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Dental Students Drilled During Competition
By Maryellen McCIung
The competition was fierce but frien-
dly at the 1992 Table Clinics, hosted by
PBCC Dental Hygiene department.
Congratulations to Wendy Kaminow,
Connie Sartori and Tracy Scott for their
winning presentation "Risk Manage-
ment for the Dental Professions." They
received a $ 1 25.00 scholarship sponsored
by John 0. Butler Company and each
won a Rotadent rotary toothbrush spon-
sored by Prodentec Supply.
Compliments also go to the second
place winners Bethany Luccnte, Ellen
Pimental and ILene McLean for their
clinic (display) on "Oral Manifestations
on AIDS."
Twenty six second year students spent
the Christmas holidays working, resear-
ching, developing and creating their
presentations. The work was then dis-
played on tables using various media to
convey the teams' most important find-
ings
Senior instructor and President of
Atlantic Coast District Dental Hygiene
Society, Nancy Zinser, explained that
over 1,000 dentists were invited to the
event. "We want the professional com-
munity to see how qualified and capable
our students are, this gives both sides the
opportunity to interact on a professional
level," she added
In their canine dentistry presentation,
Lisa Beach and Erica Beresh used the
real thing Beach brought her pet Ally, a
King Charles spaniel to participate in
then clinic
Topics of the displays included peri-
odtonal effects of implants, oithodon-
tics, risk management for dental profes-
sions, oral cancer lelated to smokeless
tobacco use to medical waste, and oral
manifestations of aids, to name a few.
Judges include local Dental Hygiene
Society officers, dental society members
as well as local dental supply representa-
tives. The clinics were evaluated on
professionalism, apperance, presenta-
tion, content and display
Precision South Dental Inc and De-
rma Sheild each had pioduct displays at
the event, marking its significance to the
professional community. Prodentec
Supply provided complentary refresh-
ments for the events
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WATSON B. DUNCAN III
GALA EVENT
The PBCC Foundation and Alumni Association will present the
Watson B. Duncan III Continue the Memory Gala on Sunday
February, 16th at 8:00 pm. The evening entertainment will feature a
Shakespearean presentation by award-winning actor Monte Mark-
ham and the comedic genius of actor Charles Nelson Reilly. Good
Night, Sweet Prince: A Tribute to Watson B. Duncan III, featuring
Burt Reynolds will also premier at the gala.
For ticket prices and more information, call the Duncan Theatre
box office 439-8141.
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WEEKEND SPECIALS FOR CHILDREN
Children's Theatre returns for its 5th season at the DunoaJi-iJieaxxe- with its new
name - Weekend Specials for Children
January 25, Saturday at 2 00 p m audiences can experience the fantasy and
the illusion of Imago - Mask Theatre. Tickets are $6.00.
The fun continues on March 22, at 11:00 i in aud 1 30 p.m when the
Unicorn Theatre presnts "Robin Hood " Tickets are $5.00
DAVID CALE Preforms "Deep In A Dream of You"
February 1 at 8'00 p m. will premier this collection of twelve thematically
connected monologues told from different men and women's point of view
Tickets prices are $25, $20 and $15 and may be purchased at the box office, or
call 439-8141
Greetings From Student Government
ByRickAsnani;
Student Government President
SGA wishes everyone a happy new
year! We hope everyone had a safe
holiday. Student Government plans to
start the new year in high gear This
attitude is reflected in the activities
scheduled for the upcoming month.
SGA welcomes all the clubs and teams to
participate in our activities, and fill us in
on your own projects. SGA knows that
cooperation and communication is key
for joint club efforts, this is why
Inter Club Council (ICC) was created
We invite you to send a representative
to our next meeting Watch for Campus
Combings in the Beachcomber for noti-
ces of the next meetings
It is our effort to share the ideas and
concerns of the stu den t body Your coop-
eration in the new year will be greatly
appreciated The ICC meetings for 1992
are: February 10th and 24th, March 16th
and 30th, all at 2 00pm, location to be
announced
Drama Festival Features One Act Plays
This year The PBCC College Players
and the Division of Fine Arts will
present Drama Fest 92'. Four one act
plays written and produced by theatre
students will be performed beginning
February 7th At the Watson B Duncan
Theatre. The plays include:
"Outside of Darkest Africa" written
by William Bell features. Ray Neubert,
John F.X. Warburton, and Natalie Sulli-
van. Directed by Cournay Montgomery
and Sandy Smith.
"Lover's Leap" by Ariane Csonka
includes cast-members: Shel Shanak,
Rachel Hurley and Jim Wilkeson. Di-
rected by: Gabriella Terwiller and Jendi
Weiminger.
"Next Stop Bellevue" by Steve Kal-
lenberg features actors: Frank Alo,
Chuck Connery, KeJlyAnn Griffin,
Mark Barremeda, Chris D'Agostino,
Dawn Flynn, Mark Bullock and Margo
Mazzeo.
"Son Showers" by Ray Neubert fea-
tures: Tillie arker, Darrell Neubert and
PaulaSackett. Directed by Michael Mor-
nmgstar.
The student written one act plays are a
departure from the former Drama Fest of
previous years as the high school compe-
tition has been eliminated.
The Drama Festival is produced by Phi
Pho Pi the drama club of PBCC Assist-
ing in the production are Frank Leahy,
Art Musto and Norm Miller
Performances are Friday February 7 at
8 00 pm, Saturday February 8 at 8:00
pm, and Sunday February 9 at 2 00 pm.
in the Duncan Theatre. For ticket infor-
mation, contact the Duncan Theatre box
office at 439-8141.
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Former Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis (left) addresses Health Care
Forum. Forum attendee waits his turn to be heard.
Health Care Issues Unhealthy
Subject At PBCC Town Meeting
By M. Cantera
Hundreds of citizens overflowed a
standing room only Allied Health lec-
ture hall, during a town meeting hosted
by Representative Harry Johnson of
West Palm Beach Monday, Janurary 13.
The town meeting was one of 250 such
meetings held this week across the
auntry to discuss America' s health care
issues.
Students, senior citizens, business and
health care professionals, employees and
employers spoke out about the status of
the nation's health care system.
Meeting attendees got their chance to
voice their complaints, on issues such as
skyrocketing doctor bills and employers
who cancel employee health plans to
angry comments on crooked government
officials.
One PBCC student, Jeremy McClung,
told Johnston, "I'm afraid of what is
going to happen with insurance. Some-
thing has to be done. It's getting out of
control."
Johnston has introduced a health care
reform bill which he calls the Communi-
ty Health Care Act of 1991 It calls for
local controls of health care with sliding
feesaccording to locality and pay scale.
Meeting panel member Susan Glaser,
local director of the grass roots organiza-
tion, National Council of Senior Citi-
zens said, "We have to make national
health care a primary issue, not from the
cradle to the grave, but from the womb to
the tomb."
"We have to make national health
care a primary issue, not from the
cradle to the grave, but from the womb
to the tomb."
She was referring to pre-natal care,
indicating that health care should begin
before birth. According to Glaser, if
national priorities are re-defined the
funding will come.
Former Governor Michael Dukakis
promoted the Hawaiian Plan, a Blue
Cross Blue Shield program providing
free coverage to ail its citizens.
He compared the plan's $1,300 a year
coverage for a single person to Florida's
$19,00 a year family plan.
The plan also prevents an insurerfrom
denying coverage for pre-exsiting condi-
tions. Citizens saw this asmajor benefit.
Other panel members included former
Massachusetts governor Michael Du-
kakis, Donald Chester, vice president of
St. Mary's Hospital, Ken Cheney, assiat-
ant director of Palm Beach County
Social Security and Medicare officer,Dr.
James Howell, administrator for Florida
Department of Health and Rehabilita-
tive Services, Dr Frank Kucers, presi-
dent of Palm Beach County Medical
Society, Doris Ausbrook, director of
Palm Beach County Health District.
Johnston ended the meeting by asking
each citizen to write to President Bush.
"Tell him that you demand national
health care reform be his highest priori-
ty."
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Football Player, Girlfriend Murdered in
Off-Campus Apartment
FRESNO, Calif. (CVS) - Police are searching for two juveniles for
questioning in the murders of a Fresno State University football
player and his girlfriend at an off-campus apartment Jan. 3.
Police found Melvin Johnson, 21, an offensive lineman for
Fresno State, shot to death inside the apartment. His girlfriend,
19-year-old Lisa Kelly, was found dead outside.
"It was a domestic dispute. Basically what happened was there
were two men fighting over the same girl," said Sgt. Robin Heizen-
rader.
The details of the incident are still sketchy, but police believe
one of two juveniles shot Johnson in the chest, then shot Kelly in
the head after she fled. The woman was a student at Fresno, accord-
ing to enrollment records.
Johnson was a starter on the football team, which ended this
season 10-2. He was a first-team All-Big West Conference selec-
tion and had been sceduled to play in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu
on Jan. 11.
Campus Combings
WATSON B. DUNCAN HI GALA EVENT
The PBCC Foundation and Alumni Association will present the
Watson B. Duncan III Continue the Memory Gala on Sunday
Feduary at 8:00 pm. The evening entertainment will feature a
Shakespearean presentation by award-winning actor Monte Mark-
ham and the comedic genius of actor Charles Nelson Reilly. Good
Night, Sweet Prince: A Tribute to Watson B. Duncan III, featuring
Burt Reynolds will also premier at the gala.
For ticket prices and more information, call the Duncan Theatre
box office 439-8141.
THE DUNCAN THEATRE
PBCC and Duncan Theatre is proud to present Thomas Tsaggaris
and I Classici, a chamber music ensemble on January 22 at 3 p.m.
I Classici was created by Tsaggaris and Marlene Wood-
ward-Cooper in the 1970's and it continues to be one of Palm
Beach County's finest chamber ensembles.
Special guest, ten year old violinest and pianist Moore, Shelley
Langly and Stephone Firdman in a program of Beethoven, Chopin,
Bach, Corelli and Mozart.
Intramural Bowling
Come Join the Fim!
Sponsored by Palm Beach Community College Intramurals.
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PBCC STATE TENNIS TITLE
REINSTATED
October 28, Hamid Faquir, PBCC
Athletic Director, was informed by the
Florida Community College Activities
Association (FCCAA) that the Men's
Tennis title was revoked. It was found
that a student who was scheduled to join
the team last fall in fact did not. The
student received housing assistance
from PBCC stuudent activities funds
and was found later to be ineligible for
the tennis team. This was a violation of
FCCAA policy.
Charles Dassance, President of the
FCCAA, reversed his decision after
PBCC requested an appeal.
PBCCcounted on a player and circum-
stances prevented the student from being
eligible for play. According to Farquir it
was an honest mistake.
South Campus Combings
FINANCIAL AID - Student's
Responsibility
Students who have financial aid forms to return to the financial aid office, please
hand the completed forms directly to Financial Aid Officer, Joyce Dowling (South
Campus). Do not leave the forms with anyone else. Your financial aid forms are your
responsibility, it is up to you to return them on time and to the right person
CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
1987 saw the beginning of expansion for the south campus Dr.Harns McGirt,
dean of students, presented the educational specs for this campus.
By the summer of 1990 things were underway, construction had started. According
to Dr. McGirt, the construction should be completed by mid-February.
The first floor will contain the admissions office as well as the registrar, cashier,
bursar, counseling, students activities and organizations, meetings rooms for
students, advisers office and the cafeteria. The second and fifth floors are mechanical
floors. The third floor is for academics, i.e., division of chairs, CPI and computer
chairs.
The fourth floor is for the office of president, provost, administration, dean of
instructors and dean of students, as well as office of lifelong learning
COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS
Students calling for appointments with any of the counselors, please make sure
you write down the date, time and name of the counselor It is up to \ou to give the
clerk the correct information for your appointment.
SOUTH CAMPUS NEWS
Garden of Eden (South). The south campus now includes an educational garde.
The garden was assembled with funds received from a mini-grant awarded to
Offiong Mkpong, Ph.D., assistant professor of science, and Patricia Miller-
Schaivitz, M.A. senior instructor of anthropology
The garden will serve as an outdoor laboratory for both natural and social science
classes. The garden may be seen as a bridge between the natural and cultural worlds,
stressing harmony rather than humankind's control over the natural environment
THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION
MEMORIAL PROGRAM*
^American Heart Association
Trns space provided as a public service
Presented by the Palm Beach Community College
Foundation and Alumni Association
The Watson B. Duncan III
Continue the Memory
Gala
Sunday', February 16, 1992 at l
Watson B. Duncan m Theatre
Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth
Special scheduled guest performances by award-winning actors
Monte Markham and
Charles Nelson Reilly
Premiere of the film documentary
Good Night, Sweet Prince:
A Tribute To Watson B. Duncan III
featuring Burt Reynolds
Ticket Prices *
Globe Theatre/$125 per ticket; includes center circle seating
and imitation to the post-event reception at the Palm Beach
Community College Museum of Art.
Stratford Players/$75 per ticket; orchestra seating.
Swans/$50 per ticket; rear orchestra and balcony seating.
Groundlings/$2S per ticket; rear balcony seating.
AH full-time PBCC students villi receive 50 percent discount
on any seat purchased.
Monte Markham
For ticket reservations and further
information, contact The Watson B.
Duncan III Theatre box office at
439-8141.
To order Watson B. Duncan III Continue
the Memory Gala tickets by mail, fill in
the coupon below and send with a
check, made payable to the PBCC
Foundation, to: Duncan Theatre,
P.O. Box 1203, Lake Worth, FL 33460.
NAME_ _
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
PHONE DAY
_EVENING
NUMBER OFTICKETS
» All proceeds will benefit the Watson B. Duncan III Memorial Scholarship Fund
Students Take
Center Court
If your sports fantasy is to play
on the same court where Micheal
Jordan and Magic Johnson excite
fans with slam dunks and no-look
passes, get ready because the
Schick Super Hoops 3-on-3 Bas-
ketball Tournament is back
Although you won't get to play
against these NBA greats, you may
get to take the same court, because
between January and April, 18
NBA club arenas will host Schick
Super Hoops Regional Champion-
ship games.
Schick
Now in its ninth >ear, Schick
Super Hoops provides a fun on-
campus e\ent and a competitive
off-campus tournament for more
than 200,000 students at 800 col-
leges and universities nationwide
The grand prize offers 72 male and
female teams the once in a lifetime
chance to play for the regional
championship at an NBA 3ren3. as
part of an official NBA game
Other prizes include free NBA
game tickets, t-shirts. tank tops,
athletic shoes, and Schick Slim
Twin Disposable Razors.
The program consists of three
rounds. First, all participating
schools conduct an on-campus 3-
on-3 basketball tournament Then.
each of the w inning campus team*
complete at one of the 22 Regional
Festivals against teams from other
schools. From there, the top two
male and two best female teams in
each region play for the regional
championship at their nearbv NBA
arena.
This year Schick Super Hoops
area tournev will be played at
PBCC South Campus. For infor-
mation contact Freddie Bennet at
367-4543.
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Victims Warn Others To:
BE ON THE LOOKOUT!
By Maryellen McCIung
Have a Safe New Year! Greetings such
as this are usually taken lightly, but for
those who have been victims, the word
SAFE has a whole new perspective,
Pam Brousseau of Alliance Against
Crime makes her living teaching people
about personal safety and how to lead,
defensive lives. Brousseau was personal-
ly attacked three years ago. while on the
lecture circut, Brousseau vividly descri-
bes alternative and preventive measures
in personal and residential protection.
Here are several excerpts from her
talks
PARKING LOTS
Large or small, well lighted or dark,
parking lots are havens for muggers and
thieves. Don't be caught off guard.
Always know where your car is and use
the exit nearest to where the vehicle is
parked. Try to avoid wandering around
the parking lot and keep these tips in
mind:
• While approaching the vehicle and
from far enough away, check underneath
to be sure no one is hiding under your
vehicle. If someone is there, do not
approach the car, find a phone and call
the police.
• Have >o r car keys ready as you
approach the car. Do not fumble with
parcels or purses while at the vehicle
because it gives someone time to take
your belongings and/or attack you.
• Hold your key ring in a closed hand
with the car or house key or both,
sticking up between middle and third
finger, weapon-like.
• If a van is parked on the driver side
of your car, enter your vehicle from the
passenger side. Do not walk between the
car and the van.
• If damage to the car is noticeable do
not get in, call the police.
• For two door models, make a habit
of leaving the front seat forward.
• Always check the back seat before
entering the vehicle.
HOME SAFETY
When an unfamiliar person asks to
enter the home, ask for identification.
Even if the company name is a familiar
one, look up the number in the telephone
book and call that number. Never call the
number on the identification card.
Verify the person's employment and
credentials.
If alone at the time a service or repair
person comes to the home, mention (in a
whisper) that a brother or husband is
sleeping in a neaiby room and ask that
noise be kept to a minimum.
Securing the home with proper light-
ing and security is a good idea. These
prevenative measures can also help:
• Install sensor lights around the
house that detect motion.
• Security systems are recommend-
ed. Hook up to the company's monitor-
ing room or to 911. But if it's not
affordable, put a security system sticker
on windows and doois.
Continued On Page 5
Campus Combings
WATSON B. DUNCAN III GALA EVENT
The PBCC Foundation and Alumni Association will present the
Watson B. Duncan III Continue the Memory Gala on Sunday
Feduary at 8:00 pm. The evening entertainment will feature a
Shakespearean presentation by award-winning actor Monte Mark-
ham and the comedic genius of actor Charles Nelson Reilly. Good
Night, Sweet Prince: A Tribute to Watson B. Duncan III, featuring
Burt Reynolds will also premier at the gala.
For ticket prices and more information, call the Duncan Theatre
box office 439-8141.
THE DUNCAN THEATRE
PBCC and Duncan Theatre is proud to present Thomas Tsaggaris
and I Classici, a chamber music ensemble on January 22 at 3 p.m.
I Classici was created by Tsaggaris and Marlene Wood-
ward-Cooper in the 1970's and it continues to be one of Palm
Beach County's finest chamber ensembles.
Special guest, ten year old violinest and pianist Moore, Shelley
Langly and Stephone Firdman in a program of Beethoven, Chopin,
Bach, Corelli and Mozart.
WEEKEND SPECIALS FOR CHILDREN
Children's Theatre returns for its 5th season at the Duncan
theatre with its new name - Weekend Specials for Children.
January 25, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. audiences can experience the
fantasy and the illusion of Imago - Mask Theatre. Tickets are $6.00.
The fun continues on March 22, at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
when the Unicorn Theatre presnts "Robin Hood." Tickets are $5.00
DAVID CALE Preforms "Deep In A Dream of You "
February 1 at 8:00 p.m. will premier this collection of twelve
thematically connected monologues told from different men and
women's point of view. Tickets prices are $25, $20 and $15 and
may be purchased at the box office, or call 439-8141.
Dukakis Heads South For Teaching Assignment
BOCA RATON, Fla. (PS) - Former Democratic president candidate
Michael Dukakis will teach an undergraduate class "Public Policy
Analysis" at Florida Atlantic University this winter.
A private donation from a Delray Beach, Fla., couple will pay
$4,000 for living expenses, housing and a car for Dukakis and his
wife, Kitty.
In addition to teaching, Dukakis will spend time discussing na-
tional health-care issues as a guest lecturer.
While Dukakis teaches, his wife will serve an intership as an al-
cohol and drug counselor. Kitty Dukakis is studying for certifica-
tion as a counselor at the University of Massachusettes.
Female Reporter Ejected From Locker Room
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (CPS) - Hot-tempered Coach Bobby
Knight made news again in December when he barred a female
reporter from the men's basketball locker room. Indiana University
officials said he was following school policy.
The incident occurred after Indiana played Notre Dame and
Associated Press reporter Beth Harris tried to go into the dressing
room for an interview. Harris said she' interviewed players there
before.
But, according to the sports information office, the school policy
does not permit reporters of the opposit sex in football and men's
and women's basketball locker rooms. The policy stipulates that
players will be made available for interview outside the lockcr
room when requested.
The NCAA encourages equal access to university locker rooms,
but it leaves the final decision up to individual schools.
Wiretapping Soits Settled
In North Carolina
By Matt Jones
GREENVILLE, N.C. (CPS) - East
Carolina University has settled two law-
suits for $10.00 each and may deal with
at least 15 more after a wiretapping
scandal involving more than a dozen
administrators.
Now, some believe that the wiretap-
ping discovered last fall in the school's
Public Safety and Human Resources
department was not an isolated incident.
A private attorney is investigating
allegations of illegal wiretaps across
campus that are unrelated to the 1990
wiretap case involving the former chief
of Public Safety.
The initial lawsuit, filed by former
chief of Public Safety, John Rose,
claimed that several administrators ille-
gally recorded his telephone conversa-
tions with Brooks Mills, a now-former
telecommunications employee, without
hisconsentduringthesummerofl990.
According to the North Carolina State
Auditor's report on the incident, Ted
Roberson, former director of telecom-
munications, said he tapped conversa-
tions on Mill's phone line because he
suspected Mills had dealings with illegal
drugs. Those allegations were never
substantiated.
This October, the university stepped in
to settle the lawsuit, filed by Rose against
Roberson and Mills, to save time and
money because, according to university
attorney Ben Irons, the unversity found
that "no employee of the unversity acted
with actual knowledge that he or she was
violating the law."
The university paid Rose's settlement
and the settlement of another employee,
Lois Braxton, on the same charge of an
illegal wiretap, out of a special university
account that specifically handles legal
settlements.
According to copies of the transcripts
of the orginial wiretap, at least 15 addi-
tional people are entitled to settlements.
Under federal law, a party whose oral
communication is intercepted over a
phone line without cinsent is entitled to
$10,000 punitive damages.
An additional lawsuit has resulted
from the wiretap. Capt. Stanley Kittrell
of the public safety department, the man
who discovered the transcripts of the
wiretap and reported the information to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
claims he was punished by superiors for
reporting the crime.
According to confidential imforma-
tion sent to the East Carolinian, K.it-
trell's office was moved from the Public
Safety Building to a rarely used campus
building shortly after he contacted the
FBI in November 1990. Prior to the
incident, Kittrell was in charge of 42
staff members, but his staff was reduced
to zero after internal reorganizations in
November last year. Also, before the
incident, Kittrell was a plainclothes
officer, but now he is required to wear a
uniform.
Kitrell also alleges that the current !
Public Safety Director,- James Dep uy j
broke into his office and "ransacked and
searched" it.
The lawsuit, filed against the director
of Public Safety, the assistant director of
public safety, the chancellor and the vice-
chancellor of Business Affairs, has yet to
be settled.
Although the State Auditor's off j ce
never discovered who ordered the initial
wiretap, five administrators had explicit
knowledge of the wiretapping, accord-
ing to the auditor's report.
ITORIA
BEACHCOMBER
Letter To Editor
To The Editor:
Each day, while you are in school, the
voices of unborn children will cry out,
saying, 'STOP THE KILLING!'
Your December 13 article on the
extermination of unwanted cats and dogs
was well-written, and a point well taken.
However, far more horrendous to me are
the exterminations of thousands of un-
born children each year in this country
alone.. .and over a million each year
nation-wide. Do you realize that it is
illegal to kill the unborn of many species,
including sea turtles and bald eagles, but
not those of our own species? Doesn't
anyone see a contradiction here?
An examination of the methods of
abortion would reveal that they are less
humane even than the euthanasia prac-
ticed by Animal Control. Early term
abortions are performed by dissecting
the developing baby in the womb and
vacuuming out the pieces; later term
pregnancies are terminated by injecting
a lethal concentration of saline (salt
water) into the amniotic fluid, which is
swallowed by the baby until it dies and is
expelled. These facts are not pleasant,
but they are the facts.
I ask those who support abortion to
define a difference between a society
which kills its unwanted children, and
one which would kill other 'unwanted'
members of its population, as was done
during WWII. I can't come up with one.
It should be remembered that pro-choice
is no-choice for afetus.
Karl M. Pleng
South Campus Student
Beachcomber
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Kelly Rancourt, Veronica Chapin.
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Letters are subject to edlUng and are published at the editor's dlcreUon.
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Health Care - Inhumane
and Inefficent
"It is the most valuable possession we have. It is with us eveiy moment of our lives. We
enact laws to protect it. We cannot buy it. We cannot see it. But we can inherit it and pas it
on. We spend billions to keep it, billions to improve it, and billions to find it when it is lost.
It is valued and accepted. It is ignored and abused. As a science, it is glamorized; asaart,
it is criticized; as a issue it is politicized. It affects the private purse of the entire nation
Some enrich themselves from it. Some are impoverished by it. It is the coie of our soul,
our essence, our well-being ... it is our health, "
Jordan Braverman, "Crisis in Health Care", 1978.
Commentary by Veronica Chapin
The U.S. health care non-system is
inhumane and inefficient, leaving mil-
lions of Americans uninsured and mil-
lions more without adequate coverage.
There are currently 38 million Ameri-
cans do that so not have any form of health
insurance coverage and 36 percent of them
are children. Only one in 30 senior citizens
have insurance that covers long-term ill-
nesses such as cancer, stroke, and Alz-
heimers disease.
One-third of pre-schoolers, three-
fourths in some cities, have not had routine
childhood vaccinations, according to the
book: The Health Care Crisis, by Vincente
Navarro. More American children died
because of poverty, hunger, and malnutri-
tion from 1980 to 1985, than the total
number of American battle deaths in the
Vietnam War.
It is hard to believe that a nation as
powerful as the United States could de-
prive its citizens of such basic needs!
Health is a right that should not be
bargained for. A nation which leaves
millions unprotected from illness is clear-
ly depriving them of their constitutional
rights.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness? What type of life does a child have
when he or she dies from a disease that
could have been prevented by a vaccina-
tion?
America ranks 13th in life expectancy
and 22nd in preventing child mortality.
These statistic compare to those of many
statisticsthird world countries.
In 1989, Americans spent more than
$600 billion on health care, this is 50
percent more than was devoted to educa-
tion.
A lot of profit and obscenely high
salaries are being made from sick people.
The greedy are indeed exploiting the
needy. The time is now for Americans to
fight back, and demand that a national
health care system be established.
With the 1992 elections around the
corner, it is crucial that American's vote
for politicians that are ready to make
changes.
If you are lucky enough to have insur-
ance now, there is no guarantee that you
will be able to keep it.
Lookout
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• Use dead bolt locks.
• Install 180 degree peep hole on
doors.
PERSONAL SAFETY
Of course, knowing self-defense tech-
niques is always the best way to defend
yourself in case of attack. But if you
should find yourself in the unfortunate
circumstance of being under attack the
following tips will come in handy.
LOOKING VIC
Criminals, muggers, rapists, robbers
and the other villains in society know
who to attack based on 'looking vie'
This means their prey look like victims
either because of the way they walk,
carry themselves, or carry their purses or
parcels. When you have control of your-
self and of a situation it is obvious to a
criminal. Avoid 'lookinhvic' at all costs,
• here's how:
• When walking, stand tall and hold
your head up.
• Walk like you are in control.
• Look at oncoming pedestrians,
don't turn away. Be sure they see you
look at them.
• Use the middle of the sidewalk as
though you own it, and make people go
around you as they pass.
• Don't huddle on one side of the
pavement.
• When in a crowd for extended
periods, frequently take stock of those
around you. Notice people's actions and
what they're wearing.
• Women should strap their purse
across
their shoulders or carry belt bags.
• When using public restrooms,
check that the stalls are empty by open-
ing the doors and looking inside. If a
door is locked and you don't see feet, do
not use the restroom. If possible, do not
go in alone.
• While driving, keep purse and
parcels either in the trunk or on driver
side floor.
PERSONAL ATTACK
Women under attack should have one
geal: to maim or kill the attacker. In such
a life threatening situation, there is much
more than valuables at stake. Every
human aspect of the person is endan-
gered - physical, emotional, moral, ver-
bal, and spiritual. This should not be
taken lightly. Unfortunately, saying you
have AIDS might not stop the attacker.
Here are a few proven (but gross) exam-
ples of how to turn off your attacker.
• Utter loud, gruff sounds; bark, howl
or snort.
• Make unattractive faces at your
attacker,
• Claw at the ground, dirt or sand and
smear it on yourself.
• Scream 'Fire' to attract attention,
not 'Rape' or 'Help.'
As the old cliche reminds us, 'It's
better to be safe than sorry.' Follow your
feelings and instincts. If it feels like
trouble it probably is, and always use the
buddy system. Being aware of criminal
tactics is a sure fire way to prevent
becoming a victim. Remember these
safety tips and pass them along to a
friend.
Stop Smoking.
American Heart
Association
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January 23, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 7
BEACHCOMBER
YIKESH It's The Ackermonster!!
ByD.S.UHery
Attending the tenth annual "Tropi-
con" convention in Fort Lauderdale was
exciting to me for a really good reason: I
had the extreme pleasure of talking with
the man who is responsible for keeping
the memory of the classic movie mon-
sters — and the actors who portrayed
them — alive in the minds of millions of
youths across the country for several
generations. I'm talking about Mr. For-
rest J. Ackerman, co-creator, editor, and
all around guiding light of the first real
monster magazine "Famous Monsters
of Filmland."
The Ackermonster — as this icon of
fantastic cinema is affectionately known
— was amiable and more than willingto
do an interview for the Beachcomber.
(Trust me, folks, this is an extreme
honor.)
Born in 1916, Mr. Ackerman has
always been a fan of the movies. He
recalled, with a smile, how his love for
the cinema developed.
"I've been going to the movies since I
was five and a half years old. My
maternal grandparents would take me to
something like seven films a day, and
always the ones I wanted to see. I usually *
chose the movies that dealt with sci-fi,
horror, or any other form of 'Fantastic
Cinema.'
From that grew an interest in the
movies that would stay with the Acker-
monster for life, reeaching its peak in
1958, when the first issue of "Famous
Monsters" was published. The inspira-
tion for the magazine came to Mr.
Ackerman when, upon visiting Paris,
France, he stumbled upon a film maga-
zine that had "The Werewolf Of Lon-
don" highlighted on its cover.
When he returned to the states, the
Acker-man contacted magazine pub-
lisher James Warren, who was involved
with "After Hours," which Forry de-
scribes as 'a poor man's 'Playboy.'" He
explained to Warren his idea for a maga-
zine entitled "Wonderama," which
would provide a serious, in-depth look at
fantatic cinema.
Warren was initially skeptical — he
saw no purpose in publishing a magazine
that no one would buy — and as a result '
nothing came of their meeting.
Then, luckily for Forrest J. Ackerman,
"Life" magazine published an article
about the latest craze, teenage monster
movies. Soon after, he was talking to
Warren over the phone, and "Famous
Monsters of Filmland" was born. (War-
ren decided on the title change.)
Andtherestis — astheysay — history.
An entire generation of creative vision-
aries grew up reading the awful (but
extremely funny) puns that Forry often
incorporated into his articles, as well as
the latest information on upcoming hor-
ror, sci-fi (a term accredited to the
Ackermonster himself), and fantasy
films. The list of superstars who have
given Forry Ackerman credit for their
interest in those genres includes George
Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Stephen King,
and Joe Dante, the latter having gotten
his start in "Famous Monsters."
"Famous Monsters" is no longer in
publication, but the Ackermonster is far
from obsolete. When asked about is
plans forthe future, Ackerman revealed a
busy schedule.
"I'm going to Berlin to be creative
consultant on the sequel to Fritz Lang's
'Metropolis.' Also, I will travel to Ger-
many once a year and stay for a month as
curator of the 'Forrest J Ackerman
Metropolis Museum."
Forry will also be returning to print, in
the form of the magazine "Monstera-
ma" — another movie monster maga-
zine — and the annual "Wonderama,"
which will be the serious magazine
about fantastic cinema that he has always
wanted to create.
Best of luck to you, Forry. Let's all
hope that we continue to hear about the
exploits of Forrest J. Ackerman for a long
time. He is, after all, filmland's most
famous monster.
A Mother's Dilemma
ByXP.Getzoff
Mom was in a quandary. My little
brother was born; a healthy bawling infant
who woke me many nights with his crying
At three years old, I had no idea what made
babies cry. I protested to Mom and asked
her to give him back where she found him;
he was to noisy!
Mom and Pop named little brother
Yousef, after an uncle who had died some
time ago. But Uncle Yosuef had not died.
He was very much alive. A letter arrived
from him stating that he had recovered
from his illness and, incidentally, how are
we doing in the Goldena Medina (Golden
Land)? What a shock! Such turmoil in our
household.
Why? Because it is sacrilegious to name
a child after a living person, as every Jew
knows. "A shanda (disgrace) we won't be
able to hold our heads up in the neighbor-
hood." Mom moaned, "Oh, what can we
do, what to do."
In anguish, Mom decided to go to the
Rabbi for advice. He is a man of God, a
Melamed (scholar) and has great intelli-
gence. So off we go, my mother and I, to the
Rabbi's house just around the corner.
The house was small and unpretentious.
Those days, Rabbi's made very little
money Congregations were small with
limited means. Besides teaching, he offici-
ated atBarMitzvahs, weddings and funer-
als to augment his income. At our knock
with the old fashioned brass knocker, the
Rabbi himself opened the door and with a
sweet smile ushered us in. "Come in,
come in," he said in Yiddish. I peered
around Mom's skirt and saw a small man
with a full beard, brown streaked with gray
which covered most of his face, neck and
chest. Fringe from hisTallis (prayer shawl)
peeped out from under his vest which
covered his little round belly. The ever
present yarmelke (skull cap) was perched
precariously on top of his balding pate. We
entered a small room sparsely furnished,
but the walls were lined with many books,
A mantled gas jet gave some light. He
motioned my mother to a chair in front of a
heavy oak table he used as a desk. He
seated himself in a high curved-back chair.
"Nu, vos iss du mair?" (What is the
matter?), he asked. In a tremulous voice,
she told her story.
She named her baby, unknowingly, after
a living person. She spoke of the fact that
her Uncle Yosuef was still alive. She went
on to say that we received a letter he was
alive. "Please, Reb, what shall we do?"
The Rabbi was silent, remaining in deep
thought after what seemed to be hours, but
probably only afewminutes,hisfacelit up.
He spoke in Yiddish, "Daughter, do you
know how many Yousef's have passed
away?Possibly thousands. So youneed not
worry; you've committed no wrong. Your
Yousef is named after many Ybusefs who
have died." The Rabbi patter Mom on the
shoulder and me on the head, showed us
out smiling at Mom 's profuse thanks.
On returning home she kept repenting,
"Such a clever man, a real Solomon."
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Wetlands Future In Doubt
By Chad Cooper
Do you know what it means when you
see and hear the words "Wetlands"
"Waste Recycling" and "Global Warm-
ing," and do you know why the politi-
cians and environmentalists are working
so hard on these types of issues? Do you
know what the political lexicon actually
means when you read it; usually, half of it
is non-cohensive utterance. This week's
article is on the most recent issue of
Wetlands.
Wetlands are more commonly known
as marshes, swamps, bogs, tidal marshes,
prairie potholes, wet meadows, and simi-
lar transitional areas between aquatic
and terrestrial environments. (Florida
classifications — mangroves, cypress,
bottom land, hardwood forests). They
are classsified broadly into two groups:
estuarine (or coastal) and freshwater
system. Today, we hear a great deal about
Wetlands because of their importance
and their destruction. The U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service estimates that 1 17 mil-
lion of the original 221 million acres of
wetlands in the lower 48 states have been
lost since colonial times due to popula-
tion growth, urban sprawl, and conver-
sion to farmland. (What societal pat-
tern^) do you see that could have been
different or changed?) The remaining
wetlands amount to 104 million acres or
just 5% of the entire land area of the
lower 48 states. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service found that wetlands have been
lost at a rate of over 60 acres of land each
hour for the past 200 years.
Before the values and functions of
wetlands were understood as fully as
they are today, draining them for other
purposes was considered the best use of
the land. Increasing prosperity and lei-
sure time have sent Americans flooding
to the sea for recreation and seaside
living, bringing a variety of problems.
Pressure for bridges, roads, and housing
increased. Communities grew out of
safer sites and into fragile beach lands.
Once an area is developed, however,
damage from storms and structures, is
almost inevitable; we can not replace the
land or give it back, but the shopping
malls are nice! Development also brings
population problems. When waste is
disposed of improperly, it can destroy the
natural resources that support the fishing
industry.
Today we understand the value of these
wildlands as uniquely productive eco-
systems that can be easily lost when the
human presence becomes too dominat-
ing. The value (key-word; think) of the
land is measured in timber, their fish,
mineral resources, critical habitats for
wildlife, irreplaceable reservoirs of bio-
diversity, cleansing agents and storage
basins for our water supply, and most
importantly, for the renewal of the hu-
man spirit through contact with nature.
Functions include regulating the water
cycle by slowing and storing floodwa-
ters, stabilizing shorelines to prevent
erosion, producing oxygen and convert-
ing nitrogen into a form that plants and
animals can use, and filtering heavy
metals, coliform bacteria, pesticides and
toxic chemicals that pass through the
ecosystem.
Wetlands are among the world's most
biologically productive ecosystems,
sustaining nearly one-third of the na-
tion's endangered and threatened plant
and animal species. Over 95% of Flori-
da's wetlands harvest commercial sea-
food species worth over 180 million
dollars, and they piovide homes to 10-3 1
million wading birds such as herons,
egrets, ibises, spoonbills, storks, and
approximately one million winter water-
fowl. There is an old saying, " If you beat
a dog, he will either turn timid or
vicious." Well, I have never seen an
angry stork, but if we destroy his
home...?
The ongoing wetlands controversy
brings up a place called Garcon Point,
just east of Pensacola. Rich in plant life;
just a sea of grasses interrupted by an
occasional shrub; a single square meter
of land produces 40 different plant
species; "an extreme botanical diversity
as high as any in North America." The
Health & Medical Associations, too, are
discovering very useful means for tropi-
cal plants in curing diseases. The Bush
Administration's levisions would fail
110,000 acres inside the national park
and 80,000 acres east of it. John Hefner,
"That's one of our most famous wet-
lands. It's nationally known and even
internationally known as a wetland. If
the new manual can't identify that, then
we've got real problems"
Anyone who would like to take action
on this issue can write a letter to the U.S.
EPA who is collecting public comments
on the Bush Administration's plan to
weaken wetlands protection through
Tuesday, January 21, 1992. Urge them to
reject the Bush Administration's pro-
posed weakening revisions to the Wet-
lands Delineation Manual and the Con-
nected rule-making procedures. Here
are some specific points to emphasize:
The proposed revisions to the Manual
are politically motivated and comprise
the scientific credibility the Manual;
The requirement that land be saturated
for 21 days in order to qualify as a
federally protected wetland is too long;
The requirement that land be saturated
at the surface is arbitrary and should be
i ejected — wetlands plants require wa-
ter 6-18 inches below ground, not at the
surface. Send your lettei s & comments
to:
Gregory Peck Chief, Wetlands and
Aquatic Regulatory Branch Mail Code
(A-10F) U S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 410 M St., SW, Washington,
D.C 20460 or George Bush, The White
House, Washington, D.C. 20500.
Environmental Organization(s) Of
Relation:
First of all, I would like to give credit to
the National Wildlife Federation, 1400
Sixteenth St. N.W., Washington, D.C,
20036-2266 for their hard work and
devotion, and to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service for their efforts and reports. The
organization deserving the most credit
goes to the Nature Conservancy, 1815
North Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia
22209 for turning things around.
The Nature Conservancy has devel-
oped a new program called "Last Great
Places" as a way of protecting entire
ecosystems "Our object is simple —
save our planet's wildlife!" For the past
40 years they have saved and preserved
land through outright purchases, gifts or
Florida's Environment: Closeup
One of the hottest thriving environ-
mental battles of the week has been the
Wetlands issue. In 1988, the Bush Ad-
ministration promised a "no net loss" of
the country's wetlands. Last August,
however, the Administration released a
plan that would remove at least half of
our nation's wetlands through weaken-
ing of federal "Wetlands Delineation
(sketch; depict in words) Manual. Under
the revisions, Florida could lose half of
its 11 million acres, approximately 5.7
million acres of Florida Wetlands. (1
acre equals 4,840 yds.)
The main problem is a requirement
that all wetlands must have standing
water for 15 straight days, or water up to
the surface for 21 days, during the
growing season. A team of scientists
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
said the report was, "extremely confus-
ing," "scientifically unsound," and
"unreliable." The main purpose in de-
stroying these lands is to build parking
lots, shopping malls, amusement parks,
and condominiums. (Why, so the immi-
grants can have jobs?) Under the new
regulations, a developer probably could
win a court fight and gain permission to
build on the land.
The Wetlands are treasured for their
serene natural beauty and they directly
benefit our economy and environment
by providing lush wildlife habitat, puri-
fying our drinking water, and preventing
stormwatersurges and flooding. Without
the marshes and wooded swamps, a
natural system to filter dangerous pestic-
ides, highway residues, toxic chemicals,
and store city-dwellers' water would be
lost. Breeding grounds for our 1 8 million
seafood industry would disappear as
well as some endangered species. Wet-
lands are home to the American alligator,
theblackbear,thered-wingedblackbird,
and the osprey. "A lot of the things
wetlands are doing for free, we'd have to
start paying for — John Hefner, U.S. Fish
& 'Wildlife Services " Besides, the wet-
lands act as giant sponges, absorbing
river and stream overflows after heavy
rains to protect our homes and property
from serious damage; the human homes
to be built would not be stable anyway!
ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATION(S) OF THE
WEEK
This week we are giving credit to the
Florida PIRG — The Florida Public
Interest Research Group. PIRG is a
non-partisan, non-profit advocacy or-
ganization that conduct independent re-
search and lobby for state and national
environmental and consumer protec-
tions.
Their recent accomplishments in-
clude the 1990 campaign which helped
win a new federal Clean Air Act which
curtails toxic air emissions, reduces
acid-rain pollutions, reduces smog, and
phases out ozone-depleting chlorofluro-
carbon gases (CFCs), a 1990 win for a
ten-year ban on off-shore drilling off the
Everglades and Florida Keys (SAVE
CUR SHORES), a 1988 win for the
Amnesty Days/Collection Center Act to
provide consumers and small businesses
with programs for sate disposal of
household hazardous waste, and a 1990
victory which strengthened the federal
Consumer Product Safety Commission
PIRG also lobbies for energy efficient
measures renewable power sources,
standards in recyling, truth in advertis-
ing, a report to alert consumers about
unsafe products, promotion of unfair
business practices, and tough campaign
finance laws to cap spending and replace
special interest money with voluntary
public funds. (Hats Off!)
They are funded by citizen donations,
membership is $15 plus, you receive
Florida PIRG citizens Agenda on recent
issues, and for more information you can
write to: Florida PIRG, 308 East Park
Avenue, Suite 213, Tallahassee, FL
32301.
r~
Thought(s) For The Week:
1. Fact: Only 1% of the Rainfor-
ests) have been researched to date.
2. Take the time to better educate
yourself in becoming more aware,
3. Rediscover the pleasures of
walking, hiking, and bicycling (the
most energy-efficient means of
transportation).
4, 1 HATE picking up your beer
cans when I surf at the beach! '
5. Buy concentrates of juices,
soft drinks, soaps, etc that gives
you a lot from a small package.
6. Fact: The coastal zone com-
promises only about 8% of the
Earth's surface, yet approximately
two-thirds of humanity lives with-
in it.
7. Fact: Of the billions of pounds
of pesticides used each year in the
U.S., less than 1% reach a pest.
Anyone who has questions or
requests about the column or envi-
ronment can call Chad Cooper at
626-4933.
Ever Get Somebody
MlyM?
FRIENDS DON'T LEI FRIENDS
DRIVE DEM.
exchanges. More than 1,100 sanctuaries,
totaling 1.3 million acres in the U.S. &
Canada are now under protection. Frank
Dunkle, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
commented, "While others have been
out preaching conservation the Conser-
vancy has been Practicing it." William
Baker, President of the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation says, "The Nature Conser-
vancy has developed the best programs,
public or private, for identifying and
protecting habitat for rare and endan-
gered species nationwide. "All planning
has been done in cooperation with local
landowners and other interests in hopes
of establishing a model where conserva-
tion and business can work together for
their mutual benefit.
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The battle for
peace has begun.
"Star Trek VI:
The Undiscovered Country. 9
By RS. Ullery
It was inevitable. After so many years of
forgoing his emotions in favor of logic, it
was only a matter of time before Spock
finally referred to logic as only the first
step in solving problems.
That happens in the latest - and final -
"Star Trek" film, "The Undiscovered
Country. " There are other enjoyable twists
as well, such as Sulu having command of
his own starship, and Bones McCoy vali-
antly attempting to save the life of a dying
Klingon. In short, this is the film that
finally allows the secondary characters to
shine.
The story centers around the efforts by
the Federation to make peace with the
Kilngons after one of their moons' ex-
plodes, leaving them with only fifty years
of breathable air. The Enterprise and crew
are sent to escort the Klingon Chancellor
(David Warner) and his envoy to Federa-
tion airspace, in order to continue peace
talks the Chancellor has initiated with Mr.
Spock.
The crew, particularly Kirk, who's son
was slain by a Klingon in "The Search for
Spock," is on edge about assisting their
lifelong enemies. The tension is in no way
helped by the presence of a Klingon
general (Christopher Plummer) who reeks
of pure malevolence.
Needless to say, something goes wrong
and, as faithful trekkers everywhere real-
ize, when something involving Klingons
goes wrong, it goes very wrong.
End of plot synopsis: I prefer to let those
who will see this film enjoy its various
pleasures without knowing what will hap-
pen.
This is an excellent "Star Trek" film; in
fact, most enjoyable since the widely
acclaimed "Wrath of Khan." That is, for
most part, due to the masterful direction of
Nicholas Meyer, who also directed the
second film. Meyer knows these charac-
ters as well as the actors who portray them,
and again proves his flair for powerful
cinematic story-telling.
The acting is, as usual, up to par, with a
particularly noteworthy performance by
Leonard Nimoy as Spock. The rest of the
well known cast lives up to the expected
standards set by trekkers, and in some
moments even go beyond the call of duty.
The dialogue is well written and results
in the most humorous "Trek" film since
part four. Spock makes a remark at one
point near the end of the film that not only
had the audience laughing and applauding,
but can be expected to become the one line
from the film that trekkers will never
forget.
Those are all reasons for the film's
success, but the real strength of this movie
is more emotional than that. To quote
esteemed film critic Roger Ebert, "Star
Trek works best when it focuses on the
characters, not the hardware surrounding
them."
He's right, and that is the key factor of
"the Undiscovered Country" that makes
the picture work. This is a film that is about
finding peace where it doesn't seem to
exist, and it relishes the humanity of the
characters and supplies a high amount of
drama, as well as action and adventure. By
the time the film's beautiful final mo-
ments play across the screen, the viewer
realizes that: it is the adventure of the
human spirit, as it overcomes impossible
odds, that " Star Trek" is not about a series
of well-done special effects."StarTrek VI:
The Undiscovered Country" is a triumph
of science fiction, and a fitting finale fot
the world's most beloved adventurers.
WORTHY OF NOTE: Be sure to keep
an eye out for a cameo by a well-known
young actor as an ensign on Sulu's ship.
Also, check out the fantasticspecial effects
that compose the film's opening mo-
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Campus Spotlight: GM.E.N.C
By Scott Houchins
At PBCC there are many different
organizations, each of them are different
in their own goals and focus. The one
thing they all have in common is that they
are all made-up of PBCC students.
One of these organizations is the
Collegiate Music Educators National
Conference (CM.E.N.C) CMENC is a
component organization of the profes-
sional M.E.N.C which is an internation-
al organization of Music educators,
whose interest is to promote and encour-
age music education at all levels of
school, from pre-school to university
levels.
Nationally, the MENC convenes bi-
annually in various places around the
country. This April the MENC will
convene in New Orleans. At the national
conference there will be many clinics,
concerts and meetings, that will all be of
interest to music educators.
CMENC is made up ao Collegate
students who either have an interest in
the education of music, or plan to contin-
ue as professional music educators. On
the collegiate level, CMENC presents a
forum for college students to help them
understand what is going on in the
professional world of music, and what
they can expect from the professional
world of music educators.
Nationally, CMENC membership
makes-up one-fifth of the total MENC
membership. CMENC is also recog-
nized as an improtant part of the organi-
zation, because it's members are the
future of music education. The PBCC
chapter has always been one of the
largest community college chapters in
the state, and is currently the third largest
in the state with 56 members. The
chapter has grown as additional ten
percent and has received national recog-
nition for the increase in membership.
The chapter has a prominent role at state
meetings and is influential with the other
chapters in the state. Many members of
the chapter attend the state's annual
convention, which was held this year in
Tampa from January 9-12. This conven-
tion, better known as "All-State Featur-
es". Featuring, some of the best musical
talent from schools around the state.
They include All-State choruses, bands
and orchestras.
The PBCC-CMENC chapter plays a
service role to the musical depart-
ment and it's students. It schedules many
activities for its members and students,
on campus. Anyone can be a member of
CMENC as long as they have an interest
in music education. For more informa-
tion on CMENC, contact Mr. Jones at 439-
8142.
"Married With Children"
Headed for Divorce
With Fox Network
By D.S. Ullery
It's a bit sad to witness the end of a
novel concept, which explains why, late-
ly, it has become impossible to watch the
long running Fox sitcom "Mar-
ried. ..With Children" without some
feelings of grief. As of the beginning of
the current season, this show has begun
to die.
And I mean DIE! What was once a
reallyfunny twist on the clinched "fami-
ly life" situation comedies - in this show
the family spends more time seeing who
can be the rudest to one another than they
do trying to adapt to one another's needs
- has metamorphosed into a collection of
some of the most sickening, ridiculous
caricatures that have ever squirmed
across the small screen.
The acting is abysmal, the characters
not all likeable - except for Al Bundy -
and the humor content in each new
episode is receding as rapidly as Ed
O'Neill's hairline.
How could the creators allow this to
happen? For the first three and a half
seasons, "Married ..with Children" was
really funny. It was enjoyable to watch
the Bundy 's blast one another with
gusto, and a lot of the jokes were clever
and on target - particularly whenever
Bud stung Kelley about her "boy - toy"
image.
Now it's just plain stupid. The Laugh-
ter is gone, the novelty has long since
worn off, and Ed O'Neill (the ever-
suffering Al) is swimming alone as the
only decent actor in a rancid cesspool of
talentless amateurs. (Christina Appel-
gate - who plays Kelley - did make a film
last summer known as "Don't tell mom
the babysitter's dead. " The title explains
all. And them some.)
The scripts are so poor that I strongly
suspect that the original writers were
sacked and replaced by a group of
kindergartners.
I cannot see anyone connected with
this dwindling nightmare of prime time
television ever working again, Except, of
course, O'Neill, who would be wise' to
get out of this mess before his career is
entirely ruined. He's proven that he can
act - he had a brief but enjoyable scene as
a cop in "K-9,"and he was one of the
only good points about the Andrew Dice
Clay flop "Ford Fairlane."
Apparently O'Neill thinks that this
character is his meal ticket. That is
understandable, as he plays Al so well.
Hey - I've got an idea! Why don't they
have the rest of the family disappear?
Than it could be Al's show - an improve-
ment to say the least. How to do it? Well
they could have Al finally flip out and to
do them with a baseball bat what he's
been threatening to do since the early
days of this show. Yeah, that would work -
Al wouldn't even get caught. Everybody
would be laughing too hard to notice who
the killer was.
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Cinem Attractions - What's ahead
Commentary By D.S. Ullery
Well, it's a new year, and with the
arrival of 1992 comes a wide variety of
films designed for all viewing tastes. The
following is a list of upcoming films and
television events. For the sake of space,
and public interest, I have included only
those films that are eagerly awaited,
(Read eagerly awaited as 'expected hit'.)
On the action front, gear up your
senses for director Tim Burton's sequel
to his 1989 screen adaptation of "BAT-
MAN." Part two will bring back Mi-
chael Keaton as the Dark Knight, Kim
Basinger as love interest/reporter Vicky
Vale, and Michelle Pfeiffer will appear
as the Catwoman. Rumors are that
Danny DeVito will be making an appear-
ance as that fowl arch-criminal the
Penguin (pun intended). Despite other
rumors, by the way, Jack Nicholson will
not be returning. (He's dead, folks. The
Joker, I mean.) "BATMAN II" opens
June 19th.
In the realm of the supernatural, Ste-
phen King will once again have one of his
novels tranferred to the silver screen. A
film adaptation of the thriller "The Dark
Half" to be directed by horror veteran
George A. Romero ("Creepshow,"
"Monkey Shines") is in the works. It
remains to be seen if yet another King
book will recieve horrible film treat-
ment.
Meanwhile, "Saturday Night Live"
stars Mike Myers and Dana Carvey will
reprise their roles as those dopey metal-
heads Wayne and Garth, for the Febuary
release "Wayne's World The Movie."
Rock and roll fans will want to listen for
the new theme song, performed by Aer-
osmtih.
Also, Anthony Hopkins is a busy man
these days. He is currently starring
alongside Emelio Estevez and Rolling
Stones singer Mick Jagger in the sci-fi
film "Freejack", and had already signed
on to reprise the role that has gained him
international notoriety. Yes, Hopkins
will be back in action as the diabolical
Dr. Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lechter in
the planned sequel to last years' smash
psychologial thriller "The Silence of the
Lambs." And, of I might be so bold as to
make a personal prediction here (and,
believe me, I might), I think you can look
for Hopkins to take the oscar for best
actor in the upcoming Academy Awards
ceremony. Call it a hunch.
Finally, we turn to televesion, where
the biggest news these days is the produc-
tion of "Scarlett, the sequel to Gone
With The Wind," as a miniseries. Cast-
ing decisions have yet to be announced,
but a poll taken of what fans think shows
that Tom Selleck and Julia Roberts
would be considered top choices to play
Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. Only
time will tell.
And that's the CinemAttractions for
this issue. Watch this space for furture
news
Self titled "Metallica" album is
final word on what band is about.
By Jason Wilkeson
When Metallica released their first
album back in 1983, most critics dismis-
sed the group as hyperactive Black
Sabbath wannabes.
Now, with the release of their self-
titled fifth album, any doubts of this
bands' musical abilities and impact have
been blown apart. This band has some-
thing to say, and plenty of hammering
power and precision to drive thier point
home.
This album is a culmination of what
Metallica has been in the past, and it
shows what the future holds in store for
fans. It has the trademark crunch-and-
grind power guitar riffs that will satisfy
even the most hardcore headbanger, but
also contains some suprisingly quiet
ballads that were never expected from
this band.
These songs contian some acoustic
work from lead guitarist Kirk Hammet
that showcase his extraordinary talents.
On songs such as 'Nothing Else Mat-
ters,' and 'The Unforgiven,' lead singer
James Hetfield's vocal range is brought
into light. When not using his normal
snarling, guttural vioce, Hetfield has a
very ear-pleasing sound that sounds
more like a pop singer than the thrash
icon he is.
This album does contain plenty of the
dark, ominous songs that have made
Metallica the band they are today. On
such numbers as "Enter Sandman,"and
"Through the Never," bassist Jason
Newstead and drummer Lars Ulrich
unleash a pounding attack of percussion
with enough kick to break windows,
rattle walls, and shake the fillings in your
teeth (if played on a suitable stereo).
Although Metallica has come some-
what into the mainstream (through vi-
deos and limited radio airplay), take
heed. This is not a band for everyone. I
don't recommend that the faint of heart
purchase this album, because it has
enough energy and adrenaline to wake
up the dead.
By simply titling this album 'Metalli-
ca, ' the band is saying that this is thefinal
word on what they are all about; a
coming of age. So if this the type of music
that Metallica will keep offering in the
future, it's conceiveable that I'll be
seventy years old and still bangin 1 my
head to the works of Metallica.
Disney Issues Casting Call For College
Musicians
(CPS) - Walt Disney Co. is inviting college musicians to audition
nationwide for its summer 1992 Disney Entertainment Work Ex-
perience Program. ,
Disney will choose 102 undergrades to perform in three bands.
The program involves 11 weeks of performances, career workshops
and special sessions with guest artists at Disneyland in California,
Walt Disney World or Epcot Center in Florida.
Benefits include a weekly stipend, a furnished apartment and
transportation to and from work. The audition schedule begins Jan.
18 and ends Feb. 16 in major cities nationwide. For specific m-
formafion abouUocations and times, call (407) 345-5701 in Florida
or (800) 854-8671 outside Florida.
Speilberg works pure magic
with "Hook"
By D.S. Ullery
Steven Speilberghasretumedatlast! It's
been a long hiatus for the manbehind 1 982
classic "E.T." but he is back in theaters in
top form with new fantasy "Hook." This
isn't just cinema - it's a masterpiece of
fantasy genre.
That doesn't come as a surprise, given
the marvelous central idea to the film;
whatif Peter Pan had grown up? The movie
proceeds to spend two hours answering
that question with an abundance of energy,
style and pure cinema magic.
In "Hook," Peter Pan has become Peter
Banning, a middle aged, overweight yup-
pie with a wife and two children. Banning
is a lawyer, who has more time for business
than for his children. One night, while
Peter is at a special party for his old friend
Wendy Darling, an other worldly force
kidnaps his children, leaving a note pinned
to their bedroom door with a dagger. Oh,
and there are deep gouges in the walls.
Guess who?
Well, after that things really begin to
kick into high gear. Pete's old comrade
Tinkerbell pops up, explaining that the
man with the acupuncture touch is holding
his children prisoner in Never - Never
Land (a hilarious sequence, during which
Tinkerbell is referred to as (the firefly
from hell). Peter is given a brief history
lesson by Wendy, who is attempting to jog
his memory so he can remember who he is
and have the power to save his kids.
Then it's off to Neverland for some
training by the Lost Boys, and a battle
against Captain James Hook for his chil-
dren.
Robin Williams is perfectly cast as
Peter, as is Dustin Hoffman as the vile, yet
hilarious, Captain James Hook. When
these two finally duel together it is a scene
that earns a place in cinama history.
The supporting characters are memora-
ble too - Julie Roberts has as lot of fun with
her role as the cocky Tinkerbell, and Bob
Hoskins (star of "Who framed Roger
Rabbit?") puts in a wonderful appearance
as Hook's ever faithful henchman Smee.
The special effects, particularly the
sequence wherein Peter finally flies again,
are suberb, and a true sense of fantasy is
another majestic score that lends a hand in
sweeping the viewers into the tide of events
unfolding before them.
The main reason for the success of
"Hook" though, is much simpler than all
that. This film is alive and has a great time
allowing itself to be a carefree flight of
fancy. I strongly recommend "Hook" for
fans of Speilberg, fantasy, and feel - good
movies in general. This is pleasant to see
that America's premier director hasn't
lost that magical touch. "Hook" is a
wondrous panorama of sight and sound.
It's quite an experience.
(NOTE: "Hook" also has the special
privilege of being one of the few fantasy
films that will appeal to children and
adults alike.
Adults will be interested by the humor
supplied by the grown Peter, and children
will love the special effects and brilliant
costumes, as well as the energized antics of
the Lost Boys. And a special achiev ement
in these woebegone days of excessively
violent cinema, there is no blood in
"Hook." There is mild violence, but
nothing to frighten even the youngest of
children.)
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By Rob Gerard
With blazing up-court passing and
decisive ball stealing ability under the
defensive boards, PBCC's Men's Bas-
ketball Team Captain, Marte' Smith, led
the Panthers to victory with 18 points to
his credit. On more than one occasion,
Smith stuffed the hoop to the dismay of
Rhode Island Community College.
Smith slam-dunked a beauty just as the
red light of the Channel 12 video camera
pointed his way: Great showmanship,
Marte'.
The Panthers had an impressive 31
point lead with 12 minutes left on the
clock in the second half. The score at
half-time was, 5 2 to 39, and at the half the
impeccably dressed, Coach Scott Pospi-
chal, seemed satisfied with the score.
But his team was out for blood with both
teams playing a physical game, and more
than one player ending up with his back
on the floorboards, and a grimace on his
face.
From the foul line, 62% of free throw
attempts drained through the net, in a
ratio of 16 of 26, for 16 points. The Most
Valuable Player awaid for the tourna-
ment went to Tim Heath, who was high
scorer for the evening with 27 points.
Lori DuCharme, and Sunnie Saun-
ders, vibrant Panther cheerleaders, both
noticed that this was a tougher game than
the preceding Friday, and commenting
onFriday'sgame.theysaid, "PatrickAir
Force Base just gave up."
Late in the game Rhode Island staved
off a vicious attack from the Panther
forwards with the scoteboard at 98 as
that magical plateau of 100 points was
broken again. Michael Slreeter slammed
home 15 points, followed by Tim Good-
man with 10 moie points. The Panthers
ended with 42 of 80 from the field.
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Lady Panther's Struggling
By Mike Mitseff
Before Sandra Booker had coached
her first game at PBCC with the Lady
Panther's, the team had their first three
wins forfeited because of an ineligible
player. The team has an on the court
record of six and three, butbecause of the
forfeited three games they are now three
and six.
The Lady Panther's lost two games
last weekend, January 3rd through the
5th, One, a heart-breaker to a very good
Miami/Dade-South team, 77 to 75, and
they lost another to Central Florida. The
Panther's also played Valencia Commu-
nity College and won 68 to 59.
The team is heading south Saturday,
January 18, for a game with Miami/
Dade-North, at 5pm Wednesday Janua-
ry 22, the Lady Panther's m e hosting Fort
Myers Edison at 5pm in the PBCC
gymnasium.
I asked Coach Booker h'ow things were
going in her first head coaching job,
'Everything is basically working out
fine, we just have a few areas to work on
the last game at Central Florida we
didn't have our center, Debra Williams,
with us, and that didn't help.' Booker
explained.
The next home game after Edison will
be Broward, Febuary 1, at 5pm, then
Miami/Dadc-NorthFebuary5that5pm.
Come out and support our Lady
Panther's and their new coach Sandra
Booker.
Panther's Penalized
On Technicality
By Mike Mitseff
The end of last term the Panther's were
nine wins and no losses, but due to
unforseen circumstances the mens bas-
ketball team had to forfeit their first four
games.
A player trying to do nothing more
than get an education inadvertantly be-
came entangled in the Florida Commun-
ity College Activities Association's web
of rules and regulations. According to the
Association Commissioner, William Tu-
ten, the PBCC Panther's had to forfeit
their first four games; Tuten admitted
that it was not the intention of PBCC, or
of the player ruled ineligible, to do
anything other than to pick up some extra
credit hours.
This sanction dealt the team a heavy
blow. It is not, I believe, the intent of the
law topunishpeople trying to do the right
thing, but to censure those who would
flaunt the Association's rules and regu-
lations. We are a Nation ruled by laws,
but when the law is applied without
wisdom or compassion it is no longer
instructive, but destructive.
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REGIONAL ARTS FOUNDATION, WPB AUDITORIUM
Joshua Bell, Violinist and Andrew DeGrado, Pianist will present
a program of Schubert, Brahms, Prokofiev and Wieniawski on
Tuesday, Februaru 4 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12.50, for informa-
tion call the auditorium at 683-6012 or phone Ticketmaster,
839-3900. Check the Foundation for other musical events of the
season.
1992 GOLF CARD
Take a swing at saving lives! Buy the 1992 American Heart
Association Golf for Heart Card for only $25.00 or buy three and
get the fourth one free.
The card entitles the bearer to a complementarty round of golf at
more than 149 of Florida's most challenging courses. For more in-
formation call 655-8155 in West Palm Beach, 394-0170 in Boca,
286-1966 in Martin and Okeechobee counties or 878-0804 in St.
Lucie County.
Valentine Fun Pac
Help kids give out special valentine treats this year with the
American Lung Association's Valentine Fun Pac available at parti-
cipating Burger King Restaurents from January 15 to February 14.
Fun Pac are just $1 and contain 10 assorted Valin tines with
coupons on the back, redeemable with sandwich and drink at Bur-
ger King through March 15. The proceeds will benefit the school
health programs of American Lung Association. For more informa-
tion call 659-7655 or 1-800-330-LUNG.
Hibel Museum Of Art
The Hibel Museum of Art of Palm Beach will organize an edu-
cational exhibition at the South Florida Fair, January 17 through
Febuary 2.
SunFest
SunFest 1992 needs volunteers to work the Pin Booths. Workers
get in to SunFest free on the day they work, as well as a goodie bag
with a SunFest t-shirts and visor and get free cokes and hotdogs.
Contact Sharvell Becton, Pin Program Coordinator at 659-5980.
