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Fall Term
Hi CATHY CIPOLLA
Collegian Staff Writer
Summer's brilf intermission ended,
and Fall term was back again like the
rerun of a familiar movie. This year's
crop of freshmen - kissed their sobbing
parents goodbye and gazed wide-eyed at
their surroundings. Returning students
routinely moved in, then jammed
telephone lines to get in touch with old
I riends. •
At first galnce. it was like any other
ear. except that everyone was wearing
painter's pants.
But something had changed. The
I niversity was caught in a vise of
economic, problems, and students felt
t he pinch for the first time.
Skyrocketing apartment rents forced
man.students to cross their fingers and
apply for a dorm room. Fifteen hundred
, tudents were turned away from the
dorms this fall, including about 800 who
lived in the dorms lastyear.
Everything seemed more crowded.
tidy lounges were filled with students
in temporary housing. Dining hall lines
nd registration lines seemed longer.
Crowded conditions - caused other
problems. Campus parking space was at
a premium. and the Department of
University Safety was writing out more
ticketi; for unregistereil and illegally
parked cars
Ind the University itself was writing
out higher tuition bills Studentsnyho
couldn't find summer jobs were effected
the most At Encampment, a series of
‘‘orkshops held each Fall at Stone
Valley. rising tuition was a main
problem discussed by student leaders.
umversit administrators. and town
officials
Students also felt the economic pinch
in smaller ways. The price of a candy
bar in vending machines rose to 15 cents
and canned soda was a quarter. All over
Varied assortment of event
The lights went out all over Western
Pennsylvania when a heavy snowstorm
blanketed the area a few days before The Calendar Commission broke up
W inter Term began and damaged -for a 45-day "cooling off" period when
electric power lines Perhaps the , they couldn't agree on an alternative
blackout was an omen—for Winter for the present term system. They were
Term's events took many people by deadlocked on two alternatives: a
surprise and left othdrs in the dark "modified" term system ( three ten-
Many students were dismayed to find week terms with an eight-week summer
their dorms were burglarized over term term) and the short semester system
break Over 60 dorm rooms were ' proposed earlier
illegally entered. Female students Economic problems continued to
panicked when rapes were reported on effect everyone, and for many, it was a
MESE
Spring: many unfinished chapters
Spring terni is traditionally a denouement, a winding
down of the year's events in preparation for the sum
mer But when students close their books this Spring,
there will be many unfinished chapters in. Perm State's
Pi 74-75 history.
The spectre of higher tuition next Fall still haunts
many students. some. of whom may not find jobs this
summer Last term the House Appropriations Corn
mittee in Harrisburg approved a budget for Penn State
that fell $B.B million short of its needs. It has not yet
been approved by the legislature.
In a revival of the activism at Penn State five years
ago. many students-set out to fight the increase in
tuition%
Last week, students protesting the increase marched
through campus shouting, "Fight the Hike! Join Us!".
The ralic ended on Old Main Lawn, where students
entered. the building demanding University President
John W Oswald to state his position on the tuition in
crease. START-UP (Students against Rising Tuition at
University Park) urged all students to write letters to
their congressmen and senators.
PennPIRG may be another unfinished chapter this
Spring. Petitioners are still working to collect
signatures needed to get the organization started at
Penn State. The petitions will be submitted to the
University Trustees in Harrisburg when the-s.gnatures
are obtained.
Disagreements over how the organization will be
funded estranged Students for PennPIRG from the
University this term. President Oswald walked out of a
meeting with the group because two of consumer
advocate Ralph Nader's officials were present. Later,
Nader came to campus to promote PlRG—and
challenged the administration to a debate on the issue.
The fate of the controversial Human Relations
Ordinance will be determined next year. State College
Mayor Jo Hayes will serve as an ombudsman to receive
complaints on housing discrimination.
The Pennsylvania State University Labor Relations
board is till conducting its hearings before the Penn
sylvania Labor Relations Board over the issue of
Students begin to feel
the country. food prices were up 14 per
cent from last year. In OctiNber, the cost
of living reached a 27-year high.
But students took an active role in
assaulting economic woes. The
Organization of Twon Independent
Students set up the "Happy Valley
Market," a food ca-op to help apartment
dwellers lower their grocery budgets.
The Undergraduate Student Govern
ment helped organize a Tenant's Union
to collectively fight rising rent rates and
poor housing conditions.
