The SGA does great things,
right? Sometimes. The SGA does
horrible things, right; Sometimes
again. But this year it seems that
your student government is
doing things. Of course, all the
decisions will not be popular
but the Senate this year is
more interested, more informed
and more inclined to the
students. We commend them for
that.
After hearing' the finance
committee report (which no one
but the Treasurer understands)
the Senate tackled the problem
of filling a Senate post from the
Math-Science program, our
newest and smallest option.
Final decision will come on that
later.
The next order of business
was to hear from the Rec./Ath.
Council about Varsity
Basketball. It seems that over
half of the Athletic budget will
be spent on a varsity basketball
team. Some of the senators
wanted to know if the priorities
might be changed so that more
money could be shifted to the
intramural program.
The senate heard from
Athletic Director Bob Stanley
about the possibilities. Stanley
opened his remarks by noting
that opening the gym was not at
question in this matter. The
budget from which basketball
draws its life could not be
channeled into a wage-payroll
budget even if there were no
sports on campus. It is
wage-payroll money which is at
a shortage and keeps the gym
closed most of the time.
Stanley added that he would
comply with the wishes of the
Senate on whether to drop the
varsity status of basketball,
noting that he was not in favor
of such a move.
After some dicussion from
Len Thompson, Jerry Scalen and
others, Mike Fereazanno’s
motion recommending that
basketball be dropped from the
varsity list was defeated.
The budget has caused other
problems on campus, not the
least of which is the library. The
Senate again was asked to
outline priorities on keeping the
library open on Saturdays. The
question was whether to keep
the present situation-with the
library closed but the student
center open on Saturday--or to
reverse it.
General feeling was to close
the center and open the library.
However, it was brought out
that the library may have an
alternative solution. That would
be to drop some of the student
help during the off hours of
library use and to use those
wages to pay Saturday workers.
The problem was given to the
finance committee to research
and to make recommendations.
The Senate is still struggling
with the parking hassel on
campus. When a solution will be
reached on this is difficult to
imagine, but we’ll have more
about that in a later issue.
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This Week In The SGA
Last order of business was the
swearing in of the new Senators.
Except for the vacant
Math-Science post, we now have
a full Senate. We hope they
operate with full efficiency. But
to do that, they must know how
you feel. And this year, they
want to know. With your help
and interest, the Senate can
become the force it deserves to
be at Capitol.
ABRIDGED
There has been much
understandable displeasure
concerning the Library being
closed on Saturdays. Not only
undergraduate, but graduate
students depend on Saturdays to
read reserve books or do
research work requiring use of
Library facilities. It doesn’t seem
as though the Library
administration is to blame for
closing Saturdays. Dr. Jacob
explained, “I was forced to close
Saturdays because of cuts in
funds used to hire student
assistants.” Also, the Library has
had unfortunate and unexpected
illness among staff members,
which has further reduced their
manpower.
The people who are
responsible for closing the
Library are those few men that
allocate, the limited funds
Capitol receives from UP. There
seems to be a general belief that
not many students use the
Library on Saturday, and it
wouldn’t be worth the money to
keep it open. Priorities are set
and the money goes where it will
benefit the most people.
If there is a real concern over
Saturday hours, NOW is the time
to bitch. It will be too late in the
6th or 7th week when Saturday
hours are really needed. Student
Government members have just
been elected. They made a lot of
statements about how they
would work for the students.
Find out if there is a credibility
gap, tell them you want
Saturday Library hours.
Complain to Student Affairs.
Dean Grimm will say he can’t do
anything about it, but bitch
anyway. See Mr. Herpel; He’s
very open, frank and willing to
listen.
The important thing is to let
the Administration know how
we feel. If we would rather have
ice cream or library hours is a
decision we should make, not
the Administration. Let your
feelings be known. The
University is here to serve our
needs, not to dictate them.
LIBRARY—
SLIGHTLY
by Tom Black
OUST
by Michael Welliver
With the start of every Fall research assistant at University
term comes a host of fresh ideas Park.
at Capitol Campus. One of the
newest and brightest ideas is a
Mr. John W. Harman, an
instructor in Engineering.
