Thursday, February 15,1996 Equal opportunity explored BEHREND-Equal opportunity is the next issue to be explored in the 1995-% Speaker Series, “Facing Change: Generations at the Crossroads,” at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Juan Williams, author of the 1987 nonfiction best-seller, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1945-1965, and Terry Eastland, a fellow of the Ethics and Public Center in Washington, DC, will debate “Equal Opportunity in a Post Affirmative Action America” at Cotegian fUe photo Terry Eastland: To debate against Juan Williams next Thursday. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Majors! How would you like to live near the Maine coast and mountains while you obtain an advanced degree in Chemical Engineering? We are looking for a number of new graduate students to do research in a number of growing areas such as • recycling of paper • supercritical fluids • coating • absorption • surface chemistry • environmentally friendly processes • and printing. Our research efforts are internationally recognized. For qualified students, we offer stipends and tuition. Please contact us to find out more information: Chemical Engineering Department University of Maine 5737 Jenness Hall Orono, ME 04469 http:llwww.umechme.maine.edu e-mail: bousfld@maine.maine.edu Behrend at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 22 in the Reed Union Building. The debate is free and open to the public. At present, Williams is writing a biography of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. He is a political analyst and national correspondent for the Washington Post, and serves as a political commentator for the syndicated television news program. Inside Washington. Williams is also a scriptwriter, having written numerous News documentaries on health care, civil rights and prominent Black Americans, as well as the 1989 Oprah Winfrey prime time special, No One Dies Alone. Eastland is the editor in chief of Forbes Media Critic and a member of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and the Washington Post. Eastland believes that affirmative action programs run counter to the narion’s ideals and has created legal and ethical problems that stand in the way of fair treatment of all people. Williams and Eastland will participate in a one-hour call in program on WPSE AM 1450 at 4 p.m. The debate will be carried live on WPSE AM 1450. An interpreter for the deaf and hearing impaired will be on hand, made possible by a grant from the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee. The 1995-96 Speaker Series is partially funded by the John Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Foundation, and sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. Eastland replaces Linda Chavez, who was previously scheduled to participate in the debate. Juan Williams: To partiepate in next Thursday’s debate Police and Safety Report February 7: Computer equpiment was reported stolen from the Nick Building. This case is under investigation. February B: A handicapped sign was removed from the K-tot area. The investigation indicated that two students were invoived. Administrative action is pending. February 11: A non-student was charged with underage drinking tor an incident that occurred in F-iot. February 11: A non-student was charged with criminal trespass tor an incident in the apartment area. February 12; A vehicle parked in F-iot was vandalized. February 14: A theft of a Vendacard was reported in the Sbrary. This case Is under investigation. SGA report The Student Government Association holds its weekly meeting every Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 in Reed conference room 114. President Timothy Mallon spoke about last week’s CCSG meeting. A provision for student stipends for all SGA members is currently under consideration. The stipends would be funded by next fall’s tuition increase. As another revenue generating measure, CCSG announced the sale of Penn State license plates, as well as an increased computer access fee. Mary Kay Bleil resigned from the budget committee. President Mallon will appoint a replacement at next week’s meeting. Applications for the upcoming elections are now available in the SGA office. Every commuter senator and resident senator seat is open. The posts of President, Vice President, JRC President and Vice President, Commuter Council President and Vice President, and SPC President and Vice President will all be up for election. The application deadline is March 11. A motion to reallocate money from a fund for a new laser printer to a fund providing for the upgrade of other comptuer components was passed. SGA debated the approval of JRC’s new constitution. Before SGA can consider the constitution, it must be voted on by JRC. for Domestic Violence by Sean Siekkinen Collegian Staff Page 3
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