Union 's new look is
long-term project

Stud e nts
face f ee
increase

by Karen Reiss
Editor-in-Chief
Thc hallway carpeting recentl y
placed on all three levels of die Kehr
Union is one part of a long-term renovation project which will eventually
lead into the proposed expansion of
thc student building.
According to Associate Director of
Student Activities Mike Sowash, thc
new carpeting was approved by thc
Kehr Union Governing Board along
wiUi several other projects planned lo
create a more pleasant environment
for students.
ThcGovcrning Board , consisting of
12 student leaders, two faculty, an
alumnus , and four Kehr Union staff
members, sets policies and approves
budgets for thc University Store and
the Union . Thc money for thc renovations comes directly fro m profits generated by the bookstore and thc Union , Sowash said.
Thc renovations lo thc cxisling facility arc in conjunction with the expansion to the Union.
Sowash said because present BU
students may never sec the rcsulls
expansion , lhe Governing Board decided lo upda te thc look of the building.
"It's been 15 years since anything
new has be done with the building,"
Sowash said. "Hopefully the renovations and expansion will be tied together in the next three to five years."

" According to Sowash , the next
phases in the project are to renovate
the bowling alley area, tlie President 's
Lounge, and if approved , a new student informalien center.
The bowling alley will be transformed into a bar-type selling for
Cheers, BU' s non-alcoholic night
club sponsored by the Kehr Union
Program Board . Sowash said the room
will also serve as a setting for studying during lhe day.
"Thc bowling alley is now hal f
removed and thc desi gn concept has
been reviewed by only a limited
number of Governing Board members," Sowash said.
He added that the Prcsidenl's
Lounge is at design approval slage
and probably will not be worked on
until winter break.
Thc renovations arc planned so the
least amount of disruption will be felt
by studcnis.
I 11 do everything I can to keep
interruption to a minimum ," he said.
He added that the carpcling had onl y a
minor impact on residence advisor
training.
Jeanne Roberts of Calawissa is the
design consultant working closely
with thc Governing Board throughout
thc renovations.
"Wc have a good design person. S he
is open minded and is willing to lislen
to all input from the board ," Sowash
said

International students studying in
the United States are offered a chance
to identify cross cultural differences in
humor between their native country
and the U.S. through essay competition sponsercd by the International
Underwriters/Brokers Inc.
The contest is in its seventh year and
awards up to $1500 for application
toward accadcmic or professional

Fifteen faculty promotions and nine
tenures granted were announced at the
June quarterly meeting of lhe Council
of Trustees at Bloomsburg University.
Approved by the university promotions committee for promotion from
associate to full professor were Mary
K. Badami , communications studies;
James H. Dalton Jr., psychology; G.
Donald Miller, communication disorders and special education; Roger B.
Sanders, health , physical education
and athletics and Theodore M. Shanski, curriculum and foundations.
Promoted from assistant professor
to associate professor wcre George

B.N. Ayillcy, economics; Karl A.
Beamcr, art; Nancy Gill, English;
Mark S. Mclnychuk . biological and
allied heath sciences; James ii. Farsons, biological and allied health sciences.
Also named were Cynthia A. Surmacz, biological and allied health sciences; Dorette E. Welk, nursing; Joseph M. Youshock, communication
disorders and special education and
James E. Tomlinson , communication
studies.Alexis B. Pcrri , nursing was
promoted from instructor to assistant
professor.
Upon recommendation of the university-wide tenure committee, Presi-

dent Harry Ausprich granted tenure to
Eileen C. Astor-Stetson , associate
professor of psychology; Thomas A.
J-tonomo, assistant proiessor oi sociology and social welfare; Frank S.
Davis Jr., professor of computer and
information sciences; Sharon L.
O'Keefe, instructor of health, physical education an athledcs; Alexis B.
Pcrri, assistant professor of nursing;
Michael E. Pugh, assistant professor
cf chemistry; Dana R. Ulloth, professor of mass communications; Lois P.
Zong, assistant professor of nursing
and Cynthai A. Surmacz, associate
professor of biological and allied
health sciences.

A second 5500,000 donation for
academic scholarships at Bloomsburg
University has been announced by
Louise Mitrani , wife of the late
Bloomsburg industrialist and philantrophist Marco Mitrani.
The gift boosts thc "Marco and
Louise Mftrani Scholarships" fund ,
established wiUi lhe first donation of
halfa million dollars from the Mitrani
Family Foundation in 1985, to $1
million, according to Anthony Ianiero, BU director of development.
The fund is used annually for scholarship grants based primarily on merit
and potential of theprospective recipient, with some consideration of financial need, he said.
"Since thc university used the initial
gift so well to establish scholarships
for deserving students , my late
husband's will provided for an additional gift to continue to provide assistance to the young people who are
destined to serve society," Mitrani
said.
"For so man y years , Marco and I
enjoyed varied activities at the university, and I still enjoy my current associations with lhe university community. It's a beautiful university with a
fine faculty and students. It gives me
great pleasure lo follow through with
this bequest," she said.
BU President Harry Ausprich said
that the generous gift is much appreciated by thc university and the many
scholarship recipients. "Mrs. Mitrani
and hcr late husband Marco have been
strong supporters of many phases of
out university life,and their gifts have
benefited out university community
and public hig her education , as well as
residen ts of a large area," he said.
Since the Mitrani scholarships were

established, 38 students have received
grants to supplement their education
expenses. Approximatel y 14 more
grants from the fund will be awarded
to freshmen by the scholarshi ps committee for thc 1988-89 academic year,
Ianicro said.
Significant Mitrani philanthropic
contributions to non-profit organizations over the years also have benefited the United Jewish Appeal, the
Bloomsburg Hospilal, Family Counseling and Mental Health Association,

schools and a library in Israel,
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and
BU's Haas Center for the Arts. Both
the of the Mitxanis have actively supported the Columbia-Montour Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts of America.
"Theiryears of service to the greater
Bloomsburg community was a major
reason the Mitxanis were chosen to be
the recipients of the first Bloomsburg
University medallion awarded during
commencement ceremonies in 1983,"
Ianiero said.

