Volume 63 Number 11
The Student Newspaper of Otterbein College, Westerville, OH
'WKRP' to give Otterbein exposure in episode
By Greg Stemm
Sometime in mid to late December, Otterbein should receive national exposure on the popular network television show "WKRP in RP Cincinnati."
November 19,
According to Barbara Jackson, director of public relations, producers contacted Otterbein in late October about the possibility of using the college's name for an up-coming episode
The producers then again contacted the PR office and asked for a crewneck varsity "O" sweater, of the type which was popular in the early I950's. Jackson said they went first to the bookstore, where they couldn't find a sweater to the specifications of the show.
"Yvonne Parsons took the first call; at first she thought it was a joke. a prank phone call, it's not often you get a call from "WKRP" RP in Cincinnati", Jackson stated.
Rousch Hardware was then contacted and literally made a sweater in 24 hours according to Jackson. The manager of Rousch Hardware, Dubs Rousch, is also a trustee of Otterbein.
In the past few weeks several other loose ends have been tied together by the PR office and producers of the show.
Jackson said the producers told her the episode would center around station manager Arthur Carlson's (Gordon Jump) - return to his alma mater for a twen ty-five year class reunion. Although Jump graduated from Kansas State University, he attended Otterbein for two years. Since the show is centered in Cincinnati the producers felt Otterbein would be a more appropriate setting.
According to Jackson the producers first asked for copies of yearbooks which were about 25 years old. Public Relations sent the show a copy of the 1952 Sibyl, in which Jump's picture appears several times, along with a 1956 and 1957 yearbook.
"A research person called and wanted to know if we had any alumni by the name of •Carlson , what our mascot is , and various items about Westerville. For example, the producers didn't realize that Westerville and Otterbein are dry," said Eileen Thome, director of Alumni Relations Thome added there are no Otterbein alumni with the name of Arthur Carlson.
Jackson said the school has given permission for its name to be used, and filming of the episode is scheduled to begin in California this Friday. There will be no actual on-location scenes from Otterbein, although the college's name will figure prominently, throughout the episode.
Another call from California asked for Otterbein paraphernalia to aid in the research of the episode. Jackson said in early November three extralarge Otterbein I-shirts, an Otterbein pennant, and a coffee mug, along with two viewbooks giving current information about Otterbein, were sent to the producers.
While the producers of the show could not give Public Relations an exact date for the airing of the episode, Jackson said they indicated it would be sometime in mid to late December. Jackson said to watch for promotions both on the network and on local media.
College deb aters to compete in Turkey T ournament held at OC
Judicia l C ouncil to make food f ights expensive
By Janet Hutzelman
The next piece of chicken you throw across the Campus Center dining hall could cost you $15.
By Janet Hutzelman
Debaters from 15-20 schools in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania will be at Otterbein this Saturday competing in the 35th Annual Turkey Tournament. The tournament is the oldest one still running in Ohio
Students are welcome to listen to any rounds of the Turkey Tournament and should go to the first floor of Towers 15 minutes before a round to see a schedule of competing schools and the room assignments for each round.
As a direct result of the food fights on October 30 and November 2, the Campus Senices and Regulations Committee has issued a directive to Judicial Council which says that food fighting will be considered a form of disorderly conduct. Violations of the rule will warrant a $15 fine for a first
that the cycle starts as a result of negative student attitudes toward the food and the staffs similar attitudes toward student complaints. He said the cooks do not want to prepare good food for it to be thrown and the students continue to have food fights until the meal quality improves
Gatti first took the issue to the food committee where it was recommended that students involved in food
Approximately 60 debaters will participate in either novice fourperson debate, where two speakers argue the affirmative side and two the negative side, or in junior varsity twoperson debate in which the speakers change sides every round. Each division will have four rounds starting · at 9 :30 and 11 a.m and I:30 and 3 p m in Towers the Science Building and Batte Ile.
The issue will be this vear's national debate topic, "Resolved: That the Fed-
eral Government Should Significantly
Otterbein's forensic team will not participate in this year's Turkey Tourney but has recently won awards in other individual event contests At Ball State University, November 6-7. Elaine Pool was a semi-finalist in novice prose, placing seventh in a field of67 speakers.
