All-U Day at State College a
success once again
By Mike Coursey
staff writer
The scoreboard at Beaver Stadium
read, "All-University Day: A celebra
tion of Penn State pride across the
commonwealth," which was exactly
right. All-University day (or All-U
day, as it is more commonly called)
at State College was established to
bring students from all of the
University's branch campuses to
gether and demonstrate a sense of
unity. While many students may have
planned on going to the game for the
usual reasons, the added incentive of
all of the commonwealth campuses
being there was a bonus.
According to Victoria Freille. of
Louise Kaplan visits Behrend
By Lisa Calvin
staff writer
Dr. Louise Kaplan prov ided a lec
ture on Thursday, October 2d con
cerning her theories of hehuviorist
biases, primitive notions of normal
ity and abnormality, the perversions
of males and females, gender roles
and the pressures of societal conven
tions.
Dr. Kaplan is the author of several
books which investigate these issues.
She is the editor of the magazine
American Imago and is a faculty
member of the Chicago Center for
Psychoanalysis.
According to Dr. Kaplan, sexuality
is not the singular focus of perver
sions. Instead, it is a minor feature,
and exemplifies the perverse qualities
of fixity and desperation. Perversion
is not defined as an attraction towards
someone or something, but the oppo
site - it is avoidance. The "actor" in
this situation feels compelled to per
form because of social conditioning,
gender roles and conventioi.viJ.ijjp-,
pings .placed upoiytndiv iduals in cttin
munities. Dr. Kaplan staled that, "so
cial gender stereotypes are crucivlcs
of perversion."
Perversions in females appease de
mons. achieve female ‘tender stereo
types and satis!) the primitive social
ideal of phallic power. Dr. Kaplan
emphasized that there are no differ
ences in pcr\vision - social vender
the Weekly Collegian , “the role Com
monwealth Campuses will play in All-
University Day on October 31. will be
a prime issue." Council of Common
wealth Student Government’s Direc
tor Mike D'Ausilio said, "CCSG was
able to accomplish much of the plan
ning of All-U Day in one meeting."
At halftime the CCSG had two
representatives from each campus,
with a huge blue banner parade around
the football field to show recognition
to the school. It also helped that Joe
Paterno and his boys whipped up on
Illinois 27-0. Even though Illinois did
move the ball af times, the game was
never in doubt after the first quarter.
CCSG President John Baer stated.
"we want things to be big, and tor the
students to he a part of it all," adding
and stereotype remain in the fore
ground, and so the minds of males and
females do not function differently or
with different mental disorders. Dr.
Kaplan said that perversions in males
provide a phallistic sense of mascu
linity and satisfy the macho genital
prowess as a hiding place for men who
desire the destruction of feminine in
tellectual ambitions.
The two most common female per
versions are extreme sexual submis
siveness and womanliness as masquer
ade. They both challenge mental
health. Sexual submissiveness acts as
a "full time occupation” for some
women according to Dr. Kaplan. The
woman feels worthless unless she is
with her partner. Her submissiveness
as slave to her master is exaggerated
humiliation which appeases anxiety.
Womanliness as a masquerade en
tails women w ho exhibit professional
talents, but privately adhere to primi
tive social ideals and roles in societv.
They are typically women who are
skives of love, love too much or find
themselves loving the wrong type of
man. These women seek therapy in
order to acquire answers to their ques
tions. The questions that frequently
arise are related to allowance or for
biddance of pleasure, sin and guilt.
Dr. Kaplan also focused on the con
cepts of normality and abnormality.
To college students who tire continu
ously developing, assembling relation
ships and ambitiously embarking on
Features
that the CCSG hosted a tailgate party.
Students tailgated before and after
the game, and many went to down
town State College after the game,
where thousands of people were in
high spirits.
According to the Weekly Colle
gian, 700 students made the trek to
attend the game last year. All-U-Day
seems like a very positive idea to
build cohesion among the Penn State
University family, students, faculty,
staff and alumni.
All-U day should remain a strong
tradition for many years to come
their careers she says to "stay away
from ideals of normality... be very
wary ofmasquerades that you play.”
Dr. Kaplan wants students to be
aware that aggression and anxiety are
normal, and instead of worrying or
suppressing these feelings, an indi
vidual should search for an under
standing of emotion.
Students' reactions to Dr. Kaplan's
speech were positive and reflective.
Robin Clarke, 07 English, avowed,
"Listening to the speech was like hav
ing a spotlight shined on your expe
rience of femininity and the expres
sions of femininity that I see ex
pressed around me on a daily basis."
R.J. Frelin, 09 English, stated, "Her
notions seemed to push the bound
aries of modern feminist ideas. They
are a necessary and welcome exten
sion of contemporary feminism and
should be carefully considered by
both sexes. Hopefully, her ideas will
provide a therapeutic feminist arena
where women can better explore oth
erwise shadowy unconscious issues."
To read a more in-depth discussion
of the issues touched upon in this ar
ticle, and Dr. Kaplan's references and
discussions of Sigmund Freud. Rich
ard von Kraft-Ebing and Annie
Reich, copies of her book Female
Perversions are available in the Penn
State Bookstore.
photo by Mike Coursey
The scoreboard at the Penn State - Illinois game on Saturday reflects the true spirit of All-U
Day.
Wildlife at Behrend
Bv Kristie Vitron
staff writer
II you read the Police anti .Safely Re
port on a regular basis, you have
certainly noticed the abundance of
complaints concerning wild, do-
mestic or farm animals roaming
around campus. Although it is a
common occurrence to .spot a
woodchuck, deer, dog or even a
donkey here at Penn State Be
hrend. it is usually not a threat to
student health according to Bill
Donahue. Police and Safety Man-
According to this semester's Po
lice and Safety reports, there have
only been a lew sightings of ani
mals tiding strangely. However,
there have been no confirmed ra
bies cases. A rabid animal's be
havior can be characterized bv in-
creased salivation, seizures, pa
raivsis. or all around abnormal be
havior. Because the rabies v irus
is transmitted through biting.
Donahue wishes to remind students.
"If you do encounter an animal acting
strangely, keep your distance and no
tify Police and Safety."
Most animal related problems on
campus concern animal injuries rather
than rabies incidents. In either case,
the Pennsylvania Game Commission
is called to handle the situation be-
cause Police and Safety has no animal
traps of their own. A qualified deputy
game warden traps the animal. After
being picked up. the animals receive
medical treatment when it is possible.
When there is nothing that can be done
with the animal they are dispatched
and disposal ol".
Many students are most concerned
with skunks on campus. Skunks, by
nature, are scavengers and will usually
be found around dumpsters after dark.
In the five years that Bill Donahue has
been with Behrend's Police and Safety
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there have been many reports of stu
dents being scared or startled by
skunks, but nobody has ever reported
being sprayed.
There have also been a few inci
dents of stray dogs on campus.
When a stray dog is picked up
by Police and Safety, they are
secured at Police and Safety
until the owner is found. If the
owner can’t be located/the
Pennsylvania State Dog War
den is called and the dog is
taken to a kennel or the Hu
mane Society.
Some of the more unusual
) animal sightings involve goats
and donkeys running around
campus. These animals, which
belong to a local resident, are
considered to be quite friendly
and are used to being around
people. In each incident, the
owner has been notified and
the animals have been rounded
up without much hassle.
Overall. Bill Donahue feels
that, “The campus animal
problem is small considering the
woodsy surroundings of Behrend’s
campus.” Also, students should take
advantage of the opportunity to view
so much nature and wildlife offered
here. However, Police and Safety
should be contacted if the animal
appears to be in danger.