2—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1996 Lion Line donates phone lines USG enables students to speak to legislators about budget plan By MOLLY K. FELLIN Collegian Staff Writer Students who are concerned about the proposed tuition hike will finally get their chance to speak out about it by calling their state legislators for free. The Undergraduate Student Gov ernment and Lion Line are sponsor ing a phone bank today and tomor row from noon to 5 p.m. in Rider House, 112 S. Burrowes St. The Lion Line hires students who call alumni and parents of current stu dents for contributions for academ ic programs. Rich Bundy, Lion Line director and assistant director of Universi ty giving, said he was asked by USG to donate phone lines for the project and he was glad to do so. "We're more than happy to help the students out," Bundy said. "We occasionally donate our lines for things like this, but this is the first time we've helped with something political." Gaylin Vogel, USG director of governmental affairs, helped arrange the phone bank campaign this year as an alternative to simi lar efforts. "Last year, USG had a letter- Bosstones to make second mighty mighty 'ska By JAKE STUIVER and DAVID SCHONFELD Collegian Arts Writers Lightning may never strike twice in the same place, but in State College, plaid does. Tonight, The Mighty Mighty Bos stones, a.k.a. "the plaid boys of Boston," will perform at Crowbar for the second spring in a row. But this time, they're bringing more than horns and kilts. The considerable rep utation they've amassed in the past year makes it somewhat astounding that Crow bar, 420 E. College Ave., was able to haul them back around. In recent months, they've spent the summer on the mini- 209 HUB 865-2602 I Address: Local Phone #: IL You will receive a free "adoption certificate" in the mail. i writing campaign that was not very successful. Letter-writing takes a lot more time and the need was not as strong as it is this year," she said. "This year, there's a possibili ty of tuition going up as much as 8 percent, so we decided to try the phone bank." Gov. Tom Ridge's recommenda tion for the University budget next year was $2l million less than the $298.5 million request. Because the request fell short, the University will raise tuition at least 4.5 per cent. In addition, Ridge did not recom mend the $4.5 million the Universi ty requested for technology. Vogel said USG is planning more events in upcoming weeks to try to thwart the tuition hike, including a postcard-writing campaign that will address the lack of funding for technology. The Lion Ambassadors are also helping the cause by ask ing alumni and parents of Universi ty students to call their legislators, she said. Students who enter Rider House can look at an enlarged map of Pennsylvania in order to find their House and Senate districts, Vogel said. Students can also trek to a help desk to look up their legisla- mecca Lollapalooza, appeared in the popu lar Alicia Silverstone film, Clueless, toured Japan and discovered a native Bosstones cover band, and played at numerous other places. They've also worked on their own fanzine, 737, and Big Rig Records indie label, performed on "The Jon Stewart Show," been nominated by the Boston Music Awards for "Artist of the Year" and even squeezed in a hometown small club gig in appreciation of old school local fans. Between the full house at Crowbar last April and the welcome return they're mak ing tonight, the Bosstones have not just been sitting around drinking all the beer they sing about. And they're not coming alone. Califor- Elementary, Watson the solution was in the Collegian Classifieds the whole time! "We occasionally donate our lines for things like this, but this is the first time we've helped with something political." tor's phone numbers, she said. Some students expressed con cern about calling their legislators, but Vogel said students should not feel intimidated. "A paper will be given to stu dents to serve as a prompt during the phone call," she said. "Basical ly, it's a list of facts that can help students to clearly state their con cern for the tuition hike." Vogel also said students who call legislators that have vocally sup ported the University in the past will thank them for their help and ask them to continue their support. After students make their calls, they will be asked to fill out a response form and will be regis tered for a drawing to win prizes from shops and restaurants in the State College area, Vogel said. Response forms will make records of conversations between Help the Kitty find the $2O. le O. Which one doesn't Where can you look like the others? find the $2O? 9... a)Sera Tec b)Sera Tec fir. 4!:. 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"I compare it to other bands that have "I'm pretty excited," said Mike Kuhle played here before when they were small (sophomore-business). "I know the show's er and then come back," she said, compar almost sold out. I'm looking forward to ing the phenomenon to that of Live. seeing the Bouncing Souls." But Condliff said their popularity caused Their popularity among college students higher ticket prices ($l7), and the potential is enormous. Already the tickets for those for overcrowding. under 21 have completely sold out and the "It's good for them, bad for us," she said. 21-and-over tickets are also almost gone, Wes Bowser (sophomore-secondary edu according to Ken Kubala, manager of City cation), member of local ska band 2,000 Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave. Flushes, said he likes the Bosstones, but students and their legislators. But despite publicity and incen tives, some students think the phone campaign will not be suc cessful. "I don't know if a tuition hike concerns students enough for them to go out and make a call," said Melissa Rohan (freshman-division of undergraduate studies). "Most students I know have parents who pay their tuition, so I don't think they'll care enough." Other students agreed and said they thought phone calls to legisla tors would not help stop the tuition hike. "I have a pretty bad feeling that they're going to raise (tuition) any way, no matter what the students say to them," said Leslie Spencer (junior-geography). "It's going to take more than just calling them up." ppearance' at Crowbar a •ATS2•AT.Q.ATQ•ATL2•AT.Q.ATO•AT.Q•ATSI•ATO.• The Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega would like to congratulate our New Initiates Seth Alberts Doug McKenna Mike Boland Jeff Norton Jon Briante Milun Patel Dave Conti Taylor Putney Rob McClure Matt Rutburg Matt Strand I And Announce our Spring 1996 Pledge Class Bobby Brown Rob Hughes Chad Camilli Chris Niedz Jeff Cowell Brian Olivo Rich Giannetti Matt Sharrer •ATLI•ATO•AT.Q•ATII•ATS2•AT4•AT.Q•ATQ•ATS - 2• cannot afford a ticket to get there. "I really wasn't planning on spending $l7, so I guess (I'm not going)," Bowser said. Bowser said the price increase may be partly due to elements of the headline's credentials, such as Lollapalooza. "Plus they're bringing two bigger-name acts," he said, adding that the show last year had no well-known opener. Having the nation's most popular ska core band return to Happy Valley twice in a year may be reflective of State College's flourishing ska scene, a good sign for bands like 2,000 Flushes. "I hope it just keeps getting bigger," Bowser said. Paul Smith ee ve MCAT d you score? I = chers Ixam. ee opportunity. tr seat today! a.m. El
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