New grad pay schedule approved
By ROBERT P. KING
Collegian Staff Writer
Uneven paychecks will no longer trouble graduate
students on assistantships when a compromise, worked
out with the University, takes effect next fall, the presi
dent of the Graduate Student Association said.
Jeff Dooling said GSA and the University controller's
office have reached an agreement that will alleviate the
problems caused by a graduate assistant pay schedule
introduced during last year's switch to semesters.
He said the agreement will affect the approximately 2,.
000 graduate students who serve as research and teaching
assistants at the University.
The schedule for 1983-84 had divided the total pay for
each semester into nine parts, Dooling said. In the fall,
graduate assistants received one-ninth of their total
semester pay at the end of August, and two-ninths at the
end of each month from September to December.
In the spring the schedule was reversed, with graduate
assistants receiving two-ninths of their semester pay
each month from January to April, and one-ninth at the
end of May. During Summer Session 1984, the students
received one-half of their summer pay at the end of June
and July, Dooling said. •
This system caused financial difficulty for graduate
assistants, who received only half a paycheck at the
beginning of the semester, when they needed it most, and
had to make it last until the end of September, he said.
Richard L. McCarl, associate dean of the Graduate
School, said the agreement reached with the controller's
office will divide each semester's pay into five portions,
which will be paid at the end of each month.
Under the plan approved for implementation beginning
Fall 1985, graduate assistants will also receive one-half
their summer pay at the end of June and July, McCarl
said.
In the interim, graduate assistants are being paid on a
slightly modified version of last year's schedule. This
year's April paycheck, ill be three-ninths of the semester
total and there will be no May payment. The total pay for
Summer 1985 will be p.iid in three installments in May,
June and July, McCarl said.
Dooling said GSA began receiving complaints from
graduate students last fall when the payment system
started.
The decision to begin the fall semester before Labor
Day meant graduate students had to budget their money
more tightly as all payments for health insurance, hous
ing and books became due earlier, Dooling said.
He said the problem was compounded by the existence
of a six-week payless period from the end of the last
Summer Term to the beginning of Fall Semester 1983.
GSA Vice President Lee Carpenter said many graduate
students were hit hard enough by the financial crunch
that they applied to GSA or to their departments for
emergency loans to help them meet expenses.
Carpenter said GSA looked at the problem and last
spring submitted a .proposal to the controller's office
through McCarl. The proposal evaluated six options for
revising the pay schedule, one of which was the five-part
plan.
Dooling said University Controller George Lane gave
his verbal approval to the plan last July, although McCarl
has yet to submit a formal pi4oposal to the controller's
office.
"The (five-part) plan is the best for the grad students,"
Carpenter said. "I think it will take care of all the
problems."
Under the new pay schedule, Carpenter said, pay
checks will be more equitably balanced and graduate
assistants will actually receive more money in each
paycheck.
Dooling said the new plan alleviates the financial
crunch at the. beginning of the semester by doubling the
August paycheck, although in effect graduate assistants
will be receiving a full month's pay for only two weeks'
work.
McCarl said this causes problems in paying research
assistants on outside grants.
Because government agencies and other instititions
that award research contracts will pay only for work
actually performed, the University will pay the bill until
the grant money catches up in September, McCarl said.
The same situation will crop up in when the students
receive a one-fifth paycheck for two weeks of work in
May.
"The plan seems to meet with everyone's approval,"
McCarl said. "Of course anything you come up with will
have complaints from some people."
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espite subplots, PSU, Rutgers set to clash
By GREG LODER
Collegian Sports Writer
This perfect script is the kind
found in soap operas.
When the football team opens its
1984 season at 1:30 tomorrow
against Rutgers at Beaver Stadium,
it will be playing in a role sur
rounded with different plots.
• The first one is the story of the
former player and assistant coach,
Dick Anderson, returning to his
alma mater to coach against his old
boss and coach, Penn State Head
Coach Joe Paterno.
Another subplot is the tale of a
quarterback, Eric "Rusty" Hoch
berg, who grew up in State College
and whose father is the sports medi
cine director for Penn State. Hoch
berg heard enough of Penn. State
football in his youth and decided to
attend a New Jersey school instead.
And then there is the story of a
Penn State quarterback, Doug
Strang. It was only a year ago that
Strang appeared as a shaky, uncon
fident leader. Now his coach is tout
ing him as one of the top players in
the nation and the leader the team
needs.
And for the next episode . . . well,
that will be decided on the playing
field.
The center of attention tomorrow
will be the two main characters
Paterno and Anderson. In January,
Anderson left his duties as the offen
sive coordinator for the Nittany
Lions and took the head coaching
job at Rutgers.
Paterno said it will be strange for
him to see Anderson on the opposing
sideline.
