Candidates give their views! Vince LaRuf fa's views * by EDHAUCK . Sophomore Vince LaRuf fa , a Resident Advisor in Elwell Hall is running for ^President of the Community ' Government Association for the W9-79 academic year. His main concern is, obviously the students, but feels that too many issues that could have been solved in the past have been overlooked and not acted upon in a reasonable amount of time. "A problem such • as offcampus housing has not been dealt with adequately enough by GGA and 1 feel it would be our responsibility to assist in the problems that do arise." LaRuffa went on to propose that an off-campus housing , committee be set up by CGA to problems handle these specifially. Another issue that has been in the news lately is the parking problem tha t affects the towns people and the students who own non-registered vehicles. "A proposal that was made at the CGA meeting called for the students to park up near Nelson -Fieldhouse and have shuttle ' buses to go back and forth more frequently. I don't think that too many students will buy that and even though no one has come up with a plan that everyone agrees on, I feel that something must be done before next September/ ' LaRuffa stated. With a quarter of a million (continued on page seven ) CGA OFFICER ELECTIONS Final elections for CGA officers will be held Moo. 'ft Tues., fob. 27 ft 28. On-campo* students may vote in the Common* during lunch ft dinner. Off-campus stu¦ dents and commuters will vote from 9-5 In Kehr Union, Joe SurdovaFs views by SUE POTTER Incumbent CGA President, Joe Surdoval is seeking, reelection next week. He has not developed a platform , but is relying on his past accomplishments to get him reelected. If re-elected; Surdoval plans to Continue many of the programs and projects now in existence. He would like to see the faculty evaluations continued and improved. These evaluations are now being compiled. Surdoval hopes they will be made available to students before pre-registering for the fall semester concludes. He is also working on possibilities for concerts to be held at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. This setting would allow for more popular groups to appear. The Fairgrounds supervisors have been approached with the subject. . Surdoval plans to continue investigation of the General Biology I exams. Students are forbidden to see exams after they are graded. Some of the questions on semester exams are included on the final and students have no way of knowing what questions they had wrong. Surdoval would like to see the exarns returned to the students. Surdoval's top priority is offcampus housing. He is attempting to promote a staff in the Housing Office specifically for off-campus housing. According to Surdoval, there are 1700 students living off campus. He feels that a full time staff is needed to represent such a great number of students. The proposed trailer or (continued on page seven ) CGArmses activMesf ee by JIMPEFFLEY The Community Activities fee has been raised five dollars a semester as a result of a proposal passed at the recent meeting of CGA. The three-part proposal, which passed with an almost unanimous decision, will raise the student and faculty Community Activities fee, raise mileage rates for CGA vehicles and raise the amount used for meal expenditures. According to Frank Lorah, Student Life Accountant , Bloomsburg has had the lowest Activities fee of all Pennsylvania state schools, except for Edinboro's, which is the same as BSC's. Lorah summarized that monies collected from the fees would total approximately $376,000. However, CGA ; expenditures totaled over $385,000 for the previous year. A difference would be left of over $9,000. . * Two solutions were given to the problem of increasing costs. The first was to raise the fees as follows: from $30 to $35 a semester for students and from $12.50 and $20 to $15 and $25 for faculty, depending on whether it is for one member or family usea ge. Election issues debated Vince LaRuffa and Joe Surdoval, contenders for the position of CGA President , answered questions and commented on important issues which would concern either one of them, if elected. The candidates spoke on a variety of topics, ranging from housing, parking problems , committees, and their in(continued on page five) Also, to further compensate for rising/ gasoline and insurance fates , the mileage rates for CGA vehicles would have to be raised from 13 cents per mile to 17 cents per mile. (continued on page five ) BSC to host S upa-Stars Contest ^>y EILEEN CALLAHAN ABC lookout ! TV networks aren't the only people who promote athletic super competitions. On Sunday, March 12, Nelson Fieldhouse will house the best college athletes in Pennsylvania when Tau Kappa Epsilon sponsors the first annual Pennsylvania Collegiate Supa-Star Contest. Supa-Stars is sponsored by TKE, and will serve both as a fundraiser and as service project for the BSC community. Invitations have been sent to athletic departments of all colleges across the state. The deadline for admittance is March 6. This event will help the BSC community through the publicity, and through donations of two $200 scholarships. Also, the. money raised will be used for expenses incurred by TKE for their instailatiori'in:the national' association. The brainchild of John Eichenlaub, the event is being publicized throughout the Commonwealth. Responses are already pouring in from the manyxolleges. "TKE would like to coordinate this project with the campus. As you can see from the scholarships, the project is beneficial to people other than TKE brothers," Eichenlaub explained. Supa-Stars has the one hundred percent backing of the college community, and has received offers of assistance as well as financial backing from CGA. The coaching staff is already preparing the fieldhouse for the onslaught of athlete's from across the state. The athletic facilities available on campus will be open to the scrutin y of students and faculty, as well as family and friends of the