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From Minnesota
With Love
Editor
This letter is in response to the
"Sports Scoop" column appearing in
your 14 May 1981, Volume 14, No. 4
issue. It is not meant to be complimen
tary in nature, and should be regarded
as a professional's expert critical analy
sis of the so-called sports column which
is st ated as being the first official column
from these authors. (And hopefully the
last.)
To begin with, does the title "Sports
Scoop: An Inside Look" mean that only
indoor sports are covered in the column?
Perhaps the "inside look" is meant in
reference to taking a look inside the
heads of the authors, which undoubtedly
would be an exercise in futility for
anyone searching for something other
than vegetable matter. Enough of this,
let's get into the real literary quality of
the column.
The authors very conveniently list
the Nittany Lion football schedule so
that all interested fans may be informed
as to who and where the Lions play. This
is good information to have in a sports
column, except for one small point. It's
going to be one hell of a tough game for
the Nittany Lions on October 3. Not to
mention the chaos there will be in the
stands, as fans try to figure out who is
winning, the Lions, Tigers, or Owls.
That's right, you jerks, the Nittany
Lions are playing the Temple Owls on
Oct 3, and hopefully only the Temple
Owls. I have direct information from Joe
that Missouri was dropped, and that the
Lions will play Temple Oct. 3 in Beaver
Stadium. Now, I realize that the authors
may not have the latest line on the
games, but this information was known
amongst football fans a month before
their column came out. So what's with
this misinformation? Do you realize the
pandemonium, rioting, looting, burning,
and pillaging that will probably occur
Volume 14, No. 5
c.c. rea er May 28, 1981
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Published biweekly by the students of The Capitol Campus of The
Pennsylvania State University in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
The C.C. Reader has the following four-fold purpose: [l] to keep students
informed about their campus community; [2] to provide editorial comment on
issues facing the campus community; [3] to serve as a forum for student poetry,
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Letters to the Editor
because of such ignorance? All the
Temple fans who read the C.C. Reader
will never know that their team will be
playing the Lions, and so they'll miss the
game. If that's not bad enough, consider
all the Missouri C.C. Reader subscribers
who will journey by land, sea, and air to
University Park, only to find out that
their Tigers are not playing Penn State.
Heaven forbid that the football teams
themselves should be involved in this
mix-up. Lions may end up playing the
wrong team, both teams, or no team at
all because of the stupidity of two crass
C.C. Reader sports editors.
As if they hadn't ruined Penn State's
football season enough, the authors then
bring up the Lions' questionable loss to
Alabama in the 1979 Sugar Bowl. Ques
tionable? Yes, indeed. The third "unsuc
cessful" run of the "four consecutive
unsuccessful running plays" was not all
that unsuccessful. Films show that,
although all of Matt Suhey did not cross
the goal line, his arms and the football
did. But, since Joe Paterno is a good
competitor, (although he did argue with
the refs at the time) he just passed it off
as being a bad call and part of the game,
and declined to comment further. The
reason I make this point is not to
condemn the authors for mentioning the
game, but for their criticism of Coach.
Paterno's call, which in reality was a
good one.
Their NHL prediction may be true,
but I consider it blasphemy for even
thinking--let alone printing--that anyone
could beat the North Stars, (for one
obvious reason) especially the scum of
the NHL, the New York Islanders. (For
readers of the C.C. Reader and the
mentally deficient authors, the obvious
reason is that the author of this letter is
from Minnesota and remembers the
MTM show.)
As to their claim of influence on a
prominent publication, (namely, Time
magazine) well, just keep on dreaming.
To set the record straight, Time got the
idea to put Billy Martin on its cover from
the New York Times, which ran an
Pennsylvania State University
Capitol Campus
Middletown, PA 17057
Office -- W-129
Phone -- (717) 9444970
Retiring Editor
Harry H. Moyer
Co-Editors in Chief
David J. Caruso
William J. Neil
Sports Editors Darrell Reider
Kevin Spiegel
Circulation 2500
Thursday, May 28, 1981
article about him over a week before
their column.
Our campus sports column is accep
table, but I feel it belongs in its own little
trivia page somewhere. I cannot dispute
any of the statements about the Capitol
Campus sports scene, mainly because I
don't know about it and don't care to
know about it. I didn't even know there
was a Capitol Campus until the TMI
accident, when we sent a reporter there
to check on the effects on the nearby
human population. I think that all the
executives of Met-Ed should be sent to
electric chairs (powered, of course, by
their own company) for the horrible
mess they made of Capitol Campus and
its students. It is disgusting to all of us to
have to look at such a waste.
