Letters to the itor IFC enforces regulafions TO THE EDITOR: I am writing in response to the letter con erning Penn State Fraternities and their pompliance with horough and IFC satety standards and regulations. Borough Housing inspectors attempt to inspect `very fraternity an nually for all fire and safety regulations, including those traternit:es located on campus in addition. two or three times a term IFC makes checks on fraternities which include testing emer ncy lighting facilities, Lire exits and extinguishers, and otha,safety standards. If here are any otter problems or questions concerning a , raternity or fraternities and their compliance with housing regulations please stop in at 212 HUB and we will be glad to ry and answer them Shape up• TO THE EDITOR: Penn State boasts, on national television .et that they have one of the best intramural pyagrams in the ..ountry But is it really? I have no arguments against the , 4 uantity of programs. but when the quality 'of a program utters something should be done. Football supposedly the major IM sport of the year, is, at hest poor rn quality. While taking into consideration a few major and minor rule changes, the quality of 1M football could greatly improved if the referees had a balic knowledge of .that their jobs entail. I might add that there are some good telerees but the number who do not even take half an interest .n ihe lob is ridiculous. Too many times a referee calls a penalty wt toesn't call one when he should, or he charge earn He should know what constitutes an i precise in his decision. If he doesn't, I'm sure copy of the rules. Alest of the people who participate will never again have the hence to play on some type of organized football team. The ouatity of their experience should not be mired by poor of ficiating The referee who only goes through the m.tions to receive his paycheck should either learn a little about football or turn in his whiStii Help PSORML TO THE EDITOR: In reply to an article in The Daily Collegian, Oct 17. concerning the Penn State Organration for the Reform of Marijuana Laws tilled, "PSORM Has Limited ;,uccess." I should like to comment. 'Lack' of 'leadership" is not the main' hindrance that our organization faces; we are a registered student organization ...Nth a president, executive board, and committees. We abide by a constitution, and have weekly meetings which are publicized in the Collegian and elsewhere; why is it that only a handful of our nearly 200 members attend these meetings Mr. Dreibelbis: trying to hide? John Curtin 111 has issued a full financial &closure. His ( opponent has not! John Curtin 111 listens to people. He knows they want honest government. I ~I II ~[NI M[l] :I►[fl~l ;71 Y I►~ 11 I Representative to the General Assembly _77th District. Jim Sullivan IFC Community Actions Chairman en he shouldn't, Ts it to the wrong nfraclion and be the IM office has Thomas J. Hdwitt 10th-recrdation and parks What are you Paid for by the Committee for the Election of John Curtin 111 regularly? It is the ittiuctance of Penn State students to work for the legalization of marijuana, something 69 per cent of the 30,000 students here have used. It is exactly that apathy, combined with ignorance of present PSORML conditions that was reflected in the article. The writer of the article, Dave Kaszycki, is a member of PSORML.I3ut not an active participant. In fact, most of the criticisms dir*ted at PSORML have come from people who are no longer active in the organization; I therefore wonder how these people On be considered a source of accurate information concerning PSORML activities. Our president is absent this term but has stayed in touch and is well aware of our progress. He is in contadt with NORML, the national organization with whom we are affiliated, trying to draft a bill to be presented to the state legislature after the November elections. We share the same concerns as NORML, those being education, decriminalization, and legalization. We can accomplish nothing without money, without people behind (Ts and without more people willing to work, A handful of people cannot change a law which many people believe is unjust and ineffective. If the law is to be changed in . Penn sylvania. the students at Penn State must take an active role, because PSORML is the main marijuana-concern group in the state. There can ID no reform without their support, both in terms of time exp ded, and simple dedication to the pur poses which PSORML is intended to serve. Back to the point TO THE EDITOR : Anne leßlanc, in a letter headed "Missing [he Point." zeroed in on the saddest abuse facing Penn Staters. Many students share both leßlanc's love of learning and frustration because of the simple lack of time for its at tainment. True learning involves reading, to be sure, but other essential factors absorption, interest, and appreciation are too often overlooked by professors in doling out reading assignments. Take. for example, political science 1 (Eisenstein),: which requires six books to be read in addition to weekly lab assigninents: who do they think we are, Evelyn Woods? The result is often a cursory reading of the material. A lot is read, little absorbed, less retained, and very little appreciated. The notion to teach the American political system even its basics in ten weeksis in itself amazing! A reassessment of basic objectives and practicality is sorely needed. Let's — get back to the point. Warning TO THE EDITOR: Take heelall you apartment dwellers. Hand Sri a list of every possible damage found in your apaitme - ht when you move in and get a singed copy. Three of us moved into a Lion's Gate apartment, in September, 1973, that was the dirtiest, moldiest place I have ever seen. The management did not "have time" to check it, but the former residents said they Vicki Lewis Chairman-PSORML Legal Committee Jonathan Ibody 4th-journalism and American studies cleaned it. They were refunded their entire security deposit. (Quote the