Soviets express 'disappointment' in issues of recent Reagan speech by John M. Goshko LA Times-Washington Post Service A top Soviet Fore ign Ministry official expressed disappointment Monday ni ght at President Reagan 's speech to the United Nations , say ing he had expected a more positive statement after two days of "constructive " talks between Soviet Forei gn Minister Edward Shevardnadze and Secretary of State George P. Shultz. "I must say frankl y I' m disappointed at what I' ve heard today , " Soviet Deputy Forei gn Ministe r Vladimir Pet rovsky said at a press conference. "After the had in dialogue we ' ve Washington and which was overall constructive , we were expecting a statement that would reflect that fact. What we heard is bound to create , I would say, a very negative attitude. " (In Moscow , the Soviet news agency Tass also attacked Reagan ' s speech , say ing it tried to justif y a "destructive forei gn policy " and sought "unilateral advantages for the United States , " Washington Post correspondent Celestine Bohlen reported.) Petrovsk y said the speech was especiall y disappointing coming at the time of a "historic event. " the successful conclusion of negotiations in Stockholm for an East-West accord on European security. "This sp irit was not dul y reflected in the president 's statement , " Petrovsk y said, adding that Shevardnadze "has a ni ght to look at " Reagan 's speech and can be expected to respond when he addresses the U . N . Genera l Assembl y on Tuesday. Petrovsk y sing led out for criticism Reagan ' s proposals on the Strateg ic Defense Initiative and a nuclear test ban. On SDI , Petrovsk y said . "What is being proposed by the president is the legitimizing of the 'Star Wars ' prog ram. Our approach is quite different. We propose that the arms race in space be stopped . . . we are proposing instead of 'Star Wars ' a program of star peace. " Petrovsk y called Reagan 's proposals for a threshold test ban and a treaty on peaceful nuclear explosions "at least five years old" and added, "What is being proposed to us is not to put an end to nuclear testing but to live with nuclear testing. " Petrovsk y said there are improved prospects for an agreement on medium-range missiles in Europe. "In our assessment. the problem of eliminating medium-range missiles in Eu rope and in the European reg ion is becoming a very promising area. " He said the Soviet Union is calling for. the elimination of American and Soviet mediumrange missiles in Europe with the understanding that British and French missiles would not be increased. At the same time , he said , the Soviet Union is against "the perpetuation of missiles in the Asian zone. " "Our assessment of the recent exchanges in Washington is that there is a chance to narrow the gap on medium-range missiles-that this negotiation is a promising one , " Petrovsk y said. Washington Post correspondent Bohlen added from Moscow: Tass said Reagan 's appeal for continued dialogue with Moscow was "accompanied by new antiSoviet insinuations over the Daniloff affair " which serve to "poison the atmosp here of Soviet-Amrican relations. " Reagan said at the United Nations that the case of Nicholas Daniloff , the U. S. News & World Report correspondent arrested here on Aug. 30, had cast a see page 3 Voice photo by A. Schillemans The latest renovation on campus; a walkway through the BU rock garden. Greek lif e takes new attitude by Kell y McDonald tor the Voice Steps to have fraternities and sororities at BU develop a more constructive atmosphere to interact in a closer relationshi p with the university, their off-campus nei ghbors and among each other have been announced by Dean Robert Norton. In a letter to the Greek organizations. Norton said that this new effort was needed to enhance the academic and civic development of their membershi ps. He mentioned that concerns about the organizations have been received from parents , faculty , students and townspeple. "One of the main concerns is alcohol abuse, along with its inherent liability , " said Norton. As a result of alcohol , hazing , and pledging concerns , the greek 1 was careless/ U.S. District Judge tells impeachment p anel by Robert L. Jackson LA Times-Washington Post Service Voice photo by A. Schillemans BU students, Joe Paglia and Michelle Lesho , enjoy the nightlife and each other at the Bloomsburg Fair, which runs through Saturday. Phony doctor 's call almost kills AIDS patient by Nieson Himmel LA Times-Washington Post Service An AIDS patient sli pped into a near coma and "could have died " after a man claiming to be his doctor called St. John 's Hosp ital in Santa Monica , about 12 miles west of Los Angeles , to order a change in the patient ' s medication , police said Monday . "This is being investi gated as an attempted minder , " Santa Monica Police Sgt. Russ Martin said. "The person who called in and claimed to be his doctor was not , and the medication given to the patient was potentiall y fatal . . . "I've never heard of this happening before. " "The patient 's real doctor denied he made such a call , " Lt. Jim Dawson added . Dectectives are investi gating the incident as a case of attempted murder , Dawson said , because the medication g iven the patient was potentiall y fatal. Police said a man called a nurse caring for the 49-year-old patient at 11:25 p.m. Saturday . The caller identified himself as the patient ' s doctor , discussed the patient 's