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Volume XXIV No. 1
Dean Lane, head of Student Affairs. solved the housing shortage
at Behrend this year, but the situation may worsen in upcoming
years.
Our growing pains
By Terry Dernar
Collegian Staff Writer
With the total enrollment of
Behrend College steadily rising,
one has to foresee problems in
order for this to become a bigger
and better college. The problems
arise in the facilities and their
ability to handle the growing
enrollment. These facilities in
clude the residence halls, Water,
sewage system, 111)r/try, and
classroont space. .
A problem that could be looked
at first is the insufficient housing
situation which is hindered by the
increasing enrollment of ap
proxissately one hundred fifty
people. They are waiting for
rooms to open in the dormitories.
In the mean time, living area has
to be found for them. The
problem for this year has been
solved by Dean Lane and his staff
at Student Affairs. However, in
the future, the problem would
seemingly become more acute.
A simple answer would be to
just build another residence hall.
All Behrend would have to do is
float a bond until the residence
hall paid for it. There would be no
state or federal money involved.
But one has to question whether a
residence hall is really
necessary. Seven years ago,
twenty-five per cent of all
resident halls in the United States
were empty. The exodus was to
apartments. People flocked to the
apartment complexes and what
they offered. The prices were
A bird's eye-view of Behrend College. Perry Hall and the Reed Union Building along with the rest of
the campus are framed by a peaceful, country-like setting.
Published by the students of the Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University Thursday, Soy*ember Is, 1975
somewhat lower until the demand
exceeded the supply. Then the
rent of apartments skyrocketed.
So, another exodus came from
apartments back to the dorms.
However, Penn State had been
fortunate to have already filled
the residence halls.
In recent years, Behrend, as
State College, has been plagued
for living area. Our ad
ministration has thought of
building a low pattern apartment
complex. If built, it would •be
located in the wooded area to the
right of the ski slope.
Behrend has also had its share
of problems due to the water and
sewage system. More water was
needed for water pressure and
fire protection.
Additional water was provided
after several years of negotiation
with Erie.
Behrend was connected to city
water by St. John Kanty Prep
water pressure and, thus, fire
protection was solved by the
installation of the water tower. It
is presently hooked up and func
tioning. The sewage system of
Behrend is a treatment center.
So, problems have been
overcome in order for Behrend to
mushroom to an enrollment of
approximately 1,700. Minor
problems like residence halls are
easier to solve than major
problems like a new library,
more classroom space, water,
and sewage treatment. So, the
question I ask you, "Should the
priority of a residence hall be
first?"
Students vote on
New visitation
By Mary Schoen
Collegian Staff Writer
Not satisfied with the present
visitation hours? According to
Mr. John Giesmann, the resident
community coordinator, the Joint
Residence Council will be con
ducting a vote in a few weeks to
see how the majority feels about
the present hours.
A visitation poll, given to 357
incoming freshmen over the
summer, had a response of 245.
The poll showed that 33 wanted
the first set of hours, which was
48 hours per week. There were 52
who chose the second set of hours
which is 68 hours per week, while
55 picked hours number 3, also 68
hours per week. The difference
between the two is that the second
choice has Monday thru Thurs
day with hours 4 p.m. till Mid
night and the third choice is
Monday thru Thursday with
hours 6 p.m. till 1 a.m. Five
students chose choice four which
was less than 48 hours per week.
The third option is now in effect.
The reason being for this is that
Mr. Giesmann had to combine the
freshmen poll with the results of a.
poll that was given to upper
classmen last spring. JRC will
elect new officers on Monday,
Sept. 22. You can then express
your opinion to-the new officers,
Mr. Giesmann thinks that it Was a
good idea to have waited a few
weeks before voting on the hours
so that ',freshmen aad Winders,
Kennedy lecture in Erie HEN
What reallrhapikeed on that
dark • Friday afternoon in
November of 1963?
This question has been thrown
around for almost twelve years,
now, and is yet to be answered to
the satisfaction of the public.
