The Highacres Colleg Friday, February 10, 1978 Highacres’ students, from left to right, Tom Reed, Royce McMahon, and Chris Cole take advantage of the weather by building an igloo in the snow. "Who's Who" Selections Twenty-seven Highacres students have been selected to be listed in “Who’s Who Among Students In American Junior Colleges.” Selections for this program are made each fall. Second year college students are eligible for the program and campus nominating committees are urged to apply their own local standards of academic excellence. The committee is composed of representatives from the faculty, administration and student body. Because curricular and extracurricular programs at the schools vary greatly, each college is assigned a quota of nominees. This quota is carefully calculated to insure a well-rounded representation of the student body. All nominations must be endorsed by a college’s faculty or ad ministration. The procedure of local nomination serves to highlight the individual and diverse talents of prominent students. Student Government Survey Reveals Apathy Student apathy was strongly reflected in results of a recent survey conducted to determine student opinion of the campus mascot, the Condor. Results of the survey taken by the Student Government Association on December 16 revealed that approximately one-third of the students surveyed were indifferent toward the campus mascot. The opinions of the remaining students who participated in the survey were ap proximately evenly divided. Consultation with Mr. Lawrence L. Biacchi and Mr. Nicholas Skimbo of the campus faculty revealed that the negative opinion was dominant in view of the fact Published By Students of The Hazleton Campus of the Pennsylvania State University r* jT'-v jr . ;•**>. Made For 78 By CATHY RUSINKO Collegian News Editor In addition to the local and. national publicity that each student chosen for the Who’s Who program receives, his or her complete biography will be presented in the 1977-78 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students In American Junior Colleges.” Those students selected from the Hazleton Campus of The Pennsylvania State University are: Richard L. Aeor, Edward B. Althouse, Joseph F. Boyle, Joseph O. DeAngelo, Renee M. DiSabells, Elizabeth A. Dougherty, Mark J. Dwor sky, JCevin D. Fairman, Diane C. Faux, Elizabeth A. Gorski, Annette M. Gutosky, Brian K. Horwith, Paul D. Irwin, Greg S. James, Nancy A. Klotsko, David A. Kohuth, Christine M. Kokinda, David J. Kraft, Lisa J. Lathrop, Patricia A. Marsh, Janice L. McNelis, David M. Petrilla, Thomas L. Reed, Scott J. Reedy, Cathy A. Rusinko, Diane M. Skala, Keller E. Taylor. that only thirty-three percent of those surveyed stated that they favored the campus mascot, while thirty-six percent were against the mascot and thirty-one percent were indifferent. However, in the final evaluation, Biacchi and Skimbo termed the survey inconclusive. Another question posed in the survey asked whether or not the campus mascot and team colors affected individual at tendance at campus sporting events. Seventy-nine , percent of those who par ticipated in the survey answered that the campus mascot and team colors had no effect on their attendance. Hazleton, Pennsylvania “If there is no change in the program, I will not attend,” Professor Leonard Shaevel said, Associate professor of physics at Highacres, in reference to the annual awards banquet sponsored by the Student Government Association. Shaevel is not alone in his disappointment with the banquet and his opinion is supported by other faculty members. “The awards banquet of 1977 was out of hand,” Shaevel said, “I cannot understand how the guest speaker continued to talk with all the noise coming from the rear of the hall.” Many faculty and ad ministration members have attended the affair in the past because of their direct involvement with the ceremony. Program content is the major problem according to Shaevel. “The names of almost all club members are read instead of giving Krone Willing To Discuss Food Complaints By CHRISANNE CASTELLANI Collegian Staff Writer "if someone can come in and make a constructive comment ... we can in stitute some kind of change.” Air. Karl Krone, director of the Food and Housing Services at Highacres, said. “The food service is a part of the total educational experience and we are always trying to make new foods available,” Krone said, “Yet the students are reluctant to try these new things, since they have the attitude that all institutionalized foods are ‘lousy’.” If more students would approach Mr. Krone with an open mind to explain their own feelings about the menu, “the happier everyone would be.” At University Park, a test kitchen is maintained to modify the standard recipes if complaints are registered, and also to create new recipe ideas: tacos, steak hoagies, pizza, frozen yogurt. Hie creation of the actual menu plans, however, is the sole responsibility of a committee of supervisors at Uni versity Park. They meet during the sum mer term to plan nutritiously balanced meals within their budgetary limitations. Hie menu selections are somewhat limited due to the amount of money available to the committee. The department of food service and housing is an auxiliary en terprise receiving no federal or state funds. Food Service is a distinct depart ment, separate from the university itself, and they balance their budget with monies received from room and board fees collected from students. Their expenses include the cost of food and all dorm related maintenance costs. Krone offered a helpful suggestion to all those individuals interested in changing the menus. “Get a group of students to participate in the planning of menus during the summer. That way the student body will be heard,” Krone said. It may be of interest to those health minded students that “the Pennsylvania State University does not use preser vatives in the preparation of their baked items,” Krone said. The main campus Faculty May Boycott Banquet ByDAVID KRAFT Editor-In-Chief special recognition to certain par ticipants," Shaevel said. The faculty is not considering an official boycott of the banquet at this time but if adjustments are not made to the program, a boycott may occur. “If the S.G.A. does not have sufficient funds to hold the banquet, the faculty may sponsor an awards presentation outside of the banquet with monies raised from other sources,” Shaevel said. A program to reorganize the awards banquet is now in the planning stages. Faculty members are attempting to Im prove the content of the program as well as place restrictions on the excessive drinking that has been a part of previous banquets. The planning committee hopes to receive additional help from students interested in making the banquet a success this year. prepares all cakes, pies, breads, and doughnuts for the entire P.S.U. system. These goods are frozen when fresh and then shipped to the branch campuses. Each commonwealth campus, in turn, bakes the goods as they are needed. In this way the students receive the freshest possible food. “The procedure of freezing and then thawing the goods is the reason why they tend to be dry at times,” Krone said, “since moisture is sometimes lost in the process.” “1 am willing to attend floor meetings and R.H.C. meetings if the students would like to discuss the menus or the dining facilities,” Krone said. lIHIIHIMIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIfIIIIIIIIIIIfIIHIIIIIIHIIIIHHIIIIIIIfII Inside The Collegian Collegian Personality Editorial Letters to the Editor Movie Review Nuclear Power: Closer To Home Than You Think,, Sports What’s Happening “Prejudice is a great time saver; it enables us to form opinions without bothering to get the facts.” ian Volume 13, Number 4 ,P,B , P, 2 ,P, 2 ,P. 8 ~ P, 5 ~ P.B ~P, 4
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