HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
VOL. II NO. 5.
STUDENTS ELECT NEW SGA OFFICERS
SGA elections were held on
Wednesday, April 24. The offices
of President, Vice-President, and
eight representative seats had to be
filled. There was a fine turnout of
voters for the election. Bonnie
Bangor was elected as Vice-Presi
dent. The eight representatives
chosen were: Nancy Ancharski,
John Barletta, Frank Carpency,
Kathy Gibson, Robert O’Donnell,
Larry Opert, Bonnie Penkala, and
Francis Schiavone. Due to a dis-
crepancy in the vote count, a re
election for President was held on
May I.
Jerry Notaro was chosen as the
new President of SGA.
The requirements for candidates
to be able to run for office were:
I) at least a 2.0. cum., 2) had to be
planning to spend at least two more
terms at Highacres campus, and 3)
had to submit a petition with ten
signatures to Dean McCallus some
time before the election.
May Ball Queen
The May Ball Queen and her
court were also chosen in Wednes
day’s election. The girls involved
jn this election were all members
of the Sorority of Highacres Cam
pus. Kathy Romano was chosen as
the May Ball Queen and Judy Mar
gie as her Maid of Honor. Miss Ro
mano’s court consists of the follow
ing girls: Bonnie Penkala, Cherry
Guresh, Kristina Andrukitas, Karen
Berbick, Jane Stein, and Jinny Birt.
HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
Mock Election
In addition to the SGA and Sor
ority elections, a mock primary was
also held. Students were given
three choices for President of the
United States. The first choice,
counted for the election choice,
and the other two will be used for
statistical analysis. In addition
to voting for President, students
were asked to answer three major
questions under consideration in
the political campaign. The first
question, dealt with what course of
military action the U.S. should un
dertake in Vietnam? The answers
varied from total withdrawal of U.S.
Forces to an all-out military effort.
Another question dealt with what
course of action the U.S. should
undertake in the bombing of North
Vietnam. The choices ranged from
the total cessation of bombing to
the use of nuclear weapons. The
final question was concerned with
which urban crisis should receive
highest priority in government spen
ding. The choices of answers were:
education, income subsidy, housing,
job training and employment oppor
tunity, and riot control and stricter
law enforcement.
Although the turnout of voters
was quite good, more students
should make an effort to vote in
these elections and exercise the
right they have to choose represent
atives to student offices.
HIGHACRES PROPOSED
AS FOUR YEAR
COLLEGE
A study of all branch campuses
in Pennsylvania has recently been
completed by Heald, Hobson and
Associates, educational consult
ants. The report was interpreted
by President Eric A. Walker of Penn
State to strongly support the Com
monwealth Campus system.
The report recommended that
eleven branch campuses be con
verted into community colleges,
four be phased out, and that eight
be converted into four year regional
campuses.
The Hazleton campus of Penn
State University was among those
recommended for conversion into
four-year regional colleges. Ac
cording to Dr. Walker, the High
acres expansion had been consider
ed prior to the report as a means of
extending the University’s service
to more people.
The Campus has over forty acres
of land which can be utilized for
construction of educational facili
ties.
One of the structural deficient
cies will be remedied when con
struction is completed on the newly
proposed classroom-laboratory build
ing. Even the narrow entrance to
the campus is being widened as if
in anticipation of the numerous stu
dents who will flock to Highacres
when it is converted to a four year
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