One of these days, Penn State students will be
able to move into downtown apartments without
worrying about Ridden rent increases, filthy- living
conditions, and uncooperative landlords.
One of these 'days, studen6 will be able to walk
into a downtown store and still be able to find text
books on the shelves a day after classes begin.
One of these 'days, but probably not soon.
As long as State College merchants have a
captive' market in the 25,000 University students,
they can afford to forget service and fairness and the
knowledge that without University students, State
College wouldn't be on the map.
Those students who move into many of the ram
hackle apartments in town somewhat expect slum
conditions. But with the construction of new apart
ment buildings throughout town, many dwellers hope
they can truthfully say their living quarters are
better than those of the cows in the ag barns.
What many new tenant's find is a complete set of
furniture worth about $5O with bureau drawers that
fall out when they're opened and rugs that wear
through when they're walked on. '
They find that landlords show up when the rent
Is one day overdue, but that beds, such as in_a new
apartment building outside town, never do.
And, they've found that after a year when the
apartment buildings aren't so new, the landlords
decide that water running down hall walls, elevators,
that don't work and television cables that aren't con
nected are of no concern. Rent, of course, still is.
• That's when other things, ilet destroyed. If the
owner doesn't care, the tenants stop caring, too.
Especially inexcusable are landlords capitalizing
on the human aversion to read fine print leases.
Landlords' often won't explain that tenants "forfeit
their appeal right," that their contracts estab
lished by the lease are "pending" if apartments aren't
ready for occupancy at a guaranteed time.
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EDITORIAL OPINION
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LETTER POLICY
The downtown merchants also do their share of
chiseling, even though they 'complain that selling
college supplies is a risk. To make sure the - odds are
on their side, however ,they don't overbuy quantitieS
of textbooks at the beginning of each term. But they
do sell used books at almost-new prices and buy
books back at almost non-existent ones.
Town Independent Men's President Ed Dench
and Senior Class President Dave Vinikbor spoke with
a few apartment managers,: this week. They got
promises' of remedial action, but little sincerity.
In the past, TIM has worked hard to correct
housing inadequacies. The University, though, has
been Nre of a hindrance than a help. There, is no
University support for student tenants downtown,
nor, will the University sanction TlM's proposal to
compile a list of undesirable,living quarters.
The Collegian backs TlM's efforbs'in housing and
suggests the organization also investigate some down
town store activities. The Collegian urges the Uni
versity to add its help, too.
In this instance, the multiversity can use its size
and power where it can be appreciated. If the Uni
versity is concerned about student welfare, it should
show its dissatisfaction with their living conditions.
Meanwhile, unsuitable housing, uninterested
merchants and too high a cost for both mount up.
And that's why few students have a love affair with
State College.
Letters To
Advice to Freshmen
TO THE EDITOR: We fully agree—the girl situation at
Penn State is literally horrible.
Does the freshman boy realize that there were many
attractive freshmen girls in the dormitory last Saturday
night?
The freshmen boys seem to have accepted the myth
passed i down by upperclassmen, who are perhaps trying
to improve their own chances.
Instead of approaching a girl, they merely stand and
stare at her. Give us a chance to get to know you. A good
personality, rates higher with most girls than "a few scat
tered Greek letters."
In fact, fraternity glamour is starting to fade already.
Fraternity men and fraternity parties (with a few excep
tions) begin to look the same after awhile.
Offer us something new—it's your move.
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TO THE EDITOR: In reply to Robert Todd, I'd like to
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• TRY asking— the girls aren't going to ask you;
Call the dorms and take pot luck; the upperclass
men you groan about do; or
• Join a iraierniiy. Then you'll be a "fret" man with
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Is President Johnson passing up opportunities
for a negotiated peace settlement in Vietnam?
Judge for yourself.
Last week Arthur J. Goldberg, U. S. delegate to
the United Nations, declared that America would
halt bombing North Vietnam if she could be assured
of "meaningful" negotiations.
Now "meaningful." in this instance, is a pretty
ridiculous word. North Vietnam claims that "mean
ingful;' talks will not get underway until ;the bomb
ing ceases, unconditionally.
So if we drop the condition of "meaningful" 171
America's latest peace proposal, knowing damn well
that once we get to the - tables trivia won't be the
topic of discussion, and stop the bombing
. (which we
just said we'd do) then this war can finally end.
Here are some quotations taken from Wednes
day's City Edition of The New York Times.
Nhan Dan, the official Communist party news•
paper of North Vietnam, "reiterated the North Viet•
natnese position: The United States must stop
the bombing without conditions, then talks will be
possible."
"Hanoi sources said that North Vietnam was
prepared to open 'serious' and 'significant', talks with
the United States three or four weeks after an un
conditional halt in bombing of the North."
"Hanoi sources stressed that if Washington
simply annaunced that it was halting the bombings
'for a certain period,' no talks would be possible be
cause tme talks would be conditional."
Now that both sides have spoken. ..what's the
problem? The only condition we ask for is that
talks will result. Although North oVietnam calls for
an unconditional halt to the bombing. they add that
if the air raids cease talks can develop.
Why don't we cut the bombing today? Johson
must have some reason. Or was Goldberg speaking
the truth?
Earlier this month James Reston, associate editor
of The New York Times, indicated in his column that [;:
ambassador Goldberg, who almost resigned his posi
tion, decided to stay on because he had regained faith
(one wonders if he ever lost it) in what the adminis
tration says and does,
So it appears, if we can take the reliable word
of Reston, that Goldberg at least belieyes in what
he's doing.
Romney said recently he had been "brain
washed." Is Goldberg being duped? I would like to
think not.
Mr. Johnson is the only Man Who can answer
that question and many others which are bothering
America's men of letters and other thinkers more
•
each day'.
All of us want to have faith in the Johnson ad
ministration. But that "credibility gap" is growing
wider with each reiterated or new policy, statement.
And then there's Harry Ashmore, Robert Kennedy,
Hanoi sources, the Hanoi press and now even Robert
McNamara.
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