Do somethings
NO. 3
VOLUME 7
New ecology book
by U-Park prof
University Park, Pa., Nov. -
"Environment and Man" is a
new book that provides "a
synoptic review of ecology for
people with no science
background at all."
It was written by Dr.
Richard H. Wagner, assistant
professor of biology at The
Pennsylvania State University.
"When I discovered there
was no single-author text that
covers the whole spectrum of
environmental problems, I
decided to write one," Dr.
Wagner says.
Despite a flood of
paperback anthologies,
pamphlets and special-pleading
volumes, there still is no other
single: authored text that
surveys all aspects of the
environmental crisis, according
to Dr. Wagner .
"Environment and Man" is
up-t O-date. It has sections on
the uranium tailings problem,
which surfaced only a few
weeks ago; on the jetport
question; parathion; the gypsy
moth, etc.
President Nixon's
disavowal of biological warfare
is discussed and the possibility
that extinct animals can be
"reincarnated" by special
genetic procedures is dealt
with.
Dr. Wagner takes the
position that the environment
has been jeopardized by a
series of traumas, some the
outgrowth of natural
phenomena( fire, for example)
;and some man-made
(pesticides).
Introduction to (he
University Council
by John Casciotti, Student Member
Penn State University
President, Dr. John Oswald,
since coming to P.S.U. has
instituted many needed
changes in an attempt to meet
the academic demands of the
70's. For example, he has
helped democratize policy
mziking by creating the
University Council, a high level
presidential advisory body,
consisting or students, faculty,
and administrators.
One of the four student
seats on this twelve-member
council is reserved for a
Commonwealth Campus
student. I am privileged to hold
that seat for this academic
year. This is the first of a series
of articles I plan to write for all
campus newspapers relative to
the Council and its activities.
My purpose here is to inform
you of the existance of the
University Council and what it
means to you.
The Council has dealt with
three very important issues
thus far. List March, it
developed far-reaching
guidelines for student
participation in academics for
all colleges and Commonwealth
Campuses. In September, the
Council devised a way to give
the Daily C ollegian maximum
independence October, after
months of study, the
University Council sent the
President recommendations on
establishment of concepts
concerning participation in the
life of the University. including
rights and responsibilities for
all members.
Thanksgiving
Recess
University Park. Pa. -
Students at The Pennsylvania
State University will have a
Thanksgiving Day recess this
year.
Their vacation will begin
at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday. Nov.
24, and continue until 8 a.m.
Monday. Nov. 29.
The urban environment
conies in for special treatment,
as does the poptilatiOn
question, with which the book
closes.
The new volume is not a
polemic or a doomsday book;
Wagner appears to have gone to
great length to keep
controversial questions in
balance. For example, on
radiation: "The United States
population is probably the
most X-rayed in the world, yet
there is no overt evidence of
any increase in mutations,
higher incidence of birth
defects, or shorter lifespans
that can be directly attributed
to radiation."
Nevertheless, the author
admits to a bias in favor of a
quality environment; this is
evident throughout and openly
stated in the final chapter.
"There are signs posted all
over downtown Edinburgh,
Scotland, that read: 'The
amenity of our streets is
commended to your care.'...the
amenity of future life on earth
is in our care. Amenity is being
able to show your children
skunk cabbages puihing up
through the corn snow of
March, going swimming and
being able to see your toes,
visiting a National Park rather
than a national parking 10t...we
must make a stand now, for
the quality of life will only
lessen in the future."
"Environment and Man",
published by W.W. Norton &
Co., is printed entirely on
recycled paper.
The fact that you are not a
student at the University Park
campus in no way reduces the
significance to you of these
and all other University
decisions. It is therefore
important that you are aware
of policies being made and the
machinery of making them.
Freshmen must
see advisors
this week
Freshman are reminded
that they MUST see their
advisors during this week to
schedule courses for next term.
All courses, instructors, and
Meeting times were published
in the Nov. I edition of the
High acres Collegian for
reference. Courses will be
offered on a first come, first
serve, basis under the new
registration program being
formulated this term.
