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Vol. X. No. 7
Music-Arts Festival is here
By
R.W. Bonaker
Ed. Note: The following
is background information
concerning the Spring
Music/Arts Festival which
gets underway today. A
calendar of events for the
festival appears on page 4.
This week marks the Spring
Music/Arts Festival with events
slated for four days. In the past
two years, a one•day rock
festival was the' big spring event,
last year's affair drawing nearly
30,000 people to the campus on
a bright sunday for 12 hours of
rock music.
A variety of events will be
presented this week including
folk and rock music, a film
festival, a block party, arts and
crafts show and classical music.
"At the beginning, it
appeared there might not be any
event at all," said Paul Mirabile,
Coordinator for Goodpeople
Productions, citing, "flack from
various areas." He related
compromises were reached and
currently "everyone is pretty
happy with the format."
The Social Affairs Committee
budgeted $2,000 for 4 the event
while the SslA allocated $l,OOO.
Festival officials estimate that
between 8,000 and 25,000
people will be in attendance for
the main events; the folk concert
on Saturday and the rock
concert on Sunday.
The main event site is located
in the ravine between the
engineering laboratory and the
university apartments near the
main entrance to the campus.
All campus residents are asked
by festival officials to walk, to
the site from the living areas to
help cut down expected traffic
congestion.
BUSINESS PROGRAM CHANGES
c DEGREE
The governmental
mechanisms at Capitol Campus
have changed the baccalaureate
degree nomenclature in the
Business Program. The proposed
degree to be awarded will be a
Bachelor of Business
Administration as opposed to
the Bachelor of Business.
The change has been
forwarded by campus Provost
Robert E. McDermott to
university Provost Russell
Larson. Final approval must
come from the board of trustees.
The curriculum committee of
the Business Program initiated
the proposal and it was
unanimously approved by that
group, according to Dr. Ralph
Frey, Assoc. Prof. of Business
and Accounting. In turn, the
three division heads approved
the measure and forwarded it to
the Academic Affairs Committee
of Faculty Council. The
committee and the council
approved it and passed it to
McDermott.
Frey and Dr. Robert J.
Brown, Assoc. Dean of Faculty
outlines some of the motives
regarding the proposed change.
They said the new degree will be
"more in line" with the degree
awarded at the masters level in
the Division of Administration
and Business. Frey said some of
the students in the Business
Program thought the Bachelor of
Business degree was not very
attractive, especially when
Mirabile said a bigger event
was planned because there was a
"shift in mood so far as what we
should be doing as a campus. We
wanted a variety of events that
pertain more to campus people,
so we cut down on general
advertising and emphasized a
college audience." He also said
the purpose of the festival is
"for people who want to have a
good time to have a good time,"
adding that those involved in
planning and organizing the
event have received "incredible
experience in working with and
viewing organizational
behavior."
No raindate has been set for
the concerts because, as Festival
officials put it, "there is so much
going on in the area of group
commitments, expenses and
logistics."
Dick Mulfinger, past
president of the XGIs is
coordinating the concessions
through Servomation, Inc.
The entire event is non-profit as
there is free admission, except
for the film festival. The only
profit that can be gained is
through concessions, to help
cover the enormous cost
involved. One-third of the
profits taken from concessions
will be given to the XGI
fraternity; the remainder going
to Servomation. In turn, the
XGIs will give '7O percent of
their monies to the Social
Committee.
Don Snyder, Social
Committee Chairman, has lined
up a film festival that will last
nearly eight hours. The showing
begins tomorrow night at 8:00
p.m. in the Student Center with
the Classic "Reefer Madness"
highlighting the features. The
festival actually begins today
with the Philadelphia Chamber
Soloists in the Gallery Lounge at
2:30 p.m:
Mike Leasher is coordinating
the arts and crafts show and the
students are looking for jobs.
Brown thought the proposed
change may aid in student
recruiting purposes.
If the degree change is indeed
approved by the board of
trustees it will mark the first
time an alteration of that type
has occured at Capitol Campus.
