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BSU Presents Artist
Lagrone to Show Sculptures
The Black Student Union is
sponsoring a sculpture exhibit
and lecture by Oliver. LaGrone, a
professional sculptor and poet.
The exhibit will be set up in the
Behrend Library for the week of
April 23-27. Mr. LaGrone will
also give class discussions and a
lecture during the week. Other
activities include a visit to the
John F. Kennedy NATO Day Care
Center, a radio program, and a
lecture at Edinboro College.
Once a student of Carl Miles,
Mr. LaGrone has held numerous
one-man shows and his sculpture
has been widely praised. His
poems, articles, and reviews
have appeared in such
publications as the Saturday
Review, Negro Digest, and the
New York Times Book Review.
His poetry has been-included in
several anthologies and currently
he is writing a book on African
art.
In appearances before groups
in universities, colleges, and high
schools, Mr. LaGrone has
presented lectures and exhibits
relating to art, literature, Afro-
American history and culture,
and other areas in the
humanities. As described by
Robert E. Dunham, Vice
President for Undergraduate
Studies at Penn State, Mr.
LaGrone "speaks to all who
appreciate art, though he em
phasizes black culture and
history as a neglected part of
American and world history. He
lectures and presents gallery
talks in support of educational
and cultural aspirations of youth
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A LRIA-BEHRENDS
and the community at large. In
gallery appearances and lec
tures, he reads with emotional
power from his own poetry and
that of other black poets_ He
draws true anecdotes from his
own interesting life of struggle to
become the artist and person he is
w,, r;
,t.
today. Through it all is underlined
the insights of a black man's
human values which he feels so
essential to discovery of his
identity."
Mr. LaGrone presents lectures
on four topics and will offer one of
them at his Edinboro presen
tation. The topics are: "The
Odyssey of the Afro-American
and His Art", "The Black
Member of
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Aesthetic", "Black Protest, Art
and Western Humanism", and
"History's Roots in Art". When
talking in the Speech classes
during the week, Mr. LaGrone
will discuss "The Arts as a Means
of Communication".
Last year Mr. LaGrone was
appointed as a Special Assistant
;to the Vice President for
!Undergraduate Studies for the
1972-73 year. Acting as an artist
in-residence, Mr. LaGrone assists
the art faculty, student govern
ment associations, black student
groups, and community
organizations. Mr. LaGrone was
previously employed by the
Capitol Campus of Pennsylvania
State University, in the Depart
ment of Humanities.
SCHEDULE FOR
OLIVER LAGRONE,
PRESENTED BY THE
BLACK STUDENT UNION
Monday, April' 3
Gallery Sculpture Exhibit,
Behrend Library
Tuesday. April 24
10:00 a.m. J.F.K. NATO Day
Care Center
12:00 noon Radio program Radio
Station OIC
3: 05 p.m. Sociology 19
Intergroup Relations
8:00 p.m. Gallery - Lecture,
Reception following
Wednesday, April2s
1 1 3:50 a.ni. English 106 Poetic Art
10:50 a.m. Arts 1
12:15 p.m. Speech 200, "The Arts
as a Means of Com
munications"
1:50 p.m. Philosophy 209
Thursday, April 21;
9:25 a.m. Speech 200
3:05 p.m. Speech 200
8: 30 p.A.: . Edinboro State
College, "131ack Aesthetic.'
Friday. April 27.
Gallery Sculpture Exhibit ends
Childbirth
Classes
The Childbirth Association of
Erie announces that the next
series of classes in prepared
childbirth will begin on Thursday,
April 26. The six week - course,
taught by registered nurses, is
especially designed to meet the
needs of expectant parents who
wish to cooperate actively with
the doctor in the birth of their
baby. In addition to weekly
discussion periods covering a
series of related childbirth topics,
the classes include well
supervised practice sessions for
training in preparatory exercises
and breathing and relaxation
techniques.
For further information about
CEA of Erie for class
registration, call Mrs. Dennis
Rositer, 866-2371, or Mrs. Conrad
Donelson, R.N, 838-6645.
