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Title: Augsburg Echo December 3, 1982, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: (Left) In the home opener against -- Bemid/i, the Auggie offense goes in Ior the score. From L to Fl are: Mike Berry, Jeff Herman and Mike Riley. (Right) In the same game Dan Nayman takes a shot on goal as Brian Johnson and Goalie Len Eagen look on. Auggie cagers to play tough, By TIM THOMPSON...
Show more(Left) In the home opener against -- Bemid/i, the Auggie offense goes in Ior the score. From L to Fl are: Mike Berry, Jeff Herman and Mike Riley. (Right) In the same game Dan Nayman takes a shot on goal as Brian Johnson and Goalie Len Eagen look on. Auggie cagers to play tough, By TIM THOMPSON Sports Editor Just as last year's Old Dominion Girls’ Basketball team relied on Janet Karvonen for her height and ability, Augsburg’s women's basketball team will rely on their quickness and aggres- siveness to prove they are a dominant force in the tough MIAC conference. "We play to minimize our weaknesses and build around our strengths," commented Head Coach Marilyn Pearson. “We are lacking in height, but our aggressiveness and quickness should help us out a lot.“ Last year’s team, which sported the likes of leading scorers Linda Henke and Monica Fitzgerald, finished up with a 13-12 overall record and qualified for the state tournament. They were seeded sixth in last year‘s tournament but hopelessly lost in the first round to St. Olaf. “The conference should be tough again this year,“ remarked Pearson. New coach, gymnasts work on technique By TIM THOMPSON Sports Editor Newly acquired women's gym- nastics Coach Bethany Shifflett didn't know what to expect when she came to Augsburg this fall. Anyone who was familiar with last year’s team would have expected late practices and a crew of about three to five gymnasts (depending upon injuries). Not only does Shifflett have a set schedule for earlier daily practices this season, but also six freshman and five returning competitors Barring present injuries. Junior Deb Clough and sophomore Captain Nansi Pellinen are temporarily on the injured reserve, but Shifflett hopes to see them practicing shortly after Winter break. “I am very safety conscious and I want to bring them 8 “Last year five of the eight teams and the three top finishers in the state tour- nament were from MIAC schools." Pearson, along with Assistant Coach Lynda Lee, will have 13 players to work with, of whom six are fresh- men. Returning lettermen Julie Goldstein, Terese Taylor, and Sue Thompson saw a lot of action last year which will give them the experience to apply and teach to this year's maiden team. “We are a relatively young team this year,‘ commented G'oldstein who, along with Terese Taylor, are this year's captains. “This year will be the beginning of a rebuilding year for us. As a team, we are looking to finish above 500 and i think we will have to play well this season to show the other teams we are capable of playing with them." Their next home game will be Jan. 5 against St. Benedict‘s beginning at 7:30 pm. along slowly," commented Shifflett. “These girls proved last year that they are top competitors in the conference and I don't want to rush anything and risk losing them for the whole season." Shifflett feels many of the freshmen bring good backgrounds with them and she's hoping they will make a smooth transition into intercollegiate gym- nastics. Shifflett plans to begin this season by reinstilling some basic fundamen- tal techniques. “Number one on my list is correcting the basic techniques," said Shifflett. “Some of the girls are having problems with this and they must be corrected before any progress Is expected to be made." Pellinen believes they are capable of making progress because of the team's enthusiasm and spirit —ECHO Photos by Jim Haugen ,1. 1 During practice Marilyn Pearson gives the players directions for a drill. and the quality of gymnasts they have to work with. “I really like competing in gym- nastics and just being part of the team," commented Pellinen. “Everyone has a lot of enthusiasm, and i think we will do really well as a team this year." Shifflett has, as does any coach, a goal or main theme set for herself as head coach this year. “I would like to see all my girls do everything technically correct and do it con- sistently. Some girls are more skilled than others on the team, but if the highest and lowest levels do their best consistently, I think we will have a real good team." The Auggies open their season Jan. 7 against the Mustangs of Mankato State. —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen AUGSBURG ECHO '7 J) a If, Al‘, 3.2 EE E. or B .2: =2 *' 9: l gig <2 4 Au sbur ECHO/Frida , Dec. 3 1982 .1S~—‘-—<
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Title: Augsburg Echo December 3, 1982, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: The Coffeehouse Extempore, located on Cedar Avenue and Riverside, sponsors the local music artists and advocates, a "Peaceful" yet intellectual atmosphere —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen Coffeehouse self supporting arts operation for 18 years. We are using the grants for pur- chasing and rehabilitating...
Show moreThe Coffeehouse Extempore, located on Cedar Avenue and Riverside, sponsors the local music artists and advocates, a "Peaceful" yet intellectual atmosphere —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen Coffeehouse self supporting arts operation for 18 years. We are using the grants for pur- chasing and rehabilitating the buildings," said Mike Green, adding, “That’s one of the reasons we are get- ting such positive responses; this is a one time grant and they know we won’t be back next year looking for money to pay salaries.” The missions statement of the Cof- feehouse contributes a great deal to the atmosphere, and so does the history of the place. The missions statement begins, “The Coffeehouse Extempore is, and will remain, a cultural center with an emphasis on presenting the finest of the American Traditional performing arts. The Cof- feehouse will also remain a chemical- free environment in which to hear high quality entertainment as well as a gathering place for the community.” With the objective of having fun in a chemical-free environment the kind of people who hang around might be best described as “peaceful.” So peaceful in fact that during the late sixties and early seventies, while the riots and demonstrations were happening on the West Bank it was common for the students and police officers to be Continued from page 1 found drinking a cup at the Co“ feehouse and discussing the situation; According to Green, “It would be; unusual at any other place, but not‘, here." i Steve Alarik, son of the man whiii conducted the survey mentionedl earlier, is in charge of booking angi entertainment, and running the soun t equipment during shows, and heir working to establish a recording studio ‘ to capture live performances but that ‘ is still being developed. While the Coll feehouse has traditionally been a forum for local talent, nationally popular groups have been coming to the Coffeehouse lately. People like? Peggy Seeger, sister of Pete, John Mc- ‘ Cutcheon, Paul Geremia, Jim Post and r Jan Marra performed during 1 November; and more good artists are guaranteed for December. “While we ‘ are improving programming, we can't ‘ move too fast. We don't want to change so quickly that we lose the regular crowd," said Green. One part of the special programming is the Women’s Music Series, which is mov- ing to Monday nights. About once a month “Open Stage" is all the rage with audience participation being the source of entertainment. soundings By TIM BLACKBURN At the close of “A Modest Proposal” Swift writes “I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that l have not the least personal interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work... l have no children by which I can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.” In this essay I too profess, sincerely, that I have not the least personal interest in the necessary work of projecting Augsburg‘s future; I am protected by neither tenure nor tenure- tracking, and will not be here to participate in or benefit a single penny from any improvements in Augsburg’s depressed condition. Yet I, facing the prospect of leaving, write in hopes of improvements. It is not unusual for teachers, especially part-timers on the so-called “slave track," to leave colleges, but it is unusual to leave with so little sense of what is happening at the college and so little sense of how many others will have to leave. Will all non- tenured faculty be gone next year? Will tenured faculty be out? Is there a method to the cuts? Is there any sense around here of what Augsburg can or, probably worse, will become? Because I am ignorant of any answers to these questions, I will attempt in this essay to pick, from the garbage bag of rumors, the stinkiest one and examine it. This rumor has the Augsburg Faculty being reduced to some 59 survivors by 1985. This rumor suspects enrollment will be around 1000 students. This rumorl call “Flule by the Rump“ (in English history, a Col. Pride “purged” the Long Parlia- ment in 1648; the survivors were called the “Pump Parliament”). I call this rumored faculty the Rump not just because of the obvious and just connotations, but also because it helps us see beyond the rumor as rumor: we see why, possibly, a Rump Faculty would be desired and what can be done with it. Most people around here, because of the Augsburg Syndrome (demeaning ourselves because we're connected with Augsburg, and thus demeaning ourselves further) think they know why we will have a Rump Faculty. It is, they say, financial- ly inevitable. Given the Augsburg Syndrome, I suppose it is; the school will not and perhaps cannot improve itself enough to be anything but a passive victim of economic variables. Perhaps, though, our leaders offer the Rump not in reaction to the economics of our time but in anticipation of the demographics of another. They might have a motive behind the Rump. Such a Rump Faculty, after all, would be old. Colleges and professors talk a lot about truth and the search for it (or at least they should), but seniority and tenure are the real venerated bovines. Because seniority and tenure are clearly not qualitative considerations, a faculty based solely on seniority and tenure ls‘not a faculty based on quality and not a faculty made for the good of the college; it is at best an accommodation to labor. A Rump Faculty, based on seniority and tenure, will be old. In many cases this will not be bad, for many older teachers here are ex- 4 cellent. Members of the Rump Faculty, however, will not be members because they are excellent; they will be members because they are older. Excellence in a Rump is strictly incidental. The only advantage of such a Rump Faculty (besides its being small and thus cheap) is that it will need replacements relatively soon. Does this mean that the tacit plan behind the Pump is a period of waiting until the early 19903, when replacements for the Flump will coincide with a larger number of students from which Augsburg can draw? Such a plan would have Augsburg hiring new, presumably good, younger teachers (who are a lot cheaper than senior, tenured people) both as replacements and as the extra faculty needed to deal with the in- creased enrollment. Essentially this would mean a whole new faculty in a short time—from a Flump to a new face in just over ten years! Is this the plan? In some ways, I wish it were; it at least offers the possibility, ten years hence, of solving some of our problems with numbers and quality, even though it is an awfully passive sort of solution, and promises no real institutional change. I don't, however, think it is the plan, because I don‘t think there is a plan (or if there is, it's hard to see). Unfortunately, plan or no plan, we‘ll probably get the Flump, and with or without a plan the Rump has serious problems. As I said earlier, it will be based on things other than quality. That by itself is enough to damn it. It is precisely this aspect, however, that I suspect makes the Rump attractive. A Rump faculty allows the admission, finally, that we‘re not trying to be a quality liberal arts college. I do not sense much outrage from Augsburg's administration, faculty, or students about such an admission. A reduced Augsburg, in fact, almost comforts the institution: it fits Augsburg's history, a history it must be said, of mediocrity. Choosing the Rump and waiting for the 905 eases us of the burden of our history. I only wish this history were a burden. Augsburg‘s history tells me that Augsburg will not close down: it will be content to dwindle, it will be content to be the way it used to be, it will be content to make temporary changes when the times change, it will be content to be unremarkable, unruffled, tepid, moderately cozy, decent but shabby, self-effacing, self-doubting, self-serving, Christian but too lukewarm to have a real chapel, small-scale, mediocre. It should be clear that I think Augsburg should shuck its history—that I think Augsburg can. The Rump Rumor, though, tells me it probably won't, or at least won't for ten years. Even then, waiting ten years—for something to happen. for Augsburg to react—sounds like just another chapter in Augsburg's familiar history. Will Augsburg's history continue unchanged? Will there be Rule by the Flump? Is there a plan in the Rump? l and lots of others won‘t be around for the answer, but I offer this lesson from history: The Rump Parliament killed King Charles, and itself died in a manner undistinguished. (a ........ . --;5.--' ‘ “u.” .... . r - - - - - - - - - --- Any students interested in a Cross Country Ski Club for touring and/or racing, please contact Mark Voelker at x1507 or Laurel Anderson at x1245. Thank you! Augsburg ECHO / Friday, Dec. 3, 1962
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: . review Live from St. Paul: Muppets By LAURIE MANN Staff Writer Mingle among your favorite Mup- pets at the Science Museum of Minnesota! Kermit the frog will be your host as you tour through the museum’s newest exhibit “The Art of Muppets" on display through Nov. 9. The museum has devoted its...
Show more. review Live from St. Paul: Muppets By LAURIE MANN Staff Writer Mingle among your favorite Mup- pets at the Science Museum of Minnesota! Kermit the frog will be your host as you tour through the museum’s newest exhibit “The Art of Muppets" on display through Nov. 9. The museum has devoted its entire third floor to the exhibit outlining the history of the Muppets beginning with Jim Hensen's creation of the first Kermit in 1956. Part of a two-year American tour, this exhibit exemplifies the growing popularity of the Muppets whose followers number over 235 million in over 100 countries. “The Art of Muppets" offers a complete display of over 100 Muppet characters so life-like and enchanting it will bring out the hidden “muppetness” in even the stuffiest of museum clientele. There are many familiar faces, including those of Kermit and Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, the Sesame Street gang, and Zoot (my favorite). Also on display are the newly created Mr. and Mrs. Otter, Mayor Fox, Wendell Porcupine and others who will make their television debut in a Christmas special. All Muppets are fully costumed and securely caged in glass boxes so as to prevent them from scampering haphazardly around the museum. With over 100 display-case charac— ters, life-size photos of a Muppet set, and collages of behind-the-scene photos and leftover Muppet body parts, the exhibit is visually very Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Big Bird are just four of the 100 Muppet dolls that will be on CLEANERS 2400 Btoomington 724-1000 Frl., Oct. 10, 1980 2622 EAST FRANKLIN AVE MAIN PLANT 335-6566 effective. Continuous video screenings of segments from the Muppet television show, a “Sixty Minutes” special and “The Muppet Movie“ (including Kermit‘s hit song “Rainbow Connection") also add greatly to the audio-visual aspects of the exhibit. Equally effective are the visiting children themselves, They laugh, roll on the floor and run around the display cases obviously delighted to be in the same room as the “pigs from space." The exhibit is aimed, perhaps unintentionally, at children. It deals with the visual presence of the Muppets only, and not with the mechanical goings.on behind Kermit and Miss Piggy. The avid Muppet fan will leave the exhibit with many unanswered questions: how exactly does a Muppet move? How many hours of work go into a half-hour segment of “The Muppet Show?" And how does Kermit ride that bicycle? A new Explore Store featuring Muppet puzzles, books, Christmas ornaments (made in Korea even) and various teething articles annexes the display. It is very disappointing in that it offers nothing that could not be found for a lower price in Target's toy department. The store, however, was my only disappointment and it can be easily overlooked. The $2.00 entrance fee will not only admit you to “The Art of Muppets," but to the rest of the Science Museum as well. For further information call the Muppet hotline at 227-6184. ‘1 display as part a! “The Art of the Muppets, ” featured exhibit at Science Museum of Minnesota through Nov. 9. LAUNDERERS E. Franklin at 27th Ave. 335-6666 New YES just as good as old YES on Drama album By BRIAN HASE Staff Writer Memories, how they lade so fast Look back, that is no escape Tied down, now you see too late Lovers. they will never wait. This is the opening verse of “Into The Lens," a song off the new YES album; Drama on Atlantic records. These and more poetic lines are characteristic of YES, a band that has typified the unconventional since the late ‘605. Loyal fans of YES are scarce, probably because it is hard to share some of the deep meanings that YES delivers to us except with close friends. This, along with a noncon- formist music style leads them to a one-sided success, YES fans do however share one common realiza- tion: that all one needs to get high with YES is a good pair of headphones. At any rate, many fans were struck a blow when it was discovered that the new album would be minus the lead vocalist. Jon Anderson, and some- times present keyboard player. Rick Wakeman. ObleuSly, there could be no replacements for these two wonderful musicians and YES fans were wondering if the new album would resemble YES at all. But Drama crept up on their backsides unaware. A song from it, “Tempus Flight." was getting regular radio time. In the song, the word “Yes” gets special emphasis which seems to mean that the band YES is here to stay, in defiance of what I and my colleagues were thinking. Three of the old boys are still with us. Chris Squire continues to pound out his flamboyant bass line and demonstrates his lack of remorse in the time-disillusioned song, "Does It Really Happen." Steve Howe plays brilliant guitar, especially in “Tempus Flight." Last but not least, Alan White holds it all together with his unobtrusive drumming, Trevor Horn, the new lead vocalist. at first listen seems to be a clone of Anderson. There are obvious differ- ences, however. Though he doesn‘t possess the rib—shaking emotion of Anderson, neither does he possess some of the ear-rattling annoyances. He proves himself in the stirring "Run Through The Light." Background vocals are covered by Squire, Howe, and the rest of the band. Geoff Downes, though he cannot equal Wakeman's mastery of keyboard vision, does the job and does it well. This is apparent in “machine Messiah," a three part symphony that delves deep into our mortal humanity and the consequences of a technologi- cal society. The six songs on the album are as good and recognition should be given that each band member gets credit for writing the album‘s songs. The blissful experience of YES is still with us and in a better way. Drama seems to have achieved a better blend of popular and aesthetic qualities of music than YES has been able to deliver in years. Not since the classic Fragile album have they done so well. If Anderson and Wakeman plan to make more solo albums they better take a hint from their former band. FM- a- Stardust Bowl “A Great Place to Unwind” . 2520 26th Avenue South Just Blocks Away from i Augsburg’s Campus 1 Restaurant - Cocktail Lounge 0 Live Entertainment Dancing Emoy Our Fun and Friendly Atmosphere “Open 24 Hours 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 10
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Wane-5555gamma-jeamxmmmmzsﬂ . "Peace and rest at length have come, {ﬁg-u.- All the day’s long tail is past, ' ﬁﬁzﬂﬁiﬁﬁm And each heart is whispering, ’Home, III Home at last. — — Thomas Hood Wickﬁﬂﬂﬁéﬂiﬁb IF YOU EVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, WRITE DOWN THIS NUMBER: 340-5400. Last year 22,000 homes were...
