2 TO RETIRE by Mike Mead

Two employees of SMC,. Maxine Lyle and Jim Hughes , have announced their retire­ments effective this year. Maxine Lyle, College Account­ant, is retiring in June after long service to the school. Prior to the opening of the campus in 1966, Lyle was em­ployed to help establish ac­counting procedures. Since opening oft~e campus in 1966,

.she has worked with the busi­ness office. Jim Hughes , campus custod-

ian, is retiring after twelve

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years of service to the SMC campus. Hughes will retire in s May having served since the .. opening of the college. He will: •• spend his time tending the farm he owns.

The services of both employ­ees will be missed by everyone; ~

SPRING CONCERT WELL ATTENDED by Mike Mead

The SMC jazz band and choir presented a concert on April 27. The concert was held in the Commons, under the direction of Dave Purcell, In- · structor of both band and choir. The audience was entertained with many differ­ent varieties of music.

Purcell stated that both groups had worked very hard prior to presenting the con­cert. He added that the band and choir have come a long way in the last two years. The choir was the first group

to perform and selections sung

were: "Sam. Was A Man" by Vin­

cent Persichetti, ''Choose Something Like A Star" and "A Girl's Garden" by Robert

·Frost and Randall Thompson, "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" by Jim Holi­day, Randy Myers, and Jackie De Shannon, and "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The numbers performed by

the band were: "Leap Frog" (Les Brown's

Theme song) by Joe Garland, "Watermelon Man" by

Herbie Hancock, "When. Su_n­ny Gets Blue" , by Fisher & Segal, "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder and arranged by Dave 'Purcell, Frank Zappa's "Hairy Medley" arranged by Joe Boerst, "Medium Rare" by· Bob Seibert, "The Peanut· Vendor" by Moises Simons. 'and arranged by Stan Kenton, "Take Five" by Paul Desmond (Made famous by Dave Bru­beck.), and "The Lady Is A Tramp" by Rodgers and Hart. The performance was the

first evening spring concert held.

1cture are Dr. Russell Owen, President of SMC, and David Rector, recipient of this year's Presi­dent's Award. The award is made available by the College of Engineering at Michigan State Uni­versity. While at SMC, Rector maintained a grade point average of 3.7. (Photo by SMC Public Relations Department.)

MAY 15, 1978

EXCEPTIONAL

STUDENT

GRADUATES by Barb McKle

He can be seen in many places but not at the same time. If you have ever seen. the college Jazz Band perform, you have seen him. If you have gone to any of the track meets, you have seen him. If you have ever gone past the ·

night journalism class on Thursday night you have seen him. He might be in one of your classes; he is carrying 18 hours this semester. This person is not triplets or

even twins although with all his activities he should be. He really doesn't have time for any hobbies although he enjoys all sports. Most of his free time is spent

on his homework and occasion­ally he finds time to bake a mean chocolate chip cookie. We at tlie Sou'~ester never

single out a student to congrat­ulate or thank, but this one is special. Almost no other SMC student we know has been in­volved in music, athletics, and the college paper in the same year.

He will soon graduate with a General Studies Degree and this newspaper staff, in fact the entire co.1ege ~ill miss him. In journalism class he is known affectionately as "El­bows". You know him as Mike Mead.

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SQUAD TO THE RESCUE

by Sharon Schroder

You're with ambulance and police units at the scene of an automobile accident. You can see the occupants are injured, but because of the condition of the vehicle you cannot reach them.

As emergency care personnel you are useless under the cir­cumstances, but you are not helpless. You can put in a call to the fire department rescue squad.

Hopefully the police, who are usually the first on the scene, will have already evaluated the situation and have the squad en route. In a truly life threat­ening situation, such as the possibility of fire or a victim who has stopped breathing, the ambulance crew or police may attempt to break a rear window to gain entry; but usually it is best just to wait for the squad.

Response time is usually only a matter of a few minutes and that short wait can mean the difference between full recov­ery and permanent damage to the victim.