competitors. Requirements The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a Pennsylvania collegejuni or, community, state or university. TKE has adopted the slogan : "DOES YOUR COLLEGE HAVE THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE STATE?" An entrance fee of $15 will be charged, which includes a certificate of participation and a commemortive T-shirt. Eight events will be offered, including: archery, swimming, weightlifting, foul shooting, 50-yard dash, Softball accuracy throw, an obstacle course and the mile run . Contestants can participate in six events- "no more, no less". The competition is open to both men and women, who will compete on an equal basis. "The women will not receive a han(continued on page seven ) Deadbeats' cause program problems AND THE NEXT QUESTION IS..J00 Surdoval and Vince LaRuffa ponder the next dobate question posed by Jerry Seltzer at Monday night's debate between the CGA Presidential candidates. (Photo by Hough) by LENORE FIRSCIHNG The Alumni Association at BSC has provided financial help for many people in the past; however , thanks to certain "dpadbeats " — those who "forget, " neglect or refuse to repay their debts after graduation — the progra m may be in for a few problems. Donald A. Watts, Executive Director of the Alumni Association , is working to prevent this by "cracking down " on those who have delinquent loans, some of which go back ten or fifteen years. "Some have never paid one cent of their loans," Watts said , "They're wha t I would call deadbeats." The money in the Alumni Association 's student loan p rogram ( the McNinch Fund) provides aid for students up to a maximum of $1500 in a fouryear period . While the student is in school, the loan remains interest-free; the firs t payment must be made four months after graduation at 6 percent interest. Watts is ..the firs t full-time Executive Director of the Alumni Association ; he has held this position for two years, Until he took the job , the Association was a completely non-paid volunteer organization which held only four meetings a year. Watts feels that this' may be a (continued on page seven ) LJ_!i U—Jl..^L^M^^wWP"^"*»ai"wew^iaiNeee»NaeeejO»a»e m ^^^^^^J ^ /f ^^JP %!,¦; Mk ' -1 •';¦¦' ¦ ' ' ¦¦¦; :' :' kM^P l . oaay s ^^g Play: i* again Joe " It's CGA election time once again. Time to evaluate the candidates and decide who you feel is rpost capable of running the Community Government Association. Monday and Tuesday will be the time to express your feelings by voting in thecandidate most qualified. . .. ,. / 1 There will be no primary this year since there aren't any more than two people running for each office. Vince LaRuffa and Joe Surdoval are both running for president of CGA. Surdoval the incumbent is the candidate we are supporting. Our support of Surdoval rests on many reasons, the primary one being that he has proven by his past' presidency that he is capable of running a very successful CGA. His opponent LaRuffa has. not. had great success in any organization that he has headed, specifically being the President of the present Soph, class: In our estimation he lacks the necessary experience to run CGA in a benefical manner for students. Much of LaRuffa's support stems from his,wide popularity and personality as was pointed out at the candidate debate held earlier this week. However , looks and personality do not get this accomplished. There must be leadership qualities that can be displayed to other people and that can be utilized for the best interests of BSC. Personality can win LaRuffa the election but we are not electing a social director or Homecoming Sweetheart; we are electing a key position in college life. Surdoval has in one year accomplished many things.as part of his presidency one being the independent student evaluation of faculty. This is the first time ever students could actually evaluate the faculty from their point of view rather than some computerized sheet. He has also pushed for better housing and has been vital in President McCormick's decision to allow CGA to fund students in legal matters. Yes, CGA is funding a student landlord case. Aside from the things mentioned, Surdoval has made himself available to all students and has been the most dedicated president we've had in quite some. time. He stands firmly on what he believes and through this year he has matured to a level that provides him with the insight needed to run CGA. If LaRuffa is capable of the job, then where is his knowledge concerning CAS, the SCUD (State College University Directors) board, and his success as a leader? Promises do not run a college nor do excuses . LaRuffa has openly admitted to his unsuccessfulness as a class officer and can only promise that he Will prove himself if elected. LaRuffa has made attempts to provide his class with activities but to date they have not been fruitful. The students of BSC cannot take the chance that his leadership ability will fail him again. This is a serious matter and important election and should be thought of in that way be every student. We need a leader who is willing to devote himself to the students of BSC in a very serious and concerned mariner. We do not need another social director on campus . So if you 're looking for a CGA president who will do the job for students and who will be responsible then vote Surdoval. 