As the new school year begins The Reader wonders what
precautions will be taken to avoid mistakes and flops of campus
events
Another successful social event at Capitol, The Charlie Chan Film
Festival, played to a record breaking audience of ten. Why? May we
suggest a couple of answers.
The October calendar, the newspaper and all university bulletins
scheduled the show for last Thursday night in the Auditorium.
Great, but the Social Committee changed their plans (why?) and
advertized only two days before showing time that the films would
play at the Student Center. Nobody knew, especially new students.
When students finally found by trial and error where the event
was, they were confronted with that dreary but sterile Student
Center. Ah so! The joy of sitting through four Charlie Chan movies
on hard metal chairs. (It parallels with with wooden splinters under
your fingernails - an old form of Chinese torture).
It seems the Social Committee delights in turning people away
from their events because on top of it all, they charged seventy cents
for admission. Now, we know that all organizations are desperatly in
need of money. Not many of us mind the fee, but not after
searching around campus for ati event and definately not for four
C. C. Movies on hard metal chairs in the Student Center.
The Reader is not trying to offend anyone or hurt their feelings.
We just feel it is imperative that all campus organizations - GET IT
TOGETHER. Events should be thoughtfully planned and all campus
media informed well in advance. Requests for signs must be in the
Students Affairs Office ONE FULL week in advance and the Reader
should be notified by Monday morning prior to publication.
If organizations wish to be successful and make a lot of money on
an event, then we urge them to use S.G.A. funds wisely and
advertize for the sake of a better Capitol Campus - USE THEIR
HEAD!
Veterans News and Views
Because of a seven-month and get this bill passed and on
delay in the Pennsylvania House the November ballot, the bill
of Representatives, the state will then have to be placed on
program that gives bonuses to the ballot of, the next election
Vietnam Veterans could run out which will not be until May 21,
of money by the end of this 1974. A state budget office
year. spokesman said last week the
Under this program, veterans
get $25 for each month they
serve in the Southeast Asian
theater (South Vietnam,
Thailand, and Laos) up to a
maximum of $750. The final
deadline for applications for the
Vietnam bonus is March, 1975.
V ietnam Bonus Program
director John Ford says, “It’s
safe to say we’re going to run
out of money.” Mr. Ford said
there is less than $600,000 left
in the program fund, and the
Bureau is receiving an average of
35 applications a day.
Since the Vietnam Bonus
Program was first established in
September, 1969, some 180,000
Pennsylvania Vietnam veterans
have collected over 54.4 million
dollars.
Because of bureaucratic
delays the Pennsylvania General
Assembly now faces an October
10 deadline to pass a bill, which
would put a $lO million bond
issue for the program on the
November ballot. If the
legislature does not act quickly
deaden,
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by
Bob Chaapel
money in the program could be
exhausted by January.
Representative William
Lederer, Philadelphia, one of the
sponsors of the bill and a
member of the House
Committee on Military and
Veterans’ Affairs, said the
legislature was “racing against a
deadline.” He further stated that
“I’m afraid that if it doesn’t get
on the ballot, time will pass
and the veteran will be
forgotten.”
There is one sure way that we
can all be assured that the
veteran won’t be forgotten, and
that is for all of us to take five
minutes and an eight-cent stamp
and express our views to our
state legislators.
Sure, you may have already
gotten your $3OO bonus, but
there are still some Pennsylvania
G.l.’s in Southeast Asia who
would like to get theirs. Don’t
let them be forgotten.
Write your legislator today
and get that bill placed on the
November ballot.
Frank DeSantis & Charlie Holeczy
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Mike Nonnemacher
D. Gibboney
C.C. Soccer
By
Mike Nonnemacher
This past Saturday our Soccer
Club lost its first contest at York
4-7. York Campus displayed a
much improved team over the
one that Capitol defeated 3-1
this spring. Coach Trunk felt
that endurance played the
deciding role. f ‘Our team had
only held 3 practice sessions
before the match. Because of the
earlier Branch Campus calendar
this year, York was in much
better shape. It showed up
midway during the first half
when Capitol lost its lead,” said
Trunk.
The game saw Capitol grab an
early lead when Mike
Burkholder scored. Both teams
pressed but Capitol controlled
the play. York tied the score on
a quick breakaway and then
received a big break when they
were awarded an eleven meter
penalty shot due to a
“hand-on-ball” call against Dan
Fichtner. The ball whizzed past
goalie Armand Magnellie’s
outstretched left hand, giving
York a 2-1 lead. Capitol evened
up the score when Dennis Doerr
scored on a quick drive pass up
center from John Harris. Before
the half ended our team started
dragging and York took the lead
once again, making it 3-2 at half.
