SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

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I Roadrunners win 8th straight title in cross country

By Gary Schaffer

The Roadrun ner cross country team has done it again.

It qualified for the National meet by winning the NJCAA regional meet for the eighth straight year. According to Coach Ron Gunn , it took a strong team effort to head the rest of the field, including arch rival Jackson.

The final score for the top five teams in the October 28 meet at Lorain, Ohio, were: 1-SMC-31, 2-Jackson-52, 3-Macomb-83, 4-Lorain-118 , and 5-0akland-158. S~C runners finishing in the top 10 were: Third, Dave Morrill, 25:35; fourth, Kevin Hig­don , 25:45; fifth, Dave Finnestad, 25:45; ninth , Greg Orman, 26:05, and 10th, Frank Yarde, 26:06.

According to Coach Gunn, the team's times were excellent for the course, which he described as very difficult and extreme­ly muddy. Performances by Morrill, Hig­don , Finnestad, Orman and Yarde earned them all regional honors.

Looking ahf, 1 to the nationals to be held at Champaign, Ill., on Nov. 11, Coach Gunn says the team's goal is to excel at the best of everyone's ability "and see how high up the ladder that gets us."

Four members of the SMC cross country team express their happy thoughts about the "Green Gorilla," an aged bus used to transport the team. From left are Greg Dowsett, Gregg Newquist, Robin Campbell and Tim Rodiez. [photo by Shelly Palin].

Green Gorilla is limping but still game

By Shelly Palin

The Green Gorilla, said Coach Ron Gunn, is an institution, "not one of my better moves." The Gorilla, sometimes seen in the parking lot, is a big green bus, used to take the cross country team to its practice sites. It won't make the long runs, said Coach Gunn .

The Gorilla is also used to transport fans to home meets and for class field trips .

The Gorilla was an interurban bus in La 1sing before Coach Gunn bought it about seven years ago. It was bought for team travel but broke down so many times it was decided to keep it on local runs.

The Green Gorilla is the catalyst for team spirit and m1..1 ale said Coach Gunn.

Nov. 9, 1978

2nd Jazz Festival at SMC Nov. 11 stars trombonist

By David Kusa

A nationally recognized Jazz trombonist, Randy Purcell, will dominate the second annual Jazz Festival at SMC at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Zollar Sports Center.

Jazz bands from Galien, Brandywine and Watervliet High Schools and from SMC will each perform three arrangements at the evening concert. Purcell, featured trombonist and arranger for the Maynard Ferguson Band, will perform solos to complete the concert.

The performance is actually a culmina­tion of an entire day of jazz workshops involving area musicians. Through these workshops , musicians learn to appreciate the aesthetics of this art form and begin to see the job opportunities available for musicians with this special talent. SMC's music director, Mr. David Purcell (no relation to Randy) , says the purpose of this festival '' is to show the potential for a music career in Jazz."

"Jazz is an area of music that offers a multitude of possib ilities of expression for the student," David Purcell said. "Impro­visation, a fundamental of jazz, provides solo opportunities that let the student express his or her emotions musically."

Tickets for the Nov. 11 concert may be purchased at the door or directly from Purcell on the SMC campus. Proceeds from the festival will be used to support the jazz programs in area public schools .

Enrollment is up at ~MG to~ fall

By Dave Witham

R, tly Student Ser ices at SMC annul ~d the 1978 fall St::1nester enroll-ment 11 gures. There are 1 ' 4 students attending SMC and that's a 2 percent increase from last year's t, .Jf 1,737 students.

The total includes 1,027 full-time stud­ents and 817 part-time students. There are 1,040 females and 804 males enrolled.

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'PLAZA SUITE' IS FIRST SEASON DRAMA

Band and choir director believes hard work pays off for musicians

By Jully Keys

Mr. David Purcell is the band and choir director at SMC. As a man, he is happy to have a career that he enjoys; as an instructor, he tries to encourage his students to do their best.

Mr. Purcell's interest in music began at the age of six, after he attended a symphony orchestra concert. He said, "That concert enthused me beyond belief. The very next week my mother bought me a trombone and I began studying with one of the brass players in the orchestra.''

By the time he went to high school, his love for music expanded. However, the counselors always discouraged him. They wciuld tell him, "You'll never make money as a musician." As a result, he learn.ed to develop confidence in himself, with the encouragement he received from his family.

After high school, Mr. Purcell played in the U.S. Navy band for 9Y2 years. Then he attended Western Michigan University, where he earned a master of music degree

in composition and theory, with a minor in music history.