Four of the seven Otterbein students that went to the Capital-Franklin Speech Tournament la st Saturday won awards Don Miller and Mark Albright placed first and second in salesmanship. and Roy Boyd won first place in persuasive speaking. Lee Anne Bookmyer placed second in after dinner speaking.
The team will be going to two fights either lose their priviledge to offense, the same fine and disciplinary Curtail the Powers of Labor Unions tournaments over the Christmas eat in the dining hall for a certain prohation for a second offense and in the United States." break. the BGSU Individual Events period of time or be required to eat suspension from school for a third Tournament , December 4-5 and the offense. Marietta Novice Debate Tournament Awards will be presented to the on December 12. They also plan to top three teams and top three speakers after regular meal hours. Because of compete almost every weekend during in each division. The Jensen Rotating
WKRP's Gordon Jump
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Fall sports lift spirits .at Bein
The seasons have ended and the uniforms and equipment have been put away. But, the memories of Fall sports at Otterbein will remain.
The football squad of head coach Rich Seils and his hardworking assistants assembled a strong squad which earned the respect of Ohio Athletic Conference foes. The Cards rebounded from a disappointing 5-4 record a year ago to post an impressive 7-2 mark, the best since 1977 when Otterbein went 8-1.
The· three sports teams · - football, volleyball and cross country - combined to have as good an Autumn as has been seen at this school in a good number of years - maybe ever.
I A FEELING I'M lN THE WRONGPLACE -
The only blemishes on the record were a loss to powerful Baldwin-Wallace and to Mount Union in the Homecoming game. In the Mount Union contest the Cards elected to go for the victory rather than a tie late in the game when they tried a two-point conversion after a touchdown.
The Cards rolled up impressive statistics the entire season including scoring over 40 points three times. Most importantly. though, the team had fun.
Speaking of fun, it was exciting to watch the turnaround of the volleyball program by head coach Terri Hazucha. Coming off a 9-27 record, the Cards got off to a slow start before winning eight matches in a row. From that point on the Cards recorded a winning record for the season of 17-13 against some of the best competition in the state.
Otterbein capped off their season with an outstanding effort in the Southeastern Satellite Tournament at Capital last week. The Cards advanced to the championship by defeating the second-seed Rio Grande, something they had not done in at least four seasons.
Unfortunately, the Cards lost in the title game to Ohio Dominican but not before scrapping and battling to the end. The Cards, by ali rights, should have earned a spot in the State Tournament but politics by the selection committee ended the season for the spikers. One of the marks against Otterbein is a lack of winning reputation for women sports. With the showing by the volleyball team that should soon end.
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The cross country team, under the direction of Dave Lehman, ha s built a reputation as one of the consistently strong teams in the OAC. Though the Otters, as they like to be called, did not successfully defend their first-ever OAC championship the season was not a loss.
Despite having key injuries which kept the squad at less than full strength the entire season the Otters had their second consecutive unbeaten dual meet season with an 11-0 mark in 1981. O_tterbein has now won 36 straight dual meets dating back to 1979.
The Otters picked up the 100th career win for Lehman on Oct. 24. He has a 12-year record of 100-29. The four seniors on his team have helped amasse an incredible 55-22 record for the last four years.
Otterbein finished third in the conference meet and fifth out of 23 teams at the Regionals and, unfortunately, did not qualify as a team for the Nationals this weekend. One individual, however, junior Mark Burns is making his second straight appearance at the Nationals.
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Some people will say there is too much emphasis on sports. But, the hundreds of athletes and coaches who worked hard this Fall are the best public relations this school has going for it.
The football, volleyball and cross country teams have put the pressure on the sports teams the rest of the year. All anyone can ask is that they give it their best shot.
Campus Roun up
Senior Career Conferences
The following career conferences are scheduled for seniors: On December 16-17, more than 50 large employers will be at Franklin University to interview seniors for permanent positions after graduation.
Otterbein seniors should sign UP for this conference in the Career Services Center, Towers 105.
