The Collegian : the weekly newspaper of Behrend College. (Erie, PA) 1989-1993, April 12, 1989, Image 2
Page 2 MAC Card Theft by Laura A. Weaver Collegian Staff Writer Someone used a stolen MAC card to make two $2OO withdrawals from the MAC machine in the Reed Building. The card was stolen from student on April 5. Several incidents of phone harassment have were reported to Police and Safety officials during the first week in April. On April 3 a student reported eight weeks of harassing phone calls. The student indicated that an ex girlfriend could be to blame. Another student complained of receiving annoying calls with "weird" noises on April 5. No one was injured in a minor PSU Tuition Hike The presidents of Temple and Penn State universities have announced they want to raise tuitions close to $2OO in the 1989-90 school year without losing a state grant designed to keep education costs Check. - Robert : :Casey : last month proposed rewarding public universities with a $lOO grant per full-time Pennsylvania student if they kept their tuition increases under than $lOO. "We want to keep tuition down, but we have to fund our academic needs," Temple President Peter J. Liacouras said. Liacouris and Penn State President Bryce Jordan went before the House Appropriations Committee separately to advocate allowing universities to raise News accident in the Nick parking lot on April. 4. The accident occurred when a driver backed into another car. Also on April 4, several antennas of cars in the F lot were bent into triangles. A student attempted to steal a pizza delivery bag from a Domino's delivery person on April 9. The driver noticed the bag was missing when he returned to his car. The driver then noticed a student carrying the bag. The student, apparently spotting the driver, threw down the bag and ran into an apartment. The driver will consult with his manager as to whether or not charges will be filed. tuitions 6 percent to 7 percent and still receive the governor's "challenge grant." In his budget address last month, Casey said tuition increases at the states public universities •-• - have • been unacceptable, averaging 13 percent iri•-"eacli cif the past 10 years. But Jordan said he thought the governor would be willing to negotiate the conditions of the grant. Temple and Penn State have proposed budgets with 5 percent tuition increases. With this increase, tuition for undergraduates from Pennsylvania would rise $195 to $4,089 at Temple and $lBO to $3,790 at Penn State. Legal Expert Talks About 'Beer Generation' by Jennifer Rose • Collegian Staff Writer Arthur R. Shuman, co-author of the new Pennsylvania underage drinking law, topped off Wellness Awareness Week with his speech entitled "Underage Drinking - The New Law: What are Your Rights?" Shuman is the Philadelphia Deputy District Attorney and an Assistant Professor of Law at LaSallie University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calling today's generation of young adults the "beer generation," Shuman said they have been raised on "Mom, apple pie, and beer. Kids today are programmed drinking machines. Kids are taught from day one that to be cool is to drink," he said. "While there has been negative campaigning against drugs and cigarettes, little has been done to combat alcohol, though it has caused just as many deaths," Shuman said, noting that cigarette consumption in schools has dropped to 11 percent while drinking has increased to 72 percent. Statistically, young adults begin__ to. drink at an average age of IE6 . yeats': "typieillYs iri ihd the sixtli=grade. - Sixty-fiv6 percent of beer consumed is by underage drinkers, according to Schuman. Last year, Pennsylvania initiated a crackdown on underage drinkers. Currently 92 percent of all college students are regular drinkers. According to Schuman, there's going to be an increase in drunk drivers on the road and the new stricter laws are going to try to reduce these numbers. The new laws state that if you are caught purchasing, possessing, consuming or transporting alcoholic beverages, the first fine is a minimum of $3OO. The third offense brings a suspension of driving privileges. Persons caught driving with a license that has been revoked due to an alcohol offense, will receive a $lOOO fine and 90 days in jail. Schuman also discussed fake identification and third party drivers. Individuals convicted of possessing a fake I.D. can receive up to three years and three months in jail. A person convicted of furnishing alcohol to minors must pay a fine of $lOOO on the first offense and $4500 for each offense after that. "Person" can be defined as bartenders, parents, sororities and fraternities, as well as anyone also 21 years of age and over. Drunk driving is classified as being at, in or near a car with keys in your hand with a blood alcohol level of .10 percent or higher. There are various penalties for this offense, the minimum being three to six years in a state prison for involuntary manslaughter. The Collegian Thursday, April - 6 Arthur Schuman was a highlighted speaker during Behrend's annual Wellness Awareness Week. Schuman, who has been a driving force behind tougher drunk driving laws, claims Pennsylvania has the toughest laws in America. (photo by Tracy Cross) The Collegian Published weekly by the students of Behrend College, ,Erie Pa Member of College Press Service Editor.... James Martin Assistant Editor.... Richard G. Cain News Editor.... Maria Plaza Feature Editor.... Rob Prindle Entertainment Editors.... Nan Quatchak and Vail Weller Sports Editor.... Todd J. Irwin Photo Editor.... Marybeth Zawistoski Business Manager.... Stan Lefes . Computer Consultant.... Tom Wilkinson Advisor.... 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