1980_10 The Daily Collegian October 1980

              THE DAILY COLLEGIAN,
[Hostess of livestock exhibit
Calvert chooses the western style
By Terry Moore
Kim Calvert grew up in Call with
her family who raises show horses.
'My father wanted me to nunt and
lump,* said Clavert, 'you know, ride
English. I said No, Dad, western,'
and that was that.
Today she is Miss Crand National,
queen and official hostess of 'the
most prestigious* livestock exhibi¬
tion, rodeo and horse show in Calif-
There were two bask categories
used by the judges to select Calvert
over the 22 other girls vying for the
title: horsemanship and poise/per¬
sonality/appearance.
Calvert placed first in both categor¬
ies and was crowned and given her
MOO prize buckle on Sept 13 at the
Cow Palace In San Francisco. She will
reign over the Crand National from
Oct 24-NOV.2.
Calvert felt that her strong point in
the competition was the interview
portion where she described Crand
National as 'the most prestigious
show of its kind which appeals to .*.
wide variety of interests; they have
livestock, rodeo and of course, the
highest caliber of horses.* The inter¬
view consisted of questions ranging
from current events to agricultural
problems and rodeo.
The poise/personality/appearance
judging was based in part on the
modeling of western suits, and Cla¬
vert modeled a black tweed suit made
by her mother 'She is really suppor-
" said Calvert, "she makes all of
'it can be quite costly;
they like to see a lot
of tack ana silver'
the clothes for my contests. *
Her mother's sewing ability helps
keep the costs down, but, said Cal¬
vert *it can be quite costly, they like
to see a tot of tack and silver.' She
had both. She recently bought a new
headstall and breast collar for the
horse she purchased especially for the
Crand National competition.
'I was really looking forward to that
contest for quite awhile, I've followed
this for quite sometime,' she said.
Following Crand National, Calvert
will turn her attention to the Miss
Rodeo California contest in Turtock in
the spring, whkh may lead to the
opportunity to go for the title of Miss
Rodeo America.
Although her family is not involved
in rodeo, she says, 'my whole life¬
style is ag." She was in her first rodeo
queen contest six years ago and has
been hooked ever since.
Calvert plans to get her card and
compete in college rodeo this year in
barrel racing, goat tying and some
'My whole
lifestyle is ag'
breakaway roping.
"I don't know how I'll do, I haven't
rodeoed all summer, but I'll give it a
try,' said Calvert. 'All of this really
takes up a lot of my time, I end up
missing a lot of school."
Beginning as an accounting major
at CSUF four years ago, Calvert has
switched to public relations with a
minor in ag business.
She first became interested In p.r.
through her involvement In the rodeo
club as public relations chairperson
last year. She was encouraged to pur¬
sue a career in this field when the
personnel at station 26 told her she
would be great as an anchor person.
'It looks good during interviews at
queen contests if you are already in¬
volved in p.r., since rodeo queens
have to deal with the public a tot,' she
said.
According to Calvert, the perfect
job would be to work for a rodeo asso¬
ciation in public relations.
Calvert is really enthusiastic about
rodeo and Its rising popularity which
she feels is due In part to the movk
Urban Cowboy.
"The whole Urban Cowboy thing
has brought a tot of attention to the
rodeo world and has helped the Inter¬
est tremendously.
•The real cowboys don't really like
John Travoha, and a tot of them won't
even go and see the movie,* she said
Photo by Brad Cross
KIM CALVERT WILL REIQN OVER THE GRAND NATIONAL
«    She was In her first rodeo queen contest glx years ago
In the groove
Dave Davies
It's not easy being a little brother.
Ask anybody who is one. It's a life
filled with bigger people, bigger ideas
and bigger fists. Hand-me-down
clothes never fit, and they're always
out of style, even though mom insists
"they took fine. Comparisons to older
siblings an inevitable. Teachers say
sweet things like 'You 're sure not as
smart as your brother.' Dave Davies
has had it especially rough. His older
brother happens to be Ray Davies,
founder and very dominant leader of
The Kinks, one of the all-time great
rode bands.
Dave Davies joined The Kinks
about fifteen years ago as a teen-ager,
and at that time he was at most an
adequate guitarist. Rode critics ac¬
cused Dave of riding on brother Ray' s
goat tails, charging that he wouldn't
be in the group If he weren't the
boss's brother. The critics were prob¬
ably right.
Dave Davies no longer needs his
brother's support. If he felt like leav¬
ing The Kinks (whkh I don't think he
intends to do) to pursue his own solo
career, he would definitely be suc¬
cessful. Evidence of this is his recent¬
ly released solo album appropriately
entitled, Dave Davies.
Dave cranks out the tunes with
tremendous vibrance and energy,
highlighted by some of the finest elec¬
tric guitar picking put on vinyl in
many years.
Dave Davies has progressed to the
point of being one of rock's best gui¬
tarists. (Rating right below Tom Ver-
laine and Nils Lofgren, In my opinion
the two top guitar virtuosos around.
Don't even think of rating Eric dap-
ton in this category. He used to be a
stand-out, but now he's so lazy and
bored It's laughable when people call
him 'the world's greatest guitarist.')
After all those years with The
Kinks, one would assume Dave
Davies would pkk up a solo sound
much like The Kinks. He didn't. In
fact, the first time I heard this album,
I said to the person playing ft,-This Is
good. Who Is it? He sure sounds like
he's listened to a lot of Who records-
Dave's sound Is dose to that of The
Who. Very metodk, bouncy and heav-
blt And sounding like The Who I,
THE DAILY COUEC-AN
Marshall Paul Smith
.   Big
man
on
campus
FRESNO - Oct. 10 - In an attempt to
improve ' the record of Fres¬
no State's football team, Coach Swee¬
ney today announced the drafting of
the California Bigfoot, whkh had
been caotured by a team of football
scouts armed with tranquillzlng
darts. The Bigfoot has been enlisted
to play middle linebacker for the
Fresno State Bulldogs. The following
are excerpts from the news confer¬
ence following the sensational cap-
Q: Coach Sweeney, how did you man¬
age to capture a Sasquatch?
