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Again. It's happened again.
More gunshots, another murder. Another world leader fallen.
It leaves us hollow, helpless. There's nothing to do but listen to obituaries and
read the newspaper accounts. And wait for the next one.
And we won't be able to do anything then, either.
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Blazing trails
On the Penn State Outing Club's , recent Mt. Nittany climb, a
student remarked that she had looked over the hiking divi
sion's Fall Term schedule and that she liked all the events
except for the trail-clearing expeditions.
Yet this student had just climbed Mt. Nittany on a trail
cleared and blazed by the Outing Club in 1978, and she followed
at least part of the loop trail on top of Nittany built by the
Outing Club back in the '6os.
Without the Outing Club's trail-building program, a hiker's
opportunities would be limited to road walking, following an
uncleared, unmarked, unmapped and unconnected trail, or
just plain bushwacking in the hills around Happy Valley. That
this is not the case is due to generations of Outing Club
members who have explored, flagged, cleared, marked,
measured, mapped and maintained hiking and cross-country
ski trails on state forest lands.
' I am happy to report that the Outing Club's trail-clearing
program is alive and well. On Saturday, Sept. 16, 41 people
turned out to clear a new trail across Big Flat above Bear
Meadows. This was the second largest turnout ever and
allowed the new trail to be cut through in one day. The new
trail will avoid what for 12 years has been the steepest part of
the Mid-State trail and will get the Mid-State trail off the North
Meadows Road where firewood collectors have been cutting
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down the trail-blazed trees.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, the Outing Club will clear another
section of hiking and/or skiing trail, this time in Bald . Eagle
State Forest. If you want to get involved in this activity, sign
up at the Outing Club bulletin bbard between the check
cashing agency and the bookstore in the basement of the HUB.
By way of encouragement, the Outing Club provides a free
picnic supper for the trail crew.
Tom Thwaites, faculty adviser
Penn State Outing Club Hiking Division
Tasteless
In recent years, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Dave Parker and
the New York Yankees' Reggie Jackson have been forced to
leave the playing field because of garbage thrown by fans. I
never thought this would happen at what I consider to be a
' class organization Penn State.
• : • Our students are fond of chanting, "We want the Lion." and
passing the Nittany Lion through the stands. However, this
.tradition may possibly end. It seems a few of our fans are
:acting without thinking. Marshmallow fights that get out of
'hand are one thing; the barrage of hot dogs, taco dogs, apples,
full cups of Coke, coins and rocks is a totally different matter.
Our own Nittany Lion, probably the most recognizable mascot
in the college ranks, has been drenched with Cokes, punched
and smeared with ketchup, mustard and marshmallows at our
recent Cincinnati and Temple home games.
I don't want to ruin anyone's fun at the football games. I am
merely trying to point out some classless acts committed by
our own fans. Let's all try to make Beaver Stadium a more
exciting place to play football and leave the garbage in the
stands.
Bob Moore, 12th-speech communication
cheerleading coach
Pigs
• It is Monday morning, and I am still recovering from
:Saturday's football game. No, I am not still nursing a hangov
er or anything of the such what I am recovering from is the
, psychological distress I encountered at the game from the
childish food fights.
I attended the game with a visitor of the University. She
obtained tickets from a Commonwealth campus, and we sat in
:the freshman/sophomore section. This I did not mind, until the
-food battles began.
The marshmallows were tolerable, at first, but when my
friend was hit in the eye with a chicken leg, things did not seem
too tolerable any more. Fans around us were splattered with
ketchup, mustard, popcorn, ice, Coke, pretzel particles, and of
course the traditional marshmallows . . . a feast was flying in
the air around us.
Do you not think this behavior belongs somewhere else
like in a garbage dump, where the pigs who throw the food can
really enjoy it?
A concerned, but disappointed student
Fresh air
"We're a mixed bunch." That's College Young Demo
crats president David White sums up his party.
Although the Young Democrat National Convention this past
August passed 29 resolutions that reflected a definite shift to
the right for that organization, White says the group is not
becoming more conservative.
White admits that,"The Democratic Party got an unex
pected jolt in the 1980 elections." And how do the Democrats
plan to counterattack? With new ideas that might breathe
some fresh air into the arena of political debate? No. The
Democrats will copy Republican campaign techniques.
The Democrats' answer to Reaganism is obviously not to
come up with fresh ideas. The above statements indicate that
their answer is instead to simply wait for Reagan to fail so that
they can come back and pick up the pieces with the same old
stale ideas that got them into their present mess.
A political party should have a political ideology. The
Democrats don't have one. It seems that all they are interested
in is regaining power, not in leading this country out of its
present poor health with a program for action.
Unlike the Democrats, the Consumer Party does offer a true
alternative to the Reagan program. Our platform of economic
democracy, a transfer to renewable eliergy sources, along
with a strong human rights policy at home and abroad offers a
real alternative in American politics.
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Sadat
If people (needing more reason than the Democrats own
blundering to see) why the Consumer Party is the alternative
to Reaganism, I invite you to come listen to 1980 Consumer
Presidential candidate Barry Commoner speak on Thursday
night, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the HUB ballroo. Admission is
free.
