Student Services Aids College Planning
The student services office
is designed to aid students
planning to attend Peninsula
College and those who are attending PC as well as provide
information and assistance
to students planning to transfer to other colleges.
Students interested in applying for scholarships
should see Wendy Shea. She
maintains a list of currently
available scholarships, as
well as eligibility requirements for them and a list of
tips on how to apply for a
scholarship. An average of
five scholarships is available
at any given time, according
to Wendy, and she has these
posted on a scholarship
board in the PUB.
Iris Bellinger, secretary to
Dean of Students Art Feiro,
handles problems students
might encounter with scholarship donors, and distributes scholarship checks to recipients.
Wendy Shea administers a
number of placement and interest tests. She is chief examiner of the GED (High
School Equivalency Test).
All incoming freshmen take
the Career Guidance and
Placement Test to determine
the student’s English and
math levels as a scheduling
aid to the student’s faculty
advisor.
Students taking the career
planning course and students
interested in finding out
more about their interests,
aptitudes, and values are encouraged to take the GATE
test and interest and values
exercises as an aid to career
choices. This test is administered free of charge. See
Wendy if you wish to take it.
Information on other optional tests is also available from
her.
Occupational information
is available on over 260 jobs
from the Washington Occupational Information System, which is catalogued on
computer. This listing includes job description, program of study description,
job opportunities, and
school information for a
specific field a student wishes
to inquire about. See Wendy
to make an appointment for
this free service.
Students wishing to have
an announcement concerning
a campus function placed in
the weekly bulletin should
turn in the announcement to
Iris Bellinger before noon on
Fridays.
Students who would like
information on college
medical and dental insurance
plans should see Iris. A
student may enroll in an insurance program during registration. Students covered
by college insurance who
have a claim should see her
for a claim form.
The student services office
also maintains a tutorial program for vocational students. Most students in need
of tutoring are referred to
Wendy by their instructors.
If a non-vocational student
wishes to obtain a tutor on
his own, Wendy might also
be able to help find a qualified tutor.
Student groups wishing to
use or rent college facilities
for a meeting or presentation
should see Iris for scheduling.
Catalogues from all Washington colleges as well as
many out-of-state colleges
are kept in the student services office. Students wishing
to look at these catalogues
may do so in the student services office but the
catalogues must not leave
that office.
Transfer equivalencies for
other colleges are available
from Wendy Shea.
She also coordinates
college visitations of admissions representatives
from other colleges who
come to speak with students
interested in transferring to
their institution.
On Jan. 30, a college visitation is planned in which 14
colleges and the Air Force
ROTC are going to be represented. Students should see
Wendy to make an appointment for advising.
Writers plan meet
A writers workshop will be
held at 3 p.m., Jan. 11, in the
faculty lounge. The group
held its first meeting Nov.
30, when it decided that in
addition to poetry, members
would also like to discuss
short stories and fiction.
The group was organized
by two students, Cathy Logg
and Maria Schlafani, to
provide an opportunity for
students and faculty writers
to meet, review, and discuss
each others’ work.
The meetings are held in
an informal manner, rather
than a classroom-type situation. The group plans to
meet twice a month. The
meeting times will be discussed at the Jan. 11
meeting, after students and
faculty have set up their winterschedules.
Besides providing feedback for each others’
writing, the group plans to
have guest poets in, evaluate
contemporary writers, and
review tapes from poets who
have performed on campus
during the last three years. If
enough interest is shown in
the group, members hope the
workshop can become a campus club.
“The group is composed
of experienced writers and
those interested in becoming
writers. We want to encourage anyone interested in writing to come to the meeting. It
isn’t necessary to bring your
work; just come and see how
the group works,” states
Todd Jefferson, faculty
sponsor.
Those who would like to
have their material reviewed
by the group should place it
in the box outside Mr. Jefferson’s office by Jan. 10 to
allow time for copying
before the meeting.
Insurance coverage changes
The insurance coverage
available to PC students will
undergo a change this year.
According to Art Feiro,
dean of students, the company which previsouly has
insured PC students will no
longer do so. Policies already
established will remain in effect for the winter and spring
quarters, however.
Beginning winter quarter,
students will be able to purchase accident-only insurance coverage for $5 per
quarter. The previous policy
included regular medical
coverage, which the new
policy will not. The new policy includes 24-hour accident
coverage, with a $10 thousand expense limit.
