Letter to editor (cont td) community wants for entertainment. This would be constructive to the stu dents and would also aid the clubs in developing interesting functions. The Circle K would jump at the chance of sponsoring any worthy function that the student main stream would enjoy. Come on SGA. Be constructive, not destructive. Help us to help other stu dents find good sound entertainment so that their stay at Behrend does not be come stagnant from boredom. If this ru ling is not retracted then many of our fine organizations will certainly be no more; then everybody loses. Thank you for listening to my gripe. hope you make some progress with the situation. 1:0104110•111. - X•Nakiomil6lavilipl On Thursday, January 19, the speaker for the Skeptic's Corner was Mr. Fred Thompson, the assistant director of the Greater Erie Anti-Poverty Action Commit tee. Mr. Thompson spoke to those atten ding about the three pockets of poverty in the city in relation to education, in come, crime rate, and housing conditions. Thompson out lined the work of the commision, its results to date, and the proble effect that the recent cut in Fe deral funds will have. Of course an hour is not sufficient time to discuss all the ramifications of work such as this, so Mr. Thompson was enthusiastically &nvited to come ba back again. He will be the speaker again this week on January 26 during Sincere 3y, Bob Spaulding the common hour in the Carriage House• and will bring with him several VISTA workers who have recently arriv in the area. It is hoped that many students will make a conscious effort to attend. picykaloOtinoWiloslizamiy Another Ifirstt has been added to the long line of gymnastics achieve ments at Penn State. The first international collegia. gymnastics dual meet will be staged a 4 University Park on Saturday, January : when Penn State take on a star-studde, team of gymnasts from the University a.. Cologne, Germany. The meet was arranged in connect:. with Penn State's annual student ex change program with the University of Cologne. The Cologne team itself has intei national representatives, with gymnasts:. from three countries--Japan, Norway, and Germany--scheduled to compete a gainst the defending Eastern champion 1 Nittany Lions. Penn State's team for the intern •> tional match includes Greg Weiss, a graduate student in business administ tion who was NCAA all-around champion while a Penn Stater in 1962; Steve Cohen, State's 1967 captain and the fending national all-around champion! Ed Isabelle, the Lions' 1966 captain runner-up in the 1965 NCAA all-aroun_ competition; Bob Emery and Joe Utow„ standout sophomores on this year's vars ty squad, and Dick Swetman, a Penn State freshman who was Illinois state high school champion last year.
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