers what are called “majors”. "What is your major?" we ask, as if the answer was of ultimate importance. Does your college offer strong majors, we are asked. Indeed: Chemistry, History, Philosophy, Political Science, etc. But are these majors? Only in the jargon...
Show moreCollege is a peculiar place. It offers what are called “majors”. "What is your major?" we ask, as if the answer was of ultimate importance. Does your college offer strong majors, we are asked. Indeed: Chemistry, History, Philosophy, Political Science, etc. But are these majors? Only in the jargon of academe. Majors in college are really minors. They are minors because none of them deal with the whole of life nor are they ultimately basic to the experience of every student. Majors are merely dis- ciplines — tight, restricted, circumscribed little chunks of human knowledge, essential for defining an expert, but never for defining a person. Yet persons are vastly more important than academic dis- ciplines, so one wonders how colleges dealing with persons can ignore in their structures and functions those essential matters which deal with personhood. Every person is a human being, but where is major consideration given to study of the self and human nature? Every person is a sexual being, where is major consideration given to human sexuality? Every person is "born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward", but where is the opportunity for major consideration of human suffering? Every person seeks some meaning in life, but why no major in ultimate human des- tiny? Every person will die, but where is any major effort made to deal with the funda- mental experience of death? I confess to the uncomfortable feeling that most college graduates have spent four or more years majoring in minors and have hardly grappled in any disciplined fashion with these fundamental subjects. If there is any exposure to such issues it is usually extra- curricular. Major in the Christian point of view is the resurrection of Jesus. The Christian com- munity and all its institutions are rooted in the message of Easter. Death is becoming a subject with increasing visibility in our time, as more and more discussions, seminars, articles and books on death appear on the scene. A forthright recognition of the fact of death is wholesome. The issue is whether this recognition leads to resignation or resurrection. Do we face death as an inevitable finale or as a vanquished enemy? If I believe in the resurrection, life itseif is undefeatable and therefore has meaning. If I believe in the resurrection, history has an “absolute future“ to use Karl Rahner's phrase. If I believe in the resurrection, ,all the essential facets of my personhood are affirmed — I'm not only important for my “soul”. All this is major in my book. Have a glad Easter with all God’s resurrection people. sounmnes // \\t’///// 0 son and Morrison created new professionalism There probably is not a harder question to answer in tangible terms than the question of "what did student government accomplish this past year?” because of the numerous day-today situations that are handled often have intangible results. But this in no way deletes from the significance of the question. The priority of the Olson-Morrison Administration, was to increase effective communi- cation between all the sectors of the college that dealt with students. There also was the task of effeciently administrating the obvious areas under student government's control, as programming and publications. This goal has been reached; students now, not only have representation on all of the major decisionvmaking bodies on campus, including the Board of Regents, Faculty Personal Committee, Educational Policies, and very recently the Administrative Staff; even more importantly students are now listened to with a strong degree of acceptance. Student government has moved towards an aura of profes- sionalism as a viable means of meeting students needs. The area of specific programs and commissions, of which student government holds ultimate responsibility, are publications, programming, and community relations. This past year funding for these operations was increased by the passage of the $5 referendum to increase student government funds to $30 per full-time student. This referendum provided an increase in the General Fee for student government at the same time the college administration increased its portion of the fee by $50 per full-time student. Both increases were necessitated out of the need to provide quality products in a period of rising costs. Obviously, the major task of student government officials this past year has been administration. This administration involves not only assuring the effective use of the $42,000 budget, but the appointments and directives to all student representatives to committees involving the setting of college-wide policy, be it curriculum, housing, or inter-college cooperation. These duties plus the daily role of student advocate for any group or particular student in need of assistance, present an ominous task. A task whose fulfillment you must ultimately judge in light of the Olson-Morrison operations this past ear. y We feel that they should be commended for effectively working for the benefit of Augsburg students. Suzann Olson and Andrew Morrison will be missed. ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ exciting experience By PAUL PARUCH Editor’s Note: Paul Paruch is a freelance writer from Minneapolis. The family of man is alive and well and living in Excelsior, New Jersey; or so Thornton Wilder would have us believe in the Little Theater's current production of his play, “The Skin of Our Teeth.” The play under the direction of Aileen Cole follows the cycle of man's existence from his primitive beginnings to the pre- sent in an entertaining, although some- times tedious, two and one half hour evening. The director of this production de< serves a great deal of credit for not only tackling Mr, Wilder’s theory of our per- plexing history, but also for turning such a weak vehicle into an enjoyable and oft times exciting experience. i suppose that the weakness of any particular theatrical vehicle becomes moot, when for most, the suspension of disbelief will occur re- gardless, and their night at the theater considered well spent. However, from a more traditional point of view, it is neces- sary to look at the elemean and ideas expounded in the play if we are to under stand why a particular piece was written in the first place. Mr. Wilder’s attempt to take the his- tory of man, and pack it into a two and one half hour show is at least pre- sumptuous. To do so, as I am sure the playwright found out, one would have to eliminate a number of variables and there- by reduce the scope of the piece. What we ultimately have in Mr, Wilder’s play, then, is not the story of man, but the story of Western man. It is not the story of man's struggling with the life ethic but rather of Western man’s confrontation with the Judeo-Christian ethic. This Judeo»Christian concept is essentially at the root of Wilder's apparant under- standing of the life force, since the play is spiked with innuendo regarding Adam and Eve, Cain, the Arc and the great storm, and even the patriarch of Western knowledge, Moses. At the outset, such traditional beliefs are possible the very reason why we continue to survive only by “the skin of our teeth." The production Itself is probably one of the finest l have seen on the Augsburg stage in some time. The acting and cos- tumes, as well as the set design, compli- ment each other to produce a most enter- taining evening. Jack Palmer’s set design adheres beau- tifully to the structuralist style, a style which employs the rudiments of a parti- cular location desired; thus, it creates the effect of knowing what the setting is but not necessarily where it is. While the structuralist style is excellent for this play since we are dealing with an "everyman" motif, and no particular location is neces- sary, l have misgivings about the slides being used to open the play and also in- troduce us to the family. It is necessary to the general flow and also to the aesthe- tic quality of the production, to stick to one particular style. Putting the Antrobus family into a suburban situation is fine, but if structuralism is to be used for the greater part of the play, then one should either be introduced to the family with- out showing them on slides or else we should be introduced within the confines of the structuralist style. The Costume Mistress, whom l am sure is also the director, should be com- plimented on not trying to create the ef- fect of primitive existence in her costume concept. The essence of the play is within the lines and not within the spectacle. A twentieth century style of costuming is effective here in that it illicits a feeling that although many of these confront- ations with disaster happened centuries ago, they could and are still happening today. As far as what Ms. Cole has tried to create in terms of production concept is beautifully executed by her cast: from the T.V. announcer, a fine portrayal by Jeff Nelson who employs a lugubrious deadpan, seemingly indicating that the news is always the news but never new to a most convincing Moses, played by Regie Huber. Essentially, this play is rather difficult to act, simply because the characters must be bigger than life without be- coming caricatures. The cast of this play has to that end most adequately. The charaCIer of Sabina, played by Meridee Woolson, was fine for what it was, but somehow I felt that the characterization missed the point some- where along the way. It would seem that Sabina and her antithesis, Mrs. Antrobus, played mildly by Karla Haij, should evolve out of: A) Woman-Manipulator and B) Woman«Mate. Ms. Woolson came off as more of the standard "dumb broad" rather than a very real, very con— fusing, and finally, very ambitious wo- man. Sabina must incorporate the essence of not just the "other woman” syndrome but she must also be more. She must be the woman with whom a man does not create life but with whom he enjoys it, not just physically, but totally. A fine acting job was turned in by David Brisbin in the role of Mr. Antrobus. His portrayal of Antrobus with his dreams, hopes and his great gusto for life is truly everyman; and Brisbin was most convincing. Brisbin's final scene played with his son, Henry, a remarkable per< formance by a veteran of the Augsburg stage, David Colacci, is definitely the highlight of the play. The scene evolves around a father’s and son's confrontation after a war in which they fought on op- posing sides. This confrontation between Mr. Antrobus who earlier in the play was responsible for the alphabet, the wheel and who had furthured the knowledge of mathematics, seems to represent the crea- tive, progressive and, if you will, tech- nological segment of mankind. On the other hand, the son, Henry Antrobus, seems to symbolize man's childlike rebel- lion against the authority of time which suffers us not to moVe forward but re- main permanently behind. Of course last, but assuredly not least, was the portrayal of Gladys Antrobus, the daughter. I don’t really know what she meant, but she was purely delightful (admittedly, it took me a while to get used to her clacking shoes which seemed to herald her entrances like a Shake- spearean trumpet blast). I always, how- ever, looked forward to Jill Lundeen’s ap- pearances on stage. The production is fun, entertaining, and it will invariably be an evening well spent. The last performances for the play take place tonight at 8:00 p.m., tomor- row (Saturdayl at 8:00 pm. and Sunday at 3:30 pm. Letters, with the writer's name, should be sent to: Echo, P.0. Box 148, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 55404. The editor reserves the right to edit these letters and accept or reject them on the basis of good taste. 41
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973, Page 03
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: filmclipmmmr john milchell IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Augsburg Student Winner in WCCO Film Festival Last week Rick Olson, a sophomore from Hawaii, was notified that he was a Winner in the "Moore on Sunday” WCCO Short Film Festival. Shrewdly entitled Sex in a Co-Ed Dorm and less than a minute...
Show morefilmclipmmmr john milchell IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Augsburg Student Winner in WCCO Film Festival Last week Rick Olson, a sophomore from Hawaii, was notified that he was a Winner in the "Moore on Sunday” WCCO Short Film Festival. Shrewdly entitled Sex in a Co-Ed Dorm and less than a minute long, Rick’s film was in fact one of only 7 Winners out of 156 entries. Rick made the film during the recent lnterim as a project for Paul Rusten's filmmaking course. The idea for his winning film occurred to him early, but since no one else seemed especially interested in it, he made another film instead 7 The Hard Life of the Student Part-Time Janitor, in which the janitor (Jeff Edsonl reads, raps With the Center recep- tionist, and makes trips to the Chinwag, while his girlfriend (Joanne Wheeler) manhandles the buffer with a complaisant smile. After shooting this film, Rick had 70 feet of film left, with which he shot Sex, titles and everything. As for its brevity, Rick advises, "You can do a lot more than you think you can with a minute of film." He worked alone With his actors, choosing them some what on the spur of the moment. Both films were made in four days, long hours. Sex in a Co-Ed Dorm was shot in Urness Tower from midnight to 4:00 in the morning. Rick thinks the shortness of his film, as well as its title, had a lot to do with his winning. The film's title mischievously explaits the expectations of the audience. If you read the pulp magazines, you know how sexually charged the word co-ed is anyway; and everyone knows what goes on in co-ed dorms. Certainly Rick knows. The film begins With a girl (Sue Rothmanl and a boy (Doug Anderson) walking apart in Urness lobby toward the elevator. A button is pushed, the doors open, the two get on, and the doors close. Then we get a shot of the two inside twiddling their thumbs, so to speak (not even each other'sl. Then she gets off, the doors dose, and he goes up to the next floor, where he gets off. We follow him out, and the doors close again. And that's it. So much for sex in a co-ed dorm, no matter What expectations to the contrary. You find yourself asking, "But. . .wait a minute; what happened to sex in the oo—ed dorm?" And Rick’s wry response is, "Whatdaya mean7 You just saw it!” The sound track, "To Be Lovers" by the Partridge Family, was happened upon in the library after the film was made. It will be shown along with other winners on the "Moore on Sunday” program sometime in April, presumably this Sunday, April 15. In the meantime Rick is working with Dan Vaagenes to produce a film project for the Cinema Arts class — "a kind of playing around with a traditional love theme #some kind of twist." | suggest some sort of faculty scandal. Can you imagine what these two could do with two minutes of film to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? a Sleuth, currently playing on Hennepin at the Skyway, opens With Michael Caine‘s arrival at a British country estate in a flashy sports car and then his attempts to penetrate the center of a labyrinthine hedgework, so as to confront the detective story writer (Laurence Olivier) whose Wife he has seduced and is unWilling to abandon. This maze casts a long foreshadow on the plot that follows, a matching of wits between an Anglo ltalian hairdresser and a blueblooded English gentleman. And we discover that the contest is going to be about games grown-up people play and the consequences when one of the participants happens to be a Hard Player. Adapted from a play, the film is theatrically limited to one setting and to two char acters. Although an out5ide world is vividly implied, we never see it and are confined to the ratiocinative antics of the two antagonists as they struggle over an absent woman. As a film, the plot of the play certainly thickens within these constraints, but such surprising dramatic twists emerge to bring off the film anyway. And everything is quite properly overseen by a figurine of the master detective himself, Edgar Allan Poe. F’ a D. _i ~ Ligand: David Brisbin and Karla Hair are two of the members oia large cast which is performing Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth. " Marius Andahazy and Linda Finite/t, a senior at Augsburg, are! wo or NH! ilanirrirx iii the Andahazy Ballet Borealis Company Which Will lie coniliiiiing until the Augsburg Oll‘iltPXY/il in a special periormance at Si Me/by Hall May 7 The well known l/iIi’ll ii company lr.is appeared throughout the United States in addition to traveling abroad. Hi©R©9UlHlElNI Singer Anne-Charlotte Harvey to appear at Augsburg concert The Augsburg campus Will be lit With the afterglow of the “Snoose Boulevard Festival" on Wednesday evening, May 2, when ScandinaVian folksiiigei Anne Charlotte Harvey Will appear at a benefit concert in Si Melby Gymnasium, for a program concentrating on the lolksongs and musrc of the Norwegian immigrant. The concert, which begins at 8 00 pm. Will benefit the Augspurg College “Crown Prince Harald Fund” for student exchange With Norway, and the geneial exchange programs of The American SCandinavian Foundation, which provides scholarships for study exchange between the United States, Denmark, Finland, lcer land, Norway and Sweden. Tickets for the benefit, at $2.50 for adults and $1.50 foi students, Will be available through the College, member: of The Americaii-Scandiriawari Foundation, and partiCipatirig clubs, chuicries and ethnic organizations. Minneapolis Tribune colurririist Mike Steele calls AnnerCharlotre a " one woman cultural revival “ Expressen Sweden's largest evening newspaper re cently gave her new LP, “Mernores of Snoose Boulevard" rave reviews, and Cd" led her sensitive. .a great folk Singer . . . . in a short while she'll be at the top of the Swedish market " PlOi/lﬂ' cral Sma/ands Posien referred to her a: " . . one of our most gifted ballad singr Ms. Harvey appeared last spring at the first "Snoose Boulevard Festival,” in the Cedar-River5ide area ol li/liririEapolis, where she was an instant success, She has Since performed at the Minneapolis Insti- “‘imr iii... illli,‘ iil {Kit-i, dill, .vrll siriii ill Bouiizvaiil“ itirii tl llli)llll‘ ’i‘l“ form at Aiiijslruiij iliii, iijlr ilii (hi: Miiiiivsiilii Stine Aria Ciiiiiii.ii iiiiiiiii ill Ms. Harvey Correction ELI/0 Hicurieclly identified key figures of the Littlr: Theater‘s production or "The Skin of Our Teeth" iii the April 6, 1973 issue. Meridee \lloolsur, play: Sauna, Karla Haij plays Mrs Aritrolrug, David Erisfiiii has the role of Mr. Antrobus, Dav/id Colacci plays Henry (See review by Paul Paruch in this issuel
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Biology professors conduct major research projects By GRANT LARSON Echo Staff Writer Three of Augsburg's biology pro- fessors, Drs. Ralph Sulerud, Neal Thorpe, and Robert Herforth have been involved in several major research projects for a number of years. Dr. Thorpe indicated that he has been...
