71th - trent! otallegiall, VOLUMN XXXV NO. 2 "Feet Out" "Get Ready" „ Go „ "Feet Out!" "Get ready!" 4iG o Vf Flight! From 2800 feet, arms and legs outstretched back ar- - ched, I floated towards earth! I reminded myself to count off six seconds and check the canopy. Relief! After only two seconds I had a full round canopy, which meant I didn't have to utilize any of the emergency procedures we had intensively practiced in the eight hours or skydiving instruction previous to our first jump. Using the steering toggles, I maneuvered over the air field. I enjoyed the ride, which was silent except for the slight breeze whispering through the canopy and the roar of the plane in the distance. I landed, gathered up the chute and walked over to the packing area where Mike Stafford, Jumpmaster, coached me on a few points on how to improve my landing. My first jump, with the Behrend Outing Club was a pleasant and exciting experience. I'm convinced skydiving is safer than riding in a car on a freeway in a large city. Jim Patrick "Glass Menagerie" Opens Theatre Season The Behrend Studio Theatre kicks off the Erie College theatre season with its production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Ten nessee Williams poignant and moving tale of a lower-class family living in a tenament in St. Louis during the depressionized thirties. The play is, in part, autobiographical; Tom, the son, represents Mr. Williams as he recalls his own painful up bringing. A dominating mother, a shy and slightly crippled sister, and a Wee, average gentleman caller make up the ruinin g . characters, in this, the Behread Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University • • ,• - ,-,..•.:::•.-••••,--:-;4.';'',..9,- - "''' •os•---w-z-Vit:-,%,7-••1":„;:,,,,,-,,,,..-.;',''.zz,.•.:„. ..!:-.„,•..; ~,,,y;,,,,,,,,f4.7...4e:z.....,, 4.. 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' ^".,";,-, ' :.,:',;.",-..zz••• :.•,,-,.., ,i ~,1‘; :.: - t " -, :-Zt ~ ', • „2,.., . .„, ~..: - 7 -.,„ ,„ :, ":„,,z,„ ''''-'l‘:::•:•''',.:;'.2l','''':4-*?-'),' ''-', ' :,: -'., %...',, - ,•`l'..-,'•,•-•:.':-.-••'" =ME Jim= LL Sails:Toward - E a rte:. ':. Players first production of the season. Featured in the cast are two Character of Jim shduld prove a Behrend students, (pictured challenge that David will master. here), Dan Roscher as Toni, and "The Glass Menagerie" opens David McNeil as Jim, the Gen- with three Free student per tieman Caller Dan is a long-time formances on October 15, 16, and veteran of the Behrend stage, 17, at 8:00 in the Studio Theatre. having appeared in "A Delicate The shown then runs October 19- Balance, The Shadow Box," and 21 and 24-28 with a special Erie, last winter in his bravo award- Th e at r e A r ts Institute benefit winning performance as the performance on October 18. rambunctious "Bo" in Bus stop. In the above photo, Jim (left) is sharing his future plans with David, a communications Tom, who dreams of his major, will be remembered for "escape" from the dreary life of his agile portrayal •of•one-of the..-Sb..lsetaisqemaent.w.....4. ,, • ..4.,..,-..•• Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16563 SEEMS ,•e• - • • horses in Behrend's summer production_ of "Equus." The Student Senate Begins New Year The first meeting of the 1979-80 Student Senate- was held on September 24. The following students are the senators governing the senate: Linda Sch weinitz, President of the Upper Division and Chairperson of the Senate; Patrick Sedlak, President of the Student Union Board; Chuck King, President of the Lower Division; Paul Cain, President of the Joint Residence Council; and Leslie Dukstein, President of the Commuter Council. Being the first meeting of the year, the agenda was short. It, however, contained many of the most important issues of the Senate. Student Representatives were chosen for the Faculty Council, along with appointments to the various Faculty Com mittees. Nomination forms were also dispersed for the position of Student Representative on the Behrend College Advisory Board. Goals for the coming year were SUB Vital To Campus In the opinion of many students and Student Union Board- President Patrick Sedlak, the services that his organization provide are vital to the success of the campus community. Members of this club plan concerts, films and special events such as lectures and Ping- Pong tournaments. The main function of the SUB according