| The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Apr -Editorial opinion ~ I | No vote, no voice ytgT JS Warn, - "t' By refusing to vote, students surrender their say in government W ; j Students never vote. over students’daily lives but they don’t listen to v V 1 ; ;/* I . tnl .._ _ ■ r jl. <1 I »«■% “sr y be true, but why shout., J) ■ ■••£ / ’ COG draws plans for 20 percent cutback Qq. energy QWdre a large percentage of them forget to vote when legislators listen to students when they do not : ]Jvp\i r - >yjF wV v Drooosed municipal building was submitted to the w / election day arrives. stand to lose anything if they turn their backs 6r ir\ JR ,A X\ y ‘ By JEANNE E. BRABANT township manager. Included were suggestions on By RON LIGHT s °l*d waste (bottles, paper, etc.) you Whilp QtnHpnfc are registering to vote in on them Students do not vote. Centre Region Energy Conservation Program imoroving energy efficiency in the proposed building Eco-Action generate in your dorm room may not greater nunibers across the °T(Klay isthe” general primary in which the • ■ „, ! STS- a checklist i method for achieving on Sunday, jpi 2* a Univeraity much, but the waste adds up country they Still are not turning out to vote. Democratic pd the Republican parties Will be ,f “Energy Conservation Year” for the people of the f^centr^cS 1 Energy Force: Elpern was se*tinmouSTUtree-day environmental If you buy beverages, buy returnable Until they do, elected officials Will Ignore selecting their favorite presidential candidates, hBBHBBWBWH: * l; Centre Region and implemented the Centre Region MB' pfirgKjg* annotated to represent the Centre Region on the celebration - Earth Day’Bo. Earth Day bottles - you pay for the convenience of student’s concerns. choosing delegates to the party conventions and > • I Energy Conservation Program. Dennis ’ Elpern, senior HB countv’s Energy Task Force. Chaired by Norm was born in 1970 out of concern over the throwaway containers. If you cannot buy Locallv the legislators who represent Centre nominating candidates for a U.S. Senate seat _ V //\ A ' ' ' planner on the regional planning staff, is ec BK Fischer, the task force’s initial concern has centered condition of our land, water and air. returnables, you can recycle muchofe think being vacated by Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, R- KJ\ £3fcV ’ ' \ 1 Wfa students don’t give a damn about government. Pa. 4 . „ . 8»aBl Hr / \ VMufe association of six municipalities -the borough of " MSB , Hnme Enerev Test: A home energy test was hot water heaters, and nutrition and kite parking lot 83, near the flower gardens. And as long as legislators hold that view, The following positions are also on the ballot; Sfilte College, ancUhe townships of College, Ferguson, iiiliHUP prepared for several social studies classes at Park flying, to solid waste management and As a student living in the dormitories, students will never be taken seriously when the U.S. House of Representatives seat H\ S Pw-. \ 1 Halfmoon, Harris and Patton which make up e Forest Junior High School. The test allows students to alternative lifestyles. Another focus of you can have an effect on our energy lnhhvinp in Harrishure and Washington D.C. currently held by the William Clinger, R- f\\f (.Jo\ A ' Ce^ r ®j? eglon v, »■ D „„ m „ nnhr rnr check vital areas of their own homes which present Earth Day .’BO one that can radically consumption and solid waste generation ~,,, , f j’. ,ll Central Pa and thp ctatp House of ReDresen- \V C&jsl i/ .. The Energy Conservation Program, the y oDnortunities for energy conservation and then change the way Americans live —is Many of the suggestions for saving Most students do not feel that student lobby Central Pa. and tne state House OI nepresen Vv , program of its kind in Pennsylvania, is a valuable local thPir homes’ efficiency using a facsimile of enerlv conservation energy on-campus applies to off-campus groups do anything which really affect their tatives seat from the Centre Region, now held lN<\ VVI, i&k \\\ I V/ V\ intergovernmental approach to energy conservation.. by Eco-Action during Earth Day activities. standard SCASD report ca y rd Ways to improve Conserving energy is simple and students as well. If your rent includes lives. by Republican Gregg Cunningham. , Ml Jv . •• ; The focusof the program is data collecting, education 3. Community Energy Audit: A commumy energy S®ir grades are suggested. About 245 students will painless and can lead to a more healthy the cost of your heating, water and I eeislators have Dower over University