The Gadfly The Gadfly is a new publication of sorts buzzing around It promises to sting a few people, mostly administrators. According io its first issue, the newsletter, which is edited by Barry Clemson, "was conceived as a forum for those activists who are concerned v/iih university reform." ~ , The fdllowing article appealed in The .Gadfly’s second number. It is a complete, concise summary of the problem of justice for University students, and its remedial proposals are sound. Penn State students face a stacked deck in disciplinary proceedings. The same individuals who make and enforce the rules also adjudicate them: the traditionally separate functions of legislator, judge, jury and policeman are all combined in the Office of Student Affairs. ■ , • Procedural safeguards for the individual are al most non-existent. The student has no way of deter mining “court procedures” in advance, no right to counsel, and no record is kept of the proceedings. Some of the rules under which a student may be dis ciplined are so vague that accurate knowledge of prohibited 'behavior is impossible. For example, a student whose “.. .'influence is found to be injurious to the standards of morals . . .” or who exhibits U conduct prejudicial to the good name of the Uni versity . . may be dismissed from the University. Overlying and hiding this administrative system of non-justice is a smokescreen of euphemistically titled "student" tribunals. Alihoughwidely touted by the Administration as representing increased student responsibility, these tribunals handle only minor offenses. Last year, University graduate Jim Caplan set up the USG Legal Awareness Committee. He Was able to help a number of students by briefing them on their rights and what to expgct from the Administra tion. This committee needs, to be expanded into a comprehensive, network of highly publicized public defenders—preferably several downtown and one in every dorm. This network of public defenders could serve two long-range functions as well as attain its immediate goal of securing a measure of justice- for the Indi vidual vis a vis the Administration. First, the indi vidual public defenders could, inform the students in their area of the true nature of the discipline sys tem and necessary reforms. Second, it would form the organizational backbone of a grass roots reform movement. ' 61 Years of Editorial Freedom Hath} (Eallpqtan . Successor to The Free Lance, esi. 1887 Pubtlslw) Tuesday through Saturday durjng lira Fall, winter and Spring terms and onee weekly on Thursday during June,, July and AUSUtI. Th* Dally Collaglan T*toT*Ci«uuSs£*fcSo£ ,W * P '* , '" r * pW *» s'at* Colla,i V»; „ Mail Subscription Prlca: |Mb a year Mailing Address - Boy w;,.state Coliega, Pa. IMOt editorial and Business Oltlce - Baseman* at Sacked. (North End) ... t . p| »ne - aas-usi But.nise office hours: Monday through Wednesday, ana a.m. to 4:3b p.nt. Member of The Associated Press WILLIAM F. LEE HELEN VAN NORDEN Editor- v BusinßksManager PAGE TWO t a a k e T A M l K w R.?V U ** Me S H •n Cq °N r Er T EDITORIAL OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1966 FOR THE HOMECOMING FINALE The Penn State Folklore Society presents Stings The American Association of University Profes sors (AAUP) has adopted a vdry good, strong state ment outlining the necessary characteristics of a university discipline system. The following is a partial list of those AAtJP'proposals Which Pfehn, State needs but docs not have: i The formality of the proceedings-should be pro portionate to the gravity of the'offense and the pos sible sanctions. Offenses; must be defined clearly avoiding such phrases as “undesirable Conduct.” In serious cases: » The hearing committee should be made up of faculty members or students and faculty (th? hear ing committee at .PSU is, composed of only adminis trators). • Each student must have the right to counsel of his choice. • The burden-of proof must rest upon, the offi cial bringing the charge. - » Each student must have the right to testify, present witnesses, cross-examine, all witnesses and attempt to rebut all evidence presented against him. 0 Improperly acquired evidence cannot be used (PSU hearing committee personnel are notorious for referring to psychological tests and data of unspe cified nature and unidentified source). 0 A transcript or verbatim record must be kept "(PSU claims that its pplicy of “no records” is designed to protect the student’s privacy). ' _ \ - The AAUP proposals outlined above would, if ' adopted, 1 eliminate the worst features of Penn State’s star court discipline system. Georgie: 4-F? . “Greetings' from the President of the United States.” • That, as nervous'University males are acutely aware, is the first line of a cheery notice of induction into the armed forces. George Hamilton, the Selective Service’s MNE (Most Notable Exemption) got a slightly different , greeting from his draft board (Local-No. 8) yesterday. It ihay not have been from the President, but the odds oh it are pretty good. . 1 George’s greeting Was ah order to report for a physical examination in what wa? described as a move to “get all possible information into his record.” It was pointed out that if George‘was fit, it wouldn't mean he’d be drafted. His “hardship case” deferment would still stand. As.we all know, poor George is the sole support pf his mom, who is just withering away in that- Beverly Hills mansion amongst all those heaps of hardly edible cash. As we also know, George is an important White House adjutant of sorts. Very possibly, yesterday’s order marks an at tempt to find something physically wrong with George, to make his exemption just a bit more 7 credible. 