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is often broken only by a long
k)ng-time ERA opponent Phyl
may need a little extra sleep to
:ow amendment push backers
acing the ERA as the first bill of
Igress.
en are AM yawning, however,
is relevant. Fifteen years ago
riot need to ask. They saw
on in their everyday lives. And
for freedoms now taken for
(lay, a woman expects to grad
cdlege and receive the same job
, ;i1 as the man who sat next to her
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disc.
the:
gra.
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irobably will. In fact she may
job over the man because she is
fter all, companies have quotas
suits can be brought against
'ho discriminate against wom-
evc
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to
have in many cases served
purpose of getting women
t.etarial pool.
-ffective these laws may be,
• 'selves do not have the perma
:-,sary to guarantee equality.
snot be bounced back and forth
r ball by laws that can be abused
i ;ply changed.
Eq: •
like
aril
their transience, laws passed
or federal legislatures do not
quality. Those laws can be too
.ncied on the legislature's whim.
• inalienable right that must be
by t,l
easp;
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Nicz,
flip-flop?
Ronal(
interfere
after several years of
'':i:!aragua, has recently de
,:; wrest in restoring peace to
ude seems rather unusual
on disturbing a foreign
the arc
for a r.
gover L
ling of his administration,
I.edly interfered in Nicara
iitics and government. He
.s.;indinista parties CIA ad-
Mary and monetary aid.
helped to organize and
roan parties residing near
gua n-Honduras border.
•• ups have raided Northern
;edit/ to seriously weaken
• li•ov, , the current govern-
Since
Reagan
guan d,
has s,[,
visers a;
arm ex
the nor
Nica-di ,
and pi
inent.
kienly, Reagan has agreed
ion of heavy weapons and
parties and to withdraw
: ;k- to reversal of policy has
, ;le question Why? This
resent a philosophical
may represent a game of
NOlt
to en( 1
arma 1
advise:,
given I.
reverse
chanfs,c
politic‘
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for rookie preachers shouting for the top
t
0
~ciAists Jed Smock and Bro Cope rap with a student on the steps of Schwab Auditorium
three-letter word
opinion
absolutely guaranteed through a constitu
tional amendment.
Making the ERA part of the U.S. Constitu
tion gives it both prominence and perma
nence. A permanence that would withstand
shifts in public opinion.
However, as soon as the word amendment
is mentioned, many ERA opponents shake
with thoughts of federally subsidized child
care, coed bathrooms, women in combat.
But wait. Imagine for a moment that the
amendment being considered was not for
equal rights but freedom of speech. Oppo
nents surely would quiver with the thought
of newspapers being able to print anything
an absolute reading of the First Amend
ment does seem to guarantee that right.
As recently as the 19605, women had to
score about 200 points higher than men on
their Scholastic Aptitude Tests to be ad
mitted to the University Park Campus. And
as recently as 1973, no women were allowed
to be in the Blue Band.
Supporters of these policies thought they
had valid reasons for them. After all, there
was a housing shortage on campus and if
both sexes were in the Blue Band they
couldn't both change on the buses, making
long band trips difficult.
Women now toot tubas in the Blue Band.
And admission policies are no longer so
discriminatory. But all of us should remem
ber that these abuses happened and the law
condoned them. Without an equal rights
amendment, no one can guarantee that they
won't happen again.
America has had a policy of non-intervention
concerning the domestic affairs of foreign
governments. It is entirely possible that Rea
gan has realized that Nicaragua has a right to
choose its own government and to deal with
the consequences thereof by itself, unless it
chooses otherwise.
But this is unlikely. It's hard to believe that
any president is unintelligent enough to wend
millions of dollars on a project only to drop it
because he forgot about a policy conflicting
with the project.
On the other hand, our president may have
decided that American interference in Nica
ragua has caused more damage than good.
Maybe Reagan thought interference with
Nicaragua's left of center government would
win support among other South American
countries.
If this was the case, he was wrong. Ever
since America's intervention in Nicaragua,
America's popularity has dropped tremen
dously throughout other South American
countries. Now to appease those countries,
Reagan wants to try the opposite tactic
nonintervention.
Or Reagan could be bluffing.
Because of America's involvement in Leb:
anon and because of Alexander Haig's esca
pades in El Salvador, the American people
most likely won't stand for many more for
eign crises. Reagan may think that if he
pacifies the American public for a few
months, the Lebanese crisis will be resolved
and forgotten and he will be able to resume
old tricks in Nicaragua. It is entirely possible
American marines may be stationed on Nica
raguan soil before too long.
Because it is unlikely. that Reagan has
uhdergone a radical change of heart, one
must conclude that he is playing a vast
political game.
Diane R. Jacobsohn, 2nd-liberal arts
ABC's bias
In the battle for national recognition, one
has to wonder "What has Penn State or Joe
Paterno ever done to alienate ABC and its
unbiased commentators?"
I have yet to watch a Penn State vs. anyone
game on ABC and feel as though our beloved
Nittany • Lions got equal billing by ABC's
announcers. Even Fran Fisher, in his most
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By BRIAN R. MAGEE
11th-environmental engineering
This season has brought with it a bumper crop of fine
young rookie preachers awaiting their shots at the top.
They're young, they're loud, and they're saved•— the
new breed.
If you haven't seen any of them yet, the main guy
looks like Jesus at least what Renaissance painters
and Hollywood movie moguls say he looks like.
