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Tuitions rising
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statewide
all universities
By ANN MARIE SRADOMSKI
Collegian Staff Writer
Penn State students aren't the only
ones who have faced a tuition increase
for the 1991-92 school year.
All 14 state-owned universities such
as Shippensburg University and
Slippery Rock University, raised their
tuition by $350 for Pennsylvania
residents and $5BO for out-of-state
students.
The four state-related universi
ties Penn State, Temple Uni
versity, the University of Pittsburgh
and Lincoln University also raised
their tuitions.
Penn State raised tuition $354 for
in-state students and $744 for out
of-state students this year. Of the four
state-related schools, Penn State's
tuition increase fell second behind
Temple's increase.
The state-owned universities'
increase is a result of state budget
cutbacks on education, said Ken
Brandt, director of student finan
cial aid at the state-owned Edin
boro University. State-owned
universities receive about 54 per
cent of their operating budget from
state appropriations.
State-related universities receive
only about 25 percent of their yearly
budget from state appropriations, said
Scott Shewell, press secretary for
the state system of higher educa
tion. The rest comes from tuition and
other student expenses, athletic events
and federal research funding, Shewell
said.
At most state-owned and state-related
universities, tuition goes into a general
University Playboy models
By MICHAEL P. BUFFER
Collegian Staff Writer
Female Penn State students will be seen said she anxiously picked up the magazine
in the pages of Playboy for the first time, yesterday in Harrisburg, where she is a co
when the October edition featuring the "Girls manager-in-training of a clothing store.
of the Big Ten" hits State College news- "They took over 600 pictures. I wasn't sure
stands today. t which one they would use," Lauder sai-
It's the third time the magazine has featured d."l'm pleased with the result. They used
the Big Ten in its annual college confer- a pretty big picture."
ence pictorial, but the first for the con- Lauder said she will return to her alma
ference's newest member. mater today for Playboy's promotion of the
Seven Penn State women appear fully clothed
on the Nittany Lion Shrine in one photo
graph and two are undressed in other
photographs.
Skateboarders beware!
University considers banning skateboarding throughout campus
Nathan Halminiak, a 16-year-old from Jersey Shore, Pa., skates on Calder
Way. He and a group of skateboarders practiced Saturday night.
fund, and combined with state
appropriations, pays for the oper
ation of the institution, including
salaries, Shewell said.
In addition to tuition, fees are added
to the student bill to cover the cost
of health care, student activities,
computer labs and other student
services, he said.
Temple University increased its
tuition to cover expenses because the
state did not allocate the funds the
school requested, said Jerry Sharf,
assistant director of Temple's stu
dent financial services.
Resident students attending Temple
this year will pay $402 more for a
total this year of $4,636, while out
of-state students will shell out $744
for a new total of $8,576.
"Operating costs have gone up.
Employee benefits have gone up,"
Sharf explained.
The University of Pittsburgh's tuition
increase is due to the increase of the
price and importance of education,
said Tim Ziaukas, the school's director
of communications. Most students
realize the price of a quality edu
cation and are not really con
cerned with the increase, Ziaukas said.
Pennsylvania residents admitted
to Pitt will pay $242 more for a total
of $4,290, while out-of-state resi
dents will have to pay $520 more for
a total of $9,140.
In-state residents interested in
attending Lincoln University will have
to pay $2OO more for a total of $2,550,
while out-of-state residents will have
to dole out $3OO more for a new total
of $3,650.
Penn State tuition pays for the cost
Betty Lauder, a 1991 graduate with a degree
in political science, posed nude for the
magazine last spring. The Clearfield native
pictorial.
Signings will be held on Wednesday at
Graham's, 124 S. Allen St., from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and at Champs Sports Bar & Grill,
Hollywood at home
Percentage Increase in Tuition
For Pennsylvania Residents:
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PSU Pitt Temple Lincoln State-Owned
Universities*
For Out-Of-State Residents:
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PSU Pitt Temple Lincoln State-Owned
Universities*
*State-owned universities include: Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney,
Clarion, East Stroudsburg. Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lockhaven,
Manfield, Millersville. Shippensburg, and West Chester.