'hear Eddy ?" by E d Hauck Dear Eddy , I hope I'm not out of line writing to you like this, but no one else will listen to me. My problem is a multi-facited one. As a freshman I am confused by all the running around at the beginning of each semester and finding myself sitting in the large auditoriums for mass lectures. It's very impersonal and I take it personally. The profs scare me; especially when they hand out those computerized answer sheets for tests and then say "it's time to Christmas tree it" when there is two minutes left in the period. Another problem is my two roommates. One of them is a head and the other is a fashion model, so at times the room resembles an opium den or Saks Fifth Ave. The place is filled with the latest from Paris and enough paraphenalia to rival a warehouse that is overstocked. The result from this is that I have no closet space and I get high every time I breathe in my room. I can usually handle those two, sometimes, but another source of anxiety is my R.A. She is forever programming activities for the floor and when I tell her I don't want to participate she immediately asks me why. She starts to mumble terms like Gestalt theory, Freud, rolfing and Erickson and tells me that the "counseling center here is just great" which is all well and - good, but she makes me more paranoid than anyone. Still, an occurrence that adds to his tension is the eatingarena. The food is tolerable, but I just wish that they would hire a dietician that believes tha t veal is good once a week instead of once a day. One thing that irritates me more than anything else in there is when you put two pieces of bread in the toaster and return to find that they have been stolen by a ruthless starchfreak. I've seen this man on campus that always wears three-piece Pierre Cardin suits, and works in Carver Hall. Someone told me he was the president, but I didn't think Jimmy Cartef wore glasses ana looked like Clark THE CAMPUS VOICE executive Editor Business Manager Co-Clrculatlon Managers "•w ".tor Feature Edltor Barb Hagan John McGuIre Brian Schell and Joe Santanasto Deb Ross. ,.rn PeHley Eileen Callahan . . >, . . . . AI Schoch Jr. *»«*¦editor Al PagllalungJ Hough, . Tim Photography Editors Sua Wright Sw««ney. Terry Copy idHors «ck SHtor Advertlslna Manager **£r Savag. Richard Mr. . . . Advisor St.roete, M M.u.k . Neney MnesJeM Reporter.. J«k Fuml... »•* UhleCer; lou Hun.lng.r , l.«or. Hr«W«« . Julie Weher. ««J Well.. Mery H..m. Hurlker. N«„cv *«.»„„«,*, A» SukowB.kl, J..n Kr.ue; Debbie **M JJ^jJ; •letrello , Cethy rolfennerier , John ^ Robert Stiles, Preston, Klrchdoeter, Bonnie (elett SHI Troxell, Chrlt , Deb Irady, Undo Houqhtor, end sue. Potter. . Melltt' Woneovofle , Cliery! 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All tor •pedal with an allowance editor to the letter, • number end oddre.. attached. Nome, will be withheld upon reque.t. ol the Campu. Voice a.» not n.c-iiarlly thared by NOT* The opinion, voiced In the column., feature article, and editorial, ¦ v the entire etaff , ^^ , v | ; ; ; i_ Kent. He's really a nice fellow, her that you hav „ had past though. I passed him the other problems and that they would day in the Union and I not want to be the one to .push overheard him- tell a group of you over the edge, and they will, important looking men that consequently, leave you alone. • Yourroommates seem quite Bloomsburg's just a great place and that the town - gown interesting and it's a wonder relations were better than ever. that you haven't fell victim to I also noticed in the Union cither 's pasttime , f e t the that scads of girls were solution to this is, again, simple. carrying little stuffed swans, Explain to your "head" Raggedy Anns, pillows, folders roommate that you're inviting and wearing green hats. I found up a dean of the dorm for tea that these were sororities and I everyday at 2 o'cock. This will thought it was nice, until last get her to ventilate the room week when for five consecutive daily and make ' breathing nights I' ve been woken up by easier. Your fashion model these ^children" stomping friend has a hobby that, is difthrough the .halls and carrying ficult to deal with, but I can on around 3 a.m. I'd just ike to suggest to use either one of two thank them for being obnoxious tactics. First, just throw and difficult to live with. What everything she owns out the should I do? window at the next panty raid Signed , (?) which will assure you of Forlorn Female never seeing it again. Or you DearF.F., can falsify reports from Paris My god, you do have a list of saying that the "nude-look"will goodies, don't you. be in this year. Classroom (or auditorium ) The food-factory in the non-sense is easy to cope with Commons is no easy matter. also, but you must be assertive You have to be tough just to be in this centure. The next time there. The next time you deposit you feel intimidated, by a bread in the toaster, wait there professor simply stand up in the and if someone attempts to middle of class and begin a abscond with your meal, simply session of primal screaming (continued on page six ) rituals. This will show him or Dealing with writing skills by NANCY FAUSNAUGHT "College students are expected to be or to become literate." This is a statement from the list of recommendations put out recently by the Committee on the Student's Use of English. The committee was formed due to concern about college student's poor writing abilities. The committee has compiled a list of suggestions and recommendations to help students improve their writing skills. Dr. Thompson, chairperson of the English department and CoChairperson of the committee, explained that their goal is to help students become better able to write and to make efforts to help themselves. Thompson stated that it is also their goal to get faculty concerned, about student writing; not only the English department faculty, but ail other departments as well. Thompson explained that many students have the idea that "good writing" is of concern only to English teachers. Courses in English Composition lay the , groundwork for improvement, but old habits may recur when students write for other courses. The Committee recommends that teachers in all other courses help to reinforce good writing skills. One of the recommendations is to have students do some writing In every, course where possible. Teachers should notify students at the start of the semester that they will expect written work to be organized, developed, precise, and clear. Teachers should explain why good writing is important. Another recommendation is that teachers resist student arguments such as "this isn't a course in Composition," and "I have the facts