Drama Club
sets dates
The Drama Club has
announced tentative dates for
its first three productions as
Tuesday. N0v.30, and
Wednesday, Dec.l.
The first play, "Sugar
Plum," will be directed by Pat
Mullen and will feature Lee
Grossman and Sherry Ross.
Jean Yeselski will direct
"Camera Obscura" which was
presented here previously by
the Arts Company of
University Park. Paul Pianovich
and Kathy Scholl will' fill the
roles for that play. The third
play, "Love Scene." to be
directed by the club advisor.
Susan Miller. will have Jon
Robertson, Kathy Laughlin.
and Jim Curtis cast in roles.
Props will be handled by
Sue Whitaker and technical
assistance and lighting will, be
handled by Bob
Sc h im Mg.
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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Ron Steber, left, president of the Highacres Car Club, is shown accepting a check last
week from William Gorski for $lOO. Gorski is a representative of the Sports Car Club
of America. The check represents volunteer work provided by members of the campus
group during the recent Weatherly Hill Climb. James Methot, faculty advisor, looks on
Harold W. Aurand
Ilighacres history prof
has book published
A Highacres faculty
member has recently had a
book published by the Temple
University Press, Philadelphia.
"From the Molly Maguires to
the United Mine Workers" was
written by Dr. Harold W.
Aurand of the history
department. The book is
subtitled" The Social Ecology
of an Industrial
Union, 1869-1897."
SGA to. sponsor
Bloodrock Dec. 3
The Student Government
Association will sponsor a
concert on December
3,1971,t0 be held in St.
Joseph's Gymnasium in
Hazleton at 8:00 p.m.Ticket
price will be $4.00 in advance
and,if there are any left,ss.oo
at the door.
The featured band will be
Bloodrock.They are nationally
known performers with four
albums on Capitol
Records :Bloodrcek
I,Bloodrock 2,Bloodrock
3 ,and Bloodrock U.S.A.
Bloodrock U.S.A.has been
acclaimed by Billboard
Magazine as a"national
breakthrough." This album
went on the charts just two
weeks after it was
relcased.Their first three
albums arc all Gold Albums.
Their singles are
D.O,A.,Jessica,and Rock and
Roll Candy Man.
The group,although
originally from Texas,works
out of New York City. They
have just completed a national
tour with Grand Funk,during
which they played forty
dates.Earlicr this tear
Bloodrock played in Allentown
with the James Gang. They
have also played in
Wilkes-Barre. They were
headliners at the Man and
Earth Festiva•l held in
Louisiana.
Bloodrock consists of six
musicians:an organist.a
drummer.alead singer,lead
gu t arist .bass gu it ar ist.and
rhythm guitarist. They also use
special effects instruments. The
sound is a heavy
underground -they don't rely
on their singles to sell that
sound.
The Buoys will also play
on December 3. They are best
known for their hit single
Timothy. Recording on Scepter
Records,they have two other
singles.Givc Lip Your Guns.and
Bloodknot,and a n
album,Timothy.
They consist of five
pieces: organ /piano.drums.lea d
guitar.rythm guitar.and bass
Tottrgittri
HAZLETON, PENNSYLV
Aurand has previously had
his articles published in Labor
History, Pennsylvania
History,and the Pennsylvania
Magazine of History and
Biography.An autograph
session was held in the Campus
Bookstore last Wednesday
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Following is an
excerpt from the book's liner
notes:
The Buoys are from
theWilkes-Barre area,being the
only local group to make the
National Charts They sold over
one million copies of the single
Timothy. They have just
completed a tour of Texas and
the Midwest as headliners.
Survey on
graduates held
University Park, Pa. The
majority of graduates of The
Pennsylvania State University
who enroll for graduate
programs enroll at The
Pennsylvania State University,
as might be expected.