Another one, an infrequent fill-in, looks like a calcu
lus TA I once had. The dichotomy of absolute math
ematical truths and flippant biblical interpretation
makes me sometimes laugh when I hear him.
The third wears glasses and has a mustache, and he
seems happier.
They're new and a bit inexperienced, but I think can
help. Because I've seen more of Bro Cope at Willard
than any instructor I've ever had, I consider myself
somewhat qualified as a preacher critic.
Just follow these simple preacher tips and someday
you may make it to the PTL network:
• The unkempt look went out with Godspell 10 years
ago. Sure, God only cares about what the soul looks
like, but we're students and we're used to looking up to
a jacket and a nice pair of slacks. Unless of course
you're trying to do what the students don't want you to
do, just to irritate us.
• Don't try to do what the students don't want you to
do. If irritates us. Your preaching should be the only
source of irritation, if you want any attention.
• Maintain an even balance of biblical quotes and
insults. Preachers must condemn before they can
forgive.
• Encourage heckling with long pauses. You guys
are babbling way too fast. If you really want students to
stop and take notice, especially in the dead of winter,
you need another loud voice with which to exchange
verbal abuse, preferably for a few laughs. If he's good,
some students will feel sorry for you and may even
listen to what you say.
Some of the best in the business have been known to
plant a heckler in the crowd to harass them. And you
thought the man dressed in the devil suit a few
Halloweens ago was just passing by.
diaiii;Collegian
excited moments, has never gotten as one
sided as Frank Broyles, and Fran is a Penn
State employee.
Many times I have sat in my living room,
following an ABC broadcast, pondering a
letter to the editor to vent my frustrations but
never quite got fired up enough. Saturday
night, however, was the final straw. With
Georgia driving in the fourth quarter and
down by 27-17, Frank Broyles actually
pleaded for his team (Georgia) to pass. ". . .
Georgia, if you want to win this game and the
National Championship, PLEEEEEEASE
PASS . . ."
This was but one of several slighted com
ments that have no place on national tele
vision whether it involves Penn State or any
other team.
Bruce Seigfried, class of '72 and '75
Jan. 6 I
Dumb camels?
One of the delights of being part of the
University/town community here is the diver
sity of viewpoints expressed by word of mouth
and in handouts up and down the mall and
College Avenue. But the delight diminishes
signed by no more than two people and not longer than
30 lines. Students' letters should include the term, major
and campus of the writer. Letters from alumni should
include the major and year of graduation of the writer. All
writers should provide their address and phone number
for verification of the letter.
The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for
length, and to reject if they are libelous or do not
conform to standards of good taste. Because of the
numbers.of letters received, the Collegian cannot guar
antee publication of all the letters it receives.
Mail letters to: The Daily Collegian; 126 Carnegie
Building; University Park, Pa. 16802. Names may be
withheld on request. Letters may also' be selected for
publication 1n The Weekly Collegian.
when evangilizers make victims of the de
fenseless.
Such is the case with the Krishna Yoga
Center flyer handout on College Avenue on
Friday afternoon. On one side of the flyer is. a
camel with hi's mouth full of thorns. The first
word of the text by Dravida Dasa on the other
side is "Dumb." The author goes on to com
pare "dumb camels" with "dumb people"
who are self-destructive.
The author evidently never met a camel.
Camels are anything but dumb when it comes
to stripping small leaves from thorny
branches of acacia trees. They run the branch
through the mouth in the same direction the
thorns are pointed so that they get all the
leaves but none of the thorns. It is possible
that a thorn or two may get in the mouth of a
camel, but it is rare. In the two years that I
owned camels in Niger, mine never once were
wounded by thorns.
The Krishnas should withdraw this bit of
false propaganda and apologize to camel
lovers worldwide. Trans-Species, where are
you when we need you?
Thomas A. Hale, associate professor of
French and comparative literature
Jan. 7
e Don't fall off the ledge. Besides being painful, you
may never get another chance up there. There are
plenty more pulpiteers awaiting their big break. What
with the economy and all, this is one of the stablest jobs
around.
• Don't preach to the people walking past Willard
Building. They're moving way too fast to be converted.
Talk more to those loitering on the steps. During the 15
minutes students sit there you can be a much more
effective nuisance.
forum
• Carry a few well-packed snowballs in your coat
pockets, just in case. There are plenty of loonies out
there. If you're a pacifist, a garbage can lid will do.
• Talk in vague generalizations. Use words like, "all
of mankind," "the holocaust," "damnation," and "de
bauchery."
• While condemning our lecherous, fornicating
ways, don't wink at the sorority women in the back. It's
a dead giveaway.
Here are some avant-garde suggestions. To my
knowledge these haven't been tried before, but if your
soul-saving rate starts plummeting, it might be time
for some drastic action:
• Paint half your face blue and half white, and take
your shirt off in sub-freezing weather. A rainbow wig is
optional. It will at least get you •coverage on ABC
Sports.
• Play the new Prince album and get down while
you condemn.
• Develop and distribute a computer program with
which students can punch in their sins and determine
just how wicked they are.
• Hide a tape player with a God-like voice on it.
When you say things like, "You're a heard of cattle
stampeding off to the slaughter," have God say, "You
bet!" That'll shake 'em up. A couple of 120-watt JVC
speakers should do the trick.
• Perform a miracle. This one's up to you
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