183 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/93accf6a49b609abdb8ee2dec91ecbb7.pdf a80ca47623331f5afb4a4974cef161e1 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXV No. 21 April 22, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Administration Ignores Attempts To Retain Stu dent Center Director WHAT A MAN! In deference to the infamous male ego, a decision was recently made to lower the basketball nets outside of Pickering Hall. Students can now live out their basketball fan tasies by dunking to their hearts' content. Scott Bruggeworth demonstrates his technique. by Rebecca Whitman Despite attempts by Student Goveni.mem to save the pos.ition of Director of the Student Center Assistant Housing Director, the administration has decided to eliminate this job only two years after it was created. The position is currently held by Jay Tucker; however, the College administration had planned all semester to absorb the position at the end of the school year. Citing financial reasons , President Capin reported that both the job of Tucker and the position of media coordinator would be eliminated. . In an effort to save the director of student center - assistant housing director position , SG President Elaine Kerchusky went to the administration with a plan that stated that by raising the student activity fee $2 a semester, SG would be able to pay half the salary of the job. · This offer was rejected . Students involved in the Student Center had various reactions to the administration's decision . Naomi Harris, mem ber of the Student Center Board , saw the decision as shortsighted . "The Student Center will revert back to the way it used to be; I'm afraid nothing will get done," stated Harris. Another member of the board , Cress Shallers, stated, "The administration appears to be unaware, un- informed and unrealistic about the situation, and the outcome will definitely be negative. l hope I get out of here before this place falls apart." Ralph Pringle had a more optimistic view, "I think there will be an added burden on members of the board to try and fill Jay 's shoes but with a little luck and a lot of hard work, we can keep the SCB the way it is." Before Tuckers arrival, the Student Center was run by a board of students : director, personnel direc- tor, treasurer and secretary, and a representative of each of the major student organizations on campus , SG, IRHC and CC. Pringle reported that this is the system the center will go back to. _ In the absence of a director, the SCB will b~ given a faculty advisor. The SCB currently sponsors the school's ski trip!\, white water rafting excur~ions and occasionally other trips including the upcoming trip to Atlantic City. They are also in charge of the Cavern . SG Announces Results . Of Parking uy Rebecca Whitman Results of the examination of the procedures used to allocate oncampus parking spaces by an SG appointed committee have been announced. Elaine Kerchusky, Student Government president, was asked in February to set up a neutral committee of students who would review the present policies. The request came after students, upset because their parking permit had been revoked, demanded an investigation of the perm it allocation procedures and a review of the comm ittee that determined who received the muchsought-aft~r resident student parking spaces. They sighted possible fa- Analysis voritism in the allotment of spaces as their grievance . IRHC had been hesitant to cooperate, at first, citing that the policy on parking had been stiffened that very year because of complaints the year before . Faced with only 37 spaces and 98 applications, this year's committee called some students in an effort to get them to car pool to their destinations. Approximately 25 of the 37 Continued on page 3 • •••• u .• .. . Election· Results Lack Of Interest In Future Staff Positions· Threatens The Amnicola ,.._,. ~~"".._~ The results of T uesday's Class Elections have been announced. T he following are the officers for the 1984, 1985, and 1986 classes: . C < ( -~~ (. - . .«. ._, --== . .. -,:, __ .._ .) .) -~ ..::. .. . - •· . .. 3 I 'fll'w 'w'W \d~ .- . , ) .) by Buddy Sutliff Unless at leasr six interested people come forward in the next few days, there will be no yearbook next year. For the first time in the h istory of Wilkes College , there is the possibility that a graduating class, in this case, the class of 1984, will not have a senior yearbook to take with them when they leave ~he school. Apparentl y, there was very poor response to the announcement that applications were available. Interv.iews for the positions had to be cancelled when only two qualified people applied for any of the available editor-ships . Members of this year's Amnicola staff cited poor publicity as one of the reasons no one applied. "I think the only ad we placed was that littlt one in The Beacon, " stated Scot Ellis, Amnicola assistant photography editor. Ellis went on to say that the way the scholarships are broken u p fo r the coming year may have put some people off. Applications for the following positions are available at the Amntcola office on the second floor of the Student Center and at Dr. Fuller's office, Room 204 Conyngham Annex: 2 co-ed itors ('lisual and copy) 3 / 8 scholarship each art edi tor - 1/ 4 scholarship photography editor 1 / 4 scholarship assistant photography editor 1 / 8 scholarship business manager I/ 8 scholarship A,>plicatiors must be returned by April 29 Class of 1984: President .. . .. . Jim Volpi Vice President ..... . Paul Giovanazzo Secretary . J eanne Murphy Treasurer . Cathy Schaffer Class of 1985: President ..... Ellen Mary Theresa McDermott Vice President ... . Joseph Morrissey Class of 1986: President . ... . .. Stephen DiMarco Vice Presiden t ...... Lisa Delong Secretary .. . . Colleen McCa ughley Treasurer ... Dave Hudak I �~ ~ Page 2, The Beacon, April 22, 1983 Real® News by Andrea Hincken Bah:, 81,y Weighs in At 16 lbs. Las t Wedn esday, in New J ersey, a baby boy was born weighing 16 pounds , 6 ounces . "He 's a real bruiser, " said Patricia Clark , 25 the mother of the baby, Kevin Robert Clark . He was the largest baby ever born in the Commu nity Memorial Hosp1tal. "He's hard for me to handle, so the nu rses help me with him . But he's really cute and we love him just the same as if he were a Ii ttle guy. Despite his larger size!', doctors found him to be in perfect health'. Kevin, who was 25 inches long, was born at 3:30 p .m. , 2½ weeks overdue. * * * * Moscow Calls New MX Idea 'Sinister' The U.S. 's recent proposal for an MX Missile system is a " rather sinister" step ahead in an increasingly dangerous arms race, a leading Soviet arms control specialist said . But the specialist , Oleg Bykov, said that the Soviets are planning their own new missile that woufd counter the U.S. deployment of the MX . "Of course , it takes two to make an arms race . We will respond ," said Bykov, Acting Director of the Institute on the World Economy and International Relations . * * * * Gasoline Will Cost You More Oil companies have completed another round of price increases to gasoline dealers and distribut , ,r., in an attempt to revitalize profitability to refin ing and marketing operation harmed by earlier price wars . The hike, as much as 4 cents a gallon, came on top of the nickel-agallon rise in federal gasoline taxes that took effect April 1. According to Dan Landberg , publisher of the Landberg Letter which keeps track of gasoline price at 17 ,000 service stations nation wide said '' it is almost inevitable" that the wholesale cost increases as well as the full tax increase will be passed on to customers at the pump. * * * * Reagan's Taxes $292,616 On Income Of $741,253 Last year President Reagan 's income was $741,253 - nearly four times his annual salary, and he paid 39 percent in federal income taxes , according to the president's tax return disclosed Friday. Similar to millions of other taxpayers, ·he ended up owing Uncle Sam money and sent a check for $124,582 to meet his tax bill of $292,616. * * * Attenborough Skips Segregated Premiere The director of "Gandhi," Sir Richard Attenborough, said last week that if he attended a South African debut it would be a multiracial showing in an Indian township . His earlier plans to go to a segregated premire-banning blacks, Indians and other non-whites for the showing of the film about Mohandas K. Gandhi, an Indian hero has caused an international uproar. I Hardl y an infern o. but still a fire. The W ilk i:sBarr e Fire Depart m ent · had to be called in last Sa t ur day w h en the shed h ousing the school ' · k i1 n caugh t fire. · L Three Student Groups Present Fund Requests To SG by Donna Nitka Monday night 's Student Govern ment meeting was opened with four fund requests . Three groups were present for the first readings of their requests ; while one was there for the second reading and su bsequent vote on the request. · Dan Cuscela of the Wilkes Bar Bell Club asked the Council for $100. He noted chat this money would be used to acquire the services of Dave Ebert, an area bodybuilder, as guest poser for the club's upcoming Mr. Wilkes contest. Jim Johnson requested $273.75 for the George Elliot Memorial Boxing Night . The money would be used to purchase mouthpieces and shim for the boxing participants. Sterling Hall's Bill McCann asked for $185 to help sponsor a five-man team tn the Wilkes-King 's EBA pizza-eating challenge. He reminded everyone that pact of the proceeds of the event will go to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization . A second reading of the Student Center Board 's request for $300 was made . The money was requested to partially subsidize the cost of a whitewater rafting trip on May 16. The motion passed unanimously. Under new business, President Cap in ' s decision not to reinstate the postt1on of assistant Housing direnor / Student Center d irector was discussed . Both Ehine Kerchusky and Bill Lourie stated that despite the defeat , students shouldn't be disheartened ; they had handled the situation in the best ~--------~------------------, Wilkes CHALLENGES King's Snack Bar Specials THE ASSOCIATE DEAN . OF STUDENTS at Brown U. was demoted and fined after he admitted rigging a housing lottery an giving out confidential lists of students' names to help a local travel agency. A rt n ur Gallagher will remain director of residence life , and has apologized for his activity. The investigation of Gallagher was triggered hy a student newspaper report. Monday Chicken Bar B Q Minestrone Wednesday Hot Meat Loaf Sandwich with gravy Chicken Noodle Soup 12 5 Academy St. Thursday Macaroni & Cheese Veg etable Soup OPEN 7 DAYS 11-1 1 825-5037 825 -5166 toan EBA ''EAT OUT'' Tuesday Pierogies Bean Soup Januzzi's Pizza and Hoagies Free Delivery way possible . Stacy Keeley commented that SG shouldn't allow the progress in organizing activities the. Student Center Board has made to be lost. Dave Talenti suggested the possibility of an SG committee that would work with the Student Center Board in planning such activities. This suggestion received an enthusi astic response . SG president Ralph Pringle announced that he has chosen Dave Talenti as his parliamentarian. Talenti served as this year's parliamentarian . The proposed constitution of the . Wilkes College Radio Club was passed by a vote of 14-0-4. CC and IRHC are sponsoring a Student Center Party on Friday. The tentative theme is " Beach Party." Friday Corn Beef on Rye Cream of Mushroom Winning team of 5 eaters gets: Pizza Party catered by DOMINO'S 20 Free Pizzas-100 Free Cokes ~lso: I I I I I I I I I $100 to anyone who can finish the EBA Pizza within 30 minutes Wilkes Gym April 28, 1983-6 p.m. Contact Domino 's Pizza For Details 829-2900 '-------------~-~------------ I I I I I I I I �April 22, 1983, The Beacon, Page 3 Health Sciences Symposium On April 29 Catherine DeAngelis Harris, M.D ., professor of Pediatrics,Johns Hopkins Hospital , Maryland, and William Raub , Ph.D :, Associate Director for Extram ural Research and Training, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , will be among the speakers at the Wilkes College Health Sciences Symposium on April 29. Both Dr. Harris and Dr. Raub are graduates of Wilkes College . Dr. Harris earned the baccalaureate degree in 1965; she then attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , and was awarded the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1969 . Ir 107 '\ . <he grad uated from the H\lrvard Graduate School of Public Health with an M. P. H . degree in Health Services Administration (NIH Fellowship .) , Raub earned the A.B. at Wilkes in 1961, and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965. Prior_ to his present position, Dr. Raub was Associate D irector for Exrrainura! and Collaborative Programs of the National Eye Institute of NIH. Physics Convention Held At Wilkes Radio a5,ronomer Dr. M!l.rtha P. H ay nes, assistant dire( tor for Green Bank Operations and associate scientist fo r the National. Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia, will be the keynote speaker at the Convention of Physics Teachers which is being held today at Wilkes College. The lecture , open to the public , will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 1 of the Stark Learning Center. Haynes will present her lecture on "Extragalactic Sociology : The Influence of Environment on the Evolution of Galaxies. " According to Haynes , the National Radio Astronomy Observatory "has been cooperating with othe r observatories in a study of the near-by galaxies. Most of these galaxies, she said, are associated with neighbors. O ur own galaxy, the Milky Way, appears to be at the tip of a cloud of galaxies extending all the way to an immense cluster of galaxies in the constellation Coma Berenices, near Leo and Bootes. '' In her lecture, Haynes will show how galaxies interact and reveal some of the peculiar things see~ in the ' realm of the galaxies' . Haynes received her B.A. in astronomy and physics from Wellesley College and her M.A. and Ph.D . in astronomy from Indiana University. She was the recipient of the John. Charles Duncan Prize in Astronomy ( 1973) and • is a member of the American Association for the ad vancement of Science , th e American Astronomical Society and Sigma Xi. The Physics Teachers Convention will feature another lecture at 8: 15 p .m. in Room I of the Stark Learning Center on " The Disappearance of Ordinary Matter: The Birth •and Death of the Univ_erse. '' The presentation will be given by Dr. John Learned of the University of H awaii . On Saturday morning at 11 , John J ohnston of Nanuet H igh School in New York , will present "More Original Physics Dem onstrations" in the Stark Learning Center, Room ! 66 The entire conference is open to the public . SOMEBODY!!! HAVEFUN & MEET PEOPLE JOIN THE AMNICOLA Scholarships Available Applications At Amnicola Office The symposi um , "Is Health Care He:dthy: The Politics of Medicine," will begin with registration at 8:30 a.ru . in the Center for the Performing Arcs . Three Category I Continuing Medical Education Credits will be available to physicians who attend the special event, which wiB con clude with a luncheon at 12:45. Distinguished speakers will include Sheldon Cohen, M.D., Director Immunology: Allergic and Immunologic Diseases Progr.1m , National Insti tutes of Health ; Edmund Pellegrino , M .D ., professor ,,f medicine Georgetown University; and Samuel Gorovitz , Ph .D ., professo r of philosophy, University of M:i:·yland . Further information may be obtained by calling 824-4651, Extension 25 0 . SG's i Behold, the dreaded box. Students taking part in the lottery system for choosing new rooms for the 1983-84 school year must pick a number from this box . This determines in what order they get to choose a room. Two lotteries are being held this year. The first is for those students forced to leave their halls because they were b~ing closed, such as Chapman, Hollenback, Gore and Dana. The second lottery is simply for those students who wish to move to another residence hall. Analysis Results Parking continuectfrom page 1 parking applications and decisions eluded in the application will be a photostat of registration with ownand decided that changes in the sysership of the car being limited to the tem had ro be made . "No one got student or his or her parents. rejected or kicked out or anything," A point system has also been instistated Kerchusky. It is late in the year to cell someone their parking . cured. Points will be given for the reasons a permit is required : miles stickn is being revoked . traveled , whether or not public Ir was decided that IRHC would me a new system of distribution. transportation is available, and if Perforated app lications with permits students ace carpooling. These clianges will go into effect would be given our by student numnext year within the first week of ber. This should eliminate favoritism in awarding permits , since the classes, so that nursing f]1ajors can pe rmits will be decided without fi nd our where their clinicals are beknowing who the applicants are un- fo re fi ll ing out the parking applicati l the final decision is m ade . In- n ons. spa• ·_, went to nu rsing majors , with RAs and student teachers getting the rest . The IRHC parking committee consisted of Kirk Forman, the commi ttee chairman , .a nd IRHC officers Marge LeBlanc, Stacy Lipman , Noami Harris, Lori Kocur and Sandi Barrels. Kerchusky appointed the group that, would review the parking committee' s decision . It included the members of the parking committee, Kerchusky, Leigh Majors, D ave Kalinowski, and Shelley Urban . The Committee reviewed the City Zoning Might Centralize Wilkes general fee ling char we event uall y wil ' . ,. , aid Shaw . He added that the relauonship between the city and rhr College is " excellent. " All Wilkes buildings on the three blocks contained within West Northampton Street and West Ross Street and between Wc:,L River, River, and South Franklin Streets are under S- 1 d istrict zoning. The S- 1, or spe,ial purpose zoning, is a special di,trict for educational purposes . The main college ~uild ings by Sean P. Connolly' Dr. Andrew Shaw, dean of Management, said that zoning is the city's tool of planning and it m ight have an effect on the future physical area of the College. Shaw said the city is "always" putting pressure on the college to centralize , bur the pressure is not direct . "No one tells us to m ove into the three S-1 blocks, bur there is a PIG ROAST 10 a.m.-? APRIL 23 At Scarlet Grove Tickets Available: Pete-Butler Hall Tom-Sterling Hall Bob-Denison Hall $5 · Plenty of Food & Orin• Pig Roast Olympics LIVE BANI:' • 4' ~\i- on the three blocks are Stark Learning Center, the Center for the Performi ng Ans., and° Pickering H all. The gymnasium and Weckesser Hall are also zoned in S-1 districts . The block between West Market Street and West Northampton Street is an S-2 or '' office zoning district. " ·Parrish , Chapm an , and McClintock H alls are some of the college buildings located on the S-2 block. " If someone offered to buy 1 arrish for the right price, I think the College should sell it ," said Shaw. H e added that if enrollment drops as expected, a more centralized campus could increase "school interaction.'' Shaw defined the description of · "highly taxable properties" at Wi lkes. " None of our properties are taxed. They only have the potential of being taxed if they' re sold,'' said Shaw . He said if Parrish and Chapm an were sold, the city could collect 1 taxes on the buildings which are located in a S-2 d istrict . The general agreement to centralize W ilkes was m ade verbally years ago . Shaw said , " The f!lOVe may happen this year, next year, or in 10 years. I don ' t know. " ,. �~ ~ Editor's Page 4, The Beacon, April 22, 1983 Corner My elbows are freezing . My elbows usualiy are not prone to be antagonistic toward the rest of my anatomy, but for the past two weeks, those little suckers have had a mind of their own; they, along with the entire lengths of my goose-fleshed forearm s, refuse to warm up . I don 't pretend to be ignorant of the cause of this misfortune. The reason my blue-toned epidermis is doing its little Antarctic reaction simulations is simple: for the past two weeks, i-t has been colder than a Congressman 's conscience outside, and inteHigent little me has been decked out in two-year-old spring fashions . I have been mercilessly exposing my elbows to the elements, and they have re.belled . Now, I don 't know about everybody else, but I just sortof assumed that when the fifteenth of April passed by, one could expect td"vvave bye-bye to igloo weather. I was wrong , and I'd just like to say that I don't particularly enjoy driving through fourteen inches of snow just so I can smell the tulips . The tulips aren't too happy about the whele situat ion either (how would like to spend eight months alone in your bed, and only to wake up to a cold shower?). Last Sunday, while visiting parents and soon-to-be fresh men were casually strolling the grounds of Wilkes College on Visitation Day, Wilkes upperclassmen (and women) exploded outdoors to soak up greedily the warm sunshine and mild weather. It seemed that spring antics had offi<-ially begun : virile young men in cut•off jersies proudly exposed bulging bi<:eps to the casual observance of co-eds ; frisbees flew thick and furiously along the River Common , propelled by nimble athletic types wearing shorts and t-shirts ; a few Wilkes TOR (Thighs Daringly Revealed) women , eager t" begin ba~ting themselves early for the Grea:t Summer 'fan, ~ r,ed. lily-white legs to the tepid rays of the spfi,a g sun; joggers wherzed along River Street, self-conscious oft-heir wiater lndres. "What a glorious ~ting day," thQUght I. Ha. Twenty-four hours later, walking to class, I was sloshing my summer-weight pants through six inches of cold rainwater and muttering really obscene things about weathermen who apparently obtained their professional experience from such prestigious institutions as Joe 's Meteorological Prediction Center/Bar, Grill , and Auto Repair. 0 .K., so I know that the T. V. weathermen (weatherpeople?) don 't get their jollies by sitting around decked out in little pointy wizards ' hats and trying to conjure up foul weather to plague mankind and newly washed cars (maybe some meteorologists do , but I' m sure it's on their own time behind closed doors). I know that these hum ble employees of the broadcasting networks who net more income yearly than I' 11 ever see merely report existing weather conditions; they don 't control those conditions . These industrious people nightly display to me colorful charts with names like " Sky Warn Radar," complicated computer thingies that look like graphs given consciousness, and cute little features like " The Great Fish Forecast." Well guys, let me tell ya: I ,really enjoy all the pretty little pictures you draw for me every night, but if you really want to impress me, do something. Don 't just stand there pointing to a florescent video monitor and spouting info about highs and lows , ups and downs, fronts and backs . Give me my tulips back and I'll really be interested. Warm up my elbows, and then we 'll talk. )_{ I • -l ' t ~ "I'm sorry it took me so long to get ready. " Conservative Comment by Stephen K. Urbanski andJamesJ. Hag.gerty,Jr. tion, or JUSt as a clever ploy to end lished tri-millennially in Dried-Up The other day, when we .;at down the column fo r the week, we don 't Falls , Arizona (although at the time to ponder the explosive issues that know) . This all-encompassing soluof the last publication, it was Falls , might be covered in this week' s tion would not only solve our ecoArizona). nomic and social woes; its beflefits The information we stumbled column , we came to an agreement . There has to be one simple solution would spill over into the area of enupon was startling. Elected officials, that will cover all the problems now ergy conservation , therefore. helping • on the average, weigh 17 .893 perfacing our great nation , but before to reduce our increasing eftergy cent more than the average citizen. we set out to find this solution, we needs. The proposal that we submit Futhermore, big spenders weigh , on must identify the problems. After for your approval has three steps. the average, 18.312 percent more searching high and low , and con- First , all big spenders must be identhan the average elected official. suiting some of the average citizens, tified . They cafl be identified by the ' 'Therefore ,'' the magazine states, here's our conclusion : the root of all foll owing method : Any elected offi"the average big spender maintains the problems in the counuy come cial who thinks that the best way to about 39.482 per cent more heat from inflationary big spending by solve a pFoblem is by !hrowing thaA the average citizen ." Interestthe federal·government . money at it , and applying new feding facts indeed! For the past 50 years , big spenders era! regulations , is definitely a big After blowi-ng the dust off some have controlled Congress . MO&t of spender. Second , the big spenders more pages , we discovered some adthe damage done to our economy ditioaal information . The human occurred between 1970 and 1980. body is an excel1ent insulator. AcDuring this time, big speflding cording to the journal's cover story, flowished in government. The fed " Insulating for the Laymaa," it era! budget rose 500 percent, and intakes 29 feet of wood, nine feet of come taxes increased at an almost stone , or 18 inches of fiberglass to unbelievable pace . This Jed directly stop as much heat, or progress for to high inflation , increasing unemthat matter, as six inches of big ployment , three recessions, and a spending elected officials. The eflarge amount of federal regu lations . -!llr::-...J fects of using big spenders would be Much of the spending and regula~-'nastoun-ding . In one year, we tould tion had tru ly nob_le intentions besave enough eriergy to heat 110 milhind _it. In fact, Lyndon Johnson's lion homes on the odd days of the "Great Society" had the no ble inyear, not including February 27th or tention of eliminating poverty. Up July 13th . The results came from exuntil the time of the "Great Socihaustive research conducted in the ety," poverty had been going down , How to Serve Big Spending Elected but when the effects of the "Great Official's undergrou nd laboratory. Society" ·came about, poverty actuThis could be the answer to most ally increased . In the 1o ye:m pre• of today's problems . Not often does ceeding the "Great Society," a solution have such advantageous poverty fell 36 percent. In the 10 effects . Of course, to avoid any more years following the ••Great Society,•, federal spending, this program poverty rose 15 percent among the would be carried out entirely general public and 30 percent must be gathered up and shipped to through private contributions from · among blac k Amencans . Wh en so- six area processing centers . The loca- concerned citizens. cial spending was 7 .6 percent of the tions of these plants are tenatively Therefore , within the next deeGross National Product before the set at Boston, Philadelphia, A~- ade, our economy will have recov"Great Society," inflation was run- Janta , Chicago, Denver, and San ered from its po?r state, useless regning at about fo ur percent. After a Francisco. Then, the big spenders ulations will have been eliminated, 500 percent rise in federal spending, would be packaged and distributed and our dependence on foreign oil the social spending rose to 13.1 per- to pre-selected homes and build- will have been decreased substancent of the Gross National Product, ings, for use as building insulation, tially. Big spenders would never and inflation was running at close to thereby conserving vast amounts of plague our country again. 15 percent . Throughout history, energy. * * * * when social spending was high, so There was some question as to Due to the recent criticisms of our was inflation. whether or not these processes comparison of the final conflict to a Thus, a social agenda that had as would work. Of course, the big football game, we admit that we its main objective the reduction of spenders would be eliminated , but were wrong. The final conflict poverty, particularly for minorities, would the use of them as insulation should never be paralleled with a succeeded in making it worse, and conserve any fuel ? Most of the infor- foo tball game; it resembles a polo putting two million more black mation we needed came fro m the match much more cl9sely. Americans below the poverty line . , little-known publication , How to Any comments or criticisms are A solution quickly came to mind · Serve Big Spending Elected 0/fi- welcome . Please write to us at The (whether through divine interven - cials. This scholarly journal is pub- , Beacon. , , ~.:~~•:#t''••-:.::, ,,-; .. > • .-,~,;;• .•1•H•~-• 1 • i : 1 ~ • , ; , 1:~:qd .-~•;. t ,--~.f:~ :•':'';.;-,! ; •.-;.#,,~ ;.•••~•,,.I•"• •i~: - ~ ". ~ ~ ,._ ~ .., , " �April 22, 1983, The Beacon, Page 5 Student Expresses Concern About Campus Attitudes To rhe Ed ito r : Bd11re 1 graduate and ex it fro lll thi~ tine institution. there are. at thi s t ime. two issues whi ch I would lik<' 'n ~rldn',,. Th e first is the l,1c k "f ,1 ude nt interest in the !'n" ·1m·11 1,·n1 11f editorial pos iti ons "11 thl' three student publicatiom: and t he second is the closing of va ri ous reside nce halls around the ca mpus . These two issues may be conside red as trivial and inco nsequn et ial to m an v. espec ial ly to graduating seni o.rs like m yself; ho wever , I be lieve th at each is hav ing a nd wi ll co nti n ue to have in the future yea'l's an im portant effect upon W ilkes Co llege . Con side ring m y curre nt pos ition as the m an aging edi tor of Th e Beacon and m y past a,sociat ions with this nrgani n t inn . I wou ld n at ural lv Ix· rnn ce rnc"<I about th e lack of intere~t in the editorial pos ition s on all of the st udent p ublications. This Spring the number of applica nts for Beacon staff pos it ion s was very small , and . as I unde rstand it . t he A mnicoln received no applicat ions whatsoeve r. As f11r the . Manu!crifit, I am totall y un fa miliar with its editorial stat us f"r next year . Such a lack of in terest is both su r prising and distressing , h r t he edi tori al position s will still carrv .som e am o unt of schola r , h ip , ompcnsation next yea r . I """'' 1d think t hat this fac t alon:· \1·11 uld be more than adequ ate in n:nt ive to lu re the m a jo rit y of tht· pcc uniar ily orien ted W ilkes C11! le_ge students. Considering how woe ful t hr si t uation is t h is yea r . I fear I hat I he worst will h appen the foll11win c yea r when the re wi ll ht: more stude n ts who were in college 111 order to receive an ed uca tion and pan o f t hat education was in : \·11h ·emen t in extracurri cular act i\ it it '.S. H oweve r . this is the 1980s, and t here h<t, evo lved a new breed of co ll ege student. Today's college st uden ts. due in part to th e uncer tain econo m ic condition s whic h o ur nat ion is facing, are m ore pecun 1ardy on entc•cl I han in the past: and co n ,;ecpk'l1t ly th ey are more achieve m ent ,1riented wel l. Back in t he 196 0s and t he early 1970 s a college degree was a n al m ost certai n gurantee for empl oyment . T hi s is not t he case today , for the re ~re mo~e and more people complet mg t he ir degrees . In the past, high schoo l dipl om as we re comm<;n hut n ow college degrees are al m ost as co mmo n . Wit ho ut the ass u rance 111 <'m pl oym erit u pon graduat ion . thl' co nscien t io us student is nnw 111, in · conce rn ed wit h GP A s th an t·x_r racur_ri cula r act ivities . Any act • iv1ty w~!ch de t racrs from stud y ti m e 1s sac rificed u n less there is some fo rm of com pensation . Since the c ost of a college education is con ti n ua ll y on the rise , t he best an d on ly form o f com pen sa ti on is mon eiarv : I l~ liev~ th ~t the Co llege ad 111 rn 1s1 rat ion 1s ignorant of thi s 1ww tren d a, fa r as students a re con cern ed , and if some eyes arc not ope ned , t h e student publica tions will he doo med to extinction . N ow to the matter o f the cl n,;{'d res iden ce h alls . Th is iss ue . li k<' t he former . is centered in • (·con nm ics. It coul d be referred to a~ a st ruggle be tween aest het ics and econo mics. Th e adm in istmtion ci tes escalating opera tion costs as the primary reason for the closi ng of the va rious reside nce halls. N n 11<, ,c holarships offered at all. Th e ,t ud1·n1 publi ca tions will cea~<' ' " ,·x1 , 1. at least as they do no\\' in t t·rms of qualit y. once student, are -asked to .fill editori a l position, without receivin_g moneta rv com pen sation. · Due to the fact that the adminis trat ion has dec ided to eliminate the editorial sch o larsh ips in t he futu re . it is evide nt that th ey eit her be lieve that the publi cations will con tinue to ex ist at the sa m e level of qu al ity in t he fut ure despite th e c ut s c!r C';ltll d ca re less w heth er the pub licat ion s exi st o r not. I do not bel ieve th e latter is the case. fo r I feel t h at t hey are aware of t he im portan ce of ·rhe pu bl icati 6n s as an in tegral part of the total col lege ex per ien ce . A t least I would like to believe thi s w be th e case . Therefore . the administra tio n. is of the opin ion t h at t he publ ica tion s will contin ue to exi st without the sch n l arshi ps . Represen tat ives have rrtain rained that in t he past , w_h en then · we re no sc ho larsh ips , the pu bl ica tions flouris hed: so t hey should con t inue to do so in the fu tu re when there are o nce agai n no sc hnl ar,hip,; . T hi s is a qu aint fo rm nf ar.~um entat ion , but it is di stnrt C'd ani.1 inconsisten t with realitv . In th e pa,t . as ci ted by the ad mi n istration . t hat is th e 1960s and the earl y 1970 s. sc holarships for editori al position s were un necessa ry because th ere was a large amo un t of st u dent interest a m on gst 1hose students who were inte rested in educat ion fo r education's sa ke . I would a,sume th at it h a, fo r the mo st part been t he case that· the more con scien t io us stude nts have h_e en int e rested in st udent publ ica tions pos1 t10n s. Back in t he 1960s an d the ea rl y 1970s th ere were as •••••••• • Pa rrish Ha ll 16 'i. Rin-r 'i 1. Wilkes-Ha rre, PA The Beacon USPS 832-080 ., ,udt•n 1 i\ ~_. wspapt--r For those stude nts who participated in th<· " Pe rcept ion Study", a t wo-part study in wh ic-h each subject took a series of visual p,•,.-,·pt ua l tests and la ter sa\\' slides on a · crime and a nswert-d quest ionsahout them. T h,· purpose of rhe experiment will be d isrnssed a l 11 :00 am in SLC 341 on April .ZH. T his will take no longer rhan five munutes. If you are unahle lo arteod, Pe rm it No. 355 F.di tor-! n< ~i<;f . _. . ... •. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . Am y Elias Manag ing F.d11nr . . . .. .. . .... . , .. . .. . . . Ellen Va n Riper News Edi tor , . . . . . .. . . .•.. . • . .. . . . . . Kebecca Whitman 'irorts Ed itor . . . . . . . . . . . .... Chris Baron Feature Edito r .. . . •. . . . ... . .... . ... . . .. . . Oonna Nitka Copy Edi tor . . , . . .• .. .. . .. . , • . . .. .. . . . Ma rian Koviack Photo Edito r • . . . •.•. ... • .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. Ste ve Thomas Asst. News/Feature ... . .... ... . ... .. . . . Andrea H incken Bus in~ ~1 anage r .... .... . ... . . . , .. ... . . . Steve Je ffery Adv!'ms,ng Ma nag<'r ... . . . . . .. . .. . . •.. . . Cheryl ffarger Ad,,,sor . .. . . . . .. .. .. . ... . . . ... ..... l)r. Oonald Lesli<' I ypes,,11er .. .. . .. . •. .. .. • . • . .• .. . ... , Ooug l'ahringer l\";•"-t! your name and pho nt- numht.•r w i th ·1, -rnade rte in the Psvch office in , IC H Obet\\·een9a .m :and, r ,m . NO(e: Due to a srrics of 11nfoc111na1e cvC11n, the 198J•l-4 AU•AlllfflOln liil is bein1 rniscd aad the standanls for 111C111be«ship in this dice orpni121ion reviewed. Certain mCfl\bers fflOUld be prepared 10 receioc letccrs of dis- P~blished weekl y during the fall and spring semesters e x• ct>pt1ng scheduled breaks and \'aca t ion periods. Subscr iption rare to non-students: $5.00 per yea r. Adve rtisi ng rate: ~3-~. per colu_m n inch. All views <' Xpres.wd a re those of the 1_nd 1v1dua l \\' fltt-r and nor nttf'Ssa r ilv o( th <" pu b lication o r of Wilkes Coll,·l(t'. . . ~oun der 's H a ll m ay he more eff1 o en t th an the ol der bui ldi ngs , hut no on e with an y ~ mbl ance nf taste can judge it to be more aesthet ica ll y pleasi ng . Person ally , I find it to be li ttle m ore than a box cnn st ru ted of bric ks ; it is a buildin g which can be found on almost an y ot her co llege cam pus in A meri ca. I always t ho ugh t that W il kes Co llege pri ded itself on its di stinctive and distinguish ed campus. T h e fi ve or six mi llion squa nder ed fo r t he construction of Foun der 's H all cou ld h ave been uti lized to mai n tain and repai r the older resi den ce h alls instead of closing them . Suc h a sum cou ld pay for yea rs of fue l an d im provem ents. But since th e clock ca nnot be turned back I fea r that t he closing of th e res i: den ce h alls will result in the de h ~tm an izing ?f W ilkes College : it will become Just another sm all libe ral art s coll ege. Thank You, Ellen Van R iper , Ma naging Editor, Th e Beacon MarianM , 0 ., I'll a1'vAy< remember the fun and in HS. had at Barre Becks To the fonner Banc _.an bee of Scurdcvanc: I hne neichcr fo'l(KIC11 you nor abandoned Boss-Woman, Happy 22! (you geriauic, you) I'm afraid I'm going 10 miss you terribly, The Han: Apparent Captain Q: What ARE friends for? .you. Foqioc me for my sclf-cen1en:d bchawior ofbce. HowardH: We w:anl 10 pby l)(lker for hi1h stakes M&M's wi1h pcanucs. Pick a time, we' re ready. Donna Amy. llew2re of sophomoms beari1111ifcs. Polo missal. •••••••••••••• There once ..,.s a 1irl namm Brin. On wrcsders she like 10 hit, But soon she lost face, She's a social disgrace, And like "88" her name is worth" · ' "! The Beacon is pleased to announce that its 1983-84 Editorial 1 nne l ,. ;i Jc ny tlTe fact t hat th e (l)dt·r bu ildi ngs are not very fue l effi c ien t nor easy to mai nt ai n . Suc h problems a re inhe rent of all older , 1 ruct ures . Stay ing w it hi n the arena of econ omics. I wo ul d coun te r this fact wit h a conten ti on t hat t he bui lding of Foun der 's H all was unm'<·t·ssary . In last week ' s issue nf Th e Beacon , J ean Ada ms , the ass istant d irector of ho using, was quoted as say ing t hat t here were presen t ly I 20 vaca ncies on campus in t he residen ce h alls. J ay T ucker , I he director of t he St ude nt Cen ter sai d th at on e of t he reason s for t hi ~ h igh number of vacancies was t he opC' n in_g of Fou nder ' s H a ll whic h ho uses I 71 st uden ts . Con s idering t hl' fac, that the adm in ist ration is pn·dict ing a pro lo nged en rollment dcdi ne, th e bui lding of Foun de r 's I la ll m ust be con si dered a, a frivo lo us expenditure . All it h a, clone is force the closi ng of m ore aesthet icall y pleasing and histo ric bu ildings and create a hug h numbe r o f resi den ce h all vacan c ies. A ll of I h i~ was h ad fo r the price of fi ve or ,ix milli on doll ars . ---Classifieds--- W ii k,._ Colleg,• Staff has been selected . Congratulations are offered to the following persons: Editor-in-Chief .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .... . Rebecca Wh itman News Editor ...... .. . .. . . .. . . . .. . ... . ... Sean Connolly Feature Editor . . . . . . . ... ... . . . ...... ... . . Donna N nka Co-Sports Editors . . . . . . . .. .... . .. . . .... Charles Yozwiak Tim Williams Copy Editor ............ . . ... .. ....... ... . . Lor Martin Assistant News / Feature Editor ... . . . . . . ... . . Tom Monsell Business Manager .. . .... . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. Nadine W ieder Advertising Manager . ....... . . Steve Jeffrey Chapman And Parrish Halls Biana, Take my heart, Take my lq, Oh baby don't you take my . .. Heck, you C2R have 1ha1 100! Forever Bbck and Blue, Mick HOWIE: Put your M&M 's where your mouth is! Becky Nikki, Unirm we stand, Divided we sin . .. and sin and sin and sin . . . ARGHHH . ~ : : s : : s ~ We're Looking For Photographers! The Position Of Be.aeon Photo Editor 1 Ia Now Open. lntereated Persona Should Contact The Beacon At Ext. 379. 1/8 Scholarship Offer!! Form ed from two wo rd,. ht ,rg ·and lar , t h is wo rd ac t ua ll y m ea n s a ci ty thief. Old E n gl ish for tPwn was burgh which became burg and tar was u sed from the Latin word larron wh ich mean t a th iPI. �Page 6, The Beacon, April 22, 1983 Scientifically Speaking Field Trip Deemed A Success "I love the rain . .. " While most students on campus grumbled their ways through classes last week because of soggy weather, others admitted that rainy days do have some good points - like umbrella sharing. Rain and cold weather set in last week to dampen spirits throughout the valley, as well as to create some local small s_tream flooding problems. by Melissa Meyers If experience really is the best teacher, th e Earth and Environm enta l Sciences Department certainly kn ows how to teach its stud ents a lesson . On Friday, April 1, 24 students, led by Dr. and Mrs. Mike Case, Dr. Brian Redmond , and Ms. Judy Rasson , embarked on a four-day field study to Assateague Island . Assateague Island is a barrier island situated off the coast of Maryland and Virgin_ia. Often associated with Chincoteague Island, Assateague is a popular vacation spot because of its beautiful beaches and fa mous wild ponies. Less appreciated by tourists (but of great scientific in terest) is the diverse collection of vegetation , wildlife , and geology that the area exhibits. Assateague 's complex environment makes it an ideal site for the study of coastal geology and estuari an biology - precisely the focus of the field study. Students condu'cted specific studies :opics ranging from sand variations and dune profiling to vegetation and wildlife distribution . While carrying out their respective studies , students discovered that Assateague's complex ecosystem owed much to its evolution as an island . Originally, Assateague Island was joined with Ocean City, Marylan<l. Periodic storms ripped inlets in the island . which were subsequently filled by material which was picked up by I l;,l' longshore current and deposited m thevo1d . 1n 1955, a severe storm separated the island into two sectio ns : Ocean City to the nort h and Assateague to the south . This time , nature -was not given the chance to repair the dam age. Jed d ies were constructed between the islands to ca pture the sand before it could be carried down the coast . In th is way, Assateague Island w~ • :solated permanently. (A long-term effect of man 's "wisdom" : severe erosion of Assateague 's coastline , which has receded by more than 1000 feet in the last 35 years). By 1935 , Assateague was established as a separate entity, and the U.S. Government began to examine its feas ibility as a national p ark . It was not until 1965 that official action was taken , and Assateague Island became Assateague National Seashore . Today, the , island boasts the largest flock of wild Snow G eese in the world , a herd of 95 wild ponies, and unusual vegetation such as elephant grass and the loblolly pine . Its flora and fauna have developed special adaptations to life on th e static barrier island. Another diverse ecosystem was visited on Sunday, April 3. The Chincoteague National Wildlifo Refuge , established on the nearby island of Chincoteague , is composed of both coastal beach and wetlands. The area serves as habitat for wildlife such as horseshoe crabs , Snowy Egrets, Great Blue Herons , and tiny Sika deer. These species represent only a ,mall fraction of the many shellfish, waterfowl, and mamma ls which inhabit the refuge . Biology was hardl y the onl y focus of the trip . Saturday, April 2, was devoted to the study of the dy nami c coastal geology of the area, an d the effec ts of man's interference with it. In and around Ocean City, condomini ti ms built on the primary dune face imminent des truction. Th.e dune serves as a kind of natural " shock absorber " for the impact of severe storms . As the dune m igrates backward , the buildings are left to face the full force of high winds, tides and waves. These buildings could meet the same fa te as several expensive homes the group visited . Built too near the ocean , the hom es were literally destroyed by one powerful storm . Apparently'ignorant of the significance of their coast 's d ynamic nature , residents and developers continue to build in the area . On Monday, April 4, the fiel d study terminated . After one last look at the beautiful coastline, the band returned home . W ith their experience , they had gained an appreciation for the unique en vironment _ of the seashore (as well as an appreciation for hot showers), and a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Note: E.&E .S. field studies are open to all students at Wilkes, re gardless of major. The next field .,tudy, Appalachian Geology, is being planned for Fall Break, 198 3. Student Has A "Blast" At Anti-Nuke Rally by Sean P. Connolly I know what you ' re thinking. Student activist? Nuclear protester? Peace marcher? Me? Uh, no thanks . I'm a business major, you know? I don ' t want to get involved . I felt the same way. Wh y d9 they protest anyway ? I mean the sit-ins, marches , and draft card burnings went out in the '70s. I'm a good American . I like big bombs that protect me and my mother, who incidently makes a great apple pie . I have a career to think about now . I don ' t have time to be out running around making a stink about things I can' t control. It's useless anyway. Isn ' t it? Saturday night I decided to find out for m yself if it is useless . I wanted to know who these people are and what are they trying to d o . I wanted to know if they were sincere or if they were a bu nch of Jesusfreaks or left-over fl ower children or something . So I posrponed m y weekend beer comsum ption for a couple hours and joined their m ovement . I was surprised . W h en I arri ved at Stark 101 to see che film Gods of Metal I was pretty nervous. If you' re like me , you did n 't even notice the ads for the m arch , m ore less fo r the fi lm . 1 was luck y enough to have so meone point them out to me and convince me to attend . There were about 20 people scattered around the room. I thought, "This is great. I'm going to march with 20 , candle-holding people to public square and protest . People will think we're nuts . We'll probably get mugged ." My nervousness turned into panic. The film focused on world hunger and how it could be eliminated if we channelled our money properly. It showed protesters withholding taxes , refusing to register, and causing a scene outside a military installation. It d~a!t with religious and moral aspects of the arms bu ild-up . And it showed some stomachcrawling pictures of people who sur- · vived Hiroshima and Nagasak i. I enjoyed the film . lt "grossed m e out ," but it made me think . I'm convinced that's wha.: coun ts. People should think, and not just passively accept governm ental decisions, especially concerning somethi ng as important as n uclear weapons. After th e fi lm , my anxiety returned . It was too lace . I became one of th em. There was no tu rning back. I was nervous as I lit m y ca ndl e and le :, the protective walls of Stark Lo bby. We walked through Midto wn Plaza and down South Main Stree t. ,, Peo ple hon ked thei r horns, and a carl oad of int oxicated yo uths n 1 istook us fo r Na zis. I thought I was going to fain t. I couldn ' t decide whether to stop and tie my shoe for an hour, turn and make a run for it, or go all the way. When we turned the corner at the Square m y fears disappeared. In front of the bandstand stood at least 400 p eople holdi ng candles and talki ng. I was extremely embarrassed fo r doubting the size of the program , and not realizing tpe dedi - ca uo11 of its supporters. The service was an interfaith program with many religions represented . The King' s College Campus Ministry Folk Group did a little n umber and m ost of the people joined in . Speeches were given by church leaders, an d a coµ ple of prayers were said . The service went well , desp ite a few fros t-bite complai nts. I was surprised it didn't rain like it was supposed to , but ·1 guess someone worked th at om . The p rogram in- spirt:<l me to learn about the arms build-up and to care about it . So , am I going to walk around school with a peace sign on m y fore head , a " no-nukes ' t-shirt on, and a protest sign in m y hand ? 1 don ' t chink so. I do have a different attitude though . If someone asks m y stand on nuclear weapons I won ' t say, " I don't know. Ask someone else. " I'm going to give it . Actuall y, I hope we all get t.h e guts to take a stand , whatever it m ay be. The possi bilities affect all of us. �April 22, 1983, The Beacon, Page 7 C co C) AuiJ~'i5 iE:ME-M0e-f< Do~''f \-E.1 'f"E. ~O~\..O ~E., "{Ou Oowlll, NORM~ ROTC Flyboy Earns Wings M'I Morro ... 0 ctS 1.1. ·-C:> Q) ~ >. .c ® J w ...J m (D <( a: Cl E\l~R-lo!'<le f'ur~ 11-4.£1R. PAM'f$ Oti 'flA£ ~AME: \IJA--1 ... ONE. L.E-& 1'~A't MA'! U1Ruf-, 6ll"f $0ME.1'1tAE.~ 1- ff.E\.. UK~ 0 t~ M--1 ZIPPE.~~ !>1'\JlK t GJ . 'j I AH1"1Mt '. Ji ~ Li1~' 4 - . ~-, j c ~ ! @ ~ --- Philharmonic Holds Open Auditions For Next Season Musicians of professional symphonic capability are invited to audition for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic on Sunday, May 15 , at the West Side Intermediate School in Scranton. These auditions are for two openings: principal bassoon and horn (second or fourth). The Philharmonic , a·fully professional , unionized symphony orchestra based in Scranton and WilkesBarre, is now under the baton of Hugh Wolff, who is also Associate Conductor of the National Symphony. The orchestra 's 12th S<·ason will premiere September 30 and October 1 with Elizabeth Knighton , soprano, as guest artist. Subsequent dates are October 28 and 29 , Best of Broadway; December 16 and 1· he: Three B's; January 28 Mozan , Vivaldi & Peter and the Wolf; February 24 and 25 Teddy Wil~on , pianist ; March 30 and 3 LElmar Oliviera, violinist and Christine Donahue , soprano ; April 27 and 28. Santiago Rodriguez , pianist , Ra.c hmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3. Musicians who wish to audition should call the Philharmonic during business hours, (717) 287-1916 or (717) 34 2-0920 , immediately to schedule an appointment or to receive additional information . Inquiries may also be made by mail to Philharmonic, Box 71, Avoca, PA , 18641. by Donna Nitka and Becky Whitman Look, up in the sky. It's a bird , it's a plane - oh my God, it's coming right for us! This could easily be you r reaction if you' re at the Avoca International Airport when Cadet Captain Mike Quinn takes off on one of his t: ' JW infamous fl ying lessons . "I always wanted to be a buzz. boy," reports Quinn , " ever since I was six years old and my dad took me to see the Thunderbirds .' ' Well , that life-long dream is nearing reality (much to the dismay of the American public) for Quinn is a student in the AFROTC Flight Instruction Program . Quinn repom that testing for the program was grueling. Besides answering the normal test questions on topics such as navigation, piloting, math and verbal skills , Quinn was required to prove his dexterity byshimmying up a hundred foot pole, under hurricane conditions , to untangle the windsock . ' '. It was O .K. until I got blown off the stupid pole and into the windshield of the DC10," Quinn reported . Thus far, Quinn has completed four lessons (and destroyed four instructors). He's advanced from the "basic stuff," such as straight flying (flying without hitting mountains , i:_adio transmitters and other aircraft) through climbs and descem, lu slow flight and "touch and go" (we can ' t even tell you about that one in the paper.) Quinn is especially excited about his upcoming lesson-Strafing L "This is what flying is Really all about ," he commented . Flight school instructors have requested that, after completing the basic 13 hours of instruction, Quinn be transferred "far, far away." Luckily, the Air Force has an advanced training program at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona . Upon graduating from college. Quinn will spend approximate' ·, one year in undergraduate pilot trai ning on an unknown base in the Mcm, Got Another Nickel? The time ran out o~ this one. Captain Quinn prepares f'?r take off o_n his most adventurous and fun-filled session yet,Strafmg I. South, Southwest. lhe pentagon refuses to disclose the location of this area , but it is known that all inhabitants within a 500-mile radius will be mov,~d . ·Quinn has pledged to give the United States six years of service . In return, the U.S. is offering him the chance to become the first America· kamikaze . It 's not all work and no play, however. In his spare time , Quinn enjoys making model battleships and stepping cin them . He also delights in pulling the wings off of flys. Says Qu inn , "Any winged insect will do , but flies are my favorite ." 13th Annual Earth Day Celebrates Environmental Improvement by Donna Nitka En garde! Russell Curtis and Shawn Shaknas prepare to duel while a worried Becky Schmitt looks on in a scene from The Country Wife. Performances of the college theatre production will be held tonight and Saturday night at 8 p .m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the CPA. Admission is free with student ID . Air pollution, toxic waste , acid rain ... what is this world coming to? Don' t despair, there is hope , and that is what Earth Day is all about . On April 22, 1970, th~ celebration of Earth Day was instituted in the United States. At chis time, more than 20 million people actively demanded an increase in environmental quality. The purpose of Earth Day, according to the EPA's Environment News, is "to promote, educate, and celebrate the improvem,ent in environmental quality during the last dec.ide." It focuses on "the initiations taking place in communities to im prove environmental quality and protect natural resources .'' Th e rr, ·,in concern, however, will be to continue various efforts to improve environmental quality by addressing such topics as the safe deposit of toxic and hazardous substances , the clean-up of chemical dumps, and reduction of soil erosion . Today, the problem of toxic and hazardous waste disposal is the second most serious environmental problem. According to Dr. Mike Case, chairman of the Earth an·d Environmental Science Department, Earth Day is our opportunity to "correct the mistakes of the past and recognize our ability to look into the fu. ture and correct problems before they occur." He noted that we must recognize the fact that there are no real environmental boundaries on earth - pollution from one country will ultimately affect other coun - rries . The entire planet , in e,~cnrc . is one interconnected system. In keeping with the theme L f Earth Day, the Earth and Environmental Science Club .sponsored an Environmental Awareness Contest among area high school students. Students took a test to determine their level of awareness and those who scored highest received a cash award . · The E&ES department is sponsoring its first annual Alumni-Student Careers Party on Saturday, April 23, in - the Annette Evans Alumni House, in conjunction with E:,rth Day. This event will present alumni and students with an opportunity to get together and discuss such things as current environmental issues and prospects in the job market . �Page 8, The Beacon, April 22 , 1983 Poll Shows Freshmen~~•-----•----••••••••••---- F~,~.a~m?,~e M~,!~~~~,!!~.!~.c! in;~~is:~J cf!legie!::~;ent:::~::: t!ian at any time in the lase seventeen years, according co a national survey sponsored by the American Council on Education and the University of California at Los Angeles. The survey also indicated that freshmen are more materialistic and show less social concern than in past years. Also an increasing number of students say they approve of sex if "people like each other," believe abortion should be legalized and favor a national health care plan. Data on career interest is considered important as it indicates the valuesofsrudencsaswellasthepopularity of certai n careers. "Since 1966, when 21.7 percent of the entering freshmen were planning careers as schoolteachers, student interest has declined steadily to the point where only 4.7 percent of the 1982 freshmen aspire co teaching careers," says the report on the survey, The American Freshmen: National Norms for Fall 1982. The serious shortages of teachers have developed in fields such as mathematics and science. This is causingproblemsforschoolsystems crying to fill vacancies. " When these trends are viewed in the light of other recent data about prospective school teachers, the outlook for our education system is gcrirnh." :a~dlAdlexapnd er w Astinh , Di-. I ~i:r:~~~~:~a:~~:~~!~~=:~~e~ni"Since recent studies of college admis,ions tests show that education majors have much weaker academic skills than students majoring in tinued, " it appears chat we are headed for a crisis not only in the quantity, but also in the quality of persons who want to teach in ourelementaryandsecondaryschools." Better paying professions appear cof~n impor~antfaccor in the decline o mterest m teaching. Over twothirds of the freshman , 68.9 percent, said that being "very well off financially" was a prime objective. 62.2 percent said this last year compared co 43 .5 percent in 1967 . Students also said that making more money was a reason that was "very important in deciding to go to college " for 69.8 percent of this year's freshmen, as against 67 percent last year and 49 .9 percent in 1971. The information above is taken from a survey report based on the answers of 188,692 full-time fresh men , and the results were weighed to mirror a representative national sample . Dr. Astin was assisted Margo King Hemond and Gerald T. Ric?ardson of the Cooperative Insituuonal Research Program . This article is based on an article that appeared in the New York e':J~ ~}le 0 •• I I II I I _ G s · Student Government Student-Faculty Representative Committee applications and applications for the College Judicial Council and Student Government Co ·tt h · ·r t · 11 ·1 bl mmt ee c airman app tea tons are a avai a e at the bookstore, library and SG office, second floor f h S d C 0 t e tu ent enter . _ I I I I Student-Faculty Rep. I Commi·ttees.· II Student Life Committee Chairman •• positions: S'p·ea SYC Ia rIS Wilkes Students give us a call and we'll deliver the pie at $1.00 off! Free Deliveries 5-10 p.m. 825-0938 ----------------------------- I I I • • I I •• -_Library Finance = I ~f• I . • _ ~~ ·. µ ~ , e, •' 4..\\\: ~\.11" hi.~ 'b- I 1 Travel and Effectioeness I II I ("~~~~NPliZ'4-ROMA______ I Right around the corner from Wilkes' Residen~e Halls I ~:!:t~:~~'t:n West Union Street, Wilkes-Barre. Linda) . i eighton is the Director Professional Development and R1- ■ chard P. Adams is the President of Human Services C~msultants: This workshop ts another m a series of professional development seminars offered by Human Services Consultants. Past presentors include . Dr. Bruno Bettelheim,_Dr. William Glasser, Dr. Richard Foxx, and Dr. •· Albert Ellis. 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The workshop will be sponsored I Elections • I Social Publicity • Academic I• College and Community I S d l tu ent Pub ications by ' IAthletic I I Curriculum I Financial A id tTi: es ontJ• r ~ - !•• J;:> 1r\ot\~ a.."• ~ \t,va Ill..~~ ·~,:• A ~e, -p ::(. ~•~"~ ~•V' '1 . t,;• c.1\C,e, "i\.)-• '" V ~~e,~ ~1 · Ir 1.\-" ,_-,-.-.. U l!•••lllliiiiiillllii'1/ t.,'J,• • I I I I _ "-O~e, ~ e, c.,,\4t..~ Ir ...._i_ I I I I I -- ~-------..,/ .....,.=:::=::::;::;:Ill"-' s ~ ·• 1 •. • !1MemberOf YouDoNotHaveToBeA ! Student Governmentj I To Apply For Any Of These Committees! I i i ~-------------------------f �April 22 , 1983, The Beacon , Page 9 Wilkes Students Present Papers At 37th Annual ECSC Meeting The 37th Annual Eastern Col- leges Science Conference was hosted this year by Wilkes College . This meeting offered 14 Wilkes students the opportunity to present the results of the research projects they had worked on this semester. The first Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC) was organized in 1947 by undergraduate student, Pauline Newman at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York . The aim then, as now, was to stimulate interest in undergraduate research in the sciences and related fields to provide a lively forum for .the presentation of research1hpers. Because it has a constitution, the conference is a self-sustaining body. Over the years . interest has increased in conferences and more than 50 colleges and universi ties attend this annual event . The range of subject matter covered has also in creased to include comp uter science , envin,nmental biology, psychology and the social sciences , as well as biology, chemistry, mathem atics, physics and engineering. Each year the conference is held at a different sc hool. Wilkes has hosted the conference twice in the past, in 1958 and agai n in 1970 . Last year, the gathering was held at Lycoming College with next year's conference scheduled to be hosted by Providence College , Providence , Rhode Island . Student and faculty representatives from 34 colleges and universities attended this year's conference at Wilkes. Participants were housed Weekend College Opportunities Students facing the hard question of whether to attend summer school or to take a full -time summer job might find a.way to do both in the Wilkes Weekend College . Wil~es Weekend College courses are taught on the campus-of.Keystoae Junior College, LaPlurrie , by Wilkes College professors . The calend ar.of the Weekend College is tailor-made f~r students who are working fu ll -time. In the Weekend Summer Session , classes begia the weekend of May 13 and end the weekend of August 19 . However, weekend-college students are not in class every weekend . Classes meet only six weekends over the four months from May through August, allowing students intervals of two or three weeks between meetings to keep up with their work. Unlike on-cam pus summer sessions which· must expand the number of meetings per week and the number of hours per day to accommodate a shorter session , the Weekend College calendar is designed for students whose responsibilities prevent them from attending traditional day-school or evening-college summer classes . It combines intensive classroom work on those weekends that classes are in session with reasona0ly long intervals betwee n sessions to allow stud ~nts the time to meet their various non-academ ic o b- · ligations while keeping up with the academ ic demands of their courses . Some stude nts drive m ore than 100 miles to take advantage of the Weekend College schedule and stay in campus housing for the weekend. Others commute to and from Keystone each day classes are in session. Virtually all of them can maintain full-time jobs whi le working toward their bachelor's degrees from Wilkes College. Courses being offered this· summer through the Weekender Program include: Acct. 222 (taxes) and 231 (auditing); BA 254 ; E&ES 115; Econ. 102,201, 236 and 398; Eng. 151; Hist 101; Physics 102; Psych 213 and 242 ; and Soc. 200. Contact the Office of Pan-time Undergraduate Programs/ Registrar's Office (Parrish Hall 23) for a Weekend College course-schedule or for more information on the Weekend College. at the Sheraton-Crossgates from Thursday until Saturday, the conference activities being divided over three days . The paper presentations themselves did not begin until Friday morn ing and ended the fo llowing morning with an awards banquet held at the Sheraton on Saturday afternoon . All Friday classes were moved from the second and third floor of Stark so the classrooms could be used for the on-going presentations. Wilkes students who presented papers included: Greg Culp , Karen Evaskitis, Laura Fedak , Donna Greytock, Betsy Husovsky, Mary Ellen Judge, Christine Kurkowski , Edward Luksha, Andre3 Nerozzi, Donna Nitka, Michelle O Malley,]. Larsen Orshotony, and Eli zabeth Perich . Twenty-six Students To Receive Sigma Xi Research -Awards The Wilkes College Club of the Sigma Xi Research Society wi ll hold its annual awards meeting, Wednesday, April 27 , 1983 at 8 p.m . in the· Stark Learning Center, room 101. Awards wtll be given to. twenty-six senior stu,dents who h~ve; participated in science researeli projects in their major.fields .of stud y. J,n addition , a_ speci·a( Scis~ce . Librarian Award wi ll be given by the Sigma Xi to Miss Leota N evil who has served as li brarian at the Wilkes College Eugene Shedden Farley Library fo r over fifteen years. The address wi ll be given by D r. Jam es Boh ning of the Wilkes College Department of Chemistry. The title of Bohning 's address is "The Formation of the American Chemical Society - 1874- 1876 ." Bohning received his B.S. degree fro m Valparaiso University in 1-956, his Master of Science degree from New York University in 1959 , ·a nd his Ph .D. in Chemistry from No'[cheastern University in 1·965. Boh[Jing has been Chairman and professor of Chemistry at Wilkes College since 1970 and was Visiting Professor ac the University of Kentucky in 19801981. Bohning is also a member of the Sigma Xi Research Society and the American Chemical Society, serving extensively on various committees of the latter. Dr. Bohning' s areas of interest include photochemistry and HYPNOSIS Eliminate Procrastination Boutique•Jewelry• C1othes test anxiety overweight, smoking Improve Memory, concentration grades Enhance Athletics & creativity .. . and much more Layowuy Aval/able FREDERICK G. SAM NUM-119 · SHt>P. : 9 W. Northampton St. _ Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1870 1 We Accept Master Charge I Visa Call 824-2592 Certified Master Hypnot1sl/Hypno,herap1st 37 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre 20% STUDENT DISCOUNT! ' .. Uppe1classmen,~taff,and administration played host to nearly 750 visitors as Wilkes conducted its Fifth Annual Visitation Day last Sunday. Senior Tom Butcher, like other student volunteers, chatted with parents and students about course curriculum, college policies, and student life on campus. chemical education where he has published extensively. Some of his most recent work is in the area of chemical history and he has just presented the paper "Opposition to the Formation of the American Chemical Society" at the 184th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Kansas City, Missouri. Sigm a Xi, the Scient ific Research Society, is an hOF1or socie ty, whose objective is to encourage original investigation in science . The Wilkes College Sigma Xi Club was installed in l 967. List of Sigm a Xi Research Awardees, 1983 Robert Bruggworth Jeffrey Evans Laura Fedak Janis Fegley Donna Greytock Steve Griffiths David Hottenstein Elizabeth Husovsky Eric Johnson Mary Ellen Judge Stanley Kman Ch ristine Kurkoski James Moran AndFea Nerozzi Joseph O'Koren Michele O'Malley Larsen O rehorsky Kei th Sands Joh n Sheplock Mic hael Sopko Joan Thomas Gary Trevan Donald Wolfrom Donald Whitehead David Yaron Richard Zaykoski Commerce & Finan ce Appro v~s New Mino rs by Sean P. Connolly The faculty approved eight business-oriented minors for the 1983-84 curriculum, according to Dr. Howard Williams, chairman of the Commerce and Fina nce Department. The proposals were raised because of a large number of inquiries from students outside the Com merce and Finance Department for busi nesslike minors , said Williams . " Students were asking for marketa ble minors in business , and until now we didn ' t have one," said Williams . . The minors will be offered in business administration and economics , with four concentrations each. The minors under business administration will be: marketing , management , finance, and quantitative business analysis. Quantitative economics, economic fin ance , international economics, and economic policy will be offered und e1 economICs. " Many students major in business because they feel it is the surest way to get a job, even though their talents and interests may be in ocher disciplines ," said Williams. The availability of business minors should encourage some students to major in other interests whi le providing valuable credentials, added Williams. · Williams said the department was considering business administration as a minor but the study was too broad . "By narrowing th e minors we are giving students dimensions of business for which formal preparatio_n s are an asset," said Williams. Besides the approved policy on minors , Williams said the Com merce and Finance Department will propose other changes in the department next year. Two of these changes will require business administration and arcounting majors co cake · ompurer , cience and Math 101 and 102. �~ ~~ Page 10 , The Beacon , April 22 , 1983 core by Chris Baron Leag ue champion ship game bet ween the Quantu m Ducks, in the shirts and the Ratpack . Ratpack took the title with a one- pointvictory.L You don ' t often see p raise fo r , he: College Administration or Athletic Department in th is section of The Beacon. This wee'k I wou ld like to point out what seem s to be a beneficial change in the College's philosophy concerning coaches. W ilkes seems to be adopting a practice of hiring coaches as full -time employees of the school. At the beginning of this year, Phil Wingert took over as soccer coach whik se rvi ng as Sports Inform atio n ~irec tor on a full -time basis . W ingert ha; done more for W ilkes soccer in one season th an any coach befo re h im Wi ngert has improved the Colonels schedule to include some of the best S s Division III schools in the natio n . Next season will also see Wilkes going up aga inst D ivision II teams and Division I Notre Dame. Stiff competition is one of the best y;ays to improve the qu ality of a team . Wi ngert 's pose (SI D ) has enabled him to stay in constant contact wtih the Ath letic Department and th e Adm inistration . I doubt that a part-time SI coach could have p rod uced the schedule improvements that Wingert has. Th is first-year soccer m entor has h is team involved in off-season traini ng activi ties. The team has just re turned from a very successfu l weeke nd tournam ent in Virgin ia. Athletics, eve n on the Division III level , requires a year round comm it• ment . I' m not ta lking about the intensive off-season traini ng program of the Penn State Foo tball team . But a coach that tries to maintain some type of off-seaso n train ing and stays in contact with his players, can m ake a big d ifference in the world of Division III spores . Part-time coaches just don 't have the ti me or p rox imity required to m ain - I rain co ntact with the College and their players. If we learned an ything from the Jim Atherton incident it has to be that part- tim e coaches simply can 't function at the college level . First -year H ead Football Coach Bill Unsworth is ano ther individual who stepped into a program which was at its lowest point ever. Unsworth also took on the duties of Assistant Dean of Ad missions . · In the past, Ed Lucas , fo rmer Defe nsive Coordinator of the Colonels ball team , was· in charge of off-season training . Lucas was a high sc hool teacher at Lake_ Lehman and although he had good intent ions , h is·off-season training program wasn't worth m uch . · . This season, Unsworth has instituted a weight traini ng program wh ich is paying dividends. By working at the College year-rou nd, Unsworth is able to mo nitor the off-season activities of his players . Recruiting is also easie r fo r the fu ll-tim e coach. Because th ey are always on campus, they can m eet with recruits face-to-face and they have easy access to important adm issions information. From all ind ications both Unsworth and W ingert wi ll turn in banner recrum ng years . If we take a look at W ilkes ' teams over the years , it becomes obvio us that th ose squads with the best records have had full-t ime employees of the College as thei r coac hes. I d ou bt J ohn Reese could have pu t together a Divis ion I wrestling program if he weren 't a permanent fixtu re at Wilkes . The women 's teams at Wi lkes have enjoyed a great deal of success rece ntly and they are all coached by full -time college employees . The latest m ove toward a fu ll- time Athletic Departm ent was the appoi ntme nt of Bart Bellai rs to the head basket ball post. Although there was much controve rsy surrounding the basket ball coac hing change, the move shoul d prove to be beneficial. Wi lkes wi ll p ro bably d rop swimming as a va rsity sport soon . That sporr was coached by a perso n from outside the College . The coach couldn 't get enough players to go out fo r the team . The tennis team is suffering through another disasterous season under the d irection of an area high school teacher. These teams' problems are not a refl ection of their coaches abil ities , but more an ind ication of their inability to maintain a year-round raport w'ith th ei r players. The Adm inistratio n has m ade som e positive m oves toward upgrading ath letics at th e College . They should continue to consider fi lling adm inistrativt and facu lty positions with q ualified individuals who can also take on coaching chores . This new p hilosoph y i~eco nomical, as we ll as, practical. l §S § The 1983 "A" League champs, The Great White North, pict ured from left to right : Chris Bl tJ.gis , Mark Rhoies, Eric Reidinger, John Seiler , Jer r v O'Neill, Ed Kennelly, Don S 1 § I§ : Jonsell. S S S §8 I S 8 Foot- 1 § 8 S § Sports Notice . There will be a reorganizational meeting of the Women's Tennis Team Tuesday, April 26th, at 12 p .m. in Stark 270 . All current and perspective members are urged to attend. In 1897 , in Belleville, Illi nois, lam b Wain wri ght rode his bicycle hac kw:irds fo r !140 ya rds . But wh at is more rem arkable is th at he did this in 39 seconds. Colonels 3-1/nMAC by Chris Baron The W ilkes College base ball squad fi nally got a chance to go up against some Middle Atlantic Confere nce competition last week when it met Albright College and Susq uehanna University in a pair of dou ble headers. The Colonels came out of the four games with three wins against only one loss . · On Thursd ay Wilkes swept a pair of gam es form Albright in a twin bill at Artillery Park . In the fi rst game, wi nning pitcher J ack Delfi no gave up a three.run hom er in the top of the first to Paul Cu rtis . The Colonels cam e right back in the bottom half of the inn- ing wi th a three- run hom er by Ken Sorrick with Dave Kerd esky and John Good on base. The Colonels ·added nine more runs to give Delfino his first win of the seaso n . Gene Nosovitch cam e out of th e bull pen in the seventh to preserve the win . Wilkes to~k the n ight cap behind the strong pitching of Nick Volpetti , who allowed only three h its th rough six innings . Rich Geffert preserved the win for the Colone ls. On Sunday Wilkes gained a split with MAC foe Susquehanna . The Colonels d ropped the first game 5-4 as Rick Scheaffer went the distance for Wilkes and picked up the loss. Dave Kerdesky had a homer for the Colonels. Volpetti p icked u p h is second win against no losses in th e second game of the twinbill. Volpetti went the distance fo r the victory. With the score tied at 2-2 in the top of the sixth , Ted Komoroski came to the plate and del ivered a three-run homer to p u t the Colonels in front to stay. The Colonels · record now stands at 3-1 in th e MAC while they are 7-4 overall . Because of the recent bad weather, W ilkes wi ll be forced rn play gam es almost every afternoon from now to the end of the semeste r. Tennis Team Continues -~~ -~~,~~~P.: Long Losing S~reak It appears• th~t ~he Col~n~ls ~; t· . men are in for a verY, Io·ng seas?".1 ·· Last wee k the Colonels·ad ded three more defeats t~ ·che·ir sv;,e·ll1rig. fo~s column . Wilkes dropped' matches to Lycoming College ,- St. John Fisher and Susquehanna University by identi• cal 9-0 scores . . Th is pu t th~ Colonels ' record at 07 for the year. Their tw.o seasonalong lo, ,sing streak now st and, ~t SO\teen straight ' with little hope_of ending it this:year. . The Colonels haven ' t won a single individual match since their opening · contest again st Juniata . which they lost 7-2. First- year Coach Dave Smi th attributes the poor performance to a lack of experience and an unusual a·m ou nt of injuries to key players . The Colonels will have a full week of m ake -up m atches before th ey head into the Middle Atlantic Con fe rence Playoffs next Saturday. �April 22, 1983, The Beacon , Page I I Softball Drenched By Rains wasfresh man shortstop Michell e Zawoiski who went a perfect three for three at the plate includin g a double , a third inning homerun, and th ree RBI 's. Sophomore outfielder Charlene Hurst was two for five on the day with a dou ble and three RBI' s, and senior catcher and co-captai n Kare n Jo hnson was also two for five with two RBI's. Sophomore outfielder Lisa Gigliello went three fo r five with an RBI , pitcher Sue Schwartz was two for four with an RBI, and senior in fielder Cathy Lee went two for six with an RBI . The Lady Colonels played their first home game of the 1983 season on April 14 when they hosted the team from Marywood College in a doubleheader. The Lady Colonels triumphed in the first game by a narrow 2-1 margin ; bur they faltered in the second and lost by an identical 2-1 score . Sophomore Sue Schwartz was . the pitcher of record in both . contests , and she raised her overall m'ark to 5-2 . In the first game the women from Wilkes only managed to collect a to- by Ellen Van Riper Rain, rain , and more rain has conti nued to be the story this spring fo r the Lady Co lonel soft ball ream . Incessant inclement weather has fo rced the postponement and the reschedulin g or cancellation of a nu m- · ber of games. Coach Nanc y Roberts echoed the frustra tio ns of both he rself and her team by exclaiming " I want games 11 • ' 1n the games which they did manage to complete last week, t~e Lady Colonels posted a 2-1 record to raise the overall season 's mark to 5-2. On April 12 the ladies travelled to Luzerne County Community College to face the Minutemaids. The game was totally lopsided from the very beginning as the Lady ~lonels romped to a 26-1 victory. The ladies scored three runs in the first, one in the second , a whopping 11 in the th ird , six in the fourth , and five in the fifth inning . At this point the game was called. Sue Schwartz was the winning pitcher, and she raised her overall , mark to 4-1. Karen Bove came in to relieve in the later innings. The big bat for the Lady Colonels cal of three hits as a team , bu t fo rru·naiely the y made them count . The three Lad y Colonels who cleanly reac hed base were Charlene Hurst , Karen J oh nson , and Sue Schwartz . Schwartz and Cathy Lee accounted fo r rhe two Lady Colonel RBI's . Three was the magic ~umber in the second game as well , as the team once again only collected a to tal of three hits . However, this time the outcome was different . The Lady Colonels who managed to get a hit were Michelle Zawoiski , Karen Johnson, and senior firstbaseman and Co-Captain Stacy Keeley. Sue Schwartz knocked in the lone run. Due to the inclement weather and the subsequent poor field conditions , the Lady Colonels have been forced to reschedule or c~ncel ourright a number of games. All told , the team has had to postpone eleven games. Some have been rescheduled , some are yet to be rescheduled, and some will be cancelled . On April 26 the team will host Susquehanna University in a key Middle Atlantic Conference contest. PUDDLES PUDDLES EVERYWHERE. The tremendous rainfall which has soaked the area as of late has resulted in flooded fields and postponed athletic events of all kinds. Above is the home field of the Lady Colonel softball team at Kirby Park. Photo: Steph~n Thomas The game had , been originally scheduled for April 16. On April 29 the ladies will travel to Huntingdon to play Juniata College in another important MAC doubleheader. That game had been originally scheduled for April 9. Way back on March 22 the Lady Colonels had been scheduled to open their 1983 season with a dou- bleheader at Bucknell Un iversiry. That game will now take place on Mav ,i. As to the remainder of the postpaned games, Misericordia , King 's, and Delaware Valley, since they are nor conference contests, they may be cancelled due to an already overcrowded schedule . -r'- '1 BAITING AffER SEVEN GAMES (minimum of 15 at bats) Player Sue Schwartz Karen Galli Stacy Keeley Karen Johnson Karen Bove Michelle Zawoiski Cathy Lee AVG .500 .450 .280 .269 .267 .231 .200 AB Hits 2B 3B HR RBI 24 12 1 2 0 5 20 8 9 1 2 0 25 7 1 0 0 3 26 7 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 15 26 6 1 1 2 9 4 25 5 0 0 0 KEEFERS ARMY & ·NAVY ·L,argest Selection of Jeans and Corduroys in t_ h e Valley. ·LOWEST PRICES! Lee • • • • • Wrangler Levi Sweat Shirts Flannel Shirts Hooded Sweat Shirts Vests & Parkas Boots by Herman, Wolverine, and Timberland STORE HOURS: Phone: 287-1202 9:00 to 9:00 Mon.-Fri. 270 Wyoming;Av.e. 9:30 to 5:3(J' Saturdays Kingston VISA Et Mast(Ji. Charge AcceptPd :,. 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Dung Chi Doung (Zoomey) assisted on the play. · The Colonels controlled most of the action throughout the game until the last five minutes when the Colonel defense of Paul O'Leary, Chris Fox, Tim Williams, and goalkeeper Bob Bruggeworth repeatedly th\varted the Roanoke attempts to attain the equalizer. Chuck Robbins ... SPORTING GOODS COMPANY We Accept ~sler Ch,r,e ;,nd Vis• 39 West M•rket Street Wilkes-S.rre, P•. 19701 Phone: 822-1333 Free P•r,ing ,ii Hole/ Sterling P.J.lurlit'H Proprietor Midway through the second half Zoomey was tripped in the penalty :trea and justly awarded a penalty kick . Zoomey banged the shot home to finish the scoring for the game . "It was a confidence building victory." The Colonels mentor added, "I was surprised how well our players took to the artificial turf." After a three hour rest, the boaters took on James Madison University, one of the top four Division I teams in Virginia. After performing so well in the morning match the offensive unit of Greg Losier, Greg Trapani, Doung, and Noseworthy were unable to finish any offensive thrusts for a goal. The first Madison goal came when aJ.M .U . forward beat Wifliamsoneon-one and then pushed the ball past Bruggeworth to the bottom right hand corner of the net. J.M. U. made it 2-0 when a Madison midfielder beat two Wilkes defenders and scored by slipping the ball past Bruggeworth to the same side . The Wilkes netminder also saved a penalty kick late in the second half to keep the score low . The Colonels finished up in sec·ond place in their three team division; as a result they were seeded with George Washington University in an early Sunday morning match. The first plac~ finishers in each of the four divisions all received byes in the opening round on Sunday morning. · · The Wilkes Boaters received their first taste of a foreign style of play when they met up with the Division I George Washington team . The Washington, D .C. players utilized a q:iick, one-touch style of play that W i .s different from any previous sty le the Colonels have encountered . Neither team was able to capital ize on the few opportunities in the first half. Each side struggled to maintain control of the midfield which resulted in little action in front of the net until midway through the second half. The G .WU. club applied a great deal of pressure at this point forcing Wilkes to the defensive . With 10 minutes remaining in the contest, a George Washington player was fouled in the penalty area forcing a penalty kick. Bruggeworth rose to the occasion by sprawling to his left to deflect the ball away from the goal to preserve the scoreless deadlock . The Colonel defense broke down with only two minutes remaining in the game ; a Washington player found himself with the ball and unmarked in front of the goal. He easily pushed the ball past the outstretched Bruggeworth for goal and the victory. A great number of fans had never heard of Wilkes College . These fans, in general, were somewhat impressed with the little school from Wilkes-Barre. The Wilkes Soccer Club performed better than what might have been expected against such a high calibre of competition . Junior Greg. Losier commented, "We played well but, we could have played better." He added, " We are looking forward to next year, and hopefully we'll bring home the hardware .'' First place honors went to George Mason University who defeated the hosr Virginia Tech Hokeys by a score of 1-0. �Vol. XXXV No. 21 April 22, 1983 The Main Event The Tale Of The Tape Fred Daniele Dan McNulty Vernon . NJ 5'11' 202 lbs. 28 " 1 O½ " 47" 32" Hf' 21 Hometown Height Weight Reach Fist Chest Waist Bicep Age Williamsport , Pa. 6'0" 195 lbs. 28 " 11 ½" 40" 33" 15" 22 Fred Daniele going for his third straight victory. Dan McNulty appearing in his second grudge match. by Chris Baron Dan McNulty and Fred Daniele will be the Principal 's in the main event of the Fifth Annual Wilkes College Boxing Tournament being held at the South Franklin Street Gym on May 3. Both fighters are not strangers to the world of Wilkes College boxing . Two years ago , McNulty lost a controversial unanimous decision to Dave Hadley in their main event grudge match. Win or lose, McNul:y has a knack for being at the ccmer of a controversy and this ye«r will be no different . Oaniele is a two-time winner in the annual tournament. In 1981 , he registered a unanimous decision over Mark Troutman . Last year, he pulled out a split decision victory over Niel Pufko. Four years ago, Wilkes graduate Pat O 'Callahan organized the tournament. All proceeds go to the George E Elliot Memorial Scholarship Fund . The scholarship is in memory of Elliot who served as an economics professor at the College for many years . The award is presented .:nnually to an outstanding . s1Udent 11: a field within the Commerce and Finance Department . Jimmy Johnson is serving as the di,cctor of this year's tournament. He will be assisted by Mike Garvin. Johnson said, "It has been gaining more popularity every year. As soon as spring roles around all the guys start talking about it ." Garvin said th at many people like to come out to see their friends fight and not just to watch the grudge ma.tches . Many of the bouts in the past _have involved good frie1nds squar,!1~ off for some fun . Tlie matches usually have an element of comedy because most of the participants don't have any prior Linksters Head To MAC's The Co(onel linksters are heading into Sunday's Middle Atlantic Conference Playoff with only one win in this rain-shortened season. Wilkes droppe_d three matches last week. Thursday, they lost to Moravian by twenty-two strokes, 410432 . Kevin Stankewicz turned a team low 83 followed by Jay Rabino , 85 and J eff Tokach 86. Ray Ward and Rich Li nkharst fired identical ·;c,1res of 92 . On Monday the Colonels suffered a double loss to Susquehanna and Scranton Universities in a triangular match . Susquehanna took top honors with a combined score of 403 while Scranton finished second with a 409 total. The Colonels finished a distant last with a 433. Tokach fired a team low 79. Ward had an eighteenhole score of 81 while Dan Worksman fired a round of 85 . Rabino and Linkharst turned in a 92 and 96 respectively. Wilkes record now stands at 1-8 for the season . Wilkes will host this year's MAC playoffs being held at Edgewood In The Pines golf course this Sunday and Monday. Colonel Coach Rollie Schmidt and King's Tom Davis are serving as a co-chairmen of the annual tournament, The thirty-six-hole competition wi ll feature twenty-one teams and 105 competitors . Tee-off will be 9: 30 a .m . on Sunday and 8:30.a.m . on Monday. The public is welcome to attend . ring experience. , Some of the fights, Ii~:, the McNulty-Daniele match are set up by the fighters themselves . When someone signs up without an opponent . Johnson and Garvin try to match them up with another fighter of equal size and ability. Johnson said, "We like to get the whole college involved in order to generate more interest.'' This year will mark the first time that a faculty member will co~pete . Head Basketball Coach Bart Bellairs will take on Mark Troutman m a friendly bout. Director of Public Relations Randy Zenakis will be the third man in the ring when he serves as referee for the second straight year. Dean George Ralston, Athletic Director John Reese and Economics Professor Welton Farrar will be the ring-side judges. Cafeteria Director Art Dailey will be the time keeper at the bell. Anyone wishing to mix it up should contact Johnson or Garvin before Monday, April 25th . Bouts will start at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door. UPCOMING EVENTS MEN'S TENNIS- Sa-t., April 23, Away vs Albright Wed., April 27, Home·vs Muhlenberg Fri., April 29, Home vs King 's GOLF - Sun ., Mon., April 24-25, MAC Championships Thurs ., April 28, Home vs Lebanon Valley BASEBALL- Sat., April 23 , Away vs Juniata (dh) Mon ., April 25, Home vs Moravian Tues., April 26, Away vs . Dickinson Thurs., April 28, Away vs King 's (dh) SOFTBALL - Sat., April 23, ~ome vs Upsala (dh) lp.m. 3p.m. . 3p.m. 2p.m. • lp.m . 3p.m. 1 p.in. 1 p.m. 2p.m . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 April 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 April 22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2f54b809b43387bcb8fc05aba56a24b6.pdf 19c1658848c2b41f52d402eeca213e3f PDF Text Text Vol.XXXV No.22 April 29, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Hari-e, PA 18766 It's Cherry Blossom Time Again by Thomas J. Monsell Cherry Blossom weekend is upon l)S once again. It is a time when the people who you see roaming around the campus minding ther own business get somehow transformed into snarling, do-anything-to-win, competitive animals. The activities open on Thursday, April 28, with the first annual pizza pig out at the gym between the Good Guy Gluttons of Wilkes College and the Bad Boy Barfers of King's College. The oh-ject is to see who can shove the most hot, gooey pizza down their throats in the least amount of time. This event is sure to take place right next to the infamous Wilkes-Kings snowball fights in the battle for the bragging rights of Wilkes-Barre . On Friday , the opening ceremon ies in the gym should definitely not ·be missed if you want to kill yourself laughing. The theme of this vear's Cherry Blossom is ''The Wonderful World of Dis-= ney, ' ' so if you always wanted to pretend you were Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, now is your chance! The opening ceremonies start with another gluttonous exercise in cherry pie eating that is SU{"e to make anyone watching or participating never want to eat an piece of cherry pie again. Next come the pillow fights in which team members get to take out all their pentup aggressions and amciety on other teams. When you are watching this event make sure you check out . the faces of the competitors and you will see some of the meanest, teeth -gritting, expressions yo u will ever want to witness. After the feat hers are cleared , the mai n eve nt is sure to qui cken the hea rtbeat of an y red-blooded male. Female jello wrestl inp.! When I was watching this las r year, I expected to see some girls havi ng a few laughs rolling aro und in some nice, wholesome jello. Was I wrong! Wh at I did see were some pretty · competiti ve women that I would not bet against even if they were going against our nationally-ranked wrestling team. On Saturday, the games start at 10 a.m . and are being held at Ralston Field. The events are pretty ingenious and they may look easy, but they sure are not. The only thing that is easy is making a fool out of yourself. There is a greased water balloon race that · will make anyone who thinks they are sure-handed think twice the next time they decide to hold a baby . There is a clothes changing relay race in which all you aspiring Supermen out there can, practice the art of quick change. The food bag race is another dynamite race to have a good laugh while watching your friends make pigs of themselves . Then there is the good ol' ohstacle course that is sure to em bara~s a few people. The softball l!atn(' tnllows these events and . unlike last year, it is only single elimination. · After the events , run right home, eat, shower , change, (by all means change) and head to .the CPA at 7 p.m. to see the musclemen of Wilkes strut their stuff at the Mr. Wilkes competition . The muscle -bound fellows promise to provide you with plenty of grunts and groans and sweat you may have failed to produce at the events earlier. Followin_g the Mr. Wilkes competition there will be a gym party . from 9 p.m .-1 a.m. There will be plenty of food and the music will be provided by our wild D .J s. After the party is over, you can crash and get the sleep you definitely deserve, but when you wake up, be sure to get your aching body over to the gym for the closing ceremon ies. Here is where you will see if putting your body through the rough and tough events of the previous day was worth it. Later in the evening you can see the movie Nine to Five, starring Dolly Parton, ' Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. Do not miss this one because it is full of the same kind of laughs you had the day before. So, get your team together , get psyched , and go crazy with some good. clean fun and show your ath letic prowess. Put on your snarl ing, do ,anything-to-win face', grit your teeth , and try not to make a fool of yourself. · IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. Spring is in the air, and blossoms have appeared on the trees signalling the advent of Cherry Blossom weekend. Beginning on Ap~iJ 28 with a piz~ ~ating contest afainst King's College, there will be a host At excittn'° and ent«tau:ung events. This year's tlteme is "The Wonderful Worltl &f DisAey." BiologgDept. Schedules . Revisions In Curriculum FoT 1983 Fall Semester Beginning this fall, several cur ri cular revisions will be implement ed by th e Biology Department. Included in these revisions are the deletion of the 201 -208 modul e sequence and the addition of a · laboratory period for non -science majors. Dr. Les Turoczi , chairman of the Biology Department, stated that the department ' ' needed a more traditional sequence of courses.'' He noted that, in the past, non biology science majors, such as Earth & Environmental Science majors or Chemistry majors with pre-health science options , only had room in their schedules to take some but not all eight, of the modules. Also, because each module was valued at two and a half credits, it was not possible to have clean credi t transferability either into or out of the program . The new program eliminates these difficulties. In short, the new system calls for the following : 1) dropping of Bio . 101-102 and replacing it with Bio. 103-104, a full year sequence for the nonscience major which includes a laboratory. 2) dropping Bio. 201-208 modul es an d replacing them with a fres hman year sequence, Bio . 121 122 , to be available fo r all science majors including biology (a req uirement) and/ or health science tracks and E. & E.S. majors , and adding a sophomore year sequence Bio. 223 224 required of all biology majors and available to those having en rolled in Bio. 121 -122 if so desired. 3) changing the titles of two upper-level biology courses . 4) adding a new 300-level elective and )) adding a laboratory experience to Bio. 341 . Biology 103-104, Biological Science I-II, will replace Bio . 101 102 and will be open only to non biology majors. It will include two hours each of the lecture and laboratory wo rk a week . Bio. 103 will cover the basic structure and func tion of plant and animal cells, taxonomy, plant diversity and the in, ter - relationships between plants and animals, while Bio. 104 will deal with such topics as form and function in animals, development, genetics and evolution . Each class is worth three credits. T he freshman year modules will be replaced by Bio. 121-12:', Principles of M odern Biology I-II. Each wi ll include th ree hours of lecture and three ho urs of labo ratory per wee k and will be worth four credits. Bio. 121 will focus on the structure and function of living matter, with emphasis being given to anatomy and physiology of plants. Bio . 122 will deal with such topics as the struct ure and function of the verte· brate animal, the causes and nature of biological diversity and concepts of ecology. The Bio. 223 -224 sequence will replace the sophomore year modules. Bio. 223, Comparative Anatomy, will focus QP the evolution of the anatomy and organ systems of vertebrates. Bio. 224, Cellular and Molecular Biology, will discuss cell structure in relation to func tion, biochemistry an d physiolQgy of animal, plant and bacterial cells and their viruses ,; and the cell in division and development. Each course will consist of three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion and three laboratory hours per week and is worth four credits. Bio . 318, Developmental Bio- logy , will be offered in the spring semester. It will deal with such topics as organismic development, gametogenesis, fert ilization , cleavage, embryoge nesis , differentiation , morphogenesis and regeneration. It will consist of two hours of lecture and one three hour la J per week, and will be offered for three credits. In addition to these course changes, a laboratory period is being added to Bio. 341, Immunology, to better illustrate and demonstrate many of the principles of immuno!ogy: Two title chang~s are also bemg -implemented: 810. 308, Advanced Genetics, is being changed to Bio. 308, Genetics, due to the fact that Bio. 205, Genetics is being dropped and the used of '' Advanced" in the title would be inappropriate. In the same sense, Bio. 317, Advanced Ecology, is being changed to Bio. 317 Ecology. The dropping of Bio. 101-102 and Bio . 201 through 208 will be implementable as of Fall 1983 . The addition of Bio. 103-104 and Continued on page 3 • •••• ~ ••.••• �Page 2, T he Beacon, April 29, 1983 Real News IRH C To Meet Bi-Weekly? by Thomas J. Monsell by Thomas J. Monsell Three Soviet Spy-Diplomats Sent Home by FBI Two Soviet military intelligence officers and one Soviet KGB agent were caught, in traps set up by the FBI , trying to obtain highly classified documeQ..ts pertaining to Soviet-U.S. relations. Although faced with criminal charges, the three spy-diplomats were allowed to leave the country because of diplomatic immunity granted to therri in compliance with accepted diplomatic practices. * * * * 17 Americans Die in Bombing of Embassy 17 Americans died last Monday in a terrorist bombing of the U.S. .Embassy in Moslem , west Bt""l!Ut. The bodies of I 6 of the slain Ameri~ans were transported back to the U.S .· on Saturday. Left behind was the body of the 17th victim who will be buried in Lebanon at the request of the family. A solemn President Reagan planned to meet the plane at Andrews Air Force Base in what he called ' ' one of the saddest journeys of my Presidency.' ' * * * * Space Hero Declares Candidacy 61 -year-old John Glenn , the first man to orbit the earth, declared his Democratic Presidential candidacy last Thursday at The John Glenn High School in Ohio. The issues most concerning Glenn call for the ratification of the ERA , full employment, and restoring our national defense to the strongest in the world. Glenn , the sixth Deinocratic candidate for the presidency says it is time.to put an end to the "national disgrace" put fourth by the Reagan administration. * * * * OPEC's Declining Power Bl.;uned on the Price of Oil Last month 's . 5 dollar-a-barrel cut in OPEC's official price of crude oil also cut back in the importance of rhe organization. -Three years ago OPEC pumped out 30 qiillion barrels of oil a day which accounted for more than 60 percent of world sales but today it's output is less than half that with the world sales shrinking to less than 30 percent. Western businessmen and bankers are losing faith in the organization and are reducing their business with OPEC. * * * * Hitler's Diary Discovered A West German journalist has discovered what are said to be 60 volumes of personal diaries kept by Adolph Hitler. The handwritten journals which no one knew had existed , were finally dug up in a hayloft in East Germany after a three-year search based. on a hunch . The journalist Gert Heidlemann has ha~ a lifelong fascination with the German leader. The writings, although still not positively linked to Hitler, were said to give insights into his twisted philosophies regarding our world . A tentati ve motion was made to ch ange the IRHC meetings to once every other week rather than the once-a-week schedule now being observed. ·President Al Meluesen cited poor attendance as one of the mai n factors for considering the change. Lack of interest seems to be. a key issue concerning the council. In an effort to boost interest , IRHC is sponsoring an Ice Cream Sundae Day. The event is tentatively scheduled for May 8 and most likely will be held on the lawn in front of the cafeteria. The Commuter Council expressed displeasure with IRHC for the lack of help in cleaning up after the Student Center party. Meluesen attributed this to the lack of interest of t he members of the council and he stressed the importance of participation for the success of the council. It was reported that vandalism at the College may be on the rise . An $8000-$9000 cost fo r Pickering Hall alone was one of the figures mentioned . Vandalism awareness by the students is a topic and problem to be considered by the council. Meluesen announced that IRHC will be receiving about $7850 of the $85 00 that was requested for thei r budget. It was announced that 1 76 people turned out to donate blood last T hursday in the gym. Outstandi ng dorms were Sturdevant and the men 's wi ng of Founde r's Fourt h. Student Government was the outst a n din g o rganization do n ati n g · thei r services to the blood drive. Outstandi ng representati ves were recognized for their services to the council. Bill French and Joan Kalinowski were the two worthy of the honor. Todd Hogan reported that maintenance was looking into moving the inter-dorm phones to more convenient places to cut down on the amount of ringi ng phones in outof-the-.way places. Advisor Paul Adams an nounced the need to restore rooms in the residence halls to their original conditions. Residents should make plans to spackle their walls to cover up any nail holes that are dotting the walls . If the rooms are not found in the condi tion they were in at the beginning of the school yea r, residents may be facing at lea~t a $100 painting charge . Alumni SpeechChc,plerOrganized Recently, at the national convention/ tournament of Pi Kappa Delta , in Estes Park , Colorado, Wilkes College was recognized as being the tenth institution in the country to organize and charter · an alumni chapter of former forensic students that have graduated from Wilkes College. The Wilkes alumni chapter is an off-shoot of the current undergraduate chapteJ'I--Pennsyl vania Omicron Chapter of Pi- Kappa Delta National Honorary Forensics Societ y. Before the assembled delegates at the convention, Wilkes director of Forensics/ Debate Dr. Bradford Kinney was given the char- ter for the Wilkes alumni chapter. Only nine other institutions in the 54 ,000 member organization have alumni cahpters . The president of the Wilkes chapter is David Evans a former standout in forensic competition while he attended Wilkes College. Alumni members for the College chapter range from medical cbctors to university teachers and members reside as close as Wilkes-Barre and as far away as Alaska . It is the goal of the new chapter to help fur ther activities/competition on the college level and to serve as an adadv isory / soci al organ ization for former graduates of Wilkes College. The chapter is a duly constitut ed and recognized part of Pi Kappa Delta and as such will have an active voice in the future development of forensic activities for the United States. Dr. Kinney of the Speech-Radio division is the founder/advisor of · the undergraduate national honorary chapter as well as the new alumni chapter. Dr. Kinney also has . founded Inta Beta Sigma National H onorary College Broadcasti ng Society at Wilkes College. Dr. Kinney is the head of the Speech Radio division of the communications studies program . · NUM-■ 9 SHOP 9 W. Northampton St. Wtlkes-llarre. Po. 18701 Boutique•Jewelry<lothes loyowayAvolloWe Mental HealthTrainingPrOgram Offe-red To. Fut,..-re Graduates Qndergraduates ,_graduating seniors, and new college graduates are invited to apply for full-year Preprofessional Mental Health Traineeships and short-term Externships providing training and experience with mentally and emotionally handicapped children, youth, and young adults presenting problems of adjustment and learning. The training program is offered through the Institute of Oinical Training and Research and the treatment centers of the Devereux Foundation in suburban Philadelphia, a group of residential and day care treatment/special education and rehabilitation centers. Assignment to branches in other states may be possible. The Devereux PA branch is approved by the, APA for predoctoral internships in d in - ical and counseling psychology. The training program provides an orientation to career opportunities in mental health and sllpervised training and experience in such areas as therapeutic education and rehabilitation , psychological services, adjuncture therapies, and service-oriented research. As time permits, there is an opportunity for o~_rva~ion of . milieu therapy, crts1s mtervent10n, treatment, special education and social rehabilitation techniques, and also attendance at clinical case conferences and professional seminars. Appointment to the PA Branch may include assignments as a Research/Professional Aide , Mental Health Resident Advisor/ Counselor , Psychiatric Aide , Teachers Aide , Psycholog~cal Services A ide, Recreation Aide, or ot her related mental health specialties. · The use of a fully insured personal automobile and ability to do own typing are required . No stipends are available, and appointees must assume personal living expenses during the year unless their role requires them to live in. Applican•should have a broad academic ba:.c · of training and some degree of practical experience in supportive mental health services. Information and applications are available from , Dr. Henry Platt , Director, Devereux· Foundation Institute of Oinical Training and Research, 19 South Waterloo Road, Box 400, Devon, PA 19333 (telephone : 215 -296-6906). We Accept Maater Charge I VIM Over 40 Brands of Beer to go. 41 S. .Main St., Wilkes-Barre Call 829-7740 ?iu ~ Hours: Mo, .-Fri. 10-9 P.M. - Sat. 10-6 $1.00 OFI \NY LARGEPIZZA . - Expires May_J_S, 19~-------------..J �April 29, 1983, The Beacon, Page 3 50th Anniversary Deemed Success The Wilkes College 50th Anniversary schedule of event is winding down after a successful year. The schedule, 73 events long, was two years in the making and involved every department on campus. John Chwalek, coorcJnator of the anniversar y celebration said, ''The anniversary was to depict the quality of the school and tell the story of Wilkes College ." The schedule of events met this challenge . Through events such as art exhibits , concerts, symposiums, and an exhibition depicting 50 years of growth, students and faculty were brought closer together "exem pl ifying the type of school we have,' said Chwalek. The tas k of putting together a 50th Anniversary celebration was not an easy one. It toot the cooperation of many, including the ci ty of Wilkes Barre. "We made alot of permanent friends in the community,' ' s tat ed C hwalek . It was this cooperation by all that made the 50th year of Wilkes College such a success. Chwalek was very generous with his th anks and appreciation. He menti oneds everyone from President Capin, to the students , with special than ks to Dr. Kelly , Dr. Bob Heaman, a.nd Al Groh , director of Cultural Activities for the College. Chwalek, who has worked for the college for some 3 7 years ,mentioned the Anniversary Ball at Gus Genett i's on May 7, as one of the highlights of the year. Six hun dred people, including the Mayor of Wilkes-Barre and other dignitaries , will be attending the ball. The popularity of the event has resulted in there not being enough accomodations for all who wish to attend. "If we had room for 1,000, we ' d have 1,000 ,' ' commented Chwalek . Although the offi cial calendar of events ends on July 3, with an Art Exhibit at the Sordoni Art Gallery, the affects of the celebration will be felt for years to come. The Col lege is al ready plan ning events for next year. They will be similar to the ones that made this year such a success. A symposium on religion is slated for the fµll along with the continuation of one or two pro grams that were started this year. According to Chwalek , these types of events help the College because "people from out of town come to participate and see wh at we offer and write about it in their papers or spread it by word of mouth. ' The 50th Anniversary can also be viewed as a growing experience. It brought a lot of people together, most importantly the students and !~culty and, according to Chwalek, a school grows only because of the attitude of the people involved, especially the faculty and the stu dents." Eve ryone involved would like to thi nk the positive attitude here at Wilkes has grown duri n/.' our 50th tear. "I feel like we're back at the prom." Gay Meyers and George Ralston supervise Wilkes College staff members in the decoration of the gym for the 50th Anniversary Sports Alumni Dinner-Dance. Bio. Dept. Revisions . . C.Ontinued l=rom Page 1 Kinney's Kids Bring Awards Home area of discussion . The Lew is Gold Award is · the first that Wilkes has ever won in national competition. Awards of excellence in individual speaking events were given to Susan Loveitt , a senior , for her entertainment speech , and to Donna O ' Toole, a sophomore, in Extemporaneous Speaking. Addi ti on al national awards / honors were won by Marybeth Zuvich, a sophomore , in Prose Competition , Poetry Interpretation and in Inform ative Discourse. Donna O'Toole also picked up high honors in addi tion to her excellent award in Original Oratory . Annette Winski, a sophomore, like her fellow teammates was honored in the area of Rhetori cal Criticism, and won in Extemporaneous Speaking , Inform• ative Discourse and Original Oratroy. Darell Lewis secured still another award for Wilkes by winning in Impromptu Discourse . Freshman member Wal ter Shonfeld won honors in addition to his debate competition in Extemporaneous Speak ing and Impromptu Discourse. In the area of Debate Competition , th e Wilkes team of· Shonfeld and O 'Toole finished in the tourna- To the snow-covered Rocki es of Colorado they came. Seven hun dred, fift y-three contestants from more than 109 institutions of high er education to partici pate in the 33rd Biennial National Convention · and Tournament.of Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary Forensic Fraternity. For four days in the heart of the Rockies , at Estes Park , Colorado, competition for national honors was conducted in Debate , Discussion and in nine individual · speaking ev~nts. Wilkes College was represented by seven members of the Speech and Debate Union and participated in all events. When the contests ·were· over, Wilkes was the winner of 17 national honors. Darrell Lewis , a senior, completing his collegiate career in forensics , scored a major victory when he won the title "Second In The Nation " for Wilkes in the SNACK BAR SPECIALS Monday Tuna Noodle Casserole Beef Creole Soup ! PIZZA ROMA ! I I 205 S. Main St. I I Wednesday Roast Beef on a hard roll Pea Soup Thursday Macaroni & Beef Caserole · Beef Vegetable ------------- Small Business Seminar Offered I The Small Business Development Center ofter .s a six-part seminar on "How to Own and Operate a. Small Business." Session's will run untii June 25. All classes will meet at the Community Room of Pomeroy's at the Wyoming Valley Mall. Sandra Beynon , director of the Center at Wilkes, has announced the schedule for th~'!linars : ,-------------------~---~~---~ Tuesday Wimpies Bean Soup Friday Pierogies New England Clam Chowder ment in 12th place. The squad defeated such schools as the Uni versity of Illinois and the University of Colorado. · The highlight of the tournament came when the College was recognized by tournament officials as the 14th best school overall in the competition and was awarded a sweepstakes certificate. This is the second time in th e last two years that Wilkes has been singled out as one of the· top schools in the nation in forensic competition. The 1 7 awards won in Colorado raises to 56 the number of honors , awards, and trophies that "Kinney 's Kids" have brought home to the College this year. The Nation al Championship T o urnament concluded a highly successful year for the Debate Union . The year saw, in addition to the high number of awards won, the winning of the State Championship in Debate (for the first time in 29 years) and now national awards. T he Debate Team, Discussion Unit and the Public Speaking Squads are all coached and directed by Dr. Bradford Kin ney of the Speech-Radio Division-<:ommunications Studies Program . I I I I I I I I 'I I Right around the corner from Wilkes' 1 Residence Halls Wilkes Students give us a call and we'll deliver the pie at $1.00 off I Free Deliveries 5-10 p.m. disadvantages. The module system was instituted in 1972. The eight modules , each seven weeks in duration. provided a rigorous and modern, intensive view of biology an1 required two years of the students time. Upon completion of the modules. the st udent advanced to the upper - level biology ele ct ive s . Though the module system served the biology majors well, chang~s were necessary to satisfy the n-.:1::u~ of non-biology sciencp majors. Bio. 121-122 will be implementable as of Fall 1983. The addition of the laboratory portion of Bio. 341 will be instituted ass of Spring 1984, as will the addition of Bio. 318. The ti tle changes for Bio. 308 and Bio. 317 will be implementable as of Fall 1983. The curriculum changes were the result of an evolutionary process whereby the best aspects of the modular concept were incorporated wi thout some of the minor I . 825-0938 _________....1__• --- Io.CCD_,,.,a.mcm:,------aDC-.~:-..:...:....:...::... . Two sessions will be offered each time, · during the . morning hours from 10 a.m . until 1 p.m .; afternoon hours will be from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Dates listed are: April 16 and 30; May 21; June 4, 18 and 25. Further information concerning registration may be obtained by calling the Small Business Development Center, ext. 222. Who Will Be Mr. -Wilkes? MR. WILKES COMPETITION SATURDAY, APRIL 30 7 p.m. CPA $1 Admission For Wilkes Students $2 Admission For The Public Special Guest: Dave Ebert Mr. Pennsylvania & Mr. North America All Proceeds Will Benefit Muscular Dystrophy ___________________________il �Page 4, T he Beacon, Apr il 29, 1983 But Do You Trust Aspirin belongs to a class of Twelve-year-old Jonathon took _drugs called salicylates, found in aspirin to ease the pain when he the bark and leaves of wilk1ws and broke his leg. His father has an other trees : Acetaminophen is a ulcer and when he has a headache he takes acetaminophen , a pain · , para-aminophenol , which is used in dyes and oil additives. Acetaminoreliever best known under such phen was originally derived from trade names as Tylenol and Datri!. coal tar. Both drugs were syntheJonathon's grandmother also takes sized in the late 1800s. acetaminophen for a headache, but What the two drugs have in it won't help her arthritis. For this common is their ability to relieve she takes aspirin under the suppain and reduce fever, something ervision of her doctor. they do equally well. What makes Confusing? Not when you unthem different is that aspirin can derstand in what ways these two reduce inflammation, while acedrugs are similar and in what ways they differ. _ _ taminophen can not. ~n addition, aspirin ·is being used to reduce the risk of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (little strokes) in men be cause it disrupts the blood' s ability to clot. Acetaminophen can't do that either. The two drugs differ in another very significant way and that is the matter of side effects. Aspirin can cause nausea or vomiting as well as 'stomach irritation. Less common are bloody stools, shortness of breath, skin rash , and unusual tiredness. Some people are allergic to aspirin and suffer such reactions a's itch- lenol? ing, hives, runny nose, swelling of the throat, chest pains and faint ing. Acetaminophen has fewer side effects than aspirin. It tloesn·'t irritate the stomach and rarely causes allergic reactions. At normal doses , · acetaminophen sometimes, though rarely, may cause bloody or cloudy urine , difficult or painful urination, skin rash, unusual bleeding , or yellowing of the eyes or skin . The greatest danger from acetaminophen is its effect on the liver. A single massive close , say 15 m 25 grams (30 to 50 extra-strength tablets) can cause severe liver damage and death. 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Oral herpes, or herpes simplex, is .not genital herpes.It is not a venereal disease. Oral herpes is a virus that occurs on the lips or in the mouth. It begins with a mild burning or itching sensation, followed by swelling and rupturing of clusters of small blisters. The result is a red ulceration , possibly c~vered by a brownish crust. This ulceration is also called a cold sore, or a fever blister. Cold sore, fever blister and oral herpes are synonymous terms. The blister is a primary symptom of oral herpes , but other symptoms occur as well . The severity of the symptoms depend on whether a person has primary"or secondary herpes. Primary oral herpes , the first case a person contracts , is more severe. Symptoms can include a high fever, swollen glands and lesions on the lips and in the mouth - on the tongue or palate. When the lesions are ulcerated or open they can be very painful. Eating can be difficult . Some people become dehydrated because fluid intake aggravates the nerve endings. Children are more severely affected by the symptoms than adults. Once the virus is introduced into the body, it lies dormant until it is reactivated . So , if you had the virus once, chances a£e that you will have it again . Secondary herpes (a recurring case) is not as severe ." It can be painful , but is seldom debilitating. Trauma, fatigue, menstruation or emotional upset can reactivate the dormant virus . Changes in your state of health - colds, allergies and pregnancy for example - can cause a recurrence. Exposure to ~unligh t and its ultraviolet rays will also activate the lesions. Oral herpes can be transmitted both to other people, and other parts of the body. The virus is transmitted only from a person who has an active case of oral herpes. Transmission occurs prim arily onJy from a person who has an active case of oral herpes. Transmission occurs primarily through direct contact with rupturing lesions, but can also occur through contact with the saliva of a person who has herpes. You can also contract oral herpes through sexual contact . But amorous adventures are not the only way to transmit and contract herpes . In fact , you can contract herpes by kissing your grandmother, drinking from your sister's glass, or eating with your friend's fork, if any of these people have oral herpes . Since herpetic lesions can occur on the lips, mouth , nose and genitals, a person who has herpes can transmit the virus to these other parts of his or her own body, through droplet infection or fi nger innoculation. A mild case of oral herpes can be made worse by causing more blisters to develop. Several studies have shown th.a t the herpes virus can live from 36 to 48 hours outside the body, but researchers are not sure under what conditions this will happen . Meticulous personal hygiene and avoiding contact with herpes blisters are the only ways to prevent spreading the infection. If you have oral herpes, take extra precautions to keep from causing more blisters . Wash your hands often . l)o not touch the lesion . If you use a wash-doth , clean it after each use . Be careful when brushing your teeth: you can aggravate a lip lesion and spread it to other pares of your mouth . Avoid spreading the virus to others by washing all eating utensils in a dishwasher or very hot water. Also, be aware that, although oral herpes does not automatically lead to genital herpes , it can be transmitted to the genital area through sexual contact . As was mentioned before , there is no medicine that will cure oral herpes. Maintaining a good state of health, reducing stress and keeping exposure to the sun at a healthy minimum will help reduce the number of recurrences. If you suspect that you have oral herpes, especially primary herpes, see either a physician or a dentist. They won't be able to cure the virus, but they will tell you whether or not herpes is causing whatever symptoms you have . Both can answer any questions you have about the virµs and how to prevent spreading the infection.- There are over-thecounter drugs and rinses with a local anesthetic that will relieve the symptoms . A dentist or physician can help you identify which is most appropriate for you . If you have oral herpes, remember that it will be gone in 10 to 14 days, just like a cold . It's not the end of the world . It's not even the worst thing that will ever happen to you . So while the virus is running its course, give yourself some extra care . Most important, though, take the precautions necessary to avoid in- 1 fecting others . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Mostly_Fem ale •• •• i • i Co-eds Have ''Swine'' Time Pigging-Out At Roast . Betray~d by his date , Don Wolfrom turns around just in time to be tmmortaltzed on film at the third Wilkes College pig-roast held at Scarlet Grove, Harvey's Lake. According to those in attendance " A ' good time was had by all.'.' ' Promenading at the pig roast . Bob B~ggeworth and Cathy Schaf- fer tear up the dance floor at Scarlet Grove to the music of Zo"o . by waking up GAI~SVlLLE ,Fla. (NOCR)-Earl y morning class got you down I Alarm clock fail to get you up? · W At the~ - of Florida , there's an alternative for slow risers . Sophomore eny Smith makes wa_ke-u~ ~alls , and will even stay on the phone until the sleepy-eyed_per_son 1s defirntely on his or her feet . Smith herself used to ha"'.e trouble cl1mbmg out of bed, so sh e knows what it feels like N shnll ala~m , an early-rising roommate , a nearby rooster and the ~ha;~ 'c~ rake a little money all bolster her resolve to rise. Her fees are relati vely ow: 20 cents per call , but Smith hopes to do volume business. She offer~ to d? more than wake up her clients. For a somewhat higher c~ar~'lm1t~ will pass along ~essa&es. " Ha guy wants to tell a girl to bug 0 an oesn t know how to, I II do 1t for him '' she says '' Whatever you tell me , I' II tell her." ' · Smith is no~ in business with 25 trial customers, and has weathered telephone service problems and a few heavy breathers who answered her student newspaper ads. . i Jello - I i Wrestling •i• • •• •• ■ 5 •• • i• i• •• $ 1.00. i • Tonight At The Gym 8:00 pm ---------------------------------------------------• Januzzi's ~ Pizza·and Hoagies 12 5 Academy St. Free Delivery OPEN 7 DAYS 11-11 825-5037 825-5166 . �Page 6, The Beacon, April 29, 1983 Editor's Corner Well, it's the last week of classes. Finally. A matric ulating senior, I've seen three spring semesters come and go at the College, all of them unique in some way, all of them filled with the joy of impending summer and the relief. of knowing another year had successfully passed. This special time at Wilkes will always color my thoughts in warm rich tones: all of the spring semesters in my mind are peppermint with River Common cherry blossoms; spring memories taste of the doughy, salty richness of a Student Center soft pretzel munched hurriedly on the way to class; they speak in a rich chorus of voices, voices of those who touched my life for a brief happy time, and then were gone. I didn't know what to say in this last editorial (not an unusual situation; I'm always stuck for editorial subjects). I contemplated my past Wilkes years, and I remembered the "thank-yous" that never got said: the thank you to those professors who trained my mind to realize the world's cor:nplexities, and opened my eyes to appreciate • its beauty; the thank-you to those friends who bore with me when the pressures became too burdensome, who shared days of laughter and ridiculous fun, who spent_ long days and evenings in deep discussions that formed our lives. I remembered the thank-you to my family, who watched me evolve into different people through the years, some of whom they understood, some of whom they didn't, but all of whom they loved. The nostalgia of "seniorhood" was upon me, and I was inextricably caught in a web of reminiscence. Seniors are allowed indulgence during their final weeks at a place filled with memories; I sat watching joggers plod along River Street and immersed myself in memory scenes of places and people forgotten quickly in the rush of classes, papers, and exams. I hope they will always stay with me as they do now, to fill my quiet hours with pleasant thoughts of the times when the world was a place of 1~hange in an atmosphere of growth. Odyssey @ l . T_aha 1982 "I /assume that you don 't have anything to· beat it." Student Com,n~nds Jay_Tucker On His 'Tireless Efforts' Dear Editor: Early in the semester, it was announced that the position of Student Center Di rec tor was to be eliminated for the upcoming academic year due to budget cuts. To those of us on the Student Cen ter Board, this seemed an absolutely unthinkable proposition, and a committee was immediately organized to work with Student Government to reverse this decision. It was our belief that there was obviously a lack of understanding on the part of the - administ~ation, regarding_ the absolute necessity of a Student Center Director. The committee formulated a proposal which, if accepted, woul_d have proyi_ded funds to maintain the pos1t1on . Unfortunately this P:oposal was rejected , and, as of this week, the earlier decision still stands. I think it is appropriate at this time to express sincere gratitude and appreciation 10 Jay Tucker. who has acted as director for the past two years. There is no question that during this time , the improvements in the Student Center itself, as well as the continued popularity and success of the activities sponsored through it, are the direct result of Jay's hard work and dedication to the students of Wilkes College. Any student who has taken advantage of activities such as the weekly ski trips • or white-water rafting and Atlantic City bus trips, is undoubtedly aware that nrit only has Jay been open and responsive to student needs and suggestions, but that he has also always done so mindful of the extremely limited budget of a student. Most students are not aware , however, of just how much time and effort Jay actually gave to the Student Center. Those of us OP the board, who were able to work closely with him , know well that just as being a student is a "full time job,'' being the Director of a Student Center is also a roundthe-clock task , which doesn't allow for much time off on nights or weekends. I know the other memhers of the board share my respect for Jay and his tireless efforts. There is no doubt that budget cuts and economic recession hit hard all over , and the loss of Jay as student center director is one cut which will surely be felt by all Wilkes students. The Student Center Board is determined, however, to maintain and improve• the current level of activities offt'red through the Student Center . and will undoubtedly do so bv fo llowing the fine example set by Jay . Finally, a simple thinak -you is certainly in order, so, thanks Jay! You will surely be missed. , Sincerely, Kathy Hyde ~ ~ ~ •••••••• To the Editor: The Beacon Parrish Hall 16 S. River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA USPS 832-080 Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 Edi tor-in<hief .... ... ... ..... .... . ..... . ... Amy Elias Managin,i; Editor . ....... . .. .... . ...... Ellen Van Riper News Editor ..... . . • ..... .... . ...... 