2_ The Daily Collegian Thursday, March 11, 1982 Groups ratify USG constitution; propose amendment By MARCY MERMEL Collegian Staff Writer The Undergraduate Student Government constitution has been ratified.by two-thirds of the organizations represented in the USG Executive Council, USG President Bill Cluck said at the council meeting last night. The only step that remains is approval by the USG Supreme Court, which will meet March 20, Cluck said. However, an Exec Council committee will meet to discuss the wording of a constitutional amendment that would return the council to USG, Cluck said. Under .the new constitution, the council would become a separate organization from USG. The amendment would be brought to the council for dis cussion, he said. Late last term, members of the council decided establishment of the independent council should not be forced on next year's officers. Women's Forum discusses how 'Old ideas die hard' By STELLA TSAI Collegian Staff Writer Cunning. Lender. Extortioner. Heretic. Words of a deraga tory nature? Roget's Thesauraus (1979 Classical Edition) lists them as synonyms to "Jew," said Bernard Bronstein, adviser for the Division of Undergraduate Studies. • A discussion on anti-semitism in society led by Bronstein was one of the topics pursued by members of the Women's Forum yesterday. • The seminar, "Old Ideas Die Hard," confronted the issues of anti-semitism, racism, and sexism. Bronstein said the word "Jew" also has reached verb status "to beat down in price." "That's what people find in every office, every home, and every school," he said. • According to the Anti-Defamation League the number of incidents of anti-semitism has increased for the third consecutive year, Bronstein said. The Northeast report ed the highest number of episodes. In January 1979, several University students distrib uted brochures released by the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party that created a furor, he said. The third page of the pamphlet states: "Almost all of The constitution was ratified by the USG Senate, USG's Academic Assembly, the Association of Residence Hall Stu dents, the Organization for Town Independent Students, Black Caucus and the Hetzel Union Board. The Penn State Veteran's Organization rejected the constitution and the Interfraternitv Council and Panhellenic Council did not vote on it. Also, Cluck said that the American Association of University Students, an organization of the 25 largest private schools in the nation, wants to expand to include the 25 largest state universi ties and has invited the University to join. The association is concerned primirily with academic issues, he said. The association has scheduled a national conference for March 31 to April 4 at the University of Pennsylvania and Cluck said he plans to attend with about 10 other University students. the civil rights and political groups in our community are controlled by zionists and Jews. , "They use their money, their power, the FBI, CIA, IRS, the courts and prisons; and many other ways to control our movements, leaders, and people." Bronstein said that racist literature has also been circulated in the State College Area High School. A student dispersed Ku Klui Klan application forms in 1979. "People can't believe that anti-semitism occurs in this progressive town," he said. "Ignorance is our biggest enemy." Another college-related racial incident occurred when members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at the Universi ty of Pennsylvania, among other objectional practices, donned Ku Klux Klan outfits at fraternity parties, Bronstein said. "One finds it difficult to believe that these kinds of people are among the elite institutions," he said. People develop a sixth sense that can separate the racists from other individuals, Bronstein said. "Within a short period of time one can tell the people Forty-three of the 50 colleges have confirmed their partici pation in the conference, he said. University representatives may conduct three workshops at the conference, Cluck said. If the workshops are selected for the conference, Academic Assembly President Chris Hopwood will discuss student/faculty interaction through the assembly and ARHS President Chris Calkins will discuss student/faculty interaction through the Interest House program. Also, Cluck will present a program on the University's efforts to fight financial aid reductions and student involvement in University President John W. Oswald's Task Force on Federal . Cuts in Higher Education and Student Aid. Representatives from the University of Colorado may also participate in the financial aid program, he said. During the conference the representatives will discuss what schools nationwide can do to protest financial aid reductions. who don't like blacks and Jews," he said. "It shows. It reeks." Furthermore, Bronstein surmised that when econom ic situations are down, the blame is often shifted upon the Jews' shoulders. The Polish government