right-, though." It is the, committee's belief that poorl y written material produces misunderstanding and is time-consuming to read. Other recommendations by the committee are to refuse to ignore poor writing; explain weaknesses, have . work rewritten, lower the grade of poorly written work (with an explanation to hep produce improvement) , and send students with unusual difficulties to the Writing Lab, BCH 101. A copy of these suggestions and recommendations has been sent to the entire faculty and administration of BSC. It is the hope of the committee that professors in all departments will help to encourage improvement of students writing ability. Dr. Thompson explained that poor writing of present - day college students is a nationwide phenomenon ; to whatever extent it can be solved locally will improve both the academic performance and potential value of BSC students when they graduate. Letters to the edhor.uLetter's ^to p^ Hughes part is following legal than 7:00p.m. on Sundayamd 440p.m.on Tumdmy. Then it a 400word limit.A l lUtarnn procedures according to law. muMt b *,i *n ^mmd mMmm willb* • ' ' >¦ ' ¦ ^^MIHP^IAH m! *W ^aaaaaaamaaaaaaam rooms and apartments for Dr. B^B^BI care, cardiac care as well as rehabilitation. They also have a heavy lMMmaaaaW a a a a a W mMM ^ aaaaaaaaaaav ^aaaW Hughes and I feel all the articles ;\! ^ v by FAY A. WALTER < Interested in discussing, arguing, or simply sharing your ideas with fellow students , community faculty and members? Almost every Tuesday night on campus there is an opportunity provided through the Ideas in the Arts and Sciences Series for anyone naring to Assemble and deliberate selected topics. The present Idea Series , headed by Dr. 'Eric Smithner , Professor of Languages , stemmed from a series of campus - wide presentations under the former President Dr. ^ Nosen. A lot ofmoney was spent to host well - known speakers, who talked in areas such as " C o i r v e r s a t i o n-s ._ on Linguistics.'' Dr. Gramme Bree and- Robert Clements were among the visiting authorities ^ Soon, however, budgeting became a problem and it was Student meets the real R ussians by SUE POTTER Do Russians smile? Are they a happy, friendly people or are they really as stuffy ' as Americans build them up to be? What is Russia like behind all the myth and stories told about it? These are some questions Ken Pack, a junior Political Science major, had been asking himself. Unlike the majority of the American public, Pack had the gumption to find the answers. Anthony Pack joined Sylvester, a history professor at BSC, and sixteen others on a tour of Russia from August 3-17, 1977. Sylvester organized the escapade; visas were taken care of by Anniversary Tours of New York. crew of This motley housewives, clergy, students and professors ranging in age from eighteen to sixty-seven years departed from a foggy, rainy New York City that Wednesday morning. After a five hour lay-over in Amsterdam, the tourists landed in Th«%—t for IMI" HARWELL'S MUSIC STORE 72 N. Iron St. Bloomsburg 9 p.m. * 9 p.m. MON. 4 SAT. Rom the outrageous No.1Best-Seller ^llftili !*, 130 East Main St. 784*2747 • iii iir » i iii Watches,trophies, and greek items a specialty ¦ ¦' ' ^i^^^psi' ¦ \$iiMW$%ff i wSv' *'vV'tfiF'.a'SS^j SfciX' -v \,™ wV ( ¦ iT 'r" J&?' • 1 ' . IIUIAI^^C . ' B HBIBJI' • PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS < HIE ' CHOIRBOYS 01117 UNIVMMl CITY SHIMOS, INC. : ^ ANNOUNCED The sisters of Sigma Sigma Sigma are proud to announce the acceptance of their fourteenth pledge class: Lori Abrams, Lori Beck , Sue Bebenek, Stacie Bole, Joan Davis, Donna Kinder , Sue Kingeter, Mary Beth Kotanchik, Elisa Mancuso, Mindy McMaster, Patti Orsini, Jean Pascale, Margaret Rapp, Mary Francis Sabin, Stacie Talbott, Betsey Watts and. Nancy Whitman. BEOG CLOSING DATE Students who have not filed for federal Basic Grant aid for the 1977-78 academic year should note the following dead line dates. March ' 15 is the deadline for Basic Grant to receive applications and supplemental forrns. Corrections to information shown on the Student Eligibility Report must be received by June 15. Students interested in applying to Basic Grant for this academic year can pick up an application form at the Financial Aid Office, 19 Ben Franklin Building, before March 15. f — Vte Repair and Sell Portable Typtwriteis andCalculators y HITTER'S OFFICE SUPPLY ^ UllfcMaii S^ BIoei^Mit 21ST PLEDGE CLASS ANNOUNCED The sisters of Tau Sigma pi would like to announce the pledges of our 21st pledge class. Congratulations to Diana Benasutti, Joanne Recupero, Jane Mikos, Theresa Nally, Paula Savvy, Charlotte Brady, Susan Hodge, Joanne Lenhart, Michelle Kummerer, Cindy Lee and Louise Susner. The sisters of Tau Sigma pi would .also like to congratulat Phi Iota Chi, Theta Tau Omega, Delta Epsilon Beta , Sigma Sigma Sigma and Chi Sigma Rho on their new pledge classes. COURT RULES NOTED Effective Monday, Feb. 20, Racquetball Reservations are taken oh numbers 3227 or 3228 only from 8 .a.m. until 9 a.m. One reservation per call. Players are asked to limit their participation to once or twice a week so that others may have a chance to play. No HPEA members other faculty or students ^ may make reservations at any other than the 8 9 hour. Reservations will be taken one day in advance. The Racquet ball Courts may be reserved for approval tournaments such as those run by the Intramural Office. The (continued from page two ) j ab the person 's hand with a fork and say "No-no." This is what B. F. Skinner calls "negative incentive" and they will be forced to go to the Bloomsburg Hospital for medical attention , which is a fate worse than the jab of the fork. The R.A. 