lehretiii Colleatatt Volume XXV No. 10 ' ' ~ S Ztr . • Greaser Dance is Success Close to 100 Behrend ’’greasers” rocked out to the golden sounds of the fifties provided by the “Ten Cylinder” at the senior class greaser dance held in Erie Hall. Special Committee to Plan May's Spring Arts Festival Springtime means many things to many people. For some it’s the end of ski season. For others it’s the spark of anticipation for summer vacations and sports. And too, it is a season holding the power to irispjre an-appreciation of beauty,■‘.whether in nature or in man’s own expression of beauty the arts. So in this spirit, tentative plans for the 1973 Behrend Campus Spring Arts Festival were initiated at a meeting held January 18. The meeting, held in the Memorial Room, a work of art in itself, brought together members of faculty and staff along with student representatives from Bookstore Shortages This term has been the worst the Behrend Bookstore has seen in a long time, according to one of the store’s clerks. This is also true according to many students and teachers, who are affected by a massive book shortage. Several courses are running without enough books for all the students. In explaining this unfortunate condition, Robert J. MacDonald. Manager of the Bookstore, said that it was impossible to deter mine exactly how many of which books would be needed when he is ordering them. For example, he explained that Anthropology 45 was actually double the size he had been told to expect. Other problems which result in a shortage are a diversity of book titles by different teachers teaching the same course this means that if one course is short of books, its teacher cannot rely on another course to have an excess of books. MacDonald feels that all this will change if the Pennsylvania State University ever changes to a semester basis, as is the case with most other area educational institutions. “The PSU's school terms begin so late,” said MacDonald, “that other schools deplete the available supply of textbooks before PSU can order them.” Perhaps the early start the University intends to make in next year's Fall Term will aid in solving this problem. various organizations. It was the initial meeting and therefore called for some serious “brain storming” on the part of those attending: Dean Lane, Mr. Zimmerman, Dr. Moffet, Dean Seanor, Walker Moore, Dean Decrease, Beckie LaPlante, Bonnie Angevine, and Mr. lobst. Walker Moore, SGA president, informed everyone that the SGA will once again sponsor this event and can donate upward of $2,000, which is $BOO increase in funds from last year. With this news, Dean Seanor opened the meeting to suggestions from the floor. In a matter of an hour, there were more possible entries then could have been hoped for or expected. Modern dance groups from main campus; the Erie Civic Ballet Company; jazz pianists and string quartets from Erie; classical guitar players; and the list of choreographic and musical talent went on. The field of literary art brought suggestions of having writers and readers of fiction and poetry at Behrend also. Of course, the visual arts area included plans for many painting and possibly a film lor some renown to be shown one evening. Craft entries including pottery, macreme, weavings, and candle making were also put on the tentative list. Some unique ideas were also considered, including a possible marionette show and a demon stration of the art of flower arranging. Following last year’s success, an outdoor rock concert will be planned for the final day of the festival. The only definite decision however, was on the date of the event and for the next meeting of the committee. The Festival will run May 16-20 and even could be expanded to include May 15, if enough is on the schedule. The next meeting will be held February 15. By then those who offered to investigate all the mentioned possibilities will report. Then-more definite plans can be made and student help solicited. It was obvious that the ideas are present on campus to make the Festival a cultural event of beauty and grace, befitting the mood of springtime. But like art it will demand hard work. Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510 Behrend Campus Is No More: "College" Is New Name Tag University Park. Pa., January 20—Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University, in recognition of the expanded mission of the Behrend Campus in Erie, have approved changing its official designation to “The Behrend College of The Pennsylvania State University.” In taking the action at its meeting here today, the Board of Trustees also authorized establishment of the position of dean of the faculty to serve as the chief academic officer at the Behrend College. Behrend was expanded in 1970 to a four-year campus within the Penn State system with the ad dition of two upper-division un dergraduate programs. “The change of campus name,” Dr. John W. Oswald, Penn State president, explained, “recognizes the change in the mission of the Behrend Campus as earlier authorized by the Board of Trustees. “The new designation will distinguish Behrend from the University’s Commonwealth Campus system in terms ol mission and administration and will set the stage for increased upper division program autonomy within the concept of a single University system." Behrend name change—The University's Academic Policy Plan adopted last June by the Board of Trustees, designated Behrend as a Commonwealth College because of its four-year status. The plan cited Behrend's moderate size as offering the potential of providing genuinely distinctive four-year programs, while at the same time continuing to provide for the first two years of instruction for students who will move to University Park or Dorms Searched by by Jeffrey Holland Staff Writer Tuesday, January 23 — Contrary to the many rumors which ran about the campus today, widespread, room-to