94 15 4132 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. Breaks. No r•theastern Bartenders School will show you how after 2-3 weeks of training in our Professional Mixology Course .. 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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/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 ."' 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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/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? NEED HELP? r Pregnancy Testing Confidential Counseling Abortion Birth Control Gynecological Services ,. (£) CRE: AT IVE MEDIA SERVICES Box 5q5 5 Berkeley, CA 94l0'i <.f_.; .. .. CREATIVE MEDIA SlRVIC[ S Allentown Women's Center 215-264-5657 - .. Bow. 595 5 Hi:'rl,, t> le\o . CA 9470:. ~~ *****tt*********** 822-1898 COLLEGE DISCOUNTS (must bring ID) SPECIALIZING IN HAIRCUTS Cut and Style Women Men Regular $15.50 Regular $10.00 SPECIAI $8.00 SPECIAI $5.00 PERM SPECIAL Perfect Touch Regular $35; only $25 with this ad. Long hair extra Ask for Gig, Amy, or Patty �page 11 r Social Lights Night Spots Back Street ' Cook's Fri. Tumblin ' D1ce Sat. Butch Rao Mickey Finn's The Station Fri. Billy &Jerry 185 N. Pennsylvania Blvd. 49 S. Washington St. .Who 100 Pennsylvania Blvd. 33 Wilkes-Barre Blvd. what KRZ Sat. KRZ The Woodlands Rt. 315 Plains Township where and h w en ,, Around The Campus Friday; November 4 Student Center Party: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. "Goodbye to Student Scholarships". 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/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. 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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/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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The Patent and Trademark Office has unique career opportunities offering • Challenge and responsibility • Career growth • Outstanding career Federal Government service benefits For more information about your career . as a Patent Examiner contact: Manager, College Relattons Office of Personnel Patent and Trademark Office Washington, D.C. 20231 Call toll-free 800-368-3064 (703) 557-3631 (Collect in VA) An Equal Opportunity Employer m /f U.S. Citizenship Required . �page 7 ~------------------·-------------·------------··--------·-- - EVERY BREATl1 Weekend Forecast YOU TAl<E. .. w e ·re back and bigger than lite! You've accused your friends, but our -dentity is still secret. And you thought you could get away! Here's what we've found out this week... . To the little red-haired girl_ from Weiss: Like younger men: much? You're gonna give that: boy an Oedipus Complex-simmer• down! : Dave B., nice to see you at the block party, even though you weren't there for very long. 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. Your first challenge: send for full information. ii ;;;;;; = = = = == = = = = = § Name Street State City Zip School Phone Chee~ the courses that Interest you. Desert expeditions.__ Canoeing White water Wilderness rafting backpacking Mountaineering Salling_ - Outward Bound, Dept. CG, 384 Fleld Point Rd. Greenwich, CT 06830 phone toll free (800) 243-8520 No expertence necessary. Outward Bound admits students of any sex, race. color and national or ethnic .ortgln. We are a non~rojlt organization. Scholarships avalla le. I\D Outward Bouncf The course that never ends i ~ = (§ = i ii ; ! i -:. �sports Lady Colonel Netters Overtime Fall To Scranton · by Jacqueline Brown The Wilkes Women 's tennis team opened their season against their long time nemesis , -the Lady Royals of Scranton. Although the Lady Colonels gave Scranton a tough battle, they came up short of an opening victory. Chris Matzinger and Cress Shallers took their singles match by 6-2, 7-6 and 6-3, 6-4 respect ively. 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/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/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/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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Saturday 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. f ~ C0 Phone: 288-8282 :r -· \\.c\. .UI ~'ti Letter Size No Limit 165 Church St., Kingston 'HOURS•. ~ A PAGE canon (Next to Golden Business Machines) Near the Cross Valley Expressway Bridge, Kingston ct • Offer Expires May 31, 1983 INSTANT COPY A Division Of Golden Business Machines m 11. l . �April 29, 1983, T he Beacon, Page 5 Oral Herpes: Word Of Mouth by JoAnn Rigolizzo, R.D.H., M.S. Assistant Professor Department ofDental Hygiene College of Allied Health Sciences of Thomas Jefferson University Mention oral herpes to a group of people and watch their reactions. You may see embarrassment , confusion, or a misplaced fe ar that oral herpes is the same as genital herpes, a venereal disease. The reason for these reactions is a lack of knowledge - of what herpes is, how it is transmitted and how to prevent spreading it. The way herpes is Seftsationalized currently is certainly not helping to make ·people more aware of the facts . 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 .. ......... ......... .... .... ........ .. . .... ..... ..... . .... .. .... .. .. ... . ... . .... ..... .. .. .... ... . I I I I City ... ... ..... .. .. .. ·; ··· ·· ··· · ······ ·· · ··· ····State ... .... ..... ... ..... .. .... ... ..... ... .. Zip. ........ II. I I I I I Phone ... . ......... .. ... ....... .... .. . .. .. ... .. Social Security No.. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... . I If you are a senior, check here for information on Officers Candidates Class D I School ... .. ............ . ..... ..... .... .. .. .. .. Class of...... ... .. ... ..... . .. ... .... ... .. ---------------------· Please call Captain John J. Mc Ateer or SSGT Andy Ketterman at (717) 823-4131 / 41 :32 �Apri l 29, 1983, The Beacon , Page 11 Nursing Curriculum Improved One area with which a student interested in earning a degree in nursing must cope, is fulfilling chemistry requirements. Labs are often time-consuming, and for many, impossible to fit into an already crowded academic schedule. 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/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/60b6c08c25d9982bffb809593db025e2.pdf d9e386435b4d9dc8d1c0d3e9a8cc0656 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXV No.20 April 15, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Edwin Newman To Lecture At Darte Center On April 21 Edwin Newman, veteran news corre:pondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC,, will be the second Rosenn Lecture Series guest speaker at the College . Scheduled for April 21 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts lecture, open to the public, will begin at 7:45 p.m . With 31 years of experience as an NBC news correspondent, there is very little that Edwin Newman has not done in the field of broadcast journalism. Whether reporting from a foreign country (at last count he had been in 35 for NBC News), anchoring documentaries that span an entire evening of prime-time television , anchoring 'instant news specials' devoted to late breaking news events, or delivering a once-a-week essay on the Today progtam, Newman has consistently demonstrated . his versatility as a journalist. Newman anchored, in New York, the extensive NBC News special coverage of the attempted assassination 0£ President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. He was the reporter on Pleasure Drugs: The Great American High, and NBC White Paper which examined how the drug habits of the 1960's counter-culture have moved rapidly into the mainstream of America's middle class . In May of 1981, he was the reporter on the NBC Repons program Just Plain Folks . . . The Billionaire Hunts, which profiled the Hunt famil y of Texas . In September, 1979, he reported on the NBC White Paper No More Vietnams, But . .. , an examination of oil and American power in the Middle East. Newman has covered seven sets of national political conventions and four world's fairs for NBC News . Based in New York since 1961, he has been the host of Today numerous times and has made many appearances on Meet the Press. His radio commentaries won a Peabody Award in 1967 . Newman has served for extended periods in several of NBC News' foreign bureaus : from 1952-5 7 he was in London ; he spent two years as bu reau chief in Rome (1957-58); and headed the office in Paris ( 19 58-61). In 1975 he was granted the first exclusive interview ever given to a journalist by the emperor of Japan . In 1976 he was moderator of the first Ford-Carter presidential television debate . The NBC news correspondent has gained considerable recognition as a watch dog of English usage. His two books , on the subject, Strictly Speaking: Will America Be the Death of English ? and A Civil Tongue, were national best sellers. Sunday Punch, a comic novel he authored , was published in 1979 . Newman is currently the anchor of NBC News Capsule on weekends which updates viewers on the news of the day. The Wilkes Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities was established in 1981 by the family and friends of The Honorable Max Rosenn , Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals . Last year, in the first lecture of the series, Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis presented a lecture on "Enforcing our Rights." by Sean P. Connolly BYE BYE HOLLENBACK. The Housing Office recentl v ' announced that Hollenback and Chapman Halls will be closed at the end of the semester. _ __ _..· Hollenback and Chapman resi dent halls will be closed next semester because of too many vacancies in Wilkes' dormitories, according to J ean Adams, assistant director of housing. , "You can't run a system with that many openings," said Adams. She added that there are 120 vacancies this semester . Adams explai ned that freshman enrollment is low and that there are fewer women in the classes. Hol lenback and Chapman are both women's dorms. '' By closing Hollenback and Chapman we are moving the few est people. If we close a guy's dorm we could be moving as many as 60 ," reported Adams. Together, the two dorms house 32 people with 22 to be rel ocated next semester. One of the reasons for the vacancies was the opening of Founders Hall which added 171 living spaces said Jay Tucker , director of the Student Center. Tucker said the main reason for Founders was to get out of the Hotel Sterling. The Hotel Sterling housed approximately 100 people last year. Tucker said that H ollenback and Chapman are considered to be properties. '' One possibility that is being considered is· renting out the dorms. If the college ever needs them, they could be reserviccd." Edwin Newman stated Tucker. Both dorms would probably be used as office space. He added that the renting or sale of Chapman would probably be contained in a deal concerning Parrish Hal l. Though a drop in enrollment was expected , Tucker said the act ual number is higher than predicted: " Admissions says the statistics are up, but for the future, yo u can 't reall y predict." Gore and Dana Halls, formerly housi ng 38 people were closed at the end of the 1982 fall semester. The reason for closing the dorms was also attributed to a drop in enrollme nt. In an earlier interview. Paul Adams, di rector of housing, said, " We originally thought we co uld sustain all the halls on campus for the entire year, but due to the lower enrollment's effect on the budget, it was necessary to cut hack where we could. ' ' Jean Adams , said that the citv zoning laws were involved in the decision to close Hollenback and Chapman: "The dorms are highly taxable properties, and ther city would like the College to be located mostlv on one block." Adams , 1ate, i that the Housing Office does not Jeal with z.oni ng laws and that she could not comment on zoning decisions. The assistant housing director sa id that two lotteries will be . held to relocate the dormless residents. The first lottery will concern the people of Gore , Dana, Hollenback, and Chapman . They will have first choices of a new do rm . After the people of those dorms have made their choices, the second lottery will be held for all other students who wish to move out of thei r present dorms. " I hope I ~et a good number in the lottery, ' said Lisa Delong, freshman resident of Chapman , " But I still don't really know where togo .'' For Lisa Kerl , sophomore resident of H ollenback Hall, relocating is becoming a famil iar event: '' I lived in Barre last year and they shipped me out. I think it stinks . As fo r living at Founders, I refuse to live with cement blocks.'·' The majori ty of resident~ questioned stated that they thin k t he closing of the older halls will damage the school more than it will help. Britt Radford , freshman resident of Hollen back, said that she can understand the reasons for closing the dorms, but she still is depressed about the decision. "This place adds to the character of the school. It ' s homey, you know . Founders is like a hotel. ' ' Jean Adams said that the halls will cost the school too much money in the future. "We would like to keep the hall~. but let's face it, they were built as homes. They can't take many more years of the wi>~•· and tear of college dorms. · · ,·xpl ained Adams. �Pag e 2, The Beacon, April 15, 19 83 REAL NE by Andrea Hincken Challenger Performs Like Veteran Space Shuttle Challenger, after a flawless laun ch on M onday , proceeded to deploy the most complex and switchboard satellite ever created. Astronauts Paul Weite , Story Musgrave, Don ald Peterson and Karol Bobko started deployment procedures a!_ 10 p.m . EST despite guidance systems m the space tug rockets connected to the large communications satellite. .. ... . . ... .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .... . . . . . . . Gloria Swanson Dead At 84 Gloria Swanson , the glamour girl who reigned in Hollywood 's golden age, died in her sleep at New Yor~ Hospital early last Monday . She was 84 . - _Miss Swanson entered the hospital around the middle of March for undisclosed reasons. Friend-; of the star said that she suffered a slight heart attack . Board Of Trustees Frank C. .Carlucci Named Member - Frank C. Carlucci , Deputy Sec ·etary of Defense and President of ...iears: World Trade , Inc., has been n~med as the newest membe r of the W~lkes College Board of Trustees , a!!coy.ding to an announcement made recently by the 35-mem be r gcwerning board. Nominated by President Reagan to be Deputy Sec retary of Defense on, January 10 , 19 81, Carlucci was confirmed by the United States Senate on Fe bruary 3 , 1981 and took the oath of office on February 5 , 1981. A retired Career minister in the U.S. Foreign Service , Carlucci was born in Scranton ·and graduated from Princeton Universi ty in 195 2. He served for two years a-; a Li eutenant in the Nav y ah,1ard th e USS Rombach . Thereafter , he attended the Harvard Graouate School of Business Administration and joined the Jantzen Company in Portland , Oregon in 1955 . In 1956, Carlucci joined the Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer and was assign ed. (rom 1957 to 1959, as Vice Con sul and Economic officer in Jo hannesburg, South Africa. He· was subsequently assigned as Secre _tary and Political Office r in Kin sha~J, Congo fo r two years. From 19 62 to 1964, he was Officer-in -Charge of Congolese Polit ical Affairs 1n Washington an~ from 1964 to 196 5 was the Consul General in Zanzibar. From 196 5 to 1969 , he was Counselor for Political Affairs in Ri o de Janeiro, Brazil. Carlucci was appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity · in December 1970 , after having served as Assistant Director of · OEO from 1969. He was then appointed Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget and was later appoi nted Deputy Director. For the next two years, until 1974 , he served as Un der Secretary of the Department of Health , Education , and Welfare. followed by appointment as Am - .... . . . .. . . .. ... . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . .... Summer Session· Startirig Early Panel Slices Reagan's Defense Budget In Half The Senate Budget Committee, in open defiance of President Reagan , voted 17-4 Thursday to cut his Pentagon buildup in half. A "deeply disappointed" Reagan asked the panel to reconsider , but the com mittee's chairman laid the president's defeat at the White House door. The plan allots the Defense ·Department an in crease in spending authority of five percent after in flation for fiscal 1984. This is in contrast to Reag an 's demand for a 10 percent hike. 3,500 Protest President's Visit Idle Steelworkers Jeer Reagan In Pittsburgh President Reagan , giving support .for high technology job retraining among a crowd of unemployed steelworkers , ran into one of the largest demonstrations of his presidency. After touring the Control Data Institute where 125 jobless steelworkers are being retrained to repair computers , Reagan spoke to the national conference on the displaced worker while thousand-; stood out side waving signs and chanting . " Reagan , Reagan. he 's no good. Send him back to Hollywood," they said . The office of Graduate and Part Time Undergraduate Programs at Wilkes College has announced that several courses will begin early for summer session . A pre-session course in Educa tion, "School Law," will begin on May 9 . Gasses will meet Monday through Thursday , from 4 -6 p.m . until June 9 . The Wilkes Weekend Program will begin on May 13, with classes meeting every third weekend at Keystone Junior College in LaPlume. Courses in accounting , business administration, earth and environmental sciences, economics, English , history, physics, pyschology and sociology will be offered . Microbiology and a topics course in Herpetology will begin on May 23 . Also added for the summer session is a Nursing course in "In troduction to Research '' which will meet on Thursday 6_-9 p.m . PIZZA ROMA 205 S. Main St. Right around the corner from Wilkes' Residence Halls Large Pies for Wilkes Students still only $4.40 HAVING A PARTY? You supply the beer and we'll supply the pizza at a special price. Free Deliveries 5-10 p.m. 825-0938 with a lahoratorv "n Saturday trom 10 a.m. until I r, .m . John F. Mei ers. , Lir<.'Ctor of the program said that registration for the early courses will be taken anytime after May 1, at Parrish Hall. The first regular summer session will run from June 13 until July 15 ; the second session from . July 18 until August 5. Two post session courses in Chemistry dealing with basic mathematics for introductory chemistry will run from August 22 until August 26. Chemistry 99A will apply for students registered for Chemistry 115 for th e fall semester. Chemistry 99B will apply for students registered for Chemistry 111 in the fall semester . A diverse listing of courses in both the graduate and undergrad.uaH' di visions are offered for hot h se~sions. bassadnr tci Pon ug al. He returned to the Uni ted States in Februarv 1978 and was appoin ted as Deput i· Director of Centra l ln telligl'11n· un til']anuary 198 1. Carlurci is a member of the National Academy of Public Ad1nm1strat ion. th e American Society for Public Admin istration from which he received the National Chapter's President's Award , and the Council of Foreign Relations. H e is a rec ipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, 198 1 ; Nat ional Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, 1981 ; Defense Depart ment Distinguished Civil ian Service Award, 19 77 ; Department of Health , Education and Welfa re Di s t-ingui s h ed C ivilian Se r vi ce Award , 1975; State Department Superior Service Award , 1972; an d State Department Superior Honor Award , 1969. Carlucci hold~ Honorary Degrees from both Wi) kes College an d King's College. Campaign Go-al Closer Wilkes College recent Iv · hC' ld i1, third repo rt meeting Ca 111paicn ·:,r~ and ann oun ced a tot al-to date fi c11re of $.1 ~5.01 7. toward it s overall cna l nf $-'\ 00 .000. Th e lun cheon/ meeting was held in the Dorothv Dickson Dart e Cen ter for the Performing Arts and brought together divi sion leaders, captains and membe rs of the workforce to give reports of pl edge, col lected in this cnmmun itv ph ,L\e of the campaign . Guests hea rd Dr. Lo uis Rigl ey a membe r of the bi<> · log y fac ult y give a sl ide len ure on his research with dolphins. Professor Rigley. an animal be haviorist . has served a~ chief scientist for the past three summers at Dev il' s Elbow Island . S.C. where he worked with Jean Michel Cousteau in "Project Ocean Search." The campaign money pledged in th e ·communit v ph ase is fnr scholar ship funding for capable and deser- · ing students . and is reflect Pd in t 111 , yea r' s campaign theme for Wilk, ·, · 50th Anni ve rsa r y . " P n ,vidi '.tC Mindpower for Fi ve De.-ades An d Bevon d.'' I .I I for (. -YOURBSNISW RIHAN OfflCElrS 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. BE A• LYOU c.t.H BE. �Cirle K Rewarded At Conference Wilkes College Circle Clu b was recently rewarded fo r months of ded icated service to the campus and community at their 21 st annual District Convention , held March 25-2 7 in Allen town, by garnering the first place Achievement Award in the Gold Division for the second consecutive year. The award is given to the Circle K d ub that attains the highest possible score based on service projects, Tri-K relations with the Kiwan is and Key Clubs, and attendance at District and International Circle K events . Wilkes Circle K was competing in the Gold Division , which is based on a larger number of club members. In addition to the achievement Award, Circle K also won the first place Single Service Award for their contributions to Multiple St'terosis. The single service project recognized by the award was the club' s annual Haunted House. This year, the " Hau nted Penthouse" raised $1900 . Two officers of the Wilkes Circle K Club also received awards in apnreciation for their individual ef- forts to promote Circle K. Patty DeCosmo , 1982-83 president , was chosen as one of two outstand ing presidents in the entire Pennsylvania District . Lori Elias, 1982-83 secretary, received a Secretary's Award as one of several outstanding secretaries in Pennsylvania . Patty DeCosmo also received a plaque in recognition of her service on the District Board as O .T.I.C. Chairperson . (On to International Convention). Seventeen members from Wilkes Circle K attended the convention held at the Allentown Hilton . Wilkes Circle K Clu b served as Sergeants at Arms. In this func tion , their job was to maintain order at all of the major activities of the convention , includ ing the House of Dele-gates and Presidential luncheon. Jerry Malti and Leo Geskey were the club 's delegates, and took part in the voting process for all of the District officers, as well as voting on any arrirndments to the District Consti tu tion. Before attending th r- District 1983-84 school year were elected by the club. The fo llowing people tovk office at the conclusion of the convention : president , Lori Elias ; vice president , Billie-Jo Mahi ; secretary, Elizabeth Farrell ; and treasurer, MaryJo Golden . Jill Ratner was also elected as Quote Master for the upcoming year. Since returning back to school for the spring semester, the Wilkes Circle K Club has been involved in several activities . In order to raise funds for the Domestic Violence Service Center, Circle K'ers helped sell balloon bouquets for Valentine's Day. Circle K also fiel ded a volleyball team to play in a marathon sponsored by the Wyomin_g Area Key Club to aid a local boy. By selling Band-Aid cards , mem bers raised money for Project Concern . Circle K'ers could also be seen on TV answering phones for Channel 44 's Festival '83 . The club took pledges from viewers who wished to subscribe to public television. As a personal fundraiser for the club , boxes of M & M's were sold . Betore Student G overnment President Elaine Kerchusky hands over the "o fficial" gavel to the newly-elected president for the "official" gavel to the newly-elected presiden t for the 1983-84, Ralph Pringle. Pr ingle, who won by a landslide of 212 votes to 81 over Cherie Burke, was this year's vice-president. Following a farewell speech by Kerchusky and Pringle's acceptance speech, the remaining executive council positions were filled by an election held-within the body of student government. Shelley Urban was elected vice president, Don Talenti was chosen as tresurer, and the positions of recording -secretary and corresponding secretaries were filled by Cindy Bonham and Beth Cortez, respectively. Pringle gets to choose his own parliamentarian, a position which can be filled by someone who is not an elected representative in SG. The new president has not yet made a choice and has stated that he would be pleased to speak with anyone interested in perhaps accepting the position. "I'm very happy to have been elected and really pleased about the new executive council," said Pringle. "I'm looking forward to workin with the new IRHC and CC residents also." The Light At The Encl Of The Tunnel Commencement Plans Finalized by Rebecca Whitman Plans for the 1983 Wilkes College Commencement have been final ized. Official activities for seniors begin ·on Wednesday, May 18 , with the annual Senior Dinner Dance. This year it will be held at the Woodl an ds beginning at 6 p.m. T his din ner is sponsored by the College and the graduating class is invited by the College. Guest tick:ts are $16 each. Tickets can be purchased at the bookstore. Rchea 1sal for Commencemef.lt is scheduled for Friday , May 20 , at JO a.m . in the gymnasuim . Th_i_s will be followed immediately by an official class meeting at 11: 30 a.m . The senior class picnic is also scheduled for Friday. It will be held on Dr. Farley's Farm in ~aumort . Pa. and begins at 12 p.m . For the Class of 1983 , th e Baccalaureate will be combined with the Graduation Ceremon y which will t:iker place on Sunday. May 22 . at Ralston Field at 2 p.m . In the event of rain , the program will I~ held in the gymnasium . The guest speaker at this year 's ceremon y will be Dr. George O' Brien , president of Bucknell University. Announ cem ents concerning graduation are available in the bookstore. Each graduate is entitled to six announcements. Additional announcments will cost 35 cents each. Seniors are urged to report to Ralston Field no later than 12 : 30 p.rn . on the day of Commencement. - - - - - - - - - - NOTICE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Resumes are now being accepted for editorial positions in the Manuscript Society. The positions are open for the 19831984 season are: Editor-inchief, one quarter scholarship; Art editor, one quarter scholarship; and Associate editor, no scholarship offered. e~ Visitation Day will be held on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m . with registration in the College gymnasium on South Franklin Street. According to Barbara Welch, assistant to the dean of admissions and · coordinator of Visitation Day. the special program is " designed to providetheopportunityforstudentsac- toan EBA ''EAT OUT 11 APRIL 23 $100 to anyone who can finish the EBA Pizza within 30 minutes Contact Domino's Pizza For Details 829 -2900 ~rr==~-~r===>xt ►c:::=:::,-11rc=:::,-c1ric==i.wtctc==:::)t-,~~r-c:::=:::- their families to further acquaint themselves with the Wilkes community." Registration , campus tours and informal meetings.with members of the faculty and administratic .: will take place between 11 a.m . and 12 :30 p .m . in the gymnasium followed by official greetings from PIG ROAST Winning team of 5 eaters gets: Pizza Party catered by DOMINO'S 20 Free Pizzas-100 Free Cokes Wil kes Gym April 28, 1983-6 p.m. Students Examine ~ ~~F~ !ilk~~'Fi,!p!~o, .~~~n~ ~ ~,~}' ~~i~!~o~~ ~pin~~oy Wilkes CHALLENGES King's Also: C;rididates should have resumes that include courses that are related to the pmition sought. Also, previous experience and mention of class standing should be included. Resumes should be put in the Manuscript mailbox. The deadline is noon on Thursday, April 21. ::::>HIICr=:-➔r~==x-1rtc:=:::)-ltc:r~~ Would-Be Wilkes ~X::r=--Kr=:>C-lrC::::XHtc::r .i i Aff"er & ·10 a.m.-? At Scarlet Grove Tickets Available: Pete-Butler Hall n Tom-Sterling Hall J U $5 • A~ Between 1:15 and 2:·30 p .m . parems and students will meet with individual faculty members of vario~s academic departments followed by a special presentation regarding student services and activities at 2 :45 p.m . The day will conclude with a 4 p.m . President's Reception for Par. ems in Weckesser Hall . The new students will also be hosted to a reet ption in the Conyngham Student Center at 4 p .m . with other members of the college student body. This year's Visitation Day theme is "A Five and Fifty Afrernoon " celebrating the fifth visitation day and the 50th Anniversary of Wilkes College. More information regarding the Visitation Day at Wilkes may be obtained by calling the admission office, extension 400 . ~ Bob-Denison Hall Plenty of Food & Drini Pig Roa st Olympics LIVE BAN D \ When a man points a finge r at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself. louisNizer . �Page 4, The Beacon, April 15, l;1~_3 Odyssey Editor's Corner It was a blustery Thursday mid-morning. I had just been released (both to my own and my professor's relief) from my first class of the day. I was anticipating a leisurely two-hour break that would incorporate serious munching out on that infamous Student Center combo, the soft pretz.el and diet Pepsi. Feeling in a particularlv sociable mood, I decided to cut through Stark Lobby on my way to Conyngham and scope out the action before stuffing my face full of soft, salty pretzel yummies. I fluffed my hair, pulled up my socks, and set out whistling, "She Blinded Me With Science" for lack of a better tune. .. I was expecting to be confronted with the usual Stark Lobby 11 : 00on-a-Thursday-moming sights and sounds: various student bodies prone on or slung over lobby furniture, their hands deeply embedded m bags of Middlesworth potato chips or Dipsy Doodles; creative geometric pillow cushion arrangements in various comers of the room; raucous laughter from a group of males with no necks and wearing black lettermen's jackets; an intimate couple (you' re not supposed to watch, even if they are in the middle of Stark Lobby) ; and so on. T o my surprise . what I found was a virtual beehive of activity . In the center of the room , a voting table was set up by Student Government; there , students could vote for their preferred CC or SG presidential candidate. Along one entire wall were set up booths where blood pressure testing was being conducted . open to an yone who was curious to know if he still had blood pressure. Along another wall was stationed a tahle where students involved in Amnesty International actively sought signatures for petitions and provided literature about their organization. I was really impressed. There were students al I over the place -students voting, students talking , students signing , students getting ''pressurized. ' ' It was great; Stark L~~by was alive. That's actually all I've got to say : I just really was impressed with the life that was breathing through Stark last Thursday, the involvement and the interaction and the interest. It was as if the April life that was springing up outside in the sun ' s warmth was filtering into the student's themselves and everyone was awakening with sud den movements from a winter's doze. Keep up the good work guys ! And Happy Spring! Let's hear it for James Watt, the brilliant legislator whose statements about the artistic tastes of the American public rank right up there with such memorable catch phrases as " free , white . and twenty one, " and such immortal attitudes as the more purel y bred M artha 's V ineyard gin -and-tonic crowd are likely to espouse over afternoon cockta ils. It 's really quite refresh ing to see a mem ber of the political com m unity speak so candidl y about a nat ional concern ; it 's just a shame that the national concern was nothing more important than a Presidential pimic , and that the plain talk reveled such a hideous lack of tolerance, tact , and understanding of the culture Mr. Watt supposedly serves. Y es sir, Mr. W att , you really let those long-haired hippie types know that you're not out to tolerate an y of this reveal -the-masses-for-what-they-are nonsense . It' s about time someone told those (ugh) rock and rollers where to get off. But let 's talk turkey here for a minute , Mr. Watt. Did you know that most of the Beach Boys are nearly as old as yo u are? Th at they represent one of the calmest (rockers say "mellowest" ) most longestablished , most clean-cut and wholesome images and sounds of the recording industry.? Mr. Watt . d id yo u know that my seventy-one year old grandmother likes the Beach Boys? It seems frightening when persons who wield political power or influence begin using phrases like " the right kind of people " and " the wrong element." What often begins as a well-intentioned attempt to preserve a particular tvpt· of cultural image or heritage can evolve easily into an intolerant antagonism toward all that is novel or unfamiliar (' 'From a feeble cosmopolite I had turned into a fanatical anti-Semite" -- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf) . Perhaps , Mr. Watt , your tastes are not ours after all. As part of "the wrong elem ent. " I suggest that Y,OU open your eyes and your ears and learn tc: understand y0 ur own culture. Perhaps then you could open your mmd . ~ L. Taha 1982 "Okay , you can let her go boys. It was only a metal cigarette case. " Wilkes To Interfaith To the Editor: "The Arms Race : An Inter faith Witness' ' is an interfaith candlelight worship service for peace planned for Public Square on Sat urday, April 16 at 8 :15 p.m. The program will include singing and statements by local religi ous leaders. Wilkes College students and facult y are invited to gather beforehand at 7 : 15 p.m. in Stark 101 to see the film " Gods of Metal" about the nuclear arms race and people who are working to stop it . then 1om _a ca ndl elight procession to the Squar e fr o m nine J o wnt "w n churr hes and temples and from King's College. The witness, planned by an in terfaith group. has recei ved the en dorerement of the Wyoming Valley Coui1cil of Churches and man y local denominational organizations. including the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton . Diocc~an Commission on Ecumenism and Human Affairs. Msgr. Siconolfi. Directnr of the Commission . will be one of the speakers. Also speak ing wil be the Rev. Anita Ambrose. Exerntive Director of th e Wyoming Valley Coun cil of Chu rc he\ . Service and Israel Kestenbaum . Rabbi of Ohav Zedek Svnagogue. The call to worship for the ser vice states in part. '' The whole\al e destru cti on threa tened bv nuclear weapons makes their plan ned use morall y indefensibl e and an nffenSt· a_gain st God and hum ariitv . nc I matter what the provoca tion or pnli1ical justification. Th ere is no thl•.> logy or doct rine in any religious tradition that could ever just ify such destruction." For more information. call ext. 374. Samuel Merrill , III Professor of Mathemallics/ Computer Science ·······················Classifieds ~···························~ Gary S: What abou t this chick from -P ottsvill e? Whe n do.we get to see her? . . Bill 0 : ·when are you going to come bac k to school? Ralph : Congrats: Pete and I will have to have a party for you at the castle this summer. Roger is so excited he wants to join SG. Does he have to enroll to be the parliamentarian? AIM: Yo u'll be a i reat president . You're too cute to do a bad job. Ralph : You're going to make a fine president. I knew three years of "Bonzo Goes to College" would do you some good someday . Congrats! A. Beckface: I wish you sanity, calm nerves, photo assig9ments, copy by deadline, cooperative interviewees, full editorial pases, a reliable feature and/or news editor, early layouts, a big budget, and much luck . Watch out for Connelly Connelly-my mother told me never to trust a m an who talks fast, wears cologne to class. and smokes through his nose. Ga-r,v S: When are you going to ask Rebee ou t ! Scotto: If I don't have a yea rbook my senior year , I'll be forced to break your face . & M: Congratulations to two of my lavorite people!!' Bet I don't get invited to the cermon y. right? Bet I die before the eud of the year if I don't stop this, right ? Sorry, I just couldn't resist the urge. Mick: Your emotional rescue gave me shelter. Now, wild. wild horses couldn't drag me away. Yours Forever, Bianca Congratulations Skippy, Steve, Lor, Sean Sea11 . _Ch arlie, T im, Tom , and Nad ine! I hop,· ou have as much fun Beaconizing as I did . A . 1 T o the person or persons who tore my anti-nuke bumper sticker off my car , ,.-4 which w as parked in the Parrish lot: I find it pitiful that persons who attend a coll~e, an institution of higher learning, are no . able to grasp the simple concepts of rc-s pect for another person's property and respect for another person's opinion. . · f intend to buy another bumper sticker, a nd if I ever see you touch my car aga in, I'm calling the police . A m y t lt as Mark : Go for 25 and I'll put you back on the All American list just for being an overachiever. Baby-Sister: Don't let "certain people" get you down. I'm sure Oacldy would beat him up if it's really buggin g you that much . Don 't have too good a time at the dance (you k 110w what I mean). · !.ove, Big Sis Becky Whitman : Do you still give the gift that keeps on giving? . Love Your Baby Sister Yes, Beck Whitman gives the gift of life for S9.99, including a free set of Ginsu Knives. This is the limited time offer of a lifetime. · Oiane: Happy 21st!! I love You . Charlie, Sean , Tom , Tim, Lor, and Nadine: Welcome aboard! Don't let Donna fill your heads with ideas about handing copy in late; I'm get)ing a whip for mv birthday. - ,..~ �April 15, 1983, The Beacon, Page 5 Proper Perspective.............................................................;..................... , ,,rs, as mean ingless and cle t r , by Stuar t J. Kall , , 1"ll tal It see ms Secretary of the Interior James Watt will stop at not hing tn preserve the en viron ment! But, the question is, " from what is Mr. Watt preservi ng the en vi ronment ?'' The answer is: rock m usic. With / delibe rateness that ange red man ~ M r. Watt c<1ncelled the an nual Jul y 4th Rock Festi val in Washington . He claimed the music a ttr ac t s ' 'undesirable s , ' ' and creates f bad , di sagreeabie erivir: onment . Obviously ,mar. y performers and fans of' rock ·n ' ro·ll were great Iv offended by Mr. Watt's blunt acr"ions. The Beach Boys, extended an invitation by Vice President George Bush to play at the Independence Day festival , responded to . Mr. Watt , claiming the band has always presented a favorable, clean-cut image to its many audiences. ijven radical groups like Black Flag and the Clash must be free to voice their opposition to certain ~vernment and societal matters. To dismiss their music, or that of any other creative, and often outspoken 1:•1 Th: c- l 111 .:, ,..~r\f"QOC:1 ,-.n :"IU ..... ..,. ...... .,., ... vu . .,,..;. v• ., Q, _....._.-.1 ... _. pvpuHU and joyous yearly event, is but one pi ece of the entire "Reagan Ad111inistration puzzle,'' one which ·ows no respect for the individual, ' ,,. natural human rights. It is a · •·- . c1re oblivious to the plight of nran y in foreign ~ountries and in rlw United States as well. Reagan continues to support a re_gime in El Salvador (and send militar y aid) that has tortured and · 111urdered American citizens. In addition, not once has the Soviet's degrading and murderous acts upon Soviet Je~s been brought to light, let alone been spoken of al t iie bargaining table. _Reagan conii , ;i, ·. to •••••••• Parrish Hall 16 S. River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA The Beacon USPSHU-080 Wilkes College S tu<l.-nt Newspaper Permit No. 355 Editor-in<hief . . .... . . .... . . ...... . ... ..... Amy Elias Managin/1 Editor . . . . ...... . ..... ... . .. Ellen Van Riper News Editor .•... .... .... . . ••• .. ... . Rebecca Whitman Srorts Editor. . .. . . . .. .. . . . ... . . Chris Buon Feature Editor . . . . . .... . ... . .. .. . .. . ... . . Donna Nitka Copy Editor ....... ~ . ... .. , • ........ . . Marian Koviack Photo Editor .. .... ... . .. . . . .. .......... Steve Thomas Asst. N2ws/Feature . . .. ... . ..... ..... . . 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All views expressed are those of the individual writer and not M('C<'Ssarily of the publication or of Wilkes College. appease certai n ruthless A rab fac ti ons , to procure oil and cajole the Soviets, as well. Reagan 's in justices to the A meri can people are many also. Vast cut backs in valuabvle social welfare programs to feed the military budget are common knowledge. Re cently, 4 000 unemployed steelworkers in Pittsburgh - jeered at Reagan as he spoke about the economy. These steelworkers are apparently not being ''trickled down'' upon ; under Reaxanomit~ It seems that most of the cur.rent administrations's latest moves have met with much public disfavor. It's nice to live in a democracy . I guess both Mr. Watt and Mr. Reagan are now experts at labelling others as "evil,'' or undesirable ." "Give Peace a Chance , " isn ' 1 that rock? hy Stuart J. Kall and Jonathan L. Wade Are you ~od? Is your best friend good? How about your worst enemy; is he .l,J()Od? · According to the "top boy,. in - \Va5hington, we the people of the I_ 'nited States are all good. Of course , President Reagan also stated that the Soviet Union is inherently evil: it' s filled with evil people , governed by even more evil folks, and committed to a doctrine of evil. Apparently, this is supposed to be sound reasoning for a defense budget that suffers only from a money glut. Reagan .!,)(JCS a giant step further into the realm of the ah:. urd, however. He states tha1 we· have the Bible on our side , and are thtL~ fighting for the Lord. This is why we are entitled to place nuclear missiles ~even minutes away from the Kremlin, in Moscow. · The Soviets , strangely enough, seem to feel at ease with Reagan's description of their culture, and his deployment of "1-,JOod" missiles . Top Soviet officials have labeled our president everything from a "sinis- ter simpleton .'' to a senil e war monger. N;ll to take sides, but how co uld a nati on as technologically advanced , and intelligent , as th e Soviet Un .'lin ~ · so (:ompl etely ign orant of their _suppq,sed.; inherent evi 1 nattfre, and o ur supposed good ? Political leaders on both sides must take their respective citizens for fools. Real issues are continual!,· avoided , shoved un'der the bargain ing table, while petty squa hbl<•~ between Reagan and his aich. si I uatiun , and his appeal to the retigi" us moral s of men in this instance, can onl y feed th e fires of agg ression and hat e. Let us keep our minds free for th e real issues and consequences . of political actions of late. T o avo id war by stockpiling missiles , which are paid for through the destruction of government social welfarf' prnt_! ra rns. is 1·nsan e. Le t us no! d,·st rn v nursc•lv<·\ in th e name of· 'dd< ·ns,· · · :l~~~ ~~t--n~11·t ~~n~;~~;~ti ~:e ii[ -- ----ANo te·0 f " peacekeeping." The real point seems to be world domination . Neither side appears ready to cohabit the same planet. Faced with the possibility of nuc le,tr war, who would make the first s1 rike- -t he .1-,)()odies or the baddies? An-, ,rding to Reagan, fighting for rightousness in the name of the . 1.;,rd entitles us to be aggressive, to throw the first punch. None in rlw U .S. can appreciate the fear thal _ motivates many of the Soviet mili tary actions. Both countries live in constant fear of nuclear aggrssion hv "the enemy," a fear that per ,·ad<'~ our everyday lives. An attitude of peace is what is m.'l.'•led . Not one of superiority and arrogance that brings us to believe that war is inevitable. The time ha5 come to be truthful with ourselves. Do you want to die in a nuclear war? Would you be defending the honor of your country, or the halfbaked idealolgies of its offe.nsivelyminded president? Reagan ha5 been appealing to per.rile who would "rather see their children die in a nuclear holocaust r han live under the yoke of Com munism ." Don't vou think !he Snvieh are saving the same· I hinl! . hu1 replacing the word "Cor11111t11r ism" with Capitalism? " Actually, the very yoke itself would probably perish in the holocaust along with the people. To use the Bible in a worthy sen<.e, one would be apt to exchange hi, ",wnrd5 for plowshares," not d1·clar<' who is good and who is evil. R<'a _g an's simplified view of a grave Congratulations Is Due Jerome Campbell, director of hand5 at Wilkes College ha~ an nounced that 10 music majors were honnrC'd nn•ntlv hv being prom i,wnr 1, · plan•<I in I he 36th Annual Pl'nnwl\,t11i<1 ln!C'rcollegiate Band, presented at Clarion State College on March 18, 19and20. All finished in the top three slots for · llw ,·arious sections and six of thl' to · ··re chllsen for first chairs. Sek-ctt.'i.l i. r first chairs: Steven Shives, Berwick; Anthony Kub asek, Mocanaqua; Robert Olivia, Plainfield , N .J. ; Marvbeth Zuv ich, Steelton; Christripher Wagner , Allent<:, v:11 ; and Mi c h ,il· l Pryor, Wilkes-Barre . ,----------------' I I 1 NOTICE I 1 I Wilkes Financial Aid I I financial today, April 15, in the I aid office. I J Applications are due I 1 I I I I ................. .. .............. ..........................................." '...........,........................~; """,._ ••••••••••••••• ~ ~ -, ··' ~ I y es, -J-,-------~------' . I I !It's That Time Of The Year Again! I ' BloodDonor Day II ~ I + -~-, 2\ ~pr' ·. ~ G'lf1' I I j co\\e_g 9:45 a.m. Until 3:45 p.m. I ' ~ , ~ .......................................""-......................................,....................................................~........................................"4 �Page 6, The Beacon. April 15, 1983 Theatre Production Satirizes English Society Moralists beware: " a bedroom fa rce " is how director Jay Sigfried characterizes the Wilkes College theatre's final production of this season. The play, The Country Wife, is-a-Restoration drama written Just a reminder--Cherry1 Blossom Weekend is set for April 28-May I. Start organizing your team now. · DRABBLE@ by Kevin Fagan by William Wycherley, and will be performed April 22, 23, and 24 in the Center for the Performing Arts. The Country Wife is a satiric comedy, a play that exposes the underlying hypocric.y, repressed de sires, and foolish jealousies of those in English society. The many references to London life set the play unmistakenly in Restoration England in the 1670's , yet the irony and witty dialogue deep the play in the realm of intellectual comedy. As with other plays of this mode (as with , for example, some plays of Wilde and Moliere), sexual intrigut-, innuendo, and double entendrc spice and determine the play '.s action. One of the main characters, Mr. Horner, is a '' maker of cuckolds'' who hits upon a plan to feign impotence, convi nce the married male mem bers of thr socirt ·1 that he is a eunich and thrrPhv avoid all suspicion when he consorts lewdly with their wives. Homer 's consequent sexual escapades provide the setting for bawdy yet wi tty dialogue an d action between himself and the clever and sensual women like Mrs. Fidget, an d pointedly illustrate the hypocritical concern for reputation that determines the actions of the "most proper" Mrs. Squeamish and Mrs. Dainty Fidget . Homer's scheme indicates one of Wycherley's central themes in the play, the conflict between appearance and reality, for characters are often not of the _moral qualitv that they pretend, and their actions often expose their intentional or unintentional lapses into hypo critical or amoral behavior Con - trasted to these characters is the virtuous Alithea , a yo ung girl who is both genuine in her affections and honest in her desires . This conflict between what is oresented as truth and what is act'.!a! fact also undercuts much of what modern audiences could understand as an anti-feminist attitude in the play . The Country Wife is riddled with remarks like that of Horn er when he observes that ''nothing makes a man hate a woman more than her constant conversation," or that of Mr. Pinchwife when he notes that "good wives and pri vate soldiers should be ignorant .' ' Modern audiences can understand the superficial glaze of hypocrisy, i.e. manners, that society has forc ed upon men and women's person alities as the "appearance" that warps men..,s and women's perceptions in this way . However, the inconsistency , tf men as well as women is ridiculed in thC' play, as when Harcourt 1101" ' th at "most men are the cont ra ri e\ to what they should seem." Wom en are not the only targets of sati re ; Pinch wife cuts a ridiculous fig ure a~ !he jealous husband who tries to keep his wife ignorant and subserv ient , while depriving her of the sat-. isfactions of both the city and the bedroom. Sir Jasper is a gullible fool, so emeshed in business con'cerns that he is blind to his wife's infidelities with Horner. All in all, the final performance for the Wilkes Theatre promises to be an entertaining one. Curtain times for The Country Wife are 8 p.m . on Friday and Saturday.,. and 2 p.m . on Sunday. The box office will be open on Monday, April 18, and hours will run from lO a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilkes students will he able to obtain two free tickets with their student IDs. Reservations are encouraged . Ai-lO OON11' 1'f.l.~ \)f, v1~11'1wG, 00\)R~ A~ 0-J~R,6~,A06E. LilE OOlll'-r c.ARf.H w~ O~MANO 1'0 -&eeOOft ~1'"'f.~ H lale.'RE G,OtNC:, IN 60 Oot.f'T 'f~'i 1"0 ~1"oP \)6 t ( ' ble. ~6A6l..'-I S"OllL.P\lf A~\(E.0 W"A e M~~1 ~ ~f:.. J.1"1NK 1-\~R I.IN& FOR 4-1</- Philharmonic.Announces '83-'84 Season of Seasons The 1983-84 Season of all Seasons has been announced hy the Northeastern Pennsylvania Phil harmonic. ' The Philharmonic season will include such classics as an Evening in Italy , Friday, Sept . 30 and Saturday, Oct. I ; The Three B's, Bach, Brahms and Beethoven on Friday, Dec.16 and Saturday , Dec. I 7; Mendelssohn and Mahler, Friday, March 30 and Saturday , March 31 and fin ally, World Premiere and Rachmaninoff No. 3, Fridiry, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 . Pop concerts will be such greats as the Best of Broaclwa v , Friday. Oct. 28 an d Saturdav . Oct . 29 ; · Family Concert -Peter and th e Wolf. Saturday, Jan. 28 an d J au. great Teddy Wilson , Friday , Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 . T he gala opeping will be an evening in Italy, the first of fo ur classics. Friday, Sept . 30 in Scranton anJ Saturday, Oct.I in Wil kes -Barre. Selections will include: Respighi '~ The Pines of Rome, Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony No.4 and all time show stoppers "Dove Sono,' · from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro , Verdi's "Pace, pace mio dio," from La Forza del Destina and Puccini's "Vissi d'arte," from Tosca. These arias will be sung by Elizabeth Knighton. Knight on has earned a reputation as one of this country 's most important yo ung singers. Her operatic credits include Tebaldi in Don Ca rlo with the San Francisco Opera, M ichae la an d Adi na in the Houston Opera productions of Carmen and L' Elisir d'Amore , the fi rst lady in The Ma!(ic Flute with the Was hington Opera, and the countess in The M atria!(C of Fi!(aro with the Opera Theater of St. Louis. This evenin g wi ll be the first in a season of seven. For further in for rnat ion contact the Philharmonic office at 6 5-1-1\ 788. $25,000 POETRY CONTEST A $1,000 grand prize will be offered in the largest poetry competition ever sponsored by the World of Poetry newsletter. There are additional 199 prizes worth more than $25,000! . "We want to encourage new poets, even those who have never entered a poetry contest before," said Contest Director Joseph Mellon. "We expect our efforts to produce exciting new discoveries!" For a free list of rules and prizes w rite, World of Poetry, 2431 Stockton Blvd., Dept. P. , Sacramento, California 9581 7. �April 15 , 1983, T he Beacon , Page - WARNING: MCATs May Be Hazardous To Your Health. hy Donna Nitka (MD?) MC,\ T fll ur !it tie letter~ th at st an d for fllu r simple words : Ml'di m l College Adm issions T est . Y, ·t . wh en t~ken toget her. th ese four . seemingly harmless wo rds generate in credible fl()we rs. Just the mere menti on r> f MCA Ts has been kn own to turn t ht' most calm . in teUigcr1 t pr~ ir: eU s1:.:dent into a sn ivel ing hu ncUe of nerves. I should kn ow : I was one nf a large group of . such whim peri ng bas ket -cases who took the MC ATs last Saturday . Saturdav morning . Stark Lobby looked like a scene from N i![ht of the Living Dead. Neve r before. except mav he aft er eating at the cafeteria . have I seen so ma nv pmple in a trance ·li ke , terror fi lled state. Never before have I sel'n so man y panic-fill ed ey~ . Not even qu aa lt1de~ cnt,!rl have calmed th is group . I didn ' t reali1.e just how far-gone S< >me people were until I ran int o m '-' lri md Jeff. Now , out of all I he pelipl P I here . I figured Jeff wo uld he the calmest . He· s one of tho~e people ·who can handle pres sure situat ions. Saturday was di fferent. I began to suspect th at he , migh t he just a tad nervous wh .:n he a~ ked to see mv driver's i,cen~ just so he could ,rnike sur<' his brain was still workin _g. Then h<' began ram bling abo ut the Orient. D,~•s vn ur normal ' 't ogether ' • coli,•_g, · sl 11th•nt ever get ph ilosoph ical ahn 11t t lw far east ? At 8 a.m. , the two test adm in s trators began calli ng us into SLC I() 1 al phabetically. This was don e so everyone could be . "chec ked out " to m ake sure they were rea ll v the persons signed up to take the test. A few masochists who tri ed to sn eak in were discovered-and ·dragged kicking and screaming from the room . This did nothing for my nerves . Once inside we were given an answer sheet to fill out --you know, the type wi th all those little ovals you have to color in with a number two pencil. We had to print our names and addresses in the boxes and then color the corresponding ovals. After completing this , I assumed the test was over and _got uo to kavr. The instructor . the one with the black ma~ k over his head , snarl ed at me to sit back down. As we started to fill out the address that we wanted our test results to be sent to (I chose the county home for the slightly unstable), someone started playing with the lights, turning then on and off in interesting combinations. I was kind of hoping they would leave them off; I thought it would probably improve m y score, and I knew I would be a lot calmer if I didn ' t have to look ·at what I was doing. Unfortunately several people there had penance they hadn't completed vet and insisted the lights be left on . All of these preliminaries took about -15 minutes . ... ·~· : (Campus ' •••••••• , APIIIL •••••••• Papemack~ : 1. The Wind, of War, by Herman Wouk. (Pocket, $4.95.) • • • One family's struggle to survive during World War II. • • 2. Sophie'• Choice, by William Styron. (Bantam, $3.95.) The • nature of evil seen through the lives of two doomed lovers. • • 3. War and Remembrance, by Herman Wouk. (Pocket $5.95.) . • • Continuing the story began in "The Winds of War". • • 4. When Bad Thing, Happen to Good People, by Harold Kushner. (Avon, $3.50.) Comforting thoughts from a rabbi. • • • · S. Happy to be Here, by Garrison Keillor. (Penguin, $4.95.) • • • Stories and comic pieces by a radio personality. • 6. Hitchhikers Gulde to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. • (Pocket, $2.95.) Companion to the PBS TV series. • • • • 7. Love, b~ Leo Buscaglia. (Fawcett, $3.50.) Inspiration from a outhern California professor. • • 8. Item, from our Catalogue, by Alfred Gingold. • • (Avon, $4.95.) Spoof of the L. L. Bean catalogue. • 9. The Parsifal MoIalc, by Robert Ludlum. (Bantam, $4.50.) • Spies and counterspies race to prevent World War Ill. • • • • 10. A Few Mlnutea With Andy Rooney, by Andy Rooney. (Warner, $2.95.) Humorous essays by the TV personality. • • •••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••• • New & Recommended ·) •: • : ( - CQttlpii.dby ,,,_ C1tto,o;c,- (J/ Hig,,.1 Edut:-'ion lro m lnlctr0Mf,or, 91,1ppl ,ed by col\e91 MOl'ff lhrougl'lout lhecourtlr, ...,ch 15. 11113 - • An Unknown Woman, by Alice Kolle r. (Bantam , $3.95.) One • woman's intensely personal quest to reshape her own life . • • • Nam, by Mark Baker. (Berk ley, $3.50.) A ful l and vivid • • • account of th e war from those wh o fought it. An oral history that search es through first hand accounts to confront the American experience in Vietna m. • • • Woman Up The Corporate Ladder, by Angela Harpe r. • (f) (Signet/NAL, $2.95.) Lifegames: Selected from 64 possible futures as the heroine of your own plot-it-yourse lf corporate adventure. • • e - ••••••••••••••• ASSOCI ATION OF AMERICAN PUBllSHE AS/NATIONAL ASSO CIATION OF COlU'.OE STORH - N•JW we come to the moment of truth: the test itself. T he test was divided into four sections : scien ce knowledge , science pro blems , reading comprehension , and quantita ti ve skills analysis. The science knowledge an d pro blem sections were administered in the morning while the other stuff was saved for the aftern()()n torture session . The section on science knowledge was filled with annoying biology questions and a few chemistry and physics questions. I hate to say this section was bad , but I' m now plan ning to move to -southern California and major in advanced basket weaving. I've had three full years of hiology cl assl's . I've done a lot of bio research anJ I faithfully read biological articles in science magazinesI've done all this and what section of th e test did I think was the easiest The physics , naturally. · I refuse to discuss the science problems. They were ten times more impossible than the questions. Th inking I had received a test designed for would-be astronauts to Mars, I asked the other instructor , the one wearing the T -shirt that said "Bite me , scratch me , make me bleed ," if I could have a real test. He laughed demonically, and told me that if I left m y seat one more time, he ' d correct my test while I waited and tell t he entire class how ! d t1n ne.Theywo uldn ·1 even let me take m y shc>6 off wh en I ran out of fingers to count on--brutality com 11"rable only to the wardens on Devil's Island. Bartuska To Speak AIECSC Dr. Doris Bartuska, chairperson , D e p a rtment of Endocrinolog y . Medi cal College of Pennsylvania, will he the Keynote speaker for the 37th Annual Eastern Colleges · Science Conference, which is being hosted this weekend by Wilkes College. Dr. Bartuska , the former Doris Gorka , Nanticoke , began her prestigious career in medicine with a degree in biology from Wilkes Col lege in 1949. She is an expert in the field of endocrinology and is well kn own for her research and wn tmgs. Dr . Bartuska will discuss the aspect:, of biomedical research on some metabolic-genetic• human disorders. The ECSC is a forum for the presentation of undergraduate research papers and students from all colleges in the Eastern Un ited States are eligible to participate. The con ference proceeds along the lines of a t vpical. scientific mee ting. Dr. Lester T uroczi . chairman of the Biology Department and farnl tv coordi nator fo r the meetin g . s,ti d . "The goal of the conference 1s t" enco urage part icipation · in the sci entific enterprise and to expose st udents to th e tv pe of excha nge wh ich occ urs at professional sci· en tifi c meetings .'' · Assisti ng Dr. Turoc,.i are ml'm hers of the steering committee· . Dr. Lo ui s Rigley. biol ogy: Dr. Frank Donahoe, physics: Dr. Robert Bohlander , psych ologv : and Janis Fegley , st udent conrdinator for the conference. this place of horror. Neve r . 11 .. 1 even in my wildest dream s. h.,d I imagined th e test would be tl 1a1 hard . Knowi ng that I wo ul d neH·r have to loo k at that test again (un · less of co urse, I rea ll y blew it ari d have to make a ret urn appeara ·•, , . next Octobe r) fi lleJ me wit h ii,,. ki nd of ecstasy J usuall y rese rvi- fill· eating Arc h way Dut ch Cncoa cookies . M y tri al by ·fire being over , I J id wh qt an y hea lth y, red-blooded A merica n who had just experi enced such an ordeal would do--1 drank to excess . I had planned to part y with m y friends , but they were all busy tr ying to be academic, so what I reall y did was discover an exciting new way to lose weight. Did you know that if you consume an entire bottle of cheap wine in less th an 25 min utes and pass out after phoning yo ur friend~ to whine abo ut vo m pro blems . when you wa ke up tn e next mo rning, you ' II get green if you even smell wa ter , It 's a great way to drop fi ve or I\, un wanted pounds and get to kn ow yo ur toilet bowl a little better. So kt this IX' a lesson to all you would-be med students out there. Don't stav in th e night before MCA Ts thinking you ' II get a good night 's sleep. You m ight as well go out and party it up big , because noth ing you ch, not studying , not praying to your patron saint, not even that $500 you slip the instruc - Aft er two hours and 15 mi n utes of this agon v. we we re se·t free fo r an hour for lun ch. The only oth er ti me I've experienced such a mad , tam pede was at K M art during one if thei r bl ue ligh t specials on garde n 'ertilizer. I thought the last two sections would be easier th an the first two , sort of iike a consolation prize. Silly me--! should have known bet · ter. Actuallv. the reading wasn ' t that bad; despite some problems in elementary school. I can read. Answering questions was the reall v hard part : th ey didn ' t have remedi al question answering at my · hi gh school. All of this wa~ nothing com pared to what awaited me in the quantitative skills section ; graphs. graphs , and· still more t(raph s. Never having mastered th e art of reading road maps, I've been having nightmares about the graphs all week . I ·never knew there were so many different ways to graph so many different things. Looking at them made me nauseaus ; interpretin _g them was impossi_ble. After finishing all. this, I put m y pencil down with a moan of relief. But, just when I thought it was safe, Jekyll and· Hyde handed out questions about the conditions u·nder wh ich the test was takeri . At this point I was willing to answer ANYTHING to get out of ~here . Have vo u ever spent eight hours in SLC 10 I? It isn ' t the Waloorf-Astoria. I tmk out all my aAAravations on this evaluation sheet sure that I would never see niy tormentors again; I don't think they let trainl'd killers on the beach at Malillu . Finally. the moment I had heen waiting for arrived--the paper~ werl' collected and we were released . Some of us walked , some of us craw ·. led. and _others ran screaming from tors right before the exam begins , will save you from the trauma , the horror, the uncontrollable weeping that awaits you. Note: It was at this point that Donna Nitka broke into fits of insane laughter and began hmm cing herself off the wall of the Bcaconoffice . Anyone interested in filling the position of fca ture editor should contact th e offi ce at ext.3 79 . · DRABBLE ® by. Kevin Fagan E.U,t'M ~i-f 'IOO'~£ IN 1'~ ~~f'l1i MR. PAAe0l-E ~ Nf.0 MPOM ,r=-,, ~ \.\ow oo -400 ~ow !>O M\k:~ ~60\)1 MtOICINE., ~€-11. '? I!> ~Mf.ON~ IN '(OUR fAM\\.'f r::::====::.i ~ t>OC:fOR1 �l',1~ , 8, T h e Beacon, April 15, 198j Questions from Opinion Poll in March , 1983 Poli-Sci Club Survey What is your class standing? 1. Freshman 24 . 7 % 4. Senior 15 .5% 2. Sophomore 32 .3 % 5. Other (Graduate or Profession al ) 4.8% 3. Junior 22 . 7% 2. What is your party affiliation ? 1. Democrat 32 .3 % 4. Non-committal 24.3% 2. Republican29 .5% ~ 5. Other5.1 % : . 3. {ndepc;ndent 8. 7%_ , , . , ,. 3. Which social class would yoµ..rpost consider yourself to be a member .. of? _' . ' · , · ·' ' · .,;, ' 1. Working20 .3% < I • • 2: ;Middle 60 .6°% · . ., • , 3. Upper Middle 18. 7% . 4. Are you and your fam ily better off or worse off, financially, now as · · ·opposed to a yeai ago ? 1. Better now 24 .4 % 2. Same 44.4% 3. Worse now 31. 2% 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is handling his position as President? · 1. Strongly approve 6.0% 3. Disapprove 33 .2 % 2. Approve 38.8% 4. Strongly disapprove 22 .0% . 6. Which specific level of government do you feel you have the most fatth toward ? 1. Federal 33 .5% 2_ State 38.0% 3. Local 27.8% 7. Which one of the following statements best describes your opinion about when abortion should be allowed? 1. Personal choice 41. 6 % 3. Life in dimger 30.0 % 2. Need establish· 13 .2% 4. Never 14.4% · 8 . Do you feel that when it comes time for you to retire there will be adequ~tc: social security funds for you to live comfortably on ? 1. Yes, there will be an adequate amount to live comfortably. 6.0% 2. There will be funds, but not enough to live comfortably. 43 .4 % 3. No, there will not be any funds by the time I retire. 50.2% 9. Do you feel that the Wilkes Student Government is responsive to student needs? 1. Yes 31.7% 2. No. 29 .7% · 3. No opinion 38.6% · · 10.· What is your'over-all attitude toward Wilkes College 's current policy of tenuring professors? · i. Strongly approve 2.0% 3. Disapprove 4f 8% 2. · Approve 22.4% · 4. Strongly disapprove 28.4% l. 251 Students Take Poll ·1he foll owing opinion poll results from March have been announced by Political Science Club President Joe Horrox . This pasr poll was able to register a -total of 251 respondents. . lookin..,g at the results from the . firsrquest1on, we can clearly see that more sophomores responded to the poll than any other class. Overall, there was a fairly good mix of all four classes which would generally be expected for a representative survey to be conducted . The results for the second question reveal that a slightly large, percentage of those responding considered themselves to be Democrats as opposed to Republicans. However, the percentage of people who appeared to not be committed -to any political party was fairly significant (2•1. ~0 percent). Tl,e opinion poll also revealed that the majority of respondents were from the middle class (60.56 percent) and 20 .32 percent considered themselves to be from the working class while just 18 . 73 percent from the upper class. It appears that when looking at the results from the fourth question , most students and their families (44 .40 percent ) are in a sirniliar financial cond irio n now as opposed to one yea r age• Of :!,, 1cmalning responciencs, more students (31.20 pern :,.,: are worse off now while oni y it,s than one quarter of all the . 'sDom1no by Doug Fahringer I '1is ,s it! The event everyone ''·" k en waiting fo r--a challenge a.~ainst King's College. The top eat ers from Wilkes are challengin,ll the top eaters from King's in the Domi no's EBA <E ver,Ything But Anchovies) " Eat Out.' The Chai· lenge . sponsored by Domino's Pi 7.✓.a . is schedu led for April 28 at 6 p.m. in the Wilkes gymnasium . Th e teams, consisting of five members, wi ll be challenged to eat the Dom ino's- EBA pi?..Za, a fi ve po und pizza contai ning abo ut 13 di fferent toppings , wit hin 30 minut es . Th e wi nning team from Wilkes or King's will receive a Dom ino '.s Pi zza Party : 20 free pi1.1as and I 00 free Cokes. T he winn ing tea m will he determ ined hv the least amoun t of piu.a left af ter the time li mit. In addi tion . any individual who ea ts the entire pizza hi mself and ,, hn is sponsored by Wilkes will respondents' families (24 .40 perce1;1t) consider themselves to be in a better financial posirion ·now as opposed to last year. Looking at the results for the fifth question , only a combined 44 .80 peftent of -the- -·respondrnt.s fe~ l Ronald Reagan is doing a fine job as president. At the opposite end of the spectrum , however, a combined 55. 20 percent believe that Reagan is simply not handling his job properly. Glancing at the sixth question, we see that student attitudes W!!re sharply divided as to which level of govc--r nmc--nt theyhave more faith toward . We suspect that had there bec:-n a fourth answer, none of the above, that this would have; been the most popular - by far. However, as it turned out, 37.96 percent had more faith in the state levels as opposed to 33.47 percent responding to the federal level and 27. 76 percent answering the local level. Perhaps the most controversial question on the opinion poll was the issue of when abortions are to be allowed . By far, more people (41.60 percent) believed that a woman should be allowed to exercise h.er own personal choice whether or not to receive an abortion. The second most popular answer for this question was when there was definite life in· danger (30 percent). Interestingly, more people (14.49 percent) believed that abortions should never Abortion Gyn~~ liminate Procrastination 11••~••1 f test anxiety overweight, smoking Improve Memory, concentration grades Enhance Athletics & creativity . .. and much more Birth Control .an..••••.... tirement. More people ( 31. 73 percent) slightly favored the Wilkes Student Government than did oppose (29. 72 percent). However, out of all those responding , more people (38 . 55 percent) did not wish to form an opinion on the question . The tenth question on the poll dealt with an issue of much concern .on this campus - the Wilkes tenure process. Only 2 percent of those responding strongly approved while just 22.40 percent approved. Most peopl_e (44 .80 percent) disapproved of the current tenure process whereas another 28.40 percent disar,pr6ved strongly. ' Such 'large percentage~ indicate that perhaps ,!.,. Wilkes policy,on tenuring profes<,,rs indeed needs to be looked over more carefully in the near fu ture. sumed , including all crust and Lo p · pings, with in 30 minu tes of the fi rst bite. •only Coke or water may h<' drank during the contest and will be provided at the event. • Eater may double a topping as a substitute for one ingredient. • Pi zza must be retained in t h1· stomach of the contestant for a ful l fwo minutts after comnl~telY. eat· m.~ all toppmgs , crust ano debn . Residence Halls , campus organi za tions. and local merchants are encouraged to sponsor a team of students . Student s may also attempt the challenge on their own . and if they wi n the Challenge. they will receive $100 for them selves and for their sponsors . The onl y st ipulations are that the eaters he either 'Wilkes or Kin g's students and that they are sponsored by an organi zation (or even a group nf fr iends). Sponsors must pay the $2 2. 74 cost of the pizza if their par-· HYPNOSIS PRl!QNANT? Pregnancy Testing Confldentftl~ Counaellng had been established ( 13 . 2 percent): Thf eigh th q uestioirrevtaled that 50.2 percent of tl).ose respo_nding be-- · lived that there would not be any fu nds whatsoever in the Social Security program by the time they r;:;-· tired . Another 13. 57 percent believed that funds would exist at their retirement . bu l not enough runds would he available for them to live comfortably. Only 6.02 percent of the respondents believed an adequate amount of social security funds would be present for their re- ' EBA Wants Top Pizza Eaters receiv<: $100- $50 awarded to him an d $50 donated to the Wilkes Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. '' The event was origin all y spon· sored by Sterling Hall ," remarked Fred Daniele, coordinator of the Ch allenge. " But the event has gotten so big that we' re or;n ing it up to the whole campus,' he added. · Presen t ly, coordinato rs of the event are gathering candidates to comprise the team of "~ter " fnr the Ch_allenge. Tryo uts wrll _he _h~ld some time next ;1eek where rn?iv1duals for Wilkes top team will be screen~d and chosen . . Daniele reported that_ there w,11 he a great deal of media coverage at the event. WNEP an~ WKR?'. plan t_o cover the upcommg Cha,le11;~<· m the gym. Sll11.1~·_llf the f,ontest rules fo r the F: 11 A Fat Out are as fo llo:,vs : . ' T ime starts when the first bite Ill piu .a i, 1aken . *Piu .1 . 11111,, ht' completely con- NEED HELP? be: a ' ,owed than did those believing it should be allowed 0nly when need Call 824-2592 FREDERICK G. SAM 1ici p,P. . Jo not consume the pi n.a . Fo r more infr;rmation · con~~r~-in ~ 1he EBA " Eat Off." contact an v nf the follow ing coordin ators i·1 Sterling Hall at 829 -9 75-i or ext ,·n~inn 113 : Fred Danir k·. B<>h i\·l ,,rd1rad. Dan Schill in.l(. 11r 11ill .\ l. ·<":ai1 11. ' ' SNACK BAR SPECIALS Meat ball H oagi<' Chicken Rice S0 11p NUM•R9 Tuesday SHOP Chicken N cx1ell e Casserol e· Vegetable Soup 9 W. Northampton St. Wllk...earre. Pa. 18701 Boutiq...-Jewelry<lothes Wednesday Re>a<;t Beef on a H ar d R, ,1 I Beef Barley Mush room So1tp layaway Avolloble T hursdav We Accept Moster Charge I Visa Cheese Rav1 n!i Onion Soup Friday fvhcarnni & Ch<'< '~<· Tom atn R'ice So up :J anuzzi's Pi?za and · H9agies 125 Acad emy' St. 2"i cents off •· Your :••ucha\eof I;, lh . · · · , heesehurger a nd small . french fries WE'ek of April 18-24 a t v•. r , n ,, .