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Title: Augsburg Echo April 25, 1975, Page 06
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Search Result: From surf to skis Minnesota, a nice place to visit and, who knows, you might end up living there By LISA BEDNAR Stall Writer Ever srnce I can remember I've al- ways been alrard ol arrplane landrnus Thrs Iandrng was no exceptron l was ex- hausted lrom srttrnq for four hours lolded up lrke an...
Show moreFrom surf to skis Minnesota, a nice place to visit and, who knows, you might end up living there By LISA BEDNAR Stall Writer Ever srnce I can remember I've al- ways been alrard ol arrplane landrnus Thrs Iandrng was no exceptron l was ex- hausted lrom srttrnq for four hours lolded up lrke an accordran at an adoles» cent party wunderrng rt I‘d ever be released to emrt musrc I was trred ol watchrnq a neurotrc lather across the arsle spread hrs nervous apprehensnm to hrs two toddlers Lastly I was bored With the phosphOrescent smrles on the stewardesses' laces. tryrnu to sell the airlrne. but succeedrng rn only sellrnq themselves I was so relreved when the pilots vorce sounded over the intercom We are now on approach to Minneapolis air- port please stay rn your seats and lasten your seat belts The plane began its de- scent and I held on not knoWing what to expect We zoomed into a tilmy cloud that temporarily blocked my viSion and yet we continued at a last speed much to the dismay ol my clenched lists and beating heart I started imagining what would happen to the world it I died in a plane crash and never saw Minnesota never grew up l telt sorry lor the world not mysell But soon the Situation was rectified as we emerged like a ghost through a brick wall it was magtc’ It certainly was. Since I had lived most of my 22 years in Los Angeles. Calitornia. I had seen riots. drunks. prostitutes. celebrated artists. smog. drug freaks. ocean. Disneyland. moun- tains and deserts. but never this. | gazed out and saw tiny houses with snow on their rooltops. houses that were aid. with tree-lined streets. trees everywhere! Immediately this world appealed to my romantic sense F Scott Fitzgerald Mary Tyler Moore were these the kind ot people I was to meet” The landscape was void of color every- thing was lramed in White with black trim and the greyish hue ot the sky ac- centuated the starkness Chimneys teasmgly poked up at Our plane inviting me to climb down I knew at once that this was Santa Claus lavurite town Arrival at the airport was only the beginning ol the discovery of a world toreign to my own and I wondered how it would all relate Taking a taxi l gawked at the City like a country bumpkin. which I wasnt but who would know? I was in a new world lwas like a baby Viewing new Sights and sounds and ignoring the fact that nothing made sense The taxi s heater blasted its harsh news onto my sunburned legs. as if to mock the snowstorm brevving outSIde Turnlng to the taxi driver, I finally con- lessed l was sunburned and asked him to turn otl the heater He stared blatantly in amazement. and I wondered if this was the way the man in the moon telt when astronauts attempted to under. stand him This was only the beginning ol the amazed stares and new ex- periences l was in for Adjusting to the seasons was won- dertul tor me. The variety ot the land scape over the months contrasted nicely with the Minnesotans who dittered only slightly lrom each other. The Fall became my Iavorrte time 0! year Melancholy oolds. oranges. and reds adorned the hrllsrdes. inakrnu every day a holrday For the lrrst trme in my lile I actually set asrde lrme tor walking. and I turned down rrdes The Rrver Fioad became a haunt o/ mrne Nest/mu among the lalIen leaves and revel/nu rn the sun's subtle warmth made me leel at home I spent hours uazrno at the rrver, sprnnrng backwards in tune to when ex» plorers lirst navruated the waters. and nrrates lurked in hidden coves The leaves dropped continually throughout the tall and wrntersltpped in gradually like old age Along With the winter came the change in people's customs Figures huddled, laces par» tially covered and turned downward. warded ott the cold but also succeeded in warding oft other people I spent hours longing lor the tootball games ot the Fall, picnics smiles trom strangers The land went into a hibernation and anyone brave enough to interrupt this isolation could Just as well walk in on a sleeping bear Skiing provided the outlet tor coping wrth the elements People can become so involved in the exhilaration they lorget their own coldness. and that 01 their envnonment Being frantic to stay as warm as l could during the Winters dictating inlluence. l deemed to learn to Ski I ended up loving the sport much to the drsmay ol my pocketbook Signing up for lessons I heard. was the way to learn I wanted to walk in the Right Way 01 course in hopes ol avotdihg crutches. casts and the like .l and so I totned a class After one lesson on the baby hill my mortitication uutmatched my fear. so I determlnedly stood in line tor the big hill iWatching seven year old hotdogs ski Circles around you is enough inspira- tion even for a coward like me ll tried to appear accomplished. even though my skis were rented and I wasnt attired in matching coat, pants. gloves. hat. lace mask. and underwear I think I had them pretty much tooled, though. until it came time to mount the pommel lilt. Our instructor had intormed us ' Don't Sll down — iust put it between your legs and let it pull you up the hill,’ Sounds easy .Hardly' I no sooner had it between my legs when my body defied my brain and I rebelliously sat down. It wouldn't have been so bad it I would have lust thumped onto the ground, but no, my stupid spaghetti skis were en- tangled around the pommel lilt. which doggedly tried to drag me up the hill anyway IT‘S SOOOOO much fun gomg UpSlde down up the hill| I saw things in a perspective that others never achieve a why worry about gomg down the hill” Alter two more exhibitions ot my gym- nastic teats (and ruining my image of Cool Skier) I got up the hill. The pommel litt took oll With the devastating speed of a racehorse at the gate Regulation of the apparatus and achieving orgasm while trying to remain standing definitely lessened my successes With the odds against me trom the beginning. the en- joyment linally received was that much more Springtrrne came to the land like an overdue baby Expected long ago. the welcome party was somewhat soured. and the wrne was long srnce gone. Nevertheless. Spring thaws people's hearts and moods and they pop out of therr corners lrke buds on the trees. Laughter and Iluttery hands energrze the arr rn a doomed effort to make up Ior lost trrne l was rel/eved to see people as ex- cued as I was to resurrect their spirits in tune wrth the land's rebrrth. Summer was the season 01 fullness a trees overwhelmed With their growths, the temperature stretching to reach an alLlrme miserable high and the air lull ol humidity and mosquitoes Every place swarmed With its elements 7 parks With children and old couples. lakes With sailboats and beach beauties and boogies Energies were sapped and porches served as abodes tor sticky triends to sit and slurp Tab Not until I Ielt Calitornia. did I realize what mystique it possessed. I didn‘t know I was supposed to be an expert surter. No. I'm not blonde and tan. but lair with dark trizzy hair. so I'm sup- posed to be an acid lreak. This was all news to me. But I even never realized where Min- nesota was located In tact I got it mixed up With MISSOUU. All I knew is that it was somewhere in the undetinable Midwest where the "tarmer's daughters really make you leel all right " Unfortunately. these stereotypes are alive and well. molding all at us into ignoramusest Once when asked it I was a surfer. l smugly replied. "No. but I'm a movte star " l was appalled to realize my cynic- ism had not proven to enlighten my triend on his faith in stereotypes. but rather caused him to look at me. trying to remember. "What movie DID I see her in” ' For a period of time I told people I was from St. Cloud. rust to give them the wholesome image | lelt | deserved but was denied because at where I was from. In my attempts to become one With the Minnesota country life. I took weekend excurSions to Duluth, sleeping in a tent in mid-April. On other occa- sions. I almost drove a tractor into a lake when my uncontrollable delight spread to the gears ot the machine. l was chased by a nanny goat. and nearly paisoned by milk lresh from a cow, (I'll never lorget trying to drink that lumpy thick gunk while smiling to a ruddy cheeked larm hand. and wondering if Vikki Carr could do the same.) Ah livtng the Minnesota Good Lile. It is. was. whatever. a good life. I respect the state for its ecological con- cern (excluding snowmobilers). its cultural centers. and its bottomless reservoir tor names at small towns and takes. I also hope people keep on mixing up Minnesota with Missouri. and keep on sneering at a world they've never seen. That Will keep Minnesota a beautiful place to live. tor you and for me. Farouﬂ No serVice charges No bounced checks Earn 5% interest daily Convenient Bank open Monday through Saturday And if you need an occaSIOnal check-~- money orders available use YOUR SAlNS ACCUN‘ AND SAIVE PLENTIY AT THE RiyerSIde Community State Bank Member F.D.|.C. 4- April25, 1975
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 25, 1975, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Augsburg sweeps Mac By BRAD VANDEVOORT Staff Writer Coach Edor Nelson's Augsburg base- ball team opened their '75 MIAC seasOn in line fashion last Sunday as they easily swept a double header from Macalester. 17-2 and 10-1. Actually. the weather proved to be more threatening than Mac. as the Aug-...
Show moreAugsburg sweeps Mac By BRAD VANDEVOORT Staff Writer Coach Edor Nelson's Augsburg base- ball team opened their '75 MIAC seasOn in line fashion last Sunday as they easily swept a double header from Macalester. 17-2 and 10-1. Actually. the weather proved to be more threatening than Mac. as the Aug- gies collected a total of 19 hits and 24 walks off Macalester's pitching staff enroute to their 27 run output. And while the Auggie offense was racking up the runs, Augsburg's starting pitchers. Jim Peterson and Dave Johnson. along with reliever Mark Olson. were holding the Macalester team to three runs on 14 hits, striking out a total of ten men and allowing five walks. In the first game. the Auggies com- bined some timely hitting with some er- ratic Macalester fielding and pitching to score their 17 runs, The Auggies man- aged to score in every inning except the sixth. Steve Ehlers. Jeff Nessler and Jon Hendrix led Augsburg's ten hit attack with two hits a piece. Macalester's starting pitcher Rivera soon discovered he was going to have an unpleasant day when he walked the first batter he faced and then had him score on a base hit by the number three hitter. Nessler. From that point it was all downhill for Mac. as Rivera walked two more men to load the bases before Hendrix emptied them with a double to left. Augsburg continued their scoring spree from that point as they managed two runs in the second inning on hits by Ron Zillmer and Ehlers; added five in the third. via three walks and then singles by Jim Sviggum and Nessler. two more runs in the fourth when Macalester relievers Panchand and Lebron were unable to find the strike zone and walked two runs in; and a final four run rally in the sixth on base hits by Greg Nelson. Brad Van- deVoort. Ehlers and Zilmer. Jim Peterson recorded the win with Mark Olson in relief. Peterson gave up two runs on seven hits and struck out three men. Game two had the Sviggum brothers leading the Auggies to victory, with brother Jim scoring twice and knocking in three runs on three hits and brother Rick scoring twice himself while getting two hits. OFFERING A ODD-"1m SELECTION N PERSONALIZED WEMMI STAYIWERV WR ‘00" MAL. . FEATURED IS OUR SPECIAL MOTION W HAND-DRAWN DESIGNS TO SUIT YOUR INDMDUM. TASTES AND REWIREMENTS o WME SEE \5 W TNRGJGN MAY- YW'LL Rah/E A PﬂEI'TV GARTER AT NO OBUGATIONI IOGOS BOOKSTORE I!“ FIFTH STREET § (luau from Mann-ll quri) Macalester lumped to a one run lead in the first inning. but from that point was blanked by winning pitcher Dave Johnson who went the distance. giving up one run on seven hits. striking out seven and allowing three walks. Augsburg took the lead in the second inning when they scored four runs on hits by Jon Bergherr. Marsh Jacobson and the Sviggum brothers. The Auggies added insurance runs in the fourth when Jim Sviggum drove in three runs with a single to left and in the sixth when Dave Lane knocked in two runs to finish the scoring for the Aug- gies. Augsburg is 20 in conference play and 3-1 on the season. The team travels to St. Mary's on Saturday. April 26 and entertains St. Cloud State in a non-con- ference game Monday afternoon. April 28. Three seniors honored It has been announced by the Board of Advisors of Outstanding College Athletes of America that Augsburg seniors Jim Sviggum. Mark Bengtson. and Dave Lane have been selected as Outstanding College Athletes of America for 1975. Basis of selection includes leader- ship. service. scholarship. and outstand- ing athletic achievement. Olaf tops Auggie tennis Both the men's and women's tennis team had a rough time last week as they each were shut out 9-0 by well-practiced, strong St. Olaf teams. The matches were held at St. Olaf‘s indoor courts. Ronning’s Sporting Goods 2700 - E. Franklin Ave. 339-3955 — free parking Miscellaneous WEAVERS GUILD OF MINNESOTA Day 8. eve classes in fiber related arts. 427-112 Cedar Ave. 332-7521 ZAPATA RESTAURANT' Part-time help need- ed evenings & weekends. Contact Manager 1931 Minnehaha, Campus Copy Shoppe 1315 4th SE Thesis-7 cents — Term papers-6 cents New hours — 1 day binding — typing Flyers — lower than "Inst, Print" TEACHERS WANTED. Entire West. Midwest and South. Southwest Teachers Agency. 1303 Central Ave. NE. Albuquerque. NM 87106 Bonded. licensed and member NATA "Our 28th Year". Personals ' Jon- Missed you last Friday night but tonight should solve the myslery. -Rox Jere Trulson wrll be performing a benefit for the Lutheran Student Movement tLSMl Watch for further inlormation In UPDATE. Arldt‘ Now that I know what kind of back- ground your family's hands have. I'm gomg to be on my guard. Touche Photo by Jim Purdharri Being that this is the first year for the women's last pitch softball team, Coach Mary Timm is working her players hard on the basic fundamentals of the game. Preview of women’s fast pitch By M. JENNINGS Sports Editor In another move to improve its women's athletic program. Augsburg has added a women's fast pitch softball team to its intercollegiate program. “It was deCIded to offer the women's softball team to see what kind of interest there was for such a team." said Coach Mary Timm. “and a great deal of interest was shown initially as 25 women showed up to play." Being a first year team. the Augsburg softball team is at a distinct disadvan» tage in competition, with many oi the women having never played on an organized softball team of any kind before. fast or slow pitch. "We don't anticipate that the team will do that well this year. but the chance to experience game conditions and to HANGING IS OUR BUSINESS We plant 'em, pot 'em, 8. hang ‘em ‘large selection of foliage plants & succulents ‘large selection of plant accessories & clay pots ‘horne and office rental. program available PLANT ’N POT 2042 St. Clair at Cleveland 698-4377 Hrs.:Mon-Fri.10—8 Sat. 9-6 play in the state tournament will be helpful in developing a team for the future.“ stated Timm. Timm feels that this year will be one In which the players are going to have to concentrate mainly on the basic funda- mentals: base running. bunting. catch- ing. throwing the ball to the right place at the right time. and so forth. But Timm is optimistic. “We don't have that many seniors on the team. If everyone continues to work as hard as they have and continue to improve steadily. we should develop a strong nucleus for next year's team." Along with a proposed four game schedule. the team will join approx- imately 12-14 other teams May 10. at Mankato. for the State Fast Pitch Soft- ball Championships. Next game. Monday. April 28 Bethel. there, Game time: 4:00 pm. FAM’NFITERS 7th SEMI - ANNUAL Spring Fling River Party Old Mortensen Reunion in the Afternoon Sat. May 3rd 52:112.}: world! : SCUBAE LESSONS 5 - its: tent-i - as: run our It" 5 - mu .. “5.” in on u— mum-i: . zoom .. $10,001... on m m. a...“ . m D SCUBA ." “2' twill. [QC-75“ IIIII "uncover: n- u" Illll . \lIIII
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 25, 1975, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Bowling 0 P001 0 Billiards Stardust Bowling Lanes recreation & excellent food 24 hours a day convenient location near campus 2520 — 26th Ave. So. 721-6211 ra. Can 323;" 827—6211 , 223:" 721 5355 FROG” as was E Lake at 75355 i we (5”! Lane a Blalsdell 52752“ B . . Pm"!!! rm: coupon for so cunt: on...
