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Volume XXIX No. 20
t last SGA meeting
Tuition increase
Despite a poor turnout for this
:k's SGA meeting (only 9
,bers attended) Mike Woods
.ied the meeting to order at
38 p.m.
Voicing his disappointment in
poor attendance, Woods said
.e was a lot of important
iness to be discussed and that
wished more members had
coded.
omitting the treasury report
t the minutes (both the
•etary and treasurer were
nt) Woods went on with the
imittee reports.
-eorge Speigel gave a report
'hat was happening with '
now, a student is allows 12
credits of pass-fail in a 4 year
program and 6 credits in a two
year program. Other details,
such as where the credits can be
used and how, are to be left up to
the individual college.
Next, Woods gave a report
from the student affairs com
mittee about the possibility of
employing a full time public
relations coordinator. This person
would work for Behrend with the
press. TV, and radio. He or she
would also deal with promoting
our upper level baccalaureate
degree program with
other colleges. Woods stated that
if there was a leeway in the
budget, there would be a good
chance for this coming about.
Woods also mentioned the
possibility of the SGA president
and other club presidents
receiving a nominal fee. This
would be set up almost like a
scholarship. The funds being
raised in a joint effort of all the
clubs on campus. The idea is now
in the process of being formalized
and probably won't come into
effect until next year.
Next on the agenda was the
discussion and vote on whether
ROTC could have a spot at the
awards banquet present to
Student saves life
By Dan McKay
"I looked out and I thought it
_ was just clothes, because I didn't
see a head or feet," says Chris
D'Alesandro of his recent life
saving experience.
Chris, a Behrend freshman, and
his brother Mike, jumped into the
Monongahela River in Pittsburgh
to save the life of a drowning
woman Easter Saturday mor
ning. Home for Easter weekend,
the D'Alesandro brothers were
cleaning out the ticket office of
the Gateway Clipper Fleet for
their father Zack, the fleet's
general manager.
Chris credits three little kids
with fishing gear who were near
the office for spotting the woman
first. They shouted to Chris, "Hey
mister, hey mister, there's
someone in the water!" Taking
heed, Chris ran down to the
water's edge, removing his
Chris D'A les chidro
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
discuss the issue on behalf of
ROTC were Priscilla Hamilton
and Rick Nau.
Various problems were
discussed, the most important
being the fact that ROTC is not a
chartered organiztion. The
possibility of ROTC becoming
chartered was then brought up.
Woods stated that the possibility
of a charter this year was
doubtful, perhaps next year.
During the discussion many
questions were raised such as
whether or not ROTC was a
student organization, how ROTC
would serve the students as an
organization and whether or not
academic pursuit.
Woods stated that the issue
couldn't be decided until the
constitutional aspects were ex
plored.
A vote was taken and it was
decided that ROTC would not
have a spot at this year's awards
banquet.
SGA treasurer Joanne Bruno,
who had arrived late, then gave
her report that the treasury at
this point has $360.
Mike Woods' weekend meeting
at University Park was brought
up next. This is what was
discussed: the election - for
Commonwealth Campus reps. of
the U.P. faculty senate were
coming up. Generally the SGA
would vote and turn in the results,
but since Ed Mulkern, a Behrend
student. -was one of the five
nominees, Woods felt that the
student body vote would be in
order. Even though it would
cause some problems, Ed would
have a good chance of being
elected if he had the whole
student body behind him.
The Commonwealth campuses
are alloted three seats in the
Senate; along with this they have
voting powers, they can initiate
legislation and lobby. It would be
extremely advantageous to have
jacket and right working boot en
route. Because he was struggling
with his left boot, he dove in with
it still on.
Hearing the commotion, Mike,
too, was on his way. "I came up
behind her and got her in a simple
chinpull, then Mike came upon
her left armpit. My left boot was
pulling me down slighty but I'm
glad Mike and I pulled her in
because it was easier," says
Chris.
When they reached the side,
they raised her onto the wharf's
edge with the help of one of Mr.
D'Alesandro's deck hands. "She
looked passive in our arms, but
after we got her on shore and we
asked her if she was alright, she
opened her eyes and said, 'I can't
swim !'"