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Panthers Romp Rockets
By Kelly Rancourt
January 10, the McDonald's Classic
was held in the Palm Beach Community
College gymnasium where the Panthers
crushed the Patrick Air Force Base
Rockets, 128 to 94.
Leading the Panthers was Tim Heath
with an explosive 39 points, including
two three point, goals. Nailing the basket
for 23 points was Elijah Maxey. Accord-
ing to Blake Levy, the Panthers spokes-
man, they are expecting good things
from Maxey. Friday night was Maxey's
first game with the Panthers, and he
performed extremely well. Marte'
Smith also had an excellent evening
adding 19 points for his team. The
Panthers executed well and found the
open shot often, all the while having fun
with the out-manned Rockets.
When asked abou t his team 's win over
the Rockets, Coach Pospichal had this to
say, "1 think tonight was a lot of fun and I
am very proud of the guys. They make
my job easy."
The first game of the tournament,
Miami/Dade-North, defeated the Com-
munity College of Rhode Island, 92 - 86.
In the last five minutes of the game,
Rhode Island came from behind to give
Miami a last minute scare
PBCC Baseball Players
Signed By Oklahoma State
By Mike Mitseff
According to a very proud baseball
coach, Craig Gero, two of PBCC's finest
baseball players have been signed to
lucrative contacts. T.J. Schenbeck, a
right-handed pitcher and Carl Grin-
stead, a catcher, will be leaving for
Oklahoma State next year. If you are a fan
of college baseball you know that Okla-
homa State is in the College World Series
nearly every year.
The two players were also approached
by Mississippi State, Tennessee, and
several other Universities. Giinstead
turned down a tempting offer from the
University of Miami Hurricanes.
Both men are sophomores; Shenbeck
is from Arora, Colorado, and Grinstead
is from Cardinal Newman High School,
in West Palm Beach.
Air Time-PBCC/South Champs!
INTRAMURAL SPORTS:
Join In The Fun!!
By Mike Mitseff
Staying active during the slower paced
winter months is a challenge; so what
better way to get the blood circulating
that to join in the fun of intramural
sports? Meeting new friends who share
your love of athletics, and staying fit
while having a great time is in store ! How
to sign up? Director of Intramural Sports
Bobbie Knowles tells all.
Coach Knowles, what does a student
need to do to participate in I.S. activities?
Coach answered, 'Well, all students
need to do is show up on the night of the
scheduled activity,' she explained. 'For
instance, Volleyball is scheduled for
January the 28 at 7pm in the gymnasium,
just show up ready to play.' I asked if it
was as simple as that? She answered,
'Yes, and if you don't like volleyball
Bowling begins at 4:30pm, January 29,
at Fairlanes Bowling Alley, which is just
south of 10th Avenue North, on the west
side of Congress, next to Home Depot.'
Knowles continued, 'We also have spe-
cial events planned for each month of the
winter term. In February, we are having a
PBCC Fun Run/Walk, in March an
Archery Tournament, and in April a
Swim Meet.' Where can we find more
about these special events? Coach ex-
plained, 'Special events will be an-
nounced throughout the school on the
bullentin boards, and in the Beachcom-
ber as well. 1 Thank you Coach very
much for the information and good luck
with your upcoming fun activities.
Intramual Winter Bowling Registration
This winter PBCC is offering intramual bowling for all currently enrolled
StU We nt wilfSt a w Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Fair Lanes.Palm
Sprlnqs Plaza 3451 S. Congress Ave. Beggimng Janruary 29.
The first meetina is to establish an average, and league play begins the
IbllShg week, FebruSy 5 to Apnl 15. The league is Co-Ed. and handicapped at
^^tt^S^iWSow ^d return to the bulletin board outside
sharp, and see Bobbi Knowles.
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By Mike Mitseff
Congradulations to Air Time, the
1991 PBCC/SOUTH Flag Football Cha-
mpions! Air Time finished the season
with a perfect eight and zero record. The
team had no problem handling 'bad boy'
teams, Lynch Mob, Opp, or The Un-
knowns.
Air Time combined speed and excel-
lent play calling to totally dominate their
opponents. The Championship Team
Skiing Anyone?
By Kurt Federow
Have you ever seen snow? Do you
know what it looks like, feels like, or
tastes like? If you have lived within
Florida all of your life your answers are
probably no. Well, how would you like to
see the stuff, play with the stuff, and
better yet, SKI on the stuff?
A group of students here at Palm
Beach Community College is organiz-
ing a ski trip to Snowshoe Mountain in
West Virginia this year right before
spring break. The trip will begin on
Wednesday, March 4th at about 2: 00 p.m.
from the PBCC parking lot, where the
group will board the chartered bus. The
bus will arrive at Snowshoe Thursday
morning the 5th at about 8:00 a.m. where
the group will check into the condomin-
iums, check-out their rental skis and
then check out the slopes!
If you have never heard of or been to
Snowshoe Mountain, you have missed
an awesome experience. Snowshoe is
located in a desolate area of West Virgin-
ia where there are no 7-lls, no Winn-
Dixies, and no McDonald's. Because of
the lack of attractions in the area, the
management of Snowshoe has done an
excellent job of creating a mini-city at
the top of the mountain for all your Apres
Skiing needs.
Apres Skiing is a term that refers to the
other-than-skiing activities available at
a ski resort. Snowshoe has a complete
exercise and health facility with an
indoor pool, Jacuzzis, saunas, Nautilus
equipment, and even a staff of masseus-
es. Snowshoe also offers several shops
for ski items, gifts, shirts, and souvenirs.
Ifyou're like me, youjustwantto know
about the night life and there is plenty of
night life at Snowshoe Mountain. Good-
time Bobby's Eating and Drinking Em-
porium didn't get its name for being a
bore and you will find plenty of 50's and
60 ' s music, dancing, and " Good Times ' '
to go around. The Skidder's Bar, with its
slopeside lounge and octagonal panora-
ma of the mountain snowscape, is the
most popular late afternoon and early
evening watering hole. The Connection
Enterainment Emporium features the
finest live bands from all over activities
found at local bars. For casual entertain-
ment in an atmosphere for lovers, Aun-
tie's Bistro is the perfect place. Ifyou're
into comedy, the Comedy Cellar is a
great place where MC Roy Riley and
some hilarious national-act comedians
will guarantee to keep you in stitches all
night long. Whatever you like for night
time entertainment, Snowshoe has it all !
featured Boca Raton High School alum-
nus 'stars,' Justin Kane and Linney
Kreuscher; other 'stars' included, David
McCollim, Teddy Etienne, Pete Tomi-
glio, Mr. Bruton, Eric Franciese, and the
Captain of the team, John Stahl.
Air Time invites their opponents to
come out again next year. Remember,
you've got to be in it to win it!! Thanks a
million from Dr. Bennet and Dexter
Riggins.
Snowshoe also has a variety of eating
places that offer a variety of foods, some
specializing in French, Italian, and regu-
lar American food. If you partake in the
trip, you might want to buy some grocer-
ies at the General Store and prepare your
own food in the kitchen of your condo to
save some money.
The group will be staying at the
Summit Condominiums which are 3
bedroom units with a fireplace, televi-
sion, washer & dryer, two bathrooms,
and a balcony that allows a spectacular
view as the entire resort, and is located
on top on the mountain. Each condo will
house six people; as a member of the
group you will be able to pick who your
ski trip roommates will be prior to
leaving for Snowshoe. The group has a
block of condos all located next to each
other in the same building.
The group wih spend the nights of •
Thursday, March 5th, Friday, March 6th, j
and Saturday, March 7th in the condo- 1
miniums, also skiing those same days, f
and then departing in the early morning
on Sunday, March Sth. The bus should
arrive back in the PBCC parking lot
before midnight on Sunday night.
The group trip price is between $260-
$310 depending on how many people
you share the condo with. Less people
per condo obviously means a little more
money. The price includes the bus ride to
and from Snowshoe, lodging, a three day
lift ticket, and rental skis, boots, and
poles for three days. If you have your own
equipment the cost is less and lessons are
available for the group if desired for a
special group rate of S9 each. If you bring
5 or more people into the group you can
reduce your price for the trip. Space is
limited for 47 people so if you are
interested, then you should call as soon
as possible to reserve your space. A $100
deposit is due by January 31st. Periodic
payments will be made and the balance is
due before departing on the trip.
The trip will be an experience to re-
member for a long time. I went to
Snowshoe a few years ago to hook up
with a some friends who were part of a
group from the University of Florida and
I cannot put in print some of the great
times we had there. If you are interested
in going on the trip or getting some more
information call 407-369-1175 or look
for the flyers around campus. Please note
thattheoriginaldatesofthetripwere pos-
tponed because most students were hav-
ing difficulty obtaining the funds so
close to the holiday season.
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Aries: (Mar. 21~Apr. 19) This is'
your lucky day. Mortgage your
house and take out huge loans to
purchase lottery tickets
Taurus: (Apr. 20-May 20) Your
parents always tell you what to
do. When they aren't looking,
stick your tongue out at them.
Gemini: (May 21-June 21) Em-
ploymentopportunitiesareslim.
Concentrate on multiple or-
gasms
Cancer: (June 22— July 22) Re-
solve a romantic spat. Mail your
mate a decaying rodent corpse.
6Q1MG REYoMP A SHAW OF A POUBT
by Ruby UJyner-lo
RR.B P -certified Rstrologer
Leo: (July 23-Aug. 22) Further
your financial interests subtly.
Steal from close friends only.
Virgo: (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Sec-
onds after you leap out of bed, a
runaway cement truck will plow
through your room, killing you
instantly.
Libra: (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) The
key phrase in your day is "chain-
link fence."
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Scorpio: (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Pay
heed to those whose schemes
will pay you dividends. Invest
heavily in pork.
Sagittarius: (Nov. 22-Dec. .21)
Child-related anxieties will
vanish when you sell the kids to
a band of travelling gypsies.
Capricorn: (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Lend a friend a helping hand.
Sand, strip and refinish all the
woodwork in your neighbor's
house.
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close call with a hydraulic pallet
jack may increase your choles-
terol count.
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case your talent for decorating
pornographic birthday cakes.
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your local mall on Thursday , Feb-
ruary 10. For a small fee, Ruby will
foretell your personal future by
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Delta Omicron Honor Study Weekend A Big Success
By Guy Davis
This year PBCC's chapter of PTK
hosted the "Study Topic Weekend."
Other PTK chapters from community
colleges and universities attended the
event held at the Boynton Beach Holiday
Inn.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mi-
chael Dukakis addressed the society on
February 1, answering questions on the
future of national healthcare. Mitchell
Kaas, a PTK sponsor, addressed the
group on the decay of our educational
system.
Dukakis, in his hour-long address
offered a number of plausible solutions
to world problems. One being where the
USA would set up a "National Service
Corps" that would be a draft of abie
bodied youth to serve their country in the
local community where they would help
to better various social programs. " A two
year program not unlike a domestic
"Peace Coips" for high school gra-
duates, to help their communi-
ties." Dukakis said.
Dukakis summed up the current reces-
sion this way: "President Reagan threw a
party for eight years and now George
Bush is trying to do the dishes." Gover-
nor Dukakis answered a volley of in-
sightful questions from students who
represented various chapters of PTK
throughout the state.
Chapters in attendance were: Palm
Beach Community College North,
South and Central (who hosted the
event). Others included: Brevard Com-
munity College, University of North
Florida, Miami-Dade North Communi-
ty College, Broward Community Col-
lege and University of Florida.
According to Mary Bedoe of The
PBCC central chapter "The Honor
Study Topic Weekend" is a yearly meet-
ing of the society to discuss the selection
of a study theme for the group to deliber-
ate and present at their upcoming con-
vention. The topic through March 1992
is "The Paradox of Freedom - The
Global Dilemma."
Food Festival
By Mike Mitseff
The Students for International Unde-
rstanding club (SIU) is having its annual
Food Festival in the Student Activities
Center March 25. The Festival is open
from 11-00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The students
prepare culinary delights that represent
the countries they were living in before
coming to America.
The SAC lounge, according to Danita
Kurtz the SIU advisor, is going to be
decorated with flags and pictures of the
countries represented. She also said that
the cost is going to be per plate or you can
by tickets for a nominal fee and sample the
many different delicacies at your leisure.
The SIU club meets every Wednesday at
3:00 p.m. in the SAC lounge.
The Martha Graham ensemble the world renouned dance company will
perform at The Duncan Theatre february 1 4 and 1 5 See page 4
State Men's Tennis Champs Begin Season
By James Gavin
PBCC Men's Tennis Team, the Pan-
thers, the defending National Junior Col-
lege Athletic Association (NJCAA) State
Champions, defeated Florida Atlantic Un-
iversity (FAU) eight to one, January 22, in a
pre-conference warm-up match.
The Panthers have won five consecutive
state championships; they were ranked
number six in the country last year estab-
lishing them as PBCC's most successful
sports team. Coach Jonathan Klorfein,
who has led his team to five state champi-
onships in his six years of coaching the
Panthers, hopes to continue the string.
Klorfein is not reveling in their past
triumphs but is looking forward to their 25
matches this year.
Of the other seven NJCAA conference
teams who will try to dethrone the
Panthers, the most tanlented are the fol-
lowing: Florida CC of Jacksonville, and
Indian River CC of Fort Pierce.
As in baseball, PBCC men's tennis has
been a springboard to the major colleges:
The University of Pennsylvania, Mary-
land, South Carolina and Texas.
The most recent alumnus, Stephane
Simian, knocked off highly ranked Kevin
Curran, of South Africa, in last year's U.S.
Open, before bowing to defending champ
Pete Sampras in the third round.
Klorfein offered his reasons for the
major colleges picking PBCC's men's
tennis stars with such regularity:
"With tennis scholarships at a pre-
mium, the four-year major colleges have
found our proven players a safe invest-
ment. They would rather not go with
unproven freshman that, if unsuccessful,
would cost them time and money unprov-
en freshman that, if unsuccessful, would
cost them time and money to find new
players." Accordingto Klorfein, this year's
squad has the talent to keep the major
college scouts here in Palm Beach County
for the next few years.
Heading the 12 member team is the
number one player from Germany, Burk-
hard Scholz. He will be out to better his
outstanding 19-3 record from 1991, and
Scholz has caught the eye of the scouts.
Other returning starters from last year's
state championship team are Nick Rigby
and Fernando Pereirz, they are expected to
be a real asset to this year's team. The
talent does not stop there. New palyers
such as Kreso Ritz, who is in his first
semester, and freshman Sal Procacci and
Paul Yuwachit will be battling for playing
time as the season develops.
The season consists of 25 matches; 14
are conference matches, 11 are non-
conference, and they are played from
January through April. The NJCAA State
Championships are held in April, and the
winner goes to the national tournament in
May.
Ivy League powerhouse, Harvard, visits
on March 25 in one of the season's more
interesting matches.
For the Panthers to repeat as champs,
they will have to take advantage of their
home-court matches since the rest of the
conference will be gunning for them on the
road.
The matches begin at 2-00 p.m., and
consist of six singles and three doubles
matches, weather permitting, on the ten
courts at the east side of the campus.
Admission is free, and concession ma-
chines are nearby for a snack or beverage
while attending
Coach Klorfein has assembled an inter-
esting team and has interesting views of his
team as well.
"Tennis matches and titles are seconda-
ry to academic success," says Klorfein,
"and it is important for the players to get a
college education because the tennis tour
has no guarantees."
As for this season, Klorfein says, "This
year's team is one of the best teams I have
been associated with due to its atmos-
phere. We may have had more talented
teams, but none has the heart of this year's
team."
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Spring Break
In Costa Rica
By Margo V. Mazzeo
PBCC International/Intercultural Ed-
ucation Department proudly announces
its Spring Break in Costa Rica travel/
study trip.
This is a unique opportunity to com-
bine travel and education for college
credit. It will depart Wednesday, March
11, and return on Sunday, March 15.
John Townsend of the Continuing
Education Department said that the
travel study program was made possible
through 1 international ' ' linkage s' ' (in-
stitutes that unite international unde-
rstanding through travel) to Florida such
as the Orient, Canada, Costa Rica, Braz-
il, the Caribbean, France, Israel, West
Africa and the Soviet Union.
He said the United States and Latin
America are attempting to rebuild their
alliances through tourism, and that this
upcoming trip is a prime example of that
goal.
Costa Rica is a Central American
country located near Panama. It is the
most European of all the Latin American
countries, as many Europeans vacation
there. Hence, various cultures are assim-
ilated into that country.
This year's trip is being offered to all
interested community members and not
just to PBCC students.
The focus of the tour will consist of
visits to museums, political institutions,
churches, etc.
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PBGC's Criminal Justice
Department: Teaching a "People Business.
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By Claudia J. Kinsey
In the movies, enforcing law and order
is a breeze - all it takes is a wise-guy
attitude, a flurry of bullets, and a few
punches. The job is done, and all in less
than 90 minutes.
At PBCC's Criminal Justice Com-
plex, however, students are taught how it
works in the real world.
Located at the Central Campus in
Lake Worth, the Criminal Justice De-
partment of PBCC has been serving the
educational needs of law enforcement
agencies since 1973. Although primari-
ly used for the training and education of
law enforcement officers, the facility
also frequently finds itself host to stu-
dents in such diverse majors as Psychol-
ogy, Sociology, and Law, as well as those
folks who are simply curious about
criminal Justice curriculum.
In the opinion of Joe Macy, Program
Manager for the Criminial Justice De-
partment and former Assistant Cheif of
Policefor West Palm Beach, anyone who
takes law enforcement courses, "will be
a better citizen for it".
Students who do wish to obtain an
A.A. in PBCC's Law Enforcement Pro-
gram can go on to a University to pursue
the necessary education for a degree in
their chosen field.
Careers in Law Enforcement can range
from local law enforcement to Federal
Agent. Possibilities also include work-
ing for the Game and Fish Commission,
the Highway Patrol, or the Division of
Child Welfare.
In addition to the commprehensive
education of university bound students,
PBCC has a long history of serving the
needs of local police dcpaitments, often
providing the necessaiy training to en-
sure top-notch standaids in law enforce-
ment.
Do all of these courses create the ideal
officer?
Not according to Joe Macy. "Formal
education, trianing, and technical exper-
tise, are only part of the picture," he
Student Loan Bill Would
Expand Aid While Saving Billions
WASHINGTON — The House Edu-
cation and Labor Committee has sched-
uled a hearing for February 6 to hear
testimony on a new and radically differ-
ent student loan program, the Income-
dependment Education Assistance Act
(IDEA). The proposal's author, Cong.
Tom Petri (R-Wisc), says he is quite
optimistic that the committee will ap-
prove the IDEA program in the near
future.
IDEA is also making headway in the
Senate where Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.)
and Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.)
have introduced legislation closely
modeled on IDEA known as the "IDEA
Credit."
Put in a nutshell, Cong. Petri says his
proposal is "simple, universal, makes
sense, and saves money. It will radically
improve America'sstudents loan system
while saving the taxpayers billions of
dollars."
IDEA would make up to $70,000 of
loans available for each college and
graduate-level student and up to
$143,000 for medical students. Under
the income-dependent approach, former
students would repay the loans based on
their incomes after leaving school.
"There would be no fixed repayment
schedule. Rather, repayment would auto-
matically be stretched out as long as
people need it to be," said the Wisconsin
Republician, a member of the Education
and Labor Commitice.
Those with higher incomes after leav-
ing school would be expected to repay
relatively quickly at slightly higher ef-
fective inteiest rates which would help to
subsidize those with low incomes after
school. Those who expect to make high
incomes would still be attracted to the
programby still-reasonable terms and by
its income taxes.
"Under IDEA, every student, re-
guardless of his or her parents' income,
would be able to take out loans for
education with complete confidence
that repayment would be affordable, no
matter what income the student ends up
earning after leaving school," Petri said.
"If you lose your job, get sick, or take
time off to raise kids, your loan is
automatically rescheduled."
Petri noted that most students would
finish repaying their loans in 12 to 17
years, but any loans amounts left unpaid
after 25 years would be wiped off the
books.
The IDEA program is designed to be
self-financing while being a better deal
for students than the current student loan
programs which IDEA would supple-
ment.
From the office of Tom Petri; (R.
Wise.)
Spring Break
Continued from front page
A proposed trip for 1993 will have an
environmental theme: Visits to the rain
forests, and a study of the wildlife and
ecology of the area.
The tour's cost is $597, based on a
group rate, and includes round trip air-
fare from Miami, hotel (double occupan-
cy), some meals, extensive sightseeing
by motor coach, museums, historical
sites and gratuities.
Mrs. Joan Gotay Jones is the trip
coordinator. She previously was a full
time faculty member at PBCC who
taught Spanish. Jones has a strong cul-
tural and language background in Latin
American cultuies. She now resides in
Spain and is traveling in the US specifi-
cally to lead the tour to Costa Rica.
So far, 16 PBCC students have enrol-
led to participate in the tour, and there is
room for 14 more people.
Prior to the tiip, participants will
attend nine hours of on-campus lectures
on the history and culture of Costa Rica.
They can participate for two semester
hour credits or audit.
After the tour, an exam will be given
for those who wish to earn college
credits for the expciicncc.
Next year, an additional photography/
travel study tour is being planned to Peru.
All those interested in these trips are
encouraged to call Jones at 732-6175 for
more information.
Additionally, the Friendship Force of
the Palm Beaches will be hosting an
incoming cultural exchange from Costa
Rica during the week of Feb. 1 through 8.
If you are interested in hosting or visiting
with a Costa Rican individual or couple
during this exchange, please call Audrey
Collins at 969-7224.
emphasizes. "We're dealing with peo-
ple. It is critical to keep a sense of
morality and honesty. It's a matter, not
just of training, but of educating the
entire individual."
Pie suggests that students with an eye
on a career in law enforcement should
have a Broad vocabulary and take as
many human relations courses as they
can. Macy explains that, "When an
officer is investigating a crime, he can-
not let his personal feelingshow. Dealing
in law enforcement is dealing with peo-
ple".
Clearly, studying law enforcement at
PBCC's Criminal Justice Department is
a tough, rewarding challenge.
But if there are many students whostill
think that law enforcement is simply a
matter of the good guys ou t-shooting the
bad guys, stop by and chat with some of
the experts at the Criminal Justice Com-
plex. It's an eye opener.
ELECTION '921 Down on National Health Care
As you already know, this happens to
be an election year, and the College
Republicans are getting involved. Wc
have many activities planned, including
attendance at the Republican National
Convention in Houston, Texas. We will
be encouraging voter registration, and
supporting the conservative platform in
the upcoming elections. We have com-
mited our assistance to the Palm Beach
County Republican Party. Also in store:
state conventions, fundraisers, political
education courses, leadership seminars,
guest speakers and involvement with
President Bush's reelection campaign.
Come out and meet fellow students^
who share your political views and join
in on what will be an exciting and
victroious year for Republicians every-
where!! Interested students should con-
tact David Forrest at 686-2342 or Mrs.
Susan Hitchcock in the Business Ad-
ministration building.
PBCC "SALSA" NIGHT!!
Sail aboard the VIKING PRINCESS leaving from the Port of
Palm Beach, February 21. The charge is tentatively $47.00 per per-
son but could be up to 50% lower with good turnout!
The cruise departs at 7:00 p.m. and returns at 2:00 a.m., and
board by 5:30 p.m. For reservations please call Scott Pospichal at
439-8227. Full payment by February 10, sharp!
Party Cruise sponsored by your friends in the SGA and the SAO,
any
Community Calendar
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
PBCC Musem of Art will host its first art auction free of charge,
Friday February 14, at the museum on 601 Lake Avenue, Lake
Worth.
The auction wil offer a wide array of works open for bid that will
include paintings in various mediums, drawings, small sculptures
and limited edition prints and photographs.
Over 45 Palm Beach County artists will contribute their works.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit the museum and
purchuse over the opening bid is tax deductible.
For more information call Kip Eagan, museum curator, at
582-0006.
REGIONAL ARTS FOUNDATION
Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio will perform at the West
Palm Beach Auditorium on Friday, March 6, at 2 p.m. Tickets are
$12.50.
Barry Douglas, Pianist will perform on Saturday, March 7, at 8
p.m. at the West Palm Beach Auditorium. Tickets are $1 2.50.
For more information on both these events, call the box office at
683-6012.
The Flagler Museum will host Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lecturer Marvin D. Schwartz. He will kick off the seventh annual
Whitehall Series with "Furniture Fit For a King: Or A 19th Century
Yuppie." The talk will be held on February 12 at 1:30 p.m. and i s
free for museum members, $5. for non-members.
For information call Mary Magil at 655-2833.
VALENTINE FUN PAC
The American Lung Association and Burger King have a special
treat for you, but there before February 14.
For just $1. you will get a Fun Pac containing 10 colored
valentines to share with a friend. The valentine is redeemable for a
free order of fries with the purchase of a sandwich and drink at
Burger King.
By Kurt Federow
Granted, health care is a big problem
in the United States and I agree with
Veronica Chapin, (see editorial, Beach-
comber January, 23) that the health care
industry is in ruins, but electing a Demo-
cratic candidate that proposes a national
health care policy would be suicide for
the United States.
National health care would increase
taxes; how else is the government going
to come up with the money to pay for
medical services, selling weapons? Li-
quor and cigaratte taxes would skyrock-
et; in Canada a pack of cigarettes is over
$6. People pay close to 50% of their
income in taxes in countries that have a
national health care problem.
National health care would lower the
equality of medical services. If people
get paid less, they tend not to be enthusi-
astic about their job and often do as little
as possible to get the job done. Money is
a major motivator for many employee.
Also, what about people that want to
enter the medical field? How are they
supposed to pay back all the money they
spent on getting a medical education?
Four years of prc-med, then medical
school and then intering. It takes years
and hard work to become a doctor or a
nurse. Who would want to kill them-
selves getting a medical education if
they could not make a very good living at
it and be able to pay back all those
student loans?
National health care would cripple a
doctor's ability to heal ptients. This
could mean not ordering an extra lab test
to diagnose apatient's ailment because
there is not enough money in the budget,
or sending patients home prematurely to
save money and make room.
National health care would ruin spe-
cialized medicine. Do you think that
doctors train and study for all those years
just to help people? They have families to
support too. Would a doctor spend a vast
amount of his time developing new
techniques, chemicals, or inventions
that could save lives unless he or she
knew they would be compensated for
their time and effort?
National health care would hurt many
other people. There are many businesses
and jobs that interact with the medical
industry. What about the revenues these
companies make and their employees?
What about all the research some of
these companies do to invent new drugs?
How are they going to justify spending
the money on research without a way to
recoup their investment?
National health care is an abomination
to capitalism! This country works so
well because effort and ambition are
rewarded. Once this country starts
further down the road to a social -welfare
state, such as adopting a national health
care program, this country will erode.
Socialistic countries have a lower gener-
al standard of living with very little
difference between social classes. If you
have taken political science or sociology
then the difference between socialism
and capitalism is very clear. The U.S. is
the land of opportunity because we have
a democraticly elected representative
government that supports a capitalistic
economic enviroment.
People have become too accustomed
to having the government take care of
what we cannot do for ourselves and this
philosophy must stop. The government's
roleshould be to help us do what weneed
to do for ourselves, not just to hand it to
us on a silver platter. The government
should regulate the health care industry.
Stop over-billing and double-billing by
doctors. Stop fraudulent medicare
claims. Find ways to reduce malpractice
insurance through compensation limita-
tions or other means. Use new technolo-
gy to speed the buieaucratic paperwork
process. There are many other ways that
thegovemment and the medical industry
could save money and reduce health care
costs. But why would people at the top,
making all that money, want to change
the status quo? The government should
regulate, not provide a health care indus-
try-
If the health care system in place is
revised and cleaned up, the cost for
medical care should come down. The
government should find ways to help
businesses and people afford health
insurance through tax breaks and by the
awarding of government bids. Also, why
not trade the cost of a medical education
for voluntary service for the poor, such as
the army which trades college money for
service time?
Please do not elect a presidential
candidate to office that would adopt a
national health care program. I hope you
can see the damage it would cause to the
American way of lite.
Beachcomber
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4200 Congress Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33461- 4796
& 439-8064
Ms. Vicki Scheurer
Dr. Edward Eissey Advisor
President & Publisher
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor
I could not wait a moment longer to
respond to Karl M. Pleng's recent letter to
the editor of Jan. 23.
Karl, when was the last time you were
pregnant? When was the last time you
were faced with the decision to abort or
keep a baby?
Many women are faced with decision to
abort every day. Reasons such as rape,
age, inability to care for the child, etc., are
just a few of the answers you will find
behind the decision. It is and should
remain a right that each woman is entitled
to.
For people like you, Karl, I have one
suggestion. Why not start a fund to support
all of the children you want "saved"?
Better yet, make that two suggestions, why
not fund birth control classes starting in
high schools?
Put your monev where your morals are,
Karl.
One more thing, Karl, early term abor-
thion (8 weeks or earlier) are hard to
dissect, since they are only one inch long.
Carrie Gianutsos
Central Campus Nursing Student
Dealing With The Administration
By Kurt Federow
People. We all interact with people
everyday of our lives, but most of us have
few dealings with people whose job it is to
serve us. Of course we have dealt with
retail stores cashiers, but most of these
cashiers are ourpeers of recent immigrants
too afraid to give us an attitude as they
strive in their quest for the American way
of life.
For most of us, Palm Beach Community
College is the first largest bureaucracy of
people we must deal with. First, you must
fill out forms, then stand in line, then fill
out more forms, then stand in another line.
Dealing with a bureaucracy is a never-
ending process. When the underlings that
try to make the system move forward do
not do their jobs in an effective or cour-
teous manner, things just get worse. i
Example, I was dealing with part of the
PBCC administration, and recently visit-
ed their office. I waited patiently to be
helped, while four employees talked
amoung themselves. The employees were
not talking about some crucial office
problem of a coliegue. After a few mo-
ments I assumed that someone would
break from the conversation and help me.
This was not the case. I glanced at my note
the time, sensing a possible editorial
subject that would need some factual
information. The employees continued
their conversation about their coliegue;
they then moved on to another medical
topic about which all seemed to share
some personal experience that they want-
ed to relate. I shifted about and made a few
guttural noises hoping that someone
would acknowledge my presence and
assist me, I mean, that is what they are
there for, right? This attention tactic was
unsuccessful so I attempted to make eye
contact with someone, but the no avail. I
glanced at my watch again — over five
minutes had passed! The self-restraint and
proper manners my parents had taught me
as a child were wearing thin. Here 1 was, the
only person standing in front of this
counter, while four PBCC employees
discussed personal hygiene problems, and
none of them would acknowledge my
presence or help me. Finally, after 7
minutes and 45 seconds, enough was
enough.
"EXCUSE ME," I said, "would it be
too much to get some help from one of
you," You should have seen the shocked
and disapproving looks I received as a
result of the tone I used when addressing
them. The person w ho finally helped me
was discourteous and full of attitude,
though I wasn ' t sure if it was because of the
way I had interrupted them. At that point I
really didn't care, and to make the situa-
tion even more frustrating, the person told
me I needed to go to another department
first!
Don't get me wrong, not everyone at
PBCC carries out their job in this way. The
people in the CPI department are always
pleasent and very helpful as are plenty of
other employees at PBCC It seems that
the departments that interact most with
students, such as financial aid and the
library, have an attitude when it comes to
helping students. Helping students is the
biggest part of their job, for without
students there would be no job for them to
have.
The people who work for the adminis-
tration of this school must realize that they,
in a way, are the role models of PBCC
students.
Many of us will goon to pursue careers that
will place us within a laigc bureaucacy,
such as working for a large company,
hospital, organization, or the largest bu-
reaucracy — the government. Through
interaction with people that work for a
bureaucracy we learn how one is supposed
to act when working for a bureaucarcy. If
our interactions provide bad experiences
of discourteous service, and of being
ignored, then when we are part of a
bureaucracy, we will be discourteous and
ignore people that come to us for assis-
tance.
We, as students, also have a responsibili-
ty. We must realize that out needs, though a
major concern of ouis, aie not always the
biggest concern of bureaucracy underl-
ings. We must leain how to communicate
with these underlings, in a friendly manner
to get our problem solved or the informa-
tion we need as easih and quickly as
possible, because that is what is most
important to us. And if some cog of the
bureaucracy starts giving you an attitude
then call them on it. Tell them straight to
their face that they are being rude and you
would appreciate if they would help you
without giving you an attitude. If this
doesn't work then always ask to speak to a
overling.
unteer.
American Heart i
Association
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The Martha Graham Ensemble To
Dance At The Duncan
On February 14 & 15, the Martha
Graham Ensemble,under the direction
and dedicated efforts of Yuriko and
through the courtesy of the Martha
Graham Dance Company, will perform
at the Duncan Theatre on the Lake Worth
campus of the Palm Beach Community
College campus at 8 P.M. both nights.
Also, there will be a master class open to
the public free on Feb. 15 at 2 P.M. at the
Klein Dance Inc. in Lake Worth. This
extremely talented young group of dan-
cers will provide a distinct freshness and
spirit to the power of the Graham reper-
toire and technique.
The Martha Graham Ensemble was
created in 1982 in response to severa^l
needs. A strong interest from the schools
to introduce the work of our century's
most innovative artist so that students
could experience, first hand, Martha
Graham's outstanding contribution to
the world of dance theatre. The second
reason, was to provide a training ground
for the future generation of Martha
Graham Dance Company members.
Since then the EEnsemble has become
as important component in the profes-
sional world of modern dance.
Under the careful direction of Yuriko
the Ensemble has grown significantly
over the past years and has increased its
performance schedule to more than forty
performances per year.
Yuriko, a Japanese American born in
California, received her yearly training
in Japan. In 1943 she was granted a
scholarship to the Martha Graham
Dance Company and she was a soloist
for many years of national and interna-
tional tours. Amoimg the premier pro-
ductions of the Giaham Company in
which Yuriko danced are: Appalachian
Spring, Cave of the Heart, Embattled
Garden and CClytemnesta.
The program for both nights at the
Duncan include Acts, of Light, Diver-
sion of Angels, HI Penilenlc and Secular
Gaines.
The Martha Graham Ensemble is
sponsored in part by (he Dance on Tour,
a special inivative of the National En-
dowment for the Arts in Partnership with
the Southern Arts Federation, the Flori-
da Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs through the Florida Arts
Council and the Palm Beach County
Tourist Development Council.
Tickets for this event are $25, $20 and
$15 and are available from the Box
Of fice 12 noon to 5 p.m. (407) 439-8141.
An infrared hearing system is available
on request fron the Box Office.
"Bugsy" A Sure Oscar Winner
By D.S. Ullery
When the credits began to roll and the
house lights went on at the conclusion of
Warren Beatty's latest film "Bugsy", I
found myself bewildered. Thoughout
1991 my firm belief was that Anthony
Hopkins was going to easily procure this
year's oscar for Best Actor, for his work
as Hannibal Lechter in "Silence of the
Lambs."
Now, after seeing Beatty portray Ben-
jamin Seigel (only a fool would call him
Bugsy to his face) - the man who created
the gambling empire known as Las
Vegas - I'm not sure of anything. His
performance has got to Hollywood on
Business, gets caught up in the glamour
of the stars and starlets, and is inspired to
create what he is sure will be a multi -
million dollar gambling operation.
Along the way he falls in love with a bit
actress by the name of Virginia Hill,
played by Annette Benning (Beatty's
real life love interest, by the way) with an
abundance of intelligence, spunk and
nergy. Oh, and a great deal of treachery.
^ a matter of fact, it was his love for Hill
that eventually led to Seigel's murder.
There were other factors involved
though - Hill's former lover was one
Seigel's fellow mobsters, and he was
indebted to various gangsters for million
of dollars, some of which resulted from
his constant reovations to Las Vegas, and
another sum - two million dollars -
which was stolen from the Mafia by Hill.
The gangsters decided that she was
Bugsy 's woman, and therefore it was his
responsibility. So they killed him.
All of this is incorporated into the plot,
which moves along so well that the film
does not seem to last its extensive
running time of two and a half hours.
.Viewers won't care about time - they will
be too captivated by Beatty, who moves
through this film like a kid in a candy
store, relishing the role as he paints a
thorough oicture of Bugsy was. There are
moments of graphic violence as well,
viewers should not walk into this film
expecting it to be tame. It's not.
There are other frightening moments,
such as the various sequences when
Seigel loses his cool and displays his
more barbaric tendencies for a few
minutes at at time. (There's a scene
where Seigel forces a lackey to bark like
a dog that is both compelling and utterly
terrifying.) These scenes add and ele-
ment of depth that in missing from many
Mafia-oriented films; the viewer is al-
lowed to see beyond the charming, so-
phisticated Ben Seigel that most of the
world knew, and witness his ominously
psychotic dark side.
The cinematography is excellent, add-
ing interesting new twists to liven up key
sequences, such as the first time Seigel
and Hill make love (it takes place behind
a projection screen, in silhoutte), and the
special effecnt in the scenes of violence
are unsettlingly realistic.
"Bugsy" is one of the gieatcst films I
have ever seen, and is definitely a wel-
come addition to the seemingly endless
cycle of gangster films that Hollywood
has been producing for the past five
years. With the exception of the "God-
father" films, this picture is the most
intriguing examination of how the Mafia
works that I've evci laid eyes on.
The Academy Awards is going to be a
battle royale this year.
There is "Silence of the Lambs."
There is "JFK". "Fried Green Tomat-
oes" is causing quite a stir. And then we
have "Bugsy." I'm putting the money on
either "Lambs" or this film. As Seigel
himself would say, "No problem."
IB
Stop Smoking.
American Heart
Association
February 12, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 5
"Cradle" Not For The
Faint Hearted.
By D.S. Ullery
The new thriller "The Hand That
Rocks The Cradle" is absolutely terrify-
ing. This film was created for the sole
purpose of scaring the living daylights
out of everyone in the audience, and it
succeeds with flying colors.
That's not an exaggeration. Every-
thing in the film is calculated to milk the
plot - which concerns a vengeful wom-
an's vigil of terror against a happy family
- for all the suspense it's worth. The
music, the way the story unfolds, and the
cinematography all develop what could
have (and by all rights should have) been
a B-movie into one of the scariest films
this side of "The Silence of the Lambs. "
The element that is primarily respon-
sible for the films' success is the nature
of the acting. Rebecca DeMornay plays
the vengeful, psychotic nanny who de-
stroys the family's peace, and she can
switch back and forth between angelic
innocence and pure, unbridled malevo-
lence like no other actress I have ever
seen.
Then there is Annabella Sciorra as the
object of the nanny's vengeance. Sciorra
is convincing as the victim, if a bit slow
to figure out that everything is going to
hell. She definitely comes across as a
mother - and the scenes wherein she
finally fights back are involving enough
as to draw a round of applause from the
audience.
Then there is the character that makes
this into a top of the line motion picture -
a mentally handicapped handyman by
the name of Soloman. He's played by
Ernie Hudson, whom most moviegoers
will remember as Winston, the fourth
Ghostbuster. Hudson's performance is a
pleasant surprise - there wasn't a mo-
ment during this film when I wasn't
thoroughly convinced of his handicap.
There is one sequence during which
Solomon cries that will really make
viewers pity him.
"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"
is, inevitably, going to invite comparison
to the film "Fatal Attraction", due to the
central character being a psychotic wom-
an. In truth, the stories are different, but
in terms of suspense this surprising little
thriller easily tops its big-budget semi-
cousin. This film has my highest reco m-
mendation as a must-see for the genre.
In case you're curious, I have no
intensions of even remotely describing
the plot. This isn't the kind of film that I
can discuss without giving away some of
the surprises, so in that arena you arc on
your own. Be warned - this is not a film
for the faint of heart.
CinemAttractions
Looking Ahead
By D.S. Ullery
Welcome to the second edition of
CinemAttractions, where the Beach-
comber entertainment department
brings you - the reader - news about
upcoming film and television projects.
Film: We start with the horror/fantasy
genre this time, as there is a lot of activity
going on there. Director John Carpenter
has placed aside his plans to film a
remake of "The Creature from The
Black Lagoon" for now in order to take
on the project Memoirs of character, who
finds himself invisible after an explo-
sion in the office building he's employed
at. Carpenter says that the film, which
will be played for both suspense and
laughs, will have quite a few amazing
special effects, provided by the award -
winning "Industrial Light and Magic"
crew. No release date has been given.
Also on the horror front, those grie-
vous ghouls who give Rubik's Cube a
bad name are coming back for another
round of bloodletting. Yep - Pinhead and
clan will haunt movie screens this year in
the horror - fest "Hellraiser III : Hell on
Earth." This time the guiding light
behind the Cenobites - Clive Barker - is
stepping aside as screenwriter, making
room for Pinhead actor Bradley Atkins to
take over. Thake heed, though, Barker
has already given the actor lavish praise
for his script, saying it is the scariest to
date.
Outerspaceanddistantworlds -usual-
ly these are amoung a dreamer's flights
of fancy. But somewhere in space a breed
of bizarre, hideous monsters is sbout to
change all of that - again. Memorial Day
marks the return of officer Rpiiey and
those nasty, face-hugging monstrosities
in "Alien III". Be warned - the queen is
back. Als, 'Aliens" director James Cam-
eron is not.
The King is back, too - Stephen Ki n g.
The man who many have dubbed the
"Modern day Edgar Allan Poe" has
written his first screenplay not based on a
written work. "The Sleepwalkers", cur-
rently filming for a possible October
release, marks the first time King lias
written a script solely for the screen. (So
if someone asks you if you've read the
book, laugh at them.)
In the action genre, Richard Donner
returns to direct those two - Fisted
officers of the law Danny Glover and fvXel
Gibson in "Lethal Weapon III", slated
for release this summer. This film, like
it's predecessors, will stress a great deal
ofhumoraswell as extensive stuntwork.
Television : Former "Freddy
Krueger" actor Robert Englund can
be seen weekly on NBC, in his new
television series "Nightmare Cafe",
And 'Doogie Howser" creator Steven
Boccho has returned to provide a new
animated sitcom by the title of "Capi-
tol Critters", which highlights the
escapades of a group of assorted in-
sects and rodentia who have taken up
residence beneath the White House.
Neil Patrick Harris, TV's "Doogie
Howser", even supplies one of the
voices. The show can be seen on ABC.
And that wraps up the CinemAt-
tractions for this issue. Until next time, '
watch this space for further entertain- '
ment bulletins...
NTERTAINMEN
BEACHCOMBER
The Day The Music Died FREDDIE MERCURY: 1946-1991
By Jason Wilkeson
On November 24th, 1991, rock and
roll lost one of it's major talents to the
AIDS virus for the first time. Freddie
Mercury, the flashy lead singer of
"Queen", died at the age of forty-five,
ironically only one day after he had
confirmed rumors that he had contracted
the disease
Mercury's real name was Frederick
Bulsara. He was born on the island of
Zanzibar, in Africa, on September 5,
1946. He lived in Bombay, India until
moving to England in his pre-teens.
Mercury began his musical career in a
band that went by the name "Wreck-
age", while attending a college for the
creative arts. He dubbed himself Freddie
Mercury after the messenger of the gods
in Roman mythology. During this time,
he became friends with another local
group, known as "Smile," whose mem-
bers included future "Queen" guitarist
Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.
When "Smile" disbanded, Mercury,
May, Taylor, and bassist John Deacon
joined forces and formed "Queen" in
1971. Though they rehearsed often, the
band played few gigs until they had
finished college. (Mercury earned a
degree in graphic design, Deacon in
electronics, and May earned a Ph.D in
Astronomy, while Taylor earned a Ph.D
in Biology.)
In 1973, they began to tour after
releasing their self-titled debut album.
They debuted in the U.S. after their
second album, as an opening act for Mott
the Hoople. Whileboth albums sold well
in Engl and, they were scarcely noticed in
America.
"Queen" finally broke onto the U.S.
charts with the 1974 releases of "Sheer
Heart Attack", which yielded the band
their first hit "Killer Queen". That song
went to number 12 on the charts. With
this success, Queen began to tour as a
headlining band. "Sheer Heart Attack"
became the band's first album to go gold
in the U.S.
On the next album, "Night at the
Opera", the group was getting more
confident and as a result, more experi-
mental. Mercury, whose main influence
was rumored to be Liza Minnelli, took a
leap off of the beaten path of rock and
roll and penned a six-minute gem enti-
tled "Bohemian Rhapsody," The song
begins as a ballad, then transforms into
an intricately layered operatic piece, and
finally into a thunderous metal on-
slaught. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
reached number 9 in the U.S., and topped
British charts for nine weeks, breaking
a record held by Paul Anka. The song
remains a staple of album-oriented rock
stations.
In 1977, the group scored their first
platinum album with "News of the
World", on the strength of the double-
bill "We Will Rock You" and "We Are
The Champions", the latter having gone
on to become an anthem for gay rights
activists, much to the amusement of
Mercury, who was becoming known for
his lavish and carnal lifestyle.
"Queen" finally topped U.S. charts in
1979, with thesinglc "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love" , which was performed in a
style similar to that of Elvis Presley. The
following year, "Queen" did it again,
with thebass-heavy "Another OneBites
the Dust." They had a few minor hits
after that, but their popularity was wan-
ing, and they dropped out of the spotlight
in the early eighties.
Although "Queen" continued to re-
cord together up until Mercury's death,
the group had little success. Perhaps
their best moment came in 1985, with
their performance at Live Aid. Most
people agreed (including organizer Bob
Geldof) that they were the best act of the
day. That's quite a compliment, consid-
ering that they shared the stage with
legends of rock - and - roll as Paul
McCartney and Led Zeppelin (reunited
for the first time since the dealth of their
drummer, John Bonham, in 1980).
"Queen" continued to tour for a brief
time before giving their final perform-
ance in 1986 at Kncbworth. Mercury
then retreated to London home, spend-
ing much of his time with longtime
companion Mary Austin. Rumors began
to crop up that Mercury had contracted
AIDS, but he repeatedly denied those
reports.
The rumors became widespread in
1991, when Mercury did not attend the
party for the release of the "Queen's"
latest album "Innuendo". Mercury was
never known to miss a good party, so
Comedy
Coming
Night
Soon
The members of the student govern-
ment (S.G.A.) and other PBCC student
activities groups are sponsoring a Com-
edy Night to be held in the student
activity lounge. Anyone who would like
to volunteer to perform a comedic rou-
tine should call Dawn Holder in the
student government office at 439-8228
or talk to Esther Stuart at 439-8227.
Volunteer comedians will be paid for
their stand-up routines if possible.
The Comedy Night is set for March 20
at 7:30 P.M. to 9;30 P.M., Friday night.
Two professional comedians will be
performing along with the volunteers.
Tickets will be one or two dollars (de-
pending upon the talents that shows up).
Come on out and enjoy the fun.
"Either Of The Bride 59
Well Made Remake
By D.S. Ullery
The recently released reworking of the
Spencer Tracy classic "Father of the
Bride" has only one flaw - it's too slow at
times. There were periods of restlesness
when there should have been laughter.
But, thankfully, that didn't happen very
often, and as a result I can say that
viewing the film was a pleasure
That's due to several factors. The story
is basic - father is a nervous wreck about
his "Little girl's" upcoming wedding.
He feels that her beau will take over the
place he perviously held in her heart.
Consequently, he acts like a jackass (as
only fathers can do) and general y makes
anuisanceofhimselLButaloutoflove
It's fun to watch Steve Martin as the
title character. He works the dramatics
well, but is better at the comedy.(There is
Tscene in this film where Martin waxes
ballistic over excess hot dog buns ma
supermarket that was so funny it made
my eyes water.)
Then there is Dianne Keaton as Mar-
tin's calm, collected wift who begins to
lose her grip when he loses his. Keaton's
performance is, as always, well realized.
It's good to see that she still has what it
tfllcGS
Now we come to the highlight of the
film - Martin Short as a wedding coordi-
nator who can scarcely speak English,
and as a result is seldom understood by
Martin, Keaton, or anyone else within
the wedding party. His kinetic body
movements and gloriously overplayed
accent make for the funniest movie
character since Eddie Murphy met
"Serge" in "Beverly Hills Cop."
In the end, I walked out of "Father of
the Bride" glad that I had taken some
time form my schedule to see it. It's the
kind of movie that stresses the important
things in life: love, family, and letting go.
It's a eood film, the kind there should be
more of. "Father of the Bride" is that
rarity of rarities - a well made remake.
many felt that his health must have
failed. The media continued to pry, but
still Mercury denied having the virus.
Finally, on November 23rd, 1991, Mer-
cury released a press statement that
announced that he was indeed dying as a
result of AIDS. In the statement, Mercu-
ry said, "The time has come for my fans
around the world to know the truth." He
also stated that he had kept quiet about
the matter because his privacy was im-
portant to him. Mercury made eighteen
"Queen" albums, which have sold over
80 million copies. But importantly, he
brought to rock - and - roll something
that is a rarity these days - a real sense of
grandeur and showmanship.
One definied affect of Freddie Mercu-
ry's dealth will be the renewed sense of
reality among other musicians. AIDS is
for real, and many of these superstars
will be compelled to re-examine their
own lifestyles. Then maybe we won't
begin to lose musicians to AIDS today
like we did to drugs in the past.
Chris Reeve - Still Super?
By D.S.Ullery
It has recently been announced that
production will begin on the fifth install-
ment of the popular "Superman" series.
Producer Illya Salkind has remarked -
somewhat suprisingly - that actor Christo-
pher Reeves may not be returning to his
trademark role as the Man of Steel. The
reason? Age. It is felt that reeves may be too
old for the part.
' On the flip side Reeves, who is 39, has
let it be known that he can handle playing
the superhero again. For the record, the
film's working title is "Super: The New
Movie." Considering that this is the fifth
installment of the series, that's an oxymor-
on at best. One can only hope that this film
is a better product than the fourth, the
pathetic "Quest for Peace." There's a
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Brian Bowl Regional Tournament
By Margo V. Mazzeo
On Friday, February 14, the Brain
Bowl Regional Tournament will be held
at the Central Campus of PBCC This is
the first time that Central Campus will
host this one-day event which will run
from 9 a.m. in Rooms AH201 and
CE121.
The Brain Bowl competition consists
of four teams of outstanding students
representing PBCC (central and north
campuses),Broward Community Col-
lege and Keys Community College. The
teams compete to correctly answerques-
tionsofanacademicnatureinfourmajor
categories: humanities, social sciences,
natural sciences, and mathematics. An
additional general category combines
all four areas. Questions are written by
faculty members and are taken directly
from curriculum taught on the state-
wide level.
Scholarship awards are presented to
all team members for participating
whether or not their team wins. Addi-
tional scholarships to other universities
arc awarded to the wining team.
PBCC team members have already
been selected. Mi. Joel Reardon, central
campus brain bowl coach, says, that
there is no specific requirements (such
as high GPA) to Pai ticipatc in the tourna-
ment.
The pre-tournament schedule consists
of organizational meetings and practice
sessions to picparc the team. At the
actual tournament, the prcsure is on, as
all four teams will compete in 15 to 20
minute question sessions with 10 minute
breaks in between.
Each team member has to answer their
question within five seconds and use a
buzzer to register then answer. The
competition is also videotaped for "pro-
tests"; that is, to challenge answers or
procedural errors.
Upon winning the tournament, the
successful team will go on to compete at
the state tournament which will be held
in March. The definite location is not yet
available foi that event. According to
Reardon, Ocala is being considered.
Reardon has been the tournament
coach for the event forthc past four yeais.
Mrs. Rita Doughcity is the tournament
cooidinatoi. Then goal is to eventually
create an internal tournament from all
four PBCC campuses and send an all-
state team to compete inlhc icgionals.
This yeai, the team has enjoyed a lot of
support from PBCC in icims of in-
creased scholaislup monies. Additional-
ly, the regional tournament will receive
assistance foim the Phi Thcla Kappa
Honor Society and the Student Govern-
ment Association, bothof which will act
as hosts for the event.
Students, faculty, stall", and the general
public arc invited to attend this exciting
regional loumcmcnt
Panthers Baseball Opens Season
By Rob Gerard
It is close to Superbowl Sunday, but in
the dugout no one dared mention foot-
ball. It is only baseball that is to occupy
the attention of the players, and for
Coach Craig Gero's Panthers, practice is
a serious and physical routine. A time to
concentrate, to tone up, to reflect on the
previous year's victories, and to antici-
pate an even better season.
PBCC baseball, which opens Febru-
ry 3 with a double-header beginning at
ve p.m., against Palm Beach Atlantic, is
aseball at its best. It assures every fan
nd spectator who can attend the games a
hance to watch the big-leaguers of
omorrow.
As pre-season preparations come to-
gether with every practice, where else
would be a suitable, if not, perfect place
to run a practice but on the pitching
nound itself. It is not uncommon to see
oach Gero, "on the hill", throwin', a
azing fastball or an inside curve to his
okies.
This year's rookies include, John Tref-
ry from John I. Leonard H.S. playing
third base; Mike McPhail of Wellington
Community H.S. playing outfield;
Jimmy Pflug from Ft. Lauderdale in
Broward County, also outfield; David
Manning from Cardinal Newman,
pitcher, and Dan DeStefano from Santa-
luces H.S., also a pitcher.
The baseball team has adopted the
college mascot name of Panthers, as have
all of PCCC's sports teams. Last season
the Panthers finished 32-16 (14-10 in
conference play), to give coach Gero a*
two year total of 64 wins and just 36
losses.
The Panthers led the stale with a .318
hitting percentage last year, very healthy
by all standards.
Returning playeis from last year in-
clude: Jimmy Davis at shortstop .333
with 39 RBI's and seven home runs;
Alex Daiz first base .333, outfielders
Steve Meyer .340, and Gary Peters .389.
The team would not be complete
without its pitching staff, which the
Palm Beach Post describes as "deep and
talented."
The staff includes 1 T.J. Schenbeck 7-2
with a 2.80 earned mn average (ERA);
Brian Meikey 6-0, 2.21 ERA; Marty
Reinhardt with seven saves; Shane
McDaniel 2-0, 2.48 ERA; and redshirt
sophmore, Mark Lucas
To these playeis baseball is a way of
life. The stait of a new season for a
winning team is a special time; it brings
alive the hopes and dreams of rookies
and veterans alike for one purpose: To
win and to play the game they love!
The fiist confeience game is sched-
uled for February 20 here on central
campus at 4:00 p.m.; roughly half the
games on the Pantheis schedule are on
the road.
The PBCC Pantheis are playing in the
State Tournament at Boardwalk May 1-
6, Friday-Wednesday, with times to be
announced.
Intramural Soccer
By Mike Mitseff
The Students for International Undres-
tanding club (SIU) is starting a men's
soccci team beginning Thursday, Janurary
30 at 3:00 p.m., and if you are interested in
playing, show up to play. Thete are already
20-30 men signed up on the soccer field
icidy lo play You do not need to be a
membci of thcSIUdub to play soccer. The
sm to/ Icani meets two days a week,
Wednesdays .it 4:00 pin after the SIU
meeting adjourns, and 3:00 p.m. Thursday
afternoon. The team is under the auspices
of Bobbi Knowles, who is in charge of all
intramural sports on campus.
The SlUclub meets every Wednesday at
3:00 p.m. in the Student Activity Center.
The tentative coach for the soccer team
is a professional soccer player from Ar-
gentina, Carlos Anteo.
Lady Panthers
Ranked Na3 In State
By Mike Mitseff
The Lady Panthers won their sixth game
against a foridable Indian River Commu-
nity College team January 29. Although
the Panthers have lost seven games, three
by forfeit, they are currently the No. 3-
ranked team in the state. They have a
conference record of three wins and one
loss.
Rebounding helped the Lady Panthers
(6-7, 3-1) stop the Lady Pioneers (5-8,
2-2) in a game that was close at the end.
Lciah Young scoured the boards for 16
rebounds, Janetta Graham nine, Debra
Williams and Catina Reed split 16 for
eight apiece, and Jenji Washington
grabbed seven for a total of 54. IRCChad a
total of 30 rebounds.
PBCC led by 14 points for awhile in the
first half, and clung to a lead of six at
halftime.
"We let our guard down in the second
half," PBCC coach Sandra Booker said.
"We had to play more man-to-man than I
like to with only seven players. The
Pioneers have some good shooters."
High scorer for IRCC was Jane Mingo
who netted 25 points and Mildnette Willi-
ams added 17 more for the Pioneers.
Catina Reed led the Panthers with 15
points, Debra Williams had 14, and Dcnisc
Lee had nine assists.
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Panthers 12 - Game Win
Streak Ended
By Mike Mitseff
The final seconds ticked off the game-
clock in spite of a new hundred fervent
Panther fans chanting: Defense! Defen-
se! The PBCC men's basketball team
had just lost their first game at home in
almost two years.
Miami-Dade/North took an early
lead, and the Falcons took the game to
the Panthers from the beginning basket.
On the Boards, Miami out-rebounded
and out-hustled the Panthers for the
entire first half; the lead seesawed three
or four times. Miami regained the lead
22-20, with 6:25 left in the first half, on a
five point, two basket play. Mark Roberts
(15 points) slammed the ball home for
two points, and Jose Besu (nine points)
followed an offensive rebound'with a
three point 22 foot jumper.
The Miami-Dade/North Falcons then
banged in 1 1 unanswered points to lead,
28-20, with 4:10 remaining in the first
half.
The PBCC Panthers came alive with
an eight point run of their own to tie the
game 28-28; the half ended on a two
pointer by Marte' Smith to end the first
half 30-28.
Miami started the second half by tying
the score 30-30 PBCC pulled away to a
36-321ead behind theshooting of Marte'
Smith (14 points), Michael Streeter ( 10
points), and Malcom Nicholas (10
points), but the Falcons came roaring
back and tied thegame 38-38. It was.tied.
again at 41-41, then 45-45 with 11:50
left in the game; the Panthers went ahead
again 49-45 on scores by Elijah Maxey
(eight points), and Smith. The Falcons
Mark Roberts and Jose Besu hit on back
to back three pointers to retake the lead
5 1-49. Nicholas tied the game for a final
time (51-51) with 9:24 left in the game.
With 9:11 to go, David DeLancy ( 19
points) left the ground and wsished a
three pointer to give Miami-Dade the for
good, 54-51.
PBCC played their best ball in the
By Mike Mitseff
For the first 14 minutes of the game
Wednesday February 5, the Seahawks of
Broward Community College, (7-13
overall, and 3-2 in the Southern Confer-
ence), ran with the best.
Who is the best? The Panthers! They
just happen to be ranked No.l in the state
of Florida, and 19th in the nation!
PBCC's men's basketball team is 21-2
on the court, but in the standings is 17-6
due to four forfeited games early in the
season. The Panthers have won 12
straight games since.
They tied the game with 10:08 left in
the first half 17-17, on a free throw by
Tim Heath.
Unfortunately Heath left the game five
minutes later with a pulled groin muscle.
Heath leads the State in steals and is
amoung the leaders in scoring and as-
sists. His injury may keep him on the
bench for the remainder of conference
play. PBCC's coach Pospichal ex-
plained, 'With ourmostproductive play-
er out, the other guys will have to step in
and take over where Tim left off.' Pospi-
chal said. „„ , , j
Marc Farquharson with BCC, who led
all scores with 18 points, hit a two point
jump shot to take back the lead 19-17
with 9: 15 left in the first half. <
Both teams struggled for the lead in
the next few minutes, but Malcolm
second half, but Miami-Dade/North
played a notch better. At 2:55 remaining,
Durrant Williams (six points) found the
hoop for two points to close the gap to
within one point of Miami 73 -72; the last
two minutes of the game Miami scored
seven straight points, while nothing the
Panthers did worked. The final basket
came with three seconds on the clock,
and was slammed home by Marte' Smith
(19 points) to end the game 82-74.
Miami improves its record to 11-10
overall, and 3-3 in the Southern Confer-
ence. The Panthers lost theirf irst game in
12, while dropping their first conference
game; they are still the best in the
conference with five wins and one loss.
Coach Scott Paopichal had a few
things to say to his team in the lockerroom
after the Panthers first loss in 1 3 games.
"The first thing I told my guys when I
walked in the lockerroom was this: I
congradulated them for winning 12
games in a row; I congratulated them on
being No. 1 in the state for the last couple
of weeks, and I congratulated them for
being ranked No. 19 in the country."
When asked about his team's per-
formance coach Pospichal said, 'We just
got outplayed. I give Miami-Dade/North
a great deal of credit they played very
hard. I'm not down on my kids, I've got a
great bunch of young mcn,andlam very
proud of them; we will comeback."
When asked what won the game for
them tonight, Miami-Dade/North coach
Joe Rosado said, "Well I think that our
kids played real hard we played well
defensively, and we are able to put the
stop on them a few times, it really made
the difference. Our best shooters lit it up
when they had to, and we got the shots
when we needed them."
Coach Pospichal siad that this is a
character test for his team. To see if they
will be able to put this loss behind them,
because there is a lot riding on every
game from now on
Panthers Escape Edison at Home
By Mike Mitseff
Edison, visiting from Fort Meyers,
drew first blood Wednesday night when
Curtis Richardson (18 points), claimed
a rebound from a missed shot by team-
mate Robert Giles (15 points), who then
slammed it home for a two point reward.
Long time coach Hugh Thimlar's Buc-
caneers not only had a size advantage,
but controlled the play the first half with
defensive quickness and deft ball han-
dling.
PBCC felt the on-court intensity of
Edison as the Panthers struggled to keep
the Buccaneers from running away with
the game. PBCC's Anthony Whitfield (7
points) took a pass from Malcolm Ni-
cholas (13 points), and drove into the
plant foralayupbutmissed.The ball was
rebounded by Edison's Vincent Hyatt
(19 points), who turned up-court and
passed to Robert Giles (15 points) for the
easy lay up. He missed. Tim Heath (19
points) grabbed the missed shot and
dribbled to half-court; he then passed the
ball to teammate Marte' Smith (22
points) who looped the ball behind his
bsck to Nichoals, and he fired it back to
Heath who netted the game's first three-
pointer. The score was three to two as the
PBCC Panthers took the lead; it was a
lead that see-sawed nearly 20 times
duringthegame.Atthehalf.thePanthers
found themselves outplayed and they
were down by four points 45-41.
In the second half the talent of PBCC
proved to be too much for Edison; they
just couldn't get the ball to drop, nor
could they stop the Panthers. As the game
neared the last ten minutes, the Buccan-
eers' fast-break became a slow-break,
and they ran out of energy; PBCC
controlled the boards the rest of th e game,
outscoring the Buccaneers 21-8. PBCC
won the game 82-71, and it was the
Panthers' first Southern Conference win
at home.
Coach Thilmar said, "This is a trip for
us, I think the guys looked tired there
toward the end. We got a pretty good ball
club, they got the quickness, they got the
size. Toward the end there we committed
three straight turnovers on fast breaks.
You can't do that and expect to win. If
we'd converted those three baskets, the
gamewould've been over. But you havea
very good team here." Thimlar also said
that Vincent Hyatt of Moorehaven
signed a contract to attend the University
of South Florida.
When asked if he expected this much
trouble from Edison, Coach Pospichal
said, "No I didn't, I've gotta give them a
lot of credit; I felt like they played a great
first half, and they made their shots. I
didn't feel like we played a great first
half; we gave up 45 points in the first half
and 26 points in the second half."
What was the difference in PBCC's
play the second half?
"Defense. We guarded defensively in
the second half, and we didn't guard
defensively in the first half. We've be-
come a betterbasketball team defensive-
ly, but for twenty minutes we didn't play
any defense." explained Pospichal.
Eid.son's Vincent Hyatt was high scor-
er with 19 points, followed by Curtis
Richardson with 1 8 points, Robert Giles
15 points, and Corey Powe had 1 1 poims.
PBCC's Marte' Smith led all scores
with 22 points, Michael Streeter contri-
buted nine points, Tim Goodman had six
points, Elijah Maxey two points, Durrant
Williams four points.
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Nicholas (16 points) hit a three-pointer
at 6:09 of the first half to pull within one
point of the Seahawks 24-25. Seconds
later he was fouled, and he sank a free
throw for the final tie of the game at 5:33
remaining in the first half. Then, on a
personal foul by Farquharson, Michael
Streeter (14 points) made two free
throws to give PBCC the lead for the first
and final time, 27-25.
PBCC's overwelming talent took ov-
er; they scored 16 points to nine for the
Seahawks, and the half ended 43-34.
In the first four minutes of the second
half BCC attwmpted a comeback; they
closed to within five points of PBCC's
lead. After that the Seahawks were 1-16,
and the rout was on.