Alpha Sig Officers Elected
Alpha Sigma phi elected officers for the winter, spring and fall terms at its Nov. 16 meeting.
Sophomore Dave Lowry was elected president; sophomore Brad Mullin, vice president and sophomore Bill Shade was named treasurer for the fraternity.
Fall phonathon hits new high in dollars pledged
By Jo-Anne Ball
"The annual Otterbein Fall Phonathon was the most successful in the history of the school in terms of highest dollar figure pledged," declared James W. Scarfpin.
December 28-29-30 are the dates for he Cleveland interviewing conferenc\! or seniors who seek permanent emtoloyment in the Cleveland metrolPolitan area. Inquire in the Career Services Center, Towers 105.
Sophomore Brian Blakley was elected to the dual roles of correspondence and recording secretary. Blakley and sophomore Mike Otworth were chosen for the frat's Prudential Committee.
Admissions seeks student help
Scarfpin, associate director of Development for the college, announced that the six nights of calling alumni and friends who have been previous donors resulted in the total amount of $67,295.50 being pledged in gifts to the college.
Institute on King Avenue, were made by alumni, faculty, and the Otterbein · cheerleaders. The phonathon would be an impossible task without the efforts of these volunteer callers giying their valuable free time. The college is very appreciative," Scarfpin added.
"This function utilized the most people ever involved in any volunteer effort for the college," he said.
Nancy Day To Perform Pianist and singer Nancy Day will return to Otterbein this Friday night for an after-dinner performance in the Campus Center Main Lounge. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Day, a 1980 Otterbein graduate, will present both popular and original songs for students, faculty, and staff.
She last appeared on camp us in February for a special Valentine coffee house sponsored by CPB. Day's return engagement Friday is also a Campus Programming Fine Arts event.
The Admissions Office staff extends an invitation to any Otterbein student to help recruit new students over the intertern. ·
Packets will be available for interested students to take with them to their former high schools whenever they find time to return over the "break".
Applications are running 25 % ahead of a year ago at this time. but we still need your help.
Packets of literature can be obtained by stopping in at the admissions office prior to leaving the campus.
The pledges, payable by Dec. 31 of this year, were divided into two categories, Scarfpin said. There were 1,473 specified pledges with the donor naming the amount. In 446 pledges, the donor promised an unspecified amount to be sent, he explained.
The phonathon, directed under the supervision of the Development Office, was held the nights of Nov. 3-4-5 and Nov. 10-11-12.
Scarfpin praised the I09 volunteer callers who manned the phones, making in excess of 2,500 calls. "The calls, made from Battelle Memorial
Scarfpin spoke of his gratitute toward Battelle Memorial Institute for the use of the lnstitute's facilities. He added that Otterbein alumnus, Duane Yothers, class of 1955, deserved a special tribute for the planning and coordination of the use of the Battelle Memorial Institute facilities and in making the volunteers welcome. Yothers is assistant director of the Battelle Public Relations Department.
"The success of the phonathon is indicative of the loyalty expressed by the Otterbein alumni." Scarfpin concluded: "Otterbein. with such strong backing and support from the alumni. is the envy of manv other Ohio colleges."
United Way ·campaign Hits Projected Goal
By Sue Shipe
Otterbein's United Way campaign has reached its goal of $9,600, according to chairman James Grissinger. of the Speech and Theatre department. ·
The last donor, Lucy Reuther of the Theatre department, added $15.72 to her pledge to bring the total contributions up to the projected goal, according to Grissinger. Reuther received a do-it-yourself turkey kit for her generosity.
Grissinger stated that I07 gifts were given this year by faculty, staff, and administrative members, making the average contribution $90. The Walk-athon. sponsored by CPB and the residence halls, also brought in $17 from students participating in the event.
Next year's goal for contributions is set at $ I0,000, Grissinger said.
"I was very pleased to surpass last year's goal of $8,800 by 9 per cent," he stated. "We raised the most money ever and had the most contributors. People must remember, though, to continue to fund United Way out of the tax dollars they aren't giving to the government now because the charities can't rely on Federal funding anymore."
This year's United Way campaign officially ended November 10.
