Leadership
SOC retreat
old leaders
b Dave Ber er
The Collegian
Last weekend over 80 student
leaders converged on the Reed
Union Building Building to brush
up on their old leadership skills
and learn some new ones.
Sponsored by the Student
Organization Council and the
Office of Student Activities, the
conference gave all different types
of students, including new
leaders, old leaders and Greek
leaders, the chance to improve
their leadership skills. "The
purpose of the leadership
conference," said Maureen Finn,
Diet no more: Susan Kano uses music in
"Never Diet Again" presentation, tonight at
p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall.
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coordinator of Student
Organizations and Program
Development, "was to reach as
many different people as we could
and as many individual needs as
we could."
The retreat was made up of
five different sessions, with three
different leadership tracks for each
session. Also on the the agenda
was a general question-and-answer
session for all students with Dr.
John Lilley, provost and dean.
Lunch was provided, and the day
came to a close with a dinner
reception. Keynote speaker was
Nelson Briles, former Pittsburgh
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Say goodbye to dieting
Whether you are a frustrated
dieter or the friend of one, "never
Diet Again" is a lecture and mini
concert not to be missed
Thursday, September 19, at 8
p.m. in Penn State - Behrend's
Reed Lecture Hall.
Susan Kano, author of the
groupd-breaking book "Making
Peach With Food," addresses the
frustrations and misconceptions
about weight control. Kano
blends together compelling
information, personal stories,
humor and song in an effort to
stem the tide of chronic dieting
and eating disorders on college
campuses. She explains why
weight-loss diets do not work
physiologically, how dieting can
make you fauer and the secrets of
natural wight control, backing
her claims with the latest research
findings.
Kano, who suffered through
years of yo-yo dieting followed
by borderline anorexia nervosa,
encourages dieters to develop a
healthy lifestyle to avoid the
dangers of weight-loss dieting.
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Campbell, uses new methods to
take away student inhibitions
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Kano has appeared repeatedly on
TV and radio and has lectured at
eating disorder and nutritional
conferences, hospitals, and for the
Massachusetts Department of
Public Health.
Musically inclined, Kano
Kano's diet test
Are you (or someone you know) suffering
from preocupation with weight? Take the
following self-test
1. Do you weigh yourself more than
once a month?
2. Have you repeatedly lost and gained
weight?
3. Do you feel as if you boost your
self-worth when you lose weight?
4. Do you feel guilty when you eat fattening
foods?
S. Do you feel badly about yourself if
you gain weight?
6. Do yo 4 often feel upset about your eating or
►t?
often makes use of one or more
songs during her lectures. Music
therapy is included in the
workshops she has been running
for chronic dieters since 1980.
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