Show moreWane-5555gamma-jeamxmmmmzsﬂ . "Peace and rest at length have come, {ﬁg-u.- All the day’s long tail is past, ' ﬁﬁzﬂﬁiﬁﬁm And each heart is whispering, ’Home, III Home at last. — — Thomas Hood Wickﬁﬂﬂﬁéﬂiﬁb IF YOU EVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE, WRITE DOWN THIS NUMBER: 340-5400. Last year 22,000 homes were burglarrzed Inthe thn City metro area Chances are, you'll return to find your home jugIMeyoumﬂn.BuHHuyonceyoudontn cmnhepmme IF IT HAPPENS'I'OYOU. Sponsored by the Correctional Semce ot Minnesota A slatewude United Way agency Travis in? ALL DAY SATURDAY: RIB SPECIAL Rack of 4 Beef Ribs with SaIad,OnIy . . . $1.95 Augg/es.‘ Good Luck Against Gustavus! 2207 East Franklin tBungensdESpmﬁms 10 The Guthrie Theater opens Friedrich von Schiller’s MARY STUART on Wed, Oct. 8 at 8:00 pm Directed by Associate Artistic Director Gar/and Wright, the play focuses on the linal days of Mary, Queen ol Scots, ruthless/y imprisoned by Elizabeth /. Schiller 's dramatic account reveals the bitter, lifelong struggle between the two queens—Mary, a passionate, religious woman who inspires men of the court to willing/y risk their lives, and Elizabeth, a cold, vain ruler who controls Mary‘s late, Set design for MARY STUART is by Jack Bark/a with costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting by Craig Mil/er, music by Steven Maurice Rydberg and music direction by Dick Whitbeck. -Photography by Bruce Goldstein FREE MTCHER OFPOP with purchase of Lug. u Mldmm u MOHARELLA CNEESE ADDITIONAL ITEMS AVAILABLE Peapemnr s: D 5: Blues Omor‘ Mushroom Green Peppers Anchovies Sausage Nolpepmvs Canadian Bacon Hamburger Salanu f o a large pizza and this coupon (good through Nov. 30/ Lunch Mur Slum: Pan Hwy Anon-a E i' 1...--- 332-5551 Call Ahead . . We’ll Be Ready p J \ Fri., Oct. 10, 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: .;-\ ‘ bi . T" .1: Choir Director and Music Department Chairperson Larry Fleming thinks the four- choir system gives a chance for more participation. Four choirs working together By CHARLES BOE Staff Writer "You're kidding me." exclaimed the student. “There are four choirs at Augsburg this year?...
Show more.;-\ ‘ bi . T" .1: Choir Director and Music Department Chairperson Larry Fleming thinks the four- choir system gives a chance for more participation. Four choirs working together By CHARLES BOE Staff Writer "You're kidding me." exclaimed the student. “There are four choirs at Augsburg this year? No i wasn't aware of it." This senior music major was surprised to hear about the new four- choir system. "If I do not know about it. l‘m sure many people do not." The four choirs are Augsburg Choir. Chorale. Women's Chorus and Chamber Choir. The Augsburg Choir is the largest of the four with 68 members. Chorale has 40 members. Women‘s Chorus, 25 and Chamber Choir. 22. According to Larry Fleming, chair- person of the music department. the new choir system has been a success. Fleming states. "The main reason for having four choirs is to create a center of campus activity and to get more people involved." Fleming says all the choirs will perform at chapel and various other functions throughout the year. The main event for all of the choirs will be participation in the Advent vesper service at Central Lutheran Church. The choirs are looking forward to working together for the service. According to Fleming. “All of the choirs will remain separate and distinct but they will perform together on special occassions." According to Fleming. "There are more students wanting to live on campus each year. This will benefit the choirs. Having four choirs will give everyone a chance to participate.“ Even though tryouts are over, the Women‘s Chorus is still accepting members. The Women's Chorus will perform literature written for women's voices and requires two hours of weekly rehearsal. the arts Program Commission’s affordable culture By LORI JOHNSON Fine Arts Editor You've probably heard that one of the advantages of an urban education experience is the wide variety of cultural activities. But you say your work study check won't stretch to include the cost of “culture”? Well. cheer up! Augsburg‘s Program Commission has purchased tickets for 22 events in the metropolitan area. ranging from chamber orchestra to children‘s theatre. This means more than just a handy place to pick up tickets. It means affordable culture! Program Commis- sion has purchased season tickets at group rate. already a savings over single-seat prices. But they have also assumed some cost for each event. lowering ticket prices even further. Dates for various events stretch into spring semester, but here are a few to note in the next two weeks: Friday. Oct. 18 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. |.A. O'Shaugnessy Auditorium. College of St. Catherine. 8 pm. $5.40. Sat.. Oct. 18 Story of Babar. The Little Elephant. Children's Theatre. 2 pm. $3.75. Sun., Oct. 19 Annie. Orpheum Theatre. 8 pm. $10.50 (transportation provided.) Thurs.. Oct. 23 Mary Stuart. Guthrie Theatre. 8 pm. $3.75. Other events include ballot at Northrup Auditorium. The Nutcracker and a Chuck Manglone concert at Orchestra Hall. Tickets can be reserved in the Program Commission office in the College Center. Information regarding upcoming events will be posted as tickets become available. W0 W returns The first installment of Words'worth on Wednesday (WOW) will be held in the Alumni Lounge at 2:30 pm. Wed. Oct. 15. All students, staff and faculty are welcome. Watch for more information. - :, :. :v: 3. a-gﬁg l i Mi SUNDA Y BRUNCH Every Sunday Noon—3 P.M. served with complimentary glass of champagne. Enjoy our fine selection of Mexican favorites made from our own old family recipes. Seafood Special Burrito A large flour tortilla filled with l l l l i l l l . king crab and bay shrimp. l l i i l l l Deep fried burro topped with a , ‘ special sauce and sour cream. deep/Med and topped With our filled with your choice of SPECIBI Cheese Sauce and shredded beef or chicken. avocado wedge' 4.50 with guacamole 4.95 5.50 We‘re new and not yet in the phone directory. 3m ReservePartyRoomsfor '* ‘J ' -- ’,-Pertles-." r' etc. V Remember cell i i l l i l l l l Chimichangas : l l l i l l l l :2027 E. Franklin (1 blk. East of CederAv.) emf Off 94 Exit—Riverside or Cedar . Open 11—11 Food Free Parking Fri.8tSat. 11-12 Food 8 Mon-Fri. 900 am. to 500 pm. 606-24th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 341-2194 e Personal checks cashed up to $25.00, 50 charge Free checking with $100 minimum balance. 5%% on regular savings. 6W ' .C’o ' State Bank of Minneapois
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: feces Aune is ’basically the same’ By BOB FLETCHER Augsburg is “a place to be proud of,“ commented Becky Aune, a fifth—year senior. Aune has been attending Augsburg since 1976, and has already graduated with a music education major. She is returning this year to obtain a theater arts degree so...
Show morefeces Aune is ’basically the same’ By BOB FLETCHER Augsburg is “a place to be proud of,“ commented Becky Aune, a fifth—year senior. Aune has been attending Augsburg since 1976, and has already graduated with a music education major. She is returning this year to obtain a theater arts degree so that she can direct plays, as well as teach music at the high school level. Although she hasn’t been in any theatrical productions at Augsburg, Aune became interested in theater when she became involved at the Children’s Theatre during last year‘s interim. She is in this year's musical, "Fiddler on the Floof," as Grandma Tzeital. While attending Augsburg, Aune has been in the choir, which she said was a major part of her life. She was able to go to Germany with the choir last summer. In Germany, the choir sang for the 450th anniversary of the signing of the Augsburg Confession. Aune said the trip was an opportunity to meet people and travel. She considered it a very valuable experience. "Always willing to help," was Aune's description of the faculty at Augsburg, “but the students are basically the same." She has seen a lot of students come and go, some buildings go up, the tunnel completed, and Old Main refurbished. “Augsburg is continually improving itself, and is a place to be proud of. You have everything at your fingertips,“ Aune said. Aune was born and raised in Braham, Minnesota. Two of her sisters go to Augsburg now, and two of her brothers and one cousin went here previously. Aune is now the night receptionist at the College Center desk. She has worked on Augsburg work crews during the summer, and also sells Shaklee products to earn extra money. Returning library books is the hardest thing Aune says she has done at Augsburg. She intends to keep attending Augsburg until she has her theater arts degree. Said Aune, “Augsburg has been my home for four years. Why not a couple more." Perkins French Toast. Thick. Golden. Latheer with real butter and your choicc of syrup. Is it your favorite, too? What makes our French Toast such a favorite? Real French bread. crusty. chewy. Real eggs. And special care in ﬁxing it. the town. 6 By KATHY BLIXRUD Staff Writer To say that In God We Trust is a crummy movie wouldn't really be fair. However, to say the film had potentially funny gags set in an un- believable plot with poorly developed or grossly exaggerated characters would be totally appropriate. Written, directed by and starring Marty Feldman, the film begins with a conventional enough plot. He plays the naive Monk Ambrose, sent out in the world for the first time by his abbot (Wilfrid Hyde-White) to ask the famous evangelist Armageddon T. Thunderbird (Andy Kaufman) for the $5000 needed for the monastery's mortgage. Before the film ends, Feldman has had to marry a prostitute and has destroyed Thunderbird‘s multi-million dollar operation (which turns out to be the cover for a Nazi-like scheme anyway)‘. Kaufman's character glows un- realistically under the lights of the stage when he preaches. As his hair, his suit and his flowing cape are all pure white. In his office he wears stained-glass sunglasses. His followers are shown as mindless puppets who alternately cheer or cry, according to his words, which are always asking for money. He professes to talk to G.O.D. every day. G.O.D., we discover, is the acronym for General Organizational Director, the giant computer system behind Thunderbird‘s operation. His insatiable hunger for money and power leads ultimately to his reading a verse out of a literally flaming Bible that breaks into the chant “Seek him! Hail him! Seek! Hail! Seek! Hail!" This had Thunderbird's audience on their feet saluting as well. Somehow shades of Nazism didn‘t strike me as amusing here as it does in “Hogan's Heroes,“ perhaps because Thunder— bird isn't shown as foolish, but is taken quite seriously by everyone in the film. Another character who is more shocking than amusing is played by Peter Boyle who travels in a mobile church more a medicine show than anything. The “church” is a converted school bus complete with bell tower and stained-glass windows. Boyle‘s “ministry” includes peddling “Rising Lazarus dolls" that pop up out of tiny coffins when opened. His sermon is part ventroliquist act as he brings out a Moses dummy. And he’ll place a tiny cross under one of three coconut halves—for a dollar a shot one can “try and find God." On the other hand, Louise Lasser plays a good»hearted prostitute. When Feldman admits how little he knows about the world, particularly fornica- tion, she provides him with a detailed list of things to avoid in order to keep his innocence. Consequently, cold showers become a running gag as he tries to maintain that innocence. In the end, Feldman saves the day and the computer as well. He reads the Bible to 60.0. who “repents” and signals for all of Thunderbird‘s cash to be dumped off the top of his head- quarters. Feldman brings the mortgage money to the abbot, and goes back to the bus to marry Lasser, (who by the way finds out Boyle is her long lost father). Feldman ﬁlm just ’potentia/Iy funny’ Feldman was probably trying for something along the lines of “The Life of Brian.” I have the feeling the gags looked very funny on paper, but unlike ‘ the Python film, Feldman lacks the characters and tone to make them work. He tried for black humor and went too far. Feldman succeeds only in shocking. ’Sparkling comedy' — yes, ‘dark tragedy’— avoid it By ROB HUBBARD Staff Writer The two most recent productions presented by the Guthrie Theater company are The Tavern, by George M. Cohan, and Desire Under the Elms, by Eugene O‘Neill. One of the plays is an example of sparkling comedy, the other of dark tragedy. The Tavern was originally advertised by the Guthrie as if it were a gripping mystery, a Hitchcock-like thriller. This seemed to me like an interesting challenge for a theater company, considering that all the great thrillers l have seen have been movies which rely so much upon effects that can only be produced on film. Well, the Guthrie couldn’t keep the secret for long once the play opened. The Tavern is a comedy, a spoof of the very type of thriller the Guthrie management claimed it was. The story concerns several travellers who seek refuge in a rural tavern on a stormy night, around the turn of the century. The lives of the characters weave together in melodramatic fashion as one exciting twist of the plot follows another. Even when the events slow to a moderate pace, the audience is kept entertained by the idealistic ramblings of the Vagabond, played by Adrian Sparks. He is a character who finds everything in life to be so supremely entertaining that the audience becomes exhausted watching his energy and enthusiasm. Sparks is not the only standout in the cast. Each player pushes the melodramatic dialogue to its comic height and one comes to expect that every bang on the door and declamation of, “What does it all mean?" to be greeted by the dramatic organ chords of the soap operas. If an organ were used, however, its sound would be drowned out by the laughter of the audience. The most supreme job of no-holds- barred overacting is by Kristine Nielsen who plays the tavern's hired girl. She is the proverbial screaming maid, that no thriller would be complete without. I found her scream- ing talents to be particularly amazing late in the production when she screams throughout an entire scene and stuffs anything she can find into her mouth to keep herself from distracting the audience. Another performer who demands recognition is Richard Hilger as the tavern hired man and resident idiot. He manages to attract more laughs Continued on page 9 Fri., Oct. 10, 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 09
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: arts calendar Sept. 30-Sprlng 1981 “The Eruption of Mount St. Helens" and “Cosmos: The Universe of Loren Eiseley.” William L. McKnight-3M Omnitheater, Science Museum of Minnesota, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 227-6184. $4.00. Sat., Oct. 4-Sun., Nov. 9 "The Art of the Muppets," featured exhibit at...
