Cornaby explains Wilcox layoff
Alberta Wilcox, former
PC bookstore clerk who was
suspended following her
reinstatement by the Higher
Education Personnel Board
on Feb. 7, is back at Peninsula College. Temporarily.
Ms. Wilcox, under the
HEP Board ruling, was
reinstated with full pay after
she was fired by PC President Dr. Paul Cornaby. Dr.
Cornaby suspended her as a
disciplinary action relating to
the original firing.
“The reason the suspension took place is it was not
the college’s intention to let
this lapse without penalty,”
he said. “Particularly under
the circumstances of reinstatement. The college’s
position is that we were justified in the action we took.”
The charges against Ms.
Wilcox alleged false representation of physical illness
and willfully failing to report
the circumstances of her illness to her supervisor,
Business Manager Frank
Thayer.
According to the HEP
Board hearing examiner, Ms.
Wilcox was given insufficient
notice and the college failed
to fulfill the requirement of
specified charges warranting
disciplinary action.
During Ms. Wilcox’s
absence, the job she formerly
held was abolished. Subsequent to the suspension,
Ms. Wilcox was still owed
five working days. She has
returned to PC effective Feb.
26 to fulfill those days in the
business office.
According to Dr. Cornaby, Ms. Wilcox will be laid
off effective March 2. He
said she had the options of
being listed on the college’s
layoff list, which would give
her priority in rehiring for
any job for which she qualified, or she could apply for a
job now held by a probationer as an accounting assistant.
Dr. Cornaby said Ms. Wilcox declined both options.
Bookstore new hours announces
The bookstore has set a
new opening time of 8:45
a.m. with 2 p.m. closing
Monday through Frida?
Business Manager Fran
Thayer announces.
The old hours were from
7:45 tc 2:45. Students on the
bookstore committee decidet
that most students go directly
to their 8 a.m. class and go
straight home after their
afternoon classes, so the
schedule change was made.
The 7:45 a,m. to 2:45 p.m.
and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
hours will be in effect during
the first two weeks of the
spring, fall, and winter
quarters.
Dorm rates to go up $100
Dorm rates at Peninsula
College will go up $100 next
year due to higher food
prices and other costs.
Room and board for three
quarters will rise to $1,510
next year from the current
$1,410 charge. Rates were
$1,310 last year.
Dr. Paul G. Cornaby,
college president, said $64 of
the increase is due to higher
food costs. The remainder is
for linens, supplies and
maintenance services.
Estimated expenses at
Peninsula currently total
$1,716 after $306 is added to
room and board for tuition
and fees for fulltime
students, still among the
lowest in the state. Next
lowest annual estimated
costs, at Eastern Washington
University, are more than
$200 higher. Costs go as high
as $2,712 for public fouryear schools and $5,150 for
private schools.
ASC posts change
Julie Leavitt has been
named the freshman representative, ASC President Jim
Cameron announces.
Julie filled the position
vacated when former freshman rep Nancy Bridges
moved to secretary-treasurer
replacing Vicki Mullins.
Julie is a Forks High
School graduate and now is
in the business administration department. She hopes
some day to become a bookkeeper. She is active in intramurals and is on the IM
board. Julie was on the
varsity volleyball squad and
is an avid skiier.
“Being freshman representative, I hope to fulfill the
needs of my class,” she said.
Mitsui to read Mar. 8
James Masao Mitsui will
be the Foothills Poetry
series’ featured poet Thursday, March 8, at noon in the
Little Theater.
Mr. Mitsui earned his
initial B.A. in education,
majoring in French. His
subsequent B.A. and M.A.
in English he earned at the
University of Washington,
where he studied under
Nelson Bentley, William
Stafford and Richard Hugo.
While a graduate student at
the university, he edited
“Assay,” the University of
Washington’s literary magazine.
Mr. Mitsui has published
two books, “Journal of the
Sun” and “Crossing the
Phantom River.”
“Journal of the Sun”
received the Pacific
Northwest Booksellers
Award for poetry in 1974
and was the first published
book of poetry accepted as a
thesis at the University of
Washington.
