Editorial opinion "It all comes down get screwed," says N of the Undergradua Judiciary Committee. Those 40 students plied and were intervi Judiciary Committee USG Supreme Court. Early this term Aca USG Senate judiciary power to fill the three advice and consent of Since USG is sup( student government best buddies, Brandt and opened applicatk 40 students who aPI mittee chose nine as not make a final selecti In the meantime, a elected: George Cern' not Brandt's committee, had the power to select the judges. In a compromise, Cernusca and Brandt agreed that Cernusca, with some input Letters to Drinking on the wall TO THE EDITOR: The other night my companion and I were participating in one of Penn States oldest traditions, tile wall. As everybody knows the wall is the place to be during the spring term. Most ‘ivallers come out to have a good time, have a beer or two, and maybe even blow a joint. As everyone in Pennsylvania knows, the drinking age is an outraaeous 21-years-old. My friend and I have waited 21 long, hot, miserable, frustrating years before we could have that first legal drink. But last night we, and several others, were refused this privilege for the simple reason, that we were on the wall. A campus security Patrolman and a short, skinny, narco-type dude came trampling along and, for no reason, unduly harrassed us. They said it is against University rules to drink on campus except in a dorm room. They also said that the campus boundary line extends to the middle of College Avenue, so we were violating the rules. But how rinky-dink can campus officials be? People who are on the wall are trying to establish a spirit of brotherhood and friendship. Why is it necessary for these campus fools to refuse - wailers a good time? Are they trying to start some kind of riot? We feel that Th e b dci t ‘ AAP J FLATLY PREDICT THAT 1929 WILL BEA VERV6OOO'YEARr i _ em - ..\ d ea I inr c it o - 4 , + to whether 40 people will from Brandt, would select three judges from:, Brandt, the other students in the original nine. • .• lei! Brandt, former chairman among the nine. . . The committee approved its chairwoman's / ‘ - 1. le ate Student Government But Academic Assembly President Joe Kaplan . choices Tuesday, but, realizing that some , 1 / .. r , ....... . l ! " decided Cernusca did not have the power to railroading was going on, revoked its approval i r 4 -. A . 1 , io-- : 7- , are the students who ap- select the judges because Academic Assembly. Friday. Z'.7% ; / I ', iewed by the former USG had given that power to the Judiciary Com-6. Brandt was wrong. It does not come down to /i c for three vacancies on the mittee. Kaplan threatened to take Cernusca to R te. • whether 40 people will get screwed; it comes the USG Supreme Court still missing three r , down to whether 30,000 students will get . . - tdemic Assembly gave the, judges for its interpretation of the USG screwed. Every USG Supreme Cdurt decisiqn J r Committee chairman the constitution, which, as in so many other cases, affects those 30,000 students. And thode . . court vacancies with the does not make it clear whether or not the new decisions must not be made by a bunch of bud the Judiciary Committee. Judiciary Committee retained the power to dies railroaded in by a bunch of their buddies. select the judges. Iposed to be a democratic USG and all its branches are not supposed to To avoid a Supreme Court case, Cernusca lit,4 ,:rsi, "::.%, • , and not a dictatorship of backed down and granted the new Judiciary be a clique. They are supposed to form a govern- • r,' ,; ~:. : advertised the vacancies , c ' - . ;`' , ' . Committee the power to select the judges. ment for the students. The U.S. government ~ , _. 1 , 4 . 47 :_ j ; ions to all students. Of the Instead of choosing three from among the nine works on a system of checks and balances. But ~., , )plied, the Judiciary Com- ..,,- ..f_is., " ;4. , ~ / -.- .A - : . students chosen by the former Judiciary Corn- one branch of the USG government cannot the best qualified but did . . mittee, the new committee chairman without check another branch if USG is being run by 0.;' . .:., i : :, -': • ~..tr, .l' '' " 1 :ion of three. , consulting her committee presented to them for best buddies rather than budding statesmen. - ' : , . t; : „ ' P" .. • . •-,, -4 , new USG president was approval three students: one from among that The new Judiciary Committee must interview .., , . iusca, who decided that he, nine, one of the 40 applicants and one who had the nine students chosen from the 40 applicants. I ' / not even applied. The new Judiciary Committee interviewed those three students, and, under pressure from the E• itor of the Collegian there are numerous other problems on campus to which these boys in blues should be attending. Seriously, how much harm do these wailers do? We suggest, if a student is 21-years-old, he should be able to be enshrined in the wailers' hall of fame, and be able to enjoy his booze anywhere he pleases. Help WEHR TO THE EDITOR: For three years now, people have sunk enormous amounts of time and energy into WEHR to get it totally functional. As of this time, the station is only partially functional. It is established and is recognized as a new station with many accomplishments and great potential. It is also recoanized as a valuable and worthwhile communications medium in an ; area where it is definitely needed. However, WEHR is not able to broadcast to all of the dorms in East Halls and is not th•it financially stable. Audit demands: By DOUGLAS FORD 6th-community development I direct this letter to the members of the Undergraduate Student Government Senate. The auditor general's office cannot possibly meet your request. The reason is that they only record that the money was delivered and received. They do not have the authority, the time or the manpower to audit Now each ap propriation is spent. Such an audit Collegian forum would have been possible under a bill co-sponsored by Rep. Galen Dreibelis, D-State College, which provided for a special office composed of professional auditors and certified public ac countants which would perform a thorough audit of all state institutions and organizations receiving state ap propriations. At the present time, if USG goes to Harrisburg to voice its opinion that money is spent or used unwisely, you will find that you will have hurt your selves rather than helped. It's common sense to know that when a recipient of an appropriajton complains about how unwisely the state's money is being used, the legislature will simply cut back on its appropriations. After all, would USG give money to an organization that And it must make the three selections from among those nine with no additions or ex ceptions. Russel J. Pensinger 9th-Ilberal arts Stephen P. Lyon Bth-Journalism EASTGATE APARTMENTS 818 Bellaire Ave: State College (off of University Ave.) Rent for Summer Term Now! Don't get caught without an apartment! New Low Summer Rent Efficiencies - $lOO & $llO 1-bedroom - $125 & $135 2-bedroom - $145 & $l6O 3-bedroom - $215, $225 & $235 Ask about our new 9 month leases! 