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by Kevin Mills
Collegian Staff Writer
Another bright, clear morning
dawns lightly on Behrend College.
You are walking past Turnbull on
the way to Dobbins (presumably to
enjoy another "Ala Board" meal)
when you encounter a group of
three or four beings coming your
way. You don't recognize them,
but their appearance is striking--the
long hair, the beards and
•mustaches, the "I'm A Beatles
Fan" buttons. What's this, you
gasp? 'Hippies in the Age of the
Yuppie? They cross your path now,
talking excitedly of Shakespeare
and something called 'iambic pen
tameter. Later, over a beer, you
ask your roommate if iambic pen
tameter was some weird kind of
social disease Shakespeare died of
or what, • and he replies;
"Shakespeare wrote plays in iam
bic pentameter, Bill. Those weren't
hippies you saw--you must've run
across some English Majors."
Ah, yes, English Majors. The
students who constantly correct
one's "grammar." The guys who
get laughed out of the dorms when
their roommates find copies of
Poetry Review hidden under their
beds. The kids you always hated in
high 'school because they always
preferred essay questions on tests
to multiple choice. because essays
allowed more room for "creativi
ty," while the most creative thing
you were hoping to achieve was the
correct choice of A, B, C, 0, or
none of the above. English Majors.
Thanksgiving break
leave your books at school
by Craig Aitmire
Collegian Staff Writer
It's time to make a work list for
Thanksgiving break. Okay, let's
see, research for history paper,
catch up in Macßeth reading for
English, outline chapters including
sample problems for Calculus final
and read psych, that should be
enough. I don't want to be
unrealistic.
Now, how am I getting home for
Thanksgiving? I'll call Kim for a•
ride.
After a flurry of tests and
quizzes, Thanksgiving break ar
rives. What a great time: turkey,
football, out with old friends and
holiday shopping.
On Monday, you sit at your desk
staring at the wall in front of you.
With the three out of 20 pages of
English reading being the only
work done over the break, you
wonder whether you are going to
compromise on that goal of a 3.5
or go sleepless for the next week•.
Well, you think to yourself, it
wouldn't be too bad to get a B in
Calculus instead of the A I planned
on. I might not have gotten an A
anyway - that last test was rough!
Brr, it feels like the window is
open! I had better put a sweater on.
Knock, knock, knock - "Come
in." It's Bill from upstairs. Inside,
you know this means no homework
for the next hour.
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I am an English Major. Not only
an English Major, but a Secondary
Education English Major, meaning
that 1 eventually , want to teach
English in American public high
schools. There's • always hope,
however. My analyst is stepping my
sessions up to two a week. He tells
me that masochism is only a lesser
illness caused by lack of self-esteem
'and that I should be fine within a
year or so. But I digress. Back to
the business at hand.
One of the most commonly held
beliefs as to why students turn to
an English major is that they could
do nothing else quite as well. In my
case, it's true. There are others,
however, who quite possibly could
have declared a "real" major, such
as Business or Engineering, but
chose instead to delve into
medieval and Chaucerian tomes
night after night, to write papers on
the significance of Shakespeare's
relationship with his mother as per
tains to his works, to actually—dare
I say it--miss the Toga party to
complete an essay on Walt
Whitman.
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English majors really so much
stranger than the glassy-eyed types
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Household 'Electrical
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tonight. Great!
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Christmas Bazaar puts
trimming on the tree
by Julie Karasinski
Collegian Feature Editor
Have you been to Millcreek Mall
lately? If so, you may have noticed
some rather•odd things about your
surroundings: evergreen trees
covered with colorful bulbs,
sparkling silver tinsel and twinkling
lights with a star or angel on top,
right in store windows (Don't trees
grow in the forest? )! Or maybe
you happened across a train in the
corridor, running on tracks that are
set around a snow covered castle.
Perhaps you saw a large bearded
man in a red suit, laughing, with
children on his lap. What's going
on? Stores are preparing for
Christmas, that's what!
The same phenomenon is coming
to Behrend, in the form of the Inter
Club Council sponsored Christmas
bazaar. On Dec. 1,2, and 3 from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the first
floor of the Reed Union Building,
clubs and organizations will have
an opportunity to raise funds for
their treasuries by setting up tables
and selling goods of all kinds. For
example, last year the German club
sold an "Adventskalender,"
calenders that have little doors, one
for each day of December, that
open to reveal a small peice of
chocolate formed into different
Christmassy shapes, such as bells.