When students join band, for instance, and have the desire to learn about music, Mr. Purcell knows he is doing something worthwhile. He said, ''There are many jobs available for professional musicians, but they are not get-rich-quick jobs. One must work very hard for many years before the first break to stardom comes.''

In add it ion to band, students have an opportunity to improve their singing skills by taking private voice lessons, Mr. Purcell said. "Anytime a person studies applied voice privately, his or her confidence is improved. The opportunities for young singers are excellent, if they are willing to put in the hours and hours of work needed to arrive at the degree of excellence to work in the music indl'stry. "

Unlike private voice lessons, choir involves many students receiving equal attention from one instructor but they can still gain singing experience, through the popular and classical songs they sing.

A choir concert will be held in the Student Commons at 8 p.m. Dec. 13.

SMC course is helping student to run 'Picayune T-Shirt Co.'

By Dan Werner

Dave Kusa, a sophomore at SMC, is putting his schooling to good use. He took the Small Business Management course at SMC and started the "Picayune T-shirt Company."

Actually the business is two years old but Dave says, "Small Business Manage­ment taught me a lot about the financial

Sou ~ff)ester Published during the fall and spring

semesters by Southwestern Michigan College, Cherry Grove Rd., Dowagiac, Mich. 49047.

John Bicknell Marilyn Fowler Jully Keys David Kusa Dave Lee Mark Marshall Karen Motter

STAFF

Shelly Palin

Amy Potokar Donna Robinson

Gary Schaffer Waneta Smith

Dan Werner David Witham

Jack Sinclair, Adviser

parts of the business." Dave and his partner from Western

Michigan University worked as silk screen printers for s small art shop in Sister Lakes. It was only a seasonal job so they decided to go into business for themselves . The shop is located in Dowagiac. All of their equipment is hand-made by Dave and his partner.

They had been laid off, so to speak, for six month's because of summer jobs and lack of sales. Then came their big break. A small company from St. Joseph bought a patent for a "!lippy-flier", which is a cloth-type frisbee. This company has asked Dave to silk screen the company's emblem on them. So far they have done 800 !lippy-fliers and hope to do more.

Before the flippy-fliers, their main source of income was doing slogans for bars and small businesses on T-shirts. They would go from door to door soliciting sales, giving samples of their work and prices.

Because they must make the print of each emblem, they sell only wholesale. They can't afford to make an emblem for just one shirt.

By David Kusa SMC Drama will present Neil Simon's

"Plaza Suite" on Nov. 29, 3 and Dec. 1. This fifth hit of Simon's is actually a collection of three plays, all taking place in the same hotel suite.

The first play, "Visitor From Mamaro­neck," introduces a suburban couple who take a suite at the Plaza while their house is being painted. It turns out to be the same suite in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24) years ago-and was yesterday the anniversary, or was it today

The tentative cast for this wry tale of a marriage in tatters is Karen Nash, played by Karla Kiltner; Sam Nash , Ken Fara; bellhop and waiter, George Schueneman; Jean McCormack, Donna Lawrence.

The second play , "Visitor From Holly­wood, " involves an illustrious Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields, so he calls up a childhood sweetheart for a little diversion. In the intervening years , she has idolized him from afar, and is now more than the match he bargained for.

The tentative cast for " Visitor From Hollywood" is waiter, played by George Schueneman; Jesse Kiplinger, Michael Caruso, and Muriel Tate, Susan Jarvis .

The last play , "Visitor From Forest Hills, " shows a mother and father arguing about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom so she may attend her own wedding .

The tentative cast for this one is Norma Hubley, played by Michelle Farwell ; Roy Hubley, Ron Santos; Borden Eisler, George Schueneman, and Mimsey , Donna Lawrence.

The crew heads for "Plaza Suite" have also been chosen. They are: Assistant director, Marilyn Moore; set construction , Mary Heidenreich ; lights, Dave Kusa; makeup, Lillian Luidorf; costumes, Sherry Warren ; properties , Vicki Garrelts, and publicity, Pam Marotta.

Parking stickers sti 11 are avai I able

By Donna Robinson

There are still parking stickers to be issued at the dean of students' office in the O'Leary Building. Mr. 0 . L. Vecellio, dean of students, requests that each student driver pick one up. It is a free service for SMC students.

There is still a serious problem of unauthorized vehicles using the handicap­ped parking zones and parking over designated lines. Cars will be towed away if students insist upon violating this ordinance, Dean Vecellio said.

