COLLEGIAN 100 YEARS
April 1887-April 1987
IFC calls police tactics 'sting operation'
By MARTY IRVIN
Collegian Staff Writer
The Interfraternity Council is “totally re
evaluating its relationship” with the borough
of State College in response to 16 citations
issued to fraternities for serving alcohol to
minors, IFC President Pat Conway said.
“Instead of continuing our open and upf
ront dialogue, the police have favored a
behind-the-scenes, secretive sting opera
tion,” Conway said at an IFC press confer
ence Saturday.
Elwood G. Williams, chief of the State
College Bureau of Police Services, was un
available for comment yesterday.
“The manner in which the State College
police conducted their investigation of the
fraternities breached the informal
agreement between the chief of police and
student leaders to work together to make
positive changes in regards to alcohol,” Con
way said.
Conway said the borough will be affected
by a backlash of negative student opinion. He
said IFC is moving toward a policy against
underage drinking, but that speedy imple-
LCB to sue
governor
By JILL GRAHAM
Collegian Staff Writer
The state Liquor Control Board
announced Friday that it will sue to
block Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s exec
utive order to begin disbanding the
state’s 53-year monopoly on the liquor
industry on Jan. 1.
The LCB’s suit asks the Common
wealth Court to declare the state’s
1980 Sunset Review Act unconstitu
tional. Under that law, the LCB must
start a six-month phase-out period on
Jan. 1 because the state House and
Senate failed to agree on a resolution
to extend the life of the agency before
they adjourned on Nov. 26.
“We hope for some kind of relief
from' the courts in the form of an
injunction to prevent closing the State
Stores down,” LCB spokesman Bob
Ford said, “i think the courts will
respond quickly in our favor I think
we are on solid legal ground.”
The Independent State Store Union,
which represents state liquor store
managers, filed a similar suit Tues
day. The Philadelphia Inquirer re
ported Saturday that- leaders
representing 3,500 State Store clerks
of the United Food and Commercial
Workers Union will file a separate
suit today against Thornburgh. Some
state Democratic legislators also said
earlier that they will join the legal
action against Thornburgh.
Many states formed liquor control
boards in the 1930 s to regulate liquor
sales after problems developed with
private bootleggers during the prohi
bition era. Pennsylvania and Utah
are now the only states that complete
ly regulate their liquor industries.
Thornburgh has tried to eliminate
the LCB since becoming governor.
Last week Thornburgh signed an
executive order to begin the tran
sition from a state-owned to a pri
vately owned industry.
“The Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia has no business operating a $750-
million-a-year monopoly,” Thorn
burgh said in a prepared statement.
“The history of the LCB has been
marked by corruption, mismanage
ment, a recent pattern of declining
profits and decades of legitimate
customer complaints about service,
selection and convenience.”
Ford said that when Casey is inau
gurated in January, he could pass an
executive order to countermand
Thornburgh’s actions, or the state
legislature could pass legislation to
save the LCB.
“We expect sanity to be restored to
state government when Gov.-elect
Casey comes into office on Jan. 20,”
Ford said. “Until then, Gov. Thorn
burgh will create as much havoc as
he can.”
Local state liquor store owners
declined to comment, saying they
needed approval from Harrisburg to
make any official statement.
monday
weather
Tuesday afternoon, it will be
cloudy and there is a chance of
a shower by evening. High 37.
Tonight, continued cloudy with
showers. Temperatures will be
holding steady in the upper 30s.
Tomorrow, cloudy with rain, but
it will be a bit milder. High 44
Research brings prestige to University
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a
five-part series focusing on Univer
sity research and its applications.
Today’s article looks at funding for
research projects.
By CHRISTINE KILGORE
Collegian Science Writer
In a laboratory in the Human
Development Building, a Universi
ty researcher is studying Vitamin A
and its role in development and
health a question that has puz
zled scientists for decades. Across
campus, in the University’s Com
bustion Laboratory, scientists are
developing alternative ways of ob
taining energy from fuels. And
within the food science department,
researchers are running one of the
country’s best research programs
on chocolate.
University research spans all
academic areas, is performed with
in every college, and involves the
■ efforts of thousands of individuals
both professors and students.
From agriculture to engineering to
archeology, research is educating
students, satisfying the curiosity of
scholars, contributing to the store
of knowledge, and benefiting socie
ty through both direct and indirect
applications.
