■The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1984 Swilling beer: Brew by the pitcher is more inviting, study says By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer TORONTO A drinker consumes more than twice as much beer if it comes in a pitcher than in a glass or bottle, and banning pitchers in bars could make a dent in the drunken driving problem, a researcher said yesterday. E. Scott Geller, a psychology professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacks burg, studied drinking in three bars near campus. He said his study also found people drink more in groups, suggesting that groups of drinkers should pick one member to stay sober perhaps with some economic incentives from the bar owner. In an interview before his research results were presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Geller said his recommendations were based on observation of more than 300 drinkers in three bars last spring. Observers found that on average, bar patrons drank 35 ounces of beer per person when it came in a pitcher, but only 15 ounces from a bottle and 12 ounces from a glass. The 120 men observed drinking from a pitcher drank an average of about 40 ounces apiece, while 43 women drank about 28 ounces. Both sexes drank about the same amount from a glass or bottle. “People don’t want as much beer as they get in that pitcher,” Geller said. But they figure it’s cheaper and feel compelled to •“clean the plate,” he said. “If we banned pitchers of beer we would have a significant impact on drinking,” Geller said. CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION 234-4589 Tired of the Drudgery of Your Everyday Singing Groups? 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That suggests groups should be a focus of programs to prevent drunken driving, Geller said. Sweden has found success with encouraging one person in the group to agree beforehand not to drink and to drive the others home, he said. The group strategy could be encouraged by a bar owner, who could grant parking privileges to partici pating groups, or even give a discount to the drinkers and perhaps make some money off their increased consumption, Geller said. The study also found that men drink more beer than women, with average of 35 ounces versus 25 ounces, and that men drink it faster: an ounce a minute on average, and half that for women. Federal figures estimate that about half of all highway fatalities involve alcohol. Last year about 22,- 500 people died in accidents involving alcohol, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. Although people younger than 21 make up only 10 percent of licensed drivers and drive only 9 percent of total miles driven, they make up more than 21 percent of the drinking drivers in fatal crashes, the govern ment says. And of the 670,000 people injured each year in accidents involving alcohol, at least 130,000 are young er than 21, the government says. CALLING All OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS. THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WAY YOU ARRANGE FOR TELEPHONE crotfirc VBBII W Service applications for Penn State students living off campus are avail able at: Since Bell of Pennsylvania is no longer • Most apartment rental offices, a part of AT&T, we do not provide • The Organization of Town Indepen telephone equipment. So, you must now dent Students Office (on campus, in supply your own telephones. However, the HUB). Bell of Pennsylvania provides the Dial • g e jj 0 f Pennsylvania Business Tone Line (the line connecting your office, 224 S. Allen Street, telephone to our switching center). To arrange for new Dial Tone Line service, pick up an application, fill it out, and return it promptly. BECAUSE YOU EXPECT THE BEST. / @Bell of Pennsylvania A Bell Atlantic'Xompany Executive Council to nominate committeemen University President Bryce Jordan recently agreed to accept University Student Executive Council nomi nations for his Advisory Committee on Planning and Budget this year. For the first time, USEC will nomi nate four students, two of whom will be selected by the administration to be members of the committee. The administration had previously made the student appointments. In an interview yesterday, Under graduate Student Government Presi dent Adam Levinson said he asked the administration last spring to let USEC nominate students for the com mittee. USEC will use its own resources to find nominees who are informed on current issues and have proven their “ability to represent students,” Le vinson said. Richard E. Grubb, senior vice pres ident for administration, said the administration had no reservations about allowing USEC to nominate the student committee members. The president’s budget committee reviews planning and budget materi als from the departments and col leges at the University, Grubb said. The committee then makes recom mendations to the president through the Budget Task Force. —by Steve Wilson Student organizations to show their stuff at fair Representatives from more than 100 student organizations will be on hand in the HUB today and tomorrow to answer questions and recruit new members as part of the Organization Fair, sponsored by the Office of Stu dent Organizations and Program De velopment. Gayle Beyers, assistant director of the office, said the purpose of the Fair is to give student organizations a chance to publicize their activities and gain student membership. The Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the HUB Ballroom and Fishbowl. The fair will replace recruiting actions that had previously been held in the Intramural Building during registration. Beyers expressed concern about whether students will stop at the Fair, because attendance is not re quired as it was at registration. U.