RETRE NCHME NT Over the course of the summer, BSC was faced with dealing with the problem of retrenchment and loss of various services or a cut in services at the least. The budget has to be stretched to try to keep the college running smoothly, and yet there will be a layoff in order to meet the budgetary demands. After accepting then rejecting various plans, PLAN C is the one that will probably be in effect unless something unforseen occurs. This plan is printed in full below and deals with the least needed services first and works down to the most-needed services : RetrenchmentPlan C (IncludingAlternatives to Retrenchment) l.Food service economies-This item will reduce drastically those College-supported and work-related functions such as semi-annual faculty orien- others are members of the TIAA-CREF plan, whose rates are 7.6%, the amount paid into the State Employees Retirement Fund from the College 's budget should be reduced by $6, 056. This represents a savings of five percent of the total salaries of $121,122 earned by these six employees. This is a positive opportunity to reduce expenditures to a more precise and equitable amount without harming the operation of the College. 3.Reduce expenditures on buildings and structures- This will have serious implications in Sutliff and Hartline Halls with regard to laboratories on which major work must be done to up-date in order to provide facilities necessary to the new Health Science programs. Impact on educational programs is most severe in gearing up to support changing missions in order to meet student needs and retain our enrollments. 4.1ncrease room fee for resident students by $72-year per student- This decision is made most reluctantly since it may well have a serious long term effect on our enrollment. Charging an additional room fee of $72 per year and at the same time inCampus Voice creasing the basic fee as well as passing on additional costs to wants you ! students (see impact statement The Campus Voice needs you ! no. 18 infra) must be judged to If in you 're interested be intolerable . The continued passing of financial burdens of photography, writing stories , typing or otherwise working on this nature to our students will a newspaper , come to the undoubtedly have a direct eforgani zational meeting this fect on student enrollment. Tuesday night , Se ptember9 at 5.AIter college printing and 7:00 pm on th e second floor publication schedule- The coffeehouse in the Union. If you proposal to publish are unable to attend , ca ll the undergraduate Voice offi ces at 389-3101 or • catalogues evert two years b y d r o p instead of annually is made tations , candidate luncheons, and presidential dinners vital to fac ulty recruitment and communication. 2.Recalculation of retirement contributions- Currently, the College is paying into the State Employe's Retirement Fund on behalf of all its employees an amount equal to 12.6% of the total payroll. Since four employees are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System and two CAM PUS £ Bloomsburg State College , Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815 "VOICE A Publication of the Maroon and Gold News PHEA A-BEO G Act now on special aid re quirement Ninety thousand Pennsylvanians going to colleges, trade, business and nursing schools this fall will know in the next few days how they stand as far as financial aid from the state is concerned. Their state higher education assistance grants, worth approximately $64 m illi on , have been processed and award notices are being sent to the recipients. But , another 13,000 state student aid hopefuls who haven't fulfilled special filing requirements could be hurting themselves for second-halfyear help if they don't act soon. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, which administers student aid for the Commonwealth , have this explanation : For the firsthalf year , 103 ,000 awards valued at about $33.4 million had been processed by the Agency. Because of unused federal funds last year, the Agency made half-year awards in order to best match up both state and federal funds with applicants. In order to utilize federal fund s fully, the Agency made It mandatory for PHEAA applicants to also apply for aid through a federal program ¦— the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (BEOG ) . Ninety thousand complied , 13 ,000, didn 't. The ninety thousand currently are '; receivin g awards notices. "Those 13,000 who should have filed lor BEOG help but will get a final notification that they should do so, "said Kenneth R. Reeher , Executive Director of PHEAA. "If they don't, they will lose their eligibility for state aid for the final term of 1975-76." The notification will be sent soon to those who didn 't apply for BEOG aid. Either way, said Reeher, students will know within a short time what their status will be or what they must do if they have not filed , and should hold their questions until they either have gotten a grant notice or instructions on how to proceed to obtain BEOG eligibility. Because of the expanded number of applicants and the anticipated increase in the total award amount with no increase in state funding, the Agency had to make it mandatory for the major ity of students to seek federal BEOG help as well. By doing so, the students, for the most part , could receive more aid through