The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1983 PSU phone rates may go up Bell awaiting PUC approval; RHAB studies possible options By GAIL JOHNSON Normally, rate increases are im- would be stupid for us to say we Collegian Staff Writer plemented when PUC gives appro- want anything but unlimited call val, Kuhn said, but that might not ing " be the case. Three options for covering the rate increase are under consider ation, he said, but the PUC could grant a rate increase while decid ing for itself what the increase should be. Bell's first proposal would set a rate of $5.20 per month for unlimit ed•local calling. The second proposal would set a monthly rate of $2.50 for up to $4 worth of calls and then a per-call charge if that limit is exceeded. The final proposal would be a per call charge based on the time of day the call is made. The highest pro posed rate on the scale is seven cents for a call between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Joyce Markey, director of the Residence Hall Advisory Board, said the board has not decided how it will choose an option. However, all the telephones on campus must work under the same option, she said. Because of this, she said, "It Residence hall students may soon get higher phone bills, a Bell of Pennsylvania official said yester day. Also, a long distance access charge for all telephones could go into effect Jan. 1, said Jeffrey Kuhn, manager of telecommunica tions for Bell on campus. The possible increase is pending approval by the Public Utility Com mission later this fall, he said, but if the PUC does not approve the in crease, rates will not change. The increases are a result of the American Telephone & Telegraph's divestiture of its 22 Bell operating companies to take effect Jan.!, he said. Because of the divestiture, Bell of Pennsylvania is experiencing a change in revenue sources, he said, and the charge for local calls, pre viously subsidized by long distance rates, is one new source of revenue. "I think what you'll see is long distance rates going down and local call rates going up," Kuhn said. New Courses in SOCIOLOGY Spring Semesterl9B4 The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce the offering of four new courses. Sociology 110: SOCIOLOGY OF SEX ROLES • Changing sex role expectations and behavior for men and women in contemporary society. Instructor: Dr. Michael Johnson Sociology 414: CRIMINAL CAREERS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF CRIME The study of criminal careers and crime organizations, emphasiz ing recruitment into crime and disengagement; offender characteristics and life-style; policy implications. 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Special offer ends October 26,1983. 'Prints, slides or Kodacolor film negatives, .cannot s be combined in the same order to Ask for PROCESSING BY qualify. .Kodak PenaSitate ". T l ookst.ore on campus Owned and Operated by the Pennsylvania State University But if the rate increase is ap proved, Darkey said, RHAB may survey residence hall students to get their reactions to the proposals. Kuhn said local calls eventually may be charged according to time and. diptance, much like long dis tance calls are now. A call from a campus phone to another 863 or 865 number is not considered a local call, Kuhn said. The possiblity of a long distance access charge is a seperate issue, he said. The approval for this charge must come from both the Federal Communications Commission as well as the Public Utility Commis sion. The charge is also being re viewed by Congress, he said. If the log distance access rate is approved, it will affect every tele phone user in the United States, he said, but campus residents will not see the charge on theii; bills. Instead the charge will be made to the University and incorporated into room and board charges; *Sweats Shoppe ~o :::::; 7 ... 0 or;i.d11) 0: 0 fili 00. ~.... 0 0 : sii : : a . w , ...,. 0 .v. 0 : 00 4:05 ::„,,,,::. ~,, '® • 0 fi I 358 East College Ave. ®®G I p,4. .•i.t• Decoratio Quickly! Baskin-Robbins can personalize a cake for you in minutes. That's good to know when you're on your way to the party... without the party. cake. BASKIN•ROBBINS ICE CREAM STORES ARHS has 'workable' system for accepting dorm contracts By GAIL JOHNSON Collegian Staff Writer Members of the Association of Residence Hall Students have come up with what they think is a "work able system" for accepting dorm contracts at the University, said Leslie Horn, chairwoman of the ARHS Dorm Contract Acceptance Commmitte. She described this system,— prio ritized reassignment contract reg istration (PRCR) as one that still has some bugs to be worked out when applying it to the University. Horn spoke at the ARHS meeting last night. PRCR separates the processes of dorm contract acceptance and room assignment. The acceptance procedure would be handled through the mail based on the date the advanced payment is received. The assignment procedure would be handled later in the year, using a format similar to the University's present registration system, she 0 0 • 0 806.0011110. explained. David Labuskes, ARHS presi dent, said he and Horn presented PRCR to University officials yes terday and asked them if the sys tem is feasible for this University. "In the end, we all left saying this is a workable system," he said. Members of ARHS have found three options which may be recom mended to the University. In addi tion to the PRCR option, the council is considering the 11th line option, used last year, and a lottery option, Horn said. "I've talked with Dave Labuskes in terms of what they have to be careful of," said William McKin non, assistant vice president for Housing and Food Service Opera tions. . He said he warned.Labuskes that ARHS members should weigh the pros and cons of the effects the various systenls