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Editorial Opinion
on the Record Now
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When a uniform judicial codi : was adopted in April,
The Daily Collegian went on record* considering the
move the proverbial "first step"; toward a truly just sys
tem. More strides toward this go'sl were made Tuesday as
the University Senate voted this code into its policies and
rules for undergraduate students, commonly known as
the Senate Regulations.
. The new rule W-16 now spells out for all to see the
rights of students involved in disciplinary actions. Ary
future. University students may now be fully informed-pf
their rights before judicial groups consisting in any part
of their peers and including the Senate Subcommittee on
Discipline.
Only the Senate may now change this policy. Its basic
points :are subject to no whims of interpretation.
There was some question, however, at the Senate
meeting about loose wording in the requirement that
charges be made "sufficiently specific" to "reasonably
idorm" a student of their nature. Likewise, these charges
shall be furnished in writing "sufficiently in advance" of
a hearing to allow time for defense preparation.
Laurence H. Lattman, chairman of the Committee on
Student Affairs, explained that this section . is so worded
to allow flexibility of administration ' for the student tri:
bunals and offices of the dean of men and dean of women.
If this is to be the Senate policy, we-request that there
b. Careful scrutiny of interpretatiims on these fine points
to determine that no rights are violated. We agree with
Lattman. who indicated, for example, that if any official
began to interpret a reasonable amount ; of time as 30 znin
nate:, then this matter would be worthy of immediate
Senate consideration. ,
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The Senate has been questioned in the recent weeks
for allowing its policy-making function to enable it to
escape making definitive statements. In this case, how
ever, the Senate has made a decision which, properly used,
can serve as a concrete guide-both to judicial groups and
to students called before these bodies. _
A Note of Thanks
The news release earlier this welt cOncerning opening
of Pattee Library on the Fourth of July was almost so
insignificant as to be lost in the shuffle. Almost, but not
.
To those members of the Pattee staff who spent
part of theic July 4 holiday yesterday behind a desk or
searching for"-books in the stacks, we say "thank you" from
the students. .
#untwr Tatirgiatt
Successor to The tree Lane*, est. 1887
Peirllshed Thursday. June 11 and every Thursday thereafter throug t h August 21.
The Summer Collegian is • strident-operated newspaper. Entered as second class
•natter July 6. 1114 at the State College. Pa. Post Offlee under the act at
March 3. 1879.
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KAY MILLS JOAN MEHAN HERBERT WITMER
Editor Auociata Editor Business Manager
rblet•gregir - Edlter. Ton Browne: Sparta Editor. [en Denlinger: Credit manager.
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on Manager. nit amosty Parreannel Manager. Lama
Margkr-
STAFF THIS ISSUES Dorothy Drasher, Nancy McCorkle, Joel
Myers, Carmen Rappaport, Donna Smets, Linda Smets, Veda
Kay Sotlenberger.
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SUMMER COLLEGIAN: UNIVERS ITY P
GOD
GRIEF!
WIER , A 765 'MD THEMAtgg
AND 6RETEL :' ITIE THREE LITTLE
Fl GS" AND VCILDUCKS:OIA
ELSE IS THERE TO TELL.?
lIMEMIIIMEMiI
Campus Lkpat
And Miles
Of Heart'
to says .2enn .. is a
big factory ;with no human
soul? At least+ some of the stu
dents and ' utaff here have
hearts, or so my friends tell
me.
- .
I drop in tolSackett occasion
ally to talk to my former HUB
ology group pn the Collegian
staff and on my last visit I
heard a story ; about some other
Sackett occupants;
Seems like , the third floor
architects have for many years
had a buddl', a fan. One of
thi custodians there follows the
designers' careers,,, their first
jobs and moves toward' success.
Not too mart( people• around
here have time—with a capi
tal T—for this little personal
touch.
Well, this gentleman retired
recently and the fellows up
yonder on third floor Sackett
threw a pir4. And it ;was more
than just .1 fun-Eind-games
thing,, it was i a sincere token of
appreciation., Thanks—glad to
hear there ate some real pee
pie on camp.
Suddenly Ills summer there
is• a new .assessment of the
term system , among students.
My HUBolot) t , group especial
ly arous e g itself from a
three-term sl.upor and looking
around. Thoe students find
the world sill exists—yes, it
does—but tiie_ class is hardly
sure whether it likes the big,
wide type or our little tread
mill
,kind.
' Prof Wayne
the AP
A Collection of Books',
The inscription "A Univer
sity is a coliKtion of books" is
permanentlyr chiseled into the
facade of thq Pattee Library as
a constant - '
•-
us who fink
strictly • eel
EIMEN
However
inscription
all its poi
cy has a►
caused a tw
~of irony i.
when I. re:
Such gr
words h;
seem fittil
grace the
of a lib
inside wh 9 s eum.---
walls one fihds KISS PALMER
a collection of books which are
a definite dc/triment to th,e fine
school which this University is
rapidly bectiming.
Howitveryimany times have I
and most of, y fellow students
gone confidOntly into the li
brary finallly -having decided
on a term paper topic, perused
the shelvesi and trudged de
jectedly outs only to sit for an
other week. thinking of an al
ternative topic because source
material jut wasn't 'available
on the first tilpic? Or how many
students hat, e spent long hours
of research on a certain topic
only to hav their work criti
'eked becau e source material
rr o
wasn't uudate" enough?
