opinions editOrial opinion Evict nonrefundable fees Landlords and tenants in State College have long been portrayed as adversaries, growling and scowling at each other over their leases. But there are places where landlord-tenant relations are far worse than in State College. .1 College students living in Philadelphia, • for example, would probably say that State College tenants can't even begin to know the troubles they've seen. In many areas around the state and especially in Philadelphia landlords charge their tenants certain , nonrefundable reconditioning fees in their lease agreements. Landlords may charge their tenants secu rity deposits, but they have to be returned if no damage is done to the apartments. So many landlords impose additional nonre fundable fees, which are often used to clean and paint apartments after tenants vacate. State law permits requiring a security deposit of up to two months' rent during the first year of any lease, but if Sen. J. Doyle Corman, R-Centre County, is successful in his attempts to push Senate Bill 493 through the Legislature, landlords would no longer be allowed to charge reconditioning fees. Corman introduced a similar bill in the 1981-1982 session that passed the Senate by a 44-0 vote, but it sat around in the House for about a 'year and a half 'and finally died. The bill is now is the senate Urban Affairs Music school to refrain from discord? For the past two years, complex contro versies have surrounded the School of Mu-: sic, causing dissension among both faculty and students. The school has attracted more attention for its squabbles than for its fine music programs. Perhaps the most visible rift of all in volved the school's choral program. These tensions eventually led to the resignation of - University 'Choir Director Raymond Brown in February 1982. The reasons for these controversies are obscure and probably only understood by those familiar with the day-to-day 'opera tions of the school. However, too much energy has been expended solving them rather, than producing musicians. reader opinion Work, no study With many students scrambling to obtain financial aid for next year, I :would like to examine the abuses of •bne segment of aid the College Work Study Program. Having re ceived work-study grants for the last two years, I am well aware of the troubles. . Currently, once a student's "needs analysis profile" indicates that he is eligible for obtaining work-study, the ;'student must seek employment and pegin the arduous task of earning that !money. At the current rate of $3.35 an hour, a student must work an average of 16 hours a week to obtain $1,500, the maximum grant. Scheduling and then working 16 ',hours hours a week while having classes, lab work and exams is no :'easy task. Even John Dean, counsel to the House committee on education 9 and labor, admits that the program is not for students, such as premedicine nia 'ors, who must maintain a high 1.. ' • • • .'UIIISIN G ove rn rne nt fo r ced to g • ' No one can dispute the fact that the role of April 15 has covie and gone taking with it a of the people, by the people, and for the Campus Loop; it's the people who waited in days people are fighting for entitlements to government in our lives has increased dra-, substantial piece of most citizens' incomes. people" articulating with an eloquence that dorm contract lines with you; it's the person avoid the inconvenience wnnt. of ha v ing t o p ursu e matically in the last few decades. Perhaps But in a very real sense, the problem is that others had lacked the quintessence of Amer- Who complains about the government being so mething they an led t t o thbeapdroelnifnenrna connotations o s f because of this; the government has become we have forgotten just what government is. ican democracy. In something as gramma- the source of his problems. Such a simple This trend hasdall he a convenient scapegoat for all the problems Some clarification is in order. tically insignificant as three prepositional notion as this is all too easily forgotten in the bureaucracy ' our society faces. Many great American statesmen have phrases, Lincoln gave us the definition of fast-paced life of the 1980 s. selfishthat e rn ment have a electorate I c e come Teet oernont et t e, o ngd b o e wv eiatrho ma associated ne nu te ehno isig withbh etbecome o g h m o e d y e - , attempted to capsulize just what govern- government. Government is not a social god of infinite „„. ment is. In 1830, Daniel Webster spoke of His words are particularly relevant today resources that can be invoked to resolve of b uf ig tmur a oer n eg d ethh i T ro p e eatireshosn tri l l i onna f l ,adnodllo Ameri cansrhsas with mortgaged adebt ar• 4 , , ‘,. "the people's government made for the 'in resolving the misconception that was every societal problem. It is a very con • , • people.” He came close, but something was mentioned earlier. No one would dispute - strained effort by the people of a civilized . missing. that government is by the people, although society to make their world a little