Springfield Technical Community College - Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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The Gallery Players The Gallery Players embarked on an ambi- tious program of productions with the suc- cessful presentation of You ' re a Good Man, Charlie Brown , followed by a reading entitled The Cjrcle Game ' ' in December. During Spring semester, Play It Again, Sam and a Faculty-Administration reading were present- ed. Members of the groups have attended Na- tional theater Conferences in New Hampshire, at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., and at Providence College in Providence, R.I. During the spring, they also took a trip to New York to attend some of the hit plays on Broadway. On the night of November 7, Mrs Mary (Egan) Boland, wife of Cong. Edward P. Bo- and, Springfield ' s representative to the U.S. Congress, cut the ribbon to open the Gallery Playhouse officially. Under the direction of Dennison G. Rice, the drama group has been increasingly active atSTCC. mes Cooper enny Hickey Lee Kress Tena Davies Bob Scott Gaynell Grover Karen Parker Debbie Davies Liz Stuart Kathy Marquis Alan Dick Linda Nancy Bogey Dream Sharon Sharon Vanessa Intellectual Girl dancer Chris Garbatini Gina Bonnie Ouellette Barbara 19

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THE GALLERY Opened on October 2, the Gallery has been the center of night-time activity at STCC. Rock concerts, folk con- certs, and drama productions draw increasingly large crowds. Groups such as Home Cookin ' , Good Friends, Coyote, Ed Vadis, Flashbacks and Firewater have ap- peared at the Friday night boogies . Folk Artists Kirk Edwards and George Gritz have drawn their share of ap- plause in a room that was transformed only last summer from one of the emptiest places on campus. A snack bar, featuring pizza, recently opened in an effort to give stu- dents an alternative to the cafeteria. Beer and wine are served during performances, along with snacks. A sophisticated lighting system serves both concerts and the Drama group, both of whom use the same stage. The Gallery Players began the year with a musical pro- duction of You ' re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and produced a Woody Allen comedy in the Spring. On Mon- day and Tuesday nights a film series was presented dur- ing Spring Semester.

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The Ram The college newspaper has come a long way from its beginnings. Now a weekly paper with a circulation of 3000, THE RAM is the only Student produced news- paper in the Community College system with that distinction. Under the direction of Walter P. Mayfield, advisor, the two journalism classes at STCC produces a paper that is geared to campus news and informing the stu- dents about what is going on on campus. The paper handles news, announcements, sports, the arts, and advertising, both free classified advertising and paid display ads. Initially, in September, there were two separate staffs, under the co-editors Norm Barnard and Don Burke, Jr. As of January Keith Sikes became e ditor in chief. One of the area scoops was an early review of the film The Exorcist , written by Keith Sikes who was sent to Boston to cover the film. Proof of the success of the journalism course and the practical experience of working on a newspaper like the RAM was demonstrated when two of the for- mer editors of the RAM, G. Mark LaFrancis and Don Burke, Jr., were hired by local newspapers. WTCC STCC ' s own radio stations, WTCC AM, a closed circuit station which can only be heard on campus between 9 and 4 each day, and WTCC FM which operates 18 hours a day, are located in the top of the tower of Building 16, Garvey Hall. The staff, which has grown to about 55, learn by experience all facets of the broadcast industry. They are involved in news report- ing, writing and broadcasting, as well as selecting and playing the music used on the air. WTCC FM has pending an application for a power boost which, if approved, will increase the range of the station considerably, proba- bly making STCC a household word.