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Augsburg Echo November 19, 1982, Page 07
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Show moreJACFIOSS 1 Newspapers. collectively 6 Bards 11 Spin 12 In one's dotage 14 Three-teed sloth 15 Soaks 17 Sketch 18 Writing fluid 20 Apportions 23 Organ of sight 24 Mix 26 Weird 28 Teutonic deity 29 Bar legally 31 Shreds 59 Part of PTA 61 Small shoots 62 Handle DOWN 1 Tips 2 NFL position 3 Organ of hearing 4 Stalk 5 Mediter- ranean vessel 6 Postscript: Abbn 7 Faroe whirlwind 8 Goal I crossword 9 Weary 38 Wheel tracks 10 Killer 40 Swimming 11 Lift 41 Shrewd 13 Pitchers 44 Lure 16 Let it stand 47 Traced 19 Windy day 49 Hind part toys 52 Actor 21 Time periods Wallach 22 Locations 54 Before 25 Frolics 57 Small 27 Public store- meas. house 58 Abbr. on a 30 Musical ship instrument 60 Babylonian 32 Slur over deity 34 Disturbance 36 Postpone 37 Draw out Teacher tours Augsburg to tell traditional tales of trolls By JAMES MAERTENS Remember from your childhood the Three Billy Goats Gruff? Well. that tale and several others about trolls. Norway and the triumph of poor Norwegian folk against these mountainous monsters. were acted out by Lise Lunge-Larsen on last Friday's special addition of Wordsworth On Wednesday. The stories brought back childhood memories and kept the audience spell- bound as Lunge-Larsen brought the characters—especially those fierce and awful trolls—to life in the Alumni Lounge. "Oh. come on!" you might say. "Tell- ing fairy tales at WOW?" Ah. yes. but it is not really such a strange deviation from the usual fare of poets. papers and Sumerian cuneiform. Folk tales are "real" lituralure too and deserve the attention of all those who see language as the basic expression of humanity. After all. folk tales come from the "folk." right? They express the most basic fears and desires of any people. As Americans. I think we miss the richness of such tales because we do not have a real American folk tradition. Instead we carry on those of all our ancestral countries (which. for a lot ol Auggies, is Norway). too olten With a sort of intellectual distain. Lunge-Larsen graduated in 1977 from Augsburg with an English degree and went on to get her master's in Ap- plied Lingmstics. She now teaches English as a second language at St. Catherine's and tells stories for au- diences all over the Twrn Cities. She spoke about the origins of folk tales and about how they teach us deeply about human hopes and fears by letting us step clearly into our im- agination and experience fantasy. She brings back the art of oral stories, a mode of expressmn too neglected in our culture. Lise Lunge-Larsen and her trolls comprised another in this year's series of delightful and informative WOW's. Be sure to reserve 2:30 p.m.»3:30 pm. on Wednesday afternoon and really get your words worth. 33 Arabian chieftain 35 Shut 36 Hopeless- l ness r 39 Twirls 42 — Cid 43 Long nose 45 Kind of cheese 46 Cover 48 Aquatic mammal 50 Greek letter 51 Land measure 53 Pintail duck 55 Digraph 56 Gives up King's widow speaks on protest By SUE RICHMOND News Editor "The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Ideals for a Non-Violent Revolution." was the topic of a lecture given by Kings widow. Coretta Scott King. at Northrup Auditorium on Wednesday. Nov. 10. The audience. which filled the hall. gave King a stan- ding ovation before she even began speaking. King spoke of the past - the marches. the sit-ins. the people who died in the various non-violent protests. and of her husband's work and philosophy. "Mar- tin Luther King Jr. was a person who committed himself to non-violence. not only as a strategy. but as a way of life." said King. King also praised the late Hubert Humphrey for his work. "These men have left us a legacy. and we have the responsibility to carry on their work," she said. The fundamental aspects of the non- violent philosophy and steps for their implementation were outlined in the lecture. King said that some of the Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov. 19. 1982 basic premises are active courage; cultivating the "enemy's" friendship. rather than humiliating him; criticizing policies. not people; not retaliating; re- jecting hatred and instead cultivating unconditional love; and keeping the faith. According to King. non-violence is the most revolutionary social force because it transforms the participants. "Jesus Christ was a nonvviolent revolu- tionary in thought. word and deed. and is the cornerstone of the non-violent philosophy." she stated. She urged students to speak up for what they believe. "Students. you can help affect change—don't feel powerless." King said. "Remember. it only took one Rosa Parks to get on that bus and sit down." King told the transfixed audience that we must begin to use this philosophy on a more individual level. to be more giving and loving in our in- terpersonal relationships. She also stressed that we have to get nations to practice non-violence too. "What we need." King said. "is a revolution of priorities." is f christian ; perspective By SUE RICHMOND Hunger. Not the brief pangs you feel. the growls you hear from your stomach at lunchtime if you've missed breakfast. but the deep. knawing pain. the cramping and pinching of prolonged hunger. How many of us have experienced this hunger? I know I haven't. and I'm willing to bet that few. if any. of us here at Augsburg have. Ours IS. for the most part. a land of plenty. Yet one billion of our brothers and Sisters throughout the world are suffering from starvation and/or malnutrition Every rnrnute. 28 people die of starvation and malnutrition-related diseases. One billion hungry people. I think that all of us would agree that this is an enor~ mous problem. But what are we to do about it? The Bible is very clear about the Christian's responsrbility to feed and clothe the poor. The problem of hunger is ad» dressed frequently in the Bible. In Matthew 25: 35-40. Jesus said. "I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. Truly. I say to you. as you did it to one of the least of my brethren. you did it to me." These are encour- aging words indeed for those of us who have obeyed God's word. But by the same token. (Matthew 25:4146). Jesus said of those who ignore the hungry. "Away With you. you cursed ones. into the eternal fire prepared for the devrl and his demons... Truly. I say to you. as you did it not to one of the least of my brethren. you did it not to me." It is clear to me that if we really want to follow Christ. we have an obliga- tion to help feed God's hungry children. How. you may ask. can I help? It does seem like an almost insurmountable prob- lem. Jesus has told us to have faith. "For if you had faith even as small as a tiny mustard seed you could say to this mountain. 'Move' and it would go far away." (Matthew 17:20). There are many ways we can help. from making personal sacrifices. such as fasting. nging to relief organizations (care should be taken to determine legitimacy of these organizations). and Simplifying one's lifestyle; to working on ways to change our socretal patterns of consumption. and creating more humane and Just public poliCies. It is a shocking comment on American lifestyle that we US. Citizens consume five times as much grain per person as do people in developing countries. This past week was Hunger Awareness Week at Augsburg. Many of us here and throughout the nation fasted yesterday to express our solidarity With the hungry people of the world. donating the money saved from not eating to hunger organiza- liOns, such as Oxfam America. This type of thing is great However. even as we last. we must realize how symbolic a gesture it is. because we are lasting volun- tarily. One billion people who fast nearly every day don t have a chorce In James 2:17'20. we are told. "What does it profit, my brethren. if a man says he has faith. but has not works? If a brother or sister is ill clad and in lack of daily food. and one of you says to them. 'Go in peace. be warmed and tilled.' Without giving them the things needed f0r the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works. is dead." My hope is that if we love God. and are earnest in our desrre to serve Him. we Will hear His words. and act upon them. 7
\. By JEFF OUINNELL "I really think by January we will be a good basketball team." commented Augsburg's new head basketball coach Dave Boots. The Augsburg men's basketball team has been working hard the past few weeks preparing themselves for a new season. In examining this year's team. you won't...
Show more\. By JEFF OUINNELL "I really think by January we will be a good basketball team." commented Augsburg's new head basketball coach Dave Boots. The Augsburg men's basketball team has been working hard the past few weeks preparing themselves for a new season. In examining this year's team. you won't find a huge front line. a starting lineup of high school All- Americans. or any of Magic Johnson's relatives. What you will find is a relatively small and inexperienced team with quickness. excellent shooting ability. and all-out ag— gressiveness. "Our biggest strength is our quickness. It's one of the quickest teams we've probably ever had here at Augsburg. It's also a really good shooting group." said Boots. "We will struggle early and by January, middle of January. we'll be as good as the top three teams in the league, I would be disappointed if we finished lower than fourth. It could go the other way too. we're such a young group." Many players commented on how they thought the team looked this year. Senior center and co-captain Dave Meslow predicted. "We'll be smaller than the teams we've had in the past. but we'll make up for it by fast breaking and strong shooting." Meslow con- tinued. "Everyone thinks Augsburg basketball is down this year, but Buckets, Boots and the best Coach Boots and the players are work- ing hard. and we're looking forward to finishing up at the top again this year." Basketball coach Dave Boots. —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen "Our quickness, aggreSSiveness. and our ability to execute in different situations will be the key factors in the success of our team this year." added junior guard Pat Sir. Senior forward Brian Greseth stated that he feels the team is going to be in many basketball games this year that are going to be decided by only one or two baskets. Augsburg basketball has always been exciting to watch. This year should be no exception. If you like good basketball. you don't have to go far to find it. Augsburg opens up its men's basketball schedule tomorrow night. Nov. 20. facing Loras College at the UW-Eau Claire Bluegold tip-off. The Auggies' first home game is against Viterbo on Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm. in Si Melby. We'll take them on one at a time By JEFF THEILMANN It's a tradition for Augsburg hockey teams to reign over their opponents. This year is no exception. "Winning is historical." exclaimed coach Ed Saugestad. "When you come up with a winning program. you carry a winning spirit." The Auggie hockey team finish- ed the '82 season by compiling a 284-1 mark. capturing the MIAC (conference) Title for the sixth straight year. and fighting off Bemidji State to win the National Championship. For Coach Saugestad. who is entering his 26th year as coach of the Auggies. it was his third national title. Puckster fans can expect to see some new faces on this year's squad. "Basically we're a bigger team. and should be as good as last year." senior goaltender Jim 'Finchy' Finch said. At the moment. Coach Saugestad is faced With the task of filling in the gaps left by the departure of ten seniors. "Delensively. we'll be strong." Saugestad explained. "But we did lose speed and scoring which I'm hoping some players will develop." Senior cap- tain Steve Nayman should supply some of the needed scoring and speed. Nayman started late the last two seasons. never receiving the recogni- tion he deserved. Helping Nayman out offensively will be Mike Berry. Mike Auran, Dan Kerkvleit. and Jeff Horman. to name a few. "Offensively. we'll be more balanced. with the goals being spread out among a number of players." Hor- man said. A strong junior varsity program will also help fill holes with the return of Dan Marvin, Mark Herzog. and Tony McPhillips. "It's fortunate to have players that know the system." Saugestad. "They're the ones who have to come through." Coach Saugestad forsees the stif- fest competition in the MIAC coming from Gustavus, St. Olaf. St. Thomas. and Bethel. "We'll take one at a time. but always paying attention to the next opponent." Saugestad explained. The Auggies also made a change in the offseason switching from NAIA to NCAA. "We had to go where the com- petition is. We want to play the best teams." Saugestad said. The Auggies will get their first test on Monday when Bemidji invades the Augsburg Ice Arena. Experienced matmen may face 7;; toughest opponents right here By TIM THOMPSON Sports Editor "We sweat together, lift weights together. work out together, and run every morning together. I look at these guys as if they were my brothers." Bob Adams, 1982-83 Augsburg wrest/ing captain Comments like these are pretty much a consensus on this year's wrestling team. Third-year Head Coach Jeff Swen- son believes the strong sense of team unity in an "individual" sport. along with top freshman and transfer recruits and returning players. will help decide the team's success this year. Helping Swenson will be Assistant Coach Brian Arvold and national qualifier Scott Whirley, Competing so highly at a national level is also expected to help the matmen in their success this season. Arvold is hoping this experience will carry over and be a positive factor this season. "The experience will really help us this year." commented Arvold. "We have four returning lettermen who were conference champs last year. three of them placing at nationals." Swenson credits a lot of Augsburg's past success to their captains. He Harris, eagles win another A Senior defensive end Bob Harris hit By RON WINTERHALTER For many who don't know. an Auggie is a young eagle. It was the Auggie football team who swarmed on defense and flew on offense in their 28-7 romp over the Macalester Scotties for the last game of the season Satur- day. Auggie birds of a feather together. It was a slow first quarter in which the Augsburg offense only compiled a total of four plays while the defense blanked the Scotties to no points. The second quarter consisted of a successful scoring drive by the Scot- flock Defensive end Bob Harris. —ECHO Pholo by Jim Haugen ties which ended in a ten-yard pass to the Mac fullback. The Auggies then went on their aerial attack. Tim Wendt was the reci- pient of a Matt Wente bomb which sent the Auggies flying. believes they are very important to thdr team and thinks Adams and fellow c ' captain Stan D'Andrea will keep up tl'i : tradition. "Bob and Stan are important to us as captains." commented Swenson." "They have been wrestling here for three years. which will help them to be very good leaders that the rest of the bunch will listen to and respect." Of twelve returning lettermen. six have competed nationally. including Adams. D'Andrea, Steve Gliva. Shea Kennedy. Bruce Arvold. Tom Hall. and 4 Tom Schomel. Kennedy, Gilva, and Ar- vold placed third. fifth. and eighth, ' respectively. in last year's NAIA tour- nament in Portland. Oregon, - Freshman Gary Baker, Jim Jackson,'- and Greg Chmelik finished in the top- three of the High School State Tourna- ment last year. making them a deflnlte": threat to any of Augsburg's opponents; this year. and as Adams said, to the' rest of the team also. 3 "The toughest guys we will face this - season will be the ones we wrestle at ' practice everyday," commented .' Adams. "Only one guy wrestles at each i weight and the one who wants It had ' enough will be in that spot." The Auggies begin their competltion tomorrow with the annual Alumnl meet . which will begin at 1:00 pm. In SI 'i Melby. " Macalester's quarterback on their own goal line and then recovered the fum- ble for the second of four touchdowns ' for Augsburg. Harris also lntercepted a pass later in the fourth quarter and ran , 30 yards Into the endzone for his se« cond touchdown of the game. Harris commented. "It was a great way to end the season and my career." Head Coach AI Kloppen said, "Bobby had the chances and made the big plays." g [H E 5 a Augsburg College Minneapolis. MN 5545-1 . _____A Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov. 19, 1982
., dirty laundry . .. ' /: ByMIKE PICKETT ' Columnist Remember the good old days? 75 cent gas. part-time jobs. full-time jobs. SALT treaties. and financial aid? Back when I was a freshman I lived that easy life. I had a job. and a car to get there. The money I made covered the tuition that...