"It's hard for me to think about
coaching against Dick Anderson,"
Paterno said. "I remember him
when he was a snot-nosed kid when I
recruited him in East Rutherford,
N.J. way, way back. I miss Dick, I
miss him as a friend."
But - Paterno warned both schools
will have an advantage over each ,
other on the playing field.
"We can't get ready for Rutgers
because Dick Anderson is coaching
the football team. I think Rutgers
will be an extremely well coached
team. I think Dick has an adVantage
because he knows our personnel, but
on the other hand, we know Dick."
Anderson, howeVer, is only part of
Receivers remain up in air
By JOHN WEISS
Collegian Sports Writer
Last season the big question in
preseason was who was going to
throw the ball to receivers Kenny
Jackson and Kevin Baugh.
And while Doug Strang has
emerged as a capable leader of the.
04 fense, this year the question is
who is going to catch it.
Ever since the graduation of Ail •
AOl erica n flanker Jackson and
Baugh, the Nittany Lions' biggest
offensive question mark has been
their replacements
Afterall. Jackson and Baugh
combined for 64 receptions last
season, providing Penn State with
one of its most potent receiving
tandems in years. Who would have
the unenviable task of trying to fill
their shoes? One would think the
coaching staff would definitely
have a duo ,picked out by opening
day, right? Wrong.
When the Lions line up against
Rutgers today. the corps of start
ing receivers will remain up in the
air. with four prime candidates
vying for the two starting spots.
The most experienced. or per
haps more accurately, the least
inexperienced. of the four is senior
Kevin Campbell. I,+;tho was listed
the No. 1 split end on the Lion
depth chart at the start of fall
practice. Campbell, however, has
caught just one pass in his Penn
State career, as a backup flanker
in 1982.
During fall practice. Campbell
8-1, 171) has shared time at flank
er and split end, and Receiver
Coach Tom Bradley said although
his experience has been limited, it
is still the most a Lion receiver has
to offer.
Lion tailback D.J. Dozier, shown here in action against Pitt last season, was receiving corps returning, the Lions will be counting on Dozier to pick up
the first Penn State freshman to gain over 1,000 yards. With an inexperienced where he left off last season.
the story in the Scarlet Knights'
connection with Penn State. Hoch
berg, who was named the Rutgers'
starter on Tuesday, grew up in State
College, but decided he heard
enough of Penn State football and
attended Rutgers.
Last year, Hochberg had one of
his biggest games of his career
throwing for 367 yards against the
Lions. In the fourth quarter, Hoch
berg unloaded a 76-yard touchdown
pass, but at the same time was hit
by graduated lineman Greg Gattu
"Kevin probably has the best
feel for the passing game right
now," Bradley said. "The two of
them ( Campbell and quarterback
Doug Strang) seem to have a
pretty good feel between them.
Vying with Campbell at split end
is freshman redshirt Herb Bella
my, who Bradley said could be
come a force once he gains playing
time.
"The one thing about Herb is
that he's become an extremely
hard worker. He's got extremely
strong hands."
Also fighting for a split end job is
sophomore Eric Hamilton
186). who played sparingly last
season without netting a recep
tion. liamilton,.like Campbell, has
worked at both split end and flank
er during fall practice, and has
what Bradley called the best
hands of any Lion receiver.
The fourth receiver hoping to
crack the starting lineup is sopho
more Sid Lewis, who alternated
between tailback and wide receiv
er last season, catching two passes
for 48 yards.
Four receivers fighting almost
dead even for two spots certainly
adds ambiguity to the Lions' of
fense, but soon, two more may join
the battle.
Sophomore George Alpert was
listed even with Lewis as the No. I
flanker at the start of fall practice,
but he recently underwent knee
surgery and won't see action to
morrow against Rutgers.
Also not seeing action tomorrow
is senior Rocky Washington, who's
out with a knee injury. He is play
ing this year' after winning an
appeal with the National Colle
gaite Athletic Association for an
other year of eligibility.
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putting him out for the season.
Some thought Hochberg would not
play again, but in true soap opera
fashion, the junior fought back from
the injury to earn the starting role.
Penn State also has a quar
terbacking tale that would attract
the most relentless soap opera view-.
ers.
For the first three games of last
year. Penn State was without a
leader and also without a guar- "I feel very good about Doug
terback. When Paterno gave Strang taking this football team. If there
Anderson comes home with new team
By LIZ KAHN
Collegian Sports-Writer
Dick Anderson is not trying to fool
anyone.
After leaving his assistant coach
ing position at Penn State to be
come head football coach at
Rutgers, Anderson will open the
season on the field he coached on
for 11 years. Only this time it will be
on the visitor's side.
But since he took over the Scarlet
Knights in January, Anderson has
been downplaying the obvious prob
lems he might have facing the team
he played for and coached.
