PACC Unites Campuses by Randy S. Kinkead The Press Association of Com- . monwealth Campusee released a 30-page "Premininary Study on Student Press Cdntrol Senate Rule W-20" October 30. The study was initiated in compli ance with a request by The Og ontz Carus for a statement on the controversial rule W-20. (a copy of Senate Rule. W-20 is en closed on a dittoed sheet) The re port traces the evolution of the di satisfaction with the rule be giruaing with the banning of The Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel (now called The Water Tunnel-, and the castigation of The Daily Collegian. Collegian-Tunnel Controversies In. the January 25, 1969 issue_of The Daily Collegian the lead ar ticle, which covered the previous day's meeting between The Com munity Action Committee of Pitts- President Walker Coming Thursday Eric A. Walker, President of the Pennsylvania State University, will visit Behrend Campus on Thursday. The purpose of Mr. Walk -er's visit is the dedication of the residence halls and the presenta tion of a miniature Nittany Lion to the student body. , The ceremonies will commence at noon in Erie Hall. Irving H. Kochel, director of Behrend_ Campus, will give the welcome. John Herbert, Vice President of the Behrend Campus Advisory Board, will introduce Mr. Walker. At that time, President Walker will dedicate Perry and Niagara Halls. He will present the statuette to Roy ICirkley, SGA President, who will accept on' behalf of the stu dent body. The statuette will be placed in the Reed Union Build ing at a place not yet determin ed. Dean Lane will respond to Mr. Walker by giving observations of residence hall life and on-cam pus, cosmopolitan-active student groups. Also at the ceremonies, the Penn State Medal will be pre suited to a citizen of Pennsyl vania who contributed to higher education and more specifically to Penn State. The medal is a cast bronze medallion. It was presented to Mrs: Mary B. Behrend " in 1958 for her consideration in donating the Behrend Estate (Glenn Hill Ifirm'iONS;lltizi MR. QUIGLEY Tora'w 8:00 Erie Hall $1.50 Four Represent SUB At Conference The Student Union Board sent four representatives to the Region IV Conference, Association of Col lege Unions—lnternational, at Duquesne University on October 26, 27, and 28 in Pittsburgh. Mr. Zimmerman, Frank Sockman, Dave Will, Kathy Jones, and Peg Dodgan Were among • the 250 dele gates representing- college -unions from Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington; D. C. • The theme of the Conference was" "The Union Looks at 'Campus Activism." -At - the opening 'ban quet, Mr. Robert Alexander, Pres; ident of the Association of Col lege- - Unions-Intemation, spoke on Activism and defined an act.- burgh and University President A. Walker, printed the following: "Walker had been silent through out the exchange. Haden (com mittee member Bouie Haden) turned to him, said 'You Mother f*cker!' and walked out." Volume __l, Issue I of The Gar field Thomas Water Tunnel was banned from • sale or distribution on the University Park Campus by Vice resident for Student Af fairs, Charles L. Lewis. It carried the Lennon-Ono "Two Virgins" photo. Commonwealth Campus Suppression The PACC does not advocate the complete obliteration of rule W-20, because it is the campus papers' only protection against lo cal faculty and administration. The Study reports: "In recent University history, one Common wealth Campus director ordered an issue of a paper burned at the Farm) to The Pennsylvania State University. The Behrend Chorus and Band will -provide the music al portion of the ceremony. The chorus will sing "Let An the Na tions Praise the Lord" and "Speak To One Another of PR-slims." The band will offer "Minuteman March," "Celebrat ed Air," "Water Music," and "Overture for Band." Invitations have been extend ed to the Erie County Penn. State Alumnae Club, the Behrend Cam pus Advisory Board, and other interested citizens, as well as to the administration, faculty, and student body of Behrend Campus itself. A personal invitation has also been extended to Mrs. Mary Behrend. The residence halls will be open for tours and open house for one hour following the cere monies. Refreshments will be served in the lobbies at that time. COFFEEHOUSE TONITE QUIET LOUNGE Inflationary Admission 10c, vist as "one who is concerned with changes in the world." With this in mind, the first gen eral session began with a panel discussion: "Why Student Activ ism?" The panel members includ ed: -Mr. N. Ronald Peace, Dean of Students; University of Pittsburgh; Mr. James Beymer, Assistant Pro fessor of_ English, Duquesne Uni versity; and Mr. Hiawatha Foun tain, Community Action Commit tee of Pittsburgh. Before each speaker discussed their views on the causes of Student Activism, a niock takeover of the Duquesne Union vies used to show all the "delegates how the activist justifies his motives. The demonstration proved to be effective for the most print shop, prior to distribution. The PRESS ASSOCIATION con ducted an informal investigation of the event. if we were asked for an opinion, we would have sided with the administration. The stu dent editor was clearly acting in an irresponsible manner, using the paper for personal goals. "At another campus (Behrend), a sumor din ate administrator threatened libel charges against a student editor for a letter which appeared in the newspaper. Though the case never went to court, lawyers were contacted. The conclusion seemed to be that there was no case for libel. How ever, before the conclusion, pres sure was brought from the faculty advisor and. administration against the student. She resigned. "One adviser checked the pa per's layout sheets, 'before they went to the print shop. She did not like an article, so she pasted MR Ninny CITA Zs' DIN 1 •iTTI - SZ • " DIN \ • * .