Hehrcttii Collegian
Volume XXXI No. 1
News
Shorts
Moshe Davan, the Israeli
Foreign Minister, began talks
with President Carter and
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance,
in Washington on Tuesday, The
talks regarding Middle East
diplomacy will be important in
determining whether or not there
will be a Geneva peace con
ference this year.
. Hundreds of Federal Govern
ment facilities across the nation,
mainly military installations,
have been violating the an
tipollution requirements of the
Clean Water Act. The facilities,
including national parks, fish
hatcheries, and atomic energy
installations, have not yet been
penalized by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
More cases of cholera are being
reported as the epidemic con
tinues to plague the Middle East.
Syria, who has had the largest
outbreak during the month old
epidemic, has reported 2,295
cases and 71 deaths.
-Over twice the legal capacity
were in the Beverly Hills Supper
Club in Southgate, Ky., the night
it burned down, killing 164 people.
The club’s capacity was 525
people, but a recent report says
that there were over 1,300 people
there that night.
The Staff of the Collegian would
like to welcome the following
additions to the faculty and staff
of Behrend: Amy Atkinson,
Steven Baskin, Dr. Ann Carlisle,
Dr. Patricia Clancy, Charles M.
Clicquennoi, Dr. Timothy
DeYoung, Sandra Edwards, Dr.
Margaret R. Fete, Patricia A.
Gracy, Dr. Steven Greiert, Dr.
Stephen Knouse, James Kurre,
Larry Lapidus, Lynn Maurer,
John J. Morris, Robert Pacella,
and Mario Polancy.
Volunteers are needed to
become “Big Brothers and
Sisters” for a Millcreek
organization whose main ob
jectives are to maintain friendly
and supportive relationships with
children and teens who have had
problems with parents, the law,
etc. A four hour per week
minimum is requested for
volunteers, as well as a six-month
committment. Interested mature
students and faculty are asked to
contact Dr. Richard Quarton in
the Faculty Office Building by
Monday.
Yearbook...
by Michele McWherton
Collegian Staff Writer
Windrush, Behrend’s upcoming
yearbook, promises to be an
exciting account of campus life
here. After last year’s fruitless
struggle to make the book a
reality, the veteran staff
members have returned more
determined than ever.
Headed by editor Jim Pappas
and co-editor Ann Ott, the staff
has already accomplished a
remarkable portion of the
organizational work. Although
the staff already consists of many
creative students, anyone in
terested in working on the
yearbook is encouraged and
welcome,
photographers.
Pappas anticipates that the
yearbook will be available to the
student body prior to Spring
Term. Cost is approximately
$7.00-$B.OO.
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State Univesity
Students Stride
Off With Goods
Several cases have now been
closed on a series of thefts and
criminal mischief that occurred
on the Behrend College Campus
last year with offenders receiving
jail terms and fines.
The largest case involved a
series of thefts of University
property amounting to about
$4,500. Taken over a period of
several months were large
quantities of food items from
Dobbins Hall and the Reed
Building Cafeteria, as well as
items from the Student Union
Office and Game room in the
R.U.B.
Numerous articles including
sheets, drapes, coat racks and
ire extinguishers were taken
from the dorms. Also taken were
$1,700 worth of Army R.O.T.C.
radios.
Involved in the thefts were
eight persons, including six
Behrend students, one former
student, and a student from
another Erie College.
Through many manhours of
work by the Behrend Security
Division, headed by Chief Gene
'Johnson, the thefts were solved
and the stolen articles (which
filled two pick-up trucks and a
station wagon) were recovered
from a location in North East.
Assisting in the recovery of the
items, obtained, with a search
warrant, were the Pennsylvania
State Police. The F. 8.1. was also
involved in the investigation,
since the R.O.T.C radios were
federal property.
Playing an important role in
the case were several Behrend
students who came forward with
vital information which led to the
solution of the case, according to
Johnson.