In 1976-77, Mr. Mitsui
received a fellowship grant
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Variety show planned
“Still Crazy After All of
These Years” is the theme of
a show to be given Friday,
March 16, in the Little
Theater. The stage band will
begin playing at 7 p.m., and
the show will start at 7:30.
Karen Wright, Sandy
Hereld and Melissa Trivich
are arranging, producing and
starring in this musical
variety show. The show will
offer a wide variety of
musical instruments including the piano, guitar, harpsichord, dulcimer and recorder.
An arrangement of “All
That Jazz” will be featured
along with skits and songs of
different styles.
Meteorology class added
Ron Crawford, Peninsula
College science instructor,
proposed a new course in
physical science which would
cover meteorology, at a
meeting of division chairmen
recently.
The class will be offered
on alternate years, alternating with oceanography.
Mr. Crawford said he
hopes to start the class in the
spring of 1980, and is
looking forward to teaching
it.
Editorial
Shhh!…Pass it around
How long has it been since you have been asked to
“shhhh” in the library?
For many of us, the idea conjures up an old maid librarian
with a scowling face and stiff, white collar glaring threateningly at us from behind horn-rimmed glasses . . . back about
second or third grade, maybe.
Unfortunately, too many of us have forgotten that a library’
is, out of necessity, a place of quiet. We have outgrown the
need to be constantly reminded to lower our voices and be
courteous to others because we’re adults now. Or have we
outgrown it?
Recent complaints from students taking tests in the library
have served to remind us that it is difficult to concentrate
when others are talking and giggling nearby. The PC library,
among its many other functions, serves as a place where
students can take makeup exams without interrupting their
instructors’ classes.
There is also a specific testing area which is used primarily
by nursing students on the north side of the library between
the library offices and the magazine section. This testing
area is directly across from the main study tables used by all
library patrons.
Perhaps we need a reminder that voices carry, and it is
easy to forget that the main purpose of the library is to
provide students with a quiet reference and study area.
Mrs. Emmenegger, PC librarian, says, “The library
atmosphere should be relaxed, but not to the point of laxity.
We must remember it is a study area. We want students to
feel comfortable with everyone on the staff but there is also
something else: consideration for other people.”
For nursing students, distractions during testing is a
special problem. Because of the high demand for classroom
space and the flexibility with which the nursing testing
program has been designed, there is no viable alternative to
the library where they can take their tests. The tests are
kept in the library and testing must be monitored.
According to Linda Miller, the test coordinator, the present
testing program is infinitely preferable to the nursing
students. The only other way to administer the tests would
be to have all student nurses take a test at the same time in a
given classroom. The program is intensive, and is therefore
structured so that students can take tests as they are ready
for them and work at their own speed, like the math lab or
self-study courses.
The nursing program testing hours are 8 a.m.-4:15 on
Tuesday and Thursday, and 8:30-12 on Wednesdays.
The library is an exciting place. How often do you see
students and faculty talking excitedly about a special news
event or basketball score? Besides the chatter of voices
there is the noise of the xerox machine to distract one’s
attention. Therefore, if is most important that what noise can
be minimized should be.
The library should be utilized for its designated function.
There are alternate places to relax and converse—especially
the PUB or the plaza. We must remind ourselves that other
students deserve the same courtesy we expect when we are
trying to study. If you see others being careless, ask them to
be quiet. And when you see your friends, instead of saying,
“Hey, man, how’s it ‘going?”, just close your mouth—or
simply smile. They’ll go crazy trying to figure out what you’re
up to.
Published bi-weekly by journalism students of
Peninsula College, Port Angeles, Wash. 98362
—Cathy Logg
Counselor’s Corner
Willicut counsels vets
By NANCY KILMER
Bob Willicut, director of
veteran’s affairs, has recently
taken on the added responsibility of vocational
counselor.
As director of veteran’s
affairs, Mr. Willicut is
responsible for administering
all VA programs, counseling
veterans in general academic
areas, and directing the
outreach program.
