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By DIANE D. DIPIERO
Collegian Staff Writer
When we were little tykes, they had
us twirling with hoola-hoops and
bouncing on pogo sticks. In fourth
or fifth grade we had to haVe a mood ring and
a pair of palazzo pants. After a while, they
were telling us to buy pin-striped jeans and to
learn to solve a Rubik's cube.
"They" were designers who had an inspira
tion for a new game or a vision of a new style.
We listened to them and bought their novel
ties. Some were worth the cost, while others
never got much use after the Christmas tree
came down.
We always say that we don't want to be
trendy, but as you play with those pastel
colored pearls around your neck or adjust
your paisley tie, you have to admit that we all
are taken in by some kind of fad. At some
point in our lives, we made millionaires out of
people who hoped we would be attracted by
outrageous novelties. Remember the Pop
Rocks you used to bdg your mother to buy?
Or the saddle shoes? How about swede jack
ets (the ones with the fringe hanging from the
arms)? Does your mother still try to sneak
your old bean-bag chair into your dorm room
or apartment?
Fads are the spice of life. They give us
ideas on ho.w to feel, what to listen to, what to
wear. If taken too seriously, they can control
our lives. But, as Jack Santini, assistant
professor of popular culture at Bowling
Green State University, recently wrote in
"U.S. News and World Report," "Those who
buy a pet rock, Cabbage Patch doll or Trivial
Pursuit game often have a sense of being part
of an in-group."
So with that attitude in mind, here's a look
at what the "in-group" will possess this year.
Flair for fashion
Designers are influenced by other people,
too. For examples, rock stars are generating
many new fashion ideas David Byrne's
enormous suit in "Stop Making Sense," Ma
donna's floral-printed, silk jackets, Prince's
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ruffled blouses. Andln magazine says that,
thanks to movies such as "Amadeus," old
fashioned, oversized blouses and dresses will
be worn a lot this year.
It's already obvious that the big words in
fashion these days are plaid and paisley. One
need only stand outside a classroom building
between periods to catch glimpses of paisley
printed jeans and jean jackets and red- or
green-plaid pants, jackets and sweaters be
ing worn by guys and girls. (Look for printed
scarves tied in a bow on top of the head or
wrapped around a collar.)
Lady Bug, 110 E. College Ave., says that
women's and men's clothing. is taking on a
dressy-yet-casual air. This is evident in the
popularity of women's silk, loose-fitting
dresses and big, bold checked suits for men.
Stirrup pants for women and baggy wool
pants for men will sell well this fall.
Eye-damaging fluorescent colors have
been modified into bright but subtle shades.
Although Madonna is still influential in to
day's fashion, her trademark lacey socks,
gloves and blouses are less popular this year.
Thanks in part to her, though, people are
wearing lots of vintage clothing. At Unique in
Greenwich Village, you can buy used bowling
shirts for $lO to $25 and old lime-green lab
coats for $35.
Fashion designers seem wary to use words
such as preppy, yuppie or punk. These days,
good fashion is a combination of all fashion
styles. Wearing penny loafers with faded
Levi's 501 s and a bright oversized sweater is
being fashionable without placing a stereoty
pical label on your body.
But labels on your clothes still mean a lot.
Liz Wear is popular for women, because it
features long, full skirts and warm, fun
sweaters. You can't go far on campus without
seeing somebody wearing a Benetton sweat
shirt. Generra is another big name. And if
you've been hiding that Gucci bag under your
bed, get it out, because the rage has hit an all
time high. Genuine from Italy is preferred,
but no one examines it closely enough to
recognize that it's actually a $2O imitation
from the streets of New York.
Just because State College is nestled within
a valley in the middle of Pennsylvania
doesn't mean that . the area is behind the
times fashion-wise. All of the clothing stores
around town buy their clothes in New York
City the country's source of what's new,
creative and avante garde..
Hairstyles
State College hairstylists also travel to find
new ideas. For example, Changing Times
Hair Design,'South Allen Street, is associated
with the Vidal Sassoon International Cutting
Team and gets many new styles from Mon
treal.
"Neat and clean" is the look for the fash
ion-conscious male and female —the hair is
cut bluntly, close to the ears and nape of the
neck, longer and fuller on top. In.other words,
say good-bye to tails on men and women,
which turned out to be real quicky-fads. The
idea is to get your hair to look as neat as
possible by using as few gadgets as possible.
