Editorial Opinion
Despite problems, USG can pull itself together to serve the University
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a
two-part series examining the
Undergraduate Student Government. To
day’s editorial will deal with some possi
ble solutions to problems in USG.
Poor communication and misguided
priorities are the basic problems facing
the Undergraduate Student Government.
Improvements can be made now to cure
these recurring ailments.
One way for USG to improve its image
is by putting services before cynicism
and running successful programs before
attempting to implement new ideas.
Fresh Start, a new yearbook for incoming
freshmen at University Park, and health
insurance should not take precedent over
voter registration drives and appoint
ment selections, such as the choice of a
representative to the Centre Area
Transportation Authority board. All ap
pointments that have not yet been made
should be done as soon ds possible. Most
of the Fall Term appointments should be
made before the term starts, so USG can
be operative right from the beginning of
the year.
Continuing successful traditional pro
grams and increasing student represen
tation in community affairs would
enhance USG’s credibility. The freshman
yearbook, for example, has had a stale
start.
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Faulty Collegian
Yes. I do agree with the Letters to the Editor in the Oct. 28
edition of The Daily Collegian. Coach Joe Paterno probably
does have “no more insight into the political system than the
average voter does.” But I do not fault Paterno on his endorse
ment of the Republican ticket. He can say whatever he wants
to say!
The party at fault is the Collegian. The editors chose to put
Paterno’s statement as the top headliner with a large
photograph. In so choosing, the editorial staff has created the
possibility of conflict and argument. Once again, the Collegian
the student lifeline to news and opinion has fabricated
news.
Seniors will recall an editorialist named Walt Meyer who,
three years ago, used to write about abortion, gun control,
greek stereotypes, et al in order to enrage readers about such
tender topics (much like Allen Reeder did with military tac
tics). This is reactionary journalism used simply to stir up
reader emotion and opinion.
I could accept this since Meyer always signed his editorial
labeling it as an opinion. However, I cannot accept the similar
situation when the Collegian uses news stories that it chooses
to print as the headliner, then turns around and blasts Paterno
for publicly revealing his opinion. It was the Collegian that
chose to reveal Paterno’s opinion, then it bloated its
importance!
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Time for change
One psuedo-solution is impeachment.
USG Senators who spoke of impeaching
Healey wisely did not follow through, for
this action would only have fostered more
internal animosity and would not have
solved existing deficiencies.
Moreover, optimistic reports claim
that the senators and the president have
now “adjusted” to each other’s strengths
and weaknesses. One lesson can be learn
ed from this experience: Healey’s ad
ministration should have been concerned
with internal order before it tried im
plementing ambitious new. ideas.
Healey’s philosophy of increasing stu
dent involvement in departments is com
mendable, but he lacks the managerial
skills needed to implement his ideal.
His first communique to the senate was
done haphazardly’. Healey said he plans
to write other letters as a medium of com
munication, One memo will outline pro
grams USG needs to complete, Healey
said, and another will outline failures, ac
complishments and tips for next year’s
administration.
Memos can provide some foundation
for planning. But reports from all depart
ments could also make next spring’s
transition smoother, provided leaders
improve their managerial skills.
Establishing flexible rules and
guidelines for each department to
enhance efficiency and decrease confu-
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Letters to the Editor
The editorial opinion of Oct. 28 states that “Paterno should
not misuse his influence by making a political endorsement.”
Well, I think that the Collegian has a big responsibility toward
our community and that it “should not misuse (its) influence
by making" its own news. The Collegian need not have made it
such a big issue.
The editorial goes on: “It is difficult enough for most people
to vote responsibly. In a crucial election the last thing people
need is an expert on offensive strategy telling them who should
be president.” Who later endorses USG candidates in the spr
ing? You guessed it some “expert” on comma splices and
news sensationalism that tells the university community who
should be president for 29,000 undergraduates.
Such editorial decisions are hypocritical, irresponsible, and
unfortunately hurt people (in this case it’s Paterno). It seems
to me that the Collegian “is aware of (its) status on this cam
pus. The Collegain should not use that status in an irresponsi
ble manner.”