Eighteen Bloomsburg University
faculty members have been granted
sabbatical leaves for all or part of the
1989-90 academic year.
Havinglcaves the first scmesterwill
be Wcndclin R. Frantz, professor and
chairperson of the department of geography and earth science, who will
conduct an in-depth petrographic
study of selected carbonate stratigraphic units in Pennsylvania, New York
and southern Ontario, Canada; William J. Frost, assistant professor and
reference collection librarian , to investigate techniques needed to develop a computer assisted instructional program for library users to
learn how to use the Educational Resources Information Center.
Also named were Nancy E. Gill, assistant professor of English, who will
be organizing students into a massive
peer tutoring group that will work
with high school students one weekend a month on the BU campus.
Fall semester sabbaticals also include James R. Lauffer, associate professor of geography and earth science,

to conduct research, in conjunction
with the Pennsylvania Geologic Survey, that would correlate radon concentrations in groundwater with particular rock types found in Columbia,
Lycoming, Montour and Schuylkill
counties; and H. Benjam in Powell,
professor of history, who will be writing a book on the history of the Pennsylvania anthracite history.
Second semester sabbatical leaves
have been granted for M. Dale Anderson, associate professor of English, to
complete his Ph.D. degree in folklore
with a minor in English and linguistics.
Also taking sabbitical in the spring
semester Ellen M. Clemens, associate
professor of business education/office
administration, to increase her expertise in the area of integrated office
systems, especially information resource management; and Paul G.
Hartung, professor of mathematics
and computer science, who will be
doingresearchand developmentin the
area of the use of expert systems in
computer assisted manufacturing.

New carpeting was placed In the halls of Ute Union as part of Kehr Union Building renovations. The ncw carpet
can be found in the halls of all three floors in the u n i o n .
Photo by Karen Reiss

Contest off ers students a
chance to name diff erences

Facelty p ositions named

Mitrani off e rs schola rship s

advancement. The topic as stated by
Tom St. Denis , vice-president of International Underwriters/Brokers
covers "comparing humor in your
country with humor as you find it in
America including examples of humerus situations resulting from cross
cultural misunderstandings , cither in
thc U.S. or on your first visit back to
vour home country."

The contest is open to all full-time
foreign students and awards S1500 for
first place, S1000 for second and $500
for third place along with five $100
honorable mention awards. Deadline
for entry is Dec. 1, 1988.
To enter write Essay Competition
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Tuition for students attending
Bloomsburg and the other 13 publicly
owned universities of the State System of Higher Education increased by
$150 per academic semester or $300
for the 1988-1989 academic year,
from this fall.
The new tuition schedule was approved by the State System Board of
Governors at its July 19 quarterly
meeting.
The new basjc fee is $2,130 for all
full-time undergraduate and graduate
students who are Pennsylvania residents.
Part-time Pennsylvania students will
pay $89 per undergraduate credit hour
and $119 per graduate credit hour.
Non-resident, full-time student tuition increased $286 to $3,552 per academic year for undergraduates and
$362 to $2,402 per academic year for
graduate students.
Out-of-state, part-time students will
pay $148 per undergraduate credit
hour and $133 per graduate credit
hour.
Last academic year 's basic fee was
$1,830.
Thc board based the new tuition rate
on a state appropriation increase of 4
percent for the 1988-1989 fiscal year,
totalling $307,164,000.
If the General Assembly approves a
supplemental appropriation the tuition rate for the second semester will
be adjusted to reflect the increase in
state support, Board Chairman F.
Eugene Dixon Jr. said.

