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Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor;
All right enough is enough! I
endured it all last term and the
first month of this term without
complaining, but at last I have to
speak out. The "it" that I'm
referring to is the degree to which
the people who use Erie Hall are
"redneck". It sounds as though
I'm making, a mountain out of a
molehill but I'm really upset
about the entire situation.
Actually my gripe concerns Erie
Hall and everything about it.
First of all, the facilities there
are totally inadequate. I think
that it's outrageous that if even 1
per cent of the total number of
matriculating students at
Behrend decide to use the gym at
one time, it's crowded.
This means that when events
like intramural basketball and
volleyball are scheduled so that a
maximum number of people can
play at a time, the gym is used
from 6:30 to at least 9:00 Monday
through Thursday.
Phys Ed classes use the gym
almost every period for the first
six periods of the day Monday
through Friday. Also from 4:30 to
6:30 Monday through Friday, the
gym is reserved for varsity use.
So that means the gym is "free"
during the two common hours
from 9 to 10 every night and from
240 on Saturday and Sunday. Big
Deal. All right so the gym is open
for 26 hours a week right? Wrong!
So far there's been a con
troversy over whether non-
Behrend people can use the gym
or no. I don't think that most
people realize the extent of the
problem, though. On an average
weekend at any given time, it's
not unusual to see ten Behrend
people and 30 non-Behrend people
in the gym. We're getting short
changed no matter how you look
at it; we're paying for inadequate
facilities anyway, then some
freeloaders are coming in and
using them for nothing. The
Behrend apathy nauseates me.
That brings me to another
point, Behrend sportsmanship.
Maybe it's spring and everyone's
horny but that's no reason for
everyone who uses Erie Hall on
the weekends to be out for blood.
TAI thrtno Tottegian
drip fulls Assuriation
of atounnotuunitly Campion
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Erie Hall Over-used and Under-equipped
The "vibes" are bad, if you know
what I mean. I have a feeling that
there's going to be some fights
yet this spring. Anyway, it's a
hassle even picking t e ams,
calling fouls, calling violations,
and playing winners. So then after
a game starts I notice the
abundance of hot-shots who
probably played second string in
junior high and think that they're
superstars and play ball-hog. I'll
cut them a break and chalk it up
to human nature though.
Well, for that matter, Fll cut
everyone a break and not criticize
Erie Hall anymore nown If
anyone can counter any of my
criticisms, I wish he would look .
me up so I can straighten him up.
Natch
Bth Term GA&S
Dear Editor
I, thanks to the hand of
Almighty God, have discovered a
way to rid the Behrend College of
its sickening apathetic students.
One way is to mount a machine
gun on the roof of the RUB. Any
student seen not sprinting eagerly
to or from class will be shot down
immediately.
Another way is to take roll call
at all sport events and SGA
meetings. Those students who are
not present must take health
class again. (I know this is a stiff
penalty, but I feel it is
necessary.)
The third idea I have is to have
public floggings of students not
voting in SGA or class elections.
And lastly any student who is
overheard saying "I don't care"
must read every one of Jeff
Matson's articles twenty times
each.
If these suggestions are carried
out I guarantee that: (1) health
classes will flourish; (2) the
dispensary will gain confidence in
treating bruises and gunshot
wounds; (3) Jeff Matson will be
forced to write more interesting
articles by those students who
have read them twenty times; (4)
the word apathy will no longer
exist among students at Behrend ;
Member of
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Apathy?
Executive Editor
Jeffrey Matson
Sports Editor
Jim Conc eiman
Behrend Collegian
(5) that students will no longer
exist at Behrend.
Respectfully,
Fred Mertz -
Third term Law
Enforcement
Erie, Pa.
For Fred
Dear Fred:
In essence I agree with you
whole-heartedly, however, in
regards to my personal attempts
at journalism that you find
somewhat less than exciting,
please consider what I have to
work with. When topics of major
concern are boredom, apathy,
and how to get off-campus for a
weekend I find it difficult to find
anything worth writing about.
Still, due to insanity or worse, I
persist with the hope that
someone will find something
happening here and let me know
about it so I will be able to write
one article that might please you.
Thank you for reading the paper,
thank you for saying something,
still it's a shame that the only
criticism to ever reach me has
been on form and never on con
tent.
Yours reluctantly
Jeff Matson
Executive Editor
Craters
Dear Editor :
Where was Behrend College
when NASA needed us? Our
government spent millions of
dollars building a simulated
moon surface on which to test
their moon rover. Just think we
Editorial 0 • inion
Jim Concelman
Sports Editor
I'd like to know where all the
sympathy has gone. I mean, I
haven't been receiving much
lately and when other people are
a few bricks shy of a load, they
whine and whimper a bit until
some vain procrastinator, such as
myself, affiliates a small portion
of consonance.
I think I deserve at least an
intamint dole of sympathy, I am
in Erie, I do eat at Dobbin's Hall
and the thing that sets me apart
from the rest of you banal con
stituents, I work for the Behrend
Collegian.
I am speaking of, and for, the
handful of people that spend
around 15 hours of their time on
every single issue of this paper.
We receive no money (a
ridiculous thought), no credit (an
even more ridiculous thought),
and recently, no satisfaction (a
not so ridiculous thought). We
want no money (I should hope to
kiss a pig), we'd like a little
credit (I'll have to kiss something
else for that) and if we can't have
any satisfaction, we'd at least like
a little sympathy.