`N r.Z' • Vol. MZI No. 6 INVITATION From: Irvin H. Sochel, Director To: Students of the Behrend Campus On Thursday, November 13 at 12 noon, in Erie Hall, Dr. Eric A. Walker, President of the University, will dedicate PERRY and NIAGARA Resi dence Halls. In addition, he will present a replica of the Penn State Lion to the students of the Behrend CaMPUS, as well as presenting the Penn State Medal. - You are cordially invited to attend the ceremonies. Follow ing the ceremonies, there will be an Open House in the Resi dence Halls. Cordially yours, Irvin H. KoChel Director Budgets Announced by SGA Wednesday evening, the Student Government Association officially announced the budget al lotments for the student organizations on campus. (Available in SGA office). A special committee reported on the placing of vending machines in the Otto Behrend Science Building and recom mended not placing them there at this time. part, and it led to very serious discussion - when the delegates di vided into smaller groups The emphasis on activism then switched to an attempt to under stand, or at least be aware of the problems of the Black Man. The conference devoted an entire after noon to "Black Activism." On many campuses he has asked for separate facilities, separate cours es, and separate dorinitories. Why? How is be motivated? What are his 'feelings? These are what the delegates ' disthissPci ' after , viewing a film and attending a panel dis cussion composed- of Black student delegates from Morgan State Col lege, Baltimore, Maryland; Amer ican 'College; Washirigton, D. C.; Against W-20 a substitute article over the orig inal." The PRESS ASSOCIATION feels that rule W-20 should be re written so as to provide protec tion of the student press's rights, not as a means of censorship. Good For Goose . . . It should be brought to the pub lic's attention that The Daily Col legian and The Water Tunnel are chartered organizations of Penn State, therefore anything which appears in either of these publications is acceptable for pub lication in any Commonwealth Campus Newspaper. PACC Defines Responsibility The PACC defined Press Re sponsibility by listing the follow ing as neither incompatible with University standards nor grounds for obscenity: "1. The publication of the word fuck, or any other word: 'Sharing Taxes' Topic, Debaters In Tourney The Forensic Union - Debate Team will travel to Clarion State College tomorrow to participate in a three-round debate on tax sharing, or "resolved that the Fed eral Government should grant an nually a specific propoetion of tax revenues to the states." Members of the teams are, af firmative, Denny Wessell and Ed Fine, and Marsha Hamm and Eric Heffler; negative, Brad Evans and John Musula, and Roger Nu ber and Rusty Larson, and alter nate, Rich Krolczyk. All are cur rently enrolled in Speech 301, a one or two credit course in argu and Duquesne University, Pitts burgh, Pa. A lecture followed that evening. Group W Commentator, Mr. Rod MacLeish spoke on the "Methods of Activism" directing most of his :speech at the Viet Nam War. He also stated that if the moratorium is to succeed, it will depend upon the nature of the November Mor atorium in the eyes of the public. The conference ended with a discussion session on "The Role of the Union", summation remarks by Mr. Alexander and Gene Haff ner, Student Representative to the ACU-I Executive .Committee, and a Business Meeting at which a Steering Committee for next year's conference was elected. "2. The publication of ideas or ideals which may be contrary to those held by any segment of the University community. "3. The publication of criticism of organizations, student leaders, administrators or faculty mem bers." The Press Association further confirmed their stand by stating: "We embrace the Social Responsi bility theory of the press, which contends that the press has a right to publish, because the pub lic has a right to know." Tom Coleman and Gerry Lynn Hamilton, the President of and the Associate Director of the Press Association of Common wealth Campuses respectively, sta ted that they plan to present the problem to the University Senate at the December 4 assembly. They urge the Commonwealth Campuses not to institute "test-cases" at this time. November 7, 1969 mentation and debate designed 2.3 a suppliment to a nine-credit stu dent load. Otter colleges participating in the debate at Clarion include Pitt, Duquesne, Susquehanna, King's College, and Edinboro. The Behrend team will also par ticipate in the James A. Garfield Invitational Debate Tournament, November 14 and 15, in Hiram, Ohio. Students interested in debating are asked to contact Mr. Spiel mann or Roger Nuber, the organi zation's president. Under 'new business', a Cus toms Week Committee was form• ed to study next year's Customs' Week. The committee is headed by Roy Fronzaglia and is to be composed of three freshmen and two sophomores. A "ride board" (to be handled by the Union Board) set in a central location was proposed. This would be a bulletin board where students could post names and destinations on lists for rides and riders. Last under new business =4 the formation of a committee to study the feasibility of having Protestant church services on campus. A special report on the Biafra campaign, which SGA is under taking, will be included in next week's CUB. The SGA reminds students that their meetings are held Wednesday evenings at 7: 3 9 and are open to all.
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