Grad sef
to teach
overseas

Pamela J. Plimpton , a graduate of
Bloomsburg University with a degree
in special education , left June 19,
1988 for her two year Peace Corps
Service in Morocco, where she will
teach the hearing impaired Moroccan
children.
Plimpton 's previous job experience
from the Bloomsburg Association of
the Hearing Impaired includes one
year of volunteer service with hearing
impaired children , and a temporary
teaching position in Danville, Pennsylvania, where she spoke sign language, helped to qualify her for this
Peace Corps assignment.
"I feel that handicapped children
have great potential and can contribute to society rather than be a burden ,"
The Voice wishes to welcome all students back to Bloomsburg for the
states Plimpton. "I want to help chil1988-89 school year.
Photo by Melissa Harris
dren in a third world nation reach their
potential." When Plimpton was in
high school she knew Peace Corps
was her choice, "I heard about someone who had been in Peace Corps and
Full-year sabbidcals will be taken recently implemented Pennsylvania at that time I decided that someday I
by Ell en B. Barker, assistant professor State Teacher Testing Program on the was going to try to get accepted into
of psychology, to prepare a handbook colleges and universitites in the state Peace Corns."
for Psychology Aspects of Social Is- that prepared teachers, and analyze
the state test results of pre-scrvice edusues.
Other full semester sabbiticals in- cators at BU; Kenneth P. Hunt, profesclude Gary F. Clark, assistant profes- sor of communication disorders and
sor of art, to develop techniques for special education , to visit special eduFunding the rising costs
creating fine art images on thc com- cation programs in the United Kingof higher education .
puter and exploring ncw techniques dom and present a paper at thc 1989
on the frontiers of computer graphics; British Behavior Therapy Conference
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and Susan Hibbs, assistant professor in Bath, England; Lawrence Mack,
of health physical education and ath- professor of chemistry, to conduct reNew athletic director
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Three BU students
Sabbaticals of six professors will be spend a concentrated period of time
for both the 1989 and 1990 summers. with a group of operations research
named to PSAC East
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Also taking summer sabbatical are techniques and philosophies used by
Nancy G. Gilgannon , professor of international wrestling teams for later
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The price of quality education
For many, in some cases several
generations of Pennsylvania 's families, die state-owned universities have
meant quality and opportunity - an excellent college education in a broad
array of fields at an affordable cost.
Maintaining that kind of quality for
the State System of Higher Education
i.s the primary responsiblity of this
Board of Governors. It i.s a serious
matter.
But the Board of Governors must
balance its concern for quality with a
like concern for access to the universities. Each summer , after the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has determined how much funding will be
g iven to ils state-owned universities ,
the board strugg les with how to make
up the resulting deficiency without
shattering the dreams of collegebound students. This is not easy.
For five years , the board has instructed its presidents to cut services
and programs in order to impose only
minimal tuition increases. But the
multi-million dollar cuts from serv-

ices in past years cannot be compounded by further reduction widiout
real damage to quality. Universities
arc labor-intensi ve , technology-dependent , service-oriented institutions. Thc demands for these services
are ever-increasing.
Now educating some 89,000 students , the state-owned universities
have accepted 10,000 additional students since 19S3, die founding date
for the Slate System of Higher Education.
Over that five year period , our state
appropr iation has decreased from
61.5 percent of our educational and
genera l operating budget to 58.8 percent , the equivalent of S13.5 million
for the 1987-1988 fiscal yea; alone.
In the past five years , wc have increased tuition only S350, an average
of 4.7 percent per year. Wc have
worked to increase external , private
support from alumni , and odicrs , but it
is not enough.
This system of 14 universities has
675 buildings on 4,000 acres. These

facilities are valued at almost $1 billion. Costs for capital renewal, renovation, replacement and improvement of the facilities exceed $272
million. Yet, we have had no capital
budget , monies for building needs,
since 1986.
Further, we need up-to-date laboratory equipment , curren t journ als,
and a well-prepared faculty to guide
our students. But a backlog of $26
million* in instructional equi pment
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needs exists.
We feel compelled to take all necessary steps to sustai n the causes of that
pride. Tuition is the student 's contri bution.
Wc sincerely hope diat this increase by David Ferris
for die current academic year can be Staff Tro uble maker
reduced by supplemental appropriaWelcome back to Bloomsburg
tions from the Commonwealth.
University . This is The Voice , thc
But wc trust that students , parents, student newspaper preferred by nine
and all Pennsylvanians who believe in out of 10 doctors surveyed who
hi gher education will agree that die showed a preference. I am David
quality of their own public universi- "Don 't Call Mc Dave" Ferris, thc unties should not and cannot be sacri- official Staff Troublemaker and reguficed.
lar columnist for The Voice.

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tion to keep balanced unul November.
As for Kni ght in Tarnished Armor
Award , it goes for good cause to
Bobby Knight , the Indiana basketball
coach. When asked how hc handles
stress, the Hoosier replied , "I Uiink if
rape is incviutblc , relax and enjoy."
Wc resist the desire to slam dunk die
coach or send him a net even lower
than his consciousness.
The Citadel of Chauvinism Prize,
which in previous years has gone to
Iran and Mississipp i , Uiis year goes on
a technicality to Arizona. It took
schoolchildren to discover Uiat the
state constitution bans anyone from
holding statewide elected office except "a male person ." This was especiall y embarrassing since the governor i.s Rose Mofford. To Arizona ,
which is amending ils ways, wc send
our constitutional condolences.
Meanwhile back in the media , The
Ms-Guided Madison Avenue prize
goes this year to tbc advertiser who
best portrayed the ncw image for
women in the safe sex era : The Tease.
In the words of the Champion sportswear copywriter: "'Yes ' is easy. 'No'
drives 'cm crazy. 'Maybe ' drives
'cm...Maybe. Yeah." They get a citation from the Just Say Maybe committee.
Thc real surprise is the winner of
Thc International Backlash Award.
This year it is going lo our friendly
nciuhbors in Canada. In Toronio , a

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Winners of the equal rights award

