The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 15, 1979, Image 4

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    4—The Daily Collegian Thursday, Feb. 15,1979
Nuclear force in S. America topic of talk
• The film "Last Grave at Dimbaza” • There will be a seminar on
will be shown at 7 tonight in 111 Boucke. measuring teaching success with
The film will be followed by a talk by Francis M. Dwyer of the University
John Lamperti on nuclear power and Division of Instructional Services at 3:30
nuclear weapons in South America. p!m. today in 108 Forum.
• There will be a seminar com
memorating Vocational Education Week
by Charles Lebo, program specialist for
the state Department of Education, at
7:30 tonight in 112 Armsby. ‘
room assignments will be explained and
• Questions and answers related to questions answered at 9 tonight in
dorm contract allocation policy will be Waring lounge
handled by Phil Grosdick at 7 tonight in
the Stephens Hall lounge
Mall could affect wells
ByPAULAFROKE
and FRED ZAHRADNIK
Daily Collegian Staff Writers
The effect of the proposed
Ferguson Township shopping mall on
the University’s water supply should
be investigated, said University
Director of the Physical Plant John
D. Miller.
The proposed mail’s drainage
would feed into a watershed that
adjoins the Big Hollow and Thompson
farm areas (west of campus) where
most of the University’s wells are
located, Miller said.
Unlike most large universities,
Penn State relies solely on wells for
its water supply and has no reservoir.
The lack of a large reservoir is not
unusual considering the University’s
rural setting, Miller said.
“We hope that engineering studies
will be considered before the
Ferguson supervisors make their
(rezoning) decision,” said University
Vice President for Business Ralph E.
Zilly. The bulk of the University’s
wells lie within an area that could be
affected by the mail’s drainage, he
said.
GAI Consultants Inc., hired by the
Oxford Development Co., has con
cluded that a shopping mall with a
Agencies available to help combat hunger
Continued from page 1. hungry people in the community. He
his welfare allotment in food stamps. His said that six baskets were collected the
electric bill is currently $9O per month. year before and that there .was less
Another student said, however, “We’ll campus support this year,
eat over anything. We won’t cutour food phi Mu Delta fraternity and Sigma
over our bills.” Delta Tau sorority plan a canned goods
Students are also involved in helping collection in the spring,
hungry members of the community as The food collected will be donated to
well as receiving assistance. the Centre County Community Action
Horticulture Club sponsored a Agency, Inc., an organization which
canned goods collection last Christmas provides emergency food to people in the
tot the third consecutive-year. Chan area.
Hood (llth-horticulture) said that five Many students are also involved in
baskets of food were distributed to volunteering their time to organizations
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• Dormitory contract procedures and
• Kathy Streletzky will speak on
stormwater management pond would
not release higher volumes of stor
mwater drainage than a residential
development.
The township supervisors have
hired University professor of
hydrogeology Richard R. Parezik to
conduct a study of subsurface con
ditions of the proposed mall site.
“The University’s well fields are a
concern of the study” he said.
Parezik will submit a report on his
findings to the Ferguson Planning
Commission on Feb. 22.
In a related matter, township
supervisors did not act Tuesday night
on a citizens’ group request for a
hearing on the supervisors’ earlier
refusal to issue petitions to the group.
Chester Gnatt, president of the
Park Hills Homeowners’ Association,
said last night the citizens are at
tempting to file the petitions in an
effort to have the 100-acre tract along
North Atherton Street rezoned as a
combination of residential and
general commercial land.
The citizens object to the Oxford
Co.’s proposal to have the land
rezoned for commercial use only, he
said, because such a plan would not
conform to the township’s com
prehensive plan for land use.
free bawt
- ONION
SOUP
“J.R.R Tolkien: Subcreator of Modern State Dames at 7:30 tonight in 101 Kern
Myth” at 2:30 p.m. today in 323 HUB
• The Penn State Science Fiction
• The Student Dietetics Association • Society will meet at 7 tonight in 308
will sponsor a wine demonstration at 7 Willard,
tonight in the Living Center of the
Human Development Building
• There will be a meeting of the Monty
Python Society to launch a.quest for the
•An American cultural exhibition Holy Grail at 7 tonight in 174 Willard
workshop entitled “From Protest Songs
to Bob Dylan” will be held at 2 p.m
today in the HUB main lounge
• WDFM’s Sportstalk will feature
Fran Fisher at 8 tonight.
• State Sen. ,J. Doyle Corman will
speak at a meeting of the College
• There will be a meeting of The Penn Republicans at 7:30 tonight in 324 HUB.
Penn P!RG petitions again
students question legality
By LINDA HOELZLE
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
The Pennsylvania Public Interest
Research Group has begun a new
petition drive calling for a referendum
on the Undergraduate Student Govern.
ment ballots on March 27 and 28.
Jeff Goldsmith, coordinator of Penn-
PIRG, told a meeting of PIRG members
last night that they have already
received 3,000 signatures •on another
petition but said some students have
questioned their legality since . the
petitions support PIRG instead of calling
for a referendum.
Goldsmith said he is trying to get a
hearing before the Supreme Court of
USG asking them to accept the petitions
PIRG already has. He said it only stands
to reason if a student signed a petition
supporting PIRG they would favor the
referendum.
In order to get a referendum on the
USG ballot, Goldsmith said, PIRG needs
1,500 signatures and are circulating the
new petitions in case the Supreme Court
rules against the old petitions.
By signing the new petition, Goldsmith
said, students are not necessarily
supporting PIRG but just supporting the
question of having such an organization
that help needy people in the com- volunteers awfully bad,” she said. “We
munity. There are two local agencies try to find something that will be good
which act as coordinators in placing for them. We don’t push them into
volunteers in situations where they are anything. The hardest part is just to get
needed: The Voluntary Action Center, them to volunteer.”
427 S. Allen St., and the Volunteer Ser- Meals on Wheels is one hunger-related
vice Center, 215 HUB. organization that is always looking for
Ann Carrick (llth-recreation and volunteers to either help deliver food,
parks), a staffmember at the Volunteer, help in food preparation, or to be
Service Center," said that about 200 friendly visitors to honiebound people in
volunteers by the center each' the community.' The' Centre Couhty
term. Community Action Agency also can
But there are opportunities for more provide opportunities for interested
students to volunteer. “We really need persons.
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• The, College Republicans will meet
to discuss Harrisburg at 7 tonight in 324
HUB.
put before the student body,
Goldsmith said if PIRG succeeds in
getting the referendum on the ballot, 25
percent of the student body will be
needed for it to pass. In the past, he said,
only about 22 percent of the students
have voted in the elections.
If the referendum is passed, Gold
smith said, PIRG’s next move will be to
gain administrative support by,
presenting the organization to the Board
of Trustees for final approval in May.
“I think the referendum has a very,
very definite chance for succeeding,”
Goldsmith said.
Goldsmith also reported that Penn-
PIRG had been offered help at the
North-Eastern PIRG Conference by
PIRG organizations in Rhode Island,
Washington and Massachusetts.’
PennPIRG has already received
financial or organizational help from the
Oregon, New York and Minnesota
PIRG’s.
Goldsmith said PIRG will have a table
with Eco Action at registration in which
interested students can sign the new
petition. Petitions are also being
distributed by PIRG members and one is
located in the Organization for Town
Independent Students office.
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