Pa. board to stop illegal athletic
By CYNDI BURK
Collegian Staff Writer
A proposal introduced by state Rep. Nich
olas Colafella, D-Beaver, would create a state
board to protect Pennsylvania's collegiate
athletes from illegal recruiters.
The two House-approved bills would re
quire athletic agents to earn credentials from
a state board established to regulate agents
and issue licenses, Colafella said.
"I think the system is unfair the way it is
now," Colafella said. "If the agents that deal
illegally are caught, there's no penalty. But if
the athlete is caught accepting illegal pay
ments, both he and the university he rep
resents are punished."
Penalties athletes face for accepting illegal
payments include lost collegiate athletic eli
gibilty and repayment of scholarship dollars
to the university, Colafella said.
The team on which the athlete played loses
the games it won during the player's illegali
ty and the university loses its respectability,
he said.
The proposed bills, Colafella continued,
would prosecute any agent found violating
Borough waste
By COLIN BARR
Collegian Staff Writer
Apartment dwellers may face a
rent increase next year because of
the climbing cost of solid waste dispo
sal, a State College borough official
said yesterday.
State College Borough Finance As
sistant John Marchek said waste col
lection fees in the borough will
increase "substantially" during the
next two years.
"There's going to be a rate in
crease," he said. "I know our fees
will not be doubled this year, but
there will be an increase."
Sherri Rutulo, president of the Or
ganization for Town Independent Stu
dents, said renters could face higher
costs because of the situation, but
was unable to estimate the actual
cost increase.
"Rent increases happen for a num
ber of reasons," she said.
Rutulo said the garbage collection
fee might cost individuals anywhere
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from a few cents to a few dollars, but
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A spokeswoman for A.W.&Sons En
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Marchek would not estimate any
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are only tentative. However, he had
no problem explaining why the rates
have increased recently.
"The transfer station costs have
been going through the roof," he said.
Transfer station fees are the
charges municipalities and private
dumpers pay to the landfill operator
for use of the landfill, Marchek said.
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garbage, so the increase in garbage
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the bill with a one-year jail term and a
maximum fine of $lO,OOO.
The bills are presently before the Senate's
Consumer Protection and Professional Li
censure Committee, and Colafella said he
hopes they will be brought up before the
General Assembly adjourns in November.
Susan Shaniman, legal counselor for the
Senate, said the bill may pass before adjourn
ment, but could not say for sure. If the bill
passes, it could go into effect as early as
January of next year, she added.
Although Head Coach Joe Paterno agreed
such a bill was necessary, he said it needs to
be implemented in more states to be 100
percent effective.
"It certainly would be nice to have a bill
that would protect our athletes from agents, -
Paterno said. "But the problem lies within all
the states. It will have to go national for any
real justice to be done."
Colafella said other states like Alabama
and California require agents to be licensed,
and he said he foresees the law's enaction
nation-wide within a few years.
Athletic departments should, as a regular
collection
practice, inform athletes of the dangers asso
ciated with illegal agents, Paterno said.
- Any time you're dealing with athletes who
are considering going pro, it's the athletic
department's duty to boost the confidence of
the athletes and make them understand that
some agents are dealing dishonestly," Pater
no said. "If the kid's really frustrated though,
he might jump at an offer to deal with one."
John Bove, administrative assistant and
recruiting coordinator for the University's
athletic department, said although he agrees
some controls on agents are necessary, he is
not sure of the best answer.
"We've discussed a proposal that would
place an educational requirement on the
agents," Bove said. "This would require the
agent to take a test before receiving a li
cense."
All agents should be required to register
with the National Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion, he said. Some of the best and most
widely known agents are not registered, he
added.
The University's athletic department has
established a three-person committee to ad
vise athletes who are considering employing
fees to rise
"The transfer station
costs have been going
through the roof."
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borough finance assistant
ty Executive Director Don Bachman
said the transfer station fees have
increased lately because of the
state's new solid waste legislation,
which is much more stringent than
the old law.
