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I EDITORIAL I Cougars Score

Half of Budget
The COC athletic program
exhausts nearly half of the By Rick Larue
ASB budget. (For further
budget information, please see Almost one half of the
story on Page 2) I do not, at proposed 197 4-7 5 ASB budget
all, question the importance of has been allocated to COC's
athletics. Nor do I deny it as athletic department.
the most successful non- Of the total budget expendi-
academic program on this ture of $52,285, $24,125 will go
campus. Athletics, football in to promote athletics on this
particular, seems to instill a \JE campus.
fervor of involvement not Virtually all the ASB funds
present in any other activity. come from an ASB card fee of
Unfortunately, the number $6 assessed each fulltime
of physical participants is small RC V student quarterly (or $15
in proportion to the total annually).
enrollment. The athletic pro-
gr am is void of female The athletic budget break-
competition and limited to down is as follows: inter-col
those with the ability to win. legiate sports (including game
operaton), $15,894; conference
That's what it's all about. Or as dues, $1,035; awards, $230;
the late Vince Lombardi said, ~ banquet, $690; clinic, $115;
"Winning isn't everything; it's Robert Wells [right] is the new Veterans Advisor on campus. He publications, $46; programs,
the only thing". and student aide John Gilbert man station near Bonelli Center to $115; transportation, $3,000;
Yet, in all fairness, I must furnish information to almost 700 veterans on campus. Students are film expenses, $2,000; uni-
compliment our teams for their Mike Feeley, Mark Furniss, and Ed Poturalski. forms, $1,000.
attitudes. Win or lose, they are
positive about the game they The remainder of the
have played and their purpose First Free Film Wells New Vet budget is allocated to:
in the system. ASB president, $7,600; vice
I now paraphrase coach Stars McQueen Advisor at COC president, $7,350; treasurer,
~ Lombardi in saying that $2,500; committees, $6,250;
winning in athletics is not the rep. of student activities,
only thing to everyone. Many By Josh Bottf eld By John Gilbert $1,050; ICC ,· · $700; night
of us have a wide variety of The Student Senate for the Robert Wells is COC's new senator, $700; AWS, $535;
interests. COC activities pro- third year will present a free Veterans Ad visor, replacing other, $375; AMS, $300; soph.
grams have tried to touch major film program to stu- Curt Davis who resigned class, $300; day senator, $300;
those interests and have too dents and community during the summer. fresh. class, $200.
often failed. Why is this? The first movie will be "The Wells received his Associate
Perhaps because so many of Reivers", starring Steve Mc- in Arts degree in accounting The ASB president's ex-
us prefer to sit back and bitch. Queen, on Tuesday, Oct. 15. from Cypress College, Cy- penditures include conference
expenses and phone costs,
Negativeness!! Again, that's Tentative show times are 10 press, Ca. He served in the
what it's all about. The a.m.-12 noon, 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 · army for two years as an student loans, student in-
surance, presidential dis-
hitchers seldom offer a positive p.m. Posters will be placed artilleryman with a tour of cretionary fund and the dis-
alternative. Is self-proclaimed around campus prior to each duty in Vietnam. trict discretionary fund.
·hpertise"and "omniscience" on film giving location and time of Service decorations include
a host of world-shaking prob- film. a bronze star and a commenda- The ASB vice president's
lems a satisfactory substitute Other films scheduled are tion medal. expenditures include the news-
for a few simple, helpful "Sometimes a great Notion", More than 600 veterans paper and the college year-
suggestions? No way! This starring Paul Newman and the single largest group book, Bonnelli homecoming
chronic negativeness on this Henry Fonda, Nov. 19; scholarships, senate table ex-
campus is mistermed apathy, "Scrooge", starring Albert penses and the speakers
lack of school spirit, and even Finney and Alec Guiness, Dec. committee.
ignorance. It is the current 10; "The Cheyenne Social
trend both here and nation- Club", starring Jimmy
wide. I do not understand such Stewart, Jan. 21, and "The Pro- Try-outs for COC
a waste of mind. fessional", with Burt Lancaster Mascot to perform with
I say simply and logically and Lee Marvin, Feb. 25. the Pep Squad at athletic
that to offer an alternative "Cat Ballou" starring Lee contests will be held
solution is more profitable than Marvin and Jane Fonda, will Thursday, Oct. 10. For
to repeat and re-repeat that we be shown on March 11, details see Tami Nelson,
have problems. followed by the last film of the head cheer leader; Nancy
Carol Chambers year, the Marx brothers' Smith, counselor, or
classic, "Horsefeathers" on Nancy Henderson, sec-
THE CANYON CALL
Published twice monthly by April 11. retary in the Student
journalism students at College Additional money remains Activities office.
of the Canyons . Editorial in the film fund. Any student
opinions expressed in this with suggestions for additional
publication are those of the community at large as well",
writer and not necessarily films is encouraged to bring
those of the college. them to the Student Activities Robert Wells he added . .
EDITOR office or Student Senate which Assisting Wells will be
Carol Chambers meets every Monday at 12 currently are enrolled at CUC. Robert McElroy, a representa-
STAFF noon in the Board room. Weils hopes to increase this tive from the Veterans Ad-
Josh Bottfeld , Mac Burks , Tim number. ministration. McElroy, with a
Colebank, Charles Connell, "We hope to increase Bachelors degree in Russian
Larry Dunlop, John Gilbert,
Cathy Howe, Rick Larue, S.H.E., campus women's veteran enrollment at COC by (language) from California
David Reedy , Michael Shan- , group, will hold its organiza- 25 per cent for the winter State University, Northridge,
non, Blair Sisco, John Wright, tional meeting at 12 noon, quarter," he said. served four years in the air
Steven Bastian, Evan Hay- Thursday, Oct. 3, in Room I-10 "We intend that the Vet- force in airborne reconnais-
worth .
in the Bonnelli Center. All erans Affairs office at COC will ance.
ADVISER He was graduated from
Tony Remenih students interested in partici- serve not only the veterans on
pating are invited to attend. this campus but those in the Hart High.