Students Contribute to Sexual Fantasv Research Byjafin Yttgedc The "Sexual Fantasy Study* signs that adorn the eampgx b*v# sparked many questions sod some imagmotive cndvcrsfttinft* in the Lion's Den. Dr. Michael Becker. Assistant Pmivmzt of Psychology, assures curious students, "it's no joLe; th«m rmily m a study." The. study,-wHieb began on this campus last November is .scheduled to resume the week of Feb- 20. "Sexual fante&y.* smd Becker, ”*s m important type of human behavior,” "Tlx; sdeniifie stmly of sexuality was inhibited until relatively recently,' Becker said. "Because of that mhibhion. 1 think we know very little about sexual behavior, especially considering how important sex is fo human beings; 1 Becker plans m use the information gathered to study .sexual fantasy, and obtain a heller nudersiaehtag of what Amtssy is 1 think well gel a bigger piastre ni what, fanlasncs arc all about and what they represent.* Becker xnxL S mao its initiation at Penn State Hamskug. 6b students have padfcipaied in tbs study, "likally, *ntV like between -350 and UP fm&fytM&C raid Becker. As an mcemtvc Efeckor is offering %10 to all paroerpaung volunteers, 'Wo door bay® a formal means of psvruel.yey courses gro often required to patuctpsie- in a number of research suxhes," said docker. "We don't have that barney bate; we ready do rely on volunteers," Becker Slid. Student: volunteers ase asked to write out la deiad the most vommm sexual fantasy they have cx|u»ioneed in die pasf three months. The participant then answers a series of quesixaes oixmt die fantasy. ’'Students who participate can count on complete imunytidty," Becker stated. Males and females compictc dte midf at differem times with a. research assisSjuit of die same sex. PSU Opens City Center ByN«ikmfj®(kHfy*lm The Form State University mil strengths** PSU’s posseaso m the by bringing the entire system closer fe slate government* according One of the primary finals of the center is to “enhance the BSU working iclasionship with fewmato atvd state agencies," md Nancy Karftk. She added ibai ih& tota acTOss the street from ihccapholwit! maketatasfc caster. The center will provide many services, including dtp following: masters and doctoral classes in public administration; informata about PSU programs; and mccUng and working space PSU faculty, stuff and students. Classes are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday md Thursday nights with tbree classes feeing held each night. •CucrettUy we have, only one class per night; two masters and one doctoral” Karlik said. Site added that a total of 50 students are enrolled in Use classes which began Fob- 3. HSU interns in state government will also benefit from, the center tocmion. Kariik said space is available for interns to work if they need to get away from then offices for a while. {Continued m ?#s? 2) Disgruntled, Professor Resigns By Lus Site Cem-fetmer Complaining of harassment from his department chairman, an mgmeenng Icclmolcgy professor resigned two weeks into ihe semester, leaving die division to cover bis classes. l>r. Mahmoud S. Audi said he left on Jan. 17 because Mr. William Aungsi., uhairwait of die Mechanical Engineering 'Technology Program in which Audi taught 'harassed me continuously ami 1 couldn’t bear to work around him any longer." Aungst denied fcsrsssmg Audi but adm Iped htrS to d&fesl yfo. "I treated him as I would have ueated anyone else who wassV doing tbc.itJefe,* Aangst safel; - Anogsl adtnhlnd hte mmmity towbrdafA salt. ‘lt’s heat for the nmvmsily dmt he is gone," Auagstssad. "ifdwemapto me. Dr. Audi would have been gone long ago.” The differences between the two professors go back along way. “When l>r, Audi enme on hoard live yeats ago, he ran into problems wkh Mr. Anngst, M said Dr. William A, Welsh, bead of the Engineering Technology Division. Professional msmm compounded the persmialiry eoofhet, Welsh saM. The two men could not avoid each other because they taught a stylos of interrelated courses in mechanical engineering, They bad mgjor problems working together m programs. Welsh said. Or. ■ ■.