repercussions Prof Hedb/om finds Roumanians intereSted in pal/tics poverty of the country accounted for By MILDA HEDBLOM Repercussions in the U.S. to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan have taken various forms, including embar- goes and boycotts which reduce Soviet-U.S. contacts. By contrast the... Show morerepercussions Prof Hedb/om finds Roumanians intereSted in pal/tics poverty of the country accounted for By MILDA HEDBLOM Repercussions in the U.S. to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan have taken various forms, including embar- goes and boycotts which reduce Soviet-U.S. contacts. By contrast the invasion seems to have nudged Roumania and America into wider contacts. For the first time ever, the Roumanian government recently gave permission for Americans to lecture throughout the country on political topics. As a result we were invited, two political scientists from Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota, to give a number of talks on aspects of the 1980 American presidential elections. Roumania‘s Communist government led by Nicolae Ceausescu remains well within the Soviet sphere of influence, but it persists in trying to loosen the Russian bear's grip, especially in foreign policy. American Embassy officials who obtained permission from the Roumanian government for our lectures believed this was a modest way for the Roumanians to demon- strate their anger at the Russian action in Afghanistan. Whatever the Rou- manians intent and despite their agreement tothe political lectures, our experienceduring the week of intensive travel and lecturing plainly indicated the government has two minds about our presence, a conflict that revealed much about contemporary life in this part of Eastern Europe. Our first introduction to Roumania began when we boarded one of the Tarom jets in Vienna. The interior was dark and dingy, the upholstery torn and dirty. and the seats so close together that not more than six inches separated one row from the next. The squeezing the passengers tighter than ticks, but the lack of maintenance and cleanliness reflected profound indif- ference and gloominess among the airline staff, a frame of mind that seemed to pervade Roumanian life, in public at least. As we stepped off the plane in Bucharest the first sight was soldiers—everwhere. There were submachine—gun toting militia beside with East Germany and Czechoslovak- ia for the title of harshest police state in East Europe. Deep as the concern is for security and control the need for hard currency is even greater, so package tourism is heavily promoted. But it is not especially pleasant to travel there. Though prices are still low in comparision to Western Europe. even good hotels are gloomy and the food in even the best restaurants is of ordinary quality, when available. Naturally, we were curious about the audiences we would find at our lectures. As it developed the most important fact affecting the audiences was the law which says that every Roumanian must have official permis— sion to associate for any purpose at all with a foreigner. for example to go to dinner at someone‘s house, or to visit the American library, and, of course, to attend our lectures. In fact people were not allowed to receive invitations to our lectures directly. Instead the invitations went to the “protocol ‘ You swamp dun smost CMIHWDE, vou'm: Bun/m6 vcus MONEY] " the plane, at the terminal door, in the corridors, on the outside steps, in the parking lot. Wherever we went in the country, the soldiers and their submachine—guns provided a daily demonstration that security and control have become an obsession, so much so that Roumania now competes ngsburg confessions When I began this column some years ago, I tried to make it clear that the word “confession” holds a double meaning. In some instances, it is used to lay bare sins and shortcomings. In both religious and legal circles, a confes- sion Implies acknowledgement of wrong doing. On occasion I have used this column as a confessional. The second meaning, of course, is the one which applies to the original Augsburg Confession of 1530. It means a statement of one's belief. a setting forth of one’s convic- tions. Here again I have shared my own tenets through this column, an opportunity for which I have been and am grateful to the editors of the Echo. In the second sense described above, I make bold now to conclude these attempts at column writing by stating as best I can, my beliefs regarding Augsburg College—convictions which have grown steadily during the past seventeen years! . . . I believe in the mission of Augsburg, to achieve excellence as a liberal arts college. utilizing the resources of its urban setting to prepare people. in the spirit of Jesus, to serve the human needs of a changing society. . . . I believe in the foundations of Augsburg, rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Friday, May 9, 1980 officer" at their place of work. Protocol officers are actually security police. Naturally, only people thought to be “safe” would be cleared to accept the invitations. We gave four lectures in Bucharest, and at one of them we were pleased to see a drunk wander in, assuming he at least had not been cleared by the security police. We began our visit on a Monday with some lectures in Bucharest, and were to leave for separate tours in the provinces on Tuesday. But Monday noon, before we had actually delivered any talks at all, the Ministry of Education called the American Embassy to say our trips to the provinces had been cancelled. We were not to be allowed to lecture outside of Bucharest. No reason was given. After a long afternoon of argument between the Embassy and the Ministry, we were finally informed Monday evening that the Ministry had relented. Later in the week we discovered that while the Ministry had ultimately agreed we could lecture in the provincial universities it had also ordered the universities not to allow students to attend. Therefore our audiences outside of Bucharest consisted of faculty and other officials. Wherever we spoke we were struck by the intensity of interest in the outcome of the US. elections. Questions put to us reflected an extra- ordinary amount of information, revealed that American politics are closely reported and that the reverberations are noted in even the far reaches of Transylvania. It was impressive to us that in the ancient city of Cluj, in Transylvania, a Roumanian rushes into the office of our host with the results of the latest primaries in hand. In fact, the daily papers of Roumania carried the detailed per- centage and delegate count of each candidate as the primaries occurred. In all exchanges we had with Roumanians, two concerns dominated. First it became clear that the Rouman- ians own policy of quasi-independence from Russia presupposes a powerful American presence in the world. So they wanted reassurance that America could and would resist Russia, but of course, at the same time, avoid war. Second, they deeply disbelieved in the possibility that Ronald Reagan could be elected president, and were alarmed to hear that the possibility was, after all, real. We were repeatedlyttold that former President Nixon continues to be the most highly Continued on page 9 Chirst which sets us free to think, to grow, to explore and to serve His re- deemed creation. . I believe in the partnership Augsburg enjoys with the American Lutheran Church, uniting church and college in the quest for truth, in the cause of service to society and in the building up of the communion of believers. . I believe in liberal education as a primary means of preparing people to understand and to serve the world in which we live, regardless of vocational choices. . I believe in the resources of a thriving metropolis as providing essential di- mensions and new opportunities for the educational experience of our students. . I believe in the presence of a spiritual ministry within the college community which exhibits and exemplifies care for the whole person. . I believe in the balance which must idealy be maintained between the free- dom each person should enjoy and the love each person should show. thus preserving the essential elements of community. . I believe in the aim of education for service as both the motivation for academic achievement and the preventative for academic arrogance. . I believe in the college campus as a laboratory for living wherein values, relationships and convictions are tested and shaped. . I believe in the leadership God has given Augsburg in its Regents, its faculty, its staff and now in its new president, leadership capable of the sober heroism essential for the future. . I believe in all the people, who, because of their exposure to and experience with the ideals of this college, have Augsburg in their hearts—they Will not let her down. . I believe in God, revealed through Jesus Christ, in whose hands all our histories rest, so that an institution as a penultimate instrument can survuve by serving an end greater than itself: the kingdom of God. Soli Deo Gloria! Show less
\l' b fgg poem Mé Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 86, No. 23 Friday, May 9, 1980 By JOHN KRUSE Contributing Editor They'll have to make room for another trophy in the Augsburg trophy case. Last weekend, the Augsburg softball team proved themselves better than any other small college... Show more\l' b fgg poem Mé Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 86, No. 23 Friday, May 9, 1980 By JOHN KRUSE Contributing Editor They'll have to make room for another trophy in the Augsburg trophy case. Last weekend, the Augsburg softball team proved themselves better than any other small college team in the state, winning the MAlAW Division III state championship. And the Auggies did it in style. Augsburg made a shambles of all four teams they played in the tournament, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 36-1. The Auggies opened the two-day tournament with a couple of routine wins. Augsburg’s first round op- ponent, St. Marys, fell to the Auggies by a score of 10-1. St Marys has one conciliation: they were the only team to score a run against Augsburg all weekend. The Auggies put away second round opponent St. Benedict‘s on a 7-0 decision. It was obvious the Auggies were rising to the occasion as in to third. they headed to the final two rounds on Saturday. Top seeded Augsburg played Dr. Martin Luther College (DMLC) in the semi-finals. The Auggies opened the scoring with a run in the second inning. Right fielder Monica Fitz- gerald walked and stole second base. Fitzgerald then took third on a Laurie Jessen single and scored on a wild pitch. Augsburg added two more runs in the third. Leslie Sachs singled and pitcher Dana Holmes walked before freshman Julie Goldstein‘s double scored Sachs. Fitzgerald then Iayed down a perfect bunt single. enabling Holmes to score. This upped the Auggie lead to 3-0. The Auggies put the game out of reach in the seventh inning. Holmes and Goldstein opened the inning with consecutivesingles. Fitzgerald reached first on a fielder‘s choice, with Holmes thrown out at third base. Then Gold- Catcher Stephanie Torgerson, one of four Auggies named all-tournament, slides ECHO Photo by Vern Mc/nlyre Holmes, Torgerson, Goldstein and Fitzgerald named all-tournament stein stole third base and scored as the throw went over the head of the third baseman. Fitzgerald took third on this play and later scored on a ground ball by catcher Stephanie Torgerson. That made the final 5-0. Pitcher Holmes and the Auggie defense held DMLC to a lone single in the fourth inning and the Lancerettes were set down in order in the final three innings. These events set up the champion- ship game against Gustavus. The “Gac Pac“ was playing their fourth game that day and were obviously fatigued. But there was no stopping Women ’s softball dominates state tournament the Auggies as they steamrolled past the Gusties by a score of 15-0! The Auggies opened up early, with three runs in the first inning. The bottom of the second inning, the Augsburg half of the inning, seemed to last forever. The Auggies sent 16 batters to the plate and parlayed two doubles, four singles, three stolen bases, and five walks into ten runs! The Auggies added single runs in the third and fourth innings to up the score to 15-0. The Gac Pat; was held to two singles, both in the first inning, and Continued on page 10 1963-1980: marked change within a strong tradition By PAUL KILGORE One of the more well-known mememtos to come out of Augsburg's recent history is a 1963 photograph of Oscar Anderson, then the college's new president, wearing a freshman beanie while addressing a convocation audience. The fact that President Anderson will be retiring this summer seems to give a special significance to that picture. Anderson's career has spanned a unique period in this college's history. Looking back over the past seventeen years, one can’t help but be amazed at the changes Augsbrug has undergone. Five objectives Oscar Anderson recently said that when he became college president there were three directions he felt Augsburg had to take. First of all, the school had to adjust to its new role as a college of the American Lutheran Church (ALC). Secondly, Augsburg had to develop a closer relationship with the city. And thirdly, the college had to continue to pursue academic excellence. A decade later, Anderson named two more objectives as being crucial to Augsburg's future: the need for both fiscal integrity and facility de- velopment. in a sense, these five directions serve as a framework for understanding the course Augsburg has taken in the last seventeen years. The issue concerning Augsburg's church affiliation was especially important when Anderson took office in July of 1963, It was during that year that the Lutheran Free Church (LFC) merged with the American Lutheran Church. As a direct consequence. Augsburg Seminary became a part of Luther Seminary in St. Paul. The problem Augsburg faced had to do with its constituency: would the larger ALC be able to provide the kind of support the LFC had given? Augsburg‘s transition from one synod to another seems to have gone Even in 7964, after one year as president, Anderson was already relating wilh [he students and developing his notorious sense of humor. smoothly enough. The question as to whether or not the school has inherited loyalties as strong as those once held by the LFC is still an open one. One of the most striking develop- ments of the last seventeen years at Augsburg has been the school's Continued on page 7 Show less
‘\ Commission re By MARY BEAMISH News Editor At the Sunday night meeting of the Student Senate‘s Budget Screening Committee, six student representa- tives had to fit $75,000 worth of Augsburg commissioners' requests into 3 $52,272.50 budget. They stayed up until 1:30 am. trying. By the end of the... Show more‘\ Commission re By MARY BEAMISH News Editor At the Sunday night meeting of the Student Senate‘s Budget Screening Committee, six student representa- tives had to fit $75,000 worth of Augsburg commissioners' requests into 3 $52,272.50 budget. They stayed up until 1:30 am. trying. By the end of the meeting, all the commissions had something. None got as much as they had requested. This work of the Budget Screening Committee was the third of a series of steps in determining the 1980-81 Student Senate budget. Before their meeting, Student Society President Joan Maland prepared a budget proposal. Earlier, each organization under the Senate had submitted a budget proposal for the 1980-81 school year. All three of these proposals were to be presented at the May 7 Student Senate meeting At that meeting, the Senate was to reach a tentative agreement on how much money to allocate to each organization. The Budget Screening Committee includes Student Sentate incumbent Faith Menke, who chairs the committee; Senate Vice President Rod Sill; Senior Class President Gail Wagner; the incoming Senior Class President Kris Johnson; the incoming Junior Class President Jane Palumbo; and the incoming Sophomore Class President Chris Johnson. Major factors to consider in determining the commissions' budg~ ets, according to Wagner, are last year's budget; how much time and work are required for the salaried positions; how many students the commission reaches; and production costs. Salaries presented the most difficult decisions, according to Sill, because commissioners can never be paid enough for their work. Wagner added that the money is just a small compensation for the work. Most of the commissioners’ salaries were reduced from 1979-80 levels in the committee's proposed budget. The Program Commission received editor more than the student society president. Also, the committee lowered the allocation for production from this year's $13,900 (this spring Senate allocated an additional $200 to production), to $11,825. The Augsburg/an yearbook was allocated $6517, compared to this year‘s $5850. The editor’s salary was increased from $400 to $550, and the production allocation rose from $5150 to $5567. Wagner attributed the salary increase to the large amount of work the editor has. The most between drastic discrepancy request and allocation quests total $75,000 . . . committee is considering making the BSU a part of the Program Commission. However, this committee won't reach a conclusion until fall. Salaries for Student Senate officers were all reduced. The President was allocated $750, down from this year's $800. The Vice President's salary was cut from $700 to $675. The amount for production was also cut, from this year's $7365 (approximately $6000 of this was earmarked for use by KCMR radio and the Augsburgian) to $1420. Money for KCMR, Augsburg's radio station was slashed. The committee allocated $800, compared to . . . senate budgets with $52,272 