Page Two
For What It's Worth
Welcome back to Behrend all of you who have been here before
and welcome to Behrend all of you new faces. The cocoon which
was spun around Behrend 'Center' (sic) has in the past few years
begun to dissolve. In a like manner from "Dreary Erie, the mistake
on the lake" a segment of the youth culture has been rising in our
feelings of community spirit. More and more the emotions of being
one, together in unity, have been gaining momentum.
Erie has a few head shops, a really together FM radio station
(nights), a community oriented paper (Sunshine), and the cof
feehouses should be together and open soon, if not already. Gannon
College and Mercyhurst got together some really commendable
activities last year. Edinboro shows signs of coming around.
Behrend while trying with B.J. Thomas last year has shown signs
of progress by sponsoring the 'Chicago' concert. As far as film
series, speakers, and other various discussion projects go, Behrend
has always taken lOwest honors of the area colleges. This could
change if you would express your interest and direct it to the ap
propriate persons.
To those of you who had hoped to attend classes at University
Park, the reality of Behrend may be somewhat of a letdown.
However, a small college has some advantages; among them are a
great feeling of individualism, smaller classes, friendlier people,
and most of all the missing link to the world...cement (which could
be changing). With progress (is it really?) more and more of our
campus green will be taken from us, but ...
The CUB is the student paper of Behrend and it is your voice. If
you don't express your criticisms of the material in the CUB, we
can only assume that you're content. Hopefully we will present a,
format which will be appealing to most of you. We've been told
we're cliquish, and certain persons have tried to change that. If we
were a bit cliquish (in their opinion) last year then it wasn't our
fault because the staff is composed of those who are interested
enough to participate. We can't go out and drag people in to help us.
We have no form of conscription to aid us ... so anyone who feels
they can. add to the CUB's best interests, stop in and see us. We can
always use help. We need people for writing material, covering
news, layout, advertising, and various other help around the office.
Last year there was a spirit in the air surrounding the CUB office.
Our paper showed it in it s improvement from the beginning of the
year. It's your voice, so drop in, leave your comments with us,
write letters to the editor and if you feel we're neglecting coverage
of an area, tell us or write your own thing on it.
Have an interesting year! Get your heads together and do more
than exist.
Interested
Campaigning?
For students interested in
political campaigning, J.W.
Peltason and Donald G. Herzberg
unravel some mysteries and offer
practical advice in their new
book, A Student Guide to Cam
paign Politics (McGraw-Hill).
"Political campaigns in the
United States are unique," the
authors write. "They are longer,
more chaotic, more decen
tralized, and less issue-oriented
than campaigns in any other
country in the world."
A Student Guide to Campaign
Politics offers young people step
by-step advice on campaigning
responsibilities -- speech,
writing, door-to-door canvassing,
soliciting absentee votes,
telephone convassing, etc. The
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book is not ideological, nor does it
promote causes or candidates.
An active campaigner himself,
Donald G. Herzberg has cam
paigned in Connecticut, New
York, and New Jersey. He was
Staff Director of Preiident
Kennedy's Commission on
Registration and Voting Par
ticipation, and is consultant on
politics to American Broad
casting Company News. He is a
professor of political science at
Rutgers University.
A Professor of political science
at the University of 'lllinois, J.W.
Peltason is author with James
Burns of the successful book,
Government By the People.
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By W.T. Eberlin
CUB Staff Writer
Has anyone noticed the sexy
blonde at the Union Desk?
The "Flying Fickle Finger of
Fate" goes to Mr. Fiorintino, who
witnessed "Beyond the Valley of
the Dolls" in. Niagara Hall
Sunday night.
Why should the sophomores
that are transfering to Main
Campus after this term have to
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THE NITTANY CUB
Ith YOU WOULD JUST
TAKE THE TIME TO
By Gary Thornbloom
Managing Editor
With the many ego-trips in the
rock field it's a pleasant change
to come across an individual and
intimate band with a down-to
earth spirit: Niel Young does this
as well as the band backing him,
which is Crazy Horse. The Buffalo
Springfield ended and they went
their own ways. Crosby, Stills,
Nash & (later) Young, Poco, and
Niel Young as a quiet artist, with
a quiet band, were these different
paths. Of the three groups only
Niel Young escaped (for a time)
the onslaught of teeny-bopper
music freaks. His major
followers were older freaks and
persons from the beginning days
of this whole youth culture.
The country boy, once visited
big-city image is how Niel
Young's songs appear to me.
After the Goldrush is his and
Crazy Horse's latest LP. The
basic mood of the album is sort of
like a scene which I've seen even
here. It's sort of like a group of
friends gathered around an old
piano with an acoustic guitar and
a few of them harmonizing on the
vocals. Niel Young's guitar
playing and vocals are great, but
to me his strongest appeal comes
from the mood he radiates.
Seeing him almost a year ago
was beautiful, especially when he
did his own song 'Down By The
River' which is on an earlier
album.
His latest record contains more
piano than earlier albums. Nils
Lofgren plays the piano
throughout and complements the
bands sound. The basic content of
the lyrics are a -hit trite as
compared to previous writings by
Niel Young. Some however are
his usual:
"There was a fanfare
blowing
To the sun
That was floating on the
breeze
Look at Mother Nature on the
run
In the nineteen seventies."
