State sy stem continues desegregation eff orts SSHE reports increase in black enrollment The number of Black students attending State System of Higher Education (SSHE) universities is on the rise. System officials report increases in the first-time Black freshman enrollment and the overall Black enrollment for the 1986 Fall semester. At the 13 traditionall y white System institutions , first-time Black freshman enrollment rose 6.75 percent , from 844 in 1985-86 to 901 in the first semester of this academic year. At Bloomsburg University , the first-time Black freshman total for 1986 is 53, down 9 from 1985. Overall Black enrollment for 1986 is 1191 , up 78 from 1985. Additionall y, at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (the nation 's oldest historicall y Black university), first-time Black freshman enrollment numbered 320, a 44 percent increase over the 1985-86 academic year. Overall Black enrollment fi gures for the state-owned university system reg istered an increase of 8 percent. "Minority access to the State System is more than just a courtordered mandate , " SSHE Chancellor James H. McCormick said. "It is a commitment to our own mission. " The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is under a federal court order to desegregate its stateowned and state-supported colleges and universities in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . "The State System has excelled in raising its first-time Black enrollments , " Dr. McCormick said. "This is particularl y interesting to note due to the overall decline of hi gh school graduates in the Commonwealth. " He added ,"In addition to continually increasing our recuuit- S ervice grants to total $1 million Research and training grants to Bloomsburg University are expected to tota l $1 million for academic and public service projects for the second consecutive year. Funding decisions on several grants were still pending at the beginning of this year. Other proposals are also expected to be submitted during the year , BU Grants Director Peggy Bailey said. The U.S. Department of Education provided awards totalling $457,320. They included two cooperative education grants to administer a program in which students gain practical job experience. Continuation grants include assistance for the Department of Communication Disorders and Special Education to strengthen the university 's Master of Science program in audiology , speechlanguage , pathology and education of the hearing-impaired. Director of this project is Preofessor Gerald Powers . The Upward Bound project , headed by Ruth Ann Bond , also received a continuation grant. The program identifies disadvantaged hig h school students who have academic potential and assists them in post-secondary education. PDE's Division of Child Nutrition has provided $7,815 for food service for participants in the Upward Bound summer program. The Educational Opportunity Center consortium made up of six area colleges and universities also received funds to continue two projects. These are to assist low and moderate-income residents who apply for admission and financial aid for college and to provide counseling and testing for career choices. President of the consortium is Jesse Bryan. A research grant of $30,345 from the National Science Foundation to the Department of Physics, with Pennsylvania State University , will permit James Moser to continue investigation of water vapor and lightning effects on radio signals in the atmosphere. A second-year grant of $7,500 from the American Chemical Society to the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences will be used to test secular changes in geomagnetic declinations for correlation of ice margins across the Appalachian Plateau. Director of this project is Professor of Geography and Earth Science Duane Braun. State agency grants of $75,784 for the second phase of a Ben Franklin Partnershi p Challenge grant from the State Department of Commerce were also received . They will permit the continuation of design and production of computer-based interactive videodisc materials in health care industries. Geisinger Medical Management Corporation ' will contribute an additional $20 ,000 and Edudisc Corporation will contribute software valued at $11 ,300. Three vocational education grants for $40,026 from the State Department of Education and through the Penn State Center have been targeted to conduct a series of workshops for secondary and post-secondary teachers . The workshops will focus on the impact of current technology in the business education and office administration curricula. Professor of Communication Disorders Andrew Karp inski is directing a project for consulting services to vocational institutions and hi gh schools for vocational education of handicapped students. The Center for Academic Development under Jesse Bryan has received $98,800 from PDE to offer instructional services in reading, writing , mathematics and speech communication to aid students in transition from hi gh school to college. Grants from the State Council on the Arts include $6,000 to support the Celebrity Artists Series and $5,000 for a performance by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Ted Shanoski is cultural affairs director. Through the Job Training Partnership Act, a total of $94,860 will provide training to area citizens experiencing difficulties to prepare them for occupations in office technology and hospitality industries. Assistant Professor of Business Education and Office Administration John Olivo is directing this program. The act also provides funds to offe r job skills for the handicapped. About $125,000 will provide temporary part-time employment for 25-30 low-income older workers on campus. Title V of the Older Americans Act and the State Greeen Thumb Program are providing these funds. ment efforts , wc have strengthened our retention skills. This is reflected in the stability of our enrollment overall Black figures. " Under Chancellor McCormick' s direction , the State System has . advanced several initiatives