BOSTON—liach year , in order to
honor my historic forcmothers , I celebrate Aug. 26, anniversary of the
passage of women 's suffrage , by recognizing those peop le who have done
their utmost in lhe past 12 months to
slow progress.
This year , you mi ght well wonder if
there were any contestants. Since our
one-woman jury last met , there have
been all sorts of good si gns. Women
said no to miniskirts , Wayne Gretzky
moved to be near his wife 's work ,
presidential candidates spent their
days in child-care centers , and Barbie
turned 30.
Let me reassure you*. The competition was as fierce as ever. So many
candidates , so few prizes. Now , without further ado , I give you tlie annual
Equal Rites Award winners. The
envelopes please.
Let us begin at thc top, or die second
spot , with die Rag ing Hormonal Imbalance Award given to thc man who
has thc most trouble with his male
image.
No one in America has worked as
hard for this prize as George Bush ,
who has exhibited over the years incredible mood swings fro m macho to
mouse and back again. Faster than a
speeding testosterone tablet , hc goes
from kicking one fanny to patting
another.
Wc send George, loving grandpa
and political pit bull , a ncw prescrip-

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jury acquitted a man of murdering his
mother-in-law on the grounds that hc
was sleepwalking when he drove 14
miles to hcr home, beat her with a tire
iron and stabbed hcr to death. To
Canada , we send a year's supply of
NoDoz for every son-in-law.
The Dubious Equality Award is
again sent to a woman who fought the
hardest for the most questionable
right: I give you Margo Adams.
Margo accompanied married Red Sox
slugger Wade Boggs on the road for
four and one half years. When it was
over, she sued him for six million
dollars worth of time lost from work.
To our gal Margo , we send the
words of Annie from "Bull Durham "
petit-pointe d and suitable for framing: "Women do not get lured . The
accept full responsibility for their
actions."
The Bodily Fluids Award for
flights of biological fancy must be
sent wing ing to Pennsylvania State
Rep. Stephen Frcind. It was Freind
who insisted that a woman can 't become pregnant as a result of rape because thc trauma causes a woman to
release a "certain secretion" that can
kill sperm . Science teachers: You
have no Frcind in Pennsylvania.
As for another man with biolog ical
interest, wc award Hugh Hefner the
Peter Pan Prize for the (play)boy who
wouldn 't grow up the longest. At age
62, he is finally "at a point in my life

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where I've sown my wild oats." Wc
send a cozy rug and gcarth for Hefner
and the fiance too young to be his
daughter: 25-year-qld Kimbcrlcy
Conrad.
Hugh also made thc finals of our
Ineli gible Bosses Award , but that
prize for equal-opportunity husbands
ultimately went to Donald Trump.
When Donald promoted wife Ivana to
her job running thc Plaza Hotel , hc
said she would be paid a dollar a year
and "all thc dresses she can buy." Do
wc know a littl e shoppe for Ivana.
As for thcMs-Anihropic Man ofthe
Year, thc winner is John Fcdders, die
former chief law-enforcement officer
of the SEC. Fcdders beat his wife
Charlotte. Then when she wrote a
book about being battered , hc insisted
on royalties. To Fcdders wc send a
copy of "Shattered Dreams" inscribed: "To thc man widiout whom
this book would never have been
written."
Finally, lest we believe that the
Equal Rites Award will be retired for
lack of future entrants, a special
Young Entrepreneurs in Sexism prize
for thc small folk in our smallest state
One-quarter of thc boys surveyed in
Rhode Island' s sixth to ninth grades
said it 's okay for a man to force sex on
a woman if he's spent money courting summer.
her.
I had not given my aparuncnt , thc
To the future women of Rhode Is- Fcrnsdomc, a thorough cleaning since
land wc. send a Dutc h Treat
I moved in four years ago. I tidied up
occasionally, no more than the minimum required of bachelors by law,
but numerous corners and dark recesses had accumulated piles of miscellany mat defied description or any
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Believe it or not , I do have a purpose in mind when I write this column. This purpose is of course nol
known to Uie rest of the editorial staff ,
so I'm nol going to blow a good thing
by explaining il here in front of everybody.
It was a tough summer for mc, so I
hope everyone else suffered as well. I
drove all thc way up to Oscoda,
Michigan for my 10-ycar hi gh school
class reunion. I was ready to go disguised as a drug kingpin or South
American dictator in case all my old
classmates turned out to be amazingl y
successful , but they all turned out to
be bums just like mc.
In a way, I was one of thc more
successful of thc lot. Three of us had
aspired to be writers , but I' m Uie only
one whose rubbish sees thc light of
day on a regular basis. Oul of a graduating class of 244, I' m one of die few
who made it (or will make it , in my
case) through college in one attempt.
I felt a little uneasy at being one of
thc handful present who had never
been married , but on the other hand , I
wasonc of die very few who had never
been divorced , either.
There was one doctor, several
fighter pilots , bunches of housewives
(including all of die most vehement
feminists , interestingl y enough), but
most had joined my profession: computer operations and programming.
Wc briefly considered getting all thc
computer folks togcdicr late at night ,
sneaking into some local business ,
and reprogramming their entire mainframe as a practical joke. A note left
on Uie premises would read , "Courtesy of thc Class of '78", just in case
there was any doubt.
I left thc reunion as soon as they
started drinking in earnest, using thc
excuse that I had to go and clean my
room. While not strictly true, it was a
project that took up much of my

