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You'll notice a movie
advertisement in this is
sue of the C.C. Reader
The request by GPP to have
this ad placed in the C.C.
Reader ,caused somewhat
of a dilemma for the news
paper staff. Some of the
members of the staff
feel that the movie con- -
tains extremely objection
able material. and there
fore should not be pro
moted by the C.C. Reader -
In fact. it has
been a policy of the C.C.
Reader (in the recent
past) to refuse to pro
mote or accept advertise
ments for obscene or il
legal materials. (One
could safely say that
"Deep Throat" contains
elements of both.) .
However, all members
of the staff feel that the
C.C. Reeder has an ob
ligation to do everything
possible to promote
student activities. That
A clarification
Editor,
In the interest of accuracy;
I wish to comment upon the
Wrisberg Social Drinking
Club's letter (C.C. Reader,
January 10, 1980). Foremost
in that letter were the name
change suggested for our
campus (Penn State at
Harrislug) and "future ex
pansion possiblities."
From at least 1973 to 1978
all campus constituencies,
plus alumni, had expressed
interest in altering "Capitol
Campus" to sBmething which
did not have to be explained
once one left the campus.
Something like Penn State
University at Harrisburg was
suggested since this pattern
of identifying campuses other
than the central one of a
University is expected in
higher education. One thinks
of the University of Pittsburg,
Johnstown; the University of
Wisconsin, Whitewater; the
University of Texas, El Paso;
the University of California,
Riverside-one could go on and
on. Such phrasing puts the
emphasis on one's University
affiliation first off, then on
C.C. READER OPINION
HoW low can you go?
means simply that' the
C.C. Reader should pub
licize student events.
And the event in this
case is the showing of
the film "Deep Throat."
That, in effect, was the
rationale employed to
justify the placement of
this ad in the C.C.
Reader
It was a question of
mechanics, and that's
how the staff answered
it--mechanically. But per
haps a more important
question is, "
.Why?
Why is it necessary to
be reduced to showing
pornography to attract the
attention of college stu
dents. Also, why does
apathy run rampant
when other - student e
vents take place?
Isn't there enough in
stant gratification in a
lecture by a renowned
scholar?
Isn't there enough
Letter
location. Many of our grad
uates thought that to be an
excellent idea.
After years of discussion
and vote-taking. during the
Fall Term 1978 (that is,
months before Dr. Gross be
came Provost) the S.G.A., the
Faculty Council, and the Ad
ministrative Council each
passed a resolution request
ing President Oswald act to
change Capitol Campus to
Penn State University at
Harrisburg. I was asked to
inform Provost Eddy, Acting
President during Dr.
Oswald's illness, of this unan
imous decision. I did so at
University -Park in Novem
ber, 1978; the matter was
tabled until President Oswald
returned to office.
Thus the name change
sought by Provost Gross is
exactly the mandate given
him by students, faculty, and
administration upon his as
suming office, February 1,
1979. Now, once more, all
constituencies are being con
sulted. Students and faculty
are preparing to vote again;
Thursday, Jan. 24, 1980
titillation in a good the
atrical production?
Who knows? Obviously,
many students at this
campus feel that they
are here to 'be entertain
ed, rather than enlighten
ed.
If "Deep Throat" be
comes a successful event,
one can only wonder
what will follow. Will
we have peep-shows in
Vendorville: ' or the mile
of pornographic literature
in the bookstore, per
haps? Would these at
tract the interest of
most college students?
Think about it. Isn't
it beneath the dignity of
a university community
to be engaged in the
promotion of pornography?
These are merely the
questions. Maybe there
are many answers. or
maybe there are none.
You tell us.
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GWest4nED /it
Concerning expansion at
Capitol Campus: the academic
master plan speaks of enroll
ment stabilizing during the
1980 s at only 3000, up from a
high of over 2600. The expan
sion contemplated emphasizes
programs, not people, pro
grams needed in order to
meet requirements, primari
ly, of students in Pennsylva
nia. I know of no one—faculty
or administration--who in
tends to change the small
college atmosphere cherished
at Capitol Campus.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Graham
Head, Humanities
Chairman,
Administrative Council
photo by Darryl Bielski
Nobody thinks
Another organizational
triumph! On Wednesday,
when most of the campus is
silent and empty, Student
Activities and Capitelite per
sonnel put the photographer
for yearbook pictures in the
center office between the ed
itorial and typesetting offices
of the C.C. Reader.
Laying out the C.C.
Reader for publication neces
ssitates numerous trips
between the editorial office
and the typesetting office, as
copy and corrections must be
taken to the layout room
(editorial office) and as layout
people need to confer with the
typesetter as to what is
needed during the course of
layout. To go between these
cubicles, staff members have
had to maneuver around the
photographer's equipment,
people, and furniture in the
rearranged room, and have
had to peek out the door of the
editorial office, like a little kid
con NOW
. titirtic
ouAtoreEN!
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CONMOLLift
Published hi-weekly by the students of the Capitol Campus
the Pennsylvania State University in. Middktewa, Pa.
The C.C. Reader has the following four-fold purpose: [l] to
rep students informed about their campus aumuudty; [2] to
provide editorial comment •ea lames hobs the casspos
community; [3] to serve as a forum for student poetry,
photographs, short stories, graphics, and other creative
endeavors; [4] to serve as a learning meclumism for all students
interested in the journalistic process. This includes reporting,
editing, layout, typesettisg, and paste-up.
All students are urged to ezprom their views by contri
buting to the C.C. Reader.
Staff for this issue:
Editor-fn-Chief
Associpte Editor
Business Manager
Advertising Manager
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
Typesetters
Copy Editor
Cartoonist
Contributing staff -
Bruen Burns, Qssim Ali Hamdani Joan H. Klein
Mike Daskalokis, Shirley Stevens Linda
Lyda .Baker, Neil Gunman. and Darryl Bielski
AdAsor 4 •
The opinions expressed in this paper are not neutsesrily
those of the faculty, administration, or staff of the Umiveraity.
crossing the street. to nego
tiate a trip to the typesetter
or to the bathroom.
A scant 50 feet down the
hall the student lounge is
empty. The RGI lounge is
also uninhabited. The cam- ,
eras could have been set up
there, or even better, they
could have been placed in the
Records Office so the records
personnel could crawl over
their desks to get to the files.
Come on! It's hard enough
to put out this biweekly 'ac
cumulation of wit and infor
mation with our offices avail
able for use. Next time,
please see if there isn't a room
SOMEWHERE. on campus
that's empty on Wednesday.
Student Activities and the
Capitelite staff should confer
on putting the photographer
in a place that does not ob
struct the activities of the
newspaper personnel.
The C.C. Reader
Route 230
Middletown, PA 17057
Office - W-129
Phone - [7l7] 9444970
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