New housing contract contains several changes PUS April 29, 1975 Volume 98, Number 21 Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. Tuesday, Giovanni to speak at workshop Black workshop activities April 30 (Wednesday) 6:30-9:15 p.m. Registration CC Main Lobby 9:30 p.m. Student Presentation CC Activities Room May 1 (Thursday) 1 p.m. Welcoming Convocation ( All-College) 2:30 p.m. Workshop with Kevin Childs and Willie Bradford (Black Culture Room) 7:30 p.m. Dr. Alfonso Washington "Careers: Where Blacks Should be Headed" (Black culture Room) May 2 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Rev. Alfred Pugh "Black Struggles from a Religious Perspective" (Black Culture Room) 1:30 p.m. Kawanae Salter "Black Women in History" (Black Culture Room) 8 p.m. Nikki Giovanni "Blackness Is" (CC Auditorium) Reception later in Black Culture Room May 3 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. Kenneth Mackel "Institutional Racism" (Black Culture Room) 1:30 p.m. Dr. Robert A.J. Hawkes "I.Q. Fallacy" (Black Culture Room) Soul Dinner All Cafeterias 8 p.m. Kay Gees in Concert ($2.00) 10 p.m. Cabaret with In- ternational Funk and Sugar and Spice (South Hall Cafeteria) May 4 (Sunday) 11 a.m. Church Service with Gospel Choir -me / ;AP 114.4 FUN AND FROLIC ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON turned out for a free picnic on South Hall lawn. /4A marked the end of Colloquy weekend as the entire college Dickerson discusses politics of Vietnam By STANLEY HILTON Campus Staff Writer - "Vietnam is a tragedy of mammoth proportions," said Mrs. Nancy Dickerson in her Keynote Address which kicked off Colloquy '75 last Friday in the CC auditorium. The famous columnist and television broadcaster said that with the existing situation in South Vietnam, the only action which would halt the North Vietnamese attack is U.S. air support. She also believes that the present government is in- capable of leading South Viet- nam. She indicated that President Thieu was a leader who cared very little about com- municating with his people. Furthermore, she contended that Vietnam wasn't for the United States to win or lose. She believes that the U.S. govern- ment in the 1960's operated on the faulty theory that if a country thiesn't approve of communism then it automatically wants to be a democracy. Mrs. Dickerson went on to say I hat the most pressing issue on Capitol Hill is how to get the remaining Americans out of Vietnam safely. Peoples' lives are endangered on two fronts: by angered South Vietnamese who see Americans clesserting them; and by the North Vietnamese. The 1975-76 housing contract will contain several new proposals when it goes up for approval on Sunday, May 4. ASG residence committee head, Tom O'Boyle, who drafted the new contract with the aid of Chris Beck and Paul Franz, announced the following major changes in a recent interview: 1. KEEPING DORMS OPEN OVER SPRING VACATION. The possibility of keeping the dorms open over spring break was put to a referendum last Thursday, April 24, with approximately 510 students voting. Sixty-two percent voted in favor of open dorms, of which 40 percent in- dicated that they would make use of the policy. The decision facing Franz and O'Boyle is whether or not opening the dorms for a small number of people is practical. The two likeliest candidates would be Caflish and Brooks. If a student residing in either of these dorms wished to remain over the vacation, he or she would be allowed to do so. In the case of a student living in another residence facility, arrangements would be made with a Caflish or Brooks resident and written permission obtained. This is the policy followed by a few schools in the area, O'Boyle noted; 2. OPENING DORMS GREATER THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE REGISTRATION. Dean Risch stated that for this She thinks that President Ford's speech two weeks ago was to buy time to stabilize the situation. It was also to stress the importance of the evacuation of all Americans and South Viet- namese dependents. However, according to Mrs. Dickerson, a major reason President Ford made the speech and asked for military aid was to clear his conscience and that of the American people of guilt for the possible death of thousands in the near future. She predicted that Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger will resign in the near future because he will become too entangled in the politics of Vietnam and other issues to do his job the way he thinks it should be done. She thinks that Dr. Kissinger will undeservedly be the scapegoat for the recent developments in South Vietnam, as President Johnson was the Vietnam scapegoat in the sixties. Mrs. Dickerson indicated that many economists contend that the United States is in the worst depression since the post WW2 era. She said that Mr. Ford's first five months in office were a disaster in his efforts to curb inflation. He was - telling people to buy cars, but not to use them." He was calling for a tax increase and just recently he reversed his ways and called for tax rebates. However, with this new attack on provision to gain approval, sufficient cause must be shown, because opening the dorms greater than 24 hours before registration would necessitate calling back the SAR's at that time; 3. SENDING SEPARATE COPIES OF DORM DAMAGE BILLS. Dean Risch's office has agreed to make copies of dorm damage bills for distribution to every room in the living section that is billed so that students are aware of the damage, the total cost and the cost per person. Also written into next year's contract will be a clause stating that SAR's will also be billed for any damage in their respective living sections; 4. MAKING ROOM