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Input Requires Coordination
Take a problem; any problem. Add a group of com
mittees and organizations, throw in a bunch of well
meaning people, and you have a bureaucratic system.
Bureaucracies over the years have become an in
stitutionalized part of American society. They permeate the
very core of our existence from our government down to our
social organizations. Needless to say, the college com
munity has not been able to escape the blight.
Although it goes without doubt that bureaucracies are
necessary to a point, they are always selfdefeating in that
they arrive at a crux where a lack of coordination chokes
and kills them. Such could almost be said to be the case of
the Behrend Campus.
Behrend has within its organization a variety of groups,
all working very conscientiously for the improvement of the
campus. Some of these include the Student Government
Association, the Faculty Senate and it multitude of com
mittees, the Joint Resident Council, and even the Behrend
Collegian.
This is fine, but affairs have reached a peak where the
need for coordination of activities is crucial. Everyone is
working on the same problem, the betterment of Behrend,
but each in its own separate way. Instead of working
together for the common goal, evidently the majority are
taking off on tangents of their own. The end result is very
little accomplished at the expense of immense amounts of
time and effort.
What obviously is needed is either a person or group to
direct activities in an attempt to reduce the duplication of
work that is presently going on. At the very least, there
should be a clearing house for rumors and ideas so that
anyone can find out what the others are doing.
Presently work is being done on campus directory which
will give extensive details on the various campus
organizations, the work they do, members, and where they
can be reached. This is the first real effort that has been
made to coordinate activities. Also in the works is a daily
bulletin which will list daily campus events. This will be a
tremendous boon to many of the students who at the
moment do not take an active part in many of things that
the campus has to offer. Let us hope that in the near future a
system is devised so that the work being done by so many of
the campus organizations is also organized.
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of Comuunuotaltly atantpuars
Ray Geiger
Editor-in-chief
Doug Leichliter Jack Richebacher
Managing Editor Business Manager
Assistant managing editor, Carol Turkington; Sports editor, Dave
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Winter Survival at Behrend;
A Handbook for the Student
by Doug Leichliter
Managing Editor
Behrend freshmen received last
week their first taste of another form
of what is affectionately known as
'Erie weaterh.' This other form came
in the shape of crystalline
precipitation commonly known as
snow. It is to become a major factor in
the life patterns of everyone at
Behrend until the middle of next April-
May-June? As can be expected there
are certain techniques that must be
followed if one is to survive the year.
There are a variety of new ex
pressions that those from the sunnier
climes of Philadelphia and Pitt
sburgh must learn to add to their
vocabulary. These are usually learned
from the weather reports on WCCK
when they say,"...the chill factor is 40
degrees and the ice on the lake is 2 to 3
feet." To the uninitiated, 40 degrees of
chill factor doesn't sound too
frightening until you find out that the
chill factor is subtracted from the
present temperature, and when the
present temperature is 20 below, that
makes for mighty damn cold weather.
It doesn't really pay to hide in your
room, either, because your room
comes equipped with a heater.
Behrend heaters come in two
varieties--they work sometimes, or
they don't work at all. The latter is
more prevalent than the former. In
such a situation, there are several
options open to the student; you can
complain to the resident assistant who
will report it and that is . as far as it
goes; you can kick it-but this usually
doesn't help much; you can tear it
apart and hope that you remember
how to put it together again, or you can
burn a can of Bud. Another possibility
is to take your roommate's extra
blanket and hang it at the window in an
attempt to keep that inch of ice that
forms there from encroaching any
more on the already low temperatures
in your room. Food and Housing takes
a dim view of these proceedings, but it
is worth about an extra three degrees.
Some people are even more lucky—
their heater works. As a matter of
fact, it works so well you have to open
the window, upon which the heater
doesn't work any more. Theoretically,
Lette
To the Editor
I believe a great failure of
public education today, of which
Penn State is a part, is the almost
total absence of the teaching of
values_
Superior intelligence and
education are not enough as
evidenced by a godless but
brilliant Hitler who led the most
highly educated people in the
world at that time into a period of
terror and madness. Where was
the character and courage of the
German people?
Another area which I am
gravely concerned about is the
method of teaching the origin of
life. I certainly do not want to'see
scientists stop investigating any
aspect of creation or life in
general, although I find it dif
ficult- to swallow many of the
suppositions that are coupled
with factual discoveries to for
mulate the evolutionary theory.
Many textbooks present the
story of evolution in almost
factual manner until the reader is
unsure just what is fact and what
is theory.
