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Short Story

Decisions .....

..... Decisions

By Carl Heinz
Like a great general planning a
major campaign, Catherine Donner
sat in the darkest corner of her
morbidly silent bedroom and gazed
with narrowed eyes of utter sobri-
ety at her open closet, trying to
visualize the various potential im-
pacts of outfits in different subtle
combinations.
She possessed a massive collec-
tion of clothes (perhaps one of the
largest in the entire world, accord-
ing to her mother). An absolutely
sweeping panorama of a wardrobe,
yet nothing was appropriate.
Nothing was "just right". Tomor-
row would be her first day of college
and she hadn't yet decided what she
was going to wear. Certainly all the
other girls probably knew weeks in
advance exactly what they were Slick, disco combo, will play for COC's first dance of the year tomorrow night (Saturday, Sept. 24) in the Student Center
going to wear over the entire fall cafeteria. The group plays a repertoire of some 40 tunes ranging in style from disco to rock, and including some slow
semester - all the way down to songs for close dancing. (Photo by Jim Hernan)
their nail polish.
What do the girls in college wear
·anyway? Panic was only a few "Slick" Band Calendar
thoughts away. She dreaded the
feeling of being out of place, but Set For Dance
thoroughly detested the idea of (Sept. 27 - Oct. 15)
simply blending in, remaining in-
discernible from the sum total of By Kathy McGinnis Sept.27 - Women's Volleyball w/Oxnard at COC, 6:30 p.m.
clean, pretty faces. Slick, the disco jazz band with a Sept.28 - Women's Volleyball w/ Antelope Valley College at
Catherine wanted to be an indi- new sound, will play at College of COC,6p.m.
vidualist - like the girls in Vogue the Canyon's dance tomorrow, Sept. 28 & Women's Volleyball w/Glendale at COC, 6:30 p.m.
and Cosmopolitan. She wanted to be Saturday (Sept. 24), from 9:30 p.m. Sept.30 - Men's and Women's Cross Country w/Glendale &
a girl who knew where she was to midnight in the Student Center Moorpark at Moorpark, 3:30 p.m.
going and exactly how to get there. cafeteria. Oct. I - Women's Volleyball J.C. Tournament at COC, 8 a.m.
She wanted to be a beautiful, Slick has been playing for two Football w / Antelope Valley College at Lancaster, 7 :30 p.m.
skinny, fashionable, independent, years under different names. Oct. 4 - Women's Volleyball w/Ventura at Ventura, 6:30 p.m.
skinny, self-assured, slightly racy, "We've been The Comics, Lookin' Oct. 6 - I.C.C. Club Day
slightly innocent, skinny, skinny Good and Funky Monkey Dance Women's Volleyball w/Moorpark at COC, 6:30 p.m.
career girl. A girl who "never Band until we settled on Slick," said Oct. 7 - Men's and Women's Cross Country w/W. LA & Allan
looked so good". But, damn, how Rich Brown, the leader. Hancock at Santa Maria, 3:30 p.m.
she hated making such a crucial "We decided finally on Slick Oct. 8 - Football w/Ventura at COC, 7:30 p.m. (Spirit Night)
decision as this! Was she striving for because Slick is slick." Oct.11 - Women's Volleyball w/Compton at Compton, 6:30 p.m.
.something that was basically un- Slick's repertoire is versatile, Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m., Board Room
attainable? containing more than 40 songs Oct.13 - Women's Volleyball w/ Allan Hancock at COC, 6:30 p.m.
Perhaps a dress would ... No, ranging from disco to rock, and Oct.15 - Football w/Glendale at Glendale, 1:30 p.m.
she would keep her dresses stra- includes some slow songs for close Men's and Women's Cross Country Cougar Invitational
tegically in reserve for mid-week dancing. The band has performed at atCOC
maneuvers. Just a simple pants Hart and Canyon High Schools and
outfit would be sufficient. Some- the Imperial Club in Tarzana,
thing casual, yet something sensual among other places.
enough to entice an exceptional A student who has listened to SENATE OPINION
quota of masculine imaginations. Slick on numerous occasions said,
And she would have to avoid at all "Slick has everything a disco dancer (Cont'd From Page 1) (Cont'd From Page 2)
costs appearing as if she had just wants. The beat is snappy, jazzy
bought something at Bullock's or and full of boogie. You want to jump 2. - Stage Christmas party for "The principal effects of smoking
The Broadway a few days before and twirl your tango and shake your 300 area children. are borne by the smoker himself -
with the singular intention of trying bootie to the irresistable percussion 3. - Rent films that pay for chronic disease and shortened life,"
to look overly impressive on the beat." themselves. said Dr. Diehl. But others are
first day of school. Tickets will be sold at the door for 4. - Strive for at least four affected by their habit. The smoker
Even though she knew that first $1 with an ASB card, and $1.50 candidates for each ASB office in infringes upon the non-smokers'
impressions were the most im- without. Minimum age limit is 16. campus elections. right to clean air.
portant, she didn't want to put off Band members include two COC 5. - Promote more popular In the non-ventilated, tobacco
any handsome young prospects by students, David Lopez, saxophone, self-supporting dances. smoke-filled room, concentrations of
not appearing "natural". Impres- and Dave Lyznick, trumpet. Others 6. - Establish better communica- nitrogen dioxide and carbon mon-
sions, impressions .. .let's see ... are Alex Gonzalez, guitar and lead tion between the senate and the oxide run much greater than in an
what kind of impression would she singer; Marc Winkel, drums; Todd student body. auto mechanic's garage.
want to give? Ferguson, guitar, and Brown, 7. - Work with the COC student So if I turn you off with this
She wanted to look like a girl who leader and electric guitar. recruiting committee. opinionated column, you can just
was completely self-contained, but 8. - Meet with local high school blow it out your ear. You turn me
students to promote COC.
not enough to suggest that she off each time you take a drag of that
didn't need boys. Or was it men now AA DEGREE CANDIDATES 9. - Arrange parent-Student cigarette.
that she was in college? Students planning to complete Senate meetings.
Then fear struck her vain veins AA degree requirements this 10. - Improve ASB's publicity We've all been warned enough. If
like ice water. That little b .... Nancy semester are reminded to file now program. you're not smart enough to get the
Deaton would be coming back to for a petition for graduation in the 11. - Promote ASB student message, maybe you're not smart
(Cont'd on page 4) Office of Admissions and Records. banquet awards. enough to live.