CHANGES. Responsibility for authorizing room changes has now been shifted to the Dean of Students Office, due to complaints about the bias of SAR's in the decision making process; 5. HANDLING MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS. Whenever possible, maintenance personnel will give students 24 hours ad- vance notice before entering a room to make repairs. But because maintenance works on a sliding schedule, this advance notice may not always be possible. In no case, however, will they enter a vacant room. Also, in cases of negligence on the part of Housekeeping, Columbus Services will be held responsible. the economic problems, Mrs. Dickerson thinks that Mr. Ford may have begun to better the country's economic situation by attacking the problem head on. Also, Mrs. Dickerson em- phasized that she is especially proud of the gains women are making in society. She cited the acknowledgement of women's power shown by two dozen Democratic governors at the Democratic Mini-convention, the increasing power of the Women's National Political Caucas, and the mention of Barbara Jordan, a black Congresswoman from Houston as a possible 1976 Presidential candidate. Paraphrasing Lorraine Lan- sbery's words, author of A Raisin in the Sun. Mrs. Dickerson said, "Now it is doubly dynamic to be young, gifted and a woman." By NATALIE MULLEN Campus Ass't Copy Editor Black poetesg Nikki Giovanniis the keynote speaker for ABC's fifth annual workshop, to be held April 30 - May 4. She will speak on "Blackness Is" May 2, at 8 p.m. in the C.C. auditorium. Ms. Giovanni was one of the first to read her poetry to the accompaniment of Gospel music. It was her intent to reach the old as well as the young. Her poems deal militantly with black revolutions and black conditions in America. However, universal themes such as love and com- passion can also be found in her work. Ms. Giovanni does not consider herself the spokesman for the Black race, but, instead a writer with a job. She tries to teach, comfort and encourage people. On stage, her manner is cool, casual, off-beat and very much down to earth. She sells her poetry by bringing her poems directly to the audience and allowing them to be the judge. Ms. Giovanni graduated with honors from Fisk University with a degree in history. She attended Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania graduate schools. She also taught creative writing at Livingston College of Rutgers University. Ms. Giovanni's awards are numerous. In April, 1972, Wilberforce University awarded Mrs. Dickerson also mentioned Watergate and the Nixon Ad- ministration in her address. She said that many people in Washington D.C. were outraged at the pardon of Richard Nixon, declaring it premature. "Mr. Nixon was guilty of wrongdoing," asserted Mrs. Dickerson, "and the people brought him down because he was wrong." She called Ron Ziegler an individual who had "poison in his veins." and stated that John Dean was undermining the fact of his crimes by charging $4000 per speaking engagement. In Mrs. Dickerson's opinion, Watergate was the case of the Nixon ad- ministration "almost stealing our liberty away from us." In regard to press relations with past Presidents and with Mr. Ford, Mrs. Dickerson said that JFK had good relations, her an honorary degree in Humanities. Boston University established a Nikki Giovanni collection, and her home town proclaimed April 14, 1972 Nikki Giovanni Day. In addition, she has received awards from Mademoiselle, Omega Psi Phi fraternity and a plaque from Cook County Jail. She was one of eight women to receive the 1973 Women of the Year award from Ladies' home Journal. LBJ and the press tolerated each other, and that in Mr. Nixon's pre-Watergate days, relations were reasonable. However, after the Watergate incident, the White House was dreadful and was a "snakepit" for reporters. She thinks that Mr. Ford's relations with the press are good because he is a "good and honest man." Looking ahead to the future, Mrs. Dickerson told her audience that the press must clearly in- dicate to the public the unfinished business of the time, and must make the public impatient. She emphasized the need to have a leader like JFK who will com- municate with the people, inspire confidence, and give the people of this country a sense of national pride. Ms. Giovanni is the author of several books, among them her autobiography Gemini and a book of poems for children, Spin a Soft Black Song. Many of her poems were set to music with the aid of the New York Community Choir and were released in an album. She is also the founder of her own publishing company, Tom Nik LTD. Ms. Giovanni lives on the West side of Manhattan with her son Thomas. tjiftv\ 4414 CYNACA,10 AW, ritioN,W &Mr, I mow /if C kV YOE IT- - JU$TA ft I 4' IVAPRO AIILLION MKS AfOREP Page 2 CAMPUS Tuesday, April 29, 1975 NIMINWV, •■•••■•■•11107 Editorials Coffeehour, again Getting out Those students who attended the Coffee-hour on the Ad- Hoc proposal Thursday with the administration were dissatisfied with the results. While many of the administrators agreed with the basic concept of the proposal, none could tell us exactly what, if anything was to be done with it. The fact that President Pelletier was absent didn't help matters at all. It was he who formulated the committee that rewrote the proposal just as it is he who will be in- strumental in the final decision and implementation. Granted, the Coffee-hour was not a complete waste. It appears that there is some work being done on the Supportive Services aspect, and of course screening for the new Assistant Black Dean. However, this is not enough. Before the Ad-Hoc proposal can work it must be voted in as a program. We have already seen the result