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"Our union wants to be fair, but he can go
piss up a straight rope if he believes that (he
could get away with it)" Bus driver John
Strand's response to former Centre Area
Transportation Authority manager Vernon
Lyght's 1979 attempt to declare all positions
vacant after last winter's CATA strike.
"Adolescent fantasies." - Vernon Lyght's
response to a charge of union-busting tactics.
Life around the Centre Line garage has
traditionally been something less than jovial.
Managers have come and quickly gone;
strikes have come and eventually gone;
charges and countercharges have come and
stayed around.
Lately, however, things at the bus garage
are a little more relaxed. Still another man
ager has come, but this time a change in
attitudes seems to have come with him.
"We should be able to work most things out
-reader opinion
Go, Mike, go
The sisters of Alpha Chi Omega would like to
congratulate a special person who participated
on our Second Annual Nittany Lion Push-Up-A-
Thon. His name is Mike Walters and he is a
Member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. After
preparing for three months, he was able to do 555
push-ups with his brothers pledging five cents
per push-up. On behalf of Cystic Fibrosis, we
would like to congratulate and thank both him
and his brothers for their contribution in this
exhibition. Thank you.
Lisa Nies
Nittany Lion Push-Up-A-Thon Chairman
April 2
Pragmatism
Matt Dupee's forum about the Polish situation
is another example of the negative "pragma
*tism" that seems to be dominating the philosoph
ic outlooks of too many Americans. Our nation
does not truly believe in a quest for peace. Our
country is more than willing to inflict pain and
damage in order to further the goals of our
country. We have never shown the Soviets that
we really, desired to coexist with them. In the
past, the United States has only negotiated with
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Are the Atlanta murders passe?
Monday, March 30, 1981, was definitely
a big day for news. The President was
shot, Poland called off a nationwide
strike, Thai troops freed a hijacked Indo
nesian plane and Indiana won the NCAA
tournament.
There was another story that day. It
was not one of the "big stories" on the 11
o'clock news. The Daily Collegian had it
buried on page 14. The news was that
another black child was found dead in
Atlanta. That brings the total to 21. Only
one child is still missing.
Why is the Atlanta story no longer a
headliner?
Has the novelty of the situation worn
off? Or have we begun to realize our utter
helplessness in the murders?
Two other Atlanta stories appeared in
the news that day. First, the American
Civil Liberties Union is up in arms over a
curfew that the Atlanta City Council has
imposed on children under 14. Second,
the Southern Christian Leadership Coun
cil has decided to stop funneling aid to
the victims' families, and several black
leaders believe that some families are
trying to capitalize on the tragedy.
These stories illustrate a sad point
we are no closer to resolving this crisis
than we were several weeks ago.
At that time, many blacks and some
whites began to express their sympathy—
by wearing green ribbons, symbols of life
and hope. Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank
opinions
the Soviets from a position of strength
Most of us have been brainwashed into believ
ing that the welfare of the state should be valued
more than a human's life. Billions of dollars are
wasted in the defense budget•to create weapons
that will blow away humans for the sake of the
security of the United States. The United States
is just an arbitrary state like any other country.
The value of ari individual is much higher than
that of a political entity.
Too many people like Dupee are eager to use
stereotypes to mislead the public and justify
defense spending, and opposition to gun control.
Without idealism, all life is reduced to one big
arms race, abroad and at home.
Jay Morgan, 3rd-liberal arts
April 2
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Dear fools
number of one "Wimpy the Gerbil”? Is he
registered at the University? What kind of high
er education university insults the intelligence of
its student population by passing off a gerbil as a
:candidate for one of its highest offices? What is
even more insulting is the fact that the joke goes
on and on even after it has worn itself out.
.Couldn't_the money that is spent on the gerbil's
OK, NOW
Sinatra gave a benefit concert tor the
victims' families. Newsweek ran a spe
cial report on the Atlanta situation. The
nation was reaching out, trying to under
stand, sympathize and resolve the tragic
murders.
The furor has died down. The case is
growing into a situation comparable to
the hostage crisis. Our nation is accept
ing the tragedy as a seemingly unending
situation which is important, but does not
rate all our attention. We are beginning
to devote our energies elsewhere.