- -k 1,ar Free Delivery OPEN 7 DAYS 11 -11 825-5037 That t he child is the supreme a irn of a woman is a stat emen t having precisely the value of an .id vertising slogan . Week of April 18-22 Monday Certified Master Hypnotist / Hypnotherapist 37 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre ; . , 20% STUDENT DISCOUNT! • J 82 5 -5 166 20 cents off R eg ular o r T una Hoagie S UNDAY n ight on ly with this co upo n �April 15, 1983, The Beacon, Pagl' ') Kinney's Kids Cruise Colorado -, by Rebecca Whitman The Wilkes College State Champion Debate Team is this week taking part in a national debate competition in Estes Park, Colorado. The entire squad and its advisor, Dr. Bradford Kinney, left on Wednesday, April 13,and will return Sunday, April 17,after taking part in . four days of speaking competition; workshops and meetings. The tournament is sponsored by the national chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, the national Forensic and Speech Honor Society. Darrell Lwis, vice president of the Wilkes College chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, explained that the national chapter holds a national competition every other year. On the off years, local provinces of the fraternity hold com.petitions. _ ·· Wilkes is part of the Province of ; the Colonies, which lewis explained takes in 16 schools in central and eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. · More than 100 schools will take part in the Estes Park competition . Students will give speeches in catagories including Prose and Poetry, · Entenainment, 'Traditional Debate and Persuasion. lewis estimated that- there will be approximately 12 events speakers can choose from to participate in . In addition to the speaking events, speech and debate work- shops will be available to those who are interested . Lewis .and Donna O'Toole, president of the Wilkes College chapter of Pi_Kappa Delta plan on attending business meetings for_ t,he fr_aternity. "Each chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, including Wilkes College. helps to determine what happens in national debate," stated Lewis. Other members of the .debate team who' will take part are ·-Mary Bcht Zuvich, Sue Lovitt, Annette Winski , and Walt Schoenfeld. Two years ago, the Wilkes team brought home 11 awards from tht national competition held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. W"ILKES-COLLEGE CALENDAR - 1983-84 Revised April 15, 1982 Summer 1983 - First.Day Session Classes Commence Monday.June 13, 1983 Classes End Friday.July 15, 1983 (Including fiaal _Examinations) Second i>ay Scssioa . Classes Commence Classes End Education Examined Coeds Quizzed On Coll~_g e Years ' by Andrea Hincken T his yea r t he College is conduct, ing an experimental studv of th e im \ pacts th at a Wilkes educa ti on ha~ on its students. A survey and di scuS:~ion groups are being used to find o ut st udent 's react ions to th eir college educa · ti on . According to Dr. Eric Wat ters , direc tor of Institut ional Research , the survey : is de.signed . tg show significant changes in the stu dent that have come aoout as a result of their exp~rien t es lit Wilkes. For instance , the cnariges' might be . due to a professor that may have made an imapct, dorm living or perhaps a series of courses that the student may have taken . The questionnaires were given out with se ni or sign -out sheets during reg ist ration . They are m andatory. Anoth er component of thi s " student out com es" study will consi st of sin all group discussions. Wat ters said he olans to _use a random sa mple of 1()0 graduating students fo r th e study . These informal di scussi on s will bring toget her 7-10 student s and 3 -5 membPrs of th e faculty and administration . Thes<' sessions will center o n topics suc h as caree r goals, life priorities and other elements of the college experience that students see as out , standing. Other item.s that_ are of interest , are :: how , \ht : student '$ ability to make decis~ons have chan' ged , emot ional developments and also. the' degre'e' of knowledge that they can say thev have gained . Watters sai·d th e study has "ex citing possibilities. " He said if the di scussion s go well, participating students could have greater awareness of their college experi ence . Fo r the College , the result s wi ll aid in th e College ' s effort s Irr i11 ,,'"·:ive. Watt ers sai d th at 10 ve,; rs do wn th e road the in fo rm ati on will he va luabl e . Watters said th e stud y is part n t ,, ., er1 es of pro jects that will _Ji. •1> th e College examin e how st udcnt s are affected by th eir Wilkes ed uca · t inn . For instan ce, he sai d th at the questi ons on th e sur vey are useful in oth er areas of study . Some of the qu estions used are from the Astin survey, whi ch was given to in comin g freshmen at the begin ning of the year . The sen ior ' s arisw'e rs wifl be compaf eclwith those of the f~~ hmen.' S: ' 9t,t~~r .CJ.~le~!(~ns were taken from , the l\ tt nt1on survey , wh ich is a •questiom;i a1n~: giv en to students rwho leave tHe ·College for, one reason o r '.ahc it:her- ; before gradu ation: Watter\ said that these students are usuallv transfers or dropouts. These comparisons will indicate differences in attitudes and beliefs among students who have finish ed at Wi lkes and those who have not. Watters co'm mented th at t lw " student o utcomes " study i~ ( 'X perimental and probably will not Ix re1, cated in the same fashi on nn ; _wa r. Full Schotarships Awarded Through Annual Mathematics Competition At the concl usion of th e Wil k<"s College 35th annual M at hemat ics contest to be held on Saturday, April 23, two part icipant s will be awarded full -tuition scholarsh ips to the College. The contest , spon sored by th e Lu ze rn e Count y Coun cil of Teach ers of Mat hem at ics and Wi lkes , all ows jun ior and seni or students fro m Lu zern e Co unt y high schools to compete for eight pri zes in eac h catego ry. Included are the two scholarships. T h-~ competition will begin at 9 a. m . in Stark Learning Cent er 's S-- haeffer Lecture H all. Wilkes_pro - . fl'ssors Lo ui se Berard and i;. · " 1 Ea rl rnn struct t he te _;; ts . and grau ing is do ne immedi ately by membec, of th e co uncil so that th at winners may he anno un ced. The full -tuiti o,1 schohrsh ips will he given to the first pl ace seni or and th e first pl ai:;e jun ior in the competition . Officers of the Coun ciI are: Fra nk Z oranski , Hanover Area ; Dr. Andrew Coste ll o , W yo ming Semin ary : Joan Madden . Crestwood Area ; and Angelo Cipri ani, Nanticn ke. Furth er tk·tails mav Ill' ohta in<'d hv callin .~ th< · C11 lk.~<' Ma i !11 · ni at ics Department : l'XlCns111n 5 7"i . · ,. . ' ' · ··················Musical Nate······ ..............-........ ~ ·-~ J azz clarinetist and saxophone master Bob Wilber will perform on Tuesday, April 19, in t he Darte Music Hal l beginning at 7 : 30 P-S~rving as Musician in Re sidence at Wilkes , Wilber has receiv ed international acclaim for his effo rt s as a performer, sch olar and teacher of music. In his capacit y as Musician in Residence, Wil be r 's goal is to help Wilkes music students " develop into a group of mu sicians who can --express them - selves mu s ,, all y.'' Wilber sai d · " I want th e students to be abl e to learn the essence of music , I don't wa nt to make them musi cal rooots.'' In hi s musical prese111atio n s , Wilber , whose appearan ce on th e Wilkes campus is being made possibl e thrnugh the effo rts of th e So rdoni Fo undation , presents a gener,n,s ,,impling of the music of Ln ui s Ann st rong , Duke Elliungt n n. and nt ,1er great jazz musicians. 8 a.m. 12 noon Monday.July 18, 1983 I a.m. Friday, August 19, 1983 12 noon (Including Final Examinations) , Eight-week Evening Session Classes Commence ClauesEnd · Fall Semester - 1983 (70 days) Classes Commence (Classes on Labor Day September 5, 1983) Fall Break Classes Resume Thanksgiving Break Classes Resume Classes End , Final Examinations Begin Final Examinations End Spring Semester - 1984 (70 days) Classes Commence Spring Break Classes Resume . Easter Break Classes Resume Classes End Final Examinations Commence Final Examinations End Commencement Monday,June 13, 1983 6 p.m . Friday, August 5, 1983 10 p.m. (Including Final Examinations) Wedqesday, August 31 , 1983 8 a.m . Friday, October 14, 1983 5p .m. Wednesday, October 19, 1983 8a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 1983 lOp.m. Monday, November 28, 1983 8a .m. Tuesday, December 13; 1983 lOp.m . Thursday, December 15, 1983 8:30a_-m_ Thursday, December 22, 1983 11 :30a.m. (6 1 /2 days) Wednesday,January 18, 1984 8 a .m . Friday, March 9, 1984 5 p.m . Monday, March 19, 1984 8 a .m . Thursday, April 19, 1984 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 1984 8 a .m . Thursday, May 3, 1984 10 p .m. (Wednesday, May 2 follows Friday Schedule and Thursday, May 3 follows Monday Schedule) Saturday, May 5, 1984 8:30a.m . Saturday, May 12, 1984 11:30a.m. (6 l /2 days) Sunday, May 20, 1984 2p.m . Amnesty International Reports Soviet ·Dissenters Silenced In Mental Hospitals A mn e st y Int er n a ti o n a l sa id recen tl y t hat it kn ew of nea r Iy 200 fll'"pl e fo rcibl y confined to Soviety psychi atri c hospitals for politica l reasons in t he last eight yea rsand th at it be lieved the real total was hi gher. Amo ng th ose co nfin ed fo r mo nths or vears, and som etimes punished by· th e u se of powerful drugs, were peopl e who were them selves sei1.ed for calling attenti on to th e sam e treatment of oth ers . th e worlclwid<· hum an rights move, m ent ~aid . Amnesty lnt e,rn ation al said it· had. learn r d of, I 9 3 new cases since . 1975 , wh en it published a report . o n Soviet (Xllitical pri soners which describe.cl th e abuse of psychiatry and urged an end to it. Th at report noted some 120 kn own cases between 1969 and 1975 . making mo re than 300 in all betwee n 1969 and the present. . These cases were onl v those whi ch Amn estv lnternati rin al had been able to stttd y in detail. Thev did not include peopl e confin ed be fore 196<.:l-, even thns<' w!i, , " ·<ire still h eld aft er that I i1n, ·. no r 111 an v casc·s 1JJ1 whi{ h : h{' 111 11v<•- m c:nl did 11111 hav ,• ,·n11 11 ~h d, ·tai l 10 know wlw1lw r tlH· r1·11pl, , hc- ld \ \ ' <•rt· pri <..;1lll <'r" , ,f cnnscic· nn ·. Despil l' appeal s by psvchi atrist s in the Sovi et Uni on and int ern at inn ally, recent cases showed th at psychiatri c confinement was still used to punish criticism and protest , Amnesty International said. It cited as examples : Yury T erno polsky , put in a psychiatric hospital in 1981 after arra11,ging to mf;et a Swedish journalist ; Dr. t\lgirdas Statkevicius, a Lithuanian psychia trist , confined in 1980 after join ing an unofficial group set up to monitor human rights violations ; and Pastor Vello Salum, confined in I 981 after preaching on the nat ional traditions of the Estonian Church. Sovi et citizens , including pysch iatrists , who have tried to expose the abuse been imprisoned , confined in psychi atric institution s them selves cir forced to leave the country. Soviet and foreign psychiatrists have privately examined a number of people who were held in this way and have found no medical basis for their confinement. On e of those examined hetWC'l'n peri ods in confinem ent was VL,di- · m ir T suriko v , a wo rke r fru m Krasnoya rsk put in psychi atri c in 'stitutions three tim es aft er repeatedl y applying to leave the co untrv. Describing the use of drugs on him in I 980, he wrote: " The triftazin m ade m e writh e, and m v legs began to twist aoout ... I lost th e ability to work ... Fainting fit s began, rec urring ver y oft en : I fell and hit my head on th e fl oor and or the brick walls . The rn in nrPve nted me slee ping o r ,·,11 n c: The sulfazin made m y t<·1n1)(•ra t ure rise . . . . " In special psychiatric hospitals , where the regime· is harsh est, oth er inmates have been severl y beaten by convicted criminals empl oyed as orderlies . Amnesty Internation al not ed that Soviet law says people may onl y be forcibly confined if t hey are dangerous to themselves or others. In the hundreds of cases of peopl e identified, Amnesty lnt ~rn ational dS prisoners of conscience th ere was no evidence to suggest thi s and no att empt by official psychiatrists to prove it. �Piige 10, T he Beacon, A pril 15 , 1981 .Netmen Stay Winless by Chris Baron [he Colonels ' 1(' nnis team are strong believers in Murph y's Law. Wilkes has been plagued with enough problems for three team s. Wilkes has lost its first four mat · c hes and has on ly won two indi vidu:i! matches over the fou r contests. Coupled with the terri ble start is a rash of injuries to top players on 1he squad. The Colonels opened the season with a 7-2 loss to Juniata. The Juniata m atch was the best perform ance t he Colonels have turn ed in . Wilkes dropped its next three m atc hes to Ursinas, Scranton Colonel Rick Sposto returns a shot during singles action ~a turday at Ralston Field. and Elizabethtown by identical scores of n in e-zip. While the Colonels were being pounded ·on the cou rt, the team be gan to come down with a variety of injuries. Tom Swirbel , the team's top player will be o ut for the rest of , lie season with a torn · bicep. In ~aturday's si ngles m at h with . E Town, Swirbel was forced to default half way through the second set. The number two seed. on the Colonels' squ ad , Navil Arnaou t_ is playing with a broken r,1ght wrist . Ri ch Sposta, th e num ber th ree start er for Wilkes is suffering fro m th igh spasms. Team Co-Captain Jim Harn en left the squad for a short time , which only added to the Colonels' swell ing problems. First-yea r Head Coach Dave Smith still remains opt imisti c in the face of disaster. Smith said , ' ' Even with all of o ur problems I can ho nestly say that there have only been a few times when we have h ad a player blown off the cou rt .'' Smith is not sure if the team will be able to recover in time to end a losing st reak which now threatens to extend o ver two seasons. "A ll of the injuuries , especially the one to Swi rbel will definitelv hinder our opportunities to win this season ," Smith said. "Because I've got to move everyone up a notch , it will provide a good lea rn ing experience for the underclass men on the. team, who wouldn ' t have had a 'chance tci play .', ·. ' • The ~ utlook _for, ~he ·~o}onel net . men ha:; gonE; from <;> J) E; of;opt1m1sm to a!) outlqok, of despair.: ·_Qn We<l nesd;1v . \Vilkes wi!! face . Lycoming ,, ith .l ittle:hnpeQf eri<lin·g t hei r· 13match l<ising strea k.· · the final score hy Chris Baron The National Hockey League has •, arced its playoff season and I wou ld like to know why the league eve n bothers to have an 80-game regular season. The NHL has 21 teams and all but five of chem make it to post-season play. Teams like St . Louis , with only 25 wins, are being given a shot at the Stanley Cup. The reason behind this tournament style arrangement is obviously the profit motive . With almost every team in the playoffs , the profits are certainly greater than if only the division winners were to square off for the title. What the league doesn 't realize is that the public is not fooled by chis ploy and that in the long run the image and integrity of the league will suffer. The NHL is being run like a college intramural league. Allc•ving almost anyone to participate in the playoff is fine if your dealing with a bar-room beer league but the NHL is a professional orga01zauon . * * ** * " Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four H orsemen rode again ." That line , written by the late Grantland Rice is probably the single most famous phrase in the history of spores journalism. Rice was Jescribing the October 19, 1924 game.: between Army and Notre Dame . Rice 's story about the four men in the 1924 Notre Dame backfield made each one of them legends. Even the most unenthusiastic sports fan has heard of the four ho rsemen of Notre Dame . A few years ago I was seated at the bar of my favorite neighborhood watering hole in my home town of Scranton . An elderly, welf d ressed man walked in and ordered a shot and a beer. A friend elbowed me and said, " D o you know who that is?" I had no idea . " That's Jim Crowley, the last surviving member of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame," he informed me. I felt awed by the fact that I was sipping suds in the company of an immortal. Mr. Crowley, now in his 80 's, still tells stories about the glory years with the Fighting Irish . One of the more amusing stories had to do with Crowley when he was a sophomore quarterback at Notre Dame . The team had a midnight curfew. With that in mind, Crowley left his room at five minutes to 12 and headed for a local t avern. In his travels he came face to face with the university's dean of discipline. The dean asked him if he knew t hat he should be back in his room. Crowley told the Roman Catholic priest, " Noc u'ntil 12 o'clock." The dean noticed chat it was one Playing w ith a fracture~f';ig t wrist, slams in a serve against Elizabethtown. ·R. als - t ' s:i]}Orts Reun,on . on Announce, a · . .. . . \I\ d_kes Collc·!.!c' a1hk\ 1 ·, from the ·inst an~ presen 1 at,· h<'11 ,.c: , al lr d to· ·g~ther. Jo part\ipatc: ; > n . a ·. gala If-Sport s Re uni on schedul ed for ,. ' trday, April 23, at the College. George Ralst on, dea n of students at W ilk• ~ a nd "Father of Wilkes Sporh, ' is chairm an for the special event which is being held in celehra11"n of th e 50th Anniversar v of \\'(!_ke\ ~ol lege. . . . fh1s spo rt s-reunion will reu01 •1 · tnrnwr tea111mates and bring c,id t coac h_es · bac k • tn!.!eth er in wh a1 promises to · be' a:n enjoya bl e and me mnral)le O('casibn ," said Eal ston. " The 'W ilkes at hl eti c program has served, and will continue to serve, a very impo rt ant role in ihe traditions of ou r col lege ." The sports-reuni on wil l feature a day of ten nis, softball and golf capned -off by a special dinn er -dancr> whi ch _will begina at 6 :30 p.m . 111 !lw Wilkes Gvmnas ium. · KE_EFERS .ARMY-&NAVY minute to 12 a nd asked, " Do you think you can make it?" Crowley smiled and responded, "Not against this wind , father." Over Easter Break I was happy to see that Mr. Crowley still has a shot and a beer and a good story for us mortals. · * * * ** During the past week I fina ll y got a chance to get out on a golf course for the first time this season . The day - started off fine . I registered a bogie o n the first hole , a par three . The next hole was a par four and much to· ~Y surprise, I was able to drop in a· btrd1e . I thoug ht that· I had finally: mastered the game until I hit the ; next hole, a simple par three. Nine · strokes later, I fouqd :nnelf repeat '. edly burying my putter into th e wet fairway. After regaining my compo-• sure , I finished the round in my usual mediocre form. Golf, what a great game. L.a rgest Selection of Jeans and Cord uroys in the Va lley LOWEST- PRICES! 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Wilkes' n ext co n test against Bloomsburg State College was can celled . In their home opener , the Col onels, with the help of senior cap· tain Ken Sorick's three runs , beat the University of Scranton , 7-5. and gained a split of their doubl eheader at Artillery Park on J\-!arch 30. · The spl it propelled Coach Rob Dubila's Colonels to a 2-2 111 ,11 K. Winning pi t<:her Dana Colavctt1 picked up his first victory of th e vear for the Colonels. Colavett i. ivho pitched 5 1/ 3 innings, struck out five and walked four. The University -of Scranton Roy al,s, now 3-5 overall , won the open. er , 11 -2. In th at game, Royal pitcher Jim Adams limited the Col onels to eight hits. Scott Pryo r and Ted Komoroski were two bright spots for the Colonels in the opening game. Pryor drove in a home run in the fift h , while Kom oroski knocked in an RB I si ngle for the Colonels only scores. Th e- Colonels split their second lk111hldlt'ader when they beat arch riva l King 's College, 6-4, at Artil lerv l'ark on Tuesday. King 's won the opener, 10-2, a\ Mt1narch pitcher John Li\man hurled a six-hitter. Wilkes traill'd 11 I going into the seventh inning . when King ' s launched a six run spree whi ch secured the victory. It was a different story in the second gam e as the Colonels handed the Mo!)archs their _fi rst l9ss of the season alter four straight wms. The Colonels trailed 4-3 in the sixth inning . By virtue of Dave Orman 's single, Ken Sorick notched the tyi ng run . Scott Pr yor then drill ed a single to achieve the winning run . John Good h it an RBI singl e to secure the victory. . Winning pitcher Nick Volpettt, 1-0 on th e season, struck o ut five an d walked two . The spli!,_ upped the Colonels record to 3-3 on the season. T he Colonels were slated to meet ,l\1A C po werh o use EliLabe tl i1" " '' on April 7, butthisgameal_ong,'.·ith t hl' April 9th contest against S11 , 4Hehanna, was called on account ul rain . Wilk,·s wenr "11 the road Mon day to face Muhlenburg College. The long layoff didn ' t seem to hurt the Colonels as they pounded out an 8 -1 victory. Ted Komoroski and Scott Pryor belted solo home runs as the Col onels coasted to their fourth win in seven out ings . Komoroski 's shot came in the Colonels three -run sixth inning. Pryor cleared the fence with a hom er in the Wilkes four-run ninth inning . Rich Geffert was the winning pitcher. going five innings with two strikeo uts wh ile giving only one base on balls. Unsworth's Spring Weight Program Paying Off bench presses and record -smash ing lifts have become the status quo for the Colonels . It is the result of the st rength program that Head Coach Bill Unsworth has implemented . The program is mandatory for all foot ball players. by Charlie Y ozw~~~ What weighs more than 8,000 pounds, can bench press more than four and a half tons, and wears a 20th century suit of armor? N o, it's not the Incredible Hulk , but you're close. It's the 1983 version of the Wilkes College fnot ball tearn . . where 300+ p.111nd . The program consists of a series .. of exercise~~ vJhich are 'performed in a "negative ." fashion . T hat is. instead · of con ce ntrating on the part of the lift where the weight is rais ed (positive or concent ric lifti ng) , players are encouraged lo place much more empha~is on the negative segment (lowering the weight) oft he lift. Soccer Team On The Road Members of the Wilkes College soccer club will he travelling to Blacksburg , Virginia this weekend, for an inJoor ,;occcr h1urn amrnt at '.'i rginia Tech. 1·he two-day, 12-team tourna · ment is played°on a full -sized astrotu rf foot hall field that is enclosed inside a fieldhnuse. T he teams are divided into four 3-team divisions. Each division plays round robin action on Saturday establish ing seedings for Sunday's single eli mipation tourn amen t. Matched wi th the Colonels in the marnon di vision are James Madison University and Roanoke College . Other schools participating in the 6th annual tournament include the Universit y of Tennessee, Radford College. George Washington UnivUnive rsi ty, The Citadel. GeorgP M '.!~ <' '1 Uni ve rsity and Bet hanv Cnllegl' . . J'i11., past season George Mason was ranked in Division . I's "top l()'-. and Bethany Jost in the Di vis inn llI national fi~al. I tu• c.,Jonel !1r•,ters will arriVI' ar T ,Yh FriJay evening and begin pl..11 Sa1 ur,:,,y morning at 9: 30. Chuck Robbins ... SPORTING GOODS COMPANY We.Accept ~sler Ch,rge ,nd Viu 3' West Market Street Wi lkes-a.mi, ' " · 19701 Phone: 822-1333 Free P'1lting , t Hotel Sterling - FJ.lunt 'H Proprlttor To measure the pr11gres~ 1h at is being made in the weight room , Unsworth tests his pl ave rs once every month in four mai "r exer · cises-pullups , half-squat , be nch press , and the deadlift. This also serves to be a reward for the playe rs, as they can take pride in thei r in creasi ng strength _a nd size. A good . strength program _p~o ·vides a· team 'with· a · com pet1t1ve edge · ove r i1s oppdnent s who are bereft of Jil .adequate weight pr11· gnim. and it · restores· · a parit v with teams that already have . excellent strength programs. The Colonels' program , which began in J anua r y, has already produced positive results . Seven plavers have cracked the 300_-pound harr ier in the bench press , with two 11f them bench ing more than 350 pounds . These a r e: he members of the elite "300-hench Club" (a myth ical brother hood of players who have reached that particular plateau of strength). Sophomore Defensiv e Tackle G eorge Solomon , a member of that club (he bench -presses 315 pounds, and · half-squats more than 600 pounds), views the program with optimism. He says. " I th ink the program ha~ been a positive a~set. It in· creases the team's overall physical standards and the probabilty of a winning season next year." Additional st rength is necessa ry to be able to compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference these days , especially this upcomi ng season with 1981 National Champions Widener University on the Colonels schedule. Stren1-,>t h training is some! hing that gives a playe r confidPnC<· rn himself and in his team . It is ",1 1u· thin,g that drives a plawr to bl, d harder. run fa~ter .. and make th,· game-saving tackl e. It is an inner pride that an athlete develops. a pride whi ch is conC<•ived and nurtured in the W<"i 1,:h t n•,111. For the Colonels, it is a ha" · , •'1 wh ich to build a new ,·ra . an era that features a "new breed " of disciplined an d dedi cateJ plawr, wh11 po~s,·, , ,launch pride in tl\1'1 11 si·lws and an in ,n will to win. Golfers Run Record Tol-5 "-. Bad weather and stiff competition has allowed the Colonels' • golf squad to register only one win in five outings. Wilkes opened the 1983 season in a triangular match against King's College and Muhlenburg College at the 6500-yard Lehigh Country Club. King 's captured first place with a five -man combined score of 434, while Muhlenburg fini shed second , a 439 stroke total. The Colonels ended the day with 449 shot total. Ray Ward's mat ch low 82 was the only bright spot for the Colonels. Jeff T a kach fired an 88 while Kevin Stankewic1. turned an 18-hole tot - al of 89. Roun ding out the Colonel five was Rich Linkh arst with a 93 and Dan Werksman who turned in a 97. Although the Colonels finish ed last, Head Coach Rollie Schmidt felt the team did well considering the poor course conditions and the fact that it was the team 's first time on the course this season . The Colonels next match found them up against King's , the Uni versity of Scranton and Upsala m a quadrangular meeting. The Colonels cut their five man total to 426, but it was only good for third place in the match . The hot shooting of King' s team · tu rned in a 395 to capture first place honors . Scranton finished a distant second with a 4 12 fiveman total. · Led by Kevin Stankewicz 's blistering 77, the Colonels were able to gain a victory over fourth place Upsala . The Upsala linksters turn ed in a disasterous 496. Linkharst, 82, Takach, 86 . and Werksman, 91, all improved on their first-round performance . Ward turn ed in a disappointing 18-hole total.of 90. Recent bad weather has caused the postponement of matches against Ursinus and Lycoming. --Spring Sports Trivia- The jogger, burning off only about 100 calories a mile, will burn off about 10 pounds jog~in~ a mile a day for a year. An individual must burn off 3,500 calo ries 'before he sheds a single pound. The French superstar, "who popularized tennis more than anyone, past or present," tempt- The lowest golf score ever record ed for an 18-hour golf cou1-,<: of at least 5,000 yards was a 55_. ach1evuou~ Suzanne Lenglen, lost only . ed by E.F . Stauggard in_Caltforn1a rn one match between 1919 anJ ...1935 , and mat~hed m 1962 b_v 1926! (Her famous walk-off Homero Blancas m Texas. against Mrs. Mallory). �Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 BEA CON SPORTS . • . '. Vol. XXXV No. 20 April 15, 1983 Lady Colonels'Open '83 In Championship Form by Ellen Van Riper Rain in April m ay be good for fl owers in May, but it is not good for softball teams. So far , the showers of the Spring of 1983 have washed away many of the Lady Colonels' early games at least temporarily . Of a possible 11 contests , the women have only been able to complete four. The rains may have dampened the season so far, but thMy have not dampened the 'success of the team . After the four games , the women sport a 3-1 overall record. The sun shone long enough on March 30 for the Ladv Colonels ' to complete a double header . sweep at Mansfi<·IJ, a Division II team. The scores were 3-1 and 15 -0. The sun again graced the sky on April 6 , and the women split a do ubleheader at Elizabethtown College. The Lady Blue Jays won the first game 8-5, and the Lady Colonels took the second , 8-4. At Mansfield the Lady Colonels opened their 1983 season with the following line-up : sophomore Sue Schwartz, pitcher ; senior cocaptain Karen Johnson , catcher ; senior co-captain Stacy Keeley, firsthase ; freshman Michelle Zawoiski . shortstoo : soohomore Char- Jene Hurst , ieftfieid ; sophomore Lisa Gigliello, centerfield ; fresh man Karen Galli , right field; and junior Karen Bove, designated hitter. In the fir~t game Sue Schwartz tossed a two-hitter to record her first victory of 1983. She also went two for three at th e plate. The big hitter was Karen Galli who went two for two and knocked in two runs. Kenley Oates also had a good day at the plate with two for three including a triple. Schwartz again took to the mound to pitch the second game, and this · time she limited the opposition to - Batting After Four Games (minimum of nine at bats) AVG. Karen Galli .750 Sue Schwartz .600 .444 Kenley Oates Karen Bove .333 .267 Stacy Keeley .200 Karen Johnson .188 Cathy Lee Michelle Zawoiski .176 Player AB 12 15 9 9 15 15 16 17 Hits 9 9 4 3 4 3 3 3 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3B 2 HR 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RBI 7 3 0 0 3 3 2 6 - Mr. Wilkes Contest Returns On April 30 by Chris Baron Wilkes students will be abl e to view the best bodies on campus without having to sneak a qu ick glance over their shoulders at the College dinin g hall. The most muscularly developed men , and possibly women, at \Vilkes will have the chance to show their stuff at the Mr. Wilkes con test being held April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Performing Arts. The competition is returning after a one-year absence. Last year th e contest was cancelled because of scheduling problems at the CPA. Mr. Wilkes Com petition has at· trac ted manv fans in th e past and th is year should prnve tn bell <> different . The contest . ~,xinsored hv th e Wilkes Bar Bell Club , is open to all Wilkes students, male and female. Cl ub Preside nt Dan Cuscela said there are at least five men entered in the com petition so far , but fem ales feel a bit apprehensive about flexing for th e general public. Body bulcling is being called the sport of the 80s , but many observers question wh ether it should Ix> considered a sport or simply a dis plav. . The past few years have seen a . fl ood of body building clubs and equipment hitting the market . · People are becoming more concerned about their bodies as well as how they feel. The fact that Wilkes has a bar bell club is evidence that the "sport" of body building has become more popular on campus . Student Government has recently given the club $400 to purchase new equipment for their weight rooms in the basement of Pickering and the College lifting facilit y in Weckesser Ann ex. There are many misconceptions about body building. M ost women and man y men thi nk th at weight lifting will ca use th ei r bodi es to infl ate li ke balloons. Cuscela explai ned , " Body bui ldin g doesn't have to mea n getting big. Many men and wo men do it just to look good and cu t down on their amou nt of body fat. " . There is also a m uch hefd idea that once bo dy builde rs stop lift ing their muscle simpl y turns to fat. Cuscela said that it is impossi ble for 11 -usde tissue to change to fat. 1-1<' s;11 d. "It's like an y other sport , vnu'v<;,got tn keep it up to stav in shal'C . Ii has been an accepted fact th at lx1dv building is an excellent exer· cisc f0 r the mind , as well as, the body. Most experts in the field cif sports pyschology agree that . body building is great for building selfconfidence because it produces visible results in a short period of time. The old adage , if you look good, you 'II feel good was never more evident than with the body builder . ·Area body builder Dave Ebert is tentativel y scheduled as th e guest poser for the cont est . Ebe rt has captured many lxidy : hui!d1 r.., titles including- Mr. Pennsylvalll " and Mr. North A merica. Th e ea rl y favorite to wa lk away with fi rst pl ace honors is sophomore Scott Bruggewort h. O thers slated to appear are Cuscela, se ni or Tom Grebs , gradua te st uden t Carl Schaltheis and freshman Joe Keasseian. Students wishing to enter ca n contact Cuscela or any other member .of th e, barbell club . Admission for the Mr. Wilkes Contest is $1 fo r stude nts and $2 for ou!si de rs. All proceeds will go to Musc ular Dystroph y. First of all, she pointed out that only three hits. She once again also th e long lay-off between games ha, had a good game at the plate with a four for five performance whi ch inhurt her team . She said that each game, because they are so fa r in cluded a triple and an RBI. between each other , is like the All totalled the Lady Colonels managed 11 hits for the •game. · openin g game of th e season all over again . T he post ponements will Oates and Galli went two for three, also result in a crowded schedule and the latter had a double and an at the end of the season. RBI. Cathy Lee went two for five Back on M arch 22 th e ladies had with an RBI. been schedul ed to play a doubl eMichelle Zawoiski contributed header at Buc knell . Rain postfive RBIs, and Stacy Keeley and poned that meeting , and it has been Charlene Hurst each accounted for tentatively reschedul ed for May one apiece. · 4. The scheduled game at MiseriThe loss of the first game at Elizacordia on March 28 has been rebethtown was the result of a disasscheduled for April 30 , and the terous first inning by the Lady Coldoubleheader against and at King's onels . Walked batters and miscues on April 11 has yet to be reschedin both the infield and the outuled . field resulted in eight runs for the This year there is a new face Lady Blue Jays . According to Head on the sidelines for the Lady ColCoach Nancy Roberts, her team onels. Replacing Gay Meyers as ran into a lot of bad luck in that inning. The ladies went on to score - the assistant coach is Helen Klima siewfski, a graduate of Pittston five runs of, their own during the Area High School and Luzerne course of the game, but it was not County Community College. enough to overcome the oppositWhile at LCCC, FHen majored ion's early advantage . · in health and physical education, The Lady Colonels amassed 12 hits for the game. Karen Johnson and° she participated on the basketled the way v,:ith a three for four ball and softball teams . performance and two RBIs. Karen According to Ro berts, her dut Galli went two for four with two ies are mainly to take care of prep· triples and an RBI. Sue Schwartz arations for the team trips which was two for three with a triple ,and conflict with the Head Coach 's Lisa Gigliello was two for three . classes and to work individuallv Stacy Keeley accounted for an with the players . So far , Robert·s RBI. has found her to be a tremendous In the second game the Lady Col - · asset to th e program. onels avenged their prior defeat, and Sue Schwartz raised her overall pitching to 3-1. Once again the Lady Colonels managed 12 hits ATTENTION ALL for the game. WOMEN ATHLETES Karen Galli led the attack with a The athletic awards banquet f, ,r perfect three for three performance all wrnn (!'1 ' s tea ms participants and three RBIs. Michelle Zawoiwill be held in the lounge of th e ski went two for four with an RBI , Dorothy Dic:k,on Darte Center fo r Stacy Keeley went two for three th e Pei-forming Arts on May I at with an RBI, and Schwartz was one 5 : 30 pm . At this tim e, the A th for four with a double and two letic Departm ent will honor all of RBIs . Karen Bove was a perfect three for · three, and Lisa Gigliello the teams and the coaches : AU team was two for three. · members are encouraged to attend. The rainy weather and resultl\nt For further information , please conpostponed games have been . a tact Stacy Keeley or Dorjs Sarac ino. major concern of Coach Roberts. UPCOMING EVENTS MEN'S TENNIS Tues., April 19 Home vs Scranton 3 p.m. GOLF Mon. , April 18 A way vs Susquehanna / Scranton Wed., April 22 Away vs. E. Stroudsburg 1 p.m. Fri., April 22 Away vs Albright/Juniata 1 p.m. .!. p.m. BASEBALL Sat., April 16 Home vs Delaware Valley ,(dh) 1 p.m. Mon. , April 18 Home vs Bucknell 3 p.m. Wed., April 20 Away vs Scranton (dh) 1 p.m. SOFTBALL Sat., April 16 Home vs Susquehanna (dh) 11 a.m. Mon., April 18 Home vs Delaware Valley (dh) 3 p.m. Thurs., April 21 Home vs Scranton (dh) 3 p.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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1983 April 15th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 April 15 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/c93d534f8d58de3a2a1bc1aef494a0ab.pdf 228edb3e550896253e5614bffd8854b1 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXV No.19 March 25, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 I Steady Enrollment Decline Proiected By Administration ,- py Ell~ VanRiper • <, What does the future have in store for Wilkes College ? For the most part , student enrollments will hold the key to the future prospects of this institution . Everything from the size of the physicaJ1>lant to the retention and dismissal of personnel depends upon this one critical factor. It all comes down to the obvious fact that students are the lifeblood of every college and university. Based upon forecasts and pro. jections as to future enrollments, the future appears to be rather dim for Wilkes College. However, such bleak prospects are not unique to Wilkes , but are rather applicable to future national trenJs as well. Alr'nost every institution of higher learning will be faced . with declin - ing enrollments in the years to interest lies in the "Projected " come. portion of the graph . · It shows a This- tread i~_of major concern prediction that the enrollment to President Robert s:-Gtpin-, Ger:. - - will enter into a period of severe aid K. Wuori , the dean of Admisand steadv-decline. · ·__ sions, and the Long-Range Planning A ccording to _the 1981 [0111? Committee. All of these people Range P!anninR Documeht For have been occupied in attempting Wilkes Collef?e, which served to to devise means by which to minianalyze as accurately and as spemize the effects of the expected decifically as possible each facet cline. The accompanying graph was of the College, "Between 1970 developed by the Admissions Ofand 1980 Wilkes experienced fice and was presented to the . an overall decrease llf 10. 7(1 rierLong-Range Planning Committee cent in total · enrollment . for consideration. This graph Between 1980 and 1990 the proshows the peak years for enrolljected decrease is 11 . 39 perment were 1970-1972. Since that cent .'' time , except for slight resurgences The document further stated that in 1976, 1980, and 1981, there ''The projected decrease for four has been a steady decline in enrollyea r institutions in the United States ment at Wilkes College. between 1980 and 1986 is 6 perAt this time, the major point of cent and 10 percent at Wilkes .' ' Why is this so? President Capin and Dean Wuori both agree that the explanation is to be found in demographic statistics. They specifically cited the decline in the num ber of 18- and 19 -year olds or the traditional college -age group . Dem tight ethnic groups. The form also ography is also the major factor influencing the national projection as showed that a high rate of students well. at Wilkes oppose abortion . According to Ca pin, this graph A number of students here are is an updated version of a similar ''the middle of the road in political graph which appeared in tile stateorientation, ' ' Watter said. Results student enrollment section of the of the survey indicated that in the aforesaid 1981 document . Capin past year, the number_of students stated that this updated graph verifies and confirms the numbers participating in a political campaign which appeared in the 1981 analywas 6 percent, compared to 12 .6 sis. He furth er stated, that , as far percent at highly: selective schools. as this year was concerned, the adFor the rest of the colleges naministration was extremely accur·· . tionwide the percentage was eight. ate in its enrollment projection as The forms also showed that many based upon the graph . students at Wilkes "see themselves How accurate are · graphs based upon demographic statistics? Acas lacking in basic skills,'' Watter cording to the 1981 document, said. Compared to other students, demographic graphs or Time Sermore Wilkes students thought that !es Analyse~ ~-f ~ ~::;!c::y taseci upon a i:hey would need help with writing historical trend and are, thereand ma~!!. fore, subject to an indefinite num ~. The findings of the survey also inber of immeasurable facto rs . If dicated that students choose Wilkes such a projection were done for a specific year, it would be slightly for 3 reasons: an available program , different from the actual enrollthe school's good reputation, and ment figures for the year in questhe high quality of the faculty . tion . Student's reasons for going to colIn order to explain more clearly lege are as follows: 76 pecent to get a the impact of these immeasurable better job, 68 percent to learn more factors, Capin cited as examples the fact that the number of appliabout things, 65 percent to make cants is up 10 percent from last more money, 61 percent to get a year and the new programs in the general education. fi eld of health science which are According to the survey, 60 perplanned (e .g. , the affiliation with cent of the students are choosing Temple Uni versity). These two trendy fields such as, computer items cannot possibly be figured inscience , engineering and business . It to a Time Series Analysis , for no one can be sure as to the impact also indicated that 27 percent of stuwhich they will have . dents plan to go for their master's; 9 The magnitude of the impact of percent want to go for their docsuch immeasurable factors is ~~~ untorate and_20 percent want to be predictable as the factors them · professionals such as demists and selves, so therefore, Capin com lawyers. mented t hat , "We are cautiously Watter said that these figures optimistic about ' next year's enrollment .'' The existence of posishould be taken generally since participation in the survey was not 100 tive immeasurable factors, such as those cited above , is always a reason percent . for hope. _ Freshmen Participate ·In National Survey by Andrea Hincken Last year's incoming freshman students were the first at Wilkes to be given a popular, nationwide survey. · The Astin Survey, according to Dr. Eric Watter, director of Institutional Research, is given to 300,000 college students a year. The survey is given for two reasons: to understand the attitudes and goals of the incoming students and so that long range studies can be done on what effect a four-year college has on people. The survey is given to students before college and then again years later after they have graduated . According to Watter, a sample of students is selected from different schools for the second test. _ _The form~:::; :k·:c!vpeci oy Al~xander W. Astin, director of Cooperative Institutional Research Program at UCLA. The test has been used since 1966. Astin is the author of numerous publications on college students. . Comparing Wilkes students to students from highly selective schools and other nationwide schools, many things were revealed . The survey indicated that the majority of students are from the general area. Consequently . the students who were tested held the general values of the people in the area. For instance , percentage wise W ilkes students have a higher religious interest . Overall, 62 percent of the students indicated an interest in religion, whereas the national percentage averaged 44 percent. Watter commented chat the majority of students who attend W ilkes are Catholics or members of ocher Wlll<ESCOLL~ C.f ACfl.lAL ENROLLMloN'f (t'i6'7-l'lg2) PRO.)fCT"fD E"NROU..Mf~ (1'111"~ -,ci,2) 2500 J~5o 2350 2300 2250 2200 2,00 2()()() 1~50 '\ • ' \ \ • ' \ 1100 • ' '• \ '· GO ING .. . . , GOING .. . , GONE ? The above graph was recently submitted by the Admissions Office to the Long-Range Planning Committee to assist the members in the ir evaluation of the future of Wilkes College. The major purpose of the graph is to verify enrollment projections presented in the 198 1 Long-Range Planning Document For Wilkes College. A ccording to President Robert S. Capin, this graph is based upon past history and de~ugraphic statistics and is re_flective cf ~h~ p::Gjeci:eci national trend for enrollmef!t~ :~ cs!leges and universities. Even though Time Series Analyses are not 100 percent accurate, they are accurate enough to be . useful to college administrations and their long-range planners. The significance of and the implications of demographics in regards to postsecondary education has been outlined by David W. Breneman is an essay entitled ''The Coming Enrol_lment Crisis" which appeared in · the March 1983 edition of Change, the Ma_gazine of Higher Learning. Breneman, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. the executive editor of Change , and the future president of Kalamazoo College, begins his discussion with a citation of a wellkn own fact that "the traditional college-age group population will decline in number between now and the mid-1990s by roughly 25 percent." He further claims that during this same period total "enrollments will decline . nationally by about 15 percent." Hence, the concern nationally and locally with demographic statistics . In this article , Breneman brings out some very interesting statis- tics concerning the 18- to 19-year old age group which help to explain the present national projections concerning enrollments. First of all, between 1950 and 1980, the number pf 18-year olds doubled. Of these years , the 1960s presented the most rapid growth rate (45 percent) in higher education, and the 1970s presented the slowest (13 percent). According to Breneman , such figures explain why the 1960s experienced a boom in higher education enrollment, and why the 1970s grew continually but at a slower pace . More significantly, the figures show a sharp drop in the age group between 1979, the peak year, and 1994, the lowest year .. Such a drastic decrease explains why the national trend is being projected as one of decline du ring the period between now and the midto-late 1990s However, according to Breneman, there is a glimmer of hope. Breneman expects the . population Continued on page 3 • • • • • • • • • • • �• . 1 Page 2_, The Beacon~March 25, 1983 SGMeeting REAL' NEWS Interest GroupsRequ.est Fun-ds by Rebecca Whitman Fund requests started Monday night's Student Government meeting . Four campus clubs and interest groups were present for the first readings of their requests for SG contributions to their planned activities. The Psychology Club asked for $16 5 to subsidize the cost of sending nine club members to the Eastern Psychological Association Convention in Philadelphia from April 7-9 . Some club members will be presenting papers at this convention. The Biology Club requested $150 to help send 10 students to the Pen- . nsylvania Academy of Sciences Science Conference held from April 10-12 in Lancaster, Pa. Seven of the 10 attending will be presenting papers. Bob Bruggeworth and Jerry O'Hara were present to ask SG to contribute $200 toward their third pig-roast. They plan to hold it at Scarlet Grove on April 23 from 10 a.m . to 7 p.m . Since they had problems at the last one, they announced that they plan to limit the number of people who can go to 350 and charge $5 a person . They also said they plan on providing bus service. Since the group sponsoring the pig-roast is not a club on campus with an SG approved constitution, it was decided the money would come from the SG special funds . It was also mentioned that no SG money could be used to pay for beer. Bruggeworth suggested the money be put toward securing a good band. Finallv, the newly formed Wilkes House Divides Reagan Defense Buildup In Half · It was decided last week by the House Budget Committee to slash President Reagan's defense buildup in half. The committee then voted favorably , 20-11, for an alternative Democratic budge·t blueprint for 1984. The budget, named "A Democratic Plan for Economic Recovery , '' was·approved in a number of · straight party-line votes. EPA Official Got Paid By Former .Boss John A. Todhunter, a tpp Environmental Protection Agency official, received a $1,664 payment from a former employer after he began his job at the EPA, and his'1>ffice subsequently awarded the firm a $40,000 no-bid contract. · · Todhunter, assistant administrator for pesticides and toxic substances, did not report the anticipated payment on his June 19, 1981 financial disclosure form, as required by the Ethics in Government Act. Arthur Godfrey Dies Entertainer Arthur Godfrey , whose easy-going manner, made him very popular in broadcastin~, died last week in a New York hospital of pneumonia and emphysema. He was 79. Godfrey, who also had lung cancer for several years, died "peacefully" at Mount Sinai Hospital, said a spokesman. He had been hospitalized since March 3. Shuttle Declared Fit For April 4 Launch With its leaks repaired and cargo cleared of contamination, the space shuttle Challenger is ready for its much-delayed first flight, NASA reported last Friday. . The Space agency set the launch date for April 4. . Troubled about your pregnancy? BETTY LOKESH . 1586 WYOMING AVE. FORTY-FORT, PA 18704 CC forum will be held April 5 in the gym during an all-college meeting . The SG-IRHC forum will be held April 6 in the PVA room of the library, probably at 7 or 8 p.m . Elections will be held April 7. . Elections for class officers will b,e held on April 19 following the April 12 nominations. Junior class President Raif Fahmy reported that the Junior-Senior Dinner Dance will be held on April Ii. The Band will be ' 'Hollywood'' . Sunday night at the CPA , Zorro · the Gay Blade will be shown. It was decided to use the Student Ccnt~r DJs for the Cherry Blossom Gym Party. Those involved hope to get a laser show also. Great Adventure Trip Planned · the nominee an opportunity to address the student body . " The Amazing Kreskin " will At the CC meeting this week perform at King's College tonight. ' representatives discussed the up- The show is sponsored by Bishop coming trip to Great Adventure. O'Reilly High School. Tickets The trip is scheduled for Sunday , cost $5 .00 and are on sale in the ,April 24. Departure from the Col- CC office. lt:ge is planned for 7 a.m. The reMary Ellen Judge ,. CC presiturn bus will leave the park at .'6 dent, announced that the " Vanp.m. One 4 7-seat bus is schedtiled dalism Contest " has been postto make the trip. Tickets are -n~t poned until next fall . She said that on sale yet. . . th is is being done to give students Nominations for CC Preside11C the summer to think about ideas will be made this Monday. Later in fo r the contest . the week a forum is planned ~o give by Andrea Hincken • SOPHOMORES • . PA For Human Life ·· ---~C.a!l 826-1 _8 19 . Soccer Club requested $200 so they could t~avel to Virginia Tech for its annual indoor soccer tournament April 16-17 . . Reporting for the Student Center Board , Ralph Pringle announced the board's plan to sponsor a trip to Atlantic City on April 24 . Cost of the trip will be approximately $18 per person and each person will receive a $5 lunch coupon. CC also announced that they were · planning a trip to Great Ad,·enture on April.24 and hoped that SG and IRHC would each contribute S177 toward the cost of the trip. This would take the ticket price down to $10 a person. Pringle announced that the election forums ar_e coming up. The SG- NO MORE OPTIONS NUMIIE19 . SHOP 9W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 Boutlque•Jewelry•Clothes If you do not avail yourself of ARMY ROTC Benefits now, you will miss out on the $100 (tax free) per month available to ALL juniors and Layaway Avoll!Jble seniors in the Advanced Program. Serve on active . ·w• ~i.;=: ~••~ars,. I VIN . -- - duty as a Commissioned Offi cer or with the Army Reserve or-Nat,ona·;~Gu~i'.-~-:!'? y~ur civilian community. - YOUR BSN IS WORI HAN OFFICER'S COMMISSION An Exciting Paid Six Week Summer Camp or .IN THE ARMY. Local "On Campus" Session Your BSN means you're a professional. In the Army, it also means you're an officer. You start as a full-fledged m ember of our medical team . Write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Burbank, CA 91510. SEE ARMY NURSE CORPS,, IE ~ YOU CAN B Can Qualify You! MAJOR JOHN BA RTOSH 191 N. Frank lin St. KI NG 'S CO LLEG E 826-5900 Ext. 718 or (71 7) 961-7457 �March 25, 1983, The Beacon, Page 3 Enrollment Decline of 18-year-olds to begin an ascent . in the late 1990s, so therefore, the enrollment decline will not be an everlasting phenomenon . However , what can be expected to occur during the next 15 or so years? There will be the declines as projected, and, according to both Breneman and Wuori , the area of the count()'. which will be hit the hardest will be the northeastern states. Breneman predicts a decrease of aprroximately 40 percent for smal liberal arts colleges. As a whole, Breneman expects the state of Pennsylvania to experience a 34 to 40 percent decline in college enrollments during this period. According to Breneman, the sphere of higher education will , during this period, become a buyers' market, for many institutions will be competinft. for fewer and fewer students. 'Factors such as quality and diversity of programs , location , 1_>restige, !rice r~lative _to competitors, an recrmtm~t (continued from page 1) policies," according to Breneman," will largely determine how students distri but e themselv es among the various campuses.'' HQw will Wilkes College fare in the tuture? According To Capin , "Wilkes College will survive, but it will !Jave to adjust the scale of plant. " In other words, the College will have to adapt itself to the possibility of having a samller student body. The financial factor, as mentioned by Breneman, will have an imQaCt QPOn the futµre of Wilkes. :According to Capm, there will be a tuition and room and board increase next year. In addition, there will be some changes in financial aid. As far as this is concerned, Dean Wuori stated that the College was ''hit hard last year by uncertainty of finan~ial aid." · No one can be sure as to implement in regards to financial aid. Capin stated that Wilkes College will not be alone in its expense. He Wilkes Chosen-To Host Health Care Symposium The question "Is Health Care Healthy? '' will be addressed by experts in the fields of medicine, philosophy and extramural research and training at the Wilkes College Health Sciences Symposium to be held on April 29. The special 50th anniversary event, which will focus on the Politics of Medicine, will begin with registration at 8 : 3 0 a .m. and con elude with a luncheon at 12:45 p.m . Distinguished guests from imporant medical institutions throughout the country will lecture. Among those selected to speak are: Edmund Pellegrino , M.D., Georgetown University; ,Sheldon Cohen, M .D. National Institutes of Health , Washington, D.C.; Samuel Gorovitz, Ph.D., professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland; Catherine DeAngelis, M.D. , Johns Hopkins Medical School; and William Raub , M.D. , National Institues of Health. Dr. Cohen will serve as moderator for the program, _"_:'hich will cover LONG-RANGE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS :Ii, broad scope ot the theml·, i11 duding the delivery system, fin ances, technology, ethics, politics and the allocation of dollars. Dr. Gorovitz will lecture on physicians' attitudes, expectations of patients , attitudes of others, class system of care and socialized medicine. · Dr. Angelis will discuss prevention , wellness and outreach ; and Dr. Raub will cover government involvement in research, the obligation of the federal government to subsidize and support research. Dr. Pelligrino will give the lecture on the allocation of dollars . Principals involved in the sym posium at Wilkes are Dr. Ralph Rozelle, dean of Health Sciences ; President Robert S. Capin, Benjamin Badman; senior vice president , NPW Medical Center; Theresa Grabo , assistant professor of Nursing; Dr. Lester Turoczi, chairman, Biology Department , John Chwalek, coordinator for the Fiftieth Anniversary ; and Dr. Thomas Kelly, dean of External Affairs. Januzzi's Pizza and HQ~gies cited the present Wilkes payment program as an exarrlple. The administration , according to Capin, plans ~o implement a number of programs m order to combat the orojected decline in enrollment. First of all, the recruiting efforts will become more aggressive and intense . All departments of the College \Yi.II be expected to do extensive recru1tmg. Capin mentioned that the Public Relations office will be expected to increase its efforts to have material concerning student achievements, (e.g., Dean's List, Who's Who, and athletic honors), publish-. ed _in hom~town _papers. The reasonmg behmd this 1s the fact that' the more a high school student sees the name "Wilkes College" in the papers the more likely he or she will be to remember it come time to apply for college. _ According to Dean Wuori, the "strongest recruiting tool is the Wilkes graduate returning to his Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior Total Enrollment Projection Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior .Tota.I 1983 610.582 483.825 445.183 399.235 1938.825 1984 543.315 514.660 419.863 427.239 --1905.0768 1985 563.803 457.96 446.622 402.943 1871.3279 1986 536.308 475.230 397.418 428.623 1837.5794 1987 557.970 452.054 412.405 381.402 1803.8309 1988 511.693 470.313 392.292 395.785 1770.0823 1989 520.406 431.306 408.138 376.483 1736.333 1990 497.956 438.65 374.287 391.69 1702.583 1991 509.246 419.727 380.661 359.203 1668.8368 1992 476.281 429.248 364.239 365.32 1635.0882 Enrollment Projection or her hometown . Alumri1 .as well as college personnel will be expected to aid the recruiting .campaign . Wuori added that Barbara Welch, a member of the Admis. siu:1s Office, is the organizer of the current alumni recruitment program. . Another -~~ans being discussed 1s _the possibility of having a marketing study done. Such , a study would reveal the strengths of the College and tell how to best take advantagc;:_of them . Israel Today . Eban To Lecture At Gymnasium The Honorable Abba Eban, Isr"eli diplomat, political leader, and distinguished scholar, will present a lecture entitled "l.srael Today" on Sunday, April 10, at 8 p.m. in the College gymnasium. The lecture has been rescheduled from March because of Eban's involvement with elections for the president of Israel. The lecture, which -is free to the public , is being co-sponsored by The Jewish Community Center and Wilkes College . Mrs. Esther B. Davidowitz of Kingston , a mem ber of the Board of Directors of The Jewish Community Center and the Board of Trustees for Wilkes College·, is serving as chairperson of the special event. Abba Eban has fought throughout his public career for peace in the Middle East and for basic hum - an rights. Known as an urator without peer, Eban 's gift for speaking and debating is legendary . In the area of Mideast politics, he has made his mark as a brilliant theorist and skillful negotiator. Born in Cape Town and raised in London , Eban was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, where he took a triple first degree and was appointed research fellow. On the establishment of the state of Israel. in 1948, Eban was appointed its first permanent representative to the United Nations and in 1950 its Ambassador to the United States. During these yea rs Eban had three tasks: to fight public battles at the United Nations ; to gain support for Israel in Washington ; and to rally the American Jewish Community. His major achievement in this period was after the Sinai campaign in October 1956 when he au negotiated understandi,ix with Secretary of State John Foste& Dulles. In 1959 , Eban returned to Israel where he was elected to the Knesset and was included in Ben Gurion 's cabinet successively- as min ister of education and culture, deputy prime · minister , and foreign minister. In the Middle East cri~is that erupted in 196 7, Eban was sent by his government to negotiate with General Charles DeGaulee, Prime Minister Harold Wilson , and President Lyndon Johnson. The culmination of Eban 's efforts at this critical stage are history-his statement to the security council during the second day of the Six-Day War was a tour de force, heard by millions of Americans on television and radio. Ehan is currently working on a documentary for PBS. __ .:.;. _____ ·~---------NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS-------------~--....;.- The following scholarship positions are available on the Amnicola staff for the 1983-84 academic year. Co-editor (2) Photography Editor Art Editor Asst. Photography Editor Business Manager . · :\pplications are invited by all mterested students. Application forms may be picked up in the Amn_ico/a office on Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. • 1 p.m . . 125 Academy St. Free _ Delivery The Beacon will hold interviews for the following 1 983-84 staff positions on Wednesday, April 6, at 4 p.m. in Weckesser Hall. OPEN 7 DAYS 11-11 825-5037 Chuck Robbins ... SPORTING GOODS COMPANY We.Accept M.ister Cl••rie •nd Vis• 39 West Market Street Wilkes-8.lrre, Pa. 19701 Phone: 822-1333 Free Pc1rlcing • I Hotel Sterling PJ.lutlit'M Proprietor 825-5166 Editor-in-chief News Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor ,Photographer :Copy Editor Assistant News/Feature Editor Business Manager Advertising Editor 1 /2 scholarship 1 / 4 scholarship 1 / 4 scholarship 1 / 4 scholarship 1 /8 scholarship 1 / 4 scholarship 1 /8 scholarship 1 /8 scholarship 1 /8 scholarship . Applications for all positions will be available at the Student Center, : L1~rary, Bookst?re, and the _Be8:con office (Parrish Hall). Students . with · questions concerning interviews may contact Th e B8 ::on : at Ext. 379. ; �Page 4, The Beacon, March 25, 1983 I. am Alan Melusen, and I am running for the ,position of IRHC President. This· past year I was active in both Student Government and IRHC so I strongly feel I am qualified for this position, but this article is not for that purpose. Rather, this article is for me to inform you, the resident students of Wilkes College, of the platform upon which 1intend to run. I have noticed that there are cer- To the Editor: The following essay contains my platform for the office of InterResidence Hall Council President for the year 1983-84. My quali fications for the position of President are as follows . - I was the Sterling Hall representative to the council in 1981-82. During part of that year, I was the IRHC representative to COPUS. That position included both active membership in COPUS and liason work between IRHC and COPUS. This past year, 1982-83, I've held the position of Recording Secretary for IRHC. I am also currently a member of the Student Center Board. Part of my responsibilities to that position include making the Student Center Board report at the IRHC meetings. Also, I have tam important is.,;ues that need to he addressed by the next administration, and it i~ upon these issues that I base my platform. The first issue I wish to ,address, is one that I feel is of the _greatest importance. That is, I strongly feel that IRHC needs to be, in some way, revitalired. No one is to blame for the poor attendance at IRHC meetings, or the apparant Jack of interest in expressing views, but this implies to me, that IRHC may be declining in its role on this campus. I would very much like to see this chan~. I really want to see better attended ineetin~s and _great: er· overall participation and enthus .. iasm in this organization. The obvious question is, how does one accomplish this task? I may be mistaken, but I feel that part of the problem is due to you the students, not really knowing the purpose of this organization. Thus I feel it to be very important that all resident students arc aware of what the lnter-Resi· dence Hall Council works for. The major function of IRHC, is to deal 'with the concerns of resident students, and to present those con cerns to the administration . It other function is to develop and administer residence hall policy in conjunction with the Student Affairs Council; more simply this means if resident students have any complaints with campus life, I want to hear them, and I fromise I will make the best effort can to rectify the problem. I feel a second possible reason as to the poor attendance at meetin.~. is that the topics discussed at meet ings may often be repetitive and not really what the students feel are important. H I am elected I would examine the possibility of having IRHC meetings held every other week, instead of weekly, and if it is found to be feasible, I would move to change this format. With this statement I do not want to be mistaken a~ believing that the topic-s been a m ,mber of AFROTC for the past two years. Finally, as a ,·0m munications major, I have had experience in dealing with people and in speaking in public situations. All of the above show that I not only have a good knowledge of the current school policies and affairs, but I also have the varied experi ence that this position demands . As President of IRHC, many issues would be of concern to me. First on this list is Parking. H I'm elected, I plan on establishing a new distribution system. This would start with a perforated application with the permits given out by student number. This would eliminate •he problem of favoritism in the awarding of permits, since the permits would be decided without knowing who the applicants are until the final decisions are made. Included in the applica- , tion would be a photostat of the registration with ownership Hmite<l to the student or their family, except for special individual situations. When the list of those who are awarded are posted, it will probably ind uc.lc a Hst ot categories stating whv the pe9ple received permits , with the appropriate category listed next to their name. The categories would be along the lines of: personal, school related, work related and other. I would also have the decision as to who gets permits be made after the first week of classes in order to let the nursing students get their clinical assignments and set up carpools. I am also planning on instituting a point system . Points would be given ior the reasons a permit is_ required, ·- ' ' disntssed at meetings are not import ant . but I want i_t known that · I _k>el that there may not be enough important issues to warrant a-meet ing every week . Along the same Jin~· of the statement above,. is that I not only want the resident students to know what is happening on campus, but I also want to know what their feelings are on these issues. Some topics that might be included are. the phasing out of outside dorms (e.g .• Gore , Barre. Dana), the standard meal plan, and vandalism . If the resident students disagree.· with an administrative policy or , decision, like I said previously. I want to know, and even though I may not · agree with the students view. I would certainly see to it that the administration is made aware of them . Another topic that ha, heen brought up is parking. H I am elected, I will set up a committee. with each of the major areas of parking sticker receivers being rep - in terms of miles traveled, whether or not public transportation is available and if you are carpooling (including the amount of people in the carp<;<?I), among other things. Also , I d like to look into the situation for student teachers, since they are off campus during most of the towing hours. Also, I'd like to look into the feasibility of charging those people who receive permits a nominal fee that would be used to subsidize those people who were not able to receive permits, but would have if we had more spots. Finally , I would try to get the Gore parking spots awarded to IRHC. My second concern is attendance at IRHC meetings. I would like to continue the Hall of the Month program, because I believe it is an attendance incentive, I would also like to make attendance mandatory, with only one absence in the semester, for a residence hall to be eligible to be nominated for Hall of the Month. I am planning to continue our school's association with the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH). -This will include a constant submitting of any new and/or different programs that are instituted at this school by both residence hall students and by IRHC itself. I will also encourage the participation of regular residence hall students , as well as council members , in delegations to the NACURH conferences. The conferences themselves will be attended by the largest delegation possible, since our school profits from the informati0n brought back from those cnnterences. I would also like to work more closely with Commuter Council. Toprriost on my priority list is the establishment of a joint apartment committee. This committee would assist both students moving off campus and students who commute or · have apartments who want to move on campus. I planning on continuing the Freshman Follies program, since this program has been found to be a viahle alternative to Habng. I would iike m see the prire cate gory expanded to include such things as creativity of act and number of people involved (both freshmen and the number of upperclassmen involved in the planning, if that is possible). I am also concerned with the current elections procedures for the IRHC officers. I would like to see IRHC follow the procedure used by both SG and CC. The procedure I'm proposing elects all the officers. except for the President, from the current body of those councils. As part of this , I would like to include the appointing of the Parliamentarian from - the body itself. To be eligible to be elected, I'd like to see the requirements of a one year minimum on IRHC with_ the legal amount of absences. There should be no exceptions to that rule. I am concerned with the Executive Council itself. I would like to see the Corresponding Secretary do more work. Her increased duties would basically be active correspondance with the other members of NACURH, especially those in our basic area. This way, we could possiblv combine transportation to resented, so that a strict but lair JYdrking sticker selection system can he developed. I would also work my hardest to get the parking lots . being made from the tearing down of Gore and Dana. for resident student parking. a~ well as working toward~ getting the Denison lot back . I would also like to continue to provide th e students with the many soriai activities that IRHC currently sponsors. as well as possihlv adding some new ones. One idea I have that ha,; come up. is to spnsnr a bus to New York and/or Philadelphia for Thanksgiving and/or . Spring Breaks. so that students could 1-,ret home more cheaply and easily. Finallv . I conclude in saving. although I surely haven't totiched upon every isse. I feel I have focused on the most important ones. and I strongly feel that in order for lRHC to accomplish anvthing next year. strong l1 •adrr,hip is necessary: leader,h ip I hal I can prn vid«•. Thank You. Alan Melusen conferences. A combining of transportation would both cut our costs for the conferences and lead to the meeting of more people. I would also like to see the Corresponding Secretary cover for the Recording Secretary in terms of doing minutes and agendas on those occasions when the Recording Secretary is on limited amounts of time. I would like to see the Vice President run approximately one meeting every _two months or so. This would give the Vice President needed speaking expereince , and lead to less problems in the case of the Presi dent having to step down or not being able to attend a meeting for any reason. Another one of my concerns is with the residence halls. I would like to investigate the feasibility of the installation of water fountains in the outer dorms . I would also like to check into the feasibility of giving both Founders Hall and Pickering Hall more homey atmospheres. This would include such things along the lines of painting the hallways to remove some of the institutional atmosphere that many people find objectionable. Again , these proposals would be instigated only if they are deemed feasible . The above essay contains my platform for the office of InterResidence Hall Council President . It states my qualifications for the position and what I would like to do with that position in order to hopefully improve life here for the dorm students. Thank You, Naomi K. Harris Presidential Candidate l r; ,.. _J �to work . toward developing a . close bond between all student clubs and ~::>rganizatfons. This club unity can m turn be used as a method of baftling, what I feel is tJ1e big.gest ·problem on campus , student apathy. I intend to publicize an ''open door " policy at Student Government meetings. The organization was founded by and fo r the students and therefore the students do have the right to voice their complaints. I w9 uld .like ·to. increase and im, · . prove the'.;,social activities both 'on and off camp us. I want to work on planning wee kly social events to balance out the social life we have now. Presently we have some weekends which are very active and also some weekends where there are no ' activities planned. I plan to increase communicaTo the Editor: tion , between · Student Government and the student body . I feel Hi, my name is Ralph Pringle. · the major problem with the com I'm from Monument, Pa. and I'm munication link between Student · a junior Psychology ma,or. I have Government and the student body been on Student Government for is the present organization of ~hree years and am currently servthe publicity committee. I plan to ing one year as Vice President. restructure the publicity committee Since joiningStudentGovernment as to allow for more event publicity and_ also to make the publioty more a freshman, I have served on many noticeable rather than overlooked. committees including Social, Film , and Publicity. I have also served as One publicity source I plan to use is The Beacon . I would like to work Committee chairman fol' Elections with The Beacon to form a weekly Committee, Governmental AfSocial Activity Register. fairs Council, and the Used BookThe most important goal I have store. My other extra curricular set for myself is to encourage more activities include being on the Stustudent involvement in the tri- dent Center Board , being treasurorganizations, Student Governer of the Human Services Commitment, Commuter Council, and Intee , and being an officer in my resifer-Residence Hall Council. I feel . that this goal is of the utmost imdenc; hall. Now I'd like to declare portance because by refusing to my candidacy for Student Govern run for office student s are giving ment president. the impression that they feel the As President of Student Govern three organizations are not worth ment there are a lot of goals that I the time it t~kes to participate i.n would like to see realized. I wan t th~m . I woul.c.J . like, to ~ha,nge this , attitude because I feel the tr-i-organizations ;re very worthwHile and have the potential to accomplish ail tasks. We are the students work- · ing for the students. · -:: In closing I would like to list the experience that I feel qualjfies me to Tun for Student Governmen t President . Student Government Reprr sentative- Three y~a.rs ·; · •/ · Executiv~ Goun_cil--On e year Vice President-One year Chairman Elections CommitteeTwo Years Chai rman Governmental Affairs Council-Two years Student Representat i ve t o the Student Life Committee-One year Chairman Used Bookstore-One year Executive Council of the Class of 1984-Three years Publicity Committee-One year Social Committee-One year Film Committee-Two years 50th Anniversary Committee-One year · Freshman Orientation-Two years Co-Social Director-One year .Visitation Day-Two years Member Winter Weekend Committee-Three years , Member Cherry Blossom Committee-Two years · Advisor to the Freshman ClassOne year I hope to see you on election day and let your vote count for experience. Vote for Ralph ·Pringle for Student Government ·· President. Ralph Pringle NAME: CherieBurke HOMETOWN : East Stroudsburg, Pa CLASS OF 1985 MAJOR : Nursing STUDENT GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE : S.G. REP.