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Vol. 70, No. 11l
Discussing
the problem
Students, faculty rap
about communication
By DOUG STRUCK
Collegian Staff Writer
The College of Education Student Council last night
sponsored an open discussion between faculty members and
students.
The discussion, held in Chambers, was organized to give
students and faculty in the College an opportunity to "express
their views and clarify some issues," according to a council
release. Approximately 80 persons attended; however, there
were more faculty members than students.
The primary topic discussed at the meeting was com
munication within the University and the effect of recent stu
dent arrests.
"We have a problem here and we came to talk about it,”
one faculty member said. “I think we should consider both
sides.”
Opinions Divided
Opinions of students and faculty often were sharply divid
ed on questions of political methods of change. One student
commented, "We want to determine what we will do, and the
Administration is saying, ‘we are older and wiser and will
decide for you.’ ”
A faculty member challenged another -student, saying,
“Do you have any other ideas to get people together, not only
to talk, but to hammer out documents and such things?” The
student offered no suggestions.
“We would enjoy seeing changes come more rapidly,” a
faculty member commented, “but things do take a while.”
Student ‘Ritual’
One non-student observed that students go through a
“ritual.” They stage a demonstration, she said, and there are
arrests, then more demonstrations. Committees are formed,
she added, then things gradually die down. “It’s only a tactic
to give students more power, which they won't get,” she said.
A faculty member pointed out that each college had an
Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee that could be an
excellent channel of communications and outlet for
grievances. This channel was "rarely used by students,” she
added. , .
Students and faculty often agreed in their criticism of the
SCUSA to discuss
visitation with AWS
By DEBBIE FRYE
Collegian Staff Writer
The Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Student Affairs
will discuss new residence hall
visitation policies with mem
bers of the Association of
Women Students. AWS
representatives from each liv
ing area will voice the women
residents’ opinions on visitation
at the May 19 SCUSA meeting.
The Board of Trustees
recently expressed “deep con
cern” over the visitation
policies in the residence halls
and has asked the University
Senate to prepare a report on
the new policies which resulted
from the amending of Senate
rule Z-13.
. AWS and the Men s
Residence Council are working
with the Senate to inform
senators of conditions in the
residence halls.
AWS also hopes to hold open
meetings in every living, area
May 20 to discuss visitation
policies and to present a report
to the Senate on the general
reaction of the women to the
policies.
Escort Service Proposed
In other business, the AWS
Senate approved a question
naire to be distributed to
women regarding a proposed
car escort service. Presented
by Rhonda Edigi (3rd-science-
Irwin) the proposal, if sup
ported by the women, will be
taken to the Interfratemity
Council, the service frater
nities and independent men for
action.
The questionnaire calls for a
car escort service in which the
cars used would be identified
and the drivers screened to
insure security. ■
In other action. Brenda
Ricker (6th-pre-medicine-
Wayne, N.J.} in a report on the
means used to screen
freshmen applicants ' to the
University . said the male
female ratio here is 2.5 to 1.
She said she talked with the
director of freshman ad
missions who said the
University receives pressure
from the Legislature to keep
this ratio and to fulfill
obligations to the state.
Obligation to Colleges
Examples of this type of
obligation, Miss Ricker said,
are the Colleges of Earth and
Mineral Science, Engineering
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BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS met last night in Chambers to discuss communica-
tion within the academic community. The College of Education sponsored the discussion.
and Agriculture where few
women apply.
When grade point averages
are projected, all students in
the top two categories are ac
cepted at University Park and
only men from the third
category. Miss Ricker said.
Studies have shown that
women achieve more than the
scores projected and said the
admissions office consequently
boosted women’s scores to an
ticipate this, she added.
Other senators said since
this increase has been proved
it really is not an advantage
for the women. Vice president
Pat Driscoll asked why the
third group could not be divid
ed evenly.
AWS president Lynn Mack
agreed. “There is a more
pressing urge for women to get
out of the home.” It is virtual
ly impossible for women to get
good' jobs without a B.A.
degree, she said.
