2—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1986 University student makes bid for state House By SUSAN KEARNEY Collegian Staff Writer It's not every day that a University in politics by helping to organize student makes a run for political political fund-raisers and coordinate office. But one Penn Stater has tossed district offices for local congressmen. his hat into the campaign ring. For the past three years he has Robert Etchell, 23, is running for served on the Cambria County Re state House representative in Cam- publican Committee and in 1984 he bria County on the Republican ticket. worked on the Reagan-Bush State Etchell said he decided to run for Committee. the state House in March when he While at the University, Etchell learned that Rep. Edward J. Halus- was also active in politics. At both the ka, D-Pa., seeking a fourth term in Altoona Campus and at University this election, had no opponent. Park, Etchell served as a student "People called me a sacrificial government senator. lamb," he said. "Everybody tried to He said his experience as a USG talk me out of it." senator has taught him to listen and relate to his constituents. His run for Etchell took a leave of absence USG office was a mock of a real from the University this semester to campaign, he said. pursue his campaign. While at the "(USG) ran the campaign much University, the senior majored in like the state does," Etchell said. political science and was an Under- Etchell's campaign is not funded by graduate Student Government town the Republican Party. Etchell said he senator. is operating a grass-roots, free-media Conditions in Patton, his home- campaign. He accepted invitations to town, prompted him to seek election. media-covered events, wrote letters "I'm tired of the area decaying and to the editor of his local newspaper, I think I can do something about it," and was on radio and television talk he said. shows. Cambria County has had unem- If elected, Etchell said, he will ployment rates of about 13 percent, continue school part time but will be a • surpassing the national average of full-time representative. about 7.5 percent, he said. This im- "The government is public service. balance has resulted because people Regardless of party, you've got to get in the area are dependent on the the people in there that are going to failing mining and steel industries, he give results," he said. said. He said being a student has not Etchell said he's always been inter- hindered him in his campaign, al ested in politics. though some people have expressed "When I was 10 years old I was uncertainty because of his age. 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In high school, Etchell got involved 2 LARGE PLAIN PIZZAS & 6-PACK OF PEPSI ONLY $1099 Monday Pizza: All you can eat 11 AM-6 PM $2.59 Offer Expires November 5 Etchell said he overcomes this by putting himself on their level. His mother has been a Patton resident her entire life and his grandfather contracted black lung in a local mine. He said this background has put him in touch with the community. "I'm not too young to feel the same way they do," he said. He said that if elected, he would try to be vocal in expressing the needs of the University. "I can't understand why a universi Edgar makes final By JANE KOPACKI Collegian Staff Writer Expressing his confidence in fellow Democrat Bill Wachob, U.S. Senate candidate Bob Edgar said yesterday that the Democratic congressional candidate was fit to fill his shoes, as he handed him his shoe. Edgar appeared, amid chants of "Bob and Bill," at a student rally in the HUB to make a last-ditch campaign effort to stress the importance of educa tion. The congressman said he was visiting the campus "out of respect for students and for Bill Wachob." The Senate candidate said, "Young people - sensing 'a vision of the future Bill Wachob and I have energize our campaigns." Wachob said, "People in this state still believe in leadership and that one member of the Senate can make a difference and they can know how he stands on an issue. 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He also plans to initiate the deregu lation of the state liquor store system, he said. In addition, he would like to dismantle the Liquor Control Board. He said this would allow the opening of more liquor stores in the area, resulting in greater business compe tition, lowered liquor prices and the creation of jobs in his district. senator is going to blow (on the issues)," he added, contending that U.S. Sen. Specter has a record of "flip-flopping" on issues. Edgar said the Democratic candidates across the state are "struggling so hard to make sure the Democratic Party likes its candidates, for proba bly the first time in 25 years." The Democrat has shocked the most highly Republican district in the nation by being elected to the U.S. Congress in Delaware County the past six terms. Although Edgar has never won big and his leads average only about 11,000 votes, he has never lost an election. Edgar, an ordained Methodist minister, said his campaign is at the same point in the polls as it was before he won the primary in May. Although he is down in statewide polls, he said, "polls cannot measure the intensity of the commitment in this campaign." "All parts of this state are in awe of the possibili ty to take control of their own future," Edgar said. He led a chant of "We are the key" and stressed that Pennsylvanians are• the key "to unlocking THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL In Cooperation With 1986 The Pitt/Penn State Blood Donor Challenge REMINDS ALL FRATERNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE BLOOD! Dates: Tuesday, November 4: Location: Delta Upsilon Fraternity Times: 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, November 5 Location: Pollock-Union Building Times: 1-7 p.m. PRIZE AWARDED TO FRATERNITY DONATING THE MOST BLOOD SHOW YOUR PRIDE SHOW YOU CARE. GIVE BLOOD. . Etchell disagreed with people who think this plan might encourage un derage drinking. He mentioned Cali fornia and Florida as two states where the dismantling of liquor con trol boards has been successful. Etchell said he would also like to see the revamping of Pennsylvania's corporate tax structure. "I'd like to see a lowering of the tax structure by 12-15 percent," Etchell said. pitch for He said this would make it easier for corporations to start businesses in Pennsylvania. Corporations attract service-oriented jobs which may help tackle the unemployment problem