-two years · Executive Council : Recording Secretary 1982-1983 Publicity Committee-one year Election Committee-one year · Constitution Committee-one year Student Representative to Adm.ission 's Committee-one year . Member of 19.82 Cherry Blossom Committee Co-chairman of 1983 Winter Weekend Gym Party Member of the class of '85 Executive Council-two years ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: Volunteer for New Student Visitation and Orientation Majorette Sgu,d-one year . PLATFORM L Communication . A. Increase and Improve the communication between S.G. and the student body . 1. The student body should be better informed of S.G. activities. 2. Non-Student government Reps should be encouraged to attend S.G . meetings and to join S.G. committees. 3. Better use of the student media. B. Maintain good communication with college administration . 1. Mai~tai~ and Improve student input in faculty committees. 2. Possibly increase the number of reps on faculty committees. 3. Encourage students to express their concerns to their professors and administration . 4. Encour~g~ stu?ents to ~k the opinion and views of their professors and admm1strat10~ of policies and occurences taking place. II. Social Life Activities Club President Notes Include New York Trip And Luncheon T o the Editor: On April 9, the last New York City tri p for the semester is being sponsored. Last Thursday at the Phi Gamma Nu meeting plans we re fi nalized to sponsor a New York City trip. The cost of bus fare is $11. 51, and once in the city, you will be turned loose to do what ever turns you on. Any one who is interested in this trip should contact Maureen at 825-5180. That's not all that Phi Gamma Nu has been up to. A Student \-\ \ s mu!St" Center party wi ll be held in the Student Union Building this Fri day from 10-2. There wi ll be plent y of food plus the usual D.J .'s. Come on out an d party with us. A luncheon has been scheduled for April 14 at Gus Genetti ' s from 11-1 p.m . Their will be a speaker addressing the topic of international marketing, along with a chicken parmesan lunch. The luncheon wiU- cost members only $6.00 and faculty will be charged slightly more. Our previous luncheons have always been a success thanks to the quality of our speakers, and this one will be no exception . Any one who is interested can get a ticket from any executive coun cil member or by contacting Maureen. At this time I would just like to extend a warm congratulations to the new executive council. Good luck in the upcoming year. Maureen Morrison Editor Phi Gamma Nu A. Improve activities on and off campus . 1. Better use of the master calendar. 2. Greater use of the student cenrer. . 3. ) ncrease the num ber of outdoor activities such as clambakes, pie, n1Cs, concerts, etc. B. Work closely with IRHC and CC, so that every weekend activities are taking place . 1. Encourage more tri-organizational activities. 2. Provide a greater variety of activities. 3. Encourage greater involvement through better organization . III. Parking A. Help to facilitate communication between IRHC, CC and the student body. IV. Financial A. No increase in activity fee. B. Analyze the needs of clubs and organizations requesting S.G. funds C. Encourage departments to become more financially supportive of 0 clubs and or2anizations associated with each department. CAREFULLY plan S.G . budget. Win or loose I intend to work hard in S.G . to see these ideas carried out. ~e, the students . ?f Wilkes Coll~ge, have an impact on college policy and 1f ~ny of us ~~uld hke to try and implement or change something, we must v01ce our op1mon! I ask for you support. · Thank You, \ AC.e.. Cherie Burke . .-----~~---------~--·~------~---~----a1!9.....____, I I I Nommattons for SG and CC representatives for next year were held Tuesday, March 22. The following students were named as candidates : Class 1984 SG reps : Oass of 1985 CC reps: Sue Havrilla Cindy Bonham Don Talenti Ralph Pringle Debbie Vogt Dave Talenti Pat Ardoline Dave Brown Lynn Lucas Tony Natalini Nancy Moore Dave Kalinowsky Class of 1985 SG reps: Marian Karmilowicz Ellen McDermott &=lli~ili Alan Mel usin Shelley Urban Karen Anderson Class of 1986 SG reps: Stacy Toslosky Jeannie Blum Randa Fahmy Beth Cortez Linda Fritz Jeannie Bolinski Oass nf 1986 CC reps: I I I I II I J ~---------------------------~---~~ · Brian Potoeski I I I I II �. he Bacon, April Fools' Day ' ' Tli-Ev . - _ , • ,_ _ _ _:\...J- . f: Vol. I No. l April 1, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 \ ~mrwsaa ~ . Strange Salivating Cult Terrorizes Campus lI Friday marked the end of three wf'eks of telephone terrorization on the· Wilkes campus after the apprf'· hension of what police have called ' 'one of the most terrifying instances of Mr. Bill cultism in this century.'' A senior Wilkes student has been charged with organizing an under. ground campaign to subvert college interests, and 31 7 counts of harassment of the female freshman population on the campus . tized victim (who , for obvious "It was one of the most bizarrf' reasons, wi shes to remain anon yexpereinces of my life ,'' declarf'd mous) tearful!, told The Brrm n in one police officer who was present an exclusive interview, ' ' waiting at the ti me of the student's forced in line to use the payphone on the capture. "It took five men to drag first floor of Parrish H all. A ll -of-ath e ki d to his knees . He kept sudden, out -of-nowhere, two men screaming, 'Beam me up , M r. Bil l.' wit h glazed eyes and drooling and ke~t struggling to lick th e tek•mouths apprnached me with their phone. ' ton ,1~ u es extended. ' ' Officers noted that th e student " l thought perhaps they were had been victim of a "h arrowing .. dyi ng of thirst and wanted to use compulsion to uti li ze M a Be ll as a th e water fountai n. H owever . mea ns of converting th e Wilke~ when they passed the fountain wit hstudent population to "Mr. Bill out a second glance, I began to grow ism. " T h is cul t ha5 as its fi ~urehead a fo ur- inch mall'of clay, whose _worried. W hen I asked them if they wanted to use the phone before rounded lip., c-hant -" Oh Nooooo" me, they began chant ing , 'oooooh in a mesmeri1.ing tone and who nooooo, oooooooooh nooooooo,' subjects hi mself to the tortures of a an d th ey came still closer.' ' Mr. Ha nds. ' ' As I started to back away, Som e· pyschologists have called they grabbed one of my arms and th e cult ' 'a twentieth century verdragged me into th e second floor sion of the fl agellation cul ts of the broom closet . There I was bo und medieval period.' ' Others main and gagged . I was horribly, hortain that t he organi za tion is an out ribl y fri .15htened . Being from a small growth o f " twenti eth -centur y t<,wn , I had no idea that such groups man 's desire to return to the beginnings of his history-the prim- · existed. Are they funded by SG?" A source close to the head of ordial clay. '' the Wilkes ·College security force Wilkes administration had no stated that at approximately 3: 33 comment concerning the incident. p.m. they received a ransom call ,. The Wilkes Maintenance st aff. from the kidnappers. They demand- · however , noted that the student 's ed that their leader be released withcompulsion to lick campus telein the hour, or they would sacrifice phones had noticeably a_ided in their captive to their god by licking mai rit aining C-l!mpus cleanliness . her to death. The cail was traced to a payphone on the square. • Security guards were quickl y dispatched tc1 the location . Upon arrival, they Following the arrest of their noticed a man wearing a Mr. Bill crazed leader-, two Mr. Bill cult shirt anJ carrying a clay dog. ists abducted an innocent coed in Assuming that this was one of the an attempt to gain the release of suspects, they followed him to his their mentor. ~ome. They surrounded the prem ''There I was,. innocently mindises and stormed the house , ready ing my own business," the trauma- Follow up... then I said 'So what , we don ' t have any ice cream anyway,' and then they hit me. '' M ortley's boss ' s boss called the president s office to report the some what unusual fin d. After recovering from the shock that his favorite sponge had been chewed on , the president took decisive action . A commi ttee was form ed to investi gate the matter. M eanwhile, th e cultists return ed to the closet to check on their hostage. '' After making sure I was still in the closet ," the in nocent victim said , " I hea rd them discussing plans to catch a bus to the mall to complete thei r presacrifice ritual nf licki ng all the phones an d lappi ng water out of the fo un tai ns at the Mall. I kn ew I had to act if I was going to save myse lf. " _ " I waited until they Jett. Afh'r several unsuccessful attempts to spit out the sponge , I realized th at there was onl y one thing left to doI swallowed the sponge. I then screamed frantically for help , but no one came to my rescue.'' ''Using my teeth to pry open a bottle of Draino, I managed to melt the materials that bound my wrists and only part of one hand. Using the other hand, I untied my legs and opened the door which no one had bothered to lock . I then contacted the Emergency Alert Team. They arrived within two hours of my call and took me to the nearest hospital·. I was glad that my horrifring , nightmarish ordeal was over. ' Tbe &con has learned from a fri,:ncl of the wife of the neighbor of 1he head of campus security that the two suspects remain at large . The Presidential Cult Search Com mittee is still examining the facts and have not yet turned in a report. to use their time clocks if necessa ry. After searching the house and in terrogating the suspect , the di scovered that he was simply a typical Wilkes-Barre ci tizen and a member of the Wilkes College Board of Trust ees . M eanwhile, Wilkes College maintenance man , Snerd Mortley, looking for another can of Lysol, st um bled across th e terrified , ye t sti ll innocent victim . Realizing th at he had never noticed her there before, · he questioned her presence. " Gawd, one minute I'm sittin' there thi nki n', Gawd. what a stin ki n ' pig sty the men's room · on the fi rst floor is, and the next th ing I knows, I' m a starin ' at this woman who's got my best sponge stuffed in her mouth .' " So I asked her 'Hey lady, what the hell are you doin' with my best sponge stuffed in yo ur mout h ? That there sponge is reserved for the presidential bathroom .' Her face turned sorta purple-like and all she would say was 'mmph wah wuh pffffmmmp. ' Thin kin' sht· might be part a that there new work study program, I decided to leave her where I found her and go ask my boss what to do.'' Mortley's boss refused to grant The &con an exclusive interview, so we questioned his 10-yeare oH son, Jimmy. , Jimmy said, ''My dad said he didn't know what the hell to make of this #&$ •% situation and then tie said he sure wasn't going to take any responsibility for it and then he decided to talk to his boss and then on his way home from work he forgot to stop to buy ice cream like Mom told him to and then they had a fight and then I wouldn't eat my string beans and then they told me f was--abad boy and couldn't have any dessert and Headlines ...................... . WHAT WE WANTED Damon Young, newly appointed director of BASH ED, B~a rd nwmbers Angered by Students' Heavy and Excessive Drinking. demonstrates the off1cial Wilkes College sobriety test. Students suspected of being intoxicated will be required to touch thei1 noses with their finger . WHAT YOU GOT KKK : A Club For All Ca1,.1casians Circle K: A Club For All Seasons Colonels On Ice, That's Nice Colonels On Ice All But Thirty Selected To '83 Who 's Who Thirty Selected To '83 Who's Who Faculty In Bondage Together Faculty Bands Together History Club Plans WWII! History Club Reviews WWI Improper Proposition Proper Perspective Torching Of SG Discussed SG : Bonfire Discussed CC Upchuck CC Update from the bitch by Ellen Van_Riper from the bench by Ellen Van Riper > I �April 1, 1983, The Bacon, Page 2 Terrorists Attempt SG Coup Three people were killed and eight more were injured in a bloody c-oup d' etat which took place at Monday night' s SG meeting. Giving no special reason for their sudden attack , hooded " freedom fighters" stormed the W eckesser Board Room with submachine guns and homemade hand grenades, demanding President Elaine Ker chusky's immediate resignation. Vice President Ralph Pringle informed them thev wPre out of order. The terroi-_ists responded by apologizing and then proceeded to pump Pringle so full of lead that all that was left when the smoke cleared was a mass of runny pulp. Parl ia ment a rian Dave Talenti made the suggestion that, since nothing ever like this had ever occured before, the entire mattert>e treated•much the same as a fund request and that the group return next week for a seco!_ld reading. T alenti went on to suggest that Pringle's remains be swept up before his load coagulated and stuck to the ·peting. The hooded visi tors discusseci this idea among themselves . T hPir decision was to place a live grenade in the mouth of ·the nearest fres h man representative, an action which caused the girl to panic and literally lose her head . · Brushing skull. and brain fragments from her sweater , Senior Represen tative Terry Shemo suggested the group step outside so the remaining SG members could take a vote on whether Kerchusky should be removed from office. The terrorists did so and Dan T ai. enti motioned that SG should not negotiate with terrorists and that they should stand behind their president (perhaps to protect them selves from the bullets). This mot· ion passed unanimously. W hen the rebels were informed of this decision, they became up· set and expressed their anger by grabbing Junfor Don Talent i, do using him with Quick-Joe lighter fluid , an d setting him on.fire. Shouting above Talenti 's horri ble, pain-filled screams and agonized / leas for help, Cherie Burke state that this action was uncalled for and smelled gross. She made a · motion that the wi ndows be open ed; this mot ion passed unanimous- ., ly. . While waiting for Talenti to burn nut, the terrorists became restless and showered the room with a hail of bullets. It was during this barrage that eight more reps were injured . · From under the conferens:e table , SG Advisor Art Hoover advised that it might be a good idea for Ker chusky to tender her resignation . She rel uctantly agreed, noting that she had not had a chance to allot · all her fun ds . Usi ng her remaining arm , she wrote and sign ed her resignation. After removing their hoods , it was discovered that the rebels were a group of Air Force ROTC members led by Mike Quinn. Quinn reported that they had been hired by Ralph Pringle and was discouraged to learn that they had killed their employer before being paid. Keith Sands, his bullet · riddled body horribly disfigured , gasp,-d a th at a motion be passed to piece Pringle bac k together. This motion was defeated, 11 tn 3 . The meeting adjourn ed and th<' reps crawled to waiting ambulances. ........................... '' Quit acting like a baby and just get into the tub! ''. Chris Lonstrup and Todd H ogan were recently chosen to participate in an experiment on water conservat ion . School offici als , in an effort to conserve and cut down on skyrockett ing water bills, have suggested that st udents bathe together. A random sample of 100 students has been selected to participate in the controlled experiment. So far, officials have received mixed reactions from the participants. Lonstrup noted that '' it would have been okay if he hadn't stepped on my duck." ········ ~· ·~······ ····· ···· The Wilkes College Admissions Office recently announced that recrui ting for the 1984 freshm an class·has commenced and the outlook is promising. One of the major innovations in recruiting procedures , notes Admissions administration , is the newly-expanded Student Search Program. The Program is focused on recruiting the more "active , assertive student leaders throughout the nation , who have shown outstanding ability in their respective fileds , yet who also have demonstrated a marked tenden cy tor individualism and self-expression .'' · An administrative source has commented, ''These may be just the type of highly-motivated , creative individuals needed to revitalize the liberal arts program on campus." He also noted that enrollment figures have skyrocketed since the institution of the new program . Opposition to the program is being voiced , however. Said one indivi dual , " You should have seen some of these kids-it' s really fri~htening. I had one in for an interview last Thursday. He ate all my pencils. ' One College official noted , " Sure , these kids are individuals , even creative individuals. But they dress really weird.' ' College administ ration has commented that the new st udents will probably fit in well on campus , and that Admissions will continue the program ''until we run out of pencils.'' e . '83-'84 Male Resident Assistants Selected The Housing Office has rece ntl y completed its selection. of male R.A.s fo r the 1983-84 school yea r. Competition was tough and once again it came down to the all important even ing gown competition. Judgin~ for the competition was provided ,by several of last year 's winners. Bart M atson, winner of 1982's overall competition wore a stunning sky-blue off-the-shoulder such as the one used in Mr. Baron's taffeta sheath delicately accented ''Swim Team Update,'' reported with a single strand of pearls. The om· official. " His clever reversal winner of last year's congeniality aof columns was a real eye-catcher ward, Dave Yaron, shocked everyand actually improved the content one with his daring magenta silk of the article. ' ' halter , with plunging back , and pur Another aspect of the _ paper ple sequined harem pants. T he enwhich Pulitzer people found imtire outfit was brought together by pressive was the innovative use of his carefully-chosen leopard skin white space, which has elevated the belt with matching drop earrings. medium to an art form . Th e thJ.rd judge was Steve Reto. Special awards were presented wi nner of last yea r ' s bathing suit fo r the Valentine's issue and the competition . Reto showed up for excitinL? " Real News •·• col umn . this year's event wearing a gold ln a snttcment to membe rs of other lame gown with fitted bodice and jealous and disgruntled newspapers, flowing skirt . H is ermine stole and Pulitz e r s p o ke s man reported, muff added just the "right touch" " Though it is an exercise in futility, we feel they should be committed, to the outfit. er , commended for the Real News The biggest treat of the even ing column which tries to force college was t his yea r 's guest judge, Dr. Joel students to rea lize they and their Berlatsky. who materi ali1.ed in an drug ~abits f,re not the center of e1hereal wh ite chiffon din ner dress the universe . with spa,ghetti st raps and a ha ndTh e spokesman went on to sa ,·. kC" rchief hPITli ine which •·nmp!," it '\ papers like this one th at h:11·1· mented his excellent legs. HC' car th e hemlines are going up again ," · really know how to put together mad!' Aml'rica what it is todav . · · ried a head,·d silve r handbag . commented Berlatsky. "Judging some great ensembles! " • ''·'.'< ,.,.;,' ''' '·',J.49g~'s' 'commented favo tabl:, un wasn ' t -~S'.easy as I thought it would , ,, , , , •.•, ','. '.: '.,:,: :,:,:: '.•'.., :~~.i::,~ontest, , : 'I ' m _g~~~ ~~ .r.~a~'. :-:::~• : • . sw ed , M atson , .' 'th~ gu~~ Bacon A wCI rded 13th Pulitzer "It's nice , but I don ' t know where we'll put the stupid trophy . " sigh ed Bacon Editor-in -chief Amy Elias upon learning that the school paper had won its thirteenth Pulitzer Prize. "We're already using th em as ' doorstops, bookends, paperweights , and shoe trees," said Elias. "I remember a couple of years ago, when gold prices had reached thei r zenith , we tried to have a few of them melted down , but it turned out they were made of lead .'' Citing stories such as "Decorat i~g Tips F,~r f??rm_ers ," "Li fe At i','imders, Swim Team Update," and ' "Workshop Offers Suggestions In Handling Mentally Dist urbed, " as just a few examples of The Bacon 's outstanding journalistic form , Pulitzer officials stated that they had no difficulty in choosing The Bacon as the best tabloid in the free worl d. " We wer<' pa rt icularl y impress ed wit h the paper 's willingness to pioneer flt'"' layout techn iqucJ, J~.. 4 I �Page 8, The Beacon, March 25, 1983 Scientifically Speak ing ''Bubble" Computers by Melissa Meyers li you th ink the home computer is the height of computer technology , think again . A recent technologocal breakthro ugh , the "bubhle chip''. may soon revol utionize th e computer industry. Wh ereas rrian . po rt able computers weigh as rnu ..:h as 25 pounds, those with hubble memory can weigh up to 10 pounds"br less. Telegram recently introduced the Portabubble 81, a microcomputer weighing in at a mere 15 pounds. Bubble technology is not an entirely new phenomenon. Bell Labs first discovered the possibility of using tiny, magnetized cylinders to store information in 1966. By 19 71 , this technique had advanced sufficiently to be introduced to the industry. Since that time , the principle of the bubble has not changed much, although business attitudes toward it have. Once considered too costly for popular marketing, bubbles are enjoying ~ rather extensive comeback. Early in its development, bubble memory was hai led as a replacement for conventional disk drives. Disk drives (and, in some cases , ordinary cassette~ are hooked up to may smaller computers so that information can · be stored using magnetic tapes or disks. By replacing this met hod with the bubble. information can be stored more efficiently and compactly. The bubble itself consists of a thin film of garnet onto which metallic tracks are etched . The film is then encompassed by two magnetized wire coils. Electric currents directed th rough the device produce streams of bubbles which follow the tracks on the film. The com puter can then split the tracks in two, one section travelling to the main memory while the other proceeds to an "output track." The computer reads th is track , record ing a one where it senses a bubble and a zero where it detects not hing. Thus , the, original binary storage system is maintained. Although bubble memory may seem impossibly complicated, it is actually an important simplification . Yards of tape and inches of disk can be replaced by a chip no bigger than a contact lens. In ad · dition to its obvious value in terms of convenience, the buhhle has proven itself to be much more rug ged than other memory storage devices. Because of this feature, the Portabubble is widely used by reporters , ' geologists, travelling salesmen , and other professionals whose mobility requires both efficiency and portability. Now that bubble chips are less expensive (though few experts expect their prices to compare with disk-storage models) both production and sales are on the rise. Telegram has launched , in addition to its Portabubble , a personal model that weighs 10 pounds. Apple II has recently in troduced a bubble circuit board to replace its disk drive, and Grid Systems has developed a model so compact that it "literally fits into •a briefcase." It would seem that this new technology; once clubbed ''The Computer Bubble That Burst " is destined to occupy an im portant, if limited , place in the computer world. .. f. ·. : ,r •:\. 1 · • ,{. • , . ,. , ~:~ ~ \ ~' , ..~~ ~ l." ,;11 {) 'fi~~(, "·(~. f ,'.( ONLY 99¢ el WITH PURCHASE OF A PEPSI & PEPSI-COLA ore registered trademarks · of PepsiCo. Inc. 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Courtesy of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce ~,;~'ff', , . , , .;, L . ;; , , , , , , ., <"• ; • , •! •• « , ,,.-. ,:,., . ... ,-.·,\•::·.: . . • · • -· ·•·· - �March 25, 198~, The Beacon, Page 9 control of the world, 'eith·er direct ly or indirectly. Let's -again review . the list of unfortunate nations to Was Theodore Rossevelt a prophhave stood in the way of-the Sov- ~ et? In 1905, he wrote to a Brit• iets. . • . __ ish friend, "I like the · Russian The first nation to fall was Moripeople, but abhor the· Russian sysgolia in 1921. In 1939, when it tern of government and. I ·cannot • - ·serveo ti!eir interests, the opportun: ," trust the word of these·at the head:'·' -- ;_ istic Soviets--si~ed the "famed NaziThis statement is probably more Soviet pact With Hitler. By si~correct today than . the day - Rooseing th~ pact, the Soviets stabbed the velt wrote it, and an acceptance of Poles in the back by invading and this fact is the critical foundation grabhin)l the eastern half of Poland of President Ronald Reagan's forshortly after the German invasion. ei~ policy. · President Reagan ha,; The brave people of the independoften been criticized for tl!is· .belent republics of Lithuania , Latief, and his belie{-that-.the .. Soviets via, and Estonia were next are the root ohnost"of the world's subjegated by - the Communists, evil. ls this· urrreasonable on the · with little resistance. president's part? ~e think not . - The winter of 1939, saw the RusFact. The ultimate Jl()al of the sians attack yet two more independSoviet Union is to communize the ent nations. The brave Finns were world, as is clearly demonstrated forced to submit to Soviet demands by any study of Sovii:i liter~ture. after a short but gallant resistance. What is worse for the world, howRomania saw its eastern provinces ever , is that the Russian communseized, but was helpless to resist . ists have proven to be men of the start of the Second World action. Their history is complete \\ ar, the Soviets were clearly on with step after step leadinJ? to their their path toward world dominance. World War II provided the Sovby Stephen K. Utbanski_and James J. Haggerty, Jr. Br iets with ·an excuse to 'liberate· trigue. Finally, the long struggle 'the unfortunate people of East · in Indochina_ended with the people Germany, · Poland ; Humgary, of South Vietnam, Laos, and Cam -_ Romania, Bulgaria, and Czecho· bodia being forced to ~ Commun slavakia. After licking its wounds ist. Most r.ecently, the people of from World War 11, the Soviets An~la·,. ~icaragua, El Salvadore, decid!1d. to. -go for ~mote ., this time Afghanistan ; an<! Poland have ·,. ·>with a surrogate-force of North Kor- ··, discovered the wrath of . Mother eans. ~ WheA the ·.United States , reRussia. Since 1920~- there 'has · sisted, and saved the freedom of literally been no end to Soviet imSouth Korea, the Sov.iets were perialism. stymied. Thereafter, the Soviets If any aspect of Soviet -style only dared to police their own .Communism is worse than non'sphere of influence,' as the un· stop imperilaism, it is the persecufonunate people of Hun~ry soon tion of dissidents and religious per· learned. · \Viih their C.Ommunists sons in many of the Communist expansion stopped, the Soviets nations. In the Soviet Union itwere in desparate need of an inself there are more than 2000 penal ternational victory. Seeking it in camps and corrective labor colon Southeast Asia, the Soviets sponies set aside for political prisoners. sored the insurgency against South Except for Nazi Germany, no other Vietnam. Again , the U.S. resistnation has ever tortured , imprisoned, but this time did not threaten ed, or murdered its own people on the direct source of the invasion , a scale as large as the Soviet Union . North Vietnam . Sensing this lack The present Russian ~vernment of American resolve, the Soviets may be the most despicahle on the renewed their old hobby, this time earth. in Africa. Egypt, Ethiopia, and Despiute the honors des,rihed Mozambique, among others, heabove , still many Westerner., descame hotbeds of Communist inire that the U.S. conduct 'normal' relations witH the Russians. They hrush aside Soviet involvement in 'liberation' movemnets, and claim that -· American aggressiveness causes the Soviets to do likewise. This is plain nonsense. ·0e it a nation or indiyjdual, histpry has shown that the Sovi,ets will attempt to destror ·any obstacle in its path ; and wil even si~ a treaty with its chief adversary to achieve its aim, as it did with Germany in 1939 (shades of SALT?) No, the Soviets are not the cause of all the world's evil, but they account for more than their share. Whereever they become involved, the U.S. and free peoples everywhere should beware. Lest anyone accuse us of anti-Soviet paranoia, we humbly refer them to their history books. Any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. Proper Pe rspeeti ve................~.......................:..·•-··········-············..·······-- by Stuart Kall Rhetoric. rheto ric, rhetoric . There are certainly two sides to every issue. Though I don't feed the pigeons on Public Square, I do discuss politics, and take issues with Stephen Urbanski and James Haggerty's Conservative Comment of three weeks ago. Their blind adoration of President Ronald Reagan, and defense of James Watt, secretary of the Interior, only strengthen my need for rebutal. Mr. Haggerty and Mr. Urbanski feel that President Reagan is bravely and steadily leading us out of the recession. Actually , with unemployment at an incredibly high rate, and with a fiscal deficit of over $200 billion (for the next five years), economic recovery is hardly "around the corner," or possible at all, under Reaganomics. Only blind loyalty to Reagan could account for someone's defending of Reagan's insane defense expenditures. Mr. Urbanski says that our current level of social spending the stuff that puts us through school, for one . thingis "truly outrageous." Ac.1ually, the United States' social welfare expenditures are less , as a percentage of GNP, than most other nations. Reagan continues to pour billions into an overloaded defense budget, while the country's most important and valuable resources--educat - Reagan Administration . Through the guiding (or misguiding) hand of James Watt . our natural resources, our irrPplaceable interior, is slipping away. being ,,..rmanently ~~~n ti~~• 1e1t~~hl/mt~0 ~~in ~~( waste alone off of our defense budget would greatly aid the citizens of our country. Millions of dollars could be easily spared, and used for valuable social programs. Mr. Reagan refuses to even consider this idea, let alone that of cutting the defense budget, or enacting a freeze of defense ·spending. Mr. Urbanski speaks of econom ic recovery . hut little was accomplished by Reagan. Decreases in oil prices, the current oil ''glut,'' has had more to do with any "recovery" of our beleagured economy than any other factor . Mental and personal resources are not the only victims of the ·PIZZA ROMA 205 S. 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All right then, why would the Soviets wait for us to build up? Thev con_tinue to boost their modes of defense and modcmi7.<· their forces, at at least the rate we're updating our forces . So, what's the real point? Our country, and our interior suffers while Mr. Reagan runs rampant in _Washington. Around the time of his inauguration, he claimed the Soviets are an out-of-date, weakening foe , whose day had already come and gone. Why then all this defense hoopla now? There seems to be at least one inconsistency here. Come on, Conservative Com ment writers, these are real. pertinent issues , not little loot ball games, and unimportant gibherish. Reagan comes off as very cocky and brash to the Soviets . whom he now claims are overpowering foes. Is this wise? Life after a fottball game is tough , but nothing we all can't handle. Life after nuclear war is unspeakable , and the Reagan Administration is now whispering about "extended nuclear war." I wonder if that 's possible? .,------~----.-------. Classifieds Happy Birthday Dad-the big "40." How does 1t feel to be middle-aged? Onlv kidding. . Lon, Bug Mike Wolf: So, skiing is good for your coordination, We're taking a collection to send I huh? ·1.Z!!~o~=.!.c!!~=~ ______ .. Alternative Forms.................................... . by Kim W. Skrinak the movie; but near the end of the My curiousity overpowered me story I found myself becoming quite and I watched Special Bulletin, the . bothered and full of questions that NBC Sunday Night Movie Special. must be answered. This movie was rather unusual in Although the event was fictional, that it imitated a news coverage of a . it brought home the belief that fictional event concerning a terrorist ~omeday terrorists could make such threat to blow up Charleston with a a threat with a homemade bomb. homemade nuclear bomb. The peoUp to the time of the movie, I had a pie making this threat were suphard time taking such an idea seposedly knowledgeable enough to riously. However the dramatization do such a thing. of this idea made me think harder The .(ormat of the movie para!about such a thing happening. I leled the method that a major suppose that by not having to partinetwork would use for such an incicipate in the mock civil defense raids dent made the fictional event seem of the 1950's the nuclear threat was almost real. I could almost see how almost completely obscured· and rethe original presentation of Orwell 's duced to merely print on newspaper radio version of War of the Worlds and faded air raid shelter signs on was able to create so much panic and old buildings. Watching the teleconfusion among its viewers : I vised mock explosion and mock tho!-lght that I was going to ~t'ruggle · 1 ev~d.iitforis hii me like a cold slap in to keep a suaight face auhe 'st✓.1rt of• " the fa'ce·.'. · ' · .. ·' The sight of seeing Charleston going up in flames, mixed with the problems of the evacuation, forced me to wonder what it must have been like to have been one of the Hiroshima blast victims. 1 found myself, at times, taking the movie too seriously. I had . to tell myself that this would never happen . How wonderful it would be if I could only internalize that belief! As the days pass by, I will be combing the local and national newspapers to see how other people felt about this movie . Perhaps everyone will blow it off as just a sensationalistic event for better television ratings. I have a funny feeling , though, that many people, like me , will be bothered for some time about the idea that when it comes to the nuclear threat the Russians are not the only ones we have to fear. �Page lO, The Beacon, March 25 , 1983 Colonel Pitching Uncertain by Chris Baron . The Colonels' Baseball team will open their 1983 season tomorrow with a double header against Division II Kutztown State at Kutztown. Wilkes has a strong offensive attack, but their pitching is a bit uncertain. Second year Head Coach Bob Duliba said, "Our hitting will be there, but we're going to live and die with our pitching." The Colonels' mound staff is made up of seven players lead by Rick Scheaffer and Rich Geffert. Junior Gene Nosovitch is expected to handle relief duty coming out of the bullpen. Team Captain Ken Sorick will handle duties behind the plate. Senior Ted Komorosky will be fielding grounders on the home side of the diamond. At the other corner is · three-year starting third"' baseman Ned Sandercock. Speaking of Sandercock, Duliba said, "Ned is Ned, he is just plain solid, he always has been.'' Dale Englehart will handle things at second base for the Colonels. Two transfer students will shore up the Wilkes defense along with providing offensive punch. John Good, a transfer from Delaware, is at shortstop for the Colonels. Good is an excellent fielder and has betterthan-average speed on the base pads. Dave Kerdesky came to Wilkes form Lycoming College and will be in center for the blue and gold . Duliba said, "Dave is going to help us a lot. He's got good speed and a strong arm, he's also a lefty, something we really needed . '' Two sophomores, Ed Domzalski and Scott Pryor, round out the outfield for Wilkes. Duliba thinks the Colonels will definitely improve on last season's 13-13 record. "Last year we made over 100 errors, sure you're going to make errors but that's just too many," He said, "This year our defense has been tightened up." The Colonels have been taking advantage of the good weather and have been able to play exhibition games against Luzerne County Community College and Penn State . -- Lehman. "So far I can't complain, The pitching has been super,'' Duliba said, "We've been bombing these teams, sometimes by 18 runs." Duliba said that he realizes that these teams are not of the quality of those Wilkes will face in the Middle Atlantic Conference, but the expe-· rience has enabled his pitchers to seven innings. The Colonels are probably in the toughest division in the MAC, going up against Juniata and powerhouse Elizabethtown. Duliba said, "I think we are far ahead of everyone else at this point, but we'll find out what we're made of on Saturday." Scheaffer and Geffert will get the mound assignments for the Colonels' twinbill. Head Coach Bob Dubila looks on as the Colonels practice their play at the plate. Tennis Team Hopes To End Losing Streak by Chris Baton , . . Although the 1982 men s tenms season did not prove to be productive for the College , the 1983 Colonels are out to open a few eyes . Under first-year coach Dave Smith the Wilkes netmen are out to avenge last year's 0-9 season. Smith said "I'm not going to make any predictions, but I hope we don't turn in another 0-for season." He continued, "I don't care if we don't win a match as long as the players improve with each match." . Before coming to Wilkes, Smith served as a coach at Wyoming Valley West School High School, while teaching at Lake Lehman. Last year he compiled a 27-7 combined record while coaching both the men's and women's squads. Smith sees some differences between high school and college coaching. "It's nice not having to teach basics as much and when I do I don't have to pound it into their heads,'' he said. " Here I can concentrate more on teaching the players how to use their heads. '' Although it's too early to name a starting team, Smith does have three of his six singles starters picked. Co-captains Tom Swirbel and Jim Harnen, along with Navil Arnaout, are three definite starters. The return of Swirbel contributes to the optimistic outlook for the 1983 season. Swirbel, while starting at the number two singles position in his freshman yc:ar, left Wilkes last Reese Announces Improved Soc·cer Slate Athletic Director John Reese recently released the 1983 soccer schedule. Next season the Colonel Booters will play a 19-game schedule that includes two Division I opponents, a Division II foe.a weekend tournament in Virginia and three Middle Atlantic Conference Division champions. The campaign opens at home on September 13 against the University of Scranton . The Royals have finished in the " final four" of Division III the past two seasons. Over the fall break in October, Wilkes will be involved in a fourteam tournament at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg , Virginia. In first round action the Colonels will take on the Division I Hokies of Virginia Tech. Coach Phil Wingert served as assistant at Tech in 1981 82, assisting the Hokies to their best season ever and a berth in the Virgin•ia State Division I championshi p. Visiting the Wilkes campus on Sunday, October 23, will be the fighting Irish of Notre Dame. This past season , Notre Dame lost to the NCAA Division I national , , ,~ ~ ~ i -t !. ., I{ champion Indiana Univer ~il y . 4-0, but handed the NCAA Div ision III national champion, UNC at Greensboro, a 3-1 setback. Notre Dame is a Division I soccer program that does not offer athletic · scholarships . In between these highlights is an intense MAC schedule that includes the likes of FDU-Madison , Elizabethtown, Albright, Moravian and East Stroudsburg (Division II). . "This is by far the best schedule in Wilkes soccer history. It is an excellent schedule for any Division III college,'' co mmented Wingert . ''The a&ninistration · has been very receptive to ideas · bolstering our program. To be competive next year it is very important that we bring in the school's most talented freshman class ever Responses from recrui ts has bee1, outstandi ng and at this point we are very optimistic about bring in g in some skillful players. Soccer tans will be entertained by ten home dates that will include some of the best soccer this area has had a ch ance to observe.'', , . , , Tom Swirbel Returns to top spot year to transfer to Lehigh University. This year, the Bishop Hoban graduate will be starting at the numberone singles position. Tom also excels in the classroom, as a Dean's List engineering major. Swirbel's doubles patner Jim Harnen is a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, where he earned the honor of Most Valuable Player and received Quarter-Final status in the Pennsylvania lnterscho- lastic Athletic Association District II Doubles Tournament. The sophomore pre-law major will also be starting in the number-two singles position. Arnaout, a transfer from the Rochester Institute of Technology will round out the top three for the Colonels. Six singles players and three doubles teams are put on the court for each match . Smith said that any of the other players he has seen have the ability to fill the remaining spots on the team. He said, " Most of the guys I've seen are average Division III players and the starting lineup will probably change as the season progresses.'' With the return of lettermen Mike Colino, Jamie Rutherford, Mike Shortell, Paul Mastrokyriakos and Ray Hanks, the Colonels exhibit a well-balanced line-up. Newcomers . Rich Sposta, Ray Gonshor and : Wyoming Valley West graduate Mark Janiczek are expected to provide even further depth to the 1983 net team. Jim Harnen ,-------------~ If Snack Bar Specials 3-28-3-31 Monday Tuna Noodle Casserole Beef Creole Soup •••••••• Parrish Hall 16 S. River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA The Beacon USPS 832-080 Tuesday Wimpies Onion Soup Wilkes College Student Newspaper Perm it No. 355 Edi tor-in<hief. . . ... . .. . .- .. ... . .. .... .. . . .. Arny Elias Managinll Editor .. ...... . . . . . . . . .. . ... Ellen Van Riper News Editor . .. . . . .. . . . . . ..... . . .. . . Rebecca Whitman Sports Edi tor .. . . . .. ... . ... . ... . ...... ... . Chris Baron Feature Edi tor . .. .. . . . . ... . .... . .. ... . .. . Donna Nitka Copy Editor ... . .. . .. .. . ....... .. . .. . . Marian Koviack Photo Editor . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. . .......... Steve Thomas Asst. News/Feature . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. ..... Andrea Hincken Business Manager .. .. . ..... . . . . .......... 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March 25, 1983, T h e Beacon , Page 11 Colonel Spring Sports Team_s the final score Set For The Start Of 83 Campaign ---m..,,__,,,...,,, -- ~ The Ralston Field sports complex is a beehive of activity_ these, days as the Colonels ' ·spr.i~g teams · prepare for the 1983 qm•paign.- . ; Two Wilkes_ teams · have . nowhere to go but up. · Bo.th. th~ golf team and the te1;11JiS squ~d ~ ill -be !()!)ki ng to improve Upc!Q their win.less 1982 records. The' rtettnen have a new coach and improved depth which make their future look brighter. The Colonel linsksters have some r~turning lettermen , but it remains td be seen if they can turn things around this year. Last season , the men' s baseball team turned in a _500 .performance, with a 13-13 rriark. The Colonels • have most of their offensive power returning ; ouf th~ 'strength of their pitching staff is questionable. Last year's senior bullpen ace Ton y Vlaholvic is gone. The women 's , softball team shows the most promise for success among the spring sports sq_uads at Wilkes. Last year's Lady Colonels captured their first-ev·er Middle Atl anti c- Conference Women 's Softball title. ' The Colonels have been aided by . a talented group of incoming freshmen an d have only lost a few players . by Chris Baron •If you have .never tried ·y our· hand at the sport of golf, consider yourself lucky . If anyone suggests that you try this frustrating game, I urge you to take a nine iron and wrap it firmly around their neck. Golf is probably the most infuriating sport on .the face of the earth, but it is also addictive. If yo u try it once you are hooked for life. Woodrow Wilson describep golf best when he called it "an attempt to place a small little sphere . .. in a slightly larger hole . . . with utensils totally unsuitable to the task ." In an effort to discourage anyone from trying -this useless sport, I will em part one of my many horror stories about golf. No golfer can ever forget his first time on the links. The memory of my first time on a golf course will remain forever burned in my mind. It was a picture-perfect, summer, Sunday afternoon. A friend , or should I say an ex-friend, persuaded me to waste this beautiful day playing a "gentleman's sport." . As we approached the first tee, I noticed three teenage girls, clad in cute terry cloth shorts, waiting to tee off. My partner was quick to ask these young ladies if we could play through, in order to move things along quicker. I thought to myself, 'Silly women, what are they doing out here? They probably don ' t have enough strength to hit a ball five yards.' I didn't realize the size of one's arms has little to do with how far you can propell that t iny ball. The plan was thaf they would tee-off first, then we would drive and walk out in front of them. They agreed to this arrangement. This particular hole had a small pond directly in front of the tee. Any moron could knock a ball over this small body of water, any moron, except myself of course. The first female Jack Nicklaus carried her 120 pounds up to her ball and hit a perfect drive 200 yards down the middle of the fairway. I began to feel a bit uneasy when her two companions followed with similar success .. My colleague hit a respectable drive, but even his didn't travel as far as the first young lady's. I stepped up to my ball with the utmost confidence. I whispered, ''I hope I don't hit it past the pin, after all, I can bench press 300 pounds. I just might tear the cover off this little sphere." The club went back and there was a swoosh as it cut through the air. As I looked out to the fairway in front of me I realized that I hadn't heard the sound of the club hitting the ball. If you can picture the color of a stop sign then you've got a pretty good idea of how my face looked as these three adolescent cuties giggled behind me. I reared back again and this time the ball was air born , along with a large chunk of turf. The divot went considerably further than the ball. When a golf ball hits water it makes an amusing sound. The plunk of my ball hitting the surface of the pond put these three women in-to a fit of girlish laughter . . Eeeling about the size of a tee, I made another effort. This time the ball skimmed along the water like a cruise missile, lodging in the mud bank on the far side of.the pond. This sounds like great fun doesn't it? What a way to relax. This is onl y the,beginning of what becomes a life long exercise in frustration. The game of golf has some unknown force which draws you back to the links week afttir week, while you continue to hack through each agonizing round. After each round you swear that you will never play golf again. Maybe I shouldn't be so critical of this gentleman's sport. After all , it does have some redeeming qualities. It helps to expand your vocabulary . If you think you've heard every spoken profanity , then. think again . Golf can turn a religious pillar of the community into a raging maniac belching torth an ever-expanding series of curses. It also sharpens yo ur reaction time as you dodge balls hit by linksters who play the sport as bad as you do . Golf also teaches one how to lie about his score once he gets into the club house. A bad day on the links gives you a perfect excuse to get mildl y drunk in th e country club bar, which is a necessary part of any good cou rse. Golf is also good for the national economy. Do you' know what the largest industry in the United States is? It 's not aut omobiles or computers; it's the prod uction of golf balls. These expensive little spheres have an uncanny-kn ack for get ting lost, sometimes in the middle of the fairway . Now there are those few individuals who have managed to master thi s irritating game and the rest of us duffers hate them with all our hearts . Even now, as I remember my experiences wit h this rotten game , I begin to get an urge to start anot her season of frustrat ion . .1983 BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1983 GOLF SCHEDULE ROLLIE SCH~IDT, 00,ACH Fri., Mar. 25 Muhlenberg/ King's Al:00 Wed., Mar. 30 Lycoming/Ursinus H2:00 Thurs., Apr. 7 Upsala/Scranton Al:00 Mon., Apr.11 King's H2:00 Thurs., Apr. 14 Moravian · Al:00 Mon., Apr. 18 · Susquehanna/Scran. Al:00 Wed., Apr. 20 E. Stroudsburg A Ff'i. , Apr. 22 Albright/Juniata Al:00 Sun.,Mon., Apr. 24-25 MAC Championship TBA Thurs., Apr. 28 Lebanon Valley H2:00 1983 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE NANCY ROBERTS, COACH A 3:30 Bucknell (dh) Tues., Mar. 22 A 3:00 · Misericordia Mon., Mar. 28 A 3:00 Mansfield Wed., Mar. 30 •Elizabethtown A 3:00 Wed.,Apr.6 A 2:00 *Juaniata (dh) Sat., Apr. 9 A 3:30 Mon., Apr.11 · King's A 3:00 LCCC Tues., Apr.12 H 3:00 Thurs., Apr.14 Marywood (dh) H 11:00 •Susquehanna(dh) · Sat., Apr. 16 Delaware Valley (dh) H 3:00 Mon. , Apr. 18 H 3:00 Thurs., Apr. 21 Scranton (dh) H 2:00 Upsala (dh) Sat., Apr. 23 A 3:00 Bloomsburg (dh) Sat., Apr. 30 TBA MAC Sat., May7 BOB DULIBA, COACH Sat., Mar. 26 Mon., Mar. 28 Wed.,Mar. 30 Tues., Apr. 5 Thurs., Apr. 7 Sat., Apr. 9 Mon., Apr.11 Thurs., Apr. 14 Sat., Apr. 16 Mon., Apr. 18 Wed., Apr. 20 Sat., Apr. 23 Mon., Apr. 25 Tues., Apr. 26 Thurs., Apr. 28 Mon.,May2 Wed.,May4 *MAC Games Kutztown Bloomsburg (dh) Scranton (dh) King's (dh) •Elizabethtown (dh) •Susquehanna (dh) Muhlenberg • Albright (dh) Delaware Valley (dh) Bucknell Scranton (dh) •Juniata (dh) Moravian Dickinson King's(dh) Upsala . E. Stroudsburg (dh) Al:00 Al:00 Hl:00 Hl:00 Hl:00 Al:00 A3:00 Hl:00 Hl:00 H3:00 Al:00 Al:00 H3:00 Al:00 Al:00 A Af:00 ' *MAC Games 1983 MEN'S TENNIS SCHEDU(E DAVE SMITH, COACH Sat., Mar. 26 Juniata Wed., Mar. 30 Ursinus Tues., Apr. 5 Scranton Thurs., Apr. 7 Susquehanna Sat., Apr. 9 Elizabethtown Wed., Apr. 13 Lycoming Fri., Apr. 15 King's Tues., Apr. 19 Scranton Sat., Apr. 23 Albright Wed., Apr. 27 Muhlenberg King's Fri., Apr. 29 KEEFE RS ARMY & NAVY . Al:00 A3:00 A3:00 H3:00 Hl:00 H3:00 A3:00 H3:00 Al:00 H3:00 H3:00 You cbn't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain. . Leo Durocher ·Largest Selection of Jeans·and , Corduroys in the Valley. LOWESTPRICES! Lee Levi Wrangler ... . c::· . • -::>weiit .....~!!"!~ • Flannel Shirts • -Hooded Sweat Shirts • Vests & Parkas • Boots by Herman, Wolverine, .- and Timberland - STORE HOURS: Phone: 287-1202 9:00 to 9:0() Mon.,Fri. 270 ~yoming, Ave. 9:30 to 5:30-Saturdays Kingston VISA Et Master_ Charge AccepfPd . . ~----~ . 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In 1982, Nancy Robem' Lady Colonel softball team made Wilkes College athletic history by capturing this institution's first-ever women's Middle Atlantic Conference title . It is always tougher to do it the second time around, but this year's team is more than ready to meet the challenge. Last year few people , an""d possibly not even the players themselves, expected the Lady Colonels to accomplish what they did . However, this year this is different. Robem provided the following insight into what she expects this year: "We were a surprise last year. We will no longer be in the underdog role . Everybody will be gunning for us . We are the team to beat." Being a surprise and an underdog last year resulted in little pressure on the team . No one expected such excellence. However, now the expectations are high, and the pressure is on. Testimony to this is provided in the March 9, 1983 issue of The NCAA News, the official publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In an article previewing the upcoming national Division III softball season, the Lady Colonels are mentioned along with the Lady Royals of Scranton as the two best teams in the Mideast region . Players who received individual recognition in the article are sophomore pitcher Sue Schwartz, senior catcher Karen Johnson, and junior ourfielder Karen Bove. Last year on the mound, ~hwartz, a native of Glen Lyon and a graduate of Nanticoke, compiled a - 13-7 overall record and a 2.30 ERA. Sue received post season honors as a . member. of both the NPWIAA (Northeastern Pennsylvania Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association) All Conference and.the Middle Atlantic Conference Northern Division All-Star teams. Johnson, a native of Bloomsburg and a graduate of Central Columbia High School, batted a team leading .485 and also posted team leading figures in homeruns (7) and RIBs . (37). Her batting average was good for second in the nation. Johnson also received post season recognition a member of both the NPWIAA and MAC All-Star teams. Karen Bove, a native of Berwick and graduate of that town's high school, was named to the MAC AllStar team. In years past the Lady Colonels would be especially inspired to play such traditionally powerful teams as Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, and .Scranton; but now these teams will be especially psyched to play the Lady Colonels. · Despite all of the high expectations and pressure , Roberts is confident that her team will be able to repeat as MAC champions: "It will be real hard, but we have the talent • and the attitude to do it again. There is 'a very good chance that we will do it again. ' ' And do they ever have the talent! Not one to sit on her laurels, Roberts did a tremendous amount of recruiting last year and was rewarded with a number of talented freshman .players to add to her already stellar group . as Hurst Receives Her Second MAC Award CHARLENE HURST For the second consecutive year, Lady Colonel . cage star Charlene Hurst has made the Middle Atlantic Conference's All-Conference First Team. Only a sophomore, both the n Head Coach Nanc Ro- berts and her assistant Mary Jo Hromchak, are looking forward to having her around for two more" years . Charlene is a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, and she is a native 0fWilki:~-~::.~:c. '!'his spdng she will be playing softball as a member of the Lady Colonel team. As a freshman, she was a member of the 1982 team which won the Middle Atlantic Conference softball title. This past season Charlene was the second leading scorer for Roberts with an 18.6 p/ g. and a total of 354 for the season. · Last year, as a freshman, Charlene led the Lady Colonels in scoring with a 20. 5 p / g. average, and her overall performance earned her a spot on the MAC All-Conference squad . Last year's team only managed a 6-12 overall record, but this past season the record was improved to 10-9 . Thus, it is obvious that Charlene had lots of he! this ear. CAN THEY DO IT AGAIN ? Last Spring the 1982 Lady Colonel softball team posed for this informal team photograph after they won the College 's first ever women 's Midclle Atlantic Con ference title. With these veterans and some new cast members, Head Coach Nancy Roberts' team will be looking to repeat as champions in 1983. As a matter of fact, a number of native of Pittston and a graduate of frontline hurler. freshmen are pushing the upperPittston Area; outfielder Karen One solution to the problem may Galli from Nanticoke and a gradu- · be junior Karen Bove , who has been classmen for starting positions. The result has been healthy competition ate of Nanticoke Area; third basequite impressive early on the in which all of the players have · man Kenley Oates, a native of mound . Roberts is expecting her to improve.her pitching, and is hoping worked hard . Wyoming and a graduate of Wyoming Area High School; infielder Rethat she will be ready before the This year's roster presently has 19 · players, and for a change there is not nee RubinofromJefferson, N.J. and · middle of the season . a graduate ofJefferson High School; a problem with numbers. The Lady Colonels this weekend first baseman Michelle Zowoiski will travel to Western Maryland ColHeading the contingent of refrom Mt. Pocono and a graduate of lege. for a scrimmage, and they will turning players are Schwartz, JohnMt. Pocono High School; shortstop son, and Bove. The other returning make their home debut on April 14 Lisa Delgado, a native of Wilkesupperclassmen are senior Cathy Lee when .they host Marywood College for a double header at Kirby Park. from Blair; California, who last year Barre and a graduate of Bishop Hoban; infielder Beth Latini from was named to the NPWIAA All Wayne and a graduate of ArchConferen~e team, and who is exbishop John Carrol High School; pected to play both second base and and .second baseman Gail Jones catcher this year; senior Stacy from Wilkes-Barre and a Bishop HoKeeley, a native of Mt. Holly, N.J . ban graduate. and a graduate of Rancocas Valley High School, who was named to the The only problems which Ro,berts MAC All-Conference team last year, has encountered so .far involve the and will play first base once again; ~ab _s~h_c;dule .an4 thi: pit::hiug staff" ' and senior Carol !-!:>.g~~. ::. ~;;.iive ot Some members of the team have late riymouth and a graduate of Wyom- - afternoon science labs , so they have to come to practice an hour late ·on ing Valley West, who will play right some days. field. The other returning upperclassRobem said that she "needs the men are sophomore outfielder cooperation of the teachers, for it is Charlene Hurst, a native of Wilkes. hard to win when people are an hour late for practice.' ' Barre and a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School; -sophomore Renee If there is any weakness this year, Dougherty, who is also a Wilkesit lies in the pitching staff. AlBarre native and a Hoban graduate, though Sue Schwartz is an All-Star and who will play s_econd base; pitcher, she cannot be expected to sophomore rightfielder Sherri Zimpitch every game. The only other merman, a native of Hamburg, N.J. pitcher is Lynn Busch, who even and a graduate of Vernon High though has shown dramatic imSchool; sophomore outfielder Lisa provement since last year, has a SWINGING INTO SPRING. Gigliello from Avoca and a graduate problem with conflicting classes and Lady Colonel ace pitcher Sue of Pittston Area; and sophomore labs . ' Schwartz shows her batting pitcher Lynn Busch , a native and Even though Roberts says that stroke during a recent pracgraduate of Dallas . "we are very fortunate to have Sue tice at Ralston Field. The first-year members of the Schwartz," she' would still be a lot team arc outfielder JoAn n Matt, a more comfortable if she had another � 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 March 25th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 March 25 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/686d47fcf48b3fb77da63f5c82f64673.pdf 4882c69559a3dafd68f771ac8311dbda PDF Text Text Vol.XX.XV No.18 March 18, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Presidential Search Explained To Faculty by Rebecca Whitman Questions about the search for a new president for Wilkes were answered at a faculty meeting held recently. • The meeting was called at the request of Dr. Robert Beaman ::nd Dr. Donald Henson, the faculty representatives chosen for the search committee, so they could ask the other faculty members for suggestions and opinions on what qualities the new president should have. President Robert Capin last semester announced his intention of leaving the College in May of 1984. thus giving the Board of Trustees more than a year to locate a suitable replacement . Henson reviewed the steps that the search committee wi ll go through in the process of finding one or more candiates to present to the Board of Trustees' approval: an assessment of the College's needs and problems; the development and formulation of a set of criteria by which to judge possible candidates; the consideration of using profess.ional help in the search ; the possible use of publicity to assist in finding candidates; and finally, screening and ranking the chosen candidates . Professional organizations are available to assit institutions in choosing new presidents. Hennson mentioned two: the Presidential Search Service and the Academy of Research Consultants. When questioned, Beaman reported that the services of such groups could cost anywhere from $2,000 to $15,000, depending on the amount of assistance they provide . He also stated that the committee had been budgeted $10,000 to work with during their search. Evaluation fo rm s taken from The Presidential Search Guide, a booklet the committee is using , were handed out · for the faculty to complete. These sheets listed certain qualifications a college or university president should have and requested that they be rated as essential, important, helpful or not important. Henson explained that th e committee hoped to complete their activities by January 1, 1984 , so that the Board of Trustees woul d have enough time to consider th e candi dates before making their decisdion . President Capin was present to offer those qualities he felt were vit al in a college president. T hose he mentioned as most important were the abilit y and the desire to tJke an active role in both communitv affairs an-d school fund-raising <:ampai_gns. Capin explained that this vas the· last faculty meeting he wo uld attend to discuss the matter . and that from then on, he woul d 111· se rving "as a messenger boy" for the committee to help them with outside arrangements and contact ing people. In response to questions from -the faculty, Capin made it clear that the bvlaws of the college state that the final decision in selecting a president belongs to the Board of T Rrustees . Besides Beaman and Henson , the search committee includes five members of the Board : Patricia Davies (chairperson of the committee), Frank Henry , Marv Rhodes. Arnold Rifkin and Rich ard Ross, Jr.; an alumni representative, James Ferris; and a student representative, Dave Fife. The hoard and alumni representatives were designated by the chairman of the hoard. The faculty represent at ives were elected by the faculty, and the student was chosen by t~e deans of Student Affairs. Henson and H eaman emphasized their desire and willingness "to discuss the entire process with anyone at anytime." They re· quested that the faculty write down any suggestions or comments they might have and give them at any time. H owever , they also stress ed that they did not intend tn w port back to the facult v for apprnv al after each step. It was announced that Davies w:ll be present at the next meeting to answer further questions and sol , ·,; ideas from the faculty. .President. Of Bucknell Chosen To Speak At Commencemen·t Dr. George Dennis O'Brien . president of Bucknell Uni versity in Lewisburg. will ad dress the Wilkes College Class of 198:\ during commencement ceremonies scheduled for Sunday. May 22 at Ralston Field. O'Brien, now in his seventh year as Bucknell Presi · dent, will help culminate the yearlong 50th anniversary celebration of W ilkes College, founded as Bticknell , University Junior College in 1933. A native of Chicago, O'Brien re ceived his A .B. degree in English as a cum laude graduate of Yale (1952) prior to receiving his Ph .D . in Ph ilosoph y from the University of Chi cago (1961). The 52-year old educator was the recipient of a Carnegie Resea rch Fellowship in University teaching (1957) and was a Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies ( 19 71 - 72) . O'Brien currently serves as the Twelfth President of the 13 7 war o ld institut ion an d holds the ·aca· demic rank of Professor ot' Phil osophy. Prior to joining Bucknell. O'Brien served in several capacities at Middlebu ry College, including .Pro f.e s so r o f P h i 1o so p h y , L1r>an of Men, Dean of the College, Acting Dean of the Faculty, and, m 1975, as Dean of the Faculty. From 1961 -65 he served as Assis . tant Dean of the College at Prince ton University. Dr. Georg ~ O'Brien Author of numerous art icl,·, including " Philosophy in th , Twentieth Century'' and ''New Friend~ in Religion, " O'Brien has delivered several com mencement addresses at numerous institutions, which include Mercy H ospital of Chic.-,~o (1979).Shady Side Acad emy, Pittsburgh (1978) , and M-•n· w<>,,d C1llege (I 971 ). ( l'81wn de 1ivered a lecture at Wi lkes last fall as part of the 50th Anniversary Lecture Series and has written a book He!{el on Reason in History : A Contemporary ln 1, •trctation published in 1975 by th (' University of Chicago Press . .. . '. A thletes Informed About FinancialAid by Ellen Van Riper Rea<l everything and read it carefullv. ' · These were the word~ of . wisdom whi ch Rac hael L. Lohman, the director of Financial Aid , offered to a group of approximately 50 attentive student athletes who at.tended an impromptu, finan cialaid meeting held on March 1. In an effort to inform all student athletes of the avai lable forms of financial aid and to explain to them the int ri cacies of the application proced ures , the Athletic Depart ment asked Lohman to conduct this special seminar . The increase in tuition , scheduled to occu·r next year, wi II raise the cost of attending Wilkes College to approximately $8000 for a resi dential -hall student. Th erefore, both athletes and non-athletes alike should actively pursue financial aid. Acco rding to Lohman, the tim e to apply for such aid is now . Many students at Wilkes are presently receiving some form of fin an cial aid. However, there are some ~tudents who also could be receiv in .I.\ aid but _who are not. The~l' FAF form. students are either turn ed-off hv The deadline for upperdassrrwn all the paperwork involved in apply applicati ons is April 15. ing or are of the opinion that they do The Merit or Presidential scholar not qualify so why bother appl yships are based solely upon 1alt>nt ing. · or academic performance . · The Lohman st ressed that such attifundin g is by the College, and the tudes can cause students to miss awards range from $300-$4600. out on approximately $3300 worth Interested students need onl y to of financial aid. file the College application for fin There are a number of financial ancial aid for consideration . The aid programs available. First of deadline for upperclassmen is April all, there are several types of cam15. _ pus-based aid. These include: The Work Study Program ·is the Wilkes College Grant in -Aid, based upon demonst rated need, Wilkes Merit Scholarships, the · and it provides students with the Work-Study Program , the Gulf Oil opportunity to work on campus and Corporation Student Loan, National · use the ea rnings for college costs. Direct Student Loans, and the NursThe funding is provided jointly by ing Student Loan . the College and the federal govern · The College Grants in -Aid are ment. The awards range from awa rded on the basis of demonst rat $100 -$2500 . I ed need . The funding is supplied Applicants should complete the by Wilkes College, and the awards C o ll ege appl i cation and the range from $100-$1500. · PHEAA / FSA or th e F AF . There Applicants must complete th e is no on -time filing deadline. College application for finan·cial aid The Gulf Oil Corporation Stuand the PHEAA / FSA (Pen nsyl, dent Loan Fund provides loans of vania State , Grant and Federal up to . $1000 a year to students Student Aid) form or the F \ r who have exhausted all ot her mea ns form. Students from ot her ~1 •.tt!'s ! nf financial assistance. The loan is sho uld complete the appropriate· · ma-de bv request of the st udt·nt . and the loan is interest -free while the st 11dent is enrolled and for three mnnt hs I hPreafter. /..ppli c:111 1 , must co mplete the Cullew·~ , ,p1i ca1ion and t hl'f>HEAA / FSA "'r>r 1l1 e FAi·. The· funding is provided by the College, and there is no deadline. The National Direct Student Loan Program supplies loans of up to $1500, and it is jointly funded by the College and the federal govern ment . This loan is based upon dem onstrated need. Like the Gulf Oil Loan the National Direct Student Lo~n is in terest-free while the st udent is en rolled and for three months follow ing the termination of enrollment. Applicants should complete the C o 11 e g e a p p I i c a t i o n a n d I h c· PHEAA / FSA or th e FAF. an<l th e upperclass deadline is April 15. The Nursing Student Loan Program is funded join tly by the College and the federal government. Loans of up to $2500 are ava ilable to those students enrolled in the Bachelor continued on page 9 �Page 2, The Beacon, March 18, 1983 Enrollment Trends Survey Indicates National Decline by Andrea Hincken 'Burford Quits EPA Anne McGill Burford resign ed last week as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency . President Reagan said Burford has been "un justly attacked" and referred to her departure as "an occasion of sorrow for us all.'' The news of Burford' s resi,1,1J1ation came after th e White House confirmed that it was releasing to · Congress documents it had refused to hand over previously in congressional investigations of the agency . Reagan Denounces N-Freeze Advocates Evangelist Urged To Preach Against Movement Presi rlent Reagan denounced last Tuesday the "very dangerous fraud" of a congressional committee's call for a nuclear wea(X)ns freeze . and mg ed Christian evangelists to help him from th t'ir pulpits by crusading against the " evi l em pin:" of the Soviet Union . Reagan 's attack upon the freeze: advocates and ''those who would place the United States in a (X)Sition of military and moral inferiority". followed by two hours the House Foreign Affairs Committee's fo rmal endors_e ment of the wea(X)ns pro(X)sal: Media Groups Seek Federal Court Access A coalition of media organizations as ked the federal courts last week to opent open thei r doors to television, radio and still picture coverage as a way to teach a public ''largely ignorant abo ut the fun cti ong of th e court system ." Enrollments for higher educa iion , on th e ave rage, are down . This trend is consistent nation wide, according to Dr. Eric Wat ters , director of In stitutional Re - . search at Wilkes College. He said th at private schools are down somewhat but not drastically . State schools and universities are leveling off. The colleges that have nnt yet been affected are the high Iv selective ones and the religi ous institutions. Watters said that these . remain popular because people at· tend them for specific reasons. In a survey of the nation's in . dependent colleges , done by the National Institute of Independent · Colleges and Universities , more than 1,000 colleges were question ed. The survey produced the fol lowing results: -63 percent of the nation 's independent colleges reporting declines in freshman enrollment · - 34 percent lost 10 pe rcent or more - 15 percent lost 10 to 15 percent - 14 percent lost one to five percent - For al l schools the fu ll-time fresh men decline was 3. 77 percent -Gai ns in freshm an enrollment of IO percent or moree was report ed by 1 7 percent - The total amount of student full -time and part-ti me declined Cameras and microphones are permitted during trilas in 40 states, but fede ra l co urts barthem . S2.50 Base Pay Asked For Youth ., Despite organized labor's opposition, President Reagan sent Congress legislat inn Friday to set a lower minimum wage for youth in summer- S2 . 