7:1-t °ties tart Volume XXIV No. 11 "Morning Song" in concert "Morning Song", a striving young group from State College appeared at Erie Hall, last Friday. The group played for a fair crowd and expressed promise. (See story page 4). BC talent By Mary Jo Santini Collegian Staff Writer Whether anybody knows it or not, we do have talent at Behrend College. This was proved at last Wednesday's Coffee House, where four Behrend students put on an excellent show. Previous Coffee Houses have usually featured outside talent: while these people ' are professionals and most always excellent, local talent seems to draw more enthusiasm from the students. Last Wednesday's crowd was - the biggest and most responsive I've seen at a Coffee House all year. I think if' more Behrend students could get involved with performing Coffee Houses, there would be a much larger at tendance. The show itself was a variety of many things. It got off to a slow start, with Tom Moran singing solo and accompanying himself on electric and acoustic guitars. His guitar work was exceptional, especially on some blues num bers he did, where he employed a blues sliding . technique but his voice was weak and detached. especially on some Bowie and Yes numbers. His voice, though, was perfect for •Dear Abby" and "Up Agaitist the Wall rednek" (which was devoted to a rather illustrious Behrend student) which were very funny country tunes. . The show really started moving when Frank Wieland joined Disciples come to The unifying worldwide prin ciple inherent within. the Baha'i' Faith is the recognition of the oneness of mankind, regardless of nationality, racial background, social class, or religious belief. In its approach to the unity of true brotherhood, the Baha'i' Faith stresses that the individual in dependently investigate the truth through the equality of men and women; the universal recognition of the common foundations of all world religions; the establish ment of universal peace upheld by a world government; the necessity of universal com pulsory education; the establish 'rnent of a universal world-wide auxiliary language, and in the need for the elimination of all forms of prejudice. If this unifying principle of true Published by the students of the Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University at Coffee Moran on stage for a jam of the classic Dan tune "Along tb,- Watch tower." With Moran electric guitar and V..leland oz. acoustic, Moran's fluid intricate Jead and Wielanri': dri ing bac t.p complimented each oth-r • .roerbly. During the next set, Moran was joined by Bill Scalara, on vocals an another guitarist, Erol TLicker. The three make up a relatively new group called- "Stuck on the Tracks." This was only the fourth time they had played together in public, but the group seemed very together despite this fact. Bill Scalara is just what Moran's guitar needed. On Locomotive Breath, a Jethro Tull tune which was easily one of their New Poll Sci course By Charles Redenius The bicentennial year is an appropriate time to offer P 1 Sc 411 American Political Philosophy. This course would be of interest not only to political science majors but also to students majoring in, or leaning toward a major in, American Studies, General Arts and Sciences, History and Philosophy. The ground for asserting such interest can be gleaned by noting . the course contents. The first part of the of Baha'i' Behrend brotherhood appeals to you, the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of Erie cordially invites you to investigate the Baha'i' Faith. The Baha'i's sponsored the program, "What is a Baha'i'?", on Monday, January 18, 1976, at 7:30 p.m. in the Reed Union Building Lecture Hall._ The documentary film, "A New Wind", was featured along wit% an introduction to the Baha'i' Faith by guest speaker, Richard Graham, broadcaster-journalist and Baha'i' pioneer who recently returned to Western Penn sylvania from Botswana, Africa. For further information con cerning the program, or the Baha'i' Faith, call the Spiritual Assembly of the Baba'i's of Erie at 456-9507. UP Ambassador program Transfer info By Jay Schonthaler Collegian Staff Writer Students transferring to University Park -usually have a number of questions about what to expect and a group of people who know what it involves will be here soon to provide some an swers. Early next week a group of UP representatives, mostly un dergraduates, will be at Behrend to talk with any students who are planning to attend the main campus at State College. They are members of the Residential Life Programs committee located there and will visit here in cooperation with Behrend's Office of Student Affairs. This particular service • they are bringing to Behrend is known as House best, Scalara d :_•'•ay a strong. expressive vocal. i_ro! Turkes, on acoustic guitar shone on his number as he also did on "Needle and the Damage Done," a Neil Young number. America's "Sandman" was an excellent vehicle for Tucker and loran's