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Editorial Opinion
More Steps Needed
I The adoption of a new judicial code by the Senate
Committee on Student Affairs marks a c Crete ' step
'toward making the University's judicial s4stem more
democratic
We would like to -commend .Dr. Laurenlce Lattman
and, the members of his committee for developing this
;code which outlines procedure for the varipus judicial
agencies and the rights of students involved in judicial
proceedings,
This standardization of men's and womin's'judicial
procedures as a big steal - Pout yet a first step: toward the
ranch needed judicial revision at the University.
Students now know their rights. Judic4l agencies
now have a stated definition of procedure. 4,utrthe fact
remains that many inconsistencies and out-dated regula
tions continue to exist in Penn State's judicial system.
'Now that men and wiimen's judicial systems have
reached a degree of standardization, we urge an immediate
continuation of this initial effort. ; •
The Association of Women Students is in the process
of reviewing and up-dating women's rules and regulations:
We commend this action.
We hope that the revised women's rules and the men's
xules will :be coordinated to avoid futitre confusion on
:policy.
Another aspect of the judicial setup whip, at present,
leaves much to be desired is the system of Penalties.
We urge both men and women's judiCial bodies to
examine their penalizing practices, coordinate them and
reach a degree of standardization whiCh Will eliminate
many of the inconsistencies which have existtd in the past.
We hope that the Senate committee's action represents
the first of many steps that are - neede to adhieve amore
democratiC and equitable judicial system at! Penn State.
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focus
After Voting,
• For the past" several weeks
there has been muc4 discus
sion on the current USG elec-
Parilicipa n t s
such discus
on can be
and: in the
on's Den, the
uner Room,
te • evening
d ectly morn
bun sessions
the dorms,
in,' and just
about anywhere
you bappen to
COLEMAN
be on campus.
The principal topic of dis
cussion seems to concern not
the candidates or the party
platforms but, rathet!, whether
or not the student gifvernment
at Penn State is of any real
worth.
There is a large group of
students who think -that USG
is a do-nothing group and that
is serves no purpose. save to
give a few egotistical students
a chance to practice power
politics before they advance to
state and national litvels.
I disagree.
The USG - is not just thirty
four members of thk, executive
branch and Congress The USG
is made up of the entire stu
dent body of this ,University
2 cents worth
Psssst
Stay Apathetic
As a student who is inter
ested 'in student government
and who votes in campus elec
tions, I 'urge all uninterested
students not to vote in the USG
presidential elections today.
.I have several good reasons
for attempt
to hold• do
the vote
First, by
voting you si
dents will
making
vote more ' i
portant. If of
25 per cent
the stude
body vo t
then I will hl
four times' t
voting power
would i ,have 'had if everyone
had vOted.
My ;second reason pertains
only to those students who live
downtown. As a town inde
pendent man, I don't want
other TlM'ers to ilet the urge
to' vote Ithis sprg since
.it
might starta pre ent.
I am .particularly; jealous of
the strength my vote has in
Congressional elections. In last
winter's election only about 250
Letters
Supported
TO THE EDITOR: Although a
casual observer on the current
political scene, who for four
years has enjoyed .the apathetic
approach toward,student gov
ernment so characteristic of the
majority of my felilow students,
ram attracted by $ very unique
aspect of this year's elections.
There is a qualified candidate
for USG president p-- Allison
Woodall.
I am sure .tha i i- those :who
have heard her spit)* will agree
'with: me that hen*, at last, is a
very dynamic peitson who ran
give student t goxteitiment the
spirited leadekship that it so
vitally needs.
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and we, the students are re
sponsible .for its actions.'
Thii argument that USCG: is
a do-nothing group was sum
med up very well in a letter
Written by Burt Kaplan in yes
terday's Collegian. Kaplan said:
"Student government in my
opinion is worthless: a big-talk,
do-nothing body, pampering
and bur Ping the University ad
ministrators. How can you have
effective government with an
"elite" of reactionary, minia
ture overlords manipulating the.
strings of puppet• students?"