Funds
By STEVE AAROMSON
Collegian Staff Writer ,
The University today will apply for funds from the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare to help
finance programs for disadvantaged students.
According to Charles L. Lewis, vice president for
student affairs, the University will ask for funds under
HEW’s Program of Special Services for Disadvantaged
Students. Today is the deadline for the applications.
The program is designed to provide supportive services
to low income, minority and physically handicapped stu
dents. Funds will be given to those institutions consider
ing counseling and tutoring services, innovating curricu
lums, special personnel and summer sessions for dis
advantaged students, according to a HEW statement.
Career Guidance, Placement .
Special Services also may provide career guidance and
placement services for disadvantaged students, as well as
‘.‘identification and encouragement,” the statement said.
Evaluation of proposals for'grants will concentrate on
the institutions’ perception of its need for such a program,
its efforts to date in implementing solutions and services
required by disadvantaged students that are not currently
provided, the statement continued.
George Culmer,' admissions director of the Special
Educational Opportunity Program, explained the need for
supportive services at the University.
“Our job is to recruit, admit and finance dis
advantaged students,” Culmer said. He added that only
10 per cent of all blacks in Ihe United States achieve a
combined SAT score of 800 or better. “We try to recruit
the students with the low scores,” Culmer said.
Satlg (M?gt
handling of the cases of the people arrested for violation of a
court injunction. I
A faculty member complained that there was no
distinction made by the Administration among "people who
threw firebombs and tried to set buildings on fire, and people
who almost killed a policeman, and people who peacefully sat
in Old Main in the spirit of civil disobediance for something
they believed."
. "As long as there is no discretion in the charges, the stu
dents are asking for general amnesty," he added.
“We are dealing with students 18 and 19 years old,” a ff AT B £E£k BP *■**■* 0 03 VJ| Jfjß sJI gW
black graduate student commented, “who perhaps are not ful- g g *ZA III g iSmBT g g g WgW &g' g g t^B
ly mature but nevertheless are humans and, therefore, their
views must be considered.” >
“Shouldn’t the people who are governed by rules have a
say in the making of those rules?” a student asked.
Faculty members often pointed out that they, too, had
problems in communicating with the Administration.
A University Senate committee member said the Senate
should express “dismay and displeasure” at the actions of the
Board of Trustees.
He cited three Senate issues which were suppressed by the
Board. The issues concerned the University judicial Board,
the 24-hour visitation policy and the student voting rights in
the Senate.
“I think the views and aspirations of students and faculty
are very often quite similar,” a faculty member commented.
2 declare candidacy
in West Halls elections
By JOE MEYERS
Collegian Staff Writer
Two West Halls students recently declared The vice president should take an interest
their candidacy for executive positions in next in the activities of other residence hall areas,
week's West Halls Council elections. Granger said. “If two areas can get together
Bruce Moneta (6th-architecture-Tamaqua) for the benefit of both or to achieve better
will run for president and Stephen Granger communications with the University, then I
(3rd-counseling-Doylestown) will compete for think they should,” he said.
the position of vice president.
Moneta said he is dissatisfied with the seek re-election with Howard Alterman (3rd
present information set-up in West Halls. Ac- pre medicine-Pittsburgh) as his running mate
cording to Moneta, West Halls has followed an for the office of vice president. Cressman
‘‘isolationist policy” toward other areas and announced his candidacy two weeks ago,
lacks information on campus-wide issues
“Most of the residents of West Halls don't Halls residents. “We don’t want to get in
know what’s going on in their area, let alone volved in campus-wide issues that our resi
other areas,” Moneta said. dents don’t care about,” he said.
To initiate "more student response” and The Residence Hall Association should SAIGON (API With U.S. support,
make West Halls “a stronger, more active enable the West Halls to be “independent of s of South Vietnamese troops thrust
„ , , , ’ ~ , . _ into Cambodia yesterday in an attempt to
area, Moneta proposed to set up a two- the big campus-wide machines, Cressman crush N ort h Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces
phase information system—campus-wide and asserted
area wide ”
Granger, candidate for vice president, said out the programs- the students in West Halls great mistake and said this goes far beyond
the vice president must “coordinate the work want, I will feel my term in office has been WhUeHouse 0 '^ 5 *” 31 ''^ request * or to the
of the committees.” Intercommunication a success," Cressman said.
