Exchange
program offers
opportunities
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Eagle Eye
Friday, July 27, 1990

Volume 36, Number 40

Some
views on
temporary housing
-page 2-

4 Pages

Lock Haven University
Mav become branch

University
to receive
special funds

campus

Clearfield Center
gets approval for
nursing program

Educational facilities at Lock Haven
University and other State System of
Higher Education universities will receive
needed repairs thanks to a $3.8 milUoh
special purpose appropriation approved by
the General Assembly and Govemor Robert P. Casey.

External Affairs News Release
Beginning widi the Fall 1990 Semester,
Lock Haven University wdl offer an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing at its
ClearfieldCenter.

The Board of Govemors for die State
System approved distribution of $183,160
in deferred maintenance funding to Lock
Haven University at its quarterly meeting,
July 19.

Approved by die State System Board of
Govemors at its quarterly meeting July 22,
the two-year program will offer nursing
students on-campus study and supervised
practicums at Lock Haven Hospital, Cenu-e
County Hospital and Clearfield Hospital.

"In the past this appropriation has been
used for roadway repair and maintenance,
building system repair, and roof repair and
replacement," said Dr. Dean G. Phelps,
vice president of finance and administration
at Lock Haven University.

"I am delighted by the actions of the
Board of Govemors and pleased by the support we have received from the Clearfield
community and Uie Central Pennsylvania
School of Nursing," said Dr. Craig Dean
WUlis, President of Lock Haven UniversityThe Stale Board of Govemors also voted
unanimously to approve Lock Haven University's request to make the Clearfield
Center a branch campus. According to
Lock Haven University spokesperson, Deborah Jackson, the measure must now go
before die State Board of Education for final i^proval.
If approved, the Center would then be
able to confer degrees.

"We are grateful that the state legislature has appropriated these funds once
again."
Authorization of the appropriation requires that $91,580 in university matching
funds also be used for deferred maintenance
projects, bringing the total allocation at
Lock Haven University to $274,740.

THE WORLD'S MOST LAID-BACK FRISBEE THROWERS. Lou
Gansell and Quincy Koeph find a rather relaxing way to toss a frisbee.

Precedent-setting legislation providing
responsibility for repair, renovation and
maintenance of campus buildings to the
State System passed the General Assembly
and was signed into law by Govemor Casey earlier this month.

Halls open September 2

Campus gearing up for next semester
Steven Infanti
Eagle Eye Assistant Editor
While many students will be leaving the
University next week to enjoy what's left of
their summer, the University will be taking
what's left of the summer and using it to
get ready for the fall semester.
According to Tim Susick, Associate Dean
of Student Affairs, maintenance crews wdl
be going into Russell Hall to do renovations and fix any items broken through normal wear and tear.
The crews have already been reconditioning floors throughout the various residence
halls, but have lo wait until die end of summer classes before starting work in Russell.

Maintenance crews have also been assembling living quarters for the more than 300
students who will be living in temporary
housing this fall.
Renovations are going on schedule for the
dining hall, Susick said. "The only concem
I have is whether or not the chairs will arrive on time."
Susick explained the chairs are fabricated
in Italy and assembled in the U.S.
The
rest of the new equipment has arrived and
die contractors will start setting up the service lines when all the tiles are put on the
floor. The last stage of the construction
will be installing the vertical blinds.
In order to give the construcuon workers
two to three weeks of interrupted consuuction time, the last two weeks of wrestiing

camp, football camp and other early arrivals will be fed in the downstairs lobby area
of Bentiey Hall.
According to Dr. William Irwin, Lock
Haven University's Director of Financial
Aid, the Financial Aid Office will be busy
the next three weeks answering a lot of
questions.
"We get a lot of phone calls as soon as
the bUls go out," Irwin said. "There will be
a lot of inquiries about how to pay the bills
and how to get more aid."
The residence halls officially open September 2, 1990. In order to make check-in
as smoodi as possible and to avoid traffic
tie-ups, the University has developed a
schedule for unloading. Students are being
asked to try to arrive during die following

