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WSDC agrees Drinnan's beer-pipeline
Editor
We, the members of the Wrisberg Social Drinking Club, would like to
voice our opinion on the Three Mile Island occurance of March 28, 1979.
It should be noted that this proclamation is in no way intended to express
the views of other Capitol Campus students, faculty or staff.
Since the Metropolitan-Edison Electric Company obviously lacks the
competence necessary to safely operate a nuclear generating station,
we think the contigency plan for Three Mile Island previously disclosed in
the C.C. Reader should be implemented immediately. Those plans called
for the construction of a trans-Middletown beer pipeline in which the
brew would be stored in the cooling towers on Three Mile Island.
There would be little need for alteration of existing facilities. The
cooling system now used to cool the reactor could be used to cool the
beverages. If, for some mysterious reason, the cooling system should
malfunction. Theonlv trouble would be that we would have to drink warm
beer for a couple of days. This would be catastrophic, to be sure, but not
nearly so hazardous to your health as radiation poisoning. An alternative
to letting the beer go flat would be to have icebergs air-lifted from the
Arctic Ocean and placed around the towers.
If the unthinkable should happen and a massive spillage occurs, the
only damage to the outside environment would be a couple thousand of
drunken fish swimming into the rocks. Such an unfortunate event,
however, would drastically deplete the liquid assets of WSDC. In any
event, we think we would be able to recover from a beer spillage much
easier and faster than Met-Ed could recover from a nuclear spillage.
WSDC would like to thank the originator of the trans-Middletown beerr
pipeline idea. He is to be commended for consideration ot the needs of
his fellow students. We would also like Met-Ed to immediately abandon
any future plans for generating electricity on Three Mile Island and
immediately and unconditionally sign it over to WSDC. Then we could all
stop living in constant fear of “The Nukes."
c.c. reader penn state university capitol campus office w-M29 phone
944-4970
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Leave the gusto
C.C. Reader Opinion
WSDC
Wrisberg Social Drinking Club
Dry. Well, not really. The university is no longer condoning or'
sanctioning alcoholic events, but the drinking can go on~and will go on,
as long as the drinkers are of legal age. And as long as “booze parties"
are kept unrowdy, there won’t be any hassles.
So what’s the problem? Well, it seems that the problem is a totally
unused Student Center and non-existent social activities.
Before the no-booze decision, the Tuesday night keggars were the
only events that kept the center alive, and the only social events which
provided an opportunity for interaction among the dorms, Heights,
commuter students and the faculty.
The campus community-students, faculty, staff and administration
must now merge their energies and devise an event to fill the void the
cancelling of the keggars has created.
Hopefully, more than one event will be offered. Certainly sincere
teamwork can result in the formation of several strategies to use in place
of the fouled-out game plan.
After all, if one were to set down (without beer in hand) and really
think about it, the keggars weren’t enough anyway. Now maybe the
XGl’s, or the SGA or the C.C. Reader can throw a coffeehouse, a dance
workshop or an evening of reading poetry.
The spirit of the keggar must live on(several nights in the week) You
can take away the beer, but don’t take away the gusto.
...and ask questions later! This thought seems to be
the mood ot the administration at Capitol nowadays.
...take away keggars and see what they do; cancel the Spring
Concert and let them think of something else, close the gym for a few
days and it won’t be missed.
It is my opinion that the majority of students deciding among colleges
take a number of factors into consideration. Perhaps they know someone
who is attending or who attended in the past who can help them in their
decision. Sure, they want to know about the quality of education, the
severity of professors and their tests, course offerings, but then their
concern turns to social life, activities, administrative attitudes, and
overall atmosphere. I personally could not give my recommendation for
the latter concerning Capitol Campus.
They say the student body is apathetic. Well maybe it is. Maybe we
don’t have that long to go and we just want to get the out of here and
forget everything. Or maybe we don’t want to do anything because we
know it won’t get us anywhere. I’m not saying these atitudes are
acceptable. I am trying to say we are not the only ones to blame.
I am sure just about every club, at one time or another, has
experienced the lack of cooperation that a few who work in Student
Activities and Student Affairs have displayed. Oh sure, we can do things
as long as we do what they want the way they want. Democracy in
action???
I feel that attendance at Capitol Campus will eventually show the
results of TMI, with concerned parents urging their children to accept
other offers. Also, with the present conditions, who is going to go to
Capitol where they are forced to study or watch TV or go off campus for
entertainment. Study for 24 hours a day?? They must be kidding!!
I hope when Dr. Gross becomes familiar enough with Capitol
Campus he will be able to screen out his helpers from his “road blocks ”
and be able to recognize those who support the students. When this is
done, changes can be made by the administration and by the student
body (when faith is restored, of course). If not for ourselves, let u$ think
about making changes for the sake of ffidse who will follow.
Sincerely
Name withheld by request
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