Editorial opinion Without a free flow pf ideas, Penn State could not be considered a university. Yet University officials in three colleges have impeded that flow at least temporarily. American Association of University Professors (AAUP) newsletters announcing a meeting were taken out of faculty mailboxes in the College of Agriculture last week. Penn. , sylvania State University Professional Association (PSUP A) newsletters similarly disappeared from mailboxes in the colleges of Earth and Mineral. Sciences and Human Development last spring. In all three cases the newsletters - were "remailed" later so the flow of ideas was not blocked. But the flow was slowed down which is just as bad, since the same principle freedom is injured in both halting and slowing the flow. dtadyCollegian DIANE M. NOTTLE Editor 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. Editonal Staff 865,1828 Sports Staff: 865-1820 Business Staff: 865-2531 BOARD OF EDITORS: MANAGING EDITOR, Steve 9strosky; EDITORIAL- EDITOR, Barb White, NEWS EDITOR, Glenda Gephart; COPY EDITORS, Jean LaPenna, Robyn Moses, Jerry Schwartz; LAYOUT EDITORS, Cathy Cipolla, Paola Ruth; SPORTS EDITOR, Rick Starr, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS, Tim Panaccio, Jeff Young; PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Golomb, ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Palsa; EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS, Torn Gibb, Mike Sanni; WEATHER REPORTER, Thad Chupalio. BOARD OF MANAGERS: ADVERTISING MANAGER, David Lang; ASSISTANT ADVER TISING MANAGERS, Susan Voytovich, Kim Batey; NATIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGER, Bob Rosner; ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER, Heather Walden; BILLING, Sandy Pollock, Michele Reilly, DELIVRY,' Steve Straley, Jorene Proper; ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES, Rob Meet, At Berney, Tom Tull, Ellen Clair, Steve Wallach. The Daily Collegian is published by Collegian, Inc, a private, non-profit corporation which bears legai t and financial responsibility for the newspaper. The Board of Directors of Collegian, Inc., is the controlling body of the corporation. The Board is composed of three undergraduate students, one - graduate student, three faculty members, two professional members, the editor and the business manager. The paper's adviser also serves as executive secretary to the Board, a non-voting position. Letters to thak &Her Mature freshmen djeers TO THE EDITOR: This is in response to a letter in this paper on monday. Oct 21. Three students in their 10th term wanted to know what was wrong with the present freshman attitude at tooiball games. Why do 'students have to become barbaric like hese students said they did? Can't they enjoy the game and get drunk it they wish, without becoming so rowdy? Why do hey have to make complete asses out of themselves like these ihree students say freshmen did when they were in their first errn' Maybe we are a little more mature than they were. If hat s not true. why aren't these students still acting this way, why must it be only freshmen? Let's grow up some,land realize what we ale at thebames for in the first place. Also stated was the fact that there' are no cheers coming from the trosh section. I don't know what games you:ve been .0. but at . the last two home games the Crawford Hose Company has led a sizable crowd in some imaginative and original cheers Again 1 ask, why is it only the trosh who are supposed to lead the cheers?! Destroy the occiAt TO THE EDITOR: I must protest the excruciatingly uneven reatment of spiritual matters by your newspaper. You disparaged Josh McDowell, the servant of God, as a fun dementalist in an article buried deep within the newspaper: A bad case of jammy-itis By JANICE SELINGER of the Collegian Staff It s another Saturday night and you ain t got nobody. So where do you go? To a Tammy. Jammy' When I first hear4the word I had visions of hundreds of aillege kids dressed in pajamasnd jiving s % With this image in mind I wits n t totally sure that I ever wanted to go'to a jammy, but my curiosity got the best of me, and I went Now I do not wa4you to get the idea that this was some sort of a fatal mistake on my part./ but jammies are somewhat like cigarettes once you take a puff, you can't stop. Some people don't necessarily like smoking. but that doesn't make them quit. In the same way, gis.L.s—don't necessarily enjoy jammies,W they still go. Jammies are habit-forming = once you go to a jammy you are hooked and destined to spend the 'rest of your Saturday nights jammy-hopping. My own intimate relationship with Penn State jammies started last fall during Orientation. These jammies mostly consisted of hundreds of kids Free Successor to the Free Lance, est 1887 Member - of the Associated Press Charter member of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Media Association just standing around in East Halls or Pollock quad listening to music and not jiving. Then my acquaintance with jammies spread to include the only real Tammy - the fraternity