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Motorcylists and Motorists
By Jim Martin
Executive Editor
In hopes of Spring, so all the
studies and hard work can
subside and "good times" can
flourish more so outdoors
than before, the common bug
of "Spring Fever" annually
develops into epidemic
proportions. Winter in Erie is
too long. Case inpoint:
Two weeks ago, some very
enthused motorcycle riders
wheeled their vehicles toward
classes at Behrens/ . Campus.
They must be brave souls, not
just because of the inclement
weather conditions (Mother
Nature pounded some more
adverse winter winds and
snow again, after Spring
sprang!). But also because of
the ever increasing multitude
of motorcycles on the roads.
Many people, you know, are
hounding want-ads, bulletin
boards, cycle shops, other
friends...etc., in hopes of
purchasing such vehicles. It's
economics. The would-be
buyer should also be most
cognizant of some startling
facts. The present owner
should be too.
In 1964, fewer than one
million motorcycles were
registered in the United
States. By 1974, there were
nearly five million. Motor
cycle fatalities in the same
period rose from 1,100 to
almost 3,500.
It is estimated that 15 to 20
Letters to the Editor
Readers Respond to Baseball
Dear Editor:
I would like to state my opinion
of an article which appeared in
last week's Collegian pertaining
to some baseball policies. I feel it
was strictly one-sided, and since I
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The Collegian
million Americans are now
riding motorcycles. Many of
the riders learn how to ride
without the benefit of a sound
educational program in
motorcycle safety. Ask a
fellow Behrend cyclist if he
has benefited from any
participation in a sound
educational program. The
rider will most likely answser
"no." It follows that as more
Americans turn to the
motorcycle as a viable, fuel
saving means of basic per
sonal and business tran
sportation, the need for driver
education courses becomes
critical.
The largest single category
of motorcycle accidents in
volves a collision with an
automobile in an intersection.
And as most cyclists will
agree, almost 70 per cent of
the crashes are found to be
the fault of the automobile
driver. These facts reveal
that there is a definite need
for improved visual and
driving habits on the part of
all highway users. This
means increased public
awareness of the growing
number of motorcyclists
using the roads is an im
portant step toward safer
interaction between motorists
and motorcyclists.
Being a registered, licensed
motorcyclist-owner, this is
important to me. Therefore,
with this high increase in the
aforementioned, I assert it
also played on the team last year,
I would like to give light to the
other half of that story.
When Spring training started
this year, Coach Stoner found
himself faced with a slight
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Executive Editor
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All letters must be signed, but
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and hometown must be included.
Signed columns represent the
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necessarily reflect the Editorial
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would be important to other
riders and would-be riders. So
I inquired with the various
dealers in the Erie com
munity about this safety
problem. The information
attained was that .the
Motorcycle Safety .Foun
dation is making an effort to
meet this need. They are in
the midst of announcing a_
newspaper, television, and
radio campaign to stimulate
cooperation between
motorists and motorcyclists.
Target states for the
programs are California,
Michigan, Ohio, Florida, and
Pennsylvania, all of which
have the largest and growing
motorcycle populations. This
foundation is also submitting
safety programs . for area
colleges. I do not believe
Behrend has any type class, if
not, are there plans for such
instruction?
The Motorcycle Safety
Foundation is a national, non
profit organization sponsored
by Kawasaki, Harley-
Davidson, Honda, Yamaha,
and Suzuki manufacturers.
With this safety thought in
mind, it is pertinent that in
dividual drivers formulate
better safety habits. So for all
you Behrend drivers, be you
an automobilist or motor
cyclist, Behrend Campus is
not the place for letting the
wild, free-spirit run (drive)
rampant over this institute of
terrestial beauty! These
precautions pertain to all of
Bouncing Policy
problem. Vying for the position of
short-stop were four gentlemen.
Since only one could play the
position with a possible backup,
Coach Stoner compared past
performances of all four and
made his decision. The young
man he released was the least
qualified of the four. Having
played with or against all four
gentlemen, I feel the right
decision was made.