Show morearts calendar Sept. 30-Sprlng 1981 “The Eruption of Mount St. Helens" and “Cosmos: The Universe of Loren Eiseley.” William L. McKnight-3M Omnitheater, Science Museum of Minnesota, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 227-6184. $4.00. Sat., Oct. 4-Sun., Nov. 9 "The Art of the Muppets," featured exhibit at Science Museum of Minnesota, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 227-6184. $2.00. Fri., Oct. 10 Macbeth, film starring Orson Wiles. Walker Art Center. 7:30 and 9:40 pm. $3.00. Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble, featuring Steve Gnitka, guitar and Anthony Cox, bass. West Bank School of Music, tst Ave. S. and 28th St. 8 pm. $2.00. Larry Jordan film, Friday Cinema- theque, 7:30 pm. Film in the Cities. Free. 377-7500. Dorian Kottler, publication reading, the Loft, 3200 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls. 8 pm. $2.50. 827-3756. Fri., Oct. 10-Sat., Oct. 11 Jerry Rau with Jeff Cahill and Van Mertz at Extempore Coffeehouse, 325 Cedar Ave. Sat, Oct. 11 “The Wiz" on WCCO-TV, Channel 4. 7:30-10:00 pm. Sun., Oct. 12 Mary Klueh, Extempore Coffee- house, 325 Cedar Ave. Musical stickers Commuters and other students with parking permits are asked to remove the parking stickers from the rear window and place it on the back of the rearview mirror. This will insure that the stickers will not be torn off or weather beaten. Contact the Plant Services office with any questions. Fri.. Oct. 10, 1980 Guthrie Continued from page 6 tnan any other character merely by repeating the question, “What's all the shootin' fer?", and, “What the hell kind of night is this?" over and over. You may find yourself embarras- sed to be laughing helplessly at some of the Three Stooges-type violence visited upon him. If The Tavern is one of the better productions of the Guthrie's recent years, Desire Under the Elms" is certainly one of its poorer efforts. I am a great admirer of the works of Eugene O'Neill but i will confess that “Desire” seems to represent the lowest quality of his artistic output. The plot deals with a young man who hates his father intensely because he cheated his dead mother out of her home and fortune. As the play begins, the father is away, whereabouts unknown. The first ten minutes reminded me of last season's Guthrie production of Samuel Beckett's Endgame which was conspicuous for its disjointedness and general absurd- ity. In the first act, the son shuffles about the cottage for a few minutes, steps outside, looks around at the audience for a minute, spits on the ground, grunts, mutters, “M-m-m . . . Perdy," and walks back inside. Soon, two bumpkins wander onto the stage, spend half a minute resting their chins on their hoes, and they too stare at the audience. One mutters, “Perdy.” Thirty-second pause. Other replies, "Yup." Unfortunately, this opening gambit set the pace for the whole evening. A little later, the father arrives home with his new bride. As the plot develops, the son becomes emotionally involved with his new stepmother. The symbolism relies heavily on the Oedipus complex, with the son speaking to the spirit of his dead mother in painfully unconvincing fashion. The Oedipus complex is not the only Freudian concept dealt with in this production. The play is loaded with sexual symbolism, some of it in the original play, some of it added by the Guthrie, much of it so unsubtle it is ridiculous. The Guthrie program calls the play “a classic tragedy," but it is not only a tragedy in its story line, but also for the actors who are trapped within this hopeless production. Robert Mc- Williams, as the son, is always either overacting or underacting. As the main character, he never really enlists the sympathy of the audience. Tony Mockus, as his father, is incredibly melodramatic. Late in the play, as he dances around the stage trying to display youthful vigor, the audience is as embarrassed for the character as they are for the actor who has to suffer through this humiliating role. The only performer who gripped me for any length of time was Katherine McGrath, the domineering stepmother who used everyone for her own advantage. In the end, even she appears ridiculous as she commits an absurd blunder in the name of romance. Her transition from a calculating schemer to a romantic fool is so unclear that it leaves the audience in general confusion. For those who are interested in investing in an evening at the theater, I heartily recommend, The Tavern. At the same time. i would strongly encourage you to avoid Desire Under the Elms. .u"nun-"nun..." ZI PP'S 0 a /dM’7Wauk Om SNB Hauenstein Zipp's 27th Er E. Franklin (next to 4th NW Bank) “Lowest Keg Prices in Town” 0 We Deliver 0 Phone: 338-8686 American Express ' Diner’s 0 Visa 0 Shopper’s 0 Master Charge 5:39:53 ' 5‘ . Dec/a/ 5* Do from page 4 South A frica Letter to the Editor: Those people in attendance at Chapel on Oct. 1 will probably agree with me that Pastor Brandt deserves many thanks for inviting Joe Barndt to present the saddening yet inspiring views of a committed Christian regard- ing the abhorrent regime of South Africa. Joe Barndt carried his state— ments beyond mere rhetoric by calling on each of us individually and the community collectively to withdraw financial support from companies and banks that continue to support South Africa‘s racists by doing business as usual. I believe his advice is well taken. During the last 30 years, as the apartheid regime was hardening and erasing the last vestiges of majority political participation in South Africa, investments by US. based corpora- tions increased tenfold to more than $1.6 billion and US. bank loans to the white government soared. In 1962, Albert Luthuli, the Black South African Christian leader of non— violent resistance demonstrations during the 1950's and winner of the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize, stated in his autobiography, Let My People Go: “The economic ostracism of South Africa. . . represents our only chance of a relatively peaceful transition from the present unacceptable type of rule to asystem of government which gives us all our rightful voice." He is just one of the Third World Christians by whom Barndt suggested the rest of the world could be inspired. In 1975, the World Council of Churches, meeting for the first time in Africa. passed several resolutions calling for specific Continued on page 1 7 Mi\\el “ “vol 9 Schell’s {4+1 1'?!-
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 03
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: girls’ dormitory in 1955, was converted to a boys' dormitory in 1967. Si Melby Hall was completed in 1961. On Oct. 28, 1938, Christensen was inaugurated, the first inauguration ceremony in Augsburg's history. In 1942, a revision was made in the name of the school changing it from Augsburg...
Show moregirls’ dormitory in 1955, was converted to a boys' dormitory in 1967. Si Melby Hall was completed in 1961. On Oct. 28, 1938, Christensen was inaugurated, the first inauguration ceremony in Augsburg's history. In 1942, a revision was made in the name of the school changing it from Augsburg Seminary to Augsburg College and Theological Seminary. In the school year of 1942-43, the new position of dean was created. The first dean was Martin Ouanbeck. Near the end of Christensen’s administration, enrollment rose from 765 to 1402, and the faculty increased from 64 to 102. As the student body grew, more facilities were needed to accommodate them. Space was rented at the Riverside Baptist Church located three blocks from the campus, and two barracks and a recreation hall were rented from the War Surplus Administration. On Dec. 6, 1961, Christensen gave the Board of Trustees his resignation effective Sept. 1, 1962. The trustees accepted his resignation. Leif Horbo 1962-1963. Leif Harbo was an Augsburg alumnus that had a destin- guished career in , public school ad- ' ministration. He was named as interim president to take the place of Christensen. The final approval of the merger between the LFC and the ALC was passed during Harbo's adminis— tration. On Feb. 24, 1963, the Board of Trustees appointed a new president, Oscar A. Anderson. Oscor Hnderson 1963-1980. Oscar Anderson was edu— cated at Minnehaha Academy, at Augs- burg and St. Olaf Colleges and Lu- ther Theological Seminary. Many changes took place during his administration. The Board of Trustees became the Board of Regents. The art studio, dedicated in 1964, originally served as a student union until 1967. Part of the Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall was “It’s foolish for an institution to think it can win the zero-sum game . . . That’s just very naive thinking.”—Oscar Anderson. converted into office space in 1967. The College Center and Urness Tower, originally a women's dormitory, were completed. Mortensen Tower was added on to Urness and ten years later the new music building wascompleted. A political science department was organized and a major in that field approved. During Anderson's admin- Fri., on. 10, 1900 , istration, the ice arena was built and construction of the tunnel connecting Old Main, Science Hall and the College Center was begun. Renovation of Old Main was started and the old music hall was converted into the new theater, Stage 2. Annex houses were refurbished and fixed up. During the fall of 1979, Anderson decided to retire effective by fall of 1980. In an interview the Echo did with Anderson in November of 1979, he had this to say about the concerns facing the college in the ’805, “They are somewhat obvious and somewhat not so obvious. I think the most obvious one is how do you deal in a period of limited growth or shrinking resources,. whether they are students or dollars. These are the elements of the crunch. You're going to have to begin to plan the size of faculty and staff to handle what you can afford because of the shrinking value of the dollar on the one hand and a possible reduction of student body on the other. It’s foolish for an institution to think that it can win the zero-sum game. In other words, you will grow even though everyone else is going down, or that you will grow at somebody else's expense. That's just very naive thinking." In 1980, Anderson retired. Charles S. Anderson, former dean, moved into the office July 1. Inauguration ceremonies for Charles S. Anderson will begin at 4 p.m., Sun., Oct. 12 in Si Melby Hall. All students, staff, faculty and friends of Augsburg are invited to attend. news briefs Smorgasbord tickets Tickets for the Homecoming smorgasbord may be purchased in the College Center on Fri., Oct. 10 from 9:00 am. to 11:30 am. and from 1:30 pm. to 3:30 pm. and all day Saturday. The price for tickets is $4.50 for students and $6.50 for adults, Students on the 14-and-19-meal plan may get one ticket for one punch. Students on the point system will have six punches taken for the $4.50 total. Adult tickets may be purchased with cash. Stop the Draft Week During the week of Oct. 13 through the 18, the Twin Cities Stop the Draft Committee is organizing a Stop The Draft Week, in conjunction with a nation-wide week of anti-draft activi- ties. Some of the scheduled activities are listed below. Monday, Oct. 13—“Noon Rally“ Northrup Plaza, U of M. Tues, Oct. 14—“Women and the Draft" forum with representatives of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, National Organization for Women, Coalition of Labor Union Women, National Lawyers Guild. NOON, Mississippi Room, Coffman Union, U of M. Sat., Oct. 18—”March" assemble at noon, Franklin Ave. E. and Bloomington Ave. 5. (Native American Center), and march to Powderhorn Park (33rd St. E &12th Ave. S., Mpls.) “Rally” at Powderhorn Park, 1:30 pm. (bandstand) For further information call 827-2344. or 922-4323. Miriam residents punished for holding 8-keg party on 4-keg permit By KEVIN SVENBY Staff Writer Even though the 1980—81 school year has just begun, problems are already arising with house parties and the current alcohol policy. Three weekends ago, on Sept. 20, Miriam held a house party after the Augsburg-Macalester football game. The 14 men that live in Miriam stated on their party permit that they wanted four sixteen-gallon kegs of beer. The reason for their party was to welcome students back to school, celebrate the football game, see old friends, and to meet new people. According to Ray Hain, a resident of Miriam, about one hundred people were at the party around 9:45, and since word had spread throughout campus, the party continued to grow. Approximately 350 people were there during the course of the night. It became evident that more beer was needed to serve the people who came to Miriam. Therefore four more kegs were brought into the party. Even though there was a large group of people at the party, everything went well. There were not any fights and no damage was done to the premises. The Monday after the party, the Miriam residents were called into the student conduct committee for having an open party, which is against the current alcohol policy. An open party is one which anybody may attend without an invitation. The committee also told them that they had misused their party permit by having more kegs and people than the permit allowed. The issue was then turned over to Richard Thoni, the associate dean of students. He discussed the party with the Miriam residents. He gave them two options on how they could be reprimanded. The first option would be to do some type of project that would prove that they are responsible people when it comes to alcohol. The project would have to be something that would “educate other people on campus in regard to alcohol." The other option would be that their $75 damage deposit would be held back from them and they would not be able to have any more parties. They took the first option, and their deposit was returned. So, sometime before Oct, 20, the guys will be in one of the dorm lounges demonstrating things such as breathalizers. According to Thoni, the main idea of this is “to build up trust between students and what they say they are going to do." He also added, “The guys have been very cooperative and good-intentioned about the whole thing." Even though this will not have any effect on future house parties, it does bring up questions about Augsburg's alcohol policy. The main question in this case is "Can there be a party with a large number of guests and still not be considered an open party?" What can be done in such cases where people want to go to a party and have a good time? Hain stated that it is hard to tell people who are your friends that they cannot come into your party because you are only allowed just so many guests. He also said, “We don't feel like we should be punished for having a party when everyone had a good time . . . it (the party) was a success when the school didn’t offer anything else to do." The basic idea behind the alcohol policy, as passed by the Board of Regents, is that students should be allowed the personal choice to drink, but that there should be no public encouragemnt via large open parties to do so, according to Thoni. Thoni said that he would be happy to talk to students about any problems or questions that they have with alcohol. He also said that there will probably be another open forum on the policy at a later date. Associate Dean of Students Rick Thoni has been working with the Miriam residents to solve the problems relating to their house party. He says, “The guys have been very cooperative and good-intentioned about the whole thing. " Anderson, Carter, Reagan representatives speak By SCOTT CARLSON Staff Writer With the presidential elections just 25 days away, the candidates have shifted into high gear in campaigning. In order for students to be informed on the platforms of each of the major candidates, Program Commission is sponsoring "Political Week" on campus. For this event, Reagan, Carter and Anderson representatives will address the student body, Political Week is not a week at all, but three consecutive Tuesdays, starting Oct. 14, Oct. 21 and concluding on Oct. 28. Each speaker will address the audience and then be free to answer any questions students may have. The first speaker, Lt, Governor Lou Wanberg, will be at Augsburg at 11:30 am, Oct. 14, He will represent Reagan. The following Tuesday will bring the Carter representative, as yet unknown. Political Week concludes with a speaker representing independ— ent candidate John Anderson, Each speaker will have approximate- ly one hour for the speech and questions. For further information, contact Program Commission. 3
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 05
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: A tradition of ’spontaneous in By NANCY NYSTUEN Augsburg's “Commitment to Com- munity" is not a new motto spawned by admission's brochures but is a true commitment to the area surrounding Augsburg. The Coffeehouse Ex- tempore, at 325 Cedar Ave, is a physical example of this idea. The Board of...