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To the Editor: To the Editor: Than~ you. Chris Baron for your article, " The Fin al Score," (The Beacon, April 22)! Your column praising the College' s administration and athletic department was greatly appreciated by all. It is nice to see both sides (the posi tive and the negative) covered in editorials . With recruits currently announcing their college choices , this article came at an opportune time. An article of this type not only i ~s morale on the campus, b • 6 , ,vs readers how ad_minist:ato - _.. u coaches are working to improve the athletic program here at Wilkes. George Armstrong Cluster sa id it best, " Let there be no mistake, -winning is more fun than losing.'' Everyone is working to have mo re fun in ' 83- ' 84 . Phil Wingert Soccer Coach As the conference coordinators for the 37th Annual Eastern Col leges Science Conference, we would like to express our thanks to those students, faculty, staff and administrators who helped us in executing a successful conference. Comments from visiting coordinators and researchers were extremely praise-worthy and we know that without the help of all those who participated the con feren ce would not have been as valuable as it was. Again ; than ks to all. Sincerely, Dr. Lester Turoczi Faculty Conference Coordinator The results of the last Blood Donor Day are in and the winners . have been determined . Student Govern ,nent is the winner in the club division. They will receive a plaque for having mote donors than any other club. In the rf's idence hall division there was a tie: Sturdevant Hall and Founder's Fourth Floor Men will each receive a $ 25 dollar first prize for having the same amount of · donors. Th,-· . · ~ Pveryone who donated tht . ' blood a~ :ell as to those people who assisted the Red Cross through out the day. T h ank you, Janis Fegley Student Conference Coordinator Ralph Pringle Treasurer Human Services Committee �ApriL.29, 1983, T he Beacon, Page 7 Conservative Co mme nt.....................................:..; by Stephen K . Urbanski and James J. Haggerty, Jr. Rumor has it that this is the last Beacon of the year, which means you'll probably find us in the un employrr.tnt lines next w,~k. Of courst, the absence of column ~ riting will give us more time for the finer things in life (feeding pigeons, reading the National En· quirer, an d looking for dimes in pay phones). What does this all mean? Are we two more helpless victims of Reaganomics or just members of that category known as "seasonally unemployed?" The category which we fall ~to not withstanding, the issues must still be addressed, serious studies must be undertaken, and forecasts must be made. With this in mind, we would like to address perhaps the most pressing issue in recent mem ory: the outcome of the base· hall season. For those of you who lost money hettjn_g 0n our predictions last · which will likely be conveniently overlooked by anti-Reagan prophets of doom. Here is some other news these folks may tend to selectively forget. Factory -production was up 1. 1 percent in March , auto .sales were up 36 percent , and inflation has remained at the lowest rate in more than a decade. With every passing day, Ronald Reagan's chances of winning a second term increase. Meanwhile, back at the conference table, the Soviet Union •has resumed their favorite negoriat· ing tactic, stonewalling. Let us recap these negotiations for you. Ronald Reagan startecj us down the road toward nuclear holocaust by proposing the elimination of all intermediate range nuclear weap· cins in Europe. The peace loving Soviets turned down the offer. The inflexible Reagan then challenged the Soviets to come up with their own proposals to reduce these weapons. The peace-at-any-price Soviets were forced to turn down this extreme offer. All the Sov- Alternative Forms by Kim Skrinak The spirit of volunteerism is declining among college campus students. This decline is brought about by such situations as the growing pressure to earn a higher ·grade level for a job market that is becoming increasingly competitve. The present apat hy of most students towards ext racurricular activities that grant them no relief from their college expenses may be under· stood. However, the loss of volunteers· to operate the functions that _a_r~lat~d to publication_~f the literary magazine and news· paper will be felt by Many of us who enjoy literary expression. It is not a very inconceivable idea that a newspaper or literary magazine cannot happen without human effort. These publications do not come about from thin air. Inestimable hours are poured into the de- signing, editing, wri ting and other related facets of these publications. T he pressures of keeping a high grade average can easily discour· age the student from becoming in· volved with the college paper or magazine. It is also not difficult for one to realize that if the pressure for higher grades is increased, the student publications could fold permanently due to the lack of volunteers. Although higher grades possibly could be achieved by the use of the newly acquired time, a new loss would !iefelt. The literary magazine is an outlet for the experiences and emotions of the student who is probably going through one of his, or her, most crucial years of life. Although it may be of questionable gratification for the students, at present, to transform their thought~ into print, the stories and poems year. we apologize, but this year we hope to get at least one of the division winners right. The new system of prediction which we have undertaken requited ext en si ve research and financing in our ef. fort to determine the .respective division winners. Based on the allimportant categories of ballpark size, stadium hotdog prices, average annual rainfall, scoreboard size, and the final 1964 records, which we plugged into our Atari home computer , we came up with the following predictions. In the American League , it's Baltimore and Kansas City, while over in the National League it's Pittsburgh and Atlanta. These picks provide the perfect opportunity to get back the house you lost on our last year 's picks . Now that the important stuff is out of the way, let's talk trivia. In case you had not heard, the economic recovery is picking up steam. The Gross national Product rose at an annually adjusted rate of 3.1 percent in the lirst quarter, a fact iets are waiting for is a reasonable offer which lets them keep what they have and prohibit us from building any. Who says they are tough to please? Well, we will be keeping a close eye on the news over the summer, and we hope you will be too. But, · before we depart for our summer retreat , we would like to thank all those who made this column pos· sible. Our sincerest thanks go out to Joe Antinnes , Christopher Sholes, John Dryden, our editor Amy Elias, and everyone we have ever met . In closing, let us leave you with this thought. In the words of a would-be prophet, "Make an armadillo smile, and the world is your oyster." Any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon, and the staff will forward all letters to the unemployment office. ································································•·· of these students could increase in significance a few years after they have left college . They would, for their lifetime, have a publication that contains thoughts and emotions pt'rnliar to their generation . By reaJing the literary magazine· they would realize the ele· ments, good or bad , that forced their years in college. This idea may seem ridiculous now, but in time it will not. The students of Luzerne County Community experienced the loss of their newspaper and lit· erary magazine. The newspaper was carried out as a newsletter until it folded completely. The lit· erary magazine, which was banned because it did not compliment the community image, aroused the students into publishing an underground literary magazine. The literary magazine had to be distributed in a covert manner be- ··c~nige cause reports were coming in to those behind the magazine that copies were being confisca ted by the . campus guard from the pro· fessors' desks while they were not in their offices. The costs to publish the magazine Wef'e raised from a benefit concert and donations from other lociil co!Jege literary magazines . Perhaps the present-day college student would scoff at the time_and trouble it took to publish a student litera ry m agazine without the financial backing of a college administration, but he or she should realize that the students had, in this way, developed a publication that reflected the spirit of an age of hope and ideals. Many of the oeople who were in college and in· v1.. 'ved in the publication of the lit· erary magazine had hopes of becoming educated in order to change the world for the hetter. These· beliefs of the students who published Ahimsa (the name given to the uqderground magazine) are prob· ably considered archaic to the ' ·. modern, career-minded student. With the de-emphasis of volunteerism in the publication .9{ literary works, wonders what the future of colleges· will · be like. Will they become ''mental vocational technical institutes'' that are geared· solely toward career preparation? What function will the poet and writer serve in these changing times? Perhaps the poet . and writer will someday vansih. I hope that I am wrong, but I have seen a college that I previously attended eliminate a college newspaper and literary magazine. I would not be surprised to see it happen again. Only this time, the students will not be in the position to fight back. one - - - --Classifieds-- - -Bill: Meet Karen at the WOODS! Bill 0: ROCKY! To Ellen, Beckface, Chris, Donna SK, Steve, Steph, Cheryl, my most patient Doug and Marian, and Don Leslie (and John), and Andrea: • You have taught me much and I love you all. T hanks for a great, great year. Amy. Loooosier: Oooooh maaaan!! !! The Wiffer Greg: They say pay-backs are the worst. Remember that the next time you are in one of your practical joking moods. Another point· to ponder: Two heads are better than one! Friend of the "family" Glo, Duff! Surrogate Becky: Thank you for being a friend: for being there to "pick up the pieces" when I thought my world was about to end, for making me see things in myself that I never knew existed, for being a constant source of encouragement (no matter what endeavor I pursued), for list. ening. But most of all, thank you for bein11: you. D. For Sale: Wilkes College Nursing Uniforms, Size-Large $5.00 8295000 or after May 1st 287-4275. Karen R: Meet Bill at the WOODS! Shell: I hope the gentle blessing in the breeze 1s with you, in N.Y. and always Gary S: Thanks for the snowjob! Recently Separated? You may be an important part of a current research program. The Sociolo~y Department at Wilkes College 1s currently conducting research reiating to the adjustment process for recently (3 months or less) separated individuals who were not married to each ·other. If you are interested in assisting us in our research and/or have any questions please contact Mr. Ray Ward at 73S-05978 or Dr. Bruce Brown at 824-465 l, ext. 466. Complete confidentiality is assured . Captain Quinn , Crash and burn. To the entire 82-83 Beacon Staff: Congratulations and best wishes to all of us who are departing. To those remaining behind, (hee hee hee) Broken typesetters and missed deadlines to ye! Just kidding! Steve Dear D: Happy 6 months, 20 days, 19 hours, 15 minutes, and · 30.5 seconds. But , who's counting. The pain What it is! To my big sister, Becky W: Tod Hogan: You'll Never survive alone! Get a pet! next year Though you have written some things which I hope you didn't mean, I still love you anyway. Hugs and kisses from a different person. Love, Your Baby Sister �Page 8, The Beacon, April 29, 1983 The Great Wedding Gown Caper by Niccole Baron and Heidi Abramowitz What do average college students do on a sunny Saturday in April? Well, some may go out and play softball or frisbee at Kirby Park . A lot of the nubile, young, female coeds like to sun themselves in the backyards of their dorms . Others still enjoy going for walks through the River Commons, or stealing daffodils and tulips from unsuspecting peoples' yards. Personally, being the 1'dventurous, fun-filled pair that we are, we find these harml.ess past times rather boring and trite. We like living on the edge, taking a few chances . So wbat did we do this past weekend when Saturday morning dawned might and dear? We courted dan,cr. We involved ourselves in classic inuiguc ... we went downtown and' using the names given above, we tt:icd' on wedding gowns! Welt, actually, Nikki tried' on wedding gowns, while Heidi sat there and lied to all the trusting, eager little sales clerks . It's not that Nikki's planning on getting married in the near future, it's just one of those quirky little things people always want to do , but never get the chance to; you know , like bull fighting in Madrid , sky diving into Lake Erie , going on an African safari or telling your least favorite instructor what he can do with his research project. Don• c think this was easy either. It / ·' / cook planning and weeks of careful preparation to pull this caper off. We had to chink up suitable aliases , pick a wedding dace , decide on how many non-existent guests would be at the pseudo-reception , find an engagement ring, pick some unsuspecting fool. whose name we could use as the groom's , decide whether to have a traditional or modern wedding and whether the bride 's family was planning on going "wholehog " or being cheap. _ Niccole Baron came easily, but Heidi Abramowitz wok minutes of deep contemplation and the realization fhat this would probably 'hy m,y only chance in life to be Jewiib. As to the wedding dat-e, Nikki decided she wanted to be married ita ~ s t and the 20th seemed like a ttice eV¢1l number. Naturally, the reception hac t0 be held at Gcnetti's . We decided to ,o "whole-hog" and iftvitc n8fakc pcor,le to this shin-dig. We don't want to get anyone on campus paranoid or anything, so we won't mention who we decided on for a groom (snicker, snicker, giggle , immature laughter) . The engagement ring was easy ; Heidi had her grandmother's. Fortunatel y we managed to force it on . to Nikki's porky liccle ring finger (can you tell Heidi's typing chis article?) . We decided nor to limit ourselves in dress choices , so we didn 't specify whether Nikki was going traditional or modern . Cleverly disguised as a legitimate bride-co-be and her faithful maidof-honor, we sauntered into Blum Brothers Bridal Salon . The clerks were busy fitting cwo " real " brides · and cold us to pick out a few dre~ses aad wait. We amused our~lves ~ gaing through the gowns and a.ftef cltoosing three (tlie aAJ.y ·1iht¢e size 12's in the entire shop . We KVff tt• alizcd bri<ics only came msize t's. Yhat's wrong with these ~~ Even Ptiru:ess Di was a size ll when she get mauicd; no w011•1 tk ,-, girl had re have her gown made for her), we sat down aad looked at is-. sues of Modern Bride from 1974 . After half an hour, this got pretty boring . Heidi wanted to make a scene, act like a really snotty, spoiled rich kid, but Nikki swore she would make her eat the nearest veil if she tried it. Heidi settled for talking loud enough about her wealthy family in Long Island for everyone in a five yard radius to hear her. We got some weird looks from the people sitting across from us . One bride 's mother acted like she was reading a magazine, but it was obvious she was listening to our conversation . When we got into an argument over whether or not Heidi 's sister, Hilda, had to get married (Heidi insisted the baby was just three months premature), the woman dropped the magazine and the contents of her purse on the floor. Finally, one of the clerks became available, and Nikki was ushered into the dressing room with her selections . It should be noted that the sales clerks do not leave those dresses out of their sight for even one' minute; they insist on helping you dress. They must be afraid someone's going to put one on under their street clothes and walk, unnoticed , out of the store . f' / ~-\1/) -· Considering the fact that all the dresses looked pretty barfy on the hangers , Heidi almost fell over when Nikki swept out of the dressing room, looking fantastic . We had a l0t of fun ma~ing the sales ladies run back and forth with hats and veils and constantly fixing the trains of the gowns . After we thought we 'd made the clerks suffer enough (by the way, they were real sweethearts and, as we sit here writing this, we fed just a tad guilty for dcceiviag them) we decided it was time to meve oo, Zimmerman's being our next target . Zimmerman 's was different. Their sales clerks were real gogetters , ready to get in there and fight, fight, fight for that " Big Sale". Sensing this, we set them up for the "Big Sting." We proceeded cautiously, weighing our words carefull y, waiting for just the right moment to spring the trap . And then it · happened . Our fawning saleswoman announced that the first gown Nikki tried on was a "real bargain" at $250. Realizing that this was the moment , Heidi , with a casuaf wave of her hand , an0ounced that "meney was no object." Nmki e00fiffllcd this hy stat"'g that SM 011ly pfamu:d en getA:ing married 8ftCC and waeted to do it up 1i«lu. We watched in amazement as Mar signs apJ>cared where the w01111aa,' s pUf>ils 1,1sed to be . She immeaatdy asked Ni-kki if .she· d like t0 fry es. a $1100 gown. In a voice o£ casual ifldifferencc, Nikki sighed, "On sure ." What the woman neglected to tell Nikki was that this 'was yet ·a nother of those infamous size S's. She yanked Nikki into the dressing room and proceeded to stuff her into the gown . Seated near the dressing room, Heidi could hear Nikki saying , " It's too small. I can't breathe, " and the saleslady's reply, "Nonsense, it will fit; we'll make it fie !!" It was at this point that Heidi almost blew our cover. The salesclerk, determined to convince Nikki that she wanted to buy a wedding gown chat was two sizes too small , stuck her head out of the dressing room and began calling co Heidi , who was sitting less than four feet away. Heidi , who was busy watching some other bride model her gown, had totally forgotten her code name. Nikki , still trapped in the constricting gown, realized what had happened and almost panicked . Thinking quickly, she poked her head out of the dressing room and in her most cutting voice began shouting. " Heidi, HEIDI, HEI--DI!!!!" The absent-minded Heidi fin all y looked around to see who everyone was shouting at, and reali-zed it was her. This near - catastrophe narrowly avoided .Heidi vowed to keep her mind on the task at hand : bamboozling store personnel who were just trying to do their job (callous laughter). We further beguiled our clerk 0y questioning whether a long-sleeved gown would he too hot for a 750 guest reception at Gcnetti's . .-hen Heidi suggested that the Grand Ballroom was probably airconditioned, the woman refused co let Nikki try on the dresses she had chosen, and went in search of " more elegant, expensive ones." Did y111u know th~t thefe is a nm wcdJing gowns this month?• At least mat's what we were lead to hc:kcvc. Our cle,k rc:peatcElly aaft@l.lflced, with ca.ch gown NiAl&i cried QO, that, not only dia Nikki look fantastic, but if she didn't buy it or at least put down a fair deposir, the gown would surely be gone the next morning. She was truly amazing. If Heidi said Nikki looked nice, the woman immediately proclaimed it throughout the entire shop . We believe that if Heidi had stated that Nikki wanted to look putrid, the clerk would have immediately announced to the entire score that Nikki had to be che ugliest bride she had ever 5een.' We eventually grew tired of our folly and tried to leave the store . Our sales clerk refused to let us go, insisting she put a few dresses on reserve for Nikki and give us her business card. We were glad to agree. Meer giving Nikki's name and wedding date, we walked calmly out of the score and into the daylight. We managed to cross the street before breaking into fits of uncontrollable laughter. You may wonder, what , if anything , did we learn fro m chis Mission Improbable? Well, we learned that Nikki won ' t look coo much like a frump if and when she walks down the aisle (yes, Heidi is still typing). We learned that everyone had better start d ieting now if they plan on getting married in the next ten years . We learned that there are three wedd ing gowns sitting in the backroom of Zimmerman 's with the name Niccole Baron on them . We learned that we missed _ our calling ; we should either be making films or working for the CIA . Is there a moral to our little adve nture into the "seamy" world of wedding gowns? Only this: make sure you remember your code name. @fl �April 29, 198~, T he Beacon . Pag (· ') Layout: The Untold Story b)Rebecca Whitman c.r'ld Donna Nitka Finally". the truth can be told. The veii of secrecv surrounding the late-night · gat herings in Parrish. Room 27 . can be torn away to reveal the sea'lly, sleazy underbelly of the business of hardcore· journ alism. We realize the burning question on campus this yea r has been "\\'hat really goes on at Beacon layouts? What keeps those people there until three in the morning? What could possibly be so entici ng that it lures them back week after week? It's got to be more than those measly scholarships ." See: ing that it's the last issue of the year and there is noiliing .JerD' Falwell can possibly do to us BOW, · we feel the time ii; ri~t t0 e ~ tile wrdi d truth. . The &aeon serves as a front for one of t:he mest -~ -e i:eli#@lilS cults ever kn0wn . layout i-s a ritual we 0bserve weetdy with ~reat reverence ant½devot10fl. Fre-fuyo ut begins eat1ly ifl · t.ke week when individua:fs come to their place of worship with the products of their laoor, otherwise known as copy. The search for COJilY can be compared -to Percival 's quest for the Holy Grail; long grueling ho urs are spent following false leads and solving the puzzles presented hv pages of unorganized inten·iew notes. After spending a few mom ents in silent meditation, gazing at the Holy Icon of our departed man aging editor, who we believe will come again when we need him most, we reverently place our copy on the altar of the copy editor. The copy editor has the arduous task of cleansing our copy of all its impurities. If is now ready to be sacri ficed to the tempermental god of t he typesetter. The dreaded god of the typesetter. quick to anger , can onl y be calmed by one person-the keeper of the typesetter . He alone can program this being to accept our offerings . Once this monster has ingested the fruit of our labor, it spits it back in a purified form-long narrow - columns of newspaper print which the waiting editors are res!Klnsible for arran.l!ing ifl tlle proper eraer on their assigned. pages it tlht fi:~ magic is to take place. One mcorrectly placed celumn can bFilil'g disaster. Before the columns can- be af!fixed to the pages, they must pass the test of the waxer. The waxer has a rnrnd of its own , and if it finds fault with an y copy, it s1:1cks it into a hc1i ling, waxy oblivion . When this happens. it must be resubmitted to the god of the typesetter, which makes the keeper of the . typesetter very upset . That copv which makes it thre, .;ih the waxer. is atli:,(('d to th e prop r pages. Howe, -r, the editors are not totally without divine assistance. They have the Holy T -Square. The legend behind the Holy T Square is one of mystic · power. As thi; story goes, may years ago . when the Beacon cult had just begun. the editors found themselves frustrated by uneven columns and slanting headlines. They cried to their gods for assistance, aftd their prayers were answered. Late one night , as one editor wai~ed mourn fully over his un even pages. an om inous rumbling filled the room and suddenly, in a burst of flames. there appeared in the middle of the .floor the Holy T -Squa-re , and a deep annoyed vioce said, "Here, idiot , use this!" From that day forward, the T -~a,renas beefl held i-n rever-cmce, ool-y bemg l!Secl occasionall-y in conjunct~ wit-h the nerf basketball for ~Uaad ~ Thr.01,1ghout the laye~ sessioR, many of the e~s _rrta~e ef a magical, life-restorin,g ~ . wkieh is procured hy the e.ditor-m-d1ief in freeze -dried form, After mjest ing this stran~e aFtd wmtaerfu-1 liquid, editors feel they have the strengt h to complete their task. The next step is to create ''fit ting'" headlines . . The only rule that _governs headlines is that thev fit over articles. Editors , by now The Whitman Sample_r Restoration Comedy AW elcome Treat by Rebecca Whitman This past weekend, the Theater Arts department put on their last play of the school year, The Country Wife, a production written by the seventeenth century Restoration playwright, William Wycherly. The comedy follows the activities of a Mr. Horner, a London playboy who comes up with the brainstorm plot to tell everyone in his social circle that he has suddenly become impotent, so husbands will be less cautious with their wives around him . The play is filled with subplots and intrigues involving Homer's friends and acquaintances. Despite a slow start, die school production, directed by Jay Siegfried, provided the audience with not only some carefree laughs but also a chance to experience the language, style and drama of another era. At first, I didn't understand why the audience was allowed to observe the scene changes, but during intermission I read the director's notes in my program and discovered that this was the way scenes w~re changed when the play was originally staged in the late 1600's. I also learned that the scenery and lighting, delightful as usual, were done in true 17th century style. Many of the actors and actresses seemed to have trouble getting their lines out of their mouths, and while . some appeared to be trying to affect British accents, others simply sounded like they attended Wilkes Coliege. Censidering the fact that the p.la-y was written over tMe celil- walk arou.nd today speaking the way people did then would probably be locked up , the cast did not have an · easy task. Because of the "language barrier," I'm sure the audience missed out on a lot of jokes that had the Restoration theater-goers rolling in the aisles, but there were plenty of sexrelated references that a "modern" audience could relate to and enjoy. Often, the gestures and intonations of the actors were enough to keep the crowd entertained . Some of the most amusing scenes involved Shawn Sharknas as the rakish Mr. Harcourt, attempting to seduce Alithea (played with exceptional intelligence by Rebecca Schmitt) right in front of her affected and boorish fiance , Mr. Sparkish. Sparkish was played by Russell Curtis, and his constant preening and exagerated actions were hilarious. Stephen DiRocco and Kim Gross, as the fretful Mr. Pinchwife and his naive young wife (an object ofHorner's affection) provided some very humorous exchanges. Playing the lead a., the "horny" Mr. Horner was .Gene Wachowski . Wachowski ' s facial expressions filled the gaps in some of his spcieches where I'm sure everyone got lost in the maze of 17th century witticisms and innuendo . Some scenes were so filled with "language" that I found myself looking around to scie who else had decided to attend the Sunday afternoon performance . Several scenes where Tawny .Ruslroe, Annette Sch- onscage to contemplate their fate as well-to-do women in the 1600's seemed to last forever. While they were probably making important statements about the lifestyle of women in that era, it was lost in the excessive "verbage" of the time . I pitied these actresses for getting stuck with such mouthfuls of words and can understand why they had the tendency to stand in one spot and recite their lines . Trying to move around the stage and blurt out all they had to say wou!d take an incredible amount of agility. In spite of a few rough spots , I can honestly say I really never got bored; a little stiff, but never bored. At the points where m y ears su-uendered to the onslaught of archaic speech, the dazzling (literally) costumes were enough to keep me entertained . The hat collection alone kept a smile on my face . One thing that pleased me was the number of new faces I saw onstage. Sharksnas, Rushoe, Schmidlin, Whitehead, Ann Costello, Calesta Schmitt, Mark Kahn and John Fin:n were all in their first Wilkes College production. When interest in most other campus activities is d ying , it's nice to see people getting involved in something ." The Country Wife gave not only the audience, but also everyone involved in the production a chance to learn more about a bygone era, not only about the theater but also the attitudes and social ox,pecta.tions of the time . However, unl'ike ,many of our other "educaci0Ra! eiqx:riences " this one was fan . No, it 's not aU flttt a-nd games at The Beacon, Putting together a ~wspaper every week is a hi:gh stress job that takes imdtigeoce, selfc0ntrol amt a ,rue sense 9f responsibilily. Our ecmms t~~ the ir jobs seriousliyt weary. cannot be lleld- H!sp,onsi-Dk for the cont,eJ<tt of their h ~ s . Newcomers to the weekty rite are initiated by bei,f'l"g ceremoniousl·v bound , hafld and foot, with bordiir tape . (the stuff used to create all those interesting black lines which surround photos and some articles). This symbolizes the strangle-hold the layout ritual will soon have ov'er their private life. No one escapes the tortures of border tape. Once the pages are completed and approved by the high -priestess / editor-in -chief, they are blessed. This is done by placing a clean white sheet of layout paper over the fin ished page and running the sacred roller over it. This task is usually delegated to the editor who still ha, the strength to use his or her arpis. But, the rituals are not all horrifv - DRABBLE ing. We have ©UI' fesl:ivals. also. Much like the Ol')'ff1Vks, a series of games and activtt-ies t~ke place to amuse the go<i! . Stomach con tests require that the male editors striJc1 to the waist , much to the pleas ure of the assistant news/ featu re editor. and jump up and dow n for no apparent reason. A more popu · lar event is the fascinating " Happy Lips Show .,,~ . This activity is sn sacred that we would damn our selves to hellfire and brimston e if we were to even attempt to explain it. This cult is not an exclusive organization. and the editors wnulJ welcome additional members. Anv one interested in. delving into the deepest recesses of Bcconism next vear is encouraged to contact , hl· office to begin their ritual indnct ri n at1nn now. ®_ by K~vin Fagan ~f.lL, !>OMe.'flMt!, t ~ f l If 1.'M wA~1'1NE, Mi 1'1M£ A1 cou.u,i. ~Mkl,lf 'IOO~A,_, ON 1ME M~-"o,«ootW f.MOOf.~' 'iOO'Ll.. £~iN1'ulU.i .£1" 'ilt. l.()NC, llMS ~~ 11'~~ l.ll<e t'M Jl>Sf~fl~IM6r · M'f W\lU\..f> ! '{OO'L.\•. AL.'50 6E1 -!>IC.I< 1'0 ..,0\)(( 51'~(~~ �!'age 10, The Beacon, April 29, 1983 Lower Interest Lt>t,,,is Aw,ilallle Parents strapped for funds to help their children meet educational costs now can obtain insured loans at a tower 12 percent interest rate than they could at the beginning of this academic year according to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. The lower interest rate became effective November l for the Auxiliary Loans to Assist Students program, also referred to as Parent or ' 'PLUS '' loan program, which makes funds available for financing costs of education not met by state and federal grants or the regular state guaranteed loans for students. Parent loans disbursed before November l were at 14 percent interest. The lower 12 percent rate is expected to remain in effect for at least the next 12 months. • The Parent loans are available to parents of undergraduate students who are dependent on parental support and to graduate and professional students . Undergraduate students who do not enjoy parental support also can qualify under the new program . Conceived at a time of tight money and high interest rates, Parent loans were authorized by federal law in 1980 and approved for Pennsylvania by state enabling legislation the following year. Loans to parents have become an important source of educational funds for many middle-income families because no " needs test" is required. These loans make it possible for parents and student$ to borrow all or part of the " expected family contribution" to their educational costs when it is not possible to meet that expense from savings, current income, or through the regular loans to students under the long-standing state guaranteed program . Participating lenders such as commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loans and credit unions make the Parent loans on a "pay-as-you-learn" basis with repayment ordinarily beginning within 60 days after the loan is disbursed . Minimum monthly payments are $50 and a minimum annual repayment of $600 is set for the program. Repayment may be extended up to ten years. Most lenders require only a standard credit check for Parent loans . Maximum borrowing limits for Parerit loans are $3,000 per student per academic grade level up to an aggregate maximum of $15 ,000 per student for all Parent loans. Undergraduate students who.are independent of their parents' financial support are limited to a combined maximum of $2,500 per academic grade level under both the Parent and regular guaranteed student loan programs up to an aggregate maximum of$12,500 for both programs. Under the Parent program borrower's obligation to pay is cancelled if the parent or student who is borrowing dies or becomes totally and permanently • disabled . Temporary disability and other circumstances can qualify the borrower for deferment of payments on the principal of the loan, although payment of the interest still is required . For more information contact the Financial Aid Office . We Challenge You I Our Officer Selection Officers are looking for a few ~ college men - maybe 3 OU~ of 1~ - who will make good Marine Officers. If you're one of them. we 11 give you a chance to prove 1t dunng summer training at Quantico, Virginia. Our program is Platoon Leaders Class, PLC. With ground, air and law options. Coll~ge Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to join. You might even qualify for up to $2,700 to help you through college. But if money is all you're looking for, don't waste your time. The challenge is leadership. If you want it, work for it. If you've got it, show us. It's one hell of a challenge, But we're looking for, one hell of a man. a Seniors! r------------------, !~~~~~~~2 ~ I / 19 N. MAIN ST. Please send me information on Marine Corps Platoon Leaders I WILKES BARRE, PA 18701 Cla ss . (Please Print) . I · . . I Name .... .. ... ..... .. ... . ... ... . .. .. .......... ... ....... .... .. ..... ... ....... ..... Age. .. .... .. .... .... I Address .. ......... ......... .... .... ........ .. . .... ..... ..... . .... .. .... .. .. ... . ... . .... ..... .. .. .... ... . 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The College is offering during spring semester, for the first time, chemistry labs on Saturday mornin~ and chemistry classes in the evening session . . Dr. Virginia Nehring, chairwoman of the Nursing Department said, "We are looking for ways to help students succeed in our curriculum. This may help those coming into the program whether they are full or part time students , R.N.' s who want a baccalaureate degree , or those who have a degree in another discipline but want a second degree in nursing. The schedule should alleviate some of the stressful time situations with which they must deal.'' In addit~on to the chemistry labs, courses in biology needed by nursing.students will also be offered on weekends and at night. Human anatomy and physiology will be offered in the evening with labs on Saturday mornings.. Tentatively scheduled for summer is Chemistry 130, Organic : and ~iological Chemistry, a course planned to complement the biology Anatomy and Physiology spring component. Listed in the spring schedule for these disciplines are: Chemistry 11 1-E, Introduction to Chemical Reactions and Principles, Wednesdays , 6:30-9:30 p.m .; Chemistry 111-El (Lab.) Saturdays, 8:30 a.m . until 12 :30 p.m.; Biology 116 , Human Anatomy and Physiology, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:10 p .m. ; and Biology 116-El (!:.ab.), Saturdays, 9 a.m . until noon. Further information concerning the nursing program at Wilkes may be obtained by calling 824-4651 , extension 230. es! e Beacon has clout on this cam pus.. e wanted to get inside the third floor of the Student Center to give everyone a sneak preview of what the new digs will look like , but this was the best we could do . Students will just h ave to use their imaginations until next semester. • ·I' ······························ · ··························•..-!-------------------------, 5 :! The . 5 = 5 i•• 5 5 .5 Fridag,A/Jril29 -.... .......... Cherry Pie Eating Ointest ~ I 1 I 5 I• :■ •• ■ :• . ■I ii 2:30 Softball Oak II 7 Mr. Wilkes Contest in the CPA W. Jerome Campbell Conductor 51World Premiere ar Reiprich 1o ·GJmesatRalstonField ~ ft._·_ . •• _--=...;__--=---- i ! ~ Saturday, April 30 5• I I Pillow Fight Contest 11 • ·: • '!::t-l:,. ~~ -~~ tt!..0'~ ■:■! ~A-' ~• 5! Jello Wreiitling u\oSSO ci.erfll 1 3 198 e :I Opeiling Ceremonies in the "Gym ;fl\ 1 5: Wilkes College I IMoussorgsky -9-l Gym Party 51 Pictures at an Exhibition I IBarber -I I Commando March · " I IGershwin -- 5I Porgy & BeSs I••IKroeger -- Smdag, Mag 1 . 6 Closing Ceremonies in thegym 7 and 9 Movie "9-5" in tre C·P·A-- Free Admission :■ I1 Divertimento for Band •• .,••I ■ -~ . • :I : ■ ■ -------·- ---- Sunday, May 8, 3:30 p.m~ a 11.,;enter For the Performing Arts . I 11 1 . I :I ~------~-~~~ - -- Free Admission I I �Page 12, The Beacon , April 29, 1983 Edwin Newman Featured In Recent Lec,ure Veteran NBC news correspondent, Edwin Newm2.n, sp0ke to a packed gymnasium last Thursday night. Author of two bestsellers on English usage, Strictly Speaking: Wtll America Be the Death of English? and A Civil Tongue, Newman's speech focused on the misuse and abuse of the English language . Newman is currently the anchor of NBC News Capsule on weekends which updates viewers on the news of the day. In the past, he has served as a foreig n correspondent in numerous countries. .... Newman's appearance was the second lecture sponsored by the Max Rosenn Lecture Series . Outward Bound is more than a trip of high adventure. Its disco~ring yoursel! ~arning that you 're better than . you think you are. And.finding out how to work with others. Come join us on a 3-week trip of excitement and self-challenge. You may come back a better . you. Outdoorsmen Given The Opportunity . 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Institute coursework leads to Bachelor's or Master's degrees environment or careers by sitting · with many cooperating institutions. in a classroom. T hat's why the ExStudents receive credit for all their pedition uses a hands-on approach . orevio11s c-mirsf'work and life experi- They' ll teach yo u practical skills ences, and Audubon courses may in · ecology, comm unity developbe transterred to other schools. · ment , conservation, human relaThe Expedition Institute is a tionships., energy use, nut rition, one-room schoolhouse on wheels as well as the academ.ics of the nat- Bang in there! Send for more 1.!lformatioa: Street State Check the courses that interest you : Canoeing Desert White Water Expeditions Rafting Wilderness Backpacking Sailing Outward Bound, Dept. CH. 384 Field Point Rd. Greenwich, CT 06830 Phone toll free (800) 243--8520 Mountainee ring m t\,D~o • /,, ::J 0 a. N ~ 't • • t, 0 utward Bound~ ~ The course that never ends .1 , Write: The National Audubon Society Expedition Institute, 950 Third Avenue, New York , New York 10022 (212) 5469126. Zip S c ho ol Cycling ti~ who want to lead an ecologically sound life who want to ask and find answers to important questions about the world they live in No exper ience necessary Outward Bound admits students of any sex, race , color and national or ethnic origi n. We a re a nonp rofit organization Scholarships avai lable . · Name City ural and social sciences , music and art, education, and mental° hygiene. More than 40 accredited courses are offered. Who should apply : high school c.'.Jllege, graduate students, or teach'. ers who want to experience an environmental education alterna.- �April 29, 1983, The Beacon . Page I~ the final score COLONELS: by Chris Baron BASEBALL Top Dogs in MAC Northwest l~'s 5:15 a.m . and I'~e just s·pent the past three hours trying to write a fitting last column. I have many preconceived ideas about what a last column should be: it should be witty, intelligent and insightful. I've already tried the "reminisce about my college athletic career" appro~ch and, though it brought back memories of suffering through l6stra1¥ht losses on the ~ridiron, and the joy of that agonizing streak finally commg to a~ end, I d1dn'4want to devote an entire column to' my personal sports expenences . I considered explaining the ups and downs of being the Beacon sports editor, but concluded that this would be of little use to my readers. I conJemplated telling everyone to "eat my dust and I'll s~e you on the gol1: course," but, although this appealed to me immensely, it would be an obv10us cop-out. I thought about thanking all of my colleagues at The Beacon for accepting me _half-way through t~e sch~ol year, but they all know that I appreciate thelf help and support m turnmg a former jock into a half-decent writer. One of my worst ideas was to tell the college population to get involved because it is the right thing to do . I now realize that nothing I can s;y will change the student apathy that has become so much a part of today's college scene. So , what am I left with? It's now 5:45 a.m., and I'm out of coffee, and ideas. I guess all I really wanted to say was that when I look back on the events that have filled the last four years of my life, I realize I have a collection of experiences, both good and bad, and like anyone else , I hope I can use these to help me in the future. My only piece of advice to next year's co-sports editors is to speak your mind and back it up with facts . This may win you a trip to the president's office every now and then, but it's not such a bad place. No one likes to write, but everyone likes to have written . You'll undoubtably have those nights when you just can't find the right words (much like I did tonight or today or whatever it is now), but keep in mind the satisfaction of seeing your work in print every Friday, though there may be times when it seems you're the only one who appreciates it. ... well, how's that for witty, intelligent and insightful? Now, I'm off to the nine-to-five grind and weekends filled with that rotten game of golf. KEEFERS ARMY -&NAVY ·Largest Selection of Jeans and Corduroys in the Valley. -LOWEST PRICES! Lee • • • • • Levi The Wilkes College baseball team stayed on top of the Northwest League of the MAC when they split a cbubleheader with Juniata, and swept a second one with Dickinson recently. The split with Juniata pushed the Colonels' record to 4-2 in the MAC, and 8 -5 overall. The Colonels lost the opener, 12-4, but won the nightcap, 10-9. In the first game, the Colonels rose to an early lead by scoring six runs in the second inning. John Good popped a two-run · single, and Rich Geffert drilled a two-run double in tt:is scoring spree. Juniata made a comeback and regained 5 runs to tie the game 6-6 after three innings . Ken Sorrick highlighted the fifth inning when he smashed a 390-foot homerun which tied the game at 7-7. The Colonels scored three more runs , and led 10-8 in the last inning. They managed to stave off a Juniata surge when Good recov ered a line drive up the middle , and forced the runner. at second, which allowed Juniata only one run . The Colonels swept their second doubleheader on Tuesday against Dickinson College., They beat the Red Devils 5-1 in the first game, and 3-1 in the nightcap. In the first game, winning pitcher Nick Volpetti tallied his third win of the season when he struck out six and walked two. Sorrick. scored the first run for the Colonels on a triple that resulted in a bad relay to the plate. Sorick and Ted Komoroski were both 4 for 7. In the second game, which went into an extra inning, the Colonels broke a 1-1 tie by scoring two runs in the eighth. The Colonels trailed , 1-0 ,inti! Ed Domzalski tied up the game with a double. Komorski doubled in Ned Sandercock, and Komorski then scored by virtue of Dom- · zalski's RBI single. Winning pitcher Dana Colavetti, 3-1 on the season, struck out 7 and walked two. The wins pushed the Colonels far ahead of Dickinson in the MAC standings, as Dickinson was within one game of the Colonels before the sweep. Coach Bob Duliba was pleased with his team's performance on the road. He was impressed with the way the Colonels played. "We had a great pitching performance from -Volpetti and Colavetti,'' he said. Duliba was also confident that the end of the season would find the Colonels on top. He added. ''If we keep playing like this, we ' ll have the championship in hand.'' Holmes Gives Scranton a Needed Shot in the Arin by Michele James It was quite an opportunity for the city of Scranton to play host to the World Heavyweight Championship bout belween Larry Holmes and Lucien Rodriguez this year. Not 'only was it a great day for the slouching city of Scranton, but it may also be a great beginning for the sport of boxing in this area. Although boxing may seem to be a somewhat controversial sport, it has given the city of Scranton an opportunity to get its name on the map , so to speak . Larry Holmes began his career in this city and · did not forget it. Unlike other successful celebrities who made it to the top , forgetting all those little people, Mr. Holmes did not. This championship bout was his and he could have done it whereever he wished . Fortunately, he wished it to be in Scranton . Not only did Holmes' choice of location impress this writer , it -also impressed thousands of fans from all di rections outside Scranton . It is amazing how one person can give so much inspiration to so many people. But the impression woh 't stop at one fight. Looking into the future, Larrv Holmes sees Scranton as becoming the boxing capital of the worl<l. He and Mayor McNulty have been throwing around some ideas concerning the proposition . One such idea is the erection of an edifice to house the Boxing Hall of Fame. Although nothing has been ma<le official, its location will be across from the Memorial Stadium . What a shot in the arm this could be for the town of Scranton. I salute Holmes for remembering where he came from , and for doing something to benefit not himself but thousands of people in this area . We all thank him. Wrangler ·Sweat Shirts Flannel Shirts· . -Hooded Sweat Shirts Vests & Parkas Boots by Herman, Wolverine, and Timberland Phone: "lB7-1202 STORE HOURS: 9:00 to 9:()(1 Mon.-Fri. 270 Wyoming;Ave. 9:30 to 5:30' ·saturdays Kingston VISA Et Mast(Ji: Charge AcceptPd ., J<eefer's Jean· Juhciion Featured Designer Jeans by': J0RDACHE ~0N~0UR BARO'NELLI · SERGIO·\/ ALENTI And others all at Discount Prices!!i Phone_288-1~ by Charlie Y ozwiak - - 254 Wyoming Ave., Kingston __ FOOTBALL AWARDS by Chris Baron The Colonels' Football team held its awards luncheon last Sunday at which time they honored outstand- · ing players and named captains for next season. Rich Murray and Pat Walsh were named co-winners of the Most Valuable Defensi ve Pl ave r nf the Year Award. ' · Walsh , a 5' II" . \8 5-pr>un<l linebacker from Olyphan t. Pa. , leads all Wilkes plave rs in tac kles this JYdSt season an<l. also served as co-captain for the 1982 Colonels. Murray was a standout at defen sive back for the Colonels where he lettered as a freshman and also a sophomore. The Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year Award went to sophomore wide receiver John Seiler. The fleet-footed Tower City , Pa . native led Wilkes last season in receiving. Loris Lepri, a 6'1", 225 -pound senior , was the reipient of the Gallagher Award . The annual award is symbolic of dedicat ion and integrity on and off the fi eld . The Clarks Summit , Pa. nati, ,· wi ll be accepting a com mission in the United States Marine Corps following graduation in May. Head Coach Bill Un swo rth announced that Walsh and Murray wi ll serve as co-captains for the 1983 Colonels. Both players will be seniors next season. It will be the second year in a row that Walsh will serve as captain while Murrav wi ll he in the leadership rol e for th<' first t irne. �Page 14 , The Beacon, A pril 29, 1983 from the bench by Ellen Van Riper My old familiar and weathe~ed bench has -been in the back of my closet in Chapman Hall for quite some time now . Ever since it was '' retired.'' I have been putting it to good use as a convenient shelf for shoes, boxes, . .. etc. Well , since this is the last issue of The Beacon for the 1982-83 academic year and also the final one of my senior year, I thought that it would be appropriate if I dragged it out for an official farewell performance. Therefore , I have ' reconditioned m y behch with some sandpaper and a dou ble coat of glossy navy blue and gold paint ; and I hereby dedicate this fi nal column ro the Wilkes College Athletic Department in thanks for all of the unforgettable experiences which I have had during the past fo ur years . In case you have not noticed , I have become enamored of graphics and statistics as of late . Such items are both eye-catching and straight forward . For this farewell column, I have dug up some very interesting special effects which I feel may in some bizarre way epitomize m y associations with both the Athletic Department and The Beacon . The rather humorous cartoon accompanying this column I uncovered in a 1976 edition of The Beacon; and I compiled the accomp~nying statistics with the help of the library. This cartoon , as it did back in 1976, typifies a problem which the women 's athletic programs have been facing for eternity. Not much has changed since the first printing of this cartoon seven years ago . There has been a chronic lack of support and respect for the women 's athletic programs. Many people still consider women 's sports to be like the physical education classes, unskilled and comical. Whereas the men' s programs receive much respect, fan support, financial support, and media exposure in our male dominated society, the women's programs conversely receive little or nothing at all . If the credibility of the respective programs depended upon the above items, then the women 's programs would be in deep trouble . They would fail to exist . Thank God for Title IX! However, fortunately, credibility does not depend upon such extraneous factors as those listed above. The proper criterion for the establishment of credibility is success as expressed in victories and defeats. Performance is the bottom line , not respect , fan support , financial support , or media exposure. Normally, the latter items accrue to those teams which sport success in the vii;tory column . Unfortunately, in the case of the women 's programs, it has taken a bit longer for this to happen . As the accompanying statistics indicate, it is high time that women's sports at Wilkes College were taken seriously. As shown by the impr'.)vement in the winning percentage , it is evident that women's athletics have graduated from the physical education class and have moved to a level of equality with the ir male counterparts. It could even be said that they have surpassed them . Such insights are not intended as a condemnation of the men's programs. Considering the past athletic history of the Colonels , such _a slump , as indicated by the statistics, can not be expected to continue for long. All that is intended is that it is time that the women' s programs received their just deserts. They have paid their dues, and it is high time that they received commensurate levels of respect, fan support , financial support , and media exposure . This is all that any program, whether it be a men 's or a women 's, could ask of its college. In 1982 -83 the women 's athletic programs have elevated themselves to a level of equal stature with the men' s programs , and it is time that they started to be treated accordingly. * * * * As a postscript to this my final column for The Beacon, I would like to recognize all of those who helped to make iny tenure as Sports Editor a success . I would like to thank all of those who spent their time and effort covering sports during my year and a half tenure . Special thanks to Karen Bove, Mark Sarisky, Kim Smith , Susan Defrates, Tim Williams, Pat Brannon , Suzette Dyanick , Mike Brautigan , Chris DaRe, Loris Depri, Stephen Thomas, Jennifer Golding, and to all of the coaches and athletes who have been so helpful and cooperative. In conclusion, I would like to commend the current Sports Editor of The Beacon, Chris Baron , on a job well done. Also, good luck to Charles Yozwiak and Tim Williams who will serve as co-sports editors for the 1983-84 academic )'ear. SPORTS NOTICE There will be a meeting of the Wilkes College Football Team Monday, May 2, at 3:00 p.m. in Stark Learning Center Room 101 . Anyone interested in playing next year should attend. Anyone unable to attend should contact Head Football Coach Bill Unsworth in the College Admissions Office. FALTERS by Tim Williams Do Wilkes A thlete s Stand Equally Toll ? The &Neon November 11, 1976 Comparative Success Rates Men 's Sports football soccer cross country basketball wrestling golf tennis baseball TOTALS OVERALL WINNING PERCENTAGE 1980-81 3-6 2-11-2* 14-7 14-11 12-8 9-4 6-4 19-11 79-62 1979-80 4-4 2-12 13-4 10-13 19-2 5-7 7-6 15-6 40-67 1981-82 0-9 0-14 11-7 13-10 19-4 0-8 0-8 9-11 52-71 37% 42% 56 % 58% 11-8 6-4-3* 1-11 8-15 8- 11 41 -31 12-17 5-6-3* 4-9 6-12 15-3-1* 42-47 34-49 7-11 11-3-3* 0-11 16-10 7-8 4 1-43 57% 47% 4 1% 49% 1982-83 1-8 2-11 -1* 10-8 7-14 12-7 1-8** 0-7 ** 7-4** The Wilkes tennis team travelled to Albright to take on one of the toughest teams on the Colonels' sc hed ule. A lbright easily _defeated the Colonels by a score of 9-0. First yea r coach Dave Sm ith has been having personnel problems, especially of late. Injuries have plagued· th e netmen's top six and coach Smith was forced to use a makeshift lineup. Aft er Tom Swi rbel ' s injury kept him off the court , Nabil A rnot stepped into the number one slot. But , m isfort un e struck again wh en Arnot broke his wrist leaving the Colonels in a state of mayh em . W ith the departure of Jim Harnan , freshman Ri ck Sposto was pressed to fill the number one void , followed by sophomore M astrokyri akos wh o has gradu ally moved up from his origi nal number eight position . In the num ber three, fo ur . five, and six slots were Jam ie Ru ther ford , Mike Colino, Rav H ank.~. an d Randy Aaronson res pect ively. Most of th ese playe rs wo uld not have seen act ion under normal condi tions. ' ' Under the circumstances I wa5 somewhat pleased with mv players' performances.'' Smi th added , "their attitudes are good and hopefull y ":"e can v.;i,n one or twn mat ches this season . 75-54 Women 's Sports volleyball field hockey tennis basketball softb all TOTALS OVERALL WINNING PERCENTAGE 16-6 8-4-3* 2-10 10-9 5-2** - ~ * - For the purposes of clarity, ties were not included in either the victory totals, the loss totals , or the overall totals for games played . ** - This record , since the season is not yet completed , is accurate as of April 18. UPCOMING EVENTS BASEBALL- Mon., May 2, Away vs. Upsala 1:00 p.m. Wed., May 4 Away vs East Stroudsburg (dh) 1:00 p.m. SOFTBALL - Sat., April 30 Away vs Bloomsburg (dh) 3:00 p .m. Sat., May 7 Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs TBA Chuck Robbins ... SPORTING GOODS COMPANY We Accept Auster C/r,rge ,nd Viu 39 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, P.a. 19701 Phone: 822-1333 Free P,1rlting ,t Hotel Sterling PJ,lurlie'M "°"rletor .,. �Apt ii 29. 1983, The H, ·arnn. Page I 'i Sftracirio Na-me·d Beacon Coach Of The Year by Ellen Van Riper Eacb year ,The Beacon has the honor of selecting a Coach of the Year. At this time, The Beacon is proud and pleased to announce that Doris Saracino, the head coach of the Lady Colonel volleyball team, has been chosen as the outstanding coach for the 1982-83 academic year. When informed of her selection, Coach Saracino was quite surprised. She said that she did not expect the honor ''because there are so many good coaches at the College.'' There are indeed some very fine coaches at Wilkes College, but it is hard to deny success which Coach Saracino's volleyball team achieved this past fall. Under her guidance, the Lady Colonels had their best season ever. They compiled a 16-6 overal I record, won their first Middle Atlantic Conference Northeast Division title, won their thirdstraight Northeast Pennsylvania Women's Intercollegiate •Athletic Association (NPWIAA) title, and placed fifth at the MAC championships. Such success has not come about overnight for Coach Saracino and her team. This past season can be considered as the culmination of a th ree year process. In 1980, the Lady Colonels poste d an 11 -8 mark to finish second in thie division and qualified for the MAC championships for the first time ever. The following year Saracino 's troops posted a 12-5 mark during their regular season, again took second in their division, and qualified for the MAC championships for . the second straight year. In 1982 , the Lady Colonels seemed to have put it all together; and, according to Coach Saracino, the success of the team was a result of unitv. pride 1 _and _dedication on the p;u ,, each and every meml:x?r . Ca11; ,,g them "the best team I'Vl' ever had." Coach Saracino commented that her team was "a united group. a family that knew what each other thought and felt all of the time both on and off the court.'' Coach Saracino continued and said that ther team was "exactly how a team should be," and that it was the "first time in twenty years of coaching that I have accomplish ed this with a team." She con cluded by saying that ''the team won this award, not I." There ~re special moments in every season, especially in such a successful one. Coach Saracino . cited two in particular which she said that she will never forget. The first was hei: team 's victory over the Lady Royals of the Uni versity of Scranton on September ~l. -The match went to five ga_mes, and the Lady Colonels prevailed three games to two. It was the first time that a Wilkes volleyball team had ever defeated a University of Scranton volleyball team . Coach Saracino stated that she ''will never forget it as long as I live.'' She will never forget the victory, but she will perhaps always also recall her team's response when she suAAested a postgame c;elebration. They all said, "Sorry Coach, we have to study." After the gym was empty, Coach Saracino said that she sat in the dark · gym all by herself, and "it took me a long time to come down .'' It seemed as if that victory over Scranton had set the tone for the entire se-Json, from then on the Lady Colonels were nearly in vincible. The second highlight of the season, according to Coach Saracino. was the MAC championships at DickiR~n College. The two previous years I Ii. : • !:, Colonels had qualified for 1• "I season play only to be shut -out on both occasions. Both years had ended on a disappointing note. However. the third time around things were different. The ladies defeated Muhlenhurg in their open ing match, were defeated by Gettysburg in their second match, were defeated by the eventual champions, Juniata College, in the third . and posted a victory over Moravian Colle_ge in their fourt h and final match. Doris Saracino has been associat ed with the Wilkes College Ath letic Department since 1960. She is a graduate of East Stroudsburg State College, and she ha~ served as the director of women's athletics since 1960. She organized both the basketball and field hockey teams and acted as coach of both until ·1910. She also founded the Letterwomen's Club and had served as the advisor since 1963. Coach Saracino organized the volleyball team in 197 5, and she has served as the head coach ever since. Presently, she is both the director of women's athletics and the head of the physical educa-tion department. She is also current Iv Wilkes' women's representative to the Middle Atlantic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Basically , Coach Saracino 's coaching philosophy is aimed at "always trying to win more than the year before." However, she said that it "will he hard to top th is year." She had nothing hut kind word~ for each and every member of her nine - plaver team. She said that next year she will have a hard time replacinl! Cathv Lee and Ellen Van Riper. iwo s<>iiior spikcrs_- How- Doris Saracino, Beacon Coach of the Year ever. she will still have juniors Sally Fisher anJ Debbie K rarner. who are in her estimation two soliJ players, sophomore Jennifer Golding, an All -M AC performer in 1982, and freshman setter Teresa Miller. Coach Saracino also had praise for her three non-starting players, who although they did not start, still contributed to the team . Beth Latini was a dependable seventh . person who was always ready to enter the game, especially in pressure situations. Helen Brannon. when the team experienced a 1,ist1 of injuries, proved to be . a ~olid and dependable player: and Sherri Zimmerman was a dedicated and accurate lines judge. Looking to next season. Coach Saracino ha~ been hu~v recrui ting new play,·rs. Slw plan, 1.. coach th<' ~aQ1e way as. 1hi~ ,·,·ar anJ sh,· hopes that sh<' wi II , ,n, c ,t_L!ain have· such a unified team . If she lk1c,. do not be surprised if the Ladv Col onels of 1983 win at least one mnrl' match than the Lady Colone!~ , ,f 1982:_ -- _ .. Golfers Plllce·7th InMA C'S After registering only one win during the regular season, the Wilkes linksters shocked everyone when they finished seventh out of 20 teams in the Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs. Last year the Colonels placed a distant 19th out of 21 teams. Because of wet conditions at the Edgey;ood In The Pines Golf Course, the annual tournament was moved to the Parkview Golf · Course at Hershey. The rain didn't spare the Hershey course and Sunday's first round was shortened to 12 holes. After the abbreviated round the Colonels were sitting in third place. On Monday the 20 team field was forced to play 24 holes in a light, steady rain. . FDU-Madison captured first place honors while King's College was runner up for the second straight year. The Colonels were one of only ten teams who cracked the 700 mark,withateamtotalof689. Jeff Tokach turned in a 36 hole total of 164, finishing fifth in the tournament. Tokach fired rounds of 83 and 81. Larry Malack shot a 171, turning in rounds of 84 and 82. Rich Kinkharst followed with a 180, firing round5 of 85 and_95. Ray Ward had rourid5 of 91 and 90 for a 36 hole total of 181. Kevin Stankewicz turned in a 182 with rounds of94 and 88. • Head Coach Rollie Schmidt said that he was very pleased with the team's performance because they finished higher than many of the teams who had beaten them during the year. Wilkes College athletes from the past and present attended the All-Sports Reunion on Saturday, April 23. Some of the college's living legends are featured from left to right: Joe Swartwood, George Ralston, Len Bardo, Al Nicholas, Marvin aane~Half Conlfnu'ed Frcfrn 'Page ·1-, ___- - : - - - - - - - - - - - - -·-An_ti_n_n_es_,J_a_m,....es_Ferr_i_·s,_an_d_T_e_d_Y_ea_g_er.,..._ _ _ _ _ __ have probably resulted in a national bid. However, in a hard-fought contest, one which Diane thought the Lady Colonels should have won, the women from Wilkes were downed 10. The other memorable game occu,red during her freshman year, and this one had a happier ending. In order to advance to the MAC playoffs, the Lady Colonels had to · defeat Franklin & Marshall. According to Diane, F&M is always good and has perenially been a roadblock in the Lady Colonels' path to the MAC's. Well, this time around the Lady Colonels prevailed in a double flick-off ( this is field hockey jargon ;,.., rlnnhl,- nvrrtimt> )_ The highlight of her career.had to have been her selection to the Mi- <least team and the trip to the Nationals. According to Diane, she could not believe it, and it was "a dream come true.'' What spells success for Diane Hall? Diane attributes her athletic success to two things; her love of field hockey and her hard work. Ever ~ince the beginning, she has been a self-proclaimed perfectionist, for "to be a good player it takes a lot of hard work, and I wanted to be more than just a basic and average player." In her four years at Wilkes, Diane has seen and experienced a lot. This oast vear the field hockev team had a numbers problem. Diane said that, even though "Wilkes is not an ath, letic school, there is still a need for more participation. We need to join forces in backing the sports. Numbers have to be increased.'' As for the field hockey program and its head coach Gay Meyers, Diane has nothing but praise. "Since my freshman year, the program has been built. Wilkes has become a good field hockey school. We almost got a national bid this year. On the whole, there is a lot of potential for all of the women's programs." According' to Diane, the motivating force behind the rise to respectability of the Wilkes field hockey pro- gram has been Gay Meyers. '' She is a wonderful lady. She stands behind her players both on and off the field . She has brought respect to the program ." Diane Hall is more than just an athlete, for she has also received recognition and has been active off the field as well. She was selected as a mem ber of the 1983 Who's Who Among Students of American Colleges and Universities, she has been a Dorm Council Secretary in 1982 and 1983, she was the game coordinator for the 1981-82 Cherr)' Blossom Festival, she was a Dorm Council President in 1980-81, and she was the Letterwomen's Club Recording Secretary in 1980-81. With graduation quickly approaching, Diane already has her eyes aimed toward the future. After graduation, she hopes to take some time off before she begins to seriously look fo~ employment in either public administration or personnel. Eventually she plans on receiving her Mastc;r's. She also has some thoughts of becoming a field hockey coach. What the future ha!; in store for Diane no one knows . However, if her recent past here at Wilkes College is to serve as an indicator, then she definitely has a bright future before her. Once again, congratulations from all of us at The Beacon. �w:~.:~~.. BEACON SPORTS VolXXXV No.22 Af>ril 29, 1983 Mark Popple: 1983 Male Athlete Of The Year t,yO.Batoo At the annual all-college awards lu ncheon Tuesday, Mark Popple was named the Beacon Male Athlete of the Year for the second straight year. Popple's four years at Wilkes have been a continuous exercise in success. He is the local boy who stayed at home and re-wrote the Wilkes re cord books. After graduating from Coughlin High School, Mark turned his efforts to Division I wrestling. During his junior y<;.ar he set re cords for most consecutive wins, 24, most season victories, 29 , most decisions in a se~on, 15 , and most d ual victories in a season , 20 . He sits at the top of the all-tim e Colonel win column . As a senior, Popple was a constant fixt ure in the weekly top-IO rankings . He compiled a season record of 25-5- 1 and led all W ilkes wrestlers in the win c·olumn . He helped the Colonels capture their first Wilkes Open title in fifty years when he took top honors in the annual tournament. His first place finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Associations Championships marked the first time a Wilkes grappler brought home tpp honors since 1979. Although he has enjoyed more success than most college athletes, his career has not been free from dis- app&i1uments. 1\vo years ago Popple missed All-American status when he was pinned in the semifi nals in the national fi nals at Iowa State. This season he went into the national finals in Oklahoma City seeded fifth in his weight class . On the first day of competition he won two matches and put himself into the quarterfinals. Wilkes-Barre area newspapers were calling him an AllAmerican , but they hadn ' t taken into account wrestle backs. Popple had suffered a knee injury in his second match and could hardly walk, much less wrestle. W ith All-American status . close enough to taste , he took to the mats. Popple wrestled on 50% physical ability and 100% heart , but came up short. He was decisioned 7-6 . W ilkes Coach, John Reese said of that match , "It was one of the most incredible matches I' ve ever seen . He was wrestling on one leg and he almost pulled it off.' ' Reese advised Popple to forfeit his last chance at All-American status because of the serious knee injury, which would later require surgery. Popple ignored his mentor's advice and hobbled onto the mats . His dream of being an All-American · faded when he suffered a 5-1 defeat. O ne wou.ld ·expect Popple to be bm:er about l!hc llRffmely injury, Inn in his usual optimistic fashion, he took it in stride . "I just wanted to be an AllAmerican , but I still consider myself lucky," he said . "If the inj ury would ha".e come earlier in the season I never would have been able to make it that far. " He did however express disappointment over the up and down season the Colonels had this year. He said, "I was really disappointed in our record because I though t this was the best team Wilkes ever had .'' Is there life after W ilkes? In the case of Mark Popple the answer is a resounding "Yes." , Mark will be graduating in May with a degree in Business Administration and w.iH to to work immediately for his father' s construction business . · His wrestling career is far from over. He has been offered head Coaching positions at Wyoming Seminary and Plains Junior High School. After his knee heals he expects to wrestle in summer tournaments and will probably be hack at Wilkes fo r the annual alumni match and the Wilkes O pen. Popple said that his wrestling career will help in the fu ture because it has helped h im learn decipline and has shown him that hard work pays Mark Popple, Beacon Male Athlete of the Year, on his way to another victory. off in the long run. He had nothing but praise for John Reese . " He has been a major influence in my success," Popple said. "He is one of the best in the country. His record speaks for itself." Mark is living proof that local athletes don't have to go ro highpowered out-of-town colleges in or- der to become successful in college athletics. He stayed in the Wyoming Valley and carved out a Wilkes College wrestling legacy. His positive attitude and constant hard work will undoubtedly- carry ·over into all of his future endeavors. It would not be surprising if some day he was named as successor· to John Reese as Colonels' Mentor. DianeHalL· 1983FemaleAthlete Of The Year Diane Hall, B eacon Female Athlete of the Year by Etkn Van Riper ' ' All I thought of was how great it felt , because there are a lot of great women athletes at Wilkes . I was really honored ." These were the initial thought:s of Diane Hall after she had learned that she had been selected as The Beacon 1983 Female Athlete of the Year. Diane is a senior Political Science major from Ephrata, and for th e past• four years she has been an outstanding performer for the Lady Colonel field hockey team . Throughout her career at Wilkes , she has received a host of awards and honors for her athletic excellence. Right from the very beginning, Diane 's star has been on the rise . Her fo ur- year credentials are very im pressive. During her four years, Diane has been the leading scorer for the Lady Colonels ; and her offensive profiency has earned her school records for both most goais scored in a career and most goals and assists in a career. In 1979 she tallied 15 goals and eight assists ; in 1980 she netted nine goals and th ree assists; in 1981 she posted ten goals and three assists; and in 1982 she scored 13 goals and passed off for.six assists . Her career rota! for goals is 4 7, and this mark eclipsed the previous record of 42 which was set by Penny Bianconi from 1973 -77. Diane 's career total for both goals and assists is 6 7, and this erased the mark of 5 5 set by Jerry Ann Smith from 19761980. Diane has served as a team cocaptain fo r the past two seasons , and she has been voted the Most Valu able Offensive Player for the past three. And the list of honors goes on. Diane was chosen to the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Conference First Team in both 1981 and 1982, and in 1982 shew~ also chosen by the Times Leader as the Athlete of the Week. Back in November of 1980, Diane was selected by this . publication as the Athlete of the Week . Iri all of her four years at Wil kes Diane has also received recognition by the Susquehanna Field Hockey Association . In 1979, 1980, and · 1981 she received third team honors; and in 1982 she was selected to the second team_. Also in 1982, Diane was chosen to the Mideast Third Team, and she became the third Wilkes College player to represent the college at the USFHA (United States Field Hockey Association) Nationals . This competition was held in Orlando, Florida in Novunber. Despite all of her awards and rec- ognition , Diane is still modest and said that "All season long I play and do not think about awards. However, it is nice to receive recognition at the end ." Gay Meyers, the head coach of the field hockey team-, was also pleased that Diane received this award from The Beacon, and she had nothing · but praise for her star player : "I am happy to see her get the award: an award from her peers. She has made a tremendous contribution to the athletic programs of which she has been a part ." Diane has not , as indicated above, limited her athletic participation to only field hockey. She has also received three letters as a member of the Lady Colonel basketball team and a letter as a member of the soft ball team. Diane is an exceptional allaround athlete, but in ber heart field hockey is her first love . Every career has its especially memorable moments, and Diane' s has been no exception . There are -two games which she said she will always remem ber. The first occurred last season against the University of Scranton. According to Diane, this was the key game of the season for the team ; a victory would Continued on page 15 ..• •. . . .•.• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 April 29th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 April 29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cbde4127983981feda7a1ba4e38ebf8e.pdf d1028bc74fe04b66e6f2dfc2ed78afa6 PDF Text Text I Psssst ... come here. No! Don't look around! Someone might notice you. Try and act casual ... that'~ better. Now, just listen . I need help . Find help . I've been trapped in a hot, sweaty office all summer. I've been shunned by my friends, bothered by strangers, confused by administrators and tormented by unreturned phone calls and ignored deadlines. I've suffered cruel indignities at the hands of the U. S. Postal System and endured the attempts of a scornful, tempermental typesetting machine to break my spirit. I can't stand it any longer! I've got to have help! I know, I know, it's all hard to bel' ieve isn't it? You're wondering why I've 6een forced into such an existence. Why would anyone allow a fairly normal (some may dispute the last statement) college senior to be virtually imprisoned for the entire summer, subsisting on Coca-Cola? What could have tricked me into such an evil, sinister situation? Why did any of this occur?(Come closer and I'll tell you the whole sordid story . I have to speak quietly or we may be discovered). I did it all for you, that's right ... you. · Everything I've endured these past few.mo~ths has been so that your life at Wilkes might be a little more enjoyable, a little easier, and perhaps, even slighly enriched (Wow, I'm sort of a martyr) (Okay, okay, pushing it). That's why I feel the least you can do now is either help me or find me some help. I can't be completely removed from this living nightmare. You see, I've sold my soul for a half scholarship for the 198 3-84 school year. I've agreed with the financial aid office to endure the physical confinement and mental-torture every editorin-chief experiences until the last issue of The Beacon rolls off the presses and into the sweaty little hands of the Wilkes College family. You can help ease my suffering. If you're ready for a challenge, for a weekly adventure into the unkown, you can give my preforated stomach lining a new lease on life. I'm not totally alone. Seven brave, spirited, semi-intelligent if sometimes fool-hardy youths have made a pact similar to mine with the dreaded financial aid office. As you become bored with my whining, you will tum the pages of this paper (this is starting to sound like I'm hypnotizing you), and see their tortured · faces (oh wait, they're smilingan honest mistake on my part) their smiling faces. Each of them will make their own impassioned plea for your help. Actually, they just about cover the bases on why we need you, and why or why not you should consider join- Vol. XXXVI No. l August 28, 1983 Wilkes College Stud~nt Newspaper Wilkes -Barre, PA sold your soul. You can bail out anytime you feel like it. If you decide you enjoy the work (it has an odd magnetism), you can always sell your soul next year, after I have been released. I'm hoping this year's paper is going to be new and different than all the issues of The Beacon that have preceded it. It's certainly" going to look different than The Beacon of the past. However, what it needs • to be truly new and exciting are truly new and exciting ideas. I know you've got a few in you, and I'm willing to sit ans! listep. to any or all of Rebecca Whitman them (and I promise not to laugh until Editor-in-Chief you're safely out of hearing range). Senior - English/Communications We're looking for people with Clarks Summit, PA special interests or amazing senses of humor or both to write weekly coling _The Beacon. They use every umns. We're looking for people pitch imaginable. There's a pitch interested in sports, news and/or in there somewhere with your name features. We're in desperate need of on it, but you'll have to read the rest photographers and an advertising of the paper and find it yourself. manager. We'd love to have anyone The Beacon is published weekly interested in doing graphic designs, a during the school year, and it's fill- weekly political cartoon or a weekly ed with information about campus comic strip stop in at our office. We activities and campus changes, ad- really do want your help. ministrative decisions, fun columns So this Friday at 3 p.m., instead of and sports, sports, sports. I won't sitting around your room being bored go into the gruesome details of what or homesick, come to our first meetgoes into creating each issue; you ing. We're located on the third floor wouldn't believe me anyway. You'll of the Student Center. You can't have to come in and see it all for miss our office; it's the only one with paper and freeze-dried coffee spillyourself. ' the doorway. But, here's the really excitin•g part: ing out unlike me or my staff, you haven't You may be my last hope. -Amnesty International laughed at my request for a letter writing campaign and - protest march-they claim this is self-imposed exile. �news Sean Connolly News Editor Junior -Communications Honolulu, Hawaii I received a letter from my beloved editor at The Beacon telling me to create two or three pages of copy for the "We ' re Back" issue. It was not welcome news ; it meant I really had to sit down and think . This meant I had to put down my trashy novel, turn off my radio, take off my sunglasses and write something coherent. After two weeks of procrastinating , I finally decided to give it a go. Besides , it was raining. 1 This summer , I decided to get away and do something with my life. I thought a vacation in Florida with an internship at a radio station would be great. I know most people are saying, 1 "Florida in the summer." I admit, J it was unbearably hot. I mean everyi't!1 thing was hot. My roc;,m was hot, l /.' the porch was hot, the water that came out of the cold faucet was hot , .the water in the pools and at the beaches was hot , the cars were hot , and an unprotected beer had the life expectancy of about a minute and forty-nine seconds. Of course , I got a super tan , but everyone had a super ·tan . The mailman had a super tan , the bank teller had a super tan , the librarian J;iad a super tan , and even the usher at the museum had a super tan . I really didn ' t impress anyone but myself with my browness .. In a couple of days I'll be home. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. The lifestyle down here is too slow for this Yankee. Although I'm afraid my speech pattern has been terminally damaged , I'm going to do my best to_save it ; I've already signed up for rigorous deprogramming. A fter all , I wouldn 't want to be mistaken for a relative of good 'ole boy Coach Unsworth. The Beacon looks prom1smg this year. We have a. young but fairly . well-trained staff. We are going to take one paper at a time and learn from our mistakes. I think we have the support of the student body, a support that was missing in past years. The Communication Studies ·program at Wilkes is growing every year, and students are beginning to realize the need for experience outside the classroom for a better chance in the job market. The Beacon offers this experience. We are hopeful in our efforts to recruit students as reporters. We offer- training to anyone who is interested in joining the paper . Tom Mansell and I are looking forward to a large news department . A news department that is not afraid to spread out and cover stories not necessarily in our backyard. I think there are things that are going on at our school and in the community that may have an effect on each and every one of us. If we can find reporters to cover these stories, we will be fine. I also think we should get an air-conditioned office with a refrigerator, but we'll work on one thing at a time. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer, and I hope we all have a prosperous semester. I know I will do well ; I'm taking all my classes over again. I hope that Qur instructors all had a nice summer and aren 't planning on pushing us too hard after such a tough summer. What I'm really looking forward to is spending endless hours in the bookstore line and walking through Stark Learning Center with my schedule glued to my forehead. The only chuckle I'll probably get will be the sight of the new freshmen wandering around looking like extras from Night of the Living Dead. I guess I should just try to remember it is only four months until Christmas . H ave a good semester! assistant news/feature One of the first things I learned about' ·writing fo r a newspaper was never, never be cliche. I guess I haven't learned as much as I thought, because I am now going to be very cliche by saying, " Can you believe we're back here already?" It seems like I just said good-bye to all of my friends; the trials and tribulations of college life were behind me for three months. Although the summer flew by, I can honestly say I'm glad it 's time to return to the "wonderful" world of college life . One of the things I am really going to enjoy this year is working for The Beaco n. I am excited about working with the people who make up the staff of The Beacon. Let- me tell you about these people: they are extremely intelligent and hard work- ing and make the somewhat tedious task of putting together a newspaper incredibly fun . My job at the paper is that of the Assistant News and Feature Editor. I help Sean Connolly and Donna Nitka put together the news and feature sections of the paper. We search thro ughout the campus fo r exciting stories to help keep the campus informed of what 's going on. The editors at the paper help one another , especially the notso-experienced people like myself, to get the hang of what the newspaper world is all about. I would strongly recommend to any one who has ever wanted to work for a newspaper to get involved , don 't be afraid that you don ' t have enough experience because everyone will share what they have learned at no cost to you. My job at T he Beacon is very good experience because I am a communications major leaning toward a career in journalism . My summer job is also helping me gain precious experience that will be helpful in my major ; I'm sure you run into construction workers with communications degrees everyday. I should also take a course in budgeting my time, because I' m playing football , being an R.A. , and of course , going through the normal tough schedule every college student faces . I' d like to welcome all of the new fresh men as well as everyone else including the faculty · back to what I am sure will be a very prosperous year. Tom Monsell Assistant News/Feature Editor Junior - Communications Bridgewater, NJ it �news Sean Connolly News Editor Junior - Communications Honolulu, Hawaii l received a letter from my beloved editor at The Beacon telling me to create two or three pages of copy for the " We're Back " issue. It was not welcome news; it meant I really had to sit down and think. This meant I had to put down my trashy novel, tum off my radio, take off my sunglasses and write something coherent. After two weeks of procrastinating, I finally decided to give it a go. Besides, it was raining. 1 This summer, I decided to get away and do something with my life. I thought a vacation in Florida with an internship at a radio station would be great. I know most people are saying, "Florida in the· summer." I admit, it was unbearably hot. I mean everything was hot. My ro<;>m was hot, the porch was hot, the water that came out of the cold faucet was hot~ .the water in the pools and at the beaches was hot, the cars were hot, and an unprotected beer had the life expectancy of about a minute and forty-nine seconds. Of course, I got a super tan, but everyone had a super ·tan. The mailman had a super tan, the bank teller had a super tan, the librarian l_iad a super tan, and even the usher at the museum had a super tan. I really didn't impress anyone but myself with my browness .. In a couple of days I'll be home. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. The lifestyle down here is too slow for this Yankee. Although I'm afraid my speech pattern has been terminally damaged, I'm going to do my best to save it; I've already signed up for rigorous deprogramming. After all, I wouldn't want to be mistaken for a relative of good 'ole boy Coach Unsworth. The Beacon looks promising this year. We have a. young but fairly . well-trained staff. We are going to take one paper at a time and learn from our mistakes. I think we have the support of the student body, a support that was missing in past years. The Communication Studies ·program at Wilkes is growing every year, and students are beginning to realize the need for experience outside the classroom for better chance in the job market. The Beacon offers this experience. We are hopeful in our efforts to recruit students as reporters. We offer training to anyone who is interested in joining the paper. Tom Monsell and I are looking forward to a large news department. a A news department that is not afraid to spread out and cover stories not necessarily in our backyard. I think there are things that are going on at our school and in the community that may have an effect on each and every one of us. If we can find reporters to cover these stories , we will be fine. I also think we should get an air-conditioned office with a refrigerator, but we'll work on one thing at a time. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer, and I hope we all have a prosperous semester. I know I will do well; I'm taking all my classes over again . I hope that qur instructors all had a nice summer and aren't planning on pushing us too hard after such a tough summer. What I'm really looking forward to is spending endless hours in the bookstore line and walking through Stark Learning Center with my schedule glued to my forehead . The only chuckle I'll probably get will be the sight of the new freshmen wandering around looking like extras from Night of the Living Dead. I guess I should just try to remember it is only four months until Christmas. Have a good semester! assistant news/feature One of the first things I learned about· ·writing for a newspaper was never, never be cliche. I guess I haven't learned as much as I thought, because I am now going to be very cliche by saying, ''Can you believe we're back here already?'' It seems like I just said good-bye to all of my friends; the trials and tribulations of college life were behind me for three months. Although the summer flew by, I can honestly say I'm glad it's time to return to the "wonderful" world of college life. One of the things I am really going to enjoy this year is working for The Beacon. I am excited about working with the people who make up the staff of The Beacon. Let: me tell you about these people: they are extremely intelligent and hard work- ing and make the somewhat tedious task of putting together a newspaper incredibly fun . My job at th-e paper is that of the Assistant News and Feature Editor. I help Sean Connolly and Donna Nitka put together the news and feature sections of the paper. We search throughout the campus for exciting stories to help keep the campus informed of what's going on. The editors at the paper help one another , especially the notso-experienced people like myself, to get the hang of what the newspaper world is all about. I would strongly recommend to any one who has ever wanted to work for a newspaper to get involved, don 't be afraid that you don't have enough experience because everyone will share what they have learned at no cost to you. M y job at The Beacon is very good experience because I am a communications major leaning toward a career in journalism. My summer job is also helping me gain precious experience that will be helpful in my major.; I'm sure you run into construction workers with communications degrees everyday. I should also take a course in budgeting my time, because I'm playing football, being an R.A ., and of course, going t:4rough the normal tbugh schedule every college student faces. I'd like to welcome all of the new freshmen as well as everyone else including the faculty back to what I am sure will be a very prosperous year. TomMonsell Assistant News/Feature Editor Junior - Communications Bridgewater, NJ . �/ tt' - ::;-· _;,-. ·~-.. / �typesetter The words you are reading right now and the words on every page of this newspaper were all created by me. Well, I guess I can' t take all the credit. After the words were penned by staff members I did have a little help from an updated model of Gutenburg' s printing press, or better yet , from an oversized word processor. You see, I'm the typesetter for The Beacon, and for the past year and a half I have been typing, retyping, spacing, lengthening , shortening, and experimenting with most of the articles that dared to appear in this newspaper . But for the moment I have the opportunity t't> explain my position as typesetter, to demonstrate the possibilities of the typesetting machine, and hopefully to inspire a few people to join the Beacon staff so that they too can someday operate the typesetting machine. Ever since the staff acquired the typesetting machine almost two years ago , life with The Beacon hasn ' t been the same. Now the staff members themselves perform most of the functions needed to produce a newspaper : writing, compiling, laying out, and, of course , typesetting. Once all of this work is done the newspaper is transformed by a printer into the finished product that you are now holding. The staff is then eagerly (hmm) back at work preparing for the next issue. As the typesetter, I've found that the job is a rather absorbing one. Along with the headaches, red eyes, late hours, and the almost constant plague of machine trouble , typesetting the newspaper is like typing a long paper-a real long paper . To tell you the truth , though, the job isn't all bad. All it takes is knowing how to type and even that can be learned on the typesetting machine. Once the basics are discovered, typesetting a newspaper is simply the push of a few buttons. (Did I say that?) Also, now that the Beacon staff has the typesetting machine (taking up most of the office space), the st;rlf is able to bring to you, our loyal readers , the late-breaking, scandalous news that always pops up after the Friday afternoon deadlines for the submitting of articles. But armed with extra-strength- aspirin and many squirts of Visine , · I warily try to type the late stories by Wednesday nights' lay outs. I admit sometimes typesetting is an onerous chore , but most often typesetting is challenging and, yes, even fun. Part of the fun is experimenting with the machine. At first glance, the machine looks like a bulky typewriter surrounded by a lot of miscellaneous buttons and keys that could be intimidating to the novice typist. However, once the typesetter becomes familiar with the use of the buttons , he is ready to typeset articles, ads , and headlines . For example , the machine can make words into· different sizes- big, medium, or small; it can make words into different types of lettering , or into boldface or regular face ; it can also space a word to the left , to the right , or in the center. In addition , the machine can make Doug Fahringer Typesetter Senior - English Deridder, LA lines ,________ _ _ _ __ dashes- - - - - - - - - dots . . ... . ... ..... ... .. ... . . -all with the touch of a couple buttons. In producing the copy (newspaper jargon for the typesetted material), the typesetting machine is like a camera taking pictures of the typed words and then , within seconds, a film processor develops the copy wh!ch is finally ready to be layed out in The Beacon . So there you have it-a short explanation of the position of typesetter and a demonstration of what the machine can do. Now comes the hard part (I th1nk). As a senior this year I will be giving my swivel chair to a new typesetter fat next year. If you are interested in learning how to typeset and/or applying for the position for next year, call me at The Beacon, or come by the office. Typesetting is a great experience in working with machinery, but more important it is a great experience in working with an interesting . group of people, all dedicated to bringing the printed word to the campus in one way or another . Not Just Another Pretty Face Dr. Leslie ••••• ••••••••••••• Beacon Advisor - C •• 0 p y Welcome and/or welcome back! tap, tap, tap (typewriter noises) I am here to tell you that The Beacon, as part of your college life, would be more fun than The Muppet Show, more exciting than Generai Hospital, more .. . uh , excuse me a moment, my editor wants to speak with me. Oh, more subtle, huh? Well .. . I could always use the '' Hi , wanna-be-more-intellectual' ' approach, but ·I'm a senior and it ·doesn't take anyone · three years of college to learn that the intellectual approach never works on students. tap , tap, tap (more typewriter noises) Let me see ... there must be other more acceptable ways. I suggested to Becks (our beloved editor-in-chief) that we lure unsuspecting students into the office usin," beer as bait and then "detain" them until they agree to be reporters . Ho"' �student government HOWDY ! WELCOME BACK! Aren ' t you glad summer finally ended (he said sarcastically). M y name is Ralph Pringle an d I' m a senior (Oh yeah!) psychology major from Monument, Pa. I am currently serving as this year's Student Government President so I thought I would tell you a few things about my organization. (Besides, The Beacon made me). Well, down to business. Student Government is the major governmental organization on campus. It consists of 31 members who are elected to their positions by fellow students. Membership consists of six representatives from each class, the four class presidents, and the oresi- \,~J. Student Government also deals with academic grievances. If you have any complaints about the curriculum , classes or any other matter, bring them to us, and we will see what can be done about them . Our meetings are every Monday night at 6: 30 p.m . in the Weckesser Board. On the social side of Student Government, we have a whole host of activities ranging from gym and Student Center parties to concerts and .coffeehouses. We also have a · very active film committee. Some of our films this year include Raiders of the Lost Ark, An American Werewolf in London, and Tootsie . Also , Student . - .. ... . =-- ~ - - - - - - inter-residence ~ ~ ~ ~ r-) 0 d = Hello everyone! My name is Dave Kalinowski and I will be serving as president of the Commuter Council for the 1983-84 school year. The Commuter Co·uncil is made up of 24 elected commuter students from the four classes. Working closely with the Inter-Residence Hall Council, the Commuter Council plans, organizes and sponsors the four major parties of the year. These parties include the Christmas and Valentines Day parties which are held off campus artd the Halloween and St. Patrick's Day r-) ...... - - - = commuter .council· - .. t--,,----,..... Government is responsible for the three major weekends of the yearHomecoming, Winter Weekend, and Cherry Blossom. These weekends are filled with fun events which incl ude a dinner dance and lots of • competitive games for teams. Well , I think that I have babbled enough about Student Government so now I'll just offer one suggestion. If you are a festive person who likes to be involved, consider campaigning for a position on Student Government. Check your school calendar for election dates. It is great experience and lots of fun. Have a good semester. . -~. ~ ·: -• . dents of Student Government Com ' muter Council, and Inter-Residence Hall Council. Along with our 31 voting members, Student Government also has associate members. These members are non-voting' and serve as committee members as well as committee chairmen. If you are interested in being an associate mem ber, you can sign up for one of our committees on Club Day, September 6. The responsibilities of Student Government are many, ranging fr9m financial to academic to social. The main function of Student Government is to allocate the Student Activity Fee Fund. This is the money we receive from the $50 activity fee from each student. This money is distributed to various clubs and organizations that show a financial need as well as subsidizing ,club trips to conferences. H owever , the major use of this money is to insure that each full-time student receives a copy of the Amnicola , the college yearbook. On the academic side of Student Government we have many activities. At the beginning of each semester, Student Government sponsors a Used Bookstore. This is a free ser:vice open to all students. Students wishing to sell books may drop them off in our office on the third floor of Conyngham .Student Center. St,udents who sell books there will be financially compensated and books that are not sold will be returned. ~ .~ Al Meleusen IRHC President meetings - Sundays At 6pm. SLCRm 1 --- - parties which are held in the college gym. T he council also sponsors Student- Center parties and annual bu~ trips to New York City, the Bloomsburg Fair and Great Adventure Amusement Park. Commuter Council also offers a wide variety . of services to commuter students. The ·council distributes oncampus parking permits, sells reduced rate parking stickers for the Park and Lock South and sells LCT A bus passes and bus tokens. I would also like to mention that Commuter Council has openings for representatives in each of the four classes. So , if you are a commuter student and looking for a fun and constructive way to spend your free time on campus, think about joining the Commuter Council. Our office is located on the third floor of the Conyngham Student Center and our meetings are held every Monday at 4: 30 p.m. in the Board Room of Weckesser Hall. Again, welcome back and I hope we, the Commuter Council, can be of some assistance to you during the school year. Sincerely yours, Dave Kalinowski CC President ,... ~ , 1 " \. ~ ; ' • , ~ �business tnanager When asked to write an article introducing myself and my position on the Beacon staff, I thought, "How hard can that be?" However, after · several attempts at writing an article which does exactly that , I have come to the conclusion that all papers I wrote for English 102 last semester were much easier than this could ever be. Now, nearly a month after I was given the assignment, this is the article I managed to put together. Let me begin by telling a little bit' about myself. I graduated from Southern Lehigh High School and live in Coopersburg, Pa. which is a small town about 75 miles south of WilkesBarre. It lies just outside Allentown which is much more familiar to most people. Why I chose Wilkes , l don't know. However , I'm here , and I'm beginning my sophomore year as an accounting major. How an accounting major got involved with a school newspaper will be explained a little later. Although I'm far from being ''athletic,'; I enjoy playing ra-quetball, swimming and skiing. In the summer I like going camping and spending time at the beach. Most of all, however, I en joy spending time with friends. I got involved with the school newspaper during my first semester at Wilkes. Becky Whitman, then the news editor (presently editor-inchief) managed to talk me into writing news articles for the paper. I was somewhat hesitant at first but later found I actually enjoyed my new "job." I had to go out, interview people and then write an article on my findings. It was .something I had never done before, and it was often quite a challenge. After working with the newspaper staff my entire first semester I decided I would like to join the staff. During Business Manager Sophomore - Accounting --~~persburg, PA my second semester, I applied for a staff position on the paper, and now here I am the Beacon Business Manager. This is quite a change for me. • Don't forg~t Club Day - -September 6 GET INVOLVED ''' • • • Previously I was involved in the actual construction of the newspaper. Although you may see my name on a few articles this year, my work now · lies completely behind the scenes. , My new job isn't exactly exciting, but it is very interesting andf I enjoy it very much since it involves work which lies within my major course of study. As business manager I am responsible for all the financial matters of the · newspaper. This includes monthly billings , dealing with the college business office, keeping accurate financial , records, and assisting in the preparation of the paper's budget. I am also responsible for the oncampus circulation of the newspaper. I certainly have enough to keep me busy. Well, that just about wraps it up. Now you know who I am and what T do. It's hard to believe it took me a month to say so little. �' I sports. • • .sports. Welcome to Wilkes College (I'm sure that greeting is worn quite thin by now) and the Beacon sports pages. My name is Tim Williams, arid my position on the staff is · that of cosports editor along with Charlie Yozwiak. Even though my partner in crime (Charlie) is a journalism major, the Beacon staff is not restricted to communication majors. I myself am a history major. If you are interested in writing for The Beacon or would · like more information on what you as a writer would be responsible for , yo u should get in touch with either Charlie or myself. · Charlie comm utes to school , but locating him should not pose much of a problem ; all you have to do is keep your eyes peeled f~ a tank with blonde.hair and a text book. Actually, finding me would be much easier since I am tl1e Resident Assistant for Diaz Hall which is on the second floor of Pickering !-Jal!. .sports. ' • • Getting involved with The Beacon can be a fun and rewarding experience. Many of us, including myself, had very little or no previous experience working with a newspaper prior to joining the Beacon staff. Within a few weeks, I developed the confidence of an old hand. The sports editors are responsible for any and all athletic events, both varsity and intramural. Sometimes, this is no easy task since there are a number of sports that must be covered and we (the editors) also have to keep up on our school work. During fall season I will be especially busy since I play soccer for Wilkes. If you are remotely interested in lending a • • .sports. hand, please g~t in touch with meit would be greatrly appreciated. In addition to covering all athletic events, Charlie and I will each write our own sports related column in alternative issues. The title of my column will be ''Overtime.'' This column will feature topics ranging from opinionated critical analysis to (hopefully) humerous stories. You see, within the past year I have discovered the wonder ful and exciting world of golf The fall card includes football, 0 .sports soccer, girls tennis, field hockey , volleyball, and cross country. I will be covering soccer, field hockey and girls tennis. Charli~ will cover the remaining three. Hopefully, each of us will have so.me help from some of you. New coaches (as of last season) have given the football and soccer teams new hope. This, coupled with a nationally ranked (Div. III) field hockey team and a very respectable volleyball and cross country teams, give rise to a promising future for the fall sports program and a more interesting sports section for The Beacon. Wilkes athletics has a lot to offer to the students . It ' s my job to show you exactl y what it has to offer and keep you informed on its progress . I hope you will take the time to follow our sports co verage. - ,,... Charlie Yozwiak Sports Editor Junior -Communications. _Falls,._PA ls it September again? It seems like only yesterday that I stepprd off the plane in Johannesburg. Well, I guess that's what fighting SW APO guerrillas· in the South African bush will do to one's sense of time. Anyhow, I've put my .mercenary uniform back in the closet for the cold season and traded in my AK -4 7 rifle (I hate to admit it, but those commies make pretty good guns) for a typewriter. Now, instead of shooting bullets, I'll just be shooting off my mouth. Yes , I'm back at The Beacon where I will take over the duties of sports editor. Sure, it's not as exciting as dodging bullets and tripping over anti-personnel mines, but it's a job. This year, .the sports depart ment duties will be shared by Tim Williams and myself. • • Tim Williams Sports Editor Junior - History Bethlehem, PA When I am not in some far off corner of the world winning hearts and minds for democracy , I reside in the bustling metropolis of Falls , Pa . That' s right, FALLS. Remember that name. Your children might one. day have to memorize it as my birthplace. Now, I don't want this to fall prey to legend (you know, like George Washington throwing the dollar across the Potomac) ; let's just keep the name in mind- Falls. Oh,, and when they erect the monument in my honor make sure they spell my last name right. Enough of these trivial matters, let's get down to business . My duties as .sports editor include making sure all of the college sporting events are covered, laying-out The Beacon sports pages and writing a weekly column. ~ My basic goal as sport's editor this year will -be to give equal coverage to all sports including intramural sports and non-collegiate sporting events such as powerlifting, bodybuilding, karate , biking, and much, much more. Non-collegiate sports are those sports . which _include competitors from Wilkes who are not actually representing the college. If they were , it would be a collegiate event such as football or wrestling. A reporter working under me would be assigned a particular sport or sports to cover and would be solely responsible for his or her assignment. Their job would not necessarily be limited to covering sports. They might also be responsible for doing a feature story on an athlete (if you ·are really good, I'll even let you interview me). We do need reporters, and this is where you, the student, come in. Working as a reporter will give you practical experience, especially if you are interested in pursuing a career in . journalism. It will give you the opportunity to find'out if journalism is really for you. However, you don ' t ·have to be a journalism major to be a reporter for The Beacon. We ' ll take anyone (exc:ept communists , as they might make my whereabouts known to the Soviet KGB). Being a reporter for The Beacon will sharpen · your' ability to think under pressure , to ask questions and to be objective. I haven't even mentioned what it will do for your writing skills. As sports editor , I will not be partial to one sport or anoth.er. My interests are not limited to football ; they are as diversified as the universe itself. They include Russian roulette, women ' s mud wrestling , roller derby, poker, and feeding flies to spiders. Heck, I even went to a horse race this summer. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 August 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 August 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b4cbe328c9b3564affbf44de0951a051.pdf 26ef577190122d31879dedd4dc6c58a5 PDF Text Text ~ ...... £ C < \ ~t?!::~!"l>J~ ~=:=::::::~ > > Vol. XXXVI No. 2 Sept. 23, 1983 > Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre , Pa. 18766 www..w The Search Continues by Sean P. Connolly The Wilkes College Presidential Search Committee will choose a candidate for the college presidency by January 1, 1984, stated Dr. Heaman , one of the two faculty representatives on the committee. • Wilkes' president, Robert S. Capin, is scheduled to resign on June 1, 1984. He announced this decision earl y in December of 1982 to give the Board of Trustees time to form a committee that could find candidates to fi ll the vacancy. The committee began soliciting nominations for the candidacy last year through advertisements, letters and telephone calls directed at College presidents, deans and other possible candidates. Heaman said the . rnrnrnittee screened over 150 applica tions over the summer and is now ••• working with a "select list. " He Following Lhese interviews , Lhe list added that the list contains candi- of candidates will be reduced to 5 or dates who will be given closer exami- 6. These remaining applicants will visit the campus, meet and talk with nanons . In addition to the work of the com- administrators and members of the mittee, the college alloted $10 ,000 to board of trustees and be interviewed a private company, The Presidential for the last time. · Then, the committee will submit Search Consultation Service, to assist in the process. Heaman noted t hat its recommendation to the Board of "this was a good investment because Trustees. If the board votes against the the company has contact with the candidate , the committee will reconvene and choose another candidate. proper people and can solicit them .'' The search committee is comprised The committee 's next step in the search is to contact applicants and of seven board of trustees mem bers, gain permission to research their ref- two faculty members and one student, David Fife. Heaman reported erences. The me~bers of the search com- · that the committee works well tomittee will then meet with the candi- gether and that he foresees no probdates and interview them in Philadel- lems in the future. Patricia Davies, a member of the phia on Sept . 26 . A neutral spot such as Philadelphia was chosen to protect board of trustees is the head of the committee. t i, .Dpl ica nt,·r >resenr employmen t Though they're getting closer everyday, the Presidential Se_arch Committee still hasn't chosen the face that will replace this space. Production Underway or Television Studio Freshman by Sean P. Connolly Wilkes College is in the process of building a modern , operating televi' sion production studio . Dr. Bradford Kinney, supervisor of the studio , said the college has already spent about $25 ,000 purchas- Pack it in Pat. Th at control · board is obsolete now that the ' school has purchased new "state of the art" equ.irmen t fw the T.V. studio . ing new " state of the art" equipment and building the studio and controlroom, "Nothing is second-hand , and nothing was donated. Thi:: college purchased all the equipment, " Kinney reported. The supervisor stated that the project began on June 1 when he and Dr. Thomas Kaska, head of the Language and Literature Department, visited what was then the school's studio and were not pleased with its appearance . With the cooperation of Kaska, Dr. Andrew Shaw and Dean Gerald Hartdagen, proper facilities became a reality. Wilkes purchased two new O.V.C.) cameras, a new editor, a new video typewriter and a new audio mixer. A private company is building a custom-made patch panel for the studio. Kinney expressed his belief that students need more "hands-on" experience with the practical aspects of their majors and the television studio is an example of this . ''We taught Broadcast Production for two years wuliout a decent studio, and it was very frustrating to the continued on page 12 Class Enrollment Grows by Sean P. Connolly The freshman class at Wilkes, numbering 640, produced 30 more students than the college expected . Gerald Wouri, Dean of Admissions , reports that, while all the " meaningful" data is not yet in , this increase in enrollment looks positive. ' 'When you consider that over 80 % of the college;s budget depends on tuition, 30 more students is obviously a big plus," commented Wouri . Wouri said the role of the college admissions Department has changed in the last ten years, and this has forced Wilkes to take a more active role. "We have flip-flopped, At one time, it was the job of the Admissions Office to keep students out. Now it 's our .job to find them," Wouri explained. Presently in the Admissions Department, Wilkes has a traveling staff of five people who visit about 800 high schools, in ten states, annually. The dean said that the number of high school students who have firsttime contacts with the college is up 28 % from last year. There has been a 9 % increase in applications over the · past. four years and a 4 % increase in this year alone. Wouri reported statistics for ·the future in the Northeast section of the country show a 45 % declin~-in the number of college students: " What they call the Baby Boom is over. The number of kids between 18 and 25 is going to be much less." Wouri went on to say that though .these statistics are gloomy, the college has taken them into account, and he will remain optimistic. We've Been Moved!!! Sure its a cop-out, but its the best reason we have for the fact that the first Beacon has been so long in "hitting the stands." (For a longer explanation , turn to page .,4.) �page 2- City Refuses To Allow New Parking Lots Real News by Thomas J. Monsell Gromyko Cancels Trip to UN Russian foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, canceled his trip to the United Nations because New York and New Jersey Governors Cuomo and Kean refused to let him land at Kennedy or Newark airports in response to the August 31 downing of South Korean Airliner 007 . Gromyko also skrapped an offer from Washington to land at a Military Base in the New York area because Washington could not guarantee the foreign minister's safety once in the United States. . * * U.S. Warships Bomhard Lebanon * * Positions belonging to anti-government force, deep · inside Syrian -conrroi i, J LebamJ11 ½u~ fired upon bv iwo Arncnc;:.n ;--...,,,.i ve~,;els last Saturday. Tli.e targets were said to have fired on the UniteJ Srates ambassador's residence outside of Beirut,endangering American lives.This was the first time1 American ships had fired on Syrian held positiom inside Leoanon. · ... * * * * Reagan to Face a Tough Race in 84 Advisors in Washington are co~cerned with the problems President Reagan would face if he decides to run for a second term . The advisors fear that the political coalition that ~lect:ed Reagan in 1980 has lost its strength and that despite the fact th~t Reagan's popularity has increased in the last year, he is not getting enough credit for recent improvements.in the · economy. * * * "Monster of Florence" sought in 12 Slayings * Florencr.,ltaly is being terrorized by a killer that murders in pair~, The first 10 murders were. all couples brutally attacked while parked i, 1 ! ove i ~ t ine s • The latest two wc;re both male tourists killed while asleep ,n their trailer. The police believe the killer lives in the area because of his thorough knowledge of the winding roads and rugged countryside. The murders have taken place over a period of 10 years and local authorities are baffled over the killer's ability to escape capture. * * * After Wilkes College refused to purchase a parking garage on South Main Street, the city planning commission voted against the college's plans to build two new parking lots for its students. City Engineer Robert Beltzer said he thought the college should assume the bonds on the 550-space Park and Lock garage instead of building new lots where the college tore down two buildings over the summer. · Dr. Andrew' Shaw, Dean of Management at Wilkes College, said the school wants to build the lots at 275 South Franklin St. and 61-63 West Union St . because the sites are closer to the school and safer for the students to use . Shaw said many students are reluctant to use the Park and Lock, and their parents are concerned with the darkness of the lot at night. Beltzer replied to this by poking fun ~,1 the eating habits of students saying, "Do you serve quiche in your dining halls?" Quiche is supposed to . be the food of weaklings or timid peo- , ple. Shaw said the parking lots are crucial to Wilkes' future, and that Wilkes has already lost a number of students because of inadequate parkmg. The Park and Lock garage has lost money since its opening in 1970. The city floated the $2-million bond issued to finance the garage. The bond is due by the year 2007. Commission member Joseph Williams said he does not approve of tearing down buildings to build parking lots. Wilkes wants to build the new lots on the sites where Gore and the Conyngham Annex used to stand. Beltzer added, "If the college would assume the bonds (used to pay for the garage construction) they could take it." * Catholic Leader Dies Cardinal Sousa Medeiros 67, an immigrant from Portugal who became a leader of over two million Catholics in the Boston a rca,<lied last Saturday after triple-bypass heart ~u rgt>rv Medeiros,who '-poke six languages,became archhishc,o d the Bostonarea in 19 / fl. He was strictly against nuclear arms and in his Easter message m 1982 said he wanwd tu .. r,mt die consuousness of Ca: holi(, ;,1 Lh is archdiocese to their responsibility to help form ari international consensus to reject ultimately the use of all nuclear arms." Snack Bar Weekly Menu Monday Ham and Macaroni Casserole Chicken Rice Soup Tuesday Baked Chicken Noodle Casserole rNUMIIR9 SHOP 9W. Northampton St. Wilk...aorre. Po. 1870 1 Boutique•~lry<lothes . ~Avollobfe . ,We Accept._,., Chars,. I Viso Vegetable Soup Wednesday Chili Con Carne Beef Noodle Soup Thursday Cheese Ravioli Onion Soup Friday Ground Beef Bar-B-Que Tomato Rice Soup Hours Open Sunday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Mon. thru Thurs. 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM M DATE: SEP•T 22, PLACE: 23 & 29 TIME: WILKES COLIEGE BOOKSTORE 10 - 4 �- a e3 Residence Life St ays A f Ioat semester, which is 35 less than, last year, but there were some room assigrment difficulties. Adams said some male students had to be placed in alternative housing until room was found, and that two male students had to be placed in McClintock Hall, a female dormintory. He said the problems have been remedied and that assignments are now in order. He added that drop in resident students can be attributed to the graduations of large senior classes over the last two years. Adams said he sees no problems with the resident situation in the future, and if enrollment continues to rise and the need for additional space occurs, the college can meet this extra rooms such as Ross Hall which can be converted into a dorm easily. He added that the renovation and maintenance of old buildings at Wilkes is an important and on-going process. - by Sean P. Connolly In a summer of continual motion and change at Wilkes College, the Residence Life Office, formerly the Housing Office, was an extremely busy organization that held its composure well , according to Mr. Paul Adams , Director of the office. Adams said the hardest job of the summer was to inform the residents of Sturdevant and Bedford Halls that their residence halls were converted to office space. He said the offices rather than the residences were more affected by the moving . Hollen back Hall, which was closed in the Spri!"}g, was reopened because of the sale of Parrish and Chapman Halls. The decision to convert Sturdevant, which was one of the largest female dorms, also made the reopening of Hollenback necessary to accommodate the extra residents. There are 825 dorm st~dents this Things sure have changed for this _Wilkes alumnus since his senior year. You won't find Residence Life D irector Paul Adams tapping too many kegs these days. '· ~-----by Karen Cassidy 9:30 P.M. with the fall sports teams' This year's Homecoming Festivities members and coaches being introwill include six student activities and duced . Majorettes, strutters, and five alumni activities running from cheerleaders will perform routines, September 29 to October 1. . and the announcement of the Home· According to Beth Cortez, chaircoming Court will also be included. person of Homecoming Weekend , · As in previous years, . Dean Ralston Thursday night will begin the cele- : - will be doing his famous Wilkes bration of Homecoming Weekend , cheer. · with the annual bonfire at Ralston · During Friday's afternoon, the Field. judging of homecoming displays will The bonfire is planned to begin at take place with the winner being an- ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••m•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .. College Discounts •• •• • • • Must Have College I.D. Shampoo, Cut, Style (conditioner $1 extra) Gals: Reg. $15.50 Discount $8.00 Guys: ·Reg. $10.00 Discount $5.00 - t' •• •• • • i YOUR BSN IS WORTH AN i i OFnCER'S COMMISSION i !