the most money under the committee's proposal. The committee recom- mended it receive $16,085, compared to the $22,775 requested, and down from the $17,000 it was allocated this year. The director’s salary was cut from this year's $700 to $650. The Echo was allocated the second highest amount, although it is $2475 less than this year‘s amount. The committee decided on a total of $13,625, including $725 for the editor and $1075 to split between the seven department editors. This compares to a $800 salary for this year‘s editor and $1600 for the department editors. According to Wagner, the committee “couldn't justify" paying the Echo Students not informed of cost increase Student meal ticket/food coupon prices jump 36 percent By TEDD PETERSON Associate Editor The meal ticket/food coupon board plan option will cost $680 in 1980—1981, a dramatic 36 percent increase over this year's cost of $500. As of Monday, May 5, this $680 will purchase 190 meals in the Commons (up from 150 this year) and $155 worth of food coupons (down from $160 this year). The major effect of this change will be to channel less money to the Chin Wag and move it to the Commons. Although few, if any, students may have realized it when signing the room and board contract this spring, this increase represents a substantiai change in the coupon/ticket plan. Students on this plan will eat many more meals in the Commons, and significantly fewer meals in the Chin Wag. According to Carl Stromer, director of food services at Augsburg, the major difficulty facing the food service is a shortage of funds, and one of the main reasons for this is the relatively small percentage of students on the full board plan. The cost increase for coupons/tickets is intended to en— courage more students to choose full board, but this intention was not explained to the student body. Stromer had wanted to reduce the dollar value of food coupons in the package to 60 next year, while raising the number of meal tickets to 225, but this proposal was turned down. Although it would be financially advantageous to close down the Chin Wag completely and only have the full board plan, Stromer is opposed to this idea. He feels that the Chin Wag is important to students as a meeting place and as an option to the meals surfaced with the Black Student Union. The BSU requested $8105 and was allocated $700. This year the BSU received $1000. The BSU requested $400 for salaries, but the committee refused this request, since the BSU is not a “commission” per se—Wagner said this reasoning holds that the BSU has a limited outreach, mainly to black students. Also, the BSU indicated on its proposal that it may be able to find alternate funding sources for expenses totalling $5400. So the committee did not provide funds for these activities. Instead, they earmarked $1000 to reserve for the BSU in the event that those funds are not found. Also, according to Sill, an ad hoc served in the Commons. According to Stromer, Vice President of Finance Wayne Pederson wanted to change the Chin Wag into a complete vending machine area, another idea Stromer is opposed to. Stromer had hoped to merely add some vending machines to the existing facilities. For several years the Chin Wag has been complained about for losing money or barely breaking even. Strcmer estimates that the Chin Wag will gross about $125,000 this year, and expenses will be about $126,000. However, as Strorner pointed out, these expenses include about $8000 of costs not related to running the Chin Wag, such as paying rent and helping pay the mortgage. It is not clear how discouraging students from eating in the Chin Wag will make it a profitable venture. last year‘s $1762. The cuts included the $416 saved by cutting the subscription to ABC news and $95 saved by cutting the subscription to Billboard magazine. The Religious Life Commission was allocated $497 less than last year. The commissioner's salary was left intact at $300. Money for production was cut from this year's $2547 to $2050. The committee decided the PLO could get money from the Program Commission for speakers and programs, and use funds allocated to Pastor Brandt for costs relating to worship. The Darkroom was allocated $3516, compared to $3700 last year. The main out here was paying the assitant photographer $200 and the head photographer $400, compared to paying two head photographers $400 each last year. The Publicity Commission was allocated $650, compared to this year‘s $700. SOS was allotted $285, down from this year’s $435. The main cut was in the commissioner's salary, down from $285 to $125. Funds for the Student Senate budget come from student fees. For the last few years the Senate has received $35 per student enrolled, measured by the FTE (Full Time Equivalent). This year the student fee will be increased from $35 to about $36.05. The FTE for 1980—81 is expected to be around 1450, down from this year’s 1492. Additional funds come from any funds not spent by commissions this year. The budget set by the Senate in the spring is not final. It will be re-evaluated and finalized early next fall. According to former Junior Class President Tedd Peterson in an informational sheet on the budgeting process, changes in the budget can result from a change in the FTE, a change in production costs, or a change in the Senate‘s priorities. MARY BEAMISH newsenitor GARY KU BAT features editor TERRI BOCKLUND tine arts editor LAURIEJESSEN sports editor HOWARD SMITH v i: a'e spurts editor JOHN KRUSE “pi, THE AUGSBURG ECHO. Piitiiisherl Nee-lily each Frida/ except during A nut, in; iF'QVlle vacation heriorls and holirla/s try the -.t i'lr:rit' r,’ Augsburg College 731 ~ 215i Avenue Srittri Minneapolis Minnesota 55454 Phone 330 7102 Opinions expressed are those of the authors and no t], rhhl'r iii Ihe ROALD SATEREN TEDD PETERSON BOYD KOEHLER KRISTEN OLSRUD 2?“,5319,2235?32173927: a... .i largo assomate enntor faculty consultant MAUREEN COOPER CODY ed‘w's ministration ta: A"! or the f U “’iidw‘ uuilci ‘H t met JEFF JARNES Dusmess manager MARY GUSTAFSON JEFF DAN‘ELOWSKI ERIK KANTEN BOB JORGENSEN ii"’.i’ remainder 01th:; st .riertts CHRIS HALVORSON aSSiSIant editor H. EVAN PRUITT 'l dltdql ‘t; editor Annual subscription rate IS $7.00. I“. «a? head photographers 2 Friday, May 9, 1980 “mug—n-_ Show less
the arts Stage II collects Ransom By PETER ROSEN KVIST Staff Writer The man laughed. “To kiss a girl,“ he said, “was just holy hell." Again a chuckle. He was referring to his role as King Arthur in a sixth-grade play. Free-lance designer and full time scene painter for Dayton's Christmas show is... Show morethe arts Stage II collects Ransom By PETER ROSEN KVIST Staff Writer The man laughed. “To kiss a girl,“ he said, “was just holy hell." Again a chuckle. He was referring to his role as King Arthur in a sixth-grade play. Free-lance designer and full time scene painter for Dayton's Christmas show is Augsburg's new Scene Design teacher, Mr. Stan Ransom. Ransom graduated with distinction from Clarmont Men‘s College in California. He received a BA. and Masters in Theatre Design from the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Augsburg, Ransom was properties master for the Minnesota Opera Company and technical director for Minnesota's Centennial Showboat during summer sessions of 1978 and 1979. In the fall of 1977, Ransom designed sets and lighting for “La Fiesta De La Posada," a Christmas musical per- formed at Central Lutheran Church, “It‘s a challenge of a building!” he said. “Because the nave of the building is a hundred feet high and you couldn‘t scratch the marble floor." Stage 2 will also be a challenge, said Ransom. “The area is very flat . . . the stage is really in the wrong position for this kind of auditorium." But Ransom acknowledges that challenge is what makes it exciting. During a mini course last January, former design teacher Michael Beery spoke of challenge as what you make magic from. He said. “You‘re given an area in which to work. As a designer, it's your job to make it work as best you can. If you can, then you have helped with the magic of the theatre. " Ransom had advice for people interested in the arts. “Learn the business," he said. “Know your craft, know the people . . . Be aware of what‘s in town, if possible, all around the country, but it's useless if your craft isn‘t sound." Sill AUDIO lawman A! Y... COLLEGE I I I I I 0 No Investment! I 0 Professional Sales Help I Provided I I 0 Incentive Programs! I - Sell over 60 Top Brands! I - BE YOUR OWN BOSS! I I I I I Call or Write Serious Inquiries ONLY! AUDIO OUTLET, "It. 10Commeic: ii! tn’Y‘i 21 i Newark NJ 07102 201M322 3250 Friday. September 19, 1980 Free-lance designer and full time scene painter Stan Ransom replaces Michael Berry for the tall production of “Fiddler on the Roof. " Sitting before him was a cup of coffee and a copy of his resume which he handed out to fall semester students. “I think it‘s the most logical way to present myself to a class.“ He added, “I‘m not as neat as this resume." Janet Paone, a scene design student. says something different. “He seems to be very organized. He wants the (work) shop kept clean for safety and looks. Class time is organized for the benefit of students. He's beginning at square one and that‘s what I like." During his junior year of college ('73—‘74), Ransom studied English literature. theatre and social sciences at the University of Bath. Bath, England. Ransom said he would definitely consider going back to England for work but added. "It wasn't my real life." Continued on page 8 Letters Continued from page 4 facade, into a rabble—mongering. riotous bunch of 1960 throwbacks, the likes of which are dreaded still by serious students and professors alike. If these impressionalbe young fresh- men follow her rebellious path, we could have students dressing in jeans, long hair, and sandals, and worse, some of the impressionable faculty may follow. We feel that it is up to the more God-fearing people out there at Education City to help squash these war-haters in their tracks before riots and other forms of violence break out in protest. We now turn our attention to one Lew Hotchkiss, an admitted nut. Although we are touched that he remembered us in last week's letter to the editor. we still can‘t help wondering when he will be attacked as he walks in the streets of lower east Franklin Ave. As a matter of fact, we would be glad to appear at a party in his memory after this happens. Who says we don't remember old friends? Huggs and Kisses and a Bronx Cheer. Tony Moen and Lee Hansen orts calendar Wednesday,September17-November2 Art exhibition, “Artist-Naturalists of the Bell Museum," Bell Museum. 17th and University Ave. SE. Friday, September 19 Movie, “Norma Rae," Auditorium, 8 p.m., 50 cents. Friday, September 19-October 19 Private Lives. Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Ave.. 8 p.m., 336-9123. Friday, September 19-October 19 Gypsy, Chimera Theatre Company, St. Paul Arts and Science Center. Phone 29241300. Friday. September 19 Poetry reading, John Caddy, Richard Louisell and Dawn Killen. The Loft. 3200 Chicago Ave. S.. 8 pm. $2.50. Saturday, September 20-November 16 The Adventures of Hucke/berry Finn. Children's Theatre, 2400 Third Ave. S. Phone: 292-4311. Sunday, September 21 The Threepenny Opera, ‘U‘ of ‘M', Scott Hall Auditorium, 2 pm. Thursday, September 25 Alice Preves, studio artist featured on KSJN-FM Schubert Club concert, 12 p.m. Satereri Stage designer Stan Ransom says that Stage 2, the old music building now used as a replacement for the Little Theatre, 15 a “challenge. \VMDILWIEIDIINIES GLASS C J \7l7l lDlDlCll-IIESIIIDA P R0 M C E N T E R 8:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 TICKETS $5.00 AT DAYTON'S AND AT THE DOOR SCANNING THE HISTORY OF Show less
Soccer team starts off on right foot By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor The Augsburg soccer team put two more victory notches under its belt with a non-conterence win over Con- cord-est. Paul Sept. 10. and a conterence win over St. Mary‘s Sept. 13 Augsburg overwhelmed Concordia 5~1 with a powerful... Show moreSoccer team starts off on right foot By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor The Augsburg soccer team put two more victory notches under its belt with a non-conterence win over Con- cord-est. Paul Sept. 10. and a conterence win over St. Mary‘s Sept. 13 Augsburg overwhelmed Concordia 5~1 with a powerful ottensive game. Concordia. playing its lirst game at the year. lound Chris Ascher scoring twice. Dave Fowkes and Paul Whitten each scoring once. and Paul Warnke getting credit tor a goal gomg oil at a Concordia player. Concordia's lone goal cameon a penalty shot going past goalie Mark Anderson late in the game Last Saturday's game against St Mary's was decided during the middle ol the lirst hail, when Ascher moved the ball UK} the side and passed in lront cl the St. Mary's goal where a brlel scramble ensued belore Fowkes tinally kicked the ball high into the net tor the (‘méy goal at the game. Augsburg won The game was titled with a lot ol body contact. and many scoring chances were missed. Augsburg's delense held the game in check. however. with the combined ellorts ol Carl Follingsted. Brian Budenskl. and Bill Seehaler who all helped to turn away St. Mary's attacks and convert them into Augsburg's lavor Paul Amos also played a strong game blocking many passes. and making many at his own Though St Mary's has not been among the division‘s top teams. they are rarely over-powered during a game Last year the Auggies beat St Mary's twice Augsburg's next soccer game is tomorrow at Bethel starting at 11 00 a "1 Sports Ilusoated’ favored Johnnies Football topples St. John’s By SCOTT WEBER Stall Writer A dulled wind set the scene lor Augsburg‘s 21-10 win over St John‘s ‘ootoaii team Sat. Sept 13. Si Jonn's meted the battle at their campus lield, n a game that had Sports Illustrated licking St John's as the upper Midwest lavorites. St John‘s lirst possessIOn created in unrealistic loresight to the game lugsburg’sopening kick-otl lound the lohnnie‘s ollense on their own 12-yard ine Two plays later. St John's iuarteroack Joe Smith hit running lack Lou Flaiola lOr a 66-yard Ouchdoiiiin pass, A mere 37 seconds vas consumed John Gagliardi kicked he conversion tor a H) iead Early on. Augsburg s delense eerned Interior to the ottensive attack lowever. a hard delensive curtain armed in the Auggie squad as play ontinued "We gave up seven pomis i the lirst two plays, but St John's nly scored three points in the emainder ol the game," said Head each Al Kloppen. The Auggies lirst score came prior ) the lield goal. Augsburg acquired we ball on their own 20-yard line )llowing an unsuooeeslul lield goat ttempt by St. John's Gagliardi ugeburg's quarterback Steve Yaazle iixed passing and running combina- ons with running backs Dan Roll, and cm Weidner, and wide receiver Rick edetzke. Yeazle completed the 80- am drive with a touchdown pass to leidner. Kicker Dave Warnke soiled the score at seven-all with the 3”" alter. Augsburg's delense tactics worked ell tor them throughout the third uarter, When St, John's pulled into a scond and goal situation at the uggie 2-yard line, a pass pattern yveloped and Augsbulg's linebacker ie Wabner promptly intercepted the III in the endzone. Bob Wick. the uggie co-captain and center, was ipreased with the detenaive output id said. "The defense really held us the game. I think two key plays valved interceptions by Wabner and 'nvold.“ Steve Flosvold, delensive back, tell I mark late in the third quarter in St. ihh’s territory. Johnnle's quarter- ick, Smith, passed the ball on third 0 down only to have Rosvold pick it oll and return the ball to St John's 14 Three plays later -/eazle hit wide receiver Dan Nayman tor a 10-yard leuchdown pass Warnke's kick locked a 14-10 Auggie lead Yeazie was pleased with the ollense‘s results and said, "We came back when it counted " Augsburg s last oilensive drive held the ball ll minutes and 44 seconds moved the ball over 80 yards contained 23 plays. an lirst downs and sealed the Augsburg Victory Running back John Hilpisch scored the last touChdown hurdling over St John's delensive linemen Warnke set the score at 2l-lO with his linal kick The entire coaching stall was pleased with the results "Our ollense has to be commended tor their ability to control the ball tor so long," praised Coach Kloppen The game did not end on all happy notes Hilpisch is out tor the season with a broken leg, and Roll will be questionable tor tomorrow's game The Auggies will tackle Macalester at 130 pm Sat, Sept 20, at Parade Stadium Last Saturday, Macalester held Gustavus to a 0-0 score at the hall belore lalling 20-7. Kloppen tests that Macalester is "vastly improved, so we will have to play with intensity,“ .‘1 > , ' _ k, . / I . “a Varsity player L/ss Neu attempts a spike age/ml two alumni, w/lh assists Irom Dana Holmes [23] and Kathy Korum. JCHO Pholo by Fm minim Paul Amos meals a slrong defense 5! Ihe St Mary‘s no! in the Sept. 13 game‘ Spi/rers defeat a/umni By MONICA FITZGERALD Stat Writer The alumni not only showed up lor the litth annual volleyball match last Friday. but managed to put a little tear into the hearts ol Augsburg volleyball lollowers A team led by ‘75 graduate Nancy SOIL '76 graduates Cindy Schendel and Marilyn Pearson. and recent graduates Maggie McDonough and Peggy Meissner, reminded the spectators how strung the volleyball program has been in recent years. Fired up lor than once a year chance to really compete. the alumni came on strong with a convmcmg 15<7 Victory in the lirst game The varsny seemed to have trouble adiusting to a new ollense which required a lot at switching Alter they did not adjust. however, the 1980 team really started putting things together The excellent setting by Dana Holmes enabled the varsity to take control in the second game Hitter Debbie Thompson spiked well and teamed With Julie Reinke to block powerlul hits The score ended 1540. This victory set the stage tor the third game, with both teams anxious to take the lead in the best three out ol live series. Despite great digging and hitting by the alumni': Schendei and Meissner, the varsity squeaked by 1644. The consistent back court passing ot Lisa Nose and Kathy Korum saved the Auggies trom another deleat, as did the serving oi Reinke, who served tor six at the varsity‘s points, The llnal game was won easily by the varsity, as the alumni showed signs 01 latlgue. The varsity completely controlled the match at this point, Judy White did a line lob of passing the bell. and along with Thompson ellectlvely put the ball where the alumni were not, The Auggle’s next home game will be Sept 24 against St. Thomas. All home games are tree at St Melby Hall, with iunior varsity beginning at 6:00. loilowed by varsity at 7:30. -' Add Spikes «Lu. m - s — ECHO Pholo by John Nichols —r . to Your Life. " boot—bib Ct ink‘ to your personal store . . Augsburg College Minneapolis. MN 55454 Friday. September to. test) Show less