desi gned to attract and retain minority students , including desegregation symposiums and the continuation of joint recruitment fa i rs . Within the past two years, two Symposiums on Desegregation were sponsored by the System Office. The 1985 symposium addressed "Promising Programs and Practices for the Recruitment and Retention of Black Faculty , Staff and Students . " Proceedings of that symposium arc now in print. Both this symposium and one in June , 1986 . cited successful recruitment and retention pro- grams in the System and across the nation. Speakers for these programs have included nationally recognized education officials , state leg islators , and System faculty and administration. According to Dr. McCormick , "The joint recruitment fairs are an essential part of the State System 's efforts to increase students ' interest in attending college , especiall y m i n o r i t y students. " During these fairs , admissions counselors from the SSHE universities provide informationabout their schools and answer questions about such topics as admissions requirements and financial aid. The events are funded through the SSHE minority recruitment and retention appropriation line item and are located near urban centeres throug hout the Commonwealth. Joint recruitment efforts have been held in the Philadel phia , Pittsburg h , Erie , Allentown , and Harrisburg areas. "We are gratefu l to the General Assembly for the monies provided each fiscal year to continue recruitment and retention efforts ," Dr. McCormick said. In the 1985-86 fiscal year , the Leg islature provided $200,000 for minority programs. The SSHE Board of Governors has approved an appropriation line item requestfokr $636,000 in the 1986-87 fiscal year. In addition to recruitment and retention eforts , System officials are hop ing to develop a Black Scholars program desi gned to attract Black faculty ; summer institutes at SSHE universities for d i s a d v a n t a g e d hi g h school students are also in the planning stages. Another System innitiative aimed at minority students is the Board of Governors Scholarship program. Adopted by the SSHE governing board in 1984, the program allows for the waiver of a minority student 's tuition by a university president. System presidents may waive tuition for a number of minority students equal to 1 percent of their institution 's enrollment. To date , 228 students have attended SSHE universities under this plan. "The increase of Black students in the State System clearly reflects the universities ' sincere commitment to minority recruitment , " SSHE Chancellor McCormick added . "We continue to make every effort within our means to attract Black students to our institutions. " Insurance scheme unfair by Ruth Fedder for The Voice A squirrel braves the recent snowy weather to observe the BU campus while perched on a shoulder. (Photo by Bob Finch) Students see registration as biggest problem at BU BU students like just about as many things about Bloomsburg University as they dislike on campus. Greatest student dislike is the registration procedure while their greatest like is BU' s "physical setting. " A total of 69 percent complain- ed about reg istration procedure s while 67 percent of a survey listed the physical setting as their greatest like on campus. College of Business Professor Pete Venuto reported his latest set of survey findings last month. Venuto has been conducting the survey with his classes for the last BU late last year received two federal grants totalling $84,402 for its cooperative education program. The grants were Title Vlll and Title IV grants from the U.S. Department of Education. BU Director of Grants Peggy Bail y said the grants will allow the university to further develop its cooperative education program. Director of BU' s cooperative program Ruben Britt said colleges and universities had to provide more than just a good education because of intense competition for level-entry positions in the job market. Employers wanted to see that students not only had done well in their classes but that they had already some real work experience. A cooperative education program could do this , Britt said. "Cooperative education is a program with dual benefits for students ," he added. "First it provides them with an opportunity to get work experience in a job related to their majors in much the same way as internshi ps. "Second it provides a way for students to make money while earning class credits. " Co-op education is similar to internships although there are differences. Britt said most internships were unpaid but all co-op interns are paid and students also receive class credits . "A student can take a whole semester off from classes to concentrate on a job ," Britt added . "Or he can work half the day and go to school the other half. " The supplemental Title IV grant will be used to help fund participating departments as well as for faculty development and training workshops. BL co-op program receives two grants 13 semesters. Categories listed in the surveys arc chosen by the students. Other major student dislikes the survey showed included inadequate parking (69 percent) ; frustrating drop-add procedure s (66); pressure of finals too heavy (62); overl y-expensive texts with low repurchase prices (59); insufficient sections for hi gher level courses (58); professors with thick accents (56) ; lack of 24-hour study areas (55); administrative disorganization and red tape (54); non-uniform pink sli p policies (53); and insufficient time to prepare for finals (51). Students listed more than another 30 dislikes about the campus with ratings between 14 percent and 49 percent. Five other top likes of students in the 60 percent range were school small enough for a person to be an individual (66 percent); a good business school (63); well stocked university store (63); union a good place to meet (61); close and accessible campus buildings (60). Another five aspects of campus drew more than a 50 percent approval rating fro m the students surveyed . These were parties and