condition and then ordered a change in medication. After being given the new medication , the patient began sli pping into a coma earl y Sunday , Dawson said. Hospital staff members were able to revive him , and police said he was out of danger Mon- day and no longer threatened by effects of the medication. The patient , his actual doctor and the nurse who received the call ordering the change in medication were not identified. "We are concerned and anxious to resolve this matter , but until the investi gation has been comp leted and until we have had an opportunity to review all of the facts involved , we can make no further comment , " hospital spokesman Armen Markarian said. AIDS is an incurable condition that cri pp les the body 's diseasefi ghting immune system , leaving its victims vulnerable to a variety of life-threatening infections and certain cancers . U.S. District Jud ge Harry E. Claiborne acknowledged at his Senate impeachment hearing Monday that he had onl y "a haphazard system " for keep ing records of money he received in deferred legal fees , a practice that led to his income tax evasion conviction. But Claiborne, in his second day on the stand , maintained that he should not be removed from his post as a Las Vegas federal jud ge because , he said , he did not willfull y violate U.S. tax laws. "I p lead guilty to being careless in my own persona) business , " Claiborne testified. As proceedings before a special 12-member impeachment panel neared conclusion, the 69-yearold jurist contended that he relied too much on tax accountants who prepared his 1979 and 1980 income tax returns. Claiborne was convicted of under-reporting his income for those two years b y more than $106,000 . Although he went to jail last May , Claiborne is facing impeachment , the first such Senate proceeding in 50 years because he has refused . to resi gn his $78 ,700-a-year jud geshi p, a lifetime appointment. He is the first sitting federa l jud ge in history to be imprisoned for crimes committed while on the bench. Under cross-examination by Campus parking decals available Ken Weaver , chief of Law Enforcement at BU , said parking decals are now available for commuting students, staff , and faculty and urges that decals be pickedup and placed on automobiles as soon as possible. Mr. Weaver said that Campus Security is now implementing tickets for parking violations. The Law Enforcement office is open 24 hours-a-day.Anyone applying for a decal should bring his or her automobile registration card and B.U. I.D. card. Nicholas Chabraja , who was appointed as prosecutor by the House , Claiborne said that he failed to note a tax preparer 's error that listed him as receiving $22 ,300 for 1979 in legal fees for tasks that he had performed as a private attorney in previous years. The jud ge testified that the correct figure should have been at least $41,000 , nearl y twice the reported amount. "I often signed blank returns over the years , " Claiborne said , "I never should have been as careless with my returns as I was. When asked by Chabraja if he was motivated by "sheer greed , " Claiborn e replied in a choked voice: "No. of course not. There is not one thing in my personal or professional life that would indicate I am a greedy man. " Claiborne acknowledged that , after he became a jud ge , he lost precise count of some checks that he had received in deferred legal fees because he often cashed them in Las Vegas casinos rather than depositing them in his bank account , which had been his previous practice. He said that he needed large sums of cash to pay transient laborers who were remodeling his home and denied government allegations that he was trying to conceal some of his income. Another witness , tax accountant Jerry Watson , was asked by Sen. Howell T. Heflin , D-Ala., whether he or Claiborne bore ultimate responsibility for the other tax return in question , for 1980. "The final responsibility rests with the taxpayer , " Watson replied. "But this should not have been a criminal matter. This was a regrettable error , but it should have been handled by the Internal Revenue Service throug h a civil audit proceeding, which would have resulted in Judge Claiborne paying additional taxes plus a five percent negli gence penalty ." Claiborne has charged that his income tax mistakes were exr ploited by federal law enforcement agents in Nevada , who he had said were seeking to discredit him. councils have issued some specifi c policy changes. They include: Alcohol cannot be served or made available at any rush activity on or off campus: pled g ing activities will not take p lace between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday ; pledges are limited to a maximum of three hours at organization tables in Kehr Union ; and hazing in any form that produce mental or physical discomfort , embarrassment or ridicule is prohibited . These changes are in addition to the policies , rules and guidelines currentl y appearing in the Greek manual. "Violations of these policies will result in immediate termination of that organization 's pledging and association , program. Norton said. "This termination w i l l c o n t i n u e u n t i l an adminslrative hearing can be held to determine appropriate disci plinary action. " The administrative hearing involves representatives from the interfraternity and intersorority councils , Greek advisory board and student life staff. Norton and the student life