Now as for the record setting
performance of a young man, of
105 playless innings. Last year, as
Behrend's baseball team
traveled to Grove City for a
doubleheader, a young man
played the first game and
knowing he might not see action in
the second game decided to leave
the team and go home for the
weekend. This action didn't set a
very good example of team
support or give the coach an
impression of wishing to play for
the team at all. Actually I felt he
should of been cut from the team
at that time but he was permitted
to remain on the team thus setting
his record.
"A position is yours until taken
away." This was stated in la&
week's article. This is a very true
statement, but it doesn't have to
be taken away by another player
you can lose it on your own. The
suggestion by Coach Stoner to
lose some weight, or he might not
see any action because he was too
slow. Well, the young man chose
to remain overweight. Having
also been told of practice sessions
over Spring break, he refused to
show up, even though he lived
closer to school than some of us
who did. Therefore, Coach Stoner
assumed he did not wish to play
and dropped his name from the
roster.
Considering the fact that Coach
Stoner is but one man, I feel he is
still doing a fine job. Sure, every
man is entitled to a mistake in
judgment, but I myself do not feel
Pop and Rock
41
Recently when -I was talking
about new albums with a friend,
he remarked that Dan Fogelberg
had a new album out called
Souvenirs. You probably ask,
"Dan...who? Fogelberg. Daniel
Fogelbert. Oh. Sounds more like
a doctor or a college professor,
right? Though I was equally
skeptical at first, I decided to
give Souvenirs a whirl, and,
admittedly, I was quite surprised
at what I found.
The personnel listed on the back
label is very surprising fora solo
-12. Joe Walsh produced the
album and plays lead guitar
throughout. Al Perkins and Joe
Lala, (formally of Manassas),
play banjo and congas. The
drummer is Russ Kunkle, who
may sound unfamiliar, but you've
heard him on practically all of
Carol King's albums and on a few
of James Taylor's.
Aside from the • vocals,
Fogelberg plays acoustic and
electric guitar, piano, organ,
Moog, and zither. The harmonies
and background vocals are
the streets and highways
traveled in the United States.
Executive Editor's . Note:
Coach 0n0 rat0..../ was
pleased to see the fine articles
you released to the Erie
Times; the publicity for the
Behrend wrestlers was well
deserved. Respectfully,
Coach Onorato, in the future,
it would be appreciated and
beneficial to the students,
faculty and administrative
personnel if news worthy
information would be for
warded to the Behrend
Collegian office first. This
type of intercommunication
would increase efficient
productivity. of the Collegian
and definitely increase the
aforementioned group's
report.
he made one.
Since I feel absolutely no fear of
any kind of consequences, I will
sign my own name.
Tim Slaven
King Speaks
Dear Editor
After reading last Thursdays letter to
the editor concerning Mr. Stoner, I
decided to ask him about it. I ap
proached Mr. Stoner inquiring about the
article. He informed me he wasn't going
to write a rebuttal. So with Mr. Stoners
permission I decided to write a rebuttal
for him.
The first argument was one of a
certain returning short stop being cut
unfairly before any outside practice
was held. When asked Mr. Stoner said
his decision of who to cut and who to
keep was made by a comparison of
abilities only! Mr. Stoner had scouted
these players a number of times and
made his decisions accordingly. I must
agree that this short - stops position
wasn't taken away by nother player,
but instead by two players who are
viewed as better all around short stops
than the person in question.
Yes, Behrend did have a backup third
baseman who sat the bench for
disciplinary reasons, after walking out
on the second half of a double header
against Grove City. You must admit
this shows little interest on the players
part, and most coachs would have
thrown hime off the team.
Oh yes, as for last years second string
catcher not being allowed to come out
for the team. Well, once again this was
done for disciplinary reasons. The
person in question was informed of pre
season conditioning practice, and he
never showed up until the regular in
door practices were starting. I must
again stress the lack of interest shown
by this ex-player also.