As for this Bill Neil, whoever he is, I
don't think they have the right to call
him a dummy. I consider that libelous
and slanderous. Besides, what is so
dumb about waiting for your mother to
call you, unless you enjoy paying long
distance phone bills. A few years back, I
tied my mother to the bumper of my '5B
Dodge pickup and drove down the road
at a high rate of speed. Don't worry
though, I remembered to give her plenty
of rope so she would drag and bounce far
enough behind the truck for me to see
her when I looked in the mirror. I drove
about ten miles, to be sure that I had
given her her "Last Rides," and that she
wasn't kicking any more. What the hell,
it was Mother's Day, right? Everybody's
day must come, so hers did.
One more piece of constructive criti
cism. The sports column devotes a whole
paragraph to this Harry Moyer. In the
paragraph, the authors claim that Harry
Moyer had no journalistic experience.
After reading this paper, I don't doubt it.
In two questions, I believe there are
mistakes. The second question should
read, "Did you care to know that there
really is someone named Harry H.
Moyer?) In the third question, I think
the word "well" should be omitted. As
for the fourth and fifth questions, if
Harry is an engineer, I would think that
he would drive a train, not a Pinto.
In closing, I will say that I'm looking
forward to your next issue, in which the
El Candido Worm Race will be covered.
This event is precisely the C.C. Reader
sports column's speed. Even if the race
isn't covered, this letter will be in the
paper, thus making it a worthwhile
publication.
P.S. To paraphrase a quote, Remember,
know matter how; you eat it. It's still
dorm food?
We Faired Well
Editor
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank many students and staff Who
volunteered their time and energies to
making this year's Health Fair a success.
My special thanks to the members of Phi
Beta Lambda, who co-sponsored the fair.
You were not only responsible workers
who did whatever was required when
ever needed, but you also displayed an
enthusiasm that was greatly appreciat
ed. I would also like to say thank you to
P.B.L. Advisor Kathy Laverty for her
many contributions, particularly her ar
tistic flair in the design of the handouts,
posters, and the Middletown Square
banner. I look forward to working with
all of you next year.
Thanks also to the following:
•G. Emslie and his crew of balloon
blowers.
•All the clowns--I hope you enjoyed
yourselves as much as everyone enjoyed
you. You certainly added color to the
fair. Speaking of color, I hope it will
some day wear off.
•Betty VanShura, Earlette Slaught
er, Kathy Branigan for making clown
suits, and Joanne Meinsler for making
the trim.
•Kathy and Lois of Student Activi
ties for varied contributions.
•Student volunteers at the State
Health Center.
•Those who spent their Saturday
working on the large banner.
•The C.C. Reader and the Campus
Relations Office for the publicity.
•The maintenance crew for set up.
You've all made this year's fair an
enjoyable experience. Thanks once
again.
Wumke Takes a Turn
For The Verse
Editor
It's been real. Congratulations, sen
iors! You've actually made it. Although
it's very trite and unoriginal, I can't
think of anything else to say. So I wish
you the very best, 'cause anyone who
makes it through this place deserves at
least that. It was real nice to know you
or know of you. I'm sure that you all left
an impression on my life, and I hope my
words have left at least a little bit of a
mark on at least a couple of youse.
The smallmouth bass are biting in the
river down at Falmouth (below TMI).
Crayfish-colored lures, spinners, and
minnows are your best bet. Trout fishing
success has been sporadic at best for ole'
Leonard this spring. Think I'll stick to
bass, 'cause May and June are probably
about the best time of the year to catch
them. So much for fishin'.
It's been a really good--no, a GREAT
year--here at C.C. in the heart of
beautiful South-central Pennsylvania.
We've shared a few drinks, a few laughs,
a couple problems; but in the end, we've
all come through. And we're better for
it.
I would also like to congratulate you
juniors for making it through the year.
My associates and I hope to see most of
you back in September. We'll even buy
you a few down at Thirsty's.
I don't like long good-byes, so I'll end
with a verse from a poem that a very
dear friend of mine wrote last year at
graduation:
Lou Grunt
The Trib
" . And so my friends, as this year
ends and now it's time to part, I hope
you read this little creed and keep it
in your heart. Please do not alter and
never falter in striving for these
ends; Just hold that smile and stay
awhile, and be the best of friends."
That's it. See you seniors at gradu
ation. I'll be the guy with the hat. I'll see
some others at the concert to end all
concerts on June 20 in the City of
Brotherly Love. And as for the rest of
you survivors, until next fall, I remain
P.S. It's been real
C.C. Reader
Jean H. Kresge, R.N
LEONARD WUMKE