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    4—The Daily Collegian Thursday, Dec. 3, 1981
Paulsom Not enough
world understanding
Economic growth may be affected by
the declining interest in foreign lang
auges and the lack of knowledge of other
countries, the dean of the College of The
Liberal Arts said at commencement
exercises on Saturday.
"We are linked so closely to what
happens in other countries that we can
not live without them," said Stanley F.
Paulson.
'n the years ahead, we need to know a
great deal more about other countries
and understand them if we are going to
work with them. International education
ha 4 become a new national need."
Our international links include foreign
imports, investments, communications
an security, Paulson said.
Vespite our interdependency on other
cultures and nations, Americans know
toci little about other languages, ways of
thipking and interests, he said.
tot example, a
.UNESCO study found
ATOricans receive less exposure to other
countries by television than 100 other
Former mascot remains in coma
Norman Constantine, Nittany Lion
m4scot from 1978 to 1980, remains' in
stable ,condition at the University of
Peimsylvania's hospital, a spokeswoman
for:the hospital said yesterday.
Adel Nanmo said Constantine's condi-
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countries. *Paulson also said American
foreign correspondents have declined
from 2,500 in 1945 to 429 today.
"United States companies have only
100 sales representatives in Japan, of
whom only a handful can speak Japa
nese. Japan has over 10,000 representa
fives, in the United States, most of whom
speak English. As Sen. Hayakawa asked,
`Who do you think sells more?' "
Besides trade value, Paulson said,
foreign language study is important for
dealing with problems Americans share
with non-English speaking people.
Paulson praised the United States as
the world's leading exporter of education
and noted that the University has about
1,500 graduates working abroad. ,
Paulson addressed about 1,800 Univer
sity graduates and their families at Fall
Term commencement in Rec Hall. Uni
versity. President John W. Oswald
awarded the degrees.
—by Karyn Sperizel
tion remained unchanged over the
Thanksgiving break. He has been in a
coma since Oct. 18 when he was struck by
an automobile while he was entering his
car.
—by Brian E. Bowers
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Trustees OK $666,000 renovation project '
32 buildings will undergo accessibility changes for the handicapped
By DINA DEFABO
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
The University Board of Trustees has approved
final plans to make 32 buildings at University Park
more accessible to the handicapped.
The $666,000 project, which will be funded by the
Commonwealth's Department of General Services as
part of a handicapped accessibility funding program
for state colleges and state-related universities, is
scheduled to begin early next year.
At its Nov. 20 meeting, the board announced that
modifications will be made to elevator controls,
water fountains, restroom facilities and doors. En
trance ramps will also be added.
The board is expected to approve sketch plans for
the construction in May.
The buildings to undergo improvements are: Agri
cultural Engirieering, Aithouse, Animal 'lndustries,
Arts, Boucke, Business Administration, Carnegie and
Carpenter.
Also: Chambers, Chandlee, Dieke, Electrical Engi
neering, Forum, Frear, Hammond, Human Devel
opment, Kern and McAllister buildings.
Also: Mechanical Engineerig, Mineral Science,
Mueller, Music, Noll, Osmond, Rackley, Rec Hall,
Sackett, Tyson, Visual Arts; Walker, Whitmore and
Willard buildings.
At the meeting of the board's Committee on Fi
nance, Steve A. Garban, University vice president
and controller, presented a financial report of Uni
versity current funds for 1980-1981.
According to the report, 27.7 percent of University
funds come from the state, 22 percent from student
tuition and charges, 19 percent from auxiliary enter
prises, 13.4 percent from the, federal government, 8.9
percent from the Hershey Medical Center hospital,
General Electric is looking for a few good minds.
At GE's Advanced Microelec
tronics Operations, we're looking
for more than just a bunch of
warm bodies.
We're looking for the very bright
est young men and women gradu
ating from school this year.
You see, we've made a commit
ment to maintain technological
leadership. And to achieve that,
we have to put together a team of
the most talented engineers in the
country.
At GE, you'll get in On the ground
floor of an exciting new opportunity
in microelectronics.
