Page 5 Electric car designed and built by engineering students in 1983. Capital times (continued from pg.l) A Gay Liberation Week was celebrated by an upstart stu dent’s group in February, 1972. A bomb threat phoned into the Public Information Office on February 23, 1978 necessitated sounding the fire alarm to evacate the main building. No bomb was found. In the early 1970’s Peace Crop and VISTA regularly visited the campus to recruit. A 1982 study by Rie Gentzler, professor of behavior science, revealed the majority of women didn’t see themselves as feminists because they were afraid of being labeled as radical or lesbian. In the 20 years of this campus, 273 student newspapers were printed. The Lion’s Den was the new name chosen for the cafeteria in a contest in January 1982, just after it was remodeled. More than $17,000 was spent on the installation of Dr. Ruth Leventhal in 1984. In 1972 a coffee house was open ed on campus. Called “New Birth,” it was located at 946 A Kirtland. Aug. 27,1986 1 USX? In 1972, the student newspaper proposed that instead of spending $5 on caps and gowns, the graduates should donate the money to starving people in Biafra. Little response was received. Since 1972, Professor Clem Gilpin has run a model United Nations for area high school students. The first student activities fee of $5 was implemented in 1973 to support student’s clubs. Prior to this time clubs were funded by the school. In 1985 showing of “Debbie Does Dallas” sponsored by the Student Union Board of Gover nors divided the college com munity with arguments from First Amendment rights to charges of spreading depravity through pongoraphy. The Capital College came close to hosting a Jane Fonda anti nuclear rally on September 23, 1979, but campus officials re jected the proposal because of lack of space. The rally was then moved to Penn Harris Motor Inn. A crowd of 7,000 people showed up at Penn State, Harriburg in January 1983 to honor Penn State Nittany Lions back to Penn sylvania after their Sugar Bowl victory in New Orleans. The first of what was to become the annual Black Arts Festival was held in April 1973. Week long activites included House Speaker K. Leroy Irvis. Infectious hepatitis revealed in a cafeteria worker and a library worker brought 250 students to the nurses station for gamma globulin shots:
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