Political Awareness
Candidate forums set next week
Two political forums have been set for next week, as part of Peninsula College’s “Campus Political Awareness Week, ” sponsored by the ASC and the Public Services Committee. Twenty-five general election candidates will present one-minute speeches Tuesday at noon in th Little Theater. Following the speeches, question and answer session will take place. County commissioner candidates will speak at Thursday’s Studium Generale at noon in the Little Theater. After Tuesday’s forum candidates will have tables set up in the PUB foyer, with their campaign literature. They will be available to talk to people individually. The forums will “directly bring candidates to the people so that the people won’t have to seek them,” said ASC President Steve Shirley. “We’re trying to facilitate more public exposure (of the candidates) to the public.” “We need people to come informed and ask any question they want to, he continued. “We urge people to (come to the forums) so they’ll be aware. It’s a good opportunity for ‘one on one’ contact with the candidates,” he said. If a student can’t make the forum or is bashful about asking questions in public, he can place a written question in Shirley’s box in the administration building, and it will be asked. Shirley said floating microphones will be used in Tuesday’s question and answer session. He said he doesn’t expect any problems with the sound system. People will be heard, he said.
‘Wizards’ tonight
The movie “Wizards” will be shown tonight (Oct 26) at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater. Admission is $1 for persons having an ASB card, and $2 for person who do not. Wizards is an animated film with a story that takes place 10 million years in the future when “the perpetual battle between magic and technology reaches its culmination, long after a nuclear holocaust has nearly wiped out the earth.” its producers say. The film is the first in a six-film series that will continue throughout the school year.
ASC president says election close
The fall election was a really close one, ASC President Steve Shirley told the Associated Student Council at its Oct. 15 meeting in the board room. The races were so close that among some candidates, the outcome could have been decided by the “flip of a coin” stated Jim Lunt, director of student activities. Shirley stated that in the freshman race, there was a three vote difference between the candidate with the second highest number of votes and the one with the fifth highest. He also said that some votes were disregarded because there were for both freshmen and sophomore candidates. Only sophomore students could vote for sophomore candidates, and freshman students for freshman candidates. Those votes could have made a difference in the election results, the ASC president pointed out. The ASC had decided that the top three candidates would win each race. Lunt suggested that the constitution be revised so that a primary and a final election could take place. In this year’s election the candidates didn’t have to have 40 per cent of the vote to win. Shirley congratulated the candidates on their enthusiasm. He said he was “really pleased” with the new ASC. “We shold be able to get things done.” Voter turnout was 197 for the fall election. The ASC president blamed the low turnout on the fact that many PC students have a family and aren’t interested in ASC activities. Students average 26 in age at this college, he added. “Activity doesn’t appeal to the older crowd. They have no need for it.” In other business the student council: – Listened to representative J.R. Burwell report on the tonight’s Halloween Party. The mandatory costume party and dance will be in the PUB from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. It will follow the film “Wizards”, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Little Theater.
– Learned about next Tuesday’s candidate forum at noon in the PUB. – Found out from Shirley that the ASC came close to breaking even on the Oct. 12 election night dance. – Granted $1000 to the varsity golf program. – Okayed appointments to the Tenure Review Committee, which evaluates PC teachers.
The freshman and sophomore representatives for 1979-80 were elected Oct. 12th. The freshman representatives are J.R. Burwell, Wendy Hayes, and Matt Young. The sophomore representatives are Karen Hopkins, Jim Harris, and Richard Shade. Total votes cast were 197; 110 votes cast for freshman, 77 votes cast for sophomores, and 10 invalid ballots.