«. ■ t j "Wefd all dtfkimi malms,* Becker ss.it. * this way w*‘U have a good >n o? allcdfege students/ Students who have already participated found the s{«dy J» &o & positive experience. ns was great,*' m£ public policy msjss- Peg flight. "itwss dieeasiess ten rfofetkfewtr matte’ 1 *&eom a stand point of researching Sumac behavior, it is a very practical and wonky cause, net to mention gelling same baer money for the v «!fc 11 *a»» j„aiv,’ iMujf 'Hie studv was financed by tha Coital Research Fuad. Ifeekerand ins rose&feb assistants Tom Thorpe and Flossy Woitaws Steady pfenning to present atody 3i fed American PsychologicalAssoeiatton a»d sMiam Region of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality meetings tn Boston ibis March* "We would expect that we would he aide to get many eoswsmloa papers and formal research reports from this project/ said Beaker, "the data to really quite extensive/ Students interested in participating can sign wp w the Behavioral Science Office, room W-15? of the Olmsted bu Mm, "Aungst feU strongly dint muhrpic sect toned courses should have standardized tests and books but Dr, Audi wanted ersad va and pntfvtzikmi freedom in teaching/ Welsh said. A adds pw>fess*oaai performance appears to have been satisfactory, He had passed Ida foartb>year «vkw in the tenure process, Welsh sfed, adding, ‘'he was a dUTtcuR person to work with.* The department worked hard to retain Audi ’’because he had a lot to ofier/ Welsh said, but he *Mt that his working condipoßS under Mr, Aungst were intolerable/ A. Every college kid’s dream: getting paid to describe his/her sexual fan tasies, February 1989. B. An editorial cartoon original ly published Oct. 4, 1989. G. Renovations to the Olmsted Building, summer 1990. D. The Olmsted ele vator on the fritz, March, 1990. E. The campus just wasn’t big enough for the two of them and Dr. Audi packed it in, January 1989. F. The Downtown Center celebrated its 10th anniver sary earlier this year. "The chaos w&ti he mm& t he* his coombutkms will.” With Audi Welsh swiftly (mad ft&w iftgtreetcaps $m Audi's two dssscs> Computef Aided ftesip®, and Simteffts frtjgggd only cne cfes* ftp*** Sterns cetaae, Assistaai Professor Donald t. Miller bm taken over Ctnrtpater Aided Designs, a course which he has not inughi *lu tough am) will take awtnks. This semester will be experiments) until t get a feet for what the students can do in CAD," he said. -=....._..~ w_ Masood Tabatabai,. assistait profess**, is iaswetNl I* A#' Gorapaer Aided Design Sab along with MUier. Anagst is taking over Thermodynamic*, which ire has taught Mote, “It just add* is my workload,” ho said. Stadeojs teia these two classes appear so be adapting but with some disssmlos. Doe McCue, aneeyiaoesrins student m the TbsiKsotiynamfes cfesssaitl be was "sarprssodand tip set’’ when tar, Aadiiast left aad Ms '» difference ia leaching «tl«s that is. fairing a white: to adjust to." Academic Altz'm Committee with the Heady tittaru In., rush** •■:■«! a Mabrt IC, Yeftscven, thaiftruiti of the Council, ia l« the praam of finding a be is looking for a new '"t* recettred kl* Ph.D. ta mechanical «#ks«iii« jtan Syrncase University in IW4. Me taught aad reseanshed in SialrbM fee over 9 years before, coming w Penn Siam. He is cMrraoily ike treasurer of the local chapter of the American Society of Methenical Engineering, aad has published many works wild both ASMS and the American Society of engineering PSH FLASHBACK PSH GETS FACELIFT Victoria Cvrriao apttsi Times Us Ohnacd lobby during summer Hfnai end attfamMled a new Klqihone system* *PSH mahwmnce worked e» summer in the lobhy to estate a ammMuttp and ■tan in the Infchy ai was 6rr fncnH so warned » create a «o*emeiu area as a meeting place eaui Dr Jemes South. Associate Proves for AdmlniMratlw fadwted a now a* uftat, carpetmf, belter lighung, wcodworic and a higae* ceiiiag.'BeeMise that is the way most of oar viators eater Ibe college ,we feel tost should be a quality ptKe.'Soutl) said. To facilitate the tubby