Show moreBiology professors conduct major research projects By GRANT LARSON Echo Staff Writer Three of Augsburg's biology pro- fessors, Drs. Ralph Sulerud, Neal Thorpe, and Robert Herforth have been involved in several major research projects for a number of years. Dr. Thorpe indicated that he has been conducting two major research projects. One is a study of the relation of structure and function in antibodies and the other a study of human serum albumin. Dr. Thorpe initiated the antibodies study in San Diego, California, before coming to Augsburg four years ago. When he came to Augsburg he brought the pro- ject along. The goal is to determine the nature of the “active sight" of antibodies. Antibodies are the substances within the body which combat intruding substances, germs, etc. The active sight of an anti» body is that part of the antibody which combines with the intruder. In the experi- ments radio—active tracers are used to tag the sight. The antibodies are then chemi- cally treated and broken down. The radioactive parts are isolated and purified and an effort is made to determine their structure. The antibodies to be studied are produced in mice since antibodies in this animal are similar to those in humans. This research study has resulted in several publications. Articles on it have appeared in both BIOCHEMISTRY and the New York Academy of Science pub- lication. “Another important function of the project,” Dr. Thorpe commented, “is that it attracts funds for further research to the college." A second project which Dr. Thorpe is conducting is an analysis of human serum albumin. This study is being done in co- operation with the Minneapolis Blood Bank. Serum albumin is a normal protein in the body. It has a number of functions among which are transporting materials in the blood and maintaining internal body stability. It has been observed that in cer» tain individuals there is a slightly dif- ferent albumin. It has been determined that this slight mutation is an inherited trait. Biologists are interested in this phenomena purely from a research stand- point, since the mutation apparently causes no harm. "The study is trying to determine the structural difference in the genetically altered form" according to Dr. Thorpe. Dr. Thorpe is working on these two projects himself largely without assistance from students or faculty and is especially proud of the Bio-medical Research Lab, Science 206, in which he works. "It is unique for a private college, extremely well-equipped and available for student use." Since the lab was installed four years ago, about fifteen students have been involved in extensive work in it. A third research project is being dir- ected by Dr. Robert Herforth with the assistance of Biology Department Chair- man Sulerud and student Terry Lind- strom. While working on this project some weeks ago, Dr. Herforth and Lind- strorn were seriously burned in an ex- plosion-fire which erupted in their lab. The nature in the work is to study a virus which causes sensitivity to carbon dioxide in drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies. Previously published reports have indi- cated that the genetic material of the virus is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Dr, Hereforth has accumulated excellent evi- dence that the virus contains RNA rather than DNA. "This is an extremely signif- icant discovery," Dr. Sulerud believes, "since biologists have been working on the nature of this virus since 1938." Dr. Sulerud himself is involved in a slightly different type of carbon dioxide sensitivity caused by a gene on the third chromosome in fruit flies. When carbon dioxide is used as an anesthesia on fruit flies, this particular sensitivity results in delayed recovery rather than in death for the poor little flies. In Dr. Sulerud's opinion, "perhaps the most interesting aspect of the fruit fly work is the possibility that gene and virus controlled sensitivity are closely related phenomena. In other words, the gene might elaborate the virus." If this is so, the relationship would be an example of an hereditary unit called an “episome.” According to current theories, episomes seem to be related to malignancy. Con- sequently, this work might have some im- portant implications for current cancer research. In the future, Dr. Sulerud indicated, efforts will be made to provide more evi- dence that virus and gene are related in producing the carbon dioxide sensitivity. Chemistry students study research methods By SIGNE NESTINGEN Echo Staff Writer All seniors that graduate in Chemistry generally do some research work before graduation. Some research work is,a con- tinuation of previous experiments, with most of it devised after the students own interests. The purpose of the research is to ac- cquaint the student with various research methods, with the procedures necessary for research and generally "provide a way to begin to put together the learning they've had," explains Dr. Earl Alton, chairman of the chemistry department. During Interim, five chemistry stu- dents did independent study in chemical research. A couple of the students picked up where some research had stopped and investigated the impurities in water. In the summer of 1971, chemistry students. CLEANERS 2615 EAST FRANKLIN AVE. MAIN PLANT 335-6666 had worked in this area determining the amount of impurities in the waters in Minneapolis Lakes and in the Mississippi River. The students found they could de- termine the amount of chemicals in the water. Jim Johnson worked in determing the amount of mercury in tuna. Though he didn’t find "any really outstanding re- sults", Johnson said, "I did find that the level of mercury in the Augsburg shrimp is below federal standards." Kim Sjorgen who worked on an inde- pendent study over interim said, “I really enjoyed it, it was a really good exper- ience, I think all chemistry majors should do research." The chemical research idea has “an ed- ucational goal more than a research goal," said Dr. Alton, "because it is necessary 'for the student to put together all of his knowledge and start out on his own." Scientific principles necessary to preserve world By BECKY FOSS Echo Staff Writer Science. What kind of image does that conjure up for you? Do you see white- coated technicians nursing tempermental nachines; wild-haired geniouses mixing bubbling concoctions in beakers; or absent-minded professors marking chalk- ed hieroglyphics on blackboards? If you imagine any of these stereo- types, you are a victim of our society's misplaced conception of science and tech- nology. "Science is knowledge and is con- cerned with the things around us, the things in the world today. Technology is more or less the gadgetry, without the value judgements of science.” So says Kermit Paulson, assistant professor of physics. This is far from the general public’s attitude toward science; and Paulson is far from the typical stereotyped physicist. Paulson is very interested in the effects that science and technology have had on the world. He is aware of the discrepency between what society ususally calls for, and what is really good for society. He is concerned with educating the general public to understand the necessity for re- search and study which doesn't produce immediate results. “That's part of the problem with the growing energy crisis," he explained. "There’s a need for an energy supply and we know how to produce energy by means of nuclear fission. Therefore, the government is putting all of its eggs in one basket and is building powerplants for that type of energy. They're not fur- thering research in areas producing energy by different means, with less bad effect, as the Russians are. The Russians will most likely discover how to produce con- trolled energy from nuclear fusion (which is what occurs on the sun) before we do, because that's where they're putting their money. However, that is only one area that Paulson believes deserves attention. He is also aware of the necessity for educating students and the public in basic scientific principles which will allow us to preserve our world. "It's becoming more and more important for the everyday man to under stand the basics of all the fields of science. You can't pick up a newspaper or magazine without being exposed to some bit of scientific information. And if you don't understand it, you won't be able to react correctly to it. It's a fact that most senators and legislators have no formal backing in the sciences; and yet they're called on daily to make decisions that re- quire sound knowledge of physics, chemi- stry and biology. They haven't the time to study it for themselves so they must rely on others for their information. Of- ten they rely in the wrong sources.” One of Paulson’s attempts to intro- duce awareness of these problems has been to offer an Interim trip for students to the Oak Ridge Laboratories in Tennessee. The main emphasis of the study trip was nuclear radiation physics, but, "that ﬁeld encompasses many dif- ferent types of study," Paulson con- tinued. “Most of the people there were from biology and chemistry departments", so it was a good experience to learn how all the fields interacted." The physics department has only four graduating seniors this year as compared to six last year. "But the funny thing is," said Paulson, "that we have a larger per- centage in our senior class than the Uni- versity does. Where we had six last year, they had fifteen. And they’re forty times bigger than us!" He feels the group of physics students is very dedicated here. "They mostly have clearly defined goals and are able to find good positions when they graduate. Or else they go straight on to graduate school with assistance from the college." Dr. Ken Erickson, another member of the physics department, is involved in an innovative “shared appointment" pro gram between Augsburg and the Uni- versity. Dr. Erickson spends twothirds of his time teaching two classes at Augsburg and working the other part at both Augsburg and the U in research of magnetospheric physics. That might sound like scientific mumbo-jumbo, but it is the analysis and study of data obtained from a satellite circling the earth from December, 1966, to July of 1968. The data was tele- metered to earth from a spectrometer. Dr. Erickson, along with Dr. John Winkler of the U, a graduate student and four undergraduates are now evaluating the data. Dr. Erickson, through the aid of two Augsburg undergraduates, has compiled a certain amount of information which he is planning on presenting this coming week at the spring annual convention of the American Geophysical Union, in Washington, D.C. Dr. Erickson, a graduate of Augsburg, has been on the faculty since 1970, be- fore which time he earned his masters from Michigan State, and his PhD. from Colorado State. One of the most interesting aspects of the research which he is working on is the fact that he has two Augsburg under- graduates helping correlate the data. They are working as part-time assistants, and Dr. Erickson has managed to get the Uni- versity to foot the bill for their salaries. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973, Page 05
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: CLASSIFIED 332-5181 Extension 301 Two line minimum RATES $.40 per line first week; $.30 per line each additional week. Classified deadline by 5:00 pm. Monday preoeeding Friday publication. Help Wanted, Apartments Fur- nished, Apartments Unfurnished, For Rent, For Sale, Typing, Lost and Found,...
