CGA allocates money for
February banquet
KAREN REISS
Staff Writer '

The Community Government
Association Monday ni ght
allocated up to $13 per person for
a CGA banquet to be held in
February.
The money to be used for food ,
transportation and music, will go
to the executive council, senate and
according to Jill Lippincott , CGA
vice-president; "a few committees
outside of CGA."
Years ago this was a budgeted
item," said Robert Norton , dean
of Student Life, "then when funding for other organizations banquets was cut, this changed."
According to the Guidelines for
Finance Committee Requisitions,
handed out by the CGA for finance
funding, "No organization is
allowed to utilize CGA funding for
banquet purposes."
The. main concern of the senate
was how the sutdent body would
react to such a proposal.
I don t think people would
think it 's wrong," commented
Roger Sanders , director of
athletics. "You represent people
from many different areas of the
campus community. I think you

deserve it."
"The decision to change the
commencement was made after
receiving negative feedback about
previous graduations at the fair
grounds," said Hippenstiel. "All
discussions have been done with
the sincere desire to improve
graduation for the students."
"I've never seen so much
outrage about an issue," said Executive Council member Jeff
Sutherland. "People keep asking
me 'What can we do about this?'
I see nothing positive about the
change."
Several other senators expressed their opinions on the matter.
"The university is for the students.
Obviously the students don't want
this change," said Senate member
Joe Denelsbeck.
John Trathon, director of student
activities, said the committee is
trying to improve the overall content of the ceremony. "If students
would just give this a chance, they
may be pleasantly surprised ."
Much of what Hippenstiel spoke
about was repeated from the informational lecture held last Wednesday which 30-35 students
attended.
CGA President Sean Mullen

made the proposal stating, Your
positions on the senate are very
important." He. added the CGA
represents every student on
campus.
"We work hard , therefore, I
propose we use funding from
reserve to cover costs for the banquet."
¦ "We exist as an organization to
help other organizations do their
thing," said senate member Don
Chomiak. "It comes down to
whether or not we deserve it. I
think we do." he added.
CGA also allocated funding to
Alpha Phi Omega, a national coeducational service fraternity, to
send one member to a leadership
conference.
Stephen Labert spoke on the
organization's behalf. He said the
workshop will be beneficial for the
group because it will enable them
to serve the BU community better.
Some activities the group will be
involved in next semester are a
blood mobile, a bowl-a-thon, and
a BU theatre ensemble.
In other business, Doug Hippenstiel , a member of the commencement committee, spoke to
the senate about issues concerning
the change planned for May.

Green Thumb program lends
opportunity to senior citizens
KAREN REISS
Staff Writer
For the past 17 years, Pennsylvania Green Thumb has
recognized an important fundamental philosophy for all older
Americans; the right and need to
work and feel useful to society.
Green Thumb was established to
change stereotypes of older
Americans, promote employment
and provide essential community
services.
Funded by the U.S. Department
of Labor, and sponsored by the
National Farmers Union, Pennsylvania Green Thumb has beenin
operation since 1968, enlisting the
talents of over 1,000 senior
citizens. The Green Thumb program is also in operation in 45
other states and Puerto Rico.
A worker in the program must
meet basic guidelines. They must
be at least 55 years old and meet

federal low-income requirements.
They work an average of 24 hours
a week at the federal minimum
wage. Services the Green Thumb
workers provide include assisting
in health care programs, aiding in
nutrition programs, operation of
rural transportations, providing
manpower for schools and universities, and various other community oriented services.
Bloomsburg University has a
number of Green Thumb workers
at different locations on campus,
such as the child care center,
ground maintenance, various offices, Nelson Field House, and
Kehr Union.
According to Peg Bailey, administrative assistant in charge of
the program here on campus,
"The Green Thumb workers help
to supplement the work done in
these areas. We can't use them to
replace workerswe would normally pay for, but we can use them to

help things get done quicker."
Bailey then went on to explain
how the University goes about hiring the workers. "When someone
asks for a worker in a specific
area, we will put an ad in the local
papers for people to apply. Then
we will set up interviews with
them and try to find the right person for that specific need ."
If someone applies who would
not be suited for the particular job
where there is a need , then a job
where they might be useful is
sought out. "We always try to
work things out so everyone's
needs are met," Bailey said.
Green Thumb has many benefits
for both the employer and the
workers. An older person on social
security may want a part-time
position to supplement their income and also make good use of
their time. Those not old enough
for social security but have been

Can you find the error on this sign? (Photo by Bill Coniglio)

Signs add to campus
heaotificatioii
ELIZABETH PITTS
Staff Reporter
. Tuition covers many expenses,
but it was not used to pay for new
signs recently installed on campus.
According to Physical Plant
Director , Don McCulloch , the
money for the signs came from an
allocation by the governor's budget
office. This is contrary to rumors
that the increase in students' tuition was used for this purpose.
"The signs are beautiful antl add
a great deal to BU as far as public
view goes. I have had many good
comments on them ," says
McCulloch .
There had been discussion for
quite some time on the possibility
of installing signs on campus, according to McCulloch. In the last
year a sign was purchased for the
University Store from "Wooden
Signs of Vermont."
After getting feedback from
various groups, a committee was
established under the direction of
John Walker, Via-President for Institutional Advancement.
Two problems werediscovered.
First, the company signed a contract not only to manufacture but
to also install the signs, and later
had to return to Vermontbefore the
installation was finished. The company subcontracted to the Mariano
construction
company
of

Bloomsburg to finish installing the
last five signs, and they should be
complete by the end of the week,
according to McCulloch .
The second problem is in a
typographical error on the signs in
front of Carver Auditorium. They
read "Presidents Office" when
they should read "President's Office." As it reads now, it gives the
impression that the university has
more than one president.
McCulloch said he was not
aware of the mistake and has not
had any calls about it. "Now that
we are aware of it, we will get right
on it," he added , but said he
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Attendance policies
not neccessarily fair

The faculty speaking in support
of mandatory class attendance
policies failed to address a central
issue. Are these policies fair?
. If a student misses class, then he
has either missed important information he will be unable to obtain
elsewhere, or he has not. If he has
not missed anything, then it makes
no sense to punish him for having
made the reasonable decision that
he could better spend his time
elsewhere. If he has missed
valuable information, then that
void will evidence itself as a lower
grade on a subsequent examination. It is unfair to punish him a
second time by reducing his grade
even more.
One professor says student
grades should be lowered because
students can pass tests by cramming even if (because they missed
class) they haven't learned the
material. If after years of study to
obtain a bachelor 's, master 's, and
doctorate, and if after teaching
dozens of classes and hundreds of
students, a professor still cannot
devise an exam that requires
understanding rather than just
cramming to pass, then the fault
lies with the teacher.
Other arguments offered in support of grade reduction are equally spurious.
l)This is preparation for the 'real
world' where all corporations have
absence policies. Corporations pay
me. Hand out paychecks in class
at the end of the week and watch
attendance soar.
2)Who wants a doctor who skipped med school classes? This isn't
a medical school. No one dies
because I mistakenly believe
Sulaimen the Magnificent was the
eighth ruler of the dttoman Empire rather than the tenth. Besides ,
I would hope that medical schools
certify doctors based more upon
what they know than the classes
they attended .
3)Tests . can only evaluate
students on a. fraction of the
knowledge available to them in
class. True, but it should evaluate
them on a representative portion of
the knowledge or the grade is invalid anyway.
4) It disturbs me when
students don 't attend , it affects my
teaching. It shouldn 't , you 're supposed to be a professional.
. Even if one were to accept
arguments in favor of attendance
policies as good for encouraging

