The Highacres Collegian
The Hardcore Line
By: Connie Cardillo
Well, here we are, back from
that long break with a brand
new semester ahead of us. Just
think, hundreds of dollars on
new books, those of which you
will probably never read. Those
thick, thousand page paper
weights make nice decorations,
I’m told. So what if they are
expensive ... as long as you
look intelligent!
Everyone is always whining
and complaining about the hills
on this campus, but did you
ever stop and think about what
these hills really are? They are
entertainment for one thing.
Have you ever been a few feet
behind someone when their leg
gave way, or witnessed
someone slipping and sliding
dowrn the hill because of a sheet
What The Butler Saw
By: Gina Hammond
In early January students
auditioned for the play entided
What The Buder Saw, by Joe
Orton. . Six people of these
students are now in the cast.
The characters and actors are as
follows: Dr. Prentice will be
played by Todd Ritter. Stacey
Love will play Mrs. Prentice.
Dr. Ranee’s actor will be Jason
Harriss Vickinski. Darleene
Sweet will play Geraldine
Barclay. Nicholas Beckett,
portrayed by Michael Brewster,
and Sgt. Match, portrayed by
Keith W. Femsler, also play
key roles.
The setting of this play is a
private psychiatric clinic. Dr.
Prentice is interviewing
Geraldine Barclay for more
than just a secretarial position.
However, his attempted
seduction of the innocent young
girl is interrupted by his wife, a
young blackmailing bell boy, an
insane government inspector of
asylums, and a police sergeant
searching for the missing parts
of a statue of Winston
Churchill. Clothing flies
around the stage as the guilty
disguise their identities in this
British farce.
This production is being
presented by the Society of the
Arts and the students in Theatre
297. The play will be
performed from Thursday April
1 through Saturday April 3 at
8:00PM in the lower commons.
Tickets can be purchased at the
door. The price is four dollars
for non-students and two dollars
for students.
of ice? Personally, I think it is
rude to laugh, but usually you
can’t contain yourself. If you
are not impressed, then think
about how good it makes you
look when you glare down at
that person who feels total
embarrassment.
Another issue that seems to
be pretty hot on campus is
prank phone calls. It takes a
very mature person to get
pleasure out of annoying other
people by calling them and
hanging up. There are plenty of
other ways which are much
more rewarding, not to mention
fun.
After living on campus for a
Semester, I have been fortunate
enough to learn about the
different types of people that
are among the many students
here at Penn State. The first
type of person is just plain
oblivious to and clueless about
most issues. So, for these
people, there will be a course
offered in the Spring semester
called "Common Sense 101".
Take it.
There are thirteen weeks left
in the semester; get used to
Dining Hall food, and get a
season pass to see the nurse.
Semi-Formal
By: Erin Ann Keane
On December fourth, the
Winter Semi-Formal was held
at Genetti’s Best Western.
Despite the snow outside that
threatened to hinder festivities,
the night was a great success.
The highlight of the evening
was the crowning of the Prince
and Princess. Eric Bush and
Amy Nickelson earned the
honors and danced with crowns
adorning their heads a? guests
snapped photos. Erin
Bauersachs, head coordinator of
the evening, was pleased with
the progression of the dance
and hopes that the upcoming
Spring Semi-Formal will be as
much of a success as the winter
formal.
The date for the Spring
Semi-Formal has been set for
April twenty-third. The Spring
Semi-Formal also doubles as an
awards banquet for clubs and is
also the sight of the induction
ceremony for the new S.G.A.
officers. Rob Venema will be
chairing and coordinating the
Spring Semi-Formal: Anyone
interested in presenting awards
at the banquet should contact
him no later than February
fifteenth at 450-3271. Keep
watching for more information
on where the Semi will be held
as well as price of tickets.
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Any members
osPeimState
University staff
and/or any
off-campus
students who
would be
interested in
starting a
permanent creative writing
club for the Hazleton area,
please contact
Chris Batcha at
929-2515.
Ideas for organization will
be welcomed. Help to
unlock the area’s creative
potential.
"Progress" has once again
reached Hazleton. It comes to
us in the form of call-in class
schedules; a new, time saving
way to attain courses. Upon
using the system, I found it to
be very efficient and user
friendly.
Many of you may remember
coming to Hazleton as freshmen
and being told that Hazleton
possesses all the qualities of
University Park in a smaller
setting. That statement would
lead me to believe that residents
of University Park have to
make a toll call to the phone-in
system to create a class
schedule. After all, Hazleton
students have to and since we
are all alleged to be equal in the
eyes of Penn State
University that must mean that
U-Park students pay for their
phone call,
luck next time.
I think that the phone-in
system is a great addition to
helping students schedule
classes. It is fast, easy, send
time saving. It also costs
money which is the aspect that
infuriates many students. Let
me put this into perspective
for you. Not only do many of
us pay for tuition, room and
Calling U-Park
By: Erin Ann Keane
Wrong.
Better
board, book expenses, and
living expenses, but we are now
expected to pay for a phone call
to register for classes here at
Hazleton. Does any of this
make sense? To schedule
classes the traditional way costs
nothing. Well, maybe nothing
is stretching the truth. It costs
time and energy that could be
spent on more important things.
The new system magically
involves University Park and
requires a toll call. Oh, I see, I
call U-Park to schedule classes
at a campus two hours away
from State College.
I respect the University for
taking the initiative by creating
a simpler way of scheduling
classes. However, I detest the
fact that I have to pay for a long
distance phone call while
students at U-Park call toll-free.
It would be so much more
logical to call a computer at
Hazleton considering this is the
campus we attend. Perhaps
"progress" comes in waves and
we have yet to see our breaker.
February 1993