social activities and good university reputation (58); good universi ty location (57); friendl y personal environment (55); and movies , concerts and special events (52). Bloomsburg University 's student group accident and sickness insurance scheme discriminates against students more than 35 years of age or taking less than six credits a semester. The plan is provided throug h Provident Indemnity Life Insurance Co. Students taking less than six credits usuall y have a full life away from the university and there fo re have other chances to obtain insurance either from their _mp loyers or the employers of their spouses or other famil y members . But a growing number of students more than 35-ycars-old have given up working to stud y for a degree. BU at present has about 105 students aged more than 35 study ing full time for their degrees. This excludes many who arc part-time degree students. Many of these arc sing le or come from homes with low income or unemployment. Many available insurance plans arc expensive and unaffordablc by students working 20 hours a week or less for minimum wages at best. Provident Indemnity representative Mr. Gillis said it would cost $508 for a male aged 36 and $700 for a woman aged 36 who want to buy insurance similar to the package Provident offers throug h the university . In a survey of older , full-time students , a widowed mother of three said she budgets $150.10 a month to keep up her Blue CrossBlue SHield plan. A divorced male student said he had no insurance at all and another about 40-years-old was surprised when told of the cutoff age of 35. "I applied for the insurance ," he said. "They didn 't refuse me. "They must not have noticed my birthdate. " Dean of Student Life Dr Robert Norton said that when he negotiated with Provident , prior to the 1986 fall semester , he agreed with the company agent to make the cut-off age 35. "But Student Life no longer handles insurance ," he said. "It has been transferred to the Health Center which works with the Counseling Office. " Supervisor of the Health Center Dolores Hranitz said she was surprised to learn there was a cutoff age listed in the group plan policy. (Continued on Page 2) •flft^88, Editorial Stop non-thinking education The spring semester beg ins. Seniors, like myself , who plan to graduate in May , prepare to leave the hallowed and safe halls of Bloomsburg University for a more challeng ing and often difficult world. Beholding the environment into which we will go , it seems apparent that the generations before us have made a mess of it. Poverty and hunger are as common as McDonald' s and Burger King. Drug addiction (alcohol and otherwise) is reaching ep idemic proportions. Students-, black and white , pro- test in South Africa. This coun- open, intelligent, and questioning try 's citizens are raising their minds has been reduced to vocahands against prejudice in a land tional training. No longer is it rewhere prejudice is not the excep- quired to ask why. tion , but the rule. The focus is money , how to In Af ghanistan , the Soviets are make it , and what training is finall y realizing what the United needed. Higher education has States did back in Vietnam , and been industrialized, turned into an arc try ing to find a way out. Why assembly line process. "Put the is this only after the needless square peg in the square hole , use slaug hter of thousands upon this equation to derive the right thousands of innocent people? answer , write your parag raphs In the United States , the just this way ." Reagan Administration is again In order to combat the protry ing to cut funding in the one blems facing our generation, it is area that may save us from necessary to look beyond the goal ourselves , education. of simply graduating and getting This is at a time when many arc a job and aquaint ourselves with critical of our educational system the dilemmas that must be dealt because 'Johnny can 't read .' with. Reading is not the half of it. As the editor-in-chief of this Looking at college , a major paper , my goal is to get the criticism of 'hi gher education ' is readership of The Voice to think. that it no longer teaches the stu- I do not care what you think , as dent how to think. long as you do. The former goal of producing Welcome back. "^ " ^* The Voice J -j^* ffJ lA^l **e£zz£~~ Thursday, Jan. 15, Riding at 6:30 p. m. Gratefully In the President's M c0l!tT Racism question Vc0# Lounge (KUB) Is it back to violence? Town-student relations good I am writing this letter in response to the recent letters about rides home. 1 live pretty far away from Bloomsburg (about 100 miles) and have gotten rides home with many different people , most throug h the use of the Ride Board . Even though there are relatively few peop le from my area , every time I' ve wanted to go home , someone has been kind enoug h to let mc ride home with them. I don 't know much about gas mileage or car expenses but I do know that I' ve never had to pay any more than it would cost for my parents to come pick mc up. or for a bus ticket. The drivers I vc ridden with have all been fair with their prices and considerate about where they dropped me off. Even if they hadn 't been I would have either gladl y paid the extra , in appreciation for their trouble or just not gone home that weekend. I certainl y hope that the letter from the student who si gned him/herself "Pissed Off" hasn ' t discouraged any drivers from putting up notices on the Ride Board . I appreciate ride offers and if they charge a couple extra dollars , that 's okay - I want to get home! To everyone I've ridden home with , and to all the drivers who take riders home - thanks! Keep up the good work! A Gratefu l Rider h» I* Editor: After reading Mr. Robert 's article about racism at Bloomsburg University, my friends and I felt compelled to respond. The article was both u n f a i r and unjustifiable. In reaction to the low retention rate of Blacks , is it fair to blame this ail on discrimination? Many students drop out of school because of lack of study ing and too much time