It is time again to elect Stu
dent Government Representa
tives. Elections of Officers, Se
nior Senators, and one Grad
uate Senator will be held this
Monday, April 23, in the main
lobby. To vote, students need
an 1.D.. There will be instru
ctions at voting locations on the
voting procedure.
To help voters in making
their decision on Monday, some
candidates have submitted
platforms. They are presented
below, along with the names of
the other candidates.
Candidate!
President
With the assumption of the
duties as a duly elected Junior
Social Science Senator, I was
immediately exposed to the
problems hampering the stu
dent body at Capitol. Some of
these issues were readily set
tled. However, others have
burgeoned into issues of consi
derable concern. They have
been lingering in the shadows
long enough; they must be
resolved.
Issues, such as, the parking
fee-is the student body paying
an excessive fee for inadequate
service; the bookstore-why
won’t they reveal their books,
and are prices being manipul
ated. These two issues are the
most compelling on the minds
of the students, but there are
others of equal importance.
Such as, more utilization of the
Student Center, more cultural
activities, a more efficient way
of reallocating funds for club
functions, and in addition a
more cooperative atmosphere
between the student body,the
Student Government Associa
tion, and the administration of
Capitol are high on my list of
priorities.
If elected President of SGA
I will try to the best of my
ability to resolve the above
problems, and all others affect
ing the student body.
With the cooperation of the
senate and an active vote from
the students we can make Cap
itol Campus a shining example
to all the other Pennsylvania
State Univ. campuses. We can
show that we can work to solve
our mutual problems.
David Dunkle
Reader interviews Dr. Gross
I As part of a continuing
1 = forum between the Provost and
the students, Dr. Theodore
„ Gross was interviewed by the
iC.C. Reader to learn his views
lon the now famous Three Mile
▼lsland incident. The following is
ithe text of that interview.
I C.C. Reader: Concerning
"the Three Mile Island incident,
| what is your position on reop
lening the plant?
-Dr. Gross: My personal view is
(that it should not be reopened
for a considerable length of
ctime. Obviously they’re not
(technologically ready to oper
ate that plant.
: C.C. Reader: Is there an emer-
I gency plan for evacuating the
' campus or was it put into effect
on March 30? _
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SGA
As a candidate for the office
of Student Government Assoc
iation (SGA) President, I do not
intend to make idle promises or
set forth inflammatory alleg
ations. My platform for election
is structured around three ele
mentary proposals whose goals
canbe attained through our
mutual cooperation.
Upon being elected Presi
dent of the SGA, one of my
initial goals will be to probe
further into the bookstore situ
ation with the intent of providi
ng you with the answers to
questions which have all too
often been ignored in the past.
With the cooperation of the
staff of the C.C. Reader, we
(theSGA) will keep you infor
med as to our findings of fact as
well as fantasy, should it exist.
Hopefully, with the impetus
provided by the student body, a
solution to this much discussed
issue will finally be acheived.
Secondly, I intend to exten
sively explore the issue of the
students’ parking fee of $lO.
per term. I feel that as a
student at Capitol Campus, you
have the right to know where
this money goes as well as why.
I also feel that thisfee should be
substantiated each term and if
possible, reduced.
Finally, one of my initial
goals as President of the SGA
will be to examine possibilities
as to how to increase the cohe
siveness and feelings of “belo
nging” within the student body.
With your help, the SGA will be
able to reduce-if not outright
defeat-this sense of imperson
ality that seems to have grip
ped our institution. It may be
possible to acheive this through
mini-concerts, outside get tog
ethers as well as free luncheon
buffets. The presentation of
popular movies could be ano
ther solution. There are so
many possibilities but they can
only be realized with your help.
Ihave also initiated arrange
ments for a student discount at
a local record store.
I have many ideas for us but
I can only implement them with
your help. My name is Michael
J. Sheldon and I ask that you
vote for me for Student Gov
ernment Association President.
Candidate!
for
Vtea Pmidant
As an acting senator for the
Humanities dept., I have
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Dr. Gross; I don’t think so. I There will be a name change,
think people will see it as an but the nature of that change
incident in the past. In our remains to be discussed. I can
particular instance, it should tell you the word “campus” will
not have an adverse effect on come out of the name,
enrollment. C.C. Reader: Do you have any
G.G. Reader; Have any stud- final comments?
ents dropped out because of it? Dr. Gross: The real problem
Ur. Gross: One or two. I don’t involved in the TMI incident
have a clear record of that I was that when it occured the
pleased with the general re- question was what is the ap
sponse of the students to this propriate response of an insti
whole incident. tution of higher learning to an
C.C. Reader: On a different incident like the TMI incident,
topic, is the name of Capitol Many people have different
Campus going to be changed in suggestions but basically what
the future? wave done is establish a re-
Dr. Gross: Not until September search information clearingho
or October. We are develooin? use. We established this to list
academic admission standards all projects related to the re
and when that finally is done search that is being done in this
we will talk about a change, area. It’s very clear to me that
Dr. Gross: The incident at
Three Mile Island is not going
to affect our own plans for the
future. We’re going to go ahead
and develop our enrollment,
develop our programs, etc..
Dr. Gross: We don’t have any
standard plan. However, the
evacuation was rather quick. It
was not done in a state of panic.
