Edltorlol opinion: Emphasi people .Collegian PATRICIA J. STEWART Editor Successor to the Free Lance, est. 1887 r Member, the Associated Press Editorial policy is determined by the editor. Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of The Daily Collegian are not necessarily those of the University administration, faculty or students. Mail Subscription price: $17.50 a year. Mailing Address: Box 467, State College, Pa. 16801: Office: 126 Carnegie i Editorial Staff: 865-1828 Business Staff: 865-2531 Sports Staff: 865-1820- The security forces at the University are undergoing changes to make the .department more efficient and more responsive to the needs of students. Now renamed the Department of University Safety, the depart ment will move toward an em phasis often misplaced by past security directors an emphasis on people. And under the direction of David E. Stormer, safety director, the goals will be realized.' Stormer is professionalizing the department by hiTing trained people to do jobs that require trained people, in order to qualify for the department, members now must have either a .bachelor’s degree or at least two years of college and two years of police experience. In addition, training in law enforcement will be given within the department. The new organization of the department also . will ,be more efficient. In the past, three line organizations campus patrol, security division and student division handled department duties, with much overlap and wasted skills. ' Now the department will be divided into two main organizations Safety Services and Police Services, with specific functions and full efficiency. The department reorganization is not-the only change i.to come with the Stormer appointment Spring Term. The attitude within the department towards the press and' JOHN J. TODD interested in submitting a column Business Manager should contact the Editorial Editor, Box 467, State College, Pa. 16801. Telephone 865-1828. Offices in'vl26 Carnegie. Business Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the University community is now more open and cooperative. Near the end of last term, Stormer initiated a policy of providing detailed activity reports on department activities and 3 cases, available to The Daily Collegian 24 hours a day. Previously ( the press had dif ficulty obtaining any information from the security department, and lack of cooperation from the department was evident. In the past the department held a hostile image for students, too, who suspected student spies, student files or worse. Now • the lines of com munication between the University community and the department are opening, and many past suspicions are fading. Stormer has indicated he enjoys dealing with students and hopes to establish an “open: house" sometime in the future, j Stormer also is student cooperation in other ways. A student advisory board for the department is ’ under consideration. Under Stormer 1 s direction the department is moving iforward. The reorganization will make the department more efficient, resulting in a safer campus. The efforts toward cooperation and openness will make the depart ment more responsive to student needs. One officer recently com mented, “He’s the best thing to ever happen to this department.” The University community is beginning to understand ;why. Forum! The Dally Collegian welcomes responsible comment from interested townspeople, faculty members, alumni, undergraduates and graduates. Anyone Letter policy The Daily Collegian welcomes comments on news coverage, editorial policy or noncampus affairs. Letters should be typewritten, double .spaced, signed by no more than two persons and no longer than 30 lines.'STudents' letters •should include the name, term and major of the writer. i PLAY SOFTBALL! • Who: Grad students l Where: HUB Lawn l When: Every Wednesday evening l at 6:00 p.m. beginning July 11 j Bring your mitts! • sponsored by^ l the. Graduate Student Association KEYSTONE TOWERS INC Renting now for summer and fall at three convenient locations Bancroft House 522 E.College Ave. Dorchester House 600 W.CollegeAve. Foster Arms 1 34 W. Foster Ave. Efficiency Apartments Individually controlled heat and air conditioning TV cable Fully carpeted Laundry facilities All utilities included in rent, except Foster Ave. Apartments within walking distance of Campus Rental Office 134 E. Foster Ave., Apt. 101, Phone 238- 1771 i ! Attentidn Pi Lambda Thetans and Phi Delta Kappans: Alpha Kappa Chapter - £ i Summer,Luncheon co-sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa The | Penn State Room - lnn Wednesday, August 1, 1973 12:00 noon tear off , tear off ,1 plan |fo attend the Annual Summer Luncheon. Enclosed is my remittance of $3.90. Name: Return reservation form and remittance before July 30, 1973 to: Mrs. Maxine Enderlein 211 Easterly Parkway, Apt. 3 State College, Pa. 16801 or 250 Chambers Bldg. Dear Mr. Editor’s note: Stephen Gerhart is participating in