14—The Daily Collegian Tuesday. A
Honor group
names award
after Oswald
To honor student leaders in
five categories, the Laurel
Crown Circle of Omicron Delta
Kappa last night announced the
establishment of the John W.
Oswald Award for Outstanding
Student Leadership.
The award, which will be pre
sented for the first time at the
Spring Semester 1984 gradua
tion ceremony, will be pre
sented in five categories:
scholarship; athletics; social,
service and religious activities
and student government; jour
nalism; speech and the mass
media; and 'creative and per
forming arts.
David Cushing, president of
Omicron Delta Kappa, Laurel
Crown Circle, an honorary so
' ciety that recognizes leadership
and academic excellence, an
nounced the award at the orga
nization's annual Spring Term
dinner last night, saying it was
established to "honor a man
who has continually supported
the ideals and goals of Omicron
Delta Kappa."
The students who receive the
award, a bronze medallion de
signed by University professor
of art John A. Cook, will be
selected by the president of the
University after receiving sug
gestions from a nominating
commitee.
Oswald,. who called the award
a splendid honor, was inducted
as an honorary member of Omi
cron Delta Kappa shortly be
fore arriving at Penn State as
the University's 13th president.
Since his arrival, he has hosted
the spring dinner and initiation
for the organization.
Oswald retires from the Uni
versity op June 31. His succes
sor, Bryce Jordan, executive
vice chancellor of the Universi
ty of Texas System, takes office
on July 1.
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Consumers Week marked by awareness events
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USG welcomes new members
By ANNE McDONOUGH
Collegian Staff Writer
New Undergraduate Student Government President Emil
Parvensky said the strength of student government comes from
unity and USG must use the strength it has to improve itself in
1983-84.
New senators were sworn in and outgoing members were
awarded plaques at a reception last night at Gatsby's, 100 W.
College Ave.
Parvensky said USG must have unity or it "will not get
anywhere." This strength will be a factor in making next year
"the best year Penn State has ever had.
"Some people have accused me of being idealistic but student
Ambassador critical
of U.S.
By MIKE NETHERLAND
Collegian Staff Writer
U.S. foreign policy toward Central
America should not be based on a
loose application of human rights
policies nor on maintaining friendly
governments via military interven
tion, a former U.S. ambassador to
Nicaragua said last night.
The alternative to these two poli
cies, neutrality, is not plausable be
cause of intervention by other
governments, said Mauricio Soluan
in a presentation sponsored by the
University's Latin American Studies
Society, and the College of The Liberal
Arts.
Solaun said it was the "wishy
washy" application of the Carter
administration's human rights policy
which• led to the Sandinista takeover
of Nicaragua in July 1979.
"(Sen. Edward M. • Kennedy, D-
Mass., ) just before I left for Nicara
gua (in August 1977), claimed there
were only 50 Sandinistas," he said.
"Our intelligence said there were
more Sandinistas in the San Francis
co area than in Nicaragua."
The human rights campaign forced
Somoza to adopt measures that weak
In conjunction with national and state Con
sumers Week, the Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment will sponsor consumer awareness
events this week.
This year marks the first time USG, which
formed its senate consumer protection commit
tee in
,November, has participated in National
Consumers Week.
President Reagan pro Claimed this week Na
tional Consumers Week to highlight the need for
consumer awareness and education, said
James Koval, a spokesman for state Attorney
General Leßoy S. Zimmerman.
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ened his control, causing unrest, but
not forcing him to step down. As a
result of government relaxation the
Sandinista movement gained mo
mentum.
But by failing to bring enough pres
sure to force Somoza's resignation,
the United States alienated itself
from the opposition as well as from
Sornoza by threatening sanctions if
he did not conform to the human
rights policy.
On the other hand, Solaun said he
does not appiove of the Reagan ad
ministration's intervention in El Sal
vador in which "we claim the old role
of King-maker." Solaun said it is
resurgence of the cold war spirit that
created the Somoza regime and fos
tered other client states in Central
America ultimately leading to the
present turmoil.
Despite his objection to interventio
nist policies, Solaun said he would not
like to see a Marxist-Leninst regime
take power in El Salvador as was the
case in Nicaragua.
He said there is no doubt that this
would happen if the United States
pulls out of El Salvador given contin
ued support of the insurgency by
Nicaragua and Cuba.
"Consumers supply demand" is the theme
announced by Reagan.