spent on nonacademic activities. Like the Vice-President , wc too feel you are segregating yourselves. Stop stay ing in your cli ques and get involved and perhaps you won 't feel so left out of everything. What probabl y bugs us the most arc the minority T-shirts and sweatshirts that say "Bloomsburg University Minority Student ". If that is not segregating yourselves , what is? They are a disgrace. Unfortunatel y, institutional racism has existed for centuries in the United States, not just here. Unless you are a Wasp, almost everyone else is in the minority , including Jews , Catholics , etc . Wh y do Blacks want "special ! W 5 j (.V. -• DfOOfOm ' ' s 'dr' j X? /% A ** H9^""^ by Deborah Goodhart In a town like Bloomsburg, where college students comprise a large portion of the population some kind of tension is bound to exist between townspeople and students...or so you would think. Differences in age , lifesty les and a t t i t u d e s , along ' w i t h stereotypes of college students arc enoug h to create negative opi nions in some people. A BU study of this problem last year showed that Bloomsburg residents tended to rely on third parties for their information on students even thoug h most residents live next door to or in the same nei ghborhood ' as studcnt*rA research methods class of BU Pro fessor James H. Hubcr conducted the survey in spring 1985 and Dr. Huber issued the report in August last year. Hubcr said the stud y was con ducted to exp lore the interaction between townspeop le and students and their attitudes and Kehr Union ____*______B__-_--raE__ Bn___-«| k, • perceptions of each other. " His students interviewed 138 students and 168 townspeople. Most of the students interview ed were juniors and seniors . The / A ^r )J townspeople in the survey had I Bloomsburg Unive rsity lived in town for an average of 16 years . Almost 80 percent of townspeople reported college students living next door to them or in their neighborhood . Huber said , "Only one-third •»•— - : rights "? Is that why there are Black beauty pageants? Why aren ' t there pageants for homosexuals or the such? Please! Please! What are the burdened assignments that were unri ghteously assigned? Slavery was abolished years ago! We think you are beginning to lose our perspective of what college is all about , an education not a demonstration. Probabl y the most provocative part of Kenneth Roberts ' arrticle was his concluding threat. Are we going back to the old days of violence? Is your threat , Mr. Roberts, meant to be assertive or arc you just acting aggressive? Mr. Roberts asked "how long must Blacks be prejudged because of biases and stereotypes?" Until both Blacks and Whites come to realize that God created all men and women equal. Martin Luther King stbted,"! have a dream... " and his dream can only become a reality with ambition and effort on each individual ' s part . Nothing can be accomplished out of self pity . Friends to All first ^ » ' • «'»«»H»WM ! Insurance-— from Page 1 "We had no input or choice of policy or company , " she said . "If non-traditional students would write letters of protest with as many names as possible I would file a statement on the situation with the Counseling Office. " BU President Dr Harry Ausprich said he was also sur• prised at the age limitation in the plan. " "We are actively recruiting more mature students and it is a discrimination not to offer them everything the equal of what we offer younger students ," he said . Director of Health Services John Scrimgeour said he had had no part in discussions on previous insurance policies. agreed to arrange a call • But he to the insurance company when he learned of the cut-off limit. "I am not aware of the cost versus coverage factors involved ," he said. •"I cannot promise you anything at this time except that I will try for an agreement that includes both over-35 coverage and low cost for all students. " Scrimgeour said future talks with the company mig ht be • »M productive. i j j I i * (of townspeople) reported per sonal experience as the source of (about their information students). " When students and townspco p ic did converse Huber said they discussed mostl y genera l topics and rarely voiced problems or complaints. Almost 64 percent of these people found the interaction favorablc and 25 percent were neutral. Less than 3 percent said the in tcraction was unfavorable. Less than 10 percent of people surveyed said they had negative perception s of each other. The other 90 percent had a favorable perception of each other. Seventy seven percent ol townspcolc said their specific experiences with students had been good and onl y 23 percent reported negative experiences. Hubcr added that more than half the sample reported no student-related items as major problems in the community . "Less than half reported pro blems which mi ght be related to students , such as noise , litter , parties , and housing, " Hubcr said. "Almost a fourth said there were no major community pro blems. " Almost 20 percent said student housing was the main problem while only 12 percent picked student drinking. One-fourth of people in the study felt landlord s or students were responsible for the problems, while a third said they did not know . More than half in the survey said they believed landlord s showed less concern for their properties when students occupied them. "Student housing and behavior do not represent great burning issues for most , " Huber said. In separate interview s , downtown merchants believe students comprised much of their business. ®i|E Unite 5 \ j | : j : i l: I An emp loyee of Bloomsburg Floral Cente r said the majority of its business was from college students. An emp loyee of Que Pasa Bouti que said a hi gh percentage of its sales were also to college students. A pharmacist at Rea and Dcrick said the store did a lot of business with students for coughs and colds and birth control. A J.C. Penney assistant manager said the store benefited not only from sales to students but also BU faculty . A men 's clothing store , LeePat 's, said