Band : not
Dedication will earn respect
noisy enough

students to attend class, they are
still unfair.
How fair is it to set a policy
where one can only do poorly. The
student does not receive a grade
increase for each class he attends
over a certain minimum, only a
grade reduction for absences.
Even changing this "no-win"
aspect would still miss the point of
what grades are (or are supposed
to be). Grades should be an
honest , inclusive , accurate
representation of the breadth and
depth of {he student 's knowlegde,
understanding and skills in the
subject area under evaluation. It
should not be a measure of how
often his flesh was physically present in a specified place at a
specified time.
But most especially, it should
not be based on the insecurity and
arrogance displayed by the professor who said that he'll do
whatever he wants because, "it's
my class, not your class."
No sir, you are wrong! It is not
your class, you do not own it. You
hold neither title nor deed. Youdid
not buy it nor win it in a poker
game. You did not find it lying on
the street nor did you inherit it
from your dead ancestors.
You are its caretaker, not its
owner. It belongs to everyone in
the class, everyone in the university community, possibly even
everyone in the state who pays for
it. But most of all it belongs to
everyone who loves learning, pursues knowledge and persists in
their academic endeavors in spite
of having to deal with attitudes
such as this.
I note that you didn't sign your
name. I did.
Mark Hoover

We read the article in the Dec.
9th issue of the VOICE critizing
everyone for critizing the band. We
feel , being enthusiastic fans, the
band does an ineffecient job of
making noise.
If they were so set on going to
the Alabama game, why do we
never hear a peep out of them at
our home games? If it wasn't for
the 15 minutes of glory they find
on the field each week, we'd never
know the band existed .
We have attended each home
game and have been not only enthusiastic fans but also our own
band. When the opposing team
plays a strong song of morale for
their team, there never seems to be
a rebuttal from our side.
We came from a high school that
had 10 people in the band , and
although, they may not have been
good or strong, they were heard by
everyone in the stands.
To all those who chant ,
"where's the band?" our hearts go
out to you and the disappointment
that you feel.
Sincerely down
on the band
Marty, Dog, and Skids

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The Traffic and Parking Commission would like to reiterate a
statement made in the article
"Campus parking continues to be
a problem ," in the Nov. 7th issue
of the VOICE.
With regular Motor Vehicle
Code regulations in effect , the
Navy Hall parking lot is open to
anyone-although the lot does
reserve five spots for Navy Hall
counselors.
They ask that everyone be aware
of this when they use the parking
lot.

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Jean Bihl, Elizabeth Dacey
Joanie Kavanaugh, Kristen Turner
Mike Albright, Jeff Cox
Dennis Fish, Crystal Lally
Bill Coniglio, Robert Finch
Paul Buzinski

All material is due for submission to the Voice two days in advance unless otherwise arranged with an editor. Submissions or business should be directed to
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to belong to an organization they
must give something of themselves
and
be devoted to that
organization.
If every athlete did not go to
practice because they had an
academic worry, the band would
not have any teams to support .
I also understand that a pep band
is to be at every basketball game
and every wrestling match. So far
this year that has not been the case.
What happens if the basketball
team gets to go to Alabama (or
anywhere for that matter), are they
going to ask for money to go there
too?
In the future, if the band wants
respect, I suggest they go out and
recruit some dedicated members to
pay for them.
Devoted to the Huskies

Parking lot Apathy: Z, Cl ,
restrictions no way!

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Mike Feeley

As a fan and an athlete at
Bloomsburg University, I feel the
protests about the band going to
Alabama were valid .
I came back to college early
from Thanksgiving to see the football team play Hampton University. Much to my disappointment,
Hampton had a bigger band (that
travelled in snow and rain) than
BU.
I also went to Alabama and I
paid my own way to drive down
and see our football team play. At
the game, the band did not impress
me one bit . Their halftime performance was satisfactory but they
did not lead the crowd during the
game in anyway.When they should
have been getting the fans psyched up, they were doing nothing.
Every student is concerned
about their studies but if they want

GOOD LUCK
ON
FINALS !

College students are often
branded as lazy and apathetic. I,
however, would like to thank some
of those who aren't.
As Co-President of the Association of Resident Students. I realize
the success of our annual toys-fortots cammpaign relied not only on
the organization, but also the college community. "
My Co-President Lorene
Feldman deserves a great deal of
thanks for her organization.
When it came time to sort and
wrap the toys, students came to
help. They know who they are, and
we appreciate it.
When the days to deliver came,
again, students were there to help
the kids in area hospitals.
A special thanks . to Steve
Philbin , also. The fact that he was
able to round up that bunch of people is truly a testimony to the
students willngness to get
involved.
, But the biggest thanks goes to
the students who brought in the
toys. Without them, our program
would have never worked . That
simple gesture on their part,
helped us bring joy to many others.
So nexttime someone claims all
college students are lazy, and un- ;
caring ; I'll disagree!"
Thanks again.
Robert Francis

Tempers rise when elevators don 't
We 'wbuld ' appreciate some
answers to the following questions
concerning our Columbia elevator
system:
1. Did we redefine the word
elevator for our purposes?
2. Did we purchase a cheap
system?
3. Does the repairman live in
Timbuktu?
Columbia Hall was built in 1970
and is the newest of all residence
halls. Why is it then every day the
elevator seems to break down?
When asked this question to sc
meone of higher authority, the
response seems to be unanimous,
"The elevator breaks because you
girls over use and abuse it." This
line is absolute nonsense!
Correct us if we are wrong, but
the actual purpose of an elevator
is to go up and down delivering
people to desired floors whenever

the need arises. How is it then we
can "over use" something that's
purpose is to be used? After all ,
it wasn't installed for decoration.
Since the thing they call an
elevator doesn't actually do the job
of one, they clearly redefined the
word.
This brings us to the point of
purchasing a cheap system. Any
real elevator, no matter how often
used , would not break down constantly. Therefore the people who
are at fault for the brakage of our
system are not the ones using the
elevator. They're the ones purchasing cheap systems which could
wind up hurting someone.
One solution may be to install a
new system, possibly over the
summer. It could be expensive, but
if they pay someone to fix it every
day, like they are now, it couldn't
be much more.

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I am apt to be the same;
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Rolling 'round upon the sofa
Waiting for the inspiration
To get up - that never came.
And I left my silly textbooks
Gather dust upon the shelf,
And I didn't even eat
Which is a wonder in itself;
I've done nothing much at all , oh Lord,
Which makes me rather sleepy
So I'll go to bed
And wake up with a monumental change...

So now it 's Wednesday morning,
I've done absolutely nothing
And I lack the motivation
To arouse me from my bed ,
And now it's Wednesday evening,
I've got time to make my night class
But I wind up on the sofa
With a Michelob instead.
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Notice throughout the article we
are only referring to one elevator.'
This is because the other elevator
Columbia does ' have, broke on
November 3rd. The motor—they
tell us~has been sent away. Where,
we wonder. Timbuktu?
Some of the answers to our
questions, we're sure, the person
in charge doesn't even know!
Something should be done!
MJB and seven complainers
from 8th South
P.S. Columbia is not the only dorm
that has people with legs that hurt!