Sweeney: *Yup...well one of my
scoots first came across him on the
beach up ln*Humboldt County throw¬
ing Catipiller Tractors Into the ocean.
First time any one of those scouts ever
seen anyone put a perfect spiral on a
D9 Cat. Knew we had a good prospect
then and there.*
Q: Was Bigfoot difficult to capture?
Sweeney: "Naw...not too bad...did¬
n't tose more than half a dozen scouts.
Luckily some of the tocal alumni in
Bulldog Boosters were good ol' boys
and donated four of five crop dusters
filled wfth Mace... that sure helped.'
Q: Was Bigfoot difficult to train to
play football?
Sweeney: Well, It was a little bit
tricky the first week, but after we
tauaht the Bigfoot he shouldn't tear
off the opposing players' heads and
drop-kick field goals with them....
things got a tot better. Luckily we had
him practicing against a bunch of red-
shirts.
Q: What about a uniform? Was It
lit finding something to fit a
Sweeny: Now there was a problem.
The damn thing was not only big...he
was extra hairy...looked Ilka one of
the Bee Gees that had spent six
njorrths snorting hair tonk....the Big¬
foot had such a huge bead we couldn't
find a helmet.. .finally came up with a
holtowed-out Votkswagen...that
seems to work pretty good...I don't
know what we're going to do about
football   shoes....we're   negotiating
with Chris-Craft right now.'
Q: What ahout Blgfoot's eating hab¬
its? What do you feed a Sasquatch?
Sweeney: 'I'm not too sure about that
one...the first three dletklans  we
sent to examine the Bigfoot disappe¬
ared. So we have a few Ideas ..but
we're still experimenting.'
Q: Exactly how good are the Sasqua-
tch's prospects as a football player?
Sweeney: 'I'd say that In all my years
Apisrexlmately 70 works by nine Taiwan artists are on dbptay in the Phebe
Conley Art Building Cattery at CSUF ttrrough CM. 19. Maiw of the werks
are far sale. They range In size frssa smal pieces to JtWoot *gf*stMfjN
or coacning i v- n--- a*-" - «-'«■
freshman prospect....especially a 947
I
They an peopled good
They do not discuss a problem in the
presence of the problem.' From
the book Ordinary People, by Judith
It has been a year since thejar-
never quite the same.     Are they
The central character of tha movie
is Conrad, played eaosllentJy; by Tkn
Hutton (son of the late actor Jim Hut-
ton). Hutton Is convincing In a diffi¬
cult pert. He, lake most of the movie,
Conrad is the surviving son. He was
with his brother when he drowned
and tried to kill himself afterward. Ra¬
tal , Conrad wakes uo In the rniddW of
the night in a cold sweat. He begins to
"Ordinary
People"
see a psychiatrist played by judd
Hirsch. Hirsch plays Ms part well,
Laura Petrie and Mary rudwds-oles
She is her usual pert and perky self
but with an added dimension. She to
bitchy, cwHrite, almost cruel. Mary
Tyler Moore has the nuances of the
character of Beth down to near perfec¬
tion
Donald Sutherland plays the father
Cal, an even-handed, decent man who
can't understand why things are fal-
The movie Is well balanced. Robert
Redford on his first outing as a direc¬
tor has succeeded In making a movie
•Inside on Outdoors	
Games:
Yesterday vs. today
.byAmfyHoff.
Do you remember your childhood?
Most people do. We all have different
recollections ot our early years. Often
family gatherings, our first days at
school and the first time we slept at a
friend's house brings back our forma¬
tive years to us.
How about the games you played
and the people you played them with?
A large part of young life Is spent in
recreation and play. From building
blocks to your first day at camp, you
moved through a progression of
games and friends. Games you have
long since forgotten and friends you
could never forget.
day's
ducedanawvnave*»f-»t»*r*w-*a-i*-yt-
for both the child and the adult. Etoc-
tronk football, hotkey «»dbMeball
are just a few bucks away from liter¬
ally millions of young, bored school-
age players. The thrill of victory and
the agony of defeat are now battery
pwveredllworKlerwhatkindofrules
you could agree on with a plastk box?
No fair pulling the plug I
Adult games have kept pace with
the more youthful varieties. Electro-
nk chess games costing over three
I dollars are available that can
g for tun? To-
see Movie page 1*
j   producethes*
to get for free. These little marvels al¬
low you to dial in a certain level of
play, from beginner to expert. Kind of
scary to know that H you turned that
dial from level 5 to level 8, you would
tose every time..Think of the Inter¬
relationships between man and mach¬
ine. Envy, jealousy and hate or just a
comfortable companion? Taking this
scenario a little farther, many of these
battery games talk. Speak the lang¬
uage pretty well too. I wonder If they
are working on one that wilt even to-
surt-your weak mind If you should
Ipse! Maybe adults can handle this
rnan-mechlne relationship. Sore beats
foes. Wh a---------------
-speak and spell'maybe great for in¬
dividual learning, what will happen to
the interaction, the conversation and
would you feel if your child had a
•speak and speH* for his or her best
It all this sounds a little far-fetched,
watch the Clsrfstmas ads this year.
And don't feel too smug as an adult.
There are enough TV video games on
the market to keep all of our social
calendars full for a long time to come.
HappyOhm!