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THE NITTANY CUB
Editor
Assistant Editor
News Editor _
Sports Editor
Feature Editor _ _ _ _ __ Patricia Casinelli
Photography _ Ron Aitken
Established October 26, 1948, as the official publication for the
student body of the Pennsylvania State University, Behrend
Campus, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Published by The Breeze Publishing Co., 35-39 South Lake
St., North East, Pennsylvania.
Endorses New
Cub
Registration Plan
Hats off to the administration for the recently-announced change
in the - registration procedure for the winter term. It was recently
announced that on Friday, January 4, 1963, Behrend Campus stu
dents will register in reverse-alphabetical order. This procedure will
eliminate the injustice which certain students experienced severa:
times last year, because their names were at the end of the alphabet
For example, one sociology major was unable to schedule sociology
because her last name began with S and one student who was to
participate in the Speech 200 Easter Play was unable to schedule
speech, because his name started with R. Thanks to dropouts in
these two courses, these two people were finally admitted to class
but the fact remains that they and other students had experienced
an injustice. This problem is especially evident during the winter
and spring terms. Due to limited facilities and a limited number of
faculty members, certain courses must be limited in number, which
is understandable
The announced change in the registration procedure is cer
tainly of benefit to students who have been slighted in the past.
Of course, to not slight those students whose names are at the
beginning of the alphabet, the original procedure should be restored
for the spring term. However, the NITTANY CUB would like to
endorse an additional procedure, which we understand is already
under consideration by the administration. This plan would permit
all students with at least fourth term standing to register first. In
this way, all sophomores, who have only a limited number of courses
open to them, will be given a chance to register for these courses
before they are filled with freshmen, who have a wider selection of
courses. Under this plan, the freshmen would register in alpha
betical order after the sophomores had finished. This procedure has
special value for the spring term when many sophomores are faced
with the alternatives of either being able to schedule every course
they need or going to University Park, which means additional ex
pense for the majority of Behrend students. The NITTANY CUB
heartily endorses this plan for the Spring Term 1963.
The Behrend Campus Tourney nis two weeks ago at the Altoona
Cubs took another giant step to- Campus when they defeated op
ward retaning their state cham- ponents from Altoona, New Kens
pionships in chess and table ten- . .ngton, McKeesport, and Dußois.
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John Thompson, News Editor
THE NIT TANY CUB
Bob Ropelewski
_ _ Paula Harris
John Thompson
Dave Craley
Bluebooks Are
Available in
SGA Office
All students engaged in that
end-of-the-term habit of taking
tests and who isn't?) are remind
ed that bluebooks are now on sale
in the S.G.A. office. Jim Runzo,
S.G.A. president, reports that they
will be available to exam-hungry
students for the remainder of the
school year at the usual price of
three for five cents.
President Runzo also reminds
students that ping pong equip
ment, playing cards, pool table
equipment, chess sets, basketballs,
information, and change are all
available in the S.G.A. office. The
S.G.A. representative in charge
will also take requests for the
juke box and replace any money
lost in the various vending ma
chines. The office is open during
every period during school days
and also on Friday and Saturday
evenings from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Overseas Study
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will be in residence with the stu
dents and will be responsible for
supervision and administration of
the program. Every effort will be
made to avoid the isolation of
Penn State students as a sepa
rate group. Direct contact with
local people and their culture will
be an important phase of the
study abroad program. Students
will reside in carefully selected
private homes in the University
community.
The cost of the elective study
abroad program will be approxi
mately the same as the cost of a
term at Penn State, with the ad
dition of travel and registration
fee of $35. Students should have
an all-University average of at
least 2.50, must be in good stand
ing, and must show evidence of
maturity, stability, and self-disi
pline, and strong academic moti
vation.
The second program, that for
specialized study abroad, is avail
able for students whose profic
iency in a foreign language en
ables them to understand lectures,
write examinations and papers in
the language, and speak it with
facility. The program will consist
of a full academic year abroad,
the equivilent of three terms at
Penn State, in any foriegn Uni
versity. Any student undertaking
Monday, December 3, 1962
A Rebel
Up North
It has come to my attention
that Behrend has been the rendez
vous of two of Behrend's least
known lovers. Charlie Gibbes, that
sly man about town (Erie) told
me, confidentally, of his plans for
an elopement with one of Behr
ends prettiest frash.
So, naturally. feeling that a
secret like this shouldn't be kept
"under wraps" I decided to let
the rest of the campus know.
The elopement is scheduled
sometime during the Christmas
holidays and the young couple will
then reside at 5403 Primemover
Ave. in Manchester Heights. The
home is a wedding gift from the
brides parents. Good luck, Charlie
and Clarissa.
The "three snooks" put up such
a howl over their coverage in the
last issue that they've demanded
equal space. Well, here it is boys.
The three snooks would like to
know.
We would like to know why
Texas type people don't drive Tex
as-size cars?
Are those people really sanitary
engineers?
Does Doc. Smith go to Kentucky
on weekends just for bats?
Should the Wednesday fourth
period bowlers really be on TV?
Is Jordan Road being rezoned
for parking?
Is it true that the parents on
the cover of the last issue of the
CUB have a son that goes to
MIT?
We want to know?
* * *
Well, kids, at least they tried to
be funny
this program must be sufficiently
mature, resourceful, and self-dis
iplined to adapt to foreign univer
sity patterns of learning and a de
creased amount of supervision.
Students interested in either
program should write to Dr. Dag
obert de Livie, Director, Study
Abroad Program, 4 Sparks Build
ing, The Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, University Park, Pennsyl
vania for additional information
and an application blank. All ap
lications will be reviewed by the
Committee on Study Abroad. Bth
rend Campus students wishing to
be considered for the program in
1963 are urged to apply immedi
ately, as a large number' of appli
cations have already been received.
See Ya,
Tex