Greeks addressed on hazing and alcohol policies stances John Risdon News Editor Members of the Intcr-Fratcrnity and Inter-Sorority Councils were addressed by administration members and a member of the council of trustees Sunday night on issues facing the Greek community. The meeting, which took place in the President's Lounge, opened the lines of communication between Greek groups and the administration on the alcohol policy, and the school's anti-hazing policy. Dr. Jerrold Griffis, vice president for student life, stressed that Greeks must take on the challenge of changing negative perceptions that the campus and local community currently hold. The elimination of hazing under state anti-hazing laws, and the current university policy fcrmulated and interpreted from the state law will be a positive step forward in his eyes. Participation with the Quest program as a pledging activity was endorsed by Griffis at the meeting. He stated, "If a whole fraternity or sorority group participates in the Quest high or low ropes course as a part of their pledging program it will not cost the 'group. I've shifted budget money over to them to help pay for their service." Dean Robert Norton , Greek Advi sor Lori Barsness and Robert Buehner , member of the council of trustees also attended the meeting. Norton supported Griffis and commented on the anti-hazing policy, "Its what you do with the pledges, not what you do to them is what will form brother or sisterhood. No physicals are required to pledge, so no physical activity should be required of pledges." Norton also added , "The hazing law reads, not withstanding unwillingness of the individual. That's a big statement and we want our Greeks to realize the impact of the law." A pledge may agree to a pledging activity, but, if injured , the sorority or fraternity can still be brought up on charges or sued. Griffis stressed that in general that Greek service goes unrecognized by many in our community and that Greek groups must work together in order to further public relations. Kc commented, "If there is any one thing that the Greeks don 't do well is to show to others what they are about. The best way to get others to understand is to talk to faculty members and others eye-to-cye and find out what they believe is happening and take their suggestions and understand their beliefs about you." The administrators fieWed questions from the audience which called for a joint effort to work together in adjusting the Greek system to carry on in spile of new rules. Griffis' outlook toward the Greek society was positive and he stated , "I can see a willingness to work together and make advances and sense an awareness of hazing and alcohol policy within the groups." I.F.C. President Cortland Bigelow noted , "the meeting was positive as it opened up lines of communication between the I.S.C., I.F.C. and administration. I hope they can see our concerned about what is going on and are willing to join together and sit down to work out current problems." i JTlic Iiloomsburg i'air, Columbia County 's rtiurns to town until October 1. Space shuttle future examined By Cass Peterson LA. Times-Washington Post Service When the United States committed itself more than 15 years ago to the shuttle program, the craft was envisioned as a delivery vehicle a "space truck" for men, machines and materials. But the shuttle had trouble living up to its promise of "routine" space flight, even before the Challenger accident grounded the fleet in early 1986. Now, with many potential payloads taking other routes to orbit, invention has become the mother of necessity. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking to strengthen the rationale for its $40 billion space transportation system, and science appears to be the likeliest candidate. Shuttle proponents who once spoke confidently about ferrying satellites and building space stations now talk about microgravity research and the need to stay abreast of international competition in space-based materials processing. One of the brightest promises offered by shuttle supporters was its potential as a high-flying laboratory for high-tech science. Perfect crystals could be grown in the orbiter's nearzero gravity, for example, illuminating molecular structures and possibly leading to important breakthroughs in medical treatments. The shuttle also would be used to launch deep-space probes, giant telescopes to scan distant galaxies, and state-of-the-art instruments to monitor Earth. In the 32-month hiatus since the Challenger explosion , those scientific missions have been grounded as surely as the commercial and military payloads. But unlike the satellite companies, which are looking elsewhere for a ride to space, and the Pentagon , which has starting building its own boosters, the science payloads arc pretty much stuck on the shuttle. • The SI.4 billion Hubble Space Telescope, for example, couldn 't be hoisted into space by an unmanned booster even if one could be found. It was designed specificall y to be carried by the shuttle. That leaves space scientists relian t on a transportation system that was not designed with them inmind. 'Tthas proven to be an artifact," Logsdon said. "It's a firstrate policy mistake." Part of the problem stems from compromises made in the shuttle's design to accommodate bulky satellites and military payloads, such as the Keyhole photo reconnaissance satellite. Enlarging the cargo bay reduced the space available in the middeck area, where smaller mantended experiments were to be housed. Spacehab Inc., a Washington , D.C., firm , has designed a modular lab to fit into the cargo bay , which would greatly expan d the space for experiments. The first Spacehab flight is tentatively scheduled for August 1991, but somescientistssay theorbiteralready has proved to be a disappointing environment for some of the experiments it is intended to house. Microgravity experiments, for example, require perfect , jolt-free weightlessness _ difficult to achieve in the shuttle because of its human inhabitants and occasional use of thrusters. The shuttle also has proved to be a poor launch vehicle for interplanetary missions. Launch delays make it difficult to hit the relatively short "window" when planets are properly aligned , and , after Challenger, the high-energy rockets needed to speed probes across the solar system were deemed too dangerous for a manned space vehicle. Scientists can compensate by routing interplanetary probes around Mars or Venus and using gravity to whip them into space like a stone from a slingshot, but the process adds years to the journey. Meanwhile, the flood of commercial business that NASA had expected ha s failed to materialize, largely because of concerns about the frequency and priceof shuttle flights. The Ortho division of Johnson & against Rowan, his bid to have the possession charges dropped was rejected last week. So was his attempt to subpoena Washington Mayor Marion Barry and other high-ranking city officials. If convicted on the weapon and ammunition possession charges, Rowan faces a possible maximum penalty of two years in jail and a $2,000 fine, though attorneys forboth sides say a jail sentence is all but inconceivable. At issue in Monday 's jury trial, which both prosecuting and defense attorneys said they expect to last no more than four days, is whether Rowan violated the District of Columbia's tough 1976 gun control law by having the revolver in his possession. The ordinance does not allow handgun registration or ownership by private citizens, except for weapons purchased and registered before the law was enacted. But Rowan maintains that Wash ington police told his son, Carl 1 Rowan Jr., an attorney and former FBI agent who gave the gun to his father in 1981 after the columnist said he received several death threats, that he did not need to register the firearm. "The police department interpreted this law in such a way as to exempt law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers, and it says that they can own the gun. A person in an apparent position to know, someone from the District of Columbia 's gun control unit , told Carl Rowan Jr. that it was all right to keep the gun ," Rowan 's attorney Raoul L. Carroll said last week. In testimony at a pre-trial hearing Sept. 16, the younger Rowan said that he repeatedly attempted to register the gun with Washington