tan & card1n
Volume 63 number 15
Federal budget cutbacks will reduce financial aid
By Doug Stanley (NDSL)
program. Approximately 325
President Reagan's federal budget Otterbein students who have NDSLs cuts will directly affect Otterbein stu are paying an interest rate 2 percent dents who receive financial aid in the higher than they would have paid for near future, according to Financial the same loan last year, according to Aid Director Mitchell Marcus. Marcus.
For example, some students may Students paid a 3 percent interest find it more difficult to obtain a Guar rate for NDSLs during the 1980-81 anteed Student Loan (GSL). The GSL school year. The rate was hiked to 4 program, which allows a student to percent on July 1, 1981 and to 5 per borrow up to $2,500 annually, was re cent on Oct. I. The government pays vised effective Oct. I, 1981. for the interest on the loan until the The new regulations stipulate that student graduates. Students are not a student whose family makes more shying away from the NDSL program than $30,000 per year must demon even though the rates have been hiked. strate financial need to obtain a GSL. Marcus said that in comparison with A student whose family makes less other loan programs the NDSL in- than $30,000 per year is automatically terest rate is still very low. eligible to get a GSL. Previously, any student was eligible for a GSL - reMore cutbacks gardless of income.
Student loans weren't the only pro- In addition to the new eligibility grams that were scaled-down by the requirements, the government also im- Reagan administration. Pell Grants, form erly Basic Educational Oppor - plemented a 5 percent o6gination fee tunity Grants (BEOGs), have also felt on each loan granted after Aug. 23 of the sharp edge of Reagan's budget last year. The fee is charged directly to cutting ax. the lending institution. The lender then A student who showed complete eli- usually passes the origination fee on to gibility for a Pell Grant under pre - the student by deducting 5 percent from the face value of the Joan. vious regulations would have received as much as $1,900 this year, according Marcus feels that in the past the to Marcus, But, budget cuts have GSL program was exploited by the rich, which added to the cost of oper- reduced that figure to $1,670. The ating the program. "Since there were maximum amount available for next no income limits, everybody was year is "still up in the air,'' according taking out GSLs," he said. to Marcus.
Wealthy parents of students were At a time when the nursing pro- borrowing under the GSL program, fession is in short supply of qualified which has a much lower interest rate nurses, the Nursing Scholarship Prothan commercial loans, then investing gram has been all but abolished by the the money and making a profit. "The Reagan administration. wealthy who were borrowing need- This year no funds were budgeted lessly were reducing the integrity of for the nursing program. "The govern- the program," Marcus said. ment didn't kill the program," Marcus
Changes in the GSL program at- said, "the regulations governing the tracted quite a bit of media attention. program are still in effect. Everything
Many families who had never heard of involved with the program is still in
a GSL Were now 1·nterested in ob- effect - except its funding."
h I f f money to e p ma ke up for fe d era I requirements for qualifying for aid im taining one. Consequently, the num- The lack O u nd s in th e N ursmg dollars lost will come from the I 0 ber Of Otterbel·n students who applied Scholarship Program was very bene- t posed by the government may reduce for GSLS thl·s year rose by more than ficial to (Otterbein) nursing students," percen mcrease in tuition sc h ed u Ied awards, according to Marcus. for next year. He cautioned, however, What can students do about cuts to 85 percent over last year, according Marcus said. The program is expected to Marcus. that the tuition increase was not tied to financial aid? Marcus suggests that to remain fundless through 1984 · federal cuts in financial aid. "In an effort to substantially reduce The money squeeze students write to their congressmen. Marcus said money from the tuition "Students need to start voicing their the cost of the program, what the Rea- With sharp cutbacks in government hike that might have gone to other de- opinions," he said. "If students accept gan administration did was sub- financial aid programs, colleges and tantially increase the cost of the propartments instead will be set aside for what comes down (from Washington), universities are being forced, to acquire financial aid. "Otterbein is going to di- if there is no dissent, no opposition gram," Marcus said. "People who additional funds for financial aid. "For rectly reinvest its money back into the would have never considered getting 1982-83, Otterbein has increased its students," he said. what is to prevent further decreases? GS Ls took advantage of them at the financial aid programs by more than a As a result of the federal budget "Students have to begin to stand up, last minute." quarter-of-a-million dollars," Marcus cuts, Marcus said that students might to speak out, to voice their opposition
Students will also find changes in said. expect to find a little less in their finan- to having their very lives affected for the National Direct Studen t Loan Marcus explained that some of the cial aid packages next year. The stiffer the worse," Marcus said.