SGA Outlines
For Optimistic
Wednesday evening, the first
meeting of the S.G.A. (Student
Government Association) was
held. These meetings will be held
at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday in
the Seminar Room, and any
interested student is welcome to
attend.
President David Carr, a 7th
term pre-law major, explained
that the S.G.A. this year will be
composed of seven standing
committees, as follows: O.S.G.A.
and University Park Liaison,
Political Activity, Quality of
Education, Budget and Finance,
Orientation Committee, Com
munity Action, and Elections And
Appointments.
Ideally, each committee will
have three members; with one
acting as chairman. In this way,
each member can limit himself to
one area of interest and thereby
become extremely well informed
in that particular area.
Another of Dave's innovations
"Southern change is gonna
come
At last!
Now your crosses are burnin'
fast
Southern Man."
The dominate vocal part is
always Niel and the harmonies
are at times blended so perfectly
that they mix into one. Musically
the band ranges from the
heaviness of 'Southern Man' to
the soft, but full 'Don't Let It
Bring You Down,' and even
quieter 'Birds.' The other tracks
are all good. They are united
enough to give the album the
spirit of an entire entity and
varied enough to be freely in
dividual in content.
The piano, acoustic guitar and
other non-electric instruments
give the sound a softly at ease
country touch, while the drums,
bass, and electric guitar add the
building parts to form mildly
heavy flavored sections in songs...
As previously mentioned the
piano is a dominating influence
throughout.
After the Goldrush is worthy of
your attention as are all of Niel
Youngs previous efforts. If
you've forgotten or never had the
pleasure of getting into softer
music, you should try this. The
electric parts do keep enough of
the rock sound to allow you to
make the transition to the other
side of rock. Turn yourself to Niel
Young and lead your head into
the electric land of heaviness
made soft.
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NEW BUILDING
laboratories; two live animal
storage rooms; three engineering
drafting -- laboratories; eight
general classrooms and 14
faculty members offices.
By Kathiene Sparks
CUB Staff Writer
is the method of election. These
elections will be held during the
third week of classes, and all new
members will be elected at large
rather than according to whether
they are resident or commuting
students as previously done.
Thus far, the S.G.A.
planned and carried out the
R.U.B. Grill. Currently, it is open
from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday. Mr. Kochel
has stated that if it initially meets
with success, it will be continued
and expanded.
Proposed projects for the year
include lengthening the evening
library hours to midnight,
establishing a closer relationship
between the S.G.A. and the
Faculty Senate, and arranging
for the Associate Degree Students
to graduate from Behrend rather
than University Park. Mr. Ilobert
Woerner, librarian, is the faculty
advisor, and both he and Dave
are optimistic as to the potential
and progress of the 1970-71 S.G.A.
Plan
Year
Registration
A Surprise
Once or three times a year, it is
necessary to stand at the end of a
registration line in Erie Hall's
foyer. There amidst' the tram
pling feet of the bigger fellows
you wait anxiously for per
mission to register.
Considering registration's bad
habit of questionable
organization you become a bit
nervous when you see people
fighting for classes they don't
want but are required by
University law to take.
This term there was little
danger of being crushed, stepped
on, or tripped over.
Preregistration last Spring and
the smooth organization of Fall
registration
_eliminated many of
the usual causes for griping. Of
course everyone isn't satisfied
but when is everyone pleased?
A tip of the hat to those who
organized and worked at
registration. And let's continue
the good habit.
(Note: It is our policy to con
sider both sides of an issue, of
course yours cannot be con
sidered if it isn't known. There
are many problems, questions,
and criticisms about Behrend,
Erie, and the U.S. If you're in
terested, jot them down and if
anyone on the CUB staff can help
we'll be glad to. Address all
correspondence to this column c,o
Reed Union Building CUB of
fice).,
Daniel Fiorintino
New Faces
in Dorms
Nearly 200 chattering,
bathrobed girls with curlers in
their hair confronted one red
blooded male at midnight on
Sunday in Niagara Hall. Any
average guy would panic, but
Daniel Fiorintino handled the
situation with ease.
A mass meeting of female
resident students was the event.
Although the main purpose of the
meeting was not to welcome new
staff members, the co-eds gave
Mr. F ior in tin o , the new
Residence Co-ordinator for Perry
and Niagara Halls, a typical view
of what dorm life is like.
Mr. Fiorintino, a native of the
area north of Pittsburgh, is a
graduate of Edinboro
_State
College with a B.S. equivalent
and a B.A. degree. He is
currently working toward a
Master's in guidance and
counseling. Mr. Fiorintino gives
praise to the student R.A.'s for
their help and support. If Sunday
night is any indication of his
calmness in the future, he'll do
okay.
Another new staff member is
Mrs. Kathryn Clark. She is
hostess for both dormitories and
resides in Niagara Hall. Before
coming to Behrend, Mrs. Clark
lived in Baldwin Gardens here in
Erie and cared for foster babies.
The CUB welcomes the new
id,
Mrs. Kathryn Clark
October 1, 1970