Soon to be grads
still voicing
disappointment
To CMR who submitted the article, "Who's looking forward to
graduation?". We strongly agree
with your article and hope it's not
too late for a change!
4 soon-to-be graduates
of 413 East Street

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the VOICE next semester

Give credit where
credit is due
First, I would like to congratulate the football team for their
great .season. Also, I want to
especially congratulate all the
seniors for what they did for this
school over the last four years. You
have made us proud. But there is
one senior who really stands out
in my mind who has not received
the credit ' I feel he deserves in
helping to make a winning team.
He began three years ago (his
sophomore year) as the third-string
quarterback. After an injury and
other things he was pushed into the
starting role. From there he led us
to a 4 and 2 conference record, one
game short of the "State Game."
It was a respectable season for a
team with a combined league
record of 1-10-1 the previous two
seasons.
The next season, as a junior, he
led us to a 4 and 1 mark (3 and 0
in the conference) before being
benched early in the Millersville
game. At that point, he had thrown
100 straight passes without an interception and was ranked in the
top ten nationally in quarterback
passing efficiency! Not many
quarterbacks can match that . It
was too bad after the Millersville
game he saw little action except for
the almost insignificant Lycoming
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Now, at the end of Bloomsburg's
best season ever, the senior has
found himself as the "secondstring" quarterback . He still had
a banner year, leading us to six
straight wins while "subbing" for
our injured first-string quarterback. He was ranked second in the
whole PSAC in quarterback efficiency behind Mr. Ingold . When
on the sideline, he remained active
by signaling in all of the offensive
plays. The only disappointment I
have is he was not given a fair
chance to break 1,000 yards passing for the year. I would not call
the last two minutes of the season's
final game a fair chance.
In three years the team had a 12
and 3 conference record (correct
me if I am wrong) in games he
started.
Not bad MIKE GLOVAS, way to
go! Good Luck next year Huskies!
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Ten students advance
to tournament
DONNA CAMPBELL
Voice Contributor
A precise movement and a little
game skill can really put you in the
right place. For ten Bloomsburg
University students this place is
the regional games tournament
which will be held at West Virginia
University, Feb. 20-22.
In order for these ten students to
advance to the regional competition , they first had to compete in
a campus tournament held here
last week. The tournament games
consisted of billiards, backgammon, chess, table tennis and table
soccer.
The students representing BU
will be: Lisa Engard - women's
billiards, Nick Bloschichak men's billiards, Curtis Howell chess and backgammon, Cathy
Desko and Carolyn Hartzel -

women's table tennis doubles.
Desko will also compete in the
singles division of table tennis.
Michael Leitzel - men's singles in
table tennis, Loren Richter and
Shallesh Modha will be the men's
doubles team in table tennis. Joe
Allison and Jim Montalto will
team ujp to compete in table
soccer.
The tournament, also known as
the Association of College Unions
International Games Tournament
was sponsored by the Program
Board. "This event attracts a lot
of talented people, who really
know their game," Rose Anne
Brizek, one of the coordinators for
the event said. The annual event is
open to all college students.
Anyone who did not have a chance
to participate this year will have a
chance to show their game skills
next year.

Congressman offers chance to
voice thoughts and concerns
Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski ,(D-PA)will open the telephone
lines to his Wilkes-Barre office,
Wednesday evening Dec. 18, for a
Call Your Congressman Night.
With Congress recessed for
Christmas, Kanjorski plans a 90
minute session from 6:00
p.m.-7:30 p.m. The time will provide constituents with an opportunity to bring their personal concerns and thoughts to his attention.
Kanjorski hopes to talk with a
large number of callers that evening. He said, "I encourage people
to take time out from the busy rush
of the holidays to address any concerns possibly on their mind.
Maybe we can make Christmas
that much brighter with help on a
particular problem. This type of
project serves as an effective
means of supply ing district
residents with insight to a variety
of concerns.''
Call. Your Congressman is part
of Kanjorski's continuing efforts to
be accessible to his constituents.

"Staying m touch is the best way
I know to represent the people of
11th district effectively. Whether
it 's through town meetings,
newsletters, office appointments
here in Washington at the district
office, or visiting workplaces, I'm
committed to being as accessible
as possible," Kanjorski said.
Callers can dial the Congressman Wednesday evening toll
free at 1 (800) 222-2346 or locally 825-2200.

Signs
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wasn't sure if the signs would have
to be removed and returned in
order to be corrected.
The final phase of the contract
will be the installation of street
signs to be made with the names
that were announced by the Board
of Trustees on October.

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Green Thumb p rogram
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laid off from their jobs can also
benefit from the program. Bailey
remarked most would rather be
working part-time than collect
welfare.
Employers see the benefits of
hiring older workers in the experience of age added to their
workforce. Also, the workers help
to take up some of the slack, get
things done faster, and perform
some of the time consuming tasks
that would take fewer people
longer to do.
Once the worker has been involved in the Green Thumb program for some time and has
sharpened his or her skills, they
may want to go out into the job
market and find a permanent position . "They have the option to do
this," Bailey said, "but since we
realize how hard it may be for
them to find a job, there is no time
limit as to how long they can remain in the program."
Although BU does hire some of
these workers, they don't promise
permanent employment. "We are

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to the buffaloes as a greatly underrated resource with great commercial potential — both in their native
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lands where they do not now exist.

a training sight for these people to
develop skills and sharpen the ones
they have in order to get a job if
they so desire. We can and do hire
some of these people but we can't
promise permanent positions to all
of them," Bailey said.
Ernie Shultz has been working
in the bowling alley for a little over
a year with the Green Thumb program . He also is employed by the
Union and works 13 additional
hours part-time a week. Shultz ,
who had been a mechanic at the
Hotel Magee and the cigar factory,
takes care of any mechanical problems that might arise in the alley.
Unlike Shultz, not all of the
workers have had previous experience in the work they are now
doing. Val Brockway, who is coordinator of the program at BU, said
many of the women who apply
have never worked out of the
home. "But they all have certain
talents they can't use unless they
are given the chance to. Many of
the women are mothers so they can
be helpful in the child care center.

Many kept the records of their
households so they can be helpful
in an office." Brockway said.
Most of the workers are happy
with their jobs . Margaret
Steinruck, who works at the information desk in the Union enjoys
her work tremendously. "I get to
meet so many nice people here,"
she said , "I used to work up at the
field house for three years and I
liked that very much- also."
Steinruck has a very positive image of the Bloomsburg students .
''The students I work with here are
very friendly and helpful. All I
have to do is ask and they will help
me. And last year, a group of boys
who go to the college Jived across
the street from me. Whenever it
would snow, they would shovel my
sidewalks and clean off my car. 1
didn 't even have to ask them."
Brockway feels there is
"nothing negative to be said about
the program, only positive." She
said it is a wonderful way for older
citizens to express their worthiness
to the community while providing
valuable services.

