THE CAMPUS of Allegheny College Volume 107, Number 26 Meadville, Pa. Published Since 1876 May 23, 1984 Northwest Banks Close Merger Arson hashkashian Ion's shareholders was not neces- ksst. News Editor sary to approve the deal. The Cederal Reserve board and the Pennsylvania depart- Northwest Bank changed ment of banking had to approve it's name to Mellon Bank, on the merger. Their permission May 16 as the final step in a was secured in April. merger between the two. Northwest checks and docu- Mellon bank, headquartered ments are still valid. Only when in Pittsburgh has assets of 26.4 customers need to change will billion. Northwest Bank has they be given Mellon checks. assets of 754 million. A Mellon Mellon spokeswOman Sandra Bank public relations represen- Ruttan said "The merger only tative stated, "Officially it is a improves our capabilities to Photo by Weh merger but by any other terms offer more diversified banking PHI PSIS HOST `500'--- Runners in the annual Phi Psi 500 race on Saturday. The 3.1 mile race we basically bought out North- services." around Allegheny's campus attracted 87 participants and raised $150 for United Cerebral Palsy. west Bank." Mellon will retain the Al Gallogly won the race. The merger effects 27 North- Northwest bank employees. west banking offices in Craw- ford, Clarion. Mercer, and Ver- nago counties. Ten Union Banks located in Erie county, which Chatham Co-Op Draws Mixed Reactions were owned by Northwest presently low (55%) tenured Bank's holding company, also by David Duzyk all are seniors. Their nostalgic gram of academic cooperation" changed hands in the merger tendencies stem from the has often been distorted as percentage. Another unpredictable fac- with Mellon. As the final days of third realization that they have con- rumors and innuendo race the tor which some faculty found Mellon Bank now has a term wind down, everyone on cluded a major stage of their Allegheny community. The unsettling was the possible drain formal presence in Northwestern Allegheny's campus experiences liVes here at Allegheny and student body was relatively of faculty talent from Allegheny PA. The bank had commercial at least one reflective moment. must now move on. uninformed until the arrival of due to extensive resources for and wholesale customers. but it Faculty rethink and evaluaute From a senior's perspective a Wednesday's edition of The scholarly research in Pittsburgh. did not have any offices in the their teaching methods. Fresh- reflective look back on the last Campus. The faculty were This factor has been highlighted men often question why they four years reveals a period of briefed earlier, but many re- area. as a positive element of the In October 1983 the two didn't study harder throughout incremental change in the col- mained skeptical concerning the proposal by the administration. banks signed an agreement to the year. Sophomores begin to lege community. • The class of extent to which Allegheny had Some junior faculty members merge. Both banks believed it realize that they will really be 1984 has witnessed an increase already committed. feel, however, there is a need for was a "good move to combine upperclassmen next year. in enrollment, the extinction of Some skeptical attitudes were concern in this area. resources especially under one Juniors have finished their the Presidents Athletic Con- influenced by the fact that the brand name." seminars and are already ference (PAC), a change in food proposal had leaked to the The degree of skepticism Northwest's shareholders dreading comps, MCATs, services, tightening of the alco- Pittsburgh Press much earlier in among faculty seems to have a met in Meadville on Jan. 19. LSATs, GMATs, and job inter- hol policy, and fluctuations in a rather exaggerated form. As dividing line between tenured The merger was overwhelmingly views. both the faculty and administra- the air clears from the initial and untenured professors. The approved. A meeting of Mel- Perhaps the most reflective of tion. impact of the annoucement, co-opt porposals simply add As a whole these changes students as well as faculty have yet another unknown to the have been progressive, yet al- formulated their respective untenured professors' already Machesky Replaces Zubrod ways viewed as incremental, opinions. These opinions range uncertain futures. never enough to be perceived as from skepticism to guarded Professor • Paul Zolbrod, al- shaking the foundation of the optimism to elation. though sympathetic toward PIO - - John M. Machesky Machesky received a bache- first school west of the Alle- The faculty as a group seem untenured Allegheny faculty, will become the new business lor's degree from the U.S. Naval gheny mountians. In these final optimistic and supportive, but was indicative of the more manager at Allegheny Academy in 1959 and an MBA weeks of the 1983-84 academic some seem to have stipulations established teunured professors. College, effective June 11. from the University of Pitts- year another change has been attached to their optimism. His sentimments bordered be- Machesky, who