VOLUME 96, NUMBERCAMPUS 29 ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1972 Group protests abortion bill This morning at 5 :45 a.m. a abortion legislation, and the PAC group of approximately 25 wished the protest to occur early Allegheny students left for in the week. Harrisburg to help with a mass The group, made up of WE protest occurring in the Capitol members and other male and Building. The protest is directed female students, will meet the against a new abortion bill, H.B. other protesters at the PAC 800, which is being released to Headquarters located in the the Senate floor sometime this YWCA building in Harrisburg. week. There they will split into groups H.B. 800 prohibits all abor- from each Senatorial district tions except when a board of and head for the Capitol building. doctors certifies that the Each individual in the group will pregnant woman will certainly then see his or her Senator die without recourse to abortion. approximately every fifteen She must, however, have minutes, urging him to vote written permission for this life- against H.B. 800. saving measure from her Briefing sessions for all parent or guardian, if under 18, groups will be held ap- or from her husband, if proximately every 45 minutes. married. PAC Headquarters will be The Pennsylvania Abortion staffed all day and will carry Coalition wrote to Allegheny's information on what district Women's Equality group earlier each Senator represents , wher e Todd Dickinson proposed Sunday night that the li- Several proposals at Sunday night's ASG meeting this term asking WE to join to find him or her, and what to brary be kept open until 1 o'clock from Study Day came out of the Finance Committee, chaired by Dave other women's groups from all say when approaching each until the end of the term. - Weitzel. over the state in descending en Senator. masse to Harrisburg to protest A substantial turnout is ex- H.B. 800 on November 14. This pected from groups all over the date was set because it is im- state. The Allegheny group, possible to know what day the traveling by car, expects to be ASG debates requirements Senate will actually vote on the back by 10:00. Motions concerning student organizations' of- shifting within a budget already alloted failed to ficer requirements, voting procedures on special pass (11-15-0); which means that any internal requests for funds of organizations given money shifting of budgets requires a majority approval of by ASG, and an allotment from the budget of Council. The motion concerning secondary or Women's Equality for today's trip to Harrisburg additional allotments to groups, however, passed Alarm system were the major topics of business at Sunday (24-1-2 ) , and adds to the financial proceedings that night's meeting of ASG Council. any secondary funds must be approved by two- The motion concerning the requirement that all thirds of the members present at the meeting officers of ASG funded organizations be either when such requests are made. students, faculty, or members of the ad- Finance Committee then moved that an addition being considered ministration drew a limited amount of flak from be made to financial proceedings, requiring that those representatives who believed that in some any salaries not presented in an individual By BOB ELLERS that time, for equiping Walker cases certain organizations might flounder organizations budget (proposals are made at the Annex, South, Brooks and without the aid of some off-campus people and beginning of third term each year ) must be ap- The Administration is con- Crawford Halls with "Dentco- former students involved in their operation. The proved by a majority vote of ASG Council. This templating installing alarm Multiple-Block" alarms. This argument that the motion was good on the grounds motion passed, 22-2-2. systems in Brooks and type of security alarm operates of being a valuable "general policy", that Two requests for funds, one by Dan Pride to Crawford Halls to cope with by means of a special iden- organizations were funded by student tuition renew ASG's subscription to the National Student nocturnal non-student in- tification card, which unlocks the money and should hence at least be run by full or Association's information service ($100 from the trusions. door. At night, when in use, part-time students, held out after debate and the General Fund), and Women's Equality's request Repeatedly Allegheny has been residents would be required to motion was passed by a vote of 18-6-3. As it is an of $50 from their budget for transportation funds plagued by the presence of use a designated main door, amendment to the ASG Constitution, it must now to Harrisburg, were both passed, 21-0-4 and 20-1- potentially hostile elements equipped with the "Dentco-Multi- receive a majority vote from the students on the 6 foreign to the college com- Block" alarm system. All other next referendum. It does not outlaw non-student In new business, investigation has been put into munity. Manifested by the rash doors would remain closed, membership in campus organizations ; it states, motion on the possibility of cigarette machines on of burglaries occurring earlier triggering an alarm if opened. though, that non-students cannot ascend to the campus ; and the question of repair of park ben- this year, the problem has At the time it wouild have cost rank of "officer." ches and installing a sidewalk behind Caflisch Hall grown with the increasing $6,154.40 for outfitting the Secondly, Finance and Rules Committees of- was brought up again and referred to Barb presence of nocternal womens' dorms with such fered the motion that an amendment be added to Fleischauer for confirmation. Executive Com- trespassers wandering through alarms. The cost being the financial proceedings of ASG that required a mittee was requested by motion to look into the the womens' dormitories. prohibitive was the chief reason two-thirds vote of Council members present at any possibility of keeping the library open until 1 am Numerous incidents, involving given for the proposals rejection meeting in order to allocate new funds to any from Study Day until the end of the term; and outside intruders, have been in February, 1971. funded organization or to allow organizations to Student Life Committee was handed a motion reported mostly in Brooks and Mr. Humphrey admits the fact shift within their budget. After some discussion requesting that maids not be allowed to clean Crawford Halls. Miss Ann that it has always been a and changes , it was moved to vote on each motion rooms over Christmas without the express desire Wright, Director of Residence, problem safeguarding the separately. The motion concerning internal of the students. attributes this to the fact that dormitories at night. He em- Brooks is the center of activities phasizes the fact that it is im- in terms of dormitories, thus possible to be at all dorms at making it more available, while once with available manpower Republicans back drive Crawford is somewhat remote and therefore advocates an from the rest of the campus, alarm system as an alternative. leaving it more susceptible. Although no serious incidents Both these factors play an im- ha,ve so far occurred, Mr. portant role. Miss Wright also Humphrey feels that in view of to lower Pa. drinking age stated that RA's have made the increasing number of in- repeated pleas to the residents truders it is only a matter of The Allegheny College of the legislature. letters to local newspapers and to of all womens' dormitories to time. Republicans, in cooperation with The State College Republicans their own legislators asking them keep all doors shut at night. The "I can never state too often," the Republican College Council of have hired a registered Youth to support the bill. Senator R. doors automatically lock upon says Humphrey, "that the Pennsylvania, are sponsoring a Lobbyist, John Lincioni, to assist Budd Dwyer (R - Crawford closing. Nevertheless, campus security guards are here for the drive to lower the drinking age in with our efforts in support of this County) has indicated he will security guards, on their nightly students' benefit." He feels it is Pennsylvania to eighteen. bill. In addition, the CR's have support the bill. Representatives rounds, constantly find doors his responsibility to protect the Petitions have been placed in the filed suit in Federal District in the General Assembly from left open. students, before a tragedy oc- dorms and in dining halls which Court in Philadelphia against the this area are H.H. Haskell from Mr. Edward Humphrey, curs. Humphrey proudly boasts declare student support for State Liquor Control Board, Titusville and David Hayes of Director of Campus Safety, of the friendly relationship his Senate Bill 1633, introduced by challenging the law prohibiting Fairview. pointed that the problem of men have with the students, and Senator Robert Rowner. 18-21 year olds from drinking as a Please contact Howard outside intruders is not a new assures them that if an alarm Students are asked to sign these violation of the equal protection Seamens (336-9035) or Karen one to Allegheny. Responding to system is initiated that this petitions by the end of the term as of the laws clause of the Four- Abetta (336-9086) if you wish to the situation in 1971, Mr. relationship will not be damaged the bill must become an issue if it teenth Amendment. place your name on a petition or Humphrey cOnsulted a private is to be passed in the next session Students are urged to write help in any way.