—The Daily Collegian Friday, April 15, 1983 Semester Hotline delayed one week , By ANN MATTURRO Collegian Staff Writer Because of a lack of ,semester transition handbooks in each Uni versity department, the Semester Hotline, scheduled for operation this week, was postponed until next week, the president of the Under graduate Student Government's Academic Assembly said. Chris Hopwood said the hotline, sponsored by the Academic Assem bly, will give students an opportuni ty to ask questions about changes in their individual departments and colleges next year. "We're having some problems getting information from the indi vidual departments," Hopwood said. "Many departments don't have any available information and all they give us is vague handouts." • However, James R. Dungan, Cal endar Conversion Council secre tary, said: "It would seem to me that, by this time, the departments should have adequate information. And, I don't know why Academic Assembly is haiiing any problems." Hopwood said the departments Allegheny Women's Center • abortions • free pregnancy and related counseling Mon• Fri 9.5 Sat 10.4 Call collect 412-362-2920 This Year, some of ourgraduates • will be remembered yearim mulerth k e heading followift eee • Those Not Pictured. or listed : . • • • • La Vie 1984 "Don't be a blank spot." Your college yearbook Is a lasting memory of a The Penn State great part of your life. For your sake, and others, Yearbook get your picture taken. . . Stop . by: 209 HUD or Coll 056-2602 0.219 have been notified that the hotline will be in operation April 17 to 21, "come hell' or high water," even if the assembly has not received suffi cient information from some of the departments. If a situation like that occurs, the hotline will be used to show the assembly exactly what student con cerns are, Hopwood said. "If students call and we don't havelhe information they need, we will direct them to the appropriate person or department," Hopwood said. Most of the individual depart ments in the College of Education and the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation are well organized, Hopwood said. But, "some of the more technical, colleges like (the colleges of Busi ness Administration, Engineering and Science) have caused us many problems," he said.' Unmotivated Academic Assem bly members are another part of the problem, Hopwood said. "It's been hard to get our own members motivated to get out to the departments and gather the TOGA 0 TOGA • TOGA c 8 OX, i- • Thanks for Friday *i (. 1 night: We had a fun n o © time. 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"Students have a right to know what the hell's going on, especially at this stage in time, so they can properly plan their futures under the semester system," Hopwood said. Current freshmen' and next year's seniors, who are not "on track" for graduation, will'proba bly experience the most problems under the semester system, Hop wood said. Volunteers from the Academic Assembly will be available to an swer questions from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. 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COMPATIBLE Software in Stock *(with approved credit) Ceniw 660 Pleasant View Blvd. a Bellefonte 814-355-5243 Legislation would restrict tenant fees By MICHAEL NEWNAM Collegian Staff Writer Sen. J. Doyle Corman, R-Centre County, has reintro duced legislation to the state Senate that would restrict landlords from imposing specific nonrefundable fees on tenants in lease agreements. Federal law now permits requiring a security deposit of up to two months' rent during the first year of any lease, but some landlords impose what are called "non-refunda ble reconditioning fees" in the contract. ' Corman said additional fees which are imposed when the tenant vacates, are unnecessary. "A landlord may ask you for a damage security depos it," he said. "If you leave the place undamaged, you should get your money refunded. • "Some landlords say (they) don't care if the place isn't damaged; (they are) going to have to shampoo the carpet and paint the Walls (when the tenant leaves) so they charge reconditioning fees," he said. Charley Burch, public information officer for the state Senate majority, said the security deposit is sufficient to cover any damages to an apartment. If a landlord thinks the security deposit would not cover all damages, Burch said the landlord could seek legal recourse. Corman introduced a similar bill in the 1981-82 session that passed the Senate by a 44-0 vote but died in the House. The bill was never acted upon in the House, Burch said. "I don't think there was any organized opposition to the bill. There was just insufficient time to handle it," Burch said. "I think it will pass this time around. The very fact it passed unanimously in the Senate before shows how well accepted ( the bill) was." 