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Fresno, Colíf.
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
Vol. XXXlll, No.23
People soliciting signatures forone e¿use or another is not anuncommon sigþt here. thecafeteria foyer is a good locationbec¿use of the const¿nt flow ofstudents, there's one catch,however, the person who wishesto use that area, must first have
Petition circuloted to limit stote spending
INTHIS ISSUE
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Jog-O-ThonApril 7On Saturday, April 7, R¿tcliffe
Stadium will be the site of thesecond annual FCC Jog-O-Thon.
Participants will walk, jog runor wheel for one hour as far asthey can go. fhey will try to getas many sponsors as possible,each of whom pays 10 cents ormore a lap.
Last year's event attracted 50
runners and 100 sPectators andearned $2,250.
"We would like to double ourparticipation and moneY thisyear," èaid Franz Weinschenk,associate dean of humanities andthe advisor for the Jog-O-Thon.
Weinschenk went on to say"There will be many prizes forcontestants and spectators. Run-ners who collect up to $25 receive
a participation ribbon and acertificate of achievement. Thosewho collect $25 or more receive acommemorative T-shirh partici-pants who collect over $.100receive the T-shirt plus adistinctive one-of-a-kind beltbuckle. The five runners whocollect the most donations willhave their names engraved on abrabs plate."
All proceeds will go toward thepurchase of a ôoncert organ forthe FCC Theatre.
The music department willpresent a three-heur musicaljamboree during the runningevents.
There will be two heats, thefirst at 9:30 a.m. and the secondat 11.
A disco danc'ing workshopfeaturing nationally knowndancer Buddy Schwimmer willbe held in the Gymnasium on- Saturday, March 10. The day-'long workshop will includeinstruction in partner and non-partner disco.
thtee separate sessions will beprovided for dancers at all levelsand for all ages. Dancing stepsincluded are the twostep fordisco foxtrot and tango h-ustle,the Latin hustle, and the NewYôrk hustle.
Session I is for novice dancersand includes the basic patternand the Latin hustle. Salsa andrope variations will be taught as
Thursday, March 8, 1979
,permission from the deanwomen, Ms. Doris Deakins.
Greg Cox did not, he and hisassociates have been eirculatinga petition all semester to get aconstitutional amendment limit-ing government appropriations.
Dancer Buddy Schwirnrner.
Disco workshop here SqturdoYfor doncers of oll levels
time permits. The session lastsfrom I0 a.m. to 12 noon.
Session 2 is for intermediatedancers and includes the basicpattern. Salsa, twostep, discofoxtrot and the tango hustle withrope variations will be presentedas time permits. The session isfrom 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.--.
Session 3 is for the adfanceddisco dancer and includes the
' basic pattern and the New Yorkhustle. Rope variations will betaught if time permits. The thirdsession lasts from 3 to 5 p.m-.
Schwimmer, who will instructall three sessions, currentlyoperates two dance studios in theLos Angeles area. He haschoreographed both the Dick
nf Deakins, upon confronting himasked that he leave, "I told him
erto8S
far as I know, he never showed."Monday he was back, again
without permission.
Clark and Wolfman Jaek televÍ-sion shows. IIe is a fivetimepopular dance champion and heand his partner plaeed second inthe National Disco DancersContóst sponsored by the "MervGriffin Show."
Participauts are asked to bringsocks or wear ballet slippers ortennis shoes. Tickets are pricedat $7 per session for the generalpublic and $6 per session forstudents and persons 60.
Tickets are availi¡ble at theOffice of Community Services or
Thursday, March 8, 1979
NEIíS BRIEFS
The show times are today from3' to 1l p.m.;, Friday andSaturday, 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.;and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Autorama is being held atthe fairgrounds, in the Com-merce and Agriculture buildings.