Scene designer Ransom Continued from page 7 "I remember that year very well." Ransom said "it was the first of those gas shortages and the long lines oi cars." He dropped the subject ol his studies and continued He remem‘ bered not daring to go to libraries, “I owned one pair ol shoes for that... Show moreScene designer Ransom Continued from page 7 "I remember that year very well." Ransom said "it was the first of those gas shortages and the long lines oi cars." He dropped the subject ol his studies and continued He remem‘ bered not daring to go to libraries, “I owned one pair ol shoes for that entire year Every step I took. squeaked," BefOre rushing 0" to an evening aware that they are welcome to "come over and give a hand or socialize." Ransom is designing Augsburg's tall musical. Fiddler on the Roof. John Columbus. design student. will be assistant designer. Taking care oi lights is Julie Mayes. Helping with set construction? "There aren‘t many volunteers yet.“ said Ransom. "Come meeting with his assmtants at Stage 2, on over and have some fun!" Ransom added he hoped people were 0.0.0.0....IOOOOOOOOOOIOOOO0000......OIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOII O O I O O . O O O O O O I O O O O O O 0 O O I . . I O O O 0 O O . C O O I e O - O o e o e O O O O O I U 0 : Introducing Russ “Goldy” Goldstein. Augsburg's own campus rep f0r : : AnheuserAeusch. who is working thrOugh Southside Distributing : e Viease reel tree to Contact me with any questions regarding the campus a : rep program PhOne 330-1677. Edda House : 'IOOOOOOOOOIIOIO0..OOI.O.COCOOOOOOOOCOOI...0.00.00.00.00: review Chimera's Gypsy By LORI JOHNSON Fine Arts Editor If doing a iew loads of laundry isn’t quite what you think weekends are made tor. an evening at Chimera Theatre‘s Gypsy will convince you there is more to life! Chimera premiered its most last Thursday at the Craford Livingston Theatre with Gypsy. It is a "show biz" show with all the trimmings oi vaudeville in the 1920’s, The music features songs like "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and “Let Me Entertain You'” Thursday's premier began slowly but gained momentum and believabili- ly as the night went on Audience reception was good and Gypsy could definitely be called a success lor many reasons The theatre in the St Paul Arts and Samoa Center is comlortable and has excellent sight lines lrom both balcony and main lloor L.ghting throughout the production is effective The sets are simple and functional Costumes are definitely an important part of the show ranging in deSIQn lrom a basic gray wool coat to a battery-operated G ' string (This is definitely an interesting musical to watch ) The cast has a variety of strengths Music and choreography are excellent The characters are believable and together they create a story that lives ’coming up roses’ One member of the cast, Karla Larson. is a freshman at Augsburg. She is excited about the part. but confesses "it's nothing BIG!" You can iind her with the dancing "Toreador- ables," They surround Louise in her unsuccessful bid tor stardom in vaudeville at the beginning of Act it. The show's main character. Rose (Marie Shaw Wolpen) and Herbie (Bill Murray) work particularly well together. As mother and agent. both have vested interest in the careers of Rose's daughters. June and Louise. but their business relationship is embellished with special care. Throughout the show Rose's boistrous enthusiasm is tempered and com- plimented by Herbie’s casualness. This intimacy makes their parting in Act II espeCiaIIy painful. it is an interruption of Rose's dreams and ours But all these ingredients of success pomt to the title character. Louise (Gypsy) Louise spends the first act as a skinny girl, dressed like a boy to accomodate her sister‘s career, Later. Louise becomes a target of Rose's schemes tor stardom. At tut. Louise succeeded. But the twist comes when she surfaces. not in vaudeville. but as the queen of burlesque. Gypsy Rose Lee. JoEtlen Geske shows 3 area! deal of Continued on page 9 Mon-Fri. 9fl0 am. to 5:00 pm. 606-24th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 341-2194 I i e Personal checks cashed up to $75.00, 50 charge Free checking with $100 minimum balance. 55% on regular savings. e Pd/Wfla ' State Bank of Minneapolis ) {c‘ t3 if ifgiL‘W! t ‘1 ()l the lwm (‘itivs lltlt‘Sl ((lllt‘y Island Hot Dog lust one Of lllt‘ outstanding spot i.t|ty items (in (lur award Winning liN'llU. Bullwinlde’s Saloon 7 Corners a ‘6 Open 7 days a week Rt'mt-inlwr Bullwtnklc‘s IS the hump 338-8520 Friday. September 10. 1980 ll Show less
Zeta Action/Program Commission working together toward one goal By KAY MALCHOW Staff Writer "The program is still new to me. but I‘m looking at things realistically. not romantically." said Bill Bullock. coordinator of the program commis~ Stan and also a re3ident of the new Zeta Action house. The... Show moreZeta Action/Program Commission working together toward one goal By KAY MALCHOW Staff Writer "The program is still new to me. but I‘m looking at things realistically. not romantically." said Bill Bullock. coordinator of the program commis~ Stan and also a re3ident of the new Zeta Action house. The recidents of Zeta are also mem- bers ol the program commission. but Zeta Action (Augsburg's council to Improve and organize now) and the program commissmn are technically two separate organizations According to Bullock. “(Havmg everyOnel in One spot is going to be very benelICial " The idea behind Zeta Action was brought about last spring to establish a better program commissiion. In previous years three or tour members of the student body were the program commission "These three or tour people were planning activities for the entire student body of appronmately 1500 Even though they worked hard and did all they were capable of domg. there was no way they eduld do an adeouate too for the entire student body. claimed Bullock The program commission has had some rough gomg so tar. according to Bullock "We‘re trying to get a new idea off the ground. and of course there will be problems at first_" said Bullock He also added that the new program comm-53ion is hoping to establish something that will be carried on in the lollowing years The program commission is also trying to utilize Joan Slater, the student activniesooordinatOr more In the past Slater worked mainly with the Learning tor Living organization But this year the program communion has asked Slater to draw up a proposal for the fine arts program, which she is working on and will present to them fOr approval Another goal of the program commIsSlon is to work with actrvtlies coominators in the other four ACTC schools A conference between the five ACTC program commissions is to be held with one possibility being to plan a iomt spring formal dance "The program commission is also trying to bring stray groups (such as UAC. BSU. and MTS) together and into the mainstream of the com- munity." said Bullock. "We're trying to get a new idea off the ground and there will be problems at first." "This is a great experience lor me because I m working both sides of the rope I in working with students on the One hand and with boomng agents and film distributors on the other,‘ claimed Bullock Bullock said he is strongly encouraging student pamCipation in the program commission and anyone interested in torning should contact htrn .._..’_‘\\ r 17:, {&a\ ComImssioner Bill Bullock is trying to begin a syslem al organizing the Program COMMISSION in a way the! WIN be carried an in the loliowing years ms Norwegian citizen loves America By I08 FLETCHER Stall Writer "l'm proud to be a Norwegian." said Tove (pronounced Tov-A) Dahl. a lreshman here at Augsburg. But Dahl is not like most freshmen. Tove is a Norwegian citizen. and has traveled through most of Europe and the u.s.s.n. Dahl left her home town of Bergen. Norway when she was about a year old. The Dahls lived in St. Paul. Minnesota before finally settling in White Bear Lake, Minnesota The Dahls were only supposed to live in America one year. but they liked the U 5 so much they stayed Dahl's mother is Liv Dahl. a Norwegian professor here at Augsburg Her lather is a time management and productivity consultant for Tor Dahl and Assocmles. and he is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, The Dahls are also a lirst generation family, which means that they have no close relatives in the US. Dahl graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1979. After graduation. she returned to Norway to attend a Folkohogskola where she studied music. Her classmates included people from different cultures and some physically handi- capped people The school is small. havmg only 72 students. Dahl seemed to like the school because she said. "We learned to live together. as well as study." The school was located two miles from the Sovtet Union and because of this her class was able to take a two week field trip to a City called Murmansk. White spending two weeks in the U S S R . Dahl was "very surprised" at the reaction of the people to her after they found she lives in America. She said they worn very inquisitive and asked many questions about America. Dahl also observed that the Russian people were not grey and dull as she had been led to believe but were very colorlul and alive and were not as political as most Americans think She also observed that many SoViets think that. "Americans are poopie too She also thinks that like any governmental system, the communist systnm has some good paints and some bad paints Thouqh Dahl is a Norwegian Citizen. and her mother tongue is English. her mmnts did not teach her Norwegian Through the Son's ol Norway she discovered a Norwegian language camp run by Concordia College, Dahl has been there 11 limos both as a camper and as a stall member At this camp they not only teach the language but also the culture of Norway This is where she learned Norwegian Last summer the Dam: decnded to do something special before Dahl went off to college so the entire lamin went to Europe They Visited Denmark. Germany. Lummbourg Belgium, France. and England Dahl has also been to Jamaica, Monica and the Soviet Union Dahl decided to go to Augsburg College because she loves America and is very proud of living here She is also very proud of being Norwegian. At Augsburg she thought she would be offered the best of two worlds; Norway and her Norwegian heritage and America and all it has to offer. But because she is a Norwegian CHI/En she cannot vote in America Because she does not live in Norway and is considered a resident alien. she cannot vote in Norway either. and that is somnihinq she says she regrets She did feel very privileged when she could vote on campus in the primary elections Dahl has been thinking of becoming an American citizen. but is unsure at the moment. Dahl is thinking of becoming a iournalism major. is taking a language course in Russran. and is also in the Augsburg Choir Dahl plans on returning to the Soviet Union and her home c0untry of Norway KCMR: Falling apart? The transmitter and the other equip- ment being sought are necessary to make KCMR a strong radio station this year, according to Hesn, The station "fizzled" last year because of the poor quality ol the reception. Though it played the same music. It was usually too soft and "tinny" sounding to compete wtth larger stations in the area, Students tuned out, and talented disc lockeys lost interest and left the station. This year, Hesn told the Student Senate, "We want to go on the air with a bang. We don't want to sputter when we go on." To this. Torn Cornell. KCMR programs director. added that if the equipment is approved, “You guys (Student Senate) can kick our tails If it flzzlel after that, because it will be our fault," There will probably be some contests Assuming they get the transmitter, similar to those featured in previous Hoen and Cornell have indications that "flzzllng" should be a near impossi- bility. Student enthusiasm is high. As a result of last week's activities lair. they have a long list of people who are Interested in doing lust about every kind ol program. Haen knows of a number of dedicated people who will "band over backwards if we call.“ Heen was enthusiastic about Sunday afternoons and evenings In particular. which he plans to fill with classical. jazz and comedy shows. He's considering an "Album Hour" and providing open air time. They're also thinking about call-related programs. which might. for example. play the assignments for the Hlsl0ry and Literature of Music courses to alleviate the fighting for reserves materials. years. Heen seems confident that KCMR can be an Important part of the Augsburg community this year. He believes. as Cornell expressed it. "We have to have cooperation with the Senate. We have to have help from the student body through their calling in and tuning in. but we have to be able to reach the students." This can't be done without an effective transmitter. The decision will be made Sept. 23. Friday. September 10. 1m Show less
Conductor to expand orchestra repetoire By Ron HUBBARD Staff Writer In many respects, David Tubergen looks as if he might be one of the students he will be conducting in the Augsburg Orchestra. However, his record of experience and accomplish- ment belies his youthful appearance. Tubergen assumes... Show moreConductor to expand orchestra repetoire By Ron HUBBARD Staff Writer In many respects, David Tubergen looks as if he might be one of the students he will be conducting in the Augsburg Orchestra. However, his record of experience and accomplish- ment belies his youthful appearance. Tubergen assumes leadership of the Augsburg Orchestra this year, in addition to teaching violin and viola. He has played violin in several ma— jor orchestras in New Haven, Waterbury. Westchester, Bridgeport, and El Paso. He also served as concertmaster in the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. (“Michigan, not Minnesotal“. he pointed out), and the Roswell (New Mexico) Symphony Orchestra. Before coming to Augs— burg, he taught for eight years at East New Mexico University. He received his Master‘s degree from the Yale University School of Music. and is. at present, working on his PhD. from New York University. Despite his experience as a violinist, Tubergen does not plan to solo with the orchestra. He intends, rather. to feature student soloists at orchestra concerts His own solo work will be featured in a recital to be given on November 23. Tubergen intends to work for improvements of the orchestra on several levels. He expects the orchestra to grow "in quality and quantity." For example, he hopes to expand the string section in order to make the Romantic repertoire acces» sible to the Orchestra instead of the traditional chamber orchestra reper- toire of Baroque and Classic music. He realizes that this may take a number of years but he feels that the effort will be well worth while. His style is not dictatorial. He expeCts to have a friendly relationship with the orchestra. based upon con— structive criticism. He says, “People are here to be educated. and that involves giving one‘s best. If a student is sincerely trying. I understand and appreciate it. I enjoy making beautiful music. I think it's going to be a good time, and I look forward to it " Food Service management Continued from page 1 program, an ability to be flexible to develop a program to fit Augsburg. We felt we could develop that the quickest with an organization of some size and a track record," he said. The Saga Food Service is a national company serving more than 350 insti- tutions, according to Augsburg Food Service Director Bill Stockley. With educational. health care, business, and restaurant divisions, the com- pany's annual sales top $650 million. Other Minnesota colleges that Saga serves include Macalester College, Carleton College, and St. Paul Bible College. About the hiring of Saga. Stromer said. "If they had replaced me with an individual, I would have nothing to say. But they bring in a caterer that will drain the college dry," He called the caterers “parasites” and said, "The only way they can make money is off the students," As food service director, Stromer said he was expected to turn a profit for the college averaging about $60,000 a year. He said the lowest profit turned under his management was $38,000 three years ago. Over the 11 years he worked at Augsburg, he said, he turned back to the college about $600,000 net profit. Under the Saga corporation's management, he said, the college will lose this income. However, Pederson said, “We're looking for about the same return as we did from Carl.