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Page 2 THE BLUE BANNER Editorial On March 13th, students at Syracuse University passed a referendum to contribute $3.00 per year to the Central New York Public Interest Research Group. This type of group is a Nader-style action group which involves students and professionals (lawyers, natural and social scientists, engineers, etc.) who will work together for necessary change in our society. Editor Jodi Dobrzynski Managing Editor Tom Carello Writing Editor John Body Typists Peggy Boljonis Virginia Geist Exchange Editor Marianne Brown Circulation Managers John Barry Diane MacCollister Contributing Editors —iS e u * g c S i i ii s Emmit C. Long Bob Monell Joe Mahoney Eugene Storinge On each campus where the PIRG concept receives approval, students elect representatives for a local board of directors. In turn, each local board selects one or more of its members to represent it on a state or regional board. The prin ciple duty of the local board is to represent the in terests of its constituents to the general regional board. It can also undertake projects on its own, as well as mobilize campus resources to carry out projects suggested by the regional board and professional staff. The primary duty of the regional board is to select priority areas from the mass of projects that may be presented. It’s time the students from OCC became involved in something besides rhetoric and selfishness and turned to sacrifice and selfishness. The opportunity to help right some of the wrongs is within our grasp. With the aid of professionals whose only obligation is to the Research Group, some of the balance of power between government, big business and the normal every-day person can be changed. The cost is small for each individual but the collective potential is great. The question is “ Are we concerned enough about the problems our country faces to pay a small price in creating a bet ter place to live?” (Anyone interested in trying to make this concept work at OCC contact “THE OTHER PAPER” 7th floor Publications Office) ______________________________ The Other Paper 5 LETTERS I To the Blue Banner: Where to Park? This question is asked so often by many OCC students, and now with the onset of spring, a new aspect is added to the problem. Though there is very lit tle space for parking cars, there is even less space for the parking of bicycles. Parking spaces for bicycles is ex tremely limited to either the signs and meters out front or the signs and meters out back. Sometimes a few desparados have tried to chain their two wheeled contraptions to the lamposts out front, but they are soon discouraged by Midtown Plaza’s Janitor Corps, who are always on their toes to discourage cycle gangs. What we desparately need is a bicycle rack. This was brought to the attention of the junior politicians of OCC last fall but as of recently, there has been little or no action taken. What we don’t need is a committee to talk about the possibilities of a bike rack, what we do need is a good bike rack, NOW! To The Other Paper: Motorcycles Banned in New York State Well, our legislatures have done it again. We all know about the ineptitude of our representatives in state government to function in reliable manner. We now have legislation to be passed on the no fault insurance plan. This in surance plan is beneficial to all average motorists, except those that enjoy cycling. The no-fault plan is a great idea when applied to automobiles. This plan will lower insurance costs for automobiles considerably. It essen tially says that if you are involved in an accident, payment of medical expenses and loss of wages will be paid for by a driver’s own in surance company without a court decision on whose fault the ac cident was. No one is at fault in an accident: your insurance company pays for your car damage and eliminates the need for a court\ hearing about car accidents. But for motorcyclists whose per sonal injuries can be much higher, the rates will go out of sight. Today’s $300.00 policy will cost $1,800.00 a year. That’s enough money to buy a new cycle every year, and clearly more than most cyclists can pay. This insurance costs more than the machines themselves. Four states have already passed some form of no-fault insurance law. All of them have excluded motorcycles, except one. Delaware’s no-fault law includes bikes but provides very limited coverage. Even so, all insurance companies have stopped issuing motorcycles policies and not one bike was sold during the first month of the law. If action is taken now by cyclists there is a way out. Get everyone - ourselves, friends and other cyclists to write to our state senators and assemblymen. Urge them to exclude motorcycles from a law that was designed for automobiles. Cut out the form below o r copy it and mail it today. This law will probably be passed this month, so you must act fast. Remember if this plan is passed, it will virtually ban cycling from New York State. Send your statement to: Assembly John G. McCarthy Chairman, Assembly Insurance Committee State Capitol Albany, New York and: Senator Bernard G. Gordon Chairman, Senate Insurance Committee . - i State Capitol Albany, New York Remember - Act Now - send in a card similar to the one below today to save motorcycling. Joe Mahoney S. 6. ELECTIONS Friday March 24th P u b lis h e d b i- w e e k ly b y stu d e n ts o f O n o n d a g a C o m m u n i t y C o lle g e d u r in g th e F a ll and S p r in g s e m e s te rs e x c e p t d u r in g 10 AJM. - 3 PJW. h o lid a y s a n d e x a m w e e k s . 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