Editorial Opinion Open committees to revamp outdated trustees election system The University is no longer the Farmers’ High School. Beaver Stadium has doubled in size and has moved from the center of campus. And the school colors are no longer pink and black. But there are still 12 members of the Board of Trustees elected by state agricultural and industrial societies. The University was created in 1855 to educate the state’s farmers, and at the time it seemed as though it was proper to call on the agricultural and industrial societies for leadership. But now there are 60,000 students in 10 colleges majoring in everything from East Asian studies to economics. There is no longer a need for more than one-third of the trustees to represent agricultural and industrial interests. The structure of the board is antiquated, so four University students set out to challenge it four years ago. Last week their challenge en ded, but their cause should not. The students sought to have more representation in the composition of the board by either holding student elections for the trustees or by having the governor appoint the trustees. Either way, they hoped to eliminate the 12 private citizens who are elected by the societies and are not affiliated with the University from the board. The students who filed the suit rightfully challenged the placing of 12 trustees on the board by the societies’ delegates without a final check by any University representatives or the state legislature. Surely, no corporation would Letters to the Editor Sign of inhumanity To the person or persons who stole the handicap parking sign in the parking area between McKee and Watts Halls: This parking space is very important to me as I am in a wheelchair. I canot go great distances without tiring. If you take great pleasure in stealing signs, please refrain from stealing signs from the handicapped, as you create a great inconvenience for them. I do not wish you any bad luck for I have had enough bad luck of my own. Thursday, Oct.. 11, 1979—Page 2 Pete Barnes Editor Bad news bared: Have you ever had the feeling that things just can’t get worse? When the Atlanta Rhythm Section wrote in the song “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight” the line “the rats keep winning the rat race,” maybe they were closer to the truth than even they’d like to admit. A glance at the newspaper these days is enough to make one con sider moving to a nice one-bedroom cave with a ; sterno stove. Psychologists say when things look really bad, one should just take a look at the bright side. And there are bright sides to every problem. For example: Item: President Jimmy Carter has received the lowest popularity ratings of any president in recent American history. People believe that he is honest but incompetent. With Carter as president things can’t get worse, right? Response: Possible headline in November 1980, “Carter gains re election by landslide.” Could it be worse? Response: Arfother possible headline in November 1980, “Kennedy elected president.” Could things get even worse? Response: Still another possible headline in November 1980, “Reagan Antique process Richard E. Farrell \ ;•••• arid'! v' .iii industrial’educatlon Oct. 1 Marjie Schlessinger Business Manager elected president.” We doubt things could get worse in this case. Item: After last year’s near national football championship, students returned to campus expecting a repeat performance. Seniors returned with a special glow. Maybe they would be honored by Penn State finally winning the national championship in the year of their graduation. It also seemed that Eastern collegiate football was about to be recognized as equal to college football elsewhere across the nation. Instead, Penn State has failed to live up to expectations three out of three times in recent games against formidable non-east opponents (Alabama, Texas A&M, Nebraska). Could things be worse than being a Penn State football fan this year? Especially a senior football fan? Response: Yes they can, being a member of this year’s freshman class. In 1982, when this year’s frosh will be seniors, Penn State is scheduled to play Texas A&M, Nebraska, Missouri, Alabama and Notre Dame. Could things look dimmer for freshmen football fans? Response: Yes they can. In 1982, the games against Missouri, Alabama, and Notre Dame are away. © 1979 Collegian Inc. stand for its board members to be appointed without the approval of the executives or shareholders. It should be the same with the University. One judge, who ruled against the students in their challenge, commented that “students should be represented and that they would make important contributions to the resolution of such issues as tuition.” Now that the student suit has been stopped by the U.S. Supreme Court, it is time for both the students and representatives of the faculty, administration and trustees to sit down outside a courtroom and discuss some alternatives to the outdated trustee selection system. Last month, the trustees appointed a committee to study the regulations governing alumni trustee elections. A similar committee should be for med to study the election of all trustees. It is not the proper time to force open the University’s charter to make vast changes in the trustee system. What is needed is a dialogue to determine what is best for all parties in volved in the University. The final decision is not important. Whether it is a student election of trustees, or the appointment of them by the governor, it is important that students, faculty, ad ministrators and trustees reach the decision together so a more democratic and representative trustee selection process can be worked out to replace its 125-year-old predecessor. Face the music on Op-ed page With this season’s coming of Pure Prarie League and Chuck Mangione, the University Concert Committee has answered many of its critics. Yet many students still express disatisfaction over the entertainment;-brought to A,, common complaint is the big-name bands that play .Philadelphia and Pittsburgh rarely pass metropolitari ticket prices frequently do. By the same token, the UCC is strapped by a location far from the maddening concert tour routes, very limited on campus facilities and the seeming unpredictable music tastes of University students. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, The Daily Collegian will focus its weekly Op-ed page on the topic of on-campus concerts. If you have any gripes concerning past performances or requests for future acts, please write to the Daily Collegian Editorial Editor, 126 Carnegie (across from Willard). A report on why you probably Item: Reports show that carcinogens have been found in several brands of beer. Damn, could things be worse! ? Response: Yes they can, with predictions that the cost of removing the cancer-causing elements could send beer prices skyrocketing. What could be worse than $32.95 for a six of Iron City? Response: The Food and Drug Ad ministration may attempt to ban beer from the market altogether in a move similar to the recent saccharine coup. Now what could be worse than taking our gusto away? Response :The FDA could find that beer does not cause cancer but that going to the bathroom does. Then we would be burdened with warnings above urinals and bidets everywhere: “Going /He fbtr I Ife4 Congress knows how to win One issue that seems to be drawing an increasing amount of attention from local and national politicians is inflation. Business experts believe that there is little chance the economy will improve in 1980. Oil and food prices will feel the raw effects However, things aren’t as bad as the experts make them out to be. Through rough winters and starving summers, Americans still have a patriotic spirit and healthy smiles. So oil prices will rise 60 percent this winter over last. Turn the thermostat down to 32 degrees and build a bonfire in the living room. Keep a half keg of beer handy with good company and winter will be worth looking forward to. to the bathroom has caused cancer in labortoryrats.” Item: A new evangelist has come onto campus proclaiming that Penn State is a den ofsin. He has a devoted few, but he has attracted more hecklers than followers. What could be worse? Response: He could start serving ‘Kool Aid’ to the.hecklers. What could be worse than having a drink with this man? Response: An evangelist of the month club, bringing new “prophets” to campus each month. Poor Bro Cope. Item: A University of Pittsburgh research scientist has come up with a vaccine against gonorrhea. A group of 135 male volunteers were infected with ftTIW mr flair * GoJcri * shouldn't get out of bed tomorrow the bacteria and the vaccine provided “near complete” protection. What could be worse than being the part of the 135 that made the results “near complete” and not complete? Response: Being married to one of the almosts. Could it be worse? Response: Being one of the almosts and discovering that you’re allergic to penicillin. Item: They’ve been at it again. The no nuke generation has been protesting at a nuclear power plant in New Hampshire. Ever since Three Mile Island, a wave of protest has encircled the nuclear power industry. What could be worse than the threat of a nuclear plant melt down these groups warn us of? Response: Switching to solar energy and having 365 cloudy days. What could be worse? Response: The Department of Energy moving the solar plant to State College and deciding that it would only operate on Fridays. Item: People of the ’6os say today’s college students are apathetic. They say we don’t care about anything except ourselves. We’ve replied there aren’tas many issues directly facing college Automobile prices are just as high as ever. Gasoline rose at un believable rates this year. Who can we thank? You guessed it inflation. With drivers in State College being the way they are, you should be thankful you can’t afford a car. But for those who own a car, it is advisable to keep the tank full at all times. Better yet, fill a couple hun dred five-gallon cans and store them. Souvenir industries have been socked by inflation. Just take a walk downtown and look at all those Penn State #1 sweatshirts and stuffed animals. - Smart people are buying those iy when Penn It’s true that our standard of living is lower than that of the 1960’5. People keep forgetting that this is the best country on earth. The next time you feel like blowing up a gas station or burning a five dollar bill, just think of our hard working congressmen who have asked for a salary increase that would give them more than $60,000 a year. And then think of the typical factory worker with a family of four who buys 8.8 percent less this year than in 1972. Our leaders can’t help it if they’re smarter. Bob Montgomery is a 9th-term journalism major and columnist for The Daily Collegian. :e is HI students now as there were in the ’6os. But with tuition increases and a new fj dorm contract awarding procedure facing Penn State students, we have something to complain about. If the Letters to the Editor section of this newspaper can be used as an accurate measure of what’s on students’ minds, these issues have been virtually ignored. What could be worse? , <.!> Response: Letter writers to the Collegian consider the burning issue of this term - disco vs. rock music. What could be worse? Response:A recent onslaught of let ters proclaiming the tastiness and all around goodness of a Western Penn- f sylvania-brewed beer. Item: It’s that time of the term again. Mid-terms are here. What could be worse? Response: Having two mid-terms the same day, and that day is a Satur day. What could be worse? Response: Getting ready for a night on the town after passing those tests and realizing that finals are only a few weeks away. Lprry Gallone and Mike Sillup are 11th term journalism majors and staff writers for The Daily Collegian. 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College Ave. LEVI 'S—L EE- —WRA NGL ER—CAPEZIO — DANSKIN —EL Y—D.C.—CANDIES Senate rejects legislation, may bend on pay raises WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday rejected two House-passed emergency bills needed to keep the government operating fully, and voted instead to stick with its own version of the legislation. The House-Senate dispute, stemming largely from differences over federal financing for abortions, forced several major government departments and numerous smaller agencies to continue using funds left over from the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Another result, announced yesterday, was that employees of the Tran sportation and Labor departments will receive only half pay when their next paychecks are due. The Senate committee bill now goes to the Senate for action, and a House- Senate conference committee was scheduled tentatively to meet today to .reconcile differences. The dispute centers on legislation that would provide emergency funds to keep (Waist 25-30) 9:30-s:3opm Mon-Sat 9:30-9:oopm Mon & Fri The Daily Collegian Thursday, Oct. 11,1979—3 the government operating until Congress passes regular appropriations bills for the 1979-80 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. Payments for several government programs mostly benefits ad ministered by the Labor Department such as unemployment compensation already have been withheld. On another issue in contention, Senate leaders indicated they were willing to bend on a proposed 5.5 percent pay raise for members of Congress, as demanded by the House, so long as only House members and not senators are voted a raise. But several senators expressed displeasure with that idea, which would mean House members would make $3,200 a year more than senators. The suggestion, advanced by Senate Democratic Leader Robert C. 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