4 The Daily Collegian Groups compromise Surcharge limited to tickets more than $5 By GABI HAAS and RAMIT PLUSHNICK Collegian Staff Writers Undergraduate Student Govern ment officials reached a compro mise yesterday with University administrators limiting a 50 cent surcharge to entertainment and athletic events costing more than $5. The original plan was to charge University groups for all enter tainment or athletic events held on campus. As a result, students or patrons would have had to pay a 10 percent or a 50 cent surcharge, whichever was less, for tickets. Despite this agreement, University businesses will still he required to pay 1 percent of their gross reve nues toward the in-lieu tax. Chris Saunders, USG president, said he has been discussing the surcharge with Gary Schultz, vice president for finance, since last week and they finally arrived at this compromise. Aside from student organizations benefiting from the compromise, students will also, he said, adding that most events stu dents participate in cost less than $5. "Students are not going to take the brunt at all, at least now ... after the compromise was reached," Saunders said. The University and the county settled out of court in February to pay $600,000 per year for ten years and give the county $200,000 in services in lieu of taxes on none ducational events such as football games. These funds are distributed to the county, the State College Borough, the State College Area School Dis trict, and Patton, College, Fergu Smokers By REBECCA AARON Collegian Staff Writer Bob Korczynski used to light up with his morning coffee. Now he patches up Korczynski, a 34-year smoker, and his wife Bette Jo Kauffman, a 30-year smoker, are kicking the habit together, with the help of transdermal nicotine patches. The small, tan patch reduces cigarette dependency by releasing a steady flow of nicotine into the bloodstream. The person puts a patch on each morning for two to four months, depending on individual needs, said Gary Lucas, University pharmacist. Kauffman, who has been on the patch for a little more than three months, will put her last patch on this morning. "They're not a magic solution to smoking. You really have to want to quit and be determined," said Kauffman, a University advertising professor. Last year, 22 students went to the Office of Health Promotion and Education for information on quitting. Fourteen tried the patch, but others tried to quit on their own or shied away from the patch because of cost, said Natalie Croll, assistant director of health Student groups kept truckin' during lazy days of summer By GABI HAAS Collegian Staff Writer These lazy, hazy days of sum mer seem to slow everyone down —including student groups at the University. But although organizations do not meet as often during the sum mer, because many students go home, some groups have accom plished various goals. Chris Saunders, Undergrad uate Student Government presi dent, said he has been busy with reconstruction, organization and planning. "We've inherited a completely dysfunctional organization," he said. "We've spent the summer whip ping it back into shape." Saunders, USG Vice President Heather Shore and others in the group spent a month and a half cleaning and reorganizing the office. "It was a big, ungodly mess," Saunders said. "The files hadn't been organized since 1980. There was stuff in there from the '7os." In addition to office organiza tion, which includes hiring an official secretary, some other summer activities for Saunders and Shore included: ■ Continuing to plan for the student-controlled teacher eval uations. ■ Getting equipment for the USG office. "It's the best way to proceed to minimize the effect on the student programs " son and Harris Townships Originally, entertainment and athletic events faced a surcharge because the county tax was directed at those events. Schultz said. When the original decision was made student groups were not consulted, he added. But officials from the College of Arts and Architecture and the office of student affairs began express ing concern about the surcharge several months ago, Schultz said. He added that it was not cost-effective to collect the surcharge on tickets less than $5 because too much effort would be exerted for the small amount of money collected. "I think that there were some legitimate concerns addressed by the student groups," Schultz said. "I'm feeling that it's the best way to proceed to minimize the effect on the student programs. - The University Concert Com mittee will be hurt most by this compromise because their tickets are usually more than $5, said Heather Shore, USG vice president. Ken Martin, Graduate Student Association member, agreed it would impact UCC most because the majority of their tickets cost between $l5 and $l6, but he said 50 cents extra on a ticket that price is usually not a big deal. GSA is completely exempt from paying the surcharge because the events they sponsor usually cost less than $5, Martin said. are quitting aided by nicotine patch The nicotine patch helps some smokers kick the habit. It is attached to the arm and releases a stream of nicotine into the bloodstream. promotion and education at University Health