Editorial Opinion From Loop fare to way the Lions fared, Fall is better forgotten It was the kind of term in which everything with a lottery system that wouldn’t, most that could go wrong did. probably will set the tone for the upcoming Along with the always dependable all- term. nighters, dorm meals and grossly- Even those usually constant things that Penn underestimated telephone bills that inflict, State students typically look forward to havoc on the Individual University student, starting a much-needed weekend early on a many unpredictable issues and affairs fell hard golden autumn afternoon, cheering on On a on the student body as a whole this fall. picture-perfect, bowl-bound Nittany Lion Students returned from their summer football team—fell through this fall, vacations to be greeted by an administrative Most Fridays this term it rained at Univer surprise; the Campus Loop fare had been in- sity Park. And Saturday afternoons were creased from 15 cents to a quarter, while just as gloomy, despite the weather, dropping or adding a course—which cost $2 for ,*; As State rumbled over Rutgers in the season nearly three decades would now cost $6 a Wpener, a freshman tailback named Curt move. As fall progressed, the administrators proved and it seemed the Lions would add some pizzazz they should not be considered merely their usual power ground game, shot policy-makers. They demonstrated thaflvjßy mid-season, however, Warner was hurt; they can further burden students or removvttjfly to be followed by defensive mainstays student resources right in front of their eyes. TOatt Millen and Bruce Clark who both may One week they sapped student hours from the be sidelined for the season. It seems that this weight room schedule. Several weeks later, fall Penn State will receive a lot more get well they planted the seeds for 5 percent more cards than bowl game invitations. leaves on the tuition beanstalk. The latter move, they said, was a tactic designed to placate the people who earmark state money in Harrisburg. It was only fitting for this term that several of the legislators most closely involved with the University poo-pooed the administration’s new approach to ap propriations. The latest student administration struggle over the Housing-Residential Life proposed lottery for dormitory contracts is yet un decided and just may become another decision that slides under the cloak of term break. This issue, whether settled with a first-come, first served system that would please students or Not a banner day All-U Day all-ugly for some commonwealth campus students The All-University Day banner contest an incident such as this one will hardly alleviate resulted in a winner and some losers not only /4those feelings. in the contest itself but in the participants’ ;? ; instead of receiving help from those at the struggle for identity as Penn State students. V ‘Centre County Campus,” they are greeted by Students from the Commonwealth campuses having their banners stolen. Students from have been in an uproar over the alleged theft of Hazleton who worked long hours on their some of the banners at Saturday’s game. banner had pfanned to hang it in the campus Some of the banners were missing when the. library. ,;i i.».. v students went, to pick them up at the end of the- Blame for the thefis cannot be placed on any game. Apparently, studentsor someone who specificlroupV was unauthorized to do so had picked up the . TT _ ' , .' . banners from the victorious Delaware County All-U Day was set up man effort to promote campus and the Hazleton campus. University unity and also have each campus Nobody knows where the banners went. But express its individuality, students from those campuses are offering The taking of the Hazleton and Delaware rewards for their return. County banners represents more than a simple A lot of commonwealth students say they feel alienated from the action at University Park; 1 I Illuetrallon by Mark VanDlne Final cartoon Okay, so now what do I do? In 10th grade I started drawing cartoons to impress the girl that sat next to me. It didn’t work, but I found out that Hiked drawing cartoons. It made me stand out, something peculiar in the sea of humanity. Time passed. Drawing went to the back burner as I studied my way into college. College. Penn State. Another sea of humanity. For two boring years of engineering curriculum, I tried to fit in. I really did. I complained about my course load, cursed the day Newton invented calculus, wondered who in the world could possibly care about the coefficient of static friction, went