Michael Riggs, lOth-English and psychology
Oct. 20
No difference
I must admit that I found the editorial in Tuesday’s Daily
Collegian to be quite amusing. Concerning Paterno’s endorse
ment of Ronald Reagan, you state that . .it is ethically
Citizen's Party will keep trying
In part one, Barry Commoner and the Citizen’s
Party’s analysis of the fundamental issue of corporate
power was presented. In part two, their concrete plans
for reform and the problem of “wasted votes” will be
examined.
Barry Commoner and the Citizen’s Party’s main
point is that corporate decisions have too much impact
on this country’s foreign policy, economy and environ
ment to be able to continue being made solely on the
basis of profit maximization.
This is a power issue, not an economic one. The
Citizen’s Party is not primarily interested in
redistributing corporate wealth, but rather in
democratizing the corporate decision-making process.
'“’ln'the current. decision-making process executives
'alre forded td’ftdtVsider Only the bottom line. They know
that this is the' Only basis on which their performance
will be judged. In order to advance their cade'erS, tHd#’ 1
must bring in the bottom line.
Some nice, neat theories of “social responsibility”
are supposed to take care of the problem of conflicting
social and corporate goals. But these theories, once
removed from the college classes or in-service
seminars where they are taught, fail miserably.
Executives know very well that “go-getters” and
those “loyal to the company” are rewarded, not
“whistle-blowers.” The young executives who try to
exercise their “social responsibility” with bright-eyed
naivete are soon enlightened. One example of “Jones,
who opened his mouth and was transferred to Peoria”
is enough to silence most execs, who can then ra
tionalize that “everybody’s doing the same thing” and
“I have an obligation to my family.”
The Citizen’s Party thinks it is foolish to have a
system that relies on martyrs to inform the public.
This is why they want to make major industries, like
the energy industry, public utilites. There would be no
need to “go public” if operations were public already.
Wouldn’t this put incompetent bureaucrats in charge
of highly complex industries? Not at all. The Citizen’s
Party is well aware of the horror stories about the Post
Office and England in the mid-’7os. But all government
officials are not incompetent (witness air traffic
controllers).
In any case, bureaucrats would not be displacing ex
ecutives. The Citizen’s Party does not want to waste
the undeniable competence of our current set of ex
ecutives. They will still have the chance to use their in
itiative arid skill, but their performance will be judged
on a public, rather than private, standard. Plans that
result in public saving and public welfare will be
rewarded, and public waste punished.
To keep executive drive from goihg stale, Civl Ser
vice employees will have to give up their near
immunity. But even if this fails, the most protected
civil servants are more accountable to the public than
corporate executives.
sion is another possibility. For example,
establishing a set procedure for compil
ing the USG calendar, improving book
keeping procedures and adhering to set
rules are all necessary. Proper use of
purchase orders would have avoided
thousands of dollars in.unexpected bills, a
mistake one can ill-afford to make twice.
USG must learn not to make the same er
rors repeatedly.
It is also time to hire an adviser,
something most other student organiza
tions have, to help oversee activities from
year to year. This could introduce an ele
ment of continuity USG has been lacking.
Increasing awareness of USG’s elec
tion procedures and revising student
voting districts should also bring a
greater variety of representatives and
personalities into the organization.
Healey’s long-range solution is to
restructure all student organizations to
increase communication and decrease
duplication of services. A new structure,
however, cannot compensate for poor
leadership.
Though the major problems of poor
communciation and inconsistent leader
ship have existed for too long, we hope it
will not take years for USG to make
changes to reverse an ever-worsening
trend of disorganization and disunity.
USG must pull itself together now.
untenable for a famous individual with no political experience
whatsoever to calla press conference and announce his choice
for the presidency.” I find little difference between Paterno’s
action and The Collegian’s annual political endorsements.
It is estimated that a Collegian endorsement can sway ap
proximately one thousand votes, yet the opinion of those who
write the editorials is no better informed than those who follow
the various campaigns on a regular basis. What right does the
Collegian have to push its opinion on Penn State students?
