—Editorial opinion Disrespect, selfishness and laziness all make up the vandalism problem plaguing the University and downtown State College and we all suffer from the ugliness of vandalism. Vandalism damages cost the University $7,930 in 1977. Damages ran $24,799 last May, down from $26,251 in curred in May 1979. Diminishing respect for property apparently is the root of vandalism. Some people have the "I don't give damn, I'm gonna to do what I want" attitude. The damage is done, forgotten by the perpetrator, but seen by all. The Association of Resident Hall Students is leaning away from harsh penalties as the problem solver. ARHS Summer Term president Tony Caravan said this only heightens tension. University Police Services officer John Rideout said strict penaltips have an impact, but not to the degree University police would like. Rideout said University police are Obligations Joe Paterno must have felt really good when he stated that every University athletic team will have more money in its budget this year than last year. It is really too bad for the majority of University students who do not participate on any of these teams. These are the same students who must pay the 10.5 percent tuition increase Come fall, attend overcrowded classes and who cannot even be assured that they will have the basic skills to operate in the outside world. Granted, there are many things that the University could put their money , toward, but isn't it true that the University's obligation to students comes before that of an "amateur" athlete? Athletics are an important part of everyone's life and there.are a variety of sports offered in State CollegeA which do not require the huge organization and the multi-million dollar ex penditures our football team does. As far as the revenue from the football program goes, it is still IT s MY A LITlf, MN GAS -Wi CAN sonvig mat iiiiN6 vaiu t4l PASELI7O' Cooperation is the key RAs need a By RUSSELL E. DICARLO Spring Term Resident Assistant The term resident assistant is the formal title deemed the position. A number of creative and ingenious students have been known to bestow more unorthodox aliases to the person holding the position. The job of an RA is by no means the most dreaded position known to mankind; yet, it must be recognized that it does present a certain number of formidable challenges to its possessor. By being a student, and the same time being a member of this institution, there is created a direct conflict of interest, which often times is very difficult to subdue. Other role conflicts also result because of the contradictory nature of the component roles that comprise the position. For example, the RA is ex pected to perform the functions of both disciplinarean and counselor. Yet to sucessfully execute the one often times diminishes the effectiveness of per forming the other. Obviously, it requires a careful balance that is often very subtle, but very influential in terms of type of outcome that it creates. Unfortunately, an RA can also find himself enforcing University policies that are contradictory in nature. Such is the case with the alcohol policy En forcement of this policy is frequently sidestepped during football games at Beaver Stadium. Yet, it absolutely must be enforced within the dormitory areas. Add to this the many no-win situations Peer pressure needed to curb vandalism as costs for 'kicks' more than triple in past three years University money and is supported by the student body. Joe Paterno seems to think that any money that goes into football is never going to come out. The University must take a look at its priorities and find out who should be in charge the students, the administration or Joe Paterno. Timothy Peck, 10th-accounting June 27 Ends and means I must respond to Scott Dugan's article which appeared in the June 30 Collegian entitled, "Me generation pulls its weight despite years of social trade off." I found Dugan's justification of the "Me" generation as the epitome of the moral depravity which Provost Eddy and Gov. Thornburgh demonstrated. Dugan seems to reason-that even though our motives are selfish, -and. thus im moral, the final products for all society are greater, and thus, the ends justify the means. that an RA so often finds himself muddled, like those in which you're damned if you do and damned if you don't, and the complicity of the position begins to reveal itself. Everyone has rather definite ex pectations of how an RA should conduct himself in social situations. These situations may arise in the confines of the dorm areas or in other situations off campus that are completely removed from the sphere of influence of the position. This, as most people fail to realize, is a matter of personal discretion, which can be classified as being neither right nor wrong in execution. Although the RA position lends itself to a few clear-cut rules and regulations to adhere to, most circumstances in question are neither clear-cut nor readily defineable. There are no easy cookbook type recipes to follow when dealing with most real life problems. There are just too many contingencies and unknowns that must be dealt with. Consequently, the RA is empowered with a great deal of discretion as to how he handles certain situations that arise from time to