Can you Spare A Moment?
The 197475 C.C. Reader will be under my (Jim Bollinger's)
direction and editorship. Projecting ahead to next year. we (what's
left of the Reader staff) find that we have only three people
(including myself) on a staff which will require a great many more
students. So, I am here to plead with you to lend us a hand (or pen.
if you will).
If you're a junior, or if you'll be attending Capitol next academic
year, and you have an interest in writing, typing, reading.
advertising, taking pictures, or any number of things that may be
useful to us, we can use you on next year's C.C. Reader staff. We
will need reporters, including editors, photographers, a stall for our
Business manager, typists, and proffreaders in order to get this paper
off the ground next year. We plan to go weekly next yearandto add
a number of very worthwhile features to make this a very
worthwhile paper. For this reason, we will need an abundance of
everything, and you'll probably be able to dictate your position
preference to us. For example, if you like sports, you have an
excellent chance to become Sports Editor.
You don't have to be an Edgar Poe or Bill Shakespeare to make it
on our staff, and if you are, you'll be our first one. And remember,
the benefits of working for the Reader are many and varied: you will
have the opportunity of getting into sporting events and other events
(like the Impeachment Demonstration in April) at our expense; you
get to see your name in print, which should help any deflated egos;
we're working on arranging course credits for working on the paper,
or some other kind of compensation; and, besides, it looks good on
your record. So keep your eyes peeled for posters and other types of
announcements heralding our first organizational meeting for next
year sometime this month. All are invited to attend so please come
and help us while sharpening your own skills. I'll be hoping to see
you there.
A Modest Proposal
To solve the problem of apathy
All students will be required to play the pinball machines. Any
student who makes a score ofl,oooor more will not be considered
apathetic. Those students whose scores fall below 1000 are to be
categorized as apathetic; and I will solve their problem later in the
paper. The scores below 1000 were considered apathetic because
they were not worried about achieving a high score. You say that
you don't play pinball -- then you're apathetic. Learn buddy.
As most people realize, students are not the only unconcerned
ones at Capitol, we also have administrative woes. So, all in the genre
of administration will be required to wear sneakers on any day it
rains. Students should have no difficulty in keeping track of their
administrators. Adidas will not be necessary! You say it will cause
athlete's foot -- well at least you'll have something.
Teachers will dress in a fashion that identifies with their subject
matter. For example, those who teach chemistry will look like test
tubes. All engineering teachers will wear railroad hats, business profs
will have suits made from green paper and presidential faces, while
social science will look like fruits. History teachers could dress up as
any famouse or infamous hero ( such as Paul Revere or Adolph
Hitler.) Math teachers would be appropriately styled in square root
uniforms ( I don't like cubes.) The lit profs could garnish themselves
with green moss and fl wer petals. Again anyone not going along
with the proposals would be considered apathetic.
One million plastic yellow smiles will be pasted on the walls
surrounding the college. That should take away all the gloom and
give Capitol a friendly atmosphere.
Nonconformance by any member of the college,whether it be
administration, faculty, or student will be dealt in the following
way ( and I'm not talking about a deck of cards.) All of the so called
"apathetic" will be forced to wear a square block around their head
down to their shoulders, a cumbersome device at least. The removal
of the block would initiate immediate expulsion from the campus.
Security will enforce this regulation, after all, they are level-headed
people.
So once and for all the problem of apathy will not reign at
Capitol (that's a hint for the administraion to wear their sneakers).
And the students will no longer be flipped out about the apathy
situation (that should ring a bell), while the teachers look out for
their own (suits, that is).
MAY 23 for MAY 30th issue
Page 2
Hey, Person
or some such shit
MEE
by Joseph Minnici
EZZI:I
Deadline Date
C.C. READER
Dear Editor
In regards to John B.
Langdon's article concerning the
exclusion of Capitol Campus
from the PR mag, "Penn Staters
on the Move," I can only draw
this analogy: How many people
advertise the fact that they shit?
However, I thought his was a
very good article.
Congratulations also to Doug
Gibboney on his reporting of the
Impeachment demonstration.
Sincerely,
Romeo Trajanus
EZZEI
Graduation
Graduation is coming soon
and it is very fitting that after
two years of being screwed at
this place, we end up getting
screwed at graduation.
It's really considerate to have
commencement at 11 o'clock in
the morning. Maybe the
graduates will be awake in time
to be there.
But I really feel sorry for the
students whose parents have to
come from Phila. or Pittsburgh
and will have to wake up in the
middle of the night to attend
their son's and daughter's
graduation. Thanks, I'm sure
they will really appreciate it. I
feel bad inviting them. Why not
1 p.m. or 3 p.m. if it rains?
A discusted June Graduate
MEM
Here's my suggestion about
the smoking situation at Capitol!