Scene around campus
Dormie in bathrobe locked out of dorm at 6 a.m…. college prof taking suspicious looking tea bags down to police science lab for analysis… 4-legged student (cat-type) attending class without being registered… unhappy chemistry and biology students kicked out of lecture hall… mysterious lack of plants in PUB and abundance of plants in dorm rooms… college prof smoking upside down pipe… grouse making unannounced visit to administration building via closed window… student losing britches during flag football game… campus clowns passing out toilet paper tickets for the talent show… animals and “Brewers” living in the dorms and giving “concerts”
Jeff Ruble checks out Commodore Pet under watchful eye of Dr. Jack Evans. – photo by Chris Vandelius
New Campus Pets Here – by Ruthe Rasmussen
Currently there has been a change in the faces seen around campus- mostly in the two “pets” math teachers Jack Evans and Jeff Ruble are cultivating with lots of tender loving care. The “pets” in question aren’t soft and cuddly and alive, they are hard and angular – and their full names are Commodore Pet Microcomputers. Ruble, who teaches the Introduction to Programming course, has a lot to say about these “pets” and the way they are changing the world today. Within the last few years, there has been a tremendous price breakthrough in computers, the computer teacher said, as well as a major change overall in the scene of computer science. This is mostly due to the introduction of microcomputers and silicon chips, he stated. “It is estimated that there are four million microcomputers in the world today doing everything from running microwave ovens to plotting satellite trajectories”, Ruble said. Until recently there was only the time sharing terminal on campus. It was the only access students had via the terminal over telephone lines to the Eastern Washington University computer. The problem of having just one terminal for many students has been a very frustrating experience as well as being very expensive to operate. Microcomputers have shown the capability to be used in many different fields on campus. Presently, Ruble is in the process of developing some programs which are designed to be interactive with the student studying algebra, such as factoring a polynomial or finding the roots of a long polynomial. These programs are designed to give instruction on how to do this, said Ruble. The computers will generate a problem and ask the student to come up with a response. Then the computer will tell if the response is correct or not. If incorrect, it will tell why the answer is incorrect and give another chance to get the answer. The PETS will take the student through the intermediate steps, give hints if the student which step is incorrect and why. “It is the perfect type of machine for a drill type exercise”, Ruble said. “It never gets bored, tired, or upset – unless we program it to simulate these emotions.” Ruble said several instructors are interested in developing computer aid instruction for their courses. Chemistry teachers Phil Churchley and Will Wirt are presently working on computer aid instruction, and the forestry program is now making use of some hand held computers. There is presently a Commodore Pet in the chemistry building and another with a line printer in the library. PC will soon receive delivery on two Radio Shack TRS-80s, both with printer devices for hard copy. It is anticipated that one of these will be in the library and once in the math lab. Evans and Ruble said they’re interested in seeing the computers used as much as possible and said anyone interested in utilizing them should contact Ruble for student use. Ruble said students don’t have to be enrolled in a computer class to use the computers, however, it must be understood computer programming students have first priority, he added. Ruble thinks that anyone who knows nothing about computers but wants to know, would benefit by taking one of the two courses offered. PC presently has Math 115, which offers the BASIC (Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) language as well as some of the history and general concepts. Also offered is Math 114, a course in FORTRAN which is a computer language developed for scientific and mathematical use. There is also a possibility that PC may in the future offer PASCAL, a new language that is becoming more and more important to science and industry, said Ruble. “We are trying to make it easier for the student to learn about computers and also for staff to use them as instructional tools there are so many things a computer could do more quickly to free instructors for classroom work, as well as doing computations to arrive at a point more rapidly,” said the computer teacher. he said he feels that PC’s microcomputers are an asset to the college, and because they are used in virtually all fields, student should become familiar with the computer use.
Editorial – Forums chance to know candidates
Every fall citizens are encouraged to vote, but usually voter turnout stays pretty low. But that’s only part of the picture. Of those who vote, probably not many are well-informed about the candidates and the issues. This is especially true of the college age voters. Peninsula College’s Public Service Committee and the ASC are trying to help change that. Next week has been declared “Political Awareness Week” and candidate forums have been set for Tuesday and Thursday. Local election candidates will speak briefly at noon Tuesday in the PUB. They will be available at tables in the PUB and the Little Theater foyer with their signs and campaign literature. County commissioner candidates will speak at Studium Generale Thursday at noon in the Little Theater. These forums should help voters know the candidates and their views better. First person contact is still the best way to become familiar with the candidates. Radio spots and newspaper candidate profiles can be a big help, but they can’t take the place of conversing with and listening to the candidates. The Buccaneer encourages PC students to talk to the candidates and challenge them on the issues. Voters should question the candidates and expect them to reply in plain English and the point. That’s the best way to learn their stands on the issues. Good leadership doesn’t come about as the result of a large voter turnout, although that can help. What counts is that elected officials are chosen by informed people. Too many people are careless about who they vote for. And often th price paid is lousy government. Next week’s forums are fantastic opportunities to study the candidates. The concerned voter can’t afford to miss them. – Dave Mason
Candidate forum Thursday
As part of campus Political Awareness Week, the Studium Generale Nov. 1 will be a political forum. Speakers are county commissioner candidates Robert Clark – D and incumbent Dick Lotzgesell – R. The forum is set for noon in the Little Theater. Each speaker will be given ten minutes to expound his qualifications and speak on any issue he chooses. There will be a question and answer session following the speeches. Both candidates may answer any of the questions asked.
