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Volume XXX No. I
New Executive Board takes over
SGA a shorty
by Dan McKay
Editor-in-Chief
In one of its shortest ,meetings
ever, the Behrend Student
Government Association last
Monday agreed to look into the
feasibility of organizing a Pep
Club to support the Varsity
athletic teams. arranging
charted buses to away basket
ball.
Sue Larz and Kathy McGinnes.
are working on the Pep Club idea
and Sue Winger games. Regar
ding his motion. President T.
Clyde and Nancy Fanale check
into the chartered buses. Ken
nedy remarked "I think that is a
very good idea."
Following the opening in
troductions of newly-elected
Executive Board (Prez-T., etc.)
Janet Hemberger reported that
the SGA presently has 5,900 in
their budget. This money was
given to Behrend's SGA by the
Main Campus University Student
Government. It was announced
that there will be a closed
meeting today during common
hour to discuss the disbursement
Bucks coughed up
I I IA H !SRI TRG >—The first
50.000 State Higher Education
grants of an estimated total of
116.000 for the 1976-77 school , year
have been made by the Penn
sylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency T PHEAA
The initial awards- are worth
about $30.5 million. The total
expenditure of state funds for
.rants to students enrolled in
colleges. trade. business and
nursing schools for the year will
reach $70.5 million by the end of
the processing period in the
spring of 1977.
All students involved in the first
awards processing should be
receiving their notices within the
next week or so. the Agency said.
Applications are running about
5 per cent ahead of the same
MEE
The Lemmings...
are pictured making their annual plunge into the suicidal Sea of Bare End Blues. Ac
tually, in case you couldn't tell, these are Behrend students moving back to the dorms.
of these funds to the various
campus student organizations.
A petition demanding ample
time to purchase tickets for
concerts at the University Park
was passed to be signed by those
present. The petition was
prompted by the UCC's failure to
allow any time at all for Behrend
students to purchase tickets for
the Darrel Hall-John Oates at the
main campus. is having the
concert on September 25.
Announcement of the ticket sales
reached Behrend Monday. which
was also the deadline to have the
ticket money sent in.
A hand Committee was
established for the October 9.
Homecoming Dance. Volun
teering to serve on this com
mittee were Don Venier, Paul
Zorn, Don Bates and Dan McKay.
In the open business. Rick
Erdreich expressed an interest in
having the hours for breakfast at
Dobbins Hall lengthened. For the
convenience- of later-risers. A
show of hands found three or four
others in attendance supporting
this idea. Also Allen Sheasley
period last year. Nearly -167,000
applications are now on file.
Besides the 50.000 awards now
- being made. -another 60.000 • ap
plicants have not yet been
processed because their ap
plications are not yet ready for
need analysis. The Pennsylvania
program is based on need. and the
analysis used by the Agency
determines how much a student's
award will be. based on family
income, family size and a number
of other factors.
This is the second year in which
PHE,AA required that applicants
for state grant aid also file for
federal assistance under the
Basic Educational Opportunity
Grant Program i B FOG ). Last
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suggested that some campus
organization print detailed
programs for the varsity sports
events. Student Union Manager
Jay DiFrank commented that a
detailed cost estimate would
have to be made before any ac
tion could be taken on it.
After the open business, Vice
president Mike Pond addressed
the present people. members and
non-members alike, encouraging
involvement and support in the
SGA.
Following the adjournment of
this 22 minute long meeting. T.
Clyde Kennedy explained its
brevity assuring the students that
"There is not going to be a load of
useless flak involved in SGA
meetings this year. We're going
to get down to business."
Speeders
Just a few years ago, a driver
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
could travel at a speed of 70 miles
per hour without facing a heavy
fine for speeding.
But with the recent adoption of
a new, revised State Motor
Vehicle Code . that same driver
today could face a $65 fine for
travelling that same rate of
speed. as compared with $l5 just
a few weeks ago.
- 1 under the provisions of the new
Code, a person arrested for
travelling 70 miles per hour under
a 55 mile speed limit would pay
$35 for speeding, an additional $2O
from a $2 fine for every mile over
60 miles per hour_ plus $lO in
Court costs.
