1977_11 The Daily Collegian November 1977

              , The Coflemi'
'Woody Allen of comics', Spiderman thrives
By Bruce Scott
radicated   ln   a new
comic-strip,   published   I
than ■ score of foreign ones, and
spotlighted on TV, Spider-Man
Is one of those proverbial household words.        .   .
Bitten by a radioactive spider
and transformed into a reluctant
superhero (often dubbed "the
Woody AUen of comics"), the
youthful Peter Parker, nee
Spider-Man, came from the mind
of Stan Lee, now publisher of
Marvel Comics, when he was but
a struggling young writer-editor.
Wanting to try something different, Lee also created The Fantastic  Four and The Incredible
make fan history. Marvel Comics
1 expermenting with diff-
• of comic-books. On*
^Amazing Fantasy,
which eventually became Amazing Adult Fantasy, written by Stan
Lee and drawn by Steve Ditto.
Amazing Adult Fantasy began to
slack off ln sales and was Anally
scheduled for cancellation. The
final lasue, the 15th, loomed
ahead, unknowingly destined for
why.
"Just for kicks," writes Lee ln
Origins of Marvel Comics, "I
wanted to try something different.
Oh sure, Ihe Fantastic Four were
different—and The Hulk was different.    But I mean reality dtff-
er*«For quite  a whUe I'd been
•trip that would violate all the
conventions-break all th* rules.
A strip that would actually feature
a teenager a* th* star, Instead
of making him an (ugh!) adult
hero's sidekick."
What about th* nam*? Why
Spider-Man? Lee says that In his
youth he was enamored by a pulp
hero named The Spider, M aste r of
Man.
"He wore a slouch bat and a finger ring with the image of an
arachnid," writes Lee,, "a ring
which, when he punched a foe
fearlessly ln the face, would lea re
lt*   mark, an impression of a
Lee went to his boss, publisher
Martin Goodman, with his idea for
Spider-Man. ,
> "Martin's reaction was natural
enough," writhes Lee.    "In his
„-a gentle way he ImpUed that I - wart Steve Ditto who had . .
- bad lost'my'marbles. He patient- lstlc touch that bordered cnu«*
ly informed me that people didn't surreaL
. Uke spiders, that lt was an un- "After   Spidey's     premier.
likely name tor a hero..." appearance In Amazing Faatat.
Lee band hi* soul about Th* #15,". write* Lee, "the book vts
Spider, Master of Men, how he drbpped and we aU forget aboa
hoped that Spider-Man. would be it.    IM gotten tea Sptder-iUa
"a trend-setter, a funky freaky character out of my system to]
feature te tun* wittVth* times." could now go back to our other
And then Lee played his ace, re- super-stars,
minding  Goodman teat Spider-
last issue of Amazing Adult Fan- Month* after AF (Amazing Fa*.
tasy, scheduled for cancellation tasy) had been kissed off and
anyway. abandoned we realized wehadi
Lee originally assigned Spider- best **Uer oo our hand*-    **"■
Man to Jack Kirby for art work; had to be because of Spidti
but both found Klrby's style, dra- " It didn't take long to r
matte, larger than lite, a bit too another conference betw
heroic for the character envis- tin Goodman and myself, audi
ed, we had decided to let A
log  Fantasy  enjoy the hi
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Noon-(l)Unlon concert:
group "Fly by Night," In CU
Lounge. (2) Business lecture:
jack Tacchlno (travel agency),
IA 101.
1 p.m.-Hlllel Foundation lecture: Rabbi Joseph Melamed of
Fresno Temple Israel (formerly
rabbi of Kol Shearlth Israel In
Panama),    "The Treaties:
nama,"   CU
2-14.
II a.m.-Cross country: CSUF
vs. UC Santa Barbara, Woodward
Park.
7:05 p.m.-FootbaU: CSUF vs.
CSU Long Beach, In Anaheim
Stadium, KMJ Radio.
Continued from p*$ one
supports; the Battlln' Bulldogs
ln many ways. Th* first recipient of the "Bulldog Booster of
the Year"    award waa   Ernie
Del Mastro said, "The Rally
club felt that Ernie was an outstanding choice for this award
as   he   exemplifies  this year's
Homecoming    theme     'Bulldog
Spirit'   ln the Fresno
lty."
named "Hooorary.CbtV
er" for his acUv* aupport of
the Rally Club and Bulldog athletics.    Th* second
Kane, BuUdog Sport*Informal]
Del Mastro said,
i have been extreniely hi
3 p.m.-Education lecture: Dr.
M.E.J. Orme (University of Toronto), "College-Level Teaching
5, Conley Art IT
Folklife club meets in CU 308.