of projects I had set aside to complete
at some later date , specifically "when
I get around to it ". This dale i.s not
marked on my calendar , or any other
calendar I have thus far encountered ,
so somcof these p ilesin my apartment
have been carbon dated to be quite
old. A few stacks of books have a
layer of sedimentary rock forming on
them , complete with trilobite fossils.
It took a month lo do the bedroom ,
a month to do the living room, and
another month to do thc bedroom
again after putting all Uie living room
junk in there to clean lhe carpet.
Overall , thc place looks worse than it
did before I started , but now al least I
can claim that I worked hard to clean
il up.
All this domesticity did have one
redeeming result , thoug h. In addition
to uncovering a well-preserved mastodon skeleton behind the refrigerator
and discovering a tribe of aborig inal
cave dwellers in thc shower, I mean. I
can now sland fully upri ght in my
bedroom closet , moving my arms,
without fear of knocking something
over. Such achievements arc destined
to go down in the annals of history as
something really significant.
No doubt thc main emotional blow
of thc summer for mc came in the
political arena. I am still a little miffed
at not being picked by cither party as
thc vice-presidential nominee.
Sure, they all said Uiat my views are
too radical: repealing all the evennumbcrcd Amendments, or switching
the economy from a gold standard to a
polystyrene standard. Wc all know
the real reason I wasn 't given the nod,
though , don 't wc? It was thc "Necktie
Incident ".
Okay, sure, I admit it. I used my
famil y 's influence to get out of wearing a tic to my hi gh school graduation.
So what? A lot of guys didn 't even go
to graduation! For Uiat matter, why is
everyone so upset that I don 't meet
any of the qualifications for president? Okay, so I'm not 36 years old. I
am a pretty swell guy, though . What
more could you ask for in a president?
Well , I'm just glad thc summer is
over. One more semester of classes
and I'm done. Then I'll have to go...
do whatever it is that I do, I guess. I
may even end up writing a real column. Cohesively! Ugh !

win thiu
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Gardner remains as athletic director
Mary Gardner, who formerly served
as BU' s interim athletic director for
the past six months, has been selected
.0 fill the post permanently, Vice
President for Student Life Jerrold
Griffis has announced.
Gardner look over the interim position Jan . 1, succeeding Roger Sanders, who held the position for five
years.
She was chosen permanent athletic
director, effective immediately, following an internal search process conducted by the university.
"Wc arc extremely pleased that a
person of Mary 's calibre is going to be
in charge of our Athletic Department ," Griffis said.
"Hcr acceptance of the position allows us to have someone in the role
who knows the program and will keep
us growing in the right direction.

Class of '88
gives money
f or books

Corpora l Angelo Vcnclitti , a member ofllU's law enforcement office, takes a break
from directing traffic during the hectic move-in activities this past weekend.
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KUB Program Board
provides chance to
get more involved

by Stacy DiMedio
f o r The Voice
What is Uie best way to get involved
and have fun? How can you help decide what entertainment and films arc
brought to BU? It is as easy as joining
thc Kehr Union Program Board.
Thc Kehr Union Progra m Board is a
volunteer student organization that
brings thc entertainment to campus.
Last year, Program Board sponsored more than 200 events including
films , musicians , comedians, activities, and other performers.
Some entertainment highlights dur-

Cheers to
open next
Thursday

ing the past few years include; Living
Earth , Comedy Caberet , The Second
City, and Dirty Dancing.
In addition to the entertainment
brought to campus, Program Board
also sponsors annual events such as
Thc All Nightcr, Renaissance Jamboree, Siblings/Children 's Weekend ,
and Winterfest.
The Program Board is open to any
BU student who is interested in joining. It can be a fulfilling learning
experience and can also provide an
opportunity to develop leadership
skills, organizational skills, and communication skills. It also offers a
chance to meet new people, make
connections in die professional world,
and produce events for the BU community . Program Board offers thc opportunity to get involved with the entertainment on campus.
Anyone interested in joining a Program Board committee can stop by the
Program Board office , ground floor
Kehr Union Building, or call Jimmy
Gilliland at 389-4344.
Thc first Program Board meeting of
the semester will be held Wednesday,
Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. in Multi-A , Kehr

by Stacy DiMedio
f o r The Voice
Cheers, BU's non-alcoholic night
club, will open Thursday, Sept. 8 al 9
p.m. in the Kehr Union.
Cheers will be held once every two
weeks, and each time it will offer
something new and exciting. Cheers
features live entertainment , including \ .
live bands , live WBUQ broadcasts,
comedians, and more.
Come out on Thursday, Sept. 8 to
enjoy friends, fun , and music by
WBUQ. For more information , contact Jimmy Gilliland at 389-4344.

Volleyball
planned for
Tuesday

Come out and play Tuesday night 6
p.m. at Uie Volleyball Jamboree sponsored by the Kehr Union Program
Board . The Jamboree will be held at
the outdoor basketball courts near the
Ben Franklin Building.
In case of rain , the even will be
moved lo Uie Centennial Gym.
No sign ups are required to play. For
more information , contact Jimmy Gilliland in the Student Activities office.

The 1988 graduating class of
Bloomsburg University has given
$5,000 to purchase books for Andruss
Library as its class gift to the university.
"As class officers , we felt this
would be one of the most rewarding
ways to repay the entire university
community for our four enjoyable
years," said Lori Dispasquale, class
president. "We hope students, faculty,
staff and Uie community will benefit
from the gift for many years to come."
Anthony Ianiero, director of development, said the $5,000 has been
placed in the Library Enhancement
Fund.