Thus. it might be a good idea
for drivers with a 'lead-foot' to
think twice before running up a
$65 speeding violation. And that is
just one of many expensive
penalties levied by the new
Vehicle Code.
Other costly fines effective now
include:
$lOO for failure to stop for a
school bus.
Hangin out...
at the dorms is a common experience when Mother
Nature pulls through with warm sunshine over Behrendia.
as these Niagara Hall students demonstrate their practiced
technique.
beware!
Up to $2500 for drunken
driving, plus a six month license
suspension
Up to $2500 and one year
suspension for failure to stop at
the scene of an accident.
Fines for minor offenses have
also increased, including $3OO for
littering. $lOO for improper use of
a license, and $35 for an illegal U
turn.
The new Vehicle Code also
mandates a - one-year suspensiot,
for persons arrested for falsifying
operators licenses, altering
licenses plates, or registrations.
It is also important to note that
most of the other new provisions
of the revised Vehicle Code will
not become effective until July 1.
1977.
Drivers who think they can turn
at all red lights after a full stop
today, can not do so legally until a
year from now, except where
Low rent rendezvous
By David Jordan
Many Behrend students are
commuters living throughout the
Erie area, at home with their
parents, but others live in small
one room apartments atop a
house or in someone's basement,
or believe it or not, in the
downtown YMCA. The shortage
of dorm space is the reason for
these unusual housing
arrangements, especially for
men. There are over seventy-five
men on a waiting list, awaiting to
get a dorm room. The following is
an interview with one of these
men, who is presently staying at
the Downtown YMCA. Due to the
embarrassing nature of the
situation he prefers to remain
anonymous.
Q: Would you please tell me
why you chose to stay at the I'
while awaiting a dorm room?
A: "By the time I was able to
get up here to make some sort of
arrangements. all the more
desirable places were taken. You
must underst9nd that I'm coming
a long dist Ince and it was hard
for me to make it up here early in
the summer."
Q: How far are you coming
from?
A: I live in a suburb of
Philadelphia.
Q: What number are you on the
waiting list?
A: I'm number 16. but
somebody else here is 79th on the
list!
(11: How long do you estimate it
will take you to get a place on
campus:'
I would say some time
Thursday September 16, 1976
posted.
Other provisions of the Code
which do not take effect until ..lul
I. 1977, irclude:
—Legal U-turns whenever
traffic conditions allow.
—Pedristrian violations such a
improper crossing.
Still other changes in the new
('ode do not take effect until 1978
including the ban on studded snow
tires and color photographs o - all
licenses.
The new code also completely
re-structures the system for
registering vehicles.
Future renewals will be on a
staggered basis.
It is very important to note that
these changes and many others
are provided in the new Vehicle
('ode but the cautious driver
should be wary of the nature and
cost of each change and its proper
effective date.
between mid-fall term and the
beginning of winter.
Q: What do you base this
estimation on?
A: Late registration isn't over
yet. and that's when the> kno%%
how many no-shows there are:
after soccer season. most of the
players leave and go to main
campus: and during the
Thanksgiving Break many people
decide not to return because their
grades are t— low. or they decide
they just e. ''t cut out for
college.
Q: t an some of the
disadvantat •at .1 staying here
at the \''!
A: First. E to 11.. Dermitted to
have any girls my room.
Second. it is quite 'iassle to take
the bus back and forth every day
to campus. Third. it has been
nearly impossible to meet new
friends. especially the first few
days. Fourth. it's very depressing
to see these old men in the con
dition that they are in and think
that I might end up like that some
day. Last - but not least. I would
much rather have an 18 year old
in the next room. than somebody
who is 88.
Q: Are there any good things
about staying here at the Y?
A : I do have a good sized room
and I get to use all the athletic
facilities here. Also, when I do
finally get into the dorms, it Nk. dl
be a good experience to look hark
on and laugh about.
Q: One final question Why do
you wish to remain au• , P' mous?
A: Wouldn't you if yo', :lad to
live there?
Note: This is a ;rie story