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East theatre d ep a rtm en t
presents The M a tch m a k er
T h e M atch m aker, a com ed y b y
Thornton Wilder, will be presented by
the Theatre department on January 24,
• 25, and 26 in the East Auditorium.
The Matchmaker, the original ver
sion o f the musical comedy “ Hello,
D o lly!” is about a certain old merchant
o f Yonkers who is now so rich that'he
decides to take a wife. To this end he
employs a matchmaker, a woman who
subsequently becomes involved with
two o f his menial clerks, assorted
young and lovely ladies, and the head
w a ite r a t an ex p en sive restau ran t
where this swift farce runs headlong
into "a hilarious climax o f complications.
“ I T H I N K it ’s coming along really
well. W e still need some work but I ’m
sure it ’ll be a great show,” commented
Kathleen Barry.
“ The play has the potential to be
extremely good. E lly is the perfect
D olly L evi as is Arthur as Vandergelder,” remarked Brad Dorfman.
M em bers o f th e ca st include
K a th leen B a rry , G re g B a rt, S te v e
Charous, Brad Dorfman, Eleah Horwitz, Barry Leb, M indy Levin, Hal
Meltzer, Helen Moshak, Tim Ortmann,
Arthur Rosenson, Barbara Shedroff,
j Julie Stone, Jeff Sumner, and Scott
; Tauber.
T IC K E T S M A Y be purchased in
advance or at the door for $2. A ll seats
are general admission. Performances
begin at 8 p.m. For information, call
673-6822 Ext. 1157.
Illinois names
state scholars
Volume 42, Number 6
NILES EAST HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE. ILL.
Fifty-nine East students were named
Illinois State Scholars b y the Illinois
State Scholarship Commission.
T H E S T U D E N T S IN C L U D E David
Bart, Daniel Bartfield, W illiam Bauta,
Barbara Bieniek, Jan Blok, Judith
B razen , C lau dia B risk, K a th leen
Brooks, Tim othy Chin, Edward Cohen,
M a tt Donath, Jeffrey Dubin, Scott
Elesh, D avid Ellison, Steven Fishman,
A lan Friedman, David Gassel, Henry
G o ld stein , Charles G o lla y , J o yce
Gothelf, Pamela Herbach, Theodore
Hill, D avid Hoffman, Kathy Jean,
W illiam Keller, Kurt Kessler, Karen
Konior, Barry Leb, Tina Lee, Steven
Lisco.
D a v id L o r ig , W a y n e M a ta yo sh i,
Katherine Matz, Roger Merel, Steven
Meyers, Joanne Mikos, Peter Miscinski, M ich a el M o y , S h elly M o zin ,
Richard Nikchevich, Marci Parkinson,
D an P a tla k , S te v e P rech t, S tu a rt
Rappaport, Scott Reicin, Arthur Rosen
son, J e ffr e y Ross, R o b ert Rotche,
R ich a rd R u dy, E liza b eth Sam elson,
K a ren S aw islak, S te ven S chreiter,
Cynthia Shapireo, Richard Simmons,
L in d a Sohn, W illia m Stein, B rian
Sullivan, Allan Weiner, and Debbie
January 18, 1980
Teachers receive assignments
for 1980-1981 school year
East teacher assignments for next
year at either W est or North have been
decided. These decisions were based on
teacher preference and projected enroll
ment at both schools.
Ninety-six percent o f the staff were
placed at the school they requested.
P rin cip a l G alen H o sier com m ented,
“ M ost are happy. Those we couldn’t
place where they had requested under
stood and there are no problems.”
“ I am pleased to be going to North
and I ex p ect no real ch a n ges,”
remarked Miss Mildred Hall.
I E X P E C T no change though we
might feel a little crowded. I hope w e’ll
be able to offer the same kind o f
curriculum. W e ’ll try to incorporate
courses from E a st th a t a ren ’t at
North,” explained Mrs. M ary Scherb.
“ I ’d prefer to stay at East because
there are a bunch o f nice people here,
but there won’t be any East. I have no
real preference for either North or W est
but I chose North because it ’s closer to
home,” commented George Yursky.
Leaving East is like leaving home
and all that’s familiar and comfor
table,” said Mrs. Jeanne Derichs.
