, _.... e „et . _ ~. .., _• . I log 11, I f r - -- 1 , ...:,•_ .1 7 _ a) 4 iar . ( . C C 4 r .r.f4 tVI • 6 lib _ Vat%_ ..04 , 4 0 ~ . 4 ‘.-- - ID. • ...._ -i• Vol. XXI No. 16 (Reprinted from Daily Collegian Jan. 28, 1970) For nearly three quarters of a_ year, you have been locked • in a no-progress struggle to fund the General Budget of the Commonwealth. As politically aware citizens we realize that your obligations to the various segments of the Common weath community are many, and often conflicting. These conflicts, we realize, are seldom more sharply in evidence than during budget review time. _Generally, the Leg islature evaluatei fairly the monetary needs of these state dependent agencies in allocating the State's limited funds. This year, however, citizens concerned about appropria- tions to the state-related colleges and universities feel that the General Assembly has failed in its financial dealings with this important segment of the Commonwealth. - The legislature - has, for instance,, forced the Pennsylvania State University to borrow money at a current daily interest rate of $6,000, compounded daily. This outlay, mounting even at this time, is termed a "total loss" by President Eric A. Walker, and will not be repayed by the Commonwealth. There fore, this means a badly crippled University budget in the im mediate future. - Steps to deal with this tightening money situation at Penn State might conceivably include tripling student tuition, put ting a freeze on all new programs, curtailing faculty travel, allowing no new faculty hiring and curtailing student serv ices, including the student union building and Rec Hall faci lities. This adds up to a dreary future for the University. Be cause the Legislature is now seven months overdue in granting non-preferred funds, Penn State and other state-related schoOls will not be able to serve the citizens of the Common wealth as well as they might have had legislators shown more ,responsibility in meeting their needs. We urge the reluctant members of the Rouse of Repre sentatives and the Senate to take immediate steps to pass non-preferred appropriations to head off the now developing disaster that threatens the state-related schools of Pennsyl vania. Robert E. Bellomini 1160 West 21 Street Erie, Pa. Forest W. Hopkins 50 West Main Street North East, Pa. Student Discipline Soapbox Subject- Civil or University In the light of the recent controvery surrounding the review of student disciplinary action in incidents involving civil authori ties by the Office of Student Affairs, a soap-box debate has been scheduled. The forum, sponsored by the Forensic Union, will be - held Tuesday during the fourth period in the Quiet Lounge of the R.U.B. The proposition is: Resolved: that all alleged violations of civil law by students be tried in civil courts only. Following the Hyde Park Brit ish Format, six speakers will maintain one of three positions on the issue, favoring complete abandonment of student course, thus leaving the students to bear the same legal status as the gen eral public; favoring a radical overhaul of the student judicial system, or favoring the policy as it now stands. Then the debate will be opened to the floor. At this time any member of the student body, faculty, or administration may state their opinions on the issue. Athong the scheduled speakers are Charly Lee, John Musula, and John Speilmann. * Special Report * State Senator William G. Sesler 1111 G. Daniel Baidwin Bldg. Erie, Pa. State Assemblymen: David S. Hayes 140 West Main Street Fairview, Pa. Frank Polanski 5425 Woodward Drive Erie, Pa. II ya: I:b3iCl ~ZN ; ~~~ ii1.Y~~Ma~l~i~l~ (.^ ~`tt►+l~~I~~'11 Y;V yatq~tl+lal:+/,`yi~ M`~ IMPORTANT In order to bring live enter tainment to the campus— which is concurrent with the student, body wants, the CUB special events committee is running this survey. Pill in below the name of the rock group you would like to see come' to Behrend and return this to the Union Desk as soon as possible. Gannon Initiates Plan For Drug It was stated in the Jan. 31, 1970 issue of the ERIE PRESS that Gannon College officials have started a revolutionary . "no arrest" program to combat the use of drugs on campus. Rever end Lawrence T. Speice, Dean of Students at Gannon, stated that the answer to the problem will be met by instituting a two-phase program of education and discip line. The program will consist of a series of lectures and movies on drugs. The Dean feels that "if the young people—who are easi ly exposed to drugs—are enlight ened on every facet of drug use they are likely to turn away from it." Within the educational phase of the program is a `drug-reali zation' system. A school •psycho logist and several other school officials will be available for stu dent consultation on individual drug problems. Students seeking help from the school advisors will not be sub ject to legal punishment because the consultations will be kept en tirely private. Speice feels that tbis_is strictly a school matter. The 'second phase of the pro gram is disciplinary in nature. This will be worked in co-opera tion with the police authorities. Nittany Cub. Gets Competition "Happy Ending," Bison, Arrives "Happy Ending," the bison which Gov. Raymond P. Shafer won from Kansas Gov. Robert Docking as a result of our win ning the 1968 Rose Bowl Game arrived at the Erie Zoo at 3:30 p. m., Wednesday, January 28. The 1,800 pound beast had to be coaxed out of the truck by the zoo keepers. (He was transportat ed here from -University Park.) When he finally emerged, it was but a few minutes until the buf falo discovered that the wires which enclosed him were electri ied, as he bit the terminal. He then assimilated himself to- his surroundings as the student wel coming committee ogled the mam moth bison. Deans Lane and Seanor led the platoon of students who turned out on that chilly, damp after noon. The. students there were Doug Brower,. Barb Giles, Randy Kinkead, Roy Kirkley, Carol Mi chaels, Denise Muia, „Sohn Myers, Tim. Nick, Jeff Whitt, and Dave Will. For Behrend his arrival was a "Happy ending' and we certainly hope he feels the same way after he's been Where for a while., by Charly Lee If the college has a well-found ed suspicion that a student or a group of students—either living on or off campus—has been dis tributing drugs, the police will be informed, given the right to search and seize, but will not make any arrests. The reason be hind this logic is that the col lege and the police have different aims in disciplinary activity. The school feels that it can better re habilatate the users and pushers rather than having them jailed and removed from society. Gan non has not announced what they will do to drug users or their suppliers. Detective Captain Mario Bag noni said that "as long as the school informs the police of a student's drug activities there will be no legal action taken." "But if the police are alerted to On the Inside... Ecology ___ Class Schedule Phanco Champ John Myer's camera caught "Happy Ending" in a contemplative mood aft6r his arrival at the Erie Zoo. `No Arrest' Abusers a student's drug activities by sources unrelated to Gannon, then. it becomes a police matter," stat ed Bagnoni. There is a matter of unprin ciple and unlogical thinking which has been exhibited by the Gannon officials. First, the stu dents will tend to view this pol icy as a lessening of regulation on the use of drugs. They will feel less afraid of droping acid or smoking pot because they'll have the school to keep them out of jail. As long as you're a Gannon student and you get caught with the drugs, the worse possible fate that you could face would •be ex pulsion from school. Secondly •how can an educe.< tional institution take a matter like drug abuse, which is a fel ony, and make it a school mat ter? If they can do that, they might as well make larceny or murder a scnool matter. There has to be a separation of school and state. A college student should be treated as just any , other person would be if he ill caught with dope. Students don's deserve freedom from the law. Beware Gannon! Reconsider. Are you really solving any prob lems? Are you leagally right hz your new program? February 9, 1576
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