Extrication training (learning

how to properly remove an in­jured victim from a wrecked vehicle) is an essential part of the training for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). In this class, the students learn the proper techniques for immobilization and removal of the injured person, but that is only one phase of the training. The students team how to

work with, and depend on the special skills, of the fire department rescue squad. The Niles Township Fire

Department's Rescue Squad has a fine array of light and heavy duty rescue equipment. They are one of the best equipped in this area accord­ing to Fire Chief Al Simons. There is a complete pack of

porto-power equipment, in­cluding the huge "jaws" which can be used as a spreader or, with another attachment, a large "scissors" capable of cutting through door posts. The porto-power is operated by a hydraulic pump. Niles Township firemen have

given many demonstrations in and around the Niles area, in-

Niles Township firemen prepare a car for extrication training.

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Emergency Medical Technician students practice the rig t way to remove an injured victim from a wrecked car. The students are attending classes at Pawating Hospital.

eluding demonstrations for several EMT classes from SMC and LMC. The demon­stration includes an introduc­tion to each piece of equip­ment with a brief explanation of how each piece works. In the accompanying lecture,

the firemen repeatedly stress that the main idea of calling the rescue squad is to ensure that an already injured person is not further injured. The Niles Township Fire

Department is unique in that it is made up of paid and volun­teer firemen.

Pa"id firemen work approxi­mately 56 hours a week, how­ever, they will respond to a fire call even when off-duty. The volunteer firemen respond whenever they are available. Simons points out that, with

the possible exception of one or two brand new firemen, all of his men, regulars and volunteers, can operate the equipment. The department works hard to keep up its high level of proficiency. There are three regular train­

ing sessions a month and one

is always on extrication, says Simons. The regular sessions keep the firemen in practice and up-to-date on the latest techniques. Besides their fire training most of the firemen are trained First Aiders or EMT's.

They point out to the EMT student that the squad's role of aid and support does not end when they have removed the obstacle to the patient. They will help in removing the patient from the automobile and give whatever other aid may be necessary to help the ambulance crew.

Although most of the demon­strations deal with rescue from an automobile, probably be­cause it is the easiest to simu­late, the squad is called upon to do many kinds of rescue work.

Perhaps the most unlikely one to date was a call to rescue an invalid trapped in a shower chair, with skill and a little ingenuity the squad came through and so did the patient.

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AIRCRAFT MECHANICS GET OFF GROUND by Mary Ann Poplewskl

The aviation industry has grown enormously in both private and public areas. Thinking of the first man­carrying airplane powered by an engine, which carried Orville Wright on December 17, 1903, and then comparing how the aviation industry is today - it is almost over­whelming to realize the changes and advances that have taken place in such a short span of time, not quite 75 years. Aviation touches all of our

lives more and more every day. Not only in transporting ourselves from one place to another, but also in the distri­bution and delivery of products and . materials, medical supplies, mail, ani­mals, and delivering vital parts needed to restore a disrupted service.

Airplanes also play a big part in weather watching and reporting, in dusting farm crops with insecticides or ferti­lizers, and of course, they are of primary importance in our National defense and security system. The growth of jobs in this

industry is increasing at a faster and faster pace. In just the last · year, the aircraft mechanic instructors at SMC have seen a shortage of air­craft mechanics develop.

SMC has been approached by some of the larger aircraft companies, including Piper Aircraft, Bell Helicoptor Inter­national and Beed~ A,erospace Service Inc., who have· been actively recruiti~g ·students to fill job requirem'ents.: ·

SMC offers excellent training in the field of aircraft mechanics. The Aircraft Mechanics Technical School is regulated by the Federal Avia­tion Agency who sends men to the school to inspect and see that the program is complying with Federal Aviation Regula­tions-part 147.

Edwin Vance and Dick Mac Kellar, both of · whom are licensed aircraft mechanics and licensed pilots, , are the primary instructors for the air-

craft and mechanics course. Supplementary classes such as metalurgy, technical math, and technical drafting are taught by instructors who specialize in those areas. All classes are small enough to provide individual attention. SMC's students consistently

pass the FAA's exams far above the National average which is testimony to the quality of instruction being offered here. There are two ways a person

can go through the program. One way provides a student with a certificate of completion that enables the student to take the FAA exam. The other way, the student can earn an Associate degree along with the certificate, and this way is reccommended for the stu­dents. After earning an Associate

degree, a student can transfer to other schools to study­Engineering or Management, or enter the Pilot programs. SMC's primary goal is to equip the student to pass the FAA exams and to enable them to go to work in an aircraft mechanics shop.

To achieve this, some of the areas one must study include: aircraft structures, hydraulics and landing gear systems, weight and balance, aircraft powerplants, lubrication systems, electrical theory, fuel systems, and FAA regula­tions.

