tl19761210-000 " See Page :3 LX IX N()13 TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY DEC F,N1 BIR 10. 1976 Singer Frankie Avalon appeared Sunday at the Dance Marathon finals in the University Union. TL photo by Hugh Coyle Towson duo places 4t dancethon nets $25,000 by Debbie Pelton ""I was surprised at the fantastic turnout of dancers, workers and sPectators,"" said Eric Perkins, SGA treasurer and co-sponsor of last Weekends dance marathon finals. 'he Marathon, which was held to taise money for the Maryland ;�aseciation for Retarded Chitizens, tasted from Friday night until Sunday noon on the third floor of the Approximately $25,340 was raised during the weekend. Marsha Fisher and Ned Severa 44%re the first-place dancers. The Nuple, who came from Chesapeake College, raised a total of $1,900. Towson State's preliminary mara-thon winners, G. E. Woodford and Cathy Blackburn, placed fourth in t)he finals. A total of 27 couples from lvlaryland colleges participated in the Marathon. The original goal for the weekend � s to raise $30,000. ""You always �,stY to shoot for the stars,"" said Lrerkins, who wasn't disappointed ,�Y, the sum raised. Sue Dagurt, 40ector of development, represent- MARC in the Marathon. 41 Volunteers who assisted during 41e Marathon represented several eainPus and local organizations. Circle K, Beta, WCVT, the Campus Union Board and the Residence Council aided with the Dance Marathon. The American Marketing Association, the American Society of Personnel Administration and the Cockeysville-Timonium Jaycees also offered help. The Carling National Brewery helped sponsor the Marathon by supplying beer at a low cost. ""It's impossible to thank every-one who helped,"" said Perkins. A tired couple continues to dance in order to earn money for the Maryland Association for Retarded Citizens. TL photo by Hugh Coyle Com ebac k fails Tigers fall threeshort by Jim Moorefield Most teams would have given up facing a 28-0 deficit, with only 15 minutes to play in the game, but not the Towson State Tigers. The Tigers, who played give-a-way throughout the first half, finally got its highly touted offensive machinery into gear for the final stanza. The Johnnies of St. John's University of Minnesota dominated the first half, with quarterback Jeff Norman at the controls. Norman won ABC's offensive player of the game, while an outstanding perfor-mance by Tiger defensive end Eldridge Haley won the defensive honors. The Tigers led by All-American Quarterback Dan Dullea, afater being completely dominated for three quarters, finally began to pick apart the St. John's defense. Dullea and his trio of excellent receivers, tight end Skip Chase, Mike Bennett and Ken Snoots, turned what was becoming a boring game, into the most exciting game in the five year history of the ""Stagg Bowl."" Played before a near capacity crowd of 7,214 and a regional television audience, the Tigers seemed to have a slight case of the jitters, but when the fourth period began, it was the real Dan Dullea leading the Towson offense so many people have been hearing about for the past three years. Please turn to page 9 Tow�son State defensemen Rick Simmons r, Ioe Waggoner combine to subdue a St. John's ballcarrier in action a; AA Division III finals in Phenix City, Alabama. Towson State lost, 3I-2ri, n final seconds. TL photo by Sue Latimer Gold medalist Jenner to lecture as fall Speaker Series gr,oncludes by Steve Haas The ""World's Greatest Athlete"" is coming to Towson State. Bruce Jenner, the winner of the decathlon gold medal in the Olympic Games last summer, will be speaking in the Towson Center Sunday at 8 p.m. His appearance marks the last installment of the SGA Speaker's Series for the fall semester. The decathlon is an event which combines a total of ten track and field skills and requires two days to complete. Jenner established a new world record of 8618 points at the Montreal Olympics, breaking the Conlan is busy as new Box Office manager by Debbie Pelton ""It's a very busy position,"" said ""ndrea Conlan about her new job as ,4,1anager of the Box Office on the Liirst floor of the UU. Conlan began ""ler new job on Nov. 10. She was elected to succeed resigning tanager Bill Edwards. � or me rly the SGA's Business fice Manager, Conlan finds mIstinct differences between her (luties when she worked for SGA ItIld those required as Box Office trtlanager. Conlan worked for Joanne hlegan in her SGA post. The students are terrific,"" '-'onlan said of her student employ- During the time between an tgoing and incoming Box Office 'tanager, most of the workload fell the shoulders of the three student nagers. '""Fhe hours are more '0[Ixed"" now, commented Eloise OftfiinceeY., a student manager of the x.A.s the SGA's Business Officcee ""lanager, Conlan had deadlines to e,et, but she can design her own :e4edule now as Box Office anager. The atmosphere here is '""re relaxed,"" said Conlan. Conlan feels her transition period ""as ""hard at times,"" mainly because she ""came down rather quickly"" from her former position. ""I was involved immediately"" at one of the ""busiest times,"" said Conlan, who began her new position during the Woodward and Bernstein ticket sale. Several changes are now under way as the result of the new management. One major change taking place in the Box Office is a general reorganization. The envir-onment was mostly responsible for the box office's unorganized ap-pearance, believes Conlan. Now, ""the Box Office has expanded,"" and ""the appearance is more organized."" The outer Box Office changes, which were recently completed and include the construc-tion of the ticket booths, help to alleviate the congestion, Conlan said. Box Office personnel are also in the process of ""revamping the files. We're