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"Compliment To College"i Hurst Professors E xchange County PostRichard J. Kubiak, professor ofhistory, is County ExecutiveRussell D. Robison's choice asdirector of administration forErie County. Kubiak will officially begin his duties onMonday, September 25.

He replaces Dr. William P.Garvey, professor of history andformer dean of the college , whoreturns to Mercyhurst to head thecollege's new Graduate Programin Law Enforcement.Kubiak, 42, indicated that hisorientation will take about fourweeks in which to adjustHowever, he is sure tne job willbe "interesting and challenging"as well as beneficial to his per-sonal advancement to a pointwhere he could "expand in skill,talents and capabilities I mightput to use when I return toteaching."He will not return to teachinghere at the college, where he hastaught for the last 16 years, until

Winter or Spring te rm. Until thenhe will be occupied with pressingpolitical problems like the homerule charter, the county libraryand water problems.

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Richard J. KubiakHe has already commented onhis position regarding theproposed $3.25 billion steel mill inSDrinefield Township. He in-dicated that questions remainingto be answered concerned notonly the environmental effect ofthe steel m ill, but also the effecton the population -and otherfactors. He said the low figurecited by the impact statement fora population growth caused by

the mill is an area "where largeblocks of information aremissing."Kubiak, who is president of theErie County Council of Sportsmen, said he has been sitting inon interviewing sessions and staffmeetings to "get a sense of wherethe problems are."Robison chose Kubiak from afield of some half dozen candidates. He said his appointmentcame as a surprise since he didn'tapply for the job.

Garvey*s BackAfter serving as the ErieCounty director of administrationfor the past nine months, Dr.William Garvey returns to the

Mercyhurst college community.Appointed by the late Jame s V.Kinnane, then head of the lawenforcement depar tment ,Garvey will direct and coordinatethe program being offered fori n s e r v i c e p r o f e s s i o n a l sspecializing in criminal justiceadministration."I see it as filling an im portantneed for northwestern Pennsylvania and Mercyhurst,"Garvey said, noting his hope tokeep the program small and on aquality level. The program,which began last Saturday, hasan enrollment of 25 students.Because of the large number ofinquiries into the program, asecond class will be formed at the

Sesler Party Stoppedby Sue FussIt appears that t he only option

open to Sesler apartment residents who wish to have parties isto "be very careftiTl in the wordsof Mike Heller, MSG president.Heller was speaking at the first

iiSter A ppointed New DeanSta rts D ut ies In November tMercyhurst's new dean andvice-president of academicservices, Dr. John J. Millar willofficially assume his position at

the end of the fall term .Dr. Millar arrived at Mercyhurst September 1 and is experiencing what he terms a "live-in orientation."Until his family arrives, he isliving in campus housing, eatingin the cafeteria and attending allcampus functions and meetings.Dr. Millar said he is enjoyinghis orientation; it is giving himtime to become familiar withMercyhurst, its operations andthe people at the college. He feelsthe orientation will help make histransition into the position moresmooth and easier.The new dean commented onseveral of what he feels are theoutstanding aspects of the 'Hurst.

He was impressed by the friendliness of everyone. He also said heliked the liberal arts emphasis ofthe college. And he believes aliberal arts based education ismore flexible and provides abetter base for the student.The registration process isanother strong point for the'Hurst, according to Dean Millar.He said it was one of the mostsmoothly run and efficientprocesses he had seen.Dr. Millar feels that the mostimportant goal of a college is toeducate a student to be a moreeffective citizen.He received his doctorate atMichigan State and has been inacademic administration for 12years. For the past four years hewas vice president of academicaffairs at St. Martin's College inO l y m p i a , W a s h i n g t o n . Dr. John J. Millar

Mama 1 6 To Pres ident ' s CouncilSixteen members have beennamed to the newly formedPresident 's I Council,representing administrators anddivision chairperso ns.Council members include: Sr.Mat thew ; Baltus, ThomasBillingsley, Edward Gallagher,Marilynn Jewell, E. WilliamKennedy, : George Kidd, BrianMcHugh, Michael McQuillen,

John Millar, David Palmer,Joseph Pizzat, Donald Platte,Robert '-- Prattler, RobertRonksley, Helen Trimble andJamie Yule.The Council's three-fold purpose includes that of securing input and advice regardings igni f ican t adminis t ra t ivedecisions to acquaint division

chairpersons with significantadministrative decisions madeby the president's staff to briefdivision heads on budgetdevelopments and pendingissues.The team will meet at leastonce each term, with the firstmeeting scheduled for October 19in the Heritage Room. ;. ^ ^