Show moreBowling 0 P001 0 Billiards Stardust Bowling Lanes recreation & excellent food 24 hours a day convenient location near campus 2520 — 26th Ave. So. 721-6211 ra. Can 323;" 827—6211 , 223:" 721 5355 FROG” as was E Lake at 75355 i we (5”! Lane a Blalsdell 52752“ B . . Pm"!!! rm: coupon for so cunt: on on lny my. plan. SUB/l/fAR/NES . TACOS Good for pick-up or delivery ﬂR/Mp Valid April, 1975 SOME DAY MY PIZZA WILL COME! It you've ever sung the blues because 01 slow Pizza delivery take heart Domino 5 Pizza promises last lLiSually Wlll’lln 30 mlnulesl lree delivery every time One reason is the strategic locations 01 our shops Another lS the tact that pizzas are our only busmess Another is Our highly trained stat! ol daredewl pizza-express drivers who know their way around So next time you re hot tor pizza Call Domino 5 Vou'll change yOur tune to 'Happy Days Are Here Again Dave’s Barber Shop "We cut hair and inflation." Located in Dinkytown 414 ~14th Avenue SE. (behind Burger King) Telephone: 331-9747 The Domino People on piua pooplo, Period. I IA .2: BL: J'JNQUE .AND SELL ANYIOUES II . 6 DAILY ‘THE lEN BUMMANDMENIS’ A ‘ ‘ e “ ‘ 1 ° " allartha's Mm Campus Lovelies A supreme Message engulved on “No NINE vEARs ON THE WEST BANK omocﬁve wood grain Table“ Arc )nu about to mar!) your RES 8258894 handsome prince" lt uniun is uhat )ou seek in your theme of engagement or \\€ddll1g ringx (house trom Minnesota‘s only original stylings. Ronald Originals Jewlers 70] llcnncpin at 7th St, ‘ I.‘ M |)m\nlo\in. Minneapolis Vis'a Wanda/IS. made) 3., W '.Z'...'." Ladie's 10 speed was $130 is $76 - ' ‘ Ladie's 3-speed was $98 is $59 "71,".2'. 'i5.,,".'."'..‘., Men '5 3-speed was $98 is $64 Men's 1-speed was $85 is $55 ruin a MARYHA CONKLIN 52m CEDAR \HNNEAFOLIS MINN 55404 I Minneapolis, Minn. 55454 Augsburg College x 1». mu m nu SYLVESTER SALVAGE 25 miles north of Mpls. Hwy 65 NA & 219th Ave. NE, Cedar. Minn. 434-5147 Each tablet is 2” thick, 12” wide, and 24” high. Postage paid in U.S.A. Pant Grove Product, P 0 Box 15, AC. 5.. Paul Park, Minn, 5507i 30 Day money back guaranlao omv :29 95 pun! 2506 Riverside Avenue I l l I ' I l I I I : Plea" mi. mo 'ho boautilul m or "it whim : 338-6705 . of m. r." Commandment: I l i l I | i I I l I Encloxed is ‘—'OF_—_i.'il) Name, 2400 Bloommgion 74-1000 2 o 8935. (6'5 {A E Franklm or 27th A". 335-6606 Addnu_____-v‘, ,a_¥ City .sm.¥__zap,vﬁ . (Minnuota ruidoni: add 4% min; lax) i l . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ J v rnA~-_i~ AVL. “g 335-6666 8 April 25. 1975
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection

Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 01
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: 90) W77 Yr AQCHNES 13 2:2:22'122231W Minneapohs MN 55454 Benzel Leaves ‘Slb'w'wmb/ Pn/ Hum Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol, 85 No, 23 April 27 1979

Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 02
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: editorials GUI lUl lUlb The Limitations of Being One of the Last Small College Weeklies We would like to thank those of you who took the time to fill out an ECHO survey. We would also like to thank those 64.5 percent of you who were kind enough to give our paper either a good or excellent rating....
Show moreeditorials GUI lUl lUlb The Limitations of Being One of the Last Small College Weeklies We would like to thank those of you who took the time to fill out an ECHO survey. We would also like to thank those 64.5 percent of you who were kind enough to give our paper either a good or excellent rating. For those 5.5 percent who consider our paper poor we can only respond by asking you to come down and join the staff. Only then can a person understand the limitations of being one of the last small college weeklies. These limitations center around a time element. Layout could be done with less haste and copy editing could be more thorough if we were to move our deadline ahead and settle for news and sports events that were two to three weeks old. Additional staff could also remedy some of these ills which we readily admit to. We have stressed timeliness in news and sports coverage, at the expense of a few typos and slightly crooked headlines. We believe strongly that unless Augsburg can be tied into a national or global story, such coverage is only an untimely rehashing of work done in numerous other publications. Community events have gotten less emphasis than we would have liked, but finding writers to go off-campus has been difficult. We have made progress in the coverage of women's sports and have tried to work more closely with our vocal critic from years past, Joyce Pfaff. For those who feel we have overcovered men's athletics we might remind them that this year has been a banner year for our male athletes. Admissions even emphasizes the increased number of athletic recruits in today‘s article on the admissions increase. Sports are a significant part of this institution. Faculty input has been sought, pursued, and desired—particularly this semester. Output has been less than we would have liked. A major calendar of events would be redundant to the Update and the Reader. We have tried to P.R. all major campus events by working closely with Caea Smith and Ross Berndt of Program Commission and Fine Arts Coordinator Monica Maye. The Auggie Arts Agenda was created this year to hopefully publicize on-campus events that normally would get little or no publicityl With regard to advertisements, the quantity could be reduced but then the student activity fee would have to go up if we are to continue to operate as a weekly, as 90 percent feel we should. Critics of liquor ads ignore the fact that there are Augsburg students that regularly do business at these establishments. Why else would these ads sell so well? Food and non-alcoholic beverages are also available at these establishments. It is unfortunate that a survey of this nature cannot be found in the Augsburg ECHO archives. for only then could we use it as a benchmark of our performance. We hope future ECHO staffs can use the information to better the quality of our student newspaper. E.B., L.C., H.G.. C.H., R.S., and ET. for the Augsburg ECHO curve; 0" the oxygen d-ssoumlw “mans Animal) mam drﬂmf Moms [79' armed To da‘fcm IﬁuoTuroJ mlau'uauslnrps 5.1mm; w shapes T‘ml dszJ-Ty rs Probably m iv.sz lab-w {Vow Me Sptue: 7:. a“- mew. _ dISSOCuaXIo-q curve Ta ring c, - Yvemz, f“ k" 0" “'1?— rmn : ~40qu Mdi<¢¥g a. MmoaPobn/a m‘w‘m.’ mummy LuSL. oxygen 15.nng for (WM V A" M‘M possum/‘3 ruck a ?‘ meow woultL “\ch (Tea ohm, wkem mom-n, Mo am; or an as “on “(Nagpur Cafmbulﬂ'r J M“, (ow axyesew «mus-on who'd, “new on” WTnlnLl 5030ch w of We Lwarab‘“. (Mr Lam WI ‘3 Mrrvuak t‘ou "i och”. (cm douc‘JevIShc may \me ' ' ref ram-Me‘s» Mom Vchebroch (we m» vexTnlsntu as we") Were emu- roa‘nev hwkm} Lovithf T‘U hemmzvx 1M; Fawn lot” We. 0x79": o‘vxxocu‘fiaﬂ cunt, and “I‘M?” " “‘5 ("d-h. Ems—ﬂ ﬂail—'3' M 2 Edi”) rude:va Mama/u 9.15m“, (at... um v... goqurra~ d'i’ﬂbtﬂ-m. Comm 3 {xiv-5, ﬂaw? “ﬁnch uakabﬂ wry; s€ m'gk ’P“ ("0077 gene/ally {klﬁ\blT Oxygen dISSachTlmq (WVES Te T'Ae roam of «Tom; (\x/I Nukes, Zollie, Ross Dear Editor, I would appear that now at Augsburg certain members of the student body have been affected by nuclear radiation, and may at this moment be spreading this fatal disease throughout the campus. If anyone happens to see fellow Auggies who have a strange, eerie red glow on their bodies, most noticably on the face, hands and arms, we would advise them to run as far as possible from these poor hapless beings. It is sad to see all these misguided youths lying around naked on Murphy Beach being exposed to the fatal nuclear radiation which may be drifting over from Harris- burg. We feel it only fair that these ('nnlmucd on page 51' LARFIY COUTURE . . . . . . . . . . . ,.Edi!or-/n-Chlef MIKE LUNDEEN . ROB TOMALKA .. . . . . . . . . . .Business Manager . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .Sporrs Editor THE AUGSBURG ECHO pub Shed weer, earn pvidav easy Lung Augsburg "tertm vacation ROALD SATEFIEN . , . . . . . . . , . ..Fea!ures Editor pence; and Mada/s by me shdems :' Augsburg ESTIE BROUWER . . . . . . . . . . ,.Fine Arts Editor fﬁ‘wgé ‘73z‘u'tf‘é’h Azenauaezja‘” E:f‘3’r“:aw"5 CHRIS HALVORSEN .....News Editors 5:2:52: glziessesjnja'e J I HOLLY GROTEN l l I r i I U U‘ose 5' the adIhO’S and ’20 U _ I V”, KRISTEN OLSRUD no. News”, ., Wm, M” um», . a DIANE MEYERS 5‘ '"e 5‘35" ’9 5‘3“ a" f"‘" :m' H" q‘ or!“ O ‘3,d ' :mastlogledov lance S'l’qder‘li VEF'SS ERIC KANTEN . . . . . . Head Photographers m JEFF DANIELOWSKI 4 Ann“, summon” me MIKE McCOLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..CarIoomst BOYD KOEHLER. Facu/Iy ConSu/Ian! Is 57 00 Printed at Ynndem Press. Richliold. MN. April 27. 1979
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 03
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: radiating personalities we warned about this glow which may overcome their bodice, and also about the possible other side effects that may occur. One such side effect is dullness of the brain, that infamous grey matter that none of us can live without for too long. Imagine what could happen if...
