opinions
The year when the University
community seemed to sprint for
ward, only to fall backward. The
year when it experienced both the
greatest change and the greatest
standstill.
From selecting a new academic
calendar to winning the national
championship, 1982 was a year of
contrasts, contradictions and com
plications that touched nearly ev
ery facet of the University
community.
A new president
When University President John
W. Oswald announced his plans to
retire by July 1983, the search for a
new president began. After - the
University Search and Screen
Committee scrutinized 301 candi
dates for the position, the Universi
ty Board of Trustees selected
Bryce Jordan
Treader opinion
t. , For the dawgs
I read in disbelief the column by one of The. Daily
iCollegian's sports writers in Friday's issue. I'll keep the
'writer's name confidential for two reasons: 1) it took guts
to write such a column on the campus of the national
I, champions, and 2) those who read the column know who
0 I'm talking about.
The column, entitled "Eastern football can't match up,"
was a disgrace to sports journalism. Talk about sketchy
facts! •
To begin with, if Georgia's light schedule was so obvious
to the writer, I wonder if be knew that Georgia played 10 of
its 12 games against Southern opponents. In other words,
he contradicted the major point of his column.
Then came the real joke: ". . Penn State's theory of
play-the-best-to-be-the-best ultimately proved the cream
does rise to the top." No fewer than eight of Penn State's
opponents were from the East. In other words, Penn State
played two-thirds of its schedule against Eastern teams to
become the best. Another contradiction.
Granted, Penn State's four non-East opponents were
Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska and Notre Dame, but what
section of the country do those four teams dominate? The
cotton fields? The corn fields?
My question is: what doesn't Eastern football match up
to? The East had as many teams (five) in the Top 20 as
any other section in the country (that is, if you consider
Ohio State University Mideast, you certainly must consid
er Southern Methodist University Southwest, the Universi
ty of Nebraska Midwest, etc.). The South also had five Top
20 teams, but who had the national champs? I guess you
could call it the Civil War relived.
A weak year for college football? Get serious. New
recruiting rules and, in turn, recent recruiting violations
have made parity inevitable. Balance of power is much
harder to overcome than one or two teams. Therefore,
•
What ' s happened t® students sihce the „ . , 60s?
A candidate for Centre County District Why have we, as Penn State students, student aid programs are small compared was especially active was that of former and Revolution? To the '6os
. generation's
Attorney, while discussing the importance been unable, or perhaps unwilling, to flex to the originally proposed cuts. U.S. Rep. Peter Peyser, D-New York. Peys- credit, they were perceived by the existing
of the student vote to his campaign, said, "If our political muscle? In Happy Valley our task is done; we con er was the congressman who donated his power elite as demanding, dangerous re-
I had the choice of addressing an audience Perhaps our sheltered environment, a ourselves into believing that we got all that • office last spring to serve as the National formers - promoting radical ideas. But at
of 300 Penn State students or three old ladies Happy Valley, has prevented us from seeing we wanted, forgetting that it's an election Student Action Day headquarters. Peyser, a least that generation formulated ideas and
in Snow Shoe, I'd go to Snow Shoe." Penn problems in the real world. Removed from year. For most of us thoughts turn to foot- congressional
. champion for protecting the advanced reforms.
State students have earned a reputation for poverty and blind to injustice, we are quick ball. Rah. Rah. . student loan programs, was one of the few Aristotle once wrote "They (the young)
not participating in politics, even minimal- to suppress any sense of moral outrage. Meanwhile on the national level, students Democrats who lost. have exalted notions, because they have not
ly. Most choose not to vote. Happy Valley is just a nifty li'l place to tried to keep the momentum from last - Still affected by the aftermath of the
• yet been humbled by life or learned its
In last November's election the highest live for four years and forget about the ills of year's protests of the student aid cuts by skeptical '7os, students are basically politi- necessary limitations; moreever their hope
voter turnout in the four student precincts society. We conveniently get lost in our establishing a number of new student politi- tally impotent in the 'Bos. A few of us show ful dis Position makes them think them
was an embarrassing 22 percent (the low sports, our parties and our books. Every- cal action committees. up when our senator conveniently visits selves equal to great things and that
was 15 percent). This was despite the Un- thing seems super until we are threatened ~ State College in his re-election year. In an means having exalted notions. They would
dergraduate Student Government's official- with something truly devastating like , •• • • ',„; •••• - . ..--. , , obvious attempt to distance himself from alWays rather do noble deeds than useful
ly bribing students by offering a chance at a losing our loans. . , . ? ..f-- !:. . I (0 .. , administration policies, the senator gives us ones: Their lives are regulated more by
free trip to Florida for a student who could Then we get real mad. We write letters to ,".. , • '. • ..'... • vague, non-committal answers to our ques- moral feeling than reasoning all their
prove he voted. our congressmen (many of us will have to -." ::•':;" ~, ; , ,-,- .94,
tions concerning his commitment to student mistakes are in the direction of doing things
- • : , • • • aid programs. He pays us lip service and
Some believe that this student political first find out who our congressman is). 0 . .. -: .‘ 1! - . • . excessively and vehemently."
apathy is largely a result of our bad econom- Delegations of students are sent to Harris- • 1,..,t 04 ',..