Charles L. Hosier, the Universi
ty’s vice president for research and
dean of the Graduate School, said
University expenditures for orga
nized- research in 1985-86 totaled
about $l5l million about one
third of the University's total reve
nues and almost as much as total
state appropriations.
“We’re one of the top research
universities in the country this
.Heidi Sonen
the
daily
mentation of this will be hindered by the
recent events.
However, John A. Dombroski, State Col
lege Municipal Council president, said he
“believes the relationship should be good
between council and IFC because they both
have a mutual problem and need to work
together to come up with a responsible solu
tion.”
Conway said: “IFC does not condone un
derage drinking, nor does it endorse the
discarding of a positive, open dialogue with
the borough. We are working towards elimi
nating underage drinking, but we should not
be sneaky and underhanded towards one
another.”
On Thursday, State College police issued
citations to 16 fraternities for serving alcohol
to minors.
Police said the charges came after a two
month investigation of fraternities by plain
clothes officers who made observations of the
bar areas while in the fraternities.
Jack Orndorf, commanding officer of the
Field Services Division of the State College
police, said that in many cases, the plain-
Collegian
clothes officers simply walked in or were
invited into the fraternities.
However, seven houses did not let the
officers in because they were not on the guest
list, he added.
Orndorf said it will be up to the courts to
decide what the exact penalty for the frater
nities will be, but that the maximum charge
for serving alcohol to minors is a $2,500 fine
or up to a year in jail.
However, Orndorf said, he does not believe
the case will be carried as far as the maxi
mum sentence.
"Since arrests have been made, the frater
nities will take painful precautions not to let it
happen again,” Orndorf said.
Conway said he was particularly shocked
at the charges because he had consistently
met with Williams and the issue of an alcohol
investigation was never brought to his atten
tion.
He said IFC was at “an all-time high peak”
in relations with the community since its
implementation of an Alcohol Policy Re
search Committee and the IFC Crime Watch
this semester.
“As societal values have changed in re-
Research funding recipients for the 1985-86 fiscal year
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (2.5%)
MEDICINE (12.0%)
EARTH AND
MINERAL SCIENCES (12.2%
100% = $151,196,000
place is highly respected,” Hosier
said. “We have a very potent fac
ulty and a lot of talent. . . . We’re
not just another university.”
Hosier said numerous reports and
studies on academic and research
oriented performance ranked Penn
State among the nation’s top re
search institutions, including a re
cent Wall Street Journal-report that
ranked Penn State 20th in universi
ENGINEE
ty research conducted throughout
the country.
Hosier added that studies pub
lished by various research founda
tions have ranked the University
third in total industry-sponsored
research expenditures during the
1982,1983 and 1984 fiscal years. The
studies also rank the University
17th in amounts received in defense
contracts in 1985, and fourth in the
They're against
By MEGAN McKISSICK
Collegian Staff Writer
For many students, it is common to have a professor
give a final exam during the last week of classes, but
many do not know that this practice is a violation of
University policy.
George Bugyi, executive secretary of the University
Faculty Senate, said University policy states that instruc
tors should “schedule no examinations during the last
week of classes, but quizzes and narrowly limited tests in
support of classroom instruction may be given during the
final week.”
However, the section phrased “quizzes and narrowly
limited tests” is ambiguous, Bugyi said. “Ten percent”
should be added to the policy to specify the amount a quiz
given during the last week can count toward the final
course grade, he said.
Not many professors are going to bother giving a quiz
worth 10 percent of a student’s grade during the last week
of class, he said. Usually, the exams given the last week
of class count for more.
“Students are being cheated when an exam is given the
last week of class instead of during the final exam period,
because they are not receiving 15 full weeks of classes,”
Bugyi said.
In addition students can file for a conflict if they have
more than two final exams in one day during finals week,
but students with more than two exams on the same day
during the last week of classes cannot file conflicts, he
said.
“The policy is made to cover these pitfalls,” he added.
Carol Cartwright, dean for undergraduate programs
and associate provost, said the policy allows “flexibility
of interpretation.”
A violation of the policy occurs when a professor gives
an exam worth more than 10 percent of a student’s course
grade and gives another exam during finals week, Bugyi
said.
However, he noted that one exception to the policy is if a
gards to alcohol, the Penn State Interfrater
nity Council has taken positive and
progressive steps to address this issue re
sponsibly,” Conway said.
