Eat And Run
students who had been at the pool did not
even get to see the pizza.
Two young men in particular aggravat
ed me. They entered, grabbed a box of
pizza, sat down, ate all 12 pieces, and left.
How rude can anyone be? Another group
came in and after discovering there was no
more pizza, (just chips and pretzels), they
left quickly.
Are the students trying to say that they
are only interested in an activity if they
can “mooch” .food from it? Must we bribe
students into participation? What ever
happened to participation for the fun of it?
Students are always moaning and
groaning that they have nothing to do in
“Hazleburg”. When the S.U.B. members
spend time, effort and money to provide
entertainment, few students cooperate and
many do so only to take advantage of the
“freebies” that the S.U.B. offers.
I also wish to raise another point. When
on Lounge Lizard Day the S.U.B. spon
sored a pizza luncheon for themselves, all
of a sudden the apathetic masses rose to
condemn. They said it was unfair and that
we had no right to spend S.U.B. money on
ourselves. Traditionally, organizations
hold some sort of picnic or outing for them
selves, and that is what we did. Also, we
offered to pay for the refreshments, but
were informed that there was no need to do
so.
Why is it that students are, without fail,
readily available to criticize, complain,
and condemn, but never to participate?
Few ever find time to make the S.U.B. a
successful organization, but great num
bers always find time to slander the
organization.
I am one student who has heard more
than my share of gripes. To all who have
only derogatory remarks to offer, I whole
heartedly thumb my nose!
I congratulate my fellow board mem
bers and our advisor Everett Binns for
making so many efforts to provide en
tertainment and activities for the students
of Highacres, despite the epidemic
proportions of apathy and ignorance pre
sent in their masses.
Renee Michele DiSabella
6th Term Psychology
Thanks Students
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Hazleton Educational
Council (advisory board of the Hazleton
Campus) I wish to commend all Residence
Hall students who assisted in making
comfortable the travelers directed to
Highacres as a result of being stranded on
area highways during the severe
snowstorm of early February.
You became goodwill ambassadors,
especially to 40 senior citizens on their way
to Florida via bus from Canada—our
neighbor across the border. For them, you
made your living quarters a temporary
“home.”
Some of you even surrendered your beds
to ensure the weary and worried travelers
a night of rest. Others gave up sleep to
provide food, conversation, com
panionship and moral support.
I also wish to cite Business Manager
Paul Cerula, Food and Housing Director
Karl Krone, the maintenance men and
security person, the food service per
sonnel-all who remained overnight on
campus. Under adverse conditions, theirs
was the monumental task of keeping the
campus open for you, the students, as well
as for marooned, motorists and travelers.
By being friendly and hospitable to
strangers, you demonstrated to the
community that the generation gap can be
bridged, and that much can be gained by
applying the “Golden Rule.”
After reading the comments published in
the local newspaper, I’m assured that it
was a rich and rewarding experience for
all concerned.
Faculty Fashions
To the Editor
Being an attentive student here at
Highacres, I have taken much time to
study this rare breed we call college in
structors. Important for any prof or
student is his clothing and the styles those
persons prefer. I am, in the following lines,
submitting my nominations for the 5 worst
dressed men faculty members on campus.
Possibly in the next issue I might write in
my female nominations, that is if they let
me , it of my padded cell and to a
typewriter long enough to type them down.
Here are my choices:
1. DR. SANTULLI—As a result of his
doctoral thesis which was aptly en
titled, “If One Is, What Shall One
Wear?”, the good doctor blindfolds
himself each morning before reaching
into the closet for his threads. He feels
this is the most logical approach to a
universal problem.
2. DR. AURAND—The Doctor’s personal
hate for the capitalistic practices of our
society have caused him to boycott the
garment industry for the past ten
years. He is currently involved in a
legal suit which claims he has a
monopoly on drab clothes.
3. DR. STAUDENMEIER—Jim dresses
as if his primary function on campus is
to make funeral arrangements. His
moonlighting at a job like this may
explain why he’s never around. The
next time you need his help, try saying,
“I’m dying to meet with you.”
4. DR. SMITH—The Doctor has suc
cessfully fooled the earthlings he has
worked for the past number of years.
He is actually an android from Mars
whose mission is to start a fad whereby
everyone will wear the same outfit
each day. The color-coordinated
separates will be manufactured under
the Red Planet label for a total price of
$lO. Shipping is extra, of course.
5. MR. BIACHHI—In an effort to avoid the
market strategy of most clothiers, Mr.
Biachhi buys his clothes in the Jr. High
department of Boscovs where he
claims that prices are more reasonable
and the fit more appropriate.
All in Fun!!!!!
Respectfully Submitted,
Don Reynolds,
3rd term Political Science
Introducing . . .
Hi, I’m Marc Rovito. I have been elected
by you, the students, as the President of
your Student Government Association for
next year.