(3) Sabbatical slide/lecture report: Chester Cole (Geography),
"South Africa's Apartheid: Its
Modern Foundations," John
Wright Theatre,
THURSDAY
y and Planning Committee,
4 p.m.-Natural sciences col-
liiliim: .Seymour Mack (Geol-
K), "Plate Tertonlc Applied to
nnate Waters and Foothill Sure /one (Plate Collision and
ound water tn the Oakhurst
ea)," NS 145.
4  p.m.-Chlld  Drama  Center
2:30 p.m.-Friday movli
Flew Over the Cuckoo's
IA 101 (also In CU Loi
1, 9:25, and 11:45 p.m.).
Business lecture
Jack Tacchlno, owner of Tacchlno Travel ln Fresno, will
speak tomorrow In the business
lecture series sponsored by the
School of Business and Administrative Sciences at CSUF.
The lecture will be presented
at noon In Room 101 of the CSUF
Industrial Arts Building.
Holistic health
A course on "Holistic Health-
How td Achieve High Level Wellness," will be offered through the
Extension Division at CSUF ln
seven Tuesday evening sessions
beginning tomorrow.
Dr. Viola Davis, a counselor
at CSUF, Is coordinating the
course which will be conducted
from 7 to 9:15 p.m. at-Sierra
Hospital on Dakota Avenue ln
Fresno. The.fees are $35 for
one unit of extension credit,
$22.50 without credit, or $3 for
a single session.
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Senate I
to void
By Mike Fitzgerald
Staff Reporter
Th* Associated Student Senate
(AS) sent a tetter to President
Norman Baxter Monday Informing him of their vote to "disassociate" themselves from th*
controversial InstrucUonally Related  Activities    (IRA) funding
etter asks Baxter
IRA agreement
r the ethic* of test year1
lame duck senate voting on such
*n important agreement at Its
teat  meeting with  few student*
The letter, sent by AS chairman Karen Clark, asks Baxter's
s I'm sure you a
run even stronger against the IRA
agreement that probably would
have been tee case otherwise.
"Bote th* senate and the executive officers are aware that lt
has been a long-standing policy
of your* to give ira preferential treatment at budget times.
But, as I'm sure you have noted, .
""'    ""1 long been a sore point
with him regarding IRA funding.
"...However, the concept of a
binding contract between the Associated Students and the administration had not been met with
a favorable response by the majority of senators,"  th* letwr
, Administration spokesman
Tom McGonnagil said he "wasn't
ready'yet" to say whether tee
FLY 3Y NIGHT performer* gave a lifting performance Wednesday at the College Union Lounge. A flutist who was uniden-
litied, performed during the concert.	
Angry students
stage walkout
controversy and has been teeob-
Ject of several heated discussion*
at AS Sen at eand committee meet-
lnga," the Clark letter says.
However, all senators agree
that the situation ln which the
agreement was endorsed hy last
year's senate leaves much to be
desired, the letter says.
"There Is even some question
as to the legitimacy of that June
13 meeting because of the number of proxys present," the let-
in addition, thedocumenteventually signed was not.the same
document endorsed by last year's
senate, according to the official
minutes, trie letter says.
"In fact, several key parte of
the agreement were deleted; and
new clauses Included, after the
senate voted and before the agreement was signed," the letter.
dents whose budgeted
not included ln under IRA," the
Clark letter also says.
The letter tells Baxter that the
senate has expressed a desire to
maintain a working relationship
the contract, but he re-Iterated
his desire for the senate to have
their bargaining points clarified
•I've said since the start of
this game that the senate should
provide u* with a list of their
problems with the specific points
of the agreement and their alternatives," he said.
Hiring workshop today
More than 100 public school
personnel administrators and
college placement staff members
are meeting at CSUF today, to
discuss topics related to the
hiring of teachers.
BUI Head, assistant director
of the university's Career Planning and Placement Center, said
the San Joaquin Valley unit of
the California Educational placement Association (CKPA) is holding the one-day workshop to give
school personnel administrators
an opportunity to discuss credential^ and current legislation
.related   to   the   employment of
LegtelaUon and the hlringpro-
cess will he discussed hy Dr.
Donald P. Ashley, assistant
superintendent ln the Personnel
Services Division for the Long
Beach   Unified School District.
Dr. Lester Roth, Interim dean
of the School of Education at
CSUF, will speak on "Trends
tn Teacher Education" during
the   afternoon   session.
The letter goes o
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GUERILLA
High School last week
K.v-^n.g alleged discriminatory policies by tee CoaUnga
Unified School District (CUSD).
