Jordan
cautions against 'wish lists'
By PHIL GUTIS
Collegian Staff Writer
Incoming University President
Bryce Jordan recently said the
implementation of a wide-ranging
strategic planning process for the.
University’s development will be
one of his priorities when he takes
office July 1.
What he hopes to establish,
Jordan said, is a process that would
formulate specific goals and
missions for each University
department. Stressing that he
would not allow the plans to become
“wish lists,” Jordan said he wanted
to form “hard-nosed assessments
of capabilities and needs and hard
nosed assessments of the resources
required.”
“One of the things I want to very
much avoid, and one of the
tendencies that exists, is for a
strategic plan to consist of a wish
list,” Jordan said at a news
conference in Harrisburg. “Deans
and department chairmen and
provosts will have to be cautioned
that these plans may not be wish
lists.”
Jordan held a news conference
and delivered a speech at the
Pennsylvania Association of
Newspaper Publishers meeting on
June 3 in Harrisburg.
Jordan said he will appoint a
director of strategic planning, who
would report directly to the
president and “work constantly
with the planning coordinators in
each of the departments and
campuses.” While planning
coordinators do not exist in most
departments, Jordan said he had no
plans to create such a position
instead, present administrators
would be given additional duties.
The planning process will be
“ongoing, open-ended and subject
to change as it needs to be,” said
Jordan, who is completing his
duties as executive vice chancellor
for academic affairs at the
University of Texas System.
“We want to establish a format
that can set goals and missions for
Campus Loop:
Buses
By GRACE LoMONACO
Collegian Staff Writer
The Campus Loop will not
operate during the Summer Session
because of a continued financial
deficit, said the vice president for
business at the University Tuesday.
Emil Parvensky, Undergraduate
Student Government president,
said USG was not consulted about
the decision.
The Centre Area Transportation
Authority annQunced it will not
adjust its summer schedule to
compensate for the Campus Loop.
In a press release dated Tuesday,
Vice President 'for business Ralph
Zilly said, “The Campus Loop
always has operated on a restricted
schedule in trie summer.”
The decision to cut summer
operation was made because fewer
students ride the Loop because of
the warm weather. In addition,
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each unit of the University,” the
incoming president said.
Jordan emphasized the
difference between his strategic
planning ideas and the University’s
“Perspective on the ’Bos,” a
document he described as a
collection of facts concerning
“where Penn State is in the entire
spectrum of higher education.” The
perspective established three
broad goals for the University
quality, selectivity and flexibility
but did not set specific plans for
attaining those goals.
“One of the deadliest things I
know is a set of master plans that
are bound into a book and put on on
a shelve,” Jordan said. “This is to
be a continuing process, evolving
out of Old Main, but bubbling up
from the unit level.”
For the strategic planning to
work, Jordan said, it is essential
that the “units out on the firing line
tell the president and his staff what
they need and what their
capabilities are.”
Jordan said he hoped to start the
strategic planning process by
October, adding that it will take at
least a year to make the system
operative.
In response to a question about
the national need for mathematics
and science teachers, Jordan
expanded on his strategic planning
program, saying:
“If the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania has a great need in
some area of teaching, research or
public service, and the capability is
not fully realized, then we have to
try to make that a high-priority
item.
“On the other hand, lest I be
misunderstood about this,” Jordan
continued, “let me say that in some
cases where need is moderate, but
where a unit of the University has
great capability, it may be that we
will want to keep that operation
going simply because it provides a
visibility and perhaps satisfies a
need on a national level.”
Jordan said he also wanted to
look very carefully at the general
will not operate this summer
fewer students are on campus and a
larger gap exists between fares and
operating costs, he said.
Zilly said he was uncertain if the
deficit would warrant a fare
increase in the fall.
The handicapped van will run as
usual and continue to respond to
calls, Zilly said.
Parvensky said he did not learn
of the decision to discontinue the
Loop for the summer until after the
final decision was made.
Parvensky said he believes the
University should have tried
operating the Loop for a two-week
trial period before making a
decision
Parvensky added that people
participating in summer sports
camps and conventions are often
housed in East Halls and may be
inconvenienced.
Kim Zaugg, vice president of the
Graduate Student Association, said
Health screenings available in Lock Haven
By S.A. MILLER
Collegian Staff Writer
Preliminary health screenings
may soon be on the way for Lock
Haven citizens who may have been
exposed to toxic chemicals while ‘
the Drake Chemical Company was
operating.