jammy. The fraternity jammy is in a class by itself. In my life thus far. I have found nothing that even remotely resembles it. Al first glance, a jammy looks like a reunion of the droupouts from Alcoholics Anonymous. Practically everyone has a glass of beer in hand and is staggering around the dance floor. The jammy is a throw-back to high school dances where the girls line up on one side of the room and the guys on the other. The whole thing gives the overall impression of a meat factory. While waiting for some handsome young man, beer in hand, to ask you to dance, you begin to feel tike a bar picli'-up and wonder if there are - any lamp posts available for you to lean on. Meanwhile, fraternity males tare standing around rating you on the Richter scale from one to 10. If you love to dance, a fraternity jammy is probably rkdt the place for you. At most jammies, either very few people 41 -.. :;„! , .. '1 1 . --*, 44 4,,,,N;3 1144%. f. :'-. 11 • • • ri - •• 1 \ k; .C': 1 4 ` ‘C ': 1 - • 5i , :-: i ii ,A 1 ~ i . rib ! ,) w , iSt ‘`! #01,41:..M.- , t N AZ',AXV, I / 4 ;::. dO Mof i de as ~,.‘, . ......„..,...,.,..,....„,„.....,.....„.; , , ~ ~, • ,:,,„.. . ~,..„..„4„.....„,„,...„,,.....„, ~.,.. ,,,,..,,,,x„..,, _., . • k „.,.., : .:. : ...,.... Freedom is the right to choose. The United workers know the good effects but tell them a I'. ,i; .7} _ ~. \ \ k: \- --;-.1 1 ..v,.--.3, States is a free country because its citizens the bad effects unionizing could have. • . . A , . 14. '. .I1, I i i . ;,,:::;,. have the right to choose everything from their Propaganda has no place in a universi . brand of deodorant to their careers to their "Universal," the root of the word, means all, ii.. ' f -, 1.:1- t I. ll \ '-' t's:. political leaders: everything. A university must be a place where e. , .-,,;1 i.pc. 0 1:4 ....i.t ..... . 1 f, , ) Freedom is basic to education. An "educated all ideas, or as many as possible, are available .‘. 1 - ....V.. • • .11 . .'‘ person" is exposed to a wide variety of ideas, for the selection and conglomeration process 1* •V , ' - / . 4 k:\li•-:- • ~_ / 1 concepts and philosophies, from which he to take place. . -f - ,118 .1 y,5-, • .-•-- I chooses those he believes are the best or the Just as United Postal Service packages and tit,,„, v,, , 1 '',Vl itti\\) most true or most practical. Or he students' „late assignments are not removed , ',,A?•, / .7 la ~..., , tll, ...v. , ;,:ic-w-etsiii''' = ...... ..;,,a :-,. conglomerates several of ahem to make what from faculty mailboxes, neither must unsolicited , ' 4 4 -1 %... i: 7-: '--;: 1-4 •----- • he believes to be an even better idea, concept student evaluations of their instructors and ~. .11,. '414 %*;., ‘ 4 i‘ MrtAi t li '--,l_ Ifie - i l : . I: : ce_ ..., :t. zyny lktt aa& ' ..s.i.. q7 ; ...;: " ../ 1 “, 1 ~ ~.. or philosophy. newsletters be removed. This selection and conglomeration process is A faculty member has the right to restrict for k.-.1.:t . ----.:-.:, •-. severer limited if the input a person receives is himself the flow of information he receives by limited. Purposely limiting the flow of ideas a not reading evaluations or newsletters before ~i, - ' ' -,” --- -- - ---- ` ll *.• ~.' . ---- --,-.o> - person receives could be called propagan- throwing them away. But in a free country, and 1 -I+-9 - k , . , '" -- i- ---- -„, ; - -= --_----: M- --,;:--;.-„...------- -:: -- 7.'" ; . , . d — ' •nrds if 'nsidr esi 'iall •at a 1 iros---- - Jizing. In other words, ii you,, consider unionization a bad idea, you try not to let the CYNTHIA A. ASHEAR Business Manager Business Office Hours. Monday through Friday 9.30 a.m to 4 p.m. you report the activities of the servants of Satan in the occult Colloquy in glowing terms on the front page. This reflects hideously upon the moral and spiritual state of those responsible for The Daily Collegian. Involvement in any aspect of the occult is condemned by God in the strongest possible terms, (Leviticus 19:26 and 31, 20.6 and 27. Deuteronomy 18: 9-24), the penalty for such being prescribed as,death, (Exodus 22: 18:Leviticus 20:27). It is because the inhbitants of the land of Canaan engaged in the abominable practices of the occult that God decreed the des .uction of their nation, (Deuteronomy 18:12). Those who do not wish to see the United States similarly destroyed can only mourn the spread of diabolical occultism while seeking God's help in destroying it. Find out about USG TO THE EDITOR: I would like to commend USG President George Cernusca: Vice President Marian Mientus; Senators: Joanie McCarthy, Pam Michaels, and Rick Glazier; and other members of the staff for coming out to East Halls to start a campaign to stimulate student's interest in the Undergraduate Student Government. (Other USG members were present but did not paillticipate to any useful extent.) If this meeting was a sign of what is to come from USG then there is hope for the survival of USG. Name Withheld The students, including myself, attending the forum were PSORML Apathy, not lack of leadership, is to blame By BRENDA GESKE and CHARLES W. EIGENBROT, JR Penn State Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws In recent years. decriminalization of marituana has been one of the most controversial and debated issues in the United States. Why has this issue gained so much attention? To begin with, estimates of up to 35 Million Americans (according_ _to Mississippi's, James 0. Ea - stland's committee's latest finding) have smoked marijuana. More than 420.000 people. 