Since much of evolution is
based on interpretation of
evidence, rather than on fact
itself, why is the process of
creation by Almighty God not
taught alongside evolution for the
student to judge? The Monkey
Trial showed that evolutionists
have a right to be heard but that
does not mean we have a right to
shut God out.
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there is a way to disconnect a magnet
in the window so that you can open it
and still have heat. Extreme caution,
complete sobriety, and a strong
friendship with everyone on the floor is
required, because if the screwdriver
slips, the heating for the entire floor
and sometimes the whole dorm is
shorted out. Maintenance takes a dim
view of these proceedings.
It would be wise for everyone to take
a long look at various landmarks about
the campus that are soon to disappear
rs to the Editor
We hear of the Neanderthal
Man, projected .to be dull and
brutish according to the original
reconstruction of the first
complete specimen. A few years
ago, that specimen was
examined and found to be stooped
over as a result of advanced
arthritis and had a brain larger
than today's European!
In ancient history we read of
the Australopithecus africanus
who was supposedly hairless and
stood erect. This supposed link in
the evolution of man was to have
existed and phased out around a
million years ago. Yet the
Chinese philosopher Hsun-Tzu,
who lived in 400 B.C. wrote that,
"An ape the size of a man and
covered with hair lived in the
Yellow River Valley in - his day,
and also that it stood erect."
A Tibetian woodcut shows
among a group of monkeys, a
tail-less, bipedal primate stan
ding on a rock with an arm
outstretched upward.
If we have long since evolved
from this, why was he around
only a short time ago?
Promoters of the concept of
uniformitarianism in geology,
whose main contribution of
evolution are fossil remains,
state that gradual uniform
change is the key to un
derstanding earth processes. But
this does not explain the
universal dying of the dinosaurs
which remains unsolved. Climate
or food changes as explanations
from view until Spring. Things like
grass, the sidewalks, the RUB, your
car.
Sidewalks and steps, which are
considered friendly and helpful things,
become about the most dangerous
objects on campus. it is not unusual for
a sidewalk to become buried under 8
inches of ice. This is great for a
toboggan run, but it makes for poor
walking. Steps, instead of being steps,
become 45 degree slopes that are
extremely slippery. Condit ions
become so bad that many seriously
wonder if the shovel factories are out
on strike.
Antifreeze is also a required ac
cessory. Not lust antifreeze for your
car, but antifreeze for you. Depending
on the weather conditions, something
along the line of 86 to 100 proof is
necessary. A judicious portion taken in
the morning gives you that little kick
necessary to turn your brain over and
help 'you make it to your first period
class in the Nick Building. Southern
Comfort is an all time traditional
favorite, but any reputable bourbon or
scotch will do. For further in
formation, contact Ed Burger in 219
Perry Hall.
A few helpful hints are necessary to
help the Behrend student choose his
wardrobe along the lines of survival. A
rule of thumb for coats is, "If you can
walk in it, it isn't warm enough." A
good pair of waterproof clodhoppers
are necessary to negotiate the 5 inches
of slush that results from the liberal
spreading of salt on campus roads and
sidewalks. Snowshoes have been
known to come in handy, especially for
those who like to trudge in the Gorge.
Rumor has it that the Bookstore will
be stocking pitons, nylon rope, and ice
axes to aid Perry and Niagari Hall
residents in climbing up to Dobbins
Hall. A sleeping bag is a handy thing to
have when the campus is snowed in
and all the commuters are looking for
a place to crash.
Although the outlook for Erie
weather is gloomy, all "s * tifeie - rilss'h - ciiiid
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doesn't last forever. There are only 131
days until Spring. This is only a rough
estimate for Behrend.
do not fit in with evolution as they
should have been able to adjust.
Disease is usually limited to a
species.
The law of biogenesis, kind
producing kind, (except for
mutations within the species) and
the seemingly infinite and in
tricate laws which rule universal
processes all testify the world is
not the result of a series of ac
cidents_
The best support of a God
originated world is the Bible
which may best be proved by the
changes in people's lives and
fulfilled prophecy.
Why, in a democratic. society,
is this version of life not being
taught?
Veronica J. King
7th Term,
Division of Counseling,
Wesleyville
Dear Editor,.
I'm writing this letter con
cerning some of the ego trippers
who find it humorous to leave
their cafeteria trays on the table.
This creates a real hassle when
the workers have to rid off the
table before they can clean it. I
think it's disgusting that some
people are so damn lazy they
can't even carry their tray - back.
Next time you feel like leaving
your tray on the table, think of
the girls who have to clean it up.
A cafeteria worker
Name withheld
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