Page Two- Highacres Collegian, January 31, 1977 Unsigned editorials represent the official view of the Collegian. Views expressed in bylined articles are those of the individual contributors and do not reflect the official views of the Collegian. Responsible comment invited. Letters to the Editor should be signed and mailed Or delivered to the Collegian. At long last, the new Phy sical Education Building is be ing used, at least in ppatt, by the campus community. Physical Education classes, intramural and intercajnpus sports, open recreation, and a lecture with a nationally known speaker, have all been held there. Congratulations to the High acres Club Advisory Council and Mr. Everitt Binns for being "on the ball" and holding a signifi-: cant cultural event, the Mark Lane lecture, in the new gym as soon as was humanly possible. An event the quantity and size of the Lane lecture is long overdue at Highacres. Aside from the Greater Hazleton Arts Festival held here the past two years, Highacres has never had an event of the magnitude of the Lane lecture, that brought both a sizable quantity of people from the campus and community to it. We hope that the H.C.A.C. and Mr. Binns as Director of the Stu dent Affairs Cultural Series can get together many more times in the future to sponsor interesting and important cultural events. Shame on you, Student Union Board for having no plans for holding large concerts in the new gym. We can accept the Elliot Grossman Editor’-in-Chief Brenda Caiazzo Advertising Manager James Dino Sports Editor Patricia Marsh Layout Editor John Page Business Manager Cathy Rusinko Club News Editor Joseph Sofranko Production Manager Dr. Mike Santulli...Advisor Temporarily Vacant.. Michigan Bureau Chief Marilyn Basil, Suzanne Dobel, Joe Fisher, Gandalf Mark Gerhard, Doug Heller, Milton Heft, Brian Hor with, Annette Kessler, Nancy Klotsko, David Kraft, James Roslevich, John Sengle, Alfred Wolf The office of the Collegian is located in the ground floor of the Highacres Commons. Office hours are 2-3 P.M. Monday thru Friday. Telephone number - 454-6551. EDITORAL OPINIONS “on the ball” Board of Directors General Staf: idea that it would not be a simple task to bring an estab- lished musical group to Highacres But bringing an established mus* ical group to Highacres is pos sible. Ray Kissner, President of the S.U.B. said that the main obstacle preventing big concerts is money. Well, if you can learn a lesson from Mr. Binns and the H.C.A.Co and not try to do every thing yourself, by asking the H.C.A.C., the Student Affairs Cultural Series, and even commun ity businesses and organizations for financial support, just may be large concerts at Highacres could become a reality. Drawing a sizable crowd to a concert with a well-established group is not even an issue. The S.U.B. itself has sponsored conr with only locally known groups performing, such as "Morning Song and "Strawboss',' that have caused the Commons to be "jam-packed." We think that it is high time that the Student Union Board started thinking about and began formulating some definite plans for holding big concerts in the new gym. HIGHACRES GETS AN ICE HOCKEY RINK It is that time of year again. Snow has begun to fall on the Highacres Campus and the Hazleton area has begun to be transformed into a winter won derland. But with these almost serene thoughts come also thoughts of damage and injury. Why do thoughts of damage and injury come to mind? Be cause of the following observations that have been made about the snow removal 1 process at Highacres: The re moval of snow around the Re sidence Hall and Dining Hall has been terrible. One week after the latest snowfall had occurred, the paths leading to from the Dining Hall were as dangerous as on the first day of the snowfall. The Re sidence Hall parking facility had been turned into one sheet of ice and there were mounds of snow blocking the removal of many of the cars. The steps leading to and from the newly completed three million dollar gym facility werecompletely covered making any attempt to scale them a test of sanity. The "A" lot, the upper level sophomore parking lot, had been turned into a wonderful ice hockey rink', perfect for inviting the New York Islanders to come up and have a game. Finally, on January 14, a two-car collision occurred at Highacres. Within a few days of the accident,Highacres roads and paths were finally clear and Safe for driving and. walkixur. Whether action was finally taken to clear the roads on campus as a result of this accident, we do not know. But one thing is clear;- if the roads and paths on this campus, not kept clear from snow and ice, destruction of property, bodily harm and even deaths may occur, causing losses far exceeding those expected by anyone.
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