William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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Bicentennial Conference Focuses on New Jersey Steve Vaus and Steve Vaugn (Cali- fornia English) have been playing together for a little nnore than a year. They played with Jim Dawson in Sep- tember and came back in mid- November to play a week of Coffee- house in Wayne Hall. The crowds grew by word of mouth until Thurs- day and Friday night saw standing room only. The duo take turns writing the music and lyrics about love, reli- gion, death, etc. They took the audi- ence from soft harmony low and mel- low, to a jolting full-sung note, and back down to softness again. Every- one who saw them agreed that their music was pure and their tenor voices blended together well. Students at WPC were treated to an informative illustrated lecture on UFOs November 19 by noted nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman. Mr. Friedman stated that flying sau- cers are real. ' and documented his belief with slides. He explained that some government agencies are with- holding information from the public, and that he is trying to bring this information out. He likened the situa- tion to a cosmic Watergate. Some of his interesting topics covered UFO flight, structure, and the possi- bility of human Inhabitants. The most interesting point he made was his view on cosmic time, a theory that would allow us to visit the nearest, possibly inhabited, solar system in 75 years earth time, but only six months pilot time. TOP LEFT: Stanfon Friedman said. The UFO coverup is like a cosmic Watergate. TOP MIDDLE: Ann Middleman In one of the exhibits during Focus on New Jersey. ABOVE: The talents of Steve Vaus and Steve Vaugn come together in California English. RIGHT: Steve Vaugn from Eng- land writes the music for California English. 43

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The Pioneer Players ' third produc- tion, Wait Until Dark, played to sellout crowds in the hlunziker II thea- ter every night. The story starred Sue Whiting as Suzy hHendrix, a blind housewife who unknowingly has a doll filled with heroin in her apartment. She is harassed by two con men played by Carl Battaglia and Andy Sinatra, who try to trick the doll from her. The real menace in the play was Harry Roat, played by Orin Shemin, who masterminded the plot to get the doll. One character stole the show. Gloria, the little girl who helps Suzy around the house, was played by Cheryl August who gave a con- vincing and hilarious performance. Patrick Early, Brooke Greene and Donald Peterson put in their parts as Sam Hendrix and two policemen respectively. The cast brought the tense drama right up to the last con- frontation between Harry Roat and Suzy in the dark apartment. When the lights came on Harry lay dead, Suzy was safe, and the audience was greatly relieved. Across campus in Wayne Hall the Veterans Association held their first Annual Sadie Hawkins Day Barn Dance Blast. The crowd was small but they danced all night to real square dance music that was provided by Bill Jay and the Jays. Along with the square dancing, polkas, Irish jigs, and the hustle were the dances of the evening. The party broke up at twelve. Green proved to be the color of the evening, November 10, and Irish proved to be the nationality, as the Irish Cultural Club sponsored the Wolfe Tones in concert in Shea Audi- torium. The evening began with the New York Police Department Emer- ald Society Band marching into Shea with their bagpipes filled and drumsticks twirling. The pipers in their navy blue jackets and gold trim- med kilts stood in formation on the stage and played traditional Irish pipe-ballads. The Band marched off stage which was quickly changed for the Wolfe Tones: Derek and Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle, Tommy Byrne, and Pat Keowan. The group have played together since childhood. Their music reflected the struggle of a country trying to gain freedom, proud and defiant. The evening of song was almost over but Derek sum- med it all up when he said, There are some of you out there who are Irish, some of you could have been Irish, but your parents moved out here, and some of you would like to be Irish. Well here ' s your chance. Join us for our last song. The audi- ence didn ' t need to be coaxed. The Sophomore Class decided to get into the partying in November, so on the twelfth they sponsored a Spirit of 76? Film Festival and free food. About 100 people were seated in the Ballroom waiting for the show to start. When the first tray of food came out the counter was a mass of grabbing hands, suddenly the food was gone. This happened every time hot dogs and hamburgers appeared that night, but mostly everyone sat drinking beer or wine and munching on peanuts. The Three Stooges, Roadrunner, W. C. Fields, and the Little Rascals ran across the screen for almost three hours to everyone ' s delight and all this for only 76$! On the weekend, the football team won their first game against Fairleigh Dicklngson-Madison in a 30-0 rout, ending their season with a I -8 record. The Placement Office sponsored their annual Career Conference from November 17-21. Many representa- tives from small and large businesses came to help students break into the outside world. A small argument between the RSB and representatives of the military broke out in the Stu- dent Center lobby on Monday start- ing the week with a bang, but the rest of the conferences proved to be much quieter. TOP: Suzie Hendricks (Sue Whiting) receiving a perplexing phone call in Walt Until Dark. MID- DLE: Students discuss lob opportunities with accounting representative during Career Confer- ence. BOTTOM: Suzie Hendricks (Sue Whiting) explains to the two con men (played by Carl Bat- taglia and Andy Sinatra), and Harry Roat (Orln Shemin) that she has no Idea where the doll is.

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The weekend of November 22 proved to be a busy one for students on and off campus. Forty students and administrators left Friday after- noon for Camp Linwood and an SSA weekend of discussions. SGA proce- dures and ways to cope with apathy were talked about along with new means of publicity, security in the dorms, and the food in the cafeteria. Saturday brought an all day con- ference entitled, Focus on New Jer- sey. The conference was designed to update knowledge of New Jersey with mformation based on the latest research, and, continue WPC ' s role as a leader in planning Bicentennial activities. The lectures, films, and exhibits covered such issues as off- shore drilling for oil along the Jersey coast and preservation of the state s diminishing wildlife. The closing lec- ture of the day was possibly the clos- est to home, William Paterson and the Revolution. Early Sunday morning found fifty members of the Social Science Soci- ety boarding the bus for a day trip to Philadelphia. Once there the group toured Independence Hall, reliving some of the early days of the birth of our nation. They learned about the Liberty Bell and the city ' s plans for the upcoming Bicentennial celebra- tion. The group went through Car- penter Hall and the Marine Corps and Naval Museums before having lunch at McDonalds In the Franklin Institute. After lunch everyone was on his own to explore the five floors of exhibits in the Institute. Including a show about the planets in the plane- tarium. The tired and footsore group finally got back to campus about nine o clock that evening. 43