• IN THE ARMY. i : Patti's Hair Fashions 109 S. Franklin, Across From the YMCA i : i Your BSN means yo~'re a professional. In the Army, it also · means you're an officer. You start as a full-fledged member of our medical team. Write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Burbank, CA 91510. ; :i ARMY NURSE CORPS. BEA• LYO.UCANBE. . . . .. • This Mo~~~;!!ftrms~~Regular $35.00 Discount $25.00 couples. . Saturday's festivities will begin with the football game· against Susquehanna Crusaders. Half-time of the game will be devoted to the announcement of the king and queen by President Capin. Other varsity athletic events will take place throughout the day. Saturday night is the gym party featurinl! the Student Center Board 's d.js and buffet-style food. The cost will be $2.00 . . · nounced on Saturday at half-time of the Wilkes-Susquehanna football game . The annual dinner-dance will be held at Gus Genetti 's on Friday night. From 7:00 to 8:00 hors d' oeuvres and cocktails will be served, from 8:00 to 9:00 a buffet-style dinner will be served, and from 9:00 until 1:00 the band Rogue will be playing for dancing. Ticket prices are $10.00 for a single and $18 .50 for . · ■ • : a - ~ ~111111,1- • : ! : : • ! :i . ....•.•...•.•...•.•.•.•.•.•.•...•...•...•...••......•...•.............•. . • • . • . . �editorial The Way We See It The Rolling Stones wer:e right, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes . .. you get what you need.'' I wish they had been just a little more specific in dvfining "try. " If Mick Jagger had ever had to deal with the Wilkes College administration, he surely would have substituted " be obnoxious" or "be a real bitch, " because that 's what it takes around here to get what you need. After four rounds of " Beacon vs. Administration, " we have finally succeeded in getting enough office space to operate effectively (or at least what we think is working effectively). We've discovered tp.at getting the school administration to concede to relatively simple demands is like trying to squeeze blood from a stone . Perhaps it stems from what I see as their amazingly short and selective memory. It all began before the end of the 1983 spring. semester when the now defunct Student Center Director,Jay Tucker, designed a floor plan for the incomplete third floor of the Student Center. . One of the roo~ designated for the Beacon looked like the attic of your average grandmother's home. It had no windows and a ceiling that started halfway up one wall and slanted to the center of the room We not-so-affectionately dubbed this room ·· lhe Black Hole " and immediately protested to 1:utker that it was totally unacceptable . We showed him the office we wanted in~tead and gave him a Est of reasons why we needed two "real offices" instead of one "real office" and " The Black Hole." I contacted the Student Affairs Council twice during the summer about where we were to be placed. Dean Ralston, accommodating and concerned as usual, even visited the Student Center with myself and one of my editors so we could explain "live and in person" what we needed and why. After this meeting, I assumed everything was settled, and I relaxed thinking The Beacon would have what it wanted: two offices connected by a passage through a common wall. ' However, when we returned for the fall semester, I was rudely reminded that you should never "assume" anything, and you should never turn your back on the Wilkes College administration . After discovering that , for the third time, the date of our move to die new offices had been pushed back; thus causing us to miss putting out one issue of the paper, I phoned the Business Office for more information. What I learned was that some ''higher authority' ' had overruled the Student Affairs Council, and they were still insisting we be content with one real office and the "Black Hole." To make an extremely complicated and frustrating battle short, after two more confrontations with the admini~tration, we got what we needed - the two offices we had begged for all summer, but unconnected by a passage. Instead of the moving company, we got the maintenance men and their pickup truck in which to move our delicate machinery. I should thank the main:enance men for all their patience while we tried to decide where we wanted our desks and tables. I realize that the school went through a lot of physical changes this summer, and that the Beacon was hardly their major concern, but I can only document For Sale - '78 Mazda in good condition. Leave number with Beacon office. Lost in Stark 34 2 - Mass Media textboo k ; t itle Intcrmedia. li found call 824-2472 or ext. 134. Anyone interested in being the Wilkes Colonel (alternate) should contact Sharon Michener at 8242672 . Persons should be enthusiastic, energetic and not afraid to g~t up in front of a crowd and cheer his or her heart out. Tryouts will be held at the convenience of those involved . Afrer a twenty year lapse, Mike C. is back at it again, pounding away on the dike! If you're planning a career in med icine you owe it to yourself to fi nd out about the Ai r Force's Health Professions Scholarship Program . Qualified U.S . citizens can receive scholarships for medical or osteopathic school. Our scholarships include : Tuition Required Books Required Lab Fees Required Equipment Rental and more than $576 Monthly Stipend For Details Contact : SSgt Charles McGinty (717) 823-5117 Sean-Sean & Tim - Thanks for going ·above and beyond the call of duty Monday night . You deserve gold stars. what The Beacon went through . . All of this has been a learning experience. The newspaper staff has learned some valuable lessons and gained serious , if slightly depressing, insights into the inner workings of Wilkes College: 1. We 've learned that no issue is too large or too small to fight for. No one should give up when they feel they are justified in their argument. Even if we hadn ' t gotten what we needed , we wouldn ' t have had to sit around in " The Hole" during layouts wondering " What if we had tried a little harder? What if we had protested just once more? " We would have at least had the consolation of knowing we gave our all. 2. There is a serious breakdown in communication on this campus, not just between students and administration, but within the administration itself. How else can all that happened this summer be explained? 3. Even though we are in the "Student Center," the administration still controls us. Though it may be unfair to state this early in the school yeat', it appears the new student director of this building will have little say in what goes on here ( except perhaps planning parties and trips). 4. The administrators of this school are humans, and they are as fallible as the rest of us . This, for me, was a revelation. I had always thought of the administration much like the gods on Olympus, which wasn't really fair to them (the administrators, not the gods). All of this has also left us with some unanswered questions: 1. What exactly is cubic feet of space ? When we tried to convince Mr. Abate we needed more room for our equipment we were told ''The Hole'' had more cubic feet of space. What good is the space above your head in a room unless your planning on building a loft or a walkway? 2. W.py were the carefully organized and typed up arguments of The Beacon tossed aside, and the structural changes deemed necessary to make the black hole habitable for the newspaper continued, thus costing the school funds that could have been used better elsewhere? 3. Who really makes the decisions at Wilkes? Deans Hoover and Ralston were very cooperative and helpful , but their efforts were rebuffed by someone. If the Student Affairs Council decides what students do, who decides what the Student Affairs Council does? 4. Can small matters like the unhappiness of a student publication always thro_w the school administration into a tailspin so easily? Wh~t of larger problems? I know this editorial isn't the nicest way to begin the school year, and I know it will not be received well at Weckesser Hall, but I feel the fact that the first issue of the school paper has been published so late in September deserves some explanation and comment. All said and done, the third floor looks fantastic and The Beacon staff is certainly going to do our best to keep our offices as nice as they were when we moved in . It just seems that sometimes the administration gets so caught up -in their plans, they forget about the people they're planning for. _ EARN $500 OR MORE EACH SCHO OL YEAR. FLEXIBLE HOURS . MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR PLACING POSTERS ON CAMPUS. BONUS BASED ON RESULTS. PRIZES AWARDED AS WELL 800-526-0883. Hey you with the blonde hair! Are you interested in me? Let me know . - I ,an ' t deal ll'ith shy guys. Petite, dark-haired, dark-eyed beauty wants to party. 829-9292 . :\sk for the red door. Bowesy - still sucking on eggs? I waor a bronzed God by Thanksgiv' r> c '- ·:m know, something I can take h ,mt to Mom . President Dr. Reimers . , . Baby i, still alive. Pay up. Baron , you are a "callo us" S.0. B. We hope we can be just like : --•t·, spnrrs. Veronica': At this point - I th ink you deserve the title Co- instead of Vice- I swear last week won't happen again (or someone's butt will be on the carpet.) Suena Tuna - I miss you muchly. There's just no one as "oil" as you around here. Call me, because if you wait for me to write, I'll be graduated . I've been watching you and I know the route you take home fo ,m rhss. Hi Janet, How do you like fim grade? We miss you . Patty & Donna ,.. . Mr. Happy Lips, We'd be lying if said we missed the elephant imi - , tations, but we do m iss you . Bcacun Prod uctions , Inc. we Steve Thomas, Remem ber the bet' Becky lost and she still hasn ' ( paid up . Wonder why? Donna & BC'~ (ks Amy, Why are they screaming tof me instead of you? Where did yol!, hide the Varium? Becks . Mr. Happy Lips·, This is to inform you that you have not been selened as this year's poster child . The honor goes to Chas . Tim Heidi, Here's to the next Homi: coming Queen of Wjlkes College. ,.. Enpy, but try to resist the electric · fireplace. Nikki �a e5 C onservative Comment ______ _________ you run to your nearest newspaper and say, "I want to be a columnist," we must explain the fo llowing . The life of a columnist is not the glorious and adventurous. life described to many in such reknowned and well respected publications as The Star. In fact , the life of a columnist is tough, unrewarding, and filled with horrors one could never imagine. There are deadlines to be met, there are topics to be chosen , and of course , there is the rotten fruit and vegetable that must be dodged with the utmost agility (so as to keep the column unscathed by anything except our pens .) After years of writing, we have grown used to the _rotten fruit and vegetables and the deadlines, whereas they pass without so much as a thought. The selection of a topic is still as intriguing and as mystifying as it was when "Conservative Comment'' was first conceived of back in Medieval times. Although , the old chance method of rolling dice has been replaced by a new sci,entifically proven effective method . This year we paste all the possible topics on a wall and throw darts. Now, most ~four readers are won- by Stephen K. Urbanski andJamesJ. Haggerty,Jr. We're back. After a short four month break, we're all ready to jump right into ·the fast-paced world of political column writing (known to those of us in the profession as columning. ) We would like to welcome back our loyal and dedicated supporters , who wait outside The Beacon office , trying to catch a glance and be the first to see what truly exciting and sometimes controversial issue we have tackled with our pens in the most recent edition. We would also like to welcome back our loyal and dedicated adversaries, who also wait outside The Beacon office for an all toget er different purpose. But, even more important than welcoming those two groups of individuals back to Wilkes College , is the welcome of a new breed of uniformed minds which are easy prey for our right to far-right propaganda . Now that the welcoming is out of the way, let 's talk columning. Every week, or whenever we are divinely inspired , we sit down to write ' ' Conservative Comment .'' Before dering what we will be writing about this year. Well , since we are political columnists (at least that's what we think of ourselves as,) logically we should cover politics. But, since darts have no logic, we often drift into baseball predictions, poetry in iambic pentameter, and psychic predictions for the coming year. At this point many, avid followers of " Conservative Comment " might be a little concerned over the fact that we haven't used any startling statistics in this column. In fact, they are probably asking, "why? " We don't have the answer to that question, although we will supply you with the latest odds . Before you mortgage the house, let us warn you . These odds are based on past performance, and may change at any time as the year progresses. Taking into consideration the state of world affairs, the President 's indecision on whether to run or not, the decision of half the Democratic party to declare a candidacy for the Presidency, the weather, home field advantage , and the Earned Run Average of every pitcher in the American League , we _h ave come up with the following .odds: 7-3 A " Conservative Comment " in every issue of The Beacon An important and relevant topic covered in every column 3-2 A National League team winning the World Series this year 30-1 The New York Mets finishing the season above .500 4000-1 The Beacon's circulation surpassing that of the "-New York D aily 6-5 7 500-1 News Pravda will print "Conservative Comment" on a weekly basis as an example of American propaganda There are the odds. If they change , we will see that they are published . We' ll be back next week with a political column, and as always , any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon . . Cit izen Protests Captive Nation Policy lo the Editor: President Reagan proclaimed the third week in J uly to be Captive Nations' Week . Captive Nations' Week proclamations became almost meaningless during the administration of President Carter, and failed to list any captive peoples and name the Soviet Union as the oppressor. Contrary to these meaningless proclamations , President Reagan' s .,. -- ➔- -· -- ..... ➔ HP Hk Homecoming Court Nominees King: Doug Fahringer Dave Fife Bill French Chris Henry Bill McCarln Ralph Pringle Dave Talenti Don Talenti Kevin Tinklepaugh Jim Volpi k proclamation is a strong statement on behalf of captive peoples . On July 19 President Reagan emphasized the Baltic States :-- Lithuania, Latvia and . Estonia - stressing the crimes against humani ty which were committed by the government of the Soviet Union in the Baltic countries. The President also mentioned the Ukraine, Czechoslovakia , Cuba and Vietnam . It is interesting to note that Mr. ◄+ - -- ►- and our very moral clergymen, who assert that even the use of nuclear weapons for self-defense is immoral, are silent about the large-scale crimes against humanity committed by the Soviets in captive countries. !~formed persons can draw their own conclusions about the moral attitude of those self-styled moral leaders. Sincerely yours , Dr. Alexander V. Berkis Facult, Association Re-Groups Queen: Debbie Bligh Diane Chuff Paula Hamorski Sue Havrilla K . Potter Cathy Roach Cathy Schafer Monica Tambasco Phyl Totaro Becky Whitman Voting for Homecoming Court takes place T uesd2.y, September 27 , from 10,4 in Stark Lobby and from 4 : 306 : 30 in Pickering Lobby. ►-a --◄ Reagan connected the fate of the captive nations with the present com munist aggression in Central America and asked the representatives of the captive peoples to help with their knowledge and advice , pointing out that they may be important in the development of U.S . policy in Central America . Nevertheless, it is a shame to me~tion that our very liberal news media To the Editor HH - The Beacon i• looking for a :person or:person•: intereated.in writing a llberal:polltlcal cola•n to counter Conaervatlve Co•••nt. Apply at \ he Beacon off Ice, Third Floor Student Center The Wilkes College Faculty Association, whose mission is to foster professional zeal and advance educational standards at Wilkes , will hold its first meeting of the new academic year on Thursday, September 29, at 11: 00 A .M . in SLC 1. The Association was founded last year as a forum where faculty could meet to discuss academic and professional concerns , and to generate new ideas to promote the welfare of the faculty and institution. This year the Association plans to address faculty development, tenure and promotion review, and the !"Ole of the faculty in the goverance of the college. . There are presently about 40 duespaying members , but the Association expects that number to increase as it gains momentum . Initially the Association was founded in response to the unpopular Tenure Document II decision, a policy which was imposed on the faculty against its will, and which many feel effectively eliminates tenure at Wilkes . The Association has since broadened its commitment beyond this specific issue to attempt - · through open and intelligent discussion - to bridge any gaps that may exist between faculty and administration, and tenured and non-tenured faculty: All members of the faculty are urged to attend the September 29 meeting. BobHeaman Don Leslie �page 6 ilk es College Bulletin Board The following schedule of "open hours " for the gym for use by Wilkes students has been developed for immediate implementation for the current fall semester: Monday thru Friday: 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m Saturdays: 1 p .m . to 6 p.m . Sundays: 1 p .m . to 7 p.m. Please carry your I.D . card with you and be prepared to present it to the person on duty in th_e gym . * * * * * Schlarships Available: The Boscov' s and Alexander W Dick Foundation Scholarship. Minimum scholarship awards of $500.00 will be granted annually to a student or students who demonstrate ability and need. Preference will be given to qualified individuals who are sons or daughters of employees of Boscov' s Department Stores. Interested students must contacnhe Financial Aid Office by Friday, September 23, 1983, to be considered for the scholarship for the 1983-84 academic year. The Scholarship Research Institut,c On the week cn,I ,it· <..;ti t. 3, 1983, of Washington , D .C. is offering three in ' ic· vicinitv ,,[ R11~s a1iJ Academy Sts., a Welsh flag wa~ taken from in $1 ,000 scholarships . Applicants must meet the follow i'l _g lriteria: undergraduate, full-ll " lt. student with a G .PA. of 2.0 or above . For application and information students should write to: Scholarship Research Institute P.O. Box 5015 7 Washington, D .C. 20004 These awards are for the spring 1983. 84 semester. Application deadline is October 30, 1983 . A scholarship for up to $5,000 for students enrolled in a computer sci enc('. or computer technology program in a four-year college or university is being offered by International Computer Programs, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana. To qualify for the 1984-85 scholarship, a full-time student must be a sophomore or junior who is maintaining a " B" average and is in need of financial assistance. For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office. front of the home of a Wilkes alumnus. Anyone k!]owing the whereabouts of this flag should contact the Alumni Office at ext. 32 5. * * * * * The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants is sponsoring its ninth annual Student Manuscript Competition . .The competition is open to all junior, senior and graduate students majoring in accounting at a Pennsylvania college or university. Cash awards of $700, $500 and $300 respectively will be given for the thre~ best articles. The topic of the contest is "Accounting Standards Overload : An Alternative Approach.'' Manuscripts must be 1500-2000 words in length and submitted by December 30; 1983. For more information and an application, contact the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1100 Lewis Tower Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 . Mark Cohen, an award wmning loal photographer has been appointed adjunct professor of art. He will direct the program in photography, a concentration leading to the B.A . and B.F.A . degrees in art . t * * * * * . A $1,000 grand prize will be offered in a poetry contest sponsored by the World of Poetry newsletter. There are an additional 99 prizes worth over $10,000! " We want to c-11courage new poets, even those who have never entered a poetry contest before,' ' says Contest Director Mr. Joseph Mellon . "We expect our efforts to produce exciting new discoveries!' · For a free brochure of rules and prizes write, World of Poetry, 2431 Stockton Blvd ., Dept . P, Sacramento, California 95817. ...................................................................•.................. • i= .~~ CC-IRHC ~ I ~~ Block Party :r~~ I •4.~ Saturday, September 24. i•• '\>~ 4:oo p.m.-10:00 p.m. I• Games and Prizes • i• ~ Plenty offood and beverage • i ''A fun day for every.one'' • ,,• I i = I I• • i• • i •• j i ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I �pages Alcohol Perspectives Alcoholism. It's a major heahh problem in the U.S. today. It is estimated that seven out of every ten adults consume alcoholic beverages, and that one out of 11 of these is an alcoholic . _ Alcoholism is an illness, an uncontrollable habit that affects not only the alcoholic, but also those around him. Alcohol abuse adversely affects an individual's health, his work ability and, eventually, his relationships with others. While there is no clear-cut cause of alcoholism , alcohol is generally used as a means of escape or a method of coping with problems such as loneli. ness, boredom, family difficulties and work-related prol3'1ems. It may also be used as a substitute for.maturity (may cover up feelings of insecurity), self-expression and achievement, and courage. While it seems to solve some problems, alcohol is only a temporary aid which often only makes the situation worse. This adds a sense of guilt which, in turn , leads to more drinking. Each person reacts differently to alcohol. Some people can drink heavily for long periods of time and yet remain sober. Some people get sick when they drink even a little. Some develop a tolerance for alcohol, while others lose control after one drink . Most people can use alcohol socially without becoming addicted. "The (underage drinking) situation can not be remedied. If there is a desire for alcohol, it can be obtained." Student Surveyed The symptoms of alcoholism can be divided into three stages. In the early stages, the alcoholic makes promises to quit drinking and repeatedly breaks them. Drinking to relieve tensions becomes more frequent. Alcohol tolerance is increased and changes in personality (irritability, forgetfulness) become apparent .' During the middle stages a cycle develops. The individual attempts to deny or conceal his drinking. He begins to drink in the morning and alone , and the signs of drinking become more noticeable . Drinking becomes a daily necessity. "If it wasn't for beer, I wouldn't be here." Student Surveye~ The final stages are marked by loneliness; the alcoholic is isolated from family and friends. Personality changes are very pronounced and health begins to deteriorate. The only way to cure alcoholism is to abstain from alcohol. The alcoholic must want to recover. A variety of physical as well as mental treatments are employed when dealing with alcoholism. These include vitamins, psychiatric counselling, clinics and group therapy. Once on the road to recovery, a relapse may occur, but the longer an alcoholic stays dry, the better his chances for recovery. ''Wilkes College does not encourage the use of alcoholic beverages by students." Student Handbook While the college does not encourage the use of alcoholic beverages by students, it does recognize the fact that many students do drink alcoholic beverages. For that reason, the college developed an alcohol policy to encourage responsible drinking by students . According to Residence Life Director Paul Adams , the present policy was structured to support the following objectives: - To allow people who choose to abstain from drinking to have that decision respected so they can feel comfortable and unpressured. - To reinforce moderate drinking habits. - To control consumption by heavy drinkers. - To en.courage heavy drinkers with a dependency on alcohol to seek counselling. Adams noted that, in keeping with these objectives, sociai events will no:w have more of a social focus. The policy is structured so that food and alternative beverages will be provided at social functions for those who wish to abstain from alcohol. While this has always been the policy of the Student Center, it is now being enforced in residence halls also. Adams further stated that few students realize the problems caused by excessive drinking . In addition to the obvious problems such as vandalism, public drunkenness and the physical abuse associated with drinking , there are numerous problems that are not normally recognized as such . These include classes that are missed due to l).angovers, not being able to study because others are partying and behavior modifications due to drinking . When asked how the Residence Life Office deals with alcohol problems when they arise, Adams noted that the student is encouraged to seek counselling from a professional agency. He stated that the most difficult part of dealing with a problem is often just getting the student to recognize that there is a problem. Once that is done, help can be obtained. Just how widespread is drinking among college students throughout the country? The latest statistics reveal that 80-90 % of college students consume alcoholic beverages. Only 10% are classified as non-drinkers. "In societies where there is no true drinking age, eg'. European ·· countries · The drinking problem is nonexistent virtually. But here, · society would need tremendous restricting which now would probably be impossihle." �feature -EVERY BREATl-1 YOU TAl<E Writer's Cramp by Donna Nitka I can't believe it. This can 't be happening . I thought I was prepared , that I could handle it. But now . . . · "What's 'it,' " you ask? Why school ofcoursc . lt 's onlybeeninsession fo'r four weeks however Nith all the reading , researching and writing I have ro do it seems more like two and a half months . I cried to prepare for it , honestly I did. I solemnly swore that this year things were going to be differe':1t. I was going to reform ?1Yi rocrastmating ways. No more skipped c_lasses, no more all-nighters. I was gomg to be the model student, going to all my classes (even my 9 o'clock Fortran class), meeting all my assignment deadlines and keeping up with my read ing. Yeah, righ t. Dream on . . I guess I shouldn ' t be totally d isaJ?pointed, though. After all, . I did manage to stick to m y ~esolu~10n_ for an entire week, but wtth m idmght trips to Ollie 's and friends dropping by unexpectedly I really couldn't help falling a bit behind , could I? If I knew last March what I know now , things would probably be d~fferent. I mean it ' s one thing to register fo r a class and quite another ro actually have to take it . Take Fortran for example. Sounds harmless enough . Little did I know when I signed up for C.S . 123 that I'd have to le?,rn to think differently, to be able to turn si mple problems into long , complicated, step-by-step procedures. It 's no wonder you need a computer ro You asked for it! You got it! It's the new weekly gossip column. We (Ann & Abby) have decided to write for_the Beacon to_ l~t you in on what your fri~nds ,, re doing behind your back. Besides we had to JOin one club to keep our Wilkes ~c holarship . AND NOW THE BIRT. . . . Rhondado you have to be 21 to drink in Pa.? Let's ask the bartender at lJunahue 's. fhe soccer team seems to be starting out well this year. Hey Bill, how's Nancy? Hope the team does as well as you the rest of the season, on and off the field. What room number was that? . One of our roving spys has told us what fun they had at the_Planned Pa~en~- · hood· lecture. Anne Marie wants to thank you all for attendmg ... I didn t know they came 10 so mahy colors. How about that bicentenial year! Hey Lester how abou t those fre.s hman gi!ls? Maybe you'll find a starlet for your next video . I hope more than her face is photogemc. Brenda W. stay away from Donahue's, you ma:°ia~. Happy ~2! What wQuld that poor guy's mother say if she knew you_got him m trouble . Hey MOM , who is going to be D AD this year? _Maybe you can adopt ... I hear Patty Purge is still available. Ellen, how's the new roomie? I hope this on e lasts a full year. Been to Domino's lately? . Bedford, Gore, and Dana we salu te you, gone but not forgotten. Who is the lucky teacher that got Scott and Pat's old room ? If thos_e walls could tal_k . . : Uncle A rt what's the matter don't you dance? I thmk those two guls ltke older men. . . . , Allen M. Dido ' t your mother ever tell you not to get 10 a car with a pig? Its a good thing your brother is here this year to watch out for yol:. . Who was that dippy blonde collecting money at And]usttce For All? Someone should buy her a book of etiquette. . Sbmeone please try to keep the edit~r of ~his newspaper (and her friend) away from Denison parties. I ~ate t? see mtelltgent women embarrass themselves in public. Yes Becky, that is a mce hat. . What famous Student Government President has been covered with black and blue marks for the last week? S & M much Ralph? Just stay away from Waller . .. President Capin needs his rest. . How about those fourth floor nymphettes? A ~ hole week and no gossip what's the matter girls ? No more wild oats to sow . Maybe there are som e farmers in the freshman class who have some extra oats you can borrow or trade sort the whole thing out. Besides . those innocent-looking courses that turn out to be real monste rs , there are those courses that are "required." You know the type, the ones you have to take in order to graduate (I wonder if anyone would take them if they didn't have to?) . Well , being a senior I decided to get as many of these required courses out of the way this semester as I could. I can ' t h ide from them m uch longer. So, to fu lfill a requirement, I took seminar. This is a one-credit course that requires only one assignment fo r the entire semester: a 4 5 minute presentation, complete with slides , on the natural history of the organism of my choice. Simple, huh? Only trouble is I can't think of any one organism I' m so fasc inated by th at I'd be able to talk about it , with some d egree of knowledge: for 45_ m inutes . O.K. I lied . There)s one higher-level organism I'm totally taken with , but I can't give a seminar on him . Help! Now, can you see why I'm having anxiety attacks? My system 's in a state of shock. No sooner do I leave one working environment (no, I'm not going to bore you with details of my summer job) when I' m brutally thrust into another one withou t so much as a week off for recuperation . Bu t, I guess I'll manage . A few days barricaded in my room with only m y books for company should do the crick. Besides , things always seem ro work out in the end. I've survived so far, haven't I? for. b Anyway, welcome back to Camp Wilkies and remember: be discreet ecause we are everywhere. Beware Freshmen! You a~e no_t to~ young to_~ake our news. Jf 've got a juicy scoop you'd like to see 10 pnnt, Just drop 1t 10 any Beacon Box. We are looking forward to writing about you. Love, Annand Abby __________.,._...,.. ~·ou Sept.25 Stark Lobby 1:00 Come and dance '-FREENo partners required Beginning INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCING Dances will be taught' No Experience Necessary· Good Exercise ''Raise your pulse rate before studyin Sunda e-t:c. GOT ~DU IJ ·/ISIT THE I t ~LDDR wn □ ACADEl\HC T □□ R~III SUPPORT f\IRB~j CENTER I I 1~=-,~~~)--(,~~,,.~}W--~lli'M3'111E~ FREE TUT □ RinG · •> • . l► t ' I • II l J ~ i • • • ♦ • ~ I t ~ t t • • t • ) ~ �eature beacon survey The followi ng survey was conducted to determine student attitudes toward alcohol on campus. Topic: Alcohol on campus Please answer the following questions: 1. Class: Fresh. 24 Soph . 16 Sen . 30 Jun. 22 off-campus houscommuter 35 2. Housing status: resident 50 ing 8 male 42 female 50 3. Sex: 4. Present age 18-30 5. At what age did you start to drink ? · 10 yrs. and younger, 4 17 yrs., 14 13 yrs., 2 18 yrs., 8 14yrs. , 16 19 yrs. ,2 15yrs. , 14 20 yrs. ,2 16yrs.,24 21yrs., 2 6. Approximately how much alcohol do you consume in one week? Less than than a six-pack , 20; six-pack, 30; one bottle of wine, 8; case or more, 16. . 7. Approximately how much money do you spend on alcohol p er week? $2 and less , 18; $3, 22 ; $5, 14; $10, 12; $15 or more, 10. 8. Do you prefer beer, wine, mixed drinks or hard liquor? beer, 26 wine , 10 mixed drinks, 26 hard liquor, 4 . 9. Do you consider yourself a social drinker? yes, 70 no, 22 no , 56 yes, 36 10. Did (do) you ever drink alone? no ,92 yes, 0 11. Do you consider yourself an alcoholic ? 12 . Are you familiar with the college's alcohol policy? If so, please state. familiar and could state correctly, 28 familiar but couldn 't state correctly, 28 not familiar, 30 13 . Do you adhere to the college's alcohol policy? yes, 26 · no , 66 yes , 80 no , 12 14. Do you think underage drinking is a problem ? If so, how can this situation be remedied? 15. In your opinion, what should the legal drinking age be? 18 yrs ., 24 20 yrs., 4 19 yrs., 16 21 yrs., 34 While the majority of students surveyed stated that they consume on sixpack or less per week (spending an average of $3.00/week) there were exceptions. Two people surveyed reported that they do not drink at all, while one student admitted to spending $70-80 per week on beer and assorted hard liquor. Even with these variances, no one considered himself to be an alcoholic. It is interesting to note that while the majority of those surveyed feel that underage drinking is a problem, these same students are the ones who began drinking when they were 16 years old or younger. Most students also felt that this situation can not be remedied. Many pointed out that "as long as there is a desire for alcohol, it can be obtained." A few students did , however, offer solutions to the p roblem. These included doing away with the legal drinking age, thus decreasing the "status of being a 'legal' drinker," stricter L. C.B . laws, and scare tactics such as showing underage drinkers "accidents d irectly caused by alcohol. " i't4S only rock .,n roH (year): " Keep lt Up ," Loverboy, * ½ . by Joseph Mamourian Wh t' n I first took on this assign - I guess after you " Ger Lucky" you ment I Lhought ir would be a piece of have to " Keep It Up' ' wh ich is the cake. After all , I Iis ten to a lot of music perfect title for this stiff. Loverboy has · and my interest covers a fairly wide managed to transform themselves range . Now I see man y late nights and from a promising new band into an a lot of coffee ahead. There are so over-rated over-played group of sex many albums released every week in bombs. It's hard to believe that this is so many different formats that it's the same group that swept the 1980 hard to pick what to write about. Not Juno Awards (Canada's Grammys) . only that , there are different ways to Listening to "Hot Girls in Love, " write a feature article like this one. which sounds like "Workin' For The One quick example: if I featured the Weekend, " which sounds like "The new Peter Schilling album , ' 'Error in Kid Is Hot Tonight" (off the first althe System, " most people wouldn't bum), it is easy to hear that Loverboy care less because most people have has turned a dynamic new style into a never heard of Peter Schilling (actu- formula (insert lyric into music " B"). ally it's a blend of highly technical Unfortunately hot girls in love eat this progressive and dance music. An in- kind of music up which will encourteresting investment for someone· age more mediocrity from this onewho is bored with their music and time promising band . Summer's Surprise : " Pride," Rolooking for something new.) The sum mer months are d ifficult bert Palmer, ****. For years Robert times for albums as pre-Christm as re- Palmer hJs peen searching for the disleases are easier to sell (hence: the gift tinct sou~d that would automatically of music) . There are a few exceptions, identify ~im with the listener. One of course . 22 Top albums are always need only to hear 4 to 5 bars to idenreleased with the summer months in tify Nat "King" Cole ,Julie Andrews, mind . People seem to relate to their And y Williams or Sinatra , the trend Texas desert , cactus and cookout at- setters of a long lost era. Palmer has mosphere. Thus, the record compan- spent most of his time in the past cuties feel they can sell them easier in the ting re-makes of Lowd George , Ray summer. David Bowie and.The Police Davies and Moon Martin songs, comboth had major tours this summer, bining fusion rock with a danceable which is why they had major releases; array of scream ing electronics . The tour promotes the album and the " Pride" is a tasteful blend of that cool album promotes the band on tour. ''give me a pina-colada and a spliff" With all this to consider I think it reggae beat that makes you bop and would be a waste of time to write urban dance tones that really make about what I think is a hit or a stiff you bop. "You are in m y system " when you have no idea what my taste made a brief stay in the top 20 while is like. So this will be a brief review of taking the number one spot in the urfour albums that most everyone is fa- ban contemporary charts. Unfortumiliar with. Then , in weeks to come, nately, this album will fall into obscuI'll review one album in depth. So, ifI rity except for a scattered few bought cut to shreds an album you like and by Palmer's strong cult following. praise on you hate you' 11 still know Best album of the summer: "Synwhether-or not to buy the album. I'll chronicity," The Police, **** ½. The use the standard excep ted rating sys- Police have finally come of age. To tem of stars: 5 being flawless; 4, excel- have a chart-leading album you have lent; 3, a good effort , 2, average ; and to sell on more than one format. It's 1 , stiff city. · progressive enough for all the fan s Th e summer's worst: "Every Bodys who remember "Reggatta De Blanc" Rockin '," N eal You ng and the Shock- and wonder where it went, and bubing Pinks, ½ . I gave this album a ½ bly enough for those who " 2 enyatta star because , frankly, I can't rate it any Mondatta" was m ore their cup of tea. low<;r. After such classics as ''Down by This album is a good excuse to make the River," "Ohio," "Southern Liverpool the reggae capitol of the Man' ' and ' ' Heart of Gold,'' I would world , and if Peter Tosh weren ' t · hardly consider the name Neal Young around it would be . Sting's cool and synonymous with rock-a-billy. What's now much more refined · vocals in worse is this isn ' t good rock-a-billy. "Every Breath You Take" gave Irene Cara's "Flashdance" a run for the The lyrical content is repetitive onemoney in the charts. "King of Pain," liners. Musically, the band is tight and in tune, but even the Sex Pistols acthe other single, will be enough for complished that . The first few lines of the people who "just like the songs " Marylou Bought a New Pair of and don't worry about the album ." Shoes " will convince you that this alMeanwhile, Synchronicity #1 and #2 along with the off the wall ' 'Mother,'' bum is sheer torment . If you ' re a diehard Neal Young fan do yourself a fathat sounds like a Robert Fripp oldie , fill ,, 11 album that will probably give vor and wait 3 months before you buy this . It'll be in Nardone' s cut-out rark The Police an Album of rhe Year by then . nomina ion . i ' II be very surprised if ir isn't. H.:1ppy 1,;, cening . Disappointment of the summer �IYHff" Ill Weekend Forecast Aquarius 0 an . 20-Feb . 18) Friday may hold some adventure, but the remainder of the weekend should prove uneventful. Use Saturday and Sunday to catch up on work . (**) Pisces (l-"eb . 19-Mar. 20) Don't let serious problems with a friend overshadow weekend fun. Get out and enjoy your,elf. (***) .,. Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) A new ad mirer fills your weekend with romance. You get no work done, but who cares? (*****) Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) Friday night proves disappointing. Saturday and Sunday may be plagued with difficulties. (*) Gemini (May 21-June 20 friend could be the key to this end. Don '. t overlook the VIOUS . Leo Ouly 23-Aug. 22) Friday's excitement more than makes up for Saturday's slowness. Su nday has definite possibilities. (****) 185 N. Pennsylvania Blvd . Back Street Cook's 49 S. Washington St. Sat. Rox Mickey Finn's 100 Pennsylvania Blvd . 33 Wilkes-Barre Blvd. The Station Beer Bash with The G reat Rock Scare Fri. Iron Horse: Pat Godwin David and Timothy Sat. Pat Godwin Sun. Les Gibbs The Woodlands Rt. 315 Plains Township At The Movies Who what w ere Wyoming Valley Cinema - Wyoming.Valley Mall Return of the Jedi 1:00, 4:00, Mr. Mom 1:30, 3:30, Th"' Triumph of a Man Called Horse 1:30, 3:30, Risky Business 1:30, 3:30, Nightmares 1:45, 3:45, KRZ Midnight Movie Madness: Friday & Saturday _ The Rocky Horror Picture Show · The Clash - 7:10, 9:50 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 5:30, 7:30 , 9:30 5: 30, 7:30, 9:40 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 Friday, September 23: Student Government presents "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Stark Learning Center. 101 , at 7 and 9 p.m. Admission is 25¢ with I.D. 50¢ without it. · Saturday, September 24: CC-IRHC Block Party. Evans Hall Parking Lot. 4 p.m.-10 p.m . Music by "Strangers, " beginning at 6 p.m. Sund ay, September 25 : · , Student Center Trip to Atlantic City. For more details see a Student Cente Board member. and Concerto Concert. Center for the performing arts. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 27. Virgo (A ug. 23 -Sept . 22 ) Unexpected p ho ne call provides op portunity fo r fi nancial gain. Concentrate on intellectual development rather than social activit ies. (***) · Libra (Sept . 23-0ct. 22) Romance may be just around the corner. Enjoy the weekend, but don 't :-~xpecc too much . ·· · (***) 23-Nov . 21)Concen- • ~ · ival . ( ½ ) °".....-"' ct . Sagittarius (Nov . 22-Dec. 21) A close friend is seeking a more intimate relationship . Don ' t pass up this opportunity. • ( *****) • ,J, Night Spots Around The Campus Cancer Oune 21-July 22) Peer d ispproval stalls your weekend plans. ork ro improve your home env.iro n(*) Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan . 19) Unexpected travel leads to new experiences; career opportunmes follow . ( ***) Social Lights tAPRltORN when E~ectio~s for Ho~eco1?ing King and Queen. 10 a .m. to 4 p.m. in Stark lobby. ~.30-6.30 p.m. P1ckenng lobby. Thursday, September 29: Bo_n fire at Ralston Field . ~ • lillllHIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HNIIHl•HN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NHIIIHIIH. . . . . NI ..... HNIHNNINMIIHIIIIIIIIHNIIIHIIII .......... HHlll~llllllllllllllll1 : Student Center Party Sponsored by the Student Center Board I Friday, Sept. 23 Celebrating the re-Opening of the Cavern l I �page 11 i-¥-4¥4-¥,¥--¥4-¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥-~-¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥-f . ,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ • . I ,·· . · . ' �page 12 S tudent Governm ent Commuter -Council by Scott Seebald Announcing the acquisition of 16 new parking sp aces was one of the major topics to rise during the 2nd mee ting of Commuter Cou ncil. The new spaces are located beside Parrish Hall and are now available for commuter student parking . New progress on S1;$gestions of parking problems have been considered and the Council has settled with lot parking rather than individual space parking. Lot parking should alleviate the troubles suffered by commuters. The policy would extend to all commuters who would be assigned lots, the proposition - a first come, ~rst serve basis parking. Last weekend 's Stud ent Center party ,held by Comm uter Council in cJ L1J U11Ll10t"l wid~ ~,u,:Ll ll Gu,dllment , was hailed a success with 519 students attending . Commuter Council's presiding advisor Dean Hoover said at the meeting Monday that he enjoyed the p arty. Com ing later this month, the Commuter <Zouncil has planned two activities for all students. Th e first , a block party, to be posr ,o, ,ed until Sepremher 24th . The Saturday party in Evans parking lot will have tab les ot toad (hamburgers and soda) and a band co entertain those that attend. Add ed treat - dart throwing at faculty photos . The other activity scheduled is one that is tried and true - the Bloomsburg Fair trip . The Comm uter Council plans to charge $1 per ticket which includes the bus transportation. Tickets will be sold soon at the usual locat10ns . SCHOOL ACQUIRES NEW WRITER-IN- RESIDENCE by Buddy SutliffJr. Dr. Thomas Kaska, Chairperson of the Language and Literature Department, has announced that poetJohn Taggert will be Wilkes College's writer-in-residence for the 1983-84 academic year. The writer-in-residence program at Wilkes brings an American writer to campus each year to teach a specific area of creative writing. The program is funded through the National En- ' ·) . ._.._ Treasurer Tod'·,Hogan reported that che condition of the treasury is the most stable since the council began. The council is starting the year with a budget of $7,850 . Some of this money will be put to immediate use this weekend when IRHC will co-sponsor a block party with Commuter Council. The party is open to all students and will be held in the parking lot behind Evans Hall. Food and drink will be availabie. It was also annou·nced that IRHC and CC will be co-spnnsoring a bus trip to the Bloomsburg Fair. Inter-Residence Representatives were reminded Hall Council that instead of meeting every week, the council will meet every other week. This new schedule was deby Thomas J. Monsell signed so the information discussed at Inter-Resid ence Hall Council held meetings will not become repetitive . it' s first meetm g of the 1983-84 school year Sunday Night. IRHC president, Al Melusen , was Student Government pleased with the attendance and stated that he hoped for continuing participation from the representatives. by D. M. Nitka The various committees, such as Plans for Homecom ing were finalfood, vandalism, maintenance , and ized during Mond ay night 's Student social, were explained for the benefit Government m ee ting. Homecoming king and queen will be announced of new members. dowment for the Humanities and through the Allan Hamilton Dickson Chair of English Literature. Taggert is the author of five books of poetry: To Construct A Clock, The Pyramid is Pure Crystal, Prism and the Pine, Twig Dodeka, and Peace on Earth. His work has appeared in leading magazines, anthologies and journals. Taggert is currently teaching creative writing in fiction, poetry, and drama at Syracuse University. DR , I BYTE?! during the bonfire at Ralston field Thursday night . Judging of dorm displays and the dinner dance will be held Friday. Residence halls wishing to enter a d isplay should obtain a form from the library and return the completed form to the Student Government Office by Wednesday, Septem ber 28. Saturday's activities include the football game against Susquehanna and a gym party. Social committee chairperson Donna Garber reported that the committee is planning a Pat Godwin coffeehouse for Homecoming week. Tentative dates for the coffeehouse include Wednesday night, September 28, and Thursday, September 29, during the activity period . Garber also stated that the committee is planning a dinner theater for next semester. SG President Ralph Pringle announced that Lhe pt e:,idem of the High Acres campus of Penn State suggested that Wilkes join them in sponsoring an event in an attempt to get into the Guiness Book of Records . The event suggested was a lap -sitting contest . The suggestion will receive further discussion at future meetings. Wilkes Revises Orientation by Karen Cassidy Incoming students participated in a revised orientation program August 25 through August 30 . Jane Lampe, Dean of Student Affairs , and students , Gene Chicowski, Mary Kutz and Ann Marie Romanovitch, co-chaired the program with the assistance of Ralph Pringle, S.G. President . In previous years, the New Student Orientation lasted two days, but this year the program spanned three days , Sunday through Tuesday, with classes beginning on Wednesday. A revision m the school calendar caused the change. Chicowski said he felt the new format created a more relaxed atmo- . sphere . He also stated that the difference in the leng_th of time ~elped the .. freshmet? and transfer s_tudertts be- comd better acquainted with the school, orientation staff a'nd other students ... · . . . . ~ .Since :di~ prqgrain lasted an extra day, funds had to be stretched to cover the additional expenses . The solution was.to limit the size of the staff to 3 5, a much smaller number than in past years, and to have these people involved in numerous activities . One activity which was eliminated be, ause of a lack of funds was " Play fa i , ' ' a professional organization which creates an atm~sphere for new students to meet each other through imaginative and zany games . In place of " Playfair," a dance D.]. 'cl by WKRZ and a coffeehouse featuring Pat Godwin were held. Dean Lampe reported that she plans to speak with each of the students who participated as staff members to get his or her views on the strengths and weaknesses of the new orientation format. T.V. Station contin~ed from page 1 teachers and students . The equipment means nothing if you can ' t teach with it or use it," said Kinney. With the help of engineer Carl Brigido the studio should be ready for use by the students' of Broadcast Production in a few weeks . In time the studio will be open to more students. Kinney reported that the rise in en'rollnient ·of communications majors shows the presence of a possible large market of students , and that the television studio will be a plus in attracting them. "What I envision , over the next few years, is a good facility that will operate and grow for years to come . Eventually, it should be experienced by larger groups of students," stated Kinney. A. �-sports Lady Colonels. Open Season by Valerie Roberts On Tuesday, September 13, the women's field hockey team opened its season at Kirby Park. Weather hampered the game as the rain made play difficult . The team battled to a 0-0 tie and went into overtime when J uniata scored within the first minute of play. Juniata was able to hold Wilkes and come away with a 1-0 win . Freshman Karen Domzalski and sophomore Allysse Croft played well for the Lady Colonels , while senior cocaptain Karen Johnson was not as mobile as usual at her sweeper position. Wilkes' goalie Janee Eyerman recorded seven saves while her teammates posted seven..:,hots on goal and two penalty corners. Coach Meyers noted that Debi Cometa and Sally Vojtek had several good shots on goal but were unable to finish. Depth A Pl'oblem.To Field Hoclcey Team On Thursday, September 15 the team dropped its Second consecutive home game to Elizabethtown 2-1. The visitors managed to score a goal in each half. It wasn't until midway through the second half that the Colonels managed to get on the score. board with a Cometa goal and an assist from Vojtek . Wilkes mounted a good rush on goal in the last 20 seconds of the contest but were unable to put the ball past the E-town keeper. Meyers commented that her team played better against Elizabethtown than they did against Juniata. The Lady Colonels then took out their frustrations on College Misericordia this past Saturday. The team totally dominated play which enabled Meyers to give some of her new players valuable 2ame experience. by Tim Williams Coach Gay Meyers this, year inher- . ited a problem synonymous with many of the athletic programs here at Wilkes-nurpbers. Six varsity players were lost to graduation leaving Coach Mevers with only eight returning letterwomen. Two other letterwomen have decided not to return to Wilkes. Meyers will be looking toward most of her upperclassmen to carry on the tjam 's winning tradition. This group mcludes seniors Tracey Day, Valene Frey, Karen Johnson ; juniors Debbie Cometa-Santayana, Jean Dougherty, Tracey Kelly; and sophomores Alysse · Croft and Lisa Thomas: Five upperclass women are playing field hockey for the first umc at Wilkes: Jane Eyerman ,Perri AIR FORCE ROTCWhen you're discussing something as important as your future, it's urgent that you get the straight facts . . . and that you understand them. Air Force ROTC can be an important part of your future. We would like to outline some of the facts and invite you to look into gathering more. It's a fact: the Air Force needs highly-qualified, dedicated officers ... men and women. It's a fact: we need people in all kinds of educational disciplines. It's a fact: we're prepared to offer financial help to those who can qualify for an Air Force ROTC scholarship. Get together with an AFROTC representative and discuss the program. We11 give you all the facts. It could be one of the most important talks you've ever had with anyone about vour educational plans. For Further Information: or Call Capt. Dennis Drakopoulos (717) 829-0194 1-800-572-4444 extension 371 Coach Meyers made a few line-up · changes to "beef up" the attack. She strengthened the midfield defense which worked to the teams advan- · tage . The goalie had " an easy time " since she never had to play the ball. The te.a m still needs some cohesiveness , but the rough edges are smoothing out. Wilkes had 23 shots on goal and 16 corners. Five of the seven goals were scored by freshmen . Both Vojtek and Cometa tallied two goals and an assist while Yvonne Pierman rounded out the scoring. Mary Ann Judge recorded two assists while Lisa Thomas and Croft each added one. The Lady Colonels are now 1-2 with their next home match on Saturday, October 1. Ne j b,Joni Dom bec k ,N adi ne\ Wieder, and Marianne Judge. The Lady Colonels' tresnman entourage consists of Stacey Baldwin, Keren Bennett, Dorothy Zwoyer, Sally Vojtek , Sharon Domzalski, Yvonne Pierman,and Debbie Nelson. It will be difficult to equal last year's overall record of 8-4-3, and each of those four losses were by a single goal. Coach Meyers' personnel problems run deep. Several players she hoped to have on the field decided not to play this season. To complicate matters further, many of her players have late classes which hinder her practice sessions. All of the freshmen are expected to contribute greatly this year which gives rise to another problem. These The Lady Colonels took on Misericordia last Saturday and came out with a 7-0 win to bring the ladies record to 1-2. Freshman Ka-ren Bennett beats two defenders in one of the Colonels many offensive surges. freshmen must make a rapid adjustment from high school field hockey to that of college. By the same token, the upperclassmen must adjust to a great number of new people. It is critical that the Lady Colonels mold as a unit quickly because their three toughest opponents (Elizabethtown, Bucknell, and East Stroudsburg State) all appear early on the schedule. Prior to the September 13 season opener against Juniata,Meyers will have only two scrimmages to develop an entirely new offense and defense. "Our attack has potential but we drastically need more depth in our defense." Meyers added, "I have an idea what might work, but we have a lot of work to do.'' Lady Colonels Place City Beverage Cold Beer 8211-11907 7011 S.Main, W-B Chuck Robbins ... SPOITINCi CiOOOS COMPANY W~A«elJIMasl« ,nd Visa au,,. lt West Marliet Street WiUies-lane, P~. 19781 Phone: 822-1133 , ,....., frtt P.ui.i"I 11 Hotel Ste,lin1 · PJ.Me'M Gateway to ci great way of life. ,, Second in Tourney by Charles Yozwiak Misericordia was victorious in all of The Wilkes College Women 's Vol- its fo ur matches while Wilkes capleyball team opened their ex~ibii:ion tured second place by winning three season recently, losing a best-of-five of four matches . The Colonels won series to Penn State /Wilkes Barre . the opening set of the final match The Lady Colonels lost 15-12, 15-4, with Misericordia by a score of 15-4. and 15-3 . The Lady Colonels won one It was downhill from there as the game, 15-1 L The Wilkes College Lady Colonels dropped the second set Women's Volleyball team is coached by a score of 15-3. The final set deterby Doris Saracino. mined who would take first place in The Lady Colonels were also the newly organized·tourney. It was a blanked by Elizabethtown reL.-:ntly, close set as the Colonels forced Miseri dropping three straight sets, 15-11, · to win by two and therefore take 15-13, and 15-1. home the hardware . This past Sunday Wilkes College The next home contest is tonight at hosted the first annual Luzerne 7:00 PM . with College Misericordia County Volleyball Tournament. The against whom the Colonels will be four team tournament included looking to avenge last weekend 's loss. Wilkes, King's, Misericordia, and LCCC. �page 14 looters Lose At Home, STEROIDS: Win On Road Too Little, Too Late by Tim Williams b, Charles Yozwialc Many people are applauding the disqualification of athletes at the Pan American Games for their use of anabolic steroids. I tend to agr_ee with that consensus . Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone . Hence, they produce the same characteristics of that hormone-aggressiveness, strength, muscle size, etc. They give athletes an unfair advantage over their drug-free opponents . Steroids have been in existence ever _since the CIBA Corporation started to market the drug Dianabol in 1958. Let's see, it's now 1983. Do you mean it took the Olympic committee 25 years to determine that steroids can give an athlete an unfair advantage? These drugs have been known to produce very hazardous side effects in humans such as serum hepatitis, liver failure, kidney failure, intestinal disorders and diseases, and kidney tumars, to mention a few. Everybody is hailing the . drug crackdown in the Pan-Am Games as something great. It is just a feeble effort on their part which has come too late. The Olympic Committee should have started implementing serious measures against drug abuse by athletes a long time ago. They knew that there were drugs which could conceivably enhance one's athletic performance when those drugs first came out. Let me throw some facts around. In an independent study conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine, it was found that the National Collegiate Athletic Association estimated that roughly 70 percent of all serious weight-training athletes in this country alone were using steroids . In the 1968 Munich Olympics, over 60 percent of all weight athletes (discus, shotputters, weightlifters, etc.) actually admitted to using steroids in their training . Only now do· they start to crack down on steroid athletes . What good is it now that they have damaged their bodies with steroids . These drugs have been in use for a quarter of a cen. tury and their use has become cancerous. If you know a corrupt doctor or pharmacist, chances are that you can get your hands on some good steroids. As a powerlifter myself, I know how infested a sport can get with steraid use. There is only one way to stop young athletes from destroying themselves and the tenet of "fair competition", and that is through education .. We must make aspiring athletes aware of the dangers of steroids , and what the institution of organized sports is all about - to build character; not to "win at all costs". I am glad that people are becoming aware of the dangers of steroid use, . how they are destroying sports, a,.9-d the athletes who compete in them. The campaign against the steroid athlete has just begun, but it should have started a long time ago. The steraid mentality is based on the premise . that one cannot compete unless one can produce an advantage over one's opponent. This mentality, like the disease of cancer, will be very hard to eliminate, indeed. nated play but could not put the ball into the back of the Vikings' net. The Colonels had several opportunities to get on the scoreboard throughout the game . On at least ten occasions the ball traveled across the Upsala goal mouth without a Wilkes or Upsala player getting a foot on the ball. At the end of regulation there was no score, which required playing two, ten minute periods of overtime. The same brand of soccer continued into the overtimes that plagued regulation time . But, at the 107:27 minute mark midfielder Vince Dominach passed the ball up to forwardJeff Wertz who drew the Viking keeper out and slipped the ball over to winger Mike Molloy who knocked the ball past the sprawling Upsala keeper to give the Colonels a 1-0 edge. With less than three minutes remaining in the overtime the Colonel forwards and. ·midfielders dropped back to help out the tired but capable defense . of freshmen Roy Delay, Frank Wanzor, Bob Stoffel, and junior Tim Williams . Hankins had another fine day ,recording only six saves. ' ' Our defensive game is pretty good, but we need to work on our offensive game before we meet up with F.D.U. Madison," commented assistant coach Kelly Noseworthy. Saturday, Sept. 24, the boaters will take on one of the toughest division three teams on the Colonels' schedule, F.D.U. Madison. Wilkes will be looking to avenge· last year's 4-0 loss to the Jersey Devils. Last week proved to be a very fruitful for Phil Wingert and his hooters. The Colonels accomplished some things they haven't done in years. It has been over three years since a Colonel soccer team has hit the . 500 mark. In addition to that, it has been several years since they have both scored on the University of Scranton and have shut-out an opponent (Upsala College). The Colonels (1-1) opened their season with a hard fought 3-1 loss to nationally ranked Div. III Scranton. This marks the first time in a decade that the Colonels have been competitive with the division three power. Freshman Mike Molloy hit the back of the net at the 28: 10 mark to put the Colonels up by a score of 1-0. Sophomore Greg Trapani had the _assist. With slightly less than two minutes remaining in the first half, the Colonels defense broke down and played a . ball right to a Scranton forward who . simply chipped the ball over the onrushing freshm~n goalkeeper Bill Hankins who had 26 saves on the day. The Royals managed to slip two more balls into the Colonel goal at the 6 5: 2 5 and 84: 24 minute marks to complete the scoring. ''We did O .K.-considering that we start nine freshmen,'' Coach Wingert added, "Our program is showing signs of improvement, I am satisfied with today's game, but that is not to say that there is no room for improvement." &'°"""AIIDO~ I . l'l nJJ"'-,~-~r• ' After playing well against Scranton, the Colonels showed signs of reversion in Saturday's Upsala contest in Orange, New Jersey. Wilkes domi- 13 • PSST. ..SCMEBODY5 USI~ STEROiDS HERE AT lHE PAN AM GAMES .. ,PASS ITON , Wilkes vs. C,OH CfOuntry the Unive,sitJ .».f _, : . Harriers off to _Slow Start The Wilkes cross country team dropped two matches this past weekend in a tri-meet at Delaware Valley College . The Colonels took on crosstown rival King's College and Delaware Valley. King 's College trampled the Wilkes harriers by a score of 42-18. The Colonels were more competitive with the Aggie~ but fell prey to a 35- 20 loss . Mike Keshane, Wilkes' top overall finisher for the day, placed seventh with a time of 30:33.0, 10:04 minutes behind the first place finisher. Tomorrow, the harriers will travel to Lycoming and then return home for a quad-meet with King 's, Scranton, and Muhlenberg on Wednesday, September 28 at 4 :30 PM. NOtre Dame in soccer on Sanday Octo b~r 23 at Ralston Field �sports Colonels Downed by Upsala ' by Charles Yozwiak The Wilkes College football team opened the 1983 season with a 28-0 loss to Upsala College on Saturday. The Colonels were plagued with penalties (90 yards worth) and turnovers, which resulted in poor field position and frustrated offensive drives . After a scoreless first half, the Colonels built up an impressive drive to the Vikings' 22 yard line. Wilkes fumbled, and Upsala marched 78 yar.ds down the field to get ahead, 70. ,.. Upsala then threatened to score again, driving to the Colonels' 24yard line. Wilkes' defensive back Lou Zampetti stifled that drive when he intercepted a pass in the end zone. The Colonels then fumbled again a few plays later, which set up the next Upsala score. The Vikings scored from the five-yard line to lead, 14-0. Upsala scored a third timewith7:21 remaining in the game. The Vikings unched throu h the endzone when tailback Daryl Smith scored on a 44yard run . The Viking tallied their last score of the game with 4:28 remaining. The Vikings scored from the Colonels ' 49yard line to make it 28-0. With only_a few seconds remaining, freshman quarterback Brad Scarborough marched the Colonels to Upsala' s 12 yard-line.. B4t the clock ran out and the Colonels failed to score. The Colonels amassed 206 yards in total offense, but were plagued with 90-yards in penalties for the game and three key turnovers. - · , The Colonels held Upsala to 19 yards in the air. The Colonel defense ; let . by George Solomon and Keith Conlon, played an impressive, first half and halted Upsala's attempts to score. The Colonels will be on the road this week when they square off against the Lycoming Warriors on Saturday. continued from page 16 Tennis Team Prepares by Annette Winski Combine two hours of hitting a little yellow ball over a net (which has the nerve to jump up in front of the ball at the most inappropriate times), a doubles partner who has a one word vocabulary - "yours," and a coach whose favorite drills are called suicides and you'll yield one terrific tennis hangover. Actually, the Wilkes College women's tennis team practices haven't been all that horrendous. In fact, be-ing true tennis addicts, most of the team is willing to admit they look forward to the strokes and strategies of the fall tennis season. Last year it was a relatively young team: five freshmen and one sophomore. However, this season looks more promising. Hopefully, like fine wine, the women's tennis team improves with age . Returning this year are Cress Shallers , Jennifer Briscoe, Chris Matzinger, Jackie Br:own and Annette Winski, team captain. Lending their tennis talents will be two new recruits, Maureen Roland and Debbie Ogden. The coach who loves suicide drills is Cathy ' Lee, a- Wilkes graduate who participated not only in tennis, but also basketball, softball and raquetball. Lee's record is impressive and the Women's tennis team will try the same level of success this year. Seeing the bleachers filled with cheering Wilkes College students would certainly help . They may not be EverettLloyds and _Navritiloyas, but they give it !~eir _b_est shut. . ; : Women's Tennis Schedule Thurs, Sept. 15 Fri., Sept. 23 Sun., Sept. 25 Wed. , Sept. 28 Thurs., Oct. 6 Sat. , Oct. 8 • Tues., Oct. 11 Wed ., Oct. 19 Sat. , Oct. 22 Scranton Upsala Lockhaven Bloomsburg Marywood Mansfield Lycoming Kings Baptist Bible 4:00 3:00 1:00 3:00 4:00 1:00 3:30 4:00 11:00 Freshman wing-b~ck Ti:°1 ~rateschi tries to move the ball forward with help from sop~omores Mike Higgms and Mark Rhodes in the Colonels 28-0 loss to Upsala this past Saturday. H A A H, H A A H H A very positive thing that comes as a result of these two matches is the confidence in the depth of the offense. Many of the forwards and midfielders are of equal ability which is a greatly appreciated luxury for Wingert. This past weekend the soccer team took on the Alumni over at Ralston field. Even though the alumni controlled most of the midfield the Colonel hooters managed to tally three goals while holding the Alumni scoreless. The first half left much to be desired as the Colonels did not play up to their potential. Numerous skill breakdowns left the hooters playing a bland brand of soccer. In the second half the Colonels were able to capitalize on several Alumni mistakes. Jeff Wertz opened up the scoring with a perfectly placed shot into the upper left-hand corner of the net. This came as a result of an _Alumni hand-ball just outside the penalty area. Wertz struck ' again about fifteen minutes later as he tapped in a cross that eluded the goalkeeper and dropped in front of the Alumni goal mouth. The final goal came as a result of an Alumni defensive error. While attempting to clear the ball from the goalmouth and out of danger an exColonel accidently deflected the ball off of a team mate's back and into the net. Even though the team has not "jelled" yet the potential is there and it will just take time. "We do not expect to reverse last years 2-11-1 record but I feel we should be around the . 500 mark." Wingert adds, ''With seven returning players and an influx of talented freshmen, our program is on the upswing. '' This is a realistic goal for coach Winger( and his players because five of the teams eleven losses were by a one goal margin. The Colonels 19game schedule offers an excellent combination of Division I, II , and III opponents, including a first-time tournament at Virginia Tech and a visit from nationally renown Notre Dame University. It is the toughest, most demanding schedule in Wilkes' 33-year soccer history. Footltalla Lycoming, away, Sat. Sept. 24, 1 :30 p.m. Soccers FDU Madison, home, Sat. &:pt.24, 2:00 p.m. Muhlenberg, home , Wed. Sept. 28 3: 30 p.m .- Field Hoclce,a Albright, away, Sat. Sept. 24, 11 :00 a.m. FDU Madison , away, tues. Sept.27, 4:00p.m. vone,a.ana Misericordia, home, Fri . Sept. 23, 7:00p.m. Marywood, away ,.· Sun . Sept. 25, 2:00 p.m. �Wilkes College \X'ilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 beacon sports Wingert's Efforts Begin To Show Good Signs by Tim Williams Second-year coach Phil Wingert has a peculiar problem with quantity of freshmen out for the team . Its a "problem" that every coach on campus would love to have - a large freshmen group. This marks the first year that the Wilkes Soccer program has had a recruited freshmen group to work with . Not only is there a high quantity of first year players , the quality equally applies . Of the nineteen freshmen out for the team, nine or ten of chem will fill the eleven positions on the field . Of the thirteen letter-winners of last season· only six are presently on the roster; four were lost through graduation and three others have decided not to play this year. In the goalie position there are three freshmen in contention for the starting nod . Tom Walton has been PO by Charlie Yozwiak The Wilkes College football team got its final tune-up recently when the Colonels scrimmaged the University of Pennsylvania and Ursinus College at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The scrimmage was set up as an actual game situation, with the Colonels playing each team in separate periods. The Colonels " lost" the first scrimmage to the University of Pennsylvania , with the Quakers scori ng ,wice . Wilkes di<ln 't srn rl'.' :u ~II hut threatened to few times in Quaker territory.· i he Lolouels the11 sat dowu ior a while and watched the Quakers scrimmage Ursinus . Ursinus "lost" that one , 14-3 . Wilkes suited up again to meet Ursinus. The Colonels manhandled their opponents, driving the ball up and down the field , and eating up time on the clock. The Colonel offensive unit, led by Joe Zuk in the backfield and a powerful offensive line, scored twice in the scrimmage , while the defensive unit, led by Rich Murray and Bernie Kusacavitch, shut down the Ursinus offensive . The Colonels " won", 14-0. The Colonels square off against Upsala College on Saturday at 1 p.m . nagged by an injury, so Bill Hankins 'and Don Shaw are the two top candidates ·at the present time. Offensively Coach Wingert has six to eight players ro choose from to fill the three forward positions. These players include freshmen Michael Molloy, Steve Sliearer, Matt Wasel, JeffWeinstein,JeffWertz , and junior Jim Hancharick. . The midfield gives coach Wingert the most headaches. Senior cocaptain Greg Losier has a serious knee problem that may require surgery. The only other midfielder with college experience is sophomore Greg Trapani . The freshmen candidates for the three midfield positions are Vincent Dominach, Tony MoQ.teiro , Mitchel Reese, and late-commer Richard Sisson. Wingert is not sure who he wants at the all important center-midfield posmon . The defense is about the only thing Wingert is -sure about. Ankle injuries to junior Paul O'Leary and sophomores Bob Simler and Chris Fox has left the soccer mentor with only four defenders . It appears as though freshman Roy DeLay and Mark Tobino will fill the outside fullback slots while freshman center - fullback Frank Wanzor and junior co-captain Tim Williams at sweeper will hold up the center of the defense. The hooters have had two scrimmages to try different things. The team looked sloppy against Keystone Junior College and Lafayette College (Div. I) jay-vee squad. The defense has not been very consistant in either scrimmage. At times they play well and at others they succumb to mental breakdowns. Vol . XXX VI No . 2 Sept. n, I ()83 CER Freshman stopper-back Frank Wanzor dispossesses an Alumni forward in the Colonels 3-0 defeat of the . Alumni at Ralston Field on Saturday, September 10th. Continued on page 15 Colonels opti-.istic after scrimmage at Raiston Field to start off the 1983 season. The Wilkes College football team, under the direction of second-year head coach Bill U risworth, will open up the 1983 season on September 17 when they host Upsala College at Ralston Field. The Colonels, with 21 returning lettermen, will look to improve on last year's 1-8 record . The " Run And Shoot" offense will enter its second year of development on the Wilkes squad. The Colonels' offensive unit comes back this year with a host of experienced . letterman returning for the 1983 season. The critical quarterback spot , so important to the "Run And Shoot" offense, is a battle between sophomores Eric Reidinger and Randy Rice . Freshman Brad Scarborough will also be looking to see action at quarterback . The offensive backfield will be lead by veteran wingbacks Mike Higgins and Todd Horn and junior Andy Harakel. Freshman Bill Buoni will be at fullback, with Joe Girman and Tim Frateschi giving him a lot of competition. Tom Mansell and Mike Slepian will be sharing the right t;nd duties whik freshman Ed Mann will be at wide reThe Colonel 's defensive backfield is filled with lettermen this year. Don ceiver. Sparks, Lou Zampetti, Ed Kennelly, The offensive line, coached by Pete Walsh and Keith Conlon are Randy German, returns almost intact. Senior guards Tony Popple and back for the 1983 season to bolster the Allan Roberts will lead the way to defensive backfield. The Colonels also have two new opening big holes for the offense. Senior Jerry O'Neill bolsters the line coaches this year-Bob Crimmel (lineat the center spot. Sophomore Mark backer coach) and Nick Ametrano (reRodes will be at right tackle, and ceiver coach). They replace Tom Vaxfreshmen Ron Drogan and Kevin Samonsky and Frank Galicki . lus battle it out for the other tackle Vaxmonsky is presently the head coach of the Pocono Mountaineers, a posmon. Freshmen Dave Altamose and semi-professional football team. The Colonels will also have another Mike Byrne will be seeing a lot of action at guard, while Todd Brinley weapon to add to their football arseand Eric Gundry will be looking to nal this year in the form of Jo Man- . break into the lin~up . ti one . Mantione, a transfer placeDefensively, Wilkes has eight letkicker from the University -of Miami, terman returning for the 1983 season. will be handling the kicking chores Leading the list is senior co-captain this year. Rich Murray, who will be playing lineMantione kicked a · 60 yard field backer this year. Scott Bruggeworch goal this summer while at a kicking . will be at the other linebacker spot. · caqip run by Mark Mosely. This gave Veteran tackle George Solomon an- · him the second best attempt out of 90 chors the defensive line, with Mike kickers. Thornton at the other tackle spot . Armed with experienced players Sophomores Dan Paveletz and Rich and sound strength program, the Hochreiter will be at the defensive Colonels will start another season on end positions. Saturday agajnst the Vikings of UpSam Graziano and Phil Cyriax will sala College. also be seeing a lot of action at linebacker this year. a ._ ., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 September 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 September 23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d33afd8992cb5e7ee1429d6e7fa4fc16.pdf 9a6cf3796008fa41c53c8120677d1175 PDF Text Text CU.l l.V.l. .1.a.1. The Way We See It. • • It's a supreme irony that in the year that student 1ec1aer scholarships are to be phased out, the annual Wilkes College fund-raising campaign slogan is "Maintaining Excellence Through Scholarships." In fact, if it wasn't so depressing, I'd laugh. If the "powers that be" at Wilkes want a clue to what will occur when scholarships are no longer offered to students willing to take on the editorial positions of the Amnicola, Beacon and Manuscript and the presidential positions of CC, SG and IRHC, all they have to do is take apart their own campaign slogan. Many may argue that the performance of the above mentioned "student leaders" is hardly "excellent," but without any financial encouragement, next year, this school will not have a newspaper, yearbook or literary magazine and the effectiveness of the student government will surely suffer. Until you've handled one of these positions, you may find it hard to sympathize .with whining editors and grumbling presidents. You really have to experience the stress, frustration, and late-hours for yourself to understand. I would love to create the position of "Editor.-for-a-Week" just so the administration could better comprehend why students need some form of renumeration for their labors. • It's 1 984, and America is long past the "Ask not what your country can do for you" phase. We're now in the "You can't get something for nothing" phase, and if this college is hoi;-iestly trying to prepare students for survival in the "Real World," it should be teaching us how the "Real World" works. The "Real World" is a place where "money talks" and "all you need is cash." A pat on the back just isn't enough incentive to do your best. People need more. I cannot speak for the other organizations, but I can honestly say that no one on the Beacon staff is here for the sheer joy of Wednesday night layout sessions that end at sunrise Thursday morning or watching someone pick up the newspaper, glance at the sports section, wad it up and drop-kick it into some shrubs. Some.of us may be here because we hope it will make a drfference on our resumes, but all of us are here because of the scholarships. Wilkes is not a cheap school, and it seems that they should be able to reward those students who have proven they are responsible and dedicated . Often, only the knowledge that we have scholarships keeps the Beacon staff responsible and dedicated. Once the scholarships are gone, the only things that might keep people working are personal honor and integrity (and we all know how much those things mean to Wilkes students). If the school can't keep student leadership grants, which seems odd considering this year's c~paign slogan and the sudden rash of newly created scholarships, it must find some other way to support publication editors and the tri-organization presidents. Perhaps work-study money could be substituted or class credits given. Something must be done. It would be an embarrassing tragedy for an expensive , private school such as W.ilkes to have no student publications and an inactive, apathetic.student government. The idyllic day~ of social activism for the sake of being "involved" are gone. The Wilkes College administration and Board of Trustees must realize: "You get what you pay for." CC-President Thanks Bio-ck Party Helpers To the Editor: I would like to thank everyone who helped in making the Block Party a success. Your help in the setting up, cleaning up, and the overall running of the games and food is deeply appreciated. Th~~Again, Dave Kalinowski CC President P.S. I 'hope everyone had a good ··time! Aml1esty International Seeks Asylu_m At Wilkes : "1 To the Editor: At this present point in time there are thousands of people in prison throughout the world because of their beliefs, color, sex, ethnic origin , language and religion. None of these people have used or advocated violence. They have thus been termed political prisoners or prisoners of conscience. During this past year thousands of people were in prison because of their beliefs. Many of them were held fo r years without · receiving charges or trials. Prisoners were frequently subject to torture and many were executed without a legal or judicial process. Furthermore, in many countries there were men, women and child: ren who disappeared and were left unaccounted for. Amnesty International , a worldwide voluntary movement, is attempting to lessen the severity1 of this worldwide situation. It does this through trying -to obtain the uncon ditional release of prisoners of conscience , trying to bring an end to torture and execution, and informing . the public of the activities and actions of Amnesty International. At this time there is a han dful of students at Wilkes that is attempting to establish an official campus group of Amnesty International for the purpose of conducting the intended affairs of the organization. Recently, a constitution was written by the group . This document will be submitted to the Student Government for hopeful approval. If approved, the organization will become a campus organiza- ~tion . The students at Wilkes may also be i quite instrumental in the task of helping to establish a camp.us group. At this present time petitions calling for . a universal amnesty for all prisoners of conscience are being circulated . . ., This petition is an appeal which applies to all prisoners of conscience ,. who have been recognized by Amnesty International and to those who fulfill the definition of such prisoners. · Amnesty International plans tb pres- '· ent the appeal to the President of the General Assembly of the United ·• Nations. In order to become a cam pus organization the presently un official Amnesty International group ·· must return their completed petitions to the organization . However 2,500 signatures are necessary to ensure . that the group may become a campus organization. The assistance of all Wilkes students is both necessary and . desirable fo r this project. Please contact Anne Graham at the Upward Bound Office or Shannon Bridget M urphy at Weiss Hall (ext. 118). Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated. Shannon Bridget Murphy . r------------------~------------------, I I· i Evans Fourth-Innocent I r i~ Untii Proven Guilty I ·-------------------------------------~-I· To "Ann and Abby" and anyone else on this campus it may concern: We, the women of Evans (Founder's) Fourth, have had it up to our eyeballs with all the cutesy comments about us that have been floating around this campus for the past year. It all started with Becky Whitman's humorous article about life in Foun der's, which a few people twisted around to suit their own warped minds. Then came the:- oorm sweatshirts, also meant to be a joke because we were the first CO-ED cbrm on me Wilkes campus. We heard things like · 'Founder's Pounders" and few prudes even had the nerve to approach some of us and tell us we were sleazy just because we wore them . There wul'. other things said, such as " the ' fourth floor girls are stuck-up, snob- bish ... "etc.Tell us, if you can, an y time that someone (female or other- • wise) was snubbed at one of our parties. Never. Unfortunately, we can't s;:·,- the same. Frankly, it's all a!ot of bull, malicious, jealous gossip. And it you ilrn't believe· us, why lkm · l VO~I ask the guys we''1ive with what ~e're like? What's wrong with you people anyway? Don't yon have anything better to cb than to talk about girls who never did anything to you? Or maybe you're still back in high school? Signed, The Women of Evans Fourth �~~ J f" < C: \ ~=::::::::~ . Vol XXXVI > No.3 Sept . 30, 1983 > Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 ..,.....,..,,,,,~ 1983-84 Wilkes Homecoming Court Announced by Donna Nitka Monica Tambasco was named queen while Dave Fife was chosen king of Wilkes' 36th annual Homecoming. The announcement was made Thursday evening during the bonfire at Ralston field. Other members of the Homecoming Court include : Kathleen Roach , First Princess ; Chris Henry, First Prince ; Phyl Totaro , Second Princess; and Bill French, Second Prince. A nursing major from Hazleton , Pa. , Monica is the daughter of Monte and Yolanda Tambasco. She's the resident assistant of Doane Hall an d is active in the NSO. bave Fife is an earth and environmental science major from Mayfield, Pa. The son of Robert and Millie Fife, he is the resident assistant of Sterling Hall and is a member of the Presidential Search Committee. Kathleen Roach · is a business ad- Dave Fife ministration major from New Paltz, New York. She's a member of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Club and the Accounting and Business Club. She is the daughter of Tom and Audrey Roach. History and business administration major Chris Henry is the resident assistant of Priapus. He ' s the son of Neil and M arsha Henry and hails from Mendham Township, New Jersey. Phyl Totaro is a nursing and psych major from Old Forge, Pa: The daughter of Leonard and Bertha Totaro, she's· the resident assistant of McClintock Hall and is a Student Government representative. Accounting major Bill French hails from Endicott , New York. He's the son of Bill and Linda French, and is an active memher of both the Physics Club and IRHC. Monica Tombasco Campus Changes: Piecing Them Together ---~ ~ ....,..._.., -\ ·-~-,..,_ \ - by Rebecca Whitman Upperclassmen returning to Wilkes this fall were presented with a campus . - ~ - - - - - - - - that is very different than the one they left behind last M ay . Buildings were sold, torn down , closed, and reopened in an effort to consolidate the campus. _ According to Andrew Shaw, dean of management, the college always had plans to move the campus down one block to Northhampton Street. President Robert S. Capin said that since 1977, the administration has been following a long-term plan to consolidate Wilkes more to the south. A decline in enrollment and spiraling heating costs have caused the school to close a n.umer of buildings in the past few . ears. Th _q mstructiory of Evans 'Hall allowed tlre school to'~· further condense the resident student population. Many of these changes had been · announced , but some of what was executed this past summer was a surprise to students and faculty alike . Sold Parrish and Chapman Halls were sold together to an insurance company for approximately $650,000. Dean Shaw cited zoning rules as a reason it was agreeable to the college to.sell these structures. "We are in fact zoned from Northhampton down and for the west side of South Franklin Street. The only buildings zoned on the east side of the street are Weckesser and the gym and the property next to it. He explained that the college is allowed to use the rest of the buildings as long as they do not dramatically change how they are used. · Demolished Two former residence halls , Gore an d Dana , which were closed after the 1982 fall semester , have been demolished. Conyngham Annex , which housed the Infirmary and a student art gallery , was also torn down . continued on page 4 �page 3 . Conservative Comment 'Men born to free.dom are naturally ale.rt to repel i~vasion of their liberty by evil-minded·rulers.' dividual who "intends rmlv h,~ own by Stephen K. Urbanski andJamesJ . gain, is led by an invisibl~ hand to Haggerty;Jr. promote an end which was no part his America's destiny as the world 's intention." In other words, an indileading economic power will hinge in vidual who pron,otes his own goals, in great part on its commitment to capithe long run, promotes the goals of talism and the free enterprise system . society at large. Are we beginning to move away The second set of ideas were laid from this system? And if we do, will it cause us to become a second rate · down in writing in the Declaration of country; no longer having such high Independence. Thomas Jefferson put .. the thoughts and ideals of The Enproductivity, such high standards of lightenment into ·a document that living, and the world leadership we now enjoy? would be the basis for our great nation . Our new nation, like none other There are two possibilities that would lead to the abandonment of before it, would be established on the · principle that every person is entitled our current system. They are : a forced change by a conquering nation, or an to pursue his own values. Jefferson wrote: "We hold these truths to be abandonment of the system by its self-evident, that all men are created own people through government control. The latter possibility is much equal, that they are endowed by their more likely. Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Former Supreme Court Justice Liberty, and the Pursuit of HappiLouis Brandeis commented on this ness." very situation back in 1928. He said, Much of the history of the Uniteq "Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty States has revolved about the attempt when the government's purposes are to translate the principles of the Decbeneficial. Men born to freedom are laration of Independence into practice. naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. Political freedom was the most imThe greater dangers to liberty lurk in portant goal throughout the struggles in American history, but political insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without unfreedom cannot be had without economic freedom. People must be alderstanding." Justice Brandeis said these profound words over fifty years lowed to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction. ago, but it appears that most AmeriThis disperses power and allows the cans failed to heed his advice. free market to offset whatever concenThe history of the United States is tration of political power that may the story of an economic and- political arise. In the words of Noble Prize winmiracle. This miracle came about as a ning economist Milton Friedman, result of the translation into practice "the combination of economic and of two sets of ideas. Both of these sets political power in the same hands is a of ideas, by a curious coincidenee, sure recipe for tyranny." were formulated in documents in the same year; 1776. On the other hand, the combination of economic and political freeThe first set of ideas was embodied dom that did exist in the United in The Wealth of Nations. This masStates produced a'' golden age,'' and terpiece established Adam Smith as allowed us to reach our present world the father of modern economics. leading position. The United States Smith analyzed the way in which the transformed itself from a small agrimarket system worked, and the efcultural based society into a large infects of freedom of individuals to purdustrial nation. Even though die sue their own objectives in the marUnited States became the leading inketplace . dustrial nation, it remained the Adam Smith came up with a key world's largest food producer. insight. He stated that both parties of During this "golden age", the rean exchange can benefit, and that so strittions and interventions by govlong as cooperation is strictly volunernment were few and far between . tary, no exchange will take place unEven the size of the government reless both parties benefit. The individmained small. In the last fifty years, ual needed no external force , no coercion, and no violation of freedom restrictions have become common, to produce cooperation. government imervemion is no longer In the words of Adam Smith, an inrare, and the size of government has ' ;;rown dra~ticaHy. • Doesn 't economic freedom matter any more? Some intellectuals believe it doesn't. They believe intervention and restrictions are necessary. They tell us that laissez-faire capitalism no longer applies to our complex industrial society. We are led to believe that the average American can only be h~lped fro11} this government intervention; ana that economic freedom for the i_ndividual is a thing of the past. Nothing can be further from the truth. Government intervention on a large scale has continually failed all around the world. Central planning, the most severe type of intervention is a miserable failure. In countries where the market system is allowed to work, living standards are much higher, the people are more content, and the society in general is in a much better position. The best way to picture this is to cite current examples of success and failure in countries around the world . Perhaps the best example of limited government and non-intervention is Hong Kong - a speck of land next to mainland China. Hong Kong is only 400 square miles in area, and contains 4. 5 million inhabitants. Its population density is 185 times that of the United States. After examining these physical facts, one would assume that massive government intervention is necessary for this nation to survive. Wrong! Hong Kong enjoys one of the highest standards of living in all of Asia, second only to Japan. Hong Kong has no tariffs. It has no government direction of economic activity, no minimum wage laws, no fixing of prices, and residents are free to spend their money, whenever, wherever, on whatever they please. Government in Hong Kong has only five major functions. It enforces law and order, provides' a means for formulation of rules of conduct, adjudicates disputes, fa-· cilitates transportation and communication, arid supervises the issuances of currency. · A perfect example of government intervention and controlled economy is that oflndia. India has many of the same physical characteristics of Hong Kong (most obvious, over population). Indiahkes for granted that free enterprise capitalism and a free market are devices for exploiting the massc- while central economic plan0 ning is the wave of the future tha·t wiH set their country on the road to rapid progress. For years India has ·controlled its economy, even undertaking So".ietstyled five year plans. Where has all of this mass intervention led india? Well, today India is one of the world's most backwards countries. Its people are starving, it has one of the world's worst standards of living, anJ its economy is going nowhere, except maybe backwards. Throughout the world, countries , that have followed the teachings of Adam Smith have · succeeded in bringing prosperity home. While those who have taken the other road are in the same condition as lowly India. So what is in the future for the United States? Which road will we venture to proceed down? Will we head towards bigger government and more intervention, or will we return back to the principles of Adam Smith and Thomas Jefferson? These questions are already being answered. Up until lately, the United States has been leaning towards or shall we say falling into more and more government intervention. In the past few years, a tum around has begun, but will it continue? Americans have begun to reject the notions of New Deal liberalism (big government and intervention.) They are beginning to believe that, maybe, government isn't the answer to all their problems. In fact, it is the belief of many that government itself may b~ the problem. Perhaps it is proper to look upon the future with this optimistic note. In Free to Choose, Milton Friedman says: "Fortunately, we are waking up . We are again recognizing the dangers of an overgoverned society, coming to understand .that good objectives can be perverted by bad means, that reliance on the freedom of people to control their own lives in accordance with their own ·values is the surest way to achieve the full potential of a great society. We are also fortunate as-a people still free to choose which way we should go · - whether to continue along the road we have been following to ever bigger government or to call a halt and chartge··direction. '' · Any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. �page4 Real News by Thomas J. Monsell ·campus Changes U.S. Chopper Opens Fire In Beirut A U.S. Marine' s hd;copter opened fire on Shiite militiamen in the dense slums of southwest Beirut Saturday , as fighting raged for the second day in neighborhoods a few hundred yards away from Marine ground positions. The outbreak of fighting in the suburbs was the first since the Lebanese army drove the main Shiite back into the southern neighborhood during four days of heavy fighting beginning August 28. •• *. *. * *. * S 17 Million Cocaine Bust In Los Angeles Pos.sibly the ~gest cocaine in the history of Los Angeles took place when ~O pounds of pure cocaine valued at 17 million dollars was seized by narcotic agents. An anonymous telephone tip led police to a southwest Los Angeles apartment where the cocaine was found in plastic bags packed in cardboard boxes. Three South American meri were booked with a $500,000 bail ticket offered. •••••••••• Yugoslavian Reveals Plot To Kill Reagan · A Yugoslavian has claimed he was recruited for a Libyan-Palestinian plot to assassinate President Reagan during his scheduled visit to the Phillipines this November. George Ben Yousef, 52, says he was offered Sl million to participate in the plot to kill Reagan and former Middle East envoy Phillip Habib. •••••••••• Texas Massacre Leaves Five Dead continued from page 1 Last year, Dean Shaw estimated that this would cost the college anywhere from SI 5,000 to $20 ,000 per building . Originally, it was planned to landscape the Dana area while the Conyngham Annex and Gore areas would be made into parking. However, the city now refuses to zone those areas for parking use. Reassigned .Sturdevant. a wnmen's dorm, and Bedford,a men's dorm, were closed as residence hails anu renovated tor ust: as offices and classrooms. Sturdevant now houses the Re!?istrar, Finance Office, Business Office , and Financial Aid Office. The duplicating office was moved from Parrish to the basement of Weckesser. The Computer Center has also been moved to Weckesser. Bedford now contains the Com merce and Finance Department and several classrooms. Closed and Reopened The bodies of five oersons were found at a blood-splattered Kentucky Fried Chic~en restaurant Saturday. The victims had been missing since being abducted during a robbery late Friday at the fast food restaurant. · . The employees apparently had closed the place and were cleaning up, when an unknown number of people entered through the back door as an employee carried out the garbage. Napol~on's Treasures To Be Resurrected French salvage divers will try to raise Napoleon Bonaparte ' s sunken fleet and treasures sent to the bottom of the Nile by the British 185 years ago. T he wreckage has rested undisturbed on the sandy hottom since Admiral N elson caught the French sleeping and defeated the French fleet in the summer of 1798. The project is expected to take three years and the wealth will k divided evenly between the French and Egyptian governments . WERE lOOl(IN6 FORA FEW GOoP MEN ... Hollenhack Hall was scheduled to be closed however . with the dosin e of Sturdevant and Bedford , the Resilience L 1;c u iii L~ i,, un cJ it nc-cessary to reopen th at rc<:idt'nce ha!!. A sudden increase in the freshmar, class · adJcd t<' housing dift irn!t ic" and two men had to be placed woman 's hall , McClintock. 0 11 " , Problems Many commerce and finance students were disappointed with their new classrooms . . " The new rooms have poor lighting, and the desks don ' t have adequate space for calculators , worksheets and textbooks ,'' stated J anet Dorio , a senior accounting major. ' ' Some of the rooms in Darte just have chairs with no desk tops.'' Registrar Doris Barker reported that the school has ordered new desks for Darte , Room 1 which will cost approximately $14 ,000. The only other problem Barker saw was getting blackboards into Bedford. A junior business major complained that street noise filters in too easily in Bedford. " It ' s impossible to concentrate when cars are going by with their radios blaring.'' Several residents moved from Sturdevant, were upset with the way their move was handled. " We were notified by letter that our dorm was being closed,'' explained senior Marianne Dettore. ' ' and they placed all the incnrnin~ frp,i ·men fi rst and then let lb c!in, l"t ' rr, ,m . ,. - ' what was !eh .'' Student C~nter River Street · Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 Editor-in ·Chie f .. . News Editor .. . . ..... . Managing/ Feature EdHor . . . . RebeccaVl/li itfT1 " '1 . ...... Sean P. Connolly . Donna M . Nitka ,-,.;s,stant News / Feature Editor . . Thomas J Mansell Cu-Sports Editors . . . . . . Tim Williams Charlie Yozwiak Photography Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ Jerry Galinus Copy Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Lor Martin B usiness Manager ................ ... ... . ...... Nadine Wieder Advertising Manager .. . .... ....... . . .. . .. . . .. Steve Scharpnick Advisor .......... · ... .... . . .... .. .... . .. . . . . Dr. Donald Leslie Typesetter ... . ... ...... . . . ........ ....... . .. Doug Fahringer Published weekly during the fall and spring' semesters excepting scheduled breaks an d vac ation periods . Subscription rate to nonstudents : $ 5 .00 . Advertisi ng rate: $3 .00 per column inch. All views .- xpressed are tho se o f the individual writer and not necessarily of the ;'.)ublication or of Wilkes College .,, ., �page 5 Theater Toys Around A Dolls House Opens Fall Season by Scott Seebald ress to play the part of Nora. Amy Heisler will portray Nora and she describes the play as a challenge, due to the time and arduous requirements to organize and present the production. The play is set in the restrictive society of Scandanavia in 1879. Nora is treated like a plaything by Torvald ,who thinks practical knowledge is unladylike. Nora is forced to commit a crime which she thinks is justified by her predicament. Siegfried says he thinks the play is rele. vant in today 's society in man y ways. Other members of the cast include John Domzalski, Rebecca Schmitt , Barbara Stadie, Gene Wachowski , Ruth Schmitt, and John Schugard. The Wilkes College Theatre Arts Program will open its 1983-84 season with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House on October 7 ,8 and 9 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts . Director Jay Siegfried says he is enthused about the production, and that he has waited seven years to direct it. He says the play contains contemporary meaning ,as it deals with the rights of women in society. "The husband, Torv;ld, treats his wife, Nora , like a child , and society treats women on the whole as children . Nora•~ quest is to become a 'real person.' -· Siegfried says the play is demanding and it requires an experienced act- Parr is h Hall Sold To lnsUr.a nce Firm -. by Thomas J. Monsell Wilkes College sold Parrish Hall to an insurance firm this summer. Shoval Associates has expanded their offices by purchasing the 74 year-old building that has been a fix ture at Wilkes College for many years. Dr. Andrew Shaw, Jr., Dean of Management , stated three reasons for the sale of the building that housed many classrooms and offices. The first reason was to honor a long standing commitment to consolidate the college area in order ''to mak~ a Inquire . about LSAT in Scranton mt' re cohesive campus.'' Shaw also said that the building had a very high operating cost, somewhere in the area of $70,000. Selling Parrish Hal! also "falls in the line along with the new dorm in attempt to make the entire campus more cost efficient.'' Shaw doesn't see any major moves like the sale of any buildings such as Parrish in the near future, but says of the college's long range plans to make the campus more compact, "that it doesn't sit on the books~e!f gathering dust.'' He also added that, "we are moving in the right direction." Members of the cast from A Doll's House shown rehearsing the "pantyhose scene." Memb_ers (left to right) are B~cky Schmitt, John Domzalski, Amy Heisler, Gene Wachowski, and John Schugard. PhotobyJerry Gelinus Fund Raising Campaign To Begin Corporate Phase by Sean P. Connolly '' Maintaining Excellence Through Scholarships'' is the theme for the 1984 Wilkes Colle~ Annual FundRaising Campaign. This year's overall_goal is $400,000. The campaign will be divided into three phases; the corporate, the alumni, and the community. The corporate phase is scheduled to begin on October 26, 1983. Chairperson of the corporate phase is Beverly Hishcox. She is also overall vicechairperson. Campaign ChairpPrson. Harold "Jake" Trethawav, Assistant Man- classes Stanley Kt'aplM The Smart MOVE! Januzzi's Pizza ·& Subs Free Delivery Large Pie $5.25 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 PREPARATION FOR: GMAT • LSAT • GRE 1 .,. ... ~~.tt 1¥9 ~~IONAL . (215)435•2171 833 No. 13th st. Allentown. Pa . 18102 Tax included 825-5166 , Corner of Academy & River Streets ager of Boscov's Department Store , Wilkes-Barre, says he expects this year's campaign to surpass its goal as did last year's. "We have an extra advantage this year because of the donations made by past students of President Capin." This is the l~t campaign conducted under the presidency of Robert Capin. He has announced his plans to retire his post after this academic year. The campaign is structured into a hierarchy of leadership. Under Trethaway and Hishcox are five division leaders, 30 captains, and 150 workers. According to T rethaway, the corporate pfiase consists of soliciting businesses into maintaining and possibly increasing past pledges, and obtaining new pledges from other businasses. Trethaway says the phase is not only directed to local businesses, but includes any business interested in mainitaining- academic excellence at Wilkes Colfege. "What we are trying to say i_s that Wilkes offer~ a quality education, and scholarships are an important part of this educa~ tion.'' Trethaway says he feel.s corporations should contribute to the campaign because, indirectly, they benefit from the students with a quality education that the college produces. Trethaway says, "Scholastic aid should be like a loan. One where the past student who is in business and doing well today is honor-bound to give today's student a chance." . Trethaway has been involved m Wilkes' campaigns for the past 12 vears and was last year's vice chair~rson . He also has a son who is a Wilkes alumnus and a daughter who is currently a senior at Wilkes. �page6 by Cindy DeVore ability tests. If a student is deficient in a core subject , classes in that particular subject will be necessary . Under the current core policy s·tudents must take 12'-16 math and/ or science classes. In the future, if a student has less than 450 in math on the SAT, then placement tests will be required. If the score is 50 percent or better on those tests, classes are not needed, but can ,be elected. However, if the score is under 50 percent, remedial classes are necessary. Another major change concerns the physical education classes. Students will not be allowed to take the same class for the four semesters of requirement. Students will be re· quired to take a variety of gym classes. Also, students who take foreign languages as part of the core will have to complete the language through the 204 level to meet the new requirement. These changes do not affect currently enrolled students, but there is a college policy that allows a student who wishes to follow a later , revised , set of requirements , to do so . According to Dr. Clyde Houseknecht, associate protessor of biology and head of the college curriculum committee, the core requirements are the '' body of the courses . '' But , a special committee, the Ad- - Hoc Curriculum Committee, lead by ~------------:;;--1,,./HAT'.S F1Rsr ON ill£ AG £NOA? Dr. Thomas Kaska, was set up to review the core requirements and the RA1Sl"G MoNEY JOP.. benefits they provide for students. TUE $.C,., / (EW0\<. 1 PARTY! Currently students need . 51-5 5 core requirements- to graduate. ~ \ Courses in math, social sciences, humanities, and fine arts are required under the core. The committee reviewed the entire ✓ curricula of the college, making 0 changes where needed. The pack~"'---=----'"'----........-:...--==---'--'---__. c~~~-~,___---===-=------=-'---- age was presented to the faculty and administration in April of 1983, which was reviewed but not passed until this school year. There will be more amendments presented at the October faculty meeting. The major change, Dr. Houseknecht said, was the fact that the The Political Science Department, language and literature departments class of 1988 will need 45-65 core by an administrative decision, has requirements to gradua~. The reason a few years ago. been merged with the History Defor the large margin is to allow for The lack of space on campus after partment. all the moves had been made contribDr. James Rodechko, who now uted to merger. The combined deheads both disciplines, said he is enpartment can now be found at John thusiastic about the move and he was Franklin Hall. The Political Science quick to point out that the merger Department was formerly in Chase will not mean the submergence of any Hall. of the two majors. He added that each Rodechko said the merger is hectic major will be given equal attention. now because of.the packing and unAccording to Rodechko, a merger packing, but in time it should prove of this type is not uncommon. M~ny beneficial for both students and facother schools have brought the two ulty. Rodechko added, "Personally, subjects together in one department we will work together well. Everyone because many teachers are qualified Judge the patentability of scientific and engineering has a cooperative attitude plus we like to teach both subjects. At Wilkes, a discoveries made by R & D engineers, inventors each other." similar merger occurred between the and scientists world-wide as a i · Fran.klin Hall Absorbs Poli Sci Department ,. LECTRICAL ENGINEERS MECHANICA,_. ENGINEERS .CHEMICAL ENGINEERS PHYSICISIS I AIR .FORCE ROTC- When you're discussing something as Important as the straight facts .. . and that you understand them. Air Force ROTC can be an Important part of your future. We would like · to outline some of the facts and invite you to look into gathering more. It's a fact: the Air Force needs highly-qualified, dedl· cated officers ... men and women. 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How's the little girl? And we thought you liked older women. Nice to see you Mary R. out on the: prowl again. Don's room has never: been so messy-poor Jim . Hey , Jim H ., nice to know you, too, got a little girl. Maybe next time she'll let you dance . Robin, stop fantasizing and do something about it! Stay away from "married" men.4> AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 · Feb. 18) A friend may be relying on you to keep your promise. Don't disappoint him by becoming involved in your own weekend plans. You'll feel better for helping them. - *** Molly, nice to see you at the "Welcome Back" party. Where'd you disappear to? PICES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20) Don't be afraid to discuss problems with famil~members. If you want to have a good weekend, conflicts must be resolved before Friday night. Jeff-Nice tan . . . What did your roommate do? ** ARIES (Mar. 21 · Apr. 20) Your procrastination must end if you wish to stay ahead of your work load. It would be smartest to dedicate yourself to finishing projects Saturday and Sunday. What did you do at Dirksen, Bill? What happened to Nancy?: Is she really blonde? (That's twice : in a row for you, too, Buddy): · Ralph P., it's nice to see you having fun at a dorm party , but next time keep your beer in your glass. (Two TAURUS- (Apr. 21 · May 20) Your social life will experiLeslie H., Nice sweatshirt and sun~ weeks in a row , buddy~ettle down). glasses combo. Didn't you star in ence quite an upswing. Saturday holds definite possibil- · ities for a closer relationship with someone new. "Flashdance?" Shelly, who was the handson.te **** blonde rubbing your back Satur- We guess that MOM won't have to day night? Don't think we didn't adopt after all-didn't we see GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Avoid anger this weekend. see you two. Rumor has it Al- DAD running around this weekThough Friday activities cause stress, make plans to get • end? bert smiled a lot on Sunday. out on Saturday. Things brighten further on Sunday. *** Well, that's enough to tide you GEM Attention , Bill French; Allison called~She wants her pizza. Hold the guys over til' next week- hope you CANCER (June 21 - July 20). This is your weekend! pepperoni. enjoyed it! We sure did. Congrats N th' . . t • t d £ H _ o 1ng can prevent you from enJoy1ng the many activ11 th 0 ~ ~se nomma e or ome ities that will come your way. Romance finds you even if To Mrs. Barker and the rest of commg K1°:g ru:id 9ueen, but as you • you trv to hide. -· the "New Sturdevant" . When's can see, this d1dn t amke all of you 1 ~Yql\r first P<!1'ty? :•strohdevant" safe. We'll be watching you, and,' ***** · _ has a reputation to live up to. even though you won't know it, ~ LEO . (July 23 · Aug. 22) Money matters will plague didn ' t see much of Dave Tal- you'll be watching us, too. Catch us your Friday plans. Saturday holds little consolation. The if you can ! , : enti this weekend. He must have smartest way to spend Sunday is with a good book. ·, : been holed up with his books. They . : were the best looking books we ever Love ya, Ann and Abby : saw, isn ' t that ri .~ht. Chuck? - VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) New ener rom ts ou t, -- ----.---------• • -• •-- ------ - ---- --- --- -- --- ---- --- --- -- - Pto be danng. . Don 't t ake too many risksgyon p Friday p y or Saturday's fun could be dampened. Watch for possible phil frank FRANKLY SPEAKING trouble with a loved one. **** 1f :- We WRONG ~USON! YOU LIBRA (Sept. 23 · Oct. 22) Solutions to old problerms are now in sight. Don't be afraid to act on them. Opportunities for cash gain present themselves on Sunday. NIV/1/f '15/..L A PArtfiflT mev HA'IE A COM}l()N COLP.. ,. A/OJ UNTIL. you FJNO our IF TJ,lf.Y CAN ,4F@l() A VIRUS. ** SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Don 't be taken with glamourous schemes of friends. Go your own way this weekend and enjoy yourself. ** * \ SAGIT1UIUS SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 · Dec. 21) An old flame sud. denly appe~rs in_ your thoughts. Resist the temptation to go· out Friday rnght. Saturday and Sunday could be terrific if you're willing to work on it. ***** CAPRICORN (Dec. 2? · Jan. 19) Compromise may be the key to keeping your sanity this weekend. Though nothinq seems to work out, watch your temper. * * poor to * * * * * excellent �page8 it4:S only rock ·n roll by Joseph Mamourian Cheap Trick Next Position Pleases ••• AC DC Flick of the Switch AC DC albums are always hard to evaluate. On one hand their stuff is the same , loud, screamy, stuff with a strong beat. On the other hand . they don't try to diversify themselves and achieve schlock. For example, you wouldn't go to an AC DC concert to hear ballads. The AC DC album has the typical AC DC earmarks: the song's written around the chorus, the stanzas fall on the \fayside and are filled with stimulating lyrics like "abba dabba" or "kada gada", their two songs on each side everyone likes and the other three (usually in a row) only a real AC DC fan likes and he's the guy who owns the stereo. · rve seen these bums twice. Both times they were billed with someone bigger and both times they stole the ·show. They have that constant energy that makes them sort of the class act of heavy metal acts. There are the same typical flaws with this album . "Guns for Hire" sounds like "Back in Black" and the best cut is the title cut. It's not an outstanding album so I didn't · give it an outstanding rating. However , if you liked "Back in Black" and "For Those About to Rock," then this will be worth investing in. This album will not get you on all fours, nor will it knock you on your back or put the on top. Bowever, this is enough to forgive them for all that "Dream Police" stuff, we had to wade through a while back. Todd Rundgren produced this album, and like anything Todd touches, it sounds like Todd. ' Their last album, "One on One" was a great comeback and a little better than this album. In fact, the only real Cheap Trick $Ong is "3-D." What happened was Cheap Trick became a top act, they wanted more money and t~ey dumped Epic Records. Record companies stick together and soon Cheap Trick was back begging Epic Records to let them in . Thus, Epic couldn't care less if the starved, and CheapTr ick gets nn promotion. The reason Todd produced this album is· because every "Utopian" loves whatever Todd does, and this is an attempt to rebuild a core audience (something Peter Frampton lacked) on his comeback. "Next Position Please" has a nice flavor and has come along at a needed time as the summer music is beginning to taste like Saturday morning. Kathleen Roacl First-Princess Bi 111= rench Second -Prince Writer's Cramp.................................................................. by Donna Nitka Photos, photos, photos. This week I've had my fill of photos. I don't know what I've done, but for some strange reason the Great Photo God just wasn't smiling on me. What am I talking about? You mean you haven't heard? A crazed photo thief is, at this very moment, stalking the Wilkes campus . I should know, I was his latest victim. As feature editor exttaordinaire of this beloved rag, I was responsible for securing pictures of all twenty homecoming court nominees. This was no simple task. I had to contact each person to set up a date, time : and place where the picture could be taken and it had to be con- venient for the nominee, my photographer, and myself. Sometimes I ran into snags, but everything worked out eventually. By Friday afternoon everyone's picture had been taken and I had enough information from each person to enable me to write a reasonably coherent article. At this point, I thought I could relax. My part in this scheme was just about complete. All I had to do was to wait for my photographer to develop and print the pictures so I could choose the pictures I wanted for the paper, _right? Wrong. Monday afternoon, after a gruelling three-hour session with E. coli lac operons in genetics lab, I received a frantic phone call from my editor. All the negatives of the nominees, plus a $15 packet of that paper you print pict 111 1·, , ·n, were missing from r:~(' dark o . !, which they had heen ~;;fr•I v r ~ i lnckl'd fnr week. · the weekend. Wh::11 a way I<' " " n a Well , J had to call everyone a~;ain and persuade (beg, plead with) them to drop what they were doing and rush to the Beacon office ~ so we could re-take their pictures. This would give my photographer just enough time to have the pictures developed & printed by our Tuesday morning deadline. Luckily, most of the nominees were able to make it and, despite the fact that I was at the office until 2: 30 a.m. Tuesday morning,. just trying to get this mess straightened out, the pictures turned outO.K. Now , for the BIG question: Who took my negatives? Were they somehow accidently misplaced by a student who happened to be using our darkroom? Did,aliens beam them up! Did little elves make off with them under the cover of darkness? Did the CIA confiscate them · for security reasons (there were a , few shady characters among the nominees)? Was it part of a plot by a fascist regime to retaliate for last week's editorial? We may never know for certain, but I do have a theory. I think that some crazed, psychotic, would-be homecoming court nominee was so crushed by the fact that he/she didn't get nominated , that he/she took the · negatives to "get even" with those who were nominated (no , I did not take the negatives!) , No matter what happened, the result is still the same-my original tlegatives are missing. All the time and effort that went into taking those pictures and preparing those negatives · was for naught. This annoys me. It had better not happen again . �feature· NIGHTSPOTS s Back Street Cook's Fri. Starstruck Sat. Arc Angel Mickey Finn's 0 185 N. Pennsylvania Blvd. 49 S. Washington St. 100 Pennsylvania Blvd. The Station · The Woodlands ~ L 33 Wilkes-Barre Blv Rt. 315 Plains Township AT THE MO VIES . Wyoming Valley Cinema-Wyoming Valley Mall Mr. Mom All The Right Moves The Big Chill Eddie and the Cruisers Smokey and the Bandit Ill I ·• I a B 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40, 1:50, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 9:40 9:50 9:45 9:30 AROUND THE CAMPUS Saturday, October 1 Homecoming Gym Party, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Sunday, October 2 Stephen Porter Sculpture Exhibit opening in the Sordoni Art Gallery Hours: Sun. - Fri. 1-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, October 4 Nominations for Class of '87 SG & CC Representatives t Thursday, October 6 Nominations for Class of '87 Class Officers s Seminar: Dr. Noel Krieg will present a seminar entitled "The Taxonomy of. the New Genus Azospirillum ..• A Place For Everything ? " at 8 p.m. in SLC 101. l by Kevin Fagan @) w ....I al al <C a: C P~1't~.IC.K, 00 ~OU ~~U.:i 'f"'l~K OAO WIL\.. \..OAN £ ~10 If' < ' ' A6K 1-llM NlC6\..'{ '? 1"1,-\€.~£' ONL."( ONf. w~ 1'0 f tNO C> WW ■9 ■ IOP 9W. NorfhcainptonSt. . _Wl.11 . . , •. Pa.1170' 1out..,.-Jewe1r,<1otMs . ...,._. . Awai,...._ - ~---a.r.-•Vlie PREGt-L.\ NT? NEED 'HELP? Pregnancy Te sting Confidential Counseling Abo rtion Birth C?ntrol Gynecologicnl ServicP.s Allent~wn W"m!'n'~ c~r.tf!r 215-264 -5651 ----·-- · �page 11 . . . ••■••·····••■■■••··························••■■■••·····················••■•■••■■•■••••r • ~-----------------------------,-------------~ •• • • •• ••• •• •• •• •• •• •• • ■ • • This~, 5 i i i I will beremembered under the following '°:!:!!·~nA kheading... • •• ■ : ■ I ,. ■ ■ •• ■ ■ ■ I ■ •; ■ ■ I ■ ., • ■ ·I ; ■ I •; •• •• ■ SENIOR PICTURES will be taken on the second floor of · the Student Center next week. The photographer will be shooting during the following hours: A sitting fee of $3.18 will be charged. The Amnicola staff will also collect $2 from seniors who want their yearbooks to be mailed to their homes next September. ■ ; .•••• ; ■ I ■ ■ •• ■ Tues. Oct. 4 10 a.m. -11_2.JJ.m., Wed. Oct. 5 9 a.m. - 12 m., . 1- p.m. Thurs. Oct. 6 1 - 5 p.m., 6-8:3(Jp.m. Fri. Oct. 7 9 .a.m. - 12 p.m., 1-4p.m. ; ; . z,m. ■ • I ;• i i i i Those Not Pictured. •• ■ ■ 5 "' ;• . .· someofourgra&Juates .••• -• · • 178 Seniors 203 Juniors 327 Sophomores Have still not picked up theit yearbooks! The books are free, so if you still have not received yours, pick up one in the bookstore. Come early on Tuesday , and Wednesday to avoid the rush. ■ I■ ■· I ■ •I ■ ' ·· ■ . ■ I ■ ■ ■ ■ r • I ;• "Don't be a blank spot." Your college yearbook is a lasting memory of a great part of your life. For your sake, and others, get your picture taken. I ; • I I ■ I . • ------------------------------------------:• :• ~ •• ••• • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , ■ • �page 12 WILKES ACQUIRES SCHOLARSHIPS by Thomas J. Monsell Wilkes College has set up three new scholarship funds for deserving students. The Mildred G. Gittens Memorial Scp.olarship, The Board of Trustees Scholarships and Scholarships donat ed by the RCA Corporation will help students with the financial burden that attending college can bring. The Gittens Memorial Scholarship is in honor of Mildred Gittens who was a four decade employee at Wilkes College. Miss Gittens died on July 23 of this year following an illness . Gittens began her "'long career at Wilkes in 1946 when she was employed as a piano player and in 195 5 she was appointed manager of the college bookstore. During her years at the college she became involved in many aspects of college life: She served as treas'..1rer of the Faculty Women's Group, was active as to-advisor for Theta Delta Rho, was named . Honorary Letterwoman, Honorary Co!lege Alumnus, plaved piano for the underprivilged and" elderly, and was selected Honorary · Chairperson for Homecoming Weekend in 1981. The scholarship award will be given to students ''who demonstrate scholarship and leadership abilities, as well as financial need," said President Robert Capin. The creation of this fund ''will help commemorate the dedication and service of Mildred, who became a close, personal friend to the students, faculty, and staff of Wilkes College over the years,'' added Capin. . the Board approved six full tmt1on four year scholarships for students of exceptional academic ability, according to Dr. Gerald K. Wuori , Dean of Adrnissions. The minimum requirements are a combined SA 1 score of 1200 and a rank within the top five percent nf the graduating class. Using these criteria, un March 1, admissions screens all students who have been accepted to the college and come up with a list of students eligible for the awards. The scholarships are based solely on "academic excellence not financial need ,'' said Wuori. , Another reason for the · creation of this scholarship fund was to keep pace with other colleges and to help bring "desirable" students to Wilkes, said Wuori . The RCA Corporation of Mountaintop, Pa. has donated $10,000 in scholarship money to Wilkes College. Paul Davis, Director of Powers Operations, RCA Solid State Division said, "I am extremely impressed with the engineering program at Wilkes College both in stature and direction . Dr.s Robert Capin and Umid Nejib (chairperson of the Engineering Department) have done a super job." The $10,000 check has not been designated as of yet, but there has been a strong ongoing relationship between the engineering department and RCA engineers. The Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund was used during the 198.283 recruiting year to bring students · who will make a positive contribution to the college. In the spring of 1982 :11 Visitor Parking: Any faculty or administrator having visitors parking on campus should notify the Personnel Office, ext. 470, to register their vehicle. If the visitor is parked in a student lot, please instruct him/her to move their vehicle to a faculty, staff or administrator lot. Outward Bound is a shot of high adventure in the wilderness. And a lot more. It's a trip that1l show you what you're made of. You can discover you can do almost anything you want-if you try. Our 3-week experience in selfconfidence sure isn't easy. But it might just last you the rest of your life. 