McClure
retires

The retirement of Lavere W.
McClure, associate professor of geography and earth science, was announced at * the June meeting1 of the
Council of Trustees at Bloomsburg
University.
McClure joined the BU faculty in
September 1963 and retired June 18.
He completed 28 years in the field of
education, 25 ofwhich were at BU. He
was acting chairperson of his department in 1976-77 and is former director
of the Marine Science Consortium at
Wallops Island, Va.
The trustees also conferred faculty
emeritus status upon McClure and
Joseph Mueller, who retired in May
with 23 years of service in mathematics at BU.

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officios yearbook is
recruiting new staff members for
1988*89* Previous publications experience is
welcome but not necessary*
Qain valuable experience, attend off-campus
developmental workshops , look into internship!
The Obiter is a great opportunity to see
YOUR work in a permanent publication* Call
the Obiter office at 389-4454 or 784-3458 to
set up an interview*

in being a part of an award winning
student publication? The Voice is
interested in you! Stop by
The Voice office in the Kehr Union
games room or call 389-4457 for
more information. A staff meeting
will be held Thursday, Sept- 1 at
8 p.m. in The Voice officeEveryone is welcome to come.

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3-5 p.m. - Student Organization Reps.
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ary, she served as Bloomsburg's associate athletic director for one and a
half years with major responsibilities
for directing the university women 's
athletic program as well as the men's
non-highlighted sports.
Before joining the athletic administration she was head coach of the
university 's women 's swimming and
diving team during 12 seasons and
directed the men's squad for one year.
Her women's units posted an overall record of 88-28 in dual-meetaction
and finished as the Pennsylvania
Conference runner-up in six consecutive seasons from 1981 through 1986.
She coached 44 performers to multiple All-American honors.
Gardner became a member of the
Bloomsburg faculty in 1974 and initiated the women's swimming and diving program that winter.

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Friday, Sept. 2
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Her responsibilities also include
numerous play ing and practice fields
and areas located on the upper and
lower campuses.
She is responsible for departmental
budget control , scheduling of events
and assisting in fundraising efforts to
aid thc general athletic scholarshi p
program and will manage a coaching
and professional support staff of more

than 40 members.
The university's new athletic director also works closely with the National Collegiate Athletic Associstion
(NCAA)
serving
on
the
organization 's men's and women's
swimming and diving committee and
rules subcommittee.
"I am looking forward to continuing
to service the university as the director
of athletics," Gardner said.
"The past six months have been challenging and many ncw initiatives have
been undertaken. We arc fortunate to
have a very fine group of coaches as
well a a totally committed support
staff."
"I believe that together we can maintain the solid athletic tradition Uiat is
present at Bloomsburg University,"
Gardner added.
Prior to assuming the duti es in Janu-

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Wednesday , Sept. 7
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Friday, Sept. 9
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"In the short time she has been in the
athletic director's position, she has already made many positive strides and
did an outstanding job keeping the departmen t running smoothly."
Gardner 's duties include overseeing
the dail y operations ofthe Huskies' 18
varsity athletic teams and the functions ofthe three major athletic facilities - Nelson Fieldhouse, Centennial
Gymnasium and Redman Stadium.

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Three named to PSAC East division team

Three members of thc Bloomsburg University baseball
team have been named to the All-Pennsylvania Conference Eastern Division baseball team for their performances in thc recently completed season. Senior Rob
Kirkpatrick , Wcrncrsville, junior Matt Karchner, Berwick, and sophomore Tim Pritchard , Milton , were thc top
three hitters for coach John Babb's team which posted a
20-19 record .
All three players performed in every one of the Huskies'39 games and combined for 162 hits, 144 runs batted
in , 123 runs scored and 66 extra base hits. The selection
to thc all-conference unit is a first for Kirkpatrick and
Pritchard , while Karchner is on thc unit for the second
straight season.
Kirk patrick closed a fine career with his best season as

a member of the squad , collecting 57 hits in 131 trips p othe
plate for an average of .435. The leflhanded hitter spent most
of the season as the Huskies' designated hitter and scored 47
runs in addition to knocking in 40 other runs. His hits included
14 doubles, two triples and six homeruna Healso walked223
times and was hit by pitched balls on four occasions to build
an on-base percentage of .529. His seasonal slugging percentage was .710.
In his four seasons with the team , he had 116 hits in 314 atbats for a batting average of .369, and had 26 doubles , five
triples and 10 home runs. Kirkpatrick was credited with 85
career runs scored and 89 r.b.i.
Karchner hit .391 on 54 hits in 138 at-bats. He was the
Huskies' regular third baseman as well as a relief pitcher on
the team 's mound staff. He had a conference-leading 62 r.b.i.

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and scored an additional 46 times. He contributed 11
doubles and an equal number of home runs and also had
two triples. His on-base and slugging percentages were
.429 and .739, respectively.
On the pitching mound , hc appeared in seven games
and had a record of 2-2 with three saves. In 20 and onethird innings of work, Karchner allowed 14 hits and six
runs , five ofwhich were earned.He registered 26 strikeouts, walked only seven opposing batters and had an
earned run average of 1.72.
He joined thc team in 1986 and during his three years
in a Bloomsburg uniform he has collected 110 hits in 314
at-bats for a fine career average of .350. His totals
included 23 doubles, three triples and 23 home runs.
Karchner also knocked in 115 runs and scored 83 others.