50 compared with the present $3 .35 minimum - and to provide tax credits for business me,n who gi ve jobs to the hard-core unemployed . The president also asked Congress to extend fed eral supplemental compensation, available to those who _have exhausted their reg ular unemployment heneftts. tor two million recipients from March 30 to September 30. ity of college-age students wi II be at an all-time low . . · Statistica ll y the trend is confirmed by the num ber of students graduated from high school. In 1980, 170 thousand st ud ent s graduated fr o m hi gh schools nationwide . Projections show that in 1991 the number of graduating high school students wi11 decline to 11 7 thousand. Predict ions for th e private colleges also show a decline in stu dent attendance. According to Wat ter , in 1980, the percentage of students in Pennsylvania attending private schools was · 40.4 percent. In 1990, it is expected that 36. 2 percent will go to private schools. The decline in the birthrate coupled with cuts in financial aid present a big problem for higher education, according to Watter. Schools are combating the up· coming and current enrollment problems by offering more classes to other kinds of students, such as older people or people who wa nt to finish their education while working. Also, according to \Vatter . some schools are helping st udents co p<: finan cially. '. 'They're budgeting dramat ic increases to offset th e decline in state and federal sources," he sai d. Those who aren 't adopting th e atti tude that students should accept responsibi lity for their own education. · only slightly , 0.68 percent The group re(X)rted significant l,,sses in enrolling freshm en. com bined with a disproportionate- effect to certain areas and types of schools, "s4ggest hard times ahead for many colleges and fore students who want to attend them.'' A loss of about 16,000 freshmen in one year amounts to approxim ately a quarter-billion dollars loss in tuition reven ue over the next four years . The national decline, reflected somewhat in the survey, showed that 30 percent reported losses of 10 percent or more. Hardest hit, according to the survey, were the comprehensive colleges and universities and less selective liberal arts schools in the · private sector, such as Wilkes College, with losses more than five percent. In all regi ons, undergraduate full -time decreased, while part tirrie enrollment increased, indicating that st udents are reducing their number of credi ts to meet tui tion costs of the college of their choice. Because of the predicted fX>p ulation swing, accordi ng to Watter, future trends for higher education . are dubious. The anticipated decrease in the birth rate will cause many probit'ms for colleges and universities over the next decade . According to Watter, the birthrate hit bottom in 1975. So far as colleges go , this nwans that in 1993 t he· availahil- Information from survey is taken from H;gber Educat ion and National Affairs , -October 29, 1982. • · SOPHOMORES • NUM-■ 9 SHOP 9 W. 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Franklin St. KING'S COLLEGE 826-5900 Ext. 718 or (717) 961-7457 ,.,,,,,....... , . ~ �Kinney's Kids Clinch State Title For the first ti me in nearly three decades, the Wilkes College De bate Union has won the right to call itself the number one debate team in the state. Recently at the State Championship Tournament . sponsored by . t~e Pei:nsylvama Forensic Assooat1on , Wilkes Col lege won the impressive ~state tit le with victories in the area of debate competition . T he Wilkes Debate Squad of Walter Shonfield and Donna O'Toole rleteated ~ucli deba te pO\,· vr houses as the Unive rsity of Pe nn sylvania, Penn St~te !Jniversity, and Duquesne U01vers1ty to wm th e title' ' best in the state .' ' Additional honors came to Wilkes when Walter Shonfield was named the Outstandi ng Debate Speaker for the entire tourn ament. Hi s part ner , Donna O'Too~e . wa~ rc,,,g - nized as the third best speaker in competition. Shon field added still another award to the Wil kes vie· tor ies when he won second place in the State in Extemporaneous Speaking. Not since 1954 has Wil kes been able to claim the state title. Once annually, schools within the com monwealth gather on a centrall y located campus to compete for honors and state awards. The Penn · sylvania Forensic Association is the only recognized speech organi zation in the state to conduct such a championship tournament. This year's competition saw Wilkes ,go against schools from the eastern. western , and sout hern part of the state. According to Dr. Bradford Kin ney , director of the Wilkes program, "The ~tate award ha~ been a long time ro ming to Wil kes. I am very pleased that after so man v wars of t rying to secure this ti t le that it was won during t he College's 50th ann iversary celebrat ion . I can ' t thi n k of a nicer gift to give to the institut ion.'' Th e professor of speech -radio went on to comment th at both Shonfeld and O ' T oole are just in t hei"r first year of intercollegiate debate competition , and that while the ·college entry was small com pared with those of ot her schools in competi tion , Wilkes still proved itself a wi nner. T he four awards won during the State Championship Tournament raises the numbe r of victories won just this year to thi rt y-nine. The Jeb:,te team as well as the public spt·d king unit are coached and directed by Dr. Bradford Kinney. Low Enrolllllent Causes Dism·issal Of Three Nursing Instrzictors by Candy Marshall Accordi ng t o Dr. V irgi nia Nehring , nursing department chairwoman , a decrease in enrollment , combined with cutbacks at the College , will result in the loss of three nursing instructors for the 198384 school year, a decision which surprised two of the instructors. In addition to the large· number of untenured persons in the Nursing Department (untenured personnel are first to be cut), Dr. Neh ring noted that nurses are mobile' ' in both clinical and academia.' ' Diane Felice, assistant professor of nursi ng, sai d she will attend a '· ll'acher 's co li ege ''' ( n a rt o I Col um bia University) for her doc· tora te. ' '[' m not sure if I will be replaced ," Felice said, noting th at it would probably depend on the nu mber of students to be taught and the number of faculty trained to teach Psychiatric Nursi ng. Diane Morgan and Rick Borofski , both first-yeart instructors. ~aid they were surprised when they were told of the decision. M organ explained that in December they still had no cont racts , but were told th e contracts didn't "come up" until March . H owever, the instructors never got those contracts . Borofski added th at they each had the' ' wrong'' masters degree . Morgan has a masters of education in English and Borofski 's degree is in En_vi'.()nIT_1e_11t_al.!'f~lt.h._ "The state board lilces to see qualified people wi th their MSN,'' Morgan explained. "You can have your doctorate in education, but they (the state board) like to see the MSN ,'' Borofski added. M organ pointed out that she also en rolled at College Misericord ia to attain her master 's in nursing ; hu t no capitation funds were avail able. She said she would consider teachi ng the medical terminology co urse as an adjunct professor , although she has had another job offer. Borofski said he's ha two job offe, , · ' so I reallv don ' t ,·o;? ,· de r my~•·;f in a bind.' ·, He added tliat he 's fort unate because he is si ngle and therefore wi ll ha'-'" no problems wi th re-Inca tin{!. . Both instructors also pointed out that they've been involved wi th much committee work. Borofski said he has " no regrets" with respect to leaving Wilkes. " I feel it (Wilkes) is a quality in stitution qf b.igh..e r learoi.ng and I'm glad to have -added to it this year.'' he commented . "I'm going to miss the place . I' ve gai ned valuable experience in management and organization. But , I guess we all have to feel the beat of a different drummer.'' Morgan stated that she has a lot nf good feelings about Wil kes, too. " I' ve made a lot of fri'ends here ," she said "I ' ll miss everyone . I'll miss the students.' ' Borofski pointed out that when it n ,mes to education , too often pieces of paper are considered and NOT the individualist ic qu ali ties of th e persons themselves. Win Cash Prizes!!! The Wilkes Student Gov't organizations in conjunction with the Board of Trustees is sponsoring a T H E WINNING TEAM !!! Wilkes' State Champion Debate Team from front to back: Dr. Bradford Kin n ey, Team Coach, Darrel Lewis, Annette Winski, Marybeth Z wich , Susan Loveit t, Donna O'Toole and Walter Schonfeld. · Anderson's Swan Song · by R ebecca Wh i tman Dr. T errance Anderson has resigned his position as head of the Music Department. Anderson was hired by the administration in 1979 to be the chairman of the Music Department. Following hi s re s ignation, he will rnntinue to instruct music students at Wilkes. It has been announ ced th at Dr. Gerald Hartdagen , dean of Academic Affiars, will act as ch airman fo r the remainder of the sem ester. H artdagen reported that at this point the adm in istration has to examine the "many different options available to them '' as to how to fill the position Anderson has vacated. The chairmanshi p could be filled intern ally with the administration choosing a member cf the Music Department or the College co uld decide to conduct, a search , Campus Pride and Improvement Contest Papers submitted should not exceed 50 0 words in length . While it is expected that all submissions should reflect careful though and preparation, papers will be judged primarily on content. soon in the Deans' offices, the Housing, SG , IRHC, and CC offices muc h like the one used to choose Anderson, to find a qualified person from outside Wilkes. When questioned as to whether this resign ation would have any ef. feet on the situation of Jerry Campbell and Dr. Bruce Reiprich , two members of the Music Department who are protesting the College's decision not to renew their contract, Hartdagen stated he saw the two matters as totally unrelated. Campbell , however , explained th at he feels more hopeful about the prospect of bein!-l able. to st_ay on ~t Wilkes. ' 'This res1gnat10n will cause a considerable shake-up in the department,'' said Campbell. ''Though I am not sure this is any indication that anyth ing has chang. ed." Hartdagen was un able to give an y reasons for the resignation and Anderson was un available for comment. STUDENT CEN~ER ~CTI;ITIE;7 $100 First Prize $50 Second Prize five $20 Honorable Mention Prizes One $50 prize for Faculty/Staff entries Purposes: To build awareness of the seriousness of the vandal ism problem. To seek workable ideas for com batting vandalism and malicious mischief. To encourage keeping the Wilkes campus and buildings orderly, neat and clean . To build pride in Wilkes College. - Chairman R~igffl Music ~ March 17, 18, 19, 20 Movie - Annie Hall on the wide screen. Free Admwion Sunday, March 20 M-TV on the wid screen 7-11:30 P.M. .Thursday, March 24 _· Dart Tournament in the Cavern · Cash prizes for the first four finishers Friday, March 25 Student Center Party 10-2 a.m. Sponsored by S.G. 50th Anniversary Comm. Sunday, March 27 Whitewater Rafting on the Lehigh River Gorge Your cost $19 - actual cost - $35 - save $16 Deposit of $10 required by March 2nd in Jay Tucker's office . (Founders Hall) Sponsored by the Student Center Board Sunday, March 27 M-TV on the wide screen 7-11:30 p.m . If you have any questions pertaining to the above activities you should c-ontact Jay Tucker in Founders Hall (Ext. 407). k HM NH - �Page 4, The Beacon, March 18, 1983 Editor's Corner Wbether students recognize the fact or not, this is a time of vast reconsideration and change on the Wilkes campus. The physical layout of the campus grounds is being modified: some buildings are being sold, while others are being converted for new uses . The curriculum is presently under review, and committees have been organized to determine whether or not change is called for. Student enrollment is fluctuating, and is influencing the future of whole departments of study on campus. Some well-respected faculty members will teach their last classes on campus this year or next, and will then leave to find employment elsewhere . Administrative job descriptions have been altered , and some administrative positions have been elimio.ited altogether. The president of the College is resigning, and the search for a capable man or woman to fill the vital office is curreptly underway. Vast changes indeed. Perhaps the most important aspect of all re-evaluations is that they will all affect Wilkes students directly , by changing forms of housing, classroom locations, . programs of study, classroom teachers, and college administrative policy. The next year and the years to come will un doubtedly require a slightly altered version of the Wilkes student some of us have grown accustomed to seeing , or even grown into; these past years. The average student of 1984 and the years following will have to be vitally interested in the workings of the College to insure that the inevitable changes taking place will be to the students' advantage, and an active student voice in the formulation of these changes will be crucial. With this in mind , we turn our eyes to the upcoming student government nominations and elections. The last few years have presented a disappointing display of (and I cringe at the overused phrase) student apathy concerning the three major student governance bodies , whether we like to admit that fact or not. A ccording to the Commuter Council Constitution , six students are eligible for every class to be elected to CC. It has not been uncommon in the past fo r CC candidates to run unopposed ; and in some cases the ballots do not even list a full complement (6) of candidates to vote for. IRHC, which operates under a different election procedure , this year has failed to maintain even a full representative body, and it is reported that representatives are inconsistent in attendance at meetings .. Predictions for presidential nominations for all three_ organizations-SG , CC, and IRHC-indicate that all three presidential candidates may run unopposed. Certainly , it 's difficult to involve today ' s students , who seem (as do most people of this time period) more concern'ed with preparing fo r careers and after-college finan cial security than with "social" issues . The radical humanist movement of the 60s has long since retired , and it is fruitless here to engage in a debate about "why?" Surely , the three student government bodies have tried to promote active student involvement (and again, to evaluate their success is not appropri ate here). But even in light of these facts , one finds it appalling that students on this campus, faced with the possibility of radical changes in the next years that may affect their entire college careers, are willing to remain so silent. One can only hope fervently that the predictions for this year's elections are false. · Let 's hope for an active campaign season this year, and for some voices who refuse to remain (ugh) apathetic. Classifieds Gowe: Congr atulations on the G r ad Schools! I told yo u not to worry. J essica: H appy 22 011 thte 24th . You'rt' well into your 20's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From : Jamie, et al Elaine Kerch usky: Happy Birthday to a gr eat discussion buddy. You're great! Love, A. Happy Two Years Diane . Love, Doug. Becks: Smile- it's spring! Su blease until 8/3 1/ 83 or rent indefinite• ly. New I bdr m., 4 rm. unfurnished apt. A ll appliances, w/w carpet ing, washer/ dryer hoo ku ps. Located in coun try settin,, 8 mi. from Wilkes-Barr e. No pets. $235 / mo. & utilities. Call Dr . Brown. exr. 466, Mon . 8:30-11 :00 & Fri. 12:30-3:00. -·-·-·,-----,7 I moRGUE -,;- 0 Conservative ·Comment.......... b y St eph en K. Urban ski and James J. Haggerty, Jr. With less than one year until the New Ham pshire primary, the field of can di dates is beginning to become crowded , especially in the Democratic Party. So far , fi ve candidates have announced their candi dacy, and more are sure to do like wise as 1984 approaches , adding to the already exciting field of candidates . Let 's see how the race is shapi ng up today. M ost observers wo uld agree that Walter M ondale is the current front runner and the likely Democratic nominee. He attained this position not because of any grea t reforms or ideas he proposed , but rather as the res ult of twofac tors . Fortunately, for Walt, Senator T ed Kenn edy (D -M ass.) saw fi t to exclude himself from the race, and, if we remember correctly, Mr. Mondale was vice president a few years back , which at least establishes some name recogni tion for him . This early advantage should be enough to carry Mondale to the convention as a front runner. T h e top banan a of the rest of the •bun ch appears to be Senator John G lenn (D-O hio). Glenn 's claim to fame is his career as an astronau t , not as a politician . In fact, his Senate career has been a bit less than illustrious. Again, though, Glenn has a good degree of name recogni tion , which should increase a great deal due to the book and movie The Right Stuff, which is about G!enn ' s life. A well organ- ized campaign by Gle nn could con ceivably amount to a serious challe nge to Mondale , a fact that would throw the Democratic convention into a turmoil. The campaign of Senator Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) could be a. con tri buting factor in the confusion wh ich is possi ble at the convention . Although Cranston does not pose a serious threat to Mondale and Glenn , he may pick up a substantial amount of delegates due to a likely victory for him in his home state of Californ ia, and in other Western states. It is also possi ble that a large amount of nuclear freeze vote go to Cranston also, which means additional delegates for him . This wi ll only serve to lessen the ch ances, of Mondale and Glenn receivin g a clear majority at th e convention , and thus the Democratic nomination . Other candidates such as .Senator Gary Hart (D-Col.) an d former Florida Governor Reuben Askew have little · support outsi de their home states , and are un likely to pick up any substantial support elsewhere. The few delegates they win , however, will only add to the convention mystery. If any candidate does come out of the con vention with a true majorit y, it will be Mondale , but due to the rest of the field, non e are likely to receive this true majority. The possi- · bility of a dark-horse compromise candidate . looks realistic at this time. Does all this con fusion on the Democratic side really matter' Let ' s fac e it , folks, despi te what Ron ald Reagan says, he is preparing to run for a secon d term . Despoite all the negative press President Reagan is gett ing, he is sti ll strong enough to ward of an y of the potential Democratic candidates . As the recovery gets stronger , Reagan 's support will grow, and he should come out of the Republican convention with a substantial lead over his challenger , whoever that may be. It is hard to conceive of even a unified Democratic Party seriously challengi ng Ronald Reagan in 1984. Still, however , we must look at all possibilities . There is a slim ch ance th at Ronald Reagan won 't run . If he doesn't, it loo ks like Goerge Bush will be the Repu blican nominee . Howard Baker would undo ubtedly jump at the oppo rtuni ty to become Chief Executive, but only major bl unders by Bush and a perfect campaign by Baker would make this possible. Conser v at iv es wo ul d u ndo u btedly favor Congressman Jack Kemp of New York (he would be our choice), yet realistically Kemp 's ch ances are slim against the popular Vice President . All of this spen1 lation is really unn ecessary . Ronald Reagan is goi ng to run in 1984. In a nutshell , here ' s how November 6 , 1984 shapes up: Ronald Reagan over Walter Mondale by at least 10 million votes. Any comments 'o r criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. ·~--------------~----------------------~-------, We're Lookin~ .ror a Proper Perspective Wri.--er ! ! r I I ,. I I• I ~ I· I .. I I I I, Wilkes Stu dents: If You're Interested In 1 Voicing Your Opinions About the State Of Th ei' I Nation.Contact The Beacon At Ext. 379 ·Today! ! II . .!______________________________________________J I �March 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 5 ; ¥4 Art Department Professor Comments On 'PoliticalNaivete' T o the Editor: I wish to comment on several examples of political naivete displayed in the "Conservative Comment" column of the Feb. 25 Beacon . The first example related to the writers opposition to a nuclear freeze. Although the tradition of comparing war to a game is an old one, going back at least to the Duke of Wellington's remark that the Battle of Waterloo was won ' 'on the playing fields of Eton," it is a dan, gerous and simple-minded analogy to make at this time. Messrs. Urban ski and Haggerty update the game analogy and draw it from the world of football. They speak blithe ly of "that final conflict" (Armageddon?), ''teams,'' and ·the "Superbowl." To use their own football analogy I would. modestly suggest that if "that final' conflict" comes neither side .f,'ill "score," and furthermore all the spectacles will "lose" when they and the st adium are vaporized. 0 Messrs. Urbanski and Haggerty will say that we must arm in order to "deter" such an event. The most dangerous thing about the concept of deterence is that it ftp· pears rational and realistic, and people opposed to the concept can easily be seen as irresponsi ble or childish. Perhaps Messrs. Urban ski and Haggert y can enlighten me, but I do not know of any historical exa mples where arming deterred war. An increasing number of writers are pointing to the disturbing similarities between present day super power rivalries and the sabre rattling of pre-world war I Europe. The warlords of that conflict did not anticipate a four year stalemate on the western front, the death of millions, the collapse of four empires, or the establishment of a revolutionary government in Russia. Rather, they were " plllnning" for a traditional 19th century European war lasting from six to eight weeks, with a negotiated settlemen·t and · a minor redrawing of European borders. The other example of political 11aivete concerns Messrs. U. and I-f' s remar ks on the secretary of I n te r io r J a m es W a t t. They comment on his being a '' true moderating force between indust ry and environmentalism ", and to clinch the argument they cite the fact t hat congressmen from '' the states where the federal govern ment owns most of the land" support Watt. Are they surprised? Do they imagine that congressmen work in a vacuum, only concerned with the public good and uninfluenced by powerful interests? Considering the fact that over 40 percent of U.S. congressmen are millionaires it would be naive to believe that they are immune to · the blandishments of these powerful interests. Herbert Simon Art Dept. Wilkes College for three vears at 'Wilkes followed by four yea rs of study at the Penn sylvania College of Podi atric Medicine where they would receive their D.P.M. degree. Those students accepted include John Raineiri , Ri ver Edge , N.J.: Raef Fahmy, Dallas; Joseph Bian carelli, Jessup ; Scott McGrath, Scranton ; Patrick Dwyer, New Student Government has announced the following upcoming election dates and times: March 22: SG and CC rep elections, Stark Lobby 10 a.m . to 4 p.m : Pickering H all Lobby, 4:3 0 to 6:30 p.m . March 28: SG and CC presidential nominations March 27: IRHC presidential nominations April 5: SG and CC Presidential Forum , Wilkes Gym during the activity period ; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7: Elections for SG, CC, and IRHC presideritial candidates April 12: All class officer nominations A Note Of Congratulations Is D~e ... Six Students Accepted to College of Podiatric Medicine Or. Ralph Rozelle, dean of health sciences at Wilkes College , announced this week that six Wilkes students have been accepted into the Pennsylvania College of Podi at ric Medicine. The students are enrolled in the Wilkes -Pennsyl vania College of Podiatric Medi cine Affiliated Health Science Program which enables them to study Students Take Note: Milford, N.J .: and Mark Murni11 Va ndling. In addition to th e Pennsvlva nw College of Podiatric Medicine. Wilkes offers affiliated health sci ~nee programs in physical and occi1pational therapy, dentistry, and pharmacy wi th Tem pl e Universitv. an d in optometry wit h the Penn svlvania College of Optometrv . April 19: All class officer elections SG notes that to run for any offi ce , a can di date will be required to obtain 50 sign atures and ID numbers of his constituents. IRHC and CC presidential candidates are requ ired to obtain 100 signatures of students in their respective groups. SG · presidential candidates are required to obtai n 200 signatures fro m students on campus. Fu rther information may be obtai ned by int<· rt'sted studen ts at th e Student G overnment ,Min · !ncated in Conyngham Student Center. Alterna tive Forms ................................................................................................ by Kim Skrinak This week I am writing in regard to Dale Englehart' s letter that was written in response to my article on the banning of trapping and hunting. He wrot e that he was "anxious to hear of Justice for Animal's 'alternati.ve form ' of managing our wildlife.'' Pat Bulford , one of the foun ders of Justice for Animals, has written an article that appeared in the December 12 issue of the Citizen 's Voice that should help to answer some of his questions. Editor: li hunting is stopped, will the animals overpopulate and starve to death? No, because if hunting is stopped, manipulation of wild-life will cease. Hunting works on the theory of "maximum sustained yield." This means manipulating wildlife · populations to the highest possible numbers so that the hunters can kill for "sport" year after year under the guise of "conservation." This "game management" is accomplished by shooting primarily males, varying season lengths, planting food crops and changing habitats. In the absence of hunting, how will animals control their own populations? Wildlife are essentially ''den sity-depen den t," wh ich means their populations adjust to t he available resour<;:es. T hey do this by complex interact ion of such variables as abundan ce of food, type of habitat , interspecies competition, climatic conditions, etc. This mechan ism acts by regulating the number of females · that become pregnant, the number and size of litters, survival rates of the young, and the age at which the species become sexually mature. In the journal Scientific American, V. C. Edwards sheds additional light on the matter. He says the notions that fredators or disease are essentia controllers of population growth are false . There are animals that effectively have no predators and are not .readily subject to disease and yet are limited to a stable level of population; among notable examples are the lion and the eagle. He also says that starvation per se in animal communities is rare. It is related to other factors such as climatic conditions-a drought or severe cold may starve out a population. However, this is an accident of weather and did not arise from . population density. Moreover, he points out that the animals themselves exercise necessary restraints. In part the density-dependent control in many animals including some of the mammals, is exercised by means of a biological reaction- eith er r-eduction of the rate of ovulatio n thro ug h a change in the output of hormon es, or resorption of the embryos in the uterus as a result of the stress (as occurs in rabbits, foxes and deer). Thus, when hunting and habitat manipulation are stopped, wildlife populations will return to a state of conformity with the habitat and i11 balance with other animal poptilations. The Hanford Reservation in Washington State and the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey are two examples where wildlife have adjusted without any problems when hunting was halted completely. Since hunters pay for wildlife programs through their lie. ense fees, etc., shouldn't they be allowed to hunt? The slogan "Hunters pay for conservation" is but another myth the public has been force-fed to believe. Le t's take a close look at the funding of wildlife conservation. In 1975, the Department of the Interior allocated S35 million of its annual budget , to the U.S . Fish and Wildlife Service (the pro-hunting arm of the government). Most of these · funds were spent making life more pleasant for hunters and more dangerous for the animals. Sl3 million came from duck stamps, S18 million from taxes on fishing ge3:.r and S56 million from the 11 percent excise tax on arms and ammunition. On the local level, sta te fi sh an d game departments administer wildlife programs on 30 million acres of military land, 473 million acres of public lan d, 187 million acres of national forests and· 28 million acres already u nder the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildl ife. Vir tually all of this land was purchased with general funds. Taxpayers also contributed S23 million annually for administrative costs. Most of this land is open to hunting, as are nearly half of the 356 · national wildlife refuges which cost the taxpayer S23.1 million a year to maintain. A little known taxpayer ripoff is the Department of Agriculture's "Public Access Program" encouraging farmers to offer services to hunters. The program officially began in 1972 with an allocation of Sl.5 million a year and has been expanding ever since. However, the· D.A., the Soil Conservation Service and other governmental agencies were engaged in similar hunter welfare programs long before this one was hatched. The Federal Government has recently authorized the use of 2. 3 billion to purchase land for National Parks and Wildlife Refuges where, according to precedent, hunters will no doubt continue to collect the parts of our wildlife for placement in their trophy dens. It is interesting to note that this one isolated taxpayers' cont rib ution is 'S ½ billion more than all the money collected from hunting licenses in 56 years. Marylan d?s Eastern Shore is probably one of the most noted strongholds of hunting in Eastern United States. One wonders if hunters are interested in funding wildlife protection efforts or in just shooting for fun, when Maryla.,d has been noted among the top three "violation-states" for illegal waterfowl hunting practices. While hunters represent only 10 percent of Americans, they have a virtual monopoly over the destruction of wildlife and we, the taxpayers, are footing most of the bill. For too long, the public has been misled into believing hunting is necessary; but the foregoing facts are shocking testimony against this falsehood. Ultimately, there is only one answer to the question "Who pays for wildlife conservation?" The animals do. They pay with their lives and their suffering in the name of sport is an expense for which there is no .justification. Pat Bulford Justice For Animals Wilkes-Barre �Page 6, The Beacon, Ma~h 18, 1983 S-tuden-f In-filtrates 1983 Campaign Kick-Off by Sean P . Connolly After two years, I finally got invited to a Wilkes party . No, not a Bedford beer hash or a Terrace Street ' ' get the rent fast'' part y, but a real, legal. Wilkes -sponsnred wine and hors d' oeuvre rartv . Of co ursl' . I was there for a rea · son . They don ' t usually let soph omores ''han .1-! ou t ' · with the bigtime financial hacker s of th e col IPL?<' . I was invited to the Annual Fund Raising Campaign Kick -off a1 liw Center for the Performing Ari\ t" cover it for The Beacon . ,Have you ever noticed, on vour wav to dinner or the librar y. a bunch of people in 3-piece suits and dinner dresses shuffling into the C.P .A .? Well , they are doing ex · actly what we do every Saturday night, but they do it with a lot more class. Don 't get me wrong. This was a serious event . This marked the beginning of the spring campaign to get $/400.000 for needed scholarships and ot~ t•r college expenses. A cam paign with 187 people working to raisl' these fund~ for us , wl·II for SO[Tl(' of US . Anyway, there I was in m y Har · H.E.Long's Review 8:45 p.m., Sunday, February 27: I am writing the review for the Wilkes College theatre production of of Merrily We Roll Along. I will hand it into the Beacon tomorrow morn ing so everyone who went to see the play will read my opinion of it. All those who missed the play will read what they missed. 11:45 p.m., Friday, February 25: Drinking gin and orange juice at Backstreets, a bar in Wilkes-Barre. I am thinking what I will be in twenty years. I am thinking ·what I will be in five . I am thinking silently, "Who am I?" When I cannot answer that question, I decide to leave. I leave with someone who asks me what is wrong in regard to my depressed stare of silence. "I do not know ," I tell her. 11:00 p.m., Friday, February 25: I am congratulating various memhers of the cast of Mcrri(y We Roll A long . While drinking punch and expressing my feelings to some people concerning the play . I ran ' t help but feel a strange depression. It was not just that th e play itself wa~ ove r- that wa~· -- td enough. There was something more hert':..__something deeper. I decide to leave the reception and go to a l>ar and have a tcw drinb . · . . 10:30 p.m., Friday, February 25: I am clapping my hands together to produce. a sound which , when added to the sounds produced by other clapping hands, is known as applause . The applause is for the actors, actresses , orchestra, crew (lighting, makeup , costume, publicity, et cetera infinit) who all participated and created the wonderful play I have just seen. I am clapping for the concept of the play: the altered time scheme which made it work so well, the unique introduction of video , and the moving musical performance, and O'Neill, and the theatre and the Arls . .. I am clapping for a play that entertained me , and that also made me think. I am especially clapping for : 1. Ken!ly Dephiney , . a King's College student who expertly played Charles _Kringas. The character came to life livelier than I could seriously hancile in my second-row seat, and the play was the comedy it was largely because of his talent . 2. Lee Strubech, who played convincingly the ,part of Franklin Shepard. J:Iis well_-acted mann erism -~ake th~ difficult character very real, incorporating a cigarette and sports iacket into a complex personna which could have otherwise been presented cliched and worn -our. 3. Beverly Perry as the beautiful .Beth Spencer , Franklin's first wife, and the daugh ter of two .. . "interesting" parents. Her well-executed vocals thrilled me , as did her acting ability. 4 . Pamela Samuelson as Mary Flynn , the old fri end. Her dynamic presenc~ and range of character pulled things together in a creative, energetic fashion . She provided levity and sophistication when and where it was need ed, ,and ahyays with mature confidence (the wonderful beginning at Shepard s BelA1r home, for example). · I am clapping still , and to continue rriy reasons would be to list eve ry character. M y favorite parts were 1979 , 1973, 1968, 1962, 1960 , and 1957 , a very good vintage . So:!1ewhere 6_e tween 8:00_p.~. and 10:30 p.m., Friday, February 25: Geez! This Kennedy thing 1s great! I gotta remember this one . . . " 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 25: I am looking forward to spending a few hours at the Center for thl' Pl'r· forming Arts, one of the most important buildings on this liberal arts in - • stitution of higher learning. I am happy . I expect to be entertained .. I got in for free . It looks like it'sgoin_g to he_~ good play . To all involved in Merrily We Roll A.Ion,({, ''Bravo.'' ri~ tweed sport coat , blue oxford. and white swea ter , chattint.? with th e man ager of Boscov's Depart ment Store and an alumnus who broke some football record before I was born. Actuall y, I was having a pretty good time . H owever I was self-conscious that I was the onl y male th ere without a tie and hair that covered my collar and forehead at the sam e time. There was another Wilkes stu · · dent there for a reason . H e was a very talented pianist. His playing really added to the mood of the event. I was impressed with his ren dition of " Chariots of Fire ," but when he played • 'Flight of the Bum bl ebee ,' ' I noticed I was i·nhaling my eggrnlls at a dangerous speed . Th e food and wine were excellent. I had one small glass of rose, a small ham sandwich, and about eight tin y eggrolls. Did you· ever not ice th at everyt hing they se~w at ,, cl as~,. c,-ent is reall v small, I guess that ·s so you don ' t look !ike a pig chewing nn a big hoagi l' for half an hour. There was a slide projector set up · in the river -view corner of the room. We were shown slides of the College and Wilkes students doing things we always do. You know, walking hand-in-hand across the dike , play · ing frisbee in Kirby park , loo king through mi croscopes and skiing at Jack Frost mountain. I enjoyed th e ·slides, I recogniz.ed a couple of my friend~ on the screen . After talking with alumni , fac ulty and businessmen , I decided to sit down and observe. The people seemed to be having a pretty good time di scussing school, business and money . Dr. Thomas Kelly , dean of ext er nal affairs, announced that th <' meet ing was about to start and t ha1 we should all sit down. We sat down and the cast ofMerrilv We Rull A long , th e las t Wilkes ·theatrical production, was introduced. I missed the musical so I was glad to see parts of it performed and the aucQence gave a very enthusiastic respons('. Nt·xt . President Capin gave a shon "pep talk " on the need fo r the cam paign . It was very sincere and to the point , particularly because he was going to be interviewed by Eyewitness News in abo ut 10 minutes . After Presi dent Capin finished, the .division leaders announced their capt ains. Then he made some closing statem ents and the meeting was over . I left the C.P.A. with a feeling of accomplishment. I thought th e meeting was a success. If the whol e campaign is run with the style and <'nthusiasm as the kick-off, I think 1lw 1983 goal will be met <>asi ly. Compur-er-Filled Fur-ure rorecast "Anyone who is comput er ill it erat(' within th<' next ten wa r, will be obsoletl' . It is a scarv pr"p,i° sition," said F.J . Farrell. prl'si · dent of the Grolier Electroni c P11h lishing Company , in a recent UPI interview . Farrell's opinion is based on study and is shared by Futurists through out th e nation . Joseph Salsburg, associate pro· fessor of mathematics and computer science at Wilkes College , agrees that people are taking this kind of statement seriously. Salsburg, who teaches in the graduate , undergrad uate and the continuing educa tion programs at the College, had to open additional sections in the undergraduate division to accomodate the largest class he has had thus far , and also had an overflow of thirty people in the Continuing · Education course he teaches. "People are aware they need to know something about the comput er. It is quickly becoming a major influence in our lives, '' he said. Microcomputers were first introduced in 1978, and the product projection for the next twelve months is five million . Statistics like these indicate the phenomenal growth and interest in the comparatively new science. No matter what the area of interest, eventually i1_will be affected by the computer : from the housewife looking for a rl'cipe or check balance in memon10 a scientist doing th e most soph isticated research . all will he affect I ed hv the increased technology. Will th e proliferation of comp11t · (•rs IX' traum at ic for the averitt.?<' per-,,m? "Not unless we mak(· · it S<l.' · said Salsburg. • 'For exa mple . children are not at all intimidated hy it. They are introduced to the computer at -an early age in school, and . by the time they graduate they are comfortable with most aspects. Adults who have not had experience with computers have a tendency to endow it with intellect it does not have . Once they find out it cannot think, that it does only what they program it to do , they relax and enjoy the computer.'' It seems to be th e nature of thP public to worry, en masse , abo ut new tec hnology. One of the maj or worries voiced by parents concern\ computer games . Are they addict ive, or ar,e they diliberati ng to th<· learning process? "I don 't think th ey are," said Salsburg . " Games can be used, if properl y present ed, as learning tools. The secret is to make them challenging and in terest ing enough to teach procedures while they are being used for en joymerit." _He uses an analogy to expl ain . When calcul ators were introduced. there was a similar reaction from the · public. Would its cont inued use in hibit the mathematic proficiencv in students? " Quite the opposite hap · pened,'' Salsburg stated. Rd<ln· 1he calculat or, students had to w<lr rY about the acc uracy of figun ·~ in prnblems: did th ey multiply m dividl' correct ly? The calculator let I hem gN past all this and allowed t hl'm t<l analyze. They were free to cnnce ntrate on th e essence of the problem .'' Salsburg. who has been teaching mathematics at Wilkes si nce the early l 960' s and comput er science since it beca me part of th e curricula. looks on the entire process in a verv positive light. He thin)-s the publ ic is a bit intimidated in the beginning of any new technology, hut feels once they overcome that feeling , people benefit enorm ously from th e co mputer. Futurists impl y th at in just a decade or so. all business and most hom es will. by necessity , have a compu ter of some so rt . They tell 11~ it will he necessary to ha·v<' at least a general kn owledge of how th ey function and th at we will need to he co mput er I.iterate'. Professor Salsburg is doing his share -in the classrooms at Wilkes College to make th e tran sit ion as co mfortable as possible. Banana oil . does not comt from the banana, for banam plants produce no commercia oil of any kind. Banana oil ir actuallu a actually a synthetic • compound, so-named because its aroma was thought to resenble the banana's. 1sll'!Wf,~,~~~~•1©,-•it-,!>!Ja11■ em•1en:.a-•Kml!•accllaiMi~!!!Sna_ ~'•c.)a(,,-~, ~ CC-IRHC I II{ St. Pat's Pa-rty Friday,March 18 At Gus Genetti's 8:30-1 Cost: $3.00 per person Band: Arc Angel %~ Q>~~ r �March 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 7 Ready.To Respond: The Emergen'cy Atert Team By Donna Nitka There is a little publicized organization on campus that is hen• . ready to respond to medical enlf'r gency sit ua1 i<>ns . That qrganit.t1 i1111 i_s the Ernl'rgencv Aler1 T,·.11 1, The Emergency Alert Tl'arn is an independent. student-volunte<"r <>r ganization that is qualified to pr<, vide first aid to students when th<' College infirmary is closPd , ,r. ·in ernergen cy situations. hdore Jddit ional medi cal aid arrives. Accord ing to Don Talenti. the team's second lieutenant. the team acts as a primary responder unit . They are the first to arrive at the scene of an emergen cy and apply first aid to ·prevent th e situation from wor~en;ng. Each member of- the team is trained in advanced first aid and four members are cert ified erner_g•.·ncv mediral technicians . The team is divided into :-.l'Vl'!l separate squads. each composl'd of three or four members. The squads alternate the days of the wel'k nn which they are on duty. Each squad has a designated squad leader . The ,quac! leader is respnmihl e for evalu a1ing the situati,m and dC'lermining \\·hat action n, -,,,1, 1<', I,· 1.,k,·11. When a squad i<'adc·r receives a call. he is told ilw I vpc· of situation and where to respond. He then ca lls the first member of his team and relays the information to him . The first team member . in 1urn. calls 1n notify the next team memlx·r. Meanwhile. the squad leadc·r ha, alreadv left to answer the call. The Emergencv Alert Team has an av ('J"agc• rl'sponse time of under fi\·c· Jllinute:-. . Upon arriving at the scene, wh,·n 1h e situation requires it. vital signs are checked and a few _general ques1i,m, a.re· asked t<> hl·lp lh<' team member, 10 de,<'rmine the type of aid required. The apprn priate aid is then administered . If additional aid is required . thl' subject is transported to a nearby hospital . The Emergency Alrr1 Team is available to respond tn am· varif'tv of situation ranging fnHn culs '" sprains tn fractures to lwarl ,ttt ac ks . Team members are on du1 \. from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m .. Monday · thruugli Friday. and twenty-four hours a day on Saturdays arid Sundavs. practically · every situaticin. the Emergency Alert Team should he notified before the Wilkes -Barre am bulan n · i, called. The tl'a1n can r<'spond fas! er and. if Dl'CC'S\arv. can notify «n :11nhu!ancP team. The Eml'n:c·ncv A ll'r1 r, •a m can h<' reacll<'d hv callinc th,· frnn1 clc-sk. ln·l'ickc'. ring. ,t1 1":1 ,·n\illlt .,17 ·; In Cheer Up! Beat The Blues Sadness, ''blue spells,'' and. de pression are feelin~s which most people have experienced to varying degrees . Feelings of depression range from the "blues," to normal depression, through severe, life-long depressive states . Biological, psychological, and sociological differences in individuals determine whether depression will be a short term , easily altered state, or a long term, intense condition requiring professional counseling and medication. Sadness and depression are · unpleasant feelings usually associated with losses and problems in life. People often become depressed as the carefree weekend ends and Monday's school work and office work begin . For those who have limited weekend plans and human contacts, pangs of depression may crop up on Friday afternoon . School grades that remain low despite hard work, combined with the telephone that never rings and an empty mailbox, are situations that may lead to degrees of depression and feelings of loss. This is normal: many people get depressed as they lose their childhood freedoms and l>ecome independent adults. A person who is chronically depressed feels worthless, sad, and empty. The world is uninteresting and without meaning. For these people daily routines and activities become ,dull and bleak, an d they complain of loss of energy and fatigue . "They may walk slowly and sit in a slumped manner. Some depressed people cry easily for ''no reason.'' Appetite is often poor and weight loss occurs when people are severely depressed. The lack of ability to concentrate is a common complaint as is the inability to make HVPIIISIS · Eliminate Procrastination test anxiety overweight , smoking Improve Memory, concentration grades Enhance Athletics & creativity .. . and much more Call 824-2592 FREDERICK G. SAM Certified Master Hypnotrsl/Hyp notherapisl 37 N. River St. , Wilkes-Barre 20 ¾ STUDENT DISCOUNT! decisions. l3ut, cheer up! There are indeed ways to try to overcome feel ings of sadness and depression . First, a simple daily schedule needs to be made and followed. The de pressed person may need encouragement from a friend in order to make up and stick to the schedule, which shoul<l include time for activity , rest , personal hygiene, and eating. Depressed people need to nlan time for taking care of their personal hygiene and appearance . Clean clothes, a new haircut or hair style, or a shower or bath using a special cosmetic soap can enhance feelings of self worth and wellbeing. To offset a poor appetite and feel ings of bloatedness, several small nutritious meals should be included on the schedule. Planning to eat a meal with other • people or at a '{ou 6"'0U\..t7 Kt-lOW, OAO... 'IOU'RE. t'L~:ilN6 Luli~ 11, -roo! restaurant can make dining a more plea~urable experience . Adequate time for rest mus be scheduled; sleep al_lows the mind to rest and repair itself. The depressed person who has insomnia may need to take a warm bath. at night , try to read a book in bed, or use some other method of relaxation to induce sleep. Depression is a feeling experienced by everyone at some time. The individual who realizes and · acknowledges these feelings and who takes active steps to overcome '.'the blues" may learn to cope effectively with the losses that are faced throughout a life time. The average male in the · United States is 45, has a wife of 42; 2 teen-age children; and eats a ton of food a year. High scorer Boh Bruggeworth goes for two more points for Bedford's basketball team. BedfordSoores Big In Charity Game Bedford Hall exceeded their goal by raising $115 for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization in their second annual benefit basketball game on Wednesday, March 2. The game featur ed the WNEP-16 lnstabuckets challenging the team from Bedford. The ·Bedford team, coached by Pete Smith and Greg Polan chyck, took the lead early in the game and easi ly defeated the Instabuckets 59-48. This places their overall record at 2-0. Bob Bru_ggeworth led the scoring for Bedford . He finished with 16. He was aided by teammates Scott Bruggeworth, · Dave Frn. Scott Keller, Greg Marshall. Alvin Melusen, Rich Murr:1\. Rich Powers, Dale Scanlon, anJ Al)qy Telesz. Mike Last was high scorer for the Instabuckets. He had a total of 28. His team members in cluded Joe Klapatch, Tim Kee gan, John Ukleya, Joe Sebak and Sarah Johnson. Play-hv -r,hw commentarv sur,r,lic·d hv Tom Rn,,nc·,·. :1·, . I Reed Bello highlighteJ the l!anw Last vear, the Bedford t(·a 111 defeated· WBRE -2H and raiy ·.1 $25 for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. 1. Kt-lE.W 1- 61-lOIJ\..Ot•f, 1-\~\J~ 6~10 'fH~i ! Bedford's Rich "Kool-Aid" Powers struggles against Insta-Buckets' defense. This time Rich was "over powered" by Channel 16', Mike Last. �Page 8, The Beacon, March 18, 1983 Fund-_Raising Goal Set At $400,000 - by Sean P. Connolly The Wilkes College Annual Fund Raising Campaign was "kickednff'' on March 2 at the Center for the Performing Arts. . The 1983 goal is $400, 000 . The money will be used for scholarshi ps. financial assistance. and _gen eral operations , according to Dr. Thomas Kell y. dean of Ext ern al Affairs. Kell y said , ''The community pha~e is just getting underway. We have 187 people soliciting funds from,~·orporations, alumni , and f;K: ult y. Besides the commflnity phase, an alumni phonothon was started in the fall. Volunteers made telephone appeals to alumni from 12 telephones in a room of the Alumni House . This appeal raised between $120 ,000 and $125,000 , accord ing to Kelly . · A mail appeal, consisting of nine separate appeals, was sent out to posshile contributors . " We had . a good response from the mail appeal of parents of current student, . \\' c· real ize most parents can · 1 contribute in these hard times. but a lot of the parents gave what they could ,'· said Kell v. The campaign comi,t, ' of a hierarchy of leadership. fhe 1983 chairman is Frear Scovell, senior vice president of First Eastern Bank in Wilkes -Barre. The Vice Chairman is Harold "Jake" Trethaway, assi~tan1 •nanager of Boscov's Department ';tore. Under the chairmen arl' tive divisions leaders, 30 captains, and 150 workers. Campaign solicitors are given a list of possible donors. Before con tacting th e donors, they are given an inform at ion packet which goes throught the recommended steps of solicitation. They report all pledges on a pledge card which shows the amo unt and the intended payment of the pledge. The Wilkes College Quarterly published a special campaign issue intended to supply information on the College and on ways of donat ing. The issue also contained short interviews with President Capin . cam paign leaders, and past and present student of Wilkes. All interviews stressed the need for ed ucation opportunit ies. According to the Quarterly. Wilkes College contribut es great Iv to the economic base of North c;astern Pennsylvania. The Quaricrly said employees of Wilkes are paid $5 , 500 ,000 annually. independent con tract ors receive $ 1,600 ,000 from Wilkes . and during the past 15 yea rs. Wilkes ha~ contributed $15.000 . 000 to the local economy through many renovation programs. Bet ween March 9 and April (, there will be five different meetings to discuss progress and to com plete th e ca mpaign. I ONLY 99¢ WITH PURCHASE OF A DAILY SPECIAL PEPSI & PEPSI-COLA ore registered trademarks of PepsiCo. Inc . The' Career Services Office •will conduct a program on Job Search Strategies, Thursday, March 24, m Stark Learning Centerii Room 1, at 7 p.m. A students are invited to attend. · '- SNACK BAR OFFER GOOD FROM MARCH 12-25 NOTICE IMPORTANT AVAILABLE ONLY AT: Th,· Environmental Protection Agency's Regional office in Philadelphia has a new 24hour toll- free hotline which citizens can use to report incidents of illegal hazardous waste dump• ing or other violations of environmental law. The number is 1-800-438-24 74. The hotline is part of an effort by EPA to utilize information from citizens to track-down incidents of illegal waste dumping in th~ region. The region III office of EPA covers the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Co iu:nbia. Friday December 19, 1941 Did you know? That Kirby Hall was built by the Thurlowe Family , came into the hands of the Lees, then was bought by Reuben Jay Flick, was inherited by Liddon Flick , and became F.M. Kirby ' s property shortly thereafter 1900? · That in the billiard room a gentleman by the name of Poker Pan was shot in a gambling dispute? That before the present structure was erected, there stood on the same spot the residence of the Hon . Judge Roswell Welles LLD ., member of the borough council and the co untry' s representative to the state capitol during 1806-1807 and associate judge of the county court ? That Judge Welles introduced in the council, the motion that the borough be named "Wilkes-Barre " after Mr. John Wilkes , M.P. and Isaac Barre? �March 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 9 Financial Aid (Continued From Page One) .......... ,.. ······:··········· Phi Alpha Theta Holds Induction by Fred Krome Early thi s mont h , the Omega Iota chapter of Phi A lpha Theta, th e nat ion al hi sto ry honor society, held its annual induc ti on of new m em bers at th e Annette Eva ns Alum ni H o use . N ew members Chris H enry , Craig M ai ten , Lillian Cohen , and M eg H all , were ini tiated in a cerem on y at ten ded by approxi mately 15 people . Dr. Hart dage n . dea n of academic affairs , and Dr . Rodecko ; ch ai rman of the history de part ment , officiated at the ceremon y which was fo llowed by a di n ne r. Ph i A lpha T h eta was est ablished in the earl y 1920s as a profess ional organization composed of lx, th professors and st ude nts whose main goal is the study and promnt ion of h istor y through-. resea rch . tt> ac hi ng, and t he exc hange nt in fo rm at ion a nd theory am on g hi s to ri ans. It is o pen to all stude nt s whu complete 12 credit hours in hist ory with a 3. 5 average i'n the co urses and a 3 .0 in two-thirds of all th eir other courses . There are chapters of Phi Alph a Th eta at approximately 100 co lleges and universities a round th e co untry . The Omega Iota chapter was established at Wilkes four years ago. This year, a constituti on was submitted fo r Student G overn m ent ratification . · ·· ·· Phi Alph a Th eta h as, in the past , spo nsored di scussions of histori cal q1ids tions and th eories, and pl ans t, , hold m ore di sc ussion s thi s year. Officers of th e organiza ti on are Gn·g M arsh all , preside nt ; Chri s f;,·nry , vice presiden;; and Fred K rnme, secret ary-treasure r . up,Hl th e demon strated 1H'<'d of Pl'n n sylvania reside nts . T he awa rds ra nge from $200-$ 1500 . Appli cants sho u_[d complete tlw st rat ed need , and they range from $128 -$ 1800 . Applica nt s must comple te th e PHEAA / FSA com posite fo rm or the State FAF in orde r , to be con sidered for this loan . The deadline is March 15 , 1984 . T he Pt> nnsylvania State Grant Progra m i\ funded by the Common \\'l'a lth o f Pennsylvani a and is based programs are.fun ded by private leadle nders , usually local banks or savings and loan association s. Th ese awards are up to $2500 , and th e loan is int erest -free during enrollment and for the first six months fo llowin g th e termin ation of en ro llmen t. Th ere is no on -ti me filin g deadli ne, and applicant s sho uld com pletl' t he GSL applicat ion a nd t h<" Nl'eds T est. Not·e On Faculty •••••••• Parrish Hal l 16 S. Ri w r St. Wilkes-Aarre, PA of Science degree program in Nurs ing. Th e loan s awarded are based u6n n demon strated need and stu· d,·nt request . Applicant s should compl ete th e Co ll ege a ppli ca ti o n a nd t h e PHEAA / FSA or FAF , and the deadline for uppe rclassm en is April 15 . Th ere are also a va ri ety of offca mpus form s of finan cial aid available. Th ese in cl ude Pell Grants , Pl'nn sylvania State Grants , Stat!' l' H EAA / FSA Co n posit e by M ay I in order to be con side red fo r suc h a gran t. State Gua rant eed Stude nt Loan Programs are available in a number of st ates. These are based upo n the demon strated need of th e stude nt requ esting such assistance. The G uranteed St uden t Loans, and PLUS loan s. Th e Pell G rant Program is fu nd C'd. hy thC' fC'd e1.ii govern ml' nt . Th l'se _loans are ba~ed upo n de mon T he Beacon USPS 832-080 Wil kes Co llege St u dl•n t 1 ~ c wspaper Perm it No. 35 5 Editor-in-<:hi,:f ....... . .... . . ... . . . . ........ Am y Elias Managini; Edi tor ... . . .. . .... . . . . . .. .. . Ellen Van R iper News Ed i tor . ... . ...... . .. . ... . . . . . . Re becca W hi tman Spor ts Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. ... Ch ris Aaro n Feature Edi tor .......... . .... . .... . .. .... Donna Ni tka Copy Editor . ...... . .. . . ....... . • . . ... Ma ri an Koviack Photo Editor ....... . .......... . ..... . . . Steve Thomas Asst. News/Feature ......... . . ..... . . .. Andrea Hincken Business Manager . . .. .. ....... . ... ... . . . . Steve Jeffer y _A dv~rtising Manager . . . . ......... . ... . .. Cheryl Harger Advisor ....... . ..... . .. . . .. ........ Or . Donald Lesl ie Typesetter . ... ...... ....... ....... ... Doug Fahringer P~blished weekly during the fall and spring semesters excepting scheduled breaks and vacation periods . Subscription rate to non-students: S5 .00 per year. Advertising rate: S3.0O per colu_mn inch . All views expressed are those of the 1nd1v1dual writer and not necessarily of t he publication or of Wilkes Col leg<' . •••••••••••••• Wilkes College A ssista nt Professor of Language and Literature Christoph er Fox has bee n contract ed _by AMS Press in New Y ork to edi t and int roduce a boo k enti tled, Psychology and Literature in the Eighteenth Century. The boo k will bri ng toget her scholars in literature , philosophy, an d the h istory of medicine in an i!l 1cmpt to look at eighteenth -cen Lury writers from the perspectivP d the ps ychology available to them in tiie11 .iwn age. Fox will work wit h cont ribu tors from various co lleges a-rid un i ve r~i ties th ro ugh o ut the U nitl'd States . Fo x , a scholar of late 17th cen tur y and 18 th centur y literature, ea rned h is docto rate in English at th e State Un iversity of N ew York , Bi nghamton. T hrough an in depende nt research grant from the National Endowm ent for t he Humanities last summer, Fox was given the opportun ity to do extensive WSC'arch at Oxford University. 11, · has been a member of the W ii kes fa, ,lty since 1978. Januzzi's Pizza and Hoagies 1 2 5 Academ y st Free Delivery PILOT TRAINI N G OPPORTUN ITIES OPEN 7 DAYS 11-11 82 5 -503 7 825 -5166 If you are within 2 years of graduation .-:-:;c meet the basic requi rements below, call -PIZZA ROMA 8 0 0-6 9 2-7818 • • • • • 19to29½ U.S. citizen Vision 20/20 or correctable to 20/20 Good physical condition · . · B.S. or B.A. Degree from accredited - college or university. Application can be made 24 months prior to graduation · • GPA - 2.0 minimum, above 2.5 pre·terred · 205 S· Main St. Right aroµnd the corner from Wilkes' Residence Halls Attention Wilkes Students: This wee k': $1.00 off or free topping on any size Pizza with th.is ad Free Deliveries 5-10 p.m. GOFO AIT FLY NAVY ! 825-0938 Try the best pizza, stromboli, calzone, lasagna, and-a variety of hoag ies. 1 : ';,_.·,•:~-:~! )1-,~, ... i ... J. ! 1 • J l. ,1 L ,.1 l'l.US loans are avail able I n the pa ren ts of un dergradu ate studen1s wh o a re dependent , to indepC'n d ent un dergradu ate stude nts , an d to stude nt s en rolled in gradu ate or profession al program s. Loans of up to $3000 per acade m ic year are available to parent s of dependent unde rgradu ate or gradu ate stude nt s who are attending full time. Part -time student s can receive u -p to $ 1500. Th e aggregate loan m aximum is $15 ,000. An in dependent , un dergraduate student may lxirrow up to $2 500 for an academic yea r of full -time study. Part -time stude nts can lx)r row up to $ 12 50. Th e aggregate loan m aximum is $ 12, 500. Lohm an also discussed th e following items at t he fin ancial aid sem inar : She stated th at st udents sho ul d compl ete t he PHE AA o r the FAF immedi ately because the Co llege nt>eds the fin ancial inform at ion supplied in these fo rms to determ im· Wil kt·s campus-based aid. h i\ best to fil e the PH EAA o r the FAF afte r i he compl ete of the fede ra l in come ta!( ret urn . H oweve r . if th e· in come tax statem ent is fi led late. a good guess sho ul d be used instead. A n y in accurac ies ca n be co rrected later. In April the ten tat ive awa rds fo r renewal will he se nt but . Stude nt s, who want to be con side red fo r renewal, must h ave ea rn ed 24· credi t rs duri ng the yea r and have a 2.0 GP A. Freshmen must have a 1.8 GPA. Each student eligible for renewa l will receive an award pacbgt> . This wi ll contain an award letter listing all grants, an ex pl anatory memorandum, and a form of terms and conditions of the aid . The stu dent is to either accept or reject thl' awa rd and sign before the aid i\ credited to his or her account. In order to receive a Pr!I r.r:1 111 or any ot her money fr,11 11 1111' federal government. th e st11ll, ·1n 1~1ii also have to complete a Studc,nt Aid Report for111. Once thi s is dn1w I he student should mail ur drop .ofl t ill' WilkC's appl ication, th e signed award letter and terms and con ditions. and the Stu dent Aid Report at the fin ancial office. A 11 questions con cerninl! fin an cial aid should be <lirec1<·d 1" 1h" Financial A id office. A!! nc·c, •ss,1r1 forl!ls can also be o htai 1wd :11 •!,,· ,iffin·. 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Over the Spring Break, ·while everyone elase was either hanging around the house or frolicking in the Florida sun, Beth and her racquetball doubles partner, Tammy Hajjar, were conquering the Western Hemisphere at !'he lntern at i onal Amateur Racquetball Federation's 1983 American Regional Games or the North American Zone Competition . The event originally scheduled for Montreal, Canada, took place in Stockton, California, from March 4-6. The competition, held at the Quail Lakes Racquetball and Fitness Club, featured the national teams from the United States, Mexi co, and Costa Rica. The event marked the first -ever racquetball competition -between these nations. On Saturday, March 5, Beth and Tammy defeated the women's doubles team from Costa Rica, and on Sunday they triumphed over the tandem from Mexico to clinch the title and an award signifying Western Hemisphere Supremacy . Last October, Beth, a biology major from Wayne, and Tammy had qualified for both the Zone Competition and the World Games . then scheduled for Mun ich. West Germany, by winning the $982 Doubles Women's Open gold medal at the Seamco Racquetball Division and Lite Beer AARA , American Amateur Racquetball Association) National Champion ships. That competition was held at the Federal Way Athletic Club in Federal Way, Washington. In addi tion to the gold medal, Beth also garnered l! silver in the mixed doubles with her partner Hugh Klein. Soon after the nationals, Beth was looking ahead to the World Games, and commented, "It has been hard to think about it , beeca use with school'I am always working. But," she added, "when I am playing , I think about it and get . excited." First there was the American Region;! Games to prepare · for. On Monday afternoon, February 28, Beth flew to California in anticipation of the competition to come. The American_ Regional Games were sanctioned by the Internation al Amateur Racquetball Federation : and they were . sponsored by Lite Beer form Miller , Penn Athletics Company, Quail Lakes Rae - 1 quetball and Fitness Club , and the Northern California Racquet· ball As.'iOciation. Each national team fielded representatives in men's and women's number one, two, and three singles and in men's and women's doubles . The competition itself had a format of round robin, head-on -head contests. The first round was on March 4, the second on March 5, and the third on March 6. The scoring was based upon winand-loss accumulation. Any ties which resulted were to be determ ined by head-on -head competition . The overall winners of each category, men's and women's singles and men's and women's doubles , werC' r,resented an award symboliz- in,, 1.1 . ·., . . ,· ,l·l<'misp_h ereSupremacv . f'IH'n · ·-.·,·n· a'lso awards for sec'onJ a1 1d 11, ,,.J place. Gt>1ng into· the competition , Beth and T-ammy were; favored to win the women's doubles, and ac cordi ng to the · Medi'a Kit Press Release on the Regionals, Beth and Tammy were inexperienced but worthy participants : "This will be Tammy's first time on the National Team . Beth Latini of Wayne, PA, has become a formidable player on the right side in teaming up with Tammy . She complements Tammy's left-handed play and the team will be hard to beat at the Regionals. This will be Beth's first time as a member of the U.S. team." Beth and Tammy proved this to be an accurate assessment, and• according to Beth, the United States team dominated the en tire competition. Unfortuneately, according to Beth , there will not be any World Games this year as had been planned . When the American team arrived in Stockton, the members were informed of this turn of events. Instead of the World Games, which occur in the off years after the Olympics, there will instead be, as a -substitute, an approximately 11 team competition in Costa Rica. It will be quite similar to the Ameri can Regional Games in format and status. Thus , the dream ha~ acquired an unexpected bittersweet taste for Beth. Any substitute cannot equal the World Games in either status or importance . Beth commented, " It will not be the same, even though I will be represent ing the United States." As a result of the substitution, a justifiably disappointed Beth said, " I am upset , and I was really hurt, because I have worked so hard ... It really shattered me.'' She has become a . bit disillusioned as well and stated in a critical manner . that "t he Association (AARA) is so disorganized this year.'' As things stand now , there will not be any World Games until 1985, and Beth will have to re qualify for the event. She stated that she is not too pleased with this fact, but she has accepted it and will prepare herself accordingly . The re qualifying will be the easy part. Unfortunately, there is a diffi cult part. At this point, Beth's major concern is her mother, who is currently waging a battle with cancer. Even though things are looking good concerning her recove~y, Beth is still understandably worried . Thus. the delay of the World Games ha~ more significant ramifications than merely the need to requalify. Beth sadly said, "I will be here to requalify, but my mom may not be here to see it ." Mrs. Latini has been the major · motivational force behind her daughter's success: a string of achievements that they have alwavs ATTENTION · CALIFORNIA HERE I COME!! Beth Latini gets in some court time at the YMCA's racquetball courts in preparation for the American Regionals in Stockton, California. Photo: Stephen Thomas There will be an organizational meeting of all women's varsi~ ~ports teams for tl{e 198 -8"4 season on Tuesday, arch•22, at 11 a.m. in Stark Learning Center, Room 101. FINE TUNING. Wilkes freshman Beth Latini practices her forehand at the local YMCA racquetball courts. Photo: Step hen Thomas shared for the past five years . Ac cording to Beth , her mother "thrives on the game. She cari 't play, but she really knows her stuff. She is a great coach ." Perhaps , their . relationship is best summed up in Beth's word5: '.'She is my mother. but she is also my best friend.'' ·Despite her concern and worry , Beth steadfa5tlv din_gs to the bel · ief that her mot her will be there to see her play in 198'5. Fortunately for Beth. she h;L, the upcoming "substitute" World Games to look forward to in August. Granted. it will not be the same. but it wil l h(· an honor to be a participant , and ti , event itself will be impres, ive aul challenging . After that will come the requali fying, then the eagerly anticipated 1985 World Games, and perhaps even the 1988 Olympics . The sport of racquetball is presently receiving serious consideration as a candidate for possible future sanctioning as an official Olympic sport. In the meantime , Beth will con tinue her life as a normal rollege student. H oweve r, evC' rv once in a while she will take timt· off lo . !ive her dream. KE.EFERS -ARMY & NAVY 1 :· 1.,a-r gest Selection of Jeans and Corduroys in the Valley. LOWEST PRICES! Lee • • • ·• • Levi ~rangier . Sweat Shirts _ Flannel Shirts . Hooded Sweat Shirts Vests & Parkas Boots by Herman, Wolverine, ,and Timberland STORE HOURS: Phone: 287-1202 9:00 to 9:0Q Mon.-Fri. 270 Wyoming, Ave. 9:30 to 5:30 ·saturdays Kingston VISA & Master . Charge AccepiPd . _,,._ __ Keefer's Jean-Junction Featured Designer Jeans by: JORDACHE -SON JQUR . BARO'NELLI SERGIO VALENTI And others all at Discount Pricesi!l Phone 288-1232 254 Wyoming Ave., Kingston •H••••••••'-••H'ff!••••••••o~•'"-f!lltl ...8-•••••••••'I--•• I �March 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 11 Lady Cagers Lacked Consistency exclus.ively zone defenses. As a result, in the second half of the season the ladies were able tn i:lefeat Division· II Bloomsburg State· -a nd lose by a singl_e basket to Scran:' . ton, the sixth-ranked Division III; team in the -nation . These were two · _of the tn'o re impressive gam,:s 0£ : .the season . On the other hand, they lost to' Lycomin g, a team in their MAC division with a losing record, and to Dickinson . Both of these losses re-· suited because of the opposition's use of a man defense , and the Lady Colonels inability to play an effective defense of their own . Such inconsistency is usually the mark of a talented but yo ung team. This an apt description of the Lady - Colonels. The top six players were two juniors , a sophomore, and three freshmen . The seventh wa !, a sen ior. The leading scorer for the season was freshman guard Donna Martin from Nanticoke . She netted 408 total points for a 2 1. 5 p/ g average for the Lady Colonels' nineteen game schedule . Her field goal percenta_ge was . 51 , a mark good enough for second on the team . hPr fref'_th:-aw percentage was .6(, by Ellen Van Riper Inconsistent is the !:Jest way to de scribe the Lady Colonels' 1982-83 season. Nancy Roberts ' team began th e season well with a 7-2 record However, after that the ladies did a complete reversal and compiled a 3-7 record. All totalled the Lady Colonels ended up with a winning 10-9 record for 1982-83. Such inconsistency could be caused by scheduling. For example, the first half could be comprised of less competitive teams and the second half comprised of the more competitive. However. this was not the case wit h the Lady Colonels. The schedule , for the most part. was even ly balanced. .,. The problem was with the team itself · as a unit the ladies were inrnnsistent. At times this occurred both offensively and defensively, but for the most part the defense was the main difficulty . In addition , in the second half of the season the opponents began to use man-to-man defens<> against the Lady Colonels. In general. the ladi.es were not able to function as well offensiveiy again.51_ the man as thev had do,ne previously against NOW GO OUT THERE AND . . . Women's basketball Head Coach Nancy Roberts placed in a familiar position: exhorting her troops. Photo: Stephen Thomas DECi<OUR'S BEER Across from Bishop Hoban Ph. 822-704,. . -Imported~ the final score Donn a also ·handed out a total of 5 7 assists or 3.0 per game to lead the · team in this category. She also stole ' 1 a team leading 44 balls for a 2.3 p/ g average. The second leading scorer was sophomore guard . Charlene Hurst from Bishop H,oban . She ripped the Since Hershel Walker signed with the upstart United States Footcords for 354 total-points or a 18.6 ball League , the college football community has leveled a storm of average per game . Her field goal protests at the new league. Division I schools should take a long look percentage of .52 led the team, and at their own financial practices before they criticize the big money her freethrow percentage of .68 was pro sports. Colleges fail to realize they are as guilty as the pros in good for a second place tie. Hurst I pursuing huge revenues through athletics. also dished off 46 assists or 2.4 per Big colleges make a great deal of money from sports, especially game and completed 40 steals for a football. Penn State University was paid $1 million for each of the 2.1 average. four games televised by the American Broadcasting Company last Junior co-captain Kim Smith, a graduate of W yoming Valley West, season. The Nittany Lions also received an additional $1.5 million was the third leading scorer. She in TV revenues for their appearance in the Sugar Bowl. tallied 323 total (Xlints which were The past 10 years have witnessed numerous college recruiting good for a 17.0 p/ g average. Her violations. These infractions are proof that universities in this counfield goal percentage was the leading try will go to great lengths to put together quality sport teams . We .43, and she led the team with a .69 can't blame schools for pursuing the big money through athletics. percent for freethrows . Kim was the Successful sports programs can bring institutions tremencbus reven leading rebounder for the Lady ues . But these scholls shouldn't criticize one of their'-products for - Colonel~ with 193 total and a 10.2 going after the big bucks. average. The fourth Lady Colonel to avLet's take a look at Walker. Here we have a man who helped bring erage in do uble figures for the 1982his school a national championship, constant television exposure 83 season was freshman Michelle and the big money that goes with both. In return, he has received Zowoiski from Mt. Pocono. She hit 1 a free education and probably some fringe benefits. Along comes an for a total of 194 .