Show moreradiating personalities we warned about this glow which may overcome their bodice, and also about the possible other side effects that may occur. One such side effect is dullness of the brain, that infamous grey matter that none of us can live without for too long. Imagine what could happen if our students here were all afﬂicted with this disease—soon there would be no competition for the Dean's list, because no one would be able to say that word or care about it, probably because it would not be printed in comic books. Our classrooms would probably be over-run with these comic books, and might even replace the ECHO as the most well read piece of paper on campus. One would think the ’50's had returned to haunt us. Please help save us and this school from this dunce—promoting radiation. It comes to our minds, that with the grant which was received by Augsburg that Zollie Green should be hired as a part-time teacher. We feel that Zollie is more than well qualified to teach such subjects as these: Lifetime Sports; Bicycling for Fun and Votes; and also a Poly Sci class: How to Run for Alderman and not go Broke. We also feel that he would be a great help as a coach of the Augsburg Volleyball Team, and could also lead the Augsburg Bicycle Squad. Zollie could also be very helpful with the writing and defining of Augsburg's Liquor Policy, as he has been helpful many times in the 9th ward. In regards to President Anderson's letter in deference of the Fourth North- western Bank, we think that possibly one of the reasons that the ECHO was upset with that particular bank is because they don‘t spend any of these “tens of thousands of dollars" for an ad in the ECHO. This is probably only an oversight on the part of Fourth Northwestern and President Anderson. The fact that anyone would want the ECHO to become another paper printing world news is in the least ludicrous, if not just plain dumb. If anyone wants to read about what is happening in Uganda, let him/her buy any one of the papers which specializes in that area, don't expect to get this news for nothing. Better yet, let them listen to the radio, so they will not strain their eyes. We feel that if any change is made. it should be in the direction of the National Enquirer, so we could read about the dirt at Augsburg. Then we could all read something about what we are going to do that we didn't know before. In reading Nancy Nystuen's letter, we were dumbfounded as to what her main purpose was in writing this letter. Was it to make a statement about all the many places available to students to study, or was it to make light of the hours during which the library is open? It‘s kind of amusing that she equates studying with suffering, and says that those who endeavor towards academia are insane. One would have thought that these words would never be uttered about those who attempt to become serious scholastic students. Upon reflection of our essay on “Doggy Doo-Doo," we feel that Ross Bundt would be the perfect person to be put in charge of the Augsburg Doggy Doo—Doo Clean-Up Crew, and should begin in that capacity immediately. Loving and Faithless Readers, Tony Moen and Lee Hansen April 27, 1979 Continued from page 2 Easley Gets It Dear Editor, I started to write this letter humorous- ly, but then I thought the parking problem at Augsburg isn't funny anymore. We commuters know the situation and the Echo has printed several articles on it: Gary Kubat's “Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang," Holly Groten’s story on the CSD commuter survey, and Ground Supervisor Dennis Easley's response to both. I’m not writing this just to gripe (Though being a commuter for the last three years I have plenty), but to share a few suggestions about the problem. Before I go further, I want to clarify a few misconceptions Mr. Easley ap- parently had about Mr. Kubat‘s article. First, I know Gary does not advocate construction of a parking ramp (nor do I), though according to the CSD survey many commuters do. His parking ramp idea was in a list of satirical alternatives to the dilemma. Secondly, Gary does not mean to imply that perspective Augsburg students and present com— muters would not attend our college soley on account of our poor parking facilities. On the other hand, I don't think anyone can deny the fact that poor parking is a definite handicap to the school. One of the many reasons I decided to attend a small liberal arts college was specifically to avoid the parking hassles at the U of M. As I see it, resident students with cars are causing the problem and commuting students are the ones who suffer. It's the cars of resident students that are snowbirds (now springbirds) and are blocking attempts at lot plowing when we have snow. Both groups do share the damage caused by potholes, though commuters, who drive more frequently, get the worst of it. My parking plan would combine the best of the permit and daily charge options. All students who wish to park in any Augsburg parking lot would be required to purchase a parking permit. This would be strictly enforced. Visitors would be required to get a temporary permit. Records of the permits would be systematically filed (and kept up) according to license plate letters and numbers. Presently they are filed by date of purchase. Resident students with cars would play a ﬂat rate of $60.00 per semester ($15.00 for interim) and be issued permits of a different color than commuters. Residents would only be allowed to park in designated lots. Commuters would pay $5.00 per semester ($1.50 for interim) and 40 cents a day. Student parking attendants would collect the daily fees as cars left the lots, which would provide more on-campus employment. The resident car owner's ﬂat rate would discourage a needless car on campus and the daily fee would encourage commuters to carpool or take the bus. The revenue collected with this parking policy would be used for improvement and upkeep of the lots. Steep fines would be charged to owners of cars remaining in parking lots to be plowed when a 24 hour advance notice was given. In addition, the cars would be towed at the owner's expense. Rigorous enforcement of the fines is a must. It is not the severity of punish- ment, but the probability of being caught that will invoke student cooperation. The Something exciting is going to happen . . . By ESTIE BROUWER Arts Editor On Friday, May 4, something exciting is going to happen at Augsburg. The Quad, that unassuming little piece of real estate that we all know so well, will be transformed into a happy confusion of color, activity, music and laughter—the focal point of the day's excitement. People we customarily see only in class, scribbling notes furiously or debating the consdquences of President Carter's latest foreign policy decisions, will take on new identities as clowns, comedians, food and ﬂower vendors, and general rabble-rousers. The pungent aroma of roasting pig, promise of a mouth-water ing delight yet to come, will engulf you. And as the evening's calm settles over the scene, a burst of activity will again erupt, the pulsing strains of rock music echoing into the night. What's so special about May 4, you ask? Friday, May 4, is “A Day in May," Augsburg's whoopitup, all-out finale to a trying nine months of hard work. Program Commission is responsible for planning and organizing the event. The fun will begin at 1:00 p.m. when all classes for the rest of the day will be cancelled. Booths will be set up all over the Quad, offering for your amusement everything from back rubs to “walks on the moon" to face-painting to kisses to back issues of the ECHO. A lS-member orchestra will be on hand to provide festive music. To satisfy the ravenous appetite you'll surely develop through the course of the afternoon. that roasted pig whose aroma will have been tickling your nostrils all day will be featured in a picnic supper. Your ticket for the picnic is a festival button, now on sale in the College Center for $2 each. At 9:00 p.m., after you've had just enough time to go home, take off your shoes for awhile, sit back and relax, and maybe pull on a sweater, the action will pick up again with an old»fashioned street dance. The bands Night Train and Toys will be set up for the dance in the parking lot between Mortenson Tower and Old Main. The dance will wrap up what promises to be a grand day of eating, drinking. socializing and just having a general great time. Auggie Arts Agenda Sunday, April 29 . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m. Augsburg Choir concert Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Monday, April 30 . . . . . . . . . . , .7:00 p.m. Pam Swenson recital Sateren Auditorium Monday, April30 . . . . . . . . . . ..8:30 p.m. David Cherwien recital Central Lutheran Church Tuesday, May 1 . . . . . . . . , , . ,.8:00 pm. Augsburg Orchestra Student Concerto Concert Sateren Auditorium Thursday, May 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .8z00 p.m. Augsburg Concert Band Spring Concert Si Melby Thursday, May 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 p.m. Lecture/demonstration on baroque ornamentation by Layton James, pianist and harpsichordist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Sateren Auditorium Friday-Sunday, May 4-6 Cabaret Spring Show Sateren Auditorium added benefit of weeding out snowbirds would also be obtained. Speaking of snowbirds, who is the owner of the tan Corvair in Lot C, the one behind West Hall, license plate DPT 527? You know, the one with all the windows smashed in (no I didn't, but if thoughts could—). That car is the biggest eye sore on campus and the unshoveled snow around it (some of which was blown off the three foot pile on the car‘s roof) took up many a parking spot during the winter parking drought. I would personally like to find out who you are, oh neglectant owner (If you have any leads, drop them in my P.O.). Take the car to the dump and sell the parts. It deserves a decent burial. Augsburg parking lots should not be automobile cemeteries. Terri “Hammurabi” Sturm Dear Editor, I would like to clear up a few mis- understanding that three of your readers seem to be under. Mr. Moen and Mr. Hansen must have had deprived childhoods. Chitty-Chitty BangBang does not refer to a car that is a junker, but rather to the star of an old Disney movie of the same name. Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang was a magical car that could ﬂy. I'm sorry if my witicism went over your heads. Mr. Easley has a major problem in that he has fused a news article (Holly Groten's compilation of the CSD commuter surveys) with my Repercus- sions column, the result making me a scapegoat for all his frustrations with assertive commuters. Nowhere in my column did I advocate that houses be torn down for parking, although the survey's results suggested such action be taken. In fact, the major thrust of my column was about the current condition of the lots, which is undeniably poor. I cannot share the same idealistic “Earth Cadet" views as Mr. Easley. Parking is a problem, lack of petunias on campus is not. But no hard feelings guys. My name was mentioned six times in the last edition of the Echo. At this rate, I'll be better known than John Travolta in no time. Commuters don't get mad. they just bod over. Gary Kubm Rolled Articulates To the Editor and other un-articulate people: After careful study of the blatantly thoughtless, malicious besiegement by that degradous duo. Toni Moron and Le' Edda Handsem on my carefully plotted expose' about this writer's preferred domicile, l retired to my bedroom to stew in tears of anguish. Allowing sufficient time for full recovery I couldn't help but grasp the ECHO once again to devour your letter. My mind was permeated with thoughts of counterattack. Any imbecile should realize that it's our not so articulate editor who, as it were, engraves headlines on stories. The articulate one. Rolled Sateren 3
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 04
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Breathanalyzer Used on Auggie Volunteers CSD ‘Catches’ The Legally Drunk By HOLLY GRU‘l'EN News Editor “Take a deep breath and blow as much air as you can into it." The student sluggishly raises the short black tube to his lips and blows, deep and long. “Just don't blow up the machine," an...
Show moreBreathanalyzer Used on Auggie Volunteers CSD ‘Catches’ The Legally Drunk By HOLLY GRU‘l'EN News Editor “Take a deep breath and blow as much air as you can into it." The student sluggishly raises the short black tube to his lips and blows, deep and long. “Just don't blow up the machine," an onlooker blurted out. Six seconds go by as the maching calculates the results. Some buttons are pushed. The small crowd gathered offer “ooo”s and “ahh"s as they see the numerical readout: .106. The machine, called an intoximeter, has just shown the student that he is legally drunk. This same scene was repeated countless times in Umess lobby last Friday and Saturday nights. when students had the opportunity to take a breath test to determine the amount of alcohol in their bloodstream. “We planned this as a surprise, because we didn‘t want people to go out and get wasted just to test the machine,” explained Joe Volker from the Center for Student Development (CSDi, and coordinator of the event. The breath test demonstration was the kick-off of “Clues on Booze," a series of ﬁlms, presentations, and information dealing with the problem of alcoholism. The event. held Monday through Wednesday of this week, was planned by a committee made up of students, faculty, and CSD staffers. “We wanted to do an alcohol education program, but stay away from the moralizing part of it. We wanted to relate to students as adults, and not treat them as children. which is usually the case when dealing with the subject of alcohol," Volker said. Throughout Friday and Saturday night, Volker was on hand to explain many facts about alcohol to the tipsy and sober alike. One of the most frequently asked questions was how much alcohol can one have before driving becomes effected. In almost all states it is illegal to drive when a person’s blood alcohol Content is .10% or over. This is equivalent of three drinks consumed in one hour for a 110—pound person, or six drinks in one hour for a 220-pound person. Everyone always has a trace of alcohol in the bloodstream as a bi—product of food metabolism. As a result, those who were sober found that the machine registered their breath at right around .002. At the other end of the scale, a person with a reading of .40% would either be in an alcoholic coma, or dead. This would be equivalent to chugging a quart of vodka. Of the over 40 people who tested the machine Saturday night, approximately one-fourth of them were legally drunk. The highest recorded blood alcohol content of the evening was 0.180%. Another common question was how does the breath analyzer work. The machine, called an Auto-Intoxi- meter. was borrowed from the University's Ofﬁce of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programming. It takes a breath sample of alveolar air (air taken from deep inside the lungs) and then chemically analyzes it for the percentage of alcohol. After taking the breath test. one had the option of testing his/her hand-eye coordination on a devise similar to a stereo turntable. With a metal rod in hand, the subject attempts to keep the rod’s point in contact with a rotating metal circle on the turntable for as long as possible. His time is then plotted on a graph. Another effective test of dexterity was the old catch-the-falling-ruler-between- your-ﬁngers trick. 0 Dick Tracy Burger ' Sam Catchem Burger 0 Flat Top Burger Besides Your Favorite Beers On Tap Try one of Dick Tracy’s great burgers cooked on an open flame. Choose from: 1/4 lb. or 1/2 lb. All served on a toasted sesame seed bun with pickles, cole slaw and potato chips. 0 Breathless Mahoney Burger ' BO. Plenty Burger ' Mumbles Burger i @ Pica/s (OW) vy/ 2201 E Filnllll‘ Au Acrea- Imm Cedars a4 April2'l, 1979 Generally, hand/eye coordination decreases in proportion to the amount of alcohol consumed. Students also had a chance to take a few minutes and fill out an alcohol questionnaire, whose results will be used to determine how educated students are on the subject of alcohol. After watching the evening's proceed— ings for a time, one student was still skeptical about the whole process. She stared at Volker and whispered. “Who is this? He's not an ofﬁcial who will arrest us, is he?” “Clues on Booze" was designed to provide information to help students make the decision whether or not to drink, not to do it for them. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 05
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Stereotypes Haunt Global Students By MARY BEAMISH Mexico Correspondent Human justice. Community. Oppres- sion. Liberation. These concepts, which for many students have just been a few more dry terms in their college vocabu- laries, have been the focus of a program for 17 students studying in...
