STUDENT ACTIVITIES
The young people of today are
faced with a problem of what to
do for entertainment. This prob
lem is of a very serious nature. For
tunately-, the young people in the Erie
area are finally being offered a
variety of things to do.
In town there are movies, the
Gypsy Rover Coffee House, and
the Chatterbox young adult night club.
Also there are the many social func
tions being sponsored by the local
colleges which wyould be grateful
for the support of Behrend students.
And right on our own campus there are
a wide variety of activities planned
with the student in mind.
On November 5 of this term, the
PSU sponsored a jammy. This jammy was
the best supported activity of this
term. I'm sure that all who attended
had a great time, for during the
next week I heard students discussing
the idea of having another jammy in the
very near future. But what ever
became of these plans?
If the students desire more
activities along this line, or any
other line, they could present their
views by writing letters to the
NITTANY CUB. These letters could be
published and the various organizations
would have an opportunity to see what
the students want.
All materials for the NITTANY CUB
can be placed in the manila folder on
the receptionists desk in the office
of the Science building, slid under the
door of the NITTANY CUB office in Erie
Hall, or given to any member of the
NITTANY CUB staff.
According to the lasting on the
bulletin board of the Otto F. RiAlrefla
Science Building, twenty-eight
Dehrend students have signed up to
donate blood to the Red Cross for
our servinemen in Viet Nam; only
twenty-eight aut of a student body
of almost five hundred. Are our
students so apathetic that they - can't
spare a pint of blood that could
possibly save someone's life?
They certainly are not apathetic to
the situation in Viet Nam, as was ill
ustrated partially by the opinion
poll published previously in this
newspaper. Wherever students meat,
whether it is the Science Building
or Culbertson Lounge, the situation
and the United States policy are
often discussed. However, discussion
is not accomplishing anything con
structive; discussion is not saving
lives.
Our male students should pledge
themselves to donate blood by simple
virtue of the fact that they are not
the ones who need to depend on others
to donate blood for then. Because
they have academic deferments they
do not have to be in Viet Nam giving
their lives.
In the long run, donating blood
could benefit us or our families. If
only ten percent of our students
would donate blood, a blood bank
would be set up that could be used by
any Behrend student or member of his
family if it was needed.
Tl)re are among about one hundred
sixty other colleges and universities
in the United States who have
expressed a desire to donate blood.
We should make a greater effort to
fulfill our pledge.
If anyone is interested who has
not yet signed up, the forms are
available in the library. Do so today!
The NITTANY CUB wholeheartedly
endorses the idea behind IYlail Call
Viet Nam- AU Behrend students are
urged to take ten or fifteen minutes
to write a letter. Christmas in Viet
Nam will be neither white nor cheery
for the servicemen there, but it can
be made more bearable if they know