combined federal state aid even though they would receive less state aid alone. ' The 13,000 state grant applicants who previously were notified by PHEAA that they were required to file for BEOG and have failed to do so will have until October 15, 1075 to take that action, If they fail to do so by that dato, eligibility for a state grant for¦ the final term of the current academic year , will be denied , did n 't reluctantly because of mixed reactions from institutions where two-year editions have been published. The catalogue is a contract with the students and it is vital that information concerning policies, curricula and program requirements be as up-to-date as possible. A twoyear printing schedule would require a drastic and difficult adjustment in procedures for revising policies and implementing new programs. Thus, the work of the LongRange Planning Commission would be seriously impaired. 6.Abolish one 'management position (Associate Vice President for Academic Alfairs)- The loss of this academic m a n a g e m e n t position will mean that the important academic support services of admissions , records, and the library will lose a high degree of coordination with the teaching unitsof the College. In addition, since this executive dean's duties cut a c r o s s a ll a c a d e m i c organizational lines , instructional programs will suffer the loss of the efficiency which proper coordination and supervision can bring. This position retrenchment reduces still further one of the smallest management staffs among the Pennsylvania State Colleges and University. 7.Reduce contracted main- 1 tenance expenditures- A reduction in this obj ective will defer cleaning and routine inspections on costly equipment. Over the years, this will result in breakdown and higher equipment replacement costs. Most air handling equipment and office machines are too specialized for our campus maintenance employees to cont'd on page 6 RA' s in Elwell (now known as the Hilton ) get ready for the mob of stud ents retu rning from . . • . . • summer vaca tions. ¦ ¦ ' '' ' ; ' ¦ ¦ • i . _ . . ' ¦ v AP.'.raa1,^1. ^BSfS^m^Kmm ^^^^^ V^^^^^^^^^ Calendar Controversy Over The students have been heard ! You have returned this fall to some good news, which is a welcome change compared to some of last year 's events. Last semester there was a great turbulence of student dissa tisfaction concerning the shape of the '76-'77 academic calendar. If you can remember , the calendar was set up such that final exams would be awaiting the students soon after Christmas vacation. This dragging-out of the first semester was met with much student unrest. I' m sure you are able to recall the numerous letters and editorial comments that appeared within the pages of the Campus Voice. Some were nasty and some were suggestive of alternate ideas. But , more importantly , all were fighting what had been accepted to be instituted for '76-77. Dr. Pickett's name was one frequently-used as the one responsible for the poorly-outlined calendar , and justly so. However, over the course of the summer, Dr. Pickett realized his error and has changed the calendar plan. Dr. Pickett recently stated to a group of students, "One thing came through loud and clear and that was your deep concern ." And he further noted that all future calendars would begin around September 1 and end about May 15 with Christmas vacation uninterrupted. I think that we have to take a moment and realize something here. We students do have the power to change things if we voice our concerns to those in charge of the policy making. President McCormick has tried to impress upon students that we can work within the system to get what we want , and this calendar change is surely indicative of his point. Another point that must be shown is that any governing body ideally should realize when it has erred in judgment in the interests of its people. And when this has been determined , a change must be instituted or the people will lose faith. Since in our case the mistake has been rectified , it shows that the administrative staff is interested enough to take our concerns as important. Just as you and I rebuked Dr. Pickett for his decision last semester , now he is entitled to our lauds . Welcome back , everyone-I'm glad we could be welcomed with such good news. Barb Wanchisen The Lighter Side by Peggy Mor an A sum mer p lace? Tired of that same old summer vacation that never seems to change from year to year? Are you bored with working to earn enough money to come back to school? Has the family style vacation and the "at the shore" scene lost its appeal ? Then, maybe next y ear , you should try Bloomsburg. For the interested student , willing to put up with a few minor Inconveniences, Bloom offers a wealth of both educational and social activities. As far as the summer social scene is concerned, the Union is where the action is. On weeknights, mainly during orientation , tuned in students may be found bumping to the beat of live music, or on a less active night , taking in a flick in the comfort of the airconditioned Multipurpose Room. But f ur t h ose two mont h s when the only people to be found on campus are those stooges taking summer courses, the "soc"(as in social scene) is not, quite up to par. During the week the Union Games Room is t h e pl ace f or t he busy stu dent to ta ke a b rea k