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At A Glance...
Frigid cold loosens grip
After « weekend of frigid temperatures and ice, die East coast is
beginning to see some relief. According to the AccuWeather
forecast, Erie will see highs in the 30$ to lower 40s on Thursday
with a chance of rah) and snow. Low 15 to 25. Forecasts for
Friday include snow showers with highs in the 30s and lows
dipping in the 20s. Saturday will bring some sun with highs in die
lower 30s to lower 40s.
At least 90 deaths across the nation have been blamed on the
record cold. Exposure to below-freezing temperatures and car
accicdents have contributed to deaths.
Buchanan takes
Louisiana caucuses
LOUSIANA-Pat Buchanan, Republican presidential hopeful, won
a shocking upset in Louisiana’s GOP presidential caucuses over
Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, the heavy favorite.
On the national level, the victory may carry little weight. Many
GOP candidates boycotted Louisiana in deference to the traditional
primary start in lowa, The victory, aided by a heavy conservative
and religious right vote, does give Buchanan ’ s campaign momentum
in the approaching primaries in lowa and New Hampshire.
Oily six percent of Louisiana’s registered Republicans turned out
for die vote. Buchanan got 13 of the state’s 21 delegates, with
Gramm winning eight.
National polls show Sen. Bob Dole and Steve Forbes, a
publisher, leading the race for GOP presidential nominee.
Lead linked with delinquency
in children
Lead posioning has beat linked with delinquency and anti-social
behavior, reported a new' study in yesterday’s Journal of the
American Medical Association.
The study, done by the same researcher who reported in 1979 that
lead harms children's intelligence, found that children with the
highest levels of lead in their-bones were more likely to:
♦Be aggressive.
-Have social problems.
-Have attention difficulties.
The study, lead by Dr. Herbert Needleman of the University of
Pittsburgh, tracked 301 boys in Pittsburgh public schools for four
years, from ages seven to eleven. None had ever been diagnosed
with lead posioning and some had normal blood lead levels.
Since 1976, blood lead levels in children have fallen 77 percent,
largley due to the elimination of leaded gasoline. However, many
older homes have lead-containing paint on walls and ceilings. When
it peels, children are at risk for ingesting it.
Dinner with the Flintstones
CANTON, NY-In a throwback to ancient times, St. Lawrence
University students fashioned stone tools then carved up a deer for a
class feast.
Associate Prof. John Barthelme said the idea behind his course,
“Neanderthal: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy,” is to teach students about
the origins of modem people ami,clear up “caveman” stereotypes.
“More and more we know now that [Neanderthals] were very, very
intelligent and very human-like,” he said, not stooped hairy men
that “grabbed women by the hair and pulled them into a cave.”
Students learned the intricacies of stone tool-making, the used
their new tools to dehide a deer and remove its major joints. The
deet had been killed by poachers and given to Barthelme, a seasoned
toolmekr, by wildlife officials..
But instead of cooking the meat over an open Fire, students turned
it over to the school’s food service. “It was about 23 degrees
outside so we decided not to do that,” Barthelme said.
All but one student, a vegetarian who also did not take part in the
butchering, enjoyed the venison meal. Barthelme said other students
have carved goats, and a professor he knows at Indiana University
cut up an elephant using homemade stont tools.
Study abroad applications due
BEHREND-Students interested in the opportunity to study in
Dresden, Germany this summer must submit applications by
February 15. Applications are available in the Division of
Humanities and Social Sciences and scholarships are available.
The four-week course of study begins
May 6 and is open to faculty, staff, alumni and community
members. Students can apply whether or not they are enrolled in
the normal Penn State 12-credit language sequence. Dr. Steven
DeHart, associate professor of German and humanities, is director of
the Dresden program.
News
Research made easy
with web site
The average annual income of a
college professor? A new web
site answers this and other
education questions.
ROCHESTER J4.Y. (CPS)-
Did you know ... the average
salary of a professor at a private
college is $79,043? That there are
currently 14 million students in
the U.S.? That the average
S.A.T. score last year was 910?
Statistics like these can be
found at a new web site that bills
itself as "the mother-lode of
information about American
higher education." Funded by a
three-year grant from the National
Education Association, the site
Student aid in
danger cont...
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month grace period preceding
loan repayment might diminish,
increasing student loan debts for
undergraduates and graduates.