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Jennifer Briscoe came up a little short of a victory with a 4-6, 3-6 match against Lady Royal Janice Kane. Also, Ellen Dunnigan, Liz Maddi, and Marie Griffen of Scranton came · up victorious over Jackie Brown , Annette Winski, and Natalie Sodano. The doubles team of Cress Shallers and Jennifer Briscoe produced Wilkes ' final victory of the day with a score of 6-2 , 0-6 , 6-2. The second doubles match played by Chris Mat-1 zinger and Jackie Brown lost a hard fo ught battle of 6-4 , 3-6 , 3-6 as did tM final doubles team of Annette Winski and M aureen Roland. Following the disappointing loss to Scranton , the Lady Colonels traveled to Lock Haven for .their second match of the year against the powerful Lady Eagles. ................. •°""-'"" ....,,,...... . -•o61Hns... --._-INGGOOOS COMPANY WAulane,Pa.ffllll ~m-1m . , . _ , , IIIHMls.lillf ,J. ......._ ,...,..,,, Being a Division II team and having an undefeated record of 3-0 , Lock Haven proved to be too overpowering · for the Colonels . Wilkes did, however, produce a victory in a singles match played by Jennifer Briscoe in an exating match over Lock Haven's Holly Reitzel by the score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Briscoe simply outlasted her counterpart with an overall impressive game. The Lady Colonels-now stand with a record of 1-2, and are looking forward to their up ·and coming matches. Harriers Beat Lycoming py Ch~rlie-, Yozwiak · The Wilkes College Cross Country · team under the direction of head · coach Dave Matt~s , beat Lycoming Collegerecently , 22-35 . The Colonels , now 2-3 on the season, · grabbed the first four places with identical times of 29 :44. Tom McGuire , George Hockenberry , Mike Keohane, and Neil Williams were the top four runners. Lycoming won the next seven places, and Colonel's harrier Dave Machina finished twelfth . Ill GUY'S PIZZERIA Corner of Academy & South Main Just 2 blocks off campus!!! Serving a variety of Subs · Delicious Pizza & Stromboli COL D BEER SIX PACKS TO GO! (EVEN ON SUNDAY) Mon . - Thurs. 11 a.m. - _11 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. - M1dmght Sun. 4 - 11 p.m. 825 -7201 1O min. Take-Out Servic e by Tim Williams While sitting at home tbis past Sunday with nothing to do I decided to turn · on the tube to watch 60 Minutes. Much to my dismay, CBS televised a professional football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. As I was thanking God that the Redskins were able to conclude the game ten minutes short ot eight o'clock, tragedy struck. The people at CBS " gracious} y'' switched us over to the tail end of the New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams game. Caught between homework and waiting out the game, I chose the lesser of two evils, and grabbed a Coke (no, not a beer, I'm in training for soccer) and kicked back in an easy chair. As if the game wasn't bad enough , I was subjected to poor color commentary and intelligence-insulting gadgets such as the "chalkboard." Howard Cossell Jr. , ahas John Madden. was guilty of both charges_ But it doesn't stop there, the commercialization of the entire affair is enough to make any struggling ,blue collar family sick, when they thi_gk,about all of the money that flows as a result of professional footQall. Throughout the long hour that I was watching the game I saw more shaving and beer commericals than I see in an entire week. These advertisements featured famous ·athletes from the past and present and almost gave me the impression that professional -. athletes shave and play ball , while retired ball players sit around drinking beer and shooting the bull. · · Even though professional football players must ·make enough money in one decade to last them a lifetime, some of their salaries are astronomical. (After all, what do they go to college for anyway?) The famous players (" wealthy" is an adequate substitute for famous) always seem to be pushing some kind of manly product and earning a hefty supplement to their already hefty salary. It never fails , the rich continue to get richer and the poor seem to nev-er get ahead . A normal American child can't grow up without owning or wearing something that was sanctioned by the National Football League . Much of America idolizes the NFL and all it entails. We must all remember that these players are just men and not gods. . ·Intercollegiate football does not involve many of these horrible aspects and misconceptions. The televised college football games are much more exciting and much less commercialized. These college players perform , for the most part , because they love the game ; : not like· their professional counterparts who sometimes change teams as often as they change their socks. Let there be no mistake-college is virtually the only stepping stone to the ''pros,'' but the numer of permanent amateurs greatly outweighs that of the eventual professionals. Take, for example, our very own Colonels football team . None of them in their right mind could possibly expect to break into the professional ranks . These guys play because they like to play, not because they are shooting fo~ the stars or even because they are on scholarship. They are here at Wilkes to get an education, not to become a weekend warrior. Who is responsible for the exploitation of an otherwise enjoyable sport? The American public shares in the responsibility because Americans love both,extremely physical activities, and large, extravigant events. Americans are a different breed; football is not nearly patronized anywhere else in the world as it is in the USA . Shrewd businessmen share some of the responsibilitv, too. To them the NFL is a business, as it should be, but they lose sight of the fact that football is also a sport. It would be crazy to wish fo r a purification of the NFL, so I won 't. Over the last few years it has gotten to the point where I don 't even watch the ~uper Bowl. All the pre-game hype is enough to drive me to I Love Lucy re-runs rather than sit through a game fr•;itu ring the two ''greatest'' teams in the world. (',1llege football ; . where i '. at . and f'd prefer a televised co!!ege foot ball :L::mw n \ er the Super Hrm' a11 _, , ,,: \. �page 14 Upcoming Susquehanna,Home,Sat.,October 1 Soccer Sporting lycoming,Home,Sat.,October 1 Juniata,Home,Wed .• October 5 ... by Charlie Y ozwiak Field Hockey Events S-cranton,Home,Sat.,October 1 \ Colonels Bowto Lycoming Delaware Valley;Home, Women's Tennis Tves.,October 4 Marywood,Home,Thurs.,OctoJ,,er 6 Marywood,Home, Thurs.,October.6 . Women's Volleyball FDU Madison,Home,Sun.,October 2 Cross Country Baptist Baptist Bible/Lycoming, · Delaware Valley,Home, Home,Sat.,October 1 Tues., October 4 . . Intra murals The Wilkes College football team lost their second game of the season to Lycoming on Saturday, 59-0. ·The Colon~s ·were plagued with turnovers. (10 in all) and po.or field position throughout the game. " : The Colonels' offensive unit couldn't get into gear, and failed to produce the spectacular aerial show that is die product of the '' Run and Shoot" offense. Quarterback Randy Rice was under pressure all afternoon, and the Colonels only managed 90 yards in the air. The Colonels, o-2 in the Middle Atlantic Conference standings , will look to rebound on Saturday when they host the Susquehanna University Crusaders at 1: 30 p.m. at Ralston Field. ·· I Flag Football every Sunday • sign-ups Coed Cageball S.nack Bar Weekly Menu ( v-ball with a targe ball) Girls Volleyb·a ll Tennis for more information ., . . check . " . , . the bulletin board·in the gym .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _• Monday Chicken BBQ Mi11Astrone Soup Tuesday Pierogies Ham and Bean Soup Wednesday. Meat Loaf and Gravy Chicken Noodle Soup . Thursday Macaroni and Cheese. Vegetable Soup Friday Pork BBQ Cream of Mushroom Soup .. Hours Open: Sunday 6 ·p.m. - 11 p.m. · Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Friday 7 a.m. - 4 p.m . ~ -~"'c=::,t+allC ◄ ==--NlltEC::::::,tHIIC ◄ ==--IC=::)IIIC~ I . �page 15 Field Hockey Lacks Depth by Tim Williams Coach Meyer's field hockey team played their last three matches on the road and were able to come up with only one win. This was also perhaps the toughest week on their schedule. On Tuesday the Lady Colonels dropped a 1-0 decision to Division I Bucknell University . The team managed a 3-2 win over Divisio~ II East Stroudsburg University, but dropped Saturday's contest by a score of 3-1 to Albright. The Lady Colonels Elesperately miss the services of co-captain Tracy Day (a sweeper) due to a serious auto accident. This has caused Meyers to juggle her personnel to shore up the defense. She had players playing new positions which caused a problem because the competition was stiff. The hockey team is also having trouble with consistency. At times the offense and defense look good and at other times they "just stand around. '' The team ' s skill level has not improved rapidly enough and they often succumb to mental breakdowns and ''stupid mistakes.'' Lack of depth and several key injuries also cuts down on the Lady Col·onels' performance . ' 'In the beginning of the first half we really looked good, we caught their defense flat several times . .. this was a good y.rin for us," commented Coach Meyers. WC 1 Albright 3 Albright capitalized on Wilkes' poor first half play as the Lady Col- onels found themselves down by three goals. Albright held a decisive 20-11 edge in shots. Most of these came in the first half when Wilkes was plagued by poor passing, disorganized defense, and confusion in the offense. The Colonels got it together in the second half and avoided a shutout. On paper ,Wilkes outplayed Al- bright in the second half but it wasn 't enough. . On Saturday, October 1 the field hockey team will take on the Scranton Royals ,which promises to be an exciting game; also on October 4 and 6 , the Lady Colonels will host Delaware Valley and Marywood . respectively. WC O Bucknell ! Bucknell turned out to be Wilkes' toughest opponent to date. Their skill level was superior to that of Wilkes but the Colonel defense was able to hold out against the Bison attack. Just 12 minutes into the second half Bucknell managed to score as a result of two defensive errors. Bucknell held an 11-10 edge in shots and a 9-6 advantage in corners . . Janee Eyerman and Tracy Kelly had five saves between them. - WC 3 East Stroudsburg 2 . Neither team managed to tally in the first half with all five goals coming in the second half. Debbie Cometa opened the scoring · at the five minute mark from a Sally Vojtek assist. Only four minutes later , Vojtek scored with an assist from Karen Johnson. With Wilkes on top,ESU scored at _ the 25 :00 minute mark to make it 2-1. With only five minutes remaining in the contest a Lady Warrior was fouled . which resulted in a penalty stroke. ESU did not capitalize and the score remained 2-1. Less than four minutes remained when Jean Dougherty assisted Stacy Baldwin to put the Colonels up 3-1. ESU retaliated with less than two minutes remaining , but it was not enough .as Wilkes held on to win. The Contest: Domino's Pizza will award free, 30 large pizzas and $50.00 cash for liquid refreshments to the group purchasing the most pizzas starting 9/28/83 and running through 10/5/83. 2. 1. All deliveries made from Domino's Pizza to your floor or dorm will be counted. The winner is not the dorm or floor which orders the most Pizza, but.the one • who has the larger $ .. Dollar Amount per person. Dorms of 40 students or: more will be judged by floor. The Prize - 30 Large 3. 4. S. 1-ltem Pizza's and $50 for liquid refreshments. Any pizza over $10.00 will be counted twice. The winning group's name will be published in the local newspaper. The location and time of the party will be convenient to both the winners and Domino's Pizza. The 30 pizzas will be 1-item pizzas. The winner will have the choice of items. The pizzas do not have to be the same; Fasf, Free Delivery 154 S. Pennsylvania· Ave. Phone: 829-2900 Our drivers carry less than $20.00 Limited delivery area. 011182 Oomlno'a Pizza. Inc. �WC Football . 0 Lycoming 59 WC Field Hockey 3 East Stroudsburg 2 WCer Country 21 ; 35 Lycoming WC Soccer 4 · FDU-Madison 1 ~ WC Volleyball 3 Misericordia 2 WC Tennis 9 0 Upsala WC Soccer 1 ot Allentown... 1 WC Volleyball 1 3 ~arywood WC Tennis 1 Lock Haven 8 WC Field Hockey 1 Albright 3 WC er, Country 15 Phil. Textile 50 WC Tennis 3 Scranton 6 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre. Pa. 18766 ~eacon sports s C 0 R E B 0 A D Vol. XXXVI No. 3 Sept.30, 1983 Boaters Up Record to 2-1-1; ·E arn Regional Ranking by Tim Williams The soccer team has only lost one game in their last four outings; that loss coming from nationallyranked University of Scranton. After trying Allentown College and beating F .D .U. Madison last week, the Colonels' record stands at 2-1-1. Wind and rain made play difficult as the Colonels took on the Centaurs of Allentown College, in Allentown, last Wednesday . With the wind at their backs, the Centaurs first drew blood when an Allentown forward slipped the ball past the sprawling Bill Hankins midway through the first half. Neither team played well through the remainder of the first half which made for a very dull match. Early in the second half the Colonels managed to get on the scoreboard with a goal from freshman Mike Molloy. Molloy beat the Allentown keeper easily by placing the ball into the lower right-hand comer of the net. The Colonels had several other opportunities to score but simply could not capitalize on them. On several occasions the hooters botched golden opportunities by shooting the ball directly _at the Allentown goalkeeper. With neither team managing to tally a goal before the 90-minute mark, the game was sent into overtime. This marks the second time in as many outings that the Colonel kickers went into two, ten minute overtimes. With only two and a half minutes gone in .the first overtime, Allentown went ahead 2-1 as the result of an Allentown headball ·over Hankins' head. Through the seven and a half remaining minutes of the first overtime neither team was able to control the midfield. Realizing that time was running short, the Colonels started to push forward in the second half of the overtime. The Wilkes hooters began to control all of the action and constantly pressured the goat Finally , the Colonels equalized with a goal from junior Tim Williams. After dispossessing an Allentown defender, Williams hit a very weak shot that managed to bounce over the suprised Centaur goal keeper. With only a minute and a half remaining in the game, the Colonels drew a foul just outside the penalty area. As Wilkes set up the restart, the referee called the game on account of lightning, leaving the match in a 2-2 deadlock. The Colonels displayed a better brand of soccer in their contest with FDU-Madison, which sent the Jersey Devils home with a 4-1 loss at the hands of Coach Wingert's hooters. The Wilkes team could have beat-· en any team in the MAG in the first 24 minutes of Saturday's gal!le, as trhey scored four goals and did not allow any goals to be scored against them. "We changed our system of play this week,' ' commented assistant coach-Kelly Noseworthy. "I thought it would offer our attackers more space and mobility. We found it better utilized our player's talents also. the result was our best offensive production this year.'' Freshman Jeff Wertz opened up the scoring at the three-minute mark when freshman midfielder Mike Crusco pushed the ball to Wertz who easily hit a shot to the right of the FDU keeper. Two minutes later, Wertz tapped in the rebound from a Mike Molloy shot to put Wilkes up by a score of 2-0. At the six-minute mark the Colonels executed a perfect comer kick when freshman stopperback Gary Klopchin headed the ball past the FDU keeper to give Wilkes a three goal margin. Wertz completed the hat trick when he headed in a rebound from a Tony Monteiro shot. Wertz also injured his knee on this play which forced him to watch the remainder of the match from the sidelines. This marked the end of the scoring for the Colonels as the first half ended with Wilkes up by a score of 4-0 . After playing well in the first half, the Colonels could n,ot put it together for the remainder of the game. Hankins missed out on a shutout as his defense did not set up well for an FDU free kick at the 65-minute mark. The Jersey Devils ' forward shot · the ball to the far post and Hankins was able to get a hand on it but could not hold on. This closed the scoring for the day as the Colonels avenged their 4-0 loss to Madison of a year ago. The Wilkes soccer team is currently, as a result of the FDU contest, an honorable mention in Regional Division III polls. The hooters will take on Lycoming on Homecoming Saturday at 10: 30 p.m. at Ralston Field. . This match will be Wilkes' first conference game. ' ,.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 September 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 September 30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/87113cd960d40c2f0475ad937794f761.pdf 2a1ca7626f3455f1a60a1d25629265be PDF Text Text (' I (. -s=:o-"!'!:i :.ail~ Vol. XXXVI No.4 - ? October 28, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 ~ wwww Vandalism Ruins Sculpture by Sean P. Connolly On October 1st and 8th, three sculptures of an outdoor art exhibit, with a combined estimated vaLue of $15,500, were vandalized on the Wilkes College campus. The damaged sculp tures , created by artist Stephen Porter, a nationally known sculpter and teacher at Pennsylvania State University, are part of a large show of Porter's work being held at the Sordoni Art Gallery. Mrs. Judith O'Toole, director of the Sordoni Art Gallery, said the show opened on October 1st, the Friday of Homecoming Weekend, and later that evening the first act of vandalism. O'Toole said, "Friday we opened and Friday night three white pieces of a sculpture which were in front of the SLC were knocked over.'' O'Toole said she learned about the vandalism the next morning when one of her house guests walked pass the art and noticed its disrepair. The pieces were bolted to the ground with lead sinkers on October 2nd . On October 8th, the night of the theater arts production, "A Doll's House," the second act of vandalism occurred . 0' Toole said a Wilkes faculty member was returning home after the play, noticed the vandalism, and reported it to her. She said she and her husband went to inspect the damage and were heckled by passing students. ''There were lots of peop le on campus, and it would of been alright if they walked by and didn't say anything, but many of them laughed and snickered at us and worse.'' O'Toole said one of the white p ieces was pulled out of the ground and dragged from the front of SLC to the lawn between Chase and Kirby Halls . She said a security guard chased the youths away but did not get a good description of them. · Two other outside sculptures were vandalized that night . A wooden arch which was standing in the SLC courtyard was pushed over and a small chunk of wood was lost. Also, an iron sculpture with chrome pieces was pushed over resulting in scratches to the iron and bending of the chrome pieces. The white . " piece, which was dragged from its place, received scratches and the entire work will have to be repainted. After the second occurence, the \X' ilkes-Barre Police were notified, according to O 'Toole. She said the police took a report of the incident , but did not give a hopeful statement about apprehending the vandals. She said the police said an investigation should be conducted internally by the administration. They said the lack of witnesses was the reason for an internal investigation. O 'Toole said when she and her husband proceeded to take the sculptures inside the building, she was again insulted by a student . "I went around the side of the building to see if the door was op ened, and a student began saying things to me. I said something back and he threw an empty beer can at me," she said . (continued on page 13) Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Cranes On The D ike No, its not a satellite on a launch pad at Cape Kecnedy, its some of the heavy duty machinery utilized to build additional flood prevent10n walls along the river. by Buddy Sutliff.Jr. The two construction cranes on the river side of West River St. are being used to plant steel piling which will give better stability to the flood pro• tection system. According to the Army Corps of Engineers.John Connolly & Sons Inc. of Luzerne are the general contractors for the job which calls for the placement of 2000 ft. of sheet p iling in Wilkes-Barre and 1900 ft. in FortyFort . Wilkes alumnus, Michael Connolly, supervisor of the job, said the pie~es of sheet piling range from 39 ft. to 62 ft . and will be placed according to height where they are most needed. Connolly reported that the longest pieces will be placed on the bends in the river because these spots receive the most stress during high waters. The new piling is longer than the existing piling . The 80 ton Lima Crane and the 100 ton American crane, both 140 fr. tall, are being used to drive the pieces of piling into the ground . One crane picks a piece of piling up, swings it into place and holds it there while other sheets are welded "into a frame. After the pieces are in place, the second crane, attached to a hydralic vibrating hammer, vibrates the piece into the ground . Connolly explained that this method of using the weight and vibration of the hammer is better than the conventional air-powered piledriving hammer because it is faster and produces much less noise in residential areas. After every other sheet is driven into the ground and is checked for po- sition, the hammer is use<l to drive other pieces into place. Connolly said this method is used to establish a line to work with and to hold the welded pieces in place. Connolly went on to state that the next step in the process is to remove the frame and remove the existing piling by burning them off at ground level. He said the ground will then be restored to it's proper height and the new piling will be painted. Bulletin Board Student Government is selling Homecoming glasses for $1. 00 each in the SG office, third floor of the Student Center. �page2 ' editorial Who says Wilkes College students are apathetic? A few short weeks ago , an unknown group of students proved they could take action where they saw 'a need. Apparently, some people decided the sculpture Stephen Porter donated to the school was an eyesore, so they did something-,_about it; they ripped it out pf the ground and tossed it around campus. How's that for decisiveness? . Wait, there's more! Another group of sJudents, obviously sympathetic with !this symbolic gesture, not only refused to assist gallery director Judy O'Toole in lPicking up the debris, but verbally abused her for having the absolute ga 11 to ~kfor help. All of this is certainlr a first for Wilkes students - they have managed to create a new form of art criticism. By adding insult to injury, they've built on the work of that great criticism theorist who took a sledgehammer to ·Miehelangelo' s Pieta. We've all heard quite a bit about apathy and vandalism on the Wilkes College campus, but I never thought about the two of them together. While going over the entire sculpture incident, I came to the realization that they may be directly related to one another. Perhaps apathy breeds vandalism . When we speak of student apathy, we are generally referring to the lack of interest in the manyactivities available to students on campus (witness the slow death of IRHC and CC and the poor attendance at most of the Concert and Lecture Series events) . It seems like the same handful of students are involved in most _of the campus dubs and organizations. Ask anyone involved in an extracurricular activity and they' re likely to tell you they are also involved in two or three others. Within the large portion of students who aren't involved, you have the faction that feels there is nothing here that interests them yet is content, the faction that feels there is nothing here that interests them and constantly complains about it, and finally, a small faction that feels there is nothing herl'.'·1.:hat interests them, constantly complains about it, and then drown tlieir sorrows in the ~earest quarter keg OR drowns their sorrows in the nearest quarter keg and takes out their frustrations on the nearest phone, water fountain, glass door, or piece of modern sculpture. This is the group that ctabs about how much they pay to go here arid then goes out and breaks something that cost the school hundreds of dollars, something they indirectly paid for, and will now get to pay for again. In their own tiny minds, they seem to think they are getting back at the school for not giving them what they think they need and deserve for their tuition dollars: an open bar in the cafeteria, an unlimited number of excused absences from classes and academic probation only if your GPA goes into the negative number rang~. I guess the pleasure in ruining something is the fact that it's not yours. Ac least once in everyone's life , he/ she has felt that little rush of excitement you get from drawing a mustache on the photo of someone you dislike or writing' 'I am a loser" on an opposing candidate's campaign poster and knowing that no one saw you do it. However, no matter how they felt about Porter's sculpture, or if they merely saw it as an extension of the Wilkes College administration , the persons responsible had no right to touch what wasn't theirs. Studehts may laugh at the destruction of the sculpture, but they should realize that a group that would do something on that grand a scale wouldn't think twice about mangling an unguarded bike or smashing a few windshields because they got a rotten grade on their Business 101 test, and it' s the third time they took the course . Getting back to the apathy, maybe the college administration and SG should consider creating some new activities that would appeal to the apparent mentality we're dealing with ; you know, tailor activities to their interests . Maybe SG should sponsor a few drunken orgies instead of gym parties. Perhaps CC should hold demolition derbies to decide who gets a parking sticker (hey, those who didn't win wouldn 't have to complain; they wouldn't have a car to park anyway). How about IRHC buying a few glass panels and old couches for people to take their frustrations out on. Bring your own sledgehammer or ice pick, of course. Farkel Fans At WCLH Dear Editor, Imagine our surprise when we opened the October 7 issue of the BEACON to find a spoof on WCLH in the Wilkes Barrel comic strip. Thank you, especially Farkel, for acknowledging the existence ofWCLH 90. 7 FM . We hoJ?e t0 see more of Phil the D .J. in the future. . . · . . -Thanks Again, ·. · Shawn A. Sharksnas Music Coordintor, WCLH I I 1 J People have been complaining that there's nothing to do on campus. WRONG! If you're looking for some excitement why not try one of these: ( 1) How about following Coach . Wingert around on weekends? He has set an eleven o' dock curfew for the soccer players, and that means he has to go around making sure they' re home and tucking them in. "But coach, can I have a glass of water? And I can't find my teddy bear." (2) Dance lessons are being held at Catlin Hall. · As I understand, the rates are low. Plus, for the advanced students, they teach dancing on stairs and on furniture . Class size is limited, so sign up now. (3) Try out for the football team. Why not? It couldn't hurt. Or, if you don't like the physical contact, how about helping the other teams with all the stats they seem to aquire ~hen playing Wilkes. (4) Go to the gym for some exercise. Remember Wilkes students, you only need three forms of identification (your college I.D., certificate of citizenship, and proof of sanity) plus a presidential permission slip to get in. Then, after you get all of that together, remember, the gym i:: open to students 6:45 a.m. to 7: 03 a.m. on every other, rainy, Tuesday. Come on people, you don't have w start new traditions, just maintain the old, and always fun , ones. * * * * The Golden Coal Shaft of the Week goes · to the campus bookstore. First they refuse to sell used books, so students pay the full price. Then, they bust your chops by advertising a used bookstore after you've already spent all your money on new books . The next six feet of shaft is dug when the bookstore refuses to accept books you want to return after the third week of school. How many students · out there, raise your hands, know for sure they want to drop a class in only twenty-one days? * * * * These ;i.re just a few of the opinions of the writer. If you have some complaints, or you want your ideas heard, write me a letter in care of The Beacon. I'll print them if I think it's any good. * * * * Next week: How to rate your professor, a review of campus parties, and of course, more on whatever I find real important. If anyone wants to help me with spelling or typing, you know where to reach me. That 's the way it is, the fourth week of October, 1983 . Party 'til you . ... The Beacon USPS 832-080 Student Center River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 Editor-in-Chief . . . . . .. . Rebecca Whitman News Editor · · · · · · • · · • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . Sean P. 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All views ; expressed are those of the individual writer and not necessarily of the , publication onof Wilkes College . _ ., �page3 Conse.rvative Comment,_ _ _ __ by Stephen K. Urbanski andJamesJ. Haggerty,Jr. The 1984 presidential election is a little more than a year away. Even though we have a pretty good idea of who the Democratic and Republican nominees will be , in an effort not to spoil all the fun, let's look at the long shots as well as the favorites. Since the Democratic party seems to be much more difficult to analyze, we'll start with the Republican party. '.As of today, there is only one announced candidate on the Republican side. He definitely has experience in the primaries (having run for the president seven times in the last thirty-six years ,) but that seems to be his only asset , if it is that . We speak of none other than for~r Minnesota governor Harold Stassen. Stassen first sought the Republican nomination back in 1948. At that time, he was considered a serious contender, but since then his candidacies have become somewhat of a joke. This time around , Stassen has a lot against him , 'although that didn't stop him from running in the past. He's a liber.al in a conservative party. He 's four years older than President Reagan . When the president finally gets around to announcing his candidacy, Stassen will be up against-an extremely strong ·incumbent. Stassen lacks money and organization. And, he is unknown to a majority of the American people. You're probably asking yourself, "Why, then, did you devote so much writing to Stassen's campaign?" Well, we're trying to make it interesting. In reality, by the time tl}e primary season rolls around, Ronald Reagan will have declare·d ·his candidacy and he'll chalk victory after victory. The Democratic side is much more interesting, as far as competition goes . Former Vice-President Walter Mondale is the . front runner in the polls, but former ·astronaut, Senator John Glenn is only two points behind. Let's examine Mondale's campaign first . Walter Mondale has a lot going for him. He has raised close to $10 million , he has recently received ~he endorsements of the NEA , the AFLCI O, Governor Mario Cuomo of New York, and Senator Patrick Moynihan of New York, and appears to be a classic big spending liberal. On the Democratic side this all adds up to one thing, the nomination . If the nomination is almost assuredly Mondale',s, why should we even talk about Glenn? John Glenn has some advantages of his own, and if Mondale stumbles in the primaries, Glenn will be there to benefit. Glenn's major asset is his past. Being an astronaut, John Glenn is a national hero . Because of this, Glenn has name recognition throughout the nation. His major disadvantages are that he lacks the support of party regulars and he lacks an effective campaign organization. He may be ver_y popular among the average Amencan, but he's too conservative for the Democratic party regulars. The other Democratic candidates are as follows : Senator Alan Cranston of California, former Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, Senator Ernest H~llings of South Carolina, Senator Gary Hart of Colorado, · and former Governor Reuben Askew of Florida. Civil Rights leader Jessie Jackson is also considering a campaign. We listed this candidates for you , because this is about the last time you' ll hear their names mentioned. They will only play minor roles at the convention, possibly as favorite sons. Cranston might win California and Askew might win Florida, but their ·national support is weak. All in all, the Democratic nominee is insignificant. Mondale would make the ideal opponent for President Reagan . Mondale is Reagan's opposite. With the economy improving every day, the American people aren't ready to return to the policies that gave us double digit inflation, uncontrollable government spending, and a multi-billion dollar government program for every conceivable problem. The only difference in a Glenn candidacy would be the magnitude of Reagan's victory. Glenn would be a more formidable candidate than Mondale, due to Glenn's broad public appeal. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, whoever the Democrats nominate will have to face a very popular Ronald Reagan. Any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. Proper Perspective_ _ _ _ _ __ by Chuck Denis In today 's world, whenever a problem is in need of a hasty solution , government is usually called upon. This is especially true on the state and local levels of government. But it is not the role of government to be a problem solver for all of the people's problems. There is one area however, in which government intervention is vital , and that is the area which pertains to the restrictions of large corporations. There was a time in this country when there were no restrictions on the economy. Sub-subsistance incomes and unhealthy working conditions were widespread problems that existed durinJ_ this period. When a worker died, quite often there were no mechanisms to help provide for his family. If he was injured , more often than not, he had to fend for himself. These people were ignored! Without restrictions, corporations themselves were getting out of hand. Large monopolies were sprouting up along with men of unimaginable power. Men like J. D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan were gaining so much power that it was said of them , that they actually controlled the inner workings of government. Curiously, this elitism still exists today. There are only a handful of people who control the small number of major corporations in this country. These are th~ same people who carry zen must hold his ground and preserve his individual rights, and the ence (Some coincidence, eh?): Just rights of his group . Without these imagine what our society would be rights the citizens ' lives would be like if all restrictions on "Big Busimeaningless. This could happen by ness" were suddenly · lifted. This lifting restrictions on the great comwould be like putting a vulture in a panies owned by the ruling class, esmorgue of fresh bodies, or, making pecially because of the power they alJames Watt s·ecretary of the interior, ready hold. The role of government is whichever would be more destructive . to serve and protect the rights of the The American people have been majority of the people, not the few. abused by those who hold power, for Therefore, the government should be; long enough. Decreasing regulations looking to help the average citizen, on these individuals would do nothnot the power hungry elite. ing but increase their already enorIn the past, this very idea has been mous power. The average worker and suggested. The American people citizen would suffer, because his.voice must be aware of it's effects arid stop would be diminished and to lose your voice in politics is to lose your identity · this obvious plot to destroy American democracy. and your hum_anity. The a'.'erage citiche greatest amount of political influ- Students Co01plain About Maintenance Service_______________ To The Editor: I would like to address a problem which concerns both the students and the faculty of this college. In the fairly short time I have been here I have noticed what seems to be the very slow response to requests for the maintenance of college buildings. I realize that dorms are difficult to maintain and that maintenance personnel were busy relocating many office buildings but this does not really explain the slow response to requests. The dorm room that I am housed in still has damage caused by previous students. The students who lived in this dorm last year have stated that at the end of last year they were assessed approximately $20 per person for common area damages. As near as I can tell none of the damaged areas have been re- paired . A request to have the radiator reattached to the wall in my room has not been answered ; a request that was made at the start of this year. Another request made on the 3rd of October to have an electrical outlet with exposed and dangerous wires exposed repaired has also gone unanswered . From the comments that I have heard from both faculty and other students seems to indicate that this problem is fairly widespread . For the amount of money paid to the college for the privilege of living here I think we have the right to both safe and well maintained rooms . Mark Radabaugh Robert Leo �page4 .:· · · · · · · · R·;·~,i··,· N·~;·~······(l··1. Wilkes Takes Second In ( Reagan's Assailant Surrenders A g_u nman ~ho rammed ~is truck through the gate of the Augusta Country Club m Georgia whete President Reagan was staying, surrendered after taking seven hostages last Saturday. Tw~ presidential aides were among the hostages trapped for two and a half hours m the golf club's pro shop until the gunman, Charles Harris, 45, gave up after ~o unsuccessful attempts by_Reagan to reach the gunman by telephone. Harns was recently fired from his job and extremely depressed by the death of his father, possibly prompting him to cause the disturbance, said White House Officials. Thousands March Against Missles Tens of thousands of Americans and Canadians opposed to deployment of U.S. missles in Europe, joined marches and rallies last week in a show of solidarity with their European allies in waging an Autumn peace campaign. The protesters marched near military and nuckar installations all the way from New Hampshire to southern California. In Canada , police estimated 18,000 marchers gathered in front of the American consulate for a march on the Canadian legisb.ture. · · Robbers Grab a Million In Gems Three armed robbers, using mountain climbing gear lowered themselves into an 11th-floor jewelry firm in New York City, handcuffed a dozen workers and I_11ade off with a~ estimated $1 million in diamonds and gold. The robbers were m the offices when the 12 employees arrived for work at 8:00 in the morning,and proceeded to stuff as many of the gems and gold into a duffle bag as they could. The police have no suspects and no leads and one policeman was heard to say that it looked like the perfect crime . Killer Confesses After Seeing Movie A prison inmate admitted to beheading Adam Walsh, the six year old whose kidnapping was made into the recent TV movie ''Adam .'' The inmate also said he had ki{led 3 5 to 50 other people while wandering around the country with another man . Otis Toole , 36, signed a confession of Adam's death and the other homicides and police chief Sam Martin said, ''He gave details of the murders he and Lucas ( the other man) committed. The details make Charles Manson sound like Tom Sawyer." Debate Tourney Two varsity members of the Wilkes College public speaking squad recently competed for honors in Fairfax, Virginia. Donna O'Toole and Annette Winski represented Wilkes College at the home campus of the grand national champions in speech competition George Masoh University. The weekend invitational tournament brought schools from as far away as ~A. for competition in ten different public spea~ing events . Wilkes entered eight of the events and came home with a second place overall trophy. In addition to defeating such institutions as Hofstra Univ ., James Madison Univ., The Univ. of Va. , and Washingtort and Lee University, Wilkes also won an additional five individual trophies. Donna O'Toole displayed her rhetorical talent by being a finalist in four of the five events she entered . Ms. O 'Toole won a 1st place trophy in Informative Discourse, a 2nd place in the extremely difficult Communication Analysis, and a 3rd place finish iri Extemporaneous Speaking. She completed her awards with a 5th place trophy in the area of Persuasive Oratory. ,_;.,,. Donna's teammate Annette Winski secured a 5th place trophy in Extemporaneous Speaking. It was through the efforts of both team members that Wilkes was able to win the second place overall award. While Wilkes had one of the sm:tllest squads to enter the tournament, it never-theless came home with a great deal of awards and respect from those schools attending the tourney. The appearance at the George Mason University Tournament marked the first time in several years that members of "Kinney's Kids" have participated in this prestigious tournament . The Wilkes entry and second place win was a surprise to many, as the debate union was able to finish behind only the national championship squad from George Mason University. This victory in Virginia enabled Wilkes to continue to twenty-five consecutive tournaments that the union has won a major victory. This makes the forensics union the holders of the longest winning record in the history of Wilkes College. . The public speaking unit as well as the debate squad are coached and directed by Dr. Bradford Kinney. - Communter Council Takes -A Stand by Donna Nitka and Rebecca Whitman In an effort to save their dwindling organization and improve student interest, the executive council of Commuter Council has proposed strong _ measures which should force commuting students to recognize the im- · portance of the branch of Student Government set up specifically to help them . ''What it comes down to is a lack of interest in membership," stated Dave Kalinoski , Commuter council president. The organization should have a full membership of 25 students which would include re·presentatives from each class. Presently, approximately only eight -students are involved in CC , including the executive council. Dave Brown, ·CC treasurer,exsince been proposed, one of which tance of the coi'iimuter organization. plained that the courtcil has had probwas vetoed by the Student Affairs The council feels its effectiveness lems since the end of spring semester Council. would be vastly improved if it had full last year. Apparently, no one ran in CC first decided to close it's office membership . "We should be doing the elections that would fill the class for a week in an effort to prove to more than planning activities for representative positions. co1:1muters that they need the organicommuters," said Brown. Brown went on to say that CC has zauon. However, after this idea was "picked up four new members since put down by Student Affairs, Presi-r,========:::::z:=======:::.t then, but hasn't really done anything dent Kalinoski announced a new plan MCAT CLASSES AT 'yet." "Right now, the executive that was approved. WILKES COLLEGE! council is doing everything. Two of · "We are going to s~nd a letter to all It's not too early to think about the four new members are associate co1:1muters who want parking appliMCAT /DAT's - CALL NOW! members and we only have nine cauons for next semester stating that PREPARE FOR ,nr1 elected members,'' reported Brown . they must attend a meeting on Nov. The council's first efforts to inMCAT ·LSAT •GMAT l1f/l 22," explained Brown, " If they do crease commuter interest were to ·put not come to the meeting, they cannot CAT. Ar"I" .. l'\A"I" .. r-.DC .~DA up a sheet and to run an advertise- get an application. " Brown also re- 1..1111•16Pe..rm■a■ne..ntlilClllien11111te•rs•o■pei.;n~lol,j.■Opap.. ort111u.nit.i,y.;;to m■a11,;ke"u,1pliA ment for more members . This pl:rn ported that CC is expecting 300 Studays, evenings and missed lessons. weekends. gathered only two students. dents at the meeting, and the council • fuLowll-time hourly cost. Dedicated • Voluminous home-St udy staff. materials constantly Two harsher plan~ of action have .t h en p lans to speak about the impor• Complete TEST-N-TAPE• updated by researchers th ,--------------------• - I I (P-J I I I I I I I I Planned Parenthood' l Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Testing Kirby Health Cente r Annex 63 No rth Frankl in Street Wilkes-Barre I I I I I I I ,_ ________a~a~,-----~--...J - - . ·- "On Nov. 17th, adopt a friend who smokes:' t, THE GREAfAMERICAN Sr,tOKEOIIT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY' facilities for review of class lessons and supplementary materials. • Classes taught by skilled instructors. expert in e.ir field. • Opportunity to transfer to and continue study at any of our over 105 centers. OTHER COURSES AVAILABLE .l ~-- GRE PSYCH & !310 •MAT• PCAT • OCAT ·VAT• TOEFl MSKP • NMB • VOE • ECFMG • FLEX• NOB • RN BOS SSAT • PSAT • SAT ACHIEVEMENTS SPEED READING -H U'II nrl N EoucAnoNAL cENTE• TEST PREPARATION SPEClALISTS SINCE 1938 Cali Days, Eves & Weekends (21 5) 435-2111 833 No. 13th Street Allentown, PA 18102 Nov . 30 , l-983 for Information About other Centers CALL r':~s:~~:o:~2~•3-1782 �page5 CO-OP Offers "Real,, Experience ,. by Mar Kay Nocera Wilkes College Cooperative Education Program (Co-op), is a process of education which formally intergrates a student's academic experiences and studies with productive work experiences in employing organizations. The Cooperative Education Department, which is located in the rear of 34 South River Street, second floor, . has been in operation for seven years. Co-op works simply and effectively. The employer and the college co-op department discuss co-op training positions, position descriptions , and qualifications sought in the student candidates . Before being accepted, the student must meet coitain qualifications designated by the co-op staff. The students must have a 2.0 or above grade point average, they must be a full time undergraduate student with sophomore class standing or :i h( ,ve, and they must have the signed permission of their advisor, department chairman , co-op academic coordinator, and the Cooperative Education Department before placement in the program. Once in the program, students may earn from three to twenty-four hours of credit. As for the wages earned during a co-op experience, they range from the minimum wage to the wage that a professional would earn in that particular field . Many students, educators , and employers find the co-op experience extremely rewarding. One of the many successful students is Susan Harrison. When Susan Harrison entered the theater arts program in 1979 she planned on becoming an actress . However, after four years, her aspira- riom have c~ahged dramatically. '' I really want to do technical theater now,' ' Harrison said recently in a telephone interview from Colorado Springs,' ' and this-cooperative educa• tion experience has even helped me decide that I'd like to specialize in lighting design.'' Susan spent her co-op experience at the Colorado Opera Festival as scenic carpenter and assistant set designer. She enjoyed the summer and the "invaluable experience" that she ob. tained. "I learned so much, especi~lly about lighting, " said Susan , "and that 's why I think it's vitally import~nt to give students these co-op expen.ences. I was aware of problems in set design , but in co-op you are there when they happen . You help to solve them. It 's great." Susan felt too that the cooperative education process has another very positive aspect. "Even though you are 1n the real world of business when you . are doing co-op, you are thought of by the professional you are working with, as a student. They go out of their way to help, to teath. You are not under the pressure of having to know everything. It's o.k. for you to say I don't know how to do this yet. I strongly recommend the experience." Susan was getting ready to leave Colorado for an interview in New York. If she gets the job she wants, it will be with a small opera company.. With technical theater expanding by leaps and bounds, Susan knows that she must stay well informed and current. But, she said, "I feel I have a good basis for keeping up with all of it , thanks to Wilkes College theater faculty, Klaus Holm, and cooperative education." the best costumes in three categories. The categories are 1) scariest, 2) Most original, and 3) weirdest. Prizes will also be awarded to the dorms that have at least six to eight peopl~ dress up in costume. The cost of the party will be $2.00 without costume and $1.00 with costume. Melusen also stated that the Christmas Dinner Dance is being· switched from Friday, December 9, to Tuesday, December 13, which is also the last day of classes for the first semester. The party will be held at the Woodlands and Melusen said that they would like to keep the price as low as possible so more people could participate. Ralph Pringle announced the appointments of Cherry Blossom and Winter Weekend Chairpersons. The Cherry Blossom Chairpersons are Phyl Totaro, Ellen McDermott, and Cathy Schaeffer. The Chairpersons for the Winter Weekend are, Becky Whitm.an, Donna Nitka, and Maryanne Schicitanno. Both events will be held next semester. Melusen also wanted to clear up the duties of the Maintenance Committee. The committee, headed by Tod Hogan, w_as defined by Melusen as being a service for problems that haven't been solved for a long period of time . He wanted to make it cleanhat the committee wasn' t availab.le for every little problem that occurs in the dorms. The Residence Assistants are supposed to take care of small problems, not the Maintenance Committee. Hogan reported that the dirt pile outside of Evans Hall that has been in the way to those wanting to use the basketball court is soon to be removed. He also said that the trash bins behind Evans will be painted so they won't look so ''cumbersome.'' Melusen and Adams both stated how pleased they were with the attendance at the meeting . Melusen added that he hopes that it continues because he sees IRHC as the dorm students' voice and it is important for the representatives· to show up and express the views of their dor~ates. · IRH C Repor..__ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ Blood Donor day was the most discussed to__pic at the Inter-Residence Hall Council's meeting last Sunday night at Stark Learning Center. The event will be held in the gymnasium on November 3 from 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania division of the Red Cross. The Red Cross has set a goal of 320 units of blood which, according to advisor Paul Adams , shoul"d be very attainable from a school the size of Wilkes. Incentives are being offered to students to participate ,in the form of cash awards. · Ralph Pringle , representative of ·the Student Government , stated that the Human Services will give $25 to the dorm with the highest percentage of donors who participate. President Alan Melusen -said the IRHC has a tentative plan of dividing the dorms into two categories according to size and giving the dorms with the most participants $25 as a reward. Adams wanted to make clear the importance of Blood Donor Day and thought it was important that IRHC members get involved and encourage others to give . Other topics of discussion at the meeting were the upcoming parties that will be offered to Wilkes students . On Saturday, October 29 , IRHC is sponsoring a Halloween party to be held in the gym. The party will run from 9:00 p .m. to 1 :00 a.m. and there will be plenty of food, according to Melusen, and the band will be Arc Ange~. There will be ~ash awards for .......................................................................... . • • : . ••• 11111.-... •• I YOUR BSN IS AN I . . . - . i OFFICER'S COMMISSION i I• IN THE ARMY. ·!• : . : : i • i ,. !• . •: • Your BSN means you're a profes.sional. In the Army, it also means you're an officer. You start as a full-fledged member of our medical team. Write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Burbank, CA 91510. . : : :· • i. !• ARMY NURSE CORPS. •A•LYOUCANBE. • ! . . ..•• I•••••••••••••••••••--•••••...••••••--••--••••••••••••••■-•••••••--•..; - �e6 TONIGHT l,v'c L HI ff/1L, rrs 611.tAT TO 8£ JI[}(£. 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Crovella, who gave a lecture and slide presentation on the role of computers in education, (at Wilkes Col- · lege) said the computer's size has decreased in recent years to make it a possible fixture in the classroom and the laboratory. Crovella's lecture, which was held in room 1 in SLC on October 19, focused on computers as a tool in biological education, but also stressed the use of computers in all studies at all levels of education. "The computer revolution is actually only a few years old. The _ability for e_ducators to utilize computers in the classroom is growing rapidly,'' said Crovella. In biological education and research, the computer is used to collect and present data. Crovella said it is basically a time saver. Instead of spending large amounts of time in data collection, students can spend more time in analysis of the data with the help of computers. Cr_o_velJa defined the c<>Illpute! . as an extension of our minds and senses . He said it is ironic that the computer, which is supposed to be an· impersonal machine, actually offers a high level of individual education. "It might offer a better education for a heterogenous gr<?UP," said Crovella. Crovella said computers can help motivate problem students at different levels. He said the idea is that if you have a passive student, you may not realize it by his work ina -textbook, but if you have a passive student on a computer, you will have a passive computer, which is easily noticed. "If we get a wrong answer on a computer, it won't chastise us the way, say, our inothers did . It will simply state our mistake and encourage us to find the right answer,'' said Crovella. Crovella admitted that not everything is positive regarding computers in education, "Sure we will lose some skills, like calculating square roots in our head, something I do every ten years, but we will also gain skills.'' He added that we must not accept everything from computers and that we must think for ourselves. Crovella said some of today's 'problems in education that have received much national attention may be concurred in the future with computers. by Samuel Merrill "The Medical Implications of Nuclear War" will be the topic of a lecture by Dr.Jonathan Lorch at 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, at the Wilkes College Center for the Performing Am, as part of the Wilkes Concert and Lee-. ture Series. Tfie lecture is free and open to the public. President of the New York City chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and ari expert on the problems of civil defense planning for nuclear war, Dr. Lorch has appeared frequently on local and national media. Co-author of the book A New Yorker's Gttide to Civil Defense, he was recently called to testify before Congress on civil defense planning for nuclear war. Si_nce 1961, Physirjans. for Social Responsibility has been committed to public and professional education on the medical hazards of nuclear weaponry. In a recent statement, the group warns: "Medical 'disaster planning' for nuclear war is meaningless. There is no possible effective medical response. Most hospitals would be destroyed, most medical personnel dead or injured, most supplies unavailable . Most 'survivors' would die. There is no effective civil defense." During his stay in Wilkes-Barre, Dr. Lorch will meet with members of the Luzerne County medical community. A specialist in nephrology, he is associated with St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and is a member of the faculty at Columbia University. •l ....•••...• ~ ........ ~··· ··· ·············· ···························~···: Experts Discuss Education On October 19th, a panel discussion titled "A Nation At Risk" was held in the .Center for the Performirtg Arts at Wilkes College. The open public forum, sponsored ,by the Wilkes Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, brought togethe~ five Pennsylvania educators who discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the N~tional Commission on Excellence m Education. The panelists covered topics such as merit pay for public ~chool teachers, priorities in curriculum, and federal aid to education. Mrs. Ruth Husband, principal of the Dallas Intermediate School and chairperson of programs of Phi Delta Kappa, said, "It is the purpose of the special debate/forum to provide a balanced analysis of the commission's report. " I See your Jostens' representative for a complete selection of rings and cletails of Jostens' Creative Rnancing Plans. DATE: Thursday-Friday, November 3, 4 TIME: _ _ 10 _ A_M_-4 _ P_M_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PLACE: __Bookstore __ s_1_o_~e_p_o ~t Jostens' college ri~ offered daily at your bookstore C �page7 Weekend Forecast Aquarius Oan. 20-Feb. 18) Your weekend starts out fast on Friday but slows by Saturday. Don't be tempted to overindulge. ** Leo Ouly 23-Aug. 22) Don't let others talk you into doing something you really don't want to do on Friday. Trust your own judgement.* Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) A friend's surprise visit brightens you weekend . Take the time to make the most of it . *** Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Romantic prospects are at a peak this Friday and Sacurday. Don't shy away from commitment. ***** Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Tempers flare this weekend, especially on Saturday. Be careful not to lose your composure if things don't go your way. A friend's advice may help you avert trouble . ** Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) A disagreement with a friend throws a sh'adow over your weekend fun . Resolve conflicts before Monday or your entire week will be trouble-filled. ** Taurus (Apr. 21-May ~O) Although Friday proves disappointing, the remainder of the weekend more than makes up for it. Use every opportunity to your advantage . **** Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Week- end prospects prove better than they seem, especially on Saturday. Don't be afraid to take chances. **** Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) FriGemini (May 21:June 20) Use this weekend to catch up on projects that day's fun and Saturday and Sunday are even better. This is your weekendhave been put off for too long you'll regret it if you don't. Spend a enjoy it! ***** quiet Sunday evening with a friend. Capricorn (Dec. 22:Jan. 19) Seize *** the opportunity to travel when it Cancer Oune 21-July 22) While Fri- presents itself on Friday, just rememday offers some excitement, Saturday ber to come back for that early mornand Sunday prove uneventful. Try to ing class on Monday. **** avoid agruments with loved ones on ;aturday. * EVERY BRE-ATI, YOU TAl<E Hi, everybody! Hope you all had a nice break! We tried calling all your mothers but they wouldn't talk, so we only have a few scoops this week. Dirt time... . Mark - Get a grip on those hormones, boy! .And stay away from Waller sofas. (Chalk up another score for the soccer team!) Dr. O ' - Nice topics you pick for class discussions. (Put a·lid on the lan- guage, please, I'm only a sophomore.) Jeannie - I heard Danny Hause has an art exhibit at the United Nations this month. And yes, he did marry Melissa. . Waller Hall still stands ... thanks to Ralph's face. Hey Tom, what would you do with that squash?!! Wrap it up in a·halupki? Jackie - Is that really Jimmy Lee in the bathroom? He looks so much "shorter" on TY. Colonel's House - what did you do with the money your·mothers gave you for singing lessons? Thanks for making the movie such a "howling" good time! Shelly, nice lollipop . What do you look for ·i n a man?!! Hey Coach Phil, the guys on the team wanted to tell you how happy they were that you FINALLY got adate ... Now maybe practice won't be so rough, guys. Have fun with Dana, Coach! Just be in by curfew ... .To the " Pinky Lady". and her friend Cindy, do you re:tlly make movies with snakes? I'll bet you didn't think I would do it, did you? Hey Fran, we heard you're trying to increase your magazine collection, coiµ.pliments of the library. (Don't laugh Pat, we know you tried it, too.) Fred K. - How's the paternity suit developing? Has a decision been rendered yet? Janet D. - Did you have to bring ALL the male exotic dancers to Evans after the show? Well, that's all we have for this week. We hope you had a nice break and remember, LIVE IT UP so we have something to write about. We'll be ·seeing you in the papers. Love, Ann&Abby CC-IRHC Halloween Party Saturday, October 29 9p.m. - 1 a.m. in the gytn Music by Ate Angel �e8 "Rock 'n Roll is here to stay, It will never die ... " Don't believe it? Just take a look around, it's everywhere. It's become a part of life. So, not wanting to be left out, The Beacon is presenting it's very own rock 'n · roll centerfold. No, it's not a nude photo of MickJagger. What we've done is to bring together interviews with recording artists and album reviews. With Vic Ramone in the hospital and Johnny Rotten dead, our contacts in the seemyside of the rock world were unavailable for comment. We did, however, attempt to conduct a phone interview with Pete Townshend but were informed by the Wilkes switchboard operator that we don't have a Watt's line connection to England. Yet, despite all the obstacles, we have managed to come·up with :,lbum reviews by our own Joe M,\mourain. This is our tribute to rock 'n roll. Long live rock! The Glass Onion by Craig Tomashoff As the saying goes , old punk bands never die. Usually, they just end up in jail on a morals charge . They certainly would never fade away nor, heaven forbid, try making records which might have some commercial appeal. Red Rockers , therefore, is not your typical punk band . In the spring of 1982, the band's debut album was released by the tiny San Francisco label, 415 Records. It was a minor sensation in punk circles. The four-member band from New Orleans dished out a sound complete with chord crashing and socialistic lyrics, naturally provoking comparisons to a more famous hardcore band from the other side of the Atlantic -The Clash. "Yeah, that comparison's one we don't really care for," explains the Rockers ' mild mannered vocalist and guitarist, John Griffith, after a recent performance. "We' ve had to deal with it but I don ' t think we'll have to deal with it anymore ." "Not since our new album anyway," chimes in James Singletary, the band's lead guitarist and more talkative spokesman. "People said that (compared them to The Clash) because of our first album, because of the format and the fact that we were a 'political' band. But that 's the easy thing to do, to say ' Oh yeah, these guys sound like The Clash so I'll write that down.' We've created more of an identity for ourselves now, though, with a new sound." The new sound he and Griffith are referring to is the sound that has set them a notch above their former punk peers. It's plainly evident on the band's second album, Good As Gold, released last spring. The record features a sound that is nowhere near as harsh as Red Rockers ' first effort. The politics are more persona'I than internatiqnal this time around, but they're still leaning left. The record and it's hit single, "China," are deliberate attempts to refine the group 's music while keeping the original intentions in mind . Almost like what The Clash has done . Griffith refers to the new Red Rockers sound as " less distorted. " Singleta.ry expands on that, calling the music on Good.A.s Gold" more mature" and "an extension of the band 's ability. " ''The record really has brought us some commercial recognition," he adds with the slightest of Southern accents. "We were lucky people picked up on 'China' for what it was and on the band for what it was . And really, our background made it even tougher to get played on the radio because we do come from a punk rock background." "China" is a finely crafted, melodic single that spent a brief time floating around in the pop charts during late spring and early summer. It was quite a departure from the old Rockers, a danceable tune which actually let you hear and und erstand the words. Keeping musical integrity intact while reaching out to the masses is never easy, but Red Rockers seem to be doing just that. A summer tour opening for the B52s, the consummate commercial band, went over well. That group 's lightweight fare is quite a contrast to the brash, introspective style of the Rockers. And that's precisely what the band wants . ' ' Actually, that makes for a better show when you have two very different types of bands, " Griffith says. " When you have two groups that are alike , it can get boring." "We' re much more serious in approach than their crowd wants,'' adds Singletary. ' 'They come in here to see the B-52s, who are real light and everything, and we're maybe a little too serious and intense for them. But that's the challenge we're into now. We've made the big step to try and break out from the little cult scene. And when we do good , it really feels rewarding because you've broken through to somebody who didn't like you .'' . These days, loads of bands seem to be breaking through to audiences which until now never have tolerated much new music. The success of more mainstream new groups, from the Stray Cats to Flock of Seagulls, has made radio and the record-buying ' public more receptive to different sounds. Some bands adapted to the new mood, but only after enduring all the charges they "sold out." Those charges have been hurled at Red Rockers by those still stuck on the band 's early, rabble-rousing days. But such complaints haven 't flustered the group . " There 's no sense in just trying to please a handful of people when you can reach so many others,'' explains Griffith . "The whole movement we were in before has changed," adds Singletary. " People have moved on to different things. " Most people in the music business are quick these days to pluck out M TY, the 24-hour music video cable channel, as the main reason for mass · acceptance of new bands. Video is now all the rage, though even Griffith and Singletary admit that at times more emphasis will currently be placed on how a particular song should look rather than on how it sounds. Th~t's a trap they seem to have avoided, though . ' 'MTV has a lot to do with the commercial masses changing over," Singletary says. '' A lot of the kids who used to buy records have grown up. Now it's the younger kids, watching M TV and finding out about new bands who are, buying the records ." He admits radio has gone along whole-heartedly with the MTV - in- duced changes · in music. But at tht same time, he insists Red Rockers has not tried to keep the chain going by in_ turn pandering to radio in order to achieve success. "Radio is conforming more to us than we are to it. That surprises me, " he says. "It's not really surprising ," co11r _ tends Griffith in a tone of mild disagreement. "Well, it is a little bit but, when you have the majority of band~, coming out there and playing new music , radio really has no choice. " Red Rockers got together as a ban! about four years ago in New Orleans, a place both Griffith and Singletary· confess they seldom return to any~. more. Singletary says the city has "a good musical culture," citing the fact that the Sex Pistols chose to play therduring that infamous band 's first , last, and only, U.S. tour. It's real metropolitan," he savof his hometown . But the South and Southeast are generally the last places, to catch on to things. We got as far ar5, we could get there before moving to California and 415 Records . That label, distributed by the monolithic Columbia Records , basicall) has only three artists - Red Rockers Romeo Void, and Translator. Eaclgroup puts out a recbrd and tours ai different times of the year, enabling the company to work hard on each band individually. Griffith and Singletary credit this approach as one of the major reasons Red Rockers ha.§ achieved a moderate level of succ~ss. The band is currently touring , mostly as a headlining act, in Europe and Japan . In the meantime. work is �a e9 I~ only:rock ..n rolI ........................................:................................................... by Joseph Mamourian Well , it looks like the drought is fi nally over. Now that October or "Rock-tober' is here, a flood of albums will be gushing into record stores and saturating the airwaves . The main idea is that people spend the most money around Christmas, so the record companies give you the best selection at this time. · "Rock-tober" is an Epic-Asylum marketing scheme to psyche the market for the barrage of new music. Radio stations pick up on this scheme because it psyches up their listeners. " Rock- tober" also falls in the middle of a rating period and most stations will do anything to get more listeners. Meanwhile, the flood continues. There is a lot of diversity in what's being released right now. What l have done is take what I think falls into the category of "campus taste" and evaluate it. The Romantics - In Heat • • • · Back in 1978, there was a movement to get back to the basics. The over-simplicity of punk rock was just about out the window, and disco was clinging tightly to leisure suits on the way to extinction. The Who was growing old and the Stones quit taking drugs, and marketing music became as risky as a kerosine heater. If you didn 't have a name, you didn't get a name . Along came the Romantics making a name for red leather. They had "a good beat, and you could dance to it. " Their music had a different " throng" to it . However, at the time the Knack was being referred to as larger than the Beatles, and songs like "What I Like About You" fell by the wayside. Well, its 1983, and The Romantic's have " grown-up ." In Heat is a cooler, more thoughtful album . The energy is still there, although it is not static, and the leather is gone . The targeted song off this album is "Rock You Up." It has a bit Muddy Waters-like melody with a touch of Rockabilly (see, they haven't changed that much). The only way to describe the album is like aging wine: smooth , 1 r ? II,. '/~-~ ,,,.· ,r,,, already underway on their next album as they write songs for it during breaks from the road . The sound on the record will most likely be in the same vein as Good As Gold Griffith predicts it will keep the band·s label as "prettymuchawck 'n ' roll band" intact and will certainly not go in the direction of the synthesizers so in vogue right now. Still, the next album may mark yet more growth ih the band's lyrical' approach , keeping the polit(cs on the liberal side but making them more personally relevant and more posi- tive. It 's par of Red Rockers' continued drive to show that while punk music may have its merits, it can also progress to a higher level. "Hopefully, the audience will get som·ething positive out of it because that's what we' re trying for (on Good As Gold and the next record),' Singletary explains earnestly. "So many people can ·say, 'This is bad, that's bad . Don't do this, don't do that. It's really hard to be positive without doing it in a certain way to where you come off real w_impy.'' · subtle and crisp·. Now, the Knack is wearing the red leather. Saga-Heads Or Tails • • • When Worlds Apart was released, progressive rock enthusiasts rejoiced . "Now," they thought, "We can have music we enjoy that everyone else won't mind listening to." This album is like the first, it is neither better nor worse. In fact, you could put Heads Or Tails and Worlds Apart in the same package as a double album, because they sound like they were recorded in the same session. Finally, a band comes along that achieves consistency. I hope this album puts them over the top . Look for "The Flyer" to command a lot of " New Action" (that's chart movement) in the next three weeks. Saga has the most raw potential I've heard in a long time. They' re just a drummer away. Genesis - "Genesis" • · If you were a fan nine years ago when Trick of the Tail was released, hearing the new album will put you in tears. What ever happened to music that meant something? It's a shame when true artists such as Banks, Collins and Rutherford become trendy. The music is mildy sophisticated and reflects little talent . In fact, I found this painful ' to listen to . At least "Duke" had a new energy for its time . The targeted single "Mama" fell off the charts with a loud, painful thud . There's only so much electric cymbol and arp buzz a man can take. Another version of "Puttin' On The Ritz" would fit in nicely. Hold on until after Christmas for this one. It will be another Joe Nardone "Cutout Classic." The World - debut album * * * * Ever since Steely Dan appeared a decade ago, the record industry had no idea the two-man band would come into vogue. Back then , they had to hire studio musicians to fill the gap . Now, two men can simply overdub and oscillate. Most of the time this results in a schlocky album . However, The World has a distinctness. For once a sync pop band has more to it than a beat. Roy Thomas Barker, who did a lot of work with Cheap Trick, produced the album . I pick ''Take Me To Your Heart'' to be top 10 before 1984 comes. The Motels - Little Robbers • • • • • There 's nothing sleazy about this motel. This album is the last because · the best is always last. This is the best produced alb.um of 1983. Every song is different and every song has a message. Everything has a purpose, from the eeriness of "Suddenly Last Summer" to the climactic sledgehammer in "Monday Shutdown ." If this album has a couple of bullets and gets good chart action by February 1, it could edge out Synchronicity for album of the year, but that's a long hard climb. �page 10 Dunn Well Received 71-\E W~lrPf:D C~M WILL BE RE.ADV .c 0.. by Cheryl Kashuba Noted American poet Stephen Dunn read selections from his original works before a crowd of 55 in the CPA lounge on Th~rsday, October 20 . He was well received. Following an introduction by Dr. Norma Schulman, Dunn began with his earlier writings, including "Grey," "Midnight," and "At the Smithsville Methodist Church," a poem about his yo},m ger daughter's experiences at an arts and crafts class that involved, Dunn said, "not only arts and crafts." Dunn's work is considered to evoke positive feelings. "What he sees," critic Richard Hugo remarks, "is a cause for hope in the human condition where others see only reason for despair." Inspiration for most of Dunn 's work comes not from political, religious, or'social issues , but from people, places, and experiences that are part of his own life, as his comments IN A Blf. \ <.J z ~ <( LJ.J a.. V\ >- ...J ~ z <( 0:::: u... \ © CREATIVE MEDIA SERVICES Box 5955 Berkeley , CA . 9470 <; CIASSI111ElJ: Home typist-proofreader. Over 14 years experience . Neat, a_ccurate . Near colle~e library. Student rate 80¢ per page for clear copy. Call 8290181. ' To whom it may concern : What's done is done and cannot be changed ; What was Founders last year is now called Evans . Granted. last year's Founder's was great . bu, who's to say that this year's h ·a n, isn' t just as spectacular? 111111k about it . To all of my frie nds: Remem ber, there are only 8 Shopping Days left until my birthday. Love, Ralph Charlie , 1 They tell me we' re eligible for parole for "good-behavior." Sounds boring! Crime really does pay - and its a lot more foe. The Strange O ne L.D . Everyday has been great, Every moment has been special. Love, L. B. Slep, Guess what, Gremlin? You ' re re- I lost my carriera at the Homecom - Don, You killed Snert! Hargar hates ing dance . It was a black Vivitar Tele-835 AW with a built in flash you ! Why do you hate Gerbils? and a silver button . If anyone found ]. it or accidentally took it, please cafl J eanne , me at ext. 134 . Happy Birthday on Monday' Thanks , How appropriate ! (I cleverly made Beth Cortez fun of you without mentioning that Monday's Halloween). Dear Kevie-poo: ke member Mommy says no "fooSteve ' un ' " Love , Athena .. . help me , Term in te-man , --~ . '·.!re me! I' II be your pnmary queen if Bonjour Rau l, you ' II be my soldier. Comment allez-vous? Vos amies francaises Karen S.: Watch your friends and what they say!!! Beware, The Beacon bites back! Signed The Preppy, The J ock, and The "Hooker" . ___ ., 9W............. St. WI·• lomt. Po. 11701 lout. . .Jewelrv-a.thes - ~--Atulf ., .. . Aclelllt Zeton, Happy "4" years. Nothing can stand in our way now! I love you, Miss Lynn A silver Kodak pocket instamatic "10" camera was found at the Homecoming dinner dance at Genetti 's. If anyone lost theirs, please call Beth at ext. 134 . Allentown Women's Center 215-264~5657 Oct. 31-Nov. 4 MONDAY 109 S. Franklin St. (Next to YMCA) 822-1898 TUESDAY SPECIALIZING IN HAIRCUTS ~ SNACK BAR SPECIALS Ham & Macaroni _ Casserole Chicken Rice Soup (must bring ID) ....,,.·Charwe•-- Preg na ncy Testing Confiden tial Counseling Abortion Birth Control Gyne colog ical Services Dr. Leslie : Th;mx for being a groovy advisor. The Executive Staff. COLLEGE DISCOUNTS ■ IOP PREG NANT? NEED HE LP? them . PATTI'S HAIR FASHIONS Steve Jeffrey, Sorry I missed your visit . Pleast come for another visit. Or come cu my room . ally something special. Love ya lots, Trixie throughout the ,r eading and his poems suggest. "Midnight" is a poem, for example, that was inspired by his then two and one half year old daughter and is the " close $tto a political poem " that Dunn is '' likely to write .'' Dunn's first c;xperience with smalltown life inspired a poem entitled "Small Town Befriended." Having lived what he calls '' an urban life,' ' growing up just outside New York City, Dunn found living and teaching in a Minnesota town of 71 7 a cultural shock. The Pine Barrens region of southern New Jersey, near Atlantic City, is where Dunn now lives . He admits a passion for gambling, which is the subject of a poem entitled " Atlantic City." Dunn continues to write poems that are inspired by his experiences. His newest is " Desire." Dunn's fifth book is entitled The Festival After Dark and will appear soon . A reception , sponsored by the Manuscript Society, followed the L :r: I WANT YOU, BAD !1!! reading. Those who attended enjoyed Lustfully Yours , Tim . refreshments and talked with the poet P.S . Looking forward to · this .about his experiences and his writing. Wednesday's massage , et . al. The reading was sponsored by the Department of Language and LiteraJ.B. and] .: We lilce having the high priests of ture and organized by Dr. Norma the A mnicola next door. We' d give Schulman. the cards back, but your sacrifice ate t;====::::::;:===========11 Cut and Style Women Men Regular $15. 50 Regular $10. 00 SPECIAL $8.00 SPECIAL $5.00 PERM SPECIAL Perfec-t Touch Regular $35; only $25 with this ad. Long hair extra Ask for Gig, Amy, or Patty Baked Chicken Noodle Casserole Vegetable Soup WEDNESDAY Chili Con Carne Beef Noodle Soup THURSDAY Cheese Ravioli Onion Soup FRIDAY Ground Beef BBQ Tomato Rice Soup Hours Sunday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Mon.-Thurs. 7:00 AM to 11 :00 PM Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM r ... �Blood Donor Day On Thursday, N ovetnber 3rd Donate Blood and Help WIN $25 FOR YO-UR l DORM FROM IRHC _Find which group your dorm is in and have more of your dorm members donate blood than the other dorms in your group. The dorm in each group with the highest number of donors wins. Group 1: Denison, Butler, Roosevelt, Dirksen, Sterling, Catlin, Chesapeake, Delaware, Doane, Evans IF, Hollenback, McClintock, Waller, Weiss. • Group 2: Evans 2M, Evans 3M, Evans 4M, Warner; Diaz, Priapus, Colonels, Grissom, Webster, Slocum, Evans 2F, Evans 3F, Evans 4F, Miner 3, Miner 4, Miner 5, Sullivan. Commuter Council is offering cash prizes to commuter students who donate blood on November 3rd. 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize 4th prize 5th prize $25 $10 $ 5 $ 5 $ 5 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the gym · AMERICAN RED CROSS �page 12 cc Repo_r t by Scott Seebald This week's meeting of Commuter Council discussed the Halloween Party for this Saturday, November 29. C.C. decided to have Arc Angel entertain the festivities along with a long list of snacks. Suggesting the price of admission , vice-president, Nancy Moore '=>aidthat it will be a dollar for a costume, two dollars without. On November 3, there will be a Blood Donor Day at Wilkes College. Commuter Council expressed a desire to see a large number~f commuters to donate. Prizes through raffle will be rewarded to donors, one of the least motivatio~al factors for giving blood. 320 pints has been set as the minimum goal of Wilkes College. Work still needs to be done for the Commuter Forum , a mandatory meeting of all commuters seeking Spring Semester Parking Permits. Letters will be sent out next week designating the date and time of this meeting. . Up coming dates for notic~ by commuters are the New York City trip scheduled November 23, and the Christmas Party to be held at the Woodlands December 13. ~ Ltd. fl>~ -c::~INSTANT CJ ~ en COPY Album Spotlight WCLH, 90. 7 FM features the latest releases by today's artists, both new and old. Listen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays to hear the "Album Spotlite ." Here we play an album in its entirety without interruption. This week's spotlites focus on Was (Not Was) and the Motels . Tuesday, November 1, hear the first release by Was (Not Was), Born to Laugh at Tornados, which features such artists as Mitch Ryder, Ozzy Osbourne, and Doug Feiger of The Knack. Then on Thursday, November 3, we feature the lastest by the Motels, Little Robbers , which contains the hit single '' Suddenly Last Summer. '' That's at 7:00 p .m. on Tuesday and Th ursday nights for the "Album Spotlite" on 90. 7 FM . PRE-LAW STUDENTS The LSAT exam for students who wish to enter law school in the Fall of 1984 will next be given on December 3, 1983. Students who need to take the exam must register by November 3. Registration materials can be picked up from Dr. Bedatsky in Franklin Hall, room 33 . Near the Cross Valley Expressway Bridge 165 CHURCH ST. KINGSTON 288·8282 ~ MON .. .- FRI. 8 A.M. · 6 P.M. SATURDAY 9 A.M. • 1 P.M. �page 13 IEEE Sponsors Major Seminar OBJECTIVES Instill among engineering students an awareness of t~e concepts and scope of professional prattice, including expectations and professional responsibilities of engineers and social and, economic considerations of an engineering career, in a manner designed to complement a traditional training and education. TOPICS OF CONCENTRATIONS 2:00-2 : 10 Introduction by Dean Ralston 2: 15-2:35 What is IEEE and why are we here?. 2 :40-3: 20 Professional Career Development: Many students may overlook their present or rec~nt experiences which may help them to develop their professional career. With this topic we hope to instill in the student the importance of his/her already developing character. The topics should include: 1. Education. 2 . Work experience. 3. Extra-curricular activities. 4. Personal attributes development . 5. Career planning. 3:25-3:35 Coffee break 3:40-4:25 Useful Skills pevelopnent: Topics which address important PERSONAL skills are not normally emphasized in today's engineering curriculum. These concerns should be presented to_students as a part of the Career Development process. These concerns, which this program should address, include: 1. Communication skills: oral and written. 2. Human relation skills. 3. Political skills . 4. Observation skills. 5. Listening skills. 6. Flexibility as an asset not an excuse. 7. Delegation techmques. 8. Decision making/ accepting responsibility. 4: 25-4: 55 Refreshments 5: 00- 5: 40 Professional Expectations & Responsibilities of Engineers: Many young engineers , in their enthusiasm to work for a given company, unknowingly waive their rights to their inventions or forfeit the share of royalties to which they are entitled for their ideas by signing contracts and releases which they may not understand from the outset. Further, many graduating students do not un- derstand the ramifications of "terminal at will" clauses or "reduction in force" statements. Wage busting is something which very few students are familiar with and it is only the most fortunate who are warned ahead of time as to what an employer's history is in this regard. Furthermore. office problems such as sex discnmmauon, poor employer/employee relations, etc. do exist and may come -to the loss of a job . The student' should be aware of his/her rights in the event a situation may arise. There are many long term considerations which students should be aware of but · never know because no one told them. These concerns, which this program should address, include: 1. Pension. 2. Continuing Education. 3. Ethics/Ethical conduct. 4. Professional association and it's value. Van.d alisrn t Bill Koch's Deli 1 O East South Street 822-4863 Open 7 a.m. for breakfast 5. Career obsolescence. 6. Age discrimination. 7. E m p l o y e r / Employee relations. 8. What might a company's long term plans be for you. 9. Where might you end up as an executive. 10. Changing positions when and where . 11 . What legal rights does an employee have . 5:45-6:20 1. Compensation and the cost of livi~g in a given geological area. 2. Compensation m _terms of dollars vs. the value of the benefits offered. 3. Job market/Finding Employment. 4. Promotional paths and the criteria for determining advancement. (continued from page 1) Porter wrote a letter to the gallery saying he understood their position, but he was obviously hurt by the acts. In the letter, he referred to the vandalism as a cowardly act of censorship on thd part of the students. O'Toole said Porter has presented exhibits on college campuses previously, but this is the first time any of his work has been damaged. She said Porter decided to do the show this semester after being invited last year by the gallery, and that they discussed the possibility of vandalism with the large, outside sculptures. She said, "When you are involved with abstract art you realize the possibility of something like this happening, but I think Stephen might have taken it personally.'' O'Toole said all the works will be covered by insurance, but that this is the first time the gallery has ever had to file a claim. The wooden arch and the iron sculpture will have to be repaired by Porter and the white pieces will be painted locally. O'Toole said she is not sure what effect this will have on the insurance policy, but she said it will definitely have an effect on the gallery' s programming. ''Well for one thing we will never do an outside exhibit again , and that's too bad because we have perfect areas for them ." O'Toole said the students who pushed over the white sculpture are believed to be high school students; but the people who heckled her and her husband · were definitely college students. She said two students did stop and offer assistance, but that the majority of passers-by were '' extremely crud people. '' O'Toole said she always got along with students previously and that she could not understand the reason for the acts of vandalism and especially for the - cruelty of the inconsiderate students. She said the acts were probably meant as fun and not a direct reply to the artist's work. O 'Toole said she hopes if anyone knows about the people involved with the vandalism, that they will come forv.•ard, and that the administration should get involved in an active investigation . �page 14 s 0 C Night Spots L Back Street Cook's Fri. Tumblin ' Dice Sat . Butch Rao & the Panik Mickey Finn's · The Station The Woodlands 185 N . Pennsylvania Blvd . 49 S. Washington St. 100 Pennsylvania Blvd. 33 Wilkes-Barre Blvd . Rt. 315 Plains Township At The Movies Wyoming Valley Cinema - Wyoming Valley Mall The Big Chill Never Say Never Again Mr.Mom All The Right Moves 1:15, 3:20, 1:00, 4:00, 1:30, 3:30, 1:40, 3:40, 5:30, 7:15, 5:30, 5:40, 7:40, 9:50 9:45 7:30, 9:30 7:40, 9:40 Around The Campus Friday, October 28 Movie: Victor / Victoria. 6 pm in the widescreen TV room, second floor of the Student Center. Sponsored by the S.C.B. Admission is free. Student Center Party sponsored by the freshman and sophom~re classes. 10 pm-2 am. Saturday, October 29 s Music: Lecture-Recital. Roosevelt Newson with performance of Beethoven's Three Sonatas , Op. 10, by Wilkes students. CPA. 8: 15 pm . Movie: Victor/Victoria. 2 pm in the widescreen TV room, second floor of the Student Center. Sponsored by the S.C.B. Admission is free. CC-IRHC All-College Halloween Party 9 pm-1 am in the gym. Music by Arc Angel. Sunday, October 30 Music: Pianist Roosevelt Newson. CPA. 3:30 pm. Movie : Victor/Victoria. 7:30 pm in the widescreen TV room, second floor of the Student Center. Sponsored by the S.C.B. Admission is free. Monday, October 31 Lecture: Dr.Jonathon Lorch speaking on "The Medical Implications of Nuclear Wai," 8 pm in the CPA. Tuesday, November 1 Poetry Reading: Poet-in-Residence John Taggert will present a reading of his works at 8 pm in the CPA lounge. Admission is free and a reception will follow. Wednesday, November 2 Mime: Tony Montanaro will perform in the CPA at 8 pm .. .. . V••lrf!••••W~W.FRFUTrlfiTl'1.TIJ1•TJ.?JiiiiiilR•tazazz::auuaaW, . .. phil frank FRANKLY SPEAKING IT \ VAS VERY clO,E.. Januzzi's Pizza &Subs .. Hf Bir /.II> TDNGIIE ()()R.ttJG /){NIJER. ANO MEIIRt.Y ><Jl~IJ 11!!,ffElF PRY.' I 0.ds •ob6ins... SIURNiGOODS ·cowAN, .......... . ....... . . .... a.,.-,.... . . . . . . . . . . . 19791 ...._:m-1m Ifft,...., ,.,........ IIIIIMls.J-, ....... © CREATIVE MEDIA SERVICES Bo• 5955 Free Delivery Large Pie $5 .25 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 Tax included 825-5166 . Corner of Academy& River Streets �a e 15 Overtime by Tim Williams . Congratulations are in order for the Colonel football team for their 24-12 victory over Juniata College a few weeks ago. After.the game,~ am sure Coach , Unsworth and his staff enjoyed shaking hands with the Jumata player who wished the Colonels luck prior to the game by saying, "Good luck, you are going to need it." . . Unfortunately this attitude is not resmcted to only opposmg teams; many people on campus feel the same way. All th~ough the fi.rst four games of ~he season, you couldn't walk across campus without heanng someone makmg derogatory statements ab~ut statements a~out the foo~all team. Some poor misguided souls insist that the only soluuon to the problem would be the elimination of the football team. The football schedule consists of at least three Division III three powers; that is one-third of all the team's contest. it would be difficult to schedule a more rigorous list of opponents. Also, the Wilkes team consists !~rgely of_f~eshme~, and consequently, rhey are quite small compared to theu opposm~n. This season marks the first that Unsworth was able to have freshmen on his roster. Most students don't realize this. It would be nearly impossible for any new coach to turn a program around in only a matter of one ~r two years. These things are not excuses; they are facts. I am sure it took more than on~ or two years for Coach Reese to build a winning wrestling program. Phil Wingert and his booters have experienced unusual _early succes_s - but let there be no mistake, they have been extremely lucky. When one thmks of the number of freshmen on the football roster and the recruits for years to come, the future actually looks promising. . . . Then there are some people who believe that Wilkes College could save· money by dropping the football progr~m a~ th~y did with th_e lacrosse team and some of the educational aspects of the mst1tut1on. The fact is that these people couldn't be more wrong. Many players choose Wilkes because it has a football program. If this was dropped, there would undoubtably be a_nu~ber of transfers, which would certainly not help the college enrollment s1tuauon. The Colonel football team consists of approximately 50 students. In dollars and cents that works out to around $400,000. I hardly believe that the football team's to~al operating expenses and budget exceed this amount. An additional few dollars come as a result of ticket and program .sales. Also, the Letterwo- · mens' Club reaps a small profit from the concession stand. Perhaps the saddest aspect of the entire issue is the fact that these players go through the hell of summer workouts, the embarrassment of total annihilation by some teams, and worst of all, ridicule by fello':" students .- : for ~h~t? They do it for themselves, the student body, the alumm, the admmistrauon and the faculty. It is no easy task to get back on the horse after it throws you repeatedly (especially by back to back 59-0 losses) . . It takes a lot of heart and soul to do what these players are domg. However, more than the, it is going to take time for the team _to improve._The efforts of Unsworth and his men cannot and should not be measured m dollars and cents· too much time dedication and human effort are involved. The studentathle~e gives too much of himself to be dis~llowed t?e oppo~tunity to continue what he enjoys - playing football. All thmgs considered, it would be a grave mistake to eliminate the football program. Colonels Devoured By Lions by Charlie Yozwiak The Wilkes College football team, 'looking for its second straight win of the season, lost to a tough Albright College squad 25-3, at Ralston Field on Saturday. The Colonel's offensive unit, facing an Albright defense stouter than Stonewall Jackson at Bull Run, only got on the scoreboard once. Jo Jo Mantione booted a 29-yard field goal to cap a ten-play, 78-yard , scoring drive in the third quarter. In the first half, both defensive units dominated play, with the only score coming on an Albright safety, when Wilkes running back Tim Frateschi was downed in the end zone. The Colonels, who were held to only 138 yards in total offense, were plagued with poor field position throughout the first half. The Lions were on top, 2-0 at halftime. Albright's defense, ranked second in the Middle Atlantic Conference, stood like a brick wall against the Colonel's rushing effort, forcing Wilkes to -3 7 yards. The Lions also intercepted two passes, one of which was returned for 36 yards to the Colonels 3 yard-line to set up the first touchdown of the day. A few plays later, the Lions scored on a one-yard keeper play. The Lions went on the scoreboard again later on in t_he third quarter, scoring on a nineyard bootleg play by quarterbackJim Kirkpatrick. Albright added on nine more ·points in the fourth quarter to give them a convincing 25-3 lead . The Lions am'.l.ssed 329 yards in total of- fense, with 227 in rushing. The Colonel defense, led by linebackers Scott Bruggeworth and Rich Murray, and defensive end Bernie Kusakavitch, held the Lions to 113 yards in the first half. Defensive back Ed Kenelly and blitzing safety Sam Gra'ziano also helped in denying the Albright offense any points in the first half. The Colonel's offensive unit was led by wide receiver Ed Mann ~nd Quarterback Randy Rice. Mann had nine receptions on the day for 57 yards. Rice went 14 for 33 in the air, covering 166 of the total passing yards. The Wilkes offensive line, which literally cohtrolled the line of scrimmage during last week's convincing 24-12 victory over Juniata College, failed to establish a solid rushing game against Albright. Rice was under pressure most of the day, with the Lion defense recording a number of sacks. . The Colonels were also without the services of freshmen Bill Buoni and Brad Scraborough. Buoni, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown against Juniata, suffered a knee injury and will be out for the rest of the season. Sfarborough, a quarterback, will also not oe playing anymore this year. He sustained a broken clavicle when he was sacked in the Moravian contest two weeks ago. The Colonels, under the direction of head coach Bi11 Unsworth, will be on the road this week when they take on a tough Widener University squad on Saturday. Free Movie! Victor/ Victoria Friday, October 28 at 6 Saturday, October 29 at 2 Sunday, October 30 at 7 :30 at the Student Center in the widescreen TV room . sponsored by the S.C.B. Sophomore quarterback Randy Rice looks for a receiver while under pressure from the Albright defense as he was throughout most of the game. _ �Wilke:~ C,llc:ge Wilke~-Barre . i-'a. 18766 beaco-- sports VOL. XXXVI No.4 October 28, 1983 Hooters Edged By Fighting Irish by Tim Williams The -Fighting Irish travelled from Indiana this weekend to play Wilkes and other east coast colleges as part of a nine day east coast swing. The Irish got more than they bargained for as the Colonels rose to the occasion in a hard-fought 1-0 loss at the hands of the guests. .,. The first ten minutes of the game showed Wilkes playing up to par with the division I Irish. The remainder of the match was dominated by Notre Dame as the Colonels were forced to play constant defense. Early in the first half Wilkes had an opportunity to tally but were unable to capitalize. As a ball was crossed into the Irish goalmouth the goalkeeper could not hold onto the ball as it dropped to the ground; no Wilkes player was able to get a foot on the ball and the keeper recovered . After a scoreless first half the game continued in much the same manner in the second half with the Colonels backed against a wall. Freshman goal. keeper Don Shaw , making only his third start, continually was called upon to mak .: key saves to-keep the Colonels in the game . The game-winning goal was scored by Rich Herdegen, a junior forward from London, England, with only nine minutes remaining in the game. Freshmen· Roy Delay, Mark Tobino, Bob Stoffel, Gary Klopchin, and junior Tim Williams played well defensively as Shaw had a fantastic game. Shaw has been the back-up until starter Bill Hankins hyperextended his elbow three games ago . . The Colonels were outshot 28 to 5 and Shaw was called upon to make 15 saves as compared to Ir'ish's eight. "Our defense played a great game," commented Coach Wingert. ·'I'm glad we had the opportunity to play Notre Dame. It gave us the opportunity to promote our program Freshman midfielder Frank \ \! , ·1zor tries to clear the ball from dange, ," second half action this past Sunday. and it will aid us in recruiting high school seniors." This marks the second match with a division I foe for the Wilkes hooters. They fared well on both occasions . The Colonds dropped to 6-6-2 while the Irish upped their record to 15-4. Wilkes visits East Stroudsburg (div. II) on Saturday October 29 to avenge last years 4-0 loss. Game time is 10:00 a.m. Colonels Win, Lose And Draw by Tim Williams Phil Wingert and his hooters travelled to Virginia Tech University during"Fall break to participate in the annual Hokie Classic Soccer Tournament. The tourney featured the host, Virginia Tech, Radford University and Longwood University (both Div. II). Wilkes' first match against Tech determined who they would play the second day of the tournament. If the Colonels won they would play the victor of the Longwood-Radnor match for the championship. Otherwise they would play the loser for third and fourth place. · Each team had their chances in the first half with the Colonels outplaying their division I foes at times. Thirtyone minutes into the game the Colonels managed to break the ice on a Mike Molloy goal. A Hokie defender tripped a Colonel forward just outside the penalty area. As the Tech defense set up a wall -.. Molloy managed to catch t~1e goal keeper ::iff guard with a bollistic to the upper right hand corner of the net . Therewere no additional goals in the first half as the Colonels managed to keep up with the better skilled Tech team. The second half belonged to the Hokies as they pushed everybody forward in hopes of equalizing . Just as it looked like the Colonels would escape with a 1-0 victory, tragedy struck. With just a little more than a minute left in the match a Tech forward chipped a ball over the onrushing freshman goalkeeper Bill Hanksin to knot the score at 1-1. This required the playing of two ten minute overtimes which were dominated by Virginia Tech. Neither team was able to score in the overtime so the match ended in a tie. Since one team had to advance to the championship game a penalty kick shootout was required. Both teams converted their first three of five kicks. The· Colonels fourth shot went wide while Tech made theirs . If Wilkes was to miss rheir fifth attempt they would be destined for the consolation game , but if , rhey convefred there would still be a chance for the championship match . The Tech goalkeeper lunched to his left to save the Colonel shot thereby sending Tech into the final. Even though the hokies were victorious in the end the match is recorded as a tie for both teams, thereby putting the Colonels at 5-4-2. The Colonels second and last game of the tournament proved to be a total disaster as they lost by a score of 7-0 . Wilkes was plagued by injuries, exhaustion, and bad play in the consolation match. ''The effort was tremendous in the Tech game , but there is no way we should have gotten blown-out by anybody 7-0." Wingert added , "We gave up one-third ·of our total season goals against in that Radford match .'' WC 3 Albright 1 The Colonels managed to put all the loose ends together to defeat MAC rival Albright College by a score of 3-1. Three Wilkes players tallied their first goals for the 198 3 season. At the 13:54 minute mark freshman Matt Wasel opened the scoring when sophomore Greg Trapani crossed the ball from the right side to the anticipa,ting Wasel who knocked the ball home by beating the Albrigh r keeper to the right side. Nine minutes later freshman Frank Wanzor capitalized on a loose ball in the opponents penalty area and put the Colonels ahead 2-0. With two minutes remaining in the first half, Trapani scored an insurance goal on an .assist from Junior Tim Williams . The score remainded 3-0 at halftime a~d through most of the second half. At the 88: 12 minute mark an Albright midfielder prevented a shutout by chipping the ball over goalkeeper Don Shaw. . The Colonels dominated the statistics with 25 shots to Alb~ights 12. Shaw was called upon to make six save as compared to his counterpart's 13. This match put Wilkes at 3-2 in the MAC and 6-5-2 overall. The Colonels are , in all probability, out of contention for an MAC playoff berth, but this season marks the best conference finish in years. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 October 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 October 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6d2a0165c147a5d2c469562a79b3ffa3.pdf abc2d10e0a87c25cc72a38846706068b PDF Text Text Vol. XXXVI No.) November 4 , 1983 Wilkes College: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Wilkes Wangles Waller by Sean P. Connolly Wilkes College, which owns half of Waller Hall , purchased the second half of the building on October 28 . The college will keep the entire building for its use, according to President Robert Capia. Waller Hall, which is two doors from the CPA on West River Street, was divided into a female dormitory and a residence for the late Mrs . Francis Waller. Mrs. Waller died in August of 1983, and her property was put up for sale by her estate. On October 14, the executive committee of the Board of Trustees decided to purchase the second half of the building. Capin said the main reason for purchasing the property is that it shares common ground with other Wilkes properties and is important for co!lege control of the area . Capin added, "It will give us a much more attractive package with our fa- cilities." Capin said the dormitory, which houses 19 females, will continue to be used as a dormitory, but at this time, the second half of the building will not be converted into student residence. Capin said the school does not need extra dorm space and that converting the property would be too much trouble . Mrs. Waller was the widow of Charles Waller, who was a prominent attorney in the Wyoming Valley. Mr. Waller was also the chairman of the Wilkes College Board of Trustees . "It was in the bes~ interest of the college to purchase the property, an d by owning the entire building, it will make the building more ·sc!l-able'if the college decides to sell it in the fu. ture," said Capin. Capin said Wilkes is always open to the possibility of purchasing other properties within its area. The purchase of this half of Waller Hall is currently being negotiated by the college. · Alumnus Key To Information During Grenada Blackout Mark Barettella Following the initial invasion of Grenada, one of the only sources of information about U.S. military action was a Wilkes College alumnus enrolled at Medical School on that Caribbean Island . Mark Barettella, a member of the class of 1982 used his ham radio· to contact the major networks and news services wh<;n these agencies were not allowed to send correspondents to the island. Barettella, a native of Ridgefield, New Jersey, graduated from Wilkes two years ago with a degree in biology, and was accepted at St. Georges Medical school in Grenada . Until U.S. Marines liberated the entire island , American reporters were forbidden to enter. Barettella managed to control networks with his radio set and gave reports on the military activities . These reports were aired for several nights on each of the major networks 'special programs and updates: When the school was liberated, American citizens were given the option of returning to the U.S. or staying on the island. While a few stayed, Barettella was in the mijority that decided to come home . There is presently discussion perhaps moving the medical school to the U .S.; however, Barettella plans to return to the island if the school remains there. While the government ·which was overthrown approximately two weeks ago was marxist , Barettella had no problems with the old regime. ..........•.....••......•.•.....• GRENADA: RETUrtN OF THE BIG STICK'? .....•••••. Phi Alpha Theta, the Wilkes College chaoter of the national history honor societ y will hold a discussion of the U.S. involvement in Grenada on Tues . Novo8 at 7 :30pm at Annette Evans Alumni Houseo ................................. �page2 .Editorial Something really scared me this Halloween. It wasn't the usual costumed ghoul jumping out from behind a shrub, or even my own reflection in the mirror first thing in the morning. This year, it was a group of guys at the annual Halloween party at the gym that made my face blanche and my stomach twist into a knot that slowly rose to my throat. Yeah, that's right, just a small group of guys being themselves and managing to cause an incident that rivals West Side Story as far as stupid, unnecessary injury goes. It amazes me that four or five people can sour what was a perfectly good evening for a large part of the campus. This is hardly the first time such an incident has occurred; it's hardly the-first time this year the same group has created problems. Their ringleader has a history of immature, violent actions on this campus , and this year alone managed to ruin several other parties because of his senseless, neanderthal behav10r. Since I'm sure everyone on campus knows what I'm referring to, I'll skip the gorey, yet entertaining details of what occurred when campus security tried to eject said party from the gym at the first sign of trouble (if you don 't know the whole story, ask a friend), and get right to what scared me about the rumble that ensued : 1. It's scary that so.u:iething had not already been done ab·out the behavior of someone who has acted like a spoiled grade-school bully since his arrival at Wilkes. My sophomore year, I had the pleasure of watching this guy spatter someone's blood all over the wall and couch of my old dorm for no special reason. Are the students at Wilkes to assume this is accepted party behavior or will something finally be done? Removing this menace from the dorms is the very least action that should be taken. 2. It scares me that such a maniac could find a group of guys willing to mindlessly follow him through a continuing series of showdowns with authoritr- Do tr "" SFe hirn :\S -~Orne sort of non-conformist messiah? - Slap me (oops, that's probably the wrong phraseology to use in this particular editorial) if I'm wrong, but I thought we were at college to develop our individuality, to shape our own thoughts, to learn how to reason out our problems. These guys don't belong at college; they belong in the armed forces. 3. ltscares me that the hired Student Center Security could find no other way to prevent violence than with violence . I realize this was probably the last resort, and I don't kno-w the exact details of the fight that took place, but from all accounts, it sounds like excessive force was used in ending the battle. - Perhaps students shouldn't be given the responsibility of keeping order at school functions. While I'm sure they are capable in most situations , they are, after all , students prone to the same weaknesses and flareups as the rest of us. · 4. It scares me that I was as happy as everyone else on this campus to find out that someone had finally given this semi-adult delinquent the thrashing d served. It was not until I sat down to write this article that I really though about all the implications of the entire incident. Will this matter spark a series of revenge-motivated attacks ? 5. It 's always scary when something like this happens at Wilkes. It gives school activities a bad name ; one small group could easily destroy everyone's fun . If incidents such as this continue, we may end up with even fewer social activities. 6. It scares me to be reminded that humans are merely animals with supposedly higher intelligence. Face it , as scary as it sounds , Wilkes is merely a microcosm of the "Real World .'' It is here that we sho1;1ld be learning that you can 't just attack people that look at you the wrong way, that those chosen to keep the peace have no right to act as the judge , jury, and executioner, and that violence merely begets violence. ---:PR. Za~~ ····················································· ·· ······· ························· ······· ········ · I finally figured out why the girls on tne upper floors of Miner Hall don' t have boyfriends . Did you ever try to climb all those stairs? I guess the guys at Wilkes have more sense than I thought. When you climb past mountain goats, snow covered peaks, God, It 's a little far to go fot a girl. The thing that bothered me the most was the way the Emergency Alert Team of Wilkes hangs out at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for victims to come tumbling down . They must need people . to work on and good heart attack patients are hard to find . Tell me that Jeanie and Paul didn't set that one up to discourage primitive mating behavior. _ File RI 1437-AS What to do in class?; Code name SIBOP. While you' re in class did you ever notice people wearing shirts that are too short? If you have, you know that you can see their backs and the backs . ~· ~· of tht:ir pants are buckled out . All you have to do for hours of fun is wad up little bits of paper and shoot baskets . Keep score , shoot with different hands, challenge the kid across the aisle, before you know it , class is over. Time flies when you're having fun! The teachers are staging a rebellion! That's right and it's against the students that come to class casuallydressed. How are they doing this? Let me tell you of a few cases I've seen. Professor X - Black double knit pants, a dark green silk shirt, rejected from 1970, and of course a red and gold tie. Sorry girls, he's already married. You know as well as I do, a stylishly dressed man doesn't stay unmarried for long. Professor Y: A tasteful plaid blouse starts off, the colla:r is up but the shirt is buttoned all the way to the neck. A wide plastic belt sets off the wild colors of the shirt. A skirt, pleated, made of that fake blue jean macenal. That' s righr , the material that the Salvation Army won't take clothe.s made of . Of course the skirt is wrinkled, static has it clinging to her pantyhose, and black shoes round out the outfit . Luckily she is available , anyone interested send me a picture _ I'll see what I can do . The golden Coal Shaft this week goes to the Wilkes Security. As you all know by now. somebody ripped off the Bookstore. Logically the first person to discover tht break-in called security. The only problem was that security forgot to show up for awhile (approx. r. 5 hrs.) It must be more important to put parking tickets on illegally parked cars. Not to forget last week's episode with the art work over at Stark. You'd think after the vandals got away with it they'd be back. lt was fun ,they'd have to try it again . Everybody out there remember these people are trained professionals ; they know what they' re doing. It's true, they didn ' t catch the people that were shooting offbottlerockets in Warner House. But, they let them do it two nights in a row. And they did , after the rockets set off the fire alarms, get those alarms reset faster than I've ever seen . We can't blame them totally, you have to understand that their pay does come from the college. It's not like they're suppose to protect the students, too. Congratulations Security Dept., keep up the good work, I haven't seen an illegally parked car in weeks. Next week: You'll meet the best "date on campus. We'll find out where the chef really learned to cook . Also, an interview with the guy from Wilkes that's appearing in December',, issue of Playgirl. 'Til then keep those box tops coming in! Part/c.i"I },_. u ·:• •~·······················~····················································J .: 14"3- .,,... Uf.Alt 'J.... . i :·==--- • •f •e d$ Class• 1 25 c1~T Place3~~ ::::n Box ~11'.ii!~ Student Center. ~ ·== :::;:,,~- a:a--- • ··············~··········,···············~···········~~······~······~·~·······, �c. 0 N· s E R V A T I .V E C 0 M M E N T by Stephen K. Urbanski andJamesJ. Haggerty,Jr. On the morning of October 25, 1983, American marines, as part of a multi-national force, invaded the independent nation of Grenada. Immediately, questions were asked as to. what could prompt such an aggression, and what are the future ramifications of this action. Before discussing the action itself or the future of Grenada, it is important to look back at the events that led to the invasion . In 1979, Maurice Bishop, a lawyer with Marxists beliefs, overthrew the freely elected government of Grenada in a bloodless coup. Being a Marxist, Bishop sought the aid of the "Papa Bear of the Western Hemisphere," Fidel Castro. Castro began to assist Bishop in many ways, including the building of a 10,000 foot airstrip . Bishop claimed this airport was being built to help the tourist trade' on Grenada. American intelligence gave us a different picture. It seems that the airport being built by Bishop and Castro would be all too convenient for military aircraft, including Sovietbuilt long range bombers. Also, the Cuban workers helping to build the airport were military reserves. On Onnt_er 12 of this year, a small groul) of rebellious miltia leaders overthrew the Bishop government, and placed Bishop under house arrest. It became evident that this new group of revolutionaries was even more militant than Bishop, when a few days after the coup, Bishop and several members of his cabinet were executed and a 24 hour shoot-to-kill curfew was imposed on the island. Now, the militant force had completed its short term objectives; to seize power and to eliminate their formal opposition. The other independent states in the ar,ea feared for their safety since the army which Bishop left behind was larger than the-armies of all of the other states in the area, combined . With this, the independent states called upon the United States for assistance. The United States had even more at stake than Grenada becoming a pit of Communist influence . Over 800 American citizens were attending medical school in Grenada. Taking all of this into consideration, Ptesident Reagan, with the advice of the joint chiefs decided that an invasion of the island in order to restore a democratic form of government was our only alternative. Well, the intelligence reports turned out to be correct, although there were a few surprises. Since the invasion on October 25, United States Marines have uncovered warehouses of military equipment, including weapons in boxes marked "economic aid ." There is no doubt that the Cubans were ready to set up a base of operations in Grenada and that the invasion by the multi-national force was an appropriate action. When order is finally restored in Grenada, the people will be able to elect a government without the influence of Cuba or the Soviet Union. If the invasion had not taken place, the people of Grenada would have had to suffer through some very rough times. The invasion has guaranteed at least a chance at building a stable and peaceful government for the future of Grenada. General Douglas MacArthur once said that failure in foreign policy can be explained by two words; "too late ." We are happy to say that because of President Reagan's resoluteness and swiftness of action, we were not !'too late" to save the people of Grenada from communist domination . Any comments or criticisms arr:: welcome. Please write to usat The Beacon. Proper Perspective by Chuck Denis For many years the threat of war is a subject which has been coming up again and again. Each of us has his or her own feelings about war and those feelings are often shown in the form of an ethical or moral standpoint - Is war right or wrong? In my eyes the question is very different. The question should read: Why must the United States always be in the forefront in provoking war? Why must we "lovers of peace" always be so violent in our attempts to · keep peace? Through moclern history the United States has maintained its position of wanting nothing but pea'Ce . Yet , also throughout modern history, the U.S . has seemed destined to be involved in militaristic peace-keeping missions. This has happened in Korea, Vietnam, Chile, and many other small nations. Vietnam and Chile are two examples of how communist revolutions (with popular local support) were delayed, or putdown, by the presence of U.S . military forces. Do we, as a great world power, have the right to try to force our views on a country which already seems to have made its decision? Just because another world power may have done this does that mean that we must follow in suit? I thtak not! Even if you are the most powerful country on earth, two wrongs do not make a right, and, for a country that is supposed to represent freedom of choice and the rights of all people, these actions are obviously wrong. How can people believe that violence, or the threat of violence, will bring peace? Violence only brings about more violence . To continue in this manner over prolonged periods of time will produce a violent and hateful people; doomed to destruction . The only way to actually· achieve peace, whether it be local or world wide, is for someone to be brave enough not.to fight! It is-peace that brings about peace . Economic support, open trade, bargaining in good faith, and other such actions are examples of how, this can be carried out. Curiously, the United States has been guilty at one time or another of not performing these civil duties (we, the so-called ''protectors of freedom") . Throughout history men have felt that the way to peace is through the build-up of military strength. Either I am so blinded by my hatred of violence that I cannot understand this point of view, or, those who believe it, are so blinded by their love of violence that they cannot perceive anything else. SOME 6UV WANTS 10 KNOW IF "10U'VE HEARP ABOUT A NEW AATl·HERPES VACCINE lHAT WORKS ON MICE ? , Suggestions? Why not drop them in the Beacon Box I 3rd floor, Student Center? . �page ·.,. Real News by Thomas J. Monsell U.S . Troops in Grenada Exceed 6,000 The pentagon announced last Friday that more than 6000 U.S. troops are participating in the invasion of Grenada. This total is more than double what was previously recorded. Over 1000 marines were to be withdrawn but more than 5000 U.S . troops must remain on the Caribbean island to track down and "neutralize" Cubans still at large, according to Admiral Wesley L. McDonald , the Atlantic commander-in-chief who is running the military operation. Northwest Jolted by Earthquake A major earthquake shook eight Northwestern states last week and killed two Idaho childre~, the first deaths from a U.S. earthquake in 12 years. The quake dislodged the front stone wall of a building in Challis Idaho, crushing Tara Leaton, 7, and Travis Franck, 6, as they walked to school.' James Watt to Work for the Heritage Foundation Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt, whose revival-style speeches condemning liberals and environmentalists made him a favorite of ultra- conservatives, will go to work for the conservative Heritage Foundation when he leaves his cabinet post next month, said officials of the foundation. Watt will be the latest of several departed Reagan administration appointees to go to work for the Heritage Foundation. Senate Votes to Study Agent Orange The Senate approved a $400 million spending bill that includes funds for a medical study of Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange. The study is to determ ine whether Vietnam veterans who might have been exposed to the chemical are at a greater risk for health affects than veterans who did not serve in Vietnam . Israelis Find Ancient Altar A stone altar 30 centuries old has been unearthed on a West Bank mountain' where the Bible says the prophet Joshua built his altar after leading the children oflsrael into the promised land . . If the·altar is proven to be that ofJoshua it would lend support to those who argue the literal nature of the scriptures rather than their allegorical value. Nuclear 'War Seminar by Sean P. Connolly Nuclear war, from a medical perspective, is not a political issue but a serious health issue which presents a large amount of practical problems , so stated the President of the New York City Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. On October-31, Dr. Jonathon Lorch, assistant professor of Nephrology at St. Lukes's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and faculty member at Columbia University, presented a lecture titled , "The Medical Implications of Nuclear War" at the Center for the Performing Arts. In his lecture, Lorch explained the process of human annihilation during a nuclear explosion. Lorch used the hypothetical situation of dropping a 20 megaton bomb on the city of Wilkes-Barre as an example. At ignition , a flash would appear that could be visable from another gala,xy. The heat generated from the blast wsmld be between 10 to 20 million degrees centigrade, and most of the people between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton would be vaporized in 11 seconds. Lorch said people as far away as Hazleton would suffer third degree burns from the flash and that within 100 seconds of the blast, 70% of the popi.,lation from Wilkes-Barre to Carbondale would die and 10% would be injured. In the aftermath of a nuclear explosion , the medical problems that would demand immediate attention would overwhelm the medical community, reported Lorch: "Io New York City, after you consider all the physicians who would die, it is estimated that there would be 5000 doctors to 4 million patients. The problem is that even if the doctors are willing to return to a highly radioactive city, there would be no hospitals standing.'' Lorch explained that there are two types of radiation that effect survivors of a nuclear explosion . The first type is acute radiation which is susceptible to humans from one day to a month after the explosion, and the second type is chronic radiation that is prevalent from one month until 45 years after the explosion. Again using Wilkes-Barre as the example of nuclear attack , Lorch said that people as far as 'Boston would suffer from acute radiation , that causes such ailments as bleeding from all orifices of the body and a loss in white blood cells that are used in our immune system . Currently, major medical centers can treat up to 5 victims of acute radiation. During and after a nuclear blast, these centers would be faced with over 100 thousand sufferers. One of the largest medical considerations after an explosion would be infectious disease, according to Lorch . "The environment for infectious disease would be perfect. Disease would spread with the help of the corpses and rats and insects would thrive," he stated. Lorch quoted a civil defense manual in dealing with the fantastic sum of dead bodies that would accumulate in the cities, "Begin to look for new habitation sites and let the dead sleep in their memorial . '' It is estimated that there is 50,000 nuclear weapons presently in the world, and three to four new explosives are created daily. In a war, if 7000 megatons were used in a nuclear strike, it would be equivilent to 550 bombs of the strength of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in 194 5. Humans are clearly living in jeopardy, said Lorch, and civil defense only perpetuates the illusion of surviving a nuclear war. Lorch commented on current governmental proposals of civil defense and some of their obvious absurdities: "The crisis relocation plan for the New York City area is to move 9 million people in three days to the Catskills, but the Russians will have to wait three days before attacking.' ' Lorch commented that the ecological tragedy that would occur after a nuclear explosion will destroy the life chain of the Earth. The ozone layer, which is a layer in the atmosphere that absorbs ultra-violet rays from the sun, will lose 60% of its composition in the northern hemisphere and 70% in the southern hemisphere, added Lorch. The rays from the sun will kilJ unprotected animal life, and "The cockroaches will inhabit the Earth," he said. Because neither side of the superpowers are willing to lose, the era of having a war is over, commented Lorch. 