Air Force ROTC offers grants for juniors, seniors

By Karen Motter

Skin heads? Drills? Barked orders? Is this the image you perceive when you hear the words "Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps"?

AFROTC is an organization with the mission of recruiting , educating and com­missioning officer candidates by a college campus program which responds to A ir Force requirements . This program is not only a four-year program, but is also a two-year program called the Professional Officer Course (POC). This course is a way of catching up if a student didn't get into AFROTC as a freshman or sophomore.

SMC students who plan to participate in the AFROTC two-year program upon transferring to a four-year institution may be eligible to compete for an AFROTC two-year scholarship, which would be effective during their junior and senior years at a four-year institution offering AFROTC . To apply for these scholarships, SMC students should contact the Professor of Aerospace Studies at the AFROTC host institution . Application should be made early in their second year of college, because of a six-weeks field training course, which must be completed in the summer prior to being accepted into the two-year program .

Students who qualify for an ROTC scholarship, will receive full payment of tuition, textbooks and miscellaneous fees plus a $100 monthly salary. During th~ orientation period, room, board , and an approximate $400 salary is paid to the possible AFROTC candidate .

For more information on possible two- , three-, and four-year ROTC scholarships, SMC students may contact President Russell Owen.

Fashion theme is 'leaves and snow'

By Waneta Smith

"Autumn Leaves and Winter Snow " will be the theme of a fashion show to be presented at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in the O'Leary Building lecture hall. The show will exhibit three types of men 's and women's clothing-casual, business and evening wear.

Clothes are being furnished by stores in the area and will be modeled by a group of students called The Fashionables. Adviser for the group is Mr. 0. L. Vecellio, dean of students. Joe Chillers is coordinator of the show.

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Once steel for the new SMC instruct­ional building arrived, it didn't take long for the beams to be put in place. Workers have been taking advantage of the good

weather. Since this picture was taken, even more girders have been put in place and the size and shape of the building is becoming apparent. [Photo by Shelly Palin]

Nursing student gets scholarship because she's special kind of gal

By Amy Potokar Being a nurse takes a special kind of

person , and to show Kathy Fewell what a special person she is, Cardinal Nursing Home at South Bend recently awarded her a $400 scholarship to complete her assoc­iate degree at SMC.

Kathy feels she has learned a lot from her patients and finds working at Cardinal Nursing Home fulfilling and not depress­ing like everyone may think . " It's a place where I feel especially self-satisfied about what I do . It's a place where I feel good," Kathy said .

Kathy began work as a nurse's aide in ninth grade so she could earn money for a car or a high school trip to another country . She spent nights, holidays and weekends around " old people" instead of her young friends so she could make bank deposits for college. Now money seems almost insignif­icant to the 21-year-old because she wants to devote herself to a nursing career . So to realize that goal , the 1977 Clay High School graduate is taking a full class load as a sophomore in SMC' s nursing program. She also works whenever she can at Cardinal Nursing Home.

According to Cardinal's administrator the patients can feel her concern for the~ jl.!st when she 's around . " Kathy has a good feel for nursing . She's an inspiration to everyone. She is very responsible, has a perfect work record, and is always very sensitive about the treatment of her patients , " the administrator said.

Kathy finds it hard not to get close to a patient for she'd love them to be all hers.

She has even faced the toughest problem­The death of a patient. She faces death in a serious yet optimistic way by letting her patients know that someone cares about them .

Kathy says that nursing is something she loves to do , and she is looking forward to her nursing future following graduation from SMC. She also looks forward to continuing her work for a bachelor 's degree in nursing some day . And as Kathy says, " How can you not love them? How can you not love old people? You know , they really are special kinds of people."

Library card use will be expanded

By Shelly Palin

Plans are being made to enable SMC, Cass and Dowagiac library card holders to use their cards inter-changeably.

This further extension of card use will make more material available to students and area residents .

SMC library cards are available at no cost and can be used by residents for a lifetime.

Correction Mrs. Sophia Moore was incorrectly

identified in a story in the Oct. 26 issue of the Sou'wester. Her correct title is instruc­tor of nursing .

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Snow removal crews are ready to clear campus

By Karen Motter With winter, comes snow, and with the

snow comes the task of removing it from SMC's sidewalks and parking lots.

Douglas Orr, director of maintenance, is one of seven men involved in the snow removal program. Mr. Orr has been at SMC since November, 1966.

