VOLUME XXII No. 13
Human
Sexuality
Committee
After reading about the
tremendous success of the
Human Sexuality Committee at
Yale, -Mt. Holyoke, and several
other New England Colleges, Mr.
Hohwald, of the Behrend Division
of Counselling submitted a
proposal to the campus asking for
such a committee here. Since
then a lot of work has been done.
Preliminary plans are being
drawn up and the committee is
being formed, but there is still a
lot of work to be done. Since it will
be a student project, students will
be doing most of the work. The
committee is composed of a
group of students, faculty, and
staff who are working together to
offer a lecture discussion series
oh topics in Human Sexuality to
Behrend during Spring Term,
1971. The committee is planning a
weekly series of 5 or 6 lectures,
followed by student led
discussions. Topics will include
pregnancy and birth,
psychosexual development,
interpersonal relationships,
contraception, abortion, and
sexual response.
The series will be co
educational and non-credit. A
very similar course has been
enthusiastically attended by
_ over 6,000 stuaents„at .Yale, Mt. _
Holyoke, and several other
colleges.
The course will only cost $5. At
least $3. of this money goes
towards the cost of books for the
students, the rest will go towards
paying tor the lectunsts, films,
and other material for the course.
The committee needs several
more students members because
the course will be offered ONLY
if students are interested and do
much of the groundwork. Your
help is needed in one of several
tasks; preparing and distributing
publicity, registering students
during winter term, ordering and
distributing books, making the
necessary arrangements for the
lectures and small discussion
groups.
If you would like to volunteer,
see Tim Muzzio (899-8140), Mr.
Hohwald, or Miss Carroll for the
details.
Student Groups
Receive Polls
UNIVERSITY PARK (APS) -
Questionaires designed to give
Commonwealth Campus student
organizations an opportunity to
express their feelings about
student representation are being
sent out, according to Edward L.
Baker, president of the Veterans’
Organization here.
Baker, who has met with
University President John W.
Oswald and trustees about the
formation of a new group
designed to represent a broad
segment of students throughout
the University, said the
questionnaires concern
“representation being given
them” by their respective
student governments.
Baker hopes to win support for
the newly conceived organization
which is being designed, he said,
to more adequately represent the
entire student bodies. Baker said
he feels it is essential for him to
gather response, pro and con,
from students and groups at
University Park and the Com
JNtttamj (UMiB
Dean Lane discusses last week’s problems with Mr. Florentino
and students.
Support Radio
“Free” Behrend
The amateur radio club of
Behrend has been trying for
some time now to form a
campus FM stereo radio
station. It looks like, with the
help of- many contributors,
Radio Behrend may actually
geton the air.
The purpose of this station
would be to serve the campus
with broadcasts it may wish
to hear. A poll will be taken to
determine just what the
students wish. Along with
music, Radio Behrend hopes
to broadcast sports events,
news, plays, and other in
teresting campus activities.
Announcements of campus
activities can also be made so
everyone will be informed of
these activities.
The idea of a campus radio
station was first brought up a
year ago at a Radio Club
meeting. The idea seemed to
have little backing and so it
fell by the wayside. Keith
Bauer did however, try to
monwealth campuses.
“It is up to the students
. themselves whether they feel
that they are adequately
recognized or ' appropriately
represented right now,” Baker
said. The proposal, as originally
suggested, is to form a body that
could act as a voice on matters
which affect students of the
entire University.
Baker contends that the new
organization.would not interfere
with existing student govern
ment, but says. it will be more.,
effective in representing more'
students on the “grass roots”
level.
Student, organizations would
serve as the voting basis for the
new group. The new organization -
. would center around a central
committee and a congress made
up of the various student groups,
both political and non-political, of
which there are more than 35ft at
University Park alone.
Due to the unwieldy size of a
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keep some hope in the idea
and kept trying to form Radio
Behrend. Towards the end of
fall term a fantastic deal was
offered by Williams College
to sell Behrend an FM stereo
transmitter. Seeing the
possibilities, Keith found that
Mrs. Dawson of the Speech
department, was also in
terested in such an un
dertaking. They formed a
club to try to raise funds to
buy this transmitter and
other equipment, to get Radio
Behrend on the air.
You will see the members
of the club asking for
donations to get your FM
stereo radio station going.
Please help in this great
cause as a radio station is
what Behrend needs for mass
communications. Donations
will be accepted during the
week in the RUB, Nick
Building, and the Otto
Behrend Building, or by Keith
Bauer 115 Perry Hall (899-
2530) and Mrs. Dawson in
North Cottage (899-3101 ext.,
258). If you don’t help get
Radio Behrend going, no one
will.
“Unsinkable Molly Brown”
Opens At Erie Playhouse
Due to the pressure of inquiries
for reservations to the up-coming
Erie Playhouse production of
“The Unsinkable Molly Brown”,
Bill Cohen, Managing Director
has announced that the box office
is now open for those interested in
getting their reservations in
early.