Show more., dirty laundry . .. ' /: ByMIKE PICKETT ' Columnist Remember the good old days? 75 cent gas. part-time jobs. full-time jobs. SALT treaties. and financial aid? Back when I was a freshman I lived that easy life. I had a job. and a car to get there. The money I made covered the tuition that financial aid didn't. Things have changed over the years. Progress has shown me that the only way to the top is to sacrifice what you've got and really work for your goals. So I figured it was a legitimate sacrifice when I sold my car to help pay for school. And it was even better when i lost my job. Boy. you want to talk about challenge. what a character builder! It's great for my folks too. They get to help out four kids in college They were starting to get kind of wishy washy with all of that money they had saved just sit- ting around in bags all over the house. My all-American type family is proud that the money that would have been squandered on paying part of our school bills is instead being used to bolster the mighty US, armed forces. i'm sure that if he hadn't been serving his country at the time. my dad would still feel guilty about the free education he received at the Naval Academy. I'll bet you too get tired of all those whining liberals crying for more social aid, Did you see those people on the news that haven't got houses? They live under nignway bridges, Iney re complaining about it, but I see those people still have money for cigarettes. As my grandpa used to say "It's time to grab the bull by the .. . "well. he would have told these crybabies where it's at, And if you're smart, you'll jump on the bandwagon. A guy is gonna want to be on the right side when we blow the smithereens out of those commies. Swansonspeaks on Scandinavian- American artists' paintings 8y NANCY SCHLUETER Staff Writer Augsburg students. faculty and staff were treated to a glimpse of Scandina- vian immigrant artists' paintings in a lecture and film presentation Nov. 10 by Mary Swanson. art professor at Augsburg and St. Thomas. Swanson showed examples and discussed styles of Norwegian, Swedish. Finnish and Danish artists who migrated to midwestern America since around the turn of the century, emphasizing how the process 01 aculturation and styles of art popular in their homelands in- fluenced their works. Swanson divided the artists into three categories: those who studied or trained in the old country before they came to America; those who came to America as children; and those who came. unmarried. to find jobs in American cities. The first group. which Swanson referred to as those with divided hearts. retained the closest ties with the old country, but were nonetheless influenced by America. Peter Gui Clausen, for example. studied at Copenhagen before coming to the Midwest. Swanson showed slides of one of his paintings of scenery which the audience recognized. entitled "The Breaking of the Tunnel in St. Anthony." Seascapes and landscapes such as Kansas fields. snowcovered Catskill mountains, Duluth and the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota were popular subjects for immigrant artists. However. they curiously resembled scenes from the homeland when shown side-by.side. The typical Scandinavian-American artist, Swanson concluded. wished to be known as American, yet most received support from ethnic organiza- tions. especially churches and church colleges. Swanson. who has a doctorate in art history with an emphasis on Scandinavian~American painting, did much of her research last summer In the archives of ViixJo', Sweden. Her display was part of a University of Min- nesota exhibit for the "Scandinavia To- day. Minnesota" celebration in Oc- tober. 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Peer counselors offer laid-back atmosphere, answers, 1531 AM .41," e (.Utlffll Peer counselors are: (from left to right) Jay Myers, Karsten Nelson, Gordy Sand- qu/s! and Elaine Cross. —ECHO Pholo berm Haugen To the Editor: In a time when people seem to be having trouble determining what their...
Show morePeer counselors offer laid-back atmosphere, answers, 1531 AM .41," e (.Utlffll Peer counselors are: (from left to right) Jay Myers, Karsten Nelson, Gordy Sand- qu/s! and Elaine Cross. —ECHO Pholo berm Haugen To the Editor: In a time when people seem to be having trouble determining what their Christian perspective should be, I would, without opening Pandora's box—and letting out such things as arguing over a silly liquor policy, or "Dirty" articles written in satirical ways that completely undermine the people, organizations, and values of Augsburg — like to commend the Augsburg theatre club for their rendi- tion of Godspell! The actors seemed to have no problem choosing their Chris tian perspectives and relaying them to the audience. Throughout the play they showed us time and again the way we all have a tendency to put aside God and his teachings, for trivial actions that at the time we feel could be life shattering decisions for us. The audience was made to stop and dwell on the lessons of our Lord, that the actors had just showed us through a contemporary setting. To watch this play and not take to heart the meaning behind these actors words would be very difficult. This is truly one of the best plays Augsburg has performed. Godspell company—l applaud you and your Christian perspectives. Teresa Tungseth Newcomer robbed, offers bounty To the Editor: My first visit to Augsburg's athletic facilities, Nov. 4, was received with open arms and hands. My navy blue pea coat (wool). navy blue beret (wool), black scarf (also wool). and my black leather wallet (containing the usual assortment of ID, checks, and charge cards), all were stolen from the men's 4 locker room at approximately 6 pm. The thief is probably an Augsburg stu- dent and may just be the friend sitting next to you. I'm offering $100 bounty for evidence of the thief's identity, or return of my stolen property. T. J. Olson 338-8262 By MARK ZACHARY Copy Editor With the midterm deluge of cram- mingfinallydone,wenowhavetosetour sights on the unenviable prospect of finals. If you spent three grueling "all- nighters" plowing through untold volumes of chapters and notes with the end result being bogus scores and a muddled head, then tune in to what follows. This may be the key you've been looking for. The trained staff of peer counselors, Karsten Nelson, Blaine Cross, Gordy Sandquist and Jay Meyers, directed by Academic Skills Center head Donald Warren, are here to help you navigate your way out of those harrowing situa- tions and, hopefully, help keep you out of them. The peer counselors serve a dual purpose in the Augsburg Com- munity; first, to aid students in the im- provement of various study skills, and second, to guide any students having academic difficulties toward better academic success. Encompassed within this framework are a wide varie- ty of services aimed at enriching our academic experience through the im- provement of such skills as time management, note taking. exam preparation, and reading rate and com- prehension. In a totally confidential setting the student and peer counselor can get at the crux of a study related problem, discuss any concerns the student might have, or just shoot the breeze about what's happening on campus. The warm and lald back atmosphere the entire staff exudes Is the key to their success; instead of havlng Infor- mation crammed down your throat, this group makes it rewarding and en- joyable to improve on those skills which are important, if not essential, to a successful and truly meaningful col- lege experience. Too busy to fool with that stuff, you say? Appointments are made to fit your schedule and are usually no longer than an hour. For instance. say you made an appointment to visit with a counselor and you decide you need help with time management. If you spent an hour working out a time management schedule, chances are good that you'll end up savlng yourself anywhere from four to fifteen hours a week. The people on Wall Street would. drool if they could get those kind of returns on such a small initial invest- ment! The bottom line is this: if you're not doing as well as you would like to in class, are finding it hard to find time for all those assignments, or are feel- ing pressured by the daily grind of academia, then the peer counselors probably will help. We all study a wide range of subjects, but how many of us have been taught how to study in an ef- ficient and effective way? Stop in and let the staff of peer counselors help you organize your studies—the relaxed way—and end those all~nighters . . . forever. Cut the garbage,we want controversy To the Editor: Some ten years ago, when the ECHO didn't have sufficient funds to publish itself, a spirited group of students get together and put out amimeographed newsletter called The Whisper. I think it wonderful that religious ac- tivities, ads, confessions, and perspec- tives have come to dominate the ECHO for a change, after so may years of secular inhumanism. But I wonder if there isn't a spirited group of students willing to put out a newsletter in which they are willing to write editorials on the serious issues facing the campus these days, along with some sharply considered essays and articles related to the liberal arts in general? As a non-Lutheran, I would even ap- preciate some enlightening reviews of Luther's temperament and mode of thought. I understand, I hope correctly, that Luther said if you're going to sin, sin boldly, and it is better to be govern- ed by a smart Turk than a dumb Chrisitan. In a dim time, we certainly need inspiration, but we also need ex- planation and analysis, a more truly - Lutheran conviction and commitment. Luther was not a wimp praising the Lord; he brought the Western world to its knees. I can remember when women's athletics complained bitterly about be— ing slighted on the sports page. The women fought for and got their due, as sports generally do. Even Dear Ron ls preoccupied with lime and jockstraps in his advice (vice?) column. Otherwise, almost everything else is being ignored. I think it would do the college good to demonstrate some concerns in addition to those mention- ed. After all, we have a lot of alumni out there with college degrees. Sincerely, John Mitchell English Department Keep the faith, things will improve To the Edltor: On Wednesday, Nov. 10, I had the honor of hearing Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speak at Northrup Auditorium. King said that we never lose faith, that people can change, that society can change, and that as long as there is a future, we can improve it, with God's help. She expressed concern that people are too involved in their careers and not committed enough to world issues. "lf you embrace non-violence, you will never have the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness," said King. King is a great woman. I was glad of the joy and love she had given me through Jesus Christ. Michael Goodman Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov. 19, 1982
comment By PETER IMSDAHL Editor-in-chief Do you have a favorite professor? A favorite class? Or even a class you like to sleep through? Screaming siren. Do you have a favorite season? I'm sure some of you favor cer- tain times of the year, days of the week, special hours of the day. Anybody...
Show morecomment By PETER IMSDAHL Editor-in-chief Do you have a favorite professor? A favorite class? Or even a class you like to sleep through? Screaming siren. Do you have a favorite season? I'm sure some of you favor cer- tain times of the year, days of the week, special hours of the day. Anybody prefer the heat of summer in the middle of a Minnesota winter, or the cold of winter during a hot humid Minnesota sum- mer? Flash. Have you ever called your mom just to tell her you miss her? How many of you have walked through the College Center just to be in the company of other people? Anyone like to watch Augsburg hockey, throw snowballs at a buddy, kiss a special friend, or find some first-class mail in your P.O.? Bang. Do any of you plan your days the night before? Do you get a thrill out of counting down to your birthday, a friday, a date with a friend, a speech you have to give, Christmas, or the day you'll get your cast off and be able to walk again? Anybody planning a trip to Europe, to Mexico, to Florida, to northern Minnesota, home, or just a walk through Murphy Square to your locker in the gym? Burn. In city annihilators the US. leads the Soviet Union 9,500 to 8,000. The US. has more than a four-to-one advantage in bomber warheads with 2,600 warheads on 320 highly sophisticated Bv52s versus 600 warheads on 150 obsolescent Soviet bombers. We keep 30 percent of our 8-523, with about 750 nuclear warheads, on alert at all times. Suffer. The US. has the edge with about 4,800 warheads on about 580 missiles in 36 submairines versus about 1,900 warheads on 950 in 62 Soviet submarines. The US. maintains at least 50 percent of its strategic nuclear submarines hidden in the ocean at any given time, while the Soviets usually have only about 15 percent of their strategic submarines at sea at all times. This gives us more than an eight-to-one edge. Sick of it yet? You've obviously heard much more about the nuclear arms race than anyone, including myself, could ever tell you about. If we stop the nuclear arms race now. the U.S. would have a secure system to defend against a Soviet attack, as would the Soviets. So, why continue? Die. If one of those warheads ever decides to come this way, whether by accident or intention, you may not even know about it. it won't matter what you had planned for tomorrow, or even this evening. it won't matter how you scored on your midterms, nor will it matter if you've begun to study for your finals. Look out your window and count as many signs of life as you can see. Count on your fingers and toes. Notice things you've never stopped to notice before. Then close your eyes and pretend your dead. Open them and you might be. Stop. Freeze. Or wait for the sirens. Augsburg ECHO/ Friday, Nov. 19, 1982 ,1 Litiiiiiiiiiiiwttiiii i., -u u ~ , Mitt/Willi —_ -—;\o$ , augsburg \ I ' confessions By BRUCE REICHENBACH One of Augsburg's mottos is "Education for Service." Those educated at Augsburg will find that service thrusts them into positions of leadership, And those who educate and administrate at Augsburg, by virtue of their educational and administrative roles, will be models for the leaders they train. Thus,it is worth while to think about leadership; its character, qualities. and the modes by which it accomplishes its task. - r In a forthcoming book on leaders and leadership, Flichard Nixon writes, "In evaluating a leader, the key question about his behavioral traits is not whether they are attractive or unattractive, but whether they are useful, Guile, vanity, dissembling—in other circumstances these might be unattractive habits, but to the leader they can be essential. He needs guile in order to hold together the shil- ting coalitions of often bitterly opposed interest groups. He needs a certain measure of vanity in order to create the right kind of public impression. He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues." Nixon's description of quality leadership invokes unabashed pragmatism. The qualities of character desired are those which, when prudently used, prove suc- cessful, For "good" and "bad" Nixon substitutes "attractive" and "unattractive." Thus values and virtues are to be weighed. not by any standard of virtue, but by their influence on others and on the situation, In his pragmatic view of leadership, laws and agreements can be broken or felt minated, power arbitrarily usurped and exercised, and individual liberties and con- cerns brushed aside—all in the name of accomplishing what the leader deems useful. The weight of the considerations, Nixon goes on, must be placed on the consequences. Results assume ultimate significance; it is they which in turn justify the means used to achieve that outcome. ltisinstructivetosetNixon'sperceptionofleadershipbesidethatolananotherwho, though never holding political power, has exercised substantive influence on our culture. Socrates is reported by Plato to have said. at the end of his trial for subvei~ ting the state, "Still I have a favor to ask of you. When my sons are grown up,l would ask you, O my friends. to punish them: and I would have you trouble them, as l have troubled you, if they seem to care about riches, or anything, more than about virtue; or if they pretend to be something when they are really nothing —then reprove them, as l have reproved you, for not caring about that for which they ought to care, and thinking that they are something when they are really nothing. And if you do this. both land my sons will have received justice at your hands." For Socrates, the "good life is to be chiefly valued." And the good life is a just and honorable life. Thus the person who seeks to lead a good life exemplifies a primary concern for virtue. Virtue for Socrates is excellence in living, excellence which embodies objective values. For him this means, first, achievtng a clear understanding of what values and virtues—such as justice, friendship, piety, truthfulness, wisdom, and temperance—really are, Only insofar as we know what the virtues are can we implement them prudently in our affairs. As such, not only our formal education, but our whole life. is to be directed to acquiring knowledge of virtue. Secondly, these virtues are to guide human conduct in accord With a fun- damental principle, "Never intentionally do wrong." Whether for a good cause, or to appease the powerful or rich, or even when unjustly condemned for meddling in the affairs of state by teaching people to examine their own conduct in light of ob» jective values, Socrates would not do wrong nor render harm. As a role model for the Athenian youth, Socrates would not sell his soul in order to prevail nor his integrity for wealth or temporal gain. Neither would he com- promise truth or justice or honor to see pragmatic ends achieved. Can we at Augsburg do anything less in educating for service?
review By RICHARD LIEDHOLM In the realm of horror stories and movies lay three distinct catagories. Quiet hor- for is the type which merely suggests horrible things without showing us. Next is mainstream horror which is the usual bombardment of suggested and sometimes graphic terror which...