“ He expects Saga to deliver this income by serving more non‘Augsburg groups and by drawing more students to the board plan. More variety and innovation are what the president's staff is looking for. according to Pederson. Stockley promises variety in meals. with three entrees per meal and a deli bar. He said the point cards offer flexibility, since they can be used in the Commons or in the Chin Wag. Also. he said the presentation is nicer. with attractive food and uniformed workers. Bob Gardner. 1980 Augsburg graduate. now works as the student manager in the Augsburg food service. Gardner. who has worked under Stromer. and under Saga at the Minneapolis Star and Tribune build» ing. thinks Saga has stricter Last and (could be) found WANTED! i127 Youtl FACE Friday. September 19. 1960 \ in the last few years. the Augsburgian staff. has been fighting an epidemic of missing faces. Ah! How tragic—to be remembered forever as a "not pictured.“ or even worse. as a registration day Auggie mug shot. But alas—there is a cure!! Sudlow Photography Will take your picture quickly and painlessly. and unlike everything else at Augsburg. FREE OF CHARGE! SENIORS this is also for YOU! Here's your opportunity to have your picture taken by a professional and order affordable color print packages for ma and pa All you have to do is make an appomtmeni at the Augsburgian booth in the College Center; Mon—Fri” Sept. 22—26. Pictures will be taken Sept. 29. 30. and Oct 1. Here‘s looking at YOU kid' organization. He said the recipes are exact and the job descriptions are precise. “Although everything‘s not as good as it can be. eventually it‘s going to Day Off." he stated, He said that same strictness has led to some dissatisfaction among workers who worked under Stromer. While Stromer allowed them to use or make up their own recipes. Saga requires the use of its standard recipes. Gardner described worker morale as “anxious"—“They want to do the job right, but they‘re not one-hundred per cent sure how to do it right." When Saga took over. some of the full-time workers were concerned about losing accrued benefits. But. according to Stockley, those who were here before July 1 kept Augsburg as their employer. 50 they could keep their benefits. Saga reimburses Augsburg for their paychecks. Generally, food service management and administrators agree that student reactions to the new food serVice has been favorable. in order to respond to student demands. Stockley plans to put up a board where students can post their questions and complaints. Also, he Will meet regularly with the food serVice committee. “I‘ve received nothing but good comments so far. With the exception of the point plan." said Pederson. Students have complained that. With the 75-cent denomination and no change given out. they lose money Pederson said that students soon will be able to trade in the 75-cent denominations for smaller denomina- lions Save 15-50% at Midwest Mountaineering s K '. WED SEP SALEPACKAGESA VA/LABLE ON OVER?!) SKI MODELS SELECT FROM THESE PACKAGES AT 21%48% off. SpeCial Elolthans Package only Lovett Backcountiy Package only Tiak Rallye Nowax Package only Elan Racing Package only 874.95 $109.95 $119.95 Fischer Performance Package Only $129.95 $169.95 Saga has made a few variations on the theme of food service. Eric Luk tries out the new relish table, I I Continued from page 8 sensitivity in the role of Louise. She shows us more than just a biography. We are taken back to the 19305. We get a peek backstage at the life of a performer. We see a picture of love and envy, but Gypsy is more than just these things. This is a story of dreams, transformation and identity. not just for Louise from rags to riches, but for each member of the cast. and the audience as well. Chimera has a full season of ten plays and musicals. They will run through May 31. A speCIal student rate on season tickets is $17.50. Gypsy Will run Thursdays through Sundays until Oct. 19. Call Chimera‘s ticket office. 292-4300. or any Donaldson‘s ticket office for inlorma- tion. 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comment Minority group funding: segregative or integrative? Once again. the annual controversy-confrontation surrounding Student Senate funding of the Black Student Union (BSU) has arisen. The controversy has always been a touchy one. On one hand. student senates past and present have realized... Show morecomment Minority group funding: segregative or integrative? Once again. the annual controversy-confrontation surrounding Student Senate funding of the Black Student Union (BSU) has arisen. The controversy has always been a touchy one. On one hand. student senates past and present have realized that Norwegian- Lutheran Augsburg can be a very difficult place for blacks (as well as all other minorities) to feel comfortable and to become involved in. The problems resulting from centuries of racism and discrimination in this country are still with us and will remain for a long time to come. Augsburg and its organizations have a history of lighting these problems and certainly will continue to do so. On the other hand. the BSU has consistently brought to the senate budget requests that it simply has not been able to grant. The Senate. which is funded on a per-student ba5is. is one of the few entities at Augsburg (if not the only one) that does not receive annual percentage increases in funding—it went several years receiving no increase in the per-student allocation. (An increase of less than 3 percent was granted this year.) The decreasmg enrollment for the past several years has meant that the Student Senate has actually received less money every year, while costs (printing the Echo and Augsburg/an. equipment for the darkroom, entertainment for the Program Commission. etc.) have continued to skyrocket. The Student Senate is simply not in a posnion to give the BSU the money it might deserve. The consistent Cutting of BSU budget requests has resulted in ill feelings for all concerned. including on some occasions unwarranted insinuations oi discrimi- nation directed toward the Senate. Dishonesty regarding how certain allocated funds were spent by the BSU has not helped matters. A new proposal dealing with the funding of minority student groups has been presented to the Student Senate. This proposal would set up a new catergory of student organizations called “Cultural Extension,“ Under this category. any minority group representing as little as 1 percent of the student population could receive funds equal to hall oi the student fee ($36.05) multiplied by fr‘ hill ’ ou..11t£ GAME acorn musr a. the number of students on campus beion In to that minority. They would also be able to have Ogle gvent a by the Program Commission and one by the Religious Life Commission. as well as being guaranteed 60 minutes a week on KCMR and a monthly section in the Echo. Certainly all commissions should and do encourage participation on the part of minority students. However. special privileges such as these are more separatist and segregative than they are integrative and cooperative. Cohesiveness would better be built by working together—either on Student Senate or one of the commissions—than by having special programs for minority students only. The Echo always needs writers and w0uld welcome help from anyone, as would all of the commissions. However. while the Echo would always welcome newsworthy pieces. as an independent news publication it simply could not submit to any mandates regarding what is printed and what is not. Another unfair aspect of the new proposal would be that funds for all the commissions would be decreased. Every student pays a $36 leeto pay for the Echo. the Augsburgian. Program Commission. Religious Life Commission. and other student activities. it any group of students effectively got back half of the student fee to do with as they wished. they would not be paying their fair share of the cost of these activities. By the time of publication. a final decision may have been reached on this issue. Hopefully it will be a wise one. Minority concerns are certainly a speCiaI problem at Augsburg. and adequate funding should certainly be granted by the school. However. this burden should not be placed on the financially over-burdened Student Senate The Student Senate should fund only those organizations whose policy-making and activities are open to all Augsburg students 71’ letters Dear Ms. Editor. Aloha to all our friends and fans alike We apologize to everyone for not havmg the courtesy to write a letter for last week's lampoon upon honest hardwritlen iournalism Naturally we feel no remorse nor any feelings even akin to this. but after many calls from readers imploring us to ‘Pieazze. write something to appease our hunger- strlken-humor-appetite, even if it is only a few garbled monosyllabic words.‘ why. how could we resist? We dug out our scurilous pen. oiled it and thus began searching with much zeal for a new point made to strew forth many slurs and unmatched insults. and. upon completion of this task. we dusted the entire pen and began this attempt for another year of printed hlilnks and mirth. Our first point of quarry is why the game room has not yet opened its doors to those wishing to indulge in pinball fever. We have noticed many haggard faces haunting the corridors of the hall outside the game room waiting. coin in hand. for the doors to open. This is an insult and an injustice to those who have spent many hours and even days inside this room. trying to win. trying for the perfect game. literally paying for this room and its walls many times over, it has become so bad that we have heard of students camping out on the steps of the game room. with nothing but a toothbrush and a copy of Soren Kierkegaard's Concluding Unsclentlllc Post Script to comfort them. Now we ask you. is this fair? if students wish to indulge in something like going to classes or something as sundry as studying, why they have many rooms to do this in. if students wish to enjoy a meal at the Commons 'Country Club.‘ as it has been nicknamed. they are willingly let in. Students who wish to play the pins. however. must wait. wait. wait and somehow keep up their addiction without any sort of stimulus. Last years 'macho-man' team of Wieck-Burmelster. president and v.p. of the student body. have been replaced this year by Joan Maland and Rod Sill. We feel that everyone will want to memorize their names and then forget it as soon as possible. because a more vocal. loud two-some will never be seen again. Lest this be taken as praise. let us show our true praise. Rod Sill. as we have heard. was voted by his own high school class as the person most likely to succeed the Tidy-Bowl Man at that job. We feel this is a bit harsh. As we see it. Rod would be perfect as a stand-in for Opie on the Andy Griffith show. Joan Maland told us that she was voted as the person most likely to succeed Bella Abzug. Naturally we have no idea of the truthlessness of these claims. but being the scurllous writers that we are. we felt compelled to make these facts known. Now we turn to M1. Editor herself. Chris Halvorson. In her opening statement to faculty and students. we feel she is attempting to turn this campus. beautiful in its new look and Continued on page 7 Friday. September 10. mo Show less
Academic advising groups allow freshmen to become 'actors' Dy .0. FLETCHER MAINE HAOEI Stall Writers FAAS stands tor Freshman Ace- dernlc Advising Seminar, which is being coordinated by Rick Thoni and the Center for Student Development. However. the people that were actually responsible ior... Show moreAcademic advising groups allow freshmen to become 'actors' Dy .0. FLETCHER MAINE HAOEI Stall Writers FAAS stands tor Freshman Ace- dernlc Advising Seminar, which is being coordinated by Rick Thoni and the Center for Student Development. However. the people that were actually responsible ior starting this program are Norman Ferguson and the Ad hoc Retention Committee. Each freshman student is assigned to a FAAS group. but attendance is not required. Despite this. according to Thoni. FAAS groups are attended by nearly all lreshman. FAAS is an extension oi the old Mentor groups. but with a more academic locus. Attention is given to the academic expectations of students how to read texts. take notes. and budget time. Welcome groups locus on college life and the many activities a student can get involved in on campus. FAAS started because the laculty telt there was a need for more personal attention for students and a change In treshman advising. To lind out what changes were to be made. the treshman class ol last year was studied East Asia symposium Mon.-Frl.. Sept. 22-26 Augsburg College Oriental Art Exhibit. College Center and Library. Hamline University Oriental Art Exhibit, Lounge. Paul H. Giddens Learning Center. Tuee.. Sept. 23 Macaleeter College 44:45 p.m. China Trade Fair. Room 239. Humanities. Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center. Wed.. Sept. 24 Hemline University 74:00 p.m. Film Festival t. Room 100. Paul H Giddens Learning Center. Thurs.. Sept. 25 Hemline University 7-szoo p.m. Film Festival ll. Room 100. Paul H. Giddens Learning Center. Frl.. Sept. 20 Augsburg College 940:00 p.m. Lecture. "Techniques of Oral History." Century Room. 10:15-11:30 a.m. Convocation. "Perspectives on Japanese Agricultural and Food Policy" and "Perspectives on China 5 Agriculture and Food.‘ Leland Sateren Auditorium. Mus-c Building. “:45 p.m. Films and a Korean dance. College Center Lounge 12:” p.m. Bullet luncheon (by inVitation and ticket purchase only). "Perspectives on Women in the People‘s Republic oi China and Japan." Minneapolis Room. College Center OehegeetStJ'hemas 24:“) pm. Lectures. "Economic Perspectives on the People 5 Repubiic ot Crina ” and "00mg Business with Japan What v0u need to know Auditorium O Shaughnessey Educational Center w et St. Catherine s:oo p.m. Address by Mayor Donald Fraser "Perspectives on Human Rights in East Asia Recital Hail Mus-c Building Friday. SW II. 1” \ by Norm Ferguson. The students are also given directions in educational responsibili- ties and would be aided in the transition from high school to college. “The overall purpose is to make students actors. and not acted on" Thoni said. “You‘re responsible tor your own education." said Thoni. emphasizing the importance of college as "active" and not "passive." The groups were divided into five sections so that a student could get into a group at people that had basically the same interests, These sections are humanities, protessional studies, natural science. and pre- major, Pre—major is for students that do not know what their major is and need some help in finding one. The other tour groups are for students that have an interest in that department. By being in that section they can gain more inlormation about their iield oi interest lrorn a laculty leader that knows about that department. The FAAS program is experimental this year. When it is concluded. the laculty and the others involved in the program can review the program and make changes it necessary. There are 20 FAAS groups which meet two times a week tor about an hour. These groups are led by one laculty person on a volunteer basis. One important outcome of the FAAS group is to lorce the student to seek out an academic advisor. Thoni said this change will “increase laculty student contact." va‘fi‘ (M American Express 0 Diner's ' Visa 0 Shopper's 0 Master Charge Critical parking areas may have found cure By CHRIS HALVORSON Relief has finally come tor the age- old parking problem around the Augsburg campus. Last week, parking time limits were changed from the llTlDOSSlDle one-hour limit in two-hour zones The streets affected by this change are 6th. 7th and 8th streets between 20th and let avenues. Ninth Ward Alderman Tony Scallon said that Signs marking these areas should all be up by now. except perhaps in front of SI Melby. Students have been protesting the one-hour zones for the past three years because ll was Virtually impossmle to park anywhere on the streets while attending a class Scallon said that the limits were changed "very eaSily " He first had to get Augsburg together wrth the Protect Area Committee to discuss the matter, "I talked to both groups and tried to get them together to discuss the parking In the area Gary Hesser. Augsburg's representative on the PAC was Instrumental in the discussion We all lust sat down and calmly and patiently worked it through." Scallon said Scallon did his part by getting the city ordinance changed through the downtown government olllces. Wthh he said took about one month. Scallon said that so tar the new limits are working out lune. There has been one request by neighborhood reSIdents on 8th street between 20th and 21st Avenues to change the limit back to one hour because they find it hard to park in front at their houses Scallon thought that this would not cause many problems because ll IS mostly non-Augsburg housmg in that area. "OtherWise." Scallon said, "I've had no complaints. No calls. It's working well so lar " Scallon also noted that the parking problem in the area may also be eased once the St. Mary‘s parking ramp behind Pontlllo's IS completed in November A lot at the people that attend St Mary's seem to be usmg the streets surrounding the campus for their parking. but this should Change with the new ramp Resiidents may park In the new two hour zones 24 hours a day With it resrdent permit These can he obtained for $5 at the downtown Government Center PROGRESS Grain Belt Qt Ct \t . fig)“ ’49, SChell’s Zipp's 27th Er E. Franklin (Next to 4th NW Bank) Lowest price on kegs Show less
