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Editorial Opinion
11. j
intenigent Votes; -1,
The approach of all-Univrsity elections!isi often ad
companied by an increase in the tempo of campaigning
and a noticeable tendency for the carnpaigns,Ao be based
more on personalities and less on qualifications.
We are always glad to witness a step-up In.the inten•
city' of the campaign since it provides,a means of discuss
ing and evaluating many of the important issues affecting
University students. It also helps to arouse student inter
est in controversial issues and problems.
We deplore the infection of personalities into the cam
paign, and believe the politicians who attempt to capitalise
on such a move will find they have underestimated he in
telligence and sophistication' of the voters.
In the elections that will be held Wednesday, Thurs
,
day l and Friday, students will select three all-University
officers, three class presidents and two USG Congressmen.
We urge alLstudents to vote in this election', but more
important we urge all student 4 tb vote intelligently after
considering the qualifications, opinions and. objectives Of
each candidate.
_A wise decisiorCean be made by reading and evaluating
the party planks and,discussing them with the candidatfea.
,The Daily Collegian will help voters evaluate the
issues of the campaign tomorrow by presenting a thorough
anaylsis and evaluation of each slates campaign planks.
:Every student but especially thc;,critics of student
goVernment has an obligation ,to cast intelligent balibts
in 'this election.
If USG is to become an important and more powerfUl
instrument and 'iopkesman of the student; it needs the
support of every student. An intelligent vote' is the best
means of registering that support.
A Student-Operated Newspaper
57 Years of Editorial Freedom
Elatig 0111#niatt
Successor to The Fee Lance, eat. 1817
Talkillehrd Tuesday through Saturday Meryl Ing during the Vniseralty yeii. The
'►ally Collegian is -a student-operated newspaper. Entered as seetrad-rlass smatter
Jett 5. UPI al the State College. Pa. Post Office ander the set of March 1, 18711.
Mall Sobeeription Piioet ii-•• • year
Mailing Address Boa tel. State College, Pa.
Member of The Associated Pre s.
ANN PALMER
Editor .
Managing Editor,, Carol KonirJesaan: City relitora. Jean Mohan and David SsMach:
News and World Affairs:Editor, 'Kay Mills: News and restores Editor. Sandra
Yagol; Editorial FAllort. 'Joel Myers and David Minkel; Sparta Co-oditork John
Morris sad Dean DUHck; Photography Co-editors, Tors Drawn' and Den Celi
na/so: Ponionnel Direetar, Sortie* Orton.
Loral Ad Mgr.. Jean Pahl: Aaalatant Loral Ad Mir.. Jane Silverstein: National
Ad Mir.. Badmen Brown: Credit Mgr, Ralph Friretitian; AuWant Erwin Mgr..
...Harry Ruth; Prewittion Mgr.. Barry Levitz: Clatiaillwi Ad Catherine
; Circulation Mir., Mason Cbeaalert Personnel bigr, Anita Hell; Office
Msr.. Lynn Murphf .
PIPTINIta with stonipialate about The WIT wilievie Pone? ar news
coverage may yaks them In the letter to the editor column at present them;
In penmen nr In writing. to the editor. All complaints 1011 Oe Investigutot •nd
Orono made is rowdy situations where this slowspaper_la at fault. The Daily
Collegian. however. npisoliis Um tight to maintain its- independence and to
exercise Its own huhrusent as to what It thinks Is in the lima interest of the
Ualverity a. a what".
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THE DAILY COU.EGIAN, UNIVERSITY WK. PENNSYLVANIA
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Where_ Does Apathy Ind?
With all Oat talk andut stu
dent opinion on campus I won
der how much.. you've heard
lately. One night lasA week I
was escorted.back to the dorm ,
by four or five 11110)02n men. ,
We began to talk about Col'
legian and ---- if the
young mei
"You knot
that stuff
USG that
print in
paper?
"Well,
don't you
throw it
We don't
about '
stuff. ' Wh
didn't
know the,
electio
round this place M .
until some guy knocked on my
door the - other night and told
me' to VOTE:* .
This greatly disturiped me be
cause I know there :are many
people around this University
with similar sentiments. They
don't know what's going on,
they don't care and' they 're
fuse to bother to fired out.
College years' mold:a person's
character. H'ere one trains for
a profession, adjusts to living
with other people and forms
interests which one Will pursue
throughout life. :
With this philosophy on Os
Letters
Deals,
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Jr., .soph Hit ' , 1 . -
Campus Party Hit for ,
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university I arty'
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Corrupt •Politics Ta c ti cs ;
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Campaign Iracticst, TO THE EDITOR: This time Liberal party, have left the
TO THE EDITOR: Last fur s . last year the present all-Uni- party" in disgust.-
-,- versity officers were elected Th.: mer4er was blockee
day University party . held I a on a "reform ticket," The whole the mass. registration of t .
series of rallies in - West Halls. campaign was based on the Campus - party, students as
These gatherings were heralded promise' of clean, effective eral Iparty members. This I
1 _campus politics. think is a rather underhanded ,
by posters, proclaiming "Dean The students heartily sup- method symbolic of what Cam-1
Wharton, Marry Baker, - and ported this idea and swept the pus party 'stands for this year.'