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Are you a SENSIÎIVE orCARING sort of person whodoesn't quite fit into the socialmold? Would you be interested inbecoming part of an encountergroup, of like-minded people withsimilar feelings? Why not submityour own ideas and suggestionsand let's think about gettingtogether. IVrite: DEAN, P.O.Box 335, Friant, Ca. 93626. Besure to include your name andreturn address, please.
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by Leura BattiM¡¡¡gini Editor
There's a new sport at FCCand you don't necessarily have tobe an athlete to try it, you justhave to be lucky. the sport istrain jumping.
The other day I had to park inthe dirt lot loe¿ted across therailroad tracks, near the north-east corner of campus.
As I got out of mY car I couldhear ¿ tiain coming. I didn't let itbother me, it's no crime to standand wait for a train.
As I approached the crossingrail the train was only a few feet
äi:.içscene in
Superman, where Young ClarkKeht jumps across the tracksright before the train goes bY.
I hate to shatter your illusionsguys, but you're not Superman,so why try to act like it? There'sno shame in waiting a few'minutes for a train to go by.
One of these dais someó'ne'sgonna jump too late and youknow what they say, "Bctter safethen sorry."
ACTIVITIEIS CALENDAR
The Mueic F¡rmere (ASBsponsored) 12 noon, ThursdaY'I\iarch 8. Patio east of Cafeteria
MECHA - 12 noon, Thursday,March 8, Committee Rooms A &B
Gotf - FCC vs. COS, 1 p.m.,Thursday, March 8, Plaza GolfCourse
Tennie ('Women'e) FCC vs.Sacramento CiIy, 2 p.m., Thurs-day, March 8, FCC courts
lennis (Men'e) FCC vs.Sacramento City, 2 p.m. Thurs-day, March 8, Sacramento
Enablqr Club 2-4 p.mThursday, March 8, CommitteeRoom A
FCA - 7 a.m., Friday, March g,CommitteeRoomsA&B
Tennie (lVomen'e) FCC vs.American River, 2 p.m., Friday,March 9, FCC Courts
Tennis (Men's) FCC vs.American River, 2 p.m., Friday,March 9. Sacramento
Swimming - FCC vs. Delta, 3p.m., Friday, March g, FCC pool
Boy Area Dance Clinic - 10 a.m.-5p.m., Saturday, March 10, FCCgym
B"""b¡il - FCC vs. COS, 12 noon,Saturday, March 10, Euless Park
Tr¡ck & FieÈ - Valley Confer-ence Relays, 12 noon, Saturday,March 10, Modesto
March 9 - Reel World-"Casa-blanca"
March lS1? - SpringPlay-"PlazäSuite"
Mzt ch t2-24 - S prin g Play -"P lazaSuite"
March 23 - Reel lVorld-"We'reNo Angels"
March 31 - Audubon Film Societv
Fresno Autoromo
Morch 8-llThe '22nd annual Fresno
Autorama begins todaY and willrun through SundaY. PromoterBlackie Gejeian has brought in atotal of $2,000,000 worth ofcustom cars, úans, boats, road-sters, motorcycles, sPorts cars'leriders, and antiques.
RII'IPîGES¡m Tull
L¡ur¡Brtti. J¡lie Eenitez
Ilenry GutietrezKen E¡loe
Dennis HolseybrookLori Lru
Robbie Wood¡¡dKinberly Cronwell, I)oug E¡milton,
Jon llruee, Rlcåud Johneon,'Mike Mc0ormick, Don¡r Poln¡¡,Tim Sheeh¡n, Nelle Shutrn¡¡,
Myre SuggePtul Fendl, Jrr¡n Q¡¡2¡1s6,
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Thursday, March 8, 1979
Europeon clrt, music w¡llbe studied in new course
European art and music will be
exoloreã in a special studies class
tttât Uegins MbndaY, March 12'
Music instructor Alex Molnarwill present and exPlain slidesfrom his recent sabbatical triP toEurope. The emphasis of thecoursì wiI be on ihe music andartworks of Austria" Switzer-land, Germany, Italy, Luxem'
bourg and Iceland. Some slides ofthe Únited States also will beexhibited.