that in addition to sales to students who needed clothes for interviews , the store also sold to guest speakers who stayed in town overnight. ~ ~ Sncidman and Go6d as Gold engrave lavalicrs for sororities on campus. Just for You and Studio Shop g ift shops also carry merchandise for sororities. The Verandah House of Wicker offers a 10 percent discount to all students. Many people were unaware there is a Bloomsburg Committee working to better relations between the town and the university . The Town-Gown Committee is co-chaired by Bloomsburg Mayor/ Daniel J. Bauman and BU'S Vice-President for Institutional Advancement John L. Walker. The committee consists of town councillors , landlords , representatives of the Downtown Associa tion , the Chamber of Commerce, students , BU staff members and the community at large . Walker said , "The committee is a forum for discussion of issues facing both the town and the university . "Together we explore solutions to problems and informally recommend them to town government , the campus , landlords and others ." Mayor Bauman said , "Wc can 't accept all the problems but there arc a lot of little things tak ing some of the pressure off. " Editor-in-Chief Kehr Union Building Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA 17815 717-389-4457 Editor Ratures Editor . P&™rVr Photograph y Editor toSS^-lX^r? ' 8 Tvnc^tcTS v-ivi:,,. ,M)r AUN D Chomiak , f, r ,;. .,. £. l.h ' ' • . •.Mike Mu ilcni S S • , * Schi L.m.,ns ' A ii ¦¦ MarS -ScS ¦^Qwircslmo , Ben Shultz ' rV Filomena Siineonc , Ellen VanHom John Maittlen-Harris Voice Editoria l Poli cy ffissr- ,"",hc voice si:,ff - ,,r to 2&is^^j %sis% 0 " cd and include- a phone number and ad«K»r *'*"' ?,.,' " ^' ScZm Ncr,llt-'l'"" . althoug h names on letters will he withheld upon request Submissions should be sent to The Voir.. .iii;.... _ • i . . . H.oomsM.rK C -niversi.y, or dropped Ta, K\ "'Vn B,,,H'V» ' &^^J Vo.ee reserves ,.,. ,i«h, ,„ edit', condense o," ^,'" , [^£1" " ' Certification requirement State to test perspective teachers by Wanda Willis Staff Writer Undergraduates in teacher education who want their first instructional certificate affe r June 1 , 1987, will be required to pass the Pennsy lvania Teacher Cert i f i c a t i o n Testing Program (PTCTP) tests. The onl y exception is the pro gram in speech language pathology and audiology which requires certification at the master 's degree level. The multi ple choice test will be divided into four parts: Basic Skills (writing, which includes a written essay , reading and mathematics) , General Knowled ge (social studies , literature , fine arts and science), Professional Knowledge (instructional skills) and the specialization area (the subject area for which the candidate wants certification). Each of the four tests measures minimum basic skills. Some of the topics tested in the social studies section of the Genera l Knowledge test will be major U.S. historical andtultural events and movements , political institutions and values , economic concepts and processes, geographical features and characteristics of human settlements and cultures. The Siate Board of Education (SBE) has tests for 40 plus specialization areas. Thirty of them have been developed by panels of educators. Eleven of the test areas i n c l u d i n g earl y childhood education , elementary education , mathematics and ei ght others have not yet been developed by the SBE. Candidates in these areas will take the National Teachers Exam (NTE). In May , 1985, the SHU made changes in the standard s for preparation programs for all 88 institutions in Pennsy lvania which certif y teachers . To be hired by any school in Pennsy lvania , a prospective teacher must have a certificate. All four tests in the exam must be passed prior to certification. Besides the PTCTP tests , Bloomsburg has had to comp ly with additional standard s now rcquircc' by the SBE. The SBE now requires a program for the selection and p r e p a r a t i o n of cooperating teachers . Bloomsburg did not have one previousl y. Previousl y, in the .English certification area , not all students had to take a theatre or media course. Now , such a class is mandatory in order for BU to meet the requirements. Additional changes in curriculum content have been made in several other certification programs. The ones cited here arc just random selections. An earl y announcement pamphlet regarding the tests put out by the SBE states the tests will re licet those changes. Dr. William O'Bruba , Chairman of Curriculum and Foundations , says that the test is necessary to improve the quality of teachers in Pennsy lvania. He compares the PTCTP tests to the bar exam in law and the board exams in medicine. Danville Education Association President Moll y Hartcr said ,"! don 't reall y believe what you score on a test will reall y determine how good a teacher you arc going to be. What 's the difference between an 85 teacher or a 95 teacher?" Hartcr , who has taug ht within six weeks afte r the exam is taken. In Pennsylvania , all 14 of the state-owned institutions , as well as other colleges , are test sites. At present , all four tests taken within a two-weekend test period in a testing month will cost $83. Taking one core battery test (any of the tests other than the specialty area tests) is $28. Two at the same time is $38 and three is $48. Testing in a specialty area is $35 when taken alone or in any combination with the core battery tests. All Pennsy lvania teacher education institutions will receive reg istration forms which will be made available to testing candidates. The candidates will fill out the forms and send them , along with the appropriate fees , to the Educational Testing Service. The candidates will then receive an admission ticket in the mail with the dates and location of choice. If the chosen testing center is filled , the candidate will be switched to another one nearb y. The tests arc compulsory . As Babineau said , "No certification , no job !" tor 27 years, said she asks herself "what criteria would I use if I were