Editorial Opinion
A New Term?
Spring Term 1968 begins Monday. Hopefully, it
will begin right. The weather's been fine so far. And,
like all warm days in State College, it's brought out
a flock 'of students. Maybe the weather will influ
ence some constructive activities.
The Daily Collegian ended last term with a
challenge to everyone to forget that University Park
is out of the mainstream of political and domestic
problem areas and to use some extra effort to get
involved.
Politically, there is plenty to do. Those who
support either Robert F. Kennedy's or Eugene Mc-
Carthy's bid for the Democratic Presidential nomi
nation can get involved in the work of numerous
committees that are forming almost daily in their
support.
Likewise for the draft. Those who are opposed
to that aspect of the System can find plenty to do
there, too.
With the draft goes Vietnam. In a Presidential
election year, the problem of the war is paramount.
Those who are seriously concerned about ending the
conflict can work within the system by 'actively
supporting those candidates who have pledged to end
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To do it, you should know as much as possible about
the 150 new plant units Du Pont has built since
the and of World War IL You'd then choose from one of
the many lively fields of interest at Du Pont:
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Involvement starts the day you join. There is no
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Your professional development is stimulated by
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academic studies under a tuition refund program.
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LETTER POLICY
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1968.
it. The McCarthy movement has spread among stu
dents in other major universities. It can easily pick
up here, too.
On the other hand, there are non-partisan com
mittees working to revise the selective service com
mission. Students can pledge their support here with
out any political entanglements.
Interested students can also do work in tying up
loose ends of issues left over from last term. The
bookstore proposal is close to becoming a reality.
All it needs is one final push.
Undergraduate Student Government elec
tions spring up in three weeks. Candidates should be
announcing soon, and from the information the Col
legian has so far, the election should• be - an interest
ing, controversial and somewhat strange one.
So, there are a few things to do, -something to
work for whether here or away. The Collegian is
ready to report anything that happens, and the staff
hopes that its job will be an interesting and stimu
lating one along those lines.
And, for more important reasons than only giving
the Collegian staff exciting stories to cover, all those © 1968 4 NEA,
interested in getting involved should make sure "Whatever happened to the goo Cold days, when I used
they do just that. to go around the White House turning out lights?"
Letters to the Editor
All the News That's Fit To Print
TO THE EDITOR: When there is nothing "new" to write
about, there is always the "Negro."
With all the happenings in the Negro communities of
these United States, why do your staff writers find it
necessary to write articles on conditions known and ex
perienced for hundreds of years—rats and roaches, being
run out of town, not being served. Is this "news"?
We know all of these things. Most of us don't sit
around talking about them or pitying ourselves because
of them.
You could interview members of the Douglas Asso
ciation here on campus, many of whom are active in civic
work, such as tutoring projects in Altoona.
You could also find out what is happening on "dyna
mic campuses," like New York University where Negro
students are publishing and editing their own newspaper.
.If you were really interested in the Negro communities,
you could find out many, many things. But the Collegian,
it seems, judging from your two-part article, desires only
to fill up space with triteness, at the expense of the Black
community.
If the Collegian wants a riot, let it start one between
its staff writers. Then you would at least have some news
for us, or perhaps none at all.
Random Sampling
TO THE EDITOR: Please tell me how do you write an
article entitled "Black Students are Unhappy Here" based
on the opinions of seven students? I admit we are in the
minority, but since there are only 200 of us here, those
200 should be interviewed. Then you can write an article
telling of the woes of the darker side.
I.would like to add that I, for one, would like to read
articles based on fact. Whom, pray tell, has "proof" that
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BENI'S WORLD
a "C" from Penn State is equal to an "A" from Howard?
I know too many students who have flunked out of that
institution and too many great men who have graduated
from it to believe this. I also know that Howard is bom
barded by as many industries and institutions as Penn
State for its qualified graduates.
The statement which read "white girls date colored
guys out of pity" was really too much. How condescending
can this article get? I know few girls, black or white, who
date any guy out of pity. In fact, I don't know any. For
kicks, yes, for physical reasons, yes, maybe even for love,
but pity? Anyhow, if any guy would knowingly date a
girl who pities him, then he is indeed pitiful. There are
enough "fine brown fromes" to fill any gap in our male
population. When a black guy dates a white girl, it is
usually by mutual consent and attraction.
Knowing a bit more than seven students on campui
and being a black girl in a white land, I can honestly
say that we are not looking for condescending handouts:
most, of us have worked too hard to be where we are for
that. We don't care about being accepted into white sorori
ties or fraternities or having white roommates. What we
want is a decent education and an opportunity to use it.