police officers in the gun control unit , and added that he mentioned to them that other people, including his father, might have access to the gun. He said they told him he was completely exempt from the law, but under cross-examination he acknowledged that he could not re- Johnson , for example, dropped its involvement with the shuttle program when it developed a new method of electrically separating dru g compounds suspended in a fluid. The technique gave results comparable to those obtained in the microgravity of space, but at far less cost. The shuttle still offers advantages for some scientific disciplines, notably materials science. In the nearweightlessness of space, it is possible to combine some materials that do not mix on Earth , creating the potential for new alloys that arc stronger and lighter than existing compounds. But scientists say mat even those experiments could be done on an unmanned space vehicle, if a capsule were developed to return the samples to Earth. In the near-term , NASA's biggest shuttle customer is the military, which is booked for five of the nine flights planned through 1990. Policy analysts say it isn 't clear whether the shuttle is especially valuable for those missions or whether NASA simply asked the Pentagon to tailor its payload to fit the orbitcr. "The military has never really been a great supporter of the shuttle ," said Paul Stares of the Brookings Institution. "Even before Challenger, the Air Force had started to procure expendable rockets. It's quite clear that NASA couldn 't deliver the number of launches they had promised." Columnist faces gun posession charges By Akin R. Cohen LA. Times-Washington Post Service WASHINGTON _ After three months of public clamoring and legal maneuvering, the trial of syndicated columnist Carl T. Rowan is scheduled to begin Monday. Rowan, a well-known and outspoken advocate of banning handguns, pleaded not guilty Aug. 1 to two misdemeanor counts of possessing an unreg istered .22-caliber Charter Arms revolver and ammunition. The charges stem from a June 14 altercation at the columnist's Washington home, during which Rowan shot a Chevy Chase, Md. teen-ager who has admitted that he and several companions were using Rowan 's back yard pool and hot tub without his permission. Since the incident, Rowan has defended himself against charges of hypocrisy and vigilantism from individuals and organizations on both sides of the gun control debate. Although the U.S. attorney's office decided not to file assault charges member the officers names. Claude Bailey , a spokesman for the Washington corporation counsel's office , said last week that even if the younger Rowan were able to convince the jury that he was told he did not ha ve to register the gun and could keep it, it would have no bearing on his father 's rig ht to possess the weapon. "The point is that there is no transferability of this gun , whatever the police may have told Rowan Jr.," Bailey said. Washington D.C. Superior Court Judge Arthur L. Burnett Sr. wrote in his 17-page opinion refusing to dismiss the charges against Rowan that the conversations between the younger Rowan and the police are "the critical fac tual situation in this case." Burnett also quashed Rowan 's attempt to subpoena Barry and other high-ranking city officials last week, saying he could find no purpose in "calling these celebrities." Anti- Hazing policy affects sororities By Michele R. Bupp Staff Writer The new state hazing law, which forbids all types of initiation procedures prior to entry into a social fraternity or sorority, will be strictly enforced this semester, according to ISC (Inter-Sorority Council) President, Mary Ann Patton. The Pennsylvania hazing law not only forbids humiliating or painful initiating procedures for Greek organizations such as walking or running until exhaustion, a known hazing act, but no longer allows mild hazing. Pledges wearing hats, armbands, nametags, and carrying binders containing information about the organization and its members are familiar sites around Bloomsburg University's campus and are all considered mild hazing. These and other related procedures are now prohibited at all college campuses in addition to Bloomsburg University. We can t do anything or allow our pledges to wear anything which draws attention to them as being different from others on campus ," explained Patton . Pledge educators must reconstruct their pledging programs to ensure that none of the new policies are violated. Pledges may be permitted to wear nametags for the first two weeks of pledging so sisters can get to know their names, as last semester. Patton admits that some sorority members have mixed feelings about the new law because they must invest additional hours to arranging a new pledge plan. Others feel it is not fair that they endured the pledging rituals which consumed many hours, often on week nights, and yet also found time to study for classes. While members feel the pledges are missing out on the some of the rites of initiation, it is definite that the new hazing law is making an impact on Greek organizations and their universities. phoioby ChrisLowtr Who 's Who by Deanna Mills for The Voice Nominations for Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will be due Oct. 21, 1988. Students who will graduate during the 1988-89 academic year are eligible for this award. The nomination s are then submitted to a committc composed of academic and social deans along with the CGA president and presidents of the sophomore, junior and senior class. Students who wish to be nominated should be involved as a leader or officer of an organization or a chairperson of a major committee on campus. Nominees in recent years have been required to have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Students who consider themselves eligible should contact faculty or administrators who are familiar with the qualifications and therefore would be willing to submit the nomination form. Students need at least three nominations, including one from the department of their major. Each department and administrative area will be sent forms on Sept.26, 1988. Students who wish to obtain nomination forms should pick them up at the Student Life Office in the Ben Franklin building, Room 11or contact Dean of Student Life Robert Norton at 389-4065. Index Hheck outthe Huskie Announcenents to see what is going on thi ; ;veek Page 3 Dloomsburg Fraternity ,vins National Honor Page 4 IMAGE prepares for Fall 1988 Page 4 Fieldhockey winning streak end: ; at 13 games Page 8 Commentary Features Page 2 Page 4 Comics Page 6 Sports Page 8 Impact of a concert shirt by Karen Reiss Editor-in-Chief Picture this: a woman slumped in what appeared to be an alley. The woman's expression was one of great pain. She was topless, her skirl was pulled up above her knees, and her underpants were pulled down to her knees. She looked helpless. Behind her in blood red letters was a message. Guns n' Roses was here. Concert t-shirts are always interesting. They present a statement about the wearer and the group. Recently I saw a shirt that made a very harsh statement. Basicall y it said, "Guns n ' Roses rapes women." A few weeks back we read a review by someone who made this group sound like the greatest thing since sliced bread. "Their songs deal with the cold harshness of reality ," Scott / Anderson wrote, and the band s perhaps hopeless, yet vibrant desire for a better society." Are they dealing with reality or contributing to the harshness of it? This show souvenir gives the impression that they don 't want to better society, they want to rape it. In his review, Mr. Anderson makes the claim that many groups have tried but few have "created such an impact..." Their music may appeal to Anderson and others. I am not passing judgement on their talents as musicians. I am, however, questioning their so called "desire for a belter society." I am being told one thing, yet I sec a totall y different image. The impact created by the t-shirt was nolhing short of » obscene. Granted , it was purchased as a souve- ADWnrr THEY DIPONE HKJ0N* MAKEUP' v. **- A f 'L is for libr ary, and- lear that it is only open until 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and does not open until 2 p.m. on a Sunday , those of us who are on a tight schedule get screwed even more. * It's pretty ridiculous that the