to fraternity parties, drank too much, tried to meet girls and generally made an idiot of myself. That, I figured out, wasn’t education. That was a nothing but a glorified Vo-Tech school. So I started drawing again. First it was just to get out of the zombie-like existence I found evolving all arouhd me. I wanted to be different since conforming with my peers was obviously a losing proposition. kid found himself after all. It worked, but in ways I didn’t expect. By trying to develop Thanks Jim, It’s been good to have a friend along the way. my own particular skills, I was able to meet people of the same ‘ And thank you, Penn State. With any luck, in just a few years endeavor. By trying to stumble away from the, hordes of you’ll be seeing me in the funny papers, mediocrity, I had stumbled into an environment where being r tyark Van Dine is a graduating Master of Business Ad different was good, and mastering your craft (whether it be' student, and a cartoonist for The Daily Collegian. Fall-ing term GUI MAj>£. Warner scored three touchdowns in one quarter Tuesday’s local election provided the most recent disappointment, as some borough council candidates who seem antagonistic towards students won seats while others who appeared favorable to student concerns were defeated. All in all, not a rousing rememberance. If there was a bright spot, it was that students made their voices heard loud and clear on the dormitory contract issue. And that provides some promise for the cold coming months. Because, while no one usually expects much from Winter Term, students may begin ex pecting a lot from themselves. theft. The individuality and personality of these campuses has been dealt a blow. and kudos drawing, writing, producing a radio show or whatever) was the prime means of distinction. It was from these people, and the times I shared with them, that I really found my education at Penn State. I want to mention some of these people, but first, for what it is worth, I want to state the two important lessons I’ve learned from them. First, the striving for excellence in anything you try to do is the only real objective of personal worth. To allow any of your personal potential to atrpphy with regards to any of your talents is to accept yourself as a lesser human being than you should be. Second, you are responsible for your actions and all of the possible ramifications of your actions. A “look out for number one’’ attitude is simply wrong, whether applied to professional dealings or romance. What this basically boils down to is a need to take the time to care about how what you do .affects Athers. So anyway, thanks to Pete, Andy, Maryann, Paula, Mike and All of The Daily Collegian Staff, ads, editorial and production, past and present. . Thanks to Dan and Howard and all of the people on the staffs of “Froth” and the “Marsupials on Parade” radio show. Thanks to Ed, Jay, Sue, Mike, Cathy, Woody, Tom, Beth and all of my MBA Section B classmates, as well as selected members from the other sections (you know who you are). Thanks Peggy, Mary, Jackie, Kalani, Jack, Milly, Alice and everyone in the Microforms department. Thanks Dad, I made it. Thanks Mom, I did it for the fat lady. Thanks Gramps, Grampa, Gramma, Nana and Uncle Ray, the Finals: A practice test to get warmed finals week is rolling around, and many students are not yet ready for test taking. This practice exam should give all students a chance to gear up for finals. Get a piece of paper, a pencil, and find a quiet room. You have 50 minutes for the exam. Answers will be published in tomorrow’s Collegian. Ready . .. Begin. 1.) I took this course because a) I wanted to expand my knowledge and understanding of the universe 1 b) I heard it was an easy “A” c) I have to take it in order to graduate d) A cute guy/girl signed up for it right before me at registration 2.) My roommate is a) on drugs b) a lazy bum c) a really nifty neat-o person . • (!) ~all of the above : . ■, 3.) I could hardly see the game; we. were all so " a) confused ■ b) packed together c) drunk d) all of the above . 4. I wait in line a) for concert tickets b) for a dorm contract c) to pay bursar fees d) for dinner e) most of the above 5. When I am bored and have nothing to do I a) go to the library and study calculus b) go to the HUB and look for some action c) write a letter to the Collegian about a “Disco Groundhog” d) call my parents and tell them my grades won’t be as good this term since I’m'so busy with so many things. 