"These slide Presentations willgive students extra knowledgeõf art treasures in EuroPe. Artand music students will esPe-
ciatty profit from seeing theseslides," Molnar said.
One unit of college credit isavailable for enrolling in "EurGpea¡ Arts on Slides." The classivill meet from ? to 9 p.m. onMondays for nine weeks. Regis-tration is now in progress andprospective students &re ¡e'ininde¿ that they should beregistered prior to the fhst class'.meeting.
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Sorne of the sites to be seen inAlex Molnarrs EuropeanArtsclass is the house where the cornposer Beethoven was born (above);
and a view of old and new Berlin þelow).
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'No rth Avenue lrregulors' is hiloríous forethis article is for those of You
who are too biased to aPPreciatea sood movie if it kicked You inthã face. I'm talking about theone's who .say, "Oh God' notanother Disney flick," turn uPtheir noses and walk in the otherdirection, usually into w¿lls,down manholes, or smack out infront of a moving car. If Youwould lower your noses for a fewmoments so your cyes could seethe screen, yort mi¡iht notice thatWalt Disney's "North AvenueIrregulars" is a hilariously funnyfilm. I
The movie directed bY Bruce'Bilson and writen by Don Tait isbased on a book bY ReverentAlbert F. Hill about someunorganized women (house- i
wives, mothers, etc.) who take onan organized crime ring in theirlittle town of New Campton(fictional name I expect).
The film starts out pretty slowwith the usual introductions ofthe characters,-but once it getspast that hurdle it llows ra[hersmoothly only hitting one or twopotholes along the way.
Edward Herman of "Eleanorand Franklin" fame, stars as thecrime fighting minister Rev.Mike Hill who puts together thegroup of ladies after one mobsterwould not return his chureh'smoney that a church memberplaced on a horse race.
The Reverend and his women(Barbra Harris, Karen Valentine,Cloris Leachman, VirginiaCapers, and Patsy Kelley) then.head out to rid their town of thisvile scumb that, is destroyinglittle minds and perverting thétown's ethics. Of course, they
botch everything .up, and thecriminals get wise and retaliateby blowing up the church. lVhichgets Anne Woods (Susan Clark) acool thinking secretary for thechurch into the picture andthings start shaping up.
None of the performances areextremely outstanding, excepùthe outrageous characterazationsof Patsy Kelly and Douglas V.Fowley, one of the best te¡rnssince "Burns and Allen", purecomic genious.
There are alot of extremelvfunny bits all through the fil¡i
but something seems to belacking that ties them together.The plot line is loose in places,and the di¡ector doesn't seem tobe able to piece it all togethereither, but I've always felt a filmdoesn't have to be artisticlyperfect to be funny.
"The North Avenue Irregu-lars" is playing at the Manches-ter Mall Cinema and should beseen as soon as possible, and ifyou don't want to take my wordfor it, ask any of the 253 adultswho were rolling'in the aislesfrom laughing so hard, the day Isaw it.
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SPRING
bY Díxie l,rne
is too muchfor me sometimes-heaviness of blooms,pollen, thick on the vine.Combs fill with sweetnessand eoiled mouthssucking.
Gypsy.moths matea pungent zing,and everything crawls out,sticky and new.
Green blades cutthe morning clean,enter the screen whereI inhale the incenseof musk and secretions.
Is this painjust for females(as from a phantom limb orwhere the cord was cut)?Too much color.Too much scent.It is everywhere-
under the tender moonwhere primeval sporesmingle with soil-a dark coupling.beneath spiked leaves,where the wind whispers-"punish her."
inside the lleshy dawn,streaked and mattedwith sap,a newbornbeginning pink and surpúsedwith pain.
The Rampage welcornes poernseubrnitted by the readers.All entries should be accompanied'by a short biographical staternentabout the author. iAll material will be used at thediscretion of the editor.Please subrnit entries to SC-?11.