Show moreA tradition of ’spontaneous in By NANCY NYSTUEN Augsburg's “Commitment to Com- munity" is not a new motto spawned by admission's brochures but is a true commitment to the area surrounding Augsburg. The Coffeehouse Ex- tempore, at 325 Cedar Ave, is a physical example of this idea. The Board of Directors of Extempore has only one or two members who served on the original board. The mission, however, is still the same. According to Harlan Christensen, the first executive secretary of the board, and Augsburg alumnus, Extempore was established to be, “a place for people to become what they're becoming more effectively." Dr. Bernhard Christensen, presi- dent emeritus of Augsburg, had seen coffeehouses in Washington, 0.0. and wanted a place where Augsburg students could gather for conversation with no alcohol. He and other people from Augsburg, Trinity Lutheran Church and Minnehaha Academy organized to open a coffeehouse. As Harlan Christensen explained it, “We didn't want to study opening a coffeehouse or explore possibilities; we wanted to open one." After reviewing locations and getting rent subsidies from Fairview Hospital, the Coffeehouse Extem pore was opened at 2200 Riverside Avenue on April 24, 1964. As honorary chairperson, Bernhard Christensen saw the opening as the “fulfillment of a dream." Harlan Christensen explained that the founder wanted the coffeehouse to be an “occasion for mission in the traditional sense." Harlan Christensen wanted to take the name Extempore literally and have “spontaneous interaction." He felt that anyone who came to Extempore had a need of some sort. “When people came with a ‘strength' message, it didn't work. We did not make it a worship center.” Clientele who came “to help those poor boys and girls” were in the minority. Harlan Christensen recruited various groups from the community to attend the coffeehouse. Senior citizens were offered discounts, women from area churches helped prepare Scandi— navian pastries, and the number of teenagers allowed in was kept at a minimum. Harlan Christensen said, “We were all equal. There was never a clique that controlled it. if tenny- boppers took over, we cleared them out." Extempore offered a variety of entertainment for its clientele. The musical performer on opening week» end was David Solberg (now David Soul of “Starsky and Hutch" fame). He was paid $35 total for Friday and Saturday nights. 5 Hidden in the niches of Cedar Avenue, the Coffeehouse Extempore people are presently working on its image and plans to revamp its building and programs. By MAUREEN COOPER Coffeehouse Extempore “We want people to consider our place as an alternative in entertain- ment . . . but sometimes our old image scares them away," said Bobbi Marston, co—publicity manager for the Coffeehouse Extempore located at 325 Cedar Avenue. She spoke with energetic enthusiasm about the many expansions and alter- ations the Extempore is going through to upbeat (but not change) the general feel of its building, programs, and attitude. The building itself, used since 1969, is spacious and has “many possibilities," stated Marston, Down- stairs at the entrance is a small stage. The kitchen is located towards the back, and in between is general eating space with a scattering of tables. Upstairs, the Extempore houses many meeting rooms, a T.V. lounge, a library, office space, and open areas for discussion groups. “Much of this space has not been used to its advantage in the past, but we have plans for designing programs and working with the neighborhood to enrich our present limited programs. We would like to offer more for Senior Citizens and children, more music Fri.. Oct. 10,1980 \ ‘CHO Fhuiu b. Erik Kanlen lessons. . . and dance demonstrations. We want to involve the community and get interested people involved," Marston added. Constructional repairs in the form of Winterizing will occur in many of the areas upstairs, most generally in the Gallery, Extempore's performance space. The Gallery will be revamped with new, used theater chairs replacing most of the couches that now serve as seating units. “The chairs will add a uniform look, but will also allow us to keep a few couches in here for a casual atmosphere," said Marston. This additon will provide seating for approximately 350 people, 100 more than can be seated now. Also located upstairs is the Country Store. Run by Steve Alarik, Ex- tempore's music manager, it offers everything from candy to guitar strings, along with albums of past and present Extempore entertainment. That entertainment, though as diverse as Bluegrass to Jazz, is largely Folk. “Steve (Alarick) is determined to keep the acoustic music alive here . . . The Folk music is what really makes this place unique, no place else has it," said Marston. teraction’. . . Harlan Christensen said that the most unique feature of the coffeehouse was the “conversationalist.” Each night there would be a distinguished person available to customers. Dr. Carl Chrislock, professor of history. said these discussions “proceeded by free association." Some of the con- versationalists included Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a president of the Humanist Society, a director of the symphony orchestra, preachers and any other persons clients would enjoy. Extempore also had a library and art gallery as part of the 11—room coffeehouse. The decor was Victorian with chandeliers, red, white and black wallpaper, and a fireplace. As Harlan Christensen put it, “We didn't want a cracked cup.“ That first year, while interior designs by Jerry Nordstrom were being finished. Extempore grossed $30,000. income came from $10 memberships, 50-cent cover charges and 25-cent bottomless cups of coffee. This money was shared with whomever needed it. Musicians were paid and there was a welfare budget of $300 a month to help runaways. Harlan Christensen said there were many times when he would let people sleep in the coffeehouse or try to get teenagers back together with their parents. However, Christensen said there were many evenings when he was forced to hold guns and knives for customers until they left. The coffeehouse “fell on poor times and became suspect as far as drugs were concerned," according to Pat Parker, associate dean at Augsburg. According to Harlan Christensen, the clientele policed themselves although he knew drug contacts were being made. He did not feel that there was a conflict of interest between Bernhard Christensen‘s idea of "an occasion for mission," and drug contacts being made. He stressed that every customer had a different need to fulfill. in November of 1967, Harlan Christensen was physically and emotionally exhausted. Bernhard Christensen returned as director, and the management of Coffeehouse Extempore was given to Paul Schultz, who was then youth director of the ALC. Because of building code problems, Extempore moved to Cedar Avenue between 7th and 8th streets in 1968. This building burned in early 1969 and Coffeehouse Extempore moved to its present location. Jack Parker. a member of the board until Jan, 1980, says the coffeehouse is still basically the same as it has always been. He feels it is still a place for people to meet and talk, play Cribbage and get inexpensive refresh- ments. But, “We don't have the same kind of clientele. There aren't as many dropouts. It's more of an establish- ment place now." But Parker says it is still “A place for people to become what they're becoming more effectively." community “Friday and Saturday nights draw good crowds, but i feel like many people don't realize what excellent talent, what really good performances and what great entertainment we have here," she added. Musicians who have played for the Extempore, and current regulars are pictured collage-style on walls outside of the Gallery. Besides musical entertainment, the Extempore offers poetry readings and various speakers. It may be difficult for a newcomer of the Extempore to know how the place operates. There are no waitresses or waiters and no advertised menus. The kitchen is run cafeteria style. Pam‘s Chili and Buttermilk muffins are popular favorites and a variety of coffees, teas, juices and cookies are available. The Extempore opens at 3:00 pm. for meals, but tenative plans would allow customers in all day for beverages and deserts. “We are in great need of volunteers of all abilities, for creative activities, setting up and designing children's programs and senior citizen involve- ment. Our volunteer system could help introduce people new to the Coffee— house by showing them around and making them feel at home . . . One of . . . continues as alternative entertainment the main reasons we are looking for many volunteers is so that our staff doesn't get burned out,” Marston stated. A volunteer experience at the Extempore can be anything from moving and repairing to taking tickets, helping with programs, or lending a hand in the kitchen. “Volunteering can also be a great addition to a student‘s resume," she added. “We are trying and experimenting with many different ideas to see what will work and what won't. Being one of the oldest continuously run coffee- houses, we don't want to loose our old clientele. But if we only cater to one group of people we are also losing many newcomers who are unsure of the ‘605 attitude people have about the Coffeehouse," said Marston. By making the community more aware of the Extempore's programs. entertainment. and alternative style to the bar scene, Marston, Genie Kvanbeck, (the other publicity manager,) and the remaining stall and volunteers hope to rejuvenate the Coffeehouse Extempore, and actively express its enlightened energy. For volunteer information. contact 80be Marston at 370-0004. 5
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 11
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: WICI sponsors Job Guest ’80 The Twin Cities chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. (WICI) will sponsor Job Guest ‘80, its third annual communication career conference on Sat., Nov. 8. The conference will be held at McNeal Hall — 1985 Buford — on the St. Paul campus of the University of...
Show moreWICI sponsors Job Guest ’80 The Twin Cities chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. (WICI) will sponsor Job Guest ‘80, its third annual communication career conference on Sat., Nov. 8. The conference will be held at McNeal Hall — 1985 Buford — on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota from 9:00 to 4:00. The conference is for people about to enter or re-enter the communica— tions job market. It will provide practical job hunting advice as well as detailed information on specific com- munication careers. The day will begin with guest speakers discussing the topics, “Where Do I Go From Here: Career Planning" and “Pounding the Pave- ment: Job Hunting Skills.“ The latter session will cover tips on resume writing, interviewing techniques, and coping with rejection. Specific communication careers will be covered in three rounds of panel dis- cussions during the afternoon. Each participant may select to attend three of the six panels. WICI members and other Twin Cities communication professionals will lead workshops in advertising, public relations, print media, TV/radio, non-traditional jobs and re-entry strategies. Panelists will discuss their daily work activities and offer tips on breaking into the field. Registration deadline is Oct.- 31. Conference fee is $5.00 in advance and $6.00 at the door. Registrations may be sent directly to Anne Gueningsman, Career Conference, 4453 Washburn Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55410. L Etta/'3 from page 9 actions to further the cause of justice in southern Africa as a whole. The Lutheran World Federation and an organization of 13 Lutheran churches in southern Africa have been working actively for changes in South Africa, Space Cadets by Jorgensen Namibia and Zimbabwe since the 1960's. Why should not Americans—in- cluding but not limited to either LutheransorotherChristians—become more conscious, knowledgeable. and activist concerning the South and southern African situations? As a first step, it behooves each of us to find out more about the situation in South Africa. The Augsburg Library itself has many books and magazines such Illr. 9 he AMERICA'S STEAK EXPERT 815 25th Ave. S. open Sunday thru Thursday 11—9 Friday 3 Saturday Serving U.S.D.A. choice steaks, chicken Er sea food. 1/2 block from campus 11-10 as Alrica News. Africa Report, AF Press Clips, Africa Today and other publications in which useful informa- tion can be found. In 1976 in Soweto, the city referred to by Barndt, the South African government killed several hundred unarmed high school (and younger) students as they were peacefully demonstrating their opposition to apartheid. Is that the kind of regime our money should be supporting? James A. Quirin A WANNA DRAG .? /\Show less

Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 01
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: sale, as Vol‘ “m #5 New wee Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87, No. 5 Friday, Oct. 10, 1980 Student-run Tutoring Drop-In Center opens By KAY MALCHOW Features Editor “This is not a classroom and students are not to be evaluated on their performances. It is a place where students come...
Show moresale, as Vol‘ “m #5 New wee Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87, No. 5 Friday, Oct. 10, 1980 Student-run Tutoring Drop-In Center opens By KAY MALCHOW Features Editor “This is not a classroom and students are not to be evaluated on their performances. It is a place where students come together and support each other," stated Don Warren, co- ordinator of academic enrichment. Warren was referring to the new Tutoring Drop-In Center, located in the old smoking room on the second floor of the library. This center opened Oct. 6 and the following hours have been set for the fall semester: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The smoking room in the library has now been discontinued. Margaret Anderson, head librarian, stated her concern over designated smoking areas in the library, “Smoking in libraries has always been a problem and a hazard, especially in our building where the ventilation is bad.” Anderson also added that, “We have to reorder the priorities. Due to a shortage of space, we feel that a tutoring center is demanded more than a smoking room.” In the Library Facilities Survey taken last April, 350 students re- sponded. 72 percent said they thought as l .. Head librarian Margaret Anderson explained that the smoking room in the library had to be discontinued because of a lack ol space. The Tutoring Drop- In Center is located on the second Hear 0/ the library. a smoking room was not important, while 28 percent said they thought it was important. Remodeling plans for the library have been made with a new smoking room being planned, but this is not definite, Anderson said. “We have to decide which things are most important, and right now a tutoring drop-in center is more important." The Tutoring Drop-In Center is run by five student coordinators, who make all appointments and run the center. It is staffed with tutors from the business, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages departments. The writing drop-in center will also be located in this center. Since this is a new program at Augsburg, Warren explained, “Until we get the program going, we will either have the tutor there for a student who needs help, or we will make arrangements for them (the stu- dent and tutor) to meet.” The old tutoring program, which was run by the peer counselors in the Center for Student Development, will be entirely phased out. “All tutoring arrangements will be handled by the student coordinators," Warren said, “This is the most effective type of tutoring program used in most colleges." Warren added that this will be more efficient for tutors because they can discuss shared problems and can become involved in tutor workshops. “We hope to bring about an efficient, caring group of tutors who will enjoy meeting the academic needs of Augsburg students," claimed Warren. Warren emphasized that faculty members will continue to be consulted in the selection of tutors. He also said that suggestions from faculty members or students concerning improvements for the center are welcome. Soccer team continues domination of MlAC By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor The soccer team kept their unbeaten conference record in tact last week by beating St. Thomas 4-1, and shutting out St. Olaf 2-0. The Wednesday night game at St. Thomas Oct. 1, featured a close dual w ‘I, thiufi'hl‘i‘: “$715 I’ ' . $08. 50 cents. - during the first three-fourths of the game. St. Thomas opened the night's scoring on a defensive error by Augsburg. Paul Whitten made up for the mistake by shooting in a rebound from Dave Warnke, whose shot hit the far inside post before bouncing back out. The half ended in a tie. The winning goal came more than Goalie and Tri~captain of the 1980 soccer team, Mark Anderson, said “The most important games of the season are coming up in the next couple of weeks. These games will decide who will win the conference. " A bus will be available to tomorrow’s game at Lake Nokomis at 1 p.m. Sign up at —ECHO Photo by Jane Helmke half way into the second half. Whitten passed to the front of the net where several players kicked and missed the ball. John Mueller finally kicked it in and Augsburg led 2-1. Fowkes Scored when Whitten drew the goalie way out of the net before passing back to Fowkes, who had a wide open net to shoot into. Chris Ascher ended the night’s scoring when ashot was misjudged by the Tommie's goalie from a long way out. The only loss suffered by Augs- burg was when Brian Budenski was Injured and unable to play part of the game, and will miss the next few games as well. Last Saturday morning the Auggies furthered their championship quest by disappointing a fired—up St. Olaf team with a 2—0 victory. Stu Wasilowski, Carl Follingstad and Dan Freedland all played a tough defensive game along with some saves by goalie Mark Anderson to keep the Ole‘s scoreless. Augsburg's goals came from Asc'ner and Warnke. Ascher's came when he capitalized on a defensive mistake and scored single handedly. Warnke scored when he kicked a low shot into the net on a pass from Ascher. Augsburg plays the Homecoming game tomorrow at Lake Nokomis against Macalester beginning at 1:30 p.m. Homecoming events for present students were coordinated by senior Gretchen Gilbert. Jan Fiykken, constituency relations coordinator, did the work involved with activities for alumni. iecno Photo by Em Kanten A special weekend of food, fire, fans By ROSANNE HAGEN Staff Writer It's that time of year again—new classes, colorfultrees, brisk air and . . . Homecoming! Oct. 6-11 was designated Home coming week at Augsburg. A menagerie of events and activities was scheduled, leading up to the smorgasbord, football game, and Homecoming dance on Sat., Oct. 11. There were many events, and Gretchen Gilbert, special events coordinator, hopes that “Saturday will be a good day." On Fri., Oct. 10 from 7-9 p.m., bring your backgammon boards to the commons and compete in a tourna- ment. Then, bundle up and go to the Tau parking lot for a bonfire. Or tickets can be purchased at 5.0.8. for the 8:30 showing of the “Peking Opera Theatre" at Northrup Auditorium. Soccer fans can cheer on the Auggies as they meet Macalester at 1:30 on Sat., Oct. 11. Zeta will host an open house from 2-5 pm. Gilbert said “Everybody Is welcome." At 4:30, a smorgasbord will be served in the commons. Then get ready for the football game! Augsburg challenges Gustavus at Parade Stadium at 7:00 p.m. There will be a sign—up at 8.0.8. for the bus which leaves at 5:45 p.m. The Kellogg marching band wull perform at half-time. Then put on your dancing shoes and shuffle, disco, boogie (or whatever your style), over to SI Melby for the Homecoming dance. The "Sussman Lawrence" band wull perform from 10 to 1 p.m. and admission will be $1 50 per person, $2 per couple.
