VOLUME Lll, NUMBER 19 DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FR4DAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1976 Board of Trustees New Plan Offered to EPCR by Dennis Myers & Olena Strecho In an effort to reach an out-of- progress, the university is com­ court settlement of the suit in­ pleting the dorm program, which stituted by the East Powelton outlines the specifications of the Concerned Residents (EPCR) new facility. A request is being presented to Dr. Edward McGuire. against the Department of Housing Vice President for Student Affairs, ______ - v' l L . and Urban Development (HUD) to expedite completion of the 7 .K production. One aspect of the Humanities and Social and the Redevelopment Authority program Myers said that the ob­ Sciences Department at Drexel University. More Hum-Soc (RDA), to which Drexel filed to jective is occupancy of the new Day pictures on page 7. become a co-defendant, attorneys dorm by September. 1978, the date for the four parties are currently by which an additional dorm will be Hum-Soc Day negotiating a compromise. The needed if restriction of enrollment EPCR suit, which challenges a 1969 is to be avoided. agreement between Drexel and the Also, at the Wednesday Board Civic Homeowner’s Association meeting, John Semanik, Director of that delineated the boundaries of Dr. Blanco Featured Athletics, and his Assistants, university expansion, was slated to Johnson Bowie and William Logue, by Steve McMahon be heard before Federal Judge explained, consisted of one informed the Trustees of Drexel’s Charles Bechtle this month. For the twenty-five p)eopIe who domineering and high-achieving Dr. Harold Meyers Physical F^ducation programs and “We are encouraged by the attended the lecture on “Children parent (the father in this case) and extracurricular sports activities. negotiations,” Harold Myers, Vice with Learning and Behavior one passive parent (the mother). university will also petition the city Bowie noted that approximately President and Treasurer said. Problems” given by Dr. Ralph The family couldn’t or wouldn’t to close l)oth Race and Arch Sts. to 1200 persons use the new gym daily. “However, our position is one of Blanco it was a huge success. It’s a understand their son’s behavior. As traffic, thereby eliminating through He stated, “The Drexel student cautious optimism. Considerable shame, because the doctor’s sub­ a result Tim was finally sent to one traffic from the walkway. body is getting maximum use (of progress has been made in the ject material and some harsh of the Devero schools. Myers told the Board that the the gym).” direction of EPCR accepting a criticism for his professional peers Dr. Blanco possesses no love for current offer is the only one Drexel Semanik told the Board that the compromise offer.” Myers in­ proved interesting. the arm-chair theorists in his will make to EPCR. The university International and National Bad­ dicated at last Wednesday’s Board profession stating, “You can’t do will not waiver from it and if EPCR minton Championships will be held of Trustees meeting that if a set­ treatment long-distance.” The does not accept, Drexel is prepared at Drexel this April. These tlement is reached, Drexel may doctor exhibited some of his to go to court. “We’re working Championships will be televised have a dorm site by July 1 of this colleagues so-called solutions to the awfully hard to get a compromise nationally on the Public Television year. However, the negotiating field of child psychology, which consummated,” he noted. “But now Network. Also, the AAV National process is so complex, that even if proved funny and insane. is the time when a little more Gymnastics F'inals will be held in everything goes smoothly, it will Dr. Blanco has published a book patience is called for.” the new gym on April 30, May I, 2, 3. take at least 30-60 days to finalize entitled “Prescriptions for Children While the negotiations are in Continued on pa^e 6 the compromise. with Learning and Adjustment Myers said that negotiations Problems”. It’s a working guide to commenced when the parties in­ Dr. Howard Baker the field psychologists in child voiced advised Bechtle that com­ psychology. Aside from writing, the promise was possible. He then Doctor teaches psychology at deferred initiation of the trial to Temple, consults at St. Edmonds afford them the opportunity to Changes in Attitude Home for Crippled Children, and explore various avenues to attitudes is the current job Dr. Ralph Blanco operates the Psycho-educational by Neil Schmerling agreement. Myers warned that if situation. Baker explains that ten or Clinic. The lecture started innocently an impasse sets in, the case will be The attitudes of Drexel students twenty years ago, when somebody Paul Griffiths, president of enough on the topic of child initiated. are different now than they were