2—The Daily Collegian Thursday, April 14, 1983
Public
waste
By BRIAN MAQEE
Collegian Staff Writer
The problems with managing haz
ardous waste can often be attributed
to, the great amount of mistrust
among the public, technical planners
and government regulators, said Pet
er, Norton, resource specialist for the
University cooperative extension
service.
Speaking yesterday at a seminar
series on solid and hazardous waste,
Norton focused on the need to involve
the public in hazardous waste Irian
a gement decisions.
;`I recognize the need to use techni
cal experts in helping to find hazard
ous waste solutions, but I'm not ready
for the total decision to be made by
technicians, Norton said. , "There's
too much common sense out there (in
the public sector)."
It is important to re-establish trust
among the various interest groups, he
said. Private citizens often adopt the
attitude that "industry and govern
ment officials are crooked, that ev
eryone is wrong except me."
Because no one in this country
Education majored offered option
BY TOM GAILEY
Collegian Staff Writer
The physical education department's increasing Gener
al. Option program is opening interesting new avenues of
study to education majors, the coordinator of the option
said.
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"The purpose of the General Option is to create an
opportunity for students in physical education to use the
program to provide for career opportunities other than
teaching," program head Patricia Seni said.
An advantage of the option, which began three years
ago, is that it allows students to design a portion of their
own degree program while offering flexibilty for students
interested in careers other than fitness and sport.
:`The program has excellent flexibility in that it allows
the student to plan 30 credits along with his adviser," said
Jimes Thompson; head of the physical education depart
mpnt.
,The option, previously called Kinesiology, is designed to
govide study in the area of physical education and to
allow an introduction into those fields related to the
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expert says
wants to lower his standard of living,
he said, the public must understand
that the products associated with a
high standard of living create hazard
ous waste by-products.
While the public wants clean water
and a clean environment, it is often
unwilling to pay the costs needed to
keep them clean, Norton said.
The best way to build trust is to see
the issues from the other's point of
view, Norton said.
Public meetings are important to
exchange ideas among interest
groups, he said. The public should be
represented by a cross-section of 10 to
15 citizens recognized as leaders in
the community.
He said the Pennsylvania Solid
Waste Management Act of 1980,
known as Act 97, outlines the proce
dure that the public should follow to
voice its opinion about proposed haz
ardous waste sites.
First, the public is to be provided
the opportunity to respond to the
proposed site in the area. •
Second, if the permit application is
submitted, county or township offi
cials are to be provided the opportuni-
student's career goals.
"The option is a semi-new direction for a program; it
could have been called 'new' eight or nine years ago, but
now more schools are using the program."
Seni said the option has been very successful so far at
the University. "Although we just started the program
three years ago, we have 62 students enrolled now," she
said. "I think the program will continue to grow as long as
there is an interest in fitness." . .
The General Option also opens new career opportunities
to students, Thompson said.
"Students often are placed in sports management or
corporate fitness," he said. "It is up to the student to
determine the field that they want to enter. One student
from physical education is now in premedicine."
Graduates from the program also find employment in
such fields as exercise specialists in business and industry
or they may go on to law school.
Stddents from the program meet with a high rate of
success in attaining their career goals, Thompson said.
"Thirty-four out of 36 Students have been placed in the
areas that they wanted," he said.
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ty to attend all meetings concerning
review of the application.
Third, the county or township is
given 60 days to respond formally to
the state Department of Environmen
tal Resources as to whether they
approve of the plan. Norton said this
must be more than an emotional
response and should be based on
technical reasons.
DER has the authority to overrule
the county's decision, but it must
provide its reasons as general public
information, Norton said.
Norton asked the audience to as-,
sume the roles of private citizens,
elected officials and industrial man
agers and to list the major concerns
of hazardous waste management. ,
The private citizens were primarily
concerned with the site's safety and
cost. The elected officials were wor
ried about jurisdiction over the site
and the enforcement of hazardous
waste laws, as well as how their
decision would affect their populari
ty. The industry representatives were
concerned aboul the cost to use the
site, transportation to the site and
liability in case of accidents.
A common interest among the
groups, Norton said, was how the site
would affect the overall economy of
the area, adding that points like this
should be built upon at the public
meetings.