Show moreStereotypes Haunt Global Students By MARY BEAMISH Mexico Correspondent Human justice. Community. Oppres- sion. Liberation. These concepts, which for many students have just been a few more dry terms in their college vocabu- laries, have been the focus of a program for 17 students studying in Mexico this semester. In Augsburg College's “Program in Global Community," students from Augsburg, St. Catherine‘s, St. Thomas, St. Olaf, Gustavus Adolphus and Notre Dame have learned, in non-traditional ways, about the living situations of poor Mexicans, and have studied related issues, such as poverty's underlying causes, Mexican culture and history, intercultural communication and Spanish. Augsburg students partici- pating in the program include Melody Boraas, Cheryl Peterson, Julie Travers, Jonathan Flak, Ken Bloom, Kjersti Nilssen, Lisa Munson, Janelle Holmvig, Jan Tolle and Mary Beamish. Holding classes in the dining room of the house where they live in Cuernavaca, the students and the program director and Augsburg communication professor, Joel Mugge, meet with Mexicans and Americans to discuss and learn about these issues. They also go out to meet people where they are, such as the visit to squatters' settlements one week. In these settlements live some of Mexico‘s poor, where such things as satisfying jobs, comfortable living conditions, and enough food are only someone else's reality. This visit strongly affected Augsburg sophomore Kjersti Nilssen, “Going to the squatters' settlement hit home pretty hard," she said. “Especially the fact that they only had eight water spigots for 600 families and the water was on for only about four hours a day. It's hard to believe people could live in one room and be considered one of the better off." She says her experience in Mexico has made her “a lot more aware of poverty. I really don't have the right to complain when I’m out a little. Even here in Mexico, we're taking a hell of a lot for granted." “I realize how spoiled we are in the States," Janelle Holmvig, Augsburg sophomore. remarks. “and I realize I can do without a lot of the material things, a lot of the gadgets. I‘ve learned that it's possible to live life in a simplistic manner and maybe that's one of the best things that there is." A part of this emphasis on poverty has been looking at its causes. Paul Cupich, St. Thomas junior, states, “I hope to have gained a clearer understanding of how the world operates economically and politically. Who really are the bad guys and who really are the good guys in this business of rich and poor people? Are there individuals who are bad guys, or is it systemic?" In investigating underlying causes of poverty, some in the group have devloped strong feelings on American capitalism and its effects in Latin America. Kjersti says. “I think of the US. as being more bastardly than I used to. I can see how they've exploited Mexico and Mexican people—much lower wages, all of the products being exported." “I think people up there are pretty naive," Janelle said. "They don't realize 6 that what we have, people here don't have, because of what we do have. They don't know that this is a North American colony, and that ignorance in itself, and my own ignorance, scares me." About this ignorance, Paul remarks, “People are oppressed by people who don't even know that they're oppressors. The sad part is that oppressors don’t even know they're oppressors. because they're so far removed from it." The response of many Latin American Christians to this situation of oppression has been to rethink theology and the Bible’s statement on poverty and oppression. Their resulting conclusions are summed up in “liberation theology, " which takes a different course than traditional theology. Some students in the group are studying this theology as a part of the “Church and Social Change in Latin America" course. According to the reading “Salvation of Sinners and Liberation of the Poor According to the Gospel," by Segundo Galilea, “The central concern of the theology of liberation is to help clarify and impel the mission of Christians in Latin America. It underlines the global dimension of the freedom of the Gospel. In order to do this, among other things, a theology of liberation will recover the social dimension of sin, relating it with poverty and wealth. This theme of ‘wealth' and ‘poverty' as attitudes which bring one to sin or salvation is a constant theme in the teaching of Jesus. " The non-traditional method of edu- cating is a distinguishing aspect of the cultural Communications, describes culture shock as the following: “If one is living in another culture quite different from his own, sooner or later he will experience a period of frustration, anger, alienation. depression, and other such reactions that have come to be labeled ‘cultural shock' . ’ ‘ Janelle remembers a problem in adjusting being her lack of Spanish, “At first I didn't really care if I communicated with the people, but the longer I'm here, the more I see the people, the more their lifestyle appeals to me. I guess I love the people here and I want to be able to talk with them. My biggest problem is my lack of Spanish," she said. Kjersti says it's been hard for her to deal with “the men and the way they treat women. It's such a sexist country that, after living in the States all my life. it‘s hard to know how to act around the men down here. It‘s hard to find a male friend because they've already got such preconceptions about North American women—that they're all real loose and that, with a lot of them, a real relationship makes no difference, whereas with Mexican women, it would." Concerning Mexicans' stereotypes of Americans, Janelle remarks, “They think all North American women are promiscuous. Some might be, but there are probably a lot who aren't. They think we're all rich. And they think we're all supporting the multinationals here, that we support their existing. They don‘t ‘And They Think We’re All Supporting the Multinationals Here . . . ’ program. “We have classes in the same house we sleep in. We eat and play and party and learn in the same house. We're a lot closer to our teachers than we would be somewhere else, and we live with one of them," Kjersti remarked. “We take part in our learning, instead of regurgitating what they tell us to learn," Janelle said. “Mas o menos, we try to live what we learn . . . We live in a neighborhood with people we’re learning about and we don't try to seclude our- selves from what we're learning." Paul explained, “It’s not formal at all. There's nothing formal about it. It's a totally radical program, radical in the sense that it aims at forming or trans- forming the person into one who is in touch with the world as it really is, rather than the formal aim of education, which is to feed the student a barrage of facts and data that have meaning only in realtion to life in capitalist America—life in the fast lane." He adds, "My attitudes toward education haven't changed much, because I've always felt that formal "liberal education' does not in fact serve to liberate the student as a person living in a global community." In the group's first weeks in Mexico. they heard Mugge talk about and read in their textbooks about "culture shock." Their textbook. Introduction to Inter- like gringos here." Paul's perception of the stereotyped American is that “we’re all stupid, self- centered and all rich and that Americans think they're superior to Mexicans." Janelle adds, “Whether or not I fit the stereotype could be disputed, but generally we don’t. I think it depends on dale‘s and in Dinkydale.‘ Dinkytown whether you’re a student or a tourist here. Basically, the students are more sensitive to the culture and they realize that we have to respect the culture here. and most students are far from rich. The tourists, on the other hand, are like bulls in china shops. They don't look any further than the next ‘quaint boutique shop’. They don't see the starving people." “I can see why they have those stereotypes. mainly through the media, " Kjersti says. “On all fictional television shows and on all commercials, they‘re all gueros (light-complected people) with no morenos (dark-complected people), so I can really see where they get those ideas." Concerning stereotypes Americans hold of Mexicans, Janelle has found to be false the image of “the lazy ignorant Mexican with a bottle of tequila in one hand and a sombrero tipped over his eyes. It's a bunch of bull. I never knew what work was until I watched the Mexicans work in the fields," The most intense experience with the Mexican culture was the two weeks between February 25 to March 10, when each student lived with a Mexican family, “I enjoyed it," Kjersti remarks. “They were very attentive to me. I felt as ifI were appreciated there. I learned lots of small things about the city, things that persons who've lived in Cuemavaca all their lives would know." Paul says his family stay was “more challenging" than he expected it to be. “I thought they would treat me with kid gloves, but they didn't give me any special treatment. They challenged my beliefs, especially religious beliefs. It was much more pleasant than I thought it would be. They didn't put on masks. They just lives as they normally would." As the group comes to the end of its time in Mexico, Janelle reflects on her experiences and on her future. “From what I've been learning here, I guess I just realize more and more that I don't know anything. My main goals for the semester now are to form some ideas about what I'm going to do when I get back to the States. I want to learn as much as I can about the people so when I return to the States I'll know what to study. I can't forget what I've seen down here." Specialists tn StMeantyled Travel Bags FROM The (OMpLETe CLOGGER)? ’ Made In DenmarK April 27, 1979
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: A Norwegion's American Media Trip By ROALD SATEREN Features Editor What country has one government run television station and a city the size of Minneapolis with 13 newspapers? It’s where Grandma Svenson, Ol’ Uncle Seager and Augsburg student Per Olav Odegard come from. Nearing the end of his...
Show moreA Norwegion's American Media Trip By ROALD SATEREN Features Editor What country has one government run television station and a city the size of Minneapolis with 13 newspapers? It’s where Grandma Svenson, Ol’ Uncle Seager and Augsburg student Per Olav Odegard come from. Nearing the end of his year’s study at Augsburg, student Per Olav Odegard returns to Norway in May where he has been offered a position as reporter for Vart Land, Oslo, Norway's fifth largest newspaper. A quiet night at the dimly lit Caesar‘s at 320 Cedar Ave. provided a stimulating atmosphere for Per Olav’s reﬂections on some of the differences and similarities between Norwegian and American media. “Television came to Norway much later than it did to America; we started broadcasting in 1960," explained Per Olav between sips of imported Ringness, Norway’s most popular beer. Norway has no commercials on its sole television station. The station is owned and run by the Norwegian government. Why? ' “The government was suspicious to let private interest into television," said Odegard. “They saw it as a powerful medium—one that should be controlled, and they wanted to prevent private interests from proﬁting," Per added. The Norwegian government wanted to provide an educational network, ex- plained Per Olav. Television program- ming is reviewed yearly by a special parliamentary committee which decides what programs are fit to be aired. Odegard is content with Norwegian television but he had a few reservations about American programming. “Here you have the freedom of television without government interfere ence, but because of this it seems like T.V. doesn't play a very responsible role in educating people,” said Per Olav. Per Olav Odegard Odegard had mixed views about American television news broadcasting. “News on television is good in many ways,“ said Per Olav. “The news is made in an exciting way." And what about its downfalls? “It sometimes seems to me too that they are so afraid it (the news) is going to be so boring," said Odegard. “They never get in depth on a news story." Because of Norway's minor role in world politics it is easy for them to remain politically neutral in news broadcasting, explained Per Olav. “American news coverage is pretty fair (unbiased), but there is a tendency to concentrate on issues where American interest are mostly affected," said Odegard. Per Olav believes television news coverage has hurt newspapers more in America than in Norway. According to Odegard the ratio of newspapers to population is much greater in Norway than America. In Oslo, a city about the size of Minneapolis, there are 13 daily newspapers. Home Savings Help Students Save By GARY KUBAT Contrary to what the sampler on your Grandma‘s kitchen wall says, “Lack of money is the root of all evil." or so says George Bernard Shaw. And lack of money is a real concern, especially to the student. But a local savings and loan association is introducing a new plan that might help remedy the financial aid package suffering from malnutrition. Home Savings Association of Minne- apolis is introducing a program called Savings Plus. A Home Savings customer who has at least $10.00 in his account can qualify for a plastic Savings Plus card. This card enables participants who pay cash (check or money order also) for merchandise or services to get a discount. But the customer plays the full price, the discount is credited to his savings account, where it earns at least 5% percent daily. Home Savings has 822 merchants signed already and is pushing for a goal of 1000 by June 1. The discount is at least one percent, the average being 7.4 percent. And the variety of things a Savings Plus customer can get a discount on is numerous. Barton Reality. Downtown April 27, 1979 Chevy, and Pearle Vision are some of the bigger and better known members. Home Savings has also signed dentists, chiropractors, grocery outlets, art and gift shops, home improvement contract- ors, drug stores, pet shops, barbers, and beauty salons. Not only are the discounts applicable in the metropolitan area, Home Savings has signed Rush City, Taylors Falls, and Forest Lake locations also. And Home Savings customers can earn discounts wherever Savings Plus is offered—St. Louis, Fort Lauderdale. and Cincinnati to name a few. “Everybody gets something out of it, " Richard Cross, president of Home Savings says. “The consumer saves money he probably wouldn't have saved otherwise. The merchant gets cash sooner than he would have if the customer paid with a credit card, and he is likely to get more business besides. We get more accounts that cost 5‘ 4 percent interest." Savings Plus should prove to be an almost effortless and rewarding way to save money instead of trying to work 20 to 30 hours a week and not really getting anything except a less than desirable grade point average. Oslo's many newspapers are not atypical from other cities in Norway. “Even very small cities have at least two competing newspapers," said Per Olav. “Competition among newspapers is very great." Fluffing up tobacco in a cigarette paper, Odegard explained how 0510's 13 newspapers survive financially. “Of course they all have advertise- ments, but many are funded by the political parties," said Per Olav while spinning the paper between his fingers to produce a perfect cigarette. Norway has six major political parties who divide the power in the Norwegian Parliament. “The political parties advocate their parties through news- papers, and because of this, the papers remain successful," said Odegard. According to Per Olav, Oslo's largest newspaper is very conservative and traditional. "It brings in more international news than the Tribune," said Odegard adding that, “it's lay-out and content is more like the New York Times." DAVE' BARBER SHOP .9 'Havr «‘2' "you" Located In Dinkytown Ber ‘Cti Viv" rig 414 14m Avenue SE. ’9 Ecca'w 331-9747 01 k\\\1 Signs The Augsburg women's track team has earned the respect of their coach, Randy Meyer. “I'm pleased with the way they are doing." he said. This comes on the heels of the fact that there are only seven members on the team: Susie Meier. Debbie Thompson, Sue Dahlgren, Fonda Potter. Sue Young- quist, Claudia Walters and Shannon Spore. Coach Meyer also said that the team is a hard-working one which is why he feels they do so well against their opponents despite their lack of depth. Seven vs. 40 just doesn't seem fair but Meyer also said that recruiting is very difﬁcult since he can't go to high schools to confront potential members. He also mentioned that women's track in the past hasn't been given a lot of thought, not just at Augsburg but elsewhere. All in all the team is a good one though with top notch athletes competing. In closing, he said that although the team doesn't show a good standing, this is not a good predictor of the talent involved. Auggie soccer coach Rolf Erickson was recently named by the North American Soccer League as an evaluator of referees at Minnesota Kicks home games. Disguised as Normal Peoplcj By LEW HOTCHKISS I appeared in a time well advanced from 1979. It was not a funny time. I couldn't find very much humor in people killing other people. It was a time when one of the nuclear wars that Dr. Nelson had mentioned to me after his class in the Millenium room (see sequel one, last ECHO) actually, beyond doubt, occurred. l was standing in the "Quad." when the Civil Defense sirens went off. Students. professors. passers-by were scrambling for shelter. I overheard one student yell to another. “If you don't let me through I'm going to kill you. " From the tone of his voice I knew he wasn't kidding. I could hear collisions of automobiles out on the crosstown. horns honking. some screams. and suddenly it was no more. I was protected from the nuclear explosion by the time-space-continuum isomeone in Physics later informed me) but. sadly. those bound in that time were not. Minneapolis lay in ruins. The Pillsbury and l.l).S. towers were scattered for 20 miles. as were parts of people they had housed that day. Augsburg was only one building: The Student Center. The infamous food service and its rejected food had been blown out with the second floor windows, I heard mufﬂed screams as people choked on their disintegrating tongues:gasps and death. So my fun trip into the future. was converted into a horror beyond anything Poe or myself could put into writing. My hope for humankind was crushed. (Tynicism. sadness, and a forbidding calm settled into my heart. "We never learn. We never learn." I said shaking my head. feeling my being pulled out of whenever and thrust further, closer to l979, into the past. TO BE CONTINUED 7
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 27, 1979, Page 07
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Search Result: ' Women Bounce Back and Win Four Straight Women's softball decided not to take those two opening losses to Winona sitting down as they showed their last four opponents they mean business. They started out by beating Concordia 8-6. then they beat St. Ben’s 16-2, followed by the St. Olaf victory 8...
