:ill Cluck/Ken Reeves win USG election 'l'm psyched. Things are going to change in student government.' It's all yours Bill Cluck, the president-elect of the Undergraduate Student Government, got a congratualtory handshake 2 . • (above) from a student early this morning after his victory. At left former USG President Joe Healy spoke with his successor. ' • Communication By DIANNE GARYANTES Daily Collegian Staff Writer Communication is the key to the p relationship between a parent and a gay child, a member of a parental support group for homosexuals said at a workshop last night. "When you keep the barriers up, you're living a lie," said Hope, who has a gay daughter. "Let the walls come down and let the love come through." 1 0 The workshop is part of the Gay Awareness Festival and consists of members from Homophiles of Penn State and Parents and Friends of Gays. PFOG is a group from Harrisburg that offers support for parents of gays. It is the only one of its kind in central Penn sylvania and was formed in 1979 by concerned parents and Tressler Luther an Services. Bill Sowers, a Lutheran minister who helped form the group, said there are two other parents of gays groups in the state - in Philadelphia and in Pittsburgh. , "There are groups all over the country, '" but there isn't one central national orga nization yet," Sowers said. "All the groups are separate. "We'll get our act together, I'm sure," he said. The members of HOPS thought the :4 support group and the workshop were very successful. "I've seen a lot of new people here tonight," David Albert, publicity direc tor for HOPS, said. "I think we're fulfil ling a need the people want." Drew Silva (graduate-economics) said he thought the workshop was extremely It helpful to many people. "This is the type of thing that has to be •encouraged," Silva said. Other HOPS members also thought the workshops should be encouraged. "I thought it was very instructive," one member said. "I haven't told my W .202 PATTEE Bill Cluck, newly elected USG president. Homosexuality 4 CoPI the daily important, group says parents yet this may make it easier." Parents of gay children discussed some of the problems and reactions they had when their children told them they were gay. "There is guilt, there is anger," Hope said. "You rack your brain, then you try, to get information. "You can't help but wonder what you've done wrong," she added. "You think you're a failure." Many HOPS members said their fa thers seemed to find it harder to accept that their children were gay. Hope agreed and said most women with gay children who she talked with have husbands who won't accept it at all. "I think it's male pride," she said. Jackie also agreed and told the group how her husband refuses to deal with their son's homosexuality. This makes it hard for the whole family, especially their son, she said. Sowers said all parents have expecta tions for their children and anything different could upset, everything. Hope agreed, but said parents must accept the filture as it is. She discussed problems she had accepting the fact that she would have no grandchildren from her daughter. "It's like the death of a dream some times everything changes," she said. "You must overcome it and accept that it will never be like this." Any parent can call the group for support or just to talk, Hope said. "After (the parents) get over• the hump, there's usually a better relationship between the parent and the child," she said. "That's the important thing." Jackie, who has a gay son, said al though it is difficult, most parents would rather know than to be left in the dark. "Not all parents want to know," she said, "but if you want to be close to your ()Ile • lan Photo by R kids, you'll want to know. "Good parents will sense that there is a problem," she said. Jackie said most parents will know that something is wrong with their child, but will wait for him or her to bring up the subject. "If (the gay children) initiate it, a lot of time's it's a relief," she said. "I would never have asked my daugh ter," Hope agreed. The effects on the family are important considerations for gays. One member of HOPS talked about how he was.afraid of influencing his brothers and sisters by being gay. All the members of PFOG strongly agreed that being gay will not "rub off" on other family members. "That's one of the biggest fears of society that homosexuality rubs off," Sowers said. "That's why we don't have homosexual school teachers." Sowers said although 7 percent of fe males are gay 'and 13 percent of males are gay, nobody really knows about the subject. "All the experts say something differ ent," he said. "There is now research going on to find out what causes homo sexuality." Hope suggested gay people should give their parents literature about homosex uality because most parents know noth ing about it. "In our generation, we were brought up on a lot of myths," she said. Things are changing for the better, she added. "My feeling is that society will become more and more accepting of gays," Sowers said she agreed. "They'll have to. "The best cure for homophobia is to get to know gay people," he added. "It blows all the stereotypes." By ANNE CONNERS and DINA DEFABO Daily Collegian Staff Writers Bill Cluck (11th-speech communications) and Ken Reeves '(6th-meterology) won the Undergraduate Student Government election for president and vice president early this morning. Cluck and Reevei won with 2,299 votes. Wimpy the Gerbil and Fred Schiller came in second with 1,432 votes and Doug Kahn and Cindy Dutt came in third with 1,378 votes. Kevin Leondi and David DeGrose came in fourth with 329 votes. Other write-in candidates received a total of 368 votes. "I am psyched," Cluck said after the an nouncement. "Things are going to change in student government." Rob Fanning, USG elections commissioner, announced the winners at 2 this morning. The total number of students voting was 5,806 22 percent of the undergraduate student body. Last year 20 percent of the students voted. Cluck and Reeves came in first in 13 of the 16 voting areas. Wimpy the Gerbil and Fred Schiller came in first in West Halls, East Halls district one, the HUB and Briarwood Apart ments, 681 Waupelani Drive. East Halls had the largest voter turnout with 1,350 students voting. South Halls followed with 792 votes and Pollock and Nittany came in third Thai government halts rebels By JAMES W. HATTON Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - -Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda _crushed a two-day-old coup by rebel :generals this morning, sending thou -sands of troops into Bangkok to seize - army and government headquarters, the airport and all radio