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editorial opinion
Penn State Proud
During the current administrative atmo
sphere of change University President
Bryce Jordan’s renewed emphasis on gen
eral education requirements and the cur
rent position on strengthening existing
alcohol policies a “family” success story
reflecting the history of Penn State and all
that it has accomplished should not be
overlooked.
University alumnus, current Vice Presi
dent of Research and Dean of the Graduate
School Charles L. Hosier is to be nominated
to serve on the National Science Board. His
nomination Comes from President Reagan.
Personally, this recognition is certainly
one of the many feathers Hosier has added
to his professional cap. But in terms of the
University, it helps remove the long-stand
ing stigma associated with the University’s
beginning a farmer’s school.
The 24-member board to which Hosier is
scheduled to be appointed administers sci
entific programs, publications and re
search. In essence, he will help to
determine policy and examine trends oc
curring within the field of science.
Eric A. Walker, president emeritus of the
University, was the only other University
faculty member ever appointed to the
board. In addition, Walker held the position
of chairman from 1964-1966.
But honor and prestige are not unknown
to Hosier:
His longtime association with the Univer
sity both as a student and a professor
has been marked with many accomplish
ments in meteorology.
He is the U.S. Represenative on the Exec
utive Committee Panel of Experts on Edu-
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Japanese and American business attitudes are as far separated as the countries themselves
Newspaper editors had no reason to com- phers rushed to the scenes to gather infor- said that in our country we grant corpora- ent to race or wealth, to have the opportuni- Seeking to merely have the problem cor
plain this summer about a lack of good mation and pictures it became evident that tions power and prestige. In response, we ty to achieve retribution and have the rected is not enough. And so financial retri
stories. The hostage crisis in Beruit, the the airline industry was about to undergo an should demand that firms follow an ethical problem corrected. bution has become a very important part of
battle up on the Hill over tax reform and the intensive round of scrutiny. charter. So what* is it about our Society that has the process,
budget and the biggest military spy scan- Two different airlines, two different coun- This ethical charter includes a fundamen- made monetary retribution so important'
dal in our history were among the major tries, and two very different ways of hand- tal principle stating that companies should Can we be so callous that even in the hands
news items ling the situation. act as morally responsible as individuals of disaster, such as the Delta Air Lines
In Japan, the president of JAL went to the would. accident, we still attempt to seek out some
site of the accident; he visited the funerals Wouldn’t it be nice if this assumption kind of financial reward? *
of some of the victims’, and he vowed to were true. But most of us know that this The answer lies in the fact that this same
resign his position after an investigation edict is not always the case. system of justice that gives us an advantage
into the cause of the accident was com- The recent gas leaks involving Union is the same system that has made gaining
pleted. Carbide chemical plants have shown us that an y kind of retribution a hopeless situation.
The picture in Dallas was a little differ- sometimes, the bigger the company the less Anyone accusing a firm of negligence and
ent. Insurance adjusters rushed to the scene ethical they may act. taking them to court hoping to achieve some
to make early settlements and lawyers The damage done to both Union Carbide’s type of justice better be prepared for a long
placed advertisements in newspapers dis- reputation and to the world’s view of Ameri- figbt. Filing forms and all the pretrial
playing their services available. can industry may be irreversible. motions involved in sueing a company make
.. , , a court case a very complicated and tedious
The world focused its attention on these We may never know whether or not neg- nrocess
two companies and the difference in their ligence was the cause of the leak that killed p F example, suppose every family of
philosophies about business and responsibd- 2500 people in Bhopal, India. And because of' p killed in the Delta accident
ity became very apparent. this fact retribution against Union Carbide, sued Delta for $1 million. And then let’s
A lesson m business ethics is not whatthis whe ther monetary or otherwise, may never th at a trial does takes place and the
column is about. Nor is it going to deliber- be achieved. ' judge or jury finds for the plaintiff and
ately antagonize Delta's or JAL s efforts. In Even in our own country we can't be sure J dec f ares t 4 t^e lta Air Lines must pay each
fact Delta did assign anemployee to each that companies will act as responsibly as f u the full arno unt of the suit,
victim’s family to help them cope with the they should. Hurray right’
situation and to lend a hand if needed. The Ford Pinto disaster also confirms our Well if Delta says that the only way
But I say deliberatly because it would be rightful mistrust of large corporations. it can ’ off such a debt is to shut down
difficult to be absolutely value-free when It was proven in court that certain Ford SQme opera ti o ns and lay off thousands of
discussing issues like business and ethics. employees knew about the defect in the workers. Has justice been accomplished?
