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mmmm *..•.* _*—. Comedians, magician please Hawking crow The PSUC Speakers Forum closed out its 1978*79 activities by presenting an amusing and enthralling comedy-magic combination. Renowned magician Bob Fellows and Boston comedians Chris Collins and Ross Bickford surprised the wary audience with their talent and humor last Thursday evening in Hawkins Hall. Collins was the first to perform on the evening and thus the first to have to change his material. He is used to entertaining night club audiences but the crowd on this night was SO per cent pre-teens, with their parents, so the jokes had to be kept fairly clean. Mr. Chris, as he was called, kept the crowd laughing with his imitations of Bill Cosby, John Wayne, Richard Nixon and others. He acted out his own situation comedies of Superman, a DJ on the Emergency Broadcast System during a real nuclear holocaust, and the new stereotype of a Harvard student (foreign, easily spotted by his 1930s panto, 1960s coat, 1970s shirt, whi* socks, briefcase and eternal smUe). Colas brought the conversation around to alcohol and drinking, stressing youth activity with the drug. He concluded, \I can understand how you can turn to drinking at an early age in Pittsburgh. I spent a whole month here yesterday.\ Bickford, a Beantown cabbie who also doubles as a night club comedian, found it somewhat harder to tone down his material than did Collins. Bickford is a big, burly, English-looking feltow.the corncr-pub-type, and you could tell he didn't like being conservative with his jokes. He suited out slowly but got raunchier as the night wore on. The Cabbie said he likes to imitate drunks ^^ cnvclopcs to random members of the because it brings out his vicious streak. He ^^ ^^ cho$cn pmpn placcd ^ College Foundation, a big aid to students related one story when he picked up a drunken fare on a Boston Street. After a short conversation, the \Cabdriver\ asked the drunk to see if the directionals on the car were working. The drunk stuck half his body out the window and twisted around to the back of the cab. -Well, ate they workingr asked Bickford. \They're working, they're not working, they're working, they're not working,\ replied the drunk. Bickford explained a dream he had about hell, which, he said, \Looks just like this auditorium.\ He was walking in hell and he came upon a big pool of scumy, liquid substance which looked just like human feces. He walked some more and sotfrf passed Jimmy Carter, who was stuck in the pool up to his waist; then Governor Hugh Carey, who was up to his neck; and finally Representative Stafford of Peru, who was only up to his ankels in the substance. When Bickford asked Stafford why he was only in up to his ankles, the politician replied, \Because I'm standing on President Burke's shoulders and he's got a football stuck up his After all this craziness and a short wait Bob Fellows appeared to show his talents. Fellows opened his act by performing the usual slight~of~hand tricks to a lively musical background. He progressed to dividing his assistant Susan into three bodily sections, then himself climbing into si box to be sliced in seven spots. When he did this, he not only Tr w**mmA to come back in one piece, but was upside down and wearing different clothes when the narrow vertical box was opened. Fellows displayed a mastery of ESP as well. He turned his back on the audience and Vstructed his assistant to distribute five by Tom Dexter Representatives of the Pittsburgh College Foundation presented a slide and lecture demonstration about their group to the Student Senate on Tuesday. Don Garnrtit and Mat La very of the College Relations Office and E. Glenn Giltz, President of the foundation spoke on the College Foundation's role in PSUC. According to Giltz, the foundation is a non- profit organization which exists solely to help attract students to Pittsburgh State and assist them financially when needed. Although the College Foundation allocated SI03,000 in 1978 to students for financial aid, this fell far short of the $150,000 which the Financial Aids Office said it needed from the foundation. To reach that $150,000 goal, the foundation is seeking more contributors. Said Giltz, \This money is badly needed. We have toreach S 150,000, not just talk about it, and to do this we must increase our assets. We must convince the community and the alumni of the college's importance to the area, and we need the students help.\ Gihz explained that a recent survey showed that Pittsburgh State is a S42 million asset to the local economy, and students themselves pump $7.7. million into the local economy. The College Foundation tries to impress upon potential donors how the local economy is hurt when students are lost because they can't afford an education. Also, the foundation stresses the PSUC students' reputation as the leading volunteers and contributors to civic and community events, and notes that because of the. college area residents have been treated to many cultural happenings, including visits from Gerald Ford, the late Robert Kennedy and the late Nelson Rockefeller. These are just some ways which the college affects the area, and the College Foundation uses them to raise money. Giltz told the Senate, \Actions such as these help us gei our point across. By continuing these actions you can provide us with the vehicle by which we can get results.