staff feel that Greek life can be a viable learning experience for students both educationall y and sociall y. Also Greek life can have a positive impact on the environment of the university as well as a force that can be instrumental in fostering improved town relations. Weather & Index Peter Tork performs at The Bloomsburg Fair 's Monkees concert. See Monday's issue of The Voice for an extended story on the Fair. CAS is sponsoring Voter Awareness Week to instill participation in students. Story on page 3. Jeff Cox and company predict this weekend's pro football outcomes. See page 6. Today 's forecast: Increasing clouds, chance of afternoon and evening showers. High in the 70s. Weekend forecast: Partly cloudy, chance of showers. Commentary Classifieds Comics Sports page page page page 2 5 5 6 A 'misunderstanding ' It should never have occurred Editorial "...In this particular case, there was a misunderstanding about who would pay what and how much , basically. " (The Voice , Sept. 18, 1986) This statement was made by Alumni Affairs Director Doug Hi ppenstiel in explanation as to why the receipts from the president 's almost four week family vacation were initially sent to the Alumni Association to be charged against the Alumni Chapters ' account , an account used to cover the costs of Alumni functions and occasionally send someone to represent the Alumni Association. Bloomsburg U n i v e r s i t y President Harry Ausprich concurred this statement. While in Florida , the president attended one alumni luncheon. The "misunderstanding " occurred when ' receipts from the president 's vacation were sent to the Alumni Association for payment. What is confusing is how a "misunderstanding " like this can even be made? The expenses , excluding the $88 for the alumni luncheon , were incurred by his family. Had the president travelled to Florida in March with Hi ppenstiel to attend the alumni chapter meetings , his entire tri p would have been ri ghtfully charged to the Alumni Association. To send his famil y 's expenses to the Alumni Association is unbelievable. The Alumni Association should never have even seen those receipts. The word "misunderstanding " opens the door for speculation. Did Ausprich reall y believe expenses for his family 's vacation would be paid for by the Alumni Association because he attended one alumni chapter luncheon? There should have been no question at all as to who would "... pay what and ho w much... " But the question was raised and now it becomes a matter of ethics -whether or not the university president 's famil y vacation expenses would be paid by the Alumni Association. This episode leads to yet another question-will this incident occur again? In today s moral climate, law is a game by George Will Editorial Columnist WASHINGTON -Robert Service, the lawyer who is protagonist of Louis Auchincloss ' new novel , "Diary of a Yupp ie , " keeps flowers in his ofice "because they are my idea of what is at once civilized and savage. " The legal profession, as he practices it. is decidedl y more the latter than the former. Many Americans feel that lawyers are morall y problematic. That notion is writ large in NBC's new series , "L.A. Law ." Such distrust of the legal profession involves uneasiness about some national premises. Lawyer-bashing was a literary sport long before Dickens ' "Bleak House. " Television is always imitative and "L.A. Law " plumbs the (we are supposed to assume) shallows of lawyers ' souls as they misbehave . stirring up conflict to stir up business. Such lawyer dramas often are football for the psycholog icall y sedentary—outlets for emotional aggression. Our adversary system of law can . of course , be much grander than the "L.A. Law " caricature of it. And even the most reptilian characters in "L.A. Law " are not as interesting ly dislikable as Robert Service. Butter would not melt in his mouth , from which come selfassessments that are astringentl y unflattering , yet complacent. Service (note the droll choice of a name: Auchincloss leaves no stone unthrown in laboring his point) is under 40. He thinks, dispassionatel y: "I guess you have to have been born afte r World War II to be a real skunk. " But the questions that interest Auchincloss, and make lawyering so interesting, go to the heart of American values. They are : Is there an "ethic of selfinterestedness "? Are there mora l restraints on such an ethic? A fictional lawyer is a useful foil for exploring those questions because a lawyer is paid to be an energetic servant of , not a moral auditor of , his client ' s interests . Service 's "Diary " of selfabsorption begins , suitabl y, with the first person singular pronoun: "I have been working such long hours on this last corporate takeover.... " An older lawyer disapproves of the takeover trade: "The old robber barons at least covered our land with rails and factories. But their successors simply devour one another. " But the older man has a bleak anthropolog ical exp lanation for young lawyers ' enthusiasm for takeovers : "Maybe its your generation. God is dead , and the frontier is gone, and there are no wars to fi ght , and a man must still use his fangs and claws. After all . there has to be some fun in life!" When the older lawyer objects to Service 's use, on a client 's behalf , of damag ing personal information scavenged fro m an adversary 's wastcbasket . Service asks: "Isn ' t it our duty to use every fact at our