February 17, 1977 Entertainment Inner Views by Mary J o Santilli Entertainment Editor Bob Seeger 'and his Silver Bullet Band, plus special guest stars Journey will be appearing in concert at the Erie County Fieldhouse. Seeger’s single “Nightmoves” is currently in the top ten and he is currently one of the fastest moving artists around today. Tickets are $5.50 in ad vance and $6.50 the day of the performance, available at the Erie County Fieldhouse, all Record Theatres and the Galaxy in Edinboro. “The Drowning Pool” starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward is this week’s Sunday night movie. Tickets are $1.25 Behrend Trivia by Joanne Goldberg Collegian Staff Writer It took only 20 minutes of reading for me to find out roughly 300 “fun facts” about Behrend College. Each week I will attempt to bring you such trivia. For example, did you know that at one time 22 females lived in the Main Building (now' the Administration Building) on bunk beds put together by the faculty? For this week of finals, “Old Freshmen Customs” is appropriate. All you freshmen and sophomores and anyone else, put down your books a few moments for a good laugh. Life at Behrend isn’t what it used to be. Many years ago, when Behrend College was a “baby” among all the “biggies.” many customs took place during Freshmen Orientation Week. Then upper classmen proved they had already survived one year of Behrend life. Freshmen could not speak to upper-classmen without permission, nor could they use the front entrance of the Behrend building. Freshmen guys could not speak to freshmen girls at all. Freshmen were required to know the locations of all the college’s buildings, to memorize the Behrend family history, and to learn and recite, upon request by an upperclassman, a Penn State song. Not only were dinks (little hats) worn, but all freshmen wore 8 x 10 inch signs around Book store by Kristen Hartzell Collegian Staff Writer During an interview on the operations of the Behrend Bookstore, Mr. MacDonald, manager, again repeated his earlier statement that the profits incurred by sales during the year were sent through University channels; much of it is redistributed later to the store for purchases. He explained that the bookstore works on a budget basis, retaining the money alloted by that budget before returning the remainder of the profits to the University. When asked about book returns, Mr. MacDonald said that it was impossible to pay students big sums for their used books if they were not going to be used again the following term. “There is always a chance that courses will be rescheduled later, and not all books can be returned to the publisher.” When asked how many publishing companies did accept suitable returns, he stated that “most of them were pretty good about it.” It was the ones that rejected his books that created problems. Mr. MacDonald further ex plained that many of the bodes purchased had the list price predetermined by the publishing company, along with a discount percentage to be subtracted by the bookstore. “Most of the discounts run about 20 per cent; this means that if a book comes in with a $9.95 list price tagged on and a 20 per cent discount rate, we would subtract 20 per cent ($2.00) from that price and pay approximately $B.OO for the bode. by Mary Jo Santilli Entertainment Editor and $.40 with activities card. Congratulations to Stuart Siegal and all who were involved in the Behrend Players Student Production of “The American Dream.” They did an excellent job, despite various hassles with the weather, etc. Again, good job! The JRC is sponsoring all. night movies in the Niagara game room tomorrow night. Besides shorts and cartoons, the feature film will be “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.. This one’s an oldie but goodie. If you like suspense thrillers, don’t miss it! their necks with their name, hometown and major printed in two-inch letters. For all you students who complained about one-inch Behrend identification buttons, how about an 8 x 10 sign? Any student who violated these rules was sent before a “Kangaroo Court” during lunch period. If any freshmen were guilty of breaking any customs, they were sentenced by the judge and jury. Such punishments consisted of carrying two or three bowling balls to class in addition to books, or wearing one’s clothes backwards. Let us all look back on our freshmen orientations and say with a deep sigh, “I guess the wiener roast wasn’t so bad after all.” Good Luck on your finals! I have nothing sensational to report; no Spanish atrocities in Cuba, no Paul McCartney death, no Richard Burton love affairs. Nevertheless, I will report the unsensational Behrend crimes. On February 1, a “hit and run” occurred in the “C” lot. In Perry Hall, a candy machine was vandalized. Also in Perry, a light panel was stolen from the Pepsi machine. On February 6, the Perry dumpster was set on fire around 2:00 a.m. The Niagara first floor girls complained of a “Peeping Tom” on the seventh. Also this day, a clock was stolen from Dean Salvia’s office. Finally, six dollars was stolen from second floor Niagara men’s side..,The theft occurred while the victim was washing his clothes. On February 8, a RUB cafeteria vending machine’s glass was smashed, all the food was stolen. Also, a “hit and run” occurred in the Niagara staff lot. Finally, two dollars was stolen from