The Panthers led by as many 32 points
near the end of the game; the final score
was 87 to 63.
Commenting on the game coach Po-
spichal had this to say.
"It took us a little while to get in sync.
One thing about Broward (BCC) is that
you look at them, and you underestimate
them because they're not as big or as
athletic. We may have taken them for
granted early, but O think that our guys
played very well. "Pospichal said.
The Panthers are now 5-0 in the tough
Southern Conference with three of those
wins on the very difficult home courts of
their rivals.
Tim Health pulls his groin at BCC conference game
"We've gone through the first half of
the conference 5-0, "said coach Pospi-
chal, "but Championships are not won at
home, they are won on the road, and if
we're fortunate to go to the next level and
play in a tournament, wc must win on the
road. "he said.
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April 6, 1992
PBCC Athletics Investigated Again
FCCAA Releases Their Findings -PBCC Answers Charges
By Guy Davis
Soon after the firing of PBCC Women's
Basketball Coach Sallie Smith, The Flori-
da Community College Activities Associ-
ation(FCCAA) notified PBCC President
Dr. Ed Eissey and Director of Student
Activities and Athletics Hamid Faquir,
that a number of athletic violations were
being alleged by Smith.
After investing the charges, the FCCAA
released its findings, listing 15 allegations.
Of the 15 violations, 6 were found to have
merit, Of those 6, one was a duplication of
the same instance of allegation.
The five remaining FCCAA allegations
are listed below with the PBCC admin- '
istrative response to allegation.
Allegation 1:
PBCC gave weekly checks to an athlete.
FCCAA Findings:
An athlete received checks in the amount
of $25 on a number of occations. The
checks were issued from the PBCC Foun-
dation. The checks were requisitioned by
the athletic director.
PBCC Response / Corrective Action:
The total award for the athlete in question
was within the limit of the total scholarship
amount that could legally be awarded the
student. However, we should have proc-
essed the award through the Financial Aid
Office rather than the College Foundation
and all scholarship aid awards the student
received should have been noted on the
NJCAA scholarship form.
A policy has implemented which requires
that all future scholarship aid to athletes be
processed through the financial aid office.
An audit process has been established to
detect and immediately correct reporting
oversights.
Allegation 3:
Athletic Coaches wrote personal checks to
pay for tuition of athletes and were reim-
bursed incashby the AthleticDepartment.
FJCAA Findings:
The Women's Basketball Coach wrote
checks in the amount of $210.50 to PBCC
for tuition for an athlete [Summer term].
The athlete was allowed to live with the
Women's Basketball coach during the
summer and was not requiired to pay rent.
PBCC Response / Corrective Action:
Women's Basketball Coach Sallie Smith
is responsible for this violation. She acted
in this manner without the consent of the
College. Sallie Smith has been dismissed
from employment at the College. Other
coaches have been strongly warned to
adhere strictly to the National and State
Associations' rules and policies in regard
to scholarship aid to athletes. The Athletic
Director will vigorously police the coa-
ches responsibility in this area and take
immediate disciplinary and any other
corrective actions in cases of discovered
violations.
Allegation 5:
Women's Basketball scholarships and
Letter-of-Intent were created after the fact
for several players.
FCCAA Findings:
It was determined athletic aid was awarded
in 1990-91 to five women basketball
players; however, their names were not
submitted on a letter-of- intent as required.
The letters-of-intent were created after the
fact for these five athletes. Four of these
athletes, in addition to one other were not
reported on the 1 990-9 1 Financial Aid and
Participation Report (FAPR) as required.
PBCC Response / Corrective Action:
We have taken action to improve our
processing system sso that this will not
occur again, Written procedures have been
develpoed and provided to each coach.
The athletic director will strictly enforce
these procedures and he plans to purchase
computer software to help in our reporting.
Allegation 6:
Some athletes were given gratuities. Some
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See story on page 2
Warmup Suit purchased by the athletic Director Hamid Faquir as worn by Debra
Williams. The warm up suit in actually is a T-shirt and gym shorts that cost $20.44.
Pictured at the signing of williams are (left to right) Sallie Smith, Hamid faquir,
Debra Williams (seated) and PBCC pres ident Dr. Eissey.
non scholarship athletes were allowed to
stay in athletic housing and not pay rent.
Some non scholarship athletes were al-
lowed to stay in the athletic housing and
not pay rent. Some non scholarship ath-
letes received free books.
FJCAA Findings:
Checks were issued to an athlete on
number of occasions in the amount of $25
by the PBCC Foundation. A warm-up suit
was given to an athlete prior to them
signing a scholarship. The athlete received
transportation to the school and extended
housing while visiting the school. An
athlete received transportation, housing,
meals books and tuition during a summer
term.
PBCC Response / Corrective Action:
The firstitemin violation 6 is a duplication
of violation 1. The second item is involved
the purchase of PBCC gym shorts/shirt at
a cost of $20.44. This purchase was made
bacause the clothing that the young wom-
an in question wore to the campus was
soiled and torn and unsuitable to be worn
in the college setting. This was a one time
occurrence and the athletic department
has been cautioned not to make any
purchases under these conditions in the
future. The housing mentioned in viola-
tion 6 was provided by Sallie Smith
without the knowledge or consent of the
college. As stated earlier, Sallie Smith has
Continued on page 3
College Republicans Visit F.I.IX
ByRJ.Spurlock
Several members of the P.B.CC Col-
lege Republicans recently traveled to Flor-
ida International University in Miami to
attend the Leadership Institute. The Insti-
tute is a two-day intense study of cam-
paigning techniques and problem-solving
workshops.
The group arrived in Miami on Friday,
Feb. 28 and prepared for the seminar,
which began at 9:00 the next morning. The
lectures began around 10:00 am and went
through until approximately midnight.
After the scheduled meetings had ended,
the group had the opportunity to go back to
the hotel and complete 1 1/2 hours worth of
homework assigned for the next morning
(which again started at nine).
Despite the exhaustion, the students
unanimously agreed that the information
and skills acquired' were invaluable and
more than worth the effort. And for those
of you who think that this sounds like
something only a bunch of stuffed-shirt
Republicans could enjoy, I'll have you
know that a couple of them sneaked out
early to attend the U2 concert.
Those who stayed finished up the se-
minar around midnight Sunday with a
final exam, preceded by two hands-on
workshops designed to test one's skill as a
youth campaign coordinator. The students
were split into two teams and presented
with a scenario regarding either their
candidates or their opposition. Each team
laid out an action plan designed to mini-
mize the efforts of a bad situation or benefit
from a good one. They employed media
techniques, advertising and public rela-
tions concepts in support of their candi-
date.
The Leadership Institute maintains con-
tact with graduates through a monthly
newsletter and rnaintains a volunteer and
internship skills bank for students who
wish to work for a semester with political
organizations. College credit and registra-
tion scholarships are also available.
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SGA Elections Coming in April
By Charles McKenzie
The next time PBCC students elect a student government, they will be heading the
polls five months before Student Government Association elections were previously
held.
Rather than voting for a new president in the fall, students will go to the poles on
April 28-30.This will anable the new student government to hit the ground running in
the fall, said a student government representative.
"They'll be able to attend leadership conferences and prepare for the upcoming
term," said current student body president Rick Asnani.
Asnani suggested the rescheduling last year. Because he was a candidate at the time,
the idea wasn't implenmented until this year. "Other colleges are doing this, and it's
working," remarked Asnani.
Important dates to remember for the first ever spring election are:
April 6-10 - Filing for candidacy begins in Student Activities Center.
April 13 - Candidates will meet with Mr. MacLachlan, Dean of Students Services.
April 13-24 - Candidates campaign.
April 24 - Presidential debate will be held in BA Patio.
April 28-30 -Students may vote in BA patio, CB patio, or SAC Lounge from 7:30 a.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
May 1 - Votes are counted, and winners are announced.
The induction of the new SGA officers will take place at the SGA Awards Banquet.
Student Honored As Carnegie Hero
A Purdue University student was one
of 17 people lauded for their heroism by
the Carnegie Heio Fund Commission on
March 4.
Matthew Kupec, 19, of North Royal-
ton, Ohio, earned the recognition for
crawling across a frozen lake to save two
boys who had fallen through the ice.
The incident occurred last March.
From the shore of Hinckley Lake, Kupec
PBCC DECA Scores Well
At State Conference
The Delta Epsilon Chi chapter of
DECA attended the 27th annual State
Career Development Conference March
5-8 in Fort Lauderdale. Several members
of the PBCC chapter brought home
awards in their respective categories of
competition. Winners were as follows:
First Place:
Querry Bowl — Babette Haggerty, Dean
Holley, Ryan Hay, and James Wiese
Human Resources Management — Ba-
bette Haggerty
Sales Representative — Terri Esterby
Food Marketing — Beth Farr
Second Place:
Full Service Representative Manage-
ment — Terri Esterby
Fourth Place:
Mario
Advertising — Beth Farr and
Carboni
Finance and Credit — James Wiese
Sixth Place:
General Marketing — Dean Holley
Seventh Place:
Hospitality and Tourism Marketing —
Ryan Hay
Full Service Restaurant Management —
Mario Carbone
The PBCC DECA advisor, Susan
Thompson, was also reelected for the
second consecutive year as Chair man,
Board of Advisors.
National competitions will be held
May 6-9 in Anaheim, California. Con-
gratulations and good luck, DECA.!
saw the two boys, ages 1 and 1 2, fall into
the lake. Kupec grabbed a tree branch
and crawled about 40 feet on his stomach
across the ice to reach the boys.
The Carnegie commission has hon-
ored more than 7,600 people who try to
save lives at the risk of their own since it
was founded in 1904 by Pittsburgh
industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
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By Chad Cooper
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their response to my column; it always
feels good to hear positive feeback. I am hoping readers are becoming more aware and
bettereducatedastocurrentissuesandwhattheymeantous.Here'swhat'sgoingon!
Students for Environmental Awareness on North campus are now holding meetings
on Mondays at 2:30 in building AA in room 204.
A canoe trip is scheduled for March 1 4th & 15 th. For information contact Mr. Burgden
or call 626-4933.
Political Currents on the Environment:
Last year' s tax increase to save Florida' s wilderness from development raised 30 million
dollars that House and Senate leaders say they want to spend on other programs to
balance the budget. This means no money to clean up the Everglades, no money to
restore the Kissimmee River, no money to protect Jupiter or Boca Raton's native scrub,
and no money for already approved bond issues to protect the environent. A $32 million
loss for Everglades and Kissimmee River restoration, decisions on these proposals have
not been finalized.
A new store between Brooks Brothers and Gucci on Worth Avenue called "Naturals" is
now open for your purchase of recycled goods. Products range from a 150,000 dollar
recycled Mercedes to biodegradable golf tees. Check it out!
Pratt & Whitney has set aside 1,261 acres (approximately 2 square miles) of land for
development of a wildlife corridor from the Loxahatchee River to the Everglades.
Besides hunting andpollution, loss of habitat is the major source for wildlife extinction.
They are quoted as being, "A milestone in Palm Beach County's efforts to permanently
protect natural resources."
Florida received federal permits on February 7th to breed the endangered Florida
Panther. The new program will raise the panthers in captivity in hopes of re-establishing
populations in North Florida and other Southern states. There are about 30-50 panthers
remaining and their habitat is critical to their survival.
Palm Beach County has a better recycling average than any other county in the state.
One-third of what Palm Beach County residents once bagged, tied, and sent to the dump
is being recycled. Palm Beach County has reduced its waste by 26 percent and are striving
for 30.
Two nurseries donated hundreds of imperfect trees such as red maples,
dahoon hollies, bald cypresses, and cabbage palms to the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge.
Trees are used by several species of birds and also in landscaping to replaceunwanted
exotic plants.
There has been controversy over the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) power to
protect the public. Some generic drug companies falsify tests enabling them to get their
drugs marketed. Upjohn Co., the maker of the sleeping pill Halcion, falsified and failed
to report adverse reactions to its clinical tests. Apparently, the FDA is always the "last to
find out."
Shell Oil Company proposed drilling for oil in a Western Broward County section of the
Everglades. Protestors including Greenpeace, Earth First!, and the Broward Audubon
Society expressed concerns about oil spills, endangered species, water quality, and the
prospect of more companies following in Shell's footsteps.
If you have not already heard, there has been struggle for years over the preservation of
rainforests. Traditional remedies from plants are the primary form of medical care for all
the people of the world. Researchers increasingly turn to plants in their search for cures to
AIDS, cancer, and heart disease. Recently, conservationists, pharmaceutical companies,
academic scientists, traditional healers (shamans), the government and entrepreneurs of
development countries have joined forces because they all believe that the tropical
forests are vital to their long term interests and are worth more economically if preserved
than cut down to make farmland.
The biggest stories have been our Mercury problem and the loss of the Ozone layer. After
three years, scientists are "far from understanding the mercury pollution in the
Everglades. ' ' They say incinerators or power plants produce 96.6% of the mercu ry. 1 her I
sources include burning of sugar cane and mercury occurring naturally from years ol,
heavy farming on muck soils. Mercury poisoning can cause neurological damage * 121'
people suffered brain damage in 1950 after eating contaminated fish. Exposure lo'
mercury may cause learning disabilities as well.
NASA researchers recorded the highest level of ozone depleting chemicals over North
America ever detected worldwide. Bush said the United States would phase out 1
production of ozone depleting chemicals, mainly chlorofluorocarbons (CJK * * s ) to
1996; two thirds of which come from the U.S. military. The new holes (where the orotic
layer is disappearing over an area as large as the United States, was caused by chem icals
and volcanic dust from the Philippines' Pinatabo volcanic eruption last summer. ' i
A recent "revolution" in California has redeveloped hair products and saici thai'
products such as perfume, laundry spray starches, deodorants, non-stick cooking spravs l
fabric protectants, glass cleaners and other household products must be reinvented '
Marketers are skeptical on how to sell the new products, but environmentalists say ' « Cur j
droop" is a small price to pay for clean air.
The best news is that we have an alternative to gasoline. Natural gases and met hanol
are now being used in automobiles. The federal government received 3,1251 vans »nd<
small trucks that run on compressed natural gas or methanol and will order 5,0O{) more !
next year. !
Environmental Organizations: ">
I would like to give credit to the WorldWatch Institute for a report I think we sho u 1 d a ]]
be aware of. " Environment needs Revolution; Big changes urged to save the Earth. * * The '
reportstates, "The global environment's future depends on altered lifestyles and a sh'fti
to smaller families to re-establish a balance between the population and the rtatu al'
systemonwhichit depends." Soil ero-sion, greenhouse gasbuildup, and the loss of pi-Lj
and animal life continue to plague the world, and if environmental revolution w a /
success, it would rank with agricultural and industrial revolutions. s
This week'stop dog honors goes to theSierra Club. They are engaged in fightwith ,i e \
U.S. Foret Service and a timber company called Big Timber to halt the destruction of
nation's forests. They have been winning battles for us since 1892, 100 years, and t he v^e <
the vanguard (leading force) behind the fight to save our natural forests. " ar J
The Sierra Club is acknowledged as America's oldest, largest and most effe ct - I
grassroots environmental organization dedicatedto preserving wilderness. In the pasrtV
years they helped pass more than 1 00 bills to protect the environment, and their act i vi * ' [
has lead to the protection of over 8 million acres of land. le I
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Sound good! Anyone of you interested can write to: SIERRA CLUB: 730 Polk St o>
Francisco, CA 94109. ,,&aIlr
Thoughts for the Week:
1) World population grows by about 92 million people a year.
2) The woodpecker, moose, bear, pine marten, and wolf lose their home when we dest
old-growth forests. r $
3) Turn off lights not being used and conserve water when washing dishes, car a
brushing teeth. ' JJt,d
4) Open curtains or shades to avoid unnecessary use of electricity.
5) Permanent markers have toxics such as toluene, xylene, and ethanol. Use water b a
markers. ase(l j
6) Choose unbleached paper products whenever possible. j
7) "It takes more than a picture of a pine tree to make a product environment
friendly." n '
8) Be friendlier, more positive, live in the present, get involved, you can do it! f
Any questions, answers, requests for the column, ot if you would like to find ou t a i, t
becoming active, please contact me, Chad Cooper at 626-4933. b ° uf :
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BEACHCOMBER
Cults On Campus: Choice Or Coercion?
By Karen Neustadt
(CPS) — As American society grows
more complex, campuses have become
fertile ground for cults that prey on idealis-
tic students in search of new lifestyles, the
Cult Awareness Network warns.
The Chicago-based organization,
which keeps an eye on cult activity in the
nation, estimates that as many as 2,000
cults may be operating in the United States,
with 4 million to 6 million members.
Cult recruitment activity is becoming
more deceptive and more difficult to spot,
experts say. Members often take pains to
appear harmless, shedding their " counter-
culture" image in favor of a look of
mainstream respectability.
"The biggest myth is that students think
they would recognize cult recruiting when
it is going on, so they are very vulnerable,"
said Cynthia Kisser, executive director of
CAN.
CAN defines a cult as a "closed system
whose followers have been unethically
and deceptively recruited through the use
of manipulative techniques, thought re-
form or mind control. The system is
imposed without the informed consent of
the recruit and is designed to alter person-
ality and behavior."
Through indoctrination and control of
the environment, an unsuspecting person
becomes bonded to the group, Kisser says.
"Super friendly people" flatter students,
making them feel important and cared for.
Many complaints have surrounded a
group called the Boston Church of Christ
(not related to the mainstream Church of
Christ), which is represented on campuses
across the country. According to its critics,
the organization uses a mind-control tech-
nique known as "disciplining" to bond
students to members.
The Boston Church of Christ has drawn
strong criticism from school officials who
are distributing warning fliers to students
at Harvard, Boston, Northeastern and
Tufts Univesity, the University of Massa-
chusetts and Marquette University.
The church says its mission is legiti-
mate. The Boston Movement was started
by Kip McKean in 1979. According to the
Winter 1990 issue of the movement's
magazine, "Discipleship," the member-
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been warned to strictly abide by the
National and State Associations' rules and
policies.
Allegation 7:
Transportation was provided to athletes on
a daily basis.
FCCAA Findings:
Athletes from the women's Tennis and
Women's Basketball teams were provided
transportation to and from the athletic
apartment complex and the school on a
number of occasions. The school van was
used by the coaches for this purpose.
PBCC Reponse / Corrective Action:
We did not interpret the occasionl trans-
porting of athletes from the athletic hous-
ing complex to the college as a violation of
NJCAA rules. We were trying to assist
students in getting to class so they would
be on time and keep up their academic
work. When we found out that this practice
was a violation, the practice was discon-
tinued.
Additional Allegations A:
(Found during FCCAA visit to PBCC
February 10-11)
One athlete has signed a Letter-of Intent
for the 1991-92 year but PBCC had not
submitted it to the proper source as
required. The athlete received aid in the
spring of 1991 for softball and was not
submitted by PBCC on a Letter-of-Intent
ship in the ministries totaled 28,724 in
1990 and continued to grow.
Rebecca Fritsley, a member of the
Greater Philadelphia Church, refuted
charges that the organization is a cult.
"The Church of Christ is not a cult. I am
a member of my own free will. The church
follows the Bible to the letter, and I follow
the church," she said in a recent story
carried by CPS.
Cult recruitment concentrates on white,
upper-middle class youths in their late
teens and early 20s, said Gregory S.
Blimling, dean of students at Appalachia
State College, who has published several
papers on the topic.
Studies say that cults seek out students
of average and above-average intelligence
who are lookingfor answers to philosophi-
cal questions about life.
"There are people who have gone off for
a weekend at 19, and awakened at 30, with
the best years of their life gone," Blimling
said.
"The issue for campuses is not a set of
beliefs... it is an issue of conduct, whether
these people are honest or not, what kind
of high pressure techniques they are using,
and what is their motive. Are they just
using people?" Blimling said.
Kisser's organization is made up of
2,000 members who have been affected by
cults. CAN membership is a mix of former
cult members and families and friends of
past cult members.
"Cults don't convince you intellectual-
ly, but recruit you by inviting you to.. .a
positive experience. They appeal to emo-
tional desires, like 'making the world a
better place.' It's the emotional manipula-
tion that is dangerous — actually, the
intellectual arguments are quite weak,"
Kisser said.
Not all cults are religious-based, Kisser
said. "Some are operating within politi-
cal, commercial and pseudo-therapy cir-
cles. They aren't all on religious com-
munes in Guyana," said said.
Kisser describes new styles of cults that
are in search of professional and college
students who will soon be professionals.
She said these groups are "more danger-
ous and insidious" than religious groups
because they are "increasingly subtle and
sophisticated."
"Because we are becoming more plur-
alistic, there is a greater tolerance for
unproven groups without track records,
and students don't know how to evaluate
these groups," Kisser said.
Blimling added that there is some
hysteria regarding Santanic cults on cam-
puses, and though some students may
dabble in it, he is more concerned, like
Kisser, about the newer, more sophisticat-
ed pseudo-therapy cults.
Rev. Dr. Anselm Amadio, university
chaplain at the Illinois Institute of Tech-
nology, shares the same concerns about
deceptive recruiting methods that seem to
be in fashion among cults.
"It's not the intense kind of proselytiz-
ing that the Moonies used to do," Amadio
said. "It's much more subtle. I've seen in
some recruiting a way of trying to wean
students into the cult by relating to their
past."
Amadio describes the kind of student
who may be vulnerable to being wooed by
a cult as "someone who has a weak
parental relationship, or a weak ego im-
age" or someone going through a time of
transition or loneliness.
"The public universities have the prob-
lem. At a private university a group has to
have a relationship to the university,"
as required. Room and board is not record-
ed on any scholarship form as required for
those who are receiving it.
Additional Allegations B:
An affidavit by former PBCC Adjunct
Instrutor was sent March 3, 1992 to the
NJCAA concerning grade chages. This
evidence was not presented to the commit-
tee during its investigation.
PBCC Response / Corrective Action:
No evidence of alleged grade changes has
been substantaited by the former instruc-
tor.
The February investigation was con-
ducted by FCCAA Exective Director
Charles Smith; Region VIII Women's
Commissioner Jean Williams and Pen-
sacola Junior College Athletic Director
Dr. Donn Peery.
The Miami Herald wrote In a front
page story on the investigation that
former PBCC student and basketball
player Selina Price said she was used
when Faquir asked her racquetball
teacher to change her fall 1990 grade
from a C to and A. According to Price
the grade was changed on the condition
she attend a few classes the following
semester. According to Faquir no evi-
dence has been found to substantiate
any charges of grade changes.
The FCCAA will announce the final
sanctions against PBCC in May of this
year.
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Amadio said.
Cult watchers are troubled about several
new breed of Christian cults that, at a
glance, may appear to be like other Chris-
tian campus organizations but who emp-
loy highly manipulative ploys to entice
students to join.
Of 914 followers of Rev. Jim Jones'
Peoples Temple in the jungles of Jones-
town, Guyana, 276 of those who died in
1978 by cyanide-laced Kool-Aid were
teens and children, reminds Marcia R.
Rudin, director of the International Cult
Education Program.
CAN reports that an increasing number
of colleges and universities are seeking
information and practical advice about
handling cults on their campuses.
At Villanova University non-student
church recruiters have been banned from
the campus as a result of complaints about
harassment.
But many public schools fear that bar-
ring questionable organizations from
campus might interfere with students'
freedom to pursue religious interests.
Some private schools, however, are rou-
tinely citing recruiters with "trespassing"
violations.
The Cult Awareness Network has re-
ceived complaints about the following
organizations: Alamo Christian Fellow-
ship; AnandaMarga; Bible Speaks/Great-
er Grace World Outreach; Boston Church
of Christ/Multiplying Ministries; Chil-
dren of God/Family of Love; Church
Universal and Triumphant/CUT; Faith
Assembly; Fellowship of Friends; The
Forum/est/The Hunger Project; Interna-
tional Society for Krishna Conscious-
ness/ISKCON/Hare Krishnas; Jehovah's
Witnesses; Lyndon LaRouche organiza-
tions; Lifespring; Maranatha Ministries;
MOVE; Nichiren Shoschu of Ameria/
NSA/Soka Gakkai; Peoples Temple/Jon-
estown; Rajneesh Movement;
Ramtha/J.Z. Knight; Scientology/Diane-
tics/Narconon and more; Sullivan Insti-
tute; Synanon; Transcendental Medita-
tion; Unification Church/CAUSA/CARP
and more; University Bible Fellowship;
The Way IntemationalyTFAL/TWIG.
We're Making a Difference.
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BEACHCOMBER
Planned Parenthood Offers All
Options To Women
By Gina Deluca
All women have the right to choose!
Planned Parenthood gives women the
right to make educated, responsible re-
productive decisions. Planned Parent-
hood (PP) is a 75 year-old private,
non-profit national organization that be-
lieves that families are our future.
This organization was founded by
Margaret Sanger, a 37 year-old public
health nurse who dedicated her life to
fighting for women's reproductive
rights. PP provides quality women's
healthcare and family services.
The Community Education liaison for
PP is Nancy Wy rough. Among her many
duties is presenting to the public the
options available to women. Many medi-
cal services are provided at PP locations.
They include: contraceptive counseling,
gynecological examinations, sexually
transmitted disease testing and treat-
ment, HIV testing, counseling and refer-
rals, vasectomy counseling and proce-
dures and estrogen replacement therapy
are also provided. "We will work with
you to help meet your needs," Wyrough
said.
Outreach programs are also a part of
PP's way of educating the public. PP
sponsors "National Condom Week"
where different prevention methods are
distributed at local night clubs. They also
sponsor "Beach-Reach," an animal
event held on the first day of summer
where "safety kits" are distributed on
Palm Beach County beaches.
Last year PP held a seminar with the
PBCC women's basketball team. The
forum provided information on sexual
activity. HIV-AIDs and other sexually
transmitted diseases. Wyrough ex-
plained: "PP is happy to work with all
college students."
Most of PP's fees are based on a
sliding scale relating to one's ability to
p a y-
All services are confidential. PP will
not share any information without the
client's permission, according to Wy-
rough., PP helps women make intelli-
gent, responsible choices on all "wom-
en's issues." The medical staff at PP is
all female, so they are better able to relate
to the needs and concerns of women.
Those interestedin bringing friends
and others together for a group session
on how PP helps women in the commun-
ity, contact Nancy Wyrough at 848-
6402.
Planned Parenthood locations:
5312 Broadway, S. Palm Beach
6300
4889 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth
641-0300 '
132 S.W. Avenue B, Belle Glade
996-4223
1322 N.W. Federal Highway, Stuart
692-2023
Needed:
Energetic,
Self-Starters!
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Planned parenthood W. Palm Beach offers options often unavailable at other
women' s counseling centers.
Freedom of Choice March
In Washington
Journalism students, and closet wri-
ters, this is your chance to gain valuable
writing experience!
The Beachcomber, PBGC's student
voice, is seeking dependable writers
who canhandle an assignment,follow up
on it, and write the story.
Also needed, experienced writers to
fill a few vacant editorial positions
Strong grammar skills plus the time and
ability to gather and manage a small staff
of writers are esssential.
Experience with a computer is help-
ful, since all copy is to be typed into our
computers and saved on floppy disks.
Writers have access to the computers in
the Beachcomber office. We use Wor-
dPerfect 5.1., and help is available to get
started and to familiarize yourself with
our system.
Photo Editor needed: To take charged
our dark room and manage small staff of
photographers.
Business student needed with enougli
time to take care of our advertising
clients. I
Enthusiastic and energized peopkj
staffing the Beachcomber will continue,
to make this a great Student paper. Th is i«
your chance to gain extremely precioi 1
experience. These positions are for tl<
fall terni beginning in late Augusl 1
Please contact me Mike Mitseff , if inV
ested, at 641-7590 and leave a me ssage,l
will get back to you for an intervie*
There is scholarship money available fii
most positions at the Beachcomber.
On April 5th, students from across the
country joined thousands of pro-choice
Americans in the nation's capital to
demonstrate their support for a woman's
right to choose. The Freedom of Choice
March kicked off the critical 1992 pro-
choice electoral campaign providing an
important milestone in the pro-choice
mobilization that began with the 1989
Webster decision and will play a critical
role in the outcome of elections this year.
At the march, pro-choice Americans told
ivery office holder and office seeker in
the nation that America is pro-choice
and in November, we will decide with
our votes. We will elect a pro-choice
Congress, enact the Freedom of Choice
Act, and secure the fundamental right to
choose safe and legal abortion for every
American woman.
Pro-choice Americans know the days
of safe and legal abortion are numbered.
Already, state-legislated abortion re-
strictions, judicial setbacks, and a long
term anti-choice campaign of terror and
harrassment at clinics have restricted
many women's access to medically safe
abortion. On April 22nd, the Supreme
Court will hear oral arguments in a case
from Pennsylvania that is likely to take
away a woman's fundamental right to
choose. A decision in that case is likely
this summer.
The pro-choice majority is deter-
mined not to return to the days when
women facing crisis pregnancies had
to choose between compulsory preg-
nancy and childbirth, or dangerous
back alley of self-induced abortion.
The faces in Washington April 5th were
the faces of pro-choice America: Stu-
dents who have had crisis pregnancies,
grandmothers who remember the back
alleys, women have withstood anti-
choice harassment, families that have
chosen abortion, men whose mothers
and sisters have suffered and died of
illegal abortion, and young people from
every corner of the nation who care
about our future.
The April 5th weekend was a key to
pro-choice activity in this crucial year —
and students were absolutely critical to
the success of the event.
Freshman Charged With Hacking
The Florida Department of Law En-
forcement has arrested a Florida Com-
munity College freshman for allegedly
tampering with a company's computer
network.
Thomas Harkey Jr. turned himself in
Feb. 25 after police traced a Dec. 15
breach in thecomputersystemof Cardin-
al Distnbution Inc., an Ohio-basedphar-
maccutical company.
FDLE agents accused Harkey of ran-
domly dialing 800 numbers to find
.Hiofhei computer link, then breaking the
computer's access codes and inserting
his own. The computer breach shut down
Cardinal's Buffalo office for two days.
Agents said the foul-up cost the com-
pany $25,000.
Harkey faces felony and misdemeanor
charges in connection with the computer
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I want to take issue with your editorial
on National Health Care With Facts.
No additional taxes will be needed —
the plan is revenue neutral; it uses
existing health care revenues.
Because all residents of Florida will
be covered under one single not-for-
profit plan, administrative costs will be
greatly reduced and doctors, hospital
and other provider fees will be con-
trolled.
Revenues will be generated from Me-
dicare/Medicaid and other medical
funds. Persons with income under a
fixed amount will not pay premiums;
they will receive free medical care. All
revenues earmarked for health will be
deposited into a trust fund from which all
providers will be reimbursed.
Senior citizens on Medicare will con-
tinue to pay their Part B premiums
through Social Security, but they will no
longer have extra payments, deductibles,
or need supplementary insurance.
The Canadian Health Plan has been an
unqualified success. I have spoken to
many Canadians and they all laud the
program.
The doctors receive good and equita-
ble compensation and if any Canadian
does not want to use the health plan, they
may use private physicians, It is true that
Canadians pay for the program through
higher taxes, but I would be willing to
pay one thousand dollas in taxes for this
too.
The insurance companies are reaping
a bonanza from Medicare and the pa-
tients. They are making millions. We do
not need to have them administer our
plans. The United States government
will appoint a group to handle the
nation's health care at a minimal cost.
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The Annual National Day
Of Prayer
An American Tradition Held The First Thursday In May
By Beverly Kcnnard
The Declaration of Independence, our
first statement as Americans of national
purpose and identity, made "the Laws of
Nature and of Nature's God" the foun-
dation of our United States of America.
The Declaration further asserts that peo-
ple have inalienable rights that are GOD-
given. These rights are not conferred by
civil government, but the express task of
government is to make secure these
"inalienable" rights.
Fifteen years later the First Amend-
ment to the U.S. Constitution gave a
Pre-eminent place to the right of "free
exercise" of religion and to protecting
that right by prohibiting any congres-
sional "law respecting an establishment
of religion."
Thomas Jefferson wrote, in his (Vir-
ginia) Bill for Establishing Religious
Liberty, that a person's religious beliefs
do not disqualify them from holding
public office. He also said that "all men
shall be free to profess...their opinions in
matters of religion" without negatively
affecting their standing in the govern-
ment. Moreover, contrary to popular
belief, Jefferson never maintained that
federal officials could not open their
meetings with prayer or call the public to
prayer on a given day. In fact, in his
famous 1802 letter to the Connecticut
religious association he termed the First
Amendment a "wall of separation be-
tween Church and State," and President
Jefferson said he was "convinced" that a
man's "natural right" to religious ex-
pression is not in opposition to his
political function, i.e., social duties.
Consequently for the founders of our
nation, all people whether in their capa-
cities as government officials, teachers,
neighbors or parents, are free to profess
their religious beliefs without govern-
mental interference or prohibition. By
extension they are also free to encourage
their fellow citizens to pray. The Jefferso-
nian "separation between Church and
State," understood correctly in the light
of the Declaration of Independence,
means only that a church and a civil
government are separate and distinct
institutions. It does not mean that gov-
ernment must be hostile towards reli-
gion, or seek to eliminate religious
content from public forums. In the Ever-
son case, in which the U.S. Supreme
Court first used the "wall of separation"
phrase, the Court summarized its mean-
ing in the words, "Neither a State nor the
Federal Government can set up a
church."
To date, the only practices which have
been held unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court as an "establishment" of
religion are religious training, prayer,
Bible reading and posting of the Ten
Commandments when directed and re-
quired by the government, or govern-
ment-directed and authorized periods of
silence in public schools.
Civic prayers and national days of
prayer have a long, and venerable history
in our constitutional republic dating
back to the First Continental Congress in
1775. The Supreme Court has affirmed
the right of state legislatures to open their
sessions with prayer as recently as 1983.
The Supreme Court and the U.S. Con-
gress begin each day with prayer.
The founders understood one other
fundamental principle concerning our
religious liberty, It is, in the words of the
Virginia Declaration of Rights, that reli-
gion is a "duty which we owe our
Creator" rather than to men, "according
to the dictates of conscience." Yet the
government may encourage its citizens
to pray without compelling them to do
so.
The National Day of Prayer, now
permanently authorized by Congress
and annually proclaimed by the Presi-
dent, is in keeping with the Constitution,
and the custom and the history of our
nation. On this day each year, without
compulsion, and "according to the dic-
tates of conscience," the American peo-
ple are simply urged by the President to
exercise their precious religious free-
dom to petition the Creator on behalf of
their beloved land.
Thursday, May 7 is the National Day of
Prayer. For more information on how to
get involved and about the events com-
memorating this day, call Lynn Doyal,
local coordinator, (407) 487-0332, Boca
Raton, Florida.
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Paul J. Glynn: PBCC's Best Friend
By Guy Davis
If Palm Beach Community College
ever had a best friend, then Paul (Dean)
Glynn would likely be one of the best
friends the college will ever know.
As an instructor at PBGC for 30 years
Glynn has seen the college grow from a
small junior college to the four campus
institution that his dedication and enthu-
siasm helped to build.
Although retired, Glynn still finds
time to administrate much needed schol-
arship programs under the PBCC Foun-
dation. Dollars For Scholars, The Glynn-
Stone Grant and The William A. Mosow
Grant are three programs Glynn found-
ed.
This year over sixty students will
benefit from the quarter-million-dollar
scholarship funds. "When we started the
PBJC Alumni Association scholarships
back in 1949, we gave five students $200
each. Unfortunately, none of those kids
returned the following semester. We've
improved that average abit since then."
The real story on "Dean" Glynn began
years before, when his 32-year-oldfather
passed away.
At age 14, Glynn left school to help
support his mother and four brothers.
"My father died and it was a matter of
survival for us. I went to work in the zinc
mines of Franklin, New York and it was
there I stayed till I was 18." Glynn
finished high school and worked his way
through college, graduating with a B.S.
in science from Trenton State College.
Soon after graduation, Glynn was
drafted into the Army's 10th Combat
Engineers. At the peak of World War II,
Glynn served in the pacific campaign
where he was injured while participating
in the allied invasion of Okinawa. As an
Army engineer Glynn was responsible
for locating land mines. When one of the
mines detonated he was severly injured.
Glynn was awarded both the Purple
Heart and the Silver Star for valor.
"After my injury the army medical
group advised me to live in a warmer
climate, so my wife Betty and I decided
to Settle in Palm Beach County."
Although the Glynn's came to the
County as strangers, they were deter-
mined to make new friends and stay. "I
landed a job at Palm Beach High as a
science instructor yet that didn't last
long," Glynn said.
It was the President of PBJC John I.
Leonard who convinced Glynn to join
the PBJC faculty in 1949. He was given
the position of science instructor and
soon after Glynn got to know virtually
every student enrolled at the college.
"I was hired to teach anatomy and
physiology yet it wasn't long before I
found myself the dean of students, direc-
tor of athletics, coach of all PBJC sports
(basketball, golf and tennis) and organ-
ized the intramural sports program."
In his 40-plus years of dedicated
service to the community Glynn has
volunteered his talents and leadership as
Director of the March of Dimes, as
President of the Palm Beach Little
League Baseball program and he is a pas t
president of the Palm Beach County
Softball League, to name a few.
The Alumni Assiciation of Trenton
State College, in New Jersey, just select-
ed Glynn for their 1992 Alumni Citation
Award. This award is the highest honor
the association bestows upon former
students of Trenton State College. The
ceremony will be held June 20, on the
same day Glynn and his wife will be
celebrating their 50th wedding anniver-
sary.
Now 76-years-old, Glynn still spends
many hours on campus and may often be
found assisting students, giving advise
or working on the PBCC archives. He
swims daily and takes long walks with
his wife Betty. They have three children
Carroll, Jane and Pete.
Paul J. Glynn was Honored in 1984 when PBCC dedicated the registrar/counselinc
center "The Paul J. Glynn Student Services Building". S
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Chase, Neill Excellent, Story
Suspenseful in " Memoirs"
ByD.S.UIlery
"Memoirs of an Invisible Man,"
which is based on the novel of the same
title, is the latest project from veteran
horror/fantasy director John Carpenter.
And, as usual, Carpenter takes an over-
worked concept and breathes new life
into it by approaching the material from a
fresh perspective, as he did in films such
as "Starman" (the "friendly visitor
from space" genre inspired by "E.T.")
' and "Escape from New York" (the
futuristic action thriller).
In this case, the concept is invisibility,
and in 1992 when most people hear the
words "invisible man" they groan in-
wardly as visions of cheap wire effects
and adolescent "girls' locker room"
jokes come to mind. It is not a novel idea,
and in the eyes of most moviegoers itwas
worked into the ground back in the
Forties, when Universal Studios insisted
upon making an entire series of black
and white B-movies inspired by H.G.
Wells' original novel "The Invisible
Man."
"Memoirs" defies those origins and
turns out to be a well-paced, involving
suspense thriller that, as well as show-
casing a series of astounding visual
effects, also sports a real element of wit.
That's a surprise, as the film's hero —
Nick Halloway — is portrayed by veteran
comic actor Chevy Chase. Watching the
previews for this film, one would think
that viewers were in for another "Mod-
em Problems" — a special effects-laden
movie that exists only to showcase
i Chase's talent for slapstick.
Not so. This film has many funny
moments, the type that are clever enough
to make you smile, but not really burst
out laughing. (My favorite comes when
Chase is walking down a sidewalk at
night, musing over his invisibility, and a
hood runs up to a woman who is standing
on a nearby curb and snatches her purse.
The thug runs and she starts screaming.
Chase, who the crook passes but cannot
see, reaches out, grabs the purse, and
returns it to the woman without ever
looking up from the sidewalk or slowing
his pace. The joke is that, like the purse
snatcher, the woman cannot see Chase.
Her stunned expression is hilarious.)
There are moments of direct physical
comedy as well, but director Carpenter
wisely chooses to keep them sparse,
favoring instead a seripus approach to
the concept of a man who has, without
warning, been rendered invisible.
This approach is aided in no small way
by the outstanding performances of
Chevy Chase, who proves here that he
does indeed have a flair for melodrama,
and actor Sam Neill (usually remem-
bered for his role as the adult Damien
Thorn in the third "Omen" film, "The
Final Conflict") who portrayed David
Jenkins, a government assassin who sees
in Halloway the chance to make a great
deal of money, by selling his services as
an invisible spy to whichever govern-
ment will pay the highest price.
Neill is really wonderful to watch and
chews on his role like he was born to play
it. He's a truly menacing villain. Like-
wise, Chase is a memorable hero, and his
Chevy Daryl
Chase Hannah
Memoirs
of an
Invisible
Man
An adventure like vou've never seen.
actions throughout the movie have a
certain amount of believability to them
— whatHalloway does during the course
of this film is what anyone might do if
they found themselves both invisible
and pursued by the government. This
film makes a point of showing the
audience that being invisible may not be
the wonderful fantasy that people think it
would be. (At one point Chase, who
narrates the film, actually says "When I
was a kid I had always dreamed of how
great it would be to be invisible. Now I
realized that being seen was important
too.")
Daryl Hannah puts in an appearance
as Nick's love interest, Alice Munroe.
Unfortunately their relationship isn't
allowed to develop until the second half
of the film, and as a result, Hannah's
character is left with little to do. When
she finally does become involved on the
story, Hannah delivers a solid perform-
ance.
Then there are the visual effects,
created by those masters of the fantastic,
Industrial Light & Magic. ILM has
outdone themselves with this film, and
an Oscar for best visuals will no doubt
be in order next year. The viewer is
invited to witness such sights as food
digesting in mid-air, a jogging suit run-
ning down a beach, a tennis outfit
playing tennis by itself (as a confused cat
and dog look on), and — in the opening
moments of the film — a piece of gym
that chews itself and blows into a bubble.
The f/x team on this film does a thorough
job of convincing the viewer that Nick
Halloway is really invisible.
"Memoirs of an Invisible Man" is not
the most original film I've ever seen. But
that lack of originality is what makes the
film work so well. After so many years,
Hollywood has finally produced an in-
visible man film that H.G. Wells himself
would admire. "Memoirs of an Invisible
Man" works.
STILL UNANSWERED: If he's in-
visible, and light is passing through him
rather than reflecting off of him, how is it
that Chevy Chase casts a shadow in this
film?
"Lawnmower Man" A Successful King Adaptation
JEFF FAHEY
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It was with heavy heart that I went to
see "The Lawnmower Man", the latest
film adaptation of a Stephen King short
story. How many times have films like
this been released, promising to provide
a few hours of frightfully enjoyable (pun
intended) screen entertainment, only to
be revealed as a waste of good film?
Like so many other films, "The Lawn-
mower Man" is taken from a tale that
appears in the King anthology "Night
Shift". With a series of losers such as
"Children of The Corn", "Maximum
Overdrive" (which is based on the story
"Trucks"), and - worst of all - "Gravey-
ard Shift" preceding it, is it any wonder
that I - a die-hard King reader - was fully
prepared to be dissapointed? Films
based on King's short stories just don't
work.
Until now. Hollywood has finally
pulled off as excellent adaptation of a
Stephen King short work. And the in-
credible thing about all of this is that the
filmmakers have done so by writing the
screenplay in such a way that the film
bears almost no resemblance to the story.
The film "The Lawnmower Man"
tells the story of Dr. Larry Angelo (Pierce
Brosnan), a genius who has developed a
way of using virtual reality - a technolo-
gy which allows people to interact with
computer programs to the point of ac-
tually experiencingphysicial sensations -
and a series of specialized chemical
injections to boost human intellect.
Early in the film, just as Angelo is on
'.he verge of testing his procedure on a
human subject rather than the lab apes he
has worked with to date, something goes
wrong and his lab is closed down until
further notice from his employers, a
nasty organization by the name of "The
Shop" (And if any of you King fans out
there have been paying attention, you
realize that "The Shop" is the same
organization that spent most of the novel
and film "Firestarter" attempting to
kidnap the little girl and her father).
Angelo is distressed by the accident, and
is told by his immediate superior to take a
few weeks off and rest.
The scene then switches to a nearby
town, a small, back-woods type of com-
munity where Angelo lives. Places like
this seem to pop up all the time in King
novels, so this particular cliche' feels
right at home.
It is in this town that Angelo has set up
his own private lab, located in his base-
ment. There he works on his intellect-
boosting process, make all the necessary
perfections, but for nothing. He still
doesn't have a human subject to work
with.
Enter Jobe (Jeff FaheyX alias "The
Lawnmower Man". Jobe is a big, hand-
some yardman who tends to all the yards
in the town and takes extra - special care
ofhisbelovedlawnmower,BigRed.Jobe
is mentally challenged, and as a result is
always treated in a less-than-humane
manner by most of the people he knows.
Angelo sees in Jobe the chance to really
test his project and see if it will be a
success. He also sees it as an opportunity
for Jobe to have a chance to take a stand
against the people who consistently
mistreat him.
So, after Jobe agrees to be a part of the
experiment, Angelo sets to work, using
the same computer programming and
chemical injections as he used on the
apes, and soon the yardman is as intelli-
gent as everyone else. For a while things
appear to be really wonderful - Jobe has a
girlfriend, he's finally earning the re-
spect he deserves, and his life just
generally seems to be improving.
Then things begin to happen. Jobe can
suddenly read minds. He acquires the
power of telekinesis - he can run Big Red
by thought. And his intellect is still
encreasing.
The Shop catches on to all of this, and
before you can say "terrifying plot
twist" everything goes wrong. Very, very
wrong. With their help, of course.
Without revealing anything else, let's
just say that Jobe becomes even more
powerful, and begins to develop an
attitude. A lethal attitude....
From here the film builds very high
levels of suspense, and becomes abso-
lutely terrifying when the Lawnmower
Man begins to go on the warpath.
Jeff Fahey's performance as Jobe is
fantastic - he is convincing as the retard-
ed Jobe, and appropriately menacing
once the transformation has begun.
Likewise, Brosnan turns in a remarkable
performance as the doctor who inadver-
tently creates a true monster.
And is a monster. Jobe is the most
memorable screen villian this side of
Freddy Krueger, and throughout this
film he demonstrates his capacity for
creating chaos time and time again.
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Miami String Quartet To
Perform At Duncan
The Duncan Theatre is pleased to
announce a fifth concert in our increas-
ingly popular Early Bird Chamber Mu-
sic Concert Series this season. On April
15 at 3 P.M. the Miami String Quartet
will give a concert at the Duncan Thea-
tre. This outstanding quartet brings to the
Duncan a highly skilled performance of
chamber music that will please the most
demanding aficionado.
The repertoire for their performances
will include three pieces from one of the
following: Hayden, Beethoven, Bartok,
Prokofiev, Mendelssoh and Schubert.
The Miami String Quartet has been
invited to participate in the Banff Inter-
national String Quartet Competi t ion this
summer. In May of 1991 they shared the
top prize awarded in the Evian Interna-
tional String Quartet Competition. They
also won the Prix du Ministere de la
Culture for their performance of Gabriel
Faure's String Quartet as well as the Prix
Espace 2 (Swiss radio) given by the jury
of the press.
Amongotheraccomplishmentsofthis
very talented quartet, they garnered the
First Prize and Grand Prize winners at
the 1989 Fischoff Competition and were
prizewinners in the 1991 London Inter-
national Competition as well.
They take great interest in presenting
new work like "Summer Memories" by
David Baker and "Concertino" by
Maurice Gardner.
James Roos of the Miami Herald
wrote; "they exhibited that rare sense of
poise associated with high caliber virtu-
osos." Jay Harvey of the Indianapolis
Star wrote: "This quartet can negotiate
the most fearsome of musical hairpin
turns with ease." In the Indiana Gazette,
Sara Steelman wrote: "They stormed
through the music's deliciously com-
plex passages with apparent ease, grace
and enthusiasm."
Tickets for this event are $12. Please
call the Box Office (407) 439-8141,
between noon and 5 P.M. Monday through
Friday.
This concert is sponsored by the Ark
Restaurant in Lantana. Just present your
ticket stub on the day of the performance
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The Great Rat Villain
By Dave Glenn Montalbano
Movie director Steven Spielberg said
in a television interview once that the
only movies his mother would let him
see when he was a child were Disney
films. Little Stevie would wake up in the
middle of the night with nightmares
featuring Disney villains.
The Disney villains are powerful fig-
ures in childhood psychology. "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs" features a
narcissistic Queen who poisons good
girls with apples. The much hyped
Christmas video release of "Fantasia"
featured a sequence in which a mountain
turns into a demon. "Bambi" features
one of the deepest fears of childhood; the
loss of a parent. Even the Oscar-
nominated "Beauty, and the Beast" fea-
tures a pretty boy villain.
The villain of "The Great Mouse
Detective' is Professor Ratigan, who's
voice is supplied by resigning horror
king Vincent Price. Professor Ratigan is
a rat (but don't call him that to his face)
who seeks to control all the mice in
England during the Victorian age. Stand-
ing in his way is The Great Mouse
Detective a.k.a Basil of Baker Street.
(Easy trivia question — What famous
fictional detective lives at 221 Baker
Street?)
Basil is aidedbyDr.Dawson,Tobie the
Wonder Dog and the daughter of one of
Ratigan's victims. It is Basil's clan that
gives the forces of good a marginal
advantage over Ratigan. In the film's
most vivid scene, Basil and Ratigan du el
on top of Big Ben. This duel, which takes
place during a lightning storm, left the
mothers in the audience in hysterics.
"The Great Mouse Detective" was
originally released in 1986 and the
animation seems primitive by today's
standards. However, the mothers and
their children in the audience cheered
and screamed at the appropriate times.
Compared to the aforementioned D i s ney
"family classics," "The Great Mouse
Detective" is a mediocre effort. Sorry
Professor Ratigan, perhaps there m ight
be a role for you in "Beauty and the Beasf
Part II."
Alternative Music: The Voice
Of The Nineties
April 6, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 9
By Dave Glenn Montalbano
With the fragmentation of American
radio, there is no soundtrack for our
college years. The college student of the
late sixties will remember where they
were when they first heard The Beatles
performing "Sargent Pepper's Lonely
Hearts' Club Band." Likewise, the early
eighties student will associate their glo-
ry years with songs from Michael Jack-
son's "Thriller." However, what musi-
cal artist will you remember from your
golden years atP.B.GG? Nirvana? Harry
Connick Junior? Garth Brooks? Madon-
na? Primus? All are talented artists in
their own right, but can any of them
actually claim to be the voice of the
1990's?
Perhaps the antithesis is starting with-
in the state of Florida. With the nine year
survival of 88.5 WKPX FM Radio, the
Alternative music format has survived
infancy and is starting to walk, talk and
run. Nestled on reconstructed New R i ver
Drive in Fort Lauderdale is the South
Florida version of San Francisco Ha ight-
Asbury. The cultural headquarters i s 3
nightclub called Squeeze. Squeeze fea-
tures Wednesday evening performances
by local bands on the verge of malcine it
big; Black Janet, Vesper Sparrow, Mari-
lyn Manson and the Spooky Kids.
Eclectic is the way to describe the
atmosphere at Squeeze. The dress code
involves a mixture of military garb, bl ack
turtlenecks, and open collared shirts
Fashionable grooming involves a par-
tially shaven and dyed head. Conversa-
tional topics range from politics to mu-
sic. First amendment freedoms are al-
ways a big topic at Squeeze.
While there might not be a song «,
artist for the 1990's, South Florida does
have first dibs on the introduction of
Alternative music into the American
music scene.
Continued from page 7
These scenes of mayhem are brought
to life with astonishing skill - 1 don't
know who the f/x team on this film was,
but those people deserve an oscar. The
sequences involving the world of virtual
reality are so dazzling that viewers will
find it impossible to draw their eyes from
the screen.
With truly amazing (and refreshingly
bloodless) special effects, a solid story, a
charming hero, and an absolutely spell.
binding villian, "The Lawnmower
Man" delivers what it should -
good, f
scary fun. And it does it in such a w a v
that, whenever the title is mentioned
even King fans will think of the filmfiygj'
"The Lawnmower Man" is an excep-
tional film and a shining example of how
to make a King story work on the screen
That's a welcome surprise.
ByMikeMitseff
I can do that! I can sit before a camera
and broadcast sports, weather, or hard
news stories. All I need to do is sit and
smile, nod knowingly, and read the copy
that describes the action taking place on
the TV screen. How hard can it be?
Sounds familiar, does it not? We see
someone engaged in a glamorous job and
right away we think, how lucky that person
is to have a job that is all fun and no work.
How hard can it be?
But many who set their sights on such a
job never arrive because they begin with a
false understanding of what it takes to get
where they want to go. I talked last week
with someone who sits in front of a
camera, and who reads her script and
smiles while the images dance across the
T.V. screen. The road that she has traveled
in pursuit of such a job may suprise you.
But, how hard can it be?
Let me introduce you to Suzy Kolber,
the weekend sport's anchor for WPEC
Channel 12 television in West Palm
Beach; she not only produces the weekend
sports program, but Kolber also produces
the sports features that air every weekday
afternoon on the five o'clock news show.
That Kolber enjoys her work is an
understatement. She brings an exuberance
for her work combined with a playful
intelligence that is certainly engaging. It is
easy to get caught up in the fun and
excitement that Kolber brings to the
WPEC-12 Sports Department.
Kolber was born in Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, the progeny of Gene and Sandra
Kolber. Paul Kolber, Suzy's big brother,
and their mother, Sandra, have their own
video production business, while Kolber's
father, Gene, sells advertising for various
media. They all still live and work in
Philadelphia, with the exception of Suzy.
Kolber' s love for sports began when she
was a little girl sitting on her grandfather's
lap watching Monday Night Football.
"I loved the halftime highlights," re-
minisced Kolber.
Kolber attended Upper Dublin High
School, in Fort Washington, where she
played every sport, but her favorite was
basketball.
An injury "prevented me from continu-
ing in sports," explained Kolber.
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Looks So Easy!
Leaving Philadelphia at the age of 18,
Kolber attended the University of Miami
on a partial scholarship. Her interest in
broadcasting at that time was a bit hazy.
Not sure in which direction to proceed, she
enrolled under an organizational broad-
casting curriculum.
A few years later, Kolber began working
on the television cable system at the
University of Miami. It was there that her
bent for broadcasting came into focus.
While covering the newly formed Univ-
ersity of Miami basketball team, Tony
Segretto head of sports for WTVJ-4, who
was also covering the Hurricanes, noticed
her. He asked if she would be interested in
an internship at WTVJ-4 television in
Miami. Thus began Kolber' s involvement
in broadcasting.
"I was Tony Segretto's first intern,"
explained Kolber, "the summer after my
junior year. It just kind of happened from
there."
As an intern, Kolber learned how to edit
the tape for broadcast and honed her
writing skills creating the scripts used for
program.
At the end of her first summer as an
intern at WTVJ-4 they added an afternoon
show at 5:30 and help was needed in
producing the sports. Kolber took advan-
tage of the opportunity and began produc-
ing local sports features.
"I decided what stories to pursue,
sought them out, set them up, took along a
cameraman and put together a fea-
ture,"said Kolber. "I did every thing but
put my voice and face on them."
Kolber then took her work back to the
studio to write and edit the material for
broadcast. She worked at WTVJ-4 as an
intern until she graduated from the Univ-
ersity of Miami in 1986.
After graduation she went to New York
City on a fellowship sponsored by the
"International Radio and Television So-
ciety"; Kolber was one of 30 students
selected chosen on the strength of several
essays that she had written plus her
experience in the field of broadcasting.
Later she was one of 15 students selected
to work anywhere they chose.
"I preferred CBS in New York, and
worked in the video tape archives for
almost four months. I at first thought, what
PBCC Celebrates
National Library Week
From April 6 to 10 the PBCC central
campus Harold C Manor Library is cele-
brating National Library Week. Below is a
list of dates and events. Students are
welcome at all events, and are urged to get
involved.
April 6-10:
Coffee: 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors of the library.
Bring- a-book-take-a-book: Paperback
book exchange, 3rd floor of the library.
Video: "A Tour of the Library," continu-
ous showings on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of
the library.
Monday, April 6:
Film Program: American Classics
Banned in U.S. Libraries, 2nd floor library
gallery: 10:00 A.M. - Steinbeck, "The
Grapes of Wrath" (42 min.); 12:00 noon -
Hemingway, "Farewell to Arms" (58
min.). 1:00 P.M; "Hemingway", a chron-
icle of the author's life.
Tuesday, April 7:
Demonstration: Working With Fibers -
The Art of Handmade Paper: Marsha
Christo and Patrick Fallon, artist, 2nd floor
of the library, 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Wednesday, April 8:
Your Right To Know Through Poetry -
Poems read by PBCC's Creative Writing
Class, 2nd floor library gallery, 11:00
AM
On the 8th there will also be a "Bring Your
Own Brown Bag" picnic from 12:30 to
1:30 P.M. The library staff invites all
students to join them at the Lannan
Sculpture Garden (located on the west side
of the library) for this picnic, where cold
drinks and entertainment in the form of
the Jefferson Davis Jazz Band will be
provided. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, April 9:
How to Get Published - Speaker: Florida
author Chevy Alden, writer of the action/
adventure novel "Black Falcon". Forth-
coming book: "How To Get Published."
2nd floor library gallery, 11:00 A.M.
Friday, April 10:
Student Soapbox - Your Right to Know:
Student Speakers Voicing Opinions, east
side of Business Administration building,
11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Followed by
coffee.
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SUZY KOLBER T.V. 12 sports anchor, takes a break from covering a recent PBCC
mens Basketball game.
am I doing here? I found out that eventual-
ly everyone needs to research stories that
they are working on for a broadcast, so I
met nearly everybody at CBS," said
Kolber.
WTVJ-4 called Kolber while she was in
New York and asked her to come back and
produce sports features for them; she was
hired fulltime in 1986 though 1989. Later,
she freelanced sports features for other
Miami television stations. She also
worked for Perfecta Vision, a company
which produces features for use on cable
stations nationwide.
Kolber received her first on-the-air
experience while producing these cable
features.
"I was travelling around the country
doing greyhound race tracks features, and
at the time I wondered just what I was
doing, but it paid off."
Her travels took a fortunate turn and
landed her a job in Dallas, Texas. She went
as part of a Miami production crew to the
newly formed Dallas Cowboy television
network. One year prior to going, Jimmy
Johnson had become the new Head Coach
of the Dallas Cowboys.
The company produced a coaches show,
a number of which were live broadcasts;
Kolber's sports features were seen in 22
markets in five states, and also on the CBS
affilitate in Dallas.
"That kind of exposure got me my tape
to bring to the station here at WPEC-12,
and once they saw my work in Dallas, they
asked me to do an audition tape," but
Kolber wasn't hired on the basis of her
on-the-air experience. She was hired for
her writing and production experience.
"The most important thing above every-
thrng else is the writing."
"There is more of an art to writing a
piece of copy than there is sitting in a
studio and reading what someone else has
written, " explained Kolber.
"People who sit and read someone
else's material are in the top markets; they
are established journalists who have paid
their dues by writing for years."
"Everyone in this business has worked
at least one year without getting paid at
all," exhorted Kolber.
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Panthers At Conference Midpoint
By Robert G. Gerard
and James Stravino
The Palm Beach Community College
baseball team has chaulked up an im-
pressive 21 wins and eight losses at the
mid-point of the season, ranking them
number one in the state according to a
recent community college poll. Coach
Gero's Panthers have a conference
standing of seven wins and five losses
halfway through the conference.
The potent and diverse styles of the
hitters, especially the awe inspiring four-
some of Alex Diaz, who leads the state in
hitting, Steve Meyers, Jimmy Phlug, and
Carl Grinstead, have worked together to
contribute their own blend of baseball
wizardry to the team.
On the pitching staff, Dave Manning
and Mark Lucas lead the team in wins.
PBCC swept the first two conference
games against Edison Community Col-
lege 2-1 ,5-2 then split with Miami-Dade
North for a 2-1 win and a 2-4 loss. The
Panthers then split a home/away series
with Miami/Dade-Wolfson for an 8-2
win and a 1-3 loss.
Last year's conference champions
IRCC split a two game series with the
Panthers, a 4-0 loss for PBCC and the
other a 7-4 win at home. IRCC is not in
contention this year. As a matter of fact,
they are in the cellar. Miami/Dade South
is currently in first place in the Southern
Conference.
The first game against Broward was a
close 6-5 win and the second was rained
out, but rescheduled for March 15 and
playedattheFAUfieldfor an 8-4 victory.
PBCC came back from a third inning
2-8 deficit against Connecticut Quinnip-
iac Community College, and Gary Peters
game winning RBI in the bottom of the
eighth inning gave the Panthers a 10-8
win. P.J. Meyer was the winning pitcher
and his brother Steve Meyer hit a home
run. The concluding game of the series
was a 2-0 shut out.
The Coach Of The No. 1 Team In The State
By James Stravino
I recently interviewed Craig Gero who
is the coach of the number one commun-
ity college baseball team in the state. I
found out what he thought of this season,
and what his plans are for the future.
"Can you tell us a little bit about
yourself?"
"I'm a local; I went to Forest Hill High
School in 1973-77. 1 came to Palm Beach
Community College for two years in
1978-79, after then I went to Florida
Southern for two years in 1980-81,
where I was captain of the team that won
the national championship. My wife's
name is Sally, and I have two wonderful
children, Ashley who is six and Bradley
who is four months."
"What about your coaching back-
ground?"
"I started out as an assistant at PBCC
in 1982 under then coach Dusty Rhodes.
In 1983 I took over at Forest Hill High
School and stayed there until I returned
to PBCC in 1989 where I have a 85-46
record."
"Can you evaluate the season thus far
for us?"
"I'm happy with the season, we are in
second place with twelve conference
games to play. We lost some players due
to injuries; Danon Winters our second
baseman is returning from back surgery.
He should be ready for the start of the
second half of the conference."
"How does it feel to have the number
one team in the state?"
"It is nice to get the recognition and
respect, but it is not necessary. Our goal
is to get to the state tournament in May."
"In your opinion what makes a good
baseball player in today's game?"
"I am looking for young men with
good work habits. If you have good work
habits it will not only show up on the
field, but it will show up in the classroom
Men's Baseball Coach Craig Gero
as well. I think the education that the
players receive is the most important
thing they can gain."
"Which is your favorite baseball
team?"
"My favorite team is probably the San
Francisco Giants because I coached
all-star second baseman Robby Thomp-
son at Forest Hill High School."
"Who right now, is playing the best on
your team?"
"Probably Alex Diaz because he leads
the state in hitting and leads the team in
runs batted in."
"With most of your pitchintg staff
graduating what prospects do you
have?"
"Dan DeStefano and PJ. Meyer are
returning next year, along with another
pitcher who is a red shirt freshman, so I
think we will have a good team next year.
As far as prospects go I want to wait until
they sign before I say anything."
"What is your connection with the
University of Florida head coach Joe
Arnold?"
"I played third base and designated
hitter for him at Florida Southern."
"Tell us about your assistant coach-
es."
"Darryl Boyd, my pitching coach is
tops. I knew him when he was pitching at
John I. Leonard High School in Lake
Worth. He played here at PBCC and at
the University of Florida. He also
pitched in the minor leagues for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos.
My hitting and fielding coach is also
tops. He played at PBCC and at the
University of Jacksonville. He also
played minor league baseball for the
Chicago Cubs."
"How has the designated hitter
changed the game of baseball?"
"I think it gives a coach more flexibili-
ty with his pitching staff. It gives you the
opportunity to leave a pitcher in a game
that is a couple of runs down instead of
removing him from the game with a
pinch hitter."
"What is in the future for Craig
Gero?"
"I am thrilled to death to be here. I was
happy at Forest Hill when we won the
district in 1988, and then this opportuni-
ty came (Head Coach of the Panthers),
this was something that I always wanted
to do. I played here at PBCC and was an
assistant here before I went to Forest Hill
I am happy here at PBCC now and I plan
to be here next year and many more years
to come."
I have spent the entire season watch-
ing coach Gero and it is my opinion that
with his leadership this team will contin-
ue to improve upon a great season (23-8
7-5). The Panthers have seven games
remaining in the Southern Conference.
PBCC Basketball Wrap-Up
By Mike Mitseff
Congratulations to coaches Sandra
Booker and Scott Pospichal for the great
season that both the men and womens
basketball teams have had this year. Both
teams overcame adversity early in the
season, and both teams showed tremen-
dous character by winning their confer-
ence with identical records 9-1!
