University of Illinois Chicago Circle - Circle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Page 26 text:

■■■■■■■■H (VZ) West-Northwest i Transfer not good on bus after using rapid transit unless time is stamped on transfer when ' saving station. The CTA brings thousands to Cir- cle every school day. It ' s a unique experience of feeling alone when you ' re surrounded by a crowd of people. You can kill the time of the ride by staring out the window, or pouring over a newspaper, or sizing up the other passengers, or whizzing through the day ' s assign- ments, or studying the ads plaster- ed on the ceiling. During rush hour it ' s the worst; everybody seems preoccupied with getting where he ' s going; fidgeting and watch- checking are a must during these times. If you ' re lucky enough to not have to suffocate through the rush hour jam, you miss the sen- sation of being just one more sar- dine in the can, but you can still feel the coldness and detachment vibrating in the air. Nobody talks, nobody laughs, nobody smiles (un- less they ' re nuts or with a friend). It ' s not the warmest place in the world but it gets you where you want to go or away from what you want to leave. 22 tt» '

Page 25 text:

-The Office of Admissions and Records announced that it would no longer send duplicate copies of student grade reports to parents. -A motion by the University to dismiss the suit of eleven English instructors was denied by the Federal District Court. The instructors in their suit, seek to retain their jobs in the face of what they charged was arbitrary firing. -Ticketron refused to set up a Chicago Circle outlet. The re- fusal was due to the poor response from outlets at other schools. -The ground that will support the $8,000.00 Circle Court Shopping Center at Racine and Harrison is scheduled to be broken early in April. -In the NCAA College Division Swimming Championships held in Lexington, Virginia, Gary Dworski took 5th place and John O ' Neal took 6th place in the one meter race, and 7th and 23rd places, respectively, in the three meter. -Charges against University Police Officer Motyka, involved in a shooting incident in November, were not sustained because of a lack of evidence. There has been no thorough investigation to determine whether or not it was necessary for Motyka to draw or fire his gun. It appears he might be promoted to the rank of Assistant Supervisor of Security, thus bypassing the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant. -A small group of SDS members took advantage of the gathering of a substantial number of sunbathers, early in the Spring, and held an anti-war rally in the Forum. The highlight of the event was the burning of President Nixon ' s effigy. The audience reaction was negative to their activities. -The University announced plans for creating more space in Circle Center by enclosing several open areas with a glass facade and building a balcony around the perimeter of Great Circle Hall. -University Chancellor, Warren B.Cheston, announced necessary budget cuts for 1972-1973. Among these will be the curtail- ing of services and open hours offered by the library. -Student Counselling Service initiated a new program to help students and faculty improve and expand their vocabularies. By calling a certain number, any time of day or night, anyone can learn the concise definition of the ten words making up the week ' s lesson. — Illini columnist, Bill Chester, was attacked by three women from Women ' s Liberation who objected to a satire on the movement in the newspaper ' s April Fool ' s Day issue. —The UICC Track Team took sixth place in the Eastern Illinois Invitational at Charleston. —Rigorous champaigning, poster mounting, leafletting, balloon bursting and button wearing, marked the 1972 Student Govern- ment Elections. Despite endorsement from several prominent student organizations and heavy campaigning by certain political groups on campus, the two patties generally consid- ered to be the most likely to succeed did not win. What really counted in this particular election was personal contact between the candidates and other students; Free Party saw that as the key to their success. The trio triumphed over the other five slates with a 47% plurality. The new Student Govern- ment, as of Summer Quarter, will be: Crazy Steve Szegho, President; Rich Halla, Vice-President; Alan Nelson, Treasurer. Crazy Steve didn ' t even get a chance to vote for himself! —76.2% of the students participating in the election also voted in favor of retaining the quarter system as the academic schedule for the year. —The English Department announced the restructuring of its cur- riculum and the creation of two Major options: one designed for students planning to go onto Graduate work, and the other set up in such a way as to allow students to choose from a wide range of elective courses without specializing in any one field. —The Lunch Co-op announced the availability of a new delicacy from its stores of food - a 5 pizza for only ten cents! Several student organizations co-ordinated and sponsored a three day Internation and Third World Teach-in. —Bill Roetzheim, UICC Gymnastics Coach, was chosen as one of four men from the United States to judge the Olympic Gymnastics Team tryouts May 18-20 at the University of California, Berkeley. —Mrs. Frances Sweeney, Director of Women ' s Aquatics , was named Coach of the Year at the International Aquatic Arts Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia. Her Synchronized Swimming Team placed first after three days of competition. —The Carnival, with all its cotton candy, popcorn, balloons and prizes, was here. —The seniors had their graduation. 21

Page 27 text:

I ' •v. - m-i I K K. , ' 9 It. ;f: ■ WA wst t M m i ' • • ' ! W7 ■ ■ III m mm ,