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Somehow, we survived it all, as the
familiar Fall fanfare repeated itself.
Three Penn= State Football games
were nationally televised this Fall:
Stanford, Maryland, and the Pittsburgh
game at Three River's Stadium. All
three were victories for the Nittany
Lions.
For the Stanford game, the Goodyear
Blimp arrived on campus for a one-Week
visit and the Stanford band hitch-hiked
Irom California to provide a colorful.
chaotic halftime show.
"The Coke Man" was also a special
part of last Fall's football season. At the
Wake Forest game. he stole the spotlight
away from the regular cheerleaders to
lead the Penn State students in a
thundering. "We're number one!" The
team, however, finished the season
miffed sixth in the-country, with ten
wins-two losses, and a bid the Cotton
Bowl in Pallas. And their fans still didn't
know the goddamn words.
While; the football crowd clung to
tradition, other groups pushed for
change. Several campus and community
organizations pushed the enactment of a
Human Relations Ordinance in State
College to protect unmarried couples
and homosexuals from discrimination in
housing.
The Calendar Commission N.as set up
to study alternatives to the present term
system at Penn State. Their main focus
was converting it to a semester system,
South Allen Street, College Avenue, and
in Centre and Nittany dorm areas.
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faculty unionization. PSUPA alleges that the University
administration dominates the Faculty Senate, con
vincing them that a union is not necessary. PRLB's
verdict will not be ready until late this summer.
Any changes in the University Calendar will be
delayed until fall, 1977. Whether or not the Faculty
Senate will pass their resolution to eliminate pass-fail
and late-drop options is alsaundecided.
The Vietnam war, an epic that took 35 years to write,
ended this term, Two-and-one-half hours after the
Americans evacuated South Vietnam, the country fell
to the Communists. For the Americans, it meant over
$l5O billion aid, 14 years of fighting, 50,000 lives,
and theirfirst defeat in a war.
There were other tragedies. State Senator Frank
Mazzei ( D-Allegheny ) was sentenced April 11 on
charges of federal extortion, but retained his seat in the
Senate because his Democratic colleagues voted to
keep him in. At Penn State, the Women's Arts Festival
was refused funding by the Associated Student
Activities and cancelled.
Saudi Arabian King Faisal was shot and killed by a
deranged nephew. Greek shipping magnate Aristotle
Onassis, actor Frederic March, Marjorie Main ("Ma
Kettle"), 'and Moe Howard of the Three Stooges died
this past term. Chiang Kai-shek died of a heart attack.
But there were comedies, too. North Halls crowned
their "Emporer" after a week of crazy stunts by all the
candidates. The winner ate two live worms onstage at a
jammy. Spring Week featured humorous satires of
everyone's favorite cartoons.
There were mysteries. Missing heiress Patty Hearst
was rumored to be in central Pennsylvania, and her
fingerprints were found in a farmhouse in the northeast
part of the state. She is still missing.
Rapists,that plagued the McElwain shower stalls and
other areas of Centre Halls are - another unsolved
mystery.
There were records and rarities. The first doctors'
strike took place in New York when physicians
protested working hours of up to 100 hours a week.
Ainerican taxpayers got their first tax rebates this
the pinch of economic pr
although student polls consistently •
favored keeping the traditional term
system.
Women's groups on campus began
groundwork for a Women's Center 'to,
serve as a cultural area, referral service,
and a rape crisis center.
In late November, the Pennsylvania
Student Lobby convened here to plan a
lobby in Harrisburg for increased State
educational aid and student•consumer
protection. _ .
Activism was not restricted to
students. At Penn State, the Association
of American University Professors and
the Pennsylvania State University
Professional Association continued their
fight for faculty unionization—against
the administration and each other.
National events also reflected breaks
with tradition. Frank Robinson became
manager of the Cleveland Indians—the
first black man to hold this position in
major league baseball. Evel Knievel, in
a feat of derring-do, attempted to jump
the Grand Canyon on a steam-driven
missile. The attempt failed, but Knievel
still was $6 million richer.
In Washington. the Senate voted to
make the 55 mile per hour speed limit
permanent. And President Ford okayed
amnesty for Vietnam war resisters, in
return for an oath of allegiance and two
years' public service.