Show more' Women Bounce Back and Win Four Straight Women's softball decided not to take those two opening losses to Winona sitting down as they showed their last four opponents they mean business. They started out by beating Concordia 8-6. then they beat St. Ben’s 16-2, followed by the St. Olaf victory 8-2 and finally this last weekend they squeaked by Carleton 10-9 in 11 innings. The players gave the impression that it was primarily due to the increased hitting that they were having so much better luck on the field. Three examples of this are the homers hit in these games by Sue Sienkiewicz, Kim Cox and Kathy Korum (the ace pitcher). Some of the team members said that the first three games were fairly easy opponents although Concordia did make a bid for the victory in the first game. The last game is a different story however. This one went into the 11th inning before Augsburg could pull away. Men Lose Three of Four By ROB TOMALKA Men's baseball continued this week with two double-headers. The first of these was against St. John's with the Auggies dropping both games. the first one in 11 innings. Coach Edor Nelson felt such a close loss in the first game had an effect on performance in the second game. Nelson went on to say that this was a classic example of not getting any good breaks. “We should have won the game two times in the late innings." said Captain and pitcher Tim Christensen. Even the suicide squeezes weren’t effective enough for a run. One time when the squeeze was on, the opposing pitcher put a 2-1 pitch almost in the dirt. something that usually is done when you're ahead of the hitter. That is one of the bad breaks the coach was referring to. Men left on base was another problem as the Auggies left 14 men on, including six in two of the late innings. Twice they had the bases loaded with only one out but couldn‘t seem to bring anyone in. That coupled with the two unearned runs that St. John's got in the early going, A warm-up trip to some of the world- famous golf courses of North Carolina provided the beginning of the Augsburg Golf Team’s season this year. Head- quartered at Atlantic Christian College (where Mark Davis, former associate clean at Augsburg, now is academic dean), the six Augsburg golfers practiced and played on such courses as Pinehurst #2 and the Country Club of North Carolina. The trip ended with a four-team match where the Augsburg team turned in a creditable score of 330 against three excellent North Carolina small college teams. Atlantic Christian (301), High Point (315) and Campbell (316). Junior John Hofﬂander was low for Augsburg with a 76. which tied for second in the tournament. Back in Minnesota. on courses just recently playable. the season's first test came at Mankato Country Club on April 20. followed the next day by the Gustie Invitational at Le Seur, Minn. At the Mankato Invitational. Augs- burg's 324 score in the cold, windy, rainy weather was good enough for a tie with Gustavus for fourth among the 15 teams competing. And the next day's Augsburg score of 328 at Le Seur was good for tenth out of the 16 teams participating. Sophomore Terry Brown was low for Augsburg at Mankato, with a 76. or third in the tournament field of 60 golfers. Low scorers for Augsburg on 8 resulted in yet another close defeat 4-3. The second game wasn't quite as close with the final 8-4. Again part of the problem was that men were left on and opponents scored unearned runs. But the coach and captain both mentioned the fact that the Auggies are hitting a lot better and that for such a well rounded ball club that has all the talent they need, they just can‘t figure out why they can't seem to put it all together. But with Burmeister and Sorenson both hitting the ball well, the opposition better hope the Auggies don't put it together. Augsburg then took on Bethel on Saturday and had better luck as they split. leaving them with a 3—5 conference record. Tim Christensen put forth a fine effort in the game going the whole distance, but it wasn't quite enough as Bethel won 4-1i The second game had Randy Griffith starting and Sorenson coming in in the sixth to finish off the men from Bethel. 6-1. The spark was provided by Chuck Burmeister both in the field and at the plate as he demonstrated good speed and con- centration. Paul Nies had a towering ground rule double for the longest blast of the day. Saturday were John Hofﬂander and Terry Brown, both of whom shot 80's on the tight. demanding Le Seur Country Club course. Medalist for the day was Mike Jennings of St. Thomas, with a one over par 72. Commenting on the team so far. Coach John Benson said: "This is the first year in the past three or four that Augsburg has been competitive in golf Hofﬂander and Brown are playing quite well for so early in the season, and our Augsburg blew a six run lead going into the bottom of the seventh and final inning. Carleton took advantage of a few errors to score those six runs and send the game into extra innings. With Augsburg scoring next, this again put pressure on the Carleton team but they pulled through tying the score once again at nine. If it had not been for the good defensive play, like the ground ball up the middle to Sienkiewicz who then proceeded to throw the runner out at home. it might have been a lost cause. But then Linda Bell did her thing and got on base. Monica Fitzgerald was sent in to run for Bell and she got to second base with one out. Maggie McDonough then got the game winning hit to right-center to score Fitzgerald from second for the winning run. With tournament action coming up this weekend over at the U, the overall confidence of the team seems to be running high. Let’s hope they transfer that enthusiasm to the field. Pitcher Randy Griffith swings and misses Griffith got the win an the mound against Bethel on Saturday. captain. Mike Kennedy. is giving us his usual steadiness. Freshman Owen Gaasedelen has a good game. but is a little slower in getting started, as are junior Jeff Solberg and senior Bill Gamer. St. Olaf looks tough this year in golf. And both St. Thomas and Gustavus again have excellent teams. For us. this is a building year. Still. I hope we can still finish no lower than fourth in our conference, and in the top ten in our district." Augsburg Golfers Earn Respect Down South r —Srallpha!o by Howie Smnh aﬁautg 61 nqsﬁnv revs; ‘UUHN SHOdeauugw April 27. 1979
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 01
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Search Result: Mnneapclz:, -.. :- Arc l'iiUes . Fam n’ Fiters Page 3 'Late Show’ review Page 5 Jean Chalstrom By PAULA STOWE Staff Writer Three Augsburg students decided to ‘get away‘ during the fall semester of 1976. Jean Chalstrom, Cory Johnson. and Betty Sue Sander flew from Minneapolis to Mexico City where...
Show moreMnneapclz:, -.. :- Arc l'iiUes . Fam n’ Fiters Page 3 'Late Show’ review Page 5 Jean Chalstrom By PAULA STOWE Staff Writer Three Augsburg students decided to ‘get away‘ during the fall semester of 1976. Jean Chalstrom, Cory Johnson. and Betty Sue Sander flew from Minneapolis to Mexico City where they enrolled in the School for Foreign Students at the University of Mexico. For them it was an opportunity to learn Spanish and to receive an education through cultural experiences. For the women the semester began with an attempt to find living quarters since the school didn't have a dorm available for any foreign students. Johnson had already been living in Mexico City for a month when Chalstrom and Sander arrived in August. A deteriorating situation began on Chalstrom‘s and Sander‘s third day in Mexico City when they moved in with a widow and her daughter. "The widow was a real tightwad.“ said Sander. During this time the value of the peso decreased. Sander explained that the widow wanted to raise the rent and they refused to pay the extra amount. “She Just wanted our money. This wasn't the home life other students experienced." commented Chalstrom, Johnson's livmg accommodations were quite different. For one week he lived with an 84 year old sennora in a Cory Johnson house full of antiques. The circum- stances proved too confining for Johnson and he moved out of the house after five days. A friend helped Johnson find his second home. For five months he lived with a family in a house on a mountain overlooking Mexico City. He was given his own room with a private entrance, ate meals with the family, and often went on outings with them. “An uncle of the family, David Silva, was one of the most famous movie stars in Mexico,“ commented Johnson. Silva died while Johnson was staying with the family and it was then Johnson said he realized how important Silva was. “Everyone felt his loss," he said. Opinions about the School for Foreign Students and other observa- tions vary among the three Augsburg students. Sander described the University of Mexico as being like or similar to the University of Minnesota. “The School for Foreign Students is smaller than Augsburg. with classes held in one building.“ In this school the students have four areas of classes to choose from: art. history. Spanish language. and Spanish literature." she said. During the semester Sander attend- classes in Spanish syntax. Mexico. political and of Mexico. pre— ed economics of socral problems Auggies attend School for Foreign Students Hispanic history and Mexican dance. “At the beginning of the semester I was kind of lost with the language lectures," remarked Sander, “but toward the end I knew what was being said." Sander doesn’t regret her stay in Mexico. “I like the Spanish language and think l was more motivated by learning it in Mexico than I would have been up here." Outside of the academic area, Sander claims she learned much about the cultural aspect of Mexico. “The Mexicans have a real close knit family structure. Fathers and brothers are very protective of their sisters. It was evident that males have more freedom than females.“ When asked about women's libera- tion in Mexico Sander replied, "The female role is clearly changing. Many women are attending the University, but the change is slow." She also said that women in Mexico seem to belive the female stereotypes more than women in the States. Sander, a junior majoring in international studies. hopes students Will make more use of the international studies program. Her first trip to Mexico took place between her junior and senior year in high school. In January of 1975. she participated in Joel Mugge‘s Mexico interim course. M9000 is familiar territory for Betty Sue Sander Johnson who also went on the study tour with Mugge during January. Upon entering the School for Foreign Students, Johnson registered for courses in language, grammar, composition, conversation, and pho- netics. Much of his free time, primarily evenings, was spent attending conv certs. "It got to the paint where I quit school. I was going to four concerts a week. After quitting, my days were spent practicing and reading a lot." Johnson noted that some of the world‘s greatest musicians were gathered together in Mexico City during the November Festival of Music. “It was a great event for me," he said. “I went to more concerts there than any other time in my life." Johnson, a musm major, feels he received an education while attending concerts. "I was able to talk about music. I went backstage and met orchestra members. Hearing what mUSIC|anS had to say about their composers was interesting," said Johnson. On the level of academics Johnson stated, "Even after quitting school, my livmg Situation allowed me to heighten my knowledge and aware- ness. It was an experience of learning a foreign language, of speaking With the people, and an opportunity to be in Continued on page 8 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 83 No.21 April 29, l977
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 02
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Search Result: Senate ChOOSCS commissioners By CAROL DUBOVICK Co-Editor The 1977—78 Student Senate chose their commissioners and committee representatives for the coming year at the Wednesday, April 20 meeting, approving all but two of Student Body President Eric Spore‘s appointments. Spore‘s appointment of...
