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Take a good look at this newspaper. What
do you see?
Words and pictures and ink and white
space?
Take a look again. If you look hard
enough, you'll realize you're holding some
thing with the potential to make this com
munity ecologically and environmentally
beautiful.
Right now you're holding a perfect exam
ple of a recyclable material.
With the recent opening of a paper-recy
cling plant near Bellefonte, the Centre Re
gion not to mention local environmental
groups and organizations interested in com
munity philanthropies has a chance to
begin working toward a healthier Happy
Valley.
The newly opened Nittany Recycled Fib
ers the only paper recycling plant in
Centre County has the potential to envi
ronmentally benefit this area in two ways.
First, by offering to purchase shipments
of 500 pounds or more of recyclable paper,
the company is creating incentive for
groups in the Centre Region to sponsor
paper drives and become active in the
recycling process.
Second, since Nittany Recycled Fibers
deals in bulk paper purchased and hauled
from area businesses on a per-ton basis, the
University would have little problem be
coming a regular customer of the local
plant.
The opening of such a facility represents
an opportunity for the University to in
crease its recycling efforts.
According to Kenneth Ishler, a University
supervisor for salvage and surplus, Penn
State now sells about eight to 10 tons of high
grade recyclable paper such as computer
printout sheets and manila tab cards to a
Harrisburg plant.
By developing a program to regulate the
gathering of usable low-quality recyclable
paper newsprint, corrugated boxes and
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paper with nonrecyclable materials such as
staples or glue removed the University
could lessen the amount of paper that ends
up in its dumpsters and, eventually, the
area landfill.
Now that a more conveniently located
plant exists, the University may step up its
recycling efforts, according to Kenneth
Haney, manager of the University's general
stores and surplus and salvage.
It wouldn't cost much; perhaps a sepa
rate trash bin in the Computer Lab, a
dumpster at the HUB and waste receptacles
outside residence halls. In addition to this
initial expenditure, it would also take an
effort to gather the paper.
But the University need not be alone in its
efforts student groups could lend a volun
teer hand.
By sponsoring paper drives, organiza
tions such as the Association of Residence
Hall Students, the Undergraduate Student
Government and Eco-Action could take
some of the burden of gathering recyclable
material off the University's hands.
But recycling isn't a task the University
community should face on its own. The
Centre Region should also deyelop a recy
cling program to decrease its dependence
on the area landfill.
Recycling makes good ecological sense:
it takes less energy to recycle than to
produce virgin paper, trees are saved and
the burden on the local landfills is reduced.
The University is a model candidate for
the new recycling plant. It produces enough
waste paper to seriously consider forming a
recycling program that will not only benefit
the University, but more importantly, the
Centre Region.
The opportunity exists for the University
and surrounding communities to become
involved in a sound effort to keep this area
as ecologically healthy as possible.
Let's take advantage of this opportunity,
Happy Valley.
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Returning adults
In reference to the article in the Jan. 17 Daily Collegian
regarding the Center for Women Students, let us bring to
your attention another group of students who are also
involved in this lack of space situation.
This group is the returning adult student population.
The returning adult students are a growing segment of
the student population with a proven need for their own
space on campus to study and meet with their peers.
We support the Center for Women Students in their
struggle to gain access to the center. Since it is opening,
we have been - fighting for the more efficient use of the
center at 135 Boucke Building.
It's always been our position that the best use of the
center is the joint use by the Penn State Parents, the
Center for Women Students and the Returning Adult
Student Organization.
Joseph Bigler, senior-physics, president, R.A.S.O.
James Smith, senior-forestry, vice-president
Teresa Jones, junior-management, treasurer
Jean Templin, graduate-adult education, secretary
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John Bemer, senior-foreign service, social vice-president
Jan. 27
Non-divestment song
I'm an honorable trustee
Of the University
And I absolutely deprecate apartheid!
But I cannot vote divestment
Of our corporate investment
For those companies large donations may provide
If they follow Sullivan's code
Unfairness will erode;
In a hundred years the Blacks will have their say
Noble sentiments are fine,
But we must watch that bottem line,
And hope that racial problems go away.
I'm obviously not Gilbert, and he's the wrong Sullivan.
David M. Silverman
Jan. 26
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Friendship:
An obese, dark-haired nurse walked into
the room. "I'm sorry girls, but visiting hours
are over, and you'll have to leave," she said
very matter-of-factly. I would have gladly
left but unfortunately, the less-than-pleasant
individual wasn't talking to me, rather to my
friends.
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This was the second or third time that she
decided visiting hours were over and, at the
moment, I hated that woman more than I
have ever hated anyone. I guess the worst
part of my two pals'having to leave was that I
knew I'd be alone. I knew that I'd have to face
the fear that I was experiencing. No one
would be there at least physically to
snap me out of it.
My silent begging did no good and a few
minutes later, I found myself staring at the
wall a boring blue I might add. My mind
constantly went over the conversation I had a
week before with a doctor in State College:
"Terry, there's a good chance you have a
brain tumor. I'd like to watch it for a few
days," he said.