Insurance forms for the
new accident policy will be
available at registration or
through the Student Services
office.
Editorial
Studium Generale: A challenge for PC
Studium Generale, the PC public service committee program designed to present a variety of programs to the
students, is in serious trouble.
Student attendance at the programs is often minimal
despite the quality of presentations offered.
The Studium Generale program was originally designed
for two purposes: to increase the number of full time enrollments (FTE’s) and to broaden the exposure of students to
programs, ideas and aspects of our life which would serve to
entertain, educate or otherwise enrich them.
Studium Generale used to be a course students could take
for one credit. The programs presented were so well
received that enrollments had to be’cut off to allow enough
seats for local citizens who attended. The FTE’s certainly increased, but after the second year when they were no longer
considered in need, the program was dropped.
The problems with the program as a credit course, according to PC President Paul Cornaby, were that it was not sufficiently funded and that coordinating and planning it took a
great deal of time. He said the program could be offered as a
credit course again if there was enough interest and if the
faculty member in charge of the program was allowed a
block of time for that job.
Full time enrollments may not be a pressing problem for
PC this year, but with enrollments down from last year, such
a program wouldn’t hurt. The greatest benefit, however,
would be to students who could pick up an extra credit while
learning about a variety of subjects.
It is well known in the educational system that students
are not always aware of the potential benefit of particular
classes or programs. Since college students select their own
courses and are no less spoon fed education, it would be interesting to see how many students would enroll for such a
course if it were to begin again.
They might find that, although attendance would be required, it isn’t such a bad deal. They might even find themselves enjoying the programs and learning despite the fact
that it- is an unorthodox classroom situation. They might—
but only if the administration decides to give the program
another try—for the students instead of the FTE’s and the
glorious dollar bill that is the cornerstone of the educational
system.
We believe that valuable resources are going to waste and
exciting and educational experiences are being denied
students by this program not being re-employed.
In the Studium Generale program, one third of the
programs were presented by outside sources, one third by
citizens of the community, and one third by faculty members
with particular interests or expertise they are willing to
share. The whole idea behind community colleges is to serve
and involve the community. What better way to achieve that
end?
We challenge the faculty and administration to consider
the possibilities of re-establishing this program for credit. It
would be a sharing and learning experience we all could
use.
—Cathy Logg
A look at the artists
Change is Niel Young’s theme
By BRIAN RIPLEY
Change has always been
Neil Young’s theme, and his
music has always reflected
the creative changes he has
undergone. This element of
change is perhaps exemplified in his newest release,
“Comes A Time”, even
more so than in any other
album he has made.
“Comes A Time” is a significant album because it is
Young’s first offering that
bears none of the explosive
hard-rock sounds of such
past compositions as “Cowgirl in the Sand” and “Cinnamon Girl”. Missing also is
the almost raucous, primitive
harshness that characterized
some of his work during his
early years with Buffalo
Springfield and Crosby,
Stills, Nash and Young.
Cut mostly in Nashville,
“Comes A Time” is a carefully constructed set of unpretentious ballads that contains a skillful balance of
harmony and orchestration.
The album features Nicolette
Larson’s vocals in flawless
harmony with Young’s quavery, tremulous voice, as well
as a group of country music
instrumentalists and a string
section. J.J. Cale is heard on
electric guitar in a few of the
songs, and “Crazy Horse”,
Young’s backup band during
concert tours plays on two
songs also.
Side one opens with
“Goin’ Back”, a melodic
song that expresses a desire
for a return to the simple life
of times long since gone by.
Here Young seems to portray
mankind s transformation
from the natural, uncomplicated world of the past to the
fast-paced, frantic life of the
present.
The album’s title song
follows, a song that also depicts the changes many
people have undergone
while somehow establishing a
basis of permanence to it all
This cut features the splendid
fiddle-playing of Rufus Thibodeaux, accompanied by
Young’s own expertise on
acoustic guitar.
The first side of the album
concludes with three love
songs, which Young refuses
to render in the traditional
style of a love song. He has
his own unique way of communicating the emotion of
love in verse, and these songs
are a good example ofthis.
