Vol. 8, No. 5 h Aia ta , a. 4' o ‘;' I. Candidates appearing in Vendorville; (left to right) Raj Komar, Bob Sodis, Richard Sandler. Growing: A Little At A Time Capitol Campus is growing and expanding. Incoming research grant money has increased six-fold over the past few years. Equipment for a complete color T.V. studio for the Multi-Media Journalism program has been purchased. The building which formerly was occupied by the Lower Swatara Township will be the future Surveying Lab. And the potential is there for a bigger and better computer facility when the University's old con tract expires in March. But Capitol Campus does have internal restrictions to deal with before these plans for growth become a Project Positions Project Helpline has positions ava ilable for project volunteers for the fall 1978 term due to the large amount of interest in the program during the first few weeks of the operation. If you are interested in filling one of these positions, you can call the Help line office, 944-5997, between 6-12 pm, Monday through Friday. People can sign up for interviews until Oct. 25. Project Helpline is a telephone information and referral line. The program was designed to provide the campus community with information about programs, events and commun ity services. Helpline can provide with informa- C.C. Read reality. How much money is needed? Who decides how the money is spent? Space is another reoccuring problem at Capitol. Is there room for expansion? These are some of the questions the C.C. Reader will be exploring in the upcoming series entitled "Growing: A Little at a Time". The series will also attempt to give insight into how these changes will effect the student body and faculty of Capitol Campus. Who will benefit from these expansions? You'll have to pick up next week's edition of the C.C. Reader for the first article in the series to find the answers to these and other questions. Helpline Available tion on numerous topics of interest. For example: train/bus schedules, where to purchase kegs, campus events, Uni versity Park programs, cultural events in Harrisburg and concert information. Helpline is a new program that is continually gathering information. If sometime during the year you visit a place of interest (restaurant, bar, club or cultural event) that you particularly enjoyed, please call Helpline so that this information can be added to its files. This program was designed to serve the campus population. Please take advantage of the services. Candidates Discuss Issues Three political candidates attended a question and answer session held by the Young Democrats on Tuesday afternoon in Vendorville. Raj Komar of the 19th Congressional District, Rich ard Sandler of the 87th Legislative District, and Bob Sodis of the 88th Legislative District were in attend ance. Stephen Reed, an incumbent from the 103rd Legislative District could not attend. The session began with each can didate giving a short five-minute speech. Sandler, who represents North eastern Cumberland County, stressed ethics legislation and full accountability to the public. He went on to say that he would like to expand on the Sunshine Laws. Bob Sodis, whose district includes Carlise and Mechanicsburg, stressed the need to extend the powers of the Consumer Advocates Board. He also added that due to the facts brought out by the Philadelphia Inquirer series on political corruption in Harrisburg, the Dr. Herbert Hunter's lecture entitled "Rediscover Oliver Cox" was sponsored by the Black Student Union on Tuesday, October 17. The lecture focused on Dr. Oliver Cox's "Caste, Class and Race." Weekend If you're hoping to get out this weekend to enjoy the fall scenery, you're in luck. The. National Weather Bureau in Harrisburg predicts pleasant weather for this weekend. No rain is in the forecast and the day time highs will be in the upper 60's or low 70's. The overnight lows should be in the 40's. October 19, 1978 citizens of Pennsylvania should strive to clean house by voting all incumbents out of office unless they did an ex ceptional job while in office. Raj Komar, who is fighting for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, warned the students in attendance that a counter movement will take place against the Proposition 13 legislation. According to Komar, chaos will occur if this legislation is passed. After each candidate gave his speech, a 45-minute question/answer session began. When asked about the lowering of the legal drinking age to 19 years of age, all candidates replied that they would favor this legislation if the statistics for drunken driving in this age group would not be effected. When asked about legislation for the decriminalization of marijuana, all candidates again said that they would decriminalize possession of marijuana, but they were not in favor of legalizing it. Weather
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