Lady Lion field hockey team drops opener to 1 e^ national champion Old Dominion, 5-2 daily Collegian Shelly Hammonds breaks away from a fallen Cincinnati defender Satur- Lions maul their way to an 81-0 pounding of the Bearcats, the largest margin day afternoon at Beaver Stadium. A record crowd of 94,000 watched the of victory for a Penn State squad in 75 years. Public version of report not to contain survey results By AMINAH FRANKLIN Collegian Staff Writer A “cleansed version” of a report com piled by the Committee for Lesbian and Gay Concerns will be released to the public Wednesday, but will not contain any of the statistics collected by the committee through a survey, a committee member said. “The committee was told that the report could not contain any references to the survey we conducted last year because the sur vey violated the policy of the Human Subjects Committee,” said Michael LaFlam, a committee member. The statistical findings gleaned from the survey must be omitted because the sur vey violated a federal and University policy Not enough PSU library system ranks lowest among Big Ten schools Currently Penn State has about 3 million volumes, compared to the University of Michigan, which has a collection of 6.3 million volumes. Michigan has been collecting for about 175 years. By AMANDA THOMPSON Collegian Staff Writer Despite intimidating freshmen and seniors alike with its enormous size and baffling stacks of books, Penn State’s library system ranks lowest among Big Ten university librar ies. A rapid enrollment increase, a shorter collection history and services dispersed across the 19 Common wealth campuses have contributed to the current problems facing the library, said Nancy M.'Cline, dean of University libraries. The lack of adequate funding for the influx of students has meant declining numbers of books for students, a leaner staff and the revamping of many programs, Cline said. “We have fewer librarians than people on the football team," she said. At University Park, only about 65 of the staff members are actually librarians, making library infor mation sometimes inaccessible to that states that any research that utilizes human subjects must be reviewed by the Human Subjects Committee, said Charles Hosier, senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate school. "It is the responsibility of the Human Subjects Committee to review all work done to ensure that a person’s privacy is not invaded and to ensure that a person cannot be identified by the information given," Hosier said. The 38-question survey distributed in April to about 7,500 University students, faculty and staff violated the policy because it was possible to identify some participants by the information they submitted, he said, adding that the Human Subjects Commit tee took action after consulting with Uni versity lawyers. students, Cline said. There are 472 total library staff members at all locations for about 70,000 students. At University Park, there are about 320 staff members for the 35,000 students. In 1989-90, the number of books per student at Penn State —including Commonwealth campuses was about 44, the Association of Research Libraries reported. This is a particular problem for graduate students who need to focus on specific fields, said Salvatore M. Meringolo, assistant dean and head of collection and reference serv ices. But LaFlam (senior-human development and family studies) said the information asked for in the survey would not reveal any one’s identity. “I think it’s a convenient use of rules by the University,” he said. “I don’t think it was a coincidence that the report done by the Committee for Lesbian and Gay Concerns was singled out as having violated the rules.” But Hosier said the group was not spe cifically singled out. Several letters of complaint and phone calls were received by the Human Subjects Committee concerning the nature of the survey. This brought attention to the report and the committee was obligated to investigate, he said. Bill Tierney, associate professor of higher education and chairman of the committee Collegian Graphic/Suzanne M. Atkinson “The demand for the same object is so high,” Meringolo said, adding that the materials students need are frequently unavailable, causing students to use outdated materials or go without them. Erin Reivich (graduate-elemen tary education) said she often can’t find things on the shelves, even when they are listed in the computer. “If it’s not there I just say forget it,” Reivich said. Using programs like the audio tape tours and electronic orienta tion helps combat the understaffing, Meringolo said. Collegian Because Penn State officially gained university status in 1953, the col lection lacks the depth of other major universities, Cline said. “We had some catching up to do at that point,” she said. Currently Penn State has about 3 million volumes, compared to Uni versity of Michigan that has a collection of 6.3 million volumes, she said. Michigan has been collecting for about 175 years. Although expenditures may be the same for most universities, library funding does not balance because of differences in enrollment sizes, Meringolo said. Penn State including all its Commonwealth campuses has the highest enrollment of the Big Ten schools. Inflation and the recession have also created problems, Cline said. Sixty five percent of the acquisition budget goes just toward renewing jour nals, Meringolo said. The libraries are funded through the University, state money and private donations, Cline said. “We are increasingly benefitting from non-University sources,” Cline said, adding, "There’s no percent age of tuition that directly comes over (from the University)." Pattee also allocates monies to the libraries at the Commonwealth campuses, which means resources and funding must be stretched, Cline said. Despite having the lowest standing among Big Ten universities, Penn State does have a strong scientific Please see LIBRARY, Page 12. 