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Robert E. Kirby, University The topic of Kirby's lecture will
alumnus and chairman and chief be "Engineering the Evolution of
executive officer of the Westing- American Industry." He will
house Electric Corp., will speak • at speak about the future American
the 1983 Honorary Engineering industry as it makes a transition
Lecture today. • from high-volume, standardized
Kirby, a 1939 chemical engi- production to high value, knowl
' neering graduate, will deliver his edge-intensive manufacturing.
lecture as part of the annual Engi- As part of the convocation, Wil
neering Excellence Convocation, bur L. Meier Jr., dean of the
sponsored by the College of Engi- College of Engineering, will pre
neering. sent the annual faculty awards for
The convocation, which is open outstanding teaching, outstanding
to the public, will begin at 2:15 this achievement in research and out
afternoon in 115 Electrical Engi- standing advising. Student award
neering West. recipients will also be recognized.
Kirby's speech is the 18th in a In addition, the 1983 Dean's Fel
series of Honorary Engineering lows, engineering faculty mem-
Lectures sponsored by the College hers will be recognized who have
of Engineering and the Penn State received other honors and awards
Engineering Society. The purpose during the academic year, along
of. the series is to bring outstand- with recipients of 25-year service
ing engineering profession con- awards and retirees.
tributors to the University. —by Tom Galley
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Senior liberal arts students who and chairman of the business/libe
are wondering what to do after ral arts minor.
graduation may want to attend the Lois-Jean Paulk, president of
11th annual Liberal Arts Career the Liberal Arts Alumni Society,
Planning Day, to be held from will introduce the panel members
12:30 to 4:30 this afternoon. • and moderate the discussion.
More than 40 alumni will return • Browning said the forum will
to the University as the College of discuss the "practical application
The Liberal Arts sponsors the pro- of a liberal arts degree." He added
gram in the HUB. that it will help "dispel some of the
The topic of the opening forum myths that surround a liberal arts
in the HUB Assembly Room will degree," such as chronic unem
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Liberal Arts Degree?" Guest From 1:30 to 4:30 this afternoon
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• Lawrence Foster, vice presi- swer students' questions about
dent of Public Relations for John- career concerns.
son & Johnson Co. and spokesthan While the advantages of these
for the company during the recent one-to-one discussions is obvious
Tylenol incident. Foster is also a to seniors on the threshcid of the
member of the University Board job market and to juniors consid
of Trustees. ering interviews and employment
• Richard Ritchie, district prospects, Browning said the pro
manager of employment and staff- gram would also benefit freshmen
ing research for American Tele- and sophomores.
By T.J. MARTIN
Collegian Staff Writer
Engineering• Lecture set for today
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Rudy's tax proposal gets little response
By BONNIE MORTER
Collegian Staff Writer
'Mernbers of the State College Municipal Council and
school board have reacted negatively or indifferently
toward Rep. Ruth Rudy's most recent tax proposal to
abolish occupation and per capita taxes and replace
them with an increased income tax.
Last month Rudy, D-Centre County, introduced legis
lation that would eliminate occupatioi and per capita
taxes. Under her proposal, the income tax could increase
from the current 1 percent to 3 percent; however, it
would only increase enough to accdunt for the abolished
taxes.
Rudy's proposal also specified that the school district
receive two-thirds of the income tax and the borough
receive the other one-third. The school district now
receives one-half of 1 percent of the income tax revenues
and the borough receives the remainder.
Borough tax collector Michael Groff said the per
capita tax would not be an issue in State College, where it
was abolished in the early '7os.
"It was a difficult.tax to collect and brought very little
tax revenue in," Groff said. "And when you talk about
occupational taxes, you're talking about two different
taxes the occupational privilege tax, which is split
between the borough and school district and the occupa
tional assessment tax, which goes straight to the school
district."
Municipal council could levy its own occupational
assessment tax, but has chosen not to, he said.
Council member Mary Ann Haas said that because
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State College was granted home rule in 1976, the bo
rough's share of tax revenue would not change if the bill
passes. Home rule, voted in by local citizens, grants the
borough increased authority, including the option to
increase the local income tax.
When the borough began using home rule, it increased
the wage (income) tax from 1 percent to 1.5 percent,
Haas said.
"By law, the school district receives the usual one-half
of 1 percent, and the borough receives the remaining 1
percent," Haas said. "If the wage tax increases to 3
percent, the borough's (one-third) share will remain at 1
percent. Of course, the bill would make a big difference
for the school district."
The school district would be eligible for a maximum of
2 percent of the income tax if Rudy's bill passed, but that
percentage would result only if borough council decided
to increase the wage tax to the maximum 3 percent..
Council member John Dombroski said Rudy's bill
would probably be widely favored, but that it could be
easily misunderstood.
"It's hard to argue that the occupational tax doesn't
create problems, but it's also hard to argue that an
increased wage tax isn't a way of dipping even further
into taxpayers' pockets," Dombroski said.