COMGH'IS Helping women become part of a society not designed for women By KATHLEEN GOOR Staff Writer If you are being sexually harassed by a professor. what can you do about it? It while walking in the area. you realize someone is following you. where can you go for safely? If you have a personal... Show moreCOMGH'IS Helping women become part of a society not designed for women By KATHLEEN GOOR Staff Writer If you are being sexually harassed by a professor. what can you do about it? It while walking in the area. you realize someone is following you. where can you go for safely? If you have a personal problem and need to talk to someone. who car. you turn to? These and other questions were topics of discussion at the Women‘s Awareness house meeting Wed.. Sept. 10. The Women's Awareness House is located next to the Admissions House. and its members are concerned with the issues mentioned above. The house was set up with a specific goal: to become a support group for women on campus. Some of the issues they would like to deal with are women and careers. sexual harass- ment. and relationships with others. The women on campus who are involved in this project are Kathy Johnson. Kari Downer. Mariana Von Wald. Mary Thorstad. Jan Clemmons. Patty Evenson. and Denise DeSart. Kathy Johnson said. "We would like to play a part in helping women better fit into a society that is not designed for women." Marianne Sander. the title lX coordinator on campus and vice president of Academic Affairs. was a special speaker at the meeting. The job of title IX coordinator is dealing with complaints of sexual harassment or sexism. Sander stressed that many students are afraid to speak up about such complaints because in many cases a grade is at stake. or the student is afraid that his/her complaint will not be dealt with in a confidential manner. She urged that students come to her with such grievances knowing that they will be dealt With confidentially. Sander also added that such services are not only for women on campus but for men as well. "i believe very strongly in women‘s liberation. but I also believe in men's liberation" Even though women‘s concerns are often set apart. and speCIal empha5is placed on services for women. it should be noted that actually these are people‘s concerns. This concept is best brought out through a group on campus called H.U.G. (Human's Unrestricted Group) which also attended the meeting. H.U.G. is a group on campus directly concerned with sexual harassment and sexism. Some goals set by the group consist of offering education on campus about sexual harassment, altering training in rape counseling. distributing materials. and setting up workshops. Both men and women have been working together on these issues. The group focuses on the concept that no person should be restricted or harassed in any way due to his/her sex. Currently the group has been involved in setting up some safety mea5ures due to the rapes in the Cedar-Riverside area during the past few weeks. In conjunction with the Westbank Neighborhood Safety Organization (W.N.S.O.). HUG has been working on getting some “safe-houses" in the immediate area. Safe-houses Will display a red star somewhere on the front of their house indicating that if someone is in trouble or feels they are being followed. they can count on that house to offer them safety. The occupants of these houses are screened carefully through W.N.S.0. Cedar Square West and “Safe-walks" are area escort services that offer an alternative to walking alone in the neighborhood at night. For further information contact Linda Utermohlen, Kris Johnson. or Kim Barr. members of H.U.G. H.U.G. is currently looking for students who are interested in such issues and would like to get involved. Men and women alike are welcome. Further information will be posted at a later date new building. Main's renovation averaged $45 per square foot as opposed to the city—wide average of $65—$70 per square foot for new construction. “We have good value receipt because the building is essentially new—the structure and shell were retained while everything else is basically new." said Fosse. In 1978. the Music Building and the women‘s locker room in Si Melby. which cost $2.2 million. were completed in the first phase of the Construction Continued from page 2 originally anticipated. “I don‘t think the original estimates were developed accurately enough." said Fosse. 0 Numerous problems were revealed during renovation that were not anticipated ahead of time. Fosse explained that the process of renovation can be more costly and lead to more problems than "building new... 0 news briefs SPAN offers study abroad The Minnesota SPAN Association is accepting applications for study abroad in the summer of 1981 in four countries: Austria. Egypt. Singapore. and West Germany. Students will study the culture of the country during the 1980-81 school year and with the assistance of an advisor. they will design an independent project to be researched in the country during the summer abroad. Advanced-level Uni- versity of Minnesota credit (Foreign Studies 5960) is earned for both the preparation study and the summer project. Egypt, Germany and Austria participants will be required to study language as well as culture. Scholar- ships for a substantial portion of the travel expenses are available to students with financial need. Applications will be accepted until October 3. 1980. Interviews will be held in early October. Application forms and additional information are available from your campus re- presentative. Mary Kingsley. Memor- ial 229. Music therapy club meets By CHARLES BOE Staff Writer The Music Therapy Club is making plans for the coming year. It is open to all interested students. Becky Wolf. club president, said. “Music therapy can be applied to fields such as social work and education. Freshmen and sophomores considering a major in music therapy are strongly encouraged to join the club." - Lastly. Fosse contended that the "inflationary trends in construction costs which accompanied the building boom during the first eight or nine months of renovation" were a major contributor to the cost overrun Although Old Main cost more than initially anticnpated. Fosse explained that the averagesquare—foot cost of renovation was about $20 to $25 less than the average for constructing a Friday, September 1!. 1m \ renewal protect. Since that time. $2.1 million was allocated for the completion of the tunnel system. the renovation of Old Main. and the remodeling of the Scuence Hall and the Art Studio which now houses the psychology department. “BaSicaliy the contractors are involved with the finishing touches. In the trade it‘s called running through the punch list." said Fosse. A 7th & CEDAR WEST BANK Wolf said meetings will include guest speakers and films. They also plan to attend the National Convention of Music Therapists. held at the Leamington Hotel later this year. Currently the club meets every two weeks. Their next meeting will be on Thurs. Oct. 2 at 3 pm. Wolf hopes the afternoon meetings will accomodate interested commuters. For more information contact Becky Wolf at ext. 1558. Central America forum Phillip Berryman will speak on the political situation in Central America at a noon forum on Sept. 22 in the College Center lounge. Berryman. the Central American Representative for the American Friends Service Committee. will speak on the year-old Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. political unrest in El Salvador. and repression in Guate- mala. He will also talk about the role of the US in these situations. Sponsored by the Global Concerns special interest house (Sigma) and the Program in Global Community. the hour-long forum is open to all students. staff. and faculty. VOTE! Student Government Election Today! THE ML 5 ELM-3 w Pitcher Nights at l’ilot’s Club Pabst & Schmidt . . . . . $1.50 Tues. and Thurs. — 9-1 1 RM. Rum Drinks . . . 500 Wednesday 8-10 p.m. Breakfast special — 9-11 a.m. 65 cent drinks THE PILOTS CLUB OPEN MON-SAT SAM-1PM v '. 5 / L 7‘7 Show less
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87 No. 2 Friday, Sept. 19, 1980 National company rep/aces Stromer The continuing 'saga’ of food service management By MARY BEAMISH Staff Writer Early this month, after students had returned to Augsburg, they went to the College Center for the first of... Show moreAugsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87 No. 2 Friday, Sept. 19, 1980 National company rep/aces Stromer The continuing 'saga’ of food service management By MARY BEAMISH Staff Writer Early this month, after students had returned to Augsburg, they went to the College Center for the first of many cafeteria meals of the new school year. But this year they didn‘t pick up meal tickets and food coupons and head upstairs to "Carl’s Diner." Instead they were given point cards, along with a brochure promising “piping hot breakfasts," “tangy dressings," “fes— tive dinners,“ and “scrumptious desserts“—the new Augsburg food service. Carl Stromer, director of the Augsburg food service for the past 11 years, was given his notice of termination on June 23. On July 1, the Sage Food Service corporation took over. The change in management was brought about to improve the food service. according to President Charles Anderson. The president‘s stall made the decision, according to Anderson. because of their dissatisfac- tion with the lack of variety of food and management of workers under Stromer. Vice President for Finance and Management Wayne Pederson said that similar student dissatisfaction “was spelled out quite clearly in the food survey" taken by the Student Senate last spring He added that the change in management was a response to the dissatisfaction. Stromer, on the other hand. charged that his release was the result of personal disagreements between Charles Anderson and him. “I feel that the change was the result of a personal vendetta against me because I was opposed to his improper tactics." Stromer said. Stromer recounted a history of tangles between Anderson and him. He criticued Anderson's givmg orders to food service workers. of his critiCIsm of a faculty dinner three years ago. and of his handling of a December 1979 controversy over specual dinners for Augsburg athletes. Also this past spring. Stromer sent a letter to the Presulential Search Committee ex» pressmg his “reservations” about Anderson On June 11, Stromei received a letter from then~Presiderit Oscar Anderson First at all Anderson praised his work Then he requested Stromer s resignation Ander50n sug- gested that Stromer "have the integrity of Cyrus Vance and resign affirming that Charles Anderson should be allowed to choose his own staff. A few days later, Pederson approached Stromer to find out his position, Stromer told him he wouldn‘t resign and said that they would have to fire him. On June 23, Stromer received his notice. Anderson acknowledged the person— al disagreements, but denied that the notice was given because of them. He recalled that in his time as academic dean. he didn‘t get along with some of the faculty. He said, "If that were the style I had followed as adean, and if those faculty had not been tenured, they would be gone by now. They were not pleasant." Anderson said that he has received letters of resignation from all heads of management on the campus, including all the vice presidents, the director of public relations. and the campus pastor. (It is standard procedure, as a matter of courtesy to a new president, for high-ranking officials to submit letters of resignation. thereby givmg him the freedom, in theory, to choose his own staff.) But he hasn‘t accepted the resignations. He said he plans to “keep them for six months and see whether it's going to work." “I have the right to have my own staff—people that work well With me." added Anderson. But he stressed that the decismn to release Stromer was made during Oscar Anderson's term. “I did not dismiss him." he said. In April, after the pre5ident‘s staff had reviewed the food service survey results, they called Stromer in to one of the meetings. Stromer calls it “a loaded Situation," recalling that they told him he was a poor manager, and that he didn‘t have enOugh student help Stromer argues that Pederson didn't provtde enough money to hire enough full-time cooks. a charge Pederson denies. Anderson stated that Stromer's “general reaction was not positive“ at the meeting. He said Stromer maintained that the food service workers "knew what they should be 60mg and were domg what should be done. ‘ Anderson said that the preSident's stall studied carefully whether the food service could have been improved and whether it could have been improved under Stromer At the end of their study they deCided to replace Stromer with a caterer, the Saga F006 Service Pederson explained the deCISIOr'l ‘We re looking for an approved Continued on page 9 "it \ \ a: a o'.‘ 4" _‘ r" ./ .11? we“ , . ". Former Food Service Director Carl Stromer olfen put on his own apron and cap [0 help out when the kitchen was short-handed ~ i CHO Pha/u by Kyle I tie/111w KCMRz’Out of date, falling apart’ By KATHY BLIXRUD Staff Writer “A radio station is a tremendous tool to be used." said Les Heen. general manager of KCMR. Augs— burg's student-run radio station. "One that's not being used is a tremendous waste " To prevent this waste KCMR will seek approval of a new transmitter at the Student Senate budget meeting Sept. 23. If it is approved. Heen predicts broadcasting could begin by midterm If it isn tapproved. however the station may not go on the air at all In a presentation to the Senate Sept. 9, Heen described the condition of the current 6—year-old transmitter as equivalent to a 20—year-old tele- vtsmn set out of date and falling apart Last spring two tubes burned out Heen said they've been running tests to determine what else has gone wrong This wasn tthe first time it has caused problems—it blew up in l977 A new transmitter would normally cost $800 but KCMR already has the $50 opupling system, so it will orin cost 5650 Jeff Beetlunc technical director and launder of KCMR has volunteered to do the installaticir In addition to the transmitter, the station is interested in equipment that would improve the quality of reception even further One piece would allow them to turn up the sound enough so the annex houses could get the station Without also blowmg up the transmit- ter Lately KCMR, which broadcasts from the top of Urness Tower, could only be picked up in Urness, Mortensen and the College Center But when the present transmitter was installed in 1974, the annex houses were also able to receive the station Continued on page 6 5: i/CMR eduipmeni looks impressive bu! 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Urness Tower residents get revised alcohol policy By LORI JOAN ZAIC Stall Writer Augsburg College lreshmen who had dreamed 01 wild Urness Tower parties were in tor a let down this tall. namely a new Urness Tower alcohol proviso. According to Marianne Sander. vice president in charge at student... Show moreUrness Tower residents get revised alcohol policy By LORI JOAN ZAIC Stall Writer Augsburg College lreshmen who had dreamed 01 wild Urness Tower parties were in tor a let down this tall. namely a new Urness Tower alcohol proviso. According to Marianne Sander. vice president in charge at student allairs and dean 01 students. the proviso was Implemented because a large number at lreshrnen are under age and are therelore drinking Illegally In addi- tion. because bathrooms and IOunges are shared by re3idents, the likelihood ol disturbing other residents is much greater than in other campus residences Like the original alcohol policy. the previso states that private use by people who are ol legal age is a matter 0' personal ch0ice Public use (in hallways. elevatOrs. etc i is prohibited The change in the policy lor Ireshmen is In regard to serving guests. Students must now obtain a party permit Irom the Student Conduct Committee regardless ol the number ol guests. In the original policy. the number ol residents was multiplied by lour to determine the number ol guests one could entertain without a permit, Under the proviso. even a student end one lrlend constitute a PONY Since a permit must be obtained live days in advance ol a party. many students are unhappy with the new policy "I think it's kind at dumb because you never know two days in advance that you‘re geing to have a triend drop by IOr a beer." said lreshman Mary Mikkelson Last year in Urness there were many problems with students being loud and disruptive in the halls while others were trying to sleep or study This activity was not contined to the weekend nor did it enhance Construction costs over budget, some projects not completed By ROALD SATEREN Stall Writer After nearly live years and $48 million the construction and renovation ol lac-lilies on Augsburg's campus is scneduied l0r completion next Friday_ according to recently retired DirectOr ol Planning Burt Fosse However. Fosse explained that unloreseen problems which surlaced during the renovation 01 Old Main and the completion ol the tunnel system have saddled the administration with cost Overruns which, in turn, have lelt many at the renewal protects original goals unlinished or not even started The speech and drama department did not get a new theatre. Memorial Hall is still with0ut an elevator and its basement and third lloors have yet to be remodeled. the expansion and remodeling ol the library was not done. and a number 01 structures still have accessibility problems lor the handicapped “in general terms the Main cost a great deal more than the initial estimate," said Fosse. The renovation 01 Old Main will cost approximater $560,000 more than the estimate ol $750.00 protected in the spring pl '79 “We'll wind-up at about $1.3 million, but we dan't have the linal ligures yet." said Fosse. (Fosse ollicialiy retired as Director ol Planning on June 1. but has stayed on through the summer to superwse Though the tunnel linking Old Main, Scrence Hall and Ihe College Center Is open lor use. conslruclion materials tor the pro/eel SIl/l line the hallways tum