Pennsylvania State University at Capitol Campus
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Volume 9, No. 7
Library gets facelift
by Joan H. Klein
Work will begin on the
second phase of restoration
of the Richard H. Heindel
Library during the term break.
The first phase, the Annex,
was completed in the spring.
Efforts are being made
to do the work with the least
possible amount of upheaval
and inconvenience to the stu
dent body. Toward this end,
between now and the opening of
campus for the Winter term, some
painting will be done and changes
in room arrangement will be made.
Students returning in Jan
uary may look forward to more
convenient facilities. The pres
Details on
accident
withheld
by Mike Kondor
Campus police said Tuesday
that they are still unable to
release any information concer
ning the accident here on No
vember 13, in which a girl was
struck by a car.
Officer Edgar Mitman, a mem
ber of the campus police force
and the investigating officer on
the scene of the accident, said
that there are "two reasons" that
information is not being re
leased. He said one reason is
that the girl's parents do not
want the information released,
and the other reason is that the
incident is "still under inves
tigation."
Mitman said that township
police are'not assisting in the
investigation. He said that
township officers were on the
scene only as a precautionary
measure, because of uncertainty
about the injuries sustained,
and due to the need for assis
tance in traffic control.
When pressed for further de
tails, Mitman said: "I can't say
anything."
ent Circulation Department will
be relocated in the former Pub
lic Information Office area;
the Reference Department will
be expanded to include the for
mer Circulation Department. As
of January, the Reference col
lection will be located in one
room; microfiche collections will
be unified in the South room.
Faculty will have a new and
enlarged study in January.
These changes, which are
being executed with existing mon
ies and labor, are keyed into the
full restoration that will be
completed with money from the
Heindel Fund.
SGA takes stand on nuclear energy
The following statement of
the Student Government Associa
tion establishes the SGA's offi
cial policy on nuclear energy.
The policy was voted official by
a 9--yes, 5--no and 1--abstention
vote at the SGA meeting Monday,
November 26.
AS A RESULT of the Three Mile
Island nuclear incident on March
28, 1979, we, the Student Govern
ment Association of the Pennsyl
vania State University at Capitol
Campus, as representatives of the
student, body, feel it is in the
best interest of the student body
and the community at large to es
tablish our official position in
the use of nuclear energy as a
source of power.
THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT As
sociation feels that nuclear
energy, and Three Mile Island
specifically, poses such a threat
to all people and to the environ-
Pres. Council starts film series
The Presidents
Council, which consists of the
presidents of all student or-
ganizations, is sponsoring a
series of movies Winter Term
starting with Love at First
Bite.
The eventual plan includes
the removal of several walls
which had purpose when the area
was used for classrooms. As part
of the library, the walls are only
divisive and useless. Several
areas are to be carpeted.
Future plans also include a
room for the Heindel special col
lection comprised of the late Dr.
Heindel's personal books, papers
and bibliography as well as pho
tos and other memorabilia.
The facility adopted its new
name, the Richard H. Heindel Li
brary on September 21, 1979.
ment that the risks vastly out
weigh the benefits. In general,
he Student Government Associa
tion concurs with the moratorium
currently in effect prohibiting
the construction of any new nu
clear power plants now in opera
tLon in the United States. Un-
til considerations such as 1)
the effect upon the ecosystem,
2) the impact upon the mental
and physical well-being of those
living near a reactor, 3) prob
lems concerning transportation
and storage of nuclear waste,
and 4) the determination of re
sponsibility for the economic
loss that an incident like Three
Mile Island will incur are total
-1•, neutralized so no harm will
come to even a small segment of
the population, the Student Gov
ernment Association cannot con
done the use of nuclear energy
at Three Mile Island or any oth
er plant within the United States
at this time.
The movie will he shown
Mon., Jan. 14, at noon, 3 p.m
6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. in
the auditorium. Cost will be
a $1.25 donation.
29 November 1979