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Patterson-Sooter Homecoming Winners

By Linda Beauregard
Shivering as the cold November Lisa Patterson, a blonde beauty, can't believe l. won." dazzling firework displays, a Cougar
wind wrapped itself , around their seemed to be in a state of 'shock Without a scintilla of ceremony, and a pyrotechnical · sign reading
bare arms, six beautiful women in a when her name ·was read as Home- the king ran off the state in an "Fabulous 50's".
rainbow of formal gowns stood coming Queen. undignified manner to return . to the The COC Pep Squad members,
expe~tantly waiting for the an- In an unkingly garb of a Cougar game against West Los Angeles clad in the ·so's costumes, also added
nouncement that would name one of football lineman, Mike Sooter, her before he made his scheduled to the night's theme with their
them 1978's Homecoming Queen. boyfriend, reacted much the same presentation of the Bonelli Home- rendition of a dance to "Greased
Across the stage, five men attired way as he . was proclaimed Home- coming scholarships or received his Lightning" from John Travolta's
in everything from three-piece suits coming King. boutonniere ~ movie Grease.
to football uniforms also stood The crowning of the queen, and (It must be noted that the crowd Homecoming co-chairpersons
waiting, this time for the decision on presentation of the cape and fQrgave him for leaving since the were Mary McBride and Chris
the Homecoming King. bouquet of roses was marked by an Cougars won the game . 63-0.) Patterson, and their committee
The tension crackled through the explosion of fireworks. Earlier, the festivities were included Debbie Higgins, Sue Dilley
brisk air and became almost tangi- Lisa Patterson kept repeating, "I climaxed by the explosion of two and Lisa Patterson.
bile as announcer Lee Smelser
introduced each candidate with a
summary of his or her goals.
Nancy Boyden, Colleen Coulson,
Sue Dilley, Debbie Higgins, Lisa
Patterson and Robin Travis became
even more tense as the announcer
seemed to prolong the waiting
another eternity by introducing the
male candidates.
Albert Dumont, Stanley Gardner,
Mike Green, Tyrone Smith, and
Mike Sooter shifted nerviously. Tim
Steeves, another candidate, was
absent because of illness.
Finally, as the tension twanged,
Vol. IX No. 4 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS November 20, 1978
th!' announcement came.
Senate OK's Talk

On ASB Revamp

By Linda Beauregard
In an unprecedented move, the
Student Senate unanimously ap-
proved the formation of a committee
to investigate possible reorganiza-
tion of the Associated Student Body
at a Nov. 6 meeting in the student
lounge.
The committee will investigate
such reorganizational items as the
electiQn procedure, the ASB itself,
and the effects, both short and long-
range, of the proposed changes.
The committee, headed by Board
of Trustee student representative
Steve McAllister, was allocated a
$50 budget to visit other community
colleges to make comparisons of
their systems with COC's ASB
system.
During open forum discussion
earlier in the meeting, the senate
This year's Homecoming King and Queen are Lisa Patterson and Mike Sooter, the latter an offensive tackle on the approved the proposed open door
Cougar football team. They are "steady dates" when not running off with crowns. A colorful fireworks display policy for dances (leaving and then
punctuated the crowning ceremony held in chilling weather in Cougar Stadium. (Photo by Mike Collins). re-entering a dance), but this
decision may .be overturned in the
future due to legal complications for
In the Service of Justice, a CDC's Foreign Students Rate students in case of accidents.
contemporary comedy-drama The positions of Affirmative
dealing with deliberations of a Action committee, Students Per-
jury, will be presented Thurs- USA Education Superior To Own sonnel and Day Senator remained
day, Friday and Saturday unfilled, but four names were
nights, Dec. 7, 8, 9 and 14, 15, By Mike Collins submitted to the senate for con-
16 at 8 p.m. in Recital Hall, sideration as day senator.
Room S-130, in the Student In this age of the deflated buck, including a protectorate of the In a previous meeting (Oct. 30),
Center. few students are fortunate enough United States, Micronesia, are rep- Chris Patterson was appointed
The play, written by to visit the next county, much less a resented by 23 foreign students Blood Drive committee chairperson
William Baker, drama coach, foreign country. receiving part or all of their educa- and Ogedi Adigwe, Freshman class
features in major roles Carol What economy airline entrepreneur tion at COC. Current club member- president, to the Scholarship com-
Hart, Kathy Hearn, Steven Freddie Laker has done for the poor ship totals 30 but this paper was mittee.
Humphreys, Harlan Hiltner, wanderlusts of this world, the advised that the group is open to all The Motion Picture Production
Debra Lane and Micky International club of College of the students, and rapid growth is . club constitution was approved by
Parker. Canyons is doing for any student expected. the senate as written but the Soccer
Tickets go on sale Monday, with the curiosity to learn more In an effort to learn by compari- club and the Firearms/Police
Dec. 4, in the Student Center about other people with whom we son, The Canyon Call posed the Science clubs were declared inactive
lobby. share this globe. following question: "In your opinion, due to lack of representatives at the
Cultures of 10 different CO\lntries, (Cont'd on Page 4) ICC meetings.