MSG meeting last Monday beforeremarks made by WilliamKennedy, director of studentservices.In recent d ays, Sesler residentshave been plagued by threats ofaction from the Erie Police, theLiquor Control Board and theBurea u of Alcohol and Tdbacco inresponse to complaints fromneighbors. As a result , variousadvertised parties were cancelled and a series of rumorscirculated.In speaking to MSG, Kennedyfirst m entioned that the problemsbegan last spring term whenlarge parties occurredfrequently. Disturbed neighborsgot together over the summer totry to effect some changes."They did their homework,"said Kennedy, "What do you say?They don't want to tolerate whatthey tolerated last spring term."The neighbors, who are alsoupset with parking conditions andthe extra noise and trafficcreated by the Campus Center,have threatened to call on thepolice and various state agenciesto prosecute on charges ofdisturbing the peace.Sesler residents could also becharged with illegal selling ofliquor, underaged drinking, andcontributing to juveniledelinquency.Kennedy noted that he was notresponsible for the neighbors'actions and that essentially hecould do nothing."Regardless of where we go,we're surrounded bycivilization," he said, "We'regoing to have to learn to livetogether."

Both Kennedy and Heller cam eup with what seemed to be theminimal solution to some ofMSG's problems."Don't make it obvious you'repartying," Heller said. ."Time your activities properlyand plan them accordingly,"suggested Kennedy, noting that itwould ; be unwise to advertiseparties.On the suggestion of Heller, anad hoc com mittee will be formedin an effort to meet with theneighbors as well as inftprm theresidents of Sesler of all tjie legalimplications.

start of the second semesterbeginning in February.Completion of the Master'sProgram will require two yearswork with the first degrees expected to be awarded in 1980.Garvey helped to start theundergraduate program in lawenforcement at the college in 1970and has been the chairman of theGovernor's Justice Commissionof Northwestern Pennsylvaniafor the last two and a half years.Garvey and Kinnane developedand wrote the proposal for thegraduate program in response towhat they saw as a serious needfor trained administrativein law enforcement.'"I'm doing it to get theprogram off and running," saidGarvey about his new position, "Idon't know if it will be a fulltimejob." He is also a fulltime instructor in the history department.Concerning the appointment ofKubiak to fill the county seat he

left open, Garvey said, "I'msorry to see Kubiak leave the department, but his appointment ita high compliment f to J thec o l l e g e . " * < ' " ' & ^ t f e * - ' ^ - -4

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A Memorial Mass for Jam es V.Kinnane was held at noon onFriday, September 15, in theMercyhurst, Christ thev KingChapel.'Kinnane was instrumental inthe development of the Law Enforcement program here at thecollege. The recently institutedGraduate Program bears hisname. /*Fathers Guy Patrick and JohnSwartz concelebrated tf*neMemorial Mass which was attended by about 100 members ofthe Mercyhurst community andthe Kinnane family. '*#%?: Robert I. Ronksley, associateprofessor of law enforcementwho replaced Kinnane as divisionchairman, presented personalreflections about a man who washis good friend and colleague.The theme of his talk wis that"Jim Kinnane was an excellent

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viewpointEditor's Note: The following Us a letter from)William Kennedy, director of student services, addressed to all the residents of Sesler Apartments concerning the partying situation.Last spring residents from Parade Street Blvd. andsurrounding areas requested a meeting with College officials. We met during thef late afternoon with approximately 50 neighbors. These people voiced a number of complaints concerning parking for the CampusCenter, traffic through the driveway, noise from theSesler Apartments, behavior of the Sesler residents,debris from the overflow of the trash containers, andother m atters. In addition to the College adm inistrationand neighbors, city councilmen were invited: CouncilPresident Patrick Cappabianca,! and CouncilmanRobert Glowocki attended. The City Engineer, Wasin-derMokha, also attended, f ! | $The neighbors were not satisfied with the College's answers to their complaints. They petitioned a hearingbefore C ity Council. The m eeting was held and Councilheard the neighbor's complaints. Council 1 PresidentPat Cappabianca promised the full cooperation of the