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University Park, Pa., Thursday Morning, April 30, 1970
—Collegfan Photo by Roger Greenawalt
General Amnesty
Some military officers felt that the
operation, while directed mainly against enemy
g troops using Cambodia as a refuge from the
Vietnam battlefield, probably would ease Com
- » _ munist pressure on the new Cambodian govern
• ' ■ ' _ d • ■ ment which recently deposed Prince Noredom
isadvantaged saok
“Generally the parents’ income must be below $6,000,
and the students must come from what we call poor high
schools—those that send only 15 or 20 per cent of their
students to college. After this it’s based on the students’
credentials; a fairly good high school record—a C or bet
ter,” he said.
“Now when these students enter the University,
naturally they are academically deficient in certain areas.
However, they are allowed only the normal .three terms
to compile a C average, or else they’re out. This is not
enough time,”' Culmer added.
The students need supportive services, he said and
these can include everything from “advising to remedial
and developmental courses in communications skills, math
and science, to carfare home from school.”
Student finances is a prime concern of the SEOP
Office, according to Culmer. Most of the finances come
from . the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency. National Defense Education Act, Economic Oppor
tunity Grants and the Work-Study Program.
The average student admitted in the program receives
$1,700 per year, but $l,OOO of this is in the form of a loan,
Culmer explained. “This means that the student graduates
with a $4,000 debt hanging over his head. This situation is
deplorable.. The most a student should have to ‘ borrow
is $2OO to $5OO, and, ideally nothing.”
, . Concerning “open enrollment,” Culmer said, there
has never, been more than two per cent blacks at the
University. “And this in a state with a black population
of at least 12 per cent,” he added. “I believe that eventually
all schools will have to open up their enrollment policies.
The figures should be more proportional,” Culmer said.
State budget cuts
University funds
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer proposed
a budget this week which, if passed by
the legislature, would mean a deficit
of about $ll million in requested Uni
versity appropriations.
University sources said ■ a tuition
increase may be necessary to make up
for the lack of funds.
Shafer’s budget, released Tuesday,
allocates 569,163,000 to the University,
the same amount appropriated for the
1969-70 fiscal year. This allocation
falls about $ll million short of the
$80,100,000 requested by the University
for 1970-71.
According to a statement from the
University’s Department, of Public In
formation, the additional funds were
requested to admit disadvantaged stu
dents, increase wages and salaries, be
gin, new research and instruction pro
grams and offset the cost of inflation.
Commenting on the budget, Uni
versity President Eric A. Walker said
he had been warned by the Governor’s
office that unless new tax revenues
could be found it would be impossible
to meet the University’s budget request.
According to University sources,
the University’s requested appropria
tions included $1 million for disadvan
taged students. “We already are com
mitted to admitting 500 additional dis
advantaged students,” Walker said,
“and we are going to honor that com
mitment.”
Along with students classified as
“disadvantaged,” University sources
By KAREN CARNABUCCI
Collegian Staff Writer
The 'Business Consumer
Relations Program,, which
bpened' Monday, now provides
a place for consumers with
complaints about State College
businesses.
According to Charles •C.
Mong, executive director o£ the
State College Area Chamber of
Commerce, the program is an
“attempt to establish a com
munications network between
among the committees is “very difficult,” he
John Cressman, president of WHC, will
Cressman emphasized the attitudes of West
Sen. J. W. Fulbright, D-Ark., called U.S.
“As long as lam successful in carrying support of the South Vietnamese operation a
ifon toda
Finances Prime Concern
By JIM WIGGINS
Collegian Staff Writer
Walker Warned
to handle business complaints
the consumer and the business
community.”
Mong said three complaints
have been received since Mon
day.