Show morereview By RICHARD LIEDHOLM In the realm of horror stories and movies lay three distinct catagories. Quiet hor- for is the type which merely suggests horrible things without showing us. Next is mainstream horror which is the usual bombardment of suggested and sometimes graphic terror which stupifies before it entertains. Then there is extreme horror, which is rare, that lets everything loose. George A. Romero's Creepshow falls under the catagory of totally graphic and grotesque horror. It worked so surprising ly well that it took my breath away. Creeps/row is a collection of five stories which salute the old E.C. (Educational Comics) comic books that appeared during the Korean War era. Controversy sprung up around these graphically horrid comics, causing parents to literally dump them in the trash. Within three years of its birth, EC. comics disappeared, leaving the nation's youth with some fine, scary memories. Creepshow brings it all back in mood and flavor, creating a period piece complete with rotting corpses and references to McCarthyism. Certainly Romero and Stephen King, author's of the screenplay, did their homework. The five stories in this movie follow the comic book formula to a science that is quite admirable. The hokey dialogue is in full force; the plot lines are strikingly similar and even the one-dimensional characters are as stupid as comic book characters can be. Creepshow works well in this mode because it never promises good plots or fine acting. What Creepshow delivers is a true—to-life comic book on film, down to the silly body building ads which constantly interrupt the action. it has the mentality of comic books and the feel of comic books, yet I was never insulted by any of it. Creepshow contains a memorable collection of characters who are no more than stereotypes and paper dolls, waiting helplessly for their stupidity to seal their doom. Now, if you found an old locked up crate from the nineteenth century which felt as if something were living inside, would you stick your hand in it? These characters don't know when to quit. In fact, most of the living corpses and zombies have more brains than they do. At one point, two water-logged, shrivelling Dead come walking, ever so slowly, after the helpless victim saying, "You can't kill us Richard! We're already dead." At another moment a rotting corpse murders an un- suspecting family member, then laughs joyfully about it. Creepshow sense of humor may be somewhat macabre. but it is funnv in its own creepy way. The best vignette in Creepshow is the last story, called "They're Creeping Up On You,' which is about one man's battle against cockroaches. You can guess who'll win that battle! What's important to remember is when a story like this occured. Back in the 50's a feeling of alienation was spreading by McCarthy and his little black lists, which were causing everyone to look over their shoulders for those in- famous "Reds". By substituting communists for cockroaches this story is a piece on the paranoia many felt during that time. "Bugs!" the character mutters at one point. "They creep up on you when you're not looking." Since all these stories take place in the fifties, it would not be unjust to find such hidden meaning in this other— wise obvious, fluffy tale. With irony abounding and heads being torn asunder, it's difficult to take Creep~ show too seriously. It does not deserve the same horror other good movies do because this movie was made to capture a comic book rather than a film. CreepA show does have a few moments of extreme and graphic horror which will either have you rolling on the floor with laughter or holding your stomach with sickness. If you love comic books you'll enjoy Creepshow, and even if you don't, you'll at least realize why you never bothered to read them. Either way, it's all in fun. Pizza Continued from page 1 "Free delivery is the premise of our business," said Rossolo. Not only is that appealing to students, but also to the large residential area Domino's serves. Rossolo considers his territory in South Minneapolis to be "a very good neighborhood." Familiarity with its people is one reason for the unscathed delivery boys and lack of other problems. Rossolo said: "We recognize people's voices over the phone, or their phone number." Advertising is a definite pri0rity at his customers and what will be most convenient for them. "You've got to take into account when their breaks are, their sporting events, parties, and finals," he explained. His basic strategy: "To get that pizza there when students need it." Rossolo says the payoff for successful adver- tising is right in the store. "The recognition is personal when you see the immediate results in your store every day." You are invited to Age CHILI sum & LECTURE WITH DR. JOHN PIPER Friday November 19 — 6:30 pm. "The Life ofthe Mind and the Christian Faith" 8th Street and 13th Avenue South (3 blocks SE. of the Metrodome) For more info or transportation call 340-1916. sponsored by lnler-Vorsrrv Fellowship in coniuncfion wrlh Bethlehem Baptist Church After the lecture there will be an opportunity to question Dr. Piper until 8:45 pm. TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED: Urness~Mort. Lobby, 6:00 pm. faces '1 By BETSY BUROW Staff Writer One face new this year to Augsburg's athletic department is that of Bethany Schifflett. Recently named coach of the women's gymnastic team. Bethany and her team members have been training hard in anticipation of the 1983 season, which opens against Mankato State on January 7th. Coaching is nothing new to Ms. Schilflett, who has worked with both high school and college gymnastics in places such as Iowa City, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Hunter College in New York. She has also served as a judge for the University of Iowa and worked with the YWCA in both coaching and conducting summer sport clinics. Her education includes a bachelors and a master's degree in physical education, and she is taking still more courses toward a doctorate in measurement and evaluation from the University of Iowa. Although she was active in team sports since her childhood, gymnastics was a skill Bethany learned on her own. "My high school had no gymnastics team." she stated, "but by the time I entered college gymnastics was a regular part of me. I'd wake up and feel like doing a handstand, or I'd see a crack in the sidewalk and try to do a cartwheel on it." Dance is another of her interests, particularly modern and jazz. She likes teaching in the classroom and coaching equally, and will be conducting an interim course on Modern Dance this January. Her goal is to eventually leach measurements and evaluation to physical education maiors. "I'm taking it one step at a time," states Bethany, "I'm enjoying coaching here at Augsburg and from what I've seen it is a warm, supportive environment." Tickets available for ballet and play the Franklin store, and Rossolo himself is responsible for the effective promotion that's made this Domino's especially visible since he took over in May. A former advertising manager on a New York newspaper, his experience comes in handy in the pizza business. He stresses the importance of knowing Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov. 19, 1982 The Augsburg Fine Arts program has tickets available for A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie on Dec. 1 at 8:00 pm. These are $15.95 tickets but students may purchase them for only $12 (staff and faculty $13.95). Also available are first and second row tickets for the Cullberg Ballet al Northrup on Nov. 20. These tickets are $8 a piece. All of these Fine Arts tickets can be purchased in the housing office from Gail.
393F221 't tho the Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 7 .' t j ' t Editor's note: People and bricks and high vaulted ceilings, this picture does not begin to do the sound of Advent Vespers justice because Vespers this year will be an experience, a human experience. The theme at Advent...
Show more393F221 't tho the Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 7 .' t j ' t Editor's note: People and bricks and high vaulted ceilings, this picture does not begin to do the sound of Advent Vespers justice because Vespers this year will be an experience, a human experience. The theme at Advent Vespers is almost as dllficult to summarize as Christmas itself; love, joy, laughter and Ion/iness even a sense of Iami/y are all elements of the Vespers service this season. Make time lor this event. it promises to be more than a Christmas celebration, it will be a human celebration in the true Christmas sense 0/ the word. Vol. 89, No. 10 Friday, Nov. 19, 1982 Senior Event promotes seniors' awareness By MARK KOENIG Career Planning and Placement sponsored the Second Annual Senior Event on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in Sateren Auditorium. The event was preceded by a reception in the lobby of the Music Building. Music was provided by Tracy Tolletson, accompanied by Jim Nowack, Marianne Sander, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. welcomed students, relating her ex- periences in the job search. Sander was followed by Debbie Church, a 1982 Augsburg graduate and last year's organizer of the Senior Event. She, too. related her experiences in the transi- tion from college senior to the world of work. Kathy Shega, College Program Representative from Cargill, gave the keynote address. Shega advised ap- proximately one hundred seniors pres- ent on writing resumes and cover let' ters and the procedures to follow in searching for a career after colleoe. Mark Koenig, Student Society Presi» dent and a senior, gave the closing remarks. relating his experiences at Augsburg, and what he looks forward to in the future. Entertainment during the program was provided by Dave Russell and Gary Rorman. They perlormed two skits, "Seniors, Let's Face It." and "Job In- terview." The program was closed by a Continued on page 2 Just forty-five seconds of labor and a thirty second delivery The Domino's most frequented by Augsburg consumers is this one on Franklin Avenue. —ECHO Photo by JIm Haugen By KATE ANGIER Features Editor "How about a twirl?" he asked. throwing the dough from hand to hand, drawing and thinning it into a rough cir- cle. "It gives the pizza a much better flavor." The other employees—delivery boys, phone workers. managers—all laughed. The palette of dough nearly reached the ceiling when he tossed it, fluttering and twirling on its descent in a mist of flour. Forty-five seconds is the standard speed for making a pizza at Domino's on East Franklin, from cutting the dough to sliding the pie into an oven. Head manager Flon Rossolo takes a lot of pride in the store's handmade pro- duct. All the pizzas are made to order, he pointed out, with no artificial ingre- dients. fillers, or extenders. "We can't stress that enough," he said. "We have a 100 percent natural product. with ten- minute pickup and 30-minute delivery—usually." His confidence suggests that exceptions are negligi- ble, Since 1975, almost 700 Domino's have spread from the home base of Yp- silanti, Michigan; fifteen now serve the Twin Cities. Rossolo characterizes his Domino's as a campus store. College students. he says. have impressed him as being "totally responsible, courteous, very mature." He appreciates their business because "we pick up their spunk, their character. their pizzazz—it makes us feel good." Continued on page 5 Minnesota's best bumpers square off for final confrontation By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer The only thing standing in the way of a match between the University of California-San Diego and the Augsburg volleyball team is the College of St. Catherine. Sporting a 29-13 record this season, the Auggies were one of 24 teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division III National Tournament this year. This afternoon, at Si Melby Hall, Augsburg and St. Kates will square off in their fourth and most important match of the season. Augsburg has won two of the three matches between the schools thus far but does not in- tend to take St. Kates lightly in today's match. "St. Kates is just as fired up as we are to be in the national tournament, and we can't afford to be thinking ahead to San Diego," said coach Marilyn Pearson. "We've got the home court advantage—if we can fill that gym with Auggies, we can show a lot of people why we are a nationally ranked team." The winner of today's match will play the number three ranked Califor- nia team on Dec. 4, possibly at San Continued on page 2 -..- ,. 3 Augsburg players Teri Raske hitting and Judy White In action in the midst al tour- namentplay against Macalester. -ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen
'Love Doctor' advocates craziness, embraces audience By TAMMY J. RIDER Staff Writer l glowed as I sat in the audience that had gathered at Northrup Auditorium on Friday the 12th to hear the man we all loved speak. Literally glowed. I couldn't help it—I felt so good about myself! In fact, the...
Show more'Love Doctor' advocates craziness, embraces audience By TAMMY J. RIDER Staff Writer l glowed as I sat in the audience that had gathered at Northrup Auditorium on Friday the 12th to hear the man we all loved speak. Literally glowed. I couldn't help it—I felt so good about myself! In fact, the whole audience seemed to feel this way—we were a congregation of lovers joining together in communion with the man on stage. Dr. Leo Buscaglia, who has acquired the names 'Dr. Hug." 'The Love Doctor,' 'Crazy,' and 'Insane,' was in town doing a benefit for KTCA's silver anniversary. Senior event Buscaglia insists that he doesn't mind the terms. "You know," he said on KTCA Thursday evening, "madness also has meanings like 'ecstacy' and 'intense' and 'love'." Buscaglia brings a message of love wherever he goes. He says that we all define ourselves as 'lovers,' but few of us actually put it into practice. A great storyteller, Buscaglia relates one man's story: As I sat down next to him on the plane, he says, "Damn!" I looked at him and said, "Did I do something wrong?" He says, Continued from page 1 Speakers at the Senior Event were (Irom left to right) Marianne Sander, Kathy Shega, Pat Garland, Nancy Medcralt and Deb Church (speaking). performance of the Augsburg College Cabaret Singers. The main purpose of the event, as stated by LaNae Taft, a senior who helped organize the event, was two- fold:first,tohonorseniorsandtheiriour years of hard work, and second, to give them an idea of what lies ahead in the search and where they should begin that process. Pat Garland and Nancy Medcraft, co- directors of Career Planning and Place- ment, hope that all students will stop by (they are located in 080) to use their facilities and services. Editor's notezThe volleyball team deserves your support at this after- noon's game. —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen "Yeah, I was hoping no one would sit here so I could lay out my papers and get some work done. Obviously, now I won't be able to." As the stewardess brought the menus, he looks at the selections and says, "Junk, junk, junk . . . that's all they ever serve." When a woman boarded the plane carrying an infant, he complained, "Oh great! Now we'll have a kid crying for two hours." As the plane took off, I asked him what he did and he listed all a bunch of important jobs and titles. When he asked what I did, / replied that I taught at the University of Southern California. He asked, "What department?" I said "I teach a class on love." He looks me straight in the eye and says, "That's right.I That's what the world needs right now—more lovers like you and me!" The audience erupted with laughter. Buscaglia believes that we must silly and childish at times. We should never act our age! He says that children don't complicate things: Little Sally sees Johnny and is instantaneously attracted to him. She goes over to him and lands a huge, sloppy kiss on his face. Johnny says, "Yuckl," and pushes her away. Does Sally go jump off a bridge? No! She goes over to Peter and gives him a kiss. Peter likes it! What we need to remember is that there will always be a Peter in our lives." Buscaglia embraces people with a love which he learned from his Italian immigrant mother. Much of what he says "Mama" said first. One of our tasks, Buscaglia presents, is to love the unloveable. He says that for a while he was scared of the Dean at USC, "A man with a two-and-a-half mile long desk." But one day, during a faculty meeting, Buscaglia jumped up, ran around to where the man sat, gave him a big hug, and said, "Sometimes I just Answers to last week's puzzle HER snjojor RAP ORA EAGLE inE BETTER DREAMS ELERMS nor PALS sor NAGS ARETE POP SET Ti SEA TAA a? —ESS LIP STAM—P' READ LAW LOSS TAB RADAR CRIMES SISTER oun SPITE APE WEE TAIMIED SIT love ourselves before we can begin to love others. "Of course, we all know that, but how many of us actually believe it?" He says we are too hung up on self-image in the culture. If you have fat thighs, Buscaglia comments, celebrate your thighs! "Who Knows— someday you may meet a thigh lover! What a great time you'll have!" The au- dience exploded in affirmation. love the things you say!" The problem, he says, lies in the fact that you can't hug someone just once—you have to keep at it. "Now I know he likes it," Buscaglia counters, "cuz now he cud- dies!" Buscaglia does get a high from hugs. This is provable by the fact the he stayed around and hugged The man also claims may we should thousands of people after his lecture. play with children more—they can teach us a lot. As adults, we need to be Volleyball Diego. According to Pearson, "The NCAA committee will decide some time next week whether that match will be played in Minnesota or California." Continued from page 1 tain Sue Warnes is convinced that a good turnout of fans at today's match will play a role in the outcome of the contest. "We've got the home court ad- vantage," reasoned Warnes. "and If we can fill that gym with Auggies, we can show a lot of people why we are a na- tionally ranked team." For the Augsburg players, this poses some exciting possibilities. Senior Cin- dy Winberg is excited about the post- season bid, but expressed the sen- timents of the entire team by stating that "We're not going anywhere if we lose to St. Kates, and they're a good team. We know what we have to do to win, now we've just got to do it." Varsity players include: seniors Warnes, Winberg and Monica Fltz- gerald; juniors Terry Dahlem and Judy White; sophomores Teri Raske, Lisa Svac, Pam Juve and Ginny Nayman; and freshmen Anne Richter. Sheree Thomsen and Mary Beth White. Come out to support these athletes at 4 pm. this afternoon, The NCAA fee will be $1 for students and $2 for adults. See you This has been the winningest season in Augsburg volleyball history. The support of loyal fans throughout the season has been an important fac- tor in the teams success. Senior Cap- there! the AUGSBU RG ECHO PETER IMSDAHL Editor»In-Chiel BOYD KOEHLER Faculty Advtsor SUE RICHMOND News Editor PETER SKJERVOLD Fine Arts Editor KATE ANGIER Features Editor- KAREN CASANOVA Business Editor JIM HAUGEN Head Photographer KURT EGERTSON Layout Editor TIM THOMPSON Sports Editor MIKE PICKETT Columnist MARK ZACHARY Copy Editors NANCY SCHLUETER THE AUGSBURG ECHO. 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dirty laundry By MIKE PICKETT Columnist Did you hear about the bagful of human brains that pranksters planted in a University of lllinois fraternity house? I think several of them belonged to . Augsburg student senators. I am referring to the infantile approach the senate has taken in its...
