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To the Editor
In my experience as a college
student, I have run across all
types and strains of individuals.
Many of these have typified the
worldy conception of the college
student; bright, aggressive,
wellspoken, etc .. . But last
week I had the misfortune to run
across what Social-
Psychologists’ have labeled the
“Authoritarian Personality.”
This young gentleman or “bigot”
whichever the case may be, was
explaining to a group of students
his “very own” personal
philosophy regarding racial
prejudice. Many of you may not
know this, but according to Dave
Works (he asked to have his
name printed) blacks and any
other non-white race are inferior
to the typical White Anglo-Saxon
Protestant for several different
reasons. One being “their un
derdeveloped brain, you see we
(whites) are not related to the
evolution process and they
(blacks) are; it’s very easy to see
the distinct feature similarities
between a black and an ape.”
Secondly, “they act inferior,
it’s obvious on our campus alone.
I curse and swear, but I don't do it
in public. Most of the coloreds I
come across are like that.”
Third, “if I was the president of a
company, and there was a
qualified colored, I would hire
him as a machine to do his job,
like picking up an 1.8. M. com
puter.” Mr. Works stated that for
these and a variety of other
reasons, the white race has been
and will continue to be the true
breed of “main stream
America.” I listened to these
views with a sense of disgust
which I’ve never felt before. Was
the system which gave Dave his
prejudicial attitudes, the same
system that bestowed on me the
value with which I will carry
through life? If so, why don’t we
all just throw in the towel and call
it quits.
Note: In 1928 a ce-tain Austrian
made similar comments about
another form of inferiority.
Anonymous
Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my
concern about the dismissal of
Dr. Richard Tomsic. I know that
there are many other students
who share my feelings.
I am a fifth term Psychology
major here at the Behrend
College. I feel Dr. Tomsic to be
one of the most competent,
dedicated, and effective
professors here at Behrend. I am
very disappointed and upset to
hear of the termination of a man
that I feel does much to enhance
the academic quality of the
faculty at this college. As a
Psychology major 1 .am
especially concerned with the
quality of teaching in this branch
of academics. Dr. Tomsic’s
enthusiasm and interest in his
field has been most influential
and contributing to my own desire
to pursue a career in the social
sciences. Dr. Tomsic has a
reputation for being a demanding
professor. In my opinion, this
perfection and dedication to the
teaching of students makes his
courses all the more challenging
and beneficial to the student who
cares to learn and achieve. I
doubt that this letter will have
any impact on this decision which
is probably already confirmed.
However 1 feel much better after
writing and expressing my
protest.
Kathleen G. George
05 Psych-Soc. Welfare
New Castle, Pa.
To Dean Lane, Dean of Student
Affairs:
This September, the Student
Union Board appointed Ms. Mary
Ann Ladd to the position of
Letters
vanning viewpoints
temporary Special Services
Chairperson. At the time it was
understood that the position
would be made permanent during
Winter Term, when Ms. Ladd’s
activity in the Behrend Fall play
would no longer be a problem. In
the last six weeks, Ms. Ladd has
created the largest most active,
most enthusiastic S.S. committee
to exist in, atleast, a year, and
has put more time into the
maintenance of the equipment in
her care than any of the three
preceding chairpersons.
At the October 14, 1976 meeting
of the 5.U.8., Mr. Greg
Knightlinger, was voted in as
Special Services Chairperson.
This letter is a formal protest of
this action by the 5.U.8., which
can only be interpreted as sex
discrimination. Ms. Ladd has
proven herself to be the most
competent, enthusiastic person to
hold her position in over a year.
She has a year of experience on
the S.S. committee, which is a
S.U.B. Constitutional
requirement, as well as a
practical asset. She is liked and
respected by the S.S. committee.
The only qualification of Mr.
Knightlinger is that he is male.
Please understand that no
request is being made that you do
anything that you do not deem
proper. Some of the members of
the S.S. committee have refused
to work for Mr. Knightlinger, but
general boycott has been called.
It is only wished that the sexist
policies of Mr. Jay DiFrank and
the 1976 Student Union Board be
Easy Come-Easy Go
ATTENTION FACULTY:
Do you have tenure? Was your last
evaluation good? Have you published
lately? If you can answer no to any of
these, you can play Behrend College’s
new lottery game “Here Today, Gone
Tomorrow.”
Submit yt ur name to the Faculty
Lottery Bin as soon as possible, and
you may be the next winner.
A i r\ Enter Today!
Good Luck!
K. McGinnis
Did you ever want to be alone,
have peace and quiet, to really
get into that history book you’ve
been ignoring for so long? If you
have ever attempted any of these,
you probably have experienced
the frustration that is such an
intrinsic part of the atmosphere
here at Behrend.
In other words, there are no
places to study on this campus. If
you commute, you at least have
the satisfaction of knowing you
can go home and lock yourself in
your room. If you live on campus,
this is not the case. Even though
you may have your own room or
in most cases, one-half of a room,
you’re extremely lucky if you go
undisturbed for 15 minutes. This
is hardly the atmosphere needed
to stimulate the learning power.
So, the typical dorm student
packs his books and heads down
to the library. When he arrives
here, he is in awe to find that the
noise is no better than that of the
dorms. I can’t figure out what the
problem is that exists here, be it
ignorance on the part of the
student or just the lack of
discipline on the part of the
librarians. Despite the noise
level, this persistent student,
anxious to gather knowledge,
buries his head in his history
Yours truly,
4i ,s I See It
Behrend Collegian
placed on record. Thank you.
Richard A. Tauson
7th term Psy
Laura M. Malhalland
6th term D.V.S.
Ken Raszmanor
Paul C. Zorn
Ist term Mkt.