But can we endure another situation
like the hostage crisis? Can we endure
the months of worry, unanswered ques
tions and unceasing setbacks?
We are becoming a nation of people
who witness senseless acts of violence,
shake our heads and blame it on the
unfairness of it all. We all know that it
has to stop sometime.
But when?
President Reagan's brother, Neil, ap-
by just sitting down and working things out and
compromising," new manager Paul Oversier
said recently. "I do think there could have
been more give and take (in the past) by both
management and labor. That's what it's all
about."
But for. several years that's not what it was
all about. Including Oversier, CATA has had
four managers in the past four and a half
years, a turnover that does nothing to maintain
harmony and stability within the organization.
Bus riders also have suffered. Most recent
ly, a 24-day strike last winter stalled buses and
stranded riders, and drivers did not ratify a
contract until the end of Spring Term.
Then, the union and Lyght wrestled with the
negotiated, terms of a new contract. The result
ing delay caused a flurry of grievances filed by
both the union and management.
On a more serious side, Lyght this summer
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New CATA manager brings change of attitude
peared on the news last night. He said
that if a mother and her three children
are murdered in the San Diego area, why
should it surprise us if the same thing is
attempted on the President?
That is all too true. Senseless tragedy
occurs day in and day out from the cities
to the suburbs. It should not be a surprise
when it spreads to the national level. The
only difference is that the everyday oc
currences usually do not affect us on a
personal level.
But maybe we should view each unnec
essary act of violence as an attack on
each individual American, because one
day each one of us will have his turn to be
the victim. One day each one of us will
need help. And once we are the victims,
maybe we will be more aware of the need
for solutions to the crime problem.
I don't know if the answers lie in gun
control, more convictions or stricter
laws, but I'm tired of feeling so helpless.
I don't know what to do to help, though.
But the same scary question keeps
running through my mind. When the 22nd
or the 23rd or the 24th child is found in
Atlanta, is anybody going to notice, or
rather is anybody going to care?
Walt De Treux is a sixth-term journalism
and communications education major
and a staff writer for The Daily Colle
gian.
campaign be put to better use? Couldn't that
money be used to make Froth a better publica
tion? We've gotten as many laughs from "Wim
py the Gerbil" as we have from reading Froth.
At a time when money is tight, and University
issues are of utmost importance, do we really
need to to see a picture of a gerbil in our daily
newspaper?
As graduating seniors, we do not like to see the
money that'we put into this University directed
toward useless things, such as gerbil campaign
funds. Looking forward to our upcoming gradua
tion, we realize that as future alumni, we will be
-donating funds to the University. The thought of
"these funds being misdirected is very disturbing
to us. As far as we are concerned, we feel the
.
money could be better spent on D-CON!!
- Jay L. Kaplan, 12th-speech communications
John F. Tomayko Jr., 12th-pre-medicine
To all of the self-righteous fools who have not
yet learned from history that morality cannot be
legislated and who support the HLA: Go ahead
and call a fertilized egg a human being, then use
this absurd notion to invoke a far reaching and
dangerous precedent of government intervention
into peoples' private lives. Go ahead and make a
pregnant woman's body public property. Go
ahead and bring a multitude of unwanted babies
into a sick and already overpopulated world.
Then take the lucky ones who don't die as a
result of neglect or child abuse and stick them in
foster homes and make the already overbur
dened
_taxpayers pay for it.
Then when we're all living happily forever
after here in America, we could export you to
"other countries where your rare blend of wisdom
and social conscience can be appreciated by
others who would benefit from your guidance.
Maybe you could start with Cambodia.
Nelson Navarro, 9th-electrical engineering
March 30
Nurse. . .
As naive as I must be, I thought that I had, at
-last, been exposed to every inconvenience that
this University could unload on a person. I really
believed that. I've been juggled by advisors,
each one a tad more peculiar than the last. I've
been herded through registrations, as have we
all. I've dropped and added classes —that's
displayed a voucher for toilet paper and . said
he hoped less would be used in the future. This
fall, he temporarily dismissed a union member
'during a disagreement concerning the posting
of a notice on the union bulletin board.
