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A member of a tree caring crew found a shady place to work yesterday in the tops
of the Mall (trees) near Pollock Road. .
Mao Tse-tung dies;
power struggle likely
TOKYO (AP) Chairman Mao Tse- • The 82-year-old Mao died at 12:10 a.m.
Rung died yesterday, plunging China into 12:10 p.m. EDT Wednesday the
, fin uncertain political future and leaving Hsinhua news agency said. He had been
a gaping hole in the leadership of the ill for sometime and had acted more as
world's most populous nation. a mediator in China's affairs than a day-
As if anticipating a power struggle for by-day boss of the country.
Mao's mantle, the Central Committee of Hsinhua said no foreign governments
the Communist party issued an appeal or groups would be invited to send
for unity. representatives to a memorial rally set
' In a statement, the committee pledged for 4ept. 18.
to "carry, on 'the . cause leftbehind by The, news ;agency , not give ,the
Chairman „- 1. ,
„. cause of death:pi c eaywhere Masi,"died.•
' The - No: 2-Man in• the party hag' been ' American and other ' visit ors to
Hua 'Ktiol4eng;- 57, regarded as;_a COM- China_ reported ' he was frail and had ,
promise candidate between the trouble speaking. Medical experts who
quarreling radicals led by Mao's widow, - studied films of his recent appearances
Chiang Ching; and the moderates led by said he showed symptoms of Parkin
lollowers of the late Premier Chou En- , son's disease.
• lai and his protege, ousted Vice Premier The Central Committee ordered a
Teng Hsiao-ping. mourning period to last until the
But the succession to the chair- memorial rally in Peking on Sept. 18.
manship was uncertain and severe There . was no immediate indication
jockeying for power had already been who might emerge as a successor to
going on for some time. The official Mao, leader of the People's Republic
Peking People's Daily recently hinted of since he declared its founding on Oct. 1,
I?"armed struggle": between the two 1949. Under the party constitution of
factions, although no reports of blood- 1973, the central committee of 195
,
shed have surfaced. members must choose the chairman.
PSU prof calls Mao'great leader'
Mao Tse-tung was one of the great
4 ::eaders in human history because of the
great influence he had over so many
people for such a long time, Parris
Qbang, la political science professor at
the University, said yesterday.
Chairman Mao, ailing political leader
of Communist China, died yesterday at
,02.
Mao has rules for more than a quarter
of a century, and since 1949 he has
promoted revolutionary change in
China, Chang said. Mao's revolutionary
ways have created a division in the
Priorities his successors will set for
China, be said.
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Residence halls also to vote on issue
Canvassing policy faces court decision
By MIKE MENTREK
Collegian Staff Writer
The pros and cons of the University's
canvassing policy continue to be argued
on two fronts: residence halls and the
Superior Court of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia.
Several dorm areas will hold a vote
among residents later today to decide if
the residence hall's doors will be closed
to canvassers. .
At the same time, attcrnies
representing the University and the
American Civil Liberties Uniou are
preparing opening arguments to be
Presented next Wednesday in appeal
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Chairman Mao
Rain, heavy at times, will continue
into Saturday morning. The high
temperature today will be 67, the low
tonight 54. The rain should taper off to
a few light showers or sprinkles by
game time on Saturday. It will
remain cloudy and windy throughout
the game, along with a bone chilling
high temperature of only 57. So
bundle up!
Chang added that Mao's death will
cause a struggle for succession to his
position, and no peaceful, orderly
transition of power will take place.
"Those who want to rule will have to
fight it out among themselves, and Mao
will have caused it," he said.
China's foreign relations may improve
as a result of Mao's death, Chang said,
especially Sino-Soviet relations.
"However," he said, "I do not forsee
any alliance between China and Russia,
as took place in the 50's."
"I also do not forsee an, alliance be
tween China and Russia in order to 'gang
upon' the United State's," Chang said.
proceedings for a suit chillengfng the
University's canvassing policy.
The ACLU is appealing Centre County
Judge R. Paul Campbell's December
1975( ruling that upheld the University's
canvassing regulations. The policy gives
on-campus residents the right to vote to
restrict canvassing in their individual
dorm.
Steve Brush, former director of the
Undergraduate Student Government
department of student affairs, and two
other plaintiffs in the case filed the
charges in 1975 after Brush was
prohibited from going door to door in the
dorms to campaign for a Centre County
candidate. Brush contends that the
canvassing policy is a violation of the
First - Amendment of the United States
Constitution, which guarantees freedom
of speech.
ACLU attorney Virginia Eisenstein
and the legal representatives of the
University will each be given 15 minutes
in the proceedings to argue their views.
The Superior 1 Court judges then will
deliberate on the case, deriving
background information from briefs
filed by both sides and from Centre
County Common Pleas Court 'records
and testimony transcripts.,
Both *Eisenstein and Grant Fleming,
an attorney With the firm defending the
University, said they did not expect a
final ruling from the Superior Court for
at least a month.