I think, though, that the difference in Pinto gas tank: that an explosion could No. The retribution for one group is condi
attitudes about corporate responsibility are occur if the car was struck from behind. tional on the injustice done to another
more than just superficial between Ameri- Bu t Ford decided not to change anything group.
can firms and our Eastern counterparts. because they determined that the cost of But of course my example isn’t realistic
A U.S. News and World Report story on recalling and repairing the cars would be because I have made my trial seem as if it
the accident said that within 72 hours of the greater than any collection of lawsuits would take place in a matter of days. Most
incident the first lawsuit against Delta had against the company. Ford took a gamble 0 f us have heard, though how backlogged
been filed. The same report quoted some and several people lost their lives. o ur system is. And my trial didn’t even
Japanese legal experts who said that no One of the most demeaning feelings an assume Delta would appeal which would
lawsuits would probably be filed against individual can have is to feel as if we have be almost certain.
JAL. been abused. And if that abuse turns out to So because of the red tape that makes
Robert Corrington, assistant professor of be fatal, then the families of that person attaining justice so difficult, we feel that
philosophy and the instructor for the busi- seek to gain retribution. Our judicial system when a verdict is finally reached, the victo
ness ethics course here at the University, was designed to allow any person, indiffer- ry is not so sweet.
But no other single issue grabbed the
public’s attention more than the plethora of
airplane accidents that plagued the sum
mer months. An Air India Boeing 747
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing over
300 passengers. An accident involving an
Iberia Air Lines plane left 148 people dead.
Here in the States, 135 passengers were
killed when a Delta Air Lines plane lost
control during a violent thunderstorm.
Most recently, an accident in Milwaukee
left 31 passengers dead when their private
plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
But none of these fatal incidents caused as
much public shock and frustration as the
crash of a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 in
mid-August.
Only 10 days after the Delta Air Lines
disaster, the worst accident in aviation
history occured. 520 passengers died after a
part of the tail section that controls the
plane’s steering capabilities came apart
and dropped into the water.
The Delta and JAL crashes have sparked
a number of controversies in the aviation
industry. And as reporters and photogra-
cation and Training of the World
Meteorological Organization and a member
of the Environmental Effects, Transport
and Fate Committee of the Science Advi
sory Board of the U.S. Environmental Pro
tection Agency.
He was also a member of the National
Research Council Commission on Physical
Sciences, Mathematics and Resources, and
currently is chairman of the council’s
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Cli
mate. Also, he is a member its Geophysics
Research Forum.
Hosier received his bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral degrees in meteorology from
the University. Joining the faculty in 1947,
Hosier has been associated with the Univer
sity in numerous positions. He has served as
adviser to President Dwight D. Eisenhower
and as president of the American Metero
logical Society.
When the University is graced with the
presence of such a capable faculty member,
all of the University shares in the pride.
Granted, Penn State has its share of
problems with alcohol abuse, grading
criteria and lack of communication be
tween administration and students as
does any other large institution. But as with
anything, where there are bad aspects there
are also good. Eveyone associated with
Penn State must willing to accept all of its
shame along with its glory.
Charles Hosier, through his dedication to
the University and the field of science, has
truly bestowed a great deal of glory on Penn
State and has given everyone associated
with the University yet another reason to be
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,’S GIAN
AMERIC
The Daily Collegian
Monday, Sept. 16, 1985
In the case of negligence involving acci
dent or death, the amount of money request
ed becomes large. And if the accusation of
negligence is aimed at a corporation, then
the dollar figure becomes huge.
This adversarial attitude of ours toward
individuals and groups is part of our com
petitive nature. But it is this attitude that
most distinguishes us from the Japanese.
Albert Tsugawa, associate professor of
Oriental philosophy, said that in times of
distress or tragedy, the Japanese people
tend to take a more communal approach
toward problem-solving.
Tsugawa also said that the Japanese are
not so concerned about pointing the blame
at an individual. In fact, he said that if the
JAL investigation does prove that an indi
vidual was responsible for the accident,
JAL would still not directly hold that person
responsible.
This committment to collective responsi
bility would be a concept that American
business would be hard pressed to imple
ment. We may join together to find a solu
tion to a particular problem, but part of that
solution often seems to include identifying
the individual responsible for the problem.
It happens in politics, in business, and
even in our schools.
Ironically, this characteristic that is in
each of us is not the kind of problem that we
can change by joining together. Rather, it is
a situation that each of us, individually, can
go out of our way to correct.
Michael Kutner is a senior majoring in
finance and a columnist for The Daily
Collegian. His column appears every Mon
day.
opinions
Differences:
Repentance or cockroaches can men and women survive co-ed housing at Penn State?