\ The College Foundation is also presently trying to build its endowment fund to get more money for student aid. The fund stands around $500,000 now and the goal is for $1 million. Giltz said that from his experience as a businessman he knows that once the $1 million goal is reached the fund wiH grow rapidly. And as this money earns more interest, more students can be helped. Additionally, gifts of land art and stocks are being encouraged by the Foundation. One gift of land in Willsboro worth$160,000 was received last year and Giltz said others have said they have included or are considering including the Pittsburgh College Foundation in their wills. Giltz pointed out that all the money raised form these gifts goes to students for scholarships based on both need and academic potential. Displays at mall, Chazy ay Ftal Behaa A group of Block I Education Students at PSUC, under the direction of Mrs. Anna Nardeih, have organized two displays designed to expose the community to the United Nations International Year of the Child (IYQ. The students worked with children from Chazy Central Rural School to create arts and crafts representative of other lands, and to design audio-visual aids exlaimng some of the concerns of the United Nations for children. On Monday. April 30th there will be a display at the Pyramid Mall in front of Fun Land during the regular Mall hours (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.). This will consist of slides, aits aodcrafu, IYC booklets, posters, and songs. A larger-scale display wiH he held at Chazy Central School cafeteria during an Open House Wednesday, May 2nd from 7-9 p.m. Themes to be covered will be games and crafts of different lands, children's feelings, children's rights, cultural diversity, juvenile justice, health, and media. Each topic will take a different form including slides, posters, collages, creative writing essays and crafts. personal item in the envelope, sealed it, ana returned it to Fellows. The magician- illusionist then proceeded to pick the envelopes from a sack and correctly identified the object's owner and the owner's personality on his first attempt. A card trick also was done with ESP. At one point in his performance Fellows appeared to be in trouble. He was doing a trick where he borrowed a $20 bill from a man in the audience, had the man make an identifying mark on the bill, and sealed it in a small manila envelope. Fellows produced three other envelopes, placed them with the original, and numbered them one through four. Fellows asked the gentleman who's $20 was being used to decide which envelope the money was in. The man said number two, so Fellows burned the other, three envelopes. He opened the envelope marked number two and —there was no money! He goofed, or so we thought; but actually everything was under control. Fellows reached in his jacket pocket and got yet another envelope, this one holding the original $20 bill. The audience breathed a sigh of relief (as did the owner, no doubt) and applauded appreciatively. Fellows concluded the evening with a levitation demonstration that was a visual treat. His assistant Susan lay on a table supported by two cones, framed by a dressing room mirror-like configuration, including blinking lights. Fellows again used a musical background to supplement his actios on stage and to heighten drama, which he accomplished. The audience sat at the edge of their seats until the performance was over, and thanked Fellows graciously when he safely brought his assistant back to her feet. Triples: a closer look by Beth Maehan An issue that is always on the minds of those at The Office of Residence Life, has been rumored to give R.A.'s nightmares and is the fear of all new freshman and transfer students is that of triples. A triple room consists of three beds, two closets, three desks and dressers, if one of those involved passed Sardine Packing 101, and if there's any room left, three students. Although the triples are eventually broken up, they're still a fact of life at PSUC. William Laundry, Director of Housing, was ancious that an accurate accounting of alt the facts be presented. It is true that certain rooms, spread fairly equally around campus, have been \x'd crfT as triples for Fall *79. The fact is though, all, part or none of these rooms may be assigned as triples in the Fall. The exact number of students who will require on campus housing for Fall 4 79 can not be determined until sometime this summer. The Admissions Office will not have a definite enrollment figure until then. In recent years, 85% of new freshman have required on campus housing. Last year that figure rose to 90%. This marked an increase of 5%, coupled with a 6% increase of transfers needing on campus housing. In simple terms, all of this equalled triples. Laundry stated that*fcesidcnce Life has no way of knowing whether this was an exceptional figure or if it marks a continuing trend. Thus, Laundry remarked, -Let's plan for it.