At GE, you'll have a chance to
realize your full potential by work
ing with top professionals from a,
4.3 percent from other sources, 3.4 percent from action between students and faculty.
private gifts and grants and 1.3 percent from sales "The whole teaching process here is superficial,
and services of educational departments. Bell began. "They may have a high interest in their
A breakdown of fund expenditures shows that 28:9 subject but don't always , have a high interest in
percent of University funds is spent on instruction, 19 communicating with students.
percent on auxiliary enterprises, 14.2 percent on "I don't think this system instills the commitment
organized research, 8.9 percent on medical center to and expectations about education that a person is
hospital, 7 percent on academic support, 6.3 percent supposed to have."
on operation and maintenance of physical plant, 5.6 Bell said many students feel very remote from the
percent on student aid and services, 5.4 percent on faculty, •
institutional support and 4.7 on public service. However, Dixon said the University cannot offer
In addition to Garban's report, a representative small classes with close student-faculty interaction
from Deloitte Haskins and Sells, the University's because of the size dnd design of the University. .
external auditor, told the board that the firm's "If one looks at what students want and if one sees
examination of University funds is in accordance what schools have this, one will find small institutions
with the controller's report. Robert Schapperle also with high tuition and high endowments elitist
presented a report on the the firm's duties and schools," Dixon said. "We operate a big institution
operations as the University's external auditor. 'with limited funds and not a particularly high stu-
At the meeting of the board's Committee on Educa- dent-faculty relationship."
tional Policy,' Patricia Farrell, head of the recreation Dixon said to operate like a small, elitist college,
and parks department and chairwoman of the 14- the University and students would have to give up
member Freshmen,Experience Committee, and oth- such benefits as admitting a broad sect of students
er committee members presented a point-counter- which are characteristic of the University.
point interpretation of the committee feport on fresh- "I do not think it is possible to fulfill all of the things
men attitudes toward the University. we expect from faculty in terms of research, in terms
The committee interviewed 150 Ist-term freshmen of funding and in terms of a large number of students
last fall and compiled a report of freshmen impres- to teach," Dixon said.
sions of the University. A second area in which many freshmen are dissat-
With student committee members Paul D. Bell and isfied is academic advising. Presenting the concerns
Sherry Scheithauer presenting student concerns ex- of students, Scheithauer said students think there is
pressed in the report and Joseph A. Dixon, head of the - apathy on the part of many advisers and many
chemistry department, and Farrell. presenting fac- students need an adviser who is competent.
ulty responses to those student concerns, the panel "During the 19605, students told us to get lost, 'We
vividly presented both sides of the story. don't need' you, we don't want adult opinion,' "
The complaintexpressed most often by freshmen .Farrell said. "Now students are asking for my help
questioned is the poor relationship and limited inter- and I feel a bit schizophrenic."
wide variety of disciplines-a group
with more than 50,000 patents to
its credit.
You'll have an actual say in the
design and production of real
products for tomorrow's world.
And you'll have some of the
world's most sophisticated micro
electronics facilities as your labs.
Heading the list is the new $6O.
million GE Microelectronics Center
in North Carolina. Scheduled to
open in the spring of 1982, the Cen
ter specializes in the design and
production of the most advanced
custom integrated circuits.
Opportunities also exist in the
new $5O million Corporate R & D
facility in Schenectady, N.Y.; or the
iiithcarttecl Microelectronics Operations
General Electric Company
Join the technological renaissance.
new $8 million Solid State Appli
cations Operation lab in Syracuse,
N.Y.; or the Aerospace Microelec-
tronics Program in Utica, N.Y.; Intersil
and GE Calma in California.
Technical recruiters will be on
campus Tuesday and Wednesday,
' Jan. 19-20. Their goal: to find a few
good men and women. To make an
appointment contact your Campus
Placement Office.
If you'd just like to discuss your
future in microelectronics, call our
toll-free career hotline any time:
1-(800) 334-8529. Or, if you prefer,
send your resume to:
GE Microelectronics Center
PO. Box 13094
Research Mangle Park, N.C. 27709
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F
Abortion bills reappear
House members expect anti-abortion bills to pass
By RON WATERS
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
After an anti-abortion package of bills was killed in a state
House committee two months ago, its supporters vowed the
fight was not over. They were right.
House members who both .favor and oppose the legislation
expect the bills to pass in the House when the matter comes to a
vote Tuesday.