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 02
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: A thank you to the builders of our future Editor’s note: The Information for this article was compiled from Professor Carl Chrislock‘s book, From Ficrd to Freeway, and two other Augsburg publications: Augsburg Seminary and the Lutheran Free Church and George Sverdrup. Photos were also taken from...
Show moreA thank you to the builders of our future Editor’s note: The Information for this article was compiled from Professor Carl Chrislock‘s book, From Ficrd to Freeway, and two other Augsburg publications: Augsburg Seminary and the Lutheran Free Church and George Sverdrup. Photos were also taken from Dr. Chrlslock’s book, for which we heartily thank him. By BOB FLETCHER Staff Writer nugusl: llleenocis - \ 1869-1876.Arev- erend and a profes- sor from Norway, Weenaas was the . founder of Augs- burg Seminary, which began in 1869 in a town called Marshall, Wisconsin. The Seminary was moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1872 with the help of Reverend Ole Paulson of Trinity Lutheran Church and the people of Minneapolis. When the school was moved, it had only 19 students. one assistant teacher and President Weenaas. In 1873, Sven Oftedal, responding to a call from Weenaas, left Norway to become a professor at Augsburg, Later, Augs- burg acquired two other professors: Georg Sverdrup and SR. Gunnersen, Gunnersen returned to Norway in 1884. In 1874, Weenaas and Oftedal published an eight-page document called "Open Declaration." This declaration drew the lines along which the work at Augsburg would be directed. It was directed at the Norwegian Synod and caused “con- sternation and great bitterness" within the synod. In 1876, Weenaas retired as president of Augsburg Seminary. Georg Sverdrup 1876-1907 A Nor- wegian-American Lutheran theo- logian and profes- sor. Georg Sver- drup was the sec- ond president of Augsburg Semi- nary. Before he became president. he had been a professor at Augsburg since 1874. Sverdrup came from Norway, where his family was one of CHRISTINE HALVORSON editor-in~chiet the most distinguished in the country. Sverdrup was elected president by the Norwegian Conference. His opponent was Bottolf Gjeldaker, vice president of the conference. Sverdrup was responsible for starting the Folkeb/adet. the first newspaper at Augsburg. Ten thousand copies were made of the first issue. Also during the Sverdrup administra- tion, a three-story dormitory, North Hall, was built. This dormitory accommodated 40 men. In 1887, three years after North Hall was built, a two- apartment residence called Morton Hall was built. This building, on the corner of 8th Street and 22nd Avenue, served as the home of the Sverdrup and Oftedal families for many years. During Sverdrup’s term, enrollment went up. In the 1889-90 school year, the total number of students was 160: 41 seminarians, 58 college men, and 61 beginning preparatory students. Two new professors joined the faculty: John Biegen, who taught Greek, German, and Norwegian, as well as a number of other courses, and Theodor S. Reimestad, who taught Latin and Norwegian. Both professors came to Augsburg in 1885. Biegen stayed until 1916, and Reimestad stayed until 1900. Augsburg grew in both enrollment and campus size under Sverdrup. On Fri., May 3, 1907, Georg Sverdrup died. Sven Oftedal took over as the new president of Augsburg Seminary. Sven Oftedal 1907-1911. In 1873, Sven Oftedal was called by the Norwegian Confer- ence to take one of the positions of theology at Augs- burg Seminary. Of- tedal graduated from the University of Oslo in Norway and studied in Paris for one year, where he met Georg Sverdrup. Oftedal was said to have mastered 20 or more modern languages. Oftedal was a member of the South Minneapolis Prohibition Society. In 1908, he was made a Knight of the Order of St. Olav by the King of Norway. This was in honor of his work for the Norwegian people. After Sverdrup's death, Oftedal served as acting president and to lighten the administrative burden, two dean positions were created. Andreas Helland was given jurisdiction over the seminary, and Hans Urseth became dean of the academy and college BOYD KOEHLER faculty advisor department. In 1908, Oftedal returned to Greece to resume his interrupted studies. Urseth then took over as temporary president. In 1909, however, Urseth died and by faculty appointment, Helland took command. At that time, Georg Sverdrup, Jr. was vice president and thus took on a lot of the responsibilities of the president. Oftedal was active as chairman of the Board of Trustees when he returned and did not participate in many administrative activities. In 1911, at the age of 67, Oftedal died at Deaconess Hospital. Georg Sverdrup, Jr. took over the job of president. George Sverdrup 1911-1937. After The death of Sven Oftedal, George Sverdrup, Jr. be— came president of Augsburg Semi- nary and College. Sverdrup was raised in Minneapolis near the campus because his father was president of the college at that time. Sverdrup graduated from South Senior High School. In the fall of 1894, he entered Augsburg College as a freshman and in 1898, he took his bachelor of arts degree with honors. He then went on to attend the University of Minnesota. Sverdrup went to study abroad after completing studies at the University of Minnesota. With the death of his father in 1907, Sverdrup returned to Augsburg where he was appointed teacher. Later on, he became professor of Old Testament at the seminary. He was made vice president of the college in 1909. Coeducation: “offering too many temptations toward fri- volity and play. . . and would be detrimental to the spiritual life of the school.”—Norwegian Conference. During his administration, a new men's dormitroy was built, called Sverdrup-Oftedal Memorial Hall. Also by this time, a new publication came out. Besides the Fo/kebladet, the Echo became a college newspaper. In 1921, Augsburg became coeduca- tional despite the fact that some members of the conference thought coeducation was “offering too many news editor MARY BEAMISH JOHN NICHOLS sports editor LORI JOHNSON fine arts editor KAY MALCHOW features editor MOLLY OLSON business manager ERIC KANTEN head photographer SUE KAPPERS RICHARD THOMPSON copy editors KATHLEEN BLIXRUD NANCY NYSTUEN layout editor temptations toward frlvollty and play . . and would be detrimental to the spiritual life of the school." In 1923, Gerda Mortensen became the first dean of women. She retired In 1964, but continued to serve the college in many ways. On Nov. 11, 1937, Sverdrup died. He was 58, the same age at which his father died. After his death, hls duties were spread among a number of individuals, with Henrik N. Hendrick- son being appointed interim president. Henrik Hendrickson 1937-1938. Hen- drikson was In- volved with the idea of making a south campus in the Augsburg Park region of suburban . Richfieldduring his administration. This project was debated for quite some time until finally the Lutheran Free Church (LFC) decided against it. The LFC, an unincorporated association of con- gregations, was started by the “Friends of Augsburg" and became incorporated into the American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1963. On Mon., June 13, 1938, the Board of Trustees formally elected Bernard M. Christensen as president of Augsburg College and Seminary. Hendrikson then became chairman of the history department, and in 1946, after 46 years of service to Augsburg, he formally retired. Bernhard Christensen 1938-1962. Ber- nard Christensen took over as presi- dent of Augsburg in 1938. Many new buildings went up , during his admin- 1 istration. Sivertsen 4 Hall was acquired in 1939 as a girls‘ dormitory and the Music Hall was added by taking over the old Tabernacle Baptist Church (now Stage 2). Science Hall was built in 1949, and the George Sverdrup Library was added in 1955. The Lisa Odland Observatory, on the roof of Science Hall, was completed in 1960. Gerda Mortensen Hall, which was built as a THE AUGSBURG ECHO. Published weekly each Friday except during Augsburg interim. vacation periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg College. 731 — 2151 Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 Telephone. 330—1102. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the supporting statf, ad- ministration. faculty, or the remainder of the students. Annual subscrlptloh rate is 88.00. 'erbrr aflhe dS'JKldTeD r() ‘E‘CiaTE “(985$ Fri., Oct. 10, 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo October 10, 1980, Page 12
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: sports Spikers struggle to split By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer Coming off a 3-0 match victory over St. Thomas on Sept. 24. it looked as though the volleyball team had found Itself a winning groove to settle into. it became apparent. however. that this was not the case as they suffered a 3-2...
Show moresports Spikers struggle to split By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer Coming off a 3-0 match victory over St. Thomas on Sept. 24. it looked as though the volleyball team had found Itself a winning groove to settle into. it became apparent. however. that this was not the case as they suffered a 3-2 match loss to the hands of Dr. Martin Luther College (DMLC) the following Tuesday night, In a match poorly played by both teams. the Auggies displayed little of the smooth. methodical offense they had executed earlier in the season. Augsburg appeared emotionless in the opening game‘s 15-12 loss. Although winning the next two games by scores of 15—3 and 156. the wins were due more to the fact that DMLC played poorly than that Augsburg played well. The scrappy New Ulm team pulled together to win the next two games. and thus the match. sending the Auggies home shaking their heads over the loss. Thursday's contest with Hamline was a different story as the volleyball squad regained their composure to defeat the opponent impressively. A sharp Augsburg offense easily found holes in the Hamline defense. Setter Dana Holmes effectively used all of her hitters. with Sue Dahlgren and Julie Reinke looking exceptionally strong at the net. Everything seemed to click. and Augsburg seemed to do no wrong in the first two games won by identical 15-4 scores. In game three. things continued to go well although the Piper offense came to life. The final 15-13 score decided the match for Augsburg. and although Hamline threatened in this game. hustling saves and smart defense enabled the Auggies to claim the victory. In junior varsity action. Rainie Schwab and Penny Roettgering led the way in defeating Hamline 15-11 and 15-7. In their first victory of the season (2-3 game match), the J.V. was able to come from behind in both games. Consistent spiking by Schwab and the usual good passing of Roettgering con~ tributed to the victory, In the second game. Augsburg came back from a 7-2 deficit to score 13 straight points behind the excellent serving of Kay Byrne. The varsity will participate in the Macalester Invitational Tournament this weekend. The next home match will be against Mankato on Oct. 18. J.V. games start at 6:30 pm. followed by varsity at 7:30 pm, Dana Holmes set the ball for Deb Thompson. Lisa Ness [29]. New additions aid golf team The Augsburg golf team placed seventh and ninth recently in two tournaments held at St. Cloud and Fargo~Moorhead The 54-hole Moor~ head State Invitational on Sept. 19-21 put the Augsburg six into some very high level competition. Mankato State won that test played over three excellent Fargo courses with a total score of 1182 (78.8 average). and the UniverSIty of Minnesota-Duluth won the St. Cloud meet held Sept. 25-26 with a 36-hole total of 773 (77.2 totall. At Fargo. the Augsburg team had 1274 (849 average) and at St. Cloud they improved with a 819 (81.9 average). Sophomore Dave Meslow was low at 12 Fargo tor Augsburg with a total of 250 (81. 83. 86). John Lillejord and Owen Gaasedelen were second with 253‘s (88. 82, 83 and 89. 77. 87. respectively). Freshman Don Berry was low at St. Cloud with a 158 total (78. 80). Coach John Benson said. "Our team looks like the strongest its been in the past ten years or so. Terry Brown will be back. as well as John Lillejord and Owen Gaasedelen. and we have three excellent new players: transfer Dale Womeldorf from Golden Valley Lutheran: and freshmen Don Berry and Kevin Sparrow. It looks like we may finally break into the ranks of the contenders. " Auggies lose close 40-1 7game By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor Last Saturday the Augsburg football team lost a close game to St. Thomas by a large margin of 40-17. Coach Al Kloppen said. "We're always disap- pointed with a loss. We knew St. Thomas was a good team with explosive offense, but we just weren‘t able to catch Mike Flood (Tommies' quarterbackl.” Scoring started when Augsburg's Bob Harris recovered a fumble on the Tommie 47 near the end of the first quarter. giving quarterback Steve Yeazle a chance to set up the scoring drive. On a neat 25-yard gain. Yeazle handed the ball off to Flick Redetzke who ran to the side and threw downfield to wide-receiver Scott Severson. Five plays later. Yeazle ran a sneak from one yard out and Dave Warnke kicked the extra point to put the Auggies up front 7-0. On the Tommies next possession. quarterback Flood led his team from their own 28 to score at 14 minutes of the second quarter. Rick Printon‘s extra point was blocked by Augsburg’s John Jaruszewski when he ran right through the Tommie line to knock the ball down. Augsburg‘s next drive was inter- rupted temporarily. when Kevin Tendle fumbled and the Tommies recovered, The next play featured the same mistake by St. Thomas. Steve Flosvold recovered for Augsburg. Yeazle then threw 17 and 27-yard completions to Severson and Mike Corrections /additions Last week Echo reported that Chris Ascher scored on a pass from Brian Johnson, Chris Dykstrom scored the goal The photograph of Steve Yeazle was taken by Jeff Muus. Sports Writers WANTED [desperately] CALL. WRITE. SCREAM, OR OTHERWISE CONTACT John Nichols or Chris Halvorson .oooooaoooooooo-ooo. OoolooloOIIUUIOOOIO WARM UP! Jackets for Fall - -(al’w' y .lu .u-(v saw u Pawm e"err\g Get I! all this fall or your yam-d “on! Iii-Lake Center Dick. Tendle ran the ball In from one yard out and Warnke put the extra point through the goal to boost the Auggies lead to 14-6. St. Thomas scored again with 2:56 remaining In the hall. Augsburg ende the half's scoring. and the team's as well. when a 64-yard Yeazle pass to Severson helped set up a 26-yard field goal by Warnke. Augsburg led at half time 17-12. The game was close until the fourth quarter. With the Tommies loading 19-17 on a third quarter touchdown pass play to Shawn Graham. the Tommies blew the scoring open with three touchdowns In the last 14 minutes of play. Coach Kloppen felt that even though the fourth quarter was not a good one for Augsburg. “We did do a lot of things we wanted to do." Yeazle completed 8 out of 16 passes for 176 yards. and Severson caught four of those passes for 126 yards. Dick caught three passes for 67 yards. Shooting for their third homecoming victory in a row, Augsburg plays Gustavus tomorrow night at Parade Stadium beginning at 7:00 pm. Kloppen said "We will need a very good offensive effort to overcome Gustavus' very strong defense." Two weeks ago the Gusties were rated 18th in the nation (NAIA). and were expected to move up into the top ten this week. Broomball Shoes CCM Skates * CCM Tack 129"5 t CCM Super Tack 157*” Bill St. Mane Sporting Goods E. 42 St. 8 28 Ave. 8. 722-1447 Augsburg College Minneapolis. MN 5545-! J Fri.. Oct. 10, 1900
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: 1963-1980 Continued from page 1 success in utilizing its urban setting. In the early sixties, Minneapolis was largely unaware of the college; when Anderson asked businessman Donald Dayton to “do something for Augsburg College," for example, Dayton replied that he knew nothing of Augsburg. This...