disposal?" Repelled by the older lawyer ' s fastidiousness. Service betrays his old firm by founding a new one for fi erce young lawyers " who would do anything for a client that could be lawfully done. " Service says that in today ' s mora l climate , law is a game. The game has strict rules , the breaking of which involves penalties but no mora l opprobrium, any more than it is considered immoral to be offside in football. Money is power and power involves moral responsibility , so the pursuit of money is subject for serious literature , and Auchincloss has made it his specialty . His story of the yupp ie lawyer raises a question especially pertinent in a conservative decade: If free markets are moralsocial arly mandatory rangements , should they be free from all but minimal mora l as well as governmental regulation? The central q u e s t i o n of American life concerns the moral limits on an ethical princi ple: The princi ple is the pursuit of happ iness throug h the exercise of self-interest. American public philosop hy and rhetoric has a l w a y s featured a breezy frankness and an easy conscience agressive selfabout , interestedness. The Constitution uses a physics of interests (separation of powers ; rival institutions checking and balancing one another) to regulate social aggression. But Americans are and oug ht to be permanentl y uneasy about the question of limiting aggression on behalf of private inte rests . The uneasiness often expresses itself in dep ictions of lawyers as She Hoice Kehr Union Building Bloomsburg University ¦ Bloomsburg , PA 17815 717-389-4457 Executive Editor Managing Editor News Editors Feat ures Editor Sports Editors Photography Editors Advertisi ng Managers Business Managers Advis or Christine Lyons j c-an Bihl Elizabeth Daccy, Kristen Turne r Joannie Kavanaug h Jeff Cox , Ted Kistler Carl Huhn , Ale x Schillemans Darlenc Wi cker , Maria IJbertell a Terri Quaresimo , Hen Shult z John Maittlen-Harris especiall y amoral , as hired guns offering alleg iance onl y to the hi g hest bidders. However , the swinish behavior of some characters in '"L.A. Law , " and the minimalist ethic (anything not illegal is permissible) of Auchincloss ' yupp ie, are especially repellent precisel y because there is a hi gher ethic imp licit in the log ic of the law . just as a controlling ethic is inherent in the practice of medicine. Medicine has a morall y directum goal : health. The controlling objective of the law is justice. It is served, not mocked, by an adversary process because that process has evolved an elegant ethic of reasonableness (particularl y. 1 fidelity to precedent) , and professional standard s of due process in serving clients. Looking down on others is the lazy person ' s path to self-esteem. Scorning lawyers is a luxury enjoyed by persons whose moral self-satisfaction derives fro m living down to standards less exacting than those by which most lawyers strive to live. Involvem ent Requested Are you 21 , love early mornings , seeing the sun rise , and driving while listening to your favorite radio station? If so, you can experience all these pleassures while , at the same time , see to the successful distribution of The Voice. A circulation manager is needed for Monday and Thursday mornings. If interested , please contact The Voice as soon as possible at 389-4457. Voice Editorial Policy The editorials in The Voice are the opinions and concerns of the editorial staff , and not necessaril y the opinions of all members of The Voice staff , or the student population of uioomsburg University. The Voice invites all readers to express their opinions on the editorial page through letters to the editor and guest columns. All submissions must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification , although names on letters will be withheld upon request. The Voice reserves the rig ht to edit and condense all submissions. All submissions should be sent to The Voice office , Kehr Union Building , Bloomsburg University , or dropped off at the office in the games room. 'Playboy' image of perfection is only the fantasy of adolescent boys of all ages by Tom Miller Editorial Columnist Having witnessed first-hand this past week the process whereby at least a few of the "homecoming sweethearts " arc selected , it occurs to me that there is something very wrong with the attitude toward women which many men share and the rather narro w definition of beauty which prevails. One acquaintance of mine , part of a committee to select a sweetheart for his organization , was told by a club officer , "I don 't care who she is as long as she is blonde , has bi g — , a nicc— . and long legs. " The committee member then asked if it was reall y essential that she be blonde. Another guy suggested that the search beg in by grabbing a tape measure and interviewing likel y prospects. One sweetheart was selected after being picked from her photo in what one'fellow called "The Pig Book "/which I have since learned was a reference to the f r e s h m a n directory . I am hard pressed to exp lain such altitudes and comments , especially knowing as I do that I am often guilty of them myself. Such as this is the stuff doctoral thesis are made of. Perhaps one exp lanation, thoug h , lies in the degrading image of womankind as portrayed in so-called men 's magazines such as Play boy (which I read onl y in order to know what the enemy is up to). Playboy and its imitators en- courage an