Though both Booker and Pospichal led
their teams to state tournaments, neither
team won the state championship; the
Lady Panthers finished runner-up in the
state, losing a heart-breaker in the cham-
pionship game to Central Florida Com-
munity College 68-66.
The men were knocked out of the
tournament in the first round by Gulf
Coast, the highest scoring team in the
state, 95-91.
PBCC salutes its two basketball
teams, Champions, every one!
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Lost In The Birds
by Jacob P. Getzoff
The Baker Bowl was situated at the
south west corner of Broad Street and
Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia. In
the late 1920's and early 1930's it was
the home of the National League Blue
Jays, as they were known for a short time
they played at Shibe Park, renamed Connie
Mack Stadium in honor of the owner/
manager of the American League Phila-
delphia Athletics.
The Baker Bowl had a short right field,
it was 250 feet from home plate to the
right field fence, which was made of tin.
Left field was 335 feet from home plate,
and centerfield was out of sight some
420 feet away. The left field "grand"
stands were wooden benches. Admis-
sion to this priviledged section was a
quarter, but this was during the great
economicDepression, who had money?
One day, my kid brother and I were
sitting in the bleachers. The hated
Brooklyn Dodgers were our opponents
(Blue Jays). Usually when these two
teams met, we sarcastically called them
pitchers battles. Scores of ten to nine, or
12 to 11 were not uncommon with our
team on the losing side.
We were watching the game, my
brother and I, and Babe Herman was in
left field for the Dodgers. Now the Babe
could hit a ton, but his fielding, to be
charitable, was a little suspect. In fact, he
was a lousy fielder.
On that warm summer day we sat
watching an ordinary fly ball that was hit
to left field, an easy out any one would
say, but not so with the Babe playing, you
could never be sure.
Look! A flock of pigeons flew into the
air-space in left field where the ball was
hit: The birds and the ball mingled.
Poor Babe looked up and became
confused. He staggered around in circles
pumping his fist in his glove trying to
separate ball from feathers, while the
ball fell harmlessly to the ground.
The fans were hooting and hollering,
yelling obscenities at the hapless Babe.
'You're lucky you didn't get hit on the
head,' someone yelled.
'It wouldn't hurt such a rock head,'
another fan screamed in reply.
You can miss s fly ball in the sun, but
who ever heard of losing a ball in the
birds, well, the Babe did.
Jacob Getzoff is a continuing educa-
tion student here at PBCC
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FREE MEASLES VACCINE TO TRANSFERRING STUDENTS
Students who are transferring to one of the nine Florida state
universities are eligible for a free measles vaccine. The student
must first call for an appointment and be sure to tell the Palm Beach
County Public Health unit that they are transferring from PBCC to
a state university. For more information call Mary George, clinic
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Panther Hoopsters Bound
For Division I
By Charles McKenzie
High school and college coaches hate
to lose their best players, but the really
good coaches know how to recuperate
their losses.
This is exactly what PBCC mens
basketball coach Scott Pospichal will
have to do next season. He will be
suffering the loss of players Tim Good-
man, Malcolm Nicholas, and Marte
Smith to three Division I schools.
Goodman, a forward, received a full
scholarship to University of South Ala-
bama. The 6-8 sophomore came to the
Panthers as a transfer from NCAA pow-
erhouse University of North Carolina
Charlotte.
Nicholas signed with Florida Interna-
tional University in Miami, Florida. He
led the Panthers in three point percentage
with 39.7, and was second in free throw
percentage 73.5 and in assist 8.9,
(fourth in state). The 6-3 point guard will
also receive a full scholarship.
Perhaps the biggest loss to the team
will be that of Marte Smith. The 6-7
sophomore is on his way to the Universi-
ty of Detroit-Mercy on a full scholarship.
The veteran power forward led PBCC in
field goal percentage with 62.8 (10th on
state). He also averaged 15 points per
game with 9.7rebounds (ninth instate).
Goodman was All Conference and All
State in all but his freshman year at Chief
Sealth High School in Seattle, Washing-
ton where he graduated in 1989. He was
featured in the All-American, Converse,
Street and Smith Basketball Annual and
was a McDonald's All-American.
Goodman said of his choice to go to
U.S.A., "Being a McDonald's All-
American, I could have gone a lot of
places. They (colleges) will say anything
to get you to sign. I know the assistant
coach at South Alabama, and I felt that I
could trust them."
Smith was first team All State, and All
Conference and All Area for three years
at Ottawa Hills High School where he
graduated in 1 989. Before transferring to
PBCC, Smith played for BigEast conten-
der University of Connecticut.
Smith is pleased to be heading back to
his home state. He is originally from
Grand Rapids, Michigan. "I chose it
because it's back home. My family can
watch me play," he said.
Nicholas will also play basketball
before a hometown crowd. The Florida
State transfer graduated from Miami
Senior High School where he played a
role in winning two State Champion-
ships. "It is closer to home, and I feel that
I can contribute immediately," he said of
his decision.
Pospichal is no stranger to losing
players. He has lost 24 of 25 players to
four year colleges, and had just two
veteran players returning to his 1991-92
team. Although they were short stays,
Goodman and Nicholas were welcomed
additions to the rebuilding squad.
Starters Michael Streeter and Tim
Heath may sign soon. Starter Michael
Streeter is considering Marshall Univer-
sity, and Tim Heath may attend New
Mexico or Georgia Southern. Khris Ed-
den may go with Northwestern, North
Florida, or Florida Atlantic. Other
Panthers are also entertaining offers
from several Florida universities.
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Volume 52 Number 1 1
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June 15, 1992
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Kass Hopes Votes Cast for Him
By Charles McKenzie
Palm Beach Community College
Professor Mitch Kass hopes to pro-
mote educational reform if he wins
a seat on the Palm Beach County
School Board in a countywide elec-
tion on September 1, 1992.
Kass teaches a diverse curricu-
lum in the college's Social Science
building and hopes to fill a vacancy
left by Linda Meyers Johnson after
she announced she would not run
for a third term as the District 3
representative.
"I'm for a movement that will
take a new look at education and
will really try to restructure it so
that it will be a better system. I'm
for educational reform not the sta-
tus quo," said Kass.
The school board has been in-
creasingly under fire since a wave
of backlashing erupted after stu-
dents, parents and teachers became
upset with continual budget cuts,
and the building of an elaborate,
$28 million dollar school board of-
fice complex nicknamed "the Taj
Mahal."
If elected Kass vows to evaluate
the administration to insure that it
is working properly and to change
several preexisting policies such as
out of school suspensions and drop-
out programs, He believes the
school board does not look at its
previous policies in retrospect to
reevaluate their effectiveness.
Kass also believes that the busi-
ness sector should have a partner-
ship with education. He hopes that
businesses will invest time and
money into the school system. Kass
Please see Kass/Page 5
By Charles McKenzie
A woman who spent much of
her life teaching the three R's hopes
to go to Tallahassee as a State Rep-
resentative for District 84 by teach-
ing the three "B's"' The Book, the
Ballot, and the Buck.
Addie Greene, Senior Commu-
nications Instructor at PBCC, has
been Mangonia Park's mayor for
the last two terms, and a
councilmember for the town for six
years. Greene first announced her
new campaign slogan to the Beach-
comber on June 2.
Her campaign is a three pronged
attack on several governmental poli-
cies and public practices. Greene is
quick to point out that each of the
three areas act upon and are acted
upon by the other two.
"The Book." As an educator
Greene hopes to tackle the myriad
of problems presently facing edu-
cation. "Unless our young people
are taught how to be self-suffi-
cient, they are always gomg to be a
burden on the tax payers," Greene
said.
Greene is proud of her. work
with todays youth. She has been a
professor at PBCC for 14 years and
spent the last eight years working
with the Big Brothers /Big Sisters
program. Two of her little sisters will
graduate from high school this year,
"The Ballot." Greene stresses
the power of voting to her Mangonia
Park constituents as well as all citi-
zens, particularly the young ones
She appeals to young voters to take
part in the governmental process,
especially now when programs af-
fecting Florida's youths are being cut.
"Until our young people leam
the power of the ballot, we will be
faced with cuts in education, and
cuts in their financial aid," Greene
pointed out.
"And The Buck. " "We need the
buck, but once you get it you have to
know what to do with it," said
Greene.
Greene will implement pro-
grams that teach proper health and
child care, and money manage-
ment techmques in hopes of reliev-
ing some of the financial burden
placed on government agencies.
She also subscribes to a plan that
will provide job training as part of
the welfare program.
She hopes that these plans will
free up money for an educational
system that can teach these same
programs to children. This will keep
future generations from falling in
the same rut.
Anyone mterested m Greene's
campaign may call her at 845-0847
or visit her campaign headquarters
at 1205 45th Street, MangoniaPark.
FCCAA Hands Down DecisiorK One Year SuspensionlorallPBCC Teams
By James Stravino
On May 28, 1992 the Florida
Community College Athletic Asso-
ciation placed the entire Athletic
Department at Palm Beach Com-
munity College on probation for
the 1992-93 season.
As a result, PBCC will not be
allowed to participate in post sea-
son tournaments. PBCC President
Edward Eissey and Athletic Direc-
tor Hamid Faquire have thirty days
in which to appeal the decision.
The harshness of the penalty
surprised and disappointed the
administration and coaches alike.
Faquire said "I arjj disappointed
and hurt; I thought it would only
affect the womens basketball pro-
gram."
The seven violations stem from
the women's basketball program,
five of which were committed by
former Lady Panther coach Sally
Smith, who reported the allega-
tions.
The two violations that were
not committed by Smith were not
violations in the eyes of the Na-
tional Junior College Athletic As-
sociation. PBCC, a division one
school, is required to record any
meals and or housing received by
its student athletes, according to
FCCAA rules. NJCAA rules do not
require division one schools to
record meals or housing for stu-
dent athletes.
"We will not appeal the proba-
tion of the women's basketball
team," President Eissey said: "we
now have a computer software pro-
gram that will keep track of every
student athlete. Also we have cre-
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BEACHCOMBER June 15, 1992
EDITORIAL
BEACHCOMBER |^M
June 15, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 3
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
T , J Abortion Battle
Dear Editor:
The abortion battle has hit the
airwaves in Indiana with Michael
E. Bailey's controversial ad cam-
paign for Congress, beaming vivid
pictures of aborted babies into the
living rooms of middle America.
National network news gave
Bailey's campaign a definite nega-
tive slant, calling him a "zealot" for
running "the most tasteless ad
campaign in American his
tory."
But is he wrong for
voicing his opinion
about abortion?
Is it wrong to see the
results of abortion?
There is a blatant w;
at the beginning of each ad, spe-
cifically saying young children
should not see it.
Bailey shows very human and
very dead fetuses aborted in their
third trimester. ( Yes, , third trimes-
ter abortions, right up to due date,
are allowed, with some restrictions,
in most states.) It is trury a gut-
wrenching sight from any perspec-
tive. But is it wrong to show these
pictures?
Bailey says in his ad: "When
something is so horrible that we
can't stand to look at it, then why
are we tolerating it? Pro-Choice is a
lie, these babies wouldnever choose
to die."
TV stations protested the adds,
saying they are too graphic. Critics
say Bailey is manipulating and tak-
President of Central
Hits Airwaves
ing advantage of a system that did
not anticipate this kind of use.
But, Bailey has the right to
show his adds, according to the
FCC rule which gives any legally
qualified candidate equal access to
the airwaves. It states that any
licensed station "shall have no
power of censorship over the mate-
broadcast by any such candi-
date." FCC Rules and
Regulations Sec.
73.1940
As forthe media's view
on the issue, it is in-
teresting to note that
CBS, NBC, ABC and
FOX all refuse to run
pro-life commercials
made by the DeMoss
Foundation The DeMoss
Foundation's spots do not show
the scalded remains of aborted
babies, but rather advocate adop-
tion or keeping the child in spite of
difficult circumstances.
This is a clear indication of the
major networks bias toward abor-
tion on demand. Various cable net-
works have been airing the com-
mercials over the past few months.
Atelevised picture says a thou-
sand words. That is precisely the
reason the planned genocide forces
shun them. The secretive methods
of Nazi concentration camps, which
kept the world in ignorance for so
many years, work very well today.
Will K. Smith
Florida CC Praises
Booker & Lady Panthers' Professionalism
Dear Editor:
I am writing to commend the
very positive actions of the Palm
Beach Community College women's
basketball team, their outstanding
coach Sandra Booker, athletic Di-
rector Hamid Faquire, and Presi-
dent, Dr. Ed Eissey. For the last
three years, the women's basket-
ball team has competed here in the
state tournament (Region VIII,
NJCAA) in hopes of earning a berth
in the national tournament.
In 1990-91, the Lady Panthers
won the state championship and
finished fourth and third in the
national championships. While
successful on the court, they left
fans and spectators less than ap-
preciative of their actions, sports-
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manship, and general court de-
meanor. Unfortunately, their former
coach was the leader in all of this.
This year, Palm Beach again
qualified for the state tournament
with an outstanding team, but one
whose ranks were very small in
number. They only had eight play-
ers. Yet, this team won the hearts,
respect, and admiration of capac-
ity crowds who could not believe
that coach Sandra Booker has com-
pletely turned the attitude and con-
duct of this program into a most
positive and productive operation.
Fans, their spectators, opposing
coaches, and college scouts were
unanimous in their praise and en-
thusiastic support for the very posi-
tive changes that had taken place
in the Lady Panthers program. One
big-time college scout personally
mentioned that he had much more
interest in trying to recruit these
players now.
The hats of Ocalans and Cen-
tral Floridians are off to Sandra
Booker for the outstanding turn-
around accomplished in her pro-
gram. This new coach deserves a
tremendous salute for a job well
done. Additionally, Hamid Faquire
and Dr. Ed Eissey did the job that
highly competent, successful, se-
nior administrators must do to
ensure that college programs re-
flect well not only on the college
but on the community. Again, we
congratulate Sandra Booker and
the Palm Beach administration for
doing a very outstanding job.
William J. Campion
President, CFCC
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Dave Montalbano, Chris Harris, Claudia Kinsey and Maryellen McClung.
Opinions expressed in the Beachcomber do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of Palm Beach Community College. Letters to the Editor must be
signed, if requested names will be witheld.
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Let Baby Theresa Give Life!
By Charles McKenzie
When JustinPearson and Laura
Campo were told their unborn child
had no brain or skull, they made a
decision that would bring yet an-
other issue to the surface of the
turbulent sea of medical ethics.
The question that will join abor-
tion and euthanasia as medicine's
moral dilemmas is this: Do the par-
ents of a child that would definitely
die within days have the right to
request that their child's organs be
transplanted into other needy chil-
dren?
Instead of giving the opportu-
nity of life to dying youngsters, the
court decided to let nature take its
course. As a result Baby Theresa
died, and the children denied the
opportunity may soon meet the
same fate.
Is the short life of a child with-
out a brain or skull worth the 1 i vcs
of several potentially normal chil-
dren who are seeking life saving
organ donations?
Placing values over the heads of
children may seem unethical, but
instead of the death of a new born
baby we might suffer the tragic loss
of several children because of it.
Cut the losses of these children's
parents, let future Baby Theresa ' s
give life!
PBGC's Athletes Suffer for Sally
By James Stravino and
Mike Mitsejf
The one year probation levied
against Palm Beach Community
College Athletic programs is harsh
and outrageous.
Fifteen violations were detailed
in a letter sent to the Florida Com-
munity College Athletic Associa-
tion by Sally Smith, and seven of
the violations were found to be true.
Smith committed five of the
seven violations that she so consci-
entiously reported to the FCCAA.
PBCC's devotion to its student-
athletes focuses not only on their
athletic prowess, but also empha-
sizes educational goals. In doing so,
the athletes remain focused on their
goal of graduating with a two-year
degree, and to continuing their edu-
cation at a four year university. (In
the mens basketball program, nearly
100% of the two-year graduates
continue their education with an
athletic scholarship.)
Unfortunately, the Lady Pan-
thers basketball team was not the
only PBCC athletic activity singled
out for punishment. All of the sports
programs at PBCC (whether guilty
of any violations or not) have been
forbidden to play in post-season
tournaments in 1993.
It would appear that the com-
mittee who handed down this blan-
ket punishment is not telling the
whole story, or is just unable to
administer justice with anything
approaching precision. S
The message sent and received
is this: Right and wrong no longer
have their traditional meanings , bu t
their definitions are nowbased upon
perception as opposed to reality!
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The Best Of PBCC Honored
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By Cathy Rodriguez
Seventy two students were hon-
ored in various fields of study and
leadership in a Wednesday, May 6
special ceremony held in Duncan
Theatre. Seventy two students were
honored in various fields of study
and leadership.
Two students were presented
with three awards. These dedicated,
hard working students not only ex-
celled in academics but in leader-
ship as well.
Gerald L.Willet, Jr. received a
Leadership award due to his dedi-
cated leadership of PhiTheta Kappa,
the Brain Bowl award for his out-
standing performance as team cap-
tain, and the PhiTheta Kappa award
for his work m the society.
Karen Saar was awarded with
the S.T.A.R.S. award for her hard
work and dedication, the Overcom-
ing Handicap Award for her deter-
mination and help in assisting fel-
low handicapped students and the
Service award for her service to the
community in developing programs
for new PBCC students who are
handicapped.
Congratulations to Willet and
Saar for demonstrating the leader-
ship by which the entire student
body can follow.
Peter Chege Njuguna received
the World Understanding Award
along with a $500 scholarship. He
is from Nairobi, Kenya. After com-
pleting his education, he plans to
return home where he will use his
knowledge to improve his home-
land.
Sonja Olson received the
Graphic Design award. She is one
of the first graduates of the new
three year Graphic Design Program.
Two special awards were given
much to the surprise of the recipi-
ents. The Bob Graham Award is an
award given by the Two Year Col-
lege Florida Student Government
Association. Only one student from
the entire state can receive this
award.
The second special award pre-
sented was the Dean of Student
Service's Award. This award is given
to the student who exemplifies ser-
vice, academics and leadership on
campus. Both of these awards were
presented to RickAsnani, SGAPresi-
dent.
To Rick and all the recipients,
the student body salute you and
your families for serving as role
models for us to follow.
PBCC Students Honored:
Computer Science - Peggy J. Robbins
Hospitality Mgmt -JudvC Fisher
Marketing - Barbara Avery
Mathematics - Ja mes Clidaras
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Accounting - Lon Anderson
Economics - Michael Yunck
Legal Assistance - Melarne M. Bouton
Ofice Technology - Valene Mierzwa
Instrumental Music - Barbara Lieber
Vocal Music - Martha San Philip
Theatre - Jim Wilkson
Biology - Kenneth Dowling
Chemistry - Patricia Rausch
Engineering Tech - Marie L Denis
Physical Education - Karla P. Kelley
Physics - Harold Gonzalez
Communications - Alexandra Votano
CPI Lab - Myra Scher
Foreign Languages - Jacqueline Pimlenta
Dietehcs - Terry R Knight
Nursing - Mary Creed
Dental Tech - Carlos A. Hoyos
History -Melarne J Feuerstein
Social Work - Christine A Franks
Human Services - David McVinney
Political Science - Jennifer Lackovic
Psychology - Sheila E. Bnon
Sociology - Melanie J. Feuerstein
Baseball - Alex Diaz
Men's Basketball - Khns Edden
Women's Basketball - Melarne Berry
Men's Golf- Karl Nyquist
Softball - Andrea Rogers
Men's Tennis - Salvatore Procaca
Student Government Assoaanon -
Jennie Eckerle
Intramurals - Karla P. Kelley
Distnbutrve Education Club of Amenca -
Babette Haggerty
Students for International Understanding -
Rachel Samaroo
Cheerleaders - Walks Stuart
Collegiate Music Educators Natl Conference -
Patack Flynn
Students Amencan Dental Hygtenists Assoc. -
AmyC Landemare
College Republicans - David Forrest
Phi Rho Pi (Drama Club] - Sheila L Chapman
Data Processing Mgmt. Assoc -
James Stravino
South East Occupational Therapy -
Julia Winbum
Intenor Design - Helene Stem
Extra Mile - Stephanie haw
Sandra Ldlie
Chns Warren
Humanitananism - JoeUyn Bigelow
Julie Hassell
Brenda Whitaker
Leadership - Pradeep ' Rick" Asnanl
Willie Gomez
Gerald L, Willett. Jr
Julia Winbum
Minonty Achievement - Angela Iron Long
Demetnos King Thomas
Jose Luis Rodnguez
Overcoming Handicap Donna Chambers
David Clayton
Karen Saar
Service - Phil Boatwnght
Deborah Reese
Karen Saar
James Stravino
Alexandra Vota
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Students Face Tuition Hike,
Teachers Face Contract Reductions
College Republicans Win Big in Daytona
By Rob Gerard
In a year when evaporating leg-
islative appropriations fueled many
difficult decisions, college admin-
istrators announced at the May 13
meeting that tuition will be raised
for the fall 1992 semester.
The tentative increase must
nowbe approved by the State Board
of Education. College officials said
the fee increase is needed to make
up a $1.2 million dollar shortfall in
the college budget for fiscal 1992.
PBCC President Ed Eissey said the
$33.00 per credit hour, up from
$30.00, would be refunded to stu-
dents if the increase was not ap-
proved. Out-of-state fees go from
$108.80 to $128.80 in the fall, al-
though adult vocational fees will
drop from $23. 10 to $13.20 for in-
state students.
At the meeting, the trustees
postponed the decision on reduc-
ing the length of the contracts of 20
instructors who are facing a $6,000
dollar per year salary reduction.
Five counselors and three librar-
ians are also slated to have their
hours cut.
After being asked if the cuts
were allowable, Board Chairwoman
Bettye King informed two repre-
sentatives of the affected instruc-
tors that the contract cuts were
permissible with a 10 day prior
notification. Trustee Tom Morris
said it violated the policy.
Dr. Eissey said the $148,000
dollar savings was not a money
saving measure. It was primarily
formulated because of low enroll-
ment in the affected programs, and
the same funds would be spent on
other programs within the college.
The Faculty's union represen-
tatives plan on addressing the
Board at the next scheduled meet-
ing to attempt to reverse the
planned 198 to 168 day contract
reduction decision.
Students Marni Allen and Becky Spurlock visit File Photo
children at Conner's Nursery.
Students, Community Help AIDS Babies
By R. J. Spurlock
On Saturday, March 28, the
College Republicans club spent
the day at Publix on Congress Av-
enue in the Greenwood Shopping
Center collecting contributions for
Connor's Nursery. Students asked
shoppers to pick up a food item for
the babies and donate it as they
left the store.
Connor's Nursery, located in
West Palm Beach, is a housing and
care facility for infants and chil-
dren born HIV positive. While
some of these children will test,
negative some time after birth and
be placed in foster homes, others
never fight off the disease, and
eventually develope AIDS. Other
areas of the same facility are set
aside as shelters for children who
have been abused or abandoned.
CR officers delivered diapers,
powder, lotion and nearly 200 jars
of baby food to the nursery the
following Monday. Connor's gave
them a tour and they spent some
time playing with these beautiful
children.
Future fundraisers and char-
ity functions are being planned.
Anyone who wishes to contribute
items, or put in some time helping
these children can contact Becky
Spurlock at 642-1452.
SGA Honors Their Own
By Cathy Rodriguez
On June 5th, SGA honored the
students who have participated in
helping SGA to run smoothly over
the Fall/ Winter terms of 1991-92.
One outstanding student has
given of her time and leadership,
Jennie Eckerle is being honored
as the SGA Outstanding Member.
The following distinguished
guests are being honored for their
continued support of SGA:
Dr. Edward Eissey
Dr. Melvin Haynes
Dr. Dan Terhune
Admiral Thomas Morris
Scott MacLachlan
Dean John Schmeiderer
Con£ra(ulalions <o the follow-
ing sluden/s ior Iheir Student
Government Association participa-
tion:
James Stravino
Ivy Gomez
Nikole Souder
Charles Connery
Stephanie Haw
Martha San Philip
Shanom Enel
William Massey
Bernard Schoeber
Damon Satterphwaite
Gerald L. Willett, Jr.
Brian Gillcrest
Jeff Abrams
Melanie Feuerstein
These plus all the other stu-
dents who have given of their time
and expertise help to make PBCC
the great college that it is.
By R. J. Spurfack and David Forrest
The PBCC College Republicans
attended their state convention in
Daytona Beach on April 3-5. The
five voting delegates were David
Forrest, Javier Korneluk, Mamie
Allen, Al Giraud and Craig
MacMenomay.
The PBCC chapter was named
runner-up in the Most Outstand-
ing New Club category, and was
recognized for its fundraising ini-
tiatives, community involvement
and overall participation in the
Florida Federation. Marni Allen
and Al Giraud were recipients of
Gold Council Awards, which are
given to outstanding members of
each campus organization.
David Forrest, CR Chairman,
was elected to the position of South-
ern Vice-Chairman, which gives
him responsibilities over colleges
between Orlando and Key West.
David received support from sev-
eral other colleges in attendance,
including FIU, FAU, University of
Florida and the University of Miami.
At the convention, students met
with members of other CR organi-
zations from around the state to
share administrative ideas and to
vote on resolutions. PBCC students
were members of the Rules Com-
mittee, which determines proce-
dures of elections, and the Creden-
tials Committee, which determines
the number of delegates from each
school for voting purposes. The
delegates also had the opportunity
to challenge each other to volley-
ball, football and other recreational
activities.
Speakers on hand for the event
were Marion Morse of the Republi-
can Party of Florida, US Senate
Candidate Bill Grant (who is run-
ning against incumbent Florida
Senator Bob Graham), and Tony
Zagotta, the College Republican
National Committee Chairman.
Congratulations to David,
Marni, Al and all of the PBCC CRs
for making such an impressive
showing at the state level.
Food Festival Should Be Once a Month!
By Mike Mitsejf
The Food Festival, presented
by the Students for International
Understanding club, delivered on
its promise of delectable culinary
delights culled from around the
world.
Welcomed just inside the door
of the transformed SAC lounge by
the smiling face of Rachel Samaroo,
the club president, and welcomed
again by the mingling aromas of
food that beckoned to each taste-
traveler who entered, I was imme-
diately drawn to the food-laden
tables peopled by smiling cooks
lovingly (its impossible to hate while
eating) dishing up delicious, and
hefty servings of food from their
home countries.
I began my "travels" in Warsaw,
Poland in Eastern Europe via a
hearty-helping of stuffed cabbage
(pigs in the blanket), deliciously
prepared by Mary Kurtz. Stomach
grumbling for more, and room on
my plate, I traveled to the next
food-filled table. Following a map,
the journey from Poland to my next
destination would take me south-
west from Poland overland through
western Czechoslovakia, and then
across the middle of Austria. From
there I would go into and through
Northern Italy, continue on by ship,
over the Mediterranean Sea pass-
ing just west of the island of Corsica.
On land again and moving into
Algeria's northwest corner, I con-
tinued on to Morocco and out over
the Western Sahara. Back on board
ship again and fighting sea-sick-
ness on the North Atlantic Ocean,
I finally made landfall at Brazil, in
South America, and arrived at my
destination in Concepcion, Para-
guay for a palate-teasing plate of
Pastelon prepared by Rossana
Rigoni.
Following my olfactory senses
further, I gazed around the Inter-
national Food Festival and spied
my next destination, and left South
Amenca via southern Brazil travel-
ing this time by airplane over the
South Atlantic Ocean Flying be-
tween St. Helena's and Ascension
islands a few hours later, it wasn't
long until I entered the African
Continent in northwest Angola and
proceeded through Zaire. Then
through the northwest tip of Tan-
zania over the southeast corner of
Lake Victoria, and on to my desti-
nation, Nairobi, Kenya, to a table
conveniently laden with, guess
what, more food!
Sad to say my plate was nearly
full, but I found my favorite food
group, chicken, covered by a
scrumptious mix of rice and veg-
etables, served by a culinary mae-
stro, Mrs.Gathoni Kinya.
I believe the SIU club has lilt
upon something! Every country
should send their best cooks to the
United Nations to replace all of our
uptight diplomats; they could use
a break and so could most of us.
With the aroma of chicken
paprikash, Swedish meatballs, etc. ,
baklava, cakes and pastries of ev-
ery kind wafting through their hal-
lowed halls, our problems could be
talked over in the safe and familiar
surroundings of food. But of course
politicians would no longer be nec-
essary, just good cooks and hun-
gry people.
Afterward, a nice siesta,
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
June 15, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 5
Farewell, May
By Cathy Rodrigue,
Over six hundred
students walked aero
the stage at Jai Alai on May '7 to re-
ceive their diplomas from Dr. Ed-
ward Eissey, President of Palm
Beach Community College.
PBGC Graduates
TheBeachcomber,
ongwith the stu-
dent body, wishes all
1 tne graduates success
as they continue on to
new adventures and new
responsilities.
NORTH CAMPUQ
■ ™ BEACHCOMBER ^^0
"WRITES" OF SPRING '92
A Celebration of Ecological Consciousness at the Spring Equinox.
By Mike Mitsejf
Thirty years after the publica-
tion of "The Silent Spring" by Rachel
Carson, a book decrying the use of
pesticides and their affects on na-
ture, and twenty years since the
founding of Greenpeace; environ-
mental and ecological concerns
have gained a small but vocal group
of radical activists. Wednesday
evening March 25 at the Palm
Beach Community College Edward
M. Eissey Campus (north cam-
pus) , the two-day "Writes" of Spring
'92 opened with a symposium on
environmental ethics.
"Writes" of Spring '92 founder
and coordinator Edwin Riley, Se-
nior Instructor/Communications,
opened the symposium with a short
greeting and then turned the mi-
crophone over to fellow teacher
Bob Bergen, Senior Instructor/
Physical Science, who introduced
the gathered eclectic panel.
Dr. Donald Marietta, Professor
of philosophy at Florida Atlantic
University, spoke to the concerns
of the environmentalists.
Unable to attend was Thomas
Blanding, Thoreau scholar, author,
and president of the Thoreau
County Conservation Alliance
(Concord, MA).
The most controversial panel-
member espousing the environ-
mental hard-line was Dave Fore-
man. A former Washington lobby-
ist for the "Wilderness Society",
Foreman is the author of several
books, his most infamous is
"Ecodefense: A Field Guide to
Monkeywrenching", and he is also
one of the founders of "Earth First",
a loose-knit, hard-line radical en-
vironmental group.
Representing the developers'
concerns were Howard Ostrout,
planner, with the MacArthur Foun-
dation, and Tom Sansbury, devel-
oper and former chairman of the
Florida Department of Environmen-
tal Regulation. Frank "Sonny"
Williamson, long-time rancher and
member of the South Flonda Water
Kass/from front page
has a plan that, with the coopera-
tion of local businesses, will allow
parents to have a greater involve-
ment in their child's schooling with-
out missing time at work.
Kass has taught criminology,
education, and sociology for twelve
years at the college level and is a
former Detective Investigator for
the King's County District
Attorney's Office. "I also have ex-
perience as a family divorce media-
tor; I think between the adminis-
tration, teachers, parents, and stu-
dents that we really need a media-
tor on the School Board to help
facilitate communications," said
Kass.
Voters will cast their ballots in
the first primary election on Sep-
tember 1. The winner will be de-
cided in that election unless there
is a run-off. In that case the elec-
tion will be held again on November 3.
Any one who wishes to contrib-
ute time or money to Kass' cam-
paign is asked to call 585-4 1 28. He
is especially looking for volunteers
on September 1 to hand out litera-
ture outside the polls.
Management District Board of Gov-
ernors was the third and final panel
member for the developers.
Moderating the panel was Ri-
chard Wienstein, a local attorney
in south Florida for the last fifteen
years, whose background is in en-
vironmental law and who is na
velopment upon the environment.
He spoke of the "emerald necklace"
approach to ecological planning,
which would link open areas of
natural systems to areas of man-
made eco-systems.
" Therefore the natural systems
would remain intact, and commu-
nities (man-made systems) would
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS SYMPOSIUM
Photos By Malcolm MacClean
tional chairman for the Nature
Conservancy.
The symposium was held out-
side under a tent (reminiscent of an
old-fashioned revival meeting) next
to the LLRC building. As if to em-
phasize the "nature" of the gather-
ing, the tent was whipped by 15-25
mph gusts of rain-filled wind, that
beat against the tent sides, threat-
ening to pull the tent stakes out of
the earth.
The tent, filled with nearly 200
environmentally concerned plan-
etary citizens, flapped and slapped
as if it would finally blow away at
any moment. As if nature knew the
matters being discussed, but the
tent stood firm against the wind as
did the developers' opinions ver-
sus the environmentalist's.
Harry Ostrout began the
evening for the developers saying
that the concern of the MacArthur
Foundation is to protect the unique
resources of the land owned by the
Foundation in Palm Beach County,
and that they do take into consid-
eration the long-term effects of de-
leave room for nature to thrive, by
"linking man-made systems to
natural systems," explained
Ostrout.
Dr. Marietta, the philosopher
on the panel, spoke of the need to
see ourselves as "interconnected
with nature." If nature and man-
kind are to survive into the twenty
first century mankind must view
itself as integral to nature. He said
that man "historically viewed him-
self as apart from nature, subdu-
ing and destroying it, unable or
unwilling to consider his actions in
light of the destruction wrought."
Tom Sansbury grew up in
Florida, hunted, fished, and is fa-
miliar with the local woods, and
said he Is concerned by the swift
destruction of the natural habitat
of the native flora and fauna. As a
developer of several communities
here in south Florida, Ibis and oth-
ers, Sansbury stated that he and
other Florida developers are get-
ting the message about unbridled
development. He said that envi-
work together, not against one an-
other, to ensure undisturbed habi-
tat for animals as well as a place to
live and work for the residents of
south Florida.
Frank "Sonny" Williamson, a
fifth generation Florida farmer, said
he admires the Indians respect and
reverence for nature.
"We were the same 10,000years
ago, we gathered food, looked for
shelter, we had all the basic con-
cerns" that we still deal with to-
day. Williamson also explained that
"the Industrial Revolution or-
phaned us from the land; farms
were our habitat, and it is the re-
sponsibility of the farmers to grow
food while preserving the land for
the next generation."
Williamson continued, "We
need to find a balance between
cleaning our environment and run-
ning the farmer and polluters out
of business."
Next, Dave Foreman charac-
terized himself as a "modern-day
doomsayer", and explained that all
doomsayer's hope that they are
wrong. Foreman believes that the
land must be recovered, no, taken
back is a better description, from
the use of the developers and those
who would only destroy (read de-
velop) the land for the sake of profit.
Foreman believes that we are dev-
astating the earth and her resources
at an incredible rate. Foreman also
believes that road construction
should be curtailed, and existing
roads be destroyed in order to en-
sure the natural habitat of the for-
ests and animals.
According to Foreman over
twenty five percent of all species
are near extinction now. Wading
birds are only ten percent of what
they once were, and between 1830-
1914 all passenger pigeons were
destroyed.
Foreman finished by saying "We
needtolookinsideforthe"bigheart",
the soul to turn our backs on greed.
What we do now will determine the
outcome of planet earth."
ronmentalists and developers must
FORMER ENVIRO-TERRORIST VISITS PBCC
a conversation group that would FOREMAN: I'm no longer in-
take a harder stand and use some volved with Earth First, but I am
of the tactics of Greenpeace, on
land, in the defense of national
By Mike Mitsejf
Dave Foreman, "Earth First"
founder and former Washington
lobbyist for "The Wilderness Soci-
ety", authored a book in 1985 that
details various methods to hamper
the development of our natural re-
sources; most if not all are against
the law. The book, Ecodefense: A
Field Guide To Monkeywrenching,
is a how-to manual for environ-
mental terrorism. The national at-
tention the book brought to Earth
First and to the environmental is-
sues of the mid-1980's, was di-
rectly due to the outrageous meth-
ods used in his book. Foreman
obviously supported the use of
destructive vandalism even though
the result could mean injury or
even death to those engaged in
such activities or to innocent work-
ers (loggers come to mind).
BEACHCOMBER: Why and
how did you start "Earth First"?
FOREMAN: "Earth First" was
started in 1980 by myself and sev-
eral other people who had worked
for mainstream conservation
groups; we felt there was a need for
forests and that sort of thing. "Earth
First" became widely known all over
the world because of its activities.
(Some of its 'activities' included
driving steel spikes into trees that
were scheduled to be cut down
with chain-saws, when said chain-
saw hit said spike, the result could
be injury or even death to the log-
ger).
BEACHCOMBER: Are you with
Earth First at present, and how is
your battle to save the environ-
ment going?
working with a magazine called
"Wild Earth", and a group called
the North American Wilderness
Recovery Project. What I'm work-
ing on now is trying to bring to-
gether the science of conservation
biology, and grass roots conserva-
tion activism. The situation we have
in South Florida, such as the Ever-
glades ecosystem being so stressed
out because of water diversions
and other things, needs to be ad-
dressed. We're trying (NAWRP) to
apply conservation biology to the
design of nature reserves so that
we don't get into these kinds of
situations.
BEACHCOMBER: How did you
get involved with the "Writes" of
Spring '92?
FOREMAN: Edwin Riley con-
tacted me and invited me to be on
the panel of the Ethics Sympo-
sium; I spend a lot of my time
speaking on college campuses, and
I'm speaking on about twenty cam-
puses this spring.
See Foreman/Page 6
Page 6
BEACHCOMBER June 15, 1992
June 15, 1992 BEACHCOMBER Page 7
SOUTH CAMPUQ
BEACHCOMBER ^^F
PTK Elects International President
For Your Information
By Beverly Kennard
The Phi Theta Kappa honors
fraternity for junior colleges was
founded in 1918 in Missouri. It
started out admitting only women,
but quickly became a national co-
ed organization with over 1000
chapters throughout the U.S. and
now, in 1992, it is in Canada,
Munich, Germany, and the Ameri-
can Samoas.
PTK has a newly elected Inter-
national President - Ed Collette.
Collette hails from the Virginia,
Washington D.C. area, and finds
Florida to be a nice place where he
can indulge his love for scuba div-
ing. Ed plans to attend the Univer-
sity of Florida after graduating from
Palm Beach Community College.
He is working toward a Bachelor of
Arts in either Environmental Engi-
neering or Environmental Law.
When asked how it felt to be the
new International President of the
PTK, Collette said that it was an
honor to be the first International
Officer presiding over all the re-
gion.
"Presiding over the honors in-
stitution in Massachusetts is a big
responsibility; I will be responsible
for the communications between
regions, and there will also be quite
a bit of traveling as an ambassador.
I'll be presiding over the conven-
tion in Texas and going to various
speaking engagements."
A grade point average of 3.0 is
generally required to join PTK. The
one exception to this is on the
South Campus of PBCC where the
GPA must be 3.2 or better.
According to Collette, a few of
Foreman/from page 5
I'm trying to bring an awareness
that there are solutions to the eco-
logical problems confronting the
earth.
BEACHCOMBER: Could you be
more specific?
FOREMAN: Yes, we need to look
at the situation of species like the
Florida Panther; we discovered that
the habitat has been gobbled up
from underneath them. We need to
plan our communities to include
coexistence with wildlife and their
habitat. We can't just do it haphaz-
ardly anymore.
BEACHCOMBER: Are any commu-
nities, cities, or countries presently
using these planning methods to
address the problems that you have
described thus far?
FOREMAN: Yes, they're begin-
ning to, what we are basing our
activity on is the research and the
the things that PTK is involved in
are scholarships, leadership, and
fellowship, PTK members also pro-
mote activities through commu-
nity service and through the col-
lege. PTK has recently raised three
thousand dollars for the Childrens
Cancer Caring Center. They have
also taken over the responsibility
for the campus aluminum recy-
cling project, and will also be par-
ticipating in the Roy Clark Celeb-
rity Gala benefiting St.Judes
Childrens Hospital in Tennessee.
One of Collette's concerns is
that there is not enough participa-
tion in extracurricular activities.
Collete believes that school is not
just a place for academic pursuits,
but that to be a well rounded per-
son extra curricular activities are
very important for a balanced edu-
cation.
"Many people believe that PTK
members are a bunch of intellec-
tual snobs or geeks, but they're
wrong. Members of the PTK are
good, caring, normal people just
like anyone else."
Collette also believes that you
need to persevere and to continu-
ally set goals and then strive to
meet them. He also wants to be a
positive influence in other peoples
lives and is basically a happy per-
son.
PTK is successful on the South
Campus of PBCC because of people
like Beverly Raznoff our south cam-
pus advisor, speech and commu-
nications teacher. Also, there has
been a considerable amount of
support from PBCC president Ed-
proposals of some of the leading
biologists in the world right now.
Speaking of Florida, we need to
look at how we can link the
everglades to the Okeefeenokee
Swamp in North Florida and Geor-
gia. In fact several of the leading
scientists on this, Larry Harris and
Reed Knowes are at the University
of Florida in Gainsville. They have
developed the basic model of "core
wilderness preserves", "surround-
ing buffer zones", and "connecting
corridors", that are used all over
the world now. And so, in a way,
Florida is a leader in this kind of
project.
Unfortunately, Florida also leads
in the use of pesticides, unplanned
growth, and fragmented habitats.
We don't realize, the population of
wading birds is down by 90% of
what it was just 100 years ago.
Foreman spoke at 1pm the next day.
OUR CLASS IS SHOWING
Bi) David Nixon
Talk about class!
Six, count them, six members
nl one of my current classes, Short
Slorv Writing, showed up and got
(ounlccl lor their leadership, aca-
rl< jnic c\rcl\ence, and general laud-
,|,lc qimlftu's at our recent South
Cui.jhis Awards rcremony (April
■>] in C A 102-05)
Anil heir's liow (he honors
If ,ll<-<1 K.in<ly Hurling won an award
,,„ Lr.KlcrMi.p, Slary Biased for
.,,„ ,., |, ( hnslimi Conylc tor
Literture, Jami Vass for Best Ac-
tress, and (some fanfare please) for
Academic Excellence in Creative
Writing, the toughest call of all m
my limited and clearly biased view,
and a tie at that, in no particular
order, Jayne Gilbert and Richard
(Ricky) Kenney.
To all receiving richly deserved
recognition that evening, and to all
who supported the efforts of these
students, another round of con-
gratulations!
By Beverly Kennard
FINANCIAL AID - Student's
Responsibility
Students who have financial
aid forms to return to the financial
aid office, please hand the com-
pleted forms directly to Financial
Aid Officer, Joyce Dowling (South
Campus). Do not leave the forms
with anyone else. Your financial
aid forms are your responsibility, it
is up to you to return them on time
and to the right person.
CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION
In 1987 the south campus saw
the beginning of its expansion
project. By the summer of 1990
things were underway and con-
struction had started. According to
Dr. McGirt, the construction should
be completed by mid-February.
The first floor will contain the
admissions office as well as the
registrar, cashier, bursar, coun-
seling, student activities and orga-
nizations, meeting rooms for stu-
dents, advisers offices and the caf-
eteria. The second and fifth floors
are mechanical floors. The third
floor is for academics, i.e., division
of chairs, CPI and computer chairs.
Suspension/from front page
ated a twelve page report to ensure
that this problem does not happen
again."
Lastyear five sports teams com-
peted in state tournaments. Two of
the five (men's and women's ten-
nis) went on to compete in the
nationals.
The corrective action taken by
PBCC impressed Dr. Charles
Dassance President of FCCAA.
The fourth floor is for the offices
of the president, provost, adminis-
trators, dean of instructors, and
the dean of students, as well as the
offices of lifelong learning.
COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS
Students calling for appoint-
ments with any of the counselors,
please make sure you write down |
the date, time and name of the
counselor. It is up to you to give the
clerk the correct information for
your appointment.
GARDEN OF LEARNING
Garden of Eden (South). The
south campus now includes an
educational garden. The garden
was assembled with funds received
from a mini-grant awarded to
Offiong Mkpong, Ph.D., assistant
professor of science, and Patricia
Miller-Schaivitz, M.A. senior In-
structor of anthropology.
The garden will serve as an
outdoor laboratory for both natu-
ral and social science classes. The
garden is a bridge between the natu-
ral and cultural worlds, and stress-
inghannonyramerthanhuniankuid's
control over the natural environment.
This is not the first time a col-
lege has been on probation. In the
late 1 980's the University of Flor i da
football team was placed on proba-
tion for infractions of NCAA rules.
In that case only the football team
was barred from television and to owl
games. In another situation North
Carolina State University's men's
basketball program was placed on
probation and again only the mens
team was barred from tournament play.
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Iambic Life/Style = Edwin Riley
By Mike Mitseff
Just who is this man that leaps
into the unknown with the aban-
don of a first-time Bungee Diver;
who is this man that prefers the
classroom to the board-room, and
self-fulfillment rather than self-
enrichment? Not satisfied simply
with the pursuit of the known, but
bringing to the
dark corners of
his life, the light
thrown by a
single flame
burning deep in-
side his soul, a
flame that re-
quires him to
press out into
"that good
night."
The man,
Edwin Riley,
brings to his stu-
dents at Palm
Beach Commu-
nity College Ed-
ward M. Eissey
(north) campus, his unbridled pas-
sion for learning and being. Unfor-
tunately, Professor Riley has fallen
victim to the horrendous budget
cuts that are costing the students,
in the state of Florida and right
here in Palm Beach County, the
very teachers who instill in them a
pursuit of knowledge, and who in-
spire them to produce work they
once had thought unattainable!
Riley has impressive creden-
tials, and not surprisingly is con-
sidered by his students the teacher
who most embodies the spirit of
simple child-like wonder and en-
thusiasm, a trait that brings out, in
his students, the desire to learn
coupled with a yearning to do their
best work.
"When you go into the class-
room, you should be concerned
with the wonder that has to do with
common things. This is the wonder
that's ceaseless. It's more than
curiosity, which occurs between
the time that you don't know about
something and the time you do.
That kind of wonder, the wonder
about things that are extraordi-
nary, is transient. Real wonder can
never be exhausted because it
makespossible th e continuation of
learning," ex-
plained Riley."
"I think that
it is wrong if he
(Edwin Riley)
doesn't return
as a teacher at
PBCC. I think
that he is a very
good teacher,
very challeng-
ing, and yet,
very enthusias-
tic. He makes
the course a lot
of fun, but re-
quires the best
work that you
can produce,
and he also adds positively to the
quality of instruction at this
school," explained Mandy Edwards
a Riley student.
"He is a very insightful instruc-
tor; he imparts a lot of knowledge
and is very contemporary and in-
novative," added Jeanne Borrow,
another of Riley's students.
Born in Colombia, South Caro-
lina, Riley, a true southern gentle-
man, is living a life that is indeed
iambic (a tempo in poetry that al-
ternates between two extremes,
now accented, next unaccented, or
one short syllable, then one long).
Riley's first job, a lay-away clerk
at JCPenney's left him bored, and
he soon tired of the routine in the
"retail dungeon" ; so he walked away
from Penney's and into a top 40
radio station, where he asked to
see the manager, and through no
shortage of bravado and some fast-
Soccer League Shoots For
International Understanding
By Charles McKenzie
Students for International Un-
derstanding is hosting a soccer
league on PBCC's central campus in
hopes of creating good relations
among PBCC's culturally diverse
studentbody said International Stu-
dent counselor Danita Kurtz.
Among the league's 35 mem-
bers are accomplished players from
Argentina, Columbia, England, Fin-
land, France, Germany, Haiti, Ja-
maica, Kenya, Morocco, Scotland,
South Africa, Spain, The United
States and several other countries.
"That's where it's exciting.
There are Americans out there,
members of the black, Hispanic,
and Haitian communities, and
people from all over the world. . .that
is where the understanding comes
in," said Kurtz.
Coach Carlos Anteo, a former
semi-professional from Argentina,
hopes the team will help promote
soccer in the U.S.. "It is something
new, I think it will be the U.S.' next
big, exciting sport."
Anteo and Kurtz are currently
seeking sponsors to pay for the
team's equipment and other ex-
penses, Because of the budget prob-
lems, the college has not yet en-
dorsed the league.
"I feel that music can be one
phase of understanding among the
world's population and so can sports
— out on the soccer field you can see
exactly that," added Kurtz.
The cost to play in the league is
$15 per month. Practices are held
on the south athletic field on Mon-
days and Thursdays at 2 o'clock.
Interested players or sponsors can
contact Kurtz at 439-8233 for play
in the fall.
talking, he landed a job writing
news for the station on a trial basis.
In a couple of months, the former
lay-away clerk had his own radio
show: "Teen Time".
"It was kind of like going from a
grub worm to a butterfly, now that
I think about it," reminisced Riley.
Today Riley is known for found-
ing, in 1990, the "Writes" of Spring",
a two day celebration of nature
held on the Eissey campus; it fo-
cuses attention on the damage that
is daily done to the environment,
and sheds light on the various
methods developed to halt the de-
struction. "Writes" is loosely based
on the teachings found in "Walden";
a book written by Henry David
Thoreau over a century ago, who
advocated the simple life.
"I think that, our priorities are
wrong. I consider the budget cuts
that eliminate teachers to be a brain
drain. After all, what makes a uni-
versity if not its teachers. The way
Mr. Riley has led in developing the
"Writes" of Spring is wonderful. I
think it provides something that is
an unusual blend, and is abso-
lutely on point in terms of combin-
ing the ideas that Thoreau wrote
about; "Writes" combines our con-
cerns with environmental issues,
and with the various disciplines
that you find on a college campus.
I think it's a wonderful way to get a
message across to a lot of kids who
might not pick up on it otherwise.
Thoreau is hard to read, and I've
seen the kids struggle with it, but
r
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dance through it!" enthused
Edwards.
Riley, informed in late Febru-
ary that his contract would not be
renewed, is a published poet. His
first book, "Go Naked To the Mar-
ket", was used at the University of
Florida as a textbook during a sum-
mer term several years ago, and is
a collection of love poems pub-
lished in the early seventies. His
second book, "Confronting Reality:
You May Be a Salad", is a poetic
statement about Riley's life- style
and was published in the late
1980's. At the present time Riley
has completed yet another book,
soon to be published, entitled,
"Earthwise: An Approach to Plan-
etary Sanity."
"I would say for the first ten
days after I was handed the one
piece of paper with one paragraph
on it, without any discussion, with-
out any reason behind it, I was
operating in a state of shock. I
really was in a state of shock. And
I still am in shock, and here it is
April. I find it hard to grasp that the
decision (to not renew his contract)
was made, I have been asked to
teach the Honors class in the spring
term, and that makes it even harder
to understand."
"I have questions about incon-
sistencies and perhaps even dis-
tortions. I feel very uneasy as a tax
payer seeing this happen in an
institution that my tax money goes
into," said Edwards disappointed
but upbeat, "I think that Mr. Riley
is one of the better teachers here at
PBCC."
he gets them excited about it, and
they not only wade through it but
PBCC Wellness Center Combines
Physical Fitness with Academics
By Karen Saar
The starting point for much of
the athletic competition that takes
place at Palm Beach Community
College ( the auditorium) is actually
a complex that has several divi-
sions. These divisions make it much
more than a
typical gymna-
sium.
At first
glance, it may
appear to offer
the same activi-
ties as the local
high schools. In
reality, the
Wellness Cen-
ter can provide
the balance that
is necessary for
successful aca-
demic life.
Where balance
exists, a sense
of well being is
present. With
the stress that
college life can
present, well
being is abso-
lutely vital to
anyone pursu-
ing a satisfying
and successful academic career.
A division of the Wellness Cen-
ter is dedicated to the fitness of
anyone that is involved in the ath-
letic activities that take place at the
college.
Another division concerns the
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William Brown climbs the ladder to physical fitness
needs of physically challenged stu-
dents by providing physical therapy.
It is located in the northeast
corner of the gymnasium complex
on the PBCC central campus, and is
just a little larger than the average
classroom. MaxFaquire (who is head
of the depart-
ment) was once
a full time
teacher at John
I. Leonard.
An assem-
blage of tread -
mills
(stragegically
placed in front
of televisions),
exercycles
(quite an assort-
ment). Nordi-
trak's (ma-
chines that
simulate cross-
country skiing)
and Versa
Climbers ( the
only body exer-
ciser that com-
bines the high
intensity of
aerobic dance
and the chal-
lenge of hill run-
ning) sun-ound the outside edges fo
the fitness room. Down the center is
a line of Nautilus machines that
can be used to target specific areas
of the body that need work. Quali-
fied individuals are on staff to give
participants proper instruction.
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Introduction to
Television News
By Maryellen McClung
Anticipation over a new job or
change in career can be a little
frightening. Before taking the
plunge, why not see what it's really-
like?
This fall, WPEC-TV12 News
Anchor and Medical Reporter
Wendy Rutledge will give students
an opportunity to get as close to the
real world as possible without the
fear or intimidation of a new job.
Rutledge will share her profes-
sional experience with students who
enroll in a new class called Intro-
duction To Television News.
"People in this class want to get
the chance to do what real report-
ers, shooters and editors do under
simulated, but realistic, condi-
tions," said Rutledge.
The class, designed by Rutledge,
is about as close as students can
get to real TV news without offi-
cially collecting a paycheck. They'll
go in teams to where the news
happens, conduct interviews, shoot
the story, edit it, write it, then re-
port it on camera exactly the way it
happens at networks and cable sta-
tions across the country.
"Anyone who wants to be in
this class wants to experience the
real world, as it really is - not a
classroom esoteric version that gen-
erally never translates into reality,"
said Rutledge.
Rutledge is looking forward to
sharing real life learning and pro-
fessional experiences with her stu-
dents.
"I've been in a classroom an
awful lot in my life and I've always
enjoyed the teaching and the shar-
ing," said Rutledge.
Schooled in journalism at the
Stanford Program in California her
introduction from the classroom
into the broadcast industry was a
lot like being thrown to the wolves.
Photo By Alexander Morawski
Wendy Rutledge/WPEC-TV 12
'They threw you out in the field
with gear that you hardly touched
and with people in suits, and said,
'Go make it happen'," said Rutledge.
Plans for the new course this
fall don't include anything that radi-
cal.
Tips on interviewing, writing
and reporting will be taught by
Rutledge. However, she does refer
to her future students as real go-
getters.
"It's a class for people with good
attitudes. We'll have deadlines. I
want people who are raring to go
and understand that news has its
bumps and knocks, but they're go-
ing to have to roll with the punches, "
said Rutledge.
That includes glitches and tech-
nical problems as well.
Students will need to supply
their own video equipment. Some
may have to rent cameras, others, if
they have them, can use home video
cameras to shoot their news sto-
ries. Whatever it takes, said
Rutledge.
Much like the news teams who
cover local stories for television stu-
dents will be asked to work in teams.
Each group will be responsible for
having their own video equipment
so they can shoot news events.
Team members will rotate the
responsibilities of shooting, writ-
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that each person gets a chance to do
each job.
"It's not unrealistic, it is the
same principle, just scaled down,"
Rutledge said.
Rutledge hopes the class will be
able to produce at least two major
news casts and that each student
has the opportunity to be on tape.
"I'm modeling this course after
one I went through when I first
started in this business, and out of
it I got my first calling card, my
resume tape. It was basic, but I got
a job in two weeks with the tape
from that course," said Rutledge.
Initially, Rutledge was into law.
She began her career as a paralegal
in San Francisco, but soon realized
that broadcast was the right combi-
nation of the things she wanted to
do.
She returned to school and knew
that she'd have to work for free -
"It's the way you get in. I did intern-
ships," said Rutledge.
"I blitzed the town, because I
couldn't get into a TV station at the
time," recalls Rutledge.
She convinced her boss at the
law firm to allow her to change her
hours so that she could intern at a
radio station from 6 a.m. to 10a.m..
That was how she got into her first
newsroom.
Rutledge became the morning
drive traffic reporter at a rock and
roll station. She remembers a very
hectic beginning in the industry.
From calls to highway patrol
and breaking news bulletins on ac-
cidents, she proved she could do the
job. Through persistence and proof
that she could do the work, the
station gave her the job of writing
news.
She knew the more intern expe-
rience she could get the faster she
could get a paying job. Another
opportunity at another station pre-
sented itself.
"On Sundays I produced a morn-
ing talk show at a different radio
station. Then came an internship at
a CBS affiliate," Rutledge said.
"There's no way around it, it's
the best experience you're going to
get, let me tell you, it's humbling,"
said Rutledge.
She has been a news anchor in
major television markets across the
country, from Los Angeles, Dallas
and Austin, and now in West Palm
Beach. *•
Moving to South Florida was a |
family choice for Rutledge, her hus- >,
band and her two year old daughter, t
Teaching a class at PBCC is |
another choice. «
"There are all kinds of things ^
you need to do in life and I think you t
always need to prepare for other f
stages," said Rutledge. |
She's a working mom and if f
more children were to come along
she sees a different life with less full
time television work and more flex-
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"I love TV, so teaching is a way
to keep connected with the busi-
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love teaching and sharing. This just i
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mommy kind of way," said Rutledge.
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August 1 and An Evening With
Livingston Taylor on August 22 all
to be presented at 8 P.M. at the
Duncan Theatre on the PBCC Cen-
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exit 47 off of 1-95, go west one mile.
On July 22 at 8 P.M. at the Duncan
Ralph Lemon, one of the most sin-
gularly gifted, original, and charis-
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be presented. Demetrius Klein has
gained eminence in the contempo-
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rave reviews in New York.
On August 1, at 8 P.M., a Gospel
Gala with Janice Robinson and The
Florida East Coast Choir of the
Church of God by Faith and the
Florida Philharmonic Chorus will
stir your soul.
The final event in the Hot Fun...
series will be on August 22 at 8
P.M., An Evening With Livingston
Taylor, A compelling songster and
story-teller whose antics on the pi-
ano, guitar and stage delight audi-
ences everywhere. Lyrical lunacy
and optimistic love songs are his
genre. His style is different than his
brother James Taylor, but it is still
a Taylor imprint.
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ALIEN 3: STILL SCARY AFTER ALL
THESEYEARS
ByD.S.Ullery
The sci-fi thriller "ALIEN 3" -
which is the latest installment in
the ongoing saga of Lt. Ellen Ripley's
close encounters with a species of
slime-drooling, chest-bursting
aliens seemingly inspired by
H.P.Lovecraft (but in fact designed
by artist H.R.Giger) - is a surpris-
ingly effective mix of the suspense
and action of the previous films.
As many of you remember,
"ALIENS"- director Jim Cameron's
pulse-pounding follow up to Ridley
Scott's original 1979 "ALIEN"- con-
cluded with Ripley and her little
friend Newt tending to the
hypersleep pods of Bishop the an-
droid and Corporal Dwayne Hicks
before entering a state of suspended
animation themselves. Ripley had
saved Newt, destroyed the queen
alien, and all was well in the uni-
verse.
Or so they thought. Six years
later viewers are jarred by a painful
reminder of one of life's harshest
lessons - the good guys don't always
make it. This is provided during the
opening credits of "ALIEN 3", when
the audience is shown -through
brief flashes- that something is
happening aboard the ship carry-
ing Ripley and the other sleeping
survivors.
There is a crash, and only Ripley
and pieces of the android survive.
The planet Ripley crashes into -
"Fury 161" - happens to be a penal
colony, a former mining facility/
prison complex that was closed down
and is now tended to by twenty-five
former prisoners who elected to stay
behind as custodians. These men -
all rapists, murderers and child
molesters - have bonded together
through time and now have a reli-
gious sect. They do not like outsid-
ers, and they simply abhor the con-
cept of a woman being among them.
To them, a woman is the worst sort
of temptation.
That's bad. The fact that Ripley
has to shave her head due to the
intense lice infestation on the planet
is worse. But the icing on the cake
is the fact that, as this was a prison
complex, there are no weapons. This
is due to the orders from the higher-
ups, who felt that firearms and con-
victs don't mix. Unfortunately, it
isn't convicts that the higher-ups
now have to worry about. As you
have no doubt surmised, there is
another alien running amok.
Before you can say "E.T. was a
wimp", the scourge of space is back,
once again demonstrating its' un-
canny knack for turning human
beings into piles of Alpo while plac-
ing audiences on the edge of their
seats.
As always, Sigoumey Weaver is
thoroughly convincing as the tor-
mented Ripley. Just as Weaver ef-
fectively demonstrated the
character's intense maternal in-
stincts towards Newt in the previ-
ous sequel, here she fills Ripley
with a tangible sense of weary des-
peration. You can really feel her
horror at having to face this malig-
nant abomination yet again.
Charles Dance is also notewor-
thy as the British doctor who be-
comes both a friend and a lover to
Ripley. And all of the performances
by the men portraying the prison-
ers are believable - not for a mo-
ment did I doubt that they were
hardened criminals.
But the real centerpiece of the
film is, of course, the Alien.
Once again the special effects team
brings to life a hideous being,
possessing incredible speed,
strength, and intelligence. This crea-
ture - and there is only one this time
- is much more feline in movement,
and turns out to be the most vicious
beast to date. The monster is given
life through a mixture of life-size
models, stop-motion animation, and
blue-screen superimposing. With
the exception of two sloppily done
blue-screen images, the creature is
Peter Loire in "Think Fast Mr. Moto with Virginia
Field and Thomas Beck
Thomas Beck: A South Florida Treasure
From Cinema's Golden Years
By Dave Glenn Montalbano
I recently attended a party for
very serious fans of the cinema,
and was able to renew my acquain-
tance with eighty-two year old Tho-
mas Beck, veteran of both the stage
and screen.
Though Beck's name is not as
recognizable as such Hollywood leg-
ends as James Stewart, Boris
Karloff, or Shirley Temple, he none-
theless performed with these cin-
ema stars from 1934 through 1938,
while under contract with 20th Cen-
tury Fox. Beck claims he was often
hired at the last minute due to his
ability to quickly memorize dia-
logue.
Mystery movie fans may have
noticed Beck in four "Charlie Chan"
movies, co-starring with Warner
Oland. Beck portrayed a Professor
of Archaeology in "Charlie Chan in
Egypt'" While making this film,
Beck was forced to dive into the
studio tank that represented an
underwater cavern. Fifty-seven
years later, Beck cannot remember
why his character dove into the
water but he did recall that the
water was very cold.
Beck also performed with the
late Keye Luke (best known to this
generation as the wise oriental man
in both "Gremlins" films) in the
movies "Charlie Chan in Paris" and
"Charlie Chan at the Racetrack".
(Luke, incidentally, played Chan's
very frightening to look at. Not that
you can see it in much detail. The
filmmakers have left the Alien in
shadow, cloaked by the almost im-
penetrable gloom. Never do you get
a really.really good view of it.
Is "ALIEN 3" a worthy succes-
sor to "ALIENS"? Yes. Will it enter-
tain audiences as much as the pre-
vious film?That depends. There are
two factions where the "ALIEN"
films are concerned - those who
consider the brooding horror and
development of tension and sus-
pense that marked the first film
to be more effective, and those who
consider the mad whirlpool of bul-
lets, explosions and multiple mon-
sters that are to be found in the
second picture to be the superior
entertainment.
If you are one of the latter, then
this film will not meet your stan-
dards. You will probably enjoy it - it
"number one son.")
Boris Karloff was the guest vil-
lain in "Charlie Chan at the Opera",
which co-starred Charlotte Henry
as Beck's love interest. Fans of Lau-
rel and Hardy might best remember
Miss Henry as Little Bo Peep in
"The March of the Wooden Sol-
diers". Beck has fond memories of
his working relationships with all
of these people.
20th Century Fox also produced
the "Mr.Moto" detective series star-
ring Peter Lorre. Beck co-starred
with John Carradine in two adven-
tures featuring this Japanese/
American hero. When diplomatic
tensions between Japan and the
United States developed in the late
1930's, however, 20th Century Fox
ended the "Mr.Moto" series.
One of Beck's biggest films was
"Heidi", starring Shirley Temple and
Jean Hersholt. Beck remembers
Hersholt as an extremely kind and
gentle man. Therefore, it is appro-
priate that the Academy Awards
named their Humanitarian Award
after Mr.Hersholt.
Mr.Beck'slastfilm, "They Asked
for It", was made for Republic Pic-
tures in 1939. He performed on
Broadway and eventually left the
acting profession for a career in
advertising and real estate. Beck is
now happily retired in Miami, and
is apparendy enjoying this revival
of interest in his cinematic career.
is well made - but you will be let
down by the change of pace in the
storytelling.
However, if you - like myself -
found the quieter menace of a single
alien working solo to be more fright-
ening, then this will be the film you
have been eagerly anticipating.