Other offices being contested in the state —ll \B >4« public information, municipal efficiency, or- audit forms the basis of data requirements for te take the test this spring. you and a more healthy environment. As electricity, you may be under the ® , c i,: _u Q ffppf innlurlp thp auditor eeneral treasurer and the I k ,|W ’* dinance review and revision, and uniting efforts of the analysis of energy usage. Total consumption of all fuel Radio and Television Tips: Public service an- students there are many ways in which assumption that you are not paying for appropriations (the levels of which affect include the auditor general, treasurer ana me A ,/fSM ‘ University and local municipalities in energy con- types for a given year are identified and divided into nm mrements areorepared each week on methods to conserveenergy andresources, these services. This is untrue and naive, tuition); financial aid levels and availability, first elected attorney general in the sta \ * 'JB servation to reduce energy consumption. major user categories. Distributors of fuel to Centre : mDrove energy efficFency and are distributed to the whether you live on-or off-campus. Keep your thermostats no higher than criminal codes, standardized testing legislation history. • ' , . V. Wr \ L The program, urges all individuals in the Centre Region consumers have been contacted and asked to iXwing radio stations: WBLF, WMAJ, WRSC, if you live in the dormitories you may 68 F and your air conditioner no lower (SATs, MCATs, LSATs, and GREs); marijuana If students want to be taken seriously in the \ \ A ) Region to conserve energy and reduce consumption of submit data on fuel during calendar year wqwk WXLR and WGMR. Fifty concise be unconscious of the energy you use than 70 F. Again, turn off unnecessary reform-the drinking age and SO on —the list is General Assembly and Congress they should . • non-renewable resources by 20 percent and utilize 197 ®;. 1 T ( fniA^rsftv• energy tips have been forwarded to Channel 4. and the energy you waste. The fact is, energy users and recycle what you can reiorm, mearinKingdge,diius,uuu uic „ Q pVhpirPmi«sKhitionalDrivileee and vote -i- ' alternative energy systems ,dunng 1980. mu lti-family) industrial; municipal; University, q^ p y ntr „ P Daily Times Energy Bulletins: Monthly however that you are paying for that hot of your household wastes. endleSS - /, use their constitutional privilege ana vote. V 1 * The idea for the Energy Conservation Program business, service and institutional and transportation. r pH a n rt Sihmftted tothrCDTas uart Ser and the electricityto run that If you commute to campus, ride a Granted, legislators do have some control Elected officials may notice. .M- began with the Regional Energy Conservation Steering 4. Municipal Energy Audits: An energy audit of a ‘ efforte to Drovtde IduSuonal matSals tJThe stereo By conserving energy, you can bike, carpool, walk or ride a bus. The > : Committee. The committee continues to act as a building accomplishes three things: (1) It identifies 0 our efforte to jtSS aXS £ an S o" the University’s money you save is your own. When „ source of ideas and suggestions for the program as well. areas where improvements can be made to increase energy^perhaps 10L take a backpack, cloth bag or r* yrfc /T f“h P f Seed to n be ma 2 de anTprovSes cosufgures forsuch and n^ C c^rV a? ol [ 3) to improve energy in the dor- theLasSf Energy proponents and economists rouea logeiner , Nuclear energy proponents have an arrogance People never ask this question because it is a current ailment, inflation, is particularly It SionauS ' too to be P -Ene’rey Conservation Year" in theCentre ‘w.mA.to 3 SSS'Sri’tte enrironment. As a ‘'“n, totee, that anyone who doesn't “SSy is man worshiping the products of his "S'lns, great prophet, Keynes, eared the image. To. many, peopie get toirseji-image S“h ? “5,„“5 E 'under rStm National h are vieilms of tear or — dt- !WSttSfeSCl = = rational about a program that is based on an anything - the ecological balance, the quality of what your income? Or is it to have a big house live in. J irrational progress-for-progress -sake men- life for people in poor nations,, the lives of our y^3felfea. • and lots of goods, as long as you aren’t caught in However, when people get their self-esteem, - ' • AKkAmiH fOCL /a D DU DAI W Atiflfoj u 9 tality. young people (remember President Carter /)/ crude criminality? (Remember, price-fixing and from their deeds, not their possessions, there isjj , | Qfi l\/I IIQ CriCrUV . Vi QuVL To prove their rationality, and