has served as burgh Business School in 1965. proposed and announced. Al- Two major concerns of faculty tween optimism and elation. director of purchasing and sum- He served as an assistant though tentative, the explora- members include tenure issues as Zolbrod called the proposal mer conferences since 1979, professor of naval science at the tory discussions concerning a well as the migration of faculty an "adventure" adding that if replaces George M. Zubrod who University of Pennsylvania from possible cooperative arrange- between institutions. the co-op proposal "could has accepted the position of 1961-64 and served in the U.S. ment between Allegheny College Untenured faculty who chose enlarge the worlds of both business manager/treasurer at Navy Supply Corps. from and Chatham College in Pitts- to remain anonymous ques- institutions by some kind of Presbyterian College in Clinton, 1959-79. burgh could prove to be of tioned whether Allegheny would partnership then it has to be South Carolina. Machesky's greater consequence than mere consider Chatham's tenured good." major responsibilities will in- Machesky and his wife, Jan, incremental change. faculty permanent, thus, elimin- Zolbrod further stated that reside at R.D. 3, Meadville and The announcement of the ating many of the openings clude personnel, auxiliary continued on pg. 3 services and purchasing. have three children. agreement "to explore a pro- which exist under Allegheny's Page 2 Wednesday May 23, 1984 CAMPUS Lambda Sigma Members Chosen by David Holland LAMBDA SIGMA SOCIETY MEMBERS World News Staff Writer May 1984 Five officers and two repre- Galip Adatepe Tom Pendleton - President Courtesy Meadville Tribune sentatives to the executive board Greg Benedict - Treasurer Lou Petrucci were elected Sunday night at the Brian Boyer - Executive Com- Lynne Rhodes first meeting for newly chosen mittee Member-at-Large Paul Richards Lambda Sigma members. Linda Bullions Maria Romanelli Tom Pendleton was elected Karen Burkis Shari Roseman Congress Rushing Towards Break president and Joel Nagel, vice Sean Carmody Cheryl Rudolph president. Daneen Charlett Chris Steinmetz Greg Benedict and Mary Martha Conrad Sue Tanner WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress wil be rushing this week to Lindquist were elected treasurer Chris Contino Autumn Thomas clear several important pieces of legislation before a Memorial and secretary, respectively. Diane Cress Lisa Toth Day recess. On the floor are bills ranging from stronger warning The new Lambda Sigma Karen Crump - Historian Sharon Trkula labels on cigarette packages to the Pentagon budget to the historian is Karen Crump. The Brad Edgren Debbie Unks extending the government's line on credit. Treasury Department two "members at large" who Sue Entress Debbie Waldron officials have said the national debt limit -- the cap on the govern. will serve as representatives to Jennifer Graham Brad Weiner ment's authority to borrow money to meet its obligations -- will the service organization's Fred Hamaty Ken Wiesinger - Executive Com- be reached Thursday. executive board are Brian Boyer Diane Harris mittee Member-at-Large and Ken Weisinger. Kevin Hart Mark Werner All new freshman members Tim Hollenbeck Joe Weyers Duarte Calls On Congress For Aid were eligible for positions in the Annette Houck Mi Suk Yi organization. John Keefe Maria Zinter WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rising interest rates, large federal When asked what he thought Greg King budget deficits and a ballooning foreign trade imbalance could the goal of Lambda Sigma was, Mary Lindquist Secretary stall the economic recovery as early as next year, the National treasurer Greg Benedict Robert Lizotte Junior Advisors - Association of Business Economists predicted Monday. The responded, "To make life more Ximena Losada Julie Clark group said a survey among its nearly 4,000 members found strong comfortable for the incoming Kathy Madio Steve Covert optimism about the economy in coming months but growing freshman class." He also said he Jackie Mance Brad Merritt pessimism about how long the current recovery will last. Sixty- felt that it would be beneficial Nicole Maronian nine percent belive a recession will begin by the end of 1985 to "expand the scope of Lambda Sue McDonald Advisors - while 30 percent see the recovery lasting into 1986 or beyond. Sigma (to students other than Joel Nagel - Vice President Dr. Mark Seelbinder freshmen)." Scott Nettrour Mrs. Paula Wurst Economists Predict Future Problems Exec Visits Allegheny WASHINGTON (AP) -- Salvadoran President-elect Jose to Allegheny's economics PIO -- One of the leading Napoleon Duarte called on Congress Monday night to approve executives in this country's department by Household increased aid for his country and denounced efforts to link the rubber industry is Allegheny's International. assistance to progress on human rights. After meeting with Distinguished Corporate As President of Armstrong President Reagan, Duarte said in a speech he was surprised by Executive in Residence for Rubber, Mr.