"I had said predictably that the overwhelming majority of
the House members would support this legislation," said prime
sponsor Rep. Gregg L. Cunningham, R-Centre County, "and
that we had one committee that's membership was not reflec
tive of the view of the entire House. And anyone who knows
anything about the legislature agreed with that."
A member of the Hous , Health and Welfare Committee that
rejected the bill, Rep. Joseph Hoeffel, D-Montgomery County,
said although he expects the package to pass, it will not have
the full support of those members with anti-abortion voting
records.
"When one considers the 150 to 50 traditional breakdown on
anti-abortion bills, Gregg's point is well taken," Hoeffel said.
"However, several members:who voted against it (in commit
tee) have pro-life voting records "
The committee narrowly defeated the bill 13-11 on grounds
that portions of the bills were unconstitutional and vaguely
written.
The bills' sponsors and supporters say such legislation is
needed to protect women from biased counseling received at
commercial abortion centers,
"Abortion is a multi -million-dollar industry," said Garnett
Biviano, chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation.
"Any moneymaking industry of that proportion ought to be
controlled." '
She said 65,000 abortions. were performed in the state last
year, which is an increase of 35 percent since 1975. She
attributed the increase to the profit incentive of the abortion
clinics.
Cunningham said testimony at three public hearings, held in
September, indicated that women were being victimized when
they were in an emotionally vulnerable state.
"Some of the wildest, most incredible allegations I've ever
heard in my life have been made concerning this legislation and
it's very clear to me that the commercial abortionists feel that
they stand to lose a great deal in terms of their commercial
interests," he said.
"They understand very clearly that the more information
that a woman gets the more likely'she is not to agree to have
one. So it's against their economic interests," he said.
Among the more controversial measures that have been
removed from the bill were reqiiirements that color photo
graphs of fetuses be made available to women seeking abor
tions, that death certificates be issued for aborted fetuses and
that the fathers of the aborted fetuses be notified.
Also, a mandatory 72-hour waiting period from the time a
woman requested an abortion until the time it could be
performed was reduced to 24 hours.
Despite the changes, Hoeffel still questioned the bills' consti
tutionality. He said four statutes requiring waiting periods
people
• Audrey Rodgers, associate profes
sor of English, spoke on "The Virgin and
the Whore: William Carlos William's
Women and the Imagination Some
Reflections" on Nov: ii. The lecture,
sponsored by the English department's
fall Colloquium series, was based on a
book about Williams that Rodgers com
pleted recently.
• Paula Froke, editor of The Daily
Collegian, was named a finalist in the
1981 Barney Kilgore Award competition
for outstanding college journalists. The
award is sponsored by the Society of
Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta
Chi.
• Hans Panofsky, Evan Pugh profes
sor of atmospheric sciences, has been
chosen chairman-elect for Section W,
atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences,
of the American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science.
Panofsky, who has served as represen
tative-at-large for Section W, will be
come chairman-elect on Jan. 9. In the
second year of his three-year term he
will serve as chairman and in the third he
will be retiring chairman.
Herberta M. Lundegren has re
ceived the 1981 Merit Award of the East
ern AssoCiation for Physical Education
of College Women. Lundegren is a pro
fessor and interim associate dean for
graduate studies and research in, the
College of Health, Physical Education
and Recreation.
The award recognizes people who have
given meritorious service to girls and
women in physical education through
teaching, writing, research and lead
ership in various organizations. The pre
sentation was made at the association's
Engineering Workshops
presented by
The Society of Women Engineers
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--„ID Tony M. tientz and Jeanne 11 1 1. Lutz,
faculty members of the Speech Commu
nication department, received awards
from the Speech Communication Asso
ciation of Pennsylvania at a convention
in Harrisburg.
Lentz, an assistant professor of speech
communication, was presented the
Emerging Scholar Award, which recog
nizes outstanding academic achievement
by young Pennsylvania academics in the
speech field.
• Lutz, an instructor in speech commu
nication, received the Carroll Arnold
Distinguished Service Award. Named for
Carroll C. Arnold, professor emeritus of
speech communication at the University,
the award is the highest honor the asso
ciation confers on its members.
• George R. Hudson, professor of edu
cation in the Division of Counseling and
Educational Psychology, received two
honors at this year's convention of the
Pennsylvania Personnel and Guidance
Association.