city and their solicitors to assist the neighbors in dealingwith their complaints. gCogent to you are the issues relating to the SeslerApartment complex. The main source of irritation isnoise. Stereos,! cars and gen eral laugh ter that, according to them, occurs nightly and into the early m orning hours. Those who have children of school age andthose who must get up in the morning for w ork find the"Sesler partie s" a problem. The car doors opening andclosing and people shouting ar e especially annoying inthe spring and fall when weather is such that peoplesleep with their windows open. Depending on,< theproximity of the neighbor, the noise is m ore or less anirritation. Please be aware of the weather conditionsand conduct yourself accordingly. /* fm M 1| Let me review with you some of the elements of theenvironment in which you live. Thedrinking age in Pennsylvania is twenty one. If you are under twenty-oneand consume alcoholic beverages, you violate the law. Ifyou are over twenty-one and give alcoholic beverag es tosomeone under twenty-one, you also violate the law.You may not sell alcohol9in Pennsylvania without alicense. If you do you violate the law. You may not giveit to people under twenty-one. If you make noise, youmay becited for disturbing thepeace. 'I would advise you to read your lease. You may noticethese activities are cited. Also, you must abide by therule of the C ollege. I hope you realize th e College mustabide by the law. The College cannot, even if it wished,meaningfully approve a violation of (lie law. We cannotmake laws: only the [ Pennsylvania legislature isauthorized to make laws. j t I II The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the lawand to request you to abide by it. Also, I wish you to beawar e of your neighbor's concern and how some of yourbehavior can disturb them. I hope you will be considerate and conduct yourself in an understanding manner. I | ^ ^ p M F i &HThe College, my office, and Mr. Sesler are sympathetic with our neighbors and their complaints. Weask your cooperation in dealing with them. | jf |Our jj neighbors have requested a second meeting.When detailsiare available, representatives of eachbuilding will be invited to attend If you are interested inattending such a meeting, J please inform my office.

registering to vote! Pick up a register-by-mail form* g2.FMI it out. j fl| S g l g H ^ i3.Drop in the mail (it'spostage-free!)

* Forms are available at your county Hcourthouse, libraries, post offices and smany other public locations.^ Ra j SEKbur vote b your voice. Say something.

outsi l inePeace Talks? 1 SS&y- H E ^ PPresident *Carter made a t."hugestride" for peace as he mediated in asummit discussion\ between IsraeliPrime Minister Menachem Begin andEgyptian President Anwar Sadat atCamp David inMaryland* ^The Maryland Retreat w as used for"frank and open discussion" betweenthe two leaders. - f l HB s j \ j &J8 tentative iagreem ent had [beenworked out by the meeting's end,which left the details to be arbitratedwithin 90 day s. | | jg ^M |8|aBJgAll of the leaders involved expressedthe utmost desire for peace and continued cooperation to work out the finaldetails of the agreement. g jjgfe jjfeThe agreement i was signed amidwide speculation of an unsuccessfuloutcome. I ^ ^ ^ P ^ P ^ # S ^ i ^ K jDeath Penalty i ^3jg& | 1I Pennsylvania became the 34th statein the *. Union |to restore the deathpenalty.; | Sp 1 WThe electric chair had been idle since1962 but will now be pulled "out of themothballs."-! I ^ K | \| The death penalty will be used against people who have been proven guiltyof killing a policeman, fireman, prisonemployee, trial witness or hostage. JgSjEleven men in Pennsylvania nowface execution sentences at RockviewPenitentiary. BBWKIflMHf BWHM

I The chair*was used 350 times since nwas first built in 1915. ^ S ^ ^ ^ S S mGrocery Beer w J j^BI |*|| HA1Pennsylvania House Committeeturned down a motion to sell beer ingrocery stores. f f W 9The bill would have allowed thestores to sell 2 six-packs of beer to thecustomer, with the Fpossibility ofproviding a cheaper br^jw. JA strong tavern lobby was influentialin the outcome, according to the Pennsylvania Grocers Association.Ford MotorsVintoProblems )An Indiana Grand Jury indictedFord Motor Company for the Pintorelated deaths of three students. fThe three women burned to death after a rea r end collision [to j theireconomy car ignited theblaze. 0 IThe Pinto was one of the 1.5 millionother similar models recalled becauseof the alleged defect. Kg g 9Ford denies the susceptibility of explosion for the tanks. Spj 9&& KJraHLegionnaires Disease S 6 f 9 S |Residents of Erie | County 'learnedlast week that a patient had beendiagnosed las j: having j LegionnairesDisease. I I fi n 2? wThis is the first evidence of the virusin the area. It has already claimed thelives of 29 in Philadelphia and, most recently, affecting nearly 50 in NewYork's Garment District. fflilKffiiliffl

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