of the first Ad-Hoc proposal when it was left as a proposal. We need to see the im- plementation; students will not always settle for promises of what is to come. For the past year, the Black Studies have been put aside, yet next year's catalogue has recorded these courses. When can students expect them to be taught? More important, when will this school hire someone qualified to teach them? It is time that these issues are dealt with. Finally, the purpose of the coffee hour is to inform the students and give them a chance to ask questions of the administration. The general turn out of students was poor. It appears that students spend more time worrying about their grades than the state of affairs of the college. The Report to the President affects each and everyone of us, and the coffee-hours are for everyone, no matter what the topic. In the future, students are urged to try a little harder to get to these coffee-hours and participate. The people's choice? After last week's concert, we feel that now is as good a time as any to state how we feel about the selections of those, who with their omnipotent wisdom, decide what we are to hear. The committee defends their decision (through Mr. Bender) by stating that the paucity of funds and the lack of student support, as well as the limited facilities here at the college make it impossible to attract those groups that might be considered "big name." Although we do not feel qualified to pass judgement on those groups that have been selected, we feel that the lack of student support for many of the concerts can pass judgement for us. The fact that those who choose these groups may feel that they have promise and deserve a hearing cannot outweigh the fact that the sudent body will not turn out for them. The oldest sale motto is "Give the people what they want and they'll flock to see it." From the complaints the concert committee make of deficits and lack of support it is apparent that they have not succeeded in following this basic precept. HENRY SILBERBLATT Photography Editor SCOTT STILES Asst. Photo. Editor MICHOL SHERIDAN Managing Editor NELSON HITCHCOCK Business Manager WILLIAM FERTIG Asst. Business Mgr. DON BURKE Advertising Manager LISA O'MAHONY Asst. Ad. Manager JOHN FEDYNA Composing Room Technician LIBRARIAN: Sue Scheafnocker PHOTOGRAPHY: Jay Silberblatt, Debbie Hibbard Gerlach TYPESET": FRS: Donna Johnson, Cindy Christin ADVERTISING PERSONNEL: Glenn Vernon, John Rossi Carla Baranauckas, Bob Perry Ben Bonham By David Piraino Campus Associate Editor With spring slowly showing its face in Meadville, student's minds drift to many things besides studying. Warm weather means summer is on its way, and with summer comes freedom from studying, as well as a summer job. Seniors at this time probably have only one thought on their minds, "getting out" i.e., graduating. The goal after which they have been working is within sight, and with senior comps completed they are ready to enjoy their few last weeks at college. Enjoy it they should, for after graduation they will start again at square one. If they are among the lucky they will have a job or be accepted into graduate school. If not, they may well be in the unemployment lines. In the working world or graduate school they will once again be freshmen, once again occupy the lowest rung on the ladder. All is certainly not gloomy for the graduating seniors, however, for many will be pursuing exciting op- purtunities, but they must also be concerned with the new problems they will face after "getting out" of Allegheny College. Today, money and jobs are scarce, because of the worldwide recession. Unemployment within the United States is the highest it has been since the Great Depression of the 1930's. Production has slowed down and money is tight. Yet recently, thre are signs that the United States is "g etting out" of this recession. Production and employment have decelerated in their downhill plunge, the prime interest rates are lower, and the government is channelling more and more money into the economy. Some people believe that once we "get out" of this recession all will be "roses" again. But was it really that good before the recession? The United States was hounded by inflation and was (and still is) using its natural resources unwisely. It is necessary that the world economy recover from the slump, but it is a naive and unwise attitude to think only of " getting out " of the recession without preparing for the new problems recovery will create. If the concern is focused only on "getting out" of the slump then only the symptoms will be cured and not the illness. Without realization of the basic causes of worldwide breakdown in the economic system, no lasting solution can be found. The limited range of vision symbolized by the phrase "getting out" is an outmoded concept in today's world. A country or a person cannot just "get out" and take a day off from its problems and challenges. Another situation in which the phrase "getting out" has been applied is the recent Viet Nam struggle. Since the Communists appear to be only a few days away from the capture of Saigon, it is probable that the South Vietnamese will no longer be a drain on the coffers of the United States. We are finally "getting out" of Viet Nam after many bloody years of strife. It is tragic that after the expenditure of billions of dollars and tens of thousands of American lives that nothing was accomplished. The United States, by in- terfering in a civil war at its start, sacrificed these lives in a lost and hopeless cause. The United States cannot simply pull out of South Viet Nam. While we will no longer be militarily involved with that country, we cannot forget the mistakes made or the lessons