Penn State tuition pays for the cost of faculty and
administrative salaries, the libraries, computer
labs and supplies.
of faculty and administrative sala
ries, the libraries, computer labs and
supplies, said Roseann Sieminski,
University bursar. Tuition has
increased primarily because the
University did not receive their
requested appropriation from the state,
Sieminski said.
Betty Bingham, secretary of the
bursar's office at Lincoln Univer
sity, said the tuition increase was
expected.
"Taxes go up, tuition goes up," she
said. "You have to live with it."
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Erin O'Leary, co-director of the Under
graduate Student Government's depart
ment of women's concerns, said the
organization will not protest or boycott.
"There are different opinions (on the Playboy
issue) within the group," O'Leary said.
O'Leary said she believes "it's a wom
an's choice to pose for Playboy, but they should
understand the implications, the link between
pornography and violence against wom
en."
Melissa Hardoby, a member of the
department of women's concerns, said she
is troubled by the Playboy feature and the
magazine signings.
By AMANDA THOMPSON
Collegian Staff Writer
The smooth-rolling wheels of local
skateboarders may soon come to
a crashing halt as Penn State
considers whether to join the
University of Michigan in ban
ning skateboards on campus.
A complete ban, meaning no
skateboard use anywhere on campus,
is "currently under consider
ation," said Thomas Harmon, director
of University Police Services.
"(Skateboarding) is a problem
from a safety perspective and a
damage perspective," said Har
mon.
The University currently per
mits skateboards, rollerblades and
traditional rollerskates on side
walks, but prohibits them on
roadways, parking garages and other
areas reserved for cars.
The University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor recently banned all
skating on campus. Damage caused
by the skateboards cost the school
more than $105,000 in repairs.
"Probably the group that's the
biggest problem are the local
juveniles who come up on cam
pus and use the campus for this
Collegian Graphic/Beth Reitmey
Despite the significant increase,
most students are not surprised by
a tuition increase.
"I think it is expected," said Rebecca
Davis (junior-health education). "Every
year the general cost of education
goes up."
Kerri Aman (sophomore-psy
chology) agreed, describing Penn
State's tuition increases as moder
ate compared to other universities.
"It's the lesser of two evils," Aman
said, referring to the exorbitant tuitions
at private universities.
to autograph magazines
purpose (skateboarding)," Har
mon said, adding that skate
boarding University students are
also responsible for damages.
Non -University students are
usually warned and are subject to
fines up to $3OO for skateboard
violations, he said. University
students are punished through the
University's discipline system.
One of the biggest problems is
the chips in the concrete the
skateboards leave when they land,
said George Schimmel, director of
maintenance and operations at the
Office of Physical Plant.
"To correct some of it we'd have
to tear out an entire section of curb,"
Schimmel said.
Last summer the University spent
about $3,550 to repair and replace
about 20 benches in the Herman
G. Fisher Plaza area because of
skateboarding.
But some skaters think the
University is overreacting.
Jim McTaggart (freshman-division
of undergraduate studies) said he
has been stopped by the police and
told to "grow up" and "get of; the
campus."
"I've been yelled at before but
Please see SKATE, Page 5.
Theft of funds
rarely happens
Few University
By NICOLE VOLLENDORF
Collegian Staff Writer
Although the theft of Univer
sity funds by faculty members and
employees is serious, there are
few such incidents at Penn State.
"In terms of employees, there
are maybe half a dozen a year
it is fairly infrequent," said Thomas
Harmon, director of University
Police Services. "It's hard to make
a general observation of how
serious a matter it is."
The most recent case of theft
by a faculty member occurred in
the spring when Trond Gilberg,
former head of the political science
department, was accused of stealing
over $6,000 from the Universi
ty. False expense vouchers totaling
$6,642 were submitted by Gil
berg between July 1989 and March
1991.
University police searched
Gilberg's office on April 7, finding
travel expenses, budgets and
telephone records, as well as other
records. Gilberg resigned on April
10.
"Another employee came for
ward with that suspicion (about
the theft)," Harmon said, add
ing that when cases of theft do
occur, it is usually other Uni
versity employees who report it
to the police.
Although such cases are
"occasional," it becomes more
serious when a member of fac
ulty or staff in a superior posi
tion is accused of stealing from
the University, he said.