Margo Lewis (36-22-36)" ' and ' Campus party' candidates into Another example of Campus
" Even if youaren't interested office. • Liberal parties' corrupt politics
• - This year ,because of their ' is the way in which nomina
in Mar go!" "Even if you aren't; interested inaction and unoutstanding tionsi were handled. Ann Ma-
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.. - leadership the Campus party honey was seeking a noinina.:
This was a direct answer to leadership is hurting for a tion from Campus .Party. The
U.S.G. President Foianini's plea major campaign issue' or for Campus party - z- c h air ma n
for "an 'appeal to intelligence" some gimmick to use. changed the time of the nomi:-
through . "tasteful , campaign- Because of_this void the Cam- nation meetingTather than per
ing." These meetings were pus party 'has resorted to mit Miss Mahoney to beat one
notable for their misinforrria- methods of campaigning which of his hand-picked candidates.
tion and misrepresentation. 1 , they so loudly criticized last Neither Miss: Mahoney nor
. , . . spring. Any reform this year is - her supporters were notified of ;
A new ow in campaigning needed within Campus party the Change. Ho* can the Cam:.
was reached - when Milos `,- itself.
~. . • pus party candidates and lead-
Davonitc. chairman of Univer- . .. '''.
It seams to me that they ership provide ' fair and e ff ec-'
sity party, attackeifl the Na- want so to stay in power that five Ileadership for all -of the
timid Student Association as a th ., •
are clos ing their eyes to student body, when they deny
'left-leaning, ultra-liberal or- , h ;f r own methods. • , it' toimany of their own mem
ganization. coruddenki by some'. — Deals have run rampant both bers.l
,
to be communistic .'" - . inside and outside of the Cam- Because Ido - not agree with
. These "some" do ;not include pus party. One example IS the the (Campus-I.oseral , platforrn-
Presidents Eisenhower an d merger between Campus and in practice of corrupt politics.
Kennedy, Senators lllorton (Re. Liberal parties. Last year when ---, I ask that each voter remember -
publican National Chairman) the Liberal leadership enter- thatla man's deeds reflect his
'atid Humphrey (Senate Major- - tained the suggestion from "some character.
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ity Whip), former :trice Prig- of the Liberal party members Rather lOok : - to the Univer
dent Nixon and Geitrernor Ste- to merge with University.party, sity party. ticket}to provide the
venson; all of whom hive Campus party, with the help lea d e rship, experience, u
lauded the National Student of a few opportunistic, new standing characters and prson-p
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Association. .
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Liberal party members, blocked alines that :should represent
the intended action. • • you! in the •
all-University of-
Previous to this 4indulgence
in fantasy, University' party's I use the words "a few," and fices.
candidate for U.S.G?. vice presij "new" pointedly, because the -
dent, Morris Baker,bommented old members: the founders of
that-the National Shiident ASso-
ciation is of -.little value to the
students. More than one Mil- .
lion students at. 400 other Col- -
leges and univeisities feel - .
otherwise. % ..
,They see some value to:1 4'
Se non-profit bobk-cirdeeing
service which - guarantees! to
supply students with all text
books ,at savings of 10 to 25'
per- cent; .i
ea student ;ovtirnment. in
formation service 4 which. will
supply informatioti on how
other schools have iiolved prob
lems similar to . Those which
arise at this Univtirsity;
•and numerous ; other serv
ices. • I
In short, Won:. Dzvc;nik.
Wharton, p and galulr, and Wss
Lewis, we feel 'a campaign
should be waged on issues not
personalities, facti - not 'fig
ures."
..--Educray Wizsderinan
--Ann 'Tyson lid
•alue l l of college in mind. I
keep wondering if this fresh
man's present outlook will fol
low him and others like him
for the rest of their lives. When
he is 21, will be still be un
aware of elections until . some
one tells him to vote?
Before I go any farther, let
me anticipate reactionto my
statements. Many of you are
thinking: "National politics are
different from campus politics.
Sure, we'll worry about elec
tions when we're out in the
world."
Will you?
I wonder how many, people
on this campus realize what
they are missing by being. apa
thetic. This University offers
students a chance to partici
pate, actively in a representa
tive government. It offers stu
dent political parties where
issues that concern every stu
dent are brought up, discussed
and acted upon.
'ln this week's election full
medical and dental care for
students and a revised grading
system are just two of the is
sues at hand. These issues touch
every student directly. If stu
dents can't identify themselves
with issues so close at hand,
how can they expect to develop
an intense interest in broader
national issues?
Some students say: " I came
to college to get 'an education.
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TUESDAY, APR!! 24, 1962
by mini, pelmer!
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I go to 'classes and I study and
I couldn't care less about all
these little extraciurricular ac
thritiee
. After graduation will there
same people say: "I have a job.
I mow lawns Jot . a living. I
couldn't care lest . about the
price Of steak cilia wars in
Africa) or racial ,problems in
the South?"
It frightens inel.o think that
students at this and at other
Univeisities ar e developing
their chdracters along such apa
thetic I lines. There is much
offered at this Ithiversity that
self-made .student scholars call
trite.
But these "trivial things:'
such as student; government.
elections and political, issues
offer Students a Chance to
velop their interests and broad
en their knoviledge of the prac
ticaLeide.of life. These "trivial
things': make a student into an
interesting and interested 'per
son with more facility than a
6-inch volume of • the latest
nuclear developntents.
ThiS country is constantly de
manding more-and more vital
ly interested and level-headed
young people. Where will they
. come from when studepts seem
•to be { developing ; the attitude:
"Throw it out.: 1 , -.don't care.
Somebody,-better tell me to
vote; bp rwon't."ik wonder how
long= it _will be before they ask
to "be told HOW , :to" vote.
, - —AI- Sharp', '64
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