"I've been going to a two-year college for 12 years and haven't graduated yet," he remarked humorously.

Snow removal equipment at SMC con­sists of two four-wheel-drive, %-ton trucks with blades across the front. These trucks are used mainly to remove snow from the sidewalks and parking lots, while a small tractor with a blade is used to remove snow from beneath overhangs.

The first shift for the snow removal crew begins at midnight and continues until 6 a.m. The next shift then takes over until the task has been completed. Mr. Orr said the snow is generally removed by 8 a.m.

Snow removal last year proved to be quite expensive for SMC. Because of a heavy snow storm, the maintenance crew was forced to bring in reinforcements . A front-end loader from Kasper Asphalt Co., Dowagiac, was used in helping to remove snow from the sidewalks and parking lots. After one weekend of service, the total amount spend for outside help was $992.5. The State gave SMC a subsidy amounting to $692. These figures bring back unpleas­ant memories for SMC's budget and hopes for an easier winter during the 1978-1979 academic year.

Pol icy for using bulletin boards is reemphasized

Official SMC policy covering use of bulletin boards and posting of any mater­ials on campus has been reemphasized by Mr. 0. L. Vecellio, dean of students.

"The policy at SMC," he said, "concer­ning the posting of all materials anywhere on the campus is as follows:

"1. All materials to be posted must be initialed by the dean of students.

"2. All materials must be posted on bulletin boards only. Nothing · is to be posted on walls, doors, windows, etc.

"3. All materials to be posted must be in the English language.

"4. All materials must be dated and removed in a reasonable time. "

Part-time teacher has designed many buildings in long career

By Jully Keys

Mr. Donald McGrath, a part-time archi­tecture instructor at SMC, has been interested in building since grade school. He said, "I used to wcirk with boat mod­els and build Japanese pagodas when I was in high school." He added, "I was sitting in the back of the room and my teacher put a list of occupations on the board. At first, I couldn't decide between aeronautics and architecture, but in the end, I picked architecture."

Mr McGrath has designed many build­ings in the Berrien Springs-Benton Harbor area. Some of his creations are the Andrews University library and church, the Lake Michigan College Conference Building, Science Building and dormitory. He has also designed housing for the elderly, along with libraries in South Haven and in St. Joseph .

Mr. McGrath encourages students who are interested in architecture to have a lot of background knowledge in mathematics, and physics, as well as in composition. "To be a good architect," he explained,

College receives U.S. Nursing aid for sixth year

For the sixth consecutive year, SMC has been awarded a federal grant in support of its nursing programs, announced Mr. A .C. Kairis, treasurer of SMC's Board of Trustees. He reported that this year's award of $22,869 brings the amount of capitation funds received by SMC since 1972 to a total of $219,435.

Capitation grants are awarded by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare under provisions of the Nurse Training Act," Kairis said.

To qualify for the grants, SMC must act to increase the supply of adequately trained nursing personnel in the area. The grant also charges nursing schools, like SMC's, to increase the admittance of qualified individuals who might otherwise be prevented from taking nursing training because of financial or educational rea­sons.

At SMC, capitation grants have assisted the nursing school to (1) expand its curricu­lum to provide openings for two Associate Degree Nursing classes each academic year, (2) add a special program for licensed practical nurses with completion of the Associate Degree program in one year, (3) increase faculty size to maintain student­teacher ratios, and (4) increase facilities and equipment for instruction on campus.

"involves imagination, feeling for illustra­ting an idea, drawing and some engineer­ing, if you don't want to design something that won't go together."

The greatest aspect about being an architect, according to Mr. McGrath, is building something that will last, even after you are gone.

Aviation students hit perfect mark in federal exams

By Mark Marshall SMC had a 100 percent passing rate as

seven of its aviation students passed all phases of the written and oral practical examinations given by the Federal Avia­tion Administration, the agency which licenses aviation mechanics.

The students were James Dunlop, Daniel Edquid, Kevin Fortner, Harry Garrelto, Dean Husted, John Ott and David Rudi.

The normal passing rate for SMC students over the last three years has been more than 90 percent and the national norm has been about 70 percent.

Students could take the test in late May or early June. The written test was given at the general aviation district office of the FAA in South Bend . Students could take the oral practical test at SMC or the Dowagiac Airport.

The FAA sends the individual students their scores. To receive a temporary license, the student must prove to a mechanical examiner that he passed.

To become "current," the student must perform a procedure under the supervision of a licensed mechanic. The student now may perform this procedure, but only this one, on an aircraft.