"Anytime an employee who is
Playboy is pornography and not "enter
taimnent for men," as the magazine advertises,
in that it objectifies women, Hardoby said.
"You don't see Playboy photographs hanging
inside art museums," she said.
Exposure to pornography instills the belief
that women are objects, just bodies, and this
leads to violence against women, Hardoby
said.
Lauder disagrees.
"Playboy is a great art form, They don't
look at it as sex," Lauder said. "It's not
pornographic. It's done in a classy way, like
Adam and Eve."
Lauder said her family and co-workers
Debate may continue
on rollback parking
By ANTHONY J. DeGOL
Collegian Staff Writer
Renewed debate on the contro
versial rollback parking program could
be on tap if the State College Borough
Council accepts a petition tonight
calling for the plan to be scrapped.
The rollback parking program, which
began Aug. 1 and is aimed at reducing
the bumper-to-bumper parking in
neighborhoods, includes charging
commuters $3O a month to park in
designated commuter zones on
weekdays. Residents who live in the
commuter zone can pay $7.50 a year
to park in their area.
Efforts to reverse the plan fell short
last month when the council rejected
a petition from residents opposed to
rollback parking.
The council ruled that only 21 of
the about 600 petitioners were
registered voters in the borough, and
only 45 other signatures on a sup
plemental petition were legible enough
to be checked for registration falling
short of the 77 signatures required
for the council to reconsider an issue.
But Mark Blaschak and Lester
Penino, representatives at Metro
politan Life Insurance Company,
458 E. c.,wh,, circulated
the earlier petitions, said they have
acquired enough registered voters'
Weather
Partly sunny and pleasant today, high
80. Clouds arriving tonight with a shower
by dawn, low 63. Considerable cloudi
ness tomorrow with a few thundershow
ers likely, high near 80.
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1991
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workers steal
in a position of trust does this, it
becomes a significant problem."
Bill Mahon, director of public
information, said he thinks there
is a problem but that it is
"extremely minimal," especial
ly when the amount of stolen money
is compared to the University's
budget.
"I don't think it is widespread
corruption when you take into
consideration the budget here,"
Mahon said. "That must be kept
in mind."
"Most often, matters are brought
here by other employees who
suspect some wrongdoing," he said.
Mahon said he remembers only
"a couple of instances" in recent
years when similar thefts have
occurred.
"You have to assume some
measure of trust for the faculty,
employees and students at such
a large institution they all have
access to that money," he said.
"There are 70,000 plus students,
23 locations and thousands upon
thousands of faculty members. We
probably shouldn't be sur
prised."
Mary Jane Irwin, head of the
computer science department, said
she doesn't know of any instances
within the department where an
employee has been charged with
theft.
"At least in the computer science
department, travel funds are
checked over by both the
department and the college," she
said. "The system tends to watch
very closely how faculty mem
bers use their money."
are just as excited as she is about the
photograph. Lauder said she hopes the
photograph will lead to another appear
ance in Playboy, perhaps as a Playmate.
Hardoby said she is annoyed by the annual
pictorial because it gives the magazine the
undeserved credibility that educated women
support what Playboy stands for.
"The fact that educated women make the
choice to pose shows how deep socializa
tion is ingrained. Education doesn't mat
ter," Hardoby said. "The demand is there
and women just go along."
Also, men seeing women students in Playboy
adds to the problem of date rape, she said.
"We're determined to
have the borough
reopen this."
signatures to re-submit the peti
tion.
Blaschak and Penino must have the
new signatures to Borough Man
ager Peter Marshall by 9 this morning
in order for the council to address
the issue at its meeting tonight, said
Borough Parking Manager Ed Holmes.
"We're going to get it," Penino said.
"We're trying for more than 77
signatures."
Blaschak agreed, saying: "We're
determined to have the borough reopen
this."
Many of the new petitioners are
students who are registered vot
ers, Blaschak said. Students who live
in the affected areas do not want to
pay to park on the streets, he added.
If an updated petition is received
on time, the council must reopen the
issue, I:Ames said. But there are no
guarantees on what action the council
Please see ROLLBACK, Page 5.
Greg DeVoir
Mark Blaschak
Insurance Company
Representative