Mr. Harman’s particular field
is surveying and photogrametry.
Before mastering his specialities,
Mr. Harman studied for both his
undergraduate degree and M. S.
at Penn State University. He
completed a year of Graduate
work at Northwestern and is
presently working on his Ph. D.
in engineering.
Years of experience in civil
engineering have given Mr.
Harman the opportunity to
travel through a good deal of the
United States. He also spent five
years in South America where he
worked as a consultant for the
Chilean Highway Department.
This consisted of working in the
areas of soil mechanics and
engineering materials. Just
before coming to Captiol
Campus, Mr. Harman acted in
the capacity of a teaching
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ AT CAPITOL???
Thursday, October 21, 8:00
p.m.
MOVIE: THE BRIDGE ON
THE RIVER KWAI starring:
William Holden, Alec Guinness,
Jack Hawkins, and Sessue
Hayakawa. Winner of 27
International Awards. . .7
Academy Awards. This much
acclaimed flick concerns the
inmates of a Japanese prison
camp in the early days of World
War II and a bridge that must be
destroyed. It will be shown in
the auditorium.
Saturday, October 23
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When asked what he expects
to bring to the classroom, Mr.
Harman replied, “My main
objective is to be objective. To
get the subject across.” On the
other hand, he wants class
participation and discussion that
are relavent to the class. Mr.
Harman admits that in the fields
of Aerospace, electrical and
some mechanical engineering
finding work may be difficult. “I
see a rapid change in
specialization as a problem for
engineering students.” Why did
Mr. Harman come to Capitol
Campus? “I find advantages at
Capitol Campus. We may be a
smaller setup but if any
necessary facilities are needed,
Penn State system will provide
them.” How does he find the
students? “I find most of my
students are pretty good. They
are a little more conservative
than at some other campuses.
Actually I haven’t been here
long enough to tell for sure.”
vs. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIV.
at Beaver Stadium, University
Park (HOMECOMING) The
Nittany Lions will try to prove
even more certainly that they
are a national power this year. A
large crowd from Capitol will be
attending. For those people
driving to the game, it would be
advisable to leave on your trek
up Route 322 by at least 9:00
a.m. Saturday. The game starts
at 1:30 p.m.
Monday, October 25, 8:00 p.m.
MUSIC: CHARLIE BYRD
JAZZ QUINTET at our Student
Center. One of the oldest and
by Don Lewis
Thursday, October 21,1971
MtEKW^:
trait, but.
Dear People,
Last year, about this time,
there was a student initiated
book exchange, where one could
buy or sell textbooks, funbooks,
and/or related nonsense. Now
there is one this year.
Farwowout
If you’re in need, or in excess,
of literature of mindboggling
import, your wildest pipedreams
are now on the threshold of
reality.
The exchange will be open
from 12:30 to 2:30 daily
(excluding Freeday) unless
volunteers can staff it on an
extended basis. The duration of
its existence after 2 weeks will
depend on the interest and
participation which manifests
itself.
The tentative operation (open
to suggestions of more efficient
methods at all times) shall
consist of placing one’s name
and the cost of the book on-a
piece of paper and placing it in
the book. An envelope Aould
also be prepared with your name
and, if possible, a list of titles
insomuchas prompt monetary
reimbursment is the primary
function of this venture. The sad
parting with one’s beloved and
cherished books should rightly
be mourned, but seek hope and
an uplifting of spirit in the job
and KNOWLEDGE they will
impart to their new friends.
Someone will be there to handle
things.
Oh, you may locate the locale
of this location by finding the
outer office of the (your) SGA
headquarters. Do it. You’ll at
least make bread for lunch and
turn someone on to inexpensive
books.
best know jazz groups in the
world! Don’t miss this
educational and ■ entertaining
event!
Tuesday, October 26, 9:00
p.m.-l a.m.
MUSIC AND DANCING:
HALLOWEEN COSTUME
DANCE at the Student Center.
The group to be featured was
not under contract at the time
of this writing, but Fm sure if
you look around now you can
see who it will be! (?) Please
come in a crazy costume, it will
make the whole thing a lot more
fun.
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