Show moredirty laundry By MIKE PICKETT Columnist Did you hear about the bagful of human brains that pranksters planted in a University of lllinois fraternity house? I think several of them belonged to . Augsburg student senators. I am referring to the infantile approach the senate has taken in its discipline of ECHO Editor Pete Imsdahl. Imsdahl purchased a telephone answering machine for $180. The machine is ,helpful in catching potential ads and story ideas that may otherwise be ' missed. it is hard to place a monetary value on the worth of the machine in relation ' to its cost-effectiveness for the paper, but it is even harder to imagine the worth of ' the two hours of quibbling the senate did over this issue. Worse yet, the senate also haggled over the misuse of $4.29 that Imsdahl used to buy an extension cord. We simply haven't enough outlets for the electrical ap- . pliances in the ECHO office. One other dispute the senate raised over the financial responsibility of the ECHO I concerned the payment of $25 per issue to political cartoonist Bob Jorgensen. The ' cartoon has won national awards and may just be the single most effective part of l the paper (next to this column). 80 I ask the senators and their leaders, what in the massive waste of time is go- . lng on here? You appointed Mr. Imsdahl to the post of editor-in-chief. Get off his back and let him run the paper. if he starts to buy candy, drugs, or DeLorean motor cars with ECHO money I'll tell you. Speaking of money, you still owe me $35 bucks. Community awaresness is key to a more secure campus By JANICE HASELHORST Staff Writer Imagine that you're sitting in your Mortensen apartment one afternoon and a man walks by, carrying what Looks like the stereo from down the all. Or perhaps you're walking back to your annex house late one evening and you see a man standing in front of a house, or in an alley, or even on a street corner. What should you do? Should you ignore it? "The most critical area of security is community awareness," according to Marianne Sander, currently acting head of security on campus. "It's easy, in Urness Tower, to hold the door open for a stranger," said Sander. "Students should ask people who don't look familar on campus if they need help." Sander added that a recent theft in the locker room could have been prevented if people would have ap- Last year a student security commit- tee was started, headed by Junior In- cumbent Representative Jill Billings. This committee has initiated many changes in security, and is still very ac- tive in bringing about improvements on campus this year. They have made im- provements in the lighting conditions, installed a visible security booth in the UrnesslMortensen lobby, added a devtce which will check if guards are on duty, checked door and window locks on annex houses, and installed a 24-hour security phone number (x1234), which includes a call-waiting feature on the phone at the SOS desk. The committee is also responsible for dou- bling the security budget, and starting a separate security department, with a soon-to-be-appointed part-time securi- ty director. "The committee is now working with the city to get better lighting condi- tions in Murphy Square, and starting an escort service, in which Augsburg will pay escorts to walk students to places in the area at night." said Sander. I do have an idea for the senate to spend its time on. Reorganize the Program Commission. Or better yet, organize it. What kind of Halloween celebration was that last week? It showed about as much creative ingenuity as the inventor of the pet rock theory. Program Commission certainly wasn't a major factor in the suc- cess of Homecoming. What happened to parades, floats, and kings and queens? By the way, feel free to comment on my comments. You never know, you may enlighten my point of view. ,1 l l Congressman Martin Olav Sabo (DFL-MN) welcomed Augsburg junior John Gisselquist to his staff in Washington, 0.6. John, a political science major, is ; participating in a three-month internship arranged through Professor Mi/da K. Hedblom and the Political Science Department. Previous/y John has interned in ithe Minnesota State Legislature for Richfield State Representative Shirley ; Hakanson. John will be assisting Sabo with his work in Congress and learn ' first-hand about Congress, the federal government, and many important national ' issues. Congressman Saba is a graduate of Augsburg College and serves on the i Board of Regents. l-Augsburg ECHO/ Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 proached the stranger and asked if he "Nobody thinks that they're going to needed help. be a victim," said Sander, and added "but it's important to always take Sander said that it's important that . . security precautions. people report incidents immediately. That's when security and the police can help—"not two weeks later." christian , perspective By MONICA FITZGERALD "Christ suffered, died and was buried. On the third day he rose again . . These words are a part of a creed which I have memorized and can recall as easily as my phone number or social security number. I don't even have to think about it; but i do. Let's stop and think about it together. "Christ suffered." Imagine the worst pain you have ever felt in your life and then t_py to understand that Jesus suffered more. His back was whipped until there was nothing left but a mass of raw and bloody muscle. Jesus was a strong carpenter, but after this beating he couldn't even carry his own cross alone. They crucified him. They nailed his hands and feet into the wood and hung him up to die. They spat on him and pounded a crown of thorns into his head, and Jesus suffered. A crucified person does not die from hunger or the loss of blood, he dies of slow suffocation. As Christs' body weight pulled him down, the pectoral muscles in his chest became paralized so that he could breathe in, but was unable to exhale. The human body will do whatever it has to to breathe, and so Jesus arched himself up- ward, writhing in pain to exhale, only to sink down again to repeat the same pro- cess over and over again. And Christ suffered. The crowd taunted him, "If you are the King of the Jews, come down off that cross!" Jesus was the King of the Jews and at any time could have come down, but didn't. Why, you may ask? He wanted to do the will of his Father, and he loved us, He knew if he came down the forgiveness and promise of eternal life that God promis- ed could not be ours. How tempting it must have been for Jesus to think, "I don't love these people who are taunting me—they don't deserve salvation," But, in» stead of yielding to that temptation, he stayed on that cross and loved us so much that he died for us. Jesus lives today as is promised in that creed. He rose again and although you can't see him, you can feel him in your life if you'll just let him in. Accept Christ as your savior and you'll never be alone. That's a promise you can live your life by. Christ gave his life willingly and fully for you. Are you willing to give your life to him? I am.
'u , . sports The lcemen winneth By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer lceman John Singh swatted the ball past goalie Lenny Egan with 1:02 re- maining in sudden death overtime to clinch a 4-3 victory over Ed's II in in» tramural broomball action late in Oc- tober. The lcemen defeated Ed's I 3-0 and...
Show more'u , . sports The lcemen winneth By MONICA FITZGERALD Staff Writer lceman John Singh swatted the ball past goalie Lenny Egan with 1:02 re- maining in sudden death overtime to clinch a 4-3 victory over Ed's II in in» tramural broomball action late in Oc- tober. The lcemen defeated Ed's I 3-0 and Ed's ll stopped the Nordiques 2-1 in the earlier round to qualify for the championship game. minutes remaining in regulation time. The stage was set for a five minute overtime period which ended with Singh's winning goal. Intramural director Ernie Anderson commented, "You couldn't ask for a more exciting championship game." Anderson was also pleased with the fact that so many teams were com petitive enough to actually compete for the IM title. "Five or six teams could Players from the lcemen on one of their scoring drives which lead to their eventual victory in the final game of tournament play. Three goals were scored in the first three minutes of the final game as Bob Hartman scored for the lcemen and was answered immediately by a Nobi Kuga goal on the other end of the ice. Dan Arvidson gave the lcemen a 2—1 lead before another goal by Kuga knot- ted the score at two apiece to finish the first 25Amlnute period. Hartman tallied again early in the second frame and it seemed as though the outcome was decided before Chad Nelson scored for Ed's II with less than five #ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen have been playing In this game; that's how closely matched all the teams were this season." Members of each team winning an intramural championship are awarded an Augsburg IM Championship shirt. Playing for the lcemen were Bob Adams, Ron Adams, Dan Arvidson, Colleen Duffy, Bob Hartman, Chris Johnson, John Nichols, Becky Osten- dorf, Curt Schewe, John Singh, Terese Taylor and Sonja Thompson. Auggies come out of the cellar By TIM THOMPSON Sports Editor Saturday, Sept. 18, MIAC results: Augsburg 1, Macalester 0. Thursday, Oct. 28, MIAC results: Augsburg 1, Macalester 0. Same teams, same scores, but the latter meant just a little more to the Augsburg soccer team. Why? It was the match that would decide who will be the sole proprietor of the proverbial "cellar." Both teams sported only one win during the season and both team's in- tegrity was on the line which created an almost playoff like atmosphere. "The last thirty minutes was some of 8 the best soccer we've played all year," commented Assistant Coach Mark Hofflander. "We played with poise and confidence and really had a lot of fun." The first half posed some problems for the Auggies, both offensively and defensively. The Scots came out suprisingly tough which caught Augsburg off guard. "The first half was really frustrating," said fullback Jim Speich. "We started out the same old way again and Mac took advantage of it." All of Macalester's attempts were halted at the goal line, but not by co- captain Gordy Lennartson, who usually night freshman goalie Terry Koenck was called upon to frustrate the Scots' hopes of scoring. Though this was Koenck's first start of the season, he played calmly and confidently. "It was really no different than any other games I've ever played," commented Koenck, "except it was at night." The Auggies had their chance to put some pressure on when they were awarded a penalty kick in the first half. Dave Warnke's attempt was thwarted by the Scot's goalie but Warnke snag- ged the rebound and was fouled again after working his way towards the goal. Speich took the indirect kick from out- side the box and connected with Warn- ke running in from the far post. Warn- ke's header appeared to be going in when the Scot's goalie made his sec- ond diving appearance, tipping the ball wide enough to hit the pipe and roll out of bounds. Don't throw in the towel, yet By RON WINTERHALTER Some people may think of the Augsburg College football team as an acting sacrifice to their opponent. NOT SO. According to Augsburg's assistant football coach Jack Osberg, the easiest mistake for the team to commit would be to throw in the towel. On the contrary, Coach Osberg believes that the most impressive thing about the team this season is that a lot of the players haven't given up. "They're still working hard and keeping themselves together," said Osberg. On Oct. 30, the Augsburg football team faced the Winona State Warriors and lost 28-20. Wide receiver Llef Neilson for the Warriors took a reverse handoff from end around and went 59 yards for the touchdown which sent Winona ahead 28-14 right before the end of the first half. Sophomore defen- sive back Todd Weagner believes this was what really hurt the defense. In the second half, the inflexible Auggie defense yielded no points to the War. riors. Winona, by the way, happened to have thrown over 400 yards in passing and lost 21-14 in the final two minutes in their game the week before. The week before Augsburg also lost to Gustavus 21-14. Osberg said that the primary factor in losing this game was the incon— sistency of the offense and defense. The coaches believed that Winona State's style of play is aggressiveness, especially in their defense. In response, the Augsburg team went to a hurry up offense which took away some of State's aggressiveness. Os- berg says in reference to the hurry up offense, "This caused our team to 60n- centrate more and to play better." He believes that the young positive mental attitude of the team has grown since the beginning of the first game which at that time had thirteen sophomores starting. Youth seems to be tied into the Augsburg College girls volleyball team also. Of the six starters for the team, three are freshmen. Last week the girls traveled to the University of Minnesota - Duluth campus to take third place in a level two division, Omaha, and UMD. are ma'e ,W ' o o the best I've seen all season," com- saves mented Warnke. "I told him after the . second one that he made two great saves but he would be less fortunate - the next time." And so he was. Warnke made sure that his last game as an Auggie would not be disheartening. Ten minutes into the second half Warnke took a pass on the wing, sped downfield, cut in towards the goal and kept his word by blowing a shot by the Auggie's first- half foe. "It was so rewarding to see our? players play with the confidence they had the second half," said Coach Bill Garner. "The last few games we've played better and Wednesday we put - everything together. It was really a nice note to end the season on." Augsburg 's defensive coordinator Jack Osberg. —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen This week the team will enter the final conference tournament in which they'll be seeded second. .i The tournament begins this Friday at Macalester College starting at noon. UGSBURG ECHO ., sf; '9 I. J: "5,2 :2 O U!" Q lg'g, : is: " la: '< 35 <2 J Augsburg ECHO/ Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 ' . . "Mum-e. v: ~wu 3...,» .. "surges.
faces By KATE ANGIER Features Editor Nobody learns Japanese easily, said Kathy Sandness, beginning Japanese in- structor. "It's difficult because the grammar, notations, conventions of politeness, and the ways in which reality is divided are quite different from Western languages," she explained....
