22—The Daily Collegian Thursday, March 8, 1979
irm appeals decision upholding canvassing policy
By LARRY GALLONE
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Americin Future Systems, a company which
deals in cookware, china and silverware, has
appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals a decision
which upheld a University policy on canvassing
in the dorms.
U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir ruled
against the Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based company
saying its First Amendment rights were' not
violated by the University. American Future
Systems President Edward Satell said the
company's freedom of speech was restricted
because the University policy prohibited it from
selling its products in dorm areas.
University policy does not prohibit
salespersons from contacting students by mail
or telephone but does prohibit a salesperson
Promotes variety and moderation in diets
Activities highlight National Nutrition Week
Nutrition is the word this week as the American The American Dietetic Association is made up of students become more familiar with the University and
Dietetic Association sponsors the seventh annual about 37,000 professionals. The Student Dietetic our organization," Eutsler said.
National Nutrition Week. Association, made up of junior members of the Saturday a tour of the Meats Laboratory and the
March 4-10 has been designated as a time for nutrition American Dietetic Association, has planned activities Human Performance Research Center will be given to
organizations to heighten public awareness of nutrition. on campus in celebration of the week. the visiting students, and the public is welcome. Eutsler
The goals of the American Dietetic Association in- The Student Dietetic Association will present said food demonstrations will also be held on Saturday.
elude the promotion of education in dietetics, nutrition nutrition public relations woman Debra Daul who will The Nutrition Information and Resource Center,
and allied areas, Louise Hamilton, a professor of foods speak at 7:30 tonight in the HUB Assembly Room on •Beecher House, is sponsoring an open-house Friday
and nutrition extension who is president of the "Public Relations and the Food Industry." She has afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30 and encourages students
American Dietetic Association, said. appeared on the Dinah Shore Show. and the rest of the community to come.
"We ( the organization) do this in many ways and the On Friday nutrition students from the branch cam- The center is setting up an exhibit and information
National Nutrition Week is one of them," Hamilton puses, Mansfield State College and Indiana Univeisity session at the Nittany Mall Friday evening from 6:30 to
said.of Pennsylvania will be arriving at the University, 9 and Saturday afternoon from Ito 5.
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A major idea of the week, Hamilton said, is that "for Cynthia Eutsler, co-chairman of the Student Dietetic . Next year the American Dietetic Association plans to
best nutrition people should eat a variety of foods and Association's National Nutrition Week committee, said. expand this focus on nutrition from one week to the
eat in moderation." "We chose National Nutrition Week to have theSe entire month of March, Hamilton said.
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from going into the students' rooms or other
dorm areas without being invited by the
students, M. Lee Uperaft, director of residential
life said. Sales representatives are allowed to
talk to students one-to-one but to extend it
beyond. that would be a violation of University
policy, he said.
The students who were involved in holding
sales demonstrations said they were contacted
by American Future Systems sales represen
tatives. Satell said his salespersons were invited
into the dorms by the students who were con
tacted.
There have been discrepancies involving the
students who were participating in the sales
demonstrations. According to the court record,
the students who held demonstrations, mostly
women, were to receive tote bags and chances in
a drawing for a Florida holiday vacation.
The vacation winner had to be 21 years old to
accept the prize, but sometimes the offer expired
before the student reached that age. Satell said
neither he nor his sales representatives were out
to deceive anyone. The person' winning the trip
had the option of either transferring the prize to
someone else or renewing it until she reached 21.
Satell said the University objected to
American Future Systems because it is a
commercial organization. "Our views as
commercial ideas are as valid as other ideas,"
Satell said.
' Raymond 0. Murphy, vice president for
student affairs, said the University has an
obligation to protect its students. "A measure of
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privacy has been insured in dorm and residence
halls areas," he said.
The University is also in litigation over a
lawsuit dealing with political canvassing.
Steven Brush wanted to campaign for political
candidates by going door-to-door in the dorms.
This violated University policy concerning
canvassing.
Three dorms Beam, Hartranft and Nittany
34 allow open canvassing this year.
American Future Systems lawyer Joe
Finklestein said the company is appealing the
judge's decision because, "We are protected by
the First Amendment and we think the de'cision
is not correct."
Chris Carey, executive assistant to the
Association of Residence Halls Students, said the
precedent set by the decision is important and
if
the rights of American Future Systems were not
violated but rather the students' right to privacy,
was protected.
Judge Muir wrote that if the First Amendment
rights of American Future Systems were
violated, "that infringement is justified by Penn
State's interest in preventing the dangers , j
inherent in in-person solicitation or sales, or 'I
alternatively, by ' Penn State's interest in
protecting the privacy of its students within thelP
residence halls." c
University counsel Delbert McQuade said, "It
is apparent from the court's decision corn rf
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mercial speech is not a guaranteed absolute
right."
As a result of the judge's decision University,. ij
policy concerning dorm canvassing will remaill.
the same, Uperaft said.