1 ' ' Hopefully, that would make something else more credible—his prospective father-in-law’s statement to the troops in Vietham on Wednesday: “I give you my pledge: We shall never let you down ... (I came here) to tell every soldier, sailor, airman and Marine how proud .we are .of what you-are doing and how proud we are of how you’re doing it.”' V , ■ SCHWAB AUDITORIUM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30di 1 . • ' ■* Tickets on sale ; . HUB, ground floors ; MEMBERS - $l.OO . NON-MEMBERS - $1.50 8:00 P.M. BERRY’S 110 "V/e're still boycotting the supermarket, because of the high prices. You'll have to take us OUT to dinner again!" TODAY ON CAMPUS Agricultural faculty meeting, 4 assembly room ' p.m., HetzerUnion assembly Homecoming Jammy, 8 p.m., room ' HUB ballroom Alumni Association, 8 p.m., Library Staff Association Rec- HUB assembly room reation, 4 p.m., HUB main Football Squad, 6 p.m., HUB . lounge WDFM Schedule TODAY 7 :15-7:45 p.m. After Six (con -4-4:°5.p.m. - VVDFM News tinued) \ Masted' ~ °° f 7=45-8 p.m. - Spotlight on 6- p.m.-WDFM News Sports 6:05-7 p.m. After Six (pop- &* l2 midnight Sendoff (pop ular) ular) news on the hour 7- p.m. Dateline News 12 midnight-4:00 a.m. (Sat.) (comprehensive campus, na- NightPlite (top 40) news tional'and international news) on the hour LETTER POLICY The Dally collegian accepts letters to the editor regarding Collegian news coverage or editorial policy and campus or non-campus affairs. Letters must be typewritten/ no mere than two pages In length/ and should be brought to the office of The , Daily Collegian in person so that Identification of the writer can be checked. If letters are received by mail/ The Collegian will, contact the signer for verification. The Dally Collegian reserves the right to select which letters will bo published and to edit letters for styte and content. HI.SOVitdELCOME TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH! j Want to help land men,on the moon? Fine.Wre build ing the guidance/navigation system for the Apollo and LEM spacecraft that will put them there. 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Campus Interviews Friday, Nov. 11, 1966 Collegian Ads Bring Results - , , _ ,\ ' ■ ' ' . WHERE WO ]I BOU6KT EM W YOU SET ALL ( AT A FRUIT L THE PUMPKINS?|' H[>! J Letters To The Editor A New Challenge An Open Letter to the Academic Community Dear Colleagues: We are all'aware of imperfections In our world, and much of our academic work leads ultimately toward their diminution. All our knowledge, however ab stractly pursued, is eventually employed for more univcr s .1 well being. Obviously a conscious integration of our varied skills can accelerate the improvement of our social and physical milieu. The architects, immersed in the technical and aesthetic problems of the,living environment can apply their find ings to improve our unlovely world. We need as close a tie with you physical and social scientists, humanists and artists, communication and administration experts as we already enjoy with the engineers and landscape archi tects,, We a further collaboration. Together, we can better ease the major inequities that confront us all. The swelling concentration of ill-equipped urbanites in morbid slums may constitute the greatest threat to civil peace today. Social frustration and despair is inevitably translated into violence. Sentimental utopian theories are futile, as are fulminations against governmental authori ties and the victims of social inequity. But surely the in telligence and expertise represented on this campus, co ordinated on a universal problem, can begin to formulate a feasible solution. , , Let us begin with an Appalachian or a Southern town, demoralized by chronic unemployment. (Our students are currently working with an existing Indian Reservation). These people can be helped before they migrate to greater misery in city slums. We have inherited a task (which does not exceed our ability), to devise a workable program offering solid hope and some relief to the underprivileged now, and the promise of a full, creative future. Such a program will vitalize and unify the University at the same time. Be sides 2,000 potential faculty participants, we have 20,000 students ready for the challenge. How soon can we meet? A Worthwhile Project TO THE-EDITOR: Peddling pins, dear editors, stirs up a lot more enthusiasni than blindly blaming student poli tical organizations .for not carrying out the responsibilities of an effective mock government. The blame or respon sibility for not initiating mock elections does not lie with the Young . Democrats or the Young Republicans. The re sponsibility lies with the student government to organize such elections. In fact this responsibility of the USG was actually inferred by the editors; see paragraph five of the Oct. 25 Collegian editorial, “. . . pending USG executive and budgetary approval”. I hardly feel that a mock election is a new idea or any kind of a brainchild on the part of the editors. On the contrary such elections are practically a tradition. . 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