Services The cost for a two-week supply of Nic oderm patches is sold at the University pharmacy for between $45 and $5O, Lucas said. Total treatment cost ranges from $360 to $BOO. Pack-a-day smokers spend $450 each year on cigarettes, according to Centre Health Line. "If you look at how much they'd spend on "We've inherited a completely dysfunctional organization. We've spent the summer whipping it back into shape. ... It was a big, ungodly mess. The files hadn't been organized since 1980." II Planning vot , :n . registration and education for the State College Borough elections. ■ Working to build commu nication lines between students and University Police Services, especially concerning the light ing of pathways on campus. Pascal Pensena Buma, presi dent of the International Student Council, said the summer has been slow for ISC, but the group has been interviewing people to fill the position of coordinator for Rite nour Health Center's cross-cul tural health program. "The program seeks to provide health facilities for students who aren't mainstream," Buma said. "It is for international and minority groups . . it will take into con sideration a student's experi ences in their own countries." ISC also took part in planning for the University Student Advi sory Board retreat, Buma said. The annual USAB retreat, which took place on July 16, was a time for Local Gary Schultz vice president for finance "I think that's a definite bene fit," he said. "It will help GSA with movies." But the Penn State Bookstore on Campus, HUB Eateries, the Nitta ny Lion Inn, and the Blue and White Courses will pay 1 percent of their gross revenues toward the in-lieu tax, Schultz said. Tom Bauer, general manager of the bookstore, said the in-lieu tax will not hurt the bookstore or result in price increases. The 1 percent will come from the $1 million annual fee Barnes & Noble pays the Universi ty, Schultz said, adding that the in lieu tax was figured into the annual fee when negotiations took place. "It will have no direct effect on the operation of the bookstore," Bauer said. Although the compromise was reached yesterday, Schultz said others had expressed concerns a few months before Saunders and Shore approached him last week. Saunders said he was waiting for the concrete details before approaching University officials. "We were waiting for the right time," Saunders said. "I preferred to do it this way and the job got done." But, Schultz said had Saunders approached him five months ago, he would have been willing to discuss a compromise. "(Saunder's) input was only part of the input from a number of different sources," Schultz said. cigarettes for a lifetime, it's much cheaper," Croll said. One in three people who tries smoking becomes addicted, Croll said. More students may not try the patch because they are not ready to quit, Croll said. "Often there are people in this age range who are just starting to smoke or are enjoying smoking," Croll said. Chris Saunders USG president executive leaders of student organizations to come together and get to know each other better, Buma said. James Dailey, president of the Graduate Student Association, also took part in the USAB retreat and said it was productive and worth the time. "I think if you asked any of the members there they would say the same thing," Dailey said. Dailey said besides completing some of GSA's usual summer activities the blood drive and the Pennsylvania Summer Spe cial Olympics the summer has been slow for the group. How ever, he said, a lot of time has been spent restructuring and evaluat ing the organization and the services it provides to students and to the community. "This year involved a lot of change for GSA," Dailey said. "It was basically a year of tran sition. We're looking at ourselves and what we do and how we do it." Mark Pfaff Gumby's employee recovering after armed robbery, shooting The State College Police have no arrests pending in the burglary and shooting that occurred Sunday. By JENNIFER HALL Collegian Staff Writer The Gumby's Pizza employee shot Sunday during an armed robbery at the store was in fair condition yesterday at Centre Community Hospital. The State College Police have no arrests pending in the burglary and shooting that occurred at about 9:15 a.m. Sunday at Gumby's, 300 S. Pugh St., Police Chief Tom King said. Micheal McCollim, 25, a store manager, was shot in the right shoulder after a man entered the store brandishing a gun. "This is unusual because of the time of day," King said. The bullet entered the victim's right shoulder and exited out the back of his shoulder, lodging in a wall, King said. The bullet's entrance and exit was very clean, he said. Police have recovered the bullet and are ana lyzing it to determine the weapon's exact caliber, he said. The gun is believed to be a short barreled, small-caliber revolver with a stainless steel or steel finish, King said. The incident occurred within minutes of the victim arriving at the store, King said. The gunman fol- "They're not a magic solution to smoking. You really have to want to quit and bedetermined." Bette Jo Kauffman 30-year smoker Mary Dunkel, a nurse for Geisinger Medical Center, encourages emotional support, in addition to the patch, for those who want to quit. A study showed that of 935 smokers who tried the patch with counseling, 75 percent were smoking again six months later, according to a July 6, 1992 Newsweek article. Korczynski who started the patch, stopped, and then started again compares ciga rette addiction to alcoholism. Croll encourages students who wish to quit to come to health services for both treat ment and support. "University Health Services is a very supportive place to start that process," Croll said. "(Quitting is) probably one of the hardest things that any smoker will go through in their lives." 