88 per cent of whom were under the age of 26, were arrested in 1973- for marijuana -related offenses, which represents a 30 per cent increase over the previous year. As of this date, medical arguments have been in conclusive; however, one point is ob vious criminal laws have not been an Collegian forum effective deterrent to use. A Consumers Union study entitled "Licit and Illicit Drugs" states: "It is much too late to debate the issue: Marijuana versus no marijuana. Marijuana is here to stay. No conceivable law enforcement program can curb its availability." We should continue to investigate the possible harmful effects from'Marijuana use. and we shOuld make this in- formation known to the general public But the lack of any significant findings .-to date is convincing evidence that -+whatever harmful side-effects are Henry A. Christoph, Jr. Graduate-history dance or everyone is bumping and there is no room to move on the dance floor. You are packed in like sardines in a-can, and at least three times a night someone is sure to spill some beer on you. Beer is the lifeblood of a jammy. in fact. the terms beer, jammy and fraternity are practically synonymous. Where the beer flows the party goes, and when the beer stops so does the jammy. The beer. available in large enough quantities to satisfy all the party-goers, usually is the - cheapest, flattest L and worst tasting beer around. -Because of "the overabundance of beer. a - jemmy is a marvelous op portunity for picking up a drunk guy. At most fraternities a girl can be asked to dance by any one of 40 or 50 eligible drunk men. All she has to do is be able to support him so that he does not pass out in a drunken . stupor during- the dance. Now you are probably saying to yourself, "If it is such a humiliating experience, why do ydu go?" Why does anelcoholic take that drink? Why does the smoker take those puffs? That's why I go to jammies. ,pecially at a university, no one must assume anyone else's right to restrict that flow. eventually linked to marijuana will be minor. There is certainly no evidence to indicate the type of threat to the public health which would warrant the im position of criminal laws against the user , According to the FBI, more than 1.1 million individuals were arrested for marijuana offenses betvn 1970 and 1973. The Shafer Commission uncovered the unsettling fact that 93 per cent of the arrests are for possession, and two thirds of these involve a quantity of one ounce or less. It is obvious then, that theo, user bears the brunt of the laws. The typical marijuana user hardly fits the stereotyped image. Former President Nixon's dommission on Marijuana and Drug 'Abu's?, which incidentally spent more than 2 million dollars while con ducting the most exhaustive and thorough study to date, concluded, "The most notable statement that can be made about the vast majority of marijuana users is that they are essentially indistinguishable from their non-marijuana-using peers by any fundamental criterion other than their marijuana use." The marijuana laws stifle the already overburdened criminal justice system with the processing of -minor arrests. Furthermore, to the millions of young citizens who are defined as criminals, these laws engender disrespect for the entire legal system. The consequence of these laws necessitate the decriminalization of. cannabis sativa. PSORML, the Penn State Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws, is a registered student organization-affilled given a chance to comment on recent happenings in the USG, and to offer suggestions on new programs. I hope this "stimulate student's interest" program con . ilnues Also I would hope that students get out to meet these panels when they come to visit the different dorm and off campus areas because this is their big chance to complain, offer suggestions, and find out what USG is about. Million not billion TO THE EDITOR: On Monday, Oct. 21, 1974, this paper publishgd a letter to the editor by me entitled "Freedom for cubans." One significant correction must be made in my letter. In the final paragraph it is stated that "The Soviet Union spends between $1.5 and $2 billion a day to keep Cuba going." This is incorrect. This statement should read as follows. "The Soviet Union spends between $1.5 and $2 million a day to keep Cuba going." All the facts in this letter can be verified in issues of nationally circulated periodicals, such as, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, etc. 4 Fro Yen books too TO THE EDITOR: As being an employee of this unorganized University, I am making a complaint and directing it to the The Daily Collegian