One of these, ‘‘Lotta
Love”, seems to contain a
plea on Young’s part for a
lasting companionship,
rather than a temporary one.
‘‘If you are out there waitin’/I hope you show up
soon/‘Cause my head needs
relatin’/Not solitude,” he
sings.
Side two begins with
‘‘Human Highway”, a song
that reflects the Nashville influence that Young has obviously felt, and which contains a hint of banjo reminiscent of “Old Man”. This
song is the title song of a forthcoming movie that Young
is presently in the process of
completing.
Nicolette Larson’s vocals are featured in the chorus of “Already One” A song dealing with that changes that Young himself has gone through. Here he sings about his “new life”, and declares his desire to avoid “falling back in the same groove.”
“Field of Opportunity” is a country song that again features Thibodeaux on the fiddle. “Motorcycle Mama” follows, Featuring Larson’s striking vocals, this time in solos alternating between Young and herself. The result is a satisfying blend of musical harmony in this lilting, upbeat tune.
The album’s final song is also its best one, and ironically the only one not written by Young. ” Four Strong Winds” Ian Tyson’s beautifully crafted,musingly sad ballad, is sensitively rendered here in capable fashion.
Once again, Young uses Larson’s excellent vocal talents
in perfect harmonic accompaniment with his own singing, leaving the listener with
a real sense of changes
having occurred and of time
having passed by. “Four
Strong Winds” is a wistful.
pretty melody that brings out
the ultimate pervasiveness of
Young’s musical talents.
“Comes A Time”is one of
Neil Young’s best albums t
date, ranking alongside
“Harvest” in sheer commercial appeal and greatly surpassing last year’s
can Stars ‘n’ Bars” in overall
musical content. It is a highly
personal effort and one
which certainly reaffirms
Young’s place as one of this
decade’s most important
musical figures.
Bookstore undergoes remodeling
The Peninsula College
Bookstore has gone through
some changes since Nov. 26.
Shelving has been
rearranged to make available
more floor space and bookshelves. With the newly added shelving a larger inventory of textbooks will be added. Students will need to
shop more carefully next
quarter from their prepared
booklists, since all texts will
appear on the shelves alphabetically for the entire school year.
Some of the display caseworks have been, moved,
such as the art supplies,
which have been moved to
the east and north walls, with
the exception of art boards
and format materials which
are together at the rear of the
store.
The store will resume normal hours beginning winter
quarter.
Music program slated
The Peninsula College
choir will present chorale
music of the Christmas Season Thursday noon, in the
Little Theater. The music
will be familiar Christmas
tunes, as well as some that is
unfamiliar. The audience will
be asked to participate in a
singalong and words will be
furnished.
Dr. Marvin Pollard and
his wife Nancy will sing
“Jesu Bambino”. Everyone
is welcome to join in an effort to help the quarter end.
Spokane CC stops PC offensive attack 72-67
Spokane community college visited Peninsula last
Friday night and went home
with a 72-67 win over the
pirates in what was a closely
fought ball game.
The Sasquatch scored the
first hoop of the game and
never lost the lead. Peninsula
did manage to tie it four
times in the early going and
to put on a scare late in the
second half.
Peninsula’s Scott Wheeler
and Spokane’s Jeff Robinson displayed some impressive outside shooting while the two teams matched baskets
through the first 10 minutes of play. Following a slam dunk by Ron Maben for Spokane, the Pirates suffered four consecutive turnovers and the aggressive Sasquatch converted them into a 25-19 lead with 7:24 left in the half. Peninsula’s trouble seemed to get worse as the Pirates could not penetrate Spokane’s tight zone defense. Bad passes haunted PC throughout the first period. Despite the outstanding
hustle of Pirate forward
Mike Madison, Peninsula
went into the break behind
43-31.
The trouble was not over
when play resumed in the
second half. The Pirates still
could not generate much offense but managed to stifle
the punishing Spokane attack and stay in the game.
With the help of an excited
home crowd Peninsula began
to whittle away at the 12
point Sasquatch lead. Pirate
guard Chris Ballew sunk a 15
foot jump shot with 12:05
left in the game to pull Peninsula within five.
The Pirates’ defense forced turnovers and gathered
rebounds but their offensive
game was not going and they
couldn’t get past that five
point margin as time ticked
away.