-S. Ambassador's speech cancelled By ROBERT P. KING Collegian Staff Writer Tonight’s scheduled speech by Jeanne Kirkpatrick, U.S. ambas sador to the United Nations, has been cancelled because of a con-; flicting engagement and will not be rescheduled before December. International Student Council President Bulent Yavuz, whose organization was to sponsor Kirk patrick’s appearance, said the ambassador gave a verbal prom ise last spring' to come to the University on Aug. 28. However, he recently learned that the am bassador is on vacation in Europe and will, not return until mid-Sep tember. Because the secretary who schedules the ambassador’s ap pearances is travelling with her, the speech cannot be rescheduled until their return, Yavuz said. “We were completely ready for this event when this happened. It’s not that we cannot do this thing she just went to Europe,” he said. University political science pro- collegian notes • The Science Fiction Society will meet at 7 tonight in 205 Boucke. • Entries for Men’s Intramural Softball will be accepted until 4 p.m. Thursday in Room 2 of the Intramu ral Building. A $lO team fee will be required at the time of entry. Divi sions will be: men’s independent, dormitory, fraternity, and graduate /faculty. police log • Joseph Burns, 329 Leete, report ed to University police Sunday that his motorcycle had tipped or was tipped over while it was parked in parking lot Green D. The motorcycle sustained $lOO in damages, police said. 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HONORED AT: HOFBRAU PIZZA EXPRESS MAC'S PIZZA MAC’S PIZZA STATE COLLEGE,PA 16801 MONROEVILLE, PA PLEASANT HILLS, PA 234-9000 372-2977 655-4433 12 oz. cans However, Undergraduate Student Government Vice President Beth Saylor said she believes the voluntary fair at the HUB will be more success ful than those held at registration in the past. “I think students will be more inter ested because when you’re at regis tration, you just want to get out of there,” Saylor said. “This way, it will be more voluntary.” Displays at the fair will include everything from religious organiza tions to outdoor activities, Beyers said. Some of the organizations rep resented will include the HUB Craft Center, Colloquy, the Outing Club and the Alliance Christian Fellowship, she said. “We’ve got a pretty good cross section of the organizations available to Penn State students,” she said. fessor Parris Chang, who ar ranged the appearance, said he discussed the possibility of Kirk patrick’s coming here when he met her last January at a recep tion for Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang in Washington, D.C. He said the appearance was first planned for late May, when Kirk patrick would be returning from a trip to China. But tonight was set as a “tentative” date. However, other commitments required Kirkpatrick to leave for Europe and she departed immedi ately after giving a speech at the Republican National Convention last week in Dallas, he said. Chang said Kirkpatrick’s office told him she will return from Eu rope on Sept. 13. Because the Unit ed Nations begins its session on the 15th, Chang said it is not likely Kirkpatrick will be able to come to the University until December. He added he will try to resched ule the speech. Chang said if the ISC no longer wishes to sponsor the speech, he will try to find an organization that will. • The Adult Adaptive Aquatic Program for the physically hand icapped will be holding classes from 2:30 to 3:30 today through Dec. 11 in the Natatorium. There will be a $2O fee for faculty, staff, and retirees and a $5O fee for the public. • Pattee Library tours for grad uate students will be held at 10, 2 and 4 today. • Beverly Ivens, a Resident Assis tant at Leete Hall, reported that someone had entered 129 Leete early Saturday morning. Several items, valued at $5OO, were reported missing from the room, police said. ‘Expires September 30,1984 —by Pat Collier PUC approves lower gas prices for county By PATTI DIACONT Collegian Staff Writer The Public Utility Commission yes terday approved reductions in natu ral gas prices for customers of 19 of Pennsylvania’s gas utilities. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, which serves the University and all natural gas customers in Centre County, is one of the 19 utilities that proposed lower “gas cost rates,” said Robert area manager for Columbia Gas. According to the Associated Press, some of the other companies that will lower their prices include Carnegie Natural Gas Co., Pittsburgh; UGI Corp., Valley Forge; National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., Erie; and 10 subsidiaries of Penn Fuel Gas, Ox- ford. Gas cost rates are based on fore casts of what each utility expects to pay for natural gas in the next year, according to John Diao, director of the PUC’s Bureau of Audits. Diao added that most of the time the utili Paul Chlland in banking machines throughout Pennsylvania, with over 800 locations. 6 Convenient Peoples National Bank STATE COLLEGE 117 S. Allen Village Square Westerly Parkway Hetzel Union Building (HUB) 157 N. Allegheny St, (2 Locations) 1690 N. Atherton St. Shopping Center QOi Peoples National Bank l_ I of Central Pennsylvania ties’ predictions are usually inaccu rate and must be corrected the following year. During the past year, the 19 utilities obtained gas at costs which were lower than projected. When this hap pens, Diao said, the utilities must refund “overpayments” made by gas customers during the past 12 months plus interest at the current rates. “In actuality, the customer pays exactly what the utility pays,” Diao said. McCarty said Columbia Gas pro duces about 20 percent of its own gas and must buy the rest from federally regulated pipeline companies and local producers. He said that his company often submits rate projec tions and later buys gas at lower rates. “I can’t speak for all of the utilities (in Pennsylvania) but our decrease is an indication that we are trying to get the best deals we can for our custom ers,” he said, adding that he expects rates to increase in the future by no more than inflation. Use your IPH4L card to make: Deposits and Withdrawals Balance Inquiries Transfers PIfMC locations: Nine Offices . . . State College • Bellefonte • Snow Shoe • Rebersburg • Centre Hall DON’T DIE IN A TERMINAL. LINE! Avoid the Fuss, Rent a Terminal from Us Get Your Own for Home Best Rates Best .Hardware South Hills Computers 1315 S. Allen St., Suite 304 234-1262 PSU CAMPUS The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Aug. 28, 191 m?\us m System BELLEFONTE Nationwide Network Member FDIC
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