T E A C H E R S P L A C E D at N o rth
include Kenneth Anderson, Jane Bumham, John Cooper, W illiam Coulson,
Karl DeJonge, James Dorsey, James
Dougherty, Gerald Ferguson, Dennis
Grabowski, Tom Grossman, Mildred
Hall, Ronald Henrici, W illiam Henry,
John Herbst, Dorann Klein, Bettie
L a d d , R ich ard L iv in g s to n , W a y n e
L u eck, V ern eil L u n d q u ist, G ordon
M alon e, Frank M a y fie ld , R ich ard
Miya.
Jerry Oswald, A n gie Panos, Charles
Plock, Steven Poznanski, Jerry Proffit,
Edward Pugliese, Richard Requarth,
S eym ou r R ifk in d , J u d y R o ch ette,
Mark Rostvold, Hollister Sahdstead,
M a ry Scherb, L e e S ellers, T om
Sokalski, Dee Whyman, and George
Yursky.
T E A C H E R S P L A C E D at W est are
Bill Bloom, Em il Capitani, Joan Coon,
Ed Degenhardt, Jeanne Derichs, Irwin
Drobney, Dennis Duffy, Todd Dvorak,
Ed Ernst, George Galla, John Golata,
Ronald Gralewski, Barbara Handler,
Adele Higgins, Glenn Jurek, Robert
Keen, and Anthony Kort.
Don Larson, Herminia Lopez, A ndy
M aggio, Lenore Marti, Pat Matlak,
Dave McCarreH, A lex Miron, John
Moshak, Nick Odlivak, M el Pirok, Kay*
Powell, Fred Richardi, Barbara Scar
brough, Marilyn Schiffman, Jerome
S la tte ry , D o ro th y T a y lo r, B ern ard
Welch, Len Winans, and Jean Wojdula.
W e in b e r g e r visits
Democrat Robert Weinberger is running
for the Congressional seat recently va
cated by Abner Mikva in the January 22
special election.
C on gression al can didate R o b ert
Weinberger appeared at East Wednes
d a y D ecem ber 19 in the S tu dent
Lounge. There, the Democrat aired his
v iew s on a v a r ie ty o f su bjects,
including inflation, oil prices, nuclear
power, S A L T II , and the practice o f
receiving special interest money as
campaign contributions.
“ The 10th Congressional District is
tra d itio n a lly a h ard -fou gh t ra ce ,”
Weinberger said, “ and in 1978, m y
opponent spent $500,000 as compared
to former Congressman Abner M ikva’s
$200,000, and also led the country in
receiving contributions from the special
Nilehi residents sue Board
Ten residents of Nilehi D istrict 219
have file suit to forcé the School Board
to make up the twelve days students
missed due to the September teacher’s
strike. Four days o f the contingency
school may also be counted toward that
total, depending on a ruling of the state
school board a fte r it re view s the
situation. State law requires that 180
days be held per year.
Those listed as plaintiffs in the suit
include former Nilehi Board member
Ben Lipin; Sharon and Harold Firfir;
M ary Hennesy; Sandford Hollander;
A n th o n y Irp in o ; M a ry L ach m an;
Harry Melnick; and Judy and Barry
Sigale. Irpino’s brother Joseph rah for
the Nilehi board with Diane Steele as
independents in the 1978 elections but
were unsuccessful In their quest.
B O A R D A T T O R N E Y M arvin Glink
said he would seek to have the suit
dismissed due to what he termed as
questionable legal technicalities, such
. as the question if the specific type of
order the p la in tiffs sou gh t was
necessary for this type o f case.
A fter the September teacher’s strike
ended, officials of the Niles Township
Federation of Teachers stated that they
would not insist upon making up the
lost days since community residents
already planned to take the Board to
court.
This is the first court challenge o f
this type in Cook County, according to
the County School Superihtendent’s
office.
Winston.
airs views
interest groups.’
A state debate champ from New
T r ie r H ig h School, the G len coe
attorney has spent the last six years in
Washington, D.C., drafting legislation,
p rep a rin g C on gression a l testim o n y,
and advised the Secretaries o f Com
merce and Transportation. He also
helped coordinate urban policy legisla
tion for the W hite House.
A fte r serving as a college intern to
U.S. Senator Paul Douglas, Weinberger
also interned with the Illinois State
Senate. “ W e bring to politics energy,
time and commitment,” he stated.
“ W hen I was growing up John F.
Kennedy was saying, ‘A sk not what
your country can do for you, but rather
what you can do for your country,’ and
so m y fnends joined the Peace Corps
and go t involved.”
W einberger favors a moratoruim on
the building o f nuclear power plants
u n til stric te r safegu ards can be
developed; opposes decontrol o f oil
prices; believes in a tough windfall
p r o fits ta x , and desires a g re a te r
development o f alternate fuel sources.