The students, mostly Chicano*.
ave .--misted the support of
CSUF's Chicano organization,
MEChA, and faculty members
representing the Fresno Asso-
3n of Mexican-American Ed-
■rs (AMAEX
.. list of 14 extensive demands
"re presented to CoaUnga High
School Principal Robert Vert by
U» students and representatives
" » parent's group, Los Padres
Dnldos de Huron.
The protesters are charging
"ut solutions to existing problems throughout tee school district have not materialized, delate meetings between the par-
The issues include alleged rac-
ul discrimination by .teachers
•ralnst Chicano students, bus
transportation tor. elementary
«hool students, and deficiencies
» »>* district'* affirmative action plan.
vert sent the demands. to -
«Perlntendent Loul* Slokorich
»* u>e CUSD Board of Trustee*.
1 **> will meet te CoaUnga to con-
lifer the demands.
. Most of the Chleano students
Solved are bussed or drive 20
"lies from Huron, which Is ta<
[""KlMintheCrjSD.
I veek,. th* Board refused
* ««cept a $900 loan .from a
"■"on businessman to provide
"using for Huron elementary
Weils who must walk over a
U» to a Huron school.
"»  parent*  complained tee
school children are barrassed
by liquor establishment patrons,
and face traffic hazards.
The Board, in Its refusal, said     ___^_>——_—<
that to provide such a service      A   .^ f,       • J
would  obligate itself to do so     Arts, CrOfTS abound
for other areas in the district.
The students have vowed not
to return to school until bussing
has been provided for the elementary school students, and when
the Board acts on the demands.
Vert was disappointed the stu-
Free jazz concert Sunday
features CSUF bands
of weekend fair
 te did m . _.„,„„
to express their concerns."
"It's a shame the disruption
of the educational process has
taken place," he told a reporter
after receiving the demands.
He explained two "incidents"
occured on campus which may
upset tbe Chicano students. He
alleged that ln each instance,
Anglo student* were attacked by
Chicano students.
A* a result, several meetings
t the students, te a
Ye pubUck Is Invited to return
to a 15th century marketplace
for the ninth annual Renaissance
Festival at CSUF's Newman Center, starting, this Saturday and
running through Nov. 11.
The highlights of the festival
are art, beginning Saturday with
a Children's Art Day. Sunday
the day Is set off with a Latin
High Mass at 11 a.m. From there
entertainment, music, strolling
minstrels, hot air balloons, face
painting and traditional foods will
abound as professional and student artisans demonstrate and
seU their crafts.
Two CSUF Jazz bands will be
featured ln a free public concert
this Sunday at 8 p.m. In the
CoUege Union Lounge.
Opening the free Jazz concert
program will be Jazz Band "C".
The group ts directed by percussion instructor Sandy Schaefer.
This   will   be   the band's first  .
the growth of the Jazz band program at CSUF. «,
The Jazz Band "C" program
will feature Kathy Bradley,Steve
Dell and Carl Schmidt In the
Bud Powell standard, "Tempus
Fugit." Also featured will be
tee band's new vocalist Sharon
Casey in a Warren Ikel arrangement of "Sunshine ot My Life."
The second half of th* Jazz
concert WlU feature the award
winning Ja:
the direction of Dr. Lawrence
It. Sutherland. "The 'A' band '
continues Its tradition of leadership on the West Coast with a
'powerhouse' group containing
most of last year's award winning
soloists," said Sutherland.
New this year are baritone
saxophonist Merlin Priester, a
Hoover High School graduate, and
trombonists Dan Zanutto from
Atwater, and Brad Wilcox from
Portcrrille. Steve Alcala re-
the trumpet section along
member Pete Raasch.
•Jazz singer James Easter will
make his debut with the band
singing "People Got To Be Free"
and tee Frank Sinatra version
qf "All <f)e Way." Easter has
worked with Sun Ra and Miles
PorteryUH
Joins/the t
with new n
"We're Just getting tee run
around," Soraje Escanrjpn, of
CoaUnga's Mexican -A mertcan
Student Union (MASU), told
CSUF'* MEChA last week. «ft
seems this Is the only way" rfe're
going to be heard."  ■
A dozen CSUF Chicano students
attended the walkout and marched
with the CoaUnga students
through downtown CoaUnga tote*
city park, where a rally was held;
Roger Valverde; a MEChA
spokesperson, said CSUF student* would help aa long as the
on Pago 8
THE CSUF RODEd team demonstrates its team roping expertise at the Arizona Western College Rodeo in Flagstaff, Arizona. Shown here are team member Mark Gomes and champion CSUF cowboy
Sammy Edmonson,  who. helped the team place first In last weekend's competition against Cal Poly.