Theory and actual practice are put to use as students dis­assemble, inspect, clean and reassemble actual engines and components. The powerplant accessories sucft as starters, generators, magnetoes, and alternators, also undergo the same disassembly reassembly procedure. The FAA exam is a three part

test and is structured so that two parts of it can be taken at SMC. The oral and practical parts of the exam are given by Dick MacKellar at SMC and the written section is given at the Federal Aviation Agency District Office in South Bend, Ind. The exam covers testing on AIRFRAME: strilctures, systems and components POWERPLANT: theory, systems and components; and GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: which covers all of the systems

The Aerospace- Building on the SMC campus where the latest . ics are taught is shown here.

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for both heavy and light air­craft. If a student fails a section of the exam, five hours of additional study are required before the student can re-take the exam An aircraft mechanic can find

work at fixed base shops (air­ports), or work for the execu­tive aircraft industries which are company owned planes, or work in the commercial airline industries. There are even jobs in foreign countries for aircraft mechanics if one is willing to re-locate. It is predicted that if all air­

craft mechanic schools operate at 100% capacity, there will still be a large aircraft mechanic shortage by 1985. In light of this and the more active recruiting of students for job vacancies, and the increased appearance of advertisements in newspapers wanting aircraft mechanics~ it is becoming more and more obvious that jobs for this line of work are readily available, and that this would seem to be a good field of study to pursue, for anyone who is interested, including women and minorities.

techniques in aviation mechan-

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PETERSON ''JOURNEYS'' TO "'INFINITY''

by Mark Peterson

It never ceases to amaze me how the addition of a new member can totally change and improve the sound of an established rock group. For instance, when Tommy Show joined Styx and brought them into the public's eye with songs such as "Crystal Ball" and "Sweet Mademoiselle".

The same happened with REO Speedwagon when re­united with Kevin Cronin for their live album "You Get What You Play For". The latest example of this is the addition of vocalist Steve Perry to Journey on their new album, "Infinity"~ The reason Journey· added

the new singer could not have been because of lack of talent. The band includes keyboard­ist(vocalist Gregg Rolie and guitarist Neal Schon both formerly with Santana.

Schon joined Santana at the tender age of 16, then two years later left with Rolie to

BOOK NOTES by Barb McKle

Noah is severely brain­damaged and his father Josh Greenfeld kept a journal which covered Noah's life from age five to eleven. In it are Green­feld's hopes, fears, heart­break, angers, frustration, love and sometimes hatred for his special child. The book is titled A PLACE FOR NOAH and picks up where A CHILE1 CALLED NOAH ended. A troubling and touchingly per· sonal book. The Vice-President of the

United States sits quietly by the bed of his love (not his wife) who will be dead by nightfall in a small Missouri town. His love's sister-in-law is found dead, FBI wanted criminals and tornadoes are heading into town, and the police chiers fiance who is owner and editor of the town's paper wants to break the story

form Journey. They then added bassist Ross Valory formerly with Steve Miller, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar to complete the Quartet.

The band's first two albums "Journey" and "Look into the Future" featured excellent progressive rock along with the mystical vocal style of Rolie that were heard on so many Santana songs.

TAKE FIVE

that the Vice-President is in town and why. Surprisfugly, all the plots, sub-plots and characters tie neatly together in the novel, VORTEX by Jon Cleary.

If you like vivid descriptions of brain surgery (and who doesn't?) don't miss SEIZURE, by Charles Mee, Jr. It is a supposedly true story of a promising young singer with a 'brain tumor who may lose bet voice if the surgery does not go well. From the first bite of the burr into the skull to the final stitches, you will either be gripped by the drama or sick­ened by the gore. Recom­mended for pre-med and nur­sing students. SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE1

NOTES ON THE MEDIA by Nora Ephron, is a compilation of some of her writings which

Their third release, "Next" showed that the foursome was running out of fresh ideas and new ways to use their talent.

harmonies that are guaranteed to send chills down your spine when played at high volumes.

The addition of Steve Perry has solved that problem. "Infinity" consists of new and exciting music, while· Perry's lyrics alone add a new dimen­sion to Journey.

The band'!> single attempt is "Wheel in the Sky" which features a rhythm guitar part that resembles those heard in Spanish cowboy movies, held together by a heavy staccato beat.

