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Feminist scholar to speak
BEHREND: Elizabeth M.
Schneider, J.D., professor of law
at Brooklyn Law School, will
speak about "Gender and the
Law: the Problem of Domestic
Violence" on Thursday, April 3
at 7 p.m. at Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College.
Her presentation, which
continues the Feminist Scholars
Speaker Series, will be held at
the Reed Union Building
Lecture Hall.
Schneider, who is also a
visiting professor of law at
Bridwell to read poetry
BEHREND: Tom Bridwell, The public is invited to attend,
poet, editor, publisher, and the free of charge.
guiding force of the company Bridwell has supported his
he founded, Saltworks Press, writing as a master carpenter
will read his poetry in the who has personally built two
Studio Theatre at Penn State dozen passive solar and/or
Erie, The Behrend College, on photovoltaic homes across the
Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. nation, from Colorado to
NONWON Weekend weather
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Thursday: A few morning flurries. Cloudy with a
posible break for sun. High 42 degrees.
Thursday night: Becoming mostly cloudy. Low
32 degrees.
Friday: Variably cloudy and windy. Possible
showers in the late day or night. High 52 degrees.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with showers of rain and
possibly snow. Then turning windy and colder.
High 44 degrees.
Sunday: Brisk and cold with clouds and some
sun. We could see some morning flurries. High
34 degrees.
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written and lectured on civil
rights, women's rights, and
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She has co-authored a law
school casebook on domestic
violence, and she is writing a
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women and feminist legal
theory for Harvard University
Press.
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member of the executive
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education, and is a member of York City.
the board of governors of the Schneide(s presentation is
Society of American ' Law free and open to the public.
Teachers. Her appearance is made
Schneider received her law possible by the Penn State
degree from New York Behrend Division of Humanities
University Law School, where and Social Sciences and the
she was the Arthur Garfield Equal Opportunity Planning
Hays Civil Liberties Fellow in Committee.
1973. She clerked for U.S. For additional . information
District Judge Contance Baker contact the Penn State-Behrend
Motley of the Southern District Division of Humanities of
of New York in 1073, and was Social Sciences at 898-6108.
Martha's Vineyard.
Known for letterpress
printing, bookbinding, and
papermaking, Saitworks Press
the National Endowment for the
Arts for letterpress printing.
Bridwell attended
Jacksonville University from
1964 to 1968 and taught at
Florida State for a year, where
he established the technical
production department at FSU's
school of music.
He served as stage manager
has published over 70 books of
poetry since 1973, including
works by Nathaniel Tarn, Ted
Enslin, Neil Baldwin, Janet
Rodney, and Edward Gory.
Pulitzer Prize nominee Dr.
Diana Hume George, professor
of English and women's studies
at Penn State-Behrend, had her
first book of poetry published by
Saltworks.
Frats to go dry
By STACEY CONFER chapter.
Collegian Staff Writer The decision will affect
University Park, Pa. chapters positively, said Brian
Why ask why? Phi Delta Theta
Gillespie, president of Phi Delta
Theta Paternity, 240 N. Burrowes
is going dry. The national council Road.
of Phi Delta Theta mandated that Because many organizations
alcoholic beverages be prohibited have strayed from the principles
inchapter houses beginning in on which the international
July 2000 -- a decision which will fraternity was founded,
affect 180 fraternities around the recruitment numbers have been
world, including Penn State's decreasing, he said.
"We hope we will get a new
breed of guys," Gillespie said,
adding that he hopes the measure
will help recruit students who
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fraternity for the parties and
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McKissock (senior-earth sciences
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and secondary education) said.
In addition to helping attract a
* diverse membership, Treasurer
Scott Engle said, the move will
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help lessen insurance costs for the
fraternity's national organization.
"Right now, it's easier to insure
a toxic waste dump than a
fraternity," Engle said.