6.) Dorm food is a) terrible b) awful >3 ~*?) disgusting; opg* iVjVii! ft'Wf. iiti-.va / i,:f; Kit) W , d),putrid Zi'iSU.u e) I don’t know about <you, "but' I ' tKink it’s rather festy ■ - * ; 7.) I think the smartest person on campus is a) John Oswald President b) Joe Paterno —Football Coach c) Ned Deihl Band Director d) Ken Nelson Accounting Professor e) my father would be, but he is not on campus, and no one else even comes close 8.) I like Pittsburghers because a) they brew such a fine beer b) they have such a fine football team ■ Everyone is just a little bit paranoid. It’s the tenth week of the term and you have two term papers to do, five books to read and you’ve slept through the past three weeks of QBA 101. Finals are looming on the horizon. You suddenly wonder where the term went. You wonder, and you realize just how important each day is. You remember all the times you told yourself, “I’ll start that term paper tomorrow.” -■-r ' ' Pr- . . -■■;•• - f But it’s now the tenth week of the term and you haven’t even begun the research, not to mention writing the darn thing and then staying up all night using a gallon of White-Out to type it, I try to pace myself every term so that I won’t have to do everything in the last week. And every term, I let everything slide so that I end up doing everything in the last week. During the last week of the term, everything goes downhill. No one bothers to do laundfy because he or she is so busy cram ming. Sweatpants and old Shamrock Cafe t-shirts are the standard end-of term outfit. Classes are suddenly full again and Pattee looks like Beaver Stadium on a football Saturday, without the beer. There are lines for early breakfast; people are going to their first period classes again. Roommates argue, but not about who has to sleep in the study hall tonight they argue about who makes the most noise studying. University Final exams always get you «^ni c) they have such a fine baseball team u d) they are all so modest r e) allot the above 9.) I hate Philadelphians because a) they are so obnoxious about their hometown beer i b) they are so obnoxious abouj; their hometown football team c) they are so obnoxious about theirfy - hometown baseball team d) they areso obnoxious e) none of the above 10.) My favorite Penn State buzzword is a) loop b) Nat c) Jammie d) CP e) Air Mail 11.) I can’t understand my professor because he ajnjumbles,,,,, b) t is,senile ft c) speaks in some foreign language ' d) all of the above il 12.) My least favorite term is (was) a) my first term, since I missed all my friends from High School b) Fall Terms in general, since it’s such a grind getting back to the books c) Winter Terms in general, sines it’s so cold - : ’ d) Spring Terms in general, since I can’t get into studies with summer approaching e) my last term, since I realize I’m going to miss it here # Jeff Barrett is a 12th-terni accounting major and columnist for The Daily Collegian. in the end The typical study break, which can last up to three hours during weeks of the term, becomes a kind of ' compulsive ritual. Students even review notes while eating. And all because of finals. Finals are never scheduled at a convenient time for the student. Typically, the toughest exam you have will be scheduled for 8 a.m. on . the first day, leaving you no time to study if you have left all your other work until the last week and have to finish that first. If you only have one final, it is bound to be scheduled for the last possible time slot. This isn’t too bad vQ during Fall Term because finals end on a Thursday or Friday. But Winter Term finals always end on a Monday so if you have an exam on the last day, you have to hang around during the weekend. And it is boring. i Finals are also scheduled in strange places like the White Building gym or Eisenhower Auditorium. Since neither of these places provides desks, students must take the exam on a cardboard slate balanced across the knees, quite a juggling act if you've pulled an all nighter the night before. It’s no wonder students rate finals right up there with first period classes and. tuition hikes. Finals are not fun. Then again, finals aren't so bad if ! you look at them from the right perspective and don’t let them make you paranoid. After all, finals are over in four days and then you have ten weeks to party before the next round. Finals aren’t fun, but they aren’t the end either. But this is the end of my column. I(\ have to study for a final. ■ Jan Corwin is a seventh-term Jour nalismtnajor and staff writer for The Daily Collegian. Strive to he best x l,^vasjpleased to read The Daily Collegian’s interview with IraKesha Dockery. It