SGA
written memos that show "that's how it
has always been done," Major said.
Mother motion carried in SGA that
allows the Finance Committe to freeze
club funds if Student Court does not
receive a copy of club constitutions.
Student Activities should have copies
of most club constitutions, but Student
Court needs to update their files.
"Currently there are no records of
organization constitutions in Student
Court's file system," said John White,
Chief Justice of Student Court.
"If someone would bring a question
of unconstitutionality to the court, we
need to have a source to look at for
verification," White said.
"It's not going to be a burden for
clubs because they all have constitutions
that they are currently chartered under,"
Hilt said. "It's just a matter of turning it
into Student Court."
White added that if clubs have to turn
in a constitution, the possibility exists
that club members will skim the
document to make sure they currently
operate within proper guidelines and
pronouxhnes.
Club members expressed mixed
reactions to the new policies.
Matthew Hagelgans, President of the
Association of Student Accountants
(ASA) said he did not think SGA
should be so strict because attendance to
Presidents' Council meetings should be a
voluntary action on behalf of the clubs.
Hagelgans does not agree with
freezing club funds. "It's like holding us
hostage. I have a very low opinion of
Presidents' Council because of all the
ultimatums," he said.
"The presidents are not allowed to
have any input on the decisions that
affect their clubs and how the situation
is being handled," said Sary Garcia, Vice
President of the International Affairs
Association (lAA). "Manipulation, that's
what this is all about."
Garcia said the measures are
generating negative reactions instead of
cooperation. "The purpose of Presidents'
Prof Travels to Struggling USSR
Ron Debater
Capital Times Staff
A Penn State Harrisburg professor
returned from her sixth trip to the Soviet
Union and says the Soviet Union's
future is very unclear.
C. R. Nechemias, a professor of
Public Policy, returned from the Soviet
Union in late October. She said the
economic and political future of the
Soviet Union is unclear due to changes
in the political structure.
When people were asked about the
future, "they throw their hands up in
puzzlement," Nechemias said.
Nechemias said that much of the old
political system is destroyed and no new
political system has been created to
make decisions. The change of private
ownership of factories and farms from
being state owned is minimally
successful.
Moscow is also being challenged by
the nations of the Soviet Union who
want their independence.
PSH NEWS
Council is to bring everyone together,
but instead they are pushing us away."
Garcia suggested that the council
meetings be evaluated for effectiveness
by the club presidents and faculty.
SPEC President James Gill said
attendance to Presidents' Council
meetings is important, but not when
they interfere with schoolwork.
"But I am appreciative as to what
Presidents' Council is and how it ties
everything together," Gill said.
"It doesn't take a lot of time and if
clubs can't afford to spend a half hour or
an hour once a month, they don't deserve
to be a club," said Steve Swanson,
Capital Iron member and Cheerleader.
"It's not a big deal to attend a meeting
unless nothing gets accomplished."
"I back SGA on all their proposed
punitive measures," said White, "but if
someone proposes a definite issue that
challenges SGA opinions or decisions,
I'll be glad to listen to them."
"If the clubs are not acting under a
current constitution, legally they can't
even receive funds from SGA," White
said. Freezing club funds "is a method to
ensure constitutional operations of
organizations.
Hilt also emphasized that clubs
cannot spend more than 60% of their
restricted funds during the fall semester,
because "it is budgeting policy from
University Park."
Martha Bronson, SGA Senior Math,
Engineering and Technology Senator
said the new policies reflect the opinions
of only some SGA members.
"These rules are only passing because
some members abstain and too few vote
no," Bronson said. "Before important
decisions like this are made, the student
body should be consulted. After all,
SGA members represent the student
body, not themselves."
"I don't want Presidents' Council to
be perceived as an unneccessary evil,
because we need it," Major said. "With
rules and guidelines set up, everything
generally runs smoother."
Due to the political upheaval, foreign
investment and joint foreign business
ventures have stopped. If a business
signs a contract, both the state and local
governments may claim to own the
factory or property and the contract may
not be considered legal and binding.
"Gorbachev is very unpopular in the
Soviet Union," Nechemias said. "The
Soviet people see him as an economic
idiot and an obstacle to political reform
because he wants a strong centralized
government."
The Soviet people are finding it
harder to get common necessities due to
high inflation coupled with low wages.
The price of a pair of shoes is the
average worker's monthly salary. Meats
and dairy products are not found in state
stores, and what little is available from
private farms cost outrageous prices.
Nechemias says, "Gorbachev doesn't
want to see the Soviet Union
dismantled, but if it has to happen, it
should be done as quickly and painlessly
as possible."
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Pies Date Back to Colonial Days
Kathleen Rkkabaugh
Capital Times Staff
Traditional Thanksgiving Dinners
usually include a slice of pumpkin pie
topped with a dab of "real" whipped
cream, or a scoop . of vanilla ice cream.
Pumpkins were made popular by the
Pilgrims. When the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock, the -Native American
Indians introduced them to a number of
vegetables, one of which was the
pumpkin.
The first pumpkin pie, was not a pie
at all. Instead, the top of the pumpkin
was sliced off, the seeds and membranes
were scooped out. It was then filled with
milk, spices and a sweetener--either
honey, maple syrup, or molasses.
The pumpkin was then baked until
tender.
One Thanksgiving meal, in Colonial
days, was postponed because a shipment
carrying molasses was late in arriving.
Since pumpkin pie had become a
tradition, it wouldn't have been
Thanksgiving without it.
Pumpkin pie today is baked in a
pastry crust and has become a part of
the Thanksgiving tradition.
Frehaut Purchase
Land Needed for Sidewalk
Scott Wolfe
Capital Times Staff
Penn State Harrisburg is continuing
its negotiations with the Fruehauf
Corporation.
The only recent significant
development has been a meeting between
Fruehauf and a "particular private
developer" who had some questions
about the university and about PSH's
property, said Dr. James R. South,
Associate Provost for Administrative
Operations. Those talks took place on
October 31.
"Fruehauf explained that they are now
considering a subdivision of the
property," South explained, "and that
plan allows for as many as nine
individual parcels of land."
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Accounting major Matthew Hagelgans gives blood during as part of the PSH Blood
Fued with Penn State's York and Allentown campuses.
November 16, 1990, CAPITAL TIMES
Here is an alternative recipe to the
traditional pumpkin pie. Make it and
take it home to mom as a surprise!
Pumpkin Pie Dessert Squares
1 package yellow take mix
lacup butter or margarine -melted
1 egg
Reserve 1 cup from a yellow cake
mix and set it aside.
Combine the rest of the cake mix
with 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
and egg. Press into greased 13" by 9"
Pan.
Combine:
3cups (14 oz can) pumpkin pie mix
(not pure pumpkin)
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
Pour into pan.
Combine:
1 cup reserved cake mix
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine
Sprinkle on top of filling.
Bake at 350* for 45 to 50 minutes or
until knife, when inserted, comes out
clean.
Cool. Cut into squares. Serve with
a dab of whipped cream.
Happy Thanksgiving!
"The university is regarding the
possibility of some other arrangements
that would not involve the property,"
South said.
"We are trying to re-negotiate the
railroad line that runs through the
campus and we are trying to negotiate on
a place to put a sidewalk to Meade
Heights on the north side of Fifth Street
away from the road. They (Meade
Heights) need a different kind of access
into their property without disrupting
traffic in the center part of the campus.
This is what we are talking to Fruehauf
about."
South said that he has not done any
negotiating with Fruehauf about the
price of their land. However, he is
hopeful that the university can bring the
negotiations to a close in the very near
future.