\ And planning for it means setting off rooms for triples-just in case. Another problem lay in the fact that when returning students turned in their housing contracts for next year, 1600 were received and this marks an increase over the usual projected number. In an attempt to offssct this, a memo was issued this month, stating that the PSUC Housing policy has been revised for next year. The new policy allows students who have lived on campus for two semesier to be panted permission to move * off campus. These requests will be handled on a first come first serve basis, and only to the extent necessary to alleviate potential overcrowding Residence Life snould be credited for their fast action on this matter, as any one who tned to find off campus housing early this school year when the same privilege was granted will attest to As Laundry commented \It Sunshine at the Point by Ray Wilis Now that spring and warm temperatures are here, students have been holding private competitions called \getting a darker tan than anyone else.*\ Carrying frisbec in one hand and Coppertone in the other, people are coming out of the dorms. Due to this migration, space is hard to come by. Is there an alternative to the crowded conditions of \Adirondack Beach** and other dorm courtyards? A popular spot for \just hanging out** is the Point and its adajacent courtyard. Due to the available services (Marriott Snack Bar and Bar) and centralized location, the Point is, and has been, a popular spring gathering spot. This is especially true with students living off-campus Many first year and transfer students were introduced to \spring in the courtyard** last Friday during the Hooligan show. The concert, held as a joint effort of Marriott S.A., attracted a big, happy crowd. The weather was perfect with the audience resembling a carnival - everyone walking around having a good time. Something noticed by Mr. Sears, an assistant manager of Marriott was the cleanliness of the courtyard after the show. For the amount of people and beer bottles, the pickup was minimal. Sears said \1 not only saw visiting environmentalists but many students picking up loose bottles.** There is a possibility of more concerts in the future, but that has not been decided. A part of spring days and concerts that can't be forgotten is* of course, beer. The Point's bar, selling Genesee and Miller beer, is a money manking operation as well as a great convenience to students. It is a perfect place to go to have a couple of beers with friends after class. The greatest worry of Sears is student abuse of the bar. \There is time for having a good time*' but as Sears reminded me \Students should remember they are here to study** During the concert, there were reductions in the prices of beer and mixed drinks. Whether the Point may hold a special in the near future has not been decided. Sears toM me every effort is taken to reduce prices. **We know money is scarce with students around now. We try to give students a break.\ If there are any future specials or reductions, it will not be widely advertised. Instead, reliance will be put on word of mouth communications between students. In talking of this strategy. Sears explained \When a person likes something he will tell his friends.\ seemed imprudent to wait until September.\ Should a student find themselves in a triple, they might consider a few facts. First of all. They're not alone. In September of 1978.975 PSUC students were placed in triples. I spoke to Chert Welch, a sophomore who transferred to Pittsburgh last Fall and was housed in a triple in Mason Hall. Chen's biggest complaint was that there was \no privacy whatsoever.\ Although they were offered three desks and three dressers, they couldn't comfortably fit three desks in their room. Another problem she cited was that in a situation involving three persons, two of them may become closer friends and leave the third feeling like an outsider Cheri moved to a double in Whitcface Hall in January. Kathy Gray of Kent Hall lives in a triple by choice. She was in a double room last Fall and in January, her roomate's sister moved in with them. They can't fit a third desk in their room either, but other than that they feel they have no major problems. Thus, a triple situation is not a cut and dried matter. Every situation is different. Secondly, every effort is made by Residence Life aad Ac dorm staffs to ease the adJMtft of those living in triples. Dorm Directors and Resident Assistants are trained to be alert and keep a close watch on what's going on in the triples. Problems in triples are of top priority and every effort to deal with these problems is undertaken. Rich Higgins, Whitcface Hall Dorm Director, remarked that \Housing is on the alert to keep those bang tripled of the same status.\ In other words, you won't find a senior, a junior transfer and a freshman tripled together A service known as FARP has been created by Residence Life which, acordmg to Higgins \provides group experiences for students thereupon they can become in touch with the potential pitfalb of being in that kind of imng situation \