graduated from college, they had Drexel’s Psi Chi club, expressed an psychology, then shifted to the Drexel is seeking Judge Bechtle’s five years ago. For instance, did no problem finding employment. opinion of the lightly attended areas the doctor was most con­ signature on the agreement, which you know that the usage of hard Now many students don’t feel as audience as “ It was less than cerned with - school phobia and would elevate it to court order drugs has decreased while the confident because of the lack of horrible”, or more bluntly exceptional handicapped children. status. This status would make it amount of people smoking jobs. However, Baker notes the “Stimulus-Zero response” . Grif He illustrated his point referring to easier for Drexel to implement marijuana has increased? Also, the difference in the current unem­ the Case History of Tim. The Doctor explained there was more people at expansion plans and would reduce amount of liquor, especially beer, ployment trend, as opposed to those the lecture on “Death and Dying”, explained Tim’s background, a the possibility of subsequent con­ has increased over the same period in the past. Now, it is not just a in which he participated then at the fifteen year old mal-adjusted youth, frontations with Powelton neigh­ of time. matter of lack of jobs, but a lack of who came from a Type one family. Hum-Soc event. When asked why borhood groups. Additionally, it When discussing the changing natural resources. The discovery of In T im ’s search for peer the lecture was scheduled so late would eliminate the necessity of attitudes of Drexel student, some a new form of energy or a new in­ recognition, and subsequent (3:30) and not earlier, Griffiths presenting the revised plan to City areas that might be touched upon vention pulled us out of previous rejection he went beserk with a gun. commented it was the best time for Council for approval. are attitudes toward sex, drugs, unemployment phases. Baker Dr. Blanco with a series of previous students in the Hum-Soc College, Myers outlined the salient fx)ints alcohol, and smoking. These are explains that with the lack of tests, including the Wexler test, had since teachers couldn’t cancel of the proposed compromise as common experiences faced by natural resources, “the long term diagnosed his patient as suffering classes. “The students reponse to follows: Drexel would relinquish many students; but what causes idea of things getting better may be from neurological brain damage. ex tra-cu rricu lar is extrem ely the houses on the south side of Arch our behavior towards these ex­ over” . The Type one family. Dr. Blanco poor” , quoted Griffiths. and Race Sts., and permit them to periences, and which way is the The mounting problems facing ■ continue standing, providing that trend going? students result in the formation of they were rehabilitated during the According to Dr. Howard Baker, escape routes. According to Baker, next five years. If they are not, the Director of Mental Health Services, five years ago, the use of hard Co-op Department land will be cleared and delivered the biggest problem that students drugs was more prevalent at to Drexel. now face is the lack of confidence in Drexel. However, now drugs In return for this concession, the future. Baker explains that (marijuana) are mainly used at Drexel would receive the properties when students see politicians and parties. This results in widespread Not Ready for Future on the north side of Race St. ex­ other professional people cheat, lie use but basically the same amount President for Academic Affairs, tending to Powelton Ave. This area and steal, then they don’t see any being used. Baker also stated that by Shirley Singer said the answer to this competition would be cleared by the RDA and reason for not doing this them­ there hasn’t been an increase in sex during this time period. The main is for Drexel to provide a better co­ handed over to Drexel by July 1, selves. Lack of confidence in No conclusive plans have been difference is the openness in at­ op program with higher quality 1976. The new dorm would be then leadership was illustrated in the formulated yet by the co-op office to titudes when discussing sex. Even students than the other schools. constructed on this site. results of the Watergate Scandal, accommodate the predicted though there is an openness, there In the past year, the co-op office According to Myers, it may not be the Viet Nam War and action taken enrollment increase, according to has been no significant increase. has instituted several workshops to economically feasible for any by the CIA and the FBI. Baker Dr. Sam uel M ercer, Dean of Other changes in attitudes can be broaden the contacts within in­ prospective interested parties to describes this lack of confidence as Continuing and Cooperative noticed in the increase of alcohol dustry.