going to hire a teacher. BU ' s Dr. Ray Babineau , Director of the School of Education , said , "These tests will not guarentee that the people who pass them will be good teachers , but rather that they will be Competent in the areas tested. " Passing scores for the tests have not been established , but will be before June 1 , 1987, by the Pennsy lvania Secretary of Education , to be appointed by incoming Governor Robert Casey . The Educational Testing Service (ETS) was hired by the Commonwealth of Pennsy lvania to make the test. ETS also compile the SAT' s. Students who are g raduating in May , 1987 , are not affected by the SBE' s new standards so they arc not required fo take the test to be certified. Dr. Howard MacCauley , dean of Professional Studies at BU , said that these students will be asked to take the test in February . This 'p ilot test ' will have more questions on it than the regular PTCTP will have. ETS will use the results from these tests to determine which questions are effective when asked and which arc not. Any of the tests can be taken at any time during students ' college careers. When students feel prepared to take any combination of the tests , they may do so. The tests may also be taken over as many times as it takes to pass. Once a student passes , the test docs not need to be retaken. After June 1 , 1987 , the tests will be administered each year in March , June and October. The results will be sent to the student THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON BTE begins The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble recently announced their calender of events for January-February . The School For Scandal , by Richard Brinsley Sheridan will open Jan. 29 and run through Feb . 14. (Feb . 20 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.) Set in 1777 London , The School For Scandal pokes fun at a society in which wagging tongues and trivial pursuits are rampant. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Of All The Nerve, an original one-woman show about six women whose lives exhibit daring and 'determination , will be presented by Muriel Bach on Saturday , Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. The show will be followed by the infamous Chocolate Reception , a buffet of chocolate delights. Proceeds to benefit BTE and the Women 's Center. by Berke Breathed BLOOM COUNTY Tonight at 7 p.m. on P.M. Magazine (WNEP-16), the Campus Clipper Salon (Bloomsburg) will feature several BU students and area models having career makeovers (hairstyles and makeup). Snake weight-rooms BU Tassels Two hundred ninety candidates received baccalaureate degrees , and 70 candidates received master's degrees at the December commencement exercises of Bloomsburg University . Twenty-five seniors graduated with honors. The commencement address was delivered by Sondra Myers, president of the National Federation of State Humanities Councils. 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The group is the Student Support Council , comprised of 13 administrative directors. It links three of the four areas within the organizational structure of the university . It was ori ginall y a combination of Student Life directors and Academic A ffairs directors . The ori g inal council has added representatives from BU administration. The new council has also asked the Business Office to nominate a representative. The Student Support Council at present consists of six directors fro m Student A ffairs . Counseling and Human Development, Financial Aid. Housing, Orientation and S t u d e n t D e v e l o p m e n t . Another six represent Academic Advisement , Admissions , Center for Academic Development , Reg istrar , Special Services and Tutorial Services. The council aims to coordinate and communicate across BU f ield hockey organizational lines and also verticall y. It will anal yze student support service areas to eliminate duplication of effons . establish coordination to achieve efficiency in progra m administration and enhance program effectiveness. Chairman of the council Dr. Thomas Cooper said, "By doing this we will be able to meet the needs of our students much more quickl y and hopefull y better. " Each director in the council has administrative responsibility in his or her area. The chairman will first access which area is involved in student concerns and then discuss Them with the director of that area. If the concern brid ges more than one area , the matter then goes on the agenda for the council' s next monthl y mcecting. The Student Support Council began in January 1986 during reorganization of A cademic A ffairs. The reorganization established a Dean of Enrollment Management which incorporates all academic support services. Administration felt liaison with student support services at the time would make the combination even better for student needs. Cooper added that students are "welcome to continue writing letters if they feel they will meet their needs and get an opportunity to vent their frustrations. "But the Student Support Council has been put in place to meet the needs of students directiy - " Cooper added some concerns that mi ght be dealt with through The Voice alone might not get as quick attention if they went direct to to the Support Council. "I want to make sure students are aware of the council' s existence and that its purpose is to eliminate dup lication of efforts , establish coordination , achieve efficiency and effectiveness ," Cooper said. "I think so many students arc not aware of the existence of the council. "There is a vehicle there that can hopeful y be responsive to student concerns. " Cooper said he encouraged all students with concerns to contact him in Room 10 , Ben Franklin, p hone 389-4318. The council next meets on January 21. Seven make All-Pennsylvania team Seven members of the national runnerup Bloomsburg University field hockey team have been named to the 1986 A l l Pennsy lvania Conference Field Hockey Team. Seniors Kate Dcnncny, Hatbom . Donna Graupp, Robesonia , Lynn Hurst , Hummelstown , and