March 9, 1978
What's Happening In Recreation And Athletics
By Neil Landes
A long, lanky figure dances
back and forth in front of a
wall-length mirror, throwing
punches at an imaginary
opponent, and accenting each
jab with a loud rush of air from
the nose. Jabbing with lefts and
rights he suddenly snaps his
right leg out to full extension,
about face-high on his oppon
ent. The leg movement was
sudden, almost cat-like, with
absolutely no indication that it
was coming.
Capitol Campus has a rather
unusual student in Phil
Cornacchione, a 10th term
Engineering major from
Bristol, Pa. Unusual in the
respect of his interest in a sport
that has only recently been
recognized in the United
States. Kickboxing has not
become a household word yet,
but this art form has given
indication tilt it could generate
interest in the years to come.
In addition to holding a
black belt in karate, Phil is also
a Golden Glove Champion and a
member of the Professional
Karate League. In his two year
career, Phil has had three
kickboxing fights, winning one
by a technical knockout (TKO),
one by a decision and losing
one. The problem with the
sport so far has been lack of
serious competition on the East
Coast, hopefully this problem
will be solved as the sport
continues to gain popularity.
As in most other sports, size
and strength are not always the
key ingredients to form a
champion.
"Speed and quickness are
important, along with having
good mobility in the ring. Being
able to anticipate your oppo-
R.A. Applications
The selectionprocess for the.
appointment of Resident As
sistants for the coming aca
demic year will begin with an
informational meeting to be
held Wednesday evening, April
12„ 1978, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Gallery Lounge. Following a
group discussion, applications
will be distributed to all
persons interested in seeking
the R.A. position.
Resident Assistants are the
University's representatives in
the Campus living areas. R.A.'s
are charged with the general
welfare of all persons residing
in the area to which they are
assigned. Additional responsi
bilities include: aiding in the
individual adjustment of new
students to Campus life;
interpretation and enforcement
of University and residential
policies; counseling and referral
for personal problems encoun
tered by residents; and
organization and support of
prograrns:.tbuigaed- to „be .;:a
social or educational •benefit , to
residents. specific duties re
Student Wins Golden Gloves
nent's next move comes only
with experience," said Phil in
an interview last week. Lifting
weights tends to bunch and
tighten the muscles, and slow
down the reflexes which are
essential to the kickboxer,
Cornacchione said.
Phil's training program
usually begins one month ahead
of the scheduled fight. Running'
three-to-five miles a day, five
days a week loosens up leg
muscles and increases circula
tion. His workouts include
punching and kicking a bag,
three rounds shadowboxing
and three rounds jumping rope
to add coordination and
mobility.
A well rounded kickboxer
can use his feet as well as he
can use his hands because "a
fighter who uses only his legs
will be beaten if he is stalked by
his opponent, forcing him to
move in the ring and not
allowing him to set up for a
good kick. A fighter who uses
only his hands will be beaten if
he is kept at bay with his
opponents kicks," explained
Phil.
Phil defended his title
Saturday night in the
Harrisburg Police Athletic
Leagues District Two, Pa.
Golden_ gloves boxing tourna
ment before 1000 fans at Camp
Curtin.
Cornacchione scored a u
nanimous decision in the
open-class finals beating
Williamsport's Dewey Wauch.
Phil received a trophy for being
the outstanding fighter of the
night.
Phil was scheduled to fight
on Friday night but received a
bye. Phil had to wait Saturday
night to see the outcome of the
Edward Sampson and Dewey
Available
lated to these general areas will
be discussed at the April 12th
meeting. Remuneration to
persons appointed to the R.A.
position comes in the form of a
per term fee reduction allow
ance no greater than the cost of
room and board in the
Residence Halls. This year all
R.A.'s deducted 003.00/term
from their University ex
penses.
The following steps in the
application process must be
met before an applicant may be
considered a candidate for the
Resident Assistant position:
1. The applicant must be
matriculating at The Capitol
Campus as a full time
undergraduate or graduate
student at the time of filing an
application for the position.
2. The applicant must have
filed an application for on-
Campus Housing for the
1978-1979 academic year.
Applications are available in
the Housing Office, and must be
filed in the Finance Office with
the s4s.lllo,advance- deposit so
later than March 31, 1978.
C.C. Reader
Wauch fight because his
opponent would be the winner.
In the Wauch-Sampson
match both men were knocked
down in the first round. Wauch
knocked down Sampson and cut
him in the second round. The
third round saw Wauch win the
fight with a knockout, and gave
him a chance to meet
Cornatchione.
The Cornacchione-Wauch
match saw Phil take command
in the first round connecting
with quick jabs, snapping
Wauch's head back.
The second round brought
more of the same treatment for
Wauch. Phil continued to jab
his opponent, drawing blood
from Wauch's nose. In the
middle of that round Phil
connected with a punch which
sent his opponent to the canvas.
In the final round Phil
circled Wauch and hit him with
a combination of jabs and
uppercuts. Cornacchione tried
irmi!',i!mrg!rriim
Due to the many problems
encountered this past term
regarding intramural schedul
ing, it will be impossible to
conduct the IM basketball
play-offs during this current
term; consequently, they have
been scheduled for April 4,5,6,
according to the following
schedule:
April 4
First place vs Eighth place
Second place vs Seventh place
Third place vs Sixth place
Fourth place vs Fifth place
April 5
Winner A vs Winner D
Winner B vs Winner C
' April 6
Championship and Consolation
game.
