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Astronomy Club
The Astronomy Club meeting agenda for Thurs. Feb 11, 1-2 p.m
Hammermill 17, includes:
- Officer nominations•for the 'BB-'B9 academic year.
- Plans to tour The Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, OH
(NASA).
If you're interested in the NASA field trip or would like more Infor
mation on the Astronomy Club, come to Thursday's meeting !!
Joint Residence
Council ,3ziLneL:4,s
The Joint Residence Council
(JRC) wishes to thank those who
supported our Valentine's Day
flower sale and hope that those who
received a flower enjoyed it.
By now, your RA should have
distributed one on-campus
residence phone book per phone.
The books were organized by JRC
members, who along with the staff
of Housing and Food Services
(HFS), were able to put together
the books in record time. To those
participating in the phone book
production, THANK YOU !!
Upcoming events are: A Day in
the Life, Youth to Youth, and a T
shirt and shorts sale. Stay informed
Tempus
The first meeting was held Jan. 28. Meetings will be held every
Thurs. from 12:15 - 1 p.m. in the Library Conference Room. •
Committee Chairpersons were selected. Students interested in join
ing the Editorial, Publicity or Production Committees arc asked to at
tend today's meeting.
For more information, contact English Instructor Chris Dubbs at
898-6237.
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Dear Editor,
I would like to know why students apply for work-study and then never show up. For approximately
three weeks running the weight room has been closed early because the student assigned for the 9 pm to 12
am shift has not shown up for work. The culprit is known. Our small group is dedicated to working out. It
helps relieve the long and boring Eric winters. Our group only wishes that we could work out on a regular
schedule. It is a• ' - 'Dying to come back to school at 8:30 pm and be kicked out at 9 pm while in the middle of
a workout. We mope that who arc granted work-study will show up. It is a crime that they do not
show up becausr nm- students who could really use the money and I am sure they would be, more
dependable.
Irritated. 'in , 'luck
What it's Not
by Kevin Trenney
Collegian Staff Writer
Two strangers exchange casual
glances across a crowded room.
These glances suddenly become
long and intense. Their eyes meet.
It was as though he were a power
ful magnet and she were a piece of
cold, hard steel.
After this lengthy series of visual
exchanges messages arc sent back
and forth via some friends.
As the party lingers on, these
young adults become much
friendlier
At the evening's end the two are
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for further information concerning
these activities.
A reminder to all of the represen
tatives elected last semester, you
remain the representative of your
floor or building until your term
expires at the end of this semester.
We ask that you become involved
in JRC activities or forfeit your
membership. RA's— if your
representative is no longer interes
ted or has moved, please elect a
new representative and have him
her contact Andi Eliaz (JRC presi
dent).
The next JRC meeting is Thurs.
Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Library
conference room.
by Darrell Freund
Tempus Publicity Committee
consumed by the flames of hot,
lustful passion.
When the morning comes, the
two are romantically attached and
"in love."
Love? Stop the music!
Quite a misnomer we have here!
Love is not simply mutual, physical
attraction. Love happens com
pletely apart from sex. There is a
term which one can use to describe
relationships built merely on physi
cal attraction. Could it be lust
maybe?
When I sec these couples who do
nothing but throw themselves on
Pocket Billiards
Club
The Pocket Billiards Club will be holding its first official meeting on
Mon. Feb. 15 at 8:00 p.m. in Reed 116. Oi.r cono;,..t;on "•• 11 ,
arc presently being reviewed by the S.G.A., and we will soon be a
registered organization on-campus. Anyone who would like to par
ticipate is invited to attend this meeting. . . .
The club will sponsor many„opportunities for on-campus activities. It
is envisioned that weekly competitions between mcmbcrs will occur.
Later in the semester we plan to hold a tournament here
by Michelle Grastnick
ROTC Staff
What would you do if someone
offered to pay for your tuition,
books, activities and supplies -re
quired for your major, and give you
SlOOO to boot? You'd probably
think he was joking. Well in ac
tuality, the Army does award
scholarships that provide all of this
and more. All you have to do is
apply. If you think it's too late for
you to win a scholarship, then you
should know a few things.
