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Well, folks, it's like this: Problems (with a capital "P")
kept us off the air the last couple of weeks. Due to its lack of
operational staff and money, Capitol's weekly Reader is
metamorphosizing into a bi-weekly Reader.
A number of formidable situations evolved this past term
as the personal resources of the extremely small "full
time" Reader staff were strained to the limits. By the time
the seventh week of the term rolled around, we just couldn't
make it alone anymore. It is extremely hard work for three
people to get out a half-decent newspaper every week.
Due to a number of extenuating circumstances, we lost
our typesetter at about this time. Since we had no
replacement, we had to resort to the Middletown Press &
Journal for all the work, although they usually only do our
printing. Because it was late in the week, issue No. 17 was a
day late getting to you.
We canceled the March 7 issue because we had no copy
and our small organization was totally exhausted. We were
then left with a decision of whether to print again this term
or not. We decided in favor of our loyal Readers, who, we
knew, were feeling deserted by our absence.
Our prospects for a recontinued weekly publication in the
Spring looked very dismal, indeed. Even with an additional
$BOO - $lOOO budgeted from SGA, there was no way we could
persevere weekly. So we decided to resort to our old ways
(last year's Reader was also bi-weekly), even though this
cutback left a sour taste in the collective staff mouth.
Anyway, the first issue of the Spring term will appear on
April 4, and it will be a collector's item. We will accept
contributions up until Friday, March 28 at noon. We urge
you all to please keep those cards and letters coming in.
One last item - anyone wishing to join next year's staff,
please see me (or call 233-8011) or Fred Prouser (944-1082 or
Phyllis Schaeffer (566-2808). See y' all next term.
The Meade Heights Board chances from any Board of
of Governors are having an Governor member or at the
Easter Basket Raffle. The Coffee House from Pat
basket will be on display in Murphy. Tickets are $.25-
the Student Affairs Office each or 5 for $l.OO. The
every day until the drawing. basket was donated from
The drawing will be on Catoris Candies Inc., New
Thursday, March 27, at Kensington, Pa. All
12:00 noon, at the round proceedswill go towards the
table. You can purchase Rites of Springs
Th• 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 Middletown
Press & Journal during the Fall, Winter and Spring
Terms.
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necessarily those of the University Administration,
Faculty or Students.
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Joe Minnici, Gene T. Eddy
Romeo Tra'anus, Ronnie War, Phyllis Schaeffer,
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Mark Feldman
Doug 6 Jim & Phyllis
Mike McAllister, Russ Hogg
Dave Nicholas
Diane Cressier
Jim Ferrier
Dr. Betty Thorne
Thus relatively few
students it seems will be on
the Food Stamp program in
the future.
Formerly single college
students with an income of
less than $194 per month
were eligible for Food
Stamps regardless of their
parents' financial status.
The new amendment,
effective Jan. 10, 1975,
makes ineligible a student
who: "(1) is at least 18 years
old; (2) is enrolled in an
institution of higher
education; and (3) is a
properly claimed tax
dependent of a person who is
not a member of an eligible
household".
reprinted from PARADE
MAGAZINE March 9, 1975.
Disclosures that Capitol's
student WATS line was
being closed down were
pure rumor, it was an
nounced last week. Mike
McAllister, SGA President,
said that the WATS line is
still available to students
and is not in any present
danger of being shut down.
It is located in his office in
WllO.
It is believed that the
rumorwas initiated because
of official SGA displeasure
with student abuse of the
WATS convenience. Calls to
Boston and Georgia were
listed on the last SGA phone
bill. These calls must be
paid for. The WATS line
allows toll-free calls only in
Pennsylvania, Washington,
D.C., and New York City.
..Jim Bollinger
Doug Gibboney
..Fred Prouser
...Ken Hesston
....Steve Nonn
Bob Pobiak
Continued abuse of this
privilege could result in a
lock-up. However, SGA
expressed confidence that
the revolutionary insurgents
who perpetrated these
crimes will be apprehended.
C.C. , READER • • •••
New
Nobody seems to know
how many college students
are on the Food Stamp
program—undoubtedly
thousands. Many of them,
however, may no longer be
eligible for food stamps.
A new regulation Issued
by the Department of
Agriculture makes
ineligible those students
who receive more than half
their income from parents
who themselves are
ineligible for Food Stamps.
Students listed by their
parents as tax dependents
and this includes a large
majority of college
students—are also ex
cluded.
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WATS Line
Still There
Late Nl:9fht Notes
as the end of the term approaches, one starts to wonder
about the things gained and learned in being these past ten
weeks or so. courses are instruments through which
education is supposedly channeled. sometimes courses
work, other times this method of education doesn't succeed.
all this business about courses depends on the esteemed
notion that the educational process occurs within the
confines of a classroom- which consists of four green cinder
block walls here at capitol.
what happens sometimes, if you're lucky, is an
educational experience outside the classroom. application
of the knowledge gained in class is what any educational
process is all about whether it be today or ten years from
now.
all this boils down to is a firm belief held by this writer
that learning by doing- active day to day immersion in your
chosen field is what education should be all about.
tonight- by some quirk by the great yellow father (kodak)
or just some bad luck, i lost three rolls of film. something
got fucked up along the way of the four chemical steps used
during the development of the film. johnny cash and casino
night vanished from those damn strips of gelatin and
celluloid and there wasn't anything i could do to get back
those 76 images that floated down the drain along with the
developer.
so, i did the next best thing-I figured something wasn't
kosher with the chemicals and mixed up a fresh batch and
will do the rest of the photo work tomorrow. anyhow, I'm
always late with the prints for the READER so it'll just
seem natural when i drop them off at the PRESS &
JOURNAL late tuesday afternoon,
sunrises are coming later since the recent time change,
and i usually find myself asleep around this time lately, so i
can't report on any glorious purple sky turned golden by the
sun's rays this week in middletown.
if you happen to be a film buff, i suggested you catch bob
fosse's brilliant film "Lenny" starring Dustin Hoffman as
the late Lenny Bruce. it's a tight film in terms of subject.
it seems America in the 60's wasn't ready for tits and ass
as lenny once said in one of his comedy bits. Lenny used
words as weapons- and he got busted repeatedly for uttering
words that are in common parlance today. if you've ever
read about the man, or heard about the myth behind this
man who talked dirty and influenced people.. viewing
"Lenny" in it's gritty, yet cold and austere black and white
photography by Bruce Surtees will leave you with an
emotion other than what you walked into the theater with.
TO CLOSE THIS BIT OF LITERARY RAMBLING, A
NEW EXHIBIT JUST OPENED IN THE GALLERY
LOUNGE FEATURING WORKS OF ART OWNED BY
THE CAPITOL COMMUNITY. IT'S A VERY ECLECTIC
SHOW, WITH SOMETHING TO INTEREST JUST ABOUT
ANYBODY AND THE DESIGN OF THE SHOW
ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL SCULPTURE AREA IS
ONE OF THE NICER PRESENTATIONS HELD THUS
FAR IN THE NEWLY REMODELED GALLERY
LOUNGE.
"MARCH .. •, 197.
by fred prouser