The new vocalist compli­ments the instrumentation with his strong tone quality and the ability to hit notes so high, you would run out of piano keys trying to match them. . Probably the most artistic part of the album is producing. The instruments and vocals are mixed well and there are many outstanding. seg-ways (two separate songs linked to­gether) between songs that create strong musical moods. The most impressive is be­

tween "Feelin That Way" and "Anytime", which consists simply of powerful vocal

have been previously pub-. "lished by Esquire magazine. She takes on People magazine, double-crostics, CBS and Bob ·Haldeman, The Detroit News and more. A great chance to become acquainted with this talented writer.

Snitter, a fox terrier, and Rowf, a shaggy black mutt, escape from an animal experi­mentation laboratory. As they travel through the hills and crags, they communicate with each other and their new found friend--the tod--who is a fox and knows the ways of the wild. They 'speak' of their ' fears of the whitecoats, what a .master is really like (Snitter had a master once) and finally their hope of reaching the "Isle of Dog" where they will

, not have to worry about being ,experimented on· again. A newspaper reporter blows the

The song is really not one of the albums best because of the amount of repetitive verses, but by overemphasizing the style of the band it well ·repre­sents the album. To sum things up, Journey is

one of the freshest new sounds arouqp. Their music posseses distinctive originality which was lacking on their "Next" Lp.

It's hard to say whether "Infinity" will bring the band commercial success, but it stands a good chance. The path has been cut by Styx

and REO; Journey couldn't have picked a better time to make the change.

story of their escape out of pro­portion--hence the title THE PLAGUE DOGS by Richard Adams. An eloquent plea against animal experimeilta­tion as told by the animals themselves.

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CAMPUS CRIME: THE OTHER SCHOOLS by Mike Mead

This final article on campus crime is about crime on other campuses. There is crime on other campuses, but the amount is hard to compare to SMC. Officials at Lake Michi­gan College did not want to comment about the crime on their campus.

However, one of the staff members of their campus paper did say that it "was bad." He mentioned several things of value stolen.

Deputy Chief of Police, Lee Kuran, of Western Michigan University, commented, in a telephone conversation, that WMU had crime. He said all colleges and universities had crime.

WMU has its own police force to handle all cases in crime which they investigate and report. They send the reports, known as the Uniform Crime Reports, to police stations everywhere (The Dowagiac Police Department has these reports on file of WMU and other colleges and universities that report their crimes.) and to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Kuran stated that larceny is the biggest crime at WMU. The reason is that most people are just careless. He was asked if any special

devices are used to prevent crime and he stated that the library is in the process of

MOVIE REVIEW AAYY--THE FONZ CAN ACT by Daniel M. Klute

Henry Winkler, known for his weekly role as "The Fonz" in the high rated television show "Happy Days", has been twice successful in emerging from his regular fifties, be-bop role to much more serious ones.

His first was the character of a Viet-nam soldier after the war and his readjustment to the United States, in "Heroes". Now he again creates a new character in "The One and Only". He plays the role of a young actor striving for his first big break in New York. The first half of the movie is total comedy and

strictly funny. Although the second part fits well within the stories framework, it abruptly cuts the comedy and under­handedly turns into a drama. With the main interest of

Winkler wanting to become a famous actor it is an underly­ing factor that surfaces by the fit.m's finish. One of the ear­lier scenes shows Winkler yel­ling loudly in an exclusive restaurant. Another shows him running into a college campus meeting room and making a spectacle of himself by making the girl he likes embarrased in front of her fiance. These episodes with several

smaller ones combine with the end where Winkler becomes a professional wrestler on national television by showing that his goal was not so much to be an actor but to be in front of people. The film is rated PG and is certainly worth a family outing to the movies. The beginning will give

enough laughs to the children and the second half will satisfy the adults with its seriousness. H nothing more "The One and Only" is a fine example of the diversity that Henry Winkler is capable of in acting.

installing a device to prevent people from taking books out illegally. If a book is not properly

checked out, an alarm will sound. The book contains a magnetic object which triggers the alarm. At Allegheny Community

College in Pittsburg, Pennsyl­vania, a similar set-up is used.

So, students at Allegheny bypass the system by taking the books and throwing them out the windows which they later get. Crime is everywhere and will always be. ! But, as students and faculty t.

·at SMC, consider yourselves lucky; it could be worse. It is &#/' at other schools.

