MAY 2, 1985
Editorial Opinion
A Year In Review
The past year has indeed been a year of definite growth for
Pe&n State-Behrend College. Many accomplishments anc
developments have occurred, giving Behrend a positive image
both locally and nationally.
Most importantly, apartment buildings and a science,
engineering and technology building have been constructed to
accommodate the ever-increasing enrollment, which reachec
an all-time high of 1,989 students as of fall semester. Plans
are also being made to build a multi-million dollar life-fitness
complex on campus.
Behrend’s academic reputation continues to progress at full
speed. Numerous books and articles have been published by
Behrend faculty. Most recently was the publishing of Roland
Larson’s and Robert Hostetler’s four-book series of
mathematics textbooks, and Dennis Galletta’s computer
science text.
Other academic improvements include the M.B.A. pro
gram to begin in the fall of 1985, and the proposed Com
munication graduate degree, and plastics technology degree.
Behrend faculty and administration are contributing hours of
planning to implement these programs, thus making cur
riculum their top priority. Contributions by both faculty and
students have been valuable to the college. After 32 years of
contributing to and seeing Behrend change, Ben Lane has
decided to retire. Lane has been an outstanding contributor to
this college and he will truly be missed.
Women’s Volleyball Team Captain Kathy Ott, who led this
year’s team to the District 18 Championships, was one of thir
ty women selected nationwide as an Academic All-American.
This is an important distinction for Behrend.
History has played a significant role this year at Behrend.
Doug Gerow was recently elected to the University Faculty
Senate while twin sisters Mindy and Missy Stasenko were the
first women basketball players to shoot for more than 1,000
points during their stay at Behrend.
John Anderson spoke to us about contemporary problems
in national politics while Tom Ridge talked about his political
experiences as a congressman.
Developments have consistently occurred involving Greek
life societies. The disbanding of Theta Phi Alpha was im
mediately counteracted by the formation of Omega Phi
Alpha. Sigma Kappa Nu acquired a house on Cooper and
Shannon Roads while Kappa Delta Rho built a 40-member
fraternity in only one semester.
The culmination of achievement, contribution, dedication,
and service to Penn State-Behrend College has fostered the
foundation of excellence in many areas. Change will continue
to occur, promoting excellence in other areas as well.
It is through this continual, positive change that Behrend
College is recognized as an excellent institution for a student
to obtain higher education.
OPINION
Risa Glick,
Rod Luery,
Collegian Editors
THE BEHREND COLLEGIAN
Bowser Pledges Support for Library
The rapid growth of Behrend
College in Harborcreek Township
has accentuated the educational
institution’s many needs.
The growth has led to. sugges
tions for development to provide
facilities and services to die col
lege center.
I have long thought, that
Behrend College is in need of a
library and I am continuing my ef
forts to fund such a project either
through private donations, state
monies or a combination of both.
With its growing student
population and the expanding ma-
Student
There are a few gripes at
Behrend College, but the
background information dealing
with these complaints is not
known. This letter will hopefully
clarify some misunderstandings.
The answer is not to complain,
but to act. Student activists are a
rare breed on. this campus.
There is a .loud objection to
paying 50 cents for a class
schedule. The Instructional Com
munications Center (ICC) at
Behrend, prints the class
schedules every semester. There is
an involved history of loyalty and
patriotism which everyone needs
to know and appreciate to better
understand the position of the
Behrend Administration towards
class schedules.
The Behrends were involved ita
the Hammermill Company, a
papermill in downtown Erie.
Hammermill has made numerous,
“generous” donations to the
Behrend College. Equipment was
purchased with these donations.
A building is being named after
the company.
Behrend College maintains a
loyalty toward Hammermill. The
ICC purchases and prints on only
the best 24-pound Hammermill
bond paper. THe difference in the
feel of the paper is noticeable in
comparison to leaflets put out by
the other divisions and .their
copiers. Loyalty is a good thing. It
would be crass to ignore the in
volved history behind all this.
The ICC quoted a price of
$1,005 (48 cents per copy) to a
candid inquiry about making
2,500 copies of an eight-page
report. The class schedule involv
ed more copies than that, making
the price per copy drop a full cent.
The bookstore therefore makes
no profit when selling the
schedules. They simply have to
add three cents sales tax, by law.
The Records Office has given
out, free of charge until now, an
average of three schedules per stu-
Reader Opinion
jors being offered at this four- centrated effort to assure that
year institution it is imperative such a facility will be built in the
that students have access to an near future.
adequate library. The advantages It’s a pressing need for one of
of a college library carry far our greatest assets. Behrend Col
beyond student usage. lege is an integral part of our com-
Recent efforts appear to center munity. A library would only
on expansion and development in serve to enhance this growing
other areas for Behrend and its educational facility and provide
students. However, a new and ex- students with an adequate
panded library would appear to be research and learning source,
one of the most pressing needs. The establishment of a library
Just how this should be ac- at Behrend College will remain
complished remains to be decided, one of my top priorities.
Faculty, students, administra- ' Harry Bowser, 4th Legislative
tion and others have begun a con- District Pennsylvania
clarifies “Gripes”
dent. Including the faculty, staff,
and advisor copies, this amounts
to about 7,000 schedules, costing
47 cents each.
The Records Office has struggl
ed for several years as their budet
has not kept up with printing cost
increases. Now that they use the
AIS computer system, day-to-day
costs have soared. The print-outs
students receive use four half
sheets of paper each. Other costs,
such as salaries, putting together
the class schedules, and final ex
am schedules (which are still free),
cannot be fit into the budget
wothout something being
removed.
There will not be a change in
the Records Office budget after
this semester. The money coming
in from schedule sales will help to
offset other costs. There is no ex
tra money to hire extra help dur-
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Editorial Policy
ing drop-add or early-registration
weeks.
Students at University Park pay
a similar price for their schedule
booklet.
There has been a complaint
about the cost of soda pop at
Behrend. Manufacturing and
overhead costs for the Pepsi-Cola
Company to produce a can of
soda pop is 32 cents per can. Pepsi
products are sold around town at
40 cents, or 45 cents in machines.
No one has ever given any
resistance to being charged 55
cents on this campus.
Hopefully this letter has cleared
up some misunderstandings abot
some issues at Behrend. Com
plaining doesn’t change anything.
George Michael Cochranton, 4th
semester. Arts and Humanistic
Studies
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