Homecoming 1982 to stay as ·scheduled
By Greg Stemm 14 Campus Affairs meeting for two have to consider the past record," from Dr. Charles Dodrill, director of Homecoming 1982 will stay when it primary reasons. Both deal with the Yoest continued. Theatre. was originally scheduled. scheduled playing of Wittenberg on The only other dates close to Octo Dodrill told the committee it would
The Campus Affairs committee the October 23 date. ber 23 were October 9, which is four be impossible to have a Homecoming voted last Thursday to keep Home "First, Homecoming is always a big weeks into fall term, and November 6, theatre production ready by the fourth coming on the scheduled October 23, game in terms of attendance, so is which is eight weeks into the term. Ot 1982 date rather than change it to Wittenberg. If we play both on the terbein is currently scheduled to play week of the term, and the eighth week would present a conflict with the tradi either October 9 or November 6. This same date we'll be losing the potential traditionally much less competitive tional children's production at the end decision comes after two previous dis for two big games in terms of atten teams on either of the two proposed of fall term. The tradition of having a cussions about the possibilities of dance," said Yoest. alternative dates. Homecoming theatre production moving the date. "The other p o int is from the stand Committee reports show the group stretches back to the mid I930's, ac- Elmer "Bud" Yoest, Athletic Direc point of competition. Wittenberg is found several problems with moving cording to Dodrill. tor, said he originally brought up the traditionally a tough team. I'm not the Homecoming date, however. subject of a date change at the January saying we're going to lose, but we do The most pressing problem came Continued on page 3
Photo By Jeff Boehm Sophomore Jodi Oder and escort Tim Potts are all smiles after Oder was
crowned Winter Weekend queen during halftime of Saturday's Otterbein
Denison varsity basketball game.
Some things never change
The following editorial appeared in the Tan and Cardinal on May 6, 1966. Some things never change.
" ... Confess, Greeks, you're a little upset because there's not much on the frats this week. You, "'involved" student, see the heavy hand of the editor on nearly every article here. You are enraged, s o furious, and so genuinely disturbed that you are going to ask the editor to step outside, and then you are going to string her up.
N ot by a long shot.
Oh, you are all mad of course, but it's the typical type of Otterbein ange r - non-productive. As editor, I could go on for the next three years making the same errors and you wouldn't be angry eno ugh to do anything about it. You wouldn't be angry enough, for example, to write for your newspaper. If you're not good enough to write, you wouldn't be willing to type or gather hard news. Only the weirdies do the constructive things.
lf you wish you may apply for feature editor, news editor, sports editor, Greek editor, business manager, typists, and reporters . But don't worry. We won't be expecting you."
The Tan and Cardinal will begin accepting applications for positions on its 1982-83 staff later this term.
We goofed ..
In the January 28, 1982 editorial "So you wanna be an RA" the "T &C" incorrectly stated:
I. " several resident assistants were caught consuming alcohol and relieved of duty." According to Dave Peters,. associate Dean for Student Development, they were actually found in an area where alcohol was being consumed and by their inaction were in violation of RA policy. They resigned rather than being relieved of duty.
2. "T here is the obvious advantage of a salary of slightly over $800 and room expenses are covered." The position of resident assistant receives a salary equal to the price of type 5 housing, which is currently $852. An RA does not receive both room expenses and a salary.
The "T &C" regrets the error.
Letters to the editor
Dear Edito r, of the so-called facts printed in the This letter is in regard to the letter January 28th edition of the T and C that appea red in last week's T&C en were outright lies to help disgrace the titled "So You Want to be an R.A.?" R.A. position. ls it not so bad to attack We would appreciate the opportunity someone's reasoning if yours can be to make the facts known rather than proven better through the use of facts? the hear-say which was published. But, I guess, you guys never heard of fighting fair? How can someone be In regard to the Davis Hall incident, able to defend themselves if every it is a fact that not one R.A. was thing printed about them is inaccur "caught consuming alcohol." This informat ion that was rate? It seems that the writer was again printed not only inclined to remain in bed when another was totally wrong, but it also hurt important fact about journalism was those involved. In future editorials being made in class. please make sure the facts are correct and not merely slandering gossip. For those of you who have bothered
The R A. selection taking place at to read this far, let me clarify a few the present time is for the 82-83 school things that "happened" to be misyear and is in no way related to the printed. First, those unfortunate R.A.'s Dav is Hall incident. involved in the incident in Davis Hall were not relieved of duty, but resigned Sincerely, on their own free will. Secondly, the Jody Moore R.A. selection is not going on at this Karen Graf time strictly because of this incident. Lisa Jones
The R.A. selection is always started early because we want the people chosen to be fully incorporated into Edito r: the system and to know how to deal
Instead of writing on something you with residents who happened to be unknow little about, why not run an edi comfortable in their surroundings, toria l concerning the misfortunes of homesick or severely misinformed. being a journalist? But, then again, you (Such is the case in this editorial). probably know little about that too. Third, we as R.A.'s are paid for our Isn't a journalist trained to "dig" for duties, but, unfortunately, the room is infor mation and take nothing for not paid for. If the editor of this column gran ted? Obviously this writer was ment to say that the pay we receive as absen t from class when his professor being R.A.'s covers the cost of housing, made this important point. For many then why in the heck didn't he say so?
The fPfal_ IS Terrible ! We Shouldtell them TO do something about it /
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Opinions expressed herein are those of the staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the school or its administration. Published every Thursday during the school year, holidays excepted. Offices in the basement of the Campus Center.
