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BULLetin Bored
Norman Gehrlein, chairman of the Behrend Board of
Publications announced Tuesday that applications for the position
of Editor-in-Chief of the Nittany CUB are now being accepted. This
will be an interappointment of one term necessitated by the
transfer of Vickie Caskey, current editor, to University Park. All
full-term students are eligible to apply. Letters of application
stating qualifications and interest must be submitted to Mr.
Gehrlein by Monday, November 30. They will then be reviewed by
the Board of Publication.
Isn’t it a shame that some students aren’t mature enough to
handle the responsibility of being able to freely browse through the
records at the Student Union Desk? Maybe if the prices were raised
to compensate for the childish loss of records, people might begin to
understand who their real friends are. - K.M.
It is planned to have the switchboard in full operation during the
regular business hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
beginning this week, Wednesday, November 18.
To help relieve the parking problem, staff parking is now per
mitted (15 spaces) on the parking apron immediately behind the
Nick Building. In addition, all spaces on the south edge of Nick lots
D and E-but for the 12 spaces still designated as staff-are now for
student parking. This opens 30 spaces for students and should
therefore eliminate the need to park along roadways.
The traditinnal-Hanging of the Greens ceremony will be held in
the Behrend Chapel of Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery on the Mon
day following Thanksgiving break. Students are urged to par
ticipate.
Tom Noel Visited Us
Or Was He Mark Twain?
ByGary Thornbioom Managing Editor
No puff of smoke from a magic
lamp or mysterious seance
brought Mark Twain into our
midst last Saturday evening.
Rather we experienced the
casualness with which his
reincarnated being sauntered
into the room set before us. Tom
Noel came on with the air one
would expect from an old friend
stopping by to visit for a bit.
Mark Twain’s works were
made manifest in their per
formance by talented Broadway
actor Tom Noel. His performance
was hailed by members of the
Behrend Players as the best they
had ever seen at our campus.
Throughout the entire presen
tation the audience was involved
in a constant rapport with the
Mark Twain who stood before us.
Persons viewing the im
personation were quickly placed
in the position of laughing at the
excerpts from the artists
masterpieces. Mark Twain’s
genius was relayed by Tom Noel
to us, and so many of the viewers
sat laughing at the absurd,. .
.themselves.
How many realized what was
being said? How many have
“proved they could quit smoking
a thousand times before?” How
many have “eyes that have seen
the greed?” How many laughed
at that song and by doing so were
humored by a cut on themselves?
How many present fit into the
roles cast by the lampoons they
found so hilarious? How many...
Mark Twain was more than a
mere novelist for children’s
pleasure. His critical mind
picked apart society as he knew it
and replaced the pieces in
satirical puzzles displayed in his
writings. Mark Twain enjoyed a
cynical outlook from his vantage
point of looking inward at the
pseudo-values of the almighty
socially adept.
Yes, Samuel Clemens knew
where things were at and the
spirit of his being was trans
mitted to those who sat in on
Tom Noel’s performance. Only a
genius can portray a genius well.
Mark Twain was there in front of
us. He existed for those two
hours.
The secret of the excellent
portrayal of the artist and the
conveyance of feeling was not an
easy task. After his performance
Mr. Noel kindly consented to rap
with me. He told me that every
line, excepting a half dozen or so,
was written by Mark Twain. The
script was composed of carefully
selected excerpts from a wide
collection of material by Mark
Twain. Lines which were added
were so placed as to bring certain
segments into a context current
to our times. Mr. Noel has at the
present deeply devoted himself to
the study of works by and about
Mark Twain. It is only by living
the role and experiencing it fully
and sincerely that one could hope
to present oneself so well.
Mr. Noel brought Mark Twain
to all those who took the time to
attend. We who were there know
that Samuel Clemens is alive and
well. His place out of the literary
context is with us in the streets.
He is one of the street people, one
of the earth people.
Incidentally, Jesus Christ is
alive and well and in the streets
also. He is remaining in the
background, in His follower’s
hearts so as to avoid betrayal by
present day Judases as well as
arrest and persecution by present
day governments.
All power to the people!
THE NITTANY CUB
Letters To The Editor
Recently, the Student Union
Board has been the target of a
great deal of criticism due to the
institution of an activities’ card
fall term. As a service
organization of the University,
we feel a responsibility to try to
clarify our standpoint on the
activity card by explaining its
necessity, purpose and value in a
concrete format that will provide
the students with a sound basis
from which to further judge its
validity.
Last year, as the new Union
Board held its first meetings,
there was naturally a desire
among students to create a more
suitable college atmosphere at
Behrend, with more activities
and generally - “Something to
do on weekends.” While still in
the planning stages of this year’s
activity calendar, it became
apparent that if we were to
sponsor concerts, a movie series
far more expensive than last
year’s, a broader cultural series,
tournaments, Coffee Houses, and
trips of an all-school nature, we
would need additional funds.
Since the university may not
charge a mandatory activities
fee, as most colleges do, we
arrived at the idea of a reduced
rate and provide them with
discounts on records and pool and
ping-pong at the Union Desk The
price of $15.00 was agreed upon
because we felt $5.00 per term
was not an outrageous price to
pay for our activities this year.
Without the' monies received
from the activities card events
such as the Chicago concert
($10,000), the Charles Evers
Lecture ($1,500), the Tom Noel
Lecture ($750), and various
movies such as Camelot and
Virginia Woolfe, ($400) would not
have been possible. If an activity
card holder has attended all our
programs thus far, he has
already saved $7.50, not to
mention the savings on records
and the like, and not including the
money saved on “Chicago”
tickets. Knowing this, it does not
seem unrealistic to ask a student
for $15.00 a year.
