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Three Named By
OPINION
Student Senate

By Sally A. Elder
I am now a liberated female. I can The Student Senate has revoked
the appointment of Samuel Cobb as
be anything I want to be - a
business executive, a commercial parliamentarian.
pilot, a truck driver, even a mer- ASB president Dan Selmser
cenary. (What I really want to be is named Paul McGowan, night sena-
a good homemaker. I know, I know. tor, as temporary parliamentarian
for the remainder of the fall quarter.
It's prostitution!)
When the plumber came to fix the Cobb was ousted in part because
of frequent absences from senate
sink the other day I asked politely
what was wrong. He became rigid. meetings.
In other recent appointments,
His face turned purple and he
clutched his pipe wrench to his Vicki Cook was named Associated
Women Students representative,
chest.
"Lady," he said, "I'm not telling and Lynne McGowan replaced Barry
you a thing. It's you women's libers Tokar on the bookstore advisory
who are ruining my business!" committee. Tokar will be graduated
"What makes you think I'm a this quarter.
Theater Four is the newest club
liber?" I asked.
on campus. Its purpose is to
"Nope. You're not getting around
me with sweetness. You can't tell by cooperate with the oral communica-
looks alone these days," he said, tions department in developing and
looking me up and down. "That maintaining an educational theater
dress might be a disguise and I'm program through presentations of
sure as hell not aiding the enemy!" plays.
After the plumber left, carrying Senate members are currently
all his secrets carefully in his tool involved in planning a Christmas
box, I decided to go shopping for a Party for Santa Clarita valley
blouse, one with a lot of frills and children. The party is set for
December 22.
lace.
"You want what?" the salesperson Mr. Fore\
as}rnd. "I don't think we carry them
anymore. That's not today's look. Book Review
We have plenty of plain collars.
Here's a white shirt with the new tie By Tim Colebank
look. It's very unisex ... wait, \.\~ \\ n<z.,<ld o. \o{ mor-¢. vo+czs
here's the last blouse we have with Before each game, New York
lace. It's old stock. There's a spot on Jets' quarterback Joe Namath finds
it ... " +hishma.! a nice quiet spot to meditate. Twice
"I'll take it," I said, clutching the a day Rep. Richard N. Nolan of
blouse to my bosom and hurrying to Minnesota takes time out for the
the cash register. Students Visit Death Valley same purpose. Such stars as Stevie
"Hey Elder," a male voice boomed Wonder, Mike Love and Peggy Lee
behind me in parking lot. do it.
I looked around. "Who do you On 3-Day Geology Field Trip It does not seem that long ago
mean?" that the white-bearded, flower-
"You. Yes, I mean you, Elder." twirling guru , the Maharishi
"Oh," I said, raising my eyebrows By Linda Renslow The caravan camped the first Mashesh Yogi, was pushing the
slightly as I recognized the young An estimated 55 vehicles and 175 night at Lone Pine, near Whitney movement known as Transcendental
students and guests participated in Portal.
man loaded down with bundles. Meditation (TM), publicized in the
a recent three-day geology field trip The main stop next morning was
(Cont'd on Page 4) 60's by the Beach Boys and the
to Death Valley and environs led by in the Darwin mining area where
Winston Wutkee, geology in- students collected mineral speci- Beatles.
One of the best-selling books on
structor. mens of copper, lead, and zinc. the subject is "The TM Book: How
Highlights of the fun and study The safari converged on Death
THE CANYON CALL to Enjoy the Rest of Your Life" by
safari included the Randsburg- Valley the last day of the annual
Published twice monthly Dennis Denniston and Peter Mc-
J ohannesburg mining area, Red '49ers Days celebration, where in
by journalism students at Williams. An introductory lecture is
College of the Canyons . Rock canyon, Olivine basalt flow, addition to interesting geology, followed by questions and answers.
Red Mountain cinder cone, Lone trippers enjoyed local talent, includ-
Editorial op i nions ex- TM, the book proclaims, is so
Pine, Whitney Portal, Dolomite, ing a 76-year-old man who learned
pressed in this publication simple, natural and effortless. Fears
Darwin, Panamint Springs, and to play the piano and organ as
are those of the writer and of TM (if any) are erased.
not necessarily those of the Death Valley in California and thereapy after having a stroke more The cartoons are amusing and
college . Rhyolite and Beatty in Nevada. than 20 years ago. delightful, illustrating the scientific
The caravan stopped at various On the third day the caravan
EDITOR points to enable students to collect visited Ubehebe crater, Scotty's "evidence" how TM helps you and
Charles F. Connell your body.
rock and mineral specimens for Castle, and Beatty, Nev., where "TM is not a -religion" even
STAFF study in the lab, and to note the students collected samples of
Dan Cullen, Carol Chamb- land forms. fluorite. though it comes from an Indian
ers, Tim Colebank , Sally Purpose of this trip, according to Sights well worth the extra time religion leader, the authors point
E I d e r , Peg g y· F re em an , Wutkee, was to enable students to it takes to see are Artist's Drive and out.
Jeanette Gorham, Carl study geology in the field, for which Twenty-Mule Team canyon. Wind- Other current books on TM are
Graves , Mark Guy, Lauri there is no substitute. ing through the soft sedimentary "TM: Discovering Inner Energy and
Haynes , Donna Heese, rock of Twenty-Mule Team canyon Overcoming · Stress," by Harold
Robin Huntsinger, Susie In Rands burg, students visited in a car is one thing, but visualizing Bloomfield, Michael Cain and Denis
Kassir, Howard Marsden, locals, residents, and browsed Jaffe for $8.95 (third on the best
William Miller, Joe Murphy, through shops, including the Desert a mule team doing it, the driver selling list); "The Relaxation
Valerie Noccio lo, Robe rt Museum, an archive of the famous unable to see the end of his team, is Response" by Herbert Benson, for
Parker, Bob Petitt, Lin da Rand mining district. something else. $5.95, and \'How to Meditate" by
Ren slow, Daniel Rod riguez. Some hearty individuals hiked to By special permission, the party Lawrence LeShan for $1.95.
PHOTOGRAPHS the Yellow Aster mine where gold visited Ryan mine and was treated It should be pointed out, however,
Glenn Ritzma, Charl es was discovered in 1895. Since then to a guided tour by one of the four that these books do not teach you
people who lives there. The mine is
Connel I, Carol Chambers . the Rand district has evolved from how to meditate. That you must
discovery to boom to bust. Re- so far from civilization that the two learn from an experienced teacher.
ADVISER families who live there travel to Las
Tony Remenih portedly, $22 million in gold re- There are 370 TM centers across the
mains, enough to reopen the mine if Vegas, 120 miles away, to do their country, with more than 6,000
the price of gold stabilizes. shopping. teachers.