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EDITORIAL: , OPINION
Now it's Your Turn
by M.A. Chiricuzio
Executive Editor
My congratulations Presidents
elect and staff. I feel safe now
that the fate of Behrend students
rests in your hands. I'm anxious
to see what's first.
It's a drag to hear that the
voting percentage was the worst
in years. But I imagine I can
attribute that to a number of
things. I'll throw apathy out. I
don't think this could have been
the case. So I'd have to say that
not knowing the candidates is one
factor. This always seems to be a
repeated problem. In the past one
night was set aside for candidates
to voice themselves to the student
body. Some students attended
these rallies .but not enough to
make the difference. I'll move on.
I've heard students com
plaining that when they went to
vote, the polls were nowhere in
sight. I'll have to agree. and add,
that the polls did lack
organization along with man
power and time. The organization
can be attributed to President
Armstrong, and the manpower
and time can be attributed to the
staff.
Manpower and time are points
that have always suffered with
every organization.
Suggestion...hold all elections in
the spring, with the exception of
freshmen class, academic
divisions, and student affairs
candidates. Obviously this will
fill the manpower and the
members will afford the time. r
A Forensic Experi
by Faye Blumquist
"Forensics is a real intensive learning
experience in addition to being fun..."
At least that is the opinion of Mrs.
Mester. Dr. Chaley and the ten members of
Lie Behrend Forensics Union.
The speech group which was reactivated
last year after several years of non
interest. plans to attend four or five in
tercollegiate tournaments in addition to
sponsoring several forensics activities.
The BFU will hold a tournament this
weekend. Oct. 4 and 5. which will be at
tended by approximately 40 students from
7 colleges in Pennsylvania and Ohio. There
will be six events: three individual
speaking categories and three oral in
terpretation categories.
Last year the Forensic members at
tended events at University Park. South
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Gay Catania
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see no need in waiting until fall to
fill these positions. By holding a
major election in the spring,
students will be more aware of
the candidates, and I'll also
assert that issues will be at a
peak. Spring term is the best time
for culminating gripes but un
fortunately there is no time to do
anything about those gripes. This
then, will enable a hard working
president to strengthen the SGA
over the summer (I need not get
into that).
I'll also assert this (and by no
means is this meant to degrade
the freshmen).
The big push fall term is to
utilize the freshman—get them
invclved: Involved in , what? They
don't know what's going on. let
alone involvement in student
government. The term 'fresh
man' seems to possess some
mystical conception. That's
baloney! They are as ignorant of
what Behrend needs as we are to
what happened in Nixon's
regime.
Thus my point, and this per
tains to the majority of 1.530
students. You are politically
unaware of Behrend College. You
want change, but are unwilling to
organize for it. With the exception
of a few repeatedly involved
individuals, you are dormant.
Alright SGA, be what a student
government ought to be. You said
you have what it takes...
"We should be the voice".
"Don't say it doesn't matter, it
does".
So be it!
Connecticut University and California
University (Pa ). to name a few. Due to the
lack of funds and number of members, the
group does not participate in the debate
aspect of forensics. which limits the
tournaments they can attend.
There are ten members of the group
which meets third period Tuesday and
Thursday. Some members are returning
speakers and others have had no previous
experience in forensics. All members may
receive one or two credits for their par
ticipation by registering in Speech 301.
Also students could sign up any term.
The members are Kalyn Cooper
president. Craig Caldwell-vice-president.
Kathy Lapinski-Secretary-Treasurer.
Sandy Borkowski. Pam Hughes. Barb
Jones. Rick Metcalf. Gina Myers. Stuart
Siegel and Demaris Wiertel.
Member of
Linda Johnson
Editor-in-Chief
Michael A Chiricuzio
Executive Editor
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Letters to the Euitor
Do Your Fair Share!
Dear Editor.
From now until Oct. 24, the
United Way of Erie County will be
conducting its college fund
raising campaign. So, what does
this mean to the students of
Behrend Collge? I believe that
one very desirable characteristic
of an educated person, over and
above being competent in his
stated college major. is that he is
extra-aware, extra-sensitive,
and extra-concerned about . what
goes on around him including the
plight of others less fortunate
than he. If this characteristic is
not developed, then perhaps ,we
are just training technicians
rather than educating people.
Erie County's community health.
character building, youth, family
and senior citizen, services are
dependent upon YOU and ME.