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The trial followed the outline of a realistic trial situation by tracing the prosecu- Kinney's Kids Win Again tion process from jury selection, through opening statements for defense and prosecution, victim's and defendant's testimony, closing arguments, deliberation · of the jury, and the jury's verdict. The mock trial began when actress Beverly Stanish accused actor Dave Jenkins of raping her by forcable convulsion and threat. She claimed he pushed her onto the bed _with a knife at her throat and forced her to have sexual intercourse. He entered her :1p.1rtment by slitting open a window screen. A third charge of burglary was listed. However, according to Jenkins, Stavish suggested Jenkins visit her that evening. the District Attorney 's office, He said she suggested going local police departments, into the bedroom to get more medical personnel, and Viccomfortable, and that he did tims' Resource Center. not force himself upon her. The Victims Resource CenAfter cross-examinations ter ~s a comprehensive service hv both ,prosecuting attorney ,.,rganization for rape and sexand d~fending attorney and ual abuse victims that began LJosing arguments, the jury in May, 1974. V.C.R. is a nonproclaimed Jenkins guilty .t ~ profit, volunteer corporation charged of rape by convulsion, rape by threat, and bur- developed because of the rapidly increasing rate of sexual glary. assaults in this area. According to Ms. Jane MaTheir purpose is to help her and Mr. Paul Kanner, covictims of sexual assaults, chairpersons of the mock trial, it is hoped that through their families , and friends the trial, the public becomes through the ordeals they have aware of the cooperative supco face after an assault, port network available to sex''Through the mock trial, ual assault victims through we also try to present a realisthe Luzerne County Courts, tic view of the rape process,'' The debate union of Wilkes College continued its winning season with it's recent victory at the annual '' Autumn Leaf'' individual events tournament, hosted and sponsored by Clarion State University of Penn: sylvania. / Twelve schools from four different states gathered on the Western Pa. c.ampus for two days of stiff competition. Wilkes continued it's record by winning five trophies. Members of "Kinney's Kids" won the recognition of being the fourth best overall school in the competition. In addition, in the individual public speaking events the following awards were won. Walter Schonefeld, the defending winner from last year, once again was awarded the first place trophy in Extemporaneous Speaking. Ms. Donna O'Toole continued her own winning record by placing 3rd in the very competitive area of Informative Speaking. She capped her awards by winning the first place trophy in i111pr0m_ptu Discourse, which marks the· second year in a row that a mem- , ber of the Wilkes unit has won this competition. stated Ms. Maher. V.C.R., formerly Women Organized Against Rape , is a United Way Agency providing a 24 hour hotline, 8230 76 5 , a referral system for clients in need of additional counseling services, accompaniment to the police station and court, victim support groups, and the presence of a trained sexual assault counselor in the hospital emergency room. Annette Winski giving a very different type of Persuasive Oratory advanced to the final round and was awarded the 4th place trophy for her rhetorical skills. New comer to the team, Dan Duttinger, was recognized by the tournament officials as the top novice Persuasive Speaker at the tournament and was awarded a certificate of excellence. The Clarion tournament victories rai~es the number of honors, awards, and trophies won by the debate union this year to fourteen. · Big Brothers/ Big Sisters are "Friends Forever,, The Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization held their a~nual Halloween party on Sunday, October 30, in the Student Center. Approximately 30 people attended the event. by Donna Nitka Looking for something to do with your spare time? Want something that is interesting, challenging, enjoyable and, at the same time, worth- . while? ·sound too good to _be true? Why not look into the Big Brothers/ Big Sisters organization? There's a chapter here on the Wilkes ' campus and they are currently seeking new members. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization brings together kids, little brothers and sisters, seeking adult guidance and companionship with adults who are willing to spend a few hours each week with them. Mose of c4e children involved in the program ~ome from problem homes and/ or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Jim Volpi, vice-president of the or: gani1.1tion, stated that the purpose of che organization is to bring exposure to the Big Brother program of the Catholic Social Services. He went on to say that prospective big brothers and sisters must go through an orientation- progra_m before they're matched with a little brother or sister. Being a big brother carries with it the obligation of spending at least four hours per week with your little brother. The obligation is set for a one year period. The campus organization sponsors many activities for its members . Their annual Halloween party was held on October 30, with 25-30 people in attendance . They also hold a Christmas dinner in the cafeteria and a picnic in the spring . Their main fundraiser is their annual talent show which will be held in February. The proceeds from the show go toward paying for little brothers' and sisters' meals in the cafetena . �page7 .SCB Is More MTV by Karen Cassidy The Student Center Board sponsors a majority of social activities on campus throughout the school year. . The SCB meets every Thursday at 11: 30 on the second floor of the Student Center in the widescreen T. V room to discuss and plan social activities and events such as trips, parties, and widescreen T. V viewings. The Student Center Board or SCB, has an executive council comprised of Cress Shallers, director; Kathy Hyde, personnel director; Karen Cassidy, social director; Naomi Harris secretary; and Jackie Pauly, publicity. Ralph Pringle , MarkJohnson, PJ1il Abramson, Beth Cortez, TomJamicky,Jill ~anLoan, and J oe Williams are members of the Board. Dean Hoover acts as advisor. The Cavern, located in the basement on the Student Center, is run by the SCB. Playing video games, such as Star Wars, Centipede, Baby Pac-Man, and Dig Dug to name a few, is m_ade possible by SCB . They have also furnished a Fussball , a pool table, dart boards, ping pong tables, and the equipment to play these games. A stereo system, usually playing MTV, along with tables and chairs, are placed in the cavern to promote a social atmosphere. Visit the cavern ' weekdays from 9 am to 11 pm and weekends from 12 pm to 11 pm, with the snack bar open Sunda,'S from 6 pm to 11 pm. Also located in the Student Center is the Mitsubishi Widescreen Television. This television was purchased last year. The SCB encourages all students to use the color television. Bringing two IDs to the cavern worker allows anyone to watch it. The T. V is hooked into cable and receives MTV HBO will be installed shortly. They are also showing ~r Games, Diner, True Confessions, and Who's Life Is It Anyway? on the widescreen throughout the school year. The dates and times will be publicized a week or so before the free showings. The Student Center parties are organized by the SCB and other organizations, with the building, stereo equipment, and DJs being supplied by the SCB. Any organization on campus may sponsor· a party simply by contacting the social director, Karen Cassidy. Free food and drink is always supplied with a $1.00 admission price by showing a Wilkes ID. Th.e music is supplied by the SCB 's DJs which are Frank Schaffer and Wilbur McCann known as Mom and Dad's Roommate, Tom Butcher and Brian Calhill, or Nat Brown and Jim Hancharick. The stereo equipment and DJs are available for dorm and gym functions for a $10.00 stereo rental fee and a $25.00 fee/DJ During all Student Center parties, the Cavern is open to socialize and to get your food and drink. CAP1A!Ni ,HE t'A~ Wilkes Barre-I By Farkel Tv11tfJN Student Center Board members include: (seated, left to right) Phil Abramson; Karen Cassidy, social director; Jackie Pauly, publicity secretary; Naomi ~a~ris, clerical. s~cretary; and Jill Van Loan. (standing, left to right) Tom _,amtcky; Joe Williams; Cress Shallers, director; Kathy Hyde, personnel director; and Ralph Pringle. The SCB sponsors a variety of trips, one being Whitewater Rafting each spring down the Lehigh River. Atlantic City trips are sponsored by the SCB in the Fall and Spring of each year. They are run in conjunction with a casino and a casino rebate is furnished. Ski trips to Elk Mountain have always been a popular activity coordinated by SCB. They begin second semester and are weekly ski trips alternating Wednesday and Thursday nights leaving from the Student Center in the late afternoon. A concert trip is being considered for next semester. SCB is look-ing for suggestions of a band or artist students would like to see perform. All upcoming trips will be publicized with more detailed information for-all students. The cost of these trips are kept at a minimum since the Board subsidizes these trips. cAN•r /tfVC# 1-fof<E. OF 1"1/IS. Sfoc~ WIIAT Do Yov MAI<£ OF tf/lS ? , NICE /<.NoWtNG- You, J"tM ' ! �pages The Glass Onion by Craig Tomashoff Don't get N ick Lowe wrong. H e may sing about old movie stars being eaten by dogs, do a mock tribute to the Bay City Rollers,and come up with such cheeky album titJes as The Abominable Snowman , but he insists he's not a funny guy. ''I'm not a comedian, though some people think of me like that," explains Lowe during a recent interview. "But I can't take this business seriously , I must admit, It's a very nice way to earn a living and I get reasonably well paid to do what Jdo . But I just do what I can and if I caf! sort of prod someQOdy w h ~ e r than me, which is what I~ better at, . . . I can give a million reasons why somebody else should do something.'' ''. . . pop is short for popular. It's what sells and generally what I do doesn't sell.'' What Lowe does is work as one of the most · creative minds in pop music. He's turned out four solo albums, starting back in 1978 with the legendary Pure Pop For Now People. He was also teamed for years with Dave Edmunds in the band Rockpile. And to top it all off, he's worked for years as a producer for artists ranging from Elvis Costello to the Pretenders. Still , Lowe has remained in relative anonymity. His singles, with a few exceptions like 19 79 's ' ' Cruel To Be Kind,'' have gone nowhere. His brand of pure pop has yet to find the audience it deserves. "There ' s a sort of reverse snobbery,' ' he s·ays in his thick British accent. "When I coined the phrase 'pure pop for now people , ' it sort of annoyed people at the time because pop certainly wasn ' twhett> it was at. Pop has become a sort of bycword - for everything that isn't pop. Pop is what sells. Journey is pop. Styx i~ pop.'' It 's not like he's onl y trying to make music in order to make a profit. Pop is as much a unique so und and style as it is an abbreviation for popular. But a little appreciation certainly won't hurt anything. Lowe's last album, The Abomin able Snowman, came out this past spring. It featured plenty of horns and background vocals, lots of catchy stuff that pleased his record company. ''The reco rd was better than thonght it was going to be . '' "l got some stick (a.k.a. flack) from my record company (Columbia) for the hst record I did (Nick The Knife). They thought it was underproduced, which it was. It sounded like demos. I kind of grooved on that but the big men at CBS came an<l saw me and said, - 'Nick, you've got to fuckin' get the hits stuck in here. You do it for other people.''' One of the most prominent of those other people is Elvis Costello, whose early albums were all produced by Lowe. He . helped shapeCostello's style but he insists he finds it '' quite difficult'' to do his own records. '' As soon as I hear the bass and drums and a bit of a guitar solo, that's it," he explains . A shrug of his shoulders. "And 1 thought it was really cool to do a record like (Nick The Knife). I thought they'd all be saying, 'Whoa! What a cool record!' So with The Abominable Snowman, I tried' to work much harder qn it. That's why I brought in another producer to help me , to sort of kick my ass a bit. '' Word of Lowe's skill as a producer has gotten around, no matter what he seems to say. H e even admits that he's heard now and then artists as diverse as Yes and Art Garfunkel who seek his services . " Those are the sort of people for whom I might go, 'Hmmm, I could put something into ol' Yes ,''' he says with his characteristic smile beaming. ''But you never kn ow if the artists themselves ask or whether their lawyers or managers say, 'Artie needs a producer'. Who are the producers these days? ' And ·CIASSl111ElJ: Happy 21 Don! Maybe you'll be old enough to shave now . By th e .way, was she a good witch? Dear Don & Dave , Happy 21 baby bros. Try to stay out of trou~le. Your loving sister. To Margaret: Do you have a comb? R. C. Happy Birthday to th ree wonderfu l people - David , Donald and Ralph . Gold Bless ' Shelly and Beth C. Robin, , It 's time to go for the full-time man . You deserve better. - S To Roosevelt: What's a T. F.? Squirrel. they get the list . It's unfair for me to say that Art Garfunkel is just dying for me to produce him.'' ''I enjoy doing whatever I'm not doing at the time.'' Since he ' s pro ven himself equally adept both inside and outside of the recording booth, it would seem Lowe has at least established himself in the business . Still, he's a bit restless because "I enjoy whatever I'm not doing at the time.' ' '' I like being able to do all the different things (in music) but I'm not sufficiently good at one or the other of them to sustain my interest," Lowe continues. "I don't really much like doing my own records. I don't mind standing up and playing them but the thrill is pretty much gone. I prefer to act out my fantasies with the people I work with. Like Paul Carrack, the former keyboardest for Ace and Squeeze, who had a mild hit in 1982 with the Lbwe-produced single '' I Need You'' and the· album SV.:..1 urban Voodoo. An<l . of course. Dave Edmunds. , Starting in the mid-7 Os, Lowe teamed up with the veteran Welsh rocker , Dave Edmunds , to form the band Rockpile. Though the group released only one album in its long history, and that not coming until 1980 with Seconds of Pleasure, Rockpile served as the backing band for each Edmunds and Lowe solo album. In addition, it became known as one of the most entertaining live bands around. The band was a reflection of both Edmunds ' and Lowe ' s strong points, featuring both Elvis Presley-style rockers and crisp, clean pop songs. But not long after Seconds of Pleasure came out , the chasm between the the two men ' s styles proved too large. The band broke up what seemed to be the height of its popularity, with rumors popping up everywhere about a Lowe-Edmunds feud . "We did fall out. The rumors ® were true,' ' Lowe confesses, tern poraril y foresaking his grin . "I was livid with him. But not now. Christ! It's been two ye·ars . I' ve only seen the guy twice in that time and only spoke to him once. We just don' t see each other.' ' Still, Lowe respects his fo rmer partner.. He attributes the split to a need for both artists to simply move on to other things. Life was getting too rnutine. As the saying goes, the thrill was gone. And Rockpile was nothing if not fun. "What is awful is when people sort of grin on and on doing something for no r~ason at all, really , ' ' Lowe says. ' ' The thing about Rockpile was we hardly ever used to rehearse and that's what people liked about us, the spontaneity of it. It seemed like we were enjoying it and we were. We were really good friends . "But when that starts going, people can really pick up on it. I always say that if groups that do more structured stuff hate each other, they can stick with each other and the audience won't pick up on it because the bands play these structured arrangements. But with Pile, the first thing the fans picked up on us was our enjoyment of it so if you' re going to 'stand there with a phony smile on your face, people are gomg to notice it quick. '' To all m y friends : You have onl y 1 more shopping day left before my birthday, Please hurry and avoid the rush . All gifts accepted (cash also). Love , Ralph . P. S. Gifts will be accepted no earlier than Saturday, Nov. 5. _, ''I prefer to act out my fan. tasies with the people I work with.' ' Apparently, Lowe's smiles these days are quite legitimate. Last winter and spring, the band Lowe and Paul Carrack have formed toured with consummate pop star Tom Petty and received a bit of notoriety. And radio programmers around the country, as new music formats gain popularity , are taking note of what Low can do. The future looks bright . Or, at least , brighter than it did a few years ago . Still , the laconic Lowe is not ready to order the chauffered limos yet . ···································· ····· ······························ ··~················· ···· Jim, Is that any way for a p resident tu act? I'm shocked 1 Donna , B. K ., Happ y two and one half years baby! I've always loved you and I still do. Nobody's going to take me away from yo u . M. W. A. B. F. D id you get my kiss? Your Short , Sexv. Blonde , Friend . To Fufie and Otter: T. P. vs. C. M. in the F. F. race. Who 's winning? Fid , Har:, py 11 mor,th an ni versary' I I nvc you! - -- - - Nj ------ P. Forget tln 1 , 1up i<l business wench, I'll .il wa ys wait for you. So what if yt,, :._,,, hroker, my heart 3 time, alread) 1 he entire campus know~ I love pain . ) �page9 Writer's Cramp by Donna Nitka Have you noticed that there's an overabundance of "how to" articles cropping up in women's magazines? They're not your average "how to" articles that give you step-by-step instructions for performing such delightful tasks as fixing a leaking roof or building a dog house. Rather, they deal with things of a more personal nature. I was first introduced to these articles last year when one of my friends came running int6' my room, clutching the latest issue of Cosmo and rambling on about an article that I just HAD to read. Well , curiosity got the best of me and I found myself reading " How to Seduce a Man ." Since then I've noticed that most of these ' ' how to '' articles deal with beginning, reviving, or ending relationships , and include such topics as " How to Pick Up a Man ," "Making That First Date Great, '' '' Putting The Romance Back In The Relationship ,'' and even '' Surviving The Break-Up.' ' But, what about those instances in which no relationship is involved ? I have yet to find an article that addresses my particular problem: the all-consuming obsession. Now, as any poor soul who's been unfortunate enough to develop an obsession can tell you, obsessions aren't pretty. In fact, they're far from it. Not only do they occupy all of your free time, but they also find their way into your thoughts during class, at work, when you're trying to study, and any other time you' re trying to concentrate. Do you know what makes this situation even worse? It's the knowledge that the person you're obsessed with either doesn't know that you're ob- DRABBLE sessed with him or, worse yet, knows about it and doesn ' t care . I'm sick and tired of hearing the girls in my dorm complain about their recent break-ups with their boyfriends . At least they have memories to look back on - the parties, the picnics, the movies, the evenings spent just talking (among other things) . At least they had someone to argue with. At least they HAD someone to break up with. What do you have with obsessions? Nothing. What wouldn_' t I give to have the opportu nity to break up with my obsess-ion. Do you have any idea what it's like knowing that not only will you not be able to be able to break up with' your obsession , but that you 'll probably never even get the chance to establish any type of relationship that will be worth terminating? In other words , not only does your obsession not break up with you, but he never even wanted to go out with you in the first place , so you don 't even have a relationship to break . How's that for disheartening ? Contrary to popular belief, you do not outgrow obsessions. Believe me, I know. I figured that once I got to college I' d be over my "obsession phase.'' How wrong I was. Instead of getting better, it only seems to get worse. Help! I can 't take it anymore. Being obsessed takes too much out of me - all the planning, all the scheming, all the gathering of facts about the object of the obsession . It's terrible. It's gotten to the point such that I'm probably an expert on the object of my obsession. Scary, isn't it? The sad part about the whole thing is that there's nothing I can do about it. An obsession is ;n obsession and it just has to run its course . I've tried ® Hey, Baby, look at this! An unknown "Flasher" took advantage of Saturday's Halloween party atmosphere to advertise his wares. Manuscript Society Lists Sponsored Events by Denise Seiner and Cheryl Kashuba p . m . in the CPA lounge . The reading •·. :1 .s sponsored by the Department of Language and Literature . The Manuscript Society held a relt'Ptio n afterwards. The Manuscript Society, publisher of the Wilkes College literary magazine, sponsors a series of poetry readings each year. The first reading of this semester The Manuscript Society also sponwas held on Thursday, September 29 sors a film series. The Tin Drum was at 7 p .m. in the Student Center. shown on Friday, September 9 in the Henry E. Long, Karen Mason, CPA. A reception followed. NosDarlene Miller, Anna Mae Stanley, feratu, a silent vampire film , was Tom Butcher, and Ahmad Harris shown on Friday, October 21 in SLC 1. read. Both original and non-original Pop.corn and cider punch were served. works were read . The series will continue with Hester A second reading is scheduled for · Street on November U. Admission Tuesday, November 8 at 7 p.m . The for all films is free. location will be announced. Anyone Manuscript meetings are held every wishing to read should contact any of · Thursday at 11 a.m. in the basement the editors or any member. of Kirby Hall. Everyone is welcome. John Taggert, poet in residence , Any students wishing to obtain more · read selections from his original information concerning the society works on Monday, November 1 at 8 and its events or to submit original writings or art works can contact Editor Karen Mason, Associate Editors Denise Seiner and Anna Mae Stanley, t-l<X{M~w, our< ~,"fo fl NO OU'f -f~E. 1HAE.1 Art Editor Henry E. Long, or any t7A"f€- WM tOR. t. 1-\A\J~ 10 1\00 UP 1'1-\Emember. 1'1ME-~ ON 1\1..L 11-\E. CLOCK~, '{E~"1't:R0t\'1 ! Writings and art works can also be .ANO 01\JIOE. S'f f:l(,1-\f ~ submitted via the Manuscript box on the first floor of the Student Center or the Manuscript mailbox located in the mailroom on the second ,floor of Kirby Hall. The Manuscript office is soon to be located on the second floor of the Student Center. by Kevin Fagan f'; ~~VE. e1&\.\f CI..OC.K-5 N OUR 1-\0U!>t, everything I could think of to get over it - diverting my interests elsewhere, immersing myself in my work, everi aversion therapy but nothing works. A friend once described obsession as a ''vortex'' that you ' re sucked into and can't get out of. She was right . So, what's.left? Nothing really. Obsessions are a part of life, and the best anyone can hope for is to be able to cope with them. Of course, for the more enterprisingly obsessed, there may be a job for you writing obsession cards with David Letterman. "I've been watching you , and I know the route you take home from classes �*******************************************: -~ -. ., ( . ~~ " --~ -W eekend Forecast . / . ~ . ,• - -. ' AQUARIUS Gan. 20-Feb. 18) Don ' t be afraid to tell a friend exactly what you think about a major issue this weekend. It could avert larger problems. Enjoy yourself Friday nwhr, but working on projects Saturd?y and Sunday would be the most intelligent decision. ** PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Your weekend will be filled with attempts to console disappointed friends. While Friday and Saturday night are lack-lusrer, Sunday dawns full of promise - try to get out . * ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Problems in classes plague your Friday afternoon, but go out Friday night anyway. If not , you may miss something you 've been waiting for, for a long time . Your academic life is infringing too much on your social obligations . **** TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 20) Family arguments break up weekend plans with a loved one . Be patient with relatives who attempt to put you in the middle of the crisis. Saturday evening may bring peace and a chance to relax . * GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Nothing can keep the excitable Gemini from cruising through the weekend at the maximum level of enjoyment. Toss aside work until Sunday night when you'll be recovering from Friday and Saturday. ***** CANCER Gune 21:July 20) Life offers you little in the way of fun this Friday. Watch out for romantic problems . Saturday may hold promise if you follow cues from a loved ones behavior carefully. *** LEO Guly 23-Aug. 22) Ignore the pleas of a self-interested friend as they could ruin Friday night plans. An unexpected gift brings pleasure o_n Saturday. Even Sunday looks promising if you are generous with someone you may not agree with. **** VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You sail smoothly through a weekend filled with possible pitfalls. Numerous activities and projects scream for attention ; try to get some sleep on Sunday. *** LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A new romantic interest is heading your way; however you may have trouble recognizing the favorable qualities in this person. Be more observant of the behavior of those around you and your weekend could be perfect. ***** . SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) A lack of consideration for those around you destroys happy plans . Only by opening your mind to the equality of your peers can you salvage even part of your weekend. Be more willing to admit you are wrong.** SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) An average Friday and Sunday are your fate . Saturday should be spent attempting to catch up on back work assignments and projects. Productivity is high if you ignore distractions. *** CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Given the circumstances surrounding your plans, watch out for problems with authority figures . Keep your cool or you may find everything you 've worked on in ruins. ** ----------------, FRANKLY SPEAKING • .. . phil frank phil frank FRANKLY SPEAKING . s£Crs ~ ScCff! SrcTS!! i EVERY BREATl-1 i i YOU TAKE i* . . * * : Well its H alloween and Ann I have quite a few "Tricks and Treats" for our* : readers . It was definitely fun watching all the people dressed up in fun cos-! * tuilles . But even in costume you couldn ' t fool us. We knew who you were and* * what you were doing. Now, _on with the dirt . .. : PAT - Grow up already! I think everyone is tired of the tough guy image.* Maybe you could try the Woody Allen image for a change. KAREN - You are definitely one gutsy lady . . . What does it feel like to: * watch your life pass before your eyes ? . * STEVES - I want a list of all your relatives. Who really is your brother? : : BILL - Where's your "Hall pass " ? * KAREN - What's wrong with the Hooker, the Jock , and the Preppy? : Dear Joan Collins, . * Have you considered a career in female impersonations? I had no idea you * *~rea~! CINDY - Sorry but Karl and Dave both hate blondes ... something about* tp.e "overbite" effect. Nice story about one from every team . .. was that while: they were in training or out of training? * BOB - Yes you do know us ... some of us might even live in your building . * DON - You devil you, who was that cute witch we saw you with Saturday! night? Is it true ·s he turned you into a toad and made you all bumpy and horny?* * Hey little girl - COKE adds life - but not .to someone's hair! So next time: keep it in your cup!! ! * DONNA - Nice outfit! Glad to see you are living up to your nickname, * * "SKIPPY". SHELLY - I think the man with the moustache wants you . GO FOR IT!!! : * ELLEN....:... Nice costume ... who were you supposed to be? Looks like this: : roomie is going for the record . . . she has lasted almost a whole semester. (What's wrong with her?) Hey Halloween belly-dancer - Did you rent thar costume by the piece? It: sure looked like there were a few pieces missing! Abby, you ' re such a prude . * *Sorry Ann. : : Well that is all the news we have for this week. Remember where the library is* * if you want to avoid us . Its against our principles to be caught there . We'll be* : seeing you in all the familiar places. : Love, * * ANN &ABBY : PS. Thanks to Commuter Council, Inter-Residence Hall Council , and the* Classes of 1986 and 1987 for really giving us an exciting weekend . * . i * ! * * * * ! i ! * i * * i i * ! * * * * * ! * ! * PA'ITl'S HAIR FASHIONS 109 S. Franklin St. (Next to YMCA) .... NUl?O ■9 , .........., .... St. .. . . . . . ., ...... 18701 lout.........~ _a.,.,41:Awaff 61 ,. .Mlllfll .... a.irw-•-- IS TJIAT ALL 'fro c 41' TAL.t ,48'(/r? I PREGNANT? 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Sponsored by the Amnicola, Beacon, and the Manuscript. · Sunday, November 6 . / , Pianist: Chris O'Reily. 3:30 p.m. in the CPA. , Skating Party: 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the LS. Skate-A-Rama, Nanticoke. Admission is 25¢ with I.D., 50¢ without I.D. Skate rental is 75¢. Tickets will be sold at the door. Buses will leave Stark at 7 p.m. ~ ·· o ./ Tuesday, November 8 · · ~ Poetry Reading: Manuscript Society Poetry Reading, 7 p .m. in_t!Je Student Center. ~~~>r. ---.;~~rt-,.U..,,, At The Movies 10 East South Street '822-4863 Open 7 a.m. for breakfast • · Wyoming Valley Cinema - Wyoming Valley Mall The Big Chill Never Say Never Again Mr. Mom All The Right Moves Here&Now Bill Koch's Deli B . 1:15, 3:20, 1 :00, 4: 00, 1:30, 3:30, 1:40, 3:40, 1:45, 3:45 , 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 7: 15 , 9: 4 5 5:30, 7;30, 9:30 5:40, 7:40, 9:40 5:45, 7:45 , 9:45 1-~--------------_....,. '-'"'~1 II Id ft Planned Parenthood l I I I I ·1 I I Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Testing Kirby Health Center Annex 63 North Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre 824-8921 I I I I 1. I ~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------~ f ' I '· �page 12 Who's Who Deadline Extended by Thomas J. _Monsell The deadline for "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities" applications has been moved to Friday, November 11, at 4:30 pm. The change in the deadline according to Dean Arthur Hoover was · because he felt that the previous deadline was not publicized enough and did not allow the students enough time to apply for the honor. "Who's Who" has been serving American colleges and universities since 1933. The honor of being selected is conferred by.more than l 000 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. " Being selected is an honor," said Dean Hoover, and. "is consistent with our (Wilkes College) philosophy of developing the total person , both academically and socially. " The intent of "Who's Who" is to give recognition to students who have distinguished themselves apart from their classmates. Hoover said it was important to note that the honor is not strictly based on academic achievements but is mostly based on the student's demonstration of active participation in college activities or community activities. The honor is also based on the student's ability to demonstrate potential leadership qualities. The requirements for nomination are: the student has to be in senior standing and must have maintained a minimal 2. 0 grade point average. Self-nomination forms are available for students at the deans' offices, the Residence Life Office, and the registrar. The most important aspect of nomination according to Dean Hoover is that he wants to make sure "that everybody feels he or she has a chance to be chosen ." Much time and effort go into the selection process according to Hoover because this is a very special honor and Wilkes College wants to be well represented . The selection committee is chaired by Hoover and contains Student Affairs personnel and usually two students . Hoover wants to make sure that when choosing, he has people who are familiar with the applicants so there are no questions of whether the applicants merit the honor. Hoover said the addition of the two students to the selection process is very important because the students usually know the applicants not just as students but-as a whole and the students' input to the process will sometimes make the difference in- who receives the honor and who does not. Department chairpersons and administrative officers also aid in the selection process. The chairpersons and officers can nominate those whom they think merit the award, because they know their students and they know if they should be awarded the honor. The number of applicants chosen to be representatives of Wilkes College is a set number. The number chosen cannot exceed 36 students, but it is important said Dean Hoover that ''we not choose 36 students just to fill a quota. We have the option to choose less than 36 if we want to." Dean Hoover pointed -out that the honor can be helpful in future placement because ' ' it says something about that student that shouldn'_t go unrecognized." Bulletin Board Advisement Task Force Established An Advisement Task -Force has been created to make a _thorough evaluation of the entire advisement proc_ess at-Wilkes College. Meetings are scheduled for Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. in Weckesser Hall. At ·the recommenda(ion of the Long Range Planning Committee, one of the five Institutional Priorities for 1983-84 is to i:eview the college advisory system . Members of the task force will study procedures at Wilkes, look at other advisement systems, review literature on the subject, and survey faculty and student opinions on campus. The work of the task force will report recommendations for strengthening advisement at the College. Students , faculty, and staff are urged to submit comments, suggestions , or recommendations , in writing, to any member of the task force or to appear at a meeting of the task force to make a presentation. The composition of the task force follows: Dr. Gerald Hartdagen, Dean of Academic Affairs; Mr. George.Ralston, Dean of Students; Mrs. Doris Barker, Registrar; Ms. Adelaide G odek, Director of Nursing Learning Center; Mr. David Talenti, student; Dr. Joel Bedatsky, Associate Professor of History; Mr. Robert De Young, Associate Professor of Economics; Mr. Boyd Earl , Associate Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science; and Dr. Penelope Padgett, Assistant Professor of Biology. THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY MEETING FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO STUDENT . TEACH . DURING THE' SPRiNG 1984 SEMESTER ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT12 NOON IN SLC ROOM 137 . Here's one jack-o-la~t,rn who r~ally has something to smile about .-He survived the Halloween season without being made into a pie. e-l:c. GOT \I I SIT T H E I t fLDDR Ifrn FREE is•vc 11• Ht ~DU IJ □ wn ACADEl\UC ? T □ 0 R ::f I I I SUPPORT CENTER .. II TUTDRJ:nG , , I =•Gc•n ~ �page 13 Student Government • I MCAT·CLASSES AT by Karen Cassidy Student Government divides itself into nine committees to serve the student body in a mo"re efficient , organized manner. The social committee , co-chaired by Donna Garber and Sharon Fidishun, plans and initiates social activities on campus~ as well as helping other organizations sponsor activities . They sponsor some of the coffee houses , gym parties, roller skating parties, and student center parties on campus. The publicity committee, chaired by Marion Karmilowicz, Linda Fritz, and Jeanine Boliniski, publicizes Student Government activities ranging from gym parties to the films shown on campus by Student Government . The film committee , chaired by Debbie Vogt , is responsible for the films shown throughout the school year.' Phil Totaro is chairperson of the travel committee. This committee gathers material for, and arranges , trips such as the Florida Spring break trip and the Vermont ski trip , for the student body. The ecumenical · committee , chaired by Shelly Urban, arranges religious se!'lices for Thanksgiving , Christmas, Easter, and Passover, with clergymen speaking at the programs . The academic comm ittee, chaired by Randa Fahmy, investigates academic complaints made by the student bod y. They review academic p roposals presented to them . Don Talenti, chairperson of the finance committee , provides up-todate records of Student Government funds . The finance committee also examines the spending of Student Government money when given to college dubs and organizations. They also meet with all campus treasurers in the beginning of each semester. The constitution committee , headed by Dave Talenti , keeps the Student Government constitution and by-laws up-to-date. They also make sure all clubs' and organizations' constitutions are consistent with Student Government's constitutton . Steve Scharpnick is chairman of the election committee which coordinates Student Government's nomi nation and election procedures. They also enforce campaign rules. WILKF.S COLLEGE! It's not teo early to think about by Donna Nitka The Biology Club was granted $220 during Monday evening's Student Government meeting by a vote of 200-1 . The money will be used to subsidize the club's recent trip to two New York wineries . The Hockey Club presented a first reading of their request for $758. The money would be .used to furnish the team with equipment, etc . They will present a second reading next week, at which time their request will be voted on. Social Committe<· ( <J-Chairperson Donna Garber remin ded everyone of the upcoming skating party at the LS. Skate-A-Rama in Nanticoke . The party will be held on Sunday, November 6, from 7:30-10:30 p.m., with buses leaving Stark at 7 p.m. Admission at the door will be 25¢ with I. D . , 50¢ without it. Skate rental will MCAT /DAT's - CALL NOW! be 75¢ . President Ralph · Pringle announced that tickets for Comtnuter Council's New York trip, scheduled for November 23, will go on sale on~'-i••Penunentlii _•.ai1Ceallrs-.. ..ope1a..'-ili••Opportunity•ilW __.._to•_.•~...... Thursday, November 10, in the CC c11,s,ewn1npan11 Missed leSIDlis. · office, third floor of the Student Ceo- • aost. Dldic:lllcl ter. The ticket price will be $7 .00. • ~-11-TAPP ~ br raurdiefl Pringle also announced that he taclllties tor m1ew ot •llllft III tllejr fltld. · would like to meet with the presisupple- • dents of CC and IRHC , and with the • CllssestaalllbJIIIHled of our OWlr 105 Clllllrl. lnstJuctDQ. editors of the Beacon, the Amnicola O'HE'l COURSES AVAi, AbLE and the Manuscript,to discuss the dis- u"'' •!CH & 81'1 • ,.•~1· PL~l • IJ!'Al · ,Ar· [Offl solution of leadership scholarships ',' \ ~ f' • N'i B • , QE • , l r '.' C • f ~ EX • NO ll • R~ RDS :i:,~r · ~:iAT • ~,ir ACdlf.vEMENE and steps that can be taken to remedy SPH~ ~t:.lllNG the situation. Call Days, E- aWllibnds In keeping with the Halloween ~ - . (215)-a~~2171, spirit . Correspond ing '.wcretary Beth u.. 833 No. 13th Street - . · .. n Allentown, PA 18102 Cotez and Senior R 1,. Phy! Totaro at. · •DUCATIOIIAI. ctomR · -· Nov. 30, 1983 · tend the meeting in costume. 11 r::'~ t:.. ~=- •::::-CO::- =:.'°.=,~:, ! 1 TESTPIEPAIWlON SFECW.ISTSSINCE 1938 -•::..~~=- .,.. , - - -:aa-m11a · Inframurals Flag Football every Sunday • s1gn-u. ps Coed Cageball ( v-·baJI with a large ball) Girl$ Volleyb·a ll Tennis for more information check the bulletin board in the gym �Wilkes Offends .Defenders Sudden Death , by Tim Williams The Wilkes Soccer Team defeated Baptist Bible College, 3-1, and dropped a tough match to East Stroudsburg University by a score of 2-1, in soccer action last week. The Colonels dominated play in the first half but could not manage to put the ball in the back of the Baptist Bible net. As a result, the score remained 0-0 at the half. · Early in the second half a Defender obstructed a Colonel forward six yards form the Bible goal to give Wilkes an indirect free kick. Freshman Mike Molloy' s shot was deflected and knocked in by junior co-captain Greg . Losier. The hooters continued to pressure the Defenders' goal despite their one goal lead. The Colonels tallied their second goal as freshman Matt Wasel dribbled along the endlirie and passed the ball to the onrushing Frank Wanzor who easily scored to put the Wilkes team up by two . Molloy added an insurance goal with approximately fourteen minutes remaining in the match when Wanzor gave Molloy a thru-ball which put him one-.on-one with the Bible goalkeeper. Coach Wingert ~cleared his bench after the third goal. With only a few minutes left in the game Baptist Bible scored as a shot deflected off the Colonel goalkeeper's hands and into the net . Wilke!- ~i~r,layed a better brand of soccer in the East Stroudsburg match but were unable to come away with a victory. In the first half the Warriors, with the wind at their backs, dominated much of the play. The Colonel defense only broke down twice in the first half, but it was enough to give E.S.U. a two goal margin going into half-time. The second goal came with only 20 seconds to halftime. The second half belonged to the Colonels as they took control of the game by passing effectively. Wilkes had several opportunities but did not capitalize on them. . About 70 minutes into the match the Colonels were awarded a free kick 30 yards from the Stroudsburg goal. Junior co-captain Tim Williams chipped a ball into the E.S .U . goalmouth for freshman Gary Klopchin to head into the net . This rounded out the scoring for the day as the Colonels fell to 7-7-2. "I really thought we were going to score at the end there, to send it into overtime, but we came up short ," commented assistant coach Kelly Noseworthy. Coach Wingert added, "That's the best we've played all year. We passed well and our defense was strong .' ' The Colonels' next and final match is Saturday, November 5, against Delaware Valley College. The match begins at 2 :00 p .m. by Charlie Yozwiak Whew! And! though dodging bullets in the Belgian Congo was rough. Just try to reason_ with a group of football players who are disgruntled over comment~ made m The Beacon by a person who calls himself (or herself) Dr. Zonk. This so-called "Dr. Zonk" decided to have a little fun in last week's edition by doing what every other insecure, big-mouthed idiot does to make themselves feel important on campus-undermine and discredit the Wilkes football team. . This person evidently gets a good laugh at the football team's expense but does:°' t have the courage to sign their name . By remaining anonymous and not ownmg up to these comments , this person proves that he or she lacks the backbone to make these comments face-to-face. • I would really enjoy seeing this person come up to, say, Mark Rodes, (or any football player for that matter) and say, "Hi, I'm Dr. Zonk . Do you want to know about some of the things to do on campus? You can go out for the football ,team . If that's too much, you can take down stats for the other team since they pile up so inany. '' Good o Id Dr. Zonk will be needing a doctor for himself after that encounter. He'll be piling up his own stats in the emergency room . How can this so-called "Dr. Zonk" (who probably doesn't even know what it is_ like ~o play football) make such comments and not even have the courage to sign his name? I don't have any respect for a person who is not willing to back up ~hat he sa~s or does. Hell, a_nybody can write or say something and not sigri theu name to it. It takes a special person to stand up for what they believe in. What rea!ly makes_me mad is that this person is probably one of those people who aren't mvolved many sports and dorsn't know what it is like to compete. Sure , the football team hasn 't been having a stellar season. But is that a reason to launch a campaign of verbal abuse on the team . What the team needs is. the support of the student body, not the abuse. The team doesn't need people poking fun at them b~hind their backs, the football team needs student support. Well , I've released my views on this su bject. But there are 52 other football players who are very disgusted with this Dr. Zonk character. I hope for the good old doctor's sake that they never find out his true identity. If they do, Doc Zonk will himself be a statistic. . Harriers Run Downby Mike Keohane . The harriers finished up their regular season on a grim note with a loss to the very powerful Susquehanna University this past Saturday. The Crusaders dominated the race from start to finish on a course consisting of very difficult terrain. The team's morale suffered due to the loss of co-captain Tom McGuire and a leg injury to freshman Dave Macchina. The harriers did not expect to accomplish much, but were satisfied to come away without a shutout . They feel they will do a lot better against the Crusaders this Saturday, November 5, at the MA Cs where the competition will be a little tougher. The week was not a total loss, however, as the Colonels travelled to Baptist Bible College to participate in a tri-meet between B.B.C. and WilkesBarre campus of Penn State. Senior co-captain Joe Dill finished in fine form with freshmen Neil Williams and Macchina not far behind. Leading the pack of Wilkes runners were sophomores George Hockenbury, McGuire, and freshman Mike Keohane. The Colonels are looking forward to the upcoming MAC meet. Wilkes has experienced considerable success in the playoffs in the past. ...... .o.-• .............. ............. ....... c'-d•ob6im... SfOl1ING GOODS ·cOMPANY .._, ..,._, h.1"'11 m-1m ~,Pllanr..,,,_,~ * * * * Here are the results of my first hunting expedition of the year: - We saw o~e-deer and nothing else (too bad it was small game season). My expedmon got lost for a few hours in the dense forests of Falls. We experienced a brief firefight with Shiite Militiamen. Our supply of Oreo cookies ran out, so we had to resort to cannibalism to stay alive . Other than swi~ming across the river filled with man-eating plants, it was another day m the woods. !*****************************************•· . * ** . * *. . * * * anuzzi's Pizza E ; ! !* : J & St1bs Free Delivery Large Pie $5.25 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 E * E ! # ! # Tax included l ! 825-5166 ! C.,orner of Academy-& River Streets * * ** ** * * ·¥*****************************************• �page 15 Season Previews Basketball by Charlie Yozwiak • The Wilkes College Basketball team, under the direction of first year Head Coach Bart Bellairs, will be looking towards the upcoming season with optimism. · The Colonels, who have missed the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships for the past two seasons (losing in a playoff tie-breaker game), welcome back five returning lettermen, and a host ~f talented ,freshmen . Senior Co-captain· Rick Sheaffer and Ken Yakobitis will be manning the front court, along with Dave Zapatocky and Tom Allardyce . Dave Wrestling Piavis and Mark Aguilar, both sophomores, will be providing depth at the forward and guard spots. The Colonels lack depth in the backcourt. Senior transfer John Duesler (Duquesne University) and freshmen Eric Jacobs and Bobby Collins are expected to play prominent backcourt roles this season. John Bracken and John Buis are expected to see a lot of action in front court positions for the Colonels. The Colonels will look to improve on their 8-15 record of last year. Bellairs will be assisted in coaching duties by Tom Pieczynski and Dave Mattes . by Charlie Yozwiak iors Kurt Rowlette (14-4 last year), The Wilkes College Wrestling Mark Correll (18-8-1) and sophomore team, laden with seven returning letMarc Sodano (14-8-2). The return of termen and a bevy of incoming freshGene Clemens (3rd place EIWA in man talent, will be looking to draw · 1979) has given the team a boost in first blood against Oregon State Unimorale. versity on December 1, when they Top recruits include Glenn Whiteopen their 1983-84 season at home . man (145), Tony Troyan (Hwt.),John The Colonel grapplers, under the Cherry (132), John Pauley (105) , direction of Head Coach John Reese Gary Lee (155), and Brandon Serra(who is entering his 31st season at the tore (119). helm) will be looking to get back into The Colonels will be looking to imthe top 20 rankings this year. The prove on last year's mark by avoiding Colonels had a 12-7 dual meet record key injuries and beating some tough last season. opponents such as Navy, Temple, LeReturning lettermen include sen- high , and Penn State this season . IIIUIIIIIIDIHUHIIIIIIIIIIIHIIUIIIIIIHHIIIIIUHIIIIHIUIHIIHIIIHIIIIHUIIIIIII■ Sports Outward Bound is a shot of high adventure in the wilderness. And a )t more. t's a trip that11 show you what you're made of. You can discover you can do almost anything you want-if you try. Our 3-week experience in selfconfidence sure isn't easy. But it might justlast you the rest of your life. Your first challenge: send for full information. Notices Floor hockey is being considered as an intramural sport. If enough interest is generated a six or eight team league will be formed. · The sport basically has the sam~ rules as ice hockey, the only major difference being the floor. Teams will consist of 8 to 10 players with six play1ers playing at on~ time. Submit your team rosters to Bart Bellairs before December so that he can make a schedule before the second semester. If you cannot organize a team and still wish to play, submit your name to coach Bellairs and he will place you on a team. Information concerning all intramural activities can be obtained in the ,gymnasmm. . = Name B · Street City State Zip School Phone Check the courses that Interest you.' Canoeing _ Desert expeditions.__ White water Wilderness rafting backpacking Salling_ Mountaineering Outward Bound, Dept. CG, 384 Fleld Point Rd. Ol"NnWlch, CT 08830 phone toll free(800) 243-8520 No expertence necessary. Outward Bound admits students of any sex, rar .:olor and national or ethnic ortgln e are a nonprofit organization. Scholc. ships auallable. ,-RD · Outward Bouncr The course that never ends ................................ I Due to the interest shown in Coach 1Wingert's social and coaching activi1ties in our last issue of IBE BEACON, we felt it right to update you on his bowling activity classes. This past week three teams were crowned CHAMPIONS of their class tournament. EE Winners included: The Wanderers John Stich, ScottKeller and Jeannette Wans; Team Arold - Ralph Pringle , Sharon Fidishun, Marisa Marguardt, and Steve Sharpwick; a?d 55 ML2 - Liz Nevin, Mary Woronow1cz and Linda Shaw. Those students looking-for a daily schedule of Mr. Wingert' s activities should either join the soccer team or schedule one of his bowling classes. ilili I -1ii �Scoreboard WC Soccer ESSU WC Cross Country Baptist Bible 1 2 WC Cr. Country Susquehanna WC Soccer 3 Baptist Bible 1 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre. Pa. 18766 22 33 46 17 WC Volleyball Bucknell WC Volleyball Dickinson 0 3 3 1 WC Field Hockey FandM WC Football Widener beacon sports 0 4· 7 41 VOL XXXVI 1'11.- 5 November 4 . l 983 Pioneers Pop Colonels The Wilkes College ootball team, under the direction of Head Coach Bill Unsworth, lost to Widener University on Saturday, 41- 7. The Colonels, despite the decisive edge that Widener had in points on the scoreboard, played sound football with a minimum of turnovers. Wilkes got the ball first in the game and then quickly marched downfield inside of the Piol)eer 30-yaidline. The Colonels were stopped short in that series, but in their next two possessions they marched down and repeated the first drive into Pioneer territory. A stiff Widener defense held tight as the Colonels tried to score in those next two series; with an interception halting the last deep penetration in Pioneer territory. Widener signal caller Bob Mangold held the Colonel defense at bay, passing for 148 yards and scoring three touchdowns. The Colonels continually moved the ball on a highly-touted Widener defense ( ranked first against the rush in Middle Atlantic Conference standings), but only managed to get on the scoreboard once in the game. The Colonels also found themselves on the lower end of a 27-0 score at half time. The Pioneers came out charging in the second half, rolling up 14 more points to seal the fate of the Colonels. Widener scored on a 73-yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Dan ,,.. Guy to Steve Carter, and on a 6-yard run by Jerry Irving. The Colonels finally hit paydirt in the fourth quarter. Wilkes field general Eric Reidinger connected with junior wide receiver Ed Mann on a 15yard pass to score . Jo Jo Mantione booted the PAT to finalize the score, 41-7. Freshman runningback Gerry Russomano and offensive tackle Mark Rodes turned in fine offensive performances for the Colonels, along with wingback Mike Higgins. Defensively, the Colonels were led up front by outstanding play by defensive tackles George Solomon and Dan Paveletz. Linebackers Scott Bruggeworth and Rich Murray also contributed to the defensive effort. The Colonels, now 1-6 overall and in the conference, will be on the road again this week when they travel to FDU-Madison for a Friday night game on Saturday. NOTE: Special thanks and condolences to Gerry O'Neil for making a very big sacrifice for the team on Saturday. Lady Colonels Lack Luster by Valerie Roberts The woman's field hockey team finished its season last Monday when they were eliminated by Franklin and Marshall in the MAC playoffs. The team finished up at 7-8; this marks the first time that Coach Meyers has been below . 500 percent. At the beginning of October, the team capitalized on some key attacks to defeat Delaware Valley 4-0. Good defense by Valerie Frey and Lisa Thomas held the opponents while Debi Cometa lead the key attacks to score. Goalies Tracy Kelly and Janee Eyerman had four and three saves, respectively. The College team had 28 shots on goal and seven corners to help the scoring drives. Against Marywood on October 7, the team was evenly matched accord- ing to Coach Meyers, but were able to able to score, thus giving the team a · Wilkes team had all the advantages . The primary advantage was playing drive in two goal~ . Alysse Croft was double loss for the day. noted for an excellent defensive game on the home turf. This helped the At this point in the season the team as the Marywood attacks were shut team pull off a victory over Susquelooked forward to Lycoming and Sushanna, 3-1. down . quehanna. These two games would Wilkes had 18 shots and six corners; Sally Vojteck, Debi Cometa and either qualify or eliminate the team Janee E¥erman had two saves and • for the MAC playoffs .. Mary Ann Judge each had a goal and Tracy Kelly had five. By the end of the day, October 11 , 'Tracy Kelly had four saves. The The ·team then had a rough schedWilkes team had 15 shots and nine the team had one game down and one ule on Saturday, October 10, with a saves. to go to qualify. The team beat Lydoubleheader against Frostburg State On Monday the first round of the coming 2-0 and had 13 shots and nine and Bloomsburg. corners. MAC's were held. Wilkes travelled to The team suffered a 2-0 loss against Goalie · Tracy Kelly registered six Franklin & Marshall in hopes of adFrostburg and a 7-'1 loss verses vancing to the next round of the playsaves while Sally Vojtek and Jean Bloomsburg. This was the worst loss Dougherty slipped in the two winoffs. It was not to be as the Lady Colosince i976 when Bucknell beat Wilkes ,ning goals. nels lost by a score of 4-0. They managed to hold off the F&M attack 8-1:-Messiah dented the Lady Colonels' record on the fifteenth, with a 4-0 win in the first half but could not do so in Meyers listed Bloomsburg' s talents, speed and continuous attacks as over the team . The team had eight the second half. This eliminated what damaged the team's defensive shots and three corners, while Tracy Wilkes from the playoffs, thus ending Kelly had 15 saves . and offensive abilities . The team outtheir season. played Frostburg State but were unWhen Saturday rolled around the � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 November 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 November 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/89d4f867c633f2706d3a6638466cf17a.pdf 44f64ed999d1b5c6c00c1409edef4fa4 PDF Text Text Wilkes College Logs Onto -New Computer System by Thomas J. Monsell The college's new Data general computer system 'fits into the admin- ( istration and the faculty ' s long range plans to make Wilkes literate in com1Juter languages, according to Dr. Umid Nejib, chairman of the Engineering Department. "We're trying to keep ahead of the world,'' said Nejib. He sees computers as an integral part of the education process. The· new system is being used by a vast array of disciplines, not just the usual Computer Sci ce. Ev~rybody from math classes to the humanities are using . the system. T he old system, a Honeywell, was not discarded but will be serving the administration and the faculty. The old system did not correspond to the needs of the students anymore; it was outdated. Nejib reported , "Our students couldn't have found a job anywhere if we continued use of , the old mach_ine.'' · Nej i b also added that the library should be computerized within a year's time. The new computer is a " state --of the -arts" system which means that it is the newest machine of its kind. A lot of the system was donated by the computer company because it is new , and they want to prove to the business and academic communities that it is a very valuable piece of machinery to have. "It is a test and the company and the college have a lot to gain from it ,'' said Nejib. The actual machine is about the same size as the old one except the Data General is much faster and is expandable to 16 megabytes. The old · Honeywell was expandable to only two megabytes. When Nejib and his staff embarked on the involved task of overhauling the college's computer last February, they projected the needs of the college for the next five years, and the Data General , served the needs best. "My staff did a tremendous job. There still are some bugs in the system , and it is important for users not to get mad at these bugs. Any problems will be worked out,'' explained Nejib. Nejib hopes that in the near future , all students will have access to the Data General: "We' re thinking of giving every student an account on the system, to use or not to' use." This would allow the average student to compose and store documents and learn computer language in preparation for the highly computerized job market. Nejib also stated that there has been a change in the approach of the administration. The acquisition of the Data General marked the first time the task of running the computer services has been given to the faculty. Another Story About The Same Computer ,By A Different Reporter by Sean P. Connolly I I Vol..XXXV-1 No.6 November 18, 1983 Wilkes College W ilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Wilkes College recently installed a state:._of-the-art , Data General computer that will ·not only benefit the students but will also be available for use by members of N0nheastern Pennsylvania business and industrial community. This in turn will benefit the college financially , said Dr. Andrew Shaw, dean of Management. Wilkes College is one of the first institutions to purchase the modern computer , said Shaw, and is ·one of the institutions involved in the Ben Franklin Partnership. This is a gro_up working towards cooperative efforts between higher education and industry, sponsored by the Commonwealth of the State of Pennsylvania. The program is designed to bring high technology to educational programs through involvement with industries . The program also is intended to give existing industries a chance to use the high technology. Shaw said the program may in fact enhance the ecohomy of the region. The Ben Fran klin Partnership program offers state grants to institutions who have approved programs , said Shaw, and Wilkes College , with the use of its new computer, has the possibility of receiving such finances . ''These programs do not happen overnight, but Wilkes is already working with area businesses . '' The computer was purchased after a long study which involved analyztrative needs of the college, according to Shaw. He said the computer will be used as a tool to provide students with the use of up-to-date equipment and to create a continuing relationship with businesses. Students, specifically· uppe'r classmen, may have an opportunity to work with companies, which will give them "hands on" experience and possibly a chance for employment. Shaw said the finances collected from the program would greatly benefit the college, by stabilizing escalating tuition and offering funds for other facilities and personnel. , �p;:.o-e 2 Editorial-------------=-=As I sat in my room this past weekend, forcing coffee down,my throat and trying to convince my brain that it should seriously consider the manv auestions that mv historv research paper, "Was The Black Prince Really Black?" raised, I realized that it was that time of the semester. All of a sudden , hidden research papers an d exotic class projects are sneaking · out of desks everywhere to terrorize students late at night. Chances are your body has decided that since it never gets to see your bed , the minute you sit on it (the bed) , it's nap time. Your. instructors get all misty-eyed when you show up for class. The entire campus has fallen under the spell of "end of the semester apathy." Even parties seem dull. Only a human sacrifice could satisfy our jaded tastes now. If you think battling academic apathy is tough as an underclassman, try it as a senior. For seniors , " end of the semester apathy" begins in mid-July. Somehow, next to the ever-present threat of being pushed out into the cold, cruel world , it just doesn't seem to matter what color the Black Prince was . Strange things begin to happen when you're a senior: 1. Grad. school actually starts to look appealing. " Of course I'm sure I want to spend another five years complaining about the stupid way the educational system works." 2. You lose the common decency of at least worrying because you're not worrying about your grades and classwork. 3. You get an uncontrollable urge to do something lasting for the school like paint "Helter Skelter" on the front of Weckesser Half. 4. You staple a resume on your chest, superglue your mouth in a smile formation and have "Pick Me" tattooed on your forehead. 5. You feel old and wise in the ways of campus life. Freshmen come flying into your room with horror-filled tales of woe about what they did . at a party the night before, and all you can do is smile, seeing your own "freshman face" reflected in their's. To the Editor: Director Prescribes Tbe Good Doctor For Entire Community I would like to take this public opportunity to invite all faculty, students, ad~inistrators, and staff to the Wilkes College Theatre production of The Good Doctor by Neil · Simon. This comedy wit!\ music will be presented Friday and Saturday , November 18 and 19, at 8 p.m. and Sunday , November 20, at 2 Pringle In Traffic Jam To the Editor: This is an open letter to an youe who was inconveniencec1 by the lack of a bus fo r the r .iller skating party which was held November 6. Please accept our apology but the bus driver got sick and dido 't bother to get a replacement. The bus company was very . apologetic and has offered to make reparations for our next trip. · Again , I apologize for the inconvenience and hope you can understand our dilemma. Thank you, Ralph Pringle Student Government President However, th e largest, scariest symptom of being a senior is the ovewrwhelming fear that you have spent four years majoring in th e wrong subject. Suddenly, you hate your major(s). Nothing you 've do,ne seems to be worth anything. All you want to do is quit school and_become a welder at a nuclear power plant. My poor roommate has listened a million times to my " I Should Be Going To Empire Beauty School" speech: " Face it, people will always need their hair cut. My mom is a hairdresser; it's in my genes. I never should have tried to break out of my working class background .. . ." Everyone pan ics about the future: It doesn 't really hit you until you 're a junior that soon you will really have to go out there into the " Real World" and do something with what you've learned at Wilkes. As s_ enior year moves on, people start saying things like, "Only six months until graduation," and your stomach just curls up and dies. . · . Had Charles been able to wait until I graduated from college, instead of marrying th at ditsy blonde , my original career plan to be Queen of England would have remained the same . I wouldn 't have to be worrying about whether to apply for work with the National Enquirer or to try to get a job coming up with new names for nailpolish and lipstick colors (that's a job for an English major; who else could possibly think of eighty different ways to describe " red "?). The point of all this is to beg the campus ' forgiveness if the seniors seem a little more testy than usual and to tell the seniors to hang on for one semester, and then come out fighting. Don't give up on your career plans quite yet. (In the spirit of this editorial, I myself have come up with an altern~te plan to become Queen, whereby I marry Prince Andrew, and then, suddenly, Di, Chuck and .the kid have a "tragic" helicopter crash. Naturally, the IRA will claim responsibility; they always do. And if Andrew gets married, there's always Edward, and if he gets married, there 's always Prince William. So I'll be 38 and he'll be 18, we'll adjust ... .) p.ni.. in the Center for the Performing Arts. The Good Doctor has been entered in the American College Theatre Festival, a nation wide competition with finals next spring at the Kennedy Center in Washington , D.C. Attendance at The Good Doctor will demonstrate to Festival evaluators both support for our hard-working cast and crew and a college-wide interest in the · performing arts , so please plan to attend. Each student, faculty member, administrator, and staff member may receive two free tickets. Reservations can be made by calling 829-9144 or by stopping at the box office. Sincerely, Dr. Michael O'Neill Director ......................................................................... ••• ••• •• •• • • • I 10URBSNISWORIHAN i I OFFICER'S COMMISSION i I • : : : i • ; i :••- . IN THE ARMY. i• Your BSN means you're a professional. In the-Army, it also ·means you're an officer. You start as a full-fledged member of our ·medical team. Write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Burbank, CA 91510. ! ARMYNURSE,CORPS. ! : : i • i• BEA! LYOUCAMBE. . • . -• ■ =······································································· r �page 3 be glad to print the letter in the EDITOR'S NOTE: The Beacon next issue of the newspaper. received two letters in response · The Beacons letter policy states to my last editorial. I would that, while we will withold the have included both; however, name of an author on request, one, which was extremely wellthe newspaper staff must know written, was unsigned. The perwho wrote the letter. The letter son who wrote this has no reason we have printed this week was to withold his/her name, and if typeset exactly as it was received. he/she will come forward, I will To the Editor(s): This letter is being written in disagreement with last week ' s editorial. We realize everyone ' s right to freedom of speech and freedom of press , but that ' s really not the issue at hand. We won't use the name of the individual (hint: it's underlined) because I'm sure we're all aware of who and wtfat we' re talking about. Granted the actions of all persons involved were not appreciated , but what really has 'irked' and disgusted alot of people and has been questioned is this staff'~ _ ability tC> present such a sti:uation. The 'labels' and judgement passed on individuals (hint: it's underlined again) by the few persons who colaborate to write the editorials are in no way, shape, or form entitled to pass judgement or discredit an individual(s) name by his associations or reputation (which others claim he has). Although Wilkes College students are professed in being responsible for their own actions (which has yet -to be seen because of administrations. constant inconsistencies i.e. housing-especi- ally with discipline , it appears they get the words and meanings of social a~d academic mixed up!) A few others besides ourselves are quite perturbed at the barbaric ''phraseology" used, the accusations made, and even more so the 'labels' placed on the individual(s) involved. Where the HELL does this staff come off with ''non-conformist messiah''? That's definitely a strong claim and not appreciated, so . . . ''oops, slap yourselves". How do you Beacon staff writers know he was a "spoiled grade-school bully'' ? In other words, we the readers can safely assume that you all know this individual, not his actions, well. We think some clarification of your thoughts not your journalistic vanacular-jargon ability, wou:ld be appreciated considering it sounds like all of you are not intuned to the whole story "What did you do, ask a friend"? SIGNED: Janet Confalone JillDeWald Kathy Taylor Leslie Smith Joe Birmingham Peggy German , John Pauley Marc Scarafile Andre Miller Anybody seen the "Phantom Kisser?' ' She gave some guys on the floor some things that they want to give back. I told them the scabs will go away as soon as the sun comes out. As for her male counterpart, I just can't go into it yet. Well, at least not until the mono tests come back. How about that Commuter Council threatening people to get them to join? In the public interest, Dr. Zank thought they might need some more suggestions: (1) Take a bath. (2) Let all the air out of commuters' tires and install an air pump in the commuter office. (3) Give them the wrong stickers so they'll get tickets. · (4) When they come to Dave to complain, lock the door. (5) fell their mommies! (6) With each new membership, offer a free · six pack and a date with Greg B, maybe a free subscription to · the Beacon. (7) How about an all-expense paid night a:t McOintock Hall, with · No-Doze of course. (8) Get a new club president. (9) I'd say blow up all the cars, but someone wou:ld burn his lips on the mufflers. (10) Make them sit and eat the food in the cafeteria. (11) Disband the council. It shou:ld be an administrative iob anvwav. But the administration , - - just gets it off its back by giving it a fancy name, and telling students that it's a responsible job. -------- The Golden Coal Shaft this week goes to the student advisors who don't advise you. You know, the ones that- hand you the slip and tell you they'll sign it when you' re done, knowing full well that you'll mess up. What do they care? They've got their job, and their life is pretty well set. It's not like they have anything riding on this. The students shou:ld get these bad advisors to pay for their extra expenses. It's funny, they're the professionals, and they expect to get paid, but they never deliver the goods. The students should have to sign a paper saying whether or not their advisor did his or her job. Thanks to my advisor and others like him there's many students on the eight-year program. Luckily they 're people you can go to to get help. Congratulations advisors! Way to take the students to the cleaners and get paid for it. --------· Next week: · Does the school really put saltpeter in the food? And the Betty Crocker A ward for the best buns on campus. Party 'ti) you . . Conservative Com.m.ent--------------by Stephen K. Urbanski and James J. Haggerty, Jr. On Tuesday, November 8, the voters of Luzerne County made their choices on who shall govern for the .next four years, but since this column is being written before Tuesday's election, we can't tell you who won . Actually who wins the ele:tion is not really important. The past has shown us that no matter who wins, and no matter what great changes they promised during the campaign, any change that comes will be minor. Ev~n when the Democrats took over control of the courthouse from the Republicans, there were no major changes. In a sense , we changed the conductor when we should have changed the music . For years, county government thro ughout the state has been the best example of all things government shouldn't be. People fail to realize the tremendous potential in county government . Although the general public is not entirely at fault here. The reason they fail to realize this potential is due to the archaicness of the present form of county government. Before the county government can even begin to tap any of this vast potential and become some. thing besides the wasteland it is to day, we must reform it. The problems with our present government in Luzerne County are so numerous that they could fill volumes upon volumes. The three major problems are: the form of government, the offices, and the ele=tion of certain offices. These problems can not be solved by simple administrative changes. A major overhau:l is not necessary, but it is our only alternative. The major problem with this form of government is that there is no separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. The three county commissioners are both the executive and legislative branch , therefore , they must make the laws and administer them, also. The combination of powers is contrary to all the ideals written into our constitution . Whenever the executive and legislative powers are combined , the result is always the same-ineffective governmen t. T hroughout the history of the United States, we have prime examples of the fail ure of just such, govern ments. T he commission fo rm of municipal government is one of the best examples. The commission form had a consolidation of executive and legislative powers, and after widespread use in the early part of this century, the vast majority of those cities that adopted it have abandoned it. In contrast, our federal system, with its separation of powers, has survived basically unchanged for almost 200 years. The other two major problems with county government are closely intertwined. In Luzerne County, we elect a sheriff, a coroner, a recorder of deeds, a register of wills, a prothonotary, a clerk of courts, a controller, a treasurer, and two jury commissioners. This brings to mind an interesting set of questions: Why not elect a county window washer? Why not elect a county gardener? Or , why not elect a county crossing guard? Unfort unately, the election of many of the row offices are just as ludicrous as electing a county crossing guard . Every time a county election comes up, the candidates campaign fo r these row offices wi th the assumption that if elected they will either change the way things are done now (if they are the challenger), or keep doing the good job they have done in the past (if they are the incumbent). This sometimes becomes very interesting , especially in offices like that of coroner or jury commissioner. We have always fo und difficulty in understan ding how the coroner is going to . bring new jobs into the area, or how the jury commissioner is going to pick the names for jury using the Democratic or Republican way. Of course, there was one candidate for jury commissioner who claimed he was more qualified than his opponent because he had been picking the names out of the barrel for the past four years, and that he had grown quite proficient at this job. . If the potential of this region is ever to be recognized ; we must first realize the potential of county government. .We will never be able to attract industry to this area so long as we have ineffective government at the local level. Very few candidates for public office realize this. Most of them are too concerned with getting elected rather than to attack the issue of governmental reform at the local level. It' s time for the public to do something about it. First , we must study the present fo rm of county government to fi nd its weaknesses and strengths. Then , and only then can we begin to restructure county government to be the fountainhead of democracy that it's supposed to be. · Any comments or cnt1osms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. · �page 4 Alcohol Policy: '' No Crisis,'' Says Ralston by Sean P. Connolly The Student Affairs Council conducted a discussion concerning the alcohol policy on campus on November 10 in the board room of Weckesser Hall. The meeting was attended by 17 students and seven administrators. George Ralston, dean of Studert Affairs, said, "It seems that we have a large turnout for today's meeting because people think we are in a crisis situation. There is no crisis." Ralston added that the ~eeting had been planned for some time, is part of a continual process, and was not directly scheduled because of recent alcohol related problems that have occurred at Wilkes. According to Jean Adams, assistant director of the Residence Life Office, who was also present at the meeting, there has been a ban placed on all residence hall functions unless special permission from the office is received. During the past few weekends, problems in student behavior have occurred while students were -under the influence of alcohol at campus funct;ons. Ralston said the reason for reviewing the policy is that the policy is a difficult one to arrive at because of complications with relation to city and state laws. He said that ,no action would be taken on the current policy because of the discussion. At the request of Ralston, Resident Life Director Paul Adams, explained that the existing policy concerning alcohol in the student center was adopted during the 1980-81 school year and the policy for residence halls was adopted in 1979. Adams said this second policy was intended to provide for private parties in the residence halls where residents and guests could socialize in their living environment. It was not intended for the "open" party in which anyone could attend a function at a dormatory. The "open" party violates the double occupancy clause in the party policy which states that each resident of the dorm may invite one person to a function. Students participated in the discussion by relating the problems and frustrations of students concerning the current policy. A common complaint by the students was the excessive pressure which is placed on the resident assistants and dorm presidents while trying to comply with the party policy. The students, who were mostly class officers, resident meeting was how to control students assistants, and organization leaders, who abuse alcohol during campus also expressed problems in trying to functions. Students said it is hard to enforce school policies to a some- monitor people at a party who have times non-compliant student popu- consumed an excess amount of lation. "How is an R.A. or a dorm alcohol, especially freshmen who president supposed to enforce policy have recently left the restrictive on a group of rowdy students?" atmosphere of home. A freshman questioned one member. who was present, commented on the Mrs. Rachel Lohman, a member of subject, "I have been to quite a few the student affairs council and Fin- parties since I've been here , and ancial Aid director, suggested that believe me, it is not only the freshthe responsibility of enforcing the men who cause problems.'' alcohol policy should rest on the One student said she would sum entire membership of the residence. up the policy problem by saying that "ff there are 20 people in a dorm, students do not realize that the there should be 20 people enforcing alcohol policy on campus is a privthe rules,'' said Lohman. iledge and not a right. · Kathy Hyde, an R.A. from Evans Ralston commented on the possiHall, suggested that when a residence bility of banning alcohol on campus hall wants a party that would be an altogether by eliminating the current infraction of the policy . they should policy, but he again added that no use the Cavern, the basement of the action would be taken on the policy Student Union Building. because of the discussion. Hyde said that the Another discussion has not been Student Center would be~ a perfect scheduled at this ti~e, but future location for a party because of the meetings are expected. large space available and the few ~ 0 entrances used, which could be • patrolled efficiently. A favorable ~ ; ~ ' 7~ ~scussion was held on the suggest~h ~ }!) ~ ' fl ion. ~ij. lW~ f ..._ l A subject discussed during the ''Kinney's Kids" Coach Com.m.unications The Academic Support Center recently announced the offering of a new service at Wilkes College. Beginning this m:onth the members of the award winning Pennsylvania Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Delta National Speech Honorary Society will assist any undergraduate student having difficulty in the Communication Studies program's Fundamentals of Speech classes. The members of the speech team will offer tutoring service in the techniques of speech construction, organization, delivery, use of gestures, personal and interpersonal communication techniques, and how to develop confidence while speaking. Eventually the service is planned to be extended to cov.er all upper level speech and communication courses. '' The public speaking team has been very successful in the area of intercollegiate competition and would like to offer what we have learned from comf?etition and observation to the Wilkes student body, skills and ' ' H . PATTI'S HAIR FASHIONS techniques that have enabled Wilkes' debate/ speech union to gain national recognition, " stated Annette Winski, varsity member of ~'Kinney's Kids" and president of the local Pi Kappa Delta chapter. Currently members of the Debate Union hold the longest winning record in the history · of Wilkes College. The tutoring service is free and available daily by contacting the Academic Support Center located in Kirby Hall. 109 S. Franklin St. (Next to YMCA) 822-1898 COLLEGE ·DISCOUNTS (must bring ID) SPECIALIZING INHAIRCUTS - -~--------------·-----·· - I '. -- ~--~__,. \ . ; ft Planned Parenthood I I I I I I I I ltat" Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Testing Kii'by Health.Center Annex 63 North Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre 824-8921 , 1- I I I I I I I ~------------------- Cut and Style Women Men Regular $15.50 Regular $10.00 SPECIAL $8.00 SPECIAL $5.00 PERM SPECIAL Perfect Touch Regular $35; only $25 with this ad. Long hair extra Ask for Gig, Amy, or Patty . �page 5 ' ' Psychic Numbing ' ' Com batted By Peace Group .by Sean Connolly "Psychic numbing" is a term used to describe the general tendency of people to ignore the reality of the possibility of nuclear destruction. The term refers to the process of "numbing" or blocking the thought of nuclear war in one's mind so that one is not concerned with the grim facts of human am1ihilation in the event of a nuclear catastrophe. Dr. Samuel Merrill, professor at Wilkes College and member of the Wyoming Valley~Peace Committee, said the term was invented by Robert J. Lifton, and it applied to the survivors of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion. Today, he said, th-e term refers to Americans and others who constantly ignore the fact that man- kind is living in an extremely hazardous state. Combatting ' 'psychic numbing' ' is the primary goal of the Wyoming Valley Peac e Committee , sa_id Merrill, whose wife, Susan , is coordinator of the group. "The idea of nuclear war has become taboo. We are an education group that tries to raise the consciousness of people,'' said Merrill. The Wyoming Valley Peace Committee was informally formed in the 1960s to discuss the issues of war and peace. Today, after two and a half years as an established organization, it has 160 full members and a 375 member newsletter mailing list. The group does not have · a headquarters, but meetings are held on the second and fourth , Fridays of every month at 12 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes Barre. The committee worked with the Wilkes College Concert and Lecture Series in scheduling the recent lecturer Dr. Jonathon Lorch at the Center for the Performing Arts. The lecture was titled ''The Medical Implications of Nuclear War,'' and was · attended by over 200 people. Dr. Lorch, president of the New Yark Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, spoke on the medical perspective of nuclear war and the consequential overwhelming problems that would paralyze the medical community. Merrill said that although the group does not sponsor protests, it does participate in and organize qther act1v1t1es. In 1982, tor exami-'1L, the committee circulated a petition dealing with nuclear freeze. The petition had over 3000 signatures and was presented to various congress members, said Merrill. The American people, who ch,; ose the representatives in government. can make a difference in putting .i stop to nuclear arms, commented Merrill. He said that people should be aware of the crisis and the alternatives, and that, they should really talk about the subject, no matter how unpopular it may be. For information concerning membership or receiving a free newsletter, write: Wyoming Valley , Peace Committee P.O. Box 1416 WilkesBarre, Pa. 18703. The Good Doctor_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Department _ Presents Theatre The Wilkes College Theatre Department will present Neil Simon's The Good Doctor on November 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and November 20 at 2 p.m. at the Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Michael O'Neill, director, said the play is based on the works of playwright Anton Chekov. O'Neill described the play as ''hysterically funny but at some points very moving.'' '' It is Neil Simon's attempt to write a Neil- Simon play like a Chekov play.'' He added that there are musical parts in the play as well. The production has an eight member, cast with senior Thomas Butcher playing the lead role known as "the Writer,' Neil Simon's . interpretation of what Chekov might have been like. 'The Writer' speaks to the audience while the cast and he act out nine different stories. Other ··-- Januzzi's Pizza &Subs Free Delivery Large Pie $5.2'5 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs S2.50 Tax included 825-5166 Corner of Academy& River Streets NUil 19 ■ IOP , . . . . . . . . . . St. WM ■■ lerte, ,__ ll701 lout...........~ _a.,.• Aw.It''* .-.~.....,-a....av.. PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Pregnancy Testing Confidential Counseling Abortion Birth Cont rol Gynecologica l Services Allentown Women's Center 215-264~5657 Play This µiembers of the cast include Rebecca Schmidt, Gene Wachowski, Karen Bradbury, Kenny Dupniney, Kathy Hyde, Eric Seagren, and Vicky Straka. O'Neill stated that he is not directing the play because it is a Neil Simon play, but because it is a good approach to Chekov. O'Neill added that in the last five to six years, critics have re-evaluated Chekov as a playwright, Weekend and they have found him to be more humorous than previously believed. O'Neill said, "Chekov had always said that he wrote comedy, but no one believed him.'' Faculty, staff, and students are allowed two free tickets with identification. All seats · are reserved. Reservations may be made by calling the box office at 829-9144 or extension 416. Wilkes College Bookstore· Burglarized by Sean Connolly Someone entered the Wilkes College Bookstore on · Wednesday, Oct. 26, by breaking a small window of the backdoor, and proceeded to steal three display cases of class rings, the keys for two cash registers, and a portable tape recorder valued at $40, said Gene Manganello, bookstore manager. The burgulary was reported by bookstore employee Bob Stefanko who said he noticed the shattered steal-enforced w i,ndow as he walked from the parking lot to work on Thursday morning . When he entered the store, said Stefanko, he saw the counters cleared off, the display cases crush ed on the floor , an d the . place in general disrepair . Manganello said the display cases belonged to three separate ring com panies and that he could not estimate . their value. He added that th,e keys from the resisters were stolen, but that no money is left in them overnight. According to Housing Director Paul Adams, an alarmfrornthe bookstore went off at approximately 5 :30 p.m. and was noticed by a resident assistant who wa_s on duty in the lobby of Pickering Hall. Adams said the alarm is a short signal and the R.A . assumed it \ 1 as triggered by a bookstore emplnvep re - , ·ntering the store. N:- ;:.::tion was t c' ::c1 !. Manganello said the Wilkes-Barre police were notified and detectives investigated. He said a lieutenant from Globe Security, the college's security contractors was also present . He added that the ring cases were taken to be dusted for fingerprints, but that there has been no word from the police concerning the investigation. �**********************************************~ Alan, How about "I give ya" a few questions? How's softie? Do you walk him on the dike too? Why do your boots make so much noise? Where did you get those flowers? I'm dying to know! ..Guess who? - Sue, Why the big smile? You can't hide it from us. Hope it lasts a long time. Love,PBS J , ToW.M.S.: Friends? Please, let's talk! ** ** ** To Ralph, Frenchly and Vince: ** Come over to Miner 4 anytime for some * "Intimate Lessons." * Love, ** Diane, Megan and Linda ** ** Anne Marie, ** Don't worry abolt it! You'll beat -- one day! Who needs "it"! ** The future Mrs. J .D.S.?? ** ** Aquarius (Jan . 20 - Feb. 18) Your work load seems to be getting heavier, T() the Squirrel: ' In reference to your question addressed ** but don't worry, it will lighten up, Devote Friday to work, but let yourself to Roosevelt, what are you doing Friday ** go Saturday and Sunday. A change of pace does you good. night? *** B.C. ** (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20} This weekend provides the perfect opportun** ityPisces ' y for you to take that long weekend you've been planning. Friday and ** Saturday are filled with excitement. Use Sunday to relax. To Frenchly, Ralph an'd Vince, It was fun last Friday night and oh boy, * **** did we see the sights! It was the first time ·* for some, but it was old hat for those who * Aries (Mar. 21 - Apr. 20) Weekend plans should be postponed until all always COME! * _ . , ·, Love and Kisses, work is done. Don't be tempted Friday. Saturday and Sunday are Trixie, Candy and April *** your best spent reading. * * Linda, Diane, and Megan from fourth- • * ** Taurus (Apr. 21 - May 20J Dmgence pays offFriday, Saturday. Tempers floor Miner, How were the movies Friday night? Did ** flair Sunday, so take care to avoid senseless arguments. you learn anything?, *** X-Rated ** (May 21 - June 20 ) Everything you touch seems to crumble *** Gemini P., before your eyes, so watch your step this weekend. Don't despair. Say hi to C., A., and the Twins. ( miss * Though you must be cautious Saturday, Sunday offers new opportunities. them a lot. * ** Love,D. * ** (June 21 - July 20) Don't pass up a friend's offer of a night out * Cancer Friday. This could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. Saturday * Russell]., ,_ ** and Sunday are promising. Genesis, Genesis, Geriesis!ti • ·we just ***** * can't wait!! * Guess who? * ;jc**********************************************~ Weel Fore j Renie, Happy "19th" birthday!! I hope your day is great! Don't party too much or you'll end up with wide thighs. Friends Forever, Angie Special thanks to Beth Cortez, Cress Shallers, Dave Siegelman, Caryl Goldsmith, and Security for their help at the Studer:it Center party Friday night. · Steve and Lori- If you want your club or organization's picture taken for the 1984 Amnicola please contact Marianne at 829-9786, to set up a time. Lisa F. Evans 1, Thanks fot; the TV offer and the food, but instead of viewing TV fd rather view you. Sincere! y, Guard · P .S. Thank your roommate too. Nicky, Do you know how hard it is to get shaving cream out of fish net? Ya know what!? By trhe way, did you find my earring? Love ya and ... OH nothin' Hey Liteweight, How's the phone booth these days? Tell me why do you wear ties ... Why not? P.S. Don't spit on the library and pick up your feet! Hey Nicky, Mr. Heat Miser wasn't too popular this week. Mr. Cold Miser seems to have total control this time of year. Well, ya know ... what do you expect if they're sons of Mother Nature! P.S. "Nobody wants a Charrrlie in the box!" "P.T." To the founder of "Scue-stix," Do they really have "nickies" in Jersey?! Please be careful as to where you stick me . .. it could be dangerous; ya know what I mean ! ..., · Dom, . Where does milk come from? Can anyone have some? This is fpr the big number 6, you ANIMAL you! R Ron, Where does all that hiiir ·go? You animal you! R Scue Sticks Phone Home, How's your forks? Acme tonite? Two Bacons, Two Hams, half & half or all one? Keep thrusting that pelvis. Diane, I'm really sorry! forgive me? Can you ever Ralph Dave, Forget" about Cleveland. Donna Fs , helman, Stav nut of Woolworth's. Now everyone k~ows you're alive. Ralph GregorY, Thanks for the Big Red Surprise! Don't worry about the gas. So tell me how a, you play Backgammon in the dark?! Nicky, Haven't seen any elastic bands flying around lately. You better be careful next time because they have a tendency to break ... "that's what he said." And then you have to fix them ... "that's what she said." Keep rockin' the 25 Featherduster, Where did you get your nickname? I have an empty dresser, if you're interested. Are you STUMPY?! Ralph To the girls from fourth floor Miner, Was th~t an army helmet or a mushroom, and what was that guy doing with the chicken? X -Ra ted David, Are you still letting Baby go with Mr. Potato Head on Saturday? He's a big boy now, and can be trusted on his own. Hey Karen and Judy, When are we going to spend a long night getting "deep" at Donahue's? I think I'm ready to do right. Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa . Rizzo's Rag Whoever stole my green 10-speed from Pickering third floor had better return it. Thou shalt not steal sayeth the Lord . Thou shalt perish in eternal flames if thou doest not return thine Schwinn . To all the FUN people on the staffs of the Beacon, the Manuscript, and the Amnicola, You're all great to work with! How wonderful it is for three organizations to work together with cooperation and not competition. Let's do it all agai n some time. Lor \, . �page 7 '******************************************•· *** ** '' ii [end .: ** ** *** *** ** ** Leo (July 21 - Aug. 22) TrOffble with a loved one dampens your· weekend * ** .spirits. However, reconciled .differences will brighten your Sunday. ** * * '!rgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Don't be afraid to admit your limitations this * veekend. Facing them will help you get through a troubled Saturday. * * Sunday is best spent with family and friends. *** * * Ubra (Spet. 23 - Oct. 22) Financial troubles plague the beginning of your * * ·, weekend, but they should be resolved by Saturday night. Look forward * ** to a surprise-filled Sunday. * * * * *· * -;corpio (Oct. 23. - Nov. 21) Things appear to be going your way this * * weekend, but don't become overconfident. Be wary of · a "friend's" * * advice. *** * * ** Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) You receive a well-deserved rest this !weekend. Enjoy it. * **** * * Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 1~) You get exactly what you want this week- * ** end. Enjoy. ***** * *** =******************************************-* Social Lights • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • rlGSf 'Around The Campus Friday, November 18 Theatre: The Good Doctor, CPA, 8 p.m. Students receive two tickets with college I.D. Saturday, November 19 Theatre: The Good Doctor, CPA,' 8 p.m. tickets with college I.D. Students receive two free Sunday, November 20 Theatre: The Good Doctor, CPA, 8 p.m. tickets wit~ college I.D. Students receive two free Monday, November 21 Music: Wilkes College Wind Ensemble, CPA, 8 : 15 p.m. · At The Movies Wyoming Valley Cinema-Wyoming Valley Mall The Bio Chill 1 :40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40, 9 :40 Nevewr Say Never Again All The Right Moves Writer's Cramp 1 :00, 4:00, 7:15, 9:45 1 :15, 320, 5:30, 7 :40, 9:50 or GRE test scores to come m, or waiting to learn if you were accepted to the graduate or professional school of your choice? All these individual bits of waiting add up. Don't forget all the non-schoolrelated waiting that you do also. You know what l mean, the waiting for the buses, or for the traffic light to change, or in the check-out line at your favorite store, or for the phone call you' re expecting, or for the delivery of the pizza you ordered, or , . .. . The list just goes on and on . See, I told you that ' you spen<I a Jot of time waiting. Didn't realize it , did you? _''What now," _you ask? , rm not really sure, but there inust be some way to ·elirtlinate all 'this waiting. How, l'don 't' k:ncr~: I guess we'll just have to wait and see ... . Wait-vb: to remain inactive in readiness or expectation. "So what, you ask? I realize that you probably already knew what that word means ·but have you ever stopped to think about how much of your time is spent each day just bv waitin~? Seriously, think about it for a minute. You and I, as students, spend a great deal of time waiting for something or other. If you don't · believe me, just look at a day in the life. of the average resident student . . . · From the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep, you, the resident · student, are waiting · for something. It begins in the morning. You wake up, stumble out of bed, grab your towel and head for the shower only t9 find that several other people ip your dorm had the same idea at precisely the same time · The Officers and Members you did. So, you wait . . . . of After your shower (which was, of co.u rse, cold) you manage to make it Theta Delta Rho to your morning class. All goes well, and you begin "looking forward to . cordially invite alf women meeting your friends at the cafeteda of Wilkes College for lunch. You arrive at the "ca£" (commuter and residence and what are greeted with? You students) guessed it , a line that rivals that at to . t he opening .the box office the day tickets for the last Who coricert went on sale. More fall meeting waiting . . . . to be -held on Tuesday, . You somehow manage to make it November22 through the rest of your day. You're at 11 a.m. in the back in your room and decide to make Annette Evans Alumni your weekly check-in-call to Mom. ' House You go out to use the phone only •· to find that, once again, the majotjty of people in your dorm also had the Refreshments will be served same idea. Fine. You figure that .as long as ·Questions and Answers everyone's waiting for the phone, ,About Theta Delta Rho. now "would be the perfect time to get rid of the clpthes monster that's been growing in the bottom of your closet WhatisTDR? for the past three weeks. Well, i Theta Delta Rho is a sorority open guess again. You carry all that to all women who are students at laundry down to the laundry room Wilkes College and is one of the oldonly to find several baskets of other est traditions on the Wilkes College people's laundry in line for the single campus. machine. As you can see, ·residence life is What is its purpose? filled with waiting, but waiting Theta Delta Rho provides service to isn't limited to just residents. Just the community and to the college. being a student on a day -to-day basis requires a lot of waiting. Take What are its activities? registration, for example. I'm sure It has an annual Golden Agers everyone has had the wonderful Christmas party for resi dents of experience of waiting in line to get area nursing homes , the women his / her advisor's signature on assist at registration for the Wrestling , his/her .persepective ~hedule only Tournament in December ,and serve to find that he/ she has an even longer as ushers for the graduation cere(llonline waiting for him/ her at the ies in May . registrar's office. What about waiting for a computer What can TDR do for me? terminal, or for a test you took a It will give you something to remem month ago to be returned? Or what ber after your college years-TOR about those really difficult times friendships have been known to last a spent waiting for MCA T , NLN . · lifetime! �-·---~-------l ... Bulletin Board F Dr. Wagiha Ta1lor recently too k a gro up of Money and Banking st udents on a one day visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Stock Exchange , and the Commodity Exchange at the World Trade Center. The prearranged trip included lectures, slide presentations, and question and answer sessions at each of these New York financial centers. The purpose of the visit was to provide the students with an insight · into the, workings of these most important finan cial systems. The highlight of the visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was the walk into the unique vault holding the largest accumulation of gold in the world. The gold is owned by foreign nations and international monetary institutions. The Physical Education Department recently announced a variety of new courses for the upcoming Spring semester. Many of these courses can be continued as lifetime recreational ' acuvmes. The new courses include: night skiing, day skiing, racquetball, self defense for woman, karate, golf instruction, indoor soccer, and field hockey. The ski courses are arranged in group rates so the students can save a great deal of money. The price of this course includes transportation, lift tickets, and rentals if desired. The cost will range from $55 to $85 depending on the section and the need for equipment rental for five days or nights of skiing. The course is held at Elk Mountain . . The racquetball course requires a $34 . 50 payment to cover rourt fees and a three month membership which entitles the student to use the Kingston Recreational Center's facilities anv rime, not just during sched- ................•••...........•••.... uled class hours. A minimum of six and a m aximum of twelve students will be needed to make the course go. Any student with questions should contact Mrs. Meyers at Weckesser Annex or call ext. 342. T he -s ho w c a s e T he a t re w i 11 present Lilian Hellman 's Little Foxes Nov. 24-27 at the Wilkes College Center for the Performing , Arts. The play will be performed at 8 p.m . each night with a special ..................................... student performance on Nov. 24. Students and faculty will be admitted Wilkes ·College will be conducting free with college identication. a marketi nl: study during the month ~ For more information contact nf Novemher. The randomly selened J Eileen Carlin after 4 p.m. at st·11d,·ri: n..-,.-eived notices on N nn 'i 281-1980. ; J in the mail. The survey is a comprehen si vc study of Wilkes students and potential studen ts. Thomas F. Kelly, the dean of External Affairs, wishes that any NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA students receiving a request fill out WAR GAMES ASSOCIATION a questionaire. meets every Completion of the questionaire will Thursday evening at 7: 30 aid Wilkes College in providing the at the best possible educational opportunAlumni House ities for its present and future students. Board Games Results of the marketing study RPG 's will be collected in March and organSoda & Food ized to be put to use in April. l • ································· · Debate T earn Places Fourth At Tourney From far and wide more than 17 institutions came to the main campus of Pennsylvania State University to participate in the annual Invitational Speech and Forensic Tournamen t. Wilkes College' s speech and debate union received one of the invitations and participated. The members of "Kinney's Kids;' while small in number for this tournament , nevertheless captured four major trophies and finished the tournament in fourth place overall. Bill Koch's Deli $1 .49 Breakfast Special 10 East South Street 822-4863 ' Open 7 a.m. for breakfast Donna O'Toole wun a fifth place trophy for her persuasive efforts in the field of Original Oratory. She took a trophy in Extemporaneous Speaking . winning over more than 40 contestants . Finally, O'Toole was a finalist in the Impromptu Salesmanship. ·in this competition the contestant is given an object to sell and must organize and present the sales speech in no more than seven minutes. Wilkes College has always placed in this type of competit- ion , which combines organizational speaking and persuasive skills. Annette Winski continued her winning reco rd by being awarded a tro phy for being a finalist in Impromtu Speaking. The awards won by the debate union so f;, r this year now number 24. The team has traveled over 4000 miles and averages better than six trophies won per tournament this year. MCATCI.As.SF.S AT WilJCES COLLEGE! It's not too early to think about MCA'I' /DAT's - CAll NOW! MCAT•LSAT:GMAT ~\ SAT•ACT-DAT•GRE-CPA • Opportunity IQ Nb up • Permanent Centers open days, eveninp and weekends. missed lessons. • Low hourly oost Dedicated full-time staff. • r......,,..ete TEST4TAl'l'9 for mlew of fKiil'iies c1ass·1essons 111d suppt.- mentary materials. • Classes taualtt jly skilled · • Volunlinous bollle-study materials constlntly updated .,, murdlers expert in tbe.ir field. · • Opportunity tu~• ID and continue study It any of our.Offl' 105 centers. latructln. Norton's Discount Dress Shop Largest Selection of *Dresses * Cocktail Dresses *Gowns 69 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre Wllhnds (215) ~$~2171 M 833 No. 13th Street n Allentown, 18102 ,.,,Nov. 30,PA1983EDUCATIOIIAI. cHn• . 11 Call Days, Ewes I ____ -""·- .... ,... -.1•121-1112 . �~ • «o: •• ,1 .. _,_ ,D ."' './ _,. ~• . ' • . "' ". ... -· .:> ~•4t1i:•. ; "' ✓ .'-- "'. ✓~ / ". • •• •• •. --/41--," .' •• •• ·,, .' "• .,..~ ,, ,,. ... ,....; ,. • ," "••~ .·4·. ,, · ✓ page9 . "V • ~ • • • /,(I,), • W,· ~-;," "'> ' " ._.,,,,. • <v> • • " • ' WILKES COLLEGE THEATRE In The Dorothy Dickson Darte Center For The Performing Arts presents II eil Simon's I I I I A COMEDY WITH MUSIC SUGGESTED BY AND BASED ON THE WORK OF Anton Chekhov / Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2:00 p~m. STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF RECEIVE TWO FREE TICKETS WITH COLLEGE /DENT/FICA TION ALL SEATS RESERVED CALL 829-9144 �' page 10 ../._ Soccer Team Closes Out Season At 8-8by Tim Williams The soccer ream dropped a 3-1 decision co cross-town rivals King' s College and defeated Delaware Valley College 5-0, co close out the season with an 8-8-2 record . The Colonels haven't had a better season since 1976 when che boocers went 6-6. King 's, concluding their best season ever, played with a great deal of determination as is typical in the heated inter-city contest. The Monarchs pressured the Colonels defense through much of the first half and managed co score two goals within the first thirty minutes of the match. These two goals came as a result of · poor defensive marking and a generally poor defensive effort. The first Spotlight Keohane Paces Colonels Throughout The Season by Tim Williams The Wilkes cross country team recently placed 11th in the MAC championships. Leading the way for the Colonels was freshman Mike Keohane with a 13th place overall finish with a time of 25 :13 . The nearest Wilkes runner crossed the line 38 places be. hind Keohane. All season long Keohane has been Wilkes' top runner. The freshman engineer recorded his best regular season time on the Colonels' five mile course when he clocked in at 25:54. Aside from his fine performance at the MACs, Keohane views the Colonels ' tri-meet with Scranton and King's as one of his finest 'performances of the season, placing fourth against the powerful area rivals. Rarely does a Colonel harrier place first in a meet, and Keohane is no exMike Keohane ception. This is due to the fact that the harriers run as a team, not individuals . When it is quite obvious that left arm . Often times he can be seen the Colonels will come away with a around campus with an artificial atvictory any leader of the Wilkes harri- tachment which he controls by movers will slow his pace in order for the ing the limb forward or backward. team to finish within close proximity Keohane gives a great deal of credit of ea::h other. to his ·high school cross country coach "Most teams aren't like us; they for teaching him how co run with his aren 't as close as we are, some of their handicap. "I used to be a terrible runrunners are only out for personal ner, but my coach was willing to work gain ," said Keohane. He added , on it with me . He actually taught me " Dave (Macchina), Joe (Dill) , Tom how to run ," commented Keohane . (McGuire), George (Hock en bury), Prior co switching over co track in and my room-mate Neil (Williams) 12th grade, Keohane played soccer have all helped me out tremendously; for many years. ''The soccer team at it was great to be a part of that team." Prep was pretty bdad and theh tdrack Keohane, who hales from Living- team was very goo , so I switc e to scon, N .J ., also faired well as a mem- track and cross country because I enber of the Seton Hall Prep High joyed running even though it was difSchool cross country team, where he ficult at first. " was the team MVP. It was at that instiKeohane has continued his success cution that he learned how to run in the college ranks and , the next with his handicap. three years promise to be fruitful for This handicap seems from a birth both Keohane and the Colonel cross defect that left him with half of his country team . to attain their preseason goal of finishing the season at the . 500 mark. Wilkes did not manage to score on the Aggies until the 41st minute when Wanzor pushed the ball co Matt Wasel who crossed the ball to the onrushing Gary Klopchin. Klopchin's head-shot was deflected but he managed to tuck away the rebound. Twenty-four seconds later, Wanzor again served a nice ball to Wasel who was tripped in the penalty area. Wasel was awarded a penalty kick which he easily converted to put the Colonels ahead 2-0 at the half. Wanzor made it 3-0 on assists from Mark Tobino and Wasel early in the second half. The Colonels did not score again until the 88 :26 mark when co-captain Tim Williams deflected a stray Paul O'Leary shot. Just 46 seconds later Williams pushed a ball to the waiting Jim Hancharick whose shot found the upperleft hand corner of the net. Freshmen Don Shaw and Tom Walton combined co make 5 saves as they led the Colonels to their third shutout of the year. half ended with King's up by a score -of 2-0 as the Wilkes team hit the woodwork but was unable to hit the netcords. The Monarchs tallied a third goal early in the second half to build a three goal margin . Finally, the Colonels began to dominate but were unable to fin ish with a goal. With only twenty minutes remaining in the match Coach Wingert brought on the reserves who began to make things h~ppen . In a wild scramble in front of the King's net a Wilkes forward was fouled which resulted in a penalty kick. Freshman Frank Wanzor capitalized to put the Colonels on .the scoreboard. The last· ten minutes were plagued by vicious fouling and fights that resulted in the ejection of two players from each team. This occurred when two Colonels retaliated against a few of the many Monarch antics. The loss to King's dropped the Colonels to 7-8-2 which made their next match against Delaware Valley a must win situation if the hooters were ~ ..... ~• _. _ . ., • ~ ~ Harriers Fare Well In MACs by Mike Keohane The harriers 1983 season became history this past weekend with the running of the MAC championships at Fort Indiantown Gap. It was also the first day that each member of the Wilkes team had his best performance of the season, exeluding, of course the injured Dave Machina, who could not participate. This was the most competitive race the harriers had run all year. The Colonels faired well against more than 150 runners from many different schools. Even though the weather was not the best for running .the Colonels showed every other team that they· had come co run their best race of the season. Co-captains Joe Dill and Tom McGuire brought in fine performances to aid the team in their 11 th place finish out of approximately 20 teams. . freshman Mike Keohane was Wilkes' top finisher placing 13th. ' George Hockenbury helped the team effort with a 51st place finish. Also , freshman Neil Williams • placed 104th. The harriers could not place higher than either King's or Scranton. The whole cross country team would like to say goodbye and good · luck to senior co-captain Joe Dill, and • an extra special thanks co Coach Dave Mattes from the runners for all he has done for the welf~re of the ream . rn••~.u•n-w► I . naaae, . I ,• I i I ~1111111111;,11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111w1111111! ~= ~ = § =====~ != § = •-.ar . C-A , Robb. =.oo:.. 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The Aggies got on the scoreboard with 6: 58 remaining in the first half when quarterback Tom O'Neill tossed a 9-yard pass to Brian Brenneman. Sophomore Keith Conlon blocked the PAT for the Colonels to give Delaware Valley a slim 6-0 lead at halftime. Aggie running back Cosmo Losco scored two of Delaware Valley's three second half scores. One was a 24-yard pass from O'Neill with 9 miqutes remaining in the third quarter. His~econd score came when he plunged into the endzone from the 1 yardline at the end of the third quarter. The Colonels failed to capitalize on a num ber of scoring opportunities, with the best one coming with 1: 24 remaining in the first half. The Colonels had the ball on the Aggie 9 yardline, as a result of a Delaware Valley fumble . A penalty Wrestler·s by Charlie Yozwiak Colonel wrestling fans will be able to get their first glimpse of the Wilkes College Wrestling Team this year when the grapplers take on the alumni in the Sixth Annual VatsityAlumni Wrestling Meet at 8 p .m . Saturday in the gym. "The meet gives the boys a taste of what its going to be like during the pushed the bali out to the 14 yardline, and th~ Colonels failed to :;core. Placekicker Jo Jo Mantione missed a 39-yard field goal attempt , as the half ended. Mike Higgins and Jerry Russomano, both runningbacks, helped the Colonel offensive effort, along with junior wide receiver Ed Mann. Ed Kennelly, Allan Roberts, Gerry O'Neill, Don Sparks, Mike Slepian, Rich Murray, and Tony Popple all played the last game of their football careers at Wilkes on Saturday. Wilkes Del. Val. .First Downs Rush Yards Pass Yards· Att .-Comp.-Int. , Total Yards · Fum bles Lost Penalties Be a science or engineering officer in the Air Force. If 'you wi ll have a science or engineering degree, maybe you can qualify to join our dynamic team . See an Air Force recruiter today . SSgt Dave Cantrell Call Collect · 286-8818 A great way of life. 0 6 0 13 DV 20 123 187 28-12-1 310 4-2 7-64 0 7 0 26 w 10 91 79 29-12-3 170 2-1 6- 56 Prime ·For Season With Alumni season, " commented h·ead coach Johh Reese , who is entering his 31st season at the helm of the Colonel wrestling program . The meet will feature past greats such as Mark Popple ~nd Lenny Nelson and a host of other grapplers who have wrestled for Wilkes over the years . The proceeds ?f the event will be used for the Wrestling Scholarship Fund . Donation is $1 . This meet will also serve as a primer for the opening regular season match against Defending PAC-IO champions Oregon State University on Dr>cember 1 at home . ''We have a tough schedule this y<;ar," said Reese '. "Our first three matches should indicate that . _Navy is It's That Time Again!!! Technology's Leading Edge 0 0 This January, joi n thousands of students from hundreds of colleges at the student ski vacation capitol ... Mount Snow, Vermont. A sellout, year after year, . it's the 8th Annual Snowmester Ski Week. Don't be fooled by other ski weeks - there's only one on campus Snowmester trip. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, we guarantee you loads of fun and great skiing. And our apres-ski activities will drive you wild - fabulous meals, great entertainment, movies, dancing and parties galore. And take a look at our special prices: Hotel Lodging $173 Condo Lodging $149 Package includes: s nights cnoice lodging 5 days lift ticket Full breakfasts• Full dinners• Aprea-ski activities "hotel package only-all rates subject to• 15% tax & service charge. one of the best teams in the East, and Lehigh is always good ." ''The key to a successful season will be keeping starters healthy and getting the lower weights in the correct weight class, " Reese added . The Colonels will be looking to improve on last year's 12-7 dual record and to be in the top 20 teams in the country. �Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Three beaconsporta Lady Colonels ;::r 0 0 0 0- '< t:, i 0- '< g (") ...~ r; It ~ by Tim Williams Junior Debi Cometa, sophomore Allysse Croft, and freshman Yvonne Pierman have been selected to compete in the United States Field Hockey Association National Tournament in California over the Thanksgiving holiday. This marks the first time that Wilkes has had three players participating at the national tournament. They will be playing with and against some of the best individual pla,yers in . Honored ""':r0 -0 '< Debi Cometa · Yvonne Plerman Vol.XXXVI No.6 November 18, 1983 the country. The selection process began the weekend of November 4 when Wilkes College hosted the Susquehanna Field Hockey Association (SFHA) Tournament. Since the college does not fund the field hockey team once the season ends, the Lady Colonels participate as the colonel club. Several other teams converged at Artillery Park to pit nearly 100 players for 33 positions. These 33 players would then a'dvance to the sectional tournament. Cometa was chosen to SFHA team I, Pierman to SFHA team II, and Croft to SFHA team III. No other Wilkes p}ayers managed to advance to the second round. Representing the Susquehanna Association, the three ladies played against association teams from: Buffalo, C:entral Pennsylvania, Finger Lakes, Lancaster, and Pittsburgh. This tournament was held at Juniata Allysse Croft CoHege on November 12th and 13th. Cometa, Pierman , and Croft all survived the final selection which allowed them to represent the Mideast Section in the USFHA national tournament. The United States is divided into nine field hockey sections and the Mideast section is traditionally one of the strongest in the country. Colonels -Surgeln Last Min~tes To Win by Charlie Y ozwiak In a comeback which is rivaled on~y by the Romans at the Battle of Alesia , the Wilkes College f•ootball team overcame a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat FDU-Madison, 30-26, on November 4. The Colonels, under the direction of head coach Bill Unsworth , amassed 315 yards in total offense, with 240 coming from the air. Sophomore quarterback Eric Reidinger and junior wide receiver Ed Mann led the airborne assault for the Colonels. They connected for two touchdown passes. The first came with 9: 13 remaining in the first quarter. The Colonels scored from 20 yards out, and the PAT failed. The Colonels went into the locker room at halftime , trailing 20-6 to the Jersey Devils. · In.the second half, Jo Jo Mantione started off the scoring for the Colonels when he booted a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter. FDU scored once more to give them a convincing 26-9 lead. Then hope started to rise on the Colonel sidelines. The Reidinger-Mann · duo started off a 21 point scoring spree for the Colonels with 5: 29 remaining · in the game. Reidinger finished off a three-play drive from midfield when he tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mann. Reidinger then hit Mike Higgins for the two-point conversion to make the score 26-17. FDU then fumbled the ball on their own 35-yard line to set up the next Colonel score. Reidinger connected with senior tight end Mike Slepian from 11 yards out to cut FDU's lead, 26-23. The conversion failed. There was 4: 25 remaining on the clock. Colonel linebacker Scott Bruggeworth intercepted an FDU pass at midfield with only 2: 15 remaining. The Colonels went right to work and drove down to the Jersey Devils' one-yardline. Jerry Russomano scored the winning touchdown when he plunged over the endzone with just 1 : 14 remaining. Mantione sealed the fate of the Jersey Devils when he kicked the PAT to finalize the score, 30-26. Reiding~r was 19 for 39 in passing attempts, throwing for 240 yards and three touchdowns. Mann had 10 receptions for 161· yards and two touchdowns. The Colonels' offensive effort was aided by center Gerry O 'Neil and cocaptain Tony Popple at the guard spot. Tight end Tom Monsell (who also holds for field goals and PATs) and wide receiver Joe Lisnak also contributed to the fourth quarter surge by the Colonels. Defensively, the Colonels were led up front by George Solomon and Dan Paveletz, with Mike Duncan and Rich Hochreiter also putting pressure on FDU's backfield. Keith Conlon, Steve Kotch, and Pete Walsh also contributed to the defensive effort. ''I was a little concerned that we weren't playing very well in the first half,'' said Unsworth. "Only four of their players were stopping our entire offense. We never should have been in that position,'' Unsworth added. ''I was pleased that our guys got it _together in the second half. Our offensive line performed exceptionally well in the last six minutes of the game. Ed Mann was simply outstanding.'' "We knew that we could've done better than we did in the first half," defensive tackle George Solomon said. "It was great to come back like that. ,We proved that we could do it." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 November 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 November 18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5c68194462d97894168d908fa267bcf6.pdf e907ea5cf20012927ae440fe7c7aca61 PDF Text Text ~ tWi _WISH VOii A MERRY CR/llST&AS.. JJ I i, HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE BEACON Vol. XXXVI NG 7_ D ·ec. 9. 