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ZAP
CONDUCTS "DIALOGUE" PROGRAM
By
R.W. Bonaker
Radio station WZAP opened
a new interview series "Campus
Dialogue" on April 11, the guest
being Provost Robert E.
McDermott.
Moderator of the program,
Ron Snyder, quizzed
McDermott as to the nature of
his position as the chief
executive of the campus and
questioned him on the future or
the campus, especially the
"formal cooperation" measure
with Harrisburg Area
Community College. McDermott
talked about the economic
plight of the Penn State system
and considered the funding
aspects of "outside" research
grants to individual faculty. He
related that if faculty were given
money totalling 15% of their
salary, for example, it was
possible their salary would be
cut by that amount to hold the
line on expenses.
He said advance enrollment
figures for the fall term are
down and a decrease of 200-250
is expected, marking a 20%
drop. The Provost explained the
recent accreditation of the
Division of Engineering and
Technology and was happy to
report the curriculum came
through admirably. He said there
are plans for a resident graduate
program, possibly utilizing
trailers from Capitol Campus
Village for married students.
Current residents of the Village,
who have option to buy their
mobile home, are expected to
lEEE HEARS LASER BEAM TALK
by
Wendell R. Leppo
The Electrical Engineering
Society held its fifth meeting of
the academic year in E-310 last
Wednesday night on April 11.
The meeting was brought to
order by the Chairman and the
business at hand was covered.
The business included a brief
talk on the trip to the 1973
Intercon in New York City and
nomination of several faculty
members for a new advisor of
the lEEE Student Chapter here
on Campus.
It was decided that those
faculty nominated are to be
contacted and those willing to
accept the position shall be
placed on ballots. All present
student members of lEEE shall
vote with, these ballots for a new
advisor. Concluding the business,
the speaker was introduced by
Dennis McGettrick.
Mr. Jim O'Brien from RCA in
Lancaster spoke on the topic,
"Laser Beams - Applications and
Technology."
Explaining the types of lasers
in existence, he covered the
development of the
semiconductor laser. Using
leave the area in July as the land
is university property.
Many people telephoned
questions to McDermott, the
calls being handled by Frank
Bellini who will by ZAP's
Station Manager next year.
Many of the topics which have
been highlighted at length in
past issues of The Capitolist
were discussed, including
parking fees, SGA budgets,
reorganization of the Student
Affairs Office, Meade Heights'
and the Multi-purpose Building.
One student tried to provoke the
Provost, saying that if he'd
known Capitol had a water
tower next to it, he would have
never enrolled here. McDermott
then asked why the student had
not gone to University Park,
fully realizing the numerous
water towers there.
One student asked why there
was no full-fledged NCAA style
athletic program here.
McDermott cited lack of money
and facilities as two factors
along with Capitol being only a
junior-senior undergrad
institution, making it difficult to
have a big program.
The next "Campus Dialogue"
is slated for Wednesday, April 25
at 6:00 p.m. on WZAP, 1520
AM in the Heights and 640 AM
in the Dorms. Scheduled guest is
Mrs. Betty Duke, Public
Information Officer. "Operation
Contact", an SGA affiliated
program, is heard on alternating
Wednesdays with the "Dialogue"
program.
diagrams and slides, he showed
how the "laser" action is
achieved and how it is
controlled. In his talk,
applications of lasers the size of
a thimble were shown. This
small size is due to the use of
special semiconductors which
exhibit the light emitting
characteristics needed for
"laser" action. He also
mentioned some of the basic
problems with earlier laser
devices and how his company
had solved some of these
problems.
In practical applications, Mr.
O'Brien noted two specific areas
that were opening up to the laser
type he had explained.
Communications and radar
systems head the list of practical
applications, but he also noted
that if the price to make the
laser device could be reduced,
more areas would open up.
Concluding the meeting with
a question and answer session,
he showed the attending
members his pocket Hewlett
Packard HP-35 Calculator. The
meeting was adjourned with
coffee and donuts as the
refreshments.
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THE CAPITO LIST
Nancy
Colnes
Sadly
Leaves Us
By
Bob Bonaker
This week, we sadly say
good-bye to Nancy Colnes,
Student Activities Coordinator,
who is leaving on April 24. We
have lost her to Ricardo
Rosenberg, whom she'll .wed on
April 29.
Nancy, who has been here
since August, 1971 says she
"really loved it here; two of the
best years of my life. I have
grown-up a lot here and have
gained confidence in myself by
establishing a good rapport with
students. Everyone has been
unusally friendly."
Since she assumed her then
newly created position, annual
events such as the Music Festival
and Nostalgia Week have been
realized. For the first time,
students were able to attend
activity planning conferences
under the auspices of her office.
Nancy considers hereself a
"resource — person" who gave the
leaders of campus clubs the
freedom to "develop their own
activities."
Following her wedding, she
will honeymoon in Portugal and
will return to undergo surgery
on May 17 to remove a pin
placed in the femur of her left
leg. In November of 1971, her
VW was smacked by a reckless
driver in Middletown and she
was on crutches for months
afterward. Next week will be an
extremely busy one for Nancy
and Rico. Aside from the
wedding on the 29th, Rico
defends his doctoral dissertation
in New York on the 26th. Rico
is an economist who currently
works for the International
Monetary Fund in Washington,
D.C., where the couple will
reside.
Nancy received an M.A. in
Personnel Services from New
York University in 1970. She
has had extensive experience in
her field in related positions at
Teachers College, Columbia
University and N.Y.U. She
earned a B.S. in Education from
the University of Hartford in
1968.