's are taught to be mini-shrinks , but they 're generaly okay. The president is a nice guy, but you know what they say about nice guys. The sorority problem can be solved by threatening to steal the pillows. They will immediately back off at least forty paces . That is as much as I can offer you, but just in case you do decide to cut out , just remember, there's a good view from the top of Columbia. Especially on the way down. ^ ^\J/ Ruth & Judy's , ' j S^ ' Beauty Salon JjEW ^Sf|| i Are You Parking Your ' Car On Campus? Effective Monday (2-27-78) f i f , Commuters • The top level of the Tri-level is available during day time class hours for parking. Resident Students - Park Maximizing Comprehension, Minimizing Time and Energy," on Wednesday, March 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the KehrvXJriion Multipurpose' Room. , . SUBMIT NAMES NOW Nine- student representatives are needed to serve for the Community , Arts Council. If interested , submit your name to the CGA Secretary by March 3 and help select programs for next year! your car on-campvt as J assigned by Security* H you\ do not have a parking 1 ~ permit - obtain one im-y mediately. \ Shuttlebus . service will } / begin at 7:15 a.m. You cooperation will be\ 1 greatly appreciated. WAS THE SODA THAT BAD?...Vandalism has spread far and wide on the BSC campus as th is soda machine in Elwell's laundry room depicts. (Photo by Hough) Security reports Are you aware? oy NANCY ROWLANDS During the week of February 12, the following criminal acts were reported to Security : RETAIL THEFT — On February 10 at 3 :p.m. a male student was arrested in the College Store for taking without ^paying for, three 25 cent candy bars. THEFT — Sometime on February 9, an off-campus resident lost her purse in Kehr Union . On February 11, the purse was turned in to the lost / ACADIMIC \ RESEARCH / I \ Bloomsburg dlords on Tuesday j. Feb. 28 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the Kehr Union Multipurpose Room. Off-campus Housing - Mr. John Abell will discuss student landlord relations and other housing problems on Thursday, March 2 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Union. Reading Workshop - Jim Mullen will present "Toward More Effective Reading: "Dea r Eddy ?" Close your books and walk on down to Ruth & Judy 's for a trim ! Waiting to serve you - Racquetball Court closing time will be extended to 10 p.m. .and will continue to be closed when the college has home events in Basketball and Wrestling. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Students interested in applying for a BSC Scholarshipfor 1978-79 can pick up" an application in the Financial Aid Office, 19 Ben Franklin Building, before March 1. FOCUS PROGRAM SLATED Nena O'Neill will appear on Feb. 28, to speak for the Focus Program on Human Sexuality. Time of her appearance will be announced at a later date. PROJECT HOPE LISTSEVENTS The following is a list of upcoming events sponsored by Project HOPE : Tenant Rights - An attorney from the law firm of Elion & Wayne will explain the legal rights and responsibilities of student tenants and their lan- 10,000 TOPICS 1 QUALITY GUARANTEED! UNO SIM f0* YOU* tH>PAQI MAIL OtOfff CA TALOG I I RISIARCH ASW1ANCI \ / \ UJW IDAHO AVI., 30A-F / \10S ANOILIS, CA. fSMlX ^ XsjajJl W-MN ^ and found at Security. .The wallet was missing. THEFT. AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Between the hours of midnight on February 11 and 1 a.m. on February 12, a vending machine in the basement of Montour Hall was broken into.. The glass was smashed and 50 candy items valued at 20 cents each were removed. Total damage was reported at $50. The cash box was intact. Currently under investigation. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF — Sometime on February x ll, a windshield of a vehicle belonging to a staff member of the steamhouse plant was broken, Someone through a bieer bottle through it. Damage is valued at $150. THEFT — A female resident of Montour Hall fell victim to an act i)f theft on February 16. Sometime between 2:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., $93 of clothing were taken from the south bathroom of the south wing on the fourth floor o.' Montour Hall. The clothes had been hung there to dry . THEFT — A female student from Northunberland Hall reported $10 missing from, her wallet located in her purse which was kept in the closet of her room. This theft occurred sometime between Sunday the twelfth and Wednesday the fifteenth of February . Currently under investigation. THEFT— Twenty dollars has been reported missing by a female student residing in Northumberland Hall. The money was removed from an envelope within her purse which was located in her closet. This act of theft occurred sometime between Wednesday the eighth and Satu rday the eleventh of February. As a result of the numerous accounts of damage to the vending machines in Elwell Hall , many of them have been removed by Weller Vending Company. As to when the machines will be returned , there is no definite date . 'Deadbeat s' cause problefti sf CAST YOUR VOTE!...Vine* LaRuffa and Jo* Surdoval ara 'tha two candidates for CGA President. Cast your vote on Monday or Tuesday, Fab. 27 and 28. (Photos by Hough) Vince LaRuffa 's views (continued fro m page one) dollars sitting in the Husky Contingency Fund, which is part of CGA monies, LaRuffa has said that he would like to look into the possibilities of purchasing run:down houses in the town, renovate them and rent them out tcstudentS at a reasonable price. "This would also come under the Off-campus housing committee that would be set up, " LaRuffa continued, ''the profits could be used for maintenance and after a while the profits could be large enough to buy more houses for more students. This could only serve to benefit both town and college relations. " * The Business Administration major also sees that the faculty evaluations must be dealt with immediately. * We will have to approach the administration and see what can be done with them besides keeping students away from profs that they don't like and have them fill the classes of who they think are easy graders," said LaRuffa. "I want to know if these evaluations, will effect someone's tenure or is it just a waste of time to evaluate a person that will just scoff at the results. Another academic problem is in the