Tom Smith Takes
Over SGA
On Septmeber 29, 1988 at the
Hazleton Campus Student
Goverment association meeting,
a petition was presented to
President James Shoemaker by
Senator Thomas G. Smith Jr.
asking for Jays resignation. The
Petition said the following:
"I, Thomas G. Smith Jr., hearby
petition the members of the
1988/89 S.G.A. for a re-election
and/or ImpeachmEnt of the current
president Jamas Shoemaker 1,
Woo; with the undersigned, feel
that he has not had the best
Interest of the univwsity at hand
his academt and social
performance have proved to be
detremental to the Image of the
&G.A. Hoiceforth„ I Initiate the
impeachment and/or re-election
procectras.'
This petition was signed by 90 4 4
of the voting party. Jay then
resigned as president of the
Hazleton Campus S.G.A.
According to the S.G.A.
OonstituUon, in case of a
resignatiOn or Impeachment the
vice president shall be the nactincr
president until a re-election takes
place. The elections we held on
October 4th and sth and Thomas
O. Smith and Jay Shoemaker were
the two candidates. The results
from the election were amounced
at the SG A. meeting on October
6. The newly elected President of
the S.G.A. is Thomas G. Smith Jr.
Tom was a S.O.A. Senator last
semester. When I asked Tom why
he crew up a petition, he said 'it
was We to the lack of action and
respectability that was achieved
last year which was not up to par
this year." Tom would like to see
S.G.A. become one of the most
powerful organizations on campus
and be respected by all students,
not just the S.G.A. 'clique."
Another goal which Tom hopes to
achieve this year deals with the
relationships between the various
clubs on campus. A close unity
between the clubs is essential for
a successful Student Government
Association,
Tom's determination to make
S.G.A. a respectable organization
on campus is We to the fact that
he has a great concern for the
well-being of this campus. For
example, significant results have
already been made about the
parking problem on campus We to
the meetings with Mr. Krone
discussing student complaints and
suggestions. Thomas G. Smith Jr.
has he best interest of the
students and campus at heart and
he will work hard to regain the
reputation and respectibillty that
this campus Student Government
Association deserves.
The S.O.A. meetings are every
Tom Smith - Ne - W President
Thursday in the Comnions
Conference Room. They begin at
12:30 p.m and usually last until
1:00 p.m. Anyone and everyone Is
Alcohol Awareness Week a Big
Success
October 17-21 was the National
Coleglete Alcohol Awareness
Wee. BACCHUS hosted the week
of events in cooperation with RHC.
93A. the Weight Lifting Club and
WHCB radio.
BACCHUS would like to thank
the campus community For their
support and cooperation in making
the second annual Alcohol
Awareness week a BIG success.
On Monday, October 17th, the
Dining Hall was transformed into a
nigtclub for the BACCHUS
Mocktail Party. The nightclub
setting, D.J., and non-alcoholic
drinks provided students with the
opportunity to have a great time
without alcohol. A (pat time was
had by all who attended. Tuesday,
the movie 'Happy Birthday Rays
was shown in the South Hall
Lobby. Students had the
opportunity to examine the signs
of someone on the road to alcohol
abuse and how it affects friends
and family. The movie educated
students to identify signs of
alcohol abuse and to make a
commitiment to help frineds and
family before It is too late.
Wednesday as BACCHUS'
Statistics Day. Every 20 minutes
someone des from an alcohol
related incident. 24 volunteers
(from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) had their
faced painted white, had R.I.P.
signs placed on their backs and
were not allowed to speak. The
purpose of this program was to
show the impact of the statistical
data related to alcohol abuse. :The
success of the program was
summarized in a poem written by
Tim Ku2MitSky.
vers
welcome whether you are a
member of a club or not. Come
and be a part of the Penn State
Hazleton Campus S.G.A.
It's very scary being dead.
I was killed today in an alcohol
related accident.
One happens, on an average,
every twenty minutes.
At 1:40 p.m. today my life was
ended. I don't
know the name of the etcher, orgy
that he
I don't know if he
was dunk
lived.
I walked trough crowds of frinds
and acquaintances.
I could speak to none. I was a
memory.
No one understood the
implications. None would
speak to me again. They couldn't
tell me Jokes.
I can't laugh. There are no sad
stories for me.
I can't cry. I'm dead and I don't
want to be.
There was no music running in my
head
The sounds all were so distant.
the joy
I felt with the wind in my hair and
the
sun In my eyes, the pulse of my
life which
once beat in my veins, all the.
things I
took for granted, I miss them now .
Oh,
how I miss them. I'll never again
know
the touch of a warm summer
breeze on my
face or the beating of my own
heart.
I'm dead and I don't want to be
Collegian
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Mr. Biacchi, We
The Students of
Penn State
Hazleton Would
Like To Extend
Our Deepest
Sympathy To You
& Your Family
On Wednesday evening, the
Wyomingy Valley Alcohol and Drug
Services Inc. and on Thursday,
Alcoholism and Drug Services of
Lower Luzern County informed
students of the facts and fallacies
of drug and alcohol abuse.
The week ended with an
Alcohol Awareness Week Poster
Contest co-sponsored by
BACCHUS and RHC. 9 posters
were sbmitted for the $75.00,
$50.00 and $25.00 gift certificates.
It was a difficult task for the
Judges to determine the winners
After an hour of deliberation
Michael Jordan won first place,
Mike Klein won second place and
Keith Force won third place.
Once Wain, BACCHUS
thanks everyone who supported
and participated in the Pem State
Alcohol AM/81VMSS Week.