Mousses and gels are still very big (they're
unisex, too), and in many cases, take the
place of curling irons. Although a lot of
advertisements have displayed men with
'6os-style long hair, the experts say that
short, groomed and stylish is still the best
way to go.
Bangles and bracelets
With an up-to-the-minute wardrobe and
hairstyle picked out, it's time for accessories.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the mood
ring stashed in your desk drawer is going to
slide back into fashion anytime soon. Rubber
bracelets are the rage. Here again, rock stars
seemed to have established this fad. John
Taylor of Duran Duran wears a stack of black
bracelets from his wrist to his elbow, and
Madonna often sports multi-colored ones.
Twist-a-beads have been replaced in popular
ity by single strands of colored pearls. Be
cause of a new focus on antiques, and due in
part to the success of "Amadeus," brooches
and pendants are worn underneath the collar
of high-buttoned blouses, on the lapels of suit
jackets or even on the leg of pants or jeans.
On the screen
Movies are constantly going through
phases. Cocoon unraveled a trend for sci-fi
flicks, while St. Elmo's Fire sparked a resur
gence of teen films. Last year it was movies
about the plight of the farmer; this year the
focus will be on the big stage coming to the
big screen, with the release of Agnes of God
and A Chorus Line. '
Tunes of the times
Music has its share of fads too. On the way
out are fashion-pop bands such as Duran
Duran and Culture Club. They may influence
current dress and hair styles, but their music
seems to have become old news.
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Rolling Stone has a separate top 10 chart
for campus music, and it seems the bands
that continually make the list REM, the
Smiths, The Talking Heads, to name a few
are becoming more popular in this area.
Having an influence on this is WPSU's new
music programs. Of course, no one can talk
about music these days without mentioning
Bruce Springsteen. Heis maintaining popu
larity all over the country at a time when
many people are searching for alternatives to
Top 40 musicians.
Locally, Rhetoric is a much talked-about
band, as is the Screaming Ducks; Positive
Hate has the attention of the punk-rock
crowd, while reggae lovers look forward to
performances by the Earthtones. With the
break-up of some local bands with strong
followings, a newcomer, Queen Bee and the
Blue Hornet Band shows potential to take
their place. The band's moody jazz sounds
'are sure to make them one of this year's
great music finds locally.
Workouts and weight loss
More often these days, music is associated
with exercise. Jogging with the headphones
on is a common site around campus, and
aerobics performed to your favorite tunes is
the newest fun way to burn up calories. In
fact, physical fitness can be cosidered a fad
in itself.
Just within the past five to 10 years, man
has decided that you're never too thin to diet
and exercise. Salt has become a four-letter
word; diet colas are only sensible; soy beans
and wheat germ aren't the dreaded foreign
substances they once were. The latest health
food fad is Tofuti: It looks and tastes like ice
cream, but it's made from good old tofu,
which takes on the flavor of whatever it's
mixed with.
Board games
and baby dolls
For those who prefer mental exercise to
physical, you'll be glad to know that Trivial
Pursuit is expected to continue to be a top
seller through the Christmas season. Hoping
to capture popularity is the Monopoly's anni
versary edition, which should hold more of a
nostalgic value than a new notion in Monopo
ly strategy. Several new Scrabble games,
including "People Scrabble" and Scrabble
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for kids will be working to divert some
attention Trivial Pursuit, one of the all-time
best selling board games.
And don't let go of those Cabbage Patch
dolls. Kay-Bee toy store at the Nittany Mall
says the little adopted darlings will capture
the hearts of the young and the young at heart
once again this year. But be on the lookout for
a new type of infant: "Real Babies," whose
eyes open and close automatically.
Some of fads could turn into institutions. It
happened to the Walkman, which is now a
household word, and pierced ears for men,
which are much more widely accepted than
they were just three or four years ago.
Skateboarding isn't as hot as it once was, but
you can still see people rolling through cam
pus now and then.
Other pastimes that were once the most to
say the least have moved into the used fad lot.
Why did hoolahoops and yó-yos lose populari
ty, while Frisbees and Hackeysack have
persisted?
We, the consumers, can control the popu
larity of some of these fads. If we all stopped
buying Frisbees, there would go that fad. We
also have the power to determine the fate of
Music Television: Whether MTV will remain
a popular amusement for years to come or
that little astronaut will take his last space
walk someday soon remains to be seen. It is
up to us, the fickle individuals, easily made
bored and ever-eager for changes and up
dates, to decide the fate of popular diver
sions.