games room in the Kehr Union is open to 11 p.m. on Friday so the area high school kids have a place to hang out. But, at the same time, the library is closed so anyone who might want a quiet place to catch up on homework or reading is out of luck. Oh well. Might as well head down to Good Old Days. Saturday is the same way. If you want to go to the football game and show your team spirit then head to the library and work on that term paper, think again. By the time you get there the doors will be literally slammed in your face. Of course, it is open at 9 a.m. on Saturdays. So we could all get up early to go. But we do have laundry to wash, cleaning to do, groceries to buy, and other domestic type errands to take care of. On Sunday, we find ourselves wasting time hanging out while we could be working our brain cells. The library doesn 't open until 2 p.m. Even the people with the biggest hang overs are up and moving by 2 p.m. Those of us who are feeling productive, well we just have to wait. Then, once you get there, get situated, and begin doing some hard-core studying, they are flashing the lights. Sorry, we close at 10 p.m. on Sunday. What do you think this is, a school? It would be nice if, for once, student needs would be considered. After all, don 't we pay to go here? Without bringing out all of the old cliches, let me just say that we expect to have access to the resources we pay to use. Why is everyone so preoccuppied with the way they look? Yes,I know it is sometimes a good boost to the oV self-esteem to get decked out once in a while for no particular reason. But all this fussing—every day—about what to wear, and making sure every single, solitary strand of hair is in place (with just the right amount of hairspray, which usually equals a whole bottle) just seems unneccessary. Our society today places so much emphasis on looking good, and being "in fashion" that it's no wonder so many people have complexes, and not just of inferiority. Having "cool" clothes also seems to be a major priority of most young people. Sure, it's a good feeling to look nice,and be'.'with it."'Budget real!'Jeans that cost $50 and sweaters that sell for more than that are outrageous. What 's even more ridiculous is that people actually pay these prices! Any thrift store or blue-light special at KMart carries the same pieces of merchandise (or something in the same category) for at least half as much. I'm not saying that we should all boycott Macy's and get Salvation Army charge cards, but maybe we should reevaluate our spending habits. Here's an even better suggestion: let's all get NAKED! Now before you all jump down my throat and call me all sorts of nasty names, hear me out. (And anyone who has had Human Sexuality knows what I'm talking about.) Think of it...you literally could just roll out of bed and go to class. No more spending hours tearing apart the contents of your closet (and yourroommate's and your neighbor's) trying to figure out what to wear! And think of how much .. ^..- r,.. W i, , ( I f .1 ) ' [ I I I W I l l l .' , r f , l - i A litmus test is not required BOSTON—It was enough to make the anti-abortion shock troops impale themselves on their pickets. George Herbert Walker Bush , the great white hopeoftheright-to-lifers, v.as saying that abortion shouldn ' t be a political litmus test The direct descendant of Ronald Reagan had passed just such a test in the primaries. He'd come out aggressively in favor of a constitutional ban against abortion. The Republican platform itself had passed the same test with flying colors: "The unborn child has had fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed." Now the candidate was sounding dangerously open-minded. Talking about abortion, he said, "Nobody in our party takes a litmus test that says that everybody has to agree on every issue." This was anathema to the gang that spends days trying to break up rallies for Michael Dukakis. And many of them were already a touch suspicious of the gentleman from Kennebunkport. After all, his politics were conceived in the days when conservatives like Barry Goldwater didn 't believe in A We would be styIin ' in just our birthday suits NOOFFENSET N BUT 7HE r ^ FLORENCE To the Editor After spending much of Friday afternoon in the computer lab in Ben Franklin , I went to the library to do a bit of research before it closed. Much to my surprise, it was already closed —15 minutes early, I'm really not sure which was more frustrating, the fact that a univeristy library closes at 5 p.m. or the fact that a university library, which closes at 5 p.m., closes early. This is supposed to be an institution of higher learning, however, the library , as inadiquate as it may be, is not very beneficial to many of us. First and foremost, 12 midni ght is when some students begin to study. After classes, practices , rehersals, and meetings, midnight seems to be the first opportunity to open a book for those of us who are involved in other activities. Then when you consider the fact ^m ^ XGtm 1 nir of the show , but the message it conveys makes it more. What shocked me even more than this graphic display was the person inside of it. She didn 't seem to realize what the shirt was saying, and if she did, she didn 't seem to care. In a world where women are still sexually abused, treated as sex objects, and still struggle to get ahead in "a man 's world", I found this shirt disgraceful. In the eyes of a male band, which makes millions of dollars from their music, concerts, and souvenirs , women were reduced to mere trash discarded in an alley. It was scary to some that Mr. Anderson compared Guns n' Roses to the greats of rockn ' roll. Itis scary me that educated men worship bands with this type of mentality. government intrusion. Bush had gotten on the constitutional bandwagon in 1980. But now, eight years later, he was admitting, perhaps even bragging, that some of hisbestfriends andkey supporters are pro-choice. The campaign 's co-chair, Rep. Lynn Martin, is one. So is Deborah Steelman, his domestic policy adviser. And, you can bet your bottom dollar, so are some members of the Bush family. More to the point, the Republican was wobbling on the platform which banned abortion with no ifs, ands, or buts; with no dispensation for cases of incest, rape or the health of the mother. In the same interview, Bush suggested that he favored these exceptions. Was there a waffle afoot? Should the right-to-lifers insist on a urinalysis to see if George would still pass? What we are into is phase two of the Bush campaign. In phase one he whacked; in phase two he welcomed. He went from immolating Dukakis with the American flag to making commercials calling for a gentler, kinder nation. He went from feeding red meat to the right, to proffering a well-balanced meal to the middle. The pragmatic patrician can, you see, read numbers. On abortion, the public attitude is quite clear. Only 10 percent of Americans believe we should ban them all. Even Among Republicans, 73 percent believe that abortion should be a private matter between a woman and her doctor. The swing voters both candidates are wooing are solidly pro-choice. Bush already has the right-to-life voters in his pocket, no matter how itchy they may feel in there. What he wants to do is to appear just moderate enough to appeal to Reagan Democrats. Republican pollster Linda Divall once said that the party goal was to have Democrats say, "Now there's a Republican I can vote for." Is it enough that Bush has retreated from the rigid right? KateMichelman, the head of the National Abortion Rights Action League, says no. "We aren't being asked to elect his staff or the majority of Republicans," she says. "We are being asked to elect George Bush, who opposes abortion and favors adoption." This week NARAL endorsed Dukakis. The bottom line is that Bush be- lieves Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision upholding choice, should be overturned. As the Presdient, the man who chooses judges, he could pretty much assure that it would happen. The part of the Republican platform he hasn't criticized calls for "the appointment of judges at all levels of the judiciary who respect...the sanctity of innocent human life." Under this rubric, Ronald Reagan has appointed half of all the federal judges now sitting. We are beginning to see those results. In one circuit court this