learned in this disaster. The foreign policy which led to our involvement there must be re-examined and changed. The United States cannot afford to forget Viet Nam. Let us learn our lesson well! The concept of "getting out" of situations is outmoded personally, nationally, and in- ternationally. The ecologists have shown that all of us are bound to our planet, and we live or die with it. We as individuals and nations must take responsibility for our actions. We must also realize that we cannot escape our situations either personally or internationally. iIMMO EMI= 11.11 1•111 IMEM IMO I= OM IMO IINI MB MI MN VIM - Have you ever wondered what past generations of Alleghenians thought and felt politically? Was it true that our predecessors here were nothing but staid conservatives? Was it true that the second coming of Eisenhower was regarded by some as the second coming? For some answers to these and other questions, read PETER McDONOUGH Editorial Page Editor MIKE HOUY Asst. Ed. Page Editor LISA NUSSBAUM DIANE KERNER Copy Editors NATALIE MULLEN Asst. Copy Editor RANE WINSLOW Layout Editor JEFF McCLENDON Sports Editor DENNIS YANCHAK Asst. Sports Editor DIANE ALESSI WALT MARQUARDT DAVID PIRAINO Associate Editors CAMPUS Published since 1876 by the Students of Allegheny College Published every Tuesday throughout the academic year, except during final examination periods. Editorial policy is determined by the Editorial Board. Opinions expressed editorially are those of a simple majority of the Editorial Board, and are not necessarily those of the Allegheny Student Government or of Allegheny College. Copies of the editorials, with pro and con votes listed by name, will be kept on public file in the Campus office, Room U210. 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Letters to the Editors, with the permission by vote of the Editorial Board may be submitted upon the request of the author as "name withheld." An anonymous letter may be refused by the Board. Subscriptions: $5.00 for the full academic year; $2.00 per term. Offices of the Campus are located in Rooms U202 and U210 of the Campus Center Fine Arts Building, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. Mailing address is: The Campus, Box 12, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA , , pext week's feature column on the political past 16335. Telephones: (814) 724-5386, 724-5387. at Allegheny. rtite ettiaide...tht fie lutioitle. EDITH) BY WALT MARQUARDT ..OK fie Campus Associate Editor Tuesday, April 29, 1975 CAMPUS Page 3 LLLU ELIGWEL Colloquy thanks Freedom to express oneself gatherers of information but instead learn from this in- formation the fact that no in- formation is final and that new ideas should be welcomed and not scorned. Dear Campus, I never thought that I would have to worry about freedom of expression being endangered here. Of course it isn't right at the present, but we should not fool ourselves too soon. It may sound stupid to voice this on a college campus but precisely because this is a college campus I worry. I get the im- pression that in the past it has always seemed that wide dif- ferences both of opinion and world-view were tolerated and accepted with much less hesitation and ill-feeling. Perhaps formerly there was a conviction that one might be wrong after all. Could it be that we were once more willing to admit mistakes and fallacies of thought? I don't know. Well, whatever the situation was then, I'm almost certain it's different now. I distinctly feel that a lot of us want to be ab- solutely sure in our beliefs and don't want to be troubled by any others, thereby not realizing that every viewpoint is important at least in part. I guess I'm warning against any kind of smugness and also against something much worse which that smugness might lead to. That is prejudice against unpopular points of view which could lead to limitations of free expression. I hope I am not too depressing; however, recent events have impressed me more and more of the real threat to individual thought and freedom and freedom to express that thought despite the chance of un- popularity. I hope that we, as a college community, as sup- posedly an opportunity for in- tellectual and religious freedom, do not sink to being mere Sincerely, Bernie Scanlon Dear Campus: I would like to make a correction on last week's Campus report concerning the ASG meeting of April 20th I did not make the motion in regard to reimbursing seniors for their comps. Paul Franz made the motion and it said: By PETER McDONO UGH ('a ► pus Editorial Page Editor In the crush of events that has occurred in the past month, the toppling of governments, assassinations, deaths and economic disaster, there oc- curred a little talked about event with great significance, former Secretary of the reasury John Connally was cleared of bribery charges in a ztshington D.C. court. .1 oh n Connally has been prominent in political affairs since the late 1950's. One of those Texas politicians who can .oust the votes before they are in. he held the chair as Qoyernor w hen President i...sitnedy made his fateful trip roDallas. From a Democratic o~tcrhousc John Connally Be it moved that ASG in- vestigate reimbursement for seniors since they pay $300 for comp credit and currently get nothing out of it. I was simply reporting to ASG the result of my investigation of the motion. Thank you, Dick Rodgers leaped the traces and became a fixture in the Republican Party of Richard M. Nixon. His conservative stance, his Dear Campus Readers: I would like to say thank you to all those unnamed faces who helped to make this year's Colloquy the success that it was. I received many compliments from our guest speakers on what a good job we had