EDITORIAL
KOHN Mania
Being an innovative branch of the Penn State
University, Capitol Campus should be a little more
creative in its planning of fund raising social events.
Having a few keggars a month along with various
other events would add both a relaxing and
entertaining break from the routine class schedules.
But a calendar that shows as many as three keggars in
a seven day period gives one the impression that
there is little creativity among campus organizations.
By having fewer keggars, the keggars that are
given might turn out more profits for the club by
drawing more students to an activity that isn't being
worn out.
Not only would keggars be a better money maker
but by offering a more varied social calendar
students, who are tired of the same old thing, might
begin attending more campus social events.
There are many opportunities open for campus
organizations wishing to offer students a social
activity. If well planned they should be money
makers. The campus has facilities to run all night
movies, a dinner theatre or even a talent show.
To sum it all up keggars can be fun but variety
adds a little spice to life.
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Business and Advertising
On Friday the thirteenth
during Budey Hackett's
antics and Peter O'Toole's
drunken meanderings on the
"Tonight" show a special
report brought the news of
an end to an era in American
politics. Hubert Humphrey
died of inoperable pelvic
cancer at the age of 66.
The special report
showed highlights of the
"Happy Warrior's" career,
such as his speech for civil
rights at the Democratic
convention when some
Southern states walked out
on him; his moments as
Vice President under
Johnson; his unsuccessful
bid for President against
Nixon in 1968; and his
recent battle against cancer.
Humphrey was always a
progressive figure, therefore
many of his opinions and
ideas were ahead of their,
time. The civil rights
movement owes much of its
success to Humphrey. He
was one of the minorities
premier fighters.
My respect for this man
doubled when I watched the
film of his final weeks.
Although noticeably worn,
weak, and underweight, he
climbed onto a jet bound for
Minnesota for the holidays,
hoping all the time to be
back in Washington in
January to continue his
battles in the Senate.
Hubert H. Humphrey,
1911-1978. R. I. P.
Capltollte 1978 will have
a staff meeting for all old
and new staff members on
Thursday, January 18th, in
Room W-129 at 3:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in
photography, copywriting,
illustration, layout, and
advertising is invited to
attend.
Commencement exercis
es for the Winter Term 1978
at Capitol Campus will be
held on Saturday, 25 Mch
1978 in the Multi-Purpose
Building. The exercises will
begin at 11:00 a.m.
The bookstore will need
to have measurements for
caps and gowns not later
than 21 February 1978
(Tuesday). Graduating stu
dents pick up forms from the
bookstore.
Brian McDonough
Doug George
Ed McKeown
rol Andres
A suggestion box will be
placed in the Vendorville
lobby in the near future. It is
hoped that students will use
this line of communication.
All suggestions will be
reviewed by the President of
the Student Gov't Assn. and
when necessary, by the
Senate. All suggestions are
on file and open for perusal.
Bill Konkolica
(lives Page
R.I.P.
Notes
LETTERS
EDITOR
E.R.A.
Anniken Howell's prop
aganda blast Mow Bulletin')
in behalf of ERA was
simplistic, sophistical and
monumentally misleading.
What she said was insignifi
cant compared to what she
did not say.
Overlooked are the fol
lowing facts about ERA:
ERA will invalidate all
state laws which require a
husband to support his wife;
it will be a death-blow to the
family.
2) ERA will impose on
mothers the equal (50%)
obligation for the financial
support of their Infant and
minor children.
3) ERA will deprive senior
women of their present right
to be supported by their
husbands and to be provided
with a home.
4) ERA will eliminate the
present right of a wife to
draw Social Security bene
fits based on her husband's
earnings unless he pays
double taxes on her as
sumed value as a homemak
er.
5) ERA will give women a
A Personal
By John A. Stachowiak
Staff Writer
It is time to act
Those before us have
observed, analyzed and
resolved, and it is we, the
future working men and
women, who are to act upon
what is proposed.
Our junior and senior
years will be, for many of us,
our last exposure to class
room education. Our
remaining time in school
remains a valuable chance to
prepare ourselves for our
lifes work. Let us then listen
well to what lecturers are
saying, read with a purpose
our texts and written
materials and inquire with
questions about what we
have heard and read.
Whether or not we will
remain department heads,
"constitutional" right to
abortion on demand. The
"right" of the unborn child is
blandly ignored.
6) ERA will legalize
homosexual "marriages" and
permit such "couples" to
adopt children.
7) ERA will transfer
jurisdiction over marriage,
divorce, alimony, child cus
tody, and inheritance rights
to Federal Courts and
Federal bureaucrats.
8) ERA will eliminate all
girls' and all boys' schoois
and colleges.
9) ERA will deprive women
in industry of their legal
protections against being
involuntarily assigned to
heavy lifting, dangerous
men's jobs, etc.
10) ERA will eliminate
lower life and automobile
accident insurance rates for
women.
11) ERA will not give
women better paying jobs,
promotions, etc. over what
the Equal Employment Act
of 1972 already provides.
12) ERA will not help
women in credit require
ments over what is already
mandated by the Equal
Credit Act of 1974. It will,
however, remove the present
right to credit in a husband's
name.
13) ERA will not help
women In athletics but will
require that boys and girls
compete and practice to
gether in all sports such as
football and wrestling. It will
also outlaw such "sexist"
odtrages as father and son
oanquets.
14) ERA will not protect
privacy but will prohibit
privacy based on sex in
public restrooms, hospitals,
public accomodations, pris
ons, etc.
Or as former Senator
Sam J. Ervin has said: My
view is that ERA is the most
destructive piece of legisla
tion ever passed by
Congress."
Viewpoint
executives or technicians all
our lives makes little
or no difference for there is
much more to college than
the acquisitin of knowledge.
I believe that college
offers the unique opportuni
ty to remove ourselves from
the overwhelming working
world--the demands of the
educated and the personal
biases of thise who aren't--
and incubate our attitudes,
mores and feelings. We are
given exposure to many
different ideas, and we can
see the many alternatives
before formulating our own
points of view.
Let us then be open
minded to all experience.
Let's allow ourselves to
change because to do so is
to take full advantage of our
college education.
Sincerely,
H. Geiger