You see, we've got clowns to
the left of us and jokers to the
right and we're tired of being
stuck in the middle. "Ladies and
gentlemen if you will kindly look
to your left you will see the clown.
The clown is talking to the sports
editor of the Behrend Collegian
(That's me). Let's listen to what
that jovial jokester has to say."
CLOWN-"Mihner spohrts
enhitor (I've added the hare-lip,
you'll have to put in the New York
drawl), why dihn't yhou cohver
nhe tihnilly wihnks touhrnament
three weehks ahngo?"
ME-"Tiddley winks tour
nament? Three weeks ago? To
tell you the truth, I spent 15 hours
on that issue, missed two classes,
blew a major test and generally
busted my bijubies. Why didn't
you write an article, we'd have
put it in?"
could have saved the American
taxpayers all that money by
lending them our own natural
moon surface complete with
craters to do their testing on. For
those of you who don't drive, the
site I am referring to is the en
trance to the parking lot behind
the Nick building.
Being a poor humble student I
have unquestioningly paid $7.50
each term for the privilege of
parking here on campus. I have
sometimes wondered what this
money is used for. At least I know
it is not used for repairi. Any
commuting student can testify
that the parking area in question
is in a deplorable condition. As
long as we must continue to pay to
park here we should at least be
provided with a decent place to
park.
To park at Behrend costs about
$22.50 for three terms, that is if
you don't include the cost of new
shocks, wheel alignments, and
wear and tear on the tires, this
figure would be much higher. It is
about time that something is done
to remedy the situation. Perhaps
we could still make a deal with
NASA.
Dear Editor
In regard to the comments on
the lack of commuter in
volvement, let me state a few
facts.
1. Most commuters drive
between 5 and 30 miles a day.
2. All commuters pay an
average of 53 cents a gallon for
Clowns and Jokers
CLOWN-"Mhe?! It's yohr
nyohb". (job)
Sound of sports editor smiting
clown about the head and body.
I wish the joker on my right
could be dismissed with such
ease of levity and extranious
acrimony as the clown pressing
my left. However, the joker poses
a more visceral and trying insight
that defies superficial
shenanagins.
SGA president Mike Chiricuzio
and his band of merry men will
soon lead a charge on the Board
of Publications. There, from atop
his stoutly white stallion, he will
do battle with the forces of evil
that scheme to undermine an
innocent young maiden and push
her further into debt. Sir
Chiricuzio then wishes to marry
the fair young maiden and live
happily ever after.
The fair young maiden
(Behrend Collegian) only wishes
to be rescued from her creditors.
The thought of matrimony is
down right disgusting. Sir
Chiricuzio's marriage proposal
lurks in the form of a number of
questions he will pose to the
Board of Publications.
The first and foremost slap in
the face is the question, do
students really want a
newspaper?
Just the thought that this
question should come up tries my
morals 'and sense of purpose. It
makes me feel good to know that
all the work, sweat, arguing,
cajoling and fighting that goes
into the production of a paper is
all for nothing because no one
gives a damn. If you, -the
students, don't want a paper, you
had better let me know quickly so
that I can go somewhere else and
peddle my wares. I Want to know
the answer you get to this
question Mr. Chiricuzio.
There are only four things at
Behrend that make me feel that I
am in college and not still in high
school. I study a lot harder, I
Respectfully,
Lori Fatzner
involved
April 11, 1974
3. The average commuter must
work part-time to pay the 53 cents
a gallon.
4. Some commuters don't own
cars and must either ride with a
friend or borrow their parents'
car or take a bus.
5. Most things happening take
place at night when most com
muters are home, studying, or
working part time.
6. Commuters don't have the
luxury of returning to their rooms
betwgen, classes to catch some
sleep as dorm students do.
I pesonally will follow your
recommendation regarding Erie
Hall that "the facilities only be
open to Behrend Students-that can
produce ID's at the door" I will
also add this statement: there
will be no exceptions! ! !
Duane Zimmerman
P.S. to Jack King; I didn't know
that Americans slept at the polls.
party a lot more, I live in a dorm
and - 1 write for a college type
newspaper. I will always have to
study hard, but the ad
ministration is trying their
hardest to suppress all parties;
consequently almost all forms of
fun at Behrend (you may not
know this, but they tried to bust
last Saturday's Wilson Grove
party—the first "college party"
at Behrend—but we got out in the
nick of time). Mr. R.C. Finley is
coming very'close to driving me
out of the dorms by taking me for
every cent be can get his hands
on. Mr. Chiricuzio will ask the
Board of Publications if Behrend
needs a weekly paper. If the
Collegian came out anything less
than weekly; it would complete
Behrend's high schoolization.
I must point out that the
Collegian has serious financial
difficulties and anything that
Chiricuzio and the SGA can do to
alleviate these problems would
be greatly appreciated by the
Collegian staff. My point is that
SGA should limit itself to
business problems and stay away
from operation of the paper itself .
The Collegian is always open
for constructive criticism,
suggestions or anything else,
except complaints. If you think
you can do a better job, why don't
you hustle on down here and show
us. We'll give you a desk, a
typewriter and all the help we
can.
I can still hear those famous
last words, "This is not. an SGA
power play. It is only an attempt
to better an organization on this
campus". In order for this
statement to hold true, the SGA
must keep its hands off the
Collegians operating affairs. If
this paper goes bi-monthly next
year, then it will be SGA's job to
re-staff the Collegian because
none of the present staff, myself
especially, wish to write for a
rinky-dink high school type
paper.