Some clubs sell things like
homemade cookies or brownies.
The Christmas bazaar is not only a
source of good cheer but a way to
"Yeah. And Lawerence made a
sneak attack. They came out of
Dobbin's doors, Lawerence's
doors and around the side of
Lawience. fiat a riot:" --
Later that night, you make a list
of things to do tomorrow: check
my finals schedule, meet with ad
visor about advance registration
(that was supposed to be done three
weeks ago), do research for history
paper, buy Cliff notes for
Macßeth.
Walking out of the Reed
Building the next day, you feel
overwhelmed with work. Looking
at the students in their new ski
jackets, you notice they look
preoccupied.
Some are thinking about classes
and finals, some are wishing the
semester was over, some are
wondering where they are getting
money for Christmas gifts. Others
are wondering if the only thing they
are going to hear on the radio for
the next two months is Bruce Spr
ingsteen's new live album.
Slushing past the administration
oops! I mean the Glenhill Far
mhouse - you feel a bit of "holiday
spirit." It's the most wonderful
time of the year, you sing to
yourself.
Pulling your collar tighter
around you, you begin to feel bet
ter about your situation, "I can get
everything done, I'll just have to
bear down."
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get acquainted with the many clubs
of Behrend as well.
But the excitement doesn't end
there! On Dec. 4, at 8:00 p.m.,
there will be another of the ever
popular air band contests. Little
did the Student Programming
Council know last Fall when they
sponsored the first air band contest
that it would be, such a smashing
success. People liked it so much,
they had another one in the Spring
that went over even better. It was
held in the Gorge Cafeteria (now
the Wintergreen Cafe) and the
crowd was so large the dividers
were opened up, to make room for
all the eager spectators. But if
you're planing to participate, don't
let the forecast ,of a large crowd
scare you away. According to Stu
Tutler, who won ; second place last
year with Ralf Letson for a lip sync
of "Say, Say, Say" by Michael
Jackson and Paul McCartney, it
was a lot of fun. Said Stu, "We
had a great time and the money
comes in handy."
First, second and third place will
be recognized,, with prizes of
money: $5O for first place, $25 for
second plance and $lO for third
and things like Pepsi and Domino's
Pizza certificates.
There are five judges. The panel
members are chosen from a variety
of resources: faculty, students and
off-campus people. For example,
some of last year's judges were a
D.J. from Gannon and Doug
Gerow, former SGA president.
Judging is based on seven to eight
things. Among them are lip-sync
ability, originaity or if for example,
there is a guitarist in your band, us
ing a cardboard :guitar. Backdrops
are also taken into consideration.
You can sign up for the air band
contest at the RUB desk. Cost is
one dollar per person.
Now is also the time of year for
the oldest ongoing Behrend tradi
tion: the 37th annual hanging of
the greens , Each year in early
December, a ceremony is held in
the Wintergreen Gorge cemetary to
pay tribute to the generous gift of
the grounds 'and estate of the
Behrend family. The, ceremony
consists of the reading of scriptures
by a Behrend student, carols being
sung and the hanging of a wreath
on the door of the Behrend family
crypt. In addition to this, Ben
Lane, former Dean of Students,
Director of Admissions and
English professor at Behrend, will
give an informative presentation
covering Behrend's rich history.
According to Ben Lane, this
ceremony hasn't always been the
way it is now. In past years, when
Behrend was smaller (students used
to be housed in the Glennhill Far
mhouse! ) it was a more intimate
assembly. Everyone trimmed a tree
and gathered around the fireplace
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in the Glennhill Farmhouse with
hot cocoa. As the campus grew, it
was held in the Reed building and
people warmed themselves around
a fire in the Wilson Picnic Grove.
If there was snow on the ground,
there were sleigh rides.
This pre-Christmas tradition
serves as a good way to put the
spirit of the season into everyone's
mind and sums up the continuing
gratitude we feel for the Behrends.
Ben Lane put it appropriately in
saying, "We do remember the con
siderate gift of the Behrend family:
the grounds and the estate. Since
it's Christmas, it's a natural tie-in
—it's a time to stop and reflect and
reconsider our priorities for the
coming year."
Although you'll be at home on
Christmas, you can celebrate
Behrend-style before you go.
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