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'Sports Illustrated' article honors Card 'hero'
By Doug Stanley
If you've gone to your favorite newsst a nd in the Westerville area in the past few days with the inte11tion of buying thi s week's issue of "Sports Illu strated" magazine, you may have found th a t no copies of the issue dated No v. 16 rema in.
Boltz said that he was very surprised and excited upon receiving the notice from "SI" that his article would be published. "I was about as excited as I've ever been," he recalled.
coaches and teaches were also pleased to find out if the first story was just a and excited with seeing a story about flash in the pan or if I really do have their coach in "Sports Illustrated," some talent," Boltz said. according to Boltz.
The reaso n: 1978 Otterbein grad uat e Bob Boltz has had an article published in the current issue of "Sports Illu st ra ted " The piece concern s a n incid ent that took place on o ur ve ry o wn Memorial Stadium turf. Boltz, 25 , who is now an English a nd journa lis m teacher at Bishop R eady High S chool in Columbus, submitted a ma nu script to "SI" last summe r a long with a letter asking them to consider hi s manuscript for publication. A few weeks later Boltz received a notice fr om "SI" that his story had been a ccepted and would be published in th e ma gaz ine
The article recounts an incident that occured during the final game of the 1977 Otterbein football season. Boltz, then a senior wide receiver, recalls in the story how a non-starting senior defensive tackle named Joe Bringardner made a heroic play to preserve a shutout against Marietta College with no time remaining on the game clock.
According to Boltz, this was the Boltz feels that the experience and first attempt at any type of journalistic preparation he received from Otterwriting. The Marion native said that bein's English department was very most of his previous writing experience helpful and practical in developing had come in the way of academic his skills as a writer. "I think they are writing both as an undergraduate at an outstanding group of professors," Otterbein and while working on his he said. "They challenged me as a masters degree at the University of writer and as a thinker." Missouri.
Bringardner is currently a freshman football coach at West Jefferson, compiling a 23-4-1 record. Boltz said that Bringardner was pleased with the article when he talked to him this past Sunday. The kids that Bringardner
Boltz commented t hat he had really never considered writing as a career. Boltz, who still keeps in contact However, he said that the published with Otterbein football by serving as a article had been a great motivation for scout for Coach Rich Seils, summed him to consider another journalistic up his experience with "Sports Ileffort. In fact, he is in the process lustrated" by saying: "Writing is hard of writing another story with the inten- work, but it's fun. It was a great deal tion of submitting it to "SI". "I want of fun."
Speech class solicits typewriters
By Karen Moore
very cooperative with the group and
John Ludlum's Speech 22 class, helped lead them in the right direction Persuasion, spent part of the term working on persuasive campaigns
The group is presently in the process Six of Ludlum's students worked of sending letters to 28 of Columbu s's on obtaining typewriters for several of largest employers. Gorman is actin g the various journalism classes. as contact person and has signed h is The maximum goal they set was 25 natne to all the letters typewriters and their minimum was 10. They came up with the numbers with The group has obtained one typ ehelp from English instructor Jim writer through the Daily Data Gorman and Director of Development Don Hines.
Lee Anne Bookmeyer who was If anyone is interested in donating a spokesperson for the group said , typewriter or knows of any typewriter "We worked closely with the Public donors please contact Jim Gorman, Relations Department." They were ext. 111.
'Don's Laws' inspire staff
Everyone has heard of Murphy's once and the heavens open up. Law which states that "anything that Every time you call home to ask for can go wrong will go wrong " Well, money there is no answer. around the office of the "Tan and The only clean socks you have to Cardinal" we have what we call "Don's wear with your suit are three-year- old Laws." Listed below are a few of our sweat socks favorites.
It's always harder to find $20 to
The one time all term that you respend on albums and beer. member to take your book to class the
The children's production, Cinderella, opens in Cowan Hall Friday with a mornig performance at 10:30. Other performance times are scheduled for 1:30 p . m . Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The pla y is under the direction of Charles Dodrill.Julie Armentrout, a junior from Wilmington, is in the lead role as Cinderella, Ed Christman will be pl ay ing th e prince.