There's a lot of action, but the em-
phasis is definitely on suspense -
that element of mystery and awe
that made moviegoers tremble at
the sight of the 1979 creature has
been amplified to epic proportions.
Chalk up another success for
the "ALIEN" series, which joins the
company of the "Star Wars" and
"Indiana Jones" trilogies as a se-
ries of films that manages to re-
main as entertaining as ever
throughout all three installments.
That's rare. In the case of "ALIEN
3", the old adage does apply - the
third time reallv is the charm.
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The Comedy Squad: Just the laughs ma'am
By Jason Wilkeson
What do monster trucks, breast
implants, and John Dillinger have
in common? Absolutely nothing.
But now that I have your attention ,
let me tell you about the only live
improvisational comedy group in
Palm Beach County, the Comedy
Squad.
The Comedy Squad is a group of
eight local actors, most of whom
have been or currently are students
at PBCC. The Squad's members in-
clude Bill Merritt, Deane Laseter,
Kim Kleinman, Dave Blumenfeld,
Elena Garcia, Ron Mohl, Greg
Madera, and Suzanne Dunn. The
group, in the tradition of Saturday
Night Live and The Second City,
performs original comedy sketches
each week. The real magic of the
Comedy Squad, however, lies in the
audience-participation improv
"games", m which the audience
takes an active role in creating the
scenes that the actors will perform.
Take for example a game called
"185". The audience will be asked
for an object that begins with a
certain letter, say the letter "n".
Someone yells out "NUN!", and the
fun begins. One of the actors will
step forward and tell a joke off the
top of his or her head, beginning
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The Comedy Squad began back
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got some of his theater students
started on improv as an exercise.
Bill Merntt and former Squad mem-
ber Michael Delaneyfound that they
had a gift for improv comedy, and
the Comedy Squad was born.
Delaney has since moved on to New
York, where he is now studying at
the National ImprovTheater, one of
the best schools in the country for
improvisational theater.
Once the Squad's members be-
came comfortable performing with
each other, they were ready to go
before an audience. At eleven o'clock
on a Sunday night at ArtsBar, they
gave their first performance in front
of a sell-out crowd of about fifteen
people. The show went well enough
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on one of tiK most unique enter-
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could have in Palm Beach. For the
price of a movie (even less with the
P.B.C.C. student discount), you
can see a different show every
week. And each show contains
elements of all kinds of different
movie styles: Drama (from
Shakespeare to Stallone), Comedy
(of course), Horror (when Ron tells
a REALLY dry j oke) , Mystery (such
as - what the hell is Kabuki the-
ater?!?), and Action (the drunken
brawls that always break out in the
audience - well... not really).
Some of you who have seen the
Squad more than once may have
noticed that some of the charac-
ters in the sketches are recurring.
Just as SNL has the Church Lady
and Wayne and Garth, the Comedy
Squad has the Pathetic Brothers
and Sid and Nancy. By using char-
acters that have established per-
sonalities (and quite a following, I
might add - you should hear the
crowd scream for Sid and Nancy at
ArtsBar), the Squad has no prob-
lems generating laughs. Accord-
ing to Merritt, "It's the same char-
acters with the same sayings, but
in a totally different situation. And
usually that creates comedy ... or a
nasty infection."
The Squad has gained quite a
cult following in their two years
together. Says Ron Mohl, "It's a
cult kind of atmosphere. But not
OC-cult, I mean we don't eat people
or anything - it's a cult-ISH kind of
thing... Did I mention that RON's
the funniest?" This following is
understandable because laughter
is addictive, and the Comedy Squad
always provides plenty of it.
The sketches that the Squad
performs are written as a group,
often in only a few days before
each show. "The funniest stu!
comes from out of the ordinary
says Kim Kleinman who, along wit
Bill, is one of the most prolific wni
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often drawn from current events, s
it is helpful for the audience to b
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phisticated satire in the sketche-
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Kim, "I think it (performing live) if
a great venue for stirring up people^
ideas." I
What, you might ask, goel
through the minds of the actor|
when they have to come up witf
something funny while in front t
an audience? I posed this questic
to Bill who responded, "Ultimately
it would be nice to be able to ele.
your head and think of some tiiirj
really great, but usually there's a If 1
of panicking and sweating, and the|
somethingjust spews out. It's grecj
when you can put yourself undo
that pressure and you can handle l
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sure exceptionally well. I have set
them perform many times, and
have continuously been impress^
with the group's ability to make n
laugh, even on an off night. 1 1 is n
opinion that these are the fine*
comic actors in Palm Beach Count'
and I strongly recommend that an
one who enjoys a good lautfh go oi
and see the Comedy Squad do the,
thing. As I see it, it's a risk-fn
investment. You may spend yoi^
hard earned money on a movie tli
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Squad with the confidence of knov
ing that you will have a great tiny
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June 17-21
LANCE MONTALTO
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style in a way that is sure to
be remembered. Can be seen
on the Showtime Comedy
Club Network.
June 24-28
DAK RAKOW
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definite must see. You
won't want to miss his zany
and outrageous style.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Groove to a Hot
New Group
By Chris Harris
What would you get if you com-
bined the magic of the "Red Hot
Chili Peppers", "Primus", and "Faith
No More" into one group and re-
corded it all on one CD? The potion
reveals the "Infectious Grooves"
who succesfully blend a mixture of
metal, punk, and funk music on
their debut release entitled, 'The
Plague That Makes Your Booty
Move."
Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo,
both from the punk band "Suicidal
Tendencies", collaborate to create
one of the most energetic and hi-
larious CD's I have heard in a long
time. With song titles such as "You
Lie. ..And Yo Breath Stank," and
"Stop Funk'n With My Head," how
can you not possibly love this
group?!
Highlights of this CD include
"Infectious Grooves," "Therapy,"
"Monster Skank", and "PunkltUp."
The remaining songs are worth lis-
tening to, especially the five tracks
which arejokes recorded in studio.
The jokes are a running gag
throughout the entire CD, which
keeps the listener in hysterics in
between the songs.
The "Infectious Grooves" were
priviledged to have Ozzy Ozboume
contribute vocals on "Therapy, a
song about the idiotic state of
therapy in the world today. An-
other famous contributor was
Stephen Perkins, a member of the
now-defunct band "Jane's Addiction".
The "Infectious Grooves"
summed up their entire attitude in
their press release by proudly stat-
ing, "We wanted to make a record
that you may not ever hear on Top
40 stations, but five years from
now, people will still be playing it
on their stereos and enjoying it just
as much-if not more-than when
they first heard it."
So, if you're sick and tired of the
endless barrage of monotonous Top
40 music and you're looking for a
new direction, take my advice and
run to the nearest record store for
a copy of the "Infectious Grooves".
JASON'S AIMLESS INSIGHTS
By Jason Wilkeson
Welcome to the first edition of
"Jason's Aimless Insights," a col-
umn designed to make you, the
intellectual college student, un-
derstand such phenomenon as bell-
bottom pants. We will dwell on this
and other pointless things, and
hopefully we can start to unravel
this twisted extension cord of mys-
teries that I like to call life. .
-THE CONVULSIVE POOCH-
Once in a while, it's good to just
kick back and ponder the Great
Mysteries of Life and Other Stuff,
such as "Why do dogs hate it when
people blow in their faces?" As any
dog owner knows, this is a sure-fire
method of getting a dog perturbed
(but it's funny, isn't it?).
Case in point: my dog Socrates
(that's Socks to his
friends). He was
once run over by a
trailer used to haul
Bobcats (for those
obtuse readers,
that's the mechani-
cal-tractor type, not
the hulking, rip-
you-to-shreds-
with-a-flick-of-the-
paw feline type.
Just thought I'd
clear that up for
you). Socks survived the accident
with only a weird limp. He then
proceeded to file a personal injury
lawsuit against the trailer, but the
case was settled out of court (he
relieved himself on the trailer's tires ,
which seemed to be ample com-
pensation). Any dog that can stare
death in the face like that and come
out of it wagging his tail should be
tough as nails, right? Hardly. If you
blow in his face, a strange event
will occur. He will go into a spastic
fit that can best be compared to a
person who has just been maced (I
know how that feels - but that's
another story).
(By the way: If you didn't know
what kind of bobcat I was referring
to, how could I possibly expect you
to know the meaning of the word
"obtuse"? Maybe it's just me.)
The cause of this reaction is
beyond any scientific explanation.
Well, scientists probably could find
an explanation, but how would they
get the funds for such a project? (A
puzzled director at John Hopkins
to a researcher: "You need twenty
million dollars for WHAT?!?") . Could
it be that I have bad breath? We are
talking about an animal that
spends his free time (which is every
waking second) licking himself.
This is the same animal that takes
to roadkill like a debutante takes to
caviar (not that caviar tastes much
better). I refuse to accept the
thought of my dog trying to tell me
that I need to invest in some
Listerine, which is one of the few
substances on the planet that can
make even Socks gag.
So what could it be? Maybe
dogs have some sort
of mutant nerve end-
ing in their noses
that wreaks havoc on
their central nervous
systems when air
pressure is applied.
No, that couldn't be
it, because what's
the first thing Socks
does when he's in a
moving car? That's
right, he sticks his
face out the window,
allowing his tongue to flap in the
hurricane-force wind. This is why
our car sometimes sports that ever-
so-attractive film of doggie drool on
the passenger-side window.
I imagine I'll never understand
why he reacts so badly to my blow-
ing in his face. Maybe my best
course of action would be to stop
committing this heinous act, and
leave Socks alone so he can return
to the blissful state of ignorance he
seems to be in while he licks him-
self. Why, you ask, does he do this?
Because he can, of course. But
that's another story.
If you like what you read, I
would love to hear from you. If you
don't, it's probably best that you
keep it to yourself. Afterall, I am
emotionally unstable, and harsh
criticism may cause irreparable
damage to my psyche.
The Comedy Squad (Left to Right) - Kim Kleinman, Dave Blumenfeld, Ron Mohl,
Suzanne Dunn, Greg Madera, Elena Garcia, Deane Laseter and Bill Merritt.
VIDEO ALERT !
By D.S.Ullery
If you are at all human and own
a V.C.R., you have no doubt found
yourself scanning the shelves in
your local video store for a film you
haven't seen twelve times. These
searches will inevitably take you to
the point of seeking any video that
has an intriguing cover. A large
percentage of these films are di-
rect-to-video releases that most
people have never heard of - but
that's the point, isn't it? You are
attempting to experience a film you
have never seen. The problem is,
most of these films turn out to be a
waste of money and celluloid.
That's where this column en-
ters the picture. "Video Alert" is a
service for you video watchers . Each
edition will cover a little- -known
film that you probably have not
seen, but may at some point rent
out of blissful ignorance. In the
column you will be able to read a
review of the film, as well as a
description of the video cover so
you know what to avoid.
That said, I present as "Video
Alerf's first victim "Critters 3",
which was released, unlike it's pre-
decessors, directly to video.
This time around the "critters"-
malevolent balls of fur that roll
around and shoot poisoned har-
poons into their victims before eat-
ing them -have taken up residence
in an urban tenament building.
There's really not much of a plot to
describe - the tenants join forces to
defeat the demonic little porcupine
wannabee's, aided by the "know
how" of ex-bounty hunter / former
town drunk Charlie, played for the
third time by Don Opper in what
turns out to be the film's best per-
formance. Opper tries valiantly, but
the acting skills of the other players
are non-existent, and the film be-
comes almost embarrassingly te-
dious when they are in front of the
cameras.
But that's all. The rest of the
film fails, in every way, to equal the
spark of manic originality that
marked the first film, or the es-
sence of fun that enshrouded the
second chapter. This is soulless
moviemaking - the "painting-by-
numbers" version of cinema.
The first two films - particularly
the original - have an element of
humor about them to be sure, but
there is a large dose of real horror
as well. Not so with "Critters 3".
This one plays, unintentionally, as
a moronic comedy , a spoof of the
original.
Until the last few moments. As
the film prepares to fade to black,
the phrase 'To be continued..."
flashes across the screen, announc-
ing the impending arrival of "Crit-
ters 4". Now that's scary.
CRITTERS 3 : Cover shows one of
the rodentia from Hell tearing
through a photo of a major me-
tropolis, while below him an ad-line
proclaims "You are what THEY eat! !"
Look, laugh, and then leave.
Goldberg at
Funniest in
"Sister Act"
By D.S. Ullery
Whoopi Goldberg must be a
real sport. In almost every movie
she stars in, she plays a character
who is a square peg - the kind of
bizarre individual who can never
quite fit in anywhere. (The only
films in which this doesn't hold
true are "The Color Purple" and
"Soapdish"). For someone with her
talents, this has got to be getting
old fast.
Now we have "Sister Act", which
- from its opening moments in a
Reno showroom - presents
Goldberg as an outlandish charac-
ter, into sex, tasteless clothing, etc.
The character is a singer (of sorts)
who happens to witness a mob
killing, one that is presided over by
her lover, a thug named Vinnie
(Harvey Keitel, fresh from the film
"Bugsy" and doing a fine job).
To cut to the chase, Goldberg
runs, the cops hear her story, and
before long she is involved in a
witness relocation program. As one
might surmise from the television
and newspaper ads, not to mention
the title, she finds herself attempt-
ing to pass herself off as a nun.
This has all the markings of a
formula plot to be sure, but it's
funny anyway. Goldberg has never
been funnier, ;and the nuns are
full of their own personality quirks,
including one scene-stealer who,
when describing how comfortably
covenants today live, remarks "We
were in the country - bare feet, no
electricity, and water from a pump
- now those were nuns!"
Then there is Maggie Smith
(most recently seen as an aged
Wendy Darling in Steven
Spielberg's "Hook") as the Mother
Superior. She is nothing short of
hilarious, and provides not only a
great straight -man (or is it straight-
nun?) to Goldberg's antics, but also
has some great comic moments of
her own.
In all, the most pleasing aspect
of "Sister Act" is that, rather than
just showcasing what an oddball
Goldberg's character is, the film
chooses to tell the story of how this
outsider becomes one of the group.
This film is about how to fit in
where you wouldn't think anyone
would want you. It is also about
laughing and having a good time. I
did both. I highly recommend "Sis-
ter Act". ^^
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students!
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reporting Glades
Campus news or
writing features etc.,
please call Mike
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McKenzie at 439-
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By James Gavin
The Lady Panthers' won the
State National Junior College Ath-
letic Association championship
held April 10-12. The state finals
were hosted by PBCC's women's
tennis team and they easily de-
feated the other six conference op-
ponents by winning seven of nine
' finals.
The Lady Panthers' rolled up
twenty five points and locked up
first place on the second day of the
tournament. Broward CC finished
a distant second with fifteen points.
The experience of last years
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heartbreaking one point loss in the
state finals gave the Panthers the
incentive they needed to win this
year.
In what is usually a close tour-
nament decided by four points or
less, PBCC's ten point margin of
victory is one of the highest in state
history.
Compiling a 19-1 record earlier
in the season, PBCC was seeded
number one this year in Florida.
The Lady Panthers finished
sixth in the nation and number one
in Florida! Congratulations!!
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How would you like to sit just a
few feet away from future NBA stars ,
as they play the game they love,
and watch them do it all right here
at PBCC?!
The Palm Beach Stingrays will
allow you to do just that.
The PBCC gymnasium is cur-
rently playing host to the Palm
Beach Stingrays of the United
States Basketball League. The team
is coached by Joe Ceravolo, Se-
nior/Instructor at PBCC, and his
assistant coaches, Scott Pospichal
(PBCC's men's basketball coach)
and Maceo Wright. Blake Levy the
announcer for the Panthers Bas-
ketball team is the assistant gen-
eral manager.
The roster for the Stingray's
include— Ron Mathias a former
standout guard for the Panthers,
Harold Boudreaux from Louisiana
State University, Lorenzo Williams
from Stetson and Reggie Cross from
Hawaii.
The USBL plays an up-tempo
style of basketball which makes it
very exciting for the average fan.
Blake Levy: Voice of the Panthers
By Mike Mitsejf
"Threeeeee-pointer for Anthony
Whitfield, the Panthers take the
lead...!" exclaims Blake Levy, an-
nouncer for the Panthers mens bas-
ketball team.
Since 1985, beginning with
John I. Leonard High School, Levy
has been involved in sports pro-
grams. On the staff of his high
school newspaper, the Knight
Times, Levy covered the champion-
ship baseball program at Leonard
as a sports writer. In 1987 Levy
added announcing to his resume'
while continuing to write for the
Knight Times.
"I've always wanted to be a
sportscaster; I look up to people
such as Vin Scully, Dick Vitale and
Howard Cossell, they are doing or
have done what I want to do," ex-
plained Levy.
In 1989 Levy approached base-
ball coach Craig Gero about an-
nouncing the games and keeping
the statistics; he consented. After
about a year Levy changed sports,
and moved to the Panthers basket-
ball program coached by Scott
Pospichal. Levy announced the
games, kept the statistics, and pro-
duced the first ever PBCC basket-
ball media guide. Levy is also the
unpaid Sports Information Director
for the team.
"Blake is family," said
Pospichal; "the sacrifices he makes
to enhance the athletic program
are incredible."
"An immediate goal of mine is
to become the youngest staff mem-
ber at PBCC doing stats, promos,
announcing, and to be the paid
Sports Information Director."
Levy, a sophomore, is majoring
in broadcast communications, and
until recently announced games for
the Florida State League's Miami
Miracle, a class A professional mi-
nor league baseball team. He quit
the team when they moved to Fort
Meyers, Flonda. Currently, Levy is
the Assistant General Manager of
the West Palm Beach Stingrays of
the United States Basketball League.
And, as he did in high school,
Levy covered the sports programs
at PBCC as the Sports Editor for the
student newspaper, the Beach-
comber, in 1991,
"I feel lucky to be working with
people like Hamid Faquire (Direc-
tor of Student Activities and Athlet-
ics), coach Gero and coach
Pospichal," said Levy.
"Blake is professional, reliable,
and first class," said Faquire.
Blake Levy: Voice of the Panthers.
> anthers Miss Tournament
File photo
By James Stravino
PBCC started the second half of
its conference schedule by sweep-
ing Edison CC. In the home game,
Alex Diaz hit a three run home run
in the bottom of the first to start
things off. With the score seven to
two in the sixth, Steve Meyer ended
the scoring with a three run blast of
his own. Meyer was two for three for
the game. Winning pitcher Dave
Manning started the game and had
five strikeouts. Mark Lucas who
relived P.J. Meyer in the ninth got
the save. The final score was ten to
eight.
PBCC split its next two games
against Miami Dade-North. In the
home game, Jimmy Pflug scored
two runs and Diaz had three RBI's.
Diaz hit a two run homer in the fifth
inning. Both he and Pflug went two
for four in the game. Marty Reinhart
pitched a complete game for the
victory. Reinhart had five strike-
outs and gave up five hits. The final
score was seven to four.
The Panthers won at Miami
Dade-Wolfson, but when the series
came to PBCC it was a different
story. Dave Manning started the
game, but was relived in the fifth
after giving up six runs. He also
struck out six. Mark Lucas who
relieved Manning lasted only an
inning because he gave up five runs
on four hits. Shane McDaniel took
over and finished the game. He had
three strike outs in three plus in-
nings of work. The offense was sup-
plied by Jimmy Pflug and Mike
McPhail. McPhail scored three times
and he hit a two run homerun. Pflug
scored twice and was on base when
McPhail hit the homerun. Manning
took the loss. Final score was fif-
teen to six.
PBCC's Panthers took a two
game series from Indian River CC.
In the home game, pitcher Brain
Merkey struck out three times while
giving up three runs on his way to
the win. Carl Grinstead and Alex
Diaz supplied the offense. Grinstead
was three forthree and scored twice.
Diaz was one for three with a run
batted in. He also scored twice.
Merkey was credited with the win.
Final score six to three.
Broward Community College
split a home and away series against
the Panthers losing in their home
stadium and winning at PBCC. Alt
proceeds from the game were do-
nated to the Greg A. Bartley Memo-
rial Scholarship fund. Dave Man-
ning pitched an eleven inning com-
plete game. He had a season high
thirteen strikeouts but also gave up
four runs. Mike McPhail and Alex
Diaz each had a RBI. Manning took
the loss. The final score was four to
three.
The team's final conference op-
ponent was Miami Dade-South To
reach the state tournament, the
Panthers needed a sweep and a little
luck in other conference match-
ups. Unfortunately the team lost
both games. In the away game,
pitcher Mark Lucas started the
game, and P.J. Meyer took the loss;
his first of the season. In the home
game, Marty Reinhart started it and
was the eventual loser. Marty had
six strikeouts while giving up eight
runs. Bnan Merkey relived Reinhart
in the eighth, but gave up five runs
before finishing the game. Offen-
sively Steve Meyer and John Trefry
each had two RBI's. Meyerwas three
for four and Trefry was two for four
The final score was thirteen to five,
The game with Palm Beach At-
lantic was cancelled due to the fact
they were preparing for a tourna-
ment the next day.
The first game with Valencia
Community College was cancelled
due to rain. The final game of the ,
season was played here on Satur
day afternoon. Dave Manning started ;
pitching, but was relieved after the
fourth inning by Marty Reinhart,
the winning pitcher. Reinhart
pitched two perfect innings before
giving way to T.J. Schenbeck. Mark
Lucas relieved Schenbeck and was
credited with a save. Manning
struck out the side in the second
inning. Danon Winter went three
for five with three RBI's. The final
score was seven to three.
The Panther's finished the sea-
son at 32- 1 4 ( 1 4- 1 in the southern
conference). There are some people
who deserve to be mentioned in this
article: Mrs. Winter and Sandy Gero
for having a great concession stand
and Coach Craig Gero and his coach-
ing staff, Darryl Boyd and Renee
Francisco for suppling us with an-
other great year of Panther baseball,
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Volume 53 Number 1
PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE* LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
September 23, 1992
Student Housing
To Open In Spring
By CHARLES MCKENZIE
Associate Editor
The Palm Beach Com-
munity College Foundation
has announced the build-
ing of 160 units of student
housing located just a half
mile from PBCC's central
campus.
The two story, four bed-
room homes will be fully
furnished with carpeting,
range, dishwasher, refrigera-
tor, microwave, washer,
dryer, vacuum and garbage
disposal. The units will cost
between $230-255 per
month depending upon the
final cost of construction.
The project will be
funded by a private bond
issue. The property to be
used is located on 2nd Av-
enue North and was donated
to the school in 1975. The
units which are open to
PBCC students only have a
downstairs bedroom and full
bath with three bedrooms
and 11/2 baths on the sec-
ond floor. Each will house
four students. Amenties
include a pool, and a club-
house.
Phi Theta Kappa Helps Homeless In Hurricane Stricken Florida City
By ROBERT G.GERARD
Photo Editor
Wanting to help the thou-
sands of victims of Hurricane
Andrew in neighboring Dade
County; Phi Theta Kappa or-
ganized a relief supplies
collection and distribution
program here at Palm
Beach Community College
within hours of the mass
devastation.
Sparked by pleas for hu-
manitarian relief from the
Red Cross and other disas-
ter relief agencies, organiz-
ers from Phi Theta Kappa
obtained air time from local
radio stations WRMB, and
WJNO. They sent out the
message to our local com-
munity that residents in
Dade county needed all the
basic survival items: water,
non-perishable canned
goods, medical supplies, dis-
posable diapers and baby
food.
The response was im-
mediate, and within hours
cases of relief supplies came
pouring into the collection
point at the Business Arts
building on Central Cam-
pus. When enough supplies
for a first trip were as-
sembled, Phi Theta Kappa
Hurricane Andrew Heavily Damages
Miami Schools
By Jolm Williams
(CPS) — Hurricane Andrew
didn't spare college cam
puses in the Miami area,
creating havoc for adminis-
trators, faculty and students
and adding to the woes of an
area that is still reeling from
the deadly storm.
The hurricane flattened
the Homestead campus of
Miami-Dade Community
were still trying to assess
damage to their colleges and
universities after Andrew
crossed southern Florida,
moved into the Gulf of
Mexico and slammed into
Louisiana west of New Or-
leans.
Classes were canceled
at Louisiana State Univer-
sity in Baton Rouge Aug.
27-29, but schools in the
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The Wind Prevails. Rufus Spradley(6-foat-4) Photo by Keisha Spradley
stands before an uprooted Banyon Tree in Broward County.
College, heavily damaged the
school's south Miami cam-
pus, and caused extensive
losses to Florida Interna-
tional University and the
New Orleans area were gen
erally unaffected.
A spokeswoman for the
University of Southwestern
Louisiana in Louisiana in
members departed for the
uncertain trek south into
the wake of South Florida's
worst natural disaster to
date.
Kappa's Internal Vice
President, Glen Gareau said
that when he arrived with
Photo by Rob Gerard
Lending Helping Hands. Diana Fitt sorts food for Andrew's victims
the first load at the 17th
Street collection point in
Overtown, Miami, it was im-
mediately loaded on trucks
going south to the hardest
hit areas of Cutler Ridge,
and Homestead. Workers in
Miami said the supplies were
enroute to areas where noth-
ing was available and that
they were among the first to
reach the stricken area.
Getting the supplies to
where they are needed the
most, that was the mission.
Kevin Harrellson, A.J. Key,
Keira Taylor, along with
other members answered
the call for help. Volunteers
from the local Lake Worth
community worked along-
side P.T.K. members to sort
and load the supplies. By
mid-afternoon, the day after
the winds subsided, Glen
Gareau was waiting for the
arrival of a large flatbedtruck.
The truck contained much
needed supplies for the hurri-
cane victims.
The effort was coordi-
nated and supported by
Scott MacLachlan who of-
fered the use of the college
vans to assistin transporting
of the supplies.
Andrew Sends Wake Up Call For South Florida!
By MIKE MFTSEFF
Editor
"I didn't .know what to
do. My neighbor's grand-
daughter brought me and
my daughter here. We are
so thankful to be safe from
the storm," said a wheel-
chair-bound Gertrude
Frenger at the PBCC gym-
nasium (a temporary Red
Cross shelter).
Her's was a common
sentiment expressed
throughout the long night of
August 23, 1992.
Not smce the devasta-
tion of the Florida Keys m
1928 have we witnessed
destruction so swift and on
such an unimaginable scale
as hurricane Andrew.
"The only hurricane that
I had been in before was
David, in 1979, but this was
different. A friend and my-
self drove down to Home-
stead to deliver food to the
outlyingneighborhoods. We
were the first outsiders they
had seen since Andrew
struck two days before , " said
PBCC night student Randy
Lepore.
"The area smelled of
burned out buildings.
Refuse from the storm was
plowed off the roadways and
piled along the curbs almost
four feet high. Several trac-
tor-trailers were laying on
and the few trees left stand-
ing appeared lifeless," said
Lepore.
Three weeks later, south
Dade is still reeling from the
effects of one of the most
powerful and destructive
hurricanes to ever smash
mto Florida's east coast. t
The infrequency with
which hurricanes have come
ashore in the past 20 years
has served to lull us to sleep,
to make us complacent, and
to give us a false sense of
security, and perhaps even
invincibility.
"You just cannot imag-
ine the destruction! The
number of people living out
in the open, sleeping out-
side with no protection, no
roof, and no home, just a
pile of rubble where once
their home had stood. Mul-
tiply this scene by the thou-
sands. It is literally over-
whelming. What Miami
needs now, right now, is
carpenters, roofers, con-
struction workers by the
thousands , to begin the long
process of restoring these
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By BEVERLY KENNARD
Staff Reporter
Since August of 1991, I have
been trying, each day of the week -
except Saturday and Sunday, to get
to school without a hassle or a mi-
graine.
Now, almost a full year later, I
am still trying to achieve that goal. I
have no reliable transportation of
my own - not many who live at
poverty level have that sort of luxury
- so I try to find alternatives. For a
while (the first month) I tried the
bus, the city bus, but because it was
so unreliable and quite a distance
from where I live, I felt it was coun-
terproductive to what I was trying to
accomplish.
Then, I relied on my sister - but
the unwillingness to share, that is
so characteristically her, was al-
most too much - that and her "ex-
tremely rock" music and smoking
habits nearly drove me insane. But,
as luck would have it she quit her
job so conveniently close to my
school, and later completely totalled
her own car (leaving her thankfully
unscathed). Unfortunately, this left
me with very few alternatives, the
bus and my mother - good friends
are hard to find. But I was blessed
with a friend who worked nearby
and was able to bring me home three
days out of the week. It was the
getting to school that was about to
drive me to the "loony bin."
Again the bus was a "not so
favorable" option, but face it, work-
ing from 8 a.m. to noon, then going
to classes, and then working until 5
p m. is hard enough, but having to
wake up at 5 a.m. so you can take a
45-50 minute walk to catch a bus
that will take almost an hour to
bring you to a bus stop that is 20
minutes away from where you want
to be is kinda nuts, and if you have
been calculating the time, it does
not exactiy bring you to work on
time. Now that's on a good day.
When riding the Palm Beach
County Public Transportation Sys-
tem and you happen to be taking
route 8, you have to deal with nu-
merous bus break downs (another
hour delay), ten minute stop over at
Century Village (which by the way
has it's own bus system), and then
another ten minute stop (drivers
need their breaks - even if it means
that the people who rely on the
public transports are left sitting and
«ul up late forwork, appointments
eti .).
And of course vou deal with
unvers who do NOT know how to
drive... racing over speed bumps,
driving over curbs, slowing for green
lights, speeding for yellow lights
cutting off other drivers in traffic'
fhen of course, when vour bus does
break down there is no refund, the
money machine on the buses do
take dollar bills but, alas, give no
change And let's
not forget the atti-
tudes of many driv-
ers . rude, crass,
obnoxious, impa-
tient, etc
The third week
in July, 9 30 a m .
the city bus pulls)
up to the bus stopjt
on Lyons, across
I torn Century Vil
Jatje no loute
mimbei oi riesbna
uon visible (this is
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west?" His answer, "Boca." My reply
'Yes, but east or west?" His response,
"Boca." After my third inquiry he
said, "Downtown", being the smart
college student that I am, I surmised
from his response that he meant
east, which is the direction one
would go from our present location,
so I boarded the bus and as I was
standing m the doorway the driver
snapped the doors closed behind me
and "stepped on it,"
Off we roared, nearly toppling
me to the floor of the bus, but finally
I got my 90 cents into the money
machine. Not that much later the
buzzer sounded from someone want-
ing to get off at the next stop . It was
completely ignored.
Then, some ten minutes down
the road, going from Glades to Jog,
the driver missed his turn. We had
to go the way we would have gone
had they not eliminated some of the
stops. We arrived in front of Burdines
at Town Center. I was thinking to
myself, "In another twenty minutes
or so, I will be at my stop." Still at
Burdines after about ten minutes,
the driver finally comes back in the
bus and said, "We'll be here awhile."
Off he went again, leaving paying
costumers to fume. I got off the bus,
approached the driver and asked
what was going on. "Bus is down,"
he replied. I then inquired as to how
long we would be stuck here and he
said a half hour, 45 minutes.
Did you ever try pulling teeth
from a grizzly ? Again I made an
enquiry, this time as to a replace-
ment bus. His answer, "Yeah." "Do
I get a refund," I asked. "Nope."
So, fuming enough to keep the
Boca Ratonians in electricity for a
good two hours, I relented, I phoned
mom. Ulcer burning and migraines
banging, I listened as the tone of her
swearing said, (you're to blame),
then I waited twenty minutes for
mom.
There is something definitely...
inherently wrongwith a public trans-
portation system that does not give
refunds, change or reliable service
to its paying customers, does not
add appropriate bus stops to ac-
commodate a growing city, but in-
stead eliminates several stops to
accommodate the people who live in
Century Village.
Why are there NO stops by
Clintmoore Road and Lyons Road,
or in front of PBCC's south campus
(behind FAU) . The city bus or county
bus system should send a couple of
their people to West Germany to see
how a real PUBLIC bus system oper-
ates).
The public bus system is sup-
posed to be for the public! The bus
system should not harass the pub-
lic. A lot of people think paying for a
college education is a hassle, and
sometime just getting there is no
picnic either !!!
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CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
September:
Phi Theta Kappa - Delta Omicron Chapter Central Campus
Office phone 439-8229 ROOM BA 110
General Meetings: August 30, 7 p.m. CE121
September 13, 7 p.m. CE121
September 27, 7 p.m CE121
Social Events: Water Skiing Trip, September 6
Bowling Night (Fairlanes) September 25, 10 p.m to 2 a.m.
Service: Voters Registration Drive, BA Patio, September 16
Scholarship: Leadership Conference September 19, Nova University
School Holidays: Monday, September 7
Friday, October 16
Thanksgiving, November 26 to November 29
Finals and end of fall term week of December
Voter's Registration: September 16 on the BA Patio 9 a.m. to
October 1 on the BA Patio 9 a.m. to 9
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Room BA302
Saturday, September 12 Meeting and Election of Officers
8:30 a.m. at the Palm Beach Cafe, 2528 South Military
STUDENTGOVEI^NMENr:
September 17, 7 p.m., General Meeting, SAC Lounge
September 23, Free BBQ in BA Patio
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Budget Cuts: How They Affect Students
BY STEPHANIE TOOKES
Staff Reporter
"Budget Cuts." These two words are very
familiar to faculty and students. One thing is for
certain, whether we like it or not.... they do affect
everyone.
Yes, we all are affected by budget cuts and
until our sluggish economy picks up, we will
continue to fall victim to this never ending battle.
Although it affects both faculty and students,
budget cuts are felt all over the campus.
There are some students who are very dis-
turbed by the budget cuts, and as a result they
have voiced their opinions to their teachers and
to the administration.
However, there are some students who do not
concern themselves with the budget. Many
students do not realize exactly how much budget
cuts affect them in the class.
Although there are not any statistics as yet,
the first thing that students usually notice is the
larger class size over last year.
Students also notice that there is a decrease
in the amount of handouts that are being passed
out in class. Since paper and the copying of
materials can become quite costly.
Sometimes the budget cut causes the full-
time teachers to be replaced with adjunct teach-
ers. Adjunct teachers usually only teach one or
bvo classes per term. These teachers do not
receive benefits therefore it is less expensive for
the college to employ them.
Inside the classroom, there are complaints
See Budget Cuts/Page 13
You're an adult now!
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
The first day of college can be a scary experi-
ence. For most students who have graduated
from high school a fewmonths ago, this will be the
first time that you are going to school because you
want to, not because you have to. When you were
in high school, your teachers expected a lot from
you with regards to manners, being on time, and
being prepared. The same applies here, but with
a few differences. You will still be expected to
arrive to class on time, come prepared with paper,
pencils, pens, and books, but when you are
thirsty, you can get up and leave the room without
waiting for permission. You can leave early if you
so desire. You can be absent without a written
note, or having to have mom call in with an
explanation of your absence,
Throughout all this, there is one very impor-
tant thing to remember about college, and that is
you are an adult now. No one is going to remind
you to do your homework, study for the exam that
is coming up, to take notes in class and to be on
time. You will not be embarrassed by your profes-
sor calling on you. They expect the work to be
done without having to remind you. They will help
you, but only if you ask. They do not want to see
you fail, but they will not hold your hand either.
The work is expected, after all you do not have to
be there.
So do not let college scare you. It can be a lot
of fun. Get involved in some activities, join some
of the clubs, get involved in student government
and most important, learn not only from your
professors but from your friends. College is a
great place to be,
Baseball Team Pitches In
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
and JAMES STRAVINO
Beachcomber Editors
The PBCC Baseball team spent Labor Day
weekend at the South Florida Fairgrounds. They
were not playing a game, but were working, the
midnight to 6 A.M. shift helping the Red Cross to
load trucks waiting to go down to hurricane
stricken Dade County.
When asked why the team was spending their
weekend working, Head Coach Gero explained,
'You see the devastation down there and the team
just wanted to help."
Tryouts for the baseball season started last
week but Miami Dade campus had to put theirs
on hold. Even though the two schools are rivals
on the playing field, when one team needs help
outside of sports, everyone pitches in.
Student Resource Center A Friend to many PBCC Students Library Receives Books
By MICHELLE MERCER
This year's Palm Beach Community College
students will be able to take advantage of a wide
variety of benefits and services being offered by
the Student Resource Center.
The Student Resource Center is a little known
college organization with some big plans for the
upcoming fall and winter terms. On the top of
their fall agenda is a Halloween dance and cos-
tume party, children welcome. Other upcoming
fall events include concerts, picnics, sporting
events, and various other activities which stu-
dents are welcomed and encouraged to partici-
pate in.
The Student Resource Center also provides
special student services such as student discus-
sion groups, drug and alcohol information and
counseling, and 12 Step program meetings which
will be held on campus.
According to Jude Baker, Coordinator of the
Substance Abuse and Prevention Program at
Palm Beach Community College, the mam objec-
tive of the Student Resource Center is to promote
healthy lifestyle choices for young adults. BaKer
feels that the best way to do this is by providing
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One of many interesting programs that the
Student Resource Center will be offering during
the fall and winter terms is a Student Mentor
Program. This program will provide students to
student counseling and encouragement not only
for those students who wish to seek advise, but
also for those who wish to give it. Overall, the
Student Resource Center provides a great variety
of helpful, informative programs for those who are
interested in helping others, helping themselves,
or just having a good time.
The Student Resource Center is a worthwhile
student organization with a great deal to offer to
the students of Palm Beach Community College;
however, the Student Resource Center is count-
ing on student aid to mak e these things happen.
If you have any ques-
tions, suggestions, com-
ments, or time to offer to
the organization, you are
asked to please contact
Jude Baker or Special!
Programs Coordinator!
Elivio Serrano in the
Testing Center.
Also, if you are inter-
ested in the StudentMen-
tor Program or any other
facet of the Student Re-
source Center, please feel
free to contact Jude or
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By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor ^,
Over the past several months the main cam-
pus library has received over 1 ,400 books. These
books are being donated by Palm Beach Post
Book Review Editor, Brian Crowley. Brian is a
former PBCC student and editor of the Beach-
comber. He will continue to donate any books he
receives from publishers.
The library on the main campus is opened
Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 9
p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. They
are open on most Saturdays during the term from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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your current paid schedule and as long as you are
enrolled at the college you will have a card.
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September 23, 1992
FEUERSTEIN TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT: MELANEE J. FEUERSTEIN
MAJOR: Pre Law/Sociology
CAREER GOALS: Attend law school, become an attorney, run for office and
perhaps obtain a Masters in Sociology
QUALIFICATIONS: PBCC representative to Child Advocacy Board of Palm
Beach County from March 91 to present; SGA Senator 90-91 and 91-92;
represented PBCC at the March conferenc eof the Florida State Junior
College Association; have 4.0 GPA; received two academic awards in History
and Sociology - May 92 Secretary Protem Westside Homeowners Association
at present; Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society; served on SGA
Summer Committee 1991, sat on Student Judiciary Committee, received
two academic awards in Sociology and History, have a 4. GPA, and basically
I like to get things done.
HOW WERE RUNNING MATES CHOSEN: My team has been chosen due to
their experience and our desire to see SGA continue the proven path that the
present board has achieved. As a team I feel we can work both with the
students and the administration to accomplish the needs of the student on
campus, including the night students who are a very important part of this
campus and student body.
PLATFORM/GOALS: To encourage the students of PBCC to get involved in
the community and the community to become involved with us. Due to the
access I enjoy with legislators, I would like them to visit PBCC and speak as
well as answer questions in order to unify the four campuses. I also hope to
form an inter-campus council to unify all campuses and give students a
stronger voice. The continuation of the innter-club council is another one
of my goals. I would like to encourage membership in SGA of all students so
they have an active voice in helping this campus reach its goals and the goals
of tiie students,
TEAM PHILOSOPHY: I believe in a democratic/equalitarian leadership. A
team can only function effectively when it performs in unison toward a
common goal. Due to past experience with my running mates, I believe we
will work well together toward a common goal and that is to make this year
the best SGA has had.
PERSONAL COMMENT: Regardless of who wins the election, I hope the 92-
93 executive board will continue the work of Rick Asnani. Serving closely
with him in 1991-92 1 respect and admire the effort he put into SGA. Once
again, I would like the Student Government Association of 92-93 to have the
largest Senate and be the most effective yet.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT: CATHY RODRIGUEZ
MAJOR; English/Communications
CAREER GOALS: To become a teacher at the secondary and college level
and to write and publish history books
QUALIFICATIONS: Serving from President to Treasurer on numerous
community women's organizations for the past twenty years, and currently,
Secretary for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Having children currently in high
3chool and college plus being able to work in the classroom of several schools
Ln Palm Beach County I am fortunate enough to see both sides of the
educational system; Being inducted into Phi Theta Kappa in 1992; and
having the opportunity to help make PBCC not just a community college but
a college that everyone can be proud of regardless of their age.
FOR SECRETARY: MICHELLE VOWLES
MAJOR: Physical Therapy
CAREER GOALS: I would like to double major in physical therapy and
nsycology, get my Doctor's Degree in both and become a dance therapist as
ell as open my own dance studio
UALIFICATIONS: I was fund raising chairperson of my Sorority and the
ance department at USF. I understand the use of many computer programs
nd can type. I have always been a very fair and unbiased person
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS; I have volunteered for teaching Sunday
school to children; worked as a volunteer for many nursery schools and day
care centers; fund raisers for needy organizations; help to reconstruct a
playground for a day care center; raising money for the battered women
organization; and have taught children in etiquette and ballroom dancing at
the Palm Beach Cotillion
FOR TREASURER: BERNARD SCHOBER
MAJOR; Political Science
CAREER GOALS; International Affairs; Political Analysis; Departmental
Affairs
QUALIFICATIONS: Treasurer County chapter Young Democrats; SGA
Senator 91-92; SGA Parliamentarian 91-92; President of PBCC Democrats;
Campaign volunteer for Tsongas and Bill Clinton; Delegate to Young Leaders
in Washington 90-91
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Restarted the Young Democrats Club
which is the third largest in the state; Organized the First Annual dinner
banquet for Young Democrats; Hospital volunteer at JFK with over 120
hours; Representative of Palm Beach County Minority at Young Leaders
Conference; Student advisory board at PBCC; SGA Bowling Team.
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KENNEY TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT: BRIAN W. KENNEY
MAJOR: Pre-Law/Philosophy
CAREER GOALS: I want to become a District Attorney and eventually earn
a seat in the United States Senate
QUALIFICATIONS: Student Council member at Atlantic High School '85-
86; Infantry squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division (Desert Storm);
Selected as 101st ABN Div. and Ft. Campbell Soldier of the Year '90;
Rakkasan Association Soldier of the Year '90-91;
187th Infantry Brigade NCO of the Year '91; Chairman 187th Inf. Brigade
Enlisted Men's Welfare and Morale Council '89 - 90; Commissioned as a
"Kentucky Colonel" by Gov. Wallace G. Wilkinson '90; Named Honorary |
Mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky. '90; Approved for West Point (Prep) ; Ft. Lauderdale
Red Cross volunteer; office manager/aid/advisor to Addie L. Greene,
candidate for State Rep Dist; Team leader in the National Guard; 3.86 GPA
HOW WERE RUNNING MATES CHOSEN: I interviewed and evaluated each
of my running mates. My emphasis was on competence, enthusiasm,
creativity and compatibility. My intent was to assemble a well rounded
energetic and creative TEAM with diverse experience and perspectives. I feel
that I was successful.
PLATFORM & GOALS: I want to make SGA more visible and accessible to
the student body. I feel that I can increase student participation through the
use of incentives. The number and quality of SGA sponsored activities/
services can be improved. Student input should be the basis for action where I
on campus activities are concerned. The Interclub Council is a great idea I
that, with some refinements will increase coordination and cooperation
between school organizations. An SGA newsletter /questionnaire is a must,
Students have to know what is going on and we have to know what they want,
I would also like to establish an information network. This network would
enhance the effectiveness of the Bookswap program, bulletin boards and
offer an extremely wide range of general information from concert dates to
horoscopes; even winning lottery numbers and weather will be available. I
feel that as SGA President I can promote SGA to the community as well. By
opening activities to non-students, SGA's reputation can be seen by all. Food
drives and donations for local residents (students as well) will help those in
need and most likely return in the form of student benefits.
TEAM PHILOSOPHY: There's nothing to it but to do it, so. . . just do it. Aim
high and take a shot. You can not hit the target if you do not shoot at It.
PERSONAL COMMENT: I believe that SGA is an extension of the student
body and that its actions should be a direct reflection of the student body's
needs and desires. SGA has a responsibility to reach out to the students to 1
determine the appropriate steps to best accommodate those needs. Stu- |
dents are more likely to participate in an activity or program if it is one that
they have expressed an interest in. Rather that give SGA a drastic overhaul,
I seek to fine tune the current system while refining and augmenting existing
programs. The previous administration has established a firm foundation
upon which the next must build. I have a proven record of leadership. I am
confident that my running mates and I can build on that foundation by
leading PBCC, SGA and the student body onward and upward.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT: BEAU BRUMFIELD
MAJOR: Criminal Justice/ Business
CAREER GOALS: To join a federal law enforcement agency or to re-enter the
military as an officer
QUALIFICATIONS: Infantry Team leader 101st ABN Div (Desert Storm);
Honor Graduate C-l-50 (Basic Training); Battalion Commander IROTC
Atlantic High School; Red Cross Volunteer; Team leader National Guard;
Vice Chairman 187 Infantry Regiment Enlistedmans Welfare and Morale
Council; Company Soldier of the month; Student Council Atlantic High
School; Approved for West Point Prep
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: After Honorably serving four years
active duty as a paratrooper in the 1 1st ABN Div including tours in Panama
and seven months hi Saudi Arabia I entered college as a decorated combat
veteran. I currently hold a 3.7 GPA and take great pride in my scholastics.
FOR SECRETARY: TRACI SPRIGGS
MAJOR: Communications/Journalism
CAREER GOALS: I would like to further my education in the field of
broadcasting performance in the news media
QUALIFICATIONS: Foreign Language Club, SADD secretary, Mass Media
Secretary, Key Club, Debate, SGA representative, Swim team manager,
Photo Club Vice President, DECA and DCT all at Wellington High School
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Palms West Hospital volunteer; Red
Cross volunteer; Hurricane relief volunteer; Project Literacy volunteer,
Music scholarship recipient; Numerous awards in performance art
FOR TREASURER: LISA SNYDER
MAJOR: Psychology /Criminal Justice
CAREER GOALS: I would like to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
work as a special agent
QUALIFICATIONS: Jr. Class Vice President Beach High School 88-89; SGA
member 1991; Responsible for record keeping at Fox Optical; Responsible
for records at law office of Robert Berenstein and Associates; 3.2 GPA
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Hurricane relief volunteer at South
Florida Fairgrounds. Eastside Nursing home volunteer
Phntnv h\> Rnh Gerard Snvder. Brumfield, Kenney and Spriggs
Photo by Rob Gerard
TIPS FOR THE STRUGGLING STUDENT
By Rita Alonso-Sheldon
Adjunct
Students, are you typing that re-
search paper the morning it's due?
Do you dread finals week? Are you
overwhelmed with projects and
tests? Are you sidetracked by televi-
sion, telephone or friends? If you've
answered "YES" to any of these ques-
tions, please read on.
The first step inbecoming a more
effective student is to use a long-
term planner. A planner gives you
an overview of what is due for the
entire semester and helps you bud-
get your time. Record all commit-
ments: listyour courses, workhours,
study time, errands, and even lei-
sure activities. Be sure to make note
of all test dates, assignments due
and any other deadlines.
Some things to remember when
planning your time:
-Don't overcommittl!
-Identify priority classes and do
whatever It takes to succeed.
-In extreme cases, drop second pri-
ority classes to reduce study load if
necessary.
-Seek out successful students or
tutors for help.
TIPS FOR STUDYING AT PEAK EF-
FICIENCY
-Schedule two hours study time
for every hour in class.
-Avoid study marathons. Get more
out of your study time by taking a
break when you feel you need one.
-Break up subjects. Don't study
similar subjects back to back.
-Study the most difficult or bor-
ing subjects first.
-Be aware of your best time of day.
Are you a day or night person?
-Use a regular study area. Set up a
study area away from distractions.
Don't study in bed, in front of the
television or the refrigerator,
-Set up a study routine and don't
break it!!!
HOW TO HANDLE DISTRACTIONS
-Inform living mates of your study
schedule.
-Don't pick up the telephone.
TIME SAVERS/SHORT CUTS
-Review notes within 24 hours.
We forget up to 80% of a reading
assignment or lecture within 24
hours. To aid memory, review notes
the same day. A ten minute review
each night can save you hours be-
fore final exams.
-Write class notes on index cards
for easy organization.
-Tape record notes or chapter sum-
maries. You can play them back
while you drive, work, or exercise.
-Use a copier to help review. Copy
chapter summaries or sample prob-
lems for each class. When you have
a minute or two, review them and
add your own notes.
These study/survival tips, and
more, are taught in the College Sur-
vival Skills course. The Center for
Personalized Instruction also pro-
vides the following courses to help
improve basic skills in the areas of
English (ESOL), math, and reading.
For more information call 439-
8137.
ESL IISKUvel III
ESL 1021
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES
These courses required for ftrst-Ume students whose
test scores Indicate a need for further work before
embarking on college-level curriculum
(Credits do not count toward graduation)
College Prep English ENC 1080
College Prep Reading REA 1008
College Prep English for ESOL ESL 1041
College Prep English for ESOL
College Prep Reading for ESOL
Prereq for ESOL courses students primary language
is not American English
Basic Algebra MAT 1024
TRANSFERABLE CREDIT COURSES
CLAST Review Course IDS 2109 (3 credits)
This course is Intended as a revtew of the
competencies tested on the state mandated CLAST
examination
Flexible scheduling available for the following math
courses
Algebra for College Students MAC 1 102 (3 cr)
Precalculus MAC U40 (3 cr)
Trigonometry MAC 1114 (3 cr)
Intermediate Algebra MAT 1033 (AA 3
elective cr. AS 3 math)
Ratio at Proportion for Nursing MGF 1109
Geometry MGF 1111
Math Logic MGF 1112
Probability and Statistics STA 1021
Accelerated Reading HEA 1205 (3 credits)
Individualized reading course designed to Increase
reading speed extend skills ln literal
critical and study reading and develop reading
comprehension in a laboratory setting
Overcoming Math Anxiety MGF 1050 (1 credit)
This course Is designed to help students overcome
their math anxiety and become successful
ln mathematics courses
College Survival Skills SLS 1501 (1 credit)
Designed to provide students with tools & techniques
for Improving study skills Topics Include time
mgmt/mcmory skills, note/test-taking strategies
Critical Thinking SLS 1505 (1 credit)
Designed to teach students to become critical thinkers
and to show students how to apply
their thinking skills to everyday problems and Issues
WHERE TO GET HELP
A S3 00 per semester LLO fee will be assessed for use
of lab facilities
Computer Lab
Hours Monday - Thursday 7 30AM 9 15PM
Friday 7 30AM 2 00PM
Phone 439 8223
Software -Word processing Word Perfect 5 0/5 1 &
PFS Write
-SAT ACT and CLAST
-Math (Basic Algebra - Calculus)
-Science
-English, reading
-Computer science
-Economics and political science
Tutors English and Computers By appointment
Interactive videos
Reading Lab
Hours Monday - Thursday 7 30AM - 7 30PM
Friday 7 30AM -2 00PM
Phone 439-S225
Contact Lola Pasapane Learning Specialist
Resources for evaluating and Improving reading skills
Computer programs and word processing
CLAST review materials
Tutors by appointment
Hath Lab
Hours Monday Thursday 7 3 5 00PM - 9 15PM
Friday 7 30AM • 2 00PM
Phone- 439-8048
Contact Magdala Ray
Self-paced individualized study taught in lab setting
Videos {checked out overnight)
Solutions manuals (checked out over weekend)
Tutoring by appointment
Universities /from Front Page
Lafayette said the school, which is
located about 15 miles from where
the storm's eye, received minor dam-
age. Classes were closed for four
days because of power outages, and
trees were knocked over.
Andrew, which hit Florida Aug.
24, left at least 35 people dead in the
Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana. A
quarter of a million people were left
homeless in Florida. Damage esti-
mates for Florida alone ranged from
$15 billion to $20 billion, making it
the costliest natural disaster in U.S.
history.
Despite the massive destruction
and chaos, the storm may have some
positive benefits for the University of
Miami and the city, said spokes-
woman Conchita Ruiz.
"The fact is that it helps get your
priorities together," Ruiz said. "And
secondly, everyone is pitching in,
everyone is sharing time and tal-
ents. Miami, overall, may bebetter."
Florida officials had a difficult
time assessing the full extend of
damage because of limited phone
service, lack of electricity and clogged
roads.
Ed Cisek, spokesman with the
state Division of Community Col-
leges, said the Homestead campus
of Miami-Dade Community College
was destroyed.
Miami-Dade, with 43,880 en-
rolled students, is the fifth largest
school in the United States. The
main campus, in downtown Miami,
received minor damage, The Home-
stead campus had 1 1 portable class-
room buildings; nine were demol-
ished, and only one permanent
building is still standing.
The south Miami campus, in the
Kendall area, received heavy dam-
age. All nine buildings had signifi-
cant loss, including roofs that were
torn off and other major structural
losses, Cisek said.
There was no dollar figure dam-
age estimate available, and officials
didn't knowwhen school would open
for the fall term.
The storm did most of its dam-
age in the south Miami area, includ-
ing Homestead and Kendall. Florida
International University, one of the
state's nine universities, was heavily
damaged, said Patrick Riordan, a
spokesman for the Florida univer-
sity system. Preliminary estimates
indicate the damage between $6
million and $7 million to the main
campus, which is located in southwest
Dade County.
Although detailed information
wasntavailable.Rlordansaid the school
had no power or water, and onfy one
emergmcyphonewasworkingrwodays
after the storm left the area. Several
buildings had severe roof and flood
damage, A building under construc-
tion, agreenhausecnnservHtory.isgone,
he said, and there could be damage to
the school's computer systems.
1662 S. Congress Ave.
Palm Springs, FL
Wake Up/from front page
victims of the storm to their homes,"
exclaimed a visibly shaken West
Palm Beach business man, Mark
Duclos, after just one visit to south
Dade county.
In one short, terrible, ferocious,
blast of wind and rain, the compla-
cency, the sleepiness, and the
pseudo-invincibility has been swept
away. An alarm has been sounded;
a wake-up call for all of Florida, and
the entire east coast of the U.S. as
well.
"I volunteered as a nurse's aid
for the Red Cross in Miami hospi-
tals, and unless youhavebeen down
there (south Dade), the pictures re-
ally don't give you the full impact.
The smell is terrible, rotting food,
garbage, and the destruction is just
unbelievable!" exclaimed nursing
student, Dee, outside a classroom at
Palm Beach Community College.
Out of this terrible destruction,
out of this terrible uncertainty, the
hurricane has reminded each; and
everyone of usjustwhat makes this
the greatest country in the world.
The compassion and generosity of
its people.
This country was founded upon
the solid ground of selfless love, and
founded upon the fierce determina-
tion of a free people. America is
known throughout the world as a
country filled with people generous
to a fault.
This generosity of spirit and will-
ingness to help is now being focused
upon our own friends, neighbors,
and strangers living in the storm
torn areas of south Dade.
The world at large has benefitted in
the past and continues to benefit from
the willingness of the people of the
United States to help out in times of
disaster. So far, help from other coun-
tries has been non-existent.
Perhaps this need to be part of
the solution will continue long after
Hurricane Andrew is but a memory.
Perhaps as a nation, we can con-
tinue to help those who need a home,
but not just for the victims of An-
drew, but for all the "victims'' who
have fallen on hard times, Maybe we
can find a determination to help,
unconditionally, as we would like to
be helped.
Perhaps in the wake of hurri-
cane Andrew, after the attention
wanes, we will realize that people are
our most valuable asset.
What we now need to do is to
take a chance on each other.
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September 23, 1992
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Vice-Chairman, Al Giraud, in Washington, D C.
Photo by Becky Spui lock
PBCC College Republican's Visit Nation's
Capital And Houston Convention
By R. J. SPURLOCK
Staff Reporter
The PBCC College Republicans
have been busy this summer. Mem-
bers attended conferences in Wash-
ington, D.C. twice in June, and have
just returned from the Republican
National Convention held In Hous-
ton, Texas August, 17-20.
The first trip to Washington in-
volved CR officers who attended the
Broadcast Journalism School, a
newly established seminar offered
by the Leadership Institute, The
school was a two-day training class
for conservative students interested
in pursuing various careers in me-
dia. Discussions included network-
ing, internships and news footage
critiques.
Two weeks later, on June, 23-
27, eleven CRs again traveled to the
nation's capital to attend the College
Republican Centennial Celebration.
They were treated to lectures from
high-ranking government officials
such as House Minority Whip Newt
Gengrich, Defense Secretary Dick
Cheney, and Secretary of House and
Urban Development Jack Kemp.
Students also met with Edwin
Meese and Lt. Col. Oliver North for
book signings. Former President
Ronald Reagan who was unable to
attend, addressed the convention
by way of video tape.
The highlight of the convention
was the personal appearance by
President George Bush, who spoke
to the 1200 plus students on the
opening day of the celebration. Other
activities included a formal ball held
at the French embassy and a special
briefing at the Old Executive Office
Building at the White House.
The festivities were organized by
the College Republican National
Committee (CRNC), headed by Tony
Zagotta. Tony, as chairman of this
committee, occupied a seat on the
on Committee representing
thenation's conservative youth. He
is enthused
about the critical role that Florida
will play in the November election,
and has expressed a desire to visit
PBCC and meet with students on
campus in the next month or two.
Information regarding his visit will
be mentioned in the Beachcomber
fThe Student Voice of Palm Beach
Community College) as it becomes
available.
Finally, the CR's embarked on
the 20-hour road trip to Houston to
join up with the Bush-Quayle Youth
Coalition.
The National Convention was an
exciting way for the College Republi-
cans to wrap up their summer ex-
ploits. Meeting with people such as
Florida Senator Connie Mack, and
being up front for speeches by George
and Barbara Bush, Dan and Marilyn
Quayle, Jack Kemp, Ronald Reagan
and all the others, served to ignite the
CR's and re-energize them for the big
campaign season ahead.
Political rallies and voter regis-
tration drives as well as plenty of
social events will be upcoming. Keep
an eye on the bulletin boards for
more information.
The Beachcomber Magazine
A student publication of PBCC Eissey Campus:
Is looking for student dissertations, and essays for
publication in the December issue. Submissions from
students attending all campuses is encouraged.
The Beachcomber Magazine is now filling editorial
staff positions. If you can devote a few hours a week to
a quality college magazine please contact::
Craig Bell (Editor) at 746-2505
Students with interests in Photography, Poetry, and
Graphic Design are encouraged to join.
Snhntarchin money k awarri&ei to editorial positions.
STUDENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING BRING DIVERSE
CULTURES TOGETHER
ON PBCC CAMPUS
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Dr. Eissey, Rachel Samaroo, Joseph Rizk, andDanita Kurtz
Photo fry Rob derard
By ROBERT G. GERARD
Photo Editor
Among the sea of caps and gowns
that streamed into the Jai Lai
Fronton to take part in the Com-
mencement Exercise's '92 Spring /
Summer Term were two members of
Palm Beach Community College's
Students for International Under-
standing. Racheal Samaroo from San
Fernando, Trinidad and Joe Rizk
from Jimmize, Lebanon.
It was a proud moment for SIU
sponsor Danila Kurtz; she works
closely with her students and takes
great pleasure in watching them
finish this part of their education.
Dr. Edward M. Eissey, President
of Palm Beach Community College,
presented the happy SIU members
with their hard-earned diploma's.
The SIU club has a long and
successful history and is dedicated
to enhancing the difficult task of
international co-operation through
understanding. The college cluto has
served 207 members dating back to
the 1970's. Of the former 207 SIU
students, 80 have walked in, the
same graduation procession, receiv-
ing their diplomas, and taking their
own step forward from a great, col-
lege club and a great institution of
learning.
The club will meet this fall at 3
p.m. on Wednesdays in the SAC
lounge. For further information
about membership please contact
Danita J. Kurtz, Counselor/ Senior
Instructor at 439-8233.
An interesting new mernber of
the club will be Stephanie Norcl -who
won the gold medal in the 1988
Summer Olympics in Seoul South
Korea for the womens 200 meter
swimming event. Stephanie lived in
East Germany before re-unification
and now lives in South Florida and
will be attending PBCC.
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Crisis Pregnancy: Someone does care.
By MIKE MTTSEFF
Editor-in-Chief
She checks your groceries at the store; she
sits next to you in church; she might be your
sister, neighbor, or best friend. One woman in
four, today, has had an abortion.
In West Palm Beach there is a Crisis Preg-
nancy Center dedicated to standing alongside
women of all ages who are experiencing a crisis
pregnancy. They also provide them viable alter-
natives to abortion . Most women need someone to
talk with during times of crisis, and Alpha Care
volunteer's offer a sympathetic ear through one-
on-one counseling.
They explain fetal development, various meth-
ods of abortion, and the toll taken upon the body,
mind, and spirit, during and after an abortion.
Alpha Care also offers pregnancy testing abso-
lutely free and confidential.
The women who volunteer at Alpha Care
place a great deal of importance on the spiritual
well-being of the client; one- on-one sessions
center on the person of Jesus Christ as Savior.
Everyone is given an opportunity to receive the
gift of unconditional forgiveness that is offered
through Christ's atoning death and resurrection.
Free Bibles and other reading materials are of-
fered in English, Spanish, and Creole.
"We're there to help them put their finger on
what they really need to do — their feelings and the
reality of their situation. We really care about
these girls, every one that comes in," explained
Autumn Brahlek, who has been a volunteer at
Alpha Care for over a year.
"We do tell them about abortion and we give
them the facts, but we don't try to scare them
because ultimately it is their decision. We try to be
there for them. With their permission we stay in
touch whether they have an abortion or decide to
carry their baby to term."
If the client tests positive, she is referred to a
doctor - the only person qualified to pronounce
a woman pregnant. What happens next depends
upon the decision of the client regarding her
pregnancy. Alpha Care encourages every client to
carry her baby to term. Some clients choose
adoption: In 1991, four babies were adopted.
Alpha Care is also a referral service. They put
clients in touch with the proper agencies, (Healthy
Mothers/Healthy Babies, The Lords Place.etc).
The emphasis is on helping the woman during a
crisis pregnancy, and to give her every reason to
carry her baby to term. Abortion is never recom-
mended or encouraged as a viable alternative.
Alpha Care's help does not stop there. If the
woman decides to carry her baby until birth, she
is encouraged and helped in many ways. Volun-
teers have been asked to be present during the
birth of the baby, and lend the mother-to-be their
support.
Alpha Care also provides maternity clothes,
baby clothes, strollers, playpens, diapers, and car
seats for the new-born baby and mother. All of
these items and the services provided by Alpha
Care are free to the client; the costs are offset
through the generosity of individuals and churches
in the community who stand beside the ministry
of Alpha Care.
What is Alpha Care, and why do they care?
In 1984, Joe and Pat Harrison, members of
Wellington Church, shared with their "Concerned
Citizens" group their desire to help women who
are facing a ensis pregnancy. After months of
encouragement and prayer, and after contacting
the "Christian Action Council," Alpha Care's min-
istry of love opened September 4, 1984.
fThe Christian Action Council as well as the
Crisis Pregnancy Centers are made up of con-
cerned Christians who believe that abortion is the
wrong answer to the problem of unwanted preg-
nancy. The CAC has affiliation standards under
which the CPC's must operate in order to be
sanctioned as a CAC center.]
The opening of Alpha Care took place in a
hotel room donated by the Royal Inn of Royal Palm
Beach, Florida.
The Harrison's, a few brave souls, and Alpha
Care's first Director, Carolyn Clarke, opened for
business in room number 49. Each had a real
heart's desire to help pregnant women in ensis . In
Mom And The Tugboat Captain
By JACOB GETZOFF
My parents had a grocery store
in a section known at that time as
Southwark. Mom had the store and
pop peddled in the country outside
of the city of Philadelphia. Proceeds
from the business was so meager
that pop had to peddle to augment
the income.
We were located on Front Street
near the corner of South St., then a
two way street. As old-timers know,
South St. ran directly to the Dela-
ware River Ferry and wharf where
ships were tied up.
Our store was typical of the times.
The usual barrels of herring, pickles
and other items. The counter dis-
played a coffee grinder consisting of
two wheels with a handle to spin
after the insertion of regular coffee
beans in the center compartment on
top. The ground coffee then came
out of the bottom opening
into a receptacle.
