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Volume XXIV N 0.13
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Evaluation
By Paul A. Corbran
Editor-in-Chief
The "new" Mike Woods opened
last Monday's SGA meeting at
7:45 p.m. The treasury now
stands, not including $1,500 for
Spring Arts, at $755.88, as
reported by Jo Ann Bruno.
The meeting opened with a
report by Bill Dale on the
Behrend Safety Committee. The
main theme of this report were
fires and fire prevention on
campus. The fire extinguisher
problem in the residence halls
was noted and some new
developments in the placement of
them brought up. The problem of
the loudness (or lack of loudness)
of the fire alarms in Perry Hall
was also touched upon.
Mr. Dale then informed the
body of a complaint by the
Brookside Volunteer Fire
Department on the behavior of
wine resident students. The
complaint stems from the way
these men were treated while
extinguishing a .minor fire in. a
garbage dumpster a few weeks
Faucet abuse cited
A group of Behrend students you definitely need it. Another
working on a Bi. Sc. 3 project have outrageous fact is the usage of
compiled some startling facts on electricity. In just the dorms and
how many resources are used up Dobbins the electric bill for one
in the three dorms and Dobbins school year is $125,000. This bill
Hall. In just one day, 50,000 has greatly increased because of
gallons of water are used. This increase in the cost of electricity,
could definitely be cut down if however, usage has also in
students could be•more aware of creased. Reminders have also
using this much water. Remind- been posted on peak hours of
ers are being posted in the electricity usage and what to do
dorms, so please try and save f to cut down. Simple steps
One way of saving , is to not let students can take to save elec
water run—only turn it on when tricity are making sure stereos,
lights, radios and other electrical
applicances are used only when
needed and immediately shut off
Chocolate sal w after usage. Housing has taken
steps to save electricity by
The Keystone Society of removing every other light in
Behrend College will be taking corridors. These two factors,
orders for Pulakos 3 oz. chocolate , water and electricity, have in
almond bars Thursday, February creased in price, volume, and
6th in the RUB. The cost is 60 usage. These increases have
cents per bar. Orders may be greatly influenced housing costs.
picked up one week later To keep housing from increasing
February 12th and 13th at the costs, students have to start
booth in the RUB. saving resources.
Only in Erie
...Are canine comfort facilities provided at gas stations. Staff photographer. Lynn Boone spotted this
unusual restroom south of the city-
Published by the students of the Behrend College, Pennsylvania State University
back. It was thought that the SGA
should write a letter of ap
preciation to the fire department
and to apologize for the actions of
these "few idiots." A motion was
made and passed on this action.
George Spiegel, with the
assistance of Mike Woods, then
gave his report on the Faculty
Senate meeting. Mr. Woods had
addressed the senate on the Free
University and Professorial
Evaluation proposals. It was felt
that the faculty was somewhat
reluctant in cooperating with the
SGA on the evaluation booklet.
The idea was put into committee
by the senate though. Also
proposed, in the faculty senate,
was a grade validation
procedure. Mr. Spiegel reported
that this would let the instructors
review the grades after sending
them to' the computer. This
would minimize mistakes in
student grading.
Moving on to the business
aspect, Mike Woods gave a short
outline on Commonwealth
Campus Day to be held at UP on
February 14. He named Bill Dale
start
as "King" of this event, from
Behrend. Mr. Dale will be
responsible for coordinating and
promoting it here on campus.
There was some discussion, also,
on the possibility of chartering
buses.
After Mike expressed that he
was in a "good mood", he asked
for help with the first step of the
Professorial Evaluation Booklet.
He plans to send for question
naires from twenty-five other
colleges with a similar program.
After collecting this data, the
most applicable questions will be
used in forming one for Behrend.
Spring Arts was discussed and
notices on the subject were sent to
many members of the Behrend
College faculty, staff, and student
body. An organizational meeting
will be held during the Common
Hour. Anyone interested in
working on the festival this year
is asked to attend.
"The "Disco Night" beer blast
sponsored by Student Activities
Committee, was discussed. This
_event
_is_to_be held this Saturday
at 8 p.m. in . the Brookside fire
hall.
In open business, a rough draft
of the letter to Brookside was
reviewed. The meeting was
adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
WBCR ribbon-cutting
Behrend College Radio, which
has adopted the call letters
WBCR, will begin broadcasting
again on Sunday, March 7. This
will end the long period of facility
improvement and reorganization
which forced the station to
suspend on-air operations in
December. An official "ribbon
cutting" ceremony in the form of
throwing the switch will take
place during registration.
WBCR plans to air basically the
same variety of music it aired
during its fall term debut, with
the emphasis on progressive rock
and jazz. Station Manager Ed
Fratus assures the listeners that,
"In no way will this facility be
turned into a 'Top 40' station."
Weekly program sheets listing
the DJ and type of music to be
Ferraro performs
Joined by four friends, guitarist Dan Ferraro
nesday's Coffee House with his version of Wind
other soft rock selections.
played on each show will be
distributed.
Disc Jockeys, who will be
chosen on the basis off voice
quality and style, will receive
added training at seminars by
professional area DJ's. This will
give the station a smoother, more
polished sound. The 'jocks' on the
station will relay information
such as registration schedules,
late sports scores, ski conditions,
and course changes.
The regular newscasts are
expected to be aired twice daily
at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. On-campus
and University news will receive
emphasis, but there will be some
coverage of important local and
national events.
In addition to the regular music
and news programming, special
feature shows are being planned.
Guest speakers and musicians
may be taped for delayed air
play. A syndicated show called
"The Street Level" is-scheduled
for Sunday broadcasts. Live,
remote broadcasts of Behrend's
athletic teams could give an
aspiring sportscaster ex
perience while* keeping the
campus tuned;in. Taped in
terviews of key figures are being
planned. If the interest is shown,
WBCR is capable of handling a
telephone talk show, with
unlimited possible subjects.
The versatility to do all these
shows is due to the investment of
new tquipment;among which are
the following:
—A high quality closed-circuit
system reaching all three
residence halls. With this system,
students in the halls will receive
clear distortion-free reception of
WBCR at a frequency of 690
Kiloherz (AM). Another ad
vantage of being on a closed
circuit system is that no FCC
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on the Water and
license or regulations are needed.
—A soundproof broadcast
studio, located in the rear of the
radio station's room next to the
commuter cafeteria in the RUB.
This will eliminate background
noises while the disc jockey is on
the air.
—A professional, solid state
broadcasting console. This ex
pensive but vital piece is due to
arrive within a week.
—Two Technics SL 1500 dircet
drive turntables equipped with
special studio cartridges for
perfect cueing.
—The addition of WBCR to the
Intercollegiate Broadcasting
System (IBS). This network of
over 600 radio stations provides
assistance and advice for ef
fective programming, _news,
advertising, licensing
procedures, etc. WBCR will send
a delegration to the next IBS
convention which is March 4, 5
and 6 in Philadelphia.
To partially offset the cost of
these expenditures, the radio
station will hold an extensive fund
and record raising drive. It will
receive a portion of the proceeds
from this Saturday's Disco night
at the Brookside Community
Center. The blast will begin at 8
and is sponsored by the SAC.
Anyone wishing to donate record
albums is advised to contact
Record Librarian Steve Crandall
(Perry 204) or drop them off at
the RUB desk.
Ed Fratus stresses that "since
we are a student activity
produced by the students for the
students, we can only be as good
'as their involvement." To date,
there are 38 members of WBCR.
Some of these members were
added at the recruitment meeting