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Club releases shaky item/Club9 back- Terry delivers a gem. See page 8. Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio Volume 64, No. 147 Group offers proposals By MARK PEYKO Jambar Managing Editor Since mid-August, an ad-hoc committee has been developing recommendations for the reuse of Pollock House. The group, appointed by YSU President Neil Humphrey, studied alternatives which are slated to go before the trustees Dec. 14. Dr. Lawrence Looby, vice president of public services, Dr. John White, anthropology, Ann McMahon, management, Edmund Salata, executive director of facilities, Greg Ball, junior, F&PA and William B. Pollock II, a private .citizen were involved in the study. Some of the proposals recommended by the committee included refurbishing the house: as a University/community inn, a Universi• ty house to accomodate the short term needs visiting lecturers, faculty and scholars, a center for the continuing education department, and student , housing. Looby said the committee was guided by two principles. The first was that any decision for resuse of the structure would seek "to The Jartjbar/John Gatta *. preserve the historical and architectural integrity in both the interior A graveyard of steel surrounds what's left of the Campbell Works. and exterior design."The second goal was a "practical reuse of the house and its surrounding grounds.** Salata gave an overview on the condition of the structure along Shout Youngstown' documentary with its projected renovation costs. Although renovation figure was considered high, the house was found "to be structurally sound, and with proper: rehabilitation and modification, could become useful lement to the University once again.** - By DENNIS WISE condensed history of the growth chiefs who were moving their The house contains 16,300 square feet and of this number, 10,650 Jambar Staff Writer of Youngstown in the earlier plants from the Youngstown is considered usable area. part of the century. area and planning permanent It was built in the 1880*s and later remodeled in the 1890*s. The The strategically placed ex• The remainder of the closure for their once-thriving house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. plosives were detonated. The 45-minute long documentary businesses here. earth nearby trembled and the consists of interviews with It is not long into the film blast furnace chimneys folded steelworkers who organized that the viewer realizes the up• to the ground; emitting one last groups and actively campaign• coming fight between the ex• cloud of smoke. ed to save the mills from extinc• ecutives and the work force. Many, Youngstowners tion in Youngstown by offering The film exemplifies the will• remember the day that demoli• to purchase them from their ingness of the workers to save tions team brought down U.S. corporate owners. their places of employment by Steel's Campbell Works. For The film also shows the op• forming the Save die Jobs some, it marked the end of an position to the steelworkers' at• Committee and demonstrating era that had placed and kept tempts to save the mills in downtown Pittsburgh at a Youngstown on the map as an demonstrated by the corporate See Shout, page 6 important part of the industrial community. Shout Youngstown is a documentary that describes the closing down of the city's steel mills and the reactions and ac• tions taken by the area steelworkers to keep from los• ing their jobs. Shout Youngstown concerns the workers who organized and tried despartely to retain their jobs and keep the mills operating. The film opens with the scene of the demolition of the The Jambar/John Gatta The Jambar/Msrk Heschecman Campbell Works, followed by a Shout Youngstown documents the area's steelmaking history Though now empty, Pollock House may be renovated. 2 The Jambar November 9, 1984 Pickin' and Grinnin' Urban Studies focus Campus • Police and the ATTY VULETICH Youngstown Police Department are al to the Jambar searching for a male suspect, wanted in connection with the robbery of two University students Sunday \ ""U's Center for Urban Studies "is involved in almost any aspect afternoon. ' rnmunity life," said Dr. Terry Buss, director of the center. The robbery occurred about 3:55 The center's diversity is evidenced by the wide range of services p.m. Sunday on Madison Avenue that it provides to various community and public service organiza• between Elm Street and Bryson. The tions Past and present projects include a study of area unemploy- students, identified as William , evaluations of both health and human resources centers and Sharak of 7901 Rose Ave., Masury, tht i riminal justice system. and John Peplowski, of the - jcial attention was called to the center recently when the results Kilcawiey Residence Hall, told police unemployment survey, were released. The survey, conducted they were walking east on Madison when they were approached by a ummer in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, showed area black male, who stopped them. ployment figures to be substantially higher than those estimated According to the report, the man, In the federal government, who had his hand in a cream colored, 'i his discrepancy of unemployment figures could mean that the shoulder bag, told them "he had a ms been shortchanged on federal funds, according to some local gun and he didn't want to kill them", affinals. but he wanted their money and their 1 ss indicated that the unemployment study was not over, "stashes." however. Part of the project, he said, "is to study economic distress Sharak told police he handed over in the community and how that translates into social and $17 in cash and Peplowski reported psychological kinds of stress." The study was commissioned by the he gave the man a blue denim cloth Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Buss said. wallet, containing $22 in cash. The suspect fled on foot, after tell• The Center's major focus of the recent past has been in4he area ing the pair to tell police that "Scat- of health and human resources, especially mental health. The Na• terbrain" did it. tional Institute of Mental Health has funded several projects, as has The students went to the Campus the Ohio Department of Mental Health. police offices and reported the crime. George Garchar, the Center's manager, said that frequently, need: The Youngstown Police Department assessment studies are done to determine an area's needs regarding was called in, while University Police mental health facilities. officers Robert Landle and Frank Needs assessment studies are also done for health care services. McGuire went to search the area of As an example, Garchar cited a survey that was conducted for Brown the crime for the assailant, who could not fae found. Memorial Hospital in Ashtabula County to determine if citizens* needs are being met by the existing facilities. , Campus Police said the two The Jambar/Qeorga Nelson students described their assailant as Research continues in another project to evaluate the local criminal a black male, about 25 years old, Michael Spiro plays a tune for the Pub Crowd. justice system. This study, Garchar said, includes the analysis of costs 5'10", 160 lbs. with a slight heard. See Urban, page 5 The Jambar encourages letters. All letters must be typed, double-spaced and signed and must include a telephone number for confirmation purposes. Letters may not exceed 250 words. The Editor reserves the right to edit orreject letters. Letters must be delivered to The Jambar before noon Wednesday for Friday and noon Friday for Tuesday. 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HYLAND PLASMA CENTER 253 Federal Plaza West 1 Youngstown, Ohio HYLAND PLASMA OCNOft CENTOS November 9, 1984 The Jambar 3 By JIM FOUST teaching assistantship and my wife was Special to the Jambar a dorm director. I couldn't have asked for much more." John Taylor has returned to the YSU Taylor also learned what it's like to be speech department staff after a two-year a student and work at the same time. "I leave of absence, during which he work• can now sympathize with ray students,", ed to get his doctorate degree. he said. "A lot of people are retooling — Taylor earned a PhD in mass com• adults coming back to school. I can iden• munications from the E. W. Scripps tify with them and say, "This is not easy, ; School of Journalism at Ohio University, but it can be done.' It's a lot of work." and now teaches several courses in the Taylor finished his degree in two years YSU speech department's , telecom• and returned to YSU this fall. He is now munications sequence. doing further research on his dissertation, Taylor already had plenty of experience "The Attitudes of News Directors Toward in the telecommunications field when he the Fairness Doctrine." He said a few originally came to YSU in 1980.