1974_01 The Daily Collegian January 1974

              2    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Tues., Jan. 8, 1974
Watergate and the economy:
Nixon is facing a tough 1974
By Marc Sanl
Collegian Managing Editor
For most of us 1974 got off to
a slow and shaky start.
For Richard M. Nixon, 1974
began filled with uncertainty as
national polls continued to plummet indicating many Americans
believe the president is Irrevocably trapped by the Watergate.
Even though Americans began
the new year with the usual
amount of excitement and festivity, "they also look toward 1974
with a degree of uncertainty and
more than a little apprehension.
But President Nixon — facing
a skidding economy, the ever-
rising rate of inflation and increasing unemployment  -   musl
knowledge lhal he Is
Sequestered alone i
ern White  House  -
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COMMENTARY
office of the presidency without
regard to the consequences for
the nation.
Nixon knows — barring conclusive proof that he was intimately Involved In any one of a
dozen scandals — that the Congress will never gather the
needed courage to brings halt to
his sliding presidency.   ,
(Congress will never get the
courage probably because roost
Congressmen could never stand
the same financial and personal
investigations that the president
is going through.)
Richard Nixon sits In the White
House   mortally   wounded   -  he
e the k
le degree of dignity.
o   ill,.
his seldom smooth career.
If any faith is placed In national polls the President's outlook
on 1074 as Ins -Year of Survival-
grew gloomy indeed.
In one poll prepared l.y the
Roper organization, 70 per cent
ol those polled l.ellijve "one or
more of the most serious charges
.ii,.hum   the   president   Is jusll-
The Who: 'Quadrophenia' a standout
By Boh Merzolan
phenia". is a young mod suffering
from feelings of self-doubt, frustration, and alienation. Basically
Real Me" Is a standout ... a
heavy rocker, reminiscent of
earlier Who singles: "I Can See
For Miles", "My qenerallon*,
"Substitute" . . . 'Love Reign
Cer Me" Is a plaintive, bluesy
tune featuring Townshend's me-
•Is It In My Head" continues the
course ofexcepttonal cuts as does
"5:15" which Is Jimmy's lament
on   sexuality and life's frustra-
When Townshend offers a guitar solo you can count on it being
innovative and searing and not
Just another fuzzy variation of
standardized runs as seems to be
going down so often In these days
of Grand Funks and Alice Coopers.    Unfortunately
■We
Ing -Mod"; and finally a helllger-
rent — opposition to impeachment
proceedings "stems not from te
lle! in tho President's innocence
as the cut -The Real Me* states:
liul   from  fear of ttu> destructive
"1   went   to   my   mother/ 1 said
effect an Impeachment proceed
•I'm  crazy  man, help me.'/She
ing would have," the report said.
said,  '1 know how it feels son,
Nixon   now  sits   in   the White
'Cos it runs in the family.'.' Can
House anchored only l.y the slim
you  see the real me. mother?"
mest of margins In public opinlun
Musically the Who sound tight
- but no matter.  Nixon ts a gut
er and more powerful than they
fighter and he will hang on lo the
have   tor   several albums. "The
d far between
which I suppose makes them that
much more tantalizing.
John Entwlstle continues to be
entlal bassists around, especially
notable-on "The Real Hi". Keith
Moon is a premier drummer, was
and always will be. Finally, the
fourth and equally significant
contrlbuter is Roger Daltry, vo-
xtraordlnaire. Daltry
■  of t
i Is
'ONDITS
g'HOWERS&GIFTS
a A°SliiHds Ph™«7-3!»fri
Louies Lock A- K
most evident on "Quadrophenla
The only apparent weakness
with this album Is Its over-
similarity of material. II will
probably lake several listenings
for the distinguishing features to
"Quadrophenla" i<
People" Is afinedebuta
Ironically, her first taste of success was with a single from this
album entitled "Never Tell Your
Mother She's Out ofTune", which
was written by Jack Bruce and
Pete Brown.
This Is unfortunate, as she Is
a multi-talented performer having written seven of the ten songs
on the album  . . . most of which
Mcllwalne plays a mean guitar,
fine piano, andbelter-than-aver-
age slide. Her best asset, however. Is her voice. Her powerful
soprano comes through just at the
right times . . . especially good
on "Never Tell Your Mother She's
Out of Tune" and "Everybody
Wants to Go to Heaven( But Nobody Wants to Die)*.
Now on to better things: I may
be hostile but I was overjoyed
at Parade magazine's article
which stated that "John and Yoko
Lennon have agreed to a trial
separation, a purely professional
separation, according to Yoke*
Yoko says she wants to see "If I
can make It on my own" musically . , . hopefully absence won't
make Lennon's heart grow fonder. Each to his own opinion Is an
adage I follow and It Is my opinion that Yoko Is a no-talent-alba-
tros around Lennon's neck.
And speaking ot Lennon, he
recently stated tn an Interview
that he feels a Beatles reunion
Is closer than al any time before
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lues., Jan. 8,1974       THE DAILY COLLEGIAN   3
Should the PCAA cheer
Long Beach probation?
ff the
Commentary by Ron Agostlnl
Collegian Sports Editor
•les of woe in sympathy with Long Beach
e now echoing throughout thetfJCAA-, In-
In volume and resonance as they bounce
ountaln walls to the valley floor.
From Fresno State's Ed Gregory all the way to
Big Brother, conference Commissioner Jess Hill,
:ie PCAA has offered condolences to the 49ers In
-heir futureless plight. After all, the three-year
probation Of Cal State Long Beach In football and
basketball allows them to count their league contests, but prohibits any kind of post-season play.
