Vandalism h
This year Penn State has seen
an enormous increase in van
dalism. However, the Phys. Ed.
building has never really been a
target of such Vandalism in the
past. A reason for this could be
that the Phys. Ed. building
represents an escape for many
students from many' hours of stu
dying,. With this in mind, it is
beyond me how individuals could
vandalize such an important
facility. During the winter term,
there was over $617.00 worth of
damage done to the Phys. Ed.
building. Among the $617.00, were
$102.00 to replace 17 door locks
that were jammed, $60.00 to
replace a thermostat, and cover,
$60.00 ,to replace broken ceiling
tiles, $BO.OO worth of labor to
repair the damage and $315.00 to
replace seven stolen basketballs.
According to Mr. Young, director
of the Phys. Ed. building and
coach of the Men's Volleyball
Fans taken for granted
It is about time that baseball fans stood up to the
owners and the players. The owners and players tend
to forget that it is the fan who pays for the main
tenance of the stadium, as well as the ridiculous
salaries that the owners shell out to the players. It is
always the fans who are stepped on, and, in spite of
this, people still come and fill up the various major
league ball parks. The rest of the exhibition season
has already been cancelled and the only people who
will be hurt by this will be the fans. They will be
paying $8 to $lO a seat on opening day to watch out-of
shape-players-get-back into- shape. - Most of the
player's salaries are guaranteed for the year so they
have nothing to lose. In fact, as soon as the rest of the
exhibition season was cancelled, half of the players
left to go home, showing their true dedication to their
teams. Isn't it about time that the fans go on strike,
bust to show that without the fans, there would be no
aseball season. Although Marvin Miller and the
Players Association are still threatening a strike at
the end of May if their demands are not met, they
seem to forget who actually keeps the league on its
feet. There are several organizations in existence now
which will have several hundred fans boycotting all
the opening games. I suggest that maybe all fans
should boycott the Major league for a week. The only
way the owners and players will take the fans
seriously is if the fans hurt them in their pockets. How
much more can the players ask for? The average
major league ball player makes approximately
$113,000 a year and a lot are signing contracts in the
millions. This foolishness must stop before the
American game of baseball becomes extinct; or
should I say, before the American baseball fan
becomes extinct.
Course handbook
Prior to the recent pre
registration, advisors received a
course selector handbook to help
students choose courses for
spring term. The selector,
describes the courses being
offered next erm in detail. This
description includes the name of
the instructor, projects, papers,
or tests required, and it also lists
any :pre-requisites would be
necessary to schedule any
particular course.
According to Mr. White,
its gym
team, those damages have not
been passed on to the students.
The money to repair all the above
damages will be taken out of the
students regular tuition.
However, there has not been an
increase in tuition to cover this
type of loss. One point must be
stressed here, if such vandalism
continues not only in the Phys.
Ed. building, but anywhere on
campus, the students will be the
ones who eventually must pick up
the tab. Most students on campus
find it hard to meet the tuition ex
penses now, and if the vandalism
continues, tuition's only direction
is up. Any individuals who see
such vandalism on campus
should report it, because such
damages must be repaired and
the money Must come from tui
tion, unless the individuals
responsible for the destruction
are brought out in the open.
by Scott Semmel
to help students
Administrative Assistant for
Academic Affairs, the idea,
which originated with the
Academic Affairs Committee,
was developed so that advisors
could be better informed on the
courses being offered and
therefore more helpful to their
advisees. The idea is on an
experimental basis during spring
term, and if found beneficial, a
selector will be put together for
the entire year. This would be
available for all students.
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Highacre
completes season
This year's swim team was one
of the largest that Highacres has
ever known. The team was com
posed of a total of thirty-five in
dividuals: eighteen men and
seventeen women. In the team's
first swimming meet held here at
Hazleton against the Ogontz
Campus, the women defeated the
Ogontz females by a score of 54-
32. Among the first and second
place finishers for the women
were Tracy Wagner, Denise
Alisio, Sue Nocchi, and Karen
Wertke, who placed first in the
medley relay; Kim Bailey, who
placed first and Michele Baran,
who placed first - in the 100 yard
free style; Karen Wertke, who
placed first in the 100 yard in
dividual medley; Patti Pipp, who
placed second in the 50 yard free
style; Sue Nocchi, who placed
first in the 50 yard butterfly;
Karen Wertke, who placed first in
the 50 yard backstroke; Denise
Aiisio, who placed first in the 50
yard breaststroke; Michele
Baran, who placed first and
Taluta Bush, who placed second
Butane lighters found to cause deaths
How many of you own and use the
Bic disposable lighter? Recent
studies have shown that "flicking
your Bic" is not very safe. The
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
reported that the Union Pacific
Railroad experienced two fatal
accidents caused by disposable
Butane cigarette lighters. These
accidents occurred in welding
areas while employers were
welding with Butant lighters on
their person. A spark from the
welder landed on the Butane
lighter, burned through the case,
exposing the liquid Butane which
exploded. One lighter in a shirt
May 1 deadline for
season ticket renewals
UNIVERSITY PARK,
Pa.—The Penn State athletic
ticket office is now accepting
season ticket order renewals
from last year's season ticket
holders.