Pharuby Chm Helvursoli the completion oi construction along with Jerry Johnson, director ol plant servtces i Fosse Cited three reasons lor the cost overruns which surlaced during the renovation 01 Old Main: 0 The cost at mechanical and electrical sewices increased more than was Contlnued on page 5 - Q0110- CHIIISTINE HALVORSON “lmrlhrcflld BOYD KOEHLER leculty adviser community tile In the tower. Resident advisors tried to maintain discipline. but their attempts went unheeded by most students. Obviously. a change was needed in the policy and in Its method at enloroe- ment. As Sander stated. "The reason lor rules is to improve community tile. Everyone here has rights that must be respected." To aid students In their respect lor others. the Student Conduct Commit- tee is also setting up a citation system. Citations may be issued by security personnel and housing stall members. A citation identities the rule violation and directs a student to report to the Center lor Student Development to discuss their actions with a stall member Students who do not report to 050 will be assessed a line. the ambunt varying with the severity ol the ollense Although there have been several illegal parties in the tower, resident stall do not loresee too many problems with policy entoroernei-it. Karl Beck- men, third ltoor resident edvisor, reported that when students were asked to break up a party, they did so with no protest. First lioor FLA. Janet Paorie has also had to break up several gatherings and said that when she cheated i.D.s in one instance. the people in attendance were all ol legal age. Peoria. a resident at Urness last year. leels the new proviso may be a bit extreme. but she much prefers It to the tack oi discipline in the tower she had to live with. She leeis that the proviso is a positive step lor the fresh- men, Sander concluded. “Hopeluily the necessity ol obtaining a permit lessens the party atmosphere so that it doesn't intringe on other people's rights. This. in turn, will enhance the leeling of community among Urness Tower residents " A change in the Chin Wag 8y JOAN MALANO Student Body President ROD SILL Student Body Vice President On Sept 9. Bill Stockley. Saga lood director introduced himsell to the Student Senate and asked it there were any questions regarding his new lood program Stockley was praised lot increasing the menu variety upstairs in the Commons, but was laced with some mixed reactions concerning the Chin Wag Students' concerns were the lack ol variety in the menu selection and the point punch's elloctiveness in the Ohm Wag The problem with the paint card surlaced when students were unable to receive change if they did not meet the 75 cents limit (the value at one punch) in response, Bill told the senate that he would explore other alternatives to alloyiate the overcharging in the Chin Wag We are pleased to announce Saga's solution a NEW punch card lor use only in the Chin Wag. This new card is equiped with individual punches (.05. 10. 25 cents) and can be obtained by trading in one at your orange cards or through purchasing the card lrom Bill Stockley in his ollice lor $22.50 (the same cost as an orange card). With regard to the lack oi variety in the Chin Wag, Bill has assured us that with MARY BEAMISH news editor TEDD PETERSON “’"O'II' will" JOHN NICHOLS Inorll tailor LORD JOHNSON liria arts editor KAY MALCHOW lealurea editor MOLLV OLSON business manager ERIC KANTEN head photographer SUE KAPPER3 NUCHANO THOMPSON copy editors KATHLEEN ILIXRUD NANCY NVOTUEN layout editor every new day a new item will appear. Should you have any additional questions please contact any member at Student Senate‘s Food Advisory Committee. Members include: Mark Sprung. chairperson (ext. 1576); Marianne Sander. vice president of student allairs (ext. 1160); Bill Stockiey. Saga lood director (ext. 1127); Chris Stewart (ext 1521); Dino Balalas (ext. 1686; and Shelley Swanson. STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Student Government's general election ls today! Polls are open lrom 9:00 until 3:00 pm. in the College Center lobby. VOTE! 2. Student Senate's budget meeting will be held Tues. Sept. 23 at 6:00 pm. in the Century Room. All students are invited. 3. Jerry Johnson. director ol plant services, is providing material lor students in annex houses to make their own signs. Please contact ext. 1043 it your house members are interested. 4. The Student Senate is selling Happening Books irom 11:00 until 1:00 p.m. in the College Center lobby. They are excellent gilts lor friends and relatives. Cost: $11.00. 5. The Student Government book sale sold 531 books and will appear again next semester. Remember to hang on to your old books. THE AUGSDURG ECHO. Published weekly each Friday except during Augsburg interim. vacation periods and holidays by the students oi Augsburg College, 7:" ~ 21st Avenue South. Minneapolis. Minnesota 5545‘ Telephone Silo-t t02 Opinions expressed are those at the authors and do not necessarily reilect those ol the supporting stall. ad- ministration. laculty. or the remainder oi the students Annual subscription rats Is “.00. \li'i-ihrr ill the’ iixxt it idlel) r (ii an .idle' “it"“m Friday. 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Women Turns in fast forward." But the humor does not detract from the seriousness of the play. It is well placed to enhance the comradery that develops between the women, and it gives the optimistic undertones that the writer surely intended. We follow the women through the stages of the... Show moreWomen Turns in fast forward." But the humor does not detract from the seriousness of the play. It is well placed to enhance the comradery that develops between the women, and it gives the optimistic undertones that the writer surely intended. We follow the women through the stages of the adjustment they must make. From the initial fright and confusion to avoiding dealing with the truth. And from being afraid to face the world outside to “sorting out a life that has never been theirs.” Finally, as a few prepare to leave the shelter, one of the women says, “Now comes the fun part." Life in the shelter for these women is certainly not glamorous. It is crowded and decorated in Contempor- ary Used. The personality clashes, along with the ever-present anxiety, provoke quite a few arguments. But the surroundings are really unimpor- tant to these women. It is the support and the caring of fellow victims and the advocates that matter most to them. “Each one helps one," is the motto of the shelter‘s director, and we from page 6 orts colendor September 23-October 31 “Alvar Aalto: A Retrospective Exhibition,“ a leading Finnish architect and designer, Minnesota Museum of Art/Landmark Center, 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 224-7431. Friday, October 3 “Friday Cinematheque”——films by Larry Jordan, Film in the Cities, 2388 University Ave., St. Paul. 8 pm. Friday, October 3-October 19 Bloody Bess, Mixed Blood Theatre. 1501 S. 4th St., Mpls. 338-6131. Friday, October 3-Saturday 4 Pinchas Zukerman debut with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. |.A. O'Shanghnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine, 8 pm. 291-1144. Friday, October 3 “Asymmetry” and “Terry Gard- ner,“ jazz concert. West Bank School of Music, 28th St. and 1st Ave., Mpls. 8 pm. $2.00. Saturday, October 4-November 9 “The Art of the Muppets“ exhibit on display at Science Museum of Minnesota, $2.00. 227-6184. Sunday, October 5 Premiere of Ned Rorem's Romeo and Juliet, nine-movement suite for flute and guitar. Walker Art Center, Vineland Place, Mpls. $4.00. 377-7500. Monday, October 6 “Musical Offering," Auditorium of O'Shaughnessy Educational Center, College of St. Thomas, 8 pm. Free. Tuesday, October 7 Middle-eastern dinner at Seward Cafe, 2121 East Franklin Ave., Mpls. Benefit for University Community Video. 5-9 pm. $3.50. Wednesday, October 8 Mary Stuart opens at The Guthrie Theater, Vineland Pl. 8 pm. 377-2824. Thursday, October 9 Amiri Baraka at Hamline Univer- sity‘s Poetry Under the Arch Vll series, Bridgman Hall in Old Main. 8 pm, $2.00. Friday, October 10 “Sherlock Holmes With Host Timothy D. Kehr," KSTP—TV Channel 5. 12:25 am. Fri., Oct. 3, 1980 The Women Here Are No Different Produced by The Women '5 Theatre Prolect can see that this is true by the end of the play. One victim, still scared but facing her problems, forlornly sug- gests, “When you get happy, you gotta leave.“ There are few problems with the play. At times, lines coming out of the actresses are a bit too poetic for the tragic situation, but this is balanced out with an equal amount of “colloquial” language. The actresses are all excellent in their delivery except Marilyn Miller, the director of the shelter, who seems a little unsure of her ability. Denise Ellis, as the young black woman with four kids and Lynn Musgrave, as the flightly suburbanite, give the best perform- ances. Letters Continued from page 5 others dare do. You ask why? Why, because then we would have more people to write about and to blast at will. Here's Looking at you, Augsburg, Tony Moen and Lee Hansen Editor’s note: The Echo has received several anonymous “Letters to the Editor." It is our policy to print only signed letters. We would be glad to print these letters if the authors either write again or contact the Echo and sign their letters. The Women Here Are No DiI/erent is the first production of the Women‘s Theatre Project, but it is certainly not an amateur production. With less than adequate facilities, the technicians (all women) do a remarkable job. The play is also educational about the battering issue, and a large amount of research is evident in its writing. The Women Here Are No Different is a play of power in both content and production. The victims come out from under someone else‘s power to find their own power in the strength provided at the shelter. The humor, tragedy and education of the play allow the audience. along with the entire production crew, to “find refuge in the power of women." Oct. 5, B p.m.. 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Volleyball rolls forth By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer It is a widely held belief in the sports world that a team will play better against better competition This seemed to be the case at St Cloud Sept 22. as the underdog Augsburg mlleyball team rose to the occasron to block powerful Husky... Show moreVolleyball rolls forth By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer It is a widely held belief in the sports world that a team will play better against better competition This seemed to be the case at St Cloud Sept 22. as the underdog Augsburg mlleyball team rose to the occasron to block powerful Husky spikes. and keep the ball alive in spectacular volleys lhe first game ended 15-11 in favor til-(1' Cloud. but after a sluggish start flu.- Auggres gained some needed mnfrdence as they came back from a M I delimt In the following game the Augsburg team helrl their own. but hurried real l'USlrallOV‘l as they allowed a 13-7 paint lead slip through ltirur fingers The combination of a «tratnririined St Cloud attack and llVl-Hlll slow defense by Augsburg wr-rre (,tnlltlhullng factors in the loss (mum three was a hard-played mutt-st III which the Auggies went llllwn fighting against the lelSlOl’l ll urhool The final overtime score of M II indicates the closeness of the game. but doesn't really tell the story ill the excellent play of both teams it was ll heartbreaking loss to accept. but .u;r:ording to Captain Dana Holmes. Wocun only learn from experience " In the Sept 24 contest against St lhunms. Holmes thought some newly runuued knowledge was put to good uer "We were talking a lot more on rtvlunsr‘ tIlll, sewing more concistent~ ly ” Scores of 15—4. 15-12 and 15-10. all In favor of Augsburg. indicate how the home team dominated, Kathy Korum served for the first seven points in game No ‘l to lead off a convincing win. The next two games were not as well played. but good detensive work by Lisa Ness and Judy White helped the Auggies claim victories in both. With the decnsion over St Thomas. Augsburg is now undefeated in conference action On Mon , Oct 6. Macalester wtll be the opponent at Si-Melby Hall with tumor varSIty beginning at 6 30 p m. followed by varsrty at 7 30 p m Lisa Ness backs up Julie Rernke as she sets to spike r H. » Df’ltl/ti p, l r. n my. lmsdahl races off to Boston "awd tan of the wisdom an outdoors. " will be partrCipating in the Huston Marathon next April Po re By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor Mou‘ U\t‘l Bill Rodgers Nmt April at the start of the 198‘ Boston Marathon. a student from Augsburg College will be waiting eagerly at the starting line for the gun to go on Pete lmsdahl sophomore and rosrdent adusor 0n the second tloor in Urness. qualified for the Boston Marathon bx running a 2 4-1 53 moms llllnult’s. seconds\ 26 2 mile race last July lmsdahl started running track seven \ears Job and began running cross Ntth as a tumor in high school His senior war he was captain ot the gloom.,‘gtsry‘iet-erson cross :ou'tlH team lmsdahl ran his tirst marathon in 5 .‘5 I: almost a year ago at the City of LJKPS Marathorv Last Jun in Guru‘th 3 Marathon, lmsdahl came in “9th out at 2.60? txnishe's under tour and a halt hours He started the race m the tront line with Such notable “odd-class 'unners as Gan Biorkland «no. Mike Slack lmsdahl Qua hex: 'or "ex: Apr "5 race by 3\9'3§lng 6 20 a rm‘e tinishing VH6 minutes under the rnir‘i'V‘tmt time ‘or his age guru: lmsdahl trained tOr Grandma s by 8 running 65 miles a week. including one 15 mile run each week A foot injury has prevented him from running mucn this tall. but hell start training again next December tor April's race Being an avrd fan of the outdoors and physmal fitness. running prevrdes the opportunity to let me enjoy the best of both of these." said lmsdahl He also said that, “the competition also intrigues me. but the aspect that keeps me gorng is self-improvement, otherwrse I would never be able to make it through lonely long-distance workouts ' sports Soccer stays on top By JOHN NICHOLS Sports Editor Before a home crowd at Lake Nokomis. the Augsburg soccer team beat Gustavus 3-2 last Sept 24. Last Saturday in Duluth. the Auggies downed St Scholastica 4-2 in a physical contest The game against Gustavus started with the Gusties dominating play and coming close to scoring a few times in the opening minutes Many of Gustavus’ shots were over the net and one shot in front of goalie Mark Anderson was blocked by one of their own players Augsburg managed a few offenswe threats but Gustavus ended them quickly Finally. With some hard work from Dave Fowkes. Brian Johnson passed to Chris Ascher who scored The goal seemed to deflate the Gust-es as the tempo of the game took a noticable change With Augsburg applying some ottenswe pressure of their own. John ' \ . Goa/re Mark Anderson kicks the ball up field against Gustavus iQuarmback Steve Veaz/e ('7‘; aorks to get the call all to another player Last Saturday was not a good day ‘Or the Augsburg football team SI Otat beat the 449995 23-7 Kevin Tend/e scored the any taccncowr tar Augsburg on their first ':me to fans a 7~C ead pera/res baa feta position and three Ore "eta goals a/l err-Due: to Augsburg s ‘ "5! conference Ims Tomorroa beginning at ' 30 Augsburg wars St Thames at Parade Stadium 4 Mueller ripped a shot that ricochotod back out to Ascher who shot it in for his second goal. With a two-goal load. the Auggies defense had more room to work with and helped rollovo Anderson of some work. Paul Whitton ended Augsburg‘s scoring by shooting a penalty shot past the Gustios' goal tender. Gustavus ended the game on a close note by scoring twice late in the game. one coming on a penalty shot. The game against St. Scholastica was a non-conference dual that featured two goals from Ascher. one on a corner kick from Ron Tungseth Carl Follingstad scored once. and Whitten scored one on a penalty shot Augsburg plays St. Olaf tomorrow starting at ll 00 am at Lake Nokomis Have a Ball—at Ronning' - manual. 0 Valley hallo ' 'I)"Ih‘"\ 0 Nu I n Halli 0 Rd! qurthallo oven [or ruuw‘ Get a ball this fall at your Hi-Lake Mall! Hi-Lakc Center Minneapolis MN 55.354 Auuihutg College Fri. Oct. 3. 1m Show less