FASIDON AND FIGURE

BAGGY LOOK: SLOPPY, STYLISH oy Stepbarue TIIlman

One of the most popular dress or casual styles this spring is · the Annie Hall look which can be worn on any occasion at any time. It's a part of what's called "The Big or Baggy Look."

All the clothes are loosely fit­ted giving a somewhat sloppy, but stylish appearance. "Annie Hall" can be a shirt, dress, or pants. Most of the time, these can be worn with many accessories, such as, a big vest which is one that's cut quite large even though in stores they're tagged with the regular sizes. They are made short and wide or long and wide. Some have pockets and lapels.

Big tops are blouses for women that are also cut large. The sleeves have been de­signed large and bulky; strictly Annie Hall. The bow ties and regular ties

are real knock-outs with these blouses and big vests. Knot­ted knitted nets are long lady ties given a special name that's well deserved. The "Annie Hall" look is a

combination of all the fatest styles. Plier pants, flairy skirts and loose fitting dresses are needed to be the founda­tion for the_ previously men­tioned styles and accessories.

See how baggy you can dress without looking sloppy, and you'll be stomping down the street like "Annie Hall".

GROUP PLANS AVAILABLE TO MANY by Deb Jezek

Remember when you were a youngster in grade school? At the start of every school year your teachers sent home to your parents a brochure about insurance. Or if you were in­volved in sports, the coaches handed out the same thing, for protection while being in­volved in sports. These are two examples of group insur­ance. Group insurance is available

to almost any group that a per­son can join, for both members and leaders. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church groups, volun­teer workers, all can be covered for accidents that may occur while participating with the group.

Benefits include: Hospital charges for room

and board and use of the

operating room (nursing homes, convalescent homes, or extended care facilities are not included). Charges by physicians (in­

cluding dentists). Miscellaneous medical ex­

penses (in and out of the hos­pital). Charges of licensed or grad­

uate nurses. Different plans are available,

but each covers accidental medical expense benefits, ac­cidental death, dismember­ment, and loss of sight bene­fits. The average plan costs approximately $1.50 per per­son covered, with a $10 to $25 deductable.

Maximum benefits for the average plan are: $5,000 to

BLUE LAWS ·IN BLACK AND WHITE by Phyfils McGregor

In our country, the first laws were really carry-overs from England. By today's stan­dards some may seem cruel and unfair, but for the time, they were models of progres­sive liberality.

When the colonists here were demanding the death penalty for being "a stubborn and rebellious son" or for worship­ing "any other God but the true God," tiny children were being hanged in England for stealing a few pennies or a loaf of bread. The Puritan fathers, respons­

ible for the earliest laws governing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the American colonies, used the Bible as the basis for legisla­tion.

There was no flexibility. Their interpretation of the Bible was strict; and so were the laws. They did not seem to know morality cannot be legislated.

As for Puratin ethics: it was as recent as 1925 a ·man was put on trial for teaching man's evolution from apes, which was against the strict biblical interpretation of man's creation ... and against the law

in the state of Tennessee. We know religious beliefs

account for some laws, modem as well as ancient. In Egypt, cats were once

looked upon as gods, and killing one, even by accident, was punishable by death.

We may think Puritan ethics and old laws were buried in the past along with muskets and witchcraft trials, but it's not true. Many old laws were never taken off the books. Times changed faster than

the laws and one day it was too late. Some old laws were so quaint that to tamper with them seemed like a travesty. Others remained because

there was simply not enough time to go through all the legal steps to uncover and remove them.

So they remained a monu­ment to legal history rather than rules to be enforced.

As of November 1975 some of the laws of yesterday are still on the books in Michigan. It's unlawful to offer your

buddy a cigarette. H you dig a hole four feet deep and fail to fill it up, you are subject to arrest.

To- attril:>ute to any female! a

want of chastity is unlawful. Also taking a pet into an air­port or cemetery is illegal. In profanely cursing or damn­

ing, you're safe under the law's statue of limitations, if you can evade the police for five days.

Putting a fishing shanty on any ice without having your name and address on all four sides is punishable by 30 days in jail.

One of the most ironic law is that it is illegal to transfer or juggle the funds of the state.

Other outdated and ·1augh­able laws from various states are such as: An early-twentieth-century

law passed in Meridian, Missi­ssippi, forbids businessmen to beat drums during a lunchtime stroll. To keep little boys of

Ashland, Wisconsin from growing up to be gamblers, a law has been enacted making it illegal to play marbles for keeps.