from their harried schedules. The Union Is open for business until midnigh t during the week; weekend finds the but the cam pus hot spot an impenetrable fortress after 10 p.m. Situations like this definitely leave something to be desired as far as social activities are concerned. With no other alternatives , students are forced to seek entertainment elsewhere ; off-campus for instance. Wild fraternit y parties and other sundry downtown activities were the last resort for entertainment of most students who chose to weekend here in Bloom. But taking all of this into consideration , things could have been worse: they could bave had the pin ball machines removed from the Games Room, or the parties might not have been quite so wild. Considering that vacation has just ended , it might be a little soon to be making plans for that next exten ded hi atus , but when May rolls around , and you're faced with the prospect of yet another summer doing what you've done f or t h e p ast fi ve y ears , give Bloomsburg a ch ance , it might surprise you, (Then again , it might not) . "Pitt enger 's p ar adoxes " Welcome back, and welcome back to a few grand controversies, the grandest of which is the budget deficit problem and what BSC is going to have to do about it next year. According to the state Department of Education , we will have to hit our "Target Deficit" (such a cute phrase) of $1,002 ,063 for that fiscal year. Cutting that much money isn't a matter of trimming off the excess; its a stab in the heart for almost every department and curriculum on campus. ( Read the facts on page one. ) Paradox par adise Here's the thing, the real thing: BSC is about the fifth largest state-owned college Thin king Allowed by Mark Mullen Gett ing It Going College-time is here again and Bloomsburg State College is throwing the collegiate machine into gear once more. There's a lot happening to the campus, on the outside and on the inside. The external changes are most evident , and are affecting us in various ways. The rubble of Old Waller Hall has yielded to a bustling mass of steel and concrete, making the walk up Second Street interesting and the driving difficult. Campus Security has some new wheels (a new station wagon and a new International Scout) to get around on , and Elwell lobby has had a face lift. The visual changes are impressive, but the real improvement is more difficult to see. I've observed a change in the administration that perhaps many will not notice for some time. The administration , so far , has been putting a great emphasis on involvement and good communication. I sense that Dr. McCormick and Company are improving Intern al and external communica tions. As a result, we'll be seeing a lot more of our There will be administrators, and we'll be asked for feedback to aid in i m p r o v i n g our c a mp u s situation. I hope we'll have answers. Another happy change made of late, is that Dr. Pickett (you remember him) has decided to recommend to President McCormick that the '76-77 calendar be "revised" to a more viable plan. Apparently, someone was listening last year. But as the semester starts rolling along, we've all got some common problems to keep us occupied. Such as remembering our roommate's name(s) , standing in line for course changes (and meals too ) , locating classrooms and buildin gs and profs , and keeping your mind off of the summer you just left. So as another semester begins to happen along, we all venture forth with our numbertwo pencils in our hands and our social security numbers in our hearts, and we proceed to print legibly, keep our keys s t r a i g h t , rem ember our roommate's name , and perservere. Students in "hot water " To get specific, one of the major things to be chopped off is the campus laundry . All oncampus students will start to wash their own bed linens next year. The Commons won't be likely to have freshly washed and ironed tablecloths either. The real tragedy though , is the loss of jobs for the 12 people employed at the laundry now . "Salary savings" sounds good ; "Depriving people of their income" sounds more realistic. Many departments will become short-staffed , creating overcrowded classes and poor quality education. Some staff reductions m ay prove dangerous; the security staff will lose one guard, and the Student Life staff will lose a resident dean, meaning one dorm will be without a professional administrator. Public Relations will be clipped down by one staff member and a serious cut-back in printing; Bloomsburg State won't be able to promote itself efficiently and will lose even more enrollment possibilities. Music Department infor mation Free Recital : John Couch , BSC . resident pianist , will give a recital in Haas Auditorium at 8:15 next Thursday evening. The new Baldwin SD10 Concert Grand Piano he will be performing on is the largest made, and was specifically chosen for Haas acoustics. Mr. Couch has selected an interesting variety of classical music for Thursday's presentation. Musical Groups : The Music Department is looking for new people for their various organizations. The groups include the Concert Choir, Maroon and Gold Band , the Women's Choral Ensemble, the Men's Glee Club, the Madrigal Singers, and the College Community Orchestra. All interested people , please call 7;>89-3107, or see the secretary , Shirley Pahls, in the Haas Center