VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 SGA Votes on Annual The Student Government voted unanimously Tuesday on the new budget for this academic year. The budget was worked from the $4OOO allotted to our campus this year. The budget was compiled by SGA President Bob Henry and SGA Secretary-Treasurer Marge Luca in conjunction with Dean McCallus. The following are the allottments for the clubs and activities on campus under SGA juristiction: Award's Banquet $BOO Belles Lettres Broadcasting Business & Economics 50 Camera Car Chorus Collegian Delta Delta Tau Drama History Italian-American Literary Magazine postponed Parachute 50 Parnassus 0 Radio 50 Social activities(SUß) 900 SGA 0 Theta Sigma Pi 0 Traffic Fines 0 Yearbook 229 Undistributed funds 1021 TOTAL ALLOTTMENT $4OOO After the budget was read Henry explained that some of the clubs are not allotted any money because their membership is not open to the entire student body. Such is the case with such activities as the Sorority, the Fraternity and Parnassus. Other activities were allotted no coney because they have not been active in the past year or because they did not use the sums that had been allotted Hap _ing much Building to o ate. y were happens on campus, why not Debbie Berger, Howard Havens, throw a party for an OLD Janilou Maderick, Tricia Fisher, friend? That is exactly what Linda Gallagher, Dale Walck, Debbie Berger did. The guest of John Busher and a few amazed honor was Samuel Clemens bystanders. Howard Havens sang (better known as Mark Twain.) "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" Twain would have been 137 and Dale Walck gave a dramatic years old on November 30. On reading from "The Diary of that date several of his admirers Adam." Cake and ice cream was gathered in the Student Union served to the celebrants. ince not Tottrgian PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 200 500 Birthda them in previous years. Under this budget SGA is listed as zero funds; however, President Henry explained that SGA funds come from the Undistributed Funds allottment. The undistributed funds is also held so that any club or activity requiring more money later in the year may find it available. Henry also explained that the Yearbook allottment of $229 was to pay off the bill for last year's edition of the Yearbook. After these few qualifications, Henry called for questions or adjustments on the budget, after which a vote was held, and the budget was unanimously approved. Also discussed at the meeting was the SGA's role in some other areas of student intrest on campus. Henry called for increased SGA activity, in academic and other affairs. He said that he hoped the Student Union Board would take over most of the handling of social affairs on campus. He called for changes on the campus and asked for help from the students in these endeavors. One such new idea discussed at the meeting was the possibility of getting student representation on the Faculty Board. Henry reported that he had attended the last Faculty Meeting and had presented the idea of student representation to the Faculty. Henry's proposal was discussed, and it was stated that an amendment would have to be introduced to the Faculty's constitution before such representation could be made possible. The Faculty did, however, promise to keep the Sam! HAZLETON, PA. 18201 Budget lines of communication open and send minutes of their meeting to the SGA. Henry did say he would go before the faculty again next month with the proposal. On old business, Steve Wilson reported on the Class Scheduling Vote. He said that the vote was overwhelmingly for the present schedule—meaning the campus will retain the 8:15 class starting period and the 5 minute betwee-class breaks. Joe Yannes also reported on the progress of the Flea Market. He stated that the Flea Market has been postponed until "sometime in the spring:" He could give no more specific information on the date. Regarding new business, a committee consisting of Marge Luca, Steve Wilson and Joe Yannes was appointed to look into the possiblity of the SGA getting involved in specific academic affairs. That committee will report next week. Two more committees were appointed at the meeting. continued on page three Kafka attends conference Professor Andrew Kafka of our Speech Department here at Highacres participated in the three-day annual Pennsylvania Speech Communication Association convention held this year in Philadelphia at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Bringing together teachers from universities, colleges, high schools, and elementary schools, the following aspects of speech and communication were discussed: speech education, rhetoric and public address, psychology of speech, oral interpretation, theatre and dramatic arts, radio, TV, and films. Dr. Callistus Milan, of Saint Vincent college is president of the association. At the annual convention luncheon, the speacker-of-the-year Award was presented to The Honorable Richard Schweiker, United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the psychology of speech workshop session, Professor Kafka participated in the discussion of "Communication in Friendship," concerned with these four areas: Friendship among elementary children; continued on page six Loan info is in The Office of Student Aid has announced that all students who received a "Tentative" National Defense Student Loan for. the 1972-73 academic year may now consider the award as a firm offer of financial assistance. Las Vegas Nice at Club Hietacres well attended :se 15 les were - official cowgirls for Las Vegas Nite. Top row(L to R}— Janet jackson, Barbara Smith, Joyce Gregs, Elaine Tarone, Sue Simmons, Monica Bauer, Judy Lane, Amy Valenchick. Bottom row (L to R)— Sharon Craig, Valerie Duncan, Debbie Hooper, Maria Rovito, Sue Brion, Laurie Evey, Dina Spilove. For four hours on Friday, ,the Highacres' hill rocked as Club Highacres opened its doors for the annual Las Vegas Nite. The Club Highacres, formerly the Student Union Building, offered a number of exciting gambling set ups. According to Bill Ebken, coordinator for the event, the approximately 160 students enjoyed the activities and provided the Student Union Board with approximately $2OO. As Ebken explained, the student paid one dollar at the door, and received $2500 in play money and one raffle ticket. He then could engage in any of the gambling activities. There were craptables, black jack tables, a "fortune" wheel and a race Former Highacres' Prof Writes Novel James Steel, formerly a biology professor at Highacres and now of Ogontz Campus, has written a new sensational novel, his first, THE 810 FACTOR. In his novel, Steel delineates the way in which he believes biological force can often create real human drama. Steel weaves a clutch of contemporary themes into this fast-paced novel set mainly in an imaginary coastal state of the deep South. Among other things, he includes narcotics smuggling, marine biology, ecolgical conservation, race inside the collegian editorial comments page two edna page two entertainment page four fabulous freaks page five features page two sound page four sports page eight NOVEMBER 17, 1972 horse. Each of these provided chances for the student to increase his money. At the end of the evening, the student turned in his money and received one raffle ticket for every $5OOO he returned. The establishment then selected the numbers that won the many prizes. Included were such prizes as fourteen albums (including one double album) and several smaller prizes. Officiating the proceedings were fifteen lovely cowgirls -- another popular feature of Las Vegas Nite. Keeping an eye on the proceedings were the dapper and dashing operators of Club Highacres Dean "Match-their-bets" McCallus and Jeff "Five-to-one" Fogelson. relations, an incident of artifical insemination, as well as, a generous helping of love and sex. The focal character is a young Norhterner named Ralph Yarbrough who is a curious mixture of conscientious square and sexual hippie. Along with Yarbrough, we meet a variety of characters-- a veritable gallery of different human types from the world of scientific academe to the lowly and earthy. There is even a heavy we can hiss at. THE 810 FACTOR is published by the Heath Cote Publishing Company.
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