Committee openings
Openings are now available on eight ASC committees, as of press time. The committees are the Disciplinary Committee, which has met twice in the college’s history; the Athletics Advisory Committee; the Intramural/Leisure Time Activities Board; the Student Services Committee; the Activities Council, chaired by ASC Vice President Linda Baumwell; the Publication Advisory Committee; the Bookstore Committee; and the Financial Aid Committee.
Letter to the editor – Political awareness needed
Editor, The Buccaneer: There are many definitions of the word “politics”. Harold Lasswell, a well-known political scientist stated that politics determines who gets what, when and how. Karl Deutsch, another scholar in the field, said, politics is the authoritative allocation of resources. Both really wanted to relate: Who gets the cookies? The authority which determines who gets what, when and how is usually a governmental body made up of either elected or appointed officials. These in turn preside over a large bureaucratic machinery which “allocates resources” as a daily routine. Thus, government has become the most powerful single instrument of social control in modern life. The scope of affairs with which government is involved is increasing rapidly, especially in times when our natural resources are diminishing. There is then a greater demand upon these, and simultaneously a greater call for “just distribution and/or allocation” by government. But who is government? Well, government is “we”, we the people, but then not all of us can rule and make decisions, so we ask someone to represent us in order to make the decisions for us. So, we have a representative government, made up of the few whom we either call “politicians” or in some cases (mostly after they are dead) we call them statesmen, pardon, statespersons. One thing is obvious, the business of government now seems to demand much more than the simple ways of yesteryear, like the days of Andrew Jackson. What appears to be required now are government “leaders” of almost superhuman mold, persons who are highly informed, armed with computers, broad in perspective, imaginative, yet wise and fiscally prudent, and most of all fair, objective, yes, some say, un-political and un-corruptible. Where do we find such individuals? Of course, they have to come from our midst. Can we find them? And if we have found them, can we control them so that they will remain responsive to the “popular sovereign”, his almighty, the voter and citizen? Will these politicians govern in the interests of the greatest number or the community as a whole, or will they succumb to the lust for power and rule in the interest of special interest? Lord Acton is supposed to have said: “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely”. In other words, out of Aristotle’s master art, politics, could come the worst form of tyranny or dictatorship if there are no built-in safeguards like “constitutionalism” or a “check and balance” system. But most important is the watchful participation of an informed, intelligent, and interested electorate. It is “us” who possibly end up on the short end of the stick if we don’t pay attention to the process of “allocating authoritatively the resources”. Political awareness, the participation in the political process, the legitimacy of opposition, the holding of periodic free and secret elections are all devices that can check upon the “lust for power” and the corre4spoinding bad and negative connotation of politics. In conclusion, I wish to quote former President Harry Truman who said: “There is a lure in power. it can get into a man’s blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.” In order to control this “lust” Truman seemed to have advocated a rotation in office principle similar to that instituted by Andrew Jackson. Truman stated (as quoted in Margaret Truman’s book “Harry S. Truman”) “I think there comes a time when every politician, whether he be in a county, state or federal office, should retire. Most of them find it impossible to do that-they either have to be carried out feet first or kicked out.” Well, it is up to us then, the interested electorate, to make the decision of whether they should be “carried out” or voted out, or indeed encouraged to stay in and make the good public decisions for us, the majority. Remember, it pays in more ways than one, to participate, to get involved and informed, it might just determine who will get the “cookies”. – Wener Quast
Halloween Party to haunt
The Peninsula College Halloween Party will take place tonight. The party begins at 9:30 p.m., immediately following the movie Wizards, and continues until 1 a.m. in the PUB. Costumes are mandatory. Admission is $2 for singles with ASC card, $3 without and jj$j3 for couples having ASC cards and $4 for those without. Appearing at the fest will be two local bands. They are “The Great Pumpkin” and “DDS”. The party will op0en with a dance, which will be followed by a short break. Some of the activities include bobbing for apples and pin the tail on the poster pin-up. Outrageous costumes are encouraged, and a prize will be awarded the owner of best costume.
