38ehrtnii Collegian
VolumeXXX! No. 6
News
Shorts
Pennsylvania is in the midst of
what is being called the worst
snowfall in 20 years. The
Department of Transportation
had 8,300 employees battling the
high winds in an attempt to clear
the snow off the roads one day
last week. A spokesman for the
department said that 70 per cent
of the state’s secondary roads
were closed.
The American attempt to
continue Jerusalem peace talks
were rejected by Egyptian
president Anwar Sadat attacking
Israeli Prime Minister Menachen
Begin’s way of negotiating.
Sadat’s remarks followed a
meeting with Cyrus Vance.
President Carter is attempting
to lower the inflation rate by 0.5
per cent by asking businessmen
and labor leaders to hold their
wage and price increases in 1978
below the average of 1976 and
1977.
The U.S. Transportation
Department is recalling Ford and
Toyota vehicles. About 190,000
Ford Fairmounts, trucks, and
Mercury Zephyrs, along with
over 131,000 Toyotas are being
recalled. The problems include
faulty wiring, cracking engine
cooling fans, and corroding fuel
tanks.
In Detroit, two previously fired
policewomen were reinstated and
given bade pay of about $1,500
each. Hie reason they were fired
was because they refused to cut
their waist-length hair.
In Memoriam
Julie Masteller
“Death, Be Not Proud”
Death, be not proud, though some
have called thee
Mighty and dreadful , for thou art not so:
For those whom thou think’st thou dost
overthrow
Die not, poor Death; nor yet canst thou
kill me.
From Rest and Sleep, which but thy pic-
ture be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much
more must flow;
And soonest our best men with thee do
go —
Rest of their bones and souls’ delivery!
Thou’rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and
desperate men,
And dost with poison, war,and sickness
dwell;
And poppy or charms can make us sleep
as well
And better than thy stroke. Why swell’st
thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more: Death, thou
shalt die!
John Donne
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University
Start To Dig Deeper
byKurtCavano,
Executive Editor
Tuition increases and service
cuts were discussed at the
January 14 meeting of the Penn
State University Board of
Trustees in an attempt to balance
the 1977-78 budget. A deficit of
$3,362,000.00 created by unex
pected drops in enrollment,
accrued interest on outstanding
debts, and a 2.1 million dollar cut
in state appropriations by Milton
Shapp brought about a 2.2 million
dollar cut in services, and a 1.1
million dollar hike in tuition
rates.
The tuition hike, which will
become effective spring term,
will raise the tuition of Com
monwealth Campuses and
Behrend College from $378 to $393
and University Park tuition will
go from $421 to $456.
Building Erected
by Jay Shannon
Collegian Staff Writer
The Physical Education
Department at Behrend has
added a new feature to the
athletic fields behind Erie Hall. A
small cement building, to be used
for storage of athletic equipment,
has been constructed directly
behind the tennis courts.
According to Dr. Roger Sweeting
of the Phys. Ed. Department, the
new structure was erected to
alleviate a shortage of storage
space in Erie Hall.
The building will be used
mainly to store such large items
as baseball backstops, bases,
soccer and tennis nets, and ar
chery equipment. The building
has not yet been utilized, but it
will hopefully be ready to for use
by next spring's baseball season.
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16510
This tuition hike, the second
increase of the year was the most
heavily discussed topic of the
day’s meeting. Strong opposition
came from student represen
tative David Hickton, who
proposed two alternative plans to
try to avoid a tuition hike. One
plan was a $25 one-time sur
charge to all students at all
locations, and the other was
floating die deficit in hopes that
R.A. Selection
by Robin Baulding
Collegian Staff Writer
As one recalls his experiences
with his resident assistant, he
may think of him as a friend, an
advisor, a person to talk to in
time of need, or he may
remember his R.A. repriman
ding him for rule violations.
Whichever the case, the resident
assistant has the responsibility of
all of these.
Now is the time for these people
to be chosen again for next year.
For those of you who are ap
plying, have you ever wondered
how you’re going to be selected?
First, the term resident
assistant, according to the
residence life office, will be
changed to resident advisor. The
basic requirements for the
resident advisor assistantship
will be sophomore standings, or
above, and a 2.25 cumulative
average. (Note: a 2.5 or above
average after spring term will be
a positive factor in the final
selection decision).
Second, the selection
Erocedures for the candidate will
e in five phases: (1) initial in
terview (2) leaderless discussion
(3) hall interview (4) individual
the legislature would come
through with additional monies.
Both plans were voted down.
Grant Ackerman, Student
Government President, stated:
“As a rational and reasonable
individual, I can’t question the
necessity of a tuition hike.” He
then added that the tuition hike
was not the Board’s fault, but
rather Mr. Shapp’s.
Also showing strong opposition
interview with coordinator (5)
area coordinator staff’s
placement of resident advisors.
In phase one, the purpose of the
initial interview will be to
identify those individuals who
project basic helping and human
relations skills. These interviews
will take place February 1
through 3. One student, one
resident assistant and one area
coordinator will be the in
terviewers.
The candidates’ individual
behavior through group in
teraction will he evaluated
through a leaderless discussion in
phase two. Area coordinators,
present resident assistants and
possibly other professional staff
will be observing the candidate’s
performance. The candidates
will be given a problem to solve
as a group with no leader iden
tified.
Phase three will entail the hall
interviews. Two resident
assistants and three area coor
dinators will be assessing can
didates for abilities and skills as
they relate to residence hall life:
judgment, leadership, exem
plary behavior. Also they will be
judging each candidate’s ability
to work with people of varying
“Remember, Spring fun is right around the corner.”
Thursday, January26,l97B
to the tuition hike was State
Representative James Rhodes.
Rhodes said, “If you really want
to unrecoverably antagonize the
House of Representatives
towards Penn State, vote this
tuition increase.”
Neither Mr. Hickton’s nor Mr.
Rhodes’ attempts seem to have
had any effect, as the Board
voted overwhelmingly to raise
the tuition.
life styles and cultures, and
familiarity with the campus and
community resources.
An individual interview with
the area coordinator will be
phase four. The purpose of this
interview will be to clear up
questions the area coordinator
may have about candidates, to
assess motivation and to allow
the candidate to get to know the
coordinator better. After this
interview, each coordinator wifi
choose from the applicants those
he wishes to hire for his hall.
After this stage, the R.A.
candidates must complete the
residence life course offered
Spring term, “Self Directed
Behavior and Human Relation
Training in a Residence Hall
Setting.”
Phase five will be the final
placement decision. The coor
dinators will choose the can
didates they will hire, and the
remaining candidates will be
alternates.
All applicants should note that
at each phase, some individuals
will be screened out of the
assessment process. Those at any
phase not recommended to
progress to the next phase will be
notified.