It has finally happened! Oh the depths of Now that University officials have threat- For those of us who were raised sepa- Members of the opposite sex have been u r “^ C ea Jh oth^as s fellow
iniquity into which we are sinking! Yes, the ened plans for an expansion of co-ed housing rately from the opposite sex, except for sharing work tables in the study lounge, ® anbei nßs i
house in which I live in Tener Hall has gone on campus, I have realized that I must take occasional accidental passings on crowded transferring one another s laundry from .
co-ed and those who warned us earlier are up the call and appeal to those around me to streets, even co-ed classes and co-ed dining washer to dryer, greeting each other m the We must, therefore, repent and save
observing our descent with nods of, “If only wake up while we can and remove ourselves halls had been shocking. By living in the stairwells, and debating the merits of shav- ourselves from the condemnation that will
Uiey had listened when we warned them!” from this horrid sinfulness. same building we have gone too far. We will ing versus lotion hair remover with aloe come on the day when society is finally
Last fall when the plan was announced, pay! vera. Last week a female resident saw a judged! Let us heed the early warnings and
, many of us trembled from fear. Would we , . , nlir DU nishment has alreadv be- male resident dressed only m a towel; men turn from these plans for expansion of c^ed
■ -<«fM , hp ahlp to pseanev Wo wnndpred Indeed, our pumsnment nas already be- seen women w ,th wet hair and no housing before these evils can spread to
J We saw our friends in North Halls’ inter- This K makeUp ' 1 have been seei * in my thick Ugly 016 ™P ressi « n . able minds of f y°? n ®
r ijfijcW 1 : I h.<i wn oAurcaiii affiioi«i 1)6611 ° verrun wlUl cocKroacnes. This is a glasses! freshmen. We must forswear our foolish,
LfEv * < to the point that theycan now interact easily S wickeV™ 'teTe In T haVC "° TAf retUrn l ° sc & e & lion of
-If . w{lh members of the nnnosite sex 115 to turn from 6Ur w ,CK6a wa y s - As tne one another. Can a society that thrives on a the sexes before we are overrun by under
ll# XLjCIP Worse than that we E a few individu- SJjSSntein tteSli wSSS? delusion of vast differences between men standing, interaction, and more cock
w’Wfe..- ab grown up in c«d ™TS STqSS
. n houses. They, had had co-ed bathrooms and .. . . hp ‘ties' we are raising a generauon oi young
6V6n co-ed baths when they were very men who know that women belch and have
voune! Their rooms had been next to each P lll ” ext P l ,®" l- Llghten n ® ■ Fl6od - First ' smelly feet and young women who realize
'.. f ., ... . y .u t u _ n „_ of ft. e house We * )orn ? And how many warnings do we need that men like roses and can be afraid of Haylee Schwenk is a senior majoring in
bei.r, we wiil heed, spiders. No.more wi.i a blias.u, tores, „f Frenr* uud u ,or TH. Doiiy
housing have even remained at a university often able to have platonic relationships For what heinous and sinful acts have misconceptions separate male from fe- Collegian. Her columns appear every other
that allows such decadence.) with both males and females. been committed in the past four weeks! male! No longer can we rely on hopeless Monday.
reader opinion
Still uniformed
As the editors of the Collegian stated on Sept. 10, the
Undergraduate Student Government has done a com
mendable job of educating Penn State about apartheid. m
However, lam distressed by the apathy of the members VslSnfyinC) pOllCy
of USG senate. As a member of the Committee for Justice _ ,
in South Africa, I was very disappointed by the failure of Because of the recent article m the Sept. 12 Daily
he senate to override USG President David Rosenblatt’s Coltegtan concerning the issues surrounding the use of
veto It was argued at a senate meeting last spring that a alcobol iathe community I feel it important to clarify a
... r f„H qin pi, nf UnnwipHop nn the number of concerns about the policy of On Drugs, Inc. On
Sect and it had left them unable to take a firm stand on Drug, is NOT against student drinking, we do not believe
Re issue They believed that they needed more informa- in providing unbiased informa ion and skills allowing
uie issue, xiiejucucvc people to make responsible decisions. On Drugs is NOT
t.°n about the South Afncan P roblem ' involved in making University policy.
The purpose of the last two weeks was to educate both •.
the students and USG senators. (After all, senators are As a registered Penn State organization, it does provide
students too.) In this sense, the South Africa program a 24-hour hotline and drop-in service, crisis intervention,
failed. I attended all but one of these programs. At each unbiased information, referral assistance, and support
program I attended, there was never more than 10 or 12 groups, all available free and confidential to Penn State
senators present arid always the same 10 or 12.1 appre- students.
ciate the concern and effort of those people. My question Lori Straycr, freshman-individual and family studies
to USG is, how successful was this program when 2/3 of Se PL 12
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Thanks
Just a note to thank all of those in attendance at the recent
debate between Randall Robinson and Keith McCormick
for their cooperation in making the event one in which
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Whatever one’s opinion on the issue of divestment and
apartheid in South Africa, we should all keep in mind that
igmorance of the issues and apathy contribute signifi
cantly to the maintenance of institutional structures that
perpetuate men’s inhumanity to man.
James B. Stewart, Director-Black Studies Program
Associate Professor of Economics
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I am extremely irked by the adoption of such an assanine
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a.m.
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Waring (West Halls). Nine people are dining. Mean
while, 467 starved socialites have crammed into East ;
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