Behind the butcher block,
on the wall, was a series of
hooks which held various
cleavers and knives. Meatwas
cut and sliced by hand. The
counter also held a rounded
glass showcase fixture con-
taining candies of all types,
includingtoughjawbreakers,
tobacco and cigars and ciga-
rettes of all brands. The cigar
clipper was there also, I was
curious to see how the cigar
clipper worked and almost
lost the tip of my finger.
I'll never forget the aro-
mas of our store. This was
around 1910 because I re-
monnhpr when, the
"unsinkable" Titanic was sunk.
Being so close to the waterfront,
we did some business with the boats
down on the wharfs. On this par-
ticular occasion the cook of one of
the tugs owed us some money for
ship stores and did not pay. My
mother became very angry and said
she was going down to the wharf and
confront the man to demand her
money. So with a resolute air she
took my hand and marched down to
the edge of the water and over a
rickety gang plank which I thought
would break up and tumble us into
the water.
As we came over the side a
bewhiskered, red-faced man ap-
proached us. Iwas terrified. He asked
in a surprisingly soft voice, "What
can I do for you, lady?" My mother
replied, "Your cook owes me some
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their first three months of operation Alpha Care
welcomed 42 women to their fledgling Crisis
Pregnancy Center.
This September, Alpha Care celebrates its
eighth year serving the women of Palm Beach and
surrounding counties. The present Executive
Director of Alpha Care is Vicky Botsford. In Janu-
ary of 1990, after months of meetings and raising
support, Alpha Care opened its first satellite office
in Jupiter, Florida, October 22. Janet Pitchford
oversees the daily routine at the newly opened
Jupiter office.
In its eight years of service, the West Palm
office has seen nearly 1 0, 000 women pass through
its doors.
On July 1, 1985, Alpha Care moved to its
present location at 2215 North Military Trail,
Suite A- 1 in the Trail Center. Then on August 1,
1988, they expanded and renovated the existing
office and added the vacant office space next door
to gain twice the floor space. The entire effort was
accomplished through the loving donations of
time, materials, and money that came from the
volunteers, their families and friends.
Three hundred and twenty three women who
have come to Alpha Care seeking an abortion
have changed their minds and earned their ba-
bies to term. Over 565 women have professed
faith in the atoning death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
Alpha Care also offers post-abortion counsel-
ing to those who find life after abortion difficult.
Post Abortion Counseling and Education (PACE),
is a Christian/Bible-based support group which
meets to help women sort out their feelings and to
accept the forgiveness that God offers. Alpha Care
is also beginning a sexual abstinence program
that is offered to schools, churches, and other
interested organizations. Its name is BE THE
ONE.
If you would like help or to be of help, please
contact Alpha Care on its 24 hour hotline - 478-
2644 - someone will be happy to help you in any
way they can.
money $20
for grocer-
ies, to be
exact."
Hearing
this, the
captain,
who
looked like
Wallace
Berry from
the movie
"Tugboat
Annie", in a
loud voice
bellowed.
"Cookie,
Cookie,
come out
here!"
A
very fright-
ened face
looked out
of the door of the cabin and
then approached us. This
lady says that you owe her
some money is "that right?"
The cook took a look at my
mothers stern face and said
"Yes, Captain." "Well, said the
captain, "I will pay her and
take it out of your pay."
And with this he gave mom
$20 and escorted us off the
boat, and expressed his re-
gret for the inconvenience.
I still cherish this memory
of a courageous and indomi-
table immigrant woman- My
mother.
Mr Getzqff is a Continuing
Student here at PBCC
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September 23, 1992
JASON'S AIMLESS
INSIGHTS
By JASON WILKESON
Feature Editor
TWO STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT!!
Summer is finally over and yes you, my
faithful audience, are going to be forced to hear
about what I did during the break. Don't worry,
I'll try to make this as painless as possible.
At the beginning of the summer, I sat around
for hours on end wondering what I could do to
really contribute my talents to benefit all man-
kind. Unfortunately, the best I could come up
with was to hibernate in my room, blasting my
stereo and binging on Lay's potato chips (notice
that I spelled "potato" sans the "e"). Needless to
say (then why am I saying it?!) , this was not a very
productive way to spend my summer.
Then I was considering joining up with the
Yahwehs down in Miami, but it would never have
worked. I don't look very good in white robes and
turbans. Besides, I hear that they don't have a
medical or dental plan.
Then, like a bolt of lightning (1 .21 jiggawatts),
it struck me: join a men's Softball league. O.K.,
maybe it wasn't the most inspired idea I ever had,
but at least it would get me out of the house twice
a week.
I talked to my brother John about joining his
team, the Mustangs. He told me that I would be
ableio get on the team, but I shouldn't get my
hopes up. I would probably serve the team in a
very limited way. No, I wouldn't be the water boy.
That is a position I would have to work really hard
to get. My position would entail collecting splin-
ters with my butt from sitting on the bench and to
yell such phrases as "watch the ball!" and "c'mon,
(insert batter's name) , base hit!" I would be a very
challenged athlete.
I attended the first practice on a Sunday
morning. Considering the fact that I had never
played any sport besides football, I was feeling a
bit nervous. Through the course of the day, I
found that my apprehension was well founded. I
came to the conclusion, as did all of my team-
mates, that when it came to softball, I was a total
and utter gimp.
It all started when I went to the outfield to
catch fly balls. I was very enthusiastic, although
somewhat slow (a toddler probably could have
whipped me in a foot race). I was dropping
everything that came to me, and I couldn't under-
stand why. John came over to me and explained,
between debilitating belly laughs, that it would be
a lot easier for me if I were to catch the ball with
my glove instead of my face. Yes, under his wise
tutelage, I was bound to become the next Barry
Bonds, or maybe even the next Bob Ueker!
Then came the real test: going up to bat.
Putting a bat in my hands was similar to putting
a scalpel in the hands of a chimpanzee, and the
results were almost as scary. After 421 pitches,
I finally made contact and tipped the ball directly
into the catcher's nose. This was aKodak moment
if ever there was one.
The night of our first game had arrived. I
wasn't worried because I had convinced myself
that this was just a game and we were all there just
to have fun. I figured that nobody really took this
seriously. Looking back in retrospect, I obviously
had no concept of the realities of organized soft-
ball leagues. There was so much competition
involved that there was constant shouting, ridi-
cule, and even some physical fighting. And that
was just among the wives and girlfriends sitting
in the bleachers.
The first thing I noticed was that there were a
lot of ophthalmologists on the team because I
constantly heard the phrase "good eye!" being
yelled from the dugout. They all must have had
extensive medical training, too. I know this
because one of the infielders had taken a line drive
in the chest, and my team of doctors knew exactly
howto handle it. Call911? Perform CPR? No, the
prudent medical staff of the Mustangs decided
that this poor guy maimed on the field should,
and I quote, "walk it off." The wonders of modem
medicine never cease to amaze me.
I finally did get into the game in the last
inning. We were ahead by ten runs, so our coach
reluctantly put me in to bat, deciding that I
couldn't do too much damage. The fool! No, I
didn't lose the game for us. Sometimes even
softball gimps get a lucky hit.
After the game, I found out the true purpose
of playing softball: celebrating the win (or loss for
thatmatter, we really don't care) atthe local sports
bar. There's nothing like beer and sports stories
that can bring men together and make women
want to throw up. As the night progresses, the
same stories are retold, yet take on new grandeur
with each retelling. I guess men will be men.
Since that first fateful night, I have actually
gotten better, receiving a trophy from my team as
most improved player. It just goes to show that
there is still hope for us terminal couch spuds.
Speaking of spuds, I hear those Lay's potato chips
calling for me, so until next time, watch out for
those foul tips.
Perot On November Ballot
"Doesn't Have A Chance in Hell"
By MIKE MHSEFF
Editor
"Ross Perot said that he would
run for president if he was on the
ballot inall 50 states. September 19,
Perot will be on all 50 ballots," said
Marji Mathieu, the Palm Beach
County coordinator, and one of 1 1
state coordinators for the Perot Peti-
tion Committee.
In her brief statement, Mathieu
summed up the hopes of every Perot
supporter across this nation: To have
the opportunity to vote for a candi-
date that speaks the language of the
common man; a candidate who un-
derstands the value of hard work; a
candidate who understands the
importance of thrift; a candidate
who shares the values of grass-roots,
working men and women of this
country.
Perot is currently on the ballot in
47 states. One of three states yet to
have Perot on the ballot, Arizona,
will begin collecting petitions Sep-
tember 9. New Mexico and New York
are awaiting verification of their
state's petitions already collected.
Perot should make the ballot in
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all 50 states by September 19 - six
weeks before the presidential elec-
tion November 3.
Mathieu, sounding confident
even though confiding that she felt
"numb" after Perot had announced
his withdrawal from the presiden-
tial race last June, believes that
Perot will run, but that he "doesn't
have a chance in hell" of winning.
Mathieu moved to West Palm
Beach from Cleveland, Ohio, nine
years ago, and has managed her
own business for the last eight years.
Like so many other Perot support-
ers, she is "fed" up with the "fed"eral
government, and "fed" up with the
enormous debt which subsequent
administrations have spent us into,
with their buy now pay later poll-
C1GS
Mathieu also began an innova-
tive registration drive last summer
at various locations throughout Palm
Beach County. She set up drive-
thru voter registration centers on
North Lake Boulevard, at a bowling
alley in Palm Beach Gardens, a re-
alty business at Tenth Avenue and
Military Trail in Lake Worth, and at
a travel agency in Jupiter.
'The first weekend we registered
562 voters, and three-quarters of
Joe Salzburg
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PBCC's students are receipients of filmaker Salzburg's
expertise
Beginning in 1935, as an ap-
prentice at Pictorial Films in New
York City, he rose in the industry
ranks, eventually becoming a film
editor.
But soon World War II came
along and changed his plans. Be-
tween the years of 1942 and 1950,
Salzburg participated in such var-
ied projects as production of classi-
fied motion picture films, U.S. Army
Film Magazine, and Air Force train-
ing films.
At one point, he served at Hal
Roach Motion Picture Studios in
Culver City, CA., with Captain Ro-
By CLAUDIA KINSEY
Staff Writer
"Other people have blood in their
veins", explained veteran filmmaker
Joe Salzburg, "But I have film ce-
ment in mine."
Salzburg, an adjunct professor
at PBCC as well as motion -picture
expert and actor, remains infec-
tiously enthusiastic about both the
future of filmmaking and the course
he teaches, "Breaking Into Televi-
sion and Movie Making in South
Florida."
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those hadn't been registered to vote
in nearly 20 years," said Mathieu.
"The next, and last, weekend we
registered over 600 more."
Biding their time until Novem-
ber 3, Mathieu and fellow Perot en-
thusiasts meet every Wednesday
evening as members of United We
Stand Inc.; a fledgling alternate po-
litical party based upon the Perot
book
of the same name.
The book, United We Stand , is an
attempt by Perot to define a platform
from which the people of the United
States can make an intelligent voting
decision this November 3.
The meetings, which sometimes
double as forums for local candi-
dates to meet and court this new
and potentially powerful voting
block, take place at Perot headquar-
ters located at 4246 North Lake
Boulevard.
September 22, a Wednesday
evening, the tentatively scheduled
guest is Jack Gargen, if you recall, he
began the THROW movement, as in
throw the incumbents out of office.
September 30, will feature local
candidates who will be in run-off
elections.
United We Stand, Inc., can be
reached at 775-7588.
September 23, 1992
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ENTERTAINMENT
BEACHCOMBER S
VIDEO ALERT: "Rice-chef
Winners and Wastes: The List
ByD.S.ULLERY
Entertainment Editor
When I began this column dur-
ing the summer, I claimed that it's
purpose was to warn viewers about
those low quality B-films that infest
video dealerships all across this city,
threatening to be a waste of time and
money.
So, naturally, I'm deviating from
that purpose and placing the spot-
light on a film that was an actual
theatrical release. It has been on
video for some time now, but I had
just caught wind of that fact, and I
rented the film hoping for some qual-
ity entertainment.
The film is, of course, "Rico-
chet", which stars Denzel Washing-
ton as a cop-turned-lawyer-turned-
D.A. and the ever-effective John
Iithgow as the psychotic hit man he
sends to prison.
In the film, cop Washington ap-
prehends madman Lithgow at a car-
nival. The arrest is captured on film
by an amateur video aficiando, and
within a day Washington becomes a
media sensation. Meanwhile,
Lithgow - who was apparently robbed
of his shot at the big time by this
arrest -is sent to prison, where he
can stew in his bitter juices and plot
a horrific revenge against the law-
man.
Washington's career skyrockets
for the next two years. He becomes
- as noted above - a lawyer, then the
newest D.A. Lithgow watches all of
this from his cell, grows obsessed,
and, in a shockingly violent breakout
sequence, flees the prison to seek
his long-awaited revenge.
This all sounds like the material
for a top notch action/ suspense
thriller, and some of the scenes are
quite effective (such as a moment
when Washington, who has just
By D.S. ULLERY
Alfred Hitchcock was once
quoted as saying that he enjoyed
playing his audiences like a piano.
So does Brian DePalma, as is very
much in evidence in his latest thriller
"Raising Cain". DePalma has indeed
earned his reputation as the mod-
ern day Hitchcock with a succes-
sion of intensely involving, often
terrifying thrillers including clas-
sics like "Carrie", "Sisters", "Dressed
To Kill" and the underrated shock-
ers "Blow Out" and "Body Double".
Now he adds to his repertoire of
suspense yet another gripping tale
of madness and murder. "Raising
Cain" tells the story of a man named
"Carter, who - with the assistance of
his evil twin brother Cain - kidnaps
young children for their father, who
is supposedly deceased, to perform
mental experiments on.
Instead of showing us the ex-
periments, DePalma wisely ignores
the specifics of that theme and in-
stead focuses on Carter and Cain
themselves. This is the set up for
some of the most frightening events
in motion picture history, at times
rivalling the original "Psycho' in
shock value.
The problem is that while Carter
simply wants to incapacitate the
single parents and/or baby-sitters
that they snatch the children from,
Cain feels that they must be elimi-
nated to dispose of any loose ends.
Let's just say that Cain gets his way
-all of the time.
There's a subplot concerning Carter's
wife and her infidelity, all of which
discovered that Lithgow has sup-
posedly died in his escape attempt,
slips some money to a panhandler
standing nearby, who is wearing a
ski-mask. As Washington passes
by, the mask is removed and we see
Lithgow's grinning face) as is the
performance of Lithgow.
But, unfortunately, I'm only de-
scribing about eight percent of this
film. The other 92 percent is melo-
dramatic, redundant, and, quite
frankly, boring. The only reason
that I finished the film was to watch
Lithgow chew up the scenery. He's
wonderful as avillain, and his char-
acter never grows tiring, which is
the fate of Denzel Washington. By
the second half of the picture, I was
cheering for Lithgow to win.
It's really pathetic - the screen-
writers apparently had no original
notions as to where to take the
story. It simply resolves itself in a
series of loosely connected sketches
that conclude with a by-the-num-
bers "final battle" sequence atop a
series of towering metal steeples.
These steeples are rather like
long, deadly needles, and some are
shorter than others. If someone-
say, for instance, the villain - fell off
of one of the taller ones, well, gosh!
What do you think would happen?
How much do you want to bet that
it does?
Not even the screen debut of
rapper Ice-T ( not a bad perfor-
mance, by the way) can save this
film. Ultimately, nothing can.
"RICOCHET": The cover is half
of Lithgow's face, half a still of Denzel
Washington decked out in his po-
lice uniform as he takes aim at
some unseen opponent with his
revolver. Supposedly it's Lithgow.
Let's all hope that it's the screen-
writer.
By D.S.ULLERY
It's the beginning of yet another
term here at PBCC, and that means
that it is fall. And fall, as we all know
( or at least hope we know) signals the
end of summer.
This summer, there was a variety
of interesting films to choose from,
and sorting the good from the bad
can be very difficult. Thus said , I have
created "The List', a brief listing of
those films which I considered to be
the best - and the worst - of summer
'92. For those of you who haven't
seen any of these films, I hope it will
be helpful. I also hope that you begin
to get out more often.
To the rest of you, may you be
thoroughly amused.
THE BEST:
#1) "Patriot Games" - after much
deliberation this fast-paced thriller
earned my top spot due to the fact
that it was much more enjoyable
than I had originally surmised.
Harrison Ford is outstanding, and
the film develop s at abreakneck speed
that doesn't let the veiwer go. A good
choice, and well worth the price of
admission. A fine follow up to The
Hunt for Red October".
#2) "Batman Returns" - 1 gener-
ally loathe bowing down to hype, and
I haven't done that here - this
reallyiuas a great film. Danny Devito
turns in a truly loathsome character-
ization of the Penguin, and Michelle
Pfeiffer is magnificent as the scene-
stealing Catwoman. Michael Keaton
has a much better idea of how to
portray Batman this time around,
and his Dark Knight comes across as
being almost as human as Bruce
Wayne. Christopher Walken is also
noteworthy as villainous industrial-
ist Max Shreck.
#3) "Raising Cain" - fear, horror,
madness - these are a few of Brian
DePalma's Latest "Raises Cain" With Nerves
leads to one of the most terrifying
sequences in any film this side of
the aforementioned "Psycho"- a
scene in fact filmed as a direct
reference to that masterpiece. In
that scene, Cain - who is "looking
out" for Carter- has placed the wife's
limp body in her car after suffocating
her with a pillow. He shoves the car
lnto a lake in a local park (This is the
reference to "Psycho", by the way. It's
the same method Norman Bates used
to dispose of his mother's victims.),
and watches it sink. Unfortunately,
DePalma's favorite things in this
chilling, gripping homage to "Psycho"
and any other really effective sus-
pense thriller of the pastthirtyyears.
A fine addition to the genre. {See
accompanying review.)
THE WORST:
#1} "Lethal Weapon 3" - this
ridiculous turkey inexplicably
earned over $ 1 00 million at the box-
office. Well, not so inexplicably - star
power at it's peak, folks. But don't be
fooled - if you haven't seen this loser
yet, be content to rent a copy of part
two, which is still the best in this
series. The plot - if you can call it that
- involves arms dealers, and fails to
arrive at any new conclusions about
them. This one was so bad that I
walked out before it ended.
#2) "Cool World" - this sleazy
little waste of energy almost clinched
the number one spot here, but I did
feel compelled to stay for the ending,
so it will have to settle for number
two. A jumbled story about an alter-
nate dimension where cartoons (re-
ferred to in the film as "doodles") and
humans ( "noids") co-exist is all that
former animator extraordinaire
Ralph Bakshi has to offer in his
much heralded return to filmmak-
ing. If this low class "Roger Rabbit"
rip-off is at all indicative of the type
of product Bakshi intends to pro-
vide veiwers with, he should plan on
another retirement. I don't remeber
the last time a film dissapointed as
much as this one did.
#3) "Death Becomes Her" - what
did Robert Zemeckis do, take cues
from the creators of "Ricochet" (see
"video alert" this issue)? As in that
film, all of the right elements are
here, but they never quite gel prop-
erly. The performances are good,
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he has done this just minutes before
dawn, and through a series of in-
tense cut-away shots, we witness
Cain's anticipation as the scene be-
comes a race to see if the car will sink
before the sun rises. It does, but not
before another eerie twist takes place.
But to discover what that is, dear
readers, you must see the movie.
The film has it's flaws - there's a
point at which the whirlwind pace of
the film will lose viewers and leave
them confused, and the secondary
characters -like the extra-marital
lover- are weak roles that any face
could fill.
But the film does recover, re-
gains it's wits, and delivers in it's last
forty minutes or so some of the
scariest filmmaking DePalma has
ever produced. And if the secondary
characters are a bit weak, John
Lithgow more than makes up for it
by his thoroughly riveting perfor-
mance as Carter/Cain/Father. He's
entirely convincing, and an Oscar
nomination is in order.
The net result is a long overdue
piece of cinema - a scary film that
will actually scare you, even if you
can guess what's coming next. That's
how well the film builds suspense.
Oh, one final word of warning - if you
are one of the several million people
who were frightened out of your wits
by that shocking final scene in
DePalma's "Carrie", then I feel it is
my duty to warn you, this time he
does it again. And" then some.
September 23, 1992
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XSF DEFIES POP METAL BOUNDARIES LOLLAPALOOZA: AN ALL DAY AFFAIR
By MOLLY GRABILL
StaffWriter
There is nothing traditionally pop
metal about XSF. Okay, so lead
vocalist Kelly Meister physically fits
the image of the stereotypical hard
rock deity, and they all sport long
to appeal to a wide variety of audi-
ences. In the past, they have opened
for artists ranging from speed metal
band Pantera to pop rockers Nelson.
"Experience the Ritual", XSF's
premier demo, is a recording of ex-
cellent quality and high entertain
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sic," explains drummer Eric Dorigo.
"It's definitely got its own sound. I
guess you could bill our music as
alternative because we try to achieve
our own sound rather than jumping
on a bandwagon or following in
anyone's footsteps. It seems that
nowadays, there are very few bands
that are truly individual and believe
in' their own music as apposed to
playing what sells or what is the
musical trend at the time."
Based in Pembroke Pines, XSF
has the determination and persis-
tence essential to creating an origi-
nal, exciting sound. Forming six
years ago when Dorigo and his
brother Fritz, a guitarist, teamed up
with Meister and bass-playing
schoolmate Virtny Pereira, XSF's
original line-up has remained intact.
Like all unsigned bands, XSF
relish the opportunity to open for
national acts. "The exposure is tre-
mendous," says Dorigo. "Though
we'd open for just about anyone,
we'd like to open for such bands as
Saigon Kick (fellow South Florida
rockers], Faith No More, Alice in
Chains, and the Red Hot Chili Pep-
pers." XSF's live performance dis-
plays a raw, hard-edged sound that
exceeds that of the demo. Their
versatility makes it possible for them
ment value. Though the cassette is
filled with catchy, upbeat tunes,
each has a deeper meaning. The
songs range from the sarcastic
(Standing on The Edge) to the eerie
(Why) and hit nearly every point in
between. While lyrical inspiration
could be found in anything from
personal experience and emotion to
fishing and comic books , XSF are in
no way a shallow or mindless band .
Like many South Florida bands,
they are members of Rockers For
Awareness, an organization
benefitting children with AIDS. "We
felt that it was the least we could do
to help fight against a disease that
is constantly wiping out America's
population. To ascertain extent, we
feel that musicians should become
active in political issues, particu-
larly when the issues deal with top-
ics such as musical censorship or
rules and regulations that limit per-
sonal expression. Otherwise, we
feel that it is up to the individual to
decide whether or not to fight for a
cause."
South Florida contains some of
the best unsigned acts in the coun-
try, and XSF is one of them.
For further information, the
band maybe contacted at: 8404 NW
17th Ct, PembrokePines, FL33024-
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Imagine being surrounded by
30 000 of your closest friends at the
mercy of the unrelenting sun, ab-
sorbing as much alternative culture
as humanly possible. Throw in en-
ergetic performances by seven ot
today's best live bands and you have
lust experienced Lollapalooza '92.
Perry Farrell, the former front
man for Jane's Addiction who orga-
nized Lollapalooza, intended the
annual tour to be an all clay aliair ol
political education, exotic cuisine,
and human oddities rather than
merely another "rock package" tour.
Farrell succeeded.
Upon entering the main gate,
concert-goers were bombarded by
an assortment of sights, sounds,
and aromas to titillate the senses
while a collection ol booths distrib-
uting information on such organi-
zations as Rock the Vote,
Greenpeace, Handgun Control, and
the Abortion Rights Action League
stimulated their thoughts.
Further along the densely popu-
lated strip, vendors oifercd a variety
of jewelry, clothing, and services
ranging from face painting to non-
exotic body piercing. An allernatc
stage provided enterlainmenl. The
Stage 2000 offered local musicians,
dance troupes, and the ever- popu-
lar, thoroughly nauseating display
of bizarre human talent known as
the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. Based
in Seattle, Washington, the travel-
ling mini-circus featured such per-
formers as The Amazing Mr. Liflo,
who used pierced body pails to lilt
such objects as cinderbloeks and
suitcases, and Matt the Tube, whose
regurgitation techniques may have
been too much for many to endure.
And, of course, there was the
music.
Kicking off activities on the main
stage, Lush, who secured their spot
on the tour alter becoming one of
Farrell's favorite bands, warmed the
already sweltering mass of onlook-
ers and prepared them for what was
perhaps the afternoon's most rivet-
ing performance.
Pearl Jam, whose debut album
'Ten" has caused quite a stir in both
alternative and mainstream circles,
delivered all that was expected of
them and much, much more. I J?d by
the versatile and talented vocalist
Eddie Vedder, they stirred the writh-
ing crowd into a veritable frenzy with
such recent hits as "Even Flow",
"Alive", and "Jeremy".
Though faced with the dilemma
of following such an unbeatable
performance, The Jesus and Mary
Chain had the opportunity to play
before their largest American audi-
ence to date. Fans of the band were
treated to such club hits as
"Sidewalking", "April Skies", and the
recent "Reverence".
Seattle based grunge-rockers
Soundgarden took stage during per-
haps the hottest part of the unbear-
able afternoon, but this was not
even a slight deterrent to anyone
familiar with their work. Vocalist
Chris Cornell, whose incredible voice
has made him a legend in the eyes of
hard-rock fans everywhere, exer-
cised the endangered American free-
dom of expression with the inclu-
sion of Body Count's controversial
"Cop Killer".
Ice Cube, the only rap artist on
this year's tour, did his best to re-
cruit the mainly alternative crowd to
the front of the stage. He provided an
entertaining performance, though
at this point many fans had crawled
off in search of what little shade was
available.
As nightfall approached,
Ministry's multi-talented prodigy A3
Jourgensen began a powerful set of
thrash-tinged industrial club hits,
accompanied by bizarre theatrics.
The faithful who had not suc-
cumbed to the heat found them-
selves wallowing in a sea of sweat,
garbage, and some slightly intoxi-
cated individuals. Nonetheless,
when the Red Hot Chili Peppers
kicked into "Give It Away", the crowd
was once again in motion. While the
onset of the Chili Peppers' set was
exhilarating, it seemed to hit a lull
following their mega-hit "Under the
Bridge" Partial energy was restored
with such classics as "Higher
Ground", but the band was obvi-
ously hampered by the departure of
guitarist John Fruciante
As the day came to a close, ven-
dors boxed up their wares and ex-
hausted, yet satisfied fans trudged
though the rubble towards their
-ire To the bands involved, August
twenty-third might just have been
another stop on a cross-country
launt, but to the swarms of concert-
goers that filled the streets and side-
walks of Bicentennial Park, it was
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story like this one, which involves
two jealous women who drink a
potion allowing them to live forever,
no matter what. If this film had been
the work of another, lesser-known
director, I would probably have
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Semetary Two" will no doubt sur-
prise a great many fans of the origi-
nal with it's effectiveness. It is a
somewhat ridiculous film, a times
even bordering on silliness, but the
overall impact of the film is much
more memorable than the first.
The story this time involves
young Jeff Matthews (Edward Fur-
long, last seen as that obnoxious
O'Conner kid in Terminator Two")
and his father (The ever charming
Anthony Edwards), who move to the
spooky little town of Ludlow, Maine
after the boy witnesses his mother's
untimely demise via an accident on
the set of the film she is currently
starring in.
This is a gruesome little scene,
but it is pulled off with considerable
finesse, resulting in sensations of
unease that would make the cre-
ators of "The Omen" feel envious. It
also sets the tone for the movie.
As noted above, father and son
soon arrive in Ludlow, where the
elder Matthews - who is a veterinar-
ian - can set up shop. Sure, you
remember Ludlow. It's that funny
littie town where Dr.Louis Creed
discovered that there was some-
thing very interesting waiting in the
flatlands just beyond the pet cem-
etery bordering his home.
Through a sequence of events
that takes a bit too long to unfold,
Jeff makes his first friend, Drew
(newcomer Jason McGuire). meets
the class bully , a vicious little punk
by the name of Clyde (Jared Rushton,
who plays Chip on "Roseanne" from
time to time), and stumbles upon
the dreaded pet cemetery of the title.
From there, as in the first film,
things steadily grow from bad to
worse. We learn that Drew's father
Gus - the local sheriff -is an abusive
maniac. This overdone theme is in-
jected with a frightening freshness
by the fact that Clancy Brown - one
of the all time great screen villains -
has been given the role of Gus.
This was an inspired casting
decision, and one that ultimately
saves the film from mediocrity.
Brown , as he did in films such as
"Highlander" or "Bad Boys", gives
this character a real sense of life.
This isn't just the oppressively huge,
shambling hulk of a man that most
films give us, this guy is actually
menacing.
The other thing that saves the
film are two key elements that just
about every horror product being
churned out of Hollywood these days
seems bound and determined to
forget - suspense and humor.
Is there some law that I'm not
aware of that says a horror film
cannot be scary and funny? I don't
mean a horror comedy, I mean films
with a sense of humor about their
situations. Like The Re-Animator",
which took a sly jab at the "mad
scientist" films that it was imitating.
"Pet Semetary Two" does that.
Quite a bit, actually. It's as if director
Mary Lambert - who lensed the first
film - is taking a shot at that movie.
For example, there is a scene where
mthony Edwards is battling with a
re-animated person ( I'm not telling
»"ho, so there), and after an ex-
tended fight he manages to shoot
them in the chest. Then the camera
shows Edwards walking out of the
house where the battle took place,
he suddenly pauses in the doorway,
and disappears back inside. Sec-
onds later we hear four more gun-
shots . Then Edwards appears again,
satisfied, and departs.
There several scenes that are
even funnier than that. But don't get
me wrong - this is also a very morbid
film, filled with both grue and sus-
pense. It is by every definition a
horror film, one populated with per-
formances that are a lot better that
what you would generally expect to
find in films of this type. It also
utilizes a great soundtrack and
striking visuals to their fullest ex-
tent, presenting this material in a
style that prevents it from growing
stale, as so many movies often
allow.
As sequels go, you could do
much worse than "Pet Semetary II" .
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Top Twenty Highlights of My Summer
By CHARLES MCKENZIE
Associate Editor
1. Checked inside of eyelids for
moles.
2. Watched "Gilligan's- Island" re-
runs.
3. Searched for Elvis /Waldo/ Jimmy
Hoffa.
4. Earned money and donated it to
PBCC to help with budget cuts.
5. Reviewed previous year's assign-
ments.
6. Popped in on professors for wild
unleashed games of UNO.
7. Went on the Oreo/Yoo-hoo diet.
8. Helped old frail, women across
the street (Yes, even if they didn't
want to go)
9. Got together to play "Mold or
Fungus?" and "Name that Cheese,
or Dare!"
10. Polka! Polka! Polka!
1 1. Visited Aunt Wilma in Ennaid,
Indiana.
12. Went to the beach (Only for
warm sunshine and gentle, lapping
waves of course.)
13. Tuned up the ole "Weed Whacker"
and had a world o' fun
14. Got a head start by outlining all
of this year's text books.
15. Got use to the idea of a vice-
president that could spell (That's
Gore with an "e" on the end)
16. Watched Olympic Triple Cast
along with four other people in the
United States.
17. Tried to convince people that
Don King was actually a large, grey-
haired troll doll.
18. Learned H. Ross Perot is actu-
ally a horse jockey from Toledo.
19. Found out through one of those
goofy tests that I'm the pregnant
man everyone keeps hearing about.
20 . Began an exciting new career as
an "Executive Beef Pattie Inversion
Specialist."
Music Education Forum at PBCC
By MARGO V. MAZZEO
Palm Beach Community College
will present a Music Educastion
Forum on Tuesday, September 29,
at 2pm in the Watson Duncan III
Theatre on the Central Campus.
There will be a panel discussion
followed by an open question ses-
'Apollo
By BRIAN ZANIEWSKJ
StaffReporter
Dr. Carolyn Martin has been
the advisor for "Apollo's Lute" since
its conception in 1990. This fine
literary magazine has published
two editions so far (1990-91, 1991-
92) with a third scheduled to hit
the campuses sometime this year.
Due to the large amount of work
that goes into "Apollo's Lute", each
issue takes about a year to pro-
duce. "This is not to be confused
sion from the audience.
The program will include a his-
tory of music education in the Palm
Beach county school system and
college programs in P.B. County.
The general public, as well as
students and seducators, are cor-
dially invited to attend.
's Lute"
with the Beachcomber Magazine
which is limited to the Eissey Cam-
pus..." it is open to submissions
from students, faculty, adminis-
tration and alumni from all the
campuses and deals strictly with
the creativity of the authors. "We
would really like to see more sup-
port for the creative effort - more
participants from staff, more sub-
missions. All of this will add up to
produce the finest literary maga-
zine possible."
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BEACHCOMBER
September 23, 1992
£
"I WITNESSED ANDREW"
By Keisha Spradley
Staff Reporter
Tropical storm Andrew is labeled
with hurricane status on Friday,
August 21st. A hurricane watch is
issued for the coast of Florida from
Titusville, south to Key West. It is
predicted that South Florida may
begin to feel its effects by noon on
Monday.
At 11:00 pm, on Saturday, Au-
gust 22nd., Hurricane Andrew
reaches category 2 strength, with
winds swirling at speeds of up to 1 1
mph. Andrew lies just 520 miles
east of Miami, traveling due west 14
mph. Hurricane winds extend as far
out as 85 miles from the center, with
winds exdceeding 74 miles per hour.
Nuclear power plants have been se-
cured and closed down in St. Lucie
county and Turkey Point. Florida
Power and Light and has placed
3,500 workers on standby.
On Sunday, August 23rd., Hur-
ricane Andrew is updated to a cat-
egory 4 hurricane . One million South
Floridians are ordered to evacuate,
including 200, 000 residents of Palm
Beach County, and approximately
900, OOOresidents of the Florida Keys.
Dawn is just breaking across
South Dade. Homestead, Cutler
Ridge, and Kendall lay in frightning
heaps of rubbish. Only now do we
understand the true power of na-
ture. 250,000
people are
homeless. 75%
of the homes
and businesses
in Dade county,
and 60 % in
Broward
county, are
without
electricty. The
death toll, not
at seven, will
reach 22. 90 %
of the boats in
Dade County
either sank, or
can not be lo-
cated. Trees
that once stood
over forty feet
tall, are now
tumbled at my
feet. 25,000 gal-
lons of oil
spilled into Biscayne Bay, as the
holding tank of a 650,000 gallon
tanker cracks. No one was spared.
The wealthy and poverished
scramble among the remains, at-
tempting to salavage what is left of
their lives. Metro Zoo closed for at
least 6 months for repairs. Over 300
rare birds were killed or lost. Home-
stead Air Base did not escape the
destruction. The control tower was
wiped out. Two F-16 fighter jets
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Road Block. One of many streets left impassble by Andrew
suffered serious damage. One
hanger was completely blown apart,
and housing on the base had been
declared unsafe.
Around 2:00 pm , Monday After-
noon, the vastness of the destruc-
tion really overpowers me. Carefully
walking past power lines and mov-
ing fallen branches so the car can
pass through, I place the lens cap
back on the camera. Hearing about
the pain, and reading
of the chaos is not the
same as being there.
On the way back to
the car, I tripped over
what looked like the
remiains of a street
sign. Iwasmuchmore
fortunate than the
residents of South
Miami. I only suffered
a small scar on my
knee, and a broken
lens filter.
Mesmerized by all I
had seen, I headed
home. Emotionally
weakened, I headed for
the Turnpike, the only
place to purchase
gasoline. Then I went
back to my home,
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Photo by Keisha Spradley
where the worst damage was a bro-
ken tree branch. It forced me think
of how lucky we were. Had Andrew
turned 50 mile north, I might not
have had a home to return to.
It seems that there is so much
work to be done, that I can't do
anything to help. Alone, I can't. Ev-
ery Floridian must help. If not for
someone you know who lives in
South Florida, then to show thanks
for what you have been spared. One
person cannot achieve much, but
together we can do all things.
Many orga-
nizations are looking for volunteers,
canned goods and other non-per-
ishable goods, infant supplies, ice,
and many other greatly needed
items. Hurricane Andrew has dealt
Florida a serious blow, that we will
not recover from anytime in the near
future. It will take time, and much
work.
Donations:
Disaster Relief Fund
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
Volunteers:
Dade United Way's Volunteer
Center 579-2300
Volunteer Broward. 522-6761
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Consider this: set aside just $100 each
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sponsor.
Amicus Curiae
Palm Beach Community College has a new club ! ! !
The newly formed Student Legal Assistant's Club,
Amicus Curiae, meets every third Saturday of the
month. On September 19, at 2 pm the club will hold a
membership meeting at the Palm Beach County Li-
brary on Summit Boulevard.
The club's sponsor, Dr. Karen Brown Gatozzi, and
its present members would like to invite all interested
persons to attend.
Anyone needing further information may contact
tv natr>77.i at BA305.
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OPINIO!!
Republican Convention or Battlefield
By B. BROOKS
Staff Reporter
Personally? I'm not really inter-
ested in politics. Yes, I do vote, and
try to find out as much as I can about
persons running for office, any of-
fice. But, that's where I leave off.
Why ? Well, basically, because poli-
ticians today have not aged past the
year two, maybe three.
The battles that rage between
the political children of the U.S. and
other countries is enough to cause
the hardiest of Marines to throw up
their hands in disgust. It seems
name bashing and tattle-telling is
the best these children can come up
with. If It weren't for the fact that
many of our nations' citizens would
rather, "spare the rod and spoil the
child", I would say that there are
numerous politicians that need an
immediate "spanking" or at least a
"time-out" of politics.
Because the good citizens of
America prefer not to get involved,
the government for the people has
become the government that screws
the people. Now the lackadaisical
attitudes of a pampered country is
on the verge of destroying its own
country, through environmental
devastation, economic ruin, and
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most serious, the mass slaughter of
our unborn children.
Republicans voicing their right
to choose to murder unborn chil-
dren have chosen the Republican
Convention to voice their assumed
right to kill someone without being
found guilty of murder. When one
person takes the life of another per-
son, or the life of an innocent ani-
mal, the country cries out in rage
and indignation at the cruelty that
was shown and acted out. But, God
have mercy on a blind people, when
it comes to a human child, abuse
and murder runs rampant.
Convention or battlefield? Why
should the American people sit on
their butts and watch as childish
politicians slander each other and
lie to the people?! If America wants
to remain a decent country, then
bring God back into politics - it was
God who formed the governmental
structure and it was God who
founded this country, but it's the
people who are letting it die. Yes
there is a choice to be made - be-
tween good and evil, right and wrong,
and hell or heaven.
Choose God and let him turn the
battlefield into a discussion table
and a prayer closet.
Budget Cuts/From Page 3
that can be heard by the students.
Theodore Fadner, a student on cam-
pus, complains that the school is
not equipped with enough pencil
sharpeners.
Fadner feels that the school can not
afford to place pencil sharpeners in
each class because the budget will
not allow it.
Despite the different ideas stu-
dents may have about the school
and its budget, Patti Anderson, from
the Financial Aid Department states
that," The main goal is to keep the
quality education in the class, in
spite of the budget cuts."
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The Burrowing Owls
By Rob Glenn
StqffReporter
The difference between Woodsy
owl and Morris the cat have been an
issue on the campus of Florida At-
lantic University for several years.
According to school officials
there are about 30-40 stray cats
living on the FAU grounds. Also
living on the campus are the rare
Florida burrowing owls that are only
seen throughout southern Florida.
The owls, which are on the "species
of special concern" list, have been
given permanent residency since
1972 when the campus was named
a burrowing owl sanctuary. Unfor-
tunately, the owls are havinga rough
time surviving, and the blame is
being focused on the cats.
The owls live in fields where the
grass is short and trees are scarce.
They dig burrows which range from
three to six feet deep and put their
nests at the bottom. During the day
the owls sit on top of their burrows
and at night they feed and play. The
owls feed on ground insects and
lizards.
It's unclear how the cats began
showing up on campus, but one
theory is that people, who either
couldn't take care of or didn't want
the cats, began dropping them off to
run free and live safely. Little did
they know these cats are now being
accused of killing the FAU mascot,
the burrowing owl.
The accusations (and feathers)
began flying when an ecology
professor saw one of the cats hold-
ing a dead owl In its mouth. Accusa-
tions continued, when the cats were
seen in the fields where the owls live.
While some staff members wish
to get rid of the cats, others feed,
spay, nueter, and give treatment to
them. They can't believe that the
cats are the reason the owls are
having trouble surviving. They feel
that since the cats are fed and cared
for they would have no reason to kill
the owls.
Dr. ShielaMahoney, acting Dean
of Graduate studies, disagrees, say-
ing, "All cats are preditors, it 's in
their blood to hunt, they are a major
problem. Cats are meant to be pets,
and to live with people, not to be
dumped, that's inhumane."
Dr. Mahoney also feels that the
cats should be removed from the
campus to preserve the habitat, not
endanger it.
A response from cat lovers is
that there is no specific proof that
the cats are the killers. They blame
traffic or the grounds keepers, but
Dr. Mahoney notes that the grounds
keepers have been extremely careful
with the owls.
A committee has been set up to
observe the habits of the cats and
the owls .
A report had been sent to the
president of the University asking
for the removal of the cats , but he felt
there was not enough proof against
them. In the meantime the commit-
tee will continue working on saving
the owls and taking steps to remove
the cats from campus.
South Campus Combings
By Beverly Brooks
Staff Reporter
The south campus new student services
building is in full operation.
In the north wing, first floor is the registrars
office which is open from 8' 15 am to 6.30 pm
Monday thru Thursday, and 8: 1 5 am to 3-30
pm on Fnday's.
Information on classes and fees can be
obtained at the registrars/4500.
The cashiers office hours are monday
thru thursday 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, fridays
8:30 am to 3:45 pm.
The message center is open for anyone
wishing to leave a message for teachers and
staff, Monday thruThursday 7.30 am to 6:45
pm, Friday's 7:30 am to 3.30 pm.
For those seeking financial aid, you can
call at 367-4512 or 367-4570, or come in
between the hours of 8:00 am to 6'30 pm on
Monday's and Tuesday's, 8:00 am to 4: 30 pm
on Wednesdays and Thursdays, or 8:00 am
to 3:45 pm on Friday's.
For students wishing to see a counselor,
please call for an appointment at 367-4508,
monday thru thursday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm,
on fridays 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
The south wing:
The new cafeteria is now fully opera-
tional, their hours are 7:30 am to 2-30 pm,
then 5-00 pm to 8:00 pm Monday thru
Friday.
Also in the south wing are the offices for
all of the campus clubs.
At this time I would like to thank every-
one who gave to the victems of hurricane
Andrew. The battle .however, is not over.
Thousands of men, women, and children still
need your help.
Anyone from south campus wishing to
write for the Beachcomber, may contact
Beverly Kennard in the new student services
building, or Mike Mitseff at 439-8064 on
central campus.
South campus photographers also are
needed.
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PAID BY OCT. 8, 1992.
FOR ADDDrnONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT MARY
KELLY, ASST. PROFESSOR, COMPUTER SCIENCE, BA-117, 439-8124.
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September 23, 1992
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PBCC Teams Have Good Year
Coach Booker Hires Assistant
JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
The baseball team finished 32-
14 (14- 10 third place in the South-
ern Conference}.
Standout pitcher Dave Man-
ning was drafted in the third round
by the Texas Rangers. He is now in
the Instructional League at Port
Charlotte, Florida the Rangers
single A affiliate.
T.J Schenbeck signed a con-
tract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
T.J. is with the Brewers rookie
club in Helena, Montana. Mark
Lucas, Marty Reinhart, and Brian
Merkey are at Florida Atlantic Uni-
versity. Carl Grinstead is at Okla-
homa State University. First
baseman Alex Diaz went to the
University of Florida, and Danon
Winter is at the University of North
Florida.
The mens and womens bas-
ketball teams both went to the
state tournament.
The men's (25-4) team was
eliminated by Gulfstream Com-
munity College. Returning to the
team are Nate McNeal, Anthony
Whitfield, and Joe Bilancio. Marte
Smith went to the University of
Detroit.
The women's team lost to Cen-
tral Florida Community College in
the final. Returning to the women's
team is Janetta Graham and Leiah
Young.
The softball team went to the
state tournament and was elimi-
nated in two games. Kathy
Mahoney went to the UNF.
Steffanie Carols and Allison Rott
went to the University of Central
Florida.
The mens and womens tennis
teams won state title's. The women
(22-1) won the tournament before
the last day of competition . The men's
team also ripped through their com-
petition. Ivana Granic and Alexandra
Rupnik are at Washington State Uni-
versity. Rachel Caroll is at the Uni-
versity of Connecticut.
By JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
PBCC women's basketball coach
Sandra Booker r
has hired former
Palm Beach Stin-
grays assistant
coach Pete Karas
to take over the
reigns as her as-
sistant in the
1992-93 season.
Karas has
been coaching for
eleven years. His
record is 38-30.
He started his ca-
reer with Boca
Raton Academy
as an assistant in
1982 and in 1984
was promoted to
head coach. After fiveyears, he moved
on to Atlantic High School to be-
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Karas
come their junior varsity team head
coach.
He volunteered his time to the
Sunshine State
Games this
year. He also
helped out with
PBCC men's
head basketball
coach Scott
Pospichal's
basketball
camp as an in-
structor.
Karas says he
is looking for-
ward to the up-
coming season.
When asked
what he thought
of coach Booker,
Karas replied, "I
have tremendous respect for
coach Booker."
Photo by Matt Swig
Stingrays Lose in Playoff
JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
The Stingrays won six out of their last eight
games enroute to their second playoff appearance
ever.
The streak started with a win over division
leader Miami. Palm Beach started the game be-
hind 1 5-0. Then Palm Beach went on a 27- 1 7 run
to end the first quarter. The Stingrays went into
halftime with a 69-66 lead.
In the second half the game went back and
forth. Then with less than 30 seconds remaining
guard Sean Gay buried a jump shot to make the
score 121-118. Miami center Roy Tarley in an
effort to draw a foul drove in for a layup. He made
the shot, but no foul was called. The Stingrays
then ran out the clock to win 121-120. The win
snapped a nine game winning streak by Miami.
The Stingrays then ripped through Tampa
Bayin back to back wins athome. In the first game
the Stingrays set a new team record with 72
rebounds, 21 ofthem by center Lorenzo Williams.
They won 139-108.
In the following nights game won 157-109.
The Stingrays set a United States Basketball
League season record for margin of victory (48)
and total points (157).
In that game Lorenzo Williams picked up a
triple-double. He scored 12 points, 14 rebounds,
and had 10 blocked shots.
Then back to back losses to Miami in a home
and away series made their record 10-13.
On June 30, the Stingrays took part in their
first doubleheader when Miami played Tampa
Photo by Rob Gerard
Stingrays' Guard Ron Mathias is guarded by a
Jacksonville Hooters' Forward.
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Bay in first game followed by the Stingrays and
New Jersey in the second. Sam Hines scored 30
points to lead the team to a 135-125 victory over
New Jersey. The next night the same four teams
played at Miami. New Jersey and Tampa Bay
played first then the Stingrays played Miami.
Guards
Terrence Allen and Sean Gay combined for 60
points enroute to a 124-118 victory.
The final regular season game was played
here against Atlanta. The Stingrays made the
night exciting for the 300 fans who attended the
game. In the 137-135 overtime win the game was
tied at 123 at the end of regulation.
In overtime with three seconds left Lorenzo
Williams sank two free throws. Williams who
played all 53 minutes had missed on 1 1 previous
attempts. He finished with 35 points and 19
rebounds. Also Sam Hines had 32 points and 10
rebounds. The Stingrays finished with a 13-13
regular season record.
In the playoffs head coach Scott Pospichal
took the team to Atlanta where they eventually
lost 1 18-1 12 in the first round.
Several of the Stingray players were invited to
NBAmini-carnps including Reggie Cross (Knicks),
Harold Boudreaux (Pacers), James Hunter and
Jim McCoy (Heat). PBCC standout Ron Mathias
was picked up by the Rapid City Thrillers of the
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Nations Oldest College Basketball Player Returns
James Stravino
Sports Editor
Returning this year to PBCC is Joe Bilancio. You
maynotknowJoeyetbutyouaregoingto.At42years
old he has already made a place for himself in the
business world as a land investment broker.
Joe already has a degree from Florida Atlantic
University in cmninal justice, but what makes him
special is that he has come back to college to pursue
basketball. Joe has always loved the game, but had
not pursued playing the sport seriously since he was
a freshman at Cardinal Newman High School in
1967.
Lastyearthatall changed. When ScottPospichal,
coach of the Panther mens basketball team an-
nounced try-outs for the 1991 team, Joe came out.
He decided that if he was to pursue basketball he
would have to convince Coach Pospichal that he
could play as hard and as well as guys less than half
his age. All his hard work paid off when it was
announced that Joe had won a spot on the team.
Number 33 had arrived. By earning a position on the
Panthers, Joe brought his dream of playing college
basketball to fruition. Joe also became the oldest
athlete in the United States to be on a junior college
basketball team. That is impressive, but there is a
whole lot more to Joe Bilancio than just being a
statistic.
This summer Joe assisted the Palm Beach Stin-
Bilanao at PBCC Gym
Photo by Rob Gerard
grays and Miami Heat selling tickets and setting up
the gym for their games. Joe could be found working
out in the gym from four to about five o'clock in the
afternoon improving his game. After Joe's workouts
at the gym, he goes to the Olympiad Gym to work out
on a free weight program and body master equip-
ment.
He gives most of the credit to former Stingray
head coaches Scott Pospichal and Joe Ceravolo for
his improved all-around shooting. Joe Bilancio has
also worked out with PBCC standout guard Anthony
Whitfield and former PBCC star Teddy Sanders.
In July, Joe visited some close friends who live in
Salt Lake City, Utah. Joe helped build their log cabin
located directly across from the Solitude Ski Resort
Joe then cross country trained in the Wasatch
Canyon, Utahwith altitudes of approximately 10,000
feet above sealevel. To conclude the visit, Joe had the
opportunity to see the Rocky Mountain Rookie
Review. This review consists of every NBA team west
of the Mississippi.
Joe can be seen this fall in Bill Cosby^s new show
'You Bet Your Life". The show will air October 14th.
Joe has earned the respect of players and coaches
alike. His determination and hard work proves that
dreams can come true. This season, look for this 42
year young sophomore to make a significant contri-
bution to an already talented Panther basketball
team.
The Sunshine State Games Comes to PBCC
James Stravino
Sports Editor
PBCC played host to the Sunshine State
games. The womens basketball tournament was
held at the gym and Spanish River High School.
PBCC womens' basketball coach Sandra Booker
served as the commissioner for the event. There
were four different divisions from 1 2 and under to
unlimited.
In the unlimited division there were several
stars including University of Miami standout
Frances Savage and former two time AU-Ameri-
can at PBCC Yolanda Griffith. Savage was named
unlimited most valuable player.
The baseball tournament was held at the
Santaluces Sports Complex with the champion-
ship game at West Palm Beach Municipal Sta-
dium. PBCC baseball coach Graig Gero served as
Commissioner of Baseball and pitching coach
Daryl Boyd served as Deputy Commissioner.
Coaches Booker and Gero both received
plaques for their tremendous contributions. Next
years games will be held in Tallahassee.
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Photo by Rob Gerard
Gero
Photo by Dean Smalley
The Heat Comes to PBCC
By JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
The PBCC Gymnasium hosted the Miami
Heat 1 992 summer camp and the Southern Rookie
Review Tournament the week of July 13th.
To start the week Miami conducted two-a-day
workouts that were closed to the public. Then
starting on Thursday the review mcluded teams
from Charlotte, Atlanta, and Orlando.
Media from all over the South Flonda area
were here to cover the Heat camp. During the
three day tournament Miami was 1-2 finishing
with a strong win over Atlanta.
The Heat roster consisted of 14 players in-
cluding draft picks Isaiah Morris and Matt Gieger.
Notable veterans at the camp were Alec Kessler
and Alan Ogg. Atlanta brought Stacey Augman
and first round draft choice Adam Keefe. Char-
lotte brought former Palm Beach Stingrays center
Lorenzo Williams and Tom Hammonds. Orlando
showed up with Brian Williams and Sean Higgins.
Coaching A Factor In PBCC Mens Basketball Success
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By Mike Mitseff
Editor
The '86-'87 PBCC mens basketball team was
forgettable, but at the same time, unforgettable.
Forgettable for 23 losses in one season, but
unforgettable because that was the beginning of
a new era.
In 1987 Scott Pospichal arrived at PBCC to
put his head coaching abilities to the test.
"We struggled a bit, came in
and turned it around, and won,"
said Pospichal, speaking as a man
who had considered no other al-
ternatives.
Without knowing the past, it
is easy to take for granted the
present; the Panthers, led by
Pospichal, recently made PBCC
history by winning the school's
first Southern Conference Cham-
pionship, and they finished the
regular season with a 21-7, 9-1
record , four losses were by forfeit.
They were ranked No. 1 in the
state and No. 11 in the nation
among Junior Colleges.
According to Pospichal, these
are minor achievments. pospichal
The real success lies in our placing 24 of 25
players in four-year schools; when that happens
I feel that I've done my job." Pospichal concedes
that not all the players that go on to a four year
school get degrees, but "they have the opportu-
nity."
Out of this year's team three players are
"going on;" Tim Goodman has signed with the
University of South Alabama, Marte' Smith is
bound for the University of Detroit, and Malcolm
Nicolas is staying in Florida attending Florida
International University, all are division one
schools.
Pospichal was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin, a
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tiny town with a population of around 2,000
souls; Boscobel sits in the southwestern corner of
the state just below Madison. Pospichal and his
parents and brothers moved to Aubumdale,
Florida in 1971, where they bought a trailer park.
His mom is a travel agent in Aubumdale.
Tim Pospichal, Scott's older brother, is a
country-music musician, and has played at the
Grand Ole' Opry, and is also a studio musician.
Tim's wife is a psycology teacher.
The oldest brother, Steve , is also
married and lives in Aubumdale.
Pospichal began his
coaching career right out of the
University of North Carolina in
Charlotte, as an assistant for two
years.
"I grew up in basketball pro-
grams," says Pospichal, "I at-
tended Florida Southern, in Lake-
land, it's a great institution, and
I attribute all my subsequent suc-
cess and contacts in basketball
to the great program at that
school. I owe a great deal of thanks
to the people there."
After his college days
Pospichal went back to his home-
town to coach the Aubumdale High School bas-
ketball team. They made it to the state tourna-
ment, but lost in the championship game. The
week after the state tournment Pospichal was
hired to coach at Polk Community College where
he stayed for a year as head coach.
While coaching Polk CC at the State Tourna-
ment his first year Hamid Faquire (Athletic Direc -
tor, PBCC) approached Pospichal about coming
toPBCC.thatwasin 1987. Hetookthejobashead
coach and has been here for the last five years.
Pospichal is also an academic advisor at
PBCC, andcanbe found in the counseling depart -
ment most mornings.
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Volume 53 Number 2 PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ♦ LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
October 23, 1 992
Meet Selma Verse,
Nursing Education
Coordinator of PBCC
Nursing program.
PAGE 7
Losing Brain Cells?
iMore survival skills for
the struggling college
student!
PAGE 4
Hurricanes put the
j squeeze on FSU in the
Orange Bowl.
PAGE 10
Miami Heat put newly
signed rookie, Harold
Minor, through his
paces at PBCC's
central campus.
PAGE 1 1
PBCC cheerleaders,
dedicated to
perfection!
PAGE 6
Is Sex really safe
in the 1990's?
PAGE 2
Concrete Blonde's
Johnette Napolitano
has major attitude.
PAGE 9
PBCC Golf Classic at
Ibis Golf & Country
Club.
PAGE 1 1
I Plagiarism on Campus
how serious is it?
PAGE 3
I Answered Prayer gives
lift to south campus
student.
PAGE 6
Brian Kenney Takes The Helm As SGA President
By ROBERT G. GERARD
Photo Editor
Out-going Student Gov-
ernment President Rick
Asnani passes the two foot
oak gavel, which symbolizes
the transference of power, to
newly elected SGA. Presi-
dent Brian Kenney.
Prior to the gavel ex-
change, Scott Maclachlan
(Dean of Student Sevices)
officially swore in Kenney
and his ticket; Beau
Brumfield-Vice-President;
Traci Spriggs-Secretary . Lisa
Snyder, Treasurer, could not
attend the swearing-in cer-
emony.
While placing more of
his campaign posters around
campus the week before the
See Kenney, Pg. 4
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By MICHELE MERCER
Staff Reporter
Congratulations are in
order for Palm Beach Com-
munity College's Addie
Greene, District 84's newest
memberto the Florida House
of Representatives.
Greene, who was voted
into office on the first of Oc-
tober, is Palm Beach
County's first black legisla-
tor. Obviously, she is very
pleased with the outcome of
her election, but she feels
that she will be subject to
some scrutiny as the
county's first black female
representative. It certainly
won't be easy for Greene,
but she intends to take full
advantage of all of the atten-
tion that she will be receiv-
ing and use it to better rep-
resent the people in her dis-
trict.
Greene, an English in-
structor at PBCC , is not new
to the local political scene.
In 199 1 , she was elected the
first black female mayor of
Mangonia Park. She is also
very active in her commu-
nity, especially with neigh-
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borhood children. And she
plans to take her love of
people all the way to Talla-
hassee.
Accordingly, Greene's
goals are the goals of the
people, and she feels good
about that.
As a result of reappoi-
tionment, Greene has a great
deal of ground to cover, and
she realizes that the people
in her distnet will have a
wide variety of desires and
goals, but she feels confi-
dent that she will do a good
job in representing every-
one.
Although her district of-
fice will probably be located in
Mangonia Park, she intends
to have offices set up in the
Belglade and Pahokee areas
as well; so that she can easily
meet with the local people at
least twice amonth, andlisten
to theirspecial needs and con-
cerns. Overall,
Greene is thankful for reap-
portionment because she feels
that it's the reason the door
opened for her, and that hard
work and determination will
see her through.
Greene hopes that the
people in her district will get
involved in local politics, and
thus help her to better do her
job of representing them.
Greene knows that she
cannot take on the world, but
she hopes that she will be able
to fairly and effectively bring
the issues to the people at the
state level.
Greene is a busy woman, but
she hopes to be as good a
legislator as she is a teacher
.and if she can do this, the
people in Flonda State Dis-
trict 84 will be the beneficia-
ries.
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October 23, 1992
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EDITORIAL
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Tell The Truth About Safe (er) Sex
By STEVEN GREGERSEN
The term "safe sex" when it refers
to using a condom is a deadly lie.
When condoms were being passed
out to students in New York schools,
an Associated Press story quoted a 16
year old student as saying, "It's healthy.
I'm not having sex without one."
Jermaine Cummings, a sophomore at
Dewey, took the free condoms, "be-
cause he might want to have sex on
short notice during the school day."
Unfortunately, Jermaine is just an-
other victim of the "safe sex" myth.
Syndicated columnist Joseph
Sobran on November 13 compared
using condoms for "safe sex" to fight-
ing cancer by passing out filter-tipped
cigarettes.
If you care about people tell them
the truth: that the best condoms are
only 90 percent effective at preventing
pregnancy. Point out that a woman is
onlyfertileforabout24hoursamonth,
but AIDS can be caught 24 hours a
day. Ask them if they'd eat at a restau-
rant where 10 percent of the patrons
died from food poisoning.
If you care about people then talk
about the survey conducted in a Los
Angeles AIDS clinic where 22 percent
of the respondents who knew they had
the virus that can cause AIDS said
they did not tell their sexual partners.
Tell them about Alberto Gonzalez,
who knowingly infected at least one of
his girlfriends with the AIDS virus. Tell
them about Jeffrey Hanlon, who was
charged wimviolating Michigan's pub-
lic health law for having sex without .
telling his partner he had the'AIDS"'
virus. Then tell them how gay rights
supporters came to Hanlon's defense.
TeE them that what is done in the
privacy of their bedroom does affect
others who are truly innocent victims.
Tell them about Martin Gaffney
and how he watched his wife die after
receiving blood tainted by the AIDS
virus. Describe the pain he felt watch-
ing his 13 month old son die of AIDS
and how Martin, himself, died at the
age of 42. Paint a verbal picture of
Martin's eight year old daughter,
Maureene, watching her family die,
one by one. Then ask them how it
would feel to be an orphan before their
ninth birthday. Have them describe
how they would react to knowing their
mother, father, and brother died be-
cause of what someone else did in the
privacy of their bedroom.
Tell them the truth - that moral
pollution destroys peoplejustlike other
types of pollution destroys our physi-
cal environment.
ThenremindthemhoweasilyAIDS
could be prevented and that the two
most common means of AIDS trans-
mission in the United States are still
the sharing of needles by intravenous
drug users and sexual promiscuity.
If you care about the youth of
America then stand beside them when
they stand up for morality and have
the courage to say that people can
control their sexual passions. Don't
ridicule them or tell them to "get real,"
that people are sexual beings and they
just can't control themselves. If you tell
them they have no more self-control
than a dog in heat they'll be quite
willing to act like one.
If you care about people tell them
that the greatest safeguard against
AIDS or any sexually transmitted dis-
ease is found in the Bible. Hebrews
13:4 states: "Marriage should be hon-
ored by all, and the marriage bed kept
pure, for God will judge the adulterer
and all the sexually immoral."
Remind them that God's moral
law is as binding as the law of gravity.
Don't be so foolish as to think
condoms make you safe. A govern-
ment pamphlet called "Condoms
and Sexually Transmitted
Diseases. ..Especially AIDS" put it
this way, "Condoms are not 100
percent safe, but, if used properly,
will reduce the risk of sexually
transmitted diseases, including
AIDS."
_ Reducing the risk is not the same
as' eliminating the risk. I doubt seri-
ously if the president of any company
that manufactures condoms would be
willing to test them by having sex with
a known AIDS carrier on a regular
basis.
If you really care for people tell
them the truth about AIDS and safe
sex. Tell them using a condom is like
jumping out of an airplane with a
parachute that opens 90 percent of the
time. Safe sex occurs only by having
one, disease free, mutually faithful
partner for life. Nothing else can truth-
fully be called "safe" sex.
Steven Gregersen is currently en-
roUed as a junior at Manhattan Chris-
tian College in Manhattan, Kansas,
where he is seeldng a B.S. in Bible
Ministry, Mr. Gregersen has beenpub-
lished in Backwoods Home Mag ayinp
The Lookout and in the op/edpage of
the ManhattanMercunj (the localnews-
paper).
The Beachcomber Magazine
A student publication of PBGC Eissey Campus:
Is looking for prose, poems, short stories and
essays for publication in the December issue.
Submissions from students attending all PBCC
campuses is not only encouraged but expected.
Please send all manuscripts to North Campus c/o
Craig Bell, Editor-in-Chief, or drop them off at the
Beachcomber Newspaper on Central Campus.
Questions?
Call Craig Bell (Editor) at 746-2505. ■
BEACHCOMBER
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Entertainment Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
News Editor
Photography Editor
Copy Editor
Advertising Manager
Mike Mitseff
D.S. Ullery
Jason Wilkeson
James Stravino
Cathy Rodriguez
Robert Gerard
Maryellcn Cantera
Traci Spriggs
Staff Writers
Karen Saar, Beverly Kennard, Chris Harris, Matt Swig, Molly Grabill, Keisha Spradley,
Michele Mercer, Brian Zaniewski, Kristina Jackson
Opinions expressed in the Beachcomber do not necessarily reflect the opinions of
Palm Beach Community College.
Letters to the Editor must be signed, and if requested names will be witheld.
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Hollywood Versus Traditional Values
By JASON WILKESON
Feature Editor
I was watching an interesting
debate on TV the other night. Movie
critic Michael Medved was chastis-
ing the motion picture industry for
including too much gratuitous lan-
guage and violence in the movies.
He feels that this is undermin-
ing the moral fiber of American
filmgoers.
On the other side of the debate
was actor Ron Silver. He disagreed,
stating that Hollywood was just a
reflection of what Americans want
in films because if people didn't want
to see this kind of stuff, they could
simply save the six bucks for a movie
ticket and stay home.
I am on the fence on this issue.
I strongly believe in freedom of
expression. I would never want any
filmmaker to be censored in any
way. On the other hand, I do feel that
sometimes they go too far. Case in
point is the film "Basic Instinct".
