Rowan College - Oak Yearbook (Glassboro, NJ)

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YASGUR ' S FARM ROCKS BALLROOM SaB ' s first mini concert of the year began with a smash with newcoming group Yasgur ' s Farm. With over 400 dancing and screaming people, the crowd and group rocked the student center ballroom. Playing music from the Woodstock Era, Yasgur ' s Farm played the Moody Blues, Santana, Jimmy Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. The crowd responded well to keyboard player, John Glass ' s Nights in White Satin, by the Moody Blues. Songs Open Invitation and Black Magic Woman by Santana made the crowd jump out of their seats. Lead guitarist, known by his close friends as, Lenny, gave the crowd one hell of a show, said Steve Neues, a fan of the group. The crowd seemed to like the Tommy Overture by the Who the best. One could guess this by the faces of the enthusiastic crowd. 14

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DRINK OR NOT TO DRINK? PANEL PROVIDES ANSWERS Vew Jersey Town Hall, a live broadcast by KYW-TV 3 was hosted by GSC in the Student Center pit Sun., Nov. 12. Co-hosted by Pat Ciarocchi and Dick Sheeran, the forum consisted of two panel discussions, one on the drinking age, the other on casino gambling, with a question-and- answer session from the audience following each. Governor Thomas H. Kean, although absent due to a back injury, was on hand via telephone to answer audience questions. Participants on the drinking age panel included Marty Herman, Gloucester Assemblyman; Jim Fordyce, president, Camden County Licensed Beverage Association; State Senator Raymond J. Zane (D- District 3); and Assemblyman Dennis Riley (D-District 4). Panel members on gambling in Atlantic City debate included Joseph H. Rodriquez, commissioner. New Jersey Public Advocates Office; Steven Norton, executive vice president, Resorts International, Inc.; James L. Usry, former mayoral candidate for Atlantic City; and Robert Sturgis, gaming enforcement official. The broadcast was devised and developed by GSC radio-tv-film professor Mike Donovan, who was also the associate producer for New Jersey Town Hall. 13

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ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOLD EARTH DAY T he Environmental Education Committee of Glassboro State College sponsored its first April Earth Day Celebration on campus. Activities, held on the Hawthorne Quad, were welcomed by hundreds of GSC students who stopped by for a few words on the world ' s ecology. Exhibits, demonstrations, and workshops were offered to help educate, encourage, and renew efforts to save the world ' s ecology. Interest groups also wanted students to learn what they were doing to try and protect the environment. Guest speakers including Gloucester County Freeholder Milton Fredericks, microbiologist Dr. Bruce Molholt, and Dr. Victoria March from Physicians for Social Responsibility. The speakers joined in with local musicians to spread the news of the need for environmental protection. Films were shown to demonstrate Earth Day values to passers-by. Natural foods, such as sodas, nuts and honey, were sold, and free literature was available. u 15