manager!) We carried out buckets of rotted food and junk and cleaned and scrubbed. We couldn't get any rent off for doing the management's work, just $15.00 from petty cash for "cleaning supplies." Thanks! That does not pay for cleaning up another person's crap. When we moved out in August we cleaned well. The management didn't have "time" to check a then either. When our security deposits were returned we were charged for damages (a missing door knob and a mark on the floor) from the former residents. Why? We never turned in a list of damages. We were asked for a list of things that needed repair at one time but rtot of damages. I'm tired of the State College apartment situation. I realize a lot of times it is warranted but often enough it is not. Where is all the grass? TO THE EDITOR: A year ago, plans were publicized for the building of a faculty club next to Eisenhower Chapel. The spot was, and is, covered, with tall trees, a quiet, peaceful relief from the concrete canyons of most of the campus. Amid great student .outcry and threats•to sit in front of the bulldozers, plans were quietly sidelined. Or were they? Today a fence is being set up around the woods a construction company's trailor is parked on one of the paths. Is one more spot of green to disappear as our campus becomes, bit by bit, solid concrete? Please, this must not be allowed to happen. Penn State, take action! Destruction of the woods outside Eisenhower Chapel must be prevented. Another PSU rip-off TO THE EDITOR: In regard to "The Ultimate PSU Rip-off," by Joe Hines and Joe Solimando in the Oct. 22 edition; I must say that John Smith was not the first student to be ripped-off. Although the amount of money that I lost was not as much as John Smith lost, nevertheless, in my opinion, I was robbed. After graduation from high school in 1970, I attenddd the Altoona Campus of ,Penn State for one year. After that year had no desire to continue my education until the fall of 1973. I waS instructed by an official of the University how to file for re admission for Winter Term of 1974. After submitting a letter to the appropriate dean, I was informed, that I was required to apply for re-admission at least forty days in advance of the term that I wished to begin. $o I applied for re-admission again. However this time it was sixty days in advance of Spring Term '74. But due to the bureaucratic system, I never received word of my re-admission until one week prior to registration for Spring Term. How I was ripped-off was that I had to pay the general deposit of $5O, which I had paid at Altoona Campus in 1970, but I was never reimbursed. Then I had to pay $l5 for coun- JOE NOV. -3 7:30 and 10:00 P.M. 102 Forum Angel Flight and AAS i J no oill II Just called to say 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 request. If letters are received by mail, the Collegian will contact the signer for verification before publication. Letters cannot be returned. Kay L. Sinclair former Penn State employe and student Marie Walsh 10th-secondary education The Check Cashing Agency in the HUB will ose today at 4:30 p.m. 111 ,, mnwm1/1/11111/(itiPMTPT(111))11)111(1!)))1(11)1611111I11.1711111 11 I1MI1 1111914(1 111 1 tIltiltlittl , titlIMIIIIII 411 seling fees. This Was a real farce because I was unable to locate my advisor before the beginning of classes Spring Term. Although I did not lose $7OO. I fell that I was robbed of $65. It is time that the students of Penn State receive some action in such cases. Camping out for tickets to THE EDITOR: Ah yes, it's sunrise at Penn State, the clouds roll Off Nittany Mountain and the early morning sunlight melts the frost off of Happy Valley. Quite picturesque, wouldn't you say? Another early morning scene that has materialized here at University Park recently is throngs of students heading for the Hetzel Union Brifidin9. just 'before sunup. Why? To stand in line to purchase tickets for one of the UCC concerts First it was Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt. That concert sold out in three hours, with students standing in a line that backed up to the HUB ballroom. This morning. I ventured to the Union Building at 7:30 to wait an hour for tickets to the Souther, Hillman and Furay concert. The line wasn't too bad today, but I made a mistake of not getting a number ticket in line. Back to the end I went - Jackson Browne and the SHF Band are rising talents on the rock circuit, but wait, what's this Loggins and Messina! They are a nationally known, well received band. Can you imagine the line for those tickets? I can see Monday's Collegian headlines. "Angered students dismantle HUB in early morning rukus." Yes,' it's going to be near bedlam in the HUB tomorrow. I hope the UCC has considered alternatives to the present ticket selling method. A possibility could be, selling tickets at -= three or four locations. Maybe sell them at Rec Hall, Findlay and Hetzel Union Buildings. I believe this would help alleviate the line problem: Nov. 2 is ''All U Day," and with , blocks of tickets seht to the branch campuses, there will be •less available here. All this leads me to the only solution, I'm forced to camp out in the HUB tonight. "Camping tonight, camping tonight, camping in the HUB ballroom." So the song goes. I hope I don't get ;kicked out before dawn. Maybe I'll see some of you there?" - But really, wouldn't you rather be sleeping in your own bed, rather than on a HUB couch? ACollegian DIANE M. MOTTLE Editor Editorial Staff: 865-1828 Sports Staff: 865-1820 Business Stifi: 865-2531 THRIFTY BOTTLE SHOP (Behind The Train Station) 35 BRANDS COLD BEER OPEN SUNDAYS 1 P.M. Tv o P.M We will reopen for Winter term, - starting Wednesday, 3 December 5, 1974 3 Sam Runk 4th-business administration 6th-environmental engineering CYNTHIA A. ASHEAS Business Manager Business Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9.30 am. to 4 p.m A Herioher Enterprise Good-bye Tom Hill
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