4—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1981 Lease development discussed By SUZANNE M. CASSIDY Daily Collegian Staff Writer In response to a request by the Centre Regional Council of Governments that it draft a model lease, the COG Rental Housing Advisory Committee discussed the possibilities of developing such a lease at its monthly meeting Monday night. A model lease could provide guidelines for landlords who want to compose a "lair" lease but who are not really sure of how to go about doing it, said Charlene Harrison, RHAC chairwoman and assis tant director of community relations in the University Office of Student Affairs. It could be especially helpful to those landlords who rent out only a few units and who can not really afford profession al consultation fees when trying to devel op a sound lease, she said. A model lease could also help people renting for the first time in providing tbem with some frame of reference as to lowa State's problems used as example Continued from Page 1. These colleges that have no . representation must rely on the The . Daily Collegian or the council's newly formed Steering Committee to inform them what is going on with the semester change, Bartoo said. lowa 'State had a special publication devoted strictly to the 'calendar change, he said. "The students conducted a referendum (on the semes- p„,:anov c . • rot . 1 lb. Box Chocolate Sampler "Devilishly Rich, Sinfully Good" regularly save NOW $4. 25 128 West College bins Next to Ye Olds Cohp Diner ** I SHALL RETURN! If you're hungry as the whole Fifth Army, march out to Toftrees' Thursday Evening Buffet. Capture the custom-carved Prime Rib, wade into gourmet entries that vary each week, like Sole Florentine, or rich Rack of Lamb, or savory Veal Picata. Conquer, like Caesar, the fields of salad. Advance through lines of vegetables, over mountains of fresh fruit and hot crusty breads. Our chef will never call retreat ... and it won't take the Pentagon to pay for it. Just $12.50, for as long as you can counter-attack. firoftrees . country club and lodge one country club lane, tottrees 237-4877 what a fair lease should look like. "I do see the phenomenon of first-time renters going to a place and they don't know beans from bananas what they're seeking is some kind of bench mark," Harrison said. At RHAC's July meeting, a subcom mittee was formed to review the state model lease. The subcommittee decided to begin revising one clause first of the state model lease, the utilities clause, to determine whether or not the devel opment of an entire model lease would be a feasible project, Harrison said. The subcommittee revised the state model lease clause ou utilities by making minor changes in its format, said Thom as Kurtz, director of administration for COG. They also attempted to incorporate into l the clause a disclosure which would allow tenants to project in their lease their expected rate of utility consump tion. They could then estimate the costs $5.40 1.15 ter change) and as it turned out, they (the students) wanted to stick with the quarter system," Bartoo said. "When the decision to change was made, there was quite an effort to improve communication." , • "They had a newspaper on the issue that was quite All in all, the trip to lowa State was very helpful to the effective," Bartoo said. "Each college and each pro- council's work, Dungan said. "It's always nice to know gram was asked to insert in this publication as to how. when you are facing a major task, it's nice to talk to the students, in transition, would be accommodated. people that have done it already." that would be expected to be incurred, based on current rates for each specific utility, Kurtz said. The utilities clause in the state model lease projected only flat rates for utility costs. The subcommittee felt that be cause consumption rates vary among tenants, this revision would facilitate a clearer comparative measure for ten ants trying to decide with which landlord it would be more economical, to rent, Kurtz said. In discussing the subcommittee's revi sions of the utilities clause, the RHAC suggested that further improvements be made in its format. The RHAC also raised questions concerning whether or not such a model lease should be man dated for use by landlords or simply used as an informational device for tenants and landlords. Another subcommittee was formed to address these questions before Decem ber's meeting. Members of the subcom- ..;1::_: - ::t.'..ii..:';',::I:l . .':.:•:':!"."1:'..'. - '.:..i::.: . :s:-.:-....':.'i -. ECIAL 11 PARSONS .PLACE" ~. ,i , ....., :. ' . ' ..i - :.. r ..:, : : ~..... 90 -:.,...„...._:„...„,„:„.-,..,... ...,.::i•:„.:,..:::„._,..„„.....i.:.:..:, . ~--- PLAID p:4 1J Large Assortment of Styles and Patterns Reg. $29.00 David Weis Price $14.00 FAMOUS MAKER ( You will recognize the label) PLAID AND SOLID COLOR SKIRTS Values to $28.00 David Weis Price $119.00, CORDUROY PANTS AND JEANS FUNNY GIRL ESSENTIAL GREAT PANT Values $22.00 to $30.00 $ 90 David Weis PflCO $14.00 to $lB.OO V 154" Sorry No Roirmthorks "As a matter of fact, I think that we will probably have to move in that direction or something like that. In the spring of 'B2, we will know a lot more of the details and can then move on that kind of communication." . . .. • . • . .-. • . • . ...... - .: . '.. . . . .. ..., .-. . . .-•. ' , • . . . . .. ~. ..' ... .. ......... .. . . . .. , • , ...... . , ~ ~. . . .• :. 