A Week Of Fun To Begin Here
By Robin Platts
Staff Writer
A week of continual
entertainment and activity
sums up the Rites of Spring
76 to be held here May 2
through May 8.
Rites of Spring week is a
series of events sponsored
by the Social Committee 6f
the Student Government
Association.
Most of the events will be
taking place in Meade
Heights People’s Park.
Featured attractions in
clude a parade and bonfire to
begin the week’s festivities
at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, May 2.
Students will dress in
costumes and march around
campus in an Olympic-like
fashion.
A torch will be lit in
People’s Park to officially
begin the Rites.
On Monday, May 3, a
guys vs. girls football game
will be held on the football
field at 8:00 p.m. The men
will dress as women and
have a female coach while
Student
Center Gets
Face Lift
Dr. James D. South
announced that the awarding
of contracts for the renova
tion of the Student Center
have been made.
The contracts were
awarded to W.S. Miller of
Harrisburg, general con
tractor; Herre Brothers, Inc.,
of Harrisburg, mechanical
contractor; and H.P. Foley
of Harrisburg, electrical
contractor.
Work began this term and
is expected to be completed
by June 30th. There is
presently a temporary delay
in the construction work
while change orders are
being processed through the
architect, according to
South.
A fire several years ago
necessitated construction
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Construction on the Student Center is temporarily halted
Rites Of S
the women will dress as men
and have a male coach.
The sixth annual Bathtub
Race will be held Wednes
day, May 5, beginning at
3:00 p.m.
Tentatively, there are four
tubs entered by Capitol
Campus organizations and
three tubs from Berks
Campus-PSU.
. The course starts at the
dorms, continues to the
campus entrance at route
230, winds around the
New SGA President
Plans His Priorities
By Mark Appleby
Staff Writer
After winning by a slim
six-vote margin, Cliff
Eshbach has begun to serve
as the new SGA President.
His first official day in
office, April 14th, was spent
cleaning out the offices of
the past administration.
The Reading native has
been very active in campus
activities since transferring
from Penn State’s Wilkes-
Barre Campus this past fall
term.
Photo Course » Too
New Darkroom Coming
By Wm. Kane
Staff Writer
Barring any unforseen
construction or supply pro
blems, students who re
gister for the Fall 1976-77
term will have an opportunity
to learn photography tech
niques in the newly com
pleted darkroom facilities,
according to Mark Dorfman,
coordinator of the Multi-
Media Journalism Program.
The proposed site for the
ring: May 2 - May 8
football field and Placement
office, then back to the Main
Building and finishes at the
loading dock in the parking
lot.
Other events on May 5
are the Communal Dinner at
People’s Park beginning at
4:30 p.m. Anyone may
attend by paying $1.00: A
main dish will be provided
and participants bring side
dishes and desserts.
The Roman Riots at 6:00
p.m. that day include all
He has been a staff writer
for the CC Reader and an
announcer for WZAP radio.
Eshbach also spent a
term as vice-president of the
Aviation Club and has served
as a junior SGA Senator
since the fall term.
Eshbach, a ninth term
Humanities major, said his
future priorities include
discussion on student/
teacher evaluation methods
and student apathy.
In regard to many vacant
positions on SGA commit-
darkroom will be on the 3rd
floor combining rooms
W-334 and W-336.
The new room will be
used for black and white
developing, enlarging,
mounting and printing.
According to Marilyn
Luke of Instructional Ser
vices, the facilities will also
include cabinets so students
can store and lock their
individual supplies.
The course will be taught
types of competitive sports
such as sack races, chicken
fights and wheelbarrow
races.
The Middletown Gym will
be the sight of the donkey
basketball game at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, May 6.
Students may sign up for
participation and the faculty
volunteer for the fun.
Tickets in advance are
$1.25 for students, $1.50 for
the public.
At-the-door tickets
tees, he is asking for new
representatives,
interested people are urged
to stop by the SGA office,
Eshbach says.
He adds that students
with grievances should
contact any SGA member or
stop by the SGA office. His
office hours are:
Monday & Wednesday-3rd
period,
Thursday & Friday-11:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and
Tuesday-1:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m.
by professor Troy Thomas of
the Humanities department
who is also designing the
darkroom.
Students will probably
have to supply their own
camara and print paper
because purchase of the
darkroom facilities will ex
haust the funds alloted by
the 1 University for this
project.
Thomas mentioned that
his course will be offered as
part of the Multi-Media
Journalism option, but is not
restricted to only those in
that program.
There will be three parts
to the course, Thomas said.
First the basics-how to
take a picture and develop
film and prints. Students
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will be shown how to dodge
prints and also learn various
tricks for fine print de
velopment.
The second aspect of the
course will be a group
evaluation or constructive
criticism of the individual
work.
The third part of the
course will concentrate on
photographers of the past.
This ia an effort to show how
style can be evidenced in a
photograph.
Thomas said, at this
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$1.50 for students and $1.75
for the public.
On Friday, May 7, there
will be a free keggar starting
at 8:00 p.m.
The spring Road Rally on
Saturday, May 8, is open to
anyone who has access to a
car.
The entrance fee is $3.00
and only two people per
vehicle-the driver and the
navigator.
Following the Rally there
will be a picnic and a
disco-keggar sponsored by
I.E.E.E.
Sign-ups for the Roman
Riots, Road Rally, Donkey
Marijuana
Arrest On
Campus
By John Lelerzapf
Staff Writer
Arnold A. Garzino, 20
and David A. Socash, 21,
both 9th term Business
majors were arrested last
Thursday, April 22, at their
residence at 8528 Kirtland
Ave., according to District
Justice Mary E. Cross.
Both students were taken
before Cross and arraigned
for an alleged violation of the
Controlled Substance and
Cosmetic Act, Sec 13, Sub.
Sec. A, Clause 30, Act 64.
They - were released on
$500.00 bail.
David Socash said on
Tuesday, April 20, James H.
Paul, security police chief,
acQompanied by Patricia
Murphy, residence livinqi
coordinator, and a Lower
Swatara Township police
officer, entered their resi
dence with a search warrent
and confiscated five mari
juana plants-three from the
kitchen window and two
from the desk of Arnold
Garzino.
Socash also said on
Wednesday, he, Garzino and
the other two occupants of
the house made statements
to Chief Paul after being
advised of their rights.
On Thursday, April 22, at
approximately 6:00 p.m.
Sergeant Charles Aleksy of
the campus security police
and a Lower Swatara Police
officer served warrents of
arrest on Socash, and
Garzino.
A pre-trial hearing has
been scheduled for Friday,
April 30.