Once ashore, they told a
bystander to call an ambulance
while they set her up for artificial
respiration. But the police rescue
-squad arrived to take her away.
The woman, identified later as
Georgette Howard, - was
described as wearing long pants,
a pullover shirt and a mid-length
coat. She was apparently at
tempting suicide and was taken to
Western Pa. Psychiatric Institute
for observation. Witnesses said
she had been staring at the river
for several hours the previous
day.
The brothers, both lifeguards
at Pittsburgh area pools, utilized
their basic lifeguard skills-suc
cessfully. Chris apparently was
impressed by the smooth
teamwork. "Just knowing Mike
was there made everything
easier. You know, I didn't even
notice if the water was cold."
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
a Behrend student representing
us in the senate.
The SGA was then informed of
the tuition increase planned for
next year. PSU received
$12,000,000 less than they hoped,
so to compensate for this a
minimal increase in tuition will go
into effect next year. Exact
figures of how much the increase
would be are unknown at this time
but Woods speculates a $45 a year
increase.
Due to budget difficulties, the
Board of Trustees are curtailing
their trips to Commonwealth
Campuses. Usually-- the Board
would hold their meet' at
exorbitant costs of putting up all
25 or so members, it was decided
to hold all meetings at U.P. Also
the. discrimination policy has
been finalized and would be
published in the student handbook
next year.
Also the remedial program will
be expanding; this included
Continued on Page 4
Anything goes
The campus ski slope will be
the scene of some fun this
Saturday, May Ist, when
residents, commuters, and
faculty members will team up
against one another for "Almost
Anything Goes." Sack races,
water balloon tosses, and apple
bobbing are among, the events
scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m., along
with a "Typical Day at Behrend"
skit contest.
Twelve eight-member teams
have signed up to compete for
gag prizes, eight teams of dorm
students, two of commuters, and
two teams represent the faculty.
The Joint Residence Council
and the Resident Assistants are
sponsoring the afternoon antics
under RA Peggy Joy.
Monday, May 3
Art Exhibit: Tri-State Area Artists
Nittany Lion Man . Reed Union Building
Visual Arts: Photography, Paintings, and Drawings - Behrend
Students, Staff, and Faculty
Seminar Room - Reed Union Building
Great American Films Festival: "Stagecoach"
12:15 p.m. - Lecture Hall • Reed Union Building
Prelude to the Ring: An Introduction to Richard Wagner's "Ring of
the Nebeluieg" by Dean B.A. Lane
3:00 p.m. • Lecture Hall - Reed Union Building
Erie Phi/harmonic Chorus and Chamber String Ensemble
8:00 p.m. - Erie Hall
Great American Films Festival: "Stagecoach"
9:30 p.m. - Lecture Hall - Reed Union Building
Tuesday. May 4
Art Exhibit: Tri-State Area Artists
Nittany Lion Malt - Reed Union Building
Visual Arts: Photography, Paintings, and Drawings
Students, Staff, and Faculty
Seminar Room - Reed Union Building
Jazz Concert: Behrend College Jazz Band
11:4S a.m. 12:15 p.m. • Nittany Lion Mall • Reed Union Building
Great American Films Festival: "To ge or Not Be"
12:15 p.m. • Lecture Hall - Reed Union Building
Erie Civic Ballet Dance Presentation
8:00 p.m. - Erie Hall
Great American Films Festival: "To Be or Not To Be"
9:30 p.m. - Lecture Hall . Reed Union Building
Wednesday, May 5
Art Exhibit: Tri-State Area Artists
Nittany Lion Mall - Reed Union Building
Visual Arts: Photography, Paintings, and Drawings • Behrend
Students, Staff, and Faculty
Seminar Room - Reed Union Building
Great American Films Festival: "On the Waterfront"
12:15 p.m. - Lecture Hall - Reed Union Building
Fantasy Workshop: "Freeing Your Creative Impulses" by M. Koschir
3:00 p.m. - Banquet Area - Reed Union Building
Poetry Recital by Robert Wallace
8:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall - Reed Union Building
Behrend Players Production: "La Ronde"
8:00 p.m. - Studio Theatre
Great American Films Festival: "On the Waterfront"
9:30 p.m. - Lecture Hall Reed Union Building
Election results
Committee chairpersons for
the 1976-77 Student Union Board
have been selected by the current
board and are as follows: Special
Events Nick Monaco ;
cultural Jeff Doerr; Coffee
House Mary Jo Santilli;
Recreation Kurt Cavano;
Social Nancy Mullen;
Publicity Yvetta Moat;
Treasurer Brad Phillips ;
Positions of President, vice
president, secretary, films, and
promotional chairperson are still
open. Anyone interested in ap
plying may do so by consulting
Jay DiFrank at the RUB desk.