Thursday, March 8, 1979
by Myra SuggPStaff W¡iter
Photos by Ken Enloe
Willie Mayhouse - "Don't knowwhat it is and don't use it,because I do¡'t h¿ve time."
Evelyn Farsakian - "I knowwhat it is, and I have used it alittle cbmpaÍíng schools."
Mike Brady - *I know what it is,
but I already have my careerplannqd. People who don't should' use it."
Mike Hansen - "t\s."
Stan Long - "I don't use it."Mark Contrestano - "No and
no."
Fred Spinoff - "I know what it isbut I don't use it because I don'tfeel I need to."
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'Do you know whst fhe Cqreer
Ce nter is c,nd do you use í¡?'
Carol Kovacevich - "I knowwhat I want to be so I don't need¡r."
Prop. l3 still cutting
Still another Prop. l3-relatedcutback on our campus waslamented Tuesday by businessinstructor George D. Shine, whosaid the cut in funds to FCC'sCareer Center has "emasculated"the program, and deprivedstudents of a "very importantschool facility."
Shine spoke to the StudentSenate Tuesday in a bid forstudent support to reinstatethose parts of the Career Centerprogram that were recentlyhalted.
Two tests that are no longeroffered are the GATB, GeneralAptitude Test Battery, and theEdwards Personal Preferencetest.
Janice Blood, another businessinstructor, had students takeadvantage of both tbese tests, asdid Shine. Blood said she is "veryeoncerned" to get the testsstarted again, and said thebusiness division is looking for'"any support from anywhere" toreinstate the tests, but "espe-cially from students."
the Career Center. on thesecond floor of the StudentServices building, still has muchto offer. Besides the library ofcollege eatalogues, and the filefor major requirements, thecenter houses a microfilm file ofthe state's college schedule,catalogued descriptions of jobconditiòns in various trades,Department of Laboi publica.tions, and the Eureka computer,which can punch out a huge storeof constantly updated informa-tion on hundreds of trades andthe träining needed for them.
But, according to Shine, thisinformation is not enough forstudents who want to find outwhat careçr would best meettheir persónal needs and abilities. He said they need the kindof aptitude and preference teststhat are no longer offered at thecenter, and esþecially they needsomeone there "to talk to" whounderstands it all.
Shine says he "understands"tha! college funds are limited,and that there are many other
Career Oenter program, s¿id he's"hopeful that the need" toreinstitute the ftrll program "will
'be recognized," since it "addsanother dimension to csreer
r evaluation."
Reid said that.when the center
' theYll andwholeollege
Shine asked the Sen¿te to"inquire into" why the centerwas given such "low-priority" inthe distribution ofcollege funds.The Senate referred the issue tothe Student Services Committee.
Business instructor seeksASB support for Coreer Center
college functions requiring them.But he is sorry to see somethingfounder that is 'lnot justimportant for" his students, butfor "everyone,"
"Most students," he said, "t¿keelass after class and wait forinspiration to hit" in one of them.Whereas the Career Center, ¿s itwas run last yéar, gave studentsI "elearer" idea of their aptitudesand interests.
Shine said "at least eight otherinstructors use the facility.".
Birt Reid, a counselor whoShine and Blood agree wasresponsible for starting the full
Copy by Jon Houss Photos by Ken Enloe
õh¿ri¡ec DeFlice, Shrdcnt pergonelService Technitioq filca the Centers EclGc_tion of college catologso
Cor¡nsellor Robert Richardson, rigbt, works wìthstudent violetta LeBlanc on the rnicrofilrn machine.
Thursday, March 8, 1979
Oklohornq co nlqmínofíon cqsehqs fqr-reqchÍng ìmplícqfíons
by L¡ur¡BlttiMon¡gi¡S Editor
A very important ease sure tobe followed by pronuclear andantinuclear aetivists will begoing to trial in April. The case isSilkwood vs. Kerr-McGee Corp.
