BEHREND The Behrend College C I LIM 0 1 el glan Thursday, December 4, 1997 INSIDE... News Sierra Club president encourages activism Editorial Importance of SRTEs National Campus News Ballroom boom on campus ...page 5 World and Nation Student opens fire on prayer group Features Erie Philharmonic performs "Mediterranean Passion" Women's basketball wins first three games News analysis: prayer at graduation by Anne Rajotte managing editor The constitutional basis of the on going question of prayers at college and university graduations is derived from the Establishment clause of the first amendment which states that "Congress shall make no law respect ing an establishment of religion." The Supreme Court has traditionally in terpreted this clause to mean that the government may not coerce anyone to support or participate in religion or establish a state religion or faith. In 1992, the Supreme Court heard the case Lee v. Weisman which dealt with prayers said at high school graduation. The schools in Provi dence, Rhode Island, had regularly invited clergy members to say short, nonsectarian invocation and benedic tion prayers during the ceremony. Daniel Weisman, the father of a stu- Behrend's police and safety building: police and safety are re campus. sponsible for givin g tickets on Safe ..pa.e 2 Condoms, lubricants, body paint ing, and romance in the bathtub; not your typical safe sex presentation. At the Safer Sex Cabaret Tuesday night, co-sponsors Trigon and Joint Resi dence Council put on an unorthodox and well received presentation about AIDS and safer sex. The Studio Theater was filled to ca- ..page 4 pacity with over 70 audience mem bers. Trigon president Christopher Caraballo commented that he was "extremely happy" with the turnout and the presentation. There were several portions of the presentation, each being led by a stu dent or faculty member. The first was a presentation on condoms and den tal dams. In addition to reiterating what is common knowledge about condoms, different kinds of condoms were shown to the audience. The condoms were discussed in terms of how they felt and what kinds of condoms were best for different types of sex. Technical sexual terms were abandoned in favor of more comfort- ...page 6 ...page 7 ...page 9 dent at Nathan Bishop Middle School pbjected to the prayers that were to be said at her graduation. Weisman attempted to file a restraining order in the United States District Court to prohibit school officials from includ ing an invocation or benediction in the ceremony. The restraining order was denied due to lack of time to consider In July of 1989, after the Weismans had attended the graduation that in cluded the prayers, Daniel Weisman filed another complaint requesting a permanent injunction barring peti tioners and officials of the Providence public schools from inviting clergy to deliver invocations and benedictions at future graduations. In coming to the Lee v. Weisman decision, the Supreme Court looked at a previous landmark case, Lemon see prayer on page 2 by Anne Rajotte managing editor sex demonstrated able slang terminology A notable difference between the Safer Sex Cabaret and other safe sex presentations was the frank discussion of gay sexuality. Robin Clarke, Trigon member, stated, "The strongest im pact the evening had was the discus sion of gay and lesbian sexuality in a straightforward, rather than closeted way." Sue Daley, Behrend staff psy chologist and Trigon co-adviser, re- You can find just about anything and make it erotic marked, "If we don't talk about awk ward topics, they will stay awkward." There were door prizes given out throughout the night, as well as candy, condoms, lubricants and bubble bath periodically thrown into the audience. Each member of the audience also left with a box that was filled with ee sex on ;~~r-: ;, r ~ac ,n4eishotdd ilua► 'very ~ h eavily' )rofessor's Erie, PA 16563 Published weekly by the students of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Volume XLVI. No. 11 Pat Hiller local artist SGA President Michael Zampetti receives a foot masage demonstration during the Safer Sex Cabaret Students voice opinions about campus parking As students pull into school in fall, they almost immediately see a Penn State- Behrend police officer. The of ficer no doubt serves as a glaring re minder that it's time to either get a parking tag or face the fine for not having one. The parking regulations are a source of frustration for many student drivers. Many often make complaints like, "Doesn't Police & safety have anything better to do than walk around and look for those criminals without parking tags?" Bill Donahue, head of Behrend's police force, replies, "We have a lot of things to do, and enforc ing parking regulations is certainly one of them." With the number of of ficers students see roaming the vari ous parking lots, sometimes it seems by Ray Morelli collegian staff arse like that's the only thing the campus police do. Donahue states, "We don't break our shifts up like an officer I'm elated to be going to Edinboro next semester, where I'll only have to pay fifteen bucks for a year-long parking permit! Bob Newara 05 PLET spends a certain percent in lots." The roaming officers ticket for a variety of offenses. They're always on the lookout for cars without tags, which results in a twenty dollar fine. Parking in restricted areas or reserved spaces carries an eleven dollar fine. Dave Edwards, 01 DUS, complains, ASS? of the Fat away Adm. ,Thevis feel what itte said, teacher (especialt given any don and Cop Lila how few far she ankk they " ~nreb", t o a &hat:Andante fiver• taken va7 „ num b er tration). in, ina ti m my students before "My younger brother left an air fresh ener tree in front of the number on my tag and I got a fine." The offense was dubbed "improper display", and resulted in a seven dollar fine. Accord ing to Police and Safety, the number must show to avoid lending of per mits. , Where does all this money go? "Money from parking tag sales goes to a fund for lot maintenance and the construction of new lots," says Donahue. All fines from parking tick ets go to the Student Government Association, so they do benefit the students. Recipients of fines have a few op tions. If they pay the fine within three days, they get a two dollar reduction. 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