attitude of disrespect and thinly .veiled contempt toward women under the guise of admiring beauty . Ironicall y it is Playboy and the "teen-age summer sex comedies " which I believe do the most damage to the general population. The hard core sex mags and films are less subtle , less sociall y aceptable and more easil y recognizable for what they are. The Playboy image of perfection is a g irl with "perfect " 36-24-36 proportions , a chest which defies gravity, and long legs topped off by a flawless face bearing a ridiculous expression much like that of a 14-ycar-old g irl trying to, look sexy. But one social philosop her has said that this is not the ideal mate for a grown man , but the fantasy of adolescent boys of all ages. The Playboy image , emphasizing the physical above all else , imply ing that the parts are greater than the whole and that beauty or sensuality can be measured by greater girth in one place and less in another has been the cause of much misery , not to mention sell delusion. It would be funny if it were not so sad when averagelooking guys refer to averagelooking g irls as "dogs. " Many males I know , unwilling to settle for "less than the best " prefer to do without , thus condemning an equal number of females. Related to this is the current ridiculous emphasis on thinness , particularl y for girls , and the resulting eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa. While perhaps fewer than one in ten coeds arc really overwei ght (as far as I am concerned), 19 out of 20 think they are. Jokes about the "freshman 15" (and 20 and 30) abound. In the dining hall g irls are not even permitted ice cream tor dessert without becoming the butts of cruel joke s. At a recent showing of the ".summer sex comedy " Revenge of the Nerdsx the audience erupted in laug hter when the genuinel y rotund "Phi Mu " sorority appeared on the screen, and called out remarks expressing the supposed resemblance of the Phi Mu 's to a certain Bloomsburg sorority . I haven 't suddenl y become a prude , much less a crusader for feminism , but I have suddenly become weary of the leering, snide , sexist type of behavior which has , I think , become increasing ly fashionable in recent years . I am particularl y cognizant of my own behavior since I recentl y learned that I had unknowing ly offended someone I like and respect very much. There is no excuse for boorish behavior , inside the locker room or out. This is not a call for the leopards to change their spots overni ght (most never will) and I am certainl y no good example (as those who know me will agree), but it is an attempt to increase awareness of what I have come to believe are harmful and anti-social attitudes which are at least part of the cause of many more obvious social ills. P ' ay for perfo rmance : cap ricious competency test: down right insulting In school districts around the country, teachers have been leery of "pay for performance " plans they considered capricious and of competency tests they felt were downright insulting . But the point of both is a good one: weeding out bad teachers and awarding the best the pay to keep them in the profession. Once a sound and fair proposal has been produced , for merit pay in this case, it 's up to the teachers to understand that it is in the best interests of the students they teach to support that plan. Fairfax County 's merit pay plan , which would be the firs t in the Washington area , appears to be thoughtful and fair. The county teachers who voted to back it the other evening are to be commended for their stand . Fairfax 's merit pay proposal calls for observation of teachers in the classroom by their principal , a recognized outstanding teacher and a c u r r i c u l u m specialist. The new pay scales , graduated to reflect teaching ability , would be phased in over six years. Teachers with persistently unsatisfactory ratings would be fi red , while the most talented would receive hig her wages. Fairness is built into the pro posal. Teachers who do not fare well in evaluations can get training and advice to improve their ranking. An appeals board , dominated by teachers elected by the county 's 8,300 teachers , will be established . The proposal also calls for considerably hi gher overall pay scales that will cost the county $97.5 million over three years . This is why the county 's dominant teachers ' association voted overwhelmingly to support the merit pay plan. Their vote , in a heavy turnout , was 4,013 in favor and 1,247 against. It shows that a majority of the county ' s teachers are serious about improving their standards of perfor- mance. That should comfort both students and parents. A smaller teachers ' association , representing 900 county teachers, opposes the new plan on the grounds that it gives too much power to school principals. But the plan does not give principals unlimited discretion , and the structu re of the rating system has sufficiently broad standards to ensure a fair process. Now the plan deserves the endorsement of the county school board and the board of supervisors . (Editor 's note-the above editorial appeared in the Tuesday, Sept. 23 Washington Post.) Workers resent no recognition Dear Editor , We find it hard to believe that an entire article can be written about an event without even acknowled ging the people who worked so hard to make it possible. This letter is in reference to the article printed 9/18/86 concerning Parents ' Day