Carla Shearer , Chambersburg , along with junior Cindy Dacchc, Lang horne , were named to the first team , while seniors Diane Sheilds , Wilkes-Barre , and Lori G u i l s o n , P i t t s t o n , earned honorable mention honors . Five of the seniors accounted for 62 of the Huskies ' 80 goals this season , while Daeche and Guitson led a defense that limited 24 opponents to less than one goal per game. Shearer was ' Bloomsburg 's leading scorer with 15 goals and 15 assists. She ended her career with a total of 27 goals and 29 assists. Graupp. who has played for the Huskies for the past two seasons after transferring from Lock Haven , was just behind Sheare r in the scoring column with 14 goals. She assisted on two other scores and gave herself two-year totals of 28 goals and three assists. A pair of players , who each scored over 30 goals in their four years with the club, Denneny and Shields , were among the scoring leaders this season. Sheilds scored 12 times and reg istered 12 assists to rank third in scoring and second in the assist department . Denneny added 11 goals and five assists which was fourth best on the team. Shields was the top scorer for the team over the past four campai gns with 39 goals and 27 assists , while Denneny had 31 and 17 , respectivel y. Hurst contributed 15 goals and 18 assists in her career , including 10 goals and ei ght assists in 1986. Dacchc was credcited with two goals and a pair of assists this season , but more importantly . was the top performer on a defense that allowed its opponents less than 10 shots per game and onl y 23 goals in (he 24 contests. Guitson was the Huskies ' goalie and made 95 saves , allowing 21 goals and recording nine shutouts. She was the starting goalie for two years and made 200 saves , while recording 19 shutouts and allowing 31 goals. The seniors on the team , with the exception of Graupp who p layed just the last two seasons , have played on teams that comp iled a combined four-year record of 73-7-3 , including a 19-3-2 mark in the recentl y comp leted season. The group was also very responsible for the Huskies winning two national champ ionshi ps and finishing second and third the other two times during the span. Bloomsburg has also won two Pennsy lvania Conference titles in the last four years. Huskies among best in nation Bloomsburg University appears often in the final 1986 National Colleg iate A t h l e t i c Eighty courses courses offered for spring Thirty-four new courses will be among more than 80 mini-courses available to area residents during spring semester at BU. The mini-course program beg ins next month . New offerings include basics of Mexican cooking, basic bike repair , lowering your car repair bills , beginning tole painting and star quilt class. New tax laws will also be the subject of one class. The first courses begin Feb. 11. Course information is available throug h the School of Extended Programs on 389-4420. Association (NCAA) Division II football statistics released this week. The Huskies, who finished the season 7-2-1 under first-year head coach Pete Adrian , had three individuals receive recognition , while the team was included among the nation ' s passing leaders . The balance of the offense was evidenced in that running back Tom Martin was one of Division II' s top rushers , while quarter- King film The Commuters Association is sponsoring a film on Martin Luther King Jr. next week . The film is "Montgomery to Memphis " and will have three showings on Monday , Jan. 19. The showings will be at 2:30 p.m , 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. They will be held in KUB Multi-A . Retirements announced Four retirements of University Bloomsburg employees were announced at the December quarterl y meeting of the Council of Trustees. William V. Ryan , director of library services since August 1973, will retire at the end of the 1987-88 academic year. He will complete 25 years in the field of education , 15 at BU. , Robert B. Hessert , PhD., associate professor of psychology, will teach until July back Jay DeDea is listed near the top in total offense. Martin averaged 91.8 yards per game , rushing 183 times for 918 yard s in the Huskies ' 10 contests. The junior was the team 's leading scorer as well w i t h ei g ht touchdowns. DeDea ran a school-record 439 offensive plays , gaining 2J 89 yard s, an average of 218.9 per game. The duo was credited for a combined 3187 yard s, which includes 80 yards in receptions for Martin. DeDea s passing yardage , along with Martin 's yard s on the ground , accounted for all but 25 1 of Bloomsburg 's offensive yards in 1986. Kicker Chris Mingrone was the other Bloomsburg performer among the national leaders as he averaged 1.0 field goals per game. He connected on 10 of 20 attempts , the longest of the season was 41 yards. As a team , the Huskies were one of the best passing teams in the nation , gaining 235.3 yard s per game in the air. With the start of the sprim; semester, scenes like this will soon be common in the libra ry Governance vote BU faculty rej ects proposal BU faculty last month in a secret vote rejected a proposed new governance document for the university. President Harry Ausprich immediatel y established an interim governance structure to beg in functioning this semester. The rejected governance plan was prepared by a committee which was appointed earl y in 1 986. APSCUF President Jim Lauffer pointed out last month that BU had been without a formal governance structure for about a year during the committee work and asked as many faculty as possible to vote on the proposed new p lan. He added the APSCUF leadershi p had some serious concerns about the plan , especially the proposed bud get and planning com- The university community will meet in three forums during this semester. Agenda for the forums will be set by Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dan Panteleo. He will set the agenda in consultation with university community leadership. DeDea-Grande passing combo on all-star team The Bloomsburg University quarterback-ti g