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Aren't journalists supposed to have a way with words?
I happen to know for a fact that the staff of the T and C were critically rep remanded by their advisor concerning the recent condition of the paper. Mistakes have been popping up everywhere, not only an occasional misprint, but lots of so-called facts made up by the writers. The T and C is a good paper, as long as there has been some effort put into it. So please in the future, "look up the information before leaping into a story you know nothing about."
Thanks for the time and space.
Greg Ocke R A. 4th Floor Mayne Hall Otterbein College
Dear Editor: Last week you ran the question, "So you wanna be an R.A.?" This week we pose the question, "So you wanna be a reporter?"
The first and foremost responsibility of a reporter is to gather facts (Facts are usually things that are true). This condition has not been met. You stated that". . . a salary over $800 and room expenses are met." The fact is, as stated in the Campus Life Handbook (which every student is given), an R.A. is financially reimbursed for pattern 5 housing. This year that amount is $852.
Sports Editor Dave Graham
Advertising Mgr. Chuck Castle
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Contributors: Joy Grandstaff, Janet Hutzelman, Joy Jackson, Craig Merz , Thinh Nguyen, Sue Shipe, Stephanie Jeffries, Pam Clay , JoAnne Ball , Loretta Parimuha , Darsi Martin, Virgil Tongish, Amy Ritter, Barbie Thoburn. Fred Swan, Karen Moore, Les Epstein , Bill Daubenmire, Colleen Muldoon, Rose Shiplett , Karen Medicus anci Rhonda Fulton
Another one of your "facts" stated that certain R.A.'s were caught drinking in Davis Hall and were asked to resign. This is simply not true nor is this why R.A.'s are being recruited at the present time. It happens to be, if you checked your "facts, the annual campaign for the recruitment of R .A.'s for the 82-83 academic year.
You recommended that persons interested in the R.A. position talk with former resident assistants, head residents, resident assistants, etc. to gain an objective viewpoint and to keep an open mind. You did not seem to follow your own advice. How then can we take you seriously? Obviously you have not been through the rigorous R.A. selection process which involves numerous interviews, recommendations, high levels of anxiety and anticipation for that final letter of acceptance or you would not have called the position just a "job".
It is clear that whoever wrote thi s editorial is not an R.A. Between us w have five years experience as R.A.'s. It is an honor.
John Schafer Scott Smart
Homecoming I I
Continued from page 1
The committee discussed the possibility of trying a Parent's day in the fall, scheduled around the theatre productions, and not having it on Homecoming. This suggestion was dismissed after representatives from the alumni office pointed out alumni who are also parents would then be forced to choose between attending Homecoming or the Parents Day.
"I would have been more than happy to have moved the date ( of
Homecoming) if the committee had voted for it," said Dodrill, "it's good that we review every now and then."
"I was glad we went through the process - it realJy shows Homecoming is many different things to many different segments of campus," said Dodrill.
Yoest agreed with Dodrill, "I also understand that Homecoming is not just an athletic event it's a complete campus-wide activity I didn't feel I had lost when it went the way it
did. There were just reasons why I felt the committee should review the possibility."
Acting chairman of the committee when the vote was taken, Bob Gatti felt the review of Homecoming dates proves the committee process works. Dean JoAnne VanSant is the committee's permanent chairman. but was absent from the meeting due to a previous engagement.
"It's good to review our system every now and then That's what ·those
committees are for. I think you have to take full facets of the campus into account," said Gatti.
"If it had been decided administratively, then you wouldn't have had all the input from alumni, men's athletics , women's athletics, CPB, theatre , and students. All those people were there and had their inputs into the decision that's Campus Affairs. It really shows the committee system works," said Gatti.
Security actions taken to curtail campus thefts
By Janet Hutzelman
Thefts valued at over $2000 have occurred on Otterbein's campus since the beginning of December. In an effort to help increase campus-wide security, some of the recommendations made last year by the Westerville Police Department have been acted on by the college.
During the winter break, WOBN had approximately 80 albums stolen which were valued at $800. The Sphinx fraternity house was broken into on Christmas Day and cash and valuables worth approximately $250 were taken.
This term residents of Clements Hall have filed theft reports account -
ing for more than $200 worth of stolen possessions. The Campus Center kitchen was also broken into twice last week. Fifty pounds of ground beef worth$ I 00 and 120 cheese sandwiches valued at $25 were stolen.
If a theft does occur, a theft / vandalism form should be completed and sent to the student personnel office.
A copy is then sent to the security office where Otterbein officers Earl Cater, Bob Comerford , and Ralph McCormick , in coordination with the student personnel office and Westerville Police, try to find pattern s or similar thefts that will lead to the recovery of stolen property.
One of the major problems is failure on the students' part to turn in a report. "If we don't know about it," said Joanne VanSant, .dean of students and vice president of student affairs , "we can't put anything together."
A series of security recommendations for Otterbein was written by Ron Zollinger, detective and juvenile activities coordinator of the Westerville Police Department, following the break-in s in Hanby last fall.