times according to their last names: A - C,
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; D - F, 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.; G -J, 11 a.m. to noon; K - M, noon
to 1 p.m.; N - P, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Q -S, 2
p.m. to 3 p.m.; T - V, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., W
- Z, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students who can
not make dieir appointed time and upper
classman who need to attend regisuation, S
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Students checking in may stop dieir cars,
widi flashers on, along the u-affic side die
residence hall is located on to unload. After
unloading, cars must be moved to Parking
Area 8, (by the tennis court) Area 9 (across
the railroad tracks) or Area 7 (below High
Hall). Cars left unattended or parked on die
street longer than it takes to unload may be
ticketed.

2 Eagle Eye Friday, July 27, 1990

OPINION/EDITORIAL
Temporary housing is better than denying students admission
If you would ask students at Lock Haven
University, "What do you perceive as a major problem at Lock Haven University?" I
would bet there would be a number of students who feel diere is not enough housing
on campus.
Since one of my responsibUities is oncampus housing, I am often asked the following:

When is the University going
to build a new residence hail?
There are no immediate plans to build
new residence halls, but there have been a
couple of private investors considering
building ofF-campus housing within walking distance of die campus, which I believe
would help relieve the over-crowding.

Why do you put students in
temporary housing?
Even though the population studies reveal there are fewer high school age students available to go to college. Lock
Haven University is attracting more students. Since the number of students who
do not arrive on opening day is unpredictable, it is necessary to offer housing to more

students than there are spaces available.
This insures that the residence halls will be
filled to 100 percent occupancy. At 100
percent occupancy, the University is able to
offer housing at very reasonable cost New
students accepted for admission for die 1990
semester applied to over four different colleges for admission, so there is some uncertainty that they will arrive on opening day.
It has also been the philosophy of the
Student Affairs Office to give URjerclassmen who live on campus the first opportunity to sign up for the residence halls. Other Universities Umit their housing to a
certain number of upperclassmen and require
that they receive rooms through a housing
lottery. We accommodate our upperclass
students first The only lottery at LHU is
for students who decide to move-off campus
and wish to move back on campus.

What determines who is
placed in temporary housing?
The date which is die $85.00 dqxisit is
paid, which is required by admissions, determines which new students are placed in
temporary housing. The earlier the student
pays the admissions deposit, the less likely

he/she will be placed in temporary housing.
The students with the latest deposits are
usually the students in lounges.

Do you feel that putting students in temporary housing is
the best solution?

Do you get a lot of complaints from students who
have to live in temporary
housing?

I do believe that placing students in temporary housing is the best solution; especially when you look at the other options.
Temporary housing is better than denying
the new students admission to the University or to denying them on-campus housing.
Once a new student unpacks they do not
seem to be as concemed about the housing
situation as one might think. They now focus on other problems like classes, homesickness, adding classes....

Not as many as most people would think.
We attempt to inform students eariy to
what temporary housing consists of and
what determines who is assigned to temporary housing during summer orientation.
We often get requests from students living
in the lounges to stay in temporary rather
dian a regular housing.

What are you going to do to
ease the housing crunch?
We introduced a SKX) housing deposit for
upperclass students to assist in identifying
students who reserve a space in the residence hall but do not return. This assists
the housing office in placing as many new
students as possible. We limit the number
of transfer students who live on campus,
but we do not offer housing to upperclass
students who leave for one reason or another and then retum to the University.

Other uses for the 'six-pack kids'

We have resident assistants who are peers
U'ained to assist students with their adjustment to the University. We also have student professionals who live in the residence
halls to assist new suidents in many areas.
If we did not place students in temporary
housing, we would not be able to assist
them with their concems and problems. I
do not believe the students would feel like
part of die University if we directed diem off
campus to fend for themselves. When these
students are on campus they are near the library, die cafeteria, die student union building, the academic buUdings, and the heart
beat of activities provided for students.