Did you ever notice that: buy a book than it is to find $20 to
The only time that you have enou g instructor shows a movie. laundry detergent to do your wa s h i
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The ribbon on your typewriter only · when all your clothes are clean. breaks at 4 a.m. when a paper is due at Well, there you have it, the g ospe 8 a.m. according to our "Tan and Cardin al" It never rains when you carry an resident prophet. umbrella, but leave it in your room just
Van Sant leads entourage to London again
By Greg Mezger
Once again Dean Joanne VanSant will lead a holiday expedition of friends and students to London, England , over the winter break.
It almost seems c4stomary for a · group of Otterbein people to go to England This started at Thanksgiving in 1969 when Dr. Charles Dodrill of the theater department took 14 students , four faculty, Dean VanSant , and her mother to England In 1971, Dodrill went again and the group consisted of 32 people Dodrill took a group again in 1972 and as VanSant remembers, only one year in the mid70's was missed.
mer and the temperature was in the 80's and 90's.
VanSant likes to think of the trip as being educational. There are so many things to see and do. She hopes to spend a day at Oxford in Stratford so students can see an English college. Students can go anywhere they want. They can take trips to towns like Brighton, Cantebury, or Plymouth. Usually the group takes the trains to far cities and VanSant says these areinteresting experiences
Other observations, she noted, were how the English people were somewhat similar as you get the feeling you are in the "mother country" and the feelings of the things Charles Dickens wrote about as it is in the holiday season. "There's something special about Christmas in London," she said.
VanSant would like to see the law courts when she goes this time. They have escaped her attention in the past. Some of the things VanSant has enjoyed on past trips include Wimbledon which is in late June or early July and the different types of accents you can hear there.
An interesting thing about listening to the English talk, she added , is the way they have different words for things we in America take for granted. For example, an elevator is a "lift", the dead end of a street is the "bottom", when you order chicken salad, you get a piece of chicken with a salad, and one time Dr. Day made a phone call and instead of "hello," the response was "who's up."
"There's always something new," said VanSant. Children's theater runs this time of year. There's no line to see the crown jewels where during tourist season in the summer there is a two or three hour wait, she noted.
"One year," she reminisced , "a student wanted to see the white cliffs of Dover " We left for Dover while the rest of the group went elsewhere, but when he got to Dover he found that he would have to take a boat out to the Cliffs and never did get to see them."
The group will stay at the President Hotel at Russell Square, which is "not too far from things," as _ VanSant put it, including the "underground," which some of us may know as a subway station.
VanSant differs with the stereotyped view of England's weather. It should be in the upper 40's when the group is there if it is as it has been in the past. It only rains one or two days during the several days that the group is there. In the summer, the temperature usually never gets above the upper 60's and there is very little air conditioning needed One time, VanSant remembers , she was there in the sum-
VanSant said when they get there she will find out what all is available to see and pass on the information to the group Dr. Marilyn Day, of the physical education department usually is along and can take students to the museums and act as a tour guide for a brief overview while other students do as they please
"English people are so honest ," said VanSant. She gave a person a tip one time and they gave her change back saying the tip was too much, · she added.
"Do you Laura Webber Baldwin take Lucas Lorenzo Spencer to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
With those words nearly 150 students, secretaries, professors, and others saw the wedding of the week on the wide screen television in the Campus Center. The wedding of course was between two characters of the popular soap opera General Hospital. A reception, complete with wedding cake, mints, and non-alcoholic champange followed the ceremon)'.
According to Greg Stemm and Scott Smith, Campus Center Practicum students and organizers of the event, 110 people signed the guest book and estimated the total crowd at around 150,
Bob Gatti, director of the Campus Center, said the event was "probably the most well attended event at the Campus Center in the past few years "
The event included wedding deco rations, 8 by 10 glossies, supplied by channel six, ushers in tuxedos , and a wedding cake baked by Custom food service.
