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commentary
By Bob Wetmore
Managing Editor
Well, this week many people
would expect to see a retraction
printed of the previous week's
article. Sorry, folks. It just isn't
going to happen.
Some people were highly
critical, and yet others were very
complimentary. So let's set a few
facts straight.
For those who were critical of
the opening of last week's com
mentary, may you be informed
that this was a direct quote from
an advertisement by S.T.E.M., a
National Security Agency, and
was an example of an actual case.
So please explain to me it's
irrelevancy again.
If, in any case, it seemed that I
had given Security the respon
sibility of prosecution, it was
unintentional. Though, this
might have slipped in somewhere
along the line, I am totally
ignorant of, and I admit it, ap
plications of these cases such
as charges, hearings, and
prosecutions and I intend to
check this out at greater length
U.S. noted as
'throw-away society'
America is number one on the
list as being the "throw away
society." 134 million tons per year
of solid waste material is ram
pantly discarded throughout this
modern and industrious nation.
But why? Because Americans
tend to be careless and
thoughtless when it comes to
their comforts and conveniences.
13 million tons of glass, over 60
billion cans and well over 60
million tons of paper are thrown
away when they could have very
easily been taken down to a
recycle-return center in a neigh
boring area.
There are those people who do
care about this type of wasteful
pollution and there are those who
are concerned with the depletion
of our forests and natural
resources.
Some of these concerned people
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The Collegian
with Student Affairs.
It seems that rather than report
that Security is prosecuting
improperly (they have nothing to
do with this) I should have cited
the fact that Security is merely
functional. It serves the purposes
of prevention, detection, and
apprehension only.
Without witnesses or reports of
incidents, Security and their
branch of the Administration can
do nothing. So everyone keep
quiet and maybe we can raise
Cain and still get away with it.
After all, it's Student Affairs and
not Security that prosecutes
cases.
Sure, we don't want this
campus to become a police state,
but it's not beer parties and
harmless pranks we're con
cerned about it's the vandalism
and actual crimes that endanger
other people's lives and property.
Behrend College is an admitted
sanctuary. And I intend to find out
what's been done to make good
the wrongs that some people have
committed. Even if it means
stepping on some toes and
knocking out a few teeth.
are here at Behrend and it shows
because a recycling project is
going on right now. A group of
students have set up stations in
the lobbies of each dorm and a
station on the first floor of the
Reed Building. A box has been
placed at each station where
many students have discarded
glass. paver and numerous cans.
Each week the recycling_ group
collects the waste, sorts and
prepares it to be taken down to
the Return Inc. of Erie.
The project has been extremely
successful thus far. The solid
waste group appreciates the
united concern shown towards the
recycling project and hopes it will
continue. Together we can make
Behrend a cleaner, better place.
Thanks again for everybody's
help!
Submitted by the Solid Waste
Group of Bi-Sci 3.
Member of
Paul Corbran
Editor-in-Chief
Ron Wayne
Entertainment Editor
Editorial Policy
Mark Reese
Sports Editor
Behrend Collegian
Also, I am sorry to inform a few
people, witnesses need not
prompt prosecution. And lack of
specifics, such as names, places,
dates and sources seem to
crumble the foundations of a libel
suit.
Next week, you should expect
to see Student Affairs in the
picture. Until then, let's hope the
ship doesn't sink.
Candid message for the week:
Faculty, don't worry, there's
more yet to come!
Dear Ron Wayne, (Rex Reed? )
In response to your enlightening
"Reel and Script" review con
tained in the January 22 edition of
the Behrend Collegian, I was
amused to discover an obvious
relationship between the com
mentary published in Steven
Scherer's Guide to Movies on
T.V. (concerning the films
"Rebecca" and "Take the Money
and Run") and the opinions that
comprise your article, which I
assume are yours. The articles
are strikingly similar and in
many instances are exactly the
same. I don't mean to be insolent,
Rex (Ron?) - I know that your
evaluations have been objectively
derived from your highly
- esteemed and lucid eye for en
tertainment criticism - but don't
you think the devoted Collegian
readers deserve a more dynamic
entertainment editor, and not one
that so blatantly plagiarizes such
a well-known source of film
reviews? Is the Collegian starved
for talent, or are you just biding
your time on the road to jour
nalistic fame and fortune? If I am
wrong about my accusations, I
am sorry - I suppose your
cosmopolitan vision could have
been distorted by images of
stellar magnitude. Oh, pardon my
ignorance - I'm excluding the
possibility of you being a telepath
having no control over the
malicious transmissions and
demands you receive. In the
-future I trust you will uphold the
traditional ethics of creativity so
divinely revered in newspaper
publishing circles. If you refuse,
then I suggest you stop insulting
us degenerated and depraved
readers, and concentrate on
endeavors requiring less
demanding aptitudes than
criticism.