Spokane’s Len East kept
his team on top with some
accurate shooting in the last
five minutes as the Sasquatch pulled off the victory.
Mike Madison was the
leading scorer and rebounder
for Peninsula with 20 points
and 12 rebounds.
Scott Wheeler added 14,
along with Jamie Stewart’s
eight and Ballew, Scott Gray
and Dave Porter each hit for
six.
Len East led Spokane with
23 points and nine rebounds.
Steve Ferrette scored 14 and
Jeff Robinson 13.
Peninsula was cold from
the field, hitting 26 of 65 attempts for 40 per cent. The
Pirates made up for it by .
sinking 15 of 17 free throws
for 84 per cent.
Spokane shot 56 per cent
from the field and 71 per cent
from the line.
The Pirates’ record is now
four wins and two losses.
Pirate Pete’s Pal
Madison returns, A boost to PC
By RACHEL LEWIS
Last year Mike Madison
was in Tacoma playing basketball. This year he plays
for the Peninsula College
team.
“I wanted to come home
and play in front of the home
town crowd,” he explains.
Mike played basketball at
Pacific Lutheran University
last year. He started on the
junior varsity squad, and
suited up for the varsity
games but didn’t play. He
averaged 16 points and 13 rebounds a game and led the
team in both categories. The
JV’s ended the season with a
mediocre record which Mike
felt was caused by the lack of
team play.
‘‘The team was really
stacked with a lot of talent
but some nights everybody
went out and played one on
one instead of performing as
one unit,” he said.
Mike says he really enjoys playing on the PC team.
At first he wasn’t sure how
well he would fit into the
team because a lot of members are back from last year’s
squad and he didn’t know
many of them. He fits right
in though, and says he feels
as if he had been on the team
last year. He says the team
has good talent due to a good
recruiting program by coach
MikeClayton.
“The guys on the team are
not selfish, and play together,” he says, and he feels
that is part of the reason for
their success so far. The
other reason is Mike Clayton, whom he says is the best
coach he has had thus far.
“If we keep on improving
like we have been there is a
chance the team might make
it to tournament play,” he
adds.
Mike was born in Seattle and lived in Hawaii and
Michigan before his family
settled in this area. He graduated from Port Angeles in 1977. He likes being near
both the mountains and the
water and in his spare time he
likes to hike, camp, fish or
water ski. Every fall he goes
hunting in Eastern Washington. Last summer he
worked setting chokers in the
woods and said it was fun—
but also plenty of hard work.
Mike would like some day
to be a teacher and possibly
coach. He wants to teach a
fifth or sixth grade P.E. program. One of the reasons he
chose to attend P.L.U. was
because the school has a
good education program.
Next year he plans to attend
a four-year college that has a
good program for education
majors, possibly Western
Washington University. But
for now he likes going to
Peninsula College because
the campus is small and he
knows many of the people.
“I like the support the basketball team is getting from
the fans turning out to watch
our games. It’s easier to play
in front of a cheering crowd
than an empty gym,” he concludes.
Pirates squeak by Shoreline.
Shoreline scored the first
shot as the game got underway but the Pirates fought
back, hitting three quick
ones to get on top. The two
teams seemed to be evenly
matched as the lead changed
hands throughout the first
half.
The Sams took advantage
of numerous questionable
fouls called against Peninsula in the early going but
their biggest lead of the half
was four points. The Pirates
stiffened that lead and went
into intermission with a 45-
40 lead.
The second halfstarted off
all Peninsula as everyone was
scoring and playing excellent
team ball. The Pirates jumped to a 17-point lead with
8:23 left in the second
period.
Sams* head coach Gary
Gordon then called a time
out and his squad put on a
tough full court press as play
resumed. This rattled the
Pirates and the aggressive
Shoreline squad cut the lead
to two, with 2:22 left on the
clock.
Samurai guard Varreice
Spice was fouled and sank a
pair of free throws to tie the
contest, but his effort was in
vain as Peninsula went on to
win, 80-78 over Shoreline
boosting their record to four
wins and one loss at Peninsula
Dec. 6.
Scott Wheeler was high
scorer for the Pirates with 16
points, most of those coming
early in the game. Mike Madison, Gray and Stewart each
hit for 14 while Dave Porter
and Chris Ballew each put in
6.