This is surely one of those
situations where if YOU and I
don't do the job, it won't get done.
In past fund raising campaigns,
one group of people within the
Education Division has been
ignored. Students! I suppose
either they just overlooked the
students or they assumed
students would not respond when
made aware of community needs.
If their reasoning was the latter. I
believe they are wrong. I believe
all people should be presented
with the opportunity and be en
couraged to give his Fair Share
support through the United Way.
For the time being, whether
you are a permanent resident of
Erie County or not. Erie County is
your home. If you have planned to
"give at the office" then this is
both the place and the time. The
United Way campaign is a way of
helping over 40 agencies where
you are asked to give ONCE for
ALL of them.
On Wesnesday, Oct. 9. a slide
sound presentation will be
presented in the RUB Cafeteria at
lunch time and in Dobbins Hall
during the dinner hour. This
presentation will concentrate on
selected human services pro
vided locally. Behrend student
volunteers will be available in the
RUB cafeteria during the slide
show to accept donations. They
will not be asking for a hand out:
they will not be asking for
themselves. They will be -asking
in behalf of human care services.
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Talented Trio Success
Audience Well Pleased
by Gay Catania
"The Monty Alexander Trio" gave a
remarkably fresh and exciting per
formance at the Red Lecture Hall on
Sunday. September 29. Monty Alexander
was on keyboards. with Benjamen Nelson
on bass and Olivar Jackson on percussions.
The leader of the band was born on June 6.
1944 in Kingston. Jamaica. Alexander
revealed his musical talent at the age of 5
and progressed to his present career as "a
new jazz superstar." With various talented
back-up musicians. Monty has played such
gigs as New York's Playboy Club.
Chicago's London House. Los Angeles'
Shelly's Marine Hole and Detroit's Baker's
Keyboard. Benny Nelson. the quiet
member of-the trio."has played with just
about everyone" including such world
renown jazz musicians as Lockjaw Davis.
Nelson is originally from Philadelphia and
the blues culture of the city is prevalent in
his performance. The band's drummer.
Olivar Jackson. has performed with many
name professionals such as Duke Ellington
and Oscar Peterson. The newly established
"Monty Alexander Trio" has been together
for six months and prefers a spontaneous
approach to performing. On with the show.
The opening number was an original
arrangement of "For All We Know"
Behrend student volunteers will
canvas the dorms following the
dinner hour presentation in
Dobbins Hall.
Some of the agencies that
depend upon the funds raised via
the United Way include: Com
munity Blood Bank, American
Red Cross, Dr. Gertrude A.
Barber Center—Blind and
Deaf Divisions, Harborcreek
School for Boys and Gannondale
School for Girls—both here in,
Harborcreek, -- ' Salvation Army.'
Sarah A. Reed Children's Center.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of
Erie. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Boys' Clubs of Greater Erie, Erie
County Crippled Children's
Society. Visiting Nurse
Association. YMCA's and
YWCA's, Big Brothers of Erie,
Metro'Erie Meals 6n . Wheels, and
on and on and on.
I hope you and anyone you know
NEVER have to use any of these
human care - services supported
by the United Way. But . . .
Please give what you can. Let's
YOU and I do our Fair Share.
Thank You.
Dr. Robert Tauber
Chairman, United Way
Campaign
Faculty Office Building
Behrend College
Apathy
Dear Editor
This week the meeting of the
College Bridge Club failed to
attract the minimum number of
participants (3) necessary to run
a game. Faced with the very ob
vious lack of interest. the self
appointed club director, Dr.
Bernard Scott, has reluctantly
decided to cease operations.
En passant , he would like to say
say "thanks" to Mr. Baker and
other colleagues who gave freely
of their time; "'good luck in
future efforts" to those very few
students who came and tried and
perhaps learned a little; "Pfui"
to those whose expressions of
interest failed to translate into
attendance. Apathy is a dead
horse—flogging it will not even
get it to the starting gate.
However, one cannot help but
wonder-1600 students, countless
faculty and staff and their
spouses and only a mere half
dozen interested in this great
game! Too bad, fond hopes of
Behrend winning the National
Intercollegiate Bridge Tour
nament will certainly not be
realized this year!
Name Witheld
Thanks?
Dear Editor,
My thanks.
To be afflicted by a cold can be
fortunate. "How is that
possible?", you might ask,
especially when one of the
primary perceptual devices
written by the Carpenters. Immediately.
the smooth unity of the trio was evident.
