April 3, 1975
Utters To The Editor'
Tits And Ass Blasted
Dear Mr. Bollinger:
I am astounded by the article in the C.C. Reader paae 9,
March 14, 1975 titled "Tits and Ass". I realize your paper is
in an embryonic stage as well as understaffed, but a little
more care should be taken to carefully analyze the use of
someone elses techniques of communicating and the
reasons why this technique has been used such as in the
case of Lenny Bruce.
Your coverage is not only unfair to the artist, but also
unfair to all the students who worked hard and planned the
"Casino Night" so that it would be successful. Perhaps, if
your paper had helped to plan this event you would have
known that "Tits and Ass" was not the key to the successof
the program, but the hard cooperative work of many
students. The "Casino Night" was a first for Capitol
Campus in that there was no competitive social planning
done anywhere else on this campus that night. Instead we
had all studentorganizations working together to plan this
particular program and make it work.• It is extremely
important that you and your staff expand beyond your own
personal interpretations of an event and search out the facts
which cause the event to be possible and write an article
that is bipartisan and educational for those who did not
attend the "Casino Night."
I don't know if you understand the legal implications such
as "defamation of character" and "libel and slander."
Nyzta could file suit against Penn State University, Capitol
Campus, the Student Activities Office, the photographer
and all persons responsible for the layout of this paper. This
could be very costly and embarassing to the University. I
hope it does not happen, but it could.
Nyzta volunteered her time to come to our campus,
because I invited her. The whole idea was to present a
program which was educational and enjoyable for everyone
in the Campus Community. She is a professional dancer, an
actress and she teaches dance. She brought to this campus a
dance form which is often misinterpreted. We had hoped
that her appearance here would have enlightened the
Campus about the art of belly dancing.
She told the audience before she danced that, "belly
dancing really is a dance of Eastern Mediterranean origin
and has been accepted as an art form for many centuries
and many countries." However, it has been misinterpreted
by Americans and often confused with "strip tease."
When Lenny Bruce made the statement about "Tits and
Ass" in Las Vegas, I can assure you from my visit there
that he wasn'A talking about "Belly dancing." Lenny Bruce
lived a very lonely life, because of his sarcasm. He insulted
many people. However, Lenny Bruce was an expert at what
he was doing and many people consider him a "genius."
Now, however, I don't think our newspaper staff has
reached the maturity in journalism to even attempt to in
terpret Lenny Bruce.
The press is an important and necessary means of
communication and is protected under the Ist and 14th
amendments to the Constitution. However, it has been held
in numerous supreme court cases that freedom of the press
is the right to know and to disseminate information to the
public. But, where there is discretion exercisable by the
press concerning the dissemination of slanderous and
libelous information without the opportunity to rebut or
refute the information, it has been held that this is a denial
of due process.
Freedom of the press does not give the press complete
freedom to fraudulently deceive other people by lying to
them or about them, nor does it give us the right to commit
libel or slander - "you have the right to say and print what
you want, provided it does not injure the rights of other
people "(and conflict with the welfare of society)" Butts Vs.
N.Y. Times.
This has been a learning experience to many people on
this campus and I hope we have all learned something from
this incident.
I am in support of what you and your staff are trying to do
and I am here to help whenever I possibly can.
Roberta McLeod
Coordinator Of Student Activities
Dear Highacres Club:
We tried to contact you to let you
know we've misplaced your kite article.
Sorry about that.
However, we really want to print
that thing, so we are eagerly awaiting
another copy with baited breath.
Thanks for your
4 ,1111/ // ,
,/ -THE EDITORS
"•••..N \
It's
Time to
FERTILIZE
C.C. Reader
Remember
The
Lamp Post?
Remember all the nights
spent at the Lamp Post; all
the beer and ale consumed;
all the money passed their
way? The Lamp Post
became the friendly neigh
borhood bar for the
residents at Capitol. But
when it came down to doing
something for us, they could
not. They could not manage
to take out a twenty-five
dollar ad for the yearbook.
Personally with the amount
of money they have gained
from the campus, they
should have taken a hun
dred-dollar ad.
Habits are hard to change
but the habitat of the
drinkers and gathers at the
Lamp Post should change to
an establishment more
appreciative of their
clientele.
This little piece of in
formation has come from
the yearbook. We are out
trying to secure ads to meet
the expenses of the book.