..'•:: .. ~ . , . . we, sheeplike, help to send him back to
is times. That students are more committed burg and Washington to single out key -r t ,.::-•77( . . , Washington. Considering their potential for influencing
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to securing job opportunities than to social education committee members for the hard ' ..:.- , ..; - 4,: , ...• . What has happened to college students political change, the Penn State students of
causes. Others think it is simply an excuse sell. ~ , ,„•,•7.;•,V• .' •, • • since the '6os? the 'Bos would do well to heed the warning
wisdom of Aristotle.. As educated young
given by incompetent student leaders who Higher education's importance to our
.
lack the charisma to motivate the student economy and military strength is stressed \ . Then, through questioning the status quo, people, we should constantly reappraise
the college campus became the conscience rather than ignore our obligations to socie
body. (how noble). We employ sophisticated lob- • The most active the National Student
of the nation. A nation which at times was ty.
Still others claim that without an issue bying tecniques. Our parents and University Political Action Committee (NSPAC)
forced tolisten 'to students. But they listened
like Vietnam in the '6os students will not administrators are encourged to join in our • endorsed candidates, provided campaigns •
nonetheless.
consider getting involved. Some are too valiant struggle. with workers and printed and distributed its. John Lord is a 12th-term political science
cynical, or too uninformed, to participate. Enjoying a moderate success, we pat own literature on behalf of the candidates. What has happened since those days when major and a columnist for The Daily Colle-
Most simply just don't care. ourselves on the back. The final cuts to One campaign in which the committee the three R's referred to Relevance, Reason gian. His column appears on Tuesdays.
A year of contrasts and contradictions
Bryce Jordan, executive vice chan
cellor for academic affairs of the
University of Texas, to be the 14th
president of Penn State.
The selection was a secretive
one, mired in discontent and dissat
isfaction.
Even though those involved in
the process stressed the need for
confidentiality, students and fac
ulty stressed their rights to know
the names of at least the final
candidates, and to have an opportu
nity to meet them.
Although the selection process
was not greeted favorably, Jordan
was.
University administrators, trust
ees, faculty and students lauded
Jordan, citing his managerial ca
pabilities. On the whole, the com
munity seemed confident that he
could handle the challenges of a
university in transition.
Calendar conversion
Usually, debate occurs before a
major decision is made, but once
the decision is made the controver. ,
sy is supposed to die down.
But the controversy about Os
wald's decision intensified even
after the Univerity was prepared to
face a semester calendar. The Fac
ulty .Committee for Semester Re
view raised its objeCtione several
months after the decision was final.
The committee issued a report
warning that the change would
increase pressure on students, re-
college football overall is stronger than ever.
Furthermore, if SMU "wasn't ready to handle the
pressures of being a bonafide Division 1-A power" after its
second-rate decision against Arkansas, how did the team
beat Pitt? If there wasn't pressure on them then, what
does the writer consider pressure? Maybe he meant to say
SMU wasn't ready to be No.l, but the Mustangs were
certainly a bonafide Division 1-A power all season.
Finally, the column to me was nothing more than a
major false accusation. Arguing facts with frustration is
for the dawgs.
Roar Lions, roar!
Frank Crulli, 7th-journalism
Jan. 10
Slush fund
Fair people now control the entire unrestricted fund
(over $10,000) of the Undergraduate Student Government,
and the USG President and USG Senate, the students' only
"representative bodies" are powerless to stop misuse or
abuse of the "students' " money or of USG's name.
Because an order was defeated at Monday night's USG
Senate meeting, USG's name can now be placed on any
project, trip or service with the approval of just four
members of USG's Board of Directors (most of whom
were elected, but not directly elected to serve as this new
"all-powerful" body.)
Whatever happened to the good old system of checks
and balances that protects us all against corruption and
stupidity? Well, Monday night the USG Senate said "to
hell with it" and voted down an order, 8-13, that would
enable them (the students' directly elected representa
tives) to check the board by requiring the proposed
projects of more than $5OO be presented to the senate for
approval.
duce course offerings, allow less
student-professor contact and per
mit less time for research and
study. •
However, Oswald said his deci
sion was preceded by a seven
month period during which he so
licited input from the University
community. The faculty committee
was too late.
Financial aid
Threatened by the Reagan ad
ministration's plans to drastically
cut student aid, the University
community joined higher educa
tion's battle to stop the deprivation
of America's future.
And it won several substantial
victories.
Student government organized
SOFAR week (Students Opposed to
Financial Aid Reductions Week)
and by petitioning, phoning and
pressuring representatives to sup
port higher education students con
vinced them to oppose the proposed
cuts.
On another front, the Penn State
Veterans Organization helped gar
ner $l4O million for the previously
cut Pell Grant program.
These efforts resulted in less
slicing at higher education's pie.