H e also favors S A L T II , feeling that
without it, the arms race' is more
expensive, unpredictable, and harder to
monitor. Backing the M ikva Handgun
Control Bill, solid U.S. support of
Israel, and a ceiling on the amount
special interest money that can be
«accepted during one campaign are all
issues Weinberger would fight for.
Board plans to sell East
The controversy over what to do
with the East building after the school
closes in 1980 will be decided in the
next few months as the School Board
makes final plans for i t » sale.
A t one time there had been plans to
keep the building and use it as a fine
arts center. But according to Principal
Galen Hosier, those plans are now
completely diminished. “ The possibility
o f having a CentrEast cultural center is
practically impossible,” he explained,
“ I t ’s just too costly.”
IN S T E A D , P L A N S are now being
made to sell the building to an outside
realtor or contractor within the next
few months. “ Its uses w ill then be
decided by the new buyers,” said
H o sier. “ I t could be m ade in to
apartments or condominiums.”
However, the building is not quite
ready for sale. First, the Board must
formally declare the building- for sale
and then buyers can begin to make
their offers. “ I don’t know who will buy
it,” commented Hosier, “ but I do know
that it will be sold within a few more
months.”
�M L E B tU T K
2 editorial
Board moves toward
sale of East grounds
The District 219 Board has manda
ted Supt. W esley Gibbs to compile all
the legal documentation necessary to
allow for the sale o f East. A formal
resolution to be passed on by the Board
is expected in February, according to
East Principal Galen Hosier.
W ith the alternative of converting
E a st in to a cu ltu ral arts cen ter
eliminated because of cost, two major
options remain open to the Board as to
the future o f the East building and
property. The Board may sell East to
private developers, or it may sell or
ren t E a s t to O akton C om m u nity
College.
A L T H O U G H T H E OCC lease seems
unlikely now, there are good reasons to
believe' th a t OCC w ill e v e n tu a lly
occupy some space at East come 1980.
It's granted that East is not centrally
located in OCC’s district but neither is
their new permanent campus in Des
Plaines. East is clearly accessible by
both public and private transporta
tion . I t is w ith in three blocks
o f five major bus routes including
the G len view / L o o p 210, and it is
one-half mile from the Touhy entrance
o f the Edens Expressway.
Tw o significant faults OCC finds
w ith E a s t include th e la ck o f
parking space and the absence of
air-conditioning. But these are relative
ly m in or when exam ined clo sely.
E ast’s lack o f parking space could be
remedied by converting the football
field into a parking lot. E ast’s lack o f
air-conditioning really isn’t a problem
due to a fine ventilation system.
W h a te v e r a lte rn a tiv e the B oard
decides- upon it should not allow the
East building to remain vacant in 1980.
This would cost the taxpayers $500,000
a year in maintainance besides being an
obvious eyesore.
Counterpoint
T h e N ile h ilite rep orted in its
D ecem ber 7 issue th a t the en tire
sophomore basketball team was sent
home prematurely from the St. Bede
Tournament, Nov. 21-23, for rowdy
behavior. Since then, a “ small group of
East students” have submitted Letters
to the Editor accusing the Nilehilite
editor and advisor o f distorting the
facts in the story, and deliberately
losing one o f the group’s letters. These
accusations are simply not true.
A c c o rd in g to the grou p, the
“ falsehood” centered around the addi
tion of the word soft by the advisor.
I N T H E O R I G I N A L sto ry , the
word soft was omitted. The Nilehilite’s
advisor Mrs. Angie Panos added the
word soft to clarify the sentence’s
meaning and to avoid speculation that
the players were sent home for drinking
alcoholic beverages. According to East
Athletic Director James Swanson and
all the coaches that were there, the
players were sent home for being loud
and breaking curfews. I t should be
noted that most of the “ small group o f
East students” were not even present
at the tournament.
The Nilehilite does not print student
hearsay. I t prints the facts and relies
on responsible sources. The “ small
group o f East students” is welcome to
talk to Swanson and the coaches and
get the facts straight for themselves.
The Nilehilite did not print the
group’s first letter because it was
unsigned, and its content was unclear.
The Nilehilite has never reneged on its
journalistic responsibility to print those
letters critical o f its staff and policies.