Show morefaces By KATE ANGIER Features Editor Nobody learns Japanese easily, said Kathy Sandness, beginning Japanese in- structor. "It's difficult because the grammar, notations, conventions of politeness, and the ways in which reality is divided are quite different from Western languages," she explained. "Although my students may not believe this, it gets easier as you learn the way the language works." "I'm happy to be back at Augsburg, said the 1972 graduate, "although it's a little difficult to get used to the change in roles." She majored and minored in German and French at Augsburg, but has always been interested in Asia, and so took a 12-month intensive course in Japanese from Cornell University with the help of a federal fellowship. She then became a graduate student at Yale, on and off from 1973 to 1981. One of the off years found her in Tokyo. A one-year appointment at Cornell followed. where she taught third- and fourth-year Japanese. Sandness, 32, lives in Robbinsdale. She is an ACTC teacher who says, "I follow the course around the Cities." Presently, she teaches at both Augsburg and St. Thomas. "I'm pretty eclectic," in regard to outside activities, she said. However, her linguistic interests are evident in her main pastime, singing with the Ethnic Dance Theater of St. Paul. This is a group that performs programs of eastern European dances "whenever we can." Building renovations are the most obvious changes Sandness sees on campus, but she also notices that "the student body in general seems more religious. . . and more career~oriented." She pointed out that the business department was a tiny one when she attended Augsburg. Also, "students come in less well- prepared—especially in writing skills than they did ten years ago," she said, at- tributing the problem to less demanding high schools. dear ron Dear Ron, I'm a freshman who came to Augsburg hoping to play on the woman's softball team. I'm getting worried though about playing on the dreaded agrilime that Mike Pickett warns about. I mean if those big football players are so afraid of it, how can I be expected to slide in the stuff or dive for ground balls? Frightened Freshman Dear Frightened, I had hoped to escape making more comments on agrilime, but your plaintive cry has touched my heart. Please don't worry; agrilime is just a harmless kind of dirt, safe for sliding along or jumping onto. The problem with agrilime is that a curious superstition has developed among some male athletes and coaches. They believe agrilime dust that penetrates beneath the protective clothing of a male will start to destroy certain male organs. The superstitious believe that an actual piece of agrilime in a jockstrap must be removed within 45 minutes it the victim is going to have any future sex life at all. Clothes contaminated with any form of agrilime are referred to as "dirty laundry" and avoided until cleaned. Agriphobia, one term for this fear, occurs in more than football teams. Very few people know that the St. Louis Cardinals used that fear against Milwaukee in the recent World Series. After Milwaukee won the first game in St. Louis, the Cardinals spread new dirt around the bases and told the Brewers it was an especially potent form of agrilime. In later TV interviews the St. Louis players kept talking about run- ning, sliding, and raising dust. The Milwaukee players kept talking about hitting home runs, obviously to avoid standing in the agrilime or, even worse, sliding in it. During the games in St. Louis, the Milwaukee players stayed away from running the bases as much as possible, trying for home runs or nothing, usually getting nothing. This fear of agrilime was also exhibited by the Milwaukee players constantly 6 grabbing the front of their pants. The TV cameras tried to stay away from the sight of grown men checking their jock straps inning after inning, but this behavior did not pass unnoticed. My wife, who watched one game with me, said she was sur- prised that professional athletes couldn't get jock straps that fit. She didn't realize the depth of male fears revealed by the TV cameras. Another sign of agriphobia was the disgusting behavior of Harvey Kuhn, Milwaukee manager. Almost every time the TV camera zoomed in on Harvey, he L was sitting there, eyes down, disgusting br0Wn spit running down his ample chins. Millions hoping to watch baseball, a game of considerable grace and beauty, In- stead watched Harvey lean forward and let strings of gluey brown saliva fall on or near his feet. Most people who viewed this revolting behavior probably thought they'were watching yet another nicotine addict satisfying his dependence by ab sorbing the drug through the mucus membranes of his oral cavity. Not so, Harvey's fear of agrilime had reached tragic proportions. With a world series to be won, he spent his time making sure that the area around him was completely dampened by his spit so that no agrilime dust could filter up his pants leg. When Milwaukee looked for leadership or at least someone to change pitchers, all they got was a man looking warily at the agrilime and expectorating yet another glob of dark foul spittle. Let's hope that next year's World Series gives us a team where the players and coaches are not constantly checking the contents of their jock straps to be sure everything is still there nor turning the ground into an obscene melange of spit, snot, tobacco juice, and agrilime. But you, Frightened, have nothing of which to be afraid when you step out on the softball diamond. Let Augsburg go begging to private sources for money to rip up and put back its softball diamond while other sports are abandoned. The supersti- tion doesn't apply to you. Ron Registering with the Selective Service onyour 1 18th Birthday Nothing could be easier. Within a month of your 18th birthday, go to the nearest US. Post Office. Pick up the simple registration form and till it out. Then hand it to the postal clerk. That's all there is to it. It's quick It's easy. And it's the law. National Headquarters, Selective Service System, Washington, DC. 20435 Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov. 5, 1982
W 1-; the arts ) Cl Two dimensional characters do not exist in Petrified Forest In a scene from the play escaped killer Duke Mantee threatens poet Alan Squires. By PETER A. SKJERVOLD There is something haunting in "The Petrified Forest," something familiar and funny, a little sad and yet vaguely...
Show moreW 1-; the arts ) Cl Two dimensional characters do not exist in Petrified Forest In a scene from the play escaped killer Duke Mantee threatens poet Alan Squires. By PETER A. SKJERVOLD There is something haunting in "The Petrified Forest," something familiar and funny, a little sad and yet vaguely romantic. Robert E. Sherwood's "The Petrified Forest," under the direction of Glenn Cox, is now showing weekends at Theatre in The Round. The play is billed as a romantic melodrama set in the midvthirties depression era. The action revolves around a group of lost. dissatisfied people whom fate has gathered at a dusty lunch and gas-stop diner in the middle of the Arizona desert, It is definitely one enchanted evening, especially when notorious murderer Duke Mantee and his gang make an unexpected rendezvous at the little diner on the out- skirts of the petrified forest. Romantic melodrama is a poor choice for a classification of this play and especially this production. The word melodrama conjures up images of flat, two dimensional characters caught in some silly predictable conflict. Melodrama im- plies "pure" characters and although Sherwood's characters are symbolic, they are also complex. None are "pure" representitives of anything. "The Petrified Forest" centers on the character of Alan Squire—an empty shell of a man who per- sonifies the lost generation of the thirties. Marty Lodge's splended portrayal of Alan Squire alone makes this play worth the ticket price. Alan Squire, the ragged hero of the story, is a writer turned drifter. He is an artist without a dream who finds hope and destiny in the little diner on the outskirts of the petrified forest. Sherwood plays with sterotypes like the macho Duke Mantee, the typical cold blooded gangster, but he pulls them out of their standard two- 4 . , , l dimensional G-man films and tits them Into his own world wrth more than a few l twists. There is hope and love in the petrified forest, and Alan Squire finds what we all -i thought was lost in the desert of twentieth century confusion. ' Sherwood's view of the world is a typically American one and this play is packed}; with symbols and vague references to lost romantic ideals. These days we talk much about Garp and how the world looks according to him. Alan Squire's life, like. Garp's, has been an odyssey of confusing abstractions. Unlike Garp, Squire is all? subtle, sensitive man searching for meaning and a reason for life rather than just" bulldozing through the petrified forest of twentieth-century civilization. 'V "'1" .. i V4 all gt Macbeth soars despite budge By BLAINE CROSS I. ' The play—the word does not seem to fit—the play itself breathes like a beast, like a malevolent spirit of the ageless power of temptation and betrayal. What oc- l curs on the stage, on the boards that have been pounded for centuries, is a , testimony to the endless genius of the master of the dramatic form, William l Shakespeare. The Palace Theater Company has produced an effective, traditional E rendering of the chilling classic, "Macbeth." A small but dedicated collection of players and technical workers, the Palace l Company has, under the fine direction of Bain Boehlke, managed to do an ex- 3' emplary job with seemingly limited resources. This production of "Macbeth" was 5. performed in the old Southern Theater (next to Dudley Riggs Etc. at Seven { Corners). Although this old vaudeville house is in need of major remodeling and ' the production budget must necessarily have been low, the subdued lighting and E limited stage effects gave the play a wonderful simplicity. Elaborate technique l was not needed—the play has a life of its own that pulls the audience into a swirl-' ing, blackening maelstrom of temptation, treason, murder, and insane guilt. Perhaps it is best to mention some problems with the play. Not all of the players were comfortable with the Shakespearian dialogue, although some were highly commendable. Macbeth is portrayed by Jim Stowell, a co—founder of the Palace Theater. Although at times convincing, something about his manner and inter- pretation was dissatisfying. He seemed to put more energy into being an actor than into being Macbeth. Luckily, enough strong performers surrounded him to carry the production: Mim Solberg as Lady Macbeth and Warren Green as MacDuff have excellent moments. The play is also a low budget operation—sparse sets and props, limited lighting, interesting but basically uninspired period costumes—but it still manages to scare the pants off the audienceThe stage movement choreography of several scenes was excellent, as well as the effects they achieved using the Spartan lighting they had available. Those scenes, as well as the high level of tension throughout, make this play recommendable. The ticket price is high, but worth it. i l The play is being held over an additional week, until Nov. 7, at the Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at 375-0343. Twin Cities offer gamut of films from The Thing to Monsignor By RICHARD A. LIEDHOLM Critic l l l Movies: If there are those who remember James Arness as that monstrous car- | rot in the 1951 version of The Thing, then your love for old movies is showing. Our il- ' lustrious Twin Cities has been pretty good about satisfying that ever-increasing appetite for the tried and true favorites. With theatres as the Uptown, Varsity and l the St. Paul Orpheum, one can keep track of some of the best movies ever made, ! and even some of the worst if you care to seeAttack of the Killer Tomatoes. Yet one | of the few consistently good film directors' works is being offered at the Min- 1 nesota Museum of Art, and I urge you to take notice. : l l i l l l One can hardly deny that John Huston has come up with a few good movies in his day. With The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen, we see movies of not on- ly directoral brilliance but an opportunity to see Humphrey Bogart in some of his best pictures. The only thing to say about these movies is to see them yourself if you-haven't yet, for they are more of an experience than just watching a normal mowe. Con» ,. sider The Treasure of Sierra Madre as a must; it is this columnist's chorce for one 3 of the best movies made. Movie buffs or just movie lovers, you will all enjoy the films of John Huston. For more information call the Minnesota Museum of Art at 224-7431. i By the way, catch Walt Disney's Fantasia and totally avoid Monsignor. Christopher Reeve should have stuck to the super heroes. 4 l i l Augsburg ECHO/Friday, Nov, 5, 1982 '
comment By PETER IMSDAHL Editor-in-chief What do a circus and the student senate have in common? f Three days ago adults had the chance to vote for candidates they supported, candidates the voters wanted to occupy official posi- tions and represent them in important matters, appropriately spen-...
Show morecomment By PETER IMSDAHL Editor-in-chief What do a circus and the student senate have in common? f Three days ago adults had the chance to vote for candidates they supported, candidates the voters wanted to occupy official posi- tions and represent them in important matters, appropriately spen- ding their monies with the needs and wishes of the people in mind. Likewise, last spring the students of Augsburg College voted into office a student senate which has, in many people's eyes, been do- ing an exceptional job. However, do the students really know just what they have done by electing this group into office? Very few of the students were .present at the last student government meeting which was held primarily to display their newly acquired power. Note this situation: The ECHO purchased an extension cord this fall with the understanding that it was an office supply. This cord was to be us- ed with the recently purchased answering machine, a device which has nearly paid for itself. The finance committee, a committee ap- pointed by the senate, thought it unwise for the ECHO to invest in such things without first seeking their approval. Consequently, the ECHO was called before the senate to answer for these actions. To exercise their power the finance committee decided it was too much for the ECHO to purchase these items without their con- sent and that the only way to correct this purported misappropria- tion of funds was to take action against the ECHO. Subsequently, the senators charged the editor with personal pay- ment for the cord. Now that this news is out, how will the students react to this grave mistake? Will they stop reading the paper for fear that its in' tegrity or the reputation of the paper has gone completely awry? Is the ECHO to take the senate's bold reprimand as an insult? Possibly. Let the sky fall should a $56,000 budget make room for the slightest amount of error. it seems that the senate (whom you elected) is instructing the editor (whom they entrusted with the position of commissioner) that really the job is only as important as they want it to be, and that the ECHO may make all the decisions it wishes to as long as it has the gracious permission of the senate. But then, where would Pinocchio be without his Geppetto? Considering all this, the ECHO cannot pin this entirely on more than a handful of senators. Let this statement about a ridiculously handled miscommunica- tion between parties not be the start of a nasty power struggle, for they say that even powerful enemies can live in harmony with each other, each keeping the other in check. Moreover, this is a message to the students, the voting populace whom the student senate represents. Fingers slapped, the ECHO stands corrected, and now owns its very own extension cord. Just what do a circus and the student senate have in common? l ' EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to budget limitations publication of the ECHO will recess after the December 3 printing and will not resume circulation until ' February 11. ll ' l? 'E Mugsburg ECHO I Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 ill MM}... I'I'i Bille YOFFS President Anderson is concerned about the situation. "It's different at the University. There, it (cutting) stays in the realm of just numbers. Here, it's a personal problem. I know that it's unpleasant to get a letter. My problem is to maintain reasonable faculty morale." Anderson hopes that admis- sions, development and other pro- grams will help to ease the financial strain and reduce the need for exten- sive faculty cuts. He stressed that many colleges and universities are fac- ing similar problems and feels that these economic problems are only temporary' "W's (10'; 52 ll" s Diane Pike, Sociology Professor, ~ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen Student, shocked by community child abuse, asks for a change To the Editor: Augsburg prides itself on its concern for humanity, education, and the bet- tering of the world around us, as is evi» dent by the many lectures, convoca- tions, and activities for its Christian members. I recall the phrase referring to Augsburg as a "community within a community," also exhibiting a staunch concern for the community itself. Though we students aim to fight and work for causes which we believe in, apathy does indeed run amok within these hallowed walls. As we rush from Saga to our 8:10 class, our 11:00 class to the Chin Wag, and our 1:20 class to the game room, we complain of hollow P.O.'s and offices being closed during Chapel. However, our "community" just so happens to be within one of the most rundown, poverty stricken areas this side of the Dome and there is much that we are doing nothing about. As I awaited a bus to take me to my comfortable home in the suburbs, the wind blowing at my back, the rain dousing my Eddie Bauer jacket, l witnessed a statistic. This statistic was a small, pretty, 3-year-old girl not unlike many little girls in the Cedar- Riverside area. She was special. yet not in a way to be pleased with, for she was one of the many helpless children so often abused,'(Should the fact that this is not the Year of the Child matter?) i will not begin to describe the horrifying incident nor the details in- volved, only to say that it was something that i shall never and that I hope never to forget, Considering myself a liberal, I stand to protest that which I feel is unfair and unjust (which reminds me of a saying given to me by a dear friend which reads, "Nothing is fair"). Nevertheless, it is said that though we cannot change the world, we can work to change our little corner of it. Ido not pretend to know the answers to the intense problems I pose here; I merely hope that what i have to say will spur just one person to think and ap preciate how fortunate we really are as we consider our present and embark on our future. i fear for the future of this specral little girl and the many like her. Darcy Lee Berus
d, l. i t i In a scene not atypical of a Northern Cameroonian village residents look on in awe as another "westerner" snaps their picture. Student finds Dark Continent —ECHO Photo by Anita Raaum enlightening, much like our own By ANITA RMUM Africa, "The Dark Continent," the mysterious continent...