His new position as
vocational counselor will
allow him to get into advising
and pre-advising students in
the vocational programs. He
will work closely with the
vocational faculty, in classrooms, with students, and
wherever help is needed.
Mr. Willicut was born and
raised in Seattle, where he
graduated from the University of Washington with a
B.S. in forest management.
After graduating from the
U.W., Mr. Willicut went on
active duty with the Air
Force, spending three years
in Texas and two years in
Turkey. After his five years
in the military, he returned to
Sequim and secured his
present position at Peninsula
College.
Mr. Willicut also likes
working outdoors. He enjoys
hiking, canoe-camping, high
lake fishing, and hunting.
He is also a car enthusiast.
“Automobiles are one of my
loves,’’ he says. “I’m fond
of performance type automotive machinery.”
He works on projects
around the house, too, like
remodeling rooms and doing
finishing work.
“I like to accomplish
things,” says Mr. Willicut.
Programs to get credit
The Studium Generale
programs offered Thursdays
in the Little Theater will
become a credit course starting in the spring quarter.
The course is being returned to the schedule because of
student demand, the course
was previously offered at
Peninsula, but was dropped
because administration of
the class was difficult.
Dr. J. Marvin Pollard is
making a system so guests
can continue to attend the
programs without charge.
“There will be a greater
attempt to assure exposure to
as many different facets of
learning as possible,” Dr.
Pollard said. The studium
generale schedule is in the
process of setting events and
dates for the spring quarter.
Scene around campus
Quote of the day: “After a
free lunch there’s always the
just desserts.” . • • New art
display in the Pub Gallery . . .
Earl Clark on edge (what, the
imperturbable man?) … An
artificial tree transpiring in
the botany lab . . . some
heated discussions in the
facutly lounge … Ed Tisch
defining the Buccaneer as a
“necessary evil” . . . Dr.
Cornaby trying to go back on
his word . . . Karen Wright
trying to keep up with her
schedule . . . Clive Matson
touching students’ minds . . .
a collective sigh of relief after
midterms . . . Alberta Wilcox
back on campus . . . and
Mother Nature overshadowing us all.
“Daughters” to screen March 5
“Daughters, Daughters”,
the next feature in the Peninsula College foreign movie
series, will be shown in the
Littie Theater, at |7 p;m-r_i
Monday, March 5;
It is billed as a hilarious
tale of a father of eight
daughters who transfers his
longing for a son to an
obsession for an heir.
Moshe Mizrahi, popular
Israeli filmmaker, captures
the spirit of Israeli life in a
film that all ages can enjoy.
“Daughters, Daughters,”
has Hebrew dialogue with
English subtitles.
The Academy Awardwinning short, “The
Bespoke Overcoat,” also will
be shown.
Marriage enrichment presented
A new Peninsula College
Family Life Program,
“marriage enrichment” will
be offered today and
tomorrow.
Instructors Richard and
Janet Harrison said they
hope the workshop will help
couples obtain improved
communication, better clarification of values, greater
flexibility, and new problem
solving skills that will result
j_n increased closeness and
-vitality in their marriages.
The one credit course will
meet from 6 to 9 this evening
and from 9 to 4 p.m.
tommorow in the faculty
lounge. Tuition is $10.20
plus $1 records fee. Registrations will be still accepted
today, although enrollment
is limited to 15 couples.
Both instructors are part
time teachers at the University of Washington and
Peninsula and have a private
practice in Seattle for individuals, married couples and
groups.
Evergreen reps here March 21
Evergreen State College
will hold an information day
at Peninsula College Wednesday, March 21, from
noon to 7:30 p.m. The program will offer details on the
proposed Peninsula-Evergreen outreach program set
for next fall.
The new program is
designed to accommodate up
to 60 students who are interested in seeking bachelor of
arts degrees and who have
already completed requirement for the associate of arts
degrees.
The exact curricular offering for Evergreen’s Olympic
Peninsula program won’t be
announced until later this
spring, after completion of a
community survey which
college staff members are
conducting in the Port
Angeles area. The survey will
give additional information
for Evergreen which will be
needed to complete their
curriculum. The program
will focus on fine arts and
humanities.