to Pat Sedlak is to provide "programs that appeal to the whole college community." However, there are limitations to what services can be provided. For example, the average fee for a performer like Harry Chapin is $7500 a night. With a maximum amount of $5OOO set aside for concerts, the possiblity of attracting major acts is non existent. However, there are many popular recreational events that require little funding. Bonfires, hayrides, backgammon tour naments and even a proposed pizza-eating contest are a few of the planned events. W.D. Snodgrass To Lecture The Dean's Advisory Com mittee for Distinguished Lec turers is pleased to announce as the first lecturer in its services, the distinguished American poet, W.D. Snodgrass, who will present a lecture on October 10, at 8 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall; a reception will follow in the Seminar Room. With the publication in April 1959 of the book of poems "Heart's Needle" and its receipt of the coveted Pulitzer Prize in 1960, a new and vibrant poetic force entered the ranks of American Poets W.D. Snodgrass. This honor followed many another the Ingram Merrill. Award, a huds on Review Fellowship in Poetry, the Longview Literary Award, a residency at Yaddo, Saratoga, NY, the Special Citation Award from the Poetry Society of America, a grant from the Natl. Inst. of Arts and Letters and later came the Guinness Poetry Award (Great Britain), Ford Foun dation Grant for Study in the Theater, Miles Modern Poetry Award, Sabbasical Grant from Natl. Council on Arts, mem bership in the Natl. Inst. of ; Arts andvEetWrs'y * a **Gligge nelm Thursday, September 27, 1979 expressed by many of the senators and these included improvements in • com munications; the parking situation, visitation in dorms, bussing for commuters, a new placement department and student influence on the hiring of faculty among others. The Student Senate governs the studenrbody. It sets policies and guidelines for Behrend College Organizations, sees that they are maintained, allots a budget to qualifying clubs, and reviews the problems and gripes by students. The senate seeks involvement by the students. The Student Senate meetings are open to anyone and are held every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the RUB Seminar Room. If you wish to bring up something, you may attend the meeting, see your representative, or write it down and leave it in the Student Senate mailbox located at the RUB main desk. Other responsibilities of the SUB involves the dissemination of material pertaining to clubs and granting the usage of the Reed Union building for organizational meetings. Executive members of the SUB can, though they rarely have, disapprove of materials they deem controversial. The SUB consists of ten committtees, each assigned duties that range from weekly films, to Coffeehouse en tertainment. Committee members elect a chair-person to head their group. The chair person is preferably not •a first team freshman. Pat Sedlak maintains that freshmen may function in that capacity once they have adjusted to the rigors of college life. At this writing, there are five Chairpersons needed for the Cultural, Recreation, Promotion, Special Services, and Hospitality committees. Also, the office of the Vice-President unfortunately remains vacant. Fellowship and one from the Academy of American Poets, the Bi-cenntennial Medal from the Govt. of Romania. His poems, translations and essays have appeared in most of the leading literary magazines. "Heart's Needle" was followed in 1967 by "Gallows Songs", a book of translations from the German comic poet Christien Morgen stern. His poems, "After Experience", were published by Harper and Row in 1967 and a book of critical essays from Harper and Row in 1975 entitled "In Radical Pursuit." Robert Lowell and Paul L. Gaston who has completed a book-length study of the poet's work have been both high in their praise of the forthcoming work "The Fuhrer Bunker" BOA Editions. W.D. Snodgrass has given readings and lectures in a greet number of universities throughout the United States and Canada, and has made ap pearances, under State Depart ment auspices, in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and Scotland. His trip ,to Romania was the occasion for his receiving the Order of Cultural Merit from *die Government of Romania.
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