Show mored, l. i t i In a scene not atypical of a Northern Cameroonian village residents look on in awe as another "westerner" snaps their picture. Student finds Dark Continent —ECHO Photo by Anita Raaum enlightening, much like our own By ANITA RMUM Africa, "The Dark Continent," the mysterious continent of which we Americans know so little, is really a place like any other. I mean you get out of the plane and walk around—the gravity doesn't give out or anything! There are cities and city " people, and rural areas with rural people. There are cars, buses, planes, discoes, beer, and the like. Now I'm making the mistake of talking about Africa in general, as though it were Wisconsin or something. Africa is a huge continent and I visited only one of its many countries, Cameroon, which is on the west coast just below Nigeria, and just above the equator. Of course, there are many novel sights, smells and experiences for an American to discover. That's what's so exciting about going someplace like Cameroon: see- lng women carry more than a normal American male could, on top of their heads; having your taxi driver stop and talk to a friend; riding in a regular van for 14 hours with more people than were in your last Intro. to Theology class; drinking palm wine with traditional medical doctors and eating achoo; seeing the local lamido with all of his retinue parading the street on a Sunday morning. If you're interested in having new and satisfying experiences which will definite- ly change you, then you might want to stop by the SPAN office. SPAN, Student Pro. lect for Amity Among Nations, provides an opportunity for Minnesota students, undergraduate as well as graduate to do research in various countries, to get scholarship money for the trip, and to earn college credit. This year SPAN is send- lng students to Kenya, Yugoslavia and southern Mexico. Interested? Call Minnesota SPAN Association—3766219; Mary Kingsley- Augsburg director of foreign languages—3304206, or myself, Anita Raaum at 722-2986. GODSPELL Continued from page 1 "Of course, I'm biased," commented Ailene Cole, "but this is definitely worth going to." The lead is played by Dave Russell as Jesus, followed by Luverne Seifert playing the roles of John the Baptist and Judas. The rest of the cast in- cludes: Jean Burkholder, Brian Hoff- man, Michael Holmquist, Rita Humola, James Kildwall, Kevin Kortan. Belinda Larson, Jenny Nordstrom, Deb Pear- son, Janet Paone, Shelley Reinking, Julie Rykken, Lisa Rykken, John Singh, and Peter Skiervold. "Godspell" will be performed a total of ten times throughout November; per- formance dates are Nov. 5—7, 11-14, and 1921. Sunday performances start at 2:30 p.m., and all evening perfor- Augsburg ECHO/ Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 mances begin at 8:00 pm. Tickets for "Godspell" are being sold in the Col- lege Center for $4 for adults and $3 for students. They can also be reserved by calling 330-1260 during the day or 330-1257 at night. Stage Two has a limited capacity, so reservations are recommended. Stage Two is located at 731 23rd Avenue South, next to Si Melby. augsEu 9 con essions By CHARLES ANDERSON In my last column, written as I prepared for the trip to California and the conven- tion of the American Lutheran Church, plus visits to a number of our alumni and friends, I commented on the very significant support we receive from off-campus sources. Each student is subsidized heavily by friends of the college. Perhaps in a later column I can develop this further. I find it stimulating and encouraging to know that we are the obiects of the love and concern of so many. The comments about the sources of our income have led to a number of very ap- propriate and helpful questions about how we actually spend the money entrusted to us by students and friends. This writing will merely be a preliminary answer to questions of this sort. The basic document for this type of study is the annual audit. Each year an out- side firm carefully audits the financial record of the college and prepares a report. The same firm does comparable work for each of the colleges of the American Lutheran Church. Paging through the report is fascinating; it tells us a great deal about what we consider to be important. If we are to understand figures that tell us about the national debt, the deficit in the state's budget, or the financial report of Augsburg, the figures have to be broken into meaningful parts. Our budget last year was over 10 million dollars. If we speak only about each dollar and how it was spent, we might have some grasp of the whole. We will try this approach and use the audited figures for the 1981-82 school year. There are four main categories of expenditure in our college: teaching and other student related activities; learning environment; aid to students; and debt retire- ment. These comprise the educational and general budget and do not include in come or expenditures for campus housing, the college center or food service. Of every incoming dollar, fifty-three cents goes to teaching and other student- related activities. The largest part of this supports the activites of the faculty, but we also allocate funds to athletic and music groups, campus events, the library, Audio Visual, academic computer services, the Foreign Study office, and the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities. Various student services such as those centered in the 030, and office of the college pastor are funded from this source as are the college yearbook and paper, Student Financial services and the student government. Remember the figure: for every dollar we bring in, fifty-three cents goes to support these activities. It is the most important part of our work; everything else exists only to support this effort. In order for teachers, students, counselors, coaches, musicians and student of- ficers to do their work there must be an appropriate and supportive environment. We could not simply be parked in the middle of a cornfield or in Murphy square, particularly during the winter months. For every dollar of income last year, twenty- seven cents was spent on our environment. This includes support for the ad- ministrative offices that manage and guide our activities, and that are charged with raising the monies needed to support our program and building efforts. All kind of activities are supported by this twenty-seven cents. The computer center, the Graphic Center, along with college convocations, commencement and various "publications. Another obvious environmental consideration has to do with our physical plant. Buildings must be heated and maintained, taxes and insurance paid, and water, electricity and equipment provided. This particular area of expense takes about seventeen cents of the total of twenty-seven allocated to learning environment. Nearly nineteen cents of a dollar received goes to aid our students through grants and scholarships. This category is different from the two mentioned earlier however. No student funds are used to provide financial assistance for other students. This money for grants and scholarships comes from outside sources such as the church, endowment income gifts and grants. You are not being asked to support other persons with your tuition. i know that it is difficult enough for some of you to find funds to support yourselves. The final category of expenditure is debt retirement. About two cents of every dollar received is used for this purpose. We have long-term, low-interest in- debtedness on several of our buildings. We are paying if off in regular in- stallments. There you have it. If a dollar comes to the college for the education and general budget, fifty-three cents of it goes to teaching and other student-related activities, twenty-seven cents to provide a learning environment and support services, about nineteen cents to support student grants and scholarships, and about two cents for retirement of our debt. As a nonprofit organization we do not have stockholders who expect income from their investment. Our supporters, and that includes our students, want quality higher education in the context of the church and the city, We are providing this by carefully using the resources entrusted to us.
Augsburg Colienn UL- ru..l: u .37. 7313M rim 1 W: f (3 {If TAUGSBURG Minnth," 'l' ECHO Vol. 89, No. 8 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 'Layoffs stir interest, responses is By sue mcrmoun ' News Editor i Attention students! Did you know that your advisor or your...
Show moreAugsburg Colienn UL- ru..l: u .37. 7313M rim 1 W: f (3 {If TAUGSBURG Minnth," 'l' ECHO Vol. 89, No. 8 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 'Layoffs stir interest, responses is By sue mcrmoun ' News Editor i Attention students! Did you know that your advisor or your favorite pro- fessor may not be here next year due to ' economic problems which have ' necessitated faculty cuts? Thirty non-tenured faculty have received letters of non-reappointment for the 1983-84 academic year. ' Although it is not yet known how many , faculty will be affected, all professors (non-tenured) with more than two years 1 of teaching here at Augsburg had to be notified by Oct. 15. "This is, in a sense, I a formality," said President Charles , Anderson. "We have no intention of , dropping all non-tenured faculty." Some faculty who have received this letter are upset because of the uncer- ' tainty of who will actually lose their jobs. "I haven't been laid off; I've been fired. if I were laid off, they'd have a legal responsibility to rehire me, but I have no indication that I'll be rehired," said Assistant Professor of Sociology Diane Pike. According to Pike, the academic employment outlook is very poor, and she stated that unless those who indeed will not be rehired are notified early in the year, they will have a hard time finding positions in other institutions of higher education. Some staff cuts were also made. Marlys Nelson of the Registrar's Of< tics, and Myrna Liebers, periodicals librarian, both lost their jobs as a result of the economic situation. Liebers, who has worked at Augsburg for 12 years, was shocked when she was in- formed in late August that her position had been out She feels that the ad- ministration should have concentrated Life, words of Christ idramatized AUGSBURG THEATRE DEPARTMENT f—l [" Q U i @UMMZM By BETSY BUROW Staff Writer Tonight is the night. At 8:00 pm. on Stage me, me Augsburg Theatre Department, under the direction of Aliens Cole, will pre- i, sent its opening performance of John- 'Mlchael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz's musical/drama "Godspell." Based on the gospel of Matthew. "Godspell" is a play that incorporates acting, music. and dance to dramatize the life and words of Christ. It is done 1. In a contemporary setting, with , parables and Bible passages on stage presented in an unusual and in- teresting way. Creativity is one of the dominant ingredients in this produc- tion, as demonstrated in Gary Parker's unique and symbolic stage design. This provides the focus for all of the ac» tion in the show. Reflected in the somewhat bizarre costumes is the individual personality of each cast member. Miss Cole's pro- duction in particular places a special demand on the actors because each must assume several roles in the course of the show. Experienced jazz dancer Karla K. Larsen composed and directed the choreography for the production. In charge of music direction, including the small, versatile band accompany- ing the cast, is Rebecca Aune. Band members included Dennis Maddix on bass, Carson Medcalf on percussion, Sanford Moore on piano and Tony Munsterman on guitar. Preparations for "Godspell" began as soon as school started, with the ac- tors devoting an average of 4-6 hours every day for rehersals. "We've worked hard to put together an energetic pro- duction," stated Dave Russell. Continued on page 5 on other measures of economizing, in- stead of moving towards faculty and staff reductions. Liebers also disagreed with the way the whole mat- ter was handled. "The decision, from any standpoint of morale, was made in the absolute worst possible way," she said. "It seems like they were just reac- ting to the economic situation, without any staff input." The problem behind the faculty cuts is an economic one. Augsburg does not have a high endowment and is heavily dependent upon tuition. The problem is compounded by the fact that 86.3 percent of Augsburg students receive financial aid. With the decline in enrollment, which ten out of the 12 American Lutheran Church schools ex- perienced, a financial strain is put on the college. Because Augsburg's faculty/student ratio is extremely low (one faculty member per every 11.7 students), the administration felt that some reduction in this area was called for, according to Anderson. Pike also disagrees with the way the problem was dealt with. She said that there doesn't appear to be any priorities or criteria for deciding who (of the 30 who received letters) will be retained. Pike feels that the procedure used in informing faculty of non- reappointment resulted in lowering morale. "You can't fire people and then ask them to feel as though they haven't been fired," she stated. Health and Physical Education Pro- fessor Richard Borstad was not par- ticularly surprised when he received his letter. "I knew it was coming; I was well informed. I may not like it, but I understand it." Continued on page 3 1982 BROOM BALL CHAMPS! In sudden death overtime o! the championship game John Singh scored the winning goal to put the lcemen over the Ed's ll team. Members 0/ the wrnning team pictured here are: (row 1) Sonja Thompson, (row 2) Curt Schewe, John Singh, Chris Johnson, Bob Adams, Dan Arvidson, (row 3) Terese Taylor, Becky Ostendorl, Colleen Dully, Hon Adams and Bob Hartman. —ECHO Photo by Jim Haugen
Anderson serves as host for Senior White House staff :0 l «a CfOSSWOl' 3 Senior White House staff who have neapolis. Many other former presiden- . served presidents from FDR to Reagan tial advisors will be participating. .. i will meet in Minneapolis today through Faculty and students are invited...
