The Western Texan (Snyder, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1977 Page: 2 of 10
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Page 2 — THE WESTERN TEXAN - Thursday, March 31, 1977
^editorially ——
TEXAS OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY J)
Mar. 21-Apr. 19
ARIES (Mar. 21 to Apr. 19): Emotional trouble can be
compounded by heavy traffic. Let traffic thin before
starting home.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 to May 20): Time to put away child-
ish things. Mementos hanging from your rearview
mirror only serve as distractions.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 21): Can the common cold
be fatal? It can if your normal alertness is dimmed by
the side effects of a cough.
CANCER (June 22 to July 21): A bad habit can be
distracting. Curtail smoking lest you drop a lighted cig-
arette while driving in heavy traffic.
LEO (July 22 to Aug. 21): You may be tempted to
roar in spite of bad driving conditions. Slow down on
slick streets.
VIRGO (Aug. 22 to Sept. 22): Be prepared for sudden
danger. Make sure your seat belt is buckled before you
start rolling.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Don't be too trusting or
take anything for granted. There may be danger to you
from cars running red lights.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Someone may
attempt to victimize you soon. Make sure you lock your
car when you go shopping.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): You like singing
along with a tune, but don't let your car radio take your
mind off driving.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 20): Look out for
significant additions to your life routine, like a stop sign
on a previously unmarked intersection.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 to Feb. 19): An adventurous
mood may lead you down unknown byways. Be alert
for new hazards.
PISCES (Feb. 20 to Mar. 20): An agitated mental state
may cause you to blow trifling traffic incidents up to
major proportions. Keep your control.
_ drive
friendly-
REVIEW
'Carrie' Scary, Star Sinister
by Kay Ellington
The Cinema I — Munden's
parking lot was crowded on a
week night last week. The ul-
timate in gross-out flicks had
come to town. "Carrie" was
showing.
The United Artists film, one
of those out of the "Exorcist"
mold, is not necessarily good,
but is more of a relief.
Every plug for the R-rated
movie spoke of gore and terror.
Yet, excluding a few selected
scenes, the show is less sicken-
ing than most of the ones in its
league.
The star of the show, Sissy
Spacek, who plays Carrie, won
an Academy Award nomination
for her portrayal of the sinister
teen.
Miss Spacek makes up for the
synthetic script and screenplay.
The stringy-haired "weirdo",
before the final credits cross the
screen, has theatre-goers loving
her, hating her, wanting to help,
being horrified by her and hav-
ing a half-a-dozen other reac-
tions.
But, before you go, be
forewarned. "Carrie" is scary!
In fact, after the last scene,
the ushers may have to carry
you out of the theatre. But, what
a way to go!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By PAULA—
What is it like to experience failure, then victory? Well, the
Westerners know and so do their fans.
However, everyone on the Western Texan staff is very pleased
with WTC's sixth place victory in the national cage finals in Hutchin-
son, Kansas.
To lose your first two conference games and be able to go on and
place in the NJCAA is a real honor, one the Westerners greatly
deserve.
So, congratulations to all of you from all of us!
Dear Editor:
I would like to express my
congratulations to the
Westerners for their perfor-
mance up in Hutchinson, Kansas
for the NJCAA tournament.
They won 3 of the 4 games
they played, and performed
their best playing ability on the
court for the three wins. WTC
faculty and students should be
very proud of each and every
player on the team. They
represented WTC very well, on
and off the court.
This is a letter wishing Coach
Mitchell and the Westerners
another winning season next
year and a trip back to Hutchin-
son for the National Tourna-
ment to play for the No. 1 spot in
the national junior college
basketball championship.
I wish the best of luck to every
player of the Westerners who
won't be back next year. I hope
whatever college they choose to
attend that they continue to play
basketball because every one of
them are ball players and they
should be able to prove to
everyone just how well they can
play college ball.
Vickie Berryman
•¥•■¥■■¥■
March 22, 1977
Dear Editor,
The Cheerleaders would like
to say "Thank You Westerners
and Dusters" for a GREAT
year.
It has been a long road since
November 12th but the end
rewards made it all worth
while. The Dusters had a fan-
tastic season through Kansas
Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Texas, only to meet disappoint-
ment in the Regional Tourna-
ment.
Fighters is the only word to
describe the Westerners. The
season started out as a big plus
in the winning column, then the
shocker came when the first two
conference games were
dropped. The Westerners fought
back from that point, winning
conference and regional, then
going on to Hutchinson, Kansas
to place 6th in the nation.
We are proud of you and glad
we were a part of such an out-
standing group of athletes.
The Cheerleaders 1976-'77
Stacy Hoover
Mildred Maxwell
Teresa Sterling
WRIGHTON!
Fun And Frolic — Spring Is Here!
by Diane Wright
Spring!! Yea!! Looks like it's
finally getting here — wind and
all!
What's the first thing that
pops in your head when you
think "spring"?
How about flowers, green
grass and trees (trees here?!)
blooming? The sun is shining
more, and it's gorgeous outside!