year,an ideological block of Reagan judges upheld a law forcing pregnant girls to search out and notify both parents before getting an abortion. In other appeals courts, Reagan appointees reluctantly ruled for choice only because of Roe. Now the Supreme Court,with three Reagan appointees, hangs uncertainly. The next president will surely have more appointments to make. So I am delighted that Bush includes pro-choice people in his inner circle. But the question isn't whether there's alitmus testfor politicians. It's whether this politician has one for the courts. money you'd save if you didn 't have to spend it all keeping up with the latest fashion—if everyone wore their birthday suits, we'd all be in style all the time. The only trends you'd have to worry about would be how to wear your hair and how dark your tan is. With the extent of my wardrobe, this idea would definitely improve my style status. Clothing promotes the growth of bacteria, too. Bacteria like cold, dark and moist places. Covering up the skin creates such a place. And, contrary to popular belief, perspiration doesnof smell. The only reason you smell when you sweat is that the perspiration reacts with the bacteria on you from your clothes. Granted, I would npt really want to exercise (i.e., go jogging, dp aerobics or Nautilus) with just my bare bod, but the point is made. If you sweat a lot, and really do not care for such locker-room odors on your person, wear nothing on your person! Of course, being in the buff all the time for women would present a problem at certain times of the month. Since bikinis today leave nothing to men's imaginations anyway, I propose that during these periodic feminine inconveniences, women wear the old bathing suits. Dressing up once in a while would be a nice change, anyway. Instead of having "nude beaches," we would have "clothed beaches" for those who like to show off their latest charge account bill, or just want to be "different. " And during those cold winter months, if cuddling up with your favorite someone (or someone else's for that matter) just doesn't toast those tootsies enough , I guess we can make some concessions and wear an animal skin or two. I bet Fred Flintstone never dreamed he would be a fashion designer someday. I can just see it now..."Bloomsb*&g bears it in the buf!" Although I realize such an idea as this would never become a reality in Bloomsburg because of our intense self-consciousness, the principle behind naturism has merit. Were you born with clothes on? The only clothing you wore at birth was your skin. There is nothing wrong with skin, or the naked human body. It is probably the most truly pure, natural product of our world that's left. The only additives, preservatives and artificial sweeteners added are what you consume. Being what you eat is your problem. Sincerely NUAMC (Naked Under All My Clothes) ( \ Hello! Are there any opinions out there? Write a letter to the editor and i have your say! I / Send a letter today : \ I ( The Voice office, Kehr ) I \ Union Building / B ^^ - ^M win f oice Kehr Union Building Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Karen Reiss Editor-in-Chief. 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The Voice Invites all readers to express their opinions on the editorial page through letters to the editor and guest columns. All submissions must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification, although names on letters will be withheld upon request. Submissions should be sent to The Voice office, Kehr Union Building, Bloomsburg University, or dropped off at the office in the games room. The Voice reserves the right to edit, condense or reject all submissions. National Park Service fire policies to be re-evaluated By Boyce Rensberger LA. Times-Washington PostService WASHINGTON _ The National Park Service's fire management policies and practices, made controversial by the unusually large fires in Yellowstone National Park, will be re-evaluated by a panel of outside experts to be appointed in the next few weeks by Interior Secretary Donald Hodel. . The review, according to Denis Galvin, deputy director of the Park Service, will include public hearings, probabl y in the Yellowstone area and here. Galvin said the group will be expected to make formal recommendations to Hodel by Dec. 15, so that any proposed revisions can undergo further debate and be put in place before next summer. The panel is only one of several initiatives under way in the governm ent to cope with opposition to and, Galvin said, misunderstanding of the 16-year-old policy of letting natural forest fires burn if they do net threaten lives of property. Last Friday, Sen. Max Baucus, DMont., held hearings in Bozcman, Mont ., on the effects of the fires on small businesses in and around the park. The hearings also dealt with whether federal disaster relief should be made available to hard-hit businesses. Later this week, the Senate committees on agriculture and energy have scheduled joint hearings on the government's forest fire-management policy. Galvin said little of the controversy involves ecological or environmental questions. Most conservation groups and ccologists agree that the fires ars a natural phenomenon that, in the long run , are beneficial. Most of the concern comes from people living near the park whose homes and businesses are threatened by the fires _ a population that has grown dramatically in recent years. Although only four houses outside thepark burned,residents over a wide area were evacuated or irritated by smoke. Within Yellowstone, 14 vacant cabins burned, but no one was killed by the fires. Much opposition has come from those who consider all forest fires to be bad,people whom some ecolog ists say took the movie "Bambi," in which the deer are terrorized by a fire , too seriously. 6thers blame Smokey the bear, the longtime symbol of the now discredited policy of preventing all forest fires. Although many in the business community fear Yellowstone will no longer draw the heavy tourist volume Hundreds of untouched . "islands remain from which plant and animal species will repopulate the burned « areas. Moreover, the burned areas will be unusually fertile because the fire returned much of the above-ground plant matter to the soil. And many animal species, dependent on young vegetation, are expected to help establish habitats that have been rare in Yellowstone for many decades. Galvin said the Park Service is planning new trails and interpretive programs so that visitors can learn more about the role of natural fires and how nature quickly exploits newly opened habitats. Until Yellowstone was established more than a century ago as the world's first national park, fires, set by lightning or by Indians, had been a part of the ecosystem and had shaped much of the natural beauty that drew early conservationists to the region. When the park was established, Indians were evicted and a policy of suppressing fires begun. Gradually, like a village where few children are born, the forests became older and weaker, more vulnerable to disease and death from old age. Dead wood on the forest floor _ fuel waiting forafire _ accumulated to unprecedented levels. In 1972, the Park Service responded to overwhelming ecological advice and instituted the "let bum" policy. Since then , Yellowstone has for which it has been famous, figures for this year show only a modest decline from last year. At the end of August, tourist visits numbered 1.7 million, down 12 percent from the same period last year. "I think we'll see this go up next year," Galvin said. "We've already got tour companies calling up wanting to organize special groups for next year. They want to see the regeneration ." Even before the snows began falling earlier this month , green grass was sprouting from roots untouched by fire. Wildlife biologists say next spring should bring a dramatic resurgence of plant and animal life, because in much of the burned area , many trees are still alive and many shrubs have viable roots. Galvin said about half of the area within the perimeter of the fires has not burned. Reagan takes stand again st chemical warfare By Sara Fritz L.A. Times-Washington Post Times WASHINGTON _' President Reagan, in his final appearance as chief execu livebefore the United Nations Monday, plans to call for an international conference aimed at limiting