This we want not only for ourselves, but for the younger
members of our race as well.
When educational problems, housing problems, voting
problems and many, many others are no longer with us,
then we'll have time to worry about "roommates" and
such.
Editor's Note: We realize that seven students don't
speak for 200. But we do feel that their opinion is im=
portant enough to warrant an article, and all opinions
expressed came from the students who spoke, not from the
reporter.
We plan to follow up this story with more news on and
about black students at the University. And, we plan to
speak to more than seven students and to include state
ments from the Douglas Association, as Miss Williams
suggests.
We also regret that some feel that "when, there is noth
ing new to write about, there is always the Negro." We
assure you that we did not print the article because of
that reason.
What
inte e •rs
w()n't tell you
about
General Electric.
the
They won't tell you about all the job opportunities
we have for college graduates— engineers, science,
business and liberal arts majors. Not that they
wouldn't like to. It's just that there are too many
jobs and too little time.. In a half-hour interview
our man would barely have time to outline the
scope and diversity of the opportunities we offer.
That's why we published a brochure mllOl "Start
ing Points at General Electric," In plain language
Bee Jackson 'BB
J. Robert Shore
Penn State in the Spring, what a wonderful
thing. That's what a sophomore friend of mine told
me during the winter term of my freshman year.
Was I
,a jerk to believe him.
If you like rain, cold weather, USG elections,
Spring Week and your teachers, then Penn State
could be a wonderful thing in the Spring for you..,
Cold weather. Don't be fooled by the sun's rays
these last few days. The sun will soon be blotted out
by numerous thunder storms. The north wind , is just
taking a breather it'll blow cold again before the
buttercup yellows your chin.
USG elections. Now that's a touchy subject
especially when you consider that the frenetic cam
paigning is already underway. Candidates choose
parties. As if one party is constituted by 10 per cent
of last years membership. As if one party has a con
sistent platform year after year. As if one party really
means anything ideologically.
A campus political party is only as good as the
influence it's members possess. And a party, one cam
pus politician has proven, means nothing if an op
posing party is running a better candidate or even if
the better candidate is running as an independent.
Anyway back to the elections. Are we going to
be harangued • about the same problems again this
year only to see these problems settle and gather
dust and rust?
Let's hope this year's new student president can
do something about the rising costs in student activi
ties and 'Ritenour, and the parking situation and
other problems.
After the election does Spring lose all its activity?
Hardly, because in three weeks, give or take a month,
the weather will be warm enough to make love out
doors •again. Fair-weather demonstrators 'will rally
around McCarthy, Kennedy and Marijuana.
Just when your getting flied of rallying around
the flag, Spring Week, the greatest academic diver
sion of them all, hits the scene. Big deal. Sororities,
fraternities and gung-ho dorms pay homage to labor
and build elaborate nothings and put on elaborate
nothings. Well, anything to get away from the books,
I guess.
Collegian gets a new editor next week. If you
didn't like the paper before, you can try it again. If
you liked it before, you can read it to see if it's get
ting better. If you've given up hope in the Collegian,
why are you reading this?
Letters to the Editor
Apathy Gap
TO THE EDITOR: It is a shame that music like that of the
"Gilded Seven" isn't heard more often. Jazz, one of the
main contributions of American culture, has not- been
great scale, and consequently, it has been stated that Dixie
land or New Orleans jazzmen, are, in the words of guitar
ist Eddie Condon, "either out of breath or out of busi
ness."
The older musicians are not being replaced to any
great scale, and consequently, it has been stated that dixie
land is dying out.
It is my opinion that with more groups like the "Gilded
"Seven," traditional jazz will be preserved. I hope to hear
more music of this sort being played on the Penn State
Campus in the future.
Clearing Up Things • •
TO THE EDITOR: In the March 7 issue of The Collegian,
a letter appeared from Richard Creamer, Marvin Weaver,
and myself. I would like to clear up some of the mis
understanding it seems to have caused.
This was, not a letter to the editor; rather it was a
copy of a letter which we sent to the mayor of State
College,
We had hoped that the sarcasm would be apparent,
but it seems that it wasn't. Thank you.
It will tell pm exactly haw and where a Person with
your qualifications can start a career with General
Electric. Pick up a copy at your Placement Ma.
Then arrange for a productive session with our
interviewer. He'll be on your campus soma.
GENERAL ( g) ELECTRIC
An equal oppectuuity employer
Penn State's
Spring Term
Rich Cannito '7l
Breft Menaker 869