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The CDBG funds can be used for any programs that will benefit lower- and middle-income people within the borough of State College, he said. "The Price is Weis" David Weis Faihion Department Junior and Missy Sportswear at Discount Prices FAMOUS MAKER OXFORD CLOTH SHIRTS (You will recognize the label) BUTTON DOWN AND PETER PAN COLLAR WHITE PINK BLUE CREAM Missy and Junior Sizes Reg. $lB.OO and $19.00 S I 90 David Wois Price $12.00 Weis Store At... ner Pike %T Y State College, Pa. Mon. thru 50t.,10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sun. Noon to 5 p.m. Exploration of U.S. caves increasing; professor says By MERI JO MONKS Daily Collegian Staff Writer People have been exploiting caves in the United States since at least the 1930 s but in the last decade there has been a real explosion of activity, an expert on caving said last night. William B. White, professor of geochemistry, said caves have been explored more in depth and explora tions have gotten pretty long in the last few years because of improved techniques in exploring them, im proved equipment and a change in the attitudes of those exploring them. "Caves were small and scrungy affairs in the old days," he said at the second Earthb and Mineral Sci ence Undergraduate Seminar. Many of the old techniques are now out of the question. For exam ple, White showed slides of people in , the 1950 s exploring wet, areas of caves wading or wearing bathing suits. This dress was not a good idea because many times the people would suffer from hypothermia, he said. Now most people who explore wet caves wear conventional wet suits. Another 'example cited was the way people were lowered through vertical shafts into caves. In the past No Seconds NO Irregulars Department they were lowered by ropes. Some times they would have to attach one end of the rope to a jeep and have the jeep drive away from the entrance to get the person out of the cave, White said. Now, either a conventio- nal cable ladder or a sheafed rope is used, he said. Once someone is in a cave he mostly surveys, White said. Surveying is important, because when a person is in a cave he really doesn't know much about. where he is, he said. Surveying, which is making maps of the caves, started in the 1950 s but superior equipment, and knowledge caused people in the 1970 s to go to previously explored caves and push to see if they went any farther, he said. A good example of this is the Flint Ridge System in Kentucky, which includes Mammoth Cave. It is the longest cave in . the world, with 240 miles of passages 200 of which must be explored on hands and knees, White said. "The only thing worse than crawl ing through a cave to begin with is crawling through and surveying it," he said. E=l 11===.1 1 if Area's economy has slight change By MARK FEATHERSTONE Daily Collegian Staff Writer While, both the state and the nation have slipped into at least a slight reces sion, the economy of .the Centre Region has riot Changed very much in the last six months, a local employment official said. Frank Clernsen; manager of the State College job service office, said because the Centre Region has an unusually high level Of government employment which includes people employed by the University -- and relatively little man ufacturing employment, the ' economy does not fluctuate very much. And because most of the region's man ' ufactuxingfirms are mainly second- or third-tier industries rather than first-tier industries indukries which make parts and supplies for other goods versus ' making the goods themselves any recession here would not occur until about six months from now when the Bank official: Tax cuts' effect to be By MARK FEATHERSTONE • • Daily Collegian Staff Writer. • President Reagan's budget and tax cut program will haye little effect on the 'recession = although.any effect it does have will be negative; a local bank official said. Robert 'Krantz, vice pres . ident and senior investment officer at Central Counties Bank, 122 W. College Ave., said Reaganomics did not 'cause the economic slow down, but the fact that Reagan has cut federal spending rather than increased it to try to rejuvenate the econ omy could prolong the recession and make it a little bit worse than it otherwise would be. In the long run, the economy should benefit from the Reagan program, but the short-term situation could be uncomfortable, he said. Krantz compared what Reagan is trying to do with the economy to a drunk getting over a hangover; both Allegheny Women's Center • abortions • free pregnancy and related counseling Mon-Fri 9.5 Sat 10.4 Call collect 412-362-2920 0 0 .4"1"21 0 41.4®10 40 40.40 9 11 , 41.4"0.404 0 4041 04 4 0 . 41 • DAIRY QUEEN INVITES YOU TO THEIR 'f" . 7 ii • (-. °' I BAR-13-QUE SPECIAL . - or e . i r • il T 1 Get a pork or beef bar-b-que sandwich , *2- ‘P, bag of potato sticks I. - e, , vi•- -- sm. Pepsi only $1.29 101 New Winter Hours Mon.-Thurs. 11:00-10:00 230 Calder Square only - . Fri.-Sat. 11:00-11:00 brazier 1, Sun. 12:00,10:00 Special Ends Dec. 24 - 0 410 ) . 40 . 40 40.11 41 ... 41 " "....................40 economic slowdown would affect the first-tier industries' orders for parts, Clemson said. While the state unemployment rate increased from 7.7 to 8.2 percent from August to September and from 7.2 to 7.3 percent for the entire country, the unem ployment rate for the State College-Bel lefonte area dropped from 6.3 to 6.1 percent, Clemson said. Last September, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent, he said. Alice Warne, editor of the Pennsylva nia Business Survey published by the University College of Business Adminis tration, said she considered the economic picture to be a downturn, not a recession, and said a recession might not be coming at all. . "The bottom hasn't dropped off any \thing yet," she said. "I'm not sure, it's going to." The state economy will continue to sag situations are necessary but 'sometimes painful at the time. ."Everything Reagan is doing has to be done or we'll have a lot more trouble later on," Krantz said. "It's exactly the antidote for the free-spending (governments of recent years)." Frank Clemson, manager of the State College Job Service Office, said he sees the Reagan tax cuts as having relatively little effect on the economy because the inflation rate has increased faster than workers' salaries in recent years, and the tax cuts will only return some of the otherwise lost money. Alice