In discuu the library sit
uation with President Enc A.
Walker during the winter term.
I was intorMed that Penn State
has one of t h e most well-equip
ped engineering libraries in the
country le status ;which is
hard to achieve because the
journals and books for the en-.
• gineering curriculum are so
perishable.
And yet, Pattee Library •is
poor. In a University which of
fers such a wide variety of cur
ricula as fines Penn State, it
should be the goal of the ad
ministration not to let such a
sharp contrast exist between
the facilities of one college and
another. Certainly' ‘ the build
ing of an entireiVniversity is
a gradual proms:v. but the at
tempt to build a well-rounded
University is a necessity.
At the Ante meeting of the
Board of Truktees the library
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RK:TENNSYLVANI4
every may, July; sep tember
I and november,
come those days--thoselfine days—on which we remember.
we wave our flags and Occas'nally don't have classes.
wherefore the lure of th i fse great days to the masses?;, •
veterans' day alone lacis the glairlor of yore,
a picniC,in the park or a trip to the shore.
out on the road : where, mumbling; a flat you must ,ii—
you're'dikplaying the spirit of '76?
the red, ' , the white rnnd the blue link neighbors as friends;
for once you forget, he'who borrows never leitcts.!
you forget, ne
iE thetolors do this much to pull people near,
why do the flags r e main hidden through the yeas?
freedom from oppressio n was signed on July 4. .
economic gains too helped hold the philly floor. ; •
and here, not two hundred miles away from that ihrine,
when the certain freed Oms we want find bright sunshine?
we were curing the IBM complex 'round here;
then They informed us, "four terms of study a year."
bat last month They created time for •an exam;
maybe someone has spirt and does give a d—Z
when our fine declaration was chilly proclaimed;
equality for alt.-was to make us so fazied.
famed as the land of freedom riders and sit-Ins-4-
what would old torn say if he saw the southlcrnd'S sins?
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ah, my friends, spirit 'Os grand, and spirit 'tis 1:91d;
you have - learned to-hate - bpiore you're three yec&s
one final point on these good days we love dearly,
at least AMERICANS question themselves yearly.
budget was increased fan: last with the library facilities as do
year's $377,000 to $1,300,000.: the faculty membeis and can
This addition of funds to the determine areas the library is ,
library section of the budget lacking. I urge students to be
represents a tremendous in- , aware of this need when using
crease over last ,year's , avail- the' library both' this summer
able funds, Although theestab- and during the nex4 year talk
lishment of a library of, which° lag to. theii faculty advisor or
the entire state can be, proud fhe head of their department
will take much more money, about library deficiencies
this increased allotment is • which they feel exist.
definitely a step in the right The• increased allotment of
direction. Ntiw that the admire- library finds has set the ball
istration has graphically!shown, rolling toward a library sys
that it realizes the crying need tern of 'which the ntire Uni
for funds in the library area, I versity, students, faculty, ad
hope it will make an intensive ministration and alumni, and
effort to determine jusC where the people of Pennsylvania can
the need is most important and be proud. It is, however, up to
how the funds can best be used those . who have immediate
to build a foundation of books contact with the University and
for the entire Univeyisty. its libraries to see that .the
Students can help in this ef- word's "A University is a . col
fort as well- as faculty since lection of books" becomes • a
students have as much contact reality instead of an irony.
Terrace Room Policy
The Hetzel Union Building,
built with student funds, was
designed to serve the students,
The U cafeteria, the Ter
race &Aso should play] an im
portant role in this pattern. It
should be a -•,
place where
students can
buy a well-bal
anced whole
some meal at
inexpensive
prices.
For some
reason, un a re
nounced to the
student body,
the persons
who determine
the policy for
the HUB Terrai
parently disagree
poses for which thei HUB was
expressly constructed.
The policy makers' seem bent
on changing the • role of the
Terrace Room froth ; al student
cafeteria to a restaurant for
townspeople.
Prices have been
times during, the;
kaleideiscope,
spirit o '76
snowed
pastficed three
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THURSDAY. JULY 5,
by kay mill
Le -1-'-
by joel myers
months, and the director of the
Terrace Room * admitted that
food portions were reduced
during. that period: The price
hikes have increased - the cost
of a meal by 25 to p 5 per cent.
Such a drastic price rise 'over
a 13-month period is hard to
justify when considering that
basic food prices haVe remained
rather stable during the same
period.
It should also bi noted that
The Terrace ,- Room recently
broadened its rielp-yoursilf
policy, which would seem to
be a step toward More efficient
operation and. less personnel.
Even in regard to time, stu
dents have apparently been
considered secondary. The Uni
versity has allowed hundreds
of conventioneers ito flock to
. the Terrace Rocip, causing
students to wait ' t in line for
periods up to 25 *lutes.
The University 1,-..hould re
evaluate its Terracte Room pol
icy at once. Some students are
wasting several hews a week
in line, and their food budget
is up to $l5 a month higher
than it was 13 months ago, •
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