6—The Daily Collegian Friday, Sept. 7, 1984 Helping hand: Students big bothers, sisters for area kids By MICHAEL SCHUBERT Collegian Staff Writer Sometimes children just need a helping hand someone to talk to or someone to emulate. Sometimes it can make a big difference in a child's life. Centre County's Big Brother and Big Sister program has been making that difference in young people's lives for 16 years. Nada Ottenstein, county program coordinator, said there is a long wait ing list of children in the area who need big brothers or sisters, and volunteers are sorely needed. She said the program requires someone aged 18 or older to spend a few hours a week with a child 4- to 17- years-old. Although many, of these children come from low-income, single-parent families, Ottenstein said children from a wide cross section of society often need more attention than they are getting. Alienation or depression can arise from family, school or peer prob lems, she explained. A volunteer's preferences are screened and matched with a child's, she said. And after a brief orienta tion, the relationship begins, she said. Ottenstein stressed that the relationship's success is the responsi bility of both individuals. September is recruitment month for the program and volunteers, she said. Some volunteers have even been grandparents, but she said students are sought because of their freedom and mobility. "Students make excellent volun teers," Ottenstein said. "It's a seg ment of the population we've always welcomed." Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brother Robert Silverman has been a big brother for about a year. "It's great fun and fulfilling," he said. "I don't try to be an authorita tive figure. I try to set an example." Five other brothers at Phi Kappa Psi are also big brothers. Last April, the fraternity raised $25,000 for the program through the Phi Psi 500. Ottenstein said relationships usual ly last at least nine months so seniors interested this year can join if they begin soon. All students are welcome, but Ottenstein said only people with use of a car can effectively participate because so many children in the program live outside the campus area. Ottenstein said the program is im portant because a lonely child feels he must be worthwhile if someone takes time out each week to be with him. - The private agency's services are supplemented by county, state and federal funding. Private donations also help support the services. The Big Brother and Big Sister program office is at 205 E. Beaver Avenue, in the Centre County Youth Service Bureau basement. The phone number is 237-5731. Trustee to speak on success for women Success strategies for women will be the topic when University Trustee Cecile Springer speaks before the Women's Alliance this afternoon, a member of the alliance said. Shirley Hendrick said Springer will speak today from noon to 1 p.m. in the Frizzell Memorial Room of Eisenhower Chapel. Hendrick, also assistant professor of business administration, said the 20-minute informal speech, to be followed by a question-and-answer session, will kick off the Women's Alliance's 1984- 85 season. Norm Constantine Collegian Photo The speech is open to the . public, she said. , Another planning committee member, Diane McLaughlin, said Springer was chosen to give the address because "she is quite successful and can talk to women about how she achieved her suc cess." Springer is director of contributions and com munity affairs for Westinghouse Electric Corp, McLaughlin said. She will be introduced by Uni versity Trustee Marian U. Coppersmith, who spoke before the alliance's first meeting last year. "It's always important when one of the trustees Cheerleaders wash cars to help former mascot In addition to "Hailing the Li ons" at tomorrow's football game, the University cheerleaders will be hailing dirty cars on Sunday for a carwash to benefit former Nitta ny Lion mascot Norm Con stantine. The Penn State Cheerleaders and Lion's Legion will hold the fund-raising car wash from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the River side Market at the Nittany Mall, said Barry Jones, the. University's athletic events coordinator. Jones said proceeds will help pay for rehabilitative equipment for Constantine, who suffered head injuries in October, 1981, when he was struck by a hit-and run motorist near his home in Philadelphia. Although Constantine is no long er in a coma; he is recovering from paralysis and loss of speech at the Moss Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia Constantine served as the Nitta ny Lion Mascot for the 1979-80 and 1980-81 athletic seasons, said Lee Giannone, cheerleader adviser. "Norm was a special person to Penn State athletics," Giannone said. This year's squad would like to raise some money for his care, he said. Even though most of the cheerleaders have never met Con stantine, they maintain an interest in his progress, he added. This is the squad's first fund raiser benefitting the Constantine fund, Jones said. "If the need presents itself, I would see nothing at this point that would stop us from having another fund-raiser," Giannone said. Jones said cars will be charged $3, while vans will be charged $5. —by Kathy Jo Mapes is willing to give a speech to women on campus," McLaughlin said. Springer was selected over the summer and worked with members of the alliance to come up with a topic of interest to women. Hendrick said the year-old Women's Alliance is an organization dedicated to educational pro grams and networking for women. The alliance sponsors sessions dealing with subjects such as day care, real estate as a profession, speaking skills, and women