proliferation of chemical weapons in the Third World, sources said Saturday. The president's proposal will come in direct response to new charges that Iraq recently may have used chemical weapons to kill thousands of Kurds in towns and villages along the Turkish border. In addition, poison gas is known to have been used by both sides during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. A White House official, who declined to be identified by name, said that Reagan will suggest that signatory nations to the 1925 Geneva Protocol that outlawed the use of poison gas be called together to discuss ways to reverse the rising danger of the use of chemical arms in Third-World regional conflicts. Iraq is one of about 100 nations that signed the protocol. Reagan will not single out Iraq in his U.N. sprcch, butinstead will raise the broader issue of the proliferation of chemical weapons n the Third World, the official said. He added that the recent cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq war -has created a unique opportunity for the United States to initiate discussions seeking a new commitment on the part of the signatory nations. According to a recent study by the Defense Intelligence Agency, about 20 nations have chemical weapons. They are believed to include Israel, Egypt, Syria, North Korea and Taiwan. In addition , the State Department has said that Libya is on the verge of full-scale production. Reagan's appeal for an international conference will come at a time when Congress is close to passing legislation that would block U.S. trade with Iraq until the president can certify that Baghdad has renounced the use of chemical warfare. Although administration officials have denounced-Ifaq's-use -of poison White House Is on record ilri gas, the ¦ ¦ ¦¦: ¦ '! '• I : ; ' , ' - ''•'* ' " ' '' •' "! *'¦ ;' '; ! :'• . . . • '" . • . . . ...... ."J I ,J...«*V opposition to economic sanctions. U.S. officials have said that they would rather rely on diplomacy to achieve a change in the Iraqi policy. To bolster the case for sanctions, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued a report last week based on eyewitness accounts that accused Iraq of genocide in its use of poison gas against the Kurdish minority. Senate investigators said that Iraq had used mustard gas, which causes vomiting and blocks respiration after several hours, as well as nerve gas, which causes instant death. The report concluded: "Poison gas is Iraq's final solution to its Kurdish insurrection." In Baghdad , Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz said last week that his country "respects and abides by all provisions of international law and international agreements accepted by the international community ," presumably including the 1?25 Geneva Protocol. Until now, negotiations under the 1925 Geneva "iTotocol have focused ify i th"e;elusiyeg^^i .a^^a^ie^ine^t gjivetning profructjop . of chemiical ^ weapons by the United States and the Soviet Union . But Reagan 's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Colin L. Powell , said earlier this week that the administration now thinks a more comprehensive, worldwide ban is necessary. In his regular Saturday radio address, Reagan said that he would use his U.N. speech to discuss what steps the nations of the world should take "in the next eight and the next 80 years" to make the world safer. However, he did not mention chemical weapons. "My message this year to the delegales of the United Nations will be a message of hope," he said. "This year, as we survey the scene one last time," he added ," We can see that our strength has indeed proven to be the engine of peace and hope in the world." It was not known whether the president, who is a long-timecritic of the United Nations, would refer to his recent surprise decision to pay $44 million inU.S. assessments which are owed-to the:\v6rld.organization.f ;.:• Chernobyl reportedly is decontaminated within the next two to three years. Beginning later this year, the terriMOSCOW (DPA) _ Areas within an 18-mile zone around the ill-fated tory will gradually be brough tback to Chernobyl power plant have been economic use, Tass said. After the April 1986 Chernobyl decontaminated, the official news agency Tass reported Sunday. disaster, the worst accident in the Tass said only a sector within a history of civilian use of nuclear three to six-mile radius around the power, tens of thousands of people Chernobyl plant still ¦will be closed were evacuated from a large area around the plant .to escape contamia logger neribcL .-, ...far . . .vf«i' ** \ j=r. v_ry '^ >* .>?^*v ' jiff. i&. !*. *A testing ground and laboratory nation. ¦. irri't o K l l i l M - ; I i : ( l i will be set up there to study various biological and physical issues, Tass said. As far as the rest of the area is concerned, medical experts believe r that are not to be waived." night Sunday, starting the clock tick- that people will be able to return there! t^^m,^^ Buss said that the new restrictions ing toward the launch. ,, RECORD |5=3 I EHOUSE C2 I ^-e^p will prohibit the National AeronauThe call is little more than a roll Jg=T W^ tics and Space Administration from call to see that everybody is in the i I' l l MLLL ST"*^ DANVILLE, PA launching "35 percent to 40 percent right place. 275-5551 of the time." A number of built-in "holds" are in That means about twice as many the countdown to give technicians an I representative As a campus Stocking a wide you'll be responsible for placing launch opportunities will be lost occasional chance to catch up on their variety on advertising materials on bulletin compared to the days before the work. boards and working on NEW & USED marketing programs tor clients Challenger exploded on a cold If all goes according to plan, the such as American Express, *compact discs winter's day nearly three years ago. Discovery will blast off at 9:59 a.m. Boston University, Eurall, and various movie companies, *records After clearing away the last of the EDT Thursday. among others. Part-time work, paper work, the National Aeronautics *tapes choose your own hours. No It is to land Monday morning at sales. Many of our reps stay and Space Administration was to is- Edwards Air Force base in Southern with us long after graduation. If Hours: Tue-Wed 12-6 ^uejhe_l!ca!l to stations" ateiiUnick you are self-motivated, hard'LA * Times-Washington Post Service • Shuttle countdown begins following delays The new restrictions grew out of the explosion of the Challenger Jan. LA. Times-Washington Post Service KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, 28, 1986, a disaster that was caused Fla. _With all systems looking partly by weather, and the .subsequent good, space officials began their loss of an unmanned Atlas rocket official countdown Sun. night for launched during a thunderstorm here the launching of the Discovery a few weeks later. There is little room for maneuverspace shuttle Thurs. morning. But although the weather forecast ing by launch officials because the is favorable, new weather restricti rules will be binding. "Prior to these changes, the rules ons will make it far more difficult to launch than in the past, thus raising were considered guidelines," sai d the specter of seemingly endless de- Air Force Maj. Norman Buss, who is lays in the nation's return to the in charge of the forecasting facility here. "Now th ey are rules, and rules manned exploration of snace. By Lee Dye HI fflUDMV ^TOOW^EPUGfim Stay in shape with aerobics. Classes are every evening starting at 4 p.m. Check the intramural office for times and places. Rosters are due Wednesday, Sept. 28. by 3 p.m. for the Men's and Women's Betterball Golf tournament. Each team will consist of two players and play will take place at Arnold's Golf Course in Mifflinville from Oct. 3 through Oct. 7. Cost is $4 for 18 holes. REMINDER: Flag Football rosters will be due Wed., Oct. 5 by 3 p.m. Rosters can be obtained at the Intramural Office, Kehr Union. A video will be shown Mon., Sept. 26 to Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. of the Flag Football competition and rules. All participants must attend the viewing of it during the week. Be part of the Karate Program and learn self-defense skills, join today and Thurs. from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Centennial Gym Dance Studio. All are welcome! ATTENTION: Education Major with junior /senior standing. If you have a GPA of 3.5 or better, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society invites you to an orientation meeting on Sept. 29, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Coffeehouse , Kehr Union. Alpha Phi Omega, Bloomsburg's only national co-ed service fraternity will hold its third rush meeting tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the Blue Room, KUB. All are welcome. ATTENTION SENIORS: Sign up today outside the Gold Room in the Kehr Union to have your portrait taken for the 1989 Obiter. Portraits will be taken Oct. 3 through the 21 in theGoldRoom. Limited sitting times available so sign up now! The Anthropology Club will be showing the ' movie "Witchcraft Among the Azande." The film shows the witchcraft , magic, and religion of the Azande, an African tribe. The film will be shown on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Bakeless 106. Everyone is welcome to attend! had hundreds of fires , most of which died out , yielding relatively small patches of land to new generations of trees. This summer was different because the record drought left the trees weak and the deadwood drier than ever. "You could have had any fire management policy you wanted and it probably wouldn't have made a major difference this year," Galvin said, noting that the fires became too big too fast and were fanned by too high winds for any human effort to have mattered much. Asking firefighters to put out the Yellowstone fires , some experts have said, is like asking the weather service to put out Hurricane Gilbert. Galvin speculated that the review panel will probably not change the Park Service's fire policy. "It's already very flexible and gives us a wide range of options from total suppression to simply monitoring fires ," Galvin said. "The real questions are going to be about how it is implemented." Galvin said he expects revisions to call for more consideration of we ather trends that boost the risk of small fires becoming large and more emphasis on "presuppression efforts ." These include steps to protect buildings, including those outside the parks, by clearing the brush and deadwood from surrounding areas and keeping it cleared. The Community Government Association is sponsoring a bus to the West Chester football game on Fri., Sept. 30. The cost is $2, non-refundable, the bus will leave Elwell Hall at 3 p.m. and return after the game. Tickets can be purchased at the Information Desk, Kehr Union. Students can win a trip to Hawaii for two ora $1000 FirstPrize in the American Poetry Association's latest poetry contest. Poems postmarked by December 31 are eligible to win. Poets may send up to five poems, no more than 20 lines each, with name and address on each page to American Poetry Association, DepL CN-74, 250 A The Homecoming banner competi- Potrero St., P.O. Box 1803, Santa tion has been opened to off-campus Cruz, CA 95061. Prizes will be students. Forms for registration may awarded by February 28, 1989. be picked up at the Information Desk in Kehr Union. Submission deadline is Oct. 10 at 4 p.m.. The deadline for float, banner, and residence hall decorating registration is Oct. 10 at 4 p.m., primary BU Young Democrats will meet Sweetheart elections will be held Thurs., Sept. 29, 7 p.m. in the Sociol- Oct. 10-11 , Freshman Sweetheart ogy Conference Room, McCormick elections will be Oct. 12, the deadHealth Services Center. line for office decorating registration will be Oct! 14, Spirit Week will be held Oct. 17 to Oct. 23. There will be an Intercollegiate Frisbee Football Team organizational meeting in the Coffeehouse in the The Protestant Campus Ministry KUB on Tues., Oct. 11 at 7 p;m. All holds worship every Wednesday at are welcome! 9:30 p.m. in the PCM house chapel at 368 College Hill. All are invitedSign upnow forSwim andStay Fit. A Come fellowship with us! non-competitive program designed to recognize dedicated swimmers. Tshirts will be rewarded. For more in- Horseshoes begin today. Particiformation visit the intramural office pants please check the intramural office for your schedule. in the KUB. THE ^^^^ f working, and a bit of an entrepreneur, call or write for more Information to: AMERICAN PASSAGE NETWORK 6211 W. HOWARD STREET CHICAGO , IL 60648 1(800) 221-5942 or (312) 647-6860 CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES NEW YORK SEATTLE |— Thur-Fri 12-9 Sat 12-5 Closed Sun-Mon Bring in this ad for a 10% discount on your favorite selections . 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Although the group's show was a success , it disbanded the following year. However , in spite of the group 's breakup, their performance was not forgotten , and a few Bloomsburg University students formed their own sign-song group, which is today known as Image. To become a member of Image , individuals must perform a skit and sign to a song of their choice. Upon * being .selected, each individual spends approximately eight hours a week learning to sign songs and rehearsing skits chosen tor the program. The following people have been chosen for the Fall 88' production: Cathy Banks, Amy Cebrosky, Bonnie Chesney (vice-president), Debby Crespo, Michelle Garrity, Amy Herbener, Debbie Marconi (president), Katie McKeown , Denise Powers, Amy Reece, Bonnie Schneck , and Amy Sprauge. "The main purpose at Image is to entertainall audiences,"said Image advisor Joanne Jackowski , placing special emphasis on the word "all. " Also , because a large majority of the audiences attending performances are the hearing, it allows them to recognize the language of the deaf. Jackowski added that the deal' and hearing impaire d can appreciate the show "because it is being done by non-signers." Since it is difficult to perform songs in American Si gn Language (ASL), which has its own grammar and syntax , songs are performed using a mixture of ASL and Sign English. This, says Jackowski, allows the performers to "keep the meaning of the message and expose the mood and intent of the singer of the song." The theme song of I mage is Han ds, with words written by Mary Jane Rhodes, the mother of a deaf child, and m usic by Dan Rob bins. Jackowski explained that Hands was a product of the 1970s, a time when there was a real movement towards deaf awareness. Both Jackowski and the members of Image expressed concern that not enough is being done for the deaf, as it is not a visible impairment. Image promotes deaf awareness not only by performing twice a year on Bloomsburg's campus, but also by taking their show on the road. Last year 's travels took the group to Corning*' New York; Penn State; Rutgers College; Kings College, and Parkland High School in Allentown , Pa. Jackowski remarked that the only other travelling sign/song group she is aware of is Beautiful Hands, located in Pittsburgh , Pa. Although the group receives some travel expenses from the Community Government Association, a majority of donations come from supportive family members who supply costumes and props. Image 's next performance will be held on November 20 and 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Haas auditorium. Adm ission is free , says Jackowski, because "even if we charge a quarter, someone might not have a quarter , and we don't want to turn anyone away." • "* . : • Vi i s: pr- x ':".;.-.s.'ior. f r i '. i r n i t v members received the top TKE chapter in the nation award. l!IU>m>^ .: r; 1 r.. > :•-• .¦ rlmm by Jim llrllcr.dorf TKE wins national award by Dawn M. D 'Aru s Xews Editor Arn :V!