Finally I would like to say that in my
opinion Mr. Stoner has taken no
unreasonable actions in view of the
circumstances. This opinion is shared
by all of the players I have talked to
also. Mr. Stoner regrets (and I am sure
the other coachs do too) not being able
to keep everyone who comes out tor a
sport. Anyone familiar with the athletic
situation at Behrend knows that
facilities and funds are limited and
short. The coachs do their best to create
winning teams for Behrend and I think
we should all give them the respect and
support due.
Dave Dinger
No Graffiti
Dear Editor
I wish to reply to a letter printed in
last week's Collegian about the baseball
By Ken Bobek
provided by Joe Walsh, Graham
,Nash, (formally of CSNY) and
Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and
Don Henly, all of the Eagles.
Souvenirs is an enjoyable
change from the usual solo
album. Instead of only the usual
guitar, bass, and possible piano,.
Fogelberg includes a variety of
instruments, including an ac
cordion, a string quartet, and
even a sousaphone. Some of the
tunes are very mellow and soft,
as in the title cut Souvenirs.
Others, like Morning Sky, Part
of the Plan, and As the Raven
Flies, are much more lively and
quick. Fogelbert style is, quite
varied, ranging from folk to
country-rock. The lyrics are
equally diversified. There are
some love songs, but there is also
a tune about the state of Illinois.
The music itself is pleasant to
listen to, but definitely could not
be considered an album to boogie
with. The harmonies of Graham
Nash and Fogelberg create a
unique, new sound, making
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, and
Fogelberg sould like a good idea.
Souvenirs is Dan's second LP,
and I personally am looking
forward for his third.
UP tickets
A total of 1,000 tickets have
been reserved for Penn State
students for the Nittany Lions'
Sept. 20 game at Ohio State.
A lottery during the first week
of May will determine the
recipients of the tickets, which
are priced at $8 each and are
limited to two tickets per ap
plication. Only students who will
be enrolled full-time during the
1975 fall term are eligible for the
drawing.
Behrend Students may apply
through the Office of Student
affairs during the week of April
21-25.
Student ticket recipients will be
notified by mail before May 10.
team. First of all, it is my opinion that
last year's shortstop . lost his job to a
better player who simply out-hustled
him. I would also like to know how
anyone who wrote that letter could
claim that he did not have a morale
problem. As for the references to Coach
Stoner, well that sounds like sour
grapes to me.
Finally; I'm glad to see that the letter
was printed, it means the bathroom
walls of Lawrence will probably take a
little less of a beating!! !
_
Michael Kahl
201 Perry Hall
Hopefully
Dear Editor,
Just as a matter of clarification, I
wish to formalize the current status of
the Behrend College Central Committee
on Student Rights. Allusions have been
made by several individuals intimating
that the Committee had been disban
ded. Not so. We will continue this year
(if the occasion arises) and perhaps
become a formal sub-committee of SGA
next year. We hope by making this
move we can better serve the interests
of commuter and dorm student alike.
Thank You.
Michael J. Woods
107 Lawrence
Evoiution
Dear Editor (re: Ms. Rosa Myers):
What you have written and inferred
here is absolute garbage. I am a student
of the Bible, and so realize that your
alleged correlations between the
"scientific" fad of astrology and the
Scriptures are completely invalid and
imaginary. It plainly shows a great lack
of depth of understanding, and in
telligence, in Biblical matters. Harsh
words-but you should know that your
false presentation is offensive to me—as
is any supposition of knowledge where
no knowledge actually exists.
I take it you have not read the entire
Gospel of John, the entire New
Testament, or the entire Bible.. Maybe
you should. Possibly I should not be so
vehemently 'offended, but - Jesus words
are not to be taken and toyed with or
represented falsely. They are too im
portant for that.
Drew DeCrease
Editor's note: Cognitive in
formation before one signs his
name to written material is good
advice for all. The Bible has
immense value to any believer in
God or the Athesist.
April 10. 1975