Show moreAnderson serves as host for Senior White House staff :0 l «a CfOSSWOl' 3 Senior White House staff who have neapolis. Many other former presiden- . served presidents from FDR to Reagan tial advisors will be participating. .. i will meet in Minneapolis today through Faculty and students are invited to at- 4 Sunday for a conference on "The In- tend. Information and registration f stitutional Presidency: The Cabinet, forms are available from the Greater ' the Staff and the Vice-Presidency." Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, ACROSS achinese The conference is sponsored by the 15 8. Fifth St., Minneapolis, MN 55402, pagoda Center for the Study of the Presrdency, or 370-9132. 1 Evaluate 4 Angers Answers to last established in 1969 bythe suggestion of I _ 5 Snatch . i Dwight D. Eisenhower. President This week's Global Perspectives 9 Oncea 0 d 5 Jade orl'me puzzle l Charles S. Anderson is serving as a Forum presents Julio Quan, former r U" SSun god member of the Host committee for the University professor in Guatemala. He 3 "Wk 7 Skill conference. will speak on Human Rights in 12l$lan¢l$0n 8Lager 0 go"! S C O T c U P Guatemala. That's Monday, Nov. 15 at Ireland 9Yeamed o E N Y F L E A A 1' E Edwin Meese III, a top advisor to noon in the Minneapolis Room. Soup 13 Unusual 1o ' "l . . . , Region ET ERIA BUR PreSident Reagan, Will deliver the and bread IS $1 for those not on a meal 14 Mone of k y 11Detent EM ALMS PAPA eynote address at 8 pm. at the plan. yore 16 Pl t Sheraton-Ritz Hotel in downtown Min- 15 Funeral car 20 lm'zly ; R A s E P l c T A,_L_, , M l L E S T A B R i 17Tell'g'u'm 22 Teutonic s i M i L E s P a i T? i I I sym o deity _ N T i N T l For seniors who aren t sure' 18 as ran —' s E " ' " . . N E W A D I T D O T S '9 "'9" cards 2' R°W5 r s A n s r o P N i ' 21 Royal 25 Chaldean s o T L A l n o a ' I I-f ft A b 23 Bunkers City w i T A P E D A c N? there is i e 3 er ugs urg «no: 26 tabs. P A 27 Note of scale 30 pincers E T E 3 S Ml°ls T I ' I show Teen prob- A day-long career conference for Seniors planning on attending Job 29 opening lem =1: students preparing to enter the corn» Fair in February must attend one ofthe 31 Obstruc' 33 Reward munications Job market Will be held two Job Fair seminars sponsored by 34 conjunction 36 Southwest- d Saturday, NOVr 13, at the Paul H. Gid- the OFF office. Co-director Nancy 35 Import in a I d. 47 PI ii dens Alumni Learning Center on the Medcraft and Pat Garland will explain em n, '3" ague . 54 Greek lane" 5' campus of Hamline University in St. what Job Fair is all about and what you 38 ggrium germ" 48 y'arrovémr'p gpmk ' Paul. can do to prepare. The seminars will be an woo ea eag e , Sponsored by the Twin Cities held in the Century Room in the Col- Symbol 43 Printer's 49 Exchange 58 Red or Coral ' Chapter of Women In Communica- lege Center on Monday, Nov. 1, from 39 Greek letter measure premium 61 Negative , tions, lnc.,thefifth annual "Job Quest" 2:30 ram—3:30 pm. and on Thursday, 41 Summer. in 45 Diphthong 50 Grate prefix i will feature speakers on career plan- NOV. 4 from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Paris Mi ning and job hunting skills. Specific Remember: the pre-registration 42 Goodnight i3, careers will be discussed by Twin deadline is Nov. 10 and the $20 gm of song gt Cities professionals. who will lead registration fee must be paid when you 44 Negative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1o 11 "i. workshops in advertismg, broadcast Signvup. 46 Heldin high .~ journalism and production, magazine . e ard 12 13 14 l and book publishing, public relations, r g , 1 special events and specialty writing. The Semor EVent iS TUGSdaYi NOV. 9' 48 Tard'er 15 16 17 18 .1 Panelists will discuss their daily work Please RSVP by returning the card in' 51 semSSler activities and give advice on breaking Sert of your invitation to the OFF office 52 Mature 19 20 21 22 'i into the field. or the mailroom. 53 Near ' The fee for the conference, which 55 Stage 23 24 25 28 27 runs from 8 am. to 3:45 pm, is $10 in ' whispers 28 29 30 I 31 32 33 a'dVance and $12 at the dolor- BGQlStra' Thinking about graduate school? 59 Metal SONSRmaY 3355332) 180: fillizpfias Man" Your on-campus resources include: 60 Capuchin 34 35 35 37 33 lost 00m i 0" ll "991v ' Bruce Reichenbach, graduate Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402. Con- sci-.001 advisor_ 62 $3222" 39 '0 '1 42 '3 tact Krisgtina Mandics, 612-344-5993, ' Myles siensh'oei' preiaw advisor, 63 Brick_camer " 45 46 47 0" more 'nlormallon- ' Augsburg's library has four-year 64 Undiluted . and graduate school catalogs. 65 s. .I. 48 49 50 51 ' Academic department heads 'c'lan Will Mische from Minnesota Job Ser- often receive grad school infor- V°lcan° 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 vice will be in the College Center the mation. first and third Wednesdays of every 59 6° 61 62 month to inform students of. full and DOWN 53 54 65 part-time state robs. Job Serwce main- tains a composite listing of jobs from other placement offices, the state and 1 Cheer Hennepin County. 2 EXISt SUE RICHMOND News Editor / —the THE AUGSBURG ECHO. Published weekly each ' A is Editor PETER SKJERVOLD Fine r Friday except during Augsburg interim, vacation KATE ANG'ER Fealu'es Ed'w' periods and holidays by the students of Augsburg Edi College. 731 - 215i Avenue South. 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Primaries Continued from page 1 should be formulated by each political party and enforced accordingly if the primary system is to be retained. Minnesota saw a similar scenerio in 1978. when party endorsed and then-Congressman Don Fraser lost the Democratic Farmer Labor Party primary to unendorsed...
Show morePrimaries Continued from page 1 should be formulated by each political party and enforced accordingly if the primary system is to be retained. Minnesota saw a similar scenerio in 1978. when party endorsed and then-Congressman Don Fraser lost the Democratic Farmer Labor Party primary to unendorsed millionaire Bob Short. Unfortunately, the Short-Fraser fight didn't sway Minnesotans. even when Independent Republicans swept House and Senate seats up from underneath fighting Democrats' noses. The 1982 primary election was not unlike the 1978 primary in that unendorsed candidates won because of single—issue disputes within the parties (as well as name recognition). Again. we have found that when parties' internal conflicts materialize into primary fights, weaker political parties emerge. Both major parties suffered severe blows when their endorsed gubernatorial candidates were pushed aside by unendorsed candidates The endorsement process is exten— sive, beginning in precinct caucuses, going on to local conventions, and finally the state convention reQUi'fes numerous delegate hours and major work by the candidates and their staffs. Each candidate vying for party endorsement must go through this traditional process before he/she is selected to be endorsed by the party and placed on the partisan ballot. Meanwhile, unendorsed candidates can get their name(s) on the ballot without much effort. The conventional wisdom has been that endorsed candidates are far more likely to garner a larger percentage of the vote, because the party regulars will favor endorsed over unendorsed. Not so, according to the most recent primary election. In fact, Minnesota is not so different from Mississippi, Alabama, or Arkansas, where candi- dates can win almost solely on the basis of name recognition and single-issue voters Clearly, the endorsement process is a valid mechanism for selective support which has the power to strengthen the political parties. The current primary system, however, serves onlyto weaken political parties, thereby weakening democracy. When Minnesotans reach the point of appreciating the value of accruing party support for only one candidate for each office, the state's political process will be enhanced. Answer to last week's crossword puzzle - ' n HAIR-DESIGN blown dry. frills 2037 Riverside An affordable approach to haircare ~ no frills haircut 6.00 wlcoupon expires Oct. 23 — regularly $8.00 Our no trill hatrcut was created for today's llfe styles for people who shampoo their own hair and reallzc a good cut In most Important. All cuts done wet Gr 333-5692 crossword ACROSS 65 Musical 9 Opener 48 The self i 1 Mr. Landon. instrument. 10 Affirmative 50 Flowerless to friends for short 11 Decorate plants 4 Ragout 66 Metal 16 Near 52 Painful spots i 8 The firma- 68 Let it stand 18 Meadow 53 Jog ' ' ment 70 Spread for 20 Snake 55 Great Lake ' 11 Pine drying 22 Please 57 Nickel 12 Pitch 71 scans 25 Possesses symbol 13 Golf mound 72 Towel word 27 Guide note 59 Wheel track . 14 Sun god 29 Electrified 60 Piece out g- 15 Armed con- DOWN particle 61 Attempt flict 1 Macaw 30 Couple 63 Hard-wood '3' 17 Postpones 2 French article 32 Mongrel tree l 19 A Gershwin 3 No: many 34 Writing need 67 Faroe T 21 Label 4 sandal part 36 Chinese whirlwind i 23 Lair 5 Sun _ a T 939°" 69 Scale note 1 24 Pulverize 6 Goal 37 Be '" _ i 26 Before: Pref. 7 Unwanted 39 Famed lion '_ 23 Mine plant 40 Stitch \ entrance 8 Remains Harvested ' 31 Moccasin erect 46 same 33 Moham- medan name 35 Seed . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 1o 36 Eye 38 Moham- '1 12 '3 medan rulers 41 Negative 14 15 16 17 1 42 Ventilate 19 20 21 22 23 44 Old Por- tuguese coin 24 25 26 27 28 29 3 45 Range of 31 32 33 a4 as knowledge 47 Toward 36 37 38 39 4o 41 shelter 49 Away 42 43 44 45 46 51 Direction 47 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 Mature 56 Deep yeaming 54 55 56 57 56 58 Rocky hill 59 60 61 62 63 64 59 Humor 62 Inie' 65 66 68 69 64 Artificial lan- 7° 71 72 j guage U.S., mail us To the Editor: The 1981 Christmas Mail Call was the most successful ever. For this, we would like to thank those who participated by sending Christmas mail. We have received numerous reports from the various agencies which distributed the mail to our letters young servicemen and women, telling how much all the cards and letters were appreciated at Christmas. The 1982 Christmas Mail Call is now underway, and this is an ideal project for individuals as well as college groups and organizations. For' infor- mation on how to have a part in this unique program, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Armed Forces Mail Call, 6520 Selma Ave., #315, Hollywood, CA 90028. Thank you! Lee Spencer, Director Augsburg ECHO / Friday, Oct. 8, 1982
in the state jobs. They are being overfinanced, overstaffed for the amount of work they put out, and overpaid for the amount of work that they put out. This is part of what I feel causes some of our current Inflationary trends. We, the citizens, are paying for more than what we are receiving, I...
Show morein the state jobs. They are being overfinanced, overstaffed for the amount of work they put out, and overpaid for the amount of work that they put out. This is part of what I feel causes some of our current Inflationary trends. We, the citizens, are paying for more than what we are receiving, I feel that the armed services can undercut these state-filled jobs and at the same time produce a more efficient job with a higher output per unit of input. An area of job service that I also highly recommend is in the social services field, and more particularly for our nation's elderly. After seeing this past fall how well Norway's and Sweden's elderly were taken care of, l was really embarrassed with what the United States of America has to offer its elderly. The service could have people help the elderly feel worthy. Imagine the joy that can be achieved when an elderly person can plant a garden again, a garden that for years they weren't able to plant because they had no help. America needs to see the wisdom that the elderly possess. Where is our humanity when we feel nothing for those who have been a part of our country for a lot longer than we have? That is why I feel that the elderly need to feel that they are still a worthy part of our society. Once enacted, this program will decrease the current work force by having these persons enlisted, thus declining our nation's current employment problem. With this influx of military personnel, it will open up jobs that wouldn't otherwise be within the military. A point to be seen is that with the program suggested, many people will have jobs during their time of service, which if run correctly and efficiently, can be of great service to the public as well as good training for the enlisted. The armed forces with the plan implemented, can finally give recruits on-hand job experience that is practical to the real sector of jobs. I say this because I myself am aware of the uncertainties that many college students experience. Questions such as: Am I in the right field of study? or, Is my major really designed toward the career that I want to pursue? or, Will I like the job I receive with my degree? These uncertainties are a very real part of growing and stepping out into the world, and i feel that this program can help alleviate some of these worries— or if not alleviate them, then at least help mature a person so that it is easier to cope with these real life stepping stones. The first couple of years at college can cause several dilemmas. This is not to underplay the importance of a good education. If a person enters the armed forces with an achievement level par with this high school graduate level, then I feel that there is also a responsibility within the service to offer programs that can further advance the educational status of the enlisted. UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS There are two facets within the US. educational program that I wish to touch upon. The first is the actual teachers and their roles, and the second is the enlisted personnel and their roles within the educational program. If we take our state as a typified example of the teaching field, we see that the field is being slashed drastically in the amount of teaching positions that are available. We see teachers who have ten and eleven years of experience being laid off. Experience that could be used, but is being wasted. If the armed services were, as part of their program, looking to create a better rounded person, then it only seems natural that part of its military program should include educational learning. By utilizing the teaching profession within the armed services, we are not only seeking to enrich our personnel, but we are also utilizing a resource that is currently being squandered away foolishly. By bringing the teaching profession within the services, we are helping to release a tension that is currently very real within the realm of unemployment. The second area is the enlisted personnel. The armed forces should have a multi-faceted educational program, where an enlisted person should not only have the obligation to be par with a high school graduate, but also should have the opportunity to further their educational field of study if they so desire. I feel that part of the learning to be received for bringing a person to par with a high school diploma can be partially received from peer tutoring. What this implies is that those more gifted in certain areas be encouraged to help those in need. The tutor gets experience in conveying what they've learned in such a way as to further the growth of another human being. The pupil on the other hand, gains valuable personal teaching which can accelerate the rate at which he/she learns, as compared with classroom learning. The key concept here is that we are working toward a more rounded person through personal communications skills, and at the same time we are tapping resources that may otherwise have gone unnoticed in using the peer as a teaching tool. YOUTH AND FAMILY ATTITUDE TOWARD SERVICE AND LOVE OF COUNTRY I realize that during a time of war, the draft can be a very traumatic time for not only the person being drafted, but also the family and friends of the draftee. During a time of peace, a mandatory draft may evoke other feelings, perhaps a feeling of entrapment and loss of the right to be free. Yet, I say to this response that this type of service offers the enlisted a great many opportunines—opportunities for growth individually and academically, as well as practical on-hand work experience. I know, too, that as an eighteen-year-old l was really not prepared to enter college. I guess that at the time, it was thething to do. ldon't feel that as a person I was mentally mature enough to take college as seriously as it should be taken, and I feel that a good majority of eighteen-year-olds fresh out of high school feel the same way. For these people that fall into this category, the armed forces can be a time to really find out what a person wants to do with their life—a time to mature, and not to be pressured into college or the work force. For those that are ready to step into college after high school, this program allows them to do this. Therefore, one can't say that this alternative service is really a big constraint upon a person's life. Still, does this change any attitudes toward the service? I say yes, and yes in a very positive direction. The public will be much better Informed about our armed services. The public which Is better Informed, either through actual experience - through someone they know, will be able to better critique and assess the needs - its armed forces. This means that the services will have to be justified and realist .3 about its budget requests as well as other matters. The families Involved should take greater concern about military happening and at the same time take pride in the fact that their son/daughter is helping thel ' country to prosper. The second positive feeling about the service can come from its opportuniti offered. If it meets this task, then through those who leave the armed servl with a good feeling can exemplify and convey this to others. , If everyone understands that they are to do 2-3 years of service, and entering can see that they are not only helping themselves, but others in th public, how can they rationally oppose this brief segment of time committed tot . . country that they are a part of? CHANGES l have tried to integrate many of my ideas and ideals within this paper already, i and for this reason, I do not have an enormous amount of recommended changes. 1 There are, however, a few areas that should be discussed. The first deals with the age limit. The years 18-26 are good, but I wonder If * 18—30 may not be better. I also understand some of the drawbacks to my suggestion. One drawback may ' be that people will be further along in their life's path, and therefore it could be more difficult to break this path for military service. My reply to this is that there is still the option to start earlier if they so desire. A second point that could be considered against the extended age limitation ls ' that it will create a bigger age gap of enlisted personnel. I feel that this can be as much a pro as a con, in that those who are older can help add maturity to those who are only in their teens or early twenties. A third point of contention against the extension of the age limitation is the cost of keeping information stored for four more years. Here I have no actual defense, except to say that the additional time offered is worth the additional costs that could be incurred. The second area I would debate is the area that states: "Upon completion of the service, at a time of 90 days of marriage, or if married before or during service, within 90 days of separation, a bonus of $3000 per year for each participant for each year of service rendered, will be allowed as a payment on a home of their choice, in the area of their choice. If not returning to this country, or if no marriage takes place, payment will be made in cash at the age of thirty with no back interest." I do feel that this is a good program for those who are married, and I encourage this part of the proposal. | feel however, that this plan is a bit discriminatory when discussing those not married. In my opinion, this $3000 bonus per year should be offered to anyone who desires to build a home, married or otherwise. This can cause great economic growth within the housing industry, an industry that is today very stagnant. I understand the profits the services can gain by holding this money until a person is thrity, and perhaps this has to be done in order to offer the type of program suggested. I stand corrected if this is so. Finally, I feel that the $100.00 salary per month is very adequate considering all the benefits that go along with it. My only concern is that if an enlistee graduates to a higher rank, I feel that the pay should be increased at the prescribed armed forces rate. I am not saying that this plan doesn't have this already, but I am voicing a concern within this area if it does not. WORLD OPINION TOWARD THE UNITED STATES AND CONCLUSION I believe that the enactment of compulsory national service would improve world opinion toward the United States. Perhaps the European press, and the press elsewhere, would stop depicting us as a nation of "Fat Cats" relying on our nuclear bombs and our mercenary Black army to protect us. In the preface to his book, How to Think About War and Peace, Mortimer G. Adler states, "I should have taught my students that war and peace are the central terms in political theory, and that the gradual development of peace is the deepest trend in the world's history, as well as the deepest aspiration behind man's struggle to civilize himself. I cannot think of one thing that inspired me, interested me or that I appreciated, that I did not first involve myself in and consciously work on. Eisenhower once said, "We are traditionally a peace-loving people with a heritage founded on the dignity of the individual." He reminds us that, though we in our generation cannot in all probability make peace. The Council of the Institute for Strategic Studies states, "One great test of the free world comes in the use it makes of its men in uniform: how many men it takes, for how long, and above all, for what object." The object of compulsory national service is for the welfare of the citizens within the country as well as for national defense. If we work busily with all our hearts toward the welfare of our citizens, national defense and world peace, we must work toward it with the full and grave consciousness that the work is carried on by men and women who will not live to see it finished. But then, the builders of the Gothic cathedrals worked for hundreds of years, knowing that only some future generation would enjoy the full glory of these temples of God. No, it cannot be done tomorrow. But how many of our important actions are determined by the assurance that we will enjoy their fruits tomorrow? Do our parents build up a happy family life only for tomorrow? Instruct their children for tomorrow? Do we revere God for tomorrow? In sober truth, much of the life we live today is but posthumous, and the actions of our mortality are fit only for the creation of things immortal. No, it is not a perfect plan, nor even a perfect understanding, of national service. But it is a start even if it only awakened in me—one person—a greater social consciousness and love of country. Augsburg ECHO / Friday, Oct. 8, 1982
they conducted to raise money. Students in the Music Therapy Club rock the day away durlng a rock-a-thon «NCAA is one of the best conferences in the nation," said Head Coach Al Kloppen, "It's more prestigious than Division III N.C.A.A. and we have a better chance of making it to the playoffs." Of...