Show moreCLASSIFIED 332-5181 Extension 301 Two line minimum RATES $.40 per line first week; $.30 per line each additional week. Classified deadline by 5:00 pm. Monday preoeeding Friday publication. Help Wanted, Apartments Fur- nished, Apartments Unfurnished, For Rent, For Sale, Typing, Lost and Found, Wanted, Miscellaneous, Personals. THE ROSS PHARMACY 2327 EAST FRANKLIN AVE. PHONE: 339-4544 FABERGE — DANA — COTV MAX FACYOR — YARDLEY REVLON - CHANEL — NATE' LENTHERIC — MATCHABELLI Help Wanted TEACHERS WANTED. Entire West, Midwest, and South. Southwest Teachers Agency, 1303 Central Avenue, N.E., Albuquerque, N.Mt 87106. Bonded, Licensed and Member. NATA "Our 27th year_" 900.00 weekly possible addresslng mail for firms—lull and part time at home— Send stamped self-addressed envelope to HOME WORK OPPORTUNITIES, Box 566. Ruldoso Downs, New Mexrco 88346 JOURNALISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS' Applitztions are now being accepted for edutor-in-chuel ol Echo editor at the Augsburgt'an lyearbookl, and Head Photographer. Work duties for these salaried posttions oftrcrally begin September 1973, for the 1973-74 academic year. Possible to earn academic credits in addition to salary and valuable work experience. Applications may be obtained in the Echo or Augsburgt'art ollices, or by writing- Publications Commissioner, PO. Box I48, Augsburg College, .Mpls,, Minn. 55404. Deadline is Apnl25,1973t newaru! Give us a tip on a house that needs paintlng. II we get the pob, we'll make It worth your while. Contact Dave Brisbin by P. 0. or call 332-5097. Students Wanted to particupate "1 research on group discussmn m the Socioloov Dept., U cl M, Only if you have not done so. $2.50 lor one hour. 373-4656, Monday-Friday. Student Government Will be Interwewmg for the pasmonlsl ol program commissionerlsl the week of April 16th. Contact 505. to set up an untervtew time. Some posmons will be salarwed. scellaneous For inlormation on the CollegeMaster, the Insurance program exclusively lor college men and women, call Ron Kolb at 3394515 HITCH-HIKE TRAVEL SERVICE 226-5938 RAPED7 For help call 827-RAPE ' ‘ ' dilor- t ons Ior e ‘ Apglhkl’do‘l Echo, editot at “m m ‘ (- earbook). " t tapher p 0 end howsg ‘q73_ Amtrak H America‘s Nallonmde Rail Passenger System MAKE TRACKS ON AMTRAK An Amtrak representative Will be on campus in the College Center Monday, April 16 tmm 11'30 arm to 3:00 pJn. \X‘lth tram tune mloxmatnon. For (lam It‘sett'dtlons 8" mlm mallon call (tollrlreel 18006310317 For group & tout Information call 645 0801. "WE’RE MAKING THE TRAINS WORTH TRAVELING AGAIN." performing at 8:00 PM. on: Fri April 13 Sat April 14" Fri April 20 Sat April 21 00 PM. matinee Cedar Village theater 416 Cedar Ave. DEPTH OF FIELD 405 CEDAR O EARTH W ORKS 2407 CEDAR tickets $2.50 at Daytons or Guild of Performing Ans Phone 333-8269 t.- Wa
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 13, 1973, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Tennis team competes in triangular meet tomorrow With five lettermen returning and a host of promising recruits, the tennis squad appears to be in good shape for their coming season. I Led by lettermen Al Krantz, Craig Reiners, Dana Skoglund, Steve Weiss, and Mike Wroge, the team has been...
Show moreTennis team competes in triangular meet tomorrow With five lettermen returning and a host of promising recruits, the tennis squad appears to be in good shape for their coming season. I Led by lettermen Al Krantz, Craig Reiners, Dana Skoglund, Steve Weiss, and Mike Wroge, the team has been strengthened this year by the addition of juniors Paul Gamm and Brad Wilkening. Also on the squad are two freshmen, Ed Boe of Fridley and Chuck Rapp of Minnehaha Academy. This nine man squad will compete in a triangular meet tomorrow in which they will face teams from Hamline and St. John's. The talk of MIAC tennis this year will be the presence of Molly Hannas, an ex- cellent women’s tennis player, on the Macalester squad. She has already defeat- ed several fine players this year, and it will be interesting to see how she does. May 11 and 12 mark two big days for the Augsburg team, as these are the days of the conference meet. All eyes look fora ward to these days, as the whole season rides on them. a Ms. Garneau Payne Marilyn Garneau won her third straight State Badminton title several weeks ago in the State Badminton Championships held again this year at Si Melbv Hall. Ms. Garneau, a sophomore from Minneapolis, was also a member of the winning doubles team. Bill Payne, a senior from Spring Lake Park, is one of the leading runners on the Augsburg track team this year. Payne is a fine middle distance runner who excells in the 440, 600, and the 880. He is also important to the team because of his place on several relay teams. Photo by Jim Bodurtha Jim Husing, an Augsburg jun/or, prepares for a landing at the end of the long-jump competition during last Saturday's track meet at Maca/ester. Raymond resigns basketball position By BRAD LUNDELL Sports Editor Augsburg basketball fans were dealt a chilling blow last weekend when it was announced that Coach Lloyd “Butch” Raymond has accepted the head coaching position at Mankato State and is leaving Augsburg. The move came as somewhat of a sur— prise, but several members of the Aug- sburg basketball team felt that the move made sense, and that the change of scenes is one from which Raymond can profit. Raymond, a 1963 graduate of Augsburg, served as Augsburg‘s head coach for three seasons, compiling a 54-25 win-loss mark and took Augsburg to the District 13 play-offs two of his three seasons. This past season could be considered Raymond‘s best, however. It was a credit to his coaching as he took a team starting two freshmen, a junior with relatively lit- tle experience, and two seniors to a 20-8 record and a berth in District Tourna- ment. For this effort, he was named NAIA Regional Coach of the Year which was certainly well deserved. Raymond's departure leaves Augsburg in a bind, as good coaching prospects are l' “I r j | I A A Featuring $52311,“ AlqurioOios I [)t’Ill’t'Il E. °‘ Piping Hot Pizza I | 721-5355 um», I FREE FAST DELIVER Y 5P°9"""' I To Augsburg Campus I '/2 GALLON PEPSI I - I large pizza or full sSaZhae‘t‘: I I mu FREE . gem... I .V . L ' one coueou PER ORDER _J hard to find, and it is hard to get them to come to a small college with a limited athletic budget. A list of candidates for the job would be almost impossible to assemble at this time, but there are a few names in this area which may be contacted about the job. In my opinion, Alex Rowell, former Gustavus assistant who recently accepted the North High head coachingjob, would be an excellent man to contact. Rowell, a Luther graduate, has both the "know- how" and the personality to handle a job like this, and is familiar with how small Lutheran schools are run. Other candidates may be Erv Inninger, Golden Valley JC coach and Dick Thompson, a former Augsburg player who recently coached at Minneapolis North. Raymond RONNING’S SPORTING GOODS 2700 EAST FRANKLIN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA TENNIS 0 GOLF GAMES ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT SKATES SPORTS UI'VN U VI VI\I v Baseball team in key contests After losing three games by big scores, the baseball team finally put together a good game and defeated St. Olaf 5-0, to win their first game of the season. After losing the first game of the twin bill 13-1, freshman Bill Raadt, pitching in his hometown, handcuffed the Oles as he hurled an excellent game. The rest of the team played well too as they cut down on their errors and played smart baseball. The day before the St. Olaf double header is one that Augsburg would just as soon forget as they were outmanned by the Minnesota Gophers and got crunched twice, 18-1 and 21—0. Minnesota simply had too many "horses" and was completely out of Augsburg's class. Augsburg did nothing to help themselves, however, as they com- mitted ten errors in the doubleheader while only collecting five hits. Bill Nelson sufferred the loss in the opener, while Terry Gilbert was the loser in the second game. Dave Winfield and Bob Turnbull were the winners for the Gophers. Auwburg now travels to Gustavus for two key MIAC games tomorrow. The pitching situation is unsettled, so its any- body's guess on who will be on the mound tomorrow, but Bill Nelson will probably be one of the starters and per- haps Bill Raadt will join him. V 0 v m m e .s 2 .2‘ a D. N O C .s 2 a: or 2 3 Q a: E : .D u a: :i <
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection

Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 01
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: {)1’LL14. $3.78 \ng4 m WPKHNFS I B ” 'Our Town' reviews Nest é oyco 2 p°ge 5 page ALIQSEL'rg CON-Age George SveiJrL‘p Library . . Minneapolis, Mimosa-m 55454 Inelde. r —r ' 1 78 Augsburg Co||ege , Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 84 No. 21 Aprll M, 9

Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 02
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Groups urge students, grocers to boycott Nestlé By KATHY YAKAL Features Editor Recently numerous local and national political and religious groups began uring people to boycott all Nestle products, charging corporate negligence and dangerous marketing. A march on the State Capitol this past week...
Show moreGroups urge students, grocers to boycott Nestlé By KATHY YAKAL Features Editor Recently numerous local and national political and religious groups began uring people to boycott all Nestle products, charging corporate negligence and dangerous marketing. A march on the State Capitol this past week was held to further pressure Nestle. Questionable advertising practices by the Nestle Corporation, endangering the lives of infants in Third World nations, have prompted groups and individuals in the United States to organize a boycott of Nestle food products. Charles Geronsky, director of the archdioceson Respect Life program stated in a recent press release the reasons for the boycott. “The Nestle companies try to convince Third World mothers to switch from breast to bottle feeding. To use formula correctly in place of breast milk, women must have clean water, know how to sterilize, be able to read directions, have enough money to buy the product in quantity and not dilute it.” Geronsky also added, “When one of these factors is lacking. all too often the result is disease, malnutrition and infant death." All too often in the developing nations, one or more of these factors is missing. Ultimately, of course, the women can choose how they will feed their babies. But it's one thing to make a choice with an objective awareness of all the factors involved. This is oftennot the case in the countries where thousands of infant deaths have been traced to inadequate preparation of formula. According to one of the newsletters released by the Infant Formula Action Committee (INFACT), a national group of concerned persons who are organizing the campaign to halt these unethical practices, Third World women use formula for two main reasons. First, they are trying to keep pace with the more developed world which has a higher standard of living than theirs. The article states that “ . . . they turn toward such products of the industrial- ized world in an attempt to free themselves and their families from the oppressive conditions created by colonialism." Second, INFACT claims, mothers are literally being propogandized to death. The article goes on to cite “ . . . aggres- sive and often misleading promotional campaigns of multinational corporations marketing their artiﬁcial products in the Third World." Both of these inﬂuential factors, INFACT states, are attacking the Third World nations at their . most vulnerable point—the health and well-being of their people . . . women’s ability and self-conﬁdence to freely choose how they will use their own bodies . . . is severely undermined.” Although the Swiss-based Nestle corporation is the main focus of the attack, it is not alone in its questionable practices. INFACT names at least 13 major companies that produce infant formulas and promote them in developing countries, including Borden, American Home Products, Bristol-Myers, and Abbott Laboratories. But Nestle appears to be the biggest offender. Citizens groups hope that, by refusing to buy Nestle products here in the United States. they will be expressing their disapproval of this uncaring attitude towards health of Third World children. Products targeted in the boycott include Taster’s Choice. Nescafe, Nestle‘s Quick, Nestle‘s Crunch, Nestea, and Libby, McNeill & Libby products. Other products include Souptime, DeCaf, Nestle's milk ﬂavoring, Stoeffer products, Swiss Knight Cheese, Cross and Blackwell products, Jarlsberg Cheese, and Deer Park Mountain Spring Water. Supermarkets and co-ops are middle- Special Interest Houses quietly assigned By KATHY YAKAL Features Editor Special interest housing, like student senate elections, certainly hasn’t been the controversial issue that it was last year. Whatever the reason, this year's decision has been made with scarcely a whirnper from the student body. Three houses, Norse, International, and Omicron, and one floor in Mortenson Tower have been given special interest status. A fifth proposal for a civic youth house began the initial steps of the special interest process. but dropped out after the rough draft stage. Linda Shrempp, director of student life, explains, “Apparently they decided not to do it. It's too bad. because it was a good idea." But other than that incomplete one, no proposal was turned in and turned down. Shrempp added a step in the application process this year. Applicants were required to bring the rough draft of their proposal to a joint meeting of Housing Committee and CSD staff a few weeks ago. At that meeting, the objectives were critiqued and given suggestions for improvement. If a group did not turn in an acceptable purpose statement and justification for receiving special consideration in housing assignments, they were told, the proposal would be turned down. “There was a tremendous difference between some of those first drafts and the final copies that were turned in," says Shrempp. “It was difficult for them to go through that oral interview—they had a rough go of it. But I think it was really helpful for them to have that opportunity. ' ' Shrempp emphasizes