September 22, 1977
Entertainment
Inner Views
Well, here we are, folks, back
to the books and back to Behrend.
We’re anticipating an exciting
year full of entertainment ideas,
some of which have already
taken place.
The Student Union Board has
planned many activities which
are available to both commuter
students and dorm students:
Coffee Houses, movies, concerts,
etc.
Coffee Houses happen every
other Wednesday. If you are
looking for a time and a place to
unwind and relax from all that
hard studying, then Wednesday
night coffee houses are the time
and place to do it. So, come on
down to the faculty dining room
and listen to guitarists like Dan
Ferraro and others. (Dan put on
an excellent show at the coffee
house on September 7th). So,
remember, it all starts at 9 p.m.,
Wednesday nights. Fresh
flavored doughnuts, cold soda
Odds and Ends
by Tim Kenney
Collegian Staff Writer
Life is too complex. Everytime
I pick up a newspaper, I read
about murder, crime, disaster,
and political scandals. I’m sick of
it! I’d rather learn bits of in
formation that I didn’t know or
that make me smile, or both!
Here are some I enjoyed:
America has another first:
Birth control pills for dogs and
cats. Now, won’t you sleep
easier?
In England, a middle-aged
woman was accused of raping a
16-year old boy. However, the
case was dismissed when the
woman’s lawyer argued that the
boy looked older than he actually
was.
Dean Bainum Tells
Students Where To Go
by Sheri Reim
Collegian Staff Writer
“Our purpose at this institution
is for you! If you don’t come, then
it is your education that is
lacking. We want to help put your
nose and feet in the right
direction.” Roseland Bainum,
Assistant Dean of Student
Affairs, advised students of ways
in which certain problems can be
eliminated. The following are
some common questions students
pose, and Dean Bainum’s
solutions to these questions.
Still can’t find the class right
for you? Talk first to your advisor
(that is why they were assigned)
or to Dave Watkin, Records,
Registration, and Scheduling
Officer, located in the
Administration Building. If no
one is available, never hesitate to
approach the secretary for
assistance. They may have the
answers you are looking for.
Want to leave? All you need to
do if transferring to another
campus affiliated with Penn
State is go to the Records Office
in the Main Building and ask for a
“change of assignment.” If
Philharmonic Schedule
The Erie Philharmonic opens
its 64th season September 29, and
special rates enable college
students in the area to attend
concerts at half price.
For the classical series of six
performances, students can buy
a season ticket for $lO or $12.50..
That’s an offer penny-watching
students can hardly refuse.
Season tickets for the four Pops
concerts can be bought by
students for $9 or $lO. Again, a
real bargain.
Under the baton of Maestro
Walter Hendl, a conductor of
considerable experience and
acclaim, the Philharmonic- will
give classical concerts on Sep
tember 29, October 27; November
10, February 16, March 9, and
April 13: Guests will include
by Robin Baulding
Entertainment Editor
pop, aiid delicious hot coffee are
sold. The upcoming coffee house
will be October sth.
You must check out the movies,
another delight sponsored by the
Union Board. These films are
offered every Sunday, at 6:30
p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Also, a
horror film series is being
presented every Wednesday
afternoon and evening, 3:15 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m. I’m sure you don’t
want to miss movies like the ones
we’ve just seen, “Flesh Gordon,”
and “Let’s Scare Jessica To
Death.” This coming Sunday,
September 25th, “A Clockwork
Orange” and Wednesday, Sep
tember 28th, “The Other,” will be
shown.
Well, folks, see you at the
Coffee Houses and movies! Oh,
don’t forget to check out the jazz
concert, “Concourse,” in the
RUB lecture hall, Thursday,
September 29th, at 8 p.m. Don’t
miss it!
Don’t gripe about marijuana
laws in Pennsylvania. In some
Mid-East countries, mere
possession means the firing
squad for these apprehended, and
in other countries, prison terms,
ranging from 20 years to life.
Spiders may not be an eight
legged beauty, but they’re vital to
man’s survival. If all the spiders
were removed from the earth for
one week, the world would be
covered with a 4 inch blanket of
bugs! .
Copper pennies may become
obsolete. Mints claim it costs 1.3
cents to make a single penny.
Hence, too expensive.