This is revealed in a survey
of 1970-1971 graduates
conducted by Dr. Norman
Frisbey, associate director of
Student Aid and Placement.
information on future
plans collected from a sample
of seniors at the time of
graduation formed the basis for
the survey.
The greatest number of
graduates indicated their plans
were to enroll in graduate
school at Penn State. Next in
order of the number of choices
were University of
Pennsylvania, Temple.
University of Pittsburgh,
Vi I lan ova, University of
California, Duquesne, Cornell,
Harvard, Ohio State, and
University of Maryland.
New cheer
squad chosen
The cheerleading squad for
the current school year has
been announced. Those girls
returning from last year are
Barb Sheerin-captain, Arsine
Cumsky-co-captain, Lynn
Farmer, and Lisa Clifford.
New members are Robyn
Heckman. Kathy Keyack, Lisa
'Wolters, Pat Roeder. Fran
Kasarda, and Laura Troy.
Substitutes are Carol Dulina
and Arlene Campbell.
MONDAY, NOVEMB
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From 1869,when they
developed their first
industry-wide union,the
Workingman's Benevolent
Association,through the often
violent periodof the Molly
Maguires,to the final
establishment of the United
Mine Workers of America in
1897 ,the miners of the
Pennsylvania anthracite region
developed a unique
identity-one which bounds
their communities so firmly
together
,that they were
described,in 1902,a5"a sort of
separate and distinct
st ate ,called by its
inhabitants'Anthracite'."
The story of this
troubled and too often
neglected chapter in the
history of American Labor is
here examined by Dr. Aurand
in a study which is essential to
an understanding
of the recurring headlines
about union behavior in the
mining industry.Dr.Aurand
focuses on the mine
workers'early attempts to
unionize. Abjuring journalistic
sensation and simplification,he
recreates the total milieu of the
late nineteenth-century
anthracite industry-in its
physical,industrial,and
communal aspects-and makes
clear how the murder,
fraud,and violence our
newspapers chronicle today
spring out of that milieu.
Starting with a description
of how anthracite is
mined,Aurand analyzes the
occupational problems that
necessarily arise from this work
and shows how conflicts and
confrontatithns often emerged
from the solutions that were
attempted by both
management and workers. His
discussions of the
miners'relations to third-party
polities,thesafety and welfare
politics of the last cent ury,and
the attitudes of the
development of a working-class
consciousness in America.
Don't Forget....
SGA ELECTIONS
November 13, 1971
inside the collegian...
Editorial Comments
Open letter to all students
Sound
Exclusive interview
Concert Calendar
Sports
Letter to the editor
R 15, 1971
3,000
Campus
All-U Day at Main
University Park - A Penn
State annual event,
All-University Day was held
Saturday, Nov. 13 at
University Park. Sponsored by
the Arch Chapter of the
Keystone Society, the day-long
event was designed to bring
Commonwealth Campus
students together at University
Park and acquaint them with
the University. ApprOximately
3,000 students from 19
campuses attended the event
which included a home
football game with North
Carolina State, a banner awards
contest, a jammy, and a
concert.
Last week, Arch Chapter
President Brenda Stern said
that "changes have been made
for this year, the biggest one
being the 'Spirit Award' which
should evoke plenty of
enthusiasm."
The "Spirit Award"
consisted of four parts: the
Corn mittee
unfair residency regulations
by Bob Nelson
Originally printed in
PITT NEWS
The increasing
mobility that society has
attained in recent years has led
to the creation of new type of
second-class citizen: the "state
non-resident."
This is a person who lives
in the state but is denied some
of the services that the state
offers to its citizens. An
example of this is
Pennsylvania's policy of state
resident's tuition subsidy.
The state always have their
hands out when it comes to
collecting taxes and
registration fees. However,
when the time comes for
sharing of state services, such
as welfareonedical care or state
university tuition, suddenly we
hear that these services are
available only to "residents."
"Residency" is defined by the
State Legislature and a
ridiculous double standard
prevails.