Jazz-rock presented
Studium Generale sponsored a free contemporary
jazz-rock music concert
yesterday noon in the Little
1 heater.
The group that performed
were called the Cozzetti Gemmill Band. The performance consisted of Robert
Cozzetti playing the trumpet
Tim Gemmill on the saxophone, Fredrick Taylor on
drums, and Steve Bartlett at
the electric guitar.
aiiTJ?e gr?wp has performed
all over Washington state,
New York, New Jersey and
Colorado, has appeared on
television, radio and has
played for more than 40
colleges. They also have
played at the United Nations
and Lincoln Center.
The group’s goal is “to
create peace for the listener’
and communicate the true
meaning of music.”
.They also performed last
night in the Little Theater.
Students paid $1 for the
performance, while the general audience paid $2.
Pirates stop T-bird comeback
A pair of free throws sunk
by Mike Madison with four
seconds left gave Peninsula a
74-72 win over Highline in
the last game of the season,
Feb. 22 at home.
The Thunderbirds had
previously destroyed the
Pirates when Peninsula
played on their court,
winning by 40.
The Pirates looked sharp
in the first half with Scott
Wheeler, Madison and Scott
Gray leading the way. Peninsula put together a 14-point
lead but the T-birds fought
back to stay in the ball game.
The Pirates were up 38-35 at
the half.
Peninsula kept things
going as second half action
began and sat on a five point
lead through the first seven
minutes. Highline then hit
the offensive boards and tied
the game, 49-49.
Peninsula fought off the
T-bird surge and went up 59-
53 with 7:12 left in the
contest,. The Pirates took
advantage of Highline mistakes and cold shooting
through the next six minutes
and were ahead by seven with
a minute and a half left.
The T-birds made a run
for it and capitalized on
missed pressure free throws
to pull within two at 72-70
with six seconds left on the
clock.
Madison was fouled, hit
both free throws and Highline’s Curt Lagasca pumped
one in from way out for two
points at the buzzer but it
was to no avail as the Pirates
pulled off a rare close win.
Madison led all scorers
with 23 points. Gray had 14,
Wheeler hit 10 and Boucher
added eight for the Pirates.
Rich Hartnett led Highline
with 16.
Breaks hurt PC in losing season
By RICK ROSS
The 1978-79 basketball
season is over for the Peninsula Pirates, who finished in
the same spot as last season
but with a dismal 3-11 league
record.
The Pirates finished sixth
in the league, with the
Olympic Rangers the only
team in worse shape, sitting
in last. The Pirates’ overall
season record was not as
bad, as they neared the .500
mark with eight wins and 17
losses.
It was a season of breaks
for the Pirates and
unfortunately they were all
bad. They had the potential
to beat anyone and showed a
lot of poise in coming back
after continuous heart
breakers.
Mike Madison was a big
boost to the Pirates this
season as he put in 53 per
cent of his field goals for 397
total season points. Madison
also led Peninsula with 228
rebounds. The 6-5 forward
showed that big men can
make free throws and hit 81
for the season at 76 per cent.
Madison was also second in
the assist department.
Scott Gray, another 6-5
forward, upped his scoring
contribution from last
season’s 91 total points to
this season’s 263. Gray was
third in rebounding and assists for Peninsula.
Dave Porter was the third
leading scorer with 241 total
points, hitting most of those
on put-backs from rebounds
as he was second under
Madison with 182 total
’bounds.
Pirate 6-4 guard Scott
Wheeler missed several
games with a fractured wrist
but still sank 175 total points
as PC’s fourth leading
scorer.
Wheeler also hit an
impressive 78 per cent of his
free throws this season.
Brett Gregory led the team
with 95 assists and was a big
contribution as a playmaker.
Gregory also canned 167
total points and did the job
as Pirate ball handler.
Returning star Jamie
Stewart scored 142 total
season points and pulled
down 81 rebounds in his
short stay with the Pirates
this year. Steward failed to
shake a flu bug and played
only the first half of the
season.