You might argue by saying that it is only the paper’s opinion
and how much weight a particular individual gives that opi
nion is their own business. If that is your line of reasoning, I
would agree with you
The same reasoning applies to any other publication or
celebrity who gets involved in the political sphere. Joe Paterno
cannot be held responsible for those who will vote for Reagan
simply because of his endorsement.
Politics guides every aspect of our lives. Political involve
ment then is not simply a right, but a responsibility! This
responsibility is shirked by far too many people.
While I strongly disagree with Paterno’s choice for presi
dent, I applaud him for caring enough to stick his neck out and
take the inevitable ridicule that comes from being involved.
For the Collegian to discourage political involvement on
anyone’s part is the. highest form 6f journalistic
irresponsibility.
Jeff Goldsmith, State College resident
Oct. 28
Other Citizen’s Party proposals include nationaliza-
tion of railroads, and encouragement of decentralized
worker and community co-operatives such as urban
“co-generating” energy systems.
“My God, the man’s a socialist!” many people cry
when they hear Commoner’s positions. “Why bite the
hand that has fed us so well?”
The more retrograde among us, the undiluted
Patrick Buchanan/George Will fans, conjure up im
ages straight from the “Gulag Archipelago” and start
screaming about “the knock on the door late at night.”
“You know you couldn’t write the stuff you do in
Russia, pal,” they cleverly retort.
These people can rest assured. Barry Commoner is deserve your vote.
’ 'rid' closet Stalin. He arid
mitted to preserving opr individual political rights. media aittention! The more votes they get,ip s[pyenibjep,
!, Tfid 'tiiNjp "Yifehts"'the/itechallenging aristhe “rights the more the media will pay attention to {hepi m the
J: tif i&flitaf. 1 ’ I’’ 1 ’’ daa * iU |J u,yy Sdl ' l u n:i '-‘ yri “'“ L 'fiit'ure. Far ftoiri being “wasfed,’’ your vote will pelp
Commoner and the Citizen’s Party are not violent assure a wider audience for the Citizen’s Party’s ideals,
revolutionaries they are not revolutionary at all in Ask yourself these questions, but ask them in thepoji i
the traditional sense. text of our present oligopolistic economy, which beats
no resemblance to Adam Smith’s idealized
“marketplace:”
• Can we. trust corporations to help us in a smooth
MF transition to safe, renewable energy sources?
Hr Ss* • Can we trust corporations to help us lessen the tpn
™ y sions in the Middle East and the Third World? K, t ,
• Can we trust corporations to help us stop our slie{e
toward ecological ruin? ; !*«
If you cannot answer “yes” to these questions, if ylpu
1--.
They are reformists. This is a dirty word to those
who remember past liberal sellouts, but those of us
who consider ourselves to be “left-wing” must con
stantly guard against the romantic posturing that
destroyed the “New Left” of the 19605. This is not
Bolivia, nor will wearing a beret make you Che
Guevara. Either we use the electoral process, or we
will accomplish absolutely nothing beyond ego
tripping.
More politically moderate people, those in no danger
of becoming “revolutionary” poseurs, will worry
whether a vote for Barry Commoner is a “wasted”
vote.
A current joke addresses this worry very well.. The
first line warns that “a vote for Anderson is a vote for
Reagan.” Well, says the punchline, “just remember
that a vote for Carter is a vote for Carter.”
Isn’t it obvious by now that any vote for a
mainstream candidate is a wasted vote?
When a “Democrat” like Carter pledges to cut cor
porate taxes, and a “Republican” like Reagan wants
individual tax cuts, completely reversing the establish
ed philosophies of their parties, isn’t it obvious that the
differences between the two parties are now limited to
differences in image not substance?
Isn’t it obvious that we can only expect more and
more of this kind of ambiguity from the established
parties?
Quick now, tell me the substantial difference bgf
ween the Ford and Carter Administrations. If you rpal
ly believe today’s troubles are caused by Carter’s,in-
competence, just ask yourself how much better lupk •'
Jerry wouid have had with the various OPECs a,pd
Ayatollahs Jimmy encountered.