A Louisiana law upholds the right to grow as tall as one likes.

Spitting against the wind in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, is unlawful.

$10,000 accident medical ex­pense; $2,000 for accidental death; $7,500 to $10,000 for dismemberment or loss of sight. These policies do not cover:

Intentionally self-inflicted injuries, suicide or attempted suicide, injuries by war, sick­ness, disease, abdominal her­nia, or eye exams or glasses. These policies are not just for

children's groups. They also can be used in college groups, special clubs, sports, and many other extracurricular ac­tivities. H a group of people are meeting together or plan­ning activities away from the school, such insurance could come in handy in the event of accident.

In South Dakota, an eighty­year-old woman cannot stop on the street to talk to a young married man. A California law makes it

illegal for a woman to go for a drive in her housecoat. It is illegal to walk through

the streets of Maine with your shoelaces untied. Prisoners in Charleston,

South Carolina, were once charged a dollar fare for a ride to jail.

Singing out of tune in North Carolina is against the law.

In a case in which a drunk sued for damages when he tripped on a broken sidewalk, a California judge decided "a drunken man has as good a right to - perfect sidewalk as a sober man, and he needs one a good deal more." In Natoma, Kansas, it is

illegal to practice knife throw­ing at someone wearing a striped suit.

Before we laugh at the ancients, remember it was only about a decade ago that men wearing long hair and women wearing pants were breaking the law in many states.

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FRAZIER, BEAUCHAMP SET SCHOOL RECORDS by Cindy Bray

A small SMC squad traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to compete at the Dogwood Re­lays. Qualifying for the national meet were Steve Fra­zier in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:33.5 and Kevin Higdon in the 10000 meter with a finishing time of 30:45.2.

To highlight the meet for SMC, Steve Frazier ran the lead-off leg of the four mile re­lay in a school record time of 4:07.8. Others on the relay were Bruce Dorow (4:26.6), Mike Mead (4:16.5) , and Al Avila (4:20.1). The last Road­runner to make up the squad was Dave Beauchamp in the 110 meter high hurdl~s.

The following day the whole Roadrunner squad held a nine team meet. They won the meet with 1141/i- points outdis­ta~cing second place Aquinas

who had 60 points. Clinching firsts for SMC

were: Don Raschke (discus throw, 137'6"), Gavelin throw, 150'), Tim Huff (120 high hur­dles, 14.9), Tom Scanlon (shot put, 44'), Arron Curtis, Mur­ray Edwards, Walter White, and Craig Briggs (mile relay, 3:32.7), Dave Beauchamp (440 intermediate hurdles, 57.7), and Tim Magennis (triple jump, 39'10").

Other Roadrunner perfor­mances were: Joe Palazzolo, (880), Al Avila (three mile), Ernie Clay (long jump), Rusty Griener (high jump), Tim Pugh (880), Kevin Shaler (shot put), Scott Maves (six mile), Lee Hitzfield (440 interme­diate hurdles), Kevin Battle (steeplechase), Gary Gottardi (mile), Brian Crocker Gavelin throw), Bret Ridgway (mile), Chester Williams (100 yd.

dash), Jerry Thomas (220 yd. dash), Mark Swartz (discus throw), Mike Mead (steeple­chase), Bruce Dorow (three mile), Sam Wilson (long jump), Rock Companion (120 high hurdles), Dave Cron (pole vault), Steve Toutloff (six mile), and Carl Roberts (100 yd . dash).

On April 22, SMC traveled to the University of Illinois to compete in the Illini Classic. The Roadrunners faced stiff competition, ·but did have one National qualifier. Gary Got­tardi qualified in the 5000 meter race with a time of 14:55.7. At the Roadrunner Relays,

held April 28-29, SMC had some good showings. Qualify­ing for the National meet, which will be May 18-20, was Dave Beauchamp in the 440 intermediate hurdles with a

WOMEN TRACKSTERS IMPROVE by Connie Bray

SMC's womens track team competed at the Eastern Illi­nois Invitational April 22 at Charleston, Illinois. The Roadrunners were the only junior college to compete against four year colleges.

The women put ·forth an ef­fort by qualifying their 880 sprint medley team of Sue Saltzgaber, Thersa McKenzie, Karen Arnold and Deb Schon­bok with a time of 1:54.5.