Chris Ballew raised his
total point mark from last
season by 88 as he hit a total
of 131 points. Ballew was
credited with 48 assists.
Roger Boucher scored 112
total points this season. Jon
Judd led the squad in free
throw accuracy, hitting 83
per cent from the line. Judd
ended up with 71 points.
Dwain Scott scored 80,
Kevin Backlund hit 65 and Dan Hazel sank 41 to round
out the season’s scoring.
EX-pro coaches for Peninsula
By RACHEL LEWIS
“I feel the basketball team
played as well as any other in
the league the last six games
of the season, but it was too
late,’’ says Mike Clayton,
Peninsula College basketball
coach.
Mr. Clayton said he
enjoyed coaching the team,
but because the team had a
losing season tjiere was a
little more pressure. He
hopes to return next year if
he gets a full time teaching
position at Peninsula.
Before he came to Peninsula College Coach Clayton
played professional basketball in Europe and was on
the Hogsbo team in Sweden.
“I enjoyed playing and
traveling around Europe but
I would have liked a warmer
southern country better,” he
said.
He was raised in Port
^Angeles and graduated in
1966 from the local high
school.
He then attended Western
Washington University for
four years. While playing on
the college basketball team
he set the school scoring
record—which has since been
broken, he says. As a member of the Western team he
received honorable mention
All American two years in a
row. During his senior year
he was athlete of the year.
After he was graduated
from Western he went to
Mexico to work on his
master’s degree in anthropology. He attended the
University of the Americas,
about 100 miles southeast of
Mexico City.
While attending the
University he played
basketball for the college
team which won the Mexican
national championship.
From Mexico he went to
Everett where he worked for
the school district as a community school coordinator
for two years.
Mr. Clayton is a half time
employee but wants to
remain at Peninsula. “However, without a full time job
there’s just no way I can do
it,” he says.
IM tourney planned
Schlitz Beer is sponsoring
a national intramural competition in Denver, Colo.,
April 28 and 29, and plans
for a 10-man team from
Peninsula College to
compete are beginning to
take shape.
IM director Nancy Bell has
been working to set up the
trip. According to Nancy,
the local Schlitz distributor
will work out the financial
problems, covering some of
the transportation costs and
the food and lodging.
Jim Cameron volunteered
his efforts towards the possibility of student body funds
to help out in the trip.
The 10 people would
include five men and five
women, and would represent
Peninsula in the four areas of
competition: swimming,
track, volleyball and basketball.
The IM board is discussing
how these 10 people should
be selected. They would be
competing against teams
from colleges and
universities all over the west
coast.
‘Hoarders end 6-0
The Board Hoarders went
undefeated in intramural
basketball play this season
with a 6-0 record after an
easy win over the Trivia
Brothers by 33 points last
week.
The Hoarders consist of
Paul Beck, Rob Knudson,
Rick Ross, John Anderson,
Steve Wasnock and Rick
Melvin. They are favored to
win the post season tourney
which started this week.
There were no ties this
season in basketball competition, as the Nanus II finished
second, Facutly third, Drooling Dribblers fourth, Heads
fifth, Nomads sixth and
Trivia Brothers seventh.
The IM backgammon
double elimination tournaments began Monday with 36
students set for competition.
There are three leagues with
12 in each. The students were
previously playing a practice
round-robin tournament.
As of last Monday seven
matches were left in intramural bowling. Brian Ripley
presently leads that tourney.
The “no shows” are still
plaguing IM badminton
competion as the tournament
is nearly half way through.
According to Nancy Bell,
there are no real leaders to
date.
Intramural billiards began
Monday with seven students
slated to play.
AA degree change eyed
Two proposals are under
study for modification of
requirements for the Associate of Arts , degree. If
approved, these changes will
bring the Peninsula College
requirements in line with the
guidelines listed by the Inter
College Relations Committee.