Students may buy reduced rate tickets

By Donna Robinson The Student Services office is offering

reduced rates on admission tickets for students and staff for performances at the Century Center in South Bend.

The center offers a series of programs such as plays, dances and bands. The most recent show put on by Century Productions was a jazz band from New Orleans.

A complete list of the series scheduled for the Century Center will be published in the next issue of the Sou'wester.

Runoffs required to pick winners in place-kicking

By Dave Lee

The annual place kicking contest was held on the SMC activity field Oct. 26.

Six persons took part in the event, five students and one faculty member. There were an accuracy kicking contest and a distance contest. In the accuracy contest, each contestant attempted five kicks from the 20, 25 , and 30-yard line. The highest number of good kicks indicated the winner. At the end of the contest, Ross Rogien and Tim Pugh were tied with 15 out of 15. So a kick-off was held at 35 yards . Rogien won by hitting all five at this distance. Pugh took second, missing his third attempt. Marshall Bishop, the faculty contestant, was third in the event with 14 out of 15.

In the distance contest , each participant was given three attempts to make a distance. If he made it, he could then move back five yards .

The contest started at the 40 yard line and moved up five yards a kick. At this point , three contestants remained at the 50-yard line.

They were Bishop, Tom Clark, and Rogien, and they all missed at the 55-yard line, so a kick-off started at the 51. Both Clark and Rogien made the distance and Bishop missed and placed third. Clark kicked a 52-yard field goal on his third try to capture the championship. Rogien placed second at a 51-yard distance.

Other participants were John Ride and Mike Gantt.

Automotive class offers services

By Gary Schaffer

The SMC automotive department offers car repairs and tune-up services to college students and faculty, according to Mr. Bob Ross, automotive instructor . There are no labor charges for services performed. The only charge is for parts used (20 percent off) and a small service charge on some things to compensate for costs.

All work is done by students with instructors supervis ing and double-check­ing the work. In the fall, classes are able to work on brakes, starters, tune-ups, bat­teries, and a few others. In the spring, students will be capable of handling even bigger jobs, said Mr. Ross.

The students are able to handle vehicles up to 3/4-ton pickups. "However, we reserve the r i Jht to accept or reject any particular joo," reported Mrs. Ross. Stud­ents may contact Mr. Ross or Mr. John Schalk, automotive instructors, if they desire work done on their cars.

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State issues warning on measles; students may get free vaccinations

By Gary Schaffer

In a recent letter received by Dr. Russell Owen, president of SMC, from Dr. Maurice S. Reizen , director, State Depart­ment of Public Health, there has been increased incidences of measles and rub­ella (three-day measles) on Michigan college campuses over the last few years .

To overcome this situation, state officials are recommending that college-age stud­dents (16-25) should be up-to-date with measles and rubella vaccinations.

If students have not had a doctor-confir­med case of measles or a booster shot since

SMC has more than 20 kinds of financial help

By Gary Schaffer

More than 20 sources of financial aid are available for students at SMC, according to Dean 0. L. Vecellio. In the 1977-78 school year, $555,705 was given or loaned to some 800 students, according to the dean .

The report showed that much of the aid is from state and national sources but some $103,000 comes from the general fund at SMC. This includes board of trustee scholarships, local scholarships, talent grants, free tuition for senior citizens, and others.

Available to students are loans from the college and government along with the guaranteed student loans for all citizens, obtainable at banks. Dean Vecellio report­ed that the SMC payment default rate is nowhere near the national level.

Dean Vecellio feels that the great increase in financial aid (1971-$11,000; 1977-78-$555,705) is directly responsible for the large increase in enrollment at SMC. "If you think you should get financial aid, come in and see me," added Dean Vecellio.

5 Athletes win 'Fire-up' awards

By Shelly Palin

Last week's Fire-Up awards wenf to Cathy Prenkert for volleyball and Tracy Cahill and Dave Ball in cross country. The two were chosen because of a tie between them for first place in an Ohio meet.

The previous week's winners were Mike McMurry for cross country and Doreen Stark for volleyball.

One award is given each week by Mr. Ron Gunn, dean c' sports education.

1969, they should receive a measles vaccination booster shot. If students have not had a doctor-confirmed care of rubella or a booster shot since childhood, they should receive a rubella vaccination boost­er shot.