Funding for the event was split between a separate budget for practicum students, and the Campus Programming Board. Ph oto by Lyn Ballinger
Cover to Cover
'Cutty S.ark' writing goes down smooth
By James R. Bailey
Walt Whitman demonstrated as long ago as 1855 that a poet in search of a favorable review of his poetry needs only to look to himself. When no one else was eager to say nice things in print about Whitman's first edition of Leaves of Grass, he wrote his own laudatory notices and published them anonymously in a local newspaper. As a reviewer, I bring up the case of Whitman simply so that I may say that although I am a member oft he English Department and that although most of the students who contributed their editorial work to "Cutty Sark" are majors in the department, I cannot receive any credit for the publication. To paraphrase Whitman: "I am not the man I was not there." I am not reviewing my own work. With that disclaimer put forth, I want to recommend to readers "Cutty Sark," the most recent publication of Quiz and Quill. For those of you who are vague about traditional campus
organizations, Quiz and Quill is a creative writing club whose campus history extends to 1929. It publishes the Quiz and Quill magazine in the spring and occasionally, smaller volumes, like "Cutty Sark," at other times.
The student editors - Amy Shaw, Sue Shipe, Loretta Hardman, and Les Epstein - have chosen a good sampling of student writing and have devised an attractive format. Charlie Daruda's cover art deserves special praise for its detailed but uncluttered look.
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Moscardino as students whose poetry shows promise. The fall's magazine is, I hope, a bright sign of even better and more polished work to come. If Otterbein's student writers and editors continue to build on the solid achievement in "Cutty Sark," the publication of the spring issue of Qui:: and Quill magazine will be an event to anticipate.
I am especially pleased to find nonfiction prose pieces in "Cutty Sark," since student writiers often equate creativity in writing with poetry and short fiction and in so doing overlook the skill needed for good critical and familiar essays. I am also pleased to report that Loretta Hardman's essay on Virginia Woolf and Carol Huston's satirical look at exercise are among the best writing in the magazine.
The poetry in this volume confirms
"Cutty Sark"-The fall publication of Quiz and Quill. - Photo by Jeff Boehm
No bid, but good season for spikers
By Joy Grandstaff
The Otterbein volleyball season ended on a disappointing note when the spikers failed to recieve a bid to the State Tournament held at Ohio Northern last weekend.
Coach Terri Hazucha said a ft er the Sattelite Tournament she fe lt that Otterbein had an excellent chance of receiving one of the four at-large bids to the state tournament.
Unfortunately, her expectations did not come through. Hazucha felt that the team was just beginning to peak at tournament time and the y had been robbed of the chance to really prove themselves in the state competition
The new system will still have four Sattelite tournaments played in the four state regions. The top three teams from each sattelite tournament will automatically qualify for state competition. This will call for a 12 team tournament, instead of the current eight t eam competition
With thi s system , the rules will be more clearly defined so that teams will not have to depend on getting a bid, but will know exactly what they must accomplish in tournaments to move on to state competition
"We earned a spot in the state tournament , and we deserved it ," commented Hazucha.
Hazucha said that the overall system for determining who receives a bid to the state tournament needs to be revised.
This new system will also give more meaning to the Sattelite tournaments. In the past , finishing second did not mean anything, because a third place team could easily receive a bid over a second place team
Although Otterbein felt cheated by not receiving a bid to state , there are still many positive aspects about their season
"There are too many loop holes for subjectivity," said Hazucha. The selection committee has to consider the team performance in each sattelite tournament, the team's season accomplishments , the strength of the schools they played, and many other aspects which leave room for personal bias to enter in.
Otterbein had the most wins and fewest losses it has had in the past four years. The spikers were also able to beat some of the strongest state contenders during their season and ended with the winning record of 17-13 Also, the Cards were able to execute a more complicated offense than in the past and had a much stronger defense.
Another problem with the current selection system is that the actual sattelite tournament finishing positions do not hold much weight when determining the bids. For example, Muskingum College was issued a bid to state and they placed third in the Central Sattelite Tournament. Walsh College, who placed second in the same tournament did not receive a bid Due to the complaints of many coaches, including Otterbein's, a committee has been set up to revise the system of selection. Hazucha, a member of the committee, said they have come up with a proposal for a new system.
Football Forecast
Hazucha said that the team will be building next year from the positive points of this season. "We want to keep our reputation of being a good team, so that Otterbein's women's sports program will receive the respect it deserves," said Hazucha.