evaluation as her main tool for assessing the houses‘ progress next year. She will be asking for monthly evaluative reports next fall. In addition, each group will be accountable to the faculty member that it has chosen for an advisor. “Omicron IV" will be Augsburg's fourth consecutive year of co—ed housing. The group of three men and three women, many of whom have not known each other for very long, have received permission to occupy Omicron House, located at 600 let Avenue. Their proposal is threefold: they hope to develop a sense of family within their own small community, break down the traditional male/ female roles and live as equals, and learn to respect lifestyles different from their own. “Omicron has brought up a concern this year," Shrempp states. “We have had several requests for co-ed houses J7 this year from men and women who want to live together but don't want to be considered as special interest." Shrempp believes that there hasn’t been enough time to discuss such a radical change in housing policy, as the issue has just been brought up for consideration in the last few weeks. “The reactions of both students and the board of regents are too important in a matter like this to just decide quickly. It would be poor judgement to accept a matter that has such great institutional implications without fully investigating it first." Linda hopes that such discussion can go on next year. International House will serve as a home base for Cross-Cultural Society and all foreign students. The group hopes to sponsor special programs and meals to help Augsburg students become aware of different cultures. The International House, which was co—ed this year, was proposed by seven men this year. The group states that it could find no women interested in applying. Although this proposal has been accepted, the assignment of a house is still pending. Lambda, which they have requested, has spaces for 10 people. The additional spaces could be left open and Continued on page 7 men in the battle. They must be concerned with their own financial existence as well as try to please the greatest number of consumers. Awareness of and attitudes towards the Nestle boycott differ greatly among area food markets. West Bank, Seward, and North Country Co—ops are all supporting it, although, as one employee at North Country states, “We support almost every boycott because we don’t stock many products." But some grocers aren't even aware of the boycott. Echo questioned managers at Minnehaha Super Value and Nicollet Red Owl. Both replied that they had been told nothing about it, and did stock many Nestle products. And some are aware but don‘t support it. Representatives of Tip Top Foods, 2701 Franklin Avenue, and Market Fair, 2823 Franklin Avenue, both admit that they know about the boycott, but choose to continue stocking Nestle products. According to an employee at Market Fair, “We don’t support things like that, but we do provide our customers with alternatives, like stocking another brand of chocolate chips." In order for the boycott to be effective, a great number of people need to be made aware of the problem. Educational programs have been developed to do that. One of those educational programs, a 28-minute documentary film called “Bottle Babies" was shown at a district congressional meeting of the DFL party last year. The film as described by INFACT, “starkly details the tragic conﬂict of interest between the needs of growing children for good nutrition and the needs of multinational corporations to develop and expand markets for their products." Gordon Nelson, associate professor of sociology at Augsburg, was at the DFL meeting. "‘I saw the film—it was quite dramatic," says Nelson, who supports the boycott. It was Nelson who made the resolution at the district DFL level to support the boycott. The resolution passed in the district and went on to be passed at the state meeting of the DFL. Besides being affirmed by political groups. the Nestle boycott is being promoted by some church groups. Acccording to Pat Hansel, a member of Minnesota Clergy and Laity Concerned. “This fits right into the world hunger concern that many church bodies have been emphasizing.” Hansel equates the effectiveness of individual action in the Nestle boycott with the push to convince banks to reconsider making loans to South African nations. “It's something everyone can do—everyone has a bank account and everyone buys food." Continued on page 7 *- DAVID RAETHER LARRY COUTURE SUE BONNER ,,, ... KATHARINE SKIBBE KATHN YAKAL EMILIE NYSTUEN MELANEE SISTERMAN JONATHAN C MOREN DAVID C. WOOD. Faculty Consu/lanl Edi!0f—lﬂ~Ch/€I BUS/r7955 Manaqer . . . . . . . . . ,.News Editor Arts Editor Fealures Ediror Sports Editor Head Photographers THE AUGSBURG ECHO. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 03
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Search Result: -' aﬁiﬁ‘R-Hﬂ. ‘ W Memorial Hall: A Tale of elegant dining, WWE-H-E-C‘H? Wthtlﬂh‘bE-‘ﬁﬁiﬁﬁﬁiﬂﬁmﬁiﬁw strict rules, and plenty of nonsense By KATHY YAKAL Features Editor What is it that fascinates people so about looking at old high school and college yearbooks? Old haircuts? Maybe. Fond memories?...
Show more-' aﬁiﬁ‘R-Hﬂ. ‘ W Memorial Hall: A Tale of elegant dining, WWE-H-E-C‘H? Wthtlﬂh‘bE-‘ﬁﬁiﬁﬁﬁiﬂﬁmﬁiﬁw strict rules, and plenty of nonsense By KATHY YAKAL Features Editor What is it that fascinates people so about looking at old high school and college yearbooks? Old haircuts? Maybe. Fond memories? Probably. To see how funny everyone dressed ten years ago? Definitely. Whatever the reason, history is fascinating and fun. Exploring the history of Augsburg’s Memorial Hall provides a look back into our own rich, riotous early years. Much of the history of Memorial Hall, as well as of Augsburg College, can be found in Dr. Carl Chrislock’s book, From Fjord To Freeway, available in the Augsburg library. According to Dr. Chrislock’s book, the construction of Memorial Hall in 1938 " . . was the first major change since 1902 when New Main (now lmown to us as Old Main) was built." Although the economic depression of the 1930’s was not really relieved until the United States got involved in World War II, Augsburg showed signs of revival in the 1936-37 school year when, according to Chrislock, “A new vitality was evident. One hundred forty-seven freshmen had enrolled in the fall, compared with 83 a year earlier. Enough students reported for vocal auditions to organize a second choir, as well as a male chorus, and the orchestra reappeared. Coach Carl Swenson’s basketball team achieved fourth place in conference play. Under the leadership of John Stensvaag, president of Student Society, students displayed more initiative than they had for many years." This new climate spawned two objectives, says Chrislock: a larger student body, and new facilities. Chrislock quotes President Sverdrup in his remarks to the 1937 Lutheran Free Church Conference. “Seldom has such . . . enthusiasm of a quiet but determined kind existed at Augsburg . . . the conviction that Augsburg has a mission and an important contribution to make has gripped the young folks at school." “No educational institution of com- parable sine, stun ' and conse- quence" Sverdrup added, “in the country has been compelled to operate with such meager equipment as Madame" SVerdrup's eloquence worked. nae conference approved a building program for “a dormitory housing 100 men, kitchen, dining room. parlor and ofﬁce space for missions to be eroded. fully equipped. for not to exceed $125,000.00." By September. 1937, a name had been chosen for the still unconstrucced dormitory. The building was to be named after two outstanding professors and former presidents of Augsburg. The two. Sven Oftedal and George Sverdrup, had joined the Augsburg faculty in the 1870's, and both. according to Chrislock, were colorful ﬁgures.0ftedalwasseenas“. .. establishing himself as a controversial- ist." and, “Sverdrup's zest for comrovers’y equaled Oftedal's.“ Apr-i 14. 1978 We “coax Sadly, President George Sverdrup, son of the original Sverdrup and president of Augsburg for many .years, died on November 11, 1938, two months before Memorial was opened. Student reaction to the new residence hall was positive. Chrislock recalls that . . its curious interior arrangement failed to win the admiration of later generations but students, accustomed to North Hall’s austerity and the dilapidated dining hall on the third floor of Old Main, regarded the move into the new building as a step toward luxury." Sigvald Hjelmeland, currently the Director of Deferred Giving at Augsburg, was the assistant dean of men at the time of the move. “At that time," he recalled, “it was still a sin to work on Sunday. I had to convince Si Melby (then the dean of men) to let us move on Sunday, January 1, so we could start classes the next day." Not only did Memorial provide additional housing, but the basement housed dining facilities for the whole student body. Hjelmeland describes the evening meals as being served family style. “The boys served as waiters, dressed in white, and carried sewing trays above their heads. Each table had a host or hostess who would be responsible for serving his or her table. It was very elegant." Hjelmeland compares today's prices with what he had to pay to live in Memorial, “It cost me $16 a semester— 54 a month— to live and eat there. Tuition was $37.50 a semester." Hjelmeland chuckles as he recalls that "they apologized when they had to raise it $5 my senior year.“ Chrislock, in his history of that era, reveals that "Augsburg student life was indeed more pluralistic than the school's ofﬁcial image might have suggested.“ Hjelmeland's experience as the equivalent of a modern-day head resident certainly supports that. It was his job to enforce the no card-playing, no u . ..W¢.v_.«v_ _ . V Pleasantly eccentric Svedrup/Oftedahl Memorial Hall. —S!a”phom by Philip Hsiao smoking, no women, and no nonsense rules. But plenty of nonsense went on. Hjelmeland has vivid memories of an incident where two members of the football team drenched a fellow student wearing a new suit with a garbage can full of water as he came up the stairs. Sigvald. when summoned to the floor, found the indignant, half-drowned student, preparing to retaliate by ﬁlling his own garbage can with water. He was quickly convinced to give it up. Hjelmeland also remembers a certain student body president who had to climb a ladder to Sig‘s room when he came in a bit too late at night. Residence hall shenanigans, although much more imaginative in those days, didn’t cost the school as much for vandalism as they seem to these days. Much of Memorials’s original furniture is still found in the offices and rooms there, in spite of the games of hogpile that were sometimes played on the top bunks. “We were one big happy family in the early days of Memorial." remembers Sigvald. “There were two guys that had no sense of cleanliness, but . “ In spite of the economic revival that came with the war years, college enroll— ment, of course, was down. the faculty was reduced. and only minimum course requirements were offered. As Chris— lock's history states, "Rental of Memorial Hall to house a military unit training at the University of Minnesota in 1943-44 partially compenst for loss of tuition income." The 1950's brought Cold War paranoia to the country. In Memorial Hall, life went on. And just as the boys used to gather around Art Botten's $3.00 radio in the 30's to hear the spooky late—night mysteries, so the Memorial residean of the 50's rushed to the lounge (now President Anderson's ofﬁce! to watch the escapades of “Crusader Rabbit" on the hall's newly-accquired 12-inch television. Janice Rykken. a former Echo co-editor and early-50's student at Augsburg, recalls that end-of—the—day meeting with the other “Crusader” groupies, as a highlight of her day. “I can't even remember what the show was about." giggles the former Janice Anderson. ("Fehmete" to her friends! “It was on from about 6:00 to 6:07 every night, and people were practically piled on top of each other to see it." At that time, Memorial was still divided into its four original “houses”— Alpha, Gamma, Beta, and Delta. It wasn‘t until the mid-60's that partitions were taken out, first and second floor rooms replaced with offices, and the dining hall moved over to the newly-constructed College Center. Currently residents of Memorial are not attempting to further remodel the building. Steve Hoffmeyer, one of Memorial's two head residents, reports tentative plans to build a tennis court on the roof and convert one of the lounges into a weight-lifting room. Some things never change. But some things do. Today, the 40-year-old dorm is only one among several housing facilities on the Augsburg campus. Memorial, with its clanking radiators, drafty windows, and unusual color scheme, is often overlooked as students vie for more modern and spacious houses and apartments. The earlier population of 100 males has been replaced by 48 men and women who can be seen in all rooms at any hour. The only real rules concern vandalism, treatment of fellow students, and use of some ' ‘controlled substances. " Instead of just one radio squawking in a comer of third floor, sound of the Bee Gees blare from numerous radios. Crowds still gather in the lounge, but Crusader Rabbit has been replaced with Star Trek on a wide-screen color set. And the closet thing to elegant food service is a gaudy pop machine and assorted popcorn peppers and hotpots. The American novelist and poet, Robert Penn Warren, in an interview with journalist Bill Moyers a few years ago, was mourning the decline in history departments in academic institutions. Warren observed that " . . . a sense of the past is passing out of the consciousness of our generation . . . I don't know how you can have a future without a sense of the past." A sense of Augsburg College's past lies in the history of Memorial Hall. Correction Last week's review of Coma was done by Mark Depaolis. His name was left off the review inadvertently, and we apologize for this error.
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: A sense of where we come from For this week's Echo Kathy Yakal has written a delightful story on Memorial Hall. We commend it to you. We particularly enjoyed it because it gave rise to some thought on history. Try though we may in a liberal arts college, all of us get fragmented deeply into our...