done and how organized we were, but it would have never been possible without the student participation that we had. Thank you. If anyone is interested in working on Colloquy '76 please fill out the form you will receive in your box and return it promp- tly. Work for next year will have to start this spring. I was pleased to see a greater number of students participating despite tests to study for and classes to attend and I was very powerful economic backing and his job as Secretary of the Treasury made him a likely candidate to unseat Spiro Agnew as Vice President. One can only speculate what would have happened if he had. Agnew was the first to topple when the house of cards collapsed after Watergate. Connally himself was not associated with the scandal, and indeed, left the White House over it. But since all Cabinet members were looked on with suspicion, no one was really surprised when he in turn was accused of accepting political kickbacks. Connally, a multi- millionaire. was accused by the Justice Department of ac- cepting 510.000 in "milk money. pleased to see an increase in faculty participation from last year. If you have any suggestions for improvement, comments, criticisms (or compliments), please take time to write these down and mail to box 87. Colloquy '76 will be a greater success if we can learn by our mistakes. Sincerely, Darcy White Chairman, Colloquy Committee That this was illogical was overlooked in the startline revelations of just what was considered logical but the people in power. That a millionaire would accept a paltry bribe was accepted as another facet of the corruption that seemed to be running rampant. In court, however, Connally and his lawyers assulted the government like an army. The only witness against the tall Texan was a convicted per- jurer, who admitted on the stand that he hoped to get a reduced sentence by im- plicating Connally. The jury didn't like the story he told (or fabricated) and in seven hours acquitted Connally of all the charges that had been levelled againSt him. He was indicated in a city and by a jury that should have convicted him, simply for guilt by association. His acquittal, however, raises several other issues. Did the Democratic D. A. of Washington attempt to smear the Republican administration figure who had such stature in Democratic councils? Did he promise a reduced sentence to a felon if he could implicate Connally? Or did Connally, and his high priced lawyers, cause a miscarriage of justice? Who can tell. Anyway. Connally is on the road to his political sunset. The Democratic Party has little use for Republicans, and the Republicans have little use for the cronies of the former President. John Connally may have been acquitted, he may have subverted an attempted smear campaign, but he is politically a man without a constituency. South Viet Nam near surrender Three rockets were fired into Saigon Saturday, in what was the first shelling of the capital city in more than three years. South Viet Nam's National Assemly told President Tran Van Huong that he could name his own successor--possibly General Duong Van Minh--if his replacement was a requirement for organizing peace talks with the Communists. Radio Hanoi has reported that the Communists would not negotiate with members of the Thieu regime, including Huong. The National Assembly unanimously allowed Huong to step down if necessary. The capital is threatened by an estimated 150,000 North Vietnamese troops. Joh rally in D.C. An estimated 60,000 angry union workers poured into Washington to demand jobs and government assistance in what was the largest economic protest since the Depression era. The protestors blamed both Congress and the President for the nation's economic problems and their own anger and fear. The protest rally itself was abondonned before the halfway point when the workers, in a mood to demand action and not words, began to chant "no more bullshit " as Senator Hubert Humphrey stepped to the podium. The union workers arrived in streams of cars and buses, and marched on the Capitol and the White House before the rally. George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO refused to attend the rally, saying that he felt the mass demonstrations would do little to help the situation. A note of correction to last week neither the Arab States or Israel for the breakdown of peace talks in the Middle East. Among those polled, 26 percent blame both sides, with the next leading vote getter the United States and the Secretary of State. The same survey also indicates a decline in support for Israel since January, although American sympathy is still heavily on their side. The most interesting trend is the in- creasing apathy of Americans on the issue. 48 percent of those polled said that they had no opinion on the matter. Election predictions Both Democratic and Republican leaders agree that next year's presidential election will focus on the state of the economy-- inflation, unemployment, recession and recovery. Viet Nam has been written off as a campaign issue, except by such hawks as Ronald Regan and George Wallace. The Democrats claim the President Ford is a nice guy but no leader, while the Republicans counter by ridiculing the inexperience of the Democratic hopefuls. The stage for the election will be set by the clashes between the Republican President and the Democratic Congress on the issue of deficeits in the upcoming budget. Seems to me: The Connally acquittal Cal YOU V4 SINE CRUEL, INHUMAN SAVAGERY OF IT? Labor Party votes no on Common Market . In a rebuff to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, a rank-and-file convention of his governing Labor Party voted in favor of pulling Great Britain out of the