The state Senate yesterday
passed an $B2 million deficiency
spending bill by a 26-22 vote. The
bill, approved by the state House of
Representatives by a 193-3 margin
last week, includes a $120,000
appropriations amendment for the
screenings which was sponsored by
state Rep. Russell Letterman, D-
Centre County.'
The bill must now be approved
by Gov. Dick Thornburgh within 15\
days to become a law.
Sen. J. Doyle Cortban, R-Centre
County, believes the governor will
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education profile of the University,
“I want to be sure that the
instruction that undergraduates
acquire is first of all the sort that
makes them generally educated.
And second that it produces a kind
of knowledge and skill that is
transferable.”
The University probably will not
experience a large decline in
enrollments even though
demographic studies foresee a
large drop in the number of high
school students, Jordan said. But
Jordan qualified his statement with
several “ifs” that he said could
hurt his optimistic view about the
University’s future enrollments.
. If the University continues
raising tuition and if the state keeps
awarding appropriations that do
not keep up with inflation, Jordan
said, Penn State could stop growing
or begin to lose students.
Referring to University
President John W. Oswald’s cost
cutting moves, which have
recycled about $3O million in the
University’s budget, Jordan said:
“The question for the future will be
at what point cost-cutting will
reach essential bone and muscle,
and necessitate a reduction in
comprehensiveness or quality, or
both.
“If that goes on and on, then we
have to look to the elimination of
programs and I don’t think the
state’s historic land-grant
university should be eliminating
programs,” Jordan said. “l£is, by
its very definition, a broad-based
university. Comprehensiveness is
the key to a university.”
Asked about the level of
University tuition, Jordan repeated
his previous claim that Penn State
is still a bargain because it is
“without any question, the
strongest state university in the
northeastern quadrant of the
United States.”
However, Jordan said he is afraid
that because of increasing tuition
costs the University will begin to
reject qualified students who
should attend Penn State.
she has not heard from people
living in Graduate Circle about the
decision to shut down the Loop for
the summer.
Doug Holmes, assistant
supervisor for University Police
Services, said he expects to see •
more drunken driving offenses
because of the increase in people
driving home from bars.
Holmes said he could not yet
estimate if crimes will increase due
,to more people walking on campus
this summer.
Paul Oversier, managing
director of Centre Area
transportation Authority, said no
changes in CATA’s schedule have
been made for the summer.
Students living in Graduate
Circle and East Halls could take the
CATA buses to the west side of
campus, he said.
approve the bill, a spokesman for
the senator said.
If the bill is approved,-
approximately 2,000 former Drake
employees, their spouses and
family members who live with
them will be tested, along with
some Lock Haven citizens.
Dr. Jim Logue of the state
Department of Health, said earlier
this month that $120,000 is not
sufficient funding to do extensive
testing. However, he said urine
analyses could be done to detect
bladder cancer, a major concern of
the former Drake employees.
From 1947 to 1962 Beta
naphthylamine (BNA), a chemical
known to cause bladder cancer,
was manufactured at the Drake
site (then known as Kilsdonk) for
use in dyes.
BNA was banned after a 1962
report called attention to the high
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Sweating it
While students have been enjoying this summer’s sun at the University’s pool, University employees have been getting their
tans in a more vigorous way as they pave the sidewalk in front of Schwab Auditorium.
Supreme Court underscores
its 1973 abortion legalization
By RICHARD CARELLI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON The Supreme
Court yesterday struck down a host
of state and local limits on abortion,
reinforcing its 1973 decision which
legalized the operation and sparked
a moral and political storm which .
yet rages.
In three separate decisions
resolving disputes from Virginia,
Missouri and Ohio the court
declared unconstitutional
regulations requiring:
• All abortions for women more
than three months pregnant be
performed in hospitals rather than
abortion clinics.
• That doctors tell women
seeking abortions about possible
birth-giving alternatives, abortion
risks, and that the fetus is “a
human life.”
• At least a 24-hour waiting
period between the time a woman
signs an abortion consent form and
performance of the medical
procedure.
• Aborted fetuses be disposed of
in a “humane and sanitary” way.
• That all pregnant, unwed girls
under 15 no matter how
“mature” obtain a parent’s
consent or a-judge’s approval
before having an abortion.
The court upheld regulations that
require medical reports to be
compiled for all abortions and
require two doctors to be present
for abortions performed on women
in the final trimester the last
three months of their
pregnancies.
It also ruled that state and local
governments may require parental
or judicial consent for abortions
performed on minors as long as
there is a determination in each
case about the girl’s “maturity" to
reach the abortion decision on her
own.
