4 —The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Dec. 9,1986 New ads going By LAUREN YOUNG Collegian Staff Writer University students will soon be able to make better use of their time in State College’s public bathrooms. An idea came to Larry Warner, a State College architect, while he was sitting on an airplane bound for Flor ida. Advertising in bathroom stalls, he thought, is a pretty good idea. Warner later contacted student en trepreneur Charles Wareham (se nior-speech communications), and together they started State College Headliners, a business that sells ad vertising space for bathroom stalls. For $4O, Centre County businesses can buy one of 20, 4-by-6-inch adver tisements, which become part of an 18-by-3 G-inch board protected by plex iglass. “I happen to know that most toilet paper rolls are made in, Minnesota because there is nothing else to read in the bathroom except the serial numbers on doors and graffiti,” Warner said. “Luck is finding a week old newpaper.” There is nothing dirty about this business either, said Warner. “All day long I design spaces for peoples’ functions, and (the bath- Toom) is probably one of the most important spaces. “People don’t remember where they see advertising,” he continued, “so now they will be reading ads instead of the same old crap.” You’ll like it even better from Calder Square I f BoB dace fclPTDAN 19 E .Qeever 238-7281 J You Need Us The Most This Time Of Year • Repairs & Adjustments (Finals Time is no time to be worrying about broken glasses) • Stocking Stuffers (Unique gifts of eye glasses & even contact lens supplies) • Ray Bans (A complete sunglass line: great for gifts or the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl) l* Hours: Mon ■ Fri 8:30 ■ 5:00 Sat. by Appt. o£,gwAl 0 £,gwAl . > Italian GE PIZZA & RESTAURANT 1 FREE TOPPING WITH ANY LARGE All You Can Eat - llam-6pm Monday: Pizza $2.59 Offer Expires December 19 FREE DELIVERY AFTER 5:00 PM 222 W. Beaver (Under Beaver Plaza Apts.) lk> I €7 :2fl 238-5513 £& Offer not good with other coupons MW & fill <b>®o » Uncle Eli’s Special Holiday Shopping Hours ‘lt’s a clever way to reach people when they are most vulnerable. 1 Warner, who is also a part owner of Nittany Hot Springs, 511 E. Calder Way, approached Wareham with the idea. The two met each other last year when Wareham, former president and founder of the University’s chap ter of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs, asked Warner to speak at a meeting. “After that,” said Warner, “he would call me up every time he had a money-making idea.” Soon Warner was advising Ware ham on business ventures, and when the architect needed someone to guide the new business, he chose the aspiring entrepreneur. A graduate of State College High School, Wareham has already made strides in the business world. He was always looking for a new way to make money; he mowed lawns, operated a recording studio and played piano in local bars. As of Jan. 1, Wareham’s business initiative will be back in the bars this time hanging on the walls of LIZ PIZZA Mon-Sat. 9-9 Sun 11-5 Douglas Albert Westerly Parkway Plaza to pot downtown establishments such as Cafe 210 West, 210 W. College Ave.; Mr. C’s, 112 W. College Ave.; and The Gingerbread Man, 130 Heister St. “Locally, we are targeting differ ent clientele, and we are planning to serve professional offices later,” Wareham said. Douglas Albert, owner of Douglas Albert Art Gallery. 107 McAllister Alley, said he has agreed to give bathroom adveritising a shot. “It’s clever way to reach people when they are most vulnerable,” Albert said. “We have got to maintain a sense of humor in these dull days,” he added. The partners are not the only ones profiting from bathroom advertising. Restroom owners get a 10 percent commission for each board. Since each board has display-maximum of 20 ads, a restroom owner can make about $BO per stall. Warner said his new venture will cut down on graffiti and vandalism. Ad-boards have already been placed in local establishments be cause local businessmen wanted to advertise before students leave for winter break. Warner said he is unsure how peo ple are reacting. After leaving the bathrooms of Nit tany Hot Springs, no one has said: “Wow! Great ads in your bathroom.” Bathroom advertising, like bill boards, said Warner, is not a topic of conversation. MAKE IT A MERRIER EHRISTMAS AT MACE SERVIEIu PRIEt: SLjLEETIQN <K>''isi£9«£3'"«»''«!sS l 3 <Z£?