Show moreSenate ChOOSCS commissioners By CAROL DUBOVICK Co-Editor The 1977—78 Student Senate chose their commissioners and committee representatives for the coming year at the Wednesday, April 20 meeting, approving all but two of Student Body President Eric Spore‘s appointments. Spore‘s appointment of Dawn Danner to fill a two-year College Planning Council representative posi- tion, failed to gain the Senate’s approval with a 6-7 vote. Some of the Senators asked how Danner could Justify resigning from the Senate and yet apply for the CPC position. Danner recently resigned her incumbent position on the 1977—78 Senate. With her resignation she explained that she did not have enough time available to devote to the Senate position. “Senators should commit themselves 110 percent. It would involve much more time than I have time for this year,” she stated. The appointment of Eric Anderson to the Program Commissioner position was tabled by the Senate. Program Commission, as restructured by Spore and Vice President Arlene Shorts, will be headed by a commissioner who will coordinate the work of four persons in charge of the social, recreational, educational and publicity aspects of programming. Following Anderson‘s descriptions of his past experiences in program- ming, namely working on the Spring Fling, Coffeehouses, Homecoming and the Winter Dance, Lori Otto suggested, “We need a person with more coordinating experience. I would like to see Eric heading the recreational committee.” Anne Brennen, another applicant for the position, stated that she was still interested in the position and had experience in coordinating for the Theatre Department. On the suggestions of Kevin Bonderud and Kathy Skibbe, the Senate moved to table the appoint- ment until the following meeting to allow the Senators to speak with all the applicants. Dave Wilhelm was approved as one of the Religious Life Commission co- commissioners. When Keith Williams, the second appointee, was asked how his appointment as the other co~com~ missioner would add diversity to the team he stated, “i come from a basically Baptist background where we get a little excited in church." Williams added, “I would be willing to put a lot of legwork into the position.“ Williams’ appointment was approved 9-4. Other appointments include: Gail Wagner, Student Senate secretary; Dave Eckstein, Student Senate Continued on page 9 AUGGIE BASKETBALL PLAYERS HONORED—Seniors Rod Jonas [with shoes] and Dave Cornell were recently named to the All—Lutheran college bas— ketball team. In addition, Cornell, who was the captain of the ’76-’77 squad, was named the most valuable player of the MlAC. 13 commuters vote in election Junior Dan Taffe won a spot on Student Senate as next year‘s Senior Class Off-campus representative in last Friday's special elections, but the vacancy in the Junior Off-campus position still remains to be filled. Although the elections were publicized in both Update and last weeks ECHO, only 13 commuters cast ballots for either position. Taffe, who was the only name listed on the senior class ballot, won with five votes. Five write-in votes were cast for other candidates. Only three votes were cast in the junior election, with listed candidate Holly Heise and write-ins Nick Choban and Tom Jackson dividing the ballots equally. According to Elections Chairperson Dan Larson, “The way it looks right now, another election will be held to fill the remaining spot." He added that Jackson had expressed interest in the position and said that he was unable to reach Choban. Taffe, who didn‘t decide to run for the office until the Tuesday before the election, was surprised at the low totals. To be listed on the ballot, he and Heise had turned in petitions listing 30 signatures from classmates. “The election system could be more widely publicized," said Taffe who cited student apathy as a reason for Continued on page 6 Augsburg’s promise to abolish racism set for forum review By ANNE BENSON Staff Writer May 15, 1968, was the date of a unique educational experience for Augsburg College. On that day nine years ago, all classes were cancelled while representatives from the Minneapolis Black community came to the campus, speaking on the realities of minority life in the city and offering suggestions for Augsburg in dealing with the situation. The day resulted in promises of reform from administration, faculty and students. The extent to which these promises have been carried out will be the topic of two forums to be held next week. The importance of “One Day in May,“ as the 1968 event was named, is witnessed in a memo to the Augsburg community from President Oscar Anderson. He wrote, “Your refusal to actively participate in “One Day in May" will be understood as your declaration in favor of racism, prejudice and indifference in a time of crisis—no matter how much you say to the contrary.“ “One Day in May" was a long and intense experience. The format was a series of lectures by prominent leaders of the Black community followed by discussions led by Augsburg faculty members. “One Day in May" resulted in the formation of SURE (Students United for Reality in Education). SURE placed several demands before President Anderson, prefacing them with this statement, “We demand action now; for everyone to start facing the fact that there are deficiencies in the educational system at Augsburg and to educate in the context of reality and not ideology." SURE expressed its demands in an eleven-point document which included suggestions on the hiring of minorities persons as faculty and staff, offering funds for minority students, making a minority history class a curriculum requirement, placing a multi-ethnic emphasis in all subjects, selecting only multi-ethnic textbooks and training teachers for ghetto schools. After “One Day in May” President Anderson presented Augsburg with his outline for action to meet the urban crises. Point one of the five-point plan. asked the Education Policies Commit- tee to prepare a statement regarding present efforts to provide minority history in the curriculum. His second and third proposals dealt with the hiring of minorities. Point two dealt with the Student Personnel Office—encouraging its cooperation with the Fund for Assistance of Minorities in Education. Point three encouraged the Business Office to seek minority persons for vacancies on the faculty and staff whenever possible. Anderson’s fourth point was a request for a statement from the Teacher Education Committee regard- ing the preparation of teachers for urban schools. The final point was a call for revision of the Faculty and Student Society constitutions so students would gain an active participation in the decision making which affects the academic program of the college. In response to Anderson‘s outline, Dean Kenneth Bailey asked each department chairperson to present a statement on what had been done to make students aware of minority group contributions to the depart- ment's field of study. He also requested a statement from each department concerning expected changes in their program. President Anderson said in 1968, “‘One Day in May’ has served its purpose to sensitize the Augsburg community to many of the real problems and needs of our time." The accuracy of this prediction will be explored in two forums next week. The forums will take place at 12 noon on Monday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 4 in the student lounge of the College Center. Monday's forum will be a panel discussion which will recall the promises and suggestions of “One Day in May.” The panel will discuss the extent to which the promises were acted upon and will look to the future and consider what remains to be done in 1977 to carry out the promises of 1968. Moderating the panel will be Vern Bloom, currently the director of CHR at Augsburg, who was a participant in “One Day in May" as a part-time Continued on page 9 4-» CAROL DUBOVICK STEVE WEHRENBERG LARRY JEDDELOH .. DIRK ABRAHAM .. MARK MIKELSON .. LAURIE SUTTON... . DAVID RAETHER JIM PURDHAM SCOTT BOUMAN ERIC N HANSON. . DAVID C. WOOD, Faculty Consultant . . . . . . .Business Manager I. IN . . . . . . . . . .Sports Editor . . . . . . . .,Fine Arts Editor . . . . .Head Photographers THE AUGSBURG ECHO. Published weekly each . . . . . . .Editors-in-Chiel Friday except during Augsburg interim, vacation periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg . . . . . . . ..News Editor . . . . . . . . Features Editor . . . . . . ,Cartoonisl College 731 Minnesota 55454 Phone 332-5181, Ext. 301 Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarin reflect those of the supporting stall. ad- ministration. laculty or the remainder ol the students Annual subscription rate Is $5.00. » 21st Avenue South. Minneapolis, \Ierrrb?! ofrhe assooareo COLLECIaTe we”? April 29. 1977
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 03
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Search Result: Fam n’ Fiters stage annual river migration By DAVID RAETHER Fine Arts Editor Every college has its traditions, even Augsburg. Next Saturday marks the return of a relatively new and slightly sporadic Augsburg tradition—the Ninth Usually Biennial Fam n’ Fiters River Party: Spring Fling Edition (as...
Show moreFam n’ Fiters stage annual river migration By DAVID RAETHER Fine Arts Editor Every college has its traditions, even Augsburg. Next Saturday marks the return of a relatively new and slightly sporadic Augsburg tradition—the Ninth Usually Biennial Fam n’ Fiters River Party: Spring Fling Edition (as opposed to the notorious Fall Follies Edition.) These parties have gained quite a following over the years and have been compared in some corners to the extravagantly pathetic parties thrown by Jay Gatsby on Long Island in the 1920's. Most people at Augsburg, if they are familar with the Fam n' Fiters at all, know them as a scurrilous group who form an infamously eccentric broomball team. Actually, however, the Fam n‘ Fiters are much more, and they came to Broomball relatively late in their history. The Fam n' Fiters were founded in the dim reaches of the fall of 1971 by Tom Lenno Stelling, Doug Johnson and Bonnie Friendshuh. They were all living in the old Mortensen dormitory, and they decided to open an illicit bar and grill to give the Chinwag some competition. During that fall they sold burgers, weiners, and large amounts‘ of beer at the Fam n' Fiters Bar n' Grill in old Mortensen. Eventually the Fam n‘ Fiters Bar n' Grill closed, but the Fam n‘ Fiters were far from dead. In the spring of 1972 they held the first in a memorable series of river parties. Despite occassionally bad weather over the years, attendance at these affairs have been excellent, averaging between 100 and 125. Over the years the Fam n' Fiters have been involved in numerous far-flung activities. Among these have been the Annual Fam n‘ Fiters Expedition Canoe Adventure, which is sponsored by the Fam n' Fiters Expedition Company and is held in various parts of the American wilderness, as well as participation in the legendary Augsburg Open Golf Tournament. But the activity which has brought the Fam n' Fiters their most notority is their participation in the Augsburg intramural broomball leagues. Beginning in 1973, the team has been notable for its eccentricities and its firm reluctance to win games. One of the Fam n' Fiters traditions (and it is an organization rife with traditions) is to choose a theme for each game and then appear at the game costumed according to the chosen theme. Themes have ranged from "Richard Nixon Night“ to “Gay Pride Night" to “Formal Night" to the infamous “Clown Night." During “Clown Night" the team showed wearing white make-up and large noses and carrying a North Vietnamese Flag to play the ferocious team from Sigma. Two fights nearly broke out and the previously high scoring Sigma team squeaked out a 1-0 victory. Another memorable moment in Fam n' Fiter history also occurred during a broomball game. It seems that Chris Englund, at that time the spiritual advisor to the group, was somehow convinced to play a game of broomball. Englund, who graduated from Augsburg in 1975 and who currently resides in a teepee in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, had a well known hatred for team competitive sports but on this one occasion compromised his principles and played for the team. He scored the only goal the Fam n' Fiters scored all that season and promptly quit the team in disgust. / . 1‘ r -‘”' Members of the FAM N' FITERS Alumni Relations Board ponder upcoming Spring Fling Bacchana/i‘an. Pictured are founders Doug Johnson [foreground] and Tom Sfemng [headbancjl —ECHO Pnolo by Arnie Berg/and This year's team, following the grand tradition, lost all of its games But the Fam n‘ Fiters promise they will forget the disappomtments of the season and intend to throw a thoroughly commendable party tomorrow night along the Mississippi. Yet it seems fairly certain that sometime during the evening the renowned Fam n‘ Fiters' cheer will echo proudly across the dark waters of the Whiskey Riverplays for outside dance By TOM TRAUTWEIN Larry Fadness, who looks more than Staff Writer a little like Waylon Jennings, hammers out honky-tonk country lead licks on his guitar. Dale Lings and Pete Macartney fill in the sweet country sounds—Lings on pedal steel and Macartney on fiddle. Dick Fadness, originally from Texas, is the banjo picker and bass player, while Greg Snyder tempos the group on drums. The Whiskey Boy's repertoire includes tunes made popular by Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, David Allen Coe, and A relatively new trend in music is to cross the boundries that divide country—western and rock into two separate styles. The blending of these two styles has been titled “Country Rock" by rock enthusiasts, and “Progressive Country" by country- western fans. Whether it is the country music that is progressive, or the listeners that are, is hard to distinguish. At any rate, the sound is both new and unique. Whiskey River is a six piece progressive country band with a professional style all their own. A favorite in Northern Minnesota and North and South Dakota, Whiskey River has performed on tours of eight western states. including Colorado and New Mexico. Whiskey River has performed on television and has released a record entitled Blue Sky Morning. Judd Erickson does the main vocals for the "Whiskey Boys." singing in a smooth but sometimes mournful voice. falling somewhere between Jerry Jeff Walker and Willie Nelson in style. April 29. 1971 by country rock groups such as Marshall Tucker, the Eagles, P000, New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Burito Brothers. The vocals are excellent and the material is current. Ranging from desert tunes to a hard-core honkytonk sound, Whiskey River‘s music is easy to listen and dance to. Weather permitting. Whiskey River will perform in the Mortensen Tower parking lot. If the weather looks threatening. they will play in the Commons. The dance is sponsored by the Program Commissuon and will begin at 9 pm. Mississippi River. 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 04
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Search Result: editorials GUI lUl IUID Are there commuters otter Pauluk? For the past few years everybody’s favorite commuter, Neil George Pauluk (a.k.a. Curley Neil),has been a crusader of sorts on the Augsburg campus—a crusading commuter. Neil organized and instituted the college’s annual wayfarer’s festival,...