The number enabled Monty to exhibit
precise keyboard work. Strong audience
reaction brought Al Green's "Let's Stay
Together" to a roaring -level. Jackson and
Nelson expressed expert work on their
individual instruments. Nelson's use of a
bow created an exciting response from his
stand-up bass. Again, Monty's piano work
reigned over the jazz kingdom. Percussion
concentration "made" the original
arrangement of Issac Hayes' "Shaft"
which the trio humorously labels "Shift."
Jackson proved his ability with such
drumming techniques as the brushes,
crossing over and playing with his bare
hands. At times. Jackson was moving so
rapidly that one couldn't begin to figure out
where his hands actually were. This
exhibition of versatility produced a feeling
of involvement in the audience which
resulted in a standing ovation for the trio's
final number of the first set.
Republic" with an added attraction of "AII
The trio's hour-long second set included Night Long" in which the members of the
such smash hits as Duke - Ellington's trio vocally concluded. It was an excellent
"Satan Doll", the theme from "Summer of choice for the finale which provoked shouts
'42", Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" and of "encore", "bravo." and "one more".
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic." The from the excited and pleased audience.
trio certainly did justice to the Duke's The Monty Alexander Trio granted the
composition of "Satan Doll". This_ gathering a continuation of their last
traditional jazz number was presented by number, which was truly welcomed by all.
October 3. 1974
(olfactory) is inhibited. This is
precisely the reason.
You see I was a fortunate victim
of a cold.
,I did not know how
fortunate until today, however
when I realized I had recovered
my sense of smell. I was
urinating, as most people must to
expel body wastes, in the Reed
Building first floor men's room. It
was during this evacuation
process that I was enlightened.
My
_olfactory system detected a
pungent, permeating odor. From
past experiences I associated this
odor to that of standing urine.
Already having flushed the urinal
I was using, I eliminated a
possible source of the odor.
Leaving as a possible source the
number 2 urinal (number 1
depending on one's propensity).
.1 -.lmpossible, I-thought- I have
had the cold for two weeks and a
sign-turned-grafitti board with
the words Do Not Use still legible
has been there for three weeks.
I'm not sure who placed - the
sign over the urinal. It could have
been placed by a Psychology
major conducting a conditional
stimulus-response experiment
with the sense of smell. Maybe it
was placed there by the Biology
dept. who are using the urinal as
a culture media vial.
Whoever is responsible I thank
you for providing me the op
portunity to appreciate a cold.
Many thanks
Paul D. Seiferth
9th
Shame!
Dear Editor,
The SUB would like to officially
reprimand the students and
faculty, except one, for their
obvious indifference to the Jazz
Concert which was presented
Sunday night. The Trio was, in
our opinion, fantastic. However
the audience was less that what
we had anticipated. The seventy
people there were very together
in their appreciation of good jazz,
and for them it was a treat.
In a poll last Spring Term of
faculty members a jazz
presentation ranked second on a
list of about fifteen acts. If this is
what the faculty thought was a
good deal then why did only one
faculty member show up for the
concert? Since admission was
only a dollar don't you think they
could have made it? And
although there was a rock show
the same night an aesthetic
judgement should have been
made in favor of a more honest
type of art.
We took a real bath on this
concert and our optimism has
vanished. With attendance like
this how can we ever program in
the future? Again, we state that
we find nothing respectable about
our faculty members and
students in this , respect. Please
make an attempt to make it to
future events.
Respectfully,
Alan Kirk, SUB
the trio's powerful arangement. After such
a dynamic tune, the band needed "to quiet
things down" and did so by way of Michelle
LeGrand's "Summer of '42." A large
quantity of feeling was produced by
Alexander's concentrated piano lead. In
this number, the trio's talented musicians
created a sound similar to that of an entire
symphony orchestra, which again proved
their smooth and expertise ability. A jazzy.
perky arangement of "The Entertainer"
was next on the agenda. Once again,
Jackson revealed an incredibly precise and
individualized style on percuSsions with
Nielson plucking out some touch bass rides.
Alexander's trio presented a humorous
"battling of instruments" in which each
musician showed unbelievable versatility.
Of course, the strong percussionist got the
last note in with a subtle little ping on the
triangle. This provocative powerhouse of
energy put the audience on their feet with
another exuberant ovation. The last
selection was "The Battle Hymn of the