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Help wanted: volunteer
University students who wish to contrib
ute their time and talent to the State Col
lege-University community now have the
chance to do so through Young Volunteers
in Action on Campus a newly formed
group designed to link student volunteers
with volunteer jobs in the community.
The idea to set up this service originated
with Andy Mozenter, assistant director of
student organizations and program devel
opment. YVA on Campus is an outreach
program of On Drugs, Inc. of State College.
Mozenter asked the people at On Drugs,
Inc., who have a YVA program in their own
organization, if an on-campus office could
be setup.
About one year and a lot of organization
later, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity,
Gamma Sigma Sigma service sorority and
the Circle K service organization have
banded together to man YVA on Campus.
For a number of years, student leaders
have pushed to have their opinions heard in
community decisions to protect students'
interests. Now students have a chance to
make a different kind of contribution. If
enough students participate in the program,
students will have a legitimate answer
when borough officials ask what students
have done for the community.
Becoming a volunteer is simply a way of
showing that students do care about the
area we live and recreate in. Students who
care about the future of State College and
want to help make a difference should take
this opportunity to get involved.
In almost every town across the country,
Neurotics:
It's not easy being obsessed with grades, classes, relationships and friends all at the same time
My boyfriend took me to see Woody Al
len's Annie H9ll the other night. Af
terwords, we exchanged thoughts about the
movie while eating ice cream.
"I think it was a good movie," I said, "but
they were both so . ." I stammered,
searching for the right word. "So neurot
ic?" he asked. I nodded. "Yeah, but it was
so far fetched, that it was funny. No one can
possibly be that neurotic." He began to
laugh, "Sure they can, have you ever looked
in the mirror?"
Neurotic? I thought. Maybe I am. And as
a recognized member of the neurotic pop
ulation, I'd like to point out a few things
about neurotic people that non-neurotic
people tend to overlook. First of all, it's not
easy being a neurotic person. You non-neu
rotic people think that we neurotics were
born this way. Well, you're wrong. It takes
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volunteers help citizens in many different
ways. Health care organizations, drug reha
bilitation centers, fire departments, recre
ational centers and schools sorely need
volunteers in times of economic crisis.
Personal satisfaction is another legiti
mate reason to volunteer in the community.
Knowing you have played a part in helping
State College prosper can be satisfying even
without the monetary awards. Helping a
child learn to read or bringing a smile to the
face of a hospital patient is the kind of.
experience that should be shared by every
one.
For many years, University students
have searched for ways to help the people of
State College, to give their free time and
help a worthy cause. And for many years,
fraternity and sorority philanthropies have
been the only successful attempts. But
these activities are large scale.
Now individuals have a place to turn
where they can find the right place to direct
their energies. YVA on Campus has com
piled a list of over 40 agencies where volun
teers are needed.
The idea is an excellent one, and after
some tough work by many campus and
town officials the volunteer agency is now a
reality. The ball is now in the students'
court.
•The time is now for Penn State students to
show they can do more than study and
party. The State College-University com
munity needs the support of individuals who
care, and YVA.on Campus is now making it
easy.
lots of practice before you're good enough
for people to actually recognize you as
neurotic human being. Sometimes it's hard
to admit to yourself that you too may be a
candidate for "The Annie Hall Club." In
case you were wondering, here are some
outstanding characteristics of an above
average neurotic person, as compared to a
non-neurotic person.
Grades are the first thing that neurotic
people worry about. I'm not talking about
the normal, oh my, it's the 13th week of the
semester and I only have one more chance
to pull up my F in accounting worries. I'm
talking about the first week grading plans.
Neurotic people will, after the first week of
classes, sit down and figure out what their
cumulative average will be if they get the
worst possible grade in each class. They
will hardly ever miss a class, and if it
happens that they have to miss a class, they
will call the professor and make sure they
are still on good terms with him or her.
That brings me to the next topic: neurot
ics in the classroom. Neurotics will write
down everything, and I mean everything
the professor says. They will often ask the
professor questions like, "What are your
tests like?" and "What was the assignment
again?" Neurotic people will, ask many
questions during an exam. This is becauses
they think they are answering the questions
wrong and they need reassurance that
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when the directions say define, the profes
sor means give the definition of a word.
Relationships between non-neurotics and
neurotics are doomed to fail. Basically this
is because non-neurotics aren't trained to
think the same way as neurotics. They
won't get uptight over the slightest thing
it doesn't bother them if their mate is acting
cold toward them one day. The same act
would drive neurotic people crazy.