1983 Wilkes College I _ Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766"" Marketing Study Offers Possible Improvements by Thomas J. Monsell A marketing study headed by Dean Thomas Kelly has been underway since September and is heading full force towards its goal of finding potential problems and improving the college so that it fully benefits present and potential students. ''This kind of study has been talked about for years" said Kelly. The actual formation of the committee to conduct the study came together late September when President Capin appointed Kelly head of the committee. Special "task forces" were formed to examine all aspects of the college as thoroughly as possible. These "task forces", composed of faculty and administrators, are: 1) admissions; This committee examines making the college more attractive to potential students. 2) publications and communication; These people look at the publications put out by the college such as the brochures sent to prospective students to see if it portrays the college correctly: 3) retention; This committee deals with student advising. It examines the academic means of advising students and if it suits the needs of the students. 4) financial aid committee; The members look at the limited funds of the college and how to best distribute them. 5) research; This committee collects data that will be helpful to "retaining" students and getting students to want to apply to Wilkes. 6) outcomes and environment; This committee looks at the college as a whole and incorporates the five aforementioned committees' findings into bettering the college. The research committee has been , active as of late with a marketing survey of Wilkes students. The survey involved general questions about all aspects of college life, from athletics to academics to social. 300 students were sent letters in the mail inviting them to take the survey with a $3.00 gift certificate to the book store offered as an added incentive to participate. Only half of the students showed up at the testing site, leaving Kelly without the results he needed. Kelly needs the 150 students who did not show up to take the test so the answer will not be "biased" . Kelly expects that the answers to the survey will help the committees to recognize problems so that they can implement changes that will improve the college over the next few years. He also views this survey as an "opportunity for students to express themsel,, ves. by Sean P. Connolly Search Winds Down Who will fill this executive body in 1984? The Wilkes College presidential search committee has narrowed the field of applicants for the college presidency to three candidates, with two of the candidates scheduled to visit the campus and be interviewed by the board of trustees before Christmas break. In December 1982, Wilkes President Robert Capin announced his intention to vacate the position onJune 1, 1983. The first candidate arrived on Tuesday, November 29 and met with faculty and administration. On Wednesday, an open meeting for trustees, faculty, and administration was held at 3:30 at the Cente:r for the Performing Arts. The audience met the candidate and asked him questions about his possible presi' dency. Dr. Robert Heaman, faculty member of the search committee, said the second candidate visited the campus on December 5, and received the same treatment as the first, with an open meeting scheduled for December 6 at 3:30 at the CPA. The date the third candidate will be on campus has not been scheduled. The committee screened over 150 applicants since last semester. T}:iey met with potential candidates in Philadelphia and in the Pocono Mountains to achieve the final phase of the search. The locations were held out of town to secure the candidates' identities and present employment, said Heaman. In addition to the committee's work, the college allotted $10,000 to the Presidential Search Consultation Service, which is a company that assists with the solicitation of candidate nominations. Heaman said the investment was good because the company has the resources to solicit the proper people. The committee is comprised of seven board of trustees members, two faculty members, and one student, Dave Fife. The committee's deadline is February 1, 1984, and Heaman said he sees no problems in meeting it. "We're really impressed with the qualifications of the candidates, and the committee is working well together,'' said Heaman. He added that Patty Davies, head' of the committee, should be commended for her participation. �page2 Yet Another Letter Fro01 The SG President r • J , • Dear Editor, Now that we have all of our official members for this year, Student Government has decided to announce a list of all the Student Government staff. These Student Government members are currently serving as a vocal link between the student body and the administration. ·If anyone has any problems concerning any aspect of campus life, throughout the year, please feel free to talk to any of these people to see what can be done. Please remember Student Government is here to work for you but without your support we can't accomplish anything. Also, if you don't know any of these people, our meetings are every Monday at 6:30 p.m ; They are open to everyone to express their · opinion. • ' ' • • • . - STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS President . . . ... . ... . Ralph Pringl1 Vice-President . .. .... Shelly Urbat Treasurer ..... .. .. . . . Don Talent Recording Secretary ... Sue HavriU Corresponding Secretary Beth Corte: Parliamentarian ...... Dave Talent Commuter Council President . .. ... Dave Kalinows· Inter-Residence Hall \ Council President . . .. Al Melus~ CLASS OF 1984 REPS. Sue Havrilla Kay Potter Dave Talenti Don Talenti Phyl Totaro Debbie Vogt CLASS OF 1985 REPS. Scott Bruggeworth Bob Gunderson Marion Karmilowicz Beth Sands Shelly Urban Steve Urbanski CLASS OF 1986 REPS . Jeanine Bolinski Beth Cortez RandaFahmy Linda Fritz Chrissie May Stacey Toslosky CLASS OF 1987 REPS. Joe Andes Paula Buterbaugh Caryl Goldsmith Debbie Pavlico Dave Siegelman Vicki Straka CLASS PRESIDENTS Jim Volpi - Senior Ellen McDermott - Junior Steve Dimarco - Sophomore Lori Whiteash - Freshman Calling All Teachers Dear Sir/ Madam: The Foreign & Domestic Teachers Orga~ization needs teacher applicants m all fields from Kindergarten through College to fill over six hundred teaching vacancies both at home and abroad. Since 1968, our organization has been finding _vacan~ies and locating teachers both m foreign countries and in all fifty states. We possess hundreds of current openings and have all the information as to scholarships, grants, and fellowships. The principal problem with first ye~ teachers is where to find the jobs! Smee College Newspapers are always anxious to find positions for their gra_d uating teachers, your paper may be mterested in helping to find employment for them by printing our request for teachers in your paper. Our information and brochure is free and comes at an opportune time when there are more teachers than teaching positions. Should you wish additional information about our organization, you may write the Portland Oregon Better Business Bureau or the National Teacher's Placement Agency, UNIVERSAL TEACHERS, Box 5231, Portland, Oregon 97208 . . We do not promise every graduate 1? ~he field of education a definite posmon, however, we do promise to provide them with a wide range of hundreds of current vacancy notices both at home and abroad. Stacecely, John P. McA&drew, President Foreign & Domestic Teachers. ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Steve Scharpnick Karen Shinn Sharon Fidishun .Donna Garber Thank You, Ralph Pringle Student Government President Norton's Discount Dress Shop Largest Selection of *Dresses * Cocktail Dresses *Gowns 69 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre �page 3 Beacon Exclusive: SG After Hours by Donna Nitka Have you ever found yourself wondering about Student Government and what it does? Do you know who's on the SG Executive Council or who your representatives are? In an effort to answer some of these questions and help you become more familiar with Student Government the Beacon conducted an interview ~ith the SG Executive Council : Ralph Pringle, president; Shelly Urban , vice-president; Don Talenti , treasurer; Sue Havrilla, recording secretary; Beth Cortez, corresponding secretary; and Dave Talenti , parliamentarian~ Beacon: What is SG? What do you see as its main purpose? Ralph: Speaking personally, I see Student Government as an organization to act as a liaison to the students in any aspect of their life, be they commuter or resident students. We represent them with any student problem. Basically, as an organization we can ' t really represent the minor issues, such as if one person has a problem we can offer suggestions to that person. But, basically as an organization we only have enough people to work with maJOr issues. Shelly: Our major purpose is, as it should be, on the academic side because we do have the Commuter Council and IRHC to help us with the other aspects. Don: Our social and our monetary sides are our most visible, but we do a great deal of our work with faculty and administration . We try to keep the college as nice as it is. Dave: I look at the organization as more or less a forum where students can bring their problems and they can be, hopefully, intelligently, systematically organized , and presented to whoever is concerned; whether it be to the administration, faculty . .. whatever the problem is . It could be soci:i.l. classe-s, anything, anything at ail. Ralph: Along that line I would just like to say, and I stated it over and over again many times, that our meetings are open, for anyone to attend and express an opinion or express a problem . Shelly: And we really do want people to come. Not too many people take advantage of that and we would really like to see a lot more students . . . . Beacon: Why do you think people don't take advantage of that? Don: Number one, it's easier to complain and criticize than do the work. Number two, it 's rather intimidating to walk in all alone to a meeting with 35 people. Dave: They think we 're one big clique. I don't see ;my grounds for that. Granted we work alot, we work closely together with the different activities so we become very good friends, but that doesn't mean our circle isn' t open to new people. They feel that Student Government is very cliquish and that they're not going to be welcome because everyone has their own buddies. Beth: People think a lot of Student Government is social events. They're wrong. That's what it may look like. First of all , we do do alot of that stuff for the students but we are involved with academic decisions and most of the big discussions last year and this year have been about academic committee reports, getting stuff passed for the students. Don: Also, we're responsible for . where the students' activity fee money goes. That's where they get the idea of social. This year the student 3:ctivity fee was $50 . .. Ralph: Every year we do draw up a budget and that's where the student activity fee comes in. The average stu~ dent thinks we're social, but we do have committees dedicated to other things . . . such as, we have an academic committee, an ecumenical committee. We have a finance com- mittec, a constitution com~ittee, TliliC, which is a faculty commmee. Don: Every faculty committee has a student representative . Ralph: No, we don't have a rep . on graduate studies and we don ' t have a rep. on faculty policy. Beacon: But do students on the faculty committees have any input into the committee? All: Yes, they do . Ralph: There are two students on each student-faculty committee. One student is a voting member and one student is a non-voting member, an alternate. At meetings they both get to _express their opinions to the fullest, but when it comes down to a vote , only one student actually gets to vote. Beacon: But are their opinions really taken into consideration? Don: Yes, they are. Dave: I believe they are. I've been on the academic standards committee, and I've .. . Don: As long as they' re talking intelligently. Ralph: I must say that we really shouldn't generalize. That would be up to the committee and the committee chairman of that year . .. Don: And these aren't just Student Government reps. Ralph: That's another thing the president does . At the end of the year I put out applications for student-faculty committees; judicial committee, and student government committee chairpersons. These are open to any student on campus. All they have to do is fill out an application. As a matter of fact, we try to involve more peo-. pie by giving those positions to nonSG representatives . But, as in the past, usually the students who apply for those positions are student government members. Last year I had to go out and round up some of my riends to serve on those committees. Beacon: \What have been you r major accomplishments thus far this year? Have you had any? Ralph: The major accomplishment that I have seen in Student Government was the Happy Hour. I think it drew a lot of unity between organizations. I look at it as something I've wanted to see done for a while . I look at it as a chance for people who are involved to critique other people who are involved, to critique their organization, to let them know what they feel are valid criticisms of their organization and valid "positivism," or whatever you want to say. I think that' s been the major accomplishment we've had this semester. Don: Most students don ' t realize all the work that goes on behind Student Government, our involvement in faculty committees, making the committees aware of student gripes. Most people don't know what 's going on in these committees. All they know is what they read in the Beacon, what the Beacon reporter writes about the meetings . . .. You can't just look for major accomplishments when were involved in so many things. People don't realize all the work that goes on behind SG. The average rep . puts in at least five hours per week, but most reps. put m more. Dave: People criticize us, saying we' re just having a good time. We have a good time, but we get work done. You'll always have people who complain, but if they don't approach someone about it, it's just complaining for it's own sake. Beacon: What can be done to improve Student Government's image on campus? Don: Good press. Sue: Publicity. Ralph: We have to let people know who is on SG and what we do. �page4 Real News . Applications for Winter Weekend teams will be available on Friday.January 20, in the Student Government Office, library, and bookstore . Applications will be due Friday, February 3. Winter Weekend will be held February 10, 11, and 12 . * * * * Wilkes College became the first institution in Northeastern Pennsylvania to receive permission from the House of Delegates for the Sigma Theta Tau, national honor society in nursing, to establish a local chapter. Installation will take place on March 24. * * * * Vietnam Era Veterans! You have 10 years from the time you were discharged to use your G.I. benefits. You may be eligible to receive over $15,390 in tax free educational benefits while earning a de- TIME IS RUNNING OUT! (All V.A. Educational benefits cease on December 31 , 1989.) Contact the Office of Veterans Affairs. Auditions for the musical by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, The Threepenny Opera, will be held January 18, 19, and 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Center for Performing Arts. The production, a joint effort of the theatre program and the music department, require~ a variety of male and female performers. Those with little or no acting or singing experience are encouraged to tryout.Jay D . Siegfried will stage the play and Richard Chapline will be the musical director. For further information call ext. 415. * * * * Applications for the February 3rd Talent Show are now available in the library, Residence Life Office, ~d , Student Government Office. ALL · ACTS WELCOME. Apply soon! * * * * The Wilkes College h;ookstore has initiated a new book return policy. The policy states that books may be returned four weeks into the semester, instead of the previous threeweek period. The past policy was changed to coincide with the four week period in which classes may be dropped. * * * * Evans Remembers Wilkes In Will by Markay Nocera The late Mr. William L. Evans has willed over half a million dollars to Wilkes College this past summer. The bequest is to be placed in the college endowment fund. Evans, who was a native of Wyoming Valley and a resident of Harvey's Lake, died last May at the age of 91. · Prisoner Seeking Damages A 7-foot tall inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution is suing prison officials for $100 ,000 because his bed is so small it caused him severe back and leg pains . The inmate , Daniel Bartecchi Jr., 23 filed the lawsuit against Warden Marlon Bachtel and Guard Captain Thomas Greenfield. The suit alleged Bartecchi "complained of a need for a longer bunk and more specifically, complained of severe pain in his back and legs." The prisoner seeks $25,000 in compensatory damages and 25,000 in punitive damages against both Bachtel and Greenfield. * * * * Peace Duty of Church says Pope Pope John Paul the Second told U.S. bishops last Saturday that their local churches should be "communities promoting peace, living peace, invoking peace." The Pope spoke at a special audience for three American bishops who were the latest of a series of American bishops to visit the Vatican in what are called '' Ad Limma" visits. Bishops make these visits at least once every five years . The Pope also said, "Your own dedicated efforts to promote peace and to help establish in the world those conditions that favor peace are, like peace itself, totally dependent on God's grace ." * * * * Israeli War Planes Blast Lebanon Targets Israeli war planes, eluding missiles and antiaircraft fire, bombed suspected Palestinian bases in the mountains near Beirut in retaliation for a guerrilla attack that killed an Israeli soldier. Israeli military authorities said that the planes returned safely to base after pounding headquarters belonging to' 'several terrorist organizations operating under Syrian inspiration." In Tel Aviv, the Israeli military command said the raid came one day after rnasked guerrillas firing bazookas and automatic rifles at a convoy killed an Israeli soldier in the South Lebanese town ofNabatiyeh. MCAT Classes at Wilkes College (215) 435-217 1 833 North 13th Street Allentown, PA 18102 ............................ Januzzi's Pi~za · & ·Subs · Free Delivery Planned Parenthood Kirby Health Center Annex 63 North Franklin Street W ilkes-Barre · 824-8921 * * * * Founders Hall the William L. Evans Residence Hall. Evans Hall, which consists of 205 units, is located at the corner of South River and Northampton Streets. The hall was opened in September of 1982. · _. In recognition of Evans' generosity and support , che Wilkes Board of Trustees has officially re-named Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Testing United Nations to Evacuate Arafat Forces . The United Nation' s flag will be flying aboard ships carrying guerrilla chief Yassar Arafat and his Palestinian forces out of the Northern Lebanese port of Tripoli . The Palestine Liberation Organization leader accused Syria and his enemies · of preparing for a final assault against him and his forces under the cover of a week old ceasefire that had been broken twice. Arafat asked the U. N . for use of its flag because Israeli ships had blockaded his departure. At the United Nations , Perez de Cuellar, U.N. Secretary-General, announced in a two page statement his approvaJ of Arafat's request to use the U.N. flag aboard his evacuation ships . He said, "The reason for doing this would be on purely humanitarian grounds." Large Pie $5.25 Small Pie S4◄ 25 All Subs S2.50 I . Tax included 825-5166 Corner of Academy & River Streets L.HIII..... HfftNIII......NIH. . IINallHIIIHN ............. ,111111. . .HIHHII IINIIHIIHI~ 1 • ~ CJ II Days Eveninas & We e~e nds ~-H. .iCIIPUIN ~dueatian:iJ Cent~: TUT l'l(PAUTION Sl'(CIALISTS SINC( 1UI DAT classes in Allentown . Register EARLY to reserve our place in class! �page 5 r·weeken-c1··1 Kidnapped Beacon Member Feared Dismembered by Buddy SuttlifJr. PATTI'S HAIR FASHIONS \09 S. Franklin St. (Next to YMCA) 822-1898 COLLEGE ··01scouNTS (must bring ID) SPECIALIZING IN HAIRCUTS Cut and Style Women Men Regular $15.50 Regular $10.00 SPECIAL $8.00 SPECIAL $5 .00 PERM SPECIAL Perfect Touch Regular $35; ,only $25 with this ad. Long hair extra Ask for Gig, Amy, or Patty i* Forecast . ** * a * Aquarius Oan. 20-Feb. 18) Your weekend gets off to a !* : great start Friday, but an unexpected visit from a friend * * could change everything. Don't give into your jealous incli- ! *** * l* nations. Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Don't be too disappointed if ! : things don'f go your way Friday, Saturday will more than make up for it. Sunday will be what you make it. **** : Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Pressures build as everything seems to descend upon you at once. With careful planning this weekend, you will be able to meet all demands.*** : Taurus (Apr. 21-May 20) Travel may be in store for you this weekend . The change of scenery will do you good. En: joy yourself, but don't forget your commitments. **** lt Gemini (May 21:June 20) Romance is in your weekend : forecast. Don't shy away from a friend who's interested in a deeper relationship . ***** : Cancer Oune 21-July 22) Your weekend offers little in the lt way of excitement. Why not use this time to catch up on your ·work. * lt Leo Ouly 23-Aug. 22) While weekend prospects appear : dim, they are better than they seem. Saturday holds advenlt ture, if you know where to look for it. ** Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Think twice before you act this weekend. Your actions now will have serious repercussions in the near future. Listen to a friend's advice. * : Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) Good news Friday will brighten : your weekend. Take time outto celebrate with friends. **** Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Unresolved conflicts dampen : your weekend fun. Sunday offers a chance for some fun, take advantage of it. ** Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A troubled friend needs your support this weekend. Take time out for a heart-toheart. ** : Capricorn (Dec. 22:Jan. 19) You breeze through this weekend without much effort. Do the things you've been wantinJ;t to do.*** * * * * * ! ! * * * * ! * * * * --~ LAST CHANCE BEFORE BREAK1ll * threatening letters and phone calls all semester, said editor-in-chief Becky Whitman . The notes concerned guest columnists and editorials that offended certain individuals. The staff reported rl. :, , rhe\ l1ad no idea the compl ;,; ,. -r .- ri"' woulctgotosuch _ drastic mea~ure~. Th'- r,mso1n note called for the immediate halt of the popular "Ann & Abby" gossip column, a recent addition to the newspaper. Whitman said the Beacon would not give into such terrorist tactics and "Ann & Abby" will continue to be printed . She added, "We can only hope that they will take good care of Nephythysis or possibly return him ." Whitman described the criminals as a ruthless bunch of fascist censors. Tom Mansell, asst. news eclitor, said, "Everyone is kind of broken up around here since this happened. He was part of our 'family.' Sean Connolly was planning to bring him home for the holidays. The rest of the staff has stated removing a lot of personal items from the office. It's really tragic.'' If anyone has information concerning the whereabouts of the plant please contact the Beacon office at ext. 379. Reward is possible. A member of the Beacon staff was casually flipping through a copy box when she picked up a piece of paper, read it twice, and said, "Oh my God! They've got Nephythysis!" A stunned group of editors and -reporters looked at her with disbelief. Then it sunk in. The official Beacon plant had been kidnapped. On Dec. 6 between 12 p .m. and 5:30 p.m. someone entered the Beacon office on the third floor of the student center building and forcibly removed the plant from the premises. Dirt and water were found on the news editor's desk suggesting the likeliness of a hurried escape or a struggle. A distraught feature editor, Donna Nitka, said, "I saw Nephy when I entered · the office at 11: 30. I watered him, did some work, and then left the office unlocked for about an hour.'' When Nitka returned to the office to gather her belongings she said copy editor, Lor Martin entered the room . Martin said she did not notice the plant and left the office within minutes. Martin said she then returned to the office at 5: 30 and stayed until the ransom note was found. The Beacon has been receiving ------ ** * : * * : * : * : * * ! : * ! * : * * _ ! * : ! * : * * : * ! * ~***~~*****************************~ -:s~~~~~~~~~~~~c e, = : ~ ~ CHRISTMAS DINNER DANCE C.C.-1.R.H.C. AT TIIE WOODLANDS December 13th 8~9 Pl\'I Cocktails i 1 ~ ~ ;I ~9-10 Dinner-Scallops, Chicken Kiev, Raviol~ ~ Buffet Style ~ ~ 10- 2 Dancing To The sounds of ;\ o) Tumbling Dice ~ tit· Tickets on sale in C. C. Office ~ o!)\ 10-2 Friday, Monday, Tuesday ~ ~ Outside of Cafe , ~ tit 4:30-6:30 Fri., Mon., Tues. ! ~~~~~~~iji~§~§~i 111111 •• ............... ■IOI' _wn,a 11 l•n•. Pe. 11J01 ...."...,.....,-a.... _..,.. .,A_v dl If ,w.--,.....,-a...eav. ::>REGNANT? NEED HELP? Pregnancy Testing Confidential Counseling Abortion Birth Control Gynecological Services Allentown W(\men' s Center 215-264-S657 �it~ only rock ..n roH 71/E' E!V!:$ AR£ ~/NGING 'TAKE. 11115 Joi ANP SHtJIE tr 1 ,,_GAIN,,· I by Joseph Mamourian Now that the Christmas season is finally upon us, I have something to write about. ·· Steeley Dan just got out of the studio, but what they will do I don ' t know because I haven't heard or read anything from a reliable source. Walter Becker has been fighting a statutory rape charge for a while, and since Steeley Dan has never had a close relationship with the press, they' re hard to keep track of (one can always pick up any issue of Rolling Stone and read something about Bowie or Sting or Mick Jagger, because they love the spotlight). Another more reliable rumor is that Phil Collins is going to sit in the late John Bohnom's place to reincarnate Led Zepp/in. Genesis is on their last leg, and this could be a classy way for Collins to get out. Meanwhile , John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page haven ' t done much since the break-up and I doubt they're ready for retirement. Don't hold your breath, _11 . 11. • ,11 CI. 1 Ss •. " •.......................................... (c) Box 5955 CIU Al lVl MllJ IA SlRVI CES .I -C , Berke ley, CA . 94705 • . A gold add-a-bead necklace was lost on campus. If anyone has found one, please contact Karen at ext. 115 . Thank you . B.T. * * * * Have a great Christmas . I' II miss you lots! It was great getting to know you . You're really something . Love , SPC * * * * To R.H . and B.H. and Karen and Henry and Daria and the Manuscnp t and Writing Lab gangs: Merry Ho-Ho! Miss you all. If I write one more paper I think I will die . My Yeats prof. is a structuralist. Can I make it to X 0 mas ? Love ya! Amy * * * * Kare n , Pack your bags! Florida, here we come! Fa Fa Fa Fa, Sean-Sean * * * * Ralphie: The gerbil lives . Amy To all my lovely ladies who are making me feel at home - Acceptance is awfully nice, even if it comes with the practical jokes. Thanks, Lor * * * * Cathy, Don't worry, you ' ll make it through Physics and everything else! The girl on the other side of the bathroom . * * * * Neec , Who needs them? * * * * Chris, You'll make it too . MamaR .A. * * * * IS. Guess Who! * * * * * * Beckface: Don ' t worry. It 'll get worse . Amy * * * * Dave Kai 's sister, here is your classified , but I don 't know where your candy cane * * To the Beacon staff (except S.S.C. , to whom I'm still not speaking): I'm impressed , let me tell ya . Wish you all could come to State College (on second thought . . . ). Good guys - here, Donna ; want me to send you one for X-mas? Only kidding, Sean. May the force be with you, guys . AmyE . Ellen, Shelly, Robin , and Vicky: I want you BAD!! Please give my pants back . Dear Circle K , Thanks for making this the best Chanukah I've ever had . You people aren ' t my second family, you ' re my special famil y. Dan-U-Ben! J love you ! Love, Rat * * * * Congratulations Little Becky! You 've made it through an entire semester. Only one more left, you can do it. * * * * Becky W Do editors-inchief need love too? Us . Bill Koch's Deli · December llth9:00 PM Evans Rec. Room Mandatory Meeting for anyone wishing to apply for a parking permit for Spring Semester. $1 .49 Breakfast Special 1 0 East South Street 822-4863 Open 7 a.m. for breakfast Fred , Here it is, what you have been waiting for - you r very own classified! Enjoy. me . * * * * Merry Christmas , Janet . We love you lots . Donna & Patty. * * * * Tim W Get to work, you bum . F.J.K. * * * * Barbara, forget Tony he 's gone . * * * * Steve D ., i want you . . . and your eyes . lhuugh . Columbia's been talkmg about the new Boston release for the last 5 years . The Rolling Stones: " Under Cover!" ***** This could be the best yet. Over the years The Stones have developed the "Rolling Stones Sound" the way Motown developed the "Motown Sound." If you' re into Motown , you may not like "Tears of a Clown" (Smokey Robinson), but you never · say: "I like the Temps and not the Spinners, Smokey Robinson never did much for me, but I love the Four Tops." It just doesn't happen . Well, The Stones are the same way. You either like them or you don 't. Okay, Mick's old and doesn't shake it like he used to. So what if Keith is in debt to the blood bank for the next 50 years. Bill Wyman 's almost 50 ? Sure "Let's Spend the Night Together" was a box office bomb, they're older and simply just don't have that "umph." Put the same '' old ' ' men in the studio and nobody wails like them. "Under Cover" is the first album since " Some Girls" that was written before they were anywhere near the studio. " Emotional Rescue " and " Tattoo You '' were made up of songs that were just thrown together. ("It's got a good beat and you can dance to it, so let's cut it.") "Under Cover" is a well-planned , well-produced album done by professionals who've done nothing but cut gold and platinum albums for over 20 years. Look for "Too Much Blood" to go like a bullet. In the meantime, the contract The Stones signed with Columbia calls for five albums in ten years for a whopping $28 million, one of which is a Mick "solo" album . Expect The Stones to be at the top of the music scene for a long time. r:NA~KB:ME:U ~ . ~ MONDAY Minestrone Soup Chicken BBQ TUESDAY ·U Ham & Bean Soup Pierogies WEDNESDAY Chicken Noodle Soup · Meatloaf & Gravy THURSDAY Vegetable Soup Macaroni & Cheese FRIDAY Cream of Mushroom n ~ n U n U n U ~ ~ ~- ~ ==:x1-u-c;=o=r~:,~~=B=Q= -::>C-«IC-==-111ucs.cs ~IC- �Colonels Drop First Two Bouts · by Charlie Yozwiak The Wilkes College wrestling team, under the direction of head coach John Reese. lost its first two matches of the 1983-84 season to Oregon State University and Navy. O.S.U. handed the Colonels a 30-9 loss, while Navy got by with a 23-13 victory. Against O.S .U. the Colonels started off strong when Marc Sodano won a 7-2 decision over his opponent in the 118-pound match. Doug Billig was edgel in the next bout, 5-2, Doug Collina was pinned in the 134pound match, and Kurt Rowlette, at 142 for the Colonels, was decisioned 11-9, over his opponent. The Colonels then came within six points of O.S.U. when freshman Glenn Whiteman outlasted his opponent, 8-1. TomJamicky was pinned at 158, and Gene Clemens was decisioned, 9-4 . Mike Garvin, at 177, was decisioned over his opponent, 10-6 . Mark Correll then found himself on the lower end of a high-scoring, 15-13 decision . Heavy weight Tony Troyan was pinned by his opponent to final ize the score at 30-9 . Against Navy, the Colonels also started off well with a victory by Sodano . Sodano is 2-0 on the season and is ranked 16th nationally by the Amateur Wrestling News. At 126, Billig was outscored 8-5, while Collina tied his opponent 6- 1\: ;t 134. Rowlette decisioned his '0p~ ,l nent, 9-2, to give him his first win of the season. He is ranked 14th nationally. Whiteman drew with his oppo- Cagers Lose Season Opener by Janee Eyerman The Wilkes College cagers took to the road for their season opener against Alvernia and came away with an 83-67 win . Rich Sheaffer garnered 23 po1nts to be the game's scoring leader, while freshman Eric Jacobs took control and led the offensive attack. The team 's objective was to force turnovers by Alvernia and capitalize on them as much as possible. At the half the Colonels were up by · ten and added 10 more unanswered points at the start of the second half. That put the game out of reach for Alvernia and gave Wilkes their first win . Wilkes continued their season, on the road with Delaware Valley. The Colonels came up with the short end, losing 85-8 7. The Colonels came out shakey and played a confused first half, but still had the edge on Delaware Valley at the halfway point,47-42 . The age and inexperience of the squad was blamed for the breakdown in the early minutes of the game and was corrected by Bellairs. The Wilkes men came out ~trong after the half but lost their composure and began fouling out late in the game. A last second effort by Collins and a missed tap in by Dave Zapatocky gave the 'Yin to Delaware Valley and set the men at 1-1. After just losing to Delaware Valley the Colonels were faced with the task of dualing with Lycoming on Lycoming ' s home court. The game played evenly, throughou I both halves and was sent into over umc when .Jacob 's shot missed and the tap in was ouH.•l~bounded. The overtime period saw the men of LyLoming dominate and go onto win ,80-86. Rick Sheaffer was the high scorer for Wilkes with 26 pqints. "The future performances of the team depends on how much they want to win and how well they adapt to an aggres~ive style of play.'' Bellairs co11 1inued ' The inexperience and age of the team 1,,ay also be a factor." This loss drops the Wilkes men to 1 .' and tf1 c 11 ,-~·.1 contest is Saturday, . D1 rember 1, ·. ., way at FDU-Madison . (;.;1me time i~ ~ JO p.m . nenc at 150 for the Colonels. Correll won by virtue of his ridin g time (2 :26 worth) after launching a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over · his man. Jamicky was pinned at 1::i R. while Clemens was decisioned 14- - ,•1 167.Jim Mulligan was defeat~d , 4 -·J in the 177-pound bout, while Troyan lost a major decision, 10-2. The final score was Navy 23, Wilkes 13 . The Colonels are now 0-2 in the season. Gridders Say Farewell To 1983 by Charlie Yozwiak The Wilkes College football team ended their 1983 season recently when they suffered a 26-0 drubbing at the hands of Delaware Valley College . The Colonels, under the direction of head coach Bill Unsworth, finished the season with a 2-7 record overall, 17 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. Playing their last game of their collegiate careers for the Colonels included seniors Allan Roberts, Jerry O'Neill, Don Sparks, Ed Kennelly, and co-captains Tony Popple,and Rich Murray. The Colonels will be looking to improve on their 2-7 mark next year. The Colonels, with 30 returning lettermen, will be looking to set the first winning record at Wilkes in 10 years. That was in 1974, which was also the last MAC championship for the Colonels. _ The Colonel offensive unit will remain almost intact, with three experience1 quarterbacks - in the forms of Randy Rice, Eric Reidinger, and Brad Scarborough - will be returning for the 1984 season. Junior wide receiver Ed Mann will also be returning for next year's season. Ma·nn, a transfer student, earned All-E .C.A.C. honors recently because of his performance in the come-frombehind victory over FDU-Madison . He hauled in 10 receptions and two touchdown passes for 161 yards to help the Colonels overcome a 17point, fourth quarter deficit against the Jersey Devils. Wilkes won the game, 30-26. The Colonels were helped out defensively throughout the season by veteran linebackers Scott Bruggeworth and Rich Murray, and freshman linebacker Phil Cyriax . George Soloman, Dan Paveletz, and Sam Graziano also helped out the Colonels up front. The Colonels will now take · to the weight room, and work to build muscle and develop strength to gain a physical advantage over their oppo'nents in 1984. ~Jji~g~aStfi~~ 1~~~~~~~~~tf~tf~ I . ATTENTION SlUDElUS 1111 i 11 . Read oJ.1 only if you have the need or ~esire to make money and still not cut into your valuable study time.. Yoti. can be earning fantastic money, part-time while in college, full-time on Summer/ Semester. 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(8766 beacon sport■ Vol XXXVI No. 7. .Dec . 9,··1981, Boaters Attain Pre-Season Goals by Tim Williams The Wilkes College soccer team finished their 1983 campaign with an 8-8-2 record after playing the toughest soccer schedule in the schools 35year history of the sport. The Colonels got ofr.to their finest start ever when they lost only one of their fitst seven matches. Coach Wingert's hooters then dropped four of the next five games in a fatal midseason slump. The slump was due to the inexperience of the players, most of whom are freshman. It was at this point in the season that the players met up with their first wave of exams. Wilkes finished out the final third of the season around the . 500 mark. This season the ·Colonels took on two Division I foes, Virginia Tech University and Notre Dame, and fared well in both matches. In addition to this they played East Stroudsburg University and Longwood University (both Division II powers) and a host of tough Division III teams. . When the hooters travelled to Blacksburg, Virginia to play Tech and Radford they played one of their best and their absolute worst games of the year all in one weekend. Tech tied the Colonels in the 88th minute to send the game into ove~time. The following day Longwood blew away Wilkes by a score of 7-0. A week later the college hosted the Fighting Irish who edged the Colonels by a score of 1-0. Wilkes held out against the Irish assault until the final few minutes of the match when the defense eventually broke down . The Colonels wound up the year on a solid note as they demolished the Aggies of Delaware Valley College by a score of 5-0. · Freshman Mike Molloy lead all ; Wilkes players in scoring with seven goals and six assists for 20 points. Molloy was followed by freshman Jeff Wertz ~ith eight goals and on~ assist for 17 points. The majority of the goalkeeping duties were shared by freshman Bill Hankins and Don Shaw. They turned . away 155 of the opponent's 336 shots, promising future for the Wilkes soccer and combined for three shutouts. program. The midfield chores were held Goals Asmts Points down by junior co-captain Greg Lo- . Player Mike Molloy 6 20 7 sier, sophomore Greg Trapani, and 1 Jeff Wertz 8 17 freshmen Mark Tobino, Frank Wan10 Frank Wanzor 4 2 zor, and Matt Wasel. Gary Klopchin 4 1 9 Freshmen Roy Delay, Gary KlopMattWasel 2 7 3 Stoffel, and junior cochin, Bob Tim Williams 2 7 3 captain Tim Williams held down the Greg Trapani 1 2 4 defensive responsibilities. Greg Losier l 1 3 For the first time in over a decade Tony Monteiro 1 0 2 the Wilkes team placed two players on 1 0 2 the MAC all select teams. Molloy and · Jim Hancharick MikeCrusco 0 2 2 Wanzor made the second team. Vince Dominach 0 1 1 At one point in the season the 0 1 1 hooters earned an 11th place regional . Paul O'Leary MackTobino 1 l 0 ranking in the-Pennsylvania, NewJersey, and Delaware areas. Goals Ga/ Coach Wingert is very optimistic Goalkeeper Games Saves Against Game about the 1984 season as he will not 11 124 Billltutkins lose a single player through gradua15 1.36 Don Shaw 16 2.28 7 71 tion. Next year there will be only two Tom Walton 2 1 .50 seniors on the roster which makes for a 3 Lady Colonels Start Off Strong · by Tim Williams The Wilkes College field hockey team finished its 1983 season by losing 4-0 to Franklin and Marshall in the first round of the MAC playoffs. The Lady Colonels finished their campaign 7-9, second place in the MAC Northwest Division. Leading scorer on the year was Debi Cometa with 10 goals, 4 assists.followed by Sally Vojtek's 6 goals, 6 assists,and Stacey Baldwin with 3 goals and 3 assists. · · Team members are : Top row from left to right: bead coach Gay Meyers, Dorthy Zwoyer, Joanna Dombeck, Sharon Domzalski , Sally Vojtek, Lisa Thomas, Stacey Baldwin, Valerie Frey, Yvonne Pierman, Perri Nejib, Keren Bennet. Bottom row from left to right: Nadine Wieder, Mary Ann Judge, Debbie Nelson, Tracey Kelly, Janee Eyerman, Jeaqp.e Dougherty, Debi Cometa,and Alysse Croft. Missing form picture: Co-captains Karen Johnson and Tracy Day and assistant coach Mary Jo Hrom hak. Roberts.switched from a zone to a man•to,man defense which enabled them to shut down the Lycoming ofThe Lady Colonel Cagers opened fense. · . up their season with back to back wins Smith was again the game's high on the road against Delaware Valley . scorer with 23 points as she shot 50% College and MAC foe Lycoming Colfrom tat; field and 75 % from the line. lege. The team shot 50% from both the Coach Nancy Roberts' ball club field and the line . dominated Delaware Valley through"It's great to be 2-0 right now. " out the entire game on their way to a Ro.berts continued, "We don't like 95-41 win. playing at Lycoming, and that's part Senior Kim Smith lead all scorers of the reason we did not•have a good with 26 points followed by junior first half. But, the girls got gutsy and Deanna Kyle with 22 points. Smith pulled out the win. '' also pulled in 15 rebounds and senior The Lady Colonels will take on Karen Bove added 11 more. Roberts noted that junior Charlene · Marywood College Saturday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. as they look to seHurst played well defensively in addition to adding 14 ·p oints to the wincure their home operier.. ning effort. "It was nice to get that first win on ,•••1111nn1_•0•1111111111111111111111~1mmmr1,111111!1_ the road ," commented Roberts. "We were worried about getting into foul . . •llill = trouble, especially defensively, but we i managed to avoid that.'' ~ · ·· The lady cagers continued their § · a C tr• r · success as they travelled to William- i ~--sport to take on Lycoming College 1·=-= • - - ft1i ii l1lulal1e..PII.~ 5 and came away with a commanding ·1 "--: ID•'IDJ ~ 86-59 win. The officiating went against the I ,........ i_ Lady Colonels in the first half, but I§ ,_,.,. § they managed a 35-30 lead going into '~ § the locker-rooms. §HIUllfflllllflAIIIIIJIHDIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIDlllfflttHHNllllffi i i IP-.L..... -m;J ••••rd ,,_,..., 111,,_,--, ! i e i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 December 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 December 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/06c066d76b662f01daaefc333a8c71d3.pdf 8ac901387efefaf792d7d9d156ffb43f PDF Text Text I Vol. XXXVI . No.9 Feb. 3, 1984 Presidential Persona Picked by Sean P. Connolly On December 12, 1983, Wilkes College announced the successor to current President Robert~. Capin. The chairman of the History Department of Sangamon University in Springfield, Illinois, Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth, 47, will become the fourth president of Wilkes College on · July 1, 1984. "We're all very excited," said Breiseth, who was disturbed during dinner by this telephone interview. ''There are a lot of things I like about Wilkes, and my family and I are planning to spend a considerable part of our lives there.'' Breiseth comes to Wilkes with a large list of academic accomplishments: a B.A. in history with highest honors from UCLA in 1958, a B.Litt. (Oxon) in modern British literature from Oxford University in 1962, and a Ph.D . from Cornell for modern European history in 1964. From 1980 to 1983, Breiseth served as president and dean of .Deep Springs College, Deep Springs, California, which is a two-year liberal arts college with a 24-person student body. He also taught history at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and worked as an administrator in the Federal Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington,D.C. "I've been at Deep Springs College which has 24 students to UCLA which has around 25,000 students, which leads to another thing I like about Wilkes - its size," said Breiseth. ''I think 2,000 students is large enough for people to know each other, but at the same .time you have a diverse group of individuals and a comprehensive curriculum." Capin, who has been Wilkes' president for nine years, had announced his intention to join the accounting firm of Parente, Randolph, Orlando, Carey, and Associates, of WilkesBarre'. He will leave Wilkes on June 1, 1984. / I .I \ \ Capin was an accounting professor at Wilkes before he became president of the college in 1975. Breiseth said one ofthe things that drew him towards Wilkes was its unique situation as a private institu- . tion with a close relationship to the local community. He said it is rare to find a private institution with such close contact to its area, and this relationship between Wilkes and the Wyoming Valley presents beneficial opportunities for the college. The president-elect added that Wilkes is a relatively young institution which is positive because it is not caught in a traditional role. "I'm intrigued by the spirit in an economically troubled area. The flood itself, from what I've heard, has shown a willingness of the people to respond and pull together in a tough situation," said Breiseth. He added that the people know how to work in hard times, and this should generate good spirits when things are going well. - ....... \ \ I I Wilkes, like many other American colleges, is faced with an unclear future with the expectance of financial, academic, and enrollment problems. Breiseth stated that he realizes the situation that faces colleges today, but he said that from his visits to Wilkes he has a positive feeling of a "supportive environment with an impressive array of administrators, faculty, and students." The resignation of Dean of External Affairs, Dr. Thomas Kelly, is an immediate issue of new staffing that Breiseth will have to deal with, but as for any immediate or future changes, the president-elect said he will have to work the job for a while. "It will take time for me to become thoroughly acquainted with Wilkes before I can make any decisions," he said, "I'm coming to see what you (Wilkes) are doing, and what I can do to help. I'm calling. for creativity,'' added Breiseth. (Continued on Page 4) �· page two EDfTORIAL-------------~-----------~-----------~--- · .. . -· ,; _ . ~ ' Only " Real Men Can Handle Computer~•\ ~ that's the message the marketers of those new " A.d am " computers seem determined to put across. Have you noticed the new ads for "Adam''. romputers? Someone has decided that the "target market" for this product is· the slightly pimpley, quite-abit-less-than-athletic, smarter-than-usual adolescent male, commonly referred to in high school circles as "the nerd" or " the brain. " · · How are they appealing to these teens? Sex . . . what else? Somehow, I never foresaw the day when something like computers would be sold on the promise that they could get you "laid" (or at least a date for the prom) . First, they show one of these " brains" seated in front of his "Adam" computer, which just happens to be in his bedroom which is dimly lit with a big spotlight on the computer, while his girl, who looks like she should be out cheering the team on or at the local McDonalds with the star of the basketball team instead of sitting watching some wimp play with a computer, sits a respectable distance behind him . As.he tries to e1tplain the intricacies of this machine to her, the beauty queen ooohhhs and aaahhhs and generally acts like sharpening a pencil would present her with hours of intense soul-searching. · Then, as a big finish, the narrator says (in a nice John Wayne voice), "Command the powers of Adam ." "Command" and "Power" are two macho words. Together they stir up visions of Patten, Al Haig and Clint Eastwood, definitely not women's stuff. Then there's the name , "Adam." Now there was a man's man. H~ck if it wasn't for him, there wouldn't be any women (something the stupid b;oads · seem to forget a lot). He got to name all the animals and everything. So, what's all this telling the pubescent male? It's telling him that only.real men can figure out computers, and that if he asks Santa for one next Christmas, he too will attract Homecoming queens into his room. Will this become some new way to e}Cplain his behavior to his parents? ' Dad: What were you and Suzy doing in your room for three hours? Junior: Oh, I was just showing her my disc-drive. _ These give a further message to society. Only less than model material males can use computers, and women, especially nice-looking women are useless around computers. . The only ad for these "Adam" computers that show~ a woman being allowed to touch one of these sacred keyboards uses an exceptionally unattractive woman . When her husband tells her to try typing something in, she looks at . him like he just told her to stick her hands up the backside of a donkey. She then panics when the computers asks her a question . It sure is a g~>0d thing her smart husband is there to tell her to answc:r the comput~r and gener- . ally reassure her. Once again, men prove superior. · I have to ·admire the man~facturers of these computers for being the first high-tech company to realize that sex sells and male chauvanism is coming back in style. I'm afraid it won't take a long time for other computer companies to follow: · Will we soon see Barbi Benton in a fig leave bikini; draped over a terminal , · staring laciviously into the camera and saying in a husky voice, ''Take a 'byte' of the Apple?' ' . Will we see Bo Derek turn down a date with Robert Redford in favor of Woody Allen, because Allen has his own Texas Instruments whatever? Will Cheryl Tiegs and Christie Brinkley team up for the Commodore Vic~ 20? Will Tom Selleck soon charge across our screens, punching out some criminals and then sit down at his IBM personal computer to add them to his " Villians defeated" file , as women in grass skirts fan him and smile admiringly? .While I myself am a computer illiterate (it's not that I haven't tried to learn) , I don't think it's fair to men or women who can work with computers to be portrayed as stupid or less than good-looking . . These ads may last only 60 seconds, but they perpetuate a lot of myths : women are useless in technical and mathematical things, nice-looking women are dumb and smart mert or women are never nice-looking. . The scariest part ofall of this is that, for the most part, it's aimed at a new generation of males who are still at a highly impressionable age. It all leads me to ask, "Ai e these home computers all that great if they can't be sold on their own merits?'' Corrison. Assumes The Position The Beacon would like to welcome their new advisor, Dr. Cynthia Coiison. Dr. Corison-, a communications professor specializing in communications theory, has kindly agreed to take the place of Dr. Donald Leslie who has departed for greener pastures. ~ BOBBV"' HAVE YOU BEEN PLAVIN~ WITH lH05E-COMPUTER . ACCESS CODES AGAIN f:, · · . · �a e three Study Continues Without Kelly by Thomas J. Monsell The college 's marketing study, although it is losing its chairman , is " right on schedule;' said departing Dean of External Affairs, Thomas Kelly. Kelly is moving on after a career at Wilkes which started in 1969. He is leaving the well established market~ ing study in the ''very competent hands" ·of President Capin, Director of Cultural Activities Al 'Groh, and Dr. Joseph Bellucci. The task forces in charge of surveying all aspects of college life have collected their data .and have turned their findings over to faculty m·embers "competent ii: statistics," said Kelly. ..,. . ;, These task forces are: admissions, publiratioh.5 J.nJ wmrnunications , fi. -----· . . .-,- ---- - .~ :···················································~···'·' •• •• • ••• Real News nance, retention, research , and goals • . and outcome. The data collected by ••• these committees was gathered in a •• number of ways. Questionnaires were by Thomas J. Monsell made up, and alumni, faculty, freshmen, last year's seniors, and a choice _Reagan Ready for Round Two group of students, were all surveyed. President Ronald Reagan annou~ced last S_u nday night that h·e would run The questionnaires dealt with all asfor a second term because as he put 1t, "Our work is not finished ." · pects of student life, from academic 1,000 Rep1;1b_lican offici~ls gather~d to cheer Reagan, who has already colfacilities to the social lives of students. -!ected four ':lltlhon dollars m re-electton funds and is already running very high Dean Kelly also mentioned that he 10 pre-election polls. . would be coming back to the college _ _. _ The 72-yea~-old R~aga_n is being pursued by eight men who are hopeful for periodically on a consulting basis to the Democratic nommauon . · . help out with the data and the results * of thi~ study. Kelly hoped th~t the * * * * results of this study would enable the · ,Spanish GeneralAssassinated in Madrid faculty and students to implement Lt . General Guillermo Quintanna Lacacci, 67, was riddled by at least 10 changes that would better all aspects bullets and died instantly as he and his wife were walking home from church of the college and· make the college services in Spain's capital city. · more attractive td the community and Four men blasting machine guns from a car caught the general and his wife as prospective students. they s~rolled unescom:d down a quiet street. General Lacacci fought with the late dictator General Franco during Spain's civil war. Bulletin Board * * * * * Olympic Torch Ignited In Greece A Greek student lit the qlympic flame last Sunday from the sun's rays in the ruins of an ancient temple in the wooded sanctuary where the games were first held 2,760 years ago. The flame was then carried by 10 Greek runners on the first leg of its 490mile journey to Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where it will burn during the 13-day Winter Olympics. * * Rare Black Films Found in Tyler * * . * _ A forgotten collection of movies produced by blacks, featuring black actors, was found in a Tyler, Texas warehouse. PRESENTS THE 3rd ANNUAL "TALENT SHOW'' 8.pm $2.00 ..................................... ' �page four IRHCReport by Thomas J. Monsell Inter-Residence Hall Council Presi. dent Alan Melusen emphasized the fact that the bi-weekly meetings of the council were for everybody to attend , not just mem bers . " IRHC is only as strong as its membership, and the larger the membership, the better the activities," said Melusen. These "activities" are events sponsored by the council in order to bring the students of the college closer together. Past events have been the pizza party during finals week last semester, and banana split day last Spring. A topic of major concern to sturdencs was djscussed ooring the meeting last Sunday night 01 Stark Learning Center. This was of course the Alcohol Policy. Advisor Jean Adams told the council that a new policy regarding dorm functions wiII be put into effect wi thi n the next two to three weeks . The party policy regarding quarter kegs u l lx c, L .1~ not been changed. in room one · l c was reported that last ·semester' s fruit basket fundraiser was successful and raised $1 ,207 .00. Last semester's pizza party was also successful said Melusen and he'd like to schedule another one for the first Sunday after Spring Break. The Parking Committee told the council that 24 spots were handed out to students and that 20 more parkinJ: · ;":tees \ "t"ff" rec ~;,... .1 ;,, the C.o r< Ir-, ,-1 .. y Olit: .with r ,- rk11,g problem ,~ urged to contact rht: Personnel Office in .Ross HalL Melusen also said that . the Valentine's Day Party will be held February 17, at the Wood lands. Cocktails will be from 7:00 p, m . to 8:00 p.m ., dinner from 8:00 p.m ..to 9:00 p.m., and dancing from 9:00 p.m . to 1:00 a.m . The tentative ticket price will be $8.00 per person. · The next IRHC meeting will be Sunday, February 5 and Melusen invites all students "with gripes' ' to come to the meeting and voice their op101on . If You Read Nothing Else, Read This by Rebecca Whitman The problem-plagued school newspaper may have to " stop the presses" permanently unless recent meetings with administration prove fruitful. Many Beacon readers and subscribers may have been mystified by the erratic publication schedule followed last semester. Basically, all of the typesetting equipment broke down repeatedly, causing many papers to be cancelled. These equipment malfunctions caused many unseen problems also. The exhorbitant price for repairs combined with the cost of having the typesetting done profess_ionally succeeded in emptying the newspaper's account at the finance office . The Beacon has asked for further funding s9 that publishing can .take place at least on a by-weekly basis. Since the paper's equipment has been abandoned , enough money to cover the cost of professional typesetting which ranges from $60 to $40 a page, would be needed. W ithout further funding the newspaper will be forced to close for the remainder of the year. W CLHRanked 9th in Valley The Wilkes College radio station , WCLH , was ranked the ninth most popular radio station in the Wyoming Valley, according to a recent survey conducted by Wyoming Valley High School. More than 1100 individuals were polled. ' WCLH broadcasts at 90 . 7 on the FM band and is on the air from 7 a.m. until midnight daily. The station is completely operated by students with the help of faculty advisor Dr. Bradford Kinney. Kinney is involved in thr communications program at Wilkes . A wide-variety of music from ruck to middl e nf rh c wad, and finall) to easy listening is offered at WCLH . Kinney said that thirty-three per cent of the broadcasting time is devoted to educational programs . "This is a station where the students learn to do all the work from being a disk jockey to being a programmer. WCLH is more than an educational station - it is a learning laboratory,' ' said Kinney. The Wyoming Valley West survey found the top ten radio stations to be : 1) \x;'EZX, 2) WKRZ*FM, 3) WMJW, 4) WILK, 5) WJ3AX, 6) WGBI*FM , 7) WARM , 8) WYZZ , 9) WCLH*FM, and 10) WGBI*AM. (Continued from Page 1) tion is at Fort Lauderdale or at home for Spring Break , Dr. Breiseth will be visiting the campus and addressing its needs. He will stay for five days from March 9 to 14 then returning to Springfield , arriving in Wilkes-Barre in June to stay. Dr. Breiseth 's wife, Jane , is from New York State so the area will not be new to them . The Breiseths · have three children: Abigail , 15 ; Erika , 13·; and Lydia , 3. The president-elect said he is going to miss Springfield , Illi, nois, because it has been very nice to him and his family, but that his fami ly is very excited about the move. "I don't know if you heard it," he said on the phone, '' but the girls were fighting to answer the phone because they knew you were calling ." Wilkes should take advaptage of its core curriculum program, according 10 Breiseth, and it should work towards a larger integration of disciplines . "What this means is that students should be exposed to interdisciplinary teaching so that they can see how different fields work. The core curriculum is a fine thing at Wilkes and should tie the disciplines together.'' · Wilkes will have to use its natural resources to accomplish needed fundraising activities, because there are no signs of enlarged assistance from the government or other means. Breiseth us~d the student publication problems as an example . "There are a lot of things not receiving a full amount of money. If the newspaper's equipment is old and in disrepair, they should fi nd some way to use Wilkes' natur:i I constitut>f!ries, say an alumni or a donated printer." While most of the. student popula- l .- - - - - ~**********************************************t !* COLLEGE DISCOUNTS ! .PATTI'S HAIR FASHIONS ! - 109 S. Franklin St. !* (next to YMCA) ! 822-1898 ! Cut and blow dry :* Women $9.50 Men $6.50 ! Long Hair $10.00 ! $5 .00 off heat perm · · !* Must bring ID for discount . ** !* ! ! :* t : :* : ! *l ** f-************************************************· ~ l ., NUMB ■ 9 I ■ IOI' ,w ....... ••••lt. · . . ....... .... ,l70, ............... . a., PREPARE .) ~ 11 -, J\wuft Ha I .. .MIIIJI .......U..&Vlla I I ~ I[ PRE(iN ANT? NEED HELP? I [UENra Wilkes 1 / 29 Scranton 2 / 11 !~ ........... .....,._ "" · Pregnancy Testing Confidential Counseling Abortion Birth Control Gynecologica l Service s THEIIE1 STILL TIME TO 833 No. 13th St. ! Alkmnwn . 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School work piles up fast, So r~sist friendf attempts to take you tmtSaturday: ** . Leo Ouly 23-Aug. 22) Unexpected call from home brightens your weekend. Don't be afraid to take advice from a friend - it could be worth your while . **** . Virgo {Aug. 23-Sept. 22) That special someone drops by for a romantic weekend. Don't forget the wine and.candles. ***** · Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) Financial burden ,lightens this weekend as unexpected profits come your way. Spend carefully as you plan for the ft,aure. **** Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The party's over. It's time, to start some serious studying, so limit your weekend activities. ** · © CREATIVE MEDIA SERVICES Box 5955 Sagittarious (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Tempers flare this weekend so avoid conflicts with those around you. Beware of blonds. * Capricorn (Dec. 22:Jan. 19) This weekend is best spent in the library. Though this sounds boring, it's really what you make it. Need a place to relax between classes? · TRY THE CAVERN! ij It offers video games, ping pong, fooseball and a pool table; or stop by on the 2nd floor of the Student Center and watch the widescreen _TV or the regular TY. · Watch MTY, HBO, or anything you want. · Call ext. 389 to find out wh~t' s on. -- -· ➔- -- -- -- NH -- TWO EXCITING ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1. The \'ALT DISNEY WORLO- Vacation Kingdom, near Clf1ando, Florida. is seeking professional Si~Dancers and Musical Theatre h;tr,rsJ Actresses. Most positions lul( one-year contracts with some summer seasonal employment also available. Sorry, no prolessional instrumentalist auditions. 2. The W'LT DISNEY WORLD Vacation Kingdom and DISNEYLANO- (located in Anaheim. California) are forming a 22· member All American Coll~ Marching Band for each Park, plus, a 40-memlier An Amerlcaniege sfimphony orchestra to perform at EPCOT Center. fliese positions are or summer-long~. · beginning June 4 and concluding on Aug~ 18. are ◄- DANCE ANY OR ALL OF THE 12-HOUR CIRCLE K MARATHON to benefit WILKES-BARRE KIWANIS WHEELCHAIR FUND ' 8 pm Feb. 24 to 8 am Feb. 25 General Admission $1. 00 Marathon-ers can pick up information at bookstore AUDITION REQUIREMENTS ALL AUDITIONEES: • Must be 18 years of age by June 1. 1984 • Must bring a current resume and photograph • Must show movement ability AUDITION SITES NEW YORK, NEW YORK February 18-19, 1984 TALENT AUDITION: COLLEGE MUSICIANS Minskoll Rehearsal Studios Del Terzo Studios • 1515 Broadway Carnegie Hall/8th Floor Audition call: Females· 10 am 154 West 57th Street Males · 2 p.m. Audition call: 10 am-5 p.m Join the '" YolJrld" leaders ,n lamily enlertainment 1 For additional aldnion re(Jlirements or if ycu need further informatian. please call or write "Disney Audition Ti:u '84." Entertainment OMsion. PO. Box 40, Lake Buena Vista. FL 32830, 1305) 824· 5478, (Monday-Friday only, 9:00 am to4 00 p.m EST). ...... . ;►- - - -, . .. ., ..... Walt 15:)isney World An equal opportunity employer Berkeley, CA . 94705 �esix ,W inter Oly_m pics Next week more than 1500 athletes ' ~were neither allowed to compete nor from 48 countries will descend upon spectate. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, the site of the The victors received the symbolic XIV Winter Olympic Games. All will prizes of the crown of olive and the share the same dream, that of ~cappalm branch, which was placed in the turing the gold'' and returning home victor's right hand. These men were an Olympic champion. For a handful honored as heroes at home. of these hopefuls the dream will beTh~ games were held every four come a reality . . . . ·· years, regardless of war, until 392 The exact origin of the Olympic A.D. when they were terminated by games is uncertain, but it is generally the Christians. believed that the first games were The Olympic games were revived in held in 776 B.C. The games were part their modern form in 1896 thanks of religious festivals and included art largely to the efforts of Baron Pierre forms such as poetry, music, and orade Coubertin. They were held in Athtory in addition tQ athletic events. ens, Greece, in honor of their predeThese festivals probably developed_ ces~rs, with nine countries~particifrom the custom of staging athletic patmg. · contests to honor gods or dead heroes. The modern Olympic games. conIt's probable that the games origisisted strictly of summer events un,.t:il nated in some form prior to 776 B.C. 1920. In that year a few winter events due to their religious significance, but were held in an indoor rink in 'Antthey weren't firmly established until · werp and the Winter Olympics were that date. The games were held at _born. Since 1924, games .have been Olympia, the site of a stadium and held in the February of Olympic temple dedicated to Zeus, in the mid-years. Winter events include figure summer anc.l became a symbol of the skating (men's and wotnen's singles, Greek's devotion to perfection of.the p_airs, and ice dancing), speed skating mind apd body. · (men's 500; 1000, 1500; 5000, 10000 The early games were of one day's meter, and women's 500, 1000, 1500, . duration. This · was changed during and 3000 meter), Alpine skiing the 77th festival to a five-day meet. (men's and women's downhill, slaEvents included running, wrestling, lom, and giant slalom), Ne. ic skiing and -an early form of boxing. Field (Nordic combined, men's 15, 30, 50 events, such as javelin throwing, and kilometer cross country, 40 kilometer chariot racing were added later. relay ,and 70 and 90 meter jump, an_d Before entering the competitioµ women's 5000 -and 10000 meter cross the contestants swore an oath that country, and 20 kilometer relay), ice they were of pure Hellenic blood, had hockey, bobsledding (two-man and trained rigorously, and would not re-. four-man), luge (Men's and women's sort to any type of unsportsmanlike singles, men's doubles), and biathlon act ·during competition. They were flO and 20 kilometer iridividual and then stripped and rubbed with oil 30 kilometer relay). and the games commenced. Women As in ancient times contestants take • • ., · -- - -- - - - - · ··- -- ---· f ,. 1980 GOLD -ffiEDALISTS_ _ _ _ _ __ Figure Skating Men's Singles Women's Singles Pairs Robin Cousins Anett Poetzsch Irina Rodina & Aleksandr Zaitsev Natalya Lenichuk ·& Gennadi Karponosov Gr.eat Britain . East Germany Speed Skating Men's 500 meter 1000 meter 1500 meter 5000 meter 10000 meter Women's 500 meter 1000 meter 1500 meter 3000 meter Eric Heiden Eric Heiden Eric Heiden Eric Heiden Eric Heiden KarinEnte Natalya Petruseva Annie Borckink Bjoerg Eva Jensen United States United States United States United States United States East Germany Soviet Union Netherlands Norway Alpine Skiing Men 's Downhill · Giant Slalom Leonhard Stock Ingemar Stenmark Austria Sweden Ice Dancing Soviet Union Soviet Union Slalom Women's Downhill Giant Slalom Slalom Nordic Skiing Nordic Combined (cross country & jumping) Men's 15 kilometer cross country 30 kilometer cross country 50 kilometer cross country 40 kilometer 70 meter jump 90 meter jump Women's 5000 meter cross country 1000 meter cross country 20 kilometer relay Ingerpar Stenmark Annemarie Proell Moser H~nni Wenzel Hanni Wenzel · Sweden Austria Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Ulrich Wehling East German Thomas Wassburg Sweden Nikolia Zemyatov Soviet Union Nikolia Zemyatov Anton Innauer Juoko Tormanen Soviet Union Soviet Union Austria Finland Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Barbara Petzold East Germany East Germany �eseven Then·and Now the Olympic oath before they begin competition: · ''We swear that we will take part in the Olympic games in loyal competition , respecting the regulations which govern them and desirous of participating in them ill' the true spirit of sportsmanship for the honor of our country and the glory of our sport .' ' The U.S. Olympic team boasts a total of seven current or recent title holders. Th~~e intlude: Alpine skiers Phil Mahre, Steve Mahre, and Tamara · McKinney; figure skaters Scott Hamilton , Elaine Zayak and Rosalyn.Sumners; and Nordic sJcier Bill Koch.., Other medal hopefuls include 70 and 90 meter ski jumpers Jeff ! tasting~ ... ~ and Mike Holland, biathlete Lyle Nelsc11 :,nd Nordic combined 's Kerry Lynch .' The team has hopes of capturing 15 medals, but they face stiff competition. Finland's Matti Nykanen is the favorite in the ski jump, followed by Canada's Hoist Bulau and East Germany's Jens Wiesflog . Bobsledding again sees a strong East German team, as well as strong teams from Switzerland and the Soviet Union. The East Germans are also favored in the luge, followed by the Austrians and the Italians . Austria and Switzerland · have the teams to beat in men's Alpine skiing , and the Soviets are practically a shoo-in for the ice hockey gold . JUST WHAT -IS ...? Biathlon: This event combines cross country · skiing with marksmanship. Biathletes ski a cross , country course stopping periodically to fire a .22 calibre rifle at small target . 50 meters away. Luge: This event involves lying on · one's back on a 4 ft. a sled and descending down an icy run, feet first, at speeds in excess of70 m .p.h.,just inches above the ice . Nordic Combined: This event combines a 15 kilometer cross country race with a · 70 meter ski JUmp. OLYMPIC FACT·S _/ . ··The Unite~ States has won only one · United States Ice Hockey Bobsledding Switzerland East Germany Luge Bernhard Glass Vera Zozulya East Germany East Germany Soviet Union Biathlon 10 kilometer individual 20 kilometer individual 30 kilometer relay l't1e u.S . OlympK Team me.mbers r~ngc in age from 17 to 36 . The United States J,as. not won a medal in ski jumping since their 1924 · bronze medal. Sourcc·s: Collier's Eni:y1L lopedi .. Time Magaz ine (Jan . 30, 1984) Two-man four-mari Men 's Singles Doubles Women 's Singles silv~r aQd one bronze medal in the "mi~or" winter sports of biathlon, Nordic skiing , bobsled, luge,and ski jumping,,incF 1956 . · Frank Ullrich Anatoly Alabyev East Germany Soviet Union Soviet Union �page eight DR. ZON l<.......................U................................u.................................. Welcome back to one and all!!! Before I get started I'd like to congratulate the bookstore and myself. First off me, for bringing to your attention rh.e gross bre.ach of conduct bv rhc bookstore, in my Golden Coal Shaft of the Week Award. You remember those, ·not selling used books until af. ter a couple of weeks, when everyone had already bought new books, and - for only taking returns for only 3 weeks, and various other assorted nasty deeds. Well the tables have been turned and the scales balanced once again. The bookstore has b~ought about sweeping changes. So this week the bookstore gets the honorary Dr. Zonk Award for these changes. To all coIJcerned down the,e, keep up the good work!! Whoever instituted these changes all of us heap om highest praises upon yo_u! _ . Okay, enough ot .that serious stuff, ' Now this alloted amount is deducted let 's take a look around campus. from your total bill BUT you ' re not · Yawn, not mu..::h going on, so I deassured a job. True it is marked with cided to start my own activity. Intro- · an asterisk saying this amount could ducing The Dr. Zonk Dart League! _be made . Th~ugh, usually when peoMatch play will begin sometime in · ple· get their bills what do they look March. To enter, submit a roster of at? You got it, the final total of what four players to The Beacon clo -Dr. they owe . So the person pays the owed Zonk. Further details will be anamount and then finds.out at the end of the semester that he or she owes a nounced. Does Wilkes College have a student couple of hundred dollars more. But the poor · person, through spending government? his money on q.ecessities (beer, pizza, A couple of people have ap~ proachecl me _with a problem, one etc.), is out of cash. Now this could be avoidea if they lis.ted 'i t sepai:ately. that should be handled by the stuThe college would have its full money dent government. So, champion_ of the underdog that I am, I thought I'd at the beginning of the semester givrelate it to the readers. Maybe some. ing it even greater revenues to invest body knows someone in the student . or to pay bills with. Somebody should government. When you get your bill do a study on how much these errors for the semester under deduction they cost the coUege. The finance offi~e have a slot for "college work study". could list this separately on the bill and not deduct it, then later credit it to the student's personal account ( the credit also would let the college use the money longer). After sending these people to the CLllSSl111ElJ: Kevin , Boy do I have a secret for you !! (Drool , gurggle , slo- ber) . _ Ralph .. ' To Don and Jim, Thanks for the fastest martini in the east . Next round will be in the penthouse suite of my law office. The aspiri_ng attorney Bob, . Are those crutches really . keeping you in bed or are they just an alibi? RN Raul, Thanks for the offer. Hopefully I won't have to take you up on it! One of the Pub crew· Ralphie, Don' t get involved with the VISPl regulars or you'll lose your future jock roommate . He might ge t HOMOPHOBIA . Su-Su C.T. of Miner, Show us your pookie. Two buddies . . . phil frank FRANKLY SPEAKING THR -: , SE'E srt>T 1i (;L.6\N..1 I MIL ISLA NUCL6ARfi FACJL\T'{ Cressy, I love it when you really "Talk in Your Sleep." Ralph Cress, Shift gears . . . and go Greyhound. . Pubcrowd Kevin , I never saw anyone get engaged so FAST! Don't get henpecked or we won't be · able to go to the Pub anymore. Me Sue, What will it be - sable or silver fox? What a bargain . . . ! Be careful on those beams - "Tea for two" isn't a good idea at 12 feet . Are you still blinded? PUP · Gnat, Use the " CHERRY" stuff lately? Love , Your Big Angel Ralph, All she really wants ... got a nickel or dime? Denny ' s crowd Hey Zimbabwe! Where is your pookie and what are you - going to do with it?! Oh , by the way, I highly recommend Martz for 'festive ' afternoons. Love, Cressy Stacey, Worn any sable lately? Watch out for .those high BEAMS & don't get locked in any saunas with Orphic & Miss Mouse. Felix & Oscar's mom. Jay, Next time you want to " bang around in the bedroom" let me know. Tos. Michelle, Leslie, Jane, Theresa ,& Nancy, Oscar and Felix called about your summer Olympic tickets. STOP. , They were all sold out. STOP. Sorry. END . Trace-y and John, Thanks for the sable, champagne, . HOUSE . . . and your friend ship . We had-a fantastic time , and the next one will be on us. Love, Sue and Stacey To the Cafeteria, WHERE' S THE BEEF?! Planned Parenthoocr Confidential and Affordable _ • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Testing Kirby Health Center Annex 63 North-Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre 824-8921 © CREATIVE MEDIA SERVI C ES Box 5955 Berke ley, CA . 9470 5 proper authorities they couldn ' t get a satisfactory response . So, why not let r.he student ·government hand le it : · they know the proper channels . It 's a case of a f~w against the big bad college, but the student government . -could save us. So I ask where is the student government? What are they doing besides taking up space? All · you ever hear about them is sign this -petition and vote for me so I can have this on my record. Now there's a problem and I'd like to see it confronted and resolved. "I was elected and riow I jus_t get to sit here" doesn't fly with Dr..Zonk around. You people must earn that mark on your records, How about some help? (If not Friends of Dr. Zonk Against ,Useless · Student Government (FAUSGJ will have to -institute changes. The troops · are ready to strike, so that the students are rep re. sented properly. Here's your chance (one which most governments don't get). It's not a threat,'it's a plea from the oppressed ~asses -HELP US ! Bubba, Who put ,me in the shopping cart? Hey that lady isn '.t · wearing a-!!! Can I eat your sausage? Ralph Caryl, · It's stuck where? · Love, Tony _ ' P.S . No real names please . Sue, Nice book!! How to regai n your what? Love, Ralph P.S. Your personality was great Friday night!!! Want to fulfill your wildest fantasies? Call 822-7419. Ask forJanet . . �pagemne 1984 Winter Weekend ''The Wilkes Olytnpics'' ' February 10, 11, 12 Friday, February 10 Opening ceremonies Volleyball-first round . ' Saturday, February 11 · Team events in Kirby Park - team slalom, obstacle course, dog sled racing, . marathon dike run , swimming , canoeing, triplefump, and much , much more! . Gym party ~~~~ with 'beach p3:rty' theme · ·featuring 'Krysiz' . . . . ~ . . .. . _ ~ -------· Sunday, February 12 . wimming and canoeing at the YMCA Volleyball finals . Awards presentati~n Movie: ·'Sophie's Choice' · ' Krysiz ' ( clockwise from far left):_Tony Zaroh(b~s: g~itar ,lead v~ als), Ben W~llace (lead guitar) , Billy Zarola (Keyboards , gunar, vocals) Mark Fmo (rhythm guitar, vocals), Jim Harnen (drums, vocals). �page ten Cagers Snap Losing Streak by Janee Eyerman After losing their last four games, the Colonel basketball team finally added one to the win column. Wilkes defeated Deiaware Valley, 88-83 behind the excellent shooting of senior co-captain Rick Sheaffer. Sheaffer racked up a career high of 37 points. Sheaffer garnered 20 of those points in the all important second half. The Colonels found themselves trailing the Aggies at halftime, 36-39, but with a total team effort they pulled within two and eventually tied the game with 5: 34 remaining. A Rick Sheaffer lay up at the 2:00 mark put the Colonels on top.'8-76 . A good man to man defense and some excellent shooting from Ken . Yakobitis and Dave Zapatocky helped· to increase the Wilkes' lead and clinch the win. Coach Bart Bellairs stated , "the win was a good one to get after losing to Delaware Valley previously in the season. The team played well and was glad to be ori their home court." For various reasons the cagers have found them~lves short-handed this· season. The team Jost four players, kaving them with a weakness at the guard position. ..., Coach Bellairs · has added Ed Kershaw to his team roster in hopes of filling that guard position. ijellairs added, "Kershaw is a dedicated player willing to work hard and that is a good lead for the team to follow .' ' Another addition to the team is freshman Brad Scarborough. Scarborough suffered a broken collarbone during the Wilkes football season and has been siddined ever since. Scat borough stands 6 '4" and is expected to see ·a lot of playing time, addi~g depth to the back court . ··Scarborough feels that team con-· fidence is important and that after the · Delaware Valley game the team is showing more of it. Brad says that if . he can play, a part in helping that team confidence, then he can be an .. asset to the team." Coach Bell~irs sees the turnover of players as "in the team's best interest. Those players who left the team weren't serious about playing ball and those joining are willing to work hard and make the team winners." The next match up for the Colonels is Saturd;i.y, February 4, at home with Lycoming. Tip off time is 8:00 p.m. "' Seats Available on Gym Skl-btis! The Phy~ical Educatiori Department is running two ski classes at Elk Mountain this semester and has a few spaces available on the buses. Anyone interested in skiing or anyone who would like to learn to ski can take advantage of these most reasonable and affordable rates. The prices quoted include your Martz bus ride to Elk Mountain, lift ticket, rentals (if needed ) ,and lessons. ' Wednesday Night Class Oates: February 1, 8, 15 and 22. Times: Bus departs from the Student Center at 3:45 p.m. and returns to campus around 11:30 p.m. Price: No rentals needed - $11.00 Rentals needed - $16 . 00 Thursday Day Class Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 23. Times: Bus departs from the Student Center at 11:30 a.m. and returns to camp~s around 6:30 p.m. Price: No rentals needed - $13.00 Rentals needed - $14.00 If you ' want to take advantage of this very reasonable deal, please contact Gay Meyers {x342) and reserve yo~r space today. Available space will be filled on a "first come" basis. ......" ..............., ......................... CON\fCTITlaJ ~~~y ~Co. . . ....., ..... J·~nuzzi'~ ,Pizza & St1bs ' 24 Free Delivery I~ VIL~hS GY~ Large Pie S5.25 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 ANYCN( l~T£("\f.ST[J7 CO~T.4CT: SWA'vt1J O'I, JOUN ® 82S"-2266 Cf\tAf\. ~ C'4.1.St) . ,Ta-x included 825-5166 �e eleven uertirne by Senior Kim Smith launches a jumper over Scranton's Lee . Ann Grow as junior Charlene Hurst moves in for a rebound. Wilkes' Deanna Kyle led ali scorers with 21 points. Smith and Hurst added 15 and 14 respectively i~ the 74-63 loss to the l~dy Royals. urnE np IF YDr.J WAf./r , Tim Williams · The Beacon sports department has undergone a small change in person- , nel over the Christmas vacation . Charles Yozwiak has resigned as co.sports editor and his position has been _ eliminated . With the anticipation ofYozwiak's departure we, at the Beacon agreed to the establishment of a nonscholarship , assistant sports editor position. ·Sophomore Janee Eyerman will fill this position. Eyerman will assist me in Winter sports by covering the men's basketball as well as the Spring sports. Her . new duties also include helping with the Wednesday night layouts. With her, come new ideas and ~hopefully a facelift . to the Beacon Janee Eyerman sports pages. An internship Eyerman served with the WNEP- 16 television tended Crestwood High School. She station may prove to be benefidal in · earned a total of six letters in softball her new position. The internship in- and field hockey. At Wilkes she is a · volved writing and editing in NEP's memberof Coach Meyers' Lady Colosports department. nels field hockey team, on which she The communications major hails is a goaltender. . from M.ountaintop where she at~ Welcome to the ~taffJanee. To PICK VP 11-1£ ~N'JW ~NME.S.. ·· ~·r WEAR YOUR SJ:(JS. IN"'7> Tl-/~ 64R /VE~ 77ME .. ;,- / ~ ' . FRANKL y SPfAKtNc . · · Phil frank © CREATIVE MEDIA SlRVI CES Box 5955 - -9 ' Berkeley, CA . 94705 - ELK Mountain ;Night Skiing · Wednesday, February 8 Thursday, February 16 Wednesday, February 22 Thursday, M_arch 1 $7 includes .lift ticket and free lesson. $12 includes lift ticket, rental, and free lesson. At least ½ of payment must pe made in advance in The Cavern. · Meet in front of the Student Center at 3:30. Bus, will leave at 4 p.m. and return at 11 :45 p.m. Sponsored by the Student Center Board. Call Extension .389 for more details. More dat~s if weather permits. * * '.:£· •· · 7 - Well , the ski se;1son is in full swing now and it seems as though half of the student body has taken up the sport. Rumor has it that students have offered bribes to Mrs . Meyers in order to gain admission into her ski dases . Elk Mountain is a nice place to ski, and the money that can be saved on the school sponsored bus trips makes Elk even more attractive . Other ski areas such as Camelback, Shawnee, Big Boulder, and Jack Frost tend to be more expensive and more commercialized. However, if you cannot manage to attain a seat on a school sponsored trip , there is an alternative you may wish to try - Ski Cove. The owners of the small ski resort refer to it as the ''Pocono's best kept secret.'' That it just may be. Ski Cove is located just a few miles west of exit 40 in Interstate 81 South . All in all it is just 45 minutes from Wilkes College. The reasons I decided to try such an unheard of ski area are twofold . First , I have been searcqing for a quiet, friendly place where the slopes are not wall-tow~ll people (most of the time I was the only one on the.short but challenging trail). Secondly I wanted a resort that would go easy on a college student 's budget. Ski Cove satisfies both with nonexistant lift lines and a college day (there is also a ladies night discount) . . On Monday's (from 3-10 p.m.) a lift ticket costs $-6 with a college ID (regular price is $11). Rentals (skis, step-in bindings, boots, and· poles) are always $8 . The operating hours vary.depending on the day of the week. For more information you should obtain a brochure from a local ski shop . Ski Cove possesses a charming atmosphere unmatched by any of the larger 1ski areas in northeastern Pennsylvania. There is no great financial risk in trying : this quaint little resort and even if you don't enjoy it you will still get your • money's worth. . ' . II 1 - 11 \ . - =-1J �Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre. Pa. r8766 beacon sports / Vol. XXXVI No.9 Feb. 3, 1984 . Colonels Bounce Back Wilkes Outwrestles Southern Connecticut, Mauls Western New England and_ Montclair by Janee ~yerman After starting off slow this season, the Wilkes wrestlers have bounced back with a very lucky weekend. The Colonels swept their quadrangular meet with Southern Connecticut, Western New England.and Montclair. Southern Connecticut was the only college to give our mat men a challenge, but fell short giving Wilkes the 29-13 victory. At 118 lbs. Marc Sodano posted a major decision over Miller, 13-2. Doug Billig wrestling at 126 lbs. decisioned Moody, 15-8. \\rilkes dropped the 134 lb. class to Southern Connecticut when Doug Collina was decisioned by Zenbauer, 9-13 . Wilkes' Glenn Whiteman and Southern Connecticut 's Aldrich wrestled to a 3-3 tie. At 158 lbs. Tom Jamicky of Wilkes won a major decision over Forrester, 10-2. · The 167 lb. and 177 lb, weight . class, while Tom Jamicky also of rior decision over Batatlias, 13-0. Wilkes pinned Roell to grab the 158 classes were forfeited by Southern Another forfeit by Mpntclair gave lb. class. Connecticut, thereby ·making Jerry Doug Collina the win at 134 lbs. Kurt The only Wilkes loss came at the Scaringe and Mike Garvin the winRowlette pinned Cantz at the 2: 53 ners. 3:06 mark of the 167 lh. bout. Westmark to give Wilkes the 142 lb. ern New England's Soloman pinned At_190 lbs. Mark Correll, wrestling weight class . Jerry Scaringe to garner the team's six for Wilkes, majorly decisioned MattaThe only victory for Montclair came lino, 9-1. The heavy weight division points. when Dicanti wrestled to a major deMike Garvin narrowly decisioned was also won by forfeit, giving Wilkes cision over Wilkes' Whiteman and Western New England's Hopkins, 4-3 the win. won the 150 lb. weight class. The second match up, Wilkes easily to add another win to the Wilkes Montclair . forfeited yet another defeated Western New England Colscore. weight class, therefore giving Tom lege, 42-6. At 190 lbs. Mark Carrell of Wilkes Jamicky the win at 158 lbs. At 167 lbs. Marc Sodano once again won his _ posted a major decision over Solomon Jerry Scaringe pinned Montclair's Haweight class by defeating Coffey, 9-4. of Western New England, 10-1. The ley at the 1:45 mark. At 126 lbs. Doug Billig also won his heavy weight bout showed Tony The remainder of the weight classes second match by pinning Cahill -at the Troyan of Wilkes wrapping the meet were forfeited by Montclair and that 47 second mark. - · made Wilkes the overall winner for up by decisioning Rigley, 5-1. In the 134 lbs. weight class Wilkes' The final bout for Wilkes was a rout the weekend. Andre Miller pinned Clark at 1:56. over Montclair, that -left the scoreThe next match for the Colonels The 142 lb. weight class was won by a board showing a 53a4 victory. Wilkes will be a triangular meet on February major decision. Kurt Rowlette beat won the majority of the bouts by for4, on the road . This meet pits the _ Amato, 13-2. feit. Colonels against Harvard and Prince• Wilkes' Glenn Whiteman pinnerl At 118 lbs. Sodano won by forfeit. ton. Panettei at 1:43 to win the 150 lb . At 126 lbs. Doug Billig posted a supe- Wilkes Women Bow to Lady Royals by Tim Williams The Lady Colonel Cagers took on the 12th ranked Lady Royals of Scranton this past Saturday and lost by a score of 75-63 in front of the hpme crowd. Four Lady Colonels accounted for 60 of Wilkes' 63 points. They included the game 's high scorer, Deanna Kyle with 21 points , Kim Smith with 15, Charlene Hurst with 14, and Karen Bove with 10. Wilkes kept pace with the Lady Royals through the first half as the teams traded buckets which kept .the score close at the half with Scranton on top,31-30. The contest remained close until late in the game when the Lady Royals pulled av.:a~ with under seven minutes rem.1;mmg. Coach Nancy Roberts commented on her lack of a strong bench , "Our lack of depth hurt us tonight, we gave it our best shot but came up a little short.'' The loss drops the women to 2-2 in the MAC. They will host MAC foe, Lycoming, on Saturday, February 4th at6:00 p .m. Junior guard Deanna Kyle drives around a Scranton defender. Kyle is the Lady Coloneb' sharp-shooter with her 22.18 points per game , 80% free throw avg. , and her 6 5 % field goal percentage. ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 February 3rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 February 3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/abdf78c7994a24265aa9bf9be12bbc20.pdf 66f23b9ddc73a5ca3221dd21016ee8e0 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXVI No.10 Feb. 17, 1984 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Have A Summer Job Yet? s Summer Internships Available Applications are available for paying, summer internships, and the Cooperative Education Office is stressing the importance in registering right away. • Mr. Eugene Domzalski, director of Career Planning, said that Wilkes College is involved in a new state Capital Semester Internship program that is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department and Office of Administration. He said that internships . with a salary ranging from m11, ..•m wage to !~, per hour for a 37 · , work week, .trc opened to students in a broad rang<:: of fields. Applications must be in no later than March 1. The coop. program at Wilkes College has grown considerably since its founding in 1977. Wilkes offers a liberal arts education that has been criticized by students and some faculty as neglecting technical skills necessary for employment in a highly technical, commercial job market. The internship program offers sru- h dents a chance 'to experience the activities of their respective fields, an experience that is often not available in classroom situation. Opportunities for most majors can be found with a little research, said Domzalski. He said that Spring break is a good time to seek out Summer employment for many internships, and students who have not established summer jobs should consider working on an internship. '' An internship is a profitable use of a summer vacation , and an opportunity to receive academic credit lies in a visit to the Cooperative Education Office.' ' The internship program is offered during the school year for students wishing to earn credits while attending class. One of the main values of the coop. experience is the proof of practical knowledge which is added to a resume. The coop. office is located in the back of Roth Halt, which is next to McClintock Hall . Wilkes Winter Winners e a f N f e e t 1 r s0 0 0 t The Cd\l!lels' Rick ~heaffer has rece ntly attained che coveted 1000 point piateau . As of the FDU game he has l,OY noims :rnd is i I points shy of the record for mos t points in a season (512). h Co0101erce and Finance Sponsor Business Sy01posiuril And the wini:ier is ... The Caribbean Crew captured first place in the Winter Weekend Olympics . They were followed by Brazil, in second , and Upper Mongolia who took third. For more Winter Weekend photos see page 6. The Wilkes College Commerce and Finance Department will sponsor its second annual business symposium, on Saturday, March 3, from 8:30 a.m. until noon, in Stark Learning Center. The topic of the symposium is The American Phenomena of Merger and Acquisition. A panel of corporate experts will discuss and debate different aspects of the subject and then answer 9uestions from the audience. ' Guest speakers are Richa: J Maslow , president of InterMetro, Ind .; Eugene Roth, Esq. a partner in Rosen, Jenkins, and Greenwald : hank Menaker, Esq., general counsel of Martin Marieth Corp. of Maryland ; Bill Sword, chairman of Sword Ind. and president of William Sword Corp. Dr. Jerry Ridgley, chairman Commerce and Finance Department will introduce President Capin as opening speaker, and close the symposium. For further information contact the Wilkes College Department of Commerce and Finance at 824-4651, ext . .·· 390. �~g•~-oc_h_C_lo-bb-e-rs---C-ro-o-ks_W_h_o_EDITQRIAL ---~-------· Bet you thought you 'd never have Lo look at another or c: of these , right ? Well, you ' re either in or out ofluck depending on how you feel about edito• rials and The Beacon in general. As the entire campus probably already knows, The Beacon is in severe finan• cial trouble . The administration has come through with some emergency funding which will , with any luck, allow us to continue to publish. Unfortunately, the paper will now only go to press every other week, and it will now be 8 pages instead of the usual 12 to 16. . Hopefully, the quality won't suffer. Hey, it may even improve, who knows . If we get some good hard news, we may even have to cut out some of those features that seem to offend everyone's delicate sensibilities: Ann and Abby, , Dr. Zonk , the classifieds, my editorials . . . the possibilities are endless. Another feature that's going to have to go is free advertising for campus clubs, organizations, and special services (tutoring , etc.). , While we hate to break this long-standing tradition, one of the hard l~ssons we've learned from our near bankmptcy is that there are no free rides . From now on, everyone will · be required to pay the cost of the professional typesetting. ARGHHHH . .. I hate the word ''typesetting! ' ' That word or any dt rivation thereof trips me into a Twilight Zone ofliving nightmares. It sends a list ot ' 'If Onlys' ' rolling through my brain like the credits at the end of a film: if only our typesetter had kept wprking (the machine not the person whom used to use it) , if only we could get the funds together for a new one , if only I had realized sooner just how much professional typesetting was costing us . .. ARGHHH . Well , there 's no use Hying over spilled milk, or ink as the case may be. At least I've learned a few things from all of this. I've learned that I better get a personal accountant when I get out of here , or I' 11 spend the rest of my life in permanent debt. This money management stuff is harder than I thought. I guess being Beacon editor was good for something. Pirate Program passwords . To The Editor: An Open Letter to Students : tices can lead to your suspension from Wilkes . With the logging that is being done · The Data General MV 10000 comon each account, it is easy to find out puter system exists for the use and who is doing what. However, now benefit of the students at Wilkes Colthat it is 1984, I don't want you to feel lege. As such, students are encourthat " Big Brother" is watching you! I aged to use the system beyond the . have enclosed a letter from one stulimited confines of specific coursedent who was misusing the system. work and assignments. There are no We had two terminals taken from limits on the amount of time used or the large terminal room over semester type of work done on any account. We break . If anyone has any information are trying to get you to use the system as much as possible. We are even con- about this theft, please let me know. sidering a plan tozive every student at Something like this theft only hurts all of you by driving up the cost of Wilkes an individual account . However, one of the things we your education ·at Wilkes. It could hope you will learn at Wilkes is not also lead to severely restricted hours only how to use a computer system, that terminals are available for use . I W?,nt you to find out the details of but the ethics of using a computer sys• tern . Copying system macros and the system and write your own promodifying them to make . your work grams and macros to use it . If you easier is perfectly acceptable. But the have any questions about whether transferring of your · program to an- what you are doing is acceptable , · other student for him to turn in as his please ask me . • Sincerely, own (even with modifications) is unJohn A. Koch ethical . The theft of passwords and Director of the use of someone else 's account are also unethical. ::;uch unethical prarAcademic Computing The Beacon USPS 832-080 Third Floor Student Center Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 Pirate Apologizes Editor-in-Chief .. . .. . .... . .. . . ..... . . . . . . . ........ Rebecca Whitman News Editor .. .. ... . ... .. .. . ....... . .. . . .. . ... .. .. . Sean: P. Connolly Managing/Feature Editor . ... .. . .. .. . .... . . .. . .... ... Donna M. Nitka Assistant News/Feature Editor ..... . . . . . . .. .... . .. . . Thomas). Monsell Sports Editor . .. ... ... . . . .. .. . .. . . ... . ........ .. . . . ... Tim Williams Assistant Sports Editor ... .. . .......... .. ......... . . . .. Janee Eyerman Copy Editor .... : . ... . ..... . .. . . . . ... .. .... . ... .. ... .... Lor Martin Photography Editor . . . ... .. . . ... . .. . .. . .... . ... . .. ... . . Jerry Galinus Business Manager .. . ... ... . . .... . .. . . . . . .... .. ...... Nadine Wieder Advertising Manager ... . ... .... . .. . .. ... . . . . . .... . .. Steve Scharpnick Advisor . . . .. ............ . .. . . ... .. ... . • . . ...... Dr. Cynthia Corison Students: · While working on the computer last semester, I created a program that emulated the logo,n procedure . This program, though never used, would allow me to gain access to various accounts . This program was brought to a professors attention who explained to me the implications surrounding it . I realize now that this was wrong and would like to apologize for creating this program . I did not think about just how it could be used or why I woul_d use it . I urge any students who are working on programs for perso?al use to_thmk about_how the program may be used before working on lt . _ If 1t seems sh~htly unethical , see a professor and explain both 'Yhat you are domg and most important, why you are doing it . The faculty is here to help us. Please help them to help you . Thank you for your understanding. Published bi-weekly during the fafl and spring semesters exc~pting scheduled breaks and vacation periods. Subscription rate to non-students: $5 .00 . Adver• rising rate: $5 .00 per column inch . All views expressed are those of the individual writer and not ne~essarily of the publication or the college. 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Long Hair $10. 00 $ 5. 00 off heat perm .c Must bring ID 1or discount. ~~~~;sss.SSS$$$~SSSl~~~~;sssssssss:SSS1~~ i �page three Big Brother Seeks Help For Orphan Organization by Jim Volpi Talent Show offers opportunity for the Future In the opinion of all those involved in the Talent Show, from publicity and ticket sales to the actual production of the show, it was a success. However to the club 's executive staff, the Talent Show serves more than to raise money. It's a chance to expose to the campus the club's purpose, which is to promote the Big Brother / Big Sister program to the Wilkes College campus. The actual program requires a great deal of concern and patience on the part of its members. Eacll'Big Brother and Sister is required to give more than just time to his little brother or sister. He or she gives his guidance to an all too often misunderstood and sometimes abused child , just like a real brother or sister would. The situations one sees and experiences is often enough to make one scream out in dispair. Yet people stick _, with it , with the basic hope that their time and patience will give that child the understanding he or she needs to become a better person. No two situations are the same, yet whatever your experience, you can't help but acquire a greater vision into the ways of the world. The real world, that is, not just a soap opera world, but the world ofbroken families and tough economic situations. It seems funny, but the biggest thrill a Big Brother or Sister gets is just .; watching the child progress through the years. It's very much a game of patience. You often can't see any immediate change, yet through your words and actions , change becomes inevitable. If the picture you're imagining isn't a pretty one, your right, but its still a part oflife that won't go away as much as we would like to see it disappear. There aren' t too many moments of instant gratification, yet there is still the basic belief and hope that we can make a difference in this world. The Big Brother program is sponsored by the Catholic Social Service , commonly referred to as The Bridge, which is located on the third floor of 15 S. Franklin St. If you think you might be interested in finding out more about the program , they will be more than happy to set up an appointment with you . They realize most people are unsure about obligating themselves since this is a major comll!.itment , so they give you all the time you need to decide and will never press you for a decision. ·If you would like to talk to any of the clu b mem bers beforehand , the club will be meeting on Tuesday or Thursday . afternoons in the future , so as to make the meetings more convenient for commuters. New members are always welcome and its never too late to join. COLLEGE TESTING SERVICE The college testing service is available to all students to assist them in planning courses, programs, and careers. Direction is also offered through personal and educational counseling. The testing service office has been relocated in Ross Hall 251, S. River Street. An appointment for the testing or counseling can be made by contacting). Kanner at ext. 492 . "Mackie's Back In Town'' Watch your wallets; Mack the Knife is back in town, and he will be featured in the Wilkes College Theater Department's production of Bertolt Brechts The Threepenny Opera. The production is a combination of two giants from the theater and music worlds. The popular songs of Kurt Wiell add to Brecht's classic adaptation of Gay's Begger's Opera. The musical cont~ins such famous songs as "Pirate Jenny," " Army Song," and of course, "Mack the Knife." Director Jay Seigfried said the play was written in Germany in the eighteenth century and is social commen- tary on the corruption of that society. He said that the play is still effective today in 1984 Northeastern Pennsylvania as satire focusing on economic injustices. The production will be held on February 24, 25, and 26 at the Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m . matinee on the 26th. Students may attend free with Wilkes identification. Shown are Kimberly Gross of Hamilton, N .Y and Stephen DiRocco of Samsinote, N.Y who will be portraying the Peachums, owners and management of a begging troup. HILLSIDE FARMS ICE CREAM STORE KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED . TO KNOW ABOUT ARMY NURSING What it'~ like: OCing an Arm y offict.·r. The: lifc.:styk . Pro fn~iona l <ll'\Tlopm c.: nt. Whal you~ BSN i~ wort h in pay anJ 1-x:ndit~. How you qualify. T ravd . Adva n lT<l c.:du cu ion. Spc.:ci.i l (r-Ji n ing. Pn)m< >t io n~. Any q uestion!, you have~ tht' amwtr~ an: worth kn owing. One free ice cream cone with the purchase of a handpacked pint or quart of HILLSIDE FARMS ICE CREAM with this coupon. Boscov' s Lower Lev~l · across .from the deli open: 10-9 Mon .-Sat. ,__,-,,-. 12-5 Sunday NUil •• ■IOP I 1 f W'.........!tpl Mslt~ _¥1111 liane, Pe. 1a,o1 --~---a...•- . . . . . . . . . . .. ,4'Qe~ .a..,... A.\l:aJ..Ua' ·PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Pregnancy Testing Confldentio l Counseling Abortion Birth C:ontr.ql · Gynecofogicaf Services Allentown W~men' s Center 215-264-5657 �page four Real News by Buddy Sutliff, Jr. Lebanese President, Amin Gemayel, could not immediately comment on the strength of American efforts to keep him in power, but he said, "The most important thing is the political backi ng and support of the United States and President Reagan. '' Gemayel said he is confident that new talks would begin ~n Geneva to resolve the country' s political and military problems. * * * * The full Central Committee of the Soviet Union 's Communi'st Party, which is about 300 members , has, as of Monday, February 12 , yet to elect the successor to Yuri Andropov as general secretary. Konstantin Chernenko, 72 years old , who was named chairman of Andropov's funeral, was reported to be the Politburo's choice. Kinney's Kids Capture Second In International Competition Four members of the Wilkes College Debate Team were able to bring home a second place victory from a recent international competition held in Montreal, Canada. The Winter tournament is sponsored annually by the CFA, · and involves students from _colleges and universities throughout the United States and other countries. In the Informative Speech category,. . Donna O 'Toole took a second place and junior Annette Winski took third . Don Duttinger took second and Winski won third in the Persuasion category. Walter Schonfeld and O'Toole took fourth and fifth , respectively in the Lincoln Douglas Debate category. O'Toole was also awarded a third in Impromptu and a fifth in Pentathalon, a competition of the five best speakers at the tourney. From the right: R.C. Nause, who was unable to attend the Canadian meet, and three of the victors, Walter Schonfeld , Annette Winski , and Donna O'Toole. * * * * Major General Mohammed Buhari, who seized control of the country in a coup on New Year's Eve, said his country could not afford elections . Buhari , former oil minister, said he will seek to stop widespread vote rigging and ballot fraud when elections resume. No date for the return of elections has been set. * * * * A Syrian Senior Official announced that Syria will not passively stand by if American shelling of its positions in Lebanon continues. Farouk al-Sharaa, who made the announcement, is the acting information minister. * * * * Princess Dianna, the wife of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne is pregnant for the second time in three years. The couple has one two-year old son, Prince William . Circle K Dances For Those Who Can't The Wilkes College Circle K Club is currently planning a twelve-hour dance marathon for February 24 and 25. This will take place in the Wilkes College gymnasium. The marathon will begin at 8 p.m. Friday night and end at 8 a.m. the following morning . Proceeds from this event will benefit the Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Wheelchair Fund . The Kiwanis Wheelchair fund was founded in 1935 by Mrs . Paul Bedford. Prizes will be awarded to those dancers who raise the most money and who manage to finish the marathon . In addition to several DJs, a few area disc jockeys will participate in providing the music for the dancers . Circle K reported that this marathan is open to the entire college and that dancers need not be couples. Admission will be a one dollar donation . An air band competition is also scheduled for 10 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top three bands on the basis of costumes and talent. Today, clubs throughout the United States purchase wheelchairs and walkers for distribution to those people who need but cannot afford them. In the past, this project has received national recognition from CBS, "Care," and "The President's Committee for Employment of the Handicapped ." Circle K has been involved in many other projects. They were recently involved in delivering for "Meals on Wheels,'' answering phones for WVIA-Tv, taking part in the annual Salvation Army fund drive, and assisting with the Annual Wilkes College wrestling tournament. Anyone interested. in getting involved in the dance marathon · or air band competition can obtain further information at the bookstore or the Circle K office in the basement of Chase Hall. SNACK BAR MENU MONDAY Beef Creole Soup Roast Beef TUESDAY Onion Soup Ground Beef BBQ WEDNESDAY Split Pea Soup Beef and Macaroni Casserole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DOCIIOOCNIOINOOOCIO WANTED: Success-oriented, self-motivated individual to work 2-4 hours per week placing and filling posters on campus. Earn $500-p 1 each school year. 1-800-243-6679. 1••··-·······················-· •• •I Januzzi's ;Pizza -==================:,. & Subs Planned Parenthood·t• THURSDAY us . . Free Delivery 1, Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Tes ting Kirby Health Center Annex 63 North Franklin Street · Wilkes-Barre • 87.4-8921 '_ ~ Large Pie S5.25 Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 ( ' Tax included \ 825-5166 I ••! Corner of Academy& River Streets :'a••-········-··-··············· ' . Beef Vegetable Soup Corn Beef on Rye n ·~ FRIDAY ew England Clam Chowder Pierogies Hours Open: Monday through Thursday 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday -7 a.m.-4 p.m. -Sunday 6 p.m.-11 p.m. ~ IJ.t► NM H �, ,. , . To fhc Ca, t>bcan Crrw, Ra• bia , Gho11I JStan , Tog, , Up• per Mongolia, Xanadu , Bra• zil, Kuwait, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, You ' re all winners! Thanks for making the weekend a success . Marianne & Donna Steve B., Mooch a smooch lately?? ? Happy Valentines Day. Al , Did you ask your fi ve dates yet? ?? All males , aren ' tthey ? Happy Valentines Day. "The Ticket Sellers ' ; Special K: I LOVE YOU and Happy Valentines Day! The SICILIAN _.. To Lisa from Evans I, What color were those p_ _ _ ? Too bad they didn ' t have any hearts . Happy Valentine's Day! Love) &D To all the little lambs : Beware of the full moon , 93 days ti! graduation! TRUST US! Love, The Big Bad Wolves Greg, Raul , Dave and Jim, Thanks so much for the Valentines. To show you how pleased I am I thought I'd let you know you 're all marked men on this campus. BE· WARE! Happy Valentine's Day, Love, Beth Dave T., De ja.vu? Happy Valen• tine's Day. Judy, Ellisa, and Tracy, Think sun and think about the shore . See you on the beach . Love, Janet . ~ Sally, Yodels and keep TRUCKIN' Love always, Pete ON Room Numbers 428, 434 and 435: I'm one of those " types " of girls and I'll be on the loose tonight . Whoever I choose will be considered the luckiest guy in the world . But please be careful, because I' II give you the biggest heart you 've ever had . HAPPY VALENTINE 'S DAY! !! Love , S&M I never give up on the dream that some day we will be hand in hand eternally free . C.G. Dear S.M .I. , Thanx for all of vour "MORAL" support Satu~day nite! See you in Washington, D .C. - maybe! Love, Jin P.S . Hey, prez, happy 2nd· month! Jennifer, May the dreams you dream be the future you find. Happy Valentine's Day. Love , Chris Tom , You've got to be the best thing that could happen to anyone!!! I'm glad you hap• pcncd to me!! I LOVE YOU! Always . . . I Will! Happy Valentine's Day. Love , Cathy XO T•Tommy Tinkle twang , I try to . make each day something new and exciting for you . . . I gues~ I shoµId hang it up on this dry land and head for the seas to do some serious backstroke! Let's push for 5!!! Love Nunes the Knucka :······························ CAMPUS CLUBS ..·······~I ! : ! i i : ! • i pictureofyourgrouptaken for the yearbook, please f! callouroffice(ext. 349) i to schedule a photo. · * * * * Mon. 10-11, 5-6 Tues. 12-1 Wed. 10 - 11 , 4 :30-6 Thur. 10-11 *this is the last chance* Dea; Kevin , Chcwbacas are hairy, Iguanas are green, Iron hoot is big and Grinchcs are mean . I hate Mr. TI heard he has " AIDS," Alex loves me . . . I know "On a good day" Even though we ' re "Just good friends" I loved every minute , And don ' t want it to end! Happy Valentine's Day. sweetheart! I LOVE YOU, Kathy Thank you for loving me . C.G. A Little " liva" to nosh on .. or maybe some chocolate --? C.G. To the Finance & Business Of. fice Gals: You have lots of common cents! Happy Valentine's Day! S.G . 1rcasurcr Timbie, Happy Valentine's Day to someone with a real responsibility complex. Don't electro rnte yourself on this little pro jeer you 've undertaken . You're Tops! Bcckface. Nadine - Watch out L ! those younger men .' You have great taste. ' Happy Valentine 's Day! Ad.Man: I know it's your winning smile that's bringing in those big accounts . Does Mickey handle the Disney ac• count? Happy VD . The Edi• tor. Tommy, Happy Valentine Day ro someone who can draw , write, and most importantly, appreciate The Who . Start keeping some office hour~ ,md you ' ll be perfect . (need I sign my name) ,c_______________ Sweet Loretta: Mmmmmmm ! I know you tell everyone our relationship is purely platonic, but now it is time to admit your undying passion for me - Let us meet in an extremely passionate rendezvous where we can both · fulfill our wildest dreams on this Valentine's Oaf Lustfully yours , xoxoxo Richard , Did I ever tell you about · my roommate' sssss brother ? Richard To mv little knucklehead , Yo~ have made every day different and special! God knows you try!!! Lnve the knucklelover. ( .,rr,). !'h, H .,,.:.:ron Olympics? I " 1 <>n more incredible ar• ll·mp: at sanity. Happy first \ 'alemine 's Day together, and thanks for making it not just another day. Love, Tom ·-::ome lay your head on my shoulder and I will whisper sweet love words . .. C.G. Cellblock Catlin: Dear Inmates, ' The warden has informed us that visiting hours have been extended in light of Val• entine 's Day. Enjoy it while you can . Also, we will be tap• ping the keg in room 42 at 7:00 p .m . for all those ·coup• les attending. (there will be no charge for THIS party) Dr. Ruth and associates Jennifer, Lisa, Nicole, Cathy and Desi: To the partying babes of Catlin Hall - let's keep the good times rolling!! Happy Valentine's Day! Love , Nadine and Di Kevin McDonnell , So, you never get a classi• fied, huh? This one's for you , baby! Happy Valentine's Day. Love , Donna Dear Mr. Scharpnick: Have you found someone to hide behind while laugh• ing in class this semester. Sincerely yours, Janet Dorio P. S. The inside address would agree with the salutation . Neal M. Meet me in the Pub? Dear Pam, Wait! Wait! Happy Valen• tine 's Day! Kathy To Hazel, I think you' re a terrific R.A. ; don't let anyone tell vou otherwise . Hope you feel more at home now. Happy Valentine's Day! Love ya like a sister. Gert To my volleyball team, Mrs . Saracino, Rick, Sally, Patti , Teresa.Jayne, Suzanna, Susie, Marlene, Lori , Sherri, Leeann, Lisa, Jackie , Jenny, Teddi, and Vicki. Happy Val• entine's Day! I love you all. Love, Debbie c.c. Thanks for all the laughs over the year. Have you seen any thing exciting out the windows lately. Love , Janet Mark, Thanks for all the pushes over the past 3 years. I don't know if I would have made it without you . Love, Your favorite accounting Stu • dent pagefive "Ronnie" : Your beaut)' arises from within, from a depth of care and under• standing most people will never comprehend. Precious few will ever have the sensitiv• ity to treat you the way you deserve to be treated ; I don't even know if I do. Don ' t let the heathens scuff up your soul - it's real and it 's spe• cial. HAPPY EVERY.DAY Your Guardian Angel. Sean.Sean , If I go to Allenwood , I'm not taking the fall alone. I' II squeal. I'll snitch . We'll both fry! Thanks for always adding a laugh to my day. Happy Val• entine Day - The Libel Queen . Dad, Start paying some attcn• tion to me or the social work• er's going to put me in a fos. ter home . Thanks for buying me at Boscov's. Next time you repot me, how about something a little more butch . These flowers make me feel like a quiche•eater. Love, Nephythytis. Rennie and Dee, Have enjoyed the past 4 years we have spent together. Keep smiling and looking to• ward the island . Love, Janet Janee, Do you have a jaccuzzi in Mountaintop? Everyone else seems to know . Delaware Girls, Do you want to win a sub? I do! Lynn , KAL, Brian, Nancy, Elna, Mollie, Mike , Dawn , Patty, Lori, Happy Valen• tine's Day!! Your 1reasurer. Happy Valetine's Day SG, IRHC, Beacon, SCB , and Amnicola: Love CC. : . .,.._,_,.._,...,._,._,._,.__,._._,,...,.__.,._,._~~~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,..............~......_..__~..___.._~...,._,._,._.....,._..__.~~ I• If youQRGANIZATIONS have not had a picture i & r- i 5 ! i i : ! • ! Photos will be taken ! Tues., Feb. 21 and Thurs., i Feb. 2 3 from 11 :00 to 1 :00 : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. <,) ! CC-IRHC VALENTINE'S DANCE TQNITE cJ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AT (· ·) THE WOODLANDS ~, tcJ COCKTAILS AT 7:00 p.m. ~'P'7 .~ DINNER AT 8:00 p.m. DANCING FROM 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. MUSIC BY THE ATTENDANTS COST $8.00 PER PERSON '.:::'7rx-x-x-m"')(")Orx,nl("")("j("'X'Y"X'"lnnr~rr-.n.-r-r-".rY'Y~~t"'Y'Y'"rrYY"Y"-rY~:-v-r-if""rY"~..........,,.............- . , - v - , , ~ �page six ' ~n~nutlfiiID@fil)cil;J To the Winter Weekend Committee , Thanks for all your help . We really couldn't have done it without you . Marianne & Donna KAL, Guess who I'm going to the dinner dance with . Miss DMP. Beacon Beck, The joke is on you and so is the ice cream . HAPPY VAL~ ENTINE' S DAY! Ellen , Justine Mommy. Time misses Joanie , Happy Valentine 's Day. Dave M. Duncan, I only met you once but that night you played darts really well; I only wish I knew some of your other skills!! Hope to see you at 391 again real soon . To the women of Ja Mama's Home for the Aged, Hagatha, Mildred , Agatha, Beatrice, Hazel, Albina, Ethyl, Hilda, Ernestine, Ber- · tha, Eunice, Gladys, Helen , Agnes, Ida Mae, Martha, Endora, and Pearl. Health and longevity. Mary and Gert B.~F~r thou thyself art thine own bait, That fish , that is not catched thereby, Alas , is wiser farthan l." Lor Mare , Thanks for all the good tin1e~ we have shared over rhe years. Keep your eye on the guys and mister wonderful will step into your life . GoodLuck . Love, Ja_n ~ Scan-Scan, Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite news editor. I'm looking forward to your dramatic performance. Love ya, Donna To Ally, What color eyes do alligators have? Do I get to find out ? Happy Valentine 's Day! Love , Don ----- 'Jo the lovely ladies 0! ll n ,. , back Hall, l love and miss you guys . Happy Valentine's Day! Once an R.A. , always an R.A. Love, Mom To everyone at "The Peak", I hope you always have as many boyfriends as you do , this Spring. Lor Gert, I'm sure " the man" will catch on if he knows what's good. If not we could always make him an offer he can 't refuse . . . Hazel Amnicolas and Amnicolos : We've got an " eye:" on you - Your cool neigh bors. !Jear l ',wt.i, Happy Valentine' s Day. Love, Kathy Kathy, Our friendship means a lot to me. Thanks for listening to me gi:ipe over the years . You always seem to be there when I hit bottom . Good-Luck with everything you do. Love, Janet DearJanet, 4 years of joys, jokes and problems . has made our friendship very special. Thanks! Happy Valentine's Day. Love, Kath y BWlAN - Happy Valentinr ' s day to the only Paraniod-Voyuer-Atheist I know (Thank God, . .. oops) . You 've got great eyelashes!! Kai - Didn't want you to feel left out! Happy Valentines Day. Another Jackson Browne Fan CC: You are one cool organization . Thami for being our friends! The Beacon Pumpkin: Sorry about ruining your plans and probably my only chance of getting a Valentine gift . You can sit on my lap anytime , even if you do lie to me constantly. With Love, The Pro-Bowle· ~**********•~ ~-·--~---•**********************************************************************~* ~ f I ~~ t ! H ere'$ what 's happening in the Stud~nt Center: I New Video games in The Cavern! ,r Dragon's Lair and Xevious, plus all of th,ese other games! Gorf, Star W(lrs, ~~n-,A + ! ~ : • : ~ t !• ] • !' D.ig Dug, ..A~:'.'"1S~ Baby Pac-Man, Ms. Pac Man, Super Pac Man , Centipede , and Gyruss . ;o,;.1Kt-~ Or try your luck at pool, fooseball, ping pong, or pin_baU. Try your luck at our best game! Dragon's Lair! Wat,h your fiivorite shows on the Wid_escreen TV on the 2nd Floor. Coming up y~;~~ on HBO: The Amatuer, Beastmaster, Daffy :puck Movie, Forced Vengeance , ~~ J!"~C~ International Velvet Liar' s Moon , Lovesick, Man W ith Two Brains , Missing , Star Trek II . ' n r watch MTV C.all Ext. ~8() for reservations or TV listings. -"'"'-l.""-l>I..'- * : * t * t . * : : * : : * ! ~**********************************************************************w*********************• �Lady Cagers Crush Mules and Monarchs by Tim Williams The Lady Colonel cagers travelled to Allentown last Friday and defeated the Mules of Muhlenberg College by a score of 74-54 . The following day _ Coach Roberts ' team toppled crosstown rival King's College, 80-68 . The victories upped the ladies record to 12-7. Wilkes dominated the entire game as the Lady Colonels' top three scorers outscored the entire Muhlenberg squad . Kim Smith led all scores with her 24 points. She also added 10 rebounds. 1000 point club member Charlene Hurst followed in scoring with 21 points that night. Junior transfer Deanna Kyle also h.ad a productive night as she pulled in 12 rebounds , tallied six assists , and contributed 12 pomts. Roberts had her team using a manto-man defense which effectively shut down the Muhlenberg offense. Hurst and Smith (also a 1000 point club member) grabbed five steals each . " It was a good win for us," Roberts continued , "It is nice to go into the King's game with this win.'' Against King's, Deanna Kyle 's 30 points led the Lady Colonels to Wilkes' third victory in the last two years over the Lady Monarchs. Kyle also contributed 13 rebounds and 5 steals. Again, Wilkes utilized a man-toman defense that forced King's to t~rn the ball over. on at least 9 occasions. ' ' This also was a good win for us because we are now being considered for the NCAA regionals." Roberts added, "This game (with King's) is always an emotional game and it doesn't matter what the teams' records are - it's always a tough game.'; The Lady Colonels' next contest is Saturday, February 18th at home against MAC foe Juniata. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p .m . LIFT-A-THON INFO. During the afternoon of Marl h 6th , there will be a lift-a-thon sponsored by the football team in order to raise money for the purchase of new body building equipment. The football team would like to acquire both machine and free weight equipment that will be accessible to all college students. During the foot ball season the equipment will be housed in the field house at Ralston Field, and it will then be moved to Weckesser for the remainder of the year. The lift-a-thon is open to ail Si:U · dnm and alumni , not only football players. Each participant is to find people to sponsor him (or her), for at least one cent per pound .-Therefore, if a participant lifts 300 lbs. his sponsor(s) owe three dollars for the cause. Any participant who finds· ten sponsors will receive a free shirt. If any one wishes to participate or contribute he should contact Coach Unsworth at ext. 324. ~ 0[? ~~ CO~£TITIGJ ~~~Y rco. 24 ANYa.J( ltJT£f'\_.