As a pitcher for Babb's squad, he has made 19 career appearances, totalling 60 and one-third innings. He has allowed 58 hits and 27 runs,20 ofwhich were earned. He has
given up 35 walks while striking out 54 batters. His career
e.r.a is 2.32, and he has a 6-5 record with four saves.
Pritchard made a big impact in his first season with the
team winning thc starting first base job and leading the
team with a .436 average at the plate. He picked 51 hits in
117 at-bats, including 10 doubles, three triples and seven
home runs. Pritchard scored 30 runs and had 42 r.b.i. He
walked 21 times and had an on-base percentage of .532. His
slugging percentage of .752 was also a team-high mark this
season.

taining Mansfield in thc Huskies' 61st
annual Homecoming game at 1:30
p.m. on Oct. 22.
The other night contest on the slate
will be al Millersville at 7 p.m. on Oct.
29, and two weeks later the regular
season comes to a close when the
Huskies visit Ncw Haven for a 1p.m.
game on Nov. 12.
This will be the second-consecutive
season thc Huskies have had 11 regular-season games scheduled.
Thc complete schedule is as folStudents are bring ingevery thing but the kitchen sink back with them as they move their essentials, and
lows: Sept. 3, at Norfolk Slate, l p.m.;
then some , back into their dorms in pr eparation for the Fall 1988 Semester.
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Sept. 10, at Shippensburg, 1 p.m. ;
Sept. 17,Lock Haven , l p.m.; Sept. 24,
Kutztown , 1 p.m.; Sept. 30, at West
Chester , 7 p.m.; Oct. 8, East
Stroudsburg , 1:30 p.m.; Oct. 15, at
Cheyncy, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Mansfield, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29, at Millersville, 7 p.m.; Nov. 5, Indiana (Pa.),
Bloomsburg University senior season in 1988. She played in 41 games and collected 39
1 p.m. Nov. 12 at New Haven, 1 p.m. O
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cindy Freeland has been named to hits in 127 at-bats for a batting average of .307 this season.
^c GTE/CoSIDA Academic AllThe catcher earned second team All-American honors
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Freeland was also the recipient of one of the
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She was a member of Beta Beta Beta (the biological
time thc outstanding studcnt/alhlete has been selected for honor society), Phi Kappa Phi (the national honor sororan award by the group as she earned second team honors in ity), a recipient of a university scholarship and is listed in
A reception with the new ind uctees as the honored 1986.
Tickets arc on sale for the Bloosmburg Univers ity AthWho's Who Among Students in American Colleges and
,Freeland , the Huskies' catcher, recendy graduated from Universities.^Freerarrd
guests will also follow the banquet.
letic Hall of Fame reception/banquet.
was on the universitylTDean's
Cost for the banquet is $ 15 per person. Those interested the university with a cumaltive grade point average of 3.82 List in each of her eight semesters at Bloomsburg.
The banquet be held on Friday, September 23, at thc
in purchasing tickets should make checks payable to BY/ majoring in biology. She intends to enter medical school
In addition to her academic and athletic accomplishDanville-Sheraton Inn.
ments, she was a participant in the university's intramuEight ncw members including seven graduates and a Hall of Fame Banquet and send it with a self-addressed , this fall.
The standout was the Huskies' starting catcher in each ral program and was a member of the athletic
former athletic coach/administrator will receive the stamped envelope to Jim Hollister, .Sports Information
Waller
Administration
Building.
of
her four years with the club and enjoyed her finest department's games management staff.
Room
103,
Director,
university 's highest athletic honor in ceremonies that evevia
mail
after
Sept.
16.
No
tickets
will
be
returned
ning.
Tickets may also be purchased by stopping in thc Office
Thomas Donan , Jr. '49; Frank Golder '31; Elfed Jones
'30, Walter "Whitcy " McCloskey '44; Jan Prosseda '66; of Sports Information from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
Francis "Doc" Sell '35; John J. "Bloody" Sircovics '39; through Friday.
Bloomsburg University tennis coaches. The selection marks the
A limited number of tickets are available so those
In his 20 seasons in charge of the
and Eleanor Wray will be inducted into tlie Hall of Fame
coach
Burt
Reese
has
been
named
the
their
purchase
program,
wishing
to
attend
are
encouraged
to
make
Reese has compiled a recsixth
time
the
veteran
coach,
who is
which currendy has 13 members.
1988
Pennsylvania
Conference
(PC)
ord
of
298-127
for a winning perimmediately.
completing
his
20th
year
in
charge
of
reception
cocktail
The affair begins at 6 p.m. with a
centage of .701. His team had a 73Questions can be directed to Hollister at 717-389-4413. "Coach of the Year" by his fellow the program, has won the award.
followed at 7 p.m. by the dinner and awards presentations.
Reese led his unit to a school-record match fall winning streak snapped
26 victories this year against just six this year when the East's top-rated
losses facing a dual-match schedule team, West Virginia, handed the
Huskies a 5-3 setback in September.
Joe Vezendy (NEP Administra- that included 19 NCAA Division I
Bloomsburg University raised golfers and several others who jo ined line and Dave Roche registered an
He has coached 63 PC singles and
opponents
and
several
of
the
top
Divimore than $3000 for its general ath- the group for dinner following the eight-undcr-par score of 63 to finish tors) received honors for the closestdoubles champions and has had 25
sion
II
and
HI
squads
in
the
country.
with the honors.
to-thc-pin contest.
letic scholarship fund during Husky game.
In addition, the Huskies won their players partici pate in the Division II
Other
prizes
awarded
went
to
Thc proceeds from the golf outing,
A
foursome
representing
NEP
Friday,
golf
outing
held
on
Club's
second-straight
PC title and seventh national champ ionships including
June 10, at Mill Race Golf and Camp- Administrators of Conyngham , Pa., Robert Rawlins (Lincoln Investment as well as many other aclivitics sponconference
crown
in thc past 10 sea- four members of this year's team.
captured the top prize in thc event Planning, Inc.) in the longest drive sored by thc Husky Club, help provide
ing Resort in Benton.
The Huskies coach earned the nasons.
The proceeds wcre a result of tec which used thc scramble system lo contest, Frank Stackhouse (Stack- scholarship aid for many of the over
tional "Coach of the Year" honors
In
the
conference
championships,
and green sponsorshi ps as well as the determine place winners. The team of house and Son) in the most-accurate 550 student/athletes at Bloomsburg
the Huskies swept all nine fli ghts and last season, and his teams have now
Universitv each vear.
entry fees for the 36 participating Ed Kosteva, Andy Magill , Ed Bcish- drive contest.
scored a perfect 36 points, only the recorded 17 consecutive winning
third time the feat has been accom- seasons.
Reese serves as the university's
plished. Reese's 1981 unit also regisassistant
athletic director.
tered a perfect showing in the event.
Contests with last season s Pennsylvania Conference (PC) champ ion ,
Indiana (Pa.), and runncrup, West
Chester , hig hli ght thc 1988
Bloomsburg University football
schedule. The 11-game schedule includes five games in Bloomsburg 's
Robert 3. Redman Stadium and six
contests on the opponents ' fields including a pair of night games.
Coach Pete Adrian 's club , which
posted an 8-3 record a year ago , will
face Indiana (Pa.) in tlie Huskies ' final
home game ofthe season at 1 p.m. on
Nov. 5.
Thc Indians have made appearances in the last three PC championship games and won titles in 1986 and
1987. One of thc two ni ght games on
the schedule will be at 7 p.m. at West
Chester on Friday, Sept. 30.
The Rams have * won thc
conference 's Eastern Division in each

