Page Two T c d u te Tiffany 01111. MEMBER. OP . . . lArrati .uuuiriatt uu - of autuntimitreatth C ampuses • Intercollegiate Press Bureau . : 1171 A - N Editor-in-Chief RANDY S. EXNKEAD Managing Editor DOM LAMBERTI Sports Editor Layout V7.CKIE CASKEY Business and Photos GARY GRIEPIS, JOHN MEYERS (Photos) Advisors _ SHARI KELTS, R. C. BAUGHMAN The Nittany L:u.l3 is located in the Reed Union Building, The Behrend Campus of the Pennsylvania State University, Station Road, Wesleyville, Pa. 16510. Advertising inquiries phone 899-3101 Sta. 238. •••\w A . AW n4pAdiierttsmgzm A 4cong liPt4!„ . ‘<' 5„.,„3 • .kw , ‘ • 4:4CPO'M jei44k;Xott.;‘,4.*" ".‘ • Letters To If you are a dorm student, and happen to be an unforunate enough to miss breakfast, then you lose out on lunch, as well. By the time third period rolls around, you are ravenously hun gry. You make a, wild dash from. the OR to the Cafeteria, and what do you find? Meatrolls again!! As the lady throws one on . your plate, and slops gravy all over it, you see happy con tentment of the faces of the commuters (and dorm kids who are rich) as they purchase all mariner of cheeseburgers, ham burgers, and hotdogs. You think all sorts of vile, evil things about the Director of Food and Hous ing or whoever invented this shit, Marijuana -Weed With Roots In Hell by Gary Thombloom A great number of persons have smoked marijuana in this coun try and most of them find noth ing wrong with it. Use of mari ji Ana is. not limited to long-hairs alone, there are a. lot of prom inent businessmen, doctors, ac tors, teachers, musicians, members of the Armed Forces, and even members of the police depart ment, People in all walks of life and in all professions smoke mari juana. Just look in any newspa per and read who gets busted. Marijuana laws are ridiculous, when one stops to look the situa tion over. If marijuana has been proven to be less harmful than tobacco or alcohol, why then isn't marijuana at least put on the same legal status as tobacco and alcohol? Almost any article may e: 4 quoted as stating that urari.i*na, , is_ilot the killer drug it is Made - 44:W Aie. Some quotes: , "Aft'ersi4.:irtVestigation extend ing frcini &iril 1. to:DeceMber 1925,, the Committee , ,reached ,:the , fol cOricluslonsi-:". There is no evidence the:4 grariitiana as grown here is a" . - iiihit,4o"iiiaing' drug in the sense ins , ' . .iv4iCh . tl . ielterin. is ap plied to- alcolibi, - .;:tpiiim, cocaine, etc., or that it has any appreciab ly deterious influence on the in dividual using it." 1 . • "It is the opinion of the Panel- . that the hazards of Marijuana perse have been exaggerated. and that long criminal sentences im posed on an occasional user or Possessor of the drug are in poor The Editor as you mumble your number to the girl with the pencil (some times Mr. Bickel), and make your way to an unoccupied table. As you sit there, the meatroll seems to glare back at you and laugh uproariously. You push the meatxoll away and fill up on stuff like butter scotch pudding, and hope you will last until dinner. At 5:45, you make another wild dash from 7th period in the OB to the Cafe teria, and what do you find? Leftover meatrolls? No, this time, since you are late, the delicacys (like stuffed flank steak) are all gone, and you are left with sec ond choice liver. "I wonder if I can hold out until breakfast?" , reputation of inciting individuals I to commit sexual offenses and other antisocial acts, the evidence is inadequate to substantiate this. Tolerance and physical depen dence do not develop and with drawal does not produce an ab stince syndrome." 2 " • . . an extremely emotional campaign led to the present fed eral legislation against MJ . . . opponents • of marijuana blamed it for murder, rape, and sex crim es. The Establishment press fos tered this view in sensational hor ror stories linking pot with violent crime, and the public came to be lieving it." Smith said that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between pot and crime, and that there was no evidence that use of MJ leads to drug addiction." 3 Many groups of interested citi zens are forming organizations to promote the re-legalization of marijuana. These organizations all have the same basic goal and that is to present a true factual source of information on mari juana. SUNYAB 'is located in EDITORIAL r OLICY The editorials appearing in this newspaper will be opinionated and therefore subject to critism. All letters that are typewritten and submitted to the newspaper staff will be printed . with the exception of 'those that are • repetitious or in poor.. taste. The staff reserves the right to correct or deVeta portions of 'the letters or publication pur poses. 