238-4911 Speaking Tonight 'lll ‘,• Arthur M. Hughes of the Federal Energy Office Tonight 8:00 J. Orvis Keller Building I was recently told by one resident of East that it seems whenever WEHR makes some progress, it is always con fronted by a new problem. They went on to ask why a needed service oraanization such as WEHR has not received more assistance from the Univesity than it has received up to now, and why certain people always seem to see a need to create impediments for WEHR. THis has been recently exemplified in the case where persons who evidently felt WEHR to be a menace to them, furnished C. Fred Willits, candidate for State Senator, with false information concerning the station. Granted, we have obtained help from some people within the University, and we are grateful for this help. But aaain, we can unquestionably use much more than we have been offered, particularly in terms of financial support. After all, if this weren't true, WEHR would presently be broadcasting to all of the fourteen dorms in East. These feelings of frustration are more than abundant through the people in the city of East Halls and others associated with WEHR, as many have ex pressed such feelings. The purpose of this letter is not to deny the help people have been giving us, but rather to make it known that the problems we've been encountering far outweigh the assistance we need. So, if you don't mind watching as a harmless, worthwhile, they were told was not using their money wisely? In my talks with several administrators and leaislators I found that the three primary reasons for tuition increases were inflation, the five per cent increase due to Social Security and the tuition increase policy put forth in the Com monwealth Master Plan for Higher Education. It stated that tuition * at the three Pennsylvania state-related universities, the University of Pitts burgh, Temple University and Penn State—would be increased to the level of $l,OOO. At present Pitt and Temple have an annual tuition rate of approximately $1,050, and therefore are not being asked to raise tuition. Members of the administration expressed that the in crease in tuition as now proposed is definitely needed, but whether we need the increase to $l,OOO only time will tell. The problem seems to be in dealing with the leaislature. If the administration approached the leaislature saying that tuition is high enough the legislature would simply, say that our appropriations are high enough. In any case fighting the University and the legislature for an audit is ridiculous. Another point that must be expressed concerns the accusation that this University makes a larae amount of profit on such services as telephoning and mailing. You are not entirely wrong. poor judgment The University may make a profit over a month's time, but this money is used to pay off the debts incurred in past months and debts will be incurred in the future. These operations are budoeted on a lona-run basis to break even. Another point concerning George Cernusca's accusations deals with the question of a continency fund. The administrators I have talked to sub stantiate the fact that a continency fund exists. Profits do not ao into this fund, it is budaeted for, with other monies coming in from sources such as colleaes who have money left over after their expenses, which is a rare happening indeed. The primary purpose of this money is to pay for equipment replacement. It is a fact that some money is spent unwisely. This happens in any business or institution and it is important that we try to solve these problems but the amount of such spending at Penn State is not anywhere near enough to offset a tuition increase. So, I submit to; the Senate the followino recommendation: Stop runnino headlong into a situation which apparently you know little about. To base your actions on an ex-employe and one senator is terribly shallow thinking. As I stated in a past letter to the Collegian, look before you leap. Stop going to the legislature to demonstrate your grievance that money WOMEN'S CREATIVE EXPERIENCE exhibition of women's art and crafts PUB Lounge Wed. and Thurs. May Bth and 9th 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wed. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. PUB Lounge Entertainment by Women Thurs. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Pub Lounge Demonstration By Artists Fraternity Treasurers Workshop Tuesday, May 7 8:00 p.m. ,- at Delta Upsilon 229 Locust Lane student-rub entity painfully wastes away, fine, it's your conscience. But if you'd rather lend your support and assistance where it would be most appreciated. dtatryCollegian DIANE M. NOTTLE CYNTHIA A. ASHEAR Editor Business Manager BOARD OF EDITORS: MANAGING EDITOR, Steve Ostrosky, EDITORIAL EDITOR, Barb White, NEWS EDITOS, Glenda Gephart: ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, Ben Weller; LAYOUT EDITOR, Cathy Cipolla; COPY EDITORS, Steve Auerweck, Nancy Postrel, Terry Walker, SPORTS EDITOR, Rick Starr; ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS, Tim Panaccio. Jeff Young; PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Golomb, ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Palsa, CARTOONIST, Tom Gibb, WEATHER REPORTER, Brian Thomas I assure you that there are plenty of student, faculty and administrators who are terribly upset over these situations but let's deal with these situations through Penn State in a cooperative manner. Don't send letters with "you do this or else" statements through them. After all wouldn't USG react in the same same manner if the administration told you to stop your tax fight or else? You would probably tell them to go to hell and rightly so. Russell J. Rossman, Jr. President of WEHR radio is being spent frivolously and unwisely because the only effect you're goino to have on the University is a decrease in appropriations. If this happens you alone are to blame and then you will be representatives of the student body no lonoer. Stop dealing with people as though they can be manipulated by your power. It is imperative that you learn - to deal with people cooperatively. You cannot deal with administrators, leoislators and people in general by intimidating or throwing ultimatums at them as you have with your letters to President Oswald. As it is now, this USG will no lonaer be effective for you manaaed to thoroughly alienate the administration and many students by your poor judgment in dealing with people and your refusal or inability to research a problem thoroughly and effectively. Pregnant? Need Help? 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