The policy has also received
al attention and support from
University President Graham
Spanier. "I think this is a move
that is being contemplated by
many fraternities across the
go country and I am very supportive
of those actions," Spanier said.
0 In addition to Phi Delta Theta,
Sigma Nu fraternity, 340 N.
a k Burrowes Road, will adopt a
W similar policy, said Gordon
Savage, Interfraternity Council
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The organization has
received eight fellowships from
for the Cape playhouse on Cape
Cod from 1965 to 1975, and
was production manager for the
Opera Company of Boston in
1974.
Bridwell's books include The
Anatomic Works; Anacoluthon;
Anabsis (prose trilogy); Humours
Run Deep; Moonlight, Snow,
Dream; Rafting Quivet Creek;
Muck and Peat; Out of Sorts; A
Summer in Hell; and 54 Views of
Lone Cone.
He currently resides in Utah
Bridwell's presentation is part
of the Creative Writers
Speakers Series at Penn State-
Behrend. It is sponsored by the
Penn State-Behrend Division of
Humanities and Social
Sciences and the Equal
Opportunity Planning
Committee.
800-pound man gets freedom
Erie- Tom Perm/inter, an 800-pound Erie resident, will be able
to leave his house for the first time in nearly two years. He
needs to leave his home in order to receive medical treatment
for the weight related ailments he suffers from.
Since Parmenter lives in a small one story home, he was
unable to fit through the original doors of his house. New
double doors are being installed by volunteer carpenters, so
firefighters can move him to Saint Vincent Health Center
where he can receive the treatment that he needs.
"I'm anxious to get out of here, and looking forward to it."
Although Parmenter is aware that his move will probably draw
a crowd, he says that he is prepared.
Lawmakers put a leash on 'puppy mills'
Harrisburg- Last Tuesday, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed
a bill to assure that consumers take home healthy puppies.
Under the new law, puppy sellers will have to guarantee an
animal's good health. Buyers would be able to seek financial
recourse if the dog suffers any pre-existing infectious or
congenital disorders.
This bill was put into place in order to crack down on
breeding standards, and puppy mills where dogs are treated
inhumanely.
National...
A glass of grape juice a day might
keep the doctor away
California, Anaheim- A recent study, led by Dr. John D. Folts
of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, has shown that
an 8 or 10 ounce glass of the purple variety of grape juice
may help in preventing heart attacks. These types of grapes
have an effect on platelets, making them less likely to form
clots that can lead to heart attacks.
Researchers compared the effects of both grape and
orange juices and came to the conclusion that grape juice is
better for the heart. Folts was also among the first to show
that aspirin slows blood clotting.
Is there new hope for AIDS patients
California, San Francisco- It has been a year since the FDA
approved Crixivan, one of the drugs known as protease
inhibitors, for AIDS treatment. This drug has been known to
bring terminally ill people back to life.
Although there is hope that this drug may cause remission
or even be a cure, it is very expensive and comes with many
warnings and side effects. No one is even certain of how long
the drug remains effective.
International...
Zaire orders a cease-fire
Zaire, Kisangani- Zaire's leader announced a unilateral
cease-fire this past Tuesday, to allow the thousands of people
who fled the fighting to return home.
Government soldiers and Serb mercenaries fled the city
after a five hour battle Saturday. Rebel fighters are now
heading to Lubambashi in their campaign to overthrow
President Mobutu Sese Seko.
Still, Gillespie said, Phi Delta
Theta's national council made the
decision with relatively little
input from its chapter members.
"I don't know how much input we
had in this decision," he said.
Representatives from chapters
around the country were not
invited to give feedback prior to
the adoption of the regulation,
Gillespie said, although they were
aware the measure was being
considered.
Chapters may receive
incentives in order to encourage
compliance with the regulation at
an even earlier date. These could
include funding to improve
educational programs and chapter
houses, but Gillespie said it is
still too soon to predict whether
the University's chapter will take
part in this incentive program.
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