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Volume XXI X "No. 21
Early birds
sometimes get into the pool before its official May Ist opening.
Students are *elcome to take a refreshing dip in the heated pool
!pea ted by the Administration Building.
WBCR turned on
B. Colleen Gallagher
Collegian Staff Writer
"Free-form radio for Behrend"
is the goal of the Behrend Radio
Club. which has begun to re
broadcast station WBCR to
Perry. Niagara. Lawrence. and
Dobbirs Halls after five months
of reorganization. An open
meeting of the Club is set today
('onimon Hour in the RUB lecture
hall. The objectives in further
organize, generate more outside
interest. and solicit some
technical assistance.
Airing mostly various types of
rock music. the station is also
beginning to include an
nouncements of student ac
tivities. ride board information.
and dining hall menus. To
celebrate Spring Arts Weekend.
disc jockey Mike Pond plans to
air a short comedy skit, which is
tentatively slated for this Friday
evening sometime between 8 and
11.
Program Director Lenny
Society
elected
On Thursday. April 9, a
meeting of the Sophomore
Honorary" SoCiety was held. An
election of officers took place and
the winners will be known during
the Honors and Awards Banquet
on May 10.
Also atthe meeting. 40 new
members, both male and female,
selected from the freshmen class
were inducted. They are: Ken
neth Bisbee. Jeff Bock, Cindy
Caseman, Jean Chiera, Robert
Clark, Jim DeMatteo, Susan
Fiscus, Patty Fogarty, Jodene
Furr, Armand Giannamore, Neil
Giewont, Kevin Grewell, Lee
Griffis, Rebecca Hanna, • Jim
Hcyd, Eileen. Kestle, Russell La
Furia, Gary Liebel, Laura Lloyd,
Robert Maas, Karen Macer,
Joseph Manning, Janet Mazur,
Karl Miller, Nancy Moraca.
Richard Newark, Sue Nielsen.
John Proper, Greg Quatchack,
Patricia Rounds. Mary Jo San
tini, Steven Schellenberg, Sarah
Shinn, Chuck Spacht, Valerie
Suroviec, Lynette Vantassel,
Brenda Whitesel, Kathy Weiser,
Louis Zegarelli, Susan Ziegler.
The purpose of the-Society is
basically the same as the parent
chapter CWENS: to sponsor
leadership and scholarship
among sophomores and to
provide for fellowship among
freshmen.
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
Young's policy has so far been to to develop a programming for
leave music selection up to the mat from them. Young hopes
disc jockey. "Each D.J. has to eventually to coordinate the
bring his own records, so I only schedule so that each disc
try to zet them to suit the music jockey's air time will be ap
to. say. the time or day. On propriate for his music.
Sunday nights most people want Most of the club's plans are for
to book down. They usually don't next year. Getting more and
want blaring, hard rock then." he better equipment and building an
says. Surveys were taken last fall adeqtiate record library are two
Id determine listeners' music -,of their costlier- projects:--The
preferences. but Young claims
the results were too inconclusive
Spring Arts Schedule
%rt Eahibit: Tri-State Area Artht.s. Ninany Linn Mall - Reed Union
MMESSIEMEI
Students. Staff. and Faculty. Seminar Room - Reed Union
EMEM!MMM!M
Cafeteria - Reed Union Building
4 1erat .tmerican Films Fm:deal: **King Hat". 12:15 p.m. - Lecture
Hall - Reed (Wan Building
oriental Flower Arranging by Kiyoe :Wirnsaua. 7:00 pin. - Nittany
Lion 31nU - Reed Union Building
Mar.-hall %rt.% ENhibition hy Union Karate Club. 8:00 p.m
Erie II:III
- tirhrend Player% Production: - La Ronde
Theatre
Great . Ittleriean Film% Fec.tival: — King Rat — - 9:30p.m. - Lecture
need Union Building
emit, SIM% [lrmo [inns. and 1)Kp1a7. , .. 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m
South Lawn - Adm nisi ra t inn Building
Iniertmtion 12:00 noon to i:00 p.m - South Lawn
Administration HU iI d ing
Intern:idiom! Di.play,: 12:00 noon in 5:00 p.m • Ground Floor