Tom Ortenberg, Bth-general arts and sciences
Chairman, College Consumer Party
Give change
On October 5, a letter titled "Change? No!" appeared in the
Reader Opinion section. It degraded the volunteers who give
their time on weekends to accept donations for various
organizations. These people are giving their time to help those
who cannot help themselves, and I admire them for their
thoughtful actions.
' OK. When I was a freshman, I almost never gave quarters. ,
But I caught on. Now, I'm a senior and I give donations freely.
So what if the sidewalk in front of McLanahans is worn thin. I
think it's great! I'm not so short-sighted that I don't realize my
donations are needed by these organizations.
In her letter, Susan Butz ran through some estimates and
then stated that $l5 of donations is a lot of "extra change."
Over a four-year period? Come on! That is not a large sum of
money.
If you are downtown and have only enough money to cover
your needs for your trip, simply say "no thanks" when
volunteers ask for a donation. They'll respect you for being
direct and polite, and not darting into some side street to avoid
them.
If Susan Butz turned any people against donating downtown,
then I hope this letter will help twice as many people see my
side of the situation .3nd consider dropping a quarter when the
opportunity arises.
Bill Schmidt, 10th-meteorology
Worthwhile
To poor Susan Butz who has lived her happy life free of any
major medical trauma so far or who, perhaps, doesn't
realize where the money comes from to develop medical
research leading to cures for such tragic , diseases as cancer,
cystic fibrosis, and-diabetes.
Well, these projects depend on and receive money from
private donations and fund-raising drives sponsored by organi
zations committed to bettering the quality of life for everyone.
I belong to a sorority committed to such a cause. Working
with two other greek organizations this past weekend, we
raised more than $5,700 to help fight cystic fibrosis, a genetic
respiratory disease afflicting young children and causing
them an early death. Surely, Susan, you can spare a quarter,
as you suggest "five weekends a term" to help save a life.
I can tell you it is not my nature to derive pleasure from
shoving a can at someone demanding their "extra change,"
but after meeting with relatives of
,some victims stricken by
this terrible disease on the street while canning, it brought a
genuine tear to my eye and I became immediately aware of
my purpose as extremely worth my while. Why - else would I or
any of my sisters stand on a street corner in freezing tempera
tures for shifts of two or more hours at a time? Think about it.
Maggie Blew, 7th-rehabilitation education
Oct. 5
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Women shouldn't
to be accepted by
Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee
lousy with virginity.
Won't go to bed, til I'm legally wed.
I can't I'm Sandra Dee
I' sat in the Playhouse Theatre,
watching the Friday night showing of
"Grease," bursting with laughter as
Rizzo, the loose type who does not
deny any man pleasure, sang this tune
to poke fun at Sandy, the sweet, inno
cent girl who is determined to remain
pure until she is married. As I enjoyed
the song, I also wondered how my
friends could say this performance
depressed them.
When the audience's laughter died
down, I began to think what was so
funny about that scene? Was it funny
because Rizzo had exaggerated Sand
y's actions as she hopped, skipped and
tossed her head, showing how pure
and holy Sandy'was? Or were we all
laughing at Sandy and the values she
so strongly believed in? Why were we!
laughing? I never came up with an,
answer.
The tables have turned drastically
in the past few decades. No longer are
young women ashamed if they "give
out." Instead, they're more embar
rassed to admit they have never slept
with a guy and do their best to hide
their virginity.
A friend of mine told me that she
once overheard this conversation in
the residence halls:
"I've never slept with a guy," one
student told a friend.
Her friend replied, "Neither have I,
but don't tell anyone they'll think
you're weird."
Why are so many young women so
ashamed of their reluctance to sleep
with the first guy they dance with at a
dormitory party? Why do these wom
en feel they must take a guy home
because everybody else does? Be
cause it is the way of the bold new
women of the '80s? Because if you
don't, you may be labeled a virgin and
then gilys will never take you out?
Because it's old-fashioned and conser
vative not to sleep with anyone?
Maybe I'm one of those Catholic
girls who, according to Billy Joel,
start much too late. Or maybe my
mother hit home 'when she told me
how I would get hurt if I slept with just
any guy. But I think it's much more
than that.
It upsets me when my friends tell
me . stories about their roommates
who bring home.a new guy every
night --- who sleep with the guy they
meet at the fraternity party just be
cause he's cute and has a great tan.
Sure, I'm the one who walks down
the mall late at night, depressed be
cause Mr. Right hasn't come along
after 19 years and I'm wondering if
he'll ever sweep me off my feet.
So I yell, jokingly, "I want sex!"
But no one looks at me with a shocked
look on their faces instead, every
one laughs.
Why does the girl down the hall
bring new guys up to her room every
night? Why doesn't she think that she
should save a sexual relationship until
she was married or seriously involved
with her boyfriend?
And why aren't we more concerned
about her? Instead of telling her that
by becoming sexually involved with a
person she doesn't know because she
will eventually get hurt, we try to
brush off her problem, pretending it
really isn't a serious matter or
maybe even none of our business. And
in the meantime, our best friends are
slowly supressing any true feelings of
love they may have.