Karen Silkwood was employedas a lab technician at aKerr-McGee plutonium plantnear Oklahoma City. She alsowas emþloyed by the Oil,Chemical and Atomic WorkersInternational (OCAW), to spy onthe Kerr-McGee Corp.
There had been several allega-tions against Kerr-McGee, accus-ing them of fraud and dangerousooerations.'F ive weeks after Silkwoodbesan investigation of Kerr-Mc-Geã. she hanðled some food inher refrigerator that had beencontaminated with a microscoPicamount of plutonium, a deadlysubstance. There wasn't enoughplutonium to kill her, but she washospitalized.
{Jne week later, she wasdriving to meet a union repre-senta[ive to give him a manila
Iolder containing supposed docu-ments of Kerr-McGee, when shewas kilìed in an automobileaccident (she hit a culvert in the
LETJru
The first thing I thought whenI read the editorial by Ms.Benitez in last week's Rampagewas what if, about 2,0(X) yearsago, the Jerusalem Daily came ,
out with a similar editorial aboutthe danger of the new cultheaded by that suspicious actingNazerene?
I don't know how muchin{luence the Jewish press hadthen but I can't help bqt wonderif such editorials contributed tothe climate of hate and distrustwhich led to the murder, by therighteously indignant people ofJerusalem, of the vrewest "mes-siah," the carpenter,/philosopherJesus.
Of course, the above is onlyattempting to illustrate how.iperspectives change with time.
However, I ain certain thatthere were paients, friends,legislators and established "relig-ions" who were honestly andsineerely concerned when theirchild or friend left home to liveand learn with a radical new
road that was apparentlY hiddenfrom view).
That was ove¡ four Years ago.Shortly after her death the Pla¡t '
was closed down, after thecompany refused to meet newfederal safety standards.
Silkwood's family filed alawsuit against the Kerr-McGeeCorp. two years ago and the caseis finally going to trial.
The lawsuit accuses Kerr-Mc-Gee of negligence and the familyis asking for $11.5 million indamages.
On both sides, evidence iscircumstantial, so the jury's job
, is ßoing to be a difficult one.The Silkwood lawyers are
basing their lawsuit on theplutonium contamination. Thelawyers believe someone fromKerr-McGee tried to scareSilkwood by contaminating .herfood. When this didn't work, theytried to run her off the road torecover the documents she wastrying to deliver. Apparently itwas just by chanee that she hitthe culvert in the road, surpris-ing both herself and whoeverwas trying to run her off theroad.
Kerr-McGee says Silkwoodcontaminated herself to drama.tize her complaint over the
plant's safety. The "company alsosaid Silkwood didn't have a
manila folder, but that she hit theculvert trying to commit suicide.It was a last attempt; she washoping Kerr-McGee would getblamed. Kerr-McGee lawyers saYthey can produce evidence thatSilkwood tried to commit suicidemore than once.
Durins pretrial testimonY, itwas shoún that Kerr-McGee didnot report over 100 contamina-tion aócidents at the Plant andcould not account for 60 Poundsof missrng plutonium. That isenough plutonium to make five
atomic bombs. It is now believedit was smuggled into a foreigncountry.
An ex-employee testified thata Kerr-McGee supervisor hadonce tried to steal uranium froma government stockpile. Duringthe congressional investigation,Dr. Karl Morgan, director of afederal health-physics programin Tennessee, rated the plant'ssafety problems as the secondworst he had ever encountered.
The manila folder was sup-posedly missing at the scene of
I
the accrdent, but thaÙ wasn'ttrue. A state trooper Picked uPthe manila folder at the scene ofthe accident and Placed it in
Silkwood's car. Kerr-McGee offi-cial Roy King agreed to meetwith the trooper at the locationthe car had been towed.
The night before their meet-ing, according to FBI reports, theowner of the garage, two othereompany men, and the trooperwent to the garage. The next daythe trooper told King the papershad already been removed.
King öidn't know what thefolder contained, or even if itreally existed.
