Today as we join the Augsburg community in commemorating the Augsburg Hockey Team’s National Championship, we thought you might enjoy rereading some of the ECHO headlines which told the story of ‘that championship season.’ The writing was on the wall . . . No. 1 Ed Saugestad NAIA coach of the... Show moreToday as we join the Augsburg community in commemorating the Augsburg Hockey Team’s National Championship, we thought you might enjoy rereading some of the ECHO headlines which told the story of ‘that championship season.’ The writing was on the wall . . . No. 1 Ed Saugestad NAIA coach of the year AUGSBURG WINS NATIONAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP By LARRY COUTURE Staff Writer The Auggie hockey team. led by a total team effort, defeated Bemidji State University 4-3 last Sunday afternoon to capture their first NAIA national hockey championship ever. Several individual players deservedly ran away with national recognition and Coach Ed Saugestad was named NAIA coach of the year for the second time in the last three years. Over 1000 Auggie fans soaked in the greatest victory in the history of the Augsburg hockey program as the Auggies became the first MIAC school to win the small college national hockey championship. Augsburg never trailed With seven minutes to go Augsburg ran out of gas. Enter Mr. Dick Bain as two-on~ones. one-on-o's. and pile ups in the crease were all kicked out and grabbed. Augsburg rallied behind their goaltender and the crowd and with four minutes to go in the game they turned the heat back on. McCan. Erickson. and Nelson narrowly missed chances. The fans were on their feet chanting as Blom stole the puck and stick handled through half the Bemidji team—killing precious time as Bemidji never had a last rush. never pulled their goalie. The game was no fluke. Augsburg outskated. outshot. and outscored Bemidji. Augsburg deserved to win. They won. Augsburg— 1978 NAIA National Ice Hockey Champions. MIAC champs start quest tonight Auggies seek National Championship Auggie six clinches tie for MIAC title The Magic Number is one . . . . By beating St. John's last Saturday the Augsburg hockey team captured its first outright MIAC hockey champion- ship since 1928. As Coach Ed Saugestad put it. “We win one every 50 years whether we need it or not." Tonight the Auggie six start their quest for a national championship in the NAIA Tourney at the St. Paul Hippodrome. and Augsburg latched on to its third victory over Gustavus this year—some- thing Coach Ed Saugestad has not enjoyed in his 18 years as hockey coach. “I can't recall ever beating Gustavus three times in one year. We haven't gone a whole season without losing to them in a long time—let's just say not in the modern era." Saugestad explained. Colehour has 5 goal game Auggies, Colehour, 1st in M.I.A.C. The Auggie hockey team. led by senior winger Mike Colehour's 5 goal game. crushed St. John‘s 6-] last Saturday to remain undefeated in conference play and to move into sole possession of first place in the MIAC with a 6-0 record. Blom-Colehour-Erickson line excels Auggie six wins Northland/MIAC Tourney Last Weekend the Augsburg hockey team, led by the Stan Blom-Mike Colehour—Mike Erickson line. man- handled St. Mary's. St. Thomas, and Gustavus to capture the Northland/ MIAC Tournament Championship at the St. Paul Coliseum. The championship game was success long overdue for the Augsburg hockey program and coach Ed Saugestad. For the last 13 years Gustavus has been the MIAC hockey champions. Last year Augsburg shared the title—the first step. Augsburg's preseason ratings were based on 16 returning lettermen — Blom is a freshman. Colehour sat out last year with an injury. and Erickson is a transfer from the University of Minnesota. These three new faces teaming up with 16 Auggie veterans make Augsburg the class of the MIAC. Hockey team has the strength to go far The 1977-78 Augsburg hockey team hopes to improve on last year's 19-5-1 record and fourth place finish in the annual NAlA tourney as it starts its season in Winnepeg this weekend. and it 10 looks like they have a good chance. Preseason ratings have the Auggies picked to repeat as MIAC champs and gain another berth in the NAIA national championship tourney. Can they do it? Hockey coach Ed Saugestad thinks 50. Clearly the personnel are there. The problem ahead is performance. 79999 'uuiw 'suoduuulw efiouoo quwnv May 5. 1MB Show less
Augsburg Band to tour Norway, play in European festivals By JACKIE PARRY Staff Writer May 25 is a date to remember. On that day, the Augsburg Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. James Carlson. will leave for its very first overseas tour. The Band, a 5‘? piece organization, will be traveling... Show moreAugsburg Band to tour Norway, play in European festivals By JACKIE PARRY Staff Writer May 25 is a date to remember. On that day, the Augsburg Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. James Carlson. will leave for its very first overseas tour. The Band, a 5‘? piece organization, will be traveling to England and Norway, and ‘ perform for the famous Bergen Internatibnal Music Festival. The Bergen Music Festival is a celebration of music held throughout the city of Bergen, Norway. Performing groups and individuals from all over the world send in letters. tapes, records, and recommendations, hoping to be accepted into what is considered the most prestigious of music festivals. The Festival, which is two weeks in length, runs from May 24 to June 7. The Concert Band is scheduled to perform on June 4. Incidentally. of the groups performing that day, only one other is American, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andre Previn. The Band tour will involve four other Norwegian cities: Mandal, Larvik, Oslo, and Kleppesto. In Mandal, the Concert Band will perform along with the local choir and band. Janne Halland, a former Augsburg exchange student who lives in Mandal. made the concert arrange- ments. A workshop will be conducted in Larvik with the local band director Odd Lysebo. Earlier in the year, Mr. Lysebo visited the Concert Band while in the Twin Cities for a speaking engagement. In the capitol city, the Band will have the opportunity to perform in the new Oslo Konserthus (Concert Hall), one of the finest in the world. Proceeds from this concert will go to “Ski for Light," a Sons of Norway Outreach Program that teaches cross-country skiing and related health sports activities to the blind and physically handicapped. This money will become the Augsburg Ski for Light Fund. Erik Bye, a nationally known singer in Norway, will be the guest performer. Invitations to this concert have been extended to King Olav. the Crowned Prince, the American Ambassador to Norway. and the United Press. The final performance in Norway will be made in Kleppestp. home of the late nineteenth century composer Edvard Grieg. The banks of the Thames River will provide the setting for a performance in London. The Concert Band will perform in the Victorian Embankment, a prestigious outdoor band shell. Big Ben, Parliament. and other historic landmarks will be in full view of the concert site. ti ,4 While in London, the Band will participate in a workshop conducted by Major James Howe. Major Howe is the retired director of the Royal Scots Guards Band, the group that performs for the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. During the Concert Band's stay in London, the city will celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Tower of London. Rooms and exhibits in the famous group of stone buildings will be opened exclusively for the occasion. The final tour concert will be given in the historic Coventry Cathedral. The cathedral, built in the 1300's. was leveled by a German air raid in 1940. Only the tower and a few walls remain, now preserved as a memorial. A new cathedral has since been built with funds provided by Germany. Don Lee. tour supervisor for the Concert Band, says. “This tour will run the gamut of concert situations. The band will be playing in formal and informal settings. in small towns and large cities . . It will be a real performing experience." Highlights of the Bands tour repetoire include “Rocky Point Holi- day." an energetic overture by Ron Nelson. "Music for Prague 1968" is an emotional piece by Karel Husa. It tells the tragic story of the Prague invasion by Russian Communist tanks. “Intrada Festivo" was commissioned for the Augsburg Concert Band on the occasion of the centennial of the founding of Augsburg College. Its Norwegian composer is Knut Nystedt. John Philip Sousa‘s famous march “The Stars and Stripes Forever" will also be performed. This piece. written by the most famous bandmaster of all times. is by far the most popular march ever written. These selections. and more will be performed during the Band's Bon Voyage Concert at Alexander Ramsey High School Auditorium, 1261 West Highway 36. The concert is Saturday. May 20. at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available from Concert Band members. Director Dr. James Carlson. in speaking of the benefits to be gained from this experience. says, “This will be a most valuable experience for the students in the Band. They'll benefit from a performing standpoint, and an educational standpoint. too. This is a chance for international travel with a special meaning attached to it. But not only the Band members will benefit says Dr. Carlson. “The school will also benefit. This tour will keep the name of Augsburg College in the forefront of people's minds. both from a musical and a public relations stand- point." Katherine Hennig, voice artist, ending stint at Augsburg By REBECCA LUNDEEN Staff Writer Miss Katherine Hennig, Artist in Residence, is retiring this year after 12 years of teaching voice at Augsburg. Those 12 years alone were interesting, but Katherine Hennig’s reputation has been on years of experience in singing in everything from Broadway musicals to opera. Miss Hennig graduated from the University of Minnesota with a voice and Music Education major. While a student at the University. she sang leading roles in many operas. such as La Boheme, Aida, and Madam Butterfly. She was also a soloist with the University of Minnesota Bach Society in many of their Spring Festival performances. including such works as St. John‘s Passion and the B Minor Mass. Following a season of study at the Paris Conservatory under Jean Sarelle. Miss Hennig spent four years in New York. where she sang in two Broadway musicals—Allegro by Rodgers and Hammerstein and in Arms and the Girl, music by Morton Gould. A 14 week engagement at Radio City Music Hall. many concerts and radio engagements contributed to her popularity in the east. Upon returning to the Midwest, Miss Hennig attended the University of Minnesota where she obtained her Masters Degree in Musicology. She May 5. 1978 became a member of the Minnesota Opera Company where she sang the leading role in Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten. She sang with the St. Paul Civic Opera Company. and was soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra under Mitropoulos and Antal Dorati. In 1968, under Stanislaw Skrowaczew- ski, she was the soprano solist in the cantata Lucis Creator Optime. writen by the well-known Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt. The work was commis- sioned for theJCentennial celebration of Augsburg College. As a soloist with the Minneapolis Choralaires, Miss Hennig toured Europe on four occasions, performing in every country except the Iron Curtain countries. Before joining the faculty at Augsburg, Miss Hennis taught at the University of Minnesota Agricultural Campus in Crookston. Minnesota. Hamline University. the College of St. Catherine. and St. Teresa's at Winona. She joined the Augsburg Music Department in 1966. At Augsburg, Miss Hennig has been very involved with her students. She has spent many extra hours preparing her students for their recitals. Miss Hennig herself gave a recital at Augsburg last October. will all proceeds going to the new Music Building. She is often called upon to judge vocal competitions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, a national music fraternity. and is also a member of N.A.T.S.. the National Association of Teachers of Singing. When asked what she enjoys most about Augsburg. she answers. “The people. Through the years. I have acquired so many lovely friends on the faculty, and l have always enjoyed teaching my students. They seem to have the real values in life." Miss Hennig feels she is far from retirement. “I feel I have many years of teaching and singing‘ahead." Miss Hennig will not easily be replaced. There are few people with her background, education. training. ex- perience. and excitement for life. Her vivacity and great concern for her students will be deeply missed. Show less
'House Call Colls’: B-movie quality Reviewed By MARK DePAOLIS I'm not exactly sure why I didn't like "House Calls." There were enough reasons why I should have liked it. Any film that brings together a pair of actors like Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson. and then backs them up with the likes of... Show more'House Call Colls’: B-movie quality Reviewed By MARK DePAOLIS I'm not exactly sure why I didn't like "House Calls." There were enough reasons why I should have liked it. Any film that brings together a pair of actors like Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson. and then backs them up with the likes of Art Carney and Richard Benjamin should have more than enough talent to satisfy any resonable college student. “House Calls" is billed as a "funny love story;" parts of it were funny. and its ending saw the lovers together at last, despite the usual number of hilarious obstacles. The problem is that "House Calls" is indecisive about itself. It can't quite make up its mind about what kind of movie it is, so it oscillates between being a cute. sentimental romance and a cynical sexual farce in a hospital setting. In the end it appears to be neither, leaving us stranded somewhere in the infinite limbo between “The Goodbye Girl" and “Dr. Breeder Meets the Student Nurses." It is hard to imagine how they got such stellar performers to play such B«movie roles. Matthau plays a recent widower with a severe lecherous itch, a condition that could be interesting if there were any sign of a valid emotion besides a shallow lust. Glenda Jackson. who is able to radiate ‘class' in any role. is the independent divorcee who looks right into his libido and hangs price tags on his lewd doings. Despite enormous potential for development, the characters are never really completed. We never find out if Matthau's wife was anything but a romantic hinderance during all those years. and now. having been finally granted his freedom. he is easily maneuvered into another committment by the first strong willed woman he meets. Even the talented supporting actors are terribly limited in their roles. and Carney's doddering, senile chief of surgery of the hospital is as stereotypical as Benjamin's ‘best friend' character is dull (who would ever have thought of wasting Dick Benjamin as a straight man?). But the biggest waste here is of Glenda Jackson. She first appears as an intelligent and capable woman. all British accent and opinion. yet after a few meetings with the footloose Dr. Matthau she becomes wryly docile toward his insensitivity and abuse. Even when their candid friendship turns into a grappling romance it is only because he has nothing better to watch on television. It is even more painful to listen to her beg for a three-week trial period of ‘going together' like any pubescent cheerleader. believing that a mature relationship can be switched on or off like a light fixture. She touts her need for fidelity as a means to stay out of competition with all of the other women on his string, but by doing so she stoops to their level and becomes even more possesive than the hoards that clamour around his Mercedes-Benz. I could only feel sorry for Glenda as. after a fairly imaginative and beautifully played fit of anger, she is forced to storm down the stairs. turn and. in that impeccable English accent, say anything as crass as “Up . . . yours . . . mister!" But it is typical of “House Calls" to take the easy way. to go for the cheap laugh or shallow sentimentality whenever possible. rather than try to fulfill its potential. "House Calls" demonstrates that. at least in the movies. talent alone is not enough. Jensen to perform his own music 'hiesday night. May 16. Augsburg freshman to pursue his own musical College welcomes back a former music student to perform an evening of original songs. Rick Jensen will be appearing with several talented local. as well as Augsburg. musicians at 8:00 pm. in the East Commons, upstairs in the College Center. Entitled as “Richard Jensen. On His Own with Something New." the theme of the program is popular music. ranging from soft ballads to fast paced songs with an added rock and roll touch. Says Jensen. "This is something I’ve wanted to do for years. yet never had the opportunity to see it pull through. Now that l have the show organized. I'm excited to see how people will react to my music. I am also excited to work with my back-up band. I've worked with many ofthem before. and the talent they have is extremely impressive. " As many as ten additional musicians will be performing with Jensen. Such talents include Laura Fairbanks. Ken Holmen. Craig Gudmundson. John Melcher. Tony Moen. Don Moss. Judy Driscoll. and Mark Black. Assisting on background vocals will be Dorothy Korpela and Frank Dickson. Jensen. a former Augsburg music major with emphasis on piano performance. left school last year as a 6 enrichment. He is currently employed by Bodine's Keyboard Centers as an organ instructor. while also instructing private piano lessons in his spare time. In the course of one and a half years he has written and recorded many new songs. as well as a widely known commercial advertisement for Bodines which is now aired on major television and radio stations throughout the Twin Cities area. The upcoming program will be Jensen's second performance at Augs- burg this year. His last appearance was March 28. when he performed a classical piano recital to a full house in the music auditorium. This year has been a busy one for Rick. who after organizing two major programs in one year says he is “ready for a break!" Future plans include a trip to England for the month of June after which he plans to continue piano studies with his instructor. Augsburg's own James Johnson. "The program was scheduled on the 16th." says Jensen. "in hopes that students will want to take a break and relax from the