Shown I. to r. are Joe Martin, Tom Way, Sue
Bretherick, Rich McCune, and Wayne McGeehan.
Blood Flows
On Campus
The XGI fraternity sponsored
the Capitol Campus Blood
Drive on October 16 to
provide the students with
their own blood bank.
For the past six years, the
XGl's have held the blood
drive in association with the
Central Pennsylvania Blood
Bank of the Hershey
Medical Center.
Edna Keister, vice-presi
ident and in charge of this
year’s drive, stated the
purpose as trying to do the
school a favor by providing
blood for students. An extra
benefit of the drive was a
card issued with the
student’s blood type in case
Pet
Reform
Wanted
By Sherry Lukoski
Staff Writer
Pets aren’t allowed to be
residents at Capitol Cam
pus, and some students
don’t like it.
Although James South,
director of student affairs,
said the no-pets policy is
University-wide, pet lovers at
Capitol have aimed at “pet
reform” for the past six
years. And Pat Murphy,
residence living programs
director, says their attempts
“always run into a brick
wall.”
Norman Gautreau, mana
ger of housing and food
service at Capitol, explained
that students sign a housing
contract and so must abide
by its terms. The terms of
the contract include the
no-pets clause.
Gautreau said the policy
exists because pets can
damage furniture and other
property in the residence
areas. He added that the
animals are often neglected
By Virginia Lehman
Staff Writer
of an emergency. Also, any
blood given in the future can
be listed under the XGI
cause to help Capitol
students.
The simple process was
paced relatively fast. Aftr
signing up to giv* blood
during a free period, the
student reported to the
nurse’s office for screening
to determine eligibility to
give blood. After checking
blood type, hemoglobin, and
blood pressure the student
proceeded to the mobile
unit. Afterwards in the
television lounge, coffee and
donuts were available.
The consensus opinion of
the participating students
was that the blood donated
helps others now and may be
a useful service in the future
to themselves. Tony
Veneziale, an 11th term
Public Policy student,
wanted to build up credit in
case he ever needed blood
units. After donating, the
units needed cost less.
Harry Nugent, a 10th term
Elementary Education
major, summarized blood
donating by saying, “One
see pg. S
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Mobile awaits Capitol donors.
International
Students At Capitol
Capitol is taking on a “ We will draft the bro
new dimension this year chure, and then we will let
with the arrival of 31 them review the material to
full-time graduate and se ® if it fits their needs,”
undergraduate internation- sa fl 0 does the student
al students at this campus. Affajrs o f f|ce want tQ fjn(J
The largest number of out who the international
these students come from students are, but they also
India. There are also want to know why they
students here from Ethiopia, chose this particular cam-
China, Taiwan, Brazil, pus.
Greece, Iran, Japan, Malay- Inez Kong, an internat
sia, Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, ional studies major from
South Korea and the United China said, “A friend of mine
Kingdom who is familiar with the
Although the number of Harrisburg area suggested
international students has this campus to me.”
increased in the course of a Also the Social Science
few years, according to the program here appealed to
Of ice of Student Affairs, this me, and I’d like more training
campus is still in a learning working in this f ield,” Kong
situation. Student Affairs is said.
still trying to determine what
the term “international”
means.
At the moment they define
an international student as
(1) a citizen from another
country on a visitor’s visa, (2)
a citizen from another
country on a student’s visa
or (3) someone from another
country who has established
permanent residence status
in the United States.
"When dealing with our
international students, we
are starting from scratch,”
said Jerry South, director of
student affairs. “We want to
know who they are, and this
can be a complicated
process.”
South said the process
involves "getting caught up
in the services to the
individual needs of the
international student.”
"We have started to
develop a brochure for the
international student. It will
include what that student
can expect to find at
Capitol,” he said.
The pamphlet which is
being prepared by the
Student Affairs Office will be
in a form similar to a student
handbook but will be written
specifically for the inter
national student.
By Deborah Young
Staff Writer
Students Sue
Penn State
By John Stanchak
Staff Writer
During this past week, two bounty juoge, R. Paul
Penn State University stu- Campbell, the validity of the
dents have challenged the suit or the actual trial might
regulatory powers of the n °t come into the docket
University and its Council, until December 2.
In Centre County’s Court This event coincides
at Bellefonte, Pa., P.S.U. closely with the October
students Stephen Brush and 1 6th meeting of the Univer-
Kimberly Getz have brought sity’s Sales and Solicitation
a class action suit against Committee which was at
the school claiming that its tended by committee mem
canvassing policy violates her, Scott Deardorff.seepg. 7
SSL!"" amendment ,ree - Student
The suit was precipitated F -
by the canvassing policy’s AtTJjUL
prohibition on political can- m t j jj
didates or their represents- \
tives soliciting votes door to 1
door in dormitories and y s K?wrtt!,
other University housing S cott Deardorff SGA
without first having the president, defined the pur
resioents vote their approval pose of SGA and Faculty
for such solicitation. standing Committees as
The University contests keeping activities coordi
the suit on the grounds that nated on campus so student
it must assure the right of faculty and administration
privacy to its residents. can operate more effi-
According to Centre ciently.”
“To function more effec
tively the committees need
more student input, espe
cially from juniors,” con
tinued Deardorff.
Persons interested in com
mittee work are asked to
contact either Deardorff (at
SGA office) or any member
of the Election Screening
Committee. Members of
this committee are, Bette
Karp, Diana Harris, Todd
Malpass, Dave Wolf and
Rich Laychok. Candidates
are then screened and
selected by the election
committee.
The seven standing
committees of the SGA and
their purpose are: Finance -
allocates money to clubs
and organizations. It is
headed by the SGA Treas
urer. seepg. 8
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Hooshang Heshnat, a
mechanical engineering de
sign technology student
from Iran said, “I heard
about Penn State University
from a friend of mine at
University Park. The Nation
al STudent Center there
referred me to this campus
because they don’t have
what I wanted up at
University Park.”
“This is the only campus
nearest to my home that
would accept my associate
degree,” said
Venkatachalam Subraman
ian, a business student from
India. “I applied a couple of
places and this campus
accepted all my credits.
see pg. 5