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Vol. 96, N 0.87 20 Pages ©1995 Collegian Inc
Powell ends suspense: Will not run in '96
retired Gen. Colin Powell
will not run for president
Computer woes
may be lessened
University allocates millions
for lab condition improvement
By PAULA SHAKI
Collegian Staff Writer
The days of not being able to log
on to a computer for two hours and
not being able to find a lab atten
dant to help may soon be over.
The University allocated $2 mil
lion for improvements in the cen
tral computing area and in each
college, said Executive Vice Presi
dent and Provost John Brighton.
The money will be used to
replace old computers, expand
existing labs, increase the number
of workstations in the labs,
increase modem pool lines the
ability to access the University net
work from off campus and
increase support services for lab
assistants.
The computer upgrades are a
response to student complaints
about network backups and a lack
of lab attendants, as well as soft
ware problems. Students can wait
in line for a computer in almost
every computer lab at any given
time.
"I've been hearing some of those
complaints when I talk to groups
for a while now," Brighton said.
The improvements should be
made by January or early in Spring
Semester to meet those needs as
soon as possible, Brighton said.
The University can spend the
money because student enrollment
increased by 3,000 this year.
"The enrollment income from
having more students gives us
more money to put back into some
of the more important student
needs." Brighton said.
Nittany Lions still vying
for appearance at bowl
By MICHAEL SIGNORA
Collegian Sports Writer
At each twist and turn, accompa
nied by trouble and triumph, bro
ken records and blowout wins, the
image of the rose remained
supreme.
With victory secured week after
week, resounding throughout every
nook and cranny of the Penn State
football program, the specter of a
Pasadena parade inched closer to
reality. Though that dream was
realized and achieved in 1994, the
postseason fate of the current Nit
tany Lion squad is very much in
jeopardy.
Penn State sits at 6-3, 3-3 in Big
Ten competition. The conference
record is good for fifth place, with
Michigan State in fourth at 3-2-1
and Michigan in third at 3-2. Hav
ing both teams they trail remaining
on the schedule gives the Lions
some control over a possible New
Year's Day excursion.
By JIM KINNEY
Collegian Staff Writer
He won't
After keeping pundits on the edge of their
seats since his retirement, Colin Powell
finally answered the "will he or won't he?"
question.
In an Alexandria, Va. news conference
yesterday, Powell citing family concerns
announced that he has no intention of run
ning for elected office in 1996.
While many observers accepted the
retired-general's decision, several could not
help being a little disappointed.
Ryan Chrissis (sophomore-hotel, restau
rant and institutional management) said he
would have voted for Powell next November.
"I'm disappointed," he said. "I don't think
Clinton knows what he is doing there. We
need someone with a more military back
ground."
AP Photo
Currently, no lab attendants
work in any computer labs, said
Nicole Radziwill, a lab consultant
in the Waring Commons lab. Con
sultants and rovers work there
instead, she said.
"Before, when you had consul
tants and lab attendants, the atten
dant would fix hardware problems
and consultants would answer soft
ware questions," Radziwill said.
"Now, consultants answer software
questions and fix hardware even
though they're not supposed to.
The rovers fix the big problems."
Although about $250,000 of the
$2 million will be used to get per
manent student help in the labs,
students who use the labs have
mixed feelings about lab atten
dants.
Justin Rutledge (senior-finance
international business) said stu
dents can figure out how to use the
computers themselves or ask the
person sitting next to them.
But Suzanne Breslin (junior
wildlife and fishery science) said it
is inconvenient that lab attendants
are not always around.
"It's not that bad, but it would be
nice to have somebody around to
help you out," Breslin said. "I think
it's probably good that they're
spending money on computer labs,
but it's a lot of money that they
could spend on better things such
as student activities."
Radziwill said the University
does not need more computer lab
attendants.
"From my perspective the sys-
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"As I've said, we're not a great
team," Coach Joe Paterno
explained. "We've got a good foot
ball team and we play hard. We're
going to work at it, and I think we'll
improve as we go along."
If Paterno's troops don't show
improvement quickly, Penn State
faces the possibility of a frigid Jan
uary for the first time since the
1988 season, stuck in the bone
chilling cold of central Pennsylva
nia instead of basking in the warm
South Florida sunshine.
With victories in the final two
contests of the year, the Lions will
most likely be headed for Tampa
Stadium and a place in the Outback
Bowl.
Formerly known as the Hall of
Fame Bowl, the Jan. 1 match-up
will feature the third selections
from the Big Ten and Southeastern
Conference. Likely SEC opponents
include Arkansas and Auburn.
"We're going to get two very fine
football teams," Outback Bowl
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Dole may re-emerge as GOP
front-runner
Yesterday was the first time that Powell
had publicly announced that he is a Republi
can and supports many of the party's efforts
to reign in spending.
Jack Madore, Centre County Republican
Committee chairman, said he thinks Powell's
presence can only help the party.
"With a man of his stature," he said, "you
are glad to have him be a member of your
party."
Madore said he was hoping Powell would
have at least made himself available for the
second spot on the GOP ticket.
"I guess I'm a little disappointed that he
ruled out being a vice presidential candi-
No nukes in New Zealand
Anti-nuclear demonstrators dressed in boiler suits and masks resembling British Prime Minister John
Major, protest in Auckland, New Zealand. More than 2,000 people demonstrated yesterday against
British support for French nuclear testing in Auckland.