[ST£17 CO~T4CT= SWA\t/"1 °'l JOUN ® (f\£AI\ Oe rnAsl'.) BZS-2 2 66 · Indoor Shooting Gallery Opens by Jeff Weinstein As the 1984 indoor floor hockey opened it's season it proved that this season would be nothing less than a shooting gallery. Four individ\}als scored for the Chiefs as they pulled ahead of the Devils, 4-2. Chris Mele scored four goals, one better than opponent Rich Sissons, to lead the Alabama Spammers to a high powered win , 8-4 ,over the Gretzkys. Roy Delay, who put on a goalkeeping clinic, shut down the Warriors until it was too late to matter as the Smegmas opened the season with a 32 victory. Shearer, Trapani, Kopcho. each tallied one to led the Smegmas past the Warriors. A goal with 46 seconds left in the final period lifted the Twisters over the Mother Puckers, 2-1. This heart stopper went back and forth all night as both teams played consistent hockey. Feb. 12: In the second round of _ play the Chiefs and the Gretzks i,tav,ecl to a deadlock, 4-4. The Spamni,:1s .:ontinued their winning ways as they easily beat the Mother Puckers , 5-0. Mitchell Reese scored two second half goals as the Smegmas also won again . This time they victimized the Devils, 3-1. Chris Fox .playing as a man possessed ,defensively shut down the race horse oriented Devils. indoor hockey Any girls who would like to play or are interested in playing indoor field hockey should contact Alysse Croft at 829-9786 (ext. 105) or Jeff Weinstein at 829-9160 (ext. 126). If you cannot get in touch with these people we will be having our first game Sunday, February 19th , at 6:30 p .m. in the gymnasium . If you need a stick please tell us and we may be able to provide one for you. Come out and have fun - join a team or form one of your own. O\JE:RTIME by Tim Williams Why is the American Olympic climate lacks the Winter climate synteam faring so poorly in Sarajevo? If onomous with that of the Norwiegian America is the most powerful country countries or the Alps countries. in the world, why is a small country The bobsled, luge ,nordic, and allike Norway earning more medals pine events are dominated by these than the U.S . team? countries because of their lengthy These questions create an uneasy winters . People of these countries are situation for the majority of the all exposed to these sports at an early American public. There are a great age. many Americans who believe that beIn many of these countries these cause we dominate the world (along winter sports are as much of their cul with the Soviet Union) in many dif- ture as baseball and football are to our ferent fields, that our athletics should culture. be equally dominant. The only events we have traditionInadequate financial support and ally been competitive in have been our country's climate are two of the the skating events - ice hockey, figmore prominent reasons why our ure skating, and speed skating . A Winter Olympic teams are inferior to much larger percentage of Americans those of other countries. The Ameri- grow-up with skating events that we can government does not help the do with skiing events, although that is United States Olympic Committee in rapidly changing. the same manner that a few other gov- •. Many people expected the U.S. ernments support their own commit- hockey team to repeat the miracle of tees. • 1980. A miracle it was , too . Our 1984 All financial support for our Olym- hockey team is good, but not good pie athletes comes from private con- enough. The American pubic extributions and corporate endow- pected too much from these young ments . Oftentimes these men. These young men are matched contributions are not enough to bring against a great deal of seasoned vetout the athlete's fullest potential. erans; the U.S. team i~ no longer a The Olympic athlete must make major hockey power. many personal sacrifices in order to The American public often frowns train for the games . He or she usually upon and complains about our winter ·spends a great deal of time and money athletes who fail to place in the preparing for an event that may last events. We should remember that all of a few minutes . when a finger is· pointed at someone If the battle of the budget isn 't else there are four more fingers pointenough of a handicap the Winter ing back at the pointer. Olympic athlete lacks another necesWe Americans should support our s1ty - snow. Olympic teams every year rather than The United States is not blessed every four years ; other wise , we havr v. ith massive quantities of snow. O ui 11, ; rig ht to com plai n. �beacon sp_o rts Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Vol. XXXVI No.10 Feb. 17, 1984 Matmen Pin Tri-Meet by Don Gibble This past Saturday the Wilkes wrestlers travelled to West Point to take on Army and Rutgers in a tri-meet. Coach John Reese's s~uad returned home with 17-15 and 2<'5-18 victories, respectively. The highlight -of the down-to-thewire Army match came at heavyweight, when sophomore Paul Wysocki, replacing the injured Tony Troyan, squeeked out a one point victory over Dan Parietti. That bout gave Wilkes the necessary points needed to stage a come-from-behind victory over the Mules. · · Wysocki, former high school stat<:" champ, is normally a 190 pounde: :; 11 the C\llonels and showed a lot of cour- age wrestling in the heavyweight class and winning when the pressure was on . An impressive individual win for Wilkes was registered in the 126 · pound weight class·. Senior Doug Billig surprised the West point fans by breezing past the talented Dennis Semmel of Army, 8-2. Semmel has Army's best personal log. Other winners for Wilkes in the Army match were Marc Sodano , Andre Miller, and Mark Correll. Gary Sanchez, Glenn Whiteman, Tom Jamicky, Scaringe, and Mike Garvin all lost tough decisions. In the Rutgers vs. Wilkes show,!ov:n, Marc Sodano continued his winning ways He scored the only pin of the day, deckmg his foe in a time of Netters Net One, Lose Another by Janee Eyerman The Colonel cagers split this past weekend 's action by beating Albright , 57-50 Friday, and losing to 3: 28 and upping his seasonal record to 17-3-0. Billig, Whiteman, Scaringe, and Garvin won decisions for the Colonels , whileJamicky gained a forfeit. Garvin iced the meet for Wilkes with a major decision over a decent Rutgers opponent. Coach Reese then made the decision to forfeit the remaining two weight classes which made the score 26-18, in favor of Wilkes. The wrestlers will wrap u:1 •i.ieir :iual meet season Saturday \! 2 p.m . when they will host Fram. lin and Marshall. On February 24th Reese's men will er•ter the EIWA tournament in Anaroli~, Maryland . They will compete against schools such as Syracuse , Navy, and Lehigh. The top three place-winners in _each weight class will earn a berth in the NCAA Division I tourney to be held March 8th, 9th and 10th, at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. MAT NOTES: ironman Mark Correll sustained a shoulder injury in the Army match. The senior AllAmerican hopeful has wrestled superbly all season , winning all but two matches. Correll can be counted on to shake off the injury in time for the Easterns. Wilkes' sophomore Marc Sodano will be shooting to better last year's performance in the EIWA, in which he placed third. Lefty Ace Living A Dream i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 February 17th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 February 17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/dce7a4c596bfb97a6e9d5a3f53082596.pdf 97a957ff9d3acdbf13d96e18a74ea3a8 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXVI No. 11 March 2, 1984 Wilkes C0Hege Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 After Nine Years of Capinornics ... Wilkes Faced With "Most Difficult" Budget by Sean Connolly The Wilkes College 1984-85 tentative budget will be presented to the Board of Trustees sometime today, and is, in President Robert S. Capin 's own words, " the most difficult budget in my ten and a half years of upper administration.'' Reductions in staff, faculty, and administrative positions are necessary for a balanced budget, said '-Capin, and increasing costs and decreasing enrollment made this year's budget process very difficult. " We worked very hard. We had to take a close look at what was going on , and consequently, certain requests could not be filled, " he said . Capin added that he expects to fin ish " in the black" with a balanced budget for the next year, but that he is not projecting a large surplus . The budget process begins in midDecember with meetings between de_: partment heads and deans and fol lows through January. In January, the president assigns available staff positions , and meets with staff for preliminary budget approvals . The tentative budget is then completed by the president and staff in February, and the b oard votes on it in March. If the budget is approved today it will remain unchanged until its final approval in September. Capin said one of the hardest parts of composing this tentative budget is continuing Wilkes' programs while keeping tuition increases to a minimum. He said that there will be ;i n increase in mition for next year .but that no figure has been reached . Demographic projections for che Northeast region of the United States show a continuing decrease in the amount of college students through the 1990's. Increase in tuition for most private institutions has become a continuing trend , and Wilkes has been no exception. Capin added that the amount of this year's enrollment applications is higher than last year's applications , but that a lower enrollment is expected . The final budget can not be approved until September when the number of students are known. Wilkes College is faced with large expenditures, said Capin, citing for instance the $219 ,000 amount paid for :electrical expenses of Wilkes buildings , excluding residence halls . He added that the total operational and maintenance ~xpense is much larger. Along with reductions in staff and faculty, the number of positions filled at Wilkes has to be watched , said Capin, referring to professor tenure. He said that tenure is a commitment on the part of the college to a certain individual, and is sometimes a lifelong commitment . He stated the criteria in considering tenure as : qualifications of the individual, need in the academic department , and the economic issues in the situation. Wilkes College has been operating "in the black" for -8-9 years, said Capin , who also said that the institution is in a good positior;i to meet the challenges of the future . Will It End Up In "People's Court''? ... ·College Obtains Zoning Change On Barre Hall But Forty Fort Man Sues Wilkes Following ANeighborly Appeal ' . by James Volpi A lawsuit involving the sale of Barre Hall has been filed against the college . Photo: Steve Thoma; Barre Hall , a one time female residence hall of Wilkes, which was put up for sale last year for $110 ,000 , is now the basis for a law suit against the college . William Dombroski of Forty Fort , filed the suit when two neigh bors appe~led a zoning change obtained by the college. Mr. Dombroski claims he was not notified of the appeal when he secured his mortgage from Susquehanna Savings Association . The plantiff claims the zoning change places him in a financiallydamaged position and refused to make further comment on the matter. Mr. Dombroski is suing for the $5, 000 downpayment that the college refuses to return . He is seekinL· $7,800, plus costs and interest. D.r. Andrew Shaw, dean of Management explained last year that the college was to go before the city zoning board to ask for a "variance " in the zoning regu lations for the Barre property that would allow the parking arrangement that the college's realtors wanted . Barre Hall was to be renovated into a luxury apartment buildin.g , but a plan for parking violated the present zoning rules. 1 After attaining the zoning change , two neighbors appealed and won , without Mr. Dombroski being notified of the change. It is based on his lack of knowledge of any change, prior to gaining financing , that Mr. Dombroski now bases his suit for the return of his deposit. �page two----------------------------------------------------------Student Government Zonks The,Doctor Dear Editor, This letter is in reference to Dr. Zonk' s column in the firsi: issue of the Beacon this semester. Dr. Zonk made a few unnecessary slurs against Student Government . I feel that it is my responsibility to comment on these remarks. Dr. Zonk made a comment about Student Government Representatives only being around campus during election time, when they need to get petitions signed to be, nominated. I would like to elaborate on this statement briefly. If you want to see any Student Government Representative, please attend any of the many social affairs on campus. Student Government members do. You 'll be able to spot them. They are the ones working the door, filling the soda cups, and running around with food platters so there is enough food to make everyone happy. Also you can find these people , who appear so mysterious , decorating and setting up before each of these parties and cleaning up after them . Yes , Student Government members are the lucky ones who get to clean up the disgusting messes and scrub the floors after each party. This is , however, just one aspect of the life of a Student Government member. Another fun part of being a Student Government member is attending meetings., If you are really interested in finding a Student Government member, you may want to attend one , of these meetings . Some of these meetings have a great impact on campus life. They include the Student Life , Curriculum, Academic Affairs , and Athletic Committees just to name a few. If you are anxious to talk to a Student Government member, you may want to attend one of these meetings . Honest, meetings don't hurt!' Also Student Government members have an office and , I hope you don't get over-excited but, anyone with any problems or questions is invited to stop by and talk to someone . If we can't help you with your problem, we can definitely find someone who can . This just might save you a lot of problems. Our office is located qn the third floor of Conyngham Student Center and our hours are posted on the door, Dr. Zook also pointed out that he dido ' t know of anything that Student Government did . !"think a good reporter should be a little more alert than he obviously is because Student Government just sponsored their first "major" event this semester and I believe he participated in some of the games and other activities. Its too bad he didn ' t notice that Student Government sponsored it but that is only a fact and facts don't have any place in a newspaper column . As a last point, I would just like to restate something I have said all year. Again its too bad nobody listens or reads . Student Government meetings are open for anyone to attend. If you have any problems or questions, please feel free to bring them to us, that is what we are here for. Who knows? We may even be able to help you! ! I hope that the next time someone in responsible position such as Dr. Zook and his newspaper column , receives a complaint he will know where to forward the complaint if he doesn't know how to deal with it . Don't be Shy! We are willing to help! · ThankYou, Ralph Pringle Student Government President P.S. Don't look now but your best friend may be a Student Government member. a Local Peace Group To Sponsor Anti-Nuke Musical u Dear Editor: One of the benefits of living and studying in Wilkes-Barre is the abundance of cultural opportunities in this area. Unfortunately, these opportunities are not always well publicized on campus. Therefore , I would like to inform your readers about an event ·which will take place in early March. On Sunday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m ., Alice in Blunder/and - Reflections ofa Nuclear Age will be performed in die sanctuary of the First Presbyterian ·11ANW1fm: Columnist to counter CONSERVATIVE COMMENT ' The play was written by Tom and Church in Wilkes-Barre. The Wyoming Valley Peace Committee is . Tim DeFrange of Kent, Ohio and has been presented to many audiences by sponsoring this delightful musical alLegacy, Inc. The intent is to inspire as legory based on the classic ' ' Alice in many people as possible to learn Wonderland." The actors will be an amateur troupe from the Scranton about and involve themselves in the area under the direction of Dolores nuclear issue. As college students and faculty, let us avail ourselves of this Dominick . There will be no charge for the one hour performance, but a freeunique opportunity. Sincerely, will offering will be colle'c ted to help Alene Case defray costs. We encourage everyone to come and enjoy this lightly satirical musical with us. The Beacon USPS 832-080 Third Floor Student Center Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 Editor-in-Chief ... .. .. . .... . . . ........ . . . ..... . ... 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Subscription rate to non-students: $5.00 . Advertising rate: $5 .00 per columninch. All views expressed are those of the individual writer and not necessarily of the publication or the college . · �----------------------------------------------------------{)agerhree Conservative Comment,________ by Stephen K. Urbanski and James). Haggerty,Jr. Enrezul county is not quite like any other county, in fact one might say its quite unique . lt'S uniqueness comes from the fact that in Enrezul county the people not only elect a coroner and a prothonotary, but they also elect a wizard and an alchemist. In fact , these two offices are the most hotly contested races in the county. Of course this bring~ to mind many questions , and we'll do our best to answer them. These county offices were first created back in the medieval times , and haven't been changed much since then. These offices arose out of the hysteria caused by ·such,,. tyrannical wizards as Merlin . Merlin had never been elected by the people, therefore he was not responsible to the people. Also , the county alchemist was chosen by an ancient ce,remonial right. Many people were outraged by these injustices, so they started an uprising which they called "The People's Uprising" . Like their county officials, the people weren't very creative, either. The govt:rnmental reformists ecutive powet must be derived from a mandate of the masses, and not from some farcical , paganistic .ceremony.'' This slogap was too long to put on posters or signs in mass quantities, and since the printing press wasn' t invented yet, and Xerox machines wouldn1t be invented for another 600 years, the reformers resorted to handprinted signs which read, " Elect the Alchemist and the Wizard." A massive campaign was undertaken to have the government reformed. The current aquaticceremonially-chosen officials objected to the changes. There were fears by the county employees (who were also chosen by an aquaticpatronage ceremony) that they would lose their jobs if the reforms were adopted. Eventually- the reformers won, and the suggested reforms were adopted after a series of battles. These offices are still in existence.today. Unfortunately, the reformers saw the election of the offices of alchemist and wizard ·as a permanent fixture of their new government . And when the times changed , the offices didn't. The alchemist's duties are the same as they were 600 years ago. His job is to turn non-precious metals into gold . Year after year, the alchemist creases in the county budget for his office, and continues to try to change:: metals into gold . At last check , the alchemist hadn't succeeded, yet. We would be wrong if we said that the wizard's job hasn't changed over the years. In medieval times the wizards cast many spells on behalf of the county, and performed many magical acts, such as turning enemy prothonotaries into frogs. Today, the only function of the wizard 's office is making the 'taxpayers' money disappear. About ten years after the creation of the wizard's and alchemist 's office, more reforms were introduced. The offices of prothonotary, coroner, and jury commissioner were . created. Enrezul county was the epitome of medieval government , and since it hasn't changed much since that time, it still is the epitome of medieval government. Even though the changes in government were not great, Enrezul county has been at the forefront of county governmental operations. · Enrezul county is the home of the 'foot to head ' coroner method . In 1642, Egbert Percy, county coroner, ·pioneered the 'foot to head ' examination method of cadavers. This was a revoluntionary method . Since the beginning of time , coroners used the time, we have grown accustomed to the 'foot to head' method . In fact , there hasn 't been a 'head to foot' coroner elected in Enrezul county in over fifty years. Even though the 'head to foot ' candidates continually call for a change , the voters are adamant in their demands for a 'foot to head' coroner. · Another great date in county governmental history is March 9, 1684. On that day, George Dryden (no relation to John) , the Republican jury commissioner, ' invented the barrel crank. Up until this time , the barrel which contained prospective jurors' names was rolled around the main floor of the court house until eight rotations had been completed. Now the jury commissioner's job was much easier than before, so this meant an immediate pay raise. It might be a revelation to our county officials if they visited Enrezul County, but then again it might not be. If they haven 't taken notice of the archaicness of their own county government, they'd probably think Enrezul county government was as modern as the space shuttle. Any comments or criticisms are welcome . Please write to us at The Beacon. ado;::i!:;:gi~:ir~:~f~i:ementali~8~riIBil o~At8IBlfS~- -------, Ho~lt:~er Jl And .S pace Campus The classroom is a tall ship into which is stuffed , jammed , and squeezed student , faculty, and crew, competing with provisions , equipment, books, water, fuel , and the most essential item , good humor. The campus of this classroom community stretches far beyond the horizon to include the Caribbean Sea and the Western North Atlantic: This campus is unlike; any other because it continually · changes in space and time. One day the campus may be a tropical lagoon, the next day the ruins of a sugar mill, later a Carolina mud flat , or a wall 100 feet below the surface of the Gulf Stream. There is a sense of personal development as ~OU__[ain nautical skills Ci . .......... . ............. -----· -,,_,.,...,,,_,..,.. ........... ..,,.. ........ ....... COMPANY a.,,-.i.1 ... ~m-1m such as the satisfaction and confidence at the increasing ease by which you shoot stars at twilight or fix a position at noon . The wisdom of the old sailors adage "one hand for the ship, one hand for yourself'' will be very clear the first time you uneasily climb up the ratlines . SEAmester is demanding because in addition to a heavy academic load, you stand your watch and assume increasing responsibilities in the sailing of a full-rigged schooner. You will not leave SEAmester as rhe same person who came aboard. You be affected by a rich and deep comraderie which will persist long after you leave the ship. You will experience great and unexpected adventures which make each SEAmester cruise different and will leave a mark on your life . If you are interested in knowing more about the SEAmester experi- / ence and how student participants , complete a full college semester of ! course work while sailing aboard this l untraditional classroom, write to : ! SEAmester Long Island University Southampton Campus Southampton, NY 11968 WHAT · HAl'Pe~tJ 10 TtlE \If CO~IJ,J{, "fktATlf.E / will I A f ~ODIXT/Ofv f �iI = I = 5 = = = = 5 Bomb Threat Fizzles by Sean Connolly On February 28, 1984, at 12:50 a.m ., a man called the front desk of = Pickering Hall and told the security § guard on duty, "I would advise to . evacuate in 20 minutes . This is a bomb threat ." According to security g~ard George 5 Kubaugh, 49, the caller had a direct = voice but did not specify where the bomb was placed . Kubaugh immediately called President Capin, the R.A . on-duty, and the Wilkes-Barre police. Director of Residence Life , Paul § Adams, who was visibly perplexed , arrived ten minutes after the call was _ Circle K dancel the night away at their Dance Marathon which benefitted made . Adams contacted Capin, who ihandicapped people. Proceeds went to the Kiwanis Wheelchair Fun& . called for a search of Pickering Hall. ;..m,w111111111w;.NU111111u11m111uu111111111u111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111nu11111111111111f.~••m,/ I i= I iI i i ,·mr.~~u~,mi Two police officers entered the bu~ding at 1:05 a.m. and requested to speak with the person in charge. Adams stepped forward . After being drilled by rapid questions from th~ police, Adams summed up the situation, "There are forty buildings on campus. It would be impossible to search all of them ." Adams again .called Ca pin, and the decision not to evacuate any buildings was finalized . · Another security guard and maintenance man were present at the front desk awaiting orders. The group of R.A.'s stood by until Adams and the police realized that the time limit for detonation was long passed, and that there was no apparent danger. Debaters Mouth-Off Down South The Wilkes College Speech and Debate Union recently traveled to · Fairfax, Virginia to compete against; some of the nation's tQp forensics schools. The speech contest was held on the campus of George Mason University. Seventeen schools from as far away as Southern Utah gathered for the special invitational tournament. Even with one of the smallest entries present, Wilkes demonstrated its forensic skills by winning five major awards. _ Donna O'Toole secured a second place finish in Informative Exposition Competition and also won a fifth place trophy in Extemporaneous Speaking. Her teammate Annette Winski also combined an excellent speaking program to win two awards. Annette won a second place award in the very difficult area of Communication Analysis - which consists of offering an indepth critical analysis of a speech. Ms. Winski analyzed an oration by former president Richard M. Nixon . She finished the competition with a fourth place trophy in Persuasive Oratory. LSAT Classes at U. of Scranton Starting Early April. Stanley H. Kaplan The Smart MOVE! NUN 19 ••a. , . . . . . . .a:plUSt. ll13 11 . . ae, ,.._ 1m1 ...,,............ ,-a.... .·1-,1t <$ An,,,,H , .. ..-.....a..-,- The two Wilkes co-eds gained enough award points to move Wilkes into an overall fourth place sweep~ stake trophy. This marked the second time this year that Wilkes has finished within the top five schools at a tournament hosted by the nation's no. one forensic school - George Mason University. The tournament was sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Communication Association . The tournament package consists of three separate invitational tournaments spread out over the regular academic school year. Points are accumulated over all three tournaments and at the final tournament in March, the top five overall colleges will receive special recognition. Based on the results of the last two completed tournaments, Wilkes College is in the running for one of these prestigious awards . The final metro tournament will be held on the 9th and 10th of March. The public speaking unit as well as · the debate union are coached and directed by Dr. Bradford Kinney of the communication's studies program. SUMMER POSITIONS WITH WILKES UPWARD BOUND 4 Tutor/ Counselors Full-time positions. Responsibilities include supervising high school students enrolled in the academic oriented program. Applicants must have successfully completed their ·sophomore year of college and demonstrate leadership and the ability to work with youth in a residential setting . Date of Program:June 9 throughJuly 27 . Salary: $945 plus room and board 1 Senior Tutor/ Counselor PREPARATION FOR: cf:.t.~-· GMAT • LSAT • GRE l . ' (21s)43s-2111 M ~~ilONAL N 833No. 13ttut. Allentown. Pa 18102 ,··········~·········-··········- :wANTED: Success-oriented, self-motivated: ~ndividual co work 2-4 hours per week placing: :and filling posters on campus. Earn $500-plus: :each school year. 1-800-243-6679. : •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1 PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Pregnancy Testing Conffdentiol Counseling ' Abortion Birth C:ontr.ol . · Gynecological Services . Alfentown W~men' s Center 215-264-565 7 Fu{l-time, live'-in position. -Responsibilities include supervising first-semester college students. Applkants must have completed their junior year of college and demonstrate leadership, strong academic skills and experience working with youth in a residential setting. Date of Program: June 9 through July 27. Salary: $1050 plus room and board Send resume and letter o{application by March 7, 1984 to: Anne A . Graham, Director Upward Bound Sturdevant Hall Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Wilkes College js an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.· �"To Be Or Not To Be" Wilkes And King's To Get Their Acts Together by Sean Connolly Wilkes College and King's College will be combining theatrical departments for two joint productions next season if a proposal, awaiting final approval by Wilkes Academic Affairs Dean Gerald Hartdagen, is approved. Dr. Thomas Kaska, chairman of the Wilkes Language and Literature Department, explains that the proposal calls for a cooperation between the two theater departmeots in producing two out of the scheduled four shows , one to be staged"?lt Wilkes and one at King's . The proposal, which was created by the deans at King's and submitted last year, became more interesting to Wilkes following the termination of 1rnsu1·1 s OF' SG &: Mr. Jay Siegfried's position as theater arts professor and production director. Siegfried's departure leaves Dr. Michael O'Neill as Wilkes ' sole director, a job too big for one man, according to Kaska. A summer program between the two departments is also listed on the proposal, says Kaska, and O'Neill and Wilkes set designer, Klaus Holm, are expected to stay in the area hold. ing up Wilkes' end of the deal. The institutions are expected to cross-list theater arts.classes with them divided up on the different campuses , says Kaska. The proposal is expected to be finalized soon, and the Wilkes Theater Department has already begun preparation for the change. cc ELECTIONS SG . rlEPS: Class of 1985 - Shelly Urban, Al Melusen, Karen Anderson 7 Ellen McDermott, Joe Morrissey, Robert Gunderson Class of 1986 - Randa Fahmy, Linda Fritz, Beth Cortez 9 ~tacy Toslosky, Jeanine Bolinski Class of ~987 - Vicky Straka, Caryl Goldsmith Suzanne Aboutanos, Dave Siegel~an, Debbie Pavlico 9 '.l'eresa Gruzenski CC HEPS: Class of 1985 - Dave Bro~m, Patty DeCosmo, Dave K?linowski, Nancy Moore, Elna Perluke, .Mollie Wildes Class of 1986 - Brian Potoes ki Tom Allardyce, Mike Shipula 1 Lori Elias, Class of 1987 - Dawn Marie Plodwick ••;••····················-·······-• • • : Januzzi's Pizza E i• : & Subs Free De 1·1very •5Large Pie $5.25 =: : ■ Small Pie $4.25 All Subs $2.50 'Ta , incl nded 825-51 66 Corner of Academy·& Ri ver Streets i• I •i i I !'.■■-■.••·························· I I I I I Henry E. Long's senior art exhibit was unveiled last week. Much of Henry's work, including "Nude in Stockings," was too large for the student art gallery in the Student Center and flowed out into the stairwell and third floor hallways, adding some color and excitement to an otherwise "institutionalized" building. \ Photo: Jerry Galin us Alumni Treated To Lunch; Students Treated To Career Advice by Tom Monsell A program to help cut down on the number of graduates that come back to the college every year looking for career counseling will also "help undergraduates plan their careers'' said career specialist Susan Hritzak . . The program is called Career Exchange I, and will allow all students to meet with Wilkes alumni and friends of the college that have made a name for themselves in a variety of fields. There will be alumni that are successful in TV communications, law agencies, the music field, and business, just to name a few. Career Exchange I, will be held on March 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteria. This will allow students to sit down in an informal atmosphere and talk to the alumni in order to get some ideas on the job market on how to become successful. Hritzak wanted to stress that the program is open to all students but that students who participate will , have to sign up at the M~ Roth Center in '' order to find out how many students are mterested in the experience." According to Hritzak, students will come into the dining hall and receive a pamphlet that will give a biography on the people they are interested in, and then the students will be able to sit down and eat lunch with the alumnus of their choice. The pamphlets will also have a list of sample questions that the students may want to ask. --HILLSIDE .FARMS ICE CREAM STORE Boscov ' s Lower Level across from the deli open: 10-9 Mon.-Sat. 1 ~-5 Sunday One free ice cream cone with this coupon . I I I �six---------------------------------------------------------- page ' ' A rose by any other name would smell as sweet .... " Or would it? If Shakespeare had studied numerology he would have thought twice about having Juliet utter those immortal words. Numerology is the study of numbers, such as those derived from a person's name, to interpret his or her personality. Each . letter is assigned a n·u merical value based on the interpretation of the vibration of the sound .established by thl Greek mathematician Pythagoras. This can be equated with the effects that astrology's planetary movements have upon people and their lives. General letter characteristics can be assigned as follows: A,J, S = l ; B, K, T = 2; C, L, U = 3;D,M, V = 4;E, N, W = 5;F, 0 , X = 6; G, P, Y = 7, H, Q, Z = 8; and I, R = 9. Creative and progressive number 1 is an ego-motivated loner. Receptive number 2 cooperatively follows or supports leadership and has the tendency to collect people and things that develop ambitions. Party-lover number 3 easily communicates to others and adds a spice to a variety of imaginative interests. The number 4 is disciplined and number 5 is unconventional. The number 6 is responsible and sympathetic , while number 7 is analytical and strives for perfection. The efficient number 8 seeks material power and number 9 is dedicated to serving humanity. David (Hebrew/Wels~/English) M. Personality Ingredients: First impression is articulate, attractive, and sparked with humor. Inwardly needs creative freedom and independence - in short, to be boss. Personality Extreme: Too lawabiding, or too unconventional. Every letter of the name plays a part in the total personality picture revealed through numerology. Letter/ number values that are missing reveal things that can only be learned through experience. Repetitive · letters/numbers indicate an innate knowledge of that particular area. Each letter/ number has a positive and a negative side; thus one can be good or bad, depending on the side one uses, but the trait remains the same. For example, a number 4 name could be very disciplined or very disorganized. When charting a person's characteristics it is important to use that person's first name as it appears on his or her birth certificate. The name as-it is spelled on the birth certificate illicits the associated traits of the person. According to Ellin Dodge Young, author of the book You Are Your First Name, "Numerology elongates the vision of the nearsighted, ·· blasts through tunnel vision, and just plain sheds light when we want clarity .. Numerology cannot change behavior patterns, but it can reinforce the inner awareness that we have of mistakesthat we made repeatedly and help us to want to work to change behavior patterns that have reappeared and brought about disappointments." Interested in discovering your hidden personality traits? Analyze your name . 1. The number -value of the first letter of the first name reveals the strong ·point or point of view of the personality. · 2. Add up the total number value of the first name for identification of the name 's major talent. 3. A quick look at each letter in the first name pinpoints the basic personality ingredients. 4. The last letter of the first name reveals the personality extreme or area of conflict. The number meanings apply to two or three letters , and each meaning has possible variations. All number meanings have positive and negative effects that depend upon the focus of the individual. = tivity. Letters B, K, T = Number 2 Receptivity, cooperation, and adaptability strongly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination to be emotionally supportive, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. Letters C, L, U = Number 3 Creative self-e){pression, imagination , and versatility in communica. tions strongly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination to be optimistic, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. LettersD, M, V = Number4 personality. There is an inclination to protect arid be protected, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. Letters G, P, Y = Number 7 Introspective analysis, aristocratic tastes, and technical, scientific, or spiritual curiosity stn:mgly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination to specialize, seek perfection, and become an authority, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. Letters H , Q, Z = Number 8 Influence over others, material accumulation , and disciplined, prac- f) 0 . ,__ l3 1L1 r l Compon~nts by Number=== Number 1: Letters A,J, S Independent ego; creative action; progress through change; ambition . Number 2: ·Letters B, K, T .Cooperation; diplomacy, receptivity; personal sensitivity; supportiveness . 1~umDer 3: Letters C, L, U Communication; imagination; sociability; optimism; creation and appreciation of beauty; self-expression . Number 4 : Letters D, M, V Practicality; organization; conservatism; trustworthiness; problemsolving ability; self-discipline. Number 5: Letters E, N , W Physical freedom; mental versatility; adventurousness; "cleverness; sen- . suality; speculativeness. Number 6: Letters F, 0 , X Social responsibility; adjustment to others; protectiveness; domesticity; comfort-consciousness; showmanship. Number 7: Letters G , P, Y Introspe_c tion ; perfectionism; scientific/ logical/ technical/ spiritual/ investigative ability; aristrocratic nature . Number 8: Letters H, Q, Z Material power and organization; management; practicality; ambition; problem-solving ability; efficiency. Number 9: Letters I, R Selfless service; compassion; artistk ability; broadness of scope; romanticism; brotherly love; polish and skill of performance . Self-discipline, organization, and practical application to work strongly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination to be dutiful and conservative, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. Letters E, N, W ~ Number 5 Mental curiosity, ·nonconformity, and unexpected changes strongly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination towards experi- ,, mentation and learning thr~ugh , experience, which may restrict or vitaliie lifetime activity. Letters F, 0, X = Number 6 Assumption of responsibility, adjustments for others, and maintenance of family/ community harmony strongly . influence the The first letter of your first name reveals your strong point or point of view. Letters A,J, S = Number 1 Independent leadership, creative mental energy, and ambition strongly influence the personality. There is a natural inclination to make pioneering changes, which 1may restrict or vitalize lifetime ac- Karen (Greek: Catherine/Danish/ . Norwegian) -F. Personality Ingredients: Inwardly generous, loving, and protective. Desires gracious, comfortable, attaining , lifestyle. Needs to be respected and loved. Needs perfection and is rarely satisfied with self. Personality Extreme! Too analytic. or too impulsive. tical, problem-solving judgment strongly infl~ence the personality. There is a natural inclination to seek affluence and power, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. Letters I, R = Number 9 Compassion, empathetic philosophical judgment, and a ,need to creatively communicate and serve humanity strongly influence the personality. There is a natural incli-nation to polish skills or .performance, expand culturally, and to impractically romantici~e, which may restrict or vitalize lifetime activity. The last letter of your first name reveals your personality extremes and overreactive tendencies . Letters A,J, S = Number 1 Indecision and emotional }udgme.nts weaken the personality. Letters B, K, T = Number 2 Personalized sensitivity and preoccupation with petty problems weaken the personality. Letters C, L, U = Number 3 Scattering interests and concentrating upon surface values weaken the personality. Letters D , M, V = Number 4 �_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.;;,.,; __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ page seven Tom (English/Thomas: independf'nt-diminutive) -,M . Personality Ingredients: Desires gracious home life, stability, and family harmony. Needs to protect, guide, and feel responsible. Personality Extreme: -Too conventional, or too improper. Dislike for down-to-earth work and commonsense discipline weaken the personality. Letters E, N, W = Number 5 Inability to learn without experi- · encing -everything and a subcon- ter. Step 3: Add the numbers. You'll probably end up with a double number. Step 4: Reduce the double number to a single numbe,r by adding. The basic rule in numerology is to reduce all multiple numbers to a single number for direct interpretation. Number 1: Incorporate initiative, independence, and originality into your career. Expect to succeed through aggressive leadership, selfreliance , and individualistic meth- tention to economy, detail, and routine . Develop your determination, sincerity, and ability to structure to protect others. Number 5: Incorporate unconventional ideas, experimentation with a confident approach , and enthusiasm for changing established impressions and procedures into your career. You can be quick and clever and have unusual versatility. Avoid planning tight schedules, seize spontaneous 9pportunities, and expect to be able to do. more than one thing at a time. Develop contacts with nonroutine people and consistently update daily and 1ong-term goals. Number 6: Incorporate home or community service, a sense of showmanship, and responsibility into your career. Creating beauty and music and maintaining group harmony are important, as is a secure , comfortable, opulent lifestyle. Your work will be negatively affected if there is discord at home or in the office. Cultivate your voice, and recognize your need to give and receive protection. Number 7: Incorporate a spiritual, technical, or scientific specialty into your career. You have the ability to attract money by questioning, investigating, and broadening your expertise. Take private time to study, analyze , and receive inspiration from within yourself. Avoid par tnerships and expect to be discriminating when you decide to share your information. Cultivate educational opportunities, and your talents for seeking depth and perfection in your interests . Ann (Hebrew: Hannah/English) M&F. scious desire to be free of responsibility weaken the personality. Letters F, 0 , X = Number 6 Stubborn sense of responsibility . and jealous misgivings weaken the personality. Letters G , Y, P = Number 7 Aloofness and a faultfinding lack of faith weaken the personality. Letters H, Q, Z = Number 8 A need for material recognition and an intolerance for less efficient people weaken the personality. Letters I, R = Number 9 Misplaced sympathy and impracticality weaken the personality. The total value of the letters in your first name reveals your major talent. ==== Letter Values===== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z To find the major talent number, refer to the letter values listed in the letter values chart-above. Step 1: Print your first barne. Step 2: Write the nwi'lber ofe ach letter value above each let- ads . Develop courage, patience, and a pioneering spirit. Number 2: Incorporate tact and diplomacy into a cooperative group effort. Your career deals with partnerships and boosting the original ideas of innovative leaders. Detailconsciousness, patient collecting, and · the ability to bring harmony to opposing forces are a few of your strong talents. Develop an interest in the arts, share experiences, and try a nonaggressive approach. Number_ 3: Incorporate selfexpression through writing, speaking, or entertaining, into your career. The ability to use your imagination and your gift for optimism brings you to people and attracts people to you. Develop your inter~st in fashion, beautification, theater, opera, literature, writing, acting, or speaking, to enhance your ability to attract money . and friend~ . Number 4: Incorporate honesty, conscientiousness, and commonsense managerial ability into your career. Use self-discipline and assume responsibility. Practical problem solving is your greatest strength. Build through systems, effi~iency: and at- Personality Ingredients: Desires to be individualist and appears to be one. Personality Extreme: Too impulsive, or too deliberate. Number 8: Incorporate finance, executive leadership, and organizational structure into your career. Keep tuned to civic and governmental affairs and focus upon influential, talented, or prominent persons who cross your busy path. Depend upon your work effort, discipline, and judgment, not luck, for success. Aim high . Develop a businesslike attitude . Number 9: Incorporate concern for artistic quality, skill of performance, . and the welfare of others into your career. Try to keep your emotions out of business as you employ compassion, understanding for the human condition, and generosity to solve material problems. Your talents for communication and artistic expression should be recognized and broadened. B adds caution, nervous energy, and the desire for domestic love, emotional serenity, and cooperation. C adds vocal expression, concern for beauty, and social consciousness. D adds emotional discipline, earthy honesty, and a realistic attitude. E adds emotional impulsiveness, changeableness, versatility, and varied financial experiences. F adds strong family ties, compassionate helpfulness, and the ability to assume responsibility or duties -willingly. ~ G adds unique mental qualities, the courage to be innovative, and a talent for balanced analysis. H adds the strong desire for financial freedom, leadership, influence, and impatience with petty distractions. I adds an intense emotional desire to serve humanitarian needs, fulfill commitments, and grow culturally. J adds the ability to see all sides of a picture to its need to be a creative , leader. K adds the ability to get recognition f?r elitist ideas and contagious enthusiasm. L adds gifts of communications, with writing as a forte . M adds dedication to established procedures, binding self-control , and emotional detachment. N adds intellectual restlessness , an inability to learn from past experiences, and a love for physical pleasure and long-shot opportunities. 0 adds a strong emotional sense of responsibility, a touch of paranoia where loved ones are concerned, the inability to -burden others with one's personal problems. P adds a strong desire for intellectual and spiritual perfection. Q adds the combination of good luck and the need for power and material accumulation . R adds active energy to serve mass needs through established procedures. S adds personality fluctuations that affect creative energy. T adds the emotional strain and sensitivity of a martyr. U adds sociability, emotional involveqient in all areas of experience , and a tendency toward extreme behavior. V adds the ability to get things done in a big way. W adds an impulsive, often unrealistic, need for change and variety. X adds concern for family and community and it adjusts to their needs through self-sacrifice. Y adds strong intuition, intellect, and exactitude to its confusing personality trait of preaching one thing and doing another. Z adds artistic gifts to its powerful need for influence over others, for affluence, and for the power that these bring. Each letter of your first name reveals ingredients of your personality. A adds impul~iveness, active energy. the desire for sudden change, and intellectual_planning. Source: You Are Your First Name by Ellin Dodge Young �page eight------------.:..-----------------------------------~------- --~----------------WRITER'S CRAM P---------~-------by Donna Nitka It was a dark and stormy night. OK, it wasn't stormy but it was dark and the whole scene could have been taken from a horror flick . You know the type I mean - the films in which nubile young co-eds are brutally murdered by a craz<i.d , chain sawweilding, attacker. Still confused? Let me tell you what happened . It was the night of the first Beacon layout of the semester. Things were going pretty well and the entire staff was looking forward to an early evening (one that ends before sunrise, that is) . By approximately 1 a.m. all that remained to be done were the headlines . These are usually written by Becky Whitman and me so the rest of the staff left for the evening. Becky and I were the only people left in the emllc. \rndent Center, or so we th"ug. t 1 wa'> ryping headlines and Becky w:i.s checking the copy when we heard a noise. Now, I'm sure everyone's been alone in a building and heard strange , unexplained noises. It happens all the time. Knowing that I love horror flicks an·d attempting to scare me, Becky said, "Did you hear that, Donna? There's someone in the elevator.' ' Before I had a chance to reply, the elevator kicked on . We could hear it moving, but who was running it? We were the only ones in the buildrng. I stared at Becky.. "You just HAD to say that, didn't you?" "Don't worry, we've got scissors." She picked up the scissors only to find ,hat the sharp ends , th e nnl y pan that we could have used in defending ourselves, were gone . They'd been cut off. · We stared at each other. For some strange reason, all I could think of was the shower scene from "Psycho," the one in which Janet Leigh gets stabbed to death while the screen flashes and that weird music plays, "whop, whop, whop, whop." I just kept hearing that music over and over again. It was turning into a real nightmare. Becky, being the quick-thinking person she is, remembered that we also had a hammer in the room . She grabbed that while I typed the last of the headlines. We wanted to get ou,t of there--fast - but Beacon business always comes first . Well, we did manage to get out of the building and yes , we did take the hammer with us for protectiv:-1. It's fun to talk about it now . . .. "Did Becky and I ever tell you about our horror-filled night in the Student Center? " One of our friends suggested that if we ever found ourselves in the same position again, we lock . ourselves in the office and wait for help . I can see it now .W e'd be in the office and hear a noise. In a desperate attempt to save · ourselves we'd break the glass on the light table and blindly strife out at the unknown figure forcing his way into our office. "Oh, we're sorry Mr. Security Guard. We didn't mean to slit your throat, but we thought you were a crazed, chain saw-weilding, attacker." How do you explain something like that to administration? *Weekend · Forecast * Aquarius Oan. 20-Feb. 18) Though Friday night proves boring, Saturday holds the promise of excitement. Spend Sunday with loved ones. **** Leo Ouly 21-Aug. 22) An event-filled Saturday takes you by surprise . Enjoy yourself. ***** Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Unforeseen difficulties cloud your weekend, but try Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A frustrating weekend filled with minor complications destroys any hope of excitement this weekend . Take advantage of _q uiet time alone . ** to make the best of it . Trust your instincts . ** Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Weekend attempts at fun are complicated by unfinished work. Try to strike a balance between your commitments. *** Taurus (Apr. 21-May 20) Friday night provides far more excitement than Saturday. Take advantage of this for Sunday is best spent studying . **** Gemini (May 21-June 20) Friends place many demands on your time this weekend. Be careful when giving advice. *** · Cancer Oune 21:July 20) Try not to overindulge this weekend . It will catch up with you later. * Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22) A mediocre weekend is the best you can hope for. Work on improving relationships. **! Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This weekend holds endless possibilities for you . Use it to your advan_t_a,,,_ge_._*_*_*_*_*_ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sagittarious (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) An old friend comes back into your life . Use the weekend to catch up on old times . **** Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Friday's fun, and Saturday and Sunday are even better. This is your weekend, enjoy it . ***** . .............................................. '• .. .. ~~~i'!!e,1£ig4tll ,-,/Wit I (• ' Night Spots The Station Fri . and Sat. Cooks Fri. Sat. Back Street Mickey Finns The Woodlands The Pub Hugs PATTI'S HAIR FASHIONS 109 S. Franklin, Across From the YMCA . "Equus" - presented by the Showcase Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, on March 9, 10 , and 11 at the CPA at 8 p.m. Tickets $5 . _.,... . A special performance for students will be given on Thursday March 8, at 8 p.m . Tickets for this show only $2 . 50. 33 Wilkes~Barre Blvd. Dance Music 49 S. Washington St. Maria' Starstruck 185 N . Pennsylvania Blvd . 100 Pennsylvania Blvd . ~----T'.:}. Rt. 31 5, Plains Townshi p Hotel Sterling Sheraton Hotel At The Movies Wyoming Valley Cinema Wyom ing Valley Mall Footloose 1:15 , 3:20, 5:25, 7:40, 9:50 Unfaithfully Yours 1:30, 3:40 , 5:40, 7:45, 10 :00 Blame It On Rio 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:4 5, 9: 50 Lassiter 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:4 5 Terms of Endearment 1:45 , 4:30 , 7:15 , 9: 45 Gateway Twin Cinema Gateway Shopping Center. Edwardsville Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window Broadway Dan ny Rose times to be announced f.............................'j ~ If ~ ATTENTION STUDENTS! 822-1898 I= I II •, Shop the Volunteers of II:~ II If I America Thrift Store 575 S. Main Street , Wilkes-Barr~ ~or book~ , clothmg, furniture, bnc-a-~rac at ~ rock bottom pnces. ~ 10% qff with Student ~~ If :~ I~ GUYS I =SHAMPOO ClJT & STYLE ~: · · ' _ IDI: $6. 50 . !t............._................'~- :: Perm- _$5 .00 off £or men . ·············· ··············· ·················· ... �-----------------------------------------------------------------page nine Capin Takes Time to Reflect and LoOk Ahead by Ann Devlin Wilkes College President Robert S. Capin describes his future as " returning to my roots." After announcing his resignation, saying he had "accomplished most of his goals," Capin envisioned his life as branching out in two possible directions . "I considered two alternatives,!' said Capin, "to take a year off and then continue teaching full-time at Wilkes, or to return to the accounting profession.'' It seems that Capin has chosen a path that leads to the best of both worlds . Returning to the business community, he has accepted..an accounting partnership which will begin July 1, 1984, with the Parente, Randolph, Orlando ; Carey, and Associates, Certified Public Accounting Firm of Wilkes-Barre. C:,pin says his new dutie.s will include education as well as accounting: ''My primary responsibility will be for continuing professional education, as well as technical matters and various client responsibilities." Capin, who "loves the challenge of teaching," would also like to teach part-time at Wilkes in addition to his accounting career. Capin's background will make the transition from college president to the business world an easy one. He graduated from Wilkes in 1950 with a degree in economics, holds a masters degree from Lehigh University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. In the mid-50' s Capin began teaching part-time at Wilkes and then accepted a full-time teaching position here. He has spent 10 and a half years in senior administration at Wilkes and serves on many community boards and is a member of such distinguished organizations as the American Institute of C.P.A.'s, the Committee of Professional Ethics , and the National Association of Ac- countants. Through his years at Wilkes College, Capin has seen and implemented many changes. "Academically, w~ have held our own," comments Capin, "We have not experienced a substantial step up in academics, but not a substantial slippage· either.'' However, it seems that "credentials for admissions are somewhat less," admits Capin. "A measure of your success is attributable to what happe_ns to your graduates and we can be proud of our graduates . We do not put ourselves forward as an Ivy League school, but we do have quality faculty and academics.' ' Financially, Capin sees the college improving. " We're probably in the best shape since the early 70' s, prior to the flood ." Capin continues, "We' re not in a deficit position at this time, but still have challenging years ahead." One of the highlights of Capin' s last year at Wilkes is being chosen by the senior class as the commencement speaker. In his speech, Capin says he will advise students about the thing~ in life that are sometimes overlooked. 'Tll tell them about the importance of family, loyalty to employee, good health and the importance of money. '' By the importance of money explains Capin, "I mean don't let it be your God . There are other important things in life." Capin will also speak about the importance of having a good reputation . '' Be possesive of your name,'' advises Capin, "A good reputation is a slow building process, but it can be destroyed in one fell swoop." Capin's philosophy about education seems to be unique . One of the most important things Wilkes can do he says is "to prepare students for something otht:r than a job - not only to do a good job but to enjoy living - to have a good life. " Houseknecht leads Bio. Rat Patrol Into Desert knecht. "We'll be studying desert plants and animals, and how humans relate to the desert ." · Wilkes College biology professor, Dr. Clyde "Skip" Houseknecht, will Following the completion of the be taking his desert biology class on a lecture class, the group will fly to Los two-week field trip to California Angeles on May 13 or to Phoenix on and Arizona to visit deserts May 15 . Houseknecht said the deciand national parks this summer. sion on destination will depend on The class, which will begin on the . the students. "If they choose Los week of March 19 and will consist of a Angeles, " he explained, "the class two-hour night class lecture, has 7 will spend one leisure day at Disney students signed up for the adventure . Land. If they choose Phoenix , then "I'll try not to lose any students to they'll spend a day shopping in Mex. ." rattl,~snakes," reported House- lCO by Sean Connolly Houseknecht said he is especially looking forward to visiting the Anza Barago National Park in hope of catching a glance at the endangered species of desert bighorn sheep. The group will have to take a ten mile hike into the park because it will be the mating season of the sheep and vehicles are not allowed on the property, The class will visit thr- Moj;ive Desert in Californi. the Joshua Tree National Monument CaliforniaColorado border, and the Oregon Pipe Cactus National Mon_u ment in , Arizona. " The desert is beautiful, especially at night. While we're there, the cacti and wild flowers should be in bloom ," said Houseknecht . He added that the temperature should be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during most of the trip. Houseknecht added that the group will also spend a leisurely day in Puerto Pinasco , Mexico , swimming and eating shrimp. Pointing outside he said , "It will be a nice change fr - ;n this weather." PENNMY!ffdNI,\ We have as many gnld programs as we have letters in our name. The School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania offers you . as a college graduate with a BSN , the opportunity to expand your professional horizons with the broadest scope 'of graduate programs you'll find anywhere. In addition, Penn is the only Ivy League school to offer nursing programs from the BSN throug ~ the PhD levels. Master ol Science In Nursing (MSN) Spring , summer and fall admissions. A flexible curriculum in 11 specialties permits tailoring to meet your individual career goals: • Adult Health & Illness (Acute, Chronic & Critical Care tracks) • Nursing Administration (in cooperation with The Wharton School) • Nursing of Children • N·u rse-Midwifery • Psychiatric M~nt-.I Health Nursing • Community Health Nursing • Health Care of Women • Gerontological Nursing Clinician • Perinatal Nursing • Primary Care: Fami ly Nurse Clinician & School Nurse Clinician Doctor ol Phlioaopt,1 (PhD) You ca,1 enter the PhD program with your BSN degree. In addition to the regular doctoral program , students have the unique opportunity to work toward a dual PhD/ MBA in cooperation with Penn's top-ranked graduate business pro, gram at The Wharton School. D Invite me to Graduate Edu_c ation Day, Fall 1984. D Send me a brochure on your graduate programs. D Have a faculty member call me. Name - - - - - - - - - S c h o o l & Home Phone: _ _ __ Home Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City _ _ _ _ _: c __ _ _ _ State _ _ _ _ Zip _ __ Return to·: Marian B. Sherman , Assistant Dean , School of Nursing, NEB/S2 Urnvers,ty of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2 15) 898-4271 ,00®DIDLJl□ 00 □1□□000 □0DIDD00000CX>000□ 00 □1□ 00000000 □00000DIDDIAAID®. d!O@CX,,:C,00@00tx)CX>QQ0000tx,DIOD00000®D0~ �• Accident of the Week by Dauryne Shaeffer The Wilkes College First -Aid Team is an organization staffed by students set up to provide quick respo•1se of qualified personnel to injuries on campus. That's an awful mouthful to handle, but all it means that there are students on duty who are equipped to handle emergencies. These students can respond and begin treatment faster than an ambulance . The team is made up of students from various majors who are interested in this type of work and who are also very much interested in the welfare of the campus. The people on the team are not there just to play Jr. Dr. These members have put long, hard hours of work into certification and also foto the team itself. In order to " run " on a squad. The minimum requirement is multimedia first-aid and basic life support (CPR) cards. Other members are certified in advanced first aid and the.re are even a few emergency medical technicians or E. M.T.' s as they are called . These certifications require upwards of 100 hours of training and in the case of the E.M.T., at least 10 hours are spent in a hospital emergency room (not as a patient either!). Members of the squad also put in long tedious hours on the nights they are on duty. Each squad runs dutY. on a rotating basis. They can expect at least one night a week of duty. Heaven forbid it's a weekend. Many Friday and Saturday nights have been spent on creative thinking . . . how many ways there are of strangling a beeper. Many other hours are spent in crowded emergency waiting rooms while visions of upcoming tests and waiting dates flit through your mind. Then lo-andbehold the beeper sounds off and it's "on the road again." · The beeper, one of the printable names that members refer to it as , is the paging system that is set up for the corps. CIASSl111El): The Wyoming Valley Peace Committee presents the musical allegory Alice in Blunder/and to be held on Sunday, March 4 , at 3 p .m . at the First Presbyterian Church , 97 South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre . The musical concerns the reflections of our nuclear age . The public is invited - free will offering . Sprague Rappaport Stethoscopes For Sale - sponsored by the Nursing Student Organization - $15 .00 each cash or check . For further information contact: Ann Marie Romanovitch-Miner three 829-9 199, • or Pa.ula T·famorski-Waller Hall 8 L9-9894, or the Nursing Learning Lab . Lor (Hazel), Your engagement has brought much happiness to your eyes . You 'll make a good wife, companion, and mother. Good Luck!! Mary Loretta Ann Martin has the great pleasure of announcing her engagement to Mr. Kenneth Robinson Halpine . After marriage the couple will be taking the surname Martin-Halpine. Deb (Gertrude, Sally, Eunice), and Louise, Congratulations! Just think, only 39 more days! Mary 342. Planned Parenthood - Confidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams • Birth Control • Pregnancy Tes ting Kirby Health Center AnneJi 63 North Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre , 87.4-8921 GyMNAsiuM HouRs PosTEd Sue , Congratulations! I knew you would make it! Remember all the great times we had together. Thanks for being a listener, an.advisor, and a very special friend . You have opened my eyes to many of my " problems" and I am very thankful that you were there when I needed you! From the friend on the other side of the lamp post. SOFTBALL PRACTICE HAS STARTED!!! Anyone interested in playing on this year's team should contact Coach Robert at ext. Tlie initial call is to the front desk (ext . 473). The person on desk duty then calls the beeper and gives the type of call and the location . At the sound of the tone the squad leader '' bolts "' out of bed , or more likely, sort of slithers out with a longing backward glance. He or she then notifies the other members on duty, grabs the megaton first-aid kit and ' 'sprints' ' off to the scerie. The squads are set up so that members of each team are from different·areas _o f the campus, thereby decreasing the response time of the first arrival. Once on the scene, an assessment is made and if needed, an ambulance called. The squad can transport non-serious calls in the aging but serviceable chariot that is provided by the college. This is most often the case as few calls thus far have been life-threatening. The actual tea'.m consists of thirty-six dorm students and commuters and is under the fearless leadership of Captain Don Talenti and First Lieutenant Charlie McCoy. So far this year, the team has participated in the disaster drill that was held in the Wilkes gym and they also toured the Back Mountain Mobile Intensive Care Unit. Up soon on the agenda are tours and lectures from various groups including a blood bank and other departments involved in emergency care. Members are also enrolled in basic and instructors courses in first aid that are being held at the Red Cross chapter house on S. Franklin St. Please support the members in their efforts . The team·is set up for the college's benefit. All that the members get in the way of reimbursement for their time and effort is the knowledge of a job well done and the satisfaction of helping others . Please support the team in their fund raisers or if you see them on a call. Remember it could easily be you , so "let's be careful out there." Even though the College gymnasium is heavily utilized - physical education classes, inter-collegiate athletics , intramural activities and social events - the College recognizes the need for "open hours" for recreational use by our students. Consequently, the following schedule of "open hours" for use by Wilkes students has been developed for immediate implementation for the current sprmg semester. Monday through Friday: 11 p.m. to midnight (prior to Spring break) Monday through Friday: 8 p.m . to midnight (following ~pring break) Saturdays: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please carry your ID c.1,l! with you J.nJ be prepared to r rc-sem 11 to the person on duty in the gym. This will help to insure that only Wilkes persons are using the gym and noneligible persons will be denied the privilege. Any exceptions to the above hours to accommodate special events at the gym will be posted at the entrance by the Office of Student Affairs. Your cooperation and adherence to this schedule and ID card requirement is appreciate_d. Thank you. · Please Note : For those persons who plan to utilize the Weight Room in w~ckesser Annex, that facility will be open weekdays until 8 p .m . On Saturdays the hours will be 1 p.m . to 5 p .m. and on Sundays the hours will 1'c 2 p .m . to 6 p.m. YOUR BSN IS WORTHAN OFFICER'S COMMISSION INTHEARMY. Your BSN means you're a professional. In the Army, it also means you're an officer. You start as a full,fledged member of our medical team. Write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Burbank, CA 91510. ARMY NURSE CORPS. Bi A! LYOU CAM BE. �-----------------------------------------------------------pageeJeven The 'Big Two' Survives February Thaw by Tim Williams Jusrt hirty minutes away lie two unique ski resorts that provide greater variability than most other ski resorts can offer. Jack Frost Mountain and Big Boulder are unique in the fact that the same lift ticket is valid at both areas during the specified time of the ticket. Last week we travelled to the Big Two at the tail end of the ''snow drought'' that wreaked havoc among many of Northeastern Pennsylvania's resorts. Jack Frost made enough snow throughout the earlier part of the s)ci season to survive the rains which caused some areas to close down . The conditions at Big Boulder were even better due to the fact that they have night skiing. Therefore the snow is packed down by the skiers for thirteen hours as opposed to Frost 's eight hours per day. We started the day skiingJack Frost in the afternoon and then took the_short drive over to Big Boulder for night skiing. Upon arrivi_n g at Frost you find yourself already at the top of the mountain . All of the attractive, modern facilities are located at the mountain summit .which gives Frost an upside-down ski area appearance. The Summit Lodge"'has ample room to comfortably accommodate a large amount of people. The food service provides several areas at which to purchase a snack or a meal. However, many people choose to bring a bag lunch. A ski shoo . rental shoo lift ticket sales. information desk , and ski school office are all located in, or adjacent to, the Summit Lodge. Jack Frost's eight lifts service the eighteen slopes and trails which vary greatl y to accommodate all levels of skiers . .The East Mountain can please the most daring of skiers while the novice and intermediate skiers have a wide range of trails to choose from . Weather permitting, Jack Frost also has fifteen miles of cross country trails that are available free of charge . Despite an uncooperative mother nature, all of Frost's trails were open with five lifts operating to ensure us a variety of options. Before we knew it, late afternoon rolled around and it was time for us to head over to Big Boulder. Skiers can grab a bite to eat at a few different locations along the ten to fiftsen minute drive to Boulder. Night skiing at Big Boulder proved to be an equally fun experience. As mentioned above, the conditions were very satisfactory. All but a few of the eleven slopes and trails were open and three of the seven lifts were operating . Boulder's spacious lodge and friendly atmosphe!e added to the good skiing conditions. The Big Two's short or non-existent midweek lift lines enable the skiers to spend more time on the slopes than waiting in lines. Also, the thirty minute travel time makes the Big Two the closest alpine skiing facility to the college. All in all I had a very enjoyable time and I plan to go back for more in the near future . Intramural Free-For-All Competition Close by Jeff Weinstein It's anybody's race as intramural floor hockey nears the half-way mark. y With only one team undefeated and a mere 7 points separating first and last , it looks like another fantastic finish. This week, as in all other weeks, unpredictability ruled as no dominant team has emerged. Feb. 19- The Warriors playing behind newly formed lines hit the warpath and mauled the Herkas, 4-1. Don Shaw got 2 and Mike Duncan and Tom Ross each tallied one to lead the Warriors. A re-enactment of Custer's last stand was avoided as Jody Huston poked home the Herkas' only goal. . Ausflug couldn't do · anything wrong in the first period as they scored five straight. Tom Culligan-had three and Steve Braithaite got two. The only problem was that they shouldn't have stepped onto the floor in the second period. The Mom Puckers just got to the arena a little late, as they regrouped and spanked in seven unanswered goals. Vince Acquaviva had three, Mike Deo and Dave Philips split four as the Mom Puckers took over. The Chiefs and the Wildmen played to a 3-3 tie as the teams traded goals. Two late game goals scored by the Chiefs' Randy Rice and John Wojic, found the back of the net late in the game. Bill Ronco, Kurt Kuntz, and Andy Grant had the Wildmen 's tallies. Feb. 20 - Mom Puckers continued to give out lessons and won another as Tom Cosee got both scores. The · Chiefs ' lone point came from D. J. Sparks . Herkas took an earlv lead on a ~core hy Paul Dougherty. -The game re- mained at that until the Ausflug made a move late in the second half. Wuh a minute and a half remaining they called time-out. Then, pulling the goalie it took them only 6 seconds to score . The final 1-1 left both teams a little happy to escape with a tie instead of a loss . Warriors were still on the warpath as they blanked the Penguins, 4-0 . An inspired Warriors team seemed to be coming into their own. Andy Grant scored early in the second half to give the Wildmen a 1-0 lead . This was all the scoring in the hrst half. With time slipping away in the second half (4 min . , 35 sec.) Jeff Weinstein took the Smegma's fate into his own hands and waltzed down the middle to deadlock the score at 11. With 18 seconds left, Steve Shear set up the final score with a picture perfect pass to Mike Kopcho . Kopcho subsequently rammed it home to preserve the Smegma's flawless record. Spammers and Twisters played a tough _physical game . It was scoreless until, with two minutes left, Pete Walsh scored to give the victory to the Spammers. Feb. 26 - Batten down the hatches because · the Twisters are for real. Ausflug fell victim to the gale force play, 8-0, in a game that was over before it started. Smith blew in from the east with five, Chris Zieser whistled in two, and Jim Rei dusted one. The Smegmas continued to roll over the competition, they remain as the league's only undefeated team. Mike Kopcko, Mitchell Reese, and Jeff Weinstein each added a goal to spark the offense, Roy Delay headed up the defense by notching his first ' shutout. The Devils, playing with just enough players, downed the Herkas, Ian 5-4 . The game went back and forth all evening. This cliffhanger went down to the last 56 seconds whenJeffWertz put the Devils ahead to stay, 5-4. The Penguins came back strong after last week's loss and handed the _streaking Mom Puckers a loss. 7-2 was the final tally as the Penguins played totally different from their last 3 outmgs . In a sec;saw battle which saw the Warriors and the Wildmen exchange 2 goals a piece, the Wildmen prevailed . With 34 seconds left in the -game Dave Thomas closed the door giving the Wildmen a 3-2 victory. As it stands right now, the Cap in Cup could go to anyone. If the second half of the season's anything like the first we're in for a wild finish . It could go either way and probably will . Intramural Indoor Hockey league W L T Pts. GF GA Smegmas 4 0 0 8 11 4 Twisters 3 1 0 6 16 4 Warriors 2 2 0 4 12 7 Devils 2 2 0 4 11 12 Wildmen 2 l 3 7 8 Ralston Conference W L T Pts. GF GA Ala. Spammers 3 l 0 6 15 I Mom Puckers 2 3 0 4 12 20 Chiefs 1 2 2 4 12 14 Herkas I 2 l 3 7 10 Penguins 1 3 l 3 17 24 Ausflug 0 2 1 6 16 Top eight point total teams will make ~he play-offs for the Capin Cup . Cagers Drop Season Finale The Wilkes men dropped the last game of their season to Juniata, 6870, last Saturday. The match-up was an even battle throughout, with Juniata getting a bucket at the buzzer to pull out the win. Wilkes found themselves trailing 36-40, at the start of the second half and remained scoreless for the first five minutes of that half. With a little over six minutes remaining, Wilkes fought back to a tie when freshman Bobby Collins tipped in a missed John Duesler free-throw . The remainder of the game seesawed back and forth with Wilkes and ' Juniata trading buckets. With 1: 17 remaining, Wilkes worked the ball until the 40 second mark when Dave Piavis threw up :> 15 ft. shot that fell short and allowed a Juniata rebound. A quick time-out by the Juniata hdians and some good strategy wah : l 0 remaining allowed Juniata's Dick Moses to sink the winning bask Qt . This loss drops the Colonels' seasou record to 7-16 overall, and 3-10 in che Middle Atlantic Conference . This MAC record isn't enough for a playoff berth. Senior co-captain Rick Sheaffer closed out his college career with a 2 5. 1 points per game average through _20 games which that makes hii11 seventh in the nation in Division III. Sheaffer scored 569 points this season which makes him the MAC league leading scorer. Sheaffrr will leave quite a gap to fill on next ye;u s squad . I �Vol. XXXVI No . 11 March 2. 1984 beac~n sports Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. l 87 t',6 Lady Colonels Net 2; Finish Season at 14-8 by Tim Williams The lady Colonel cagers closed out their season with impressive wins over J uniata and East Stroudsburg University this past week at the Wilkes gym. Wilkes breezed by- Juniata by a score of 81 -66 on Saturday, February 18 and then edged East Stroudsburg, 78-74, the following Wednesday. The lady Colonels kept the lady Indians ofJuniata at bay by at least two points throughout the entire first half, and with roughly six minutes remaining, the Wilkes women pushed the difference to ten points as they led , 28-18 . Over the next four minutes Juniata closed the difference to one bucket. Just as the first half expired, the lady Colonels sunk one to leave the count with a 36-32 lead at intermission. , Junior Deanna Kyle and senior Karen Bove combined for 26 of Wilkes' 4 5 second half points to hold off a strongJuniata comeback. The Indians came within one point on several oc- casions throughout the second half. Wilkes held a 60-59 edge with 6:4 1 remaining in the contest . The lady Colonels then managed to unlease ten unanswered points. From then on it was all Wilkes ~sJuniata could only close the lead to nine points. The win pushed the lady Colonels' record to 13-8 , going into the final 1983-84 season game with East Stroudsburg. WC 78 , East Stroudsburg 74 After controlling the first half, Coach Robem ' team found themselves fighting for their lives as they had to come from behind to capture t;'s: win . Midway through the first half the lady Colonels found themselves with a ten point lead. By the end of fifteen minutes of play the lady Warriors had closed the lead to one point. The teams went to the locker rooms as Wilkes held a slim 38-37 half-time lead. The lady Warriors sunk the :it· , bucket of the second half to give them the lead for the first time in the contest . Roughly ten minutes into the sec· ond half, the lady Colonels found themselves trailing by ten points. With three minutes remaining, Bove hit the field goal that knotted the score at 72-72. East Stroudsburg responded with two points . Sophomore Mitch Zawoiski 's shot with 2:20 remaining evened up the score again. Kyle made it 76-74 with 28 seconds in regulation . At the 39 :53 minute mark East Stroudsburg had a chance to tie it up, but the shot was just a little short. Kyle was fouled at the buzzer and was awarded a trip to the foul line where she sunk both shots to round out the scoring at 78-74. Both Kim Smith and Bove played their last game as a lady Colonel. They are also the first student~ ~o graduate from the women's basketbaa program . J:mior Charlene Hurst shoots i rom th~ top of the key in first half action against East Stroudsburg. Three Colonel Grapplers Qualify for Nationals by Tim Williams sioning his opponent by a scar~ of 62. 1 his was enough to earn a wildcard Both Marc Sadano and Doug Billig have qualified for the nationals to be held at the Meadowlands of New Jersey from March 8th to the 10th. Both grapplers did so by means of a consolation berth this past weekend in the EIWA regionals . Sodano started off well in the tournament by pinning his 118 pound ~illiam and Mary opponent in 5:43 in his preliminary bout. Then , tragedy struck; Sodano lost. Not only did he lose , but he was pinned by Rich Berlinghof£ of Yale . Things began to look bleak for Wilkes' best hope for a national championship. The loss put Sodano in the consolations with only the hope of a wildcard berth to the nationals . The following day Sodano found· himself watching the lights again as his Syracuse foe pinned him in 38 seconds. Sodano 's last bout of the tournament was for fifth place in the weight class against Berlinghof£, the Yale wrestler that pinned him in hi ) first bout of the tournament . Sodano rose to the occasion by deci- berth to the nationals. ~ Billig came into the tournament seeded fourth at 126 and also managed to come away with a wildcard Doug Billig berth of which Wi°lkes captured two of only three available spots . Billig won both of his first two matches to advance to the semifinals. Then, Billig lost to the top two seeds (Santoro of Lehigh and Marquis Marc Sodano of Navy) and found himself hoping for a wildcard berth . Hoth Mark Correl and TomJamicky had advanced to the semifinals only to finish sixth and fourth, respectively. Andre Miller.John Cherrie , Glenn Whiteman.Jerry Scaringe, Mike Garvin, and Paul Wysocki'all were eliminated in the first round of the tournament. Senior co-c aptain Kurt Rowlette did noc participate in the tournament because of an eligibility controversy stemming all'the way back to 1978. Rowlette has been accused of participating in 1978 in the University of Massachusetts' wrestling program which would have caused him to use a year of eligibility. Since press time i t 1::, 1; oe en announced that Torr. Jamicky wi ll join Sodano and Billig a t Nationals . Jamj_cky will be re placing the injured third place qua l ifi 0 1· f r om' his weight clas s :' r om the East erns., � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 March 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 March 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d8b1c25684d20683ca1151a46b04e1b0.pdf 5604ccdc018c5892b5291353b106a7f4 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXVI I Debaters Place Third.In Tourna01ent Over the Spring vacation while the campus was getting a rest - members of the college public speaking team were locked in stiff competition at George Mason Univeristy, Fairfax, Virginia. • The team of Donna O 'Toole and Annette Winski accomplished what twenty other institutions could not do - they came in third place overall in the final Metropolitan Washington, D .C. Communication Associatior.' s Invitational Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament. Wilkes won five trophies in one of the hardest tournaments of the year. . Donna O'Toole won a third place trophy ip. Impromptu Speaking and trophies in Rhetorical Communication Analysis and Expository Discourse. Annette Winski captured·a second pla~e troph_y in Rhetorical _C?mmuni- cation Analysis . So poweduJ were the two Wilkes co-ed's performances that the college group came in third overall, winning the third pl~ce sweepstake trophy. . The highlight of the tournament was the awarding of the cumulative sweepstake trophies. To qualify for one of these prestigious awards the Metropolitan Washington, D. C. Communication Association / holds three tournaments throughout the school year. Winners from each tournament amass points toward the top honors. This year for the first time Wilkes was one of the sixty-five schools invited to participate, and in all three tournaments the forensic group was ranked in the top five . When the final points were tabmated, the speech unit of the college Continued 011 p. 4 _H ousing Releases Guidelines The guidelines and curriculum for the upcoming summer sessions have been released and are available at Weckesser and Sturdevant Halls. The first session will take place from June 11 to July 13 and the second session will run from July 16 through August 17. There will be an eight week evening session from.June 11 through August 3. Students who register for courses in more than one session must complete a 'registration form for each session. Residence Halls will be available for both male and female students during all summer sessions. All residence hall fees must be paid before students move into the dorms. Application for admission into the summer program can be obtained at the Office for Evening, Summer, and Weekend College. John Meyers directs the service which is located at 129 South Franklin Street. The college bookstore will be opened during the summer from 8: .:iO a.m. to 4: 30 p.m., _Monday-through Friday. Books must be paid for at the time of purchase and they can be paid for with a check. Tuition for the summer sessions is $115 per credit hour for undergraduates and $150 per credit for graduate students. All charges must be paid for at the time of registration . Tuition and fees for the second session must be paid by July 16. Financial aid is available for the summer sessions and students .are advised to apply as soon as possible and if there are any questions they can be answered by the director of Financial Aid before July 1. Students enrolled at least half-time or students carrying 6 credits over the entire summer are eligible to receive funds through the Pell Grant. Full-time summer students or those carrying at least 12 credits throughout the summer are also eligible for the grant. Full and _ part time work is also available for any student eligible under the college Con~ i n uc d on p.4 No.12 March 30, 1984 " ilkes College Wilkes Barre, Pa. 18766 ROOM SELECTION Have To Go To Summer School? by Thomas). Monsell The Residence Life Office is facing another room selection process that will hopefully "be a lot easierthis year because we're· not closing any buildings," said Residence Life Director Jean Adams. Students must have Housing contracts completed atld handed into the Finance Office along with the deposits by Friday the 13th. ·The housing contracts are going to be sent to each dorm student at their on-campus address and students are urged to fill them out "as soon as possible" said O Paul Adams. Each residence hall should schedule a dorm'meeting between April 16 and April 18 to decide what people want what rooms for the upcoming year. This meeting should be a combined effort of the hall president and the Resident Assistant and results of · the effort should be reported to the Residence Life Office on April 19 by 8:30 a.m. The guidelines for the meeting will be designated by the Residence Life Office and should be followed in order to cut down on confusion. These · guidelines are: 1. A student currently living in a room has first choice on keeping that room. 2. Residents within a building, with the longest amount of time living in that residence hall have the next highest selection status. 3. When residents within a building have equal time in the residente hall, credits to be earned by the end of the Spring semester will determine order. First choice - 90 credits or more Second choice - 60 credits or more Third choice - 30 credits or more Fourth choice · - less than 30 credits A<ny changes that may occur over the summer such as roommate changes must be I indicated on the floor plan that is submitted to the housing office on April 19. Residents that have lived in Bedford, Chapman, Sturdevant, Barre, Dana, Gore, and the Sterling will have their time spent in these dorms count as time spent in their current dorms. Former residents of these dorms that have relocated again since their initial move will forfeit this privilege of having the previous time count as time spent in their current dorm. Students wishing to transfer from their current residerice hall to another dorm will have to participate in a lottery on April 19. Students can report to the Residence Life Office between 8_:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to draw lottery numbers . Separate lotteries will be held for each class year. · Students are urged to contact Paul orJeaq Adams if they have any questions concerning the process. April 2-4 - 1984-85 housing contracts distributed on-campus. April 13 - $50. room deposits and housing contracts due at Finance Office by 3 p. m. April 16-18 - In-house ·room selection. April 19- Lottery for students requesting hall transfers. April 25 - Room selection for male lottery participants. April 26 - Room selection for female lottery participants. Students who have not paid their $50 deposit will not be permitted ·to participate in room selection. �- page two STAFF SPOTS OPEN EDITORIAL It's Spring, it's nice out, I'm 21 class days away from graduating, and I have no desire to write an editorial. I realize that as soon as I send this over· to the printers, something will - happen that will offend my sense of justice and fair-play, and I'll want to write a scathing editorial about it, but it will be too late. No word of lie, that's what happened when the administration ce~ sored the play Moonchtldren. Monday night I couldn't think of an editorial topic, so I checked to see if Amy Elias, last year's editor and my idol (when Amy was born, angels kissed her; when I w2S born, they just ki~d of coughed on me) ever took a break. She did .so I figured I deserved a week off. Wouldn't you know, Wednesday night I find out the administration decided Moonchildren was unfit for the theater department and cancelled it. I was tempted to type up something, but our staff cartoonist said it all with his drawing. The way I always thought of college ~ was that it was a place to experiment, a place where you could do things you'd never get away with in the business or professional world - a place where you could ''find out who you really are." I know that here at the paper, we like to experiment with different layout ideas, different feature ideas and a lot of graphics. Some of them work; a lot of them don't. The important thing though, is that here at a college paper we get to test our ideas, no matter how strange they may seem. If we ever tried half the stuff that ends up The Beacon, Amnico/a, and Manuscript are looking for bright, imaginative students to fill scholars~p and non-scholarship positions next year: in The Beacon at a real paper, we'd be sitting on the sidewalk with our typewriters in our hands. The really important thing is that we learn something from the positive and negative criticism we receive, and in the process, we learn a little more about ourselves and newspapers. I think the same thing should apply to the yearbook, the Manuscnpt, and college theater productions. I'm not particularly fond of foul language (what a euphemism), but I think it's important for students themselves to find out if it works, in the context of the play, poem, or short storv. Maybe play or poern filleq. with "foul language " would bomb to the utmost extreme- Maybe it would work in one case but not another, but NOW is the time to find out, not when you're out in the real world and your livlihood depends on it. Even when a project turns out to be such a disaster that you want to walk around with a bag on your head, you gain valuable experience. You learn how to make dignified public apologies. You- learn to laugh at all the digs your friends and close personal enemies throw at you. You learn never ever to do that again. Also, if you're going to go any. where in this world, you have to be willing to put yourself on the line. College should be teaching us to take the initiative. "To seek out new life for us and new civilizations, to boldly go where no college student has gone ' before ." (yeah, yeah, overused, hardly original, and probably misquoted, but just another example of a student taking a daring chance). a The Beacon: Scholarship Positions: Editor-in-Chief 3 / 8 News Editor 1/4 Feature Editor l / 4 Sports Editor l / 4 Advertising/ Business Manager 1 / 8 Copy Editor 1 / 8 Photographer 1 / 8 Non-Scholarship positions: Assistant News Editor Assistant Feature Editor Assistant Sports Editor Assistant Photographer Staff Cartoonist Beacon applications can be .picked up at the Beacon Offices, 3rd floor Student Center and must be returned to the Beacon by Tuesday, April 3. The Amnicola: Scholarship Positions: Photo Editor - The individual must not only be knowledgeable in the area of photography, but must also take charge of scheduling group pictures, giving out photo · assignments, etc. Design Editor - The individual must have a strong background in art design. The position involves overseeing the visual composition of the book. Non-Scholarship Positions: Assistant to the Editor - The individual should have business experience. The job involves selling advertising and handling accounts and bookkeeping for the yearbook. Copy and layout assistant - The individual should have strong writing skills and a knowledge of basic principles oflayout and design. Applications may be picked up at the Amnicola office, 3rd floor Student Center. They must be returned to the Bookstore no later than April 18. Manuscript: · Scholarship Positions: Editor·3 / 16 Art Editor 3 / 16 Non-Scholarship Positions: 2 Assistant Editors Hand in a typed resume to Karen Mason, Writing Lab, Kirby Hall by Tuesday, April 3. . I.SAT Classes at U. of Scranton Starting Early April. lleylll.... Smart I • PREPARATION FOR: I~ GMAT • LSAT • GRE M , ~~IOflAI. 11 Tl. · N (215)435-2171 133.No. 13ttut. Allentown . Pa 18102 , ..•......••••••......••......... !wANTED: Success-oriented, self-motivated: -4Jldividual to work 2-4 hours per week placing! :and filling posters on campus. Earn $500-pl•u: ach school year. 1-800-243-6679. ! ································• �page three Find Out What Reagan's Talking About The Telecommunications Division of the College 's Communication Studies Program will offer a uniquely different course during the Fall semester. The course will be Presidential Rhetoric . The 1984 race for the White House promises to be the most utilized race by the media since the founding of this country. Professor Bradford Kinney will bring together the art of public speaking, debate, and radio/ television production to present an indepth analysis of the race for the top leadership position. The course will focus on the appeals to the media (print/ nonprint), the persuasive and propaganda techniques employed by the candidates and their staffs (both in the current race and in past contests). The course will also include an indepth look at what was said, who said it, for what reason, and the effects the oration had on the public. The course runs the same basic time table as does the national election. Professor Kinney plans to use the facilities of the new TV production studio, WCLH-FM Radio as well as the candidates themselves. The cours'e will look at the office of the president through films, TY, radio, and per- sonal speeches of the candidates. According to Dr. Kinney ' ' A course such as this comes along only once in every four years . It should be exciting to study the candidates through the media and the spoken word .'' The state of Pennsylvania will see the candidates crossing and recrossing the Commonwealth in an attempt to win the support of the state's electorate. Pa . according to most political observers , will be a very important state and the candidates will spend a great deal of time speaking in our area. Political candidates such as John F. Kennedy, LyndonJohnson, Richard Nixon, Ted Kennedy, and Gary Hart have spoken in the Scranton/WilkesBarre area and this year should be no different. Prof. Kinney plans to have his class observe as many actual gatherings as possible. The course should interest students in radio/ television, journalism, public address, government/law, and history. However, any person concerned about the welfare and future of the United States will find something of interest in Presidential Rhetoric. The course will be offered -on Monday nights from 6: 30 until 9 - during the Fall semester. C}8 SSifi ed: Elections for SG, CC, and IRHC Presidents and IRHC officers will be held on Thursday, April 5, in Stark Lobby from 10-4, and Pickering Lobby from 4:30-6:30. VOTE!! Raul , Have a good weekend. Hope the two week workout was worth it . Go for it. Junior Pre-Law students who intend to take the LSAT exam in June 1984 should sec Dr. Joel Berlatsky in Franklin Hall to 0ntain registration packets . Cress, How is it that you can look up _ into the heavens from under your bed and still sec the big dipper? HILLSIDE FARMS . ICE CREAM STORE Amy (Henna)- Why not try · for one of the shorter poles next time?! P. S. (Take care of those bruises) DMZ: It is really like looking for a needle in a haystack? P.S . (The signals should have been flashing!) Amy: Tell Mary Louise about the baked beans . P.S . Where's The Beef? Lori: So you prefer it on rocks; You're lying to me Lori! by Thomas J. Monsell French Troops S:·t to Puli ' )1t of Beirut The last umt of the multinational forces in Beirut has been ordered to pull out by Satur<l.1y in an attempt to clear the country of foreign force:;. A spokesman for the French government said "the departure of our soldiers marks the failure of French government policy in Lebanon . It cost dearly in blood and French money.' ' * * * * American Paratroopers Dropped Into Honduras American paratroopers parachuted into Honduras for maneuvers that coincide with the presidential elections in El Salvador this Sunday. Some officials have said in private that the maneuvers are intended to deter the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Nicaragua from interferring in the Salvadorian election and from spreading their influence later. The officials have described the deployment as a form of psychological warfare intended to signal the United States' intentions both to its friends in Central America and to the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Nicaragua. * * * * Chopper Crash in Korea Kills 29 A U.S. helicopter crashed into a rugged mountainside last Saturday killing all 29 Americans and South Korean soldiers aboard . The crash was the second of the week in connection with the war games being staged by the U.S. ll:nd South Korea. The: crash came just three days after a Soviet nuclear powered submarine collided with a U.S. aircraft carrier, also participating in the war games. * * * * DeLorean Busted Again John DeLorean, once a millionaire auto maker is without money and has not paid his lawyers in eight mon~hs. "John DeLorean has no money," said DeLorean's chief attorney Howard Weitzman. Weitzman said he will seek a change in the auto maker's bail terms in order to get some money for his defense on cocaine charges. * * * * Women Thugs Nabbed in Harlem Three women, including a mother and daughter, were arrested in Harlem in a rai.d that netted one pound of heroin, one pound of cocaine, five pistols with a large quantity of ammunition, and several bulletproof vests, said Manhattan police. The raid was part of an operation known as Operation Pressure Point 2, which is intended to crack down on the Harlem drug trade. * * * * Three Mile Island Still a Problem Five years since the combination of human error and equipment failure brought worldwide attention to an obscure nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, Three Mile Island still remains contaminated. · Plant officials say that it is going to be another five years before the mutilated core will be back to normal. . . . r----------------------------------------1 ! · THERE ARE TWO·SIDES TO !BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY. BoscO\··s T nwer Level across frn m the deli open : 10-9 Mon.-Sat. 1 ~-1 Sunday Buy one milkshake and get second one free with this coupon at Hillside Farms Ice Cream. All Hillside coupons exp_ir_e April 15. -- I I I I I And they're both represented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care system in which educational and .. , career advancement are the rule, ,,, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. · IARMY _NURSE CORPS. BE ALLYOU CAM BE. __________________________________________ J �i5°EBATERS Continued from p. 1 came in overall second; The winning of the second place cumulative sweepstake award - finishing only behind the nation's top forensic school, · George Mason University - marked the first time in fifty years that such a cumulative award has been won . According to Dr. Bradford Kinney, director of the program and speech coach, ' 'This victory means more than just another awartl . It shows what two determined Wilkes co-ed's could do . They defeated all but the national champions. We had the smallest delegation to enter the competition and we defeated them all! Donna and Annette proved once again that Wilkes is indeed a powerful force in forensic competition.'' · The public speaking unit of the college debate union will next travel to Shippensbucg University for competition in the Cumberland Valley Tournament. SUMMER·SCHOOL Continued from p.1 Work-Study Program. The Eugene Shedden Farley Library will be open to all college stu- . dents and students may borrow books by using their identification cards. The library hours will be posted at the beginning of each session. The courses offered during the first and second sessions will generally meet five 9ays a week for ~ o hours according to this schedule: First period: 8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Secop.d period: 10: 10-12 :00 noon PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Third period: 6:00-7: 50 p .m . Fourth period: 8: 10-10:00 p.m. Most of the courses offered during the eight-week evening session will be scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 6:00 p .m. to 7:.45 p .m . or 8:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Weekend College classes meet for six hours on each of six weekends from May 11 through August 19 on the campus of Keystone Junior College in LaPlume, Pa. NIN1 I9 ■ IOP ,-....Oney 'J•sting Con,..,.,..ial Counseling ........... , ... 11. n8 11 lllte, fte. ll701 · Abortion ...•,.--......,-a..... . Birth Contr4f ·Gynecofogical Services AflHtowa Women's C..ter a.t111 .. Aodl It .......... a...,-. 215-264-5657 0 -Planned Parenthood · Contidential and Affordable • Gynecologic Exams ~ Birth Control • Pregnancy Testina Kirby Health Center A ~ 63 North franklin Street . · · Wilkes-Barre • 87.4-4921 U.S. Lacks Language Literacy A major report was recently presented by the National Advisory Board on International Education (NABIE) to U.S . Secretary of Education T. H . Bell explaining that the United States seriously lacks proper education in foreign languages. The report, Critical Needs in Internation Education: Recommendations for Action, states, "ourNation's indifference to foreign languages and cultures is unique among the advanced industrial countries, and our performance in these areas lags behind many developing countries.'' Secretary Bell requested the study from the 23-member NABIE after the National Commission on Excellence in Education warned of a '' rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people" in our U.S. educational system. In accepting the report from NABIE Chairman James B. Holderman, who is president of the University of South Carolina, Secretary Bell said, 'This is the time to place before the public recommendations for change, reform and renewal - and in no place is it more urgently needed than in our language instruction.'' The Secretary added, "With the ever-growing importance of international commerce, we must commit ourselves to improving our Nation 's international literacy if we are to com. pete successfully with other nations in the world marketplace. '' Among the 19 recommendatiorn set forth in the NABIE report are these: • Local sc ool districts should provide every student with the opportunity to begin study of a foreign language. • Colleges and universities should require demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language for both admission and graduation. • Textbooks should be reviewed or revised, or new textbooks introduced, to include a broader international perspective. • A national fund for international education should be created. • Government, business , and indus- try should use their employees' for- " eign language skills and offer other employees a chance to acquire them . �page five I · Vol. 11 No. l ' AJ!il l , 1984 WilkaColleae Wilkeil9111f«!'Pftlf8766 Bob Bows Out As Chris Gets Kid The installation of Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth as president of Wilkes was completed this week with the ex-. change of the official presidential son. In a special ceref'hony, Dave had his name changed from Capin to Breiseth, thus making Breis~th's installation official. "My entire family is thrilled with the new addition,'' commented breiseth, "especially my daughters . They always wanted an older brother." When asked how he felt about the exchange Capin replied, "Of course we'll miss Dave. After having him around for so many years we sort of got used to him, but we realize that he came with the office. We knew his stay with us wouldn't be permanent.'' Dave seemed. very enthusiastic about the change, "Sure, ifll take some getting used to, but I'm looking forward to having a new father.' ' Breiseth noted that one of the things that made Wilkes so appealing was the concept of the presidential son. He stated that Dave will be an asset in helping him adjust to life in Wilkes-Barre. As Breiseth put it, "Where else would I be able to find a job with such a built-in advantage!" Breiseth and son were the guests of . honor at a dinner immediately following the exchange ceremony. "Debbie'' Does The CPA by Con 5eannolly The Wilkes College Theatre Department has announced its production schedule for the 1984-85 theatre season. The season will open with the area premiere of ''Debbie Does Hazleton," written by a local playwright who wishes to remain anonymous. The repetitive one act play follows the adventures of a Bucks County girl who leaves the back woods of Warminster to "experience" life in the big city. The second scheduled production is Dion-Dion's, "Happy Boys All Tied Up." This show calls for two strong male leads to portray starving hairdressers in their search for fulfillment. This year's musical will be '' Step on Your Toes," the story of a small town college student's relentless fight to create a dance major at his liberal arts college. This production will feature the first choreography attempt of new-comer Coach Bill Unsworth. The season will be rounded out with the patriotic comedy "Napalm." Set in the, mind of a young ROTC cadet, the play uses dream sequences to unfold the cadet's dreams of glory in the wild blue yonder. And the winner is ... this one! Op.ce again the Annual Wilkes Rate-A-Butt competition came down to the wire. ''The finalists were pretty even going into the last round,'' commented one judge, ' 'but there was just something special about contestant number 6. I can't describe it, but on a scale from 1 to 10, I'd give him a 9.9." "" The contest, which was begun several years ago to recognize those students with exceptional derrieres, has grown steadily since its inception. ''We had twenty contestants this year,'' commented one of the contes_t coordinators, "and the show sold out just three hours after tickets went on sale." This year's winner was contestant number 6. Known only as Mr. X, he received an average score of 9. 75, the highest score ever received by a contestant. "I guess people know a good thing when they see it," stated Mr. X. Evans Hall Involved In Gender Bender The Residence Life Office today announced that Evans Hall will be closed at the end of the semester. The building will be renovated and reopened next semester as the William Evans Memorial Parking Garage. "Parking has always been a problem at this school," stated one administrator, "and this just wouldn't be parking. Each car will get it 's own room with heating and airconditioning controls, private sink and semi-private bathroom. It's luxury parking!" The facility will be able to house approximately 124 cars depending, of course, on the make and model of each automobile. 1, With the anticipation of more " parking, CC and IRHC are already "It was him!" Students in Surveillance 101, · b~ttling for the extra space. A lottery on0 of the courses that is part of the Soviet Ex will b~ ~eld ,to determine parking apchange Program, take part in an exercise desj gn c~ d propnauon m the new facility. to tea ch them that it's okciY to inform on your When questioned as to where stufrjends. dents would be housed, it was ex- ' plained that t_J.ewly-arriving students will be given a pillow and pointed in the direction of Kirby Park. A lottery will take place each semester for bench selection. Student reactions to the new arrangements varied. "I never did find the heating controls anyway," said one male resident of Evans. "I guess the winters a.ren ' t really that long around here, " whined a female resident. " What I really want to know is where I'm supposed to plug in my curling iron, and the lines for those bathrooms will be incredible. " Does the administration think that the new housing arrangement will af. feet enrollment? "Of course," replied one administrator. "We feel that the new housing arrangement will appeal to nature buffs and camping fanatics across the country. It's tailor-rriade for them." An increase in enrollment is expected. �Suck-Face Sights: This offers a challenge to those who crave adventure, for there is the everpresent threat of being interrupted by a security guard or a student looking for a place to study. 3. Ralston Field. This is designed especially for those who want to "get back to nature." 4. The Public Relations, Academic Affairs, and External Affairs Offices. That's what they're there for, right? 5. Any room marked "Danger: High Voltage . " Don't let the sign deter you . These ro~s supply the most satisfying environment. Caution: these rooms should be · avoided by those with weak hearts. Bill Blows-Off Big-Time Bowl Bid by Gump Savard . Students and administrators alike got a surprise when Jacques Cousteau and two of his staff members ( one of whom looks an awful lot like Willie Nelson) suddenly popped up in a mud puddle behind Stark Learning Center. Cousteau was disor·iented ,claiming that he and his crew thought they wer1c• in i..Le lVie di terranean Sea examining glow-in-the-dark seaweed specimens. "We must have been sucked into a whirlpool and traveled throug h some underground river to this strange place," sneered Cousteau in his usual heavily accented fashion.(Editor~ note; 1o fully appreciate this quote, the reader should verbalize it in his/her own heavy French accent.) lhough confused at first, Cousteau has decided to - ~tay Rt Wilkes a few more days to examine the "s t :·c;nge life forms t hat seem to exist solely on alc ohol." Is B_acon The Only Food On Campus? by Con Seannolly Dr. Shan<lrew Aw, Wilkes College dean of Management, said in a press conference on March 28 that there is absolutely no hunger on the Wilkes campus and that the findings of the $50,000 marketing survey are grossly exaggerated. "Sure there are a couple of hungry students out there , but most of them have chosen to be hungry." Aw sights the popularity of aerobics classes, the absence oflong lines at the cafeteria, and the constant appearance of the Domino's pizza truck at Sullivan Hall as proof of students willingly gomg hungry. The survey was done hy a profes- sional statistics company and spanned a two year period. The results came as a blow to lame-duck president, Robert Capin, as he strove for a noncontroversial final semester. The report found that over 5 2 % of the students on campus go to sleep hungry and at least 20% of these students are suffering from malnutrition. "It's that damn anorexia - its not our fault . They could eat if they want to. \Ve have a lot of food programs on campus ," blurted · Aw in an emo 0 tional statement during the press conference . All students who were asked to be interviewed refused to comment for fear of repercussions frCJm the administration. In a surprise rnove the Wilkes College Athletic department announced that the Colonel football team will not accept an invitation to participate in the 1984 Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena this Fall. John Reese, Wilkes athletic director, announced that football coach Bill Unsworth opted for a :.pot in the Henna Bowl or~a possible matchup with the L.A. Raiders of the National Football League. "We were getting tired of the same old competition from the big-name schools so we are looking for a change of pace in the Henna Bowl or somebody of our calibre like the ·Raiders,'' explained Unsworth. "Also with the money we save on airfare we will be able to send all of our all-star players to the many post season all-star games ." Most of the players seemed a little discontent with the decision; for most of the players it would have been their first time in the national spotlight. "What a bummer, man," exclaimed defensive lineman Joe Rock. " We was reallf lookin' forward to dis game, now we gotta take our final exams, man .'' Thi~ marks the first time in the scho,,ls football history that the team has declined a top-notch bowl invite . . Next season the Wilkes football · schedule will be expanded to include Marywood College and College Misericordia. According to John Reese, such an addition would extend the season into the bowl season. ''We will be playing Marywood on Christmas Day and Misericordia on New Year's Day. This will provide us with legitimate excuses to de~line any and all invitations to bowl games. '' The 1984 football season promises to be a real hum-clinger. Season ticket sales have already reached an all-time high and it looks as though the only way to eaten Colonels football in the Fall will be to have a season ticket or ·by way of national television . The College has already contracted with ABC Sports to televise all five of the Colonels away games and two of the home contests. Yes sir, 1984 will be the year of the r.olonel. �·---------~---------------~-----------~ page seven continued from pg. 8 At fourth cede junior transfer i .· nie Engle Jost his set 3-6 / l-6 tu . niata ' s Tom Lancaster. A tongue biting effort by fifth ceded Walter Karaban didn't h(":1-' against his Juniata opponent in Satu1 · day's match-up as he fell 0-6, 0-6. Returning junior Walter Karaban v.-as blanked, 0-6/0-6 by his Juniata "' ,ponent Doug Yokoyana. fhe final cede was filled by lresbman Bob Stoffel . Stoffel played an excellent first match, narrowly losing it 5 7 to Tom Eberhart. Eberhart then went on to win the second set 6-2 and that captured the win for Juniata. In the doubles competition, Wilkes paired up John Patterson and Rick Sposto againstJuniata's number one and two single cedes. Patterson and Sposto came up short in the match and lost 2-6/ 3-6. Nationwide Bowling Tournament Winners Announced Coach and Bowling Instructor Extraordinaire Phil Wingert has announced the winners of his 12 state, 18 city, bowling tournament: 9:00 a.m. class - THE DRIBBLERS Paul Oestereich Jeanette Watts Denise Johnson Linda Kaplan 10:00 a.m. class - DEADWOOD (that's bowling . .slang) Ron Smith Kathy Hyde Judy Groshardt Becky Whitman 11 :00 a.m . class - THE PINHEADS Lisa Acornley Jane Natushko Laura Pollick Andrea Nerozzi In the second doubles match up of the day, Wilkes' Al Whitaker . and Donnie Engel dropped their match 06 / 3-6 to Juniata. The final doubles match featured 'Ray Hanks and Walter Karaban of '½'ilkes being beat 2-6/ 3-6 by Juniata. The men now sit at 0-1, but will be taking on Moravian, away on Saturd:iy, March 31st at 1:00, when rhc:} "'ill be tr-ying to even out that re~ord t ---------------------------------------· at 1-1. SMEGS And Spammers Favored To Clash In Capin Cup from Chris Zieser, the Herkas with their eleven man wster just had enough troops to shut down the March 19 - Ausflug lost another Twister offense. heartbreaker and in doing so provided another team with a play-off March 22 - Rich Sisson flew in spot. The gift this week goes to the three goals for the Penguins as John Spammers. The game was close all the lliornas was credited with his first way but Ausflug, like the girl who's s; i ll ,,ut. Ausflug went Jown, 3-0. always the bridesmaid but never the ~'. .i c-gmas c! i 1.ched the Hoover conbride, just can't seem to pull out their L . ".nee an<.' : 'irst place in the tournafirst win. n ,-. , :t as Mike Kopcho, Bill Hankins Parity seems to be the word of the . and Steve Shearer had one goal a season as another match ended in a piece. Tom Kase scored for the Ma tie. This time around it was the Chiefs Puckers but it just wasn't enough. and Warriors finishing deadlocked. Smegmas remained flawless with a 3Both sides only gave up one goal but 1 win. they both missed numerous scoring Jeff Hamison scored the only goal opportunities. The Chiefs at this of the game as the Devils beat the point have the most ties in the league. - Warriors. Bob Whitney, the Devils' Herkas help their playoff chances goalie, had his second shutout in a by taking the Twisters, 4-1 . Mark row and the Devils won their sixth in a Augular had all the scoring for the row. Herkas. The lone Twister goal came March 25 - Winless Ausflug gave another team a hand to the playoffs as they lost again. The beneficiary this time was the Warriors, as Mike Duncan tallied two, Don Shaw, Matt Wasel each had one. Ausflug, still winYOUR ONE STOP less, went down again, 4-1 . PARTY SHOP In the game of the year the Hoover by Jeff Weinstein 1 BEER TIME Convenient Drive Thru Service Cold Case Beer - Keg Beer Ice - Soda - Taps OPEN TIL 9 PM MON. - SAT. 287-3027 GATEWAY SHOPPING CTR. EDWA~DSVILLE Just Two Blocks T'rom Ralston Fie1J . POSITIVE ID -~ .QUIREJ?.!.,_) conference champion Smegmas and the Ralston conference champions Ala. Spammers took to the arena for bragging rights of the season . In a game that was full of many scoring opportunities for both sides, no team could punch it home. As the game progressed neither team could establish an effective offense. The game ended in a tie, 0-0. Th~ only way to settle the question of who's best will have to be in the playoffs . Devils clinched second place in the Hoover conference with a 2-1 win over the Twisters. The Twisters had been in second most of the season but they couldn't stop the streaking Devils. Frank Wanzor scored two for the Devils as the Twisters got one from Chris Zieser. Rich Sisson' s hat trick helped the Penguins keep their playoff hopes alive: Unfortunately the Wildmen, who took the loss, were eliminated as Pat Evans' lone goal wasn't enough as another team fell out of the picture. Keith Conlan got his first s,hutout as Randy Rice scored two to lead the Chiefs over the Herkas. The Chiefs took second place from the Herkas as both teams needed a win in their remaining games to clinch a plav-off spot . As this article is printed the regular season will be over and the ph-off picture decided. The quarter fin.i.l · will start Monday, April 2. Sem1 -1,nal are on Thursday, April 5 and the fi nals, Tuesday, April 10 at 9:30 . Come on down to the gym and suppvrt your favorite team. The games are going to be some of the most exciting intramural play in Wilkes College history. INTRAMURAL FLOOK HOCKEY FOK CAPIN CUP · HOOVER CONFERENCE WLT PTS 8 0 1 17 SMEGMAS 7 2 0 14 DEVILS 5 4 O 10 1WISTERS 4)2 10 WARNER WARRIORS 1 62 4 . WIIDMEN GF GA 27 6 20 15 24 17 22 12 12 19 KAI.STON CONFERENCE AUBAMASPAMMERS 5 1 3 13 CHIEFS 2 34 8 HERKAS 3 5 1• 7 PENGUINS 34I t MA PUCKERS 3 6O AUSFLUG O72 L 25 12 19 20 15 20 24 28 17 30 10 36 Jtk*******************************************~ ** t Applications available for: •* t : Student Center Board, Student Center s·ecurity Team, and: : Student Center DJ's. : , : Applications available in The Cavern, Library, and Dean : Hoover's office - Weckesser. ,.. * Due Monday, April 9. : : Return to Cavern or Dean Hoover's office : r * . * ~********************************************~ �Vol. XXXVI No. 12 March 30, 1984 beacon sports Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Wilkes Nine Ready To Blast Artillery Park by Tim Williams Senior captain and the big man with the bat, Kenny Sorick, fouls off a pitch in Saturday's Wilkes' scrimmage with Penn State, Lehman. Lady Colonels To Open Saturd,a y by Janee Eyerman Coach Nancy Roberts has only five returning letterwomen from last year's 10-4-1 squad, and that leaves quite a gap to fill. Once again this year the Wilkes women will be.aiming for the Northwest League Championship but will find it a little tougher this year without pitching sensation Sue Schwartz. Schwartz's absence creates a rather large weak link for the Lady Colonels when it comes to depth in the pitching department. Karen Bove will be doing her best to strengthen that weak link when she takes to the mound for the first time in her career at Wilkes. Also taking to the Wilkes diamond for first time will be freshmen Yvonne Peirman and Sharon Domzalski playing first and second respectively. Rounding out the infield will be sophorhore sensation Michelle Zawoiski and Kenley Hoates at shortstop and third. Pulling down those fly balls in the outfield will be Karen Galli in centerfield, Lisa Gigliello in left field and Joann Matt in right field. Wilkes' strength appears to lie in their hitting. Wilkes has three hitters over the . 300 mark and they are led by Zawoiski, who batted .357 in 1983. The Lady Colonels will be squaring off against MAC foe Elizabethtown in a doubleheader on Saturqay, March 31st at 3:00 p.m. in Kirby park. Net01en Drop Operier by Janee Eyerman This year's men's tennis team has only two returning team members from the 1983 squad and that makes for a lot of inexperience . This inexperience seemed to have contributed to the men 's disappointing season opener loss to Juniata, 0-9. Wilkes fielded their top six singles men against Juniata but they just could n •t come away with the win . Wilkes' number one cede for t he day was freshman John Patterson . Patterson dropped his match to Stephan Wallaert ofJuniata, 3-6/0-6. Returnee, sophomore Rick Sposto filled the second cede spot but dropped his match to John Dorner, 36/ 3-6. Freshman Paul Nardone also lost his match after losing a well played and well fought first set, 5-7. Chris Savage claimed that win for.Juniata . co11tiluled on page 7 Taking up the duties in the infield will be captain Sorrick at first base, Nine lettermen return this year to freshman Joe Ranieli on second .John lead the Colonel baseball team into · Good, a senior, will man the short the 1984 campaign. . stop position, while freshma~ Frank Third year manager Bob Duliba Wanzor will start at third. and his players are very optimistic In the outfield, sophomore Dave about the upcoming season . Kerdesky assumes straight away cen"We'll do OK as long as our pitchterfield, while junior Ed Domzalski ing holds up." Duliba continued, Hlf covers his right and to the left Wilkes it rains and we get backed-up we fields Brian Gorski, a freshman from could have some trouble with double Nanticoke. headers and the pitching steff." Duliba enjoys the luxury of having The Colonels four man pitching roa well rounded bench to support his tation consists of newcomer Don starting nme. Shaw, basketball star Rick Sheaffer, Joe Folek and Ted Ruch supply the Dana Colavitti, and Jack Delfino. back-up for second base while Tony Senior Gene Nosovitch will assume Caladie and Billy Langan are aJl -purthe reliever responsibilities. pose infielders. Duliba's pitching staff may prove Tom Culligan and Ed Vogue are the once again to be one of the best in the reliable back-up for the outfield. MAC as they strive to equal last year's The Colonels will be putting their pitching staff which was ranked 6th starting nine and bench to the test, nationally with a 3 .15 ERA. when they play a doubleheader at Junior Dave Orman will be behind · York College on Saturday, March 31st the plate with John Harran to back at 1:00 p.m. him up. EVERY FRIDAY & SATUJlOAY 9 -P.M. -l O P.M. l l -12 P.M. P.M. 1 A~~2 A.M . l 0¢ DRAFTS': 2-1 MIXED 3-l SHOTS > BOURBON ·STREET 88 S. .MAIN ST., W-B ., Pa. (Formerly Emersons) PROPER I. D. PLEASE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 March 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 March 30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/183d3d26918c57a94800c90af0269b37.pdf 1d6a650c59f66dbacb79aa0032b82652 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXVI No. 13 I April l:3 . 1984 ilkes college student nelVspaper Hart Makes Tracks to W-B But Loses Steam by Sean Connolly The smell of hot dogs, the sounds of an upbeat polka band, and a group of thirty or so dancing, organized supporters chanting " Vote smart - vote Hart ' ' greeted the crowd who came to see Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart last Saturday at the Station in Wilkes-Barre. The youthful group numbering over 1,000 people, quite a few of them being Wilkes_students, began assembling at 1:30 P. M. and remained, despite the chilly weather, until Hart steamed up to the Station in the antique train at approximately 2:30. • Waiting in anticipation , the crowd drank coffee and discussed politics while secret servicemen scoured the area and whispered to local cops. " The reason I'm here is because he could be president one da} Th..-n ! could say I saw h; •n .' · explained ont> Wilkes co-ed . At 2: 15 , dancing supporters wear: ing green tee-shirts that read " Gary's Guerillas'' began corralling the crowd toward the spot designated for Hart's speech. A motorcade of a dozen secret service vehicles materialized and the serious-looking men in over-sized trenchcoats began gearing up for Hart's arrival. With white smoke pouring out of its stack, the impressive train bolted past the crowd and back into place to present the candidate. The first one t 0 make an appearance, while photographers scrambled and jockeyed for position, was Scranton Mayor James McNulty, and the crowd pressed closer to train as organizers tried to hold them back. A few irate Mondale supporters let wisecracks fly but were quickly . drowned out . as Mayor Mcl aughlin took the microphone. "I would like to introduce you to the man who VPty . well might be the next President of the United States." Hart , who was sufferfog from bronchitis, spoke in a hoarse voice . When he reached behind him to receive a styrofoam cup of water to soothe his throat screams of" boil it Gary ·" rose from below. "This is Pennsylvania water,'' returned Hart which led him into a speech of water programs for troubled areas such as ours. The speech which lasted about half an hour consisted of unemployment, arms reductions, federal program cuts, and criticisms of Mondale and Reagan. The content of the presentation seemed to be drowned out by the applause of the audience, the actual presence of the candidate himself, and the musicians playing "Happy Days Are Here Again'' and the . theme song frnm "Rockv." ( ' J!