"Last year's ticket-holders
have until May 1 to reorder their
tickets," athletic ticket manager
Bud Meredith says. "Each
season ticket-holder also will
have the opportunity to increase
his order until the May 1
deadline."
More tickets are available this
year, because Beaver Stadium
has been expanded again, this
time to a capacity of 83,017. A
total of 6,378 seats have been add
ed in the south end zone of the
stadium and will be available for
the season opener, Sept. 6,
against Colgate, and the five
otherhome games.
In seven Beaver Stadium
games last fall, Penn State
averaged 77,414 fans per game,
the fourth-highest average in col
legiate football in 1979.
Applications for season ticket
sales for persons who did not
have seats last fall and for in
dividual game ticket sales are
in the 500 yard free style; and in
diving Jenny Pastorius, who
placed first.
The men's team was defeated'
by Ogontz by a score of 66-20;
however, there were some bright
spots during the meet. Jeff
Campbell placed first in the 100
yard free style and also placed
second in the 50 yard
breaststroke. Mike Schultheis
placed second in the 50 yard free
style; Dave LaPenta placed se
cond in the 500 yard free style;
and in diving Robin Stauffer plac
ed second. One reason for the
men's disappointing showing was
that the team was hurt by an in
jury to Jim Polinchok, who Coach
Hago regards as one of the best
swimmers on the team. On Satur
day, April 12, at University Park,
our swim team, along with all
other Commonwealth campuses'
swim teams, participated in the
Commonwealth Swim Meet.
Hopefully, the Highacres swim
mers will be able to compete in
more matches next year.
pocket exploded and killed the
individual instantly. Another
employee had a lighter in his
pants pocket and , was also killed
when tithe lighter exploded. There
is the same amount of force in a
Butane lighter when it explodes
as in approtimately three sticks
of dynamite. Everyone should be
aware of the danger present and
avoid using a Butane lighter in
areas where welding and flame
cutting operations are
performed. Also, using a Butane
lighter should be avoided in any
area where there are open
flames.
available from the Penn State
athletic ticket office, 237 Recrea
tion Building, University Park,
Pa. 16802.
New applications for season
tickets are being processed with
'season ticket renewals. Any re
maining tickets will be available
for individual games on a first
come, first-served basis, after
June 16-17 mail to the athletic
ticket office.
"If there are more orders
received than can be filled on a
given day, then that day's order
will be filled with a random draw
ing," Meredith says. "We hope
we can accommodate all re
quests. If we can't, then the ran
dom drawing is the fairest way."
A minimum of 3,000 individual
tickets will be available for each
game. Individual game allotment
could be increased, if a visiting
team requests less than the 5,000
tickets available for distribution
to that school, Meredith says.
Individual game tickets are
$l2. A season ticket is available
for $66, a savings of $1 per game
based on the cost of the individual
game ticket.
Arts Class to visit NYC
On May 7 Dr. Price's Arts 1
class will travel to New York City
to fulfill a course requirement.
This trip is considered a type of
arts laboratory, comparable to a
biology lab in a biology class.
The group will leave the
Highlicres Campus at 8:30 am,
and travel by bus to 82nd Street
and sth Avenue in New York City.
They will spend the day exploring
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The objective of the trip is for the
students to compare and contrast
paintings. This will give the
students a practical application
of the knowledge they have gain ,
ed in the classroom. The group is
Scheduled to return to campus at
B:3Bpm.
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Paterno appoints
J. T. White
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--
John T. (J.T. ) White, Penn State
assistant football coach the last
26 years, has been named assis
tant to the athletic direCtor at
Penn State.
In announcing his first appoint
ment since becoming director of
athletics March 1, Joe Paterno
said that White will carry out a
variety of assignments designed
to take advantage of his "many
years of experience at the
University and his unique per
sonality." Many of thode
assignments will relate to
athletic facilities, construction
projects, event management,
athletic support services, sum
mer sports camps and personnel
matters.
"IT: White and I have been
colleagues for 27 years and I have
never known him to do anything
except to the utmost of his abili
ty," Paterno said. "He has been a
tireless worker, has
demonstrated ability, energy,
loyalty, a deep commitment to
'Penn State and obviously has
been an outstanding football
coach."
Paterno said he would bring his
coaching staff to full strength at
this time through internal
reorganization.
White is only one of four men to
serve at least 25 years on the
Penn State football staff. At Penn
State, he has worked with the
defensive ends and most recent
ly, the interior defensive line. He
has coached All-American defen
sive tackles Bruce Clark and
Matt Millen and middle guard
Randy Sidler, a 1977 first-team
All-Amecican selection. White
also has developed several All-
American defensive ends, in
cluding Dave Robinson and
Bruce Bannon.
White holds the unusual distinc
tion of earning varsity letters at
both Ohio State and Michigan.
He entered Ohio State in 1941
and earned varsity letters in both
football and basketball for the
Buckeyes as a sophomore. He
played on Ohio State's 1942 foot
ball team, which won the national
title under coach Paul Brown.
His playing career was inter
rupted by World War II and he
served in the Army from 1949 un
til 1946. He became an outstan
ding player at Michigan after his
discharge in 1946, earning two
football letters, playing in the
1948 Rose Bowl and the 1948 Col
lege All-Star Game, and lettering
in basketball.