Multiple federal scholarship
and fellowship programs, which
many Penn State students benefit
from, will be eliminated in
addition to loan and grant
programs.
There is a proposed tax of two
percent to-be levied against
schools based on the volume of
student loans per school,
according to Anna Griswold,
assistant vice provost for Student
Financial Aid.
According to an Alliance to
Save Student Aid national poll,
89 percent of respondents believe
that it is important for the
government to maintain the
current level of funding for
financial aid programs for college
students. A majority (92 percent)
of those polled believed that
providing finanical aid for people
who want to attend college, was
an investment in America’s
future.
The Alliance to Save Student
Aid is helping to show Congress
how students feel about these
proposed cuts. To speak with the
Congressional Office, call 1-800-
574-4 AID.
Ask the IRS
am or pm.
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information on about 150 tax topics, 24 hours a day.
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is maintained by graduate
students and faculty at the
University of Rochester.
The site, the Resource Center
for Higher Education, is designed
for use by researchers, analysts,
policy makers and journalists,
said Jan Fitzpatrick,
spokesperson for the university.
But college students needing
legislative, financial or other
research on education could use
it, too, she added.
Questions can be forwarded to
SGA Report
The Student Government Association holds Us weekly meeting
every Wednesday at 5:30 in Reed conference room 114.
SO A elected Kyra Kindon as Behrend’s newest representative on
the Faculty Senate at last night’s meeting. As a memeber of the
Faculty Senate, Kindon will travel with faculty, staff and other
student senators to meetings held three to four times a semester at
University Park, lire Faculty Senate contorts such University
policies as credit requirements and course selection.
Of the five original Faculty Senate nominees, only Kindon and
Mike Morano spoke at the meeting. Commuter Senator Steve
Landon withdrew from the race before the meeting. The other two
candidates, Kim Bigley and Thomas Russel, were absent.
SGA’s new Students Speak Out feature, although only two weeks
old, has already made an impact. At last week’s meeting, SGA was
petitioned to look into adding a 15 minute parking space for Niagara
Hall. It was announced at last night’s meeting that Police and Safety
has since designated a spot in the Niagra parking lot for 15 minute
loading and unloading, Uiis week, SGA beard from a disgruntled
snowboarder wanting gym credits for snowboarding with the ski club.
Joint Residence Council President Bill Mattory addressed student
complaints of inadequate on-campus housing. Some students who
filled out housing applications were placed near the bottom of the
waiting list, even though they applied before the deadline. According
to Mattory, Housing and Food Services reserves 150 rooms for
incoming students every year. But the waiting list is expected to
drastically shrink over the summer, so students who are now behind
100 to 200 others may still get into on-campus housing.
A Get to Know the JRC meeting will be held on Monday at 7:00
p.m. in Reed 114. All resident students are invited.
Former SGA Secretary Carrie Phillips was appointed to a vacant
resident senator position.
SGA voted to use undistributed funds to zero out Eco-Action’s
negative balance of approximately $lOO.
Thursday, February 8,1996
the center's staff, who will point
users in the right direction for
an online search. "When you go
into the library and you're not
sure where to find what you're
looking for, you go to the
reference desk librarian,"
Fitzpatrick said. Like the
librarian, the staff "helps you
refine your search."
The site contains numerous
links to other resource tools,
including the New York Public
Library. Although much of its
material has already existed
online, the site provides "a
coordinated way to get to it all,"
she said.
To sample the site's resources,
go to gopher//NEA
RCHE.wamer.rochester.edu.
by Sean Siekklnen
Collegian Staff
Positions Available for students
interested in providing a summer of
recreation for special needs child
ren and adults. Beacon Lodge Camp
located in Central Pennsylvania, is
seeking camp counselors for summer
camping program beginning May 28
and ending August 14. In addition
there is a need for WSI; Lifeguards,
Program Director, Unit Director, Nunes;
and the following instnicton: Canoeing,
Kayaking, Archery, Riflery, Games, Arts
& Crafts, Music/Drama, Nature. The summer
offers a well-rounded program of activities
from bowling to overnight camp outs, and
canoe trips down the Juniata River. To
request an application and/or additional
information, write to
PA LIONS BEACON LODGE CAMP
114 SRIO3 SOUTH
MOUNT UNION PA 17066-9601
PHONE 814-542-2511
FAX 814-542-7437