SEPTEMBER 25, 1986
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`Aleohol Awareness
Police and Safety
alerts students
Police and Safety—Alcohol and
drug abuse is a problem that fre
quently occurs on college cam
puses. Our goal is to alert students
'that if they use alcohol or drugs,
they should use common sense.
The drinking age in Pennsylvania is
21 years of age and there are
'criminal penalties for underage
,possession, consumption, purchase
or transportation of alcohol by
'people less than 21 years of age.
.. If you are drinking alcohol, set
up a reasonable pace for yourself
and stick to it. Know your limit and
'cut yourself off before you go over
it, regardless of peer pressure.
- Whatever you do, don't drink
and drive. Driving while intox
icated carries with it mandatory jail
'sentences. If you are going out, it is
•-a good idea to designate a driver
- who will not drink. Also, some
"bars give free soft drinks to the
designated driver.
About 50. of all fatalities from
traffic accidents are caused by
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drunk drivers or drivers under the
influence of drugs. The ultimate
goal here is not to discourage
alcohol andr drug use, only to
discourage their abuse. There are
many agencies available to provide
confidential and professional
assistance to people wanting advice
in alcohol andr drug abuse.
If you want more information on
alcohol or drug abuse, call Police
and Safety or Student Affairs.
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Freshmen senators Steve McGarvey and Jim Hague
Editor Jack Horner
Holly Lew
Maria Hoffman
Robert Eggleston
Barb Byers
Robert Boyle
Member of The Press Association
Kimberly Brown
Susanna Jalosky
Jennifer Scherer
Chris Rapach
Felicia Kelly
Steve Aller
Voters • t t • d t th
House of Representatives--Rep. must have been a U.S. citizen for at has recently moved should check Road, North East, 410 West
Harry E. Bowser today reminded least 30 days preceeding the eleo- with the courthouse in Erie County Church Street, Corry and 33 North
area residents that Monday, Oct. 6, tion, be at least 18 years old on the to determine if their registration is
is the last day to register to vote in day after the election and have liv- up-to-date. Main Street, Union City. The
the Nov. 4 election. ed in the election district at least 30 registration forms are also
To vote in Pennsylvania you days prior to the election. Postage-free registration forms available at the courthouse, state
must be registered, Bowser said. Bowser said that anyone who has are available at Bowser's district stores and many other public
In order to register, an individual not voted in the last two years or offices at 2200 North Brickyard offices.
From Congressman Ridge's office
A vote
Congressman Tom Ridge's
Office—The broad, "anti-drug"
legislation which passed the House
with my support last week, is ac
tually a combination of 20 pieces of
legislation drafted by a dozen com
mittees in the House. No single
committee examined the bill at any
one time.
The legislation reflected what I
believe is a sound approach to the
drug problem. We must limit the
supply of drugs coming into the
country, and also make efforts at
education, prevention, and treat
ment, so that the demand for illegal
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for more severe punishment
Some of the provisions to work
on the supply side of the equation
are: stiffer penalties for drug of
fenders; minimum 5 and 10-year
prison terms for new crimes of
money laundering, the sale of
"designer" drugs, using children to
manufacture or distribute drugs;
greater funding for personnel for
the Drug Enforcement Agency,
more U.S. attorneys and marshals;
more funding for Coast Guard
On the evening of Tuesday Sept.
16, Doug Gainor, President of the
Student Government Association,
announced the two winners of the
Freshman Senate Elections. The
two newly appointed Senators are
James Hague and Steven
McGarvey. The other competitors
were William Davis, Hillary Kun,
and Angela Papeleo.
The polls were open to members
of the Freshman Class on Monday,
Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept. 16,
from .9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
recorded percentage of freshmen
who voted during these 2 - 8 hour
sessions was only 23%. The elec
tion was such a close one that the
results had to be recounted three
times in succession. Doug Gainor
was accompanied with Jamie
Grimm, Assistant Dean of Student
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Falling fences by apartments
stir residents' disapproval
On Sept. 6 a construction fence
fell or was pushed over, damaging
students' cars in Lot F, behind the
apartment complex. According to
Chief Gene Johnson of the Police
and Safety Services, "All damage
was minor." The six or seven cars
incurred minor dents, scratched
paint, or had no apparent damage.