Formation of the Consumer
Relations Program' was
brought about through the
Chamber of Commerce’s
discussions with represen
tatives of the Undergraduate
Student Government and the
Town Independent Men’s Coun
cil. The University groups re
quested the' establishment of a
State College Better Business
Bureau or some type of an
organization which would per
form a similar function.
According to Mong,
economics was the primary
reason that the idea for a
separate bureau was discard
ed. He cited the estimate made
by William Hickey, a 888
representative who visited
State College in November,
which noted that a bureau
would cost from $20,000 to
$24,000 to operate annually.
“We economically cannot sup
port a Better Business Bureau
here” Mong said.
USG Vice President Aron
Arbittier, who has been work
ing on the formation of a con
sumer service, said he was
“satisfied” with the new pro-,
gram. “It’s substantial,” Ar
bittier said. “The structure is
to get complaints answered
and resolved and that’s what
students want.”
Allied troops enter Cambodia;
attempt to crush Viet Cong force
The South Vietnamese Defense Ministry in
Saigon first announced the big push over the
Cambodian border, saying its assault against
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces taking
sanctuary in Cambodia had American ap
proval.
The Pentagon confirmed this later and
termed the action “a necessary and effective
measure to save American and other free
world lives and to strengthen the Viet
namization program."
The U.S. commitment signaled a drastic
change in White House policy which until now
had barred American advisers and planes from
crossing the border on offensive missions.
In a brief communique that gave virtually
no details, the U.S. Command said advisers and
air, artillery, logistics and medical support are
being provided to South Vietnamese forces in
Cambodia at the request of the Saigon govern
ment. U.S. Command spokesmen said no
American ground troops are involved in the ac
tion.
The purported objective of the new cam
paign is to deprive the North Vietnamese and
Viet Cong of the use of Cambodian territory as
a staging area for attacks in to South Vietnam
and as a sanctuary to which to retreat when
necessary.
The operation was centered in Cambodia’s
Parrot’s Beak, a sector so named because it
resembles one, where an estimated 5,000 enemy
soldiers are reported.
att
said total enrollment will be increased
by 2,000 full-time students, also cre
ating a need for more funds.
Money Needed
Money also is needed for main
tenance of new buildings, increased
retirement pay for employes and fi
nancial aid for needy students in the
form of scholarships and loans, the
sources said.
Commenting on the possibility of
a tuition increase, Walker said, “To
get the needed funds, every existing
program in the University is being
examined in the light of new priorities.
This refers not only to University-wide
programs but to programs within the
colleges, where much of the additional
money must be generated.
"Our preliminary estimates indi
cate that it will be impossible to raise
the needed funds in this manner, leav
ing a tuition increase as the only avail
able source of funds. As much as I
regret this course, I see no other way
to meet the demands placed on the
University,” Walker said.
Little Consideration Given
Many University administrators
said yesterday that little consideration
has yet been given to cutting programs
within the various colleges to save
money.
Richard E. Grubb, administrative
assistant to the president, said he did
not think any University official knew
which areas could be curtailed to save
money. He said individual departments
must study their programs and decide
where funds can be saved.
He called an increase in tuition
“a possibility,” but said it will be used
The operation was launched as Cambodian
as a last resort if savings cannot be
found in other areas.
Dean of the College of Earth and
Mineral Sciences Charles L. Hosier
said provisions are being made in his
college to cut expenditures. “We knew
this situation was coming,” he said,
“and we are working continuously to
try to eliminate inefficient areas.” He
said plans have been made to drop
low-enrollment undergraduate majors
in an attempt to save money.
Donald H. Ford, dean of the Col
lege of Human Development, said that
in his college no cuts in curricula have
been explored, and said he believed
most deans and faculty members were
“unsure” of how to attack such a prob
lem. He said he was hopeful that the
legislature would still approve full ap
propriations for the University.
Vice President for Business Ralph
E. Zilly said construction of new build
ings on campus would not be affected
by a deficit in appropriations because
money for construction comes through
“different channels.” He said, however,
that the maintenance of new buildings
will be affected if the University does
not receive its requested funds.
