Ithrtnii CoUenian
Volume XXIII No. 18
Student Government Holds Emergency Meeting;
Three Students Evicted Despite Student Protest
Lane Apologizes
Benjamin A. Lane, Dean of Student affairs, formally apologized to
students at Tuesday’s emergency meeting. The apology came in response
to disruptions m Perry Hall last Saturday during the shooting of a film that
is to depict student dorm life.
by Becky LaPlante
Staff Reporter
The Behrend Student Govern
ment Association and the Joint
Residence Council held an
emergency meeting on Tuesday,
March 7. The purpose of the
meeting-as stated by Buggsy
Seigel, SGA Ist Vice-President
was “to find out what position
people (students and ad
ministration) have taken (con
cerning an incident in Dobbins
Hall last Saturday morning; and
to answer questions.”
Approximately 150 students were
in attendance.
Robert Finley-director Food
and Housing, presented his
estimation of the damages in-
Behrend Campus
News Happenings
New Book Exchange
Are you tired of being ripped off
by the Book Store’s high prices on
used and new books? Then sup
port the TRADING POST. The
Trading Post, in conjunction with
SGA, is a way for students to sell
their used books to other
students, from a central location.
The students fill out a small
form which gives their name and
the price they want for the book.
They keep a receipt with the
same information. The students
may pick up their money when
their book is sold.
Start bring your books to the
SGA office AT THE BEGINNING
OF SPRING TERM.'The office is
open from 9:30 until 4:30 or 2nd
through 6th periods.
Benefit Jammy
There will be a Jammy
featuring “Sergio,” a group from
Buffalo, in Erie Hall Saturday,
March 11 at 9 p.m. Admission is
50 cents and donations are
welcome.
flicted on Dobbins Hall. The cost,
between $750 and $BOO is just an
estimation not having received
the statement from the con
tractors. Finley also gave a
detailed account of the extent of
the damages? Two ventilators on
the outside of the building were
damaged, the air duct (used for
entry) must be rebuilt from the
roof down to the ceiling, an
automatic airflow control and 125
sq. ft. of ceiling were damaged
and also the ceiling support rods.
Secondly, the petitions
distributed on campus were
compiled by concerned students,
having no backing from any
specific club. A total of 455
residence hall signatures were
Fencing Club Proposed
Any members of the faculty,
student body and staff interested
in forming a fencing club, should
meet on Friday, March 10,3 p.m.
in the Seminar Room. The
sponsors are Michel Small and
Philip lobst, and equipment and
instruction will be provided. If
you cannot attend the meeting
please call Small at 868-3853.
Attention Golfers
All prospective golf team
members should meet with Mr.
Monahan some time before the
end of the Winter Term. His office
is in 102 A Turnbull. He will be
available most of the day this
Thursday, March 9 except for Ist
and 3rd periods. He is also
available Saturday morning and
all afternoon on Tuesday and will
discuss briefly golf schedule for
this Spring, methods of selecting
participants, etc.
Reward for the return of four
mikes. Contact Randy Southern.
225 Perry All, 899-8369. No
questions asked.
Published by the Students of the Behrend Campus
of the
Pennsylvania State University
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
obtained. Finley was asked if he
would accept these signatures to
allow the three suspects to
remain in the dormitory until the
end of the term. Finley stated he
would not. saying the decision of
eviction made by all ad
ministrative people concerned
and aware of all the facts, was to
be the best action to be taken.
The offense committed is a civil
offense. Security was given
permission to call the State
Police by Robert Baughman-
Business Manager Behrend
Campus. Dean Lane stated that,
had the State Police not been
called the institution (Behrend
Campus) would have been an
accomplice because of its
knowledge of an alleged felony.
3 Students
Apprehended
Three Behrend students were
apprehended on Saturday
morning, March sth, at ap
proximately two a.m. as they
were forcibly entering Dobbins
Hall. Entry was gained by
opening two ventilation vents and
dimbing down an air - duct.
During the process, one student
fell through the duct and ceiling
to the floor striking his head on a
cafeteria cart. Considerable
damage was done to the duct with
electronic controls being broken
and metal work bent. A large
area of the ceiling tile, was
knocked out also.
The student was apprehended
in Dobbins Hall by State Police
after having been notified of the
disturbance by Behrend Security
Police. The other two students
were later picked by State Police
after identification had been
established.
The three suspects were
arraigned before Justice of the
Peace, John Deitrich later that
morning. All three admitted to
the crime. They were released on
$500.00 bond, awaiting a hearing. -
set for Thursday, March 9th.
Emergency Meeting
A special meeting of the Student Government Association and the Joint
Resident Council was called Tuesday over the eviction of three students
from the dormitories. Robert Finley, Manager of the Food and Housing
Service was presented with a petition of over 400 names of students from
the resident halls who wanted the three students to remain in the halls until
their hearing, scheduled for next week.
Task Force Meets;
Groundwork Laid
The first meeting of the
Academic Planning Committee
Task Force met on Thursday,
March 2, to provide orientation
for the University Park members
of the committee, and to begin
discussing ideas which they in
tend to investigate. Those
professors appointed from
University Park include Dr.
Marvin Rozen, professor of
economics: Dr. Richard Schein.
Assistant dean of the College of
Science; Dr. David Stewart, and
the three members from
Behrend: Dr. David Spalding,
chairman:. Dr. Edward
Masteller; and Philip lobst!
Irvin P. Kochel, director of the
Behrend Campus, Mr. Greg
Lozier, U.P. staff member, and
Dr. Stanley Ikenberry, Senior
Vice President of Development,
also attended.
The meeting attempted to
acquaint the professors from
University Park with . the
Behrend Campus, including the
programs, faculty, and physical
facilities which are available
here.
Spalding indicated that he was
“very pleased” with the com
mittee; “It’s apparent that all of
the committee people are very
capable and seriously dedicated
to the task.”
“It accomplished what we
hoped in terms of orientation; it
more completely defined the goal
involved in our report, which is
currently planned for completion
in midsummer, where it will be
presented to President Oswald,”
stated Spalding.
A preliminary report is
planned for presentation to
-Oswald sometime in mid-spring.
lobst commented that “I was
impressed with the range of
by Carol Turkington
Asst Managing Editor
"Thursday, March 9,1972
topics we covered.” He stated
that it would be difficult to pin
point any specific topic covered
because of the relative im
portance of each item and the
great number of ideas discussed.
The final report will be a
confidential recommendation to
the President.
Among the intended goals of the
task force are a re-examination of
present programs, a projection of
enrollment patterns,
assessments of the
organizational structure, and an
exploration of the uniqueness of
the Behrend Campus.
Stewart in
Shenandoah
The Student Union Board
Movie of the Week will be
Shenandoah, starring James
Stewart, Doug McClure, and
Katherine Ross. It will be shown
Sunday, March 12 at 7 and 9 p.m.
in the RUB Lecture Hall. Price of
admission is 35 cents with an
activity and $l. without.
Never has the epic struggle of
the Civil War been shown with
greater faith and fury than
through the eyes and hearts of the
proud Andersons, a family of six
sons and one daughter, caught up
in the war. Stewart, as Charlie
Anderson. Virginia farmer,
wants no part of the war on either
side, but when one of his sons is
captured' by the Union forces
because he was wearing a con
federate cap he is drawn into it.
Thus the fighting Andersons
challenge both the armies of the
North and South. The film is
climaxed by enduring faith as
Charlie Anderson, who is sof
tened and humbled by his ex
periences into realizing he cannot
live alone.