PAGE TWO From the Editor's Desk Upon accepting an award to the New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger said, "The vital measure of a newspaper is not its size but its spirit - that is its responsibility to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. As an editor -of this newspaper it is my intention to keep this quotation firmly planted within my thoughts as I strive to fulfill my responsibilities as an editor. It will be my duty and honor to share with the Collegian organization my knowledge, experience, leadership skills and most of all my time. I had the pleasure this summer of attending a leadership conference at the Capitol Campus of Penn State. I learned valuable leadership skills that if applied effectively could only benefit the Collegian and in turn, Behrend College. Within the past three weeks as editor, I have been required many times to make decisions concerning the Collegian. Some of them were wise decisions and some weren't so wise. I have made mistakes but I have learned from them. I once heard the saying that leadership and learning are in dispensable to each other. I am serving a leadership position as a result of what I have learned and at the same time I am learning valuable information from being a leader. Now that the first issue of the 1984-85 Behrend Collegian has been published, I can evaluate my progress and results and use the evaluation as a guide to improve my leadership skills and better serve The Collegian. I am looking forward to a year of continuous change. The Collegian has witnessed some change already this year, name ly the appointment of co-editors as opposed to one editor. Are two heads not better than one? We have received a computer for the purpose of updating us on current printing techniques. This computer will give the Collegian staff more control over the overall design of the newspaper. We moved into a different office behind the RUB desk which is providing us with more space for organization and work. The Collegian staff is larger than it has been in the past, however, it still remains to be a bit weak. As the staff strengthens their motivation skills the paper as a whole will produce positive results. These are only a few of the many changes that our staff will have undergone by the end of the year. I have generated many ideas to experiment with so as to work toward my goal of making the Behrend Collegian one of the best college newspapers in the local area. I feel that the Collegian is well on its way to having a suc cessful year. Being the record of information for Behrend Collegian readers, I leave you with the following challenge: There are those of you who have a talent that would be an asset to the Collegian. Use that talent by sharing it with us. By Risa Glick, Collegian Editor Penn State Behrend Collegian Member of The Press Association Editors Risa Glick Rod Luery News Editor Thad Wawro Feature Editor Marge Tomczak Photography Editor Dale Calvin Business Manager Daniel King Advisor Robert DiNicola Staff Elizabeth D'Augostine Lisa Pavadore Kimberly Ford Paula Pence' Paula Jeane Maus Michael Ross Thomas Miley Lori Starcher Kevin Moore Dave Wallach Tricia Wood Mailing Address - Behrend Collegian, Station Road, Erie, PA 16563 Office located in Reed Union Building Office Hours - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Monday through Friday Phone: 898-6220 Opnions expressed by the editors and staff of the Penn State-Behrend Col legian are not necessarily those of the University Administration, faculty, or the student body. THE BEHREND COLLEGIAN Reader Opinion For two years I have heard the words "non-traditional stu dent" used to describe an adult student in college. Are.we not all adults? Non-traditional is so formal, stiff and old-fashioned that I feel it's time to warm the milk and sit in my rocker on the porch. Nobody Asked Me But... By: Lisa Pavadore Collegian Staff Writer ...Dobbins should be open from seven in the morning until 11 at night. Penn State should have plenty of funds and people to staff the cafeteria so that paying students do not have to eat during designated hours 0n1y... ...I hope everyone had a better summer than I had. Mine 'was spent in a factory working with non-English speaking people who were all married during puberty and call cable-making a career... ...President Reagan , is just another aging actor who should not be elected again. He wants to build up defense, but he is neglec ting the poor and hungry in his own nation... But Nancy is playing the humanitarian by pretending to help the underprivileged so that "Happy Valley" Missed By: Tricia Wood Collegian Staff Writer A month after returning to Behrend and finishing a two year stint at University Park I am beginning to think of the big "B" with much less fondness than I had for it while at Main campus. Also, State College seems like an increasingly better place to be now than it did when I arrived. Although I am the first to admit that State College is a fantasy world for instance, people simply don't seem to die in "Happy Valley," and if they do, it is not from natural causes this little college town's separation from the rest of the world serves to sur round it with a special aura that cannot be found elsewhere. State College's population consists largely of a transient student population and a permanent group of residents, referred to by the students as "townies." Sometimes the relationship between these two groups can cause problems. Often, the students feel the "townies" are simply leeches, draining them of their money, and, just as often, the permanent residents feel the students lack respect for a town in which they will only spend a small