Thursday, October 7,1971
THAT’S BESIDE THE POINT
subtitled dextrose doesn’t always imply sugar
by Samantha Bower
The other day I was looking
around in my head for a poem.
Yes, I, Too, am one of those
people who try to put down their
thoughts about things in a vague
verse form. Anyway, I was
holding one of those nifty Bic
Pens which can write on
anything. Well, it wasn’t even
writing on paper at this point,
’cause I couldn’t think of
anything to say. I started to look
at the pen, then got distracted by
my hand. Maybe I would write a
“hand-poem”, a poem-hand?, a
poem of hands, a hand of poems,
a land of poems, land of
hands?-yeah, a land of hands.
You see, I have this hand, two,
actually something for me. Hands
are really something. You can use
them to flirt (remember the old
fan-flirtation bits?), to eat,
especially that category of foods
called finger foods (check your
Emily Post as to which ones are
socially acceptable before trying
salad in public). You can type,
write, play music, make friends,
make love, make pies, make fun
and make war. Some people can
do things with their hands that
amaze. Think about
Michaelangelo, A 1 Capp, Helen
Ke&er, Casey at the bat.
People are usually dirty with
their left hands. Some people are
ambidextrously dirty. Think
about the dirty things you do
with your hands. I’m not going to
give any examples here--think
dirty and come up with your
own. The left hand has been given
the name of sinister, which
certainly signifies something. Do
you have a dirty left hand? Ask
the nearest janitor where the
most convenient bathroom is and
go use that pretty pink soap! You
want people to think you are
sinister? evil? or even worse, just
plain dirty! Save yourself and
wash a hand today.
Just an unrelated thing
here-did you know why it is
considered correct when setting
your table for dinner, to turn the
blades of the knives inward
toward the plate? Well, here it
is-in ancient times, when people
gathered to eat, the host would
turn inward the knife-blades of
his friends, thus preventing them
from cutting themselves on the
over-sized blades. He would turn
outward the kinves of his
enemies, thus showing them that
he hoped they would come to
harm...end of divertissement.
Now, onto the right
hard-dextra. This is a highly
overrated preference. Think
about the poor people who are
primarily left-handed inclined.
Go ahead, tru to use a phone
October Events
to be Sponsored by
Delta Tau Kappa
October 7 ---General
organizational meeting for
D.T.K. members and recent
applicants.
---Ratification of
Constitution and selection of
special committees.
—TV Lounge, 7:30 p.m.
October 7 —Discussion of
Law Boards
—Terry Wimmer and Lee
Nell will discuss their experiences
in taking the boards with those
who plan on doing the same in the
future.
—Coffee lounge, 3:00 p.m.
Octoberl2 —lnformal Open
House for all Social Science
students and faculty.
—Coffee lounge, 7:30 p.m.
booth reversing the roles of your
hands. It’s nearly impossible. All
the equipment for smoking in
cars is placed on the right side of
the driver, which must be why
left-handers don’t smoke as
much, and consequently fewer
die of cancer, I think. People have
written books about the physical
and psychological handicaps of
left-handers, so there must be
quite a problem involved here.
Thank god there are such things
as combs, mugs, pencils and such
twohanded objects to make up
for phone booths, most doors,
scissors, and guitars. Be nice,
invite a left-handed friend to
dinner. But make sure you turn
his knift-blade inward.
To continue-what would
conversation be without hands.
Try to talk to Kati while her
hands are tied. Bet you won’t get
a word out of her. Hands can
sometimes give an indication of
the personality of the person, a la
Sherlock Holmes. If the person
has relatively short fingernails
and callouses on all eight
fingertips and the inside of the
right thumb-you have a student
who has just finished typing eight
papers. If the first two fingers and
thumb oT the right hand, or left
hand (let’s not be prejudiced
about those left-handers) are
stained with ink, you have a
student still in the process of
writing eight papers, especially if
there are slight worry lines about
the eyes and a tendency to
mumble in answer to greetings
from friends. Treat these people
with tenderness and feed
regularly.
Hands have been used as
symbols in many paintings. What
they symbolize is for you to
determine, but they are usually
quite inspiring. Even better yet,
make your own pictures by using
a light or candle and cast shadows
on a wall with your hands. Be
creative, go beyond monsters and
swans to butterflies and people’s
faces. Remember Peter Pan trying
to seduce Wendy to go to
Never-never Land by making
pictures on the wall with his
hands? By the way, what were
Peter’s intentions towards Wendy
anyway? They were considered
the mother and father for the lost
boys, weren’t they? and had a
house made for them? hmmm....
Think about the phrase “I gotta
hand it toya”. Hand what, why
hand, why not foot? Then there
are words like handsome, handy,
handicap, forehand, backhand,
hand-in-hand, bird-in-hand-well,
anyway, make up your own. My
hands are tired write now and
would rather get something in
them to put into my mouth, so
this is all. Keep those left hands
clean.
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THE CAPITOLIST
line...
(con’t. from p. 1)
University policy, USG
unanimously granted a charter to
the new organization, officially
known as “The Other Vision:
Homophilesof Penn State.”
