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- '
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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.
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