the same person who had reported the theft of six dollars. On the ninth, the patrol vehicle collided with a maintenance van between Erie Hall. In addition, a set of balance weights was stolen from 106 Behrend Building - lit l l -■> %Bi|iefcup Floral & Gift Shop Wire Service to All Areas Live& Hanging Plants Cut Flowers for All Occasions Full Service Florists 3204 Buffalo Road Wesleyville, Pa. 16512 Manager, Tom Schaaf (814)899-5328 The Bust Line by Tom Armstrong t 'oilegia n Staff W riter Behrend Collegian Appearing at the Field House February 28. Bob Seeger. Good Lack with finals!! New Course A new experimental course, Ag. Ed. 198, will be offered for the first time at Behrend College Spring Term. The class will be held Monday, sixth period, and is primarily for students in the College of Agriculture who may be interested in teaching. Anyone interested can enroll by picking it up at registration or during the drop-add period. estimated loss was $150.00 On February io, a “hit and run” was reported in the “F” lot. On this day, a major incident occurred in the Behrend annals of -crime; a cat was reported in the RUB. The janitor called Security to remove the beast, but the hairy monster could not be found. This summarizes the incidents at Behrend from February first to the thirteenth. I Eosturoy | | Bowling Lanes | | 4110 Buffalo Road I | Open Bowling fe ip Mon. thru Fri. p g 20:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jg B , Toes, evening B fe 9:00p.m. Co 1:00 a.m. B fe Ph. 899-9855 N Martin's Country Clean Tired of broken Washers and Dryers? Go to Martin’s one stop laundromat service. Across Nagle Rd. from the K-Mart Plaza. 899-9518 THE ERIE BOOK STORE 717 FRENCH STREET 452-3354 Who's who at Behrend College by Joanne Goldberg Collegian Staff Writer Thomas G. Fox, our Dean of Faculty, is a warm, charming, and very knowledgeable in dividual, if you can locate his office somewhere on the second floor of the Administration Building. Dr. Fox is completely responsible for all academic programs here at Behrend College. He is also our school’s representative at State College, so much of his time is spent at University Park. It is the duty of the Dean of Faculty “to en courage outstanding teaching, develop Behrend College, and to encourage the faculty to engage in scholarly activities.” Dr. Fox is also in charge of faculty recruitment and the promotion of the Continuing Education Program in Erie County. Dr. Fox was born and raised in the state of Kansas (you remember Dorothy, don’t you?) where he .received his un dergraduate degree in business administration and economics. He then went to graduate school at Syracuse University in New York where he earned a masters in economics and public ad ministration, and a Ph.D. in economics. Realizing I might be able to put my hard won knowledge about Economics 14 to good use, I asked Dr. Fox his impressions about the growth of Behrend College. “It’s very hard to develop a college in an era where resources to sup port higher education are limited.” Academically, Behrend College has really grown since Dr. Fox came here just three years ago as the college’s first Academic Administrator. Since Dr. Fox’s arrival, the faculty has increased by 20 per cent, and the student body has also increased by 12-15 per cent. The major cry which rings from the Administration Building is for added buildings to our growing college. New libraries, recreation buildings, and Pictured above: Thomas Fo\. Dean of Faculty £ Mehlere Son Ttof (ikamy & kernel Weu 'Jfatfd 4449 Buffalo Road „ Erie. Pa. K-Mart East Plaza -Students 10% OFF 899-2611 apartments will not be heard of “until the Governor signs his name on the dotted line,” said Dr. Fox, shrugging his shoulders. Dr. Fox taught economics at University Park before coming to Behrend College. “I don’t miss State College, except for the teaching aspect. I really miss it,” the Dean of Faculty stated. He feels there are many advantages to a small school atmosphere in which students and faculty can interact freely. “I once taught an economics class at State College for 49 students, and that was only because that was all the room there was.” The major complaint of Dean Fox “is the lack of willingness on the part of students to participate in what affects them.” Dr. Fox was referring to student-faculty committees in which there is no involvement by students. “The faculty tries to get a great deal of programs for students but I guess they aren’t interested,” said Fox. The Dean feels that Behrend College offers one of the finest opportunities for higher education. He stated with a smile “they (the students) don’t realize how great this place is until they transfer.” Dean Fox lives with his wife and two sons. “There isn’t much time for hobbies and things like that,” said Fox. Whatever free time he has is spent on gardening and working on model railroads with his 9-year-old son. His other son is currently at University Park, studying computer science, after two years at Behrend. Mrs. Fox enjoys quilting. Many of you may have seen her work at the crafts festivals at last year’s Spring Arts. The only time in my Who’s Who career that I. have ever made a major blooper was when I asked Dr. Fox what he was going to do on his Spring Break. He looked at me and smiled: “I don’t have a Spring Break.” Page Five
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