Candidates deserve support because of their Rlat
forms, not their chances of winning. If you agree \yil,h
the Citizen’s Party platform, if you believe that theirs
is the only analysis that dispenses with surface gjn
biguities and goes to the root of the problem, then th^y*
cannot trust corporations, (and there is no real wayjbo
trust them as long as they stay locked into the “bottenji
line” mentality), then your best course of action is’to
support Barry Commoner on Tuesday.
No, he will not win, but it will by no means
“wasted” vote. Commoner and the Citizen’s Party afe
seriously committed to being a long-term force in
country’s politics. Ja
Theirs is a long-term commitment, not a one-slfot
deal like John B. Anderson. Theirs is a party of. line
average people, those being driven into the “heafor
eat” dilemma, not a party of those “rich enough to be
free” like Ed Clark’s Libertarians.
But most of all, theirs is a party that is not afrafiJlb
raise fundamental issues. The Democrats ‘5 ml
Republicans are afraid, and as they drift ever
each other in their bondage to the polls, their over
arching desire for victory, they become less and leap
relevant. a
The Citizen’s Party is not afraid to lose in their earn 1
years, and this is why they will be around for years.
The only question is: Will people pay attention to thc*Ji
before it is too late? |j
John Protevi is a 12th-term philosophy major and a ctC ( -
umnist for the Daily Collegian. &
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Friday, Oct. 31, 1980—Page 2
Betsy Long
Editor
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BOARD OF EDITORS: Managing Editor. Doug Bell; Editorial EdilW,
Maryann Hakowski; Assistant Editorial Editor, Lisa Morano; N
Editors, Paula Froke, Dave Van Horn; Sports Editor, Denise Bachmijtt;
Assistant Sports Editors, Mike Poorman, Tom Verducci; Arts Editor,
P.J. Platz; Assistant Arts Editor, Stuart Austin; Photo Editor, Rrak
Graff; Assistant Photo Editor, Betsy Overly; Graphics Editor, Delft
Hoke; Copy Editors, Jan Corwin, Cindy Deskins, Chuck Hall, kiim
Linker, Pam MacLeod, Paddy Patton, Bari Winemiller; Town Editor,
Phil Gutis; Campus Editor, Kathy Hoke; General Assignment' ami
Features Editor, Vicki Fong: Assistant General Assignment Editm,
Bernadette Eyler; Weekly Collegian Editor, Wendy Trilling; AssistdSt
Weekly Collegian Editor, Christopher Lee; Office Manager, Elapre
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tant Sales Manager, Debby B. Vinokur; Office Manager, Kim Schij*;
Assistant Office Manager, Michelle Forner; Marketing., Manage
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Ticket system to remain
Present system eliminating scalping
By JOYCE A. VENEZIA
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Although many students seem to be
unhappy with this year’s single pass
football tickets, a University official said
the new system has helped eliminate
scalping, and the system will be con
tinued next year.
William Meredith, athletic ticket
manager, said last year’s system of
separate game tickets was discontinued
because the ticket office received many
complaints.
He said many non-students claim they
were sold tickets without being informed
that they needed a student identification
card for admittance to the game.
“Scalping a ticket at a price higher
than face • value is morally wrong
anyway l” Meredith said. “But I have no
objection if a ticket is sold at face value
to another student; I would much prefer
Program works despite rise in crime
By; BECKY.JONES
Lfciiiy Collegian Staff Writer
Although State. College has seen a marked increase in the
number of vandalism incidents reported this year compared
with last year’police and organizers of the ‘ ‘Put the Breaks on
Vandalism’’ Campaign claim the program is successful.
The figures indicate 852 incidents through September, 1980,
compared with 635 incidents for the same time in 1979, an in
crease of 217 incidents.
Presented inthe September monthly report of the police
- department for State College and College Township, the in
cidents; of reported vandalism may be higher because the in
creased awareness promoted by the campaign wouldmake
people more likely to report incidents of vandalism, said Brian
Clouser, crime prevention specialist for the State College
Police Department.