is encouraging that opinions of the black are voiced. Like Miss Dockery, I am black and proud of my. race and heritage. This, however, is where our philosophies must begin to differ. After nine terms and three summers here, I have yet to experience the “racist society” which some blacks seem to think is constantly oppressing us. It would be foolish, though, to deny the existence of prejudice here, both subtle and more blatant. It definitely exists. But is isn’t a predominant attitude. My contact with whites is almost always friendly and relaxed. A problem arises when we as a people try too hard to be “black”. The proverbial chip is on our shoulder as we en deavor to make certain that all those around acknowledge and respect ourhlackness. This tends to alienate those whites with little exposure to blacks, who are timid in relating to us anyway. In effect, our methods close the doors to our own goals. How can we gain the rights and respect due us if we antagonize those from whom we would elicit, respect. To quote the singer James Brown, "I demand respect because I give it.” This letter is not to offend or alienate my fellow blacks, but to stimulate thought. My hope is that unity among blacks becomes reality. Unity should mean more than playing pinochle, pledging or Collegians. Unity is more than clamoring for recognition. - It involves loving ourselves enough to strive for the very best because we deserve it. . If a positive self-concept and the use of one’s God-given abilities are practiced, being black and gaining our rights will fall into place. f, 1 gjronic turn I am writing this letter in'response to the interview with . V Black Caucus president Takesha Dockery; in particular about w the issue of anti-Zionism. When Ms. Dockery spoke of anti-Zionism and the.“negative forces” she included Hillel, which is the Jewish organization at - JwPenn State. The question at hand was about the anti-Zionist literature that was distributed at Fall Term registration and TV or STEREO Broken Down? T&R ELECTRONICS will repair it for you! In addition, warranty service available on Zenith, RCA, Panasonic, Sharp, Magnavox, Yorx, Soundesign, Admiral, Monte Verde, Electropftonic. No matter where you bought it, we will service it! . fDB El BfYDAßflire 225 S. Allen St., state College I lAR UUIKUniV} (next to Centro Hardware) 238-3800 8 4| =l' s.| I ! i ■ ■ \ i 8 I!': *Timed stop. Times for other stops are approximate f ( I I <« V 4* ■ ■* i i November 17th Last Day of Bus Service for Fall Term # November 27th Winter Term Bus Service begins Winter Term Bus Passes go on sale at the HUB Desk for $25.00 December 19th Last Day of Bus Service before the Winter Break x January 3rd Bus Service resumes following Winter Break hi I ! I * ' S&U&A &&€ # f February 24-29 % * For details, attend Outing Club * * Ski Division Meeting, | | Tonight, 119 Osmond Lab * o JL * Deposits will be accepted <, * ************************************** ”^||lnT?FH?^ScHeD^^ *|fit' THE CAMPUS LOOP H | 1= I Inner Loop Weekdays, Daytime Weekdays 7:30 AM Co 6:00 FW Two buses in service Leaving student parking lot near East Halls every 10 minutes Campus Loop TIMETABLE (Minutes past the hour) *East Halls 00 10 20 30 40 50 . Computer Center 01 11 21 31 41 51 Wolf-Ritner Hall 02 12 22 32 42 52 McElwain* Hall 03 13 23 33 43 53 White Building 05 15 25 35 45 55 College-Helster 07 17 27 37 47 57 College-Alien, 10 20 30 40 50 60 Bus Depot 11 21 31 41 51 01 Mineral Sciences 12 22 32 42 52 02 Rec Hall 13 23 33 43 53 03 14 24 34 '44 54 04 15 25 35 .45 55 05 16 26 36 46 56 06 Library-Kern Forum Building Creamery 17 27 37 47 57 07 North Halls Outer Loop —Weekdays, Daytime Weekdays 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Two buses in service, leaving the HUB every quarter hour. TIMETABLE (Minutes past the hour) *HUB McElwain Hall Uolf-Rltner Halls Natatorium Wagner Shields M 4 0 Fleet Operations Horse Barns Meats Lab. Land & Water Inst. Materials Research ♦Graduate Circle Shields East Halls (2 stops) Computer Center Wolf-Rltner Halls McElwain Hall Creamery Forum-Library Library-Kern Willard Campus Loop Evenings, Weekends Buses leaving student parking lot near East Halls: Every 10 minutes Weekdays 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Every 20 minutes* Weekdays 10:30 PM - 12:15 AM Saturdays 7:30 AM - 12:15 AM Sundays 12:00 PM - 12:15 AM TIMETABLE (Minutes past the hour) 1. *East Halls 2. Natatorium 3. Shields 4. University Drive 5. Pollock-Short ledge 6. White Building 7. • College-Heister 8. *College-Allen 9. Bus Depot 10. Rec Hall 11. Kern^Library 