1‘ ..''.. arrw. ,i,,K il.• -44. „Ow '" "'". . 4 1 ..... .. This is a police composite sketch of the suspect in Sunday's armed robbery at Gumby's Pizza. lowed McCollim into the store and demanded money. Brent Schwab (senior-psycholo gy), a Gumby's employee, said the gunman waited for McCollUm to turn off the alarm system before he entered the store. The gun was fired during a struggle between the two men when the victim tried to prevent the gunman from taking the money, King said. McCollim dropped the money bag when he took it out of the safe, Schwab said. Both men reached for the bag and the struggle and gun shot followed, he said, adding he believed McCollim dropped the bag accidentally. The man then ran out of the store, but police are not sure how he fled the area, King said. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1993 Collegian Ptiotoffilark Pfaff Mcßride plans to impact program By MY LINH NGUYEN Collegian Staff Writer When the University's African/ African• American studies program becomes a department this fall, David Mcßride wants to make it a resource to bring together scholars and students on critical issues in black studies. Becoming a department head will allow him to impact future gener ations of professionals, he said, adding he hopes for the support, curiosity and involvement of students, fac ulty and staff. Mcßride said he plans to recruit some of the best researchers and teachers in black studies to give the department national recognition. "We want to make it a top-notch program," Mcßride said. Mcßride was approved as department head at the University Board of Trustee's meeting in July. Last fall there were 2,200 African- American students at the Univer sity. The department will focus on three themes of African and African- American lives history, culture and contemporary problems, Mcßride said. Prior to heading the department, Mcßride was an associate profes sor of history and Afro-American and African studies at the State Uni versity of New York at Bingham ton. He was the principal teacher of African-American history and taught courses in his specialty, the medi cal and health history of blacks, he said. Medical and health history will be part of the third theme of the department, he said, adding that he plans to add these courses to the department's curriculum. He said he plans to teach courses in this area. Mcßride said he is on fellowship in New York this fall to complete a book on the health culture of blacks and will not be at the University full time. He said he accepted the fellowship before being named department head in July. While Mcßride is in New York, he will communicate with the depart ment's staff to ensure a smooth transition from a program to a department, said LaVerne Gyant, interim program director. The program's status as a department probably will not be recognized until the spring when Mcßride comes to the University full time, Gyant said, adding that she will act as interim director until then. After a one-and-a-half year, nationwide search for a depart ment head, the University selected Mcßride because he excelled dur ing all aspects of the hiring proc ess, said Susan Welch, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts. Most of the information police have to this point in the investigation is from the victim, King said. It is too early in the investiga tion to determine if the robbery was planned or spontaneous, King said. "On the surface it appears to be more than a luck-of-the-draw type thing," he said. Police are now talking to employees to get an inventory of the items and amount of money missing from the store, King said. Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar said the gunman will face charges of robbery and aggravated assault with the possibility of attempted homicide. "Aggravated assault is (a charge) because there was serious bodily harm with a firearm," Gricar said. A charge of attempted homicide would depend on whether the shooting was accidental or inten tional, Gricar said, adding that if a person goes into a store with a loaded gun, the gun's usage could be intentional. Michael Chen (graduate-comput er science), McCollim's roommate, said he had not spoken to McCol lim yesterday because the hospital room does not have a phone, but said, as far as he knew, that McCollim's condition was good. McCollim is in a restricted room, Chen said, adding that it makes Mit feel better that the police seem to have security around McCollim's room. "(McCollim) wasn't in your typ ical garden-variety hospital room," Chen said.
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