time. Also, the RA can usually find himself being intentionally demoralized by students who go out of their way to make the very day-to-day existence of the RA difficult. All of this is because of the position the person holds. The RA is the scapegoat for University policy that students do not agree with, even though the RA has no influence over the for- conducting a security survey of campus buildings this summer. The survey is intended to target objects prone to vandalism. Rideout said these objects would be removed from the buildings to reduce the opportunity for vandals. He said another way to reduce costs would be to install stronger glass. One positive step in the fight against vandalism has been the "Put the Brakes on Vandalism" program, which has heightened community awareness. Townspeople have begun to report more instances of vandalism, but tough penalties will not solve the problem, program director J. Stephen Dershimer said. Peer pressure is the key, Dershimer said. Peer pressure could greatly reduce the vandalism problem both on and off campus, but this pressure is absent in the fight against vandalism. Caravan said he hopes peer pressure can help alleviate campus destruction. He said it is necessary to open com- Letters to the Editor fair shake Who me officer? mulation of those policies. Admittedly, the RA is being com pensated to perform his job, but it is not correct or moral for people to in tentionally magnify the pressure of the job. And as hard as it may be for people to grasp conceptually, the RA is a human being too, with all of the resultant emotion and idiosyncrasies of the next person as well as the potential for error. The point is, the ,next time you find yourself playing armchair quarterback and second guessing your RA, try a little empathy and put yourself in his situation. However, don't limit your perspective to the situation on hand, consider it as part of a continuous process that an RA must deal with, which encompasses many others, to place things in their proper per spectives. Most important of all, never lose sight of the fact that the RA can be a steadfast friend and a helpful, reliable resource in establishing and maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship. RAs can be your friends and allies; treat them as such. The position of the RA can be lonely and filled with frustration, but at times it can be rewarding and insightful. The cooperation of fellow students plays an intregal role in determining the degree and extent of those rewarding ex periences as well as becoming a viable source of strength and respite for a person who holds a position with many barriers that tend to prohibit fast, ex pedient solutions to sometimes per plexing problems. munications among dorm area govern ments, resident assistants and students. Representatives from the dorm governments, as well as RAs, must work with ARHS to devise methods to curb the problem. New students can be made aware of the vandalism problem through orientation programs. Damage reports should be posted in dormitory houses to let students know where money from their general deposit is going because students pay for destroyed University property. Freshmen should not be grouped together in dormitories because students away from home for the first time might be overly rambunctious. Arranging housing so the freshmen are mixed with the upperclassmen could help inhibit potential vandals. If the vandals are made to feel guilty for their thoughtless acts, then perhaps they will think twice before tearing let ters off buildings or leaving empty beer bottles on campus or around town. Yes, Mr. Dugan, selfish motivation does produce greater benefit for all society, but must the standard of morality be judged by social conscience and social benefit? Must we damn ourselves for being concerned for our own well being? Must we condemn ourselves as morally depraved hedons? I contend that it is just this Self-concern (which breeds virtue, creates art, discovers knowledge and produces wealth) that is the standard of morality. This country was based on an ideology of in dividual rights and liberties in which the in dividual was given the right to stand above the group and not have to sacrifice his concerns to the fancy of the state. This ideology has been eroding for the past century and as it makes an attempt to rebound in the "Me" generation, it is being killed by a moral depravity in its followers. Dugan and much of the "Me" generation see the results. of self-concern as, advantageous but , don't understand the. morality in .the. means towards the ends. I would finally like to say to Dugan: (1) that being fashionable is not the sign of an individual and (2) that I would be proud to be "too much of an individual." Jeff McCullough, 13th-general arts and sciences Watch your words It has been brought to my attention that an article was written on Wednesday, June 18, that misrepresented my position badly enough that I must respond and make the necessary correc tions. A good writer/journalist knows that one must be very careful when wording and arranging articles not to change the tone/meaning of the original thoughts. This article is unfortunately a good example of such mishandling. It is my deep conviction that the choice of whether or