Gilbert Ward, chairman of the Centre
County chapter of the American Civil Liber
ties Union, said the police did not violate the
law by entering the houses, since the fraterni
ty members openly invited them or admitted
them. He said that if they had not entered in
plain clothes, they could not have obtained as
much information.
Sue Sturgis, Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment vice president and chairwoman of
the University Student Executive Council,
said at the conference that USEC stands
behind IFC and its past attempts to work with
the police. She said the fraternities have been
unfairly singled out concerning underage
drinking.
Conway said steps toward more responsi
ble alcohol policies began in the spring of
1985, when IFC approached University Presi
dent Bryce Jordan and instigated the Presi
dent’s Task Force on Alcohol.
This committee included Williams, Munici
pal Council officials, University administra-
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number of awarded faculty Ful
brights fellowships awarded for
teaching and/or research abroad.
“Research is the accumulation of
knowledge by thousands of scien
tists and scholars around the world
... A big part of that knowledge is
being generated here,” Hosier said.
“From growing mushrooms to de
veloping fundamental knowledge
about cleaning coal to revealing the
this
University law
professor leaves town because of a meeting or confer
ence.
“Personally, I would not give an exam the last two
weeks of classes. The last week especially should be used
as a review session,” Bugyi said.
However, there is no way the senate can enforce the
policy. It’s left up to the department heads, he said.
Cartwright said the policy has been set and professors
must be trusted to adhere to it.
Beth Glazier-McDonald, associate professor of reli
gious studies, gives her Religious Studies 10 students a
final exam during the last week of classes. Although the
exam covers only the last 2 1 ,k weeks of course material, it
is worth more than 30 percent of students’ final grades in
the course and is not optional, she said.
Glazier-McDonald said she was unaware of the policies
regarding this issue, and has never had students com
plain. Giving the final during the last week of classes
gives her more time to grade the exams, which are
usually essay and short answer, she said.
If students would complain about the exam, she would
make an effort to schedule it for a later date.
John Coyle, associate dean of business administration,
said he usually questions a professor in his department
who has not scheduled an exam during finals week. If the
professor is violating policy without a viable excuse, the
instructor is asked to reschedule the exam, he said.
Some professors are not aware of the policy, but it is
stated in the faculty handbook as well as the student
handbook, Coyle said.
When students receive a syllabus it is like entering a
contract, and if they believe they are being cheated by an
exam scheduled for the last week of classes, they can file
a complaint with the department head, Coyle said.
Some students complain when the policy is being
violated but do not pursue their objections, Cartwright
said.
Students should complain to the associate dean of the
department the course is listed under if they want want
action about an unfair exam, Cartwright said.
tors, faculty, staff, student leaders and
borough citizens.
“Since the advent of this task force, the IFC
has continued its progress in implementing
positive policy changes in this area,” Conway
said.
During the past academic year, he said,
IFC has required all fraternities to make a
non-alcoholic alternative beverage available
at all social events. In addition, all beer taps
must be shut off by 2 a.m., and guests must
present a valid university identification card
before gaining admission to any social event.
“This semester I appointed an Alcohol
Policy Research Committee to investigate
this issue,” Conway stated. This committee
recommended to the full council further
changes with regard to alcohol and were
passed overwhelmingly.
The fraternities being charged are: Pi
Lambda Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Phi
Epsilon, Theta Delta Chi, Alpha Epsilon Pi,
Sigma Nu, Alpha Chi Rho, Beta Sigma Beta,
Kappa Sigma, Phi Mu Delta, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, Phi Kappa Theta, Pi Kappa Alpha,
Sigma Pi, Acacia and Phi Kappa Tau.
(23.9%)
JC = Advanced Technolo
gy Center
.A = Liberal Arts
tR = General Research
tPER = Health, Physical
Education and Recreation
ID = Education
IA = Business Administra
tion
ATC (1.8%)
LA (1.7%)
GR (1.3%)
HPER (1.1%)
ED (0.9%)
BA (0.9%)
THER (0.6%)
H LABORATORY (16.0%)
nature of mankind through novels
and art, Penn State is a leader.”
Research sites span the entire
campus, from labs and libraries
within each of the University’s col
leges, to special facilities such as
the Combustion Laboratory and the
Mining and Electrical Laboratory,
he added.
Nine inter-college research pro-
Please see Research Page 12.
week?