MAY 2, 1985
FEATURE
“In What Respect Do You Think Behrend Has Improved Over The Last Year?”
Randy Stankey: (Second
Semester, HRIM) “They are
building up their reputation and
getting more publicity. Basically,
I think the most improvement is in
the community. People are look
ing at Behrend and saying ‘this is
the place to go’. They are trying to
build up that image and I think
they are doing a pretty good job at
that.”
Randy Stankey
Maryann Servy: (Seventh
Semester, Psychology) “I don’t
think Behrend has improved
because they are doing away with
the liberal arts program. They are
doing away with most of the
liberal arts teachers. I’m not an
engineering major and that’s the
bottom line. They have done away
Next Year’s Cultural Series Offers A Wide Variety
by Paula Mans
Collegian Feature Editor
The Pennsylvania State Univer
sity’s Cultural Series is complete.
The cultural events planned for
next year at Behrend College span
several dimensions of the arts.
Jamie Grimm, assistant dean of
Student Affairs feels that, “We
didn’t schedule quite as many
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with the most of the good teachers
that the liberal arts program
had.”
Steve Andrews: (Sixth
Semester, Mechanical Engineer
ing) “I really don’t think that you
Maryann Servy
will see much improvement until
the study facilities are improved,
especially the library. I think the
library and the limited resources
here are an embarassment to
education at Penn State
University.”
Jill Startaii: (Second Semester,
Industrial Psychology) “I don’t
think it made any drastic changes.
As far as educational, academic
or athletics, they haven’t changed
that much. Parties are still the
events as last year, yet we schedul
ed a nice variety so students won’t
feel ‘cultured out’.”
This year’s Cultural Series,
“had two and sometimes three
events planned per week. This
abundance left students feeling
that they could catch events
another time,” Grimm emphasiz
ed. “Many events are beneficial.
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Student Voice
same. I haven’t noticed anything
really major.”
Steve Johnson: (Fourth
Semester, Social and Behavioral
Sciences) “I think the new com
puter system is going to help with
registration. I think we’ve seen
that this year. The battle of the
bands was a lot of fun. I don’t
think we did anything like that
last year. We have more activities
this year than last year.”
Ed Thompson: (Second
Semester, Electrical Engineering)
“I’ve only been here one
semester. Since I’ve been here,
student involement and participa
tion has been greater. KDR (Kap
pa Delta Rbo) has been formed,
which is the best thing that pro
However, students didn’t take ad
vantage of them,” Grimm added.
The advantage of next year’s
Cultural Series is “Not as many
events offer a specialness,
therefore it will be a unique ex
perience each time for the stu
dent,” Grimm explained.
In choosing events for the
Cultural Series, all 22 Penn State
campuses appoint committees
consisting of music, arts, theatre
and misc. These committees
choose which activities will be per
formed on each campus. Behrend
College contributes to funding for
their series along with University
Park and the Pennsylvania Arts
Council.
One happening planned for
next year is Avante Theatre, a
singing and dancing musical pro
duction that, “will be doing the
best of black broadway,” Grimm
said. This includes broadway hits
from Cabin In The Sky to Dream
Girls.
This past year, Avante Theatre,
which consists of 10 members,
performed When Colored Girls
Have Considered Suicide When
bably ever happened to
Behrend.”
Athea Willis: (Second
Semester, Nutrition) “In the
beginning of the year, I think
there was a lot of distance bet
ween the students. But now with
us living together and being
around each other so much, a lot
of people who had reservations
about other people are beginning
to get to know them. It seems like
people have a broader perspective
of other students from other
Kerry McCullough: (Fourth
Semester, Logistics) “I think
Behrend will attract more people
with the apartments and the new
buildings. I don’t think it has
changed that much since last year,
The Rainbow Is Enuf at Behrend
College.
The jazz ensemble, “A Dif
ferent Class”, performs old and
contemporary jazz with a mix of
instrumental and vocal pieces.
They have performed on stage
with jazz greats such as Ramsey
Lewis and Grover Washington,
Jr.
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but with their future plans I think
they will improve.”
Interviews conducted by Col
legian Staff Writer Greg Rath bun
Will Stutts returns next year in
a rendition of Give ‘Em Hell
Harry.
Classical music, magic, hyp
notist and ventriloquist events are
also included in the series planned
for next year.
Exact times and dates will be
available soon.
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