D avid Eingorn
Editor-in-Chief
Commentary
Friday, January 18, 1980
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Also, most persons do not burst into
tears when Bert Parks bellows, “ Here
she comes, Miss America” (except, of
course, M iss A m e r ic a .) T h ere is
however, a very important issue con
cerning Bert Parks and the pageant,
and this is why many persons are
supporting Johnny Carson’s campaign
“ W e want B ert!”
T H E IS S U E H E R E is age. Bert
Parks turned 65 and was promptly
fired. Is 65 the magical number when a
person all o f a sudden can not do what
In school, we have to learn about the
Constitution which includes freedom of
the press. Y e t we have heard from more
than one member of the Nilehilite staff
that the adult in charge took the liberty
to remove a word which changed the
meaning of a sentence.
W E R E C E N T L Y W R O T E a letter
expressing our anger on the falsehood
of the article. The letter, we are told,
was not printed because it was not
signed. When we wanted to sign it, we
discovered that through the irresponsi
bility of the newspaper this letter was
“ lost.” The letter included criticisms o f
the newspaper’s advisor. W e were told
the newspaper doesn’t need negative
criticism. W e think that one o f the
main reasons why there are “ Letters to
the Editor” are for criticism good or
bad.
be better o ff going to the cafeteria to
re st or ea t som eth ing, in stea d o f
studying for an extra forty minutes.
Plus, some students have study hall
first period and have nothing to stud'
or do.
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Guest Editorial
H o m e r o o m policies
n e e d reconsideration
by Helaine Silver
The time has come once again for all
o f us to qu estion the v a lid it y Of
homeroom.
Once upon a time the administration
saw no need to spend ten minutes o f
each day sitting in a homeroom. There
was simply and extra five minutes
added on to fift h p eriod fo r P A
announcements. Students were out o f
school at 2:45 instead o f 2:55. On days
when it was n ecessary to have
hom eroom (a p p ro x im a te ly once a
month), it would be announced, and the
present schedule would be followed.
T H E N I T W A S deemed necessary to
have a daily homeroom for “ important
communications.” So the administra
tion set aside ten minutes each day for
three minutes o f communication and
seven minutes o f chaos. The admini
stration is under the delusion that
these seven minutes are spent t alking
with the homeroom teachers about, to
quote one administrator, “ things.”
A fter talking to many teachers, it
has been discovered that Mr. Hosier
created homeroom to enable him to
contact a student without fear o f the
student having a free period at that
tim e. B u t cou ldn ’ t a stu den t be
contacted during a class? This has been
done before, and, even though there is a
daily homeroom, it is done now.
Since December, P A announcements
have been shortened to M onday’s and
Friday’s only. This is because, accord
ing to Building Manager Rita Stewert,
it just wasn't necessary. The admini
stration has obviously realized that its
“ important communications”
aren’t
really so important. Now that they
have seen their folly, how long will it
take for them to completely correct
their mistake?
I A M A S K IN G every student who
reads this article to please speak out. I f
you agree with what you've read, talk
to Mr. Hosier and let him know how
you feel.
Senior gives grade tips
by Steve Goldenberg
H ave you ever received a grade that
you thought was unfair? I f so, then this
he could at 64?
Americans treat their older persons
poorly. Youth is glorified too much in
America. Television is filled with the
over-glorification o f youth. This coun
try has its 65-year-olds dead and buried
before their time. I t is not that Bert
Parks himself won’t host the Miss
A m e ric a P a gean t, bu t it is the
principle o f the matter. Bert is old, but
persons should not treat old age as a
feared disease. The firing o f Bert Parks
ex em p lifies the n arrow -m inded w a y
many Americans act toward old age.
I f the new spaper loses letters ,
doesn’t take criticism, and one person
can change everything, you only have a
one-sided view.
SO W H Y D O E S N ’T somebody just
sit alone in the alley and write the
whole newspaper himself?
Michael Schaffner ’81
Norman N . Fox ’81
Marc Small ’82
Fran A lp e rs te in ’ 81
S te ven Suslick ’ 80
Student disclaims validity
D e a r E d ito r :
I think study halls are a waste o f
time for a number o f students. There
are students I know that have study
halls right after they have had three
majors in a row- These students would
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Group attacks Nilehilite policy
Dear Editor:
W e are a small group o f students at
East, and we are all disappointed in the
school newspaper.
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Pageant should retain Bert Parks
by Dee Dee Vlay
There has been quite a stir about
Bert Parks being fired from his position
as M C o f the Miss America Pageant.