Warne, editor of The Pennsylvania Business Survey, published by the University's College of Busi ness Administration, said the effect of Reaganomics on the economy will depend on the size of the budget deficit and the effect it has on the amount of government in coming months and will probably sag a little more than the nation's as a whole, Warne said. Demand for steel and cars has dropped and the amount of new orders for capital investment has plummeted in recent , months, she said. Also, the construction industry has remained depressed all indications of a possible recession. However, she said she does not make long-range economic forecasts but only analyzes current conditions and makes projections for the next three to six months. Robert Krantz, vice president and se nior investment officer at Central Coun ties Bank, 122 W. College Ave., said the region is in a slight recession but said the recession will not be as severe in the Centre Region as in the surrounding areas. According to a news release from the state Bureau of Unemployment Compen- sation, unemployment in the Lock Haven area jumped from 12.5 to 13.5 percent from August to September and from 11.1 to 11.8 percent in Williamsport. Even though the Centre Region's un employment rate is well below the state level, the rate is still high for the region, Clemson said. The area's construction industry has been way off for the third year in a row because of the costs of real estate and building as well as high interest rates, he said: The retail and service industries have been growing some in the past few years, but government employment has almost peaked as University enrollments begin to level off and the number of school age children goes down, hesaid.• The largest type of employer is govern ment employment with about 16,500 out of a civilian labor force of approximately 45,900. • borrowing and interest rates.. ' . . Four years might not be .enough time for Reagan's plan to turn the economy around because of the large amount of slack in the industrial capacity, which will stop businesses from investing in new equipment until after their present facilities are fully utilized. The new depreciation rules which speed up by about 50 percent the time a business can write off a new asset on its federal "income tax return should, help after that, Warne said. If consumers spend the money they receive from tax cuts, it could keep the economic slowdown from turning into something worse, Warne said. In addition, Krantz said the Federal Reserve's tight monetary policy could make the recession worse than it otherwise would be, Krantz said. negative Practice mental hygiene read Collegian sports! Residents petition for buses • L.A. HILL Daily Collegian Staff Writer Although Bellefonte Borough Council and the Centre Area Transportation Au thority have scheduled the Bellefonte X route's last trip for Dec. 31, about 200 Bellefonte residents are determined they will have transportation to State College in the coming year After a recent meeting, the Concerned Citizens of Bellefonte, organized by Dwayne Fisher of Bellefonte, are circu lating petitions in order to show the town's support for the X route. "If we can move in the• next week possibly CATA can reverse a decision," said Rosemary St. Clair, co-chairwoman of the group, and Bellefonte council elect. "If they (Bellefonte citizens) want it the only thing they can do is show more than 100 people want to use it (the X route)." Bellefonte Borough Council last week voted to not fund the route, which would have cost Bellefonte $5,700 next year, althiiugh more than 100 Bellefonte resi dents packed into the council room to voice support for the X route. _ The X. route has been funded by a federal grant through Centre County for the past two years. This year the grant runs out and CATA had indicated to Bellefonte that it needed funds to contin ue the service. ' The Concerned Citizens sent a request Monday 'to the Bellefonte council asking that reconsideration to fund the X route be placed on the Nov. 16 work session agenda. Borough manager Walt Peterson said that although as of yesterday he had not received the concerned citizens's re quest, "I'm sure it's going to be dis cussed. It's the hottest topic in town." "For 1982 let's go with what CATA has to offer." The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1981-75 Likewise, Peterson said, "It looks to me that CATA left the door open." However, CATA Chairman John Spychaiski said CATA has begun work on next year's budget minus the X route item. • "It's not a faucet you can just turn on and off; the water might not be there,!" he said. Likewise, Undergraduate Student Gov ernment President Bill Cluck said USG is organizing a survey of Bellefonte stu dents and faculty to determine a need for car pooling if Bellefonte Council ultima tely decides not to fund the X route. • At last week's meeting, council also discussed the possibility of Bellefonte providing its own bus service. However, St. Clair said this is not the time to deliberate over initiating a new. bus service. She also said that if Bellefonte runnirtg its own service is such "a hopping good idea," the council should have consid ered it six months ago when it was told it would have to fund the X route or have rib bus service. He also said Bellefonte Charter Bus Service; Benner Pike, has indicated it might be interested in providing bus service to State . College. Mary Ann Long, owner-operator of Bellefonte Charter Bus Service, said although everything is "more or less up in the air . . . we'd definitely sit down and talk to them." However, Spychalski said there is no way to provide a public transporation service without suffering operating loss. CATA General Manager Paul Oversier also has said that, "More or less it's a rule of thumb that public transportatiiih as long as it's considered a public service will not be able to pay for itself."
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