Hazucha is looking forward to a good season next year, but realizes she is losing some very strong seniors. "Mindy Gossett will be very hard to replace," said Hazucha. "Donna Clem is one of the strongest servers in the state and she will also be graduating. Also, Gwen Dean was a stable player for the team and always had a good attitude and was very supportive," commented Hazucha about the three
seniors. However, Hazucha still thinks the Cards will be very strong next year.
Hazucha said that now she wants her team to support the basketball players as their season begins Saturday. She really appreciated all the
support from the
and hopes her team will be able to back them as well.
High anxiety rivalries make picks hard
THE PROS
In the last two weekends of N ovember more frustrations and anxiety are let out than any other time of the year, or at least that's how it seems in the world of college football.
Rivalries abound in the next two weeks, and you guessed it, I have to pick 'em! That makes my job easy, not
Oh , by the way the biggest of those games in this area will be the one played up north I have one thing to say about Michigan but I'd better not. last time I used that adjective I got in trouble
The numbers for last week were 12 of 20 games for 60%, 105 of 180 total for 58%
Here's this week's picks
USC 28 UCLA 21
The Trojans will bounce back after last week. The Pac-IO race is more complicated than the Big-IO.
Iowa 18 Michigan State 10
The Hawkeyes end all OS U hopes of a Rose Bowl bid and give themselves a boost.
Penn State 25 Notre Dame 17
I picked them last week and they were blown out by Alabama I'll give them one more shot against the Irish
Nebraska 21 Oklahoma 20
Cleveland 24 Pittsburgh 21
Hospitals stand by, cardiac arrest is back in Cleveland
Denver 30 Cincinnati 28
Two very hot teams battle it out on the river Sunday. The Broncos survive still hot
Ohio State 24 #!&$/% 20
"Hail to those mother blankers, hail to those big blank blaokers." The Bucks need to score a lot to win.
This is the hardest game to call this week. It's in Norman, but I have to go with the Cornhuskers to break their losing streak to Oklahoma.
Florida State 28 Florida 17
The Seminoles prove they are The University of Florida once again
Chicago 17 Detroit 14
Each team has had their upsets this year, now they may go back to mediocrity.
Green Bay 21 Tampa Bay 10
Bart Starr should thank John Jefferson for saving his' job The Pack
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With efforts like this one by Karen Kirsop, the women's volleyball team put together an outstanding year with a 17-12 record - Photo by Colleen Muldoon
basketball team
'Regional jinx' continues for Otter runners
By Craig Merz
The Regional jinx continues. For the fourth year in a row the Otterbein Cross Country team failed to advance from the Regionals to the NCAA Division Ill national championship. This year was a near carbon copy of la st season's Regional effort. The Otters to ok fifth place again and only one Otter qualified for the Nationals
standards, only the top four non-team qualifying runners qualified for the Nationals - and Burns took the final spot. Many coaches were displeased with the fact that so few individuals qualified, including Otter coach Dave Lehman.
"Jeff ran one of his better races but it's awfully tough for an individual to go "
Lehman said the Otters' showing was "obviously disappointing," but that he was not too discouraged.
"The experience will make a big difference. He's working harder at the things needed to run well at the meet like going out harder and staying in it longer. He also got used to running by himself without his teammates. He certainly has a shot at top 25 (allAmerican)."
"Basically we had five out of seven run respectably. It's not something you do every week - putting five good races (top five scorers) together." The Otters trailed fourth-place Wesleyan by seven points (Otterbein had 137) as the top three teams qualified for the trip to Wisconsin
Junior Mark Bruns will make his second straight appeara nce at the Nationals, which this year is at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin Burns finished fifth overa ll with a time of 25:49. As he was in the Ohio Conference championship, Burns was the second OAC runner to finish. OAC champ Mike Timmons of Ohio Wesleyan won the meet with a time of 25:30. Burns qualified by being the fourth individual runner after the members of the qualifying teams were eliminated.