(Xlints which was organization waving $16.5 million at him. His coach, school and the _good for a 10.2 p/ g average. Her rest of the collegiate community say he should have stayed in school. field goal percentage was .40 , and Sure, Hershel, stay at Georgia, fill the stadium every Saturday and her fn:1:th:-a~ nercentage was . 5 7. get the university constant television time. Mr. Walker stay at Michelle -also ; nared 9 3 rebound; Georgia aud risk a ·career-ending injury. If you tear apart your knee for the season, which was good for you can always depend on the quality ed!.!cation you have received to ' third on the team . Her rebounding average was 5.0 . She also had 4 1 get a big paying job. Your starting salary should be at ie-.i5t $1_8 ; 000 ' steals or 2.0 per game and 3 7 assists , annually. Hershel, we've been using you to gain fame and fortune, o r 2.0 per game. so please don't leave. Stay in school, Mr. Walker, it's the best thing The second leading ri:bounder for you. ·and the top shot blocker for the Lady I'm not trying to downgrade the importance of a college educaColonels was freshman ·center tion . l just think that the colleges are reacting to the fact that they Michaline Chernicavage, a team. are losiong a valuable commodity. I wonder-if they really care about mate of Donna Martin's at Nanti · , Walker's intellectual well-being. Walker is in a unique situation. coke . Michalene grabbed a season·s He can earn phenomenal amounts of money during the spring and tot al of 127 rebounds or 6 . 7 per contest . She also was an adept shot , summer. After the USFL season, he can return to the University of blocker . for she swatted away 55 of Georgia for the fall semester. the opposition ' s attempts during the It's a sad day when money becomes more important to colleges season. She averaged 3.0 such rethan just providing fair and honest competition. Sure, it's sad, but it jections per game . She also avera_ge is a reality. American sports, professional and collegiate. have be4.0 p/g on .48 percent from the come a very lucrative business. We've got all -sports television netfield and .68 from the freethrow works. There are dozen _of magazines devoted to sports from golf line. to ice hockey. Sports figures personal lives have become as importJunior co-captain Karen Bove from Berwick, although injured for • ant to the media as their performances on the playing field . The days our fathers talk about are gone forever. Back then it was the better part of the season, contributed to the Lady Colonel cause enough to play just for the sake of playing. Today, we have athletes with 4.1 (Xlints per game and 4 .8 who change teams as often as they switch their brand of toothpaste. rebounds . Her season totals were When they're not busy re-negotiating their contracts .or promoting 69 points and 82 rebounds. every product on television, they occupy their spare time with snort- 1 Last season Charlene Hurst re ing cocaine. ceived (XlSt-season honors as a mem, So, Mr; Walker, cbn't feel guilty about what you have done, ber of the Middle Atlantic Confer, you're just a by-product of the money-hungry system that produced ence All-Star team for 1981-82. you. The University of Georgia might disown you for a while, but This year she should be a candidate in years to come they will probably plaster your picture all over their for this honor once agai n . Other recruiting pamphlets and college catalogs. I'm sure they will forgive Lady Colonels who should rt'ceive serious consideration for post -season you if you throw a few of those .millions toward their annual fund honors are Donna Martin and Kim dri ve. They might even.nam e a gymnasium or a new dorm after you . Smi th . I'm sure they will forgive you, if the price is right. -~ . by Chris Baron -Cold .....-:"' Call In Advance for Kegs and Quarters (MuJt have LCB Cord) Lack Of Participants Sinks Swimming PTogram . Chuck Robbins ... by Chris Baron SPORTING GOODS COMPANY It appears that We Accept ~ster Cb•rge •nd Viu 39 West M•rket Street Wilkes-hrre, P•. 19701 Phone: 822-1333 free P,rking •I Hotel Sterling P.J.lurke'H Proprietor . i - ~ -~ 4 J5 ~ "·'f• MtttWfflF~~ ! ~wimmi ng will no longer be offereJ as a varsity S(Xlrt at the College . The College adm inis(ration is expected to an nounce the cancellation of th e program som eti me withi_n th e next few-weeks . Ath letic Director John Reese said, '' It doesn't look good. We are waiting for a report from the coach, hl! t lln fe<< he can show us tli :•t ther<' will Ix· more sup(Xlrt, we will be forced to do away with the program .' ' The team forfeited more than half of their meets this season be cause they lacked enough swimmers to compete. Their 0-10 rec ord marked the second straight season without a win for the Colonels. Junior Megan McGuire was the on ly bright spot in an otherwise dismal season. In the recent_ ~,,Yicd! c Atlanti c: Conference Playoffs. she was the only Colonel to place. McGuire captured tenth in both the 200-yard Indi-vidual Medley and the l_'.)0-yard Butterfly, while placing eighth in the 200-yard butterfly. Reese said that money was not the problem with the program. He said that the College was willin_g to maintai n -rhe program as long as there was enough interest in the ~port. T his year 's team had , at the mosi. ~ix mem bers. �Vol. XXXV No.18 March 18, 1983 Atherton Axed; Bellairs ·Takes Over by Chris Baron · In a fast and unexpected move, Wilkes Col lege fired Head Basketball Coach Jim A therton and replaced him with his former assist ant Bart Bellairs all within the space of three days. On M on day , Februa ry 28, Col lege President Ro bert Capin an nounced the dismissal of Atherton . "We have been evaluating the pros and cons of using a part-time coach in our basketball program since Jim took over the position in I 981," Capin said. "After weighing all the issues , we feel it is in the best interests of our students, athletic program and college to 1,.,•o hack to a full-time coach.'' The dismissal followed report s that Atherton was considering the job as head coach at King 's Col lege. Monarch mentor Ed Donohue was canned after 15 yeaf5 :::f ~ervLi;~ The Wilkes administration den ies anv connection between the King's ' situat ion and Atherton' s firing. Sources in the Colonel's athletic department said that the publicit y ove r Atherton 's possible switch to King's was a contribut ing factor in the College ' s decision 10 dismiss Atherton . · In h-is two years at Wilkes, Ather 0 - - - - , , 1n led the Colonels to a speci!II plavoff game to determine an MAC playoff bert h both seasons. Ath er ton's 1982 record of 13 -10 was the best ever for a first -year basketball coach at Wilkes . In '83 h e took a squad with nn lv two upperclassmen starters to within one shot of an MAC playoff be rth. In this year's special playoff the Colonels were tied 71- 71 with Madison-FDU with only one second on the clock, when an un identified Wilkes player called time out. The only problem was that the Colonels didn't have any timeo ut s remaining. The infraction resulted in a technical fo ul and the Jersey Devils ended the contest with a one pointer from the charity line. Reading from a prepared statement, Atherton had a hard time fighting back his emotions. In a crac king voice he S!!!G, 'Thave en· ;f::.:eil-rny two years . at Wilkes anJ fC'el priviledged to have coached some quality young men.'' Atherton, a 1954 graduate " f Wilkes, h ad a positive out look i"r the future of his Alma Mater 's basketball program. ''With eight freshmen and one junior ret urning, · I can't help hut predict some very fine basketball years ahead for the> Colonels,'' he said. Before coming to Wilkes in 1981 . Commen(ary by Chris Baron Wilkes' decisi on to'dismi ,s Jim st raineJ n,mmuni cation between Atherton is another exampll' of Atlwrton. the players and the Col the College's inability to choose an d ll'ge administration . The College was correct in stathandl e personnel properly . Two yea rs ago Wilkes decided to make ing that Wilkes needs a full -time the head basketball coaching posit - coach for its basketball program . ion a part-t ime job. The College However. it is un fortunat e that filled the post with one of the best they learned this at the expe nse of . basketball coaches in the Wilkes - Jim Atherton. In his two years at Wil kes. Ather Barre area. Atherton brought an impressive high school and college : ton start ed to re build the Colon els' coach ing record with him. H e was basketball program . The dividends respected for his spo rt smanship of his efforts will he felt in the seasons to come. and integrity on and off the court . Like most personnel decisions at For Atherton , the job at Wilkes was a dream -come-true . He was this school, Atherton's dismi ssal given the task of coaching on the was shrouded in secrecy. Wilkes same co urt wh ere he had played his has a knack for refusin g co mment and sending out cleverly-written collegiate basketball. The fact that Atherton was a press r e l eases. The d e t a il s part -ti me coach presented many surrounding Athert on' s firing will problems right from the start. Dur- probably never he known . If Atherton's dismissal was nC'ce, ing the day, he continued his dut · ies a, athletic di rector at Luzerne sarv . and I think it was. whv did Co unty Community College and in th<' College• go about th is decision the evening he served as the Wilkes 1n such a callo us manner? Wilkes knew Athert on' s limita mentor. Practice sessions had to be scheduled at night , usually from 8 t ion when thev hired him two vea rs to 10 p.m. Atherton was un able ago . If th e College had taken somt' to at ten cl area high sc hool games for time to rev iew th ei r needs hefort· ill<'\' made the move to hire Ath er· recruiting purposes. Th ese fa('tors t<> n. th ,s en tin• unfortunat e situa · coupl ed with his inability to Ix· "n 1i, ,n ,:0 11ld h ave been avoided . campus througho ut the da y. !C'd lo Atherton, 50. sp<'nt 12 vea rs in the high school coac hing ranks . H e also served as head basket ha ll coach at Luzerne Count\' (0111 munity College for 13 ·sea~, ,n s. While at LCCC he compiled an impressive 228-86 reco rd and won con feren ce titles six tim es. He is also a recipi ent of the Sam Schoenfiel d Award whi ch sym bolizes sportsmanship and integrity in coaching. He is a member of the all-time Wilkes College all -star team . Three days after Atherton's dismissal. Wilkes announced that Assistant Basketball Coach Bart Bellairs would take over the position as mentor of the Colonels' basket ball program. At a press conference Bellairs, 27, declined to answer anv ouestions pertaiiiing to Athert'on 's firing. "I would like to talk about 1hin _gs fro m today on," Be llairs said !iellairs also serves as the cross co untry coac h, assistant base ball coach, director of intramurals and is a physical educationteacher . Before coming to Wilkes two years ago he served as an assistant basketball coach at Lycoming College and Western Illinois Uni versi ty. Bellairs is a full-time empl ovet' Former Head Coach Jim Atherton (right), pictured with then Assistant Coach Bart Bellairs (left). of the College, unlike his preden·, sor who also served as the Ath!t't ic Director at LCCC. He feels th at hr being at Wilkes constantly, he better serve the needs of his plavers . He said. "!f -;; piayer ha~· a probiem, he can come see me anv time.'' · Like Atherton, Bellairs beliews that the Colonels court future is a hri,ght one. "We have the nucleus to be a winner,' ' he said. Bellairs said that the services of graduating Greg Hych ko will definitely be missed but that hl' ex pects Junior Rick Sheaffer t,i pi ck up the leadership role for the Col · o nels. Under Atherton he was in charge of rec ruiting and scouting. This shoul d help him wh en h e goes nu! can !, ",king for a big man to fill the cen ' <·r spot in the Colonels' lineup . He said, "Since a major respon sibility of mine for the past two yea rs has been recruiting , I kn ow our persn~.nel. . I think we do need :i hi _g man . He hopes to use a fast -pacC'd. hard hitting offense and a variet v of defenses. "You've got to go after people and exploit their weak nesses , " he said. "I go at thi ngs 100 perce nt and that's what I expect from m y players." Rellairs is also - concerned with generating more support for th e h1skethall program at Wilkes . He recognizes that the best wav to fill the• South Franklin Street Gvm is hv lx·i ng a consi stent winner . · Popple,Misses All-American As Grapplers End '83 Season by Chris Baron After a perfect performance in the Ea~terns, Mark Popple lost out on a a ch ance to become a1, .\II-Amert · caN A_T THE National J, • ·offs in Oklahoma City. . In the Easterns , Popple was flawless. His first place finish in the 150-pound weight class marked the first time a Colonel has fini shed in the top position si nce 1979 . The Colonels placed fourth i"n the 79th version of ·the annual event, while the host . Lehigh Engineers. took top honors followed by Navy in second and Syracuse third. By finishing first, Popple qualified for the national tournament . Freshman Marc Sada no and senior Kris Rowl ette also qu alified by turning in third-place finishes in the Easterns. Mark Correll finis hed fourth at I 77 pounds and Lenny Nel~1n fini , hed sixth at 142 pounds . Last w ar Nl'l son achieved AII -Americ~m status when he finis hed eighth in 1lw nation al fin als. Popple- was ;eeded fifth going into las1 weekend s nation als. On the first day of the to urnament he won two bo ut s and propelled himself into t he quarterfinals. H e pinned Jack Wolt er of Eastern 111.inoise at 5 :30 p.m . of hi s openin11 r"'. ""' match Thursday. Popple 24 · 3-1 for the season. then registered a 14 · 2 superior decision over Ed Wohlencter of A rm y. Sadano and Rowlette both lost in first round action. Sadano dropped an .11 -6 decision to Todd Cummings of Bloomsburg while Rowlette was pinned by Chris Lutrell of New Mexico. During Popple's second bout he suffered a knee injury which didn 't surface until Friday morning. Head Coach John Reese said, "Every: thing seemed fine Thursday night , but when he woke up Friday he couldn't walk'." · After a ·few hours with the Rut gers trainer, Popple hobbled onto the m at for the quarter finals. He was going up against fourth -ranked Jim Hefferan of Iowa. Popple lost a close 7-6 decision and hi s hopes of becoming an All-America n were all but gone. Reese said, "It was one nf the most incredible m atches ! · ve ever seen. He was wrestling on on e leg and he almost pulled it off." Popple had one last chance at t!k !OJ eight but the injury proved to Ix· too ,:, ucb , Reese commented. " I tol d him not to go out for another match because of the leg, but he.· wanted to take that one la5t sho1. · · He finished his collegia te mar ca rrer with a disappointing 5- 1 loss to ninth-ranked Wes Gasner of Wy o ming i11 their conso lation match . That m atch ended the wrest ling season at Wilkes . The Colonels finish ed the season with a 12-7-0 regular season mark. The '83 Colonels never fully lived up to pre -season expectations. Going int o this season, Wilkes had almost every starter returning . Nelson's academic probation and team -.wide injuries coupled to give the .Colonels their worst start in 30 years. The Wilkes squad showed short flashes of brilliance . Their Wilkes Open victory marked the first 1im(' a Colonel team · had captured top honors in the fifty -year historv of the tourney . · Their fourth -place finish in thC' Easterns was the best for th e Colon els in the past few years. Reese will be losing five starters from th e '83 squad and onl y return ing Kurt Rowlette will have a deal of ;.revious mat experience, coming in t,, next season . --------------NOTICE The golf team, under the direction of Head Coach Rollie Schmidt, is currently conducting practice sessions every • afternoon at Ralston Field. Any interested golfers are invited to attend. ... � 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 March 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 March 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/66f5377ff8f2161f5d72f589f1cc4e2b.pdf 7faa520fab76e08fdb1562ddb62883da PDF Text Text J Vol.XXXV No.17 February 25, 1983 Wilk es College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 !------- . Presidential Committee Searches For Possible Successors To Capin by Rebecca Whitman A committee including alumni. faculty and a student, along with members of the Board of Trustees has been formed to begin the process of screening possible candidates for the presidency of Wilkes which will be vacated in the spring of 1984. The Presidential Search Commit tee Chairwoman Patricia Davies explained that the committee is ch.arged by the Board of Directors of the College to establish a search fer possible presidential replacem, " ts. They will then present the ca ,' lidates to the Board. Davies reported that the decision on who will ·be the new president is ultim ately in the hands of the board. The Board of Directors serves t'wo major purposes: they control th e financial matters of the College, and when necessary, they are responsi ble for electing a new president. · ''It is very basically, a sea rch and screen process,'' stated Davies. '' The committee wi ll attempt to find one or more candidates to re place President Capin." Ca ndidates come to the attention of the committee in one of two ways: they are either noiminated or th_ey apply for the gpsitioR. - _ Ad Hoc Committee -Proposes New Core In the February 4 edition of The Beacon the recommendations presented by the ad hoc Curriculum Review Committee to its parent committee, the Curriculum Committee's Long-Range Planning Committee , in regards to the College's Core Requirements were published. At that time, the Corollary R~uirements devised by the ad hoc committee were summarized. This summary was a listing of the general education al goals of the revised Core which the ad hoc committee presented for con-. sideration. The following is an outline of the ad hoc committee's recommendatio'1's regarding the Core Requirements: Proposed Core Requirements Skills English 101 -102 (or competency), (0-6credits) Computer Science 101 (0-1 credit) Humanities Philosophy 101 (3 credits) Any two of the following sequences (12 credi ts): English 151 -152 History 101-102 Foreign Language 203-204 Arts Any one of the following (3 credits): Art 101 or 111 Theater Arts 101 Music 101 Social Sciences Any two of the following departmental sequences, or one departmental sequence and two other courses, or any four courS< ·, (1 2 nl'dits) · Economics 101 -102 Political Science 102-105 Psychology 101 -10 2 Sociology 101-Anthropology 101 Sciences Two of the following sequences (one sequence must be in a laboratory scien ce). (12-16credits ): . Biological Science l()j - 104 or Biology 121-122 Chemical Science 101 -102 or Chemistry 115-116 Earth and Environmental Science 110,115,120,125, 130.(anytwo) Physical Science 101-102 or Physics 105 -106 or 201 -202 Mathematics 101-102or 105-106or 111 -112 Ph vsical Education 100-two stmesters (0 credits) Total: 30-61 credits Davies reported that the search is a long process that is just getting underway . They have just been given an office in Weckesser Hall from which they will base all their activities. The status of each member of the commi ttee is ''one man -one vote." The student. Dave Fife, chosen for the committee was nominated by the office of the deans. Though the faculty hoped they could convince the Board of Directors to allow three facu lty members on the committee, they were given two slot~ t.o_ fill. -The facult y - - elected 0t. Heaman and Dr. Hen son. Davies said that her phone ''has bee n ringing off the hook" for information on exactly what is going on and the process of the committee, but she really has no information since the entire project has just begun. · . , President Capin announced las t semester that he will vacate his JX)Sition in the spring of 1984 after serving as president for eight years,. WHO WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON TO ASSUME THE PRESIDENCY OF WIL KES COLLEGE? The Presidential Search Committee has begun searching for the face to fill this space. Concert . And Lecr-ure . S-eries To Present David Fe nclrick 1 . Tw o le gendary personalities. Albert Einstein and Clarence Darrow, will come alive again for audiences, when the Wilkes College Concert and Lecture Series presents David Fendrick 's portrayal of Einstein on March 25 and Darrow on March 26. Both performances begin at 8 p.m . and are open to the public at no charge. Accomplished actor and play : wright Fendrick becomes the rup led, soft spo ken absent-minded wizard in a script stressing the private man who was Einstein. Usi ng the Einstein letters and manmcripts and drawing upon perS(111al interviews of people who kn ew the man, the play involves the aud ience in intimate con versation, giving in sight as viewers see . the growth of the compassionate man who was consistently fasci nated with the "why?" of things . Fendrick tract's tht> growth frorr the toy compass which piqued Einstein ' s childhood interest in sci ence to the college friendship with a man who wcruld become an in ternational assassin ; to his personal depth and introspec tion wi th remembering th e family and heart bredk of Nazi Germany , viewed by the passionate and dram at ic paci fist. Fendrick ' s Einstein, in its premier year. was th e first one-man show selected for th e Amphitheatre at the nation all y famous Chautauqua Institute. On Saturday. M arch 26, Fen drick will play Cla rence Darros:\. America's most pro minent turn - of-the-ce ntur v lawyer. The pla y will include Darrow's actual court room transcript s . as he fought poverty and injustice during the days of child labor and sweat-shops. All of the pre-union realities are vividly depicted as Darrow does battle with railroad tycoon George Pullman and later as he defends LeoJX)ld and Loeb at the ignominous 1924 murder trial. Audiences will also see the pri vate Darrow , fa mous for his midwest ern hum or . At -the famous Scopes "Mnnkev" Trial, r · - ') rt er~ Wt'rt' giving b arrow a bad time rnncwn inc his di sheveled appearann·. '' l told those reporters," he said, "I spe_nd as much mon ey on my clothes as th ey did on theirs. but I sleep in mine.'' Fendrick has appeared off Broadway as the lead in Barrabas, as Van Gogh in the PBS special and as Joh n of Gaunt in Shakespea re's Richard II. In other productions, too numerous to mention, the actor ...has been called by the press a one-man repertory theatre. Critic John Dwyer , recently wrote, "Fendrick 's singular gift fo r en teri ng into his chosen character fills the mind and imagination of audiences and event ually ocrnp ie, all ava il able psyc hi c space.'' Thirty-nine Placed As Co-op Interns The Cooperative Education program recently sent out its second largest class of interns in its sixyear history at Wilkes College. Thirty-nine students have been placed in various employment situations where they will receive onthe-job experience while also gaining acadsemic credit. Cooperative Education employment programs are found· in many areasspe cifically this semester students found work / experince in such areas as engineeri ng , busi ness, accounting, sociology, psychology, th e sciences, communication radio/television, and theatre . According to Dr. Bradford Kin ney, the academic coordinator of the program, "Cooperative Education offers the student a unique opportunity to gain valuable practical work experience while still in college." Kinney said one of the · hardest things a student upon graduation has to face is the prospect of finding a position of employment in his/her chosen field. In this day of economic slowdown most employers want people with previous work experience. Most college student:, '·1st do not have the necessary ex- Continued on page 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • �Page 2, The Beacon, February 25, 1983 Real News by Andrea Hincken Reagan Denies U.S. Warplanes Sent To Egypt The United States sent radar surveillance planes to Egypt, Pentagon sources disclosed last week, and placed an aircraft carrier battle group to encounter a Libyan aircraft buildup , which appears to be aimed at the Sudan . . . But President Reagan, in response to a question at his news conference, said , "There's been no navy movement at all" and "it's never been con templated" that U.S . military would be used in the event of a conflict. . . . . . .. . . . .. ... . ... ... . . ...... by Buddy Sutliff Further discussion as to whether IRHC officers should be elected within the organization itself took place at Sunday night 's meeting. IRHC Advisor Paul Adams made the point that too few representa tives have known possible nommc'I:'\ long enough to judge their ahili ties . Another suggestion was rnadl' that the representatives elect everyone except the president. Marge LeB!anc, IRHC presi dent, also mentioned that they are considering raising the student activity fee by 5 or 6 dollars . A new schedule of when the gym would be locked and unlocked was announced. Beginning March 1, the gym will be open weekdays from lO: 30 a .m . to 12 p.m. and on week end, from 12 to 9 p.m . . Federal Income Tax Ref•unds Average $631 During the first six wee ks of the year, one of every seven people who filed a federal tax return received a refund. According to a spo keman for the Internal Reven - ue , Larry Batdo rf, the average refund was $631. Last year's refund for the same period averaged $650. The decli ne is nn statisti cally significant , Batdorf said. Circle K Further Discussion On Election Procedures Fund Request Made by Dan Talenti Th e Student Center Board re port included the n ews that it will trade four of its video games for new on es. Also mentioned were the up coming dart t o urnam ent anC.: M .A.S.H. party. IRHC will co ntribute $145 to th e next ski trip. The th eme of the next Student Center party is Generic. It was ex plained that everyone should come in non -brand nam e clothing. Once again, it was announced that st udent organizat ions are co~sidering having the annual St. .Patrick 's bay party at the Hotel Sterling rather than the school g~m . Student input would be appreoat ed. . Finally, Paul Ad~ms reportt><l that Founders Hall will be the hall left open for Spring Break. A fund request was made by t hl' Ci rd e K club for $4 16 so th at a number of its members will be able to attend a regional meeting. Due to the rules governing fund request?, only approximately $200 can be alloted by SG . A second reading of the request will take place at the next SG meeting. Ralph Pringle reported that at a meeting at Luzerne Coun ty Com munity College there was talk of forming an inter -organi za ti onal committee among the area colleges, and possibly an attempt at th e record for the world's longest Tug of War record. Another discussion took place about the idea of giving the out standing teacher of the year a cash prize. Debbie Vogt explained that the teacher recognition committee was considering giving a $500 awarrl. Once again, the general response of those present was that giving a monetary award would he inappropriate . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ! ••••• Rabbits and hares differ f1<>11 , other rodent s , \ 11ch as heave rs goph,·rs. sq uirr~'. ls. ('tc . Rabbit., and harl'~ have lour incisor teeth in thr upprr jaw. All other roJent~ ha ve two. EPA Unable To Account For Millions The Environmental Protect ion Agency, al ready being charged with con flict of interest and pol itic_al favoritism is unable to accoun t fo r how $53 .6 mil lion of its superhind hazardous waste money was spent last year. According to-the EPA in spector general's report, the agency's records could not confirm that . the money act ually went to iptended purposes . GM, Toyota Announce Joint Venture General Motor Corp . and the Japanese com pany, Toyota-the world's la rgest No. 1 and No. 3 auto .makers- confirmed Monday a $300 million agreement to jointl y build sub compacts at GM's vacant Fremont, California plant. · Th e announ cement of the deal was made at 6 p.rn. EST. simultaneously in Detroit and T okyo . Protect your employees, your company, and yourself from the personal suttering and financial loss of cancer... call your local unit of the American Cancer Society and ask for their free pamphlet , "Helping Your Employees to Protect Themselves Against Cancer. " Start your company on a policy of good health today 1 i "Amer1ca1 c.icer Society -PIZZA ROMA 205 S · Main St. Right around the corner from Wilkes' Residence $Z5 Off Halls any Jostens bt)ld ring Attention Wilkes Students: We Run Weekly Specials! This Week: $1 .00 off any size pizza with this ad Free Deliveries 5-10 p.m. ~P~L~~~C~E~_a_o_ok_s_t_or_:_e_e_y_o_u_r_~_s_t_e_n_s_re_p_r_e_s-en_t_a_ri_v_e_ _ ~mr~ 825-0938 Try the best pizza, stromboli, ca/zone, lasagna, and a variety of hoagies. DATE February 28 and March 1 TIME 1o a.m. to 4 P-~~ . ,, .. - ' [-] ' "'·"' ffi �February ~5,:i983, The Beacon, Page 3 ,. Sigma Xi Hosts Scientific Research Conference Cohen , M.D., director of Immun · ology and the Allergiri and Immun ologic Diseases Program of th e Na tional Institute of Health , will address the delegates. Cohen's lecture· is entitled, "Support of Biomedical Research, the Role of the National Institute of Health_'' Cohen is a native of Pittston, graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Ohio State University and New York University, College of Medicine. He is author of 65 research papers and has received many honors including distinguished service awards from the American · Academy of Allergy; The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and an honorary doctor of science degree from Wilkes College . ~'rior to his post with the National More than 100 scientists from 3 7 inst itutions will present papers at a conference sponsored by the Wilkes College Sigma Xi, on March 5, in Stark Learning Center. Dr. Howard Swain, president of Wilkes Sigma Xi, and general chairman of the conference, recently stated that the response to invitations to participate in the day -long event has exceeded expectations. Faculty , students and industrial researchers from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersy, Delaware , Maryland and Ohio will present papers on life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering. Following welcoming remarks by President Robert S. Capin and P-rofesso r Swain , Dr. Sheldo n ( continuectfrom page 1 ) I study during the same academic semester. The student registers for a reduced load and spends approxi matelv half the time in the classroom ·and the other time at the work experience. The College -Cooperative Education program offers work experience each semester and is open to any full-time undergraduate student. The Co-op office is currently accepting applications for the summer ex perience . Students interested in finding out more about this unique opportunity should come to the Cooperative Education Office, rear of the Roth Center (second floor); or see Mrs. Cheryl Gibson, Cooperative Coordinator; or Dr. Br,adford Kinney, Academic Coordinator. Cooperative Education is working together with cominunity, government, business and ii.d,1stry for the betterment of students. J l § § ~. Beef & Macaroni Casserole Vegetable Soup Tuesday Wednesday j Pork BBQ Chicken Corn Chowder Sponsored by the Student Center Board. Chicken Chow Mein Beef Creole Free soft pretzels and soda for all who attend + Friday Crab patti~s & cole slaw Manhatten Clam Chowder Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri. 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sun. 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. Experience WHITEWATER the Lehigh River Gorge. . Wet sui_ts ½eep you warm and dry on this ·excitmg 18 mile Journey through beautiful wilderness te~rain. A SlO deposit is 9ue March 2 in Jay Tuckers office, Founders Hall, ext. 407. Thursday Every Sunday make your own sundae and more than 500 faced triai, including some 300 alleged · members of the Islamic group Al Jihad and 200 people accused of left wing political activity. · The report cited extracts from medical reports on injuries to prisoners who said they were tortured . In each case, the medical evidence was consistent with the torture allegation. Forms of torture were said by prisoners to include beatings with sticks, whips and rubber hoses, burning with cigarettes, hanging by the hands and feet, and threats of murder and of sexual assault. The report describes findings which were sent to the Egyptian Government in a memorandum in June 1982, with a request that the authorities receive Amnesty International mission to discuss it. No response was received , an official of the movement said. Amnesty International meets ewrv Tuesday in SLC 409 at 11 a.111 . Everyone is welcome to a1 tern I' he meetings. Cost: Your cost Sl9, regular S35 Save S16 plus half price wet suit rental The last episode of M.A.S.H. will be shown on the wide~ screen T.V. Roast Beef on a hard roll Cr.earn of Mushroom Soup g<' ncy which has beeh lifted for onlv I 7 months in the last decade . · Journalist Hussein Abdul Raziq, whose case is cited in the report, was arrested five times in five years. Acquitted once by the Supreme State Security Court, he faces three more trials, including re-trial on the charge of which he was acquitted . The stream of charges against him are based on alleged activities for the banned Egyptian Commun ist Party . Other cases involve urban and rural workers, lawye~';, doctors, Muslim and Christian :. felgious leaders, and politicians. Two of the people subjected to repeated imprisonment are a popular poetsongwriter, Ahmed Fu'ad Negm, and · a blind Iutist who sings his songs , Sheikh Imam Muhammad Aissa. An Amnesty International representative said it was hard to keep precise tally of the number of people held on political grounds because of the pattern of arrest, release and re-arrest; but at least several hundred people were being held Date-: March 27 (This is a high water period) M.A.S.H. Party _Monday I People suspected of opposing tlie Eg yptian Government face years ot arrest · and re-arrest , sporadic im prisonment and repeated trials un der a battery of laws limiting free expression, Amnesty International said recently. In a new report, the worldwide human rights movement also cited frequent and consistent reports of torture of political prisoners, including beatings and burning with cigareetes . "We don't know whether this torture has ·become a part of the system for dealing with political prison ers, but there has been a definite increase in the amount reported · over the past year," a representative of Amnesty Interm1.ti9pal said. The report, Egypt: V.ioiations of Human Rights, describes a network of laws and decrees . under which people from all walks of life are arrested· for the non-violent expression of their views. Some are never charged or tried, but repeat(·dl i- held for months at a time. IVLin y of these arrests take place ,111der the rules of a State of Erner- IIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll~ Snack Bar Specials Sigm~ Xi , the Scientific J{e search Society, is an honor society, whose objective is to encourage oroginal investigation in science, pure and applied. The term science . is broadly construed to include the physical sciences, the life and agricultural sciences, the earth sciences, the medical sciences, ·mathematics and engineering. The society is organized into local charters or clubs. Membership is by elect ion from the ranks of persons involved in research. Wilkes Sigma Xi Club was installed January 27, 1967. Then' are approximately 36 members. about one-third of whom are em ploved at Wilkes College. Si mane~ holds the B.A . and M .S. degrees from . the Un ive_rsity of Iowa. An area of interest for him is in writing and popularizing science. He is editor and publisher of The J:'ect_or? an occasional in-house pubhcat1on at Lock Haven, which is devoted to the lighter side of science . Simanek has prepared lectures and slide shows, some serious and some in a lighter vein, with which he enlivens physics club - meetings and scientific gatherings. The afternoon contributed sessions will continue the pattern of the morning sessions with six run n_ing simultaneously on general biology, various organisms, physiology . chemistry, earth and en vironmental science/ geology and physics / engineering. Human Rights Group He-lps Egyptians Co-op lnr-ernships .. perience to qualify for that position . ·, Here is where Cooperative Educa tion comes in . Coo perative Education , often referred to as "Co-Op," is a process of education which formally integrates a student's academic studies with productive work experiences in employing organizations. The word " cooperative" is used to mean a cooperative relationship between employer and the college . Through alternating semesters of full -time study and full time professional work experience, students enhance their academic knowledge, professional development, their overall vision, as well as their professional preparation. In addition to the full-time program of study and work, Wilkes Cooperative Education offers another program known as the "Parallel Program .'' The Parallel Coop prog_~!'l . ~ombines work and Institutes of Health , he was ,1 prat ' ri cing allergist and immunologist in Wyoming Valley and a Wilkes research professor. He is well known in this area, and is a past president of Sigma Xi at Wilkes . The conference will then divide into six morning sessions, with contributed papers on ecology, various organisms, phsiology, chemistry, psychology / education and physics/ mathematics . Following lunch, a talk will be given by Dr. Donald E. Simanek, chairman of the Department of Physics at Lock Haven State College. Professor Simanek is a wellknown lecturer, wit and iconoclast wh o will discuss "The Continuing Conflict Between Science · and Reli1;ion." . I D~te:_ M?nday, February28 Time. 7 .30-11 p.m. Place: The Student Center Wide-screen T.V. room (2nd floor) § Jancuzzi's Pizz~ and Hoagies I = =_;=_ 1 2 5 Academy St. Free Delivery Sponsored by the Student Center Board OPEN 7DAYS11.-11 I===_ = = 825-5037 825-5166 - - - ; - . - - - - - - - " " ' .illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIUlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __..._ _ _ _ _ _ _..A . .. . . . . . . .,,. . . . . . ' ' ,! ' •q • i • t • 4 •.: • t; • • d :< l:;; ;;, i r}i li; 1 il ~ • ; 1); ~;; ->; : n] :i'! if ! 0: l • U tJ ! • t ffd i :{ 1!1 '(l Hd lj + �• Page 4, The Beacon, February 25, 1983 Editor's Corner It had been a long-standing joke between a certain faculty member and a few students: sooner or later, the campus student body and administrative staff would come to their senses and elect (the word we jokingly used was "crown") this professor Teacher of the Year, the first advancement in a line probably leading to the presidency of the College, then be - · " You'll have to excuse J.T Ever since his promotcoming a stepping stone to a position of world despot, and a ion, he's been acting like he's God. stone's throw from Omnipotent Ruler of the Infinite Beyond. "Don't try to publish in your field," we'd tell our much respected mentor; "Shake a few hands, kiss a few babies ; if you get Teacher of the Year , you' re set for life." We'd respectfully remind the aspiring abecedarian of the tiresome responsibilities and unfortunate minor irritations that accompanied such a grandiloquent title: the burden of leadership; the unrelenting pressure of acting as role model for that educator's less-distinguished collegues; the wearisome · I won der how much ti me these public image to maintain at all costs; the hundreds of thou- To the Edi tor: and trapping to keep the numbers people spend in the outdoors com in check with the amount of avail sands of dollars in kickbacks to pay off; the constant disqui etpared to the time they spend to tell I am writing in rega rd to the able food populating would soon be ing buzz of the media, which would demand the docile domin- article in last week's Beacon con 11s how to "help " an imals. I won in jeopardy. Hunting and trapping J er how man y times they have cerning the coal ition to ban trapping ie 's documented discourse indefinitely (pretty good, huh?). is a successful wildlife man agement walked through knee -Jeep snow in and hunting. Just because a few t,JQI. I am anxious to hear their Our brows solemn and our eyes stern, we'd tell our beloved the northwoods to find ve ry un people decide to stop eating meat '' Alternative Form'' of managi ng professor of the horrors that often accompanied fame , of the . healthy looking deer (with hip they think the whole nation should our wildlife. bones protruding due to min im al stop a wildlife management program corrupting influences of power, of the consuming demands of body fat) because of the lack of which took man y yea rs to build. Dale Englehar t that high office. browse. If it were not for hunti n g And then we'd start to get silly. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to This is Your Pedagogue, the T.V . gameshow that pits depart ments of higher education against one another in an unabashed display of blood and guts competition for our $500 Grand l!fl'SSmen and Senators lrom thr ,veak nation , while a strong nat i1>J1 Prize and a shot at the heavy-d uty, Teacher -of-the-Year title. by Stephf:'n K. Urbanski and states where th e federal govern would deter yo u from a fight. A Representing the Blue Section are the Biological Sciences, James J. Haggerty, Jr. ment owns most of th e land 1 Tlw nuclear freeze keeps us from be ing . while the Language and Literature Department stands ready to peo ple who are reall y tied 10 th <' that strong team. " Tuesday afternoon is th e ideal land support th e sec retar y." "Huh, I never looked at it that battle it out for the Red Section this evening .... '' time for feeding pigeons on Public " I didn't realize that ," mumbled way," a confused Joe replied. And inevitably we'd get sillier. Square. You'll find 11s th ere most Joe . Brightc·ning up . he said, " But "O.K ., but if you say a nuclear every TuesJav takin . l ! aJvantage of ''Dear Professor X: Your students have praised you in c'mon. Rel·c• -gan's ruinC'J thr econ freeze isn't that great, you have to the opportunity. Last week was an omy . Loo k at tlw iatc· st fi .l!ures." .glowing terms, and the fact that they flock to your classes say that James Watt ain ;t that unusually eventful one, however, ,·, Yeah. let , 1.-,k at them In,• great either." shows that obviously they find your teaching both enjoyable in that our routine was interrupt · In ja11 11arv. homi11g s1arts 11•(•n· up "Not quite true , Joe. As Sec ed by a man pacing around the and effective. Your collegues have told us that you display a record 3() percent, un emplov retary of the Interior , James Watt square with placards on front anJ m ent dropped 0. 4 percent , indu,1 a knowledge of your field that is astonishingly complete and has bee n a true moderating force back. H e was fright ening the pigrial production was up 0.9 percent , ' between industry and environm en enlightening. Because of your universal popularity and excel eons away, and as we prepared to and wholesale prices dropped one talism. Sure, he 's helpeJ business· unleash a salvo of un savory com lent reputation, we are pleased to announce that you have been full percent, a 36-yea r reco rd. , es, but he's also increasing fundin g ments towards him, we rea li zedThese are sure sign s of a recovery, chosen as Teacher of the Year. P.S. : It has come to our to improve the National Parks, this object of our sco rn was none and h ardl y ground~ to '' Impeach and l'ie 's been a strong defende r of attention that this marks the last year of your initial threeother than o ur old acquaintance, Reagan.'' our prized land~. On the whole , Joe Antinnes . year contract with the College. As you know , overall enrolJoe · loo ked self-conscio usly at he's the most effective Interior Sec "Hey, what you guys dci in' ?" that phrase on hi s placa rd, th en lment has been dropping in your department , and as a result retary we 've h ad in a long time." shouted J oe as he approached, qui ckl y chn aging the subj ect, he :• Yea~ . but th e Si erra C luh says we regret to inform you that your contract will not be r_enewed. allowing us a better view of the retorted, "But ·that unh ea rd of hes . . . signs he was wearing. On the plaWe suggest you invest the $500 cash prize.'' defense budget is the bi ggest in hi s'' It 's nice of this \Va~ hington cards were such statemen ts as: tory'" And it has come to pass .. . . based group to criticize Watt on lx· ''Freeze Now,'' '' Im peach Rea "That's tru e J oe , but on ly in half of th(• environm ent .'' we in Yes Virginia, there REALLY IS a Teacher of the Year gan, " " Wattis \\'rong," and in flated do llars , not rea l dollars . ter rupted Joe at thi s po int , ·" but "Jobs Now." On his headband was Award, and soon some lrn:ky faculty member will find herself In fact, Presiden t Reagan's defen se Watt ' s biggest supporters are Con woven the phrase "Left is Ri ght. " . appropriat ion is smaller as a peror himself staring th e lrifinite Beyond-right in the eyeballs. We normally hate to mix pigeon centage of federal spending as and Well, all we can say to thost' involved in the project is, "Good feeding with politics , but we decidas a percentage of GNP th an John ed to make an exception for an old luck." It's going to be pretty tricky deciding just what quali Kennedy's! It ' s social spending misguided fri end. that 's trul y outrageous . It 's more ties make a professor Teacher of the Year material, particular" Nice signs , Joe ," we said. than do ubl ed as a percent age of ly when given the wide range of interests , personalities, teach "Make 'em Y o urself?" · fedrral spen Jing since Kennedy, Yeah, I <lid. I figured I 'd bet ter ing methods, and areas of specialization that characterizes whil e the defense budget ha~ gone . do som ething to save th e world down. There 's th e real cause of the Wilkes faculty. If any one really wants to bestow an awar;d from getting blowed up. You guys ' yo ur budgetary probl ems.'' to the faculty, maybe it would be easier to just have everyone are for a nucl ea r freeze, ain't yo u ?" ....,,.,.,.,.--''""""' Joe gave us a stunned loo k. After " Well, Joe, not exact ly ," we do his . reading for all his classes on one specific day -- a suftaking a deep breath he repl ied, replied. "Here's how we look at~ ficiently rare enough event to astonish and delight any prof on "I've done enough picketing tothe thing." Rem embe ring back to dav , guvs . It ' s about tim e I got campus. All the hassle about selecting and judging and award 1he davs when the three of us played go.i ng hcim e.'' Joe slowly turned mini -football togeth er, we used this ing would be avoided; all that would need to be done would be and walked awa y. anal ogy. "Joe , if you were in th, · to get everyone to do his assigned reading for the night. It took us about half an ho ur to NFf . .ind you were in the Sup,·1 distribut e the remainder of o ur pig-. . . . silly me. What an outrageous idea. howl . would you want to pl ,t\' ;1 Student Responds To Alternative Forms Columnist Conservative Comment............. . ~ I \t I " >- ~ • - • "' ., • ;._;.';;!f;.__ ; ... wl'ak team or a strong tea m?'· " f\ weak team , I guess," ca nw the answer. "Well , don ' t you see Joe? WhPn it comes down to that final con fl in. , xou _woul<ln 't he~titate to figh1 a eon feed . As we bid the pigeons a fond far ewel I for a not her week. we almost didn't notice two paint ed placards in the nearby trash bin . Anv comments or criticisms are welcome. Please wriH· ,to us a r. tf tit ijeaqtn~:~:~, ,; •. t ~ t .,l .. ,\i ( ( �February 25 , 1983, T he Beacon, Page 5 Pa rrish Ha ll 16 S. Ri, n 'i t. Wilkes-Ba rn•, PA The Beacon USPS 832-080 Pringle Thanks · All Blood Donors fCla-ssifiedl •••••••• Wilkes College ~u1dt'nl ~ ewspa pt' r Pe rmit No. 355 Editor -in-chi ef . .. .. . . . . • .... . • . . . . ... .. .. . . Am y Elias Managing Editor ... • • • • • • • . . . . ..... . . . Ell en Va n Riper NewsEdi tor . . . ... . . .. . . . . ...•• . . .. . Rebecca Whitman Sports Editor . . . . . . . ... . .. . . Chris Baron Fea ture Ed itor . . . . . . .... ... . .. • . .... .. ... Donna Nitka Copy Editor . ... . . . ..... . . . . . .. . . .... . Marian Ko viack Photo Editor . . . .. . . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . .... Steve T homas A <.st. News/Feat ure .... . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . Andrea Hincken Busi ness Ma nage r . . .. . . .. . . . . ... . . . .. ... . Steve J e ffery Ad vertising Ma nage r . . .. ... . . . . . . ...... . Cheryl Harger Ad visnr . .. . . ..... . . . .. . .. . . . . • . • . .. Dr . Don ald Leslie f' ypesetter . . .. .... ... . . . . . . . . . • ..... . 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The first test da r, is June 20 and the registration cfeai:lline is May 19. • 1 he I wo uld like to th ank all the people who don ated blood for th e W ilkes College Blood Donor Davs. Due to a lac k of comm unication we have just recei ved the results from the Fall collection day as well as the last collection day. In the Fa ll 313 people showed up to giw blmd. Diaz will receive $2'5 fnr having the largest reside nce hall representatio: 1 and the Biology Club will receive a plaque for having the largest club representation . In the Spring 223 people came to donate blood. Co lonPls House will receiw $2'5 prize for largest residence h·ill reprc~entation and the Math and Computer Science Club will receive th e plaque for having the largest club representation. Congratulations to the winners and th anks to everyone else who don ated their blood and time. As a reminder, when you give blood it is permitted to register for both your residence hall and one club. Thank you, Ralph Pringle Treasurer Human Services Committee AUDITIONS! AUDITIONS! 11 AUDITIONS! Wilkes College Theatre The Country Wife A Restoration Comedy of Manners by William Wycherley combines a devilish plot, ingenious characters and farcical action. 7 men, 7 women · Monday, February 28 & Tuesday, March 1 7-9 p.m. in the Chorus Room Center for the Performing Arts If unable to at,tend contact Jay D Siegfried, Ext. 415 SUMMER POSITIONS WITH WILKES UPWARD BOUND Four Tutor / Counselors Full-time position. Responsibilities ·incluue supervising high school students enrolled in an academic oriented program. Applicants must have successfully completed their sophomore year at college and demonstrate leadership and the ability to work with youth in a residential setting. Date of Program : June 10 through July 29 Salary : $945 plus room and board Send resume and letter of application, by March 4, 19~3 to: Anne A · Graham , Director Upward Bound Ross Hall Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18766 Wilkes is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. �, ' I Gave The Trance A Chllnce Page 6, The Beacon, February 25, 1983 by Rebecca Whitman t', , . •• •• 1•1.• "Give the trance a chance." ~snicker, snicker), "The magi c is m your mind,'' (uricontrol lable giggling). Yes , that was the scene last Thursday afternoon when Donna Nitka and I visited Frederick G. Sam, Master Hypnotist. You always laugh at things yo u're afraid of (that 's wh v so many people think dirty jokes are funny) . Before we left the Beacon office, I had told Donna that , if necessary , for the good of journalism and The Beacon, l would let this guy hypnotize me , as long as she promised not to let him make me act like a chicken or something. We had a lot of laughs at my. expense. The photographer said he'd make sure he got it all down on film: "Here's the hypnotist mak ing Becky act like a fl y. Here' s Becky trying to crawl up the wall. Here we all are in the emergency room at General H ospital waitin~ for Bec ky to come our 6f swgery .' I heard it all. Of course, the only reason I suggested that I would be willing to be hypnotized was because I never thought Mr. Sam would do . it. Though I had always wanted to try hypnosis, I had no real idea of what it was like. I assumed people went into a deep zombie-like trance sort of like Night of the Living Dead . · Add to all of this my idea that we would be walking into an office that was painted black with silver woodwork and lots of those weird posters that vibrate when you see them in black light. I think I definit,,ly had hypnosis confused with fortune telling. What Donna and I walked into was your average office, in fact it was painted in what looked like the stan dard issue Wilkes College tooth paste green. I must admit, I was a tad disappointed: Mr. Sam did not look or sound like Boris Karloff. However , when he suggested he hypnotize one or botl:i of us to help us better understand the whole theory of hypnosis, I panicked. When I panic, I laugh or smile a lot, so Mr. Sam probabl y thought I was enchanted with the whole -idea , when in fact I was praying he'd forget the whole thing. After an hour and a half or so of notes (I felt like I was in Hypnosis 101 or something ; the man just kept bringing out reams and reams of notes he must have saved from undergraduate years) , Donna and I were both ready to leave. We were hoping we could sneak out before he remembered his great idea about hypnotizing us . Every time the poor man got up to go into his outer office, we would furtively whisper escape plans. Alas. it was not to be. H e reme1n hered his fi endish pi nt . Being a .~"od friend and !oval compan ion. Donna immediatelv . and with a large smi le. inform~d Mr. Sam that I would Ix- more than willing tci cooperat e in his little ex periment. As I made every vile gesture I knew at dear Miss Nitka (while smiling nicely at Mr. Sam), he suggested that she take part also. · The look on the chick's face will keep me happy in my old age. .It was that face yo u make when someone tells you that yo u've been walking around all day with your skirt caught in the waistband of your nylons. It was the face you make when you find out that stuff in the refrigerator that you assumed was tuna turns out to be the cat '., , kidney and gizzard surprise . . from the floor, the began. (Mr. Sam said he would call it hypnosi s because that would make us scared . Does the logic of that escape yo u, Telling us what he wasn't going to tell us?) T o my surprise, he didn 't pull out th e proverbial gold watch, nor did he at any point say the classic lines, "You are getting sleeepy, soo sleeeeeepy." All he did was press his thumb into the palms of our hands arid tell us to imagine we had magnets stuck there. Then he had us hold our arms out straight in front of us and close our ews. He then explained that as he cntmt - ed to 10 the magnets wo uld pu ll o ur hands together and we wouldn ·1 be able to stop them. The last thing I saw before I closed my eyes was Donna's face which now had a "Yeah Bu ddy, if this works, I'll act like a ch icken" expression on it. H owever , as he counted to 10, I could feel the magnets pulling my hands together, and th ere was nothing I co uld do about it. It was one of the most fascinating experiences I've ever had . When I opened my eyes , my hands were stuck together and so. were Donna's. (Here I had plan ned on making another fun com- ment about poo r Donna 's face, but to be fair , my eyes were bulging out of mv head as far as her·s were). Mr. Sam. who was probably terribly amusf'J wi th both of us , . th en did a few more reall y neat demonstrations , and as each of them proved successfu l, the more ditzy and giddy Donna and I got. This stuff really worked' The really great part is that yo u don't go into some so rt of deep sleep when yo u get hypnotized: you actually know exactly what's going on around yo u . The rest of the day was spent running around jabbering to our friend~ that we ha d been hypn otized and that it was great and that ever vnne should try it. I even tried the old "You've Got Magnets To The Pal ms of Your Hand~" trick on a few of my friends, hut it didn't work. All in all, it was worth all th e notes I took , and I think Mr. Sam is a reall y good spo rt . However. I keep wondering if maybe, just maybe, he gave me one of those " post -hypnotic suggesti ons" and someday when I'm standing in line at th e caf ... cluck, cluck ... Hypnotism: AN atural State Of Mind by Donna Nitka What is the first thing yo u think of when yo u hear the word "hypnosis ?" If you're like most people you probably think of a gold watch swinging on a chain or a person acting like a chic.ken . Well, a trip to Frederick G. Sam's office, 37 N . River St. , will prove both these ideas wrong. Frederick G . Sam is a master hypnotist / hypnotherapist . He is cert ified by both the Hypnotist Examining Council and the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. He received his training at the Hypnotism Training Institute in California. He also studied at UCLA. Hypnotism, according to Sam, is a natural state of mind characterized by extreme relaxation of the body, intensified concentration of the mind and an emotional desire to follow suggestions, ideas that reach the mind through the senses. Sam first became interested in hypnotism as a result of back troub le. After trying various medications with no results, his doctor referred him to a hypnotherapist for treatment. The hypnotherapist taught Sam how to relax and he , in turn, wanted to teach others how tci do it. "All hypnosis is self-hypnosis." Sam noted that the hynotist merely acts as a guide , a "dream pilot," to aid the client in utilil ing his own potentials. This involves "dehypnotizing" people from their learn ed limitations. In order to do this , it is necessary to bypass the ration al, analytical conscious part of the mind and input a substitute judgement or idea . The conscious mind is bypassed by focusing it intensely on one point . When it is misdirected, the hypnotist has a direct channel to the level of the mind that is below con.sciousness. He th en replaces an existing idea wi th a new one. Words are the tools of the hyp notist . Sam explained how certain words trigger certain mental associations which, in turn , trigger ce rtaitain actions. He noted that '' habits of action begin as habits of th ought .' ' A hypnotist uses words to elicit certain responses from cli ents to help them realize their goals. Under hynosis , th e client learns new responses to old stimuli. The trance is the rapport that en ables the clinet to accept new ideas . Even though the hypn otic stat(' is experienced differently by every one, there are a few external characteristics that mark the state. These include flaccidity of the limbs, ironed out facial expressions. , }nc;~~~f;~ . qP,i.p,-.e)'~•, wo~ttp,e'?t ,1nd :•: • ,,,,Je~, .l)lVOlunt/lry, br-ea.tnmg. ' . .',', •••.• Once Donna •pkketf h'et•jaw•:u,:1'.• ;... '' :f:h·e~e . afe.'~~.l.i~!~f f.th~)r.p!i- and intelligent the subj ect is , the more easil y he can be hypnoti zed for he will be able to draw on even more word associations. 11· is not known exactly what hyp nosis is. There are no "physiological correlates to th e hypnotic state," yet it works. The hypnotized subject is more aware and alert than the average person, he has in tensified powers of concentration . Contrary to what most people be] - ieve. the hypnot ic subjec t retaim complete select ivity- th ere is nn surrender of the will. The hypnoti zed person is fully capabl e of making decisions. He can even become more in touch with his morals , values and ethics. Sam is very enthusiastic about hypnotism and the results it produc('S. He believes th at his best · 'credentials are the results ht' helps hi s dil'nts to achieve." r �February 25 , 1983, The Beacon, Pa g e 7 Merrily We Roll Along Cast O Iiers Views On Prod uction • by Elaine Czachor . This weekend at the Center uf t h e Perform ing Arts, the Wilkes College st age will once again come to life as the Theatre Department presents Stephen Sondheim's Mer rily We Roll Along, a musical. The play is directed by Dr. Michael O'Neill; musical director is Mr. Richard B . Chapline. Preparations for the product ion have heen in motion since the beginning of this semester. Finally, after many hours of intense work, tbe plav is beginning to take shape , and there is a feeling of anticipation an d excitement at tiw theatre. Ma n y members of the cast and crew we re kind enough to express their t ho ughts and feel ings about the upcomi ng production . The foll<Jwi ng is a collection of their refl ection s : "" Bruce Phair (Franklin Shepard) " This play is particularly tough, because of the tim e con strai nt s on the part. Y ou h ave to develop yo ur · character while learning lines, an d doing chor.eograph y and blocki n g." (Note: Bruce Ph ai r graciously consen• xi t() take over the r,a rt <•f Franklin Shepard , when an illnes~ forced the original actor to step down ). · Pam Samuelson (M ary Fly n n ) "Wc;;rking wit h these peoplt· has ~en a lot of fun . Th e people tha1 are in t he play give it thei r all. anJ th ey really work . W orking in a play with Dr. O'Neill and Mr. Chapline is just th e best anyone ca n ask for, because they're professionals." K enny Duphiney (Charlie Krin gas) "It was hard in ~he beginning, coming into a play wh ere yo u don't know anybody, but after a wh ile I felt comfortable . T h e people are nice. The reaso n t h at 1 auditioned is that I like th e sh ow; it h as fan tast ic m us ic." Bev Perry_(Bet h) " ft 's the most interesti ng and unusual, exciting an d challenging musical I 've ever done . I think whoever com es to see it will reall v be impr essed, and th ey'll r('all l' like it, because it 's different. it it's great 1 It's a real pleas ure tt> wo rk with Bruce Phair. He bri ngs so muc h maturity and so m uch of himself into tbe play .'' Steve D iRocco (Assistant M usi ca l Di rector) " I am very pleased by th e cam araderie th at is goin g on th is production. Everyo n e is reall y h appy with everyone else's work .' ' Lydia T ro jan (A ssist ant Ch oreograph er) " Th e pl ay is rea ll y fa ntast ic. T h e dan ce numbers reflect t h e hi gh product ion st yle of B roadway.'' T h om La bash osky (Alex th, · Design er ) "ThP show is sociall y and cul tera ll,- red,·eming, because of its inJc pt 11 int ell ectual values.'' Gene Wac hows ki (Co mpany) '' What makes this play really interest ing is it goes back in time. Each cast member must project himself back in. tim e, from 35 -18 years o ld.'' Tawn y Rush oe (Master Elect rician ) "Th e lighting that Mr. H olm des ign ed is a ch allenge for me, bu t because of hi s expert ise. the lighting will reall y add to the ove r al I effect o f th e pl ay .'' Pau l Fersch (Musi cia n) '' It 's time -con sumi ng and ll<' J' Vl' wrJcking, but fu n ." Becky Schmitt (Com pa n y) " I' m h aving more !un t h an l 'vr eve r had in a sh ow. Th e publi c doesn 't see peopl e draggin g lights and bui lding things (backstage); th ey on ly see th e fi nal production . T he pl ay takes up so m an y hours (in preparat ion), it's ph enom enJI. Th e sad pa rt . is th at at 5 : 00 on Sunday night , yo u can com e hen · and it wi ll all be gon e an d t h e stage will he bl ac k aga in ." Tracy Kelly crawls toward the next t est of h e r agility m th e obstacle course. - Froggers Hop To Victory C urt ain t imes for Merrily We Roll Along are 8 p.m . on ·Frid.,,an d Sat ur day, Fe bru a ry 25 and 2(). an d 2 p.m . on Su nda y . Fe brua ry 27. Seat in g is reserve d . Wilkes ·by Rebecca Whitman faculty an d st udent s are enti t led to one complime nt ary t ic ket . The annual Winter Weekend came to a close as th e " Frog~ers" team leaped to victory on a swampy Ralston Field . The ' Mega-Maniacs" team took second and the "DonkeyK ong'' team third in this year's competition . In keeping with the theme of "Video Mania," many of the games and relay races had video game names, includ ing_ a · Frogger Leap Frog obstacle co urse, Donkey-K eg Roll . and a Ro pe In vaders refay race, a game which required ih :·• "ach member of a team thread a rope down his shirt and pan ts with the next team mem ber threading it up th rough his pantleg and _his shirt. Other games included an ice relay race ,m a reg ular obstacle course and the annual tug-of-war. the weekend began Friday night with opening ceremoni es the spirit and banner competitio ns and the first round of volle;7ball, all h eld in the gym . The games took place Saturday aftern oon, fo llowed by tl)e; annual Winter Weekend gym party. The festiviti es came to a close Sunday after the swin meet anbd the volleyball semi finals and finals . Each member of the winning team received an engraved m ug . Members of the second place team were each givern a mug. Members of the second place team were each given a certificate for a tape or albwn from Joe Nardone's Gallery of Sound. Certificates for subs from Allen's Subs were the pri ze for the third p\ace team. The Mega-Maniacs won the spirit award of $25.00 . Bill Lourie was the chairman of this year's Winter Weekend . H e was assisted by Cherie Burke, Stacy Keeley and Dan T alenti . . Education And Military TrainJng Combined In Air Force ROTC Air Force ROTC (AFROTC ) is a program where you can ohtain a college education along with the military training to prepa re you to serve as an office r in th e Air Force. If you're a student in col lege, you h ave the opport unity to earn a commission in th e Air Force, and should investi gate the A F ROTC programs. T h ere are severa! program s offered , wh ich in el u de scholar sh ip op po rtuniti es more th an 400 colleges and uni versities th rough out the nation , in eluding W ilkes College. To part ici pate , yo u must en roll in an AFROTC course along with you r n o rmal co ll eg e aca demi c courses . Th e best way to gai n m aximum adva ntage from AFROT C 1·s to com plete the Four-Y ea r P rogram Whl·ch leads to an Ai' r Force comm ission at graduation . Du r1· ng th e fi'rst two years of A FROTC , called th e G en eral M ili tary Course (G M C), you become famil iar wi th the h istorv of the A ir Forcr and your future roile as an Air Fore<' officer. After two years ·in t he GMC, you will participate in a fou rweek field trai n ing course at on e of the 13 selected A ir Force bases throughout t h e U n i t ed S tates . Yo u w1·11 th en be qu a l'f' 11ed for ti 1<·. Professional Officers Course _(POC ) dur ing your last two college years . T h e POC emph asizes leade rsh ip, managem en t, pro bl em so lvi ng an d com m unica tion skills. Wh en you en roll · in th e POC , you rece ive $100 a m on t h tax-free during t h e sch oo l year. 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Sch olarships are als<• •i, .. ,;1 abl e 10 stude nts wh o are qual,tu·d l <> r t he pilot, navigato r , and m1.ssi l, · 0 ca reer fi elds. Nursing S<. lwi ,11 h' ·1 l l 1·f· I s 1ps are av a1 a, e to qua 1 1t·, st 11 d d f h ent s an co ver or t e f expenses d last two years o stu y. Many different activities are m ade h h AFROTC · available t roug · m eluding weekend base vi sits th rough out th e co untry. Fun ction s he re at W il kes in clude semi -fromal din ner s, parties , an d numerous pub lie service activities . Not every plan works ou t an d there are no guaran tees . The pro~ grams are demanding an d on ly t h e best make it. Bu t if yo u have th e foresight to apprec iate the value of Air Force ROTC as the road to becom in g an Ai r Fu1c:e offin ' r th er vou probably h ave th e t all·1ii .an d f><'r'< ·\'("ra nce to m akl' 1·t> 11 r plan a ,u(Tt·~\ . Th e ch ains of habit are too weak to he felt until th ey are too strong to be broke n . , fwo Winter Weekend participants give it their all in the ice relay. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) 1... . I f . . . . . ,, .... "'•· ~ '1 ' ',~ ">'· f ' • ',' '· C �Pag~ 8, The Beacon, February 25, 1983 Student Center Party 1OPM -2AJI by Andrea Hincken A Stu<lent Center rarty i~ sched ule<l for a new time tonight. In StC'ad of being held from 9 p.m. to I a.m .. the party will run from 10 r.m. to 2 r.m. Second Wind Ensemble Concert March 1 by Elaine Czachor The Wilkes College Wind En semble, conducted by Jerome W. Campbell , will hold its second con cert of the sea~nn this coming Tuesday, March l ,dt 8:15 p.m . The concert will take place in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, and is free to the public. Campbell notes that "the 70 - member ensemble has chosen a diverse program of original works for wind ensemble and concert band, spanning more than 200 years of music history .'' The work featured at this perf0 rmance will be "Symphony in B Flat," composed in 1951 by Paul Hindemith . Campbell stated that the piece is "known to mus icians as bein_g the standout work of the en tire repertory for large wind <'nsemble." He noted that the Svmphony demands "a preparation effort far beyond what is reqt1 ir· ed for other work~.'' Campbell added that the piece "has not Deen heard in this area for more than 10 years.'' In addition, the program will include "Three Greek Dances ," bv Scalkottas: ''Overture in C,'' On February 28, the Student Center will hold a M • A •s•H rarty. Tickets will be given out for two free soft pretzels and one free coke to all who attend. The party will run from 7 :30 p.m . to 11 p.m. 1he last M • A •s•H show will be seen on the wide screen TV in the basement of the Student Cent'k ' Elections are upcoming for CC representatives. Nominations for presidential candidates and CC representatives will be held on March 15. Anyone interested in a position must have 30 signatures from commuters by the nominat ion date. Elections will take place on April 7. Plans are still underway for the St. P~trick 's Day party. Representatives are checking into the Sterling Hotel and Sheraton Crossgates as possible party locations. One of the bands that is being considered for the party is "Tumbling Dice." During the di scussion one rerresentative commented th at a lot of students want the panv in the gym with DJs. · YOUR FAMILY'S COMPLETE HAIR CARE CENTER Expert Hair Cutting All Forms of Coloring Perms-for Men and Women High Styling DONNA HOMYACK Beauty Salon 691 North Washington Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 . Phone 822-3337- 825-5940 Tues -Wed 9-5 Thurs-Fri 9-7 Saiurday 8-4 Evening .H ours by Appointment Hair Cut & Blow Dry $8.50 i>ECKOUR'S BEER Across from Bishop Hoban Ph. 822-704,. . -Imported~-CoW .....~ ' : :, Call In Advance . for Kegs and Quarters -,, , > (ft\uJt:have LCB Co,d) ", , AVAILABLE ONLY AT: ' SNACK BAR ' • Students pn1)'.,, , , . , by Charles Simon CatPI: and Ottorino Respighi 's "H11ntingtowcr Ballad ." The remainder of the program will consist of Grainger's "Irish Tune From County Derry," a,1d a group of folksongs from the Is,e of Man. All are invited to attend. �February 25, 1983, The Beacon, Page 9 '' State Of The Art'' Graphics Equipment Added To Dept. by Stephen Thomas T he com puter fac ilities at Wilkes · have been enhanced this semeste, by the edition of a color graphics laboratory. The lab now consists of a Vect{>rix color graphics termin al , a plotter , a color line printer , and a digitizer. There are three more terminals on order and a fifth terminal will be added next year. The new color graph ics term in als represent the state of the art in computer graph ics equiipmen t. They can display pictures of higher quality and finer detail than most video game di splays and h ave the ability to display up to 512 different colors at one time. In addition , each terminal has its own internal memory that can allow rapid picture ch anges and ot.imulate things like motion . Th e processo r that controls the terminal s provide com mands th at enable the ter m inal , with the help of compu ter programs, to draw just aQOut anything imaginable. The College was able to buy these terminals, which have a list price of $6,000 each, .thanks to a five yea r Ti tie III federal grant to the College. Part ·of th is grant gives ·$ 100,000 a year to support aca dnnic computing. Alx-ut $ 50,000 I of this year ' s allotment went to wa rd th e purchase of the graphics equipmen t. Dr. Joseph Parke r of the Math a nd Computer Scien ce Department and Dr. Bing Wong , chairman of that department were instrumental in obtaining the money for the graph ics equ ipment. According to Parker , even t hough the cost of sop_histicated graphics equipment has come down dramatica lly in the past six months, wit ho ut the grant, the College could not afford to buy this equipment . Parker expressed a desire that this facility be used by other depart ments besides com puter science. Programs exist or could be written to draw pictures of chem ical struct ur es, mathematica l functions , m aps, graphs, and many other applicat ions. Parker noted that there are several professors from ot her disciplines who are either sitting in on or are taking the course he is teach ing on comput er graphics. He stated , "The compu ter is a tool to be used by a lot of disciplines and can be used like the li bra ry." The primary purpose of the color graphics equipment is to make the computer easier for anyone to use. New York Art ·Gallery .Tours Offered This Spring Bereni ce D ' Vorzon , associate profes~o r of Art at the College anJ S, •li'o artis t will lead art gall(' rv t<J" lf~ to New York City th is spring . under the sponsorship of t he Div · ision of Continuing Education at Wilkes . . The first t rip will be on April 15 to the Soho district , the art center of New York , where the group will tour several galleries and other Soh o po ints of interest . The tour will conclude with a reception at D ' Vorzon ' s studio. Th e second trip will be on April 22, and will cover the uptown art scene, including · a guided t n 11r I'• . I.. through one of the major museums in the morning. The afternoon will he spent visiti ng several midtown galleries . The third trip ; on April 29, will be '' An Adventure in Oriental Art ." It will include a guided tour of Japan H ouse and China House . The tou rs will be both ed ucational and enriching , with comments by D 'Vorzon . Further information concern ing registration and reservations may he obtai ned by calling the Division 0f Cont inuing Education Office . ex ten ,!un 225. ~ ~ , l l a ( ) l m C : : , C ~ s ' ~ ~ ~:)IIJJ(~~ , I IUP Sponsors Conference ,;:;JIJE· .. Special Interest Instructors Part-time positions available in instructio;, of drama, art, photography, literary magazine, music (instrumental and vocal) and dance. Applicant must be enrolled in cpllege and demonstrate profi~iency in his / h_e r specific interest area and show ability to work with high school youth . ADate of Program: B " 1 · At such an early stage, your chances of living a long, healthy life are excel lent . But we need your help . The only proven way to detect a cancer this small is with a mammogram. A mammogram is a low-radiation x-ray of the breast capable of detecting a c ancer long before a l ump can be felt . If you 're over 50, a mammogram is recommenoed every year. If you ·re between 40 and 50, or have a family history cit breast cancer, consult your doctor. In addition, of course, contin ue your reg ular 5eJf-examinations. I_-' 1·_-_•..