Pogo Two
commentary
By Jim Martin
Executive Editor
It seems incredible and
unrealistic. It has titanic
repercussions. The Behrend
Collegian, which upon its head of
every front page is printed,
"Published by the students of the
•Behrend College, Pennsylvania
State University," is in utter
financial distress and suffers
possible total collapse!
But as incredible as it may
seem, it is not so unrealistic by
any means.
It is my impression and un
derstanding that the 'academic
mission the the Behrend Campus
of The Pennsylvania State
University is to develop its
educational flexibility,
toughness, and excellence. The
structure of higher education
must be responsive to the ever
changing needs of the University
constituency. Indeed, unique
demands are made upon the
university from within and
without. It has to be recognized
that this criterion is not being
met.
Behrend Campus has been
inpowered (19731 the honor of
becoming the first com
monwealth college through UP.
This is all very fine but the
responsibility lie with the UP
bureacuracy and the BC
bureacuracy is not being met
(coordination).
The Behrend Collegian is the
most viable instrument of the
college community. It is ideally
suited for service as a forum for
exchange of opinion. In this
capacity it presents the two
administrations. faculties,
students. and all the community
with- the issues and information
the College deems important.
I will state here clearly that
Behrend College must become a
major college. At this point in
time Behrend is in a period of
monumental decisions. For any
type of higher educational in
stitutions of learning to exist in
Erie. the time is now to decide!
It is the duty of UP to buttress
this necessity and farther
Behrend. Also the Behrend ad
ministration must use its utmost
skills in extending Behrend
toward a major college. (The
Eitrtuit Tollrgiau
Mob fuss Assariattim
of Conumnuvrattly Cantpust4
Paul Corbran
Editor-in-Chief
Gay Catania
Managing Editor
Tom Stanger
Bob Wetmore
News Editor Entertainment Editor
Business Manager: Mike Kaveney
Reporters: Chuck Little, Ron Wayne, Rosa Myers, Marsha Young,
Chuck Stanish, Elaine Grove, Ken Bobek, Judy Reed, Robert Cur
tiss, Cathleen Mclnerney, Gian Myers, Carol VonZastrow, Cindy
Conover Priscilla Hamilton Mike Kahl, Brad Federspiel, Margaret
Fisher
Sports Staff: J. P. Roach
Cartoonist: V. Becker, R. Gornall
Photographer: Rick Malkin, Gary Stewart, Laurie Proctor
Business Staff: Rick Shrout
Typist: Michele Crotty
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Student Advisor: Linda Johnson
Mailing Address- Behrend Campus, Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
Office- Student Offices, Reed Union Building
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Phone: 899-3101 Ext. 238.
Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of the Behrend
Collegian are not necessarily those of the University
Administration, faculty, or the student body.
Published every Thursday throughout the Fall, Winter, and
Spring Terms, with exclusions for holidays and term breaks.
The editorials appearing in this
newspaper ivill be opinionated
and therefore subject to
criticism. All letters that are
typewritten of 200 words or less.
and submitted to the newspaper
staff will be printed with . the
exception of those that are
repetitions or in poor taste. The
staff reserves the right to correct
The Collegian
1975 Renaissance
growth may be slow but not
retarding, as it is now.) Other
wise BC will fall far short from
any hopes of increasing the
educational flexibility,
thoroughness and excellence, and
of being responsive to the ever
changing needs of the university
constituency.
It is well know that only $6,000
has been projected for next year
from Behrend College (SGA).
This is less that this year. How
can the SGA expect to fulfill the
vast demands of exsisting college
operations for the student on this
sum alone?? Behrend College is
being screwed. Let me delve
deeper into the mass economic
complexities.
Governor Shapp's report is
actually a $l4 million deficit of
Penn State University's request.
If Behrend is already being
screwed, more of the same is ($
less) to continue.
What (again) is needed is
Lett-r t t- '
Dear Editor, (and anyone else
who gives a shit),
In light of the rather "unusual"
occurrences of fhe last week, I
feel compelled to address my
former opponents and all of the
students at Behrend. The elec
tions which were held last week
were perhaps the most bizzare to
be held in Behrend's history for
several reasons. First, neither of
the presidential candidates had a
publicly stated platform (I had
attempted to explicate my
platform in the Collegian but
problems arose). Secondly there
were a noticeable lack of can
didates for all of the offices which
seemed adequately represen
tative of the seeming indifference
we all "know and love". Lastly,
and most note worthy, was the
"strategy" employed by Mr.
Kirk and Mr. Farren which I feel
served to do nothing more than
further alienate students from
their SGA
All which I have to say
regarding the direction I wish
Member of
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or delete portions of all letters for
publication purposes.
All letters must be signed, but
names will be withheld upon
request. Term standing, major,
and hometown must be included.
Signed columns represent the
view of the author only and do not
necessarily reflect the Editorial
policy of the Behrend Collegian.
SGA - MJW - JCF - AFK —"Zoom"
Jim Martin
Executive Editor
Mark Reese
Sports Editor
Behrend Collegian
student spirit! So Behrend will
become Behrend College in
reality!
What I ask you to do is let the
UP and BC administrations be
well aware of these facts. The
college exists of the students, to
be for the students. I ask you,
Behrend students, to contact
verbally and through letters
expressing your opinions and
feelings about developing
Behrend College, the ad
ministrations of BC and the UP
administrations. Also, a great
deal of the responsibility lies with
the Pennsylvania State's
legislative representatives.
