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Editorial
WPSE format should
target students
WPSE: Penn State-Behrend's college radio
station.
Well, sort of.
The station is on campus, and Behrend students
run the board, but you wouldn't know WPSE is a
college station if you heard it.
As opposed to what you might expect from a
college radio station rock and roll, reggae, rap,
everything and anything goes WPSE operates
under a business news network.
How many students, even business majors, listen
to business news on the radio? Perhaps a few at best.
The point is that a college radio station should
serve the students of that college. There may be a
need for a business news format radio station in the
Erie area. However, the responsibility for providing
that service should not belong to the college.
This is not to say that responsibility should be
tossed out the window. Students could still gain the
invaluable experience of running a radio board while
aiming for the college audience.
Behrend does owe something to the surrounding
community. Community service by the college gives
Behrend a positive image to potential students. It also
allows the vast pool of student energy to be put to
good use for the good of many.
However, Behrend owes more to its own tuition
paying students than it does to the community.
Students deserve a college radio station that caters to
their diverse needs. Interest in WPSE would soar if
student DJs were given a free hand in programming.
WPSE's focus should be responsible
programming that appeals to college students.
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Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Poor sport
This past week my friends and
I were participating in the
volleyball intramurals. We were
there to win, have a good time,
and lose gracefully.
Unfortunately, some people
can not handle this kind of
pressure easily. The scene was a
play-off game, Erie Hall. The
play was decent, the referee could
have been better, but one player,
a Behrend Men's Basketball Team
member, had the potential to ruin
everyone's night.
This one particular player
appeared to have a very bad
temper. It wasn't just a "scream
and shout" temper, but an
immature "let's see how hard we
can kick and throw the
volleyball" temper as well. One
such kicked ball almost hit me in
the head! This was not the
Intramurals I had in mind.
To everyone out there, don't
play intramurals if you are going
to act like this. Someone can get
hurt, and you might ruin
everyone else's night around you
too. Get off the court and go beat
on a tree or something.
In conclusion, I'd like to say
sorry lo our referee and apologize
for the rough time that both
learns gave you. To the
basketball player. I'd like to
dedicate this letter to you, and
hope you get the point!
Jennifer Mook
Fourth semester
Biology
Two cents
In their letter (4/16/92), Joe
Mycka and Greg Farrell thank the
majority of students for looking
beyond the superficialities of the
SGA presidential/vice-presidential
campaigns to the positive future
that they have proposed for next
year. They further state that they
welcome questions, concerns and
ideas.
Well, gentlemen, here is my
two cents worth. First, under
thirty percent of the eligible
student population voted, which
means that the majority of
students either didn't care or didn't
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have a clue.
Second, regarding
superficialities, you never took a
widely publicized stand on any
substantive issues, instead
preferring a low-key campaign
and, when challenged to debate
the issue, you counter-challenged
your opponents to an ice-carving
contest.
Third, a new binder and a
clean SGA office is not much of
a plan for the future (but it will
certainly give you enough' time
to paint the blue bus red as you
stated on your campaign posters).
I simply hope that you will
be able to develop an agenda
composed of important issues
during the course of next year so
that SGA will be able lo serve
the student body to which it
should be accountable. All I have
to say is good luck, and may God
help us all.
Sad day
It was a sad day for democracy
when I read the election results
taped to the door of the SGA
office. This year's SGA
accomplishments were minimal
and, based on the election results,
next year's outlook is gloomy.
Although I am not pleased
about losing the commuter
senator race, the SGA president
and SOC president results were
the straws that broke this camel's
back.
In the race for SGA president
and vice-president, John Mack
and Jake Sherosky had a well
developed platform and felt
confident enough in their abilities
lo challenge opponents Joe
Mycka and Greg Farrell to a
debate. Mycka and Farrell
apparently weren't so confident
and declined the offer.
Remarkably, Mycka and Farrell
won the race.
In the race for SOC president,
James Ruhlman, in The
Collegian, provided an elaborate
agenda in which to serve the
students. Randy Schmoyer only
embellished his "qualifications"
for the office without saying
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Fourth semester
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what he would do if elected. He
won the seat.
This year less than one-third
of the electorate actually bothered
to vote, however, the students
I've talked to weren’t aware of the
elections or didn't know when,
where, or how to vote.
It is going to have to be up to
the SGA officers, in cooperation
with the elections committee, to
publicize the elections and inform
the students what is in it for
them. But why should they?
With election turn-outs like
these, tlje officers will be
guaranteed re-election next year.
Brian Silvis
Sixth semester
Communication
False claims
This letter is directed to
former SOC presidential
candidate, James Ruhlman. While
walking through the Reed
building during the recent SGA
campaign, one of Mr. Ruhlman's
posters was noticed.
In the poster, Mr. Ruhlman,
you erroneously accuse your
opponent, Randy Schmoyer of
using the SGA copier and SGA
funds to run his campaign. Your
poster went on to say that by
using the SGA key, Mr.
Schmoyer was using student
money to run his campaign.
There are two major problems
with your campaign. First, there
is no place for negative, mud
slinging campaigns in student
politics. Yours was the only such
campaign.
Secondly, your accusation is
false. Mr. Schmoyer did use the
SGA copier. However, your
poster fails to mention that Mr.
Schmoyer's copies were billed to
Delta Chi, which receives no
SGA funding whatsoever.
We suggest, Mr. Ruhlman,
for your future endeavors in
campus politics, that you change
your campaign goals. Do not run
a negative campaign. Students are
intelligent and will see through
it. If you deem it necessary to
sling mud, please research your
facts and make sure they are
accurate.
William E. Koch
Tenth semester
Management