distributed pamphlets that fault Jews for the current financial crisis in Poland, he said. In a race-related subject, Price discussed the plight of the black male in the job,market. Black females have had access to jobs, whether they be low totem pole or high paying occupations, she said. However, black males have not been able to obtain jobs that adequately pay them for their labor because of racist attitudes, Price said. The earlier image of the black male as a "loafer" and "inadequate provider" can be attributed to the need for job access, she said. The Women's Forum meets monthly to talk about issues that affect women, said Betty Kirchner, a mem ber and clinical psychologist adjunct to the University. "Women's Forum was spawned from a reaction to the women's movement," she said. T/ON NEE mite WILL MARCH 23 both meetings I 0 I ,Kern Bldg. 7: I 5 pm This is your first chance to get involved in college. Specifically we're looking for freshmen and sophomores who have the desire to work in advertising. If you enjoy sales, marketing, creative advertising, or have a special artistic talent, we might have a position for you. We're The Daily Collegian, Penn State's student newspaper; voted the most progressive newspaper in the United States. Of fering you the chance to meet new people and develop new skills. If this sounds good to you, come in and fill out an application. Be sure to tell us what area you would like to work in. For more information, contact Monique Rura, Advertising Training Manager at 865-2531. You can't get experience like this anywhere else on campus. dry Collegian and wezeyCollegian 126 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA Liberal Arts council elects new officers Karen Thomas (10th-speech corn- A larger budget would enable the munications) and Bill Patalon (Bth- council to plan a lot more programs, journalism) were elected president Thomas said. and vice president of the Liberal Arts Student Council at the group's meet ing last night. Others elected to offices were: "We've taken a real step forward in Dawn Detwiler (9th-public service), building council membership and get treasurer; Colleen Young (6th-politi- ting involved in campus activities," cal science), corresponding secre- Lunger said. tary; and Sharon Miller (9th- Spanish), recording secretary. Thomas, former vice president and Day. The program, a. four-part series treasurer of the council, said she for Liberal Arts students, will be held would like to work with the other in the HUB main lounge on March 16 officers to increase council publicity and 18 from 3to 5 p.m. and to increase the budget. , —by Caroline Churchill OR4DU4TE LIFE 4T PENN ST4TE IS Waif TN PRSERPINO JOIN A TEAM THAT WORKS FOR YOU ... RADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 4SSENNY AfEETMOIS MARCH I 6 nominations for: TREAS. r'RES. FAC. SENATE 'C. SEC. GRAD COUNCI The association hopes to compile "a booklet of what each school has done up to this point so we can present it to schools around the country," Cluck said. Because the conference date conflicts with elections for USG officers, Cluck said he will leave the conference on April 1 to work with the elections and return the next day with the USG president-elect. Concerning financial aid reductions, Cluck said U.S. Rep. William F. Clinger, R-central Pa., sent a letter to Dan Bollag (12th-biochemistry) stating, "I could not support such reduc tions, which I believe to be very short-sighted." The response from congressmen is encouraging, Cluck said. During his March 3 trip to Washington, D.C., as part of the University's task force, "Everybody we met with mentioned they got letters from Penn State," he said. Former President Steve Lunger said he believes the council has made a lot of progress this•year.. The council also discussed plans for an Introduction to Career Planning Upward Bound climbs educational mountains By ROB STEUTEVILLE Collegian Staff Writer Unlike the survival training program with a similar name, Upward Bound does not have anything to do with climbing mountains unless one is talking about mountains obstructing the way to higher education. Its participants do not frnd themselves dangling over white water canyons by a rope. Although to many low income high school students nationwide who seek higher education, Upward Bound may indeed be a lifeline. Upward Bound is a college preparatory pro gram that provides basic academic training, career counseling and other educational opportu nities to high school students ,in 415 locations nationwide, said Henry W. McCoullum, the pro ject director at the University. The local program, administered through the College of Human Development's continuing edu , „cation division, serves 90 participants from Centre, Clearfield and Mifflin counties, he said. McCoullum said the program has two main components: an academic year program in which the students attend classes at the University on Saturdays, and a six-week summer session, in which the students "receive exposure to those ~i , i f ourses and skills that ready them for post-sec ondary education." In the summer session, students are faced with a structured educational program, he said. 