pressures of finals. There's no admission fee. [just thought it's about time I set my songs into written music for performance." {iii/3.473 a? ifiii/é‘yfl' Bond in Bon Voyage Celebrate Concert By KATHARINE E. SKIBBE Arts Editor The Augsburg College Band never fails to surprise me. Musically. this year's group has achieved a stande of excellence. All year long the band's intense and diligent efforts in both practicing and performing has been aimed at their summer concert tour through Norway. On Saturday. May 20. the Band will host a Bon Voyage Concert for the Band's annual celebrate concert. The 8 pm. concert will be performed at Alexander Ramsey High School. Tickets can be purchased through the band members for $2.50. letters in trying to cope with the numerous problems that come up. but this is a predicament that should be looked at. If the administration would terminate leases on some of the houses in the area being rented to non-students. adequate housing could be provided for the school's students. (Who should be the first concern of the school.) Another alternative. and one which has been used in past years would be for the school to front some money to make up the rent difference between Mortensen and one of the surrounding apartment complexes, and make a special arrangement for students to live off-campus with on-campus standing. As it stands now. unless the administration takes action. these students are faced with a sad ultimatum: transfering out of Augsburg. or a pup tent and Coleman lantern in Murphy Square. John R. Burkhardt North Country Co-op To the Editor: The disturbing rumor of Augsburg's plan to level North Country Co-op for a parking lot coerced a sentimental tinge within the recesses of my apathetic nature. Augsburg provides the option of benefiting from its location in the Twin Cities. It is a kaleidoscope of community resources. It's an irony the tenants of our neighborhood aren't the landlords. Then the community would reflect the values of the residence and not the corporate nature of the larger institutions. Sincerely, Marcia Hulrne Poor coverage Dear Editor: Again l am disappointed with the coverage our Women's Sport Teams are getting in the Echo. The April 28 issue had another picture of the men's baseball team. There has not been a The concert features a wide variety of music. Two members will be featured in individual solos. Wally Swanson will play a tuba solo arranged by a music professor from the university. Jo Sturman will be featured as a solo clarinetest in the piece by Weber entitled “Concertina.” As the band has demonstrated through its other concerts this year. one can expect an enjoyable evening of carefully selected music. The excitement of their Norwegian tour and the extension of the excellent reputation that Augsburg is developing throughout the world in musical performances will make this concert a worthwhile event to attend. Continued from page 4 single photo of our women's tennis. track or softball teams. The track coverage (minus photos) has been good this spring (mainly becuasa Charles Gerster. our track coach. has submitted the articles). Tennis has received only one small paragraph (limited to scores and dates) and our winning softball team has not received one word. I have communicated with your sports Editor and realize that she is extremely busy. However. she always seems to find the time to write a baseball story. Again I must stress the importance of your publication to our athletes—female. as well as male. Sincerely. Joyce Pfaff The Money Music Building? To the Editor: A topic of much discussion lately on campus is the naming of the new music building. It is rumored (and you alluded to this in your April 21 editorial. Dave) that the new facility will be named after the person who donates the most money, This, to me. is a disgrace. Nothing could be more appropriate than naming Augsburg's music building after someone who has done so much for Augsburg‘s music program. To name the building after Dr. Sateren. who has done more for music at Augsburg than anvone else. onlv seems proper. Naming the building after someone who donates the largest amount of money is extremely outrageous. It does. however. show where Augsburg places its priorities. Sincerely. Sue Bonner May 5. 1978 Show less
Sateren Continued from page 3 years of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. being a CO. was not a popular position during W.W. II: a war looked on with much more favor by the general public. He was drafted, and along with other C.O.'s. interned into a government work camp for the duration of the war.... Show moreSateren Continued from page 3 years of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. being a CO. was not a popular position during W.W. II: a war looked on with much more favor by the general public. He was drafted, and along with other C.O.'s. interned into a government work camp for the duration of the war. Even though they were officiallly in the army. they were not allowed a free ride. “We paid for every penny." he says. “and had to work. too. When the war was over, Sateren returned to Minnesota where he received two job offers. The first came from the university. who wanted him to return to his old job of running the radio station. The second came from Bernhard Christensen, then president of Augsburg College. to come and work with the music department. As the latter gave him the opportunity to work with choral music. then still a first love with him. he accepted Christensen’s offer. In 1946 the beginnings of what was later to be called McCarthyism was infecting the country. and there was a lot of opposition to Dr. Christensen hiring anyone unpatriotic enough to have objected to fighting in the war so recently fought and won. "Christensen got flak for hiring a 00.." Dr. Sateren said. “he really stuck his neck out for me. At Augsburg Dr. Sateren's duties included directing the Chorale, (then the Choral Club) and the Band. The post-war years were very good ones for Augsburg music organizations. especially the band. “Students were mature men with musical experience coming back from the war." When the head of the department died some years later. Dr. Sateren stepped into his shoes and began gearing up the music department. One of the first things he did was to establish a major. “I had a few kids coming down from Moose Lake who wanted to major in music." he said. “I told them ‘You come and enroll. and by the time you graduate there'll be a major.” Dr, Sateren also began looking for a band director. “I toured around listening to High school bands and hired the best hand man I heard." That turned out to be Mr. Savold who built the fine Augsburg Concert Band Nelson which was taken over in 1974 by Dr. Carlson. In the early fifties Dr. Sateren kept his word to the students from Moose Lake. and the first music majors graduated from Augsburg College. That year there were two of them. the music department now boasts well over a hundred majors. After along stint as music department chairman (23 or 24 years. he forgets which) Dr. Sateren stepped down and the present chairman. Dr. Karlin. took over. "I wanted to have more time for composition." said Dr. Sateren. “Being chairman was taking up too much time for me to do that." When asked about his compositions and which he thinks are best Dr. Sateren laughs. "There are pieces that I think are good that are out of print, and others that I don't think are that good that are still being reprinted." An example of the latter is an early piece called Breath of God, which is simple S.A.T.B. in form. "lt sells." said Sateren. "I don't know why." Some of his best pieces, such as The Poor and The Needy and Day of Pentecost haven't done very well on the market. “In one way or another." explains Sateren “they're too difficult for the average choir to do. Poor and Needy is out of print. it's too thick. There have been only 250 copies of Pentecost sold. that means that about five choirs have sung it since it was published." This year Dr. Sateren will be retiring from teaching. although he will be staying on for one more year to direct the choir until a replacement can be found. “I asked for an early retirement." he said. “I'd rather go into retirement before they wish you were gone." Despite retirement, Dr. Sateren plans to continue working hard on composition. “1 don't look on it as retiring as much as entering into a different phase of my work life." Dr. Sateren has a number of projects in the works right now. Among them is a choral cycle based upon the poetry of Dr. Wersell who wrote the lyrics for Day of Pentecost. and then there's a project very special to him: he's busy new writing the choral music for his daughter's wedding. It's been a long road from Moose Lake. Minnesota. Continued from page 3 needed in that job." And Nelson's candidness is appreciated by his students. for. Carlson continues. “Every athlete that has left here has been Edor's friend." So Edor Nelson has coached football, baseball. wrestling. hockey. and basket- ball for Augsburg College. He has raised fi'nds when funds needed to be raised. He has initiated new programs and kept old ones going. He has helped thousands of students find jobs with no financial gain for himself. for many of those contacts were made on his own time. He has encouraged young athletes and set an example for student teachers to go on and encourage other young athletes in high schools all over the state. And he has done it with the kindness and good humor that causes one coworker to describe him as “a big hear of a man. a teddy bear. that is." 8 So what happens next? "After retirement I plan to fish. golf. and do some travelling. 1 also have some lovely grandchildren with whom I plan to spend some time." With a mischievous grin. Nelson adds, “I would also like to visit Augsburg graduates who are now coaching and see if they remember anything I taught them." The list of Edor Nelson's contributions to Augsburg College speak for his 33 years of unselfish giving to the institution and its people. Jeroy Carlson also speaks for that giving nature. "In this world of give and take. there are too few willing to give what it takes. Edor always has." FACESE Unlike the Hendrickson twins. the Lamon twins. Bonnie and Connie. don't recall having had any cosmic experiences like sneezing at the same time. They stopped dressing alike in the third grade. But people still get them confused sometimes. "It doesn’t bother me to be called "Bonnie" by someone who doesn't know me very well." says Connie. "But when good friends get us confused. that's different." Bonnie had originally planned to attend Gustavus Adolphus College. but a better financial aid package brought her to Augsburg to join Connie in the fall of 1974. "We both thought about being music majors at first." recalls Bonnie. Both sang in Choral Club for their first two years here. But their interests have taken different directions since that time. Both have competed on Augsburg's gymnastics team. and both are majoring in physical education. Connie's second major is elementary education. and Bonnie's is corrective therapy. Both will be looking for teaching jobs after graduating this month. Bonnie and Connie haven't lived together since they graduated from high school and left their home in Brooklyn Park. Minnesota. Three other Lamons are attending college near that northern suburb: a younger brother. younger sister, and the twins' mother. Although their family has figured out which twin is which. some people at Augsburg still have a tough time with them. One of Connie's professors didn't realize that there were two of them until this year. Connie also remembers walking into an economics class a few weeks into the semester and hearing one guy report to a friend. “See. I told you she always changes clothes for this class." Bonnie and Connie agree that. “We're both our own people. We do our own things and have our own sets of friends." problems, dilemmas, questions Question: What brand of cigars does Ed Sabella smoke? Answer: Dr. Sabella smokes Bering cigars. Question: When will Lowell Brandt play his flute in chapel? Answer: We called Pastor Brandt. and his response was, “not until the sun turns purple." Question: Who was Harbo and what did he/she do to get a meditational chapel named after him/her? Answer: The Harbo family has long been a prominent part of the Augsburg community. Elias Harbo was a teacher here at Augsburg in the early 1900's. Leif Harbo was president of Augsburg from 1962-1963 just prior to President Anderson. The Harbo family gave money for a meditational chapel which was located on the top floor of the Science Hall. But then. when the Chemistry Department was in desperate need of a research lab. the chapel was given to them and the Harbo name was moved to the present chapel in the College Center. Question: Is it true that if you give a carnation to an Augsburg girl. she'll give you a kiss? Answer: Try it and see!!! Question: What is the rock under the stairs by the Chin Wag for? Answer: The rock is there for purely aesthetic reasons. Question: Why does Dan Vechell always wear sweat pants? Answer: After more than a week of observation. we found that Dan doesn't always wear sweat pants. Sometimes he wears blue jeans. Any comments, Dan? Question: Why won't Augsburg College Administration make their financial books public? After all. our motto is “through truth to freedom." Answer: Augsburg's audit is on file in the library. 2100 aloommgvun 7244000 LAUNOERERS E Fu. .Im an 27171 Avg 335-6666 CLEANERS 262! EASY “tau-(LIN AVE 335-6666 mam PLANT May 5. 1978 Show less
Auggies sweeps Mac split with the Tommies The Augsburg baseball team swept. Macalester last week by dominating the Scots in the first game, beating them 10-0 in a five inning contest and edging them 5-4 in the late game. Tim Christensen went the distance striking out nine Scot batters while... Show moreAuggies sweeps Mac split with the Tommies The Augsburg baseball team swept. Macalester last week by dominating the Scots in the first game, beating them 10-0 in a five inning contest and edging them 5-4 in the late game. Tim Christensen went the distance striking out nine Scot batters while walking three and giving up four hits. Bill Ruckel lead the hitting attack with a single and a triple as he drove in five runs. Jim Peterson drove in three runs including a two run homerun. The second game featured pitchers Chris Geason from Augsburg and Macalester's Steve Sagedahl. The Scots took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on two homeruns and held it until the fourth Augsburg came back with three in the fourth on hits by Dan Johnson, John Sorenson. and J irn Prestholdt. The Auggies got one more in the fifth and then in the top of the seventh, the Scot’s Bryan Reitzner hit his second homerun of the game and tied it up. Dan Johnson opened the Auggie seventh with a walk and was forced out at second on a ground ball by Jim Peterson. John Sorenson singled to right and the cut off throw to third trying to get Peterson was wide of third allowing Peterson to come across with the winning run. Final score: Augsburg 5, Macalester 4. Saturday the Auggies traveled to St. Thomas and split the double header, winning the first game 7-5 and losing the nightcap 5-4. The first game started out with St. Thomas leaving the bases loaded in their half of the first, Augsburg scored the first run in the fifth on singles by Jim Peterson. Paul Nies, and Terry Kirlin. St. Thomas came back with two in the sixth. Then the fireworks opened in the seventh with Jim Peterson hitting his second homerun of the season. Then Paul Nies reached on a fielders choice. Dave Feltmann and Terry Kirlin walked to load the bases with one out. Then Jim Prestholdt laid down a bunt that the first baseman had trouble holding. Rich Garland and Bill Ruckel followed with singles to help Augsburg rack up six runs in the seventh. St. Thomas scored three in their half of the seventh leaving three men stranded as Chris Geason struck out the last Tommie batter to face him to earn a hard fought win. The Auggies struck quick in the second game with two runs in the first. St. Thomas came back with two in the second and then in the fourth. Jim Peterson hit his second homerun of tho Women’s Track score first win By EMILIE NYSTUEN Sports Editor The Women’s Track & Field team won their first and only dual meet on Thursday, April 27 against St. Thomas. The final score was Augsburg-72, and St. Thomas-60. Both teams were dead even in the running events with each team totaling a score of 44 points. But the Auggies were able to outscore St. Thomas 28 to 16 in the field events. First place in the shot was Heidi Canaan with Gayle Pearson taking third place and a second place in the discus. Shannon Spore grabbed the first place in the discus and a third place in the javelin. Sue Meier, in her first attempt this year at long jumping. won the event. Auggies Connie Lamon and Nancy Jones also placed 2nd and 4th respectively. As is becoming customary, Sue Meier also won the high jump. Augsburg could have picked up more points in the running events had there been someone to compete in the 3-mile, 2-mile and the 880. But, “miler” Kim Kelrn finished third and Nancy Jones captured the first place in the 440. Sue Meier won the 100 meter hurdles and the 100~yd dash with her teammates Heidi Canaan and Laura Sommers finishing right behind her in second and third. Picking up her best time of the year. Connie Lamon won the 400-meter hurdles. And, in the near "photo finish" Heidi Car-man missed winning first place by a “nose” the 220 with Laura Sommers right behind for a third place. In the 880 medley it looked to be another tight finish until the St. Thomas squad fumbled off a very poor exchange between their second and third runners. Thus the Auggies were able to cruise through the finish line at least 13 seconds before St. Thomas. (The 880 Medley team consists of Connie Lamon. Heidi Carmen. Laura Sommers and Nancy Jones.) The 440 relay team of Carmen. Sommers. Lamon, and Meier also won handily by three seconds. May 5, 1978 The last race of the day, the mile relay, was, as usual, one of the most exciting. The Auggies got off to a very poor start behind by a least 200 yards with the anchor leg runners coming up. Then. Nancy Jones put in her best quarter of the year (62 seconds) to catch up and pass the St. Thomas runner in the final 70 yds! Saturday, April 29, the Auggies finished 7th of 10 schools at the outdoor track at Macalester. In contributing to the team's 17 points Heidi Carman was 6th in the shot—edged out of 5th place by a mere V4 of an inch. Gayle Pearson improved her distance in the discus but was not able to get into the finals. Sue Meier was the