M ost persons would react by saying
“ W ho cares?” Considering all that has
Happened in the world recently with
Iran,* the Soviet Union, and Afghani
stan, the Bert Parks “ controversy”
seems quite trivial and unimportant.
M a n y persons cou ldn ’ t care less
about the Miss America Pageant. They
find it demeaning to women. The
pageant does, however, sponsor an
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I think study hall could be improved
by letting some students go the the
library or to have some magazines in
the study area. Then students with no
homework w ill have something to do.
Tom Judd ’83
is for you.
There are many things a student can
do when th ey h ave been graded
unfairly:
1W A L K IN T O C L A S S and demand
the grade you want with a 45 automatic
pistol. This is very effective.
2You can put tacks on everybody’s
seats until the teacher gets mad.
3Bring a radio to class and blast the
Loop! This will usually get the teacher
mad.
T H E T E A C H E R S C A N do the
following:
1Get the new-teachers-model sub
m achine gun w hich can be ea sily
mounted on the side of a teachers desk.
The gun comes complete with enough
ammunition for a full day o f classes.
2- G ive five tests every class day.
The truth o f the matter is that once
grades come out, they are difficult if
not impossible to change. Unless you
think you have really been short
changed, you have no one to blame
except yourself, or the teacher in rare
cases.
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Vol. 42, No. 6
January 18,1980
Editor-in-Chief___
New« Editor......... ...............................Leslie Doi
Feature Editor___
Sport« E d ito r.. . . .
Photo E d ito rs..
......... Erich Massat, Jeff Silver
Art Editor...........
Photographers.. „ Steve Berkowitz, Glenn Brezka
Reporters.............
Bienias, Brad Dorfman, Daniel Finn, Steve
Goldenberg, Lee Kantz, And! Levin, Erich
Massat, Wanda Mech, Sue Portman, and Dee
Dee Vlay
Cartoonists......... . . . Caesar Borges, Daniel Finn
, Advisor................
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W X R T p ro v id es variety
b y Erich Massat
Bob Gelms broadcasts at WXRT.
The Best F.M . Station in
the Nation Award for 1978
w en t to W X R T , C h ic a g o ’ s
“ fine rock” station. W X R T is
d iffe re n t from m ost radio
stations because it plays an
extraordinary variety o f music,
from rock to a touch o f
classical.
A form er E a st student,
Karyn Esken, who is presently
W X R T ’s public relations per
son explains W X R T ’s success:
“ W E DO not wait for a song
or record to become a hit. W e
D J . discusses views
“ Disco will eventually fade
and melt into some category of
music. A fter all, country music
is the only music America can
call its own.” This is the
opinion o f W J E Z program
manager Jon Anthony, better
known as B ig Jon. W J E Z is a
country music station, located
on 104 F M which has in
creased its listening audience
greatly in the past few years.
“ C O U N T R Y M U S IC has a
down to earth quality that
people appreciate,” stated B ig
Jon. H e also noted that many
country recording stars have
broadened their horizons by
combining country and pop,
although “ rock has no influ
ence on country music.” This
blend has resulted in a smooth
flo w in g sound w hich has
gained mass appeal.
B ig Jon has confidence in
country, a long lasting form o f
music, and isn’t worried about
competition. H e is on the air
every morning from 6 a.m.
until 10 a.m. So, if you would
like to hear more o f the goings
on o f country music, be sure to
listen to him then.
Minus snow,
winter is fun
W ith winter here minus the
usual snow which can keep us
snowbound for days, there is
no excuse for staying home
and becoming lethargic.
M an-m ade snow is b ein g
produced at n ear-by sk iin g
spots such as W ilm ot and
Alpine Valley.
F O R TH O S E o f us who hate
the cold, there is a variety o f
indoor sports such as tennis,
racketball, basketball or swim
ming.
any ideas from anyone else.”
Their format is innovative in
many ways. Last month, they
devoted ten days, each to a
different year in the seventies,
as a tribute to that decade. On
W ed n esd a ys, W X R T p la ys
new releases. One can hear the
latest cut, or sometimes a
w hole new album . “ Sounds ta g e ” featu res liv e p e r fo r
mances o f well-known artists
and is broadcasted on Thurs
day and Sunday nights on
W XRT.
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W X R T also broadcasts an
entertainment guide to Chica
go, a daily astrological report,
and film reviews.
Skater increases skill
B y Sue Portmann
“ I used to ice-skate on a
frozen pond near m y grandpar
ent’s house. One day I wanted
to learn to skate backwards
and decided to take lessons.”
