Editorial Tuition - Where does it go? What are we paying for? We can justify the increase in tuition, apart from increased operating costs as reflected by the national inflationary rate, as going toward faculty and administration salaries. We think the additional revenues Capitol Campus receives are not benefitting the students here. We understand it costs money to hire advanced degree profes sionals at Capitol Campus, after all maintaining a university siz ed research facility doesn't come cheap. We must have these facilities because most professors are interested in doing research in their obscure specialties. The university environment at Capitol is perfect for this reason. Although mankind may be better off by knowing the process by which Monarch butterflies produce their young or how cer tain Appalachian folks can carve a chain out of wood, it doesn't help the students unless they're avid players of Trivial Pursuit. When tuition goes up students who have to pay their hard earn ed money shouldn't have to ask where the money went; the evidence should be obvious in the physical and academic environ ment on campus. To a new future... We,the staff of the Capitol Times,apologize to all faculty members and especially to all Capitol Campus students for not having published the two remaining issues of the 1985 Spring Semester. This year your student newspaper,the Capitol Times,has an en thusiastic staff that is totally, committed to the students. We are not only here to jnform but to serve the studentspf Capitol Cam pus. To prove our commitment to you,we will become a weekly student newspaper beginning 0ct.24. We hope to win your sup port by delivering an issue every week while keeping you inform ed and entertained on a variety of different topics. We encourage every one,no matter what your major,to get in volved with the Capitol Times. We want to give you a paper that is fun to read,yet thought provoking. Capitol Times Friday, August 30, 1985 V 01.20, No.l Published by the students of Penn State's Capitol Campus, Middletown, PA 17057 The Capitol Times welcomes letters from readers. Letters intended for publication must be signed by the author and indicate his/her club or organization affiliation, if any. The Capitol Times reserves the right to edit or reject letters at its discretion. Letters published do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper or its staff. . Dave Donlin Editor-in-Chief Stacy Xrnlaic Production Manager Maria Kent - News Editor Joseph Michalsky _Managing Editor Jennette Dell'Alba . .. ......... Advertising Manager Beverly Haibrook, -Public Relations Manager, Michael Brill Business Manager John Drexler Photo Editer Ken Stiggers Staff Writer Jane A. McQuain Staff Writer Alan Pincus Staff Writer !Mated at the Pram aid Joentai, Advising and consulting Ilfiddktown. Text dhks processed Mark S. Guralnick by Moots Priatery, Midi!Mows. "I am Do you feel guilty that you're pigging out on 6000 calories a day while millions starve in Ethiopia? Do you get pangs of conscience whenever you hear that people in South Africa don't have simple human rights while you are sipping a pina colada at the shore? I have come up with a simple way for you to relieve your guilt and get back to enjoying the good life you so richly deserve. I have constructed the ultimate humanitarian program and it's called I Am the World. Rather than send money to any of these supposedly worthy causes in addition to cancer research, battered children, etc., I suggest you send all your money to me and I guarantee relief for your guilt. You may ask what I'll give you for your money. I promise to spend much of it in an effort to get the gloom merchants off the air and in replacing them with con tented people so you'll be able to feel better about yourself. Why should you have to watch whimpering Sally Struthers har ping on about all those starving kids? I'll find some Ethiopians who are at least fifty pounds overweight and get them on my show. By the way, it seems to me that Sally has gained quite a bit of weight herself since she started taking food donations for the poor. I hope it's just a coincidence. I also plan to get some South Africans who are content to be second class citizens, migrant farm workers who will tell of the World" the joys of outside work, bat tered wives who wouldn't have it any other way and AIDS vic- . tims who contend that life wasn't so good anyway. Everybody will be smiling and totally upbeat so you'll be able to go back to watching Madon na's bellybutton and hairy arm pits in peace. If you really need to feel that you are actually feeding a needy person there is no problem. I am very thin and your money will keep me in potato chips and ice cream. I promise to use Cynicism & this money to lift myself out of poverty toward a better life. This should make you sleep easier at night. Also, I've notic ed most starving people look alike, whereas I have a unique appearance and you'll be able to identify with me in a much stronger way as I get fatter and fatter. I'm willing to go as high as 300 pounds if it will make you feel better. Many of you would feel better sending actual food . instead of cash. That is fine with me as long as you don't go too far. I demand on ly Hellman!s mayonnaise so don't try to send any junk like Miracle Whip. You also won't be able to get away relieving all your guilt by sending any cheap substitutes for Heinz ketchup or any product containing cab bage. In fact, if you try to send sauerkraut,l'll personally write you a letter guaranteed to make you feel even more guilty. If you get me really mad I'll have to tell you the whole story of the religious family of 25 who are lieing forced to live in a 10'by 8' room while people stand around doing nothing to help them. I also plan a huge live concert to benefit myself and I intend to get only fat rock stars like Aretha Franklin, Phil Collins, and Meatloaf to perform. I am not a complete cad so I will at once unveil my plan to help the starving in Africa. I intend to open a huge chain of restaurants much like Ponderosa's all over Ethiopia and give the needy special dis counts to the all-you-can-eat salad bar. I will charge them just over 20 percent over my cost. Get your contributions coming my way as soon as possible so I can start my humanitarian efforts on your behalf. Remember these words: There comes a time when I need a helping hand When you should all get together for me as one I am the World, I am the children I am the one who'll make a better day so start giv ing to me now.
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