opinions No special treatment "...if we really want to get rid of the problems caused by cruising, then we have to have a special ordinance.” Special ordinances seem to be State Col lege’s cure for all that ails it. In a town where there is a noise ordinance, open container law,, and even an ordinance ban ning area residents from parking their own cars in their own yards, it isn’t much of a surprise that we now have an ordinance that prevents people from driving around the block too many times. The law, adopted at the June 2 municipal council meeting, prohibits driving around certain areas in downtown State College three or more times in one hour or six or more times in three hours betweem 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Offenders will pay a $25 fine for their first violation and a $5O for each additional one within six months of the first. Emergency and police vehicles, taxis, vehicles making business deliveries and cars driven by downtown residents are exempt from the new restriction. It’s plain to see, then, that the cruisers this ordinance is targeted at are local teen-agers. Granted, the problems associated with cruising need to be taken care of, but in case State College officials haven’t noticed, there are already a number of ordinances on the books that will do just that. Write Restored. My encounter with The King: A true expose on Elvis' rings, Elvis' Bibles and even the jumpsuit he wore in 'Viva Las Vegas' A shopping mall filled with prayer rugs and Elvis dolls And I wonder Yeah I wonder Will Elvis take the place of Jesus in a thousand-years A thousand years? I think it happened last weekend at the Nittany Mall, the only place I know where you can see a real live cow (courtesy the farm exhibits that were there Saturday) and buy a bottle of Elvis Presley “Love Me Tender” Hair Condition er ($3.95 plus tax) under the same roof. The crowd of people at the Nittany Mall last Saturday, though, didn’t seem that interested in the live goat at the Pennsylva nia Dairy Goat Association booth or the milking machine exhibit. They were at the mall to see Elvis. It was all there, as advertised in local newspapers: Elvis’ guns. Elvis’ Bibles. Elvis’ rings. Elvis’ scarves. The helmet Elvis wore in Viva Las Vegas. The jumpsuit he wore in Speedway. Even one of Elvis’ cars was there a 1977 maroon and grey Cadillac Seville with Ten nesee plates that said “ELVIS.” Leaning up against the right front tire was a blown-up color photo of a bloated Elvis sitting in the very same Cadillac the day before he died. It was, like, Elvis’ Death Car. They also had under glass, of course the deck of cards that Elvis played with on his very last vacation in Hawaii. Death cards, I guess. The best Elvis artifact ( of all, though —at Mayor Arnold Addison Here we are in the heat of the Authors must present letters to the summer in Happy Valley. If you think editor (no more than 1% pages, there are HOT issues out there that double-spaced) or forums (up to need to come to people’s attention, three typed pages, double-spaced) to why not write a letter-to-the-editor the Collegian in 126 Carnegie, telling us what you think should be Students’ letters should include the done. term and major of each writer. Let- The Daily Collegian’s opinion edi tor welcomes letters from students, faculty, staff and area residents con cerning issues and topics of interest to the Collegian’s leadership. —The Dead Kennedys There is a noise ordinance for loud radios and car mufflers, speeding and traffic tick ets for reckless drivers and conduct codes for crude remarks. Shall we go on? Realistically, how is this law going to be effectively and fairly enforced? We hope that our police force has better things to do with its’ time than stand on the corner of College Avenue and keep track of how many times each car goes by. Besides, how accu rate will those counts be on nights when those areas get very con jested with traffic? Officials should also keep in mind that teen-agers are going to cruise despite this law if not in downtown State College, then perhaps on country backroads. It would be much easier to monitor teen-age drivers downtown and deal with them by already existing ordinances than to shift it to anoth er, potentially more dangerous part of town. Of course, cruisers can sometimes be annoying to pedestrians or area residents. Seeing how loud your engine can “rev up” or how, fast you can take off at the green light shows boredom or at least a definite lack of creativity on the teen-agers’ part. But creating a special and selective ordi nance that is unfairly subjective in its’ enforcement is not the answer utilizing already existing ordinances is. least for fans of life’s little ironies—was ai big, shiny Bureau of Narcotics and Danger ous Drugs badge that President Nixon gave to Elvis during a White House visit. 9 9 9 They had a video cassette player set up in front of Elvis’ Cadillac and a little crowd had gather around it. I stopped to check it out. A middle-aged woman was standing next to me, transfixed by the sight of Elvis doing his Las Vegas act in front of a Honolu lu audience. She watched Elvis toss sweaty scarves to the audience. She sighed and fingered the gold charm around her neck. It said ELVIS in block letters. She looked like she was really enjoying herself, so I decided to talk to her. I asked her if she had ever saw Elvis perform. She never had the chance, she said. I told her about a friend I have who saw Elvis in the early ’7os when she was a little kid and thought it was great. She told me about how she used to talk ters from alumni should include the author’s major and year of gradua tion. All writers should provide their address and phone number for verifi cation of the letter. movie theatre owners into giving her the posters from Elvis movies when she was kid. And how her father wouldn’t let her play “that jungle music” on his record player. By that time another Elvis song had started and her attention drifted. She was happy watching Elvis, so I wandered on. As I walked around checking out the exhibits, watching people take pictures of Elvis’ Bibles with their Instamatic camer as, I heard some kid say to his mom: “Boy, he sure gave a lot of stuff away.” The mom started into an Elvis the Generous story, but the kid’s comment made me look again at the offical-looking certificates in the display cases. Most of the Elvis artifacts weren’t owned by Elvis when he died. For example, there was this gold watch given to Elvis by Gen. Omar Bradley and his wife. (The Bradleys gave it to Elvis for Christmas a couple.of days after The King showed up on their doorstep with some antique guns for the general.) Elvis gave the watch, which the Bradleys had inscribed to Elvis, to his secretary. She later let Jimmy Velvet have it for his museum. (In case you didn’t know, Jimmy Velvet is the guy who owns the Elvis Presley Mu seum On Tour. But I guess you did know, that, since the Jimmy Velvet Elvis Presley Museum On Tour is advertised as being world-famous.) In seems that Jimmy Velvet and his friends are quite serious in their devotion to Elvis. On display was a copy of Inside Elvis ' /a/^©l9B6 Collegian Inc. daily Collegian Friday, June 27,1986 ©1986 Collegian Inc. Nan Crystal Arens William G. 