Clouser said he thinks the program is successful because the
.Sghoqr'district reported a 26 percent decrease in cases of van
dalism during the period of March to June 1979 and 1980.
Although not everyone in the community reports every inci
dent of vandalism, the school district has kept consistent
for years, Clouser said.
The. secondary schools had an even more significant In addition, the high school band and majorettes voted to
* decrease of 30 percent, Clouser said. The decrease for the wear the campaign’s ; t-shirts at the school’s pep. rallies, Der
elemeritary schools was 13 percent. But, Clouser said, the shimersaid.
amount of vandalism in the elementary schools was minimal He said he hopes this kind.of peer pressure will have an ef
tyo'begin with. feet on the attitudes of the area children.
■ Much of the campaign has been directed at the children in The rest of the police department’s mothly report indicated
"tUfe school district, Clouser said. that State College has experienced a significant increase in
; Clouser said the anti-vandalism committee expected the crime this year, Lt. W. Ron Smeal said.
jHu'mber of reported vandalism incidents to peak during the The report showed increases in the year-to-date figures over
jwfet one or two years of the campaign because of the heighten- last year’s yeaiSto-daie figures for robbery, burglary, larceny
awareness. He said he was surprised to see a decrease of and auto theft, he said in an interview with The Daily
vandilism in the schools so soon. Collegian.
■ ( ,K, Dershimer said he also expected the vandalism figures to in- This year there were 13 robberies compared to three for last
‘orease early in the campaign. year; 193 burglaries compared to 137 last year; 1,012 incidents
t '‘ , *Dershimer pointed out that vandalism, like rape, is a crime of larceny compared to 819 last year; and 83 auto thefts com
* Wot often reported. He said nationally, 30 percent of all cases pared to 50 last year.,
reported to the police. Smeal said he was not sure why there was an increase in
Feedback- from the community has been favorable, Der- crime. A possible.reason could be, that more people are repor
• ffimfflfeffliffiqiepis. he said.'.'...•! 'State.College ; s£(wi algecreasejji'&enupniber of arson, cases,
of State College residents said.they thought the from 17 cases last year to six cases this/year, according to,the
is working. Mary .Watkins; State College, said she report. That is contrary to a national trend, Smeal said.
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■ to see another University student at the
game.”
Laura Upham (7th-elementary educa
tion) said, “Personally, I-prefer the old
system because now there’s too much
risk involved when you sell your ticket to
someone else. And if you lose your
- ticket, you’re out of luck for the. rest of
the season.”
Brenda Shaffer (7th-speech
pathology) said, “Last year if you lost a
ticket, you only missed one game. This
year you have to carry your ticket all the
time and it can be easily stolen from
your back pocket during the game.
“The system may be beneficial for the
University but it’s not beneficial for us,”
, she said.
Tickets that are lost, stolen or damag
ed will not be replaced by the ticket of
fice, Meredith said.
Several students have reported lost
tickets, but will only be allowed to enter
thought the campaign has probably helped. Richard T.
Harvey, 584 Shadow Lane, also said he thinks the vandalism
seems to have decreased.
Judd Arnold, 423 Martin terrace, said the campaign has told
people about the extent of vandalism in State College and has
made people more aware and more angry about it.
However, contrary to Clouser’s opinion, some people said
they always would have reported incidents of vandalism, with
or without the campaign. Harvey and Arnold both said they
would have reported incidents even without the campaign.
But, Robert Morrisbn, 1061 Saxton Drive, said he might be
more likely to report an incident. A woman who wished not to
be identified said she might be more likely to report a minor
incident.
Dershimer said the biggest result of the campaign is a
change in attitudes. He cited the senior class prank at the high
school as an example.
He Said this year’s graduating class specifically chose a non
vandalistic prank when previous classes had traditionally
done some form of vandalism. This year, the class locked
themselves in an indoor courtyard and had a party there, he
said.
the stadium if they purchase a new
ticket,(if available), he said.