} l i £1 ~;i .~l .-1 1 ~~ • .; f or r PJa ted nolit j re l articles s e e pp .6-7 Debaters SI.Veep Tourney ~ The Wilkes-College Debate Union and Public Speaking the competition. Unit traveled to Wildwood Crest, New Jersey this past Besides the Debate competition, Professor Kinney, the weekend to participate in the National East Coast Pi Kappa coach and director of the Forensic program , entered his Delta Forensic Society's Bi-Annual National Tournament. speech students in twenty-two individual speaking compeThe Wilkes team complete~ the three day tournament with titians. ' a clean sweep finishing in the first place 'overall winner posi- • · In one of the most different types of competitions, Sales tion. Competition, Wilkes pulled a complete sweep in this area. Members of " Kinney's Kid's" won an unprecendented Dan Duttinger won the first place gold medal, Donna 19 awards/trophies. No other team in the competition O'Toole, the second place silver medal and Annette Winski eq~aJed the Wilkes winning record. the bronze third place medal. ·· ,._ In the Debate competition - Wilkes College debater In Persuasive speaking competition: Donna O 'Toole won Donna O'Toole was undefeated and completed the compe- the first place gold, Dan Duttinger the second place silver, tition with ~ perfect score. Ms. _O 'Toole had the highest :rnd Ai:inette >Vinski completed this category with a fifth numberofwmsandwasthetoplmcoln/Douglasdebaterat Con tiri.ucu on p .9 ' �page two-------------------------------------------------------ED ITORIAL _________ ~-----~---------------------------------------· Scandal . .. that's what newspapers are supposed to thrive on , right ? It certainly seems to be what Wilkes College runs on - another Wilkt s College election , another pres_µmed scandal. It seems that every election held for class officers or Student Government officers ends in dispute or accusations. Most of them never reach the point where an official complaint is made, but it doesn't take any: rumor, founded or unfounded , very long to get around a'campus the size of Wilkes. Whether it's disgruntled losers or people who fear they have discovered real voting fraud , what they claim to know about the election is everyone 's dinner conversation by the next evening. . The problem lies in a voting system which lends itself to voting fraud and accusations of illegal voting procedures. The system used by Student Government leaves too many doors open to the temptation to "help out a friend." Everyone involved in elections knows this, and that is why there are always so many dic;c;atisfied peopk whn either have a hard time trying to accept the fact that they lost or honestly feel something is wrong, running around, whispering, sometimes shouting, that the election was unfair. There appears to be a relatively simpie and more professional way to handle these elections - voting booths . Voting booths would be far less difficult to keep track of and far more professional than the present system. Most high schools and many grade schools use voting booths to elect their student council mem hers and class officers. - If Student Government elections are held near the date of county elections..,__ making it difficult for the school to obtain voting booths, elections should be re-scheduled. This would cause some confusion in the beginning, and it would take a little planning and a few phone calls to the courthouse, but the end result would be piece of mind for the people running student elections, tht: winners of the elections and maybe, even the losers. 1~ d©t © 11 ________________ ~---------------------------------anot JLler e~ 'll or1a1 1 I am writing this _in reference to the student rally held in Pickering lounge a few weeks ago. . I truly think that it is great that the students are finally beginning to take an active role in matters that affect them and the campus. Over the past few years , the student body has been somewhat passive in allowing the administration to formulate policy. If a student does not agree with college policy he or she should speak out against it. College students of the 1960's spoke out, and they were able to accomplish a great deal. It was during this decade that Wilkes students were encouraged "toquestion, to critize, to test, and to s.earch· for new meaning and new solutions" (from the 1983 edition of the Amnicola). There suggestions were transmitted not from fellow activists but from the O>llege. It is time once again for students to question objectively the environment which surrounds them , In this day arid age of the computer, people are rapidly , becoming passive and unindividualistic. People should not be afraid to speak out and voice their opinions. A few of the people who ao voice their opinions do so in a very harmful and unintelligent way. This often hinders, not helps, the cause or influence of the opinions the speaker holds. A·classic example of this arose during the Pickering rally. A certain person was slandered in such a manner tha I would not want printed in the Beacon. Regardless, it was a stupid act on the activists part. Rational people would never offend people they are trying to win concessions from. · These few activists, unknowningly, ,severely hurt the students' call for a different alcohol policy. Name calling is no way to get what a person wants; it is almost like bii:ing the hancl that feeds you. The student activists need a strong, rational leader who has the ability to reason effectively. Otherwise, the activists are doomed to sink lower into the . Photography Editor Resigns lieacon photography editor Jerry Galinus has resigned , and Mark Radabaugh will replace him as photo editor fot the last two issues of the 198384 Beacon. Galinus stated that he felt he had to resign because of conflicts with his schoolwork and· what he felt were inadequate working conditions. Following Galinus' resignation , it was discovered that he had charged approximately $600 of camera equipment he had not been authorized to purchase at the Camera Exchange, Market St., Wilkes-Barre. · At the request of the Beacon edito- riai staff, Galinus returned this equipment. However, the Camera Exchange could only credit the Bea. con account with approximately half of the original cost of the equipment, because it had been purchased in _September and October of last year. Galinus freely admitted to his excessive expenditures, and he has since agreed to reimburse the newspaper for the difference between the original cost of the items and the credit given upon their return . depths of despair in their efforts to reform policies, particularly the alcohol policy. Before the students can expect the College to relax the alcohol policy they must demonstrate their ability to use it responsibly. This is not to say that all students are irresponsible when alcohol is involved, just that a few ruin it for all . A weekend in. Pickering rarely goes by that fire alarms are not pulled and/ or glass doors not broken. This all works against any efforts the students make for a more liberal alcohol policy. It is a shame that alcohol is the only issue the students are concerned about: There is more to college than parties. Students should be just as concerned about academic issues as well as social ones. After all, college is for learning, and that learning, for some people, is limited to human interaction (socializing). How do you think a prospective employer is going to view . a Wilkes degree if he envisions this school as an "ass-kickin' party school?" It seems to me ~hat this kind of a reputation would be very detrimental to a Wilkes student 's future . This probably will not totally appeaho eitherthe administration or the · student activist \, but this is the way it is 'and,the issues must be worked out The admmiscration and the students must meet half-way on the issues . While the students must cease their sporadic, irrational behavior the administration must also.listen to stu~ent suggestions and consider them seriou~ly. Both sides-must sit down at the bargaining table ~n ·an effort to improve Wilkes College. . · . . . - Tim Williams The Beacon USPS 832-"080 Third Floor Student Center Wilkes-Barre, PA Wilkes College Student Newspaper Permit No. 355 · • J ' Editor-in~Chief . .. . ... .. . ... ...... : ... . . . ... . ... . . Rebecca Whitman News Editor ... .... ...... . .. ... . .... ....... .. . . .... Sean Connolly Managing/Feature Editor . . .. ... . .. . .. . . . . ... . . ... . .. Donna M. Nitka Assistant News/Feature Editor . :·. . . .. . : ....... . . .. . . Thomas). Monsell Sports Editor .... .. . ..... . . .. .. .... .... . . . . .• :· .. .... . . Tim Williams Assistant Sports Editor . . . .. _.. .. _.. ... ....... ...... .. ... Janee Eye.rman Copy Editor ...... . : . . . . ... ... .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . . .. ,... .... Lor Martin Business Ma.nager . . . .. . .. . . ......... . . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. Nadine Wieder Advertising Manager ..... .. ... .... . ....... . ... . . ... . Steve Scharpnick Advisor . .. .. . ... ......... . ........... . .. . ... . . . Dr. Cynthia Corison Published bi-weekly during the fall and spring semesters excepting scheduled breaks .and vacation periods . Subscription ·rate to non-students: $5.00. Advertising rate: $5 .00 per column inch. All views expressed are those of the individual writer and not necessarily o( the publication or the college. �''Cri01es of the Heart'' Rounds Out Season home due to the circumstances and meets up with her two colorful sisters. "The play takes serious matters such as sterility, murder and suicide and makes a farce out of them," said director Dr. O'Neill. "It's very funny ' in it's treatment of such subjects." Four females and two males comprises the cast of the play which contains strong female leads. The play is considered to be the strongest female play written in the United States in the last twenty years, said O'Neill. The cast consists of Rebecca Sch<.aren Bradbuty, Mar ete. \Xic~t, r, Sharon Wheeler, Kenny ~ ;,.._i, and Gene Wachowski. Tickets can be reserved by calling the C.P.A. box office, Students receive two free tickets with I.D. by Sean Connolly The Wilkes College Theatre Deartment will present the 1982 Puliter Prize winning play, Crimes of the leart, written by Beth Henley, as the tnal production of the 1983-84 ~ilkes College theatre season. The hree-act comedy.which ran on Broadvay for two year~, will be held at the )orothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts on April 13 and 14 at 8:00 p.m. and April 15 at 2:00 p.m. The play is set in the mid-1970's in a small Mississippi town. and the action revolves around the explosive relationships of three sisters. The plo_t centers on the youngest sister who has just shot her husband and is released on bail. She returns to her family Automation Tra11sports Library into the Future by Steve Scharpnic k for the current project. According to Library Director Hsiping Shao, the new funding will be used to automate some of the library's key functions. The library departments fust affected will be. Circulation and Cataloguing. Eventually, computer terminals will take the place of the Card Catalogue. A library user can easily locate materials by either, or title, or subject, and may also search the library's holdings by keyword, date, and language, among other things. The terminal will not only list-what A $111 ,000 grant was received by Wilkes College from the) . N . Pew,Jr. Charitable Trust. The grant will be used by the college to complete its plan to automate the functions and services of the college's E. S. Farley Library. A grant of $112,000 in 1982 from the Pew Trust gave the college the initial funding to convert the holdings of the library from hundreds of thousands of index cards into a computerized machine-readable database,and laid down the foundation .. , :·, ......... :···•--·',.• PREGNANT? NEED tti.L,P? '"'in9 ..c.."'•••CJ ,..,,1¥,1.~,...una .. N$1l!QiJ.lllse. ,._ ,.,., . ·. Mortiolll ..."1'61h ,-~ ••,,,cl•• 11 .• Ac d II •~= aai?a-. llllrthCont... . s.m,.. _ w.....·sc:..e, · 1 G,necll11laal 215-IM- 7 - . - -PMendlOOd 0 -Planned ·- · . . .• - ' , . ·; . . · . :··.. . ... . ·• .· Con#identilli and A~ble •:C ~·Examtc •Bi~Cc,ntrol:· • ~.Tetifta . ............ -KiaWHNllhC....-. 63No,lhFr...... SIINt . , .,..,.,11 . . ,: .•_. . . . ,. books are available under the topic being researched, but will also let the user know if the book is being used and , if so, when it will be returned. This will save library users from dealing with many of the problems they must currently face in research. Another goal of the project will be to have hook-ups to the system in other buildings on campus. Computer terminals will be located in department offices as well as in some of the larger residence halls on campus, such as Evans Hall and Pickering Hall. This aspect will not begin until the project is fully completed and tested. The automation project is scheduled co be operational in the early part of 1985. Equally significant is the fact that Wilkes library collection will become an integral part of the nat1onwide, multi-institutional database of On-Line Computer Library- Center (OCLC), and thousands of OCLC members will have on-line access to the holdings at Wilkes. This is a positive contribution toward the practice of resource sharing (Inter-library Loan) among libraries. AHA "Pumped" for Clinic A Blood Pressure Clinic sponsored by the American Heart Association , will be held on Thursday, April 26th from 10:00 a.m . to 2:00 p.m. in Stark Lobby. Over 37 million adults have high blood pressure. You may have high blood pressure and not know it. Usually there are no early warning signs. The possibility of stroke - blood vessel damage in the brain - is increased if you have high blood ·pressure. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can also affect the heart, kidneys and nervous system. TJ:ie only way to find out if you have high blood pressure . is to have your blood pressure checked. The test is quick and painless. Many people think that high blood pressure is'a disease of the aged, the cause is unknown but there are many risk factors involved hr.sides age and heredity, if there is a history of high blood pressure in you_r family you are more likely co develop it. Race is anther factor. Black Americans are more likely to have high blood pressure and a more severe form. A woman taking contraceptive pills is more likely to develop high blood pressure if she is overweight, has had high blood pressure during pregnancy, has a family history of high blood pressure, or has some condition such as mild kidney disease. Have your blood pressure checked Thursday, April 26th, 10:00 a.m. to 1 2:00p.m. inStarklobby. Theclinids ; for Wilkes students and faculty only. Nurses are needed to take. blood pressures on Thursday, April 26th. You can sign up in the Nursing Lab or at the Nursing Department. The clinic is for Wilkes College students and faculty only. Please sign up now we need your help. �page four _ _ _ _i!Bll_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _aalii'alll!ll:l!mmmml!ll!III_ _ __ Upward Bound: No Li01its on Learning CIA Helped Mine Nicaraguan Ports by Thomas J. Monsen Wilkes for 17 years.but this year is going " to be special " according to GraEvery summer, an organization on ham because there will be a published campus helps to give high school stu- poet on staff to "help the kids to get dents some direction and usually pro- experience in writing." The poet is ves to be a learning experience for Craig Czury who will be here thanks both students and the directors of the to a gra~t from the Pennsylvania program. This program has been at Council on the Arts . Czuty will teach Wilkes since 196i and has sent 95 % and help with the literary magazine. of its graduates to college: 60% of While here, the students will take these students end up graduating classes that i!1volve subjects that th ... y from college. This program is known have expressed interest in. The stuas Project Upward Bound and is di- dents will also get some first-hand exrected by Anne Graham. perience in what could be called "an According to Graham Upward internship, but on smaller scale," Bound, a federally funded agency, said Graham . The students will be takes area high school students ''with working at places that. are in line with potential to do well, a desire to do what they think they might want to well, and puts them in a 6 week pro- get into someday. gram that helps .prepare them for Along with the classes, trips have what college may be like." The stu- . been scheduled. The Upward Bound dents come from families that are in Project will go on the road to Bloomslower income brackets and whose burg to visit that university 's Upmothers or fathers have not graduated ward Bound program . Another trip from college. will bring the students to. Lancaster to The students, of which there are a see some historical sights and cultural total of 55 participating in the sum- events. Upward Bound will also travel mer program, come from 15 area high to the Pocono Environmental Educaschools ranging from Tunkhannock to tion Center to participate in a "outShickshinny. Out of the 55 students, door experience . " 15 of them are going to be attending The Upward Bound Program at Wilkes in the fall , and the other 40 are Wilkes found out in September that going to be high school ~eniors. they will be receiving grants from the Miner Hall is the spot where these government for the next three years. 5 5 summer students will live during This.will help a lot of high school stuthe program which runs from June dents that may not have had the 17 through July 27. Resident Assist- chance to go to college . "We're just ants are chosen to live with the stu- here to help them find what they' re dents who ' ' get a taste of what dorm all about, and expose them to situations that they may someday find life is all about," said Graham. The National Upward Bound Pro- themselves in," said Graham, gram began in 1965,aod it has been at HILLSIDE FARMS ICE CREAM STORE I * Baby Jane Doe , the terribly handicapped Long Island infant, has returned . home after an investigation by the Reagan Administration and a court battle which led to Baby Doe's parents' decision to allow doctors to operate and drain excess fluid from her skull. The parents were originally going to let nature decide the fate of their child, but were challenged by "Right to Life" advocates which in turn led to an investigation to decide whether the parents' decision was in the baby's best interest. * Battle of the Crosses Over * * * A dispute over crucifixes on display in an agricultural school in Poland ended in a suprise compromise that allows for one crucifix in the school in return for the return of the protesting students. The decision prompted other schools, factories , and hospitals to display crucifixes, which is in disagreement with government policies. * * * * Soviet Tunnels Could Hide Submarines The Soviet Union is nearing completion of four large tunnels that are capable of hiding even the largest Soviet Submarines said a Navy spokesman . The tunnels, which are hollowed out of a coastline and have been under construction since the late '60's, could mean trouble for American tracking systems. The tunnels will provide a nice "hiding place" for the submarines. The location of the tunnels has been held as confidential by the Navy. * U.S. Chopper Saves Soviet Seaman * * * An airforce helicopter fought its way through 40 mph winds and 20 foot seas during a snow storm to pluck a Soviet sailor suffering from appendicitis from his trawler and take him to a hospital in Iceland. The helicopter was the same type that was used to rescue downed soldiers in Vietnam. According to Major General William Small, this rescue showed ' ' the world and the Soviets that we hold human life especially dear.' ' Don't miss out, order yours now! . $5?.~ Additional hats only $3.00 each ----&~~~ct~~~ey~de~~- --I I ' :: * * * Baby Jane Doe Goes Home To Long Island ~ Boscov' s Lower Level across from the deli 10-9 Mon .-Sat. 12-1 Supday Buy one small sundae and get second one free with this coupon at Hillside Farms Ice Cream Coupon expires May 3, 1984. Congressional and administrative sources have announced that the CIA played a direct role in laying underwater mines in N icaraguan Ports that have damaged eight ships from several nations during the past two months. The mining operation is supposedly part of a CIA effort that began last year to redirect the Anti-Sandistan guerrillas away from futile attempts to seize land and point them towards economic sabotage. Painter Caps Box 711 Pittston, PA 18640 Name Add res s Stal e City Zip Enter quantity of each style D Rising D D Sun British Flag Kamikaze · One size fits all • Delivery 4-6 weeks ---------------------- J �----------------------------------------------------page five by Sean Con~olly n.~ • A concrete ghost town lies somewhere on the border of Nanticoke and Hanover Township. Twenty two-story buildings which ire burnt and lifeless make up the runs that were once a luxurious mining :ity inhabited by 40 families.mostly of Welsh de~cem ,--vho worked as supervi.ors in thr- loLal coal mines. Today the homes look as if they barely survived a distant nuclear blast. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the present-day ghost town located ten miles from Wilkes-Barre is that it is solely owned by Wilkes College. What is Wilkes College, an institution of '' higher learning,'' doing owning a 39-acre piece of land known as Concrete City? ''When we purchased Concrete City for $1 (in 1964 from the Glen Alden Coal Company),we imagined using the buildings for classes in police and fireman training," said Dr. Andrew Shaw, Wilkes Dean of Management, "but objections from our faculty and staff stopped the idea.'' Though the property could be considered somewhat of an albatross to Wilkes College, it is being used. Firemen working through the community colleges build doors and windows on the buildings, douse them with flamable liquids, light them on fire, and then .out them out. Police groups also.conduct training exercises on the buildings by shooting into the concrete walls as targets. -\ '' We have a responsibility to the community by letting the firemen and police train here, but at the same time Wilkes would like to sell it," said Shaw, who accompanied me on a tour of the site. . Concrete City was built in 1913 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroads, which owned coal lands at the time . The following year families of coal supervisors moved in to what was one of America's first planned communities. The inhabitants worked at the Truesdale Colliery located about a quarter of a mile away from the site. The two story b4ildings measure 50 by 25 feet with 25 feet of space between each dwelling. The construction of each consisted of a constant pouring concrete walls which measured between 6 and a quarter inches and 8 inches thick. "It's not like we can just knock the buildings down," said Shaw, "These walls are solid. '' According to a paper completed on the history of Concrete City by William Simon and Jocelyn Reese, Ivor Williams, in 1923, a former coal mjne official, used a charge of 100 dynamite· sticks in trying to demolish one of the homes. When the blast only slightly budged the house·, the Glen Alden Company decided that pursuing the demolition would be to expensive and they abandoned the idea. The buildings had no central heating, indoor plumbing or electricity, and in 1923, these factors contributed b~ ·i ~ ~~ to it's closing only 9 years after it opened. "As you can see," said Shaw pointing black fungi living in a damp corner of the ceiling of what was once a · child's room, "mildew started growing·on the walls and ceilings and made the place unliveable." Shaw said, currently,it is not known what Wilkes will do with Concrete City, but hr- ;,,lded that plans are being made that should eventually lead to its sale. �page six Will Anyone Offer A New Deal? ar1n s control national defense econoiny foreign affairs 1nondale hart Arms Control: Walter Mondale supports a nuclear freeze but opposes the build down idea of removing two warheads for each new one deployed . Arms Control: Gary Hart supports a modified nuclear freeze. B e would reduce those weapons that ar~ most destablizing, such as multiple warhead missiles . National Defense: He would limit the increase in defense spending to 4 % a year. He opposes the MX missile and the B-1 bomber. Economy: He favors limiting Reagan 's third year tax cut to $1 , 100 for those individuals with incomes above $60,000 a year, placing a surtaac of 10% on incomes dver $100,000 and requiring all corporations to pay a minimum tax of 15 % . Foreign Affairs: He favors a policy that has aid to El Salvador contingent on the maintenance of certain rights . jackson National Defense: He proposes a $100 million cut rn the defense budget over the next three years . He believes in relying less on hi-tech and more on readiness and flexibility. He opposes the MX missile , the B-1 bomber and chemical weapons . National Defense: He proposes a five year freeze on military spending and opposes the MX missile and the B-1 bomber. Economy: He favors limiting Reagan's third year tax cut to $750 for individuals, closing tax loopholes , and deferring tax -indexing. He has proposed a reindustrialization program that would provide tax relief to declining industries and a 15 year program to rebuild roads , bridges , etc., as well as a joint employer-employee fund for returning workers. Economy: He would repeal Reagan's third year tax cut and increase taxes for corporations. He would favor reindustrialization with tax breaks. Foreign Affairs: He would cut aid to the Nicaraguan rebels and continue aid to El Salvador only if death squad activity was terminated . I. Arms Control: Jesse Jackson favors a nuclear freeze. It's his "highest foreign policy priority.'' \ Foreign Affairs : He favors ;nding U.S. involvement in Nicaragua and believes that aid to El Salvador should be contingent on improvements tr human rights in that country. . I _ .. I 1•~ ; �page seven What Are They Talking About? ly Annette Winski Walter Mondale Is "puttln on the Fritz " for any group large enough to have a moili ng 11st'. John Glenn would hove said anything to solve his Image problem . (The problem Is he dldn 't have one.) Gory Hart con dazzle both young and old with a smile and bot of the eyelashes , but what exactly Is he saying ? What are they all saying ... besides "vote for mel " THE lEPUBLI(AN . • ' . lCE INTHE Understanding the political rhetoric In a presidential elect/on year is os difficult as remembering which democrats are not running for president. What should you listen to In a candidate's speech . .. "nothing. " according to Dr. Brodfoi-d Kinney, directory of Speech Communication at WIikes College, and hlmselt o political speech writer . Actually, as Dr. Kinney explains, It's a bil more than nothin9. Just remember when you are listening to a Hart , Hollings. McGovern, Mondale , et al speech that It 's "campaign rhetoric, and rhetoric Is usually sold In the heat of the campaign and few people follow through on those promises ." bala~h:;k ~::utb~d ~:~~•r prom lsttd hJ:hn:~~ pre>mlsed .. . "I'll never send American boys to fight Asian bovs , " This does not mean the re are no "honest" politicians. There are .. . a few. Bu t it's like shopping at o flea market. You have to dig through the junk to find the treasures . To apot a political "treasure," Dr. Kin• ney suggest., you look at how (of If) o can• dldate co rrolote s what he sov• .....1th whut h4t doe•. If the two' are fa r f;om parallel , beware. · tt•• like the old joke •.. "I don't swear, smoke, or drlnk . .. damn, I left my cigarettes and booze In the car." Besides corrolating a candidate's actions w i th his words you need to corrolote his view s with yours. Ask yourself : What is his platform? W hat does he stand for? And most important , what hos he sa id that you agree w ith? Separating the political gobble lygook fro m the politica l gold requi res o bjectivity . Too many of us hear what we wont to hear. SOUND FAMILIAi? There are a few things you should not hear. IF you hear them. s tart listening around for another candidate to support. For example , a Don Rickles candidate la not your safest bet. These ore the con• dldatea who constantly cut others down to build themMlvea up. It's not because they aret1't friendly with the other cand.ldatea. It's because they ore eifh.r (a.) weak on •" the IMuea and afraid to take a decisive atolNI, or (b.) they don't know how to do anything else. (Usually the lotter.) Also watch for a heavy dependonce on e m ~tional appeals . A few "love thy •country:., " "G Qds " and "bene fit of monk inds " are (lne. Bu t If he tries to convince you that everying he stands for Is o life.or death matter - beware. As Dr . Kln~ey· pai'!_led "he'~ playing to your selfm terest. ou,. WHEN .A SPEECH IS GOOD Now that you know what to /lsten to and what to beware of, how do you know when your '1earlng a brlillant speech ? Robert lo/es In "Per;onallty and lnter~rs onol Behavior" describes a speech that moves on audience OS "the dynamic process of group fon t/sizing." The speaker hos a vision, o fantasy , which he dramatizes and presents 'to the audience . The speech is a success when the fon tosy spre(!ds throughout the audience . A typical fantasy speech (for some candidates more than others) Is a '·'vote for me·: speech. A successful speaker will determine o purpose before he begins . He decides what people want to hear, and how they want to hear it. He analyzes his audience. In Martin Luther King's famous "I Hove ~ Dream" speech , there aN no words with inore thtln three syllables. King did his ho..-eworit. He analyzed the audience and knew their educotlonal level was low. Au• dlence onolyali combined with repetition created one of the moat brilliant speeches ever . Ki ng , and other successful speakers , use a psychology whe n planning a speech . Poslti_ve rathe r than negoflv«J terms ore used, chorlsi!1o and-eye co,:,tact ~re strived for . But next to conte n t, a visually appealing image makes the speech. CHARISMA COUNTS For e xamp le, why was Andropov con side red a n old man? He wos 69, a kid compared to Reagon. But Reagan 's Image Is more appealing. Chopping wood, riding horses, all help give Reagan the Image of a robust, healthy charls·matlc man. Richard Nixon ca'h tell you about charisma . Kenne dy's not Nixon 's . During the first 1960 presiden t/al de bate Nixo n looked sickly. gaunt , and baslcally unappe aling . Kennedy looked he althy, tanned, ana handsome . Ke nnedy's im age , combined with his pe rformance , was the d9cldi ng factor In the 1960 e lect/on. ' John Kennedy epitomized the suc• ceaaful speaker . .. quick w ith the wit and quick w ith the disarming smile. He was the master of the pre11 conference. But occor• ding to Kinney , what separates o brilliant speech from a good speech 11 "the unexpected In the expected." The perfect exam• pie of such a strotegy would be John Ken• nedy's "lech Bein Berliner" speech. Who expected on American president to pro• clolm "I om a Berliner?" No one. That's why It woa 1ucce11ful. Used not alone, but In a combination sterling content, a striking image con create on un- forgettab le speaker. speech and on unforgettable reagan The Republican " Ace-in-theHole. '' Ronald Reagan , a strong conservative, is the sole Republican candidate in the '84 election . During his four years in office , he has increa;;ed U.S. involvement in Central America , increased defense spending , supported both the MX missile and the B-1 bomber, drastically cut education spending and proposed an ammendment for school prayer. �pageeight---------------------------------------------------------=-* )t Weekend Forecast Aries (March 21-April 19) - A.n unexpected visitor may show up at your door, but don 't let it spoil your weekend . Saturday will be exciting if your visitor decided to go home. Spend Sunday studying. *** Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - This could be your weekend . You may end up with somebody new when Sunday rolls around. ***** Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Don' t overdo it this weekend , it could come back to haunt you . * Taurus (April 20-May 20) - It could be a rotten weekend . Try to spend some well-deserved time alone-:--Saturday night should be spent in front of the television hugging a loved one. Spend Sunday outdoors, it 'll help put your mind at ease.** Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Take the opportunity to broaden your horizons , it 'll help you out . Saturday could be amazing arid Sunday should be even better. ***** GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - This could be your weekend if you plan it well. Friday should pro~ to be fun and Saturday and Sunday are better. Live it up. ***** Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Go out of your way this weekend to help others out . Saturday will be restful and Sunday m ay hold an unexpected suprise . **** Cancer (June 23-July 22) - Don 't try to plan your every move this weekend, let it happen. Saturday will turn out to be beneficial to your academic standing. Sunday should be spent relaxing. **! * Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Let family members help you with problems that may be bothering you . Sunday proves very relaxing and work-free. *** Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Spend Friday working on your relationships. Saturday will be excellent if your relationships are on solid ground, Sunday proves to be interesting. *** · Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Work on trying to be more reliable and consisrent in your actions . Saturday is a great day because you make i_t that way. Sunday is a little of a letdown because you 've got a long week ahead . *-*** Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Spend Friday with a loved one and make up for some lost time. Saturday ma y . be depressing, if you let it . Sunday is the best day of your weekend . *** Around Campus Night Spots The Station Fr1. and Sat. Cooks Back Street Mickey Finns The Woodlands The Pub Hugs 33 Wilkes-Barre Blvd. · Dance Music 49 S. Washington St. 185 N . Pennsylvania Blvd. 100 Pennsylvania Blvd . Rt. 315 , Plains Townsaip Hotel Sterling Sheraton Hotel Friday, April 13 Film: The Manuscript Film Series presents " The Immigrant ," 7:30 p.m. in SLC 1. Theatre: The College production of ' ' Crimes of the Heart,'' at 8 p . m . in the CPA . Saturday, April 14 Theatre: The College production of ' 'Crimes of the Heart ,' ' at 8 p.m . in the CPA. Sunday, April 15 Theatre: The College production of '' Crimes of the Heart ,' ' at 2 p .m . in the CPA . Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities COMMENCEMENT - May 20, 1984 On Wednesday, April 25 , 1984 , at 7:30 p .m . , in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, the Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities will present Dr. Joseph] . Sisco, former under-secretary of state in political affairs and currently a partner in Sisco Associates. He was principal advisor and negoti~tor on Middle Eastern issues and served as president and chancellor of American University. Admission is open to the public free of charge . President Robert Capin is pleased to accept the invitation extended by the senior class to deliver the Commencement address . . An honorary degree will be awarded to Dr. Roman DeSanctis who is Professor of Medicine , Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Cardiology and Associate Director, Coronary Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. He is recognized on both the national and international scenes for preeminence in clinical cardiology: · classified: Earn extra dollars three different ways selling Avon here and in your home town . Call 825 -3351 after 3:30. FREE TRJP TO BERMUDA PLUS CASH - LARGE PHILADELPHIA TOUR OPERATOR SEEKS CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE FOR 1985 SPRING BREAK PROGRAM TO BERMUDA. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS CONTACT: TOM POWELL, ATKINSON & MULLEN TOURS , 606 E. BALTIMORE PIKE, MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19063 (215) 565-7070, 7 month male Shepard/Collie Puppy. Free. Well trained. All shots. Contact Dr. Bruce Brown , Sociology Dept. , ext, 466 , WANTED: Success-oriented . selfmotivated individual to work 2-4 hours per week placing and filling posters on campus . 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The annual fund drive was chaired >y Harold Trethway who is also the \.ssistant Manager of the Wilkes3arre Boscov's Department store. frethway said the college was able to raise so much money because of strong support from friends of the col- . lege and alumni. The $531,890 raised was 24 % more money than what the fund-raising goal had been set at. Trethway said he had high praise for the community, as he told a crowd at a recent luncheon. "By way of their (the community) financial support, they have voiced a strong willingness to preserve and enhance the educational objectives of Wilkes College to . meet the challenges which lie ahead for higher education.'' , President Capin said much thanks and wanted to recognize the many corporations, foundations , bequests, · special gifts, trustee gifts, and the generosity of the community and alumni. During the 1983-84 fiscal year, Wilkes raised in excess of $1.2 million to be used for scholarships and for increasing the college's endowment fund. "We are certainly grateful to everyone who has continued to be loyal to Wilkes Collegeand has assured, once again, that Wilkes will remain a strong and vital part of this region, the state, and the country," said Capin. Trethway closed out the luncheon recognizing the efforts of the entire volunteer campaign workforce and commended the work of division leaders Earl Macarty, Sandra Piccone, Marino Santarelli, Charles Lemmond and Thomas Kiley. He also commended the efforts of Mrs. Beverly Hiscox, vice chairperson for campaign '84, and Mr. Gilbert Fough, chairperson of the alumni appeal. hart' Continued from p. Looking For Extra Credit? Try Classes On The Weekends by Sean Connolly Many juniors and seniors look at their transcripts at this time of year and realize that the one class they failed or the one they neglected to take has come back to haunt them. Upperclassmen grimace at the thought of returning next fall to complete a requirement to graduate, and many are horrified to find that their final year's class schedule resembles this month's shopping list. If you are shaking your head in recognition there may be a solution - the Wilkes College and Keystone Junior College Weekender Program. The program, which Wilkes joined in 1978, gives the student a chance to work all summer and enjoy most weekends free at the same time. Students attend classes every third weekend,seeking to satisfy the ever-elusi've· final credits. Students spend two hours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to comprise the six hour weekend period, with classes held at the Keystone campus for six weekends from May 11 to August 19. Mr. Jack Meyers, director of the program, said that undergraduates who will be involved with final exams on the weekend of May 11 should not be concerned with the first class periods because everyone will be "in the same boat" as far as class preparation goes, and everyone will then have three weeks to organize for the next period. Classes in accounting, business administration, earth and environmental science, economics, English, political science, psychology, and sociology will be offered. · For more information ,contact Mr. John Meyers at Sturdevant rm. 107, ext. 380. Hart, his daughter, and his wife spent another ten minutes after the speech throwing roses to excited crowd-members, most of whom walked away discussing the candidate and smiling. "I think the visit was very successful," said Wilkes and Misericordia Hart campaign organizer Alex Apaliski, who is a senior transfer student at Wilkes. Apaliski, who was directly involved with the appearance of Hart, stood within secret service bounderies directly below the candidate and shook his hand. "I think Hart's main assets are that he is young and with his new ideas he is not limited to the old, established Democratic policies." "National campaign organizers say that Hart, if elected president, will move a little to the right of what he is portraying himself to be during campaigning:' commented Apaliski who said he received this information first hand. Apaliski added that Hart real- TH•ARETWOSIDES.TO. - · 1 .«)MINGANURSEIN'THEARAft II I . . . 11_ . . .ARMY NURSE CORPS. BE ALLYOU CAM BE. izes some of Reagan's economic policies work, and it is in the area of economics that Hart will lean slightly to the right. Apaliski said that if Hart loses the Pennsylvania primary he is in no way out of the race, and that Hart organizers expect to do well in the West. Apaliski added that New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are large union areas and that Mondale does well in such areas because he portrays Hart as antilabor. "The truth is that the AFL-CIO knows of Hart's printed congressional record th:i,t shows he voted ''.yes" in 79% of the labor bills and 100% in the really important ones," said Apaliski. Nationally, organizing active supports on college campuses has been poor, and at Wilkes, said Apaliski, the apathy is no exception. He said that though Hart may get the student vote, there is a lack in the turn out of workers on all ~ea campuses. s-weeps Continued ~-------~------------------------------~-ff.. . . ,.I t·· · · And they're both repre· sented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse · Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health rare system in which educational and career advancement are the rule, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command re¥ct as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. 1 ·1 I I I · I I I I I I I :_t fo;~--------------------------------------J from P• 1 place bronze medal/trophy. In the Impromptu Speaking competition,it was Wilkes, once again, with a one, two, three finish. Donna O'Toole won the gold medal for first, Annette Winski the silver second place and Robert C. Nause the third place trophy. Extemporaneous Speaking saw Annette Winski win a second place awa,d and Dan Duttinger winning the fourth place trophy. Contin~ing their winning record, Wilkes added more victories in Expository Discourse with Donna O'Toole winning still another first place gold medal and Annette Winski taking the third place bronze award. Finally, in the very difficult area of communication analysis, Wilkes completed its sweep of the tpurn,_amem: when Annette Winski won the first place gold medal and her teammate, Donna O'Toole, won the second place silver medal. · By virtue of the overall victory won by the Speech Debate Union, the College Forensic Program has the distinction of being recognized as the top speech school in the Middle Atlantic States for this year, according to Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary Forensic Society. The number of awards/ trophies won by the Debate/ Speech Union just this year now stands at 70. The final tournament for "Kinney's Kids" will come later this month when the team travels to Statesboro, Georgia for competition in the National Forensic Association 's Championship individual events tournament. �page tovertiJDe en•·-------------------------------------•-----------------byTimwilliams What is wrong with the athletics at Wilkes College? Why are some of our athletic teams experiencing untraditional disappointment ? Why are · most teams having sub . 500 seasons? These are questions that must be considered , and solutions must be reached before it is too late. Most of the men's and women 's sports are either on the decline or remain in the cellar. Student participation is slowly dwindling to the point where coa,hes post signs on campus in a vain effort to fill vacancies on the roster. Wilkes College women's athletics, once strong and proud, can no longer call themselves "Wilkes' Winning Women." The only productive women's sport thus far has been the women's basketball team. The men's athletics will also be glad to see .1984 go by. Coach Reese suffered through one of his worst seasons in years. The soccer team was the only other men's sport to finish the season at or above the .500 m?-fk. Some coaches liave inherited programs that have hit rock bottom at the turn of the decade. There is no place to go but up from a .000 winning percentage. Dave Smith, the men's tennis coach in his second year at Wilkes College, directs a program that traditionally has left much to be desired. Since Smith is employed ekewhere, he is limited to the amount of improvetnents he can make to his program. If Smith were employeq. at the college he would be able to move about freely on campus and actively recruit tennis-playing students to Wilkes. However, as it stands now, Smith must work with students he has; even year round practice does not seem to be helping the team much. Both football coach Bill Unsworth and soccer coach Phil Wingert have devoted a great deal of time to recruiting efforts, and both programs have begun to show signs of life. Even though the football team only won two games, the 1983 season should be considered successful due to the fact that they were a freshmen-laden team competing against some big opponents. Wingert stepped in when the program come off itswor_st season (0-14) ever continued from P• 11 other tie would be in the making. Don Shaw got to be the hero, wirh twenty-six seconds left he hit the upper right hand corner for the win. Shaw's slapshot looked like he had a Howitzer hid somewhere on his person. Twenty-six seconds later, the warriors were in and the Twisters out . SEMI-FINAIS In ·the longest game of the playoffs, the Smegmas ·and the Herka played scoreless hockey. Looking more like a game of MonoP.oly th~ hockey , both teams got good sconng opportunities but nobody could buy the house . The conte~r.sparked by great play from poth sides,left the fans on edge all night . Then eighteen minutes i~to the sudden death period , Mitchell Reese , hustling behind the net,lays a picture perfect pass on Smegmas captain Junior Weinstein's stick. Junior was all alone in front and even Underdog couldn't of stopped it. Advance token to the playoff, the Herka lose a heartbreaker. The second game of the semis progressed much as the first as no team and,in two years, produced a team with one of the best records (8-8-2) in the 35 year history of the sport. Recruiting could very well be the key to improving athletics at Wilkes College. While the academics at Wilkes are strong, there is vi rtually nothing here to attract the student athlete. All of our athletic facilities are old, decrepit, and outdated. Most Wilkes students had better facilities in their high schools. Prospective student athletes expect to step up to a more attractive athletic environment. This situation drastically hinders recruiting efforts particularly that of Bart Bellairs. Coach Bellairs must compete for recruits against other schools who have more attractive gymnasiums than Wilkes does. The humble Wilkes gym is far less appealing than that of any high school gym I have seen. A recruit can walk a few blocks down Franklin Street and see what he/ she expects a college gym to look like. While I realize that Wjlkes does not have the finll;Ilcial capability to build a new gym at this time, it seems as though the administration has no int~ntion of looking into future opportunities to acquire funds to build one . The College managed to find adequate finances to build a state-of-the-art dormitory when in its maiden year there was ample space on campus to house a good number of people who were living in the then Founders' Hall . As the College moves into the future, I can understand the need for the now Evans' Hall. It js a great tool for drawing students to Wilkes. However, a new athletic complex would have the same affect. The College should start an .active and aggressive campaign to raise the necessary funds to finance such a project. I realize that this is not something that can be completed in a few years, but, if something is not done now to prepare for the future, there just may be no future for Wilkes athletics and Wilkes College as a whole . scored in the first half, yet opportunities were abundant. Seven minutes into the second half Randy Rice , again as in the semi's, was left alone in front and again his aim was true chiefs 1, Warriors 0. Fate just wasn 't there for the Warriors as Don Shaw hit the cross bar of the goal three times, and the Chiefs goalie seemed to get something on every Warrior shot. Time expired and the score remained the sanie. The finals will consist of the Smegmas ( 11-0-1) against the Chiefs (5-3-4). CAPINCUP HOOVER CONFERENCE SMEGMAS 9 0 1 19 30 DEVILS 8 2 0 16 22 msTERS 5 4 1 11 26 WARNERWARRIORS 4 3 3 11 24 WILDMEN 1 7 2 4 12 6 15 19 14 20 RAISTON CONFERENCE ALABAMA SPAMMERS 6 1 3 15 26 12 CHIEFS 3 3 4 10 25 22 HERKA 3 5 2 8 17 22 PENGUINS 3 5 2 8 26 33 MAPUCKERS 3 7 0 6 17 32 AUSFLUG 082 11242 Thursday May 3rd SthArinual· George Elliott Memorial Boxing Tournament All those interested should contact.· Mike Garvin at 822-- 8024 or TomJamicky 2nd Floor Evans Contesta:nts may choose opponents or one could be found from other entrants. • �Colonels Split With Junia~a by Janee Eyerman The Wilkes women split their twin bill with the Juniata Indians this past weekend dropping the first game 7-4 , but winning the second game 18- 7. The scoring started in the second · inning when Juniata ripped a bases loaded triple to put the Lady Indians · up 3-0. The Co.lonels answered the three run inning by posting three of their own runs in the bottom of the third . Juniata's pitcher walked Lisa Gigliello aboard .~nd she then-stole second base . Ka t en Galli then stroked a fielders choice ball and found herself safe on first. Short stop Michelle Zawoiski then stepped ttp and sent a three · run homerun ball deep into left-center field. Juniata added four more runs to their tot;tl before the Lady Colonels cou ld do any scoring . The last scoring was a last minute . rally that scored freshman SharoQ Domzalski, but left Karen Galli and Michelle Zawoiski stranded while the tying run was at the plate. The Wilkes women came back swinging in the second game to garner 15 hits and 18 runs. The opening inning had seven of the Wilkes starting nine crossing the plate while the Juniata Indians were held scoreless. The Colonels added one in the second and three more in the thtrd when Kenley Hoats, Yvonne Fierman and Mary Consugar were give11 scoring opportunities by Juniata erw t-, Lady ~o lon c l i"bry Cowmgar singl e s , and a single by Lisa Gigliello. t o li 1 11 · ~n 0att1 r da.,r ' u1-nn ing e ffort . The remainder of the Wilkes scor-- ·-· - - - - ·- .. ing ran the tally up to 18-0 heading . just wasn 't enough to catch the Lady The Lady Colonels' next bout will into the Juniata sixth. Colonels. . be a doubleheader, Saturday, April The Indians came out like gangWilkes' record now stands at 2-2-1 14, at Susquehanna. Game time is busters and quickly added seven runs overall and 1-2-1 in the Middle Atlan11 :00 . to the scoreboard in the sixth.but that tic Conference. Olympic Commentary •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• by Janee Eyerman Another Olympic season has past.and yet another controversy has arisen . This controv.ersy stems from the long arm of the Communist Bloc Nations. The spirit of the Olympics is to give amateur athletes throughout the world the chance to compete on an international level. This competition is regulated and sanctioned by the Olympic Committee . It would seem that somewhere along the wa.y the committee has hit an impass. This controversy deals with the issue of opening the Olympics to professionals. The claim has been made by many of the Third World Nations that the Olympics should be opened tip to professionals , so that they can compete with the Communist Bloc Countries. The majority of other countries involved in the Olympics have professivnal leagues or teams for their amateur athletes to join after the Olympics. On the other hand , the Communist Bloc Countries have no outlet for their athletes, and therefore, they just-continue to train under the tide of amateur. ~ Amateur doesn't seem to be the right tide for someone who is paid to train and does nothing but train. The salary of these athletes is provided by the g•Jvernment. In other countries,this is not the case . Athletes of these countries support themselves throughout their training and the Olympics. Whether the Olympics should be opened to professionals is a question of politics and tradition. The long running sentiment of the Olympics has been to give amateurs the ultimate challenge of their careers. If we open the games to professionals, it would obviously push the amateurs to the side. The professionals would dominate the games and break the tradition that is the Olympicc;. Politics enters the controversy at the point of world domination . Should we open the games to professionals just so we can compete with the Communist Bloc Nations for world dominance? It would seem that we would be alt~ring the games just to be able to show our greater strength. · · Is that show of strength really more important than being fair and keeping with the spirit of the Olympics? Possible solutions to the controversy include limiting the number of.Olympic games the athlete may participate in, limiting the number of hours an · athlete may train in a day, and limiting how many years an athlete may train. These may sound like drastic measures to take, but if they solve the problem and preserve tradition they will be well worth it. It would appear that the opening of the games would cause more harm to the athletes involved and only add to the already existing pressure between the countries of the. world . Intramural Hockey Heating Up by Jeff Weinstein The Smegmas were the only seeded team to remain unmolested-in the first ~ound of the playoffs. Teams seeded 2-4 couldn't escape as they fell to defeat at the hands of the lower seeds. Number one seed, the Smegmas, played against the eighth seed Penguins . The Smegmas drew first blood as Mike Kopcho poked the ball home . Greg Trapani tried to rr,ake it a run away as he got the first •Jr.his hat-trick. Rich Sisson took the Penguins fate into his own hands scoring unassisted and bringing the score to 2-1. Trapani and Sisson then traded goals late in the second half. " With time dwindling down , the Penguins pulled their goalie in an at- tempt to score on the · t~nacious Smegma defense . The Penguins, concentrating too much •on offense, let · Trapani slip by to get his third into an empty net. Final score.,Smegmas 4, Penguins 2. Number two Devils faced the seventh placed Herka. Congratulations has to go out to the Herka as they just came to win. As this David and Goliath contest began, it was assured that the Devils weren ' t going to have a cake walk. Mark Aguilar had the only tally for the Herka,but it was all that was needed. The Devils played really flat as the Herka broke the giant's back. Third seeded Alabama Spammers faced off against, the ~ixth seeded Chiefs. Once again,the call for Underdog went out as the Chiefs played he- roic hockey. The Spammers, Ralston Conference Champ~. were out to se- · cure a spot in the semis as Chris Meeley scored first. The game progressed with aggressive play on both sides. As it got late iri the second pei:iod, it looked as if that lone goal would be the difference, but D.]. Sparks dug a ball out of the corner.brought it to the top of the zone ,and let loose a rocket, score 1-1. It looked like overtime as both teamstightened their defense . With a little more than two minutes left ,the Spammers had a lapse in defrme . This lapse allowed the Chiefs' Randy It.ice to be all alone with the ball just fifteen feet from the goal, score 2-1 . That's all the help the Chiefs needed, another upset and another days work well done for U,:iderdog. The fourth seedeq Twisters and the fifth s,e eded Warriors faced each other in the final quarter final game. The game progressed in the same manner as their regular season tie. Goal trading, tough defense, and alotof end-toend olav made thim~s look as if an- c on t i rived on p •. 10 �SPORTS Vol. XXXVI No. l~ April B . l 984 Wilkes College W ilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Colonel Clobbers Steal 5 of 6 by Tim Williams The Wilkes College baseball team, off to its best start in years, captured three of four games in a pair of double- , headers this past weekend at Artillary Park. On Saturday the Colonels swept the Crusaders of Susquehanna, 7-1 and 6-5. On Stmday, they split with visiting Oswego State of New York, losing the first contest 8-5 then topped off the day with a 12-11 win. WC7 Susquehanna 1 The Colonels found themselves trailing 1-0 as they headed to the plate in the third inning. The freshmen trio of Joe Ranielli, Brian Gorski, and Frank Wanzor all singled to load the bases. . Senior captain Ken Sorick then stepped in the batters' box and nailed his first of two home runs on the day. This put Wilkes ahead 4-1. The Colonels put the icing on the cake in the sixth inning when Gorski singled in Ranielli,and Ted Ruch hit a one bagger that brought Tony Caladie and another player across the plate. WC 6 Susquehanna 5 The Colonels were forced to play catch up the entire second game of the twinbill as the Crusaders jumped out to a 3-0 lead. It remained that way until the fourth, when junior catcher Dave Orman hit a sacrifice fly ~• ; .1Ilow Sorick, who tripped to score from third . The Colonels then loaded the bases.and Caladie drove in a run with his sacrifice fly to close the gap 3-2. Susquehanna extended their lead by two in the top of the fifth, 4-2. Again in the fifth, Sorick stepped up to the plate to knock one out of the p~rk; this was good for two _runs to even the score at 4-4. In the sixth Susquehanna again went ahead with an RBI single to make i_t 5-4. · Orman's homerun in the bottom of the seventh evened the score at 5 apiece . Senior John good followed with a single. With the winning rµn on- first,Ranielli hit a. triple to left-center field to give the Colonels the win . WC5 Oswego8 The Colonels went into the last inning leading by a score of 5-3. It was at this point that freshman Don Shaw left the mound with the tying run on base . Reliever Gene Nosovitch couldn't stop the Oswego rally as they scored four runs and put the game out of reach for the Colonels. . WC 12 Oswego 11 Colonel Jack Delfino threw well over 200 pitches to go the entire eleven innings to lead Wilkes in th~ second game. O~ego s_cored three runs in the ninth to put them ahead 11-8. Gorski then singled and went to third on Ruch 's single. Wanzor hit into a fielder's choice to bring Gorksi home. Sorick followed with a homerun to even the score at 11 apiece. • The Colonels won the game in the eleventh as junior Ed Domzalski singled and was brought home on Caladie's double . Wilkes plays their next six games on the road beginning with a twinbill at Delaware Valley tomorrow, Saturday, April 14. . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 April 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 April 13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6118e65c851dc7ed5f2cfc79d9607ceb.pdf 6f60d01f6cf48903884ca205aa128349 PDF Text Text I Vol. XXXVI No.14 May 4, 1984 ilkes college student ·n e-wspape r - - -------We're outta here! - - - -- - '84-'85 Beacon Staff Selected by Buddy Suttlif tiDl -williaDls The Beacon has selected its new ~raff for the 1984-1985 school year. Tiin Williams will take over the position of Editor-in-Chief. Williams is a junior. History major from Bethlehem, PA . This year, he was the sports editor for The Beacon. He is also the captain of the soccer team and this year, he was the R.A. for Diaz Hall. Sean Connolly has been chosen as managing editor. Connolly, a junior communications major from Honolulu , Hawaii, was the news editor for the '83-'84 Beacon. A newcomer, freshman Eric S. Gundry, will be joining the newspaper staff as news editor. Gundry is a communications major from Highland , New Jersey. Thomas J. Mansell , current Assistant News / Feature Editor, will be the feature editor. Mansell is a junior communications major from Bridgewater, New Jersey. Adams Family Splits by Eric Gundry For five years, Paul and Jean Adams have served as the husband and wife team of the Wilkes College housing department . This will come to an end as of August first when Mrs . Adams will be moving on to pursue a different career as a production potter. Adams is a graduate of Wilkes and attained a B. A. in Art Education . She had a strong interest in working with people and students, and in 1979, when the opportunity to return to Wilkes as the Assistant Housing Director came up, she applied for the job . Adams feels she would not have taken such a position if it had not been at Wilkes , and that the only ..experience she had for the job was " what she had lived through ." Since her sophomore year in college , Adams has been interested in pottery, and has been working at her craft steadily for five years . She now feels that she is good enough to sell her product . As a production potter, she will be entering her work in craft fairs where private owners can select the item~ that they wish to sell from their stores . She will be working out of a studio , probably based in her apartment , where she can devote her time solely to her work and not have to worry about running a store. Adams has been considering leaving Wilkes for quite some time now and stated , "It's always been one of those things where I said , in a few years I'm going to do this , and th e time came when I felt it was time to do it ." Jean's husband, Paul Adams, who serves as Housing Director at Wilkes, has been very supportive of her decision to leave, but probably looks on her departure with mixed emotiom . , Mrs . Adams feels that he has been tiI( biggest supporter in her art caree; a 11, i said, "He's never pushed me bu t 11 ' given me incentive and positive r·' The sports editor's position w1H be fi lled byJan ee Eyerman , a sophomore communication.;/pol itical science major from Mountaintop, PA . Eyerman was this year's assistant sports editor. Kathy Hyde, another newcomer, will be the copy editor. Hyde is a junior english major from West Orange, New Jersey. Also new to The Beacon staff is Joe Fulco . A sophomore accounting major from Paramus , New Jersey, Fulco will act as the Business/ Advertising Manager. Co-Photography editors will be Mark Radabaugh and Eric Reed . Radabaugh is a sophomore engineering major from Pottst own .PA. Reed .is a freshman engineering major from Coltsneck , New Jersey. Dr. Cindy Corison will be returnir:3g for a s~cond season as Beacon ad visor. John Finn will continue as acting media cunsultant and stabilizing infl uence. m m , and has always been behind me. " '' It 's never an easy decision to move on , but it's one I felt I had to make ,'' she ~tated recently. Adams says that -~, has built _many strong ties at ' ,.' · : I cs over the years and they arc go- sean connolly ing to be difficuit to break. Applications are already being accepted for the position of Assistant Housing Director, and it is expected to be filled by the time of Adams' departure . Capin Cup Captured President Capin presented the Capin Cup to Smegs captain, Jett Wemstein after his team defeated the Chiefs 2-1 in the final round of the Capin Cup . �page two E·DITORIAL __________________________________~-----------~--~----What exactly is The Beacon ? I 'm sure this is the question many ot you have been asking yourselves after reading 0 11c of the issues that appear sporadically on campus . Well, here it is, my last issue of The Beacon, and I find myself asking the same question. What is The Beacon, what should it be, and what exactly is its purpose on the ~ilkes College campus (besides scraping mud off the bottom of hiking ~oots)? Interviews for the 1984-85 newspaper staff were what made me question The Beacon's existence. As I listened to hopeful staff members tell the selection committee what they felt The Beacon was, I realized no one had the same definition. After much thought, I've decided that there is no one correct definition of The Beacon. I wish I could say it should be all things to all people, but that's incredibly pretentious. However, what The Beacon is, or what the staff strived to make it this year is a . student newspaper first and last. The Beacon should be the student voice on campus, a place where students can voice their views, a place where students can find out what's going on at Wilkes arid in the world. If the paper is going to become that voice though, it needs much more campus involvement. It needs more input from faculty and administration . This year, I can only think of a few instances where the faculty suggested anything to us or gave us their views-on anything. As far as their views go, The Beacon did not go out and recruit them, our mistake. However, next year, I hope that the faculty will feel free to contribute on their own. As far as the administration goes, the only comments we got from them, except very near the end of the year was second or third hand, much of it was probably distorted. Perhaps.we gave the impression that we were not open to comment, but we would have wekomecj positive input . I don't mean waiting until a problem has developed and then hauling all or part of the staff in for a conference. Sure, that might be helpful, but more interaction before something like that is necess~ry would be good. I have a lot of hopes for Wilkes next year. I think a new president is going to add new life to this school. When I think about the past four years, the word "stagnation" comes to mind. There have been a lot of physical changes, but the people seem to be stagnated. Students show almost no interest in anything (except maybe parties), and there is no communication, no true positive communication, between the students and the administration . There are only a handful of students who seek out the administration for help, and that's sad . I'm sure they have a lot of things, a lot of ideas, they'd . . . Shallers Congratulates Schilling For Naming "The Cellar" Dear Editor, I would like to thank those people who graciously donated time and/or moral support to the Student Center basement painting project. We love you Peggy Jones, Joe (Mama) Fulco, Jean Adams and Al Melusen . In addition, I heartily congratulate the Board for doing a super paint job. It is something we can all be proud of. I would also like to thank everyone who participated in the "Rename the SC Basement Contest. " The Student Center Board would like to invite everyone to visit The ?? ? after its completion. Thankfully yours, Cress Shallers SCB Director love to pass on to the students, but they never get a chance. Smdents need to feel that they can talk to these people about anything, and that 's where the administration comes in . Many students don ' t feel comfori:able with the idea of talking to the deans. Weckesser needs to make a concerted effort to go out and solicit student input. . Students come here from a high school atmosphere where the principal is always right, the instructors are always right. High school teaches you that you know nothing and adults are total authority figures who never do anything wrong. This may not be intentional, but that's the way it is. Unless someone tells them differently, students will continue through their years at college to look at faculty and administration the same way; any attempt to question anything, or have anything explained is futile and will only get you into deep -trouble. · If Wilkes is going to survive through the next ten years, students, faculty, and administration must pull together. There has got to be more interaction. The world is changing constantly. The students here are of a completely different mind-set than those of only a few years ago . Policies have to be geared to the new student; they must be policies that students can relate to and appreciate. Antiquated ideas and ways of doing things must be thrown out. Tradition is a wonderful thing, but it causes stagnation . A pond covered with algae is siagnant and dies. Wilkes will die if it's not stirred up. The current apathy of students is a warning sign. If The Beacon can help to clear up that apathy, then that should be part of its purpose. This year, The Beacon tried to get things moving. Maybe, we didn't always do it the right way. That's part of the editor-in-chief's personality. I tried the shock method. The way I see things, only a real shoc_k, something totally unexpected or different, can get people up off their chairs and make them shout. More response would have been better, and even a negative response is better than the continued gaping, drooling, glazed expression of Wilkes. Next year, the newspaper will take on many of the aspects of Tim Williams ' personality. Hopefully, the way he approaches things will get more action, more response and more interaction than what I tried. The Beacon should be a model of a real newspaper. It should define Wilkes College. It should point out what's wrong, not just it's own view of what's wrong, but student and faculty and administration views as well . It will, with any luck, help get Wilkes on the track that will make it a praiseworthy, ace institution of the future. Irate Fan Whips Williams Mr. Williams: I was very disappointed after having read your recent column in the BEACON. As an avid tennis player and close observer of local college tennis , I was shocked at your poor treatment of the Men's Varsity Tennis Coach, David Smith . Mr. Williams, you state that the tennis program "has left much to be desired" and imply that CoaGh Smith is limited in his ability to improve the team solely because he is not employed at Wilkes (i.e., is not on campus). Further, you suggest that recruiting would provide a "key to improving athletics. '' Finally, you end your editorial by proposing a more aggressive campaign for a project to construct a new athletic complex. Perhaps I misread your column, Mr. Williams, but it would seem you have not thought through this particular editorial very well. In an attempt to support a better athletic program at Wilkes , you have confused the issues and the end result is a potshot at one of the most underrated coaches in the Valley. Having followed Coach Smith's attempts to improve the Men's Tennis Team, it is clear to me that you are off target when you write" . .. even year round practice· does not seem to be helping . . . ' ' If the only measure of a coach's success is the win-loss column, then Coach Smith's progress toward a winning season may not be obvious. However, I would have hoped that this standard of success would not be representative of Wilkes. Surely, such ·a " winning is everything'' philosophy is past its ume . lf you had checked more cl,Jse ly, Mr. Williams, you wouid have found steady and noticeable improvement in each player on the team. The team's record does nothing to show the impact Coach Smith has had on his players . All you had to do, Mr. Williams , was attend one match, or even one practice . The respect for Coach Smith and enthusiasm for the game is evident. No other coach gives the time or shows the concern for his players as Coach Smith. In addition, he has made every effort to recruit players for Wilkes. But within the stnct limitations for Division III schools and the limited inducements available at Wilkes, his efforts have not been marked by overwhelming success. Still, there have been players recruited and the team is not lacking players . Nor is there a "vain effort to fill vacancies. " The mistakes in your column , Mr. Williams , are that you place too much importance on a team's record . You suggest that recruiting will accomplish more than it can; and you apparently site Coach Smith as an example of what is wrong with the Wilkes athletic program is limited by Division JII rules and its own willingness to provide funds (in the form of scholarship~ and 'a thletic facilities) which . would induce students not only to participate in Wilkes Athletics but could be a major factor in choosing a college. In the future , readers of the BEACON deserve more thoughtful and accurate handling of editorial commentary. Your mistreatment of Coach Smith certainly requires an apology. Thank you, Rick Nesler �page yhree Student Asks: Beer or ·Bankruptcy? A recent editorial about the rally held in Pickering lounge prompted me to contemplate Wilkes College's attitude concerning the interaction between student's academic and social lives. The writer of the editorial made some very valid points about the ineffectiveness of the approach 1 that was used at the protest . The stu? ents presented themselves in a very immature manner, only contributing to the low estimation the administration already had of the type of people ~ho favor a more liberal alcohol policy. The only way students can effectively ·get themselves heard and understood by the adm iq,istration is ei- ther to use the student government as an intermediary between the students and the school hierarchy or to organize other student leaders who have the maturity and leadership to convey the op inions of the students to the"administration. The present alcohol policy should be liberalized because in the long run it would be to the school's own benefit to do1 so . If the rules were slowly relaxed, students would learn to be more responsible drinkers because the " thrill" would slowly die out as alcohol became more accessible. The transition period would be difficult, but eventually the breaking of doors and pu lling of fire alarms would end, and I would not forsee prospective employers viewing a Wilkes graduate as coming from a " ass-kickin party school. " The liberization of the alcohol policy is actually only a minor issue in the problem of the social at Wilkes. The administration has taken an overly conservative attitude toward the maintaining of a high academic aura at Wilkes. The college refuses to keep up with the times : the gymnasium was built in 1950 and seats only around 500 people, which makes it barely adequate for athletic events; the football and soccer fields were erected in the early 1900s' ; and the only other extra-curricular activities are infrequent plays, out of date movies, and student government parties. It is time for a transition at Wilkes College. The college should have the foresight to modernize the campus, by maintaining its tuition increases and setting aside money each year for modernization. If the administration maintains its narrowmindedness, the school will slowly deteriorate into possible bankruptcy or may even be purchased by a large university. Is that what the students and administration have to look forward to, or will Wilkes College finally become a college of the 1980s? Paul Isaac Hockey Club Treading on Thin l ee , So how about those losing Wilkes sports? I can't take it any more! One team I am particularly concerned ,about is the Ice Hockey Team. This past season was our worst of the decade. Due to a lack of players we lost all our games. We were close in a few but died in the third period. When you only have half your players show up to each game , losing becomes a grim reality. I have seen a lot of good hockey players come and go from Wilkes in the past two seasons and feel snakebitten not to have a talented roster. In the future this problem must be solved . The easiest way to do this is to alert all those prospects of the ideal chance to play some serious ice hockey for Wilkes. Its not as expensive as yo{.i think_ once you get the proper gear. ~nd its more fun than you can imagme. To start us back on the winning track James Butler has been named coach . J im is graduating this year from Wilkes and has been involved with ice hockey for quite a few years now. In conclusion, I' d like to thank the Stud~nt Government for their Sponsorship and encourage interested skaters to try out in September. For more information please contact team members or Dean Hoover at 8244651 ext . 252 . Ian Smith 829-0227 CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING &ARTWORK featuring custom picture framing at below retail prices. Unlimited supply of art posters at moderate prices . Framed to your specification. 24" X 36" Poster Framed $40.00 with ID Other discounts with ID! 287-5008 45 Ely Street, Kingston ............................ ~-•-. • ., p· . I I I Jannzzi s · 1zza._ · &Subs ·...· Ftee Delivery ·· ·1tatg~ J>ie _ss·.25 · Small Pie S4.25 I All Subs S.Z.5.0 I.• Ta'\: included :~ CorntAY- of Acadt-my & River Streets 825-5166 ·····-·-··-·····-······- . �page four Studio Signs n The Wilkes College television srndio, WCLH-TV, is all equipped and ready to roll. After approximately one year of by Thomas Monsell purchasing, adjusting, replacing, debating, and a little bit of pleading, Tornados Cause Mass Confusion Wilkes has a state-of-the-art televiNational Guardsmen closed down a town in Mississippi that was roughly two sion production studio with a three thirds destroyed by tornados that ripped through 10 counties killing 12 people camera capability, and the future and injuring more than 100. · • looks bright. A spokesman for the state Highway Patrol said that the town was in a state of " We now have closed circuit mass confusion as guardsmen struggled to keep sightseers out of the farming channel, channel 4, that works town. The tornado was part of what has been called a " hop, skip, and jump through Stark,'' · said engineer Carl parade " of twisters that swept through the Mississippi River Delta. Bridgido , who was hired full time by the administration earlier this semes* * * * ter," and we hope to expand it to U. S. Trade D eficit Sky Rockets other buildings.'' The merchandise trade deficit set a third straight monthly record in March The recent pur~ ases needed to - $10 .26 billion in the red . According to government officials.one of the polish the studio was aJVC special ef- · reasons for the soaring deficit is that Americans have taken advantage of the fects generator, a 6 channel Biamp aueconomic recovery and the strong dollar. dio mixer, wave form monitors, and Import purchases hit an all-time high with $28 billion being spent on such other editing facilities. "We also ob, products as Japanese cars, Taiwan transistors , and steel produced by developing tained a new Panasonic portable cam- Lif;h ts, CarnP. r a , Actl on L counmes . era, which is the most recent edition Chr is Sa ilu s expe r iment s , . * * * * that has a built-in character genera- with n e w ca me ra e qu i pment • · David Kennedy Buned . tor," said Bridgido. A character genj David Kennedy, the latest victim of the tragedy that shadows his powerful erator makes credit and title lines poslearns the basics of video production family, was buried last Friday. · sible on a video page. and studio work, and the advanced Kennedy was fou::id dead in a Palm Beach, Florida hotel_room last ~:dn_esDr. Bradford Kinney, Wilkes Comclass produces video productions for day. Authorities have not released .~he _cause of death b~t d1? say that s1gmfimunication professor, has been ininterested parties , said Kinney. "We cant quantities " of cocaine and pamk1llers were found m his body. structing production classes for the now have the capability of producing Kennedy apparently never got over ~he assasin~t~on of _his _fa_ther in L?s past year in the studio, and he said video tapes for the businesses in the Angeles in 1968 - an event he watched live on telev1s10n while smmg alone tn progress in his class has been made becommunity who may not want to pay a hotel room at the age of 12 . cause of the physical training availathe large sum of money for profesble to students. The production class sional videos . These productions will be student-made, which is a great learning experience for students ," said Kinney. The college decided to seriously develop a television studio after Kinney and department chairman Dr. Thomas Kaska toured the former studio on June 1, 1983 and were not' Graduate therapists of this one year program are: pleased with what they saw. "With • in high demand by hospitals and other employers the help of Dr. Kaska , Dr. Shaw, and Hartdagen , the facility became a real• eligible for certification (NBRC) ity,'' said Kinney. · • ready to climb the "career ladder" "I think the t. v. studio has a lot of to leadership positions in the field potential," said senior broadcasting major Kevin McDonnell. "This year alone we saw the station evolve from a For further information and details, contact: storage room to a fully operating stuRespiratory Therapy Program dio with all new equipment. " McSchool of Allied Health Professions Donnell , an advanced production Hahnemann University student, said the underclass comBroad & Vine munication students will have an exPhiladelphia, PA 19102 • 215-448-7194 cellent opportunity to learn about the technical side of television while at the same time achi ving a liberal arts education . "The only regret I have is Mr Microphone? No, it's that the school waited this long,'' added McDonnell . a new control boardo a GRADS and NEAR GRADS! There is a new career opportunity for you in Respiratory Therapy 0 THE MOTHER SHOP Maternity Clothes 1 /2 Price for Mothers' Day Plus assorted gifts for all the ffi:Others in your life Market Street, Kingston WE DELIVER! Ask for Mar. · l �'84 Grads Going, Going • • by Thomas Monsell The number of students graduating this spring is considerably fewer than the 1979 high, but is still " a good size class," considering College enrollment is on thei. decline said Dean George Ralston . The May 20 graduation ceremonies will mark the 37th time students have left the comfort of Wilkes College to face a tough job market. The commencement exercises will be held at Ralston Field "smack in the middle of the football field ," said Ralston. The back-up sight for the ceremony will be the gymnasium, but the armory in Kingston, according to Ralston would be the ideal place for the backup sight. The college tries to reserve the armory every year but it's not that easy said Ralston . " They'll do us no favors, if one soldier needs to drill, we' re out. " So the college usually ends up using the armory on the average of once every three years. Ralston expects 480 undergraduates to receive their degrees, and 60 people will have earned their masters degrees. " We're also giving out one honorary degree," said Ralston . Wilkes has been giving out honorary degrees for about 20 years to people that " the college thinks has been outstanding in any field, from business to journalism .' ' Past recipients of honorary degrees have been the President of Lehigh University, one of the Dc in rnf Columbia University, a biol- ogist from the University of Pennsylvania, and-many more . Ralston said that the honorary degree not only gives the person recognition, but is also helpful in that it gets the college recognized by many different field s. President Capin· will be the guesr speaker at the Graduation exercise.s , and said Ralston, " he's happy to do ir because he's leaving the college." A faculty member chosen by the students will also say a few brief words to the graduates as will a student that has been chosen by his classmates . Several distinguished awards will be given to students that have shown excellence in both academic and athletic areas . Leading up to the Sunday of graduation , Seniors will take part in many activities in what is known as "senior week ." Aside from putting the Wilkes Drinking Song to good use during the week, there are other activities arranged by the school for the graduating seniors to take part in. Wednesday, May 16 marks what Ralston calls '' a great affair.'' The Senior Dinner Dance at the Woodlands will allow students to mingle with family, faculty and friends. On Friday, May 18 graduation rehearsal takes place in the gymnasium at 10:00 a.m. A Senior class meeting will follow in which permanent class officers will be selected as well as alumni trustees . The class picnic at Dr. Farley's farm in Beaumont will run from 12-4 p .m. Additional 'hats only $3.0C) eac'!_._ Send check or money order to: I -----~------------Painter.Caps • • I 1 L ,Box 711 Pittston, PA 18640 - - -- - 1 I Address_ _ _____,_ __ ___ - ---------- - - - I - : II City --~- - - - - - - · State - _.Zip Enter quantity of each style - . I D Rising Sun D British Fiag D Kamikaze I Na ;:-;--mc:e- - -- ----'--=--- - -- - - - --------------------One size fits all • Delivery 4-6 weeks _ ! Caution: Copper Corroding College Warning: the Earth and Environmental Science Department has determined that drinking water at Wilkes College may be hazardous to your health. Twelve students from the Art Department and the Earth and Environmental Science Department (EES) recently collected 108 samples from drinking fountains and water faucets at Wilkes, tested the samples ,and found high traces of copper in some instances. The results are summarized in the following table: Average Value for fountains 2.31 p .p.m. Average Value for faucets 1.44 p .p.m. Average of all samples 1. 79 p.p.m. The current EPA drinking water standard' for copper is 1 part per million (p .p .m. ). Tests show that 74 % of the samples exceeded the standard and 37% are above 2 p .p .m .. The range of values is 0.08-16 .0 p .p .m . What does this mean to the average Wilkes water·consumer? According to EEC professor Dr. Michael Case , copper is not as toxic to humans as lead , cadmium, mercury, nickel, or chromium, but it has been shown to cause an accumulation in the body tissues. The disease is progressive and fatal if left untreated . Normal individuals will excrete excess copper, said Case , i.f a level of wat~r copper of between 1 - 5 p .p .m. 1s ingested . The 1 p.p .m. EPA limit was established for the protection of sensitive individuals and, with that opinion in mind , the research on the chronic effects on humans of low level copper exposure is insufficient at the present , added Case. The problem of copper in drinking water is not unique co Wilkes College. Over the past 4 years the problem has been documented throughout this region in the waters from various households. In every case , as at Wilkes, the water supply, whether from a private well or from a P.G.&W reservoir contains only trace quantities of copper. What appears to be happening is that the supply water which is often naturally soft and somewhat acidic (pH 6.2 - 6.6) is sitting in the soft copper cooling coils of the fountains or faucet piping of the sink overnight. The copper tubing is slowly dissolving, and the dissolved copper imparts a bitter metallic taste to the water. It should be emphasized that supply waters are low in copper, but the chemical nature of the water may make it aggressive towards copper plumbing. The cooling coils in the drinking founta ins, heing made of a softer type of copper, tend to corrode more rapidly than the harder copper and the main service pipes or faucet lines. Electrochemical processes could also play a significant role in the corrosion . A report has been produced and is being sent to the Wilkes College administration . It makes the following two recommendations: (1) All students and staff at Wilkes should flush any faucet or faucet line for at least 2 minutes prior to drinking or collection of water for beverage and/ or food preparauon. (2) Since the problem of heavy metals in ·drinking water is becoming a nation-wide dilemma, removing metal contaminates "at the faucet" using special filters is cost effective in the long run . �page six Writer's Cramp bv Donna Nitka Kept women .. . Now there 's ,t career that has a lot to offer the right person. Nice apartment, great clothes, a classy car, an unlimited checking account , and for what? A few hours of work each week. Definitely my kind of job. That's why I've decided to change careers. Instead of becoming a doctor and saving humanity, I want to become a kept woman and live in the style to which I will soon become accustomed. When I came to Wilkes four years ago I was a naive girl from a small mining town . I ~ad dreams of med ~c hool, a private practice and a Nobel Prize by the year 2000. To achieve this goal I endured endless hours of bio, chem and physics labs . I pulled allnighters writing english and history papers. I sampled political science and philosophy classes. And for what? Why,an acceptance to a medical school , of course. The only problem is that now I no longer have the desire to become a physician. Why am I giving up a life-long dream to pursue a rather unsavory career that lacks any type of job security? I've decided to be practical. I was sitting at lunch trying to figure out how I was going to pay for med school when it hit me - become a kept woman . Just think about it . Why should I go through all that work and expense when I can be earning "big bucks" by performing my wenchly duty a few times a week? I can handle that . I'm bright , self-motivated and q >en to new experiences . Wic 1, .Hctul planning (and an IRA) I should be able to retire in about 15 years . What more can I ask for? There are, of course, a few problems with this master plan. How do you explain something like this to your parents? "No, mom and dad, I'm not going to school. I've decided to go into business for myself. I've found a patron who's willing to set me up in my own ceramics studio . . . '' And just how do you go about finding a keeper? Do you advertise in . newspapers .t .. . maJor Wanted: Nubile young coed seeks financial security in exchange for whatever. Only men with at least a · digit bank account need apply . .. Or do you just hang out in higi class bars and hotels waiting for som< guy to approach you? I'm not sure . I \ve never done this before, but I'm sure there are some set guidelines that are followed in cases like this. Now, I know what you' re thinking, but you' re wrong . I'm really a very moral person, it's just that I've hit on the ideal way to make it in a capitalist society. I' 11 be making a maximum amount of money without a maximum expenditure of time . Or look at it another way. 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G ene , H o w could I h ave gone 3 ½ years with ou t no t icing you ? I'll n e ver fo rge, yo u now. To J ac k D . No b ird soars too h igh , if he soa rs wi th h is own wings . W m . B. Sean , T im & Tom m y, You have d efini t ely ad ded spice to m y life no t to m ention the Beaco n . Don na Jo h n Finn (ou r G u ardian Angel ), We kn ew that ir wou ld on ly be a m att er of cime before the sacrifices to th e m em o rial brought o ur god back 10 us. Ate n ' t you sorry you gave us your b usi n ess card ' The Beaconetres & nex t year's Beaconeers Patt y, Yo u ' re a spet ial p erso n and a grea t nurse , d o n 't let anyone tell you ot herwise . Reme mber : I' m a good liste ne r. Wh at's a big siste r fo r? Karen M., Thanks for a lo t of great p ar ties . Wi ll t hose T-sh ins be in by July > Beware of men Qeari n g m u lch . B&D Janet D . T h an ks for four yea rs of wa rm frie ndsh ip . Yi, u ' re in m y wedding if I eve r have o n e. Hope yo u r futu re incl ud es lots of m ale exot ic dancers, not much accou nt ing , lots of business dresses , and at least one nice leather b ikini. Much affection , T he Slob You Live Wit h Brownie , Wh at ca n we say? (we can ' t write an ything, we ' re cryin g too much) . Your Beaconettes J.B . &John. T h anks for adding affection thi rd fl oor. D&li ,o the DonnaO ., You ' re a misplaced so uthern belle . Washington , D .C. is th e place fo r you - it 's sou th . Keep an e ye o n all th ese gu ys for us, get som e mo re rest, you 're beaut iful. D&B Many Kashu ba , Keep th at m ot her of yours in line . Be happy your name isn ' t Mick or Robert P. Kash uba . We know you 'll be a bro n zed god . Hu gs and Kisses, Auntie Becky & Auntie Karen Brian P. Quit being a tyrant or we' ll have to co m e back and ki ck yo u r bun . Love . li&D Ka thy P. , Thanks for being the first perso n to t each me how to have fun . G ood luck in North Carolina . Don ' t insult an y of " the m ." 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I don't mind it when my breakfast cereal says, "Snap, crackle, pop!"; it doesn't matter to me when the bowl on the table says, "Butter," or "Parkay," or "Mantequilla," or whatever the hell else it says; I can even deal with the bathtub detergent happily chanting "Scrubbjrg bubbles! Scrubbing bubblesr' as they commit hari-kari in their efforts to rid my porcelain of hard-toremove stains. But when my underwear starts greeting me in the morning, I draw the waistline, so to speak. Don't get me wrong: I like wearing underwear; in fact, I consider the donning of undergarments a pleasure tantamount to that of eating a peanut butter and bananna sandwich with the crusts of the bread cut off. But I don't like talking to my underwear. They just don't do anything for me. I mean, they do something for me, in fact many thing.s, but I don't count lingui$tiC expertise among them. What brought about the falling out of my undewear was an incident that occurred not too long ago. It was a chilly December morning and I was reaching into my dresser drawer for a pair of longjohns. I considered the piles of white that were in there, vetoing the BVD's, deriding the Jockeys, and disdaining the Hanes. But there, there in the back, behind the socks and jocks, the panties and the scanties, shining like white cotton gold at the end of a lingerie rainbow, were my Fruit of the looms, wearing their super-stretch waistband with its regal blue and yellow stripes like a crown. I reached for them, my hands trembling, and brought them out. Suddenly they were standing next to me, these four giant fruits, straight off the label. A big fat apple, a short bunch of green grapes, a tall bunch of purple grapes, and some kind of undefinable brown leaf. I looked at them. They smiled and went into their act. "Hello ... "Hello... "Hello ... "Hello ... ,h 11:'/ft'' ~~ - _, -~-- ~ "Hellor' they crooned. "Hi Emmal"said the apple. I wasn't fo ,ma. "I'm not Emma," I told them. "No~ Emma?'' said the little grapes, stepping forward." Where's Emma? What have you done with Emma?'' He was irate, and meant to harm me. Beware the wrath of grapes, I thought to myself. I decided t play it safe. "She's not in there with you?'' ·· "Of course not," said the big grapes. 'What would a little o lady be doing in a man's underwear drawer?'' That was a good question. Then again, what was a little olo lady doing with four guys dressed as fruit (or rather, three guys dressed as fruit and one guy dressed as some kind of undefinable brown leaf) trying to sell men's underwear in the first place? . I remember going into Sears one day and being accosted by a little old lady salesgirl extolling the virtues of some handydandy, super-duper, new and improved electric razor, that needed neither batteries nor outlet since it worked on something called "stubble-power," and it could shave clean as a whistle the growth on your cheeks, shin, neck, arms, and armpits, as well as the hair that grows out of your ears and from your 0 • nostrils. Twenty minutes later I finally explained to the lady that I was only looking for change for the bus, but since I had already missed the bus it didn't matter anyway and I'd take two razors. It was then that store security came along and dragged the little old lady away, explaining that she wasn't really a salesgirl at all, just a local fruitcake who comes in three times a week to harass_the customers. I ended up walking home and growing a beard. The same thought that crossed my mind in Sears cr-0s~ed my mind now: why was a little old lady selling men's underwear? Unless she uses them, which I didn't want to think likely, how would she know whether Fruit of the Loom'.s stretch waistband keeps its elasticity longer than Jockey's? Or if the fly on BVD's is easier to open in emergencies than Hanes? Or if the leg holes on Carters stretch after a while and your thing falls out, but Sears holds your thing in? A little old lady wouldn't know this vital information, unless she bought shorts for her little old man husband or big young man son. · The apple was talking to me. "Have you seen Emmar' "I don't know what you're talking about," I said. The little green grapes got tough again. "Just answer the question," he snapped. "Don't be shorts with me," I replied. "Look, if I had seen Emma running around in my underwear I would have told you. Besides, what's so urgent that you have to find her _right away"?" 'We have to go to a funeral" the tall grapes · replied. ''The Maidenform Woman." They all bowed their heads. ''The Maidenform Woman is deadr' RflWERJ! "Her ad campaign's been ...discontinued!"' The apple burst into tears. The little leaves on his stem shook with sobs. Actually, I was kind of glad the Maidenform woman was dead. I can recall many occassions when rd run into her, and they were none too pleasant. You never knew where she'd _turn up. I'd be on a crowded, noisy subway, and some woman next to me would reach up and grab a strap, stic;king her armpit in my face, her overcoat would open, and voilal there was the Maidenform Woman. Or, I'd be walking down the street in the rain without an umbrella and there she'd be, wearing nothing but her bra and panties and a fur coat/prancing around without a care in the world, hailing cabs and stuff. It was disgusting. "Big d~al," I said. "So she's been discontinued. So what?'' "ObViously you don't understand," said the big grapes. "Did you ever work in the anderwear business?'' "No, but rve got an uncle in ladies' clothes,"! said. · "Seriously, us underwear have to sti~k"together. First they get the Maidenform Woman; next they'll strip Jane ~ussell of her 18 Hour bra; then they'll get Emma and us. We have to band together early or else it'll be too late." "Yeah, you don't want to be late bloomers," I said. "I'm gonna kill him," the little grapes threatened, moving towards me. "I'll teach you not to sell us shorts!" · "let's make this briefs," I replied, moving in. Of course, the bunch had quite a punch, and was a pretty good boxer for shorts. He knocked me out with one shot. When I woke up, Emma was standing over me. "How do you feel, sonny?'' she asked. , · "I feel good all under," I replied. ~tprt t nt j froM 5.U.N.Y. .. 8i119~Qriien~ P;pt Dr~Of)\ �page eight * Weekend * CPA Hosts Miss NEPA * Forecast The Miss Northeastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant, official local preliminary to the title of Miss America, will meet its 1984 contestant deadline on Saturday, June 30. Applications are to be postmarked no later than midnight on that date No entry fees are being charged. This years pageant preliminary will be held Saturday, August 18. Entrants will participate in · judges interview, swimsuit and talent competitions. Those contestants chosen, will compete in the finals of the Miss Northeastern Pennsylvania Pageant to be held Saturday night, September 29 at the Wilkes College Center For The Performing Arts. The winner of this year's scholarship pageant will receive many valuable prizes including a partial cash scholarship to the college of her choice located within the United States, plus a wardrobe of clothes from Boscov's, a year's supply of cosmetics from Merle Norman including makeup consultations, plus other pnzes. Purpose of the scholarship pageant Aquarius Gan. 20-Feb. 18) End of the semester tests and papers which have gone unnoticed for too long come back to haunt you this weekend . Spend Friday and Saturday with your books , but take a break Sunday. ** Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Your diligence pays off as a long term project finally comes together. Celebrate your success Saturday, but don't forget your responsibilities Sunday. ~** --------------- Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) Don ' t be lulled into a false sense of security - things are not as they appear to be . Be conscious of your work this weekend if you want to produce good results. Watch for a surprising Saturday. *** --------------- Taurus (Apr. 21-May 20) An unexpected phone call will set the tone for your weekend . Be careful to avoid conflicts with loved ones. ** Gemini (May 21-June 20) Romantic prospects are at a peak this weekend, but be careful not to get carried away. A loved one may be looking for more than you 're ready to give. **** --------------- Cancer Oune 21-July 22) While Friday night proves rather dull, Saturday and Sunday promise to be more exciting. Use this opportunity to indulge in-a little extravagance. "'**** --------------- - - Leo Ouly 23-Aug. 22) Resist friends' attempts to take you away from your work-you know how your time is best spent. Long term goals come closer to realization this weekend. Act on them. *** ·--------------- TIGER TROPHY Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) This weekend offers a lot in the way of fun but only DIPLOMAS LAMINATED (7" x 9") a little excitement. Budget your time wisely now to avoid conflicts midweek. ***** . 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The state queen will also have the opportunity for a year of personal ap• pearances throughout the United States, and to gain other national scholarships awarded to finalists in the national pageant and to contestants judged to be outstanding in talent. For more information regarding applications, cal.I the Miss Northeastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant Inc. 287-7312 or fill out information slip located on bulletin b9ard at the Student Center. Berkeley , CA 'J4705 ---- �page nine 1vertinie by Tim Williams " ls there anybody out there?" It seems so. Bart Bellairs, in re>onse to last issue's ''Overtime,'' has rought some noteworthy suggesons to my attention. Bellairs' sugestions concern the location, bene:ts -and possible funding for a new thletic facility adjacent to the ,resent gymnasmm. Lycoming College currently uses a airly modern athletic complex which ~.,as built in conjunction with money ,h1:ared and ra i~ed hy rhe people in Lycoming's neighboring communities. In return the college opens the gym to the public one day per week, usually a weekend day. This allows the community free use of a pool, gym, and weight room facilities. I see no reason why Wilkes could not persue such a campaign. One day per week seems a small price to pay for a new gym facility, especially when Wilkes students would still have the present gym to make use of while the public uses the new facilities for that one day. Bellairs feels that there is ample va- cant land adjacent to the present gym for a multi-story structure that could feature a swimming pool on the ground floor with racquetball and tennis courts on the upper levels . Placing such a facility on this side of the river would diversify and promote the intramural programs as well as the intercollegiate programs. In fact, such a proposal would benefit all Wilkes stud~nts more than just the athletes. The new facility would certainly bolster the intramural programs, which, in turn, would contribute a great deal to student life by providing the student body with much desired activity. Given the opportunity, I think some students would opt for a swim or a game of racquetball over a night of drinking. One of the biggest student complaints is that there are no activities on weekends to keep them occupied, so many students release weekly, b~iltup pressures by drinking . A new facility would help battle the enrollment decline problem and at the same time fullfil the student's desirr- for more (and preferred) artivities. Lady's Season Plagued By Inexperience by Cherie Waters The Wilkes College softball team is currently 5-9- 1 with two games left in the season. Coach Nancy Roberts explains that inexperience has had a lot to do with the outcome of the season. "Most of our losses were because of inexperience , especially some of the close contests. The team consisted of 8 freshmen, but I'm sure next year will be quite different considering this year's expenence." But for now the Lady Colonels have just completed the two busiest weeks of their season . As a result of this tw(, week stretch the Wilkes women gained a win ( 11-7) in a rally against uptown rival King's College. Although Wilkes found themselves trailing in the earlier innings of the game, they picked up their pace in the fifth inning when the bat finally started to hit the ball : When asked when the turning point of the game occurred Coach Roberts replied ; "Their pitching was really slow and the girls just aren't used to that. So after everyone got up to bat for the second time they began to hit and that was the turning period of the game." In the fourth inning of the game Adrienne Placek hit a double and then went straight home with the help of a, J oanne Matt's sacrifice fly. Michelle Zawoiski blasted a homer in the third inning and also hit a double in the fifth sending Sharon Domzalski and Lisa Gigliello to home plate. Pitcher Karen Galli received the win, while Senior Karen Bove pitched for one inning. The Lady Colonels chalked up another win when they beat Luzerne County Community College D-2 at Kirby Park. Freshman Adrienne Placek had a good game,driving in four runs with a homerun in the sixth inning. Karen Galli helped to power the Wilkes women past L. C. C. C. with a solo homer in the fifth inning and an RBI double. Third baseman Kenly Hoats went three for four while pitcher Connie Ranck scattered three hits and four walks to pick up the game victory. On Saturday the Lady Colonels took a disappointing road trip to Upsala College only to drop a doubleheader to the home team. The result of the first rally ended in a 4-2 lost for the Lady Colonels. The score was all tied up at the bottom of the first inning, but the Upsala women took control in the second and led the game 41 by the third. The Lady Colonels showed some spunk in the fourth inning when Karen Bove stroked a double to drive in teammate Mary Consugar. In the sixth inning Wilkes left runners on third and second, and overall , stranded nine runners on base throughout the whole game. The Wilkes women didn't have much better luck in the second roun'cl against Upsala. By the bottom of tne first inning Upsala scored five runs, and had taken a lead of 7-1 by the top of the sixth inning. At this point, the Lady Colonels made a comeback with four runs. Lisa Gigliello singled to first and was sent home by a Kenly Hoats' triple. Hoats then went on to score on a single by Sharon Domzalski. Mary Consugar then got on base with the help of an Upsala throwing error. Freshman Yvonne Pierman scored Domzalski and Consugar on a two run double. In the seventh inning the Lady Colonels' luck ran out, when the rally ended with the bases loaded . Overall , Coach Roberts is satisfied with this years' softball season but states " I was disappointed that Eliza. bethtown won our division since we are a much better team." Also Roberts commended her team by stating, ''The team consisted of very dedicated athletes, considering that the weather, with the exception of two days , consisted of hail or rai:1 along with low temperatures.'' Intramural Revision Proposed by Janee Eyerman Due to the mixed-up year of intramural activity, intramural coordinator Bart Bellairs has proposed to make some revisions to the system . It is hop~d that next year one Stu.dent may be found to man the job of student coordinator on a full-time work study program. By having just one student in charge, it is hoped that there will be more uniformity tO the system. Bell:ur~ ~rated that "or. e per son could devise one system a11d all r he intramur., b rnuld follow rl u t sy, rem , hopefully dc alll lg up ,d i th 10wl-ups. ·· Bellairs abn plans to increase t 1 · , number of intramural activities by planning mini-weekend tournaments . The idea would be to hold powder- puff football games, soccer tournaments, and any other event suggested within reason on the football field when the team is playing away. Another idea being proposed is to charge participating teams a down payment to be able to play. This down payment wou1d be to ensure that the ream is really going to show up and play, because if they don't the money becomes part of the intramural fund ro buy equipment and prizes . The final two suggestions have been long needed to help shape up the system . Intramural sign-up dates and season dates will be noted on the school calendar starting this coming fall. AlsQ, the intramural league is receiving their on-display and advertisement area in the gym lobby. Bellairs hopes that by giving the intra.murals their own area there will be less confusion. �page ten Tennis Team Hopeful For Next Year 6. by Janee Eyerman The Wilkes men' s tennis team traveled to Lycoming to play their best match of the season. WC 3 Lycoming 6 The match featured Wilkes ' top six seeded players. Rick Sposto lost his match 4-6, 6-7 . Dave Smith, the second seed also dropped his sets 2-6, 4- Mooney 1-6, 3-6. Freshman Bob Stoffel also came up short in his match 26, 3-6. In the doubles competition, Rick Sposto and Dave Smith lost 1-6 , 3-6 , while Bob Stoffel andJohn Patterson garnered the second win of the day for the Colonels when they swept their match 6- 3, 6-4 . The match featured the team of Junior Paul Nardone lost his match to Lycoming's Carpenter 4-6 , 3-6. Donnie Engle lost a hard-fought first set 6-7 after dropping the tie breaker 3-7. Engle managed to fight back and capture the final two sets 6-4, 6-2 to win his match . Fifth seed Al Whitaker fell short in his attempt to up-end Lycoming's Will Klammer Compete Next Year? The first annual Wilkes College Ski Race, under the supervision of Gay Meyers, was held last February at Elk Mountain Ski Area. The race was run on two separate courses which made it very difficult to determine the overall winners. The Wednesday night gym class winners were as follows : Advanced Men 1. Sean Cota 2. Bob Leo 3. Tom Morpeth Intermediate Men 1. Dave Tolerico 2. Rich Zalewski and Randy Aaronson 4. Joe Fulco ~ Novice Men 1. Dave Hudak 2. Coach Unsworth 3. Clark Hockenbury Intermediate Women 1. Chris Ward 2. Ellen McDermott 3. Judy Groshardt Advanced/ Intermediate Women 1. Leslie Smith 2. Ellisa Firmbach 3. Margaret Hagelgans 4. Karen Latzko Novice Women 1. Diane Palshe The race was not only open to those students in the gym class , but to any W ilkes student that filled vacancies on the bus trip . Therefore these students were also included in the Overall College W inners: The Thursday day gym class winners were as follows: Advanced / Intermediate Men 1. Tom Kassay 2. Martin McHale 3. Scott Ellis 4. Ray Milewski Advanced Men 1. Dan Werksman 2. Tom Kassy 3. Paul Fidrych 4 . Marty McHale Novice Men 1. J ohn Yencha .................................................................... Intermediate Men 1. Scott Ellis 2. Tim Williams 3. Dave Tolerico 4. Randy Aaronson and Rich Zalewski , Attention: Students, Faculty, Administration SKI SURVEY 1. If it were well organized and reasonable in cost, would you be interested in taking a weekend ski trip (2 days) next year to Vermont? __ Yes __ No 2. If it were well organized and priced as reasonably as the economy would allow, woula you consider taking a week-long ski trip? __ Yes __ No When would you prefer to go? _ The week before Spring term begins. Oanuary) _ Over Spring Break. (March) NOTE : Ski rates would be cheaper over our Spring Break because it would not be peak-season at the ski resorts. 3. Where would you prefer to go for a week? Please rank in order of preference • (#1 first choice - #4 last choice).and remember that you should be considering cost. • _ New England area (Bus trip) _ Canada (Bus trip) _ Colorado or somewhere out West (Fly) _ Europe (Fly) 4. Would you go on day ski trips if they were well organized and reasonably priced - planned for a Saturday or Sunday? __ Yes __ No Where would you like to go? Please rank in order (#1 first choice - #3 last choice). __ Ski resom in the Pocono's- Oack Frost/Boulder/Camelback, etc .) , • __ Hunter Mountain, NY (about a 4 hour trip) _ Greek Peak, NY (about a 3 hour trip) Other suggestions? Optional: If I were to organize trips of this type, I would need some help. Would you be willing to assist? __ Yes __ No NAME:--------------------• PLEASE CLIP-OUT AND RETURN TO: Gav Mevers - Weckesser Annex •• : , ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •••••••••••••••••••••• # Novice Men 1. Dave Hudak 2. Coach Unsworth 3. John Yencha 4. Clark Hockenbury Advanced/ Intermediate Women 1. Leslie Smith 2. SusanJerik 3. Chris Ward 4. Ellissa Firmbach 5. Karen Cassidy ( Novice Womt:n 1. Marion Karnikowicz 2. Diane Palshe Paul N ardone and J on Eames finish ing up with a win 6-4 , 6-2. WCO Kings9 . Uptown rival King's College took i to the Wilkes tennis team beatini them 0-9 . Sposto and Smith both droppec .their matches without winning a set while Paul Nardone captured the firs set in his disappointing loss. The King 's men defeated the remaining singles line-up to lead 0-( going into the doubles competition. Rick Sposto and Dave Smith found themselves paired in the doubles competition, but just couldn ' t combine for a winning effort. The teams of Donnie Engle and Bob Stoffel and Jon Eames and Ray Hanks rounded out the doubles round with losses. WC 1 Susquehanna 8 Although the score doesn't show it, the .. Wilkes Colonels lost a tough match to the netters of Susquehanna . The singles line up all dropped their matches to Susquehanna but came back in the doubles rounds to give them a run for the win. The duo of Rick Sposto and Paul Nardone narrowly dropped both their sets in the match. The first set saw three set point opportunities for the men of Wilkes , but they just couldn't capture that all-necessary point . The second set went to a tie breaker that they just missed capturing 6-8. The doubles team of Donnie Engle and Walt Karabin also had their first set decided by a tie breaker, which they lost 4- 7. They went on the lose the second match 2-6. The final match had the winning combination of Bob Stoffel and Jon Eames post the only victory of the day. They won 6-1, 5-7 , 6-2 . The tennis team wraps up the season this week looking forward to better season next year. BEER TIME · YOUR ONE STOP PARTY SHOP onvenlent ·Drive Thru Service: : Cold Case Beer - Keg Beer · Ice - Soda - Taps OPEN TIL 9 PM MON.· SAT. ................ ....,..... 0.£i ffo"61ns ... SfOllNiGOODS .·COMPANY a..,-.1• 287-3027 GATEWAY SHOPPING CTR • EDWA~DSVILLE ............. ffllll Just Two Blocks ....... from Ralston Fido . "-r.m-1m ,,_,.,...,,,_,...., .......,. �Smith Chosen as Female Athlete of the Year by Tim Williams Senior Kim Smith was named the •male Athlete of the Year at the stu~n , awards banquet held last week · the CPA. "I was really surprised." Smith mtinued, -"I've always been in the 1adow of other players. Usually the layer who scores the most gets the ,1ost recognition." The four-year basketball letter voman stakes her claim to several sea;on and career records. Smith ranks fourth on the all-time season scoring list with 4 f"4 points for the 1983-84 season. This helped push . her to second place on the all-time caf '..' t"l ~· ()ring list with 1309 points The best offensive performance of her career happened this past season when she tallied 33 points against Lycoming. This was good enough to place her third on the all-time gamehigh scoring chart. "In girl's basketball, forwards aren't considered scorers as they are in the men's game-it's always been a guard's game,'' commented the 5 ' 9" center. Smith's rebounding proficiency attests to this philosophy. In her sophomore year she collected 285 rebounds to set the individual season record Over her four years at Wilkes the senior communications major amassed 970 rebounds to set another record. Smith attributes htr success to her friend who was injured in a motorcycle accident which prematurely ended the girl's basketball career. '' Mary Jane pushed me because she could no longer play, so, in a sense, she was playing through me," explained Smith. "She pushed me as if it were herself." In addition to playing basketball she is a member of the LetteFWomen' s Club and is a student assistant in the Sports Information Office. Kim has proven to be on of Wilkes' outstanding female athletes; she hopes to have equal success as a sports broadcaster or a public relations person. • , i ~ - . ! . - - - - - - - p h o t o by Don Carev ...' Kim Smith, Beacon femak \d 1- lc1 e of the Year. Athlete of the Year Awarded to Sheaffer by Janee Eyerman Rick Sheaffer, Beacon Male Athlete of the Year. This year's BEACON Male Athlete of the Year award wa5 f)rl"'Senti>d to senior Rick Sheaffer at the annual allc~llege awards luncheon . Sheaffer ' s four years at Wilkes have been marked by triumph after triumph . During Sheaffer's senior year on the court he garnered several awards and recognition as one of the best. As a co-captain, Rick was a superior player. Coach Bart Bellairs stated that "Rick is a hard working individual, with a pleasant personality and good leadership ability.'' , Sheaffer was the leading MAC q orer in 1984 with 24 . 7 points per gaine. Rick also gained the number one position for tll(:···most point , scored in a season with 569 point -, in only 23 games, and for the most fi:ld goals in a season, 233 in only 23 games . Rick shot 53.4 % from the field and 76.3% from the free throw line this season to help him to the twelfth . place on the all-time scorers list with 1102 points for his career total. He also found himself ranked in the top ten scorers nationally throughout the 1984 season . Sheaffer' s talents and leadership . also earned him the Coaches' Male Athlete Award this year. According to coach Bellairs, "Rick exemplifies the student athlete that you want to have involved in your program . He is very deserving of this award." Rick is also a member of the Wilkes baseball squad . His piLching has beet, cont'd Golf Team Takes Fifth by Janee Eyerman The 1984 Wilkes golf team placed fifth out of 21 teams at the MAC playoff~ at Shawnee on the Delaware this past Sunday and Monday. The fifth place finish is the best in the last three years and is attributed to the talents of the freshmen on the team. The Colonels took their best five men to the playoffs in hopes of ending their 1- 7 season on the upswing . Junior captain Jeff Tokach headed the roster along with junior Kevin Stankiewicz, sophomore Rich .Linkhorst, and freshmen Tod Hagstrom and Brian Cahill. The best four scores out of the five competing golfers get added together to tally the final score and determine the final winners. This year's squad was held back according to Tokach, "the weather hurt us this year, we just didn't have the chance to practice because of the late season snow and class schedule conflicts.'' Tokach also states that ''we are getting the class schedule conflict cleared up. so that will' help us next year.'' The MAC playoffs wrapped up this year's season for the linksmen of Wilkes, but look out for the 1985 squad to be a contender for the top honors in the MAC. fro □ a stabilizing factor on the team all four years. Rick's pitching was an im measurable factor in this year's MAC North West Division title. Rick is an elementary education major who hopes to be able to coach at a college level one day. At this time the coaching staff is trying to find Rick a graduate assistantship coaching basketball or baseball. Rick stated that "the highlight of my season and my basketball career was reaching the one-thousand point mark, and in baseball it had to be winning the North West Division Championship.'' According to Bart Bellair! , Rick's futu re looks bright, and he as the talent and knows how to succeed at just about anything. pg. 12 111 r che championship game was deadlocked at one all. The play then opened up giving both teams many good scoring opportunities. With 2: 16 left to play; Ron Drogan of the Chiefs received a penalty. This time the Smegmas capitalized on their second powerplay opportunity of the evening's dramatic entertainment. President Capin was witness as Steve Shearer assisted Mitch Reese who scored on a stifling slapshot with 41 seconds left in the game. This gave the First Annual Capin Cup to the number one seed and undefeated Smegmas. At the conclusion of the game the Wilkes Pres.i dent presented the cherished cup to the Smegmas and wished both teams good luck with next season's floor hockey competition. _The ~niegmas aren't losing anyone from their team, but the Chiefs are losing captain D. J. Sparks who was an integral part of their squad. Thanks to all those who participated in the league and watch-: •l the competitive play. We hope to see you next year in bigger and better numbers. · PLAYOFF SCORES Quarter-Finals Smegmas 4; Penguin 2 Herka 1; Devils 0 Chiefs 2; Alabama Sp~mmers 1 Warriors 3; Twisters 2 Semi-Finals Smegmas 1 ; Herka O ( 2 OT.' s) Chiefs 1; Warner Warriors 0 Finals - Capin Cup Smegmas 2; Chiefs I . �Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre , Pa. 18766 ''l ,rX'..... ''' vO. A "1 No . 1.1 May 4, 1'1 "--i SPORTS Colonels Head for Playoffs by Tim Williams The ,Colonels baseball team swept a double-header from Juniata this past Saturday, the 2~th, to capture Wilkes' first league tide since 1979. Wilkes scored early and big in both games to help them to 8- S and 9-6 wtns. In the first inning of the first game Junior Ed Domzalski cracked a three run home run as the Colonels batted Relief pitcher Gene Nosovitch came on to relieve starting pitcher Rick Sheaffer in the fifth inning and went the remaining distance to capture the MAC north west division championship. around on their way to a 6-0 first inning lead. The Colonels added a seventh run in the sec~:md inning when Senior John Good singled in Ken Sorick who also reached base with a single. At this point the Indians ofJuniata looked to their bullpen to silence Wilkes' bats . Over the next three innings the Indians managed to hold the Colonels scoreless while they tallied four runs themselves making it 7-4. Dave Orman led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to straightaway left field, and Good repeated with another single . Domzalski followed with yet another single to knock Orman home and collect an RBI. Juniata could only manage one run in the final inning as Colonel Dana Colavitti pitched the entire game, striking out five and walking only one. The win insured Wilkes of a tie for the Northwest division of the MAC; taking the nightcap would put the Colonels alone at the number one spot. Joe Ranielli, one of Coach Bob Duliba' s most consistant hitters, garnered a double to lead off Wilkes' early assault in the second game . Dave Kerdesky then managed to reach first base as the Juniata shortstop mishandled a routine ground ball. Freshman Tony Caladie then hit into a fielder's choice and found himself and everyone else safe. Ken Sorick drew a walk only after .The Wilkes Colonels celebrate their 9-6 victory over Juniata which earned them the MAC north west division championship. a the Juniata pitcher released wild pitch that scored Ranielli. Frank Wanzor hit into a double play but got an RBI out of it when Kerdesky scored the second run. Catcher Dave Orman sinbled in Caladie to make it 3-0, and John Good got on on a Juniata error to load the bases back up for junior Ed Domzalski. Domzalski singled to drive in the final run of that inning. Juniata's first scoring opportunity came in the fourth inning when Rick Sheaffer walked the bases full. The next Juniata batter was issued a walk and sent a runner home. The Colonels aJso added one run to their score in the fourth inning when John Good drew a walk and advanc<;d third on a wild pitch and a throwing error. Ted Ruch 's sacrifice fly deep to centerfield allowed Good to tag up and score. Juniata rallied for four runs in the fifth but the Colonels answered back with two more of their own runs . The Colonels added two more runs in the sixth inning when Ken Sorrick stroked a two-run homer over the left field fence to drive in Brian Gorski from second. The Indians added one more in the seventh on a solo homerim, but that just wasn 't enough to catch the Colonels. The Colonels enter post season play • this weekend when they play in the first round of MAC playoffs . to Smegs Take Capin Cl.Ip by Jeff Weinstein The final round of action in the Capin Cup pitted the consistant Smegs against the upending Chiefs. At the First Annual Capin Cup Championship Floor Hockey Game President Capin waited an hour and a half to give out the Capin Cup to the winning team. Seventy five other people also watched the final game . With seven minutes remaining in the ·first period, Mike Byrnes was assessed a penalty for the Chiefs. His team played well - for their two minutes shorthanded - as they killed the Smegmas' powerplay. ·w ith 3: 12 remaining in the pe( inr 1 Mike Kopcho assisted Junior Weinstein on a thirty-foot wrist shot that beat goalie Chris Pearson to the upper right-hand corner. At halftime, with a 1-0 lead, the Smegmas went into the · locker room for a five-minute imerm1ss1on. After play resumed the Chiefs dominated early. Their hard work paid off when John Wojic fed Randy Rice for a five-foot wrist shot which left the Smegmas and their goalie Roy Delay stunned . With 11 :3 2 remain- cont I d., ori pg. 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1984 May 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 May 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College