Common Market. The move had been expected since a majority of the trade unions are strongly anti- Market and most of their spokesmen had denounced mem- bership. The London Conference thus rejected appeals by Wilson for endorsement of improved membership terms, and instead called on england's 40 million voters to vote "no" in the up- coming referendum. Israeli support eroding In a recent Gallup survey, the U.S. public was shown to blame • RECENTLY ELECTED ABC OFFICERS--These Alit members will take over administration of the organization in September. Seated, left to right: Roy Wilson, president; and Glenda DeJarnette, vice president. Standing, left to right: A.J. Hawkes, newsletter editor; Anita Pope, corresponding secretary; Marina Mackel, secretary; and Good Matthews, sergeant-at-arms. Allen Pride, treasurer, and Gary Kelsey, program coordinator, were unavailable for the picture. Campus to get spring cleaning Theodore's Restaurant & Tavern offers a recession menu --eat for $1.00 or less! leaste eb tit 6Lek Imo' (aea 664 yatmeti - yetat 6atte a (lig!) food available 10 am - 2 am 284 North Street feature: Banana Royale 2 scoops ice cream, banana circles, Is this your idea of sightseeing? Then WORLD WIDE TRAVEL AGENCY SUMMER SESSIONS W114 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH '• JUNE 24 - AUGUST 13 Over 500 courses and workshops ■ Day and evening classes Undergraduate and graduate classes ■ Four regional campuses • Special ecological field station ■ Study abroad Arts and Sciences, Education, Library Science, Social Work, and Business Tuition: $35 per credit for undergraduate Pennsylvania residents. On - campus housing is also available. No formal application is • necessary. Just send this coupon for a brochure: MAIL TO : Office of Summer Sessions G2 Cathedral of Learning University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Please send me your brochure on University of Pittsburgh summer classes: NAME . ADDRESS School currently attending Page 4 CAMPUS Tuesday, April 29, 1975 ABC elects new administrative officers By DIANE ALESSI Campus Associate Editor The Association of Black Collegians has announced the election of a new president and new administrative officers. Roy Wilson will be taking over the duties of president in the fall replacing Gary Kelsey. "I'm happy with the selection of new officers," Gary remarked. "I think they will be successful." The two students feel a dedication to bettering the association's goals and Roy hopes to keep Gary on his executive board in the position of Program Coordinator. The existence of this position is contingent upon ABC's budget allocation for next year, Roy said. He feels a great deal can be accomplished if the Program Coordinator is given the means to get things done. The Program Coordinator would work on establishing an academic incentive program for ABC members, one of Roy's main goals for the upcoming year. Gary would be the director of Umoja, which he interprets to mean an "academic unity" program. Umoja is supposed to come out of the Associate Dean of Students' office, but to date it has never really been implemented, Roy explained. The program could offer awards for academic achievement, but more im- portantly he continued, group tutoring could be set up. Students could take a required courseihe used Biology I for science majors as an example) at the same time and meet together once a week to go over problems collectively with a tutor in the Igwe-Bu-Ike- Room. With this arrangement, those students unwilling to seek out tutors for various reasons might take advantage of a group workshop, Roy added, and their efforts would be unified. "I would like to see some type of award for blacks for academic distinction," he said, but at present he is unsure of the exact nature of this award. Another duty of the Program Coordinator would be to organize the Black Wcrkshop and Black History Week lnd also set up smaller events throughout the year. Instead of just these two main events that ABC sponsors, Roy explained, he would like to see more speakers, films and discussions occur during the year. "I don't really feel this is ABC's job," he said, "because the ad- mirtistration is supposed to take care of education." Until others take on the responsibility, however, he said ABC will con- tinue to perform this function. The programs would be related to what TAHU (Toward A Human Understanding) is doing now, but speakers also would visit the campus. These events would be ex- perimental, Roy emphasized, and their success would depend upon the interest of the com- munity. "If students want Black Studies courses, then perhaps the turnout will be good for this type of educational event," he added. "ABC should not have the sole responsibility of bringing black cultural events to campus, however, so I would also like to put more pressure on student- faculty committees to do more of this type of activity." Roy and his executive board are presently reworking the organization's constitution. He feels it is "badly worded" and "not really followed to the let- ter." He hopes the revisions will provide more clarity. The new president also feels that ABC can be a stronger and better organization if all the blacks on campus are members. "One member's opinion is not necessarily that of ABC," he said, "because the people are so diverse." If all blacks join, he continued, "we could work on our common philosophy and goals and our differences would become part of the structure." Even though a person's opinion isn't necessarily that of the majority, that person won't lose his individuality, he added. With this stronger organization, perhaps ABC will not lose sight of its commitment to protect the interests of blacks in