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Tale Of The Unheard Voice
from Student Government Assn
There is definitely a difference in the way that the ad
ministration could affect the SGA and the way that they presently
do. What do we mean by this? An example is as follows:
The gist of the story is this; last year, new additions to the
Vehicle Code came down from Uncle Dressler's office. Uncle
Wiggly and the "good guys" from the SGA recognized this to be
n.g. (no good) because it was an infringement upon the peasant's
rights. A unanimous vote by the "good guys" in the Senate stated
that these new provisions were unfair. One day, while Little Lisa
Love was skipping to Grandma's house, she dropped off the
peasant's decisions.
Negotiations followed. These negotiations left the good guys
with a feeling that the issue had been satisfactorily resolved. But,
instead, the "Big Boys" continued to harrass the frustrated
peasant community.
This tale of futility is just one example of the Adminstration's
lack of ability to uphold a negotiated agreement. It seems as
though the relationship between Student Government and the
Administration is one of constant confrontation. We would rather
work together toward a common goal of a unified community.
What can be done? Believe it or not, students have more input
than we may realize. We need a working knowledge of the decision
- and policy -making processes of our school. Students need to
exert this power that is there - to become a part of these processes.
You are a part of it because you are a member of this corn
munity. You can be more of a part of it. With the existence of
various committees, there is room for everyone. Let's all get
together and make it work.
NEXT EPISODE: "The Lone Ranger Meets Tonto", or, "Will Rocky Find Bullwinkle?!"
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by Residence Halls R.A.'s
A Residence Assistant, who
is able to inform, councel, and
assist students in any campus
matter, is assigned to each
floor of the Residence Halls.
Resident Assistants work with
students to develop a close-knit
community within the
Residence Halls.
Being an Upper-division
Campus, students living in the
Residence Halls are more
mature, which is reflected in
the informal structure of living
standards. One of these
policies is the ability of the
students to vote on the hours of
visitation.
Since the 1970-71 Academic
year, Capitol Campus has had
coed residence living. This
year Wrisberg Hall will be
divided evenly among males
and females, providing one
and-a-half floors of women,
and onevid-a-half floors of
men. This provides a greater
integration of life styles.
To make the students feel
more at-home, there are
several recreational facilities
surrounding the dormitory
area for leisure-time use.
These facilities include
volleyball - tennis - basketball
courts and football fields. The
student center provides indoor
activities and a snackbar
which is open from 8-12 p.m.
Plans include a barbeque pit to
be installed on the hill at the
Residence Halls' walkway.
We trust that this year will
be a beneficial learning ex
perience for you, with more
events to come.
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Capitol Gets SOCed
MIDDLETOWN, PA.--There
is something new at the Capitol
Campus of Penn State
University! ! The Capitol
Campus, along with 250 other
colleges, has been designated
as a Servicemen's Opportunity
College, (SOC).
Servicemen's Opportunity
College is a network of in
stitutions across the country
and abroad which cater to the
service person's needs. Since
the service person travels, not
only from state to state but
from country to country, it has
been difficult in the past to
complete a bachelor's and-or a
Master's degree. With the
institution of SOC, an
educational environment,
which understands and assists
the mobile service person, has
been created. Now it is possible
for a service person to obtain a
bachelor's and-or Master's
degree without interruption in
military obligations.
The participation of the
Capitol Campus of Penn State
University in the SOC program
means service people in and
around the Harrisburg area
can combine a college
education with military ser
vice. The Capitol Campus of
Penn State University affords
service people the opportunity
for continuing education by
having a generous transfer
policy, by providing a special
servicemen's counselor, by
offering credit for educational
experience obtained in the
armed services, and by having
a Veterans Center.
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Since Capitol Campus of the
Penn State University is an
upper division university a
person with an Associate
degree, or one who has
presented acceptable scores on
the general CLEP test, or one
who has completed 60
academic credits can be ad
mitted as a student.
The military person is an
important part of The Capitol
Campus of Penn State
University. Twenty-seven
percent of the total student
body is comprised of veterans.
Larry Rohrbach acts as the
Veterans Coordinator and
offers assistance with veteran
benefits and other problems
the military personnel might
have while attending the
campus. Mary Gundel,
Director of Admission, also
serves as the SOC Counselor.
Her area of responsibility is
the evaluation of credits and
admission, as well as
academic counseling.
Military personnel trom me
Army War College in Carlisle,
the Navy Supply Depot in
Mechanicsburg, and the New
Cumberland Army Depot are
now attending classes at the
Capitol Campus. With this
added dimension even more
military people will be able to
avail themselves of the
educational program and
opportunities at the
Capitol Campus of The Penn
sylvania State University.
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Getting Involved
M ore Fun
Than You Think
The sheltered niche of the
world called Capitol Campus
fosters a social process other
than that of the weekly beer
blast. Instead of intoxicating
your senses, intoxicate your
mind. Drink up the op
portunities that Capitol
provides.
There's everything from
electronics and jazz to football
and art. There's something for
everyone!
Residents, do you want to
meet a broad spectrum of the
Community? Commuters, get
involved on a full time basis!
Participation in organizations
interrelates social functions
with meaningful educational
events. Everyone, lets get it
together! Come to the
Organizational Fair in Ven
dorville.
Pitt and Penn State, football
rivals since 1893, are
deadlocked after 73 meetings.
Penn State's 35-13 victory last
year evened the series at 35
victories apiece with three ties.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1974
PHEAA Grants
For 73-74
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., -
- More thin 15,000 students at
The Pennsylvania State
University received some $8
million in Pennsylvania higher
education grants during the
1973-74 academic year.
In a report to the University,
Kenneth R. Reeher, executive
director of the Pennsylvania
Higher Education Assistance
Agency, said the agency
processed 18,675 applications
from Penn State students.
A total of 15,501 grants,
valued at $8,186,276, were
awarded for the academic
year. Included were awards to
2,564 Vietnam War era
veterans valued at $1,887,783.
According to PHEAA, the
number of state higher
education grants represented
approximately 41 per cent of
the Pennsylvania residents
enrolled as full-time un
dergraduate students at Penn
State.
In its student loan guaranty
program, PHEAA repqrted
that 5,760 Penn State students,
including 387 graduate
students, received loans
totaling $6,734,296.
Reeher said the State Higher
Education Grant Program
assisted some 99,000 Penn
sylvania students to attend the
post-secondary educational
institution of their choice in the
1973-74 academic year. In
cluded are 11,300 Vietnam War
era veterans.
The loan program processed
$59 million in guaranties to
Pennsylvania residents
enrolled in Pennsylvania
colleges and universities.
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