A look at the artists- The Knack debut
They were the typical struggling band from LA until August 24th, when The Knacks’ debut single, “My Sharona” was certified Gold. The debut single became the fastest release-to-Gold since The Beatles “I Want To Hold Your Hand” which was certified Gold in 1964. The Knacks first album, “Get The Knack” went gold just 13 days after its June 11th release. Seven weeks later it was certified Platinum. The Knack is a four man band consisting of Doug Fieger, group founder, lead singer and songwriter, Burton Averre, lead guitar, Bruce Gary, drums and Prescott Niles, bass guitar. The Knack was discovered via well publicized jams-with such superstars as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Stephen Stills, and Eddie Money. The Knack may be the 1979 superstar group, but their image has been questioned. From their no-interview policy, the Beatles-era label for the LP, the black-and-white cover shot resembling the cover of the Beatles first LP and the back cover shot of the group in lookalike outfits, all recall a resemblance to the Beatles’ first image. These facts have caused uncertain feelings towards The Knack and coincidental Beatlemania. Nonetheless, there are more Knack lovers than Knack haters. Why? the group came along with a musical sound at the right time. Radio communications were more open to The Knack’s style. The other helpful factor was no superstar competition. Despite the Beatles image, adolescent lyrics and antireligious LP cover, The Knacks’ music holds humor and determination that rises above the AM style of punk.
Women’s sports competitive – by Dave Mason
Peninsula women’s sports are becoming competitive. That’s the word from volleyball coach Nancy Bell, tennis coach Kathy Murphy, and Dean of Students Art Feiro. If feasible, women’s varsity volleyball and women’s tennis will continue beyond this school year, Feiro said. The college is thinking about adding women’s slowpitch and cross country, he stated. Since the premier of high school volleyball, there has been improvement in the Pirate team, Coach Bell stated. This fall’s team “is the best team, talent wise and experience wise,” she stated. “They’re full of spirit, they’re nice people.” Bell noted that her players are all from the Olympic Peninsula and have had experience in high school or college volleyball. She calls this year’s team “competitive.” The team has improved over the years, she stated. Last fall the Pirate volleyball team was 4-10, the first season it had won games. The volleyball squad faces the problems of no pep squad or band to stir up crowd support and poor spectator turnout, Bell stated. So the players “have to get the adrenalin going themselves”, which can be tough to do, she explained. Feiro explained that varsity volleyball games aren’t well attended partly because they are played at the dinner hour. he would like to see the games preceed the varsity basketball games. “It could be an all-college night,” Feiro said. Volleyball has changed, and backyard volleyball isn’t played on the competitive level, said Bell. The Pirate and other community college teams now play power volleyball. “Probably in 15 years the women star will be the average player,” Feiro commented. “The big scholarship winners now will be average.” “They’re serious students first and athletes second.” tennis coach Kathy Murphy said of Peninsula’s athletes. Murphy said the tennis program is financially in good shape this year. Like volleyball, tennis faces low spectator turnout but then, tennis isn’t a spectator sport, Feiro said. Murphy noted that both tennis and volleyball teams consist of local players. Peninsula would like to add women’s slowpitch if it could find a woman coach and if feasible, said Feiro. He stated he believes women should coach women’s sports. The dean of students said that if the sport is offered, Peninsula would try to get an exemption to the rule that prevents school players from playing in city slowpitch. PC did have a girls’ basketball team a couple years back, Feiro said. But the program was cut because of a lack of gym space. There was a conflict with men’s basketball, he explained.