driving and rhythmic guitars. The vocal harmonies were nice while not strong. Moran's voice blends well with Scalara's. Tucker and Moran's guitar was consistent throughout the per formance, whether they were playing country, folk, or hard rock. With Scalara providing the vocals, "Struck on the Tracks". is off to an excellent start_ I hope they will be playing another Coffee House again very soon. course will examine in some detail the philosophy un derpinning the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Of particular concern will be the relation between the two documents; the foundi9g fathers' perception of the ni-Jure of politics; and the type or government required by human nature. The second part of the course will deal primarily with the men who made the American political tradition. Since the course will be taught seminar style, students will have ample opportunity to express their interests and views. P 1 Sc 411 will be offered Spring Term MWF 2nd, and will be open to all 6th term and above students who have six credits in political science. Further information, such as a course syllabus, required texts, and term paper assignments, is available from Dr. C. Redenius in the Faculty Office Building.. Financial aid info PHEAA Grant applications, PCS's and University Scholar ships-applications for the 1976-77 academic year are available at the Financial Aid Office, 2nd floor, RUB. Any student wishing to receive financial aid next, year MUST submit these applications. Don't procrastinate, pick up your applications NOW! the Ambassador Program 'On hand for the one to two hour presentation will be people associated with the campus dorm organization, apartment tenants, sorority and fraternity groups, as well as the Undergraduate SGA. Information will be given about various forms of housing available on and off campus. A slide presentation will show, in particular, the possible alter natives for off-campus living. They will also discuss general academic differences between the Commonwealth and UP campuses, availability and kinds of student services, legal, medical and other, and in volvement in social and extra curricular activities. In addition, other topics to be covered are: part-time work possibilities, obtaining financial aid, registration, orientation, veterans concerns, banking, and campus transportation. - Man , the students in the Am bassc,dor Program are for- Commuter Council The Behrend Commuter Council set up a table and handed out a questionnaire in order to receive student input, last Thursday. The response was great and the council should be formally instituted soon. Recruitment da tes for '76 graduates The recruitment schedule for• all graduates of the 1976 two-year four-year degree programs at Behrend is as follows: Mr. Ralph Hodgin of the Erie General Electric will be here on January 20th, interviewing in the Student Affairs - Office, RUB. Appropriate degrees are 2 MET and 2 EET. On January 22. Mi. Arnold Hammel from MONY will be available for graduates with all degrees in the Seminar Room, RUB. Ms. Becky Jones, from the Civil Service Commission, will be in the Student Affairs Office, RUB, on January 29. Recruters from HEW will be in the Student Affairs Office on February 10, speaking to all LA and 2LAS graduates. A representative of the Marine Corps will be on the Ist floor RUB on February 11th and . 12th to talk Thursday, January 22, 1976 mer branch campus students, thus having found themselves in a similar situation as Behrend students. They can advise on how to handle even the most trivial experiences, such as, in the case of apartment dwellers, how to overcome the trauma of living on a diet consisting solely of Dinty Moore beef stew or, for dorm students, how to cope with a roommate whose stereo can only play Uriah Heep, while at the same time enjoying the wide range of opportunities that university life has to offer. The Ambassador Program is now in its fourth year, having continually expanded its presentation each tiime out, but its objective remaining, above all. to help insure that the tran sition from life "up here" to life "down there" is a smooth one. These representatives will be at Behrend Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Hall lobby and the following morning at 10:50 a.m. in the RUB Lecture Hall. to any interested students. On March 4 in the RUB Seminar Room, Mr. J.W. Chambers of the Pennsylvania Electric Company will meet with any interested 2 MET and 2 EET students. Mr. Kloecker from Zurn Industries will be in the RUB Seminar Room on May 13th for 2 MET graduates, and Mr. Lawrence Manning from the Arthur . McKee Co. will be here on March 23 in the RUB Seminar Room for any interested 2 MET graduates. In order to schedule an in terview, go to the Placement Center, 2nd floor RUB, and ask Ms. Beaumont to see the Scheduling Notebook for On- Campus Recruitment, and then sign up for a 20 or 30 minute in terview time slot.
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