The persons involved were
taken before a district
magistrate facing about 50
Out With The Old,
In With The New
by Robin Baulding
Entertainment Editor
Behrend College residence hall
coordinator staff had a complete
turnover this year. Three people
have been hired to fifi the
positions. They are Robert
Pacella, Residence Community
Coordinator, Perry Hall; Lynn
Maurer, Area Coordinator,
Niagara Hall; and Larry
Lapidus, Area Coordinator,
Lawrence Hall.
Robert Pacella received both
his bachelors and masters
degrees from the University of
Indiana of Pennsylvania. His
undergraduate degree is in
Political Science; his masters
degree is in Counselor Education
with an emphasis in Student
Personnel Services. He presently
has post masters credits in
Education Administration.
Lynn Maurer graduated from
Findlay College in Ohio with an
undergraduate degree in
Elementary Education. She has
five years experience behind her
as a YMCA program director.
This past August she received her
masters from Shippensburg State
College in Counseling. s
Having graduated from Kent
State University, Larry T-aniHng
received his undergraduate
degree in Health, Physical
Education, and Recreation.
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
charges of criminal mischief.
They have all pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to county jail for
terms ranging from three days to
ten weekends in jail. The of
fenders also paid fines ranging
from $lOO to $3OO plus making
restitution and paying court
costs.
The Behrend students also
faced disciplinary action by the
Office of Student Affairs. After
hearings, one student was
dismissed, one suspended until
the end of the Fall 1977 term, one
suspended until Spring 1978, one
placed on disciplinary probation
until the end of the Spring Term
and refused permission to reside
in the dorms. One student case is
under review and the other is still
pending. The non-students were
banned from the campus.
In another case, a Behrend
student was charged with
criminal mischief after he
pleaded guilty to setting a fire in
a dumpster. He was sentenced to
two days in the county jail and
paid $lO2 in fines and court costs.
He had been identified by another
student who witnessed the of
fense.
The fire was one of several,
which occurred in dumpsters last
year and were extinguished by
the Security Patrol.
Johnson praised the students
who were not afraid to come
forward with the vital in
formation which helped in the
solution of the cases. He also had
high praise for the members of
the Security Division who put in
many hours solving these cases.
He warned that students who
commit similar offenses on the
campus not only face severe
college disciplinary action and
possible dismissal but will also
face civil charges and possible
fines and jail sentences.
Recently, he received his
masters in Guidance and
Counseling from Youngstown
State.
Mr. Pacella explained briefly
his concepts and position on
residence hall life for the dorms:
“The residence life program will
incorporate the concepts of
student development. The goal of
the residence life staff for this
academic year will be to foster
and. realize a self governance
model in the student population.”
Miss Maurer goes on to say,
“We are trying, to guide them
(the students) toward self
responsibility—responsibility for
their own actions.”
Mr. Lapidus has the faith and
confidence that students “can be
responsible for themselves and
responsible to the needs of others,
given the right motivational
conditions, that is, if they have
the power of decision making.”
What are the motivational
conditions?. Thus far, the coor
dinators have established
guidelines for floor governments
whose main purpose is to meet
the needs of the floor. As Mr.
Pacella puts it, “Each floor has
its own personality.”
Further explanation of the
residence floor government and
changes from last year to this
year will be continued in the next
issue.
Dollars Discussed
by Deirdre McCavley
Collegian Staff Writer
On September 26, the Penn
sylvania State legislature will re
assemble to discuss higher
• education funding. The Penn
sylvania State University has
asked for 109 million dollars from
the state to finance the 1977-78
year. The Governor has
recommended that 103 million be
granted to the University. This
meager funding is a result of the
public outcry against higher
taxes. The large funding figure
for higher education may seem
overwhelming to the general
public, but Pennsylvania sup
ports many private institutions
as well as Penn State University.
P.S.U. is borrowing money now
(in order to sustain necessary
operations until a final budget is
known) at a rate of $3,000 a day
interest..
The failure to gain the funds
felt necessary to support
adequately fundamental
programs of teaching and
research at the University has
already had an effect at Behrend.
While Dean Fox and Mr. Kochel
have, as their prime interest,
maintaining academic quality,
positions in Accounting and
Management are still not filled.