According to Dr. Robert V. Kovach, assistant to the president, SMC students should be able to receive these vaccina­tions free. The Comstock Family Health Care Center, located on High St., near Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac, holds immunization clinics every Tuesday morn­ing from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Measles vaccines will be given to anyone of the traditional college age (16-25). Rubella vaccines will be given to any male of college age, while females wishing to receive rubella vaccines should consult a private doctor first. Students out of Cass County wishing to receive free vaccinations at the Comstock Center should advise center staff members they are attending SMC.

Dean's beliefs may encourage hopeful actors

By Jully Keys

Posters encouraging students to get involved in acting are all over SMC. Although SMC is smaller than a university, the opportunities in acting can be just as rewarding. If some interested students, however, are unsure about their acting ability, they may want to follow the philosophy of a legendary actor who also attended a two-year college.

According to a writer, David Dalton, James Dean gained acting experience through the plays he participated in at a Santa Monica (Calif.) junior college.

While attending college, James Dean's love for acting expanded and he wrote this philosophy. He said, "An actor must interpret life and in order to do so, he must be willing to accept all experiences that life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than li ft. µu ts at his feet. Noth ing should be more important to the artist than life and the living of it, not even the ego. To grasp the full significance of life is the actor 's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world . You're all alone with y0ur concen­tration and imagination, and that 's all you have. Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

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Volleyballers add two more wins

By Shelly Palin

The Roadrunner volleyballers fought a hard battle against Lansing on Oct. 27, finally winning in five sets 15-8, 9-15, 10-15, 15-8 and 15-10.

The girls then went on to beat Glen Oaks in three sets 15-13, 15-5 and 15-3.

Lansing's defense was a real surprise, said Coach Diane Morea, adding, "They just kept returning the ball. The hard spikers couldn't get through them, so, I changed offense. The soft spikers and endurance are what won the game for us.' '

The team now has an overal I record of eight wins, 11 losses and a conference record of 2-4.

Brochie takes first in Frostbite Open

By Dave Lee

Hampshire Golf Course, Dowagiac, was the site of the SMC Frostbite Open on Oct. 29.

It was a warm windy day for the 18-hole, no-handicap tournament.

Adam Brochie and Bill Haidler were close the whole day, but Haidler making a comeback in the last five holes. In the end, Brochie was the over-all champ with Haidler taking second and Tim Tobin, SMC intramural director, placing third.

The scores were not available as they were lost in the excitement.

Kathy Mensinger [No. 44) and Debbie Daschke [No. 22] are in action for the Roadrunners in volleyball victory over Lansing Community College. Below, Cindy Miller waits for a long ball. [photos by Dave Lee].

Lorain first foe for SMC cagers

By Dan Werner

The Roadrunner basketball team will open its schedule at home against Lorain on Nov. 17. There are 13 home games scheduled this season, with 12 away.

The Roadrunners are coming off a strong 16-1 O season last year and hope to do well this year.

Coach Jim Tansey says, "This is the toughest schedule we've had," but he adds, "If we lose, we' re losing to good teams and if we win, well, that's all the better.

All home games will be played at 7:30 p.m. except the Saturday, Jan. 27, game with Lansing, which will be at 2 p.m.

Wrestling drills to start Nov. 13; first meet Dec. 2

By Dave Lee

Wrestling practice at SMC will start Nov. 13. It is open to those who have wrestling experience and to those who have had none and want to learn how to wrestle. Coach Jim Judd stated that "This year's schedule is tough, and is made up of mostly four-year schools.''

SMC WRESTLING SCHEDULE

Date-Opponent-Location

Dec. 2-Michigan Open, Central Michigan Dec. 9-Holiday Classic, SMC Dec. 13-0pen, SMC Dec. 16-Muskegon Tourney, Muskegon Jan. 10-0pen, SMC Jan. 13-0livet Invitational, Olivet Jan. 17-Muskegon, Muskegon Jan. 20-Midwest Classic, SMC Jan. 24-Triple Dual, Joliet, Ill. Jan. 27-Alma Tourney, Alma Jan. 31-GRJC, Grand Rapids Feb. 3-GVSC Tourney, Allendale Feb. 10-MCCAA State, Grand Rapids Feb. 17-NJCAA Region XII, Cleveland , 0 . Mar. 1-3-NJCAA National, Worthington,

Minn .

Another free film The film, "The Reincarnation of Peter

Proud," will be shown free twice on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Room 301 of the O'Leary Building. Showings will be 3 and 7 p.m.

The movie, starrying Michael Sarrazin and Jennifer O'Neill, is part of the SMC free film series.