Volunteers sought for study
Geisinger Medical Center is
looking for young women with
eating disorders to take part in a
research study. The new study will
evaluate strategies to reduce binge
eating in women ages 13 to 30.
Bulimia, an eating disorder
characterized by binge eating and
self-purging, typically begins in
late adolescence when a woman
fails to lose weight after trying
several diets. Bulimics eat large
quantities of "junk food" high in
carbohydrates and then induce
vomiting or use laxatives to
eliminate the food they have eaten.
If untreated, bulimia can lead to
chronic sore throats, chemical imbalances , even death from

starvation.
It is estimated five to thirty percent of college women have problems with binge eating. An increased incidence of the disease is
attributed to America's growing
emphasis on weight control and
appearance, especially for women.
"Society is telling women that
to be thin is to be beautiful , powerful and sexually attractive," says
Paul Kettlewell, director of the
anorexia and bulimia groups at
Geisinger. "These women are doing a lot of physical harm to be
socially acceptable. We want to
help them."
For more information on the
research study, call 717-271-8255.

If you are a college senior or
graduate student ready to enter the
job market, you may be interested
in the following two recruiting
conferences.
Operation Native Talent is an
annual career/recruiting conference sponsored by the Greater
Bloomsburg theat re^xs Philadelphia Chamber of ComEnsemble's
\$ merce and PENJERDEL Council.
Fifty or more companies will be
All-New Adaptation
interviewing for entry-level positions in a variety of career
A Christmas Carol so students are encouraged toareas,
bring
their
resumes.
This
year's
program
TICKETS GOING FAST!
will be held on Dec. 26 and 27
Wed.-Sun. till Dec. 22
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel, Two
Franklin Plaza (17th and Race
Streets), Philadelphia. There .are

no charges and no pre-registration
for students.
conference ,
The
other
Cleveland's Job Expo, will be held
on Dec. 26 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at
Cuyahoga Community College in
Cleveland, Ohio. Representatives
from banks, hospitals, government
agencies, service agencies , and
other businesses will be available
for information and interveiw prescreening. There is no charge for
this conference either, and students
are encouraged to bring at least ten
copies of their resume.
If you have any questions, contact Diane Davis, Career Development Center, room ,12,. Ben
Franklin Building. .. .; ..

(This excerpt taken f r om World
Development Forum, a bi-monthly
report)

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available to seniors

Computer requirements
discussed
, GARQL BOYCHUCK
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McCormick Human Services
Building. "After all we're here to
fulfill our intellectual capacities."
According to Jerry and Janice
Patterson, writers of "Putting
Computer Power in Schools",
there are four good reasons for using computers in schools. One is
computer-assisted learning, including giving a student as much
practice as necessary without tiring, 'without registering impatience, and with the capability of
changing questions depending on
student progress.
The second reason is computer
literacy. Improved computer
techonolgy, in fields such as
medicine , industrial production ,
and transportation , will revolutionalize the way we live. -As
students take place in the world of
the future, they deserve to take
their positions with an understanding - of computer technology.
"The whole hospital staff
benefits from . a computer
background ," said Beth Sharkazy,
a senior majoring in nursing. "For
example, lab reports can be instantly displayed on computers,
alleviationg a middleman to run
results to the floor."
The third reason is computermanaged instruction. Computers
have come to the assistance of
teachers in taking care of tasks
such as record keeping, test scoring, and keeping track of students'
academic progress. As a result
more time becomes available for
the student .
The fourth reason is using computers as administrative assistants.
They're being used to handle

Christmas at home or
in a sand castle?
MARY CHUPKAI
for the Voice

table in his big, brown recliner. I
thused than he really felt.
Just then a knock sounded at the stretched out on the floor in front
door. "It 's probably the folks," of the television and stole some
John said, "I'll get it." They were popcorn from Mary's bowl. "Hey
very excited to see John and he was stop it," she yelled, "Go make
greeted with warm hugs. After the your own.". Mom said , "Take
small reunion , John's mother said, some from my bowl, we have
"It 's good to see you Mitch." She enough to string all the trees in the
neighborhood."
continued, "Be sure to wish your
"Mitch, Mitch," Tony, his other
parents a Merry Christmas for
me." Mitch winced , "Well, I roommate, said , "Where were
you?" "I was right here," Mitch
won't be seeing them over the
said. "Maybe your body was, but
holidays this year. I'm going to the
Bahamas." She looked disap- I think your mind was on the beach
with the girls already," Tony
pointed , "Well you have a good
time Mitch." John smiled sym- laughed. "Yeah, sure," said
Mitch , as he put on his jacket and
pathetically at his friend for his
headed for the door. "Where are
mother 's reaction , "Have a great
you heading?" asked Tony. "I'm
time."
After John left , Mitch turned on just going out , I'll see you later,"
Mitch said.
the television and fixed himself
"Where had it all gone wrong?''
dinner. Macaroni and cheese again
Mitch said to himself , as he walkhe laughed , as he sat down in front
ed down the crowded city street.
of the television set. Every other
Now everyone sits around comcommercial was an advertisement
plaining about bills and every
for the latest Christmas album or
other problem , instead of putting
the newest toy on the market. Then
an advertisement flashed for The them aside to let the true spirit of
Christmas come through like it usNutcracker as he thought back to
a Christmas when The Nutcracker ed, to. Not only was he running
away from it by going to the
was a big event in his house.
Bahamas, but his sister Mary was
Mom and Mary were making
tons of popcorn while Dad and I also going away with friends.
As he passed a display window,
got wood for the fire . We came in
with red noses, numb fingers , and he saw a dainty china doll , much
like Mary 's, which he had broken
enough firewood to keep the fire
as a child . He walked into the store
going all night .
Come on guys, it's about to and on impulse bought the doll .
start ," Mary yelled, as she ran in- He came out of the store with a
to the family room with two huge dumb grin on his face. The
Christmas bug caught him as he
bowls of popcorn . Mom followed
ran into the men's store and bought
her with four needles and a spool
a huge ugly tie, similar to many
of thread .
As Dad and I started the fire , that hung in his father's closet for
years after he had bought them. He
Mary was already working on her
first string of popcorn . In a few
(continued on page 6)
moments, we had a roaring fire
going. Dad made himself comfor-