First of all, it's not too late yet
for Freshmen and Sophomores not
enrolled in ROTC. There is a spe
cial advanced ROTC program for
non-ROTC students who win
scholarships.
To apply, you must have at least
two academic years remaining . in
Next Club Report deadline: Feb. 77.
The Collegian reserves the right to select which Club
Reports are published, based upon turn-in date, length
and previous coverage. The earlier the better; the more
the better.
ch other, I fool an uncontrollable
urge to upchuck. Shallow relation,
ships!
Should things intellectual, emo
tional, and spiritual be "thrown out
the window?"
I don't think so.
Peeved? Yes, quite upset. It truly
irks me when I hear the phrase-,:l
love you because..."
This statement implies that the
person in question has to have cer
tain qualifications to be loved. If
he-she lost these qualifications,
then they would no longer be
loved. Love is not something which
has to be qualified. Either you love
someone or you don't! "I love you
because..." Bull!
It's time to stop using the love
word so loosely!
What am I saying? Perhaps „I
don't know what true, . pure, un
qualified love is.
I do, however, know some things
that it is not. •
Let's call things by their proper
names! Is calling lust, lust too
degrading?
One man's opinion.
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your college career. You must be
enrolled in a degree-seeking
program. Your GPA need not be
astronomical; you must, however,
have a GPA of 2.5 to be eligible.
Accordingly, the higher your GPA,
the better your chances are for win
ning a scholarship.
There are more • advantages to
being a scholarship recipient than
just no longer having to worry
about how you're going to pay next
semester's tuition. You also get to
participate in numerous ROTC ac
tivities, interact with ROTC cadets
and learn valuable leadership skills.
ROTC is a valuable opportunity
which every eligible person sould
take advantage of.
In order to apply and meet
deadlines, or to get more informa
tion, contact Capt. Donahue in the
ROTC Office as soon as possible.
by Steve Aller
Disgusting filth, anyone? I am referring to the Wintergreen Cafe on any given night. The filth comes in
many forms, including everything from gum to cups and lettuce to orange peels. I could understand if it
was merely a couple of dropped napkins or papers, but it is more like 67 shredded cups, six pounds of let
tuce, and the labels torn from cases of soda bottles.
I realize that it is almost impossible not to rip the styrofoam labels from bottles of soda, but it is unfor
tunate that most of it ends up on the floor instead of in trash cans. I won't even dare to ask if you would do
that at home because personally I don't really care. What I do care about is the students who insist on leav
ing a continuous disgusting, revolting mess in the Cafe evcrytime you 'grace' it with your undesired
presence. Please...grow up or get out. Maybe you forgot that someone does have to clean up the mess you
create and leave behind you.
Top of the Hill
At arlynn Tomlin
Collegian Contributing Writer
"Non Traditional" - what does
that mean? To the administration
this label has a definite meaning,
but does anyone else know or care?
As long as it doesn't refer to them
personally, they don't get worried.
Well, there are many non-tradi
tional students on campus. Any
student 23 years old or older is
considered non-traditional. That's
it. That's all there is to it; they can
be full-time or part-time. There is
even a special organization on
campus for anyone who fits into
that group.
The club for non-tradtional
students is called "The Top of The
Hill Club" (TOTH). TOTH exists
because the non-traditional student
has many concerns and needs that
regular post-high school students
don't have. TOTH tries to address
those problems, and as an added
asset, it acts as a social support and
an academic conduit for help in
dealing with the tremendous per
sonal adjustments that must be
made for a successful time at col-
lege. I could give you a long list for
a problem analysis, but I'll save
that for a future article. For now let
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by Mike Gannon
Scuba Staff
The Scuba Club made their annual migration to Florida to dive in the
warm waters of the freshwaters spings near Gainsville on Jan 2. Most
were ready for the balmy tempertures of the week before, but the over
night temperatures dropped to the high thirties. This drop forced some
of the campers into a large heated bungalow. This still did not keep the
campers from the 72-74 degree waters of the vast cavern and spring
area of upper Florida.