This production will: he. under
the musical direction of Jim Long
of the Long’s School of The Dance
with the - choreography being
done by Marge Long who has
recently accepted a position as
Principal of Teacher’s Training
School for the Dance Educators
of America, a world-wide
organization.
“The Unsinkable Molly
Brown’.’ is a real life story of a
hill-billy ragamuffin whose
relentless determination took her
Rap Session
Clears Air?
The temperature in the Reed
Lecture Hall the afternoon of
February 3 was noticeably cold
only to rise to a good warm level
after administration represen
tatives and students entered for
the scheduled general rap session
or “Bitch-In” about the recent
“tightness” on campus. The
session, which lasted for about an
hour and a half, consisted mainly
of questions and answers. On the
answer side were Dean Lane and
Mr. Florentino, The students
supplied the questions. The
main topics were Pinkertons, the
Kochel incident, “chemically
induced behavior” and dormitory
room search.
The first question dealt with
our Pinkertons and why they
were in the dorms. The reaction
to the query came from Dean
Lane. He said the only time the
Pinkertons were in the dorms
was Monday night and that was
the only time. “The life of the
director, his wife and two
children were in extreme
danger,” said Dean Lane in
reference to the Kochel incident.
Kochel reported that the
University reacted to the incident
for the welfare of everyone. He
added that they will not return
under normal circumstances.
The university thought this
could be a start of a “series of
events” which could jeopardize
the campus. The Pinkertons were
kept until it was found that the
incident was isolated. He
believed the security people did
not. think it was a conspiracy, but
also didn’t recognize it as an
isolated event, even though he
hadn’t spoke in detail with the
security men.
“Chemically induced
behavior” submerged claiming
itself as the next field of
discussion. Mr. Florentino gave a
statement of dorm policy saying
that an official warning will be
given to any student visibly in
toxicated. A question was then
raised as to how would in
toxication be judged. Florentino
answered that the degree of
drunkedness would be based on,
“the professional judgment of the
resident assistants.” A brief
period of student oriented
chuckles followed. Dean Lane
straightened the matter by
from the midst of that
background into the core of the
international society set.
Her indomitable spirit couldn’t
even be crushed by an iceberg.
The Titantic was sunk by an
iceberg, but Molly Brown was
unsinkable. She and those in her
lifeboat survived because she
insisted, at gunpoint, that they do
so. -
A legend in the - Denver,
Colorado area, Molly Brown has
been immortalized by Richard
Morris who wrote the text and
Meredith Willson who composed
the music and lyrics.
Reservations for this fantastic
musical can be made by calling
The Playhouse Box Office, 899-
7008, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. daily, or by mailing
requests to the Erie Playhouse,
P.O. Box 2042, Erie, Pa. 16512.
Thursday, February 11,1971
stating that this would be only
temporary and that there was a
“communication breakdown” in
relation as to how this matter
would be handled.
The session then turned to
room searching and it was
pointed out that if the university
searches a room, if contraband
is found, the penalty will be less
than that given by Civil
authorities. Dean Lane said that
civil authorities, such as nar
cotics agents, may enter and
search rooms only if they have a
search warrant.
Towards the end of the meeting
Dean Lane announced, “I can
appreciate the shock you have
experienced here.” He said then
there were two things which were
very important in the residence
halls. He believes that student
behavior guide lines should be
developed by the students.
“Student discipline,” added
Lane, “is. . .archaic and inef
ficient to say the least. We need
your help in this matter.” He
than suggested that the students
meet with him to work out some
reasonable ' discipline-behavior
program for the students.
Since then, the dean and a
group of student representatives
have had a preliminary meeting
Thursday, February 4, and
students have scheduled weekly
meetings with Dean Lane.
CC Request
Say In EOF
UNIVERSITY PARK (APS) -
Commonwealth Campuses have
requested to handle 160 out of 500
students to be admitted during
1971 under the Educational
Opportunities Program (EOP),
•according to Robert E. Dunham,
assistant to the vice president for
academic affairs.
In a letter to the president’s
staff and the Council of Academic
Deans, Dunham said “in addition
to these EOP students an attempt
will be made to admit 250 black
students as part of our regular
admission process.”
Ogontz Campus leads the list
with a request of 30 EOP
students,.. a table attached to
Dunham’s letter indicates.
McKeesport and Fayette
requested 15, and five other
campuses asked for 10. The ten
remaining Commonwealth
Campuses requested five EOP
students each.
In addition to the 160 EOP
students, regular enrollment at
the Commonwealth Campuses
for 1971 will be 13,675, which
includes 4,019 associate and 9,656
baccalaureate degree students,
Dunham’s letter said. Total
enrollment will be 13,835.
Ogontz, Behrend and Altoona
plan to enroll 1,500,1,440 and 1,375
respectively. Enrollments will
range trom Ogontz’ 1,500 to 175 at
Allentown.
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Letters page 2
S.U.B. page 3
Sports page 4