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
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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.
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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
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“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.”
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