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Meanwhile, Paul Stevenson, director
of USG's department of political affairs,
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Tailgaters given green light
By MARTY SMITH
Collegian Staff Writer
Students planning to dramatize their views of the
University alcohol policy by putting an end to football
tailgate parties may see their efforts go down the drain.
-Some RAs and other concerned students had planned
to work with the campus police and enforce , the
University policy, which states that "consumption or
distribution of alcoholic beverages is not permitted in
any location other than residence hall rooms of students
21 years of age or older."
But, according to David E. Stormer, director of
University safety, a lack of personnel may prohibit the
police from enforcing the policy ,
"We don't have the resources to cover the tailgate
parties that we would like to have," he said. "We just
don't have the personnel."
Stormer said that officers assigned to traffic details
must remain at their posts during the games, and will
not be allowed to leave them to enforce the regulation.
Drinking policy hearing scheduled
By 808 FRICK
Collegian Staff Writer
The Undergraduate - Student Government will begin
hearings at 7 p.m. next Wednesday in 301 HUB into the
controversial alcohol crackdown by the Residential Life
office.
USG Vice President Dave Hickton, who will chair the
hearings, said, "The hearings will attempt to determine
a course of action by getting students' viewpoints."
The viewpoints, in the form of sworn testimony, will
be taken from any students who wish to testify.
"It is absolutely essential," said USG President W.T.
Williams, "that the student body understands that
unless this prohibition is challenged, other trans
gressions will occur."
"The state drinking age, as a law to be enforced, is
not of great concern here," Williams said, "What is the
issue is the University's ability to have double and even
triple standards regarding the enforcement of laws."
The issue is the enforcement policy and whether and
to what degree RAs should enforce the policy, , Hickton
said.
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Penn State wins praise on report card --
By MIKE SEVER
Collegian Staff Writer
Four areas for improvement were
included in a recent favorable report on
University procedures made during an
accreditation review. . '
The regular 10-year review of
programs is conducted by the com
mission on Higher Education of the
Middle States Association, a voluntary
system of academic review maintained
by United States colleges and univer
sities.
The commission's report centered on
four areas of major concern , emergent
patterns of University governance,
planning for Commonwealth Campuses,
the academic program review and the
implementation of the 1972 academic
policy plan. -
Stanley 0. Ikenberry, senior vice
president for University development
and relations said "taken as a whole, the
report was very laudatory." He also said
specific, recommendations and ob
servations from the report would be
brought to the attention of the depart
ments concerned.
According ' to the report, the in
vestigating team found evidence of
'continued to question Residential Life's
handling of the canvassing voting
procedure.
The Department of Political Affairs
had distributed flyers in dorm students'
mailboxes last week urging students to
keep their dorms open to canvassing and
to ignore what it claimed was a cam
paign on the University's part to con
vince them that canvassers were
bothersome.
Confusion surrounding the Univer
sity's policy for determining the status
of dorm residents who cast no vote on
canvassing lead to the accusations that
Residential Life was biased against
canvassing in administering the vote
among dorm residents.
Stevenson, said in the days following
Uperaft's explanation, he found several
members of the Association of
Residence Hall Students and a few RAs
who also were under the mistaken im
pression that non-voting students were
tallied as favoring no can
vassing.
Stevenson claimed the confusion was
due to "a tremendous ‘laik of com
munication between Uperaft and his
staff." He met with Uperaft on Tuesday
and asked if USG, under its own funding,
could prepare a kit explaining the
canvassing voting guidelines that could
be distributed to dorm area coordinators
to eliminate any confusion. Uperaft
refused, according to Stevenson.
Uperaft later phoned each area
coordinator and reviewed the voting
Collegian
4,7,s •
"unresolved problems and tensions"
about questions of linkage between the
making of academic and educational
policy, and the handling of fiscal mat
ters.
They also noticed "unease about the
consequences of a one-track, University
wide system for the assignment of rank
and tenure in faculty appointments."
Ikenberry said the policy for
promotion and tenure is only a year old,
so it is still too early to tell what faculty
feeling really is. He said procedures for
gathering information may be revised
but the policy would not be changed.
Ikenberry will speak before the
Faculty Senate at its meeting Tuesday
on the suggestions made by the ac
creditation investigating team.
In the area of long-range planning for
Commonwealth Campuses, Ikenberry
said a preliminary report on branch
campus needs and growth potential has
been completed.
The University recognizes the need for
sufficient detailed planning to allow the
branch campuses to meet the changing
needs of their clients and to present
necessary educational programs for
their locales, Ikenberry said.
procedure with them. Uperaft said he
would impound the canvassing ballots
following one vote of each dorm "in case
there is a question of irregularity. I am
concerned about the integrity of the
election."