·.". , I :::re:::~1:~:u:::: (:t;;;:;i:n~::k~pril 1, June 20 through July 29 I_;_: _ 1 1983 to: I Linda Scappaticci Curriculum Coordinator Upward Bound Ross Hall Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre , Pa. 18766 Wilkes· is an equal opportunity, affirmative action empl_oyer._ __ _ i't 'I<.... . , , ...... . ,, . <•?¥••..-~ The Indian a University of Penn sylvan ia N ewman Center ProLife Committee will sponsor a state wide Pro-Life Youth Convention on March 4-6 . The purpose of the convention is to actively unite and educate all people interested in protecting , not only the unborn, but all aspects of humankind. The convention will offer a num ber of informative seminars which wi II reflect on anti -abortion issues inaddition to other enlightening topics. Some other workshops include: Now we can detect a breast cancer smaller than this dot. SUMMER POSITIONS WITH WILKES UPWARD BOUND I II Those with a taste for the unique were treated to a multimedia performance by junior art major, Henry Long, last Sunday night. "The Hand Illusion-Dog Conceptual Pre-formance" was created by Long to express his interpretation of the creation of art using action-painting, spoken word and light. i i ,! ~ -~ is now· open for student use ·on the 2nd floor of the Student Center . aJoption, infanticide, \1/orld . hun gc r _ old age, alternatives to abo rt ion , nuclear disarmament, Down 's Syndrome , and Pennsylvani a. Most of the seminars will be presented by members of the LU .P : Commun ity. Also , guest speakers such as David Lockhorn , legislative director for the Nation al Y outh Pro-Life Coalition Internship Program in Wash ington, D .C ., anJ Sandra Haun of Wom en Exploited, Pittsburgh , will conduct som e of the workshops . For more information call Sr. Maureen Cannon at (4 12) 463 2 277 or write : Newman Center Pro-Life Com mittee :_200 Oakland Avenue Indiana, Pennsylvania 15 70 l Call the Cavern workers at ext. 389 for details on how to use it. NUMIIER9 : MTV 9 W: Northampton St. ' (available only on Sunday nights from 7-11:30 p.m.) ' : Cable Movies . Movie Channel General Hospital SHOP Wilkes-B_arre, Pa. 18701 Boutique•JeMlry•Cfothes Layawoy Available We Accept Moster Charge & Vbe -~ -f I ~lll•.t •,•.t~,,i1i'l~.l~:.O .It, , �Page 10, The Beacon, February 25, 1983 Lady Colonels Down Juniata; End Season With 10-9 Mark by Ellen Va n Riper T he Lady Colonel basketball team,closed out the 1982-83 season with a win and two losses. These fin al three games leave the ladies wit h an overall 10-9 slate for the season . On Valen tine's Day , the Lady Colonels travelled to East Stroudsburg to face the Lady Warrior~ of East Stroudsburg State Colleg.: , a D ivision II team . On this panirn lar evening the Lad y Colonels were the victims of the Lady Warriors ' version of the Valentine' s Da y M as sacre. T he ladies got off to a slugg ish start in the fi rst half, and they fo und themselves down 48-30 at the interm ission . In the second period, the Lady Colonels were able to make some headw av. hut they we1'e unabl(' to ove r conw th e Lady Warriors. At the final buzzer it was ESSC 92 and Wilkes 77 . As has been the case in most of the Lady Colonels' contests this season, the backcourt tandem of sophomore Charlene Hurst and freshman Donna Martin led the scoring attack. Hurst netted 24 points and grabbed eigh t rebounds . Martin was close behind with 19. Junior co-capt ain Kim Smith also had a good evening. She con tribut ed 14 points and pulled in a tea m high 11 rebo unds. Three days later , February 17 , th e Ladv Colonels again took to the road · and journ eyed to Carlisle to face Dickenson College. T his con test was a make -up for the game which had been postponed on Janu ary 1 7 due to inclem ent weather. Once again the Lady Colonels started off slowly in the first period of play. A lack of effective defense and some very accurate shooting by the Dickinson team res ulted in a 43 -35 Lady Colonel defici t at the half. In the second period of play the Di ckinson team was able to extend its lead ,. but in the later stages of the half the Lady Colonels staged a comeback . Unfortunately, it was too little too late as time expi red wit h the scoreboard reading 85-80 in favor of Dicki nson. This game . for all intents and pur poses . was basicall y lost af the fo ul line. For the game, the Lady Colonels only m anaged to capitalize on 12 of their 25 freethrow attempts. The leading scorer for the Lady Colonels was Donna Martin . After a slow first period , she came back in the second to end up with 25 points. Also scoring in double figures were K im Smi th with 20 and Charlene Hurst with 14. On Februa ry 19 the Lady Colonels travelled to Hun tingdon with the men ' s bas ketball team to face Ju niata College. With a 9-9 reco rd and no hopes for a ptayo ff be rth . the Lady Colonels played th is one for them selves and their coaches . Pride was on the line as they took to the co urt in sea rch of a pl us .500 record for the season . T he first half was all Lady Colonels. Both the defense and th e offense worked to perfection as the ladies built a comm anding lead of 20 pl us points. At the half it was W ilkes 50 and Juniata 27 . In the second period things were a bit different . Juniata altered its strategy an d came out in a tenacious man -to-m an defense . As has been the case in previous games, the Lady Colonels had di fficulty in handling this type of defense . Juniata conti nued to whittle away at the Lady Colonel lead throug hout the second half, and in the closing minutes the lead was a mere four points. However , some clutch fou l shooting by freshman Michalene Chernicavage and Don na Ma1t in preserved the victor y fo r the Lady Colonels. T he ladies concl uded their season with a 84-77 win . For the game the Lady Colonels returned to their usual explosive offense as fou r players tallied double figu res . Charlene H urst and Donna Martin led the way wit h 26 an d 25 points respectively . K im Smith and Michalene Chern icavage each add ed 10 . T he top reboun der for the gamne was Kim Smith who ripped down 111. Mart in and Chern icavage also prm ided solid efforts off the boards wi1h eight api ece . Wrestling How Do v·our Colonels Rate? Composite reco.rds ·. Scranton University Year 1978-79 I Q7Q-80 1980-81 1981 -8 2 Total · Losses Wins 89 70 89 85 333 155 178 164 173 670 Ties 1 5 1 3 10 Pct. 63.5 71.7 64.8 67 .0 66.7 King's College Yea r 1978-79 19 79-80 1980-81 1981-82 Total Losse• Wins 66 82 113 112 373 64 104 77 115 360 Ties 0 2 2 0 4 Pct. 4 9 .2 5 5.9 4 0 .5 50.6 4 9 .1 Wilkes College Year 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 198 1-82 Totals Win■ 113 1 26 114 93 4 46 ' Losaes 105 107 12 5 1 28 465 Tie■ 4 4 5 4 17 Pct. 50.9 53.1 46.7 41.3 48.9 Records were not available for King's women's te nnis_in 1980 -8 1, a nd King 's cross country. vo lley ball and tennis in 1978-79. r a ken from t h e Tim es l .ead er I 1-... ----·-· .. --· ·-·· -.. ... . . .-- ·-·-· ---.... Continued from page 12 • • • • • • • • Besides the ··-team co mpe tit ion . th e Easterns serve a\ a qu alifica tion tourney for the nati onal fin als. The top three finishers in each weight class at the Easterns will earn a trip to Oklahoma City for the national fin als on M arch 10 , 11, and 12. Ree se said , " Po ppl e (M ark ) and Lenn y (Nelson) should both qualify , but we do have a chance to send as m an y -as fo ur or fi ve wrest lers to th e nationals .' ' Reese feels th at t he tea m title in th e Eastern s wi ll probahlv go tl;; either th e host team. Le high . or N avy, two teams wh o have beaten the Colonels in the regular season . Wilkes has a good tourn ament team as evi denced in their W ilkes O pe n Ti tle . If the Colonels fi nish high at the Easterns, it could go a long way toward a top 20 ranking. Last season the team fini shed fifth in the Eastern s and ended the season ranked 19 th nationally. the final score by ·chris Baron The National Collegiate Athletic Association recently passed a rule pertaining to the academic ability of incoming collegiate athletes. The new .ru\e applies to only Djvision J schools and goes into effect in 1986. The law requires incoming freshmen athletes •to have a minimum combination score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude T est. Athletes must also pursue a course of study which includes some type of core requirement block. M ost colleges have core programs for all students, but there are some schools where athletes can avoid basic classes such as math and freshmen composition. Under the new ruling , athletes will also be forced to maintain a Grade Point Average of at least a 2.0. . It is refreshing to see that the N CAA has finally done something about a problem that has been around since athletic scholarships have been in existence. Although the new rule has some draw backs , it does put down concrete guidelines for t he academic qualifications of prospective student athletes. Most schools impose the same academic requirerrfnents on their athletes as they do on the general population of the school. There have always been a few schools that allow their athletes to drift through four years without obtaining a solid educational background. T he new rule prevents colleges from using their athletes for economical reasons without having any regard for their future career prospects. The problem of athletes who are not academically sound recently has been in the media spotlight. Five former basketball players at Long Beach State have sued the college because they were allowed to progress in their education while they graduated with reading and writing levels comparable to those of fifth graders. It's true that these players are at least partially responsible for their present situations, but if these rules had been in existence the problem could have been avoided. Athletics is big business at many D ivision I institutions. High qual ity sports team~ can mean huge revenue for many colleges. The potential for recruiting high quality athletes without considering their academ ic ability has always existed. Many athletes dedicate their lives to sports while ignoring academic endeavors. At Division I schools , man y athletes have the opportunity to play in the pros. Only a few of these players ever make it into the big money pro ranks . If they have not taken their education seriously , they can be left without a solid professional future after their four years of eligibility are over. · The new rule will have little impact on athletics at Wilkes. Wrestling is the only Division I sport at Wilkes. Wilkes College in theory , treats athletes and other students equally, but until now , the potential for recruiting academically deficient athletes has existed. Although the new ruke has little impact at Wilkes, it does serve to raise an important topic , that being the relationship between sports and classroom education. Athletes should be made aware of the fact that sports can be a rewarding experience. However , sports is the in no way a substitute for a solid college education. The NCAA has taken a big step toward integrating sports and academics to produce a more fulfilling collegiate experience for the student-athlete. Football of any kind was banned fo r a ti me at H arva rd and Ya le . but in 186 7, a set of rules was draw n up at Pri nceton. T wo years later , a tea m from that school took on a squad from Rutgers Unive rsity a t N ew Brunswick , New J ersey, in a match often called the first intercollegiate foot ball game in Ameri ca . But the fact is , the game that day was soccer and not fo0t ha ll : eal·h team consisted of 2'5 men : a ro und ball was used ; and running with the ball was not perm itt ed. WILKES 31, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 4 _ ll8- Marc Sodano, draw, Ray Rizzo, 6-6. 126-Kris Rowlette, dee., Brent Wiley,8-6. 134-Doug Billig, dee., Greg Cassei, 12-7. 142-Len Nelson, dee., Dave Gable, 9-5 . . 150-Mark Popple, maj . dee., Dave Hickson, 10-0. 158- Mark Troutman , dee., Chase Mc Daniel, 6-2. · 167-Jim Mulligan , draw, Kevin Heisey, 6-6. 177-Mark Correll, dee., Paul Viscon t i, 6-2. 190-Pt·te Creamer, sup . dee., Charlie Heist!y, 15-0. H:wt-T Paul ,Wysock i, dee., Oarryl L'Heureux, 3-2. , •I WANTED Volunteers are needed to work .with a Sports Memorabilia Auction sponsored by the American Red Cross . Preparations for the event will begin in March . The auction will be held May 2nd at Gus Genetti 's. Jnter~ted persons . should , ,contact ,Rose at 'g23: . \ - 7161. :wa.t~. ' _. �February 25, 1983, The Beacon, Page ii Bowling League Third Week -Of I ll".tdpin s vs. No Nam es; and the ,IVh-an er M ac hin e"vs. the Quisps. The men's high game was thrown by Guy Zehner with a 21 4, while Zehner ahd Len Swida tied for high series ,with a 541. _ Carol El ' gonitis s,urprised everyone . \yith a 211 gam e and a 4 72 series, good enough to be to ps 'for the ladi es. Among other top bowlers last week were Jim .Moran 200/537; Kevin Wood 188/496; Jim Carver 175 / 495; John Harran 170/4 86 ; Janice Bale 125 / 350 ; Sharon Karpovitch 145 / 357 ; and Barb Csaki l 14/ 330. Thi , Friday's action will pit thP 11il'r I : :Ji vs. the G11tterb:tlls : th , Pr"h ,11itionists vs. the (,9 er, · S!n,·um 'Nildcats vs. A!IPvca•,: by Dan Check The two way tie for : first place was broken last Friday , leaving onlv rhe Meaner Machine in the top spoi with a 10-2mark. The Slocum Wildca ts follow dosely with a 9-3 record, while th.e Bier Deli and the Gutterballs share third place with 8 -4 marks. The Meaner Machine moved into first by winning two of the three from the Alleycats. The Slocum Wildcats slipped to second, partially on a 657-655 loss to the Prohibitionists which was decided in the tenth frame . Starts SPORTS ..................... ··...·· ··· Ac·tion· Here And.There ·Wilkes Colle$e Bowling Standing~ \\' Meaner Machine Slocum Wildcats Bier Deli Gutterballs No Names 69ers Headpins · Prohibitionists Allt·vcats Quisps Summer Position With Wilkes Upward Bound 10 9 8 8 7 s 4 4 3 3 L 2 3 4 4 One Senior Tutor /Counselor , The intramural volleyball season · ended Monday night. Grissom Hall took first place honors in the men' s division with a victory over The Nocturnal Emmissions. The match went three games before the New Men 's team captured the title. Sturdevant Hall walked away with the women's crown when Founders Four failed to put a team o n the court in the women's title match . Int ra mural basketba ll action started last week with games in both th e A & B division-.s. M en 's baske tball h a5 always bee n the most popular intramural sport. The A league usually features th e most talented players wh.ile th e B divi sions has the teams with less quali ty, but not necessaril y less competitive spiri t. E>ate of Program: June 1O through July 29 Salary: $1050 plus room and boarGI Send resume and letter of application, by March 4, 1983 to : Anne A Graham, Director Upward Bound Ross Hall Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18 766 Wilkes is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Probably the marathon record ior bowling was achieved by Bob W . Peterson in Sacramento , Cali' fornia, in JUne of 1973. H e bowled 1 ,242 games, wal ked .192 miles , an d lifted 12 and a h alf tons in 82 hours, 20 minutes of con . secu t ive bowl ing. -'l,a:rgest Selection df Jeans·and Corduroys in the Valley. ·LOWESTPRICES! Lee • • • • • Levi · Sweat Shirt.s Flannel Shirts . -Hooded Sweat Shirts Vests & Parkas Boots by Herman, Wolverine, .and ·Timberland A ssociate Dea n of Student Affairs Arthur Hoover recently an noun ced that even though the College gymnasium is heavily util ized--ph ys ical education classes, intercollegiate athletics, intra.mural activities and social even tsthe College recognizes the need for "open ho urs" for i-ecrea ti onal use by ou r stude nts . With the nea r compl etion . of the intercollegiat e winter sports program and the approaching concentration of intramural basketball and voll ey ball the foll owing schedule of "ope~ hours" for use by Wilkes students has been developed for implementa tion . · Keefer's Jean-Juhc>tion · Featursd Designer Jeans by: JORDACHE ~ON)QUA . BAROl\lELLI SERGIOVALENTI And others all at Discount Prices!!l , . j;l,Pition~~-1~ .- ,, t •~e , •tI i , 1 ~. • f ~~iliit,t 11 i ~t,t1;;11~i~11i r"~li~::~~:1t: I 254Wy~mingAve .• Kingston •--••i•••,,..•-~••••••• ....•---•t,~----•·•••--•"-•IH'H•• rt , \ . •""'" --n • 1, , , f J l J Wilkes Powerlifter Places Second Wilkes Sophomore Pat Antonecchia plnn·d secoriJ in the 190-pound weight division of the Pa . Teenage Powerlifting Championships, held in Le highton l:L5t Sunday . Antonecc hia had a three lift total of 1235 pounds 111 capt urc• the sffond place la11n·ls . Colonel Netmen Open '83 Season The Wilkes tennis team opened the 1981 season on Saturday when t hev competed in the College Invitational Tennis Tournament held at the Kings· ton Indoor Tennis Club . The Colonels finished thl' om•-Jav toi1rney in la5t place with a 0 -4-1 mark in match play. Maryland' s liwsonState captured · first place with a record of 4 -0 -1, while King's Co llege finished second with a 2-0 -3 mark. . Steel Curtain Linebacker Retires All -Pro Linebac ker Jac k H am has retired after 12 years in th e N ational Football League . Ham wa.5 a part of th e famous . "Steel Curtain" Jefense that brought four Sup.e r Bowl titles to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ham, 34, made All -Pro eight straight years t hrough 1981. N ow only Jac k Lamlx.> rr , Loren T oews and Donnie Shell remain from the original ·steel Curtain Defen se which terrorized NFL offenses in the late 70s. Colonel- Pitcher To Play In Italy Form er Wilkes base ball standout Ton y Vla holvic is current ly working out plans to play pro ba ll in _Ital y. V laholvis said th at th e N ew Yorlt M ets have expressed som e interest in hi m , but have not m ade an offer. If the Mets fail to sign him , he couid very well be on his way to It aly. Holmes Defends Title In Scranton WorlJ Box img Co uncil heavyweigh t ch ampion Larry Holm es will defl'nd hi, tit If:' soml' time in ea rly April in the city of Scranton, Th at ' s ri ,l!h t. SuJnton , H olrnes ,. 33, start ed hi s pro ca ree r .in Scranton and he want, to. ret urn to the ci ty where he got hi s first shot at pro boxing. H olm es will defen d his title aga inst European heavyw eight champi on Lu cien Rodri q m•z. The fi ght wi ll probably be held in th e Scran ton Cat holic Y ou th Cent er an d there is a chan ce t hat ABC will televise th e bo ut. Hoover Announces------t Notices Gymnasium Hours Wrangler STORE HOURS:. Phone: 287-1202 9:00 to 9:00 Mon.-Fri. 270 Wyoming Ave. 9:30 to 5:30''Saturdays Kingston , VISA Et Mast(Ji. Charge AccepiPd , .. I! '1 Fernando Valenzuela, the Los Angeles Dodg('rs pitching sensation h,1s signed a record $1 million one-year contract. The se tt lern 1·"1t ca ml' as a result of a binding arbitration agreement between Valenzuel a and .the Dodgers. The Dodgers had offered $750,000 while the young left hander ask ed for $1 million, The 22-year-old screw -ball expert should be in Dodgers training camp by the weekend. s 7 · 8 8 9 9 Intramural Volleyball Full~time, live-in position, Responbilities include supervising first-semester college students, Applicants must have completed their junior year at college and demonstrate leadership, strong academic skills and experience working with youth in a residential setting, Valenzu_ela Signs $1 Mill. Con tract : : . \ ~ ...... - . . \ February 26-n (Saturday and -Sun day) noon to 9 p.m. '· ' ·' ' · Beginning March 1 (Weeknights) 10:30 p.m, to midnight. (W ee kends.: Saturday and Sunday) noon to 9 p.m. (Exception: Saturday , March 19 closed because of YMCA Tournament. Beginning April 1 through the end of the sem ester : (Weeknights) 1 p,m . to 11 p.m, (Saturdays ~n d Sundays) noon to 9 p.m . Any exceptions to the abovl' ho urs to accomodate special event~ at th e gym will be posted at th e en trance by the Office of Stude nt Affairs. Students' cooperation and adherence to this schedule will be appreciated. meccma ·• ,._ will be. .a - - ~ .fiaaacial aid OD .....,_ llau:h l, 1913, ar 11 a.m. ia SlC 166. AD athleta are eammap,:110.aead . . lk·dfonl Hall will take on tht' WNEP ; Channel 16 baskl'tball team in a benefit game on Wednesday , March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the South Franklin l,tn·c -r gym. Admission will b,· S. ')() •:id all proceeds will go to Big Brothers/Big Sisters. \ �BEACON SPQiD TS WilkesCollege Wilkes-Barre, PA 18 766 · · ~ . Vol.XXX V N o. 17 Februar y 25, 198.1 Colonels-Cling To Playoff Hopes pl:lyn ff between Wilkes and the Jersev Devils at FDU. · Pr ior to the FDU game th e Colo neb h ad lost six st raight gam es an d their hopes for a pl ayoff berth seem ed very sl im . On February 16, the Colon els dropped their last game of the '83 hom e seaso n to Philade lph ia Ph armacy 82-71. Th e loss dropped the Colonels to 7 - 13 overa ll , but t he co ntest didn ' t co unt toward the MAC standings. \Vilkes was without starters Rick Sheaffer and Ken Yakobitis, who were both sideli'ned with ankle injuries . The undermanned Col o n els were kept at bay t h rough out most of th e contest, trai ling at interm ission 4 1 -26. In the second stan za th e ColonC' ls m ade a run at t he Blu(· Devi ls . by Chris Baron The Colonels Basketha ll team was forced to wait at home Tuesday night while two oth er teams decided their fat e. Wilkes defeated FDUM ad ison 70 -'5 6 on Monday night in turn forcing the Jersey Devils to travel to Lycomi ng on Tuesday. FDU stood at 6 -6 while the Col onels ended th eir seasOfl with a 6 -7 reco rd, in Middl e · Atl antic Con feren ce play. Th e tie in the win column made it necessary for FDU to play their last game against a Lycoming team which had bee n idle for a week. The layoff didn't h urt Lycoming a~ they down ed FD U '58-49 Tues day night to force a Wednesday The Colonettes perform for the last time in front of the hom e crowd. hut <'Vl' ll with Greg H ychko 's game hi .i.:h of 22 points , they co uld only mm(· tu wi thin e ight. J ;1" Saturday, Wilkes went on th e 1oad 10 Juniata for an import ant MAC game. Again st the In dians, Wilk es just didn't h ave e nough fi re powe r as th ey dro pped the contest IO!i-$9. Still witho ut the services of Scheaffer and Yak <> bi t is, th e Co lon els trailed for mll\t of th e night. Senior Greg H vc hko lead an enthusiast ic group of frl•sh men through four games, hut their in experien ce was showing. The two injuries did give many of the fres h man playing time, someth ing t hat wo uld playoff against FDU. In M adi so n , N ew J erse}. M on.day n igh t Sch eaffer wo ul d re turn to the Colonels' li n eu p an d pour in I (, po ints in W il kes ' 70 -'56 victo ry. Fast mat uring fresh man gua rd T o m A llardyce turn ed in a tea m hi .i.:h of 17. Th e Pit tston Area product put in fi ve fi el d .i .:oal\ an J was almost perfect from th e ch art 1 linr . hitt ing seven o f eigh t _ Dave Zapotocky , helped o ut tlw . Co lon els' cause wi th 16 po ints. T u es d ay nigh t saw Co l onel coach es an d players h ang ing around th e So ut h Fran klin St ree t gym wait in g fo r a ca ll fro m Lycoming. Wi th th e news of Lycom in.i.:'s victory came hu rried last mi nut e preparation s to get th f Colon eis ready for t he t ri p -to M adi son. T h e slump ing Jersey Devi ls are lwin.l! for ..<"d ' " rl:iv the ir th ird .i.:anw in a, man v da (,. T he home court advant age us11 ,;iiy ,l!oes a lont; way in a game o f thi s type . What eve r th e outcome of Wed nesday's game, it is evident that Coach J im Atherton an d his staff has don e a great job with a team which was supposed w be in a re bui lding yea r. The Wilkes fresh men h ave see n more playing time th an most first year co llegi ans. Th is ha~ proved to be a disadvant ;1 ._·_. fo r the Colonels throughout most of the season. but th e fresh 111a n -lade n squad 1s start ing to mat ure an d play like vetera ns. H av ing an rxpe rien ced rookie . tea m co ul d pay o ff Wednesday n ight and wi ll de fin itely yield dividends in t he vears to come. Wilkes Grapple rs Tune-up For Ea-sterns By Beating F&M 31-4 mat d1. F & M Cllt1ld onl y 111;, nag,· two draw s whilC' losing the remin der o f t h e ho11t , bv dec isions . F & M got t~<J of its fo ur points in the 118-pound bout when Ray Rizzo wrestled to a 6 -6 t ie against Wilkes ' Marc Sodano . In the 167 -pound match , F & M Kevin Heisey got h is team 's only other points of the afternoon when he managed a draw aga inst Jim Mulligan . Colonel K ris Rowl ette pu t W ilkes in front for good when he registe r ed an 8 -6 dec ision ove r F & M 's Brent Wi ley. Aft er Rowlette 's win , ther Co lonels\\'n u ld neve r look back . T h ey took control w ith four straight decisions before M u ll igan 's draw . hy Chris Baron Wilkes tuned up for the coming Eastern Champi onships by pound ing Franklin and Marshall 31 -4 la~t Saturday at F & M . The win marked the last dual meet of th e 1983 season, and raised the Col on els ' season record to 12- 7. Th e Co lonels opened the 83 campaign with one of their worst starts in 30 years. At one point the Wilkes grapplers we re 4-6. T h e Colonels recovered from the slow ' start and won e igh t of their last nin e meets. T heir only loss in the nine contest stretch ca me agai n st number ~even Penn State . Against F & M, Wilkes was in control t~ro ug hout the entire l'I 1 II llt • I I II II Do11l! Rilli.l!. 134, Lenn \' Nl' I '"n . 1.112. Mark Po pple . 150 , and Mark Tn 1111111an at 1 '58 turned in ch· isillns fo r the Co lon els . Popple rai sC'd hi s season record to an im press iw l (>-2 - 1. Aft er the draw in the 16 7 pound bout W ilkes finished with three more decisions. Mark Correll down ed Paul Vi sco nti, 6 - 2. At 190 Pete Creamer turned in a sup e ri or decisi on oyer F & M 's Charl ie _Heisey 15 -0 . Colonel heavy weigh t Paul Wysocki finished the anion with a 3 -2 win over Darryl L' Heureux . Head Coac h J ohn Reese hopes ,liat the Col onels ' seaso n wo n 't end lln Sat11rdav aftC'r the Easterns Continued on page 10 • • • • • • • • • • Dave Zoptocky drops in a lay up against Philadelphia Pharmacy. · Upcoming Events WRESTLING Away- E I W A Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday , February 25 & 26 SWIMMING MAC Championships at Elizabethtown Friday and Saturday, February 25 & 26 I MEN'.S BASKETBALL MAC Playoffs-Away vs Albright (dependent on the outcome of Wednesday's gam e with FDU -Madison.) � 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 February 25th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 February 25 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/cd381d4a7e99cd4e7462a52a9a82fc8f.pdf b18102d94aadc7d56bca627b5b22b7d3 PDF Text Text Vol.XXXV No.16 February 18, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 I Barre, Gore & Dana Fated To Either Sale Or Razing th at America l{ealty wanes. by Rebecca Whitman Plans for the three residence halls that the College closed during 198 7 will be ca rried out this spring am 1 summer. Barre, Gore and D ana Halls have been earmarked for sale or demolition since their closings , a.id Dr. Andrew Shaw, dean of manage, ment, reported that the bui ldi ngs will meet their fat es in the near future . Barre The administration has announc ed that it will accept an offer from a local agency for the option on Barre Hall. American Reality offered the school the bid whi ch has been approved. It is estimated that the school will receive approximately $100,000 for the property. Shaw explai ned that at the pres· ent time , the school is planning to go to the city zoning board to ask for a " variance" in the zoning regu lation s for the Barre property th at wi ll allow th e_parking a~rangement Gore and Dana Th e demolitions of Gore and Dana are set for sometime this sum mer. Shaw reported that the Gore lot . will -be used for much neede parking space. "The areas on this cam pus which need parki ng space. \uch as the gym and the Center for th e Performing Arts, aren 't near parking lots," said Shaw. " The Gore land will enable us to have parking close to the gym.'' The property on which Dana is located will not be made into parking but , simply landscaped . Shaw estimated that the demo- lition will cost anywhere from $15 , 000 to $20 ,000 per building . He also repo rted that the school will salvage as much as possible from the bu iIdings to he! p defer the costs of having the buildings torn down . - • According to Shaw , the present regulations fo r that land state that parking must be a specified distance from neighboring property. Ameri - ca Realty has plans to renovate Barre Hall into a luxury apartment buildi ng, but their plan for parking vi ol:ltes the present zoning rul es. If the zon ing board agrees to the plan which the school will present, the sale will be finalized . Shaw -stated that the money received from the sale will be in the form of a non -recu rring receipt and is pure capital. Therefore, it will be used for some of the College's " capital needs. " Ideas include _ that the proceeds co uld be used to defease the bonds issued to assist in the construction of Founders H all. Shaw expressed his wish that some of the money go toward com- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -• pleting the ~hi rd floor of the Stu Can anything transform THIS old residence hall into a luxdent Center. He explained that . ury apartment building? American Realty seems willing to at this point, th ere are no definite give it a try. pl ans for what the third floor will be used for, but the infirmar v. Beaco n office or Job Place ment Center m ay be moved there . "I think it ' s important that the entire Student Center remain stu derit oriented, " said Shaw . President Announces Affiliate Program With Temple University " Our new affiliati on with T ern pie University ' s College of Allied Health Profes sion s is not onl v a nat ural for 'W ilkes, but will also prove to be a tremendo us se rvice to Wyoming Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania , " said Wilkes College President Robert S. Capin fol lowing the announcement thi s past week of the affiliated health sci ence agreement with Temple University. The new Wilkes -Temple program will give students interP~ted in ph vs ical t herapv, occupation al t herap v . medical tc:•c hnology, health rffo r<ls administration , and nurs ing. th e unique opportunity to spend two years at Wilkes foll owed by two years at Temple where they would ul timately receive their bach elor of science deg ree in their chos en specialty. Dr. Ralph Rozelle, dean of health sciences at Wilkes , says the new program, much like tht' Wilkes -Ha hn em ann Medica l College affiliated program offPring es - The College recently announced its affiliatio~ with Temple University's College of Allied Health Professions. · Shown here at the signing of the agreement are Presick:nt Capin, Dr. Ralph Rozelle, Dean Hartdagen and Dr. Frank Salley. tablished in 1973 , will provide special opportu ni ties for our stu dents and for our region. "This affiliation with Temple will enable students to have ex cellent training in the areas of phys ical and occupation al therapy while ('njoving the best of both world's." ~aid Rozelle. ,,. 'Students ca n take t heir first two years here at Wilkes taking advantage of th e benefits of . a small, private college before taking their fina l two years at Temple wh ich will provi_de quality train ing through its major medical cen ter ." Wit h more jobs than appli ca nts, careers in ph ys ical and occ upa ti on al th erapy are becom ing ver y attrac tive to college-bou nd st udents. According to Rozelle , the all ied health profession provides both fi n ancial and personal rewa rds to t hose entering th e field. "Record indicate that graduates in t hese fields are earning begin nin1.: sa laries which start in the low 20 ~.' · Rozelle said. ', ' Personal . rewards are fo und daily through working with handicapped patient s and those who require rehabilitat tion services." In addition to good starting salaries and excellent job place ment , careers in allied health pro vide for good wo rking conditions as well as jo b security. Graduates usually practi ce their profession in hospitals, rehabilitati on centers. clinics . and , in <nine cases folio\\ Continued on page 3 I .......... College Plans The Sale Of 3 Canipus Buildings b y Rebecca Whtiman President Robert S. Capin an nounced th at Parrish Hall, Chap man H all and the M ax Roth Cen ter and its annex · are candidates for sale. Acco rding to Andrew Shaw. dean of management, th e College has always .had plans to move th e cam pus down a block to North hampton Street. Capin said that since 1977, the ad ministra ti on ha\ lx:('n follow ing a lo n g -term plan to cnnsolidat e Wilk<:~ mure to the sout h. The college expar.ided ove r t he _ years by acquiring, th rough pur chase or beques t , t he fo rmer man sions wh ich make up a large part of the ca m pus. T hese buildings are used as res idence halls. offices; - anc.i class rooms. Decline in enrollment an d spiral.ing h eating costs have caused the school to close a num be r of buildings in the past few years. The con struction of Founders H all allow (•d the school to furt her conden sf' the· rPsident student populat ion . The consolidat ion process is an attempt to m ake th e College more efficient by putting its key facilit ies in a smaller area. Shaw cited city zoriing rules as a reason it would be agreeable to th e College to sell the fo ur structures. ''\Ve are in fac t . zoned from Northhampton lk>w n, and for th e . west side of Srn ,t h Franklin Street. The onl y buildings zoned on t he east side of Sout h Franklin are \\'ec kesser and the gym and th e property next to ir.' · He explained. thrCollege is allowed to use the res t uf the bui Idings as long as they do not dramati cally change how they arC' used. It was also noted th at Chapman Hall will most likely be sold with Pa rrish , and that at present, plans are not yet defin ite enough to talk about buyers. "We often recei ve bid5 fo r many of th e bui ldings on ca mpus ," stated Shaw . "and ifwe rffeiw a bid we appro\'e of for t he hui!dings we wi sh to sell, we' ll tak(' it." -NoteThe Radi o Club of Wilkes Co l lege is currentl v loo king for !ll' W members. The Radio Club is spn n sored by WCLH -FM . The pre,i dent of t he club is T om Fleig and he ca n be reached at the radio station . It is an organ izat ion c.les i>,Tfl ed to inform people on the eve nts happening in both comm ercial and 1·ducation al readi o , along wi th to da1··\ music trends and con('(·rt init1rmat ion. Fo r com mun icati o n s m ajors, this club ca n be ex trC' rn ely help ful if one's interest is primarilv in the radio aspect of hrt1adcast ing . Professionals in the arl',I .,re lmiug11 1 in to speak on progra mm ing, music, news writing, and broadcast tech niques. However, one need not be a communications ma jor to lea rn somethi ng fro m t he speakers, and / or enjoy the pro jects· of the organi zat ion . · �Page 2, The Beacon, February 18, 1983 Real News IRHC Meeting Council Reviews Election Procedures by Mike Wolf It was ann oun ce d at Sunday night 's IRHC meeting th at nomination s for next year 's IRHC officers will take place on March 27 . Discussion . also took place as to whether these elections should be taken from the student body and held within lRHC itself. T his idea was consider ed last year also. Marge LeBlanc, IRHC president , announ ced · Elaine Kerchusky 's decision to set up a committee of two commuter students and two resident students to look into the entire IRHC parking committee workings and decisions. LeBlanc mentioned that perhaps th e guidelines used to choose who gets parking sti ckers and who doesn ' t are too general and should be looked into. She also suggested that perhaps the Traffic Council should be expanded to handle parking permit squabbles . The point was brought up that perhaps a method -' of <lealing with grievances against IRHC should be established in case something similar to the park - by Andrea Hiricken Reagan Pegs 2nd Term Bidon Economy President Reagan said on Mon.day that a failure :if his economic plan would be a sign that he should not run for re-election. Reagan commented that with the 1984 election comin!( UI?, the economy will be an issue on man y people s mmds. When asked during a television ii:iter_view wheth~i: he would_ use the economy as a gui~,elme for a dec1s10~ whether to run, he replied , Yes , I would_ thmk that would be , if there's not recovery-obviously, that would be a sign .'' Movie Spurs Youth to Donate Organs Anthony Pennfh~on , a fifteen -year-old , was so touched by a television movie last _week that he told his brother he wanted to donate his organs when he died to aid the lives of others , Tragically, his wish was realized a week later. He was fatally injured when he was struck by a pickup truck on Sunday evening. It was reported th_at by Tu{'.S?ay his_organs had helped five patients m thr~ c1t1es . J:11s heart was transplanted into a . persoi:1 1~ St. Loms. _Two patients in Dallas received his kidneys and his corneas were given to patients in TJler. Pennington had learne about organ transplants on February 1 from Thursday 's Child. Presidential Histories Brought To Life In Library It' s surprisingly exciting, taking a journey through history in a matter of minutes, right here in WilkesBarre. One of the finest collections of letters , documents , and manuscripts of its kind, the autographed memorabilia by past presidents of th e United States can be found in th e Eugene Shedden Farley Library on the Wilkes College campus . The collection is part of an aggregation of memorabilia gi ven to the College by the late Gilbert McClintock, Esq. of Wilkes-Barre . . "To say the least , the collection is ver y intriguing, '' said Library Director Dr. Hsi-Ping Shao. " The autographed correspondence from various presidents brings to life the man y stages of our development as a count ry." One interesti ng compo nent of th e collection is a signed certi ficate from Abraham Lincoln appointing a deputy postmaster for Wil kes Barre more than 120 years ago . An example of later writing is a letter dated 1959 from President Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower sent correspondence to Mr. McClintock who was , at the time, securing presidential sign atures for th e collection that he would later $4.3 Billion Jobs Creating Bill Proposed On Thursday, the Wh ite H ouse_ proposed a _$4 .3 billion jobs-creating bill. A~cordin_g to publis~ed reports , Democratic lead~,r Jim Wng~t called 1t a ''wonderfully responsive proposal likely to pass th e House in some bipartisan form in about two weeks. WfiE ht commented th at the proposal m ade to him a11d Thomas O ' Neill , House speaker , by Budget Director David Stockman and White House Chief James Baker and others, contains man y ideas pressed by Democrats in the previous Congress- including repair of public buildings and veterans hospitals , food and other aid. Sharon Ousted by 16 to 1 Cabinet Vote Israel 's Cabinet agreed Thursday to accept the recommendations of the commission that investi gated the Beirut massacre and in effect fired Defense Minister Ariel Sharon . The 16- 1 vote followed a violent outburst by Peace Now Demonstrators outside the cabinet meeting. One person was killed and nine injured . Sharon cast the only vote against his dismissal in the 17-member cabinet, a senior official close to Prime M inister.Menachem Begin said. On Friday, Sharon agreed to give up his Defense Ministry but would not concede to leave the cabinet. Snack Bar Specials give to Wilkes . President Eisen hower 's letter is an interesting example of the influence the founders of and contributors to the College exerted , and stated : " Dear Mr. McCJintock : My longtime and valued friend, Admiral Stark, has told me of your collection of Presidential letters and yo ur · intention t hat the letters eventually become the property of Wilkes College, in which I understand both you and Admiral Stark are so much interested . It is m y privilege to send you this note , along with my hope th at Wilkes College will continue to preserve the tradi tions of the earl y days of our country even as it spurs the education of the yo ung men and women of our country for th eir places in the world of tomorrow. With best ~ \shes , signed , Dwight ·Eisenhower . Additi< 'nal items 'of local interest in the collection include correspon dence from President John Quincy \ dams to Sarah H. Butler , wh n served as president -of the Wyoming Monumental Association of WilkesBarre in 1844 ; a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Julian P. Boyd , director of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 19 38 ; and correspondel}ce from James Buchanan to a Mr. Chester Butler of WilkesBarre , which bears no date. While the review of th e presidential signatures is im pressive, the Wilkes collection contains other notable items that have been sign· ed by such figures as Daniel Webster , Lucretia Mott , John C. Breckinridge, John Marsh all , Hen ry W Lo ng fe ll o w , H en r y Clay, Sam H oust on , W as hin gto n Ir vi n g , Harriet Beecher Stowe, Voltai re, Ch arles L. Darwin , Vicomte Francois Chateau br ian d, Robert Brown ing, King George II of England , Napoleon , Henry III of France, Louis XIV , Davy Crockett , and hundreds of others. PILOT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES If you are within 2 years of graduation and meet the basic requirements belo_w, call 800-692~7818 MONDAY Meatball Hoagie Beef Barley Soup TUESDAY Chili over Rice Chicken Rice Soup -NotePsychologists in the area have for~ed an oq~~ization called Northeastern Pennsylvania Psychological Association (NE!'PA). NEPPA is open to all psychologists and psychology students m the area The purpose of the organization is to protect and upgra~e professi~nalism. One area in which it is active to is to open up mternships and practicums f?r serious ps)'.c~ology studen~s who are looking for practical experience. In addition, psychologists wri ar\ u~ rently in the field of higher education and me!1t~ heat wi available as speakers ;from area. clubs. ~d organizatt~ns. Interested students or psychologists who wish to JOtn cao. contact. 1 Dr. Leonard Szpara . . N.E. PA Psychological Association P.O. Box 173 Dunmore, PA 18512 969-3030 ing problem should develop in tlie future. It was announced that anyone interested in assist in g with Winter Weekend should contact Bill Lourie or Stacy Li pman. Winter Weekend takes place next weekend and will involve 12 teams in a series of games. T he an nual gym party will take place Saturday nith , with the theme of "video Mania." Tickets will be one dollar at th e door , and the Stu dent Center DJ' will supply music. Two tri ps to Atlantic City will be awarded as prizes. As a side note , one . representative suggested that perh aps the St . Patri ck 's day party co ul d take place at the Sterling Hotel instead of the W il kes gym . Maintenance complaints took man y fo rms. T here were a number of complaints about ice removal, and students citing the cafeteria steps as an example. Another complaint was voiced by Ed Flanagan. who thought there should be a schedule of the times when the gym is locked and also when students can get into it. Todd Hogan. maintenance committee chairman, reported that maint enance locks th e gvm "whenever." It is sometimes locked after team nractices and sometii:i-ies not. WEDNESDAY Hot Turkey Sandwich Minestrone THURSDAY Wimpies Cream of Potato Soup FRIDAY Macaroni & Cheese Tomatoe Rice Soup Every Sul)day Make Your Own Sundae! • • • • • 19to29½ U.S. citizen Vision 20/20 or correctable to 20/20 Good physical condition B.S. or B.A. Degree from accredited college or university. Application can be made 24 months prior to graduation • GPA-2.0 minimum, above 2.5 preferred GO FOR IT FLY NAVY! �February 18, 1983 , The Beacon, Page 3 Employment Hidden Job Market Revealed by Sean P. Connolly Th e "hidden job market" con · tains 80 percent of all available jobs according to the Directors of Carrer Services at Wilkes , King ' s , and Misericordia. ' ' Through inside information a job may be filled before it is advertised, " said Eugene Domzalski, director of Career Ser vices at Wilkes College . Domzalski as ked, " If a companv. through word of mouth , f: nd, someone to fill a professional !evP I position , why would they go through 150 to 200 resum es ?" Grad uates should let people know th ey're loo king for em ployment , should show mar ketable skills beyond their major, and should not "overspecial ize" in their field ac rn rdinl! to Joan Blewitt, director of Career Planning and Placement at King 's College. • The Career Services Cen ters counsel students on the complicated detai Is of resumes, interviews. credential files, and job search ing techniques . ·· "We . don 't get yo u tht' in lK We gi ve you the tools , " ' "" ' Arni Garinger , di rector of Ca rtt, an d Placement at College Miseri cordia. ' ' A lot of our students . in the health related fields for example, place themselves,' ' said Garinger, "but th ere is more competition in th e job market today ." I · ·.·· tion, " said Garinger. Many students are using the double major to become more mar ketable for a job said Domzalski. '' A double major means yo u ' re t!exihle. There is a trend at Wilkes t, i t'I a double major or a minoL 11 •:in , you a greater chance for 1 n1 . , ri l•. tt ion.'' .\n i1Jternship gives a student a 1. , 1 , · for experience in his field . Tlt t· Career Services Centers assist students in finding suitable intern ship. "It's important that you get experience in yo ur field. Which student is an accounting firm go· mg to choose? A student who has spent his summer man aging a ,.,, 1roll , or a student who spent his , urnmer swimming in Atlanti c r:i1v?" a~ ked Domza lski. To obtain a job. student m ust read , watch the news, and becom, a marketable item. "The student sho uld understand that for one job there are 200 resumes. If he has to make phone calls. pull strings, and door knock ; do them . H e has to ,lt ci10nstrate th at he is the typl' of I" r .,,n th at ca n d, , ~nmet hing f. ,r a , , ,, ,pan y.'' said Dom 1.alski . lorn Jack \on . auth or of Gucri! la Tactics 11 ihe {/Jh Market wn>I(' ·· Any em plo ver will hire' an in di vidual_, su long as th e emplover 1s cnnvrnced that hiring will b1 i, . morp value than cost." Garin ger said that companiC's have decreased recruiting in all •colleges. ''Some compani es f<·el that by coming to the schools they give st udents a false sense of hope,'' said Garinger. According to Domzalski, there are many factors that have an effec · on the job market. "I'd like to say ' that there are still jobs ..01-1.t therC'. it' s just more competitive. · People are living longer, wom en are com pet ,ne for many more jobs today , and there is an emphasis on min orit v !-!iring. It can work for or against yo u," said Domzalski .Besides counseling , Wilkes offers a Career Servi ces New,letter th at lists th e on -campus rec ruiting schedule, th e n ation al test da tes. an d oth er career in form ation . The recru iting opport unities consist of companies, schools, milita ry, and other groups that offer career pas· sibilities . Two-thirds of Wilkes' graduat ing class use the Career Services . "The intelligent thi ng to do is to use us. T here are man y di fferent ways to get a job. an d we are onl' •i t hem ," said Dom Lalski . The three Career Centers em ph ., size a " well-rounded individual' as most likely for employment. "A corn pan y wi II look at a Liberal Arts major and decide to train him for a job rather than getting a per son with a limited field and force him to apply it in a different direc I » ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ > . C l l ' X•: : a ( : : - 4 E : r ~ ~ ~ - & i ~ ~ .. - . - .. -,___ - - ~ "I - .r.,.. i Wilkes College Theatre presents A Stephen Sondheim's Musica, ~ February 25 and 26 at 8:00 p.m. ,,,. I .} j I j I~- February 27 at ~:00 p.m . ! p. Center for the Performing Arts ~ I I 44 pens Monday, SG Attempts To Renew Tucker's Housing Contract by Rebecca Whitman Members of Student Govern ment and ot h er student organiza tions on ca mpus have held _two meetings with members of the stu dent body to discuss an attempt to save the position of Assistant Haus · ing Director and Coordinator of the Student Center. The position is currently held by Jay Tuc ker : however, the college administration has plans to absorb the position at the end of this sem ester . Citing financial reasons, Presi dent Capin reported that both the job of Jay Tucker and the position · of the medi a coordi nator wo uld be eliminated only two yea rs aft er they were created. At an SG meeti ng early in the mester . Presiden t Elaine Ker _husky questioned representatives as to how they felt abo ut trying to save the position itse lf. M ost of the t hose present were enthusiast ic , and it was decided that meefr1[!·, should take place to determin e dl(' strategy th at ,,·n 1ild be usecl ,, , approach the administration . K erch usky reported that the first meeting was attended by members of the student body and student organizations. At this meeting , ev eryone was asked to submit what they felt were the pros. and cons of the position itself and trying to salvage it. The second meeting, Kerchusky e"plaineJ, was attended by her" ·!f.members of IRHC, SG and the S1 udent Center Board. This gath ering focu sed on possible angles of attacking the issue. Kerchusky has since decided to "hold fire" because she would like more student input on the matter. "People are still calling me and asking what 's going on ," stated Kerchusky , " I think many st ude nts will get involved an d their ideas may be useful." Kerchus ky went on to say that after sh e h as had a chance to review more ideas, a plan will Ix· fo rm ul ated an d she will mee t with t he president 's staff to di scuss the en Ii re matter. Aj/ilia_tion with Ternple (continued.from page 1) ,ng several years of experience, pri ·.-all' practice. Like the Wilkes-Hahnemann Program, Wilkes has linked with Tem ple's Allied Health Program to provide health care professionals to Northeastern Penn svlvania--a n area whi ch traditi onally suffers from a low supply of physical and occupational th erapists . Dr. Mary Lee Seibert , dea n of the _T empl e Universit y College of Allied H ealth Professions , is pl eas ed with t he new program . " V-,'e are loo ki ng for ward to work ing wit h Wilkes College in thi s affiliated program wh ich will gi ve us the opport unity to provide fo r W yom ing Valley and Northeastern Penn sylvania quality health care profr-s sionals. · · It wi II also enable us ," she continued, "to increase the quality of our applicant pool while using the resources of Wilkes to help strengthen our overall Allied Health Service Program . Our ul timate goal in this venture is to art ract more qualified hea lth servi c <· studen ts who can in turn be placed wi thin yo ur communit y to strengthen and maintain the hea lth se rvices in Nort heastern Penn sylvania .'' In additi on to th e affii iated Al lied Health Program, W il kes and Tl' mpl e have com bined to offer loca l st udents affiliated programs m pharmacy and dent istry. - NoteDr. Frank M enoloscino of the Nebras ka Psych iat ric Institute will be principal speaker at th e Wilkes College " Men tal Retardation from Prevention to Cure , ' ' workshop, on March 23 at the Woodlands in Wilkes-Barre. Reservations are now being accepted at the Division of Continuing Education at Frank lin Hall. The workshop is sponsored by the Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Luzerne/Wyoming County MH/ MR Program and rhe Luzerne County Association of Retarded uuzens m cooperation with th e W ilkes Division of Con tinuing Education . M en oscino, a n ationally known authority on mental health / mental retardation , will focu s on enabling parents, educators, and professionals to better understand diagnostic procedures in developmental di ~ a bilities. Registration will begin at 8: 30 a.m. and tht workshop will conclude at 3 p.m . For further information contact the Division of Continuing Education at 824-4651, extension 225 . . a.m. PIZZA ROMA 205 S. Main St. Opposite Peruginos Vrlla Free Deliveries 5-10 p·.M. CALL US AND TRY THE BEST PIZZA, STROMBOLI, CALZONE, LASAGNA AND VARIETY OF HOAG/ES. �Page 4, The Beacon, February 18, 1983 To the Editor: Editor's Corner We all k1:.lW how difficult it is to act quickly in the fact of unexpected events -- especially when those events occur between a Friday afternoon and a Monday morning, as did last weekend's momentous snowstorm. And of course it must be difficult to clear all of the parking areas on campus of snow before students arrive early Monday morning for classes. But commuting students who arrived early for classes last Monday were greeted with an awesome snow and ice obstacle course in the College's parking areas . On dry, clear days the parking areas reserved for commuting students (or , for that matter, any lot on campus) are not noted for abundant elbow (fender? ) room ; even on fine days the lots, packed tightly with cars that seem unable to constrain themselves within the drawn wh ite parking lines , _pose a challenge for the student driver hurrying to make an early class . But on winter post-storm days, when the lots are crusted over with snow and ice like fields lain fallow for the wintertime, the challenge becomes more of an open-lipped jeer. One hears students joking , after their cars have done consecutive twistings and turnings in the icy parking lots,.. that their cars were once againturningto find Mecca in the morning light. Students splinter parking lot gates in their efforts to stop before them on icy entranceways, and more than one parked car bears the battle scars of Wi lkes winter parking maneuvers. Perh aps we can work on getting the lots cleared early when the next snow storm inevitably strikes? Student Center Board Grateful For Wide-Screen Th e recent acqui sition of the wide screen television and video recorder has prompted us to write this thank you letter. The Student Center Board has attempted to purchase a wide screen t.v . for the past four years but until recently , was unable to do so due to the cost restrictions of such an expensive piece of equipment. Late last spring the idea occurred to us to ask other campus organizations to aid us financially in attaining this goal. The response from our inquires was overwhelming and this generous support has enabled us to purchase the wide -screen and video recorder. It was trul y a team effort on the part of the following organizations: Student G overnment , Commuter Co un cil , Int er -Res ide nce H all Council, Classes of 82 , 83 , 84, and 85 as well as th e Student Cen ter Board. T his acqui si tion has opened up · a totally new avenue in relation to programming at the Student Cent er. So me of the more recent programs including Poltergeist , Rocky I. II , a!1d III and M -TV on Sunday · evenings. Many more activiti es are planned for the spring which will include a party for the last M .A .S.H . episode as well as vari ous recent films. Thanks again CC, IRHC, Classes of 82, 83, 84, and 85 and a very special thanks to SG for making the wide-screen tv a reality . There is a most bitter and dis couraging problem currently infesting the qualit y of the academi c program here at Wilkes College . This problem nas aroused the at tention of many people on the cam pus who are aware of the ultimate con sequen ces which thi s difficulty is capable of bringing both to the college itself as well as to the qual ity of the student academic programs. This m ajor problem con fronting the respectable atmosphere at Wilkes College is th e school's cu rrent policy of tenuring profes sors . Wilkes College 's cu rrent tenure policy involves a series of steps. First of all , each tenured facult y mem ber of t he di scipli ne whi ch : he professor bei ng considered fo r ten ure teaches, will make a recommen dation to his or her department ch airperson stating whether to keep or release the specific professor . This is mainly done through the creation of a departmental review committee which consists of at least three tenured facul ty mem bers. Taking this recommendation into consideration, the depart ment chairperso n will then make a separate recommendation to the Tenure and Promotion Committee which consists of six ten ured fac ulry mem bers fro m within th e college. This comm ittee will , along with th e Dean of Academ ic Affairs, m ake a recom mendation to the President of th e college. The Presi dent m ust finally make hi s o wn rec ommen da tion to the sc hool 's Board of Trustees. T he decision of tenure is perh aps the most difficu lt one whi ch a president will eve r be fo rc('d to make. Ultim ately, it is the H, ,arJ of Trustees whi ch will ren de r rh e fin al decisi on in the mat ter. It is apparent that something has been overlooked in this entire process . This missing link is the overall feelings of the student population. In this entire process of tenuring professors there is no con sideration of how the students of t_h e college feel about granting or Club President Cites Tenure Policy As College's Central Problem denvi ng t he professor tenure. The ir)terests of the students are simply not being registered. There is also presently no plan to allow student cont, ibutions toward the process of removing tenured professors un der the new Tenure Track II, no r is there any peer group specifically designed to review student petitions concern ing the performance of profe_ssors and instructors. It is recognized t hat a course evaluation is condu cted each sem ester in almost all t he classes. H owever , th is survey is not adequ ate to judge th e professo r 's overall per form ance and effectiven ess and is not intended primarily for th e ten ure process . Students can be directly affected by whether a par ticu lar professor is_ granted or de n ied tenure. This is especiall y true fo r those students who are majoring in a di scipl ine in whi ch a well-qu alified professor h as not been granted tenure . Thi s situ ation co uld very well affect the fut ure aca demic success of these stu dents . Since it is the students who through tuition , pay the salaries of th e professors, it is then the stu dents who must rightfully play an important role in the tenure process in order to safeguard against the possibility of decisions that do not consider all pertinent interests. In order to have student involvement within this process , I believe there should first be created a standing committee, the Student Advis ory Board on T enure , within the student government at Wilkes College. This committee will serve three purposes : 1) to rev iew ca n didat es he ing considered for tenure . 2) to review tenured faculty mem bers wh o are being con sidered for rem oval, and 3) to respond to petitions from st udent s concern ing th e conduct of an y professor . Th is board should con sist of three mem bers from the student governm ent itself as well as fo ur ot her st udent members to be chose n from the can did.a te professo r' s discipline. Sel- , ection of these four members sho ul d be m ade by the standing student ad vi sory board m em be rs. O nce assem bled, this board should begin at on ce a survey of students in the courses relevant to the professor's discipline, finding out the overall attitudes of these students toward the performance of the candidate professor. Once the survey is over; the results should then be tabulated and the board members should meet to discuss their findings. From the overall results, a solid recommenda tion should then be forwarded to the school's Board of Trustees. This recommendation sho uld be an integral part of the entire tenure process. It must be stressed that if the idea of ever having a student ad vi sory board on tenure is to accept ed, t hen it shall be the responsibility of students alone to decide whether or not t hi s board has actu - ,.... ally been loo ked upon as being a legitimate means in the en ti re tenure process . For if it has not . then it is perh;1ps inevita ble t hatt his growt h of disillusionment could very well lead to ser ious enrollment and finan ciaf problems fo r th e college. With great concern, Joseph M. Horrox President-Political Science Club of Wilk es .College Sincerely, The Student Center Board Joanne Rice, Cindy Wirkman , Raul Gochez, Kathy Hyde, Bill Lourie, JoAnn Magers, Debbie Vogt, Cress Shallers, Ralph Pringle, Cindy Bonham, Chuck Wilk , Naomi Harris, and . Jay Tucker Campus club and organization of. ficers take note: The following standards will apply when submitting material for publication in the Beacon. I. Include the type of affair being conducted. Give complete details regarding admission fees, entertainment, refreshments, etc. 2. State the time, day, date and location of the affair. 3. List names of committee members responsible for organizing the affair with proper titles, if applicable. 4. All information for publicatio11 MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE BEACON BY THE SCHEDULED DEADLINE IN ITS FINAL FORM! Material should be in the Beacon Office, second floor of Parrish Hall or in the Beacon box in the library no later than 3 p.m. on the Fri day before publication. It should be typed' in double spaced format on 8'/~r.ll white paper. Alternative Forms ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ....r- _., by Kim Skrinak In a small -town area , such as thi s, people who hold strong feelings for the Jives and well-being of animals can feel extremely lonelv and put out at times. Vegetarians _ put up with th e daily frustrati on of seeking meatless meals while work ing away from home. Lunchtime in the school , office , or facto ry to the vegeatarian is usually greeted with jeers and funny expressions from fellow workers or classmates towards meatless meals. As the years pass by, the vegetarian can actually begin to wonder if he or she is the only one in the world who refuses to eat meat or to wear leather products. Connie Ring and Pat Bullford, two local vegetarians who have decided to_take action concerning their strong feelings about animals, ha,·(· form ed a group called Justi ce for Animals . Although a longing t<, gather with fell ow vegetarians and animal lovers is one main reason fr,r th e group's formati on , th ere an· other ohjC'C'tives th ey want to p11r SIi( '. Th( • group wants an end t<> ilH' hahv seal slaughter th at m ay claim the lives of unt old thousands of baby harp seals . What th ey loathe most about this hunt is the fact that these infants will not die for their meat , but for th eir fur coats which will become fashion furs ans souv enirs for tourists. Vivisection, the practi ce of performing operations and experiments on live animals. has been of major concern to this group . Pat Buiford ha5 written to local newspaper, about certain scientists who ha,·(· mistreated animals "in the name of research." Alternatives to vivi section exist. Connie and Pat are chartering a bus for a rally concern llll! \'l\isection to Ix· held Sunrl.1 :- . April 24. Perhaps the group's most con t rovffsial position is their stand :1gainsr hunting and trapping. Thev f( ·c•! that animals can achieve a stahl<h ·cl of population without thl' help of hunters or trappe rs. Th i:v stand h as sparked a hitter -de bate betwee n th e gro up and spo rt smen . It is not unusual to find a letter to . th e editor or spo rt sm an 's arti cle · ch astisingjustice for Anim als. The group has held rummage ~ sal es to rai se mon ey fo r anim als who have been th e victims of sadists who take delight in torturc.'Th e money from th ese sal es also has been offered as a rew ard for in formation leading to the arrest of the people who torture anim als. A fake -fur fashion show is be ing planned by th e group to prove that ' a woman can dres'.s in stvl e with out wearing real furs . \Vh en ir comes to wearing furs, their mot tb is "Real peopl e wear fake f11rs ." · Their next mee ting will be held Marrh 1. at The Grogg Shop. 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to know lllllfl' ahoui Justice for Animals mav · rnntact Connie Ring at 82'5 or Pat Bulford at 825--145(>. ,~fl', .,1, (_ 1_'' I �February 18,"1983, The Beacon, Page 5 r PrOpet Perspective ' by John Finn (IMF), an organization of 146 For the next 60 seconds, yo u are the chairman o f th e wo rld 's largest bank , Banco M axi mo, based in New York City . Your bank has assets of $100 billion , but duri ng the past decade you have -bee n lending heavil y to developing nations aro und the world, so th at now most of yo ur funds are scattered among va ri o u s for e ig n go ve rnm e nt s , banks, an d corpo rations. Until a few years ago, these seemed like so und in vest ments , but with a global economi c slowdown , many of yo ur clients, with horribl e bal ance of trade deficits , have not been able to make paym ents on their loans. Now yo ur Telex is saying th at, despite attempts of several Western go vernments to pa~h up the problems, three major debtor nations say they will never pay back another dime to anybody. You, and many of your friends from the Jockey Club, are wiped out , and you begin to wonder how you got into this mess. What to do? Your office is on the 40th floor , but . .. Sorry , time 's up. This hypothetical situation is only a little exaggerated. It shows one side of a serious problem , the internati onal debt crisis, whi ch th e United States and other leading in dust ria! powers are franti call y trying to correct. In th e next few days . th e International Moneta ry Fuod nations, will begin to implement part of a plan th at will avert, or maybe just postpone, the collapse of several major finan cial institutions in the northern hemisphere. If · these measures fail , the growing weight of the cri sis could conceivably shatter th e vulnerabl e intern ational hanking system ,ind . ove rn i nh , nl11 ns•<' th e wor!.:i int o :• depression th at one economi st has said "wo uld make th e 19 .'30 's loo k like kindergarten ." The world took three decades to slip into this dilemma, and it will need at least as long to safel y crawl back out. For a long time , loans to developing nations were a relatively safe bet. Following WWII , the United States, with one of the few functionin g industrial socities left in the world (and by far the strongest), began pouring its massive cash reserves, in the form of free aid, into developing nations ( as well as shattered Europe). This allowed the world to purchase the surplus bounty of the vigorous American economy and permitted the United States to establish political and military influence on a global basis. Business was booming, and everyone could pay off loans on schedule . During the 1960's and early 1970 's however, changes in the world's econom y and aid-gi ving strategies slowed development , and by 19 72. Th ird World debt began to mount. But as U.S. investment and aid bega n to slow, banks cont inued to ~···············-·······················~---~---··················•·· lend massive amounts to the same regi on . Between 1975 and 1980. total investment in U.S. dollars to developing regi ons averaged $13 billion annuall y, but total loans expanded from $150 billion in 197 5 to $64 0 billion in 1982. Th e bulk of these loans were made to Latin Ameri can co untries , such as Argentina , Brazil , and M exico. Th ese, coincidentally, are th e same nati ons now in th e most dire econ . omi c strai ts. The credit should have been used for the development of these foreign economi es, but a world -wide reces sion and sharp increases in oil prices aborted much of the progress . Most of these countries have been net im porters of U.S. products and . thPre fore. have had a 1x1or halancL of trade . Th is effects not on Iv t ilere ability to pull th emse lves out oi debt, but also hurts the American economy by restricting outlets for our goods. But even as these problems have arisen , banks have continued to pour credit into countries which were deperate for cash to pay off debts and to prop up faltering econ omies. The incentive for greater •profits blinded the bankers to the mounting crisis. Private Ameri can and European banks now have more than $ 700 billion (roughly three times our projected national defi cit for 1984) sunk into developing and Soviet-aligned nations, and man y of th ese sovereign states will not be able to begin paying hack principal for most of this decade . The v are instead borrowing addit ional money just in order to pay off th e annual interest. Because th e world of intern ati o11al fin ance and trade is so interdep endent , the position of man y major banmks is extremely precari ous. If one smaller institution refused to renegoti ate an outstanding loan to a foreign go vernment, it could cause a default, whi ch in turn could ca use a run on other banks with loans to the same government ,- and the disaster we've all been waiting for would be upon us. With no strong recovery in sight for the world's economy , it is now apparent that strong medicine must be swallowed somewhere. A major report was recently released by the Brandt Commission , an international committee formed exclusively to study the debt problem, and its findings stated that ''Further decline (in t.he world economy) is likely to cause the disintegration of · societies and create conditions of anarchy in many parts of the world.'' The commission recom mf'nderl sul ;~.antial incn·ases in aid to· developing nations and significant restructuring of the debt. The Congress is now considering a request from the president to increase the U .S. contribution to the IMF by 50 percent. Man y Democrats and Republi ca ns alike are opposed to the idea of bailing out th e banks , but at this stage there are few opti <;> ns. (One representative suggested a neutron bomb solu tion : eliminate th e bankers but leave the institutions standing ). An old banking maxim says that if vo u owe the hank $ 1000 , yo u ' re at the bank's mercy. but if ·yo u owe the bank $ 1;000 ,000 , the bank is at yo ur mercy. If t he lending ban ks · and nations hope to recover an y of their billions in the present cri sis, th e banks , th e IMF, and the developed nations must continue to keep the troubled world-econmy afloat. · But if addition al loans are to have an impact, a change must be made in the credit-giving strategies from this point on, and the U .S. government, which is the largest contribut or to the IMF , must lead th e way. Poor nations buried in debt must have their repayment sched tiles stretched over a period of at least 20 years and they must be given greatly reduced interest rates. Several detailed proposals along these lines have been made by econ omists and politicians , but now need to be incorporated into the deals being arranged by the IMF. Th is strategy will cost the banks some profits, but it will give the ' Third World considerable breathing room and the incentive to make real improvements to their intern al economies . If the old strategy is followed , and countri es like M exico and Argentina are simpl y push ed furth er into hopeless debt. then th e disaster rea lly has been merel v post -poned . · --------------. Note To the Editor: As Co-Chairmen of the recent Red Cross Blood Drive we would like to thank everyone' who made the collection a success. W e obtained over 200 units of bl ood from the Wilkes College famil y. We would especially like to th ank Mary Ellen Judge and Commuter Council for th eir fin e efforts in publicizing the ev<" nt . Our next Blood"Dri ve will be held on Thursday , April 21 , 1983. We hope that this upcoming Blood Drive will be even more successful th an the recent one was. \. reF\\:)' f'I Ate. ·,_\- When -\\-\e~ snou., fno-Ji e. S \-'r,.,,>,- m"' V-e ?eoi'\e e r~ \- \-\eh- <:Jes o c.1.