Minorities
Although the University Admis
sions Office made an effort to in
crease minority enrollment, the
proportion of black students re
mained at a paltry 2.4 percent.
Why would the honorable senate do something as stupid
and as undemocratic as this? Because some senators
didn't want to "inhibit" the creativeness of the board.
Others felt that just in case "urgent" or "miracle "
projects came up during the week, near finals or during
breaks, and that project had to be acted on immediately
then USG might not reap in those great profits (or possible
major losses.)
My'answer to
. these concerns are that the proposed
check in no way should "inhibit" the board's creative
thinking but, it will (and I think should) force the board to
more carefully plan and study their proposed project (for
now they have to "sell" the project to someone.)
I also don't feel that the "urgent" or "miracle" projects
come up that often (only three new business ventures have
been entered into within the last three years) and if one
does, a special senate meeting can always be called by the
USG president. This would be more of an inconvenience
for those senators, but I feel that the tradeoff of maybe
preventing USG from losing great sums of money or from
engaging in unethical practices as a result of a "stupid"
porposal, would be worth the inconvenience.
The only other rationale given by the order's opposing
senators was that "It would take up too much time to
listen to the proposals." To these senators, I say resign
and let those who are willing to put in the time protect the
students, whom we represent, from fraud resulting from
unethical use of the USG name.
Oh, by the way, the order mentioned above will probably
be resubmitted (I've been in USG for too long to allow it to
remain this vulnerable without a fight). If you happen to
see or talk to a USG senator (I 'urge you to dO so, your
senators' phone numbers can be obtained by calling the
USG office, 863-0295), please express your feelings to the
senator about not having any control over, the student
government that you elected him or her to maintain.
Without control over their own student government, how
And there was dancin' in the 'streets when the Nittany Lions 'rolled over the Georgia
Bulldogs.
In an effort to bolster minority
enrollment, the admissions office
sponsored . a phone-a-thon last
spring to give prospective minority
students a chance to ask questions
of enrolled minority students.
On the whole, the entire Universi
ty community did more to ignore
rather than actively support mi
nority recruitment and retention.
11 th line option
For students preferring to'live in
the dorms, a weekend adventure in
the wild will become one of two
ways to obtain precious dorm
space.
After the Association of Resi
dence Hall Students recommended
the first-come/first-served, Oswald
endorsed the combination of 11th
line lottery and the existing sys
tem.
The Daily Collegian
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Student government
After the sound and the fury of
the Cluck-Reeves administration,
the Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment has had a remarkably
quiet year.
While it has provided several
student services, it has not spoken
out loudly on two important issues
the calendar change and the
presidential selection.
USG President Leni Barch and
Vice President Lee Facetti failed to
provide strong leadership on the
financial aid issue, giving up the
well-orchestrated fight of their pre
decessors.
Sports .
The Nittany Lions captured their
first ever national championship
after one of the toughest seasons on
record. Need we say more?
can students realistically expect to have any influence on
state, local and university administrative issues. If your
own student goverment won't listen to you, why should
University President John W. Oswald? Again, call your
USG senators and tell them you support order number
one.
Darnell Daisey, East HI USG Senator
Jan. 11 •
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Wednesday, Jan. 12,1983
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Jellie Bellies. Not the regular jelly beans
you can buy at Weis Markets, but the gourmet
kind. Penn State is a jar full of these rainbow
flavored candies, from the savored and deli
cious mocha to the (putrid) pink grapefruit.
In the Jellie Bellie code of ethics, it is
written that "Thou shall not eat a lone Jellie
Bellie." But even if it weren't stated as such,
one wouldn't have to twist my arm to make
me eat more of these bon-bons. It's a lot like
Penn State.
'Ole State has so many opportunities that
you try to devour them one right after anoth
er, you just don't want to stop.
First of all, there are so many classes to
take and all you need is a No. 2 pencil to fill
out that pre-registration form. Joining an
activity or two or becoming a member of a
club (or two or three) lets you have fun while
learning, too.
And how 'bout them students? Meeting new
people, seeing old familiar faces and getting
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Penn State is a never-ending process; it
really amazes me at times.
- Also, making difficult decisions sat Penn
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at University Park is full of such awful
dilemmas!
But all I can say is when you come across
those disgusting lemon ones, it's kind of like
thinking about pre-registering for first period
basketball in Rec Hall and second period
English in Wagner during Winter Term; it
just isn't done.
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turquoise one looks good . . . ,
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We at WQWK-Rock would like to correct
some departures from fact in the Jan. 7 Daily
Collegian column by Joe Englert headlined,
"Airwaves Flooded with Schlock and Roll."
"Whatever happened to those three-minute
can't get the melody out of my head songs?"
Englert asks. They're still around, Joe. For
example, a Holland-Dozier-Holland '6os soul
/funk tune (which you are so fond of), "You
Can't Hurry Love," redone by Phil Collins. Or,
Joan Jett's summer anthem of 1982, "I Love
Rock 'n' Roll." Even the Go-Gos had the
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You then say "The Doors have always been
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