Mitch gathered his three page
Bloomsburg
University 's
exam, dropped it with relief on his
general education program curprofessor's desk, and walked out
rently requires three physical
of the room. "Yeah!" he said to
education credits; however, in this
himself walking down the empty
computer-aged society most macorridor./'Pressures off for the
jors don't require three computer
rest of the month ," he thought , as
science credits. In a time of growhis mind quickly wondered to the
ing
technology
computer
sun-baked beaches where he
knowledge may soon be manwould be spending Christmas this
datory. According to a letter from
year with friends. There was no
the publisher of Time magazine ,
point in going home. Last year was
John Meyers, states, "the effect of
another let down.
computers and their use by both
As he walked home to his apartgiant corporations and the smallest
ment a light flurry began , adding
retail business have hit our societo the six inches that had acty with the velocity of a true
cumulated the night before. He felt
technological revolution."
a swat on his back and turned to
Dr. Larry Jones, provost and
see three little boys running away.
vice-president of academic affairs,
He laughed to himself , remembersays, "the requirement of coming a time when . . . "No snow
puter use on campus is being
this Christmas, only sand and
discussed. One department is conbikini's," he thought.
sidering thS need'for students to
But memories flooded his conbuy "personal computers." Futher
tentment , and he found himself
information on this issue is being
remembering a time when
withheld until a comfirmation is
Christmas was more than a chore.
made. Jones also stated , "every
' 'Those were the good old days,''
department should look into and
he
thought.
discuss the situation with the
By the time Mitch reached his
students."
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Although we know a machine
thing
on his mind. His roommate,
can't duplicate human teaching, we
John , was finishing packing for
are being pushed into technology
break. "Hey," John said , "How
that is playing a major role in
did the final go?" Mitch replied ,
society. What the field of computer
"It was a breeze, I'm so glad it 's
technology can contribute toward
over."
improving the quality of education
"So when are you heading
is a realistic view.
out?" asked Mitch. "The folks
The question of what and how
should be here anytime. It'll be
much students should learn about
good to get away." He continued ,
computers remains unanswered. In
' 'But I sure wish I could afford to
the past, computer literacy tended
go to the Bahamas with you."
to refer to an awareness level of
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New languages help students
communicate with the world
MARIA LIBERTELLA
for the Voice
While some of us have trouble
speaking and writing in one
language , David Lauer has
mastered English and Spanish ,
which he is temporarily teaching
this year at Bloomsburg; he also
fluently speaks Portuguese, German , French and Quechua, the
language of the Incas. "I would
love to be fluent in every language
of the world ," says Lauer, "but
there are so many languages, a
person doesn't live that long."
Lauer was born in Bloomington,
Indiana , but grew up in
Bloomsburg . He attended
Bloomsburg High School where
he was involved in many activities.
"I studied theater , with Alvina
Krause for one year," says Lauer,
"I also won the Spanish award in
my class."
Lauer received his bachelors
and masters degrees in Latin
American studies and Spanish
from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He never set
career goals. "Some people plan
their lives while others like me,
just see where life takes them."
Lauer adds, "I did well in Spanish
in high school , so I decided to try
it."
Traveling has been a part of his
life since he was a child , so attending a college so far from home
didn't bother him. "I really like
the west and I liked the city of
Albuquerque," says Lauer, "I also
wanted to get out of the east." He
earned part of his bachelors degree
in Quito, Ecuador. After he received his masters, he went to Mexico
City to study literature because he
felt "the only way to really understand a culture is to experience it
first hand ."
His stay in Mexico City lasted
two years. "I liked the huge city,"
says Lauer, "I was meeting a lot
of writers and reading a lot of
books. While in M.C., he also
translated a novel, which, he says,
"I am trying to get published in
the U.S." Lauer also had the
chance to see a lot of foreign films,

a chance he feels he couldn't have
had in the U.S. "The culture of
Mexico is a dominated one which
feels inferior. They compensate for
this by having films and books
from all countries," says Lauer,
"The U.S. , on the other hand , is
a dominating culture which turns
down a lot of foreign films and
books because they don't seem
marketable." Lauer adds, "This
reflects the American feeling that
everyone has something to learn
from us, but we.have little to learn
from them."
From his comparative studies of
South American and English
literature, Lauer has noticed, differences between the archetypes or
characters used in the stories.
"The typical U.S. archetypes are
adventurers, businessmen and immigrants confronted with a competitive society," says Lauer,
"South American archetypes
reflect the social realities of poverty, death , exploitation and the
layering of history."
In addition to the differences in
culture and archetypes, Lauer saw
other characteristics of Third
World countries. One of them ,
education , affected him directly.
"It's hard to get a teaching job,"
says Lauer, "people don't have the
money to pay for education." He
added , "In private, often fly-bynight language schools, a student
pays 3,000 pesos (about $6) for an
hour of education . The teacher
will recieve only 1,000 pesos
(about $2) per hour."'
While in Mexico, Lauer lived
very modestly. He only taught
some Spanish to English
businessmen. "I enjoyed the
teaching," says Lauer, "but I
wanted to start saving money. I
also got tired of living with 18
million people. When the temporary position for a Spanish
teacher opened up at Bloomsburg,
Lauer applied.
Lauer isn't the only member of
his family to have taught ¦at
Bloomsburg University. Margaret
Read Lauer, his mother, whom he
is now living with in Bloomsburg,
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May 1984.
At Bloomsburg, Lauer is
teaching three levels of Spanish ,
and is the faculty advisor for the
Spanish club. "There are a lot of
things I'd like to do at
Bloomsburg," says Lauer,. "I'd
like to get some Mexican films and
bring in some of my Mexican
friends who are writers. But it 's
hard to track down the money."
In
Lauer 's
classroom ,
memorization is only part of the
learning process. "I try to make
the class experience as real as I
can ,m" says Lauer, "I try to get
the students to be creative and to
ask questions." Being able to ask
questions and to give answers in a
different language will make one
a "larger and more understanding
person." He explains, "language
is the way we express reality and
when we can express reality differently, we are expanding
ourselves and becoming different
people."
Lauer believes creativity expressed through literature and art
means the most in our lives.s "Try
to imagine a world without color,
paintings, books or films ," says
Lauer, "It's hard to. Art is where
man fights to be free."
Lauer has tried his hand at art
in the forms of photography and
writing. He has had a few critical
articles published. "Books can
mean a lot of things," says Lauer,
"I like to interpret the literary
meanings of books that matter to
me." Lauer adds, "I feel I am too
immature literally to write
anything substantial right now."
After spring semester,'Lauer
says he would like to work for his
doctorate and to continue teaching.
"I have applied for the position
here at BU for another year," says
Lauer. Through his study of
literature, language and art, Lauer
believes he has learned a lot about
people and different cultures. "It
is easy for people to feel impotent;
the nations are so huge and the individual gets lost in a sea of
anonymity," says Lauer, "governments end up doing things that the
people are ignorant of and would
like to try to stop if they could."
Lauer said, "The job of any
teacher is to make people less ignorant . A new language gives
them a new reference point and
helps them to communicate with
others better. Through this, I hope
that students will realize they do
make a difference."

Enthusiastic students enjoy the first snowfall of the semester with
a friendly snowball battle.

Satire

Stroll down BU lane
Floating through this last week
of classes, I am forced to look back
and ask,"What happened?" The
semester has passed like one of
those nights you are sure you enjoyed, but not sure why. Typical of
just about everyone, much of my
work has been put off until now
and I cannot remember what I did
on those days I set aside for it.
Looking around , the multitude of
instant scholars now cramming the
library and the computer room
seems the perfect snapshot for any
photographer wanting to capture
the academic B.U.
Paging back through the past 15
weeks, the semester has been
almost bland. The LCB is no
longer a clawed monster devouring children, but a small boy playing pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey with

Requirements
(continued from page 5)
payroll , scheduling classes ,
drastically cut secretarial time in
word processing, and to perform
other tasks. "I'd like to supply all
the secretaries in academic affairs
with a word processor," says
Jones. With use of word processors
productivity increases in the office , office costs can be reduced ,
and free secretarial and executive
time allows time for more profitable activities.
Computers deserve a place in
educational institutions for the
benefit of student as well as staff
menbers. No one can say what role
computers should play when they
enter the schools, or what the
future holds for this technology.
However, educational institutions,
like Bloomsburg, exist for the
transmission of knowledge, the
development of students , and the
well-being of society. , In order to
accomplish these goals, a change
may be in store for school curriculum or school policy.