If a card is found and returned to the
office, sometimes a student can have his
ticket returned through the identifica
tion number stamped on the card,
Meredith said.
“The system is good because students
don’t make money off the tickets it
stays within the University,” said Deb
bie Edwards (4th computer science).
“But now it’s harder to bring friends to
see the game because you have to spend
$lO on a date ticket instead of buying so
meone’s ticket for less.”
Staci Fink (lst-business) said she
wouldn’t, trust loaning out her ticket, ex
cept to friends.
"You have no assurance that you’ll get
your ticket back,” Fink said. “Some
students loan out their tickets only with a
deposit on them.”
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Use of local searchlight okayed
By JOE GRACE
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
A local restauranteur’s use of a
searchlight was found in accordance
with a sign ordinance yesterday by
State College Magistrate Clifford
Yorks, who said State College
Municipal Council’s approval of the
use of the light was not required.
Chris Papadopoulos, owner of the
Corner Room restaurant, Mr. C’s and
Gatsby’s on West College Ave., was
issued two citations by the State Col
lege Police Department on Sept. 26
and 27 for violation of the municipal
sign ordinance by using a searchlight
in front of his nightclubs to attract
customers.
Municipal officials said
Papadopoulos’ use of two public park
ing places to set up the searchlight
violated the public right-of-way, and
resulted in the council’s disapproval
of his request to use the light.
Papadopoulos contended at yester
day’s hearing that the municipal sign
ordinance that he allegedly violated
contained no wording requiring coun
cil approval to use a searchlight.
“I’m happy, because I felt all along
like I did exactly what was required
by the ordinance,” Papadopoulos
said after the hearing. “I didn’t think
I did anything that defied the
system.”
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i o'f-section 3io3K'9f;ithfoiTVpnicipaLs>gn
■ ■•ordinance >a dealing with
sign usage at festivals, grand open
ings and special occasions.
The section requires applicants for
sign permits to obtain the approval of
the Community Appearance and
Design Review Board. Papadopoulos
did obtain approval from CA & DRB
chairman William McHale.
Section 3.03 H of the municipal sign
ordinance requires council approval
for any commercial use of the public
right-of-way.
Papadopoulos’ use of parking
places in front of Mr. C’s violated that
section of the ordinance, but section
3.03 H was not listed on the two cita
tions he was issued on the consecutive
nights.
“I knew I needed some kind of per
mission for the searchlight,”
Papadopoulos said. “So I went to Carl
Hess, the zoning officer, a few weeks
before I wanted to use it and asked
him what to do.
“He told me I needed the approval
of the Community Review Board, so
that’s what I went and got,”
Papadopoulos said. “Two days after
I’d received what I thought was the
necessary approval and in the
meantime I’d ordered and put a
deposit on the searchlight Carl
Fairbanks called and said I needed
council approval also.” final say, and not appointed commis-
Papadopoulos said he read a copy sion members,” Haas said. “I think
of the sign ordinance and found nef eoqnfiil\wjHshave to try and amend
mention of required council approval. l | <lhp‘two classes of the sign ordinance
Despite hearing from Fairbanks that ; ' into one section.”
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council had disapproved his request,
he went ahead and used the sear
chlight anyway.
“I didn’t see where it said anything
about council approval,”
Papadopoulos said.
Council President Mary Ann Haas
testified that since Papadopoulos’ re
quest involved use of the public right
of-way, the council interpreted it as a
request needing council approval.
York said he found fault with coun
cil’s approach to Papadopoulos’
request.
“I went over this ordinance piece
by piece,” Yorks said. “Nowhere did
I read that council must approve sign
permits. If council disapproved of a
request, they should have notified the
commission under which the request
directly fell to void its permit.
“I’ve seen no evidence of this oc-
curing,” Yorks said. “Council does
have the power to approve or disap
prove, but it should direct that power
to its branches, the commissions, and
not directly to businesses like Mr.
C’s.”
Haas said after the hearing she
would report Yorks’ interpretations
to her fellow council members.
“This flies in the face of our view
that elected officials should have the
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