Biolpgy I Classes. The students never get to see what questions they get wrong and I'm willing to try to have that rule done away with because if a student can not see what he gets wrong then it seems futile to take a test such as that. " The Bio. I issue, though, would be a joint effort between both CGA and the Representative Assembly. Talking about the Candidates Night on Monday last, LaRuffa said , "I admit I was a bit ignorant about some of -the questions posed, but! think that it might serve me better to be openminded and not prejudiced about certain issues. When a problem is explained to me, by either the administration or another member of CGA, then I will better understand and be more objective about a possible decision or point of view." (continued on page eight) Joe Surdoval s views (continued from page one ) mobile home purchase in his platform last year was not carried out. "After going to Bucknell with people from housing last year we found that purchasing trailers for the upper campus was not monetarily, feasible to benefit more than 40 students." Permission was > needed from the state to use the upper campus for this purpose and permission was not granted. Parking is also a priority of Surdoval. He is looking into the feasibility of setting up a shuttle bus system "which would allow students to live farther off campus than they can now if they don't have a car. Students living across the river out at Wonderview and in other areas that are out of walking distance would be benefited." Surdoval feels students may be able to find cheaper housing farther from campus and shuttle busses will facilitate matters in this area. Shuttle busses will also help eliviate parking :- problems. ''Students that live in Elwell Hall that want to have a car on campus could keep it up at the fieldhouse where they can have a parking space and it would be easy enough for them to get up there and get it." Last year, some of Surdoval's platform promises were not carried out. "So instead this year, rather than promising exactly what I am going to do and making claims which in some cases won't work out, I will emphasize my accomplishments. This shov. that I am in a position to bt very effective, since the collee has never . had the opportunity, of having a student that has already served in the position and does not need orientation to come in and keep the ship going. " Surdoval finished by stating: "Last year I came in with some experience but even with the large amounts of experience I had, it took me months and months to get to know everything that was going on in school. This year I have an opportunity to pay back the students for electing me last year." BS C to hos t S up a -Stars Contes t JL / /KMitiniMwi fmm natfe one ; dicap, but the events are diversified so that overall brute strength and except ional speed are not dominant ingredients for victory " Prizes include: a $250 scholarsh ip for the 1st place overall winner, $100-and troph y-lst runner up, $75 scholarsh ip-and trophy - 2nd runner up, and a troph y and $50 scholarship each for the 3rd an d 4th runners up. According to Eichenlaub , the scholarships will be sent to the financial aid office at each winner's school to determine if he-she is eligible. If not eligible, the scholar ship will be donated in the winners name. / ( continued from page one ) reason why repayment of delinquent loans has not been enforced ; the organization was loosely-woven and without supervision. "That' s part of my job now," Watts said, "to supervise student loans and to supervise collection of them." In the past, anyone who was recommended by the Financial Aid Committee was eligible for a student loan; different faculty members who knew the applicant were not consulted as to whether he was dependable , honest or reliable. Some loans were granted by telephone. For this reason Watts feels that many applicants received loans who shouldn't have. Action taken Student loans of $65,000 have been, given out in the past. About $17,000 which accounts for about 40 people, are still delinquent in loans . Under Watts' supervision, the Alumni Association has begun to notify those having delinquent loans. Watts sends each one a personal letter requesting that, the debt be repaid If there is no response, another letter is sent. 'After three letters, if no move make is made to payment, the case will be taken to an attorney. The debtor's cost will then be increased — he must not only repay his loan with interest, but also pay the attorney 's fee. On your mark! A race track at B.S.C.? You bet! On Saturday, February 25 at 9 p.m. the Kehr Union Multipurpose Room will be transformed into a race track as the Program Board presents "A Nite At the Races." Films of actual horse races will be shown and "money" will be issued to each participant to bet on a favorite horse. Contestants can bet on such grea ts as "Electric Blanket". "Foot Rash" , "Expectant Wife ", "Dripping Nose" and "Senior Citizen." Prizes include a BSC lamp, Magee dinners, a racquetball racquet, Write-N-Roll kit, and albums which include "Saturday Night Fever", "Simple Dreams" by Linda Ronstadt and "The Stranger " by Billy Joel. Also, a candle, a BSC blanket, a Cross pen and pencil set, and others. "Money winners will be able to bid on these prizes at a special auction to be held immediately after the races. The event is open free of charge to all BSC students. Don't miss the chance of a lifetime to bet it all and lose nothing. Lightstreet Hotel "Th* ff«itaurant Irt fht Country " For a Delightful Dining Experience Since 1056 Rosv. Tal. 784- 1070 Some of the delinquent loans go back as far as the 1920's, but Watts stated that only those enafter 1960 will be strictly ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' • ' v• -• • '•• ' forced .