Venus fly traps do not eat meat,
but rather absorb the body fluids
and discard the carcass. What’s
for lunch?
transferring to another school,
ask for a “university transcript”
to be sent to the degree granting
institution.
Running out of money? Try the
Financial Aid Officer, Larry
Skerlong, in the Reed Building.
You had better hurry before the
funds run out!
Frustrated with a professor?
Try to have an intelligent con
versation with the professor. If
that does not seem to improve the
situation, then talk to the head of
the department. Results should
soon appear.
Feel you could be advised more
skillfully? Academic Services,
located in the Administration
Building, will help you find an
advisor with answers to all your
questions.
Just can’t seem to stop
bleeding? For any physical
difficulties or accidents that
occur, go immediately to the
Dispensary for medical
assistance. There are two nurses,
and one doctor on the Behrend
staff. A dentist can be referred if
Ruggiero Ricci, violinists;
Steven DeGroote, pianist; Susan
Starr, pianist; James
McCracken, tenor, and Sandra
Warfield, mezzo-soprano; and
Erie Philharmonic Chorus.
Pops concerts are October 15,
January 14, February 4, and
April 1. Guests are Alexi
Piskunov, pianist, and his
brother, Marek, violinist; Mary
Costa,_ soprano; Buddy Rich,
drummer; and the Erie
Philharmonic Chorus.
Season tickets offer students a
considerable savings over single
admission tickets. For in
formation contact the Erie
Philharmonic office, 720 Baldwin
Bldg., Erie 16501, phone 455-1375.
Tickets are also sold at the door
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Some of the cast of Behrend Players’' fall production “Kennedy’s Children’’ are: (clockwise from
top left) Tim Baum, Tracy Parks, Ron Larson, Jo Laraway.
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by Jay Shannon
Collegian Staff Writer
“Kennedy’s Children”, a play
by Robert Patrick, will be
presented by the Behrend College
Studio Theater as its fall
production. The play, set in a
New York bar in 1974, is a
powerful retrospective of the
1960’s as seen through the eyes of
five people trying to drown their
memories in drink. Each
character gives a series of
monologues, directed to the
audience and totally unrelated to
one another.
The characters include Wanda,
a young, middle-aged Catholic
girl who worships President
Kennedy; Sparger, an off-off
Broadway actor; Mark, a
Vietnam veteran, popping pills
and drinking beer; Rona, a
former student activist
reminiscing about acid trips and
protest marches; and Carla, a
part-time go-go girl whose dream
is to be like Marilyn Monroe.
Clive Barnes, reviewer for The
New York Times, said of the 1975
Broadway production of “Ken
nedy’s Children”: “You could
actually be eavesdropping on the
drunken but revealing, paranoid
but illuminating meanderings of
the barstool set of bad-cafe
society.”
The cast includes several
returning Behrend Players:
Deirdre McCauley as Wanda;
Gregg Johnson as the bartender,
and Tim Baum as Mark. These
people had parts in last spring’s
production of “The Birthday
Party,” and were cast, respec
tively, as Meg, McCann, and
Stanley in that play.
“Kennedy’s Children” also has
some new faces among the cast.
First term student Tracy Parks
portrays Rona; Professor Ron
Larson, Associate Professor of
on concert nights.
All performances are in the
Warner Theater in downtown
Erie, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
[Kodak
Math at Behrend, portrays graduate drama majors and will
Sparger, and Jo Laraway, a be involved in productions in the
graduate student, plays Carla. Cleveland community outside of
“Kennedy’s Children” will be Case-Western,
presented at 8 p.m. on October 26,
27,28, 29 and November 2,3, 4,5,
in the Behrend College Studio
Theater. Admission will be $3.00
for the public and $1.50 for
Behrend students. Seating will be
limited to sixty seats at each
performance, so advance tickets
will go on sale October 19 in the
Reed Building.
The play will be directed by
Arno Selco, assistant Professor of
Theater Arts. “Kennedy’s
Children” will be Mr. Selco’s
tenth production at Behrend
since be became a faculty
member in 1973. However, it will
also be his last since he will be
leaving Behrend College at the
end of the fall term. Mr. Selco has
accepted a position in the drama
department of Case-Western
Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.
He believes that this new
position will allow him new op
portunities that he doesn’t have
here at Behrend. He will be
teaching undergraduate and
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