Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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reviewrstate 84 l ocal Local Election Favorites On November 6, 1979, Election Day in Centre County, four people were chosen by the people of State College to fill the vacant seats in the county's Municipal Council and Board of Com- missioners. Incumbent Mary Ann Haas led the way in the race for Municipal Council by getting the majority of votes in the election. Haas, a republican, ran on both the democratic and republican tickets. Democrat Daniel Chaffee was named on the second largest number of ballots. Chaffee was a write-in can- didate during the spring and won the primary elections. He was pleased that he won a seat on the Council even though his campaign was minimal. Chaffee said he had aimed his cam- paign at no special group and that he was happy to have received as many votes as he did. Fred J. Honsberger, a native of Centre County, was also named to Council as he came in third in the voting. Honsberger is a republican, and was formerly employed by both WRSC in State College and KDKA in Pitts- burgh. Joseph Wakeley, Jr., came in fourth in the voting and will fill the last re- maining seat on the Municipal Coun- cil. Wakeley, a democrat, said he was not at all surprised that Haas won since both she and Chaffee ran on both tickets. He did add, however, that he was pleased that Fred Honsberger was also named to the Council. Wakeley won by a margin of 149 votes over the next candidate in line. In the race for the three seats for the Board of Commissioners, republican Jeff Bower's name turned up on the majority of ballots. Bower said that he was very pleased with the work of the former board, and that he would con- tinue to work hard for the Centre County region. The other two Board seats were filled by John Saylor, a democrat, and John Clatz, a republican. Both men were incumbents. 26 ReviewlState 8r Local Phi Psi 500 Re-Routed The State College Municipal Council approved a series of changes in the running of the annual Phi Psi 500, in- cluding a route change and reduction in the number of runners allowed to participate. The action was taken in response to several complaints of vandalism and crowd control problems that were ob- served in last spring's event. According to several spectators, bot- tles, plastic garbage bags, and beer were just several of many things heaved at spectators from apartment balconies. Borough Council President Ingrid P. Holtzman said that another problem with last spring's race was the sale of beer at downtown bars without age identification. Robert Albright, man- ager of the All-American Rathskeller, denied such accusations. As a result of these problems, the Municipal Council has designed a new route for the Phi Psi. The next race will begin at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on Locust Lane, continue to ei- ther E. Nittany Avenue or E. Foster Avenue, proceed up Pugh Street to Calder Way, and then reverse itself. Another proposal reduces the field of runners from 2,000 to 1800. Airport Controversy The growing controversy over whether the University Park Airport is of more vital importance to the Centre region than the Mid-State Airport was a topic of major concern this past year. Incumbent Republican for Centre County Commissioner John Glatz said that the Centre County taxpayers' money should not be used to finance the University Park Airport's operating expenses. Glatz proposed several means for the University Park Airport to counter- balance its deficit, such as improving its operating efficiency and assessing regular airport users. Jeffrey Bower, a republican candi- date for county commissioner, agreed with Glatz stating that the taxpayers' money should not be used to support the airport. He also proposed that an additional fee should be charged to those who use the airport. Mall Dispute In one of the greatest controversies to ever hit State College, citizens have actively opposed the building of the proposed Ferguson Mall. The mail was supposed to be built along N. Atherton St. on the Dreibelbis farmlands. However, Ferguson Town- ship residents tried to petition against the construction. On February 28, 1979, residents tried to petition against the mall, calling the proposed building construction the mauling of Ferguson Township. This petition was denied however, by Centre County Common Pleas Judge Richard M. Sharp, who said that petitions may not be used to effect final legislative action on proposed changes to zoning ordinances. Still dissatisfied, residents appealed the ruling to Commonwealth Court. The residents also drafted a re-zoning proposal which was under evaluation. lf re-zoning can not be accomplished, the mauling will be on.

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Inflation Hits Penn State Spiraling costs and unsympathetic legislators in Harrisburg have taken a toll on the University and its students. University President John W. Oswald asked for an increase in the budget to match inflation costs, arguing that if the proposed budget wasn't met, in- creases would be passed on to stu- dents in the form of higher tuition. State representatives didn't give in. They decided to grant state-owned universities a funding increase that was 2 percent greater than the increase for state-related universities like Penn State. More disturbing news came from Harrisburg when a spokesman said that the state should not be looked to as a source of funding for research. These costs, he said, should be absorbed by federal and private sources. This budget cut set the stage for a tuition increase and some reorganiza- tion of general funds. The loss of fund- ing took its toll at the University, how- ever, with a decrease in the quality of programs. Larger classes were formed and there was a decrease in the num- ber of course sections available. Facul- ty members have heavier workloads and have faced a decrease of 3.1 per- cent since 1972. Enrollment in that same period has increased by 11.5 per- cent. Other increases awaited new and re- turning students this Fall Term. The drop-add fee, normally $2, was raised to $6, and in October, the Campus Loop raised its fares to 25c: per ride. Campus News Briefs New Ear for Lion On September 8, sculptor Vincenzo Palumbo came to University Park to carve a new ear for the Nittany Lion Shrine. The Lion's ear was destroyed by vandals during spring term of 1979. Palumbo did the carving at the request of Heinz Warneke, the original Lion sculptor. Warneke made a mold for the new ear and Palumbo worked on the final carving and refitting. Several class members thought the statue, a gift to the University from the class of 1940, should be moved indoors for protection. This suggestion was contested, however, so no plans have been made to move the Lion from its present site by Rec Hall. Rally for Research Students for a Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group, under the coordination of Jeff Goldsmith, fought hard this year for support of their group. After the defeat of the PennPlRG student referendum in last Spring's Un- dergraduate Student Government elec- tions, the group's leaders looked to the U56 for support. All but one of the students on the U56 Executive Council said they thought a majority of University stu- dents were in support of PIRG. But these students were disappointed to hear of University President John W. Oswald's negative stand on the issue. Every Inch Counts The University Department of Hous- ing and Food Services, assisted by Resi- dential Life, began studies to deter- mine if more dormitory space could be created from non-productive space in residence halls. Because vandalism in many study lounges and dorm lobbies had rendered them useless, Housing considered constructing rooms in those areas to meet the increased de- mand for on-campus housing. The studies also tried to determine the optimum number of students which could be housed while still maintaining an adequate standard of living in the residence halls. Costly Dinner Lady Lions' basketball Coach Pat Meiser never thought accepting a seemingly innocent invitation to din- ner would result in a year's probation for all thirteen women's sports teams at Penn State. Meiser accepted a dinner invitation from the persistent mother of a prom- ising high school recruit in 1977, before the rules were revised to prohibit off- campus visits with recruits. A March 1978 article in Sports Illustrated, calling the Association for Intercollegiate Ath- letics for Women a poor rules enforcer, prompted an AIAW investigation of Meiser's recruiting practices and sub- sequent probation for the teams. Push and Shove Over Re-routing students entering Beaver Stadium enabled ushers to call the new seating process the easiest load- ing in years. Under the new system, up- perclassmen were directed up the ramps to the top sections. From there they could filter down into the lower seats, cutting down on mobs entering the lower portals. Further improvements came with stricter enforcement of section desig- nations and traffic flow. ReviewlCampus 25

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Appropriate Compensation Governor Richard Thornburgh wasted no time in signing a pay bill that will install raises for lawmakers, judges, and two state-elected officials. The base salary for lawmakers will rise from its current $18,720 a year to $25,000 a year. The 33.5 percent boost will become effective Dec. 1, 1980. The state's 330 judges will get pay increases of up to $10,000 and the Su- preme Court chief justice, who has the top judicial salary, will receive a pay hike to $67,000 beginning Dec. 1,1980. Salaries for the auditor general and state treasurer will rise from $42,500 to $48,000 in January of 1981. Governor Thornburgh was pleased that compensation for legislators was secured and felt that our legislators will turn a fuller measure of their at- tention to the many important issues and problems affecting all of us. Thornburgh said he was concerned that the increases exceeded those rec- ommended by the Compensation Commission in February. It was sug- gested that lawmakers should receive 15 percent increases over two years. Since there had been no increase since 1976, the governor said he felt he could sign the bill anyway. State Sen. J. Doyle Corman, who voted in favor of the bill, was opposed to the pay hike last spring. Corman Claimed that under the spring proposal, immediate pay raises would have been unconstitutional. The new approved pay hike would be effective after 1981, he said, when most of the legislators now in office are gone. People need to be appropriately compensated, or they are just not go- ing to run for the office, Corman said. An opponent to the pay hike, Rep. Gregg Cunningham, R-Centre, said that his 1no' vote speaks for itself. He said he suspected it has been five years between raises, which averages out to about a 6 percent raise per year. A proposed increase for cabinet members was dropped at the last min- ute. Governor Richard Thornburgh Emergency Plan Drafted In reaction to the alarming incidents occurring at the Three Mile Island nu- clear power plant, Governor Dick Thornburgh issued an advisory that pregnant women and children stay outside a five-mile radius of the plant. In addition, local officials in the area of the plant prepared plans for a pos- sible evacuation and made arrange- ments to relocate the elderly, invalids, and persons in institutions such as hospitals and jails. The governor also disclosed that schools within five miles of the plant should be closed and state government offices would be open, but with leaves granted for some absentees. It was estimated that approximately 50,000 of the 950,000-plus residents of the area surrounding the plant had left their homes several days after the acci- dent. About one month after the happen- ings at TMI, Gov. Thornburgh stated that he had doubts on whether the country should continue to rely on nuclear power as a significant source of energy. He also said that not order- ing an evacuation was the toughest decision of all. Photo tourlest m The Daily Collegian Odd or Even? The summer of '79 brought along with its sun and fun, a critical decision by Governor Thornburgh to do some- thing about the pressing gas shortage. With OPEC's decision to charge more money for oil, American's were forced to account for the price differ- ence. In June, Governor Thornburgh an- nounced that Americans would have to purchase gasoline on an odd-even basis. This meant that car owners whose licenses ended with an odd di- git could only buy gas on odd calendar days, and the same applied with even numbers and days. Pennsylvanian's were also subjected to a $5 gas minimum, as well as the skyrocketing gasoline prices which rose to well over a dollar per gallon. To make matters even worse, lines for the much-in-demand gasoline were so long, many people had to plan their entire day's schedule around the pre- viously simple procedure of having their gas tanks filled. PSU Offers Shelter Had a state of emergency been de- clared after the accident at Three Mile Island, State College would have been able to house some 1,400 evacuees. State College Mayor Arnold Addison and municipal officials discussed ways to accommodate evacuees, and said plans were made to utilize churches and schools. If necessary, Addison said he would ask State College residents to open their doors to the evacuees. Al- though food and transportation could have been a problem the mayor con- tended that the University could house about 5,000 evacuees in White Build- ing, Rec Hall, and the Intramural Build- ing. Dr. John A. Hargleroad, Director of University Health Services, said Health Services would survey evacuees for radiation had an evacuation taken place. ReviewlState 8: Local 27