Though Lyght and the bus drivers initially
may have had some solid complaints, real
issues often got lost in petty bickering.
Lyght resigned in October, after five CATA
board members also had resigned.
So now it's Oversier's turn to try and repair
the frequent breakdowns in labor-manage
inent relations. So far the road seems smooth;
Oversier stresses open communication, which
may result in increased trust something
CATA has been sorely lacking in the past.
And having once sat behind the wheel of a
bus himself, he has some insights into the
routine and problems of bus drivers.
Another good sign is that the new union
Dorm fire safety a big concern
By WILLIAM H. McKINNON
Assistant vice president of housing and
food service operations
In response to the letter of Mary Anne
Janco, printed in the March 20 issue of
The Daily Collegian:
We share your concern for the safety of
residents. Your letter demonstrates con
siderable understanding regarding the
difficulties anticipated with smoke detec
tors. Unfortunately, students, particular
ly male residents, vandalize fire safety
equipment and fire alarm systems.
Beginning with the older halls, we have
instituted a program to install smoke
detectors and integrate this detection
system into the building fire alarm sys
tem. The first smoke detectors were
Installed in Atherton Hall and are now
operational. The design for a system for
Hamilton Hall is underway. In designing
- a system for Hamilton, an undergrad
uate men's hall, we are attempting to
:develop a system that will minimize the
problems resulting from vandalism. The
system is to be installed and evaluated in
:1981 and, after design modifications to
resolve any unanticipated problems, this
design will be used for future residence
hall installations.
The type of smoke or fire detection
. system installed in a residence hall is not
at all similar to the home detector that
retails for approximately $l5. The smoke
always a thriller I've faced cafeteria menus
with a smile, I've been written up for God knows
:what (by the way, Bro, that's a small "g" so lay
off). I've been paid for 20 hours of work after
-having worked 22. The list goes on.
. With the onset of spring, I've found yet another
obstacle in my constant pursuit of happiness.
The way this weather's been lately snow one
day, frisbee the next, then snow the day after
it came as no surprise to me that I wound up with
a cold. Life goes on.
I went down to Ritenour Wednesday morning,
:and they said, of course, to come. back if it gets
any worse. That's not what upset me. What upset
-me was that my cold did get worse, much worse,
and I returned to Ritenour right after sixth
period it was the best I could do. The doors
were locked. Locked! I walked around to the
- front door where I found a man dressed in his
service station best eating some kind of sand
wich, bologna, I supposed. He worked there. I
.told him that I had been in earlier, that I was told
to come back if my cold worsened, and that it
had. He said I could see the doctor, but because it
was after 5 p.m., I'd be charged seven dollars as
an emergency patient. I would like to have taken
his temperature with my seven dollars you
know, the fun way.
I have two things to say. To the members of the
"devoted profession," I really think it would be
nice if you were to stick around until 5:30, and to
detectors installed in Atherton are of
-industrial quality, operate on AC current
:on both normal and emergency power,
and are integrated into the building fire
alarm system. They register on a build
ing locator panel, and any alarm is
- automatically reported via computer to
police services. The Atherton type of
smoke detector costs an average of $4OO a
:unit to install. The cost of installing this
type of smoke detection system through
out the residence halls is estimated at
- $1.5 million.
- University Safety, Housing and Resi
dential Life cooperate in the residence
:halls fire safety program. Testing of fire
alarms, conducting monthly drills, train
ing of Resident Assistants at the Alpha
Fire Training Site are but a few of the
programs undertaken.
Problems noted by staff during fire
:drills, inspections or actual fires are
reported and repairs are made promptly.
Universty Safety has requested funds to
:develop a portable smoke unit to train
residence hall students in how to escape
from a smoke-filled environment.
The residence halls have been built to
president, Kurt Westby, seems to have re
sponded favorably to the change in manage
ment. Though he does not think problems will
vanish, he said he is optimistic about improved
labor-management relations.
"Oversier is a reasonable person acting
within the realm of manager," Westby said.
"There was a lot of misunderstnding in the
past on both sides. Now there is definitely
better communication and understanding on
both sides."
