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Vol. XIV, No.5 Feb. 14, 1983
BditorinChief......c....c....civnin.s Peter D. Cook
Business Managers ..................... Michael Shiomos
: Doug Larson |
i Pam Kelly
Cartoonists. ........ ihn sie Michael S. Grogan
Diana Scogna
Advertising Editor... ........ 0.000 oeiiin, Jim Frederick
TY | SR RAS CE Or RE eR Pat Matkowski
Entertainment Editor.................... Nick Anastasio |
Literary Bditor .............ccoeiiiuinenss Frank Mitchell i
Sports BaMor........0..ciceivrvssinisssrrnes Tom Flynn cy
SLall voi vives vivian rnb Mark Von Berg
Ella Manis
Staff Photographers ........................ Gus Fendale
John DiCanillo
GraphicArtist....................os Adrienne DelVecchio
Yayout....o........o.. once Rachel Reed, Denise Weaver
Poetry/Literature ...................... Frank Mitchell II
BYDISE is ore sii seni fe itm sess wns ten Julie Regan
AAVISOr ...... ih oni risa sa eae Janet Alwang
General Staff: Karen Feilke, Chris Conti, Carol Stocku, Tina
Rapattoni, Shawn McCarey, Bernard Bozeman, Dave Smith,
Helen Cohen, Steve Geary. :
UNIVERSITY SEAL STOLEN — Sometime during the night of December 23 one of the University
seals was removed from the campus entrance wall. What the person(s) involved in this incident fails Lo
to realize is that this not a joke, it is a CRIME that carries a serious punishment. We would very much en
like to have the seal returned. Anyone knowing information relative to this incident is asked to con-
tact Mr. Slauch in room 105J, main building, or Dean Linder, room 105H, main building. All informa-
tion will be kept in strict confidence. Photo by Brian Shaunessy
Penn State Dance Marathon
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Auto Emissions Test Could
Cost You Up To $300
by Christopher Conti
If you own a car that takes
leaded gas only there is a good
chance you will be forced to pay
anywhere from 50 to 300 dollars
in repair fees.
According to the Clean Air
Act all cars built after the Act
was introduced, must have a
Catalytic Converter and take
unleaded gas only. In recent
years the E.P.A. has been in-
troducing federal laws requir-
ing all motorists to have an
Auto Emmissions test done on
their car. It is their estimate
that on a majority of the
vehicles the Catalytic Con-
verters have ceased to function,
and are helping car exhaust
become the number one pollu-
tant in the country. These tests
if they prove your converter is
defective could cost you up to
300 dollars in repair fees.
Because this is a federal law
all states are obligated to put
some sort of program into ef-
fect. Pennsylvania has been
fighting this law every inch of
the way. Alternative bills have
been introduced that would
minimize the costs to about
$50, or that the car owner
would be subjected to the tests
only when he sells the car.
Pennsylvania as of yet has not
created a program and the
federal government has
threatened to withhold the
money collected from the 5%
gas tax if one is not created
soon.
Either way the state loses
money: if it adopts the system
it will have to supply about 40
million dollars of machinery for
the tests, and if they fail to
adopt a system Pennsylvania
residents will be paying a 5%
\
gas tax and not gaining its
benefits.
Kay Jones Prof. at Drexel
University, Vice President of a
consultant Board, and con-
sidered by most to be the.
leading authority on air quality
control, has been lecturing
across the country against an
Auto Emmissions test. Accord-
ing to Prof. Jones the E.P.A.
has greatly over projected the
failure rates of the Catalytic
Converters. Jones states that
only those who illegally use
leaded gas when unleaded is
specified, those who take off the
Catalytic Converter or those
who have changed their car-
burator are in danger of not
meeting E.P.A. standards.
Jones estimates that achieving
the E.P.A. standards will do
almost nothing for air quality.
His studies conclude that it will
eliminate one days worth of
pollution every 3 years — hard-
ly enough to make any substan-
tial effect.
Jones thinks an acceptable
alternative would be heavy
fines if you are caught
unlawfully using leaded gas,
and a law requiring an emmis-
sions test only it the vehicle is
sold. This Jones claims will
discourage people from remov-
ing the converter if they will on-
ly be forced to replace it when
they sell the car.
The issue is now being fought
over in our commonwealth and
the state has the decision of
spending millions for a possibly
useless item, or going against
federeal law. Unfortunately
neither is a very pleasant choice
and we can only hope that Con-
gress comes up with a liveable
compromise to this costly pro-
blem.
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AKAI-PIONEER-SANSUI-TECHNICS
by Patricia Matkowski
As winter term rolls around,
so does the 11th Annual Inter-
fraternity Council Dance
Marathon of Penn State. This
year, over 500 dancers will par-
ticipate on Februrary 4th, 5th,
and 6th in this 48-hour
marathon, taking place in the
North gym of the Mary Beaver
White building of University
Park.
This event, which is one of
the largest campus-wide fund-
raisers in the country, will be to
the theme of ‘Give the Kids a
Chance ... Dance!’ All of the
proceeds of this year’s
marathon will benefit The Four
Diamonds Fund of the Milton
S. Hershey Medical Center. The
Fund helps relieve the financial
burdens for the families of
children being treated for
cancer at the center. It also pro-
vides up-to-date equipment,
service, and research for the pa-
tients.
This year the IFC would like
as much involvement in the
marathon as possible to reach
the goal of $100,000 and would
like all Penn State students to
join in the activities. The IFC
hopes that each branch campus
will have at least one couple
dance to represent them since
cash prizes will be awarded to
the top three campuses raising
the most money.
Money may be raised through
pledges received by the dancers
for each hour danced, canning
Club Report
and button and t-shirt sales. In
addition, competitions will be
set up between individual
branch campuses in hope of fur-
ther increasing enthusiasm
among students.
If you wold like to sign up or
have any questions, please call
the IFC Office, 203B H.U.B. at
(814) 865-3455.
The Christian Chronicles
by Helen Cohen
Do you usually find yourself
in the lounge or lobby Mondays
during fourth period just
wasting away the hour in
boredom? Well why not fill the
gap by coming to room 219 for
the Inter Varsity Christian
Fellowship meetings? Learn
about Christianity under the
guidance of such sparkling per-
sonalities as Mary Sidoriak,
Mark Parish, Kevin Lyods and
the many others who lead and
participate.
Not only does Inter Varsity
offer Bible studies, prayer, and
learning and sharing ex-
periences, there are also many
socials (parties, concerts,
retreats, ski weekends), and
soon to come — films! So come
and join the good, clean fun and
learn a little about what it takes
to be a Christian! Join Inter
Varsity! Mondays, room 219,
fourth period!
Can’t make the meetings but
have something on your mind
that’s bothering you? Jot down
your thoughts and drop them
off in the prayer request box on
the wall in the lounge in the
main building.
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Another $6,000 for four years of monthly weekends and two-week sum-
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You don't have to wait for college to join the Army Reserve. If you're
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