Tim Suslci(
Associate Dean
of Student Affairs

DearEditor

in ways we may have not considered. In enJust think of the statistical value of all
tertainment
value
alone
these
"six-packers"
these
312 students. We could put a T.V. in
According to a front-page article in last
might
be
worth
their
weight
in
Bentiey
the
rooms
and Havenscope viewership would
wedc's Eagle Eye, a total of 125 freshman
Hall.
Normal
freshman
are
fun.
If
these
balloon
to
316 Showings at ice cream sostudents wdl be living in temporary onnew
suidents
are
gullible
enough
to
sleep
in
cials
would
increase a hundredfold. Attencampus housing next fall. These students
will room in "six-packs" - study lounges a study lounge all semester, just think of dance in Dr. Kohlan's class would...weU...
how many times they might fall for the old remain pretty much die same. .But you get
converted to house six students.
"Raub Hall. Sure, it's the one marked
my point
Our astute Dean of Students, Tim Susick, 'President's Office,' ask for Craig," tiick.
So let's hear nothing of expanding die curwas paraphrased in the article assessing
rent
donnitories or building a new residence
In
fact,
why
give
these
"six-packers"
these arrangements as "not ideal." Well
hall
since God and the Lock Haven zoning
classes
at
all?
We've
already
got
their
monsaid, Tim. He was quick to point out,
laws
forbid this. In fact, we should consider
ey.
Wouldn't
they
be
of
more
practical
valhowever, that it was still preferable to denyconverting
the entire library into "six-pack"
ue
if
we
just
sent
them
out
for
coffee
or
let
ing these students admission to LHU or
sending diem off-campus to "fend for them- them wipe chalkboards and pound erasers residences. The more, the merrier. There
between periods? In their spare time they will always be diose radical complaints of
selves." —
could help break ground fw the new PUB classroom overcrowding, but only from
Of course, I agree. Any reasonable per- expansion. They could even solve the park- those crazies who are actually here for an edson must be in favor of this policy which ing problem. If a commuter got stuck ucation.
maximizes the fee-paying eivollment at our without a space, he could hire a "packer" to
Most of us know diat this is for the good
fine institution. The tuition LHU wdl take drive his car around the block a few hundred
of
the instibition. That Tim Susick guy
in from 125 additional enrollees must far times whde he's attending classes. Better
may
be a lot smarter than we think.
outweigh any inconvenience.
yet he could send the "packer" to class in
Paul Chatterton
Besides, after four years of slug-fests in his place and drive his own car around the
block.
overcrowded registration lines, and lying,
cheating, stealing whatever credits they can
out of uncooperative department chairpersons, they'll be sophomores like die rest of
their class. There's no reason to complain.
It's in die best interests of the University.
Anyway, who's to say diere aren't odier
advantages to this system besides die obvious fmancial ones. One hundred and twenty-five spare students could come in handy

The Eagle Eye will need reporters, editors^ circiilaiioii iiiaiiagers, piotograpliers
and a cartoonist this fall*
Call the Eagle Eye at 893-2334

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Friday, July 27, 1990 Eagle Eye 3

FEATURES
Confessions of a dangerous mind...

An open letter to the landlord
By Steven Infanti
Eagle Eye AssistarU Editor
Dear Landlord:
I thought it would be a good idea to take
some time and let you know some of my
feelings regarding die apartment I am currendy renting from you.
It has not escaped my attention diat die
only thing you s.xm to like about us college students is the money we have in our
walletsneeds. Perhaps, diat's why you have
decided to overcharge us again for this lovely litde "Tmmp Plaza" you are currendy
renting to me.
I have tried to contact you so many times
about some of the repairs this apartment
needs but I have received no reply to date.
I'm beginiung to wonder if you are still in
the land of the living.

I really enjoy the heating system you
came up with for the apartment Instead of
actiially putting in a heater, you decided to
cut 8" X 8" holes into die floor, so diat the
heat from die apartment down below would
rise into mine. I guess your attitude is
whatever heat we can catch we can keep.
Heck, at least now when there's nothing on
television I can poke my head through the
floorboard and watch the girls in the apartment below.
I would like to know if you have any intention on repainting die walls. I don't
think those vomit stains in die living room
really qualify as art-deco like you advertised. However, I am taking a psychology
course next year and maybe I can have people look in the stains and tell me what they
see.
The badu-oom also needs work.