With fashion, though, things run a little
differently. You may be in love with those
paisley pants this time next year, but the "big
brother" of fashion might direct you to give
them to the local Goodwill.
Thus, fads are fun and innovative, but they
can end up costing you a lot of money.
According to Santini, we, being the very last
of the baby boom generation, are highly
susceptible to tht!se "social whims" through
media propaganda. The excitement of some
thing new lures us to fads and novelties. They
make us feel that we're up with the times and
a part of a certain elite group: /
And if it makes you happy for a while, it
doesn't seem so awful that one of these days
your Cabbage Patch Kid will be taken to the
great storage box in the attic put to rest
with your Barbie, your Etch-a-sketch and
your Shaun Cassidy album.
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Fac. Senate votes on grades
By COLLEEN BARRY
Collegian Staff Writer
The Faculty Senate will vote today
on whether it should implement the
plus/minus grading system approved
last April and scheduled to take effect
Fall Semester 1987.
Cara-Lynne Schengrund, professor
at the Hershey Medical Center,
brought the motion to the senate floor
last month, after some faculty mem
bers expressed some concern that 58-
53 vote did not represent the will of
the 207-member senate. Also, the vote
was taken at the end of a lengthy
meeting and may not have received
proper attention from the senate.
Changing the grading policy has
been debated by the senate for the
last two years.
Last year, however, the senate
approved a grading policy which di
vides the present four-point grading
system into ten subdivisions, creating
an A-minus, B-plus, B-minus and C
plus. There will be no A-plus, C-min
us, D-plus or D-minus.
The motion on the floor today asks
the senate to retain the present four
point system.
George Bugyi, senate executive
secretary, said, "The faculty has
been so split on this. I think that there
is no harmony at all."
The five-vote margin indicates the
USG pres makes IFC alcohol proposal
By COLBY STONG
Collegian Staff Writer
A proposal that would give the
Interfraternity Council more alcohol
enforcement leadership capabilities
was introduced at last night's IFC
meeting.
David Rosenblatt, president of the
Undergraduate Student Government
and co-chairman of the task force,
introduced the proposal to IFC after
he and two council members dis
cussed it with M. Lee Uperaft, divi
sion director of counseling and health
services and the other co-chairman of
the task force.
Basically, the new suggested pro
posal consists of three main points
concerning the enforcement of alco
hol rules, Rosenblatt said.
First, IFC's Board of Control would
remain responsible for the enforce
ment and adjudication of violations
that pertain to IFC.
Secondly, the University would en
force the position maintained in its
Specter holds open house by phone
By JEANETTE KREBS
Collegian Staff Writer
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter said yesterday he favors a
Senate Republican proposal calling for a balanced budget
by 1991 with limits on federal budget deficits.
Specter, R-Pa., spoke with constituents about the bud
get, tax reform, his re-election bid and other issues by
telephone from Washington, D.C. yesterday afternoon
during a public forum in'Kern Building.
Concerning the budget, Specter said, "For now, I
believe that we have to hope that something is soon
passed so the president has a plan he can work with."
Specter was unable to address the meeting in person, as
originally planned, because the Senate is still battling to
break a deadlock that would allow the deficit to increase
to a record $2 trillion.
"The issue we face here is a very serious one," Specter
said. "Without an extention (of the deficit) the govern
ment will have no money."
While the outcome is still uncertain, Specter said the
Senate was expected to vote on the issue late yesterday or
Prof to give slide , show on
The East Asian Studies Society is
sponsoring a slide show presentation
and discussion at 7:30 tonight in 305
HUB titled "North Korea's Wind of
Change" narrated by Parris H.
Chang, chairman of the East Asian
Studies program and political science
professor.
The presentation is designed to
lack of concensus. Some senators feel
that it is important that the senate re
address the issue so they are confi
dent with the decision, he added.
Fifty new senators could change the
vote.
Jay Clark, undergraduate student
government academic assemby pres
ident, said that he was surprised to
see the quick turn-around in the sen
ate.
"I think that the vote is still rep
resentative," he said, adding that it is
the responsibility of senators to be at
the meetings so they can vote.
Bugyi said about 130 senators at
tend each faculty senate meeting. At
the beginning of the April meeting,
146 senators were present.
Bugyi said the senate's mood is to
make a decision and implement the
new plan. If it doesn't work, new
legislation can be introduced later.
Clark, who worked to get the legis
lation passed last year, will present
students' view et today's meeting.
"I want to see it continue with
plus/minus," he said, adding that if
students don't speak up at the meet
ing, the new grading policy would
probably be defeated.