the community, Roy said. He feels pressure roust be put on the administration for changes that need to be made, and that if ABC stops the pressure "then the administration won't have the independence to do it them- selves." One project which he will push for is the organization of some type of Black Studies program and a Black Studies major. Roy also will work closely with the new Associate Dean in discussing some of the major concerns of black students here. "I hope we can give the new dean a lot of positive input," he said. "Gary has done an excellent job of organizing ABC in the past years," Roy stated, adding that he feels he will not need to make any changes in that area. Gary explained that during his term of office he "attempted to meet some of the charges the school has said about ABC." One of the major charges he heard was that ABC was becoming a separatist organization. "I tried to open up ABC and get us more involved in a variety of activities so that ABC was a total organization. I wanted to promote as much in- terracial action as possible. I hope I have achieved that goal." The new executive board in- cludes Glenda DeJarnette, vice president; Marina Mackel, secretary ; Anita Pope, corresponding secretary; Allen Pride, treasurer; A.J. Hawkes, newsletter editor; Good Mat- thews, sergeant-at-arms; and Gary Kelsey, program coor- dinator. New staff members are Mike Chaney, sports representative; Dallas Diggs, workshop chair- person; and Sylvia Cordell, librarian. The positions of equipment manager. orientation committee chairperson, en- tertainment committee chair- person, and community relation chairperson will be appointed later after Roy determines the interest of September's entering class. Dr. Hayne W. Reese, Cen- tennial professor of psychology, Department of Psychology at West Virginia University, will speak on 'Life-Span Develop- mental Psychology on Monday, May 5, at 8 p.m. in Carr Hall auditorium. Dr. Reese's visit is being sponsored jointly by the American Psychological Association Visiting Scientist program and the psychology department at Allegheny. Everyone is invited to attend the public address. By CANDY COOPER Campus Staff Writer With the advent of spring, the grounds crew is intent on sprucing up the campus. They are planning the annual planting of the Alumni Gardens on South patio with flowers and other foliage. Their general goal is to get the campus looking its best for Alumni Day and Corn- mencement. Another improvement is the installation of a french drain along the sidewalk in front of Murray to alleviate the swamp. Further measures to completely eliminate the problem are planned for this summer. The grounds crew will raise the sidewalk four inches. Mr. Simpson, Superintendent of g rounds and maintenance, happily stated that the main- tenance crew hasn't had too many problems recently. The only incidents were the tam- pering with the fuse boxes of Ravine tower E which resulted in no lights in the halls and stair- wells, and the removal of all flourescent lights in the halls of second and third floor Baldwin. Bierbach speaks for Law Day Charles Bierbach, a 1969 Allegheny graduate, will be the featured speaker for this year's Law Day program on Wed- nesday, April 30. Bierbach is an attorney with the Legal Services of North-Western Pennsylvania. in charge of thehMeadvill office. In keeping with the theme " Meadville office. "Justice through Law," Bierbach will speak on the practice of law from the per- spective of a legal services lawyer at 3:30 p.m. in the faculty lounge of Quigley Hall. Also in conjunction with Law Day, a visitation program is planned, in which students are encouraged to spend a day with a practicing attorney in Crawford County. AN UNSTRUCTURED PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATION was one of Saturday's Colloquy events. 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By DIANE ALESSI Campus Associate Editor Last February, sociology professor Alan Crain spent five weeks enrolled as an un- dergraduate in the Appalachian Semester offered by Union College in Kentucky. "I wanted to see first-hand what the semester was," Crain said. He enrolled for part of the semester for research purposes and "to enrich the courses that I teach." The Appalachian Semester, initiated by Union College in 1970, is a 15-week program disigned to promote awareness and un- derstanding of life in Appalachia. Students enrolled in the program must have completed the first semester of their sophomore year and should have an introductory knowledge of social studies. The semester includes four required courses and involves classroom and field experience. Credit is earned in sociology and social work. The college prefers a mixed enrollment of Ap- palachian and non-Appalachia ~ students, but, Crain said, in his group all 10 students were from outside and not from Union. Those wanting to take the semester enroll at Union for that time period and pay the college's tuition, room and board fees. Students live in housing provided for by the college. "The semester is a good package deal for the person who has had little exposure to Ap- palachia, but has done some reading on the subject," Crain said. Students interested in exploring specific concerns might not want the rigid struc- ture that Union's semester provides, he added. All four courses are required because at different times during the semester each course may be emphasized and the others put aside for awhile. A student may do some independent work, but attendance in classes and on field trips is required. The semester is a "full ex- perience," Crain feels. "The program is academically sound and emphasizes the experiential dimension. You can't experience going down in