Show moreeditorials GUI lUl IUID Are there commuters otter Pauluk? For the past few years everybody’s favorite commuter, Neil George Pauluk (a.k.a. Curley Neil),has been a crusader of sorts on the Augsburg campus—a crusading commuter. Neil organized and instituted the college’s annual wayfarer’s festival, Commuter Day, in the fall of 1975. Last spring he plastered the college’s walls and bulletin boards with canine campaign posters in his successful bid for men’s off-campus representative, key-punching his enigmatic personality in Auggie memory banks for eternity. And this year the crusading has continued. Pauluk has lobbied feverently for lower MTC bus rates for students. He has provided the ECHO with a fountain of letters, Soundings Columns and releases on various commuter issues, ranging from free phones in the library to a Happy Days fan club in the T.V. room. He has sacked out in the College Center in his quest for a male commuter lounge. And he proposed an amendment to the Student Senate constitution which was passed by the Student Body that increased off-campus representation to one off—campus Senate rep for each class. We would say that the crusader has well-represented his con- stituency. Now when is the constituency going to start representing itself? Pauluk‘s constitutional amendment which the Senate endorsed, the ECHO praised and the student body passed has been the biggest waste of time and effort of the year simply because commuters failed to run for these new off-campus positions in this spring‘s election. There were not enough off—campus representative candidates to even warrant putting the positions on the primary election ballot. When the final election came, only one person ran for sophomore off-campus representative,and no one ran for the upper class off- campus representative spots. A write-in “candidate,” Julie Thorndecraft,was elected junior class off-campus representative with two votes. Unfortunately she said she was too busy to accept the job. Another write-in candidate blitzed opponents for the senior off-campus rep position with three votes. Unfortunately he was not yet a junior and therefore had to forfeit his hard-fought victory. Thusly, Election Chairman Dan Larson, who may apply for an ambassadorship to the Animal Farm after his democratic experiences this spring, called a special election to fill the quickly vacated positions. What happened was farcicaIOnly two people filed for the two spots; only 13 commuters voted, approximately four percent of the nearly 300 eligible; and there was a three-way, one vote tie in the voting for junior off-campus representative. Another election will have to be held next fall. All of this leads us to believe that commuters, despite Neil Pauluk's crusading, don’t give a damn about being represented in student government. If commuters don‘t care about having proper representation, people who will voice their gripes, opinions and needs to the Senate, we wonder if the commuters expect others to care when and if these complaints and desires are sounded. Of course, without the crusading commuter on campus next year, the commuter voice may be nothing but a whisper. lflffflliffllfl.Illllllllllllllllllll|I||lllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllfll‘IllllllllllIflllflllllflllfllllllllllllllllllllll||l||llllfll|||Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllflll Barbie, Happy 20th Birthday. Hope it’s real. Lo and Jackson and Shell Bell and Auggie Thinkers: To do is to be—Socrates Shoes. To be is to do—Plato Do be Do be Do—Sinatra John Graffiti I’llfll|IllillllIlllllIlllll|lllllI|lllllllIllflflllllllllllllflllllllllllflllfllllllIllllfllllfllllllllllllllliflllllllllllllfllll'IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllIllllllllillilllllllllfllllll'll 4 Happy 20th Jacki — your S.S. friends. President OscorA. Anderson food shortages, staff role, i looked for we will be contendin You may have seen in a recent Sunday Tribune a review of a study made on forces which will this Upper Midwest. study, one in which Dr. Robert Clyde of our faculty played a ward to the results. While l have not yet examined the entire report. the resume of findings proved very significant to me, in three ways. First, there is almost unanimous agreement among knowl- edgeable citizens of our area regarding the forces with which 9 in the years ahead. Energy problems, environmental emerging population of the elderly, the increase of women in the work force, water conservation, and impact our future here in Having participated somewhat in the matters, land use, the unionization of public service employees are forces everyone, almost without exception, sees as having enormous impact on the lives of us all. The problems have been defined; we need not suffer any further paralysis of analysis. It's time to get to work on solutions. Second, the dynamic nature of dealing with these issues were candidly described. There were 32 generally agreed upon statements in the review, and in them there i found the recurring theme of struggle. | underlined such phrases as “greater strains," “struggle,” growing demand," “continuing pressure," “conflicts,” “severe pressures, " “increased pressure," “conflicting demands," “a “a drive toward." Hardly descriptive of a pacific life. The fact we face is that any maintenance of the quality of life will be contradicted by an inexorable struggle for life. Finally, taking the 32 statements as they appeared in the review, succinct descriptions of forces with which our Upper Midwest society will have to contend, I marked in a cursory fashion those which will have a direct bearing on education—particularly higher education. Over half of them will have to be confronted by anyone in any way related to education if any degree of realism is to attend our enterprise. So, I confess, I asked myself: Are we seriously and honestly facing the larger issues of our future? Are we girding for the inevitable struggles ahead? Has this college honestly faced the (tomorrow‘s victims or victors?), forces which more and more confront students the teaching profession, administrators, planners and segments of citizenry responsible for society's institutions? in short, will what we are doing have any relevance to the new and dangerous tomorrow? The implications of these forces for the life of Augsburg College, to single out our own bailiwick, are enormous. Recognition of these forces should be riders to every decision we make around here. The biggest struggle may be to get our heads out of the sand and take a square look at things as they are becoming, Purge the five criminals To the Editors: The time has come to put a stop to the comedy act that has invaded this column. As a conscientious Auggie, i take great offense at the lackadaisical attitude taken by Eric Burtness, Mark Braaten, Tony Moen, Torn Trautwein and the mysterious ADA. Their humorous outlook on all vital issues is a disgrace to this paper and Augsburg as a whole. Personally, i don't find picking on our outstanding basketball team funny, and l feel Burtness and Braaten owe apologies to Urv Integer, Rod Jones, and Dave Carnal. Especially to Carnal, who not only has been abused for his looks and huge appetite, but recently for his religious preferences. This man is the pride of Augsburg and should be respected. As for Mr. Moen‘s recent attack on the ECHO cartoonist in defense of Carl Strommer, I can only suspect that his comments were sarcastic. Moen himself has eaten in the Commons enough to know that a Strommer~ made-dish is worse than raw fish. in the case of Trautwein. i feel i can speak for the entire Augsburg community in saying that we are tired of his constantly trying to “muscle” people around. This man should be restricted to a spa where he can brood with his own kind. Finally we come to the unknown one, ADA. The time has come to reveal this masked man to the entire public. We should be alarmed that this could be a code name for some secret agent sent here to ruin our campus. i think a reasonable solution would be to bring these five criminals in front of a court of law, preferably the J—Board, where they can be penalized appropriately. This publication is not intended for the use of humor—seeking hoods, and the time is now for us to stop them. A “Concerned” Student, Eric Hanson W Watch for information about Program commission’s Big Event. Reserve Friday night on May 6 for an evening of fun. MW April 29. 1977
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 05
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Spring — what we’ve all been waiting for! l l l l l l l l \\l O4MPUS $0) TRAVEL CENTER 2506 RIVERSIDE AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55.54 — OFFERS - MPLS I LONDON June B-Aug. 4 [Closes 4/ 14 / 77] $339.00 — ALSO — MPLS I FRANKFURT June 6-June 21 {Closes 4/ 12/ 77] $359.00 ----- April 29. 1917 ---...
Show moreSpring — what we’ve all been waiting for! l l l l l l l l \\l O4MPUS $0) TRAVEL CENTER 2506 RIVERSIDE AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55.54 — OFFERS - MPLS I LONDON June B-Aug. 4 [Closes 4/ 14 / 77] $339.00 — ALSO — MPLS I FRANKFURT June 6-June 21 {Closes 4/ 12/ 77] $359.00 ----- April 29. 1917 ------------.. ------------- r l l Asaphiaeus Who-left] Utdi 550 million years ago, this tiny trilobite was the most highly developed animal alive, living at the bottom of the sea in what is now southern Utah. Prservtid in fossil form, it is now part of our Collectors' Cabinet. which features but- terflies, grasshoppers, beetles. widen. fossils, rocks. For appreciation, beginning and advanced collectors. $10 to $25 depd'ioffield l 4050mm. j filmeliptmmm '1 a I ron palosaari IIIIIIQJOIILIIIIIIIIIOIIIII ‘lafe Sﬁow’k good, but norgreal Some of my faithful readers complain that too often I review mediocre films and spend the column condemming them. They yearn for a more positive approach. Perhaps these comments promoted me to go see The Late Show. Enthusiastic reviewers have gushed over the film and l hoped it would be a film hilarious to see and delightful to review. My contagious enthusiasm would overflow. Lines of Augsburg students would appear outside the Edina Theatre. Sorry. Maybe I get grouchy in the spring. I‘m not grouchy with the film. It's mildly interesting entertainment that gave me some smiles and some scares. I‘m grouchy with the reviewers who raved about the film. Don Morrison said that Art Carney, who plays the lead, is “magnificent.” Will Jones said Carney and Lily Tomlin are “hilarious” and “exquisiter funny together." The Late Show is good but not that good. It's funny but not that funny. Art Carney plays Ira Wells, a private detective who survived the beatings, double crosses and hit men that constitute the normal occupational hazards of the profession as Hollywood sees it. He comes out of retirement to avenge the death of an old friend who staggers into Carney's rented room to die. While solving that murder he finds two other murder victims and sees four other people get shot to death. I'm not sure if he came out of retirement to solve the murder or to stop the population explosion. Blending violent films with comic is nothing new. Bonnie and Clyde was innovative since it showed more violence than had been acceptable and yet contained several comic sequences. Silver Streak tried to be acomlc murder thriller but the violence at the end does not fit the tone of the rest of the film and lessens its effectiveness. The Late Show does contain explicit murders, but balance between comedy and violence does work. The murders are all done by gun without torture. (In an educational context this is called “back to basics") Given the present state of entertainment, the absence of shots of mutilation, gaping holes in the flesh, and slow writhing deaths allows the film usually to maintain its comic tone. Some of the shots do show more than enough blood to contribute primal shocks to the entertainment experience. (The discerning reader will note that I am suggesting some unhappiness over the level of violence but taking comfort in the idea that it could have been worse given present styles. The more casual reader will now note that too.) Since I am determined to end this review on a positive note, l have saved the discussion of Lily Tomlin and the supporting cast until last. Probably all of us have seen her do one of her nutty lady routines. She does one in this film and she does very well. Several other characters also play Wierdos, but each Wierdo is sharply differentiated and remains in character. For some critics Art Carney furnished the main reason for the film’s success. Carney does well, but his comic bits are mostly reactions to the Tomlin character. When she is off screen he sustains the action well enough but the plot becomes less convincing, When Tomlin is on her wierd character fits the wierd plot. News brief Applications for independent study during summer, 1978, in Israel, Mexico, Taiwan or Yugoslavia will be accepted by Student Project for Amity _ REWARD|NG CAREER _ Among Nations (SPAN) until May 2. Sophomores and juniors with a 3.0 couege Graduate average in college work are eligible to o partiCipate and earn 12 upper divi5ion credits for their projects and National company is offering an un— preparatory SlUdieS- SlUdems may restricting career opportunity. Posi- earn additlonal credit for SPAN tion requires college background. language Classes and DarliCianO" in Complete corporate training. Po- SPAN intercultural workshops. tential for above average income. SPAN offers scholarships based on Excellent company benefits. indiwdual need to help defray an . average of three-fourths of travel expenses. SPAN also makes available loans based on individual need to help cover in-country living expenses. Interested persons should contact the SPAN office, 103 Nolte West (373-3793) or Mary A. Kingsley, Augsburg representative at Memorial ' 5 WANTED: One set of bunk beds. Contact Dale KenKnight at ext. 618 or PC. For more information call Jim Lilienthal Monday. May 2 at 645- 9198 or send reSume to: Griggs Midway Bldg. Room 331 South St. Paul. MN 55104 — Att‘n. Jim Lilienthal.
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 06
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: [Cf/0 Rew'ew God reflects mankind in drama By GEORGE POLETES Guest Reviewer Editor‘s note: George Po/etes is an associate pro/essor of drama and ﬁlm studies and Director of Theatre at the Colleges of St. Catherine's and St. Thomas. lf Bertolt Brecht had been a good communist or a good capitalist...
