.:/7. - ("e,. - :;"'.' . :':,:•.t:ttt.b - : -- .-. - ,..: . .:....:..'.'' . :Ai11,t0i,,#tt VOLUME XLI Either Salvadore Dali brings his work to Behrend, or Dobbins tries its new dish, below. (Photo by Steve Nesbit.) 5 10 5 000 Damage In Perry Fire Fire struck Perry, Hall dor mitories early Monday morning. Around 2:16 a.m., a multi-alarm fire devastated the 2nd floor Perry Hall T.V. room. The alarm evacuated the men's side instantly and the entire dorm was evacuated Moments later. Cold Behrend dorm students dispersed to other dorms and the RUB seeking refuge from the early morning cold. The dorm wasn't reopened until 7:00 a.m. Monday morning. ?abbe Relations Direcior, Ben Hancock, had this to say about Buck, Binder, By Tony Newman At halftime of the Geneva- Bebrend Men's Basketball Game in Erie Hall on February 17, the final game of the Miller Beer two on-two Men's Basketball tourna ment was held. The 62' par ticipating players were reduced to four after a week of single team elimination, play. - Entrants paid a $1 intramural fee to cover the cost of officials, and received a T-shirt and bumper sticker with "It's Miller Time at- Behrend College" printed on it. Games were five minutes long, with a one minute overtime and sudden death play if =Beer Distributor and the Miller Brewing Company 'directed the event, and Behrend Intrarnurals acted as sponsor. Usually, tile- basketball games =MN the evacuation of the dorms, "The students evacuated the building promptly and handled the situation quite well. Much praise can go to the people who helped make the evacuation effective." An exact figure for the damages 'hasn't bein released yet; but the cost of clean up will be around $ll,OOO. The television, walls, ceiling and furniture were all destroyed and construction crews were already cleaning up the debris Monday afternoon. Mr. Hancock said, "the official n Behrend Brew Battle are played in the form of one-on one competition, however, Behrend and other nearby col leges were asked to play twoen two as an experiment by Miller Beer. Intramural Director Duane Crider felt that the event was very successful, far exceeding the participation; expectations. "Glenwood - Beer and the Miller Brewing CompanY have the com munity in - mind when conducting this event. - The emphasis on play ing these games is to show everyone that these businesses have more than a desire to sell beer, that they don't:want to see Cri students abusing_ alcohol," said Kult.Binder and Dave "Etuck" Weakkuld =were- the first place trophy. winners, owing their tories to intelfteat passing and STATION ROAD, ERIE, PA. 16563 "Video Melt". Or...see story investigation on the fire isn't in, but the fire supposedly started on a couch in the T.V. room, possibly by a smoldering cigarette. " Many students had just left the T.V. room after watching a late show and were only back to their rooms for a short time when smoke was detected. That was one reason why the bl_iilding was evacuated so quickly. No damage was done to any other areas of the dorm and smoke was the only reason for not letting the students back in until 7:00 a.m. layups. They will now play the winning Edinboro team, and if they win, will play champions from other regional colleges. Second and third place trophies were also awarded. Following the game, trophies were presented and Kevin Bemis of Glenwood -Beer Di stributor thanked everyone who participated in the Intramural Program of Behrend College for their help. Records Office Announcements Need three Credits to satisfy Your Humanities credits? Locked out of Ihanariithls 001? American Studies 100,toraparative Lit 100, Humanities 101, English 121, and agan Poll Students Back Administration Ina January 18th issue of the students replied that they may Collegian, John Skrzypcznk haVe to resort to drastic authored an "editorial entitled measures if funds are "Speak Up." In the article he unavailable, such measures in stated "250,000 students will lose elude joining the Army and quit- PELL (BEOG) grants and ting school. 500,000 students, will be dropped Most -respondents felt that from the Guaranteed Student \ Reagan should not make any Loakprogram. more cuts in the education and "Only $2.18 billion will be given out in Federal grant forms. Approximately 110,000 students will lose their college work-study and 75,000 will lose SEOG grants." He also explained that all Student Social Security benefits have been completely eliminated, with present reci pients phased out over a four year period. - The Collegian polled 184 students February Bth to deter mine if students support the Reagan administration. Of those 184, 119 respondents approve of the current administration, 54 disapprove, and 9 expressed no opinion. Of those who indicated that _ they approve of the current ad ministration, 52 approve of Reagan's., cuts.-.for. ~education, especially in colleges and univer- skies; 55,students disapprove and 12 had no opinion. However, those who indicated on their survey that they disapprove of the pre sent administration felt more strongly about cuts in education: 3 approve of tlaem while 52 disapprove. When asked how they plan to finance their education next Fall, most students expect to get per sonal loans or work more hours at their jobs. A minority of students expect their parents to contribute more money to tuition. A few Cultural Festival A Success Toni Hicks The Association of Black Col legians held its First Annual Cultural Festival on Sunday, February 14. Members of the ABC and the Erie Community crowded the Reed Lecture Hall to listen to the speakers for the day. The speakers spoke on the im portance of Unity in our com munity and our nation. They spoke on where our nation would be if blacks were more unified. Reverend Paul Martin talked about the black heroes. Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, and Nat Turner. Attorney Edith Benson, told the audience how blacks can become Fniekh 132 will all satisfy the Humanities requirement. All of the apcmve. classes currently have oipanno in them, according' to Mr. .Shenker in the Records of- THURSDAY; FEBRUARY 25,1982 Social Security programs. However, many respondents wrote that they would like to see the defense budget cut. Other - areas that students feel that President Reagan should leave alone are: the Presidency, excise taxes on alcohol and any research programs, to name a few. One student wrote that he would like the Socialist party in his home town left alone. The% poll, devised by john Skrzypczak, was generally well received. However, some students felt that the poll was biased and therefore, unreliable. Skrzypczak responded to the allegations that the poll was pre- judiZed by stating, t `l can't fielp but be biased. I feel very strongly about the issues at hand. I hate to stand , icily - -by while people's throats are cut." March Ist is slated as a na tional-day of action against the financial aid cuts. S.G.A. is laun ching a mass letter-writing cam paign. It is imperative, according to S.G.A. that students voice their opinion. Addresses are posted and form letters are available to sign. Stu dent Government will mail all let ters if dropped off at the S.G.A. office. Sue Richardson, president of S.Gr.A., encourages all Behrend students to express their opinion, Pro or Con. better business people. Poet Paris Baker, and Freshmen Jennifer Prosper and Tyrone Harvey received rounds of applause for their performances. Professor Eva Tucker spoke on how important it is for blacks to become better educated. The closing remarks of Reverend Ernest Denny inspired the crowd. The Mt. Ebal Choir ended the program by singing "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand." The audience left the Reed Lec ture Hall talking about how they enjoyed the activity, and were looking forward to next year's. Bee. Realso advised all students to - take advantage of Early Registration, to take place this Wednesday through next Mouthy. • -
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