Therese Lankford ’82, has
come a long way from skating
on that pond in the last four
years. On November 24, 1979,
Lankford won her latest medal
at the A ll American competi
tion held at the S kokie
Skatium. She came in second
place.
“ L A S T Y E A R I came in
third, and next year I hope to
come in first,” Lankford said.
Lankford has entered only
two competitions. She says, “ I
want to enter more when I
have the time.”
She says, “ I like skating
because the music allows me to
express myself. But sometimes
I ’m still scared to land a
jump.”
Right now Lankford fills her
time with East’s gymnastics
team. She’s a varsity member
who devotes her talents to the
beam.
She sometimes wishes to
skate couples, and alw ays
looks forward to the winter so
she can get on the ice and
show her skating ability.
Utopia blends well
Todd Rundgren and U to
pia’s new album “ Adventures
in Utopia,” is one o f those rare
album s th a t h ave a go o d
m ix tu re o f e v e ry th in g . Th e
words are smooth and pleas
ant, the guitar work is free and
easy, the keyb oard s blend
n icely and a t tim es are
electrifyingly spectacular.
This album is for those who
“ The Black Hole”
Climax fails movie
M ic k e y M ou se in ou ter
space? Hollywood came very
close this winter with the W alt
D isn ey scien ce-fiction epic,
“ The Black H ole.” “ The Black
Hole,” aside from being the
most expensive and first PG
rated Disney film, is expected
to help bring Disney Produc
tion s back in to the b ig
box-office money.
The movie takes place on a
large ship situated on the edge
of the largest known black
hole. (You scientists out there
are expected to know that the
black hole rs a burnt-out star
that becomes a vacuum, suck
ing up whole stars and planets. )
The large ship is occupied
by robots and a mad scientist,
Maximilian Schell. Schell has
one goal; to take his shop
down the black hole on a sui
cidal feat to gain fame.
T H E C R E W o f the little
ship (Anthony Perkins, Robert
F o rs te r, Joseph B o tto m s,
Y vette Mimieux, and Ernest
play it before it becomes a hit.
W e treat music as something
worth listening to.”
Esken emphasized W X R T ’s
location as another facet o f its
success. “ W e ’re not located in
the Loop,” Esken continues,
“ and w e’re not caught up with
the daily hustle and bustle.
Things are relaxed here.”
A lth o u g h th in g s m a y be
relaxed at the station, they
have managed to keep their
ratings consistently high.
“ W E ‘ R E N O T g o in g to
change a good thing in order
to get most people to listen
to us,” says Esken in regard to
the station’s format. “ W e are
individual and don’t borrow
Borgnine), however, find out
Schell’s scheme, and realize
their own goal; to get out of
there!
This part o f the film is filled
w ith action packed' fig h t
scenes, chases, and races
against time. It is the best
part o f a poor movie. The
action leads to an ending that
not only makes no sense, but
also ruins the whole movie.
T H E S P E C IA L effects are
fantastic and the robots are
comical. But even the presence
o f Schell and several other big
names does not compensate for
the senseless climax o f this
story.
The Planet Pluto may have
been named after the cartoon
dog, but at least, until they
can improve their science-fic
tion w ritin g , W a lt D isn ey
productions should stay with
down to earth stories about
com ical ducks and sincere
mice; *
appreciate a balance o f good
in stru m en tation , and sm art
ly ric s , bound to g e th e r to
produce some smooth flowing
music that is easy to listen to.
. The songs are unified
throughout the disc and it only
drags once. A c c o rd in g to
many, this is the band’s last
album. But what a way to
go!
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Friday, January 18, 1980
Coaches reminisce about form er athletes
B y Barb Reich
Even though East is closing post high school career o f some
o th er
conferen ce
this year, the memories o f o f his
outstanding athletes and ath champs. “ Gary Castino (who
letic achievements linger on for was the team captain and most
the coaches who taught here valuable player in 1972) be
cam e a liq u o r salesm a n .”
during the ‘70s.