of thc last two seasons but fell to
Indiana (Pa.) in the championshi p
contest both years.
For the second-straight season , the
Huskies open the campaign at Norfolk State (Va.) Thc game on Sept. 3 is
set for 1:30 p.m. in the Spartans '
Foreman Field and is the first of two
road games to open thc season as
Shippensburg hosts Adrian 's unit al 1
p.m. tlie following Saturday, Sept. 10.
Lock Haven helps Bloomsburg
kick off thc home schedule on Sept. 17
when the Bald Eagles visit Redman
Stadium for a 1 p.m. game, and thc
Huskies begin play in thc PC Eastern
Division thc next week at 1 p.m. on
Sept. 24 hosting Kutztown.
After traveling to West Chester, the
Huskies return home on Ocl. 8 for a
Parents' Day game at 1:30 p.m. with
East Stroudsburg and go to Chcyney
at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 before enter-

Senior named to S oftball
Academic A il-American

Ei ght to receive honors
at BU athletic banquet

Reese , 'Coach of the Year '

Club raises f u n d s f o r BU ath le tes

Mets to take title

These visitors were caught enjoy ing the warm and sunny weather on campus yesterday despite all the activity caused by
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students moving in for this semester.
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by Lincoln Weiss
Sports Editor
First off , I'd like to welcome everyone back toBloomsburgandmostcspecially the freshmen.
Baseball is now heading into the final
month of the season and as some races
tighten up, others are becoming runaways. The New York Mets are one of
those teams running away. They don 't
hit well, but boy can they pitch proving
that pitching is 90 percent of the game.
The Pirates may still challange, but
inexperience will leave them short.
Speaking of the Phillies, (and we
were not) they are the worst bunch of
unmotivated ball players ever seen.
The only bright spot of the year is
rookie sensation Ricky Jordon who is
trying to squeeze a full year of statistics
in about 65 games.
Don't be surprised if he gets the
Rookie of the Year Award in the National League.
My bold prediction of this NFL season: The Philadelphia Eagles and the
Buffalo Bills will make thc playoffs.
How about that Mitch Green? In a
pro wrestling type of move, he attacks

World Heavyweight Champion
Mike Tyson on the streets of Harlem.
Green was belted by Tyson in the
encounter and Green initially sued
Tyson for damages.
Last week Green dropped the suit
but is now demanding a title shot. I
can see it now: LIVE TONIGHT!
SEE THE STREET FIGHT OF THE
CENTER Y AS WORLD CHAMPION MIKE TYSON DEFENDS
HIS TITLE AGAINST MITCH
GREEN IN A SPECIAL STREET
FIGHT MATCH. The winner, of
course, is the last man standing.
I'd like your help. If you have any
ideas about what you would like to
sec in our coverage of sports, please
call our office. Or write it down and
bring it to our office in the Kehr
Union gameroom. Remember, this is
your newspaper , your opinion
counts!
Also, we need writers! If you
would like to write about sport,news,
or feature articles, come to a general
meeting in the Voice office on Thursday at 8:00pm.
GO HUSKIES!