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Editorial...
Death over a Starter jacket? In the streets of
L.A., kids kill each other for their shoes. Here in
Eric, a youth was held at gunpoint and was told to
give up his jacket. What motivation drives a
person to commit theft?
The
ability to get something for nothing is
the ability to steal. While this may seem
practically correct, in that it is more efficient
this way, ethically it is incorrect.
If everyone thought the way that the thief does,
then there would not be anyone to steal from. No
one would honestly earn their possessions, and
there would be anarchy. The breakdown of
society would ensue after the loss of these
standards.
Think about who theft really hurts. The cost to a
store to replace one stolen item requires selling
several of the same item. Most of the time,
however, the stores choose rather to raise the
prices on the customers, therefore causing
inflation of prices. Everybody loses, including
the thief.
The thief represents chaos. The honest
portrays social order. Although everyone
stolen something, and the thrill of stealing
be tempting, theft is wrong and should not
considered an option to gaining a possession.
Besides, it's illegal.
The Coliegiari
Published weekly by the students of
The Penns ivanla State Universit at Erie The Behrend Coll- .8
Co-Editors
Matthew D. Cissne
Alicia Hartman
Photographers: Tim Barr, Daniel
Jaecks, Christine Long, Darren
Business Manager
Darlene Stremic
Schilberg, Christine Wilson
The Collegian's editorial opinion
is determined by the editorial stair,
with the editor holding final
responsibility. Opinions expressed in
711 e Collegian arc not necessarily
those of The Collegian or The
Pennsylvania State University.
News Editor
Gary Johnson
Features Editor
Ilinette Alm*
Entertainment Hato,
Kick Xastm
Sports Editors
Matthew D. alma
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Copy Editor
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Lori Anna Dyer
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Opinion
tLAcK, LATIN,
MEN, WoMt.l4,
We would like to state for the
ecord that Delta Chi is not the
nly Greek organization to
eceive front page recognition in
'he Collegian (could this have
othing to do with the fact that
•ne of the co-editors is a Delta
hi?). For instance, in the
ctober 15, issue of Th e
Collegian, the blood drive was
•n the front page and that is
sponsored in part by the Tau
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The
Collegian is put together by a
staff of people, not Mr. Cissne
alone. Just as Matt cannot take
all of the credit for Th e
Collegian's work, he cannot
take all of the blame. Although
we agree that the Martin Luther
King, Jr. celebration and the
Mr. Penn State-Behrend pageant
should have been covered, it is
hardly fair to lay all of the
blame on Matt Cissne. After
all, last semester he was the
sports editor and had no control
over the layout of Th e
Collegian, and this semester he
is co-editor and not solely in
charge of the paper's layout. To
say that The Collegian is biased
worker
has
can
be
Alright here it goes. I'm throwing every piece of professionalism and every journalistic ethic I
was ever taught right out the window. But I guess extreme circumstances call for extreme
measures.
This week there is yet another opinion column printed on racism at Behrend. For the record I
would like to state that the Collegian's editorial staff is NOT racist and finds offense in anyone
who states so.
So what do we do when presented with an article that's theme seems to imply that every white
person on this campus is a power hungry racist Nazi? Well, you're reading it. Words are our
only defense.
When I was presented with the article "Wake up!", I immediately ran to the phone. If all these
allegations were true, someone certainly had a few questions to answer. The further I
investigated, I found certain things just didn't measure up.
O.K. There might have been an instance that the word 'nigger' night have been scrawled on a
RA's marker board. Considering the RA was Hispanic, it certainly showed the ignorance of the
guilty party, doesn't it?
The word 'nigger' being slipped out during MLK celebration: Is it too unreasonable to assume
that in a room full of black students and advisors that more than one person (other than the
author of the article) would have heard such a crucial slip?
The word ' colored being used. Considering Gerald Spates referred to this slip last week in an
article in the Collegian, and didn't find it derogatory-- can't we all take it as chance to educate
those who don't know what is politically correct?
When the authors were presented with the question of where they got their information about
Ms. Wiley not being allowed to write about blacks in the entertainment industry, their editor was
told that they had 'overheard' a conversation. 'Overheard'--somehow that doesn't constitute
quotable material to me. Didn't it ever to occur to them that this is a college newspaper and the
articles are to be focused just there--the campus? In addition, the entertainment editor was
stressing that he didn't want radially biased material in the his section, not issues ABOUT race.
The bookstore--well, this is an issue in itself. When I first came across these allegations I was
appalled. I immediately picked up the phone and called Larry Silvis from Police and Safety. I
mean, if this happened, something seriously needed to be done about it. Well, after an hour and
a half of phone calls with Mr. Silvis--he had called all his officers in to discuss it with him--I found
that the person implicated in the allegations had never worked in the bookstore. To top It off, our
news editor stated that he too had been asked to remove his sweatshirt jacket as well. Why
weren't these loose ends investigated?
I admire the efforts of the black students that went to North East. Ms. Proctor and Ms. Usman
are right that education is the only key. But, keep in mind, education goes both ways. Education
goes a lot further than who did what, when, where, and how. Education encompasses open
mindedness, reasoning, and knowledge.
Behrend is a small college. If racism is here, it is a lot less than in the 'real world.' In the 'real
world', people are being beaten and murdered over racial issues. So, go ahead, EDUCATE
DON'T IMPLICATE!!!! Maybe if we start now, we will have our students entering the 'real world'
with a new attitude about race relations. We are willing to listen and be educated about your
culture, if you are willing to throw away your false accusations and start with a clean slate. We
are willing--are you?
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Letters to the Editor
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to the Delta Chi fraternity is to
accuse the entire staff of being
biased, not just Mr. Cissne .
Robin Clement &
Jennifer Davis
2nd Semester
Communications
show one single issue of The
Collegian in which any member)
of the Greek system receives
front page coverage for their
philanthropy. I have been a
Greek for four years now and the
whole system has had to battle
Collegian editors for coverage of
worthwhile community events.
While the pageant is a worth
while event deserving of,
publicity, it is not
philanthropic. The Tau Kappa
Epsilon Barrel Role, Zeta Beta
Tau Walk to Pittsburgh, Delta
Phi Epsilon Blood Drive (with
Tau Kappa Epsilon), Sigma Tau
Gamma's Adopt-A-Highway,
and Delta Chi's Bowl-A-Thon
are all philanthropic. They
require time and hard work by
the members in order to be
successful, and none have gotten
the coverage they deserve.
Miss Daw, in closing I have a
bit of advice: If you wish to get
coverage for a worthy
philanthropic event, you are
first obligated to do a worthy
philanthropic event.
Don Alpern
Second, I defy Miss Daw to President Delta Chi
In last Thursday's issue of
The Collegian, Miss Leah Daw
of Alpha Sigma Alpha
expressed her displeasure at The
Collegian for not covering the
Mr. Penn State - Behrend
Contest. She also accused a co
editor of biased journalism,
listing extensive front page
coverage of the philanthropic
events of the other members of
the Greek system, especially
Delta Chi. This is perhaps the
most flawed letter to the editor I
have read in my four years of
college.
First, a pageant in which
dressed-up guys walk across the
stage and spew forth fabricated
answers to inane and loaded
questions is not a philanthropic
event worthy of front page
coverage.
From the Hip
Thursday, February 11, 1993
Majors
--Danette Parrett
Features Editor
AT EASE. Now GET
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