better. It W' ' //.. ,/ In a sermon delivered in Boston on Inde- some might argue that it's by the wrong has limited resources and it is only as good you can do for your country." His rhetoric . pe is nsediefn-gcoeveDranymeiont,loBvseB,r allTh e t o h d e o p re eop P l a e r , Parker pepeooppllee.; as the people want it to be. The foundation of John Kennedy, in his inaugural address, refined the idea a bit further: "Democracy Likewise, government is certainly for the democracy is an enlightened electorate; recognized the trend when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what a quick look at the federal budget without this, the "of the people" component Att:• . all the people, by all the people." will confirm this. Social security, food falls apart. The problem with our govern . A copy of Parker's sermon fell into the stamps, student loans and many other fed- ment is not in Washington, D.C.; it's in the was applauded, but his plea was not heeded. handg of a man who was then preparing to eral expenditures including a strong nation- mirror. One of his successors, Gerald Ford, was We've all participated in conversations run for the presidency. His name was Abra- al defense are specifically designed for neg And just"for as the "of the pehaople been " has been ment t en more bl hat untis about it, Henough e said, " to give the personal misfortune .to the actions or inac- ment caught his fancy. He made a note of it This leaves only one phrase of Lincoln's a bit far. people everything they want can also take . . tion of "the government." We perversely and saved it' until the time was right to definition left, and it is therein that the The antes" Dec li laration f liberty ,O I and tndependence pursuit guar of - away That is everything they thought have." liken ourselves to be at the mercy of this present his own paraphrased version. problem lies. fe, he for . ' : abstract notion of government, and this fin 1863 that moment came when Lincoln, "Of the people." It is very easy to forget happiness" not happiness itself. This is represents a very serious misconception. at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettys- that government is in fact of the people. It's seldom acknowledged by today's citizens. David Klingler is a 6th-term political sci . Thi3 may sound like an outrageous pro- burg, finally epitomized the nature of Amer- not just Congress , and the President, either. Our predecessors fought for rights to ence major and a columnist for The Daily nouncement in light of the fact that another ican government. He spoke of "government It is the person sitting next to you on the facilitate the pursuit of happiness; nowa- Collegian. and Housing Committee, chaired by state Sen. Milton Street, R-Philadelphia County. This time around, it shouldn't be allowed to die. While the bill's passage would probably not directly affect tenants in State College most State College landlords, if any, do not charge reconditioning fees it would certainly help thOse tenants in other areas who are being taken advantage of by unfair landlords. And because most University students will not live in State College forever, Penn State graduates could become residents of apartments that would be affected by the bill. Indirectly it could have some effects here in State . College. Landlords here perhaps would be more careful not to penalize their outgoing tenants unfairly by using money from security deposits for cleaning pur poses. And perhaps as tenants in general become more aware of their rights, they will re member to do •thihgs like returning their keys and leaving their forwarding address es when they vacate to ensure that their landlords return their security deposits. The state Legislature is being given a second shot at restricting nonrefundable reconditioning fees. Nonrefundable fees should not be left in lease agreements and the bill should not be left in the House. Recently, the head of the school resigned to return to teaching and resear ch. \ While the controversies mdy have prompted her decision, • such speculations are futile and can only be answered by the school itself. With the appointment of a new director, the school will have an opportunity to re solve the turmoil of the past couple of years. Faculty members will meet soon to: discuss the appointment of a new director -- a director who in the words of a professor of music, will face an "enormously compli cated" job. With cooperation from all parties in volved, the strains of dissent should soon be replaced with the strains of music. grade-point average. Where does that , leave the physi cists, accountants, engineers and lit erature majors who just might be interested in attending graduate school, obtaining employment or sim ply "learning the most they can" in a course (whatever that means! )? And even when a student does work, a percentage of his pay is deducted by taxes; so in reality, the student ob tains $1,300 instead of $1,500. Most work-study students cannot handle' balancing 16 hours a week plus earning a full credit load; they