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-State University College at Utica-Rome VOL. S NO. 5 FEBRUARY 1978 Ron Crick Reviewed College Association Comes Through At Monthly Meeting!!! By Marge Olsen “The Crick” flowed slowly on Friday, Feb. 3, in the Pub. It matched the dry, empty house, swelling as the house filled and ebbing as it emptied. Ron Crick, a musical humorist, greeted us with a “trunked” .Blue Grass accompaniment. His first song,-“Ain’t That Crazy,” made us wonder if we were (for being there). The addition of Jack Daniels and beer brought about a few strains of, “Feelings,” followed by “Heavily Into Jesus.” He was praying for an audience. “There Are Blue, Blues,” “I Hate to Play Guitar” and “My Pictures On the Wall,” his own compositions, indeed left us blue. The mood picked up with the parody, “50 Ways to Beat Your Lover,” only to die from an assault on blind, Black musicians, which the audience felt was a lower blow than the deepest “Pits.” Next came “She’s Up For Grabs” and “Fort Worth, I Love You.” The highlight of Crick’s act, “magically” appeared from the “trunk.” Everyone enjoyed his phone requests ending with “Hello, This Is Anna.” Our nasty weather was improved by “Jingle Bells.” The finale was “Sitting On Top Of The World,” appropriate since the world he was siting on was a bar stool! Early in the show, Crick established his mastery, The Comeback, making the most of his sparse audience, Rickies style, with sharp barbs, well thrown. We were surprised that his “College Vocabulary” contained only one or two overworked words, instead of the Bright Blue Barrage used by other performers. His reference to the Pub, as looking like a prison was a reality for some, while a few proved it wasn’t so by using the unbarred doors. During the intermission, an other Ron Crick emerged. This one a rather pleasant, 27 year old man, who, for the last 7 years, has made Chicago his home. He started playing in Kansas, in school bands, then progressed to jug bands and combos in college. Crick says his style is a composite of country, the 50’s, acoustic music and ragtime. He has had several groups of his own and has toured extensively in clubs and schools in Texas, Florida and Georgia. At present, his schedule includes New York State and Pennsylvania. He and his roommate compose most of his work, but on occasion, Crick collaborates with others, recently Earl Scruggs. (Flatt and Scruggs) “Hello, This Is Anna” is his favorite song, written for Anna, his favorite lady. Crick plays a standard Gibson guitar, with all Gibson parts, but especially made for him, because he is left handed. In addition to the regular pickup there is a small Sony lavalier mike installed in the box to give him more mobility. His cause is the dilemma of left handed people. He is angered by printers who reverse his photo image making him appear right handed. I felt that his left hand could have worked a little harder, and completed an instrumental or two, which I am sure he is very capable of doing. The Truth About The Middle East By Larry N. Iannucci Recently I read an article in the February issue of Penthouse magazine it was entitled “The Relentless Israel Propaganda Machine.” This article was written by Senator James Abourezk who represents South Dakota. This article states that the American people are getting the wrong story about Israel and its so termed democracy. The American people are only getting one side, the Israeli side. I believe that certain portions of this article and points are well worth repeating. The best place to start is, of course, at the beginning. In 1894 the theory of Zionism came into existence. This was the belief that the Jewish people should have a homeland. This movement, grew and Palestine was chosen as the site for the Jewish state. There was only one little difficulty this land was inhabitated by Palestini ans and had been for hundreds of years. In 1917 of those living in Palestine, 96% were Arabs and (Continued on page 2) Being presented is a review of the happenings at the monthly Association meeting. 8% Fee Partially Rescinded!!! A resolution calling for all administrative fees levied against URSA accounts, over and above that generated by mandatory fees based upon stu dent activities fees, be REFUND ED retroactive to August 1977 through this fiscal year, was duly seconded and passed. A motion was made, duly seconded and passed that the assessment for URSA be reviewed on a year-to-year basis and the administrative charges on manda tory fees be adjusted to cover all administrative costs for those accounts. The stated rationale for that motion was that URSA is billed as the activity fees are received and the individual ac counts should not be, in effect, charged again when the SAB budgets are set up. As mentioned in a separate article, the missing funds are located. The following statement has been taken from the minutes of the College Association’s month-, ly meeting on January 27: “Regarding the shortfall in the student activities accounts (see minutes of October 28, 1977), subsequent investigation has 2 5 S e l e c t e d F o r Who's Who in Colleges Twenty-five (25) Upper Division students have been selected to represent Utica/Rome in Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Nominations are solicited school-wide for consideration by the selection committee which consisted of faculty, students, and staff. Students were selected on their scholarship ability, participa tion and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities, citi zenship and service to the school and potential for future achieve ment. The selected students come from a variety of academic disciplines and experiences. They are: Jerome Anderson, Janet Christopher, Lisa Clark, Donna Cornell, Connie Ostrander/ Delfino, Kathleen Doyle, Carmen Escobar, Sharon Ferraro, Barbara Genecov, Robert Gargan, Jack Harris, Jovanna Hill, Tom Kershis, Robert Kleinbauer, William Mudryk, Linda Ostrowski, Roger Quay, Dorothy Rabinowtiz, Carol Rossman, Judith Anne Roth, David Tanney, Stephen Thames, George Voigt, Dennis Woodgate, Joe Zilvinskis. shown the shortage to be due largely to the lack of transfer of funds from the college to the student activities account. This was due to problems which have since been resolved, and it is felt that with the- addition of an accountant to the association staff these problems will not recur. THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS APPRECIATION TO URSA AND THE SAB FOR ITS PERSEVER- ENCE, WHO IN TURN THANK ED THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS COOPERATION.” Dr. Leidig reported that the college was buying drinking fountains rather than relying on the building owners to provide this. As can be seen in the rest rooms, in the Student Center, (although I’ m not. certain about the \sand-box room’l an adapter has been installed for drinking pur poses. This is the same rest room from which an ash tray and towel dispenser was ripped off the walls!! It might be wise to change the name from “Mens Room” to “Boys Room” !! The question of a fireplace or Franklin type stove for the Pub is still under discussion with the building owners. The additional heaters have been installed in the lounge and the MPR. It has been noted that two conferences have been hosted here with good success both from the standpoint of the Pub operation and Seiler’s ability to cater such affairs. There was a brief discussion relevant to the problems involved with the class rings due to the change in name of the college. The ring will remain the same except for the name change unless there is a request from the students to the contrary. Address your com ments to the URSAG office. Backing up to the missing items from the rest room; we can add a soap dispenser to that list of missing goodies. I notice a bar of soap remains, but the dispenser gets taken. Perhaps the culprite doesn’t know what the soap is for! By the way, the College Association supplies all these taken-for-granted items for our benefit. And who’s paying? You! Next monthly meeting of the Association is scheduled for the fourth Friday of February at 8:30 a.m., generally held in the Conference Room of the Vice-Pres ident for Academic Affairs. Bldg. 1, Rm. 202. What’s all the confusion about ?... See page 8.