Other competitors for SMC were: Mable White in the shot put (33'7"), discus throw (85'9"), and the javelin (86'). Pam Stauffer also competed in the shot put and discus with distances of 27'9 1/i-" and 95'

respectively. Coach Morea stated that this

has got to be the worst season ever in terms of track weather, but she still feels everyone pulled through with many fine 'performances.

The women continued their season by competing at the Roadrunner Relays held April 28 and 29. Mable White quali­fied for the National meet in the javelin relay with a throw of 120'3" and combined with Deb Schonbok's throw of 100'8" to take first place.

In the shot put relay, Stauffer and White clinched first with a combination of their distances of28'11" and 32'. -White and

GOLFERS IN GOOD POSITION by Connie Bray

The SMC Roadrunners won their first home Jamboree and moved into a tie with Jackson for the wee conference lead. Roadrunner, Steve Miller, forged a 77 to tie with Jack­son's Chris Houser for Medal-

ist honors. Todd Stockton scored a 79,

the third best score of the day which helped in giving the SMC's linksmen a solid lead for first place. Bret Uebele and Adam Brocke contributed

Schonbok grabbed first in the discus relay with throws of 97'6" and 102'8". The Roadrunners took the

long jump relay with a combi­nation of 16'5" by Saltzgaber and 15'10" by Arnold. McKenzie, Hawthorne, Saltz­gaber, and Arnold grabbed first places in the 440 and 880 sprint medley relays. The time of 1:53. received first place in the 880 relay by McKenzie, Schonbok, Saltz­gaber and Arnold. The mile relay took first with

Mary Ann Vanlierop, Karen Lukeman, Grochow, and Haw­thorne in a time of 4:52. Saltz­gaber won the 440 dash and

to the winning score of 330 by firing rounds of 86 and 88 respectively. Coach Laing stated that this

was a well deserved victory. Conditions were not the best with 15 mile an hour winds and

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time of 54.5. Beauchamp's time was also a new school record. Receiving first places for

SMC were: Kevin Higdon (steeplechase; 9:26), Walter White (100 yd. dash; 9.9), Don Raschke (discus throw; 136'5"). The following relay teams

took firsts: discus relay (Raschke, Swartz, and Scan­lon), shot put relay (Raschke, Scanlon, and Shaler), long jump relay (Wilson, Clay, and Magennis), triple jump relay (Magennis, Wilson, and Thomas) four mile relay (Hig­don, Dorow, Gottardi, and Frazier), and the 440 relay (Curtis, Thomas, White, and Briggs). On May 12-13, the Roadrun­

ners competed in the MCAA State meet held at Jackson, Michigan.

qualified for the Nationals with a time of 60.4. Arnold got sec­ond in the 440 and third in the 100 yd. dash. Schonbok re­ceived fifth in the 440.

McKenzie was another National qualifier in the 100 and 220 with times of 11.4 and 26. 7 respectively. Hawthorne participated in the mile and 880. Vanlierop ran the 880 and mile while Grochow received second in the two mile.

Morea stated that the Road­runners are getting stronger and tougher, but they still have a "hill to climb" before Nationals.

a wind chill of 25 degrees. Laing also said this puts them

in a very good position pe­cause with one more win out of the next three matches they can qualify for the State tourn­ament.

T'he S4tu'W ester

NEW LIGHT ON THE SUN

by Sharon Schroder

Recent articles have explored the energy crisis from several angles: The gap between supply and

demand and some possible reasons.for that gap, American dependency on foreign oil and possible alternatives to oil as a fuel, the problems of pollution versus consumer demand, and the rising costs of providing energy to the public.

Conservation of energy will be only one of the many.alter­natives America and the world will have to adapt to kc:;ep our economy running at its present rate and also take care of the expected increases. The energy industry must

begin to look for newer, more efficient ways to use our present energy output. Con­sumers must be urged to take advantage of tax breaks offered by some state govern­ments to homeowners who implement solar or heat pump type renovations. Researchers will need the money to find safer ways to utilize coal gasi­fication.

A great deal of the total ener­gy generated is lost through waste. For instance: if elec­tricity is used to produce heat two-thirds of the original fuel energy has been wasted.