activities. We , the Parents ' Weekend Committee , have worked non-stop since last semester (including summer break) to make this the best weekend ever. Not once in the article does it mention who was responsible for planning the day 's activities. We feel that this applies not only to us but to other committees as well. For example , the Homecoming committee. We aren 't asking for the red carpet to be rolled out , all we are asking is to be recognized for our accomplishments'. Extremely offended , The Parents ' Weekend Committee Kudos Dear Edito r , Bigger doesn 't always mean better , but in the case of The Voice , it certainly does. The newest editions of The Voice show marked improvement in quality...Congratulations and keep up the good work ! Fan at Large Cooperative Educationprovidesopportuni ties The Cooperative Education Program at Bloomsburg University provides opportunities for students to combine academic experiences with off-campus work experience. The program , which for most students is optional , is coordinated by the Academic Coordinator and Cooperative Education Director and administered by the academic departments. The program provides opportunities in business, industry, and the public sector. Each academic department has its own requirements for the program and students wishing to partici pate can contact their department internship coordinator. These academic coordinators carefull y supervise each student through the comp letion of their cooperative education experience. Working under the direct supervision of experienced professionals, co-ops develop positive attitudes to assignments arid gain responsibility. They also develop the ability to work productively with their superiors and co-workers. Co-op helps develop the student 's thinking and frequentl y intensifies their later study. They are forced to develop dependence on their own jud gement , develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and to their employers , and build skills in human relations. The program stresses a preparedness for a smoother transition into the world of work following grauduation. Currently, there are more students involved in Co-op than ever before. It opens doors to students that were never before opened and gives them the extra edge on others . It also helps develop better relations with the Sweetheart contest not just a female affair by Brian Nahoail for the Voice The Homecoming Sweetheart Contest has become a tradition at BU and is one of the hi g hli g hts of the Homecoming celebration. A lot of people may wonder why a Sweetheart is picked and not a Homecoming Queen. "The reason " says Jim Gilliland , assistant director of student activities , "is because the contest is open to guys too. " However , even though it is open to guys as well , interest has dwindled in the past few years . "No male student has entered as a contestant since I' ve been here , although one student tried to enter but couldn 't because of a problem with his cume , " Gilliland commented. According to the contest rules you must have a cume of at least 2.0. A Homecoming Sweetheart is chosen to represent BU , to honor that person as being the best that Bloomsburg has to offer. This enhances the public view of Bloomsburg and encourages stu i n v o lv e m e n t in t h e dent Homecoming celebration. Primary elections for Homecoming Sweethearts will be on Monday and Tuesday , October 6 & 7 from 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. in the Union and 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Commons. The final elections of the top ten candidates will be on Monday and Tuesday October 13 & 14 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Union and 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Commons. Elections for the Freshman Sweetheart will be on October 8 from 11:00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. The top five finalists and Sweetheart will be announced at the Pep Rally on Friday, October 17 and the top ten candidates will be posted at the Information Desk on October 15, the Wednesday before Homecoming w e e k e nd . townpeople. You can prepare yourself for the "real world" by actually getting into the place of business and getting hands-on job experience. Essentially, Co-op is becoming the "Wave of the Futu re. " The Co-op Office is currently organizing a volunteer program with students and area associations. This program is designed to give students experience and the satisfaction of helping others . Some of the associations involved in the program include The Bloomsburg YMCA , Family Planning, The Social Security Administration, and The Danville Head Start , to name a few. Interested students may contact the Cooperative Education Office , Room 13, Ben Franklin Building, at 389-4678. Catch the wave of the future , experience Co-op. Fair goers enjoy the variety of food offered at the Bloomsburg Fair. CAS sponsors Voter Awareness Week Bloomsburg Fair offers health tips "A person choking on food will die in 4 minutes. You can save a life using the Heimlich Maneuver ". Visitors to the 132 annual Bloomsburg Fair during the week of September 22 thru 27 are invited to visit the Central Pennsy lvania Lung and Health Service Associations disp lay , which will feature a 12-minute slide presentation on the Heimlich Maneuver , along with on-the-spot instruction. The display will be located in the Farm Museum and will be manned by volunteers