not to remain pregnant must be left up to the individual woman. Your reporter made it seem that I don't care that much about the pro choice issue when what I actually said was that I was very unhappy with what I had heard of (Robert) Brazill's position. But what we have is a choice between Brazill and Cunningham and, Unity, PSU's By JANA DUBIS sth-agriculture According to the 1970 United States census, 18 percent of Pennsylvania's residents are black. The University chartered to provide low-cost residential instruction to the children of black working class families. Since only 2.4 percent of the students attending the University are black, there is reason to believe these programs, designed to bring in more black students to the University, are not achieving this goals. There are a number of reasons why blacks do not come to this University One reason could be that the University is too large and isolated. An advantage to this is that the University offers a change of scenery for students who live in urban areas. However, since the University is so isolated, many black students pick a school closer to their homes like Pitt or Temple. Black students feel there is a lack of unity at the University because of the small percentage of blacks on campus. They feel unitarian relationships cannot exist without an equal number of minority students and whites. Another reason why black students do not come to the University is the lack of understanding about Com monwealth campuses. The recruiting teams for University admissions try to help students understand that even if they are not accepted to the main campus, they are not stuck out in the boondocks at some remote little school called Penn State. The recruiters are busy trying to encourage students to believe that the Commonwealth campuses have everything that the main campus has, at least for the first two years. Some families feel that the cost of school for , their Children would be a burden on their income. Seeking financial aid is simple cure, however. Some students are eligible for the Basic Educational Opportuanity Grant and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency therefore, a vote for Brazil is a very ,necessary vote against Cunningham. But I didn't want to make an extended com ment until I had weighed the issues. Brazill was a write-in candidate and had never met with the Centre County Democratic Committee. As I explained to the reporter, I was meeting him Thursday night for the first time and invited her to call me Friday for. a full discussion. "Call me Friday after I've had a chance to meet Brazill," shows a much different intent than the simple no comment that was reported. The reporter had so firmly fixed in her mind that there was going to be a Consumer Party candidate that she didn't hear what I said. Namely, that to date Brazill is the only alter native to Cunningham (not just "the Democrat's only alternative to Cunningham" as was misquoted in thp article). Ong WWI i.511 1 A4499k 'to change the meaning. WhatiLwas46ing tb:get across then and pow is that the Consumer. Party doesn't have gomeone on the IYallotrsnmeone really running for the office of state represen tative, and until they do, I am not going to speculate about a shadow on the wall. I realize that your reporters are students who are learning their trade, but they must very quickly learn that they cannot casually reword conversations. Vandy Wayland, president, Centre County National Organization for Women July 1 Look what's back Draft registration for the military died out many years ago with the Vietnam war before, you ever conceived of attending Penn State. 136 C just when you may have thought it was dead and buried, draft registration is back and it may get you. The recently-approved legislation requires all men, born in 1960 and 1961, to register for in duction into the country's military service. You may very well fall into this category or know programs contribute to small black enrollment somebody that will have to march down to the post office to register for the draft. Is draft registration necessary fir a country which could settle its differences peacefully or extinguish, the world with nuclear weapons? In light of the Equal Rights Amendment, shouldn't women also be required to register? How will draft registration affect the country's economy? How can the military support more personnel when many members of the armed forces are barely making ends meet? On Monday, July 14, The Daily Collegian will devote a special op-ed page to the recently approved draft registration. If you• have any comments on the registration, please submit them to the Editorial Editor, 126 Carnegie. All letters must be typed, double spaced and no longer than 30 lines. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, July 11. ;Collegian Monday, July 7,1980 Page 2 Betsy Long Editor BOARD OF EDITORS: Managing Editor, P.J. Platz; Editorial Editor, Andy Linker; News Editor,. Rick , Jackson; Sports Editor, Paul Boynton; Arts Editor, 'r Paddy Patton; Photo Editor, Rick Graff; Graphics Editor, Randy Guseman; Copy Editors, Lynne Johnson, Bari Winemiller, Bernadette Eyler, Elyse Chiland, Callas Richardson; Weekly Collegian Editor, Martha Snyder McCoy; Assistant Weekly Collegian Editor, Wendy Trilling; Office Manager, Jackie Clif- • ford. Y 4 LETTERS POLICY: The Daily Collegian encourages a. comments on news coverage, editorial policy and the affairs of the University. Letters should be typewritten,. doubled spaced, signed by no more than two persons and not longer than 30 lines. Students' letters should include the the name, term and major of the writer. The editorial editor reserves the right to edit letters. and to reject letters if they are libelous or do not con. form to standards of good taste. Mail letters to: The Daily Collegian; 126 Carnegie Building; University Park, Pa. 16802. Names will be withheld on request. Letters selected for publication in The Daily Collegian may also be selected for publication in The Weekly Collegian. • Grant, which can be integral parts of the financial aid package. Perhaps, the most important reason why blacks do not come to the University is because they cannot meet the admissions requirement for main campus. The black student who is not accepted to the main campus often picks another school of his or her choice that will accept him. Even though it is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why blacks and other minorities do not come to the University, they are being encouraged to come with already existing programs. However, these programs are not enough. The most important possible cure is to provide an en vironment that will attract blacks and other minorities. The quality of life must be conducive to them. The University could accomplish this if it sponsored more minority af filiated programs. The University should place significant emphasis on increasing the number of Black faculty and staff employed in all facets of the University system and encourage their promotion and growth within the University. This is vital to provide role models for students being recruited and to assure a sensitivity to the unique needs of black students. The sense of unity at the University is also necessary. Minority programs should not be like small isolated islands in the middle of a vast ocean, but should be coordinated with all other programs, including recruiting. Instead of having one recruiting group for regular students and one group for minority students, the University should both put them together into one recruiting plan. What is really needed is black students who have had a good experience with the University to go back to their communities and spread the good word about Penn State. Even though the University recognizes that a problem does exist and has programs that try to combat this, it is obvious that they are ineffective in increasing enrollment among blacks. © 1980 Collegian Inc. Kathy Matheny Business Manager • ; Break-in reaps $2,000 damage Police report vandalism a Damages were estimated at $2,000 in criminal mischief done to an unoccupied apartment at 105 E. Nittany Ave. on July 4. Police reported the apartment, which is in a building owned by Steve Scourtas, sustained damaged walls, ceiling and doors. The damage was done with a' sledge hammer, they said. ; Cited by State College police for breaking beer bottles in the 100 block of McAllister Street was Donald Steele, 31, of 425 W. College Ave. The incident occurred July 5. • Damages were estimated at $l5O when the front door of Balfour's Jewelers, 326 E. College Ave., was smashed on July 5. t)lt , A , 'it) • A beer bottle and a brick were thrown through a door at I"4ew World Clothes, 118 S. Pugh St., on July 5. Damages were estimated at $l5O. • Five windows were broken in the rear of the West Penn Power substation building, College Avenue and High Street, July 5. • State College police reported a $l5OO estimated loss in the theft of a green John Deere lawn tractor owned by Briarwood apartments, Whitehall Road. The tractor was taken from a fenced-in area during the night of July 3. • A burglary occurred at the apartment of Nancy Stanley, 710 S. Atherton St., overnight July 3. Taken was a Magnavox portable color television valued at $350. There was no evidence of forced entry, police said. U qi fl pi • Police reported that stereo equipment valued at $474 was taken from James Tarman of Phi Gamma Delta Fratecnity, 319 N. Burrowes St., July 5. The equipment waslater recovered when police received an anonymous phone tip directing them to garbage cans behind Christian Church, Easterly Parkway and Williams Street. • A car traveling north on North Atherton Street skidded, • Party to discuss Commoner tonight • The Centre County Consumer government documents and online • The Rules Committee of the l'arty, a Pennsylvania affiliate of the data bases pertinent to those in Graduate Student Association will • National Citizen's Party, will meet at educational fields. Call 865-6368 for hold an open hearing to review the 8 tonight in 320 HUB. Among topics to further information. constitution of the African Resources be discussed is an update on Barry Forum for purposes of chartering the Commoner's presidential bid. • The Conversant Program is organization at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow in looking fcir volunteers to make an 101 Kern.. international friend and help him or • The General Reference Section of her practice speaking English. For * Pattee will be offering two Education further information call 863-1604 or • A Computer Help Session is held Seminars for interested students stop in at 305 Sparks. at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:15 , Thursday in 67 Willard by Free p.m. today in the Reference Lecture •An organizational meeting of University instructor Dan North. Room. The seminars cover reference. Students for Anderson will be held at North can be reached at 234-0135 for sources, indexes and abstracts, 7 tonight in 227 HUB. further information. K • ilcf" OVATION. . .the professional's choice AND. . .we just received a new shipment! It's not how one sells, it's how buys—and we bought right! Cash in on OUR SAVINGS on every OVATION GUITAR in stock. 