The SGA elections took place on
the 15th, 16th, and 17th of April.
'eryone was a ner.
as Ken Bobek dishes out the dough to one of many lucky winners at
the SUB sponsored "LAS VEGAS NIGHT" last Saturday.
Experiment held
By Pamela Gilmore
Collegian Staff Writer
Last Tuesday and Thursday,
Erie Hall was the scene of an
unusual psychology experiment
conducted by members of the
Psychology 101 - Experiemental
psychology class. Under the
direction of Kiyoe Miszesawa, an
associate professor of
psychology, the students, Jo
Roberts, Larry Snarski, Pamela
Gilmore and R.A. Tausan con
ducted an experiment on reaction
time - with the' assistance of Mr.
Stoner, assistant professor of
physical education.
In measuring a reaction time of
ball players, Engineering
students at the Behrend College,
with supervision of Mr. Harold
Neumann, assistant professor of
Engineering, assembled in
struments and built new equip
ment.
The objectives of the ex-
-SCHEDULE
The results are as follows: for
president, Tom Kennedy came in
first with 175 votes; followed
closely by Dave Yoculan with 156
and Lenny Young with 98.
Mike Pond was voted in as vice
president with 161 votes. Behind
him were Bob Clark with 112
votes and Mike Kane with 93.
The only candiate running for
secretary, Flo Busby, received
311 votes.
For treasurer, Tom Co11"ns won
out over Robert Pillar 220-144:
The SGA constitution was
accepted with 143 voters satisfied
with the constitution as it was and
34 voting against it.
April 29, 1976
periment were to _determine if
reaction time and depth per
ception is of measurable dif
ference between three ex
perimental groups of subjects.
Subjects in GI were individuals
currently involved in baseball
activities. Members of the
Behrend baseball team served as
experimental subjects in this
group. Subjects in G 2 were in
dividuals with prior experience in
baseball related activities but
were currently inactive. Subjects
in G 3 consisted of individuals with
minimal to no experience in
baseball related activities.
Subjects were told that they
would receive one of three types
of pitches (fast, slider), when in
actuality they only received one
specific pitch throughout their
trial run. Subjects were told to
respond to the pitch by pressing a
button rigged onto the bat by
engineering students, when they
were able to distinguish three
basic criteria : a) the type of pitch
thrown, b) the direction of the
pitch in relation to the plate, c)
the speed of the pitch. Upon
responding, the subject's reaction
time was automatically recorded
by a timing device and used later
in the statistical portion of the
paper.
The paper will be presented
Saturday, May 1, at the North
western Psychological Under
graduate Conference to be held in
association with Mercyhurst
College. The Psychology majors
involved in the experiment, along
with K. Miszesawa, will be on
hand to present the paper.
present tne paper.
Spring Arts
next week
By Amy Snyder
Collegian Staff Writer
Plans are well underway for the
6th annual Spring Arts Festival,
which begins Monday, May 3, and
will run through Sunday, May 9.
Put on by the SGA for the Erie
community, the festival contains
events, productions, and displays
for the furtherment of the arts.
Various committees have
organized events including great
American films, a presentation
by the Erie Civic Ballet, a poetry
recital, art exhibits, and even a
sky-diving show to name a few.
With the exception of the
Behrend Players' production of
"La Ronde", all these events are
free. Food concessions by the
JRC will be available Friday
night, Saturday and Sunday, with
the proceeds paying for the cost
of the festival. Scheduled events
are listed in the box.