I chose to see tills movie; nobody
forced me to go. Yet, what I sawwas
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in such poor taste that I was tempted
to get my money back. It turned out
to be a movie about sex with a
murder mystery in the background.
I wasn't offended by the film, but I
was disappointed. If the movie wasn't
so obsessed with glamorizing sex
and violence , it may have been a very
solid and interesting movie.
I believe that this is happening
because the public's tastes have
changed; Americans want to see
this. It's like the rubberneckers driv-
ing by the scene of an accident. No
matter how horrible the accident
may be , they look. They are drawn to
it, and as long as people want to see
trash, Hollywood will most assur-
edly keep producing it.
How do you feel? Is Hollywood
out to destroy American values? Or
are American values just changing
with the times?
Please send your opinions
on this issue to the Beachcomber
care of PBCC, see address in Mast-
head, or fax it (439-8210).
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Delta Epsilon Chi
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
Delta Epsilon Chi is one of the
clubs on campus that not many
students know about. It is a
national business association for
college students with career
objectives in marketing, merchan-
dising or management. Its pur-
pose is to enhance the value of
education in these three fields by
contributing to occupational
competence and to promote
understanding for the responsi-
bilities of citizenship in the com-
petitive enterprise system.
This club offers training by de-
veloping leadership characteristics,
and understanding of the free enter-
prise system, greater proficiency in
communication, self-confidence
along with self esteem. It also offers
a healthy, career oriented, competi-
tive spirit plus social, civic and busi-
ness responsibility.
DECA has been in existence on
this campus for a long time. Advisor
Susan Thompson helps the students
accomplish the goals they set out to
achieve in the business world. If you
would like more information regarding
this club, contact Ms. Thompson in
room BA 106 or call 439-8124.
CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT General Meetings
Monday's at 3pm / Tuesday's at 7pm
DELTA OMICRON CHAPTER, PHI THETA KAPPA,
General Meetings: November 1, 7pm CE 121
State Convention: November 6,7,8 Clearwater
LITERARY JOURNAL: General Meetings
October 21,23,26,28,30, 11:00 a.m. BA 115
SIU: General Meetings 3:00 p.m. Cafe
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PBCC Library Is A Valuable Student Resource!
By TRACI SPRIGGS
Advertising Manager
Yes, that great big three story building to the
south side of the Business Administration build-
ing is a library.
The library could be, and should be, your
biggest key to success in college. It holds every-
thing from typewriters to an inter-library loan
office. With over 1,300 periodical titles and 140,000
books, the library's first book sums it up best: it
is the "House of Intellect".
If you're not sure where to begin your quest,
you should start on the first floor. Although not
everyone who works in the library is a librarian,
they will be more than happy to help direct you to
the proper place.
"We're here to serve and reach out as much as
possible, " said library director Brian Kelly. Kelley's
door is always open for suggestions and com-
ments to better the library, and there are sugges-
tion boxes on every floor.
If you already know what you're looking for
but don't know where to find it, you can pick up
one of the library/ due data cards that tell you
exactly what's on each floor.
Coming for the winter term will be a new
computer called LINC, the Library Information
Network Catalogue. Paid for by the state, this
computer will enable the student to look up every
library listing in all 28 community colleges and
See Library Pg. 5
Plagiarism Persists At All Academic Levels
By JOHN WILLIAMS
(CPS)
A marginal student, at the end of the term,
turns in a maj or paper that is academically perfect
—brilliant thoughts, wonderful analogies and
insightful analysis.
Unfortunately, the words aren't his.
The student has taken paragraphs verbatim
out of a research book and included them in his
paper without citing the author. In real terms, this
student is a thief - he is stealing someone else's
work and passing it off as his own.
Plagiarism, which comes from the latin, mean-
ing kidnapper or literary thief, brings up a plethora
of knotty problems for students and academi-
cians.
If a professor suspects a student of plagia-
rism, how should the case be handled? Do stu-
dents get enough background on plagiarism to
understand what it is? With rapid advances in the
ability to make copies and printouts of print and
electronic media, how does modern technology fit
into the scheme of defining plagiarism and its
consequences?
These questions tend to muddy an already
gray area.
Plagiarism has exisLed as long as people have
written, and despite widespread knowledge that
it is a form of academic cheating, it still is prac-
ticed.
"If students do not understand the impor-
tance of doing their own work and being honest
intellectually, they will fail to understand that
when they get into the real world," said Elizabeth
Baer, dean of faculty at Gustavus Adolphus Col-
lege in Minnesota. "It is necessary for colleges to
get students to understand the gravity of it. We
need to help them (students) to understand that
it is not acceptable."
Plagiarism occurs at all levels of college, Irom
the freshmen year to doctoral work. Some cases
that have received extensive publicity, according
to The Chronicle of Higher Education and other
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dissertation. King received his doctorate in 1955
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University's College of Communications, resigned
in 1991 after he used several passages of an
article in a commencement speech without citing
the author.
U.S. Senator Joe Biden, D-Delaware, admit-
ted in 1987 that he plagiarized part of a law school
paper in 1965. He copied five pages from a law
review in a 15-page paper with out citing the
source while at Syracuse University Law School.
While running as a Democratic presidential can-
didate in 1 987, he also used quotations in speeches
from former British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock
and the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy without
giving them credit.
These are well known cases that received
much attention in the nation's media. But plagia-
rism also exists on a much quieter and anony-
mous level, from the student who copies verbatim
out of research books and passes it on as his or
her own work in freshman composition to doc-
toral candidates who secretly use the services of
research companies.
"I see it as a very critical problem. It seems to
me that the incidence of plagiarism has increased
in the past 1 years , " said Kevin Brien, a professor
of philosophy at Washington College in
Chestertown, MD. "I see it as something that is
eroding academic institutions. Unless we work
collectively to turn it around, we will continue to
have problems."
Sometimes students plagiarize out of des-
peration because they are weak writers or be-
cause they didn't work on their assignments until
the very end of the term. Other students say they
do not know what plagiarism is, an excuse that
doesn't wash with academicians.
"I believe 95 percent of college students un-
derstand what plagiarism is; they receive infor-
mation about it from high school on," said Bar-
bara Hetrick. Dean of Academic Affairs at Hood
College in Frederick, Md. "In most instances,
students may not have given themselves enough
time to complete the assignment, or in some
cases, they may have felt over their heads aca-
demically." So rather than talk with the faculty
member, they stole someone's work to pass."
It is difficult to put a definitive number on the
rate of plagiarism cases. Many cases may be dealt
with privately between the instructor and stu-
dent, while other cases may go before a panel of
students and faculty members for consideration
and possible punishment.
The Higher Education Research Institute at
the University of California - Los Angeles, which
does annual freshman student surveys, used to
ask nuestions about cheating, but does not anv
longer. Some schools told students not to fill out the
section on cheating, so researchers stopped asking
the questions, a spokeswoman said.
An average of 300,000 students a years are
surveyed at 600 institutions. In 1988, (he last year
the cheating section was included in trie survey, 36.6
percent of the respondents said they cheated onatest
in school, while 57. 1 percent said they copied home-
work from another student. If cheating on this level
exists, it is fair to assume that similar rates of
plagiarism will exist, school officials said. In fraternity
and sorority houses, in dorm lounges, even in
classified ads in youth-oriented newspapers and
magazines, term papers are openly pedaled. Papers
written by other students, and/or research done by
companies that specialize in providing term papers
to students can be turned in to instructors and
passed off as the students' work.
Consider Rolling Stone. In the classified section,
companies routinely advertise to sell papers and
research. The cost can range from $7.50 a page for
undergraduate-level papers to $50 apage for custom
research at the master's and doctorate level. Accord-
ing to the companies, research is done by staff
researchers who have advanced degrees or have
been in business for many years.
George Thomas Wilson, classified advertising
director for Rolling Stone, said "there are obvious
problems" with such services. He said that students
could use the papers justfor research, "but obviously
that probably isn't the case. There is no control once
it is in their hands. On the surface, we can't know
what they're going to do with it but one can certainly
surmise. Who's to say?"
Hetrick, from Hood College, said instructors get
to know a student's work and turning in a paper that
is different in style and approach could signal a
plagiarism attempt. Hood has an academic honor
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October 23, 1992
Don't Worry! You're Not Losing Brain Cells!
By RITA ALONSO-SHELDON
PBCC Adjunct
On Monday night, you read Chapter 4 in your Social Science book. On
Tuesday night, when the instructor is lecturing on the material, you're lost.
You think to yourself, "Is that what that chapter was about? I can't remember
a thing!" Don't worry; you're not losing brain cells. You just need to change
your reading strategy.
You can forget up to 80 percent of what you read within twenty-four
hours, but there are some definite ways to improve comprehension and
retention of reading assignments. Try the method detailed below next time,
and see if it helps you get more out of your reading time.
I. BEFORE READING
A. Preview the entire reading assignment before beginning to read.
1. Read chapter headings, section titles, subtitles, words in
italics, and any captions under pictures, charts, or graphs.
2. Skim closing paragraphs, read questions or summary at the end of each
chapter.
1
B. Create a context for remembering information.
. Analyze each topic.
. Discover the relationship of sub-topics to main topic.
. Look for familiar concepts or ideas. Associate new information
with what you already know about the topic.
C. Formulate questions.
. Write down a list of questions. Turn chapter headings and subtitles
into questions. For instance, if a subtitle is "Formulating Questions," ask
yourself: "How do I formulate questions?"
. Pretend the author is in the room with you. Ask him or her questions
about any material you do not understand.
H. WHILE READING
A Read the assignment topic by topic.
1. Stop frequently and analyze what you've read. Ask yourself:
a. What is the main point?
b. What evidence supports the mam point?
c. What are the specific applications or examples?
d. How is this information related to the rest of the chapter and to
what I already know about the subject?
2. Stay focused and alert by searching for answers to questions
formulated in "SURVEY' phase.
3. As you complete each section, recite the information in your own
words to make sure you understand material.
B. Highlight or make note of important information.
1 . Highlight information only after understanding material. For example,
read one paragraph, analyze it, and then go back and
highlight key points.
2. Highlight a maximum of 10 percent of the material. The purpose of
highlighting is to- go back and REVIEW NOT REREAD .
3. Make notes in the-book.
a. Outline the text in the margin to help you see how the information
is organized. Outlining helps you see relationships between topics.
b. Make your own notes in the text. If you can restate a concept in
your own words, you will understand it.
m. AFTER READING
A. Reviews are crucial! Go back and review highlighted material
B. Test yourself. Read your questions and recite the information.
C Review again within twenty-four hours. A two-hour reading assign-
ment can be reviewed in 10 - 15 minutes.
D. Review on a weekly basis until test day to avoid cramming.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Some of the steps in this method can be omitted, depending on the difficulty
level of the reading assignment.
Schedule reading sessions. Set a time limit for working. Take breaks when
you need to, and reward yourself for getting the job done.
Simply reading an assignment from first word to last and closing the book
does not mean you have comprehended what you have read. Reading is not
a passive activity. Aggressive readers organize information and answer
questions!
For more information on improving reading skills, contact the
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PBCC students voted Septem-
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clinched the election with 68 per-
cent of the student vote, and chal-
lenger Melanie Feuerstein's ticket
garnered the remaining 32 percent.
The totals reflect a depressing eight
point six percent voter turn-out.
Even though last year's turnout was
the largest in the history of PBCC,
student participation remains al-
most non-existent.
MacLachlan announced the
winning ticket in the Student Activi-
ties Center (SAC Lounge), Thurs-
day, October 1 . Kenney's ticket re-
ceived 545 votes; Feurerstein's ticket
received 255, and 14 votes were
disallowed.
The candidates exchanged con-
gratulations, and condolences, while
Scott Pospichal (Coordinator of Stu-
dent Organizations), Mitchell Kass
(Social Science instructor/SGA ad-
visor), and Ester Stewart, who ran
the SAC polling station during the
three day election, looked on.
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Page 5
Four Year Colleges Visit PBCC
By MICHELE MERCER
Staff Reporter
Attention Palm Beach Commu-
nity College Students! For those of
you who plan to further your educa-
tion by attending one of the nine
Florida state universities, here is an
opportunity that you will not want
to miss.
On Tuesday, November 17,
1992, between the hours of 8:00am
and 1 1 :30am, in the central campus
cafeteria, representatives of the nine
Florida state universities, will pro-
vide students with important infor-
mation about their universities and
the programs that they offer.
Each university will be display-
ing their brochures, and students
will have the opportunity to ask
questions concerning grade point
requirements, financial aid, program
requirements and other important
Library continued from Pg. 3
issues.
For those of you who are un-
sure of which university you would
like to attend this may help to giv
you a good insight as to which on
can better facilitate your personal
needs.
And for those of you who have
already decided on a university, it
will be a good opportunity to gather
some pertinent information about
the college of your choice. No matter
what your reason, this is an event
that every community college stu-
dent should take advantage of.
Again, this visit will be held on
Tuesday, November 17, 1992, be-
tween 8:00am and 11:30am in
PBCC's central campus cafeteria.
This will be the only visit made
to our college by these representa-
tives, so come and find out what
these universities have offer.
of a program we already have, called
the inter-library loan office, you can
be faxed the information imme-
diately, or it can be received by
a courier within 48 hours. These
easy to use computers will be
located on each floor, and they
can be used at any time.
As an added library bonus,
there is an art gallery exhibit on
the second floor
that is changed
every month.
Due to many
cuts in the school
system's budget,
the library's
hours are as fol-
lows: Monday -
Thursday 7 a.m.
STUDENTS RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
Under the 1990 Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act,
colleges are required to publish statistical information concerning the range
of crimes and other violations of the law on its campuses.
Crime statistics covering the 1991 calendar year at each PBCC campus
are detailed as follows:
Central
Eissey
South
Glades
Total
Aggravated Assault
1
2
3
Burglary, Breaking
and Entering
17
7
1
25
Larceny, Theft
69
9
11
89
Motor Vehicle Theft
7
2
1
10
Drug Abuse Violations
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There were no reported Homicides, Sex Offenses, Robberies, Liquor Law
violations or Weapon Possession Violations.
Commenting on the report, Vice President of Student Services Melvin
Haynes, Jr. said, "Overall, PBCC is doing a good job controlling crime on all
four of our campuses. I am pleased with the measures which have been
implemented by members of our security staff to reduce crime and ensure
the safety of our employees and students alike. We are firmly committed to
continuing our efforts so that next year's report will reflect even less crime-
related activity on our campuses."
Voter Registration
Delta Omicron chapter ofPhiTheta
Kappa, held three days of voter regis-
tration recently. Because this is an
election year, they felt it was important
to insure the students a chance to vote
in the Presidential Election, November
3.
Glen Gareau [Internal President of
PTK] headed up the drive for the three
days. PTK members worked alongside
members of the Student Government
Association to serve their fellow stu-
dents. Together they registered over
200 students. Congratulations to both
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October23, 1992
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Humanity, Alive And Well In Florida.
By BEVERLY KENNARD
South Campus Reporter
Transportation in Florida, es-
pecially reliable transportation, is
essential! For the last three years
1 'have been without transporta-
tion. For almost two of those years
the situation didn't really bother
me, but since August of 1991 it
had become a very heavy burden
to bear.
I am very grateful to have
friends that will pick me up or drop
me off at various times and places,
and then bring me home again.
But after a while, I began feeling
like a millstone around their necks,
even though they said that they
were very happy to help. Having
transportation lets you feel less
dependent and more self reliant,
which does wonders for the mo-
rale .
About two months ago I started
feeling sorry for myself. It isn't
easy going to college full time, and
working part time when it often
takes up to two and a half hours
getting to school. Fifteen minutes
by car to the bus, and then a one
hour bus ride.
In a reflective mood one day, I
looked into my bathroom mirror
and saw a disaster in progress. I
decided to spend more time with
GOD and spend less time feeling
sorry for myself. I set aside three
hours every night to just talk with
HIM.
HE spoke to me about my tith-
ing, (setting aside a percentge of
my income for christian concerns)
which I was very bad at. So I forced
myself to put aside a certain
amount of money, and to not worry
about money anymore.
Soon after the Lord provided
me with several opportunities to
make some extra money.
Then one morning I woke up
with a very sharp pain in my foot.
I could barely walk, but I perse-
vered, and while I was reading the
morning paper I glanced through
the used car section, and asked
the Lord lo give me a car so that I
could $£t to school and to work
wtthoul having to walk on mv sore
foot.
The Lord answered and said
that I should write a letter to a car
dealership, and simply ask for a
car.
"" My' mind" rebelled* at the
thought, and I felt that the answer
I had heard was just my imagina-
tion because people don't just give
other people cars.
After six weeks, my foot was
hurting so bad that I could barely
get out of bed in the morning. I
went to the Lord in prayer and
again asked for transportation,
again HIS reply was to write a
letter to a dealership, so I decided
to have faith and believe. I wrote
the letter and mailed it, but the
rest, I told myself, was in HIS
hands.
I mailed the letter on the sec-
ond of September, a Wednesday,
and by Friday the fourth of Sep-
tember, a local dealership called
and left a message on my answer-
ing machine . I returned the dealer's
call and arranged to meet with him
the next day, Saturday the fifth.
We met and talked for about a half
hour; he was making sure that I
wasn't trying to con him. Very
understandable!
He met with his brother to dis-
cuss my request, and ten days later
I recieved another phone call; they
had agreed to give me a car! I was
thrilled beyond belief, and was soon
singing and praising GOD. I called
several friends and asked them to
pray as they have never prayed be-
fore; to really pour it on.
September 24, 1991, the
dealership who listens to the voice of
GOD, handed me a set of keys to the
most beautiful used car I had ever
seen, it was mine!
Thanks to that dealership I am
giving my feet a very needed rest,
and am now able to get to school, to
work, and to the doctors office with-
out having to impose on other people.
Thanks to HIM, I have not only
learned the value of listening to HIS
still small voice, but I also have
learned to take that seemingly easy,
but often difficult step of faith. Praise
Him!!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
A few weeks ago, a small group
of students could be seen near the
tennis courts jumping, chanting and
throwing each other up in the air.
No, itwan't some strange cult, it was
the first day of a week long PBCC
cheerleading clinic.
Veteran cheerleaders, Willie
Gomez and Vicky Wofford, were
warming up with exercises and
throws as they waited for the late-
comers.
The Palm Beach Community
College cheerleading team will not
be chosen until after the week-long
clinic and a try-out with three judges.
Gomez, who is not new to
cheerleading, is in his third year of
cheerleading at PBCC. During the
summer he holds clinics for cheer-
leaders through the National
Cheerleading Association. Gomez is
a Communications major and will
attend Florida State (Seminoles)
after graduation.
Gomez explained why he loves
cheerleading; "I get to meet a lot of
nice people, stay in shape, and most
important, I get to help support the
college through team spirit." Gomez
definitely will continue with
cheerleading at FSU.
This year's PBCC cheerleading
squad consists of four men and five
women. The squad last year had
only one man, Gomez, and seven
women.
The squad also has a new advi-
sor this year. Former advisor Lauren
Pembler, an employee of PBCC, is
taking a year off from her advisory
duties for a very good reason. She
has a new baby to cheer about.
The new advisor, Virginia John-
son, (womens tennis coach) is proud
to have a co-ed team. PBCC is the
only community college to have a
co-ed team according to Johnson.
She wants to prepare the students
for their next move to a four year
college, and she would like to see the
cheerleaders supporting all of the
teams at PBCC.
Captain of the Cheerleading
Squad for 1992/93 is Willie Gomez.
The rest of the team is Kris Carter,
Tammy Richardson, Britta Turney,
Lany LaBella, Sam Irizany, Karen
Begovich, Wallis Stuart and Vicky
Wofford.
Rick Asnani Bids Us, Adieu
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
The last SGA meeting for the
1991/92 school year under the
leadership of Rick Asnani was
held on Thursday, October 1 .
After a short business meet-
ing Asnani asked vice-president
Debbie Reese to say a few words.
"It is hard to say good-bye
when you have made so many
friends," said Reese. Teary-eyed,
she welcomed the new executive
board and thanked everyone in-
volved in making PBCC a better
place, and also for their time and
support.
SGA Advisor Mitchell Kass
said he was looking forward to
working with the new board mem-
bers. Referring to Asnani and
Reese, Kass wished them suc-
cess in their new endeavors, and
remarked that he had made two
good friends over the past year.
President Anasni, before in-
troducing the new board,
thanked everyone for their sup-
port, time and kindness. He knows
that without the joint efforts of the
students, he would not have ac-
complished as much as he did.
Asnani thanked Reese especially
for her support. He stated that she
was extremely helpful and could
not have accomplished a lot of it
without her.
Asnani said, "I have made some
great friends over this year. I have
enjoyed being your president and
I look forward to watching you all
go forward in your endeavors."
Next Asnani introduced the
new executive board for the 1992/
93 school year, and officially turned
over the gavel to new president
Brian Kinney.
Asnani and Reese will be at
school until the end of December.
After graduation, they will be mov-
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Jason's Aimless Insights
BACHELORHOOD: THE PARTY'S OVER
By JASON WILKESON
Feature Editor
Here's the scenario. You've fi-
nally graduated from high school,
and now you are
You have de-
you now need I
place, even |
your parents'
only four!
away from I
So you scrape
last cent that I
saved from
at Burger
(about $58,
last week's
check), and
an apartment
friend or two.
just entered the
World of Bach-
Sucker!
You are con-
your life as a bachelor is going to
be one big endless party. Take it
from a former bachelor who has
moved back to his parents' house
(shoot me, please!); living on your
own is no cakewalk. As a matter of
fact, I never once walked on a
single cake while I had my own
place.
This column is dedicated to
in college,
cided that
your own
though
house is
miles
PBCC.
up eveiy
you have
working
King
which is
p a y -
move into
with a
You have
Wonderful
elorhood.
vinced that
those poor souls out there who are
facing this crisis for the first time.
It is intended to guide you through
your ordeal and make it a little
easier.
(Handy Bachelor Tip #1: This pa-
per can be used in lieu of toilet
paper in emergencies, which oc-
cur now and again.)
MEALS: This is an especially im-
portant area of discussion because
the typical bachelor is as out of
place in a kitchen as a headbanger
is at a Barry Manilow concert. The
best advice I can give you is to stay
out of the kitchen completely.
Learn to survive on Taco Bell or
Little Debbie snack cakes. If, how-
ever, you are the foolhardy type
who insists on utilizing the
kitchen, remember this— you can
purchase a fire extinguisher at
any local K-Mart. I think you know
where I am going with this, so let's
move on.
HOUSECLEANING: Uh-huh, right.
Let's move on.
FINANCES: Let's face it. Being a
bachelor means learning to live at
the abject poverty level. Typical
bachelor phrase at work: "Would
PBCC Nursing Program Is Rigorous!
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
One of the most intense
programs at PBCC is housed right
here on Central Campus in the
Allied Health building.
The building is home for stu-
dents enrolled in the Nursing Pro-
gram. The program is under the
direction of Selma Verse, Nursing
Education Coordinator. Verse be-
gan her position on July 1 and re-
placed former Director Betty Mor-
gan, who had the
position for the
previous 30
years.
Verse brings
with her a Mas-
ters Degree in
Nursing Educa-
tion and 25 years
experience in the
field. She is en-
ergetic and veiy
focused on what
she wants to
achieve with the
department.
One of her
goals is to have
the program ac-
credited with the
National League
for Nursing. This will take approxi-
mately five years to accomplish. The
teaching staff has begun to take the
steps that they need to help acceler-
ate the accreditation.
According to the League, one
criterion is that the teaching staff
must hold a Masters Degree in their
particular field of nursing. The teach-
ers have all gone back to school to
achieve this goal and will have this
accomplished by December 1993.
The accreditation is important
to the student nurses because ii
they choose to continue their edu-
cation in nursing, they run the risk
of being rejected at a four year col-
lege. The four year universities pre-
fer a student from an accredited
program over one who has gone
through a non-accredited program.
Verse is working to change all of this
in the very near future.
The nursing progam currency
has 520 students. Approximately
130 go through the program each
semester. Before a student is ac-
<w<«h ir,in ihe nroffiram, they iirst
and Physiology , Ratio and Propor-
tion, and Chemistry.
After completing these classes
they then enter the nursing pro-
gram. The students then begin their
training, part of which is done here
at PBCC in the Allied Health build-
ing on the first floor. The rooms are
set up just like they are in an actual
hospital. They learn the ropes before
going on to area hospitals where
they serve an internship.
They put in 12 to 16 hours a
week in the hos-
pital while con-
tinuing their
class work. After
two years of
strenuous work,
the student
graduates as an
R.N. with a A.S.
degree in Nurs-
ing.
Verse ex-
plained why the
medical field,
nursing in par-
ticular, was
growing so fast,
shesaid.'Alotof
people are going
into the field as a
second career."
She also pointed out that there are
more men going into the field as
well, and believes this is due our
troubled economy.
When questioned about a Na-
tional Health Care program, Verse
said that a large health care lobby in
Washington is trying to achieve im-
provements in health care.
One of which is a Nursing Cen-
ter, Florida has two at present. These
centers are run strictly by nurses,
and their purpose is to see a patient
that only needs a routine checkup.
In particular, school physicals, gen-
eral checkups and omerminormedi-
cal problems would be handled by a
nurse. This would free the Doctor for
serious injures and illnesses where
he is really needed.
Verse pointed out that nursing
has advanced significantly from the
days of merely cleaning bed pans.
If you are interested in finding
out more about the Nursing Pro-
gram, talk to your counselor or stop
by the Allied Health building first
floor. Someone will be happy to see
you like some fries with that?" You
must learn to spend your money
only on the necessities: food, rent,
clothing, lottery tickets, Sports Il-
lustrated swimsuit editions, etc.
Also, it would be a good idea to
keep your mounting collection of
I.O.U.'s and pawn tickets in a safe
place.
ENTERTAINMENT: The phrase
"dollar movies" will become an im-
portant part of your bachelor vo-
cabulary. They are a cheap way to
get out of the house for the evening
(cheap being the ONLY way a bach-
elor can get out of the house for the
evening). If you are dating a girl,
don't tell her that you are taking
her to the dollar theater. This is a
loser move. You may as well have
"I'm a Total Dweeb" tatooed on
your forehead. Instead, try to
slickly "end up" there. This will
save face and money.
You can also entertain your-
self at home. Since you will never
use your microwave for its intended
purpose, it can be used for fun. Set
it on high and place a large metal
object in it. You have now created
a nifty do-it-yourself laser light
show in the comfort of your own
home.
(Handy Bachelor Tip #2: Keep the
afforementioned fire extinguisher
nearby during all 1 aser light shows .
Also, charge admission to your
friends.)
PETS: MISTAKE!! I don't recom-
mend having a pet. You're going to
have enough trouble feeding your-
self let alone a dog or cat. If, how-
ever, you need companionship
because talking to your roommate
makes you want to open a vein,
there is an answer: get a snake. It
is the perfect bachelor pet. It is a
low maintainence kind of animal.
You only have to feed it every couple
of weeks, and you can find food for
it in the neighbor's yard, providing
that the neighbor owns a poodle,
Chihuaua, or any other breed of
small, annoying pseudo rat on ste-
roids.
If tou follow these guidelines
that I have presented to you, I have
no doubt that you will fail miser-
ably and move home. So until next
time, remember that living at home
isn't so bad. You can be just as
free to do what you want as you
could on your own. And also re-
member never to believe a thing
that I tell you and you'll be just
fine
PBCC Art Museum Offers Eclectic Exibition
By KRISTIN A JACKSON
Staff Reporter
There's no better deal in town
than four shows in one at the Palm
Beach Community College's Mu-
seum of Art.
The PBCC Museum at 601 Lake
Avenue, downtown Lake Worth,
opened September 18 with four
shows in one.
According to Museum Curator
Kip Eagen, each show is totally
unique and highlights different as-
pects of limited edition prints and
sculpture multiples, such as local
prints a long horizontal image of the
scene and it appears like seven dogs.
Fay Ray is the mother of Battina,
and was the only puppy Wegman
kept.
Early 20th century art, shows
an overview of turn of the century
poster's. The posters were used to
announce every kind of product,
entertainment, determination, and
idea. These classic posters combine
interesting aspects of fine art, col-
lected for their rarity, importance,
and appeal.
Upstairs in the video room you
PBCC Art Museum
collection art, and early 20th cen-
tury art.
The opening of the new show
was a tremendous success; mem-
bers of the museum and visitors
from the community were impressed
by the talent and diversity of the
displays.
The first exhibition features
paintings which highlight the depth
and diversity of local, private, and
corporate collections throughout
Palm Beach County.
Next, in the corridor display
cases, are the works of Tom
Otterness, a New York sculptor who
uses human-like figures, each piece
states a unique theme. His work is
elegant and imaginative.
Along with the new projects, the
gallery features new photolitho-
graphs by William Wegman. These
new works denote a departure from
large scale Polaroids through the
artist's manipulation of the image
during the print making process.
For instance, Wegman features
his latest print, Sisters, with his two
dogs Fay Ray and Battina. In this
photograph, there were only two
does in the picture, but Wegman
Photo by Kristina Jackson
can see movies of famous artists,
animation architecture, and con-
temporary art. Each video provides
information about each show featured
at the PBCC museum. This is for your
entertainment and gives a full view of
how the individual artist's accomplish
their works.
The gallery also focuses on con-
temporary artists, emerging artists,
and mid-career artists. Anyone who
enjoys art should see the great styles
and historic contexts of this educating
gallery.
The museum is open Tuesday
through Friday, 10am-5pm, and Sat-
urday and Sunday 2— 5pm. It is closed
on Mondays and holidays. Group
tours are by appointment, please call
582-0006.
Eagen said he would like to see
more students fromPBCC come in and
look around. He is also in need of
volunteers to help with the exhibi-
tions, and day to day operations. If you
are interested please call 582-0006. A
donation of $2.00 per person is sug-
gested. The museum offers member-
ships which will allow you to take
advantage of special events and lec-
tures.
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VIDEO ALERT : SCANNERS II
The New Order
"A-1" a Tasty Change of Pace
Restaurant Review
By D.S.ULLERY
Entertainment Editor
This month my video alert spot-
light finds its' mark on the sequel to
an early 80's David Cronenberg {
"The Fly", "Dead Ringers") film that
rapidly achieved cult status due to a
graphic and unsettlingly realistic
depiction of a man's head exploding
in a crowded room that is shown
very early in the movie.
I am, as many of you have no
doubt ascertained by this point, re-
ferring to the sci-fi/horror film "Scan-
ners", which was about a sub-race
of human beings who possessed the
abitlity to control other people with
their minds or, rather, ( as the char-
acters in the film referred to it )
"scan" them.
The sequel "Scanners 2: The
New Order" was released to theatres
late last year for a very brief, finan-
cially lacking run before being
yanked out of the movie houses and
placed on video shelves earlier this
year.
This film stars young unknown
Daniel Hewlitt as David Vale - son of
Cameron Vale , the hero from the
first film - a hospital intern who
happens to be a powerful scanner.
Throughout the course of the film,
David meets his girlfriend, discov-
ers his powers, is exploited by the
local polic, and fights a villainous
scanner to the death.
Why - you might be asking your-
self - am I being so brief? Because
there isn't that much to discuss in
detail. While Hewlitt is an engaing
hero and the graphic scenes of "scan-
ning" (particularly one beautifully
reaklized sequence that unfolds
during a holdup) are effective, the
attempts at drama on the part of
directer Christian Duguay are little
more than a series of trite cliches
that seem to be marched out for
every thriller that wants to be "more
than a horror movie". Not for a
minute did I care about the plight of
the drug-addicted scanners that
the evil law officials were keeping
alive, nor did I care if david's sister
found her long-lost love, there's
also a moronic subplot - really
moronic - about the villains' at-
tempts to overthrow the mayor by
using David as their weapon. This
is the film's only connection wilh
the title - "the new order". But the
filmmakers choose not to explain
what that new order will be.
So, an engaging lead and great
splatter effects (there are two cra-
nial explosions in this film that
manage to top the one seen in the
original) lace a plot that first teeters
on, then plummets over, the edge of
incoherency. This one is only worth
it for the great splatter scenes, which
turn out to be too far and in be-
tween.
"SCANNERS II" : The video cover
shows a man's faced bathed in an
eerie blue light, with a spot of red
illuminating one eye. The title is
written across thge bottom. A word
of warning, though. Depending on
where you rent this film, you will no
doubt notice "Scanners III: The
Takeover" on the shelf next to it. If
this formula didn't work the second
time, how can it
possibly entertain
the third time
around, in a direct-
to-video release by
the same director?
By CHRIS HARRIS
Entertainment Writer
Are you looking for somewhere
to eat that's inexpensive and also differ-
ent? Are you sick of Chinese food? Well,
A-1 Thai Restaurant will definitely sat-
isfy any hungry souls in search of qual-
ity food at a decent price.
If you've never tried Thai food before
then you're in for a delight. Thai food is
somewhat similar to Chinese food but it
does have it's differences. For one tiling,
the food is not as greasy as Chinese
food. Thai cuisine is much healthier,
with a greater emphasis on vegetables
and savory sauces. Secondly, Thai food
is ten times more delicious than Chi-
nese food.
A-1 Thai offers an excellent selec-
tion of appetizers including a very large
selection of soups (Wonton soup $1.95,
Shrimp Hot & Sour soup $2.50, etc.).
My recommendation for an appe-
tizer is their scrumptious Mee Krob,
which is a mixture of a large plate of
crispy noodles with pieces of chicken,
shrimp, and scallions, Even though
this is only an appetizer, it can easily be
enough to fill you up for tire entire meal
at a reasonable $4.95.
A-1 Thai also offers a Sate ($5.95)
with your choice of beef, chicken, or
pork. The sate is presented on your
table with a very small grill which you
can cook your meat on.
The method oi cooking is unique,
and Ihe resulting aroma is pleasing.
Other appetizers are the A- 1 spring rolls
($4.95), which are very tasty, but not
reasonably priced when compared to
the large helping of Mee Krob for the
same price. Lastly, shrimp lovers can
try the shrimp toast ($3.95), which is
actually quite delicious.
The selection of entree's is just as
astounding. A-l's specialties include
the shrimp, squid and scallops with
basil ($9.95), beef oyster sauce ($7.50),
shrimp with lobster sauce ($9.25), and
sizzling chicken ($9.95). The latter
comes with red and green peppers to
make up a delightful meal.
The menu has a whole list of en-
trees which include the followinghead-
ings: noodles, stir-fried, pork, chicken,
shrimp, squid, fish, and frog legs. The
shrimp pa-naeng curry in a peanut
sauce is highly recommended. All en-
trees come with an interesting salad
which contains, among other things,
potato chips!
The restaurant offers a wide vari-
ety of beers and wines. Also, on the list
are beers from Thailand, Japan, and
China. Sake and Plum Wine is also
available. Water is served through the
entire meal at a fast a furious pace,
which is quite necessary as some meals
are quite spicy.
Overall, the restaurant is superb
with delicious meals and good service.
It's the perfect place to go and try
something different when you're sick
of "the same old stuff."
A-1 Thai Restaurant is located
just south of Forest Hill Boulevard on
North Military Trail in the Trail South
Plaza. . What a taste treat!
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Tempers Detract From Concrete Blonde's Performance
By MOLLY GRABILL
Staff Reporter
To promote their fourth release, "Walkin^ .n London", Concrete Blonde Performed
at F.A.U. m Boca Raton on September 24.
Taking stage with all the fury and anger of a woman possessed, vocalist/
songwriter Johnette Napolitano led the trio through such band classics as "Dance
Along the Edge", "Run Run Run", and newer hits "Someday?" and "Walking in
London".
Musically, Napolitano has no equal. Her voice and poetic strength in song writing
has insured the band's success and received great critical acclaim. However, what
would have been one of the most exciting, energetic live performances of the year was
tainted unnecessarily by Napolitano's attitude.
During their hit ballad "Joey," the crowd began to churn, annoying her.
"It's obvious you people don't know what you're doing, so we'll help you!" she said,
and resumed the song triple time, stripping it of all emotion.
Her hostility was also focused on individuals. A young fan in the front row shouted
a song title as Napolitano was speaking, warranting one of the harshest tongue-
lashings ever witnessed at a concert.
Later, during their popular cover of Leonard Cohen's ballad "Everybody Knows,"
which appeared on the soundtrack to "Pump Up The Volume," a drunk onlooker
cheered. Napolitano threw down her microphone, hurling obscenities, and left the
stage. Though she returned moments later, the mood of the piece had been ruined.
Seeming to put her hostility behind her, she joked with guitarist Jim Mankey and
drummer Harry Rushakoff. After an extremely entertaining version of their 1986 hit
"Still in Hollywood" blended with "Roses Grow" and "It'll Chew You Up and Spit You
Out" (Still In Hollywood's alternate lyrics, which appear as a bonus track on their
debut CD), Napolitano thanked her fans, particularly the fans who had been with
them from the beginning. This appreciation for her audience's support seemed
contradictory to the image she portrayed throughout the majority of the evening.
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Extreme Creates Three Sides
By MATT SWIG
Staff Reporter
Tucked away in a secluded alcove in Fort Lauderdale sits the small but
reputable New River Recording Studio. Among the artists who have recently
recorded here are Danger Danger, Skid Row, and Boston-based quartet
Extreme.
Having risen to success with their acoustic rock hit "Hole Hearted" and
number one smash "More Than Words," Extreme has followed up with a
more powerful and diverse effort, Three Sides to Every Story."
This is more than just a rock album, it is a musical journey. As the title
implies, there are three parts to the album, the first being a hard-rock, funk
style which spawned the single "Rest in Peace." Following this is a medley
of ballads which leads up to a third and final stage - a three part epic that
runs in excess of 20 minutes. This consists of three different songs that blend
together as one big classical, operatic, hard rock, funk piece that blows your
mind. • •■ ■ *•*■ > *•• . , ,i i ,
To accomplish this, the band enlisted the help of the London Symphony
Orchestra, which added a superb twist to their already original sound.
Guitarist extraordinaire Nuno Bettencourt, who not only plays several
instruments and provides backing vocals, but also produced the album, was
once again joined by bassist Pat Badger, drummer Paul Garey, and frontman
Gary Cherone keeping the original line-up intact.
'This has helped in progressing from album to album." said Bettencourt.
Extreme's strong suit seems to be their catchy rhythms, strong vocals,
and willingness to break new ground musically.
Due to this diversity, the band seems to gather quite a following outside
the studio, many of whom return daily during the few months of recording.
The band was more than delighted to spend time signing autographs and
getting to know the people who support them.
Whether it's hanging out with their fans or creating a musical master-
piece, these four musicians are doing something that is definitely worth
looking into.
PBCC, South Campus in Boca-Raton
Presents the Southside Players' in
"Murder By Natural Causes"
" Murder by Natural Causes " by Tim Kelly has been adapted from the
murder mystery by Richard Levinson and William Link. It is a stylish and
witty suspense-thriller.
Arthur Sinclair is a successful world-famous mentalist in the tradition
of Dunninger. His beautiful wife Allison plots his murder for the most
common motive of all: greed. She enlists the aid of a struggling young actor.
Her foolproof murder plan cannot possibly misfire as it's too skillfully
inventive - or is it? After all, Arthur ( as everyone knows ) has psychic gifts.
But does he? Once the killing scheme is set in motion, the plot begins to twist
and turn. Nothing is as it seems. Is mind-reading possible? Can the future
be foretold?
Just when the audience figures out what will happen next, there is an
unexpected shock to complicate matters in an amusing and scary fashion.
The mystery builds to an exciting climax when Arthur's gifts not only
save his life, but they create a new puzzle that will keep the audience on the
edge of their seats!
WHEN: All performances are at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
Thursday, November 12 Sunday, November 15
Friday, November 13 Friday, November 20
Saturday, November 14 Saturday, November 21
WHERE: Room 102/105 - downstairs in building A
on the south campus of Palm Beach Community College
COST: $3.00 per ticket; for further information,
please call (407) 367-4516
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October 23, 1992
October 23, 1992
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The General
By JANETTA L. GRAHAM
Staff Reporter
Get ready for another exciting season of PBCC
men's basketball. There are some players return-
ing from last years team [2 5-4) that fell short of the
state title. When thinking of some of the returning
players one name stands out, Durrani "The Gen-
eral" Williams. He will be relied upon to lead the
attack this year.
Last year's season started off slow for Wil-
liams, not seeing much playing time in the begin-
ning, but a lot of hard work and dedication
allowed Durrant to become a part-time starter
midway through the season.
Toward the end of the season Durrant was a
starter who made a significant contribution to the
PBCC Panthers. Last season Durrant averaged a
little less than nine points per game, he also
averaged nine assists and three steals per game.
This year Durrant is being looked to as one of
Durrant Williams
Photo by Mike Mitseff
the players to lead the high powered Panthers to
another great season. Talking with Durrant about
the Southern Conference he said, "The team has
a good chance in the conference, it is just a matter
of the team picking up the plays and playing
together."
Durrant also said that Miami-Dade North and
Broward will be the toughest opponents the
Panthers will go up against this year, "I have
played with the young men in the Fort Lauderdale
area where I am from and they go to Miami Dade
North (MDCC) or Broward, (BCC)" said Durrant.
Durrant's number one goal is his education.
His second goal is to make it to a division one
school and to be an impact player. Durrant has a
message to the team - "Keep working hard and no
matter what happens always keep focused on
your goals."
Look for Durrant and the many other talented
players on the team this upcoming season.
Hurricanes Escape with Victory
By JAMES STRAV1NO
Sports Editor
The way Miami wins against FSU
is almost scary, but the bottom line
is that they do win.
The University of Miami defeated
state rival Florida State University
19-16. FSU kicker Dan Mowrey
missed a tying 39 yard field goal
wide right \vith eight seconds left in
the game. It was Mowery's third
miss of the day.
Head coach Bobby Bowden's
Seminoles' record against Miami is
5-12; Miami has won seven of the
last eight games played. The out-
come was eventually decided by
special teams and the Miami de-
fense. Special teams accounted for
21 of the 35 points scored.
In the first quarter FSU jumped
out to an early 7-0 lead when
Tamarick Vanover returned the
opening kickoff94yards. Miami then
drove down to the FSU 27 yard line
where Miami kicker Dane Prewitt
attempted a 44 yard field goal, but
Tommy Herny of FSU came through
and blocked it. FSU drove to the
Miami 32 yard line. Mowrey then
attempted a 39 yard field goal but it
was blocked by Paul White. The first
quarter ended with FSU holding a 7-
advantage.
Miami came back in the second
quarter when Prewitt kicked a 29
yard field goal for Miami's first score
of the game.
On the next series the Miami
defense, which did an incredible job
all afternoon, held FSU to three plays
and forced them to punt. FSU punter
John Wimberly appeared to slip
causing the punt to travel only 18
yards. FSU got the ball back and
drove to the Miami 31 yard line,
where Mowrey missed wide left on a
38 yard field goal.
Miami quarterback Gino
Torretta then took the team down
the field connecting with Coleman
Bell on a 29 yard strike to take the
lead 10-7. Miami got the ball back
and FSU forced them to punt. The
Seminoles' Corey Sawyer returned
the punt 50 yards to help setup the
tying field goal. Mowrey connected
on the 22 yard field goal just before
halftime. Halftirne score was FSU 10
Miami 10.
The third quarter saw both Mi-
ami and FSU attempt field goals.
With Miami on the FSU five, Prewitt
missed wide right on a 22 yarder.
FSU took the ball all way to the
Miami 21 yard line where Mowrey
connected on the 28 yard field goal
to give FSU the lead. The quarter
ended with FSU holding a 13-10
lead.
The fourth quarter began the
same way the third ended. FSU in-
creased its lead when Mowrey con-
nected from 41 yards out. After FSU
took the six point lead Miami's
Torretta came alive.
Torretta, who with the help of
Lamar Thomas and Bell, drove Mi-
ami down the field. With the ball
resting on the 33 yard line Torretta
hit Thomas to tie the score at 16.
Prewitt came on to make the extra
point to give Miami the lead for good .
The final score came on one of
the strangest plays of the game.
Miami punted and Corey Sawyer
fielded it. Sawyer stepped into the
end zone and then apparently real-
ized he needed to run the ball out.
The Miami special teams were clos-
ing in, so Sawyer threw the ball to
one of his team-mates who fumbled
it. Miami then fell on it in the end
zone.
Most of the 77,000 fans at the
Orange Bowl and myself thought it
PBCC Cultural Arts Calendar for November
was a touchdown, but the officials
ruled it a safety much to dismay of
the fans. The referee ruled Sawyer
made an illegal forward lateral, and
since the penalty took place in the
end zone, Miami was awarded the
safety. For those of you who are
confused, the rules state that if a
penalty takes place in the end zone
a safety is awarded. Mowrey missed
the field goal to end the game.
Mami quarterback Torretta was
20 of 43 for 252 yards and two touch-
down passes. Running back Stephen
McGuire, starting his first game since
knee surgery, rushed for 25 yards to
lead Miami. Thomas lead the receivers
with 104 yards and one touchdown.
FSU Quarterback Charlie Ward was
20 of 40 for 261 yards and two inter-
ceptions.
On defense for Miami, former For-
est Hill High School standout Kevin
Patrickplayed like aman on amission.
Patrick, who took over for AU-Ameri-
can Rusty Medearis when Medearis
was injured in the previous game, had
three sacks and made Ward's life a
living nightmare.
Linebacker Michael Barrow lev-
eled anyone who came in his area, and
finished the game with eight tackles.
November 6-8, 13-15...Play...HotLBal-
timore will be presented by the PBCC
Theatre Department at the Duncan
Theatre. Performanceswfllbeat8:14pm
on Fridays & Saturdays. Sunday, No-
vember 8 performances will be held at 2
p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Novem-
ber 1 5, there willbe a2:00p.m. matinee.
Ticketsare$12,$10, and $7. For further
information, call the box office at 439-
8141. The Watson B. Duncan EI The-
atre is located on PBCC's central cam-
pus. 4200 Congress Avenue, Lake
Worth.
November 6-January 3... Art
£xhibit...Things that Go Bump in the
Night, a large scale mechanical sculp-
ture exhibit will be on display at PBCC's
Museum of Art. The exhibit will be open
from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday through
Friday; 2pm to 5pm, weekends. A $2
donationis suggested. For further infor-
mation, call 582-0006. The Museum of
Art is located at 60 1 Lake Avenue, Lake
Worth.
November 9-December 11... Photo
Workshop. . APalmBeachPhotographic
Workshop exhibit will be held in the
PBCC Central Campus Humanities
Building Gallery. Admission is free. For
gallery hours, call the Fine Arts Division
at 439-8142. PBCC's Central Campus
is located at 4200 Congress Avenue,
Lake Worth.
November 13-15, 20-22...Play...ItIsSo
(If You Think So) will be presented by
PBCC'sEisseyCampusNORTHSTAGE
Theatre Group in conjunction with the
SPOTLIGHT PLAYERS of Palm Beach
Gardens. Show time starts at 8pm on
FridayandSaturdaywithSundaymati-
nees at 2:30pm. Performances will be
held at the Palm Beach Gardens Com-
munity Center on Bums Road just east
of Military Trail. Tickets are $6 in ad-
vance or $7 at the door. For farther
information, call 625-2503.
November 14...Chorus...TheRoyalPalm
Chorus will perform at the Dolly Hand
Cultural Arts Center. The performance
begins at 8pm. Tickets are $9. For
further information, call the boxoffice at
(407) 992-6160. The CulturalArts Cen-
ter is located on PBCC's Glades Cam-
pus, 1977 College Drive, Belle Glade.
November20-22...Concert..AnEvening
on Broadway will be presented at the
Duncan Theatre. Show times begin at
8pm on Friday and Saturday, with a
Sunday matinee at 2pm. Tickets are
$10 and $7. For further information
call the box office at 439-8141.
November 24... Concert... PBCC's Jazz
Band will present a free concert at the
Duncan Theatre. The performance will
begin at 8pm.
For further information, call the
Theatre box office at 439-8 141,
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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR NUMEROUS
ACTIVITIES INCLUDING; DATA ENTRY,
ADMINISTRATIVE, TELEPHONE WORK,
FUNDRAISING, RUNNERS, MAILINGS, ETC.
WE ARE WILLING TO TRAIN!
PLEASE CALL MICHELLE OYLER AT THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OFFICE,
AT 655-4611.
CONTEST! CONTEST! CONTEST!
The PBCC Foundation is offering an elegant dinner for two, at a yet to be announced
Palm Beach County restaurant, to the person who submits the winning name for the new
student housing complex. The Foundation reserves the right to reject all submitted
entries, if said entries do not meet with PBCC approval.
Each two story unit will contain a four bedroom fully furnished apartment includina
washer, dryer, microwave oven, etc.; four students, will each pay $260.00 per month rent
plus utilities-The housing complex will provide 160 units. Completion date is August, '93
Send all entries to the attention of Abby Begel-
PBCC/Mail Station #20
4200 Congress Avenue
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Anthony Whitfield - A Rising Star
By JANETTA L. GRAHAM
Staff Reporter
One of the shining stars on this year's PBCC
men's basketball team is Anthony Whitfield.
Whitfield, who is 26 years old and in his
freshman season, was named to the all confer-
ence team.
Whitfield played basketball at Pahokee High
School. In the ninth grade his team won the AA
State Title and Whitfield won Most Valuable
Player on the junior varsity team. In the tenth
grade he was a starter and rookie of the year for
the varsity team. That team lost in the sectional.
His next year, the eleventh grade, he was named
the most outstanding player on offense. Whitfield
did not play his senior year for personal reasons.
He graduated and went to Baltimore, Mary-
land in 1986. Nothing happened in Baltimore so
Whitfield came back to Pahokee and played with
an AAU team called the Dogs. He then played for
P-FUNK which stands for Providing For Under
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Dolphins Have Buffalo for Lunch
By JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
The Buffalo Bills were delivered a
rude wake up call on Sunday, October
4, when the Miami Dolphins' routed
them 37-10 on their home field at
Orchard Park, New York.
The Dolphins' defense turned in
one of its best performances in years.
Safety Louis Oliver had 170 yards on
three interceptions. One of which was
returned 103 yards for a touchdown.
Linebackers David Griggs and
Bryan Cox combined for three sacks,
while the defense held the bills to 63
yards rushing. Buffalo committed five
turnovers which the Dolphins con-
verted into 24 points.
In the first quarter the Bills scored
first on Doug Christie's 40 yard field
goal at the five minute mark. The field
goal was setup by Clifford Hicks's 22
yard punt return. Then Miami scored
on Pete Stoyanovich's 30 yard field
goal as time ran out, tying the score at
three apiece. A Dan Marino to Keith
Jackson pass setup the field goal.
The second quarter saw Miami
take a commanding 17-3 lead. The
first touchdown came on a Marino 24
yard pass play to Jackson. The touch-
down was set up by an Oliver intercep-
tion. The second touchdown was a five
yard reception by Tony Paige.
The Bills did manage to score with
45 seconds left in the first half on a 16
yard touchdown reception by Andre
Reed. Bills quarterback, Jim Kelly cov-
ered 60 of the 80 yards by passing to
running back Thurman Thomas and
Reed.The halftime scorewas Miami 17
and Buffalo 10.
The second half was dominated
strictly by the Dolphins. The defense
held Buffalo's high powered offense
scoreless. The Miami offense scored
almost at will. In the third quarter
Miami scored on its first possession.
Bobby Humphrey caught a nine yard
pass from Marino. In the drive, Marino
made a key 1 8 yard pass to Humphrey
to keep the drive alive.
The Oliver touchdown was next.
That touchdown broke the Bills' spirit.
The last score in the quarter came with
54 seconds left on a Stoyanovich 43
yard field goal. The score after three
quarters of play was Miami 34 Buf-
falo 10.
In the forth quarter Miami scored
one last time. The Miami defense re-
covered a Thomas fumble on the Bills
39 yard line. Then Thomas was called
for an unsportsmanlike conduct pen-
alty which put the ball at the Bills 24
yard line. That setup a Stoyanovich 24
yard field goal to conclude the scoring.
The Miami offense was lead by
quarterback Dan Marino who was 21
of 33 for 282 yards and three touch-
downs. Running back Bobby
Humphrey had a total of 94 yards to
lead the team. The Bills offense out
gained the Dolphins, but in the final
analysis it was the Miami defense that
came through. Miami could very well
be 8- 1 or 9-0 when the teams meet in
Miami on Monday November 16.
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PBCC Golf Classic
By JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
Look for sports pros Pete Rose
and Jack Nicklaus II to start doing
television promotions for the PBCC
Golf Classic at Ibis Golf & Country
Club.
The Classic starts on Saturday,
October 24, at 8:30 in the morning.
The classic is sponsored by several
businesses in our local area. Some
of the businesses are Pepsi, Palm
Beach National Bank & Trust Com-
pany. Radio Stations Sunny 104.3
FM and WEAT 850 AM are sponsors
as are Channels 25 and 29.
All proceeds from the Classic
held at Ibis in Palm Beach Gardens
benefit the PBCC Foundation. A
continental breakfast will be served
at 7-30 a m. , at which time registra-
tion will begin. Registration is
d> i r\n r\n C . i-^a /rfrppn <anfinSOrS and
$50.00 for cart sponsors. The tour-
nament is a four man scramble for-
mat. There will be first, second and
third place prizes in two flights . Con-
tests include longest drive and clos-
est to the pin. Aluncheon and awards
ceremony will immediately follow
the tournament.
An auction will be held at Pete
Rose's new restaurant on Glades
Road. Some of the things being auc-
tioned are vacations for two, free golf
at leading country clubs and sports
gifts. There are thousands of dollars
in prizes and gifts.
The golf committee members are
Colin Wright, BarbaraNicklaus, wife
of Jack Nicklaus II, Steve Covert,
PhilArvidson, Buck Passmore, Paul
Bremer, Ed Elliot, Spencer Lee, Don
Rasnick, Hugo Unrah and Bob
Fronio. Anyone interested should
call 848-1000 Ext.- 1000.
Photo bv Rob Gerard
Privilege Negro Kids; Whitfield also worked at the
Glades Correction Institution for about two years.
Whitfield played in a Christmas tournament
with P-FUNK where PBCC head basketball coach
Scott Pospichal first encountered the rising star.
Whitfield had been thinking about going to
Daytona Beach Community College, but coach
Pospichal persuaded him to come to PBCC and
play for the Panthers.
Whitfield explained that, "Moving out of the
ghetto and coming to school are his biggest
accomplishments . "
He hopes to one day play for a professional
team, but for now his education is the only reason
he is here. > .
He's the father of three beautiful children,
Anthony Jr. who is six, Antoinette who is two, and
Antwon who is one; Whitfield spends his free time
with his girlfriend, Crystal Pugh.
Whitfield has a message for his teammates,
"Play hard and have a great year."
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Miami Heat opened training camp at PBCC central campus for a week of
work-outs before exibition season gets under way.
RED RIBBON WEEK
The Advisory Board to the Chemical
Dependency Training Program at PBCC
recognizes the week of October 24 through
November 1, 1992 as Red Ribbon Week and
encourages the entire PBCC community to
uphold the theme:
"Neighbors Drug Free and Proud/ 7
• live a drug free life
* wear a red ribbon • join a march
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Margaret Lee Fox Ballard, RN, CD, CAP
Robert Bozzone, MS, CAP, President
Donna Christiansen, EdD
YvetteCoursey,DPA
Lewis Hoechbtetter, BLS, CAP
HosieL Jones, MS
CarolP.Katz,MA,LMFT
Fr Christopher Kelly
Michael T. Miles, EdD
. -. .ErikPidrman.CAAP
Jeremiah Singleton, MA, C AC, CAP
Mona Sutton, BLS, CADC, CAP
COORDINATORS FOR
CONTINUING STUDIES
Donna DiSesa, RN, MS
Cheryl Scott, RN, MS
CONTACT PERSON:
KAREN LEMOINE--845-8600
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Volume 53 Number 3
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PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ♦ LAKE WORTH. FLORIDA
November 16, 1992
Dr. Edward Eissey is elected Chairman of the Board of
Governors at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
By MIKE MITSEFF
Editor-in-Chief
"I am thoroughly honored to be elected to the
chairmanship of St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital Board of Governors," said Dr. Edward
Eissey, presi-
dent of Palm
Beach Com-
munity Col-
lege. "This is
my thirtieth
year working
for St. Jude'sin
one capacity or
another."
Eissey is
the former
chairman of
the board of the
American
Lebanese Syr-
ian Associated
Charities
(ALSAC), the
fundraising
arm of St. Jude.
Present
< hairman of
ALSAC, and
longtime
Eassev friend,
Paul Simon
said, "I think
that Ed will be
great for the
hospital; I have
known him for
s' I I A v
Danny Thomas, founder
Edward Eissey with a 25
a long time, and know, as does every member of
the board, that he will do a great job."
St. Jude's is the world's sixth largest charity;
its budget for this year is 105 million dollars, and
its sole purpose is to provide medical care and
cure for the children stricken with acute lympho-
cytic leukemia (ALL), and other types of cancers,
including AIDS, regardless of their families ability
to pay.
During a
convention in
Washington
D.C., October
7-11, Eissey
was - unani-
m o u s 1 y
elected to
chair the 55
member St.
Jude hospital
board of gov-
ernors; of the
55 members,
47 were
present for the
voting.
"In 1962,
my cousin,
E 1 i a s
Chalhub, a
founding
member ol the
board ol go\-
ernors at St.
Jude's asked
me to stage a
teenage
march for leu-
kemia," said
Eissey. "I was
principal of Howell Watkins Junior High School
in Palm Beach Gardens at the time."
Eissey organized the first state-wide 'Teenag-
of St. Jude's, presents Dr.
year faithful service award.
ers March AgainstLeukemia"; the teenagers raised
over $6000.00, the largest amount collected that
year. After his initial fund-raising march for St.
Jude's, Eissey's interest in the children's hospital
increased.
"1 met Danny Thomas (founder of St. Jude's)
afewyears later, and for the last 20-25 years, until
his recent death, I was constantly with Thomas,"
reminisced Eissey.
AIDS has recently captured the attention of
the doctors at St. Jude. The number of children
infected with the disease has steadily increased
over the last fewyears. While havinggreat success
sending children home to their families cured of
cancer, the doctors were losing these same chil-
dren to AIDS. In most cases the AIDS virus was
passed to the children as a result of their mother's
high risk behavior. In response, a new five story
AIDS research center has just been completed at
a cost of 125 million dollars, totally paid for by
private donations.
When St. Jude's hospital opened in the early
1960s the cure rate for acute lymphocytic leuke-
mia (ALL) was only live percent, but today, the
survival rate is more than 70 percent. St. Jude's
is recognized for having the world's finest re-
searchers and physicians, and also is considered
the world's outstanding children's research cen-
ter for rancer, leukemia, and now AIDS.
The length of Eissey's term as chairman of the
board is one year, however, most chairmen serve
two terms, subject to another vote the following
year, in October 1993
Eissey s responsibilities include traveling
seven weekends out oi the jear. mostly to Mem-
phis. Tennessee, (site of St. Judes). and to vari-
ous lund-nusers throughout the n. it ion. 1 lis week-
ends of traveling will be from Friday to Sunday.
Eissey said that he doesn't belong to any civic
organizations so that he can devote his time to his
church (Trinity United Methodist), to his college
(PBCC), and to St. Jude's.
"I've felt that it is a call on my life to be
involved with St Jude's hospital," concluded
Eissey.
Voters send loud
message: Change!
By JOHN WILLIAMS
(CPS) Twelve years of Republican
control of the White House ended in
one day as voters decided to risk
change with a Democrat rather than
stay the course with George Bush.
President-elect Bill Clinton got
across-the-board support from most
groups of Americans such as the
youth, Reagan Democrats, subur-
banites and disaffected Republicans,
reversing the trends.
Young voters who were attracted
to Ronald Reagan and George Bush
in the 1980s this time turned to the
Democratic Party in huge numbers.
"It seems that the students were
disturbed enough by what's going
on. Stories spread about students
who couldn't get that job or gradu-
ate students who could not get a
properposition," said Don Freeman,
who teaches political science at the
University of Evansville in Indiana.
"They saw the drift and feared their
future was in danger."
A clear message was sent that
economic and social reforms were in
order, and that the status quo was
not enough to begin to solve the
many problems that the nation faces
within its borders and throughout
the world.
But now what?
"I don't envy Clinton's position
at all. The problems the next presi-
dent of the United States faces are a
mess," said Dean Keith Simonton. a
versify of California at Davis. "At
least Clinton has some things going
for him. He is willing to listen, and he
is optimistic thatwe can make things
better."
Clinton, during the raucous and
sometimes bitter campaign, made
several sweeping promises that di-
rectly affect college and university
students. Those proposals include:
I. A program for students to pay
off college loans either through com-
munity service or a payroll deduc-
tion plan. The Student G.I. Bill and
Domestic Peace Corps are plans the
Clinton campaign has proposed to
increase the availability of student
loans.
Graham Whately, a spokesman
with the College Democrats, said
the proposed funding is about $7
billion in guaranteed student loans.
The current funding is approxi-
mately $3 billion. "It's going to be a
very serious issue." he said.
II. A strong support for women's
right to choose. The Democratic
plank that was adopted at the New
York convention favors abortion
rights. Additionally, a gag rule on
counseling patients about abortion
likely will be rescinded.
The Department of Health and
Human Services adopted a rule re-
stricting federally funded family
planning clinics from counseling
patients about abortion. A federal
appeals court ruled November 3 that
the rule could not be enforced, and
the new administration is consider-
ing doing away with it.
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Piltdown Man by Nairn June Paik
PBCC Museum of Art presents "Things That Go Bump In The Night," an
exhibition of kinetic sculpture. The show begins November 14 and runs through
January 3, 1993. The museum is open Tuesday through Fnday 10am to 5pm,
Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 5pm.
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November 16, 1992
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EDITORIAL
BEACHCOMBER mSSBS
News, what is it?
ByTRACEYWADE
Watching the nightly news last
week, I counted a report of six rapes,
seven murders, multiple burglaries,
drug busts and several cases of sui-
cide. My reaction? Pass the salt,
after all, I was eating dinner. My
point? What was once sensational-
ism, news designed to shock us into
watching, somewhat like the adrena-
line rush from horror flicks, has
become passe.
Tabloid news designed for rat-
ings has been with us since mass
communications began, inching
slowly but surely toward the realm
of complete lunacy. I do not object to
this format designed for ratings; I
believe strongly in freedom of speech
and the capitalistic spint. I do, how-
ever, vehemently, object to the re-
placement of essential news that is
required for an educated society,
with these Enquire(ish) tidings.
I have felt strongly about this for
some time, but now, with the elec-
tions coming up my feelings are
even stronger. The national news
networks provide ample discussion
of the presidential candidates.
My biggest gripe is this: why
can't the local news networks, and
the local newspapers provide us with
more pertinent information about
our local candidates? I read the pa-
pers almost daily, I watch the news
often, but its a rare day indeed to
find out specific information on
what's going on in local politics. I
don't think an endorsement by the
paper constitutes information, its
just an opinion!
I don't want to vote for a candi-
date based on paid political com-
mercials, snippets of hearsay, or
people standing on the highway
holding signs. I don't have lots of
extra time to devote to researching
the candidates and the issues, nor
does the average voter, but without
information, democracy, as envi-
sioned by the drafters of the consti-
tution, is dead.
I have several humble sugges-
tions designed to get essential news
to the voters. First, for the broadcast
news stations, how about setting
some time aside every day to sum-
marize the important issues, those
that affect large numbers of people,
and to tell us what our elected offi-
cials are doing to solve those issues.
Once a week the broadcast stations
could spend at least one-half-hour,
of prime time, for in-depth discus-
sions of one or two important is-
sues, inviting local politicians in for
these discussions.
Secondly, the newspaper should
have a weekly section designed to
report on local politics. The Palm
Beach Post gave us a TGIF and a
Business Week, why not a weekly
section devoted to the local week in
government. I believe both the broad-
cast stations and the print media
could benefit financially from un-
dertaking these ideas. I think they
need a new angle, sensationalism
has become passe.
Voters don't trust politicians and
would welcome the opportunity to
make their elected trustees more
accountable. The broadcast sta-
tions would have more time to sell
for commercials and the newspa-
pers would have more space for
advertisements.
In addition it is my strong belief
that the media has an obligation to
make available this essential news!
If these ideas became reality, the
voters would become better edu-
cated and the politicians would be
forced into some form of account-
ability leading to better government
and a better place to live here in
Palm Beach County.
