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EDITORIAL
Privacy versus freedom of
information
Campus newspapers should be allowed access to the
same kinds of information as the rest of the media. But
right now that is not the case. Why? It's called the
Buckley Amendment, a federal law which requires
student records to remain confidential. However, this
same law makes it difficult for student newspapers to
obtain crime information. Behrend Police and Safety
cannot release the names of students who commit crimes
on campus. Some of the statistics you may have heard
about before attending Behrend may actually be
misleading. If the State Police are called to investigate a
certain crime, the data goes on their record. So, in order
for us to report on what happens on campus we are
forced to travel outside university boundaries. This is not
the fault of our campus administration. The blame should
rest solely on the shoulders of our state and federal
governments. They have made the confidentiality decision
for us and this means students attending Behrend for the
first time as well as their parents may not be privy to the
true status of crime on this campus. Unless The Collegian
is given an anonymous tip concerning a crime, we aren't
able to cover it. It's time to start treating college students
the way they ought to be treated. Like everyone else in
society. Students who are concerned about this issue
should contact both their state and federal representatives
and express their feelings.
The Collegian
Published weekly by the students of
The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend Colle;
Editor
Vleky Snyder
Business Manager
Karen Major
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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.
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Loretta Russ
Entertainment Editor
Craig Campbell
Sports Editor
Matt Cissne
Copy Editor
Keith McFall
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David Mahoney
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Coffey, Julie Coughenour. Von
Cousin, Shawn Gallagher, Abby
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Guldner, Dan Jaecks, Darren
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Columnists; Andrew Festa,
Alicia Hartman, George Hiegel
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Opinion
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Can we talk or
what?
For the past six weeks, I have
been trying to get adjusted to my
new schedule. Classes seem to be
getting harder, but yet more
interesting. With pressures of
graduation, it is that much more
difficult to adjust and buckle
down to doing school work.
However, I feel that it is not
fair to the students to have to go
to a class that is taught by a
professor who is not a fluent
English speaker. I am tired and
frustrated of spending this much
money to attend this university
and not be able to understand my
professor or professors. It is
ridiculous that I am forced to
learn the subject material strictly
from the book and my friends. I
hate going to class and I usually
don’t, so I am penalized for my
attendance record. Where is the
justice?
I think the university should
have a strict screening of the
professors to ensure they can
speak the English language well
enough for students to learn
from them. If they can’t speak
then they should not teach! I
hope something is going to be
done in the near future. It is an
embarrassment to the scholastic
aspect of this university.
Michael Ginsburg
7th semester
Management
What's on your mind? Do
you like The D.O
you hate The Collegianl
Let us know!!!
Letters to the Editor
Foreign cars
and lost men.
To Dr. Lilley:
Early Wednesday morning, at
approximately 7:00 a.m., a
fellow in a very smart looking
Lexus ( a foreign car) was
aimlessly driving around campus.
First he drove to the Erie Hall
lot, then to the Reed Lot, and as
he was moving his car astern to
head back to Stadium Drive, he
stopped me and asked for
directions. He was looking for
"Something called Glennhill
Farmhouse." Without thinking, I
am naturally kind, I gave him
specific directions to Glennhill
something someone had
apparently neglected to do.
While continuing to walk to
the Reed Building, I realized that
this disoriented fellow was
probably an alumni fellow, major
contributor, or some other
nominal member of the Behrcnd
Community. I estimate the value
of the information I gave him
between $5 and $5.30 counting
current sales tax, and $5.65 under
Brown's plan. Since he was
obviously lost, and probably
about to donate untold millions
to some pet project, you will
agree a "finder's fee" is in order.
In the future though, you
might wish to give directions to
important folks coming to
campus, it makes hitting them
up all the more easy. (Was this a
consultation?)
Jeremy R. Sutch
7th Semester, MthßD
Thursday, October 8, 1992
Where's the
dumbbells?
What's up with the athletic
facilities here on campus?
Anyone who works out in the
gym, will know what I'm talking
about. Why is it so hard to keep
the equipment in working
condition? Even though the
equipment is bound to break
because of continual usage, how
long does it take to repair it?
There are four pieces of
equipment that as of Monday
have signs posted on them
stating "OUT OF ORDER."
Two of the machines have been
"OUT OF ORDER" for two
weeks. Again I ask how hard is
it to fix these machines? All
they need is the DAMN cables
replaced.
I did recognize thal some new
equipment was purchased this
past summer such as some new
dumbbells (5-10-15 lbs. sets,
nothing bigger), a new Olympic
bar, and some new plates, but the
weight room is still in need of
better, newer, and safer
equipment. For instance, it
would probably cost less money
to buy new dumbbells than to
pay someone to weld them back
together fifteen times and have
them break apart again, this time
on someone. THIS IS VERY
UNSAFE! Let's face it, after
classes and tests, some of us need
to clear our minds and sweat out
the stress and working out is the
answer. But when you walk into
the weight room day after day and
see all of the equipment that is
still "OUT OF ORDER," it
aggravates us more and more.
So whoever wants to admit
that their in charge of the training
facilities in Erie Hall, I ask can
we please repair the equipment so
it can be used?-
Where does our tuition go? --
Obviously not the training room!
Keith Reliant
7th Semester-Engineer