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PAGE FOUI^ CQLJhEG^ HIJhETO^ ^E|>TE]pg^ 13^ JL9J4 ^RpAY, MULLINAX CONT. FROM PAGE ONE this maneuver is known as a break and is only one of a series of tactics used by Marc Mullinax to win the junior class N.C. Time Trials last July 7. Marc is a first se mester sophomore here at Mars Hill. Riders compete in one of five categories ac cording to age. These are Veteran, Senior, Junior, In termediate, and Mid get classes. The midget class rides 24" wheel bicycles. Time trials are run over a 25 mile course usually on secondary roads that often are a challenge in them selves. It is a race against the clock. Riders leave the starting line at one minute intervals with the ’slowest first and the fastest last. The fastest time wins. Marc' s ride was 1 hr., 44 seconds fast. No drafting is permit ted. In passing, an overtaking rider within 80 feet of the passee must move to the opposite side of the road. Safety is mandatory. Leather helmets, plugged handlebars, and jer seys that cover the shoulders■ are re quired . The racing bicycle is a piece of qual ity craftmanship. Designed for minimiam weight and maximum strength, it is the cleanest and most ef ficient transporta tion available. Marc owns a Raleigh Pro fessional with a stripped weight of 20 pounds. The parts are all high grade steel or aluminum al loy with a few weight saving modifications by Marc. Slicing 100 to 150 grams off the bicycle might give C S M CHOIR DONUT SALE SAT. sept. 14 7'30 PMti I KRISPY - K REME DON UTS S 1 . 2 5 per DOZ. the 2-second lead needed to win a close race. Specialized equipment is a neces sity as well as a comfort. Lightweight’ shoes with cleats and toe-straps (to trans fer maximum power with least attrition resistance), chamois- lined wool shorts, slick jerseys design ed to lessen wind drag (some racers, mostly European, sha-ve their bodies in the attempt to slip through the air fast er) , and hand-made h. p. tires (95 to 120 pounds or ' more) are only a few of the deluge of expensive equipment available. Marc trains daily on rollers. This is three metal cylinders laid in a frame on which a bicycle can be ridden at sim ulated road speed. Marc pedals a 110" gear. Translated in to distance, this is 28.11 feet traveled with each complete revolution of the pedals. Marc will ride 60 miles a day on rollers to remain in shape. For those who wish to discover a dif ferent high, Marc is looking for people to ride the Parkway on weekends. SHYING by Ruth Rohleder The Golden Girls want to get you in style for this fallI Sharon Joyner is co ordinating a fashion show sponsored by Bell's in Biltmore. With eight attractive models and the invit ing atmosphere of the amphitheater, the show is sure to be an enjoyable event for everyone. The Golden Girls, just over a year old, is a relatively new club on the Mars Hill Campus. The fashion show if their first big project for the fall and there ate tentative plans for another show in the spring. So, come and see fall colors come alive in fashions on September 16 at 7:30. Admission is only $.50. In case of rain, the Golden Girls plan to model the show in Wren College Union Coffee house. BAKER'S FRYING PAN by JIM BAKER Today I am going to discuss people. But first, let us pause for a brief public anno un cemen t: The views expressed in the Frying Pan in no way reflect those of the editor or staff of the HILLTOP. Any resemblence to real characters, unless otherwise stated, is purely coincidental; and no effort is made to insure that mater ial contained herein is either factual or accurate. In other words, don’t believe a word of what you read here. I was ask ed to insert this be cause our courageous editor naturally doesn’t want to have to take anything from some upset reader , when I am solely re sponsible for all drivel eminatlng from the Frying Pan. This said, we can now turn our attention to other things. Like people. Peo ple sure are strange. They come in two main types: Male (the dominant type) and Female (the dominat ing type.) Each type spends a fortune on cosmetic devices to bring out the fact that they are what they are (male or fe male) , yet devotes countless hours to wards passing legis-i latlon that will make both sexes equal. Now everyone will agree that bills like the Sex Discrimination thing we’ve been hearing so much about are basically good, but if we think about it we can see that these people are really getting them selves into something they’re not ready for You see, there’s no limit to how far this equality business can go. Can discrimina tion be removed? Do I 111 you think people are ready for Unisex Rest Rooms? I can see it now - no "Ladies" or "Gentlemen" signs - just People Rooms. And dormitorles-cer- tainly, people can allow no discrimina tion here. It may take some getting used to, but I sup pose one could adjust to changing one’s ad dress from Myers to Fox or Huffman to Spilman. Lots of male people will probably become Lit tle Sisters of some fraternity, and the female people will enjoy becoming bro thers in another. These people sure are confusing - as a cas ual observer, I did not even know things were as bad as they were. One of the more en tertaining groups of people here is called "First Semester' Freshmen." First Semester Freshmen are currently rampant on this campus, and al though most will dis appear in a few months, there will be some that remain in that condition for four or more years. They are easily re cognized - they’re the ones who go to Belk Auditorium ex pecting a department store. In my dormi tory the other night, one First Sanester Freshman was invited to go on a panty raid. Unfort mately for him, he misunder stood and thought they said "pantry" raid, and waited out side the cafeteria mtil 2 a.m. for the "Action" to start-. Then there are the Administrators. Ad ministrators, as their name implies, administrate, but since neither they nor anyone else knows what that means, it’s impossible to judge whether or not they are doing their job. Fac li ty members are important in any col lege, and they are here at Mars . Hill, too. They are the ones who call out role calls, assign research papers, and think about how much they could earn by working elsewhere. This has always wor ried faculty members even in earliest times, as we can see by looking at . Aris totle, who was the first faculty member to drink himself to death. One kind of people to avoid is ipper- classmen. If encoun tered by one of these prepare to ha-ve your mind befuddled by tales of how . many hours they have or lack to graduate, their latest post graduate plans, or the numerous execu tive type job offers, they’ve had. Upper classmen are danger ous, and have been known to inflict terminal boredom on their audiences. Then there are the rest of those so- - called people, none of which appear sane or logical. Demand ing to be allowed to be themselves while frantically trying to be like everybody else - that’s people. But then, without them, the world would not be nearly as in teresting. So be glad you’re a people.’ Or would you rather be a Fish? GRAND OPENING WREN COLLEGE UNION COFFEEHOUSE SUB SHOP TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 7 PM Regular hours: Tues. and Wed. 7 - U PM Thursdays 8:30 - II PM Fri. - Sun. 7 - U Pm STUDENT PARTICIPATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! By M>
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