For wrestling coach Fred Castino’s big year in ’72 was
Richardi, '76-’77 was “ a year also a sterling one for the
to remember.” I t was the first 'Trojan team, which achieved a
time in East history that the 39-17 record. “ K ip Weismann
Trojans won conference compe ( ’73) became a lawyer, and
Paul Kostyniuk ( ’75) became
tition on all four levels. Their
an engineer,” continued Rich
overall record was 50-7-1 that
ardi.
year, with a conference total o f
R E M E M B E R IN G
LAST
26-1-1.
y e a r ’ s trium phs, R ich a rd i
T H E F O L L O W IN G y e a r
points out that “ m y top per
the Trojans kept going strong.
formers o f ’79 were John LieW ith contributions from all
Manna and Mark Pollack. Lafour levels, East wrestlers won
Manna not only came in fourth
14 tournament trophies.
in state competition, but earned
Reflecting on successes in
the titles as East’s Invitational
the early ’70s, Richardi points
cham p, C en tra l Suburban
to senior J eff Rock o f ’75. “ li e
League champ, and National
came in second as a state
Greco champ. LaManna went
contender, and a fte r h igh
on to Illinois State University,
school he went on to work for a
where he continues his wrest
bus company.”
ling activities as a physical
Richardi also followed the
education major.
R ich a rd i has no qualm s
about the ’80s. “ W e ’re aiming
for seven varsity titles.” And
that is well in reach since
they’ve already won six.
Basketball coach Em il Capit«n i declares, “ W e ’v e come a
long way since the early ’70s.
W e ’v e ga in ed resp ect and
aren't just doormats for the
other schools to step on.” That
statement is verified b y the
prow ess o f p a st b a sk etb all
stars. Forward N eil Schreiber
took all-conference in ’74-’75,
and M ike Brines (a six foot
g u a rd ) re ceived hon orable
mention the same year.
“ M A R K B E R C O O N was
our o u tsta n d in g gu ard and
p la ym a k er in ’ 76-’ 77,” said
Capitani.
The Trojan Basketball play
ers finished o ff a sparkling
decade with the contributions
o f T a d S low ik . T h e ’ 79
o u tsta n d in g sen ior a th lete
gained 1200 points, making
Him Chicago Tribune Athlete
o f th e W eek , and E a s t ’ s
highest scorer in basketball
history.
For baseball coach George
Galla, “ Slowik made this past
season especially rewarding.”
H e pitched 70 innings, had 65
strikeouts, and 19 walks.
G Y M N A S T IC S C O A C H
Tom Sokalski looks upon the
’80’s as “ hopefully a time of
renewed interest. Student en
thusiasm came to a low ebb at
the end o f the year.” However,
Sokalski commemorates some
o f his former athletes. Mike
Burke ( ’74-’75) is a two-time
national pommel horse man,
“ who still wins with 9.9 scores
at Northern.” Brian Austin
( ’76-’78) was a conference ring
champ, who came in 3rd in
state .competition. A nd Steve
B ork an ( ’ 77-’ 78) w ork ed at
Great America as a teeterboard specialist, and is now in
California trying to become a
stuntman.
Trojans’ recent play stirs
basketball excitement
B y Barb Reich
I t ’ s m id-season fo r the
Trojan basketball players, and
head coach E m il C a p ita n i
states, “ They play very well.”
In the h o lid a y R o ck fo rd
Boylan tournament, the Tro
ja n s beat R o ck fo rd Oburn
71-54. “ I t was a great team
effort,” said Capitani. David
L o n g had 14 rebounds,. Joel
Kessler scored 26 points, and
Bill W itry got o ff the bench
and scored 10 points.
Hqwever, the Trojans lost to
Chicago Fenger. Capitani cites
their advantage to the fact
that “ they outscored us 12
points when Kessler was out
on the bench for foul trouble.”
Kessler played all-tournament
at Rockford, and M att D o
nath, w ho C a p ita n i c o m p li
ments for “ an excellent floor
game,” received an honorable
mention.
T H E O U T C O M E o f the
N ew T r ie r E a st ga m e on
January 11 turned out to be a
80-30 loss for the Trojans. “ W e
just didn’t rebound well, and
let them intimidate us,” com
mented Kessler. “ W e weren’t
aggressive enough,” empha-
sized the te a m ’ s lea d in g
scorer.
The very next night the
Trojans did gain aggressive
ness, but lost to Waukegan
W est 48-47. “ I t went back and
forth until they ended up on
to p in the la s t q u a rte r,”
Kessler said.
Another frustrating experi
ence for the Trojans was a
42-40 upset by W est in the last
second o f the game. “ The team
has no love loss for W est,”
smiles Capitani. So the Tro
jans should be looking forward
to January 25, when they have
another chance against W est.