Omni Theatre a sensual experience By BRIAN HASE Staff Writer Walking into the St. Paul Science Museum Omni Theater. one is struck with the strangeness of the surround- ings Because of its steepness. the sealing seems to be on a wall. The screen is a huge white concave dome turned up slightly on... Show moreOmni Theatre a sensual experience By BRIAN HASE Staff Writer Walking into the St. Paul Science Museum Omni Theater. one is struck with the strangeness of the surround- ings Because of its steepness. the sealing seems to be on a wall. The screen is a huge white concave dome turned up slightly on one edge. Essentially. the theater seems to resemble a planitarium. but the seating and screen angle are arranged to allow easy viewmg without suffering from acute rubberneck. The speakers for the music and narration can't be found, Sound seems to come from every direction. The music is good so the sensation is pleasing The amazing thing about the Omni is its ability to surround the Viewer in the world of the movie being shown The combination of beautiful Piano lessons Piano lessons. Children $25 per semester Interested? Call Augsburg musm department. 330-1265. MPIRG meeting A group of Augsburg students is now working towards establishing a local board of MPIRG. the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group here at Augsburg MPIRG is a student run. student financed organization working on public interest issues in the State of Minnesota To find out what has been happening, and what now needs to be (tone. and how yOu can become involved come to a meeting on Wed , Oct 8 at 4.00 pm. in the East Commons, 7th&CEDAR THE—w ‘M f wesr aANk " 4', MON-SAT SAM-1PM _ _ Va Pitcher Nights at Pilot’s Club Pabst & Schmidt . . . . . $1.50 Tues. and Thurs. — 9-1] P.M. Rum Drinks . . . 500 Wednesday 8-10 pm. Breakfast special — 9-11 a.m. 65 cent drinks THE PILOTS CLUB music. a huge viewing image and motion disorientation created by the large screen make for a sensual experience. Because of this manipula- tion of the senses. the viewer completely loses himself and forgets all outside concerns. The Omni is simply refreshing. The last feature at the Omni was “Atmos.” a film concerned with all the various ramifications of the earth‘s weather. Preceding it was a pertinent slide show by the Science Museum. Since “Atmos” has now left the Omni. I will simply say it was good and too bad you missed it, The present attraction is a double feature: "The Eruption of Mount St. Helens" and "Cosmos—The Universe of Loren EiSIey." From the sound of the titles. it might prove to be an excellent show and well worth your time. Tickets for the show are $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for children and senior Citizens. with a 50 cent charge for a tour of the museum. This seems quite expensive for a show that lasts less than an hour when Steve McQueen can be seen shooting people for a full two hours at the same price! There is the added advantage that from an Omni film we might learn something! The Science Museum is located at 505 Wabasha at 10th Street. Showing are at 1:00. 3:00. 7:00. and 8:00 P.M. Tuesday through Thursday. On Friday there is an additional 9:00 pm. showmg On Saturday, showings are every hour from 11:00 am. to 9:00 pm. Sunday from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm . excluding 5:00 and 6:00 pm. on both days 5 I OPEN the arts Forum sponsored by music department By CHARLES DOE Stall Writer The Wednesday Forum is a new program sponsored by the music department. it is the idea of Music Administrator/Arts Coordinator. Craig Carnahan. Each week a different person will discuss how music fits into their field. Carnahan wants the Wednesday Forum to be “an informal learning experience. Wednesday Forum will not be a highly academic music discussion and it is for all the students. faculty, and staff." According to Carnahan. there is no set series of events for each week. He would like to see as many experiences and stories brought forth as possible. He believes "as much learning can Occur informally as in the class room.“ Larry Fleming. chairperson of the music department. says the program gives people from different fields the chance to learn together, and share each others‘ company. Flaming says. “Tho program will stimulate conversation and ideas amongst the various Interests of the faculty and the students." Fleming says that Wednesday Forum is definitely not tor musicians only; but is tor everyone. He added. "Wednesday Forum will not be ut on by only music professors. but a so by students. professors in other fields and people from the community." Leslie Oulglsy. an Augsburg English and music major. attended the first session of Wednesday Forum. Ouisley says that it is very casual and informative. Ouigley likes the program because "students and faculty can interact on one level. it feels like students are equal to the professors." Quigley says the program “is a good link between the music major. and the non‘music major." Ouigley says that Wednesday Forum is a good idea, and predicts it will be a real success. The Wednesday Forum meets every Wednesday in Music 25 at noon. review Shelter for battered women: ’Each one helps one' motto By CHRIS HALVORSON “ls pain the only power that women are allowed?" The Women Here Are No Different. a play produced by the Women's Theatre Project. leaves the only answer to this question an unequivocal "No." Over 31,000 women in Minnesota alone were Victims of battering in 1979. The Women Here Are No Different depicts. through the accounts of Six battered women. the particular trauma that accompanies these women‘s decrsion to seek help, The play. written by Nancy Beckett and produced by Carolyn Levy. takes place entirely in a shelter for battered women In a small theatre under renovation at the Hennepin Center for the Arts. the play has been running through the month of September. it has been held over until Oct 5. Be$ides the Six victims. there are two workers ladvocatesi and the director of the shelter. a matronly. former nurse These people. commit- ted to helping the women. have their own share of problems in dealing with the iSSue. and the play successfully weaves these problems into the more intense. tragic conttcts or the victims. The opening scene ha all the women on the dimly in stage. each giving the old cliches that tell their story so well: “I love him." “He promised to change." "i just don't know where to go." And in the end, a pitiful cry from all of them: “Help.” From there, the play unfolds stereo- typical characters in a non-stereo- typical way. These women. indeed. are no different than your neighbors. your friends. your family. They are an upperclass society women, a tough black woman sick of male pride. an airhead artist from the suburbs. a southern farmer‘s wife, a sexy teeny- bopper and an ordinary housewife from Northeast Minneapolis. The subject of the play is, by definition. depressing. But the writer has managed to disburse touches of bitter humor throughout the play. When a new victim. Laurie. arrives at the shelter confused and frightened. the other residents. already adjusted to their own situations. try to welcome her with. "We'resogtad you could. .. er . . Later in the play. one or the advocates. Tina. is geing through a crisisandaaksherselfwhyahegats invoived in these peopiaa' lives. The present residents a the horns are armattoomudlforl'iar. inauaadca salesman's voice. mania-ma. "This month we’re running a apecid on main! mung. As the WW Confinwdonpaga7 Fit.“ 3. 1. Show less
comment Rumors of war For the first time in a decade. young men across the country are unable to go to bed each night with the assurance that they won't be drafted within the next week. The question "Will you go to war for America's oil companies?" is no longer merely a rhetorical one. The war... Show morecomment Rumors of war For the first time in a decade. young men across the country are unable to go to bed each night with the assurance that they won't be drafted within the next week. The question "Will you go to war for America's oil companies?" is no longer merely a rhetorical one. The war between Iran and Iraq has been going on for a week with no hope (at the time of this writing) of coming to a quick end. This war between these small countries could have a devestating effect on the economic health of the entire world. as it is centered around the Persian Gulf‘s Strait of Hormuz. through which passes half of the western world's oil supplies. If this strait was closed because of battle. the economies of Western Europe. Japan. and the United States could be crippled; it is not very likely that the United States would allow that to happen, especially since our strategic oil reserves have dwindled to below 10% of what would be needed in case of a shutoff. As President Carter prophetically declared in his last State of the Union Address. stability in the Persian Gulf is a “vital interest" to be protected “by the use of any means necessary. including military force.“ One of his spokesmen has said that a “blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could not be allowed to stand for very long." Although the US. is now declaring a stance of neutral non- involvement. we currently have at least 31 warships in the Persian Gulf. and “Carter & Company" are consulting other nations about what ought to be done to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. American military involvement is a very real possibility. One question that remains is what the nature and extent of American involvement would be. Ironically. we can thank the Kho- meini revolution for rendering unlikely a confrontation between the US. and the Soviet Union. Iraq has received military aid from the Soviet Union for a long time. and Iran under the regime of the shah letters Draft defended unilateral rejection of military pre paredness Will be interpreted in the real world only as a loss of nerve. a paraly5is of the will To the Editor: Kathleen Goor asked a number of draft-age males why they registered for the draft (Soundings. Sept 26. i980l To be sure. the answers given were not the best possible ones. However. the reinstitution of the draft does not automatically mean the inewtability of another Vietnam or a war in the Peismn Gull. There are defenSible reasons for a draft. most of them grounded in the sometimes harsh and unpleasant realities of human nature. A hard-headed pragmatist notes that it is risky to rely. in the long run. solely on volunteers or paid mercen- aries He notes further that there are many people out there in the world who are not “good guys " There are those who respect only a position of strength Leonid Breshnev. for example. is not a bright-eyed idealist who has been inspired by our noble experiment of the volunteer arm) Perhaps if everyone listened to the mice of sweet reason. we would not need a military machine at all. But our 4 William E. Oyler Asst Prof of German MPIRG supported To the editor: Augsburg needs MPIRG. Here is the chance for the promising beginning of a new studentsformed and student-run independent organiza— tion Here is the chance for Auggies to bepart oi the process as the Augsburg MPIRG shapes itself. its issues and its goals. For the first time we have the chance to work on our own issues and goals. We‘ll have the resources to work f0r the improvement of our emironment and the student corri- munity. As part of MPIRG. we'll have access to staff lawyers. researchers. lobbyists. graphic artists. moments. organizers. and mud- more. Think of what we could do with all of this? \Vith lust a little heio. with lust a little supoon we can create an organization responsive to our needs. Writ-«admirers received much aid from the United States. Since the seizure oi the hostages lat November. US. sanctions against Iran have shut oil repair and replacement of their rundown military equipment (mainly U.S.-made fighter bombers and gunboats). Without improved equipment, it is doubtful that Iran could resist Iraq for my sustained length of time. Another irony is that even though lran has totally rejected the rules of w0rld diplomacy by holding 52 Americans hostage tor nearly a year, the us. is not disavowing the possibility of further aid to lran. Secretary of State Edmund Muskie has officially offered to lift all sanctions against Iran once the release of the hostages ls assured. and Carter has made an asinine statement regarding how war-time needs could induce Iran “to release the hostages and shore up Its ties with the US." Perhaps only lran's extreme bitterness towards this country is thwarting a US. and lran against U.S.S.R. and Iraq scenario. So what is to be done? Could America cope with losing the imported oil that would be affected? Perhaps not. The cowardly. un- American individuals who might prefer walking or riding a bike to killing other human beings for the assured availability of gasoline are definitely in the minority. Military involvement might be the only solution. Barring a confrontation between superpowers. a crisis would probably be ended fairly quickly and easily by military force. But what is more troubling is the uncertainty that the US. would learn from the experience. People from all levels of government and private industry have for years been warning of the dangers of our dependence on imported oil—these warnings have for the most part been ignored. This country simply must eliminate that dependence. The Middle East could be unstable for decades; a crisis such as the current one could happen again any time. We should be developing alternative resources (solar power. wind power. hydro-electric power. synthetic fuels. gasohol. etc.) as fast as we can. Energy self-sufficiency could solve a large portion of many American problems. including aslronomic defense spending. energy prices and inflation. unemployment. and a declining role as a world leader. Of more immediate concern. to those who would like to avoid war. is to make sure that big-business-supported Ronald Reagan and oil tycoon George Bush are not elected to the White House. For better or worse. this means re—electing President Carter. At this stage of the game it is simply too late for Independent John Anderson. Also. as indiwdual members of this democracy. we should all think a little bit about our priorities regarding energy. defense. and the economy. Will we accept higher taxes for the development of alternative energy sources. or will we continue our dependence on unstable countries like Iran and Iraq? What will we do about improving the condition of our armed forces? Can we accept an unconstitutional. immoral. non-capitalist military draft? And, most important right now. will you go to war for America‘s oil? Fit. On. 3. use Show less
Wildlife expert exp/ores grey areas in cultural extension By L. JOAN ZAlc Wildlife Expert With all of the attention that Student Senate has been giving cultural extensions, it is surprising that they have overlooked one of the largest minority groups at Augsburg College —the squirrels. The... Show moreWildlife expert exp/ores grey areas in cultural extension By L. JOAN ZAlc Wildlife Expert With all of the attention that Student Senate has been giving cultural extensions, it is surprising that they have overlooked one of the largest minority groups at Augsburg College —the squirrels. The squirrels at Augsburg are amazing for many reasons. Firstly for their sheer numbers. There are more squirrels at Augsburg than there are freshmen (although at times one may be hard pressed to tell the difference). Even in the most suburban location, squirrels are few and far between, but here at Augsburg they are more numerous than all of the other wildlife put together (except on Friday and Saturday nights). Another amazing thing about Augsburg squirrels is their lack of timidity. Fridley and Coon Rapids squirrels are pretty conventional— they take time to get to know you. But Auggie squirrels are different. They'll bop right up to anyone for a hand out, even the meanest looking guy on the Auggie front four. And speaking of mean, the squirrels at Augsburg are even meaner than the Auggies. They’d probably hold the St. Olaf squirrels to a field goal. if you hold your hand out to an Augsburg squirrel, make sure you have something in it besides just your fingers. Even cannibalism is not tabu to these little monsters. Just why are the squirrels at Augsburg so amazing? The squirrels themselves, unfortunately, shy away from the press, and so could not be reached for comment. There have been, however, many human attempts at explaining this phenomena. Sheri Peterson, senior, says that the answer is simple. “Everyone feeds the Fri., 0a. a, 1900‘ Introducing Russ "Goldy" Goldstein, Augsburg's own campus rep. for Anheuser-Busch, who is working through Southside Distributing. Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding the campus rep. program. Phone: 330-1677, Edda House. little moochers—what do you expect? It's an easy lunch,” said Sheri. Freshman Bob Fletcher has another idea. He said that the reason there are so many squirrels at Augsburg is “because there are a lot of nuts running around here." Some people do not appreciate our furry cultural extension. “I'm going to start a squirrel hunting season and get rid of 'em,“ commented senior Becky Aune. "Shoot to kill.” Whatever the reason, it is imperative that Student Senate does not treat this matter lightly. Perhaps the squirrelier members of the Student Senate will form a sub— committee to study this important new cultural extension. They’ve arrived Your 1979~80 Augsburgian yearbook is here for you to pick up. They are available Oct. 6-10 in the College Center lobby at the Augsburgian table. Don’t worry if you cannot find your “dusty” receipt, we have a list acknowledging your purchase. At the same time ORDER this year's book at the same price it was last year—$9, On-campus jobs becoming scarce By CHRIS HALVORSON Rising percentages in the national (7.5) and state (5.4) unemployment rates have had a slightly negative impact on the on-campus work-study situation for students. At present, almost all work-study positions on campus have been filled, with many students still wanting jobs. According to Virene Luthi, associate director of student financial services, the reason for this is simple: more students are applying for on-campus jobs now than ever before. “More people have applied this year because they can't find off-campus jobs as easily as in the past. A lot of students also couldn't find summer jobs, so they are now looking for on- campus work,“ Luthi said. Some positions are still available in food service for certain hours of the day. The ice arena personnel have indicated that they will need help in November, and the positions would last at least until March, according to Luthi. Other departments, such as admis- sions and the library have indicated that they may have some openings in October when students have begun to cutback because of class overload or when special projects need to be done. The student financial services office is holding all the applications they have received until October for students who have not yet been placed. The chances are quite good that there will be positions open then, according to Luthi. “However, most people who have been really concerned and have been hard—pressed to find a job have found something and have been placed this week,“ Luthi said. She suggested that students may want to check with the Urban Corps for off-campus jobs, They usually have a large amount 0i openings available and not enough people to fill them, Some of these positions can become internship experiences. also. Urban Corps and Augsburg have an employment contact that guarantees Augsburg will pay a certain percent- age of the students' wages and Urban Corps pays the remaining percentage. The hourly wage is subsequently slightly more than a regular on-campus position. To apply for an Urban Corps position, Luthi suggests that students call the Urban Corps office at 3486967 to make an appointment. After an interview with an Urban Corps repre- sentative, the student must obtain a certificate of eligibility from the student financial services office. Another resource students may want to check for off-campus jobs is the bulletin board outside the student financial services office. Nearby businesses advertise their job open— ings and most have part-time, flexible hours available. in the past, Fairview and St. Mary's hospitals have been regular employers of Augsburg students and often advertise their openings on this board. Students may still file an application for on-campus-employment with the student financial services office, Luthi said, and they will attempt to place the new applicants as soon as possible. Karate instruction Mike Teitelbaum, a student at Augsburg and a black belt instructor, will be teaching a Karate class. Completion of this course will fulfill a life-time sports requirement and belt promotions are available. The group will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. Registration for anyone interested‘will be held on Tues. Oct. 7 in the wrestling room in Melby Hall, at 8:00 pm. if you have further questions, leave a note in Mike's p.o. Top Quality daypacks and shoulder bags are available now at Midwest Mountaineering. Hundreds to choose from. Wilderness Experience Kelly - Caribou 0 camp Tra||5 - Tumbleweed TrdnSll JansDON - Kletterwerks ' Choumard ' Snugh DO” 0 Mldwesl Mountaineering ' Diamond ' Expert Advice - Tents - Backs - Boots ' Sleeping Bugs - Kayaks - ClflOOS - KC Sm - Climbing you I Men I and m Cedar, U of M West Bank Free parking behind Caesar's Eli Vernon t outdoor 339-3433 cloth-«g M-F10-9.$ll. lH Show less