could have on dif ferent student Constituencies. Both Labuskes and Horn indi cated they think. PRCR is the best **********l************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ERA/ CLUB MEETING Dean Love will speak on The Future of the ERM Program Elections will also be held Wed., Sept. 21 at 7:30 in Room 8 0070 *********************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * of three options. Labuskes asked members of the council how they should determine which system to recommend. Joyce Darkey, director of the Residence Hall Advisory Board ex pressed a similar concern, saying that "a survey may reflect data that is in the long run bad for the student." Because the Nov. 1 deadline cre ates time constraints, ARHS Vice President Jennifer Gould said, "I think we could better use these next two weeks to work on the option we choose with the.administration." Area representatives, however, expressed concern about making a _ decision without some kind of feed back from other students. "I want to try to find out what the students really want," said Debra Zuech, president of Centre Halls. Because of these concerns, La buskes directed ARHS members to take the three options back to the area councils to get feedback from them. Professional adviser plan might be considered By GRACE LoMONACO Collegian Staff Writer The analysis of the University's academic advis ing system and a proposal for professional advisers may be brought before the Calendar Conversion Council meeting next Wednesday. The proposal is the result of an analysis com pleted in March by the Division of Undergraduate Studies which indicated 90 percent of thp students surveyed were not familiar with the majors they were considering. Also, the analysis showed that 77 percent of students who have not been admitted to majors are uncertain about their intended majors. The stu dents were presented with a list of more than 170 University majors and asked to choose three areas of interest. The choices made by the 6,400 incoming baccalaureate freshmen were concentrated among 10 academic programs, including the most popular choices of engineering, computer science and busi ness. Also, 81 percent of newly admitted freshmen expected to change their majors at least once during their college career. The analysis found that 43 percent of the Univer sity faculty auvisers had never or infrequently ,discussed majors outside of their own disciplines and 50 percent do not help students relate grades and abilities to their educational plans. The proposal, which was previously submitted to former University Provost Edward D. Eddy, planned for a system of academic advising and information centers to be established in each col lege and at each Commonwealth campus. The center would have a staff of academic advising specialists integrated with the exsisting DUS Aca- te44l ol 4 o l o ****** . t .g. 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"This year we're starting it," he said. "After this we don't know." Each college and campus should take the model into consideration, Dunham said. "We hope each college would use its own re sources to initiate the model before it's completely paid for because I don't see that happening," he said. The Undergraduate Student Government Exec utive Council has seen the proposal and endorsed it, Dunham said. The proposal will be brought before the Academic Assembly and the USG Senate to find out if students are supportive of the advising centers, he said. The proposal is on the agenda for the Calendar Conversion Council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Dunham said he does not know what the Cal endar Conversion Council can do for the proposal. "It was a committee formed to convert the calendar and it's converted," he said. James Kelly, academic advising analysis com mittee member, said he anticipates more problems with advising under semesters. "Academic advising decisions are much more serious," Kelly said. Under terms, students had three opportunities to schedule a class, he said. With semesters, if stu dents do not receive a class they might have to wait a year, Kelly said. Kelly said he has been conducting a study on the profiles of incoming freshmen, which indicates that freshmen and sophomores need the most advising because they are undecided about majors and have not been exposed to many activities, during high school, to help them decide. 238-4050 Steel makers charged with avoiding tariffs By JILL LAWRENCE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Some foreign steel producers routinely used ille gal schemes to avoid tariffs on steel sold to U.S. customers at rates below production cost, according to a House subcommit tee staff geared up for a hearing today. 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If you believe you have been discriminated against, write immediately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1983- 3 pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and 20 counts of false statements. The company was fined $210,000 and settled the civil aspect of the case for $ll million. • The subcommittee staff said certain steel shippers falsely in flated invoice prices on documents filed with U.S. Customs service to avoid government investigations and applications of U.S. trade law. "Various schemes were devised to provide for fictitious adjust ments, credits or the payment of secret rebates calculated to lower the inflated invoice prices," the memo said. Rep. Doug Walgren, D-Pitts burgh, a member of the subcom mittee, said the evidence "shows a tremendous failure on the part of one administration after another to enforce the trade laws we al ready have on the books." Walgren accused the govern ment with failing to address what he called "the import fraud cri sis."
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