Seth W. Morton
Vice President
Public Relations
866-7529
service for the students, however,
many members of the college
community feel that it has some
negative connotations which
unfortunately may be true. Bad
news seems to travel faster than
good news, and little of the
positive efforts are apparent to
most students. After talking with
Mr. Gary Mead, Assistant to the
Dean of Student Affairs, I came to
the conclusion that a lot of the
helpful work done by Student
Affairs goes unnoticed, and the
necessary functions, such as
discipline, are more apparent.
Student Affairs is responsible
for student services such as
financial aid, disciplinary ac
tions, health services, and other
student-oriented programs. It
attempts to coordinate the
student body and the University
in activities and services. The
manner in which Student Affairs
is utilized is determined to a
great extent by the students
themselves. The opportunities
are available for those who wish
to make use of them.
Concerning discipline actions,
Student Affairs is interested in
the general welfare of all in
volved in the college community.
Thus when a problem arises,
Information Exchange-Travel Tips
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
By J une Turczyn
Welcome to the IN
FORMATION EXCHANGE
Travel Column series. This is the
first of several columns telling
you about fun places to visit and
good things to do.
You'll vicariously' get into life
in Russia, Africa, Asia, South
America. You'll hear about
exotic but reachable places like
Monaco, the Canary Islands.
India, and Morocco. Then there
are columns about things closer
to home, like hitchhiking and
motorcycling in the U.S. and
vagabonding in Canada and
Mexico.
Authors Randy Mink, Mike
Schultz, Toni Grimm and Ed
Buryn will tell you a bit about
how to get to these places and
what to expect there. And they
ought to know. Mik wrote "Asia
for the Hitchhiker" and the soon
to be published Mexico and
South America for the Hit
chhiker." Ed is the author of
_ -
"Vagabonding in Europe and
North Africa" and "Vagabonding
in America." Tom Grimm's
"Hitchhiker's handbook" tells it
all. These guys have been there
and back ...and loved it, as you'll
see from the articles.
If you're thinking right now, "I
haven't got the money or the time
to travel", think again. The world
is full of opportunities for
traveling cheaply.
_Reading these columns
hopefully will get you in the mood
for charting your own course. But
one newspaper story can only say
so much; it can't begin to hit the
nitty-gritty details you need
before navigating even begins.
example, if Student Affairs is
informed of a drug situation
which bothers another individual
for some reason, Student Affairs
has a responsibility to the student
who is bothered, and thus must do
something to correct the
situation. The same case holds
true with drinking —if it's
noticeable and is bothering
someone, then the situation must
be taken care of. Besides the
concern for the welfare of others,
Student Affairs is also respon
sible for the legality of situations.
A student's rights are protected
at all times.
Many forms of counseling and
referral services are available
through the Student Affairs
Office, and the main thrust of the
Office is to offer assistance in
student affairs. Unfortunately,
many students feel that Student
Affairs is primarily a
disciplinary force, and neglect to
see the positive intentions of this
service. It is amazing how many
students are unaware of the
location of the Student Affairs
Office in the Administration
Building, or of its purpose. Its
name indicates its purpose and it
is dependent upon the student
body to be successful.
In addition to this colum n.
therefore, many students this
spring will be consulting
something called a EURO -KIT.
It's 12 folders that give you the
latest lowdown on passports,
visas, shots, insurance, planes. ,
trains, cars, boats, hotels, hit
chhiking, tours, safaris, camping.
bicycles, motorcycleS.
Some people say you can make
it on $5 a day, but you can live on
$1 or $2O depending on how fussy
you are. The JEURO -KIT tells
you the alternatives in a straight
forward manner; thetiyou decide
the traveling style best for you.
Thus. Information Exchange
has prepared both the travel
columns and the EURO -KIT.
because there seems to be an
information gap between op
portunities available and students
knowing about them. The non
profit organization, like its name
implies, exchanges information.
To answer even more questions
on student travel, lnforrnation
Exchange has a list of more than
io books and maps. The book
folder and entire EURO -KIT are
available for $1 from Information
Exchange, Dept. TT. 22 West
Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
60603, or just send a self
addressed stamped envelope for
the book list alone.
Editor's Note: MI books
mentioned in the Travei Tips
columns are available from
Itu'ormation Exchange. Send your
book order with your check for
the total amount. plus 25 cents for
postage and handling for each
book ( plus 5 per cent sales tax if
you are an Illinois resident►. to
the address above. Allow about
three weeks for delivery. ,
April 19, 1973