other individual piling up points for Augsburg with a 3rd in the 100-meter hurdles, and winning the highjump. She cleared 5'4" to set a meet record and her second personal meet record in the high jump this year. Kim Kelrn got 7th place running her fastest mile of the year finishing it in 5:51. Also running well was Nancy Jones who came in 7th in the 440. Both relay teams also captured 7th places. DAVE’ BARBER 4—. SHOP V . a”We Cut Hair and Inf/anon " If Located In Dinkytown J Behind Bulgaerg 4141401 Avenue S.E. Telephone: 331-9747 pm day and the third of the season to give Augsburg a short lived 3-2 lead. St. Thomas came back with one in the fourth and one in the fifth. Dan Johnson topped off his three for three game with a homerun in the sixth to tie the game at 44. Joe Eichten lead off the St. Thomas seventh with a triple to right field and the next batter hunted out. The next batter was walked intentionally and the Tommies catcher hit a deep sacrifice fly to center to score Eichten from third with the winning run. Tim Christensen was the losing pitcher. The Auggies conference record stands at 66 and 11-9 overall for the season. They face St. Mary's on Wednesday and Saturday face co—leaders Gustavus at Vet's Field at NOON. A splendid time Continued frvmpage 2 women dined in the east portion. By that time the faculty cooks had retired to their tables and food service was bringing its professional expertise to bear on our breakfast." In 1971. the men's and women's groups merged. Dr. Hanwick said, and “Since then, the event keeps getting bigger every year." One thing that hasn't changed over the years: the faculty members still pay for the seniors' breakfast. Although Dr. Hanwich has retired from full»time teaching, he still has his spatula in the eggs, so to speak, serving as cmchairperson of the event with Dave Wood, Professor in the English Department and a cub reporter for the Echo. “Over the years," according to Wood. “Ted Hanwick has arranged for not only fine breakfasts, but also wonderful musical entertainment at the faculty's tribute to seniors. People like Catherine Hennig. Ed Eklof, various quartets, trios, and, of course, the Faculty Jazz Band." When interviewed, Wood was unwil- ling to divulge the nature of this year's entertainment. However, he did say that “The group will be marvelous. Although it isn't as good as Ernie Kovacs' Nairobi 'I‘rio, it's not as bad as the Faculty Jazz Band." When queried further, he refused comment. All graduating seniors and faculty members are urged to get their reservations to Mr. Wood's campus mailbox as soon as possible, according to Hanwick and Wood. Seniors Continued from 1211512 commencement visrtors know they are free to park in them. The parking lot north of Si-Melby is reserved for Handicapped parking only. Each senior is allowed six tickets for the Commencement Program which can be picked up May 3-9 at SOS. If additional tickets are needed, seniors can sign up for them on a waiting list and are assured of as many tickets as they want. These additional tickets can be picked up at SOS May 10-13. Parents are welcome to attend all of these events. If any senior is too caught up in other activities and doesn't know how many days are left. just look up at the banner below Steve Hoffmeyer's window in Memorial to find out. Golf Team grabs first victory By EMILIE NYSTUEN Sports Editor Auggie golfers, who were really "teed off" after a week of not playing quite “up to par." came up with their first victory—and a convincing one—Friday April 28 at the Como course in St. Paul. The team totals were: Augsburg~319, Minnesota Bible-349. and Concordia-St. Paul»35'.". First Place Medalist in the match was Augsburg's own Mike Kennedy with a low score of 76. In second place was Auggie freshman John Lillejord shooting a 79-after four consecutive “birdies” followed by four consecutive "double bogeys." Other low Auggie finishers were: Mike Nehring-(third placel-Sl. Steve Behling-83. and Gary Dahle~83. Earlier in the week, the golfers got things rolling Monday. April 24 in the St. John's Invitational. The match was played at the Minneapolis Golf Club despite a cold, steady downpour. Augsburg placed 12th of the 16 teams that competed, Low score again for the Auggies was Mike Kennedy shooting an 84. Tuesday's action (April 25) was at Braemar in a triangular match against Bethel and St. Scholastica. The golfers of Augsburg finished that one in second place behind Bethe]. The lowest Auggie finisher was Steve Behling whose score of 82 tied him for third place overall. Some other scores were: Mike Kennedy-83, Bill Gamer-84, Kevin 055-85, and Howie Smith-88. Thursday. April 27. Augsburg men faced Hamline and St. Thomas at the Como Golf Course. St. Thomas came away the winner at 313. and with the two lowest finishers. Keller and Carter. both finishing with 76's. The Auggie team placed second stacking up 368 strokes. The Golf Team begins MIAC action playing the first 18 holes at 11:00 a.m. at Braemar in Edina. MIAC action will continue with the second 18 holes being played on Monday, May 8. Tee off times start at 9:00 am. Senate Continued from page 1 said that while he was News Editor. he had little difficulty finding writers. Raether and Couture disputed this claim. A page editor. especially a News Editor. Raether said, should be paid at least 5250. Hugh Pruitt proposed reconsidering Bonderud's proposals of $1050 (total) for sub-editors and a business manager. After numerous proposals, which Bonderud said was getting a “bit ridiculous," and much debate, Senate approved an 5800 salary for the Echo editor. $1050 for staff. and $13,185 for production. When asked about the meeting over-all, Bonderud replied that he was a “little distressed in some salary cut" although he felt it was good that Senate put more into production of the commissions. Bonderud added that Senate wisely "faced realities that cuts are necessary." Show less
And he started out as a Biology major Distinguished composer, director and teacher, By JOHN POPHAM Staff Writer Leland Sateren is one of America's most widely known and distinguished choral composers. When one mentions choral composer. the image of a quaint old man passing his years in quiet... Show moreAnd he started out as a Biology major Distinguished composer, director and teacher, By JOHN POPHAM Staff Writer Leland Sateren is one of America's most widely known and distinguished choral composers. When one mentions choral composer. the image of a quaint old man passing his years in quiet obscurity and single-minded pursuit of his calling comes to mind. Somehow. Leland Sateren. retiring Professor of Music, does not quite fit the image. In 1936. Leland B. Sateren graduated from Augsburg College with a teaching major in biology. “At that time“ he says "Augsburg offered only a weak minor in music. I had more credits in physical education than in music." So Sateren contented himself with the minor along with directing church choirs in the area. He also did some arranging of tunes for the men's chorus at his father's church; the opening trickle of what was to become a flood of choral music. In those days the education laws were such that a high school teacher could teach his college minor as long as he didn't spend more than forty-nine percent of his time doing it. So it was that Sateren, upon his graduation from college, was hired to teach both music and biology at Moose Lake high school. Dr. Sateren still holds a strong affection for the place. owning property Leland Sa teren, to retire on the lake and having “married a girl who came from there." His first year there was most memorable. He moved up in May in order to settle in before the coming academic year. just in time to see the school he was to teach in burn down in June. It was a total 1055. not only the school went. but everything in it too. “It was the peak of the depression." he recalls. “They had no money for music. no money for instruments and were trying to build a new school." That year the students were taught in whatever buildings came to hand. Dr. Sateren began his first year of teaching public school from the pulpit of a Methodist church. It was during this time that Dr, Sateren began his music writing in earnest. Asked to cut comers in the way of music. he wrote his own material for both the band and choir. Among these early works is the Moose Lake High School school song, which is still in use today. He taught at Moose Lake for three years. during which time he paid off his college debts. which amounted to a whopping $500. big money for a school teacher in those days. After that he put money toward a long time ambition. “I didn't buy a house or a car," he says. “Before anything else I wanted to go to Europe.” It was in Europe that he discovered folk music. which was to be a deep well of musical ideas for him. Upon his return to the States he proved still unready to settle down and was soon off to the University of Minnesota to earn his Masters Degree. There he took over the directorship of the college radio station. K.U.O.M. Between this and his studies he was settling into University life quite nicely. when World War [I occurred. Sateren applied for conscientious objector status and was the only member of the Lutheran Free Church to receive it at that time. Unlike during the latter Continued on paged He has coached football, basketball, hockey, wrestling, and, of course, baseball Coach Edor Nelson to retire after 33 yea By DENISE KARALIS and KATHY YAKAL Staff Writers According to Jeroy Carlson, “There isn't anyone on campus who has done more for young people than Edor Nelson." That may be a hard thing to measure. as Jeroy admits. but Edor Nelson's retirement this month will leave a void that will be hard to fill. Nelson began teaching and coaching at Augsburg in the spring of 1946, eight years after he graduated from here. During those eight years he taught at Lamberton High School and served in the armed forces. Jeroy Carlson. now director of alumni giving at Augsburg. was on Edor‘s first baseball and football teams. Carlson. like many other young men at that time. had started college in the early 40's. then had his education interrupted by a stint in the armed forces. Carlson praises the athletic abilities that Nelson developed and maintained while in college. teaching. and even during World War II. He says. “Here is a man who. himself. was an excellent athlete. In the service. he played on football teams and was absolutely devastating. As a coach. he was excellent." Carlson continues. “Not only is he an excellent coach. but as a person. he exemplifies three things: integrity. caring. and service. An old college motto May 5, 1978 speaks of "education for service." Edor has certame done his share of that." Both Carlson and Ernie Anderson. Chairman of Augsburg's Health and Physical Education Department. empha- size Nelson's continuing efforts to help students get summer jobs. “Everybody talks about retention of students and how important that is to the college. but Edor really did something ' V —$iall photo by Enk Kanlen about it." states Anderson. “Every summer. he has found jobs for 50-80 students by the contacts that he has made and kept with many companies. He has done more to make it possible for students to stay here than anybody I know." Of course. athletic students have gotten priority for such positions. as they should. says Anderson. but Edor has rs of education also shared his business contacts with non-athletes. A second area in which Nelson has gone beyond the call of his duties as teacher and coach is in the initiation of new athletic programs. Anderson claims that “ . . . any innovations or additions to the department have been due to the extra hours that Edor put in." One of those additions was the health department itself. "Edor was the driving force behind that. He did it because he thought it would help qualify the students for better jobs," says Anderson. "He spent many. many hours working out the details with health consultants." Nelson also started the wrestling program and revived the hockey program when it was in danger of folding. “He didn't limit himself to just coaching one sport at a time—he always coached two or three. " recalls Anderson. No wonder Nelson jokes that "after retirement I feel like I should be given a lifetime pass to all the athletic events." Nelson's concern for his students job status extends beyond the summer months. He visits all of them while they are student teaching and. says Jeroy Carlson. “—goes beyond the call of duty to get them interviews for good jobs." Of his abilities as a teaching supervisor, Jeroy says. “He is horribly honest and horrihlv kind. That‘s what is Continued on pageB 3 Show less
In which we wish you all farewell Here we sit on another beautiful Sunday afternoon, wishing we were somewhere else. Once again, as we have for 23 previous Sundays, we are trying to crank out another witty, hard-hitting and informative editorial that no one will read. And as we sit here taxing... Show moreIn which we wish you all farewell Here we sit on another beautiful Sunday afternoon, wishing we were somewhere else. Once again, as we have for 23 previous Sundays, we are trying to crank out another witty, hard-hitting and informative editorial that no one will read. And as we sit here taxing our brain cells for another idea we can’t help but think that we ought not say anything more. This will be, then the last Echo editorial for 1977-78. Oh, there will be one more issue following this one, but it will have nothing serious to say. So don’t try writing any Letters to the Editor, Confessions, or Soundings. We won’t take them. Hey, we know that may burn you out, but we just can't tolerate all the mail we get every week: there is no room to sit down in the office anymore. Thus for our last editorial we invoke the form which last year's final editorial took, and offer a few acknowledgments, apologies and thank you 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: To the Darkroom—for consistently week after week, giving us half of the pictures we needed; to Dr. Kenneth Bailey—for demoting you to an “Assoc. Prof."; to Advanced Writing: Journalism—for maddenineg terse stories that inevitably needed rewriting; to Steve Hoffmeyer’s 30 staff writers—for making the office so overcrowded that the page editors couldn‘t work for their exorbitantly high wages; to Student Senate—for your consistently boring and redundant meetings; to Dirk Abraham—for your great movie reviews we never saw; and last, but not least, to all those people who promised to write stories and then changed their minds without telling me. APOLOGIES: To Women's sports—for (once again) not providing enough coverage; to B.S.U.—for (once again) not providing enough coverage; to the casts of “Two by Two” and “Our Town"—for being dirty, mean, and lowdown; to Eric Anderson—for being "grossly overpaid": to Kendra Bonderud—for putting your story in one week late; to Dean Charles Anderson—for making stupid mistakes: to Wayne Pederson—for quoting you out of context: and to Jon Moren—for yelling. THANK YOU’S: To Blake Nelson, Steve Hoffmeyer, Emily Nystuen, Kathy Yakal—who writes very well and worked very hard—, Sue Bonner, Kathy Skibbe, Deb Newman, Joan Maland, Dawn Danner, Natalie Nysteun, Charlie Fernandez, Kathy Brown and everyone else who helped—for helping to write, to edit, to plan and to lay out the Echo; to Steve Wehrenberg for two of a promised six Soundings columns; to Carol Dubovick—for being nice; to Dave Wood—for giving advice, support and generally ignoring us when we deserved it; to the radio—for getting the editor through some long hours of solitude in the Echo office; to Larry Couture, next year's Echo editor, for well written hockey stories, endless harassment, drives out to the printer, and more than a few midnight meals at Perkins; and especially, to all the friends and strangers who picked up the Editor as he hitchhiked out to the printer in Richfield; to Tandem Press—for a remarkable span of patience. Yup, we're almost done for another year. And we adamantly refuse to get sentimental, at least while anyone is looking. We can best sum our feelings in the words of a friend, Brian Conlan, who once said of Augsburg. “They ought to tear down that college and put up some slums. " letters Honorary Doctorates: grant honorary degrees insulting to the 1700 or so students here working to complete the College's requirements for a BA or BS degree. Remember. we students are here for four years in order to learn about and achieve some expertise in our respective disciplines. In order to do this. any a seduction? To the Editor: I find the proposal for Augsburg to 4 Recently a group of college and university presidents met in- formally to discuss higher education. particularly in terms of the liberal arts and the importance of this kind of education in today's world. Each of us was asked to write a brief statement regarding our perceptions of the nature and value of liberal education. Since Augsburg College is a liberal arts college and soundly committed to providing a quality learning experience for its students in terms of the liberal arts, I ..ed my hand at a few paragraphs on the subject. I confess to a feeling of inadequacy since so much can be said about it and stated more pointedly than my efforts indicate, but I want to share with Echo readers my understanding of what we are about here at Augsburg, and how underlying most everything we do educationally is this basic liberal arts thrust. Liberal education is distinguished by its fundamental focus on the human mind as the critical factor in the growth. development and well being of a global society. The human mind cannot function in ignorance. It must be adequately informed by an education which ranges over the experiences. ideas and artistic creations of human- kind, past and present. The human mind cannot experience its potential by becoming polarized and rigid. Openness to all positions and points of view, whatever their validity and possibility. marks the truly liberally educated. A liberal arts education must be dedicated to producing. not the extremist, but what Ellen Goodman calls. in what may seem a contradiction in terms. “an intransigent moderate." The human mind, even when supplied with facts and alternatives, is capable of choices which are unwise and foolish: hence. liberal education is “training” in making more sagacious decisions and in the exercise of critical faculties. The human mind is susceptible to deep emotional forces, such as fear. Liberal education fosters the courageous and even unpopular stance based on reason, appreciation for truth and awareness of the best. The human mind can be drawn into the vortex of selfishness and, hence, become