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
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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.