The "Magic" of
showtime
By JAMES STRAVINO
Sports Editor
When I think of the NBA, I think
of Earvin "Magic" Johnson. I was ten
years old when I first saw him; his
electrifying style captivated me.
Johnson was the leader of the Lak-
ers,' offense known as "showtime."
Johnson was selected in the first
round by the Los Angeles Lakers,
and in his rookie season he led the
Lakers to a world championship,
while playing four different posi-
tions. In his twelve year NBA career
he won five world titles.
Johnson annouced his retire-
ment from basketball because he
tested positive for the HIV Virus, the
virus that causes AIDS. After his
announcement I was in shock.
Johnson represented the US in
the Olympics, and after the Games
Johnson announced that he would
return to the Lakers for one more
season. But on November 2, he again
retired. Iwill always remeberthe "Magic"
of showtime. The probability of other
players catching AIDS from Johnson
is unlikely, but certain players are
under the impression that Johnson
should not be playing. To those players
I have one question; Why?
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These are the jokes - 1 guess
By D.S. ULLERY
Entertainment Editor
There was a time when I could expect the joke I was about to hear to
actually be funny. Humor is an intrinsic element in my life, and as such it
has come to be the focus of my greatest affections. Thus, bad jokes don't set
very well with me.
That's why, lately, I have been avoiding social gatherings where there are
more than three females present. Inevitably, the tide of conversation will ebb
slowly to the latest phase in inter-gender humor - "male bashing" jokes.
Now, as I have noted, I am a die-hard fan of humor. If ajoke is truly funny,
I will collect it into my ever-increasing mental repertoire. Moreover, I have
absolutely no problems with my sex being the focus of a series of jokes - every
other specific group in the known universe (and a few odd corners, I might
add) has been in this spotlight, and it's due time that males experience the
full impact of being laughed at. (Publicly, that is. Privately, we've been
laughed at for years.)
The problem is, with one exception, these jokes are not funny. That
exception goes something like this: "What's the difference between a Savings
& Loan and a man? The Savings and Loan will mature faster." (If I've
slaughtered this joke, forgive me. But, hey, I'm a guy. What do you expect?)
This is a good joke, but not a great one. In fact, not one male-bashingjoke
is great, which is something that the women who tell them should hang their
heads in shame about. This material is ripe for satire, and it shouldn't be
wasted on such humorless drivel as "How many men does it take to change
a light bulb? Two - one to change it and the other one to brag about it to his
buddies." Har, har. (And guess what? I didn't misrepresent that joke at all.)
So my point is this:
There is a tremendous opportunity here for women everywhere to have
some fun, and cause many minutes of hearty laughter. But it only works if
you give people something to laugh about.
That's all I have to say. I'd like to say more, but some friends of mine are
coming over tonight, and I want brag about writing this article.
After I change a light bulb, of course.
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MADD visits PBCC during alcohol awarness week
By MICHELE MERCER
Staff Reporter
As many of you know October
19-23, was Alcohol Awareness Week
at Palm Beach Community College.
In honor of the event, the Student
Resource
Center,
The Stu-
dent Gov-
ernment
Associa-
tion, Phi
T h e t a
Kappa,
and
Mother's
Against
Drunk
D riving
(MADD),
organized
several
student
activities
on cam-
p u s
through-
out the
week.
Photo by Mike Mitseff
Ashlee Finster participates in mock
arrest by Trooper Bob Weber during
Alcohol Awareness Week.
and placed in Weber's police car.
The mock arrest was very convinc-
ing, and had many of the students
wondering what was really going on.
Afterward, the SGA sponsored a
"Mocktail" party for students in the
SAC
lounge,
where
non-alco-
h o 1 i c
drinks
were
served by
Florida
State
Troopers.
Even if
you did
not at-
tend any
of these
events,
many of
you prob-
ably no-
ticed a car
parked
on cam-
pus dur-
ing the
week that
had been
badly mangled in a drunk driving
accident. Next to it were 58 white
crosses, each one representing each
of the 58 people killed in drunk
driving accidents in Palm Beach
County this year.
According to MADD at least one
■ 1 8-24 year old is killed every hour in
a drunk dnving accident. To sym-
bolize this a horn was blown every
hour on campus during the week to
remind students of the deadly con-
sequences of drunk driving.
Members of MADD would like to
inform students that there are alter-
natives to drunk driving, and that
through education and common
sense drunk driving accidents can
be prevented.
If you have any questions or
would like to become involved in
your local MADD chapter, please
contact MADD founder and presi-
dent Linda Berg at 795-9717.
And please, don't become an-
other statistic, don't drink and
drive.
Among
the events
was a very
special presentation by MADD in
which members of their Victim Im-
pact Panel shared their personal
stories with the PBCC students in
the Student Activities Center.
A special thanks to the mem-
bers of this panel; Lieutenant James
Howell, Jane Rodgers, and Susan
Hoskins for volunteering their time
and knowledge to the cause. In ad-
dition, pamphlets and other infor-
mation on the subject were made
available for those in attendance.
On Wednesday, October 21,
PBCC held their most successful
blood drive in two years in honor of
Alcohol Awareness Week.
Also, some of you may have wit-
nessed the mock arrest of PBCC
student Ashlee Finster by State
Trooper Bob Weber on Thursday.
Finster, the "drunk driver" was
pulled over in front of the Business
Administration Patio by Weber, and
she was asked to perform some rou-
tine sobriety tests. After failing most
of the tests, Finster was handcuffed
The Student Resource Council of Palm Beach Community College
wishes to extend a special thank you to all of these local businesses who
helped make Alcohol Awareness week possible!!
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Admiral Morris
receives his degree
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
On October 10, Palm Beach
Community College Board of Trustee
member, Admiral Thomas Morns,
was inducted as an honoary mem-
ber into Delta Omicron, the central
campus chapter of PhiTheta Kappa.
Admiral Morris has supported
Delta Omicron at all of their activi-
ties and has been a strong influence
on the members. The Executive
Board, along with Mr. Hamlin, the
advisor, felt that this was long over-
due. President of PTK, Kevin
Harrelson said, "He has helped our
organization so much with his sup-
port and guidance, that we felt Ad-
miral Morris should be a member."
Congratulations and many
thanks to Admiral Morris!
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CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM:
November 17 at 8 AM in Cafeteria.
SCHOOL CLOSED:
November 11, 26 and 27.
PRE-MEDICAL/PROFESSIONAL CLUB:
Meetings November 18 2:45 PM SS 103.
REGISTRATION WINTER TERM:
November 16 through the end of year.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION:
Meetings Monday at 3PM in the SAC lounge
on November 9 and 23.
Tuesday at 7PM in the SAC lounge on November 17 and 24.
Student ID card applications are available in the SGA
office in the SAC lounge.
PHI THETA KAPPA:
Food For Needy Families Drive will be collected for the month
of November. If you have any names of needy families please
contact the PTK office in BA 1 10.
INTRAMURAL BOWLING:
November 18 at Fair Lanes Palm Springs Plaza 4:30 PM.
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Meetings November 18 and 25 at 1PM SS 1 13. ""
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Student democracy
at work
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
Through October 8-10 over 300
students from colleges around the
state of Florida convened in Fort
Lauderdale to attend the Florida
Junior College Student Government
Association convention. This was
the first of two state conventions
held yearly,
The convention held workshops
on leadership, fellowship, and dis-
cussed issues that will be brought
before the state legislature in Talla-
hassee. The concerns of the student's
considered dunng the convention
ranged from financial aid to helping
disabled students. Issues put to-
gether by student government lead-
ers are taken to Tallahassee, and
with the help of lobbying, are pre-
sented to the legislators.
FJCSGA is a strong organiza-
tion that works together in Talla-
hassee to generate the resources
needed to aid the junior college
student .This is a part of what your
student government executive board
New Medical Club Selects Officers
A new club was formed last
month on campus for the
pre-med student.
The club's hew officers are:
Sandra Taylor, President and
Founder; Sandra Gribkoff, Vice-
President; Greg Doty, Secretary and
Treasurer. The faculty advisor is
James J. Horwitz from the Biology
Department. If you would like more
inforrhation regarding this club,
please stop by Mr. Horwitz's office.
The next meeting is November 4
at 2:45pm in room SS103.
engages in on the students behalf.
Students need to voice their opin-
ions about issues that concern them
on a state level.
As the cost of the credit hour
continues to rise and as financial
aid dollars become fewer, you need
to become involved in what is going
on in Tallahassee. Student govern-
ment leaders need your input, and
by showing your support for your
SGA representives, you can send
Tallahassee a message that student
concerns must be taken into con-
sideration.
The convention concluded on
Saturday, and our twelve SGA del-
egates and alternates left with a new
appreciation of how powerful stu-
dents can be. They left the conven-
tion with new found friends, and a
growing desire to do the best for you.
Show your support and con-
cern. Attend an SGA meeting and let
them know how you feel, and what
you would like to see accomplished
on a state level.
SGA is not just fun and games
but a meaningful organization that
can achieve some good for your
school, for you, and the State of
Florida.
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November 16, 1992
Financial aid for students is expanded; new law signed by President George Bush
By CATHY RODRIGUEZ
News Editor
On July 23, 1992, President Bush signed
Public Law #102-325. This law is an amendment
to the Higher Education Act.
Law #102-325 makes a post secondary edu-
cation accessible to more students through ex-
panded eligibility to grants, loans and federal aid.
It expands the eligibility to the middle income
family by: 1) excluding home and family equity in
the determination of financial need; 2) other
assets that are owned by a family will be assessed
at a lower rate; 3) creating a new unsubsidized
Stafford Loan program that will be open to stu-
dents who have not qualified for the existing
Stafford Loan or those students who are not
eligible for the full Stafford Loan amount.
The difference between a subsidized loan and
an unsubsidized loan is that the student will be
responsible for paying the interest rate on the
unsubsidized loan while still attending school.
The loan amount for both types is $2625.00 for
the first year of school and $3500.00 for the
second year of school. The interest rate for both is
a variable rate that is set at 3.1% above a 9 1 Day
U.S. treasury Bill not to exceed 9%.
The new unsubsidized loan went into effect
on October 1, 1992.
The amendment increased the loan limits on
Plus Loans, which is the parent loan for under-
graduate students. The old limit was $4000.00
and the new limit is set not to exceed the total cost
of attendance.
There is a new definition for independent
students. In order for a student to claim him/
herself as an independent student, he/she needs
to fall into one of the following categories: 1)
student must be born before January 1, 1970; 2)
be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces; 3) a orphan
or a ward of the court; 4) have legal dependents
other than a spouse; 5) be a degree seeking or
professional student; 6) be married.
If you do not fall into one of the above catego-
ries then you are considered a dependent student
and you will have to include your parents income
on your financial aid application.
The changes for Pell Grant according to the
new amendment was a increase in the award
amount. It was increased to $4500.00, but be-
cause of the lack of appropriations by Congress,
the Pell Award amount was only $2300.00 for the
92-93 school year. The new law also provides
eligibility for students enrolled in classes totaling
less than six semester hours. The law also elimi-
nated the five year use limitation for the Pell
Grant. Now students can receive a Pell Grant until
his/her B.A. degree is completed, this translates
into a maximum of eight full-time semester hours .
The law that president Bush signed has sim-
plified the process for applying for financial aid.
Although it is simpler, Mrs. Davis, who heads the
Financial Aid office at Central Campus, urges all
students who want to apply for financial aid to do
so on a timely basis. 'The students need to realize
that the whole process from beginning to end
takes six to ten weeks," said Mrs. Davis. She also
said that there will be more and more students
competing for aid for the 93/94 school year.
On January 4, 1993, the new financial aid
package form will be available for students to fill
out for the 93/94 school year. The registration for
Fall of 1993 begins April 1993.
Students will not be able to have their fee
payments deferred unless the information is on file
in the financial aid office. Because of the amount of
time that it takes to process the paperwork, students
need to begin the paperwork as soon as possible after
January, 1 . The completed paperwork must be in tine
office by the end of February to ensure financial aid
for early pre-registration.
Only the students who act quickly and get
everything turned in on time will have a chance to
receive financial aid. Those who wait risk not receiv-
ing aid at all, or if they do receive it, waiting longer than
they planned for it.
PBCC cultural arts
calendar for
December
Decemberl-18....Art
Exhibit When Angels Dare - An
exhibition of art seen through the
eyes of love and despair by Mark
McKenna. Scheduled to coincide
with World AIDS Week December 1 -
6, this exhibit of mixed medium
works will be on display at Palm
Beach Community College's Central
Campus Harold C. Manor Library in
the first floor gallery. Admission is
free. For further information and
exhibition hours, call 439-8115.
December 1... Concert.. .PBCC
Symphony will perform at the
Duncan Theatre beginning at 8 p.m.
Admission is $5. For further infor-
mation, call the Duncan Theatre
box office at 439-8141.
December 5...Gala...The PBCC
Foundation will present a black-tie
gala at the Flagler Museum in Palm
Beach to benefit College scholar-
ships. Tickets are $150 per person
and include a gourmet meal and
dancing. For further information,
call 439-8072.
December 5-6... Concert... The
Living Christmas Tree, a musical
celebration of the holiday season,
will be performed at the Dolly Hand
Cultural Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on
December 5 and 3 p.m. on Decem-
bers. Admission is free. For further
information, call the Dolly Hand
Cultural Arts Center at 407/992-
6160. The Dolly Hand Cultural Arts
Center is located on PBCC's Glades
Campus, 1977 College Drive, Belle
Glade.
December 8... Concert... Over
40'sBand will perform with the PBCC
Pacesetters at the Duncan Theatre
beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is
$5. For furmer information, call the
Duncan Theatre box office at 439-
8141.
December 9. . . Concert. . . Kronos
Quartet, a modern music en-
semble, will perform at the Dun-
can Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$25, $20, and $15. For further
information, call the Duncan The-
atre box office at 439-8141. The
Watson B. Duncan Theatre is lo-
cated on PBCC's Central Campus,
4200 Congress Avenue, Lake
Worth.
December 10. ..Concert. ..A
PBCC Ensembles Concert, pre-
sented by the PBCC Music De-
partment, will be held at the
Duncan Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free. For further
information, call the Duncan
Theatre box office at 439-8141.
December 12. . .Concert. . ..Folk
Singer Red Grammer will per-
form at the Duncan Theatre at 1 1
a.m. The performance is part of
the Duncan Theatre's Weekend
Specials for Children series. Ad-
mission is $6. For further infor-
mation, call the Duncan Theatre
box office at 439-8141.
December 15. . .Concert. . .Second
Time Around Band, presented by
PBCC's Institute of New Dimensions,
will perform at the Duncan Theatre
at 1 p.m. Admission is free. For
further information, call the Dun-
can Theatre box office at 439-8 14 1 .
December 16... Concert... Amadeus
Ensemble of Toronto will perform at
the Duncan Theatre at 3 p.m. Admis-
sion is $12. For further information,
call the Duncan Theatre box office at
439-8141.
The Watson B. Duncan Theatre
is located on PBCC's Central Cam-
pus, 4200 Congress Avenue, Lake
Worth.
"Notes? What notes?!"
By RITA SHELDON
PBCC Adjunct
Student A: Can I borrow your American Lit notes? Your notes are always
so clear!
Student B: What's wrong with your notes?
Student A: Notes? What notes?
Sound familiar? Are you Student A or Student B? Whether you consider
yourself a successful note-taker or not, you can improve the quality of your
notes. The key to effective note-taking is organization; it is as important as
the notes themselves. Illustrated below are two common methods of
recording notes.
The first method is the outline An outline consists of headings with
numbers and letters, subheadings, details, and illustrations. Related infor-
mation is "chunked" together in the outline, while placing the most
important concepts first. You can easily identify major points and support-
ing details. Organizing class notes in outline form can improve comprehen-
sion and help you to retain lecture material.
OUTLINE FORMAT:
I. Before Lecture
A. Complete all homework assignments.
B. Prepare all required materials.
C. Sit front and center.
D. Prexiew notes from last lecture.
E. Have questions ready.
II. During Lecture
A. Identify important material by observing instructor's gestures and
listening for repetition and emphasis.
B. Write down anything on the board or overhead projector.
C. Write down any questions the instructor asks.
(Mark with symbol such as "T ?").
D. Use your own "shorthand" system.
1. Be concise. Use nouns and verbs.
2. Abbreviate by eliminating vowels. (Ex: Abbreviate = abrvt)
3. Construct a key of commonly used abbreviations.
III. After Lecture
A. Review notes within twenty-four hours!
B. Get with a classmate or with the instructor concerning any missing
CORNELL FORMAT:
15 MINUTE PREVIEW
REVIEW SYSTEM
PREVIEW MATERIAL
(Three minutes)
ORGANIZE NOTES
OUTLINE KEY IDEAS
(Six minutes)
REVIEW IMMEDIATELY
(Six minutes)
C. Summarize key points in your own words.
D. Schedule regular reviews — two days later, one week later, one month
later — until you are tested on the material.
Another effective method of note-taking is the Cornell system. The
Cornell system allows you to see major points at a glance. Divide your
notebook paper in two by drawing a line about two inches in from the
left margin. Then, take notes on the right side of the page. Reserve the
left side for the instructor's questions and for key points. Lecture
notes become an invaluable review tool when you use the Cornell
system.
You can test yourself on the information by looking at key words
and questions in the left margin and reciting the answers.
To improve retention of informa-
tion, use a fifteen minute preview
and review method.
Before lecture, review notes from
previous class, and complete read-
ing assignments.
Use Cornell system or outline for-
mat to organize class notes.
After lecture, create a brief outline.
Write key points in left margin.
Within 24 hours, review your notes.
Review material two days later.
Both the outline form and the Cornell system of note-taking are
effective for organizing your notes. Use whichever method appeals to you
or use a combination of methods.
For instance, you can take class notes using the Cornell system, and
when reviewing, you can rewrite your notes in outline form, also '
take the time to prepare for lectures; organize lecture notes; review your
notes after class, and you will see an improvement in your grades.
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Jack-of-all-trades playwright/actor, Jim
Wilkeson longs for the big time
BY IRENE BARRET
At twenty-seven years of age, Jim Wilkeson's life is virtually filled with
drama. It's part of being an award-winning student /playwright, and he has
the talent to do it all.
"I not only write plays, but I like to act in and direct them as well," said
Wilkeson. "I'm sort of a jack of all trades as far as the theater is concerned."
Wilkeson, who resides in Lake Worth, is majoring in drama at Palm
Beach Community College. He hopes eventually to transfer to the Burt
Reynold's Institute in Jupiter, or to transfer to the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts in New York.
Wilkeson has been interested in writing for as long as he can remember.
"Even when I was a kid I would read the newspapers from front to back
observing the different styles of people's writing," said Wilkeson.
Combining his interests in sports as well as writing, Wilkeson began a
career as a sports writer at the Palm Beach Post in 1987. He quit in 1989
because the job was losing its allure.
"I was tired of interviewing guys who were making over two million
dollars a year complaining that they weren't making enough," said Wilkeson.
Wilkeson then decided to try his luck at stand up comedy, and after a
stint as the emcee at the Comedy Corner in West Palm Beach, he decided to
return to school full-time. He said that he wasn't getting the appropriate
appreciation and acknowledgement in the competetive field of comedy.
"Right now I am basically doing volunteer work to further my experi-
ence," said Wilkeson. "Hopefully, one day it will pay off."
Since attending PBCC, Wilkeson has acted in a variety of plays. He
played the Scarecrow in the "Wizard of Oz," for which he won "Best Overall
for Children's Theater" in 1991.
Since he likes to be at the center of things, Wilkeson decided to broaden
his horizons and write a play. He named it "Foreign Affairs," which was about
a man who woke up in bed the morning after his bachelor party with an
unknown woman who didn't speak English. Amazingly, he wrote the play in
only two days.
Wilkeson based the play on a real life situation that happened to one of
his friends about nine years ago. "In playwnting class they teach you to write
about what you know," said Wilkeson. "That was about the craziest thing
that has happened in my life, and I was lucky enough to remember the
details. The play then grew from there."
"Foreign Affairs" was originally rejected as one of the plays for the Drama
Festival lastyear, but after revising and re-entering it, itwas produced as part
of a Labor Day festival at the Duncan Theater in September: He was given
Jim Wilkeson on stage at Duncan
Theatre at PBCC central campus.
92.7 WZZR: The kinder,
gentler radio station -- NOT
By JASON WILKESON
Feature Editor
I moved back to the West Palm Beach area
from Ft Meyers around Christmas. As I made the
long drive across the state, I kept changing my
radio dial back and forth. All I could seem to find
was dance music, which I hate, and country
music, which is used in some third-world coun-
tries to torture political prisoners.
I was getting really upset. Hadn't anyone
heard of rock-n-roll? I don't mean that wimpy
junk that is bound for the easy listening stations.
I'm talking about the in-your-face, crunch-and-
grind, bone crushing power that makes for great
rock.
Fourtunately. I came across a new station
located at 92.7 on the FM dial that understood
what rock-n-roll was all about. Since that day, my
Photo by Irene Barret
Jim Wilkeson
Photo by Rob Gerard
the opportunity to direct his play and jumped at the chance.
The show was a hit with the audience, "Afterwards, someone came up
to me and gave me the ultimate compliment," said Wilkeson. 'They told me
that my writing style was similiar to Neil Simon, who I idolize. I didn't even
know how to handle that kind of a compliment."
Another member of the audience pulled Wilkeson aside at the end of the
show and told him that he had not laughed so hard in over fifteen years.
"When I hear something like that it makes me want to sit down and write
again," Wilkeson said.
Although he hasn't been reviewed by any critics, Wilkeson seemed to
have had a great response from his audience, whose ages range from young
to old. "I think the audience is the best critic, and if that's the case then I am
doing ok so far," explained Wilkeson.
After having a great year in acting, writing, and directing, Wilkespn was
presented with the PBCC theater Student of the Year award for the school
year 1991-1992
Wilkeson is in the process of writing a sequel to "Foreign Affairs," called
"Miles Away From My Honeymoon." He plans on finishing it before the end
of this year, and if approved, it will run in next year's drama festival, either
in late February, or early March.
Not only is Wilkeson a student, actor, writer, and director, but to add to ,
his long list, he is also the President of the Phi Rho Pi - the drama club on '
campus. His main goal for the club, at this time, is to get more scholarships
for drama students.
His long term goals are to write, act in, and produce three individual and
inter-related one act plays based on "Foreign Affairs," to be seen on
Broadway, and to eventually have them made into a television or motion
picture movie.
"If I wrote a play that was made into a movie, I would want them to stick
to the script. I would insist on being the screenwriter, and to be involved in
producing and directing it," said Wilkeson.
He is one of the actors in the currently running play "Hot L Baltimore"
at the Duncan Theater, and he is very excited about it. Wilkeson has really
gotten into his character. He dyed his hair darker, grew it longer, and added
sideburns.
The play is set in the year 1972 in a hotel which is home to many of the
world's rejects. Wilkeson plays the hotel's night clerk, Bill. He hopes this play
starts him on the road to success and fame.
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dial has been locked on WZZR.
'ZZR came on the air in 1 99 1 during the Labor
Day weekend. It was started using the talents of
former employees of WKGR, now known as the
Gater, after a bitter dispute that disbanded the
station. Most notable of the former KGR crew now
at 'ZZR are the Love Doctors, hosts of an infamous
lunchtime call-in show. The Love Doctors are
Rich Dickerson, programming director for 'ZZR,
and resident scathing wit of the station, and Glen
Curtis, who acts as somewhat of a moderator
between Dr. Rich and the callers.
If you have never listened to the lunch hour
show, it is basically an anything goes call-in show
that pulls no punches. The combination of Dr.
Rich's no nonsense cynicism, Dr. Glen's diplo-
macy, andproducerTerran.ee 'The Hair" Howard's
frequent outbursts of laughter m the background
make for some of the funniest and most irreverant
radio South Florida has ever heard.
See WZZR page 7
The Love Doctors, L-R, Rich
Dickerson and Glen Curtis.
Photo by Jason
Wilkeson
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November 16, 1992
November 16, 1992
BEACHCOMBER
A positive outlook on the AIDS epidemic
By SAMAR MANSOUR
When Kurt Zysk was diagnosed
with full-blown AIDS in May of 1 989 ,
his doctors told him that he had 18
months to live. He was 26 years old
at the time, and now, almost three
and a half years later, Zysk proudly
says, "Here I am!"
It takes a strong person to be a
long-term AIDS survivor. AIDS is a
battle where only a strong will, and
a happy outlook on life are the
weapons. Kurt Zysk posesses the
weapons. He is a remarkable per-
son.
"It's really tough when someone
tells you that you've got 18 months
to live. It is pretty heavy news to
take," Zysk said as he reflects back
to the doctor's prognosis, which
proved to be wrong.
Before his contracting AIDS,
Zysk led a good life. "I was on the top
oftheworld, and nothing could touch
me. I had theperfectjob, clothes and
car. The perfect -life," he said.
Looking back at his life before
AIDS, Zysk now realizes that it was
perfect, but not careful.
In the early eighties when Zysk
might have contracted the HIV vi-
rus, AIDS was not a big issue. Pro-
tection and prevention were never
associated with the word "condom."
People were getting involved in risky
sexual behavior, and shooting in-
travenous drugs, not knowing what
the consequences might be. Zysk is
one of these people now living with
the consequences of an invariably
lethal disease: AIDS.
After Zysk's AIDS diagnosis in
1989, came the physical suffering
and the mental distress.
On the physical level. Zysk suf-
fered from weight loss, pneumonia,
respiratory failure, a deteriorating
immune system, AIDS-related ar-
thritis, and psoriasis, which is a
chronic skin disease.
Zysk explains that he had to
undergo knee surgery as a result of
the AIDS-related arthritis. He de-
scribes the pain as severe and
excrutiating especially during the
cold weather in Chicago where he
used to live.
On the mental level Zysk ad-
mits, "I was very close to giving up.
I even contemplated ending my own
life. I went through anger and de-
pression. I repeatedly asked: "God,
why me?"
Zysk's mental dilemma was
short-lived. He somehow pulled
through. "Luckily, I found that happy
person in me. I started motivating
myself. I promised not to worry about
what I can't do anymore, but to
concentrate on what I am still able to
do," said Zysk.
After being put on the right drug
for his arthritis, Zysk gained back
his strength. He tried to gain weight,
to exercise on a daily basis, take his
medication, and hope for the best.
With Zysk's family's support and
his inner strength he survived the
18-months prognosis. He quit his
job, retired, and moved to the heal-
ing warmth of south Florida.
Zysk considers himself lucky.
He explains how overwhelmed he is
with the level of acceptance, and the
outpouring of love and support he
receives from his family.
"A year after my diagnosis, my
sister asked me to be godfather to
her baby," Zysk recounts, "this
shows that they understand the dif-
ference between fear and being edu-
cated about AIDS."
Over the last year and a half
Zysk has been an active volunteer
for the AIDS cause. He is currently
on the committee of the People With
AIDS Coalition (PWAC), and is also
editor of the coalition's newsletter.
The coalition works with people that
have AIDS, and helps to raise funds
for AIDS research.
To change society's perception
of AIDS as a death sentence, Zysk
gives a minimum of two talks a
month at local schools, colleges,
and hospitals concerning education
and awareness . Zysk reveals, "I am
a far better person than I used to be
now that I have AIDS."
Zysk admits this may sound
shocking, but he believes however,
that there is a beauty in his mission
that most people do not experience.
Zysk hopes to continue working
for the AIDS cause, and to enjoy
every day of his life. "I don't dwell on
tomorrow or next week because
whatever happens, happens. I don't
think I'm going to die from anything
related to AIDS. " Zysk's positive out-
look strengthens his weak immune
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By JASON WILKESON
Feature Editor
TURKEY AND PAINKILLERS
Thanksgiving is upon us and you know what
that means: time to get your holiday wardrobe of
loose-fitting pants and oversized sweaters out to
accomodate the extra tonage put on from glutton-
ous overeating. No holiday would be complete
without testing the limits of human food con-
sumption.
Thanksgiving also /, means it's time for the
Turkey Bowl, a brutal
game (without any
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blurred vision.
The best part is v that I get to have some-
one feed me, because lam unable to lift my arm
without mechanical assistance. This is assuming
that the muscle relaxers and pain relievers my
mom force feeds me haven't put me into a coma
before dinner is ready. The important thing is that
I have fun, and my doctor makes oodles of extra
cash to put toward his Christmas shopping.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am going to tell
you what I am thankful for this year:
1. No more tracking polls (congrats Bill).
2. Ren and Stimpy.
3. Admiral James Stockdale (the debates
needed some comic relief).
4. The thought of Dan Quayle on the steps of
the Capitol holding a sign reading "WILL WORK
FOR FOOD."
5. Ren and Stimpy.
6. My dog Socks, who will help finish off the
leftovers so 1 won't have to eat them every day until
Christmas.
7. Father Time, because this year I am old
enough not to be stuck at the dreaded "kiddie
table," where I would be sitting across from an
eight year old cousin whose only talent was to
stick peas in his nose and shoot them at me all
through dinner.
8 Alka-Selteer.
9. Not being forced to eat "the green stuff," a
non specific food of unknown planetary origin
that doesn't seem to get eaten by anyone, yet it
shows up for dinner every year.
10. Supermodel Cindy Crawford.
I hope that everyone has a great holiday. I
have to cut this article short because I have a
meeting with my stockbroker. I am going to by
some stock in Nutri-System and Jenny Craig
weight loss centers. So please feel free to go wild
and eat what you want this holiday season. I'll see
you in January.
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III. Allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the
uniformed services. This would include students
enrolled in ROTC courses and the military acad-
emies.
Observers say that Clinton will have to prove
himself in the first 100 days of his presidency.
Congress will be eager to get legislation to Clinton
after 12 years of gridlock. But Clinton will be
hampered by the budget deficit ceiling of $4
trillion and a still-weak economy.
• "He will be hit by limitations of what he can do
with the economy and the federal budget. He's
going to have to do something about jobs and
economic problems," said Jerol Manheim, a po-
litical scientist at George Washington University
in Washington, D.C. 'The most important thing
that will happen is that the -political makeup in
Washington will change."
Freeman, at the University of Evansville, said
voters clearly told Bush that "the last four years
did not merit another four. The avenging angel
was out in the country. This was a retrospective
election in the sense that the American people
looked back on 12 years and became suspicious
that the economic game of the Reagan-Bush
years wouldn't work."
Denny James with WZZR secretary, Lori, "the Killer Babe."
Photo by Jason Wilkeson
Denny James: Cool as ice
By JASON WEKESON
Feature Editor
At seven o'clock every weeknight on radio station
WZZR a voice comes over the airwaves that is so cool
that the room temperature drops a few degrees. It is
the voice of disc jockey Denny James, and he has
deservedly earned the title of "South Florida's Leg-
endary Rocker".
I came to know James under dubious circum-
stances. It all began when I called 'ZZR during the
eight o'clock fights, which matches two rock classics
against each other. The song that gets the seventh
vote wins the contest. My problem was that I always
picked the loser (to this day, I've only picked the
winner four times after dozens of votes).
I called James and told him that since I always
seemed to pick the loser, I would call before the voting
began to tell him my pick. That way, he could have
the other song ready to play before it won.
The conversation went on for a few minutes, and
I realized that James was just an average guy who
just happened to be on the radio. He invited me to
come out to the Dirty Duck, a West Palm Beach rock-
n-roll club where he makes personal appearances
every Saturday night. I accepted his invitation.
The first thing that went through my head when
I met James for the first time was that he didn't look
anything like I had pictured him from his voice. He
apparently was thinking the same thing about me.
Photo by Jason Wilkeson
Terrence "The Hair" Howard
WZZR/continued from page 5
I recently had the privilege to visit the station,
located in Port St. Lucie. I was invited to sit in on
the lunch hour with the Love Doctors. Having
listened to the show for a long time, I was quite
nervous. Knowing Dr. Rich's reputation, I was
debating whether or not I needed to wear any kind
of protective clothing or get distemper shots.
1 was pleased to discover that the Love Doc-
tors were extremely approachable and friendly.
They are very responsive to their listeners, unlike
most other radio stations. 'ZZR can credit its
success to the attitude of its DJ's. They all are on
the same level as their listeners, with no over-
blown egos or false fronts.
'ZZR can also credit its success to its format.
For any fan of rock music, this is the station that
has the most diverse playlist around. From clas-
sic rock, to cutting edge progressive, and metal.
"People never look like what I expect," he said as
he shook my hand. After answering over 300 phone
calls a night, it must be hard for him to picture
anybody from their voice.
James came to 'ZZR from WKGRafter the break-
up occured. He followed the Love Doctors to the new
station. He said he owes a great deal to Love Doctor
Rich Dickerson. "Dr. Rich made me what I am today.
He's one of the smartest people that I've ever known,"
said James.
The thing that makes the job worthwhile for
James is the listeners. "We cater to the everyday guy,"
he said. 'We want to reach the garbageman, the
construction worker, and the 7-11 clerk."
He accomplishes this by having a simple phi-
losophy. "We're here for the listener, not the other
way around. There's no attitudes, and people really
respond to that."
As a listener, I can say that James does take care
of his audience. Every Tuesday night at nine o'clock,
he plays two hours of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
As any fan of rock music knows, it doesn't get any
better than tins. He also features "Therapeutic
Thursday," which he plays two hours of two chosen
bands so you can get the right doseage of rock to
prepare you for the weekend,
I encourage everyone to go to the Dirty Duck on
a Saturday night to meet James. The Duck has great
live rock-n-roll, and James considers it his second
home. Shoot agame of pool with him orjust hangout.
You'll have a great time, and you'll meet a great guy.
'ZZR does it all, while leaving all of the limp fluff
to that "other station."
ZZR also has some of the best interactive
programming around. I am talking about such
features as the "Six Pack at Six" with Mike Lee,
which pits two rock artists or groups against each
other. Listeners call in and vote for one of them,
and whoever gets the seventh vote is the winner.
At 6pm, Lee plays six songs by the winner. If our
political elections were this simple, this nation
would be much better off.
I was meaning to ask Dr. Rich how he fell
about competing radio stations, but I got my
answer before asking. It was in an on-air promo
when 'ZZR's announcer stated, "We won't be
satisfied until the other guys are oif the air and out
of business... (sleighbells sound in the back-
ground) on Chnstmas Eve... with no severance
checks. We'll even wait 'till the shelters are full! '
How could you not love this station?
The other ZZR DJ's inlclude Christie Banks
in the morning, Denny James in the evening (see
related story), and Greg Lake pulling the midnight
hours with the "Dead Zone." Not only does ZZR
have the best music to offer, it has the best staff
of jocks to serve it up.
It all boils down to this: if you want great rock-
n-roll mixed with a sense of humor, then ZZR is
the station you should be listening to. If you are
still going to insist on sticking with one of those
other stations, that's o.k. After all, the world
would be lost without a small amount of pathetic-
losers who have no taste'
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Video Alert: "Captain
America"
By D.S.ULLERY
Entertainment Editor
The President of The United
States of America has been kid-
napped, and drugged by the same
organization that was responsible
for the assassinations of JFK and
Martin Luther King. He is being
held in a decaying European for-
tress, which Captain America has
just penetrated. Cap' and the
president are attempting to es-
cape, but they have been pinned
down by a withering crossfire.
The Sentinel of Liberty turns his
winged head to the President and
says, "I'll go on, sir. You get to
safety."
The President's response?
"Forget it!! There's no way I'm
backing out on Captain
America!!"
Yep. No doubt about it - you've
got to love this movie. Its low-
budget, the dialogue is some-
where between classic and un-
deniably atrocious, and the stars
are, for the most part, unknowns,
but this movie is a lot of fun.
If you've read previous edi-
tions of this column, then you
realize that I have altered the
format somewhat. Instead of sim-
ply warning you away from bad
video choices, "VIDEO ALERT"
will take the time every so often
to shed some light on worthwhile
video "rentals that you might not
be aware of.
That said, I present "Captain
America" as the first recipient of
such praise. This is an entertain-
ing film, a campy adaptation of
the famous Marvel Comics char-
acter.
The film stars Matt Salinger
Captain America - and he does
admiral job in the role.
nger realizes just how ridicu-
. this character is - the guy
ids his days dressed like a
king american flag, and
owing a star-spangled shield
anv villains who would dare to
challenge the ideals of democ-
racy - and he uses that ability to
laugh at the character well
Salinger had fun making this filrr .
and it shows.
Newcomer Scott Paulin por-
trays Cap's arch-enemy the Red
Skull with such intensity that
my skin was crawling whenever
he was on the screen. This is a
truly gifted actor, and as a result
the full impact of the Skull's ca-
pacity for evil is brought to life.
Rob Bottin's gleefully grotesque
makeup effects helped as well.
The other performers are ad-
mirable as well - silver screen big
leaguer Ronny Cox ( Robocop,
Beverly Hills Cop 1&2) is excel-
lent as the President, and Ned
Beatty ( Deliverance ) is enjoy-
able as a reporter pursuing Cap-
tain America across the USA.
While the effects and cinema-
tography generally indicate a low-
budget, the film still manages to
create a mood of silly, goofy fun.
Watching it, I was reminded of
the original "Swamp Thing," the
Wes Craven film adaptation of
the classic comic book that was
released almost a decade ago.
That film had the same effect as
this one - it's cheaply made, but
the decent acting and cheerful
absurdity of a plot that is essen-
tially there to support a live-ac-
tion comic book makes it fun to
watch.
You could do much worse
than to rent "Captain America."
Aside from being a painless way
to kill an hour and a half, this
film also has the distinction of
being much more enjoyable (in
comparison) than the last two
"Superman" films -and they didn't
have the same type of budgetary
limitations.
"CAPTAIN AMERICA"- Video cover
shows the hero brandishing his
ever-popular shield as if he were
about to throw it at you. His
name is spelled out in silver let-
tering above his head. By the
way, the shield effects in this
movie are pretty good, but the
costume is a bit on the rubbery
side.
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of the songs were culled from
their latest album, "Achtung
Baby." In faqt, the first six songs
performed were from their latest
release with "Zoo Station" kick-
ing off the "Zoo TV Outside
Broadcast" tour with a bang.
U2's lead singer, Bono, ap-
proached the show as if it were to
be the last U2 concert ever by
running around the huge stage
complex, reaching out to the fans,
and singing his heart out. Never
before have I seen a group put so
much into a concert as The Edge
(lead guitarist), Adam Clayton
(bass), and Larry Mullen Jr.
(drummer), all performed with
just as much energy as Bono.
There were quite a few sur-
prises during U2's set, including
a bellydancer dancing across the
stage during "Mysterious Ways",
an Irish beer song sung by Mullen
Jr., and a few cover versions of
songs including "Unchained
Melody" and "Stand By Me."
Throughout the entire show, U2
kept their fans on the edge by
throwing in a multitude of other
surprises- some of which were
not planned.
A monstrous stage complete
with radio towers, huge video
screens, tv monitors, electronic
message boards and so much
more, hypnotized the audience.
Unfortunately, a few thousand
fans were unable to see the
screens, especially those who
were seated near the side of the
stage.
Those fans missed the full
potential of the entire concert.
Some of the messages that were
running across the video screen
included, "Everything you know
is wrong, Guilt is next to God,
and Everybody is a racist." Just
by watching the video screens it
sometimes felt as if you were at
home watching the show instead
of at Joe Robbie Stadium.
U2 also had a set of uncon-
ventional stage decorations as
cars were scattered around the
stage area with their headlights
used as spotlights. Two of these
cars frequently hovered over the
crowd's heads with their flash-
ing signals, and blinding lights
mesmerizing the audience, while
the cars were propelled by a hy-
draulic system. Without even
knowing it, U2 has probably cre-
ated a demand for these puny
automobiles!
A welcome surprise was an
acoustic set played on a stage
that was in the center of the field.
The band played "Angel of
Harlem," "When Loves Comes to
Town," Lou Reed's "Satellite of
Love" and "All I Want Is You," to
an enthusiastic crowd who en-
joyed being even closer to the
band thanks to the stage's posi-
tion. Unfortunately, "Satellite of
Love" proved to be the only low
point of the entire show as it was
one of the songs least known by
the fans.
Following the acoustic set,
U2 stormed ahead with their ex-
tremely powerful "Sunday Bloody
Sunday" and intense "Bullet the
Blue Sky." Both songs, full of
political prose, were performed
superbly with Bono again in fine
form.
For their encore U2 played a
brilliant version of "Desire" with
Bono impersonating a corrupt
preacher, while burning crosses
blazed on the video screens be-
hind them. After the song, Bono
picked up a telephone and called
the White House (202-456-1414)
to speak to President George
Bush. Unfortunately, Bush was
unavailable to speak so Bono
flirted with the operator instead,
and dedicated the next song to
her, " With Or Without You." U2
closed the show with the somber
"Love is Blindness" .
The first opening band, Big Dy-
namite II, performed a short set,
while the crowd found their way to
their seats. Fronted by ex-Clash
singer Mick Jones, the band play^a
a good set with their song I tie
Globe" standing out as a high point.
Public Enemy came next ana
entertained the crowd with a strong
show full of their greatest hits, sucn
as "911 is a Joke," and the contro-
versial "By the Time I Get to Ari-
zona". Flavor Fav displayed his un-
usual sense of humor by dancing
around in apink uniform, and 1 adorn
ing a University of Miami football
helmet. , , , or s
Meanwhile, Chuck D. blasted
out his powerful lyrics to a crowo
that had probably never seen tm&
group before. The groups music
preached peace and equality, ai
an end to racism. More power to
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Music scene's newest release's; listen to this!
By MOLLY GRABILL
Staff Reporter
ALICE IN CHAINS- DIRT (COLUM-
BIA)
"Dirt," the second full length
release from Alice In Chains, incor-
porates both the metallic drive of
their debut, "Facelift," and the gentle
acoustics of "Sap, " an EP that merged
the talents of Soundgardcn's Chris
Cornell, Ann Wilson of Heart, and
Mudhoney's Mark Arm. While "Dirt"
contains such hits as "Would?" (also
featured on the motion picture
soundtrack to "Singles"), and prom-
ising songs like "Damn That River,"
and "Down in a Hole," it lacks con-
tinuity, and fails to live up to the
expectations set by its predecessor.
BLIND MELON- BLIND MELON
(CAPITOL)
According to vocalist Shannon
Hoon, "Blind Melon is a very unique
sound of swirly , southern psyche-
delic, give you a flashback kind of
music. It's got a lot of soul, which is
hard to find today with a lot of bands
that are out there. We just play from
the heart."
On their self- titled major label
debut, the band offers a refreshing
blend of real music with definite
harmonies and melodies unlike so
"Ben Stiller"
a refreshing change
By D.S.ULLERY
Anyone who ever enjoyed the
spooflsh satire of "Saturday Night
Live," "In Living Color," or "Fridays," a
new Fox Network show guaranteed to
raise a chuckle, if not gales of hysteri-
cal laughter.
I'm referring to "The Ben Stiller
Show"; Stiller and his cast of assorted
lunatics take potshots at every aspect of
American culture available.
I'm not exaggerating - this show
uses its opening credits to parody both
"Melrose Place" and "90210." Then it
goes on to make fun of anything the
writers can get their hands on - from
teen television programming to drug
awareness programs.
The episode I had the pleasure of
much of today's music. The sheer
talent exhibited on this album in
both the song writing, and the mu-
sicianship is amazing particularly
on tracks like "No Rain" and
"Holyman."
NINE INCH NAILS-BROKEN (TVT/
ATLANTIC)
The anger, and the absolute frus-
tration of Nine Inch Nails' 1989 de-
but "Pretty Hate Machine," returns
with twice the malevolence on the
long awaited follow up EP "Broken."
Contained in these four depic-
tions of vocalist\songwriter Trent
Reznor's personal voyage through
Hell (listed as six tracks with the
inclusion of two instrumental pre-
ludes), are some of the most tor-
mented lyrics, and aggressive in-
dustrial grooves ever to tear through
your speakers. The release is much
less commercially exploitable than
its predecessor, perhaps intention-
ally so after the overblown popular-
ity of "Head Like a Hole."
While the music itself was well
worth the wait, the abbreviated
length of the disc was a big disap-
pointment. With over three years
possible studio time one might
have expected a full length record-
ing.
viewing will stick in my mind for
some time, as it sported several clas-
sic skits, including a picture-perfect
spoof of the previously mentioned
teen shows entitled "Melrose Heights
- 902102024," and the program's
most inspired piece, a parody of
"Rescue 911" entitled "Information
41 1, "hosted by Adam West. The real
Adam West mind you.
The humor is on target, and
offbeat enough to catch you by sur-
prise. Also guest appearances by
stars such as Colin Quinn and Casey
Kasem add an element of realism.
But the most charming and praise-
worthy aspect to this show is that it
doesn't fall back on crude, locker-
room humor, concerning sexual ori-
entation, racial stereotypes, or out-
right rudeness. "Ben Stiller" is a
refreshing change. The show airs on
Sunday nights at 7:30pm just be-
fore "In Living Color."
Spotlight Players, Northstage, to do joint
stage production
By D.S.ULLERY
Information courtesy
of JIM ALLEN
Northstage - the North Campus
Drama Department of Palm Beach
Community College - will be joining
forces with Palm Beach Gardens'
Spotlite Players this fall to present a
stage production of the Pirandello
philisophical comedy "It Is So (If You
Think So)". The play tells the story
of a man who upsets a town by not
allowing his wife to see her mother.
The man and his mother-in-law are
called before a group of people to
give their stories as to who the
woman is . The problem is , no records
or birth certificates for the wife exist,
and she is the primary witness. And
she has some memory problems...
The play will be directed by Jim
Allen, an instructor here at central
campus. It will be performed at the
Palm Beach Gardens Communtiy
Center Complex, on November 13,
14, 20, and 21 (All Fridays and
Saturdays) at 8 p.m., and on the
15th and 22cnd - both Sundays - at
2:30 p.m.
For further information, contact
Jim Allen at 798-1947. or Gloria
Bontempo at 627-0936.
Peter Gabriel
Photo by Alan Beukers
Peter Gabriel - "Us"- not what you'd expect
By CHRIS HARRIS
Entertainment Reporter
Have you ever waited years for
something special only to end up
being thoroughly disappointed?
Have you ever expected something,
and ended up with something to-
tally different? If so, blame Peter
Gabriel.
It has been six long years since
Gabriel's previous album, "So," so
one would expect his latest album to
be foaming with hit singles. With
"Us,' he has chosen a different route
giving us ten songs, of which "Dig-
ging In The Dirt" is the only possible
chartbuster.
You have to admire Gabriel for
not bowing to demands, and releas-
ing a commercial sounding album.
Instead, he forges ahead by combin-
ing a multitude of layers of sound
with dark, heavy lyrics.
These layers of sound are musi-
cians Armenia, Turkey, Senegal,
Moscow, and Egypt. Also, listen for
guest vocals by Sinead O'Conner
who appears on "Come Talk To Me,"
and "Blood Of Eden." As for the dark
lyrics, Gabriel comes across as a
man in pain, with lines such as "I
caught sight of my reflection, I caught
it in the window, I saw the darkness
in my heart, I saw the signs of my
undoing, they had been there from
the start," (That's from "Blood Of
Eden").
The highlight of the album is the
aforementioned "Digging In The
Dirt," which captures your atten-
tion in its' very first seconds, and
doesn't let go until the song is fin-
ished. The song stands on its' own,
even without the amazing video.
Other high points include "Only
Us," which combines Gabriel's vo-
cals with Kenyan backing singer
Ayub Ogada; and "Fourteen Black
Paintings," with its intense atmo-
sphere. The remaining songs are all
worth listening to except "Steam,"
which is an obvious attempt to copy
"Big Time'.
Anyone expecting another "So"
is in for a shock. "Us" is an excellent
alburn, but it's in a different league
than "So." This latest album is for
music lovers who like to hear some-
thing different. "So" was geared for
the commercially-minded. If you
don't like "Us," blame Peter Gabriel!
It is So ! (If You Think So)
Left to Right standing, Miki
Simpson, Susan Glaser, Bonnie
Ernst, Michael Beecher, Fred
Muller, Herb Vandepol, Ron
Antonin, Vivien Fried.
Foreground: Ruth Phares, John
Zambito
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Native of Israel joins
PBGC mens basket-
ball team.
By JANETTA GRAHAM
Staff Reporter
There are many people that come
from overseas to play college bas-
ketball, and Orif Kuchly did just
that. Kuchly is a native of Israel, and
while there he attended Gan Shmuel
High School. Kuchly, who started
playing at the age of nine is 6'4 tall
and weighs 200 pounds.
His motivation to play basket-
ball? "All the kids were playing so I
tried too, everyone played," explained
Kuchly, who didn't want to be left.
Unlike the United States where
there is a basketball team in every
junior high and high school, in Is-
rael, there are no school basketball
teams, just international teams. At
the age of 16, Kuchly played for
Israel's International Junior team.
This was the only organized basket-
ball that he played.
One, year later Kuchly started
playing for a professional basketball
Experience sets pace
By MARK BRUNSKILL
Staff Reporter
Autumn is here and the
weatherMs getting colder, but the
basketball season is just beginning
to heat up. Coach Sandra Booker's
girls basketball team is practicing
daily ,,!- preparing for another
compQtetive schedule. Last year's
team posted an impressive 17-8
record. . , i
"We will be as good as effort and
work ethic allow us to be.",says
Coach Booker.
, This year's team has two return-
ing sophmores and a university
transfer in its lineup. Janetta Gra-
ham is expected to set the tempo of
the game and be a leader in the
backcourt. Leiah Young will con-
team called the Galil Elion. The team
consisted of four or five American
players, including two former NBA
players. Kuchly came off the bench
averaging a little over eight points
per game.
While playing for the team
Kuchly had to serve his term in the
army, which is mandatory in Israel.
Every Israeli male at the age of 18
must serve a term of three years in
the army. After the three years were
up then Kuchly could be relieved of
duty.
In the army, Kuchly realized that
he was a soldier first and a basketball
player second. He was allowed more
freedom than most soldiers because
he was a basketball player. At the age
of 21, Kuchly decided to come to
America and attend school to play
basketball. While Kuchly played in a
summer league here in Florida, Coach
Scott Pospical, the PBCC mens bas-
ketball head coach, saw him and of-
fered him a schlorship. Kuchly said
"The playing styles here and in Israel
are much different. I like it so far here
because of the warm weather, and am
just happy to be here in America and
to be able to play."
for womens' basketball
i
tribute a great deal with her
agressiveness and strength at the
forward position. :
The two returning ' stars and
Tricia Rivers, a trarisfer with college
experience, will help to launch a
freshman dominated squad into ac-
tion this November.
"I am a firm believer that the
harder you work in pfactice, the
better'the payoffs during game time" ,"
Booker emphasizes. "This is what
we are trying to instill in our fresh-
man squad." The
season begins on November 5th in
Ocala. There the Panthers will par-
ticipate in the Central Florida Com-
munity Colege Tournament. The
first home game will be on November
13th against Santa Fe.
Emphasis is on sophomores this season
By JANETTA GRAHAM
Staff Reporter
It is almost that time of year for
the PBCC mens' basketball team
to hit the court.
Coach Scott Pospical said, 'The
key to our success this year is
going to come from the leadership
of the sophomores." The sopho-
more leadership will have to come
from Durrant Williams, Anthony
Whitfield and Joe Bilancio.
With youth comes a lot of mis-
takes. The young players on the
team will gain expience with time.
"Our young players need to
grow up in a hurry," said Pospical.
"We also must get instant help
from our other sophomores, Marcel
Kon and Charles Davis."
"It is only natural for young
players to make mistakes, they are
new to the program and are very
eager, and with that you tend to
make freshman mistakes," con-
cluded Pospical.
-' .
PBCC Head Coach Scott Popsichal
Photo bv Rob Gerald
PBCC Team Rosters and Schedule
Roster
Guards- 3 Anthony Whitfield, 4 Charles Davis, 1 1 Sean Wise, 12 David
Archer, 21 Durrant Williams.
Forwards- 5 Tyshon Fisher, 33 Joe Bilancio, 34 Donzenna Finney, 44 Ofir
Kuchly.
Center- 25 Marcel Kon
Schedule
1 1/3 Palm Beach Atlantic, 1 1/6 at Miami Dade North, 1 1/7 at Miami Dade North,
11/ 10 South Florida, 11/13 at Patrick AFB (exhibition), 11/18 at Manatee, 11/
21 Polk, 1 1/26*27 at N.I.T. Tournament.
12/4 at South Florida, 12/5 at Polk, 12/9 Manatee, 12/11-12 Palm Beach
Tournament (M/D North, Central Florida), 12/30SalkehatchieeCC (atBroward),
12/31 John Abbott.
1 /6 at Miami Dade North, 1 /8-9 Palm Beach Classic (Rhode Island, Patrick AFB),
1/13 Miami Dade South, 1/16 Indian River, 1/20 at Broward, l/23MiamiDade
North, 1/30 at Miami Dade South.
2/3 at Indian River, 2/6 Broward, 2/ 10 at Miami Dade North, 2/15 Miami Dade
South, 2/17 Indian River, 2/20 at Broward.
T omens' Schedule and Roster
1 /5-7 at Central FloridaToumament,
1/13 Santa Fe, 11/20 at FCCJ, 11/
1 atPensacola, 11/25 Valencia
i 2/4-5at Central FloridaToumament,
12/12 at Hillsborough, 12/18 at
Brevard
1/6 at Miami Dade North, 1/8 at
Valencia, 1 /9 John Abbott, 1/13 Mi-
amiDadeSouth, l/16Indian River, 1/
20atBroward, l/23MiamiDadeNorth,
1/30 at Miami Dade South
2/ 1 atBroward, 2/3 at Indian River, 2/
6 Broward, 2/8 Indian River, 2/10 at
Miami Dade North. 2/ 15 Miami Dade
South
Roster
Guards- 10 Andrea Arce, 24 Erica Riv-
ers, 31 Janetta Graham,
54 Nyree Ready
Forwards- 32" Celestra Dortch, 50
Monique Polk
Centers- 34 Leiah Young, 55 Terry King
Intramurals Central and South Campuses
Central
FlagFootbaH
Began: October 13th
Where: PBCC soccer field (south side of gym)
Time: Tuesday & Thursday 3: 15-5:30
Teams: 12 member rosters
8 needed to play
Note: Anyone interested please show up; you will placed on a team.
Faculty /Staff Fitness: On-going Fall/ Winter
If you need to lose weight, work on toning, or cardiovascular fitness.
For Information call: Max Faquire 439-8127
or
Joanne Rogers 439-8332
Turkey Trot
Open to all faculty, staff and students
Time: Nov. 12th 1:30pm
For details contact: Joanne Rogers 439-8332
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WE NEED YOU!!
THE PALM BEACH COUNTY UNIT OFTHE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, LOCATED AT
2724 N AUSTRALIAN AVENUE IN WP.BCH.,
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TODAY!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR NUMEROUS
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FUNDRAISING, RUNNERS, MAILINGS, ETC
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OFFICE,
AT 655-4611.
CONTEST! CONTEST! CONTEST!
The PBCC Foundation is offering an elegant dinner for two, at a yet to be announced
Palm Beach County restaurant, to the person who submits the winning name for the new
student housing complex. The Foundation reserves the right to reject all submitted
entries, if said entries do not meet with PBCC approval.
Each two story unit will contain a four bedroom fully furnished apartment, including
washer, dryer, microwave oven, etc.; four students, will each pay $260.00 per month rent,
plus utilities/The housing complex will provide 160 units. Completion date is August, '93.
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The Miami Heat kick off their 1992-93 training camp at PBCC central campus in Lake Worth
By JANETTA GRAHAM
Staff Reporter
The Miami Heat returned to Palm
Beach Community College for its
fifth consecutive season.
The past three seasons the Heat
have struggled, and were called one
of the NBA's worst teams. It was not
until their fourth season that the
Heat picked up their pace. The Heat
made it to the NBA playoffs last year
for the first time in their four year
history. As they head into their fifth
season, could it be possible that
they will make a return appearance
at the playoffs with another great
season?
The Miami Heat signed Harold
Minor, a top draft choice who was
expected to go earlier than number
12 in the first round. Minor, who is
6'5, 210 pounds played his college
years at the University of Southern
California. While in college he earned
the nickname "Baby Jordan," but
now that Minor is part of the NBA, he
wants to create his own identity,
and does not appreciate the "Baby
Jordan" name tag.
Minor's electrifying leaps and
dunks are not quite on the same
level as Michael Jordan, but are in
the same class. Minor.a three time
AU-Pac 10 first team selection, was
also named an All- American player
his senior year. He was Pac-10
Player of the Year for both his junior
and senior years. He led the Pac- 10
in scoring as a senior, averaging
26.3 points and seven rebounds per
game (rpg).
Minor ended his career at USC
shooting 43.8% from the field and
8 1 .8% from the free throw line. He is
the all-time leader in points (2048)
with an overall scoring average of
23.5, and he is the only Pac-10
player besides KareemAbdul-Jabbar
to score over 2000 points in 3 sea-
sons. Miami Heat fans can look for a
lot of excitement from this up and
coming rookie.
The Heat used two second round
draft picks to choose Isaiah Morris,
from Arkansas, and Matt Geiger of
Georgia Tech. Morris, who was draft
pick number 37 in the second round ,
was traded to the Detroit Pistons for
veteran John Salley. To get Salley,
the Heat also had to give up a future
first-round draft pick.
Miami also selected another sec-
ond round draft choice, Matt Geiger.
Geiger was draft pick number 42
overall in the second round. He is
7*1, and weighs 251 pounds. Geiger
started his college career at Auburn
before transfering to Georgia Tech
for his junior and senior years. As a
freshman at Auburn, Geiger aver-
aged 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds.
His sophomore season he started all
28 games and averaged 15.9 ppg
and 6.6 rpg. As a Georgia Tech se-
Photo by Rob Gerard
Heat forward John Sally drives to the basket at a practice scrimmage
to open training camp at PBCC central campus in Lake Worth.
nior, Geiger led in blocked shots and
field goal percentage (.611). He was
an All-NTT player and averaged 11.8
ppg and 7.3 rpg and was ranked in
the top ten for his rebounding. The
Miami Heat have signed a solid shot
blocker and a superb rebounder.
Kevin Loughery, the head coach
of the Miami Heat, brings 30 years of
basketball experience to the Heat.
Now entering his second season with
the club, Loughery led the Heat to a
franchise record of 38 wins, and the
first ever playoff spot in his first
season. At 5 1 , Loughery is the former
head coach of the American Basket-
ball Association's New York Nets. In
two of his three seasons there he led.
them to the ABA World Champion-
ship. In addition.he has been the
head coach of the Atlanta Hawks,
Chicago Bulls and the Washington
Bullets.
Billy Cunningham, one of the
owners of the Heat said, "The team
is young, but we have improved and
we have some good talent coming
in."
Working with Loughery are as-
sistant coaches Alvin Gentry and
Bob Staak. Alvin Gentry is very ex-
cited about this season. Gentry said,
"I feel real good about the team. I
think we have better talent and we
are a year older. With the addition of
the rookies and our veteran player
(Salley), the Miami Heat are gaining
a lot. After the Heat get in sync with
each other we expect a lot from this
up and coming Miami Heat team
this season."
In training camp were veteran
guards Steve Smith, Brian Shaw,
Carlos Funchess, Kevin Edwards
and Bimbo Coles; they both arrived
one day late for training camp.
There are many returning play-
ers for the Miami Heat, but the crowd
goes wild when the names Glen Rice
and Steve Smith are called. Steve
Smith, one of the returning players,
plays at the guard position. Stand-
ing 6*8, and 202 pounds, Smith is
one the Heat's promising young
stars. Because of an injury, he only
played in 61 regular season games
last year. ,
Leading all rookies with an 4.6
assist per game average while aver-
aging 1 2 ppg. , Steve said that "being
a leader and controlling everything
on the court is my role this year."
Look for Steve Smith to become one
the NBA's top point guards in the
near future.
Coming from the Boston Celtics
in the trade that sent point guard
Sherman Douglas to New England,
was guard Brain Shaw. Shaw, who
stepped in when Steve Smith was
hurt last season, averaged 7 ppg, 3.5
assists and a 2.9 rpg. average during
the regular season. In the playoffs,
he turned it up another notch con-
tributing 12.3ppg., 4.3 rpg., and 4
assists per game.
Glen Rice, another rising star, is
one of the focal points of the Miami
Heat. Coming off a spectular sea-
son, Rice averaged 22.3 ppg. , which
was 10 highest in the NBA. He was
among the top players in the league
for three-pointers made , three-point-
ers attempted and for field goal per-
centage. Rice, who presently plays
at the small forward position, may
John Anderson is much more than the women's softball coach!
ByMARKBRUNSKEL
Staff Reporter
He's a big, hulking man, the type oi
mesmomorph that makes quarterbacks
wish they were Sunday school teachers.
It's not surprising that his sideline is
security at football games and rock con-
certs. Butwhatis surprising is thathe the
womens softball coach.
CoachJohnAndersonhasbeenhead-
ing the girl's softball program at PBCC for
the past sixteen years, and he is in the
midst of putting together his seventeenth
season. What keeps him going is seeing
his former players, and being told how
much they enjoyed playing on his team.
Amonghis former players are his attorney
and his accountant. He recently put to-
gether one of his former teams and won
the Bud Light Triple Crown, going
undefeated.
"Coaching women is always interest-
ing, buddy. Anew story all the time. Never
adullmoment. But I've gotten a handle on
John Anderson, women's softball coach.
Photo by Rob Gerard
be moved to shooting guard this
season. Rice said, "I feel real good
this year and I am ready for new
challenges. The roles that I play are
to do some scoring and give some
vocal leadership. " After being named
Most Valuable Player for the team
last season, everyone can expect a
lot from this one-of-a-kind star, Glen
Rice.
Rounding out the guards are
Carlos Funchess, Keith Askins,
Kevin Edwards and Bimbo Coles.
Keith Askins.who spent last season
coming in off the bench, is working
very hard and still improving. Askins
is off to a great start in this year's
pre-season play. He is the garbage
man, picking up and helping out in
all areas of the game. Askins could
be one of the go-to men this year.
In addition, there is Willie Bur-
ton who appeared in 68 games last
season averaging 11.2 ppg. and 3.6
rpg. He was placed on the injury list
at the end of last season, but he is
back this season and ready to con-
tribute.
Playing at the power forward
spots are Grant Long and John
Salley. Grant Long, who has held
out due to contract problems this
season, missed training camp. He
provided leadership among the play-
ers last season and played in all of
the regular season games averaging
14.8 ppg. and 8.4 rpg. Hopefully by
the start of the regular season this
year, Long will be signed and ready
to play. .<
In the trade that sent/ second
round draft choice Isaiah Morris to
Detriot came John "the Spider" Salley
who brings shot blocking >and re-
bounding ability. Salley was a re-
stricted free agent who wanted to be
traded. Miami offered him a contract
and here he is. John commented, "I
liked it here with the warm weather.
I wanted to be traded here anyway."
He also said, "that I want to lead by
example since I am a veteran and to
provide some leadership." Salley's
role at Detriot was coming off the
bench, and he feels as though he
plays better when doing this. John
is ready to step in and contribute.
Everyone can expect a lot from "the
Spider" this season.<
Playing at the forward center
spots are Alec Kessler and George
Ackles. The big men in the middle
are Rony Seikaly and Alan Ogg.
Seikaly played in 79 games last
season averaging 16.4 ppg. and
1 1.8 rpg., and was among the top
of the league in rebounds. Ranked
as one of the top ten centers in the
NBA, he is a promising star for the
Miami Heat. One of the back up
centers is Alan Ogg.
The HEAT is on this season-
so don't forget to catch a piece of
the flame!
it now. I know what to expect for the most
part," he laughed.
When he's not coaching the
women he's keeping things in line as
a professional security agent. Right
now the coach is working for the
Miami Dolphins and the Miami Heat.
His resume is as diverse as his ca-
reers; the Monsters of Rock tour, the
Jackson Victory Tour, Bruce
Springsteen, Garth Brooks, andReba
McEntire. The list goes on. The only
shows he loathes getting involved
with are the metal concerts. "Too
loud!" he said.
I asked about the softball team
this season. Anderson refused to
make any predictions before grades
come out, but said that from what
he's seen so far it looks very encour-
aging. In one of their recent outings
the team won a practice game fifteen
to one. Their regular season begins
in the winter term.
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