The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1982
Keeping the public informed
Awareness is League of Women Voters' task
By BONNIE MORTER
Collegian Staff Writer
"My vote won't count. Besides, I don't like any of the
candidates."
These excuses are often heard from those who would
rather risk being labeled politically apathetic than risk
making a political choice.
Members of the League of Women Voters of the State
College Area say they strive to make the politically
indifferent citizen an endangered species. By conduct
ing monthly meetings on contemporary issues and
sponsoring candidate nights prior to local elections,
league members say they try to breed unbiased politi
cal awareness.
"Our concern is in keeping the voting public well
informed," membership Chairwoman Mary Schmidt
'said. "We don't take a stand for or against any party,
but simply aim to get the citizen involved."
The league, active nationally since 1920 and locally
since 1953, is open to male and female citizens 18 and
older.
"The league would like a greater cross-section of
members," Schmidt said. "We don't want all women or
all middle-aged members."
What the league would like is greater representation.
from the University, which composes less than 5
percent of the total membership.
Although political apathy is a problem in Centre
County, the percentage of active registered voters is
higher than the national average.
"I would say the county averages above 50 percent
turn-out," League President Betsy Vogely said.
Annual dues of $25 entitle members to detailed
information on state government issues, including
what bills are being discussed and where state rep
resentatives stand on controversial issues.
In addition, members meet the second Tuesday of
each month in a league member's home to study and
discuss contemporary topics. The meeting is, held
again at noon the following day at the. Hotel State
College for those unable to attend the first meeting.
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During the month, some of the members cover the
borough council meetings and follow Centre County's
committees and boards. This system helps keep the
league up-to-date on continuing issues and informed of
new developments, Vogely said.
Future league topics include local storm water
management and hazardous waste and the latest plans
fora local high technology park. League members also
study issues of a broader nature, such as national
security.
The group publishes a directory of government
officials annually and conducts voter registration semi
annually. •
Centre County Government Day will be sponsored by
the league today.
The day will begin with the Centre County Commis
sioners meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at the Willowbank
Building in Bellefonte.
"The meeting offers a great time for citizens to find
out what decisions the Commissioners make, what
services are available to county citizens and exactly
where our tax money goes," Schmidt said.
• Government Day will end with a tour of county
facilities, including the jail and court rooms and
finally, with a Dutch treat lunch at the Bush House
Restaurant, 315 High St:, Bellefonte.
Those interested in participating should gather at the
Peoples National Bank in the Westerly Parkway Shop
ping Center by 9 a.m. for car-pooling to Bellefonte.
Candidate Night, co-sponsored with the Undergrad
uate Student Government, will be held at the Wesley
Foundation, 256 E. College Ave., Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Candidates in the following races will speak: the V.S.
House, 23rd District; state Senate, 34th District; state
House, 77th and 171st districts. Edch candidate will talk
for four minutes.
"Candidates Night is the best wdy for citizens to
decide who they want to vote for," Vogely said. "Come
out and see them in person."
Future League meetings include speaker Robert B.
Donaldson Jr., executive director of Centre County
Planning Commission.
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collegian notes
• The Society of Mineral Econo- • The Model Railroading Club will • The Society of Physics Students
mists will meet at 7:30 tonight in 109 meet at 7:30 tonight in 304 Willard. - will meet at 7 tonight in 103 Osmond
Walker. Laboratory.
• The Vocational Industrial Clubs
of America will meet at 7:30 tonight
in 201 Rackley.
• University Readers will present
"I'm in Marsport without Hilda" at
7:30 tonight and tomorrow night in
the HUB Assembly Room.
• Student counselors from the Of
fice of Student Affairs will meet dur
ing.sixth period today in 109 Boucke.
• The Science Fiction Society will
• The Society of Women Engi- meet at 7 tonight in 307 Houcke
neers will meet at 7 tonight in 301
HUB.
do The Middle East Cultures Club
Association will meet at 7 tonight in
219 Willard.
police log
• University. Pigice Services . has
released further details of a report of
$2,400 reported missing from Nittany
23 on Saturday. The report was made
by Mark Roomberg, 7 Nittany 23, a
Resident Assistant, police said. The
victim was identified as Craig Bar
rieall, 6 Nittany 23, not Roomberg as
previously reported. A man caught
breaking into Barrieall's room did
not have the cash, police said, and an
investigation is continuing.
• Keith Bohn, 924 Bellaire Ave.,
told the State College, Police Depart-
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• Felix, Lukezic will speak on
"Multinational Corporations: Exploi
tation or Benefaction of the Devel
oping Countries" at 7:30 tonight in 112
Armsby. The speech is sponsored by
the local chapter of the World Agri
culture Service Society.
• The student escort service, spon
• The Orthodox Christian
sored by the Office of Student Affairs,
Fellowship will hold vespers services
is now in operation. For an escort, at 7 tonight in Eisenhower Chapel.
call 863-2020. For more information call Stephanie
Kundrat at 865-3083.