Indicate to them, using your
personal influence and efforts, to
help all of them to understand the
severe financial problems due to
inadequate State support. In this
capacity, Behrend College might
be able to continue, Ultimately
standing alone as a major college
(with a Behrend College
Collegian!) •
SGA to „go next year will be
elucidated in an interview to be
published next week (I hope) so I
won't belabor the issues. I do
hope we can work closely with
Dr. Fox in academic areas and
concern ourselves less with
budgetary issues and more with
matters that directly effect the
lives of the members of the
Behrend community.
I suppose I will make this short
and cut out all of the verbal
rhetoric so I may get right to the
point. I not only resent all of the
little innuendos directed my way
by Mr. Kirk but I dismiss them as
a humongous pile of shit!
Furthermore, if he really wanted
to generate any longevous in
terest he should have attempted
to offer the voting populous
something more than his isane
"wit". Christ, I'm sick to death of
people trying to make SGA look
like a joke. It isn't! SGA will
remain relatively impotent as
long as we are perceived that
way. Next year is a whole new
ball game, and maybe we'll shock
the s-- out of Allan Kirk !
At the Pinnacle of
my absurdity,
Michael J. Woods
107 Lawrence
Ecology
Dear Editor,
A serious situation exists on our
campus which demands im
mediate attention, and every
student should be outraged about
it.
If you occasionally walk in the
• From the desk
ilk low ''LL of the Editor
By Paul Corbran
Editor-in-Chief
Well, fellow students this
is good-bye. The Behrend
Collegian is now officially
closed for the term.
The Collegian is $2,000 in
debt, and cannot function any
longer.
I have heard, too often,
from the students that the
newspaper is shit. According
to you, we produce nothing in
the way of funding or jour
nalism. Well, we are doing
something— closing.
An $l,BOO debt was handed
down - to the Collegian at the
beginning of this year, and,
from what I can see, a debt
,has been handed down for a
number of years. The paper
would now be $2OO down,
without that, and there are a
number of outstanding bills
out. Well, I guess the spilled
milk will never dry, so ...
. . I have to thank the staff of
the newspaper for sticking
gorge, you've been chased off the
trail by rude motorcyclists.
Motorcycles are NOT permitted
in the gorge. Notices of this
regulation are posted around the
perimeter, but a great number of
offenders totally ignore them.
Sure, it may be fun to make
believe Evel Knevil on the hills,
"zoom" through the creek and
have an all around fantasy, but it
is annoying to the majority who
go to the woods for other pur
poses and, more important,
highly destructive to this area
which many years of Behrend
studentshave loved.
A few years ago. there was no
regulation prohibiting motor
vehicles and just as many people
rode them in the gorge. You must
recall that a steep hillside holds
its soil tenuously at best. Small
weeds, mosses, ferns, seedlings,
all hold the hill together with
living roots and leaf litter
protects it from erosive forces.
When a few motorcycles run over
the same area these protections
are removed. It was soon noticed
that erosion scars were occurring
to stop it. The soil is totally open
to attack. The silt washes down
into the creek and deposits on the
beautiful shale bottom, covering
up fish eggs and other necessary
fauna. Organic nutrients are
washed into the stream and algae
blooms. Trees and other plants
cannot grow on the rocky sub
soil.
Also, animals which are sen
sitive to noise disappear. Porous
soil gets packed down and mud
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with it. Contrary to popular
opinion, this staff does work.
Try writing a three and four
page paper every week in
addition to your regular
schedule. Try going out and
researching a subject for a
story between classes,
sometime. Our reporters go
out and do this and sometimes
on two and three articles.
Also, think of how they feel
when we tell them that we
didn't have enough room for
their article(s).
My deep appreciation goes
out to those who tore their
hair out with me on Tuesday
nights Gay Catania, Bob
Wetmore, Tom Stanger, Jim
Martin, and Math Reese.
Lastly, I would like to thank
the SGA, especially Mike
Woods, for their futile efforts
in helping us keep on.
Well gang, this is it! See ya'
next year ... maybe.
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holes appear along the trail.
Wintergreen Gorge becomes a
crummy place after eons of
placid beauty.
I feel that the offenders are
mostly not Behrend students.
Those who are not paying
thousands a year are the unap
preciatiVe ones. Behrend
Security: Why not hassle these
people instead of the parking
lots? What good is this important
regulation if it is not enforced? Is
it because you have to get out and
walk instead of driving to get
there? Behrend students: Be
i'age 4)
!! ! SCHOLA RSH I PS!!!
Applications are available in the
Office of Student Affairs for two
Scholarships.
I. Deadline date for the Kunkle
Scholarship is Wednesday, April 30,
1975 for all enrolled students. The
eligibility is based on a superior
grade point average and the
financial need of the applicant. The
applicant must also be a full-time
undergraduate student and a
resident of Erie County, Pa.
11. The American Sterilizer
Company Trustees Scholarship
deadline date is also Wednesday,
April 30, 1975. The eligibility for this
award is based on: Superior grade
point average; must be full-time
undergraduate student; demon•
stration of financial need; and
residency in Erie County.
The Awards for the Kunkle
Scholarship are currently being
revised and the amounts will be
announced at a later date. The
American Sterilizer Scholarship has
four awards available of $5OO each.
There are also applications for the
Erie County Sabin Scholarship in the
Student Affairs Office. This is for
those who are considering the health
field. For further information,
please contact the Student Affairs
Office.
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