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Penn State right for not meddling
Though workers contin
ue picketing and protest
ing at Penn State con-
struction sites like the
Millennium Science Com
plex in an attempt to get
their contractor to use
union workers and pay
higher wages, the admin
istration remains neutral
in the negotiation process.
This may be happening
on Penn State’s campus,
but we commend universi
ty officials for not med
dling in the issue and pos
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Driven girls can embrace
By Jessica Uzar
If I could major in house
keeping and motherhood, I
would. But don't tell my par
ents that.
Seriously,
even at my ripe
young age of 20,
I can’t wait to be
a mom. I have
shed the
tomboy-ish
ways of my
childhood and
decided that
MY OPINION
boys do not have cooties and
embraced my maternal
instincts.
I am not one of those girls
who is personally offended when
boys ask me to make them a
sandwich. One day, I actually
want to be barefoot and preg
nant, cooking in the kitchen.
But, before every guy that I’ve
ever spoken to goes running, I
certainly don't mean I want that
any time soon.
When I tell some girls how I
feel about this, they can get
pretty offended. They don’t
understand why I don’t want to
be president of the United
States or some bigwig CEO.
They think I don’t appreciate the
fight that many feminists before
us fought for equal rights for the
sexes.
Though it may not seem so at
first, I generally agree with femi
nist ideas.
I think women can do impor
tant and powerful jobs and
sibly overstepping their
bounds when dealing with
a private company.
Going beyond the role of
a simple mediator could
be damaging to Penn
State’s reputation, and
possibly even legally ques
tionable.
We do not feel that Penn
State is forgoing their
commitment to worker’s
rights in making this deci
sion because this isn’t the
university’s business or
area of expertise.
shouldn’t be restricted to work
ing as a nurse or teacher. I know
girls that I would trust in com
bat as much as any macho man.
I also know that having a fam
ily and being a mom are more
important to me than having a
really important career. A foun
dational idea of feminism is giv
ing women choices and I
want to choose motherhood.
The idea of childbirth may
scare the crap out of me, but I
know it will be worth it.
Though I want to be able to
rely on my husband to support
us while I stay at home with my
kid(s), I certainly don’t want to
have to rely on a man for sup
port. I want to always be able to
support myself and know that I
can be financially stable on my
own.
I’m a pretty rational girl in
that I know there’s a possibility
that, in modem times, a hus-
band and I may not be able to
afford to have a single-income
family while my kids are young.
Plus, there are plenty of single
moms out there, and I would
have to be able to support my
kids if I found myself in that situ
ation for one reason or another.
I know I want and need a god
job before I have kids and after
they get older.
It’d be great to many some
boy that’s going to inherit mil
lions, but let’s be real
chances of that happening are
pretty slim.
For these reasons, I better
have a decent job when I grow
We do urge Penn State
to get involved only if the
protests begin to affect
the building’s finishing
deadlines.
Construction sites affect
students daily, whether
they impede on walking
routes or wake on-campus
residents up early in the
morning.
The administration
should continue to do
what’s best for the univer
sity and its students when
it comes to this issue.
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domesticity
up. And that's why I’m in school
getting a degree.
But someday, I want to bake
cupcakes for my daughter's
class and drive my son around
to tee ball or hockey practice. Or
the other way around, whatever
they want to do.
I want to learn how to cook
not just for me, but also for that
potential future as a wife and
mother.
I want to impress my mother
in-law, not have her make a
back-up turkey because she
thinks mine will be terrible
(which, by the way, I cooked a
turkey last week and it was deli
cious. My domestic skills are
blooming.)
As I’m writing this entire col
umn, I'm constantly knocking on
wood. There’s a lot of unknowns
still in my life, just like everyone
else. Who knows if I will actually
find the right guy and get mar
ried and have kids? If that’s not
my course, then I’ll make the
best of it. But I think I’d always
be missing out on something by
not being a mom.
I give great kudos to career
oriented females who want to do
great things with their lives. But
I don’t think wanting to be a
stay-at-home mom and a loving
wife should be seen as any less
important.
Jessica Uzar is a junior majoring In
journalism and political science and is
The Daily Collegian's Wednesday
columnist. Her e-mail is
jlul2s@psu.edu.
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HUB commotion not welcome
The HUB-Robeson Center is a constant
meeting place, and a place where students
get together to socialize and possibly do
work. This week, the Student
Programming Association has introduced
its International Education week, which I
wholly support. But I think its takeover of
the HUB is more of a pain than an enjoy
ment. There is nowhere you can go to with
out hearing loud music or a loud comedian.
I can’t even have a conversation with my
friends across a table because the speakers
are so loud, and I have to run outside to
take a phone call. I understand that the
HUB is a place for everyone to socialize,
but we deserve the right to actually social
ize, not be forced to listen to loud entertain
ment.
Hooligans cause game bedlam
I am writing in response to Monday’s let
ter “Good to see ‘Hooligan’ fans,” praising
the Hooligans, the nickname given by the
writer to the group of Penn State students
who have been attending Penn State men’s
soccer games at Jeffrey Field. Webster
defines a hooligan as a ruffian, especially
the member of a street gang, a hoodlum.
This definition fits the group in a very nega
tive way, not positively. They usually boo
the opposing team during introductions
yelling “sucks” after each player’s intro
duction.
Last game, they yelled and screamed
and blew horns, drowning out those intro
ductions. They taunt, in a very personal
way, players from the opposing team on
their side of the field. Frequently language
is shouted out during the game which is
not suitable to be heard in public. Protests
are heard after every referee call that goes
against Penn State, even when that call
was correct, which makes me question
their knowledge of the game and its rules.
The embarrassing incident occurred with
the stealing of visitor team jerseys just
about the same time this group appeared. I
believe that this is no coincidence. I embar
rassed by this group's behavior and fear
that the good sportsmanship Penn State
has been known for may be in jeopardy if
this is a sign of our future.
SNAP, CRACKLE, POP
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FOOTBLOG
Offensemen confessions
Lions Roar: T Chima Okoli
-Okoli said the offensive line didn’t do
anything differently from the first half to
the second half in Saturday’s loss to
Ohio State. He said they executed their
gameplan, but things just didn’t fall into
place.
-On not carrying the loss into the next
few weeks: “If you carry that to the next
few games, you might as well not even
show up."
-Playing in his home state of
Maryland has Okoli excited. He needs
to ask the athletic department for more
tickets to get his friends and family
more tickets...
Lions Roan RB Evan Royster
-Royster said last week’s loss felt dif
ferent than some of the earlier-season
losses specifically because the Lions
already have some key wins already.
“It’s different because we’ve matured as
a team,” Royster said. “A lot of people
on the team are already over it.”
Royster said the team is simply eager to
play the next game
-As a Fairfax, Va., native, Royster said
it's exciting to have the opportunity to
play at FedEx field. He said he couldn’t
even put a number on how many
friends and family have tickets. He said
he’s gonna have to ask the team to get
more tickets. Since he was a kid, he’s
dreamed of playing there, even though
he grew up a Cowboys fan.
-The only goal for the rest of the sea
son is to go 2-0, then win a bowl game,
Royster said...
Read more of The Daily Collegian’s blogs at
psucolleglan.com/blogs.
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