"There is a group of faculty mem
bers that really don't agree with the
legislation. The people who brought
up the motion to revert to the four
point system sincerely beleive it
code of conduct that deals with under
age drinking violations. Everybody
living off campus would also fall
under the enforcement of the code of
conduct.
Finally, Rosenblatt said that it
would not be necessary for many of
the task force recommendations to
pass.
He said the discussion with Uperaft
focused on which of the two proposals
(the one originated by the University
President's Task Force on Alcohol or
the one by members of the greek
community) would be better.
The 0ct..15 meeting of the task
force has been rescheduled to Oct. 24.
Therefore, no proposals will be hand
ed to University President Bryce
Jordan on the previously established
Oct. 15 deadline.
Rosenblatt said he hopes to further
extend the deadline to Dec. 1 so that
all of the issues can be properly
discussed.
New emphasis for enforcement
would be placed on a grievance basis,
Rosenblatt said. A judicial review
today. The Senate spent last weekend in session trying to
decide on the deficit ceiling.
When asked about re-election next year and the possi
bility that Gov. Dick Thornburgh would oppose him on the
Republican ticket in the 1986 primary, Specter said he has
been assured by President Reagan that he will be the
Republican candidate.
"The president's number one concern for 1986 is to keep
the Republicans in control of the Senate and Pennsylva
nia could be a deciding factor for this," he said. "And,
because of this I do not think there will be a primary
between Governor Thornburgh and myself."
When asked about the president's tax plan, Specter said
he does not favor increasing taxes because it does not
motivate people to work or save money.
Specter also said the greatest problem in Pennsylvania
is unemployment.
"I think the national statistics are correct as far as how
many people are working in the country, but I do not think
they are correct as far as how many people are not
working," Specter said.
promote interest in Asia and show
students what North Korea is like,
Chang said.
"North Korea is a place that very
few Americans are allowed to visit,"
he said.
Chang spent nine days in North
Korea this summer after completing
a trip to the Soviet Union and China.
should be changed," Clark said.
Laurie Dieffenbach, assembly as
sistant vice president, said that the
plus/minus legislation was student
initiated."l think that sometimes the
faculty gets the impression that stu
dent faculty senators represent them
selves."
However, a validated poll of 4000
students by the assembly showed that
64 percent want a change, and most
support the plus/minus system.
"We think it will help the academic
atmosphere. Students will be striving
to get more than the bare minimum
for grades," Clark said.
He added that student interest in
the grading policy which led to a
proposal last year by the assembly,
kept the issue alive.
After further study, the senate
Committee on Undergraduate In
struction recommended that the plan
be tried. The committee recommen
dation stated that there were more
reasons to revise the grading policy
than to keep the present system. If
later the senate decides that the poli
cy does not work, no harm would be
done and new legislation could be
made.
"I still think it is something that
students want. If it hadn't been vali
dated by the survey, I wouldn't feel so
strongly about it," Dieffenbach said.
board would be established to hear all
cases involving alcohol-related inci
dents, he said.
Although nothing is written down
yet, IFC plans for a subcommittee to
begin work on a draft this week.
IFC President John Rooney said
the committee will iron out some of
the recommendations that the greek
members made and will prepare a
draft for next week's meeting.
Rooney said the liability of serving
alcohol is tremendously high and that
"it's time greeks take a leadership
role."
In other business, IFC announced
the names of three State College
Municipal Council members it will
endorse for council elections to be
held on Nov. 5. IFC Executive Vice
President Joel Dennison said IFC
wanted to choose candidates "who
they can best get along with and who
are best for State College."
IFC will be endorsing incumbent
John A. Dombroski (Republican),
Fremont D. Winand (Republican),
and John George (Democrat).
North Korea
"I was very fortunate to get into the
country," Chang said. "North Korea
is very much like ( George) Orwell's
1984."
—by Kathleen Casey
Rally & fest
will oppose
apartheid
A rally and music festival will be
held Friday as part of National Anti-
Apartheid day, the president of the
Committee for Justice in South Africa
said.
Katrina Scott announced the rally
Will be held on the steps of Old Main
at noon. Several student leaders will
speak, she said. Lawrence Young,
director of the Paul Robeson Cultural
Center; Thomas Poole, University
program coordinator for Religious
Affairs; and Roy Austin, associate
professor of sociology, will also par
ticipate.
The concert, which will include
bands such as Violation, Earthtones,
Hadi Blues and Public Service, will
begin at 4 p.m. on the HUB lawn.