Project Newview, a program through which inmates at the sState Correctional Institution at Rockview attend classes at the University. By STEPHEN GERHART of the Collegian staff I have several clippings before me all of them from The Daily Collegian. As I read the headlines, they touch my raw nerves; I feel a big lump in my throat; I feel uneasy in my stomach, for these headlines bring back very sad memories. One says, “3 weekend thef.ts under investigation”; another, "7 thefts since. Monday"; and finally, “University student pleads guilty to burglary and larceny.” j I can put myself very easily into the place of the victims. I can imagine the fellow whose camera was stolen. I can'see the shock on the face of the girl, whose radio and sewing machine were stolen. I can put myself into their places because I’ve been the victim quite often. j Strange as it sounds, Mr. Thief, ! can also imagine how you feel, since I’ve done what Aou are doing. I, too, was disrespectful of the property of or£<rs. But I was caught as I was trying to Steal. I would like to tell you what it is like to pay for such a died. Your day will come you will be caught. If you still Ijiave some conscience left, you will say to yourself, “I wish I were dead.” Luckily I had some conscience left, and that’s how I felt. That night, guards told me to undress,,and after examining all my body openings for contraband, they locked me in a UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Wednesday-Friday, July 25-27, 1973 | SPECIAL EVENTS § Wednesday, July 25 f- Organ recital by Carola Rohrbaugh, candidate for the I master s degree in music education, 12:30 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel. 5 nfeonesday-Fnday, July 25-27 Festival of American Theatre, "Little Murders ” 8 = p.m., Pavilion. j t ’ | Fr ‘day, July 27 Commonsplace Coffeehouse, 8-11 p.m., Room 102 Kern. 1 i LECTURE § Wednesday, July 25 —/‘Minitab: A Statistical Computing System for Students and § Researchers,” by Drs. T. A. Ryan and B. L. Joiner, 3:30 p.m., Room 260 Willard. | Wednesday, July 25 The College of Education Faculty Lecture Series, 2:15 p.m., | Room 112 Kern. Hejiry C. Johnson, Jr., associate professor of education on ‘‘No s Le 3 rn i n fi. No Teaching? The Natural History of the Pedagogical Myth.” | Thursday, July 26 The College of Education Faculty Lecture Series 2:15 d m 3 5 00 n? Kern. David Gottlieb, professor of human development, o'n "Frivate | People and Public Pushers and Teachers.” | Friday, July 27 The College of Education Lecture Series, 12:30 p.m., Room 112 | Kern. Stanley O. Ikenbeh-y, professor of education, on “Confidence Crisis.” 5 Wednesday, July 25 Commonsplace Afternoon Theatre, 12:30 p.m., Room 112 | Kern. “The Clown Princes.” | Wednesday, July 25 —j Commonsplace Evening Theatre, 8 and 10 p.m., Room 112 | Kern. “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” | Friday, July 27 HUB Summer Series, 9 p.m., HUB lawn. “The Golden Fish,” 5 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (rain, HUB ballroom). I INTEREST GROUPS | Young Socialists, Thursdays, 7:30-11 p.m., Room 169 Willard. f RECREATION | Wednesday, July 25—Chess, 8 pjn , HUB ground floor lobby. nnniimniniiniimaiinnniinmtmtmiminnnntimummmmminmimwnMnwimnmiwmiiuHi confidentially speaking..." Thief solid steel cell. Since that time, I've spent four and a half years in my self-made, hell. To describe that hell ’truthfully I would need 100 pages. I was reminded of my deed every day by the "man" when he called me “M 0075,” for when they undressed me they also stripped me of my name. If the man did not remind me one day, I reminded myself every night at 9 p.m. as the half ton steel door on my cell slammed shut. You may get away with it for a long time. You may even • enjoy the fruits of your crooked labor. But one day when you look into the mirror, you are going to spit at your own image. Hopefully you are feeling rotten right now and you cannot sleep well. Every minute of every day you feel uneasy. You are often turning around to see if anyone is following you. Somebody is following you. Your own'conscience is following you and will keep on following you as long as you commit crimes against others and against yourself. And if you continue to hurt others, one day you will suffer more than your intended victims. You were not born a thief; you were made one. In this world of loose morals and justified world-wide crimes, it is very easy to fall into the mold. Perhaps you are justifying your rotten deed, as I tried to , do, by saying, “If our educated leaders, surrounded by hundreds of advisers, can get away with it, I can do it too. If I they can take away or destroy the property of millions, I can do it too." At one time I followed that line of reasoning. I fell into the mold. I paid the heavy price. Stop hurting others, stop hurting yourself. Let your conscience catch up to you now before it is too late. FILMS "Now,
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