• A vegetarian cooking class,
sponsored by Free University, will
look at health considerations at 6
tonight in 262 Willard.
ment that a car owned by Debra
Moore had been damaged while it
was parked outside Bohn's residence
on Sunday. Damage to the hood of the
car is estimated at $5O, police said.
• Employees of Centre Beverage,
127 N. Sparks St., told State College
police that unknown persons twisted
the driveshaft of one of the compa
ny's, trucks in an attempt to start it.
Damage to the truck is estimated at
$7OO to $BOO, police said. '
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• Colloquy will meet at 6 tonight in
320 HUB.
• College Republicans will meet at
7:30 tonight in 151 Willard. New mem
bers are welcome.
• Jeanne Chenault Porter, asso
ciate professor of art history, will
speak on "The Baroque Phenome
non: Searching for a Definition" at
10:30 this morning at the Museum of
Art.
Lane, told State College police that a
wallet was missing from her car
parked at the Westerly Parkway
shopping center on Sunday. The wal
let contents are valued at about $3O,
police said.
• Gina Marino, 715 Pennypacker,
told University police that a textbook
was missing from the lounge on sev
enth floor Pennypacker Hall on Sun
day. The value of the textbook was
estimated at $37, police said.
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The local A&P stores have
closed their doors for the last time.
The Philipsburg and both State
College stores closed Friday and
the Bellefonte store closed Thurs
day.
All four stores ran "50 percent
off" sales last week in an effort to
clear their shelves. The stores
were scheduled to close Sept. 13,
but remained open on a day-to-day
basis last week.
A&P officials could not be
reached regarding their plans for
the empty stores. Richard Pase
wark, director of advertising for
Giant Foods Inc. of Carlisle, said
earlier this month that Giant is
actively looking for a store site in
this area.
A&P decided to close 40 of 66
stores in its Altoona division, in
cluding the four Centre County
stores, after members of Local 590
of the United Food and Commer
cial Workers Union voted 305 to 270
to reject contract concessions
Aug. 18.
A&P employees tried to get a
revote on the contract conces
sions, but the union would not
grant a revote.
Helen Levchik of Johnstown
filed a charge against the union for
not scheduling a revote on the
contract concessions.
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Sabbaticals shortened under semesters
By RON CROW
Collegian Staff Writer
When the University changes to
semesters next fall, faculty members
who go on sabbatical leave will have
to serve only one year of post-sabbati
cal work after returning to the Uni
versity instead of two, which is the
current policy.
James R. Dungan, secretary of the
Calendar Conversion Council, said
the sabbatical policies of most uni
versities are similar to the one re
quiring only one year of post
sabbatical work.
"Everyone urged the passage of
the new sabbatical policy because it
brings us more in line with what other
universities do," Dungan said. "Also,
the word 'term' in the policy will have
no meaning under the semester sys
CATA moves ahead with board
By TONY PHYRILLAS
Collegian Staff .Writer
The Centre Area Transportation Authority board yester
day decided to move forward with the creation of its
transit advisory group even though it has yet to receive
any nominations for an on-campus representative.
CATA board chairman James H. Miller told the board
that the Undergraduate Student Government has not
submitted the names of on-campus students for the
authority's newly-created Transit Service Advisory Com
mittee.
"We'll make another attempt to contact USG, but we'll
appoint the rest of the committee at our October board
University President John W. Os
wald presented a letter to the Univer
sity Board of Trustees at its
September meeting outlining what
the sabbatical leave and faculty con
tract policies will be when the Univer
sity is on the semester system.
Oswald said one of the Calender
Conversion Council's earliest actions
was to appoint two committees to
review the sabbatical and contract
policies. The committees' reports
were reviewed by the Council of Aca
demic Deans and the University Fac
ulty Senate.
"As can always be expected in a
diverse university, the reports were
not agreed to in every detail by each
reviewer," Oswald said. The changes
in the policy are essentially technical
and procedural, he said. ,
meeting whether USG is ready or not," Miller said.
CATA has been waiting for a nominee from USG since
Summer Term, Miller said.
The nine-member advisory committee will consist of an
on-campus student, an off-campus student, a representa
tive from the handicapped community, a senior citizen
representative and several riders-at-large.
In other action, the board instructed CATA Managing
Director Paul Oversier to notify the Neoplan USA Corp. of
a change in CATA's order for 12 new buses,
CATA now wants 10 40-foot buses and two 35-foot buses
instead of the eight 40-foot buses and four 35-foot buses it
originally ordered. The bigger buses provide more seats
and standing room .
Faculty contracts will only be of
fered for 36 or 48 weeks. Previously,
faculty members could have con
tracts for 36 or 48 weeks or anything
in between.
"Most faculty members are hired
on either the 36 or 48 week contract
anyway, Dungan said. "In the future,
though, anyone with a different con
tract will have theirs negotiated sepa
rately each year."
The contract policy also includes
seven statements that should be in
cluded in a letter offering a position to
a candidate.
"In most cases, these were already
in the letter of offer," Dungan said.
"It was a sort of gentleman's
agreement before; now it is clearer
and simpler."
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