The purpose of the activity
card is to provide us with enough
money to give the students the
activities they desire. The
members of the Union Board
recently had the privilege to
attend a regional conference of
the Association of College
Unions-International of which-
Behrend is a member. At the
conference, at every workshop
and discussion group attended,
Behrend’s programming ideas
and operations were equal to, if
not superior to the other colleges
attending the meeting.
Universities such as Pitt, West
Virginia, and Bucknell, as well as
all the state, junior, and com
munity colleges, could not un
derstand how we could program
so many activities on only $15.00
a year. Believe us - this was the
way it happened. Edinboro State
College charges $50.00 per
semester activities fee and
during the fall term we sponsored
more activities than they had
even scheduled. It is a joke to
assume that we are making
fantastic sums of money on our
activities. When we break even
on a SUB sponsored event, it is a
real occasion. Our budget is open
to all interested students who
inquire. Don’t criticize us
without knowing the facts.
The value of our activity card is
up to- you. If you attend our
events and don’t let your friends
borrow it whenever they need it,
it can be very worthwhile and
money-saving. If you aren’t
getting a saving on your activity
card, it is because you don’t use
it, not because we don’t have any
activities. Help us to make the
Student Union at Behrend
Campus a successful
organization. It is designed to
make life at Behrend easier. We
can’t do it without your help.
Bring your ideas, comments, and
bitches to our meetings on
Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. in the
Seminar Room. We cannot be
successful without cooperation
from the student body. The
constant demeaning of our efforts
serves no purpose. If you have a
complaint, voice it at our
meetings, not to a disgruntled
minority that broods in the
cafeteria or damns us from the
dorms. The activity card is a rip
off if you make it one. Help us to
help you.
Student Union Board,
Robert Luther, President
Roy Fronzaglia, Vice-president
Dear Editor -
I think you should be aware
that a portion of your readership
was offended by the running of
"the advertisement of the Abortion
Information Clinic in your
November 12 edition. Since
abortion is a definite hazard to
the baby’s health - might I
suggest that, instead, you run
information from the “Family
Planning Association” or
perhaps reprints from the
“Ovulen 21” pamphlet as a public
service.
I do not insist that everyone
feel as I do about abortion; I am
merely suggesting that, at least,
the ad was in poor taste, or at
most, it was a travesty on our
moral integrity.
Sincerely,
Lane Peer
Kodiel invited To Speak
About Development Plans
The November 11 meeting of
the S.G.A. was highlighted by an
address by Behrend director, Mr.
Kochel. Mr. Kodiel was invited
to speak on campus development
plans, and prefaced his talks with
a short history of the campus.
Illustrating his explanation with
a tentative map, he pointed out
the proposed buildings such as
the library, academic modules,
and residence halls. Mr. Kochel
emphasized his concern for
preservation of the natural
beauty of the campus, and stated
that much of the buildings would
be in areas already deared.
(And did you know that only four
trees were, cut in order to build
-the R.U.8.2) -Mr. Kochel then
answered questions on the
development proposal as well as
on other topics.
Before the meeting proper
began, the Pinkerton officer,
“Deacon,” introduced himself
and mentioned his purpose and
duties on campus. Faculty
Senate appointments were first
on the agenda, and although all
applications had not yet been
turned in, several students were
assigned to Standing committees.
Including: Doug Brower,
Academic Planning; John
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MESSAGE TO ALL
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
interested in getting together an
ERIE LIBERATION FRONT.
Its primary function will be to
Serve-The People.. This,.will be
carried out on various levels: '1)
to establish -an information
center on. activities in the Bay
City and around the country; 2)
to construct FREE legal services
(provided by several certified
lawyers); 3) to create a bail fund
for any brothers or sisters who
get busted or ripped-off; 4) to
terminate the repressive actions
of the Amerikkkan lackies; on
THE PEOPLE: 5) to maintain
a FREE referral service to all
people who need aid in various
matters (i.e. medical, draft,
legal, personal, political, etc...);
and 6) to hold classes in political
ed., self defense, urban guerilla
warfare, etc...
We are in the process of
selecting a location, and seeking
financial assistance. All brothers
and sisters are welcome" to join
in. This is your organization;
help keep the struggle for
liberation in Erie. BRING THE
REVOLUTION HOME! SEIZE
THE TIME!
GET IT ON!
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE
contact for further info, dan 899-
4572
Musala and Richard
Barraclough, Student Services;
and Pat Laßosa, Improvement of
Teaching.
The “new business” involved a
discussion of Senate Rule J-3,
which states that a course-may
usually only be dropped during
the first three weeks of the term.
It was pointed out that at several
other universities it is possible to
drop a course right up to the day
before the final exam, which is
certainly to the student’s benefit.
Action may be taken on this later.
Various other business ap
peared on the agenda, such as the
need or desire for students on all
Faculty Senate Standing Com
mittees! "Also, a proposal was
made, concerning having meal
tickets issued on a “per meal”
basis; that is, tickets for break
fast only, lunch only, and dinner
only instead of for all three daily
meals.
The meeting adjourned shortly
before 9:00 p.m., and first as Mr.
Kodiel began his address by
thanking the S.G.A. represen
tatives by devoting their time to
the organization, the student
body too should be aware of the
job Its representatives are doing
for it.
It’s Worth
Confus>oW mo tu. ftE /ry epitaph.
November 19,1970
Brother Daniel