Terie Young
3rd term 2-BAS
Keith Ravluick
Ist term’PSU
Editor’s note: These allegations
made against the Student Union
Board and Mr. Jay DiFrank have
absolutely no validity. Mary Ann
Ladd was never “appointed” to
the position of Temporary Special
Services Chairperson but rather
was permitted to voluntarily
fulfill the duties of this position
until winter term when she would
be interviewed for the position, if
it was still vacant On October 14,
1976 Mr. Knightlinger was in
terviewed and accepted as
special services chairperson. In
the opinion of the 5.U.8., Mr.
Knightlinger is extremely
qualified, as he is in electrical
engineering and it was he who
helped design and build the Disco
light and sound equipment. This
is not to downgrade Mary Ann
Ladd but Greg Knightlinger is
more qualified for the position
and was available to take over
during fall term where Mary Ann
Ladd was not. K.E.C.)
by KurtCavano
Executive Editor
book. He finally gathers together
enough concentration to begin to
comprehend what drove
Alexander the Great to do what
he did when the lights go out
and the librarian says I’m sorry,
but it’s 10:00 and everyone has to
leave.”
Does the administration really
feel that the students here at
Behrend put their, books away at
10:00 p.m., brush their teeth and
go to bed???? There is only one
reasonably quiet place to study on
this campus after 10:00, the
faculty dining room. Two years
ago there was a quiet lounge in
the upstairs of the R.U.B. that
could be used for study purposes,
but that too has been removed (to
provide more office space).
It’s evident that the Behrend
community is desperately in need
of quiet study space. What’s the
possibility of extending the hours
of the library until 12:00 midnight
on weekdays and at least until
10:00 on weekends? I’m sure
there will be enough “business”
to make it worthwhile. And what
about the noise level? If the
librarian would enforce the rules,
the noise level would decrease.
Something needs to be done. If we
can’t study, how can we learn.
This is it, folks. I must resign
this position in which I have
served you for the past two
terms. The only alternative I
have to resignation is the
prospect of facing arbitrary
judgement by dubious standards
(which would be set up by people
who have given me the shaft in
the past) after a forced
suspension.
Why should I subject my
journalistic abilities, standards
and performance to the appraisal
of people who have little, if any,
expertise in this area? According
to a. letter I. received from the
Student Affairs Advisory Board,
if I had not resigned, they would
have:
1) suspended me until
December 31, 1976
2) developed their own stan
dards of “Quality Journalism”
3) defined editorial staff
responsibilities
Mr. Hemberger, Chairman of
the Student Affairs Advisory
Committee, said in his letter that
developing standards and
defining responsibilities would be
a joint responsibility of his
committee and the Collegian’s
editorial staff.
Then Mr. Hemberger writes
that “Upon resumption of his
position as Editor in Chief, Mr.
McKay’s performance will be
evaluated in terms of defined
standards and responsibilities.
Variation from standards will be
evaluated by members of the
student affairs advisory com
mittee and members of the
editorial staff. Actions deemed to
be not in accordance with stan
dards of quality journalism will
be cause for the immediate and
permanent suspension of Mr.
McKay.”
So, in effect, they would try my
case according to laws that don’t
yet exist. Is this justice? No, just
the workings of the Behrend
bureaucracy as manipulated by
Kurt Cavano, Janet Mazur, and a
few other patsies who went along
for the ride.
Knowing that some of the
people on our editorial staff are
the ones who-brought the issue of
ousting me before the Advisory
Board leads me to suspect that
the outcome would be pretty
predictable.
When Mr. Cavano, Miss Mazur,
Mr. Leidtke, Miss Mary Jo
Santilli, and Miss Gail Peck and I
The Collegian Staff (under new management) extends its
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that’s what’s needed), as well as our wishes for a very haonv
and well-deserved Thanksgiving break. We hope to return to
the newsstands December 9th. See you there!
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From the desk
of the Editor
By Dan McKay
Editor-in-Chief
met with the Advisory Board,
Kurt read his list of eight charges
(which had varying degrees of
truth behind their distortions)
and then 1 had the opportunity to
refute only three of them before
the meeting was adjourned.
Then, in a private meeting of
just the Advisory Board that
night, they came up with their
recommended course of action
mentioned earlier. They really
gave me the screws and left me
with virtually no alternative but
to resign.
My letter of resignation was
sent Monday, and a following
letter protesting the mistreat
ment of my case should, by now,
have reached Dean Lane and-or
Director Kochel.
I hate to leave this paper in the
hands of those whom I think will
be given control, but I myself
must move on to bigger and
better things.
Before I leave, I must give you,
my beloved readers, a warning
about the tacit censorship which
may be instilled by my suc
cessors. It stinks. No matter how
many ads it gets, I personally
think it is the most poisonous
venom that could possibly be
injected into a student
publication.
The ad campaign being done by
the ad manager, Shanley, so far
seems highly successful. In fact,
unless something unforeseen oc
curs, the very next issue of this
publication which I am leaving
should be six pages. He is to be
commended of the fine job he has
done in only a month.
I have nominated the name of
Colleen Gallagher to the Advisory
Board for consideration as my
successor, but most likely Janet
Mazur will take over no matter
what.
One last, but very important
thing. Throughout my two terms
as Editor-in-Chief, I have enjoyed
the support you, the students for
whom this paper is made, have
always given me. I have also
appreciated the constructive
criticism we sometimes get and
need. But more than anything, it
has been my pleasure to have
served you. This winter term I
will once again be the first News
Director of WBCR. I can hardly
wait to move back on the air and
enter the modern technological
wonder called radio.
Member of
Mary Jo Santilli
Entertainment Editor
Larry Leidtke
Business Manager
November 11, 1976