Commenting on the situation in
Harrisburg, Frederick M. Ciletti, Uni
versity “lobbyist,” predicted last week
that the University will have difficul
ties trying to persuade the State Legis
lature to grant the University’s full
appropriation request.
He said that, because of the recent
disturbances here, many legislators are
unwilling to allocate an increased
amount of money to the University.
The Chamber of Commerce
also will try to educate the
general public, he said, by in
forming them of their con
sumer rights, Mong said the
main fault of most shoppers is
that they do not “read the fine
print." He also said he hoped
that consumers would come to
realize the value of shopping in
a store which is a member of
the local 888 or the Chamber
of Commerce.
Complaint Forms Ready
Mong said the Chamber of
fice now has a supply of com
plaint forms available for
public use which may be ob
tained at the Chamber office.
A complaint may be filed by
filling out the three-part com
plaint form, Mong said. The
complainant retains the first
copy and sends the other two,
signed, to the Chamber of
Commerce. The Chamber
keeps one copy and forwards
the other to the business or
store against which the com
plaint has been made.
Upon receipt of the com
plaint, the business has the op
portunity to present a defense
or.justification on the back of
the complaint form. The com
plainant then is notified of the
business action on the com
plaint, Mong said.
Several Reminders Sent
According to Mong, if the
business does not respond
within 10 days, a reminder is
sent. If there is no response in
Jorces battled Viet Cong and North Vietnamese
forces at two strategic points northeast- of
Phnom Penh.
There was no word immediately on allied
or enemy casualties or which units were involv
ed. The Parrot’s Beak border region is in the
operational area of the South Vietnamese 25th
Infantry Division.
The American headquarters, said South
Vietnamese forces began the operation with its
own helicopters, artillery and tactical
airplanes.
There was no clarification from U.S.
spokesmen about just where or when the
American support groups joined the battle.
, . Rehable sources indicated however, that by
late Wednesday U.S. artillery units probably
still were on the South Vietnamese side of the
border.
The White House said last Friday the
presence of 40,000 North Vietnamese and Viet
Cong in Cambodia constituted “a foreign in
vasion.”
At the same time, top military officers
were saying privately that unless Cambodia
received outside help quickly the new govern
ment in Cambodia might fall within a few
weeks.
The military argument was that the United
States should try to exploit the Cambodian
situation by shoring up the new government in
Phnom Penh with arms, if not advisers, and
put pressure on the enemy forces operating in
that country.
As late as Monday, the White House was
saying “We have an overriding interest” in
Cambodia, insofar as the security of U.S.
forces in Vietnam would be affected by a Com
munist takeover in Phnom Pehr..
Until the new Saigon offensive, the objec
tives of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in
Cambodia probably were limited to restoring
Sihanouk to power. This would be sufficient in
the circumstances to secure their Cambodian
sanctuary.
Now, however, there seems to be a good
chance that Cambodia will be, henceforward,
deeply involved in the war.
Sihanouk has declared himself the ally of
North Vietnam, the Viet Cong and the Pathet
Lao against the American presence in In
dochina.
Misdirected Gratitude
—see page 2
Seven Cents
Expenditure Cut Planned
the second 10-day interval, a
third letter is sent. If the
business does not answer the
third letter, the complaint will
be taken to a five-member
committee to determine the
legitimacy of the complaint.
If the complaint is deemed
legitimate, Mong said, the
complainant is advised to seek
legal counsel and-or file his
complaint with the Bureau of
Consumer Protection in Har
risburg.
According to Mong, the only
action that can be taken
against the offending business
is to revoke its Chamber of
Commerce membership.
However, he said, the Cham
ber will release the names and
number of complaints against
businesses upon request.
Mong said the Committee,
which is selected by the Cham
ber Board of Directors, will
change yearly. The board ten
tatively is scheduled to meet
every other month, but Mong
added that this would depend
on, the volume of unresolved
complaints.
The Business Consumer
Relations Committee, compos
ed of a State College attorney,
a homemaker-consumer, USG
representative Joel Magaziner,
a retailer representing the
small specialty shops and a
retailer representing the chain
stores of the area, will review
unresolved complaints.