12. Forum Building 13. Creamery 14. North Halls Effective August 27, 1979 Campus Loop Calendar Mark Stringer lOth-music education Nov. 6 00 15 30 45 01 16 31 46 02 17 32 47 03 IB 33 48 04 19 34 49 05 20 35 50 06 21 36 51 07 22 37 52 08 23 38 53 10 25 40 55 11 26 41 56 12 27 ,42 57 15 30 45 00 17 '32 47, 02 18 33 48 03 19 34 49 04 19 34 49 04 20 35 50 05 22 37 52 07 24 39 54 09 25 40 55 10 26 41 56 11 00*10 20*30 40*50 1 00*10 20*30 40*50 COLLEGE »' BEAVER A' Letters to the Editor the redistribution at Winter Term registration. Her response would have been sufficient without the mention of Hillel. Since Hillel. came across as the criminal, I’d like to play the defense attorney. Zion comes from the hebrew word “Tsion” and refers to Israel. Zionism is the belief in the existence of the state, therefore anti-Zionism is against the state of Israel. A Semite is a person who speaks any of the semetic languages; Hebrew, Aramaic, Assyrian and Arabic. In the United States, a Semite has come to be known as a Jewish person. Therefore'an anti-Semite has come to be known as one who is against the Jewish people. By this definition, I totally agree wth Ms. Dockery that it is absurd to equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semetism. We are not equating the two. In the Black Caucus literature, negative statements about * POLIOCf Is S s . i Is I s ■ February 26th Last Day ol Bus Service for Winter Term March 6th Spring Term Bus Service begins Spring Term Bus Passes go on ' _ sale at the HUB Desk lor $25.00 MtCiy 23rd Last Day ot Spring Term Bus *.■ c u*a • i Israel are clearly made as well as derogatory remarks about the American Jews; about how we control businesses and banks, etc. May I remind you that we are a very small percentage of the United States population and such control is just impossible. Even more, since the statements refer to Jewish people (Americans at that) having nothing to do with Israel the statement is anti-Semetic. Therefore it may be concluded that there is both anti-Zionist and anti-Semetic material in the literature. The problem at hand is that several members of the Black Caucus do not see this anti-Semetic aspect. When it was brought to their attention and explained that it was offensive, a request was made to halt distribution at Winter Term registration. However, the request was denied. Cl3\\ *li ij '/Mr no im«hr mi -k v't i-rvdii .ftiii Jv■ ■■ u/ i• . \\ t .4 ■ M i ,'/V «. 'if] ? ■ a tk! (?:■ gS a I •I :#JS cvy jg U;.. The problem isn’t that we (Hillel) are equating anti- Semetism wtih anti-Zionism. But rather the few members of the Black Caucus don’t see how there is a difference between the two in their literature. . , I find it ironic and distressing that last year I wrote a.letter in defense of the black community when discriminating ads appeared in The Daily Collegian. It is a shame that this courtesy can’t be reciprocated Eye-catching Since the functon of a headline is to catch the reader’s eye, then the headline in the Oct. 31 edition of The Daily Collegian “Woman Nominated for Education Secretary,” did it’s job. lam now totally aware that our new secretary of education (if confirmed) is a woman. Never mind that woman’s name Shirley Hufstedler and her qualifications, just the fact that she is female and to be in a position of authority is strange and newsworthy in itself. Whether intentional or not, a headline like this reinforces the idea that we must mention a person’s sex when they have obtained a level of authority but only if they happen to be a woman This kind of sexism is also carried on it titles such as "lady doctor” or “woman scientist,” implying that a professional must be segregated by sex. I’m sure that all of us would rather be recognized as an individual person when we accomplish something and not as a member of a particular race, creed or color. Judge Hufstedler was denied this --Collegian Thursday, Nov. 8, 1979—Page 2 Pete Barnes Editor Business Manager BOARD OF MANAGERS: Sales Manager, Steve Kornblit; "Office Manager, Susan Simko; National Ad Manager, Tony Frank; Assistant Sales Manager; Marc A. Brownstein; Assistant Office Manager, Kim Schiff; Assistant National Ad Manager, Kathy Matheny., ATTENTION all students, faculty, and staff * interested in forming a Badminton Club contact C.C. 865-5401 leave name & number Connections for Graduating Seniors ! J£\ ®\ W&';. If these next two weeks are your last as a Penn State student, you don’t have to lose touch with us after you ieave. Because we’ve got connections. 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