and television stations. There was no battle and the coup leaders fled. Prem's troops had complete control -less than two hours after they began -moving in, first closing the airport - and then sweeping toward the center of the city. • A radio announcement by Prem's 'forces said: "There has been a com promise. All those misguided troops -have left their positions. Now some misguided commanders are under protection and are being treated with honor." Prem's radio also said 59-year-old rebel leader Gen. Sant Chitpatima and his main supporter, First Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vasin Israngkul Na Ayuttaya, had fled the country, but did not say how or where. The report said four other coup leaders were under government "pro tection." Government forces surrounded the last band of about 300 rebels at army headquarters. After an hour-long standoff, the rebels surrendered with out a fight. Thousands of civilians who had gathered in the area cheered and waved as the holdouts boarded trucks that were to take them to their bar racks, witnesses said. The radio said the only casualties 'were four rebel soldiers wounded in a confrontation at the king's palace. It said they fired first. The power struggle was in the Thai tradition. It cost no lives since its beginning Wednesday, nor did the other five coups and attempts since with 717 Kahn said he hoped Cluck would follow through on his promises and he .was disap pointed with the low voter turnout. "I hope that Bill can fulfill all that he prom ised," Kahn said. "It will be an interesting year. "I was disappointed in voter turnout," he said. "If students feel that Bill is the best choice I hope they back him and realize that student government is run by students to give them a service." Leondi said he would support the new admin istration. "I will back Cluck and Reeves in any endeav ors," he said. "It was a fantastic experience; I learned a lot from it and enjoyed working with the other candidates." Cluck said he hoped his opponents would continue to be active in student government. "The other tickets ran a good campaign," Cluck said. "They cared enough to run and they deserve a place in student government." Jon Pinchock, president of the Monty Python Society said he was pleased with the election results. The Monty Python Society and Froth mag azine sponsored•the campaign of Wimpy and Schiller. "On a rough calculation we took one-third of the votes," Pinchock said. "It proves that The 60-year-old Prem who fled the capital with the entire royal fami ly after the pre-dawn coup Wednesday and went to Korat, 150 miles to the northeast had broadcast by radio a warning for all civilians to move at least half a mile from government house and army headquarters in the center of the city, where the coup leaders had their command post. As streets quickly emptied and busi nesses closed their doors, the govern ment soldiers took over all of the city's 30 or more radio and television stations. • Several thousand troops of the 21st infantry, the King's Body Guard, were stationed outside government buildings, setting up bunkers. A twin-engine air force reconnais sance plane circled lazily over the government buildings. The U.S. Embassy broadcast an announcement over its radio station warning Americans to stay indoors. But within an hour after the govern ment troops had moved in, Bangkok's streets were coming back to normal and businesses were reopening their doors. Soldiers in small groups were scat tered along some main streets in the capital, but most were apparently concentrated around the central gov ernment building complex. The coup began falling apart during the night. The head of 'the national police force, Gen. Montchai Punkong chuen, defected from the rebels to the prime minister's side. The naval chief of staff denied he was part of the conspiracy. Airport officials said the airport was closed at 8 a.m. (8 p.m. EST yesterday) on orders from the adja cent Thai air force base. The air force has been loyal to Prem throughout the coup. Friday April 3, 1981 Vol. 81, No. 143 20 pages University Park, Pa. 16802 Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University dedication, following the rules and running a clean campaign it's going to go over." Winners in USG Senate races for dorm areas are: • East Halls district one: Darryl Daisy and Darnell Daisy. • East Halls district two: Peter Waldron and Matthew Wolford. • East Halls district three: Jann Gouter man and George Lippitt. • Pollock Halls: Wendy Cantor and Thomas Morris. • Nittnay Halls: Dennis Keleshian. • North Halls: Steven Ripp and Demaici. • West Halls: Kimberly Kolback and Wa trel. • Centre Halls: Steve Lunger and Minn • South Halls: Pierce and Lee Facetti. Winners in senate races for the fraternities are: John Bravacos and Jim Krauss. , Winners in senate races for town areas are: Helena Barch, Greg Dougherty, Jeanne Thompson, James 'McJunkin and Debbie Rieb man. Also, John Schnatterly, Mary Ann Cash in, Chris Yanckello, Jeanne Cooke and Robert Reinsel won in town races. Conon McManus, Cindy Ackerman and Emil Parvensky were also elected to senate seats representing town. Two town senators were elected by write-in votes: Jim Dunn and Allen Massaro. Before going off the air, Radio Thai land, controlled by the coup leaders, reported that Col. Prachuk Sawang chit, a prominent field commander backing the coup, had been arrested by the prime minister's forces. Late yesterday, forces loyal to Prem had been reported dug in along the main highway at points 55 miles and 80 miles northeast of Bangkok, and two of Prem's jet fighters buzzed the building where Sant's Revolution ary Council met. Thailand's popular and usually non political King Bhumipol Adulyadej had fired the rebel officers, whose forces were reported outnumbered 2- 1, and they decided not to venture beyond Bangkok. In addition, a statement was read on the Prem-controlled Korat Radio in the name of Queen Sirikit, criticiz ing the rebels for raising internal conflicts when Thailand was facing external threats. Sources had said yesterday that Sant could count on the support of only 55,000 of Thailand's 160,000 soldiers, and the rest were loyal to Prem. The coup. began at 2 a.m. Wednes day and was announced three hours later on Radio Thailand. Feels so good Unbelieveable weather is in stored for the area today. It will be mostly sunny, becoming windy and very warm with the afternoon high reach ing 79. Increasing cloudiness and very mild tonight with a low of only 55. Breezy and continue warm tomor row with a few showers and high near 70. Partly sunny on Sunday anu a bit cooler with a high of 6.3.
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