Suggested measure s to curtail thefts and break-ins include "installation of deadbolt locking devices on doors; The current lock-in-knob systems on the doors are classified as privacy
locks, not security locks."
Currently, there are only three buildings on campus, Hanby , Davis and King , with deadbolt locks. YanSant said that installation of new nd locks in all dorms is in progress a should be completed by next year.
Other suggestions made in Zollinger's report concerning keys and locks include a stronger key control s ystem including maintenance of accurate records, secure storage of duplicate or spare and master keys, special considerations for re-keying or recording locks if keys are lost or stolen , ~n? s tamps on all college keys to proh1b1t duplication
Rules Committee explained, election petitions available
by Rhonda Fulton
Petitions for the Rules Committee will be available at the Campus Center office on Feb. 22 and they must be returned by 4:00 p.m. on Mar. 5.
According to Dean Dave Peters, the Chairman of the Rules Committee, the Senate will elect one faculty member , one student member, and one administrator to serve on the Rules Committee. The election will take place on Wednesday, Apr. 14.
Curriculum
Peters explained the major functions of the Rules Committee are examing the campus bylaws , answering the governance questions of the senators, committees, or committee members, communicating changes in the bylaws to the affected groups; submitting a list of Senate Rules of order, procedure, and precedent to each senator and committee member, advising the campus community of governance proposals and rule changes, and work-
Committee functions explained
by Rhonda Fulton
The Curriculum Committee elections will be held at 4:00 p.m., Apr. I3 at the division meetings.
According to Dr. Gail MilJer, chairman of the Curriculum Committee, there are five divisions, which each elect two faculty members and one student to the committee. Fine Arts, Social Studies, Professional Studies, Science and Mathematics, and Language and Literature compose the five divisions.
Other members of the Curriculum Committee include the vice-president for academic affairs, the chairman of the integrative studies department, one Otterbein graduate , and one Otterbein trustee. No member may serve on the committee for more than four conecutive years
The Curriculum Committee is the only senate standing committee whose members aren't elected by the senate. Miller said the main functions of the committee are to examine course offerings and requirements, supervise and recommend policies concerning the curriculum, examine foreign study and off-campus programs, work on ummer and evening school programs,
evaluate the effectiveness of the education Otterbein provides, and recommend new, long-range programs for the senate.
The committee normally meets at 4:00 p.m. in the data processing conference room, in Towers Hall, on the first and third Mondays · of each month.
However, the committee will be holding a special meeting on Feb. 22 at 4:00 p.m. in one of the new seminar rooms on the first floor of Towers Hall. The committee will attempt to resolve the Math / Language Requirement issue at the meeting MiIJer said he would like to have some student input at this meeting He added the Curriculum Committee meetings are always open to non-members.
One major issue that the committee dealt with recently was the proposal, which was passed by the senate last month, to add the Philadelphia Semester Plan to the existing off-campus programs. The Philadelphia Semester Plan will replace the now defunct Merrill-Palmer program.
Miller explained the committee will begin reviewing the curriculum of each of the departments on campus beginning Mar. I
ing with the chairmen of the Senate Committees
Peters said that "with the size of Otterbein's governance system, it's important to have a committee , like the Rules Committee, that can serve as an internal checks and balance system."
According to Peters, last year the committee worked on two major projects First, the Rules Committee established itself in the bylaws as an official Senate Committee Second, the Rules Committee proposed a bill, which was then adopted by the Senate, to allow first year faculty members to become voting members of the Senate
The Rules Committee is currently working on several projects. However, it has been concentrating mainlyon trying to generate and maintain student interest and involvement in Otterbein's Governance System.
One way the committee is trying to do this is through the Student Senate Representatives. These representatives are student senators who have volunteered to be liaisons between the students in their living groups and the governance system.
A training session was given for these students last fall, and they had three meetings since then. At these meetings, each representative is given a summary of both what took place at
the Senate meeting and of the ral reports that were given by each of the committee chairmen. The repre s entatives then post this information in their living areas. The Rules Committee is hoping this project will produce a better informed student body.
Several future Rules Committee issues include the development of effective interaction with the communications and elections subcommittees of the Administrative Council , a review of the bylaws, and a proposal for an annual informal review of the bylaws with a formal, structured review of them every three years.
Peters said the members of the current Rules Committee are all very dedicated. They are committed to seeing the governance system work effectively. He added they have been one of the most active Rules Committees that Otterbein has had for several years.
Peters said, "A student who runs for election to the Rules Committee should have a high degree of interest in the governance system and should want to see it be an effective system to serve all the · members of the college community. This individual should be sensitive to the whole governance process and not just to his or her own particular needs and interests."
around westerville
by Kay Stith
Close t o Downtown Westerville is a little shop called Ole Barn Flowers. Inside yo u a re surrounded by the fresh aroma of flowers and plants. The shop has been there for 7 years.
Some o f the floral arrangements include dried and silk flowers, blooming flowers a nd candles. These flowers can be used for weddings, banquets and proms.