Farmers are plowing, planting
and praying that this year will
be a good year.
SNOOPIN' AROUND
by Jacque Johnson
Don't Scream!
Dr. Frederic Storaska,
founder of the National
Organization on the Prevention
of Rape and Assault, discussed
rape at West Texas State. He
discovered over a 13-year period
of interviewing rapists in prison
that they are not mentally dis-
turbed but have had a hard time
getting along in a male-female
relationship.
Storaska said if a girl who is
under attack tries to talk to the
rapist and make him under-
stand, the girl has a better
chance of being let go than if she
screams and struggles to get
free.
Inflation Hits!
Southwest Texas State will in-
crease the cost of dorm living
starting this fall. A seven-day
meal plan will be $874 on a nine-
month basis for non-aircon-
ditioned rooms, and $1,080 and
$1,260 for rooms with air.
Also, high-rise dorms will be
$1,396, so the cost of living isn't
just in the home!
Who Stole the Cookie?
Well, no one really stole
anything, but the home
economics club at Hutchinson
College in Kansas sold 700
cookies on a recent Tuesday.
The bake sale, to raise money
for the March of Dimes brought
$33.18 profit.
What about rain showers?
Tornadoes, hail storms and the
unusual, few and far in-between
sand storms might even be on
the scene.
The one thing you can always
count on when spring comes is
spring fever. A touch of laziness
and procrastination might seem
to hit you.
Don't forget love. Young and
old alike seem to discover deep,
wonderful feelings for other
people and experience new sen-
sations from caring so much
about one particular person.
Weddings seem to be on the in-
crease at this time of the year.
People smile abundantly and
are more relaxed and happier.
But the blues and depression do
strike occasionally, because no
one can be happy all the time.
And — finally — when you get
through all these hectic days of
'fun, frolic and pleasure,
summer has arrived and it's not
long 'til fall will be here and you
start all over again!
Tulip To Fern With Begonia??
by Violet
"Good afternoon, folks. This
is Theodore Tulip with the up-to-
the-minute KWTC News. We're
at the scene of a plant uprising
on campus. It seems that the
plants are demanding more
space in order to spread their
roots. Let's talk to a few of the
demonstrators. Yes, ma'am,
what is your name?"
"LaVerne Fern. It's really
humiliating to be cooped up in
an office all day! How can they
expect me to live in that ar-
tificial air? It's impossible!!"
"Thank you, Ms. Fern. And
you, sir, what is your name?"
Benjamin Begonia. Have you
ever been shut up in a closet 26
WESTERN TEXAN
PUBLICATIONS POLICY
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Letters are welcomed but must
be signed by the author with at-
tached phone number for
verification and are subject to
review by the editor.
PAPER ERRORS: Any errors
of fact will be corrected upon
request.
EDITORIAL STATEMENTS:
Are the opinion of the signed
staff individual(s) and are not
necessarily those of the ad-
ministration and/or Board of
Trustees of Western Texas
College.
ADVERTISING MATERIAL:
The staff reserves the right to
accept or reject questionable
advertising material.
POLICY CHANGES: The staff
reserves the right to make any
needed changes concerning the
WESTERN TEXAN PUBLICA-
TION POLICY.
hours a day, 9 days a week? Try
it and then you'll understand
why we're protesting!"
"Thank you, uh, Mr. Begonia.
Oh, here's the leader of the up-
rising, folks! Spike Cactus, I
believe?"
"You betcha! And say it with
respect, buddy!"
"Yes, sir, Mr. Cactus. What is
the purpose of this little com-
motion?"
"Little commotion?! This,
sir, is a revolutionary rebellion
against all the humans who keep
us cooped up, leaf to leaf, pot to
pot, in their artificially-
lighted, smoke-filled, noisy of-
ficies. Humans who call
themselves sympathetic to
causes; humans who supposedly
wouldn't hurt a thing! HA! Let
me tell you, buddy! My fellow
bloomers and myself are in our
dead beds in those offices. And
for those of us who 'live' in the
dorm! Gad! How can any self-
respecting plant survive in
rooms with blaring stereos or
TVs; girls gossiping ALL the
time about guys; guys gossiping
ALL the time about girls! If we
could just tell half the things we
hear! And half the time, we
plants get either too much sun
or not enough; or we're drowned
in water or have a drought!!
You'd think with smart biology
instructors around this space,
someone would teach how to
grow plants! Do you still call
this a 'little commotion'?"
"Thank you, Mr. Cactus.
Folks, that was the leader of all
these bloomin' idiots who are
revolting on campus against un-
plantly treatment. Good day."
The
Western Texan
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News Editor
Feature Editor
Business Manager
Exchange Editor
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Advisor
Paula Cornoyer
Diane Wright
Stacy Payne
Weldon Jefferson
Jacque Johnson
Kay Ellington, Kathy Spencer
Linda Grissom, La Donna Powell/
Debbie Sutton, Neely Wright
Mike McBride
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Intercollegiate Press Association, Associated Collegia'e
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