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Now having official status on
campus, members of HOPS began
an extensive publicity campaign
to acquaint the Penn State
community with the group’s
objectives. During the first week
of that campaign Dr. Raymond
Murphy, Acting Vice President
for Student Affairs, informed
HOPS that our privileges had
been suspended pending the
results of an arbitrary
investigation of the
organization’s “Legality.”
Despite this unforseen and
enraging act of discrimination
HOPS not only carried out its
planned activities, among them
“gay” workshops in the Colloquy
71 program, a picnic, and
numerous group discussions, but
also began soliciting student
support by raising the HOPS issue
at other organizations’ meetings,
in classrooms and at student raps
held by the administration. On
May 20 some 25 chartered
student organizations picketed
Old Main to demand the return of
HOPS’ privileges, but Murphy’s
only response was that the
investigation had not yet been
completed.
OFFICIAL STALL
The stall continued
throughout summer term, but the
handful of members who
remained in town were not
discouraged; they continued to
meet. Finally on September Ist
the administration released its
decision which was to revoke the
charter completely and
permanently. The stated grounds
for this bold but typical act of
repression was that HOPS is in
“conflict” with the counseling
and psychiatric services on
campus (true, it must be difficult
to convince gay people they are
sick in the midst of an entire
community of painfully
well-adjusted homosexuals who
are ready, willing and able to
contest the issue.)
On September 14 our acting
president wrote a letter to Dr.
Murphy requesting a clarification
of Murphy’s ambiguous letter of
the Ist in which the only clear
statement was that HOPS was
being denied its charter.
Clarification was sought
regarding exactly with what
policies we conflict and who
“advised” Murphy that we do. A
more explicit definition was
sought in reference to “the
legalities involved” exactly what
laws HOPS breaks by its very
existence.
The ultimate insult came in a
brief response from Murphy on
September 16 in which he
acknowledged our inquiry and
closed the matter by saying, “It is
not my intention to become
involved in prolonged discussion
on that decision.”
We still intend to carry out
our fall schedule which includes a
gay orientation program, a dance,
continuation of our Free
University class, movies, and rap
sessions for women.
Rather than stifle our
activities, the administration’s
decision has inspired the addition
of one new item to our agenda:
See you in court, Dr. Murphy.
from THE ALTERNATIVE,
published by the Homophlles of
Penn State, Vol. 2, No. I.
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OFFBEAT STORY
TAKES TO ROAD
In an age when motion
pictures grow more complex, but
not necessarily more successful,
Warner Bros.’ “The Rain People,”
opening....at the....Theatre, is a
simply contrast. Made on the
roads of America in the best
“cinema verite” tradition by a
mobile film-producing unit
self-contained in eight vehicles,
the movie nonetheless has
enormous stature.
“The Rain People,” starring
Shirley Knight, James Caan and
Robert Duvall, deals with an
erratic housewife who abruptly
decides to start driving across the
United States rather than stay
with her husband in a confused
marriage.
The offbeat story, written by
director Francis Ford Coppola,
was deliberately constructed to
allow inclusion of local color,
local people and local incidents as
the woman wanders. To
accomplish that, the film
SCREW RIDES AGAIN
For those of you who
remember, the fickled Nittany
Screw thunderously entered the
life of an employee at Capitol
Campus last year but was
curtailed by some very energetic
students. All of you thought that
the Nittany Screw was under
control but to our surprise it
struck again. This time it hit right
where it hurts, the pocketbook.
If any of you visit the Student
Center between the hours of
7:3OPM to I:3OAM, you will
notice that the student help is no
longer there. Instead, student
help has been replaced with full
time employees. What has caused
this to happen to our students
Village Dry Cleaning and Laundry
Olmsted Plaza Rt. 230, Middletown
Professional Dry - Cleaning & Pressing
9 AM to 9 PM
Returned the same day if in before noon.
Laundromat hours,
Mon. thru Fri.- 9- 7:30
Sat.-9-spm Sun.-10-2pm
Page 3
company organized a caravan of
vehicles ranging from a bus to
minibikes. In the bus were
installed facilities for view and
cutting film and a production
office.
Eventually, “The Rain
Pei de” company went to 18
states in 18 weeks and concluded
shooting in the Denver airport.
Because of the resources of the
caravan, footage obtained one
day could be viewed and edited -
and reshot if necessary - literally
on the spot. Or, if one location
had not yielded useful material,
the caravan could pick up and
move to another that was more
interesting. This technique
helped give “The Rain People”
great warmth, spontaneity and
authenticity.
This flick will be shown in the
main building auditorium on
Saturday, October 9, at 8:00 P.M.
The price of admission will be 35
cents with an activities card, and
75 cents without one.
who looked forward to a little
spending money to help in the
rising costs of an education?
While researching this
dilemma, it was found that the
Main Men at the Palace decided
that the Student Center was not
making a profit. This could not
happen at a NON-PROFIT
organization. So it was decided to
replace student help with higher
paid employees.
So the students got the screw
for giving larger than normal
scoops of ice cream. Profit, which
is the goal, will now be realized
with HIGHER WAGES,
SMALLER SCOOPS, and
POORER STUDENTS.