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Executive *Director Jim McVay
McVay expects an announce
ment of schools extended an invita
tion to be made shortly after the Northwestern (8-1, 6-0), which
Rose and CompUSA Florida Citrus closes with winnable games versus
Bowl combatants are determined. lowa and Purdue, would finish as
If Ohio State (9-0, 5-0) continues co-champions but play in the Citrus
its undefeated march, finishing because Ohio State would have a
with home wins against Illinois and Please see BOWL, Page 12.
date," he said. "If he became the vice presi
dent he would eventually be the president."
The immediate beneficiary, Madore said,
will be Majority Leader Sen. Bob Dole, R-
Kansas, whose front-runner status was only
in doubt because no one knew whether Pow
ell would run.
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Others within the party also see Powell's
decision as windfall for Dole.
Joe King, executive director of the Repub
lican State Committee of Pennsylvania, said
he thinks Powell's announcement will clear
the way for Dole.
"I think you can pretty much assume Bob
Dole will be president," he said. "I think the
nomination is Bob Dole's to lose."
Democrats hope Powell's absence will
help them.
Lynn Dußois, a Pennsylvania Democratic
State Committee member from Centre Coun
ty, said the announcement will bring moder
ates into the Democratic Party.
Collegian Graphic/Geoffrey Vaughn
Indiana, topped by a victory in the
season finale at arch-rival Michi-
gan, the Buckeyes will head to the
Rose Bowl.
Published independently by students at Penn State
1988 gold medalist pushes
students toward their goals
By KAREN PERRY
Collegian Staff Writer
An eclectic group of people,
including students, student-ath
letes and faculty, gathered last
night in the HUB Ballroom to hear
the motivational words of Jackie
Joyner-Kersee.
Joyner-Kersee, the 1988 Olympic
record-breaking gold medalist in
the heptathalon and long jump, was
the featured keynote speaker of
Panhellenic Council's 1995
Women's Awareness Week.
Joyner-Kersee, whose involve
ment with track and field began
when she was growing up in East
St. Louis, 111., motivated the audi
ence with stories of her experi
ences in athletics. She cited exam
ples from her childhood, high
school years, college years at
UCLA, and the 1984 Olympics,
which she said contributed to her
positive attitude.
Her experience at the 1984
Olympics, where she won a silver
Because Powell takes a more moderate
stand on many social issues, Dußois said, he
would have taken votes away from President
Bill Clinton in the general election next year.
Powell's popularity, Dußois said, will not
rub off on the GOP, even though Powell
identified himself as a Republican.
"I think people are looking at what indi
viduals are supporting in the platform and
not necessarily the party affiliation," she
said. "I don't think that it hurts the Democ
ratic Party that this person comes out and
says he's a Republican."
Robert O'Connor, associate professor of
political science, said Powell's announce
ment will not help the Republicans.
"No one out there is going to say 'Gee, I'm
a Democrat but this guy is a Republican I'm
going to change because of this guy.' "
O'Connor said he predicts Powell will dis
appear from the political scene.
"Powell is history."
CCSG fires
staff person
over E-mail
By MEGAN DONLEY
Collegian Star Writer
The Council of Commonwealth
Student Governments has been suf
fering from internal problems that
recently resulted in firing Central
Region Regional Director Greg
Lattanzi and may lead to removing
CCSG Coordinator Matthew Plocki
and Vice Coordinator J. Benjamin
Faulds.
Plocki said he and Faulds
informed Lattanzi of the decision
to fire him in an E-mail message
Monday night, because they could
not contact Lattanzi over the tele
phone. Lattanzi replied and said he
plans to ask for the removal of
Plocki and Faulds for constitutional
reasons at the council meeting this
weekend.
"They can't silence me," Lat
tanzi said. "They're fighting a no
win scenario here. These guys are
making up the rules as they go
along."
Plocki said he thinks it is ludi
crous for Lattanzi to ask for the
removal of the coordinator and
vice coordinator but will abide by
whatever council decides.
"All of this rhetoric and mud
slinging has really hurt the energy
and enthusiasm of the dedicated
people who work for CCSG," he
said.
Plocki said Lattanzi was fired
because of conflicts with central
staff members and complaints
Plocki said he received from some
central region campuses about Lat
tanzi's performance as regional
director.
AP Photo
Central region is comprised of
Penn State Harrisburg, the York
Campus, the Altoona Campus and
the Mont Alto Campus.
Please see CCSG, Page 12.
medal in the heptathalon, was bit
tersweet for Joyner-Kersee. She
was a strong contender for the gold
medal, but a hamstring injury
early on affected her attitude
throughout the rest of the games.
"I never went to the line thinking
that ... if I have to pull every mus
cle in my body to get the job done,
whatever it takes for me to win,
I'm going to do it. That's not the
attitude I had at that time," she
said.
Joyner-Kersee said it was that
experience which taught her to
have a more positive attitude, and
it helped her realize that her per
formance depended on her atti
tude.
"I think that (experience) was
the best thing that could've ever
happened to me, because that
taught me about being a champion.
That taught me about not giving up
on myself. That taught me about
doing whatever it takes to be suc
cessful," she said. -
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