Burns' teammate , senior Jeff Kneice, deserved a better fate. Kneice, eighth at the conference, ran his best race of the year and took eighth. How ever. because of the stringent qualifications
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OAC champ Baldwin-Wallace took the Regional title with a low score of 65 Two Michigan schools - Hope College and Albion College - took the next two spots with 84 ahd 89 points, respectively.
Senior Hal Hopkins was the third Otter to finish. He was 24th. Freshman Scott Burns was 47th; senior Rob Rose, 59th; sophomore Steve Rush, 70th and junior Steve Weeber, 80th.
Lehman feels Burns' experience from running at the Nationals a year ago will be a big asset this time.
Burns will anchor the squad next year which will lose four of its top ten runners, including three of the top five. The nucleus will be Mark and Scott Burns. sophomore Brian Wenger. Todd Corwin. transfer from Ohio University. Wee ber and "pleasant surprises" of this year - Rush and freshman Mike Ginn.
"To be at the level we've been at the last couple of years we need a couple of good freshman To keep up the entire program we need quite a few freshmen It will be interesting to see if we can remain competitive."
·Cagers prepare for season start
By Dave Graham
A week from now students will all but have vacated Otterbcin's campus because of winter break. All but 18 that is. Otterbein's basketball team will be prepping for their November 30 opener against- Urbana at the Rike Center.
The Cross Country banquet is scheduled for Monday, 7 p.m ., in the Rike Center. Next year's captains and the 1981 Most Valuable Runner will be announced. Tomorrow. the annual Cross Country "Mud Bowl" tackle football game will be held.
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Coach Dick Reynolds' Cardinals will have five veteran players returning from last years 23-9 sq uad which rambled to fourth place in the nation along with capturing an Ohio Athletic Conference Co-champio nship.
"This is an entirely different team than last year last year is behind us. We must look to this year," Reynolds commented.
Vying for the center position will be six-foot seve n inch, 210-pound senior Carl Weaver who averaged two points and 1.6 rebounds in 21 games last year. Brad Keiser at six-foot five and 215 pounds will challenge Weaver. Keiser averaged 1.1 rebounds and 2 points in 14 appearances. Also making a good pre-season showing is 6-foot 6 freshman Tim Weis from Columbus Watterson High School.
The forward positions will be left in the hands of seniors John Denen and Steve Johnston. The six-foot four Denen averaged 14 ppg. and 6.4 rebounds last year after recoving from a mid-season appendicitis bout. Johnston averaged 11.9 points a contest while snaring 5.4 caroms.
The biggest question mark in the Otterbein lineup will be the center position. The spot was vacated by the graduation of six-foot four inch Tom Dill who anchored the middle of the 1980-81 Cardinals by scori ng 11 points per game and hauling in nearly eight rebounds a contest. "People didn't realize that a big reason we did as well as we did last year was because of Tom Dill." said Reynolds
Returning for the Cards will be junior five-foot ten All-American guard Ron Stewart who led the OAC in scoring last season with a 22.1 average. Stewart also led the team with 63 steals. The other guard will likely be senior playmaker Jeff Kessler. Kessler, at five-foot ten, directed the Otterbein offense and led the team with 118 assists while averaging 5.6 points per game.
Reynolds, entering his tenth year at the helm of the Cardinais, points out that the main weakness of the team is the lack of depth, especially at the forward position. Junior Joe Benson (4.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg) and Bill Mcloughlin ( 1.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg) are tht: only experienced backups returning. Mcloughlin's availability is in question because of nagging injuries to both knees.
Another thing going against Otterbein will be their schedule. which finds them traveling to Wittenberg, Wooster, Baldwin-Wallace, and Muskingum all of whom are prime OAC contenders. A tough pre-conference schedule should prepare the Cardinals. Reynolds takes his team on the road to face three Division II schools and Divison I Ball State, who reached the NCAA tournament last spring. Reynolds insists that "The purpose for December is not to pad the schedule and make the record look good." When the students return to Westerville in January they may find that most of the buildings on campus were idle during break. but the Rike Center was seeing plenty of action.
Senior guard-forward Dino Guanciale, (6-foot), became a starter midway through last year and responded by averaging 11.7 ppg. and 2.4 rebounds, and is assured plenty of playing time in the 1981-82 campaign.
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