Peninsula students battle for the ball in intramural football, Photo by Tim Chamberlain
VB team loses 1-3 to Lower Columbia
Peninsula College’s women’s volleyball team played a tough meet last Friday, losing to Lower Columbia, 1-3. In the first game, PC won with a close to perfect game, with lots of strong spikes and no missed serves. In the second game, the Pirates had trouble returning serves, which really hampered their offensive efforts. PC also lost the third and fourth games which were both close rallying matches. Keely Parker made big points for PC, with many ace serves, and Jan Bailey and Shannon Casad both had strong offensive games.
Greg Hare, this issue’s Pete’s Pal, is seen from the behind in intramural action. Photo by Tim Chamberlain
Pirate Pete’s Pal – Hare’s forte
By Brian Ripley and Diane Pagel
Flag football is Greg Hare’s forte at Peninsula. Greg is currently in his last year here and plays with “Wasnock’s” team which presently holds a 3-1 record. Their major rival is the team known as “French’s Frys”, the only team that was able to beat them last year, according to Hare. “Kelly French’s team is now no longer the Knights who say ‘fry’ but who now say ‘icky-icky-icky-icky-phathang-zooot!” says Greg with a smile. Greg is an outstanding all-around athlete whose favorite programs include hunting, fishing, skiing, sailing, and skydiving. He also plans on participating in tennis, baseball, and volleyball here at PC. He attended Port Angeles High School where he was involved in gymnastics, weightlifting, and ski club. he is presently an active participant in the local Ski Patrol. Greg can be spotted on campus toting his briefcase and placidly puffing his pipe. He is currently taking classes in physics, anatomy, linear algebra, speech, and English. He eventually plans on majoring in optometry and hopes to attend Pacific Un in Forest Grove, Oregon after going to the University of Washington for a year. He says his major contribution to mankind will be to “make artificial computerized eyes for the blind.”
Crawford, Bell start class
Ron Crawford and Nancy Bell are trying to get an Outdoor Education Class started. Outdoor Education will teach about outdoor sports. Crawford, physics teacher, usually teaches one outdoor class a year. There have been problems, however, with the classes filling to capacity and being over too quickly. The object is to devise a program that will run year-long, allowing more students to participate. The class will be set up with mini-credits of one-half or one-fourth amounts and students will be allowed to take a limited number of full credits. These same types of classes have been taught before but on a quarterly format. The mini-courses can work with the weather and seasons better. Crawford and Bell hope to get the classes started by winter quarter, if not before.
Debbie Camfield Mid-Management President
Club elects new officers
The Mid-Management Club has just recently elected new officers for the 79-80 year. They are: president, Debbie Camfield; first vice-president Mark Michealberg; second vice-president, Mike Ensminger; secretary, Lori Philpot; treasurer, Mark Anderson and sergeant-at-arms, Dexter Clark. These people have a lot of work to do this year and they are going to be really busy. The purpose of the Mid-Management Club is to develop a working repor with the Port Angeles business community. Through working with businesses, they develop themselves as “well-trained” business managers. The goal of these students is to get experience in their chosen field while still learning. The Club hopes to establish still wider contact with the business community. President Camfield wants to get more people involved; everybody is telling me they don’t have time. It is all a matter of priorities. “I’m going to get them to realize that they have time for everything.” The club is not supported in any way by the college and so it uses the concession stand at the basketball games to raise funds. These funds are used to hire a speaker for a day-long business seminar which is open to the public. The club awards scholarships to students, these students usually are planning to enter the Mid-Management Program. The club has 5 committees that are currently active, these are: Scholarships, Fund-raising, Workshops, Social, and Programs. These committees are responsible for working out how all the project for the club will work. The club is run by its’ members and the involvement of the club depends strictly on the motivation of the members. The advisor of the club is Will Morrish.
Films Monday
Two foreign films will illustrate the European renaissance of the cinema in the next showing of the Peninsula College Movements in Movies series at 7 pm Monday, Oct. 29, in the Little Theater. “Rome: Open City” Roberto Rosselini’s classic neo-realistic feature, is a story of Nazis, Resistance leaders, Roman citizens and a priest in which loyalties and character are tested under temptation and torture. documentary footage of soliders, maps and war chaos is intercut throughout the picture. “Last Year at Marienbad,” a 1961 French New Wave film, is a study of reality involving the relationships between a woman, the man pursuing her and the man with whom she is living.