office , located at the side entrance first floor. THE CAMPUS VOICE EdI tor ln Chlef Barb Wanchisen Feature Editor Peggy Moran Dale Myers Vickie Mears s P° rl 8 Editor Business Manager Jonn Charosk y Ass l. News Edllor News Edl lor Joe Sylvester Copy Edllor Production Managor Asst. News Edllor Yearbook! when it comes to enrollment ; but the commonwealth figures us to be College Number 9 when it comes to dishing out money. Does this make sense? Feed a fat baby and ignore the starving one... The Secretary of Education , John Pittenger, expects us to stop spending that "extra " million dollars a year. What will we have to do? Cut costs. Cut programs, cut services, cut people; cut the students , f a c u l t y , s t a f f and administration. Raise costs. Raise tuition , raise housing, raise food costs. But we will lose money simultaneously with a rapid decrease in enrollment. Stev e Slyers Wiolo Editor Ed Hauck K A OuQd0 Randy Mason ,Mr, Ken Hoffman , Director of Public Rolallons and Publica tions Is the Advis or an or gan i zat iona l meet i n g f or t he Obiter ' ( college yearbook ) Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. All those interested In joi ning the staff should attend the meetings to be held in the Obiter office , top floor, Kehr Union. 4 is pr imed on a wee kly basis during The Campus Voice is ttiu ottiualtiudent publica tion s ttlu um&bur u i>a*u ^odoyo and t he academic yoar excop i during vocations and final oxam week. The Campus Voice Is a-momberof ihe Pennsylvania Nowspapors Publishers Associati on under the name of the Maroon and Gold News. T he Campus Voice offices are loco tod on the second floor of the Kohr Union. The phone number Is 309-310). All copy and adver tlsin o should bo submi tted by • < ¦ . . . ' i ¦ , i M • I I • B I I fl fl fl H H H I fl 0 fl fl H fl H fl H fl H fl B H fl B fl 9 H B B 8 fl B I i 1 I I I I I I ' Huskies tune up for season opene r This year Coach Sproule faces one of his toughest challenges in recent years as he tries to bring the BSC football fortunes back to respectability. One of the things that make this task look extremely difficult , is the lack of a proven offense. Last year's offensive unit showed only occasional glimpses of effectiveness as it sputtered throughtout the season. To improve on their offensive outlook , the Huskies will have to cut down on mistakes that last year cost them several games, and also on injuries which hindered the development of the young offensive unit. The Huskies suffered several key injuries last season and this had to hurt their development , -particularly serious being injuries to running backs and starting quarterback Stan Guerecki , since lost to graduation , so that it seemed as though the team never had the same starting backfield two weeks in a row . Coach Sproule will be looking for a replacement for Guerecki and his choice could be either Ken Haynie or Gene Markowski , both of whom started some of the time last year while Guerecki was injured. Who ever gets the nod , he will have to be able to get a decent running attack The * offensive line could be a much better aid here than it was last year due to the fact that they will have to work together for a season. Last year they were Merma ids look to suc l sea son « • » ~^ ^»" cessfu -^ ^ "^ ^«" ~^ ^ ^^" ^^ ^^ ^ The women 's swimming and diving team of BSC will compete against ten teams this coming season . This compares to six in the recently completed season. Last year , BSC (58-28) , defeated Lehigh ( 87-41) , 1 Mansfield! and Lycoming (87-30) but lost to Penn State (97-34) , Bucknell (76-55 ) , and Lock Haven (78-53). In preparing for this schedule, Head Coach Mary Gardner stated ,"There are several strong, promising freshman coming for next ^^ " " ^^^^r -^m^^ ¦^^^^ ™p ^^^^ -^^^^ ^™ ^™ season who will definitly add to the team 'sdepth and strength in various events where we were lacking somewhat for our first season." She added , "This season we hope to have all the girls back since the team was comprised of all freshman and sophomores. " The tenative schedule lists meets against West Virginia , Glassboro State, Temple, East Stroudsburg, Lock Haven , Mansfield , Lycoming, Binghamton Lehigh and Bucknell.. unused to working as a unit and their in experience was a major factor in the hinderance of the running attack. The defense comes back in slightly better shape than the offense, but graduation has made its claim here also. The most of their team lost backfield through graduation bu there are rep lacements waiting in the wings. The most important loss could be the graduation of Line Welles. an . outstanding Welles , defensive back and the teams punter , will be missed more , however for his punting skill's which landed him a job with the WFLThe defensive line suffered a loss in Gene Rejent but again there is adaquate support in the ranks . Two keys to the Huskies improvement have to be the two backfields , both offensive and defensive. The Huskies will have to get some potency out of their offensive team to be able to compete with the rest of the conference. On defense, the linebackers and defensive backs will probably feel much of the pressure of coming up with the key play to keep the team in a close game. Last years last minute loss to Millersville was probably the best effort the Huskies got from both offense and defense. For the