room searches of the dor mitories on the part of the security officers for drugs and narcotics did not take place. According to Dean Benjamin Lane, however, four seperate dorm rooms were searched for fireworks which have been the cause of several campus disturbances lately. The rooms were searched according to Behrend Campus policy, in the presence of at least one of the occupants, a security officer, and at least one member of the dormitory staff.' Although the official report was not yet available, Dean Lane did report that some dangerous fireworks (firecrackers, cherry bombs, etc.) were confiscated, along with a substance suspected to be barbituate in nature. Lane went on to explain that, in accordance with contract laws of the Com monwealth and the nation, any Penn State staff member has the authority to search any contracted dormitory room at any time, however, this rule is more qualified the Capitol Campus in Mid dletown. Irvin H. Kochel, Behrend director, applauded the name change. “All of us at the Behrend Campus, students, faculty and administration. are most gratified,” he said, at the action of the University trustees in naming the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University which will more truly reflect our academic status within the University system. “We look forward to being of even greater service to the citizens of Northwest Penn sylvania as we implement our new innovative instructional modes r" The Trustees reviewed the report of an eight-man Behrend Academic Planning Task Force which was appointed last March to prepare “an imaginative but realistic” academic plan for the development of Behrend as a four-year branch of Penn State. According to the report, the director of Behrend will report directly to the Provost of the University, but also will continue to work closely with the Dean of Academic Instruction for Commonwealth Campuses. The faculty will continue to have a dual membership role, being members of the Behrend College and also faculty mem bers of their respective academic departments and colleges at University Park. In related action, trustees on Friday also approved alteration of the existing Maintenance Service Building at Behrend lor faculty and administrative of fices and the construction of a new maintenance service building. Faculty and administrative here. A complaint must be registered to the security by a student or a staff member that one of the residents is breaking University codes of conduct. Also, it must be sufficiently evident that those accused are at fault before a search can take place. During the search, a member of the student affairs staff and a security officer must be present. The occupants need not be present, but it is preferable if at least one of the occupants is present. The staff members cooperate and voluntarily hand over the articles m question. If the occupants fail to cooperate, the security officer must then conduct a search of the room. If the searchers find any contraband, it is confiscated, and those responsible are liable for any University discipline appropriate for the offense, however, this discipline is considered a University matter, and, except in extreme cases, will not be reported to civil authorities. This is only done in a case where a crime has been committed, and State or Federal agents have a search warrent for a specific room and person. Only with under such conditions will the University administration Thursday,January 25,1973 areas presently are crowded and additional space and facilities will be needed in view of the recommended four-year program of 2,000 undergraduate degrees students by 1976. The existing building, which formerly housed the chemistry laboratories and offices, is located on central campus. A new prefabricated main tenance service building will be constructed on the southern edge of the campus. Enrollment in the fall term. 1972, totaled 2,442 students, in cluding 1,211 undergraduates and 183 students enrolled in the two year Associate Degree programs. A total of 1,048 adults were enrolled in Continuing Education evening classes and special courses and the Master of Engineering degree program. Name To Be Explained Irvin Kochel;. Director, Behrend will hold a meeting in the RUB Lecture Hall, Hanuary 30, common hour for the purpose of explaining the im plications of Behrend as a College. Kochel will explain exactly what this means for this instution and how Behrend has been re aligned with relation to the University. Dr. David Spalding, Assistant Dean ol Graduate School and Chairman of the Task Force will also be present to describe and discuss the new Behrend College and the Task Force Report. All students and stall are en couraged to attend this most informative gathering. Security allow a search of dormitory rooms by civil - authorities. When, however, State or Federal police conduct a legal search, and arrests are made, the affair is out of the hands of the University and is then a civil matter. Until the official security report is released, the exact details of today’s incidents will not be known, but Lane doesn’t expect the actions' taken against these students involved with the dormitory searches to be too severe, even if the substance found is determined to be barbituates. Art Workshop Offered Again There will be another Art Workshop conducted Saturday, January 27 in the Quiet Lounge. This week’s topic will include the basis of painting (color theory, perspective). All in terested students are welcome and there will be a charge of 25 cents to cover materials. The workshop starts at 2:30 p.m. The pottery workshop con ducted last Saturday was suc cessful and Mr. Wiser is going to build a kiln here on campus if enough interested students want to help. So get to the workshops and get involved. It is much better than sitting in your room on Saturday.
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