Nixon—and Watergate—was the,most
controversial national event last Fall. In
a move that embittered many
Americans. Ford unconditionally
pardoned Nixon from any Watergate
crimes—barring his - prosecution
forever. The Watergate trial began Oct.
1 and starred "All the President's Men,"
without the President.
The drariia of Watergate i was
paralleled here at Penn State.
Undergraduate Student Governm
President George Cernusca became
embroiled in a scandal when he signed
two policies for a student health in-
lean Christmas 9400 Pennsylvania
students had this year's state grants
held 'back.
While students were recovering from
New Year's Eve parties, Penn State's
football team played Baylor University
at the Cotton Bowl in Texas and won 41-
20 Freshman player Jimmy Cefalo had
one-third of the total yardage for Penn
State.
Another blizzard blanketed the
campus the first weekend after
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surance plan. Cernusca
'accepting a kickback f
insurance companies. •
committee set up by
possibility of perjury.
About the time that
trail began, Penn
Watergate" caused heap
within USG, resulting in
of several USG seantors
vice-president, Marian
end of the term, the Sen.
three articles of impea
Cernusca.
Several letters to the
protested the "circus"
the USG hearings.
provided - Much more
tertainment.
Performances by •
bands covered a , :vide m
The University Cone
featured concerts by J
and Bonnie Raitt; M .
Cannonball Adderley; Si
and F,uray; Loggins an
Dave Mason.
Colloquy hosted man'
programs. Roger Kahn,
Boys of Summer," spoll
age of baseball. Anothe
George Plimpton, spo t
periences as an "a
pros." In time for
program on the occult
craft and Dracula.
Other big events this f
—Nelson Rockefeller
for vice-president. und:
study of his finances
Revenue Service. Cititic
multirpillionaire for hi
and liberal abortion sta
—Both Betty For,
Rockefeller underwen
breast cancer.
—The World Food Con
set up a fund to develo
in needy nations. Agric
Christmas break, a d Steeler fans
rejoiced in the fallingtiow when their
team beat the Minnegota Vikings and
won the Super Bowl.
There were a few surprises in national
events. too. Watergate Judge John
Sirica ruled that the coverup trial would
not require the testirndlvy t of former
President Nixon. Defendant John
Ehrlichmann cried wen he testified
how Nixon forced his 'resignation. And
Sirica later released convicted
Watergate defendants John Dean, Jeb
Magruder, and Herber Kalmbach from
prison.
Wilbur Mills, chair an of the House
Ways and Means Committee played with
a firecracker that exploded in his face.
His friendship with striptease artist
Annabella Batistella ( alias Fanne Foxe.
the "Argentine Firecracker"), cost him
the respect of his colleagues and the
public. Mills resigned his post November
10, and Foxe gained a nationwide
audience for her talent's.
Back at Penn State
brought some not-so-
Racism on campus re
again last winter wh
student circulated I
literature to several d(
practical joke.
Then, Karen Fitz,
dropped out of Penn S
nightly threats and o'
culminating in her do
on fire. Letters to nil
condemned Fitz's
suggested that she
victim of white racisr
Bob Ross, a black
Photo by Eric Polack
Spring. In a baseball game against West Virginia, Penn
State's Mitch Lukevics pitched the gifth no-hitter in the
team's history, "Ball lightning," a rare phenomenon,
was sighted here;Tuesday night.
There was entertainment—Livingston Taylor, John
McLaughlin and the Mahavish ii Orchestra, the
Arartha Graham Dance Company, ladimir Ashkenazy
and Pat Paulsen. Colloquy sPons red a program on
"Visions of Mankind" that broug t R,„ Buckminster
Fuller, Ashley Montagu, and A thony Burgess to
campus.
And there were surprises. 'All
tackle Mike Hartenstine quit den
assault on another i student. eorg
the'. race for State College Bore
dropped out. Controversy ensued
duct Standards Director Donald
police used telescOpes to spot
campus. -
The Undergraduate Student G
this spring contained a little bit of
controversy, scandal, and a surp
candidates followed the footsteps
Shelmire. Michael Efahry ("Dirt")
blimp-rental service; Eli Cain an.
an "apathy" platform; and Sta
himself "God."
Most students seemed apathetic
Debates were usually attended b
than campaign workers. One deba
canceled because of low attenda
than one-fifth of the student body v
Candidate Joe Seufer won the ra
by only 46 votes. The outcome surp
There is only a. little while no
history book will close. The ente
and good times will be easy to re
spots in a book to reread once in
mind those unfinished chapters—.
next year. They just might be very I
4-75 in review
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ut Fall term
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chestras and
sical spectrum.