solipsistic and uncaring. Liberal education is at its best when it emphasizes the interrelatedness of all creation. fosters the truly humane life and addresses seriously Gandhi's fear, namely, the hardness of heart of the educated. The values of a liberal arts education lie, then, not in techniques but in people: knowledge, openness. sound judgment. courage and care. the latter being, in all instances, the cornerstone of quality. Such values find embodiment and hopefully clear expression, in the person who has also achieved some career readiness and can take his or her place in an ever enlarging life of service and satisfaction. student can attest to the fact that there are quite a few concrete and inflexible rules and requirements that must be completed. The arguments I hear in favor of honorary degrees being granted seem not only to ignore this, but to flaunt this fact. I have not heard any overt arguments that reflect the so-called educational objective of this institution. Do not the students and faculty and their goals comprise the real purpose of Augsburg? Any faculty member truly dedicated to education and the students they work with should be aware of the committment and work that goes into the earning of our degrees. Heck, Bev Wegge would laugh in my face if my most supportive and credible instructor would propose that Augsburg grant me an Honorary undergraduate degree on the basis of my work in the community! Yet this doesn't mean that my community involvement is unimpor- tant. And I respect the academic study and discipline that must accompany my community "achievements." That is whylamhere. My second criticism regards the argument for honorary degrees that says we need such a tool to encourage (seduce?) business and churches to financially support the college. I realize that we cannot ignore the financial realities that a “contemporary private church-related Liberal Arts college" faces these day. However, let's not sacrifice our educational objectives and values in the process. (You know. the old saying about means becoming the ends). Considering the rhetoric I hear about this institution. we should maybe change the name to First Augsburg Bank of Minnesota. or Augsburg Marketing Finn. This letter is a plea for the decision- making elite at Augsburg College to remember and represent the common purpose of we students, “the masses." Ask yourselves why students come here and remain here. It's not because Augsburg give us a prestigious image. That's not what is important in life. I have thought that there is some very strong internal integrity and adherence to real learning and education at this college. Granting honorary degrees would make a farce of dedication to that concept of education on the part of the students, the faculty and the administra- tion. Respectfully submitted, Bobbie Aitchison Left in the cold To the Editor: Ten students have passed through the housing lottery and are left without a place to live next year. This is a real disappointment after scraping togeth the 375 deposit (A dear sum to part with while shelling out $4200 to attend school here.) The future of these students appears hopeless. They can't move off campus or they lose their aid money, making it difficult to come back next year. The alternative is Umess. The very idea which is enough to make a person cringe. Now this writer realizes that housing half of the student body here It Augsburg is a big hassle and a complex process. and I commend Linda Schrempp on her efforts. She's put up with a lot of criticism and has done well Continued on page 6 May 5. 1978 Show less
Cabaret :disappointing, surprising Reviewed By NOEL JACOBSEN Cabaret performed their Spring concert last Friday and Sunday night. in the upstairs Commons. I went to this “Sentimental Journey" in song with high expectations. By the end of the performance. I felt myself both a little disappointed... Show moreCabaret :disappointing, surprising Reviewed By NOEL JACOBSEN Cabaret performed their Spring concert last Friday and Sunday night. in the upstairs Commons. I went to this “Sentimental Journey" in song with high expectations. By the end of the performance. I felt myself both a little disappointed as well as a little bit surprised. Perhaps the biggest hinderance for the Cabaret singers was the stage. The stage seemed to be a major factor in limiting what may have otherwise been a good job of choreography. On a number of songs the group seemed baffled at which way to move resulting in numerous interpretations on one dance step. This was especially true on the song “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)." The dance took attention away from the song itself and focused itself on jerky movements supported by muffled words. On a platform such as the one that Cabaret performs on in the Commons, their best bet is to do more sitting and singing rather than the cramped style that emerged as a result of the moving on their small platform. On “Trolley Song" and “Theme From 'New York. New York'" as well as "How Do You Do a Show Without a Curtain" the choreography. however, flowed with the music that they were performing. Musically. the show on the whole was exceptionally well done. Director Julie Anderson did a good job of selecting music that was interestingly diverse as well as difficult enough to demonstrate the musical ability of the group. The close chords and harmony throughout "The Portrait of Duke Ellington" was a good example of the group's ability to succeed at a level of pop music that surpasses basic bubble gum rock. The acappella number “Good Bye Love" was an illustration of how well the group could keep its pitch without help from the keyboard. The timeless “Bless the Beasts and the Children" took the place of “Crescent Moon" from the fall program in my heart as far as program favorites are concerned. “Operator” and “I Got Rhythm" added a bit of humor as well as some head bobbing and metapping for the audience. I'm not sure if “A Sentimental Journey Thru the 40's" was supposed to have a similar impact. I tended to think that the song was a little out of place in regard to the calibre with the rest of the program's repertoire and I found myself pondering over whether or not the basses really did “wanna go home." The evening's soloists emphasized the talent of the group. Pat Boehm sang her solo “Faded Roses" from the motion picture "The Other Side of Midnight" with the dark full tone that I wish every soprano could obtain. The well know song “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess" was sung by Karl Wiese. Although Wiese has a beautiful voice, I couldn't help but wonder if the solo stretched her vocal range just a bit. Julie Anderson performed beautifqu on the difficult piece “Skylark.” This song had a number of intervals which must have been difficult to master. Pianist Davis Cherwien was simply superb and very versatile. Where and when the group was weak, Cherwien covered and supported with his improvised piano accompaniment. Andy Heglund succeeded in maintaining a steady beat on the drums. The group did display an interesting variety of music and movement. All in all. Cabaret provided a good diversion to an otherwise long evening of study. Choir Celebrate Concert set for Sunday By KATHARINE E. SKIBBE ArtsEdimr "Alleluia, Sing A New Song." Lars Edlund's modemly composed "Gloria" #J’/i#3 63 ##JIJJIVJ Windom's Thurber: witty and mature Reviewed By DEBBY BRIDGE James Thurber was a singular character on the American scene for decades. A satirist of near perfection. his range was limited to the foolishness of modern urban and suburban middle class Americans. He captured with an achingly acute wit the silliness of our age. He was. almost. a no-nonsense American Oscar Wilde from Ohio. And this wonderously cantankerous character was brought alive to us once again by the much-maligned but talented actor William Windom at the Guthrie Theater on Thursday, April 27. Windom has read and studied Thurber for over 30 years. During the 196970 TV season. he had the lead in the NBC series. My World and Welcome To It. which was based on Thurber's writings, and in the years since has read widely on Thurber. Windom's acting was superb. He instantly transformed himself into Thurber on the stage. His moves were most deliberate. as were his various voices which he uses for each character in a story. Dressed as Thurber probably dressed—casually in a light blue shirt covered by a sleeveless dark blue pull—over. His tan slacks end an inch or two above his moccasins and leaves revealed bright red socks. Windom wore his sleeves rolled up to below his elbows. and the thick black frame glasses which Thurber never could keep on. were used as a subtle prop piece. The famous Thurber visor cap sat on his head as be typed away. The Guthrie stage was nearly empty of props; a table with a typewriter twhich in one story becomes a steering wheel in a car) and a straight back chair are in center stage. To stage right is a high stool. Windom first appeared on stage typing. Musing to himself over an autobiogrpahy, he suddenly looks up. and begins talking to the audience. The show consisted of selections from Thurber's everyday life satire. An example of this is a story he relates about a British couple sightseeing in France. Windom holds a French phrase book and reads it in English as a script. All the phrases are for disasters. complaints and emergencies. “It's a tragedy," he admits. Read any Berlitz book and you‘ll get the gist of it. Like Aesop. he uses stories with animals to point out morals to his audience. Thurber's fables. modem to the point of outrageous absurdity, are glitteringly funny and Windom told them well. But all the stories weren't humorous. Windom picked two of Thurber's serious stories. One is about his poodle and one is about a middle~aged man haunted by the memory of a childhood incident when he was a coward. The one-man show ended on a brilliant reading of the classic Thurber story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Mitty. one of Thurber's most famous characters. is a hen-pecked husband. For relief from his dull world he escapes into his imagination where he is everything from a world-famous surgeon to a bomber commander. Windom had the audience roaring right to the end of this wonderful mature performance. To use Thurber's own words. the afternoon performance was "not unmeaningless. " Orchestra topresentchailenging concert By KATHARINE E. SKIBBE Arts Editor On Sunday. May 7 at 4 p.m in Si Melby Gymnasium. the Augsburg Choir will be performing their annual Celebrate concert. The program features an interesting combination of con- temporary and classical music. It encompasses everything from a Shaker melody to an 18th century triple choir number to a musically dissonant number composed by Paul Christiansen. The first set of five numbers begins with Thompson‘s melodic number “Ye Shall Have a Song." It is followed by Messiaen's moving “0 Sacrum Con- vivium." The pace picks up with the Canadian Christmas carol “As I Was Walking" and Robert Wetzler’s dance- like Shaker tune “Followers of the Lamb.” Saterens beautiftu climatic piece “The Poor and Needy" completes the programs first set of numbers. The second set begins with Jacobus Gallus number for triple choir entitled May 5, 1978 featuring bass soloist Dan Neumann and Christiansen's “Behold the Earth“ follow next on the program. “She's Like a Swallow," a Newfoundland ballad. and the indescribable “Aspirations” (this one you’ll have to hear to believe) provide a sharp contrast to the sets earlier pieces. An appropriately climatic piece composed by F. Melius Christian- sen entitled “Vistas of Song" concludes the program. The program is bound to appeal to a number of musical interests. The combination of modern pieces with songs of more classical origin makes for an interesting concert repertoire. Spend a summer outdoors with kids. Sell Sno-Kones from 3 wheel bicycle in northem Twin Cities suburbs. Earn up to $2500 for the summer. Call 786-3938. ask for Harvey. or leave name and phone number. If you haven't been able to hear the orchestra peform yet this year, your chance may come during their Celebrate concert. The Augsburg Orchestra will be performing their annual Celebrate concert on Thursday. May 11, at 8 p.m. in the College Center. The orchestra's director, C. William Douglass says that "Our upcoming concert will be our most challenging one this year. We are playing a wide range of music from the Baroque to the contemporary. This concert is the most demanding in technique as opposed to style." The program certainly looks as though this will be true. Five pieces will be performed. The opening number is the Bach Contata No. 51 for soprano. trumpet. and strings. The name of the contata is “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen." Margaret Smith and Michael Brand will be featured soloists. The second number is a contemporary piece by Erik Stokes called “The Spirit of Place Among the People." It calls for both audience and orchestra participa- tion. The audience will be asked to do specific tasks on cue. Robert Karlen will be directing this number. Certainly this will be one of the most interesting parts of the program. All four movements of Fan: Schubert's Symphony II 5 in Bb Major will also be performed. Symphony #2. OP 7 by Peter J. Tschaikowsky is on the evening's program. The Finale and Presto will be played by the orchestra from this piece. If the other concerts that the orchestra has performed are any indication of what their Celebrate concert will be like, the Augsburg community can look forward to a couple of hours of good music. Show less
i’ 5 Hit mafia midi WEI) (Wm Sateren retires page 3 och. Hockey: look bqpk (- I C§cgeo£b‘:6b' g“ .150“ ‘3 page lggdlcyésje.‘ \pA‘J e‘ "9° By SUE BONNER News Editor Student government budget was the main topic of discussion and sometimes bitter debate at the marathon April 26 Student Senate meeting... Show morei’ 5 Hit mafia midi WEI) (Wm Sateren retires page 3 och. Hockey: look bqpk (- I C§cgeo£b‘:6b' g“ .150“ ‘3 page lggdlcyésje.‘ \pA‘J e‘ "9° By SUE BONNER News Editor Student government budget was the main topic of discussion and sometimes bitter debate at the marathon April 26 Student Senate meeting. A tentative allocation was set for next year‘s student government commissions; next fall. the Student Senate will finalize the budget. Commissioners. who attended the meeting to support their request. submitted their budget request last week to Student Body President Kevin Bonderud. Bonderud made his proposals for the various commissions and then met with the Budget Screening Committee (BSC). BSC is made up of the class Presidents. Pam Hanson. Roald Sateren. John Burkhardt. incumbent Rollie Bockbrader (chairman), 19777-78 Senior class President Steve Hoffmeyer. Treasurer Gail Wagner, and Vice- President Lynn Schmidtke. BSC spent approximately 10 hours going through Bonderud‘s proposals and commissioners proposals. BSC then came up with their own proposals. At the Senate meeting. Wayne Pederson. Acting Vice~President of Finance and the administrative repre- sentative to the Senate, advised Senate that it should ask two main questions in their allocations of money to commis- sions. Pederson suggested that Senate ask what a commission would do for the student body as a whole. Also. he said. Senate should ask what a commission would do for the whole community. Bockbrader. who chaired the BSC. addressed Senate to the fact that it can only deal with a prediction of what they will be budgeted next fall. According to Bockbrader. “the FTE prediction for enrollment next fall is 1555. a decrease of 56 students." This decreased by $1960 the amount of money student government is given to allocate. With this prediction. Bockbrader explained. Senate can tentatively deal with a figure of 554.425. He pointed out that this figure may go up or down in the fall. but "cutbacks are necessary" because it can not be counted on to go up. Bockbrader also told Senate that BSC consistently made one emphasis. BSC wants “more encouragement toward voluntarism" in the commissions which would allow for more money in productions and programming. Bonderud reminded Senate of the buget framework which emphasized Program Commission. Echo, Religious Life Commission. and Publicity as priorities in allocation. 7 hour debate features bitter controversy Senate gives preliminary approval to Publicity was the first commission to be dealt with. Deb Larson and Kathy Skibbe. Co-Directors of Publicity, requested $2350. $600 for salaries and $1750 for production. BSC cut salaries to $550 and production to $1400 for a total of $1950. which Senate approved. Kris Johnson. Sophomore On-Campus Representative, questioned the salary levels of the Co-Directors. Hoffmeyer said that BSC. in its consideration of salaries. decided that “workload and responsibility go hand in hand." Religious Life Commission iRLC) was allocated $2600. Jan Nelson. Commis- sioner of RLC, requested a total of $3050. $350 for salary and $2700 for production. BSC proposed $2400 (5300/32100). Senior At-Large Repre- sentative Eric Anderson said that “RLC is not a main interest" of the student body as a whole. Bonderud said that RLC is an "important area" which should be encouraged and supported. To do this. he added. Senate must allocate RLC a sufficient amount for production. Senate then proposed a total of $2600 ($300/S2300) which was approved. KCMR was cut $1856 from what it requested. Pete Temple. next year’s General Manager of KCMR. requested $3356 to be divided as $250 for General Manager. $250 for Program Director. $400 for staff salaries, and $2456 for production. 'Both Bonderud and BSC. in keeping With the idea of encouraging more voluntarism because funds are minimal. had proposed no salaries for the staff. This year's General Manager Scott Schuman supported Temple's request for a paid staff. Schuman cited travel to out-of—town sports activities as an expense which "volunteers" would have to pay for out of their own pockets. Mike Lundeen. Senior Off-Campus Representative. said that “volunteering is one thing. but paying to volunteer is another." Eric Anderson then proposed a total of $1500. 