William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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September Ends With Rain an d Jim Dawson The skies cleared for the weekend and Jim Dawson ' s Concert in Shea Auditoriunn. California Enghsh warmed up the audience well and put them in the mood for a night of soft congenial music. Jim Dawson came on stage with a guitar and a smile amid applause and shouts from the crowd. Dawson filled the half-empty auditorium with his fine music and lyrics that touch your soul and per- sonal experiences. Most of the music was unusually somber. Songs like Stephanie, that tell of the sad side of love or Somewhere Down the Road, about moving on when you really don ' t want to. Towards the end of the set he livened up with The Singer. Thunderous applause from the audience brought Dawson out for two encores, until laughing, he told everyone to, Go home and go to bed ; but no one seemed to care that there was school the next day. TOP: Thad Jones coolcin ' at the Coffeehouse. ABOVE LEFT: Yvonne Wanrow pleads for the Freedom to en|oy her children. ABOVE: No one found a way to keep dry during the week long downpour. 25

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On September 24. more than 200 students filled the Student Center Ballroom to listen to the pleas of a woman who was convicted of murder and has been contesting the decision for the past two years. Yvonne Wan- row killed a man defending her chil- dren and was sentenced to twenty years m jail. Ms. Wanrow was touring college campuses to raise money in her own behalf so she could ha ve the freedom to enjoy her children. The students raised $57 and 200 signa- tures to aid Yvonne Wanrow in her struggle against injustice. That evening, Thad Jones Quartet with George Mraz on bass and Wal- ter Norrls on piano played in the first Wayne Hall Coffeehouse to a full house of enthusiastic listeners. The Quartet traded solos throughout the set with bassist. George Mraz play- ing a couple of well-received solos. Coming back after a break. Thad Jones showed his professionalism by allowing a couple of younger musi- cians from the college to gain experi- ence and have a good time. John Klopotowski on guitar joined the quartet for On Green Dolphin Street and The Theme. Garry Manclnelli played piano on Now ' s the Time with Walter Norris gra- ciously sitting out. It was a pleasure to listen and watch such fine musi- cians playing out of pure enjoyment. The last week of September proved to be a wet one. as more than seven inches of rain fell on the area as we caught the tail end of hurricane Eloise. The heavy downpours made commuting to and from school haz- ardous causing flooded highways and zero visibility. On campus, the water cascaded down hills turning lawns Into mud, and asphalt walkways into lakes. The primary activities of the week were umbrella opening and puddle jumping, but no one quite found a way to keep dry. The lights in Raubinger were off for two days, and some classes were cancelled, but at least Buttermilk Falls was flowing nicely. TOP: After two encores. Dawson is as relaxed in his dressing room as he was on stage. MID- DLE: Jim Dawson enters with his guitar and a smile. BOTTOM: California English warms up the audience with soft congenial music.

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Students Rally Against Proposed Cutbacks The end of September brought the first SGA General Council Meeting. Money was given out to three organi- zations for special trips and confer- ences, but the major discussion came over the new system of bidding for SGA sponsored purchases. WPC ' s Marching Band representative, Ed Barr. who had gone through the proc- ess and called it time consuming. made a motion to abolish the system. SGA vice-president. Nick Mulick, outlined the system and spoke in favor of the bidding saying, it might help SGA organizations save money and stretch the already tight SGA budget. President Ron Sampath also favored the system and explained that it covered the SGA from a possible state audit. The motion was defeated. While the meeting was going on, two women ' s sports teams started their seasons by losing their contests. The Women s Tennis Team lost their opener on the courts at Rutgers. Bon- nie Bosland. Missy Manley, and Jeanne Mertens lost their single sets, while in the doubles. Trish Chapman and Eva Zahradnik lost a heart- breaker three set match 3-6, 6-4, and 5-7. The shining star of the day was Kris Sandbo who claimed the only victory for the WPC team, defeating Marianne Citer 6-0, 6-1, in a singles match. That same afternoon the Field HHockey Team was losing their game that week, this time to Rutgers, on Wightman Field. The team lost to Delaware State on Saturday and then to Glassboro on Thursday by 3-0 scores, but they finally scored a point on Rutgers to make the score 3-1. Pam FitzPatrick, who plays the rightwing position, summed up the team ' s feeling by saying. Although we lost, we played our best game. We ' re looking forward to winning the next one. The month of October started oul with an afternoon rally. The Commit ' tee to Fight the Tuition Hike assem- bled in front of the Student Center brandishing banners and loudspeak- ers. Representatives of the Women ' s Collective, BSU, RCC. and SGA, spoke to approximately 400 students gathered on the grass. Most of the speeches pointed out that an increase of tuition during these eco- nomically hard times, would mean that many students could not afford to go to college because they would be discriminated against; and would be denied their right to a good edu- cation. After the speeches, the group lined up five abreast and marched to the library, down to Shea, in front of Raubmger, and then back to the Stu- dent Center; chanting, If they say cut back, we say fight back. Other students looked on in disbelief and 26