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ackson Browne
les Davis and
luther, Hillman,
Messina; and
speakers and
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Halloween, a
explored witch-
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Ford's choice
:rwent a critical
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condemned the
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surgery for
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food production
, ture Secretary
highlights Winter
explosive issues
easant surprises.
red its ugly head
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Ku Klux Klan
prm residents as a
a black student,
ate after a year of
, scene phone calls,
'rm door being set
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harassers and
was the innocent
USG senator, was
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State following an
Cernusca entered
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hen Office of Con
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arijuana plants on
l ivernment elections
everything—humor,
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of last year's Steve
promised students a
Sally Snyder ran on
ley G. Miller called
about the USG race.
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• xciting reading.
GgoRGE CERNUSCA shows his concern during the Fall Term Usti im
peachment proceedings. The USG Senate recommended three articles of im
peachment against Cernuisca.
Earl Butz was condemned for a bit of smokers' rights versus non-smokers',
advice he gave to Pope Paul regarding and the merits of English I and
birth control: "You no playa the game, —The Oakland A's won their third
so no make-a the rules." consecutive World Series Championship
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—Vital issues battled out via the --Several noted people died. among
Collegian's "Letters to the Editor" in- them journalist Walter Lippman and
eluded abortion, bike problems, entertainer Ed Sullivan,
charged with- assaulting University
records officer Elwood Wagner' in a
dispute over repeating a course. The
University Student Conduct Standards
Board voted on a four-term suspension
for Ross. who unsucessfully appealed
the decision to the University Appeals
Board. Finally, Ross appealed his case
to University President John Oswald.
charging the University's discipline
system with 14 violations of his rights.
The Ross case prompted several in
vestigations of the discipline system.
Black Caucus petitioned University
trustees to examine the system, along
with the issue of-racial harassment. The
Graduate Student Association and USG
also studied the disciplinesystem.
Another big discrimination issue•was
settled last winter. After nine months of
controversy._ State College Borough
Council rejected a Human Relations
Ordinance which would protect
homosexuals and unmarried couples
from housing discrimination. A panel
studied the ordinance for two weeks and
decided it wasn't needed
The Cernusca insurance trial also had
a surprise ending. After being charged
with malfeasance and accepting bribes.
Cermlsca was acquitted because the
impeachment vote fell short of the two
thirds majority.
The Pennsylx ania Public Interest
Research Group appeared on campus
Winter Term, promising consumer
protection for $2.00 peg term. The fund
ing mechanism, which Would add the
mone*to the student's tuition bill, was
the main stumbling block in getting the
program accepted among the students
SPRING TERM CONCERTS bring out the party atmosphere as shown by this
couple at Movin' On.
The Daily Collegian Friday, May 16, 1975-
and the administration. Nevertheless.
the first three days of a petition drive for
PIRG netted over 5.000 signatures.
Winter term also contained a lot of
nice surprises The ; array of snow
sculptures included Richard Nixon.
Snoopy and a man defecating on a toilet.
Another kind of art was'explored when
Colloqty brought famous cartoonists to
campus. One of them. National Lamp
poon artist Vaughn bode. said he en
joyed Penn State beCause it was so
"perverse tether Colloquy progrens
brought notables such as David Frost
and Betty Furness to campus.
For culture freaks, the Artist's Series
featured Ricardo Montalban and Myrna
Loy 'in George Bernard Shaw's — Don
Juau in Hell." and performances by the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and
mime artist Marcel Marceau And for
those whose tastes were at the opposite
pole. the l'niyersity Concert Committee
featured concerts by Bruce Springsteen.
llerbie Hancock. Emuir Deodato. and
Michael Cooney. -
Who said you can't win twice in a row"
"Budman and Robin, - - last year's
winning couple in the Interfraternity
Councils' dance marathon. took the
number one prize again this year and
helped IFC raise $10,824 91 for Easter
Seals.
The spectre of higher tuition began to
haunt students toward the end of the
term The State Board of Education
approved a budget for Penn State which
fell $B.B million short of the [niversity's
request. This issue continued into Spring
Term
OHO by Eric
Photo by JulleClpotla