combat the saying that we would go to war for our “vital fW' 1® /Mw other white-collar crimes are often considered no strain on nature. Trying to be the best you c#i ;i yVI WVI VII Wi ivi y i YlOt RIH* f 1/P. mTID Crfimn I IV \\ AV /WTS /— emotionalism of their opponents nuclear interests”)-on its altar? B Jr iust “sound business practice.”) be as a parent, singer, athlete, or whatever, does , _ ■ « ■ „ , ( \fflL Bdrthß / \( J K) \ \J& <&W'" IT == - proponents have an endless stream of statistics The high priests of this cult —we call them • (/ /f Similarly, don’t we get part of our “national not use up natural resources. . j Sl% #1 n \lk I /Of O HHI /Tv Y\ 1 !r\ // \\ {[ _ B proving how nuclear power is needed to meet our econor^ L S p eak in a mysterious, ritualized -*r* tf/MUI * self-image” from our standard of living? Don’t Simpiy stated, weneedto startbemgeonj ||V|nQ WI 111 111 SySL“I I 1 JV \\ K ARVHABT«‘ /jf\ IQG if ll!S\ language. How many lay people understand the 1 we love to call ourselves, over and over again, cerned with the quality of our lives, not the 11 V. J■ ■ vj| wwi j (pMwrfkJ k \TO V I ftlA f\\ My qu.es bon is, where do these alleged effects of a production possibility curve, or the ,x “the richest nation in history?” quanbtyof gadgets we can ; Bv LI 2 ramRAN years, we will be forced more and more /Z-T~ — 1/ 1 Mm t„ Dnm. •' prime interest rate or any other piece of No . mos t people are far from rational Advertising plays a huge role here. Even if of thinking is the only base for truly a f j ® y rt . Aption to make decisions as to what we find llfn/ I ll 88^=^ thevare oftenmerelvextrapolations from past economic jargon? Our economic priests offer regarding economic growth, and it is claims of subliminal influence are exaggerated, thoselines ; , garth Day 1970. Earth Day 1980. Earth acceptable in conservation and industry. jM IflflL H I “WMll murky prophecies that are understood by most dangerously naive to assume that they can make it is safe to say that most advertising is aimed at —L™, Jio«o Dav 1990. Environmentalism, or Local groups and governments are ik I f ~ »ofus no better U,a„ if the Delphic Oracle had ratlona , al their current level of ways of h»king a. our beeiuuing to Urey \-! ” ™ same old problems - letters % N han<ft' make the best use of limited natural R „ , parroi i riFAN munitv—students staff and faculty. at University Park and our bill was $1.02 doinclude: p,n\ /inmo r lA/ . „ ; Those concerned with the uses of our resources available. Manager conservation As a direct result of conservation million. In 1978-79, we used 350,000 fewer • Telling your resident assistant when HO niS ll lIT SclX/lfldS r- / to save patural resources have even gone Environmentalists will have to be in programs for the University efforts, we used less energy during the kilowatt hours, but the bill was $2.49 your room is too hot or when l_! ici y y 1 L guviM a'' Energy calculations way* iwavc , e «r than it m*,nm mm,a. . ~ ‘ttSXS. JSftte Last Tuesday I woke up to sun rays “Any other time I’d go along with And the longer we wait to put a _ . I welcome the opportunity to share conservation ideas. . all should be involved in conserving - this idea of localism, action and con- s begin See the ey es glaze over, the 1972-73 school year. That reduction This brings to light an importan f!S through tell he and bird noise Soring On mv wav down this ” she apologized, “but I’ve had a lot realistic effort towards conservation, Energy conservation today is of utmost importance Or at o ur household has implementented energy savings , wisely using our natural resources servation ....... Maybe it is the terms we use: Kilowatt came despite 7 percent more building lesson: technical improvements will RA doesn t tollow tnroug , to d br3rfaS I S SotiMd that the ther- of work to do lately and I haven’t been the more urgent the problems will least it should be. It’s only on a rare occassion, though, that measures. To save oil this winter the temperature was.seL j & people working in such areas have If anachye part is played in this broad hol J S) pounds of ste am, tons of coal, space to heat, 11 percent more full-time only get us so far. The rest is up to he housitng■ s uP e ™ sor n J,enine the window mostat was cranked way up and getting much sleep so I’m in a pretty become. As proud as we are of our high I ever see any indication of someone trying to conserve at 60 degrees. We wore sweaters at home and were not ; become politically astute, the American educational movementbythem Earth British therm al units. students using