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Students drive for scholarships
The "Open Competition"in the 1985 National Collegiate Driv
ing Championships sponsored by the Dodge division of Chrysler
Corporation begins this month in three locations in Florida and
Texas. The Championships, supported by the National Highway
Traffic Administration and the National Safety Council, promotes
safe driving habits in young drivers. Students are challenged to
drive a serpentine rally-type course marked by pylons. They are
scored by clocking the time it takes them to drive the course, ad
ding one second for each pylon knocked down. At the end of each
week, the student with the best driving time qualifies to compete
against campus winners in the Grand Finals set for Daytona In
ternational Speedway April 15. Each "Open Cometition" and
campus winner receives an all-expense-paid trip to the Grand
Finals to compete for $lO,OOO in scholarships; a year's use of one
of three Dodge Daytona Turbos, the official sports car of the 1985
program, and a set of Goodyear tires.
Guitar summer workshops
The National Guitar Summer Workshop gives students the op
portunity to spend a week or two in a community that shares their
love for music and the guitar. Intermediate and advanced guitarists
are offered courses in: rock, classical, jazz, fingerpicking,
bluegrass and bass. In addition, classesin songwriting, improvisa
tion, theory, sight reading, recording techniques, arranging and
composition are given daily. For brochures or more information
about any of the programs, please contact: Mr. David Smolover,
Director, NGSW, Box 222, Lakeside, CT., 06758 or (203)
567-8529.
Measles immunization program
—There, Ilav,e been outbreaks of measles in several coil
eges throughout the east coast resulting in 3 deaths. In addition,
many students have been forced to miss large numbers of classes.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recommends"that anyone
who has never had the vaccine, recieved the vaccine prior to one
year of age, recieved the vaccine prior to 1969, or has no
seriological proof of having contracted measles, be vaccinated with
the live vaccine. The vaccine which covers measles, mumps, and
rubella, will be given free of charge in the 8.C.A.C., W-132,
Olmsted Building April 10, 1985 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. If you or any of your
dependents would like to recieve the vaccine, please contact the
nurse in W-102 before April 8, 1985.
Financial Aid Applications
Penn State Financial Aid applications for the Summer 85 session
are currently availible in the Financial Aid Office. These forms
are to be used in applying for full-time College Work Study and
the National Direct Student Loan programs. The filing deadline
is April 12, 1985. Summer PHEAA Grant applications will not
be availible until mid-June. For Further information on aid for
Summer 85, contact the Financial Aid Office.
Essay Contest
A national essay contest offering a $lO,OOO scholarship and
three $2,500 honorable mentions, based on the theme 'You Can
Save Your country', has been announced by the Institue of Finan
cial Education. Essays are limited to 1,500 words. They will be
judged on the basis of documentation, originality, clarity, logic
and persuasiveness in their presentation of how federal defecit
spending affects the country's and the writer's future. Entries must
be postmarked no later than April 23, 1985 and recieved no later
than the close of business April 29, 1985. Essays should be sent
to 'You Can Save Your Country' national essay contest, Institute
of Financial Education, 11 1 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Il
60601. The essays must be typed, double spaced on plain white
letter-size (8- 1 / 2 x 11) paper and include the home address of the
school. The writer's name must appear on each page of the essay.
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Capitol Times
Thursday, March 28,1985
Vol. 19, No. 12
Published by the students of Penn State's
Capitol Campus, Middletown, PA 17057
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intended for publication must be signed by the author and
indicate his/her club or organization affiliation, if any. The
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its discretion.
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this newspaper or its staff.
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by Jednota Printery, Middletown
March 21, 1985
To the Editor
In light of the recent uproar
surrounding the showing of the
x-rated movie "Debbie Does
Dallas," I find it quite ironic to
see the new campus bookstore
selling copies of magazines such
as Playboy, Playgirl, and Pen
thouse. Many people these
"pornographic" magazines to
be sexist and indecent. Upon
questioning several people in
the administration on how
these magazines were selected
for sale, I was told A survey of
students was conducted last
year to see what magazines
should be sold in the new
bookstore. The results in
dicated the above mentioned
magazines were desired by
students. When 5.U.8.0.G.
conducted a survey of the same
student body last year to see
what movies should be shown
on campus, the results over-
whelmingly favored x-rated
movies. The bookstore sells
these magazines with the inten
tion of making a profit.
5.U.8.0.G. showed "Debbie
Does Dallas" at a financial loss
with no intentions of making a
profit. Why is it acceptable for
the administration to respond
to student demands, yet when
5.U.8.0.G., a student
organization, responded to
these same demands in a dif
ferent medium, all of a sudden
we were made out to look like
immoral, indecent, sexist,
perverted people? I con
gratulate the administration for
responding to the demands of
students. In return, I feel that
the administration should sup
port student organizations
when they respond to these
same demands.
Jeff. Schnier
President, Student Union
Board of Governors