a baseball bat. The scandal of the
DOC boys is not news and the
greeks did their thing rather quietly this time around .
The fanfare this semester could
be summed up with an O.K., fine.
The biggest controversies went
from the fact that parking spaces
were harder to find than cabbage
patch kids, complaints about the
CGA president riding the fence on
the community activities fee issue,
to the band president getting upset
when she unfortunately realized
that nobody cares. I have been
there before and can sympathize,
but that is about all. Our football
team did a spectacular job this
season. I guess all the pep rallies
we did not throw indicated this was
but one in a string of championship seasons.
The beginning of a new and
glorious semester is but a month
away and I am already setting aside
money for all the text books that
will go unread and unneeded next
semester, as well as all my favorite
drinking glasses to help me forget
the fact the band president and I
both found out the hard way. Let
it not be said that I am without optomism. Merry Christmas to all
and to all a good ni ght.
DON CHOMIAK
student at large

Christmas
(continued from page 5)
then stopped in another store and
bought a gaudy Christmas apron
for his mother.
He half ran back to his apartment. When he got there it was
empty, so he left a note on the
refri gerator for Tony. He then ran
to the phone to call Mary. "Hey
sis," he said, "Get packed, I'll
pick you up at six, we're going
home ''.
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B TEshines with traditional sp irit in "A Christmas Carol
JEFFREY W. COX
Sports Editor
This year, the Bloomsburg
Theatre Ensemble, after a one year
hiatus from presenting "A
Christmas Carol," by Charles
Dickens.returns with this show,
and has given us an exciting new
look at the tale of Ebenezer
Scrooge's enlightenment to the
true meaning of Christmas as seen
through the eyes of Dickens.
Director Whit MacLaughlin set
as his task the telling of "A
Christmas Carol" in a somewhat
unique way, and succeds in a variety of ways.
Rely ing heavily on mood
throughout the show, the play
begins with a group of nameless
characters moving in slow motion
about the stage.
Coupled with the dreary music
being played, these slow motion
characters immediately set the
mood for the play, which is people living in the worst of conditions, but always with a glimmer
of hope. This hope comes but once
a year, and to them is known as
Christmas.
The set is simple, with only a
few flats and some basic furniture
used th roughout the show.
Howeveiyit'is'fhis simplicitly that
contributes to the mbod of the play
and the near-desperate state of the
characters.
Playing the role of Scrooge is
James Goode, and he captured the
full essence of the part he had to
play. Goode has impeccable concentration , which is an exceptional
asset considering the type of role
he has.

Goode has to run the gamut of
emotions, from being a callous,
old , geezer, into a reborn ,
benevolent, truly human , being at
the end. The transition of emotions
was very believable, as Goode
justified his changing feelingsquite
well.
, In addition , Goode recognizes
the importance of when to make
his presence known and when not
to intrude in the scenes where he
is an unobserved observer to the
events of Christmas past , present ,
and futu re. This allows the audience to take in the significance
of these happenings.
Goode then makes Scrooge's
presence known just at the right
time, so as to make sure the audience know that he is watching
these scenes also, and must learn
from them. Credit this effect also
to an excellent overall lighting
design by Michael Baumgarten.
Lynn Balesteri , as the Ghost of
Christmas Past, moves about the
stage fluidly, contributing to the
mood of the play with a booming,
intensely dramatic voice.
However, when Balesteri playes
her other roles, she falters slightly. In • the scene at Scrooge's
nephew Fred's house, where she
plays Fred 's wife Mary, she lost
her concentration briefly and looked directly at Scrooge, acknowledging his presence. It is crucial
in all of these scenes that none of
the characters see Scrooge, in
order to preserve the effect of the
scene.
Late in the play, when Balesteri
plays a "char woman," the English
equivalent of a bag lady, her
cockney accent is so thick that it

is barely audible.
Adding a new spark to the role
of the Ghost of Christmas Present
is Leigh Strimbeck, in a role
usually reserved for the "Father
Christmas" type. The adding of a
woman for this traditionally male
role could have been a failure, but
Strimbeck adds the right amount
of eerie warmth coupled with a
necesary sense of forewarning that
makes the character come to life
in a new way.
Playing Scrooge's nephew, Fred,
Gerard Stropnicky 's most striking
contributuion is the way he blends
in with the time period so well in
both a physical and emotional way,
making Fred perhaps the most
believable character in the whole
show. Stropnicky 's mannerisms
are completely 19th century.. .
Stropnicky also appears as the
man underneath the fabric as the
Ghost of Christmas Future, and
did a fine job in a non-demanding
role.
David Moreland and Elizabeth
Dowd, as Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit,
do a good job of displaying warmth
at Christmas time. They are the
most important example of people
whose hopes come to life on
Christmas.
Their pathetic Christmas feast
exemplifies the fact that even the
smallest gifts at Christmas can
mean so much to people.
All of the little Cratchits were
delightfully portrayed by a cast of
local youngsters that thrilled the
audience and displayed amazing
poise, considering their ages,
throughout the show.
Laurie McCants shines in the
variety of roles she plays, which

includes young Ebenezer s
sweetheart, Belle. McCants has a
rare warmth onstage, and makes
her various character switches look
easy.
Martin Shell's presence as Jacob
Marley, Scrooge's old business
associate, is intimidating, given
even more emphasis by some spectacular lighting effects as he rises
from underneath the stage.
Marley serves as the primary
metaphor for the play. When he
appears onstage at the end and his
chains are removed, this is significant of Scrooge's salvation , and a
thrilling moment. Marley's chains
that he wears are the chains that
he made from living an empty life.
Andrew Hubatsek and John
Bower made their smaller roles
come to life. They as well as the
rest of the cast, except Goode,
serve as many different people,
and clearly have several unique, effective characterizations to go
along with these roles.
The entire cast brings the audience directly into the show, both
figuratively and literally also, in
the street scene where " 'Twas the
Night Before Christmas" is read.
Members of the audience are
brought onstage to join the cast in
a traditional dance segment, and
the entire scene is an awful lot of
fun for everyone.
One thing to note, though-one of
the actors came into the audience
during this scene in Friday's show
and approached someone he knew
and asked her by name to join in
the dance. This was quite^. unprofessional and took away
somewhat from the excitement and

spontaneity of the scene.
Most of the effects in the show
are well done, and added to the
show. MacLaughlin uses a narrator
in certain parts of the show to
move the story along, and it is
cutet but maybe unnecessary. The
story is well known and does a
good enough job of telling itself.
All in all , the BTE has a show
it can be proud of. There were no
major weak spots in the casting,
and mention must be made of the
children who went above and
beyond what the audience expected
of child actors. They were so well
disciplined , and were truly a shining spot in the show.
"A Christmas Carol" is running through Dec. 22 at .the Alvina
Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street.
Bloomsburg University students
get into the show for half price.
Consult the BTE box office for
special rates, as the rates change
depending on the time and day
desired.

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available

Midnight Christmas
prayer service

The annual midnight Christmas
prayer
service will be held Sat.,
Spring 1986 Community AcDec.
14
at Carver Auditorium.
stickers
can
be
picked
tivities
up
at the Community Activities office Sponsored by Catholic Campus
along with I.D ., if fee has been Ministry and the Protestant Campus Ministry. This service will
paid.
feature Christmas songs, readings
and prayers. The Woman's Chorus
will also participate. All are
invited .

ATTENTION
SENIORS!!
Time is running out~did you pay
your $10 Senior Dues yet? If not,
you can pay in the Union at the information desk. Senior class officers will be at the desk today and
tomorrow to help collect dues and
to answer any questions you may
have.

