32— I The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1984 English lecturer a candidate in state House race this fall By PATTI DIACONT Collegian Staff Writer Annabelle S. Wenzke, a Universi ty English composition lecturer, will be a Democratic candidate for the'state House of Representatives in the 77th district this fall. Wenzke said she has always wanted to run for public office, but teaching and raising a family kept her from pursuing that interest. She was given the opportunity to seek public office in May when she accepted the nomination after Democratic candidate and former Philipsburg Mayor Ira Smades withdrew from the race. “Personally, I had always in tended to run for office when it could fit in with my family and my school work,” Wenzke said. “Now I have finished my doctorate and my IMew school may be on the horizon Are you tired of using washers that are dirtier than your clothes? If so go to ECONOMY LAUNDRY Located at: Railroad Ave. and N. Bernard St. Across from VFW Post Keep Happy Valley beautiful.©op’t litter children are old enough to partici pate in and share my success. "Politically, I was intrigued by the position, but I was teaching and not ready to go into it in January. When the opportunity arose (be cause of Smades’ withdrawal), I felt it was the right time,” she said. The 43-year-old State College res ident is running against Republi can incumbent Lynn Herman of Philipsburg and Consumer party candidate Tom Ortenberg of State College. Wenzke plans to focus on the , issues concerning the need for bet ter representation in the 77th dis trict noting that she plans to push for increased educational aid, the needs of the agricultural commu nity and at the University’s College of Agriculture and to bring to the By BILL FERRELL Collegian Staff Writer As an outgrowth of the University’s strate gic planning process, University President Bryce Jordan has appointed a study group to determine the feasibility of establishing a school of communications, Marlowe Froke, chairman of the study group, said yesterday. The study group is holding open meetings tommorrow and Friday at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Lounge in Old Main to hear student views on the proposed school, said Froke, who is also general manager of the Universi ty’s Division of Learning and Telecommuni cations Services. district business that could be stim ulated by the University. Tax reform in the school districts is also an important issue she in tends to pursue, she added. “My goals are going to be more for what the people need and want rather than just abstract issues, ” Wenzke said. “Although those abs tract issues are important, they are not as important as the needs of the people who live here.” Wenske, who has lived and worked in the 77th district for 14 years, says she is better qualified for the position than Herman be cause she “is not only aware of what is going on with the constitu ents in the district and the Univer sity, but I am also sympathetic to them.” Wenzke received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Gettys- Students in journalism, speech commu nications', telecommunications and related majors are invited, he said. “The purpose of the sessions is to give students in the University the chance to put their ideas into the study process,” R. Dean Mills, director of the School of Journalism, said. The committee has met three times thus far to collect data,. Froke said. “We’re still in the early stages,” Froke said. “It is premature to talk about findings.” The committee is doing both an internal assessment and an external assessment through outside consultants, he said. “We’re looking at the environment in which Sr*« Annabelle S. Wenzke burg College and a master’s and a doctorate in religious studies from the University. She has been an active member of the State College Area League of Women Voters, Citizens for Educa tion and the performing arts com mittee of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. 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In a meeting last night, USG Presi dent Adam Levinson said the organi zation will send people to dorms and major off-campus housing complexes to get “as many people as possible” registered to vote before the' Oct. 6 deadline. “The senate would be part of that group going out,” Levinson said. The senate will also participate in a turnout drive in which senators, along'with people in the USG Political Affairs department, will call regis tered students and encourage them to vote, Levinson said. Collegian PKoto While the phone solicitors might inform students of Certain issues, Levinson said they will remain non partison. Students will fill out the registra tion forms and immediately give such a school would function,” Froke said. Committee members will also consider job availability in thein assessment. The committee will explore possible mis sions and goals of the proposed school, Mills said. “We’ve discussed the possible methods of organizing such a school if it were to come about,” Mills said. At this point it is unclear what majors would be incorporated into the proposed school, he said. “If any components were to be put together, the main advantages would be more efficient use of University resources and better visibility of all mass communica tions programs.” (Second Floor / Hotel State College) (Corner of College & Allen) them back to solicitors, Levinson said. The USG will be responsible for getting them to the appropriate court house, he added. Voter registration drives were inef fective in the past because although organizations set up tables and passed out registration forms, many students never turned the forms in, Levinson said. In other business, Glenn Helbling, project manager for the Lion Country Discount Card, said USG Business Department needed senators to help distribute the cards to faculty and staff members. Helbling said it was important that the cards were distributed and used because downtown businesses were dissatisfied with a discount card put put by University Press International last year. Out of the 14 downtown businesses who bought space on the University Press card, only two bought space on the USG card, Helbling said. —by Steve Wilson The most, obvious disadvantage of the pro posed school is that faculty become unsettled during any structural change, Mills said. “I think that the proper kind of school of communications would not only make for a better program, but it would lead very quick ly to an increased reputation for all commu nication degrees from Penn State,” he said. Also, a proposed unified program would do a better job of educating students because of better coherence, Mills said. The committee will be trying to figure out the relative advantages and disadvantages of the different organizational structures for the school, he said.
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