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Bill Groves, office manager with S.C. Sun Corp., 418 Clay Lane, said he is not aware of any landlord in this area that imposes reconditioning fees. "The only additional fees we charge are for first year tenants to change their own locks," Groves said. "We have no complaints with (the bill) whatsoever." Mary Frantz, property manager with The Benchmark Group, 818 Bellair Ave., said ,the deposits it holds are returned after damages are subtracted. The Benchmark Group manages Heritage Oaks Apartments, Vairo Boule vard apartments and University Terrace. Lise Fisher, a member of the Organization for Town Independent Students, said Lindlords in this area usually do not ask for reconditioning fees, but OTIS receives complaints about landlords who use money from security deposits for cleaning purposes. "Some (landlords) will take out money for painting," Fisher said. Fisher said OTIS advises tenants to complete a damage list when they agree to rent from a landlord. The list should include any damaged item in the apartment. "If there's anything wrong with the apartment when you move in, you won't get charged for it when you move out," Fisher said. "The landlord should sign (the list) and the tenant should keep a copy of it for himself." ADVERTISEMENT Ouaw -- Shoemaker - KuskO Testing Preparation Services P ) Mobile simulator teaches students about fires By G. LoMONACO Collegian Staff Writer As the smoke seeps under the door, a student plugs up the cracks with a sheet and runs to the window for air. He feels the door for heat and exits into the smoke-filled hall way. The student cautiously exits and reaches for the fire alarm to alert his friends and, .while gasping for air, crawls down the corridor to the nearest door and flees the burning building. Although the scene is only a simu lation conducted by University Safety Services, it enables students to experience what it is like to be in an actual fire. Safety Services opened , the doors of its new Mobile Fire Safety Unit or "Fire Simulator" for the first group of students in North and West Halls this week and invited them to walk through a "fire." The 20-minute training session began in a dorm room with an informal talk by Safety Services personnel. Groups consisting of eight students learned about the chemistry of fires; they were also taught about the types of fires, fire alarm. systems, false alarms, 'fire drill, and fire extinguishers and how ellterfain- Dien+ . ‘,l loo! country Tavern .IZS cricklewood drUe • 237-1049 711 ' ~ Ir ~ ~' i ;:. ,: I. o'' l ', ;1 to operate them. Fire survival tech niques, such as counting doors to an exit when the smoke is too thick to see through, were explained. The lecture also reviewed fire safety techniques. The simulator will be parked in the parking lot behind Beaver Hall on Monday and Tuesday for stu dents in the Centre, Pollock, Nitta ny and South areas. It will be in the East Halls area April 25 and 26 but a specific place has not been chosen. `I never had been in a really smoked•filled room. I never had to depend on myself to get out.' Don Miller (3rd-meteorology), who participated in the simulation ; said he would .now know what to expect in a real fire. "I never had been in a really smoked-filled room," he said. "I never had to depend on myself to get out. "I knew (the demonstration) wasn't real, but I'll be a little bit more rational; at least I know what R___ .., . ... i, li Add passion to SERaEft your punch with ES 'is.,Atoye< Everclear 190 pr00f17.:,., grain alcohol. 1 / 4 ,... -.,1 EV ALCO EVERCLEAR T•SHIRT OFFER IDA cotton It's purple with red and white EVERCLEAR logo Only 84 95 Please send me .ny _XL Everclear 'Purple Passtupelo" T-Shlrts lor a total MO resd ol S ants acid 4%, lobs Km Send money order or use yoUr_MosterCord _Visa EMEEMMICI Mall To: "Purple Passionate Suite 2102. 106 West 14th Street. Kansas City. 