Heed I 'llion Building
%El ENhibil: Tri-State Area %rtist., Nil tany I.lon Mall - treedlon
i‘tia I l'lnnogranh. Painting. and Drawing.: - liehrend
Student.. Staff. anti FaeuUN Seminar Room
nuilding
Opera in %Inerica Toda% : Ka•tern Opera Theatre of Xc York -
11l i , tar with the members of the ca.( of ••Barber of Seville
:00 ;Lin - Levi ure I lall - Reed Union Building
Great linerican Film% Femival: N e'er Sang For bl% Father
12' 15 p Lecture !fall - Heed Union Building
1:111 ( otweri t) "Versimiiitude — 8:00 p.m - Lecture Hall • Heed
I. In
Pla,t•t'. Production: ••I4t Ronde — 8:00 p.m. • Studio
Theatre
Great %in:He:in Films Festital: Ni-ter Sang For :1,1:k Father
It %lit pin - I ,eet ure ItaU - Reed Uninn Building
(r fl : Denum•tratiom and Di•play• 10:00 a.m In 8:00 p . m . -
Smith Lawn - Administration Building
Imermitional Displays: 12.00 noon to 8:00 p m. - Ground Floor -
Reed I. l nuin Kwldint
E•hibit: Tri-SUterea Nittanv Lion Mall - Reed Union
Ituildim
i.ual Art.: Photography. Paintings. and Drawings - Rehrend
Student.. Stall. and Faculty Seminar Room - Reed Union
Building
midoor Muir Fe•ti•a Rack and Folk Noon to 8:00 p.m -Ski Slope
Fituestriati V: Jumping E•hibititin by Ru•s Kelly English
-- by the Sr hooler Vomit% 3:00p.m. -Soccer Field ,
Behrend Pla)ers Prighletion: - I.a Ronde - 8:00 n.cn - Studio
Tht.atr,
car, House: Behrend Student.. Staff and Faeult .withPoetrt
tic,cital... In Don MacQuaide 9:0o p m - Banquet Area- Heed
I "nion Building
‘‘alk-ist Movie.: Cartoon. and select short M .IR(' 12 . 00 Midnight -
Ski Slope
t • rafl Slm; Dentom.tration. and Displasi 12:0)) noon In 8:00 p.m, -
South Lawn • Adminisi rid on Building
A rt i•Nhihit; Tri•Stati- Area .%rtists Nittany Lion 11x11 - !teed Union
- Ituilding
Visual Arts: Photographs. Painting,. and Drawing,. - Behrend
Student!, Mali. and Faculty Setninar Room
Hu Wing.
The Art of the Frisbee: Skills-throwing Contest 12:00 noon
• - Around - the Reed Union Building
dhltdonr Music Festival: Bluegrass. Folk: and Rock - :00 p - In. 10
tt:00 p m. -Ski Slope: Live Broadcast by WQLN from 2:00 p.m.
in 5:00p.m.
Sky Diving Exhibition I :30p.m. -Ski Slope
Square Dancing u ith Russ Westons: Ott pan_ - Erie Hall
Vesper Services: Father (:n} Patrick officiating with the Behrend
Choir participating 8:00p.M. - Lecture Hall - Reed Union
Building
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
At 6th Annual Festival
Arts Spring forth
Although the first three days of
the Spring Arts Festival are now
successfully completed, there
remain four activity packed days
ahead.
The art and photo exhibition
will be open daily for the duration
of the festival. The art exhibit
includes works of tri-state area
artists, selected pieces from the
Erie Arts Center's permanent
collection and works from the
University Park Spring Show of
student art. The photo exhibition
includes the work of Behrend
students, faculty and staff.
The Union City Karate Club will
present a Marshal Arts
Exhibition on Thursday evening
at 8 p.m. in Erie Hall. The
exhibition will feature Steve
Capela. a 4th degree black belt
THURSDAY. MAY 6
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Reed Union
Reed Union
and will focus on the use of
weapons. defensive techniques
and board breaking.
Thursday's featured film
"King Rat" will be shown in the
Reed Lecture Hall beginning at
9:30 p.m. The film, starring
Segal, Tom Courtenay and James
Fox, depicts the fight for survival
of American prisoners in the
Changi prison during the closing
days of World War IL
A highlight of this year's
festival will be a seminar on
Friday with members of the
Eastern Opera Theatre of New
York. The seminar begins at 11
a.m. and will include a discussion
of opera in America today. Mk
Opera Theatre is in Erie for a
performance of the Barber of
Seville with the Erie Philhar
monic Orchestra.