Show more1963-1980 Continued from page 1 success in utilizing its urban setting. In the early sixties, Minneapolis was largely unaware of the college; when Anderson asked businessman Donald Dayton to “do something for Augsburg College," for example, Dayton replied that he knew nothing of Augsburg. This situation changed during the following years. Displaying a conscious effort to become more involved with the community, Augs- burg initiated a number of programs, ranging from the 1964 opening of a Social Science Research Center to the creation of an internship program to the introduction of the popular "Augsburg Night at the Guthrie." In ‘1969 one of Augsburg's more innovative programs began operation. Conservation of Human Resources (CHR), a concept designed to encourage learning outside the classroom, became a reality under the direction of Professor Cal Appleby. CHR brought students to rehabilita- tion centers at prisons and hospitals in the Twin Cities area. The program caught on and has been a part of the Augsburg curriculum for over a decade. Movement in the ’605 The 19605 also saw Augsburg move into the community in less structured ways. The school’s concern with problems beyond the campus led to a civil rights march on March 15, 1965. With President Anderson leading the way, over eight hundred students, faculty, and administrative personnel walked the mile and a half from Augsburg to the Hennepin County Courthouse. The march brought Augsburg immediate recognition as a college sympathetic to the civil rights movement. Three years later, the school's concern for blacks‘ rights was expressed in a May 15 program entitled “One Day in May." The day's activities centered around five guest speakers and a number of group discussions. “One Day in May" brought attention, as the school has hoped, to “Augsburg‘s role in the metropolitan crisis." The need to emphasize this role provided the impetus for the “Century in the City" celebration. In order to commemorate Augsburg’s one—hun- After heading a six—block line of some 800 faculty and students to the Minneapolis Courthouse, President Anderson, flanked by former mayor Arthur Naftalin on his left, addressed the marchers. The mile and a half march was an effort to identify the college with the Civil Rights Movement. dreth year in Minneapolis, the college held a banquet on December 14, 1972. Those in attendance included everyone from members of the Augsburg community to business and govern- ment leaders from the Twin Cities to descendants of those who had donated land or money to help Augsburg in its 1872 move to Minneapolis from Marshall, Wisc. “The banquet is a ‘friend-raising‘ dinner,” a member of the administration explained at the time. Change in Augsburg‘s academic program has come in numerous ways over the past seventeen years. The period has seen three different deans: Martin Quanbeck, who resigned in the spring of 1965, Kenneth Bailey, who served for the next eleven years, and Charles Anderson, who succeeded Bailey. Three different academic schedules were also employed at various times. In the fall of 1966, Augsburg replaced the semester plan it had been using with a quarter system. In the 1972-73 academic year the 4-1-4 calendar, and with it the possibilities offered by a January interim, was initiated. Various quantitative facts signal a rise ln Augsburg's academic stature. The library, for example, has more than doubled its number of volumes since the early 19605. The number of faculty members holding Ph.D. degrees has risen impressively. Other steps Augsburg’s academic program has taken include the creation of summer school courses in 1968 and inclusion into the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) in 1975. ACTC, which brought close coopera— tion between the Twin Cities' five major private colleges (Augsburg, Hamline, Macalester, St. Catherine, and St. Thomas), was an extension of the Take Five program which began in the 19605. Goals realized in the ’705 In 1969 Augsburg marked its one- hundredth year of existence. The celebration, which took place during both the 1968-69 and 1969-70 school years, was coordinated by Gerda Mortensen, who had served as Augsburg’s Dean of Women from 1923 to 1964. Augsburg used Scandinavian Week (April 25-May 4) as an occasion to schedule ten days of convocations, concerts, art and dramatic produc- tions, and banquets. The following autumn a Centennial Month—from October 10 to November 10—was planned. During these weeks a centennial history of Augsburg College, Dr. Carl Chrislock‘s From Fjord to Freeway, became the library‘s 100,000th volume. Centennial Month ended with a Founder's Day convocation at which New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm reflected the mood of the times with an address entitled, “The Social Revolu- tion—Augsburg College in a Revolu- tionary Age.“ Augsburg since ‘63 As Augsburg moved into the 19705, financial problems which had always plagued private colleges began to be seen as major obstacles to the survival of these colleges. Rising costs and declining enrollments were, of course. the main culprits. Opinions as to the The construction of the Music Building was part of the overall Renewal Drive — one of Anderson ‘5 five major objectives for the college. seriousness of the situation varied. In 1976, for example, the Echo optimistically pointed out that Augs- burg had “recovered from an operating deficit of $530,000 to a surplus of almost $100,000“ in just four years. Eleven months later, however, housing director Tod Hanson stated that “I see it (Augsburg) folding in ten years.” Despite this gloomy forecast, the fact is that Augsburg not only survived the 19705, but spent much of that decade carrying out an ambitious building program. Although the concern with facility development wasn’t strongly em- phasized until the mid-70s, consider- able construction had taken place on campus since Si Melby Hall was completed in 1961. The list of new buildings added during President Anderson's first two terms includes the following: the Art Studio, which opened on November 30, 1964, and served as a student union for three years; the College Center, completed In the fall of 1967; Urness Tower, which opened at the same time as the Center; Mortensen Tower, completed in 1973; and the Ice Arena, dedicated in the fall of 1974. Near the beginning of Anderson’s third term the Augsburg Renewal Fund was organized. By 1980 the goal of raising $4.8 million was attained. Approximately two million dollars of this total went into the building of the Music Hall, which opened in 1978. A number of campus renewal projects, such as the present renovation of Old Main, were also included in the plan Anderson delivers Commencement speech in '79. for facility improvement. The campus' physical appearance is the most obvious indication of the changes Augsburg has undergone since President Anderson arrived in 1963. At the same time, few can doubt that this college is very conscious of its tradition. In the letter announcing his retirement to the Board of Regents, Anderson stated, “I am confident the future will witness even greater progress as Augsburg carries out its unique educational mission." Those of us connected with Augsburg know that much of that mission has been shaped and defined by Oscar Anderson's seventeen years as president. Transfer Continued from page 3 same requirements as students who are here for four years. The Nursing Department requested that the policy be reevaluated because students with an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree or with no degree but similar programs did not have the requirements waived for them. ‘ The subcommittee made it clear that the new policy would not affect current students. Transfer students in the future would know that all transcripts were being evaluated according to the same criteria. Nicholl said that when the policy of waiving these requirements for the AA. degree holders was initiated in 1972, there wasn’t that much difference between the AA. degree and Augsburg's general distribution requirements. The requirements in recent years have become more specific and this has greatly increased the differences between the two. Nicholl also pointed out that some junior colleges give their students a choice of degree, either the AA. or AS. A transfer student coming to Augsburg would find it easier under the present policy if they held an AA. degree. The subcommittee does not believe that this change in policy will result in a drop in enrollment of transfer students, largely because only about one-third of the transfer students have an AA, degree. Also. Augsburg generally accepts a greater maximum number of credits from community colleges than do the other ACTC colleges. Other members of the subcommittee on Transfer Policies are Susan Nash. Leif Hanson. Sue Bonner and Jenny Campbell.
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 10
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Auggie nine end season 12-12 overall record The baseball team's end-of—the- season move to oust conference leaders loomed ahead as Augsburg blanked St. Thomas 3-0 in the first game of a twin-bill last Tuesday. In a classic pitching duel, both teams were held scoreless until Augsburg exploded for...
Show moreAuggie nine end season 12-12 overall record The baseball team's end-of—the- season move to oust conference leaders loomed ahead as Augsburg blanked St. Thomas 3-0 in the first game of a twin-bill last Tuesday. In a classic pitching duel, both teams were held scoreless until Augsburg exploded for three runs in the top of the seventh. Randy Griffith was untouchable from the mound as he collected his second shutout of the Sale at third/ An Auggie runner tries his kamikaze, "Pete Rose" slide against St. Johns. year. In the second game, the Auggies fought back from a 2-1 deficit to go ahead 4-2 in the top of the seventh. But Augsburg's hopes for a two-game sweep and a late—season surge began to fade in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, the Tommies emptied the bags on clutch hitting and a few Auggie miscues. Augsburg hosted the second-place Oles last weekend and were blown out rECHO Pholo by Erik Kan/en Golfers shine; Korum drops in rare ’double eagle’ Augsburg's Golf Team scored two strong performances last week. Northwestern College of St. Paul and Doctor Martin Luther College of New Ulm proved no match for the Auggies, who scored a total of 339 (average of 84) to 358 (89.5) and 344 (86), respectively, at Keller Golf Course in St. Paul. Captain John Hofflander tied with Bob Torgerson of DMLC for medalist honors with an 80. And the thrill of the day came when Augsburg's Kathy Korum scored a rare “double eagle" on the 12th hole. That means a score of two on a par—5 hole, even better than a “hole-in- one." Kathy gets national recognition for that. The second impressive performance came in the University of Minnesota Spring Intercollegiate Golf Champion- ship at the U, of M, course in St. Paul on May 1 and 2. This tournament brings together all the collegiate golf talent in Minnesota. Here Augsburg ranked 14th of 21 teams. They scored a total of 983 (81.9 average). Compared with other MAIC schools, they scored 4th of 8; and compared with other NAIA District clubs they scored 8th in 15. Terry Brown was low for Augsburg with a 241 (80.3 average). followed by Dave Meslow (244, or 81.3 ave.) and Jon Lillejord (246 or 82 ave.). On the progress of the team this year, coach John Benson comments, “We are starting to act. think, and score like a golf team for the first time in several years. I think this year will be a turning point, Terry Brown has given us a good base to build on, and both Lillejord and Jeff Solberg have been steady, though not spectacular. Dave Meslow is starting to get his 10 game going and may turn in some of our best scores yet this season, if Brown doesn't beat him to it." in both games of the double header; losing 9-0 and 11-5. The following day at River Falls tne Auggies, regaining their form, chalked up two victories behind the consistent pitching from some new faces on the mound; Steve Yeazle, Steve Shurh and freshman Jerry Quam. Ending the season with a split against St. John's on Tuesday, bringing their over-all record to 12-12 and a 7-9 conference record, the Auggies look forward to what promises to be a strong team next year. Women’s Continued from page 1 Holmes set down 14 Gusties in a row. Gustavus, tired and shell-shocked, did not take the field in the bottom of the fifth. After a discussion between the coaches and umpires, it was decided to call the game “official.” Normally, with the ten-run rule, the game would have been called automatically after five innings because Augsburg was leading by ten or more runs. That rule was waived for OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. DAVE’S BARBER 4.1 SHOP [’1 Located in Dinkytown Behind Burger Kinq o A 414 14th Avenue SE. 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The play of these selections typify the whole team; the hustling, heads-up effort that made the Augsburg performance on the field all season nearly flawless. The Auggies now take their softball act to the regionals in Missouri this weekend. It is not known how well the Auggies may do in regional play, but one thing is known: the Augsburg softball team has proved themselves the best in the state. Congratulations! l Augsburg College Minneapolis. MN 55454 Friday. May 9. 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 08
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Search Result: letters We understand that last Friday was Oscar Day at Augsburg. We thought that the Oscars were held about three weeks ago, and that Johnny Carson was the host. Was he really here? At any rate, we understand that a few people here received Oscars, and we will talk about these people. First....
