Page Two Equipment Lacking; Snow Build-Up Results Behrend Campus is lacking many things. These include such things as a reader-printer for the library, some unlocked doors to the Dobbins Hall parking lot, 24 hour visitation, and even possibly some brains or the stomach to get these essentials. Someone, somewhere along the line must have received the notion that the Behrend Campus now possesses all the essentials for its operation. Whether or not this person is at University Park, or in our own Administration Building remains to be seen; the porblem is that Behrend is sadly lacking in materials to effectively handle the problem of being, a university campus. What Behrend needs utmost at the moment is some adequate snow removal equipment, a better designed student parking lot and some steps that are unlocked to get to that parking lot. The powers-that-be must think that the sun always shines and the birds always sing in Erie and at the Behrend Campus. Such must be the case as the main tenanc staff is limited to equipment that is barely sufficient to keep the first foot of new fallen snow off the sidewalks. Any snow that remains is left to turn to a foot of ice which may melt by this May. Parking lots are sore points also with anyone who owns a car. They could almost be compared to the Everglades in that many people have been known to drive in and never return, such is the depth of the snow that has accumulated because there is no adequate equipment to remove it. It is a case in point to never mention the Dobbins Hall parking lot to a resident student who owns a car if one values his life. Even if it were possible, which it isn't, to reach the lot, it is nigh unto impossible to drive out. The driveway has been designed so it can double as a Gran Prix race course and also effectively prevent maintenance from keeping it plowed out so that students can utilize it. Conditions are so bad that Security doesn't even have a shovel to clear its own steps, let alone have enough to go around so that a shovel can be kept in the Security vehicle to be used by students. Hopefully one of these days someone will see their way clear to procure or allow to be procured the necessary equipment so that Behrend can function as it should instead of hampering everyone with roads and parking lots that are worse than the public ones. The editorials appearing in this newspaper will be opinionated and therefore subject to criticism. All letters that are typewritten of 200 words or less, and submitted to the newspaper staff will be printed with the exception of those that are repetitions or in poor taste. The staff reserves the right to correct Tgelimit Tollegin MIR fuss Assoriatb3n of ataninumwealtil Mantpusto Doug Leichliter Managing Editor Assistant managing editor, Carol Turkington; Sports editor, Dave Ruef; Assistant sports editor, Tony Alo; Photo editor, Gary Pisani; Reporters: Pam Babcock, Kathy Baker, Carolyn Beck, Charles Esch weiler, Jeannie Gray, Tom Harvey, Carol Hughes, Carol Jamison, Rebbeca LaPlante, Terri Rich, Dale Carlos Watazychyn; Staff: Barb Bent, Elaine Bertiarding, Barb Jerman, Roseann Leo, Linda McShane, Pam Moore, Abbie Morrow, Ken Mushrush, Kathy Pastorak, Jill Selleck, Connie Tymcio; Cartoonist, Mike Loren; Advertising manager, Bob mouiin; Circulation manager, Dave Kempa; Business Staff: Henry Fox, Robert Haise, Sherry Oldakowski, Sheryl Stebbins; Faculty Adviser David Daniel. Mailing Address- Behrend Campus, Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510 Office- Student Offices, Reed Union Building Office Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 899-3101 Ext. 238 Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of the Behrend Collegian are not necessarily those of the University Administration, faculty, or the student body. Published every Thursday throughout the Fall, Winter, and Spring Terms, with exclusions for holidays and term breaks. Exc HAM E WRAPSRE k Home- A Editorial Opinion Editorial Policy or delete portions of all letters for publication purposes. All letters must be signed, but names will be withheld upon request. Term standing, major, and hometown must be included. Signed columns represent the view of the author only and do not reflect the Editorial policy of the Behrend Cone I Member of Ray Geiger Editor-in-chief Jack Richebacher Business Manager Behrend Collegian Letters to the Editor Dear Mr:Bernik: In reply to your questions; I make the following statements, general, but accurate : 1) as of February 4, all twenty seven units in the Language Laboratory - were able to record at both speeds and the output from each head set was clear and able to pick up keen reception from all inputs. 