Other ite ms availableare baskets and vases. If you are looking for a place that will m a ke a particular arrangement, Ole Barn Flowers specializes.
Campus Roundup
CPB 8-ball tourney
CPB a nd Campus Center will sponsor an eig ht-ball billiards tournament
February 9, I 0, and 11, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sig n - up s heets are available thru February 8 th in the Campus Center office a nd the Billiards Room (basemen t o f Campus Center). Playing
times a re 5 p.m. or 6 p.m.
No e ntr y fee will be charged. Prizes will be awarded. All Otterbein stuldents m ay participate.
On y x co-ed
Kap pa Phi Omega will be having !their coe d Friday, February 5 The time wi ll be from 8 p.m.-12 p.m. and it will take place at the Kingsville Apart m e nts.
WOBN-tines to air
Starting on Tuesday, campus radio station WOBN will sell their annual WOBN-tine messages at lunch and dinner in the Campus Center.
WOBN-tines are messages that anyone can purchase for a dime and they will be read over the air on Thursday Feb. 11 at dinner hours. Messages can be any reasonable length and the proceeds will go to the Ohio chapter of the heart fund.
Interviewing workshop
A workshop on "interviewing" will be presented by Frank Mitchell, Director of Career Services, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 4-5 p.m., in T-10-C.
The Difference opens_"Fantasy" with professional art works
As a service to our ,:eaders the T&C begins a series of articles this week highlighting various shops in the Uptown Westerville area.
By Kay Stith
Have you ever visited a "fantasy" shop? Jon and Nancy Williams have opened a shop located in Uptown Westerville, called The Difference.
The Williams', who are from California, have been professional pottery artists for 15 years. They moved to Westerville in 1979 to open a shop that would "let a person experience joy not just shop," says Ms. Williams.
In this shop, you will find art pieces that are "not really needed , but add s joy to life," says Ms. Williams The art items include different forms o f lighting, candles, soft sculpture, calendars, notebooks, key rings and several forms of jewelry There ar e many articles that you will not find anywhere else.
The Difference has collections from professional fulltime artists in th e United States. Some of the artist s include Audrey Don and Ann Entis from the Columbus area.
The shop started out in a small two room area that was connected to the house where they resided As th e business grew the shop expanded t o cover the whole house.
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Photo by Barbie Thoburn
Student -dons garb on weekends for "Rocky Horror''
By Fred Swan
y When you think of people throwing rice and playing cards, drunk teens shouting obscenities, and surly transvestites prancing across the silver Screen much to your amazement, you would instantly think of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," right?
Right. And you may even recall a small theatrical troupe known as the Front Row Players in front of the screen mimicking the movie as it is being shown wearing (or shedding) the same sexually suggestive garb and going through all of the perverted motions that Dr. Frank 'n Furter, Brad and Janet perform.
Well, whether you know it or not, our conservative, suburban college, which may seem far away from the corruptive behavior of RH PS, actually harbors one of these fine showmen as a student here. In fact, he may be sitting in the seat next to you.
He's Gideon Hipps, a freshman speech major who commutes to Otterbein. Hipps performs his outrageous stunts for a screaming crowd
Cover to cover
of fans almost every weekend night at the Graceland Mall Cinema
The theatre has been showing the film for the past two and a half years. "People would come dressed up to the movie in the costumes of the characters and apparently a bunch of people decided to talk to the management and see if they could act out the thing down in the front row which is almost like a stage area," explains Hipps. "And pretty soon it got almost regimented."
The two chief organizers of the troupe are Leroy Beach (who plays Riff-Raff) and his wife Pam (who plays Frank 'n Furter), both from Columbus.
The movie is a parody of old science fiction double features with a slightly changed plot. In RHPS. for instance, a transvestite, from transexual Transylvania, who is an evil scientist (Frank'n Furler) creates a muscle man to be used for his / her own sexual fantasies. Hipps portrays the part of the muscle man, Rocky. "The part I play, I'm dressed more than moderately revealing, and I act overtly
North ·America broken into nine geographical nations
By Gail L. Miller
It's pretty inconceivable that anyone is foolish enough to write a book that may be even remotely related to geography. Other than our Rand McNally Atlases. and browsing the National Geographic, we're pretty content to let those things lie in the glove -compartment or the bathroom, and any such books on the store shelves. But, Joel Garreau makes a try. and one that is likely to interest more readers than most critics would allow.
Garreau writes in what may be termed a macho style of direct assertion, with expletives included. His tendency to dwell on personal glimpses of each region and then expand these into broad characterizations allows him to assume the posture of telling it as he sees it. Some may find this distracting, but his thesis is pretty compelling: North America can be viewed as more or less nine distinct nations, each with different economies, cultures, and most importantly, value systems.
