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EDITOR ___ Paula Harris
ASSISTANT EDITOR _ Greg Glassner
SPORTS EDITOR _ Dave Craley
FEATURE EDITOR ___ __ Pat Casinelli
NEWS STAFF _____ Mel Ross, Mary Gene Shea, Barbara Duda,
Bill Bethune, Pat Coggeshall
PHOTOGRAPHY _ Ed Paauwe
Letters
A STUDENT SPEAKS OUT!
To the Editor: It is unfortunate
that the new student lounge is
being badly abused. By abuse I
mean not only physical damage
to the building but also social
abuse.
In the Fall Term, the student
body was joyous when told that
the old library would be turned in
to an all-purpose student lounge.
The students imagined that it
would be used as a study lounge,
a place to play cards, a lounge
where one could relax and enjoy
the company of fellow students,
a social center on week-ends and
the hub of student activity.
At first the lounge showed
great promise of fulfilling these
desires. Students were using the
lounge for a quiet place to study,
the fireplace came into use during
the Winter Carnival and contin
ued in used during the week. Stu
dents played cards on the balcony
and singing was commonly heard
in the afternoon. And then the
abuses began.
First came the branding of in
itials on the mantel. Then came
the restriction on the use of the
fireplace due to =responsible stu
dents leaving the flue to the
chimney open, and finally the
defacing and destruction of the
building and its contents. Several
sections of balcony railing have
Manuscripts
for Icarus
Manuscripts for the student
publication Icarus, are still being
accepted for consideration. Any
one with poetry or prose who
would like to have his work con
sidered for publication should
contact either Mr. A. G. Wilcox,
assistant professor of English, or
Dave Craley, president of the Lit
erary Club.
been kicked out and initials carved
and written on the walls, ceiling
and beams.
The student lounge has now
become nothing more than a rum
pus room. for immature, irrespon
sible children. Students have been
seen climbing the bookshelves to
reach the balcony and. in the pro
cess. knocking off parts of the
balcony railing. participating in
snowball battles inside the build
ing and general childlike horse
play; not to mention the use of
the building as a passion pit for
open display of affection. 'What
would the administration from
State or your parents have to say
about this if they walked in on
this kind of activity.
When the building was design
ated as a student lounge there
was a question as to its need
raised by the administration on
the main campus and I'm sure
that the Behrend administration
is now pondering their decision
to let the building be used. The
activities of only a few irrespon
sible students may lead to strong
restrictions or possible closing of
the lounge that many students
worked hard to obtain.
This letter is written in the
light of the possible consequences
that might take place if the
privileges of the lounge continue
to be abused. For if this abuse
continues there is no doubt that
the administration will take ac
tion on the uses of our new stu
dent lounge.
Gene Wood '65
WANTED
One brave, fearless, ingenious,
hard-hitting, never-say-no stu
dent to fill the position of Adver
tising Manager on the Nittany
Cub. Any one interested please
contact either Bob Ropelewski or
Paula Harris.
The NITTANY CUB
CHANGING VALUES IN
A CHANGING WORLD
You are on your own! For most
of you, this college experience is
the first extended break from the
ties of home, church and com
munity. Very probably most of
you are glad for this chance to
be on your own, to carve out
your own life.
It's interesting to note that
students react to this sudden
freedom in many ways: from
beards and beatniks to book
worms. However you have reacted
and whether or not you have
articulated it or not, the odds
are that you are trying to fulfill
a fundamental need: self-dis
covery. What we all need to find
is a meaning or purpose which
can become a motivating force
in our lives.
Often there is a tendency
among college students to reject
the ideas and values of home,
church and community. They
have come to you second-hand
while you want only first-hand
experience and knowledge. If this
is true of you then here are a
couple of suggestions:
Don't arbitrarily reject the
teachings of home and church.
They were given you out of life's
Traffic
Violations
In the past few weeks many
complaints have been heard as
to the paying of traffic viola
tions. The misconceptions and
the strength of the complaints
deems clarification of traffic
policy necessary.
The fiscal policy of the traffic
fines is of primary consideration.
The money taken in on fines does
not, as many students believe, go
to the administration or into the
administrators pocket s. The
money goes to the Student Ac
tivities Fund under the direction
of the Student Government. It
is a considerable source of in
come for student activities. In
the 1960-61 school year $154 was
collected and this year $134 has
already been paid to the S.G.A.
Students are questioning the
need for a parking fee and fines
imposed. The paved, lower lot
cost $28,000 to surface. Student
parking fees are paying for the
Tuesday, March 19, 1963
experience and have stood the
test of time. Give them the bene
fit of a doubt and trust in their
worth.
At the same time be curious.
be willing to think and investi
gate. This is a necessity for our
modern world, particularly in the
religious realm. Quite frankly,
often the faith you were given
as a youngster will not stand up
unless re-approached with ma
ture understanding. For example
—the account of the creation of
the world as given in Genesis
may hinder your faith if you
think Christianity demands that
it be accepted literally. You
should realize, instead, through
study as adults, that scholars
agree that the creation account
is not meant to describe how the
world was created but to indicate
that it is the result of the work
of a personal. benevolent God.
If you have worries about find
ing your place in life or doubts
about your religious faith, just
remember that you can trust
while you seek. Remember also
that your own pastor or the
campus chaplain will be most
happy to counsel with you if you
so desire. You may contact the
chaplain through Mr. Lane or Mr.
Kochel.
privilege of parking on pavement
and not in a muddy field, on the
average of $1,500 to $2,000 a
year. At this rate it will take 10
to 15 years to pay for the present
parking lot.
Fines are imposed to enforce
the traffic regulations and the
purchase of parking stickers.
Fines are necessary for obstruct
ing traffic violators and/or mak
ing these violators pay for their
breach of the regulations. Many
students have parked their cars
in the lots without the necessary
parking stickers.. Others have
devised methods whereby they
use old stickers again or switch
the stickers from car to car. This
practice is unfair to those stu
dents who abide by the rules.
According to Mr. T. E. Campbell,
there are 180 students who pay
for the privilege of parking on
campus, with an additional 25
students in car pools. Yet, on
walking through the parking lots,
one can find perhaps 20 to 30
student automobiles parked il
legally under the existing regula
tions. These are the students who
complain when they get caught.