The decisions were hailed by
“pro-choice” forces and lamented
by “right-to-life" advocates.
incidence of bladder cancer among
those who came in contact with the
chemical. Kilsdonk closed in 1962
and became Drake. Drake ceased
production of BNA but began
making Brcenner’s Acid, which
may create BNA as a byproduct in
production.
James Lovette, an aide to "
Letterman and executive director
of the House Game and Fisheries
Committee, said he believes that
based on conversations with state
Department of Health officials the
list of people to be tested will begin
with those who worked directly
with BNA. These people include
former employees of Kilsdonk and
the adjacent Copper chemical
plant (now called American Color
and Chemical Corp.), which bought
the BNA from Kilsdonk.
Following the former Kilsdonk
and Copper employees on the
‘These laws were really aimed at denying
access to abortion. They were efforts to limit
rights to abortion (and) in no way enhanced the
health of the women concerned.’
—Jane Gruenebaum, member of the National Abortion
Federation
“This is the most far-reaching
victory for reproductive rights
since the court’s 1973 decision
which held that women have a
constitutional right to choose
abortion,” said Janet Benshoof,
director of the American Civil
Liberties Union’s Reproductive
Freedom Project.
Jane Gruenebaum of the
National Abortion Federation
called the decisions “just terrific,”
adding: “These laws were really
aimed at denying access to
abortion. They were efforts to limit
rights to abortion (and) in no way
enhanced the health of the women
concerned.”
, Judy Goldsmith, president of the
National Organization for Women,
said the “consequences for millions
of women are positive and
profound.”
But Douglas Johnson, legislative
~ director of the National Right to
Life Committee, said the rulings
“demonstrate the extremism of the
Supreme Court on the abortion
issue.”
“Today’s decisions underscore
the need for congressional action
by constitutional amendment or
other remedy, and for the
appointment of judges who will not
impose such an extreme pro-
abortion philosophy on the 50
states,” Johnson said. “The court
has defended the interests of the
assembly-line abortion industry.”
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said
the decisions “point up the
importance” of the constitutional
amendment he is sponsoring that
health screening list will be those
who were directly involved in the
manufacturing of Broenner’s Acid,
Lovette added that the Senate
vote was close because of political
considerations concerning
appropriations to various state
agencies.
Meanwhile, the Environmental
Protection Agency continues its
remedial investigation of the
Drake site to determine a proper
cleanup procedure. The EPA will
soon begin an investigation for
possible dioxin contamination of
American Color and Chemical.
EPA spokeswoman Janet Luffy
said the dioxin investigations are a
result of growing concern with the
sources of dioxin contamination.
Dioxin, said to be one of the most
toxic man-made chemicals, can be
a byproduct of chemical processes
in the manufacture of herbicides.
would reverse the 1973 decision and
allow states to outlaw most
abortions.
A 1978 attempt by the Akron City
Council to impose sweeping
abortion regulations led to the high
court’s key decision yesterday.
Leading a 6-3 majority, Justice
Lewis F. Powell invalidated the
Akron ordinance in its entirety
while emphatically reaffirming the
court’s 1973 decision that the right
to choose abortion over childbirth is
' a “fundamental” one springing
from a woman’s constitutional
right to privacy.
Americans spend an estimated
$7OO million each year for
abortions, with more than a million
legal abortions performed
annually. About three-fourths of
those are performed in the nation’s
530 licensed abortion clinics.
“Pro-choice” forces most feared
court approval of the
hospitalization requirement, noting
that in many regions no hospital is
willing to accommodate women
seeking abortions after their first
three months of pregnancy.
According to the National
Abortion Rights Action League,
there'are 20 states that may have to
scrap their hospitalization
requirement for all second
trimester abortions. The states are
California, Connecticut, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana,
Nevada, New York, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah,
Virginia and Wisconsin.
The sites named for the
investigation each manufactured a
chemical that could produce dioxin
as a byproduct.
Luffy said EPA previously
believed that dioxin contamination
was an isolated problem, occurring
mainly in toxic waste dumps.
For about 18 months dioxin
testing has been a part of EPA’s
priority pollutant scan of toxic
waste dumps, Luffy said.
“Now we are going back to the
manufacturing sites to test,” she
said.
The EPA is now developing
sampling guidelines for the sites.
Luffy said the guidelines will be
largely site-specific because most
of the companies manufactured
site-specific chemicals.
Luffy said the EPA contacted the
companies to be investigated
yesterday to set up sampling dates
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