New England, including the Canadian maritime provinces, still has the haughty attitude toward outsiders, and the conserver waste-not-want-not value dominates its populace. The Foundry, the middle Atlantic and Great takes areas including most of Ontario is concerned with traditional notions of expanding the economy, working and buying. Ecotopia, the narrow coastal band from San Francisco to Southern Alaska , questions the values of consumptiqn and appreciates the pristine enyironment and tolerates a variety of life-styles. Dixie (the South.) Mexamerica (Mexico. and the Southwest including Southern California). Quebec, the Breadbasket (Plains). the Empty Quarter (Mountain West). and the Islands (South Florida and the Caribbean basin) each reflect different attitudes to work, life, and fellow man.
sexual," says Hipps. "Instead of a tall smelly monster they decided to put in a good-looking one."
Hipps_ outfit includes _only a very small pair of gold b1k1m trunks and tennis shoes ._ "At first I had some fear and trep1dat1on in my mind but it's really fun," admits H ipps, "You are not really paying attention to what you're wearing. It's really an ego boost!"
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Hipps. who feels that he still mus Jose 30 punds to fit th e part exactly. admits that 1t would not be an ego boost for everyone. "I mean. 1f you're 800 pounds and 4 foot 2, you should not play the part, let's face 1t.
As with any group of people working for a general cause , the Front Row Players have had their penods ofbackstage tension toward each other. but overall, H1pps feels a certain closeness
amongst the members which overlooks problems. They almost have to in order to keep the show going. considering that no pay is involved. We get into the movie free and get discounts on the Rocky stuff (paraphenelia). and if we can talk the ushers into it. we get free refreshments," said Hipps.
How long will Hipps don his shorts and play a muscle bound Adonis? His fate could be decided on Halloween night when the RH PS Look-alike Contest is held. determining the next
year's cast. But Hipps cannot forsee the end of his career in the very near future. Hipps declares. "I'll do it until I get tired of it. I guess!"
As one reads the book, some quarreLover the exact boundary of each nation is possible If there is any fault with the book it is that too much time is spent in verbally drawing the borders instead of getting on with descriptions and anecdotes about the natives. For Ohio residents, a few of our southern counties have been aligned with Dixie, but our western counties weren't included in the Breadbasket with Indiana. Gerreau would allow Cleveland. Toledo, and Dayton as representatives of the Foundary and its citizens. This should not divert our attention from the real contribution. The growing impact of regionalism raises real questions about the role of bureaucrats and the federal government in getting anything to work as Washington may conceive.
Business Department picks Apple computer
By Karen Moore
In November, the Business Department acquired an Apple II Computer for the use of the department and business students.
The Apple 1 I was acquired through an Educational Grant from the Ohio Society of CPA's.
The Grant was for $1,800 and the price of the Apple II was $3.000
The reason for the purchase of the Apple I I is to get students exposed to the system. Dr. Gail Miller said "I think it is important for people to have some familiarity with it."
The Business Students will be given assignments to do on the Apple 11, and the departments hopes to develop accounting packages to be used on the Apple 11.
The Apple II will not only be used in Accounting Classes, but will also be used in Operational Management Classes and other Business Classes.
Poetry series to present Stephen Dunn
By Dave Eisnaugle
The Poetry Series and the Otterbein English Department will present Stephen Dunn and his poetry on Monday, February 8 at 8: 15 p.m. in Battelle Fine Arts Center.
Stephen Dunn has incorporated a variety of early experiences into the framework of his poetry. Dunn spent a season with the Williamsport Billies, a minor league basketball team, and a period with the National Biscuit Company as a copywriter. In the late 60s, he turned more exclusively to poetry , earning an MFA from Syracuse University in 1970.
An array of awards and honorable mentions adds credence to the quality of Dunn's poetry In the early 70s Dunn was awarded the Academy of American Poet s Award (1970), an
NEA Creative Writing Fellowship ( 1973) and the "Discovery '71" award sponsored by the New York Poetry Center. In 1974, poet Stanley Kunitz selected Dunn as one of the outstanding younger poets for a special supplement to the American Poetry Review.
Mr. Dunn has published five fulllength volumes of poetry. His most recent volume, A Circus of Needs ( 1978) and Work and Love ( 1981 ), both which are available from the Otterbein Book Store.
He is also respected as a teacher of literature and creative writing at the university and high school level. He is an Associate Professor of English at Stockton State College in Pomona, New Jersey and has edited an anthology and handbook for the New Jersey Poetry-in-the-Classroom Program.
Long-tin1e Otterbein benefactor David Rike dies in Dayton at 77
A long-time benefactor of Otterbein, more than forty years. Fredrick Rike David L. Rike, died in Dayton on served as the Board's chairman from January 16. 1904-1911.