in politics. —Robert P.King Interest community still questioned By ANNA FARNESKI Collegian Staff Writer Financing problems leave the construction of State College's first student interest community in question despite adequate student response, said a project developer. Benson Lichtig, a general managing partner of Round Hay Associates, said the 34-unit commu nity, originally scheduled for fall occupancy, was indefinitely postponed last spring because of a recent Internal Revenue Service ruling. The ruling could have made investments in the $1.5 million project unprofitable for limited part ners of Round Hay, he said . "The ruling could have changed the tax advan tage for several limited partners," Lichtig said. He said the association now has two options. "We can restructure the partnership and fi nancing package so the ruling wouldn't be a factor or we can build these units as condomini um units and skip the project. The decision will be made in the next month and a half," he said. Association members, who learned of the deci sion in late February, made the decision to table the project in early April after taking applica- Football traffic: By KIM AJECK Collegian Staff Writer Traffic adjustments for the 20,000 cars that travel to the University for each football game were recently modified, the director of the depart ment of University safety said. David E. Stormer said one-way traffic will begin at 10 a.m. on game days. University Drive will be one way inbound from South Atherton Street to Curtin Road, and Porter Road will also be one-way inbound from College Avenue to Curtin Road. Cars entering via these routes will be parked in the lot southeast of the stadium, he said. ' Park Avenue will begin one-way traffic westbound at Atherton Street and one-way eastward at Orchard Road. Traffic from each direction will be guided into lots east and west of the stadium, he added. Two lanes of Park Avenue will facilitate football traffic and one lane will be left open as an access route to Centre Community Hospital. Fox Hollow Road will remain two way and cars traveling that route will be parked north of the stadium. Stormer added that once the north lot is full, traffic will be diverted to the east lot. Herb Schmidt, director of athletic operations, said abOut 900 parking places in the lot north of campus will not be used this semester. 7 - N FRIDAYS 7:30-11:30 HUB BALLROOM O . RBW 'Mda@@ Mrod the Collegian tions from aoout 70 interested students 12 of whom signed leases. "By early April we realized that the starting date was going to be delayed enough so that it would be cutting it very close," Lichtig said. "The worst thing that could have happened would have been to get this thing off on the wrong foot and have students come back for the fall (semester) with no place to live." Lichtig said the students who were interested in living in the community "were very good about it" and he said he helped some find living arrangements. "We decided to take a chance and postpone the project for a year and risk getting back those interested," he said. As an alternative, the association offered the community living atmosphere for all students, but especially tried to attract those involved with University organizations, Lichtig said. • ."We. thought they would be more responsible and respectful of others' property than the aver age student," he said. Students would automatically become mem bers of a self-governing tenant association and also be able to interact and meet other involved The constuction of Park Avenue and the Agriculture Arena resulted in the loss of many spaces, but some will be used again next season after the landfill in the Park Avenue area has settled and is firm enough to park cars on. Schmidt added that some ground In order to facilitate pedestrian southeast of the stadium, once used traffic, Curtin Road will be blocked by the College of Agriculture, will off from Shortlidge Road to Porter now be used for parking. Road, he added. "We think that we have adequate . Stormer said the system for traffic parking to replace the space that is control has been basically the same now being used otherwise," Schmidt since the stadium was moved to its said. current location in 1960. Traffic patterns will be reversed at "As the stadium gets bigger its some point before the end of the been necessary to do some different game, Stormer said. He added that things, but the principle stays the CATA routes altered for home games Football games draw thousands of fans to State . College stop on East College and High Street and East Beaver on weekends, and traffic snarls have become a part of the Avenue and Garner Street. Passengers may board at an traditional tailgating and post-game excitement. alternate location in front of Schlow Memorial , Library, Centre Area Transportation Authority officials are aware of the problems involved and have adjusted their bus schedules to provide efficient service during home football game weekends According to a CATA news release, bus routes H- Toftrees and W-Park Forest will run all day Saturday through West College Heights via Hillcrest Avenue and North Allen Street No buses will make stops or pickups on Park Avenue or the corner of Arbor Way and Route 322. Route B-Boals burg will be restricted because of increased traffic patterns. Buses will not provide service on University Drive or 'n the fun :e Society Beginners welcome ROCK ENROLLMENT IS UPAND THE PRICES ARE DOWN. THESE AND MORE ON SALE THRU SEPTEMBER 19 Patterns adjusted for flood of fans the exact time varies from game to game depending on the rate at which people begin to leave the stadium during the last quarter of play. Traffic