Aid offered
Four scholarships are now available to Peninsula College students. They are:
– Peninsula College Trustees Scholarship. The $300 scholarship for academic excellence and goes to sophomore students who plan to transfer or students who plan to complete a PC vocational program. Two awards will be made. Deadline is next Thursday, Nov. 1.
– Harry Truman Scholarship. The scholarship is for students pursuing a political science or economics major or a government career. It pays for tuition and book fees and can be worth up to $5000. Deadline is Nov. 21.
– Washington Optometric Scholarship. The $800 scholarship goes to a student who plans to transfer to an accredited optometry school within the state. Deadline is Dec. 15.
– Fred Zahn Scholarship. The $1500 scholarship is for academic excellence and goes to Washington State high school graduates. Deadline is April 23.
Students should see Wendy Shea, scholarship coordinator, in the Student Services office for further information.
Fisheries dept. short of staff
After a doubtful beginning, the fisheries department seems to be surfacing, in spite of staff problems. The staff is reduced to one instructor Don Well. Well’s associates Bob Mausolf and Dick Grinols are no longer teaching. This leaves the 22 fisheries students, in many fisheries classes, with one full time instructor. Bob Mausolf, who taught at Peninsula for 15 years, died last summer. This left the fisheries department with Well and Dick Grinols. Grinols, who was to take a sabbatical, resigned last month after 10 years at Peninsula. Wells says it was shocking to lose Grinols at the beginning of a new term. Grinols was trained in fisheries and taught biology, math and chemistry to fisheries students. “After 15 years developing the fisheries program, we had finally worked out the problems,” the fishery teacher said. “Now I don’t know what will happen. I would like to see another full time fisheries instructor hired who has experience in the field. There needs to be continuity in the program so all subjects a student takes relate to fisheries. That’s why experience is important.” Well declared Grinols was disappointed at not being asked to take over Mausolf’s fisheries classes. “This and the stress has driven him back to his log truck,” he said. “He wanted to teach in the field he was trained in,” stated Well. This quarter Well teaches fisheries full time with Will Wert and Ed Tisch teaching part time in fisheries. Well feels the students are doing alright so far. “It’s hard to tell,” he said. “The biggest problem I forsee is the change in classes next term if we don’t get another teacher. That will be disruptive and hard on the program but right now we’re rolling merrily along.”
Reed Pike and Dave Bialik confront Jim Harris about tonight’s Halloween Dance. Pike and Reed dressed in costumes to promote the dance and the talent show Nov. 2 – Photo by Tim Chamberlain
Theater company begins again
Bonnie Grave’s Musical Theater Company is off for another year. This term’s company consists of Jaymie Anderson, Kristine Anderson, David Bialik, Juanita Latson, Andrea Minor, Eldon Officer, Leslie Pelroy, Reed Pike, James Pyle, and Jeanne Rogers. The company’s first project is to produce the Fall Talent show. They will audition the acts, stage the show, do the lighting, act as masters of ceremony, as well as perform a comedy skit and a musical number. The company performs “out of a trunk”. This means that they use few sets, setting scenes with small props and costumes. They perform musical numbers, monologues, and dramatic skits. The company learns by performing and sometimes writing their own material. The company traveled to the Bellevue Play Barn on Oct. 20 to observe the Manhattan Beach Touring Company.
Comedy to show
The Peninsula college Drama Department will present as their fall production the prize-winning comedy “A Wind Between the Houses” with performances set for Nov 15, 16, and 17 at 8 p.m.
Talent show
PC will present the bi-annual talent show on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in the PUB. The show comes complete with commercials and “soaps”, featuring a radio station theme.
Tidepools staff to meet
The tidepools staff will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in FA 25. Tidepools is an annual literary magazine that consists of stories, poems, art, essays, and photography by Peninsula College students. Contributions, if there are any, will be checked at Tuesday’s meeting. Students can give their manuscripts to Dr. Fred Thompson, Tidepools advisor.
Jobs available
Peninsula College students can find employment through the school’s job placement service. Available work includes clerical, sales, labor, and restaurant jobs, said Wendy Shea, job placement coordinator. Job openings are posted in the PUB. Interested students can also see Shea in the Student Services office.