Show more[Cf/0 Rew'ew God reflects mankind in drama By GEORGE POLETES Guest Reviewer Editor‘s note: George Po/etes is an associate pro/essor of drama and ﬁlm studies and Director of Theatre at the Colleges of St. Catherine's and St. Thomas. lf Bertolt Brecht had been a good communist or a good capitalist or a good member of any political philosophy, while we might have read his tracts, we certainly would not have sat engrossed in the art of an authentic modern theatrical genius as we did last week at the Augsburg College drama department‘s production of The Good Woman of Setzuan. Brecht was a maverick both in politics (he was a communist with a Swiss bank account!) and in theatre, and this is evident in Setzuan. There is no clear-cut message here. In fact, much to the concern of the Aristotelian, the lossely constructed, episodic play does not end, it simply stops! This annoys the politician as well, so, when Viennese critics complained of the ending in 1947, Brecht added a didactic epilogue. The epilogue is true Brecht. He tells us that as mankind is capable of change, so is the world. If we (the audience) don't like our world, which the play records pretty faithfully, we can go out of the theatre and do something about it. Something is the key word. Brecht does not list solutions to the problems he points out. If mankind is more brute than angel, they‘ll probably stay that way until they get good and ready to change. It will probably take a long time. And, if God is willing to take the responsibility for these human crea- tures, the more fool he!, Brecht tells us. In fact, in Setzuan, Brecht seems to say that struggling mankind is far more honorable than any God: mankind can change, but God, remote and immutable, is a silly, impotent entity more to be laughed at than feared. Is Setzuan then merely an anti-religious tract? Far from it. It does not inveigh sophomorically against belief in a Godhead, but presents God as a reflection of mankind. As long as mankind is weak, they will see God as, the cause of their weakness. When mankind rises above its present petty state, they will find that God has, inexplicably, like one‘s own parents, grown smarter too! And so, there is, above all, a terrible justice at work in the plays of Brecht. On one level it is an eye for an eye, etc., but on another (Marxist?) level, it is mankind not enabled by a paternal God, mankind as true captain of its fate. After all, in Setzuan, the good woman was not enabled to be good, she was rewarded by God for the good she was already doing. If, by rewarding her, God encumbered her, it is the human system, not the Godly, that is subsequently endangered. But why a Chinese setting for such a message? Couldn't this same theme be broadcast in America? Europe? Africa? Certainly, the theme is universal. Brecht chose China for strictly theatrical reasons. He admired the sheer theatricality of Chinese drama: no doubt in our minds that we are watching a play being performed. In Setzuan, as we see the “Chinese” actors walk within and without their roles, violating repeated- ly the fragile boundaries of stage reality, we are constantly reminded that what they‘re saying does not belong to the closed world of make-believe but to the world of the spectator. Brecht has been known to go to great lengths to break any empathy that might develop between audience and actor. He has had players forget lines on purpose and call for prompting, he has even allowed scenery to fall down around the actor's ears. By telling us we are at a play, Brecht makes it evident what's being said is not for the player’s benefit. Whose then? Ours! Why? To Teach! Done badly, Brecht is an animated sermon. Done well, he delights at the same time he provokes at the same time he enlightens, The Augsburg players under the capable direction of Michael Beery found the perfect formula for making Brecht look great. They provided an evening of good theatre in a setting that would have delighted the proletarian heart of Brecht himself. The Gods, a melange of Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Victorian finery struck just the right note of confused universality. Played by Blake Nelson, Holly Heise and Dan Neuman, they were an audience delight, their singing (purposely) a choral director’s hangover! The Gods' “Song of Premature Desperation" highlighted a fine original music score by composer Cory Johnson. The large cast was uniformly well- directed and well-rehearsed. Special credit must go to the strong work done by Delton Silberstein as Wond the Water-Seller, Eric lngman as Yang Sun the lover and Lori Ryman in the difficult role of Sheri Te, the good woman. Theirs' was the difficult task of keeping from playing ensemble which would have heightened our attachment emotionally, but destroyed the Brechtean aspects of the piece. While this type of playing reinforces the single dimension writing of character, it does allow the play to emerge. And when you‘re doing Brecht as the Augsburg players wisely proved, the play's the thing! Elections Continued from page 2 the meager showing at the polls. He remains enthusiastic about his own election, though. “I‘d like to see commuters get more involved in college activities," he said. “There’s a lack of knowledge about things available to commuters, like locker” privileges. I think there should be something to make commuters want to come back on a Friday night; something more than just a party at Zeta.“ I‘ M i i H!” . 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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 07
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: Business, economics students take second in U of M games By KRISTEN OLSRUD Staff Writer Augsburg business and economics students won the second place trophy at the eighth Annual Business Management Games sponsored by the Board of Associated Students April 15 at the U of M College of Business...
Show moreBusiness, economics students take second in U of M games By KRISTEN OLSRUD Staff Writer Augsburg business and economics students won the second place trophy at the eighth Annual Business Management Games sponsored by the Board of Associated Students April 15 at the U of M College of Business Administration. Last Saturday they came in third at the twelvth Annual College Computer Management Game sponsored by the St. Paul Chapter of the American Association of Account— antst Augsubrg students who participated are Larry Dale, Don Jones, Kathy Lovaas, and Pat Zumbusch, for the U H ousing finalized for next year By DIRK ABRAHAM News Editor Following a week of controversy surrounding college housing policies, the actual housing lottery went relatively smoothly and quickly last Saturday as students chose their rooms for the 1977-78 school year. The room draws ran just over two hours under the supervision of Chris Hanson, acting director of resident programs, making it the quickest lottery in its three-year history. First order of business at 1:30 pm. was to finish allocating annex houses. After Wednesday's houseassingments were made. two seven-occupancy houses, Gamma Theta and The Crib, and one nine-occupancy house, Chi, remained open. In addition, the six-man group that had been assigned Exi Pi didn't sign their contracts, so that they would be free to try for Chi house. With Hanson calling off the number totals. a group of men got Chi, seven men took Gamma Theta, seven women took The Crib. and the original occupants ol Exi Pi got it back after their bid for Chi fell short. Then, the regular room draw began with singles (one»person) rooms in Memorial Hall, moved on to double (two-person) rooms in Mortensen. Memorial, West Hall and Urness Tower 9th floor and finished with two-bedroom apartments in Morten» sen. At the close of the action just after 3:30 pm, several spaces remained unfilled. including one men‘s double in Memorial. tour women‘s doubles in Memorial. and eight rooms in Urness ninth floor. which is planned for upperclass co-ed living next year. Mortensen Tower was completely filled. According to the Auxiliary Serwces stall. though. the housmg waiting list contains enough names so that all empty spots should be filled by next fall. April 29, 1977 of M game; and Bob Anderson, Louise Dahl, Mary Hill, Mark Schmidt, and Pat Zumbusch, for the St. Paul game. The students competed in business simulation games using stratagies learned from all business courses in one case, according to Amin Kader, assistant professor of business administration. Each of the nine teams was given a company with the same assets and liabilities. They competed in production, pricing, advertising and shipping. Each team made eight major decisions, according to Kathy Lovaas. After each decision they received a computer printout on which to base their next decision. The computer had variables un— known to the students, that affected the outcome of their decisions, These variables represented the unpredict— able developments in real-life business situations. The team whose company had the highest profit at the end of the game was declared the winner. Augsubrg has participated in the U of M games for five years, coming in first place in 1972-75. The 1976 games were held during Easter vacation, so Augsburg did not enter. This year, Mankato State won by a very slim margin, beating Augsburg by .005 percent or less, according to Kader. Telephone: 333-0919 DENNIS THE BARBER 27TH & FRANKLIN Complete Line of RK Products URNESS URINAL — Dan Carlson [I] and Rollie Brochbrader [r] flank lirst Iloor’s rather frivolous flower-pot. The facility is non-functional though, according to PM Steve Hoffmeyer, and only used for “shock effect. " —ECHO Phalo by Steve Wehrenberg ---------. l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ------------------ PROGRAM COMMISSION SPRING DANCE Whiskey giver Foot-stompin’ Country Rock Outside — Weather Permitting Free Admission CHECK WITH US!! Friday, April 29 — 9 P.M. STUDENTS . .. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: Stop In and Let Us Help You with All Your Banking Needs. Community State Bank Hours: Monday - Friday 10A M t05.3OP M 606 24th Ave 80 suite 100 Telephone 341-2194 A BANKING FACILITY Just Across the Street From Augsburg! Riverside ---------
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Title: Augsburg Echo April 29, 1977, Page 08
Collection: The Augsburg Echo Collection
Search Result: shoes“ Like many other athletically inclined Auggies, senior Dave Dow participates in two sports. However, his interests lie not with football, basketball or the so called “major” sports; instead, Dave takes part in swimming and bike racing. Dow began swimming in seventh grade, after a hockey...
Show moreshoes“ Like many other athletically inclined Auggies, senior Dave Dow participates in two sports. However, his interests lie not with football, basketball or the so called “major” sports; instead, Dave takes part in swimming and bike racing. Dow began swimming in seventh grade, after a hockey injury ended his participation in that sport. Soon, he was placing in school meets, and swimming became his number-one interest. “I really liked the work involved in practices, more so than the competition," he said. “Swimming made me appreciate hard work." An all-around athlete, Dave also played on his high school tennis team. He originally took up tennis to improve his coordination for the butterfly stroke in swimming. Then, a bad coaching experience in high school led Dave to enroll at Augsburg, with the intention of abandoning swimming. He soon changed his mind and joined the Mounds View AAU Swim Team, swimming up to 12 miles daily and training four to six hours daily during the summer, Lately, Dave has been involved more with coaching than with competitive swimming, working with young people at ‘ the St. Paul Swim Club. “I enjoy their enthusiasm for the sport and their enjoyment of the work involved . . although maybe they're just nuts," he admitted. Dave’s new mode of exercise is bike racing, a sport he has been participating in for less than two years. Currently a member of the Gopher Wheelmen racing club, he rides for one and one-half hours each morning before classes. According to Dave, cycling is a very expensive sport to pursue. “A training bike can run around $400," he said, “with a good racing bike going for as high as $800." He intends to participate in a race in Florida during Easter Break and has high hopes of qualifying for the national meet later in the year. When asked how he manages to fit everything in, Dave replies, “I don’t, and my grades have suffered.” But he says, sports have provided both a challenge and a physical outlet for the tensions of studying. A Chemistry and Biology major, with a minor in Physics, Dave intends to go to graduate school after graduation to study Oceanography, in which he plans to make his career. However, his involvement in sports is far from over. As a long-range goal, Dave is working toward a spot on the Olympic Cycling team for the 1980 Games in Moscow. So, watch out this spring it you like to jog around campus, or you may wind up with Dave Dow’s tread marks running up your back. THE SK YWA Y, no longer enclosed, provides a sunny or shady perch for Tower residents on warm April days. April 29, 1977 —ECHO Photo by Steve Wehrenberg Continued/rampaget the midst of surroundings that were of interest to me." Being surrounded by people from all over the world 'was an exhilarating experience for Jean Chalstrom. “Attending this school was a way to learn about Mexico and the world. In a sense we were representatives of our country. Students from the United States were strikingly different. Those from the East seemed to have a more sophisticated attitude, while midwest- erners appeared more down to earth," she commented. The courses Chalstrom chose to study were contemporary Mexican poetry, Spanish conversation, Spanish grammar, ore—Hispanic history, pho- netics, Mexican dance, and she also audited a Mexican short story class. The average class size was 15 students. More emphasis was placed on class attendance and class lecture. “I wanted to get the most out of my class," said Chalstrom. “I had to be careful in choosing my classes,” she explained, “I wanted the class level to match my abilities, not too low and not too high.” The value of learning didn’t lie entirely in the classroom for Chalstrom. “I learned about 80 percent outside of the school by just living in Mexico.” Many times Chalstrom felt con- scious that she was an American and a representative of our country. In the Mexico interim class, which she also took, she said that Mugge emphasized that American women have an unpleasant reputation. One frustration about Mexico for Chalstrom was the suceptibility to being cheated. Before leaving Mexico, she bought some turquoise rings and took them to a jeweler for repair. When the rings were returned to her the stones were missing. Chalstrom said, “The rings weren't expensive, but the whole idea really upset me.” A friend of hers decided he wanted to prove that Mexico didn't have to be that way. He contacted the Better Business Bureau for Chalstrom and helped her to win the lawsuit case against the jeweler. Chalstrom was reimbursed for the ruined jewelry. The students had time to travel around Mexico on weekends and on STUDENTS! Interesting salary infor- mation! If you have applied for work- study for next year, contact the CENTS office on campus now! Drive disabled students next year. Hours to suit your schedule! Excellent salary! Call ex. 308, between 1-4:30 pm. weekdays before end of school. Ask for Emmett Smith. holidays. Chalstrom said that they could take a bus to Cuernavaca for approximately one dollar. Traveling expenses to Acapulco were estimated to be three dollars. At the end of the semester, Chalstrom, Sander and Johnson left Mexico. They admit they have gained both personal and educational ex— periences during their study at the School for Foreign Students. “It’s a good opportunity to look at the world when you are among other foreign students. It‘s a chance to see where you stand, to leave the home base and see the world from a different perspective," concluded Chalstrom. “It wasn't an easy experience. There was so much to think about that it was a constant challenge." News briefs Augsburg’s annual Mother Daugh- ter Banquet will be held Saturday, May 7 at 4 pm. in the Commons. This year’s theme will be “Thanks for the Memories.” Tickets will be on sale in the College Center Lobby and SOS May 2. Dr. David Krantz, professor of psychology at Lake Forest College and presently scientist-in—residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford will speak at a noon luncheon (bring your own) in the F.D.R. room on Friday, April 29. His talk concerns the place of BF. Skinner in modern psychology and is entitled “From Deviance to Grey Flannel Psychology: The Case of Operant Conditioning." There is to be, in addition, a discussion at 3 pm. led by Dr. Krantz on trends in modern psychology and social science. Dr. Krantz is currently president of the history and theory division of the American Psychological Association. DAVE’S BARBER . SHOP “‘We Cut Hair and Inflation" [/4 Located In Dinkytown d (Behind Burger ngl 4 41414th Avenue S.E. Telephone: 331-9747 Bowling Sing-A-Long—Tues THRU Sat.—9 P.M.-1A.M. Stardust Bowling Lanes Convenient-Location Near Campus 2520 26th Ave. So. Cocktail Lounge - Piano Bar BOWLING 24 Hours A Day 721 -6211 8
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