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I love the way it implies Elvis was A Man.) There were “I visited Graceland” patches. Elvis records with stickers on them bragging about Elvis “Love Me Ten der” milk bath. There were also what looked like Elvis garbage cans with pictures of a sweating Las Vegas Elvis on them. The price tag said $12.95. I just had to talk to the woman behind the counter about that. “Do people really buy Elvis garbage cans?” I asked. She smiled at the question. I got the feeling the woman had a pretty good per spective on her job. No satin Elvis pillows for her. She probably has the records and has seen all the movies, but she probably doesn’t even have an “I Love Elvis” bump ersticker on her car. “Well, no one’s bought one while we’ve been here,” she said. She picked one up and I \V Heather Malarkey, Sheryl Welnerman Sports Editor Matt Herb Assistant Sports Editor Mark Brennan Arts Editor Pat Grandjean Science Editor Kathi Dodson Graphics Editor Tony Ciccarelli Photo Editor . 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Forums must also be type written, double-spaced and no longer than three pages. inscribed by the author. “To Jimmy,” it said. “May we jointly perpetuate Elvis’ name and reputation in the True Light of Christ.” (Oh boy. It looks like the Dead Kennedys knew what they were singing about. Do you think Jello Biafra ever met Jimmy Velvet?) Sonya Baum, Kim Bower, Board of Managers looked inside. “Actually, I think it’s sup posed to be an umbrella stand.” The weirdest part of this whole Elvis artifacts thing is that I think Elvis really would have loved it. He gave away all that stuff his rings and guns and clothes because he thought it was valuable aind that people wanted it. I guess people do want it there were more people at the Nittany Mall that Satur day than I’d ever seen, except for Christmas shopping time. Elvis would have been flattered to see people dragging their kids to see his junk, strange and morbid as that may be. By the way, if you need a job, the Jimmy Velvet Elvis Presley Museum on Tour has some openings. I saw this note written on a paper bag and propped up by an Elvis doll, “Wanted to tour with the Elvis Presley Museum: Two females. Permanent or sum mer job. Good hours. Good pay.” One of the museum employees told me they’re going to Miami soon. If you hurry, you can catch up with them. Anita Yesho is a senior majoring in jour nalism and news editor for The Daily Colle gian. She fully realizes that damn near every Collegian column begins with a song quote, but she did it anyway. The Daily Collegian Friday, June 27, 1986 Students’ letters should include se mester standing, major and campus of the writer. Letters from alumni should Include the major and year of graduation of the writer. All writers should provide their address and phone number for verification of the letter. Letters should be signed by no more than two people. Names may be withheld on request. 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About the Collegian: The Daily Collegian and The Weekly Collegian are published by Collegian Inc., an independent, non profit corporation with a board of direc tors composed of students, faculty and professionals. Students of The Pennsyl vania State University write and edit both papers . 0 0 0 0 0 0 State's proposed anti-hazing bill is a good thing, IFC president says By WINSLOW M. MASON JR Collegian Staff Writer The most important part of a proposed bill to make hazing a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania is that it may deter fraternity members from using the harsh initia tion ritual, Interfraternity Council President Pat Con way said this week. The state House of Representatives recently passed the bill that would make hazing harsh initiation rituals in which pledges prove their loyalty and endur ance a third-degree misdemeanor punishable by $2,- 500 fine and one year in prison. But the chairman of IFC’s Board of Control, an arm of the organization which handles all disciplinary matters, said the board only finds out about hazing acts if a complaint is filed. Any BOC member who sees an act of hazing is obligated to report the acts, said Ben Siegel, who has chaired the BOC since March. If someone within the IFC violates fraternity bylaws, that person must go before the board and action will be taken, Conway said. Although no one from Penn State’s IFC lobbied in support of the bill, hazing is an issue that needs to be addressed, he said. “It’s in the best interest of the fraternities,” Conway said, adding that the problem still exists because hazing bylaws are difficult to enforce. “If we find any cases (of hazing), they will be dealt I < •J I I i o * >; - < Yours. jflr-nss - . gfte -aireme^'» ° r de'' e:l ' ~.c t v ,ro& uC .,-,inf r ,i 1 tfSpSfe** 1 6 " o'-.men't. Ot33 ectlVe v . r*. 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Also, the fraternity may be put on probation, which Conway explains to mean “they can’t have parties or social functions for a certain amount of time.” Third, Conway said, “They may be thrown out of the Interfraternity Council, which means they won’t be recognized as a frat.” The particular sanction applied to the fraternity in violation depends on the severity of the incident, Conway said. He added that the third sanction is critical because Penn State fraternities with national chapters are only recognized by the nationals if they are part of Penn State’s IFC. Every fall, the BOC meets with all fraternity social chairmen to discuss social regulations, but Siegel said hazing is not addressed in detail. 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