Bachman said the new legislation is
known as Act 101 and was passed on
April 9, 1988. He said the act requires
landfills to be safer as well as calling
for a mandatory recycling fee to be
added to the charge for each ton of
garbage deposited in the landfill.
Marchek said the transfer station
fees for State College have increased
from $l9 per ton in 1987 to $24.50 per
ton this year.
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By TIM O'SULLIVAN
Collegian Staff Writer
The economies of Centre County and Pennsylvania
continue to remain healthy and future growth is
expected, recent economic reports indicate.
The Pennsylvania Business Survey's August report
said Centre County "will remain one of the strongest
(counties), in economic terms, throughout the entire
commonwealth.-
The survey attributes the stability to an increase in
employment by 2,600 and a drop in the unemployment
rate from s.6percent during the first half of 1987 to
s.4percent for the same period this year.
The Pennsylvania economy as a whole is "encourag
ing," the survey said. While employment and job levels
approach record levels, factory activity has been
growing and spending on retail goods has been advanc
ing. However, the survey claims that "building activ
ity is not growing by any considerable degree."
William Anderson, the survey's editor, predicts that
it is "very likely that the economy will remain relative
ly healthy." But, he added, the Centre County economy
is heavily dependent upon national economic perfor
mance.
recruiters proposed
agents, Bove said. The panel is composed of a
lawyer and two business professionals, Bove
said.
"The athletes are presented with an awful
lot of money right away and they need ex
perts to advise them on tax shelters and
possible investments to protect their mon
ey," Bove said. He added that the lawyer is
needed to handle technicalities.
"Committee members are there to help the
athletes make decisions that are not impor
tant to the free agent," Bove said.
He said the committee's job is not to select
the athletes' agents for them, but to provide
guidance so they can make an educated
choice.
The program was established for football
players first and foremost, but all athletes
can obtain help if approached by an agent.
Football players become aware of the corn
mittees services through a mandatory semi
nar held at the beginning of each year and
one other time during the year, Bove said.
Further communication with the committee
may be arranged by individual athletes.
- If an athlete receives a letter from an
agent he should contact us before he does
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anything," Bove said. "We then research the
agents to see if they are registered and to get
background information on the kinds of suc
cess they've had in the past. -
Tom Hovasse (senior-marketing), a mem
ber of the Lions basketball team, said he
thinks the bill is needed because so many
athletes have lost their eligiblity.
"Athletes will be more aware of the prob
lem if the bill is passed," Hovasse said,
adding that he learned of illegal agents
through the media.
Hovasse said he sees Pennsylvania as a
starting spot for the bill.
"If it works here, other states can point to
us and possibly propose the bill nation-wide,"
Hovasse said. "I see us as -a test trial."
Although Bruce Blake (senior-marketing),
member of the Lion's basketball team,
agrees that a bill to regulate agents is
needed, he said he did not think legislation
could effectively prevent under-the-table
dealings.
"There's no foolproof way to stop illegal
deals," Blake said. "It's impossible to stop
everything that goes on."
Anderson said while economists generally believe
inflation will soon raise between one-half and Ipercent,
it will not be enough to derail the economy. While
Anderson said he is "a bit concerned" about the
possibility of recession, he said, "Through the end of
1989 we should see some fairly positive growth, but
beyond 1989 it is a fairly risky guess."
Ed Coulson, a University economics professor, said
he sees the current state of the local economy as
positive and not at all negative. He said recent signs
indicate the economy is moving "sideways, not for
ward."
Coulson said he believes the State College economy
will be less affected than other communities if the
national economy worsens. He attributed this to the
stability of the region's major employer the Univer
sity.
Anderson agreed, and said during the next down
turn, Centre County, although dependent on national
trends, will not be affected to the degree of the rest of
the nation.
Brent Pasquinelli, Downtown Business Association
president, said State College businesspeople have "a
lot of faith in the economy." He describes the current
economy as "good, but not extraordinary."
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