Hudson received the Outstanding
Practitioner Award from the Pennsylva
nia Association for Counselor Education
and Supervision. From the PPOA he
received the Distinguished Service
Award.
Hudson, the founding president of the
PPGA in 1969-1970, was honored for the
excellence of his professional work in the
preparation of counselors and for his
continuing leadership on behalf of the
counselors of Pennsylvania in his organi
zational roles.
• J. Larry Duda and James S. Vren
tas, professors of chemical engineering,
before an abortion can be performed have been struck down in
the past year by four federal courts of appeal, which are one
step below the Supreme Court. Three were for 24-hour periods
and one was a 48-hour period, he said
"The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the state
may not interfere with the decision-Making process unless a
compelling interest exists, such as regulating health facilities
and choosing which medicines to use," he said.
Cunningham said teams of constitutional lawyers have
studied the bills and the wording of the bills should survive any
reasonable test. He said different courts have ruled differently
on the same issue.
Bridget Whitley, president of the state National Organization
for Women, said the bills go beyond restricting' abortions
performed in clinics.
"This bill hag' an impact on birth control because such
devices as the lUD (intrauterine device) are in danger, if you
match the definition of abortion with the bill. , Nothing in the bill
mentions birth control, but it is certainly in the back of their
minds."
However, the bills define abortion as the termination of a
clinically diagnosable pregnancy, Cunningham said, thus ex
cluding birth control devices.
Another provision proving controversial is the decision
whether a fetus can survive outside the womb. If either the
doctor performing the abortion or a health board determines
that the fetus might survive outside the womb, then the
presence of a second doctor would be required. The method of
abortion most likely to result in a live birth then must be used.
"The abortionists don't like to admit the idea that babies are
being allowed to die after they're being born alive as a result of
botched abortions," Cunningham said.
Included in planned abortion amendmentS, added to a Senate
bill that would outlaw "tough man" boxing events, is the
provision requiring that abortion centers keep accurate public
records of the type of procedures used and the circumstances
surounding each abortion such as the woman's age, marital
status and the , number of previous pregnancies. Names would
remain confidential.
Also included in the amendments is a provision that any
individual or group can sue to prevent a clinic from conducting
an abortion.
"Anybody can file suits that enjoin any action that anybody
else is about to perform," Cunningham said. "That's always
been the law."
However, those provisions threaten every center in the state
with "witch hunts," Hoeffel said.
'Pro-life groups can'pick out any case they want, go to court
and try to shut down the center," he said. "It's bizarre beyond
words. ' I'm not against reporting in theory, but when you
combine it with private action it scares me."
The package also prohibits government owned or operated
clinics and hospitals from performing abortions, except if the
mother's life is endangered or the pregnancy is a result of rape
or incest.
"This is good law," Cunningham said. "It reflects the
orientation of the majority of the Commonwealth. It is what
they demand. So it was inevitable that this was going to pass."
have been named co-recipients of , th 6
William H. Walker Award of the Ameri
can Institute of Chemical Engineers.,__
Given annually to at person Whb - Ilds
made' an outstanding contribution to .
chemical engineering literattire, the
award consists of a certificate, a plaque
and a $2,000 .honorarium from the Mon
santo Co. It is named for William H.
Walker, who graduated from the Univer
sity with a B.S. in chemistry in 1890 and
taught here from 1892 to 1894.
Duda and Vrentas, the first University
researchers to win a major •AIChE
award, are being recognized for their
work in polymer melts and solutions'and
their general contributions to the under
standing of diffusional phenomena.
They began working together as grad
uate students at the University of Dela
ware, then joined the staff of Dow
Chemical Co. In 1971, Duda joined the
University staff. Vrentas joined him in
1980.
• Stanley Weintraub, research profes
sor of English and director of the Insti
tute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies,
has contributed to two books; his 31st and
32nd, that have been published recently.
Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House:
A Facsimile of the Revised Typescript,"
(Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and
London) has an introduction by Wein
traub and Anne Wright, a British literary
scholar.
Weintraub is also co-editor of the re
vised edition of "The Portable Oscar
Wilde" (Penguin Books). Co-editor is the
late Richard Aldington, who edited the
original in 1944. The revised edition in
cludes many documents and letters that
have surfaced since that time, such as
the uncensored text of Wilde's notorious
prison letter, "De Profundis."
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