5200 for the General Manager and program Director and $1100 for production. This was approved by Senate. Darkroom was the next department which Senate cut. Jeff Danielowski and Erik Kanten. Associate Head Photo- graphers. submitted a request for $4468.94. $1200 for salaries ($600 each) and $3268.94 for production. Discussion of the Darkroom request centered around salaries. Junior On- Campus Representative Hugh Pruitt questioned the photographers request for $600 each. Danielowski said that such a request wasjustified because there are no assistant photographers. just asso- ciates. (Both Bonderud and BSC proposed $800 in salaries). Darkroom production was also discussed. It was noted that the Darkroom is set up to take pictures for the Echo and the Augsburgian. not for personal use of film by photographers which has been a problem this year. BSC's proposal of $800 for salaries and $2400 for production. totaling $3200, was passed. Program Commission had little problems at the meeting. Head Commissioner Caea Smith. along with Social Commissioner Terry Rindal and Educational Commissioner Brad Elliott. requested a total of $15,500 l$350~$300~ $300 for salaries and 314.550 for production. Bonderud's proposal was the same. BSC. however proposed that the Director (Smith) be paid $325. sub~comv missioners $275 each. and production increased to $14,950 ($400 of which is specifically to be used as the bus fund for next year). This proposal of 515.825 was approved by Senate. Much discussion was held regarding the Augsburgian. Editor Becky Lundeen proposed a budget of $6895. Her request included a proposal to sell 750 books {$13.80 per book) at a cost to the student of $6.00. Mike Lundeen proposed a higher charge for the book. reasoning that people will buy it even if charged more. He also reasoned that if the books cost students $6.00. "the $7.80 profit is picked up by student government." This. he said. is unfair to the student body. Sophomore Class President John Burkhardt agreed and said that a “raise in price would allow for setting a lower production figure" and profits could be put into production. Bockbrader argued that this was too tentative because “we can't tell how many books will sell." After much repetitious discussion. Senate decided to charge $8.00 per book. It was then proposed that the Augsburgian's budget be $6000. $400 for the editor. 5300 for sub-editors. and $5300 for production. Senate approved this budget. acknowledging that it will most likely be readjusted in the fall when Lundeen knows how many books have been sold. SOS Commissioner Miriam Mestoura requested a 5470 budget. 5200 for salary and $270 for production. BSC's proposal of8150 ($100 salary. 550 production) was approved by Senate. udgeL The Executive branch‘s request for 33775 was increased by Senate. The branch requested $775 for the President. 3650 for the Vice-President. 8325 for the Secretary. 8325 for the Treasurer. and 51700 for production. Discussion of this request centered around salaries. Hugh Pruitt. citing that cutbacks must be made. said that “if the President and Vice—President requested cuts. let's give them the cuts." Bockbrader protested. saying that “the President, being the President. has the most responsibility" and should not be paid less than the highest paid commissioner. Senate agreed with the BSC's proposals for executive salaries: $800 for President. $700 Vice-President. 8325 each for Secretary and Treasurer. Production was allocated $2500. $1000 of which is the KCMR debt. for a total of $4650 for the Executive branch. Echo‘s budget. especially salary levels. came under much fire from Senate. Eric Anderson said that he felt the Echo editor is “grossly overpaid." This year's editor, David Raether. was paid 31000; next year's editor. Larry Couture. requested $950: Bonderud and BSC proposed 8800: Anderson proposed 3600. Raether and Couture argued that weekly responsibility and time commit- ment were the reasonf for the request of the salary level. Raether noted that he has found Senate to be “paranoid about giving people lots of money." Editing the Echo. said Raether. was not only a significant time committment. but also a “significant psychological. emotional and intellectual commitment" to put out the weekly newspaper. In response to Anderson's proposal of $600. Schmidtke said that although Senate wants to gradually cut salary levels lower. “nobody was cut S400 flat." A cut of 8400. she said. “is not necessary." Roald Sateren. Junior Class President, agreed. He cited the responsibility of the editor as justifica- tion for a higher salary. “A cut to 8600." said Sateren. “is outrageous." BSC also proposed to cut sub-editors salary from $250 to $150 each (for four sub-editors) and 5100 for the Business Manager. Couture told Senate that to cut the salary of page editors is a “disgrace.” Raether and Couture explained that page editors also have a great deal of responsibility. Raether said that it is not easy to find staff writers willing to write regularly. "Money," said Raether. “is a motivating factor." Steve Hoffmeyer Continued on page 9 . Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 84 No.23 May 5,1978 Show less
00* By GARY RORMAN Staff Writer Let's face it. it has been a long school :year. and sometimes it looked as though othere were precious few things to :celebrate other than. perhaps. just 'finishing the year alive. But today we .have a chance to participate in some of :the wildest festivities in... Show more00* By GARY RORMAN Staff Writer Let's face it. it has been a long school :year. and sometimes it looked as though othere were precious few things to :celebrate other than. perhaps. just 'finishing the year alive. But today we .have a chance to participate in some of :the wildest festivities in the history of oAugsburg. all with the purpose of :celebrating another year of excellence Oand great achievements at Augsburg. 3 Beginning early today John Burkhardt :and Joan Slater. Campus Activities OCoordinators. in conjuction with the .Program Commission are presenting a :“Day in May Celebration." I The kick-off event for today will be a :program in the Quad from 10:00 to 10:50 'a.m. titled “A Celebration of Excel- .lence." The program will center on the 'Hockey Team's National Championship, obut this will serve as a catalyst for :commemorating all student extra- :curricular activities. 0 At 1:00 p.m. the fun begins in earnest :with the Campus Carnival. which will be 0held in the Quad and in Murphy Square. n case of rain the Carnival will be moved Today’s the Day! gJoin in the ‘Day in May Celebration 9 into Si Melby Auditorium. At 5:30. the: Program Commission will sponsor a Pig. Roast in the Tau Parking Lot. Students: who want to attend must pay $1.50. and a this includes all students on board plan.: Following the Pig Roast at 8:30 p.m. a. street dance. featuring Montana Storm: will be held in the street between Tau: House and the Library. 5 According to John Burkhardt. “the: emphasis of the day is celebration. a: delight to the senses: the smell of pig. roasting, things to eat, events to see.: dances to dance. colors to dazzle the eye. 0 and the air filled with music and: laughter. We want everyone possible. involved and have a celebration." The Carnival Committee is looking for . individuals to act as Clowns. Mimes.‘ Jugglers, Acrobats. Balloon Vendors.- Traveling Minstrels, and various other: wild and crazy things. 0 The Augsburg Chorale. several local: artists. and the Nancy Hauser Dance: Group are also booked to perform during 0 the day. : So. join in. celebrate and sing. for this : shall be a truly memorable day in o Augsburg's hicrnm : ~.IOOOIIOOCIIOOCOIOOOOOI'O.CCI.OOIOIOOUCOOIIOOOOOIOOOOIOO. A splendid time is guaranteed to all at the Senior Breakfast By DAVE WOOD Cub Reporter At 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning. May 12. earlybirds on the Augsburg campus will witness an Augsburg tradition that has grown over the years like Topsy (whatever that is.) As the sun peeps over Si Melby Hall. the 28th Annual Senior Breakfast convenes, bringing together graduating seniors. their teachers, musical enter- tainment. and fellowship. not to mention steaming plates of eggs. sausages. toast. and sweet rolls. served up in the Commons of the College Center. Dr. Ted Hanwick. Emeritus Professor of Physics. remembers well the year 1960 when faculty and student women had been enjoying a senior breakfast since 1950. thanks to the efforts of professors Ruth Segelson and Catherine Peterson. "So in 1960." Hanwick recalls. "Bemer Dahlen. Karlis Ozolins. and I got our heads together. We organized a breakfast for male seniors which would be made for by the male faculty as a token of its esteem. We thought if the women could be sociable, then so could we. “The first men‘s breakfast was held in the snack bar of Old Mortensen Hall. across Riverside Avenue. That first year. no more than 75 seniors and professors came, but let me tell you it was a wonderful event! You see. it was different then. The faculty members cooked the breakfast—the sight of Einar Johnson scrambling eggs is a sight I‘ll never forget. Other faculty members served the meal. Still others simply ate with the seniors and enjoyed their fellowship. as we all do today." And the Men's Breakfast grew. as did the Women's Breakfast. Hanwick, who began his 17 year career as sole organizer of the men's event in 1961 recalled that “We soon outgrew the snack bar and moved to the Faculty Lounge. then located in the basement of the Science—Library Build- mg. “When the new Student Center opened in 1968. we congregated that year in its West Commons. while the Continued on page 9 P /N date extended for Fall of 1978 The date for reversing the grading system in a course was officially extended last week. from the second week of the semesterto one week follow- ing midterm. This policy change was passed in the Educational Policies Com- mittee. chaired by Dean Anderson. on Tuesday. April 25. The new policy will be in effect next fall and will be evaluated by the committee one year from now. It was originally requested last fall (November 9). by the Student Senate. that the question of a P/N deadline extension be studied. and a proposal be brought before the Educational Policies Committee. Stan Dick. a student representative of the committee. presented an initial proposal on April 11. stating that “there seems to be an inconsistency between the initial philosophy behind P/N grading and the practice of this policy." It appeared to be the consensus of the committee that the change was necessary. but it was requested that the possibility of abuse be examined. It was determined in the April 25 meeting that little abuse was likely to occur. but that this could be monitored throughout next year. and be reviewed next spring; This change in the P/N deadline. which has been discussed informally for some time. will now be a reality. This new system should assure the student. Dick's original proposal states. of a "greater chance of seeing a portion of graded work before making a final decision." concerning a grading Onfinn Dancing, eating, worshipping featured for senior events By CINDY THERM Staff Writer Spring may have been late this year but spring fever wasn't. The seniors are the ones who are the hardest hit with spring fever. Impending graduation is awaiting this year's seniors on May 21 which is only a couple of weeks away. Amidst the rush of projects. papers and tests. there are many activities going on before and during graduation. Highlighting this year's activities will be the first annual Senior Sendoff Banquet which is being held on May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Inn. The dinner is open to seniors. their dates. parents. the administration. faculty and staff. and the cost is only $6.95 per person. Following the banquet will be a dance featuring T'Kash. a seven member family band. They will play all kinds of music to suit everyone's individual tastes. Everyone is invited to the dance so be sure and come. Tickets for the senior banquet are going to be sold at SOS Monday. May 8. Beginning the senior festivities on May 8 is a senior chapel at 10:30 a.m. Keith Williams is giving a slide presentation. On May 10 the Dean is giving a luncheon for seniors that are graduating with distinction at noon in the East Commons. All seniors that are going to be in the graduation ceremony should plan on attending the rehearsal for Cap and Gown Day and Commencement on May 11 at 3:30. Seniors should meet in Umess Lobby. and if it rains. in Si-Melby. Seniors may pick up their cap and gown for these events on May 10 and 11 from 8:30-3:00 in the College Cap and Gown Day is May 12. The day begins with a senior breakfast at 7:00 a.m. where the faculty are presenting their annual show which promises to be a good one. At 9:45 a.m. is the annual Cap and Gown Day Program in Si-Melby. President Anderson is speaking and Chorale is singing a couple of numbers. The Brass Ensemble is doing the recessional and the processions]. The Cap and Gown Day Program honors distinguished faculty. Jerry Gerasirno and Joel Torstenson. Who's Who in American Colleges. StudentGovemment and Graduates with distinction. Again. everyone is invited to this program, especially parents. To end these activities on May 21 is Commencement Day. Commencement Day begins at 8:30 a.m. with a Communion Service in the Old Main Chapel by Lowell Brandt. After Communion a Baccalaureatte Service is being held in Si-Melby at 10:00 a.m. The Commencement Luncheon is at 11:30 and due to space limitation. it is open only to seniors. their spouse or fiancee and parents. Everyone else is invited to eat in the Chinwag. Tickets are available in Public Relations at a cost of $2.50 per parent and $2.00 for Chinwag tickets. The luncheon is free for graduates. Former Governor Elmer Anderson is speaking at the Commencement Pro- gram which is being held at 2:30. Seniors are urged to take their pictures before Commencement because the cap and gowns should be returned immediately following the reception in Murphy Square. All of Augsburg's parking lots are going to be open and signs posted to let Continued on page 9 Center at the end of the skyway. *- THE AUGSBUHO ECHO. Puohsneo weekly each 13' 1;. 5-299! during Augsburg Interim. vicahon :14 co: and whoa/s by me sluoenls of Augsburg Coilege 7‘11 » 2151 Avenue South. Minneapolis, ‘/ Mesa'a 55454 Phone 332-5181 Ext 30' ’3: '1 ocs enuresseo are ":51: 5' "e ansors and do "2' sezessam, reflect those 3' the 512:7" fig s'ai' ad- ” "iil’al an laCu‘lf or Inc '-‘:"a "19' ot the sruaerrs DAVID RAETHER LARRY COUTURE SUE BONNER ,... . KATHARINE SKIBBE KATHW YAKAL EMILIE NYSTUEN MELANSE SISTERMAN JONATHAN C. MOREN ' Eduar-an/nef BUS/ness Manaoer . 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Ed Sabella Slalfphato by Phil Hsa/o Changing educational attitudes were not limited to special programs like CHR; they pervaded the whole learning experience. “The master/serf relation- ship was starting to break down," as Ed Sabella remembers. Other. less monumental changes were occurring.... Show moreEd Sabella Slalfphato by Phil Hsa/o Changing educational attitudes were not limited to special programs like CHR; they pervaded the whole learning experience. “The master/serf relation- ship was starting to break down," as Ed Sabella remembers. Other. less monumental changes were occurring. Sabella remembers the shocked reaction to the first male faculty member who had his hair styled, and to Oscar Anderson's new moustache. Savella himself had stopped shaving his head and let his curly locks grow in naturally. Further, hiring practices and course offerings became a bit more attuned to the needs of minorities. And Mitchell's “revolution of sensibility" also included such things as the improved status of women on the campus and more student The 1960’s involvement in departmental decision- making. Great beginnings. So what happened? Why did a recent study of today's college students describe us as “decent and docile?" Why has enrollment in CHR classes dropped dangerously low? Why do students at Augsburg and many other college campuses watch questionable government policies, dis- criminatory hiring practices, and the gluttonous actions of a greedy nation with scarcely a whimper? Why have the worn—out farmer jeans and tennis shoes that Ed Sabella fondly recall from the 60's been replaced by the Gucci overals, spike heels, and Sassoon hairstyles of the 70’s? And what happened to the heated debates via letters to the editor of the Echo? Why do the biggest issues continue to be the alcohol policy, vandalism, tuition hikes, housing and sports coverage? Granted, these are all important issues that relate to our responsibility to our immediate environment, issues with which we need to deal. And whatever happened to the overwhelmingly global perspective of the late 60’s? Today's students are easier to live with, says Myles Stenshoel, but much duller. Perhaps some people are afraid of being “put on a list," as Carl Chrislock theorized. Although today’s generation didn't live through the paranoic McCarthy era, there is still the fear that Vitamin E 400w. 100 capsules. REG. 4.99 Vitamin C 500 mg. 100 tablets. REG. 1.99 One Tablet Daily $129 100 tablets. REG. 2.66 One Tablet Daily with Iron 100 tablets. REG. 3.03 Augsburg Book store Now you can make sure you're getting enough of the vitamins you need to keep you going. Take advantage of these great savings from Rexall —The Vitamin People. $2.99 $1.29 $1.29 challenges to authority now may jeopardize a later career opportunity. That desire for financial success is also a motivating factor agreed on by many. Emmitt Smith believes that "a general sense of hopelessness" has infiltrated the population. That sense of hopeless- ness has set off a flurry of "self- improvement" books, courses, and out- rageously priced therapy retreats. The thought seems to be if you can't change the world, you might as well change yourself. And President Oscar Anderson traces today's attitudes to “a general conservative swing in the country." As Phil Quanbeck stated, “We can only get back to the perceptions of those days—we can’t get back to the historical 1960’s. But, says Doug Merrifield, those perceptions have changed the lives of anyone who was alive and aware during the 1960’s. "Anyone who was deeply involved during that time has lost their mnocence." I/SEINE\ ILTR “3W SAVE $10‘l’ NOW When You Order Your ULTRlUM“ COLLEGE RING Plus! . . . your choice of the following options when ordering an ULTRIUM‘ OR 10k GOLD RING! 0 Imperial Cut Birthstones o Sunburst Stones 0 Genuine Tiger Eye 0 Simulated Diamonds 0 Genuine Jade o Genuine Earth Stones Augsburg Book store HERFF JONES Dump ~VC1rcalr comp“, . m September 29. 1975 Show less
