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Vote
Intelligently
Now it's time for that old familiar editorial which urges
all of you to get out and vote for your SGA representa
tives.
Ideally, the student body votes with some understand
ing of the issues, knowing which candidates support
what ; they vote on the basis of who they feel will best
reflect their views. Then those students elected are truly
representative of the majority of the student body when
they practice their power in school governance, which is
itself a dynamic force on the campus.
How far is Capitol from this ideal? First of all, at last
count, there were only six people running while there are
eight positions open, (and some of those six people are
running against each other for one seat). Second, it is not
nearly a majority of the student body that votes. Third,
how many that do vote do so to promote their interests on
current issues and how many vote simply because a
friend of their is running? Admittedly, the winner is
whoever drags more firends out to mark a ballot.
These qualities that are lacking in our elections would
not be so crucial if our government did nothing with its
potential power. That, however, is not the case.
Our SGA is making important changes that will effect
nearly everyone, and it's doing so without representing
the interests of the majority of students.
Don't vote ignorantly or because you promised a
friend that you would. Ask questions, find out what the
issues are and who, if anyone, supports your views; vote
intelligently or don't vote at all and be content with a very
few students in the SGA making decisions and changes
while they are oblivious to the opinions of their student
body.
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CAPITOL CAMPUS READER
of the
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE CAPITOL CAMPUS
RTE. 230
MIDDLETOWN, PA., 17057
OFFICE W-129
PHONE [7l7] 944-4970
Editors-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Copy Editor
Sue Middleton, Vito Valvano, Jeff Stout, Wendy
Hawthorne, Debbie Morrow, C.J. Marshall, Jane
Reinstadt, Randy Myers, Pete Faith, Connie
Lantzer, Tony Romeo, Joan Klein, Jeff Drinnan,
Sue Girolami, Terry Reed, Michael Argento,
Duane Kanagy, Dave Marko, Sandy Stern, Frank
Lynch
The Capitol Campus Reader is the school newspaper of
Penn State's Capitol Campus. It is published weekly on
Thursday by the students who attend this school. Final
deadline is on Tuesday at 12 pm.
Perspectives
To the Editor:
Now that the 1978-79 Bud
get as presented by the Finance
Committee has been passed, I
would like to reply to your
accusation of the SGA Senators
for defeating the first budget-as
contained in your editorial com
ment of October 5, 1978. You
portrayed the SGA Senators as
being "uninformed, negligent,
not doing their homework".
However, I would like to cor
rect this misrepresentation. I
feel the 1978-79 breed of Sen
ators must be one of the best if
not the best the Campus has
ever produced. Here are young
men and women dedicated to
serve their fellow students and
believing in the principle of
equity.
It should be made clear that
the first budget was defeated
by the SGA 4-5-4 because that
budget did not place all the
clubs on the same footing which
meant that some clubs could
not survive or operate at all
with their allocations whereas
others were extremely favored.
We felt all clubs on Campus
should be given an equal chance
of surviving. Hence, the budget
was defeated. This should show
you that the Senators collec
tively have great interest in the
welfare of the students. We
care!
Also, you said we should
have passed the first budget
and taken care of dissatisfac
tion thereafter. I do not know
where you got this idea from. If
we did just that, would our
votes be meaningful? We would
have shown that we were ro
bots.
To show that we were right
in our action, a new and more
popular budget was passed by
the same SGA 13-0-1 the follow
ing week. It was not that the
new budget was new as such
but it took better care of all
clubs and gave each club a
better chance to survive.
Please let it be known that
the Senators as a group will
continue to serve loyally the
interests of the students we
represent despite all odds.
In conclusion, I feel you
have a beautiful crew there at
the C.C. Reader--you have done
a good job so far this year.
Keep it up. Only note that as
'watchdogs' you need all the
facts.
.Maureen Doyle
Jim Musselman
Lyda Baker
Ed McKeown
C.C. Reader
The Editor
Counter
Point
Peter Olayiwola
Sr. Senator Business
Encroachment On
Student Rights
The Continuing Education
Program is slowly encroaching
upon our student rights.
At present, Continuing Ed.
has assumed use of an outer
room of the Student Center as
storage space for their chairs
and tables. It has brought to
the attention of the Student
Government Association that
Continuing Ed. is thinking of
taking over the student study
lounge for their use, and put
t:ng the student lounge chairs
and tables in the outer room
which they are using.
The Student Center was de
signated for use by the stu
dents. It is unfair to the stu
dents, the rightful users of this
SGA News
NOTICE:We are now hold
ing our meetings at 4:30 pm.
The time has been changed to
aviod a conflict with ITE re
views.
The interviews for a new
Provost/Dean are continuing.
The candidates have been visit
ing the campus and the SGA
has had a chance to meet with
them.
For those of you who are
interested, the pool at HACC is
open during the following
times:
Sat. 1-3 pm
Mon.,—Fri. 2-3 pm
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.,
6-7 pm
Recently the SGA has
received bills for the phone in
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October 19, 1978
facilty, to be shoved aside by an
organization which is not devo
ted to serve the interests of
Penn State full time students.
As a representative in SGA,
I will not stand for this en
croachment upon the rights of
my constituents. Many sena
tors share my view.
Students, lets wise up and
take care of one of the few
remaining facilities designated
for us to use. Let's respect the
physical plant and use respons
ibly the recreation equipment
inside, before its too late.
John Stachowiak
SGA Representative
Math Science
the SGA office. If you use the
phone check the dialing in
structions on the wall.
Elections are underway.
The date for elections has been
changed to Thursday, October
26. The petition deadline has
been extended to Friday, Oct
ober 20.
Action taken by the SGA
included electing Mark Kowal
ski as GPP chairperson; nomin
ating Wayne Kissinger and
George Roberts to the Librar
ian Search Committee; deciding
to purchase two CO2 tanks for
use by chartered clubs at keg
gars.
Sandy Mancuso
SGA Secretary
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