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Matt Horey, West Halls area orientation chairman, said he would like the program to be available to mit (II I good food good times John Cunningham tonight from 10 pm and Bookends . "State College's most popular trio" Saturday night from 10pm 21 1. W. C ,..Lve. 2 - NEED A JOB m CDT CLASSIFIEDS MAY HELP YOU FIND EMPLOYMENT • tr . ri ,14 1 FILEE! ~ 7 , P4;274 1 I ' 1 ' . EMPLOYMENT-WANTED ADS ON SUNDAY MAY 1 To celebrate International Classified Advertising Week the Times Classified Department will offer FREE EMPLOYMENT WANTED ads on Sunday, May 1, as a service to our unemployed readers. Complete the form below and mail it to: Centre Daily Times Classified Advertising Department, P.O. Box 89, State College, PA 16801, or bring it to one of our offices. Start your 5 line (approximately 20 word) ad with the type of work ` you are seeking, list your qualifications and telephone number. This offer applies to anyone,presently unemployed. Not applicable to work-at-home or commercial services. Please let us know when you find a job. DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 One No Word Phone Per Orders Space Accepted NAME PHONE ADDRESS • CITY STATE ZIP CENTRE DAILY TIMES CLASSIFIEDS-WE BRING RESULTS transfer students and freshmen dur ing Orientation Week. During the mock fire, students used survival techniques they had just learned to travel through a corridor with a 100-degree tempera ture reading and smoke too thick to see through. Someone pulled the fire alarm which sounded, the bell. The stu dents groped their way on their hands and knees, feeling their'way through the corridor and counted doorways to reach the fire exit and fresh air in the stairwell. To the participants, the air in the hallways is "like being reborn," because of the noticeable difference of less smoke, said Tom Hand, Uni versity fire safety specialist and member of Alpha Fire Company. This showed students the impor tance of keeping fire doors closed, he said. Hand said he would like to expand the use of the fire simulator outside the University. The University Office of Gifts and Endowments donated the bulk of the $15,000 final estimated cost of the simulator. The 40-by-14-foot tra iler has a 7,000 watt gasoline-run generator, which heats the corridor with extra coil heaters to intensify the heat. East, Centre halls' election results Linda Rovder (sth-liberal arts) and Rick Kennedy (Bth-wildlife science) were elected president and vice-pres ident respectively for 1983-84 East Residence . Association last night. Though the two ran opposed, the results of the East Halls elections still surprised some people. Anthony Palmentera (sth-division of under graduate studies) and DeDe Delareto (3rd-liberal arts) were elected ARHS representative and secretary of ERA respectively as write-in candidates. Gary Rifkin ( 6th-business adminis tration) was also elected ARHS rep resentative. Wednesday night, Debra Zuech (sth-science) was named president and Matt Jacobson (Bth-computer science) and Doug Elliott (9th-elec trical engineering) were named first and second vice-presidents respec tively for Centre Hall Residence As sociation. In Centre Halls, Caren Shelow (3rd division of undergraduate studies and Stephanie Colella (3rd-science Were elected ARHS representatives. Gordon Zavilla, an election com missioner in East Halls, said voter turnout was low, although no figures were available. Turnout was higher in Centre Halls • When you really need a low price, Hills really has Every day. Baby Nurser Kit Trial Kit .. Disposable Bottles Box of 80 . . 2.18 ® No need to wait for a sale. Ever. State College: Hills Plaza-South Atherton St. (Rt NJ Lola- 322 E) & Branch Rd. 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"A lot of students are not aware of what it is and what it can do for them," she explained. She added that they will also en courage the executive council to be come more closely knit and to work more closely with house presidents. Zuech, president-elect of CHRA, plans to use the semester system to the advantage of the 'organization. "One of our main objectives is redefining the roles of the resident assistant and house president by re-. delegating some of the responsibili ties," she said. The semester system will also pro vide more opportunity for activities, Zuech said. "You won't be getting hit with 'finals every ten weeks," she noted. . 8.24 . 1.48 /1, ,/ v/__ . STONE VALLEY RECREATION AREA PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 1983 Season Opening „~~~~ —by Gail Johnson 7 z. For Reservations Call 863-0762