facilities and a winter individual. I estimate that improving the tetling himi orJhei . p 8 housetmperature at7o Lttenmood.” standard of living in this country, we energy. uncomfortable. The curtains were opened wide in the ; System is being made to work for a fairly Day 1990 will be a celebration of a There are more graphic ways to that was nearly 14 percent colder. ability of buildings to become energy to coo l Try Hparppc Well Mamie Zeke buddies, this must eventually come to the conclusion I live in a dorm, and I know full well how much energy is morning to allow in the sun’s available heat and light. We ■ Common consensus on the environment. moderated, changing way illustrate the Penn State energy scene. it was possible because we now have a efficient will accomplish only 50 percent Cutti g hi , fn mv sixuerson household I have column’s for you ’Cause one of the main that our frantic striving to have more wasted. I spend a lot of time turning off lights that just plain cut cardboard inserts to'fit each of the downstairs windows. ; Considering the economic situation of corporating ecological living within the We use for examp i e .enough steam in central control system which monitors of the potential for energy conservation. rinsing, then shutting off he-water w e a rt. e drawbacks of conservation is that we than everyone else will eventually cause aren’t necessary. Let me present an interesting statistic They were placed in the windows each evening, before the 1980, and that projected for the next few of all nature., one year to run an old fashioned temperatures and ventilation in 85 of the We are of course a long way from you soap up, toen rmang againJVe ta thatTwrote cSwait a ?ew days, we can’t put it off ourruin. that I have figured out. curtains were drawn for extra insulation. locomotive on 30 round trips between 197 buildings at University Park It was making all the technical improvements estimate it costs in hp niarpH ahnvp the thermostat asking until it’s easy or until we’re in the right Conservation is iust a small step in the It is a proven fact that six 100-watt bulbs burning for five \ye save material resources by recycling any glass, , ■" Boston and San Francisco. We burn possible because we weatherized many we can. Energy profiles are being day jus , . .. ™ SeaSyorUnUlWer a werome getoSprii K Bdf-de»tnictlon, of coal or a half pint of oil I have come up with a rough materi als by reusing glass jars and avoiding aluminum / \ student enrolled in University Park. We energy-efficient. We keep heating for potenbdnvingß. 2«Sd af niSS ThSlrlSn found the scotch tone by And it is a step that every person, no approximation of the amount of energy that could be saved products. We always buy beverages - beer and milk -in ; / \ A . use as much electricity in a year as the temperatures lower and air conditioning What we really lack, however, is a room om^c eepi " g a . r \Zfne the tirne /iLuntom v f / matter what his political, economic or just in my dorm alone. According to my calculations my returnable bottles. We strictly avoid plastic products, . f /MFV \ BP* Borough of State College does and we temperatures higher than we did in 1973 firm committment to conservation on thereom “Yon know the temperature’s sup- / environmental standing can take. dorm could save well over 100 pounds of coal m a single day. which require petroleum and more time to biodegrade than , f \ Ita MT W BBS use enough water in 12 months to supply and we decrease ventilation and tern- the part of most people using University curtains 0 y p ST Hlld environmentalstandingcantaK Ido not propose studying by candlelight or removing your pap er product Plastic bags are reused, and we bring J / \ E.&aA» Bellefonte for 11 years. peratures in most buildings during term facilites. I hesitate to single out students cooler televisions rTvhe as low as 35 ” most difficult aspect oT con- contact lenses in the dark. My calculations were based on ” e r bags with us to the grocery store. , \ L \B * VgF I’ve been asked to list what students break. as energy wasters. Each of us, aftera l * T f Urn ° f Lln , ’,Vp nn f ;,in P tLm our house is verv J|, C - JB / servation is the initial decision to lights burning unnecessarily fully-lit rooms left unoc- None of the five members of this household have a car iff can do to aid the University conservation in addition, we’ve limited the flow of is a product of a society which, until and stereos when you re not anrt would not lose much ** /} rearrange one s priorities, to choose the cupied halls in the middle of the day