Show moreA sense of where we come from For this week's Echo Kathy Yakal has written a delightful story on Memorial Hall. We commend it to you. We particularly enjoyed it because it gave rise to some thought on history. Try though we may in a liberal arts college, all of us get fragmented deeply into our own areas of study and lose sight of the importance of others. Except for the history majors, few of us pay any serious attention to our own histories. History is a powerful discipline. We know that you have heard it before—so often, by so many people—but we can not have a true sense of ourselves and where we are going without a rich sense of who we were and where we came from. What, really does this mean? Here it is 1978, and already the 1960’s have become a quaint and barely remembered decade in American history. “All that noise and shooting,” we often mumble to ourselves, “it happened so long ago and was such a bother that I'd personally rather forget the whole messy business.” We as a people seem willing to blithely forget the horrors of Vietnam. The image of Vietnam should never escape us. Vietnam illuminated the American underbelly. It showed us at our most deceitful, most disordered, and most confused. Is this something we ought to forget? Is this an era we should tuck neatly away into the rarely visited attic of our past? Ten years ago most of our major cities burned. Armies patrolled our streets with riﬂes while the angry and the despairing rioted in frustration. How did you feel during those days? What were you thinking? Were you terrified or hopeful? Did you even know what was happening and why? Reconstruct in your minds the 1960’s, for we shall never see an era like that again. To lose those years would be to lose a great treasure, a whole fragment of our lives. Study those years, for they shaped our outlook on the world. So it goes with all history. How can we presume to know Augsburg when we do not know its history? Do you know, for instance, why Augsburg was founded in the first place, and by whom? College is an exciting, formative period in one’s life. What did students in the 1910’s dream of doing with their lives? Where did those students in the 1930's come from, facing the adversities of a grave economic depression, to get an education? What did students in the 1950’s do with their free time? All these questions are not irrelevant. They speak directly to us, for we attend a college they shaped. And we are shaping a college for students in the let century. Augsburg’s history is not at all dull. It has its share of geniuses and eccentrics, saints and sinners. It is a part of us now, and we are a part of it. We must not lose this history. If we are quiet and will sit still, these very walls speak to us of the agonies and glories of our own situation. etters Nobody wrote President OscorA. Anderson Your friendly car salesman, here. I confess to feeling like one these days as folks are constantly fimrnenting on the little car I’m driving and asking me how I 1 9 it. Frankly, it's great! I have been pleased with this American made, front wheel drive compact. It handles beautifully, with a firmer feel than all the cars I have driven with rear end trans— missions. I enjoy driving it on the highway. Four cylinders is plenty for 55 m.p.h. It has a surprising amount of luggage space and converts to a hatchback when more room is needed. And, of course, the price is right. I I guess the experience of moving down (not long ago I was lumbering along in a Chrysler 300) has been a veriﬁcation for me that “small is beautiful." It is possible to adapt one's lifestyle to different dimensions, at least when the family is grown up and when one deals with the myth that the size of one’s car is a prime symbol of status. The advantages of the small car would not have become as obvious to me had I not actually moved to this type of transportation. Those prized pieces of real estate called parking places, too often on the other side of the street, suddenly become more numerous when one has less to fit into them. Joumies to the comer gas station become less frequent as the miles per gallon practically double. And that’s beautiful! One other advantage which I discovered, to my surprise. I now have all kinds of room in my garage. No more wondering where the snow blower and the lawn mower and the bicycles will fit. There's plenty of space. I must confess, however, that the condition of the Minneapolis streets makes it hard to believe that life is beautiful from the bottom of a pothole! All of this is probably inappropriate presidential talk, but I did want to register my vote for at least one aspect of “small is beautiful." I admit I like the note one faculty member left on my desk the other day. “The president is not over the hill; he just has a new Horizon." Where have all the letters gone? By DAVID RAETHER If you look to your left you will notice a large white space. Normally this space is reserved for Letters to the Editor. This past week no one took the time to write. In my year as Editor of the Echo few things have annoyed me more than the fact that hardly anyone has had the interest, or courage, to write letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor exists for several reasons. First, and foremost, the column provides space for students, faculty, and staff to air grievances about the College. and to spur discussion about issues both here at the College and in the rest of the world. Half of the problem with this College is that people spend most of their time complaining about this, griping about that, and never doing a bit about any of their complaints. A letter to the Editor is a good way to express your own disgruntlment, and perhaps to begin doing something about the problem. I have heard, ever since I came to this school four years ago, endless moaning by a variety of people. Yet these same people continue to sit on their butts not doing a thing. Try writing a letter to the Editor. No one is forcing any of you to stay here paying $2,800 in tuition. Doesn't Food Service's quality annoy you? How come we have never heard a peep. What about the Ice Arena’s bungled management, doesn‘t that bother any of you? Certain ridiculous and immature people at this school are causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage in vandalism, and we’ve only received one letter all year on the problem. Don't any of you care that Augsburg banks with Northwestern, the only bank in the Twin Cities lending to South Africa? And doesn't it bother any of you in the least that Augsburg has failed to comply with Federal law in plans for accessibility of its buildings for the handicapped? Letters to the Editor is one of the most carefully read parts of the paper, and it bothers me to see, week after week, the Augsburg community consistently failing to use the space to say anything of consequence. A second function of the Letters space is to provide for criticism of this paper. We are not perfect, and we need to be told when we err. All year long I have tried to find out what people think of the job we are doing. Occasionally, as in the case last week when we really blew it on the course cutting story, we do get a letter. We sincerely apologize to Dean Anderson for that mistake. Generally, however, I hear only second- hand complaints about the paper. For example, often I hear a second-hand report that this faculty member thinks the paper is sloppy or that that faculty thinks the paper lacks credibility. Well if that's what you think, then write us and tell us. We are not children. We can take criticism: in fact, we need criticism. And as for you students who complain, we give you two alternatives: write a letter, or get down to the Echo office and join the staff. This paper is your voice, not just mine. Start acting like it. April 14. 1978
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 05
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Search Result: 'Our Town': slow but strong Reviewed By DAVID RAETl-IER I must admit right off that l have a great fondness for the play Our Town, which is currently the Theater department's spring offering. It is a quiet and simple play, whose purpose is to awaken the audience to a more acute appreciation of...
Show more'Our Town': slow but strong Reviewed By DAVID RAETl-IER I must admit right off that l have a great fondness for the play Our Town, which is currently the Theater department's spring offering. It is a quiet and simple play, whose purpose is to awaken the audience to a more acute appreciation of the cycles of life, of its beauties and its agonies. Our Town is an unsentimental celebration of pastoral American virtues. The play lies outside of virtually every movement in modern drama; it is an utterance of universal and gentle eloquence which presumes little and achieves much. The play. however, has been so frequently produced, and has been seen by so many, that a director must work diligently to light up the stage, and thereby recapture the audience's attention. Ms. Julie Driver, directing her first Augsburg play, has been fairly successful in this task. She seems to work quite well with the young actors in this production, and has done her job well in drawing out each actor’s strength while weaknesses. She has prepared the troupe well and rehearsed them vigorously, even though, as a whole, the group does not know how to play an audience. Mark Johnson heads the cast in the role of the Stage Manager. The Stage Manager presides over the play, sometimes ducking into the action, mostly serving as Wilder's voice on human affairs. Johnson has a beautiful bass voice, and he holds the stage with surprisingly mature grace. He does not, however, bring too much variety to the characterization, and sometimes lacks urgency. As Emily Webb, Lori Ryman brings in another fine performance. Her line readings are sturdy and she has matured quite a bit as an actress. She is clearly a cut above the rest of the cast. David Denzer as George Gibbs has a few sparkling moments, but he does not have strong sense of the character of George. His George, while steady, does not grab the audience with a youthful bouyancy. Denper does have an innocent face, and he uses this to good advantage. The good Dr. Gibbs, played by Mike Laudenslauger, is a pleasant role for an actor. Laudenslauger does an admirable job in the role, and maintains a strong presence on the stage. Anne Marie Brennan also does a good job with the motherly Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. Well was played ably by Penny Larson, but Neal Herold had some difficulties with Mr. Webb, due perhaps to Herald's lack of grace in movement and in line readings. The rest of the cast was good although John Burkhardt slightly overstated Prof. .Willard, and there was little believeable pain in the gentle face of Paul Youngquist as be played the tortured Simon Stimson. James R. Johnson's set, while adequate, lacked imagination. Granted, the play demands a simple set. That, however, does not mean a dull set, as this one was. Paul Sannerud's lighting was adequate. Rachel Lundstrom's costumes were very good, and she kept a sharp eye to detail fairly consistently. The costumes looked natural and elegant. Ms. Driver, being new to the Augsburg stage, had some difficulties with the space. The blocking at times was cramped, and one sensed a yearning for a larger stage space. Driver also didn't seem to have a strong vision of the play's picture on the stage. At times the production dragged needlessly, and Act III was often unfocused. Overall. however. Driver, and her cast have staged a sturdy—although not powerful—produaion, one that is worth seeing. Maior writers‘ Festival opens in ACTC ByKATHAmE.SKmBE Arts Editor 111s Associated Colleges of Twin Cities (AC'IC) is sponsoring the Second Annual Midwestern Writer-3' Festival and Book Fair. It will bs held on the ﬁve collegecampuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul on April 16 through the 22nd. A highlight of the Festival will be a series of public readings by midwestern writersat8p.m. eachnightonthe ACTC campuses: College of &. Thanas. Hamline University, Augsburg College. The College of St. Catherine, and Macaleuer College. Lucien $17k will give the keynote lecture entitled “The Roots of Midwest Writing" on Shmday, April 16, at Foley Mr, College of S. Thomas. Stryk, a Poetry Award in 1974. Hamline Universt will host the second speaker mi April 17. Margara April‘. 1978 Atwood will speak in the Learning Center. Atwood, one of Canada's most important and best known writers, has published several volumes of poetry and has written three widely acclaimed novels entitled “The Edible Woman," “Surfacing,” and “Lady Oracle." On April 18 at Augsburg College in the Science Hall Auditorium James Welch who is a native of Montana will speak. His books include “Winter in the Blood" and “lonely.” S. Joseph Hall on the College of St. Catherine will furnish the stage for Kathleen Wiegner on April 20. Ms. Wieg'ner, a poet and former teacher, is currently a writer for Forbes magazine. She has also written two volumes of poetry. “Encounters” and the award- winning “Country Western Break- In Weyerhauser Chapel on Macalemer College on April 21, William Gass from Continued" on page 5 {iii/3.4V? i3 iﬁil/iﬁﬂ' 'Our Tonn': quality acting Reviewed By LARRY COUTURE Our Town on opening night last Friday revealed the talents of the Little Theatre players once again. Stage Manager Mark Johnson opened up Thornton Wilder's three act play and quickly commanded the sell out crowd (150) with his use of imagery in a propless set. Director Julie Driver has given mannerisms to her characters which seem very natural—the Stage Manager handles them especially well as he makes extensive use of his suspenders, pipe, and hat. Sound effects (Kris Horton and Robb Hubbard) overcome the lack of props as eight chairs, two tables, and “trellis if you need them" were the only stage pieces. Act I displays the talents of Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs (Mike Laudenstauger and Ann Marie Brennan! and Mr. and Mrs. Webb (Neal Herold and Becky Connor) and introduces the male lead, George Gibbs, superbly done by freshman David Denzer. Iori Hyman as Emily Webb plays opposite George Gibbs and remains distant to George and the audience in the first act. This is to her credit as her commanding physical presence and personality give her ample opportunity to steal the show. Act [I brings Emily out more but really belongs to George. George is courting and marrying Emily in this act and his first encounter of the close kind is done with a ﬂair that brings back adolescent memories. Stage Manager Johnson jumps into this act as a redneck soda jerk who really isn't so bad as he trusts George for the price of two strawberry sodas. Wedding comments by Mrs. Soames, (Gayle Andersonl neighborhood gossip, brought the biggest laughs of the night. Act III is all Miss Lori Ryman. The slow pace created by Wilder (half of the major characters are dead and Emily has just died in childbirth) can only be offset by Ryman with help from mortician Joe Stoddard (John Burkhardtl. Burkhardt is faultless and perks up the audience. (Echo cover photo last week). Emily experiences sadness, happiness, and indifference as she watches her own funeral and relives her 12th birthday. Emily captures the audience as she looks once again at the birthday card that George brought over at dawn on her 12th birthday. Unable to finish the day, Emily rejoins the dead and the Stage Manager winds things up to end Wilder‘s Our Town on a dull note. But that is Wilder's fault, not that of the Little Theatre’s almost ready for a big stage players. The Falling Wallenda for Robert Bly The man walking the wire seems to be watching his feet: he cannot see [as we can] ten stories below the wire on which he is watching his feet slide and step, slide, step and slide. On a wire there is no left or right; the body has one foot, which keeps coming apart. San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 22, 1978. Age 73. A wave coming in . . . he leans into the wind. What dreams have been scattered hither, thither, and yon by the wind—my life will end without once having seen a bird die of its own accord, assuming its full weight, and fall, like a thing of the air, stopped. But the flying Wallenda I have seen, from beginning to end. To and fro, the world wobbles; the body is not a friend at these heights, in this wind. The old man is advised and tries to sit, holding his pole, the only thing he knows, the yea and nay of equilibrium. The pole is bowed; he is the arrow that will come unstrung. Below, the people—with the whole earth under their feet—are running for their lives, but not for, because they are confused. When a man is falling from the sky, one must be careful where he steps. We keep bringing him back to the wire to see him fall again; unlike him, we need time to think. The earth where he lies has never seemed so solid, so ﬂat. Who was the first man to walk a wire, a rope, without a net—the human nerve unraveled and stretched thin? Why? When? What did he think? What did he say to his friends? "I feel better up there than I do down here. ” Let women belabor the earth in preparation; they also know the fate. An old wire-walking man wearing soft shoes has slipped out of our hands. The cameraman is alert, ready to tilt for the plunge of his life. For almost a minute the world will pause for the news, a recapitulath of the human pyramid, And the man falls from his knees, holding his pole, and the fall is without grace, end over end, like a man lost in . , . but the old man is already a dream, a smile on the hidden face. —John Mitchell
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: FACEsZ Being an art major at Augsburg doesn't mean that a student has to limit his scope to creating in the art studio and exhibiting in the Student Center. -Jim Dahlen, a senior an. major from south Minneapolis, is proof of that. Jim developed a real interest and love for film-making as an art...