Show morethey conducted to raise money. Students in the Music Therapy Club rock the day away durlng a rock-a-thon «NCAA is one of the best conferences in the nation," said Head Coach Al Kloppen, "It's more prestigious than Division III N.C.A.A. and we have a better chance of making it to the playoffs." Of the remaining sports, hockey and baseball are the only other participating in N.C.A.A. tourna- ments. All the hockey teams that were considered threats have already switched over to N.C.A.A., with the most recent being Bemidji. The Beavers, along with Augsburg, will be competing in N.C.A.A. post-season play beginning this season. "Being able to play in the N.C.A.A. Continued from page 1 tournament will be really nice because we'll have a chance to play some different teams," commented goalie Jim Finch. "It will be good experience playing against some eastern schools. " It's evident there are both advantages and disadvantages to belonging to the N.C.A.A. The fact that Augsburg now has the opportunity to go beyond its original sphere of competition is of a two-fold advantage; not only will its athletic teams gain respect and recognition nationally, but also the school as an institution will benefit. LAST CHANCE! christian . perspective By KURT EGERTSON Sure, Augsburg College is a school of the American Lutheran Church, I mean we are affiliated with the ALC, aren't we? I'm sure we must at least get funding from them. Any of us can tell at a glance that there are many Christian and church-related activities here. Chapel offers all students. faculty and staff the opportunity to worship during the week. Wednesday evening finds members of the campus gathering for the celebration of Eucharist. Then there are the many groups and other activities that, as a whole, make up religious life on this campus, Taking a sociologist's perspective one might say that Augsburg rates highly in "amount of religion," This abundance of religious activities is great and is something worth cherishing. However, all these activities alone mean nothing. It is not solely the responsibility of Augsburg College or of the ALC to give the college community its Christian emphasis. No, it is up to the students to use the Christian atmosphere provided and build upon it. We are a community of believers capable of sharing the love and peace of Jesus Christ. I say capable because actually we seem to be missing the target. Too many people attend from one to four years of college at Augsburg but never hear about the Good News. I can't believe that we are unwilling to talk to each other or invite others to hear about Jesus Christ. Yet this summer one of us, with whom perhaps no one shared their faith, got involved with the Unification Church — better known as the "moonles." This person must have been looking for something - comfort or love — things that we as individuals could have shared. It must never have been offered, because this person was taken from a supposedly "Christian" environment to the false prophecy of the Unification Church. This seems to indicate a lack of authenticity in Christian attitude. What should we do? Well, we shouldn't complain that there aren't enough Christian activities here. instead. each of us must let others hear the Good News. whether it is one-to-one or in front of a group. We must never be ashamed of what we have to say. Each of us plays a role: some speak up, some give support, some live their lives as Christ might have, some give of their time while others give of their possessions. Again, it is of importance that we make the most of our environment here at Augsburg College. By working together we can ensure that everyone hears the Good News of Jesus Christ, and that no more of us are led astray. TO ORDER YOUR 1982-83 YEARBOOK To reserve a Yearbook or to pick up the one you ordered last' year, stop by the AUGSBURGIAN office between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. next week. l Augsburg ECHO / Friday, Oct. 8, 1982 "Kuhn 77; on the prowl By CINDY JOHNSON Staff Writer "I made a solemn vow on my last birthday to do something outrageous at least once a week," said Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, "and today I'm doing something out- rageous: I'm going to talk to you about hope, which is outrageous in our world today." She said, "I'm wearing a button that a student gave me which says 'Nuclear War Can Spoil Your Whole Day'." Maggie Kuhn recently celebrated her 77th birthday, and tours the nation for the Gray Panthers, an organization interested in a better society for elderly people today and in the future. Kuhn was speaking at St. Joan of Arc Church in South Minneapolis on Sunday, Sept. 26, con- cluding a three day workshop entitled "Envisioning Age Integrated Com- munity," which addressed intergener- ational living. Kuhn talked about hope. She stood about five feet tall with soft white hair; a rose in a small vase stood on an adjacent podium. Her voice was clear and resounding as she talked about the agonies of the world, a world with what she called "a delicate power bal- ance of terror." She accented the problems to show how easily a pessimistic attitude can be aroused. "Our society expects instant remedies. If things don't work right away, people think they're no good. To expect immediate results only com- pounds cynicism. Things take time to work," Kuhn said. The Reagan Ad- minstration has made an intolerable shift in priorities (for the elderly), and "we've got the oldest president we've ever had. They're trying to make us a superpower with overkill to blow up the planet," Kuhn said. We have to make hope a part of our future. We also have to make hope part of our past, "Hope must be rooted in the past, because we must know the past to understand the future, and the past is heard from our elders. We must be able to hear them," she said. "Society must have the old and young together to ensure continuity. We must be able and willing to listen to those late in years so that we may learn how to manage the future. We must be able to see hope as more than a wisp of smoke," Kuhn concluded. "Age segregation must be broken so that we can move into tomorrow with hope."
dirty laundry By MIKE PICKETT Columnist Augsburg College, established 1869, is not a college known for its Ivy League campus. Nor is it noted for an abundant enrollment. Despite its age, Augsburg isn't even the oldest school around and we're at least 1,500 miles from the ivy League. But we are...
Show moredirty laundry By MIKE PICKETT Columnist Augsburg College, established 1869, is not a college known for its Ivy League campus. Nor is it noted for an abundant enrollment. Despite its age, Augsburg isn't even the oldest school around and we're at least 1,500 miles from the ivy League. But we are just across the river from the largest university in the nation and we do surround the oldest park in the city. But what entices young minds to further their eduction at these few besieged acres in a 19605 neighborhood? l was first impressed by the exceptional friendliness of the students Aftera period of time though, one begins to see more than hospitality. At Augsburg one may interact with uniquely interesting people in athletics, religious life, theatre, politics, music, even writing. Besides these groups there are organizations like CENTS that make Augsburg a special place, The students at any college come and g0, leaving their marks in little ways. To find the true composition of this institution one must look to the faculty. There are some real characters in the lot. The crazy antics of Ann Goodwin keep you listening all hour. If you don't know Don Gustafson by his lectures you'll certainly know him by his winter hat. Someone should write a book of Ed Sabella's economic analogies. Do you remember Dave Wood? How could you forget him? At Augsburg students are comfortable just beatin' their gums with a man like Richard Nelson. We certainly have no lack of inspirational leadership at Augsburg. Lowell Brandt, Myles Stenshoel and a host of others cover that just fine. if it's tradition you're looking for, we've the historian's historian in Carl Chrislock. Speaking of tradition, how many times has Erwin Mickelberg spoken at commencement? And Ailene Cole has had her act together at Augsburg for quite some time. Khin Khin Jensen summed up an entire tradition with her KOrean centennial symposium. What nicer guy is there than Phil Quanbeck? At Augsburg there are entire departments of stimulating faculty. Speaking as an English major I can honestly say that I've never had a less than captivating professor from that department. As for athletics. the immortal Ernie Anderson rooms right across the hall from the everlasting Ed Saugestad. Head football coach Al Kloppen once told me, "At Augsburg we recruit more than just people; we recruit personality." How true. So what brings people to Augsburg College? I don't know. After all, we are on the bus lines . .. JOB DESCRIPTION: O'Connor Travel is sponsoring a Spring break vacation to Daytona Beach Florida, Spring break, 1983. We are now hiring one or two students at your school to sell our tours. You will begin working this fall 1982 and continue working until the trip departs in Spring. The trip will include transportation and accommodations located directly on the "World's Most Famous Beach," Daytona Beach. Your duties will include: placing flyers on bulletin boards; signing up students for the trip and collecting money and help with the organization and running of the trip. SALARY: You will be paid on a commission basis and get a free vacation. WHO SHOULD APPLY: If you are outgoing and enjoy meeting people, have some free time and are willing to work, you will do fine. You must have a telephone and a few early night hours available to answer questions about the trip. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL OR WRITE TO: O'CON NOR TRAVEL Suite 1-G 1126 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg. Illinois 60195 (312)397-1665 (Ask for Jean O'Connor and leave a name and telephone number and the best time to reach you). 0 It you are writing to us please include the following information: your parents home telephone number, your current telephone number, the name of the school you will attend from January 1983 through Spring 1983; a brief history about yourself (work, school. interests) and why you are interested in this job. If you have any questions concerning the job please include them in you letter. Chisholm to speak at Calhoun Beach Club 2: Shirley Chisholm, sponsored by ACPAF, will speak at this year's homecoming dinner. News Release Shirley Chisholm—nationally recog- nized as a prominent political proponent for women and minorities— is the speaker for the second annual fall lecture of the Augsburg College Public Affairs Forum (ACPAF). Chisholm, a distinguished member of the United States House of Representatives, will speak on "Pro- test, Order and Justice in America Today" at a 7:30 pm. dinner preceded by a 6:30 pm. social hour on Friday, Oct. 15 at the Calhoun Beach Club, 2730 West Lake Street. A private reception will be held at 6 pm. Friday. Reservations and tickets are needed for both events. There are a limited number of discounted tickets available to students for the dinner and speech through Program Commission for $15. Contact Jill Billings for reservations at X1785. Other reservations or inquiries can be made by calling Public Relations at X1180. Last February, Chisholm decided not to seek an eighth term in Congress. She is the senior Democratic woman in the United States House of Representatives and the only woman— and the only black American—to sit on the House Rules Committee. She is secretary of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Chisholm was first elected to Congress in 1968 from the 12th Congressional District of Brooklyn, New York. An articulate, straightfor- ward champion of the rights of the downtrodden, Chisholm derives her power from "the people." In her announcement not to seek re-election, Chisholm criticized the federal administration. "It has become increasingly difficult to carry the tragic messages back from Washington to the jobless, homeless and hopeless Brooklynites. How can I, as a member of a political and racial minority in today's Congress, hope to put an end to poverty, unemployment and discrimination in Brooklyn and throughout this nation, in the face of an administration that is cancelling the past fifty years of human progress in America." Although the 57-year—old's Congres- sional career is ending this fall, her fight for the disadvantaged and for justice and equality will continue. Her comments included, "This is not my funeral, nor is it my retirement. It is a transitory phase in my life. Out of the political stranglehold, and on my own terms, Freed from the wheelspinning confines of the Con- gressional cloisters, I will make even louder appeals to the good sense and conscience of the American people." ACPAF, organized in November 1980, is a group of alumni who share an interest in sponsoring events on public affairs issues. This organization is also a sponsor for the gubernatorial and senatorial debates to be held on campus this fall. Last year, the fall lecture was presented by William F, Buckley Jr. Open an. a to AMERICA'S STEAK EXPERT Sunday thru Thursday 11-9 Friday 8 Saturday 1/2 block from campus 11-10 Augsburg ECHO / Friday, Oct. 8, 1982 may : a