Bathtub Race Dance
The Social Committee will
sponsor a Bathtub Race Dance
on Tuesday, May 22, in the
Student Center from 10 p.m. to
1 a.m.
The music will be provided
by "The Sound Commission,"
who present a wide variety of
dancing music - Rolling Stones
to Oldies.
Don't miss it! This is the last
dance for the Spring term.
** * *
Traffic Situation
Saturday night between the
hours of 7 and 11 p.m., entrance
to Meade Heights will be
restricted to residents, guests
and a limited number of
students with car passes.
Contact the Music/Arts
Festival office for more
information, W-103.
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA.
Saturday night mini-concert and
party in Meade Heights. Alio,
there will be an exhibit by the
Photo Club in the Gallery
Lounge throughout the week.
Mike said students and
off-campus people can sell their
crafts on Saturday and sunday at
the main event site from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. "It's a good
opportunity for students to
participate and sell candles,
bottles, clothing, leather,
pottery and other crafts," he
said. The Saturday night affair
"will be a jam system, similar to
the 'Rites of Spring', with
on-campus talent."
Many people have
participated in the planning
stages for the festival. Ed
Ganssle is in charge of stage
operations, with Jim Yorgey
handling the electrical power
end of the folk and rock
concert. Pete Forrest is
coordinating the traffic marshal's
and is working with campus
Security Chief James Paul. Bill
Fleischer is in charge of the
"crowd control" marshalls.
Diana Walsh handles publicity
and is working with Mrs. Betty
Duke, Public Information
Officer. Reportedly, contact was
made with the Odd Fellows
Home and Capitol Campus
Village, alerting those people of
the festival. Wayne Hoover is
administrating Head Shop
functions, aiding in the event of
drug misuse by individuals
present. Dr. Cr i .),rad, Ml 9. Kresge
and Mrs. Petrosino, who are on
the Health Service staff here,
will be on hand at the main
event site.
An M.C. will be provided_by
campus radio station WZAP.
Trash disposal will be handled
by an outside contractor.
Facilities available include pay
telephones, porta-johns and
other services.
Festival officials warn
participants that no camping will
be allowed on-campus and that
the Lower Swatara Township
Police will be enforcing the
township codes. The no camping
ordinance includes sleeping in
motor vehicles.
Paul said that "on the whole,
we've found our administrative
people to be cooperative;
bureaucratic, but cooperative."
** * *
Social Committee
seeks new leaders
The Social Affairs Committee
is seeking two co-chairmen for
next year. It is possible Social
Committee will be working with
a budget up to $lO,OOO due to
the Student Activities fee (This
year's budget was $4,000). This
will enable the committee to
provide a greeter scope and
number of events.
It also means it will require
people who are willing to
dedicate a lot of time and effort
into the planning and
implementing of the activities.
Any persons interested in the
positions are requested to supply
their name and qualifications to
Don Snyder or W-105 by
Wednesday, May 23.
No Mass
There will be no mass on
Sunday, May 20, 1973. There
are, four masses at the Catholic
Parish, Seven Sorrows of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Race and
Conewago Sts.,, Middletown.
The times of the masses are 7:00
- 8:30 - 10:00 - 11:30 - 5:30 .
A few of the department heads of the Arts Festival pose for the
Capitolist Camera. From left are Don Snyder, Dan Perini, Paul
Mirabile, Mike Leasher and Dick Mulfinger.
Pictured are scenes of last year's Harrisburg Rock Festival 11.
Attention all Veterans
VETERAN'S BENEFITS
ANY STUDENT WHO RECEIVES VETERAN'S
BENEFITS WILL BE CERTIFIED DURING THE
ADVANCED REGISTRATION PERIOD, MAY 29
THROUGH JUNE 1. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED WHEN
THE STUDENT BRINGS US HIS PAID TUITION FORM
AND ALL REGISTRATION MATERIALS. BY
COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATION FORM THREE
WEEKS'EARLY, THIS HELPS TO SPEED UP RECEIPT OF
YOUR CHECKS.
May 17, 1973