Secretaries and janitors are not
being hired, which results in
Parking Still A Problem
by Kathy JLuddy students are not allowed access
Collegian Staff Writer to faculty and administration
Chief of Security Gene Johnson lots., If faculty would stay in their
revealed that Behrend College assigned areas it would cut down
will once again have a parking on the number of students being
problem this. year. ticketed. Since students are not
A request for more parking allowed in faculty lots they have
facilities has been met only half- no choice but to park alongside
heartedly. Security has . been the road or in prohibited areas,
trying for four years to obtain 198 Perhaps a little cooperation from
additional spaces, and a new lot, the staff and faculty is in order,
m the process of being com- With the completion of the new
pleted, will provide only 53. The lot there will be a total of 816
new lot started on the 15th of spaces available between both
August is located across from the the students and faculty there are
Erie Hall lot. Weather conditions just not enough spaces to go
have delayed the construction of around. Due to heavier class
the new facilities and the date of loads on Monday, Wednesday,
completion is uncertain. Whether and Friday, the problem worsens
.the claim of “too much moisture on these days. The inadequacy is
m the air” is a valid one is further visible when conferences
questionable. and workshops are held here on
Total student parking amounts campus,
to 552 spaces, with 550 student The rise in the cost of
permits issued so far. An average registration is being questioned
of 5 temporary permits have been by many students. Permits coist
issued daily and there are 21 car $7.50 last year and $lO.OO this
pools of 2 cars or more. year. This rise is due to a
Requests for further permits, directive from University Park
winch are expected, are being and is to be used to maintain and
delayed due to the fact that the improve parking facilities here at
security office has run out of Behrend.
permits forms. Until a new Winter moves things along
supply of forms are received, no from bad to worse. Poor plowing
car will be ticketed for failure to. of heavy snows block many
display a permit. available spaces. This results in
l here is a controversy over the not only special problems for
fact that the faculty, staff and student and faculty drivers but
administration are allowed to personal financial loss (paying
park in students’ - lots, but for parking privileges) as well.
New Faces In The Crowd
by Sue Wortman
Collegian Stdff Writer
Returning students may have
noticed many new faces in
personnel this fall. The ad
ministration’s persistent attempt
to acquire a first-rate staff has
led to the hiring of some highly
competent (in Dr. Gamble’s
opinion) professional men and
women.
Due to the lack of space, the
Collegian has opted to review
new faculty on the basis of their
divisions. New 'members to the
Division of Social and Behavioral
Sciences are:
Ms. Amy A. Atkinson —
Physical Education Instructor.
Ms. Atkinson coaches Women’s
Thursday, September 22,1977
more time taken to mineograph
exams, for example, and only
minor cleaning for college
buildings.
Along with the uncertainty of a
budget, there is a hiring freeze in
effect. The consequences of this
may be seen in the Career
Development and Placement
position, which will not be filled.
The Placement aspects are,
instead, directed to the Finance
Department, and the Career
Development aspect is in
corporated into Undergraduate
Studies. This is referred to as
“recycling of money.”
Raising tuition increases funds,
of course, but the tuition and fees
of Penn State are already higher
than those charged by all but
three of the state and land-grant
universities in the United States.
The tuition for undergraduate
students who are residents of
Pennsylvania was increased this
year by an average of 9.1 per cent
per academic year. In dollars,
this comes to $7B per year at
Behrend College. There is no way
of knowing of a further tuition
increase. The Trustees have the
right to raise tuition, as is stated
in the College Handbook.
Unfortunately, with a low budget
recommendation, inflation, and
public outcry over tax hikes, a
tuition increase seems more
than likely.
Varsity Tennis and Basketball.
She is interested in teaching all
aspects of health and physical
education—especially coaching.
She holds a MA degree from Kent
State University and is at
Behrend on a continuing basis.
Mr. Steven M. " Baskin—
Instructor in Psychology.
Mr. Baskin held membership in
the Internship Program at the
Ohio State University College of
Medicine. He presently is
working on a' doctoral disser
tation from North Texas State
University. His teaching in
terests lie in Clinical and
Abnormal Psychology. Mr.
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