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By Ellen LentH was no rumor that the Doobie Brothers were going to come to Plattsburgh. The concert was set up for Thursday Night, November 8th at 8:00 p.m., except for one enormous problem; where could It be held? The field house is out because the hockey rink will be ice by then, and thereis no special floorcovering for the gymnasiumthere. Hawkins Hall auditorium is too small. So what's wrong with the Memorial Gym? In the long run, it comes down to the fact that there is an intramuralvolleyball game TENTATIVELY scheduled for that night, which would take place in the gym.Most people, including Dr. Ernie Rangazas have absolutely no idea what it takes to book aconcert. Ray Gromelski has been working for months to get the Doobie Brothers. After going through routine concert committee approval, etc., there's the task of actually going ahead and booking the group. Let's face it* Plattsburgh is not exactly the ideal location for a concert, therefore, to get any concert ofdecent caliber is an amazing feat by itself. Corresponding with agents in N.Y.C., planning with them about details is a long, tedious job which Ray has made it his business to do. All the finaldetails were arranged except for where it would definitely take place and the actual signing ofthe contract. The signing hasbeen held off because of the inability to use the gymnasium. Why can't the gym be used? Is security scared of what could happen with another concert in there, as during the Alice Cooper Concert? NOH! Security has agreed to the concert: the school now owns a special floorcovering to prevent possible burns from cigarettes.Dr. Ernie Rangazas refuses toallow a concert to interrupt anormal day of scheduling in thephysical education department. What interruptions? Virtually none! As usual Ray Gromelski has been working diligently to figureout every little detail, that would make a concert possible without interrupting normalPhys. Ed. schedules.Since Phys. Ed. classes on Thursday end at 3:00 p.m., anagreement with the Doobie Brother's agent was set up that would allow enough time to set up for the concert. Thereforeusual Thursday classes would cert. Somewhere in the hands of MeCormrepresenting thenot be disturbed. Prom 3-5 there a member of the administration Senate, Rob Dumke, Generalis gymnastics practice; Coach is a piece of paper saying Manager of the Radio Station,Bayer agreed that this would not something to the effect that a and I, reporting for Cardinaldisturb gymnastics, since most concert can't be held on a week- Points. Ray went in thereof the group's setting up would day in the gym. Who has that calmly, ready to discuss thebe on the other side of the gym. marvelous piece of paper that situation. Dr. Rangazas accusedThursday night is Dolphin's could ruin an entire $12,000legitimatepractice, which would not be concert? That DOCUMENT has argument. The work that Raydisturbed since there is no in- been written recently for the has gone through to make alltention of holding the concert in good of the students. If anyonethe pool. Last but surely not would be in charge of bookinginarrangements was not fact inaazas' mind. What doesleast is the volleyball problem. concerts it would come to the he want, written proof thatAn intramural volleyball hands of Ray Gromelski. Why gymnastics practice would stillschedule has been set up which hasn't he been given a copy of be held? Anytime any of u$would use the gym on Thursday that sacred tablet?students saidApparently it is not only the rudelynight. Bobby Maher, Senator forAthletic Affairs has said that national government,there would be no problem student government, but nowinterruptedandourreminded of how cooperative thePhysEdDepthas beenadjustingtheintramural added to the list of being in mass previously. It was virtually a oneproblem. Why couldn't that confusion is our glorious ad- sided conversation between Drgame be cancelled, postponed or ministrationRangazas and himselfThemoved? ThereareotherIf that policy is so secret and meetingfacilities in the Plattsburgh area impossible to find, why can't itHope for this concert is notwhere a volleyball game could be forgotten? It might not even completely gonemight bebe held. Campus School has really exist. That document is for other concerts in Plattappropriate facilities for aDr.Rangaza's backuptosburghconcert doesvolleyball net. But as you can refusing to allow a concert in occur, it will not onlynormal Thursday gym HIS gym on a Thursday night. Gromelskname, but alsoscheduling would be so enor-This is about the only incident Plattsburgh's namemously interrupted that it would that the Student Senate couldagentsdo all the students of Plattagree on, so with support of the want to see another concertsburgh State a great injustice in Senate, Ray made an ap- here, something's got to be donere scheduling a volleyball game. pointment with Dr. Rangazas. pretty soon. ONLY YOU CANThere was also one other The meeting was held on DO IT! If you've been apatheticproblem: a policy regarding Tuesday, the 23rd, and in atthe pastgetting a date approved for a tendance besides Rangazas, might get toyschool function, such as a con- were Ray Gromelski and Dan do something\k this article hope it has, so
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