John McCoy and Bud
Fishback led Shoreline with
16 points each.
V’ball championship
The spirit is high and the
competition couldn’t be better as intramural volleyball
comes to a close, with the
championship match today
in the gymnasium.
Three teams are probable
candidates for the finale
today: the “Net Wunders”,
with outstanding spikers in
Paul Graves and Paul Woolpert; “Abdo-men” with a
couple of top defensive players in the league with Jim
Lamoureux and Karen
Hopkins; and the Nanu’s,
with Randy Carman and
Gary Oberg leading the
team.
The three teams were tied
for first place when the regular season play ended. Two
of the three teams should be
in the championship, unless
an upset occurs.
Nancy Meinke is pleased
with this year’s IM volleyball. “The caliber of play is
extremely high and excellent
sportsmanship is displayed
by everybody.” she said.
However, Nancy said IM
one on one basketball has
been disappointing this year,
with people failing to show
up as the number one problem. In the A division Mike
Lux is meshing the net well
and in the B division the
leader is Dave Morton.
Student standout
Not just a ‘face in the crowd’ says Western transfer
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Most people transfer from
a two-year college to a fouryear, but not Julie Thomas.
Last year Julie attended
Western Washington University. “I don’t think I was
academically or socially
ready to attend a big school
like Western,” she said.
Julie says she didn’t want
to be a number or just a face
in the crowd: So this year she
decided to give Peninsula
College a try. So far she is
very impressed.
“The professors here are a
lot more willing to help
students and really want the
students to leant something
from their classes,” she explains.
Julie would like to major
in geology but isn’t sure if
she has enough dedication to
go through the program
because of the math and
chemistry background needed. Next quarter she plans to
take some math classes and
then see what happens from
there. Julie took the WOIS
career computer to get more
information on geology and
the programs around the
state.
“I was fascinated by the
different kinds of occupations the computer read
out for me,” she said, “and I
was surprised at the amount
ofinformation I got.”
When Julie was a junior in
high school she had to transfer to Port Townsend.
“Transfering into a small
school is a lot harder than
transferring to a large one.
None of the college prep
courses I was taking were
being offered and I found it
harder to make friends. It
was a pretty traumatic experience,” she explained.
She had given thought to
majoring in business but
decided she didn’t want to be
confined behind a desk.
“Although it looks like a
very glamorous job it’s more
pressure than I want to be involved with,” she remarked.
Julie was bom in Portland
Ore., but has lived all over
the United States.
“When I was young my
family would travel across
the country about four times
a year to see relatives.” She
says “I really enjoyed being
able to see so much of the
country.” The only states she
hasn’t visited are Maine,
Alaska, and Hawaii but she
says the Northwest is probably her favorite area. Her
family moved to the Peninsula mainly to be close to
relatives. She feels that
because her family has
moved so much it is easier
for her to make friends and
talk to people she doesn’t
know.
Julie likes to hike and
camp, and recently learned
how to ski, which she says
was one of the more exciting
events in her life.
Estes disappointed with film series attendance
The presentation of “The
Effect of Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”, in the Peninsula
College Little Theater Monday brought a close to the
college film series for the
1978 fall quarter.
Disappointed with the attendance of this film series,
co-ordinator Jack Estes says
he is looking forward to
commencement of the winter
film series and is expecting a
much higher attendance level
that quarter.
“Sixty-five students were
signed up for the series this
quarter, with an average of
15 walk-ins each showing,”
Mr. Estes said.
“Next quarter I’m hoping
over 100 students will sign
up,” he added.
The theme of the winter
film series is “modern foreign films,” and each film
will be accompanied by an
Academy Award winning
short.
Ten films will be presented
throughout the quarter, from
countries such as Sweden,
Jamaica and Israel.
This will be the third
foreign film series shown at
PC and Mr. Estes feels it will
have popular appeal.
“People seem to be hungry
for foreign films because
they’re not show in the
downtown theatre,” he said.
“Cries and Whispers”,
directed by Ingmar Bergman,
will be the first of the series.
This classic is a deeply penetrating, award-winning
study of the relationships
among four women, one of
whom is dying, and has
received excellent critical
reviews. Liv Ullman and Eriand Josephson star in this Rrated presentation. “Closed
Mondays”, a 1974 Academy
Award winning cartoon will
be shown with the main
feature on Jan. 8 in the Little
Theatre.
