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,','l"~t'l·. ;;t'";, ~rs Lose
~ C ~ :'.l._-t, ~ •~ • -~ • Harriers Rank
1st League Game
Sixth In State
By John Gilbert
"I knew we had a good
COC's football Cougars lost team. If we stay healthy, we'll
their first Western State be right in there for the
Conference game of the new conference title and the state
season to a tough West Los meet."
Angeles team last Saturday This was the optimistic
night by a score of 28-26, due appraisal of Monty Cartwright,
principally to too many turn- cross country coach, after the
overs and a sputtering offense. Cougar harriers defeated Allan
The highly touted Cougars Hancock (24-35) and Compton
carried a 2-1 record into their (15-50) in a recent three-way
first conference game coming meet.
fresh from a 28-0 rout of a To top it off, College of the
strong Antelope Valley team in Canyons has been ranked 6th
COC's best defensive effort to in the state among small
date. colleges.
Yet Harold Moon, West "Our primary objective is to
LA's star quarterback, ripped make it to the state meet this
COC's secondary apart. Moon year," said Cartwright. "Up to
lc,J.ded the air with footballs now, COC has never been able
and softened up the Cougar Richard Burns (right), COC's top cross country runner, came in to qualify for the state meet."
middle with plunges by the first in the recent three-way meet with Allan Hancock and Cougar harriers' season
Oiler running backs. Compton. COC's harriers have a good chance at the conference title record is impressive. They
Moon, key to the West LA this year. stand 4-2 in Western State
offense, completed 18 of 37 Conference competition and an
pa~ ses for 310 yds. and two OPINION Literary Guild unprecedented 28-6 for all
Tffs, one of which was a 70 meets this year.
\<, ,.,_: ~"'' -20-lr:nvay strike to Leon (Cont'd from Page 2) The only Cougar defeats
; ·; rr, ·t t. Oiler right end. great expense. This depart- Formed at COC have been by Glendale (twice)
The• frustrated Cougars ment certainly needs a vari- Students with literary and which won the state title last
v , ·•·l' hamstrung by the out- type machine, a printing press, photographic creative urges year, Moorpark (three times)
..,,., :1di1"1g defensive play of the and other printing equipment. can satisfy them in an which placed second, and Los
t 11 '.tr line which held COC to 98 These are merely a few up-coming campus magazine to Angeles Harbor, a large
· ·:~~·els rushing and forced seven alternative solutions. We can be published by the newly school.
t ur novers. COC's offensive turn our "bitching" into affir- organized Literary Guild. To qualify for the state
sputter forced Cougar quarter- mative action by bringing our Still unnamed, the magazine championships, the Cougars
back, Chuck Lyons, to turn to ideas to our student represen- will publish creative writing, must place among the first five
the airways in an effort to tatives. poet ry, photographs, and teams in the Southern Cal-
generate a Cougar offensive. However, I sympathize with drawings, according to its ifornia competition Nov. 16 at
Lyons completed 20 of 34 those who realize that the organizing editor, Mary Cohen. Mt. Sac near Pomona.
passes for 309 yards and two administration is a nearly un- Four editions are planned for Richard Burns, a sophomore
TDs. The leading receiver of yielding organism when it the 1974-75 school year. and the top Cougar harrier,
Lyon's aerials was Steve Joyce comes to allocating money for "We expect to publish the came in first in the Hancock-
who turned in an outstanding anything but sports. first edition by Nov. 15," said Compton-COC competition.
game with 111 yards gained The student government Ms. Cohen. Other Cougars among the first
from six receptions and one TD finds itself in an awkward The Student Senate cur- 10 finishers were Tommy
which makes him this year's position, with the administra- rently is considering a pro- Cusick, 4th; Jeff Tracey, 5th;
leading Cougar point-maker. tion as its chief advisor by law, posed budget of $1,000 for the Enoch Martinez, 6th; Gary
COC's top runner, Mike and its despot by fault. project. Durner, 8th; Dan Rodriguez,
Northcutt, observed the game Granted, there is much "We wish to create a 9th, and Gary Grubbs, 10th.
from the sidelines, hampered construction under way for reputable vehicle for creative Next meet for the cross
by a bruised heel. The running non-athletic department facili- efforts that students can be country team will be this
duties were turned over to ties. But emphasis on athletic proud of," said Ms. Cohen. Saturday at the Allan Hancock
speed merchant Tommy department "needs" is so St udents are urged to Invitational at Santa Maria.
Cambell who couldn't get determined that it is now even participate in the literary The only other home ap-
outside to utilize his speed and leasing an automobile for team project. Ms. Cohen may be pearance of the Cougars will be
was held to 31 yards rushing. scouting purposes! contacted in the evening at a three-way meet with Ventura
Ed Wilson and Al Staie 255-6517 or by leaving a note in and Los Angeles Trade Tech
switched off at fullback with The problem persists, and it the faculty mail box of the on Nov. 1.
Staie scoring once on a must be re-stated and "re- organization's adviser, Betty
one-yar d plunge. Wilson bitched" until the administra- Lid, English instructor.
showed good power but lack of tion realizes that COC is an LEARNING SKILLS 21
finesse and was held to 16 institution for learning first, Students experiencing dif-
yards on five attempts. and a training ground for EOPS ficulty with sentence and
The Oilers, with the aid of amateur athletes second. (Cont'd from Page 2) paragraph writing are en-
an interception, struck first, The recent ASB budget dividual need are part of this couraged to sign up for
scoring on a 44 yard pass from figures make clear to the program," she added. Learning Skills 21. This five-
Moon to Garrett with only five student body where the Mrs. Hamilton lives in week course which starts Nov.
minutes gone. They were administrators place their Canoga Park. She was grad- 5-6 will teach the basics of
never behind from then on. prime emphasis. In turn, many uated from California State sentence and paragraph struc-
The Cougars went in at students would be happy to University, Northridge with a ture. The credit-no-credit class
halftime trailing 4-3 but came give them a football and let bachelor's degree in psychol- meets Monday and W ednes-
back in the second half to them run with it. ogy. day, 2-4 p.m.; Tuesday and
shrink the margin to only two I submit that it is more She also has been involved Thursday, 8:20 to 10 p.m., and
points. profitable to satisfy the needs in volunteer community work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
The Cougars last hope of of many students than to cater in the San Fernando Valley for and Friday, 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
the evening, a 44-yard field to such expensive hobbies as many years. Instructor is John Drislane.
goal attempt by Mark Reed, over-emphasized athletics. The EOPS office on campus Interested students may sign
was off to the rivht of the Until such action is taken, it is located in the white trailer up in the Office of Admissions
crossbar, with 34 seconds on appears that the Cougars have parked next to the bookstore, and Records or in Drislane's
thP clock. scored again. Rah, rah! on the lower campus. office, Room I-119.