Page 4—The Highacres Collegian, October 10,1977
Residence Hall Council News
Contrary to popular belief, the
Residence Hall Council began working
long before most students even thought
about the academic year. The Council this
year was no different in this respect.
During late summer, R.H.D. was planning
movies, dances, socials and welcoming
programs for the incoming freshmen.
The work of the club so far has proved to
be very fruitful. Approximately 125
campus students enjoyed the en
tertainment of “The Road Runner,” “The
Pink Panther,” and other movies shown in
the Residence Hall lobby. The movies
were shown following an orientation dance
held in the Commons with most students’
reactions being favorable.
A disco dance was held the following
week in the Residence Hall Recreation
Room. Nearly 150 students danced to the
sounds of funk, disco, and rock for three
solid hours. The dance was another suc
cess.
R.H.C. continued to be active by holding
committee elections on September 20. A
spirited recruiting system brought 19
candidates to take the vow of office for a
total of 11 positions.
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Highacres Collegian
By Greg James
R.H.C. President
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JOIN
The
The better than average voter turnout
resulted with the following victors:
Social Committee Food and Housing
Donna Cartwright
Susan Latovich
Kevin Phillips
Recreation Committee
Donna Cooper
Janet Harrington
Public Relations
Richard Price
Mary McLaughlin Mary Ann Misura
Celeste Tauber
The Residence Hall Council holds
meetings every Monday at 6:30
pm. The meetings are open to all
Residence Hall students. The Council this
year consists of the following Committee
leaders: Tom Reed, Social Committee;
Cindy Layton, Recreational Committee;
Joe Zenittini, Food and Housing Com
mittee; and Mike Shreffler, Fund Raising
Committee. Officiating the organization
are: Greg James, President; Blair
Althouse, Vice President; Janice McNelis,
Secretary, and Ed Coringrato, Treasurer.
The advisor and new R.H.C. co-ordinator
for the 1977-78 academic year is Mr. Mark
Golanoski.
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As always, the Student Union Board is
working hard to plan various forms of en
tertainment for the year.
The first event, besides the orientation
entertainment, was an all out effort to
display the various talents of the students
at the Hazleton Campus.
The next activity is tentatively
scheduled for October 5. An excellent
group will be performing in the Commons
from 9 to 12 p.m.
Also, on October 17, the Student Union
board will present a Coffeehouse. A
professional performer will be playing.
Everyone is invited to sit in a relaxed
atmosphere and enjoy good music.
Refreshments will be served.
Julie Evarts
Fund Raising
Lou Renninger
Did you miss the first dance? Perhaps
you would like to have another? S.U.B. is
on the move because on November 9
another live band concert will be held.
Many more events are in the planning at
this time. Further information on S.U.B.
activities will be posted all over the
campus for your convenience. Remember
that S.U.B. is the activities people and if
you want activities to happen, JOIN. Any
one is welcome to stop in and listen in at an
S.U.B. meeting which is held Wednesday
nights at 6:30 p.m. in the Common’s Buil
ding.
The Alumni Club
Sets Goals
The Alumni Club of Greater Hazleton, an
offshoot of the Alumni Association based in
University Park, is relatively unknown to
most Highacres students.
Dr. Harold Aurand, Professor of History
at Highacres, is the president of The
Alumni Club. Membership consists of
Penn State alumni and people interested in
Penn State. “One does not have to be an
alumni to be a member,” explains
President Aurand. There are roughly 157
active members; an active member being
one who pays dues. There is also a general
membership which consists of all alumni
whose last known address was Hazleton or
its surrounding area. Some of the faculty
and staff of Highacres belong to the
Alumni.
The purpose of The Alumni Club, as
defined by President Aurand, is “we try to
give quiet, steady support to the
University and campus.” The Alumni
achieves this by sponsoring outings to take
large groups of members to as many of
Penn States events as possible. These
events include plays, football games, etc.
The Alumni Club tries to have an ac
tivity scheduled for each month. Also, a
newsletter is published monthly which is
distributed to the membership.
Presently, The Alumni Club is working
on several events. One proposed project is
a bus trip to the Penn State-Syracuse
football game which will be played in
Syracuse. At date the trip is open only to
members but if the quota for the bus is not
met the trip may be opened to the public—
which includes Highacres students.
Another project the Alumni are
promoting is an award entitled “The
Outstanding Penn Stater of the Year,”
which would acknowledge the outstanding
actions of someone from Penn State.
Hopefully, the award will be ready for the
Club’s annual banquet, a gala affair held
every Spring.
Tempered by the motto “Once a Penn
Stater, Always a Penn Stater” the Alumni
Club is providing active support to the
Student
Union
Board
By Carmella Green
Chairperson-Hospitality
Committee
By Patricia Marsh
COLLEGIAN Staff Writer
HighacresClub
Advisory Council:
Available to
Every Club
By Jim Ferry,
S.G.A. Vice-President
The Highacres Club Advisory Council is
an organizational branch of the Student
Government Association and is comprised
of the Vice-President of the S.G.A. and all
campus clubs and organization presidents.
The purpose of the H.C.A.C. is to
promote cooperation among clubs, and
give the opportunity to pool our money and
resources to sponsor events which are too
costly for one club to sponsor alone.
The H.C.A.C. is not an all encompassing
organization which plans to eliminate or
minimize the individual clubs which com
prise it. On the contrary, the H.C.A.C.
offers the chance for any given club to
sponsor even more activities on campus
and in the surrounding community.
The Circle K club, for example, is super
vising the taking of a survey, put out by the
Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Action
for the Eighties Committee. The survey is
concerned with the reasons why
businesses are decaying in downtown
Hazleton. The Circle K approached the
H.C.A.C. for help and they will be able to
supply a portion of the manpower needed.
When credit for the survey is due, the
Circle K club in conjunction with H.C.A.C.
will receive recognition. The Circle K
identity is preserved. This will be the
policy of the H.C.A.C. for the entire year.
The H.C.A.C. can be a useful organi
zation available to every club for any
purpose. The H.C.A.C. wants to represent
every club member via their president.
Bible Club
Schedules Activities
By Desiree B. Ross,
Bible Club President
Many activities have been planned for
the Inter-Varsity Bible Club. The club has
now become affiliated with a National
Christian organization called the Inter-
Varsity Christian Fellowship, which has
been organized throughout the United
States at many colleges and universities.
The I.V. Bible Club will have speakers and
a Christian rock group as guests this year.
Weekend conferences, Bible study
sessions, and discussions will also be held.
A book table for reading on how to be a
Christian will be established for those
individuals interested in more information
concerning Jesus Christ, praying, faith,
and other topics.
The activities for the club will be sch
eduled as follows: Monday—6:3o p.m. in
the Library Highacres Room for Bible
studies; Tuesday—6:3o p.m. in the Dorm
project room for Bible Studies; Wednes
day—6:3o p.m. in the Dorm for discussion
or praying; Thursday—6:3o in the Confer
ence Room of the Classroom Building for
the I.V. Bible meeting; Friday—7:3o p.m.
at George Holer’s home for fellowship;
Sunday— 9:00 in the Dorm Lobby to obtain
rides to Sunday Church services.
These activities are open for students in
the Dorm and “off-campus” students. The
purpose of the club is to help Christians to
grow and help students and faculty to
discover God’s role for them as a person.