Page Two Dear Editor: “A Behrend College coed . . . died in a freak accident that occurred when a telephone cable fell onto the car she was driving.” Erie Morning News, Nov. 1976. Till then she was like the rest of us; the word was insulated, came out slowly and with pain. She was normally quiet, wrote her compositions, delivered her informational speeches. Only a freshman, she would have gotten better or worse bye and bye. Like the rest of us but for this instant: when cable imploded skull, her mind exploded in a thousand wires and sparked a billion words out from their futures, words now fused to the world; when, for her, a lover’s whispers and roars, a child’s first noisy tug and first loud, indifferent cruelty a taut skin’s first slow screaming into age, arced in and out, and toll free hummed below the stubbled com, shook the roots of Concord vines, boiled through the silt of lakes, quickened the sap of long dead poles, fired the frozen air, richocheted from satellities, bounced off spheres, ride in waves of space, and someday far beyond will terminate in stars. Chester Wolford To the editor The Association of Faculty Women and Wives of The Behrend College will be awarding a scholarship to an outstanding Behrend student for the first time this spring. The award will go to a student in his 7th or Bth term at the college who plans to earn his Baccalaureate Degree in a Behrend College major. The exact terms of the scholarship will be posted by the Office of Student Aid. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage students to remain at Behrend to complete their education. The Association will be sponsoring a Scholarship Fair Saturday, April 16, from 9:00 - 5:00 at the Wesleyville Borough Hall, 3421 Buffalo Road (one block east of Station Road) to provide the funds for the scholarship. The group will be selling plants, baked goods, used books, garage sale items, crafts, hoagies, and tickets for a sur prise drawing. All Behrend students are urged to go and support the fair. Cecilia Tauber, President Association of Faculty Women and Wives of Behrend College To the editor: It is with deep regret that I have to write to you to voice my indignation, dismay, and chargrin at the results of the “Big Pot Bust” scandal on your campus. . I cannot fathom an ad ministration that seems to devote the bulk of its energies in disciplining students, rather than trying to help solve student problems. The recreational and social facilities on your campus are at the best miniscule and until the school administration realizes that students need some sort of relaxation both physical and mental the better off both staff and student will be. I do not fully understand your brand of “justice”. I do not un derstand how anyone can cir cumvent all rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; take a page out of the McCarthy era. By holding a kangaroo court, and based upon whimsy, insecurity, and emotion, Letters varying viewpoints hand out “sentences”. What a diabolical method of discipline!!! My indignation is in my sympathetic feeling for the student body, my chagrin at the attitude and actions of the staff and faculty towards the students and my frustration at not being able to do anything to help right a wrong. Just for the record! I know the entire story behind the ‘ ‘Big Drug Bust” having spoken personally to students and staff. I am a firm believer in discipline and decorum, but I feel that the staff has gone overboard. So much so, that it is at the point of being ridiculous, outlandish and for mature adults, embarrassing. I blush for you all!!! I wish the student body well, and of course—keep a stiff upper lip. Just think only a couple of more months and it’s vacation time. Bernard Shwidock Teaneck, N.J. 07666 P.S. Who got busted for the full page Beer ad that appeared in your last issue? Isn’t that an example of the greatest form of hypocrisy or do we label it something else? We “label” (advertising). Dear Editor, After reading the March 24, Important Study Abroad Announcement: APPLICATIONS NOW BEING AC CEPTED For Summer 1977 and Academic Year 1977-70 for MOSCOW, LENINGRAD, LONDON, PARIS, DIJON, NICE, SALAMANCA, PERUGIA, GENEVA, COPENHAGEN, AMSTERDAM. All subjects for all students in good standing. Accredited university courses. 4,6,8-week summer terms or quarter, semester, full year terms. Summer from S7lO. Year term from $1590. CONTACT: CENTER FOR FOREIGN STUDY S/A Y Adm ission Dept. M 216 S. State/Box 606 . Annarbor, Ml 48107- 313-662-5575 Excellence in Teaching Award for 1977 Nominations are solicited from students, chartered student organizations, faculty and staff, for nominees to be considered for the Behrend College Ad visory Board’s Excellence in Tea ching Award for 1977; to be presented at Com mencement, May 28,1977. '-jr".- vfv. The recipient will be selected byla jjpnel of three students and three faculty members (including last year’s a ward winner) chaired by the Dean of Faculty. Previous recipients include: Behrend College Advisory Board ; - Excellence In Teaching Award Recipients , 1970 Philip K. lobst. Instructor in Philosophy : 1971 Jeffrey C. Steinbrink, Instructor in English ! r 1972 Edwin AAasteller, Associate Professor of Biology ' 1973 Daniel Frankforter, Assistant Professor.of History " 1974 Mary Chisholm, Assistant Professor of them istry f 1975 Charles Kolob, Instructor in ?. 