Show moreFACEsZ Being an art major at Augsburg doesn't mean that a student has to limit his scope to creating in the art studio and exhibiting in the Student Center. -Jim Dahlen, a senior an. major from south Minneapolis, is proof of that. Jim developed a real interest and love for film-making as an art technique way back in high school. His school offered “Film In The Cities" as part of an urban arts program. The program allowed him to attend traditional academic classes half-days while the rest of his time was spent experimenting with film as an art medium. Jim likes to attend good films. especially foreign ones, as well as work on his own. He didn't take the cinema arts course at Augsburg, but has talked about the medium a lot with Augsburg‘s own film expert, John Mitchell. “He’s been kind of a spiritual and technical assistant," says Jim. Jim did take Paul Rusten’s film-making class last January, and is currently working on a film for a religion course that . he's taking at Macalester. The film deals with the spiritual L ‘ elements in modern painting and film. Although Jim’s main focus in art has been in film, he does not limit himself to that. “I do personal art using many different materials. Since it is personal art, I use whatever I feel is appropriate." Playing pool, making silk screen prints, and listening to rock and roll music are other interests of J im’s. “Playing pool is a real philosophical and spiritual release—you can escape from the chaotic world.” “But.” he went on to say, “the game room is kind of a chaotic world in itself on weekday mornings." J im‘s reason for coming to this school is simple: Augsburg is a Dahlen family tradition. J im’s father taught English here until 1973. After graduation, Jim hopes to travel and pursue his interest in film-making. He has already been to Brazil and the Caribbean, and wouldn't mind returning to South America or visiting the southwestern United States or Hawaii. “I really like tropical environments," Jim says. “I'm just kind of sitting it out up here.” Graduate work in some form of visual arts is a possiblity for Jim someday. He would like to live and study in an urban area similar to Minneapolis, one which provides opportunities for progressive theater. dance, and music. “Any form of energy—that‘s what I‘m interested in." Festival Recitals Continued from page 5 North Dakota will speak. His writing April— deals extensively with his own 18—7100 P'm- - '- midwestern experience. A professor of philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, Gass has written many stories 18-8330 P~m‘ - I and novels. Some of his most noted works are “In the Heart of the Country," 20—7300 P‘m‘ ' ' “Willie Master's Lonesome Wife," and “Omensetter's Luck." 20—4330 P‘m‘ The public is invited to attend the evening events—all scheduled for 8 p.m.— and to participate in the . . . , . . . . . Kathy Gray Junior Organ Recital Holy Trinity Lutheran Church . , . . .Dorothy Korpela Senior Voice Recital . . . . . . Sara Mac Donald Junior Flute Recital , . , .David Cherwein St. Marks Cathedral morning-after discussions. All events are free. A Small Press Book Fair will be held in conjunction with the Festival on April 21 and 22. This is also free and open to the public. The Small Book Press Literary Publishers represent over 100 different presses from 42 states, Canada, and Great Britain. They will display and sell the books and magazines they publish. Poetry and Prose readings will be read in a room adjacent to the Book Fair. The Plains Distributions Book Bus will be parked outside and functioning as a book fair on wheels. This specially designed bus is stocked with hundreds of regional small press publications. The Book Fair will be held in the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center at Macalester College. 6 Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. tonight's the second annual Mr. Umess Tower Contest. A traditional event of great dignity, suspense and glamour. the Contest holds an esteemed place on the social calendar at the College. The floor who represents the winning candidate will receive $50 worth of pizzas. So, show up tonight at 8:00 pm. in the Commons and root for the candidate of your choice. The library now has an electric typewriter for student use. Cost is 25 cents for 20 minutes. If there isn‘t enough use the machine will be taken out. P. problems, D. dilemmas, Q. questions How much does it cost to live in Umess Tower each day? By taking the $675.00 housing cost, and dividing by the maximum number of days you can stay there, we found that it costs every person $2.85 to live in Umess. What classes count for an urban requirement? Afro-American Humanities, Topics in American Studies, Environmental Aesthetics, Economics of Urban Issues, Orientation to Education in an Urban Setting, School and Society, American Literature Since 1920, European Urban History, Community Health Nursing I, Community Health Nursing II, Metropolitan Complex, Mass Communications in Society, Human Community and the Modern Metropolis, The City and Metro-Urban Flaming, and the MUST program which offers Field Experience, Seminar: Readings in Urban Studies, and Seminar: City of Minneapolis. What is PDQ??? PDQ is a source of knowledge for people who have any questions about Augsburg. We are two Freshman girls who devote our time in seeking out answers to every question that we get. We have a box at the SOS desk where questions can be put. We check it each day in hopes that there are new ones to answer. If you have a problem, dilemma, or question, put it in the PDQ box at the SOS desk. Deb and Joan Fiber Invitational open in Center By KATHARINE E. SKIBBE Arts Editor A number of diverse and eye-catching art exhibits have been displayed in the College Center Lounges this year. I have ho-hoed my way through the Santa Clause exhibit put up at Christmas time displaying the fruits of some artistic students labor during fall semester. Later, I oohed and ahhed at some of the beautiful paintings and prints held by different members of the Augsburg faculty and staff during the showing of art work from the Augsburg community. And I have found myself delightfully entertained and intrigued by some of the special exhibits, such as the African art display and the series of snail shells by Gendron Jensen, It hasn't been a habit to preview or review any of these art exhibits that decorate our lounges for months at a time. The display that went up on the 9th of April is a bit different. It literally goes far beyond the red bricked walls and becomes a part of our environment in a wonderfully eye-catching way. Since April 9, five women artists have been displaying various types of woven, dyed, and sculpted material at Augsburg’s first Fiber Invitational. First of the featured artists is Lynn Klein. Ms Klein has developed an interesting color design technique in fabric. For those of you who have any knowledge of Scandinavian arts, her style resembles the well known marbling technique in fabric. For those of you who haven't had Scandinavian arts, marbling is striping two colors in a way that gives Personals Dear Mom, I got to go to a thing called Spring Affair Saturday night. Some older girl asked me and she didn't even wear a bra. Oops! Bye for now. Timmy E Pu.- .Im “17th Au 335-6566 CLEANERS 2628 EAST FRANKLIN AVE MAlN PLANT a barbershop pole effect. Klein will be displaying a number of her pieces. Vicky Nelson Bryan works in one color of canvas. She sews the canvas into original groups of stuffed people. She adds interesting additions to her people with applique, animals, and other colorful objects. The third featured artist, Harriet Bart, should be a favorite on campus. Her fiberal art consists of interesting and unusual woven constructions. She tries to move away from the two dimensional art that hangs on the wall to art that extends beyond the wall. One piece that will be displayed during the Invitational is a sculpture dome with netting and hockey pucks. Constructions like the netting and pucks are what may be described as idea pieces. They should provide an interesting dimension to the show. Vicky Johnson, the fourth artist, works with small Indian beeds. She does not create works in the Indian style of beadwork, but used the closely colored beads to create optically mixed hangings. The pieces are small and beautifully done. Judy Goetemann works in batik. Perhaps many of you have already been exposed to this ancient and interesting art of dying with color and wax. Her work is done from drawings of medieval tapestries which she then copies in batik. The outcome is captivating copies of these ancient hangings. The Fiber Invitational will be displayed April 9-30. It is sure to be one of the most captivating and interesting exhibits that will be on display this year. Dear Timmy, Your father would like to sit down and have a long talk with you soon. Maybe you should start coming home on weekends. P.S. I’m enclosing $7.00 for a Friday bus ticket to Houston. 2100 ulnammglun 7244000 LAUNDERERS 335-6666 April 14. 1918
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 07
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Search Result: Sougstad to represent Physics students When the National Council of the Society of Physics ﬁudents meets in Washington, D.C. at the end of this month, Augsng will be represented. Karen , a junior physics major from Hibbing, will be represent- ing the Midwest as associate councilor for Zone 9....
Show moreSougstad to represent Physics students When the National Council of the Society of Physics ﬁudents meets in Washington, D.C. at the end of this month, Augsng will be represented. Karen , a junior physics major from Hibbing, will be represent- ing the Midwest as associate councilor for Zone 9. Zone 9 includes the 44 college chapters from seven states in the Midwest. There are 12 zones in the United States. Karen applied for the position on the recommendation of Dr. Mark Engebret- son. Three candidates were chosen from all of the applicants in each zone, and each chapter was allowed to vote for one. Karen won in Zone 9. Her position as associate councilor, besides allowing her to attend the national convention, requires her to keep in touch with all of the chapters in her zone, and communicate their needs and ideas to the national organization. Along with the adult Councilor from Zone 9, Dr. Richard Waring from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Karen will be attending convention sessions dealing with such topics as applying for foundation grants, com- munication between chapters, and zone activities. “I'm pretty excited about it," says Karen. “It should be a good experience.” As for how such an honor will look on her applications to graduate schools, Karen states, “Well, it couldn’t hurt." C.S.D. seeks student advisors The Center for Student Development is planning to hire several students to help with the 1978 Summer Orientation. The work will include acquainting new students with Augsburg, doing some academic and registration advising, and organizing social activities for each Orientation weekend. This summer there will be three sessions running from Friday evening through Sunday noon, June 23-25, July 21-23, and August 1&20. A training session for the Orientation Advisors will be held May 19 and 20. The Adviser will be expected to attend all three sessions. Compensation will include room and board plus $60.00 per weekend. Any interested student may pick up a job description and application for C.S.D. Deadline for application is April 21. Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 Nestle And just as six area banks have stopped loaning to South Africa, says Hansel. a couple' of companies have changed their policies regarding formula sales in the Third World. “But for the most part, the changes have been cosmetic," Hansel states. “Nestle has a really slick advertising campaign—they send you a letter that sounds like they're doing everything they can, and they're really not." Nestle appears to be feeling the effect of the boycott. According to Hansel, re- presentatives of the corporation have met with citizens organizing the boycott, and urged them to call it off. But until Nestle's shows more actual change, the boycott will continue. Thursday, April 13 was declared “National INFACT Day." Plans for the day included a march from the St. Paul cathedral to the steps of the Capitol. where a government representative was expected to speak. This July 4 will mark one year since the Minnesota-based Third World Institute called for the Nestle Boycott. DAVE‘ BARBER F. SHOP [3"We Cut Harr and Inflation " Located In Dinkytown lanmo Surge: King 1 3 4141401 Avenue S.E. Telephone 331-9747 Apri 14. 1978 possibly filled next fall. Shrempp‘s other option is to assign them to a smaller house. Another house assignment still pending is the Norse House. Five women and a man comprise this group whose goals are aimed at becoming more personally aware of Norwegian culture and sharing that awareness with the Augsburg campus, whose own history is steeped in Norwegian tradition. The Norse group has requested Theta Pi, which has an occupancy listing of seven; this would leave one space for the Crown Prince Herald Scholarship winner next year. But this year's residents of Theta Pi will be retaining the house, Shrempp predicts that the Norse group will go through the lottery for a seven—person house. She assures, though. that they will get a house. A unique idea in special interest housing was submitted by a group of 23 students who will be turning Morten- son's eighth floor into an “Apartment Community Floor." They hope, as their proposal states. “ . . to overcome the alientation and isolation inherent in Mortenson apartment life." Their attemps to promote a sense of ﬂoor unity will be aided by their advisor, Lowell Brandt. Expanding the special interest concept in ways like this is encouraged by Shrempp. “I think the whole concept of special interest housing has a lot of positive aspects in terms of what the campus can do. We're getting closer to deﬁning It and supporting students as they try to explore a special interest in this nay." "It's really a plus for the campus." Said Shrempp. 'w continue programs like Il’llS one.” An internship working at the capitol By JOAN MALAND Staff Writer January 17, 1978, was a day that many people took no notice of. But, they should have because it affected every person in our state. It was the opening of the 1978 Minnesota state legislative session. A few weeks later, In February, I started on a fascinating experience as an intern for Representative John T. Rose (IR Roseville—Shoreview, 483). Before the session began I met with Rep. Rose to decide exactly what my responsibilities would be. Together we decided that I could chose any two committees that he did not belong to, and become a guest member of those committees. I chose the Education committee, which is chaired by Rep. Carl Johnson, a Democrat from St. Peter. and the Criminal Justice committee, chaired by Donald Moe, a Democrat from St. Paul. I attended each meeting of the two committees and made written reports on every bill that came up. Those reports were given to Rep. Rose to use as references when questions arose on one of the bills. He could, by reading the testimonies I wrote up, find out the arguments for and against any bill that came up in committee. One exciting part of being a member of a committee is that I felt part of the entire legislative process. It is there that every bill is debated, challenged, questioned, argued for, argued against, amended, reamended, defeated, or passed. I was introduced to important people in the state, like the President of the MEA, District Judges, County Attorneys and State Department heads. Such people come to meetings to support or oppose the bills. After a few meetings I became acquainted with each of the committee members. and I got so I almost always knew what they were about to say. I became quite impressed with two representatives. One was Arne Carlson an Independent Republican from Minneapolis, and Mike Sieben, a Democrat from Hastings. Both are people who are not afraid to speak up and disagree with the opposition. This is the type of representative that I believe we need in the Capitol. I made two important discoveries at the Capitol that amazed me! One was that there is an extensive amount of paper ﬂoating around the Capitol. Thousands of copies of bills, daily journals, agendas for the House and the Senate, letters, and more, are copied and recycled each day. The second observation is that the committees are not run the way I expected them to be. People may enter and leave anytime they wish. The committee members are also on the move during the one hour and 45 minute meetings. Also, anyone may testify for or against a bill if they register with the chairman. I also did become involved in a few things around the I—R offices. Rep. Rose's secretary Marg, helped me with typing addresses, and with any other problem I had. (Each of the secretaries work for three I-lt legislators, which makes for an abundant amount of work.) We became great friends. Together with one other intern, we made an entire listing of every constituent of Rep. Rose's district who contacted him during the term. be it through letters, phone calls, or personal visits. One procedure that Rep. Rose does go through that is not common for all representatives, is he follows up on every Contact with a letter. It does use a lot of paper, but it makes everyone aware of how he stands on an issue, and that he cares enough to personally respond to each person. I am sure if you ever talked to the three other interns from Augsburg you would get completely differenct answers to the question. “What did you do as an intern?" But I am confident that we all agree that it was one of the most rewarding, exciting, informative, and fun opportunities we could have ever had! KODAK qun ONLY PRINTED 0N DELUXE SILK-FINISH PAPER SIZE N0. 126 OR 110 12 EXP. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 14, 1978, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Women’s Track improves, shows more depth By EMILIE NYSTUEN Sports Editor The Auggie Women‘s track team traveled to St. Peter on Saturday, April 8 for a tough conference meet, and sharply improved their point totals from last year. The team results of the Gustavus meet were: Gustavus 107, Bethe]...