ht end combination of Jay DeDea , Altoona , and Kevin Grande , Pottstown , have been named to Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) 1986 Division II Ail-Star Team. DeDea comp leted 160 of 341 pass attempts this season for 2255 yards and 14 touchdowns. The 6-3, 215 lb. performer led Bloomsburg to its third consecutive winning season and was among the Division II leaders in passing and total offense throug hout the year. Listed as a senior on the Huskies ' roster this season , DeDea has one year of eligibilty remaining due to an injury which sidelined him after one game of the 1983 season. In his 25 games in a Bloomsburg uniform , DeDea has thrown for 4705 yard s, completing 332 of 697 passes. He has 36 career touchdown passes. Grande caught 42 passes this season for 541 yard s and five touchdowns. His reception total and yardage led the team. The 6-5, 229 lb. receiver was the squad reception leader in each of his four seasons with the Huskies. A committee to prepare a permanent governance structure will be convened by the co-chairs of Meet and Discuss , Brian Johnson and Panteleo. The committee will be charged with presenting a proposal for vote by the end of this semester. BU student commissioned A Bloomsburg University sop homore was recently commissioned a second lieutenant in the Pennsy lvania Army National Guard at ceremonies held at BU. Pickett , of W. Wade Laceyville, Pa. and a graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School , completed the Army ROTC program at BU and is a business ad m i n i s t r a t i o n - m a n a g e m e n t major. Pickett was a member of the Simultaneous Membershi p Program which enables an individual to belong to Army ROTC and a National Guard or Reserve unit and gain leadershi p experience from both. The newly commissioned officer is also a linebacker on the BU Husky football team with one more year of eligibility . The Voice critiqued The Voice was recentl y critiqued by members of the staff of the Philadelp hia Inquirer. On Dec. 23 , two members of The Voice editorial board traveled to the offices of the Philadel phia newspaper. Issues of The Voice were examined and recommendations were g iven regarding improvements in layout and design , content , and approaches to stories. Jeff Cox , editor of The Voice , was impressed with the advice given by Jane Shoemaker , editor of a section of the Inquirer. "She opened my eyes to some of the Un iversity Relations things I hadn ' t thoug ht of previousl y, " Cox said. "She pointed out some of the little t h i n g s that sometimes get overlooked. " Don Chomiak , editor-in-chief of The Voice , agreed with Cox , "The littl e things that were pointed out with regards to layout had not been noted by either of us before this. I felt it was a rewarding experience. " Cox and Chomiak were invited to return for some instruction in graphics and design , as well as to attend a newsmeeting, where the si gnificance of the stories are assessed . Nelson named as publications director Benton native Melissa Piper Nelson , a graduate of Pennsylvania State University , has been named director of publicatiuons at Bloomsburg University, a new position in the Office of University Relations. Nelson received her bachelor of science degree in general agriculture with a minor in journalism/English from Penn State in 1974. She then served as associate Application deadline set 3, 1987. He will complete 15 years at BU and 26 in the field of education. The non-instructional The Community Government retirements , effective in the ear- Association is calling for ly fall of last year, were Wendy 1 987- 1988 bud get applications Michael , Nescopeck , Rd.2 , clerk from all BU organization steno II in the art department , presidents and advisors. four years, six months of-service Comptroller of Community and Joseph Winhofer, Kulpmont , Activities David Hill said last clerk HI in the purchasing depart- week that budget applications and ment , one year , eight months of forms had been mailed to all service. Winofer 's is a disability o r g a n i z a t i o n s . retirement. He advised all organization of- mittee , severa l other committees and a lack of overall coordination between various committees. Ausprich said the interim structure would function while a new committee prepared another governance proposal. This would allow for the continuation of current campus committees. At least 10 existing committees will continue to operate under the interim structure . ficials to check their Kehr Union mail boxes for the documents. Documents must be completed as required on the forms and returned to the Community Activities Office by Feb. 7. Hill said that any organization with questions should call the Community Activities Office on 4461. news director for the Lancaster Farming Newspaper for two years before accepting a position with Sperry New Holland as a public relations editor in 1976. In 1979 , Nelson moved to Montana where she established a freelance writing and public relations firm. For three years , she was manag ing editor of publications produced by the Montana Grain Growers Association , for which she won four National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) awards for excellence in jour nalism , layout and design. Earlier this year , Nelson received a^j rn^ijj ^an^Jromjhe NFPW for professional development in journalism and her publications work . She was one of three writers in the nation to receive such a grant. Returning to the Bloomsburg area this past summer, Nelson was a reporter for the PressEnterprise prior to coming to BU. She resides on her family 's farm near Benton with her husband , James, and agricultural service representative , and their 2-year-old son , James Jordan. Sp ring recreation Monitors meeting slated There will be a meeting in Multi-A (KUB), on Tuesday , Jan. 13 at 7 p.m., for all persons interested in working as recreation monitors for the Spring semester. New Guidelines will be discussed along with the schedule ing of hours for both the FielfJ Centennia] House and Gymnasium.