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Soaps Back
EDITORIAL
By John Simas
College of the Canyons students
With Love operas and game shows while
will be able to watch the soap
And Respect attending school.
Last year the A.S.B. Senate
bought a television so that students
By Barbara Sterry could be visually entertained while
Last summer I was fortunate relaxing in the student lounge.
enough to visit ten countries in Unfortunately, a special cord which
Europe. During that time I dis- was needed to connect the TV to the
covered how lucky I am to be an electrical outlet was stolen. But that
American. This must account for situation has been presently recti-
the disgust and anger I feel when- fied and its on with the show.
ever I see disrespect while the
national anthem is played, or when I
hear someone snicker and say, "He
is a big flag waver." The worst kind Book Review
of disrespect has got to be the
out-and-out ignorance of people who
tak~ pride in their ability to belittle By Becky Viets
a politician or do~ngrade t~e gov- Since his notable debut with The
ernment. It isn't necessarily the Moon's a Balloon, David Niven has
criticism that makes me angry, it's rewarded his literary followers with
the fact that this person really another disarming tale - Bring on
knows nothing about what he is the Empty Horses.
criticizing. This country has many The dry wit of Niven's humor
faults, but there are also many rustles with the turn of each page as
things that make this a great he polishes the past, letting the
country, yet no one seems _to glitter fall once again on the stars of
remember or think about this. Hollywood's infancy. From Clark
Although it is easy to disregard the Gable to Charles Chaplin, from John
good things about our country, it is Barrymore to himself, the author
of the utmost importance that brings out the vintage · of early
Americans become more concerned Memories Of A Magazine Maniac movie-making, and levels toasts to
and involved as well as more all.
respectful than they are at this Peering at the isolated, packaged
time. life of Hollywood, Niven's sentences
Many teenagers seem to think it By Carl F. Heinz Shick Center for the Control crackle with the ripping of celluloid,
is tough or cute to sit down while Yes, I was one of those of Magazine Mania, but only striping the movie makers to their
the national anthem is played. Being countless individuals that you found myself subscribing to own, unique personalities. Each
the avid hockey fan that I am, I see standing by the magazine their monthly newsletter. character carries with them a
often see kids do everything except racks all day, flipping through Believe me, I tried everything certain flavor and clarity, drawing
show respect to the flag during the the pages of every , colorf~l to kick the habit. Nothing them out from behind the facade of
national anthem. They remain periodical that catches their worked. My family, friends, Hollywood, and · mixing them with
seated, talk and make snide re- mesmerised eyes. Yes, I was and pets became increasingly the normal plagues of life which
marks about the stupidity of it all. It one of those intensely ab- more and more ashamed of trouble us all.
is possible that they learned this me. My boss said he would be It is not just humor which flows .
sorbed patrons of the publica-
(Cont'd un Page 3) tions that you shake your forced to fire me unless I gave and ebbs from the pages, but
up this hideous habit. I had
head in pity for as you walk nightmarish visions of myself poignant understanding of the
out your local grocery store people as they really were. Embrac-
THE CANYON CALL while courteously trying to wandering the streets penny- ing each character with remarkable
Publ ished twice monthly maintain a library-like silence. less and destitute, scrounging insight, the hilarious, sometimes
by journalism students at Yes, I was hopelessly over- through back-alley trash cans melancholy picture of those torn
College of the Canyons . come with magazine mania, for an old tattered copy of between the pull of Hollywood and
Ed itorial opin ions ex- an almost incurable psychosis. Newsweek, and coming up to the jar of reality is painted with
pressed in this publication Under my bed, in my closet, perfect strangers and asking tenderness and warmth.
are those of the writer and and scattered about my floor them, "Hey, brother, can you With a note of philosophizing
not necessarily those of the were enough 'publications to spare a back issue National sadness, Niven tells how many
co llege. Geographic. " innocents swallowed the seducing
give the Library of Congress
EDITOR Then one day while "main- poison of fame offered by Holly-
some serious competition. My
Carl F. Heinz lining" the latest Rolling wood. Yet, bouncing back with
life was vicariously lived out
MANAGING EDITOR within the glossy covers of Stone ("mainlining", it should sparkling charm, he narrates the
be explained, in magazine
Robynn Huntsinger People, New West, Los tales of those who successfully
Angeles, Playboy, Esquire, addict's lingo means: going grabbed Hollywood's elusive jewels
FEATURE EDITOR straight to the main feature of fortune, and then teased her
The Atlantic, The New York-
Becky Viets article without even first re-
er and a vast variety of unmercifully, jabbing at her sides
SPORTS EDITORS ferring to the table of con- every now and then.
other, equally as addictive
Bob Brunsell, Bob Parker tents), I had a miracle happen Whether movie buff, history buff,
magazines.
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR When I first developed the to me. Right before me was a or book buff, the novel offers
Don Atk inson initial symptoms of this all- sight that was, indeed, glor- something for everyone, leaving the
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS/ consuming sickness, my ious to behold. It was a naive reader to decipher the title,
beautiful angel. It was Bar-
and the connoisseur to savor the
REPORTERS family physician soberly sug- bara Walters, a modern media
Yvonne Fort ine, Jim Her- gested that I should take up saint, and my life has been subtleties of its true literary con-
nan , Jim James, Kathy another, more healthy hobby, filled with peace ever since. tent.
McGinnis, Sharon Mills, otherwise, this terrible obses- Yes, television has saved me
John Simas , Barbara Sterry sion of mine could easily from that horrible, psycho- Editor's Note: Students who
PHOTOGRAPHERS assume fatal proportions, and logical infliction - magazine feel compelled to give a rebut-
Don Atkinson, Carl F. perhaps worse. So I tried mania, and I am ever-grateful tal on any of the opinions
Heinz, Jim Hernan . taking up smoking, bowling to it, and, of course, to expressed in this paper, or
every other night, and even comment on any issue relating
CARTOONISTS Barbara as well.
Ted Black , Mark Guy reading the Sears' Spring and to college life, are encouraged
Summer Catalog whenever l Carl Heinz is a writer/re- to do so. Submit all material
ADVISER got those "magazine with- searcher/editor of no par- to S-108, Tuesdays between
Dorothy I. Nielsen drawal shakes". I went to the ticular significance. 1:00-2:00.