Th,e Silkwood supporters seemto bé in a most difficult position.They're fighting a very im-portant company that has thesupport of the Atomic IndustrialForum, an important politicalally in the nuclear industry.
Tþe Silkwood side has beenplagted by many diffieulties.Two key witnesses left thecountry before they were servedwith subpoenas. Two otherwitnesses died right before theywere to be questioned on thecase. And there were many otherincidents.
The case has taken so long togo to trial because of a flood of
pretrial problems.
The Silkwood lawYers haveforced two judges off the case
because of -favôritism
towards
Kerr-McGee. Because of suchproblems, the Court of Appealsappointed Judge Theis of Kansasas a special out-of-state magis-trate,
Kerr-McGee tried to get t!e_suit thrown out of court oìjurisdictional grounds and otherpoints of law. Judge Theis deniedtheir attempts and ordered thecase to trial.
Both sides expect the verdictin by May, but that won't be theend of the issue. Whichever sideloses will appeal the case, so itcould go on indefinitely. lVhat isneeded is some concrete evi-dence, something that can bedproved in court. With onlycircumstantial evidence, it's going to be hard to proveKerr-McGee was at fault. TheSilkwood lawyers have their jobcut out for them.
(Note: The ABC network isnow 'working on a TV movieabout Karen Silkwood. It will becoming out later this year.)
Whqt's cl 'cult'qnd whot's o 'religion'?religious leader or philosophersuch as Socrates, Christ, St.Francis or Martin Luther, just tomention a few.
I am not advocating that cultsshould be left totally withoutobservation or even restraints on
certain activities.
On the other hand, I do notbelieve that any "establishedchurch" should be exempt frompublic scrutiny or the laws of thisland either.
If I am not mistaken Ms.
Benitez is a Ohristian. I shouldthink that as a Christian shewould be a staunch supporter offreedom for newly developingreligious únovements.
After all, if the parents andauthorities and editorial writersof 2,000 years ago had got their
way, Ms. Benitez (and a lot ofother people) would not beChristian nciw because lhe earlychurch - the cult of Christianity
- would have been stoppedbefore it could cause the "wasteand degradation of other youngIives."
- D¡nette Gee
Writer Gommends Benilez' cult editoriol
I'd like to commend' Ms.Benitez on her editorial lastweek, "Are we too tolerant ofcults?" Although probably not allcults are "shady" or "bizarre,"I'm glad it was brought to theattention of students on thiscampus. \
Ever since the Jonestownmassacre, the media have hadimmense reports on cults andtheir activities. I'm relieved to
see something in the collegepress as well. Perhaps it willkeep a few young adults on thiscampus from being lured into acult, without really knowingwhat they are getting into.
My heart goes out to Parentswhose children are involved inthese activities. There areenough problems facing today'syouth without worrying aboutwhat religion to get involved in! Iread in The Fresno Bee last
Friday about how Synanon pairsoff teenage children in socalled"small marriages," then beatsthem for minor infractions ofrules.
The same artiele quoted theleader Dederich as saying that hewas quite willing to break a foe'slegs and to tell him "next time I'llbreak your wife's legs and thencut your child's ear off." Theyalso mentioned how he is still
awaiting trial for the "rattle'snake attack" on the lawyer.
. I càn't understand how intelli-gent people let themselvesbecome involved with thesetypes. But even more, I can'tunderstand how sick people likeManson and Dederich get in theposition of holding such power inthe first place.
- Me. N. J. Merquette
Thursday, March 8, 197g
First baseman Pete Dalena in a pickoff attempt againatHancock. The Rarns went on to defeat Hancock B-5. TheRarns sta¡t league play saturday at LZ noon against the collegeof the Sequoias at Euless Parlç
Both sw¡m squods Rqms'Ieogue openerl-l in ronferente ploy here Sofurdoy
Both the men's and women'sswim squads beat Merced lastFriday, which puts them at l-1 inValley Conference action.