from page 4 representing our interests, pursuing our issues. It can happen. You can help. Support Augsburg MPIFfG. D. Adams Ovaltine addict To the editor: I'll admit it. I'm addicted. A day without my Ovaltine is like a day without sunshine. Maybe this ‘habit' of mine isn't a really expensive... Show morefrom page 4 representing our interests, pursuing our issues. It can happen. You can help. Support Augsburg MPIFfG. D. Adams Ovaltine addict To the editor: I'll admit it. I'm addicted. A day without my Ovaltine is like a day without sunshine. Maybe this ‘habit' of mine isn't a really expensive addiction, but it does have some cost involved. The Ovaltine itself is no problem-l can go for a month on a jar worth $1.82. The real problem lies with the cost of milk. Perhaps I should explain. Last year I was able to use my Chin Wag coupons to purchase such necessities as bread, eggs and quarts of milk there. This year not only do I have to go out into the ‘real world‘ to buy these things, I have to use ‘real' money! Well in case no one noticed, we had a recession this summer and as a result I have no money. Besides, in my budgeting for this school year I had anticipated using my coupons to cover the above costs. I can’t seem to come up with any solution but to give up my vitamin fortified chocolate milk. This could prove to be impossible; I‘ve even tried mixing Ovaltine with water, (which produces a beverage similar in taste to Exlax.) I hope that our food service will check into some way of remedying this situation now that the problem is understood. Sincerely, a withdrawing and thirsty student, Monica A. Fitzgerald Ed. note: Cards similar to Chin Wag coupons of years past may now be obtained in exchange for a “point plan" card in the food service office. Ovaltine addicts, however, will not be able to purchase cartons of milk. Verbose vernacular Dear Mz. Editor, We started out this week's article and realized about halfway through that it was entirely too serious for our many fans who expect only humor from our scurrilous pen. Perhaps one day we will write only a serious letter which will cause even the faculty to take us seriously, something which will cause most of Augsburg to stop and ponder what we say because it will be something of great depth, per— ception and profundity. For now, however, remain in our chosen path of well-written, arrogant, bloodthirsty, synthetical, verbose vernacular. We were very dumbfounded when we read Jon S. Tatro's letter of last week. This person obviously sat down in great earnest and mathematically figured out the cost ration of last years menu vs. this years. We are sorry, but if this is all this person has to worry about, how much a cup of coffee and a donut costs, then will someone please give him some home work so he can worry about the cost of his tuition? Maybe he oeuld be given a special test so he could worry about his grades. Someone who is spending five- thousand bucks a year for an education, should not worry them- selves with the cost of junkfood. They Fri.,0ct.3,1980 , should just be grateful that is is so cheap and they they can buy it here instead of in Russia. We were glad to see the Echo alerted everyone that there will be a musical this year for them to attend. We also noticed that a former Auggie, Mike Mildbreath, is involved in the production. There should be more opportunities for former Auggies to find work and also share something they think they know something about. To Mr. Mildbreath we say good luck and break a leg. We were also gladdened to see that Linda-Schrempp-Alberg confessed to having been a rabble-rousing hippie- type youth in the 605. In answer to a question Schrempp-Alberg asked, “Why would any student of the 80‘s want to recreate the 60’s?" we say maybe because tuition was only about $1000, gas was cheap and so was beer. If this is not enough reason to wish by a bygone era, then let us ask what is? We don’t care about the student activists, the chaotic campuses, confusing times or free love or drugs. We know that this is all part of the past. All we want is cheap gas and beer. We think. Maybe. Once again we read that Mz. Editor is attempting to cause trouble and unrest among students and other people who are busy during the day. This is all a part of the 1980 brand of Echo editor, trying to submit an intellectual idea at this mythological kingdom of Augsburg. We know that this is a hard task, and sympathize with her. Lastly we wish to knock Space Cadet Jorgensen for writing and drawing a really wierd comic strip, but yet, we applaud his guts to do this. Augsburg needs more people who are willing to try something that very few :-. - Keeping you informed By JOAN MALAND President of the Student Body This past weekend, the Student Senate packed up and left Augsburg on their annual retreat to nature to become acquainted with each other and to plan their attack for the coming year. Since the vice president is the leader of the senate, I became a pseudo-participant of the entire process. Friday was spent in standing committees discussing problems that have cropped up or had been around for years. Saturday morning the entire group brainstormed about what needed to be accomplished and how it could be done. From what I see, the group has enormous leadership and enough enthusiasm to tackle almost any problem. A comment that one of our senators made was how important it is that we hear from our fellow students. What follows is a list of all the senators, Now is your chance to complain to, and compliment the student you voted for in the election. Seniors: Kris A. Johnson, Todd Tischer, Linda Roop, John Brett and Galen Bruer. Juniors: John Turner, Brad Lehto, Karen Onan and Jane Palumbo. Sophomores: Kordi Risvold, Mark Hassenstab, Chris Johnson and Faith Menke. Freshman: Lisa Rykken, Torn Marshall and Myles Weber. Remember The senate meetings have been changed to every other Thursday at 6:00 in the Century Room. The next meeting will be Oct. 9. Because of the Homecoming talent show, the meeting w’ ' at 5 ai ' f 1 2 Pack Sale Blatz i? gt : (0‘ . 50‘“ NW g Co“ 45 94/77 0 Ole O\d S g vang Hauenstein Zipp's 2 “Lowest Keg Prices in Town" 0 We Deliver 0 Phone: 338—8686 American Express 0 Diner’s 0 Visa 0 Shopper’s ° Master Charge Spec/bl 7th Er E. Franklin (next to 4th NW Bank) this meeting will be MPIRG. Everyone is welcome to attend. Voter registration will be taking place early in October, in the College Center. EVERYONE living on campus that will be 18 years old by Nov. 4 is eligible to register. This is an important election for all of us, remember to sign up. The presidential inauguration is being held Oct. 12. All students are invited. Please make an extra effort to attend this very special day for our President Charles Anderson and for Augsburg. news briefs Columnist speaks Ellen Goodman, whose syndicated column is featured in the Minneapolis Tribune, will speak at Westminister Presbyterian Church on Oct. 16 at noon. Goodman, who won a Pulitzer Prize and has written Close to Home and Turning Points, will speak on journalism, as a part of the Westminister Town Hall lecture series. The theme of the series is: “Voices of Conscience: Key Issues in Ethical Perspective.“ Did you know? That a 12 02. cup of pop cost 25 cents in the vending machines in Mortensen and the game room? The same amount of beverage will cost you 40 cents in a can in the campus vending machines. In the Chin Wag a 12 oz. cup of pop cost 45 cents. “ “too‘g «Yporr Schell’s Show less
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87, No. 4 Friday, Oct. 3, 1980 r'i l_fi’;€rir‘ 1;” ,., D it _ Neighborhood legend becomes unique p By LAURA KASDORF Staff Writer Richter's Pharmacy has changed, although it’s not apparent from the outside. The building at 427 Cedar Avenue is still... Show moreAugsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 87, No. 4 Friday, Oct. 3, 1980 r'i l_fi’;€rir‘ 1;” ,., D it _ Neighborhood legend becomes unique p By LAURA KASDORF Staff Writer Richter's Pharmacy has changed, although it’s not apparent from the outside. The building at 427 Cedar Avenue is still owned by Cedar Riverside Associates (CRA). Dania Hall, above Richter's, is maintaining its status on the National Registry of Historic Places and is waiting for renovation. The clientele is remaining faithful. But Phil Richter, owner and chief pharmacist for 33 years, is gone from behind the counter. He might still be seen in the store, now called the West Bank Co-op Pharmacy, acting as advisor while the co—op establishes itself, but a goodbye party in early September marked his departure from the business. The 300 people attending were a token few of the many served during Richter's ownership. And the plaque presented to him for his 33 years as a good neighbor was merely a token of appreciation. .I 3! Phil Richter, neighborhood pharmacist for 33 years, socializes at his goodbye party this September. In June, 1979, Phil Richter approached the Community Develop- ment Corporation (CDC) with an offer to sell the pharmacy to the West Bank Co—op. Doctor‘s orders forced him to move because of his heart condition. The CDC began to raise money to purchase the pharmacy so it could be operated as a consumer cooperative. The retention of the pharmacy was imperative practically and also to uphold the tradition of the neighbor- hood drugstore in the community. There are 6500 residents. including 600 senior citizens. depending on this local service. No other drugstores exist in approximately 30 square blocks. CDC received the financing needed to buy the pharmacy inventory. files. equipment. and goodwill through a $30000 State of Minnesota grant. a $40000 no—interest loan from the Campaign for Human Development of the Catholic Archdiocese, a $25,000 loan from the Riverside Community Bank, and a loan from Richter himself. \ The decision was made to incorporate the pharmacy as part of the West Bank Co-op. The two divisions of the co-op, the pharmacy and the grocery, will be managed by one board of directors. Using the already established board in this way will give the new co-op pharmacy the advantage of an experienced group of managers, and a source of monetary support from the co-op it needed in the first few years. Richter has agreed to be present until the pharmacy gets on its feet and he is running for a place on the board of directors. The pharmacy co-op is being modeled after the Wisconsin Student Association Pharmacy in Madison in both floor plan and services offered, The store will continue to sell usual drugstore items, such as cigarettes, candy and watches, but will expand the types of products offered and promote some items over others. An optical department with pre- scription glasses at low prices will be a new addition to the store as well as displays of preventative medicine information intended to help people improve their health rather than rely on drugs to maintain it. Generic drugs. vitamins, and health products Will be offered more abundantly. (Brand— name products with the same ingredients can cost up to 40 percent more than these products.) in response to the five percent of the West Bank population who are handicapped, the pharmacy will stock health products such as crutches, wheel chairs, walkers, and braces to meet the needs of these people. The 000's involvement in the co-op is limited to owning stock in the grocery and holding a loan for the pharmacy, Warren Hanson of the corporation staff explained CDC will stay involved until the business is settled, but the board of directors elected out of the co—op’s 300 members, is responsible for loans and management of the pharmacy. CDC‘s approach to economic development planning is that of community planning with professional input. as opposed to professional planning with community input. Neighborhood workshops are the basis for long-range community planning. Out of the workshops have come ideas about the future restoration of Dania Hall. Although just in the planning stages now, hopefully the building housing Richter's will be renovated and provide office and meeting space on the second floor, and the vaudeville theatre housed on the third and fourth floors will be made available to the community. Also in the long-range plans for the community are 250 units of co-op As the only drugstore within 30 square olocxs, R harmacy co-Op Or 9%) ichter's served the community and provided a "hangout" for the local youth. housing, a hotel, and commercial space at Seven Corners to be made possible by a $9 million Urban Development Action Grant and the cooperation of private developers investing money for profit on the $40 million project. An additional 60 new units of single family housing in Cedar East and 40 units of subsidized townhouses on the river bluff east of the 10th Avenue bridge will be built by private developers with the CDC for low profit. and over time they will be owned cooperatively. Businesses in Cedar-Riverside are a major concern of CDC. They are working to help some establishments on block 21, including the New Riverside Cafe and the Coffeehouse Extempore obtain financial assistance to buy their buildings. Hanson pointed out the danger that “private developers could buy those properties not owned by the resident business and turn them into high profit trendy shops that will displace the existing stores." That would be a loss to those proprietors with money invested and to the many residents they employ. “The West Bank community fought insensitive private developers for over ten years," Hanson said, “and now through PAC (the Project Area Committee) and CDC the neighbor- hood is able to do development in the community instead of destroy it." Student Senate allocates $57,000 to commissions By LORI JOAN ZAIC Staff Writer Augsburg's Student Senate budget meetings have always been entertain- ing and spirited gatherings. The budget meeting last Tues, Sept. 23 promised to be no exception. Armed with tape recorder, note- book, and coffee cup in hand, i set up shop in the front of the Century Floom waiting expectantly for a good fight. When the 6:00 pm. meeting was over at 10:20 p.m., (the shortest budget meeting in recent history) l was still waiting. After a bit of confusion among the senators over the meetings format, the budget was worked out fairly quickly and efficiently. Considering the large sum of money they must allocate (almost $57 thousand) this is no small feat. President Joan Maland said that the meeting was more relaxed than last spring “ . , . because we knew we had enough to work with and no one was going to be severely cut." KCMFl. Augsburg's student-run AM radio station, was the subject ol much of the debate. There had been talk earlier of cutting the ABC news from the station‘s format, or folding the station completely, But Genral Manager Les Heen‘s enthusiasm and new ideas won KCMR $2,241.00, which includes the cost of a new transmitter. Commented Maland, “I was especially glad that we were able to give KCMFi what they needed to get the station off the ground, I am very confident that Les (Heen) and Tom (Cornell) will make KCMR an important part of Augsburg." The only discussion that began to approach fight proportions occured when both President Maland and the Budget Screening Committee (BSC) proposed substantial salary cuts for the Echo staff members. Staff members felt that these cuts were on- necessary and that the token salary that was left was an insult. BSC members countered this by saying that the salary cuts enabled them to put more money back into production. When asked why the difference was so great between last Continued on page 2 Show less