Pogo Two
Although I am not amongst the
driving population here at
Behrend, a couple of serious
problems have been brought to
my attention that should concern
those who do drive to Behrend
and keep their cars at Behrend.
The first complaint concerns
snow removal in the parking lots
behind the dorms. It seems that
the removal is often slow leaving
students trapped as a result of
our lovely spring storm and when
the plows do come they evidently
plow in the students who .have
already ventured out to plow
themselves out. It seems that if
the students can keep us from
breaking our necks on the walk
that maintainence should be able
to keep the lots clear. Anyone out
there agree?
The other problem is of much
larger scope and will have to be
acted on outside of the college.
The problem is that of poor and
potentially dangerous Cooper
Rd., a main access road to
Behrend. This road has a double
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor
It seems to me that as I sit in on
the SGA meeting on Monday
nights, that a number of the
students on that hallowed council
seem to think that the commuters
are a bunch of do nothings whose
sole purpose of existence is to
attend classes.
At Monday nights meeting
Brian ' Ferris . made a rather
pointed statement that the only
things that have been ac
complished around here have
been done by the dorm students.
Okay Brian, granted the dorm
students have done a lot but
mostly things such as repairs to
the dorms and the lengthening of
the RUB hours. I'm sorry if it
may sound somewhat cold and
impersonal but why should the
average commuter care whether
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blind curve which goes steeply
downhill into a one lane bridge.
The possibilities for accidents are
endless. Also other areas of this
are so hauibly riddled with pot
holes it is dangerous for cars as
well as passengers. Behrend
students do have a say in this kind
of thing according to law. Anyone
who lives here is eligible to vote
in his district, all he need do is
register. Use of this road is vital
to may Behrned students and
faculty so if a movement for
improvment has to start
somewhere it might as well start
here.
Both these items would have
been completely unknown to me,
as I am a dorm student without a
car, if I had not been told per
sonally about them and asked to
comment on them on the editorial
page. If you have a complaint or
something you want brought to
some attention, let the Collegian
know about it and it will get
space.
Commuters Are Involved!!
or not the showers in the dorm
leak or whether you have a
washer or dryer to use? Do you
care whether these work at our
homes or not? I really doubt it.
Moreover I feel that a great
many commuter students do get
involved with campus activities.
Intramural sports is one of the
best examples of this. There are
also many students that commute
that go to the SUB activities, eg.
movies, concerts, etc.
At the beginning of the
academic year the majority of
students sitting on the SGA were
commuters. This has gradually
reversed itself over the course of
the year but the fact that com
muters ranked so high in the
elections should speak for
something.
Member of
Executive Editor
Jeffrey Matson
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Security For ROTC
Job Opportunities
Three seniors at The Penn
sylvania State University who
know what it's like to be jeered,
labeled "pig", and to dodge rocks
hurled in anger, claim they have
turned the tables on their
detractors.
They are the leaders of the
Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC) contigents at Penn State.
Not long ago they heard cries that
military training should be
banned from the Nation's
campuses; now they find they are
the envy of many students; they
already have job security in a
profession they're enthusiastic
about.
The future officers—Ed
Parrish, John Weiser, and Todd
Slingsby—point out that they've
witnessed a lot of changes in the
way students view the military
and the way the military sees
itself.
"A few years ago, being an
ROTC cadet even cut down on
your dating chances," recalls
Parrish. He is a senior, majoring
Another opinion that is shared
by many is that the commuter
students don't turn out for
meetings such as class meetings.
But how much of the blame can
be put directly on the com
muters? How widely have these
meetings been publicized and
when were they held? Did they
take in to consideration the
commuter that has to travel
anywhere from twenty to thirty
miles to make a trip to Behrend?
I'm referring to one way tran
sportation to Behrend. If you
don't think any students live that
far away measure the distance to
Fairview or Waterford and Union
City. I'm sure if any dorm student
had to travel these distances they
would most likely say to hell with
it, it's not worth the trip. Also a
great many students that com
mute live on the other side of Erie
and Millcreek and must drive
through Erie to get to Behrend.
Driving through any city is a pain
in the you know where and Erie is
no exception. Especially with its
antiquated streets that were
designed years before Henry
Ford made his contribution to
mankind.
Don't get me wrong however.
Students that are interested will
get to meetings and such here at
school. Many commuters and
dorm students are presently
working . together quite
successfully to get things done
here at 13ehrenn. The changing of
the stop signs at the intersection
Pros & Cons
...bicycles in the stairwells
already
...pass-fail option next week
...a touch of Jack Frost
...soccer again
...snow on the first day of
Sring
...stay p ing at Behrend
...dropping a course
...relating to people
...only eight weeks of this
school year to go
...only eight weeks of class
left
Collegian
Openings
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in law enforcement and correc
tions and will be commissioned as
a second lieutenant in the Military
Police Corps upon graduation.