That's good for everyone = union, manage
ment and most of all riders, who just might not
have to fear another strike as contract negotia
tions approach once again.
Though it is still too early to tell, things
seem fine in Centre Line.
The Daily Collegian's editorial•opinion is determined
by its Board of Opinion, with the editor-in-chief • holding
final responsibility.
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March 26
dl;Collegial):
Friday April 3, 1981—Page 2
Paula Froke
Editor
BOARD OF EDITORS: Managing Editor, Maryann
Hakoviski; Editorial Editor, Tom Boyer; Assistant
Editorial Editor, John Allison; News Editors, Cindy
Deskins, Dave Medzerian; Sports Editor, Mike Poor
man; Assistant Sports Editors, Sharon Fink, Ron Gard
ner; Arts Editor, Stuart Austin; Assistant Arts Editor,
Elaine Wetmore; Photo Editor, Stel Varias; Assistant
Photo Editors, Janis Burger, Renee Jacobs; Graphics
Editor, Lynda Cloud; Copy Editors, Rosa Eberly, Diane
Kuklar, Denise Laffan, Andy Linker, Lisa Morano,
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Editor, Joyce Venezia; Assistant Campus Editor,
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tant Weekly Collegian Editor, Neil Axe; Contributing
Editor, Doug Bell.
meet construction standards established
by the Pennsylvania Department of La
bor and Industry. Floors, walls and ceil
ings in the halls are of masonry
•construction. Although concrete is not
:fire proof, it is fire resistant. This type of
construction is designed to contain a fire,o
Over the years, we have had several
- student room fires, and because of this
.method of construction, the fires have
been confined to the interior of the room.
-Decorating materials in the corridors
are prohibited. While students have ac
:cused us of being bureaucratic regarding
-these restrictions, the rules are estab-*
lished to reduce the quantity of combusti
ble materials and toxic smoke should a
fire start.
: The design and construction of the
residence halls, the restrictions in hous
ing contracts, resident assistant train- i•
"ing, fire drills, inspections and the
testing of alarm systems and equipment
are all part of the fire safety program.
Students need to do their part by learning
. the locations of exits, alarms and fire
suppression equipment. The student who
:vandalizes a fire alarm system, sets off a
false alarm, or steals or discharges a firs`
extinguisher jeopardizes the safety of all
residents.
All of us are constantly concerned
about the safety of students who live in
our residence halls.
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• Rebels outnumbered in Thailand
By JAMES W. HATTON
Associated Press Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Prime
Minister Prem Tinsulanonda appeared
to be winning the battle of the air waves
yesterday against Gen. Sant Chipatima
and other leaders of the bloodless coup.
Thailand's popular king fired the rebel
officers, and they decided not to venture
- beyond Bangkok where their forces were
reported outnumbered 2-1.
Prem, who fled the capital with the
entire royal family after the coup started
early Wednesday, continued to broadcast
orders and appeals for support from his
military stronghold in Korat, 150 miles
northeast of Bangkok.
Although Sant's rebels controlled Ra
dio Thailand in Bangkok, several sta
tions owned by the navy and other
government departments broke away
from the state network and relayed
Prem's broadcast from Korat.
A Bangkok rally called by Sant also
fizzled when only about 1,000 people,
showed up. Some were there for a kite
show scheduled for the same time, and
others carried • transistor radios broad
casting messages from Prem.
One of Prem's broadcasts said former
Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan
was appointed to mediate the crisis and
that he shuttled to. Bangkok after an
audience in Korat with King Bhumipol
Adulyadej.
Meanwhile, forces loyil to Prem were
reported to have dug in along the main
highway at points 55 miles and 80 miles
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jet fighters buzzed the building where
Sant's Revolutionary Council met.
Sant told a news conference that his
forces will be content to dig in around the
capital. He said they will maintain de
fensive positions and not venture beyond
the metropolitan area.
Sant also paraded before TV cameras
42 army batallion commanders he said
were backing him. "These 42 command
ers command more troops than in the
rest of the country combined," Sant said.
"These people will protect you."
However, sources said Sant could
count on the support of only 55,000 of
Thailand's 160,000 soldiers, and that the
rest were loyal to Prem.
