William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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Second Week of Semester Full of Firsts LEFT: Pam, Helen and Ann play Rock and Roll as the audience turns the dance floor into a sock-hop. BELOW LEFT: The WPC March- ing Band didn ' t march much in their first appear ance. BELOW: Joe LaBadia gets a punt away, but the Hornets returned it 70 yards to score. r Wic w ' %«t

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RIGHT: Deadly Nightshade brings Feminist music to the Ballroom. BELOW RIGHT: The bond plays everything from country to hard rock. The Student Center Ballroom was the scene of the Programming Board ' s first concert: Pam, Helen, and Ann, the Deadly Nightshade, brought their brand of feminist music to the campus in a broad range of musical styles, from pure country to hard rock. During intermission the furniture was rearranged and an impromptu dance floor was created. In a few minutes, the Ballroom looked like a 50 ' s sock-hop, with people rock- ing to classics by the Supremes, Are- tha Franklin, and Martha and The Vandellas. The Deadly Nightshade captured the audience with their aggressive music and energetic stage show style. Willie Pees Ballroom Disco had its smash opening on September 4, drawing larger crowds than it did during the summer. The nightclub atmosphere highlighted Odessey, who provided the disco sounds for the evening. Michael the DJ sup- ported the group between sets and encouraged the partying crowd to hustle their way through the night. The defense was great, the offen- sive line was lousy, and th e special team proved to be even worse, as the football team lost their opener to Delaware State, 29-0, on an overcast Saturday afternoon. The first Delaware score came three plays into the game when the Pioneers were forced to punt. The snap came back to punter, Joe LaBadia on the ground and the ball rolled Into the end zone where a Hor- net promptly fell on it. In the second quarter, LaBadia, punting again, finally got it away but Delaware ' s Tulles returned the ball 70 yards to make it 14-0. The WPC Marching Band made their premiere appear- ance in the stands playing the theme from Hogan ' s Heroes. The Pio- neers wasted their only real scoring chance near the end of the third quarter when Pat Visconti recovered a fumble at the Delaware 20. A pass from Jim Conoscentl to Al Zanca gave the Pioneers a first down on the three yard line. Four plays and a near fumble later left a frustrated offen- sive team on the one yard line giving possession back to the Hornets. WPC took the ball back quickly, and only 35 yards from the goal, a Conos- centl pass was picked off by Tulles, who raced 76 yards to turn the game into a 20-0 runaway. After a Dela- ware safety caused by another bad snap from the special squad ' s center, Delaware received a free kick that went right to Tulles again who blazed down the sideline 53 yards for the final score. 18

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G rease It was a chilly autumn night and the roughly nine-hundred people in line stretched from Shea Auditorium to the library. What were they wait- ing for? A slice of life in the fifties. The nostalgia craze hit WPC en masse as tickets were sold out in two days for the road company produc- tion of Grease ' ! The hit musical provided the colorful music and lan- guage of the nifty fifties for the SRO crowd, who saw everything from DA ' s and drlve-lns to bubble gum and bobby soxs. Hand jive and We go together were two musical numbers that brought a standing ovation from the throng. TOP: Hand Jlvel A blast trom the pasti ABOVE: The cast made the music and dance of the Fifties come alive right on stage. RIGHT: Being nostalgic takes a lot of practice up before the show. i as some of the cast tunes JO