It's merely a trade-off among existing taxes, he said.
"Local taxes are getting . too high, and it's my guess
that taxpayers think so too," Dombroski said.
An increased wage.tax will not be well-received except
in highly, populated areas, he said. Bigger cities are at a
critical point in their attempts to continue providing
services for their citizens people in those areas would
By GAIL JOHNSON
Collegian Staff Writer
No, it's not Esther Williams andler
synchronized swimmers. It is the
Penn State Naiads performing in the
McCoy Natatorium this weekend.
An exhibition of synichronized
swimming will be performed by the
Penn State Naiads tonight, tomorrow
and Saturday nights. The show,
which features 22 swimmers, begins
at 8 p.m. Admission is $2.
The Naiads, a club funded through
the department of physical educa
tion, practice'fall through spring for
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probably support a tax which would fund dwindling
services.
"If Rudy could prove that the increased wage tax
would be beneficial somehow in the long run, I would
support it," Dombroski said.
Council member Dan Chaffee said he wished to re
serve judgment on the bill until he receives its formal
analysis, but did say he has always thought the income
tax is a more fair tax. -
"There's been talk over the years about abolishing the
occupation assessment tax and the occupation privilege
tax, as well as the real estate tax," he said. "These are
the so-called nuisance taxes and a lot of people would
like to see them go. But as far as the consequences of the
bill on the borough, no one can really say at this point."
Council member Felicia Lewis also refused to com
ment because she has not yet received specific informa
tion on Rudy's bill.
George McMurtry, president of the school board, said
Rudy's bill had pluses and minuses.
"Certainly the elimination of some of the nuisance
taxes would be in the bill's favor," he said. "But we must
watch that the wage tax doesn't get too high."
McMurtry, also associate dean of the University's
College of Engineering, said an increased wage tax
would probably be more fair than the occupation tax.
Loretta Jeffreys, a member of the State College school
board, said she does not oppose the bill, but does not
think it will make a big difference in equity.
But Jeffreys agreed with Rudy's proposal to eliminate
the occupation tax, saying that it was "outdated and
inadequate" in relation to today's salaries.
its annual show. This year the will
include 11 routines.
"It's a performance group; the
intent is not competition," said Mari
lyn Eastridge, the club's adviser.
However, because the Eastern Re
gional and National synchronized
swimming tournaments were held in
Pennsylvania this year, the club was
able to send some representatives for
competition, Eastridge said.
Except for entrance fees to the
national championships, the swim
mers paid their own way to the tour
naments. The entrance fees were
paid by the club's profits from last
year's show.
Pam Santoro, a senior member of
the Naiads, said some club members
became interested in competitions
after the University's synchronized
swimming team was dissolved three
years ago.
Joanne Kuzma (11th-marketing)
and Julie Kuzma (sth-science) placed
first in junior competition at the state
swimming tournament this year with
a routine they will perform in this
weekend's show.
Tryouts two or three rounds, of
cuts and a period of probationary
membership are held each fall.
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2 were injured
in frat stabbing; !'
Baker still fair
Stabbing victim Randolph Baker (12th-accounting) is '
still listed in fair .condition in Centre Community Hospi-'
tal's intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said•
yesterday.
Baker, 22, was stabbed in the chest during a fight early .
Sunday morning at Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, 408 E. ,
Fairmount Ave., according to the State College Police.
State College police said both Baker and the othei•
person involved in the fight are residents of the fraternity..
The identity of the assailant has not been released by'•
police.
However, a second`person was reported to have been,
injured in. the fight. Twenty-year-old Kurt J. Matscherz
(Bth-civil engineering) also of 408 E. Fairmount Ave., was..
treated for injuries to his hand following the incident and
was released. Hospital officials declined to specify the.
nature of his injuries.
Magistrate sets
bail for suspect
in man's stabbing
The State College District Magistrate's office reported
yesterday that James Gianetti, 33, of 123 W. Nittany Ave.,
was arraigned on charges of aggravated and simple
assault and criminal mischief for the stabbing incident of_
a Pine Grove Mills man Monday night.
Gianetti had been arguing with James Hess, 161 E.
Chestnut St., at the rear of the Unico office building, 477 E.
Beaver Ave., and a fight ensued, according to the Stat'e
College Police Department.
Responding officers reported that Hess was slashed in
the hand with a knife and identified Gianetti as his
assailant.
District Magistrate Clifford H. Yorks arraigned Gianet=
ti on Monday night and set bail at $2,500.
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