Huskies to win this year it will take that kind of performance again. Riding the Pine by Dale Myers Fall sports in acti on This year 's fall sports program at Bsc will be looking to improve on whatprovedto be a somewhat dismal season last year. In the spotlight of autumn sports stands football . In Last season the Husky gridders could only muster one win in 10 outings ' . Hopefully, Coach Sproule 'gjy get his offense moving and put poinLs on the board. The defense, which held up quite well last year will have a tough job as they will have to replace the likes of Line Welles, Charlie Bender and G Gene Rejent. SOCCER'S SOPHOM ORE SEASON BSC' s n ew sport , soccer , will also be lookin g for improvement. Last season (their first) a young, inexperienced team made several fine showings. Coach Lou Mingrone will be looking to take some good ind individual talent and mold it into a winnin g team effort. The Huskies second season should be better that their LESSER KNOWN SPORTS* In a sport that doesn 't draw muc h a t t en ti on t h e women 's field hockey team sported an excellent 7-1-1 record last season. With eight returing letterwomen , their prospects of equalling or improving this mark looks promising, Coach Gardner will be in her second year at the helm. In another little know n sport the BSC cross-country team also made a good showing last year season. The harriers have sev e ra l ret urn i n g l etterm e n _ .who performed impressively. Coach Ron Puhl , head track mentor at BSC, takes over the re ig ns as l ast y ear 's h eadman Clyde Noble has departed. Puhl h as h u d muc h success as coac h of the Husky track team which finished third at the/ State Conference meet last season. Hopefully he can carry this t h rou gh to th e cross coun tr y team and produce a winner. Avid followers of the Husky sports program will be provided w i t h an interest in range of sports. Men 's an d women 's tenn is also pervade the fall sports In t h e men 's bracket Coach Burt Reese willlead his netmen in search of a winning season. ,. Reese will will have his ace D rew H Hostetter back a long with several other lettermen. The Huskies are becoming p r og ressively stronger an d w ill provide extremely tough com pet it ion for t h ei r op ponents The women will be led by Coach Wray who also has some returning letterwomen. Their experience should help thaeni as they tackle on of their tou gh est sched u l es si nce th e initiation ol this sport at comment T ^^^^^ -^^^^ g|^^^^^^^^ by Bill Sir.w r The first oclumn of this year 's cui' -p sports season is my annual massacre of football predictions. My top ten in the college ranks starts off with Oklahoma in the number oneslot followed by Alabama , U.S.C., Michigan , Notre Dame, L.S.U., Ohio State, U.C.L.A., Penn State and Texas in the last spot. NFL Pi ck s In the NFL , the ctosest races should be in the Eastern Divisions of the N.F.C. and A.F.C. where four teams are probably going to finish in oJ the playoffs. In the AFC east, Miami , Buffalo , New England , and the New York Jets should fight it out for the top two slots and a playoff ; . berth . Miami and Buffalo have to be considered the two favorites, although the Jets or Patriots could slip in to a playoff berth. Over in the sister division of the NFC, things look a little more hecticSt. Louis, Dallas, Philadelphia , Washington and the New York Giants all have a mathematical chance of ending up in the playoffs. Dallas has lost its starting running game, bringing them down into a battle for a playoff bid. From the outside though , it looks as though Dallas will win the division and either St. Louis, Washington or Philadelphia will pick up the wildcard berth. In the other divisions, picking winners is much, much easier as the field narrows . The most interesting race will be in the NFC Central - Division where Minnesota might be pushed to retain their conference title. The Vikings will get some competition from Green Bay, Detroit , and Chicago but should still retain their championship form. In the west, Los Angeles is head and shoulders over everyone in their division and should have an easy lock on the division . In the AFC, Pittsburgh and Oakland should easily reclaim their division crowns of a year ago. BSC will be trying to improve on their football fortunes of a year ago but it could be a long road if they don 't get an offensive show going. Baseball Rundown This summer a surprise developed in baseball . The New York Yankees, with Catfish Hunter , were heavily favored to win the ,. American league East. To date, the Yanks are in third behind Baltimore and a distant thirteen games off the pace set by front running Boston . In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are trying to catch Pittsburgh who leads them by 3-V2 games,. Hn^iwt J\j£ ^^BHTCUHKSafe . a - ¦-< .jEi '•i/i dl^H^^^ i^^ H^^^ tt. ft: ^HB '¦'•• ¦ & \, '"- i*ip*'-^^^^ WBgTO8& ukv ^^^ BbJ33h> H Huskies work on offensive maneuvers . y ^NBu ^rm^t^ ^ Wm!mBm '^^^^ HlKr ' I :V^^HRC *i!LC k < HHK ^K^^^^^ I^ui H m ral ^B J ' i" ••••• ¦;,¦ CLARK GADL£i W inner Academy - VMEN LEIGH LESLIE HOWARD QLMA dc HAML LAND Both nights at 8 p .m. (I ; .*. ¦ I Frida y - September 5 - Haas Aud 41 I Sunday - September 7 - Union i lpffl ^MnTiM ^Tff ^nr^f^^ TM^^ M^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ' 1 Defensive back snags a misfi red aerial,