a deep coal mine or visiting a strip mine by reading about them as much as you can do when you actually encounter such things," Crain added. Half of the student's time is spent in supervised field placement, which Crain felt was an excellent opportunity for those interested in social work. The course structure involves close inter-personal relationships between students and faculty, he added. The atmosphere is in- formal and everyone is on a first- name basis. The semester is comparable to By ANITA GOSCH Campus Staff Writer Was it the general apathy of Allegheny students which made Saturday night's concert far from a success, or was it Andy Robinson and Tim Moore themselves, and their failure to warm up the small audience scattered in the CC auditorium? Frankly, neither party con- tributed much to create an en- joyable evening. The per- formers' efforts to arouse the audience and encourage par= ticipation proved to be in- sufficient for the phlegmatic crowd of 200 to respond to. Granted, the first part of the show constituted little to be en- thusiastic about. After a half- hour delay, Andy Robinson came on stage with acoustic guitars, playing a number of soft, mellow songs composed of unimpressive lyrics. Unfortunately for him and for those who enjoyed his per- formance, a defect in the sound system caused a disturbing noise throughout the show. However, as Andy said, one had to "learn, learn, to be patient." Patient, perchance. with the repetitious melodies, the five-minute in- tervals of tuning up between each song, and with Andy's futile attempts at being a comedian? At least, one can say, the audience responded with polite applause and laughter at the jokes which were directed at them. The show did improve towards the end, when the audience joined in some hand-clapping in answer to Andy's quest for participation. In fact, a few voices from the crowd singing along with the songs were faintly audible. Surprisingly, there was even an enthusiastic demand for an en- core. Andy refrained from playing any of his good piano numbers, though, which he had practiced before the concert, and the encore turned out to be much like his beginning songs. Tim Moore speeded things up a little when he came on stage with his hand. His acoustic songs, though, ruined the beginning of the show, since there was a ten- minute wait for the mikes to be set up. The performance could just as well have done without these sweet love songs, and started with "A Fool Like Me," followed by "When You Close Your Eyes." Tim took over the electric guitar and Paul Glandz moved from organ to piano, both of which he played splendidly. Apparent highlights of the show were Tim's performances on the piano, to which he sang some more of his mellow songs, in- cluding, of course, "Second Avenue." All in all, the band played remarkably well, taking into consideration the fact that they have been together for only two weeks. On his previous albums, Tim had recorded with studio musicians. He feels, though, that a band is highly stimulating and LEAD GUITARIST FOR TIM MOORE, this is Dave Livingston. he particularly enjoys his present band immensely. With him and Paul, the group consists of Ben Carlise, drums; Dave Livingston, guitar; and Bob "Bibi" Lizik on bass, who did not really have a chance to show his great talent at the instrument except in a short bass solo. Unfortunately, the audience again did not respond too en- thusiastically. All those who were inspired to go to the concert by Tim's charming picture hanging all over campus came away disappointed. It was just too bad that the crowd didn't appreciate even the good moments of the evening, due to the apathy, and so left dissatisfied, disillusioned, and with no interest in an encore. PEER announces plans for summer Allegheny's Peer Program is in the process of launching its summer program. Seven summer counselors out of thirty applicants have been selected with the aid of the following people: Mr. Fong, director of YMCA; Dr. James Day, philosophy professor; M.F. Johnson, education professor, and Dr. Glenn Thompson, psychology professor. The seven summer counselors are: Liz Byrnes, Susie Leeper, Cindy Saydah, Dave Brandt, Andy Kibler, Jim Donnelly and Frank Lescosky. The counselors will live in Allegheny Hall and in the Red House. An orientation program is also planned for the Peer counselors. Ideas on crafts, hobbies and other aids will be discussed. New summer counselling jobs See PEER, p. 6 Tuesday, April 29, 1975 CAMPUS Page 5 Moore and Robinson fail to spark audience junior year abroad, he said, in that students are able to take advantage of a different curriculum and experience another style of living. There would be no problem working out an ICIS for this program, he said, but due to the 15 week program it might be better to enroll in the Fall. The Spring semester starts in February. During his stay, Crain lived with a family, an experience that is not a standard part of the semester. "I felt lucky to live with this family," he said, noting that he had to seek out arrangements himself. He ex- plained that the family would be characterized as living in rural poverty. The husband, a coal worker since the age of 13, now at 43 is waiting to collect benefits for Black Lung disease which he contracted in the late 60's. "They do the best they can on public welfare," he said about the six- member family. "I was im- pressed with their adaptive ingenuity and their generosity," he continued. He plans to visit them with his family this June. For those interested in getting more of a feel about the Ap- palachian Semester, Crain will be giving a multi-media presentation about "Eastern Kentucky: An Appreciation" on May 6. The public is invited to attend