1 P Pennsylvania State University at Capitol Campus M Vol. 8 No. 14 Gratz Grabs Groceries Gratz Washenlk, a junior at Capitol Campus, recently won a grocery shopping spree at the Giant Food supermarket of Middletown. Besides taking all the meat he could carry, Washenik also grabbed two large-size Hershey ars. Washenik confessed to have examined the store’s in ventory during a trial run. The contest was sponsored by the Meade Heights Board of Governors, a student activities organization at Capitol Cam pus, in cooperation with Giant Food Inc.. The university board and the food store will split the cost of the prize. Washenik managed to grab $l6B. worth of food during his three minute spree. “It was a thrill to grab all the things I wouldn’t nave to pay for--aU in one shot,” he said. HF "" * W. Wilson Goods, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission, a guest of Capitol Campus on April 26th. by Jeff drinnan W. Wilson Goode, chairman find out “Who done it?“ of the Public Utilities Commia- The purpose of the meeting, sion (PUC) announced that the like any other PUC public PUC will not make a decision on.. meetings, is to inform the pub whether or not the commission answer questions people will grant a rate hike to Metro- ma y have about the PUC and to politan Edison. create a “dialogue" between the The announcement was public and the PUC, Goodman made at a meeting held in the exnlained. Gallery Lounge on Thursday, _ . ... . April 28. He stated that the ™e PUC regulates utilities, PUC will decide on a rate hike which are a legal monopoly, in only after an investigation to Pennsylvania. “All the news that fits we print” Sheldon ekes out win Michael Sheldon was elect ed president of the Student Government Association! SGA) in the spring election. Michael Cocciardi was el ected vice-president; Stacy Brubaker, secretary, and the position of treasurer is still not filled. The senatorial positions were filled as follows. Douglas Cook, senior senator; Jonathan E. Hostler, senior senator-at large, both candidates are in the engineering department. Samuel T. Bookheimer was e lected social science senior sen ator, Ernie Thakor, math sci ence senator, Kimberly Benner, business science senior senator. Harrisburg takes There will be a National antinuclear demonstration and march in Washington D.C. May 6th. The Harrisburg group will lead the march. Speakers will include: Helen Calaicott, M.D.; Barry Commoner; Jane Fonda; Ralph Nader; Maggie Kuhn, and John Goff man, M.D.. Music will be provided by Graham Nash, Dan Fogelberg and John Hall. Jackson Browne and the Grateful Dead are also rumored to be appearing. Buses will be leaving from City Island in Harrisburg at 8:00 a.m.. Tickets cost $4.00 a and John D. Brown, graduate senator. SGA is looking for three juniors who wish to be a senior senator next year. The student court denied the rumor that spring election ballots were thrown out be cause they contained a vote for student provost. The counting procedure was explained to the senate body on Tuesday, April 24. Dave Dun kee, who lost the presidency by t'ust three votes, accepted the •allot procedures. Mike Sopata, chief justice, stated only a candidate can challenge the ballot counting procedures by submitting a letter to that effect. No candi date has challenged the pro- school bus seat and $B.OO for a Greyhound. Tickets may be purchased at a table near the round table starting Monday, April 30th or from Fran Cos tanzi, Linda Morrow or Kathy Strakosch on second floor Wrisberg Hall. The phone number of second floor Wris berg is 944-9277. Tickets may also be pur chased at Three Mile Island Alert, 815 Peffer St. in Harris burg. Their phone number is 238-7897 or 288-3072. If transportation to City Island is a naisle, please call May 3, 1979 cedures, according to Sopata. Sopata said that ballots for the presidency were counted three times. Keith Yundt, who counted the ballots along with Sopata. Craig Hocker and Tom Rod gers, said “The court strongly resents the attack on their integrity.” The voting ballot had two halves: One half for voting for executive officers, the other for voting for senatorial candid ates. Sopata said that one ballot for voting for executive officers was voided because it was ripped in half. From the sena torial half, 32 ballots were voided because no major was the lead Fran, Linda, or Kathy. On May 20th, there will be a rally at Met Ed’s home office in Reading, Pa., For more inform ation contact Fran, Kathy, or Linda or call Three Mile Island Alert. Also, the Governor’s En ergy Council is sponsoring an Alternative Energy Fair from April 30th to May sth in the Harrisburg East Mall. Anyone who wants to help with any of the above programs or has any interesting anti-nuke ideas should see Fran, Linda or Kathy.
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