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Problems at
Recent student activities
such as Tuesday's Ralph and
Haji concert have strength
ened the growing opinion that
there is very little interest on
the part of the student body
to be socially active through
campus-wide events. Yet.
there are a large number of
students who complain that
there are not enough events
on campus.
Both opinions are correct.
Part of the problem is the
uniqueness of Capitol Cam
pus. Even though there are
2400 students attending, most
of them are commuters. Only
some 700 students live on
campus. Also, the average age
of the Capitol Student is 25,
somewhat older than the na
tional average.
However, the crux of the
problem is not uniquely Cap-
GPP officers disappointed
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Redman said that the fu
ture of the entire concert
committee is in jeopardy be
cause there was not enough
student interest in this con
cert. "When I took over GPP,
I wanted things to be differ
ent, I didn't want things to
follow the same old pattern; I
wanted to present more than
had been offered here in the
past. My main goal before I
graguate was to have a major
concert for the students;
however, that would need the
support of at least 3/4 of the
entire student body," Redman
said.
Joe Bruno, -advertising
chairman of GPP, was quick
to add that it is nearly impos
sible for 3/4 of the student
body to support a major con
cert when it is impossible to
get 10 per cent of the students
to come to a small concert.
"Until students realize that
they have to support student
activities for there to be any
student activities, GPP's ef
forts will be wasted," Bruno
said.
Bruno was also disturbed
that some students didn't
come to the concert because
there was no beer allowed.
"Keggars should not be the
reason to come to a concert.
Most students would have a
better time spending $3.50 for
a good concert than $4 or $5
getting blitzed in a bar,"
Bruno said.
As far as the immediate
plans for GPP are concerned,
Redman indicated that he and
CORRECTION
In the editorial "but some
times . " that appeared in
the last issue of the C.C.
Reader, it was incorrectly
stated that the SGA guaran
teed the Athletic Department
the funds to purchase four
baseball uniforms for next
year. Actually, the SGA gave
the Athletic Department the
funds to purchase four base
ball uniforms for this year,
and guaranteed the Athletic
Department the funds neces
sary•to purchase 15 basketball
uniforms for next year.
C.C. Reader Opinion
Capitol similar to "real"
itol Campus. The student
body must realize that this is
a national problem that con
fronts colleges, businesses,
and government. The problem
is complex, but results mainly
from lack of understanding,
poor application of intelli
gence, and self-centeredness.
That is not to say that
Americans are apathetic, ig
norant, and sinful. . .on the
contrary. The students at
Capitol Campus are motivat
ed, intelligent, and .. . "law
abiding." However, the prob
lem remains.
Any solution to a complex
problem of this sort is usually
difficult, painful, and risky.
After all, even though some
students think Capitol is bad,
they probably would reject
sudden changes for fear of
making the campus worse
than it is.
the other officers of GPP
intend to resign from the
committee because the stu
dents have failed to come to
the events that GPP sponsor
ed. "The officers of GPP have
worked very hard at trying to
make the students happy, and
we have only seen minimal
results from our effort,"
Library hours extended
The Heindel Library will be
extending its normal hours during the
Winter Term final examination period.
The extended schedule will be as fol
lows:
Saturday, March 15
Sunday, March 16
Monday, March 17
Tuesday, March 18
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, March 20
Friday, March 21
The additional hours have been
added after consultation with the
Student Government Association and
are intended to provide additional
time for study and research during
the finals period. It is hoped that
students will take advantage of this
additional service, since its continua
tion is dependent on its use during
this trial period.
Thursday, March 6, 1980
The C.C. Reader realizes
that something is wrong at
Capitol, and is making a
strong attempt to define the
problem, to analyze it, and to
solve it. The C.C. Reader is
not alone. The administration,
faculty, alumni, and SGA,
along with various commit
tees, are trying to make Cap
itol better.
If the problem is left alone,
it will fester like an uncon
trolled disease. The solution
will inevitably be achieved by
individuals who are not afraid
to "get their hands dirty by
cleaning up the mess."
Students will have to un
derstand the position other
students are in. For example,
SGA can only help. students
when problems are presented
to them.
Redman said
As of press time, the GPP
members and officers have
not yet decided if they are
going to resign. GPP is going
to discuss what they can offer
at Capitol, and whether it is
worthwhile for them to con
tinue or to fold up.
fEIN
Letter
Editor
The campus police should
not be given firearms as part
of their standard patrol
equipment. There is no real,
justifiable reason to do so.
The police carrying weapons
would tear the last shred of
educated atmosphere from
this school.
David Rarey
10 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
2 p.m. --10 p.m.
8 a.m. -- 12 midnight
8 a.m. --12 midnight
8 a.m. --12 midnight
8 a.m. 10 p.m.
8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Students and faculty have
to be able to understand one
another. Most of the faculty
have been at Capitol longer
than two years (which is as
long as most students are
here). Also, most faculty
members have had to deal
with a lot of students since the
time they began teaching.
Students can learn a lot from
the experiences of the faculty.
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