getting the forms up to date"" and discarding out-dated forms, said Conlan. The addition of new cash registers will be another change the Box Office will undergo. These registers will have ""a lot more transaction detail,"" said Conlan. Conlan plans to make the Box Office more ""service-oriented."" She Andrea Conlan Jeanne Lubinski would like the Box Office to get more involved in campus events, rather than just planning the occasion. The Box Office personnel are also responsible for ushering some events and handling publicity through the distribution of flyers and posters. By spring, Conlan hopes to have the Box Office ""become more efficient and profes-sional."" During mini-mester, Conlan plans to review her official duties extensively. Conlan said she would like to familiarize herself better with ""the role I'm supposed to play."" November marked Conlan's fifth year at Towson State. She began in 1971 as the SGA's first full-time bookkeeper. Conlan acquired hei position when the SGA ""had heavy financial difficulties."" Since then, Conlan and her assistant, Arlene Campeggi made ""a lot of financial progress,"" said Conlan, Campeggi is now the SGA's Business Office Manager and her new assistant is Jeanne Lubinski.' Conlan decided to leave her post in the SGA because ""after four years, I needed something � new."" Although she was ""extremely happy"" working with the SGA, it was no longer a challenge"" for Conlan. previous IlltlfK oy' 104 points. The first day events include the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400-meter dash. Jenner is most effective in the events of the second day, which include the 100-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500-meter race. Jenner's victory was the culmina-tion of four years of intense preparation following his tenth-place finish in the 1972 Munich Olympics. A 1968 graduate of Newton High in Connecticut, which has since named its stadium in his honor, Jenner attended Graceland College in Iowa on a partial football scholarship. While there, he switch-ed to the decathlon. Jenner was relatively unheralded when he competed in the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials. After making the U.S. team and finishing tenth in the Olympics, Jenner married and moved to California to train against the best competition. Training Bruce and Chrystie Jenner teamed to prepare him for the next Olympics. He trained for up to eight hours per day after his graduation from college. Chrystie dropped out of school and became a stewardess for United Airlines to support them. She took care of family finances, arranged for his travel to various competitions and served as his primary source of moral .support. Bruce Jenner reached the Olym-pics as one of the favorites. Following his fifth-place finish in the events of the first day, Jenner set several personal records en\ route to establishing the decathlon record during the final five events. He was also one of the only decathlon contestants to remain standing following the completion of the grueling two-day event. Jenner gained instant celebrity. In an interview with a Parade Magazine reporter, his current manager said he can be ""a one-man business like Arnold Palmer."" The J�nners are somewhat ambivalent about the current situation in which Bruce Jenner can earn up to $2 million from commercials alone, according to his manager. Bruce Jenner maintains, Our lives have changed drastically. I'd like to think it's all for the good, but there have been some drawbacks."" The Jenners, among the more photogenic couples in the current celebrity, spectrum. are adjusting to their new roles as ""products."" Their hectic schedule of travel, interviews, screen tests and meet-ings with agents and promoters will be interrupted Sunday when Bruce Jenner speaks at the Towson Center. Tickets are available at the Box Office on the first floor of the University Union. Finegan maps out concert preparations for spring by S. L. Verch Without mentioning the names of any bands or possible engagement dates, Student Government Associ-ation president Joanne Finegan announced this week that her administration was planning to stage several concerts next semester at Towson State. ""We are planning to use the new facility (Physical Education Com-plex) for the concerts. We'll be' working with Special Services, but we will be producing the concerts,"" said the top SGA executive. This semester's SGA-Special Ser-vices- sponsored Bluegrass Festival was Finegan's first attempt at organizing such an event. Scheduled for ,Homecoming Weekend, the event attracted approximately 250 students and, according to Finegan, was a financial loss owing to that turnout. ""I was disappointed with the low turnout . . the SGA lost about $1200,"" said Finegan. Finegan explained tht she was waiting for Cellar Door Productions, � a booking agent that she and Special Services are working with, to provide her with a list of dates and available acts. She added that her administration is seeking to sponsor two big concerts and possibly one or two smaller-type concerts. While prices for tickets vary according to the band contracted, Finegan stated that if the maximum number of 7500 seats in the new complex were available, she would try to keep ticket prices at or below five dollars each. Also expressing a desire to see a jointly sponsored SGA-Black Stu-dent Union concert next semester, Finegan said that she expected to meet with BSU president Erik Hanks and discuss this idea. Asked if she felt the SGA could produce successful concerts, Fine-gan replied that she thought this could be done. ""I think we've learned a lot from the last concert. We wrongly judged the interests of the students during the Bluegrass Festival,"" concluded Finegan. Joanne Finegan "