with every light on State College. In this community it is possible to rely en- i\ / JMk Mm u— mva WkM effort and I’ll do that. water from shower heads and recently, ranked conserving energy As you can see, the LL a coW sLI but Zeke was Jj more environmentally sound alternative _ lights on in a bathroom which nobody is using. I have tirely on walking and bicycles for all of our activities - 1 \ BBBHHfIHB f ■WBHBI First, however, I’d like to tell some of flushometers in the residence halls and below reading junk mail on the list of revelations in t J e J > lst ’ t y ve heat ove pe , over the one that is easier. Once this turned lights off in the middle of the day that have been school, work, recreation, shopping and visiting. For trips I \ BBWraSBB / w H H|BB|BH the things we’ve already done to save lowered the temperature of hot water interesting things to do. haven t heard before The ve ••r^ n in fnr preservation ”he said decision been made:, it becomes burning right where the sun is coming through the window. out of town, buses or carpools are utilized. 1 \ / S energy at Penn State and to explain why available to classroom and ad- There are some energy conscious tried to make is that '“ not tne m „.l. uThf 2 nne to Bet the clear that little is missing from a slightly But these lights are using every bit as much energy as when Electricity is saved in simple ways also. We do not use ; \ / it won’t ever be enough; why we can ministration buildings. students, faculty and staff members, of formation on how to conserve t a but my S. Todav is Earth Dav a reminder to us less consunsumptive lifestyle. In fact, they are in use. high wattage appliances such as air conditioners or space j \ y' never be totally energy efficient without The bottom line is that we have good bourse, but not nearly enough. people need. S’Hheen'tor Awhile Pd be the all thaMf vre keep going the way we’ve the knowledge that one is contributing to During a normal day almost no lights need to be turned heaters. We have fiberglass with which to insulate the hoi* \ a dramatic change of attitude on the part news and bad news. In 1972-73 we used Several of the important things You kno w wha to do. It:s justa iSf lie Whi Han’t we iust been K lotTsnTS such ajiniversa l effort can be very on . it certainly isn’t. difficult to flip off a little switch when waterheate r. | ' of everyone in the University com- 106.1 million kilowatt hours of electricity students living in the residence halls can question of whether you want to do it. wait a few riavJ”’ last At the first Earth Day, people rewarding. the light is not needed. So let’s see what can happen with We are conserving energy and experiencing a very high -] “7eke” I reasoned “this is our around the country said they were ready So what I’m saying here, Mamie and just a little awareness as to what we have and what we are standard of living. We can all conserve by adjusting our , n „■ chance to take a standl drew a deep to try conservation. Today, 10 years Zeke, is that it’s time to stop making losing. Now is the time to everyday habits. Let’s prove that we don’t need nuclear . . - - f _ * _-J _ _ 4. ™ g /nTlAni m A bJeath and went into my most con- later, it’s time to really buckle down. decisions on the basis of what appears to Tom Betts, 3rd-environmental energy power or lower air quality standards in the state of Penn- . |i/-| 4* ■ A o \/O / fll \/ TO HlflY/ Oii lI S i\/ 3 LIO II UUIT 1 vincing soap-box environmentalist spiel. The sacrifices we are being asked to be the easiest or most comfortable at the April 17 sylvania. Conserve. IT lIT T 1 C I IJI wVd VL/ v/U V LvJ UIOY W v/■ IWWB VWHIV/I ■ W 1 B 8 Didn’t even make a dent in him. make these days are larger than they moment Now, while we still have the yj | W 888 ■ W. ■WI / S i W Mamie was the next person down for were a decade ago because the problems aTvSwhere we MUd/OQ tO O/SedSe Irene A. Szedlmayer ; Rv CHRISTOPHER C CAREY to take place over five weeks of Winter Term. Percent Residence Association) respectively breakfast When I came back to my sign, are 10 years more urgent. The en- keep our lifestyle at a level where we C 7 coordinator, Eco-Action 1 By CHRISTOPHER C. lakh, y reduction in electricitv consumption was measured It is important to note being the basis of the con- : 1 scotch tape in hand it had been sup’ vironmental movement, despite the will always be able to support it. AprillB Undergraduate Student Rep J“ e "^ e asßis be test - that Hartranft had an average savings of over 11 Sented with sarcastic tidbits, again progress it has made, has