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men anii women 's bowling teams
defeated Lincoln University this
past weekend at the Kehr Union
lanes. •
• The men's defeat over Lincoln
marked the fifth straight victory
for the Huskies.
BU won the first game 836-688,'
as Jeff Darrow paced the Huskies
with a high game of 196.
Tony Dunn rolled a 210, Darrow
a 207, Frank Cecconi a 201, and
Darryl Sowers a 192 to lead
Bloomsburg to a second game victory by a 985-882 tally.
The Huskies sealed LU's fete in
the third game, as.Jeff Darrow hit
a high score of 233, followed
closely by Frank Cecconi with a
230, enroute to a 1039-956
triumph. Jim Chisesi and Brian
Gennaria chipped in with scores of
198 and 191 respectively.
Darrow had a 632 series, and
Cecconi a 611 to top the Huskies.
Saturday marked the 14th consecutive win for Darrow this year.
The Lady Huskies defeated the
LU women in all three games on
their way to a 12-7 overall victory.
P.J. Roberts bowled a 179 in the
first game to aid the women to a
742-670 victory."In the second
game, the women slipped by.vftfn
a 674-672 win over Lincoln. ;;
BU pulled away in the third
game to defeat LU 717-669.
Roberts rolled high game of the
day with a 211.
The Huskies will travel to Penn
State to compete in the Lion's
Pride Tournament, Jan. 25-26,
1986.

Wrestlers
up mark to
3-1 with win
(continued from page 12)

Bermuda.Where to find the class
whenclass is out.
Bermuda CollegeWeeks.March 2 to April 5,1986.

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This spring, come relax on long pink
beaches next to a soothing ocean.
Or explore the inroads and inlets of our
quaint island by moped. .
Appreciate a quiet... miles and miles from
clutter and crowds.
Or dance madly to the vibrant music of
local steel and calypso bands.
Leave school far, far behind you.
Or come party with your friends on our
complimentary cruises and enjoy lunches

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Come bask in the leisurely pace of our
beautiful island,
Or swim, sail, snorkel, play golf and tennis
to exhaustion,
Come celebrate in style. Or drink in our
sophisticated atmosphere,
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Bruce Wallace won by default
over Bill Freeman in 45 seconds.
Freeman sustained a knee injury
and could not continue.
Heavyweight Ron Ippolite continued his winning ways with a 8-5
decision over Joe Pecaitis to finish
off the BU win.
Ippolite, Rick Bonomo and Kent
Lane were the only BU wrestlers
to notch victories in the Iowa
match.
Bonomo defeated HawkeyeMatt
Egeland , who he defeated last
season for the national title, while
Ippolite scored a 2-1 victory in his
heavyweight bout.
Lane won.by forfeit at 134 and
Tony Reed was involved in a 7-7
draw to round out the BU scoring.
The Huskies travel to Shippensburg this Saturday for a 1 p.m.
bout with the Red Raiders.

Bloomsburg University named
ECAC 'Team of the Year'
1985
Bloomsburg
University's football team concluded its climb from
the cellar to the attic of Division
II by being chosen as the Eastern
College Athletic , Conference's
"Team of the Year" for 1985.
Just four short seasons ago, the
Huskies were 0-10 and an
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Conference opponents.
Then George Landis was hired
to rebuild a program that ,had
recorded only one victory in the
previous two seasons.
Landis equalled that mark in his
first year, posting a 1-7-1 record.

The following two seasons saw the
Huskies go 5-5 and 6-5.
Now in 1985, the 12-1 Huskies
have wreaked havoc in the PC
while winning the school's firstever state title.
The Huskies^also won their first
ever Lambert/Meadowlands Cup
poll and advanced to the semifinals
of the NCAA postseason playoffs,
another first for" BU
The "Team of the Year" award
returns to the PC after a two year
absence. Towson St. has captured
the last two awards after East
Stroudsburg's nonor in 1982.

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happen," stated Dowd.
Following Saturday's contest ,
Dowd stated , "We really
thought we had a good shot at the six foot tall 160 lb. performer
them after .they beat us earl;y in has 32 receptions for 716 yards and
the season, but they played;us six touchdowns. His career totals
stand at 98 receptions for 1,726
awfully tough."
Dowd hauled in 26 passes for yards and 11 touchdowns.
466 yards for the Huskies in 1984.
Dowd stated, "It's going to be
After three years of building and tough to leave, but I have absolutea near miss when given a shot at ly no regrets about anything I've
the Pennsylvania Conference done. I'm glad I stayed for the exchampionship, the veteran group tra season; its been a great exhad one goal in mind when 1985 perience for me as well as a lot of
began-to get the conference trophy people here at Bloomsburg. This
that eluded them the previous year. has given me the opportunity to
Two weeks ago, a 31-9 thump- see both sides."
ing of Indiana (PA)gave them that
It's taken only four years for the
PC title. In addition , Bloomsburg Huskies to move that zero from left
has reached its highest national to right, and Joe Dowd has played
ranking ever as they were rated a major role in that reversal. Now
number three going into playoff it is nearing the time for him to
competition.
move on , but he has definetely
An undefeated season was not 'seen both sides.
on the minds of the players when
Check the Voice sports section
the year began, but has now when school resumes to see how
become a reality.
the Bloomsburg University winter
"This whole thing hasn't sunk sports teams did over break.
in yet; it's just unbelievable that
The Voice Sports Staff would
we're undefeated. It just didn't like to wish all of our readers a
enter my "mind when the season happy holiday season and we look
started; I knew we were good, but forward to serving you in 1986.
we wanted to find out just how Any suggestions or comments
good we could be. A lot of people from our readers are greatly
have worked real hard for this to appreciated.

The Bloomsburg University
football team placed eight players
on the Pennsylvania Conference
First Team in the Eastern
Division.
Kevin Grande, Doug DeLambo,
B.J. Swaldi, Joe Dowd and Tom
Martin were offensive selections
while Jim Tyson, Frank Sheptock
and Tony Woods were named to
the defensive unit.
Grande, DeLambo and Woods
were unanimous choices.
John Fulmer, Jake Williams and
Dave Heckman were second team
choices for the Huskies.
Sheptock was chosen for the
fourth straight year while Woods
was picked for the second time.
Martin gained 1017 yards in the
Huskies' 13 games this season, including two 200-plus yard games.
He was the top BU scorer with 11
touchdowns, 10 rushing.
Grande and Dowd were the top
two BU receivers. Grande had 45
receptions while Dowd caught 35.
Each had six ,touchdowns.
The Huskies tied for the most
players on the first and second
teams with 11 total but dominated
the first team with eight, three
more than any other school.
Coach George Landis was a
unanimous choice for "Coach of
the Year" for the second consecutive season for guiding the
Huskies to their best season ever.

Field hockey honors
awarded to BU playe rs

Three Bloomsburg University
field hockey players were named
to the 1985 Division . HI AllAmerican team.
Senior Karen Hertzler was
chosen for the second consecutive
season while juniors Carta Shearer
and Donna Graupp were honored
for the first time.
Hertzler and Graupp were also
picked for the All-Tournament
team for the national tourney.
Hertzler was BU's top scorer
with 15 goals and one assist.
Graupp followed close behind with
14 goals and one assist.
shearer added seven goals wnile
chipping -with , a ¦team runnerup
eight assists.
Graupp and Hertzler were also
honored by the Pennsylvania Conference, being named to the PC
All-Star team following the 1985
season.
Diane Sheilds and Liz Yeager
joined the high-scoring duo on the
PC duo:
Sheilds scored seven goals on
the season while Yeager helped
key a defensive unit that allowed
only 13 goals in 21 games. BU also

"Moving the zero''.