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Blackburn's car, a 1977 Ford, then collided with a truck driven by Richard Prisk, R.D. 1, Port Matilda, before sliding into a traffic sign. The Blackburn vehicle sustained $l5OO damage, and the truck, owned by Glenn Hawbaker, received about $7OO in damages. • A car traveling southeast on University Drive toward Beaver Stadium slid into the opposite lane, colliding with another vehicle and injuring one of its passengers, police said. The accident occurred July 5. The driver, Andrew Welki, 30, of 901 S. Allen St., said he was traveling on University Drive in rainy conditions when he lost control of his car while rounding a curve and struck an on coming car driven by Jerome Kapitanoff, 62, of 133 Hillcrest Ave Taken to Centre Community Hospital was a passenger in the Kapitanoff vehicle, Lorraine Kapitanoff. She was treated for minor injuries and released. State College Police said Welki, whose car sustained $2OOO in front-end damages, was driving too fast for conditions. • A man was trying to elude a police officer, who was about to issue him a citation•for running a red light, when he slid off the road on Woodland Drive July 5, police said. Robert Eugene Horner, 32, of 1005 W. Water St., Bellefonte, was traveling on North Atherton Street at about 8:43 p.m., when he attempted to elude police by turning east onto Hillcrest Avenue. From there Horner turned onto Woodland Drive, police said, where he struck a curb, breaking a wheel on his car. Phone 238-3711 THE RATHSKELLER Appearing Wednesday Tom Casey Thursday Chris Barrett Friday and Saturday "J. 8." ' Cor ' ner College and Pugh • PI E SK I S'lrAll'iloEl .... 17 ...: vly i111.11411/b04=0110041M00114111100411110,1141111•414•1004•0434MMICHNI•04•111.04111•104•1•04 , •TE. ii ~j .. ~ . ... i - IA fis\ mkt!. 7 kat _ _ #'!'. .ii.•X A, 4 'Timm' 4"j4 >kw N 6 1 / 4 " ( kto q. I ) 7 1"1 i u il i ostiumes I games 40.1 t. Arts 0 2 004 Hmeimpismcpasmoimmoimwasmoonsolome.o4mooimmoinwipammiliwoimwo• —By Denise Shane facing the Tavern on McAllister Alley open evenings til 8 one night . . N. , - Festival o 6V 6 46 at 4 Oleic) h Mr. ' 4 :0111W . Swim Beginning, MWF2 , 1 credit Nine-month-old Mary Kate Herr of State College, a potential future member of the University's 1999 swim team, began training Friday. The not-so-very-soon-to-be-star is seen here with her coach-father Michael. Businessmen debate market plan By SUSAN RICCI Daily Collegian Staff Writer Developer Sidney Friedman has not yet responded to a request by members of the State College Downtown Business Association to clarify his proposed farmers market, Chairman Sherry Dershimer said at the association's last meeting. David Nevins, owner of the Pathfinder on Beaver Avenue, wrote a letter to Friedman noting the association's concerns regarding his proposal for construction of a farmers market at 128 S. Fraser St., adjacent to the State College Municipal Building. The proposed market would in cludespace for rent to farmers and vendors, a room for art and antique auctions and a 45-space, second-floor parking lot, Friedman told the State C's College Municipal Council recently Association Chairman Sherry Der shimer announced at its meeting Thursday that Friedman did not reply to Nevins' letter. When interviewed about the letter, Friedman refused to comment. Dershimer urged association mem bers to attend a discussion on Fried man's proposal planned for the State College Municipal Council meeting 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. At its monthly meeting on June 5, the association voiced concern about the farmers market. The downtown businessmen said the market might undersell local merchants and cause congestion because of limited parking facilities. 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July 7, 1984-3 helping the handicapped in downtown State College with members of the "Citizens for Barrier Free Living." "We are people, too, with some problems," BFL spokesperson Joan Lee said. "Yet we can't come in and buy at your stores. We have a vital interest in downtown, and our people would shop more at your stores if they were more accessible." She told businessmen that because of their failure to install ramps and wider doors, handicapped people cannot shop in downtown State College. Don Smithley, chairman of 111.1.. assured the businessmen present that his association would help with any renovations to their stores. and he reminded them of the tax deductuins awarded for providing handicapped facilities. Janis Burger
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