Rike, 77, is most often associated An aunt of Rike's also graduated with the Rike Physical Education Cen from Otterbein in 1890 and taught at ter opened on the north end of campus the school in I 894. in 1975, although he comes from a I n 1965 Otterbein granted Rike, an family with a long line of connections honorary Doctor of Laws degree. with Otterbein. More recently the executive committee
Rike's grandfather, David L. Rike, of the Board of Trustees last weekend was a member of Otterbein's Board past a resolution honoring Rike and of Trustees before the turn of the cen offering condolences to his wife and tury, and was chairman of the Board family. from 1893-1896. Rike was well known as a civic
The line continued with Rike's leader in the Dayton area and was a father, Fredrick H. Rike, a graduate past president of that city's Rike's of Otterbein in 1888. Fredrick Rike Department Stores. also served on the college's board for
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Cards streak broken by Bluffton, Wittenberg
By Joy Grandstaff
"The team did not execute the After winning five straight games, fundamentals," said Riddle followtng the Cards' luck changed in their last the game. "I was not happy with the two games as they lost to Bluffton way they played at all." Saturday, 74-54, and to Wittenberg Riddle sighted one difficulty as beTuesday, 71-70. The Cards now stand ing shooting percentage from the field. at 7-8 for the season. "To win, a team should hit at least Tuesday night's game with Witten- over 40 % We only shot 37 %, " said · berg proved to be another close one for Riddle. the Cards. However, they ended up on The team was also hurt by the fact the short end this time. that two of their strong players, Kathy Otterbein was behind for the entire Cole and Colleen Muldoon , were unfirst half and did not gain the lead until able to play because of disciplinary about fourteen minutes remained in reasons. the game, with the score 41-39. Kay Lucas lead the Cards' scoring They managed to hold the lead, at with 16 points. "I was glad to see Kay one point up by 10, until two minutes have a good offensive game," said remained on the clock. Riddle.
The Cards came within three Vicki Hartsough also contributed points of the Tigers with only sixteen to the tally with twelve points and seconds remaining, bringing the score Lynnda Grisso had ten. to 71-68 · Riddle also commented that Diane Lucas made two of her sixteen point Long did an excellent job coming off total which brought Otterbein within the bench for the Cards. Long, a 5'10" one point of a tie. With only three freshman from Ada, was able to put in seconds on the clock, The Cards had six points for the team and pull down possession of the ball, but had no time some much needed rebounds, until she outs left to set up a last second play. dislocated her finger and had to leave Thus, the final score stayed at 71-70. the game.
Otterbein Relays offer
OAC ·track preview .
By Dave Graham the meet as he broke the tape in the
A possible preview of the Ohio Con 880 yard dash in 2:04.37. ference indoor championships will 'Otterbein swept the first three take place Saturday at noon in the _places in the shot put led by SophoRike Center when the Card track team more Eric Anderson's effort of 46 feet hosts the Otterbein Relays. and 11 ¾ inches. Sophomore John The conference's six top teams will Divine and senior Jim Puckett placed congregate to test strengths before behind Anderson. All three have they butt heads again on March 5 and qualified for the OAC Meet. 6 in Delaware for the OAC title. Teams In the pole vault Cardinal Jim competing will be Baldwin-Wallace, Smith took first place with a 13-footWittenberg, Ohio Northern, Mount 6 inch vault. Otterbein's Scott DunUnion, Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein. can was second with a 13-foot leap. Porter Miller, Otterbein's track Miller also expressed his pleasure coach, sees Baldwin-Wallace once with the performance of sprinter again as the team to beat t1'is year. Sheldon Robinson who placed second Mount Union is also greatly improved. in the 50 yard dash with a time of 5.54. OWU should also be strong. Miller admits the team does have In an unscored meet last Friday, weak spots but is optimistic. "Our field Miller was pleased with the individual events and distance events are looking performances turned it. In the mile real good We do have to improve run, junior Mark Burns - and senior in our sprints though." Rob Rose took the top two positions "For us to win this year we have to with respective times of 4:24.68 and stay away from a lot of injuries," 4.25.6. Burns was a double winner in Miller added.
Saturday afternoon's game at Bluffton was another loss for the Cards, but was not as close as the · Wittenberg game. The final score ended up 74-54.
"We were not ready for the tempo that Bluffton was able to play," said Riddle. "They were an excellent team."
The Cards exchanged baskets with Bluffton for the first ten minutes of the game , and then fell behind by nine points by the end of the first half.
Bluffton came on stronger in the second half, and the Cards just could not match their offensive tempo By the end of the game they were down by 20.
"Bluffton was able to put pressure on us and make some steals which resulted in points for them," said Riddle. This statement is backed up by the fact that the Cards had 30 turnovers to Bluffton's 14.
Only two people reached double figures in scoring for Otterbein: Kathy Cole with 14 points and Vicki Hartsough with 12.
The Cards face Mt. Vernon Nazarene College Friday night at 7 p.m. in
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the Rike. This game will be Parent's Night, so the advantage of a larger home crowd will be on Otterbein's side.
The Cards also play Tuesday night in the Rike against Central State, a Division II team.
Feb. 2-8th
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Carolyn Barnhill her points in their narrow loss to Wittenberg 71- 70.
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Card cagers dump Denison, Wittenberg
by Dave Graham
Half-way through the Ohio Athletic Conference schedule, Otterbein's basketball team remains tied for the top spot in the loop thanks to victories at home versus Denison and in Springfield over Wittenberg.
