iHighacres Collegian
Volume 5 Number 2
1989-90 SGA President and Vice President
Kerri Greene and Kathy Ryan
New Smoking Policy
for Penn State
It has been determined that
cigarette smoking is the largest
preventable cause of illness and
premature death in the United
States. It is associated with the
unnecessary death of over
350,000 Americans annually.
More recent studies have indicated
that nonsmokers who are exposed
to secondhand tobacco smoke are
at an increased risk of illness. It is
the intent of this policy to promote
a more healthy environment for all
members of the Penn State Uni
versity community at all locations.
Policy Statement and Guide
lines
SMOKING OF ANY MATE
RIALS BY UNIVERSITY MEM
BERS IS PROHIBITED IN ALL
FACILITIES OF PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALL LOCA
TIONS. THIS POLICY IS NOT
INTENDED TO APPLY TO PRI
VATE RESIDENCES.
DEFINITIONS
Any employee who performs
services for Pen State University,
whether on a regular full-time ba
sis or any type of temporary full
time or part-time basis; also in
cluding but not limited to work
study employees, regular student
employees, intern, practicum stu
dents, and contractors. University
The Penns
members also include all visitors,
students of all categories, alumni,
and any other person on campus
for any purpose, during the period
of time that they are in a university
facility.
Smoking
The burning of any type of
lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or
any other smoking equipment,
whether filled with tobacco or any
other type of material.
Facility
Any enclosed area of a struc
ture or portion thereof, and which
structure is owned and/or being
occupied or operated by the uni
versity. This is intended to in
clude university owned and oper
ated vehicles. This is not intended
to include private residences.
Private Residences
Any living space occupied by
students or others as their private
living space. This would include,
but not be limited to such facilities
as student rooms in residence
halls, residence hall staff apart
ments, student apartments, and
graduate housing.
EOMEcmem
The success of this policy de
pends upon obtaining and main
taining the willingness, under
standing and cooperation of all
smokers and nonsmokers in a uni-
Ivania State Universit
Spring Semi
at Eagle Rock
By Debbie Goodrich
Once again it is time for the an
nual Spring Semi-Formal Awards
Banquet. If you had fun at the
Winter Semi-Formal then get
ready to double your fun at the
Spring Semi-Formal. It takes
place on April 14 at Eagle Rock
Resort in Hazleton. The night be
gins with an outstanding buffet
dinner at 6:3opm followed by the
Awards Ceremony. Entertainment
will be provided by Jumpin' Jeff
Walker from WKRZ. Dancing be
gins at 9:00 p.m. and ends at 1:00
a.m.
Tickets are $25 per person and
can be purchased at any time up to
April 11. Tickets can be bought
on April 5,6,7, and 10 in the Kos
tos Building from 11-2 p.m.
Also, any S.G.A. Officer or Sen
ator can be contacted for tickets.
Directions to Eagle Rock Lodge
will be provided in the Kostos
Building on the designated days
for ticket sales.
If you have any questions abo
put the Semi-Formal, please con
tact any one of the following:
Debbie at 450-3309, Barb or Ja
mie at 450-3300 or Kristen at 450-
3294. Don't be left out of all the
fun on April 14. Buy your tickets
today for the Spring Semi-Formal
Awards Banquet.
versity facility. It is the responsi
bility of all members of the Penn
State community to observe this
smoking policy. Each university
member is responsible for moni
toring compliance with this policy
at his or her level of involvement
in the university community.
Disputes regarding the Imple
mentation of this policy shall first
be referred to the employee's su
pervisor for resolution.
Sfrom students regard
mentation of this pol
be referred to the Di
rector of Student Programs and
Services.
April 1989
Crime: From
Nothing to U-Park
By Kyle Sellers
Those of us who are used to
the calm serenity here at Highacres
may find our heads spinning when
we go out to UP. Not only will
we find that the party scene in
creases and people actually walk
around the campus after 5 o'clock,
but with this increase in excite
ment along comes an increase in
crime. Here at Highacres
throughout 1988, eleven acts of
vandalism were reported, wheras
at UP during the 'B5-'B6 school
year, $32,767 worth of damage
was done to PSU property, and
$16,655 to personal property due
to vandalism. For theft the differ
ence is more drastic; last year here
at Hazleton seven counts of lar
ceny were reported and one count
of forcible entry. The figures for
'B5-'B6 at UP are astounding
compared to these: personal loss
totaled $141,703; the residence
halls lost $57,899; and the losses
from vehicles totaled $9,943.
The total amount of losses due to
vandalism and theft at UP during
the 'B5-'B6 school year was
$258,967. Many students here
don't bother locking their doors
when they leave the room, but if
you do this at UP you'll just be
caome part of the figures.
Collegian Staff
Gina Donofrio
Bethann Longenecker
Michael Klein
editorial
John Burd
Entertainment
Mark Pledmonte
Creative
Brian Stone
Sporte
Bill Reader
Photographer
Greg Adams
Staff
Bethann Alimecco, Stacy Bagley,
Todd Brady, Therese Gill, Debbie
Goodrich, Kelly Jansen, Jen Mintz,
Kevin Weaver