Show moreletters We understand that last Friday was Oscar Day at Augsburg. We thought that the Oscars were held about three weeks ago, and that Johnny Carson was the host. Was he really here? At any rate, we understand that a few people here received Oscars, and we will talk about these people. First. President Anderson was the first one on the list. His Oscar came to him for being the best President in the past year. and also because he is Oscar. As one Oscar to another Oscar, we understand that his award read, “This award presented for efforts done to break down barriers and for making sure that our little light did shine." Also receiving an Oscar was Chuck Anderson, and we heard, although we do not believe this rumor. that his acceptance song was “Chuckie‘s in love." We wish Dr. Anderson, both of them, the best of luck as they are coming and going. We were not pleased with the lack of retortable print contained in last And everybody thought it was To the Editor: The One Day in May celebration at Augsburg College has an anti»racist history of which few students and new faculty seem to be aware. On May 15, 1968, all classes at Augsburg were cancelled so that students, faculty, staff and community people could engage in conversation about institu‘ tional racism and prejudice at Augsburg. In 1968, following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement and the Anti—War move- ment, the U.S. was in a crisis, The following exerpts from an open letter dated May 9, 1968, and signed by President Oscar Anderson, indicate the Augsburg administration‘s re- sponse to that crisis: First, no classes for Augsburg students are scheduled for May 15 , . . Second, all students and faculty are morally obligated to participate in the activities of this day as an of- ficially scheduled educational oppor- tunity . . . . Much is at stake at Augsburg in your attitude toward and participation in “One Day in May. " This day will show whether. as a Christian college, we accept the problem of racial prejudice and bigotry as our own and are actually willing to begin dealing with it seriously. or whether we are hypo- crites after all with a deep racial bias, Your refusal to actively partici- pate in "One Day in May” will be understood as your declaration in favor of racism. prejudice and indif— ference in a time of crisis—no matter how much you may say to the contrary. The Augsburg community did engage in dialogue on that day and made several commitments to redres- sing racist practices at Augsburg (see Echo June 5, 1968). Our purpose here is not to congratulate the administra- tion for calling the first One Day in May. In fact when INCAR held a forum nine years later (see Echo April 29. 8 Continued from page 4 week's Echo. Not even the inimitable Ross Berndt, ie Burnt, Burned, Bundt, did anything worthy of a scathing attack by our scurrilous pen. In fact, Mr. Berndt, with the exception of the first few weeks of school, has done very little to deserve note, although we have managed to attack him, nonetheless. We are saddened that the Echo must come to an end, but we realize that this means that the innept pen of HEP, staff person in charge of travesties will also end. Each week we were not sure which was worse, the cartoons or Editorials or Lew Hotchkiss. In time, we suppose that we will look back on all of them and a tear of apathy will come to our eyes. Life will not be the same without the famed Echo, heartthrob of Education City, voice of the people and mirror of life. Close to the end, Tony Moen and Lee Hansen a pig roast 1977) to evaluate the results of the 1968 discussion, we found that whereas some temporary gains were made, in fact institutional practices were such that black enrollment, as an example, was actually declining. Our purpose is rather to ask why this history is not made part of the annual celebration so that we might have a better understanding of our own history. It is no accident that One Day in May has been turned into a “pig roast," game-playing event devoid of serious political discussion of racism. In struggle, Bobbi Lammers Larry DeSantis Terri Radovich [alumna] International Committee Against Racism Former Registrar recognized Because it appears that there is going to be no other public expression of appreciation for the years of dedicated performance of our former Registrar, Bev Wegge. we want to say “Thank you" to you. We have appreciated your professional ap- proach to your job, your support of faculty priorities, and your ability to work cooperatively with faculty. We are aware (as some others apparently have not been) that your position was not a locus of policy creation, but one of policy enforcement. The policies were those of faculty/administrative committees. of course. Your position was one (of several in any organiza» tion) which is part of an organization's control system. A control system is the system which insures that standards are met. priorities are maintained and criteria are relevant to the mainten- ance and survival of the organization. We have appreciated the fact that you were one member of the administra- tion who reinforced faculty values and yes. even protected us from undue pressures. The above feelings and concerns about your situation have been discussed by many faculty and staff. Thank you, Bev. We wish you the great future you deserve. Grace Dyrud Boyd Koehler Lyla Anderegg Library hours The library will extend its hours until midnight the following dates to accommodate students in their preparation for final papers and exams: Wed.-Thurs., May 14-15 Sun.-Wed., May 18-May 21 Consciousness conference tomorrow By H. EVAN PRUITT The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the source of all true science. He to whom this emotion is stranger . . . is as good as dead. —A|bert Einstein Cal Appleby, founder and director of the CHR (Conservation of Human Resources) program and Augsburg professor, has fulfilled his own prediction. He has brought a sequel to last year‘s conference “Mysticism and Everday Life" to Augsburg. Internationally recognized speaker, Donald Keys, will open this year’s conference “The Politics of Con- sciousness: Spirituality, Enlighten» ment, and Social Change in the 19805." Keys is, among many distinctions, a board member of the U.N. Association of the USA. and lobbyist for the World Federalists at the U.N. Keys is also the president and founder of Planetary Citizens, a group which applies personal growth to societal change. Societal change emphasizes Keys' activities. He is concerned with the “small and fragile spaceship, limited in size and resources and dependent 7th & CEDAR WEST BANK Pitcher Nights at Pilot’s Miller & Schmidt . . . . . $1.50 Tues. and Thurs.—9-ll p. m. — ALSO — Rum Night All rum drinks only 50 cents Wed. —8-10 p. m. THE PILOTS CLUB on good relations with nature" we call earth. Last year Dr. Huston Smith outlined his working definition of mysticism. One characteristic he cited was a high degree of unity where universal inter- connection is experienced—as op- posed to our usual l-It perception. Key and others in the program bring this concept to the international political agenda. Appleby explained that nation-states can be “diefied.” "The universe is a seemless webb—," he continued, “the whole is in the part, the part is in the whole becoming the total.” Some of the questions to be addressed, according to Appleby, will be: “What difference does it make that a person has a mystical experience?", “How does he (a person who has had such an experience) view the world?" and “What difference does and can that experience make in all the institutions of the earth?“ The conference will be held Saturday, May 10, in Si Melby Hall. Keys will speak at 9:00 am. on “The Politics of Consciousness" and at 1:30 p.m. on “Spirituality in the United Nations," Dr. Mulford Q. Sibley, Continued on page 9 OPEN MON-SAT 9AM-1PM “' '7 Club CLEANERS 2400 Bloomington 724-1000 2628 EAST FRANKLIN AVE MAIN PLANT 335-6666 LAUNDERERS E. Franklin at 27th Ave. 335-6666 Friday, May 9, 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 06
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Search Result: Murphy Square 1980: 'the best of what you are now . . . . ’ By RUTH WOOD Staff Writer Time flies. A decade from now most of us will be leading “lives of quiet desperation“ and wondering about the “good old days" of 1980 when we were students at gentle little Augsburg College. Then we'll dig out...
Show moreMurphy Square 1980: 'the best of what you are now . . . . ’ By RUTH WOOD Staff Writer Time flies. A decade from now most of us will be leading “lives of quiet desperation“ and wondering about the “good old days" of 1980 when we were students at gentle little Augsburg College. Then we'll dig out our old annuals to look and convince ourselves that they were indeed good old days. And of course we'll look strange and foolish as ten—year-old pictures always make us look. Ah! But there is a way for you to preserve the best of what you are now: pick up a copy of the new Murphy Square 1980. In one neat little bundle, this arts magazine by Augsburg students and faculty will provide enduring evidence that you once lived in a vital, feeling, up-beat, yet down- to-earth community. The magazine is filled with material on the basic issues of humanity, rather than with what is bizarre, over- intensified, or idealized. The artwork exemplifies this simplicity. There are two pictures of apples, a photograph of a body of water, a sketch of a child, a female body with face turned aside. Elemental, essential, real—yet not without intrigue: is not the apple a universal symbol of temptation? Richard Nelson's poem “A Monk's Response to St. Benedict's Dream," deals directly with temptation. Nelson contrasts a monk who yields a bit to temptation to one who fights violently against it. Happily, the poet quietly rebukes the would-be saint. The magazine also demonstrates that we have a precious ability to love and respect our past as well as to welcome the future. Mary Deering's excellent poem “Flight to Flight" manages to do both. The content is based on the actual suicide of a mother who clutched her 8—month—old child and flung herself off Lake Street Bridge. The child survived. With wonderful insight, Deering takes the baby’s point of view to express gratitude for the experience, the thrill of the plunge. And since the baby is too insensate to mourn the death of its mother, it can easily look forward to future experiences. Two fine prose pieces have nostalgic themes. Dave Anderson‘s "The Haircut" stands out for its skillful organization, effective dialogue, and honesty: mom and the other characters O 0 Where the Buffalo Roam—twisted “Where the Buffalo Roam, " a new movie starring Bill Murray of “Saturday Night Live" fame, is as the ad proclaims, “based on the twisted legend of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson." Thompson, born on July 18, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky, began as a sports columnist in Florida. Since that time he has served as the Caribbean correspondent for the “New York Herald Tribune,” a South American correspondent for the “National Observer, " and a stint as the national affairs editor for the magazine "Rolling Stone" from 1969 to 1974, roughly the time period the film covers. Thompson has also written several books, his first and most famous, “Hello Angles: A Strange and Terrible Saga.” Published in 1966, Thompson spent a year riding and drinking with a California motorcycle gang in order to more accurately represent the Hell's ﬂirt“?! atlas tarmac/“(die Wig/:th 9ﬂ&.{aza~.,ﬂomapola 338-6425 Specials Momlav Tit Bet-i 2 26¢ C17117 TUESDAY 3 THURSDAY RIP ngh[5_ 2 for ‘i at? r WASTED WEDNESDAY 52 00 at ihetioor 971! all the tap tieor you can drink No Chum: Bat \llllTk‘i 25c Call ivonxu anti cocklmls 50c 7 SUPER SUNDAY Complimentary \ Cr 1:, katml Hon :1 m Raggs Fairchild Addie 03. Cooper May 15 May 9 Flamingo May 10 May 11 May 12-14 Angels. He was finally stopped because the Angels demanded a share of the expected royalties from the book. The March 6, 1967 edition of “Newsweek” noted: “Thompson barely escaped a rock that was meant to crush his head." Thompson’s other books include "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, " both published in 1972. Thompson, who lives in Woody Creek, Colo., is known as an avid reader, a relentless drinker, and a fine hand with a .44 Magnum. The John Kaye screenplay opens with Thompson (Murray) simultane- ously typing and fixing himself a drink, the ever-present cigarette in cigarette holder between his lips. As the phone rings at his ranch home, he takes a gun and shoots it. Not funny, but so far, seemingly accurate. Thompson complains of a deadline and decides to write once again about his lawyer. "Where the Buffalo Roam" traces Continued on page 9 Arts Agenda May 9-10 Cabaret Singers Spring Show, 8:00 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium. Students- $.50, Adults-$1.50. Monday, May 12 Mark Foley in Recital, Electronic Music, 6:30 pm. in Sateren Auditorium. Cheryl Lund, David Lechelt, and Mary Cherwien in a String Recital, 8:00 pm. in Sateren Auditorium. Tuesday, May 13 Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert in the College Center Commons, 8:00 p.m. Free with Student ID. Jennie Anderson and Wendy Fiscus in Recital, 6:00 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium. Thursday, May 15 Augsburg College Chorale in a Spring Concert, 8:00 pm. in Sateren Auditorium. Monday, May 19 Rebecca Aune and Laura Fairbanks in Recital, 8:00 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium. Tuesday, May 20 Carolyn Braun in Voice Recital, 7:00 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium. Saturday, May 24 Augsburg College Choir in Concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 8:00 p.m. aren‘t super-good, but warm and real enough to allow the good memories to stand fast. Paul Kilgore‘s piece called “Summers” displays his superior writing style, though the dramatic impact is not as strong as Anderson's. Two fine nostalgic poems reveal another asset of the new decade— respect for our elders. Maureen Cooper‘s “Grandpa” nicely illustrates the older generation’s ability to help us make mundane experiences special. M. Mourning's “The Only Auction" has a complex of themes, but one strain laments the fact that grandma's “life” can be sold and dispersed at her death. Even in the face of death, in the face of an unpromising future, Murphy Square ’3 contributors face life boldly. This comes out in Cindy Robin Johnson‘s surreal poem and in Jim Haley‘s “Facing the Door." Haley's characters are willing to enjoy their minutes even though their “brother- priests" have determined that the future will be terrible. Furthermore, the contributors seem willing to make the most of what they‘ve got. I think the cover is a great symbol of that: take a plain piece of paper, fold it this way and that and you’ve got a wonderful ornament. One last example of “facing the future” is Randy Rogers' centerpiece. In this picture, a father and his children walk hand in hand toward a huge winged creature. With their backs to the viewer, they appear curious, calm, and unhesltant. The bird is posed so that one might imagine crawling into his wings and being carried on a fascinating ride. I love this picture. It seems to suggest that we need to hang onto each other, yet plunge ahead; take a look at what's available to us and take “flight in flight" if the chance presents itself. The ability to look backward and forward with equal interest is accompanied in Murphy Square 1980 by the ability to realistically face the present. The contributors in the main do not sentimentalize, do not pretend, and do not make excuses. The title for Angie Carlson's poem “Dad—Reminiscing in Autumn" sounds pretty sentimental. But gratefully she makes the poem an objective recollection of a child's subjectivity. Lisa Monson's poem, “Guatemalan Lament" pulls a bit too strongly for our pity, but even so, it leaves us believing that upsets are to be endured. Paula Shelley's prose piece “Rebel- lion” has some flaws, but its import survives: mothers can be selfish and lazy and incapable of understanding, and even sane offspring may be moved to crazy acts in response. On a similar theme, Kim Morken has written a clever piece called “Luanne.” Of course there are flaws in this magazine—the dialogue that doesn’t suit the speaker, the pronoun references that only the poet can possibly follow, the awkward modifier, the subject that can't possibly perform the verb it's been given to perform . . . and so forth. But the flaws are few and almost never gross. And the magazine succeeds abundantly in recording who we are and what we’re all about. So, even if you don’t have time to read it now, pick up Murphy Square 1980 for posterity—as a tribute to yourself. Friday, May 9, 1980
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 09
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Search Result: same/Q THE Pemwhc PAPER tmLL Squestzed for ages Directions: cut s‘mygout and try on all his 18 to 19 his neat costumes. Play "Serve your country" with all your friends. We-rp (Drawmgs from Resistance News, May 1, 1980.) for the Whole Person." Consciousness Following the lectures there will be...
Show moresame/Q THE Pemwhc PAPER tmLL Squestzed for ages Directions: cut s‘mygout and try on all his 18 to 19 his neat costumes. Play "Serve your country" with all your friends. We-rp (Drawmgs from Resistance News, May 1, 1980.) for the Whole Person." Consciousness Following the lectures there will be Continued from page 8 professor of political science at the U. of M., will speak at 10:30 a.m. on “Consciousness & Order: Economics, Technology and Politics” and Dr. David White, professor of philosophy at Macalester College, will speak at 3:00 pm. on “Education and Religion a panel discussion including Dean Charles Anderson and Dr. Myles Stenshoel of Augsburg. If the whole idea of spirituality, mysticism and global consciousness leaves you a big skeptical, heed the words of one “reality«bound” physi— cist: “We haven‘t the capacity to imagine anything so crazy as to even stand a chance of being right.” repercussions Continued from page 5 regarded American leader, especially for his Soviet-Chinese foreign policy. His forced resignation from office remained rather incomprehensible, though the showing on Roumanian national television of “Behind Closed Doors,“ the mini-series on the Water- gate crisis, was the single most popular program ever run (even eclipsing the popularity of “Dallas,” the current Saturday night passion of everyone in Roumania). The dominant political concern in Roumania is undoubtedly their drive to maintain some degree of distance from the USSR, a policy resting firmly on powerful nationalistic sentiment among the people. But a second major concern is their drive to develop their economy on a socialist model. Some improvement in living standards has occurred over the last several decades, but more from the upward wash of global prosperity during that period than from particular economic prac- tices of the regime. Another economic result is that there are two economies in Roumania, as in all East European countries. There is the legal one in Floumanian currency offering scarce, poor quality goods. But the second, covert economy offers almost every- thing from fresh meat, to immediate doctor's care, to western electrical appliances, to plumbers' services, to automobiles. Roumanians openly refer to this economy as the “Kent” economy since the standard currency is a package of Kents, valued at about $3.75. Kents can occasionally be used to avoid the daily drudgery of standing in long lines to obtain necessities from resentful clerks in state stores, a burden which Roumanian women have not yet gotten the men to share. Nearly everyone uses the Kent economy, including Party officials and security police. It is even likely that the security police who broke into our locked bags while we were travelling in the Friday, May 9, 1980 provrnces were mainly in search of some easy cigarette currency. Be— tween the security policy, the joyless lines, and the pursuit of black market goods, life in Roumania leaves much to be desired. American presidential elections may be especially fascinating to Flouman- ians because their own political contests for real division of power all occur behind closed doors. Nicola} Ceausescu, President, and Elena Ceausescu, Deputy Premier with control over Communist Party person- nel, husband and wife, together with numerous assorted relatives dominate Roumanian politics, tolerating no op- position. The Ceausescu's are the focus of a hero worship cult which grows more extreme each year. And as the ruling elite becomes more monopolistic and propagandistic they generate surplus arrogance and oppression. One of our last exper- iences in Roumania was a demonstra- tion of this contempt of the rulers for the ruled. The Floumanian airplane which was to carry us from Timisoara (a city near the Yugoslav Border) to Bucharest was delayed and fifty passengers kept waiting for two hours, without explanation or apology, while six Communist Party Central Commit— tee members on their way to the capital for the monthly Central Committee meeting, held avery public cocktail party for each other with absolute, total indifference to the rest of us waiting in the same lobby. Every person in the room knew we had been declared irrelevant and rendered invisible for the duration of the Party‘s party. One Floumanian said to us wearily, after almost two hours of waiting, “The hardest thing isn't that we are poor; we have always been poor. Or that we have to work hard; everyone has to work. The hardest thing is that they make you feel like nothing. They don't even leave us our self-respect.” fl corn/ruled from page 6 this relationship of Thompson and Lazlo, his half-cracked lawyer. From the cabin scene we flashback to a hospital, presumably where Thompson checked in upon his return from Copacabana Beach, South America, suffering from amoebic dysentery. Thompson is taken from the hospital by Lazlo and then follows Lazlo's attempts to stop illegal search and seizure tactics being practiced on his young, counter-culture clients. When the judge gives obviously unfair sentences to the offenders, Lazlo starts a riot in the courtroom, throwing the DA. over the bench at the judge. Lazlo ends up in jail and no longer a lawyer. Now we advance to 1972, where Thompson is covering the Superbowl for "Blast" magazine (presumably “Rolling Stone"). But all of a sudden, Lazlo, who hasn't been seen the last three years, shows up in a Nixon mask when Thompson is drinking his breakfast. He talks Thompson out of covering the game that day and instead takes him to some commune he is presently living in that he wants Thompson to write about. Lazlo‘s commune is involved in shipment of illegal ammunition and weapons, and Thompson is left on the ground at a private airstrip as a government helicopter chases the departing plane Lazlo is in, Thompson moves on to the 1972 campaign trail where he is bounced from the respectable press plane to the “200,” a plane with all the wild technicians. Needless to say, he fits right in. Lazlo pops up again, this time with a scheme to buy land near San Francisco and start his own country. Then we fade back to the cabin again where Thompson finishes his piece. Having reviewed "10”, "The Onion Field,” and "The Fog" for the “Echo, "the odds were against me—I was due for a bomb. “Where the Buffalo Roam ” fits the bill. Excluding the two cartoons shown before, I was slightly amused approximately four times. At a $4.00 admission price, this comes to $1.00 per slight amusement, hardly a bargain. I don't think I was alone, however, since the laughter wasn't deafening. in fact, a lot of people left halfway through. I wish I could of. At one point, when giving a speech to a group of college students, Thompson states: “I hate to advocate weird chemicals, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've worked for me.“ Well, they don't work for the movie. The film drags out with a constant barrage of juvenile drug or alcohol—related incidents. i don't think it is necessarily the fault of Murray (who, by the way, has intentionally or not-so—intentionally porked on a good 25 pounds) or Peter Boyle, who plays Lazlo. Maybe the film is funny to those who know Thompson or were involved in his escapades, but that certainly isnt‘s the majority of the movie-going public. But perhaps the film reviews itself. 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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 04
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Search Result: editorials President Anderson recognized Tributes are usually deserved—although not always. When it is obvious that the time has come for recognition, thanks and gratitude—the mind is flooded. It is too late to say all that one wants to say. It is too soon to translate emotions into words. Today...