encourages comments on news• coverage, editorial policy and campus and off-campus 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. Letters should be brought to the Collegian office, 126 Carnegie, in person so proper identification of the writer can be made, although names will be withheld on req,iest. If fetters are received by mail, the Collegian will contact the signer for verification before publication. Letters cannot be returned. with-the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Since odr inception last year, we have workedioward our goal correcting the injustices inherent in the existing laws of this state. The leaders of PSORML are admittedly amateur politicians. This - fact explains some of the problems we have encountered. Nevertheless, it has been our policy to welcome new ideas and encourage new members to assume positions of responsibility. However, student apathy and not lack of leadership, as indicated in the Oct. 17 Collegian article has been and remains our biggest problem. In keeping with our above-stated policy, we lowered membership dues and now have more than 200 members not bad for a start, but disappointing in light of the fact that there are about 30,000 students at University Park. A PSORML • survey completed last spring revealed that 69 per cent of the undergraduate population has used pot. Of this same population, 55 per cent (15,500 people) consider themselves regular .users, and yet only 26 per cent have even a rough un derstanding of the current Pennsylvania marijuana laws. PSORML's purpose is not to advocate the use of marijuana;‘Tather, we seek to first inform our. fellow . citizens about the laws. and second, • lobby for their revision. Since we are not funded by Associated Student Activities, we have, unfortunately; been forced to make fund raising our main activity other than the establishment of a lawyer referral service and information centers around campus. Timothy Brown 2nd-business administration Frederick J. Jones 41h-secondary education 'Landslide!' We have a three-pronged attack outlined for the coming year: judicial,_ legislative and grass-roots. Plans are under way to challenge the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania marijuana laws in a civil suit brought by PSORML. The in troduction of decriminalization bill(s) is being . actively considered in coor dination with a state-wide petition drive to gather support for the bill(s). Penn State will become the center Penn sylvania NORML's activities, as PSORML's president, Steve Rudman, has been appointed its director. Other plans include (a) establishing a reference center-office in the HUB, (b).a speaker's bureau to debate our opposition and inform the public, (c) an up-to-date survey, (d) a Free University course focusing on the latest legal, medical and social implications of marijuana use, and (o) a committee consisting of PSORML, student government leaders, University Safety and administration to discuss the enforcement policies on campus. Wake up. Penn . State] The time has come to get involved. The American Civil Liberties Union has indicated that it is illegal to discriminate against members of leigilimate political organizations such as PSORML. We need active support from the Penn State community if we are to succeed. We want to hear from you before you, or someone you know, gets busted. Editor's note: The Daily Collegian apologizes to PSORML for any inac curacies & uracies in the article mentioneabove. and for any inconveniences it may have caused. building superintendants of the University, or, whoever is responsible for the temperature of the buildings. This morning, after walking for 15 minutes in 30 degree weather. rushing to get into the warm building, to my surprise, I found that Pattee Library had the air conditioning on. What a joke ) I am presently sitting here typing this letter, "with two sweaters on, and a coat over my legs. I really don't know who's responsible, but what's the matter with you people? Are you sitting comfortably in a nice warm, plush, office? tf so, I hope you walk out of your luxurious suite and catch. pne-umpnial I have to sit in this stupid, freezing office all day, along with the rest of the working staff, and put up with this bullshit. It wasn't bad enough that I had pneumonia this past summer because some ass didn't know how to regulate the air con ditioning, but to have to be subjected to it during the winter, it's crazy! Come on you jag -offs! Believe me, we're not about to have an Indian Summer this year, it's fall, and it's cold! This library has the craziest heating system I ever saw. It has no control as far as warmth and coolness. It's either blazing hot, or freezing cold. Have you ever heard of a comfortable, moderate temperature? Like a nice 70 degrees year round. It's eitherl4o degrees or 95. I think you people should get something together and .learn how to regulate a thermostat. Honestly, us working People shouldn't have to put up with these kinds of conditions. Name Withheld
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