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Vol. XXI No. 16
(Reprinted from Daily Collegian Jan. 28, 1970)
For nearly three quarters of a_ year, you have been locked
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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.
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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