And we feel that places like
the Lamp Post should be
willing to give us an ad.
Sure, times are rough, but
we do give them business
and we help them secure
their annual profit.
Now for the conclusion,
we will ask for your help in
lowering the cost of the
yearbook. If you know of
any business that you feel
would place an ad in the
yearbook, please leave the
name and address or phone
number in the SGA office in
the CAPITOLITE mail box.
Jamie Whitty
Editor, Capitol ite
Capitol To Be Doused
With Cold Water
Capitol To Be In Cold Water This
June.
The central heating plant
will be shut down from June
Bth to June 16th for annual
maintenance. There will be
no domestic hot water
available in the Main
Building, Dormitories,
Dining Hall, Student Center,
University Apartments or
Placement Center during
the shut-down.
Suggested brands of im
ported hot water usually
available during this time
period are Thermos brand
for washing you hands,
Yellow Arches for quick and
easy coffee, and Laudromat
Blues for washing clothes.
All of these imported waters
are within easy reach of the
Capitol Community during
this fluid period.
Dr. John W. Lostcause, President of Penn State, was
interviewed last week by the C.C. Reader in order to find
out his personal feelings toward Capitol Campus. Away
from all the distracting diplomatic obfuscation, Dr. Lost
cause wasquite candid with me in the privacy of his humble
42-room home in the midst of the Pocono Mountains.
Feeling secure in the center of his 300-acre estate which
represents the meager reward for his lengthy academic
beaureaucratic career, Dr. Lostcause shared the following
views of Capitol Campus with us:
C Riag r E E. Dr. u L 7 ostcause, what is your personal opinion off
L•s cause: It's a shit-heap
Reader: And what of its relation to the rest of the
University?
Dr. Lostcause: Capitol is the anal orifice thru which the
University passes all its excretia. As such, it is a vital part
of the University.
Reader: How are the students at Capitol regarded b
administration and faculty of University Park?
Dr. Lostcause: The students at Capitol are held in the
highest esteem consistent with their achievements in
academia. We all feel Capitol students should be lauded for
their picayune abilities and their enhancement of Capitol's
nugatory value to the University community.
Reader: Is it true that the Park would prefer having
ransfer students enrolled there?
Dr. Lostca use: Oh, quite the contrary. Although it is true
that many of Capitol's students could not qualify for ad
mission anywhere else, it is not true that we discourage
qualified applicants from going to Capitol Campus. In fact,
we encourage all of our most jejune junior college transfers
to go to Capitol.
Reader: Is it true that, given the current University
budget crisis, plans for the construction of Capitol's multi
purpose building will be discarded to make room for
relatively minor University Park considerations?
Dr. Lostcause: This proposed multi-purpose building, the
first such structure whose construction was originally in
tended for academic purposes at Capitol Campus, is a
major landmark in your history. I can state with
unqualified ceratinty that superstruction of this edifice will
be averted at all cost to the University. You have my
guarantee.
Reader: Rumor has it that the University is considering
changing the name of Capitol Campus. The most prevalent
new name being circulated is Penn State University at
Harrisburg. Is any part of this rumor true?
Dr. Lostcause: Although it hasn't yet been confirmed by
the trustees, a namechange is indeed imminent. However,
the final form is still debatable. The choice is between the
name you mentioned and "Penn State-Prodigal Campus".
Reader: Many administrative people at Capitol are proud
.f the amount of autonomy our campus has gained from the
Park. However, many students soon find that "University
Policy" does little to help them and usually does nothing but
hassle them. The parking fee is a prime example. Will
Capitol ever gain more than a modicum of autonomy from
the Park?
;cause: That's a good question, and I'd like to;
answer it, but I'm afraid the time allocated for this in-
terview has un fortunately run out. I am due for a banquet in
0 Philadelphia in twenty minutes, and my personal helicopter
is ready to leave now. I enjoyed our little conversation, and
I hope I've helped to clear-up alot of issues for your readers.
Ilf you need any more information, I'm sure you can glean it
;from these Public Information releases. It's been a I
!pleasure talking to you. Goodbye.
Dr. Lost
Reader: Thanks... Dr. Lostcause, you forgot your coat!
We at the Reader would like to thank Dr. Lostcause for his
insightful statements. The equivocation afforded by his
nubilous interview makes us all feel gratuitous.
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