For the purpose of tax
collection one becomes a
resident as soon as he crosses
the state line. Upon entering a
state you are immediately
subject to state sales and
property taxes. As soon as you
find employment, you must
pay the state income tax, and
after 30 days, you must pay
automobile registration fees.
However, try to get
welfare, medical assistance,
unemployment compensation
or 'food stamps and you find
you must wait 30 days, 60
days, or a year.
For example, a person
entering this state must first
work for a year at a
non-universityjob before they
receive the benefits of a state
tuition subsidy. Failing to do
this they become non-residents
of every state in the union.
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Commonwealth
students
banner contest, a push-up
contest, a cheering contest, and
attendance. The banner
contest, last year won by the
Worthington Scranton Campus,
was open to all campuses.
Entries were displayed in the
Findley Union Building (FUB)
rec room and were judged for
"artistry, originality, and
relevance to the theme 'Come
Together' at 11:30 a.m.
Taking place during the
football game was the push-up
contest, led by the Penn State
Nittany Lion, and the cheering
contest, led by University Park
cheerleaders.
Students arrived at East
Halls parking lot at 9:30 a.m.
where they were met by
members of the Arch Chapter
of the Keystone Society. They
answered questions and
distributed itineraries and
copies of the Daily Collegian.
They may vote, pay property,
taxes and automobile
registration fees, but they
continue to pay out-of-state
tuition rates.
A veteran from out of
state receives' federal
educational benefits of $175
per month but must pay
tuition at the rate of $245 per
month. This includes a man
who is born, raised and
educated through high school
in Pennsylvania and, after his
military discharge, lives out of
state for a short period of time.
The sexist portions of the
law are even more absurd. If
married couple enters
Pennsylvania and he goes to
school while she works, they
must continue to pay
out-of-state tuition for him as
long as he goes to schoo . If, on
the other hand, she goes to
school and he works they pay
resident's tuition for her after
the first year. This stems from
the ancient notion thata man's
wife is his property and
therefore her residency is based
on where she works o'nly.
Further, a working woman
who has graduated from a
Pennsylvania high school and is
married to a man who is an
out-of-state student must pay
out-of-state tuition if she
decides to continue her
education. Thus it is possible Members of tne Main Campus
to lose your residency without Arts Company perform balcony
setting foot outside the state! scene of "Romeo and Juliet"
This is true only for on Memorial Building.
women. If an out-of-state
woman marries an in state
man, she gains not only a
husband but an in-state tuition
subsidy.
Educationally, these
residency laws lead to an
academic provincialism which
shortchanges student ,
faculties, and universities. A
university becomes dominated
with members of a small
geographic region, and other
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formed to end
Forest fires burn
more than trees.
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FIVE CENTS
attend
Campus
Registration took place at
the FUB rec room from 9:30
a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Representatives of sororities
and fraternities talked to
students during open house at
participating houses.
The football game with
North Carolina State began at
1:30 p.m. Dinner was served at
4:30 p.m. in the Hetzel Union
Building (HUB) ballroom
followed by a jammy featuring
the "Rhythym Kings." A
concert with "John Mayall and
Crazy Horse" at 8:00 in Rec
Hall brought to a close All-U
Day activities.
Miss Stern noted that
"Past All-U Day's have been
very successful.
Our goal is to bring as
many members of the
University together as possible
and to really be 'one Penn
State' for one day."
ideas and viewpoints that are
prevalent in other areas arc
excluded.
Something can be done to
stop this ridiculous tomfoolry
perpetrated by the state
authoriyies. The courts have
ruled in many cases that
lengthy state residency
requirements for the receipt of
the state aid are
unconstitutional.
For example, a year ago an
Arizona court overturned a
state residency law very much
like Pennsylvania's. What is
needed is a group of people
who are willing to challenge
the law in the courts.
Any freshman interested
in running for Student
Government Association
positions which will be vacant
after Fall Term are to submit a
petition contaMing names or
25 students to the SGA office
by this Friday, Nov. 19. The
next election has been
scheduled for Tuesday, Nov.