'All letters must be signed, but names will be . withheld upon re quest. . Signed columns represent' e view of the author only and do not reflect the Editorial policy of tlittany CUB. THE NIT TANYCIIB Their Cry Is From Hunger ...Their Plea is For Help by . Doug Brower and Eric Walker Picture a small, lonely, disease ridden country somewhere in a forgotten corner of the globe; its people half-crazed with starva tion, and bordering on the brink of despair. A small child reaches his hand upward to his mother for a scrap of food, but there is no food to be given; follow the blank look in the face of this child, the pitiful stare from eyes that have seen and gone through too much even to be able to cry. Picture the silent acceptance of tragedy as a way of life. Imagine not look ing to the future but rather grasp ing for a, hold on the present, not living one day at a time but hop ing to receive the help to be able to live one day. PICTURE HOPE LESSNESS. Switch your focus to a prosper ous, carefree, stable country, the center of attention of the entire world; the bulk of its people suc cessful, their stomachs always full or over-full, content and able to achieve the luxuries of life. PICTURE IRONY. See yourself as one of these people and. ima gine wasting more in your life than the people of the decadent country receive or hope to receive in theirs. Picture this contrast as real, pitifully real, for it is. This destitute country is Biafra and its people desperately need your help. As a member of the prosper ous country you are able to give this aid. Sacrifice some of your luxuries so that the children of Biafra won't have to sacrifice their necessities. Picture yourself help- You think to yourself as you miss it and the cycle begins again. Sincerely yours, Name withheld by request social perspective. Although Mari juana has long been held to the Buffalo, CAMP in Los Angeles, and LEIVIAR, which has chapters in many cities, are all such or ganizations. "The ultimate purpose of LE MAR, is to get all Federal, state, and local laws prohibiting the use of marijuana changed. At present, such laws in toto make - the possession or sale of Cannabis a crime punishable, in some instan ces, by penalties more severe than those for murder." 3 Most everyone is in agreement that even if marijuana isn't legal ized that the present laws govern ing it are way too harsh. "Under federal law and in some states, marijuana is classified with powerful narcotics like her ion. Possession under federal law is punishable by two to ten years' imprisonment for a first offense. A number of people urge the legal izing of marijuana on the grounds that it is relatively harmless; some others argue that prohibi tion of sales to minors, as in the case of cigarettes and liquor is sufficient _ control. Some who op pose legalizing • its use would nevertheless remove it from the category. of :`thard narcotics' and thus. lessen the : penalties for pos session.n. 4 Another quote s this time from a doctor: *lmes, director of the. narcotic .addiction - unit of the Alcoh . olism and prp.g ton Research pounOtion..in Tor ' (Continued on Page Four) ing to alleviate the problems of these people. PICTURE HOPE. The Student Government As sociation has undertaken the task of raising money for The Biafra Relief Services Foundation. In our capacity as representatives of Behrend Campus we appeal to you to help feed and clothe these star ving children and to give them the medical attention they so des perately deserve. Biafra is a war-torn country located on the eastern coast of Africa. The Biafra Relief Services Foundation is a private non-profit organization created to raise money in response to the urgent needs of the 70,000 left homeless by the Nigeria/Biafra war. The money donated by Behrend stu BULLetin Bored Anyone interested in bowling on an intramural mixed bowling team go to the Eastway Lanes on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. The 12,500 Orange Bowl tickets allotted to Penn State are on sale by mail for $7.50 and $6 plus handling' charge of 50 cents per order. Each applicant is limited to four tickets. Mail orders should be sent to Penn State University Ticket Office, 236 Recreation Building, University Park, Pa. 16802 The Harborcreek Association for Music will present the Seventh Arrangement plus the Sportsmen Four on Saturday at the Harborcreek High School at 8 p.m. Tickets are $l.OO for students. The Kufawiaki Dancers and Singers will be present ed March 20, 1970 and the 'Fredonia State University Band will round out the concert season on. April 11, 1970. There will be no women's intramural volleyball games next Wednesday, due to the absence of participants who will be leaving for Thanksgiving vacation. It has been postponed to the following week. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS SAY THERE Do YOU ?c , - - ;SI.FLY }NAVE A 6EP AVAtc-ABLS tnt ANY OF TH"co-EP' pop-ivs November 21, 1969 dents and residents of the Erie area will be used for drugs, hous ing and construction supplies, and food for the Biafran people. In the last three months of 1968, the BRSF sent thirty tons of food in to this starving country. In the first three months o f tbiß year, this was increased to three thou sand tons. Let's not let, them down now when they need our help so badly. , We are making a general ap peal to the study body, PLEASE HELP SAVE BIAFRA! I Any stu dent willing to donate his tune and services to this campaign Please contact Eric Walker at 899-3836, Doug Brower at the SGA office, John Greer at 899-4208, or Steve Lewis at 899-2156. 'ui 111! ~I
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