Nancy, who will return for a
visit during June
commencement, says she will
miss all of us at Capitol because
we were her "first students." We
hope she knows that we will
miss her too.
** * *
PAHE
Conference
Set
The Pennsylvania Association
for Higher Education (PAHE)
will hold its 23rd annual
conference April 26-27 at the
Host Inn, Harrisburg.
Discussion topics include an
open university in Pennsylvania,
governmental control of higher
education and the impact of
collective bargaining in higher
education.
For additional information,
contact SGA President Mike
Dini.
"Ride a Bike"
for Retarded
The Pennsylvania Association
for Retarded Children is
sponsoring an event, "Ride a
Bike for the Retarded" on
Sunday, April 29. The
Middletown Chapter is
conducting the area event on a
five-mile course beginning at the
senior high school.
Prof. Clem Gilpin is
coordinating Capitol's part in
the charity event. He is looking
for people who have bicycles to
enter the event. He is also
soliciting those who may be
interested in sponsoring a rider.
According to Association
officials, a minimal pledge of 25
cents a mile is suggested.
Prof. Gilpin said last year two
girls toured the course five
times. For further information ,
please contact him in W-154.
** * *
Voter League
Pushes D.C.
'Home Rule'
The League of Women Voters
is conducting a nation-wide
campaign to "End Colonialism
for the District of Columbia."
The drive is aimed at coercing
Congress into granting full
congressional representation, by
constitutional amendment.
Currently, the District has
one non-voting member in the
House in Walter Fauntroy. The
League is pushing to give D.C.
, proportional representation in
the House and two Senators,
although the League contends
that adoption of such an
amendment will not make the
District a state, as classified by
constitutional guidelines.
The D.C. "home rule"
measure drive is being
coordinated on campus by Prof.
Clem Gilpin, a former resident.
He said petitions and additional
information on the subject will
be available in Vendorville from
April 23 - 27.
The League maintains
"President Nixon, all major
citizens groups in Washington,
labor and local businessmen"
favor congressional
representation.
*• * *
Social Committee
The Social Committee will
sponsor a dance Tuesday, April
24, in the Student Center from
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring
"Fred".
The spring bike race will be
held on Wednesday afternoon,
April 25. Watch for more details.
** * *
Minn Morel
In Traffic ACCIIOIII
A student was injured slightly
in a serious two car accident
which occured on campus late
on the morning of Friday, April
6, according to Mr. James Paul,
Chief Security Officer.
The accident which brought
an estimated $2,045 damages to
the vehicles happened on the
main road leading to Route 230
between the engineering lab and
the University Apartments.
Paul reported one vehicle was
traveling south at a fairly high
rate of speed and went over the
yellow line and side-swiped a
northbound Volkswagen, which
in turn was spun around and
ended broadside in the middle of
the roadway. The operator of
the VW received minor cuts to
his left hand from flying glass
from the outside rearview
mirror.
The operator of the
southbound vehicle was cited by
a district justice for "failure to
yeild one-half the highway to an
on-coming vehicle," Paul said.
The accident was investigated by
Capitol Campus security and
two officers of the Lower
Swatara Police Department.
Both vehicles were towed away.
** * *
April 19,1473
Letters
to
the
Editor
To the Editor;
From Capitol Campus to the
Watergate Affair a recurrent
theme is beginning to grow - the
case of our missing leaders. We
are finding that our leaders are
not only far and apart but also
partisan. And by partisan I
denote a political figure which
will do what is best for his party
and himself.
Cap;tol Campus giving
academic credits to its S.G.A.
members is one factor. Do we
have to lure our best? Are they
who think that credit is due for
their services really serving our
purpose? After all, wouldn't
those who want to be
constructive in the political
sense emerge anyway and try
and run for office. Who knows,
maybe the next great
achievement will be to give one
extra credit for surviving
through school, and it shall so
follow.
The same, but in a different
aspect is what is in the Watergate
Affair. Not one of our great and
nobel leaders will rise above
party doctrine or political
ambition to set the course of the
political system straight. And
neither the Constitution
which separates the tasks of the
Legislative and Executive
branches of the Government is
respected by that same old gas,
Nixon.
In every political aspect we as
a nation are in the greatest need
of a political awakening and
revival. For without it we shall
be ever lost in an
uncomprehendable maze •of
political uncertainty. And
hopefully with this given
situation a unique combination
of what is best for the country
and for the people a new type of
leader will arise - The Statesmen.
Thesis Defense
To the Editor;
The public defense of Mrs.
Sara Eby's Thesis for an M.A,
degree in Humanities will be
held on Tuesday, May 1, at 2:00
p.m. , in Room E 202.
The thesis is entitled '•'Willa
Cather and Georgia O'Keeffe :
Creative Responses to the
American West."
The meeting is open to all
interested persons. A copy of
the thesis is available for
inspection in Room W-161.
Nancy M. Tischler
** * *
DTK to meet
There will be a DTK meeting
on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:00
p.m. in the TV lounge.
Prospective members are invited
to attend.
Any one who carries a
minimal 3.0 grade average at
Capitol and has earned 20 credit
hours in the social sciences
throughout his collegiate career
is eligible in join the
honor-service society.
** * *
Capitolist meeting
There will be a staff meeting
of The Capitolist on Wednesday,
April 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the
newspaper office, W-104.
All members and anyone
interested in joining this vital
organization are invited to
attend. As we related before,
several positions for the
remainder of the term and for
the next year are open.