VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI OCTOBER 14, 1981 _ AUDREY MACARTHUR CROWNED MISS ALPENA by Elaine Wils Audrey MacArthur was crowned Miss Alpena recently before a packed audience at the Alpena High School Auditorium. The 18 year old Audrey, is only 5 feet tall but truly proves the phrase ‘’Good things come in small packages.’ This was the 15th Annual Miss Alpena Pageant with 10 contestants competing for the coveted title. All the girls participating this year are Alpena Community College stu- dents and proved what talented and intelligent students Alpena Com- munity: College is producing. Audrey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil MacArthur of Lachine, and has one older sister and one younger brother, a Thun- der Bay Junior High School student. In the talent portion of the con- test Audrey sang-with her sweet mellow voice, accompanying her- self on guitar the song “Side By Side’’, She taught herself both tal- ents and until last year in the Jun- ior Miss Pageant, had never sung be- fore a large audience. She said she originally entered the Junior Miss Pageant to gain confidence in her singing and playing. When, in the Miss Alpena Pageant, as the run- nersup. were being announced, Audrey said she was getting herself NEWS RELEASE FROM DON RIEGLE, U.S. SENATOR RIEGLE INTRODUCES COM— PREHENSIVE BILL TO SAVE, REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY. Current and future financial soundness in the Social Security sys- tem would be accomplished by leg- islation introduced by Michigan Sen- ator Donald Riegle. Riegle, a leader in Senate efforts to keep. Social Security benefits intact for the mil- lions of Americans who have earned them, said: “lt is imperative that Congress act to put Social Security beyond the reach of those who are, determined to damage it and with. « draw its protections.” . . bi The Riegle legislation would) make three major changes in the Current set. First, it would remove CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 mentally prepared for a big disap- pointment. She just couldn't be- lieve it when she was announced Miss Alpena, was suddenly scared, then felt wonderful, and wished her name would be called over and over again. The queen’s red velvet robe, longer than Audrey herself, felt wonderful she said and she asked her mother: to lay it on the bottom of her bed so when she woke up the next morning whe would see it and know it wasn’t all a dream. Audrey, a 1981 graduate of Al- pena High School, has already tak- en college credit classes while in high school, therefore plans to fin- ish ACC in one and a half years. This year promises to be an extrem- ely busy one, with a heavy schedule of classes for Audrey, including chemistry, anatomy, sociology, psyshology, and political science. She also. is doing a work study in office procedure at ACC this year. Audrey’s hobbies include down- aill skiing, water skiing, and swim- _ ming. The new Miss Alpena has not made definite plans for the future, except that she wants to get an associate, bachelors and possibly a -masters degree, and finally someday EARTH MAGAZINE UNDERWAY ‘earth magazine is beginning to roll with the staff appointments completed. The future looks bright this year mainly due to the people that make up the new staff. Rick Karbon is again Editor of earth for his second consecutive year enab- ling him to. know what to expect and when to expect it as the work picks up for the Spring ’82 issue. Tom Stoppa is earth’s new Assis- tant Editor. With three years of ex- perience on publications, including the editor’s position on Alpena High School’s Cat, Tom brings with him valuable experience in: publica- tion’s management and production. Paula Sytek is earth’s new Busi- ness Manager. Although a newcom- er to magazine work, Paula is no stranger to the field of business or ACC. She has been attending this “school for three years and is a busi- ness major..Upon taking the Busi- ness Manager position, Paula imme- diately was faced with the task of . selling over two hundred copies of the Spring ‘81 issue of earth along with the everpresent job of finding patrons for the. magazine. Paula Sytek would like it to be known that, as was done last spring, the campus of ACC will be one of the first- markets for the Spring ‘81 issues of earth. é Howard Thiebert will be taking photos for earth. He was awarded the staff position of Photographer just over a week ago. As a photog- rapher for the yearbook of his mil- itary base where he was stationed in the service, Howard gained prac- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 settle and live in the quietness of the county which she loves. Audrey decided to enter the Miss Alpena Pageant because she en- joyed the Jr. Miss Pageant last year and as a challenge. She stated that even if a girl does not win the pag- -eant, it gives her a feeling of self- worth, confidence, and a chance to prove herself. For winning the Miss Alpena crown, Audrey received a $500 award, trophy, tiara,, a 16x20 portrait and a chance to compete in the Cherry. Queen Pageant ‘in Traverse City next summer. She will also represent Alpena in a number of parades and official pub- lic ap All were given at least $50 for partic- ipating and received Miss Alpena charms. First runner-up in the pageant and Miss Congeniality was Connie Genschaw, second runner-up was Karen: Wood, third was Sue Norman and fourth was Amy Brilinski. This was the 15th Miss Alpena Pageant conducted by the Alpena ‘Zonta Club. Host for the evening was Tim Moore, a T.V. personality. _ The contest is an annual event sponsored. by the Miss Alpena Board of Governors, which includes the Kiwanis Club, Exchange Club, Zonta Club, the Thunder Bay 250 Organization, and the Alpena Chamber of Commerce. PHILIP MORRIS MARKETING/ COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION WILL AWARD A TOTAL OF $7,000 TOSTUDENTS New . York, N.Y., ~September 1981- Philip Morris ~ Incorporated has announced its Thirteenth Ann- ual Marketing/Communications Competition for Students. The competition provides an opportun- ity for students nationwide. to sharpen their marketing and com-~ munications skills. A first place award of $2,000, a second place award of $1,000, and a third place award of $500.will be presented to the winning teams in both the graduate and undergrad- uate categories. In’ addition, stu- dent representatives and faculty ad- visors will be invited to corporate CONTINUED CN PAGE 4