Unfortunately, I don't have the an
swers.
Another friend came into the Colle
gian office the other week, looking
very upset. I asked her what was
wrong and she burst out, "My room-
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'have to`
their peers
mate and this guy were sleeping on
my bed!"
As she continued, I realized that she
wasn't bothered so much because she
walked in while her roommate was
sleeping with a guy, but more because
they were on her bed.
I don't think most women who sleep
with the first guy they see as they
walk into the fraternity house really
want to sleep with him. But the same
thing hits them that hits me why
shouldn't I? What's wrong with it? .
It's the same answer again and
again everybody else does, why
shouldn't I?
But don't these individuals, who
. are
not partners involved in a loving
relationship, see how, much they are
leaving themselves open to being hurt
when they randomly select a new bed
partner every night? Don't they see
how easy it is to loose any feelings of
real love they may have if they find
Mr. or Ms. Right?
And is it worth it? So, one night of
the week is "fun." What about tomor
row? Next week? Ten years from now
when you see that person in the super
market with a wife and five kids? Or
doesn't it matter? , -
Is it worth it to give up all the values
you believe in —like Sandy at the end
of "Grease" just. because every- •
body else does it, or because a guy will
look the other way if you don't give
him what he wants after he takes you
to the Movies or dances with you at a
party?
Will you be happy?
I honestly don't know.
It didn't come across to me that
Sandy was happy as she sang:
Sandy, you must start anew.
Don't you know what you must do
hold your head high,
take a deep breath and sigh
Goodbye to Sandra Dee.•
Maybe you will be. Then again, 0
maybe you won't.
Sharon Taylor is a 4th-term jourrta
lism major and a senior reporter
covering housing for The Daily Colle
gian.
No commitment is the rule of the game
The game.
No, it's not football. Or monopoly. Or pinochle. Not
even Old Maid, although that's close.
What I'm speaking of is the game we all play, or most
of us anyway, with each other. It's the game we play
when we go to the frats or the dorm parties or the bars to
pick up a member of the opposite sex.
There are all kinds of fun rules to the game. They're
not written down anywhere, but everyone knows what
they are. When you're playing the game, you learn fast
real fast.
Meeting someone else is the easy part. You merely
pick out your target and approach with little caution and
less pride.
The staring game a subset of the game is often
effective. A sly wink, a toss of lovely long locks (that's
tough for those of us with short hair), a shy-but-knowing
smile all let the world know that you're ready for action.
Once you've approached your target, casual conver
sation comes naturally enough. Small talk you know,
term, major, foreign languages spoken, do•you like to
French kiss? Be sure to touch your target just every so
often, to make sure he/she knows you're interested.
Perhaps you'll dance. Dancing provides all kinds of
possibilities for interesting interaction. Slow dances are
a good chance to get close, get into a more intense
conversation, even put a tongue in an ear. And it's your
first genuine shot at close physical contact. Hard to pass
up.
Beyond the meeting and greeting stage, the rules
become more difficult. But we conform. We have to.
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We're playing the ganie.
So, you can't have any conscience, or at least it has to
be flexible. No commitment is the main line. You don't
ask, "Will you respect me in the morning?" because
even if the answer is yes, the answer is no.
You don't expect a call to go to the bars or have a
pizza or discuss the relative virtues of Marx's "Commu
nist Manifesto." Because that's just not part of the
game.
„„.ark',
There are more rules. You know that, "Let's go
somewhere to be alone," is not an invitation to find a
quieter place to talk. Serious discussion of the future, in
any manner, is taboo even so far as to exclude any
talk of birth control.
So is any attempt at honesty. No telling each other
how you really feel about anything even if you
genuinely like the other person: Honesty leads too easily
to hurt, and one of the main objectives of the game is to
avoid hurt.
By the way, the game isn't limited to either men or
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women. Everyone plays, by all the same rules, but
techniques and reactions vary. In the post-game af
termath, males may boast to their friends of their
conquests, while females get that desperate look in their
eyes and try to perpetuate a relationship that is based
on' nothing other than sex.
Whether you're pleased with those reactions or not,
neither is any reflection that the players really got what
they wanted.
Sometimes you can hide from the game, pretending to
have deep conversations or be making friends. You can
hide by not actually going back to someone's bedroom,
but only finding refuge under the oak tree outside.
Hiding doesn't help.
Because it's not the empty flirtations and sex that
make the game so painful and ugly. It's the basic
disregard for other people. And for yourself.
The game is two lonely people, trying to find release
from their loneliness in each other. They usually fail
miserably, but they try nonetheless. So what if the hug
and the kiss are meaningless. They're symbols of
affection, and importan'ce, and significance to another
human being things we crave and need.
Yeah, we all play the game. But we don't have to. We
just have to learn to love ourselves and have a little
confidence in our own ability to genuinely love others.
Then we can stop playing the game and be serious about
life and love.
Becky Jones is a 10th-term journalism major and
assistant editorial editor of The Daily Collegian.
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