Neurotic people need a lot of reassurance
in a relationship. And not only that, they
expect their mates to know exactly when
they need to be reassured. It's usually not at
a normal time, like while they are lying on
the couch together staring into each other's
eyes. No, it will happen at the strangest
times like while they are on a rollercoas
ter at an amusement park. All of a sudden,
the neurotic people get, well they get, sort of
. . . neurotic. "My hair is all messed up,"
they will think to themselves, "and he won't
look at me. He probably doesn't like me
anymore." By the end of the rollercoaster
ride, they have themselves convinced that
the relationship is over all because their
hair was messed up in the wind. This results
in the rest of the evening being a total drag.
Non-neurotic people can have discussions
about their relationships in a calm, mature
manner. They will present their argument,
then discuss it. After both sides are given,
reader opinion
Difference of opinion
As someone who attended the Paul Erdos lecture, I feel I
must write to correct several glaring errors in your
article about it. First, Dr. Erdos did not claim that "any
student today can do better than Newton or Euclid," but
that any graduate student could with the implication that
the graduate student was studying math. Also, Erdos did
not attribute, "Genius is 99 percent perspiration and one
percent inspiration,". to Einstein as you (and The. Centre
Daily TiMes) said he did, but to Edison (the correct
source of the quotation.) Finally, Erdos did not mention
anything about "proteges," btit did talk about "prodi
gies."
Who were the editors of this article? Did they really
think that Erdos believes any student could do better
mathematics than Newton? Did they really think that
Erdos believes that Einstein said, "Genius is ..." or did
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and the discussion is over, they will forget
about it. Not true for neurotic people. No,
while they are trying to fall asleep, they will
rehash the entire conversation verbatim.
They will then draw their own conclusions
based on their own conversation. This is not
conducive to a good relationship. Their poor
mates leave their house feeling like every
thing is fine between • them, only to be
greeted by a cold stare the next morning.
They can't figure out what is wrong, mainly
because nothing •is wrong. As usual, the
neurotic created a problem out of nothing.
The last point about relationships is this:
neurotic people need to know everything
about their mates immediately. Then they
know where they stand. If you want to
torture your neurotic mate, tell him you
can't become emotionally involved, or that
you don't want to talk to him about your
feelings. They will spend the duration of the
relationship trying to change you, mainly
because it's better for their well being.
Neurotic people can only have one close
friend at a time. Any more than that and
they feel closed in. Let's say for example, a
neurotic has three close friends_ If they all
get together and don't include him, forget it.
He will automatically think they
. are con
spiring to do something bad to him. When
they are all together, the neurotic needs to
be in control. He cannot be left out of any
inside joke or he thinks he is the butt of it.
they not know who said it? (Maybe The Centre Daily
Times was their source.) Did they really not know the
difference between proteges and prodigy?
I have been reading the Collegian for a long time and
this editorial staff has missed more blatant errors in
spelling, grammar, syntax than I have ever seen. These
errors occur not just inside articles, but in headlines as
well. I am not able to be an observer of all the events
which the Collegian covers, but I shudder to think that
other articles have as many conceptual errors as this one
did.
Over the years, the Collegian has been recognized as
one of the best college newspapers in the country. Howev
er, I am afraid that unless the editorial staff starts doing
its job, it will quickly deteriorate to the low level of many
other college newspapers. .
Friday, July 19, 1985
©1985 Collegian Inc.
If you are lucky enough to be the one close
friend of a neurotic person, never go to
fraternity parties with him. He will drive
you crazy while trying to dress for the
party. Odds are, he will wear an outfit very
similiar to yours. This is so he doesn't stand
out in a crowd. Neurotics are also afraid to
be left alone at parties. Be prepared to
spend your whole night standing around
wishing you could somehow get rid of this
neurotic leech.
When trying to get rid of leeches, keep in
mind that the worst thing that can happen is
for non-neurotics to be cornered in a room
with neurotic people. Non-neurotic people
can smoke or drink without a care in the
world. Not true for the neurotics. Half of
them won't touch anything illegal for fear of
being caught. The remaining ones will,
indeed, engage in the use of mind-altering
substances but at the same time, they will
make sure everyone in the room knows
about it.
So there you have it. If you found yourself
relating to any of these situations, welcome
to the world of neurotics.
Oh, and one final note: a neurotic person
will spend hours worrying if anyone will
read her column.
Stacy Brill is a senior majoring in English
and a columnist for The Daily Collegian.
The Daily Collegian
Friday, July 19, 1985
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