Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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76 . . . Hockey AQ I-IockeY's Best Ever Make no mistake about it the 1976-77 edition of the Marquette Hockey Club is in the midst of a youth movement. Two-thirds of the squad are freshmen or sopho- mores hence the numbers dictate that a few of them ride the bench. But many are riding the road to im- provement or brilliance. The team finished with a 9-11 rec- ord. There were mental lapses, foolish penalties, and the puck was coughed up too often near the Mar- quette goal. But there was also deft stick handling and clever playmak- ing. At first, inexperience was re- flected in the play of freshmen like centers Steve Magiera and Tom Cos- tello and defensemen like Dave Bangasser. However, at mid-season the two centers had 13 goals and 20 assists, while Bangasser showed signs of becoming the aggressive stalwart of a porous blueline corp. Youth also marks the coaching staff. 27-year-old Lou Caputo, cap- tain of the Milwaukee Admirals has assumed the helm of the MU ship. Additionally there's a helpful first mate in Chuck Kennedy, a former W., A ,, , , . !' Q! 'im UW-Madison skater who takes over while the head coach plays for the Admirals. Even so, the whole thing is held together by the veterans of club- greybeards in their twenties. Co- captain Tim Costello fnot related to Tomj, a senior, has come back after losing a year to a knee injury and is threatening to eclipse his own club record for goals in a season. Senior Peter Wuerl, tendingthe nets for the fourth year, has some- in times been less than a consistent per- former, but so has the team in front of him. junior, jim Jalovec, club president, has been reunited with an old high school linemate Steve fBrunoj Bruce to provide the younger Costello a pair of effective checking and scoring wings. Despite the older players, con- tributions, the emphasis still rests on their younger teammates. Their progress is instrumental in the suc- cess of the club this season. W . .Wm e

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78 . Rugby Rugb 'Rugby asks ASMU support' The rugby club has lost its status as a recognized student organization and consequently its ASMU funding. Granted the boys were naughty in the way they behaved at Northern Illinois University last spring, but the pulling of ASMU funds isn't the answer. The ASMU program bureau is charged with the responsibility of planning, producing and conducting a diversilied schedule of events of interest to the entire student body. To cut a phenomenon such as rugby out of the picture is to do an injustice to that student body. The love of harmony and the joy of struggle which is rugby is just as much a part of Marquette life as concerts, speakers, arts and crafts and all the rest. Indeed, some would argue that it is more, for what is life but harmony and struggle? The Recreational Commission of ASMU is to sponsor an ongoing recreational program for the students. It would be a mistake for them to allow rugby to lose its status and funding. No club snort is more ongoing than the rugby club. The ruggers have two playing seasons per academic year, and are practicing six out ofthe nine months as well. Rugby is indeed a phenomenon, and one that the student body should not be robbed of. It is not an easy thing for some to un- derstand the thudding flesh, foaming beer, splintering skulls and obscene songs that are rugby,- but they should be given an op- portunity to try to understand the sport. The loss of status and funding is not going to nurture that un- derstanding. It would become increasingly difficult for the rugby club to survive without the funding and recognition that ASMU provides, but the ruggers are willing to try. They have started practicing already for their fall season, and have the support of 17 freshman members. Kevin Bourke, president of the rugby club, said, Of course we are serious about the future of rugby here at Marquette or else we wouldn't still be playing. Rich Sikes, vice president and treasurer of the club, stated that Rugby club members feel that they have, and will continue to represent Marquette as a respected member of the club' sports program. It would seem that the ruggers may be the only ones serious about the future of the sport at Marquette. They are going toappeal their case once more to the ASMU senate on Thursday, and we can only hope that ASMU is as serious about providing for the student body as the ruggers seem to be. Kevin Carter Editor's Note: Carter is ex-president of the rugby club. ASMU withdrew its jimds from the club after an incident last May in which S142 worth of damage was done to a sorority house during post- game partying by both Northem Illinois and Marquette rugby players. Several other incidents of damage by the team were also reported. Sports editor's note: my mother always told me if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all ......... but here are two opinions . . 'X