THE SACRED COW LIVES
In India the cow is worshiped, and it is
illegal to do anything to harm this particular
animal. In this country the bovine roams where
he wants to, and does exactly as he pleases
with the protection of the government. The
cow has the upper hand over the people of the
country.
A special form of the Sacred Cow inhabits
the Behrend Campus in the form of a handful
of instructors although they are certainl-• not
worshiped on campus. These are the "gods"-of
the campus--the founding fathers whom the
campus was built around--the "untouchables".
The instructor who takes personal pride in
failing students, the one who violates a
constitutional right of freedom of speech,
and the ones who simply cannot teach.
The problem is what can we as disatisfied
do if we need the courses these sacred cows
teach. A possible answer is talk to these
instructors, and possibly if enough students
express their disatisfaction they will mend
their ways. If they don't change and students
continue to suffer with them, why don't they
go out to pasture ar is Behrend the pasture
of Penn State?
Fall term it was announced that the
Coffee Clatches would start again this term.
The effects of these faculty-student mixers
are debatable; Students show definite appre
hensions of attending these meetings due to
the known fact that what you say can be held
against you. The faculty should actually wear
their little green "bibles" around their necks
to protect "unwarranted" criticism by students.
There is hope for these clatches, but that
depends entirely upon the student body. Do
you have enough nerve to stand up and tell
somebody face to face what you think of his
class? The first meeting is to be announced.
Watch the bulletin boards and the Cub for the
date and time.
As the year progresses, more and more stu
dents are becoming familiar with the term "TV
Course". Most, however, have had no experience
with a course of this type, and the contents
of it remain a mystery.
When a student enters the class for his
TV lecture, he has many apprehensions. These
apprehensions are not unfounded. Before the
lecture begins, the instructor (or proctor)
hands out a leaflet consisting of four typed
pages entitled "How To Learn in TV Courses."
This leaflet is from the main campus and its
purpose is to give the student a set of rules
to follow which will help him get the most out
of his TV course. The thinking behind this
is that if one follows these numerous rules
(about 129) one will be able to ace the course.
Close examination of this so-called study guide
makes one wonder if the author ever saw a TV
course.
Listed under a section Pntitled "Some
Suggestions for good Learning by Television"
is the statement Be Determined. Now 4.tts
STATION BREAK
always fine to he - determined in any course,
however, being determined is not enough to
insure success. Custer was - determined too.
In this same section, the student is
urged not to be so dependent on his teacher
for learning. Discussions with other'stu
dents outside of class are also encouraged.
It has always been a common opinion that an
advantage of attending a small college or
campus is the opportunity of securing a
good teacher-student relationship. A situa
tion like this-one is always an aid to bet
ter learning. Discussions with students
who are as ignorant about the subject matter
as yourself does not help in understanding
the course.
There are many economic reasons (sup
posedly) for TV courses, but - nothing can..
take the place of a live professor. This
may be the age of automation, but the minds
of students are not ready to be fed like
a computer.
The staff of the Nittany Cub would
like to express their thanks to all the
faculty, administration and students who
offered their support to the-Christmas
Cotillion. We ,would like to offer our
special thanks to Mr. Bob Findley and Coach
Onorato who were our chaperons, and offered
their assistance to help make the dance a
social success.
THE STAFF OF THE NITTANY CUB
Ron Fontecchio Editor
Rich Clement Sports Editor
Al Dorchester Asst. Sports Editor
Karen Manuella Reporter, Typist
John Jackson Reporter
Pete Eichenlaub Sports Reporter
Anne Tomczak Artist
Eileen Bowden Reporter
Doug Brower Advertising
Gary Lackovic Advertising
Mr. Christopher Advisor
COFFEE CLATCHES
Mr. Tucker has announced that a student
and faculty coffee hour will be held on
January 17, 1968 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
At this time, students will be permitted to
discuss any problems which they might have
with classes or campus policy. Students are
urged to attend this important dl.s.c4stions.
OUR THANKS