——F a New buckets Coach, {Vii/{#43 Interiors: Woody Allen drama By JOAN MALAND Staff Writer If you heard that Woody Allen’s new movie is out, you heard right. If you heard that it is just as enjoyable and light-hearted as Annie Hall you may be in for a big surprise. Woody Allen (my idoll has put... Show more——F a New buckets Coach, {Vii/{#43 Interiors: Woody Allen drama By JOAN MALAND Staff Writer If you heard that Woody Allen’s new movie is out, you heard right. If you heard that it is just as enjoyable and light-hearted as Annie Hall you may be in for a big surprise. Woody Allen (my idoll has put together a very moving and serious film dealing with a family—a family that, after 25 years, experiences a separation of husband, wife and children. Renata (Diane Keaton) is an accomplished poet who is married to a not-as-accomplished writer who. after being dismantled by the critics, settles for a college teaching career. Renata struggles within herself and with her sudden pre» occupation with death. She also continues to resent the strong love between her father and her sister Joey. Joe (Marybeth Hurt) is the second dau greatest characteristic she can have. She a1 ghter who thinks being a realist is the so faces a problem; she cannot seem to “find herself," thus spends much of the time moving from job to job and from hobby to hobby. She is in constant conflict with her mother, as well as with her sister Renata who she envies because of her talent and “direction.” Flyn (Kristin Griffith) is the youngest daughter and makes her living as a sexy starlet in television movies. She realizes that she is not as intellectual as her two sisters, but she overcomes her insecurities with her looks and temporary fame. Geraldine Page plays the mother, who is always hoping for a reconciliation with her husband played by E. G. Marshall. Page is superb. Her motions and sighs and the look in her eyes are so very perfect. Pearl (Maureen Stapleton) plays the second wife of Marshall. It was very apparent to me that she was the only “real person" in the film. She knew how to do a card trick“ how to save someone's life, she loved to dance, she loved color, and she loved life. No wonder Marshall felt so alive when he was with her. Even though Woody Allen does not physically appear in the film, he does speak, in the most part. through Diane Keaton. She talks of death and the struggle within herself. She also gives a quick but strong comment about the insignificant critics who sit behind their desks and ruin peoples' careers. Allen also speaks through his usual exquisite and precise photography, and also with his soundtrack filled only with silence and natural sounds. The struggle within the family over the breakup and the new wife is intense, disastrous. but brutally realistic. And because of that it is inevitable that this film will have a long and lasting effect on anyone who sees it. Volleyball Breaks Even By LAURIE JESSEN Staff Writer This year will be a year to rebuild for the Augsburg volleyball team. Returning from last year's squad are Sue Dahlgren, Lisa Ness. Dana Holmes, Kathy Korum. and Maggie McDonough. They go into the season minus the services of starter Lisa Ness who is out with a stress fracture of the foot. She should return to action within the next week. Three freshmen fill out the rest of the varsity squad. They are: Debbie Thompson, Julie Rienke, and Kim Keeney who is out with a badly sprained finger. These injuries leave coach, Mary Tirnm, with six healthy girls of the eight on varsity. Wednesday. September 20, was opening night for Augsburg‘s volleyball team—the Auggies were facing Harn— line. The match went in cycles with Augsburg showing sporadic moments of aggressive net play and fire. In those other moments they questioned each other's moves and were hesitant in going for the ball. Superior net play became the determining factor in the final score. Well placed sets of Dana Holmes, hits by Maggie McDonough, Kathy Korum. and freshman Julie Reinke proved to be September 29. 1978 ‘ enough to outscore Hamline 15-12, 15—10, 10-15, and 15-13. giving Augsburg three games of five and the match. The meet was a triangular and the Auggies faced Macalester in the final game of the evening. The play was similar to the play in the match with Hamline. Augsburg won the first game easily 15-11. Macalester came back, capitalizing on poor coverage by Augsburg, to win the second game 15-7. The third game seemed to be an instant replay of the first highlighted by some quick center net plays with Julie Rienke putting spikes away. Augsuhrg won 15-9. Augsburg’s defense weakened to give Mac the next two games and the match 15—13, 15-7. Friday. Sept. 22, was the annual volleyball game against the alumni. Augsubrg seemed to have the better talent playing better defensively than previously, but couldn’t put their skills together. The Auggies forced the match to go five games but came out on the short end losing three of five games. The volleyball team will be in St. Cloud Monday, Oct. 2. and here against St. Olaf on Wed.. Oct. 4. By EMlLlE NYSTUEN Sports Editor M.T.X.E.—Mental Toughness and Extra Effort is the philosophy of Rees Johnson in life as well as in coaching basketball. Those four letters will be popping up often as the start of the basketball season grows closer. Rees Johnson grew up in Rushford, Minn., and then graduated from Winona State. He was signed as a catcher in the St. Louis Cardinal’s system. From there he has coached basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-New Richland, Carroll College and the Bahrian National basketball team. Bahrain is a small resort island—25 miles long and 15 miles wide—just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. During his stay there he was able to do lots of traveling to places like Taiwan and Hong Kong, play lots of tennis and become a confirmed “sun worshipper. " So coach Johnson begins his first year of coaching at Augsburg with 14 years experience under his belt. His enthusiasm is very contagious. “I am really looking forward to the season. We have a lack of experience in the pivot position to work on. It's a great challenge and it will take a lot of work." Johnson is appreciative of the cooperation he has gotten from Ernie Anderson and many of the Alumni. Rees Johnson “Augsburg Alumni are very committed. They are very impressive people," said Johnson. "I have a healthy respect for how basketball can be used as a tremendous teaching tool. It can teach things on the court that just can't be taught off," Johnson said. Over and over he stresses the importance of academics as well as athletics in any school. That's one of the things that he likes about Augsburg so far. He feels.Augsburg is a school with its priorities in the right place. “Erv’s record speaks for itself. We will work hard this year because I'm used to winning too," Johnson said with a grin. Julie Reinke [11] hits over Hamline blockers while pkzyers Kathy Korum [left], Sue Dahlgren [middle] and Dana Holmes [right] couer on defense. SIa/Iphnloby Vem McIntyre 9 Show less
PAC - - - negotiations on ‘shaky ground’ Continued from page 1 2. Homes not scheduled for demolition necessary for new construction purposes should be maintained and tenants given the option of a lease. 3. Augsburg must bring their properties up towards code. 4. Any tenants who must move must be... Show morePAC - - - negotiations on ‘shaky ground’ Continued from page 1 2. Homes not scheduled for demolition necessary for new construction purposes should be maintained and tenants given the option of a lease. 3. Augsburg must bring their properties up towards code. 4. Any tenants who must move must be given full relocation benefits (using federal regulations) or given the opportunity to move into similar housing which is acceptable to them at the same rents. 5. Tenants who must move for other reasons besides demolition must get other options and the reasons behind their evictions discussed. 6. Augsburg must reevaluate its land use policies: Interim parking lots and surface parking lots where viable housing stands must cease and Augsburg must contribute to solving— not increasing—the housing and parking problems within the neighborhood.” Yurick said, “They (Augsburg) are not very openly and willingly interested in PAC, and the tenants see this as a sign of arrogance. We wanted to work with Augsburg in developing a more on-going relationship and try to get an alternative plan for the parking." Pat Parker, new Associate Dean By HOLLY GROTEN News Editor Her face is certainly not new to Augsburg, it's just at a different desk. Pat Parker, who for 18 years was teacher of library science in Augsburg's Yurick feels that if more parking space is put in it will make more people inclined to drive their cars. It's a type of vicious circle, she said. “The houses are symbolic; parking should not take precedent over people," Yurick said, "l‘here is a crisis in Minneapolis housing. I used to live in an Augsburg house and I know that they have not spent a lot of money on maintenance—only about $600 last year in their non-student housing." Pederson said that the removal of these houses is in the first stage of the college's long-range plans and the area may one day be used for more student housing. The parking problem, he said, ties in with these long-range plans. Pederson said, “It's an unacceptable alternative (to PAC) to put in parking lots where houses were. PAC believes that everything that is repairable should be repaired.” Augsburg's argument that the cost of rehabilitating these houses is too great is disputed by PAC. Yurick sights that the University of Minnesota has rehabili- tated many of their non-student houses at a minimal cost. Yurick said Augsburg thinks that large sums of money has to education department, is now the college's new associate dean. “The decision was made ta place someone already on the faculty for the position vacated when Mark Davis became associate dean at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, N.C.," she said. The move from instructor to administrator was not a difficult one for Dean Parker. “I feel absolutely comfortable at this job,” she said. “I‘ve been at the college long enough not to feel threatened. Most people at the college are very open." She began her new job with some reservations, however. “One thing I thought I’d miss would be student contact, because I always found students the most interesting aspect of my work at Augsburg," she explained. This lack of contact did not prove to be the case, Physics Conference coming to Augsburg On Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7th, the Augsburg chapter of the Society of Physics Students will host the Zone 9 SP8 Conference. This will be the first time in many years that a regional SPS event has been held in Minnesota, as well as being the first held at Augsburg. Zone 9 includes colleges in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Minnesota. Dr. Dion W. J. Shea, National Director of SPS, will be traveling from New York to particiapte. Area high school science instructors and interested students have also been invited. This conference will provide an excellent opportunity for students to learn about current research and advances in several areas of physics, and to become acquainted with people from other regional SPS chapters and their activities. Dr. Mark Engebretson, advisor. Perry September 29, 1973 ‘ Malcolm, president, Jeff DeFreese, vice-president, and Karen Sougstad, Zone 9 Associate Councillor, have been planning the two-day program. Friday's activities will center primarily on the broad impact of science on society and will include a morning convocation featuring Dr. Wendell A. Mordy, President of the Science Museum of Minnesota, A banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the College Center will precede Dr. Mordy's talk on “Science and the Public." Saturday's activities will include several lectures from area scientists and professors, demonstrations of electronic and computer equipment, such as the Commodore PET, contributed student papers, and a business meeting of SPS. Everyone is invited to attend, and any of the officers mentioned above, as well as any SPS member, will be glad to answer questions as to locations and times of activities. be spent on each unit whereas a more reasonable rehabilitation can be spread out among all the houses; such as safe wiring, adequate water pressure, painting and insulation. Non-student housing is not a priority with Augsburg, according to Yurick. Augsburg must take the community more seriously she said. The people that do deal with this at Augsburg are overworked and Yurick suggested that maybe additional personnel should be hired to deal with the problem. Yurick said that Augsburg is good about things outside of maintenance. For example, in cases of hardship, they have extended rent credit to some tenants. Pederson said, “We are now in a position where we won’t lease properties “We are willing to compromise but not by giving Augsburg a house here and a house there when some can be rehabilitated. We hope for a compromise and that Augsburg will look seriously at other alternatives to their parking problems," Yurick said, “We've already compromised a lot—they've torn down a lot of houses already." Wasko said, “We don't want to become slum landlords. We want property that speaks for itself. We are trying to be fair with PAC." Negotiations between PAC and Augsburg still remain on shaky ground, but Pederson said the relationship between the two has improved since the threats of demonstrations in May. The tenants of the houses have moved out “We don’t want to become slumlords. We want property that speaks for itself." She’s got a new desk unsuitable for living. We have closed two of our other houses but we don't know what will be done with them." since the negotiations began. Neither party knows when a final compromise or plans for parking will be completed. though, This summer, for example, she worked with 140 transfer students on a one-to-one basis during summer orienta- tion, which she coordinates on the academic level. Some of her other duties include coordinating the continuing education program, supervising internships, and assigning students faculty advisers. At the present time she is in charge of coordinating the implementation of Rehabilitation Act 504, She must see to it that Augsburg complies with this federal law and has a barrier-free campus for the handicapped. Dean Parker is in what used to be considered a typically man's job. “I have not felt I've been looked on any differently as a woman than if I'd been a man. I honestly haven‘t," she said. But one situation she did have trouble NEED A ROOMMATE? TRY ONE 0F THESEI OIPACY Fnou Refrigerator.... 6.95 mo. Stereo . .... ........9.95 mo. B/W TV............9.95 mo. Color TV. 19.95 mo. Typewriters ..14.95 mo. ALSO AVAILABLE PARTY STEREO - DISCO SYSTEMS-TAPE RECORDERS FREEZERS — MISC. OPTION TO BUVI Daily-Weekxy-Monlhly Rates rv- TERE an , Sales—RentaI-Servlce 419 14th Av SE (Dlnkyiown) 330-2717 0 Open ovonlnga ® IllTlflIII-ell. In. adjusting to was working with other women in support roles. “When working with a secretary, what can you ask another woman to do for you? You don't want another woman to feel subservient. Women are accustomed to men asking us to do things. These roles have already been established," she said. “But women haven't been trained to assume this kind of leadership without feeling guilty. Women in these roles either become tremendously domineering, or don't know what to do. Women have to learn to deal with this new situation," she explained. Although Dean Parker misses her old job in the education department, her position as dean brings many new challenges with each p'assing day. She explains, “I'm seeing the same college from an entirely different perspective." Personals If you can TUNA PIANO, we need you! Our piano needs CHEAP tuning for our OCTOBERFEST PARTY, Saturday, October 7, If you can help, please call Pl MU HOUSE, ext. 264, 265. We‘ll try to re-TUNA favor. Thanks! To Zeta House: Is it true that you now offer married housing? Interested. To everybody on the Augsburg campus.: Where's the exhalted Augs- burg Runestone that was sitting outside the gameroom? It’s gone! P.H. Show less
Area grocery price survey-- Prices on Sept. 15, 1978 Market Fair Tip Top Super Valu West Bank Co-op (Franklin Ave} (Franklin Ave.) (Minnehana Mall) ‘ Ceda’ Ave.) l/2 gallon 2% milk . . . . . . . . .. .. .81 .78 .81 .77 1 1/2 loaf bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 .49 .39 .59 lCheapestl 8 oz.... Show moreArea grocery price survey-- Prices on Sept. 15, 1978 Market Fair Tip Top Super Valu West Bank Co-op (Franklin Ave} (Franklin Ave.) (Minnehana Mall) ‘ Ceda’ Ave.) l/2 gallon 2% milk . . . . . . . . .. .. .81 .78 .81 .77 1 1/2 loaf bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 .49 .39 .59 lCheapestl 8 oz. bologna. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,05 .99 1.09 1.05 Schweigert or Oscar Meyer Old Dutch Twin Pack . . . . . . . . . . .89 .89 .89 .89 Rice Krispies. 10 oz. . . . . . . . . . . .79 .79 .79 .79 Inst. Coffee, Folgers 8 oz. .. . 4.59 3.69 3.69 2.21 (4 oz.l Sugar, 51b. .. . . . . . . . ., 1.05 1.39 1.05 1.04 7-Up. 8-pack .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 1.59 1.59 1.59 1.59 Totinos Pizza. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15 1.39 1.19 1.25 Eggs. AA Large . . . . . . . . . . .73 .65 .75 .82 Scott Towels, lroll . . . . . . . . . . .79 .79 .75 .75 1 lb. Margarine. . . . . . .49 .59 .57 .45 (Cheapestl Kraft Singles. 12 oz.‘ 1.45 1.69 1.41 NA Ground Beef, 2 lbs. . ... 1.76 2.18 1.98 2.38 Schweigert Tenderbite“ . . . . . . . NA .89 .99 1.09 Weiners, 12 oz. Lettuce, large head . . . . . .39 .29 .33 .35 Heinz Catsup. 20 oz.‘ . . . . . . . .73 . 79 .69 NA Skippy Creamy Peanut . . . . . . 1.69 1.79 1.67 1.77 Butter, 28 oz. Wishbone or Kraft . . . . . . . .65 .65 .66 .68 8 oz. low cal (cheapestl Van Camps Pork and Beans . . . . .39 .39 .35 .41 16 oz. Campbell's Chunky Beef. . . . . . .73 .79 .73 .73 Hungry Jack Pancake Mix. . . . . 1.05 1.09 1.04 1.06 32 02. Premium Saltines, 1 lb . . . . . . . . . .79 .79 .65 .79 Banquet Cookin’ Bags (3) . .... 1.17 1.17 .79 1.17 Orange, Juice, 602. Froz. . . . , , .39 .45 .37 .43 TOTALS . . . . . . . . . $23.33 $23.62 $22.13 $24.18 * Not available at all stores — Prices not included in totals. By LARRY COUTURE AND MIKE LUNDEEN Staff Writers For those of you in Mortenson Tower or Annex Housing that like to use your deluxe kitchen, or for late night Umess munchers. Echo thought an area grocery price survey would be in order. Four stores—Market Fair. Tip Top, (both on Franklin), Super Valu (Minnehaha Mall) and West Bank Co—op (Cedar Ave.) were checked. Items typically purchased by college students were chosen and priced. The grand totals showed Super Valu (not surprisinglyl as the lowest priced store in the area. West Bank Coop was highest priced, also had the smallest selection of goods. longest wait in line, and most disorganized floor organization. The West Bank liberal intellectuals were beating the system as they walked out short a few sheckels. Super Valu not only had the best prices but the highest quality meats and produce of the stores surveyed. The wait at the checkout counter was average. Market Fair and Tip Top compare favorably with respect to overall prices. On certain items, however. Market Fair does much better li.e. frozen pizzas) and in general has a greater selection of goods. There was no waiting in line at Tip Top whatsoever and it looked inviting to customers in a hurry. Market Fair distributes flyers on campus FACESZ It’s the second time around for Franchel Patton this year. Franchel is serving his second year as president of the Black Student Union. Patton served his first term the year he transferred from the University of Minnesota. He had spent two years there studying business administration and, says Franchel, “Ralph Crowder was the number one reason" for the transfer to Augsburg. Franchel is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, and moved to Minneapolis when he was 16. His big involvement at South High. from which he graduated in 1973, was wrestling. The wrestling mat was later exchanged for a karate mat and white uniform. Franchel has been a member of the Augsburg Karate Club and the Midwest Karate Club. and has achieved the “9th kyu" ranking with Midwest. He completed kung-fu a few months ago. Franchel has been pleased with the quality of education at Augsburg. “There's not as much variety as at a larger university but the courses here are good." Aiming for a degree in business education with an emphasis in accounting, Franchel hopes to go into business for himself someday. The Black Student Union. along with general concerns of black students on campus, will continue to be a priority for Franchel this year. He is pleased with the growth that the BSU has achieved since his first year. and hopes for more his last year here at Augsburg. E Fu: .Im al 27m Ave 3355666 2628 EAST FRANKLlN AVE 335-6666 MA N pLANT 2400 aloommglon 724-‘000 ’------------------- advertising special prices and just could be the place for the calculating shopper. We can see advantages to each store so we recommend under these circum- stances: IN A HURRY? TIP TOP ALL THE WAY BIG ORDER SUPER VALU MARKET FAIR, IF NO CAR SPECIAL DINNER . SUPER VALU LIKE SLICING YOUR OWN CHEESE WEST BANK CO-OP v""‘Primary Election Sept. 12 General Election Nov. 7 Primary Sept. 12 General Election Nov. 7 \m7'8TE September 29, I978 Show less
