In response to controversial remarks made by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Galen Foulke, members of the Penn State Jewish community attended Tuesday's Senate meeting to vocalize their disappointment.

On Sept. 16, Foulke was documented during a conversation in the USG office in which he compared former U.S. President Ronald Reagan to Adolf Hitler and the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) to the Hitler Youth.

"This language should not exist in the student body," Tuvia Abramson, executive director for Hillel, said at the Senate meeting.

The Senate passed legislation requiring Foulke to submit a written documentation of his side of the story within 48 hours.

Foulke said he will comply with the legislation, but he said that he feels the documentation that was used against him is a "ridiculous perversion of what happened."

"I was comparing Reagan's rhetoric to Hitler's," Foulke said. "That's all I was commenting on."

Yesterday, Abramson sent an e-mail message to Foulke and all on-campus Jewish organizations asking for an official apology from Foulke.

Abramson said he wants Foulke to realize that he is always a representative of the student body and to ensure that no other student government official uses a similar comparison.

"There's language he could have used rather than calling someone Hitler and young Republicans Hitler Youth," Abramson said.

About two weeks ago, an anonymous individual filed a hate report against Foulke through the university's Report Hate Web site, www.equity.psu.edu/REPORTHATE/index.html.

Foulke said the university did not feel the report was something to be pursued.

Diversity advocate Denise Hinds-Zaami could not comment on the report because of confidentiality.

"We were offended that someone would compare us to a man like Hitler," YAF Treasurer Erika Utz said. "We don't condone anything Hitler did."

Penn State students also spoke to the Senate at Tuesday's meeting in support of their beliefs and asked that action be taken.

"I really hope to hear an apology," Josh Stanton (sophomore-management information systems) said.

Foulke said he thinks there is a connection between the sudden legislation mandating his response and the Senate's opposition to his newly formed Students for Real Advocacy group that is looking into creating a new student government that could eventually replace USG.

He said much of the situation was "typical political games."

The actual events that took place have yet to be finalized, but Foulke said he would have his written statement submitted within the 48-hour timeline and will apologize to those present at the Senate meeting.

Abramson and Town Sen. A.J. Fluehr agreed that despite Foulke's reasoning or intention, the words were said and are damaging to the student body and the reputation of Penn State student leaders.

Fluehr, who overheard the initial conversation, said, "I really just want to hear his side of the story, and an apology would be great."