The next three meets are hereand could possibly decide the
league championship.The meets are: Friday, March
9 vs. San Joaquin'Delta at 3 p.m.,Tuesday, March 13, vs. Bakers-field at 3:30, and Saturday March17 vs. American River at 12noon.
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Thursday, March 8, 1979
Men swomp Cosumnes
Tennis teoms ur¡ll fuce
Socromento clubs this week
Trock leams win
three-woY meel
The loss came in tùe oPeninground of the ShaughanessY PlaY-
seasotr.
see whY.
the R¿ms next Year'
in this Year's success'
Coach Bill WaYte commented
good shaPe.
oui second round PIaY."In women's net action, the
VC Reloys next
by HenrY GutierrezSporte Editor
ri¡y'illie Alexander and a trio ofshot-putters paced the FCCmen's track and field team to a82-54 victory over Fresno Pacificand Pacific College Track Clubteams Saturday at the CSUFall-weather facility.
Diana Macias had wins in the400 meter relay, long jumP, andthe 100 meter low hurdles to leadthe FCC women to a 68-46 win.
Alexandèr popped a 23-31/tlong jump to head RaY Eddings
^r 2l-3314 and Norm Alston at
Zù-llt/z'to sweeP the long jumP.Tom Merlo, Larry Sciaqua, andGerry Hodges all recorded PR'sat 49-3, 47-2Y2, and 45-8t/z Putsrespectively. Kevin O'ReillY hadvic[ories in the javelin at 186-7and pole-vaulted 15 feet.
Former FCC high jumP starRon Horn leaped 7 feet in thehieh iump for the Fresno Pacifictr-act[ CluU. It was one of theoutstanding marks of the meet.
Rams areence play.Maureenmainstaysthis year.
Head coach ShirleY Stillwellcommented that "I think we havea chance against SacramentoCity, and American River istraditionally tough."
The women netters are athome asainst Sac CitY at 2 P.m.on Thurlday and at 2 P.m. FridaYagainst American River'
more."
Fries went on to saY that alongwith Merlo s mark in the shot,Larry Sciaquals and GerrYHodges',throwing has made themenb shotput a strong Point.
"Our sprtnters reallY came
alò¡lË 10.tì in the 100 is PrettYgoodl" Fries added.
The Rams travel to the VàlleYConference RelaYs Meet inModesto SaturdaY in a meet thatCoach Fries saYs is "just a kind ofa fun meet to see what everyonehas."
The men's netters sPlit a Pairof ValleY Conference matchesiñi. p".t week. The Rams tookon'the CSUF junior varsitYsquad in nonìeague action lastTuesday.
In league action, the Ramsdefeated-Cosumnes and fell toSan Joaquin Delta. Matt Carlsonand Eddie Guevara both Postedsingles victories in these twqmatches.
In the Ram win overCoìumnes, a 9-0 shellacking'ðtãi U"v"t'. 6-0, 9-1 win in the
Ñã.'r .ingt". match led the FCC
onslaught.
This Puts the Ram netters atl-1 in läague action. The men'sieam traiels north to Sacra-
mento to PlaY Sac CitY onThursday aíd to Stockton on
Friday io take on AmericanRiver.
FCCIs Eddie Guerrara in pre-season
play against the CSUF JV squad'
79-80 prospects good
Pinson buckets 22 Points
but COS stops Rom women
bvDonn¡Polnr¡' St¡ü lllritor
the women's basketball team
R¿m.
Thursday, March 8, lg79
Consistencv povs off
Poir of wins swing hotRoms into YC golf leod
\üas' a cold andCC be¿t Reedley byokes. Reedley c¿me
Afte ssive strokes, while Citywin at FCCgolfers posted victories over
Hartzell,Reedrey ãnd_s¡1 roaquin Derra. *itt9;"t¿l?r:"frù"fiî1".rü"î: p"re!;-i¡;This moves FCC up tb a 4{ in tei("; äiíd"", zs, ieff-Lan?, 81, T tl*$S
tied withleague and S2 overaU. -'- _-
^ rlre^gorrers,wlr_rraver p pu? ä1 Í't Yf *rî,ilf;,il".n*"jGolf Course in Visalia to meetCOS March 8, and they'll play Last Fridav FCC colfersModes'to JC at Fresno's River- bowed to CSúf in nonit""g.rõside Golf Course on March 13. action.