Sant and his followers also failed to get
an audience with the king to explain their
Accident claims 2nd NASA worker
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Work toward next
Friday's launch of the space , shuttle Columbia continued
without pause yesterday as news came that a second worker
had died from an accident involved with the shuttle two weeks
ago.
Forrest Cole, 51, an employee of Rockwell International,
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position, and a "royal command" broad
cast in the name of the popular and
usually apolitical monarch fired Sant
and his cohorts.
In addition, a statement was read on
Ftadio,Korat in the name of Queen Sirikit,
criticizing the rebels for raising internal
conflicts when Thailand was facing ex
ternal threats.
Feeling the pressure, the Revolution
ary Council offered in' one broadcast to
restore the constitution and allow Parlia
ment-to meet within 15 days to choose a
new prime minister.
Observers interpreted this as an at
tempt by Sant and his associates to buy
popular support. But there was little
indication that the tactics were working,
the observers said.
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that day. Cole was the second to enter. Other workers, some of
them injured by the temporary lack of oxygen, pulled them out.
' Cole had been in intensive care since the accident, Rockwell
spokesman Dick Barton said yesterday. "He was in critical
condition when he arrived, and I don't believe it ever changed,"
he said.
He said Cole had been with launch operations at the
Kennedy Space Center for 18 months. He previously worked for
the company's Columbus division for about eight years.
An investigation into the accident continues, but Barton said
Cole's death will not affect the launch date, which was made
official Wednesday.
"The final report has not been made," Barton said. "Cer
tainly anything that they come up with that . . . is an immediate
item, they will implement."
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Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department
issued a travel advisory cautioning
Americans to limit travel to Thailand as
long as the political situation and the
possibility of violence remained uncer
tain.
It called on the estimated 7,000 to 10,000
U.S. citizens already in the country to
stay home and said many U.S. Embassy
personnel were doing just that.
State Department spokesman William
Dyess said the situation was "tense and
fluid" and that the travel advisory was
issued as a matter of prudence.
He said no actual fighting or other
violence had been reported, and that as
far as the United States was concerned,
the legitimate government in Thailand
was any one recognized by the king.
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By JACKIE MARTINO
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
To some students, the arrival of mid
terms is synomous with an increase in
stress and test anxiety. Hoping to combat
this stress associated with exams is a
locally based company, Process Skills
Incorporated.
Charles Stebbins, a former psychology
instructor at the University and presi
dent and chief executive officer of Proc
ess Skills, defines test anxiety as a
physiological, cognitive and emotional
state that affects test performance.
The physiological state includes physi
cal changes, such as sweating palms and
increased heart beat, and ties directly
into the cognitive state through worry.
The final state, the emotional, is a fear
reaction sometimes accompanied by cry
ing, Stebbins said.
Process Skills teaches people the skills
necessary to deal with stress related test
anxiety as well as how to use the stress in
a positive manor, through a kit titled
Educational Process Skills Intervention
Training. The kit includes a workbook
and cassette tape and is available at
local bookstores.
"At the heart of any performance are
important stress management skills,"
Stebbins said
Mary Engel, director of marketing
communications, said "Stress is some-
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"You see a lot of people who should
have been scoring As were making Cs,"
he said.
While he was a graduate student at the
University, Stebbins began to work with
athletes, including football players and a
member of the women's tennis team. He
said athletes are a special test anxiety
problem because of the negative, below
average intelligence, stereotype society
often attaches to them.
Stebbins said the EPSIT kit, designed
to be used 30 minutes a day for three
weeks, can be useful to everyone, not just
people with severe test-taking deficien
cies, pointing out that deficiencies can
sometimes develop later in life.
A student, who did not wish to be
identified, said the program worked well
for her.
"It's carried over into other areas,"
she said. "You can deal with people and
situations better, and get rid of anxiety."
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combats
stress
thing that can be eliminated only through
skills."
Stebbins said there are no drugs or
mind control, such as hypnosis, used in
his program.
Stebbihs said he first noticed the extent
of test anxiety when he was in college,
though he never had problems with test
ing himself. .
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