Page 2 Behrendßriefs ' located to os the •*.•*oo mb. JMhwt tW MUNrf ifci w 2pPßMPjjpk;\ * *“ *y ( ; ?, A • HOWTOUSE THE BATHROOM. y°u know that you use up to 55 gallons of water a day in the bathroom? It’s true. So here’s some simple bathroom training to help conserve water. Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth. Take shorter showers. Put a weighted jug in your toilet tank. It’ll cut water loss by 15%. And if you can’t remember these tips, take this paper with you the next rime you go. FT'S A CONNECTED WORLD. DO YOUR ' s *- 4 - • * -'XZ, * News Tutoring at Diehl Elementary Students as teachers A partnership was formed several years ago between Penn State-Behrend and another local school Located three and a half miles from Behrend, Diehl Elementary School has approximately 300 students. A significant number of those students are considered academically at-risk or in danger erf failing due to poor attendance, low achievement scores and failing grades. According to Barry Kohler, graduate intern at the Learning Assistance Center, the students have the ability but are not working up to their potential. Philip Rewers, principal of Diehl said, ’Some children lost interest (in learning) as early as third grade.” In cooperation, Behrend and Diehl invented a program in response to the issue. Published H&SS works CONTD. FROM PAGE 1 Morris said the book was Baldwin's idea and is "intended far students and teachers as a reference work." Baldwin wrote a special section for die book about what critics have said over the yean about short stories in general and what they have said about specific short stories. Baldwin said, "It was wonderful to read a lot of criticisms otherwise we would never have read all this stuff." "It was a matter of educating yourself," Morris added. Writing together as co-authors worked well Morris said "because of the nature of the book." "We had a referee if there had been any conflicts,” Baldwin said. Baldwin and Morris may have co-authored a book rtf criticisms of short stories, but they hold different views concerning the status of short stories. "A lot of fine writers producing a lot of fine stories,” Morris said, critical community has turned attention to the short story it's a healthy genre.” Baldwin said, ”1 wouldn’ any rtf that (of what Morris it's all true. However journals that publish short' are all academic journal, they’re only read by other writ of short stories." He continued, "There dwindled audience for stories and the danger is that. interest there is highly academi and incestuous.” At for future publics l writ, hi together, Baldwin said wou d like to write •into taction book of the story* with Morris. Bah vin also said that if current book sells, "the’ publishers) may ask us to it in five years or so." Fbmsndez-Jimeoez, pvok of Spanish, has published According to Kohler, the assumption behind die program is that early intervention through one-on-one tutoring, role models, incentives, special activities and field trips can reduce the number of at-risk students and change their attitude about learning. The partnership also includes the Adopt-A-Class program, Student of the Week, and honors lunches. “Unlike business and school partnerships that invest financial capital, ours invests a wealth of human capital,” said Mari Trenkle, support programs coordinator responsible for Behrend’s participation in the Adopt-A-Scbool program since its inception. The program at Diehl not only provides growth for the students, but for the college tutors as well. “This is an opportunity to sixth book as editor of the play, "Faustino," by author Emilio Lopes Medina. Fernandez-Jimenez developed footnotes to help students comprehend the Spanish-written play. His footnotes are also written in Spanish. "The play is a comedy of some sort about a young man who’s about to lake a big examination to get a job. He's so uptight he's drinking a lot so his fiancee and friends play a trick on him," FemandezJimenez said. On November 2, which is All Souls' Day, "they appear to him as the Ticll court and another group as the angels," he continued. "Faustino," in Fernandez- Jimenez's annotated form, is currently being used in Spain's University of Jaen in the city of Femandez-J imenez is also the editor of the CuademosdeAldeeu (Genre of the Association of Thursday, September 22,1994 make a difference in a child’s life,” said Kohler. Trenkle agreed that the tutoring helps the college students. "Behrcnd students have told me that working with these children has helped to ease the daily stresses they face at college. They forget their problems when working with the kids," said Trenkle. Behrend also provides support for organizations to become involved in the Adopt-A-Class program. Organizations may adopt a class to tutor. Kohler said that through adopting a class an organization may help a child succeed at school and later in life. Applications are available for both interested individuals and organizations in the Student Activities Office. America) magazine. The magazine, which is written in Spanish, is a bi-annual publication. In the July edition, Fernandez- Jimenez authored three articles in a special section titled "The Celebration of Week of Jaen in Washington, D.C." Jaen, a province in Spain and home to Fernandez-Jimenez, "brought political, business, commercial, and cultural leaders for a week (in April) to expose the particular aspects of this province in Washington." Feraandez-Jimenez’s articles include a "chronicle of what happened" during the week-long event in Washington, a "panoramic expose of the province in its cultural and economic point of view," and a "menu of the specific food of the province." he said.
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