Ken Bitter displays perfect followthrough at Riverside GoIf Course.
Hot streok ends
Gionts K0 Roms in firstof Gonference ployoffs round
The men's basketball teammay find themselves wanting toforget Friday's 60-55 upset lossto COS, but City fans won't soonforget what it took to make it tothat game.
ìh" -"o *on ."u"o of theirlast eight games,, making themthe valley's hottest tea¡n goinginto the ñraughanessy.Playoffs.They lost only twice in l3 homeappearances, certainly givingCity fans something to cheerabout.
Friday's loss was an especiallybitter finale for Fresno. consider-ing they had beaten the Giantsby 17 points only a week,earlier.
The Rms suffered from a coldshooting night,.hitting only 23 of60 shots from the field. Even so,neither team led by more than
Íive points in the game, which _
wasn't decided until the closingminutes.
Fresno had several scoringopportunities down the stretct.including two shots. with 22seconds remaining, but failed tocapitalize.
Craig Cleveland was the R¿ms'high scorer with 14 points.Teammates David Ramirez andKeith Postler added 12 and 10points respectively. ;
Even though Friday's loss wasan obvious disappointment toRam coach Chuóli Stark, theseason as a whole can eertainlvbe considered a suecess.
the Rams featured one of thevalley's leading scorers in RickRya_n, who averaged 18.2 pointsin league. Ryan proved- very
instrument¿l in guiding the R¿moffense along with Postler.
John Lansston and RonChatman bot=h put on someimpressive defensive shows forFresno. Langston was primarilyresponsibleleague's topof Reedþ,considerablyaverage at that time. Chatm¿udominated the boards for theRams throughout the season. Hegrabbed eight defensive re-bounds in one half againstAmerican River.
Coach Stark has a lot to beoptimistic about next yeai'steam. Postler and Clevela¡d,both st¿rters, will return. Alsocoming back will be R¿mirez andKeith Wright,, who both sawconsiderable action in reserveroles.
JqcK TArK
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sloge, spting on
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[orme] member defends llloon's church
usü,ve'(r
and New York city' at variance against his father'other, and the daughter in law
be theY of his own household'
"He that loveth father ot tãtttét tore than me is not worthy
"r ålì äüd iätrturlotãil tótìr daughter more than me is not
of Rev. Moon trYing to exPlaìnrembers to their families who
¡. Tùese are the words sPoken
I've read manY referencesnotential membeis of the Chtfukes it sound as though chr
be used bY members: to Pret
lure unsuspecting people into the church' This simply is not the
case.*öi aU the PeoPle in the U e met'
from the farm crew at the F to the
;ìã;;;;Ë"s who work at the
church's estate inraising funds or-sincerelY believedpeoPle they bringào ior the world.
Is not the fact that so
love and sharing offeredthere is something wrongseems to indicate that these Y
love theY need from Parents an
genuine-loved exPressed bY sur
members.I'm eoPle are seeminglY slocked
when Chïrch member would "laid
down llave we as a societY become so
soft a
times in our historY, this nation
e of the finaneial dealings of then. IIow much land and wealth has
)hurch or the Mormon Church or '
orking and sacrificing, trYing tor place.
hey do because ttreY tt¡ink tt¡eYt of that truth tells them to save
what theY arecamps, all nighthe other things
rill produce positive results, only
time will tetl. But simply the fact that these people' and others
all around the world, secdo something good forthroush misunderstandifrom õur own, limit themay do ourselves andrealize'
- sam Tull