"Great, you watch it," I had said sarcasti
cally, "I'm going to a specialist."
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I tried not to think about the possibility that (Sounds like Mikie's commercial for Life
he could be right, but it was to no avail. I even cereal, huh?) And, friendship, an honest-to
tried to take Julie Andrews' advice and God friendship, can many times cause you
melodically think about My Favorite Things, what seems unbearable pain, but in the long
but my favorite teddy bear was at my best run it's worth it.
friend's house and I didn't think the nurse What is friendship? Journalist Terry A.
would go for letting me have a Heineken. So, I Fye says it's the ability to listen to someone's
just sat back and tried to scrounge up some
deepest hurts and feel that
peace of mind. It wasn't working and even if they are your own.
there was a glimmer of hope that I could He says that friends sing with us on the
relax, it was destroyed about three hours mountaintops and silently walk beside us
through the valleys of life. I think that defi
later.
nition is perfect. How better could we define a
Around 2:30 a.m. the doctor came in and true friend?
explained the procedure for a spinal tap. I
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tried so hard to concentrate on what he was Ive seen so many people make friends for
saying, but I caught a glimpse of the 6or so selfish reasons. People have these superficial
inch needle he was trying to conceal by his friends so they can get something from them,
side that did most of the talking for him. materially speaking. That angers me so
I can't even begin to express the pain I felt much. There should be no purpose in
during that 20-minute ordeal when he in-
friendship except the deepening of one's
serted the needle into my lower back. But, spirit.
needless to say, I don't use the word "pain" When nurtured with love, patience, trust
lightly anymore whether physical or other- and respect, true friendship can withstand
wise. I still can't figure out if I was saying any test. The biggest nemises that
"Jesus Christ" in vain or in prayer; I often friendships face lies in the fact that when a
think the former because that test was hell. friendship is new, friends only see each
I don't deal with the emotional tides of my other's virtues; then, they see only each
health that I thought would pull me under other's faults. Getting through that latter
during Fall Semester. It scarred too deeply part is a bastard, but it is only after people
for me to think about right now. But, I have begin to see each other for what they really
tried to find something that can cause as are, do they become true friends.
much pain and yet do as much good as that I ran into a friend of mine yesterday who
spinal tap did. I finally found it friendship. has more wisdom and writing ability
That may sound like the queerest analogy: than many people I know. She told me that
friendship and a spinal tap, but think about if communication is key in a friendship. At
for a second. first, I thought I was going to hear a reitera-
The spinal tap caused me a great deal of tion of "communication is the essence of a
pain, but in the long run it was good for me. relationship" but then she explained.
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She told me that her roommate, and best
friend, had seemed removed and annoyed
recently. Why, Meg didn't know. But, Meg
told me that all along she had been ticking
her best friend off for no apparent reason.
Finally, they discussed the problem and
straightened it out. Meg was unconsciously
doing things that were irritating her best
friend. Unless they discussed it, how would
either have known what the dilemma was?
When I was in the hospital waiting to find
out what the diagnosis was, my entire being
was in turmoil. For those who will under
stand, I had "steak before an edit," big time.
In the words of someone who is very dear to
me, "T.M., the fear of the unknown is the
worst." How true that statement is. I was
trying to fight the worst fight of all.
I'm not sure if this is hitting home, so let me
try something else. Imagine that you're six or
seven years old. (You know, the age when the
biggest problem in life is that Jimmy won't
trade you peanut butter and jelly for your
bologna sandwich or that Sally didn't invite
you to her slumber party.) At night you have
this fear that the boogie man is in your room
•when the light is out. Unless you turn on the
light, look under the bed and realize there is
nothing there, you probably will go crazy
from fear.
For me, the same is true with friendship.
Unless I know what the problem is, I can't fix
it and I'm left to wonder, as did Meg, what the
problem is.
Terry Mutchier is a junior majoring in broad-
I hate situations when I'm not sure if I'm cast journalism and is a guest columnist for
the culprit or just a victim of circumstance. I The Daily Collegian.
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abhor the fear that I am losing something
that means more to me than anything.
("Anything" might seem like a cop-out word
but it isn't really because anything covers
everything.)
Sometimes our friends just need time
alone, time to think things through. This is a
time when true friends need to be like a
favorite teddy bear: be there for a hug of
reassurance; listen when our friends have
feelings to express or problems to discuss;
and just be silent when they need our pres
ence but not our voice.
Being the perfect teddy bear figure is hard'
though. I try many times, but like the person
who climbs to the top of the mountain to count
all the gentle reminders, sometimes the task
is impossible but it's the most rewarding one
by far.
I sat in the hospital for almost four days
before I got the results of my tests. During
the four-day interval, the mental turbulance
was unbearable. I guess you could say that I
had to wait for the spinal tap to have time to
itself before the results were revealed. When
I found out I was healthy, I felt as though I
had been revived literally.
Sometimes friendship is just like the spinal
tap. We need to go through the pain; give it
time to itself; and then, always no matter
what, be revived.
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