- . , ' ^ Students who borrow from the Alumni fund are required to have two co-signers oh the note; in many cases , these are parents and faculty members. If the holder of the delinquent loan cannot be reached or is unable to pay* these co-signers will be obligated to resolve the ¦¦ ;¦ • ¦'¦:; ¦ debt. ; . Problems faced Some of the problems encountered by Watts in collecting loans include women who have married and .don't work whose husbands refuse to repay their debts, those who cannot be located arid those who actually think they haye paid back their loan (Watts gave an example of a couple who thought they had paid their Alumni loan when they had repaid their NDSL). Usually after . notification the people are willing to repay, but some have been notified a number of times and still make no attempt to pay. "It's very'unfair to the people who have repaid to have others delinquent," Watts said ^ "and it's ruining the student fund of the Alumni Association. We're at the point now where we really don't want to use the money." He ' explained that the Association will probably request that the money remaining in the McNinch Fund be changed[ from .a .student loan to a direct: scfoiarehip/ fund. "The student loan problem has been sd horrendous that it vybji id be better if we'df jjist take 'the; money frbrii the investments to build up scholarships and give mem'to ;'Uie ' ' pe(^le >ratfier !fHan: trying to collect^" he said: " ! There aren't a lot of requests for Alumni loans riovVbecausePolf the availability of bther money; and aid — scholarships, tuition; work programs,- formal grants* etc. — must be; cleared by the Financial Aid - Officer: ; This prevents a few *' people from getting more than they ;• need when others don't get enough. Proceduresnoted Anyone desiring an Alumni loan must be personally hv terviewed by Watts; the: applicant must have exhausted all other avenues of aid and justify his need for the loan- "The money is not intended for telephone bills, automobiles or socializing — it's to help the student with tuition, books and incidentals he needs in order to stay in school," Watts said. Watts has found so far that his attempt to collect on old debts — some as small as $10 — has been f ai rly successful ; however, a whopping sum of $17,000 still remains unpaid. "It's a shame the program has to be ruined," he .said, "It's like taking advantage of a good friend who has helped you out." Picky, y, Kick Picky, That's what you can be when you order your college ring. Stop in and see what we mean) Monday and Tuesday, March 6-7th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The College Store The Josten's representative will be at the College Store on the above dates to assist you in selecting your official Bloomsburg State Col* lege class ring. Receive all the deluxe options - sunburst stones , " full name signature and encrust*ing - free of charge, plus save 5%. Order Now and Save I ¦ i ¦ ; ' ¦:. : Mat Mews:rec€f mmsem:m«mHmmm • .- ¦> ¦.- . ¦¦. ¦ ¦am " Jam ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦7. " ¦" ' • ' • v.. - '— ¦ . - ¦ - - Tern:- T^- - 7 - . - ,;7- Bloomsburg State* College is represented by Tony Caravella (150 lbs ) , Andy Cappelii (167 lbs.) , and Dom DiGioacchino (177 lbs. ) in National Mat News' latest selections of eastern wrestling standouts. The monthly picks pre made of the top five wrestlers in each of . the ten collegiate weight divisions. Caravella and Cappelii are both listed fifth in their division while DiGioacchino . is second in his weight ¦ ' - ¦ ;. ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ , . .. - ?-•' •¦ » .. ¦ ¦ ¦ • • ¦ -. • ¦ '¦.¦. • - .'•. • ¦- '• • ,. ¦•.¦V --^ - -•-¦>- ¦ . -:. ' '. - r- ' 7 — 7 : .'. » class. Caravella, a sophomore from Bricktown , NJ , has an 8-1 dual meet record and is 30.-5 overall. He captured the 150 lb. title in both the Pennsylvania Conference and Delaware Invitational tournaments this season . Cappelii , a junior from Berwyn , has an 8-3-1 dual mark and is 29-5-1 overall. He leads the team in pins with five. In addition to - individual cham- -7 ; '- pionships in both the PC and Delaware Invitational, he also placed first in the Bloomsburg I nvitational held in early December. Sophomore DiGioacchino, E. Hanover , NJ , is undefeated in dual competition (7-0 ) and is 243 overall. DiGioacchino transferred to Bloomsburg from Montclair State where he was a division III national champion. He placed fourth in the PC championships, losing to the Slocum 's hot shooti ng lifts cagers over Wi lkes standing Wilkes Colonels, 70-69, in a game where Steve Bright scored his one-thousandth career point. After a slow I start, the Women cagers smash Bucknell by DENISE RATH In their final game of the Bloomsburg season , the varsity basketball women 's team trounced Bucknell University, 92-56 on Monday night. Mary Balaba n led the Huskies' scoring spectacle with her game-high 29 points. First half The first half saw much fastpaced, end-to-end basketball. It was a high scoring period in which the teams traded baskets. Neither team pulled ahead in the early going. Bloomsburg opened the game in a zone defense, while Bucknell used a player-toplayer defense. Both teams were able to penetrate inside until BSC switched to a playerto-player defense. Bucknell's taller players, who had been carrying their team , were stymied. Balaban leads the way The key factor for the Huskies was Balaban , who pumped in 17 points in the opening half. Behind her offensive pla„y, Bloomsburg built as much as an 11 point lead in the first half. Bucknell battled back late in the half and the period ended with BSC out in front , 42-35. The BSC women's gymnastic team put on an exhibition at halftime, performing various skills. The second half opened with BSC (extending its -lead) and continuing its scoring spree. Bucknell remained scoreless for the first three minutes ; even after that their baskets were few and far between. Bloomsburg totally domina ted play in the final half—out-scoring, outhustling, and out-rebounding the visitors. Balaba n led all scorers with 29 points, Julie Ludrof , Patti Lyons and Sally Houser added ten points each. Seniors Julie Ludrof , Ann D'lqnazio and Mary Balaban played their last game before a home crowd on Monday night. ^ ^ ^ ^BV .:- .;. vv.:.JeW ^yjM&&f^-m. - - C r 7' .' . ' 7 7 ,, , 7'- ".7. -777777 ^7. - . 