The Great American film
feature for Friday_ will be "I
Never Sang For My Father." The
drama depidts the relationship
between a self righteous father
(Melvyn Douglas) and his two
grown children (Gene Hackman
and Estelle Parsons). Show times
are 12:15 and 9:30 p.m. in the
RUB Lecture Hall.
Jazz enthusiasts won't want to
miss the concert by
"Verisimilitude" on Friday
evening. The group features.
Chuck Ventrello. and Charlie
Fisher performing - the music of
Chicorea. Herbie Hancock. Sonny
Rawlins and Stanley Clark.
SGA in act
Monday evening's SGA meeting
began with a - request by the
ROTC "Adventure Club" to
become an officially chartered
club of the SGA of Behrend
College. After a considerably
amount of debate centering on the
function of this club. a vote was
taken, and the Club's charter was
approved.
Mike Woods then suggested
that the most worthwhile project
to pursue at this point is a non
alcoholic bash, to "conclude" the
Academic year. Neither the date
for nor the area for this event to
be held have been finalized,
Ferkiss talks
"Creating Chosen Futures: The
New Meaning of Freedom in
America's Third Century," will
be the topic of a free public
lecture to be given tonight.
Speaking will be Dr. Victor C.
Ferkiss; professor of government
at Georgeown University. The
lecture will be at 8 p.m. at Zurn
Science Building at Gannon
College.
Dr.- Ferkiss' talk is being
sponsored by Gannon, Allegheny,
Edinboro, Mercyhurst and Villa
Maria Colleges in association
with Behrend College Penn State.
His talk is part of the Penn
State "Freedom: Then, Now, and
Tomorrow". Bicentennial
program designed to provide
Pennsylvanians with a chance, to
examine the nature of freedom in
American society.
In addition to public lectures,
more than 1,000 statewide Town
Meetings, films, books, and
television programs are enabling
Pennsylvanians to participate in
observing our nation's Bicen
tennial.
Dr. Ferkiss is the author of
Communism Today: Belief and
Practice. Africa's Search For
Identity. Technological
Civilization.-
Thursday, May 5, 1976
"Verisimilitude" will also per
form "An E Flat Theme" and "3-
3-2", both are original charts. The
concert begins at 8 p.m. in he
RUB Lecture Hall.
The crafts demonstrations and
displays begin Friday in the large
tents on the South lawn of the
Administration building. Quilting.
leather work, jewelry making.
flower arranging and- potter
exhibits and sales will be con
ducted throughout the weekend.
The crafts-area will be open from
noon to 8 p.m. Friday. Saturday
and Sunday.
Beginning Saturday the festival
moves outdoors for a full day of
activities.
The stage at the foot of the ski
slope will feature various rock
folk and blues groups from noon
to 8 p.m. Saturday performers
include "Point Blank". - "Tango**.
"The Eight of Us". David
Sorrels. John Settlemair. Kenn
& Smitty. Sugarfoot Minstrels.
Jerry Maki. Doug Kline. Dan
Rerraro. Gay Catania and Drew
DeCrease.
An English riding exhibition by
the Schooler family and a jum
ping exhibition by Russ Kelly will
be the focus of - the Equestrian
show. This event begins at 3 p.m.
on the soccer field.
On Saturday evening. poet Dan
McQuade will be featured at the
Spring- Arts -Coffeehouse- in the
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lon
though both the RUB parking lot
and the Soccer field were offered
as suggestions. Both JRC and
SUB will be participating on this
project. A motion that the SGA
provide $175 to fund the music for
this bash was unanimously
passed. Details will be arranged
at the next meeting.
. After attending a staff meeting
earlier in the day. concerning the
events of Orientation week, Mike
Woods asked for volunteers to
attend the upcoming meetings,
for the purpose of providing
student input. Three or four
members volunteered to un
dertake this task.
On this note, the meeting was
adjourned.
Skateboarding
down Jordan Road is Dirk
Hinterleiter. You may also have
seen him and - others demon
stra ting their skills on the course
in front of Niagara !1011.