Show moreeditorials President Anderson recognized Tributes are usually deserved—although not always. When it is obvious that the time has come for recognition, thanks and gratitude—the mind is flooded. It is too late to say all that one wants to say. It is too soon to translate emotions into words. Today the Echo recognizes President Anderson’s 17 years of dedicated service. Dr. Philip Quanbeck and Majorie Sibley, speaking for the faculty, wrote in a thanksgiving tribute to the President: Oscar Anderson was elected President of Augsburg College in 1963. He has served the college in that capacity since that time which, in terms of length of service, makes him dean among presidents of the private colleges in the State of Minnesota. President Anderson has been an able representative of and an articulate spokesman for the college to its various constituencies. He has addressed himself to the important relationship between college and church and has sought to nurture and sustain that relationship. He has spoken to a great many groups 0/ persons, former students and graduates, parents, and others closely associated with the college, to keep them informed about what the college is doing and to enlist and encourage their continued support. He has given himself heartily to the continuing task of making the college visible to the Minneapolis and metropolitan community. President Anderson has presided over and given significant leadership to the development of the physical plant, the campus, letters Women ’s softball To the Editor: The Augsburg Women‘s Softball Team would like to express its sincere thanks to the fans that supported us as we won the 1980 MAIAW State Softball Tournament: Your support was greatly appreciated! Signed, The Women’s Softball Team Sill’s actions questioned To the Editor, It is evident that Rod Sill is not as informed about Augsburg College’s Food Service as he'd like to believe. In his letter of April 25, Sill blames management personnel for students not being reliable. To blame management for student irresponsibil- ity seems a bit unreasonable. as they have enough to do without being truant officers on top of it. Besides. the real problem in Food Service is lack of personnel to begin with. There must be a lot of Auggies contributing to the 7% unemployment rate! Consequently everybody in Food Service is overworked. I also question where Sill is hearing his "words of dissatisfaction." | eat up in the Commons, and I don‘t hear many. In fact. many people have 4 praised Food Service as things have improved considerably. The food at Augsburg is not that bad. Sure, it‘s not as good as Mom's, but unless Mom is a caterer or a mess sergeant she‘s not cooking for 600 people. We‘re lucky to have our own food service. Try eating at Macalester some time and you‘ll really appreciate the food here! At least it's usually cooked! I am reminded of the old Indian prayer, “Great Spirit, grant that I may not criticize my neighbor until I have walked a mile in his moccasins." Rod Sill can complain all he wants about Food Service, but I won't take him too seriously until I see him working up a sweat in the dishroom. Sincerely, Lori Joan Zaic Johnny Carson: ’Was he really here?’ Dear Editors and all our fans throughout Augsburg, Now that the year is coming to a close, we thought it best to write one last scathing reply to actions taken at Augsburg, intended to be viewed as a sane reaction to sometimes insanities here at God's Little Acre. Continued on page 8 and the academic program during a period of great growth. He has fostered and given support to the development of programs appropriate to the college, including the second-step nursing program, music therapy, social work and others. President Anderson has insisted that the college not be insular or turned in upon itself. He was among those presidents who early encouraged the relationship with that group of colleges in Minneapolis-St. Paul which has come to be known as the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities. He has, moreover, persistently emphasized the educational possibilities inherent in Augsburg 's metropolitan location and has given impetus and direction to their use. President Anderson has been concerned with expanding the opportunities for minorities and for women and has responded creatively to changing circumstances and perceptions. President Anderson has been our leader and has served the college during a period of history which has been virtually kaleidoscopic in its educational, political and economic variety. The tensions characteristic of society at large have also been felt in the college community. As is appropriate to an academic institution, there has always been considerable discussion, sometime disagreements and tension. It is a measure of the maturity, basic trust, common sense and good humor between the president and us, the faculty, that he, and we, have not only survived but have lived with each other with some grace and even aplomb. We, the faculty of Augsburg College, remembering his seventeen years of faithful service as President of the college, his many efforts on behalf of a greater Augsburg, his articulateness, openness, energy, enthusiasm, ability, and sense of humor, this day extend our gratitude to Oscar Anderson and wish for him a long, happy, and productive retirement. And in this wish we include his wife, Lee, who through her independent spirit and interest in other persons has made a unique and special contribution to this college. 10 April 1980 Augsburg ’s digging its own grave A major problem has surfaced during the past school year that will have a very serious, long-lasting and deep-rooted effect on present Augsburg students and recent alumni of Augsburg. The problem involves a very injurious misperception by non- students (i.e. administrators, faculty and staff) of the needs and “rights” of the Augsburg student. We're not talking about the probable alienation of the 29 potentially benevolent alumni who currently reside in Memorial Hall. And we‘re not going to discuss the fact that student morale has been severely damaged because numerous non-students around Augsburg are hellbent on retaining “institutional structures” (and that's not buildings), while at the same time others are so concerned with pleasing everyone—except the students. Furthermore, we won’t deal with the inconvenient and frustrating delay of construction that was supposed to be finished months ago. And we‘re going to ignore the misguided perception of some people around here who think that the social experiences and pampering orientations of freshmen is the main reason adult students pay thousands of dollars for an education. We won’t even toy with the idea of commenting on how food coupon/meal ticket prices were “jacked” 36 percent without a word to the returning student population. And we‘re not going to expose the damaging effect the mere three percent increase in the student activity fee will have on student commissions, or that the three percent increase is actually a whopping .2 percent since it's offset by an F.T.E. that‘s dropping 2.8 percent. In light of this, we‘re not going to tell anybody that student commissions face the same inflationary pressures everyone else around here does, and that Senate will have to trim overall budget proposals by a mere $22,728. Our main concern is that there seems to be a very injurious misperception by non—students of the needs and “rights of the Augsburg student. By the way, without students, Augsburg is nothing. Friday, May 9. 193°
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Title: Augsburg Echo May 9, 1980, Page 03
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Seniors choose North Dakotans as dist/how'shed faculty college pastor. When asked what changes Augs- burg has seen in 23 years, Quanbeck responded: “It’s almost twice as large with the faculty increasing proportion- ately. Basically, changes in broader By GARY KUBAT Features Editor The graduating...
Show moreSeniors choose North Dakotans as dist/how'shed faculty college pastor. When asked what changes Augs- burg has seen in 23 years, Quanbeck responded: “It’s almost twice as large with the faculty increasing proportion- ately. Basically, changes in broader By GARY KUBAT Features Editor The graduating class of 1980 has chosen Philip Quanbeck, professor of religion, and LaVonne Peterson, associate professor of health and physical education, as their distin- guished faculty members. Both former North Dakotans, Quanbeck spent only a short time in Mayville, North Dakota before his father accepted a call to be pastor of a church in Roseau, Minn. From there Quanbeck moved to Starbuck, Minn. before finally settling in Minneapolis in 1941, graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1945. After a summer session at the University of Minnesota, Quanbeck began Augsburg College, finishing in January, 1950. He received his Bachelor of Theology from the Augsburg Theological Seminary, at that time a separate institution, in June of the next year. Quanbeck described the post-war Augsburg as small, but enlarged by the returning veterans. There was no Science Hall or library building yet; instead there was an old building called “Old Main" which housed the library and the chapel. A building named Morton Hall stood where the College Center now stands and between it and the current Old Main, there was a house where the heating engineer lived with his family. After graduation from the Augsburg Theological Seminary, Quanbeck served as a pastor for a parish in Bagley, Minn. until 1953, when he attended graduate school at Princeton Theological Seminary. There he received his master‘s degree in 1954 and his Ph.D. in 1958. in 1957, Quanbeck became a member of the Augsburg faculty, teaching in both the college and the seminary until the merger in 1963. During his first three years at Augsburg, Quanbeck also served as Farouﬂ No service charges No bounced checks Earns 5V4 % daily And if you need an occasmnal check—money orders available Convenient: Just across the street in the Fairview-St. Mary’s Medical Office Bldg, Hrs: Mon »Fri. 10:00 a m 6:30 pm. Communit Member F D I C AND SAIVE PLENTY AT THE RiverSIde y State Bank ’rf. Dr Philip Quanbeck culture are observable in the community. While Augsburg has increased to a very significant degree the physical facilities, I think that it has continued to be unpretentious, a characteristic of the college which is good if we don't demean ourselves." Quanbeck feels that the gloomy predictions for private colleges don‘t necessarily have to come true for Augsburg. “I think that if we work very hard and have some major successes, the enrollment figures projected for the next decade need not apply to us. We can run counter to this trend,” Quanbeck stated. In addition to his teaching dutigs, Quanbeck has written a number of publications, including The Bible and Our Faith, scheduled for publication this year. Quanbeck also serves as a member of the editorial counsel on the theological journal, Dia/ouge, and is a member of the task force and study committee for Lutheran Council USA (LCUAS). Quanbeck is grateful for the distin— guished faculty status, yet qualifies it. "i think that I have certainly been taught by teachers whose names I don't even remember. Education is an on-going process. As teachers, we hope we‘re institutional in that process," Quanbeck said. “I'm very grateful to be recognized as a distinguished faculty member. I simply want to observe that the roles teachers have in students' lives changes or students perceive the change. It may well be that the person in the immediate circumstances may not respond well, yet in retrospeCt, finds that the teacher has done something for him that he didn't appreciate. It's great to be a remembered teacher, remembered positively, It's also true that the test of time will disclose that we are well taught by people we sometimes don't initially respond to," Quanbeck concluded. LaVonne Peterson, hailing from Landa, North Dakota, is concluding her 30-year career at Augsburg this year. Honored this fall with the newly established Women's Distinguished Athletic Service Award, Peterson has seen Augsburg‘s facilities evolve from a quonset hut to the new girls‘ locker room. “All my life I‘ve bragged about Augsburg. There was a picture of Old Main in the back of my church in Landa. l was a little kid and maybe i didn't know what college meant, or Minneapolis meant, or Augsburg meant, but I knew that was where l was going to college," Peterson recalled, “My 30 years at Augsburg have been most enjoyable, most rewarding. and the students have made it that way. I‘m returning all the credit to them," Peterson added. “No one told me l had to retire. it's going to be hard for me. After all. it was 30 years of my life, but I want to see my family," Peterson said. Peterson has plans to visit her son. Dr. Jeffrey Peterson, who works for the United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, and her grandson and granddaughter who live there also. Other travel plans include visits to her sister in Montana and her brother in Arizona; both want Peterson to move and work closer to them. But La Vonne Peterson Peterson is taking one step at a time. “I‘m going to feel my way first. I just want to be happy where I am," Peterson stated. Quanbeck and Peterson have something else in common besides their birthplace. "I like Augsburg and I‘m here because I want to be here,“ Quanbeck said. “If l didn‘t like Augsburg. I wouldn't have stayed here this long." Peterson concluded. Change in transfer status pending By CHRIS HALVORSON Assistant Editor Augsburg faculty members have considered a proposal this week that, it passed, will result in a substantial dif- ference in the way future transfer student transcripts will be evaluated. Presently, students transferring to Augsburg from a junior college with an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree are considered to have completed all general distribution requirements required by the college, except that they must take two religion courses. The faculty subcommittee on transfer policies has studied the history of this present policy and recommended to the Educational Policies Committee (EPC) that it no longer be used. The EPC agreed with this recommendation and came up with the following proposal: “EPC recommends to the faculty that, beginning with the fall of 1981, transcripts of all transfer students be individually evaluated by the Registrar and that the general education requirements will no longer be waived for students with the AA. degree." According to Catherine Nicholl. a member of the Transfer Policies subcommittee. this proposal was discussed in the last faculty meeting but was not brought to a vote for lack of a quorum. The faculty tried again this week at their Wednesday meeting, but results were not known at the time of this writing. The subcommittees main rationale for the proposed change is that students with an AA, degree do not come close to meeting current distribution requirements. Noticeably lacking, as shown by their study of 1978 AA. degree transfers. were courses in foreign language, math or physics, economics or political science. and urban concerns. Also cited was evidence that junior colleges in Minnesota have a Wide range of requirements for the A A degree. There were few common denominators other than a writing requnement. The second rationale for the change is that the present policy is not lair to all students because students who are not transfers have to meet more rigorous reqwrements Also. students who transfer from four-year colleges or from a junior college Without an A A degree (equalling two-thirds of the transfer students) have to meet the Continued on page 7
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