Show moreWomen’s Track improves, shows more depth By EMILIE NYSTUEN Sports Editor The Auggie Women‘s track team traveled to St. Peter on Saturday, April 8 for a tough conference meet, and sharply improved their point totals from last year. The team results of the Gustavus meet were: Gustavus 107, Bethe] 94, Winona St. 89, St. Catherine‘s 85, Hamline 41, Carleton 37, Augsburg 29, and Dr. Martin Luther 6. This year's 29 points was a marked improvement from last year's 8 points, showing an increasing strength in women's track at the college. Sue Meier again led things off by ﬁnishing second in the high jump clearing 5’1". First place was also 5’1" but Sue had one miss at 5'1”. ".0...’........... IOIOOOOOOOOIOIC0......COOCOOOOOIOOOOOOOOOSOWQ£Wghggg§£§ Word fun with Dave Sue also placed third in the 100 meter hurdles and sixth in the 100 yd. dash. The highjump was held indoors and Sue had to travel back and forth to compete in running events, which affected her jumping. Others gaining points were Nancy Jones with a fourth in the 440 yd. dash, Shannon Spore with a sixth in the mile run, Connie Lamon with a fifth in the 400 meter hurdles. Also the 880 medley relay team finished very well placing third. Connie Lamon ran the first 220 yd. leg, Heidi Carman and Sue Meier ran second and third 110 yd. legs, and Nancy Jones finished the relay by running a 440. Also the relay team with the same members finished sixth place. Others competing were: Heidi Car- man, Gayle Pearson and Shannon Spore in the shot, and Janyce Erickson and Pam Aslakson in the mile. Heidi Cannon finished seventh in the shot and points were only for the first six places. Cannon was a little ﬂat Saturday because her usual tosses would have brought a fourth or fifth place. Another cruncher for team totals was the lack of a mile and two mile relay teams. The Auggies lost at least four points by missing these races. The Gustavus outdoor track is a slow one but was in surprisingly good condition. Only some windy weather could be blamed for some of the times being slower than usual. The next meet for the Women is Saturday, April 15. The Manitou Relays (Both men and women will be t Olaf. The Tale of Matt and the matt By DAVID RAETHER Editor If you happen to spend much time playing pool in the Augsburg Game- room, as I am wont to do, then you are most certame aware that pool, like every other game, has its own special vocabulary. Pool's many odd-sounding terms and phrases have gained a sort of universal understanding amongst its widespread users. There is, however, one term used almost exclusively in the Augsburg Gameroom which puzzles the outsider. The term, “the matt," has a quaint and appealing history. Those familar with the tools of the trade are well acquainted with an instrument called the bridge. The bridge is a cue with a metal attachment. The bridge is used in tight, difficult shots which are out of the pool player’s reach. For instance, if the cueball is in the right center side of the table and you want to place the ball into the far right pocket, you probably won‘t be able to reach the cueball without lying on the table. It is in situations like these that you use the bridge. The cue is placed on top of the bridge, thus bridging the gap between yourself and the cueball. Specials Moo top Dee! 2/25( 941 Tue 1; my KlP.Nighr32tov ( on Wed Speools by Char-(emu Fri.be 2'011 59 Sun Bozo am an A * 917 CEDAR AVEySUgggINNEAPULIS * In the Augsburg Gameroom the bridge is more often called “the matt." Many people use this term without knong of its interesting origin. Back in the fall of 1974, a group of young men often played pool together, wasting away the days of their youth in the Augsburg Gameroom. One of that group was the then sophomore Matt Sorgenfrei. Matt, who graduated last spring with high distinction and who currently describes himself as “between jobs," is not a tall man. In fact, he could even be called short. Shortness is something of a hinder- ance on the big tables such as found in the Gameroom. Thus Matt often resorted to using the bridge when shooting. It was during one game that the ever sharp-witted Arne Berglund, another recent graduate of distinction, noticed that Matt had used the bridge several times in a row. In a fit of cleverness Arne began calling the bridge “the matt." The name stuck. In fact a campaign started by the friends of Mr. Sorgenfrei to create widespread usage of the term. The campaign seems to have worked. Late last fall Matt was in the Gameroom shooting pool with the wily Bob Bjorklund when Matt overheard two freshmen talking about using “the matt.” “Why do you call it that?" asked the surprised Sorgenfrei. “I don't know," said one, “that‘s what everyone calls it down here." doe-ooaoooooou Telephone: 333-0919 DENNIS THE BARBER 27TH & FRANKLIN Complete Line of R.K. PRODUCTS Men’s Track shows strength Friday April 7, against Bethe]. St. Thomas, and Macalester the Auggie Men’s Track Team did remarkably well. Although it was not an ofﬁcial track meet, they placed high in many of the events. Tom Boe jumped to first place in the high jump with his jump of 6’2”. Randy Jensen' also placed third in the high jump. Kevin Hoversten got second place in the longjump with ajump of 19' 5 3/4". Also, in the triple jump. Kevin jumped 40' 5 3/4” which was a third place. The 440 yd relay team of Steve Rosvold, Chuck Peterson, Mark Lamb- erty, and Eric Lukes took second place with a time of 45.7 seconds. Eric Lukes, the sharpest Auggie sprinter, ran well in the 100 yd dash by taking fourth place with a time of 10.6 seconds. Steve Rosvold streaked around the track in the 440 to receive a time of 58.3 seconds and a second place. Doug Greseth grabbed the other Augsburg first place by running the high hurdles at a time of 15.6 seconds. The men will also be competing in the Manitou Relays at St. Olaf on Saturday. Personals To Dave Raether, alias Grateful Guy: Sorry, Dave. you’re wrong. I am not taking you or anyone else to the Jackson Browne concert. The only reason that you wrote last week’s “Personal” is because of your extreme jealousy that I am going to the concert and you are not. I'll tell you all about it. Sue aﬁeuoa Binqsﬂnv vsvsg ‘uugw ‘snodeauugw April 14, 1978
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 2, 1976
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection

Title: Augsburg Echo April 2, 1976, Page 01
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Student advising (QC h. Three faculty promoted page 7 “Godspell” opens tonight at the Augsburg Little Theatre for a three week run. — Photo by Paul Walt/tour By BRUCE OLSEN Sta/I Writer Augsburg Student Body President Ron Robinson and Vice-President Bruce Cunningham are in the process of looking...
Show moreStudent advising (QC h. Three faculty promoted page 7 “Godspell” opens tonight at the Augsburg Little Theatre for a three week run. — Photo by Paul Walt/tour By BRUCE OLSEN Sta/I Writer Augsburg Student Body President Ron Robinson and Vice-President Bruce Cunningham are in the process of looking for strong and devoted people to represent students on key committees. One committee, Educational Poli— cies. is responsible to review and act on proposals related to relatively minor changes in curriculum and academic policy. Also the committee oversees the various academic pro- grams, except for long range planning. Students Dean Myers. Beth Ouanbeck and Jeff Mueller served on this committee of 13. Another key committee is the Petitions Committee. The student members of this committee Wlll work with the administration to handle student requests for release of contractual agreements With the college. Sandy Douglas served on this committee this past year. The Faculty Personnel Committee makes policy recommendations con- cerning appomtments. promotions Students sought for committee appointments tenure. salary. faculty loads. retire- ment. insurance. leaves of absense, attendance at educational conferences and the academic calender. This committee consists of 13 members. Tom Koelln and Joel Gisselquist were the students voice this past year. To determine policies and proce- dures regarding the teacher education program is the role of the Committee on Teacher Education. Also, the com» mittee serves as an advisory board to the education department. Becky Johnson and Julie Stattine served on this committee of 11, Robinson and Cunningham have created two new committees Accord- ing to Cunningham. "The Student Concerns Committee is a creative attempt to track down student problems It Will demand two very devoted and self motivated students who are aware of specific student concerns and are Willing to present them to the Student Senate in a liason fashion." The second new committee is the Registrar 5 Research Committee Vice-President Cunningham said. Thiscommittee was developed out of student concern over questionable fees and dates for deadlines which did not have student input. This will give student input and open another line of communication between students and the administration. Other positions which are open and are salaried include: student society secretary and treasurer, Programs Commissioner, Religious Life Com- missioner, ECHO editor, Augsburgian editor. S.O.S coordinator, and KCMR general manager. Robinson and Cunningham are also looking for an Elections Board Chairperson. Blood Drive Chair- person. one Appeals Chairperson, Homecoming Chairperson, students for the Minority Task Force and Committee on International Education and student advising member to the Board for College and University Services Anyone interested in one of these posmons. can pick up an application in the SOS office These applications must be returned to the student government office no later than Apr. 9. Any questions should be directed to Robinson or Cunningham Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 82, No. 19, April 2,1976 l
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 2, 1976, Page 02
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Search Result: Faculty Senate urges greater faculty input into college budget decisions By STEVE WEHRENBERG Features Editor Three recommendations to the President's staff concerning the college budget were approved by the Faculty Senate during their Mar. 16 meeting. Members of the President‘s staff include:...
