aehrerid Collegian
VOL. XLVIII NO. 6
New Student Housing OK'd
by Jill Franz
Penn State-Behrend Provost
Dr. John M. Lilley held a news
conference on January 24, an
nouncing that the sketch and
preliminary plans for new student
housing at Behrend have been ap
proved by The Board of Trustees
of -the Pennsylvania State
University.
The project has been divided in
to phases, the first consisting- of
six buildings, will cost approx
imately four million dollars. They
Students
by Lisa Pavadore
Members from several of
Behrend's organizations gathered
for a heated debate Monday
night at the Student Government
meeting, regarding the showing of
the movie Alice in Wonderland
this weekend.
Questions raised at the meeting
concerned morality, the exploita
tion of women, and ultimately the
freedom of expression. -
Some time before Christmas
break, there was a lack of funding
for the purchasing of the movie
SGA Revises
Constitution
Doug Saltzman, Student
Government Association Presi
dent, and Doug Gerow, Com
muter Senator, submitted a pro
posed constitution for the
S.G.A. to the Student Senate at
the January 23, 1984 meeting. Ed
McCloskey, former president of
the S.G.A. was appointed
chairperson of the Constitutional
Revision Committee during the
Fall semester. The committee was
charted with revising and clarify
ing the current constitution.
"It seemed that the general opi
nion of the membership was.that
the current constitution is too
vague, inconsistent and inade
quate," Gerow went on to say
that he believes the proposed con
stitution "will enable the Student
Government Association to better
serve the students through its
various standing committees."
The proposed constitution in
cludes the following standing
committees: Inter-Club Council,
Traffic Appeals Board, Cub
Mascot Selection, Budget Affairs,
Communications, Elections, Stu
dent Relations and Student
Services.
"We hope the new committees
are designed to accommodate 192
students.
The apartments, primarily for
juniors and seniors, will be fur
nished, have two bedrooms, a
living-dining room, kitchen and
bath.
Dr. Lilley said, "The Board has
acknowledged a longstanding
need here at Penn State-Behrend.
The acute housing problem we've
experienced over the past few
years will be partially resolved by
these additions to our campus.
Debate Showing Of X- Rated
Roots. A vote as to what movie
would be in its place on the
S.U.B. movie calendar was cast,
and the members from the frater
nity Sigma Kappa Nu proposed
the purchase of a film, entitled
Alice in Wonderland; which is
rated X.
Members from the Behrend
Christian Association voiced their
opinions. Co-president of the
Association, Steve Johnson, felt
that the decision to purchase such
a controversial film was made in
haste, and did not allow students
and departments will encourage
more student involvement with
the 5.G.A.," said Saltzman.
"The new constitution will better
organize the S.G.A. and it will
permit us to provide more services
for the student body."
Other changes that have been
proposed in the new constitution
are designed to clarify the specific
duties and responsibilities of the
members of the Student Senate.
Procedural matters such as elec
tions and chartering of student
organizations have also been
revised.
Ken Macro, President of the
Joint Residence Council and
member of the Student Senate
said that the constitution is "well
organized and very concise."
The Student Senate will vote on
the proposed constitution at the
February 6, 1984 meeting of the
Student Government Association
after the two-week tabling period
has elapsed. The constitution will
then be posted around campus for
a period of two additional weeks
at which time the student body
may voice its opinion. After that
time, the constitution will be of
ficially adopted.
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They will allow us to house more
readily our growing four-year
programs."
"The Board has
acknowledged a
longstanding need
here at Penn-State
Behrend."
The new housing complex is to
be located directly south of ex-
to voice their opinions until after
the film had been purchased.
Other members of the Christian
Students don't get
involved until
something controversial
comes into play.
Association felt that the morality
and values of Behrend students
were questioned.
A main factor regarding the
movie is that the administration
has not barred the showing of this
movie. Dean Harshbarger, who
was at the meeting, pointed out
isting student dormitories on Jor
dan Road, giving students a view
of Lake Erie.
The second phase, which is to
be approved later, would add an
additional three buildings of 24
apartments housing some 96 more
students.
Ground-breaking for the first
phase is scheduled in early spring
and occupancy expected for the
fall semester of 1985. The other
phases are expected to follow very
rapidly.
that the administration "neither
approved of the movie, - nor con
doned it." He also stated that by
allowing the movie to be shown,
the school was upholding the stu
dent right to freedom of
expression.
John Fronko, President of the
fraternity Sigma Kappa Nu, ex
plained that the fraternity had
been lent funding to purchase this
movie from J.R.C. and S.U.B.
organizations, funding which will
be paid back to the organizations
at a later date. He also added that
it was not the intention of the
fraternity to slander Behrend Col
lege or exploit women. He stated
that they simply wanted to "pur
chase something a little
different."
Resident Hall Coordinator
Dave Adams and Behrend
sophomore Wayne Malsch
THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1984
The choice of apartments rather
than dorms was due to many fac
tors, including the request by
students for more privacy and to
be closer to campus. New dor
mitories would also necessitate an
expansion to the dining hall
facilities.
At the same meeting, the Board
gave final approval to plans for
the new science, engineering and
technology complex. This is ex
pected to be completed by fall of
1985.
Film
pointed out that people who com
plained of not being informed of
the purchasing of this movie, have
never attended meetings held
earlier in the year when organiza
tions were being formed and such
issues were first discusSed. Adams
tried to convey, the idea that
students don't get involved until
something controversial comes in
to play.
President of 5.U.8., Dave
Kiessling, stated that the choice of
the movie was not random, and a
student who has already seen the
movie, Stuart Tuttler, added that
the movie was neither tasteless,
nor portrayed women as "sluts."
After much discussion, it was
decided that Alice in Wonderland
would indeed be shown on Feb.
3,4,5. Identification to prove that
you are at least eighteen years of
age is necessary.