Another prevalent attitude
is: "Why can't someone else do
it, I'm too busy." This is one
of the reasons why the 'USG is
often stimied. How can - - any
one really expect a small group
of students elected to the ex
ecutive positions of USG to ac
,complish anything if •• we stu
dents do not give them support.
Students seem to have the
`idea that as soon as they put
their ballot in the slot, their
job is finished and it is now
up to the elected officers to
carry forward the program.
It is the right of every under
graduate student to vote in the
spring elections, but it is the
duty of each and every voting
student to provide continuing
suporf for the candidate elected.
front of Old
The Daily Collegian has done
all it can to inform the students
by clove runkel
town men voted. We 250 elect
ed eight representatives, which
is more than one-fourth of the
entire Congress. In districts
where voting was heavy, near
ly 500 votes were cast for one
Congressional seat.
This apathy on the part of
fellow TlM'ers made .my vote
more than 15 times as power
aful any one ballot cast by a
coed in South Halls, for in
stance, an area where voting.
was heavy.
But, TIM with nearly 4,000
residents deserves, by the USG
Constitution, eight seats on the
USG Congress.
My third reason- for urging
a small voter turnout, is purely
connected with Collegian and
Collegian finances. If relatively
few students vote, the Elections
Cominissicin will only require,
a few- hours to count ballad
and we can write our elections,
story early in the evening and
not be forced to pay for going
overtime.
And also, who wants to stay
in Sackett building putting out
a newspaper until late* Friday
night, especially Spring Week
end?
So please take this advice
from me, STAY APATHETIC.
mum
lld CAN ANYBODY HIT Wi4EN
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what.
by den 'coleinan
on llie candidates and issues of
the election. The Elections
Com Mission has even gone to
the trouble of providing "float
ing polls" so that the students
do not have to "go out of their
way tea yote. But, regatdless of
these, measures taken, it is still
up to 'each student to evaluate
the candidates and issues, cast
an intelligent vote and then
support the winning candidate:
I challenge those who yell
"do-nothing" to review their
criticisms and make an attempt
to correctlthe ills of the student
government here at Penn State
before th4y degrade it. ,
Letters
Ttioughts by
A Bomb Ban
Demonstrator
TO THE EDITOR: Wednesday,
I committed myself actively,
by joining { a passive resistence
demonstration, against the re
sumption of nuclear tests by
the United States.
I experienced the futility of
being in a minority and oppos-I
ing the majority. We werel
lauihted at occasionally; •Ii
don"t know if we achieved any-j
thirig. It's interesting how such;
groups must appeal in black)
and white terms to achieve'
solidarity.
I! don't agree totally with
every point of such a demon
stration. The problem is -very
complex, yet, a commitment
can- be made If one is award
of the available facts.
Most , people who . wouldn'
join are ignorant or the facti
and/or are afraid of minorities;
any minority. "If Kennedy be;
lieves tests should resume, then
I trust him," is the usual atti4.
tude.
This reasoning is ludicrouj.
Kennedy is "right" pragmati,L
cally and'l'm afraid this is the
philosophy of 'too many people.
By my actions, I believe that
I have begun a pattern •of be
havior which will further de
velop in the future.. But I see
now that a carefully considered
position—on anything—will be
attacked by ignorance.
•;I still question the effectiv -
ness of my behavior in . t e
demonstration—it is a dogmat c
though dramatic approath. t
has an immediate , appeal An
Many ways. Is it more effect We
than the pen, the written wonr
I don't know. -
I
I distryst the shocking. a -
peal to move masses—it's t o
Hitlerish. I seem to prefer re -
mining, discussing, just as I d d
with one person. who honestly
wanted to know what we bi
lieved. I explained as 10 - gically
as I could, and this,meant mor
to me than my hours of holdu' g
tits a sign, saying, "When ,it
rains, it pours Strontium 90." .
t may not make a good demon
strator.
—Bob Lama! '
Grad Student
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