iCTOBER 26,1984 pairetf s Bait Deceiving . Bear Students, Faculty and 'Staff: . In the past two issues of the Behrend Collegian there ap peared an ad from Barrett’s Restaurant and Pub. This ad in vited us to celebrate “Behrend Week at Barrett’s!” After the ad speared the first time, a copy of the ad was sent to Barrett’s as per tiie advertising-billing procedure. The ad extended an invitation to fee faculty and administration to a party on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 6 to 7 p.m. for complimen tary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The student night was designated as Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. for cocktails, wings and tacos, compliments of Barrett’s. We cannot speak for the faculty and administration, but we heard that their cocktails were not com plimentary and the hors d’oeuvres consisted of stale nachos (after quite a wait). On Thursday, several students Commentary Honor Code Promotes Honesty by Gregory Goldsmith Recently this semester, the Student Government Association of Behrend College addressed the issue under it. In regard to incoming freshmen and of possibly implementing an honor code. This im- transferring students, they would be required to piementation would incredibly increase the integrity acknowledge the Honor Code by signing a statement of;the academic standards of Behrend College and that reads: I hereby recognize, and pledge to fulfill .:&£&kgts. Moreover, with the installation of an my responsibilities, as defined in the Honor Code, ithe recognition of Behrend College as and to maintain the integrity of both, myself and the institution of higher education would coßege community as a whole. . w .. Whileoonsidering theadeaojf an-honor eosLe,the Code at -Behrend College would Sbt o. StudentaGoivestiundit Association has tafcen ?Injto oc- individual responsibility and the effecfyrtrarawainifror affairs, and to develop an ait- waulil ?^S^^fcft-e l i»ndudve to serious independent scholar- hopefully produce: a-moix self-conscious student . : code wouldbe based on tiie dictum: body. An improvement in grades would most ikdy -:-f Swß orit-lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who he sure to follow because of the needto study and to student would be expectedto adhere to this at be independent of other students’ academic abilities rule, a student placing his name research paper. or other writing be eonsideredacertification that of the student’s alone. /-vjlttMdltionto signing hisnameonany work done for r«pective' facultymember of any stu deitttbat isolated the Honor Code. A student that is or becomes aware of an act of dishonesty and does not report it would be equally culpable as the stu dent or individual(s) committing the violation. Under the Honor Code, students would be pro hibited from providing either the general contents of exams or specific test questions to other students who take an exam at a later date. Plagiarism, defin ed by the use of words without crediting the source and as defined by faculty members, would also be prohibited. The Honor Code would apply to all work submitted for academic credit or to meet non credit requirements for graduation at Behrend Col- OPINION ReaderO joined each other at Barrett’s for the advertised “Student Night.” We were told that we weren’t ex pected. They did have tacos, however; after considerable con fusion between the owner and the manager, they finally informed us that there were no wings. The drinks were not complimentary but we could get two for the price of one, if you ordered the right Portion of ad that appeared in the September 28 and Oct. 12 issues of the Behrend Collegian FACULTY MIGHT Wednesday, October 17 : Party 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ' Complimentary Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres All faculty and administration invited (tD requried) STUOEHT NIGHT Thursday, October 18 Party 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cocktails, wings and tacos compliments of Barrett’s All students invited {ID required) imon Steve Galich - Third Semester, Psychology Marge Tomczak - Third Semester, Communication Harry Whipple • First Semester, Bioscience All students that have enrolled in the college after the implementation of the Honor Code would work The quality. of students’ work wduld improve, . again because of fhe-rieed ~ to *be independent as stressed ,in the Honor Code. Tins woifld.cause'iflie -student to -be -more obligated to* comply with the 'Honor Code. The advantages of the Honor Code are very dear. There would J be' no questions asked oh how io discipline a violator. Ail of the rules would-be.ex plained at the outset of implementing the Honor Code. For graduating students, the mention of an honor code on a transcript or resume could be in valuable. The Honor Code is also likely to attract the more competitive student, who otherwise is more apt to go elsewhere, and the reputation of Behrend College would be undoutedbly recognized among the top colleges in the country. As advocates of academic excellence at Behrend College, the students and faculty would be required by the Honor Code to continually display and main tain the highest degree of integrity and morality. BEHREND COLLEGIAN drink. The three drinks that we ordered were, of course, not of that variety. It is unfortunate that we were made to feel as-badly as we did. At this point we can only say that if you are ever considering someplace to go for a happy hour, a dinner or even a banquet, consider first what happened to us. Commentary MTV Exercises futility by Michael Wimms Collegian Staff Writer Rock, Hard Rock, Rock 4 n’ Roll, Punk Funk, New Wave, and Funky Punky Rocky Hard Loud Music. These are the wild sounds that emanate from the TV lounge in the Reed Building. For the bet ter part of the day and most of the night the MTV lounge is filled with these assorted and often times meaningless sounds. Please, don’t get me wrong. I too, enjoy listening to one or two of the MTV videos. There’s nothing wrong with that. My only complaint is when the television is constantly monopolized by this one station. Many feel as I do, we are not passing judgment, but we feel that MTV is on far too regularly. It is beyond me how so meone can sit in front of that set for hours at a time listening to the same videos day in and day out. On very rare occasions do I ever see anything but MTV on in the lounge. I won’t deny the fact that I cannot stand rock ‘n’ roll, but I don’t mind tolerating it for an hour or two; after that I believe that MTV should be shut off so that some other entertaining show can be seen. I’m not passing judgment on MTV fans. I think if they like the videos they should be able to see them, but not on a constant basis. I don’t believe that the voice of the majority should ring over the I think it would be better if we squeal of the minority. thought of the other guy Point in fact. Suppose there sometime. . Let’s open our eyes was an all news channel available and see that there are many ideas on theßeed TV or on ail movies, .in the world, besides our .own. sports,, operas, sex and These ar%oaineand 1 welcome too. Would those yours- ' ** ' v i- —. • . . v 'lheßehresd Coilefpan’s editorial ' ‘BoardofOpinion, with the responsißility* •Opinions expressed on the editorial not necessarily •those ofThe Behrend Collegian, or Tfae State Umversity,BrowE Thompson Pubhshexsr-thepublishers oflfae /Behrend CoHegian and related cor porate institution "from Fenn'State. " Jitters PdlicyrThe Behrend on news coverage, editorial policy and should be typewritten, double-spaced, sigrtedhy no more ‘l-han i two people, and not longer than 400 words letters 1 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 verification of the letter. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for length, and to reject letters if they are 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 College) by the students of The Behrend College; The Reed Union Building, Station Road, Erie, PA 16563. who would iike to see something else have die right to compMn? Or should we just .go along unth. the norm? . , . A One solution; has already been formed. There is a sign in the Reed next to the television that says soap operas 12:30-4 j>.m. This is a soit of monopoly bat it seems to be the only available con sensus to the problem. Last year, this was not a“ pro blem because we didn’t have cable hook-ups, and a consensus was easier to find. This year, it seems that the only way to watch the show you want to see in the Reed lounge is to write up a sign and br ing together those who want to see what you want. Another sugges tion might be to cut MTV to cer tain hours of the day and night like Rockworld. Either way I don’t think that too many people will like any consensus. These are the selfish type of self-centered people who only care about themselves and hang the rest of us. How many times a day can they see ZZ-Top or whoever sing the same songs again and again? Are these peo ple so dense and thick-headed that MTV is the only form of enter- tainment they understand? I’m not trying to suggest that the soaps are prime entertainment, but they are better than 24 hours of rotten music. PAGES
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