in his district, Etchell said. In addition, he wants to improve Pennsylvania road maintenance through working with the Pennsylva nia Department of Transportation. Etchell said the poor condition of roads is an additional deterrent to prospective businesses. Wachob that hope for future generations . . . to unlocking the hope that Star Wars, MX and binary nerve gas will be put aside so we will not only be able to find money for a practical defense system but also find money to educate ourselves and our children. "Unlock that door of hope to the people of our state," Edgar said. He said his record of the past 12 years shows that he could unlock that door. He said he wanted to see a "group hug" in State College the day before the election. He did so by rallying the crowd together by asking them to take two steps forward if they believed the United States "ought not to be sending aid to the Con tras," and to take a giant step forward if they believed the country "ought not to proliferate the arms race into space." Edgar began his last day before the election, with his wife Merle and son Andrew, at a landfill in Scranton before rallying support on campus. He said his itinerary yesterday included Johnstown, Pittsburgh and finally home to Delaware County "to take his shoes off and relax." Assertiveness r. Sabrina Chapman Today at 12:15 120 Boucke Building Brown Bag Lunch presented by THE PANHELLENIC COUNCIL For More Info. 865-3701 Timetable may ban alcohol in spring race By JAMES A. STEWART Collegian Staff Writer State College Municipal Council last night unanimously t approved plans to hold the 1987 Phi Psi 500 and also approved a three-year timetable set by the fraternity to eliminate alcohol from the race. The timetable was proposed at the Oct. 24 meeting between members of the council and members of the fra ternity. At that meeting, several members of the council requested a timetable for the elimination of alco hol from the race to shift the em phasis away from a "beer bash." For the 1987 race, scheduled for April, the six taverns serving as stops in the Phi Psi 500 will serve low alcohol beer or soda to participants, said race Chairman Todd Dagen. In 1988 the first year of the timetable one of the six taverns serving as a race stop will dispense non-alcoholic beer to participants in stead of low-alcohol beer, Dagen said. A non-liquor-related business will also be added to the Phi Psi route, he added. For the second year, 1989, the Council cans maximum age By JAMES A. STEWART Collegian Staff Writer The State College Municipal Coun- Dombroski said. cil voted last night to remove the Council member Daniel Chaffee maximum age of 29 for entry-level disagreed, citing the recent abolition police officers and to approve other of the mandatory retirement age. changes in police hiring policy. "What does age have to do with Council President John Dombroski whether I'm qualified as a police objected to removing the maximum officer, whether I can find another age, saying that an older person job or not?" applying for a police position might "Today, all of us are re-educating not have the same commitment as a ourselves and continuing in educa younger applicant. lion," Chaffee said. "Who says that "I've seen too many people who, if just because someone changes ca they don't have a job somewhere else, ' reers ?" , they can t get a job somewhere decide to become policemen," Dom else broski said. "There are some unique things about police officers. (A non- Council member R. Thomas Berner career police officer) is not used to said council would still have the op- Phi Psi 500 course will be split, Dagen said. Three taverns will serve non-alcohol ic beer to race participants and three taverns will serve low-alcohol beer. All six taverns will be serving non alcoholic beer instead of alcoholic beverages by 1990, the final year of the timetable, Dagen said. Council member Ruth Lavin said she abstained from the voting be cause the timetable presented by Phi Kappa Psi did not appear to create a "significant change" in emphasis for the race. "I'm not against the Phi Psi, I'm against the emphasis on alcohol," Lavin said. "The sooner alcohol is. eliminated, the better the town will like it." Council member Daniel Chaffee said an immediate change would be unfair to the student community. He added that past problems with the Phi Psi were caused by a minority of spectators, not race particippnts. Chaffee compared the race to a "football game in April," with alumni returning to town and patronizing local hotels and restaurants, and said the community "should tolerate" the event. the late shifts and stresses involved. "It takes commitment and you need a great deal of that early on," Council member James Bartoo ex pressed concerns that the fraternity may later back down on the timeta ble. "You won't be here in three years if you make normal academic pro gress," Bartoo told Dagen. "That's true of the whole group. How binding is this timetable on Phi Psi?" Chaffee said the race probably would not be approved in future years if the fraternity neglected the timeta ble. Dagen said the race would "move away from the so-called 'drunken beer bash' to a Mardi Gras-type event with costumes as the central focus" when the beer is removed. "Hopefully with a gradual decline, we shouldn't be hit too hard," Dagen said, after the meeting about the possibility of losing Phi Psi 500 partic ipants because of the alcohol remov al. "We didn't feel (removing alcohol) was feasible in one year." "It's the first year in at least three years that it's not 5-2," Dagen said of the decision. "There were no 'no' votes this year. We're very satis fied." tion of choosing among the best can didates for any positions. Dombroski said removing the max imum age could lower the quality of potential applicants for police posi tions. An amendment suggested by coun cil member Mary Ann Haas requiring at least a bachelor's degree from all candidates for police positions was declined by the council. Currently, job applicants must have a high school degree. "A college graduate doesn't guar antee one thing as far as the kind of individual you get," said State Col lege Borough Manager Peter Mar shall. He said a degree requirement might eliminate otherwise qualified candidates. PENN STATE IS UNITED USG, IFC and Daily Collegian All Endorse GEORGE FIELD for STATE REPRESENTATIVE VOTE ...TODAY IS FIELD DAY 10.00 Special Shampoo, Cut & Blow Dry only $lO.OO 159 S. 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