"I don't think my emotions will be
a factor, - Anderson said of tomor
row's matchup.
"If I'm nervous at all it will be
because it is my first game as a
head coach, not because I'm return
ing to Penn State."
And if facing Head Football
Coach Joe . Paterno from the oppo
site side of Beaver Stadium isn't a
little threatening. Anderson is lead
ing a team that went 3-8 last year, is
undergoing a total restructuring of
the coaching staff, and is plagued
by injuries in key offensive areas.
But knowing Paterno and so
much about the Penn State team
just might be an advantage in
one way or another.
"Joe will be really nice to me.
He's going to keep the score down. I
have a white flag I'm going to bring
to remind him of that," Anderson
said.
Experience with the Lions has
paid off in another way this week,
too. Perhaps remembering too well
Penn State's quarterback uncer
tainty at the beginning of last sea
son, Anderson announced Tuesday
that he will be starting State Col-
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the starting role in the third game
against lowa, it was then when
Strang turned his game around.
Last season, Strang finished the
season with 19 touchdowns and 1,944
yards passing. But this year, Pater
no expects. even better numbers.
"(Strang) has had a fine presea
son," Paterno said, "and now I
think it's just a question of us pulling
some things together for him so he
can show everyone just how good he
is.
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Rutgers quarterback Rusty Hochberg (10) scrambles for yardage against the Lions in action last season. Hochberg
had one of the best days of his career (19 for 34 for 367 yards) in that game, and he returns to Penn State tomorrow to
lead the Scarlet Knights against the Lions.
lege native Eric "Rusty" Hochberg
at quarterback.
Hochberg tore ligaments in his
knee last year in the fourth game of
the season against Penn State at
Giants Stadium and didn't start
contact drills until this summer.
Hochberg will start behind an
experienced offensive line includ
ing 6-1, 245-pound center Joe DiGi
lio, who received second team All-
American honors as a junior last
was ever a football team that
needed a strong leader, it's this one
because we're a very young offen-
sive team."
Strang, who has been itching all
over to start since the end of last
year, said no one is sure where the
offense stands.
"I think the attitude's there,"
Strang said. "It's hard to tell how
far the offense is without playing
any games. Playing against your
own defense, they know what your
going to do and you know how they'll
react."
season
Tight end Alan Andrews, an All-
American candidate who caught 48
passes last year, has a severe ham
string injury. Flanker Andrew Bak
er, who caught 37 passes last
season, is getting over a knee in
jury, but is expected to play tomor
row.
Senior Dwayne Hooper will take
over the starting tailback' position
from junior Albert Smith, who led
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Friday, Sept. 7, 1984
For Strang, he also is not sure how
his own offensive line will react
tomorrow. The Lions return experi
ence in center Nick Haden, but co
captain Stan Short may see limited
playing time because of a hamstring
pull. Jerome Wilson will fill in if
Short has problems.
Another area no one is sure about
is just who Strang will be throwing
to. Only Kevin Campbell, who has
caught just one pass because of two
years of injuries, has stepped ahead
of the rest of the field in the race to
replace graduates Kenny Jackson
and Kevin Baugh.
Paterno, who hoped someone
would make a move toward the
starting role, said his wish came
true.
"I feel good about ( the receiving
situation)," Paterno said. "I said
prior to the season I was just wait
ing for people to come back and take
the bull by the horns and go after
some things. I think they took me at
my word.
"Campbell's had an outstanding
preseason. He's caught everything
and he's worked hard. He's a big
league receiver."
Tailback D.J. Dozier, who gained
1.003 yards last year as a freshman,
should take some of the pressure of
the inexperienced receiving corps.
At fullback, Paterno said both Steve
Smith and Tim Manoa are in a dead
heat for the starting spot.
The defensive line for the Lions
also has a soap opera story to it. The
defensive line only returns 1983
starter Bob White, brit in a hope to
revamp the pass rush; Todd Moules
and Dan Morgan have been moved
from the offensive line.
"I'll be disappointed if we don't
have more strength and force on the
line of scrimmage than we had last
year," Paterno said. "I think we're
going to make it more uncomfort
able for the quarterback to sit in
there and be as accurate as they
were against us last year.".
Thus, the job turns to the second
ary, where Mike Zordich returns to
Hero and Darrell Giles will he in the
safety role.
The Lions' defense will have to
contain Hochberg, something they
didn't do , a year ago.
And for the Hochberg and Strang
story. and the Anderson story, only
tomorrow will tell how their charac
ters develop from here.
the team in rushing the past two
seasons with 572 yards and six
touchdowns. Junior Vernon Wil
liams returns at fullback.
Defensively, the Knights have
been forced to fill large gaps, espe
cially in the secondary where three
starters have graduated. Senior
John Cummins will take over the
free safety job while sophomore
Roger Pollard will fill the strong
safety position.
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