>i the Lv:il controversy and concern about Greek life at Bloomsburg University , one fraternity lias proven themselves superior on an international level. Tati Kappa E psilon (TKE), a social fraternity at BU. was named lop TKE chapter out of almost 290 chapters and 40 colonies in the United States and Canada. TKE brothers applied for the honor this past April and received word over the summer that they had been awarded the title of top chapter. In order to be able to apply for the top honor , a chapter of the TKE fraternity must qualif y by receiving superior chapter standing, which the BU TKE chapter received last year. The app lication itself was not an ordinary application. It included pictures of the brothers and records of officers ' accomplishments , and was worked on by a number of fraternity brothers before being bonded and sent to headquarters . Key TKE brothers who worked on the application included Mark Bcaudoin , current president of TKE; Chip Plankcnhorn , present TKE treasurer; Ed Gobora , past president of TKE (and recipient of a special commendation), and brother Robert McCullough. According to Jeff Smith , TKE alumi chairperson , the award of lop chapter is based on such tilings as financial situation , alumni support , relationshi p with other fratcrniiies on campus , whether they have a house", the activities of brothers and those of the fra ternity as a whole. National representatives also visited with BU administrators to get a lecl as lo TKE s standing on campus. Specifi c brother activities included a number of Community Government Association senators , and some executive board members , a treasure r and president on the Inter-Fraternity Council , brothers involved with ihe campus radio station , WBUQ, and broth ers working with The Voice. TKE service activities included working with the Special Olympics , a clean-up of Bloomsburg with the Rotary Club , help ing with' campus tours , and standing at water stations along the course in the Twin Bridges r- Z?L-1 Run . TKE brothers also held a volleyball game last year with local police at which juveniles with outstanding fines acted as referees and line jud ges to pay off their fines. This "Earn It " program got positive reactions from both the police and TKE brothers , and will probabl y take place, again this year. In addition to being honore d with the title of lop TKE chapter , brothers arc looking foward to an official award ceremony Homecoming Weekend. "At least one national officer will be there ," said Smith , a former IFC president. "Hopefull y a lot of alumni will be there because they 're a part of it , loo. This (award) is not exactl y for something we accomp lished in just one year alone. " Smith added thatihcTKE fraternity would invite a couple of administrators to the ceremony, including Greek Life Coordinator Lori Bareness. The title of lop TKE chapter will be until Apri l of 19S9, when they can reappl y for it. Smith said that now they know how to prepare the application , they hope to appl y again and retain the title. i M'-/***iflK^^ * » T^ i- *r ' ij, ;V -L> , $j 'J. s-jJl>' .i^S VPr" iirH^ ^ » j v tr>•©#v<$ - *"* ^^!/ * i -y? \\ .^ . : J L^LP \s* ~.K i ' i * ! ** ?54Ptr^*!^ffl?^^r JB - FW? t "^'^^ t^J **^4^^fv J^rf^f 'T•"«r*'C^\'s«#t ^ Jrr vr* drs-iX- "^ / ^ ^we&ffrlS ^W^ W* ^c,i$LiPfbyv - \ -** &X j %Pi &r—O"»sr " \nKw**Me" M^-lMj ^^^^^^^m l yBp I BBI K^MSk l 111 ^»1h * W^^^&^f ^ f A View From the Bridge opens with high hopes M0^ ) by Lori Ransier Staff Writer The Bloomsburg Players will open their 1988-89 season Fri., Sept. 30 with aproduction of Arthur Miller 's A /^y.vj .^ijJL^ ^' i View From the Bridge , an intense drama about passion versus morality. According to director JodyLynn Swartz, "All of the characters in this play are trying to achieve their passions, and they come into conflict . j rTJ/ kr ^ ^ when these passions cross. 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Univer sity Store R I C A S C O L L E G E Voice file p Holo ¦ \Theatre previe w ^f ^izM j ^J-^^iJ^J tj^ ^ ** wifv lt£ ^ n I f i jRS ^K Iw/ %M JS£> 4X ,*J 1§«\«L IMAGE, BU' s sign-sung group, tries to convey music's message, and promote deaf awareness, through sign language. Performing at last spring 's Renaissance Fair are: (from left to right) Amy Cebrosky, Bonnie Schneck, and Cathy Banks. R I N G" - ' M-Tu 10-7 Time: _ w ™JM ^ Deposit: See your Jostens representative for winning details. Sl ° ing obsessed—to the point of hurting people—without meaning to." , The theatre department hopes to take this play to ACTF (American College Theatre Festival), the most prestigious college-level theatre competition in the United States. Two judges from ACTF will attend one of the performances to evaluate the production, give feedback about the performance, and reccommend whether or not the show should go on to the national competition at the S tate University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton. The winner of that competition will go on to the Kennedy Center in Washington , D.C. —— —— —^— ¦«—¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ iuil#-u !_¦¦ *» E-i aHBHuaaiu B—n^liB ^aBBB am ^M au —«— rliwn >MHli anuM n lr nMBinm MUTO ^n 1^ ATTENTION BSN CLASS OF 1989. The Air Force has a special program for 1989 BSNs. If selected, . you can enter active duty soon after graduation—without waiting for the results of your State Boards. To qualify,you must have an overall 2.75 GPA. Af ter commissioning, you'll attend a five-month internship at a major Air Force medical facility. It's an excellent way to prepare for the wide range of experiences you'll have serving your country as an Air Force nurse officer. For more information,call CAPT TOM MOERSCHEL 1-800-USAF-REC The performances of A View From the Bridge in Bloomsburg are Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m., and a 2 p.m. matinee scheduled Oct. 1 in Mitrani Hall of Haas Center for the Arts. For ticket information, contact the Department of Communication Studies/Theatre at 389-4287. The production is sponsored by the Community Government Association. Faculty Recital Couch gives impressive performance Michele R. Bupp Staff Writer John H. Couch, associate professor of music at Bloomsburg University, presented Classical, Romantic and 20th Century music during a piano performance at the yearly faculty piano recital this past Tues. evening in Haas Center for the Arts. About 200 community members and students attended the piano recital which presented such popular artists and their works as Beethoven's Thirty-two Variations in C minor, Brahm 's, Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel; Liszt's Funerailles and Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa, and Gershwin, the most modern of the artists, with his Preludes. Couch performed the 90-minute recital entirely from memory. 1963 Corvette Sting Ray set standard for U.S. sport car production by Glenn Schwab ManagingEditor Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series "Legendary " is a word that gets thrown around a lot when people talk about old performance cars. You can hear about the legendary GTO, one of the first musclecars. How about the legend that Mopar's 426 Hemi engine made for itself on the racetracks and dragstri ps in the mid 60's? Whether these really were legends is left to personal opinion. Some might point out that Chrysler Corporation was making musclecars long before the GTO was even an idea in the mind of John Delorcan. Others could say that Chevrolet's 409 V8 was in production and putting out as much horsepower as the Hemi years before the street version of that Mopar motor was even introduced. It's all up to preference and point of view. While these kind of debates have raged among car enthusiasts nationwide for years without anything being settled, I think I might have found a point on which all could agree. The one car that has surely earned the right to be called a legend, in its own time as well as the present, is the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray. There are several reasons why the '63 'Vette earned the right to such a title. This was the first Corvette that ~ showed the promise of becoming the . true world-class sports car that it had originally been envisioned as. Its re-engineering resulted in some design elements that had previously been seen only on European imports. The most definite improvement was introduction of Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) with a single transverse leaf spring, a setup that is still in use today. IRS improved handling and traction while also giving the Corvette a front/rear weight distribution near 50/50, ideal for a sports car. Styling was another definite reason behind the 'Vette's legend status. The 1963 model is famous for being the only year the split-window coupe was produced. Other visual cues included the two fake air intakes on the hood, another '63 only feature , hide-away headlights and that huge rear deck gas cap, a Corvette trademark from '63 to the present day. The split-window proved to be a controversial feature and was dropped from production for 1964, making those that were produced aviuly sought-after collectors items today. While the body