As a non-smoker, / know how
annoying cigarette smoke can
be, but as a previous smoker (4
years ago) I also know how
enjoyable a "smoke" can be in a
classroom lecture, or a
test-taking situation. So, here is
my suggestion - The smokers can
sit in the back of the room and
non-smokers in the front
They're doing it in buses and
airplanes, and they also have
separate smoking cars on trains.
So, let's try it for next term.
Post signs in the rooms and
provide more ash trays in the
back of the room.
Peggy Grimm
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J.P. Reilly!
Who The
Hell Are You?
What? Who? When? Why?
J.P. Reily, this is my initial
reaction. I hate to disagree with
your article, because it's hard to
dispute "spoon fed fiction."
The so called "concerned
students" you refer to are at
least honest, brave, and truthful
by letting everyone know who
they are. That's more than I can
sly for you (whoever you are).
Please forgive me if I'm wrong in
4MI....•.*MMiPOM.FINMENNEM.4
EDET and MDET
Attention, EDET and MDET
Juniors! $750 Scholarship for
the 1974.75 School year from
the Alcoa Foundation. Apply
now in Room W 262. Deadline
for accepting applications is
May 20, 1974. For further
information contact D. Miller,
W 262; G. Bulman, W 252; or R.
Letters
thinking "J P. Reily" is a pen
name on an Editorial, or another
one of "Security Operations"
nefarious schemes, for no one
seems to know who you are,
although we know too well what
you stand for.
In further reference to your
article (C.C. READER, May
2nd), specifically the
conclusion: what is wrong with
the minority influencing the
majority? In Robert's Rules of
Order there are specific rules
allowing the minority to
substitute for the majority. You
talk about poor planning and
organization; look at yourself!
Also, you speak about the
truth, but are so ambiguous in
your article. Please attend • the
next S.G.A. meeting. At least
there you could "stand up as
one of our chiefs" and "fiil'ut• in
on the facts."
ED. NOTE: WHO ARE
YOU?
IXIEEI
In answer to JP Reily "He who
seeks to regulate everything by
law is more likely to arouse vices
than to reform them."
IMEXII
The majority of students I've
talked to want the Student
Security Force and J. Paul out.
Are the Administration and
Staff deaf? Or do they think the
students will sit still for them to
tell us what to do, when to do it,
how to do it, and where to do
it?
I can only say the problems
are not created by the students
but schemed up by the
administration. Therefore, why
don't they weed out their own
problems from within? (i.e., I've
not seen a student hand book
being distributed that concerns'
the "rules and policies" for the
administration, faculty, or staff).
There's nothing left to say,
except that the time is now for
students to increase their
demands for the respect they
deserve, and a healthier and freer
educational atmosphere to grow
in.
by John P. Swalligan
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The Capitol Campus Reader
The C.C. Reader is published by the students of
the Pennsylvania State University at Capitol Campus,
Middletown, Pa., and is printed by the West Shore
Times during the Fall, Winter and Spring Terms.
Opinions expressed by the editors and staff are not
necessarily those of the University Administration,
Faculty or Students.
Editor . Frank DeSantis
Staff Jim Bollinger, Doug Gibboney
Pred Prouser,
John Langdon, Romeo Trajanus
May 16, 1974
THANK You
I would like totake this
opportunity to thank everyone
for the great cooperation in
making the Rite's of Spring a
success.
I would like to thank The
Residence Living Program for
donating the box lunches and
lemonade. Also, the S.G.A., Ski
Club, Social Committee, Young
Democrats, Human Awareness,
C.C. Reader, WZAP, and I.T.E.
for donating the beer.
I'd also like to thank Bob
Galagher, Roy Smith, Ed
Walanbach, The New Jazz
Quartet, Matrix and Darling
Victim for playing the great
music which we had to entertain
Last but not least, I sincerely
thank all the people who helped
make the T-shirts and posters,
the people who set us and
worked the sound system, the
people who made and served the
box lunches and all the peopk,
who helped serve the beer.
Also, thanks to everyone who
came and enjoyed themselves.
You are the ones who really
helped make this a success.
HAPPY SPRING!
Spinoza
Traffic
Would you want to be
responsible for the injury and/or
death of a small child? I should
hope not! Recently, a small child
rode her tricyle out in front of a
moving vehicle in the heights
Luckily the car she darted in
front of was that of the Security
Police. Traveling within the
posted speed limit the car was
able to stop in time to avoid a
mishap. If It had been your car,
could you have stopped or
would you be the one to have to
explain to the child's parents
that "It was an ACCIDENT"
THINK ABOUT IT!!!
Rich Cimoch
Soc. M.H.B. of G.
"Chaitman Rite's of
Spring Committee
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Reminder
Courtesy of S.G. A.
in cooperation
with Security .
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