PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OP THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OP THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY VOLUME TEN NUMBER POUR NATIONAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AFFECTS HIGHACRES SPECIAL MEASURES GO INTO EFFECT The economic crisis faced "by the nation has been felt at Highacres, and Highacres is doing its best to survive the problems faced by the en tire country. The campus has been hard-hit by the energy problem and battered by the inflationary sporal affecting the whole University. Pern State University has insti tuted a program throughout Uni versity Park and the Common wealth campuses. Highacres is doing its part in this program, partially because of its loyalty to the Univer sity and partially because of pure necessity, brought on by increased costs in just about everything, especially energy costs . Highacres Is a great con sumer of electricity. This causes special problems. The rates of electricity have in creased so drastically over the past year that the campus is paying approximately one third more for a lower rate of consumption, according to Dr. HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18201 By Dmnna Marie Baver William David, Campus Direc tor. For the first third of this fiscal year, the cost of electricity for Highacres was $7,640.00, as compared to the figure of $5*729.00 for the same business period last year. Last year electricity ran $28,000 for the year, while the estimated figure of this year's consumption is $38,000. However, the actual consumption of electricity is probably less this year than last year because of the mea sures which have been taken over the year to conserve en ergy and costs. Costs may fur ther increase, according to Dr. David, as a result of the fuel adjustment rule affixed to the electric bills - costs of increases to the electric company can be passed direct ly to the consumer. The costs of heating the campus otherwise have also risen,considerably. For the 105 tons of coal which High acres bums per winter, the cost in 1974 was $23 per ton, while this year the cost has skyrocketed to $5O - more than double the cost of the pervious year. Highacres also heats a number of its buildings with oil, the costs of which is presently over $1200.00 for the heating of only three buildings. The campus has instituted a number of conservation and money-saving measures. High acres is now in the process of arranging a lighting reduction program which will involve Continued Page 5 intide the collegian opinion page .....Page 4 features Page 2 s.u.b. reports...,Page 8 sports. Page 10 FEB. 6, 1975
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