received a major restyling, what was under the hood was basicall y a carryover from '62. The 327 V8 ,was offered in 250, 300 and 340 horsepower versions when topped with Carter 's AFB (Aluminum Four-Barrel). Opting for the $430.40 fuel injection option netted the buyer 360 horsepower and surprisingly good gas mileage for a high-performance engine. Motor Trend tested a fuclic Corvette in 1963 and averaged 13.6 miles per gallon In low n and 18 on the highway, wiih an overall average of 14.1 mpg. Not bad when you consider the numbers are about the same for today 's Vettcs, which have only 245 hp. A few styling changes for 1964 included the elimination of the Mitchell Stingray-inspired air intakes on the hood , simplified wheel covers and diffcrcnl chrome rocker panels*. The 340 hp version of the 327 gained 25 ponies with the help of a new high-lift , long-duration camshaft and a Hollcy four-barrel in place of the Carter AFB. The fuclie engine gained 15 hp, but the price of this option shot up to $538—a sum that few were willing to spend at the time. The Borg-Wagner T10 transmissions used in previous years were replaced with four-speed units built at GM' s Muncie, Indiana plant. It soon became apparent that Uicsc new and stronger transmissions would be needed in the 'Velte for 1965 because ihe new Mark IV big-blocks were destined to find a home between the fenders of America 's only sports car. The first of these new engines was the 396. It was initially offered in 325 and 360 hp. versions , but the boys at Chevy felt that the Corvette should have something special, so they whipped up an extra-high-performance motor that churned out 425 hp, rivaling the Street Hemi which Mopar introduced in the same year. Even with this 650-pound motor up front , the fiberglass- bodied sports car still had a front/rear weight distribution of 51/49, showing how farsightcd its early '60s designers were. Of course, the 'Vette had to have some outward sign of change , beside its rumbling exhaust note , to go with the new eng ine. Big-block-cquippcd cars were fille d wilh an aggressive-looking hood bulge , while chromed side-mounted exhaust pipes were a popular option. Four-wheel disc brakes were offered as an option for ihe first time this year. These 396 Gsrvcttcs are valued collector pieces today since this was the only year this eng ine was offered in a Sting Ray. This was also the last year the fuclic 327 was offered. The 396 was bored outto 427 cu. in .for 1966 and came in two states of tune—a 390 hp motor and a version rated at 425 hp but actually closer to 450. The 327s were still around for those who wanted power along with reasonable gas mileage. While they didn 't give the shotfrom-a-cannon takcoffs of ihe 427s, they still delivered impressive performance with only 3,100 pounds to move around. The 427 was properl y showcased in 1967 with the introduction of what has to be the slickest and most intimidating hood scoop ever to be pul on a factory production car. Seeing this shark-like scoop with the 427 emblems prominently placed on its sides appear in the rear-view mirror was enough to shake up anyone driving anything shori of a Shelby Cobra. The 400 and 435 hp versions of the 427 were now topped by three two-barrel carburetors, the first multiple cart) setup in the 'Vette since die old six-cylinder. The 435 hp unit also featured a transistorized electronic ignition. The 1967 model year is also famous for the introduction of a competition version 427 designated ihe L88. Equi pped with aluminum cylinder heads and intake manifold , topped by a 850-cfm Hollcy four-barrel and boasting a compression ratio of 12.5:1, the L88 produced 560 horsepower and made the 'Vette turn 13sccond quarte r miles. Only 20 L88s were installed in 1967, wilh a mere Uirce known lo exist today. The 1963-67 gcncraiion of Sting Rays arc among the most prized Corvettes ever built , setting a standard which no Corvette made since has yet lived up to. While there were more powerfu l and faster 'Vctlcs just a few years down the road , dicy fail to hold the places in die hearts of Corvette lovers that these first Sting Rays do. Bloomsburg Fair brings back happy childhood memories by Chrissa Hashing Featur es Editor Hey people! Fasten your seatbelts and hang on for this news. The ' Bloom sburg Fair is here and the fun has already started! So maybe you aren 't as excited as I am; maybe you couldn 't care less about the fair. I don 't think you know what you 're missing. Since I grew up in this area , the fair has played a major part in my life . And I'm glad it's back. When I was younger , I went to the fair with my parents and little brother . We weren 't allowed to wander off by ourselves and we weren 't allowed to eat the great food that surrounded us. My parents spent most of their time in the exhibition buildings , dragg ing two whining kids all the way. But we still enjoyed looking at the neat things on display, when we stopped complaining long enough to notice. When we finally hit the age where we could walk around by ourselves , my brother and I still had to stay together. Unfortunately, we have conflicting interests and could never agree on the places to go. We usually spent our allotted time at the fair arguing. Then I hit my teenage years. Freedom at last—or so I thought. You mi ght be able to imagine my despair when I still had to take my brother to the fair! It was a \ery uncool situation , until my brother and I devised a way to get rid of each other for the night. It wasn 't a brilliant idea , but it worked for us. My brother would check in wirh me at a set point every half-hour , jus*, in case we ran into our parents , so we could keep our stories straight. This worked for awhile until I went boy-crazy. I didn 't really feel like checking in with a little brother and wasting valuable "cruising " time on the Midway. Fortunately for me, at this time my brother was deemed old enough to be on his own. Soon after that I had my first real boy friend. Of course, for the young male generation , the game stands are the place to be. So by the end of that fair year I had every type of game prize imagin- BU rated a top state school Written and compiled by Martin Nemko of California , A new book listing 155 of the best state schools in the nation includes Bloomsburg University and it even gets a top billing. the book is published by Avon Books and will be released Alphabetically, BU is listed first in How To Get An Ivy this fall. Other Pennsylvania schools mentioned include Penn League Education at a Stale University. The book also menState, Shippcnsburg, and Millcrsville University. tions BU's reputation as a party school. The 1988 Bloomsburg Fair %gp %& IS SEPTEMBER 24 thru OCTOBER 1, 1988 SAT., SEPT. 24 - 8:00 PM TUES., SEPT. 27 - 6:00 & 8:30 PM ALABAMA FRI., SEPT. 30 - 6:00 & 8:30 PM THE " JETS ffi ~pi THUR., SEPT. 29 - 6:00 & 8:30 PM THE OAK RIDGE BOYS HOLLYWOOD STUNT §|g TIFFANY " '-5^:% . W ED., SEPT. 28 - 6:00 & 8:30 PM WORLD THRILL SHOW |§1 RICKY VAN SHELTON & THE FORESTER SISTERS DEMOlTfiON DERBY NEIL SEDAKA with Special Guest Attraction THE LETTERMEN J^V ^H^^^^^^^^^^^^ tj r ijf JL j v Paradeof Stars |v JY | MON., SEPT. 26 - 5:00 & 8:30 PM U.S. SAVINGSBON&S able and I knew the location of every game stand by heart. Last year was my freshmen year and I didn 't have the time or the money to go the fair. It didn 't bother me to miss out for one year , but now with the leaves starting to turn , the memories of the fair are coming back. This year I plan to go down and do all of the things I never had the chance to do last year. I w ant to go over all of my old haunts and savor the sights and smells of days gone by. I want to sit down anil look at the people and see the happiness in children 's faces, hear it in their laughter. This year the Bloomsburg Fair will be a rememberance of my childhood. Even if you didn 't grow up with the fair as I did , you can still go and have a lot of fun. You can go with old friends and meet some new ones, eat some real food(for a change) and walk away with some great memories. A ~ SAT., OCT. 1 - 6:00 & 8:30 PM CHARLEY PRIDENUJ^ ^l^>£o %^ ^I t l l .. ... .. . , ¦ - ¦- All Week long: * Free Band sheii Attractions Musical Marching Bands Little One Room Schoolhouse • • * Middle Earth Marionettes • Historic Farmhouse * Antique Farm Museum • „ ^. -, »«._.. r .~;*.-~~ o..v r«,~». ..^V. <:^