The second half saw a successive
exchange of 4 goals making it
5-4 for York. Dennis Doerr
scored the two goals for Capitol.
The team started to drag again,
allowing York to score twice
more on quick breaks up center .
Little Mike Ayyoub was injured
about 1 minute before the end
of the game when he and a York
player cracked heads on a high
ball. He was taken to York
hospitol where he received 9
stitches. Ironically, coach Trunk
replaced Ayyoub with Bob
Lawler during the first half when
his left leg gave him trouble.
Only on Mike’s insistence that
he was ok was he returned to
play shortly before the injury.
Mike’s presence in the next few
games is doubtful.
The starting line-up for
Capitol was: Goal - Armand
Magnelli; Fullbacks - Mike
Nonnemacher, Kan Albert, (Pat
Byrne, Doug Weirich); Halfbacks
Dan Fichtner, Larry
Lingenfelter, Ennio Trent;
Forwards - Mike Ayyoub, Mike
Burkholder, Dennis Doerr, Barry
Deacon, John Harris, (Bob
Lawler, Randy Hess).
A return match is scheduled
for Saturday, October 20 at 2
p.m. by which time our team
should be well rested and in
improved shape.
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At the top of this white and black album cover are three words:
“Bob Dylan/Soundtrack” and that is exactly what Dylan’s latest
effort is - a soundtrack. Taken straight from the much heralded and
poorly received Sam Peckinpah film of the same name, this new
album is largely instrumental and clearly indicates some new
direction for the man the New York Times once called the
“poet-laureat of young America.”
The album is arranged in order of use in the movie with cuts
going from the “Main Title Theme” to the “Final Theme.” Two cuts
of the song “Billy” close out the album and are apparently there to
take up space as neither version appeared in the movie. “Billy 1”
the version that was used in the film is halfway through Side 1 of the
album. Dylan’s lyrics for this song are loose, kind of fun but hardly
worthy of being repeated three times in various tempos. The final
time the song is so slow that it could only appeal to constipated
downer freaks.
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” is the only other cut which has
lyrics and it is the best song on the album. Writen for the Slim
Picken’s death scene, the song holds up without the movie and is
receiving some airplay. Perhaps it is the album’s Top Forty candidate
if it is to have one.
Songs like “Turkey Chase,” “Bunkhouse Theme” and “River
Theme” fill out the record, all of which are about as exciting as the
titles. Despite the talents of people like Dylan, Booker T. and Roger
McGuinn, they exhibit the same shortcomings of so many other
movie soundtracks. Without the movie, the songs are banal little
pieces that are easily forgotten.
Dylan is being widely damned for this album and without a
doubt, it is not his best work. But then this album can hardly be
compared to Highway 61 or Blonde on Blonde. This is, dare I use
the word, commercial music and as commercial music it is a success.
Bobby D. the rebel iconoclast of the Sixties has as much right as
anyone else to produce a product. The air is thick with charges that
he has sold out but has he really? Why would millionaire Dylan do
that? He already has the big money.
At this point, it would be foolish to predict what Dylan’s next
move will be. According to Kris Kristofferson, he is writing great
material and just biding his time, waiting for the right moment
before he brings out another album that will thrill and amaze his
fans. But who knows? Tomorrow Dylan may be back doing protest
and playing harmonica as well as he use to. On the other hand, he
may be doing singing commercials for McDonalds. The smart money
isn’t taking any bets on the elusive Mr. D.
The Social Committee had its
first meeting last Wednesday
night. Happily a few juniors
attended with interest and ideas
to spark the interest for more
social events.
Organizing according to
interests, the committee is
broken into groups such as main
events, films, dances and
concerts, and publicity. One
could help in one area or float
around to see who needs the
most help.
The big events the committee
is working on is another canoe
trip, more movies, concerts, a
hay ride and dances. The Social
Committee will have tickets on
sale for “All - U Day.” This is a
festive football event at
University Park.
The Social Committee also
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discussed the possibility of a
change in the policy concerning
the activity cards. The card
would cost approximately $5.00
and allow free admission to films
while other events would be
offered at a reduced price. This
money collected at the
beginning of the year would
greatly expand the budget for
more student activities..
They still need help and all
are welcome to join. Aren’t you
tired of just sitting around?