a time for losing innocence “The Day In May represented kind of a high point here," said Chrislock. “Martin Luther King’s assassination had occurred a month earlier but the sense of shock and anger had an impact—it made it even more emotional than it would have been." In retrospect, Chrislock... Show morea time for losing innocence “The Day In May represented kind of a high point here," said Chrislock. “Martin Luther King’s assassination had occurred a month earlier but the sense of shock and anger had an impact—it made it even more emotional than it would have been." In retrospect, Chrislock thinks that some of the suggestions might have gone a little far; for example, it was suggested that all general education requirements be abolished except for a course in black history. He believes that integrating a black perspective into all disciplines would be more effective and cause less separatism than forming whole new departments. This, he believes, is currently being done at Augsburg. The addition of a black consciousness wasn't all that students were demand- ing. According to Grier Nicholl, the whole educational experience came under fire. “Relevance was the key word, " states John Mitchell of the Augsburg English faculty. “Students were more serious about ideas." “But of course,” Mitchell continued. “that doesn’t mean they were studious." It did mean that classes became more discussion-oriented than lecture-dominated. Most significant in Mitchell's memory is “ . the perpetual sense of frustration and despair." Further, Mitchell sensed a lot of fear. As he recalls. “people were even afraid to go down to Richter's Drug Store on Cedar Avenue," because of the counterculture characters that hung out there. Clearly, Augsburg was no Berkeley. But neither was it in isolation. “The truth is probably between those two poles," says Myles Stenshoel. “The intensity was probably more controlled than in other places." That “controlled intensity" was shattered one more time by the Cambodian invasion of 1970. Grier Nicholl took a knapsack full of stationery and envelopes onto the quad one day and urged people to use it to write to their Congressional representatives about this latest offensive by the government. The 1970 invasion was “the last straw, the point of ultimate frustration," for Doug Merrifield. “I saw that what was going on over in Vietnam was related to Jon Mitchell what was happening here—Americans were placing their own fears on another group of people and decimating them.” Staff photo by Phil Hsaio J A national leader — some say Nixon — burned in effigy near the College Center in 1971. "The most revealing thing about Augsburg at that time was that the police felt free to rest here." Mitchell came out of Old Main after class one day during a protest over at the University of Minnesota and was surprised to see "the police laying out on the lawn by the library. Students didn't bother them." September 29. 1978 ‘ Merrifield remembers the existence of . . . a conservative element that felt that if we made noise we would be defeating our purpose. We would be alienating other people by using counterproductive tactics and strategy." This “conservative element" may have been what kept the Augsburg campus from erupting into more radical action. Another speculation came from Dr. Chrislock, who thinks that “ perhaps the religious orientation affected the way students reacted to things—not that they didn't feel very deeply, just that they would be very careful. It was not so much visible flaunting." Dr. Phil Quanbeck, professor of religion at Augsburg, observed ” . . . a maturity and intelligence of the students that made them see the results of such actions." “I'd like to believe that one of the factors (relating to their action] is the religious commitment." Quanbeck com— mented. Recognition of the basic unjustness of the Vietnam War, a sense of injustice at the treatment of minorities. dis- satisfaction with the basic educational structure, and fear of the draft were the factors contributing to the flurry of on— campus involvement and off-campus activity in the late 1960's. But such a high pitch of excitment can't be sustained for very long, concurred several people. Just like the rock music culture was burning itself out, so was the protest movement. Besides, the draft was being slowed down and the war appeared to be drawing to a close. So on the Augsburg campus, as in many other places, things began to settle down in late 1971 or early 1972, Along with that settling down came what John Mitchell calls "a revolution of sensibility," Although Augsburg had stopped “trying to be all things to all people. " as Ed Sabella believed it was doing during the 60's, it certainly wasn't the "rather cloistered place" that he had come to in 1967, Cries for more relevant, experiential education had resulted in the develop- ment of the CHR program, Developing from the early non-funded stages when faculty had to volunteer their time. to a height of about 15 course offerings and 150 students per semester in 1974, the CHR program offered classes in several academic areas at institutions like Trevilla of Robbinsdale and Stillwater State Prison. Show less
ail-4’76“ #JIJJWJ' 63 ##J/lifi/J' Anything poached is better than fried LITTLE BIG MAN: Dear loyal Echo readers: After returning from a successful hunting trip through posted no-hunting areas in Hastings, we did not have time to submit a column with as much magnitude and scope as last weeks. What... Show moreail-4’76“ #JIJJWJ' 63 ##J/lifi/J' Anything poached is better than fried LITTLE BIG MAN: Dear loyal Echo readers: After returning from a successful hunting trip through posted no-hunting areas in Hastings, we did not have time to submit a column with as much magnitude and scope as last weeks. What can you expect from a drop out and a fifth year student? It’s surprising we have enough time to write our names between Disney cartunes. However, through extensive research we have discovered that a slaughter license is $7.00 this year, with a 50 cent 15.50) agents fee. (That brings the total to $7.50—seven dollars and fifty cents). Too steep by our standards. It would have been a waste of money, we never saw a highway patrolman or conserva- tion officer our entire trip. Conclusive evidence that posted no‘hunting areas (especially game refuges) are the safest. Our only problems arose when we mistook a flock of sheep for zebras. It is possible for an amatuer to read this and head for the hills half-cocked. It is for that very reason we refuse to print all of our tactics. In the event this warning does not serve to disuade, bear in mind, car camaflouge is an art. You’ll also need a hammer or a crowbar. Blatantly displayed no—hunting Signs with two inch letters, placed not more than 1000 feet apart, are difficult to remove with bare hands. Never carry a plug in your shotgun. They can be easily installed if you see the D.N.R. car approaching. Besides, those extra shots come in handy. Poaching ducks can be especially rewarding. Don't let them rise off the water, they’re sure to get away. If your dog doesn’t retrieve, just leave them on the surface. Duck meat tastes terrible, the sheer sport of the event will be satisfaction enough. If a hunting partner should be caught or killed, always disavow any knowledge of his/ her actions. Many hunting accidents aren’t accidents at all. Most are justifiable homicide. If you're planning one, make sure it looks like an accident (just in case the courts definition of justifiable differs from yours). Sorry, we didn’t mean to keep your attention this long. Next week we’ll be deer hunting in the boundary wate_i;s. We'll keep you posted. Salutations and bye for now. K. Bloom and C. Hart Music Building update By ESTIE BROUWER Augsburg's music department m'll have officially moved into the new music building by Monday, October 16. At least “that’s the way it looks now," said Burt Fosse, director of planning at Augsburg, in an interview last week. Ground breaking ceremonies for the new building took place at Commence- ment in May, 1977. Actual construction of the structure began in early August of that year. At the time, completion was projected for August 1978. However, a six—week electricians’ strike this past summer and other strikes involving lathers, sheetrock hangers and asbestos workers caused substantial setbacks to the completion of the build- ing. In addition, construction activity in the Win Cities area is booming this year, resulting in postponed delivery of such necessities as sound-insulated doors for practice rooms. This year's nationwide cement shortage could have caused even more problems. But according to Fosse, “We're lucky our contractor had a contract with a cement company, so we could get most of the cement we needed with no problem." Fosse commented that in the 25 years he's served as director of planning, this was his experience with being off- schedule like that. If it hadn't been for the strikes, we would have made it in the year planned." "I'm just thankful it‘s not a dormitory," he added. Fosse expects the music department‘s movingrin process to begin on Thursday, October 12 and continue through the \ September 29, I978 weekend. He said the department is hoping to enlist students as the moving crew and “sort of make a party out of it." The only music organization that won't be officially moved into the v building by October 16 is the Choir. ie recital hall, which will also functior as the Choir’s rehearsal room, won‘t be completed by that date. But “we're going to try desperately hard to have that done by dedication (October 29)," said Fosse, Fosse’s assertion that “reverberation times (in the recital hall) at present are very close to that of Old Main Chapel" should help to reassure Choir members who may be a bit apprehensive about making the move to the new rehearsal room. “I think it’s going to be an excellent room," Fosse added. An incredible amount of detail was involved in perfecting the ventilation— sound isolation system throughout the new building. Some features include: a virtually soundless ventilation system: acoustic clouds; doubleShow less
To PAC We would like to use some of this space to remind the Cedar-River- side Project Area Committee that students are significant members of this community—whether PAC likes it or not. Thanks to PAC,manv students are daily faced with a serious parking problem, the results of stalled... Show moreTo PAC We would like to use some of this space to remind the Cedar-River- side Project Area Committee that students are significant members of this community—whether PAC likes it or not. Thanks to PAC,manv students are daily faced with a serious parking problem, the results of stalled negotiations between Augsburg and PAC concerning the demolition of three houses. Augsburg owns land and wants first to make it into a parking lot and perhaps later into additional student housing. Augsburg has maintained the position that these ideas all fall into existing long range plans. We feel PAC is extending beyond what we believe to be the intent of urban renewal guidelines conceived in the 1960's. It is unfortunate that any organization can politicize an issue to the point where one now wonders whether property owners have as many rights as tenants. It is also unfortunate that three sets of tenants had to be evicted. But even casual observation of the three buildings involved lends credibility to the Augsburg administration’s argument that rehabilitation of these structures would be too costly. Furthermore we find it utterly ridiculous that PAC uses the University of Minnesota as a benchmark to argue in Snoose News (June '78) that the U of M has spent over $1 million in the rehabilitation of rental properties and comes back in today's Echo to state the U is undertaking such rehabilitation projects “at minimal cost.”—So why can't Augsburg? Augsburg is a privately owned small college whereas the U of M is annually subsidized to the tune of$150 million, We wish PAC and Snoose News would withdraw their emotional appeals and stick to objective facts. Maybe they could start by con- sidering students (commuters and residentsI members of this community. We are here daily and our money and employment support the local merchants. The floral tributes sent to the memorial service by the Ausburg To all our friends in the Augsburg community, We have been deeply touched by your kindness at this sad time of the loss of our husband and father, Doug Ollila. Thank you for your cards, letters, calls and other expressions of love and concern. community and the student body were beautiful! Your memorial gifts have been used to start a Douglas Ollila Endowed Memorial Scholarship at Augsburg. The cards and letters and words of comfort have been very meaningful to the family. Thank you for caring, and for showing us your love and concern. Ruth, Stephen and Cameron Ollila ECHO praised, Hart-Bloom auntiked To the Editor: I recently had an opportunity to pick up one of your copies of the Echo dated Sept. 22, 1978. I’m not a student or an alumni member of your school so my exposure to your school and its paper are very limited. After looking through the paper and reading some of the articles it appears you have some very concerned, conscientious writers on your staff. The articles on the Alcohol Policy question were all very interesting and written with some research done, with a surprisingly objective viewpoint. The dedication to accurate and fair reporting was very refreshing as compared to many other papers lie. Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis Tribune). However, after reading the article on page three written by Craig V. Hart, 1978 Augsburg dropout and Ken Bloom, 5th year student I can fully understand why one has dropped out and the other has taken five years to be educated. If it took two of them to write that piece, they are going to have real problems if they are ever asked to do more than write their names. The article was very inaccurate and slanderous for those people who do hunt on a serious basis. After all it is their dollars that allow all of us to enjoy public wildlife areas, game refuges and other areas bought from the money these people sepnd on licenses and special taxes on the goods they purchase to pursue their pastime. A typical example would be the money they spend just for the license: $6 for the basic license, $3 for the state waterfowl stamp, $5 for the federal waterfowl stamp. Of that $14 total, the money paid in for the state and federal stamps all goes for the aquisition of wetlands for duck breeding. We all benefit from their efforts. If the article was written tongue—in- cheek it was done poorly. They could have done a better job without using all the foolish cliches we've all heard before on the same subject. The subject matter would be great for a Disney cartoon but not in a paper that has a more serious, straightforward reporting attitude. Jay E. Johnson Mp1s, MN Editors Note: The Hart-Bloom column {only 3 wks. old) is an open satire. Many Echo readers are familiar with their personalities and can appreciate their attempts at humor. NEWS BRIEFS HECUA Valerie Pace Halvorson will be recruiting students for HECUA pro- grams on Oct. 4 and 5. A table will be set up in the College Center for students interested in the San Francisco Summer Term, the Scandinavian Studies Term and the Metro Urban Studies Term. Register to Vote REGISTER TO VOTE in November‘s elections! The Augsburg Student Senate, along with FRONTLASH, a non-partisan voter registration organiza- tion, will be registering people to vote in the College Center Lobby on Monday, October 9, and Tuesday, October 10. Election results President— RodSill...., ,, . .. 90 Roman Taffe . . . . 45 Kathy Hendrickson . 33 At-Large Rep. — Sandy Halverson , , . . .123 Michael Smith . . . . . . , . , , 39 Oil-Campus Rep. — JanePalumbo . , , . .. .. 86 Jodi Holden . . . . . . . , , 65 Off-Campus Rep. — Mary Welms . . . . , 5 BOYD KOEHLER, Faculty Consultant W?.’.¢Z-Z€¢W~W?ffif 2 LARRY COUTURE . . . . . , . . . . . ..Editor-inCh/el . . . . . . . . .Business Manager . . . , . , . , . . Associate Editor NATALIE NYSTUEN . . . . . . ..Ed/‘toria/Assistant MIKE LUNDEEN .. KATHY YAKAL ... ESTIE BROUWER . , . . _ . . . . ..Fine Arts Editor EMILIE NYSTUEN . . . . . , . . . . . . . ..Sports Editor CHRIS HALVORSEN . . . . . , . . _ . . ..News Editors HOLLY GROTEN ERIC KANTEN JEFF DANIELOWSKI , . . . .Head Photographers Annual subscription rate IS 57 00 College, 731 Minnesota 55454 Phone 3326181. Ext 301. ODII’HOHS expressed are those ol the authors and do not necessarily reflect those at me suppomng statt. ad- ministration laculty. or the remainder ol the students THE AUGSBURG ECHO. Published weekly each Frlday except durlng Augsburg Interlm, vacation periods and hohdays by the students oI Augsburg A 215! Avenue South. Minneapolis, \lember oflhe assooareo COLLECIaTe mess? September 29. 1978 Show less