Since one-fourth of the na­tion's energy needs are in heating, cooling, and supply­ing hot water for buildings; this can mean an enormous loss of energy that would be available if put to better use. (2) It requires a high energy fuel

to generate electricity. Petrol­eum, coal and nuclear fuel are ideal for this purpose because of their ability to generate high heat. Beside that they are more readily available to a larger segment of the world than say for example, hydro­electric power. Electricity, therefore, should be used to run domestic and industrial machinery and appliances. Any power plant, regardless

of the generating fuel used, loses· energy through a certain

amount of waste heat. Auto­mobile engines give off a huge amount of waste heat as a by­product of combustion. There is nothing that can be

done to recover the waste heat ftom an automobile engine, but the waste heat generated by a power plant can be used to heat and cool homes, and heat water. Som'e apartment buildings in New York and Moscow are presently being heated and cooled by waste heat from the generating process. In such a total system fuel is

burned to generate electricity which is used to do mechanical work (run a washing machine), and waste heat from the gene­rating process is piped to the consumers to heat and cool their homes and heat the water for the washing machine. It is full utilization of the system but it is expensive to imple­ment. Air Conditioning, Heating

and Refrigeration News for November 28, 1977 reported that a German company, a foundry, had succeeded in cut­ting its energy consumption by 30% by reducing its electric, gas and coke consumption. To accomplish this the company implemented the use of waste heat, rigid maintenance sched­ules on gas space heaters; re­designing of present systems, rescheduling of operating hours and installation of more efficient lighting. The same magazine reports

that the proposed South Loop New Town (SLNT) project to be built in Chicago will use Lake Michigan and Chicago River power plant waste heat to heat and cool the 13,500 apartment complex. The system would use exist­

ing obsolete water-carrying tunnels to bring the water to the apartment complex. Sup­porters of the project insist it is environmentally sound and economically sound. Although the initial cost of repairing the existing tunnels will be high it will pay for itself in lower oper-

ating costs. Solar power is another alter­

native often mentioned. At this time, solar generating plants on a commercial basis are simply not feasible. It is estimated that it would require S to SO square miles of land (depending upon what type of reflectors are used) in the Southwestern U.S. to produce 1000 MW e of power. Further estimates show that

if one-third of the homes in the United States were to receive SO percent of ~heir heat from solar energy in the year 2000, they would be using less than two percent of the total energy needs. But two percent is two percent and if energy demands continue to increase as they have been we cannot afford to overlook any possible alterna­tive.

In the later part of 1977 it was reported that the Department of Energy (DOE) had awarded a $68,000 contract to Math­tech, Inc., Princeton, N.J. to conduct a study to increase the use of solar energy in indust­rial processing and that more than one-third of this amount requires temperatures of 350 degrees F. or below. Accord­ing to DOE solar technology now exists which is capable of supplying hot water, hot air or saturated steam at these temperatures.

In California some companies are beginning to install solar systems, usually in conjunc­tion with existing systems.

Sixty-three to seventy-five percent of the space heating requirements of the two-story Marina Heating and Air Con­ditioning and Sheet Metal shop in Hayward, California is supplied by a solar system. Red Star Industrial Services,

Fresno, California, northern California's largest commercial laundry is using a solar-powered water heating system. 144 flat-plate collec­tors covering 6500 square feet of roof, provides 66,000 gal­lons of water per day, heated by the sun to 180 degrees, for

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use in washing. Bell of Pennsylvania has ded­

icated its first solar project in West Chester Work Center, West Goshen Twp., PA. Solar power provides 60 to 80 per­cent of necessary heat from September to May. The sys­tem is backed up by an electric boiler and summer air-condi­tioning is run by commercial power.

A new Federal office building being built in Saginaw, Michi­gan has installed solar collec­tors and will use 40% to 50% less energy than buildings of comparable size in similar cli­mactic conditions. Other fea­tures of the new building in­clude earth insulation along walls and over a portion of the roof to minimize heat loss, a water recycling system, low­wattage lighting, and large overhangs to sfiade ·windows from dlrect. s.ummer .~unlight.

Projects to cut down on con­sumption of fuel in other areas are in the experiment or draw­ing board stages.

Science Digest Jan. 1978 re­ports on the possibility of float­ing factories to convert the ocean's thermal energy store into power to produce ammon­ia. Three percent of all natural gas we bum in America powers ammonia-producing plants, and of that ammonia three-fourths is then used in commercial fertilizers. Soon ammonia production will con­sume seven percent of the gas we burn.