part of their lives. Yet, I cannot help feeling now, even though I know I will never become a permanent State College "townie," there will always be a part of my sen timental, alumni heart remaining in State College, thus making it my town too. Of course, there is simply no way to logically com pare living in Erie to living in State College because the two towns are on different levels of reality. But, a comparison of Behrend to Main campus based on my two year's experience at each can be easily made, although it might not be-pretty. One of the most-told, and often-feared, horror stories of Main campus is, "Once, you're there, you're just a number in the crowd." Relax. Although it is nice to see people you know at Behrend's RUB building, then to see those same peo ple again on the way to class, and then to see them yet again at breakfast, lunch and dinner if you live in the dorms, somehow it lacks the excitement of seeing Traditional, according to Webster, is the handing down of information and beliefs from one generation to another. (Wow, does that make me feel old!). The prefix "non," Webster says, means not, unim portant, or worthless. Are we not handing down her husband can send them off to war... ...Who is Ash anyway and will someone point him out to me?... ...Who is Walter Mondale and what does -he stand for? And for that matter, who is Ms. Ferraro and did her husband steal that money, or did he "borrow" it because he was caught while his wife is running for the Vice- Presidency?... ...If any of you freshmen have girl-boyfriends back home and still believe that you will either A) be faithful or B) marry them, remember you are still freshmen and have a lot to learn... ...Drop-Add...l never thought anyone would use the entire sum mer and put so much effort into developing a drop-add system worse than last year's... countless different people, constantly at Penn State. Eventually you may even get to know a few people in this crowd full of young faces, and feel like you belong. In addition, you will probably have a few large classes at Main where there is one chance in a million the professor will learn your name, but once in your major, the odds improve. In the classes I took in my major, Journalism, none were larger than five peo ple, and most had less than ten students enrolled. Granted, a Comp-Sci or Engineering major may find their classes a bit more crowded. Before I left for Main campus two years ago, my mother- used to compare it to Behrend, saying it would be like being a little fish in a big pond instead of being a big fish in a little pond. She was right. But what she didn't tell me was that being a little fish in a big pond turns you into a stronger swimmer or you will not survive. There may be times at Main campus when you feel lonely, and the smallness of Behrend begins to look good, but the fact is that this "aloneness" is forcing you to be independent and find out what you are capable of doing. Looking back over this column, I can see in myself the tendency of finding the grass a little greener on the other side of the fence Behrend seeming better while I was at Main and Main looking enticing now that I am back yet I still feel that University Park offers something unique and challenging that cannot be found here, even though it may not be for everyone. The Behrend Collegian's editorial opinion is determined by its Board of Opi nion, with the editors holding final responsibility. Opinions expressed on the editorial pages are not necessarily those of The Behrend Collegian or The Penn sylvania State University. Brown Thompson Publishers, the publishers of The Behrend Collegian and related publications, is a separate corporate institution from Penn State. - Letters Policy: The Behrend Collegian encourages comments on news coverage, editorial policy and University affairs. Letters should be typewritten, double-spaced, signed by no more than two people and not longer than 400 words. Students' letters should include the semester and major of the writer. Letters from alumni should include the major and year of graduation of the writer. All writers should provide their address and phone number for verifica tion of the letter. The Collegian reserves the right iVedit letters for length, and to reject letters if they arc libelous or do not conform to standards of good taste. Postal Information: The Behrend Collegian (898-6220) is published fourteen times annually (seven times during each academic semester at The Behrend Col lege) by the students of The Behrend College; The Reed Union Building. Sta tion Road. Erie. PA 16563. SEPTEMBER 14, 1984 beliefs, or are we unimportant to tradition, or are we just plain worthless? I like the words "returning adult learner" because they describe me so much better. I am an adult who has returned to school trying to learn what I want to be when I grow up. The only difference between myself and other students is chronologically I'm more grown up. The similarity is that I have as much trouble and work with quizzes and homework. In other words, we are all STUDENTS. Letter to the Editor Carolyn Conway ...And what about that com puter of ours? Show me a student who did not have any problems regarding billing, scheduling, or housing, and I'll show you so meone who isn't going to Penn State... ...If I had a nickel for every dime that the writers of all the books in the bookstore got, I could put myself through school. I'll bet that the person(s) who set these prices don't have children in college... ...Welcome back, good luck developing study habits, and I am looking forward to writing to you all this year... . Editorial Policy
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