Show moreFaculty Senate urges greater faculty input into college budget decisions By STEVE WEHRENBERG Features Editor Three recommendations to the President's staff concerning the college budget were approved by the Faculty Senate during their Mar. 16 meeting. Members of the President‘s staff include: College President Dr. Oscar Anderson, Augsburg's three vice presidents, Finance and Management Burton Fossee; Institutional Advance- ment, Glen Johnson; Student Affairs, Marianne Sander. Also, acting Dean of the college Mildred Joel, Controller Wayne Pederson and Executive Assistant to the President Bruce Gildseth are on the staff. The recommendations were initiated by the Senate's Budget Subcommittee, composed of chairwoman Marjorie Sibley, Dr. Edward Sabella and Dr Fialph Sulerud. According to Mrs. Sibley, the Budget Subcommittee was appointed by the Faculty Seante last May to view “how budget allocations and decisions effect the college." Currently, only one person repre- senting the college‘s academic sector, Acting Dean Joel, sits on the President‘s staff. The first Senate recommendation requested that the President appoint enough academic members to the President‘s staff to equal a “50% representation." “We feel that the proportion of the college budget allocated to the academic sector should be higher,” stated Mrs. Sibley. “Since the present members of the President's staff logically make budget decisions favorable to their own departments, a higher representation for the academic sector should increase our portion of the budget." This corresponds with the second Senate recommendation to “increase the allocation for instructional ex- penditures each year so that the instructional budget reaches no less than 50% of the total educational and general budget including student aid within four years." According to Mrs. Sibley, Augsburg ranks in the bottom of ALC colleges as far as per cent of general college budget allocated for academic ex— penditures. She also stated that according to information provided to her by Fosse, the proportion of the general college budget allocated for academic ex- penditures has decreased over the past four years. The Senate Budget Subcommittee met difficulty in obtaining budget information, according to Mrs. Sibley. “We have tried in the past to get complete information on how the budget is set up," she said. “But it is not easy to get financial information from the administration.“ Thus, the final Senate recommenda- tion requested that Fosse “make available to the faculty and to the college community by placing on reserve in the library a copy of the 1974-5 (and subsequent issues) auditors‘ reports of the fiscal operation of the college.” “We believe that the college’s financial information should be made public, not only to the faculty, but to students as well," stated Mrs. Sibley. “Students have a right to know how their money is spent." KCMR will host Augsburg music groups on new program By CINDY THERN Staff Writer On April 6 from 6<9 p.m., KCMR will present the third segment of a seven-part series of programs devoted to Augsburg's music organizations. The remaining programs will be aired by KCMR on these dates: the Choir, Apr. 6; the Concert Band, Apr. 13; the Chorale, Apr. 20; the Jazz Ensemble l, Apr. 27 and the Augsburg Choir, May 4. A tape of the Choir’s spring tour will be presented on the opening program and they will also perform pieces of their music on May 4. The other programs will present music performed by the group or other pieces by the composer and will be aired from 9‘12p.m. John Kaiason, KCMR Special Programming Director, will host the shows with assistance from represen» tatives from each music organization. Karason explained that he proposed the plan for the programs to KCMR last fall after evaluating the purpose behind KCMR. “I made the original proposal to the KCMR staff because KCMR is a college station and it shouldn‘t be the Augsburg‘s Karason exclusive property of communication majors," stated. According to Karason, the original proposal was for the five programs on the schedule to be aired but because response from the music organizations was overwhelming the Orchestra and the Jazz Ensemble have already had an extra program aired. The Orchestra was aired on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and they used the program to publicize the Fasching Fest which was held on Feb. 28. The Jazz Ensemble’s program on Mar. 9 was used to push the Jazz Festival held on Mar. 26 and 27. The Jazz Ensemble is in the process of developing a regular program for next year. As a result of these programs, Karason said that he would like KCMR to air regular programs next year. KCMR is an Augsburg College band radio that can be heard campus-wide at 6 and 12 of your AM dial. Alpha Phi Omega plans recruiting drive Alpha Phi Omega, Augsburg's service fraternity, will be getting its national charter this spring, in addition to other projected activities, according to acting president Eric Trehus. A banquet scheduled for May 2 will celebrate the joining of Augsburg‘s “A Phi O" with the approximately 575 other chapters of the organization. Notable heads of the national fraternity will join in the ceremony. To boost the size of the local chapter, a spring membership drive will be aimed mainly at freshmen and sophomores. Other activities include the sponsor- ing of the Blood Drive Apr. 8 and 9, and a move to remove some of the physical barriers encountered by handicapped students on campus. “Expansion” is the goal cited by Trehus for next year, especially helping new students at the outset of the year. Guides for freshmen Auggies ﬂzln Wednesday is China Day Augsburg will be the host for a day-long conference on China Wed- nesday, featuring Dr. Julia Ching from Yale University. The Conference, titled What Minnesotans Should Know About China, is being sponsored by the Midwest China Study Resource Center in St. Paul and Augsburg College. The purpose of the conference is to present major developments and issues in China that have taken place since 1945 and to offer participants an oppor- tunity for teachers and students to develop techniques for teaching about China. The morning session will begin at 9 a.m. with convocation following at 10 a.m. Dr. Ching, who was born in China and has done extensive work on translating Chinese authors on philosophy, will address the convo on faith and ideology in the new China. A workshop focusing on teaching China at the high school level will follow the convocation and Dr. Khin Khin Jensen of Augsburg will be the lunchtime speaker. Four workshops are planned for Wednesday afternoon and each participant may choose any two; all of the workshops will be oriented towards the teaching of China in the schools. The China Day is part of an effort to increase American awareness of China and the role the most populous country in the world plays in world politics. Surveys have shown that American students spend less than eight hours of a 12-year education studying China and Asia, yet both play an increasingly important role in the world and have developed new relationships with the US was one objective suggested by the fraternity for the 1976-77 school year. According to Trehus, the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity‘s “main thrust is to tie in with the community, the college, and the people of the college—to help them out." While providing an outlet for those who want to help others, Trehus stressed that they “would not loose sight of social functions," since the organization is for those directly involved. In. JIM BERNSTEIN ECHO! DAVIDC.WOOD'i ii‘. i.,.i: i MARK JENNINGS LARRY JEDDELOH STEVE WEHRENBERG PHIL THIESSE RUSS MEYERS DIRK J. ABRAHAM JIM PURDHAVI SCOTT BOUMAN Assomate Editor Busmess Manager Features Editor News Editor Fine Arts Editor Sports Editor THE AUGSBUFIG ECHO. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 2, 1976, Page 03
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Search Result: Jeff Mueller and Lois Wattman — ‘It was worth it’ By CAROL DUBOVICK Staff Writer “Apathy is the greatest weakness of student government at Augsburg," says outgoing student body president Jeff Mueller as he looked back on his two years as chief speaker for the student body. "I know that the...
Show moreJeff Mueller and Lois Wattman — ‘It was worth it’ By CAROL DUBOVICK Staff Writer “Apathy is the greatest weakness of student government at Augsburg," says outgoing student body president Jeff Mueller as he looked back on his two years as chief speaker for the student body. "I know that the administration and the faculty take student government seriously, but the students don't take us as seriously as they should. “We do have power, not only to influence decisions, but through our funds we have some real power in the sense that money speaks. When you are dealing with a budget of about $50,000 a year, it speaks pretty loudly." Mueller and now former vice-pres- ident Lois Wattman relinquished their positions to Ron Robinson and Bruce Cunningham at the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday. Neither Mueller nor Wattman believe that they faced any large obstacles during the past year. Wattman named “lack of time" as being the main obstacle. “I just did not have enough time to get everything done. There were so many things that I wanted to do and I felt I could do, if only there were 36 hours in everyday and if the only thing I had to do was student government." Mueller and Wattman see “the way the Student Senate has worked" as their administration's major accom- plishment. Mueller stated, “It has really improved in the way it dealt with a number of things, especially the budget and the committee structure." Referring to the committees, Wattman added, “The committees during the year took a subject, researched the problem and then had excellent reports to give to the Senate." "The fact that things ran very smoothly is an accomplishment in itself," stated Mueller. “We didn't have any major confrontations that have characterized past student government administrations. This is not because of lack of activity, but I think the students, the faculty and the Outgoing student body Vice President Lois Wattman and President Jeff Mueller talked about their careers as student government leaders. administration have been getting along more cooperatively during these past two or three years." Wattman views Judicial Council as an emerging problem between student government and faculty, but believes “with discussion, the problem can be bridged.“ Mueller and Wattman found that meeting and working with people were two of the most enjoyable aspects of their positions. One drawback, according to Mueller, is that “often times we were not reaching the average student who goes to his/her classes and spends an average day around Augsburg. It is usually the students who have problems or very strong opinions or ideas who came and contacted us. By and large, we were dealing with a small, but vocal group of students." Faculty lectures for Bicentennial By TOM TRAUTWEIN Staff Writer Augsburg College will host a four part Bicentennial lecture series, entitled “Presidential Bicentennial Lectures“ The series will begin Apr. 7 and run through May 5. with all lectures scheduled to be presented from 12-1 pm. in the Old Main Chapel. The lectures will be given by four Augsburg professors. starting with Dr. Ron Palosaari speaking on, "America the Beautiful: From Wilderness Forest to Edina Split Level." RONALD EORIGINAI 5 1. JE\\'EJ.F.RS > . \ i l I no .i‘r' l i-..yr. - Apr. 2. 1976 The remaining lectures include presentations by Dr. Marie McNeff, “Antecessors and Antecedents of Early Childhood Education," (Apr. 21): by Dr. Doug Oliila, “Free, White and Christian: The New Ethnicity," (Apr. 28); and by Dr. Norm Ferguson, “Approaches to Understanding the Brain: Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience," (May 5). The lecture series is initiated by a committee of staff, faculty and students who have been meeting to "consider ways to observe the Bicentennial year at Augsburg." says committee chairperson Dr, Milda Hedblom. Last fall the committee convinced Augsburg President Dr. Oscar Ander- son that a lecture series was a good way for the college to observe the Bicentennial. According to Dr. Hedblom. the series marks a “beginning of a tradition. This is the first time Augsburg has funded a lecture series given by Augsburg faculty for the Augsburg community," Looking at the less enjoyable part of the past year, Mueller named “the episodes with Val Maxwell" as being his least enjoyable experience. Explained Mueller, “We didn't know how deep we were getting into it and how serious the situation was when we were talking about fraud and when legal authorities were becoming involved." Besides the obvious change in the resident/commuter populations dur- ing the past two years, Mueller and Wattman claimed they saw no major changes within the students or faculty. Wattman, however, stated that she has seen some changes within Augsburg as a whole in four years. “Students are far more conservative, concerned basically with getting their education. Their concerns for world- newsflasli The Augsburg community is invited to an International Dinner sponsored by the Augsburg Cross-Cultural Society on Thursday in the Flexible Dining Rooms. The dinner will be served smorgasbord-style in the Commons for everyone, and the entertainment will begin at 5:30 pm. Demonstrations, songs, dancing, and other cultural events are planned, to give Americans some insight into other cultures and ways of doing things. There will be no cost for board plan students. and other students may use caupons. Non—students will pay the usual $2.50 charge for dinner. Any student organization that is seeking funds from the Student Senate must have their proposals in written form to Ron Robinson or Bruce Cunningham by Apr. 9. wide issues and national issues are really rather limited," explained Wattman. If given the opportunity to relive the past year. Mueller emphatically stated, “I wouldn't do anything differently, If the same situations arose again, I would again handle them the same way that I did at the time they did arise.“ Having completed his position at Augsburg, Mueller is currently seeking election to the Minnesota House of Representatives from his home district, 23A, which encom- passes Sibley and McLeod Counties. He is challenging a first term legislator, Raymond Albrecht, from Brownton, Minn. Mueller has already announced his candidacy and has been preparing campaign materials, getting a cam- paign committee organized and doing some fund raising. Mueller predicts that the campaign will probably cost several thousand dollars, which must come from individual contributors, Mueller's first important trial as a candidate will be on Apr. 10 at the 23rd Senate District Meeting. At that time, one of the announced candidates will be endorsed by the Independent- Republican Party if he receives 60% of the delegates' votes, Voters will chose the Independent— Republican candidate at the primary election scheduled for Sept. 14. If Mueller wins in the primary election he will run in the November general election. If victorious in November, Mueller will be sworn in in January 1977. Still optimistic, Mueller noted, “So far the signs and indications throughout the district have been very favorable towards my candidacy." Some Augsburg students have already started working on Mueller's campaign, Mueller stated, “I’d like to get as many involved as possible. It’s a good opportunity for students to get some first hand knowledge and experience in the political process as it is operated on a small, local level." Mueller named Sandy Douglas, Lori Hammer, Dave Halaas, Ted Grindal, Jay Phinney, Lisa Radosevich, Arlene Shorts, Lois Wattman and Andy Westberg as the students that have been helping him identify and research issues and giving him assistance and advice on things he should do in preparing campaign materials. Wattman's plans after graduation include finding a job within state government, ideally some type of research, and attending the four-year night program at William Mitchell Law School. Adds Wattman, "After that, I'm not too sure I would like to ever practice law. I would like to go into some type of legal research within government, continue my participation in politics and in church work. Wattman declared an interest in the legal aspect of church work. She doesn't believe that being a woman Will hinder her career plans. Being a woman may even be advantageous right now, stated Wattman, as law firms have to fill their quotas for women lawyers. Declared Wattman. "I work on the belief that I am competent and the fact that I am a woman makes no difference as far as my competency goes."
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