2—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1982
Collegian faces $50,000 suit
Collegian Inc. is being sued for more than
$50,000 by a Bellefonte woman who has
charged that her reputation was harmed by
a classified advertisement placed in The
Daily Collegian two years ago.
Vicki Sweitzer said the ad, in the "person
als" category, was placed in May 1980 by
someone who used her telephone number
and first name.
The suit, filed in Centre County court,
alleged the Collegian was negligent for not
verifying the legitimacy of the phone num
ber given and the identity of the person who
Woman charges that her reputation harmed by ad
placed the classified ad.
The ad in question appeared in the May 5
and 6, 1980, issues of the newspaper and
read: "SHY, GAY, desperately needed to
rap. Call Vicki . ."
Sweitzer filed notice of her intent to sue in
May 1981 and had two years from that time
to file a complaint. H. Denning Mason,
attorney for the Collegian, filed notice on
Aug. 30 of this year, forcing the complaint to
be presented.
The suit, filed by attorney R. Bruce Man
chester of Bellefonte, charges the ad was
placed by Dorlene Sharer, address not
given, using an alias of Vicki Longe.
Michele McNamara, senior office worker
for the Collegian business staff, said she is
not sure if the same policy that is 'in effect
now concerning the placement of personal
ads was in effect in May 1980.
Now, if someone wants to place a personal
ad, he must present at least one form of
picture identification. Only the name and
number of the person placing the ad can
appear in the newspaper, McNamara said.
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Airport to get safety funds
The University Park Airport will receive
$367,433 from the Federal Aviation Adminis
tration on Sept. 30 for the construction of a
rescue and snow removal building, the press
secretary for U.S. Rep. William F. Clinger, R
central Pa., said yesterday.
Clinger's press secretary said the funding is
also earmarked for construction of an auto-
matic weather reporting system. The system
will measure such things as wind velocity and
direction and will transmit it to any pilot
requesting the information.
The •decision to grant the funding came
after the FAA inspected the airport and found
it met the criteria of improving FAA fire and
safety standards.
He said the University will have to come up
with $40,000 in addition to the FAA fundifig.
Concerned consumers read Collegian ads. Right?
However, Penn State will not have to raise the
funds until the federal money is received, he
said.
George R. Lovette, assistant vice president
for business, said the funding will have to be
signed, sealed and delivered before midnight
Sept.3o, the deadline for the current fiscal
year.
Lovette said the FAA designates the fund
ing "Crash, Fire and Rescue" and it is to be
used for such equipment. A rescue vehicle
will also be purchased, he said. •
This funding is separate from the $400,000
tentatively available to the University and the
Centre County Airport Authority for fiscal
year 1983. That funding will be used for a new
terminal to replace the temporary one now at
the airport. —by George Matter
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Semesi - er change to conflict with activities
By MARCY MERMEL
Collegian Staff Writer
Because the calendar conversion will affect
out-of-class life as well as academic life at the
University, the Calendar Transition Group of
representatives from student organizations and
the Office of Student Activities met yesterday to
begin discussing the problems the conversion will
cause activities.
John A. McCauley, assistant director of student
activities, said the group's goal is "to identify
areas where we're going to find problems and
start talking about those problems and how to
approach each one."
For instance, because Spring Semester classes
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activities will have to be held in the fall, McCau
ley said. But someone must decide what activ
ities must move possibly into competition with
football games.
One solution is to take some programs indoors
and hold them during the winter, he said.
Chris Hopwood, president of the Undergrad
uate Student Government's Academic Assembly
and a member of the Calendar Conversion Coun
cil, said a group could sponsor an outdoor winter
carnival instead of a spring event.
Another solution is to merge similar programs,
for example Movin' On and Horizons, McCauley
said.
"I think co-sponsoring is a way to get out of a
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bit of those scheduling hassles."
John Boland, chairman of the Associated Stu
dent Activities Budget Committee, said many
organizations hold identical events the same day.
For example, business student organizations
sponsor similar speakers on the same evening, he
said.
One reason for the duplication of services could
be "there is not one place on this campus you can
call to find out what is going on" on any given
date, McCauley said.
Also under the semester calendar, "there's
going to have to be a lot more advance planning,"
and that includes holding elections for officers
earlier in the year, he said.
ARHS: Keep dorm line system
Even though results of a recent dorm Halls, 63.8 percent in South Halls and
contract survey were close, the Asso- 61.7 percent in West Halls.
ciation for Residence Hall Students The same sample who voted for the
last night recommended the adminis- combination totaled: 31 percent in
tration keep the first-come/first- Centre, 43.6 percent in East, 38.6
served system now in operation. percent in North, 44.1 percent in
Ten members voted for first- Pollock-Nittany, 29.3 percent in South
come/first-served; five for a combi- and 32.1 percent in West.
nation of the present line system with Although no members of ARHS
the 11th line lottery option; and two plan to use the 11th line system them
people abstained. selves, several members recom-
The results for students surveyed mended it be implemented on a trial
who plan to live in dormitories but basis.
will not receive reserved space are: The statistics are too close for those
60.1 percent in favor of the present opting for the combination to be ig
system in Centre Halls, 46.4 percent nored, Dawn Smith, a representative
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