It is unknown who will be held
liable: the construction company,
Sesler, Inc., the University, or the
students. _
According to PSU Vehicle
registration, Parking, and Traffic
Regulation, "Any vehicle parked
on campus shall be parked at the
risk of the owner. The University
assumes no liability." This regula-
photo by Jan Thompson
Jon Pollock
Shelly McClellan
Harold Mootz
Suzanne Segal
Jill Tourville
Melissa Youkers
Craig Altmire
drugs diminishes. We must take ef
fective action to attack the supply
of drugs and the demand for drugs.
Freshmen elect senators
by Chris Rapach
Collegian Staff Writer
by Holly Lew
Collegian Staff Writer
equipment and personnel to step up
seizure of drugs before they reach
our shores; and funding for new
prison facilities. In addition, the
bill would require the president to
deny trading benefits to countries
that do not cooperate.
On the demand side, the bill
would increase spending for federal
state and local drug-abuse educa
tion programs; more money for
drug treatment and prevention; a
White House Conference on Drug
Abuse and Control; grants to states
for model curricula to be used in
Affairs (Student Activities and
Union); Jack Homer, Editor-in
Chief of the Collegian; and Jim
Stenger, Vice-President of the Stu
dent Government Association.
Tim Zbel, the head of the Elec
tion Committee, was elected by
Doug to prepare the campus for the
election. However Tim was elected
approximately one week before the
days of voting. Each candidate at
that time had already prepared and
started to display their posters.
Since the committee was competing
with time to make the election a
success not much could really be
done in such a short time.
James Hague and Steven
McGarvey seemed to make the
most out of the opportunities
presented to them and were justly
rewarded. Jim stated that, "being
qualified is only half of the battle,
you must let others , know that you
are capable of successs." Obvious
tion is also stated in the current
Policies and Rules for Students.
John Ream, Director of Opera
tions, said, "It is my assumption
that the contractors will pay for the
damages." When there is construc
tion on a PSU campus, the contrac
tor buys the land where the work is
to be done, and "that relieves the
University of liability," said Mike
Shanshala, Resident Senator of the
Student Government association.
The subject will be brought up at a
routine closed meeting, Thursday,
Sept. 18. A decision will be made as
to who will pay for the damages.
Mike Ryan, head of Housing
and Food Services here said that
the fence, separating Sesler's pro
perty from the University's proper
ty, was pushed intentionally, but
nobody was caught. Paul Douglas,
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I supported an amendment that
would allow the use of the U.S.
military in drug interdiction- and
seizure operations outside of U.S.
orders. We spend a great deal of
money to maintain military
preparedness, and I believe the
military could be put to good use
here. Another amendment for
which I voted would mandate life
imprisonment to children. I think
that's an appropriate punishment;
it's time we got tough on drug
pushers.
ly he achieved that, because the
freshmen class responded by elec
ting him. Steve also understood the
importance of being known when
he stated, "I want to be able to say
that I am not only running for
Senator to better the Class of 1990,
but also to say that I represent each
individual student and their best
interests."
The other rivals in the election
were disappointed in losing the
election but they accepted the class'
decision in a positive fashion. After
the election Hillary Kun said,
"Disappointed, yes; upset, yes -
not at Jim or Steve but rather at
myself for not trying harder; but
I'm not bitter at either of them." It
seems that the election was not a
complete success in bringing the
class together to become politically
united, but many did form strong
links of camaraderie and
friendship.
Community Service Officer said a
student is believed to have run into
the fence causing it to come down
on the cars.
"I would assume that students
would have to take care of their
own damages," said Douglas. "I
can't see how the construction
company could be held responsi
ble," he added. Construction is
discontinued during the weekend,
and it is unlikely that the fence was
blown over by wind. "There's no
proof one way or the other. There's
no way of even getting evidence. If
it was an act of God, it was an act
of God (if the wind blew it over),"
said Douglas.
The construction is part of the
expansion of housing on the
Behrend campus.