I'm not

sure you can call water from a garden hose
sprayed into a fan a shower. I would also
iqipreciate indoor plumbing this year, and
while I enjoy the SEAR's catalog, I think I
will just buy bathroom paper. I hope you
won't try to call the mold, which is nearly
covering the entire floor, wall-to-wall carpeting.

casional game of nude-twister, I don't have
any such plans. Feel free to bring a date
and stop by during twister night, of course
you'll have to bring your own coconut oil
and a large shoehom.
Don't worry about the music we play, and
whether or not there are any subliminal messages on the albums that can only be heard if
Don't worry about the stove only having the record is played backwards. See, I'm in
one working bumer. I'll just nuke all my college now and I know you aren't suppose
food with the microwave.
to play records backwards. To be honest, I
don't
like a lot of the music when I listen to
I really like the way you were able to conit
forwards,
let alone backwards.
vert the walk-in closet into a bedroom. It's
Sincerely,
big enough for an Army-cot and a midget to
Your
Dangnous Tenant
sleep in. Perhaps you could slide another
P.S. The lease says you want the apartbed inside the kitchen cabinets and up die
ment to be just like I found it when I move
rent another $185 a mondi.
out Does that mean I should puke all over
I understand that you have some concems the place, spdl beer on every piece of fumiabout renting to coUege students. We don't ture, flood the bathroom, and tum 12 roaches
have parties all the time. Outside of an oc- and oneratloose in it?

Exchange program brings opportunity to study, travel
Dr. John W. Johnston
Dean ofInstitutefor International Studies
Lock Haven University offers its students
the opportuiuty to participate in one of the
largest most diversified international programs in the United States.
This semester, for example. Lock Haven
students will be studying in England, Scotland, Germany, France, Yugoslavia, USSR,
China, Japan, Tawain, Australia, and Mexico. While the Lock Haven students are
abroad, their places will be taken by students from universities in the aforementioned countries.
This exchange format not only allows our
students to ecperience the excitement of
studying the language, culture, and history
in a foreign environment, but also provides
for intercultural contacts on die Lock Haven
campus, as the exchange students meet and
befriendclassmates.
Over the past several years an increasing
number of Lock Haven students are candidates for one or more of the exchange programs, and this semester a few of the proi^rams, for the fast time, had a stand-by
waiting list. It is important, therefore, that
students considering an intemational program begin the application process well in
advance of the time they want to study at
one of our parmer universities.
The spring semester of 1991 is still some
months away, but arrangements take time
and it is advisable for anyone diinking of
spending the next term abroad to begin the
process now.

For the spring semester Lock Haven has
five programs that we diink are particularly
exciting. All five are at uiniversities regarded as the most reputable in their respctive
nations: Univerity Marie Curie Sklodowska
in Lublin, Poland; University of Reading,
Reading, England; University of New England, Armidale, Ausb^ia; die State University of Chemivtsi, Chemivtsi USSR; and
die University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy.
Over the past fifteen years, well over one
hundred students have studie at the University Marie Curie Sklodowska and experienced
die warmth, hospitality and friendliness of
the Polish people, all the while attempting
to master the difficidties of the PoUsh language and the differences between Poland
and America.
Our students have been eye witnesses to
the dramatic events that have bedevUed and
altered the face of Eastem Europe. They
were there.
The exchange program with the University of Reading is five years old and, in this
relatively short period, has become die largest program in Lock Haven's global network. Part of the reason is diat Americans
and Britons speak more or less the same
language, but the historic ties between the
Uiuted States and Britain also play a role.
Many Lock Haven students select this program because it begins the first week of
January and concludes late in March, and
leaves plenty of time to tour Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and in some cases the continent before retuming home.
This year brings new opportunity to Lock