N O W T H E Trojans confer
ence record is 0-5, while their
nonconference record is 5-5.
fo r Sports Illustrated
B y DeeDee Vlay
“ L o o k in g lik e a scu lptor
putting on the last touches on
a bust, Bob Fermain stood
over Sugar Ray Leonard and
gently applied a dab o f grease
p a in t to the fig h te r 's le ft
ch eek .” W illia m N ack , an
alumnus of East, wrote these
w ords w h ile c o v e rin g the
S u gar R a y L eo n a rd versu s
W ilfred Benitez fight in the
December 10 issue o f Sports
Illustrated.
Nack graduated from East
in 1959. H is m oth er said,
“ W illiam liked East because
he p a rticip a ted in m any
sports, in clu din g tra ck and
b a sk etb all. W illia m lo v e d
words. His high school friends
thought he was weird because
he liked to read the diction
ary.”
His love o f words led him to
become editor o f the mini,
(University o f Illinois paper).
W hile serving in Vietnam,
N a ck w ro te fo r the A rm y
newspaper, and then wrote 10
years fo r N e w s D a y , a
prom inen t paper in L o n g
Island, New York. This was
when Sports Illustrated no
ticed his talents and hired him.
Nack basically covers fights,
and horse racing. However, he
took a year o ff to write a book
entitled “ Secretariat: The M a
king o f a Champion.”
Wrestlers win praise
Girls look toward bright future
B y Sue Portmann
East girls’ basketball team
opened its season by defeating
Evanston.
“ W e hope to be in third
place or better at the end o f
the season,” stated head coach
Jerry Oswald. “ W e ’ve got a
very good team. Th ey’re the
hardest working bunch I ’ve
ever been with.”
Although they were in last;
place in 1979, Oswald said,
“ This year they’re stronger
and are better shooters. They
go out and play the game with
the idea that they’re going to
win.” Oswald has confidence in
the starting line-up to do the
job.
T h e sta rters are C in d y
Michals, Linda Becker, Nancy
Kusek, Julie M aggio, Chris
Porter, Julie Cristanti, Jenny
Alumnus becomes writer
MoShak, and Lisa Cohen.
T H E B O W L IN G team, led
by Dee Whyman, is aiming for
first place in the district. ‘ ‘W hat
we need is a few more girls
that bowl 150 point games,”
stated Whyman. The three top
scorers are Cindy Kouzoures,
►
with a 151 average, Ruth Paul
with a 145 average, and Chris
Pittas with a 140 average.
A s for their low attendance,
Whyman said, “ I f more people
came to our meets and cheered
us on and i f th e y d id n ’ t
distract our players and ruin
their concentration, it would
defm itetly be beneficial.”
The team is hosting the
League Invitational meet at
Oakton Bowl on January 25
and the S ta te D is tr ic t on
F eb ru a ry 2. A c c o rd in g to
Whyman, “ W e have an advan
tage because w e’re hosting and
it ’s on our home alleys.”
T H E G Y M N A S T IC S team
has been trying to move up
from their next-to-last place
standings. “ The floor exercise
routines need the most im
provements,” explained head
coach Seymour Rifkind. “ Their
dance m oves lack ch oreo
graphy. Th ey’re better than
last year. They know what I
expect from them and during
meets they go for both points
and im p ro vem en t on each
girl’s part.”
Their main goal this year, as
in others is “ to see how many
girls we can get downstate.”
This goal is led b y varsity
members Sue Besser, Alisan
Mann, and M ary Pankiw.
The Trojan wrestlers won
two meets over winter vaca
tion. In the Glenbrook South
tournam ent, first-p la ce was
taken by K elly Walls. Second
places were taken by Captains
H o w ie W a lo v itc h and Dan
Sarasin. Paul Kahan, Steve
M cM an n om an and C aptain
Bill Stein wrestled to a third
place finish.
In the Thom wood tourna
ment, first-place was achieved
b y H o w ie W a lo v itc h , and
second places were taken by
Bill Stein, Dan Sarasin, and
K elly Walls.
Renalto Nepomuceno, Steve
Sylvan, Mike Pechter, Mark
Demar, Steve McMannoman,
and Steve Cooley took third
places.
Wrestler Frank Mooradian grapples with opponent in the New Trier
East meet on January 11. The wrestlers are now sixth in state.
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NILEHILITE, January 18, 1980
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Eingorn, David, Editor-in-chief
Doi, Leslie, News Editor
Burstyn, Linda, Feature Editor
Reich, Barb, Sports Editor
Massat, Erich, Photo Editor
Silver, Jeff, Photo Editor
Finn, Daniel, Art Editor
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