eatures Photo contest captures Behrend by Holly M. Lew Collegian Staff Writer For all you students needing You may enter as many photos money to help pay those as you like, as long as they are pic outrageous phone bills you just tures of Behrend College and are at received, here's the chance to win least 8': by 10". Entries must be $5O. brought to the Office of Student The Office of Student Affairs and University Relations is spon soring the third annual Behrend Photo Contest, which is going on until April 10. A $5O grand prize will be awarded and the winning photograph will be hung with those of the last two contests' winners, .on ,permanent display in the Glen- nhill Farmhouse (Administration Raiding). Ribbons will be given for second Joel Miller lights up the Wintergreen Cafe by Pat Schlipf Collegian Staff Writer Behrend will be holding a dance on March 28. DJ Joel Miller will be providing the entertainment from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission will be free with an activities card, $1 without one. This will be Miller's fourth time at Behrend, appearing lait time in August of 1986. With this dance, Miller will be close to celebrating his eleventh anniversary of disc jockeying (since April 3, 1976). Miller uses about six hundred records of assorted music for an appearance, but can actually use up to a couple of thousand. "In four hours' time I'll use about sixty songs, so why carry more than I need?" Miller said. Makes sense. He claims to have the largest audio and visual effects in the Erie area. Miller has a "flame-thrower" and "confetti can," but these will not be used in his performance. He has nineteen strobe lights, and an assortment of other lights in cluding: revolving, oscillating, chase, pulse, rain (like laser but has a thicker beam and is not a laser), and flood. A fog machine will also be used. Another accessory that will be used is called a "skip frame." Miller describes the skip frame as a frame surrounding the turntable. "The Wintergreen Cafe has a weak floor and all the dam- by Susanna Jalosky Collegian Staff Writer The Behrend Studio Theater is topping off a great season with a most successful and current com edy, "The Foreigner". The show has been cast and work on the set is taking off once again, transform ing our theater into another time and place. This time, the theater won't have to travel far. The Foreigner,tiy Larry Shue, was written in 1983. This play has won rave reviews from The New York Post, The New Yorker,and Variety. Shue has been described as "raiding com edy's storehouse". He's definitely not new at writing seam-splitting comedies. He's also the author of such plays as "The Nerds" and "Grandma Duck is Dead". His plays have won the Obie award and Outer Critics Circle Award, as Best New American Play and Best Off- Broadway production. The Foreigner is a delightful laugh at foolishness. The story is about . a group of devious characters that must deal with a stranger whom they believe is unable to speak English. The set ting is an interior of a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. Froggy, played by Dale Chappell, often visits the lodge and runs training sessions at life and third place winners in all three categories: campus life, sports, and scenic, for both subdivisions, color and black-and-white Affairs by 5 p.m., Friday, April 10_ All photos become the property of Penn State-Behrend. Dr. John Lilley, Art Costantino and a Collegian photographer will judge the entries on 'Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. in the second floor Reed lounge, where the win ners will be announced as well. If you have any questions, ask Jamie Grimm, ext. 6212, or stop by the Office of Student Affairs. ing and jumping upon it will cause some of the records to skip. This frame has springs in it and absorbs the shock so the records will not skip," Miller said. Miller uses almost exclusively '4s's, some LP's, no tapes, and no compact discs. Asked where he gets his records, his answer was, "I buy from the same place as you." He gets a discount for disc jockeying purposes of course, though. Later Miller is thinking about using ac tual lasers in his future acts. - , • . •, "From 1974 to 1977 Miller was DJ on K-104 in Erie. He started disc jockeying for parties and events in 1976. He was the first to start this in Erie as a mobile disc jockey. He was rated by Arbitron as 1 disc jockey when he was on the air for K-104. A Carver amp with two chan nels, broadcasting a mono signal will be used in Miller's show. This can emit up to a range of 550 watts. The mid- and upper-range speakers carry up to 375 watts of power. "The 1 name in mobile DJ's" is not an official rating, but is definitely upheld by popularity alone. Miller has gone through fif teen different sound systems, but now he just upgrades his system. He usually does about 250 events per year. Setup will be at 8 p.m. and the dance will start at 10 p.m. in the Wintergreen Cafe. "The Foreigner" a deli a nearby army base. This time he has brought Charlie, played by Wendell Bates, who is overwhelm ed . with fear when talking to strangers; so Froggy tells his group that Charlie knows no English. Charlie inevitably overhears the juicy scoop on a two-faced minister, Reverend D. M. Lee, played by Bill Packwood; his preg nant fiancee Catherine, played by Tina Kierzek; and many others. With each scene the fire is fueled with more gossip until the hilarity comes to a hysterical climax. The "bad guys" fall and the "good guys" emerge triumphant. This knee-slapper tops off a great season thus far consisting of the musical Two by Two and the dramaßury the Dead. The show has been cast with even more familiar faces from our beautiful Behrend campus. Por traying Owen is Bob Quarture Jr.; Betty is played by Tracy Sim mons;and Ellard is played by Erik Simon. Townspeople will be Por trayed by Ray Appleton, Patrick Walter, Erin Cunningham and Vince Canella. Working behind the scenes are Jim Grucza and Carolyn Korus, stage managers. Brenda Collins is doing the costumes. John pedomock and Todd King are working on props, Brian Diegan and D. S. Hughes on the set, Mike Tonini is on lights and Tony Elliot is directing. MUSIC REVIEW c-", ' ~ A Older, drugless, and a little less volatile, Iggy Pop is back. If you've never heard of him, it's probably because - he has never had a hit. His obscurity is a product of the late seventies punk era. A time when walls were built to prevent punk music from reaching the pop music audience. Thus, his popularity was limited to cult status, where Iggy Pop reigned king. Older punkers may remember him for songs such as "Dog Food, " "Lust for Life," or the theme from "Rep(' Man." Those who have seen him in concert know him best for his phallic stage shows. Neither of which, however, launched him into pop stardom. Blah, Blah" is a noble attempt. First of all, because David Bowie co-wrote and produced the album. And secondly, because the album contains two potential hits: "Blah, Blah, Blah" and "Real Wild Child." The combination of Pop and Bowie is a winning one. Whereas Iggy Pop is the king of Punk, Bowie is the king of successful marketing. Thus., he's probably the best remembered of the pseudo-punks. Nevertheless, their voices work well together. "Cry for Love" and "Shades" are good examples of the punk-Bowie harmony. The two potential hits are exclusively Iggy Pop's, however. "Real Wild Child," which is the first track on the albuM, is a remake of the Buddy Holly tune "Wild One." If you saw Iggy Pop on Late Night, it is likely that you heard "Real Wild Child." You might have even caught a glimpse of his hyperactive stage endeavors. One can imagine "Real Wild Child" as being a credo for Pop's younger days. "Blah, Blah, Blah" is the most upbeat song on the album. On which, the lyrics are joined with dubbed-in blah, blah, blahs. Sadly enough, "Blah, Blah, Blah" is more of an exercise in synthetic music than a true sample of Iggy Pop's talent. As is most of the album. But sometimes you have to sell-out in order to sell albums. "Blah, Blah, Blah" may have released Pop from obscurity but it is, at best, mediocre. The big decision: by Lisa Hahn Collegian Staff Writer Most students who apply to Penn State have a choice of going to one of nineteen campuses. The first two choices on most of the students' applications are usually University Park and Behrend Col lege. However, some students are not happy with their choice, or have to change campuses because of their major. Here at Behrend there are many different reasons why students choose to go to U. P. after their freshman year, or why some students have come here from U.P. Whatever the reason or reasons, it is up to students to make the decision for themselves. Lisa Mascari, a Theatre major, is a freshman here at Behrend and has been accepted to University Park for her sophomore year. She says she is going because "Behrend's curriculum doesn't of fer me all of the courses I need for my major." When asked if she would miss Behrend she replied, "Yes I will, very much. I've made a lot of good friends and I have to leave them all behind because I'm Photo by Holly Lew The cast of "The Foreigner" working on a scene. Seated from left are: botton row, Erik Simon, Tracy Simmons; top row, Tina Keirzek. Standing from left to right are: Wendel Bates, Bob Quarture Jr., Bill Packwood and Dale Chapel!. ~~. :~~_ by Paul Miniger Colegian Staff Writer University Park or Behrend the only one that is going to U. P. as a sophomore." Lisa thinks that "U.P. will be a good and new ex perience, bur. Behrend• has also been a rewarding experience. I've had a lot of fun here because I've kept myself busy between being a cheerleader and between my studies. However, I'm definitely looking forward to meeting lots of new people and the change." Kathy Stumpf, a Nutrition ma jor, is also a freshman here at Behrend. She has been accepted at University Park for her sophomore year and she is "...looking forward to going to a bigger school. I'll miss my friends that I've' made here of course, but I'm looking forward to being there. I made the decision to attend U. P. because of my major. Behrend doesn't have the courses I need to continue my studies here." I asked Kathy if she thought that coming to Behrend helped her prepare better for the largeness and fast pace of U. P. She said, "I real ly don't think it made a difference in coming here first, but I don't tful knee-sla IL . L regret coming to Behrend. I think I will adjust well to the change." Steve Merenick, an Agriculture major, is a freshman here and will be attending University Park his sophomore year because of his ma jor also. Steve said, "I won't miss Behrend that much because it is too small for me. I'm looking forward to all of the things that U. P. of fers, both course-wise and size wise. I think I'll enjoy it there." On the other end of •the spectrum there are students at Behrend who have come here from University Park. Paul Duda, a senior Fine Arts Photography major came here after two and a half years at U. P. He chose to come to Behrend "Because I grew up in State Col lege and I was sort of bored of be ing there. At U. P. I felt like a number whereas here I'm treated as an individual. Unfortunately I have to go back to U. P. for a year and a half to finish and I don't really want to. I really like it here." Joe Pelick, a sophomore and currently in MIS. also came here Collegian PAGE 5 0 0, from Unix , ersity Park. He "...always felt rushed and I think there are too many people there. There are too many grad students and teachers trying to change the school and the student. I was river. tests for spelling in an advertisisng class and I just didn't agree with the way they did things. It's too small of a system for too large of a school. They are still running the school as if there were only a hun dred students. I had three different counselors and they told me three different things. My whole ex perience at U. P. didn't go too well. Behrend is better for me." Joe hopes to major in some type of Engineering at Behrend. There will always be advantages or disadvantages in going to one campus or the other. It is up to the individual to make his or her ov,n decision based on what is right for them. No matter what choke they make they'll find a friendly at mosphere at any Penn State campus. MARCH 19, 1987 L-',. L
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