BU dominates
PC all-star team
with 8 selections

recorded 13 shutouts last season
while allowing more than one goal
on only four occasions.
Bloomsburg finished the year
with a 19-2 record and were third
in the NCAA Championships.

Albany an all-PC
soccer selection;
Gasper receives
honorable mention
Chris Albany has recently been
selected to the Pennsylvania State
AllConference
Athletic
Conference soccer team.
Albany, a junior, was picked to
the .squad for the second straight
season.
Albany, a striker, recorded four
goals and added one assist during
the Huskies' 4-13 campaign last
season.
Eric Quan was the team's top
scorer with seven goals.
Andy Gasper was an honorable
mention selection to the PC team.
He had one goal this season.

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MIKE ALBRIGHT
Sports Editor
The Bloomsburg University
wrestling team defeated Lock
Haven 25-15 Tuesday evening to up
its season dual match record to 3-1.
The Huskies fell to number one
ranked Iowa 30-14 last Sunday
night in Nelson Fieldhouse.
Against Lock Haven , the
Huskies fell behind early, spotting
the Bald Eagles a 6-0 lead after
two matches. Then the homestanding Huskies returned to take six
of the next eight matches for the
victory.
However, against Iowa, BU
jumped out to an early 11-2 lead
before the Hawkeyes stormed back
to win six straight bouts before
Bloomsburg won the heavyweight
match.
Lock Haven's Craig Corbin
grabbed an early lead an held on
to defeat Tony Reed 6-4 in the 118
bout.
Bald Eagle 126 pounder Matt
Avery defeated defending 118 lb.
national champ Rick Bonomo for
the second time in four days.
Avery downed Bonomo 6-5 in
the Lock Haven match after downing the defending champ in the
Lehigh/Sheridan Invitational last
weekend.
Rocky Bonomo sparked the
Husky comeback by pinning
Willie Metzger at 4:59 and tying
the match score at 6-6.
Marty King scored a major decision over Mike Lingenfelter 17-6
and Dave Morgan followed up
with a 6-2 decision over Jeff
Karam to give BU a 13-6
advantage.
Lock Haven returned to take a

Mike Rudolph struggles to get position on John Barrett during the Huskies' 25-15 victory over i
Lock Haven Tuesday night. Rudolph lost 6-4. (Bob Finch)
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technical fall at 167.
John Barrett decisioned Mike
Rudolph 6-4 and Brad Lloyd
downed Jim Kwortnik 15-0 for a
technical fell.
Darrin Evans gave BU the lead
for good with a 10-3 victory over
Lock Haven's Greg Wykoff.
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49 point second half
sparks King's over
BU women, 72-50

University 's
Bloomsburg
women's basketball team dropped
a 72-50 loss at the hands of King's
College on Tuesday night in the
Monarch's home gym.
The Huskies, now 2-3, had
jumped out to a three point lead at
j halftime but the Monarchs
outhustled and outplayed the
Huskies over the final 15 minutes
to run away with the win.
Theresa Lorenzi scored a game
high 22 points for the Huskies but
BU could only place one more
player in double figures (Carla
Shearer with 12).

Meanwhile, homestanding
King 's had four players in double
figures , led by Jane Ryneski with
21 points.
BU shot a miserable 6 of 16
from the free throw line while being outscored 49-24 in the second
half.
Lorenzi is the team's leading
scorer after five games with an
18.8 point per game average. She
is also the team's top rebounder
Shearer is second with 50
points, 10.0 per game.
Bloomsburg travelsto Mansfield
Saturday for a men's and women's
doubleheader, beginning at 6 p.m.

ECAC releases
Div. II All-Star
choices for '85

Bloomsburg University placed
four players on the Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) Divi- sion II All-Star team for the 1985
season.
Three time selection Frank
Sheptock led the BU contingent. He was joined by cornerback Tony
Woods, wide receiver Joe Dowd
and offensive tackle Doug
DeLambo.
Sheptock had a team-high 300
defensive points along with two
quarterback sacks , three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries.
Woods was the Pennsylvania
Conference's and Bloomsburg
University 's all-time interception
leader, recording 26 pickoffs.
Dowd was BU' s second leading
receiver with 35 catches and
scored six receiving scores.
DeLambo, as the only senior on
the offensive line, helped the line
increase the offensive output by
324 yards in the first 11 games,
compared to II games in 1984 Bloomsburg's 12 victories set a
school record for wins and this
year was the first time a BU team
ever advanced to the NCAA
playoffs.

Dowd helps Bloomsburg to
'move the zero' in 1985
It's as simple as taking the zero
from the left side of the hyphen
and moving it to the right side. Or
is it? BloomsburgUniversity wide
reciever Joe Dowd should know,
he's been on teams that have have
had that zero in both places.
The 1985 edition of the Huskies
will take a perfect 12-0 mark into
the NCAA DivisionTI semi-finals
this Saturday. But, just five years
ago, one season prior to the arrival
of head coach George Landis, the
Huskies registered an 0-10
campaign.
Dowd was a first-year member
of the 1981 unit that was winless
in those ten starts and was
outscored by the opposition
445-119. ' 'I was ready to get out of
here," stated the fifth year senior.
"I came here because I saw a
chance to play right away, but I
could never imagine it could be
that bad."
Following that season, head
coach Clark Boler was dismissed,
and the stage was set for the Pennsylvania Conference Eastern Division's basement team to make its

move under new head coach
George Landis:
"Coach Landis brought a whole
new outlook to the game for us at
that time," commented Dowd.
"He discussed the winning attitude that the other teams around
the school had and told us that we
were going to be a part of that .
Things looked up right away;
somebody was making a serious
commitment to us, and we wanted
to work as hard as possible for the
man."
Under Landis, the Huskies
showed immediate improvement,
athough winning just one time and
tieing another in nine outings.
Bloomsburg bettered itself in every
offensive and defensive category
over the year before.
Dowd caught 30 passes for 431
yards that year. "I was glad to be
playing all the time and could tell
things weregetting better fast, both
for me and the team. We were getting in gear."
The team developed rapidly using a roster that included over 80
percent freshman and sophomores

m 1983 and reached the .500
plateau for the first time in several
years by recording a 5-5 mark.
In addition , the team came
within one game of winning the
PC East title, dropping a 13-7 deci:
sion to perrenial power East
Stroudsburg in the ninth game of
the season,
However, for Dowd, the year
was not as he expected as a knee
injury sidelined him for the entire
schedule, and he sat by and
watched.
' 'I didn't know if I'd ever play
again. I never had an injury that
serious and to have to sit there and
watch was painful. You just don't
feel a part of the whole thing, 30
catches one year and the next not
even being able to suit up."
Five of the six wins in 1984
came in division play and allowed
the Huskies to win their first ever
Eastern Division crown and make
an appearance in the conference's
"State Game" where they lost to
a talented California (PA) squad by
a score of 21-14.

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