not been able Maia Fischler is a I3th-term journalism = Execut.ve^ Enerev measured Percent; they even hit weeks of over 17 percent „ regarding the forcasted temperature to keep pace with our consumptive major and a staff writer for The Dai y Students' CHOICe Conservation Committee - wUh toe aid of the Un A base period of two weeks was choosen in December reduction. This shows us that such high savings were I 1 drop- lifest y le - Collegian OUJUGfUS WIUIUC poL^an eTO 1979. allowed us to make comparisons of recorded. assistants, representing their jl , Last year, University refrigerators were installed in tfre conservation contest in the residence halls. The main consumption during the contest to consumption as it houses m e^ssed^l TSe LsTs fs II dorms as a standard room feature. Previously, students objec t ive of the contest - one which I feel was sue- “normally” occurred. The campus was divided into S workrooTltahS whL /■ had a choice of whether or not to rent refrigerators for their cessfully achieved was to increase energy con- seven areas —as they stand with the exception of g . Some even cboo se to walk downstairs < rooms. Today that decision has already been determined by - servati on consciousness; not necessarily an easy task. Pollock-Nittany becoming two areas. This was done to TnTeSf takinTtL eleTator -a maior energy Ler I L_ . , many aorm students are unconscious of being significant the housing administration. Whether or not you use it - you ; The committee dev . elo *h* ttequalifying week - one If we would all step back to look at Lr lifestyles -as t' m Nx contributors to the energy shortage, and it is time for them pay rent that space-consuming appliance. , concern was expressed ove g Horm from each area was chosen to represent that did the residents of the winning dorms —we would find I .on ? o„, y e» m ,„,was t e f u, h a Wt s ta ,a, S .,o m ena,eir i SSSiSSSSaS SJSS Did you know that in order to keep the contents of your : most everyone’s mind. Since that time, however, in- Over the next four weeks- energy consumption was is studying Once thße cementation are choice .e .he,; s3»r" sBa,nbeean tod,m - students so that those who don’t want refrigerators won’t . In response, we developed the contest; it was set up Association) and Hamilton ($75 to West Hal s g y P have to pay for them. Furthermore, the energy savings will ; ~ be substantial if enough students can do without them. a ' .% Gun smoke/" by Joa Martunla llluatralloi In my home festers a disease so common that it goes unnoticed and untreated energy waste. I live in the dorms, where mass quantities of energy are squandered because of negligence by my fellow students, who perhaps have not previously had the benefit of hearing Dad scream, “Turn off that stereo when you leave your room!” or who possibly didn’t fight those sibling battles at the dinner table to decide who the last one was to leave the living room and consequently who should go back and turn off the television. Many dorm students are unconscious of being significant contributors to the energy shortage, and it is time for them to not only examine wasteful habits but also to mend their ways. Taking a shower and eating dinner seem like innocent enough activities, but they are major causes of energy waste on my floor. While enjoying 15 minutes or so in the shower, my friends fail to think about the overhead light and desk lamp that illumine their empty rooms, and the stereos that play music for nonexistant listeners. Every afternoon I find showers driping and shower lights that have been left on since morning. Come dinnertime, the waste multiplies because the same lights are stereos are left on by more people for longer amounts of time. Consider that five friends who eat together are responsible for 10 lights shining uselessly for at least half an hour. Those friends will waste more energy by taking the elevator in stead of the stairs. These and other wasteful practices abound in the dorms, but they can be easily eliminated if the last person in the room be it a study lounge, TV room, shower or laundry turns off lights an appliances when he leaves. It doesn’t take extra time to flip a switch on the way out the door, and it saves energy. Marilyn Colteryahn, 3rd-division of undergraduate studies April 18 Ted Kopec, Fall Class 1979 April 18 Tuesday, April 22, 1980—Page 2 Betsy Long Editor © 1980 Collegian Inc. 0 Kathy Matheny Business Manager v '^ '-: A 'K>a "" \_. "*' v '' -~ <J - ;r unh.t.B^.w*-- 'll 22,1980—3 ration by Lynda Cloud
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