—The Highacres Collegian Blizzard hits Hazleton: classes will be held On January 9, the Hazleton area was hit with 6-8 inches of snow with another 6 inches forecast for that evening. The roads were in terrible condition for driv ing, and many students hoped that classes would be cancelled. Were they? No! How deep does the snow have to be before classes are cancelled at this cam pus? Both the Schuylkill and Wilkes-Barre Campuses' classes were cancelled that day. It is hard to believe that our administrators would overlook the fact that many of our students travel to Highacres from such areas as Wilkes-Barre, Weatherly, and Mahanoy City. Is it fair to ask these students to risk their lives or, at the very least, their cars driving such a distance in dangerous conditions? When there is that much snow on the ground, even if you live in Hazleton, the campus seems 50 miles away. And what makes the whole situation even more unbearable occurs when someone struggles in for an 8 am class to find that their professor never made it! We're not saying classes should be cancelled for 1 or 2 inches; but when there's already 6-8 inches of snow on the ground with more forecast and roads labeled as "treacherous", we say that is sufficient reason to cancel them. If the administration continues to insist on holding classes on such days, the eventual result will be a tragedy. They're saying on campus... "Too little, too late describes the Florida Youth Alliance's reaction to the law that raised the state's legal drinking age from 18 to 19 last year. "The alliance is calling for a boycott of Florida by out-of-state students during spring break, a move that the alliance hopes will hit Florida right where it hurts in the tourist industry, "The youth alliance, by contacting colleges in the northeastern and midwest United States, is advising students to spend their vacation time and money in sunny Galveston, Texas instead. "There, the alliance promises, students can find ~ bars and clubs galore that 18-year-olds may frequent .... "While we agree ... that the law was a mistake, we feel the boycott of Florida as a response is an even bigger mistake. "...it is doubtful that enough independent out of-state students could be organized to make a significant impact .... Most students do not plan their vacations or come to Florida for its bars.. . . "For those students who do plan their vacations around the availability of liquor, we urge them to ... spend their vacations in Galveston. There are enough drunk drivers on Florida's highways. "...The time for action and organization by groups such as the Florida Youth Alliance was before the law went into effect, not after...." Editorial in the U. of South Florida "Reagan's dismal array of corporate cowboys, small time fixers and Nixon-era retreads is the most depressing (cabinet) group we've been faced with in a long time. There is no attempt to even appear to incorporate any real thinkers into the decision making process. Once again, we are faced with a circle of dull old men, whose tone was set by Malcolm Baldridge, designate for the Secretary of Commerce: haven't even found the front door to the Department of Commerce yet.' Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss : One can almost hear the glee emanating from the boardrooms of the Fortune '500'." Editorial in the Mankato State University Reporter Opinions and Comments Oracle. • ,\ ii /i li o : , 4 ... ea/ I " Letters to the editor Dear Editor, The Medieval Feaste was held on January 31 and February 1. Eleven students out of approx imately 1,250 signed up to attend the Feaste on student night, January 30. That's a disgrace! We must have the most apathetic student body on any college cam pus in the state. Don't any of you want to get involved? Everyone is always complaining that there's nothing to do in Hazleton. Well, when there is something to do no one wants to participate. To all of you that didn't go to the Feaste, all I can say is you missed a fun and entertaining evening. To Dr. Jumpeter and the chorus: I can't wait until next year's Feaste! Sincerely, An irate student Dear Editor, As a commuter, I have a 40- minute ride when roads are good, but when it snows it takes a great deal more time to get to school, not to mention the safety hazard. One time I never even made it home from school and stayed at a friend's house. I wish that one morning, when it's snowing, I will hear that classes at Highacres are canceled just like other area colleges A commuter The Highacres Collegian prints letters to the editor 1 -tl-8I Corrections from Last Issue The Collegian would like to cor rect two items from the December 18 issue. The soccer article on page 11 was incorrectly bylined Alex Prodes. Also the library has not received any new cassette tapes as reported in The Collegian. Vol. 16, No. 4 Executive Editors Associate Editors News Editor Composition Editors Feature Editor Sports Editor Business Manager .... Advertising Managers Photography Photography Editor Artist Photographers Special Correspondent The office of THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN is located in Rm. 108 in the South building. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:05 p.m. to 12:90 p.m. Other hours can be arranged by appointment. Unsigned editorials represent the official view of the COLLEGIAN. Views expressed in bylined articles are those of the individual contributor and do not reflect the official view of the COLLEGIAN. Responsible comment is invited. Letters To The Editor should be signed and mailed or delivered to THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN office. THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN is published twice each term by the students of the Hazleton Higliscres Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. From the Editor's Desk Ken Skuba, who has served with us as an Executive Editor of the Collegian for the past year and a half, resigned from his position on January 15th in order to pur sue other interests. Ken's depen dability and dedication while he was an Executive Editor are to be commended. On behalf of the Collegian staff, we would like to wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. We will be leaving our positions as Executive Editors after this issue. Our Associate Editors, Chris Tarler, Kelly Yale, and George Yanoshik, will be taking over as Executive Editors and will serve in that position next year also. We know these three students to be capable, hard working, and willing to take on the responsibility of running the Collegian. We will continue to work for the Collegian in a much more indirect fashion by serving as student advisors for the re mainder of the year. We are cer tain the new Executive Editors will continue to maintain the standards of professionalism we tried to establish while Editors of the Collegian. Charlene Scheib Bill Sheman The Executive Editors The Collegian Welcomes Home Fellow Americans HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS t i _,,lui.,, j a,w u a, 22llLL l Christopher Nash Michael Lewis Brouse Bob Keifer, Tony Leshinskie, Charles Orlofsky, Tom Topoleskie, Catherine Vieira Jim Bagley, Lisa Betley, Chris Hausammann, Marie Kiapac, John V. Lewis, Colleen Reese, Donna Rose Roberts, Alita Rovito, Jerry Trently, Bill Warg, Pam Weeks, Enoch Zelenski Our Feb. 13, 1981 Charlene M. Scheib William H. Shaman . Dr. Margaret Cote ... Christopher C. Tarler Kelly Yale George P. Yanoshik, Jr. Ron Mackunis Lori Kunkel Carol Meiser Cindy Evancho Eric Reidinger Debbie Williams Debbie Gorman Michele Ritz Jane Ann Bugda
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