On campus today, USG will distribute con
sumer information kits on the HUB ground
People will be available to answer any ques
tions about consumer rights, said Bill Kraftsow,
chairman of the USG Senate's consumer protec
tion committee.
Other events sponsored by USG include a
forum with speakers from three consumer
protection agencies at 8 p.m. ,Thursday in the
HUB main lounge.
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government will not go anywhere without ideals," Parvensky
said.
Parvensky, commended this year's USG officers President
Leni Barch, Vice President Lee Facetti, senate President Steve
Ripp and Academic Assembly President Chris Hopwood for
their dedication and hard work throughout the past year.
Barch addressed the incoming senate, saying they are getting
an education by working within the University bureaucratic
system.
"Penn State really is the real world," she said; life within the
University is just as bureaucratic as the real world.
The senate is a very fortunate body because it was chosen by
the students, Facetti said. No matter who is in charge in Old
Mauricio Soluan, former U.S. ambassa•
dor to Nicaragua, speaks last night on
campus. Soluan said policy toward
Central America should not be based
on human rights policies or on main
taining friendly governments via mili•
tary intervention.
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Speakers, who are scheduled to discuss topics
ranging from apartment leases to mail-order
fraud, are: David Rosenburg, deputy attorney
general of the Consumer Protection Bureau in
Harrisburg; Sally Horseman, vice president of
Consumer Affairs of the Better Business Bu
reau; and Robert Shirk, Treasurer of the State
College Chamber of Commerce.
The speakers will discuSs how their agencies
work and how to file consumer complaints.
Although states / do not have to recognize
consumer week the same time it is recognized
on the national level, Gov. Dick. Thornburgh
Main or the USG office, student input starts with students, he
said.
"If you think that you represent the students, then represent
them," he advised the new senators.
USG members are privileged and know much more than most
students about the University and student government, he said, ,
The average student is ignorant about these things, he said.
Keynote speaker Rosemary Schraer, University associate,
provost, said the keys to a successful student government are
trust, close working relationshipi and a . supportive environ
ment.
USG is a select, privileged group with an enormous responsi—
bility, she said. If USG is ,to lead effectively, she said, it must::.
have the respect of those who lead; have a purpose and a need.
for change; involve concerned people; foster communication
and accurate information; and work for gradual progress.
North Halls votes
Mohney and Cetnar
Tami Mohney (9th-biochemistry) and Robin Cetnar (Bth-biology) were
elected president and vice president of North Halls Residence Associa
tion last week.
Current president Ed Hess said 618 people, or 53.6 percent of North
Halls residents voted in the'election.
Hess (12th-general arts) said the voter turnout was exceptional
compared to past years. Last year, abput 200 students voted, he said.
Hess explained that candidates for president and vice president run
together on on a single ballot. Therefore, single votes must be cast for a
pair of candidates, not individual candidates. Mohney and Cetnar
received 191 votes.
Other candidates for president and vice president were Ed Doherty
(6th-landscape architecture) and Rob Larsen (sth-business administra
tion) with 156 votes. George Tay (Bth-chemical engineering) and Karen
Fry (sth-business administration), received 140 votes. Randy Miller (sth
electrical engineering) and Mike Rycheck (3rd-businesss administra
tion) got 101 votes.
Meg Meloy (Bth-agricultural engineering and rural sociology) was
elected treasurer with 297 votes. Steve Schlegel (9th-accounting)•re
ceived 209 votes for the same office and David Meyers (6thbusiness
administration) got 95 votes
Andra Asars (9th-nuclear engineering) ran unopposed for secretary
She received 475 votes.
Two representatives elected to the Association of Residence Hall
Students are Susan Butler (sth-microbioloby) with 427 votes and Bill May
(6th-engineering) with 397 votes.
The two Residence Hall Advisory Board representatives elected are
Jim Kramer (4th-business administration) with 463 votes and Cherie
Massimo (9th-division of undergraduate studies) with 22 write-in votes.
Hess said Gary McGee (Bth-liberal arts) also received 20 write-in votes
for RHAB representative. —by Laurie Jones
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named this as Pennsylvania Consumers Week.
Six state regional offices are setting up booths
in malls, staffed by attorneys and investigators,
to distribute consumer protection 'kits and an
swer peoples' questions.
"Each regional.attorney gears up for heavier
public appearances this week," Koval said.
This year's state consumer week has not
received the publicity it did last year because of
the cost involved, Koval said.
Last year advertising costs were $17,000, he
said.
—by Christine Murray