who will be available to answer questions from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. An ample stock of free health publications pertaining to Lung Disease , as well as pamphlets on smoking and its ' effect on the lungs will be available for distribution to individuals visiting the Lung Association booth . by Ellen Jones for the Voice The Commonwealth Association of Students is sponsoring a Voter Awareness Week on campus from Monday . September 22. to Friday. September 26. The main purpose of voter Awareness Week is to get students to vote. "The ori g inal p lan was to try to get some peop le up here on campus to talk about issues, but that has fallen throug h . " said Dan Fedder. vice -president of the .s tatewide organization ot ' C.A.S. According to Fedder' . there is a tabic set up in Kefir Union where students can reg ister to vole. "We ' l l a l s o be s e n d i n g students out to hit the tables ind i v i d u a l l y in the U n i o n . " said Fodder. The C.A.S , 'is . a .statewide organization which represents ihe 83 .000 students in the state REALprogram offe rs internship experience by R.D. Lydon Staff Writer The REAL Program is an internship program coordinated and run by Mr. Charles Laudermilch , the campus coordinator of internships. It is a state and university funded program. This year , 1986-87 , the pro gram and its reci pients hav e $20,000 to work with. Applicants are dealt with on a "first come, first serve " basis. If you wish to be considered for a position next semester, it 's imperative that you start the processes now , before it 's too late . Employers of the student interns under the REAL Program are any state-related agency and non-profit and/or private organizations. The intern is not that time , funds , and positions are available but limited. paid by the employers but by the state and the university . There are many benefits for students who would like to be a part of the REAL Program. You will be paid minimum wage, $3.35/hour.. Also , you will receive college credit hours from your sponsoring department within the university . And most importantly, you will be gaining f i r s t- h a n d experience and knowledge which can give you an edge in your college career and after you graduate; it could be the experience you need to get yourself started. If you are interested in the REAL Program , contact Mr. Charles Laudermilch. His office is located in the McCormick Building, rm 2136. His phone is 389-4244 . Please keep in mind Reagan speech from page 1 , "p a l l " over superpower relations. Tass described Reagan ' s speech as largely a repetition of old policies and dismissed his "new proposals " as one-sided. The Tass account focused on the arms contro l elements of Reagan 's speech , which it said ignored Soviet initiatives and offered "cuts in stra tegic offensive armaments that would obviously put the Soviet Union at a disadvantage. " Physics granted research funds The physics department of Bloomsburg University has been awarded grants totaling $60 ,690 to study the influences of water vapor and li g htning on the electrical properties of the upper atmosphere . Research w i l l beg in t h i s September with an initial grant of $30,345 awarded by the National Science Foundation. James Moser, BU associate professer of p hysics and princi pal investi gator of the project , said part of the research effort will be coordinated with the Communications and Space Science Laboratory at Penn State. Moser will use a computer to record and anal yze various kinds of electronic signals from the radio receivers to be located in Hartline Science Center. Aided by t h i s c o m p u t e r analysis , Moser and his students will interp ret the results of these measurements. Forensics to host tournament on Saturday by Missi Menapace for the Voice Speech competitors from BU will be joined by over 70 other speakers for the "Th rough the Looking Glass " forensics tournament this Saturday. The competition is the first tournament for novice speakers to be hosted by Blooomsburg University 's Forensic Society . Speakers who have competed in two or less tournaments will have a chance to compete on a college level. The two main categories of forensics are interpretation of literature and public speaking. Saturday 's events include interpretation of prose , drama , and poetry. Other categories are persuasive, informative and after-dinner speaking. Also scheduled are impromptu speeches. The name of the tournament "Throug h the Looking Glass " reflects the Forensic Society 's goal. It is hosting the tournament to give peop le interested in college forensics a chance to compete and become familiar with the tournament system. Although this is Bloomsburg 's first novice tournament , hosting forensic tournaments is not new to them . Two years ago, BU hosted the largest tournament on the East coast , and last spring they hosted the "Colleg iate Forensic Nationals. " Freshman Tom Huchinson is preparing to compete in the competition in persuasive speech and impromptu. He says he is g lad he has the chance to compete in events other than deba te, the only speech event offered at Sparta High School , New Jersey . Huchison thinks the novice tournament will be hel pful , "because everyone should be pretty much on my level. " Huchinson does not think his'inexperience will hurt his performance on Saturday . Huchinson says, "It 's a way for people to get their feet wet. On a