1976 Donald Leavers, Assistant ProfessorofJShermstry ; & Nominate an Excellent TMs-Signal Hondrr Nomination forms are available in the following officesi office and Dean of Faculty, Main Bldg. Arts and Humanities, Turabifll Bldg, Science and Engineering, Behrend Bldg:;.Nursing Studies, Lawrence-Hall; Social and Behavioral Sciences, FacultyjOS^ceßldg. Nominations are due in the Office of the'Dean of Faculty no later than April 20,1977. . ' - .7• r * ; . _ . 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We saved them a criminal record that way.” To begin with, over 40 per cent of the population of the United States has tried marijuana. President Carter has a bill in Congress that will, if passed, reduce strict pot laws to a mere parking ticket-like violation. Second, if Ms. Bainum had any knowledge of civil action on such a bust that occurred at Behrend, she would know that this case would have been laughed out of court, if it had gotten that far. I have never heard of anyone being busted for 5.5 grams of pot. Also, in High Times, October 1976 it states “paraphernalia is rarely used as evidence.” It seems to me that since the University had such little evidence they had to use paraphernalia for suspen sions of these students. If Ms. Bainum continues to hand down such asinine penalties over 80 per cent of the students will be subject to suspensions. it paid Mark Johnson Third Term Prov. Stoneboro, Pa. EUROPE Flexibly and Inexpensively Call European Flights toll-free 1 -800-848-07^6 / j H?,. Behrend Collegian Editorial Policy The editorials appeari lg in this newspaper will be opinionated and therefore subject to criticism. All letters that are typewritten oi 200 words or less and submitted to the newspaper stall will be printed with the ex ception of those that are repetitious or in poor taste. The staff reserves the right to correct Hehrenii Collegian QJijp Jrpafl Asanriatton nf CCcmmoninraltl? (Cant pnats Larry Leidtke Business Manager Kurt Cavano Executive Editor Executive Secretary: Sharon Kochanovich Copy Editor: Karen Blum Layout Advisor: Gail Peck Writers: Colleen Gailagher, Joanne Goldberg, Ann Hamilton Kris Hartzell, Tom Armstrong, Steve Bishop, Joe Bosadava, Roberta Schultz Typists: Rachel Battles Photorgaphers: Lynn Boone Advisors FredD Crawford, Paul Baxes Mailing Address - Beh rend College, Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510 Office - Student Offices, Reed Union Building Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 898-1511 Ext. 238 Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of the Behrend Collegian are not necessarily those of the University Administration, faculty, or thu student body. Published every other Thursday throughout the Fall, Winter, and Spring Terms, with exclusions for holidays and term breaks. Appeals Rulings Kristen Hartzell The appreals board of Behrend College recently handed down Proffesor Dimwit Says “Yea no union, I only have to work 3 days a week.” or delete portions of all letters for publication purposes. All letters must be signed, but names will be withheld pon request. Term standing, major, and hometown must be included. Signed columns represent the view of the author only and do not necessarily reflect the Editorial policy ol the Behrend Collegian. Member of Janet Mazur Editor-in-Chief Mary Jo Santilli Entertainment Editor David Jordan Suzanne LeViseur Photo Editor Sports Editor final sentences to two students who were involved in the drug bust held on Feb. 13 in Lawrence Hall. The students were room mates of room 315 (Lawrence), where the party was held, and were charged in varying degrees to contributing to the con sumption of marijuana on Univ. property. One student, the “host” of the party, was first given three terms of academic suspension, which the appeals board changed to two terms suspension. Any future infractions of Univ. policy could result in permanent separation from the University. His roommate, who did not participate in the party, was given academic probationer the remainder. of his a'cademic career, which the appeafcdboard changed to probation'until the end of his junior year. Again, any future infractions could-result in permanent separation Trom the University. * ; . As a result of the drug raid, a student ad hoc committee was chartered through SGA to in vestigate and or change in consistent policies and penalties. Parking again by KristeaHartzell Collegian,Staff,, . Writer - Something is finally being done -about the grosslly inadequate • parking -situation at Behrend. Certain individuals in Behrend’s administration have submitted a proposal to University Park to build ...three additional parking lots onScampus. s- . focajot to be erected north of'Erie Ball, bet ; ween fhe existing parking lot and the woods north of Turnbull. Another lot- is planned north of Nick Building and south of the present Nick lot. (This area was used during Winter term as a temporary lot.) The thii-d lot would be built south-west :pf the Nick lot, -on the flat ground between, ;the " pumphouse and westsidepfthe Nick Building. In total, the three lots would provide 198 additional parking spaces. The proposal must be accepted by University Park officials and permission granted before construction can begin. Sources indicated they hoped that con struction would be finished by August 15, 1977. Future proposals may include the construction of an additional classroom building, sources said. Apri1,,7,;.1>77
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