Volume XXII No. 24
Quinlan new president
A 1 Quinlan was elected as the new president of the Student
Government Association last Friday in the annual Spring Elec
tions.
Behrend
Planned
By Steve Green
Copy Editor
An Arts Festival is being
held Friday, Saturday and
Sunday during Memorial
weekend at Behrend Campus.
Activities taking place are
sponsored by the Joint
Residence Council. Student
Union Board, and the Circle
K, all of BehreiidJ
Behrend’s band and chorus
will perform in an outdoor
concert Friday afternoon.
Works done by local artists
and a photograph display
from State College will be
featured in the art exhibits to
be held all three nights. Art
films are also to be shown in
room 101 of the Behrend
building. Definite times for
these have not yet been
disclosed.
The Behrend Players are to
put on a performance of
“Thurber Carnival” on
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights of the same
Money For
Penn State
-Provided
The Capital Budget submitted
to the legislation last week by
Governor Milton J. Shapp in
cluded provisions of $1,979,000 for
furnishings in buildings now
under construction by the
General State Authority at the
University Park Campus and
four of the Commonwealth
Campuses.
Included in the budget request
are funds for original furniture
and equipment for University
Research Center, Centralized
Biological Laboratory,
Agriculture Administration
Building, Mental Retardation
Classroom Building, Frear
Laboratory renovation, Com
puter Building, Controlled At
mosphere Center, and the Liberal
Arts Building, all at University
Park.
The.buildirigs are scheduled for
completion late this year or in
1972.
Also included are the
multipurpose building at Beaver
Campus; classroom building at
Berks Campus; library building
at Hazelton Campus; and science
building at Shenango Campus.
Ktitattg (131$
Arts Festival
Memorial Weekend
weekend. Curtain times for
the performance are ten
tative.
Largest turnouts are ex
pected at the folk and rock
concert to be held Saturday
and Sunday on the ski slope
behind the Behrend building,
according to co-chairman,
Dyane Soifer. At minimum,
five groups are to play
Saturday, and nine on Sun
day. All starting times are
subject to change, but music
is to continue through Sunday
night.
Originally, the concert was
to be held behind the Reed
Disruption Charged
Against Two Students
Christine Roseberry (6th-2
year business-Erie) and
Deborah Lomax (sth-nursing-
Erie) were brought before the
hearing committee on
Tuesday, May 11. They were
charged with disruption on
campus.
According to University
officials, Miss Lomax
allegedly attacked and hit
Miss Roseberry on Monday,
May 3, in the vicinity of
Turnbull Hall. Later that day,
Miss Roseberry allegedly
went to the Nick Building. She
was supposed to have shouted
at Miss Lomax in a room
occupied by Miss Lomax and
other members of a sociology
Stvdent
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Quinlan Wins Election;
Small Turnout At Polls
By Doug Leichliter
Managing Editor
A 1 Quinlan was elected the
new president of the Student
Government Association.
Quinlan, a third term
Associate Degree business
student, polled 160 votes of
the 381 votes cast in the
election. He won over Ken
Mushrush, who polled 146
votes, and Linda Juliano, who
had 59 votes cast in her favor.
Quinlan said, “I was disap
pointed at the poor turnout;
Union Building. After a
conference with Benjamin
Lane, Dean of Student Af
fairs, Miss Soifer said he
expressed concern in holding
the concert behind the Reed
Building because of possible
property damage.
Skateboard contests will be
held Saturday ana Sunday,
and concession stands will be
' functioning all three days.
Miss Soifer urges anyone
interested in assisting in the
activities to contact either
Mike Chiricuzio at 899-7110, or
herself at 899-1175.
Following these events a
group of students, estimated
by a University official to.
number 65, gathered in the
lobby outside of the RUB
cafeteria. Arleathia Davis
(3rd-business education-
Philadelphiai, an observer,
said she saw “a mob
situation.” Miss Davis said
that there were arguments
and disturbances between
many members of the group,
including Miss Roseberry and
Miss Lomax. She also said
that the crowd was later
dispersed.
The incidents were brought
to the attention of the Office
of Student Affairs. They
wrote the charges.
Both Miss Roseberry and
Miss Lomax were arraigned.
The hearing committee, with
Chairman David Spaulding,
was appointed by Dr. Oswald
at the beginning of the school
year to hear special cases of
disruption on campus. This
committee has made a
recommendation of action on
the incident to .President
Oswald. They are currently
waiting for a reply.
Miss Lomax declined to
make a comment at this time,
and Miss Roseberry could not
be located.
this has to be improved next
year.” He went on to say,
“Myself, Joe Zani, and
possibly a few S.G.A.
representatives are going to
see Penn State President
Oswald on May 29 and we
would appreciate suggestions
if you have any complaint.”
He also noted that he is
looking forward to working
with Ken Mushrush.
Joe Zani, running as the
sole candidate for the first
vice-presidency, won that
Security Issues
New Regulation
By Carol Turkington
News Reporter
The Behrend Campus
Security Force has issued an
order that all students are
“firmly suggested’’ that the
wooded sections are off limits
after dark following the
vandalism of last week and
with the oncoming warm
weather. If a student is
caught in the area, he will be
politely warned. If the
student disregards this
warning, he will be asked to
present his ID and has a
chance of being arrested.
This order is primarily
aimedatthe “nonstudent”, in
the hope of a prevention of
accidents caused by un
familiarity of the gorge
terrain.
The forbidden areas are
primarily concerned with the
lower wooded sections
surrounding the parking lots
and side to the Behrend
building. The ski slope and
upper woods are apparently
open to the students, or are at
least mentioned as not
patrolled by security.
The students are “pretty
much able to come and go as
Paint-in for peace
Dave Geitner and Doug Wroblueuski paint their Opel at a car
painting contest sponsored by Plumpton Buick at Central Mall
while Edinboro coped first place and Mercyhurst took second.
Thursday, May 20,1971
position with 325 votes. Sandy
Stewart who also ran as the
only candidate for the
treasurer’s post, won with 323
votes.
The representative
positions were won by
Stephen Green with 299 votes,
Don Gerber who had, 285
votes, Mike Meyers with 268
votes, Paul Moore with 279
votes, Sudee Potter who had
284 votes in her favor, Gary
Fairchild who had 270 votes,
and Chris Jacobson who had
11 write-in votes.
they want to”, commented
Mr. Robert C. Baugnman.
“We do not want '-*Vp the
students from -4 the
campus. We’re tr.-- w. oe as
fair as we can be. :
While admitting tna order
to be vague, Mr. Baughman
mentioned that it ;s flexible
and no security guard will
actually enter the woods for
the purpose of evicting
students.
"Carnival”
Featured
At Behrend
Thurber Carnival, a play by
James Thurber, will be presented
on May 27,28, and 29 by members
of the Behrend Players. The cast
includes: Pat Carlyle. Mary
Kruszewski, Cindy Leaver. Cathy
Skopow, Cathy Short, Greg
Fuller, Sheldon Green waic Mike
Meyer, and Miles Rank. Making
cameo appearances will be Mr.
and Mrs. Flaherty. The
production will be in the R.U.B.
lecture hall and will cost $1 for
students and $1.50 for adults.