FEBRUARY 26, 1987
Collegian
PAGE 6
"What is your
Spring Break
fantasy?
hot sun tanning your skin to a
golden bronze, the chrome of your
Wayfarers glinting in the bright
sunlight, the coconut aroma of sun
tan oil and Pina Coladas in the air.
Or perhaps you would rather see
yourself eating tacos in Mexico.
Ron Santos
Donny Iris and the Cruisers to rock at Behrend's first concert
by Cheryl Nietupski
Collegian Staff Writer
For the first time in the history
of Behrend College,_ Donny Iris
and The Cruisers will be entertain
ing Behrend students on March
21st!
The concert was formerly sug
gested for Behrend Campus by the
Student Programming Council
(SPC) but, until just recently, the
task of actually bringing them here
turned out to be a unlikely event.
The whole idea came about when
STUDENT VOICE
By Julie Karasinski
Collegian Feature Editor
Even just sleeping till noon every
day after staying up with David
Letterman and eating home cooked
Break and came up with these in
teresting replies:
Progressive Talent (an organiza
tion that seeks out newly-forming
rock groups and finds out when the
well-known groups will be in town)
approached Behrend with a possi
ble "act" for March 20th or 21st.
The talent agency told Karin
Shrum, chairperson for the concert
committee, that the "act" was
Donny Iris and The Cruisers!
(Karin was so excited about the
great news that she almost scream
edS) The Progressive Talent was
contacted by "Cruiser" Marty Lee,
who imformed the agency of the
Typeset To Make You Look The Best
See Mr. Bailey in the
Instructional Communications Center
Room 126, Behrend Building
Craig Elias
Professionally Prepared
Resume's
Telephone:
Photos by Holly Lew
Greg L. Green, Bth semester,
BUS MAN--"I think the ideal Spr
ing Break for me would be to be
someplace sunny and warm like
Florida or California with a lot of
my friends . . . go to a few bars,
meet a few people from other col
leges and just hang out and have a
good time, party for 7 days." Ron
Santos, 2nd semester,
Biology—" Well, a cruise sounds
good. Yeah, a cruise to Acapulco
with my girlfriend."
Craig Elias, 2nd semester, Pre
law--"Endlessly spinning on the
Wheel of Fortune with Vanna
White."
Susan Sciullo
Mike "Fly" Forbes, 2nd
semester, DUS--"Sipping on Pina
Coladas while buried in the sand
with Beth, in Tahiti."
Susan Sciullo, 2nd semester,
DUS--"l'd say going to Hawaii for
a week, just laying out and meeting
people and having fun, dancing,
staying up all night. I'd say going
dancing with my friends, getting a
tan, going somewhere where it's
really nice and warm, getting away
from it all, forgetting everything,
daydreaming all day."
"What is your
Spring Break
fantasy?
possible open dates to perform in
Erie. .
Behrend has worked closely in
the past with the talent agency to
bring about a lot of entertainment
for the students. This concert has
been one of the best events to come
from Progressive Talent to
Behrend. "Without the agency, we
would not have been able to con
tact the group," said Karin Shrum.
Donny Iris is originally from
Ellwood City, PA, located about
50 miles north of Pittsburgh. His
music is well-known--especially
898-6286
by Julie Karasinski
Collegian Feature Editor
Behrend's SCUBA Club, headed
by MSG Young, will be going to
Florida to dive in the waters off the
shores of Key West. Leaving on the
26th of Feb., the lucky divers will
travel by van and arrive on Satur
day, February 28th. An Army
SCUBA school in Key West will
host the group of 19 Behrend divers
for their 11 day Spring Break
vacation.
Although many of the divers are
to be certified in Florida, some are
already certified. For those who
have their certification, advanced
around our local areas. The group
has previously entertained Erie au
diences in the last few years at Mer
cyhurst and Gannon College. Don
ny Iris and The Cruisers have also
made the top 40 charts. Songs such
as "Do You Compute?," "The
Wrapper," "Ah Leah," "She's So
Wild," and "Shock Treatment"
are just a few of their most
popular. The most recent release of
their albums was "No Muss, No
Fuss." Other albums include:
"Back On The Streets," "The
High And The Mighty," "Fortune
SCUBA club to
dive in Florida
courses such as Advanced Open
water, Hunting ollection, Sear
ch•ecovery (salvage) and Night
Diver are offered. In addition to
the dives made in Key West, dives
at Crystal River, Ginnie Springs,
Peacock Springs and Troy Springs,
where divers can see a Civil War
wreck and manatees, are planned.
Diving isn't the only fun schedul
ed for the trip. The divers will also
be seeing the sights of Key West,
having a beach picnic, going night
fishing and having plenty of free
time in which they can swim at the
beach, lay in the sun, search for
seashells, send postcards, or do
whatever pleases them most!
For the certified divers the trip
410," and "King Cole."
The Student Programming
Council and Student Government
Association are co-sponsoring the
upcoming concert. The SPC
treasury is funding $4,000 of the
cost and SGA is supplying the
other $3,000 that is needed. Karin
Shrum said the goal (for both
organizations) is to bring someone
"big" to our campus that is affor
dable and will have a big impact on
the students.
THERE WILL BE NO
RESERVED SEATS FOR THIS
eatures
costs only $139, which includes van
costs (gas etc.), meals (from the
mess hall at the Army bases), and
air fills. For those who will be get
ting certified in Florida, an addi
tional $6O is required to pay for
certification. The advanced courses
are offered at $5O. To help defray
the expenses, some of the divers
made their own weight belts from
lead that was poured in the supply
room of the Behrend Science
building on Saturday, Feb. 7.
After 7 days in the salt water and
sun of Florida, the tanned divers
will return on Sunday, March Bth,
to the snow and schoolwork of
Behrend life.
EVENT. The first people through
the doors will get the best seats, so
don't procrastinate! Every student
is allowed to purchase only one
ticket per ID card and Student Ac
tivities Card. This event will also be
open to the public. Since only a
maximum number of 1,300
students will be able to fill Erie
Hall, it is essential that you buy
your tickets early.
Tickets will go on sale beginning
after Spring Break from March 9
through March 13. They can be
purchased at the RUB desk for $3
per student or at the very low price
of $1 for students with an Activities
Card! These tickets will also be
sold to the public for S 7 per person
beginning March 13 through the
21st, the day of the concert.
As a special attraction to the
concert, "Endless Summer" will be
opening for Donny Iris and The
Cruisers at 8:00 p. m. in Erie Hall.
"Endless Summer" performed last
month at the "Beach Party."
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