"Plan For the 1980's"
As the final year of the ’7os
comes to a close, and a new
decade approaches, people are
reexamining life and searching
for hew ways to improve it. In a
sense, that is what the Penn State
University did when the “Plan
for the ’80s” was drawn up. The
report, properly titled “A
Perspective on the ’80s: A Plan
for the- -Pennsylvania State
University,” was written for the
Universityas an outlinejof objec-
Jives to-be aimed for during the
"next ten years.
Still in the draft edition, the
plan outlines one-hundred recom
mendations which have been
compiled through the effort of
four task forces composed of
about thirty people in each. These
people represent all members of
the academic community, in
cluding faculty members, ad
ministrators, students, and staff
members of the University.
A rumor that has been cir
culating around the campus is
that one of the objectives of the
’Bos is to switch from a three
term to a two-semester year.
Such a plan would involve chang
ing to the early semester calen
dar in which the fall semester
Work will soon begin on the Highacres Campus
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would begin about the same time
it currently does, only it would
last for a fifteen week period
rather than ten weeks. This way
the term wraps up before
Christmas and a new term begins
in January and ends in mid-May.
Classes run on the hour with ten
minutes in between and a three
credit course, for example, would
meet three times a week as in our
current system.
According to Dr. David, this
idea is a very miner considera
tion of the university. It has been,
considered in the past, and the
last two times it was reviewed by
a committee, a deadlock has
resulted, splitting the committee
in half. Dr. David also pointed out
that the current president of the
University is not really pushing
for such a change while he is in
office, an office he will hold until
1983. And in the event the plan is
approved, it will take as long as
six years to be effected, long
after most of the currently enroll
ed students will have left the
University. Even though this
change does not seem likely in
the near future, Dr. David
remarked that it’s still something
to think about. For students there
are several advantages and
disadvantages to think about. For
example, students consider the
long Christmas break as a big ad
vantage of the fifteen week
semester. This allows the student
to relax and enjoy his vacation
without a term paper or exam
hanging over his head. Another
advantage to be found in chang
ing the calendar is that if a stu
dent becomes ill or for some
reason cannot attend classes for
a while, there is a better chance
fpr .him to catch up. with his
studies since the term is spread
out over a longer period of time.
On the other hand, a student may
prefer the present ten week term
because if he is enrolled in a
course he does not particularly
care for, it lasts for a, felatively
short period of time. Some
students enjoy the faster-paced
calendar, feeling a fifteen week
term would drag things out too
much.
Even though a change in the
calendar is not a major objective
of the “Plan for the ’80s”, Dr.
David highlighted a few of the ob
jectives that would affect the
Highacres Campus. A closer
working relation with the Wilkes-
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McDonald's, Condors
team up for big prizes
The Highacres basketball
team, the Condors, has always
provided excitement and
suspense on the court. To add to
the excitement, McDonalds has
an offer you can’t refuse. You’re
probably wondering how
McDonalds and the Condors are
related. Well, the connection is
that the Hazleton Campus has
been selected as a focal point for
the College Bask4tball-
McDonald’s Hamburger promo
tion by McDonalds Incorporated.
Your part in the promotion is
easy; all you have to do is attend
as many home basketball games
as possible. If youlive up to your
part of the bargain, McDonalds
will make two Highacres basket
ball fans very glad they did. The
way the promotion works is that
‘Rock’ Course
to be offered
A new course—Music 198 The
History of Rock Music—will be
offered to Highacres students
Spring term 1980.
The History of Rock Music will
study the rock-and-roll era from
it’s simple beginnings in the early
1950 s to its more complex stages
in this decade.
The course will cover Rhythm
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ten names will be chosen from
those in attendance at each home
game. These ten fans selected
will constitute the semi-finalists
for the Grand Prize. The Grand
Prize, for two lucky fans, will be
a vacation to Freeport in the
Bahamas and will include round
trip air fare and hotel ac
commodations. In addition to the
Grand Prize, many other prizes
will be awarded at each game.
Now that you know about “The
Great Getaway,” I hope to see
you at the games. There are 11
home games which provides am
ple time for you to attend at least
one game. So come out and cheer
the Condors on to victory. If you
don’t, the most you could lose is a
trip to the Bahamas!!
and Blues, Country Rock, Rock
‘n’ Roll, the Beatle influence,
Motown, Soul music, Rock, and
Jazz Rodk music.
Requirements for the course
will include three tests and, if
possible, a trip to a rock-concert.
The only pre-requisite for Music
198 is Music 5.