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Show T he Thunderbird Tuesday February 18, 1986 Page 3 Black performs to sounds of laughter BY BRADFORD LEWIS have a dime. But you have to have an machine, he said. He told of a client who had brought him one of those little dogs that had been run over by a Wherever turned cowboy humorist Baxter Black has appeared during the last four years, he forklift. That is a flat dog! He said, in order to the critter, he had to pack the little devil in a has always performed to the sounds of uproarious suitcase take him down and run him through airport laughter from his audiences. Given to many different facial expressions and strange body movements, along security! Either that or hold him up to the light! wih many alternate voices, Black proved that the He said you develop a bizarre sense of humor SUSC Convocation audience was no exception to his working around and with animals. He thought of how brand of humor. to best utilize his time and his humor, and decided to Black is the author of a weekly column, On the Edge become a consultant. of Common Sense, which appears in over 43 publications Well, being a consultant didnt work out either, he throughout the U.S. and Canada, and also has a said. One customer, after listening to Black for an and radio Sourdough, syndicated program, Cowboys hour, asked him how much the fee was for the advice. which, according to Black, is spreading across the Black said, Fifty dollars. The customer replied, Well, has like He tuxedo. white a on cheap wine country I dont believe I'll take it. also authored four books of cowboy poetry. He read a poem dedicated to all the salesmen of the Black opened his remarks with a seasonal poem world, and a couple of other poems, with an entitled, All J Want for Christmas, in which he listed a number of complaints in a humorous vein, and ended introductory note attached to each. He read a poem about how People are funny with the lines, All I want for Christmas is whatever critters. This was a "silly poem, one that doesnt make you can leave, but Id settle for a new wife who would any sense. He noted that it was appropriate to point stay through New Years Eve. He followed the poem with a story about his during this poem, and that when he read a description I didnt of the person next to you, do not hesitate to point. veterinary practice. He told of starting broke y y Vandalism rates increase says security Lee to discuss space recovered. A typewriter from the Administration Building was also stolen. 6 school year has seen an increase in thefts, The Purse snatchers have also been hard at work. While but also an increase in the arrests of criminals, said many others have failed, there have been four successful snatches. Security Chief Kent Hoyt. It seems that Juniper Hall has kept security busier The cost from vandalism and thefts so far this year is than any other place on campus. Last quarter, one $4,300. Despite this, Hoyt said, The last five years vending machine was broken into twice. The owner has have been extremely good. Vandalism is stable in now installed an alarm system and wired glass to comparison with other colleges. prevent future vandalism. Junipers vandals also Hoyt has been with the SUSC security for 19 years. telephone, to replace it cost destroyed a Hoyt said that the worst year was 1970. The walls in $190. Also, an individual broke Juniper Halls main one building were knocked in to reach the safe. That entrance glass window. The person was arrested but is vandalism and thefts peaked a $9000 in damage. year now on probation. SUSCs major problem seems to be traffic Last month, four windows of the Centrum were violations, said Hoyt. The handicapped parking broken with rocks. The estimate in damage was ho spaces are misused and not kept vacant for those approxiametely $1,200. of it. need in are from p 21 the stolen warm-usuits were Last quarter, A growing problem for security is the excessive physical education building. It is believed that those amount of drinking taking place on campus. They plan involved in the robbery may have taken the suits to to enforce harsh laws to prevent problems which take Las Vegas to sell them. The Nevada police were informed. place at school dances. For example, many students the and stolen Two bicycles were smuggle beer cans at school dances. One law ready to presidents binoculars were snatched from his office. An amplifier be enforced is that those caught a second time may be was also taken from the music building but was finally expelled from school. BY STAN KONT OGIANNIS 85-8- call-colle- SUSC forensics team keeps winning BY JANET CRAWFORD The SUSC forensics team is continuing its ways in 1986. team has reached its goal of winning sweepstakes-winnin- The g sweepstakes, or overall points, at four important tournaments including Colorado College, Air Force Acadamy, San Diego State University, and the University of Utah. The Thunderbird squad attended a contest at the taking University of California, Irvine on Feb. sweepstakes and winning its 10th first place trophy this year. Kevin Lewis placed first in the informative speaking and duo interpretation categories and Karen Whittemore was first in dramatic interpretation and duo interpretation. The team is now qualified 15 slots for the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament. The squad is now gearing up for the district individual event tournament which is a month away. Southern Utah should be as strong this year at the national tournament as last year, said Suzanne Larson, director of forensics. The squad placed third at the National Tournament last year. SUSC came home from the Cougar Classic, hosted by Brigham Young University on Jan. 23 and 24, having won sweepstakes both as a team and on an individual basis with Cynthia Dewar and Mark Morman taking the top two spots in the individual sweepstakes. Some of the other individual event awards included Roltand Petrello, who took third in impromptu; Jeff Ingman, first in drama; and Julie Nau, third in communication analysis. SUSC was followed by Arizona State University, University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles and Western Washington University at that tournament. The team won the Great Salt Lake sweepstakes with 175 points on Jan. GSL is the largest invitational tournament. Nineteen states were represented by 68 colleges and universities who entered. Winning sweepstakes took a total squad effort. I am very pleased with SUSCs performance, said Larson. As you can see by the tournament results, this was a real squad effort. Every single person contributed to our placing first at the tournament. Another tournament the forensics team recently attended was the Governors Cup at Sacramento Community College where it took first place in ' sweepstakes in limited division with Marty Harris and Rolland placing first in prose interpretation, Petrello comming in first in impromptu speaking. Larson attributes the success of the SUSC forensics team to the students belief that SUSC has traditionally done well and to a personal desire to want to do well. 25-2- Renowned space engineer Gentry Lee will discuss space exploration and the human spirit Thursday at the SUSC Convocation. Lee is the chief engineer of Project Galileo at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. mission to explore Jupiter and Galileo is an its moons. Lee coordinates and integrates all engineering aspects of this extremely complex spacecraft. It has been scheduled for launch from space shuttle May 1986. Lees involvement with planetary exploration spans - Gentry Lee will speak about space and spirit. 1 over 20 years. Lee served as director of science analysis and mission planning for the Viking. He directed the activities of over 200 scientists and mission planners for Vikings historic landing on Mars in 1976. After Viking, Lee became partners with astronomer Carl Sagan. Together they created, directed and produced Cosmos, the most widely watched public television series in American history. Seen in over 60 countries, the program won many awards, including three Emmys and the Peabody Award for excellence in programming. Since the conclusion of his partnership with Sagan, Lees interests in communication and entertainment have expanded. Lee is featured in the recent SpaceFlighc television series, and will appear in a NOVA special about Galileo in February 1987. Lee is also the for two science fiction feature movies to be released this year by Warner Brothers. Lee was educated at the University of Texas in Austin, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas in January 1963. The public is invited to attend the lecture at 1 1 a.m. in the college auditorium. The Convocation is by the SUSC engineering club in conjunction with National Engineering Week. |