Jan. 15 will bring the
showing of the comedy,
“The Good Soldier Schweik”. Heinz Ruhmann, one
of the world’s greatest comic
actors, stars as the totally absurd Josef Schweik in the
adaption of Jarosiav Hasek’s
novel. The film is a satire of
Austrian bureaucracy and
the military high command,
and will be accompanied by
the 1963 Academy Award
winning short, “The Golden
Fish”.
Mr. Estes comments that
this series will be composed
of introspective films that
have more entertaining than
instructional value.
Letters
The Buccaneer always encourages letters to the editor.
Letters can express grievances,
complaints, commend someone or
praise some action. They can be
written on most any subject. Letters should be limited to 250
words or less and must be signed.
Names can, however, be withheld
upon request. The Buccaneer
reserves the right to edit letters
for content and length. Letters can
be dropped in Earl Clark’s box in
the administration office, or can
be given to any member of the
Buccaneer staff.
Parent night tomorrow
Peninsula College will
have a parent information
night tomorrow at 7:30 in the
college student center.
College director of counseling, Dick Hendry, said
this will provide an opportunity for prospective students and their parents to inspect the campus and discuss
with faculty and staff the
next step in career preparation.
Parent night topics will include college costs, financial
aid, career planning, academic and vocational program selection, the Washington Pre-coliege Test scores
and their usefulness in making educational plans, college
preparatory classes such as
reading development and
study skills, student housing
and student extracurricular
activities.
The session will focus on
Peninsula College, but the
information may be valuable
to those considering other
colleges as well, Mr. Hendry
says.
Helping parents predict
college costs will be an important goal of parent night.
Mr. Hendry said college staff
members are concerned
about mis-information
people have about college
costs and other important
planning matters.
And tuition is just the tip
of the iceberg to consider
when adding up college
costs, he observed. Students
needing room and board
need to be prepared for those
additional costs, $1,410 at
Peninsula and estimated by
other schools in the state to
run as high as $2,000 annually. But the main chunk
ofthe.college investment iceberg is time, in his opinion,
and consideration of how’
that time is to be used is extremely important.
Re-entry program scheduled
Men and women over 18
who have not attended
school recently and who
would like to know about the
services Peninsula College
offers, will be offered a onecredit course Dec. 14, 15, 18,
19 and 20.
The class is offered to nonhigh school graduates as well
as graduates. The one-credit
course will meet from 10 to
noon in the developmental
center (room 51) and will
cost $10.21.
“An Orientation for Reentry” is the name of the
class. Its goal is to “set the
possible re-entry student up
with the appropriate people
so the person’s needs can be
met during class,” says
Diane Johnson, re-entry
coordinator.
The class will be a seminar
to explore application procedures for college entrance,
college costs, financial aid,
vocational programs, career
options, local employment
opportunities, library services, testing for interest, aptitudes and values, counsel
ing and testing for vocational
guidance, math and reading
skills, getting an equivalent
high school diploma, a support group will be offered,
and a tour of the campus including all vocational and
academic areas.
This Thursday and Friday
the main thrust of the class
will be an evaluation of what
the student wants out of the
classes he or she might take.
A general brainstorming session will follow.
Larry Welch will present
the opportunities that PC offers for brushing up on the
basics. On Thursday Dick
Hendry will present a slide
show on the campus on the
same day. Then a group of
women presently in the reentry program will field
questions.
On Friday along with more
brainstorming, Art Feiro will
give a campus tour.
Next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday persons will
meet with counselors and
people in the areas of their
interest, in order to answer
any specific questions they
might have.
For housewives looking
for a break in the routine,
men who have lost their jobs
due to technology, single
women looking for a new Parent
career, men who have lost
their jobs due to the strikes
and persons who are just
looking for a change, “hopefully the re-entry program
will find a career for you or
make a change in your life,”
Ms. Johnson explains.
Net awards presented
Karen Hopkins was given
the inspirational award for
Peninsula girls volleyball this
season when awards for the
team were announced last
Sunday.
The most improved award
for this year went to Julie
Leavitt. The best to play with
award went to Karen Hopkins and Shelia Murphy, and
Joanne Ross was the recipient of the coaches award.
All of the awards were
voted by the players.