Page 4 As if Behrend doesn't already have enough problems with its current parking situation, another one has arisen. Last week new reserved parking signs appeared in the large parking lot between the student apartments and Lawrence Hall on campus. However these signs don't reserve spaces for school staff or faculty, they reserve spaces for certain students. Below the word "RESERVED," the sign reads, "AUTHORIZED FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL." These spaces have been reserved for Behrend students who serve as volunteers at the Brookside Fire Department. This is unfair. An organization outside the school has gained preferred status for its members who are students here at Beluend. These students have not paid any more money for their parking permits than other students, but they now have a reserved parking space waiting for them in the lot. There are other students who work as volunteers in other capacities off campus. Should we give all of these volunteers reserved parking spaces? Of course not. These students should not receive this preferred treatment, either. They should have to be forced to take their chances at finding a good parking spot just like every other student. The Collegian the students of Behrend College, Erie, PA Published week Editor Todd J. Irwin Business Manager Adrienne Shrewder The Collegian's editorial opinion is determined by the editorial staff, with the editor holding final responsibility. Opinions expressed in The Collegian are not necessarily those of The Collegian or the Pennsylvania State University. Features Editor Robb Frederick News Editor Mark Owens Entertainment Editor Christi Luden Sports Editor Greg Geibel Photo Coordinator Craig Breter Editorial Advertising Manager Keiren Logue Advisor Dr. Mks Simmons Letter Policy: The Collegian encourages letters on news coverage, editorial content and university affairs. Letters should be typewritten, double-spaced and signed by no more than two persons. Letters should be no longer than 400 words. Letters should include the semester standing and major of the writer. All letters should provide the address and phone number of the writer for verification of the letter. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for length and to reject letters if they are libelous or do not conform to standards of good taste. Letters should be submitted to The Collegian office no later than noon on Tuesday prior to the desired publication date. Postal Information: Th e Collegian (814 898-6488) is published weekly by the students of the Behrend College; Reed Union Building, Station Road, Erie, Pa 16563. opinion From the hi We could all learn from children Have you ever been around a little kid who says something out of the clear blue sky that tends to shock you out of your seat? I had a six-year-old ask me the other day if I was in high school (high school age seems very old to a first grader). When I informed him I was in college, he proceeded to let me know what the next step in life is: Marriage. To him that seemed like the only logical thing to do after you finish with college. His dad just chuckled and asked his little boy if he was trying to propose to me. Life to young children is pretty cut and dry. There's no complications and everything seems pretty logical. They're content with just being themselves and being honest about everything. I love kids and sometimes I catch myself just staring at them in amazement when they're doing the simplest things. They're so sweet and innocent and haven't yet had their perfect little worlds tainted We can stand to learn a lot from young children. They have no preconceived notions about anyone. They don't yet understand the "adult" world of prejudice and hatred. They just go on their ways accepting everyone for who they are and not what they are or what they can do. Yes, all of us can learn from these young people whose supposed childish views aren't practical or real. Maybe if we could all act more like these children than the mature adults we are, the world would be a better place to live in. The playground of life could be full of laughter and innocence instead of stereotyping and backstabbing. Maybe, just maybe... Well, probably not. We're not childish enough for that sort of thing. How about some mail? If you would like to voice include the semester and major of of The Collegian. your views on an issue, why not the writer. All letters should Letters should be submitted to write a Letter to the Editor? provide the address and phone The Collegian office, first floor The Collegian encourages number of the writer for of the Reed Union Building or letters on news coverage, editorial verification of the letter. The Collegian mailbox located in content or University affairs. The Collegian reserves the the SGA suite also on the first Letters should be typewritten, right to edit letters for length and floor of the Reed Building no double-spaced and signed by no to reject letters if they are later than noon on the Tuesday more than two persons. libelous or do not conform to prior to the desired publication Letters should be no longer standards of good taste. All date. than 400 words and should submitted letters become property Thursday, October 10, 1991 Entertainment Editor Christi Luden is a fifth semester business, liberal arts and sciences major. She has been a member of The Collegian for over two years and is the newspaper's official peace-maker.
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