7-^7 , > ;y v; :' v ;v.?^;^ WHO STOLE THE PUCK?...Blooimburg's goalie Ken Curcio and defenseman Dave White try to block a shot on goal during the Juniata game , won by BSC 8-2. (Photo by Paglialunga) by AL SCHOCH . JR. Jeff Slocum sparked the Bloomsburg State basketball team in the last minutes as the Huskies defeated the home- ¦J , - -. v ; Huskies, led by Bright, surged to an 18-15 lead. They jumped to a 32-24 lead, but Wilkes came back to cut the lead to 34-31 at half time. Wilkes pulls ahead Wilkes got their act together early in the second half , as a combination of their offense and full-court press resulted in a 433'8 lead. With a little over a minute left, the Colonels had a 67-64 lead. Then Slocum hit for six consecutive points to pull out the win for BSC. Slocum was one oif fqur BSC players to reach double figures , as he scored 14 points. Bright was high with 19 points, and Al Williams and Marjt Cable scored 10 each. Wilkes had three men in double figures : Mark Hughes had 12, Don McCarrie 14, and Jim Schoen 13. Finale tomorrow Tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 the Huskies host Mansfield State in the final game of the season. Mansfield , also a member of the PSCAC east division , beat the Huskies last week at Mansfield. The 1978 Eastern Wrestling League championship tournament will be held next Friday and Saturday at Nelson Fieldhouse. Top teams such as Penn State , Clarion, Lock Haven, ' Pitt and Bloomsburg will be represented. eventual champion Ray Yeager of Edinboro. All three will be in the lineup for the Huskies when Bloomsburg ' hosts the . Eastern Wrestling League. Championships to be held in Nelson Fieldhouse March 3-4. Listed ahead of Cara vella in the Mat News selections were: Dave Grubman , Princeton * first; Bill Vollrath , Penn State, second; Mark " Densberger; Wilkes, third; Mickey Akins, Temple, fourth. Ahead . .of Cappelii were/ Ron Varga , Cleveland State, Colin Kilrain , Lehigh , Jim Vargo , East Stroudsburg, Bill Miron , Princeton. Mark Lieberman was listed first at 177 lbs. and after DiGioacchino were Dan Pfautz , Penn State, Rich Haislip, Rhode Island , Jay Hockenbroch, Clarion. BSC skates by Juniatav 8-2 by SUSAN BARRON AND SUSAN HENNINGER Despite the fact tha t they were lacking a number of players BSC's hockey club came off the™ ice Saturday morning, with their best game, so far in the season, beating Juniata 8-2. Starting on offense was Halberstadt , Avil and Barker with Dave White and Hyatt on defense and Curcio in goal. It was an exciting and fast paced first period as BSC gave it all they had and beat Juniata 's goalie three times while successfully keeping Juniata 's offense away from their goal. Scoring . for Bloomsburg was Black , unassisted. Mammele, assisted by Hyatt, and Hyatt, assisted by v -' Black. Still going strong in the second period BSC kept their scoring power and scored three more times, but this time letting Juniata get by them twice making the score 6-2. The scoring this time was done by Barker assisted by Halberstadt and Avil , Rich White, unassisted and Barker again assisted by Halberstadt and Avil. Because of the fewer than usual" number of players present the players who were there had to skate more often and for a longer period of time than they are used to. It was obviously beginning to show on them as they began to slow down toward the end of the second period, but rested and BSC WEEKEND SPORTS Swimming at Indiana University of Penna., 2 p.m., Sat. Basketball Home vs. Mansfield , 3 p.m., Sat. Wrestling Homo vs. Mlllersville , 6*8p.m., Sat. fired up by their four points lead. BSC came back into the third period looking sharp and scoring two more times. They, also managed to hold Juniata down to their previous two goals, ending the game 8-2 in favor of BSC. Mammele scored first in the third period followed by Avil assisted by Halberstadt and Barker. Juniata had six minutes in penalties and Bloomsburg had. seventeen minutes plus a game misconduct given to Dave White,7With one minute left in the game. It was definitely a good game, in spite of a few abusive Juniata fans, so if you like hockey, be sure to make it to a game soon. It will certainly be worth the drive to Sunbury . LaRuff a ( continued from , page seven ) I The candidate for President also felt that CGA representatives should be more active especially in the dorms, by going door to door and asking those who voted for them what their opinions -on a topic might be. "This wiir increase the student input into the works of the college; I think that this should also be done for the Bloomsburg Student Concert Committee. The students need to be informed on who is available at a certain time and for what prices, then they can assist in helping to show the committee what they will pay for." As a fina l comment on the problems and everyday happenings that go on at BSC, LaRuffa felt that "I know that everything can 't happen overnight, but I think that T can try to 'get : somethings sooner than what some other people feel will take 'too long.' LH gytn team outs cores BSC by CINDY PECK The Lock Haven State College women 's gymnastics squad outdid the Husky team on Saturday by a 99.25 - 48.55 score. However , Coach Margie Schaeffer was "pleased with the meet. '' She stated, "The girls are now starting to understand what conrrpctition is." Annie Suavely scored 5.95 on floor exercise. That was BSC's highest individual score, Lock Haven'»j Mary Ami Lester had the top performance of 7.9 on vaulting. BSC had a few first-time performances during the meet. Barb Considine and Sandy F^ckhart com peted for their first times on the uneven parallel bars; Annie Swavely competed for her first time on the balance beam. ''Next year Lock Haven will come here . We 're looking forward to beating them," said Schaeffer. The team's fina l meet of the season will be held Friday at 7:00 at Nelson Fieldhouse. Come out and support pur v gymnasts!