He said any confusion about the status
of no-show voters in last year's can
vassing decisions would 'have had no
effect on the closing of any dorms to
canvassing. In the actual elections, RAs
record no show votes separately from
figures on open and closed votes. The
area coordinator later incorporates the
no-shows from individual dorm houses
into the vote for an entire building.
Even if some coordinators had
mistakenly tallied the nonvoters as
favoring closed canvassing, none of the
final results would have been affected.
No-show votes were minimal in all
areas, according to Uperaft.
Uperaft added that if any confusion
did occur, it was to the pro-canvasser's
advantage, since students who did not
vote would mistakenly have thought
they were voting for closed canvassing.
Stevenson said a conflict of • interest
still exists in , the process because RAs,
as employes of the University, ad
minister the vote, and he maintains the
University. is anti-canvassing. He
proposed that the canvassing balloting
be supervised by representatives of
ARHS or the residence hall govern
ments.
The students, however,"said they feel that if the policy
is to be enforced in the residence halls, it. should be
enforced at the tailgate parties, since they take place on
University grounds.
Similar action taken by students at Michigan State
University helped lower the legal drinking age in
Michigan from 21 to 18. Stormer said the incident at
Michigan State occured under different circumstances
than exist here.
Stormer said that, unlike the Board of Trustees at
Penn State, the trustees at Michigan State have the
power to enact a state ordinance. At Penn State, the
trustee's power extends only to University regulations,
and not to state laws, he added.
"In other words, there is a significant difference
between what happened at Michigan State and what
happened here," he said. "Many people confuse laws
and rules. Rules are what we abide by while we are on
University property. Laws are things that everyone
must abide by."
Williams said that by playing the role of warden RAs
would not be able to have full communication with
students.
USG was not requesting that the administration
openly advocate the consumption of alcohol by minors;
Williams said, although there are strong arguments for
reducing the drinking age to 18. .
"I think it would be safe to say that USG would be
satisfied with either a negation of Uperaft's
(Residential Life Director M. Lee Uperaft) directive or
else simply a non-enforcement of the policy."
"We've received so much support. The students need
something to rally behind." Hickton said. USG is
obligated to represent student interests, Williams said,
and as such, is committed to seeing the matter to its
conclusion.
"They're personalizing it to me,'Uperaft said. "If they
wane change they should change the University's law,
not change Lee Uperaft "
The new drinking policy prohibits the possession and
use of alcoholic beverages by any student under the age
of 21. It also forbids . the consumption of liquor on all
The accreditation team said it found
little evidence of comprehensive five
and ten-year planning for the branch
campuses. But Ikenberry said the new
report on needs meets the planning
requirements. '
The accreditation report commended
the attitudes of staff, faculty and
students at Commonwealth Campuses
and noted the excellent communications
among the campuses and their work
within the communities.
The investigating team noted a wide
variance in depth and breadth of
coverage in the academic program
reviews, particularly on the graduate
programs.
The report said "almost none of the
reviews undertook to look very far
ahead." It also noted that very little
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While on University property, one agrees to abide by
University rules, he said.
Although there is no ordinance that prohibits public
drinking in State College, University regulations
prohibit it. If there is a violation of the University
regulations, such as a tailgate party with public
drinking, Stormer said action could follow.
"If we chose to follow up on the violation, an officer
would warn the tailgaters that a regulation has been
broken. If the violation continues, the officer would ask
the violators to leave the University grounds," he
said
Stormer said that, unlike the incident at Michigan
State, University police can't issue a citation or con
fiscate the liquor frbm any person drinking in public
who is 21 years of age.
"Legal action can't be taken for the violation of a
regulation," he said. "Our resources are just stretched
too thin at football games to strictly enforce the policy
on the tailgaters."
University property except in private residence halls of
students older than 21.
Residential Life adopted a stricter policy for the
enforcement of these guidelines by RAs. At the same
time, the warning card system usually used in first
offence cases was eliminated. The majority of alcohol
violations now will result in immediate referral.
Williams and. his advisers have been considering
possible USG-sponsored reactions to the stricter policy.
One of these involves bringing the police to football
games to enforce the University reghlations prohibiting
drinking on Beaver Stadium property.
"If some alumni had made the mistake of drinking a
quart of whiskey at a football game, would consumption
at the games be halted?" Williams asked.
"I find it an unacceptable contradiction that illegal
drinking in the dorms is so vigorously searched out
while other levels of the Unoversity are apparently
exempt from scrutirm;" Williams said. . ,
consideration was given to study opinion
on the programs.
In the comments •on the im
plementation of the 1972 academic policy
plan, the accreditation report notes "an
unusual satisfaction on the part of
students with their access to the
decision-making process in all things
academic," and with the responsiveness
of faculty and administration at the
college and departmental level to
student needs and concerns.
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The report did note that some students
seem less content with access to the
decision-making process in con
siderations other than academic. It
that this may be the result of a large
number of parallel committees and
organizations, and that this may be in
evitable in a large student body on a
large central campus with a number of
diverse programs.