~‘Gir*Zi& «£*"<»' l MoßemvsTosAY MICHAEL’S CLOTHING CO. 5 mm ST. & CRLD6R LURV 9 l . . I NOTICE FALL SEMESTER 1987 HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS STUDENTS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN UNIVERSITY PARK RESIDENCE HALLS Students presently residing in the Residence Halls will receive their Fall Semester 1987 Housing and Food Service Contract Offer Preference Cards and related information in their mailboxes when they return for Spring Semester 1987. Residents are also reminded to bring $lOO 00 back to campus when they return to the University Park Campus in January 1987, for submission with their Contract Offer Preference Card to the Bursar starting[THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 1987. NO CONTRACT OFFER SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THIS DATE. ALL OTHER STUDENTS Fall Semester 1987 Housing and Food Service Contract Offer Preference Cards with related information will be available at the Assignment Office for Campus Residences, 101 Shields Building for University Park students residing off campus. Charles Wareham (senior-speech communications) joined with a local architect to create State College Headliners, an advertising firm that sells space on the walls of Centre County bathrooms. kistims HENRY GRETHEL design • SHIRTS • SWEATERS • BLAZERS • BELTS • NEEKULJEAR • SLACKS • OUTERWEAR • JEANS • FRee GIFT BOXING • FRFF RLTeRRTIONS USE YOUR USG CARD FOR 10% SAVINGS VISA • MASTERCARD • DISCOVER AMERICAN EXPRESS i U , t J Blacks PSU high By CHRISTINE NICHOLAS Collegian Staff Writer Although Penn State is one of the top three research universities in graduating black scientists who go on to earn science doctoral degrees, the associate dean for resident instruc tion said the dropout rate of black students from the College of Science is high. “The retention figures for blacks in the College of Science are not very impressive,” Norman Freed said. However, he added that the number of undergraduate blacks enrolled in the College of Science is higher than the University’s average black en rollment. Freed said about 4 percent 100 to 125 students enrolled in the college are black, compared to the Universi ty’s average of 3.7 percent black enrollment. Among 166 research institutions studied by the National Research Council, the University ranks second with the University of California at Berkeley in its number of black un dergraduate science students who eventually earned doctorate degrees. Six black graduates from Penn State earned doctoral degrees be tween 1980 and 1984, according to the study. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first, with 11 black undergraduates who went on to get their doctoral degrees. Official enrollment and retention figures for blacks in the College of Science for this year are not available Driver to face DUI charges after accident Peter Mohlin, 920 Cricklewood Drive, Apt. 129, was arrested Sunday after striking a utility pole on the 100 block of Sowers Street, the State College Bureau of Police Services said. After striking the pole, police said, Mohlin backed up and continued driv ing on Sowers before police stopped the car at the corner of South Fraser Street and West College Avenue. Police said Mohlin was taken to Centre Community Hospital, where he was treated for a cut to the fore head and released. nlghtly:7 FIREWALKER ra nightly: 9:50 THE COLOR OF MONEY r nightly: 7:45 & 9:55 MODERN GIRLS ecs nightly: 8:00 & 10:00 STAND BY ME n nightly: 8:10 & 10:10 THE NAME OF THE ROSE „ . nightly: 7:30 & 9:45 407 E. faovtf 237-0003 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME P 0 nightly: 7:45 & 10:00 STATE 237-7164 HEARTBREAK RIDGE „ nightly: 7:15 & 9:45 CROCODILE DUNDEE ra .i> nightly: 8:15 & 10:15 JtO/343-lH TOP GUN « nightly: 7:15,9:15 * All Seats 42.00 (If People f Power Hi prevent ™ defects Support March of Dimes THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED OV ThE PUBLISHER in graduates, yet, but Freed said the number of blacks who drop out of the college is higher than the college’s overall av erage, which is about 40 percent. These students usually change their majors during their freshman or sophomore years, he said. Freed said that since the College of Science “usually does not graduate many blacks,” a graduating class including 10 black students is consid ered good. The number of black scientists is low because there is a “problem with the support of the black community,” Freed said. ‘The retention figures for blacks in the College of Science are not very impressive.’ He said high school educators do not always adequately prepare black students for technical majors. This lack of educational background may prohibit black students from succeed ing in a competitive science program, he said. Another factor lowering the num ber of black science students at the University is its general problem of police log • Peter Allen, 160 Hamilton, re ported Sunday that a Christmas tree, and stand worth $52 was missing from Waring Hall lobby. • A pine tree was cut and removed from in front of Interiors, 312 W. Beaver Ave., sometime during the weekend. • A cord to a telephone handset in the Snyder Hall lobby was cut Sunday, o Robert Bond, 101 Ferguson, re ported a dry-chemical fire extin guisher had been discharged in 101 Ferguson on Sunday, causing $l7 worth of damage, University police said. —by Mike Lenio [PiZJfITT & The BREWERY proudly team up to bring you I Unlimited I PIZZA & BEER I for only $4.00 B Dec. 9 from 6-8 p.m. B 6 brands of beer &10 Pizza II toppings. i i i | . i l | th FRRS6R ST. & CHLD6R UJR'F ! 238-4050 ' ' science but also Norman Freed, associate dean for resident instruction —by Mike Lento Fiesta Bowl Special $42 double $47 triple $52 quad. ■ > 7iYKlk * 333 W. Juanita Call Now Mesa, Arizona Limited Space 602-844-8900 10 Minutes From ASU MICHAEL’S CLOTHING CO. in dropouts minority recruitment, Freed said. In addition to ranking the nilmber of black scientists from research universities, the NRC studied science undergraduates from 56 historically black colleges and universities, which recruit mostly black students. These institutions, which make up about 25 percent of the colleges stud ied, account for 51 percent of the 537 total undergraduates who went on to get a doctorate in the sciences. Roger L. Williams, executive direc tor of university relations, said the high percentage of black undergrad uates from historically black institu tions illustrates their importance. Between 1980 and 1984, the three historically black colleges that grad uated the most students who went on to get science doctorates included: Howard University, in Washington, D.C., with 28; Tuskegee in Alabama with 22; and Southern University and A.& M.C. in Baton Rouge, La., with 17. Freed said the University’s number of black undergraduates is small compared to historically black col leges, but it shows that the University has attracted some outstanding young black students. Although historically non-black in stitutions have increased their mi nority recruitment, Williams said, historically black colleges are still valuable to black students. Pennsylvania’s black colleges are Cheyney State College, the first black college, which was founded in 1837, and Lincoln University, founded in 1854. notes • PACT People and Animals Coming Together will have a Christmas party tonight at 7:45 in the Schlow Library Meeting Room. • Gamma Sigma Sigma will meet tonight at 6:30 in 367 Willard. • The Undergraduate Student Government Senate will meet tonight at 7 in 225 HUB. • Free University will sponsor a discussion class on “Eckanar, the Ancient Science of Soul Travel” to night from 7:30 to 9 in 111 Sackett. • The Ag Student Council will meet tonight at 7 in 301 Agriculture Administration. kistmas 5 1 UND€filil€flß « SUSP6ND6RS 6 COLOGNE i SOCKS \ IFT BOXING \ TBRRTIONS 9 HCNRV GRCTHCL design ITS .RRV€S €S JNGIRSSCS UlCflT SHIRTS • FR€€Gh • mee a; US€ YOUR USG CARD FOR 10% SAVINGS VISA • MASTERCARD • DISCOVER AMERICAN EXPRESS This year, heartdisease and stroke will kill another 200,000 Americans before age 65. 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