3. The applicant must have a
cumulative Grade Point
Average of no less than 2.00
earned at the Capitol Campus
at the time of filing the
application. This average must
be maintained for the duration
of employment.
When applications and
references have been received,
R.A. Candidates will be
evaluated and screened by the
Resident Assistant Screening
Committee consisting of the
Coordinator and Assistant to
the Coordinator, Residence
Living Program; Resident
Assistants from the Residence
Halls and Meade Heights; and
representatives from the
Meade Heights Board of
Governors and Resident
Student Council.
Additional requirements in
the application and screening
process will be discussed at the
meeting. Persons unable to
attend the meeting may pick up
an application in the Residence
Living Program Office, 946 A
Kirtland Ave. between April
13-21. when they become due.
to put Wauch away in the third
but Wauch held on to Phil.
"If my opponent had not
fought earlier in the night and
was not tired, I would have
fought him the same way, but I
would have tried to get more
combination inside," said
Cornacchione in an interview
after the fight. "My strategy
going into the fight was for the
first two rounds I would circle
Wauch and throw a lot of
combinations and keep my
opponent off balance with my
jab. I knew Wauch was a hard
puncher and a brawler but felt I
could be effective against
him,"Cornacchione added.
"My knockdown in the
second round came on an
uppercut to the mid section,"
said Cornacchione after the
fight.
About 14 students from
Capitol Campus were at the
fight cheering for Phil.
"I could hear people yelling
Any player who may be
graduating at the end of this
term will be eligible to
participate in the IM play-offs
during the 1978 Spring term.
Team standings to date are as
follows:
Running Rebels 9-0
Voit
Whoosiers
Ceasers------ 1-8`
Indeterminate Forma--------6-4
Entertainers—•
Cherry Pickers 4-4
Brotherhood 8-0
69'ers— ------ --------------- ------ 6-3
Valiant Bros. 2-8
P.A.S. 4-4
M.P.A.s 1-8
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Ex-Smoker's Better
Lafayette College (PANS)--
Do people who are able to quit
smoking differ from those who
can't stop, and do ex-smokers
undergo physical and emotional
changes?
Armed with the results
from a detailed survey, J.
Marshall Brown, Lafayette
College psychology professor,
answers "yes" to both ques
tions.
Under Brown's supervision,
two Lafayette College students
who have since graduated
analyzed data from more than
650 questionnaires. Successful
ex-smokers—and individuals
who had stopped smoking
temporarily but resumed with
in six months—recorded their
attitude towards smoking, their
motivation for quitting, and the
strength and timespan of their
habit.
The results showed that
unsuccessful quitters and suc
cesful quitters, during their
smoking days, were smoking
about the same number of
cigarettes. The male-female
distribution and the average
level of education for each
group were also similar.
However, the successful
ex-smokers and those who
returned toismokhigdiffered In
and clapping, it gave me more
incentive to win," Phil said.
"It was the first fight I ever
attended. I think Phil's style
ranks with that of the young
boxers in the Olympics," said
Capitol student Steve Facetti in
an interview Saturday, on his
reactions to the fight.
"This was the first time that
I have ever seen a fight live. It
is by far more exciting seeing it
in person than on television.
One can really feel part of the
action by just being there
cheering for a friend. Phil
fought a 'hell' of a fight, he was
by far the best fighter of the
night. His style and finesse
were enough to overwhelm his
opponent. I hope that in the
future I will have a chance to
see him fight in a kickboxing
match," said Pete Santoro,
student at Capitol.
Cornacchione hopes to fight
next _in a kickboxing match in
April.
Term Break Building Hours
All students/faculty/staff
are reminded that during the
term break the Multi-Purpose
building hours will be as
follows:
Mon. thru Fri.--8 am to 9pm
Closed weekends
These hours will be in effect
beginning Friday, March 17
until April 1, inclusive. The
building will close promptly at
5 pm!!!
5-5
Also effective immediately,
due to the problems that have
been encountered by the
student assistants, guests of
any student/faculty/staff mem
bers will be limited to the
immediate family!!
important ways. According to
Brown, the ex-smokers ex
pressed more concern with a
specific health problem of their
general well being. The
ex-smokers were usually older
anaverage of 12 years, and had
smoked longer--an average of
11 years, than their unsuccess
ful counterparts.
Those who stopped, the
researchers found, were much
more likely to cite anti-smoking
pressures from their family or
acquaintances, rather than
personal desire or self-disci
pline.
According to Brown, the
study also showed that giving
up smoking brings improved
physical and emotional health.
Interestingly, the ex-smokers
who indicated the greatest
pleasure from giving up the
habit were younger (under 42)
had smoked less (fewer than
two packs a day) and had
smoked for a shorter length of
time (under 25 years).
On the whole, ex-smokers
were impressed by their better
"general disposition" and re
duced dependence on nerve
pills such as aspirin and
tranquilizers. They also men
tioned better sleeping habits
and greater vitality.
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