The Highacres Collegian
"I would like to provide
students with an opportunity in
sociology to get out into the com
munity and investigate in their
area the economics, policy, and
diversified culture. I'd like to in
troduce students to sociology,"
stated Mr. Steven Kroll-Smith,
"to tune them into their own com
munity."
Mr. Kroll-Smith, of Richmond,
Virginia, has a B.S. degree in
sociology from Indiana Universi
ty, a Master's degree from Bryn
Mawr College also in Sociology,
and a master's degree in Folklore
and Folk life studies from the
Activity
at Hawk
To many people, Autumn is just
a season when the days grow
shorter and the air gets nippy. To
others, Autumn is a season of
beauty characterized by the
leaves changing colors, the crops
being harvested, and folks
preparing for winter. Fall is also
the time when many birds
migrate to the warmer climates
of the southern states. This
southerly migration is a way of
life for many Hawks, Eagles, and
other birds of prey, as well as a
sight of beauty to thousands of
nature lovers.
Located 40
miles south of Hazleton, Hawk
Mountain serves as a starting
place for birds using the Ap
palachian mountain chain as a
route to the south. Until the mid
1930'5, thousands of hawks were
killed each year by hunters who
claimed that the birds of prey
were reducing the. small game
population.
At that time, a group called the
Emergency Conservation Com
mittee was formed. The purpose
of the ECC was to eliminate the
senseless killing of raptors. In
1934, Mrs. Rosalie Edge, founder
Paper takes new look
The Highacres Collegian has
taken on a new look in layout
design that editors of the publica
tion hope will make the paper
more attractive to readers.
"We are experimenting with the
concepts of modular layout in our
paper," said Joe Krushinsky,
News Editor of the campus
newspaper, "and I think I can say
that we've found something that
we like."
Krushinsky, former Layout
Editor for Tamaqua High
School's Blue and White has at
tended workshops on layout
design conducted by the
Pottsville Republican, The Penn
sylvania Scholastic Press
Association, and the Temple
University. The Blue and White
was awarded a first place rating
Kroll-Smith happy in Hazleton
University of Pennsylvania. He
will soon have a Ph.D. in
sociology also from the Universi
ty of Pennsylvania.
He felt that he would find a low
threshhold of interest in
sociology, which he did but he
". . .anticipated students who
would be politically aware,
because of the constant economic
turmoil characteristic of
Northeastern Pennsylvania."
Many courses are taken by
those students who have nothing
else to do, or because other more
popular courses are closed. "In
any university you will find
continues
Mountain
of ECC, purchased 1,398 acres
and founded Hawk Mountain
Sanctuary.
The Appalachian Mountains
are strategic to migrating rap
tors because the mountain chain
is the southernmost reaching
mountain range. Birds from
Canada and New England use the
Appalachians as a direct path to
the South. If the birds were to
pass up these mountains they
would lose the high air currents
which aids in easier flying.
The first birds to head south
are the Bald Eagles in August.
Most of the hawks head for
warmer climates in mid October,
and finally, the Red-Tailed Hawk
leaves by mid-December.
While the best time to view
hawks on their exodus is from
mid-October through mid-
November, Hawk Mountain is far
from deserted during other
months. The sanctuary is in
habited by Ruffed Grouse, Deer,
Owls, and an occasional Black
Bear or Bobcat. Visitors to Hawk
Mountain will find a great many
visual aids to help in the iden
tification of hawks. There are
many examples of hawk species
on display at the visitors center.
From September to November
there are naturalists on duty at
the various lookout points who
are always glad to answer ques
tions.
for layout design by Temple
University in 1,979410.
"The whole idea we are working
with is to design each page with
effective use of white space for
easier reading while at the same
time introducing elements that
are consistent throughout the
paper to make the publication
visually attractive," said
Krushinsky.
The News Editor pointed out
that the "new look" is not only
made up of changes in layout for
mat. The introduction of feature
series . and a new serious ap
proach to news coverage is hoped
to make The Highacres Collegian
a more interesting and respec
table publication.
Executive Editor Jerry Trently
is currently producing a feature
Feature
students who are there because
there is nothing else to do," said
Steve Kroll-Smith, "but Penn
State has those who are actively
involved." He has only found a
On
the
job
by Lori Emerich
"It's a good job, the
ladies that work there
are great, and the food is
better than in the cafe
teria," said Steve Con
nolly, a sophomore. Steve
works daily in the Com
mons and is majoring
in Accounting.
series on local history while
Feature Editor Lori Emerich is
producing the "On the Job"
series which looks at students at
their place of employment.
"Through such regular features
we hope to establish a tradition of
providing something of interest
to every reader in each issue,"
said Emerich.
Krushinsky said that the paper
will attempt to establish itself as
one which takes a realistic and
objective approach to every issue
of interest and concern to the
campus community.
"We will never be a cheerleader
newspaper," said Krushinsky.
"If something wonderful is hap
pening downtown or on campus,
we'll be there to cover it. But if
something negative or
" ...small core of very
motiviated students," but is
". . .heartened by those who are
genuinely interested and make
the job worthwhile." In the next
terms he will attempt to geir the
courses towards the community.
He and Professors from the
Schuylkill Campus are also work
ing on a community project on
Centralia. "What we're hoping to
write is the sociology of a dying
community. We're going to look
at the long term impact of a
longitudinal disaster (i.e., a
undesirable is happening we'll be
there too in as great a force. Our
purpose is to reflect things as
they are, not as we would wish
them to be."
The advertising campaign for
this year is hoped to be produc
tive enough to meet the goals of
an expanded publication. John
Lewis, ad sales manager, said his
job will be a challenging one.
"What I will try to do is work
with a staff of sales people to
show members of the business
community that ours is a growing
paper with what we think will
become a growing readership.
Then hopefully we can bring in
the revenues to meet the staff's
publication goals," said Lewis.
In recent years The Highacres
Collegian has been published
November 1981-6
disaster through time) on the
structure of the town." The Pro
ject has been started last week
and within a year they expect to
have a manuscript.
Mr. Kroll-Smith is very happy
to be teaching at the Hazleton
Campus. "Both my wife and
myself are glad to be here.
Everyone we have come in con
tact with are pleasant and
helpful," he stated. "Of all the
places we could have been, this
was the best."
about five times per year with an
average length of approximately
12 pages.
"What I would like to see is a
monthly publication for a total of
seven issues this year," said_
Krushinsky. "There too has been
at least minimal discussion about
increasing the number of pages
by four each issue until we
become a 36 page publication. Of
course we will do that only if we
have 36 pages worth of quality
material.
Trently said that he is confident
that the cooperative effort bet
ween the Collegian's and HCV's
writing staffs will generate new
interest in writing for campus
publications and plenty of high
quality stories for the paper.