I think because the student
body tends to be more mature
here than at the average four
year university, the evacuation
was carried out without prob
lems.
C.C.Reader: Will this affect any
future plans for the expansion
of the campus?
C.C. Reader: Will TMI have an
adverse affect on enrollment?
Platforms
learned that the major difficul
ty involved with students and
faculty administration is one of
communication. It is easy to say
what’s on your mind and to
bitch to your friends about this
or that, but this is not communi
cation. This is frustration. The
administration of this school
and any other school or busi
ness organization cannot be
approached by unorganized
groups or individuals.
To really open a clear, dis
tinct communication under-
standing between the students,
and the administration, you
must first have a strong, under
standing SGA that functions as
a single unit endorsed by you,
the student. Inside that unit,
student problems and concerns
must be looked at and fought
for if necessary.
The Vice-President position
that I am trying for, will enable
me to help decipher these prob
lems and work with all senators
to solve them. As students, it is
your responsibility to bring
your concerns to the attention
of your SGA. Remember, noth
ing can happen or change with
out you. It you’ve got a bitch,
then go tell it to your senator,
or if your really concerned
enough, come to an SGA meet
ing and tell us about, thats why
were here. We want to hear.
Part of communication is
voting. By not voting, you are
cutting your own power, so get
out there and vote, say some
thing. If you don’t want to vote
for me or some other candidate
then don’t, but atleast vote for
someone who you think can do
the job. I know that if I’m
elected, I’m sure as hell not
going to sit at meetings and
bullshit about bullshit.
Mike Cocciardi
Candidates
Secretary
Hi! I’m Stacy Brubaker and
I’m running for the Secretary of
the SGA. A very essential part
of any organization is a highly
organized and efficient secre
tary. I want to accept the
challenge of this office on your
behalf. Since fall term 1978, I
have served as Business Rep-
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resentative on the SGA. In this
time I have attended the meet
ings faithfully and have voted
on all issues with one purpose
-that is to benefit you, the
student body. When I felt that
you were being misused such as
when the Student Center was
closed over finals week, I went
to the administration and chal
lenged it. Also, this year the
SGA has approved a Spring
Week which will be launched
with a free keggar and outdoor
concerts. The Student Govern
ment has taken much action for
the students of Capitol Campus,
now show your involvement by
voting on April 23.
Candidates
The following points are the
major concepts of my platform:
1) To provide an improved
voice for the Capitol Campus
student in the SGA.
2) To investigate the price
fixing by the bookstore ana also
to try to retain more money
from parking sticker fees.
3) To keep the library open
longer hours during final exam
period.
4) To increase the numbers
of intramural sports and inter
collegiate sports such as vol
leyball and Daseball. 5) To
bring quality movies on campus
on a biweekly basis for the sole
purpose of entertainment.
6) To provide more social
and cultural activities for the
student.
Samuel T. Bookheimer, Social
Science Senator
Regretably, I have been
very apathetic towards this
campus and its activities during
my junior year. I looked at the
people around me and saw their
lack of interest in activities, I
accepted the indifference that
so many share, and I joined
them, which in turn has made
Capitol Campus a very boring
place for me. By taking on the
responsibility of senior engin
eering senator, I hope to cont
ribute to the students of Capitol
Campus, by active participation
in its government. By careful
review and consideration of
each issue brought to my atte
ntion, I hope to represent my
fellow students in an admirable
manner. May 1979-80 be a good
year to remember by all who
attend Capitol Campus.
Jonathan E. Hostler
Serving as a Junior-Sena
tor-at Large has made me very
aware of things happening at
Capitol Campus. I am interest
ed in getting involved and
trying to solve a lot of the
mysteries at this school. The
questions like: Why the book
store won’t reveal its records
and why such high prices. Is
there anyway to get better care
of the parking lots in the
winter. What will motivate the
students and get rid of all the
student apathy at this school.
The school is changing lea
dership and I’d like to see a
change in student attitude
come with it. As serving on the
SGA, I’d like to represent the
students on their views and
concerns. I,d also like to be
involved with plans to make
this campus better.
As Business Senator I wo
uld also like to represent the
students in my major. I would
also like to continue my work
with the finance committee.
Senator
The campus is only as good
as we make it and I would like
to be involved in an attempt to
make it better.
Kim Bennef
The following are also run
ning for Student Government
positions: Charles Kulp-Pres
ldent, Robert Heitzman-Vice
President, Daniel Regal-Trea
surer, John D. Brown-Grad
uate Senator, Douglass Cook
-Engineering Senator. These
candidates did not submit plat
forms.
In every academic institut
ion there is always one faculty
member who impresses and
inspires each student more
than other faculty members. To
the student, this man or woman
displays outstanding professi
onalism in his or her field, as
well as enthusiasm and effect
iveness in teaching. If you had
to pick one faculty member like
this, who would you choose?
You have a choice and you
can cast your vote on Monday,
April 23. On that day, look for
the ballot box for the James A.
Jordan Award. This vote will
be taken along with S.G.A.
elections in the main lobby,
near the round table. Take a
responsible viewpoint and cast
your vote. See you at the polls!
the lack of knowledge leads to|
fear. As soon as we know aboutf
something, we can deal with it.-
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Voting
for
FoeuMy Award