The Cards improved their overall mark to 14-4 and moved to 6-1 in the OAC Saturday when they pulled away from pesky Denison, (4-13, 0- 7), for a 63-46 win in the Rike Center.
A three-point-play by Cardinal center John Den en with 13: I 6 left in the game gave OC a 31-30 lead and ignited a ten minute spree in which the Cards outscored the Big Red 24-7. With the score 52-35 at the 3:30 mark, Denison's hopes of avenging last year's 61-100 loss to the Cardinals were over.
In the first half Denison's deliberate offensive style kept the usually potent Otterbein offense at bay as neither team could build a lead of over four points Most of the half was spent trading baskets. A Dave Wilhelm's bucket with just two seconds left in the half knotted the score at 24-24.
"Denison was doing what they had to do to win and was doing it well,'' commented Cardinal coach Dick .Reynolds on the first half.
The second half opened with a pair of Otterbein baskets and a change in the Cardinal offensive setup. "We went from a high and low post to a double low post on offense and allowed Ronnie (Stewart) to be a floater", said Reynolds.
When OC built its lead to eight at 39-31, a zone defense replaced the man-to-man and some costly Denison turnovers resulted.
The Cardinals hit 26 of their 63 c:1ction shots for a sub-par 41 percent. "l thought our shot selection was pretty good, we just didn't hit the basket,'' added Reynolds. OC was I I of 15 at the foul line for 73 percent.
Denison hit on 20 of their 50 shots for 40 percent and were also 40 percent from the free throw line, making 6 of 15 attempts.
Stewart led all scorers with 20 points. Teammates Denen aod Dino G uanciale had 13 and IO points respectively.
Denison was led by John Kanter's 19 points and was the only Big Red to reach double figures.
Otterbein won the rebounding war, 37-35, with senior Carl Weaver coming off the bench to grab nine missed shots. Wilhelm also had nine rebounds for Denison.
Otterbein commited only four turn Steve Johnston goes up strong 'against a Denison defender in Saturday's 63-46
victory. The win boosted overs com pared to 13 by Denison. Otterbein's record to 6-1 in the OAC and 14-4 overall. The Card cagers face conference foe Wooster Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The last four times Otterbein and at Wooster. the Wittenberg Tigers have locked At that point it looked as though Senior forward Steve Johnston was Denison - 46 horns in basketball the Cardinals the Tigers were going to let the Card the game's leading scorer with 18 Kanter 9-1-19, Collins 3-0-6, Wilhelm have come out on top three times, a inals run away with it. That wasn't the points, making 12 of 14 from the foul 3-1-7, Waters 0-0-0, Morgan 2-0-4, Glerum feat to brag about because of the rich case as the Tigers roared back to tie the line. Stewart was close behind with 17 0-0-0, Kromer 3-1-7, Beck 0-2-2, Boeshenathletic history of Wittenberg. score 52-52 with 3: 16 remaining. and Guanciale added 12. stein 0-1-1, Sharp 0-0-0, Fair 0-0-0, LochThe latest of these victories came on "I thought we could lengthen the For the Tigers, Chris Huff had 16 nert 0-0-0.
Jan. 27 in Springfield when the Cards nine point lead at that point,'' said points while Jay Ferguson notched 14. withheld a late Tiger surge to win Reynolds. Tim Casey had IO points. 62-57. Denen hit a jumper from the foul The Cards grabbed 27 rebounds to Junior Brad Keiser sank a pair of line a minute later to give Otterbein the Tigers 25. Johnston was also the free throws with 2:07 left in the game
OTTERBEIN - 62 the lead for good, 54-52, before Kei games leader in rtbounds with nine. Denen 3-1-7, Guanciale 6-0-12, Kessler and gave Otterbein a 56-5) lead as OC ser's foul shots iced the game. John Boeckman came, offthe bench to 0-2-2, Johnston 3-12-18, Stewart 7-3-17. got their fifth OAC victory. Witten The Cardinals took 42° shots and lead Wittenberg with five caroms. Weaver 1-0-2, McDonald 0-0-0. Keiser berg slipped to 4-2 in the conference made 21 of them for 50 percent. OC 1-2-4. and I 0- 7 overall. OTTERBEIN - 63 was 20 of 25 from the free throw stripe
It was a jump shot from the lane by for 80 percent. Guanciale 4-2-10. Johnson 1-1-3. Denen WITTENBERG - 57 Keiser with 9:58 left in the game that Wittenberg also made 21 shots out 5-3-13. Stewart 9-2-20, Kessler 3-0-6. Ferguson 5-4-14, Arnold 3-0-6, Cam Weaver 1-0-2. Keiser 1-0-2. Benson 0-0-0. gave Otterbein its biggest lead of the of 48 for 44 percent but fell short at 3-4-10, Gilbert 3-1- 7. Huff 6-4-16, Boeck Hart man 1-0-2, McDonald 1-3-5. Cedar man 1-2-4, Jamieson 0-0-0, Hall 0-0-0 night at 46-37. the charity stripe making 15 of 20. gren 0-0-0, Barnes 0-0-0. Jones 0-0-0
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