\-. ,.ati,1ns. facult y and departm ent heads , and people in ad ministra t ive position s wi ll [le fea t.ur.ed wee kly in a 30-min ute int ervi ew. Th is program is design ed to help famili arize peopl e with th e mul tipl e aspects of college life. For inform ation , feel free to cont act the Public Re1M ions Department of WCLH at 8 24 -465 I , ex t. 249 . Office hours at th e sta tion are from 9 a. m. to 4 p .rn . we<'kl y. Sincerely Donna Garber Elaine Czachor Human Services Committee - I I I I I II I I L----~~---------1 Conservative Com·m ent................................................. by Stephen K. Urbanski and James J. Haggerty, Jr. The biggest power struggle in Washington recently has been and still is the continuing saga of Anne Gorsuch vs. The House of Repre sentatives . For those of you who missed this unfolding drama, here is a little background on the situation. The House of Representatives, in early December, asked the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over several docu ments pertaining to the EPA 's adminstration of Superfund money. The Superfund is, of course, the multi-billion dollar fund which Congress set up to clean up hazardous waste sites across the country. Anne Gorsuch, director of the EPA, was instructed by President Reagan not to turn over the docu- ments to the House, on the basis of executive privilege. This perturbed several members of the House who thereafter passed legislation subpoenaing these documents and several officials of the EPA . Gorsuch showed up on Capitol Hill in compliance with .the subpoena, but alas, she brought no documents. On December 16, the House voted to cite Gorsuch for contempt of Congress, since she still refused to present the documents. In the past week or so, these irate members received quite a fright when paper shredders were moved into the EPA offices. The House . warned the EPA of the severe pen alties it could impose if the documents were destroyed, but the threat was squelched by EPA spokesman Dick Hoffman with the Quote of the Week. Hoffman ad- mitted that while the originals were safe, copies were being shr.edded ''to keep them from blowing out of the trash bin into the parking lot." Humorous though it was, this comment downplayed the seriousness of this political issue . What makes this issue so vital is that it is a classic constitutional struggle between the executive and the legisl.ative branches. The contents· of the documents·, good or bad , are really immaterial. The question is if Congress has the power to subpoena executive documents. We think not. No con stitutional justifit ation can be found to support the contention · of the House in holding the executive branch members in contempt. The president, as chief of the branch, is equal, not subservient. to Congress, a fact which makes executive privileges justifiable. There is also a sound historical basis for this belief. Executive privilegehas been used by many presidents throughout the history of our nation. Andrew Jackson, the first truly strong president, encountered in 1833 a situation similar to the current stru_ggle. The Senate had called upon Jackson to turn over documents which he had presented to his Cabinent. Jackson denied the request, claiming that ''the executive is a co-ordinate and independent branch of govern ment equal with the Senate, and I have yet to learn under what constitutional authority that branch of legislature has a right to require of . me an account of any communication , either verbally or in writin~, made to the heads of Departments. ' Senator Henry Oay passed through the Senate several resolutions cen suring Jackson for his actions. Despite all the pressure of the Senate, the disappointed Congress never received the documents it wanted. This is one historical event we hope repeats itself. Any comments or criticisms are welcome. Please write to us at The Beacon. The word bonfire has a very ; very strange origin. Originally, the word was bonefires because the fire was made by burning human corpses. In the Middle Ages· the victims of war or plague wer~ too nu~erous to be buried individually. Their bones were burned in a huge fire. · �Page 6, TR'e Bea~bn, February 18, 1983 Pro-Choice . '' Th e abortion iss ue has become a major fac tor in political elections : it has seri<•1s!y affected inter-religious relati nships; and it is posing a threat to the basic principles of the United States Constitut ion.'' So states a doc ument ent itled " The Abortion Rights Cri sis ," which is distributed by the Religious Coalition for Abortion Ri ghts. In it, and in other sources sympa thetic to the Pro-Choice standpoint . is defended the 197 3 Supreme Court decision that has since virtuall v legalized abortion in the U.S. A·s these groups believe , the intention of Pro-Life advocates is to introduce ~' human life" amendments to the U.S. Const itution , such as "every hu ni ·1.n bei ng . .. shall be entitled to the ight of life.''"-' Another declares, sa 1 '' pro-choicers , '' that the word " person" as used in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendm ents applies "to all human beings, including th eir unborn offspri ng at every stage of biological _development. The most serious ramification of the passage of such an amendm ent, says the Coali tion, would be its in fringement on the First Amendment principles of separation of ch urch and state. It maintains that ''to place into the Constitution one theological definitio n concern ing the begin ning of life wo uld compel every citizen to accept that doctrine , even if it confl icts with the theology of his or her own religion." Pro-Choice advocates see the implications of such an amendm ent as far- reaching. Any amendm ent that makes a fet us a "person" with full Constitution ,il rights would "throw whole areas of law into chaos.'' But wh at Pro-Choice groups seem to see as one of the more ti istressing of the ram ifications of such antiabort ion ru lings is the possible prohibition of the IUD and of birth con trol pills , two of the most effective of birth control methods . Both contracept ives sometimes prevent implantation of a fertilized ·ovum -which under t he amendm ent would be considered a person . "In Australia, which recently passed an abortion law defining embryos and fetuses as children, " writes the Coalition, "the IUD had been defined as a murder weapon and its use is a criminal act.'' ActordiH jf to Zero Population Growth, whjch defines itself as a national, rion-profit membership organization ·which advocates U.S. and world pci'pulation stabilization. most Amer'i.aans believe the choice to have an aWortion should be left to a woman an.<l'her doctor. Writes the organization : '' These ma1orit1es have varied in si ze from poll to poll : Knight-Ridder Newspapers 1/76, 81%; Times -CBS 10/77 , 74 %; Yankelovich 11/ 77, 64%. Gallup polls in 19 7') an d 1977 found that three-fourt hs of Americans approve of legal abortion under some or all circumstances ... In addition, Zero Population Growth mai ntains that when and where aboriton is prohibited, it is performed ,ih defiance of the law -usually at higher risk to the woman: ''Before states began to legalize abortion iri the 1960s, estimate, of illegal ·a.bortions in the U.S. ranged from ·2 00,000 to 1.2 million a year. The°year after the Supreme· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Court's legalization decision . there was a 4 0-percent drop in abo ri ton related deaths. . . . Illegal abortions are often inexpert and_un sanitary, leadi ng to infections and other com plications. " O ne part of a pamphlet distributed by Heritage H ouse '76 Inc. ProFamily Pro-Life Resource Center th at gives " lobbying 'aavi ce " t< i th ose· interested in the organi w tinn 's 2oals. reads : Remember these facts as you carry the Pro-Life message: 1. The bottom line is to educate the voting citizen so he will vote ·only for those who are Pro-Life. 2. The Supreme Court declared in its January 22, 1973 decision that it is LEGAL to abort a bahy up to the momen t uf birth '. 3. Don't waste time on dedicated pro-abortionists. Y our arguments probably won't sw ay them. 4 . Understand the "word trap": Don't use "fetus," use un born baby; don't use "terminat ing the pregnancy," use abortin&,_ or killing the baby"; do1i1t use "saline so lution," use "salt poisoning"; don't use "right to choose," use "right to choose to kill the baby"; don't use "proch o ice," use "pro-abo rtion." T o this type of lobbying advi ce of.I th e par.t of the Right-To-Life movement , the Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion responds with the " pro-choice" rebuttal in a pro and con argument fo rm : As to the Use of the term "proabortion" to refer to those who support legal abortion rights: "We do not recommend abortion; we support the right to choose legal abortion. We are for reproductive freedom: no one should be forced to have an abortion, and no one should be - forced to have a baby. To the statement, if you believe abortion is morally wrong, you are obligated to work for the passage of a "human life" amendm c n t to the Constitution : ·'Ma cv peopli· who are personally opposed to abortion .. . believe i1 is wrong to impOSt, their re ligious or moral be l ids on others." • To t he statement, The Supreme Court ruled that aborion on demand is leg al for the entire no m months of pregn ancy: "The Court d id n ot gi ve women "abortion orl demand"; it must be a decision betwee n a w oman and her doctor. The states may prohibit abortion in the third trimester except to preserve' the life .or health of the woman. In actual practice, abortions are rarely, if ever, performed af1er viabi-lity of the fetus." To the idea, She had hei: fun, now let her pay for it. If you have sex, you should expect to get pregnant and pay the consequences : "This vindictive, selfrighteo us attitude shows scorn fo r women and a feeling that sex is bad and must be punished. Mot h erhood should never be fo rced on women as a punish ment for havin g sex . Forcing a child to be born as a punishment to its mother is the ulitmate in ch ild abuse. Punishing the man is never men tioned . To the statement, Women migh t not bother with contraception beca use abortion is easily available : "Few women prefer an operation to other forms of birth control." To the statement, A.bort-icw -i s not the safe and simple procedure we're told it is-: " Before the 1973 Supreme Court rulings, illegal abortion was the leading cause of maternal death a nd mutilation, In 1976, the death rate from legal first trimester abortion was 1 per 100,000 abortions. The death rate from childbirth was 11.8 (DHEW statistics). To the idea, Rape: pregnancy rarely occurs from rape because of the woman's emotions. And rape victims can get treatment to prevent pregnancy : "Pregnancy can occur from any act of intercourse during a woman's fertile days, regardless of her emotions. Once the sperm and egg have united, ... any treatme~t is an abortion ." --------Abortio1J by Donna Nitka T here are several abortion methods in use toda y. T he particular met hod chosen to terminate a pregnancy ·is based on the number of elapsed weeks of gestation. Vacu um aspiration is a method used for pregnancies of less than 10-wee ks gestation. A suction cat heter , attached to a small suction pump , is used to remove the '' products of conception.'' The process takes approximately fi ve min utes. Possible side effects · in- .elude mild cramping and minimal bleeding. Dilation and Curettage is a method that may be employed for pregnancies of less than 12-weeks gestation. In this process , the patient's cervix is dilated and a curet is inserted into the uterus. The "products of conception" are then scraped from the uterine wall. Possible side effects include cramping and minimal bleedi ng. Prostaglandin may be employed fo r cases of late first trimester or serond tri mester abortions. T his The Abo,:· Ten Years C T his year marks the tenth anniversary o f the Supreme Court decision (discussed below) th at had as one of its consequences the virtual legalization of abortion t h roug h o ut the United States. Tho ugh t h e decision was lauded as a "victory" for ProChoice gro ups across t he nation, anti-abort ion factions began a ren ewed campaign to ma ke abo rtion, of any type, illegal in the U.S. T hose citizens residing in Pennsylvania a re not excluded from the idealogical battle-~ a battle that often turns ugly when factions on either side of the abortion question allow passion or prejudice to turn co mmi t t men t into obstinacy or proud self-righteousness. Recently, a group of Pennsylvanians, committed to the ProLife Movement, marched in Washington, D.C. and vehemently protested the Supreme Court decision of a decade past. Anti-abortion billboards have sprouted along the Valley's m,1jor roadway,, and :"c,il The Pro-Choice proponents have been active in the Valley as well, making available literature from such groups as Zero Population Growth, the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, and the Westchester A Man's Point Of View_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ by Christopher Baron At the outset let me say that lam not about to make a statement a, to the morality of abortion. The question of abortion can be compared to the argument over the existence of a God. We have all spent sleepless nights arguing whether or not a supreme , all-powerfull , allloving being actually exists. Usually the heated discussion end~ with neither side having changed their opinion. 'Ne can continue to debate the rightness or wrongness of abortion , but most of the people in volved will remain on their respect ive side of the fence . The real argu ment lies in the question of whethr·r or not abortion should remain as a legal alternative to childbirth . l.1~gally or illegally abortion has been around for longer than most of us :would like to admit. Obviously, when abortion becomes an alternative to childbirth it is an unfortunate situation. The decision of whether or not to have an abortion places a great deal of pressure on the female and . usually . the male who is involved . Should men . have some type of legal input into the question of whether or not their mate should have an abortion? Men are in a precarious situation. After al( they are 50 percent responsible for the conception of the fetus . but when it comes down to the final decision they have no legal say in the matter. If a woman wants an abortion she can have it performed without the permission of the man who is or thinks he is the father . It would seem only fair that the man have a legal right to some type of in fluence in the abortion decision . •· Mos't of the men I havc.- talked 1,, are strongly against abortioh . They offer the same anti -alxirtion arguments as most other pro -life supporters . I heard statements like, "It's outright murder, " or "A woman has no right to take the life of another human being." I must add that most of these men have never been faced with the prospect of fath erhood. It is easy for men to si t high on their thrones and depl ore abortion . After all, they are not the gender which ha~ been blessed with the tas k of bearing young. This arrangement in itself is not fair. The foll owing secenario may seem far fet ched. but try to pi cture it. All other historical factors 1,-main the same with the exception that both males and fem~les can give birth . If this were the cast·. abortion would have been legalizetl 250 vears ago . The "almi,1!htv :·. male ·gender would have seen noth - ing "wrong" with fetal termi na tion. If abortion was outlawed tumor row. the situation would not chang<' much . We would still have the car-• ing mal e who is willing to make a total commi tment to his mate and un born child . We would still have the man who refuses to get involv- ~ ed in the fut ·ure of his chi Id and · challenges his mate to prove · him responsi ble. Most im portant . we would still have abortions, but they would be performed in dark back rooms under deplorable life-threat ening conditions. In most situations the male in volved has an opportunity to offer an alternative to abortion. Rarely is a man involved in a situation where he cannot influence the decision of his mate. I'm not talking about him screaming ' ' this is _wrong" white still being unwilling' t~i totally c~mmit himself to th<' woman and child. If a man f!'< 'I\ �February 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 7 ' .1.\1ethods-------procedure in volves injecting prosta' glandi n into the amniotic sac. Th is ha5 a ''sti mulating effect on th" cont racti li tv of the mvometrium ." The " products o( concep?.ion " are us ually expelled withi n 24 hours. Possible side effec ts of prostaglandin injection incl ude chills, vom itting , diarrhea and allergic react ion to the drug. Saline induction is employed aft er 16 -week gestation . A saline solution is in jected into the amniotic sac and fetal dea th res ults within approximatel y one hour . The pat- icnt will go into labor about · 2/1 ho urs later. Cramping, severe headac he , backache, drowsiness and co nfus ion are a few of the possible side effects of this proced ure. H ysterotom y is used primarily when ot her met hods are inadvisable. It involves m aking an incision into the uterus and removing th e fet us. If th is method is em ployed, • future pregn ancies may require caesarean sec tion . Source : Obstetric Nursing - Olds, London . Ladewig and Davidson . ·on Issue: ·controversy Coalition for Legal Abortion . Pro-C hoice act iv ist s h ave protested against wha t th ey see as th e Pro-Life organization's use of . scar e -tactic lobbyi ng effo rts and a desire to impose specific moral belie fs on a de mocratic nation committed to indi vi dua l li berty. T h e battle between th e two g rou ps waxes stronger each day . Because colleg e stude nts are of a n age to support or lobby a ga in st U.S. legislation, because stud e nts of today are often the recipients (or v ictims) of controversial legislation, students must be aware that their voices ar e being called for , and that to ignore the abortion question because it is complex or indel ica te is to forfeit any say in the granting , or revocation, of human rights. Pro-Life • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• by Donna Nitka T he · pro-life movem ent is a ' 'grassroots" effort com posed of local chapters across the coun try. Chapters band togeth er to fo rm regional and state organizations to act in a unified manner at the state level. Each of the state organizations elects one representative to the National Right to Life Commit tt e . This committee , th e largest pro-life organization on the national level, works for the adoption of prolife legislation , educates the public on the abortion issue and provides a variet y of other services to the right-to-life movement. . The pro 0life stand on the issue of abort ion is a simple one: abortion is wrong because it takes the life of a living human individual . They believe that, from the moment of conception , a unique, living human individual is created. In support of th is view, they offer an outline of fetal development similar to the foll owing: By the end of the first month of prenancy, both the brain and hea rt are functionin g. Most of the intern al organs are fun ctionin g by the end of the eighth -week of developmen t. By the en d of the third month, the child is capable of various movemen ts. H e can ki ck , make a fist , turn his head , open and close his mouth and suck his thum b. Th ey note that by th e mid-po int in the pregn ancy , the baby has developed most of th e characteri stics he will show after birth . Pro-, life advocates maintain th at the changes that occur between im plantation, an embryo, a fetus, a child an d an adult are merely stages of deve lopm e!)t and m aturation. Proponents of strict abo rtion laws also refer to the legal status of the unborn child when arguing for its right to life. They ci te specific cases in the United States in which unbo rn children have sued and been awarded damages for injuries sus tained in aut o accidents and have inherited propert y. The Declaration of the Ri ghts of th e Child of the Un ited N ations supports th ei r arg ument in its statement that " the child, by reason of his ph ysical and mental immaturit y, needs special safeg uards and care , including appropriate . legal protection, before as well as after birth .' ' The main objection raised against the pro-life movement by the mem bers of the pro-choice movement is that a woman has the right to det ermine what she does with her own body . If she wants an abortion , she should be abl e to get an abort ion . Pro-lifers feel th at although a woman ha~ cPrtain ri ghts, she is limited in wh at she can do to her own body. T o support this view th ey note that the laws forbidding self-mutilation and suicide clea rl y place limits on a person' s right to do as she wishes with her body. They furth er note that the woman ultimately has the ri gh t , and ability, to determi ne wh ether or not she will become pregn ant. They mai ntain that once a wom an becomes pregnan t, it is no longer her body al one. This arg um ent , in t urn , rai ses an other objection: what abo ut pregnan cies resulting from rape? Surely the woman didn 't choose to become pregnant as a res ul t of being raped . P ro-life advocates note th at pregnancies resul ting from rape are so rare that th ey are practically non existent. There are several reasons fo r this. In addition to the odds against pregnancy resultin g from a single ran dom act, research indi cates that women exposed to the emotion al traum a of rape do not ovulate. Th e rape itself acts as a type of '' psyc hological birth con- trol. " Also, prompt medical att ent ion wo uld prevent the chance of pregnancy . Another common argum ent for abortion is that it is justifi able in cases wh ere th e child would be reta rded or deform ed. Pro -life rs mai ntai n that this line of reason ing is totally un acceptable because it holds th at if life does not measure up to certai n societal standa rds , it should not be continued. They feel th at this totally disregards th e inherent value of hum an life. • ,.., · ' ' The pro-life movement is committed to efforts to provide human solutions to the _probl ems of the de fective child, including continued eth ical research into birth defects, improved treatment fo r the defective child , and support for famili es rai s ing handi ca pped children .'' says literature of the movPnwn t. They also point out th at abo rt ion itself is a cause of birth defects for it increases th e chances of prematurit y in later pregnancies. Pro-lifers st ress the fact that abortion is not just anot her met hod of birth contro l. Whi le contracept ion prevents th e creation of a new life , abo rti on destroys life after it has beg un . Pro-lifers employ a va ri ety of methods in communi cating th eir views to the public. T hey di stri bu te li teratu re that illustrates their message th at abo rtion is murde r by cont ra~ti ng ph otos of abo rt ed fit; .uses wi th those of hea lthy infants an d happ y fa milies. They become in vloved in com muni ca ti ng their philosoph y to fri en ds and neighbo rs. They enco urage elected offi cials to support pro -li fe legislati on and thev su pport a lt ern atives-toabortion g roups. · For more info rm at ion concern ing the pro -life move ment. contact Rett v Caffrey , th e president of the loca i chapter of Penn sylvani ans for Hum an Life , at 4 74 -6 180 . Legal 4nalysis: Roe v. W a d e - - - - - - - - - - by Ellen Van Riper th at an alxirt ion should not tak<' pl acC' he has every right to ofiC'r finan cial assistance during the pregnancv and accept mutual or personal responsibility for the child after ' its birth. Giving the man leg al rights in the decisi on making process should be considered. If men were to get this legal right to stop abo rtion , I doubt they woulc) li ve up to the agreement .. It is one thing to promise responsi bility, but this promise does not guaran tee the fin ancial and personal sac rifices which go int o child rearing . Again , I wo uld like to reiterate . that I am not making 3 j11dgment as to whether abortion is morally right . or wrong. Ahortion should remain as a legal alternative to childbirth . The decision of hav ing or not having an abortion should be a personal decisiu:1 made by the female. and hopdully . the male who are involved and not_,a dei:!sion ma~e J,,y the·, .. courts . The current controversy over th e abortion issue can be traced bac!: to a pair of Supreme Court decisions in 1973 . In the landmark cases of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton the Court ruled the abortion laws of Texas and Georgia to be , respectively, totally and partially unconstitu tional. Thus, in principle , the Court laid the groundwork for legalized abortion in the United States. . Both of the parties who brought these class actions used fictitious names . Roe -was a single woman from Texas who challenged that state 's law - which prohibited a!l abortions unless the pregnancy would in all likelihood endanger the life or the health of the mother. Doe was a married couple, and they were joined by a licensed phys ician in their challenge to the Georgian abortion law . This state's law -was more modern, for it allowed abortion in three instances: first, if the pregnancy would en danger the life of the expectant woman . or seriously injure her health ; second , if the fetus would in all likelihood be born with a serious and permanent mental. or physical defect; and third, if the pregnancy was the result of forced rape. The majority opinion in both of the cases was written by Justice Harry A . Blackmun , and in both of his opinions it is evident .that the issue wds a matter of resolving the conflicts between the privacy rights of the pregnant woman , which would allow an abortion to take place, and the rights of the state to protect the unborn fetus . Justice Blackmun opened his opinion in the Roe case with an immediate acknowledgement of. the subjectivity of a highly volatile issue. Abortion is an area much bemuddled by contrasting and con, flicting moral, philosophical , and religious views. According to Blackmun, the Court attempted to present a decision as objectively as is humanly possible . The following is a summary of the major points of the Roe opin ion: 1. Even though the Constitution does not explicitly mention a right of privacy , the Court has in past cases recognized that such rights to personal privacy do exist under the Constitution . These prec edents dealt with the issues of mar riage, procreation , contraception, family relati onships , and child rearing and education. In th e opinion of the Court these right s to personal privacy extend to a worn · an 's decision of whether or not to terminate her pregnancy . 2. The opinion outlines a number of valid reasons which can justify the decision to abort : the possibilty of harm or death to the moth er and/ or the likelihood that the fetus . will be born ~rmanel]tl_v defective eithe,r ryJentallr. or ph Y~ ; _, ically ; the possibilit y that mat ern ity or th e addition of another child will force the woman to lead a life of distress, psychological harm ; and the continual stigm a attached to unwed mothers. 3. The unlxi rn fetus cannot he considered a perso n within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment ("No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privleges or immunities of citizens of the United States ; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, and property , without due process of law , ... etc.). Historically, in regards to the Constitution, the term has been applicable as only meaning postnatally , not prenatally. 4. However, the wom an ' s rights to an abortion are not absolute; the state also has some jurisdiction in the matter. a. "For the stage prio.r to approximatel y , the end of the first trim ester , th e abo rti on decision and its effectu ati on must be left to the the medi cal iudg111 ent of the pregnant woman ·~ attending ph ysician ." b. '' For the stage subsequent to approximately the end of th e first trimester , the State, in promoting its interest in the health of the mother , may, if it chooses , regu·late the abortion procedure in ways that are reasonable related to mat ernal health ." For example, the State may prescribe the qualifications for the licensing of those who inte,~d to perform the procedure.'' c. _" For the stage, ,slll?$equt·n1 . to viability (th e point at wh ich th e fetus then presumabl y has the cap· abilty of meaningful life outside th e mother' s womb) the ·State , in promoting its interst in the potentiality of human life , may , if it chooses. regulate and even prosc ribe abort ion except where it is necessary in appropriate medi c al judgement, for the preservation of the life or health of the mother .'' As a final note, Justice Black mun stated in -the opinion that ' 'The decision leaves the State free to place increasing restrictions on abortion as the period of pregnancy lengthens, so long as those restrictions are tailored to the recognized state interests ." Since the Roe and Doe decisions , the Court has established furth er criteria in regards to abortion . In the easer of Plann ed Parent hood v. Danforth (197(1). the Court · accepted the state of Misso uri 's definition of viabilt y as being " that ,~tage of a fetal d.evelopm ent when the life of the unhorn child may be continued indefinitely out side th e womb bv natural or artificial life support systems. In this case the Court also uph eld a requirement that the pregnant woman must provide written consent prior to th e performance of the abortion . In other cases the Court disallowed a requirement that the husband or spouse provide con sent to the proposed abortion and srrnck down a requirement that par!'ntal coment he obtained hefor<' an abortion is performetl ·on a min11r . �Page 8, The Beacon, February 18, 1983 Tired Of Getting Ripped Off? CC Update by Andrea Hincken At th e CC meeti ng this wee k represen tatives discussed th e up comi ng St . Pat rick 's Day part y. Representati ves di scussed wh eth er to have the part y on campus or off campus. T he majority of the counci l said that they wo uld like to see the partl held off cam pus. One representative sai d that she would like to see it at the Sterl ing H otel in Wilkes -Barre. The St . Patri ck 's Day part y will he k-s~ form al than th e Valentine's Dal' rn rtv. Cold cut platter~, _drink~ and live· m usic are plann ed tor t.he oc<'asion . The part y if held on cam pus wi !I be in th e gym . Most rep reprl'~c·ntatives favored having the part y off campus though . One rep resentati ve said that she thought the party held off campus would attract more people and be more Student Offers Suggestions To Consumer How many times have you been ripped off? 10 times? ~O times? Probably not, but did you know that most pe~ple g~t ripped off at least once tn t~eir lives. So what? You might ask "what's a couple of bucks?" until it happens the ·second time. It's then ~lien you start to conte mplate whether to go after the company that took you for a couple bucks or just sit back and let it pass ... until it happens again. But this time it's not just a couple of bucks, it's that used car you bought from fun . Policing of th e CC parking lots will resume next week . This is being done to insure that sticker owners are following the information on their applications. Violat ors will lose their sti cke rs. Manuscript Society Deadlines Announced Schedul ed events and deadlines for the Wilkes College Literary/ Arts magazi ne were announ ced by Stephen Badman , editor , at Thursday afternoon's Man uscript Society meeti ng. Badman reported that the society has several fil ms and poetry readings scheduled for the semester . The fil m series incl udes Little Bil{ Man starring Dustin H offm a~ , and two films on James Joyce enti tled Faithful Departed and A Portrait of the Artist as a Youn,/{ Man. Little B~I{ Man will be shown on March 18 and the Jam es Joyce fil ms wi ll be presented on April 15 . All films in the series are free to the public and are shown in SLC 1 at 7 :30 p. m . A poetry readin g has been pl anned for Sun day , March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center. Karen M ason, . associate edi tor of the Manuscript Societ y, noted that th ere will be pas t and present mem bers of the society reaping , and that anyon e is invited to participate or attrnd the reading. Mason stated that there will be more readings in the future, but dates have not been selected yet . Badman announced the deadline (March 25) for submitting poetry, prose, and art work . Badman stated that the early deadline is necessary. since the magazine must be layed our and sent to the printer. He 2nd the other members of the society are expecting a magazine of high quality and variety . There will be two $25 prizes awarded to the winners of the poetry and art contests. All Wilkes students are invited to submit their poetry and art work for the contest and the magazine. The deadline for the contest is also March 25. Henry E. Long, art editor, re-· ported that there will be an additional work of art selected for · the cover of the magazine. The cover will be chosen at the meeting on March 3. Meetings are held every Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Manuscript clubroom in the basement of K irhv Hall. All Wilkes students are in vited to attend the meetings. AVAILABLE ONLY AT: SNACK BAR Februar y 5 - March 4 • Students Only Joe Smoe from Nowhere, U.S.A. And it's this time that you say, "that lousy #?!# sold me a junk and now he won't answer the phone or my letters. We i I my friends, this is the time to fight for your rights as a consumer. Don't wait until y ou get royally ripped off befo re you do something. Write to those companies that cause you grief. Call up that st ore and find out how you can get satis;action and if these alter natives don't work, wri te to me, Michele James c/o Th e Beacon , Par rish Hall. �February 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 9 Alternative Programs O ffered By Wilkes by Andrea Hincken Wilkes College is currently uf fering several alternative educational programs. They are offe red in cooperation with other colleges and universities. Since 1978 Wilkes has been offering a Weekender Program in cooperat ion with K eystone Junior College in La Plume . The program is designed to allow people who have no time for day or evening classes to attend classes on the weekend. Courses in accounting, anthropology, business administration. communications. economics. history. physics, psychology, and sociology are offered at Keystone. usually held the third weekend of each month . This particular ,program has become popular over the years. John F. Meyers, director of graduate and part -time undergraduate programs at Wilkes . sai the program be_g an with 19 students and half the cour,es . There are five majors . Curr<'ntlv the program has 110 students. Meyers sa id , "That's the highest we ' ve ever had." He also said that there are 350 people attending Keystone's two -yea r program , who plan to eventually obtain their full degree at Wilkes. The average age of these students is 32. Meyers commented that about 50 people have graduate so far. A not her institution affiliated with Wilkes is the Hazleton State General Hospital. This program is offered for Hazleton residents who are interested in taking cou rses at Wilkes College but are not interest ,,d in travel. Courses are offered .in art. history, English, psychology . and sociology. Th e program, t Wll vea rs old, has seen more demand in i he la,t yea r and as a result the courses offered have dou bled. Mev ers said that there arc curn.'.n _ tly i5 to 20 students in each of these classes. He said , "We will use the classrooms provided by the hospit al to facilitate the takin!.! llf cnurses for those in the Hazl; -,,11, area. It gives people the opportunity to ea rn credits without having to trav el to Wilkes ' Barre , during the time of year when the road conditions may be espec ially hazardous ." The students in the Weekender program and the Hazleton program a re taught by Wilkes faculty. Man v of Wilkes ' other affilia tions are with medical schools. Recently, a ,c·minar held at WilkC's College: rela1·t•d possible career options and infnrmat ion in podi atric medi ci nC'. The seminar was held bv the Wilkes College faculty and the Pennsylvania Ct,llege of Podiatric Medicine. Students were given the opportunity to IX' intC'r viewed bv rPpresentativcs from the Podiatric Collpge. The program in podiatrv is one of many, in which the College is cLr ectly affiliated with the profession al school. Other programs include· : dentistr_v and pharmacy with Tem ple Universit v: family medi cine with Hahncmann Medical College : and optometrv with the Pennsvlvania College o f Optonwt rv. Programs scheduled for the near f11111rc· include: medical tt'chnologv wi1 h Hahncmann : phvsical and llff 11pat ion al t herapv and 11wdi ,a l rccords administration with TC'rnpl<· UniVl'r,itv. Rehearsal continues for the upcoming theatre department production of Merrilv We Roll Along. Pam Samuelson and Bruce Kurr practice one of their scenes "Vhile Gene Wachowski contemplates his lines in the background. Scientifically Speaking _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Stm Helen's Issue Erupts Mt. by Melissa Meyers On May 18 , 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted. The advent of the eruption afforded scientists a rare opportunity to study volcanic act ivity within the contin ental United States. Mount St. Helens is a strato volcan o, composed of various lay ers of lava, a,h, and rock. Beneath the volcano lies a pool of magma, molten rock heated to nearl y 1000 degrees Celsius. As the magma collects, pressure build,, and is even tually alleviated by eruption . The size and strength of an eruption is dependent upon the amount of pres sure that has bui lt. Thus , the May 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens was at its greatest to date, since nr , sizea ble release of pressure had occured for 123 years. NUMBER9 SHOP 9 W. Northampton St. More than 14 srn·aller ernptions have followed, the most recent taking place on February 2 and 3, 1983. Scientists expect more act ivity before the end of the month, but predicting the volcano's behav ior has proven difficult. Impending eruptions are indi ca ted by several rather unreliable factors. One such factor is the size of the lava dome inside the volcanic crater , which forms and grows as lava pushes out of the interior. ,Certain patterns of expansion are used to predict activities up to two weeks in advance. A more acc urate reading is obtained through the use of seismograph s , instruments wh ich measure tremors beneath the earth's surface. When seismic activity in creases markedly , an eruption could occur within hours. Although scie ntist s have been reasunably successful in their predi ctions, there is still no way to pinpoint eruption times. Don Peterson of the U.S. Geological Survey ad mits, "We have a lot to learn hdore we can issue routinely re liable torecasts. But we 're making progress.'' Currently, seismic activity and release of gases from Mount St. Helens' 700-foot lava dome is pro viding an "escape hatch" for uner lying pressure, preventing any severe eruptions in the near futur e. This news , received Monda y, February 7, was welcomed by the surroundingcommunity. The M ount's spectacular premier erupt · ion resulted in the destruction nf 150 square miles of prime timlx·r land. ash residue on a global scall'. and the loss of 59 lives. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 \ · · · · · • Classifieds · · · · ••· · BoutiqueeJewelryectothes Layaway Available To tht' Hainna twins-Jimmy & Harry! It's great to work with you two stars! Love ya muchly, Guess!! 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Doug Fa hringer Published week ly d uring t he fal l and spring sem esters excepting sched u led brea ks and vacation periods. Subscription ra te to non-students: SS.00 per year. Advertising rate: $ 3.00 per column inc h. All views expressed a re those of the ·individua l w ri ter a nd not necf>Ssa ri ly of the puhlfration or of Wi lkes Coll ege . .............. , . ,.t ' ~- . l. ~~ I • '· �Page 10, The Beacon, February 18, 1983 Two Colonels T o Conipete In Powerlifting Competition the final score by Chris Baron For the past couple weeks we have feat ured examples of t he best and worst teams in sports history. The majority of us have not had the good fortune to have played on a Cinderella team. Likewise, most of us have not suffered through one of those history -making losing seasons. Most athletes and teams fall somewhere in the midclle of the best -to-worst continuum. For the most part , sports of any type are an experi ence in sporatic success. Onl y on those rare occasions do the choice few gain not nr i etv through overwhelming success or unbelievable failure . What is lelt for the rest of the at hletes of this world is an effort to achieve that elusive distinction of being t he best . When I speak of athletes I don't restri ct ID \ definition to onl y those in di viduals who are members of an organized uniform -wearing squad. Each ti me we put on sweats, wh ether it be for a friencll y school yard basketball game or a shot at th e gold medal in the Olympic mile, we become athletes m the truest sen se of the word. We all sh are on e thin g in common, th at bein~ a desire to win. \\e haye all hea rd the old adage, " It 's not whether you wi n or lose; hut it's how you play the game that counts." This quote is only partially true . Let's face it , winning is the only reason we step onto the playing surface . Whether we're flaying for intramural bragging rights or the number one collegiate footbal ranking, the bottom line is still that slash in the "\\'" coluinn. ,.. · The important thing is that every athlete, of any type or stature must give a total effort if he or she is to gain anything from com petition . After a contest , if you feel like you haven't given 100 percent, then your time has trulr been wasted. \\ e all know that losi ng is a terrible feeli ng. But winning, oh winning, what a great feel ing . An en tire season full of losses can be worth wh ile if \!.OJI get iust on!': wi n. · ·Most of us will neve r reach t he di stinct ion of being , " The Best ." Ath letics can still be a rewarding experience if we kn ow th at we have gi ven our best possible effort. There is satisfacti on in losing if we ca n honcstl v sav. '' I gave it m y best shot .'' Wilkes Cagers On Four Game Slide by Chris Baron Th e Colonels extended their losing streak to four games last week when they dropped games to the University of Scranton and Bloomsburg State College. The losses dealt a severe blow to Wilkes' hopes fo r a M iddle Atlantic Con ference playo ff bert n. The Colonels traveled on Wednesday to Scranton to face the top ranked Division III team in the na· ti on. On Wednesday the news came across the Associated Press Wire t hat the Royals h ad been voted the best Division Ill team in the country and that night the Royals lived up to the top billing by pounding Wilkes 77-60 . The Colonels held an early 2822 lead, but lost the advantage by turning the ball over several times . Scranton roared back with eight un· answered points and took the lead for good. The Royals continued with their fast -paced offense in the second half and coasted to their 18th victory a,1:ain,t onlv· three de feats . Scranton sirs alone on top, ,f the MAC North ern Division with an unblemished 11 ·0 record in con ference play. Against Scranton Ri ck Scheaffer scored a team high 19 points whil e Greg Hychko and Tom Al· larrl vce poured in 12 apiece. On Sunday n ight both Rick Sche· :iffer and Ken Yakobitis suffered severe ankle sprains during ·a prac tice session. The two starters were forced to sit out the Colonels' con · test against Bloomsburg on Mon day . In the absence of Scheaffer and Yakobitis, Wilkes suffered their 12th loss of the season 90-69 . T h e Colon els were down 5 1-33 at intermis~inn . Tom Allardyce's game high 22 points did little to he lp the Colonels' cau se in the sec· ond half. Wilkes wo uld never come close to the 1-luskies in the final stanza. The Colonels remain 5-6 in MAC play and are hopi ng that Schaeffer and Yakobitis will be ready for action Saturday when they take on Juniata in an important MAC con tes t. Wilkes, FDU and King's Col lege are all fighting for the secun<l playoff spot in the MAC north east division. Scranton already wrapped up top honors in the conference . FDU stand st he best chance of capturing th e playoff berth. They have an MAC record of 6-4, but still must play Lycoming, Scranton and Wilkes. King 's at 3-7 in MAC play would need three wins whi le hopi ng Wilkes beats FDU and loses to Juniata. King's would also need three losses from FDU in order to force a three -way tie, for the playoff berth . In an y event , Wilkes must win their two rem aining games for a ch ance at post -season play. by Chris Baron Two Wilkes students are slated compete in the upcoming PA Teenage Powerlifting Champi on ships. Pat Antonecchia and Charl ie Yozwiak will be..at th e Lehighton Armory on Sunday, Feb . 20 for the tournament . The two also play the guard position for the Colonel foot ball squad. . An_tonecchia will be participat· mg m the 198-pound divisi on , wh ile Yozwiak will compete at 220 . The meet is sanctioned by the A AU and will feat ure lifters from the t ri -state area. Pri zes are awarded for the top th ree places in each weight <" lass. Scoring is based on a combined weight total of three types of lifts. the bench press, dead lift and squat. Antonecchia, a sophomore psychology major, works out five days a week at the Wilkes -Barre Y MCA, and cu rren tly ha5 a threelift total of 1275 po unds . T he Valh alla , New York , n ative hopes h is rota! will increase during com peti ti<1n . Sa id Ant onecchi a, "When vo u get into a meet, th e adrena lin s1arts flowing and yo ur lift, can reall y go up.'' Po wer.lifting is a very solitarv sport . There are no teammat es t;, depend on : on e man pits himsd l against a bar filled with weigh1, All lifters kn ow th at the mind is just as important as the body wh en 1t comes to moving that weight laden bar . "The more I lift th e more I com e to believe that it ' s all in yo ur head. " A ntonecc hi a said. ''Some days yo u go into th f' weight room an d fi ve poun d~ feeb li ke 500. If yo u t hin k you can do it, th en yo u will. " · In power lifti ng com petit ion, eac h lift must be do ne to perfection ..l:0r instance, a lifter is not allow( d to clH·..1t by lxrnn ci ng the bar off his to 0 In 1823, a student playing football at the Rugby School by the name of W illiam Webb Ellis , frustrated after fai ling to ki ck a bouncing ball , picked it up and dashed downfield. Ellis was severel y criti cized for his infraction , but word of the deed spread throughout Eng· land , and other players began to expe riment with new rules. In 1838 , players at Cambridge decid· ed to try " the game at Rugby," and within .10 years the new game was being played at almost all English schools. DECKOUR'S. · ■EER Across from Bishop Hoban Ph. 822-7045 . -'-Ported......_ -CoW..__ Coll In Advance lot" Kegs and Quoi't..-s (Must have LCB Card) P~t Anton~cchia working out in the squat with 425 pounds. H~ is p~eparmg for the PA Teenage Powerlifting Championships this Sunday. chan c~; · ' · i think I should do al r,!.! hl · Yow,.;ak commented, ''hut Vll ll neV(·r kn ow what yo u ' re ., 0 _ mi.: up aga in st :: n til _v<1 u get t here.',, c hest in th e bench press or com pletin.l.( only a three -quart er squat . Yo:.wi ak , a product of W yo min.l.( Area High Sch ool , is no strangC'r to power lifting com peti tion . Last vea r he capt ured fi rst -place hon ors in th C' an n ual tourn ey. Ym.wiak works o ut at h is home in Fa lls, wh ere he ha, put together an im J ress ive pe rson al lifti ng fac ili ty. I 1i, three -lift po wer is now proa li ing 1300 pound~. 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February 18, 1983, The Beacon, Page 11 Lady Colonels ~ose by Ellen Van Riper Nancy Roberts' lady c;olonels have had a rough time of it as of late with both the schedule and the weather; neither has been very cooperative. Between February 2 and 9 the ladies played four games and came away with but a single victory. The lone triumph was a 65 -64 squeaker over Blomsburg State College on February 7. The three losses were to Susquehanna University, 79 · 71, on February 2; to Lycoming College, 76-74, or. February 5; and to the University of Scranton, 69-67, on February 9. The action from the past two weeks leaves the Lady Cokinels with a 9-7 overall season mark. The Lady · Colonels had been scheduled to host Muhlenberg College on Friday, February 11; but the inclement weather caused the cancellation of the game. When the ladies hosted the Lady Crusaders of Susquehanna on February 2, they faced a team that was then 16-0. The Lady Colonels were eager to place the initial blemish upon that record. Chuck Robbins ... SPORTING GOODS COMPANY We Accept M.isler Ch.irge .ind Vis.i 39 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 19701 Phone: 822-1333 Free P.irlting .it Hotel Sterling PJ.lurke 'ff Proprietor However , even though the game was close throughout, the Lady Colonels could not ;:iccomplish the feat . In the end, it was the high shooting percentage of the Lady Crusaders that tilted the scales in their ·favor. Even in defeat the Lady Colonels were able to produce a balanced scoring attack . Freshman Donna Martin scored 19 points to head a group of four Lady Colonels in double figures . Sophomore Charlen e Hurst canned 1 7, junior cctcaptain Kim Smith netted 16, and freshman Michelle Zc woiski tallied 13. The leading rebounder was Kim Smith with 12, and she was supported by freshman Michalene Chernicavages 's eight rebounds. Three days later the ladies travelled with their male counterparts to Williamsport and Lycoming College for a double header. Lycoming is a Middle Atlantic Conference divisional opponent, so the game was an important one for the Lady Colonels. With approximately four minutes left the game appeared won, as the Lady Colonels held a 10 point lead. However, Lycoming came back to tie the score and force an overtime period. During the five minutes overtime, the lead seesawed back and forth . With the final seconds of the period ticking off, a Lycoming player grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed foul shot and laid in the winning basket . This time three Lady Colonels netted double digits. Donna Martin once again led the way, this time with 27 points. Charlene Hurst was close behind with STUDENTS NEED CASH FOR COLLEGE? WITH COLLEGE COSTS SOARING AND FINANCIAL AID TIGHTENING, THERE IS STILL HELP OUT THERE . 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Charlene Hurst and Kim Smith each tallied 16 to lead the way. Donna Martin was not far behind with 15, and Michelle Zowoiski chipped in-10. The top rebounder was once again Kim Smith. This time she had a ·total of 15 ; six offensive and nine defensive. Hurst and Zowoiski each snared seven. The Lady Colonels next travelled to the John Long Center to face the Lady Royals of Scranton. This time the ladies faced a team that was ranked sixth nationally in Division III; and what a game it was. The Lady Colonels gave the Lady Royals quite a run for their money in their backyard, as the game was a close affair through out. In the end , it was a timely steal and critical foul shots by the Lady Royals which cost the Lady Colonels what could have been the most impressive victory of their season. Once again , the ladies had a balanced scoring attack with four pl ayers in double figures. Donna Martin led the way with 21; and she was followed by Michelle Zowoiski with 18; Kim Smith with 16 ; and Charlene Hurst with 10. The top rebounder was Smith with nine. Michelle Zowoiski puts in two for the Colonels against The Lady Colonels will close Susquehanna. out the 1982-83 season with a game at Juniata on February 19. Club Bowlers Start Second S·emester Season by Dan Check The Wilkes College Bowling Club rolled into its second week last Friday, and broke up a th ree· way tie for first place . When the dust had settled, only the Meaner Machine and the Slocum Wildcats remained in first with identical 5-1 marks . Close behind in second was the Bier Deli, last semester's champs, at a 4-2 clip. Last week's action saw Emil Aritz of Bier Deli fame lead the guvs with a 538 series and a single 1?;11;11, high of 214 . Carol Elgonifr, lc•d tne ladies with a 403 series whil(' Janice Bale held the ladie~ high with a 160. Other high bowlers worth not ing were: Guy Zehner 189/ 529 · Len Swida 186/ 5 27; Jim Mora~ 183/ 515; John Stacacz 178/ 501 ; Ed Mackavage 177/492; Tony Popple 174/489; Janice Bale 160/ 409; and Carol Elgonitis 145 / 403. The club resumes action this Friday at Chacko's Lanes on South Main Street. Anyone wishing to join ,i team is asked to stop by be1W<'<'n '1 and 6 p.m . Wilkes College Bowling Standings Meaner Machine Slocum Wildcats Bier Deli TheQuisps Gutterballs NoNames The Headpins Alleycats Prohibitionists 69ers w 4 L 1 1 ·2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 2 2 4 4 1 5 �Wilkes College ·B EA CQ11\:· 1 ~·T -_· SPOI . _·. ~D -T,'C o . Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 · . . . · · . . · · _· Vol.XXXV No.16 February 18, 1983 Colonels End Home Season On Winning Note by Chris Baron The Colonels fin ished their home . season with an impressive 27-12 victory over an Army squad which brought a 21 -1-0 record into Saturday's match . Four Wilkes seniors appeared for th e last time at the South Franklin Street Gym . Lenn y Nelson , M ark Popple , Pete Creamer and · K ris ,Rowlette fi nished their home careers on victorious notes. The match was scheduled as a triangular meet , featuring Arm y an·d Rutgers , but the New Jersey team was unable to appear because of the heavy snowfall. Since the Rutgers match wi ll not be reschedul ed, Wilkes has onlr one dual Mark Popple working toward a superior decision against "rmy's Cris Larson. SPORTS .............................. . Here And There Michaels Resigns Mancini Returns World Boxi ng Association lightwei ght ch am pion Ray '' Boom Boom " Manci ni entered the ring fo r the first time since his tragic bout against Korean boxer DukKoo-Kim . On November 13 , Mancini knocked Kim out in the 14th round of thei r 15 -round bout. The Korean boxer later died as a result of brai n damage. Last week Man cini return ed to the ring and pounded out a 10-ro und decision over Britai n 's George Feeney in a non title fight. Kevi n " J.J" Walker is bac k at Wilkes , but his Pro basketball skills are not going to waste. Walker is currently playi ng on the Wilkes Barre Barons Pro Basketball team. The_ Barons play a 12-game schedule m th e Keystone Division. of the Pro-East Basket ball Conference . After leadi ng the New York Jets to the American Foot ball Con fe rence Ch ampionsh ip , Coach Walt Mich aels has retired. Mich aels was reportedl y forced out of th e $130 ,000 because of repeated conflicts with Jets President Jim Ken sil. East Victorious · The East All Stars won their fourth strai ght NBA all-star classic 132-123, over the West squad on ' Sun day. Philadelphia's Julius Erving was n amed Mo~t . Valuable Pl ayer in the 33rd rendition of the annual classic. Erving po ured m 25 poi nts for the East team while Kareem Abdul Jabber led the West ~quad wi th 20. Prior to the game , recording artist Marvi n Gay presented one of the strangest renditions of the Nation al Anthem ever heard. match remaini ng on its 1983 slate .. The Colonels wiH go up against Frankl in and Marshall Saturday at F&M . T he Colonels used a superior decision , a major decision , three dedsions and one pin to carry them over the previously once beaten West Point team. Wilkes Senior Kris Rowlette set th e tone for the afternoon when he matted Arm y's Dennis Semmel at 4 :24 of their 124 -pound bo ut . The pin raised Rowlette ' s season record to 11-5-1. Doug Billig , fillin g in for the injured Kurt Rowlette , increased the Colonels lead with a 6 -3 decision over cadet Whit Gibson . At 14 2, Lenny Nelson return ed to his old form . Nelson, who has been plagued by inj uries all season , easily handled Arm y's previously un beaten Dave Ryan 10-3. N elson is ranked 15 th nation ally going into the Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Championships at the end of this month. Nelson said, " It's fin ally starting to come back. I just hope I can continue to get better. ' At 150 pounds , M ark Popple li ved up to his ranking of 10th in th e nation when he registered a 18 -6 superior decision over West Poin t 's Cris Larson. The Colonels only losses came in the 118 and 15 8 pound weight classes . M arc Sodano dropped a close 11 8-poun d 4 -3 bout 4 -3 to Army 's Bob Turner. Colonel Freshman Tom Jam icky was ontpaced 5-3 by cadet Steve Galloway. Holding a com mandi ng 27-6 lead going into the heavyweight match , Wilkes Coach J ohn Reese chose to forfeit the last bo ut of th e afternoon , giving Army six of its 12 poi nts. At 167, Jim M ulligan ga ve the Colonels a major decision with a 10-2 victory over Steve Cannon. Wi lkes Junior Mark Correll in creased his season record to 11 - Colonels' Lenny Nelson in the last home match of his caree_r. 4 -1 with a 7-4 decision over Arm v's , fin ishers in each weight class at th e F.~~tern s ea rn a spot in the NatTom Kilmer. · ional compet iti on. Co-captain Pete Creamer finish Des pite an inconsistent season , ed his home mat career with an th e Colonels stand a chance to 8-6 win over cadet Dan Parietti. sen d wrest lers to the National With just one dual meet remai nFi nals. ing, the Colonels' season record stands at 11 -7. This is one of the team 's worst records under 30· year Coach John Reese. Reese said , ' ' Eleven-7 is one of the poorWILKES 27, ARMY 12 est records in the 30 years that l 118- Bob Turner, A, dee., Marc Sodano, have been here , but I think this W,4-3. wilt h appen when you wrestle alt 126- Kris Rowlette, W, WBF, Dennis of the good teams." He contin ued, Semmel, A, 4:24. 134-Doug Billig, W, dec., - Whit Gib" I don 't know who they've (Arm y) son , A, 6-3. wrestled to bring a 21-0 record in 142- Len Nelson, W, dee., Dave Rya n, here ." A, 10-3. Reese hopes that by wrest ling ISO- Mar k Popple, W, sup . dee., Cris Larson , A, 18-6. • good teams his grapplers wilt bC' ! 58-Steve Galloway, A, dee ., Tom Jamseeded higher in the Easterns th an 1cky , W, 5-3. some ot her grapplers who haven't 167-Jim Mulligan , W, maj. dee ., Steve Ca nnon , A, 10-2. gone up against top-rated mat men . 177- Mark Correll, W, dee., Tom KilThe Easterns serve as qu alifymer, A, 7-4. ing ground for the national finals 190-Pete Cr eamer, W, dee., Da n Parietti , A, 8-6. . which wilt be held March 10-12 in Hwt- La rry Beisel, A, forfeit. Oklahoma City . The top three Net Men Open Although the 1982 men 's tennis season did not prove to be productive for Wilkes College , the 1983 Colonels are out to open a few eyes. Under first-year coach Dave Sm ith the Wilkes netmen are out to avenge last year 's 0-9 season. The return of co-captain ' T om Swirbel contributes to the optimisti c out look for th e 1983 season. Swirbel, wh ile starti ng at the number-two singles position in his freshman year , left Wilkes last year to transfer to Lehigh University . This ; year , the Bishop Hoban graduate , will be start ing at the num ber-one ' singles · position. Tom also excels in th e classroom , as a Dean 's List Engineering major. Coach Smith and his team wilt Ix• in act ion Febru ary 19 at the 19 83 College ' In vi tational Team T enn is T ourn ament at the Kingston Indoor Tenn is Club. Upcom·ing Events ' WRESTLING Sat., Feb. 19 Away VS F & M 1 p.m. MEN'S BASKETBALL Sat., Feb.19 Away vs Juniata 8 p.m. Mon., Feb. 21 Away vs FDU-Madison 8 p.m. (rescheduled fro·m Feb. 12) WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Sat., Feb. 19 Away vs Juniata 6 p.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 February 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 February 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/eaafca3e863788bdce3f6952381adee1.pdf 63af671060007102d4ca6c0ad3ac6bce PDF Text Text Vol.XXXV No. 15 February 11, 1983 Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 ~ Parking Permit Argument Crashes IRHC Meeting A heated argum ent erupt ed at Sunday night's IRHC meeting when students, upset beca use their parking permit had been revo ked. dema nded an investigat ion of the perm it allocation procedures and a review of the committee that det ermin ed who received the much sough t-after r esident stu~ent park ing spaces . Kevi n McGovern and Ed Salley repeatedl y refused to be silenced at the meeting until a mot ion was made that a neut ral comm ittee be set up to loo k into th e operati ons and decisions of the IRHC parking committee. T hey sighted possible favoritism in the allotment of spaces as th eir gri evance . When it was discovered by the parking committee that M cGovern .had been using Salley 's ca r for transportation to nursing dinicals, Salley's sticker had been revo ked. However, McGovern stated that he and Salley were not present now to protest that decision alone, but to complain that they felt the stick ers were handed out unfairl y. IRHC President Marge LeBlanc repo rted that every vear IRHC rl'· ceives compl ain ts: ·and that th e parking policy found in the Student Han dboo k had · been sti ffened to solve this pro blem. Both LeBlanc and Kirk Forman, pa rking committee chairman , then objected to any form of investigation , stat ing that M cGoverrr and Salley were not IRHC representati ves. They also suggested th at any decision be put off unt il a later date so they wo uld have tim e to check procedures on such.m atters . Ra lph Pringle, representing Student Government . was then rec ogn ized by the Council and explain ed that because IRHC was made to represent the students it was the dut y of the IRHC officers to look in to student complaints. Pringle went on to say that by refusing to cooperate , IRHC was acting as tho ugh ''they were above investi gat ion." After furth er discussion, LeBlanc consented to an investiga tion , though she stated she was " not in favor of it." IRHC offi cers suggested IRHC reps an d officers be appointed to the review committee. · but this Sondheim Play Rolls To Wilkes Theatre Wilkes College and the Wyo min_l.! Valley wi II get a taste of New Y ork style thea tre when Stephen Snnd heim ' s Merrily We Roll Alo11,I! takes the stage of the Cc:nt(•r f,,r I h<' Performing An s Februarv 2'i. 26 and 27 . The innovative musical. which opened on Broadway in 1981. was rew ritten and revised during an d after a second production in Washingt on D.C. in 1982. Wilk r·s College Theatre will be the fir , t compa n y in the world to present Merri(y We Roll Alon!{ in its present , revised version. According to the show's di rect or and choreographer ,. Dr. J\1 ichae l O ' Neill, one of the musical's most attractive features is that ' ' it wa~ written and conceived for people of college age." The entire cast of the Broadway versi on was between the ages of 18 and 24. Another strong point of Merril,, We Roll Alon!{ is its score. Stepli en Sondheim, the ·composer ar,J lyricist. is generally regarded as the muscial theat re' s best, and the original cast album of Merrily We Roll Alon!{ was ci ted on man y lists as one of the 1982 records of the year. Sondheim, who also wrote Company, Sween_y Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way lo the Forum, and the lyri cs for Gypsy and West Side Story. is perhaps ilt'st known n~tionallv for his son .I.! ' ' S.•n<l in th(' Clowns.·' Mr. Richard 8. C haplin,· nf tlw \\'ilk1·, Music Department is mu, i c t! director fhr . the productii,rl. Man v criti cs consider th e sco re S<>ndheim 's · best. M errily We Roll Along gets one jumping , yet touches one 's heart at the same time . M errily We Roll Along plays out the story of Franklin Shepard from finish to start. and as the play and audi ence move back through time , the cast of 27 acts out the decisive moments and crucial relationships in Shepard's life. M errily We Roll Along offers man y parts for man y people." said . Dr. O ' Neill. "and thus it is an ideal show for a col lege theatre to do .'' Mr. Kl aus Holm of th e Wilkes Th eatre Department has designed a series of settings whi ch suggest in a stylized way the landscape of Shepard's lifet ime. M errily We Roll Along . unlike most musi cals. deals with suhstan tial issues , such as the gr• ,wt h and crumbling of friendships. thl' pursuit and. achievement of dreams, and th e corrupt ion of morals that accompan y fame . Dr. O ' Neill said th at if the cast members are to put all of the time required int o the show, ''they should learn som ething abo ut 1;fe from the play ." AJdit ion al information abo ut the \\'ilk n College produrtio n of Mcrrilv We Roll Alon !' . Fehru arv ·25, 26, 27. ca n lx: obt ained hv calling th e theatre box offi ce at 829 -9144. Reserved seats go on ,ale Mondav. Februarv 21. Wilke~ st udent s . facult v and· staff recf'1,·c· nnl' c, ,mpl i 1111 ·ntarv ti cket. I . idea met with disapprova l from all sides. Paul Adams, advisor to IRHC , explained th at a Traffi c Committee was already established and th at perhaps studen ts sho uld take their complai nts there, but M cGovern and Salley pressed for a neutral committee of st udents. Finally , a motion was made that a committee , headed and guided by Elaine Kerch usky, Stude nt Government president , be set up to loo k into possible favori tism or prnced ural shortcom ings in th e IRHC parking committee. This motion was passed by a vote of 1 5 to 6. McGovern also requested that a list of those st uden ts who rece ived parking spaces and IRHC 's reasons fo r bestowing th e stickers be posted. This request was met wit h dis approval from the Co un ci l. Fo rm an announced t h at he would be happy to sit down wit h students who did not receive permits and would be willing to explain why th ey did not. At the end of th e meeting, Paul Adams stated that it was unfortun ate that such an anger-filled meeting had to take place . He added, however, that IRHC should perhaps "look at it as a bless ing , " because students had been willing to voice their opinions openl y at the co un cil meeting. -FollowUpFollowing the conflict at Sunday's IRHC meeting, Marge LeB!anc ex plained the process used to decide who received a parking permit and why _some students might find it unfair. The Student Handbook states " First consideration will be given to those students who are required by their major or by a particular co urse to have transpo rtation . Spec- Continued on page 3 ••••••••••• The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Talent Show got a special treat when Jake and Elwood, The Blues Brothers, appeared. Emcee Greg Marshall later confessed that it was really Reed Be llo and Al Meluesen. Photo: Sandi Bartels Big Brothers/Sisters Hold 2nd Talent Show by Buddy Sutliff A close to capacity crowd attended the second annual Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Talent Show last Fri day night. Greg Marshall , who served as both cooFdinator and emcee for the program estimated th at at least 4 50 people were present at the show. At the ticket price of 1.25 per person, Big Brothers/Big Sisters collected approximately $520 to use for their organization's activities . The hulk of the mon('y will go to pav ing th e duh', cafeteri a bill with the rema inde r being used fo r the enJ -of-th e-vear picnic and perhaps a trip to the Bronx Zoo . Judges Dr. Heaman, Dr. Rodecko and Dr. Charnetski chose Todd Horn as the best act, an honor that included a $25 prize. H om performed three songs and accom - pan ied himself on the piano . He composed two of the songs himself, includin~ the popular "Wilkes Barre Blues, ' which got a lot of audience response . The second prize of $15 was given to Dave Yaron and Betsy Bourgault for their performance of two Carole K ing songs. Third place was divided between three acts : Leigh Majors , Ahmad Harris, and the tri o of Fred Dan ielle, Jim Johnson and Billy Dodge. Other acts included in the pro gram: Al Vargo as Chef Luigi ; Reed Bello and Al Melusan as the Blues Brothers; an ensembl e caiJed Brass Breeze ; a rock band named Winter W and; and Kim Gross and Paul Des unich; and the M ighty Midgets. The show lasted approxi mately two hours. M arsh al l stated that he hopes someone will organize a show again next year. Debate Team Places Sixth At "Woodrow Wilson" Tourney The Public Speaking Unit of the Wilkes College Debate Union con tinued its sweep of victories this past weekend. The members of "Kinney's Kids" recently completed two days, of competition in the classic forensics tournament known as the "Woodrow Wilson ." Wilkes won four trophies and completed the competition with a sixth-place overall finish . The tournament was sponsored and hosted by Monmouth College's Communication Department and the Wilson l·oundatiun. · Monmouth College is located on the Shadow Lawn estate, the sum - mer "White House" of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, · in West Long Branch, New Jersey . This tournament is considered by many to be the finest speech tournament on the east coast and participation is by invitation only. Invitations are highly sought after by all schools involved in for ensics competition . Wilkes has been invited to participate for the last five years. A school's eligibility is determined by school interest, win / loss records, and the ability to contribute to the overall development of forensic education. Twenty colleges and universities ~ fr,.'ll as far away as California and Los Angeles gathered on the Mon mouth campus for the compeition . Varsity speaker Donna O'Toole established a new inshouse record for Wilkes by winning three "Wilson" awards. O'Toole claimed a fourth-place trophy irr Extemporaneous Speaking and a second-place trophy for her Impromptu Orations. Her teammate Marybeth Zuvich won a fifth place "Wilson" trophy for poetry competiton . The tournament awards were capped when O'Toole was recognized as the fourth best speaker in the competition-out of a field of 14 7 contestants. . . . : .. : ! : • .• �Pa e 2, The Beacon, Februar · 11, 1983 SG Meeting W,orkshopO/fers Complaints .V oiced At Meeting by Rebecca Whitman Controve~sy' and discussi on fill ed the SG meeting Monday ni ght as IRHC !'Q_embers and . ~tu cknts protesting the IRHC Park_m g Co~mittee attended the meeting to air their views. Bill Laurie's opening comments on the matter set the tone of the discussion, much of which bordered on hostility . Lourie denounced SG Vice President Ralph Pringle's behavior at the previous night's IRHC meeting stating that Pringle had overstepped the bounds of his authority and had undermined the authority of IRHC by sidill,g with the students who demanded an investigation into the parking com · mitte's procedures. Pringle then replied that it would be a sad day when he could not express his opinion at any meeting at the College . Dave Talenti, parliamentarian, announced that he refused to allow personal attacks at the meeting and that he resented Laurie's behavior and remarks. Elaine Kerchusky said she felt it was important for all sides of the issue to have a chance to air their views and that it would help her form an opinion since she was un· able to attend the IRHC mff'•ing Suggestions In Hand(ing herself. Members of the IRHC committee pointed out how difficult it is to hand out spaces when there are only 37 available to resident stu · dents.. Stacy Keeley said that perhaps there should be a change in the format of the applications themselves. Kerchusky announced that sh_e was willing to take on the responst · hili1y of heading the neutral com mittee students had requested to loc,k into th parking committee and procedures. She also reported that the committee would consist of two commuters and two resident students and those students' names would be kept confidential so that they would not have to be harassed by students who did · not receive parking permils. Several people wished to know exactly what the power of this com mittee would be, but Kerchusky said that would depend on what they found. She also thanked everyone for attending and reminded everyone that the meetings are open to any member of the student body. IRHC Presi<lent Marge LeBlanc. also stated that she was pleased that students had come forward at the IRHC meeting instead of simply complaining to their friends th.at they had been treated unfairly . Men tally Disabled Dr. D. Goode Human Services Consultants of Wilkes-Barre announced Dr. David A. Goode will conduct a workshop on March 25 , 1983, at the Woodlands, entitled- " Maximizing Community Integration with the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled Individual." Goode received his Ph.D from the University of California at Los Angeles . He has published numerous articles about mental retardation and has presented national-level training workshops to both professionals and parents · of the retarded. PIZZA ROMA 205 S. Main St. Opposite Peruginos Villa This workshop will suggest practical interventive means to deal effecti vely with contemporary dilemmas in community-based programs . Goode 's appearance is another in a series of workshops in WilkesBarre of noted scholars and academics presented through Hum an Services Consultants. For further information regarding the workshop , please contact Human Services Consultants , 79 West Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, 824-9231. 