simply work eight or ten hours a week and are forced to forfeit the remain der of their grant (who can blame them! ). The people in the Office of Student Aid, realizing this fact, randomly offer more students aid than actual monies received from the govern ment. Somehow the administrators in Student Aid have closed their eyes to the fact that we are all here to obtain a degree, not shelve books and wash test tubes Such a government-subsidized pro gram as work-study cannot continue to discriminate against people who cannot afford to pay for schooling by forcing them to cut back on course loads and/or receive lower grades. Therefore, I present one simple solution increase the hourly wage. I have worked for two years and still receive $3.35 an hour,-while other student employees, such as cafeteria workers, receive pay increases over time. There is no valid reason for keeping the current rate other than to exploit cheap labor from students forced to work in the system. If a pay increase is not feasible, the administrators of Student Aid should scale down the maximum grant and seek other "true" sources of aid instead of forcing the students to work long hours. Working eight to ten hours a week is much more realistic. Until these guidelines are followed, students will still be tricked into thinking $1,500 has been trimmed off 81 DO `SOU cumN6 Do Asl/'fllt4G. EDGE ?* i l e y Collegian Tuesday, April 26,1983 Suzanne M. Cassidy Editor The Daily Collegian's editorial opinion is determined by its Board of Opinion, with the editors holding final responsibility. Opinions expressed on the editorial pages are not necessarily those of The Daily Collegian, Colle gian Inc. or The Pennsylvania State University. Collegian Inc., publishers of The Daily Collegian and related publications, is a separate corporate institution from Penn State. Board of Editors Managing Editor: Lisa Hill; Editorial Editor: Renae Hardoby; Assistant Editorial Editor: Marcy that $4,000 or so of "documented need," while the Office of Student Aid proudly points to the statistics of thousands of "happy" students on work-study. I know nothing can be done to make part-time employment enjoyable, but discriminating against those in need is unjustifiable on all pounts. Wake up 335 Boucke! John D. Cunningham, 13th-physics April 25 Action needed First of all, you claim student apa thy towards USG to be a major prob lem, right? And so I take it that this problem of student apathy is proba bly on your priority list of things to be taken care of, right? However, having done some re search on USG for a class project, it appears to me that you are not doing anything directly to mitigate this 01983 Collegian Inc. Judith Smith Business, Manager problem of student apathy. In other words, you are going about this prob lem in an indirect way, whereby, you hope that this problem will lessen if USG fulfills its responsiblitiy of serv ing the needs of the undergraduate students. A long run project, right? I just do not understand, for I'm starting to get the picture that you, USG, are apathetic and lazy. Apa thetic and lazy about doing anything directly to curb student apathy. If both USG and the students are apathetic about building a strong bond between themselves, then they'll just never get anywhere. What I am proposing is that you, USG, initiate some direct action now to mitigate this problem of student apathy towards USG since you've got the resources. Resources which could enable a better union between USG and the students. Michelle Shumock, 10th-advertising April 25 The' Daily Collegian Mermel; News Editors: Ron Crow, Rosa Eberly, David Medzerian; Sports Editor: Ron Gardner; Associate Sports Editor: Greg Loder; Assistant Sports Editors: Liz Kahn, John Severance; Photo Editor: Eric C. Hegedus; Assis tant Photo Editor: Paul Chiland;• Arts Editor: M. Lee Schneider; Assistant Arts Editor: Ann Fisher; Campus Editor, Dina DeFabo; Assistant Campus Editor:' Mary Stephens; Town Editor: William Scott; Assistant Town Editor: Rebecca Albert; Graphics Editor: Gary Feiss; Copy Editors: Dana Buccilli, Mark Featherstone, Anne Gallagher, Kathy Munn, John Schlander, Stella Tsai; Weekly Collegian Managing Editor: Brian Bowers; Week ly Collegian Assistant Managing Editor: Lori Musser. About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian and The Weekly Collegian are published by Collegian Inc., an indepen dent, non-profit corporation with a board of directors composed of students, faculty and professionals. Stu dents of The Pennsylvania State University write and edit both papers and solicit advertising material for them. Tuesday, April .26 Share your page This is your page, your opportu nity to share opinions, comments and ideas on just about anything. But this page also belongs to about 40,000 other people who read The Daily Collegian each day. It is also their opportunity to commu nicate their observations about the University, the community and the world. So please share. Limit your letters to 30 lines (about one page, typed double space) . Longer