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There's No Place Like Home At 'The Hilton'

By John P. English
Ten days of terse, whispered ac- West Golden Triangle Rd., Saugus. lord establishment. his options with an eviction threat
cusations regarding the athletic This building, now far removed Adding, perhaps, to the confusion hanging over him and no money in
program and related problems at from the antiseptic haven for the was a notice tacked up at "The his pocket. He readily admitted he
College of the Canyons plus dis- sick, has been turned into a space- Hilton" stating in effect, "no rent-no had not gone to his coach or a
closures of filthy, inadequate living for-rent flophouse sardonically re- rooms-no exceptions." This note counselor to air complaints or
conditions off campus for out-of- ferred to by athletes as "The was signed "Coach Ratcliff." Chuck simply to seek advice.
state athletes, culminated recently Hilton." Ratcliff is an ex-coach who worked When basketball coach Lee
. in the stabbing of one teammate by The irony in the bizarre series of parttime last semester with COC's Smelser was contacted, he said he
another. events leading to the Booker- football team and coaching staff. was not made aware of "a rent
Brian Booker and. Milton Camp- Camp bell confrontation is that Ratcliff is also employed by Bob problem" until the previous night
bell, two soft-spoken, quiet football neither football player was remotely Waldron and .Archer Investment when told by an assistant coach.
players shocked teammates, fellow involved in the original problem Co. as manager of the building Smelser maintained he was totally
athletes an:d friends on campus which concerned back rent owed by housing some of the college's re- unaware of the possible loss of his
when they allowed a shouting match two basketball players, Mark Reed cruited out-of-town athletes. outstanding forward Reed.
to escalate to the shoving stage and and Bob Skeeter, also living at "The The Canyon Call was apprised of McCarthy, an impetuous activist,
finally to what might easily have Hilton." · the impending loss of Reed, this was frustrated in her efforts to get
become a tragedy. Further compounding and cloud- season's basketball standout, by assistance for Reed and Skeeter
The incident occurred at approxi- ing the issue is the misconception Zorayda McCarthy, Sophomore until she went over .everyone's head
mately 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. that COC has any control over living class president. There seemed to be with a slam-dunk shot of her own.
22, at what was once Hillside conditions or the management of the a genuine need for assistance and She brought the problem to Presi-
Community Hospital, 21704¼ B privately owned, absentee-land- Reed expressed grave doubts as to dent Rockwell who instructed Dr.
Charles Rheinschmidt, assistant
superintendent, student personnel
and athletic director, to expedite
matters which might correct· the
situation surrounding Reed and
Skeeter.
Suddenly where there had been
no help before, a supplemental
education opportunity grant,
SEOG, was authorized through
Fran W akefielcf s financial aid
office and the financial woes of Reed
and Skeeter quickly, albeit temp-
orarily, disappeared. All this acti-
vity occurred during the short week
Vol. IX No. 8 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS -March 6, 1979 after Lincoln's birthday. McCarthy,
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Senate Passes Dr. Newcomer Is

~''Bill Of Rights" New President

By Linda Beauregard College of the Canyons' new
president is Dr. Leland B. New-
After several months of tedious comer who was presented by the
work, the Reorganization com- Board of Trustees to a packed house
mittee has presented a new Asso- of faculty members, students, ad-
ciated Student Body (ASB) con- ministrators and visiting. dignitaries
stitution to the Student Senate. The Thursday noon in the Lecture Hall.
ratification vote was unanimous. He will formally assume his duties
The new constitution, long over-due, as head of this college on July 1. The
will now be presented to the student new superintendent of the Santa
body for acceptance in a special Clarita Community College District
election tentatively scheduled for and COC president replaces Dr.
March 26 and 27. Robert C. Rockwell, founding presi-
One of the major changes is in the dent, who has retired.
area of student elections. If the new Emphasizing the importance he
constitution is approyed by stu- places on a community college, Dr.
dents, all will enjoy suffrage, a right Newcomer said:
denied them since the school's "In looking at all levels of educa-
founding more than 10 years ago. tion, I really think the community
Another major change is in the college in the overall master plan
judiciary. For the first time in the performs the most valuable function
history of the college, the judges in our society.
will be required to meet at least "A community college is the most
once a month and a record of all pragmatic educational institution.
rulings shall be kept. Its real purpose is to look out for the
The final major change involves community, ascertain its needs and
positions on the Student Senate and provide the educational services to
duties of officers. Each of the meet those needs."
senators and representatives will be Referring specifically to College
directly accountable for his area of of the Canyons, the nationally
responsibilities. the senator for known educator added:
academic affairs, for example, will "This college has the most poten-
represent the academic and voca- tial that I can think of for meeting
tional interests of the students on the community's needs among all
campus. community colleges in California.
The Student Senate has appointed "It is young and serving a
Don Benton as the AMS president College of the Canyons' new president is Dr. Leland B. Newcomer, who will dynamic, growing community."
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