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ARMY ROTC DEPT. 191 N. Franklin Street 826-5900 Ext. 718 Call Collect 717-961-7457 ARMY ROTC. THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM. Hoagies ·' SOPHOMORES! IS THERE UFE AFTER COLLEGE? I THAT'S YIIR IECISION. NII. CLASSB:S ARE NCM FORMING FOR THE SPRING TERM Army ROTC Dept. 191 N. Franklin St. 826-5900 X718 Call C'..ollect 717-%1-7457 , I �Library Opens Faculty Exhibit by Elaine Czachor In honor of the College's '50th Anniversary, Dr. H si -Ping Shao, director of the Eugene Shedden Farley Library, has recently an nounced the opening of a new library exhibit entitled "Wilkes Fac ulty Scholarship and Creativity : '50 Years of Growth.'' The exhibit contains a representation of the scholarly efforts of the Wilkes faculty. These efforts include research publications, papers presented at conferences, publish - ed books and articles, and even paintings, all produced by the fac ulty. The exhibit will be on display for the entire month of February, but will be changed periodically during that time in order to give· a wider scope of the faculty's achievements. The exhibit is located in the rear of the first floor of the library. Dr. Shao noted that the exhibit _encompasses quite a va riety of su bjects. From art to physics, nea rly every department is representpcl Dr. Shao said that the student lxidy is " not aware of the fact that the faculty, as individuals, are scholars in their own fields." She stated that many of the faculty members , whose works are on displ ay, are st ill very yo ung . Dr. Shao commented, ''Really , we have qui te a faculty here.'' Noting that t he exhibit depicts the "growth and maturitv of th,is ;::st itution,'' Dr. Shao encouragC"d al I students to "come and take " I, ~ •K • · at this Jisplav . IRHC Meeting (continued froni page 1) ............................. . ial consideration may also be g1ve n to those st udents who demonstrate the need for on-campus parking due to health problems .'' LeBlanc reported that the parking committee has always followed this rule, and never has faced problems such as the present ones. The IRHC Parking Coml!Rittee, which decides who gets permits, consists of Kirk Forman , committee chairman , and the IRHC officers Marge LeBlanc, Stacy Lipman, Naomi Harris, Lori Kocur , and Sandy Bartels. LeBlanc denied that the Committee· showed favoritism when allotting parking permits , stating that " parking is one of the few things _.· th at students on ,·ampus can _govern themselves. It would be hard to find any st udent who co uld not be charged with favoritism if they · were in charge of giving out the permits." - "We have nothing to hide," said LeBlanc. "It's impossi ble to please everyone.'' Sh~ went on to explain exactl y how the Parking Committee makes its decisions : every member of the Committee reads each request form , and these are then separated into "yes, no and maybe" · piles . It is from these _piles- that the choices are made. Faced with only 3 7 spaces and 98 applications, thi_s year's committee called some students, notably nursing majors, to request that thev attempt to fo rm car pools. ' ' It i·s difficult to make decisions when some students list one anot hPr as people they will Ix· carpooling with: ' said Le Blanc cit in,w thl' sometimes duplicate names on various applications. She also explained that stu dents sho uld he more specific if they feel they have special reasons for needing on-campus parking space . Approximatel y 2'5 of the 3 7 -;pac<'s went to nursing majors, with RAs and student teachers getting most of what was left. Mmmm, what smells so .. . different? 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Dr. Lester Turoczi, chairman of the Biology Department, has announced that undergraduate research students from area colleges, if qualified , may participate in the 1983 Eastern Colleges Science Con ference, to be hosted by the depart ment at Wilkes on April 14, 15 and 16. Research students in life, physical, social sciences and mathematics are given the opportuni ty to present their findings before peers from various colleges and universities in the Eastern United States . The format for the conference proceeds along the lines of a professional ~ '1 W. Northampton St. ~ -Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 J · i Boutique•Jewelry•C1othes \ layaway Avallable r We Accept Moster Charge & Vlsa J- i f ' i ~ ..,.................~.._.........~........___....__... .........J l )"P.~.,,1: . ~ I Ij ·,;·mi' J' "!i]i:!ffiftrt Chuck Robbins ... 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This in mind, I sat down to write an editorial about ''WHY ALL THE HOOHA ABOUT THE LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM IS BOTHERING ME." By "genre" an English major m yself, I at first wrote an impassioned fi ve-page sermon on the value of the Humanities to individuals , the College , and society at large . I wrote about the beauty of expanded visi on . of the purification of the soul through the arts, of the enlightening and elevating _e_roperties i~erent in a sensitively written_pcem, a philosophi cal treatise, a finely crafted play, a sensual painting, or a rich musical composition. I wrote of the vast extent to which the artistic experiences can teach us about ourselves , can lead to a world view that would make Utopian visions seem, and nearly be , real. I wrote of the importance of the Humani ties as s·y nthesizing forces in a wcirld fraught with internal strife, the arts as experiences that bind men to one another rather than cleave them into separate worlds where love, at least the sort that gave us the Pieta, is absent. Et Cetera . And after writing fi ve smoking pages, I found I had written virtually not hing -- for two reasons. First, no matter how verbose I became . I co uld never say enough. The arts needed a better standard-bearer than me ; I was merely an undergraduate h ypnotized by their beauty. Second , I fp und I was writing to the converted , lil<e myself; my abstract language , which might prompt a roomful of arts maj ors to nod in understanding ; would probably set a group of practical businessmen sniggering into their shirt sleeves . T o the non-converted , I would sound (to quote John Barth) merely ' ' dipp v:' I tried an other approach : I decided to look at the Facts. The Facts, or rather the Fact (for indeed there seemed to be onl y one , and it was a whopper), at first appeared to be against me. Enrollment of undergraduate majors in ph ilosoph y, anth ropology, th e forei gn languages, and theatre arts appeared to be low , so low t hat t he College administra tion question.ed the Humanities' continued cos t efficiency. Wh y keep an academic major that nobody seem ed to care abo ut on the books at all ? Wh y offer a variety of upper-level courses in a departmen t (and as a consequence retai n a number of facul ty membe rs in that department) fo r onl y a handful of students ? Wh y perpe tuate such departments when other majors, such as the sciences and busi ness, were obviously attracting more students and offering more " practi cal," job-oriented skills? Wh y n ot just eliminate the fl1 ~jors in philosoph y, theatre arts, anth ropolopgy, and forei1,>n lan guage, · reduce the number of facul ty in these areas , -and offer a smattering of courses in each to those students who 'd like to accrue some, but limi ted, knowl edge of these fields? The Humanities , cowering in the face of such intimidating objectivity, covered their eyes and prepared to slink quietly out th e back door. All right , I had face d Facts. I also rem ained con vi nced th at som ething was terribly wrong. Que~tions still nagged at me. Wh at happens if national trends shift (as economic researchers and employm ent an alysts predi ct they will) and students di scover a revived interest and "practicality " in the Liberal Arts? If the majors are eliminated and the number of facult y reduced , won't the num be t of upper-level courses offered in these areas he so small that the likelihood of obtaining a minor , or· even gaining any knowledge beyond mere introduction, will be virtually eliminated as well? Is it wise to evaluate learning in terms of cost efficiency? ls it prudent to aban don, with such apparent ease , dedication to a tradition that has formed the very bedrock of the College itself? Other things continue to disturb ine despite Facts. I recall the intense debates I have witnessed between engrossed philosophy majors who argued passionately, insightfully, about issues that were rooted in the very core of our cultural traditions and beliefs. l n..'C:all theatre arts majors preparing for a new show, spending hours upon hours each day for three o r four weeks learning lines , sewing costumes , building sets, talking and thinking and breathing theatre. And I marvel that anyone can speak of thesl' ex-. periences in terms of cost efficiency. Th e Facts have not convinced me; I remain a convert to the· end . This•is ' "H-' ca~e wh en the Facts cannot speak alon e for them\l·l ves . a •••••••• Parrish Ha ll 16 S. Rin·r ~1. Wilkes-Ba rn·, PA The Beacon USPS 832-080 W ii kes College ~trnh·111 i\: l;w spape r Permit No. 355 F.ditor-in<h ief . .. . . . . .... . .....•• _ ... . ..... Am y Elias Managi ng Ed itor . . . . . . . . .. . .. ........ Ell en Va n Riper News Editor ... .. . . . . . . ... .. . .. . . . . . Rebecca Whi tman ~por ts F.d itor . . . . . . . . . . . .... . Chri s Ba ron Feature Editor .. . . . . ..• •. .. ..... . . ....... Donna Nit ka Copy Edi tor .. . . .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . ... . . . Mari an Koviack Pho10 Ed itor . .' ...... • .. .... ..... . .. . . . . Steve Thomas Asst. News/Feat ure .. . .. . .. . ......•.. . . Andrea Hincken Bus iness Manager .... . .•................. 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The· interview was held under curious circumstances. V.'RKC . Public Affairs Director , Bob Stanley and staff member , Dave Scherbenco, were told to meet the Klan members at a predesignated area. From this point Stanley and Scherbenco were then instructed to fol low the Klan ' s car to a secluded farmhouse for the intervi ew. Stanley . interviewed st ate leaders of the Klan while Scherben co assisted in th e tapin,11s. They spoke with th e Pennsylvania Klan' s Grea~ Titan. a recrmtmg otticC"r . amt thC"ir "security force ." Most of the interview was about activities of the Klan in and near the Wyom ing Valley. Throughout the interview the members remained arm ed and masked . In order to present a balanced coverage of an issue , opposing viewpoints were aired the following evening by members of Klanwatch. a nationwide organizati on that monitors the Klan' s activi ties . The members of WRKC should be commended for accepting t iw responsibilities of initiating and presenting controversi al programs of this nature to the public of the Wilkes-Barre area. In the past . this st ation has presented ot her controversial interviews. Stanl ey in terviewed representatives from Israel and the PLO , and authoriti es on th e El Salvado re cri sis. The next show in th e seri es wi ll forn s on th e use of nerve gas hy U.S . forcC"s in CamlX) di a from the· ea rl y l 9 70' s to th e present. · ·········~ons·ervaI1ve········· Comment by Stephen K: Urbanski and James J. Haggerty, Jr. The recent visit by Vice President George Bush to W estern Europe has once again swung the pol iti cal spotlight back to the iss ues of intermediate nuclear weapons, the nuclear freeze, and our relationship wi th our NATO allies . These criti cal issues which are still in need of resolution, and , as such , are politicall y co ntroversial on both sides of th e Atlantic. Yet , it is our hope th at .Bush ' s visit will in the long run swing support back behind the United States and its plans for veri fiable arms reduction in the Eur· , opean Theater. This would result in a reunification of the NATO alliance and the subsequent safe guarding of European peace. The actions of the Soviet Union in Europe have clearly shown the lack of sincerity exercised by the Russian leadership concerning arms control. President Reagan has continually proposed the ' zero option,' which would cancel U.S. Pershing II and cruise missiles in Europe in exchange for Soviet elimination of their SS-20 intermediate· range fo rce. The ' zero option ' would , th erdnre , leave no intermedi atl' range missile left in Europe. The The weapons controversy in Eu •np,· wi ll soon come to a head, Soviets have continually rejected the preside nt's proposal, citing it is like II or not , in the M arch 6th unfai r. This logic we cannot com · West German elections. The party in power , the Christi an Democrats, prehend. As is the Soviet habit stand firml y behind the NATO which we saw demonstrated in missile deployment. The oppositSALT I and SALT II , they refuse to negotiate an y issue on whi ch they ion , Social Democrats, whose form have an advantage over the Un ited er leader Helmut Schmidt is the States , while simultaneousl y thev man who requested their deployment , also support ed the U.S. posexpected American concessiu11s. After years of such behavior , any - · ition , although a vocal minority in the party opposes the deployment . one who still sees the Soviets as sii:icere about arms control is at ·best , Our co ncern is this-it is possible naive . that the new Green Party, a colSeeing their own inability to dupe lection of pacifists, Marxi sts , and other such folk will win a small the United States leadership into abandoning these needed weapons portion of the Bundestag seats . Yet, the small amount may preprograms, the Soviets have embarkvent a clear majority by either of ed on a massive propaganda campaign to line up European oppositthe major parties and result in the ion to the U .S. George Bush (pre- Greens holding the balance of powdictably) was the target of many . er in a coalition. This would seriously endanger the NA 'J;'O missile rallies in Belgium. Here is a nation deployment. Anyone opposed to that could use a lesson in history. Soviet expansionism can only pray Weak and tiny Belgium was destroyfor a clear majority for the Christed by the Germans in 1914 and again in 1940. If any nation should ian Democrats. Best of luck to yo u , Chancellor realize the necessity of an adequate deterence against political aggress- Kohl. ion, it should be Belgium . We canAny comments or cntiosms not understand why many Belgians would once again expose are welcome. Please write to us at Th e Beacon. themsel ves to such tragedy . ---Note-----'--, - - - - - - - -; To th e Editor: Dear Stu de nt s, Fac u lty an d Frien~, I wo uld just like to sen d this short ·th ank -yo u note to everyone who helped in making the 2nd ann ual Big Brothers/Big Sisters T alen t Show a trem endo us success. It would be impossibl e for me to name eve ryone who needed to be th anked , so to avo id neglecting menti oning som eo ne·s nam e, f think a simple thank -yo u to all who helJ<d w,11 suffiCT. Yom help W>S wa rmly and greatly appreciated. I hope that in the future you will continue yo ur outstanding support f h B B h /B " s· or t e ig rot ers itg isters Club of Wilkes College. Thanks to all agai n. to all except Dr: H eaman , Dr. Rodechko and Dr. Charnetski . Just kidding. I had to get one more shot in since I can ' t host the show again next year. Sincerely yours, Greg Marshall :Classifiecl I I I I I . I · Sublease unt il 8/3 1/ 83 or rent indefinite- ~ ly. New I bd rm ., 4 rm . unfur nished apt. p All appliances, w/w carpeting, washer/ -. d_ryer ho'?kups. Located in country set- f trng 8 m,. from Wilkes-Bar re. No pets. I , si 35 / mo. & utilities. Ca l-I Dr. Brown, e xt. 466, Mon . 8:30-11 & Fri . 12:303:00. f �February 11, 1983, The Beacon, Page 5 Lori #2: Let's try next time to make it out by 10:00. Happy Valentim·'s Day. Love, Delaware 7,4,2 J: Glad we decided to snake on the same night, it's been great ever since! Happy Valentine's Day! . Love, Roses are red But I don't care What I'd really like Is some Diamond-wear!!! J Amy: I like your face! Amy: Thanx for being so submissive to us as you are to John. We love. you. Happy Valen tine's Day. Love, Delaware 2,4,6,7 To the blond wrestler at Sterling Love that chin Your secret admirer AMY: .,. Happy Valentine's Day Gorgeous! Yours Always forever, at least till the end of the year, Your Photog To My Sweet Harts: Mrs. ·B., Martha, Joan, Robin, Gail, Mary, Doreese, Sandy, Cathy, Barb, Dolores, Jossy, Judy, Doreen, Sue, Nance, Peggy, Millie, Irene, Dotty, Annie, Ruth, Ann Marie, Or. Taylor, Donna, Harriet, Karen, .Mary, Eleanor, Cheryl, Carol, Theresa, Dawn, Betty, Maureen, Bernadette, Alice, and Rita. Love Bill" Honeybuns: Happy Valentine's Da( to my one and only Valentine. I love you. Love, Baby-cakes To my friends at Founders First:' Just want yo u all to. know I Love 'ya and I'm glad I can call you friends!! Love, Beth Holly the Ho: You may be a nasty girl, but at least you're not an alligator woman. Your tunes got me jerking back and forth. Everybody needs love and affection, and I hope you get some for VD day. C-1-L-L Roxanne. Love, Becky Witless Diane: Will you please be my Valentine . .. forever? Hint? Love, Doug To my sisters of Sullivan Second . . . (Kareny, Joey, Allie, Debbums, & CmCin) ... Have the Happiest of Heart's Day! Sharon To F.S. III: I love you more than you'll ever know, today seems a good time to tell you so!!! Charm School Grad To the 4th floor Founders Quarter's team: Happy Valentine's Day! Get those pots and pans ready, we're hungry! Sturdevant's Quarter's Team To the flying Talentis: Get REAL first names, like Aubrey, Nigel and Ian . . I've had it with this "D" crap. Happy Valentine's Day! Janet 0: I don't care if you smell "like musty popcorn, you're a terrific roommate (you have to be to . put up with me). Next time you decide to freak out, give me 48 hours. That way I can cancel all m(i plans. Happy Valentine's Day!.! love, Becks "Julian," _.C ome to me, let me put my arms around you this was meant to be. I'm oh so glad I found you, need you every day. Got to have your love around me, baby always stay, 'cause I can't go back to livi ng without you. Happy Valentine's Day. I Love You, MB P. S. Only 17 more month s! Snuggles: Well, Fourteen short but enjoyable months have gone by. I can now say that I am to you what you are to me. Thanks for ever ything. Get ready for the fifteenth r11 love yo u forever . Happy Valentine's Day. Love, Pooky Jeff: I love you, why ... Beca use you make me laugheven when I'm sad and defressed. Because you make me fee wanted and special Because you're thoughtful and sincere .. I love you for these and many other reasons. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me ... Happy Valentine's Day Helen Ph0: . You're a great friend and R.A. Have a Happy Valentine's day! Founders 2 The Pres. Mare: I'm so glad we became such good friends, you're definitely one of a kind, don't ever change! Happy Valentine's Day! Love ya, Jean Lori #1 How about Scnapps & Macaroni & Cheese Kl Happy VDay. Lov~, Delaware 4,6, 7 To P.J.'s Quarter's Team: We don't need to practin· with that little thing that's round, because we aren't the ones who are going to go Down! ~appy Valentine's Day-Sweeties. Love ya, P.J. Eddie: Take those MCA TS-already! Loosen up, you'll do great! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Jean Buddy Sutliff: Happy Valentine's Day to one of my favorite journalists-you have such a way with words. Leigh, Phy!, Stacy: When's the next 6aby, no babies! movie? Staine Cindy: To a very ~..,ecial friend. Happy Valentine's Day.· Thanks for being there always with a smile. Luvya, JoAnn ToBrinks: . You've always got great friends at the Onion. Best wishes always and forever. P.S. Come over and do the dishes again sometime ... hoµsewrecker!) Love, the 387 Onionbrains Dear Ton~ue and Hainna: Hey Hamna-nice pearl necklace that Tongue's been wearing. Was that an early V-day present? Move over hon, quit pounding, and have a Happy Valentine's Day! -~ • . .,-, . Love, Your favorite roomies MikeW: Quit skiing and get a real hobby. I can't thank you enough for all the computer science help. I just wish you could have taken the tests. Hang on to yoµr hopes and dreams; no one can beat you if you don't let them. Loye, Becks P .S. get a haircut. Dear Ms. Elias, Becks & Donna.: You are three of the cutest newspaper women of all time. ·Please do an undercover story on me. Ralph Ali: . First pals. Happy Valentine's day to you and Bubba! DLC: Do I really, honestly drive you crazy?!! I can't beleive that! Mrammers John: Just to let you know that you are missed ... Happy Valentine's Day! Love, JoAnn, Karen, Sharon, and Rick last vear w,· had lots of fun . We talked and la u_gh,ed hut ou r work got done. Now I rarelv sc•r you r fan· . I don't get to bust yo u or ge°t .on your ras<·. This wi ll be our las t year to1,,.,ther. We 'II each go our ways and visit hard· ly ever. I guess that V-day is as ~9 a time as any to tell you that you 're special and bring joys that are many. P.S. 1s. You are most definitely a GOODMAN. Someone you see almost every ---··.P1{: . day -~ Diane: lt was supposed to be a surprise. Just forget the Asti Spumonti now. YOU should get it for me. After all, you're the one who'll be 21. Maybe I'll buy you bandaids again. Love & Happy Valentine's Day, · . ~ Lor Karen and Sharon: Thanks for all the happy times! Happy Valentine's Day to two of the best! Love, JoAnn Happy Valentine's Day Jean! Guess who To Denise: Hope your Valentine's weekend is all that your heart could hope for. Lisa & Reenie Bons: What a doll! WOW! Wanna dance? I love you Sweetie. Best wishes in Med (and in Waymart with "Mr. Ed" living near!) Love always, Skinny Steve Dear John, Dan, Wilbur, Wart & Danny: Hope to see you all again this summer. "Bring millions of friends.'' Love ya, Patti Purge To my brilliant lawyer: You're the best thing that has ever happened 'to me. ILY A future MBA graduate You really don't bring THAT many JOYS, I 1ust needed something to rhyme with "any." Oh by the way, thanx for ihe "dopey little Christmas present" . •. . hut to me it wasn't ''dopey" at all. H<>p<· all of your Val<;ntine's Days are Happv' To: Little One and Searge, Happy Valentine's Day I love you guys, · Rocky. Dear Snack: Enjoy your collage on Valentine's Day! Are you reading? ... Happy Valentine's Day from your roommate (and I don't mean Gus!) Steve B.: ~ don't care what your last name Happ}'. Valentine's Day Amy andGma. Love, Mary ... ToBoozo: Hope your Valentine's Day is as sweet as you are. Lisa & Reenie Kathv P: How about keeping it down over there? Hope your Valentine's Day is very fruitful. Work on that blonde! · Love, Becks •I l �Page 6, The Beacon, February} l, 1983 J.13.: Happy Two. B.J. Phyl: Just for the record-I care. Happy Valentine's Day! ·• ~ Love, Kath M.G.: "Don't · be afraid to dream high-it's the only way · to get what you want." I wish you a lifetime of haptiness, friend! Happy Valentines Day! Love, J.C. Amy: You're the best & we love you! Have a happy Valentine's Day! Love, The Women of Delaware ToDanC: Clean up your act and then come see me. · With warm thoughts, G.C. Rocky: "The bond that lin ks yo ur true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life." T hanks for being "family" to me. I love you! Happy Valen tine's Day! Love, Eggie Doug: Thanks for making the past 2 years the best ever. I love yo~! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Diane To DH Pooper-Sc-0oper-ouski : Happy Valentine's Day Bob&Don G .W.W.: Please be my Valentine. Love Always, Lisa "D.J.": Roses are Red Violets are blue Sure do miss Seeing you. Love, "Bric" Circle K: Always remember: It takes both the rain and the sun to make a beautiful rainbow. Preppie ToSueH: Love your personality-especially the way it fills your sweater. JR&DP , ·•t,/ t I- I J ,·,·~ -~-. \ \ ,( ' t t ♦ I ·, t ~·,::?>}{·.. , ' • • ~ • Ot>arest Darling Tim: . I promised to write you a Valentine's Message in return for my tuna-fish sandwich, so here it is: . We love your bod! We love your smile, But when you blush It drives us wild!!! Happy Valentine's ·Day Tim! Guess Who Dear Dave: Next time you go on a field trip take me along-if you want more FUN. D. .,., . . Mel, )o, Joy~e, ;Lisa, Tracey, andCmdy: Sendin~ you all my love on Valentme's Day and every day of the year . Luv Ya Lots, M P.S. BOO! JoeS.: , Wise up! Don't be such a fool! Love you anyway!! Guess Who?? TomG: Thanks for spending time with me at your party. I only wish I could believe HALF of what you told me. Your Beer Bt,Jddy Howard: Happy Valentine's day. Remember 13 weeks is a long time. Love, Lor To the Corvette at. Weiss from the Firebird at Sterling . wanna race me bah,??? • Winner takes ALL. Sue, Jill, Glo, Siena, Phoonts & Patty: You know you want me!' Call 237-1335 for a Happy Valentine! Love, Xavier Cindy, Teresa & Joanie: We love yas! Happy V-D! Love, Dugan & Dionne Bobbie: Meet me for Hash? They laughed at me when I tried to get into Franklin's. Jo P.S. Whywaste? Sandy, Mary, Chris, Beth & Deb: Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite Hollenback buddies! With Love Jimmie & Ronnie: Meet us in the woods for another good time. This time you drive. Happy Valentine's Day To all those females who attend Wilkes College: Sorry there aren't enough of us to go around. The Men of Sterling Jeff Pillet~: . How does a woman REALLY get a man's attention? Be ours on Valen tine's day. Andrea & Donna Sarge: For everything you've done for me & everything you are-I love you! Happy Valentine's Day! Eggie Patty, Lori , Beej: Anyone can be a companion, but it takes some one special to be a friend. SaL G.W.: You're a loser, but we love you anyway! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, w.o.w Kath: Through our . friendship I have found many things but the thipg I cherish most -of all is my ever strengthening faith, to know that what I have always been looking for in a friend I have found in you. I love you buddy, · Mary K.D . Lor: Don't forget the Asti Spumonti on April 17th! Have a Happy V-D! Love, Diane The Big "G's": You JtUys are absolutely the craziestf I love you all, dearly! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Jean Pookie Bear: You make all my dreams conie true. I LOve You. Can't wait for June 18th. · Love, GIOIA D.C.: Happy Anniversarv DAYH! I LOVE YOU! PAY- Smilie: Happy Valentine's Day & Anniversary too! Love Always & Forever, Angela Ricky: · The next time you see a scary movie .. . rn protect ya!!! Love, Sharon To"The Bear": Maul me please! LOve, The Sex Kitten Hooter: You're dangerous to my health on weekends. Are those stuffed decorations machine washable or what? BuddvS.: Keep up the good work or I'll be forced to crack the whip (you know you love it). Happy Valentine's Day . Love, Your News Editor Dearest D. I Love to eat Rings but next time please make sure they are Onion. ~.;; . -. · Love lmmen~i'. GregH.: I hope' you make it to the partv on· Sat. because I would like ·to celebrate with you . .. , ; ; ~ : , , , , ,~ 1 J,,oo,k !! To all r I jus that I get a • Barb, · killing soon a cookie Terry, try n, washei .J,_ • .... •·•" ..--..-.1a~ia1i MarkC.: Meet me on the dance floor the next time they play Rick James. Ginger Rodgers ........ ~ 11/JJ:t:. Ralphie: ' II ., Be my Valentine or I ll aa , £ you a Philistine. Come up• to W the castle more often. Pete andt I miss seeing you. . The Infamous Becky Whitman I Dear Mrs Coro (mom!): All your CRAZY kids from the club room want to wish you a very Happy Valentine's Day. You're that special person who always seems to bring smiles and laughter to everyone on the 4th floor. The C.S. department would fall apart if it weren't for you, (not to mention the professors!!). We• really think you're the greatest! Happy Valentine's Day to a superb secretary, but. most of all-to an unforgetable friend. Love, J.R. & "THE GANG" ToS~el Hopmg that by gotten t Tim: We I tine's D Jean : Even though I never- real! y came out and told you, I . love you and I really care. Lovcrvou , I Mary Lisa (Norma ): Ya have the pat saint. I guess th f you are. one! You'r est! Happy Valentin Gutsy: Hope you never regret the double-stabbing we committed Oct. 14. Who says crime doesn't pay? Guess Who Mark: · Now that Janet dumped you, do • you need someone to pick you up? I'll be your valentine if you promise to take me somewhere your career might be affected. To Laura, My Plymouth Psych Friend: HI could have one wish granted to me this Valentine's Day, I would wish that the two of us could spend a romantic evening together and get to know one another much better. You'tie one of the most attractive woman that I have ever met. Make my wish come true, and let's get together real soon. Love, Tom, Your Bus Pal Love, me DaleS: "Picture" this, you and · me! Happy Valentine's Day! An Admirer J oe: Hey hennac Janet Dorio: Glad to see you finally dumped Mark. Now stow this Chris business and I'll take you skating. Happy V-D. Buddy Kevin : Happy Heart's Day QT!! I , _l,uv Y~ ~~ght Up!! _ . . -. ;, , A Sullivan Samt ~ :, :,.'.1, t~ .... -,.... ·/!;,•,•;•. YoJC!;.}'~1, Pat ty Delight : ' "Travel in life, take only what you\ need: a loving heart, good friends, simple ~ pleasures, someone to love, and someone , to love you ,"'enough to eat, eno ugh to wear, and a little more than enough to • ' drink-for thirst is a dangerous t hing ." Happy Valentine's Day Sal To the O.C. gang! Let's do it again guys. I just love getting up in the morning, buying a 'soda for the nice tong trip, but big deal- we are ~ing to the cafe 1 Well no one told meI don ' t know jack-shit! But that didn ' t matter it only got better! I had to sleep with sommne · who insisted that bugs were banging off the dashboard, and t hen there was a st range odor in the room and I just didn't know what to do! But thank God we didn 't have any trouble deciding where to eat . Quality Inn or Granny's (I still vote for breakfast!) Thank goodness for Granny 's though at the end of the da yit heats the Purple MOOS<'! 0( rourse the ride home was fun too (only for some of us, that is 1) Boy. you see some of the strangest thi ngs at night , don't you? But all in all, you guys iust crack me up-,;o let's do it a.1,..,in , OK :• I l.1ppy Valentifl<' 's Day to my O,C. group! l .tWP . ,,·._._.: ',.t,•''-" ~, \"t· :~,.~. ~-;;' . · 41 · / ~-~Ja,~'k\,r.L___ _ To It's Olli en a w~ be '. Lo Tc yo to Yfl th �February 11, 1983, The Beacon, Page 7 Joe: Hey hose, love you and your henna coat!!! sf T o all my little nymphettes: i just wanted you to know that I still care though I don't get a chance to visit anymore. Barb, try to keep Alison from killing me. Fran, I'll be down as soon as your mom sends more cookies. Gina, good answer. Terry, I understand you. Tracy, try not to destroy anymore washers. Love, ,,, Becks • ,, ' - ToSueH: ,,. -Hoping on this Valentine's Day that by next year I will have gotten to know you better. Your not to be secret for I'll aalL long Admirer ,e up• to Pete and: Tim: ,Vhitman We love you, Happy Valentine's Day! · Baby-bear & Snuggles never rea l! y I you, l . love e. LovP-vo u, I Mary isa (Norma ): Ya have the patien ce of a 1int. l guess that's because ,' )U ar one! You're the greata! HappY, Valentine's Day! Love, Your semi-roomie To Koda instead of Dr. B. this time: One more time I'm here to show My "potential" don't you know. Here is a "short" poem to sayHave a Happy Valentine's Day. (It's bad I know). (I'll never get a 91 this wa_y ). Your friendly local Stoic Poet Mary Kutz: · Any who do you have stashed away, you little Valentine's devil you? Ray fl. (Butler Hall): Hey there tall, dark, and athletic! How 'bout a little game of orieon one? An admirer Mick: We all need someone we can bleed on, and baby, you can bleed on me ... Happy Valentine's Day! Bianca E<ldykins: . You taught me about bottlecaps snakes, and the ways of the ~orld ... but I'm still wait • ing for our talk!! I love ya doc. Sharon~y Shari: Please don't have a light phobia! You're such a conservative! A Good Friend of Pat Benatar To my ever-faithful photographer: · Thanks for putting up with all the late photo assignments. I plan to reform (as soon as I turn 21). Have a great Valentine's Day-! Victoria (alias Donna) M. O'Neill: Real-life directors turn me on . Come to Hollywood or I'll just die. Bo Derek To Mom's Army: We've had a lot of fun together & I really miss seeing everyone as much as I used to ... You guys are like brothers to me & I hope that never changes. Happy Valentine's Day. I love you!! Karen To the entire Wilkes campus: I admit that I DO have a dust ·ruffle on my bed, but I don't want a nickname! Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Skippy, the sex kitten a e .'f ,e le )f ,! le 's ss de ,at i:s ys C• To Sweety Hon (Honey Sweet?) It's only been 3 months since our first · date when you and I cruised the- Z-28. Just give us a chance and Bruce will see what a Valentin'e's pair we can be! Happy Valentine's PJ, I Love You! XOXO etc. · The Monger P.S. Later ... To Tommy Dunsmuir: How could a sexy devil like you ever get married? Well, too bad for you because now you can only · TALK about things vou would like to do! Be VALF.NTINF.!!!!! Tw,, '·"·in,!; adm.i ren our Fred K.: Thanx for always being there every time. I'm glad you didn't take the equivalency exam for your degree. Happy Valentine's Day. Becky (Delores to your · roommate) Hey PG, Weloveyou!! . Karen, Sharon, JoAnn & Alison Glo: You didn't think I'd DUFF ya and not send you a Valentine's message did you? Happy V-Day! Love, Your Surrogate Tuna: Here's to a strange and wonderful affair!! Meet me in the parking lot on Valen tine's Day.The strange one Skippy: Don't stop believing ... someday love will find you. In the meantime, go to med school and make something of yourself,• ya bum. Then, I'll be able to do another duo with Linda R., maybe at your graduation. Happy Valentine's Day. . Love, Bex Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite study bu'ddy ! ! Karen Henry and Dar:ia: Don't wear each other out on Valentine's Day. Hey Dionne: Thanks for a Fabulous Friday . . . we won't mention Saturday though. Love, Your Bestestest Friend Jim Rodechko: Happy Valentine's Day to a good sport. The Beacon Chris Way: To a special friend, Happy Valentine's Day! . • Love 'ya, Beth Dear Vince Moro: Just wanted to let you know you're not so bad for a "Hanna"! Happy Valentine's Day, Beth Ralph P: You have slithered your way into my little heart. A To P.H., Karen, Cheryl, Kathy, Steve with no poetry in his soul, and John with even less: Fabulous people deserve a Valentine's ~ish; Happy Valentine's Day, with love. Amy Megan Smith: · You bring cheer to my Monday, Wajnesday, and Saturday nights! Happy Valentine's Day! . . - ·. ·Love A Secret•Adinir& -' .' Happy Valentine's Day to all my Sullivan Sisters (old & new)! Karen R.K.: Things definitely are not beat. P.D. Sandi: Happy Valentine's Day baby! Love, Steve Beej & Shawn: "Love requires sharing Sharing requi~es str!lggle Struggle requires faith Faith requires love." Happy Valentine's Day Preppie BeckyS: . HJppy Valentine's Day. A. Yif and Crash: _ I · hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day and that the both of you get a piece of your. special Valentine! · Love, More ' Becky: You're the greatest sister anyone can have. Thank you for all you've done for me at the difficult times in my life. Happy Valentine's Day sweetie! I love youCalesta Dear Sue: I'm always with you and you're with me, even when we're apart. loving you always Jim Donna: How does it feel to have your pages absorbed? I haven't done It yet. . Elaine K: I like your face! Day! Happy VAmy To all our "gophers"-Harry, Jeanie, Roberta, Sherri, and Jim-we really go for you. Happy Valentine's Day! Anne, Tom, Linda & Rose Little One: I was there for you at the last pub crawl and I'll be there for you at the next one. . I love you, Rocky Shelley: I hope New Y otk brings you the happiness you seek so ferventl}'.. H.V.D. Kath: , . "Life promises only OPPORTUNITY"- Boston here we come! Happy Valentine's Day, Buddy! Love va, Jean Dear Iguanaman and Chickenman: Even though you're going DOWN on Feb. 19, 1983, you'll still be my Valentines. Love ya, PJ & Firmbank XO Sue, Jill, Siena, Ploonts, and Patty: H you admit that you're crazy about me I'll buy you a "Son y Walkman"! Happy Valentine's Day! 1.ovt·. Glowie Dotti kins: Happy Hearts Day to the woman who is the heart of the theatre. I love you, your adopted daughter A.M.: Can we see it one more time when you fell off the bed & 1 bumped your head only to be found kissing the porcelain god. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Delaware 2,4,6, 7 . Squirt: Happy Valentine's Day. I really love you!! · lgnatz To Miner 3rd: Thanks for putting up with me as a temporary dorm member. Thanks for some great times. Love, J.O. A. I love you Gene. Becky To Rebecca W: " . . . but if we stand on the edge of the broken glass, who will know but we two and the shards themselves that love alone can be fra&mented, all the rest, an illusion. ' · l "'' · Richard DukeofKfflt Happy Valentine's Day to the new Franklin Shephard. Break a,leg. Love, Meg P.S. So who's the real ·wife? Dear Monger: Doug: You dropped the bomb On me, I choose the puppy, okay? baby · Happy Valentine's. D1,1y! . I L1~\'e You. :·· ._\.1, • ,..._. >.,•H '..., ,11 ...,>_ You dropped the bomb QN me! You tum me ON! Diane Love, ?. llOlID etc 1 �Page 8, The Beacon, February 11, 1983 Ross-Woman: Do men stink even on Valentine's Day? Go for the Gusto! (you know you can count on · me to always say something original). Quit the blatant favoritism or I'll hold my breath.· ·Love, Beckface. Beckface: Anyone who has the misfortune of being dubbed "Luscious" needs a bit of blatant favortism. If you hold your breath, I'll call you Blueface. Love, · BW Vicki: You are THE wildest of all wild women!! Happy Valentine's Day you Snake. • Loveya, J&A To Roe: We/ know changing your life ; •· hard. We want you to know we're standing behind you and we'll be here whenever you need us. Even tho you'll be living far away, you'll always stay close to our hearts. Love & Happy Valentine's Day, A_.M., Lori, Nettie and Lori Dear Mr. Vince: Work, work, work. That's all we see all day Guys do you mind? That's all we hear you say But Vince is our Mode of Life and for that is all we pray. Happy Valentine's Day Vince Steve Honey Buns: Heh Heh Heh Heh Heh Heh .. Good pictures. BW Dear Pat: You'll make a sandwich out of anything: Merry Meat & Potatoes. Dear Snoopy: ls going out with Ricky Z. really "Bargains Galore"? Love, Mr. Yubby To John and Dan: Happy Valentine's Day you guys. I miss you too! Love, Lori Maria: Drop the log! Billy Steph: You bronzed god, you. Haven't you realized yet that I never hand in my photo assignments on time so you'll. call me and yell at me? Your one and only (News Editor) Becky Whittman & Donna Nitka: The next time you write a classified ad, do me a favor and sign your own name. Thanks, : Janet To Danny Criscela: Gone Gone Fishing Caught our limit LOve? · . Donna: Come and v1s1t more often, I'm beginning to feel like I don't exist. Happy Valentine's Day. Buddy ToEv: Happy Valentine's Day, you Nazi Bolshevik you. Love, The dispoiler of our natur-al heritage Good job, "AJ", keep up with the late night visitors-you deserve a good thing. Love, Delaware 2,4,6 To The Men· of MoM: Monsterous week last for 2. - Remember always: We will never play with the time machine again, he used to treasure "it" /le the lute will play many the merry tune until we are all arachnoids once again. Love, The Tammy Wynette Fan Club Love, Those Violators Keith: Thanks for the hammer. To lohn & Scott: If ever there is another tuna uprisin~, we will be glad _ to supress 1t. Those Monsterous Five To my very good friends Albert and Armand. From Toronto. Welcome to Wilkes Barre: Bienvenue. Your Buddy, Baruk Dear O'Kinney and O'Wins~i: S.O.M.F. and tell us ,that you love us. Best Wishes. Miss IS-wheeler and Jolly Wally SueL: Thanks for three great )Veeks before Christmas break. I will never regret one minute of it. Yours, Chris Dearest Feature Editor: Darling News Editor: I think that I shall never see a photo assignment on time for me. · Try as I may, try as I might We never seem to get it right. And have those photos in on time, I think that's enough of this filthy rhyme. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, ·Your Photog -&.. ------------ • D" Looking for a good time ta 1 I I I and ask for B.B. \i\lrestlers only. To th.e entire staff of The Beacon: Thanks for making me feel like a part of the Beacon family and for putting up with my many shortcomings. I dqn't have to sign this, do I Amy? Happy Valentine's Day, Bill. By the way, what do you really think about me? Donna Hank: May your bowling shoes always fit and ma( you always bowl your weight. ' Mystery Date Shelly (Peanut): You're - the greatest babe! Thanks for always being there; · listening _and lovin'! You're a great engmeer , too. FOREVER Yours, JAX Robby: May we have more weekends like the one in Philadelphia! Meggy Janet: . Hope your Valentine's Day gives you as much excitement as your weekends do!! Love ya, Angy Dear Lisa: You are more than just a roommate, you are a ~ood friend. On this Valentme's, I would like to wish you & Mike a special one. Reenie ' YO! Adrian:· Rocky loves you very muchly. _ ~ · Chris: My mother wanted to kn1m whv I was in the office 'till 4 a.ni. I told her I was helping you• lay out. The shotgun wedding's on Monday. Wear something tasteful. . Amy: I hope a flannel shirt, jeans and sneakers is alri~ht with mom. Will she be commg on the Honeymoon with us? YO! Cherie. Look for something special at dinner tonight. Chris ,- Tooie Woman: Remember when the constitution of the proposition of the prosecution .. .lead to you worshipping the garbage cans and falling -over typewriters?!?!?!? Hope you have a Happy V-Day ! Love, Delaware 2,4,6, 7 Dear Members: 77 days 'till the pig roast. A. Donna Nitka: / Wilkes College's futw;1:t sex kitten, Have a happy alen- · tine's ,<).ay. , You know who. Becky Whittman: I wish you the best of luck with all your men. Keep busy at the office and get your work done. Ha! Ha! Have a happy Valentine's day. Janet Dear DML: I found out where that breeze in my ear in graphics class is coming from ! Love, Loverboy Dear Maria: Ttanks for pressing my shirts. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Bill Deb and Aliskin: Two bestest buddies! Thanks for a great senior year! (and the Batman accessories). I Love You Both! (too much to say here) Your Valentine, Steve (The Onioneer) Onion Dwellers: Keep those various vices as important now as they were this glorious summer. Keep the basket full. Love, JerryB. FostPr Howard: Thanx for fixing the couch now all of Delaware can sit on it. Happy Valen tine's Day. Love, Delaware 2,4,6,7 l anet: just wanted to prove to you that I do sign my own name to the classifieds that I write. Happy Valentine's Day. Donna Charlene: Be My Valentine. Your Secret Admirer. Dear Tigress: Why were you more fun when you had your own apartment? Love, Turkey Torch: 1 love your chapped skin, and I especially love you! Happy Valentine's Day!! Dear Mom: Gimmie thomethin' thmooth. How 'bout thome C.C. Plastered at Boscov's Mike D: Hopefully some day I'll really find out what happened. Hope . you have a nice birthday. _ Dear Mr. W-P: Whether monstrous, bothed, or Ailed, we all know that the lute plays fine tunes for the army. BORK BORK!!! The Bolshevik~ from Minsk It---- Jughead: Even though you keep forgetting to give us our Christmas presents ... We still think you're a great brother and then again ... we like ashes blown in our faces! Love ya, J&A Happy Valentine's Day !ill, Glow, Siena, Phoontz, and Jill. THanks for the great time at Denny's. Love, Sue Happy Birthday. Joyeux Anniversatre A Mon Meilleur Ami • Raef: "People shouldn't be allowed Max. to get that monstrous, Man." - Baruk Your friendly neighborhood escalator attendant Hey Bates: I wanna onion & if I can't have that then gimmie beer. Wilbs ToSueM: You told me to be . creative. The Great Poet God knows I have tried. But alas, this is the best I can do. My eyes are usually red. My heart sometimes blue. But it hasn't taken me long to realize. There is no one else like you. Poetically Yours, Chris A.M. and Roe: You guys are my favoritest nei~hbors, kay? Thanx for listenmg to me ramble and for talkinf about me behind my back. ' love you both . . Happy Valentine's Day Becks: Can I have your job at Tbe Beacon next year? You know how much I enjoy pain , Let's go tothe movies again real soon . Happy Valentine's Day. Buddy �February 11, 1983, The Beacon, Pa~e 9 G: A poet I'm not But clearly I'll SilY You are my sweetheart Myvalentme But only day by day Your very special A very special love -You'll always be. Lori: "Happiness is like a butterflY.. The more yo~ chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn you_r attention to other things, it comes softly and sits on your shoulder. Happy Valentine's Day. Sal .: Sha\Vq: ', · - Truly, Your Valentine tomc'atiloveyoubeckschmitt Hey Kathleen: How about giving Fred a kiss? Love, the "other woman" Sue& Glo: Meeting the two of you has certainly made me the luckiest person in the world. You've shown me how to laugh and cry without feeling ~ilty about doing both at the same time! I love you both with all my heart! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, S.Jr. Hey Annie & P.ete: Go to bed early! Hearts Day. Happy r ~ , , ,. • ~ . "Each of_ \JS has a unique.cal.'acity ~o help · others discover the . colors tn their very own rainbow. So aim at the sun,-you . .may not reach it, but you will fly hi/lher than if you never aimed at all. Happtness isn't always remembered or measured in a smile." Take care!. Be real, Be good, Be careful, but more imrortantly, Be hap• py!!!! HappyValentinesDay Kalamazoo Eddie: Yes, I want you ... I always h ~•: t . J: Don't ever worry about me forgetting you, because for the rest of my life whenever I see a role of paper towels I'll think of you. Happy V-Day ! Lovt• , Stum ;,v Yes Tony Popple, You DO have '· · Happy Valentine's Day Cutie!! fl secret admirer! Laura & Molly: Thanks for always being there! · It's ~reat to have friends like you!. Happy Valentine's Day! Luv, Jeannie . Mare: Isn't it comforting to know that true friendships last forever and even more comforting to know that our frien.dship is true?! Happy Valentine's Day, Buddy! Love Always, Kath Jimmy: You're just too cute, especially when you sing! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, J L9ve, "Your Roommate" 1 Love my Mamma. ' Sylvia Rosenblatt M.C.H. Happy Valentine's Day to a special friend. Love, F.J.W. Phyl: "It is a rare and special thing to find a friend who will remain a friend forever." You are my forever friend. Happy Valentine's Day! Love you, Jean Jackie 0 : Happy Valentine's Day, Sweetums. I Love You, Bebop P .S. Let's go boozing Bruce:' Y ou_'ve been real. Thanx, 3X A Brownie T.P. : Happy Valentine's Day honey. Since the day we met, you have filled my life with love and ha ppiness. I'll love you forever . Love, V,P. Sta: I had a great time on Saturday. I'm sure I could of drunk you under the table. I hope we can get together again & it better be soon. Good luck and Happy Valentine's Day. With love, .Wimp Rick: I think you are very sexy. I didn't know Anthro could be so good. See you soon. Your Wednesday night flirt J.G. Esquire: You're the best brother a G.A. could ever have. Enjoy your stereo. IL Y J.T. "Kool" JoAnn: I love you Calesta. Happy Valentine's Day. Your sister P .S. You owe me S20.00 · Be mine? Hi Jeff. In the Spring. s.c. Precocious: Boy! Do I ever love you. XO, Precious Chris: Thanks for the nickname suggestions, even though they probably couldn't be used in public. I would, however, be ready and willing to listen to. them behind closed doors. Happy Valentine's Day. Donna Dear Frank: You're someone I cherish .. . someone I love .. . someone I think the whole world of! With lots of love . Leigh : Friends like you are hard to find, but I'm glad I found you! Happy Valentine's Day, Buddy! Love you, Jean David: You've been terrific. I'll really miss you when I go. So glad I wandered into the Soc. depart,, ,en t. J. Pl Dear Doug, Diane, Cindy, and Joanie: Shei shei nimen! Nimen dzwei hau pengyou! Happy Valentine's Day! Teresa Chaz: ··TRULY." J.P. Dear Sexy Legs': Thanks! I'll be here always and forever if you need me! I hope that is soon! Love ya always, Angel P.S. Happy Valentine's Day! . To my favorite M.B.A.: Don't forget October 14, the Beatles, the O'Reilly game, the crazy times, the great times, and me. I can't wait to see you in your cap and gown in May. Happy Valentine's Day . I love you. Love always, your B.S.N. P.S. 8-4-84 isn't that far away. To Naomi and Helen: You two have been great friends. I hope we'll always stay in touch . Happy Valentine's Day. Love and Friendship Always, Jean To Deanna: We would both like to wish you & Mike a special congratulations on your first Valentine's together. Lisa & Reenie Hey CC & IRHC: Want to go parking? you in the lots. Meet SC Mary Ann: You're my bambino forever! LOve ya babe . GRAZ Debbie: Happy Valentine's Day to one of m_y bestest friends in the world! Thanks for everything! Luvya, JoAnn Walter: Knowing you gets better each time we're together. Happy Valentine's Day. DJM Janet DOrio: .. ;.1 · I don't knOVI; who this Becky Whittman chicle you're sending nasty valentine messages to .is, but I hope she's as understanding as me. I can tell YOU read The Beacon a lot. . · · .,., Your roommate of one year and .friend for THREE, Becky Whitman (that's one "t") To the girls next door: Here's to a Valentine's that's worth celebrating; We both hope this Valentine's is only the beginning, good luck with the guys. . Lisa & Reenie Dear Bongos: Oh nooo, Mr. Bill walked off with a bolster after par.ing treats to stab your husband (Read it in tomorrow's paper!) By the way, how did you get snow on your shelf when it was raining men? Quit Careying on. Stof pounding, and enjoy yourshel on Valentine's Day! LOVt!, The Weathergirls Becky: Happy Valentine's Day you crazy news person! I don't know what I would have done this year without all your ~ood advice and guidance. You re a perfect role model (well, almost perfect). Let me offer one small bit of advice for a change: when you see something you want, take it. Love, Skippy Stacey and Stacy: A very Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Grandpaw Wart & Bates: You can thniff it, you can thmel I it, you can feel it ... it's reeeal leather. The peddler from NYC Dear Susan L.: · E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E. Can't wait till May! Save th.it man for Senior Week! Love, Betz Jim P: I may never know what's going on behind those blue eyes but this green-eyed' lady still thinks of you! Guess who J.M. Alison: Happy Valentine's Day to my make-believe roomie! Wanna play ping pong? Love, JoAnn Dear .Gld Catlin Mongers: Everyone, everyone, ever(oneHappy Valentine's Day. We love you! Bontta, Boo, Joycie-gal ,& Snark DearC: The best relationships are the most challenging ones-here is suddenly a great place to be. Happy Valentine's Day. J. To any stud_e nt who needs tudoring in Math 150--call Leigh, Sharon, or Betsy. We're Math whizzes! Dear Joanne: Hope Cupid brings you lots of birthday wishes in a shopping cart so you may Carey On for 22 more years! Melanie, Char, Marge & Joyce " . You're my woman and you're my delight. You're the lamp of my soul ~irl, and you torch up the night.' -Bob Dylan My Lady D'Arbanville: You know of how standing all day as the waves rush through your legs, at night, in bed, you can feel them still, And the ocean seems so real? THAT is how you feel. LoveHEL. L.A.: It's no fun surviving when no one is around to notice. I'll tip a stiff one to you on the 14th. Smile and s.s. Love you muchly, J .P. �Pa~• 10, The Beacon, February 11, 1983 Dear Gorgeous: I'll wait forver for you. Will you be my Valentine? Love, Precious Maurice: Now you know . . . a cursed show. Happy Valentine's Day you silly boy. Love and gossip, Your funny little Mimi Doc F.: I still think you are the greatest in more ways than one. M Happy Valentine's Day. ,., Love, A Beatles Fan Raymond L. Hanks: You're definitely of the masculine gender. With lots of luck maybe you'll surrender your tender heart to moi! an admirer Dean Lampe: How about those three extra credits? Happy Valentines! Elaine Sugar Bear: Happy Valentine's Day! Love, JoAnn To the Women of Sturdevant: Thanks for a GREAT year!! You're #1 !! ! Luv, PJ To all the dashing and dynamic indi " iduals of the Writing Lad: Pat. Amy, Karen, Cheryl, Ka~hy, Steve & John. . . and <1 i I the ghosts of tutors past, I retreat squeamishly in the face of Cupid and little hearts, a more and those wonderful metaphysical poets. Instead I propose a toast-"! celebrate us." Happy Valentine's Day. Love as always, * J.P. AM: Which one of the many is going to send you flowers for Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's Day Love; Delaware 7,6,4,2 _____________ 9 Brownie: ' " Even though you belong to someone who's really "beat," Happy Valentine's Day to the I still think you have great Beacon Staff. buns. The Cue 'n Curtain Gang P.S. The rest isn't bad either. A Fan Hey Rick: · By the end of the semester ... Happy Valentine's Day! Love, _JoAnn Dear Jody, Denise, Lori, Mary Beth, Sue, Debbie, Sally, Christi, MaryJane, Perri, Sue, Donna, Cathy, Diane, Teresa, Robbin, Dianne, LindaThanks for making this a terrific year! Love, Your Resident Mother, friend, and Maintenance woman. Mom&DadK: Happy 30th Anniversary. Hope there are 30 more in store. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Elaine M 'Y To Shelly: Oh Happy Valentine's Day! Sorry about Le Mutt. Thanks for the chair. Love, L. To the "OK Kid": Thanks for a fantastic senior year so far. I hope it's just the beginning for us!! With all my love, Your back massager Leigh: Thanks for being so great. Happy Valentines Day. Love, Honey Bunny: Roses are red, violets are blue life sure would be dismal ,,,ith'out you! Happy V-D Day. ' Love Always, Dome Amy: To Bill: I long to touch your hot pink MHappyValentine'sDay. sweat suit with my hot, sweaty T Love ya , hands. Be mine. ' Andrea Love, John Barth Dear Shelly-Belly: You are definitely the sunshine of my year and also one of my Bestest friends. R Monica: To one of the nicest, most wonderful, best, sensitive, caring and most precious people I have ever met. I love you Mary Roe: Thanks for being the best roommate. Good Luck with · Mr. Beer. I'll never forget all the good times Kiddo!! Love, A.M. John Finn: Love your "Proper Perspec • tive." Keep up the good work. Stop by my office, the door's always open for you. "V.P." Jean : . I just wanted to say thanks for always being there when I wanted to be "Homeward Bound." And know that when "Tomorrow" comes I'll still be there for you. Happy Valentine's Day Buddy! Love Alwavs, Happy Va len tin e's Day to Klaus Holm. From his scen e painting bru ts (esp. #8 ) Mares: Happy V-D Day. May life bring you more happiness and less weirdos. Thanks for being my buddy. Love, EMK To "the lamp of my soul": Becoming is what we're all about. I've brought bluebells and a voice. You've brought hand illusions and color,. We're evolving together. To Ed: Be My Valentine! A. I have everything I need. You're my artist. I don't look back. The gardener's daughter Hey Leigh: · If you get a 4.0 in Abnormal, , Donna and John: will you share half with me? Happy Valentine's Day to a great coupHappyV-D Day! ·1,. We hope to see you very soon . Happy LO~e. Hirthday Donna. Sla1rw M Love , Delaware 31 . . . I Love You! , Things will work out in the end, have faith . We will "triumph" over all. How aLout some P.Nut Butter Pie and a good conversa•ion? Happy Sat. 13th. PicklePuss Nancy and Tom / Eddie& Joe: lt seems to me Cupid has been shooting pretty straight for you these days. Go for it Wagbatters ! Happy Valentine's Day! Love, ToParkyC: Won't you be Mine! Your Secret Admirer Happy Valentine's Day Bum Love always, Me Fritzy: You're a great friend . Thanks for standing by me. Have a happy Valentine's Day. Hey Student Government: How's about a tdp to Harvey's Lake? Keep up the good work! Love, Your Pres. K.D. 'i.G.: On this day 0f love let us give 10 each other . Cue 'n Curtain Mary, Donna, Dorothy, Sandy, Carol, Jim, and the rest of the Frank in Hall crew, Happy Valentine's Day to the greatest office on tJus campus. Hope to see you all soon. Love ya all Your favorite nurse M _____________ • Kath J.A.: Pattycake-you'll never knowor perhaps you do how much in the past you've pulled me through. (I ha,e rhymes) Love, Beck Terry S: You're such a honey! Thanks Beej: for your special friendship! "Life is like an onion; you You're a Honey Bear! peel off one layer at a time, Luv, -and sometimes you weep." P.J. T Happy Valentine's Day. Prepp.ie T To Kathy P: Thanks for listening and caring! Love ya, PJ XO P.S. and for the chocolate chip cookies and weight loss book! XO ,., E.Susan: Listen to your mother: "Life's : too short for that kind of ..." Let's talk -Mark Stinky: Happy Valentine's Day. Love, Becky · Hey Weatherwoman .. : Just checkin'! I hope Cupid's arrow strikes this Valentine's Day, only I hope your Jumbo heart doesn't pound too hard to cause your pressure to rise! Oh Paaleeease... can't we stop in the nursing home for a visit? Just u4"-get it then, I'll sit home and write letters, tomorrow you can leave me stranded at a party! I hope the Cookie Monster doesn't get mad about the Jumbo piece you stole! Oh well, I hope you enjoy yourSHELF this St. Valentine's Day too! Love, Tongue's Suitemate P.S. Don't forget to leave your umbrella at home & we'll meet you outside at half past ten! Yea! Gary: ., • This one's for you wherever you · are To say that nothing's been the same Since we've been af art. Th is one's for al the love we · once knew Like everything else I have, This one's for you. I love you, too. I'll see you again' Jessica Commuter Council: ·Happy Valentine's Day to a great bunqi of kids. Be good, , and if you can't be good have fun. Love ya, V.P. Future Mrs. Beer: Congratulations on your engagement and we wish you the best of luck. Happy Valentine's Day. Love, Delaware 1,2,4,6,&7 Paco: Sometimes . it is encouraging to know that there is love to speak of. The Bitch A: Valentines are in order for the woman with contained strength at the right moments. Let's go man-hunting in Greece. Congrats on your freedom. I love you and send telepathic hugs Becks Bets: The next time you ask me if I want to ·Crawl to an Pubsre mind me to say NO . Happy Va lenti ne's Day ! Love ya . Amy: Whatever your wish is, that's what I wish for you. Happy Valentine's Day. Love ya, Nancy P.S. In case no one has told you, ·you're doing a great job. Betsy: We're out of here, yea! Although,· after our freshmen year there were doubts; but we made it and through it all your friendship has meant so much to me! Happy Valentine's Day! Love you, J ean 1 B.R., M.B. , Patty & Lisa: Thanks fo r making ever y day at Weiss an experience I'll never forget. Happy Valen ti ne's Day ! Love, K.D. 'I I' For the Merrily.cast and crew: Roll over Valent ine's Dayit's our tim e. Beck P.S. Do you dance o n your way home? Kath fl I f Dt dr Chuc and T ony: Let me kn ow when you're ,, going to White Castle's again! Thanks for t h e n ice weekend. Ma x ,, ,. �Fehruary 11, 1983, T h e Beacon, Page 11 the final score_ Rowlette Sidelined By Injury by Chris Baron Last Sunday the National Football League held its annual Pro Bowl. The League should rename this game the '' Wh o Cares Bowl. ' ' The game , which· takes place one week after the Super Bowl , usually J ails to generate m uch interest . The reason for this is that the game is a letdown aftei1he media h ype and excitement of the Super Bowl. Other pro sports like baseball and basketball hold their All-Star games duri ng thei r regular seasons. This type of arrangem ent is obviousl y impossible wh en it is applied to football. The chance of in jury makes it impractical to hold th e Pro Bowl during the NFL ' s season. Other sugge~rions for stimulating interest in the game have surfac:ed from time to time. One idea is to have the game played on the Sunday prior to th e Super Bowl. This day does not have an y football and the television is usually filled with car raci ng or golf. This year , with the strike abbreviated season , the idea would be impossible , but during a normal season the notion of having the Pro Bowl on the empty Sunday before the big game is an excellent suggestion . Obviously , the All -Pro selections who would be preparing for the cham pionship game wou ld not be able to play. As it stands now man y of these players fail to show up after playi ng in the Super Bowl. Not having Super Bowl -bound A ll Pros playing in the game is the only drawback to this plan. O n the other hand , there are many advantages to playi ng the game on the Sun day before the Super Bowl. Fi rst of-.all, the interest in football would be at its peak during this time. Anot her pl us is that the players would still be in ~od ph ysical condition . W ith the prese nt ar- rangement , most of the players must wait at least five weeks after the end of the regular season before playing in the All-Pro Gathering. The All -Pro selections from the two Super Bowl teams coul d be present at the game and be introduced .along with the other All Stars. H avi ng Super Bowl-bound players would give the medi a a golden opriort un ity to get more pre-Super Bowl publicity and in t urn make the game more interest ing for the fans. Television rati ngs would improve along with profi ts for bot h the networks and the league . I can 't understand wh y the league hasn 't adopted th is plan since there is obviously more money to be gai ned by ever yone. The NFL has kicked around the idea of movi ng the Pro Bowl to the empt y Sunday before the Big game for years. If the league adopts th is plan, they rnuld raise their A ll Star event to the status wh ich baseball 's m id-summer cla,sic- enjoys. T he Pro Bowl ocserves more than the " H o-Hum " stat ure which the present arrangement provides . ATTENTION SOFTBALL PLAYERS NO'DCE There w ill be an important organizational · meeting for all those interested in being members of the women's softbal I team on Feb. 10 at 11: 15 a.m . at the gym. For fu rther in formation please contact Head Coach Nancy Roberts at Weckesser A nnex ext. '.\40. Tba:e wiD be a mecciag ·for all ~ iepnting financial aid on 1UClday, llaadl 1, 1983, at 11 a.m . in SI.C 166. All athleta are encaarapd to attend. Kurt Rowlette, the Colom·ls · senior 134 -pound wrestler, unde r went surgery earlier this week to repair ligament damage in h is hand . He suffered the injury last week in his 8 -6 loss to Penn State's Bill Marino and will be forced· to sit out the remai nder of the 1983 sea son . Prior to the injury, the Nashua , N .H .. native was ranked 13th nati onally in his weight class. Row lette ended the season with a 14 -4-0 record. H e had been a consist ent pe rformer for Wilkes during the past two seasons and his :d),enc<' will Jetinitely hurt th e Colonels ' ch ances for a national ranki ng. He was a big point man for the Colonels and there was a good chance he wo uld have made it to the national fin als this spring. Head Coach John Reese said, " It' s just a shame that it had to happen at this time. I think he could have gone all the way this year. ' ' Doug Billing will take over the duties at the 134 weight class . Rowlette has one more year of eligibil ity and will probably return to th e Colonels lineup next year . I Last week we took a look at those teams that just couldn ' t seem tu find the wi nning formula . This week we feat ure• th<· teams from the other side of the wi n-loss continuum. These are the kinds of teams ·which few of us ever get a chance to play on , but which all of us drea m of being a part of. In 1906 the Chica1-,JQ Cubs had the most winning team in the modern history of pro baseball. T he Cubs com piled 116 wi ns while on ly losing 36. They scored 704 run s and led the leagµe with a .262 team battin average. . . . . . Corduroys in the Valley~. .• Lee • • • • • Levi Wr7angler ·Sweat Shirts Flannel. Shirts , Hooded Sweat Shirts Vests,·& ·.Parl<as -· : B6ots by Herman, Wolverine, .and Timberland SiORf£HOURS: . Phone:_287-1202 9:00 to 9:00 M on.-Fri. 270,Wyoming A '(e. 9:30 to 5:30. Saturdays · .· . Kingston • .. · ·/ Vl,SA Et M aster Charge A ccept,;,d_ .Keefer's Jean Junction Featured ·Designer J eans by: . ' · 'JORDACHE BON J0UR BAF:0l\lELLI . ·. SERG IO-VALENTI And others all at Discount Prices!!! ~ ' Phone 288-1 232 254 Wyomi ng Ave. , Kingston •••••H•~•8•.• ~~••••••~H•-•H8_.,,,.,.H••••••t•r1_HHrl• Of The Bas kins (Lo uisiana) H igh School Women 's varsi ty basket ball team won 218 games in a row from the first game of ther 194 7-48 season agai nst · Ogden H igh School, un til Winnsboro H igh defeated them during the 195 2-5 3 season---i!nd it was thei r onl y defeat that year. T h·e Montreal Canadi, ·ns hockey team , 19 55 -60, won an unprecede nted five consecutive Stanley Cup championships. Mont real ' s power play was so devastating that the other five teams in the National Hockey League rn llalxirated in the 1956-57 season to wri te a new rul e in the record book spff ificall y designed to limit its effectiveness . The new rule allowed a play er serving tim~ in th e penalty bo x to ret urn to the ice once a power play goal wa, sco red. S1,,r i,·, taken from The Bes/, Worst and M os/ Un usual in Sports by Stan and Shirley-Fi,chlr r. Copvrtght 1977. Thomas Y . Crowell Compa ny. N~w York . College Snack Bar The Best ~ ........... . SCHEDULED STUDY SESSIONS COURSE DAY TIME BIOLOGY 116 BIOLOGY 116 (Hazleton) BJOLOGY203 TH. WED. 11-1 12-1 :30 12:30-2:30 6:00-8:00 11-1 11-12:30/3-4:30 11-1 11-1 Seafood Platter Tomato Rice Soup ENGLISH 152 MATH 112 THURSDAY PHYSICS 106 · SUN. (2 /20) WED. (3(2) TIJ., TH. TIJ. FRI. TH. (odd numbered weeks) TH. SUN. WED. MON. WED. MON. PHYSICS 201 TH. PSYCHOLOGY 102 TIJ. MONDAY LOWESTPRICES! · Best T he .Wash ington Universit y footba ll team wen t a. full decade wi tho ut a defeat. Between 190 7 and 191 7 the team put together a 59 -0 -4 record. ~ 'l;argest Selectioh of J~am~' . . "and · Kur t R ow l ette - out for the season . Tuna Noodle Casserole Beef Creole Soup CHEMISTRY 116 (HEMISTRY130 TUESDAY Ground Beef B- B-Q Onion Soup WEDNESDAY 11-12:30 3-4:30 3-5 (frequently) 4-6 3-5 7-9 3-5 Maca roni & Beef Casserol e Beef Vegetabl e Soup FRIDAY "Pierogies New En gland Clam Chowder EVER Y SUNDAY MAKE YOUR OWN SUNDAES INDIVJDUAL TUTORING INANY SUBJECT 3-5 All SERVICES ARE FREE PLACE SLC 359 NURSING HOME KIRBY 102 KIRBY 102 KIRBY 102 LOCATION OF SESSIONS Will BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS. KIRBY 102 KIRBY 102 KIRBY 102 SEMINAR ROOM , I.E.E.E. MICROFORMS (Basement of l,ibrary) SEMINAR ROOM , I.E.E.E. MICROFORMS(Basement of Library) KIRBY102 WORKSHOPS ON IMPROVING STUDY SKIIlS ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER, KIRBY HALL FIRST FLOOR, EXTENSIONS 334, 335 �Vol.XXXV No. 15 February 11, 1983 Winning Cagers End Four Game by Chris Baron i ··1 guess we just can't handle prosperity." Those were senti ments of Colonel Head Basket.ball Coach Jim Atherton after his team lost their second straight. Prior to the two game slide Wilkes had reeled off four victories in a row. , Last Wednesday,~ the Colonel Cagers were as high as a kite_ They had just beaten Susquehanna University in a heart -stopping overtime contest. Going into the game Wilkes was putting a three ga.me winning streak on the line. , 1 The Crusaders were 7-3 in Middle Atlantic Conference play and hl'ld a slim lead over the Colonels throul(hout most of the contest. Susqt;ehanna had a 27 -24 adva11t al(<' at the soda break. , Using a tough man -to -man d~ fense. the Colonels were abil' tn stav dose during the second sti1i'.i 1:1 . With 5 :49 remaininl(, Wilke:, tPnk thl' lead on a Ken ·vakohit1s j111nper from the top qf the k<"V. 1"!11· Crusaders fought hac k and :rn · t:, tinc·d the lead . Susquehanna h1· ~I 'i \-50 adrnnta[!r with 1 : 28 leh in regulati on. Wilkes ti ~d tlw contest at '5 '\ att, ·r ,t fouls shot · an d a thrC'e point plav by Ri <'.;.k Sh mffer. · ,, .1 With 30 ticks on the clock the Crusaders played for the last shot. Susquehanna failed to convert and the Colonels got a chance to end the game in regulation when Greg Hychko went to the line for a oneand-one attempt with just three seconds left on the South Franklin Street Gym scoreboard . The Crusaders called two timeouts to give Hychko a chance to think about the shot. The strategy paid off when Hychko missed and sent the contest into an extra period. Susquehan·na froze the ball until they missed a shot with l : 28 remaining. Wilkes played for the last shot and with eight seconds on the clock Sheaffer found Yakobitis underneath for the winning hoop. . Yakobitis had 18 points, while She-affer poured in 15. On Saturday, Wilkes took its , hnw on th e road to Lycoming. The · Cnlonels' four game bubble broke 11· hen they dropped the contest 60'l 7. After a 28-27 halftime lead Wilkes let the slim ·1ead sli p away'. Sheaffer 's 22 points were not l'noug h to keep the Colonels' ma chine rolling. The loss dropped Wilkes 5_- 7 going into Monday 's game agamst non -conference Muh lenberg College. In t hC' first half, the Colonels m;ide it 1,K ,k t':tsy and at one pnill! in the opening stanza Wilkes had a 15 point lead. Muhlenberg began to control the boards and cut the Colonels' lead to five at intermission. Muhlenberg tied the contest at 39 half way through the second period. With 7 : 3 2 left, they went ahead 44 -41. Muhlenberg pulled -away and coasted. to a 63-55 win. The Muhlenberg squad taught the Colonels a lesson in how to hold a lead by controlling the ball and tak ing the good shots, something Wilkes has only been able to master a few times this season. The Colonels have an overall record of 7-10, while th ev remain 5-7 in MAC competition. Fresh man Guard Jim Rodwav had l '5 points for the Colonels and Sheaffer registered a team high of 18. Radway said, "We've got to put consistency hack into our game. if we are going to have. any chan c,· at the MAC ' s (Playoffs)." Coach Atheron agreed with hi, playe rs when he said that the Clll onels must win their last I hree MAC games if they arc to have an v chan ce at the playoffs . With Scranton, FDU and Juniata still to he played, Wilkes is not in good shape for any tvpC' of post •; , •;1" ,,· action. Wresilers Pounded By Top-Ranked Penn State ...' , hy C hris Baron The Wilkes grapplers had. a light schedule last week, only one match. Unfort un ately for the Col- · on els, the match was agai nst theitop t1·am in the east. Penn State pounded the Colqnels 32-8 last Thursday night at University Park . The Lions took. the first four bouts and only allqwed the Colonels two victori es and a ti e. Wilkes Head Coach John Reese said, '' All the way their lineup they don ' t have one weak spot." : In the opening Wilkes ' Marc Sadano suffered a 29 -12 defeat at the hands of Carl DeStefanis. State got its second superior ded.sion when Scott Lynch easily haq:dled Kris Rowlette in the 126-pq und 142 pound match. match. .. Wilkes finally got its first win In a controversial 134-pound when ·Mark Popple decisioned Eri c match . Kurt Rowlette lost ru 8 -6 Child5 in the 150 bout. The Col mat ch to the Lions' Bill Ml{rino. on els' 190-pound Pete Creamer Tht• excellent bout was oversha·dowwas the only other winner for ed by poor officiating. After sigWilkes. He decisioned Pen·n State's na !ing a near fall the official failed Joel Johnson 14 -8. Lo award Rowlette any points.: He Jim Mulligan and Mark Trout later stated that he was only" mo · . man suffered defeats at the hands tioning to the crowd that the two ot , lw Nittany. Lions. Troutman wrestlers were about to go off the lost to Chris Bevilacqua 9-4, while mat. Mulligan suffered a 20-6 loss to Lenny Nelson was the fqu rth . Eric Brugel. Colonel heavyweight straight Colonel to go oown. i,'n de- ·-. Mike Garvin wrest led to a 2-2 draw feat . Nelson, who has had. lin up against Ben Hepburn. and down injury-filled season~ was Besides losing the match , the oinned at 5 :48 bv Bob Bury;fn .their Wilkes squad also lost Kurt Row.,_ t ' Streak Colo1tel G reg Hychko (44) takes a jumper against Susquehanna ., Swim Team Colonels. Aga:,1 st Lycoming, M cGuire again took first place honors in the 500-yard freestyle . Nancy Driggs registered a first place finish for the Colonels'in the 100-yard Individual Medley. The Wilkes swimmers have meets against Elizabethtown and King's before they go to the Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs dur ing th e last week of this month . Update The reorganized Wilkes swim team lost its first two meets of l 98 't The six member squad fell to Stisquehanna, 44-28, on February 2 and Lycoming , 58-23, on February 5. Colonel Junior Megan McGuire captured first place in the 100yard butterfly and th e 500 freestyle against Susquehanna. Jack Strum /laced second in both the 5 0- an 100- yard freestyle for the Upcoming Events • Men 's Basketball Sat., Feb. 13 Away vs FOU Madison . 3 p.m. Mon., Feb.14 Away vs Bloomsburg 8 p.m . Wed. , Feb. 1'6 Home vs Phila. Pharmacy 8 p. m. Women's Basketball lette who will be out for the remain der of the season with an injury to his ha!1d. Reese said, ''State is wrestling as good as they possibly ca n right now . They arc without a do ubt th e best team in the east.'' . The loss dropped the Colonels' record to 9 -7 with five matches remaining. The, Wil kes matmen take on Army and Rutgers this Saturday in the South Franklin Street Gvm at l p.m. Reese said this triangular meet will be a m ust -win for the Col onels. It will be of vital impo rtance in both individual and team ranking. Fri. , Feb. 11 Home vs Muhlenberg 6:15 p.m. Mon. , Feb.14 Away vs E· Stroudsburg 7 p.m . Wrestling Sat. , Feb. 12 Home vs Army/Rutgers 1 p.m. Wed. , Feb. 16 Away vs Shippensburg Hockey Sat.,Feb.12 HomevsWings 10a.m. Tues., Feb.15 vs Bloomsburg 9:30 p.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 February 11th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 February 11 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