We would like to thank everyone who
supported us during our campaign, and we
would like to have your full support in all of
S.G.A.’s endeavors for the rest of this year
and all of next year.
The goals which I have in mind for
S.G.A. concerning next year are simple
but I feel they are very important.
For those who do not know, S.G.A.’s
main function is to allocate the money
given to the campus for campus activities
between the different organizations. I
would like to see a majority of the money
given to the more active clubs; in the clubs
who do the most for the campus com
munity. Examples are: The Student Union
Board, The Highacres Collegian, etc.
Also I’d like to see improved intra-cam
pus communications. Next year, a new
communications system will be put into
use, with the purpose of improving student
participation in activities and all other
phases of communications.
These are just a few of the goals that I
have in mind as S.G.A. President. I feel
that with the cooperation and support of
the students, faculty, and staff, the school
year of 1978-79 will be a most successful
year.
Betty Harlor
President—HEC
EDITORIAL OPINIONS
The Legend Of Highacres
By PATRICIA MARSH
Collegian Staff Writer
Once upon a time there was a campus. The campus was looked
after by a kindly director, who was assisted by a fun-loving Dean
who was assisted by a cooperative assistant to the Dean. All these
men were assisted by an efficient business manager who took the
burden of handling the campus funds from them so they would have
more time to spend helping the students. And everything ran
smoothly on the campus.
One year a gym was built on the campus. The director, the dean,
the assistant dean, and the business manager told the students that
the gym would be a fantastically wonderfully place where they could
play, and laugh, and have lots of fun. It cost a lot of money to build
the gym but when the students looked at the building with spiraling
staircases, swimming pool and polished floors and when their eyes
rested upon the shiny piece of gymnastic equipment and gazed down
the bowling lanes everyone agreed it was indeed the wonderfully
fantastic playland they had been told it would be. So things con
tinued to go well on the campus, until one day a student noticed that
the gym was not open very often and that no programs were being
planned for the students to learn how to use the shiny apparatus. He
thought this was strange because someone had been hired to keep
the gym open and plan programs. Why wasn’t he doing his job?
Well, the student started to look for the answer to his question but
stopped in his search when he looked at the pieces of metal and wood
that had looked so shiny on Opening Day. Now they were deteriora
ting because no one was taking care of them! But they had cost so
much money—why wasn’t anyone looking after these things? Now
the student had two questions to ask and so he continued on his
search down to the office of the assistant to the dean.
Now this day was the day before the Student Government
Association was to hold elections for a new president and vice
president. As he walked along, the student saw the many signs of the
candidates—but, what’s this? The assistant Dean is tearing down
the signs! Is this anyway for an administrator to act? If the signs are
in the wrong place why doesn’t he ask the candidates to move them?
But what’s he doing now? Oh no! He’s putting the signs on the table
in the outer office of the Student Government Association instead of
From The Desk Ot The S.G.A.
President
Well folks, here we are at the end of
another year—for some of us, our last year
here. I realize that many of you are not
upset about leaving here; this being a
bothersome stop in your educational
career. However, more of us have found
being here a valuable learning experience
both in class and outside of it. I think that
an awful lot of people must learn to either
make the best of the situation they are in
or strive to improve what they don’t agree
with.
Unfortunately, apathy rode rampant on
campus this year, not that that surprized
me, but I had a twinge of hope that maybe,
just maybe, some differences could be
resolved. The townie-dormie junk still
went on—a little less evident this year, but
there none the less. That wasn’t the
biggest problem. To get cooperation and
participation was the hardest part and this
pertains both to administration and
faculty as well as students. Many new
ideas were tried by Student Government,
Student Union Board and other groups, but
hardly anyone ever listens, participates or
vocalizes. Then we hear things like
“Nothing ever happens on this Campus"
and “What the hell does that group do?”
People, we have tried to tell you. We have,
tried to get you to voice your opinion to
us—we could work for you. How are we, as
a council, to get through to you? Bulletin
Boards, notes, letters, word of
nothing works. Next year the campus will
have a new communications system
televisions and assorted equipment.
Please utilize them. For your own sake
use Student Government to your best
advantage.
There were many people who did devote
time, nerves, and many times sacrificed
3—The Highacres Collegian, Tuesday, May 16, 1978
Nancy Kiotsko
grades trying to help the student body. I
cannot name them all here. They know
who they are and hopefully they feel they
have at least tried to do something for the
students. I would especially like to thank
the S.G.A. Council, who has put up with the
campus’ ups and downs as well as my own.
Dean McCallus gets the same thanks for
the same reasons along with the en
couragement. To the faculty and ad
ministration members who have helped
me this year—also a special thanks.
From the bottom of my heart and soul, I
wish all people here the best of luck in the
future. To Mark Rovito and the S.G.A.
Council for next year, correct my mistakes
and strive high—good luck.
A happy and safe summer to all . . .
“A day without sunshine is like
...Night!” —Steve Martin
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