2) prior to February 4, all equipment was overhauled and as of that date was in excellent condition. To avoid any further delay in answering your questions, I would suggest that rather than through the Letters to the Editor column, you and or your com mittee and or a Collegian reporter stop by the Instructional Services Office (Behrend 119) at any time and you may point out individual problems and I will attempt to explain and or correct them. This will assure you first hand answers and give you the required newspaper coverage. Sincerely, Thomas J. Doyle Dear Students: We the Inmates (Men) of Huntingdon State Correctional Institution have formed a fund raising committee consisting of 11 men and aided by prison population. This drive pertains to a young black girl named Sheila Parrish, who has been stricken with Venezueli an Egui ne Encep thlomalitis (VEE), which is a disease that has caused this young girl to have involuntary muscular spasms, also, she can neither walk nor feed herself. There is a feeling within each man and woman confined to prison whether outwardly or not, that he or she would like to be recognized as a human; human beings, we feel our cause here is human and hope that our actions in starting this fund drive will make society look twice at what they see_. But we all realize we have wronged a nation's law ,Sheila has not. Still she is as caged as we are today, and unable to live a normal life...unless someone helps. We would greatly enjoy seeing her walk. talk, smile and be a Events Of The Week Thursda.Fehruar 17 ( toffee House "liath, and Ion"- Itl I;- 9 p.m. Frida‘. Februan 18 ( °flee Ihou se . •Rath and Ion"- 1:1 B - 9 p.m. Saturda‘. Fehruars I 9 Commonwealth campus student• conference on Preview of I. niversity Park I ife'• • 101 Chambers Bldg. I 'id% ersit Park - I I :30 a.m. - 1:::o p.m. Itaskethall ( Altoona) - Erie Halt- 3 p.m. Coffee Rouse — Kathy and fon — - I Ulf , - 9 p.m. Sunday. February '2O Road Rallye-Erie Itail - '2 p. m. \loch• "The Fox" •► p.m. 0111 f frier;k 4 jY trail Cile k es port a 40, 6 c5 ‘4,417 e ft oh fys of r ; n 9, 'e 'WSJ Oir ' 641f 44 tict" rd. r ^rake happy child. Only money can help Sheila do these things we take for' granted as everyday oc currences. Help us inmates-who are human-help another individual who happens also to be human, and in need of brotherly love. Sincerely yours, The inmates of Huntingdon If you are at all stimulated by this letter, please feel free to help. CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF SGA. THANK YOU. Dear Editor: We would like to know why the roads are not in better condition. Community Data To Organize Much has been said of late about the duplication of services by our governmental units. Many tasks performed by our city governments are also performed, to one degree or another, by the county, state, and federal branches. This phenomena oc curs not only in government, but also in a variety of other arenas, be they social welfare agencies or educational institutions. The left hand just does not know what the right is doing. This is becoming true of our own little institution. Behrend Campus. especially in the area of community services. One problem I have encountered throughout my internship as coordinator of community ser vices has been that of gathering information from a variety of sources in order to find out exactly where community ser vices arc at Behrend. Bits and pieces of information have been gathered from seemingly endless sources in order to attain a fair analysis of our commitment. No one person or office really has a vast amount of data concerning „community involvement. This is, to say the least,. a situation in which the paradox of the duplication of services and the loss of enthusiasm for community involvement (because of lack of direction) is the result. My solution is to create a community data file (CDF). Inputs into the CDF will come from a variety of sources who have knowledge of Behrend's - Itt'l; - 7 by Bruce Behringer Guest Writer , . Al, 4 r . , • :-... , 1 Vallee Behringer February 17,1 . 972 The entrance .to the campus, When there is snow, is barely passable. You would think that the entrance would be the first. place to be plowed. Since the road to the RUB parking lot is an in cline and to enter it you must go up a hill, there should be a large covering of ashes on the ice to prevent your vehicle from sliding. Why aren't these two problem spots taken care of as well as the walks on campus are? Sincerely yours, A concerned 1957 Chevy owner File Services service. Include: Coordinator of Community Services (or the person or office which follows up my efforts), the deans of student affairs and academic affairs, the files of COVE (data about the student volunteers), data gathered from the community information sheets distributed to the faculty. administrators and student organizations, and in formation given by interested students. The CDF will help solve the problems mentioned. The completed CDF will function primarily in five areas. 11 It will include resumes of past, course-related campus involvement. 2) It will include a collection of the personal community in volvement of many ad ministrators. faculty, and students. 3) It can eliminate duplication through the monitoring of present and future service. Activities and then recommending that groups or individuals with similar ob jectives coordinate their efforts. 4) It will provide a source of information of existing activities for groups or individuals who could like to become involved. 5) ft will provide a pool of data and names of individuals or groups who are or were involved in community services in a particular category (ex.:ecology). Any person interested in con tributing time or information to the Community Data File should contact Bruce Behringer at the Student Affairs Conference Room in the Administration Building. Apply For Editorship of the Behrend Collegian. 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