Augsburg in the ’60’s - — profs, graduates remembe By KATHY YAKAL Associate Editor Mention “the 1960’s” and anyone over the age of 20 conjures up pictures of riots, assassinations, rock festivals. psychedelic posters, and space shots. Mention “Augsburg College in the 1960’s" and you get an... Show moreAugsburg in the ’60’s - — profs, graduates remembe By KATHY YAKAL Associate Editor Mention “the 1960’s” and anyone over the age of 20 conjures up pictures of riots, assassinations, rock festivals. psychedelic posters, and space shots. Mention “Augsburg College in the 1960’s" and you get an incredible variety of tales. Fortunately, all of those stories don't jive. Augsburg College was not an institution as homogenous in ideology and activism as it was in ethnicity. In the early 1960's, Augsburg looked much like any other college campus in the United States. Homecoming queens were elected, freshman initiation was expected, and the biggest issue was whether or not social dancing would be condoned on campus. President Oscar Anderson sports a freshman beanie during “beanie week" in 1964 — Anderson '5 first year as presi- dent of the college. Robert Zeller, now vice-president of the Seniors Radio Project, was a student in the early 1960‘s and later served as Director of Instructional Services. “Augsburg was mischaracterized as the ‘Bible College’ of the 60's," he remembered. “Even so, we were two or Augsburg was not by any means unique as an educational institution involving itself in national events. At about that same time, 2,000 miles west of here, The Free Speech Movement was gaining momentum on the ( unpus of the University of California at Berkeley. And about five years later, on May 4, 1970, four students were killed and nine wounded in a confrontation between nervous National Guardsmen and outraged students at Kent State University in Ohio. It was the killings at Kent State, several Augsburg faculty have concur- red, that really began to raise the con- sciousness of a large number of Augsburg people. Some say it was earlier, by the fall of 1968, that the vocal, visible majority was against the war. But for Doug Merrifield, a student who came to the school in 1967, it was Ron Palosaari of the English faculty who challenged his complacency. Ron Paalosaari, early opponent of the war. Sta/[photo by Phil Hsaia Palosaari himself had just recently taken a stand. During his first year at Augsburg, after being at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, he was asked to be the moderator in a debate about the war, since his stance was assumed to be neutral. “I had to study up on the “About 800 of us put on our coats and marched right out of chapel and downtown to march. ’ ’ join the three years behind the other campuses in the area.” President Oscar Anderson agreed. “We were still pretty square in the 60’s." Perhaps the first sign that Augsburg was developing a more worldly con- sciousness appeared at a campus chapel service in the winter of 1965. Several hundred miles south of the snow-packed streets of Minneapolis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was leading a march of thousands from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protect descriminatory voting procedures. And a few short blocks from the Augsburg campus, many Minnesotans were marching downtown in support. of King. President Oscar Anderson, in his chapel talk that day, suggested that the Augsburg community, too, show its support. As Anderson recalled, “about 800 of us put on our coats and marched right out of chapel and downtown to join the march." 4 Vietnam conflict because I didn't know too much about it yet," Palosaari recalled. “And after reading a lot about it I discovered that I was against it." “I remember being in Dr. Palosaari’s office one day and we started talking about the war,” Merrifield recalled. Former Auggie anti-war protester Doug Men'ifiehi took the microphone in the middle of the 1971 commencement speaker's address to outline his up position to the Viet Nam War. Merrifield recently graduated from Luther Seminary. Palosaari asked him how he felt about it, and when Merrifield replied that he wasn’t sure, Palosaari told him that he “had to take a stand." So he did. That stand eventually caused him to boycott classes for the final term of his senior year and put all of his time and energy into the anti-war effort. Naturally, his absence from classes kept him from graduating. But it didn’t keep him from attending commencement exercises that year. Earlier, Merrifield had been refused permission to make an anti-war state- ment. Told that the schedule was already too crowded, he had a speech prepared anyway. “I wasn't sure up until the last minute whether or not I was going to do it,” Doug said. It was during the commence- ment speaker's address when Merrifield decided that he was, indeed, going to make his statement. Ironically, the topic of that year's address was “A Benign Technology." Doug's thesis was that the United States was using a technology that was far from benign, that, in fact, was a very violent and inhuman technology. “I felt that I was representing a lot of people in that belief, and that I was speaking for them, not just myself," Doug asserted. Many of those people that Doug was representing were on the faculty of Augsburg College. Faculty members showed their displeasure with the state of the union by carrying protest signs at commencement one year and at a convocation. President Oscar Anderson recalled that, “ . . . there they were. in all their fancy regalia, carrying protest signs at an academic convocation." Myles Stenshoel, professor of political science at Augsburg, was one of those sign carriers. As he described that period, “It was a time of strong values. The dominant view was that something was going on that was very wrong." And after Kent State, said Stenshoel, there wasn‘t much conservativism visible on campus. “Anybody that wasn't awake before was then." Myles Stenshoel Slat/photo by Phil Hsaia But some people had been awake for a long time. Grier Nicholl, Professor of English and head of Augsburg’s American Studies program, was one who had voted for Lyndon Johnson and his peace platform in 1964. then was disenchanted when the war was accelerated by Johnson. Upset by the unexpected turn of events, Nicholl tried to get more students and faculty concerned. “At that time. student opinion was not very much attuned to what was happening," he recalled. "There were quite a few rumblings on other campuses of a more pronounced sort." That is not to say that Augsburg didn’t have its share of rumblings. But until the late 1960’s those rumbles had to do with less-than.global concerns. Emmitt Smith, a mid-60’s student, cited the Chinwag sleep-in of 1968 as “the height of campus activism." President Oscar Anderson had made a lot of students unhappy by deciding to close the Chinwag during chapel. “We were pretty upset about that," recalls Smith. “There were lots of us who wanted to be able to spend that time sowing down coffee.” This student unrest erupted in a “Chinwag Sleep-In." An Echo pho— tographer captured the students camped out on too of the Chinwag tables one Thursday night in the spring of 1968, pillows and all. “President Anderson was very cool about the whole thing,” recalled Smith. The Monday following the sleep-in, Anderson signed an order authorizing the Chinwag to open at 9:15 on weekday mornings. But that frivolity, along with the rest of the fun and games of the early 60's, gave way to more serious signs of protest. The Augsburg Echo in 1968-69 reflected the changing mood of the campus. Editorials dealt with the war, drug addiction, and urban crises. Photos captured Presidential-hopeful Eugene McCarthy talking to students in the Chinwag, malnourished children in Biafra, peace marches, and campus debates and speakers exploring the issues dealing with the Vietnam War. Several people who were here at the height of unrest recall the day that the quad was covered with white crosses to represent the dead in Vietnam, the day an “open mike" on the quad facilitated both pro and anti-war speeches, and the time when a national leader—some say Nixon—was burned in effigy next to the College Center. Although tales of those days sound exciting to some of us members of the , “unconcerned generation," as Mother Jones magazine called us this month, “ . . . it was a grim time—don't romanticize it, " warns Grier Nicholl. “We would come to class every day and talk about new developments in the war." Classrooms weren’t the only forums for discussion. The continuing civil “One Day in May” May 15, 1968 W rights struggle motivated some Augs- burg people to organize “One Day In May." on May 15, 1968. Classes were suspended and people who were know— ledgable about minority issues were invited to speak at the all-day event in Murphy Square. Soul food was served and spirits were stirred. “Many things were diagnosed as being wrong that day,” recalled Carl Chrislock, professor of history at Augsburg. Those "things," called for remedies through increased black cuture-oriented course offerings, the addition of minority faculty, and a more rigorous recruitment of minority stu- dents. September 29, 1978 Show less
Zwingel gains 143 yds rushing as gridders push Carleton, 28-7 By LARRY COUTURE Staff Writer Coach Al Kloppen and the Augsburg offense are not accustomed to nearly 400 yards total offense. Last Saturday they tasted it as Augsburg overcame injuries and 237 yards in penalties to trounce lowly... Show moreZwingel gains 143 yds rushing as gridders push Carleton, 28-7 By LARRY COUTURE Staff Writer Coach Al Kloppen and the Augsburg offense are not accustomed to nearly 400 yards total offense. Last Saturday they tasted it as Augsburg overcame injuries and 237 yards in penalties to trounce lowly Carleton 28-7 behind the rushing of senior tailback Dave Zwingel. The defensive line, (Dave Wilson, Kevin Iacarella, Greg Baufield, Steve Molenramp, and Blaine Johnson), were awesome as they yielded just 28 yards rushing in 38 attempts. Co—Captain Tim Clark, an offensive lineman, had strong words of praise for the Auggie defense. “They (Carleton) got every break in the game and our defense still shut them down and we beat 'em. We still stuffed it on 'em. I was really happy with the game." Augsburg opened the scoring with a sustained drive set up by Steve Grinde's interception and climaxed with a beautiful 21 yd. pass from sophomore quarterback Rick Redetzke to tight end Mike Dick. Roger Schwartz added the first of his four conversions for an early 7-0 lead. Carleton came back passing Gridders grab first win Kevin Iacarella Staff photo by Ross Bernd! Steve Molenkamp ‘Tying a game is like kissing your sister’ By EMILIE NYSTUEN Sports Editor The referee blew his whistle: the game was over. Both teams looked at each other and sighed. What else can you do when a hard-fought game ends in a 2-2 tie? You've got to shake hands and start thinking about the next game. But, oh, how it hurts . . . ‘ Don Potter said. “I think it was Woody Hayes—or someone like that—that said ‘Tying a game is like kissing your sister’." "These guys always give us a really tough. physical game. They always come right at us," said Auggie coach Rolf Erickson just prior to the start of the game Wednesday. He was right; it was a tough game. Most of the action took place in the mid-field area. Neither team had many shots on goal or made many noticable mistakes. The only score of the first half was by Don Potter. Forward Matt Ellingson crossed the ball in from the left where Potter was able to just “one-touch" it right into the far right comer. The Gusties grabbed their first goal early in the second half. With about 10 min. left they were able to put in another goal to go ahead. Senior Gary Dahle said, “They were able to capitalize on a couple of our defensive lapses.” The Auggies had their work cut out for them. With no more than five minutes left. Augsburg began really putting on the pressure. Several shots were drilled in on goal before “cool-footed" Jerry Jackson alertly tapped a deflection just out of reach of the Gustie goalie. The score was tied 2-2. Amid the flurry of the closing moments, Auggie passing remained solid— as it has been so far this year. But the ball would not go into the net and the score remained final at 2-2. The soccer team faces St. Olaf tomorrow at Snelling field at 10 a.m. Goalie Mark Anderson punts the ball as Auggie Rob LaFleur covers in from. 10 Sta/{photo by EMA/e Nysluen and with help from a pass interference call on the Auggie 13 tied the game 7-7. Midway through the second quarter Dan McMurchie got his first of two touchdowns to put the Auggies up 14-7. The defense began digging in. With 57 seconds left in the half Grinde covered a Carleton fumble and Redetzke and Dick teamed up again for a commanding 21-7 halftime lead. The defense had words of praise for the offense too. Defensive tackle and Co—Captain Greg Baufield said, "I was really impressed with the offense. They came out first and twenty-five a number of times and came up with their first downs. They drove the ball consistently all game." A mishandled snap by the Knight punter on his own 16 yd. line set up Augsburg’s final score. McMurchie drove it over from the one and the Auggies brought home their first win. 28-7. Tomorrow Augsburg takes on injury plagued St. Thomas at Parade Stadium. Game time is 1:30. DAVE’ BARBER CL“ SHOP a"We Cut Hair and Inf/anon" Located In Dinkylown Behind Bulge! King 1 g 414 14th Avenue S.E. Telephone: 331-9747 869mg Binqsfinv USVSS 'uugw sgjodeauugw September 29. 1978 Show less
Augsbti 5 ». Gpnrm c.verc'rup Library ’60’s By CHRIS HALVORSON News Editor Augsburg wants to put in a parking lot. PAC says no. The houses at 2008, 2010 and 2012 So. th St. and 709-711 20th Ave. So. are standing empty now, waiting to be torn down to make more parking space for Augsburg. The... Show moreAugsbti 5 ». Gpnrm c.verc'rup Library ’60’s By CHRIS HALVORSON News Editor Augsburg wants to put in a parking lot. PAC says no. The houses at 2008, 2010 and 2012 So. th St. and 709-711 20th Ave. So. are standing empty now, waiting to be torn down to make more parking space for Augsburg. The Project Area Committee (PAC) says these buildings should be rehabilitated and kept up for use by non-Augsburg tenants. According to Doug Wasko, Director of Auxiliary Services at Augsburg, the decision to tear down these houses was made last spring, at which point PAC “put up the red flags." Wasko says some of the houses are beyond repair and others too costly to rehabilitate. Some need new roofs, foundations and extensive electrical repair. The high cost of these repairs, plus the desperate need for more parking space on the campus, marked these houses as the ones to go, according to Wasko. The PAC is a Cedar-Riverside program that works with the Minne- apolis Housing Authority. PAC, and many groups like it, grew out of the Urban Renewal Program established in the 1960’s. Federal regulations from the Urban Renewal Program state that people should not continually be displaced for the improvements but rather that the communities should Augsburg negotiating with PAC remain intact. PAC has no specific city or government authority but projects such as this one must be approved through them. PAC can carry considerable influence through the Minneapolis City Council, the body that approves permits. The tenants in these houses were given termination notices last May that said they had to be out by August 15. In response, PAC planned a demonstration on our campus during commencement exercises last spring. Loretta Yurick, a coordinator for PAC, said, “We were all set to demonstrate but we then got a commitment from Augsburg.” The lease terminations were then removed as negotiations between PAC and Augsburg began. Augsburg's Vice President of Finance Wayne Pederson and Doug Wasko met with the PAC's Executive Board to dis- cuss the demands of the tenants. These demands, copied from a June issue of Snoose News, a Cedar-Rivérside area newspaper are as follows: 1. That Augsburg stabilize its relationship both with tenants and the surrounding community by meeting with tenants, homeowners and community groups to discuss the condition of properties, temporary maintenance, rehabilitation, associated costs, and long-and-short—term Augsburg plans. Continued on page 7 Meanwhile student drivers circle Murphy Square “Parking is a service provided for students," says Gene Ecklund Director of Augsburg plant services. . One of three houses Augsburg would like to tear down for additional parking. The Project Area Committee wants it rehabilitated. Sia/fpholoby Vern Mclnlyre Parking lot delayed By and parking spaces adjacent to West Hall if Staff Writers demolition plans go forward—pending further negotiations with PAC. But more parking spaces may only attract additional cars from the University, St. Marys and Fairview Hospitals according Stallphola by Phi/H5310 But lately, parking at Augsburg. for many students, has seemed less'than provided. Part of the problem stems from the fact that, as in years past. Augsburg has issued more parking permits than it has spaces available. Exact figures are not known at this time but as Ecklund stated "We issue parking permits only as a means of control and to rule out people from the University. Ecklund added that permits protect students but do not guarantee them a space to park. Permits identify a car as being from Augsburg and can reduce its chances of getting towed for violations. Ecklund sees hope for about 50 more to Ecklund. “We would like to emphasize car pooling as a solution to the parking problem," said Ecklund. A personal idea of Ecklund's is to prohibit freshmen from having cars on campus unless off campus employment necessitates having a vehicle. Every winter there have been cars sitting unused in the Umess parking lot forcing Augsburg to get involved with car starting. Meanwhile students not lucky enough (or skilled enough) to find an Augsburg parking space must take their chances with the City of Minneapolis. Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Volume 85 No. 4 Sept. 29, 1978 Show less