Parrish, who wears his hair
closely cropped and talks in a
slow Southern drawl, remembers
the day when, as a new cadet at
his former college, he was struck
by a rock thrown by a demon
strator.
"But I haven't had any serious
trouble since coming to Penn
State two years ao," says the
future army officer.
Weiser and Slingsby agree that
lately they've seen no serious
trouble, but both have heard
derogatory jibes tossed their way
Repeat Rule Revised
On Feb. 5, 1974, the University
Faculty Senate passed a revised
Rule M-3b governing the
repeating of courses whereby the
second grade earned will over
ride the original grade. The
by the tennis courts, the longer
hours of the libraiy and the
RUB. The dorm students were
successful in their efforts to have
a commuter weekend, and trips
to games of soccer. And coming
up soon is the Spring Arts
Festival which always gets quite
a few people involved.
The only thing I am trying to
point out is that before you
condemn the commuters look at
their reasons for not par
ticipating. Maybe with a little
juggling of schedules both dorms
and commuters can accomplish
something.
Bud Ore
Spring Brings Snow?
Dear God
Why, all I want to know is why?
I return to Behrend with my heart
full of joy at the coming spring, of
the gorge in full spring bloom, of
cutting a class and going for a
walk instead of being trapped in
the dorm playing pinochle! So,
what happens on the first day of
Spring, (and for every day since
then for that matter) it snows, no
in fact we have a damn blizzard
and I catch a miserable cold and
miss two classes and this is only
the first week of classes. It's
enough to make you want to take
off for Florida.
Of course, this is not to say I
dislike snow. I like snow as much
as the next man. (on Christmas
Eve and whenever I feel like a
good toboggan run). And I can get
into the whole winter thing of
snowballs and traying, and
frostbite, but somehow, when it
gets to be March 26 and you know
there's supposed to be a blizzard
tonight, you begin to wonder.
A frozen Freshman.
Ist -Streaker
Dear Editor:
Recently Behrend College
experienced (and continues to
experience) the phenomemon of
"streaking". For those who are
shocked that such incidents occur
at Behrend, I aditise you to pick
your jaw up off the floor because
streaking has a biblical basis!!
I am referring - in this case to
Mark 14:51-52 and in case you
don't own a Bible, I quote it for
you: "And a young man followed
him, with nothing but a linen cloth
about his hotly; and they seized
him, but he lefk. the linen cloth and
ran away nakee " There it is in
black and white!
The Happy hiretic
Officers
Lie Ahead
as they've walked to classes in
uniform, as they do each Thur
sday.
Interestingly enough all three
would reject the chance to spend
their college years at a military
academy. And they also deny that
they are "mouthpieces" for their
individual units.
At least one of the leaders has
expressed his dissatisfaction with
the country's presence in Viet
nam—an opinion that put him on
common ground with other anti
war students. When the anti-war
students saw that this ROTC man
had a "a mind of my own", a new
respect for him and the military
resulted, he believes.
Provost has approved Fall Term
as the implementation date for
the revised rule.
The original rule was im
plemented during Spring Term
1973. As you are aware, a
great number of problems arose
in spite of an extensive publicity
campaign to make everyone
concerned familiar with the rule.
So many problems arose that an
appeals committee was ap
pointed to review cases dealing
with non-compliance with the
rule. One hundred seventy four
cases were approved for
retroactive application of the
rule. By and large, the majority
of the appeals were based on the
plea that I didn't know about the
rule and neither did my adviser.
In order to avoid a similar
situation in implementing this
rather complex rule, a handout
has been prepared for each
student and faculty member of
the Commonwealth campuses.
Copies of this handout were
distributed in the mail boxes and
at various spots on campus
anyone not familiar with the
Senate rule may pick up a copy of
the handout at the RUB desk or at
the Main Building. A second
reminder, the revised rule does
not go into effect until Fall Term
1974.
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End Tomorrow
Friends
Why is it that human needs and
expectations far exceed
Those conceptions of a friend?
A friend is a friend
To cry with
To laugh with
Talking till the early morning
hours
Sharing memories of what once
was
Of what could have been.
A glance, a smile
Saying more than a million words
could.
Trusting, faithful, friends
Don't look back and ask
Why?
All that was-done is over
Words said in haste, Manger.
You are me, and I, you
I wil:lerstand.
Friends are,
Not expecting more than you are
willing to give of yourself
'Loving someone enough to show
them why they're wrong.
Friends are, the sun, the sky,
Morning, noon, and night.
You are my friend.
Joan Weiss
March 28, 1974