college level this is all new to me, and the coaches have been a big help. I work with graduate assistant Grace Coleman for impromptu and graduate assistant Fred Deets for persuasive and debate. "Fred is really hel pful. He doesn 't just tell me, but lets me find out on my own , and learn!" Experienced B l o o m s b u rg forensic speakers will be busy jud g ing and running the tournament. Senior Careen Butwinn is one of the jud ges for Through the Looking Glass . Butwinn say s, "In a novice tournament you look for the same things you do in any speaker. " Butwinn looks for good projection , enthusiasm , energy and good strong points in a speech. She says , "It is very important , to say what you have to say and then just wrap it up. " Butwinn is part of a very active Forensic Society . Roughly 25 people compete in 10 to 12 tournaments a year, in addition to Nationals. Bloomsburg ranked in the top nine percent of schools with an active forensics program in 1985- 1986. Graduate assistant Chris Smedberg is new to Bloomsburg University and is impressed with the prog ram. He says he thinks the Society has the ri ght attitude , with an emphasis on learning and hel p ing each speaker do their best. "Winning tournaments comes about through what we teach , he say s, "but it we come home without any trophies, we just want to know that the students worked hard and learned. " Returning without any trophies seldom happens. Coleman says she thinks Bloomsburg has a very talented team , and is enthusiastic about its future. 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Thoug h the genera l could not estimate the total cost of installing a roya l famil y in the States , he did say the initial cost will come from finding places for them to live . "Once we have a Duke of New York and a Prince of New Jersey, we will have to buy homes worthy of these fine members of American Royalty," said Genera l Common. "The BBB is doing its best , but we need help. The American public can help by supporting their own royalty instead of wetting their pants every time the Brits ' roya l family drops another litter or ties another knot." Don Chomiak In response to the sudden surge of royalty groupies , the Reagan Administration has announced plans to create an American Royal Famil y. "Wc cannot allow a royal staff gap," said Genera l R. Common , Reagan 's Chief of the new Blue Blood Bureau. "If the British are allowed to continue unchecked , the American public will be reduced to a ring kissing, bowing bunch of groupies." 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But imitation and replication of them are as impossible today as interstellar travel. Adventure too plays a part. The constant variation of the place , time , and circumstances of the act indicates the author 's adventurous spirit and vast experience at mak- ing it in everything from a hay loft to a cave in the hills. No Don Juan can match the tall , dark stranger who wisks the heroine into the ni ght. Humor comes in when those reading these texts on romance try to defend the books and themselves with words like plot , symbolism , and character. Standing there , blushing, they arc the prosecution 's best witness. And have you checked the names? When was the last time you read that Eugene and Bertha were stretched out on a sandy beach , oblivious of the twenty peop le who were standing around gawking at them'.' Maybe we should stop writing books that give people this vicarious thrill , and start writing them about peop le reading books to get vicarious thrills. I wonder how they would sell? I M A G E auditions held by Dave Redanaver for the Voice by Martha M. Hartman for the .Voice The Monkees performing in Tuesday night's concert at the Fair. Quest: A learn ing by Lynne Ernst for the Voice Quest , an outdoor adventure program , serves BU and the genera l public in providing recreational and educational courses. In 1974 . Quest was created in response to suggestions from some faculty members who wanted to bring outdoor experience s to students .Simv then , the program has grown rap idl y in the last decade to include an executive director. Bill Proudman . and a program director . Gina Onushco. Some of Quest ' s courses include back packing , r a f t i n g , rockclimbing. canoeing, rop ing , bicycling and mountain climbing. Quest ' s staff is qualified to insure ;t safe experience throug h a comprehensive training program and is continuall y improving first aid , technical , and interpersonal skills. Partici pants are also trained in safety, consciousness before each course. This pa^t .summer Quest finished construction of their new low ror s initiative courses, located The Progra m Board 's Minority Affairs Committee is sponsoring a free roller skating party on Monday , Sept. 29. A bus traveling to the party will depart at 9 a.m. from in front of Elwell Hall. Tickets can be picked up at the KUB info . desk. ! __ _ _ _ J7 ~ __ .^^ ^ DELIVERS FREE. SiSTmSnir Husky Party " " iBP^HB EJHH HTOMH^H r?BHKHM jfrfl Hft. ¦ TJUI J¦ I¦ © c o o e « o f i « o o o t o » t i e e 9 » » « « *9« a) Save over 50% off AT&T' s weekday rates on out-of-state calls during nights and weekends. b) Don't buy textbooks when "Monarch Notes" will do gust fine. c) ^iB5r» DOMINO'S PIZZA Fri day , Sep tember 26, students will be admitted into the Bloomsburg Fair admission gates free with BU ID. Buses will be departing from Elwell Hall Friday from 4-8 p . m. ^a%s7Ktla&^^^ #