81-0 94,000 fans PSU thrash By DAVID PENCEK Collegian Sports Writer It was a score that had David Klingler and the Houston Cougars written all over it. But Saturday’s 81-0 win over Cincinnati (0-1) belonged to Joe Patemo and No. 5 Penn State (2-0). Unlike the Cougars, Patemo tried with all his might to keep the score down. He did not keep Tony Sac ca in to run up mind-boggling numbers so Heisman voters would take notice. Instead, Sacca played just over one quarter and threw 15 passes. But the Bearcats couldn’t stop the onslaught. “Nobody wants to get in a game like this,” Patemo said. “Games like that are flukes.” “I was embarrassed,” Cincin nati Coach Tim Murphy said. “Eighty points isn’t Joe Patemo running up (the score), that’s me, that’s my fault and we just have to regroup.” The feeling after the game was charged with studying the campus climate for gay people, said the group assumed it did not have to submit a proposal to the Human Subjects Committee because the survey was prepared by an administrator, not a fac ulty member, and therefore underwent administrative review. But Hosier said administrators are not exempt from the policy. “Why anyone would think that I or any other administrator is not required to adhere to this regulation, I don’t know,” Hosier said. “It only makes sense that the federal policy would apply to everyone here.” He said violation of the policy, which is administered by the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C., could result in the loss of federal funds. Tener Hall's roof hits the residents By JULIE NASH Collegian Staff Writer While the biggest complaints in most dorms are loud music or the lack of paper towels in the bathroom, the residents of Ten er Hall insist that their lives have been completely overturned. Since roof construction started more than a week ago, the women living on Tener Hall’s 10th floor say they have not only had to dodge falling ceiling pieces but also have had to go elsewhere to sleep, study or even talk on the telephone. “I don’t have to set my alarm anymore because the drilling is so loud,” said Julie Walters (freshman-accounting). “I can’t even hear my own stereo when I turn it up on full volume.” The constant drilling on the roof also causes plaster to fall onto the heads of residents who venture into hallways, said Terri Mayall (junior-accounting). The only break the construc tors take during the day is at lunchtime, and the drilling starts early in the morning and lasts until late at night, complained Wendy Weisel (senior-leisure studies). “They are replacing the roof, which requires anchoring the new insulation to the base,” said Ed Nadzom, manager of Housing and Food Services at East Halls. “What happened was the par- Weather Gonna make you sweat. Today sun ny, warm and a bit more humid, high 85. Fair tonight, low 61. Clouds and sun tomorrow with an afternoon thunder storm possible. High 83. Monday, Sept. 9, 1991 Vol. 92, No. 44 24 pages University Park, Pa. 16801 Published independently by students at Penn State ©1991 Collegian Inc. Complete coverage of the Lions' win over Cincinnati more of a solemn mood than a joyous one. The players were expecting a tougher game, not a demolition job. Both Paterno and the players did have some sympathy for Cin cinnati. “I felt bad for those guys because they work just as hard as we do,” linebacker Mark D’Onofrio said. “I feel bad, but at least Joe knows we went out and played and didn’t let down.” With the blowout came some record-setting performances. The 81 points were the most ever scored under Patemo, and the most given up by a Cincinnati, team. The Lions Please see FOOTBALL, Page 12. Although Tierney said he wants the data collected to be included in the published report, he’s glad the report is being released. “Ninety percent of the report, the major findings of the committee, will be released on Wednesday,” Tierney said. “Nothing pertaining to the recommendations made by the committee has been changed and none of the problems of the gay and lesbian community found by the committee have been changed.” “This report still has the potential for creating a better climate at this University,” he added. In addition to the survey, the committee also conducted interviews, collected data from other universities and collected diversity related documents distributed by the University, Tierney said. "I don't have to set my alarm anymore because the drilling is so loud. I can't even hear my own stereo apet walls needed to be replaced before the roof could be started. We did not anticipate that they would still be working when the students got here.” The roof will be under con struction for a few more weeks, but the drilling should be fin ished by the end of this week so the noise will be gone, Nadzom added. “We met with residents of the building and talked to them about what could be done to alleviate this problem,” said Fraser Gri gor, assistant director of Hous ing and Food Services. One suggestion was to have the constructors work on weekends to finish the job faster, but the students felt that would take away their only quiet time, he said. Meanwhile students are put ting up if not happily with the constant aggravation. Greg DeVoir watch Cincy Page 13 Julie Walters freshman-accounting
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