The first proposal calls for
an increase from 54 to 60
credits in general education
courses, an additional 6
credits, still including 15
credits in each of the humanities, social science, and
natural science areas, plus
the 9 credit requirement in
English comp.
The second proposal
would allow 15 credits in
courses numbered 100 and
above which are not included
on the college distribution or
elective lists, to be applied
toward the AA degree
requirement.
The two proposals are
currently being discussed by
the divisions and recommendations regarding them will
be presented to the president
during spring quarter.
The total number of
credits required for the AA
degree will remain
unchanged, and if any
changes are approved they
will not take effect until next
year.
Student standout
Dan Long sticks close to the soil
Dan Long is majoring in
soil science because it combines his interests in geology,
botany and sociology.
Dan’s interest in earth
science was nurtured by his
father, a geologist. Dan
often accompanied him into
the Cascade and Olympic
Mountain ranges where he
studied the effects of Pleistocene glaciology.
Dan hopes to attend
Washington State University
next year, and after graduating intends to work in
Asia or Africa to learn about
how other people practice
agriculture in contrast to
western society.
Dan graduated from Port
Townsend High School in
1971, then joined the Coast
Guard, where he was an aircraft mechanic. During the
six years Dan was in the
Coast Guard he was stationed in Texas, North Carolina,
and Alaska.
In his spare time, Dan
plays guitar for a group
called the Thrashing Floor.
They are often billed as a
blue grass band, but Dan
says that the music they play
“isn’t blue grass. It’s old
time music that’s
traditionally a part of American heritage.’’
Last summer, Dan worked
for the Olympic National
Park doing trail maintenance
and rehabilitation of some
areas of the back country
that people frequent. During
the last two years, he has
been working with Ed Tisch
in his research of forest and
plant communities of the
Olympic Peninsula.
Dan doesn’t own a car,
which fits in with his
naturalistic philosophies. He
rides a bicycle instead.
“After riding hundreds of
miles, I find that cars are
rather audacious,’’ says
Dan. “I feel sensitive about
the waste of energy,’’ he
adds.
Murray to promote maturity
Vince Murray is now in his
second year as dorm manager and is enjoying the residents more.
“We’ve got a good group
of people and as dorm man
ager I want to promote
maturity in the students and
give them a good atmosphere
to study in,’’ Mr. Murray
said.
He has earned a masters
degree in medical care and
ethics, as well as a bachelor’s
degree in English and a
licentiate in philosophy.
He also attended seminary
for 13 years, taught Latin
and English in New York
City, and was a track coach
and athletic director as well.
He also was a teacher and
administrator at George
Washington Medical School
in Washington, D.C., in
1974.
In 1974 he was married
and spent a year in Europe
with his new wife Anne. In
the spring of 1977 the
Murrays visited Port Angeles
and decided to move here in
the fall of 1977, when he
became dorm manager.
Since then Warren Russell
Murray has become an
addition to the family.
The Murrays enjoy
watching the varsity basketball team play, and also
enjoy hiking, tennis, and
classical music.
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.
Family life class set
Peninsula will be offering
a four-week, one credit
course in foster parenting.
The course offered by the
college family life programs
will be held Tuesdays, beginning March 6, from 7 to 9
p.m. in room VT-42. registration will be on the first
night of class.
Dennis Kelly, class coordinator, said discussions will
focus on concerns of participants, discipline, and communication techniques.
The Department of Social
and Health Services will pay
tuition for 20 licensed foster
parents.
For further information
call the college at 452-9277.
Federal aid easier under new laws
Federal legislation recently
raised the family income
limit for students to qualify
for basic grants.
The income level was
raised to $25,000 for basic
grants. The legislation also
extended the loan program.
Loans will be available to
students regardless of family
income.
People interested jn getting
financial aid for college next
year should start on
applications as early as possible, says Jim Lunt, director
of financial aid.
Standard forms used to
apply for grants and loans
regardless of the college the
applicant plans to attend are
available at Mr. Lunt’s office
in the PUB.
There is a short film strip
in the college library for
students who are not familiar
with basic categories of aid
available through federal
grants and federally insured
loans.