letters will no long er be accepted. Forums exposi tions centering on a theme must be three to four typed, double space pages. Remember to include on the, letter your term standing and ma jor or title with your name and phone number. Bring identifica tion with your letter to the Colle gian office, 126 Carnegie. reader opinion Movin' On update At the April 18 USG Senate meet mg, money was allocated for a USG :Awards' Banquet and Movin' On (an ARMS project). Due to a lengthy debgte over whether to provide fund-. ing to Movin' On, students may have perceived that the senate almost al-. ;lowed Movin' On to collapse 'rather , than forfeit a selfish party (the ban quet). Such a perception may be the result' of.inadequate information to the stu :dents. TODAY lied Ca'oss Bloodmobile . in the HUB BALLROOM I Oom-4pm Sponsored by MD.C)Ond FEE FREE DONUTS!! The Economics Club and Pi Sigma Alpha present Rolf David Luft of the State Department who will speak on "US Foreign Policy and World Economics" Tues. April 26 7:3opm 305 HUB All Students Welcome prepareb. You wouldn't go camping without a tent, show up at an exam without a No. 2 pencil, or go to registration without your bursar's receipt, would you? And you wouldn't dream of going to an interview without a résumé prepared by Collegian Production, right? Unless, of course (check one): The choice is yours. But, before your life's ambition and ex-'" periences roll out of your old typewriter, check out your options at Collegian Production. Come browse through our résumé portfolio. Imagine your name at the top of one of our many samples and think of how much bet ter you'll feel about yourself with one of our résumés. Not to m:en tion how much better you'll look. C collegian production Résumé Service 126 Carnegie Building 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment 863-3215 The spring event has been tradi tionally an ARHS function. Had ARHS been in dire straits and had. Movin' On been in total jeopardy, the senate would most likely have en gaged in a much shorter debate. It should be understood that Movin' On was not in jeopardy. The Movin' On committee was given a larger allocation than in previous years from Associated Student Activities. In-addition, the committee received substantial funding from ARHS. In total, allocation for Movin' On sur passed all previous years, regardless ❑ you choose not to be remembered for your initiative in having your résumé professionally typeset and printed. ❑ you'd rather , not have your résumé stand out on a desk crowded with ordinary typewritten résumés, or ❑ your uncle happens to be president of the company that's interviewing you., of USG involvement Thus, what we had was a better than-usual-funded Movin' On ap proaching an outside organization for additional funding. It should also be understood that various ARHS area governments might have provided the funding. Please note that the original re quest for $1,500 was changed to $750 by the bill's sponsor, not by the senate appropriations committee. This is just one more example of uninformed Daily Collegian editors unfairly en raging students. Had the senate .not RENT YOUR OWN Sy Barash Rcgatta call FULLINGTON BUS 23 funded Movin' On, ARHS still would have had a program full of major label performers. To even further distort the situa tion, Ed Doherty, Movin' On chair man, was quoted at the April 19 ARHS meeting as stating, "This is the end of a Movin' On era." According to ARHS President Dave Labuskes this is not true. "Movin' On is very much an option for next year; it is not necessarily over," Labuskes told us. In regards to the USG banquet, this year USG is attempting to recognize B d )25 OFF ORDER NOW SO YOU CAN WEAR IT THIS SUMMER Backed by Josten's Lifetime Golden Warranty. Crafted to the finest detail in real gold. 90 day money back guarantee Fantastic selection to choose from PLUS LUSTRIUM CLASS RINGS STILL SPECIALLY PRICED AT 589" nOSk t o De r i\ it ICes‘ ‘s a Corner of College and Allen State Coll, Downtown the hard working individuals within the organization who, by and large, have a thankless job. Despite recent criticism lodged against USG, there are many mem bers who over the year(s) have de voted hundreds of "voluntary" work hours. In light of the fact that many organizations pay their workers (i.e., Collegian and University Concert Committee) it should not be consid ered unreasonable to demonstrate appreciation to such dedicated indi viduals. On April 20, Bill Jacoby and Albert ENN STATE CLASS RING any gold class ring The Daily Collegian Tuesday, April 26, 1983-7 THE OFFICIAL Strausser wrote a condemning letter to the editor pertaining to our ban quet. Yet, we ask ourselves, why do these two men continue to take potshots at USG when they do not approach us for full information? Just sit back and take your potshots. Your irresponsibility is evidenced by your failure to actively research the situation prior to public comment. Bill Kraftsow Joe Martz USG Town Senators April 22 by Josten's
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