Haven University with the first exchange
widi a Soviet University. Amidst the students on campus are three from Chemivtsi
in the Ukraine. The program is highly regarded by the United States Information
Agency and a grant of $ 10,000 was awarded
to Lock Haven to enable the Soviet students
and faculty to study with University students. The five Lock Haven students {xesendy studying in die USSR are taking
courses in Russian language, poUtics, history, economics, culture and fine arts. They
are also u^veling widely in the Soviet Union, visiting Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and
other cities. Applications for the spring semesterareencouraged.
For the first time in five years Lock
Haven students are studying "down-under"
in Australia, and Aussies ftom the University of New England are arriving at Lock
Haven.
Anodier new initiative wiU find our students in the relatively small city of Cassino
in Italy this spring. Nesded in the hiUs of
Central Italy, approximately two hours
south of Rome and two hours north of Naples, the University of Cassino allows
weekend Bavel to the Etemal City and the
mins of Pompei, as weU as dozens of other
hist(»ic sites. Indeed a long and arduous
walk up a mountain wdl bring our students
to die famous Abbey of Montecassino,
which was totally destroyed during World
War II but was painstakingly restored to its
former grandeur. Here too, die Lock Haven
student will leam Italian and take courses in
literature, politics, economics, art and history-

In order to qualify for these opportunities,
a candidate must have a grade-point-average
of 2.5 (a 3.0 if the candidate is a second semester freshman) and submit a number of
acceptable recommendations to even be considered. The a{^roval process takes several
months and students must start applying
now in order to be accepted for die Spring
1991 semester.
The Intemational Exchange Office is located on the ground floor of Raub HaU.

Correction
In last week's Eagle Eye feature "LHU
students take flight" we forgot to name two
of the flight instructors for die course. William and Alice Fuchs should have been Usted as additional instructors for the summer
Aviation and Aerospace course. We also
apologize for the incorrect speUing of William Ferrar's name.

Freddie Wright's Band
will perform Top 40 Songs
outside the
PUB
August 2, at 8 p.m.
There will be free pizza
and soda
as long as supplies last.
The event is free and open
to the public.

4 Eagle Eye Friday, July 27, 1990

FEATURES
Developer to appeal
zoning board's
decision on project
By StevenlnfantI
Eagle Eye Assistant Editor

Geno Zvolensky applies a new coat of paint to the wall outside of Kaub Hall. Zvolensky and the rest of Dr,
Wisniewski's Arts and Crafts class are painting a new mural on the wall as a project for the course.

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John J. Albarano Sr. wiU try his hand at
defeating the old saying "You can't beat city
hall" later diis mondi.
Albarano, a WiUiamsport engineer and developer, had presented plans to budd a housing project at 440-446 W. Main St to the
Lock Haven Zoning Hearing Board and die
Lock Haven Planning Commission in July.
Bodi the planning commission and the
board voted down the idea.
"We hope to have the appeal before die
Court of Appeals widiin the next 10 days,"
Albarano said.
The Court of Appeals may do one of three
things. It may uphold die Lock Haven
Zoning Board's decision. It may grant Albarano a permit to build or it may refer the
matter back to the zoning board for anodier
vote. It will be approximately 60 days before Albarano will leam of die decision.
"I was a little bit surprised by the decisions from die planning commission and
the zoning board because diey had no legal
basis for voting the way they did," Albarano
said.
Albarano's idea came under attack from
some towns people who objected to having
die 54-student housing project build in their
area. Many of the people spoke out against
a building for college students in die area.
Albarano dismisses the statements made
against the students as "being made in die
self-interest of a few people and prejudice
against college students."
"I've been budding student housing since
1965, and have worked widi seven odier
state schools and my experiences with college students has been good," he noted. "I
have received tfemendous support from
some leading citizens in die community and
they feel the need for the housing project.
We have even been offered some land in anodierarea."
Albarano's housing project would be a
three-story boarding house which would
contain 27 rooms for two students apiece,
widi one parking space for ea;h room.
Each room would have its own bathroom,
but no kitchen facilities would be provided.

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