Next Wednesday evening Ralph
Schoenman, noted lecturer and
director of the Third World
Research Foundation, will be at
Behrend College to give his views
on the Kennedy assassination and
more. His lecture will include a
showing of the "famed"
Zapruder film.
Mr. Schoenman founded the
Bertrand Russell Peace foun
dation in 1963, and also resided as
director. He was also the initiator
of the International War Crimes
Tribunal and served as the
Secretary-General. During his
association with Russell, he
represented that organization in
negotiations with many heads of
state, including Ho Chi Minh,
Chou En-Lai, and Khrushchev.
He has been imprisoned various
could see what they would like. A
JRC meeting will be held on Sept.
23.
If you're tired of studying one
night and need a little diversion,
stop down at the Niagara Hall
Gameroom. Games such as
Monopoly, Concentration, Sorry
and many others may be loaned
out to resident students with I.D.
There is also sacks, sports
equipment, pinball machines and
even a popcorn popper with ac
cessories that can be borrowed.
Something to look forward to is
the dance coming up Saturday,
Sept. 20. The dance is sponsored
by R.A. Brion Gross, Ed
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times for . his political work in
other countries.
In 1964, Ralph Schoenman
organized the Who Killed Ken
nedy Committee in London. Over
the past decade he has been
active in the uncovering of
various prominent political
murder figures including John
and Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X,
Martin Luther King, and the
attempt on George Wallace.
Little of the official "evidence"
in these cases is compatible with
the government's explanation.
Mr. Schoenman reveals, in exact
and overwhelming detail, the
enormous body of facts that
totally discredit the official
version.
Candidate
first SGA concern
Deborah Bunting
Collegian Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association (SGA) is off to a slow
start this term, mainly because
representatives have not yet been
elected. Applications will be
accepted until tomorrow,
followed by general elections on
Sept. 24, 25, and 26. Students
wanting to distribute campaign
flyers will be charged 50 cents for
100 copies; it was decided at the
Sept. 15 meeting of SGA officers.
This fee covers the use of paper
and the use of the mimeograph
machine located near the SGA
office.
The resignations of Grant
Walker and Pat Weldon were
accepted from the positions of
secretary and treasurer,
respectively, at the SeW les .i e l
meeting of SGA officers.
positions are now available to
Mulkearn, Lyman Dewey, Jackie
Podufal, and Jeff Doerr, all of
whom are running for freshmen
ctass officers. Also sponsoring the
dance are three former JRC
members; Ann Loiacono, Dave
Moore, and Robert Curtiss.
Admission to the dance is 75 cents
and will be held in the Niagara
Hall rec room from 8:30 p.m. till
Midnight. A rock group from
Meadville called "El Cid" will be
the entertainment. The dance is
open to all Behrend students. The
gameroom will be open at this
time and refreshments will be
sold. All proceeds will go to the
JRC.
He outlines, in a lucid, factual,
and documented fashion, the
evidence that shows the marriage
of convenience between various
power groups over the last thirty
years.
The presentation will be hear at
8 pm on September 24, in Erie
Hall. It is being sponsored by the
SUB and admission is $3 general
admission, $2 for students, and $1
for students with activity cards. _
For those who are interested,
the SUB movie for this Sunday is
"Executive Action", with Burt
Lancaster and Robert Ryan. This
movie is a dramatic preview of
the Schoenm an lecture and can be
seen in the RUB lecture hall at 7
and 9pm.
elections
interested students
The Behrend Security
Department has requested
support from the SGA by asking
that it sponsor a letter-writing
campaign to encourage expansion
of parking facilities. SGA
president Michael Woods said
that it would be too late to start
stich a project this term due to
unfavorable weather conditions.
He proposed that a dirt lot be
used to solve the problem tem
porarily. It was also suggested
that staff use only the parking
areas designated for them, in
order to allow paying students to
use their lots to full capacity.
Behrend's Activities Fund has
received an additional $3700
allocation from University Park.
Part of this will be used to finance
student organizations under the
auspices of SGA and various
social events.