will remain one-way out bound for about two hours after the game or until traffic thins out. 3.99 ~,:..;•;„ - 3/$9.99 R 0 . ecor ar RECORDS, TAPES 8 A LITTLE BIT MORE . students, explained Lichtig. He said this would make the living environ ment enjoyable as well as educational. Bryan Havir (senior-political science), who is the Organization of Town Independent Students publicity chairman, was interested in the com munity, but he said he made other arrangements because he was not sure if the units would be built in time. "I held out until April and then quit it. I didn't want to come up here and not have a place to live," he said. "It's a good idea, but it's too risky." In addition to financing difficulties, developers were also concerned at the start of the project about finding enough interested students. However, Lichtig said by April he was confi dent that the additional 40 or 50 students nec essary to make the project possible would be found. The idea for the project came from Lichtig himself who proposed the idea to the University while he was Undergraduate Student Govern ment president in 1971. However, the project was rejected at the time, so now he is funding it privately. same," he said. Stormer said the completion of Park Avenue has made some changes necessary in the traffic flow. "We should be able to expedite the movement of vehicles in terms of access," he said. "It will take two or three games until we become accli mated and the people become accli mated as to where to go." About 20,000 cars travel to Penn State for football games, Stormer said. State College uses about 27 officers to direct traffic and other local areas use about five men. The state police department supplies 16 troopers and the University employs about 40 officers. 100 E. Beaver Ave. Route X, servicing Lemont, the Nittany Mall and Bellefonte, will also be temporarily changed on home football game Saturdays Before 6:30 p.m. no service will be provided on campus, Garner Street or Calder Way, but buses will travel out of town on Beaver Avenue and in town on College Avenue. Garner Street and Calder Way boarders may instead board the X-route bus at the East Beaver-Avenue and Garner Street or East College and High Street stops. These route changes will only be in effect for Saturdays when the University hosts home football games. by Anita Huslin NITTANY MALL police log • The State College Police Depart- that a clarinet worth $l7O was miss ment reported Aug. 30 that stereo ing from her vehicle parked at 900 equipment valued at $350 was miss- Belair Ave. when she returned to it ing from Alpha Chi Sigma, 406 S Pugh St • Centre Video, 273 Benner Pike, reported a theft of services to State College police Wednesday. Police said someone tapped into a cable box at 611 E. Beaver Ave. and was reciev ing free cable service. Damage to the box was $73. • State College police reported Wednesday that unknown individuals caused $2OO damage to a control panel at Kaplan Apartments, 135 High St. • Kristin McNelis reported Wednesday to State College police collegian notes • The University Lutheran Parish from noon until 5 p.m. today and will sponsor a Jawbone Coffeehouse Saturday featuring G.E. Sassani, a folk guitar ist, at 8:30 and 10 tonight at 223 S Garner St o The Interlandia Folkdancers will sponsor a recreational folkdance • The State College Bicycling Club at 7:30 tonight in the HUB Ballroom. will take a tour to Warriors Mark at 1 p.m. Sunday. Those interested in • The HUB Craft Centre will hold riding should meet at Central Parklet registration for Fall craft classes and Fraser Street. eotEvery Day is a Banquet at SOUTH SEA ) CHINESE RESTAURANT At , Meals come with FREE . . egg roll, steamed rice or fried rice, r .il Starting at k . /13 . 1 dessert, hot tea J Please bring your own wine or liquor with you For reservations or takeout call 238-8843 Business Hours everyday 4:30-10p.m. Closed Sunday -r Ulmiqui2 gilKo VT(DiE 9 TOREIne , NIOT[Id odor s , noßGpapw s , pooßignrc2, 9 hG6®117 9 tors o pOMGM za mimigum ou tan NOT 9 EgEIT U® I©igeaßiggv UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Friday-Saturday, Sept. 7.8 Friday, Sept. 7 Korean Undergraduate Student Assoc. meeting, 5 p.m., Rooms 320, 321 and 322 HUB. Free U (Role Playing Games) meeting, 6 p.m., Room 225, 227 HUB. Student Filmmaker's Organization meeting, 6:30 p.m., Room 26, Miner al Sciences Bldg. Also Sept. 8 and 9. International Student Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Room 102 Forum. Also Sept. 8 and 9. The Friends of India Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., Room 128 Sackett. GSA Commonplace Theatre, Romancing the Stone, 7 and 9 p.m., Room 112 Kern. Also Sept. 9. PSU Wargamers Club meeting, 9 p.m., Room 208 Hammond. Also Sept. 8 and 9, 12 a.m. - 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 Hong Kong Students Assoc. meeting, 7 p.m., Room 316-317 HUB. France-Cinema, Bergman, Fanny & Alexander, 8 p.m., Room 112 Kern Also Sept. 10, The Daily Collegian Friday, Sept. 7, 1984-7 • State College police reported that a videocassette recorder valued at $750 was missing Wednesday night from The Nickelodean, 111 Sowers St. • Courtney D. Harrison, 201 Coo per, reported to Univerity Police Services that someone removed her student parking decal from her vehi cle while it was in parking lot Blue G on Aug. 25. • Rita Maximo, 224 McElwain, reported to University police that $l6O was missing from her room Wednesday night. e France Cinema will sponsor a movie at 8 tonight and Sunday night in 112 Kern. 1225 Benner Pike (Across from Starlite Drive-In) Free Parking . RECORDS by John Mollo
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