Dives were made at Ginnie Springs. This large cavern daily empties
30-million gallons of water into the Santa Fe River. The water is so
clear one can see 100' to 150' underwater. Most of the divers took
crackers into the water to feed the resident fish population.
First dive was an orientation dive and then a night dive into a large
spacious cavern. The following day, deep dives were conducted at Troy
Springs. This Hole has the remains of a Civil War boat at its mouth.
The water was extremely, and the boat could be waded to by the more
adventurous divers.
Jan. 8, the club went to the Crystal River Complex, which is in the
winter home of the Manatees. These large water animals are on to en
dangered species list, but they swam up to the divers to be scratched or
just settled to the bottom while the divers observed them. The largest
spring in the Crystal River is King Springs which supports a large
population of fish and manatees.
A real low point of the trip was being stranded in South Carolina due
to a snow storm which iced up the roads with 3" -4" of boiler plate ice
on the freeways. This forced the club to stay in a motel for 30 hours
while the roads were being cleared. The club arrived home 4 p.m. Sun.
without further delay.
The following divers went on the trip; working on their Rescue Cer
tification were Mike Gannon (Scuba Club president) and SteVe Fields
(Treasurer); working on Advanced Certification were Dennis Whitney
(VP), J.B. Hennessey (Secy), Sheryl Prassack, Karen Pravlick, Cheryl
Howard, Denny Chesley, Mike Dortenzo, Jon Tunncy, Matt Savacool,
Scott Schienter, Joel Kuligowski, Tony Proviano, James Gavrillis, Pat
Armstrong, John Shaw and Al Bolkovac.
The Advance Course consists of a night dive, deep dive, a salvage
dive and navigation dives. The club divers were accompanied by Kim
Johnson and Cara Juliante (code name "Mom"), both Behr - end Staff.
The Scuba Club, which meets every Wed. night at the ROTC OFfice,
is sponsoring a class open to anyone interested in types and
maintenance of scuba gear Feb. 20. Also planned for Feb. 17 is a CPR
class. The club will also preset a lecture on Great Lake Ship Wrecks
which will be open to the campus. And a Valentine's Day Dance is
planned for Feb. 13 in Erie Hall in conjunction with Behrend SADD
and WBCR.
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we arc about.
First, we -irc here to be educated.
If we wanted a trade, we could
ildve gone to a trade school. We
know the importance of education,
or at least we know that a trade
school does not satisfy our educa
tional needs.
We are serious students (for the
most part). If we don't have a
known plan for the future, we have
a serious attitude toward our work
here on campus. We come from all
walks of life and for almost any
purpose that anyone would come to
college for. Some of us, for various
reasons, quit after starting. Some of
us did not have a chance for a col
lege education. Some of us never
stepped on a college campus before
in our lives. A few of us messed up
our chances when we did have a
chance. The older we are, the big
ger the adjustments that are
demanded of us. What do I mean
by "demanded?" Well to start with,
most of us have children and
spouses, that we at least must be
considerate of .... The financial
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costs of living must be dealt with;
and on and on I could go, but you
get the picture. None of us has a lot
of 'time to throw around; so our
club time is limited. We are all sen
sitve to that; so we are careful
about that when dealing with other
members. The club's main concerns
are acting as an advocate for the
non-traditional student in dealing
with the administration, and as such
we act as a channel for concerns
that must be addressed by the col
lege and university administrations.
We also want to help, whenever
possible, when the students need
ideas on different approaches to a
problem. The club is run by
students, and therefore if you feel
something should be addressed,
come and let us know. We are here.
Our meetings are held on Thurs.
(every other week) Feb. 11 & 25,
March 10 & 24, and April 7 & 26 at
12 noon in Reed 116 (behind the
auditorium). Bring your lunch;
we're informal and we'd love to
have you join us. If you have any
question call Tom at 456-8387 or
Marlynn at 825-3980.
Collegian
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