“THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY CAMPUS, MEDIA, PA. NOVEMBER, 1976 Congressional Candidates Debate By: Karen Gilligan and Karen Wallace ¢‘I support the Supreme Court’s decis= ion on abortion,’’ said U.S. Rep. Robert W. Edgar in a debate with John Kenney and Samuel Cinger, at Penn State Uni- versity on Friday, October 8th, Edgar (D) was re-elected to a second term over Kenney (R). In the debate Edgar, the Democratic incumbent in Delaware County’s Seventh Congressional District, said if we had total prohibition of abortion, manipulative means would be used to perform them, “I am not for abortion on demand,” said Edgar. John M, Kenney, advisor and co-foun- der of Women Against Rape, said, “I support the strong human life amend= ment to the constitution.” Also on the platform was Samuel Cinger, a U.S, Labor Party candidate for the congressional seat, but he added little to the proceedings. The belief of the Labor Party, accord- ing to Cinger, is that technology and the steel industry are the most important factors for the improvement of the United States. NEWS NOTICES * Soccer team clinches championship, See page 4 for details. * The Pipeline, written by US.A,, is a new weekly publication on campus. * S,A.C, will sponsor a Coffee House on Friday night, December 10th from 8- 12 p.m, Refreshments will be served. * 70 pints of blood were donated follow ing the visitation of the Red Cross Bloodmobile on November 3rd and 4th, The bloodmobile will be back in the spring. * Dot Julius and the employees of Ogden Foods are making a request to all students to please leave the tables and vending area clean after using them, This is becoming an increasing prob- lem being caused by students. * The US,A. Is sponsoring a ciothing drive from November Sth to 19th from 9:00 a,m, to 4:00 p,m, * Registration for winter term will be held November 25th-30th, Classes be- gin on December 2nd, ‘‘A top priority is aid to higher educa- tion, Only one cent out of every tax dollar goes to education,” said Edgar, He also stated, “I would support aid to higher education and I have already co=sponsored bills to do so,”’ Kenney said he also supports aid to higher education, “I still am paying off a loan I received to go to school, so I know the feeling,” Cinger commented he was for aid to higher education, ‘We must increase the standard of living in this country.’’ This seemed tobe his over-all response to many of the questions asked, Other issues which drew a reaction from the 75-100 people seated in the audience was tax reform, employment, and criminal law. LIBRARY NEEDS SILENCE By: Maria McKelvey There have been many complaints late- ly, criticizing the lack of peace and quiet in the library. Some students at- tribute talkative students as the main contributors to the noise. The electric pencil sharpener has also been cited as noisy and annoying; however, it has been replaced with a manual sharpener. When Head Librarian, Sara Whilden, was asked whether she was aware of the situation, she commented, ‘It has been noisy on occasion.’”” She observed also that Fridays and during the examination period were the noisiest days. Whilden was asked whether she ever confronted students for being too noisy, Although she has gone around occasion- ally to quiet students, she feels that, ‘‘it’s not my policy to police behavior, I’m not anybody’s babysitter,’’ She added further with a smile, “I have a degree in Library Science not Library Silence.?’’ Whilden also mentioned that to try to alleviate the situation, she has gone to em eae a Core ee ees a J = gy lant the lounge to see how crowded it was and suggest the lounge to some groups who wished to talk, However, the lounge has been crowded, too. Whilden mentioned also that people have a misconception about the library’s primary function; not as a study area, but as an “information exchange cen- ter.” The Library serves both functions. As Whilden mentioned, some noise must be expected with traffic at the circulation desk, and by students receiving informa- tion, ‘‘Conversation iiiust go on, Loud whispers are as bad as open conversa- tion,’’ she added. Whilden also feels that if students are concerned about the noise, they them- selves could alleviate the problem more effectively by asking their peers to quiet down. ‘I sympathize with people who find it difficult to study,” she said. At the same time, she feels that the students must establish the responsibility for set- ting th2ir own standards as to what con- duct is acceptable in the library.
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