T. A. Cowley
6th term Economics
Pre-Law
Pertaining to the accusations in
the above letter, I feel obligated
to tell you the truth. To begin
- with, as entertainment editor of
this paper, I must assume certain
responsibilities to the reading
public of Behrend College. One is
Job hunting
to be aired
On Thursday night, February
12th, the Behrend College Radio
Series will air the program, Job
Hunting Tips for the7o's.
Speakers on the program in
clude Behrend alumni: Ms.
Claudia Brown, class of 74 and
Mr. Torn Stanger, class of 75;
also interviewed will be Mr. Chris
Thorton, a student and Ms.
Maryanne Koschier, Counselor in
the Career Development and
Placement Center. The
moderator will be Michel Small,
faculty person at Behrend.
The speakers will comment on
some of the problems that YOU
previewing the films sponsored
by the Behrend Student Union
Board. I. of course, cannot have
seen every one of those films
before it is presented here. Some,
I've seen before, and, more than
often, some time back. Unfor
tunately, the above two conditions
force me to do one of two things;
refer to a worthy source of in
formation; or totally neglect
those films I haven't seen or of
which I can't remember the
details. Because of unwavering
dedication to the Collegian, I
decided to do the former.
Whether my doing constitutes a
case of plagiarism, it seems quite
vague, since in the certain
sivations when I needed to consult
the book, I often mixed its in
formation with facts and opinions
from my memory, making it
cumbersome to quote Mr.
Scheurer. I must add, that I do
not consider Behrend students
( those few that read the
newspaper) to be anything less
than my equal, and write for their
best intersts.
Thank You,
Ron Wayne
Mr. Corbran
Congratulations on your
editorial in the January 29th
edition of the Behrend Collegian. I
support your "pro-Behrend"
proposal. And I agree that we
need a full-time Public Relations
Officer.
As the director of our Behrend
Players Productions, I meet with
members of the Erie Community
quite often. How frustrating it is
to find that the majority of
community citizens are un
familiar with our Student Union
Board programs, our fine faculty
and staff, and our 4-year status.
I have in my office an article
from the Erie-Times that is
headlined "Fund Raising at
Erie's Three Colleges." The
three colleges referred to, of
course, are Gannon, Mercyhurst,
and Villa Maria.
What can we do to inform the
public about Behrend's recent
and continuing exciting
development? You have certainly
provided an excellent example.
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tips
on radio
as a prospective graduate may
encounter as you enter the job
market. The focus of the
program, though, will be on
specific suggestions that the
alumni and Counselor can make
to YOU on making yourself more
ready and attractive to em
ployers.
This program should prove of
interest to ALL STUDENTS-you
don't have to be a JUNIOR or
SENIOR to learn valuable tips on
this program.
So tune in this Thursday night
at Bp.m. over WQLN—FM. 91.3.
oints
view
Hopefully, others will follow
Sincerely,
Arno Selco
Dear Paul:
It is debatable who is to blame
for the recent strike at the Erie
County Hospital: the Com
missioners, who can easily grant
themselves raises, or the em
ployees. There are two sides to
every argument.
I'm sorry that you have no
compassion for the employees.
Many of us who have relatives
and who went out to help during
the stoppage believe that people
who take on such a "shitty"
(actually as - well . as
figuratively) job earn all the
money they receive and more too.
I'm very happy they got most
of what they asked for, and only
wish that the Commissioners had
agreed to it sooner.
Sincerely,
Sally Coleman
P.S. The Union would like
binding arbitration; it's the
County that's holding it up.
Editor's Note:
I disagree with your opening
statement. The employees are
the people who actually voted to
strike, therefore. the blames lies
directly on them. That the
commissioners have control over
their own wages does not, in my
mind, excuse striking in this
case—nothing does. •
People who take such •shitty"
jobs know what they're getting
into when they start. (And
volunteers are. naturally, going
to be awed at the conditions of
such an institution.) I, too, am
happy that the employees got
most of their requests—l'm sure
they deserve more. I believe.
though, that it could have been
done in a better way.
I would like to clarify
something...l am not against the
employees, nor am I for the
administration—my concern lies
with the patient. Both sides must
strive for a better way.
Paul A. Corbran
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