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"The main purpose is academics," he said. "This is not a summer camp. The students get exposure to University life through academics." He said the most difficult tasks the students are faced with are developing career plans and decid ing what major they want to take when they enter college. Marybeth Hunter, administrative assistant to the program, said the students also go on field trips to Philadelphia or Pittsburgh to see a baseball game or to New York to see a play. The program also involves meeting college students "from different regions of Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as well as foreign students," she said. The participants are thus exposed to people from different back grounds. They also have to get used to living on their own, Hunter said. "Managing their money is a big thing, especial ly with the pinball places and the pizza parlors in town," she said. The program also performs such diverse tasks, she said, as helping the students prepare for Available at college entrance exams and acquainting them with Pattee. "We believe the key to mobility in our society is higher education," Hunter said, summing up the main idea behind Upward Bound. Hunter said the program directors work with high school guidance counselors and principals who recommend students for selection into the program. "We seek students with the ability to compete successfully in post secondary education," Hunt- If the present cutback proposals in the Rea gan budget are passed, it could mean "the end of the Upward Bound program as we know it," local project director Henry W. McCoullum said. "Reagan is talking about reducing the pro gram by almost two-thirds," he said. '"We would see the elimination of a majority of the Upward Bound programs, from 415 to 175." McCoullum said, however, that all these cutbacks probably will not go through Con gress, because bipartisan support for the pro gram does exist. , . . • . BLAZER MADNESS , . LADIES': WOOL BLAZERS $4 11 ' FULLY LINED REG 'l2O as mg ' - --0 - 1%,,pp ovint6. , 9mprassiouji 'CORDUROY BLAZERS • . CORDUROY BLAZERS . ~ . MEN WIZ? HATIYUNG . • SCULPTURED NAILS • UNLINED REG '32 ' : & FULLY LINED REG '69 1 1 5 , . ELECTROL Y SIS : , o p, • COMPLETE RETAII CENTER , . • 'T : • OPEN TUES. & MRS. EVENINGS . • VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED ULTRA-SUEDE BLAZERS ' $1 :. ' 228 EAST CALDER WAY UNLINED REG 32 PHONE 29 236- 33 . . , OF ITALY 422 WESTERLY PARKWAY , • •• • , • r:T REDKEN" •.. PNONE 237.6253 1 . . . PHONE 238-7502 EITATL''4S shaisis • 11 : .. ... . HOURS 10-5:30 244 E. CALDER WAY MC/VISA (BEHIND MID-STATE BANK) k Budget would cut Upward Bound by 60% By ROB STEUTEVILLE Collegian Staff Writer C/) CC U.I > er said. "We're looking for students with a back ground that would not normally give them the opportunity to pursue a college education —lower income students, for example." The success rate for the program is good, Hunter said. " Ninety percent of our students enter some form of post-secondary education, as compared to 60 percent for students of similar backgrounds," she said. "Seventy-two percent finish college "We are right now attempting to get the present revisions restored and trying to bring the proposed 1983 levels to where we are right now," he said. If these proposals do go through it would probably mean an eventual phaseout of the Upward Bound program, McCoullum added. Mark Heuer, press secretary for U.S. Rep. William F. Clinger, said the present budget for Upward Bound is $59.6 million, and that the proptised budget for 1983 is $24.9 million. He said he does not think the program will be cut as much as other educational programs. The Daily Collegian Friday, March 12, 1982-3 within a four-year period from when they leave the program." McCoullum said the faculty of the program is composed of University professors and area high school students. University students are also . employed as tutor-counselors to provide the stu dents with academic and residential assistance during the summer. He said that although students are not obligated to attend the University upon completion of the' program, a majority of them do. "It escaped deep cuts last year and we believe that it will escape deep cuts again," he said. Heuer said that Clinger is against further cuts in higher education, and that he supports this program. Asked if Clinger felt there was strong con gressional support for the Upward Bound pro gram, Heuer said, "One of the reasons this has survived is that it has spread widely. That means that there is support for it, because it is everywhere. It puts people in college, which is one reason it is highly visible: It has a special allure to it." m m cn m .7) w
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