renovu'ions. the records oHRe foal some of their apace, Therefore. we Mol in make the recce* office a' wanner place' and more efftcicm Snefb said By opr-mng the corridors. the Krbby has a Mlrterent The telephone project consisted of replacing all the raertuneoa on campus, and a complete rewldng Inside and form one buiklieg to another - a Si.dOt.flOO Class Trapped in Elevator Victoria Omliu> Capixl Times Staff The Olmsted elevator malfßnciioeed on Tuesday, Man* 27, trapping 12 passengers inside for half an bout and hreke down again on Sshuday, Match 31-a record of 6 breakdowns since school began in August Officials eeukt not explain the cause <vf fafttfeffj Professor Richard Ammon and eleven members of his Child and Adolescent literature class remained trapped in die elevator on die 27th aaiil a PSD sntdem tnasoaHy operated the electrical circuits dfoefcaiordfliar. ”1 wtwW riskily like to knew what hnpomed," said Aswwb. *1 held tb® dolffljefyidm iurdii meryhm jst>t foi, ptsbeddsird; Steer and we west upjtait $ iwht^Sndiitsjjped,” Aismoti stria ft* ptotougerx saltaal ifcwsigh Th® doorway to other stadtsijs hiid told item to eioamgtis Mice, "We sat nround and told jokes," AaSuon said, ' Oh foe Jti,« Camps; Mice efftsw rehet the etesterby tßanplfef operating the efetir tastes in die pendwese area at 8:40 pan., making tMg for second tiro® in 4 days that (ho elevator malfiinctioned. Me one was Sashfe when die doors opened, and Campus Police staid die slues® tshg for about an hoar aceerfong to the pets* wtto c&lksd, ”lt is ptebaidy a malfunction in the etectriraiS *3fii#m ( * sai# Officer Phil Hefts*, who tripped die breaker to rose* the elevator os the 31st. The eievator also stopped in die saro® The new teMnme system “will give os several «agaeMh» ** tows not bad prevkuisly," Soafo arid. Thfet includes voice mail. which makes noma people wok mom elfletemly and win release secretaries from their tetephnaeaso they cm 'be more jnpdwssive by performing that acuta! dudes. PSH sms "oat of capacity" wMi the old system and there were no more telephone lines.avaMe will) the old technology. South said. Students livrn* m the dunes have telephones in foeir roam* this ys» “ no mote wailing for halt phenes! The money for these project* *m»e fastn a variety of aterreee. Some of a came from stodear reltlon. state appropriation. gilks to the eotiege, end from savings i» ofoer areas of the budget Dr. Sooth stressed die bamwaoce of taking earn or ops-masaw bjefadeeie cm hmm and pmfossara can teach. IBs self-imposed goal it to see PSH completely renovated Ky mi. It is already over SMMWdmd. SEE RENOVATIONS on 2 manner and trapped a t*ch«Hsai service person from Maintenance during the third week of March--1 week before the Steve Swanson, a mechanical engineering stttdent, manually operated the circuit breakers on the 27th » open the elevator doer. Swanson first broke the glass of the emergency iso* that booses the % to open the elevator door, bul found the bo* empty. diaries Atesfcy, Chief af CiWgW Mice, said a Middletown finanan. Mite Kiupili*. inidally retiacsted access in the peadtoosearim of Oltasted to dseek foe #sfc ciiceiia mi Sbtsttt ihM eooW residt in s fire. Officer Bewd, of PSH Gfehiilis MiCe,, imeaed dtoljteodwa* doer far the Middletown fireman hot denied Swanson aecOw to the area, Swanson entered the penthouse with Lower Swmara Firemen after Mg initial inpsa far msm ms dmis*: , Afesky said Officer Seatd: tadW foe totem anit besaose she thaagkt ihe etet*o» do«s were jammed wrdicotila not he <d»aed with foe em«i|entcy* key, ”Thel teato coiicem #a* Ktgistldte people oat right away in case of fire," said Atesky, Officials differed in their reports of Officer Beard’s jwilee wfaU.mm that rtsattse persbimel yefoased life passengers and initially told Cfeicf Atesky that the feemen opccalcd the circuit breakers. Her report does not indicate that Swanson entered the penthouse area with the firemen and operated the hrwfeas to egeu die elevator More Elevator on 3
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