Cal state Long Beach Is not dead, but is completely
paralyzed, and Its PCAA buddies appear to be
frantically huddling around the school in Its time
of grief.
This  column does  not believe that the sudden
display of friendship with  the  49ers is all that
sincere. As a matter of fact, most of the verbal
:s produced by conference publicity presses
Southern California  area,  luring top-notch local
football prospects away from the area.
The list of the 26 citations against Long Beach
wreaks with Un-Amertcana: eligibility of athletes
amateurism.  Improper aid and
athletes,  and out-of-season  football practice   to
name a  few.  other specific examples Illustrate
m and board
Lot's
e Jar.
n lip n
in age where recruiting vi
s In college, hidden < 	
common as trees In Yosemlte, Long Beach was the
school exposed as the most recent NCAA "sockee.*
It comes at a rough time for the 49ers, when
their basketball team was geared to re-establish
■ heir monopoly on the conference crown. No one
seems to know how all the bad news will effect
the talented 49er hoopsters, but other PCAA schools
suddenly realize that second place Is not totally
futile.
Disregard the soft words around the leagueiby
(ellow basketball coaches. They have to be breathing a sigh of relief, because they now hajie-tne
are opportunity to advance beyond the last game
.fUhe season. What happened to CSLB might be
ad for the league, but the other schools have a
new lease on life on the basketball court, and
•ould not be happier.
Fresno State must lead the way In thia department. Besides havlng^O* Pondexter brothera stolen
Tom their apparent grisp. Fresno has witnessed
l.ong ^each  Joining   with other schools In the
monetary aid from coaches
all the way to shining new aL.„„.
That the NCAA was ready to pounce on the
49ers with both feet was no secret. It certainly
was not mere coincidence that hoop coach Jerry
"Tark the Shark* Tarkanlan and football coach Jim
Stangeland pulled up stakes Just before the fun began. Long Beach was not the place to be, as the
NCAA proved with Its Sunday announcement before
the.beginning of this week's national convention in
San Francisco.
Amid all the contusion whether the conference
should wear black regarding the Long Beach controversy or stand up and cheer, one factor remains certain: the PCAA haa sustained a serious
Jolt that may be hard to repair.
While such established Institutions as North
Carolina State and Oklahoma can endure an NCAA
-investigation and probation. Cal State Long Beach
may prove different.
The 49ers are a key member In a young conference that Is still In Its growing stages, eager in
Its attempts to set a high and esteemed tradition
In education as well as athletics. What has happened
to Long Beach hinders that progress, and could
leave the,whole conference suspect to similar
alarming situations.
If the league can overcome the setback they have
now suffered, they may signal a new era of prosperity in the PCAA, a quite optimistic approach
to their expansion plans In the very near future -
right Fulierton?
So before the Santa Barbaras, Fresno States
Pacifies, and San Diego States open their rejuvenated fight with the "ghost* team from Cal state
Long Beach, we adylse them to keep the snickers
to a minimum. Long Beach may be down, but they
might pull the whole PCAA down with them.
IM finishes semester activities
al basketball playoffs and free throw tournament
this week are the last scheduled
IM events for the fall semester,
according to Director Pete Con-
Jones>honored
Fresno State's promising forward Roy Jones was named Unl-
verslly Ajhlete of the Week during
esterday'a Valley Sportawrltera
md Sportscasters session.
Averaging 20 points and 10reminds a game, the 6-7 Jones has
'eid his starting corner position
»tth hrllllant play since the sea-
•>>n's beginning.
"Roy's biggest strength,* coach
i Gregory said, "Is his cohfl-
n ability to shoot
- The finals of the free throw
competition will be held next
Tuesday night at the Men's Gym
during halfUme of the Fresno
State, Athletes In Action basketball game.
In other IM news, Conrad reports some of the spring sports
activities: three-roan basketball,
handball, doubles and singles;
paddleball, doubles and singles;
golf doubles; Softball; badminton doubles and singles; pool
doubles; track meet; swim meet;
frisbee  competition; and other
Those Interested In any of the
above sports should contact Conrad  In Room  106 of the Men's
Below Is listed the IM basketball Top Ten going Into this
week's      post-season      playoff
2. Sigma Chi  . 6-0
3. Motowners U . . . . _. . 4-0
4. Merkln Manor  4-0
5. Bowery Boys  3-0
6. Reamers  3-0
7. Majors  4.1
8. Men's Suites ....... 3-0
9.. (filled  by   playoff  In form
league) V
10. Lambda Chi    5-1
•   ball.
? off
ence lime on court than any
•her player on the team.*
1 Gregory also noted that Jones'
'efense Is Improving, but that
•• nas more progress to make In
Jones broke the school freshen scoring record during 1972-
3. and his big success thus far  ■
"''* year Is one of the reasons
■  the 'Dogs excellent 9-1 rec- ~
J resno State tries to begin
• A action once again at Sel-
" d Arena Saturday night against
■'■"Gauchos of UC-Santa Barbara,
*ho edged Colorado last weekend.
Senior Charles . Bailey con-
i.'iues to lead the Bulldoga In . I
;. and could be heading for
!!is name, however, was mlss-
''■-• 'rom the list of college stars
" ihe ballot for the annual Pizza
'■•" Basketball Classic. The bat.
o" were unveiled in Fresno for
■><■■ first time during Thursday's
Hn 0ver Colorado, and again
nil be distributed Saturday night
11 Soiiand. Space for a write-in
:a" idate la available.
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