Scott said the committee is hoping
to involve more students to support
divestment through the activities.
Petitions calling for divestment will
be circulated throughout the day, she
said.
Sponsoring the rally are the Com
mittee for Justice in South Africa,
Black Caucus, Colloquy, the College
Democrats, the Black Student Union
and the Central Pennsylvania Citi
zens for Survival.
The committee will submit a de
tailed divestiture plan along with
petitions to the University Board of
Trustees before its January meeting
where it will decide whether the Uni
versity will divest from companies
doing business in South Africa.
Robert Allen, a CPCS member,
said University divestment policies
have pot changed since the late 1970 s
when students protested apartheid.
However, the trustees represent a
different mix of opinions under differ
ent pressure, he said.
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Uperaft warns
be aware of
responsibility
Go on, have another beer.
The next time you have a party and
encourage your guests to have just
one more drink you better stop and
think about the risks and liabilities
you face, M. Lee Uperaft, co-chair of
the President's Task Force on Alco
hol, said last night.
Server liability is an important
issue for off-campus students to be
come familiar with, Uperaft told the
Organization for Town and Indepen
dent Students at it's regularly sched
uled meeting.
Uperaft said the best advice he can
give apartment dwellers is to keep
the parties small, make sure guests
get home safely and most important
ly know everyone at the party.
"The person who walks into your
apartment and doesn't give a damn
about who you are is the one that is
going to rip you up," he said.
The University has less obligation
to control off-campus drinking and
the task force does not have plans to
enforce regulations at private, off
campus parties, Uperaft said.
The task force, through education
and treatment awareness programs,
plans to introduce students to the
consequences they may face when
they serve and consume alcohol, he
said.
OTIS President Chris Capozzi said
some people are questioning the Uni
versity's support for those programs.
Uperaft said the classroom is the
most successful intervention in this
area, and the task force is thinking
about making alcohol awareness
classes available for credits, Uperaft
said. Lori Heller
collegian notes
• Student Counselors are avail
able from 4 p.m. until midnight each
day in 135 Boucke or call 863-2020.
• Free University will sponsor a
vegetarian cooking class at 6 tonight
in 373 Willard.
• The Resident Hall Advisory
Board will meet at 6:30 tonight in 319
HUB.
• The German Club will meet at • The Water Ski Club will meet at
6:30 tonight in Warnock Cultural 7:30 tonight in 265 Willard.
Lounge.
• The Business Student Council • The Liberal Arts Undergraduate
will meet at 7 tonight in 73 Willard. Council will meet at 8 tonight in 219
Willard.
• The Science Fiction Society will
meet at 7 tonight in 316 Boucke.
• The Volleyball Club will meet at
8:30 tonight in gym 2 of the Intramu
• Circle K will meet at 7 tonight in ral Building.
323-324 HUB.
• The Student Assistance and In
• The Society of Physics Students formation Center in Boucke lobby is
will practice for the laser show at 7 open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day
tonight in 105 Osmond. or call 863-2020.
police log
• State College Bureau of Police • Cassettes worth $l7O belonging
Services reported that a fire started to Mark Metcalf, 478 E. Beaver Ave.,
yesterday in the kitchen at Phi Kappa were reported missing Sunday from
Tau fraternity, 408 E. Fairmount his vehicle parked at Spano's Exxon
Ave., when a plastic container ignited Service Station, 640 E. College Ave.,
on a gas stove. No damage estimate State College police said
was available and the incident is
being investigated, police said,
• Four hubcaps belonging to Tom
Clapsaddle, 416 Holmes, were report
• Sherri McClosky, 16, of State ed missing yesterday from his vehi-
College was reported missing Sun- cle in parking area 83, University
day, State College police said. She is 5 Police Services said.
feet 5 inches tall, about 120 pounds,
has blonde hair and was last seen • Jesse Snyder, Maintenance
between 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday, Building, reported Sunday a tele
police said. McClosky was thought to phone missing from outside 103 Fo
have been wearing a blue corduroy rum, University police said
jacket and blue jeans when last seen,
police said
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The Daily Collegian Tuesday. Oct. 8, 1985-3
• The Pax Christi, Lutheran Stu
dent Parish and United Ministries are
sponsoring a public lecture on capital
punishment by Sister Virginia Jen
kins, secretary of the Pennsylvania
Council for the Abolition of the Death
Penalty, at 7 tonight in the HUB Main
Lounge.
• The Student Union Board will
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