Sue Daly, Behrend’s personal counselor
Awareness Week to focus
on variety of topics
By Dave Young
stair writer
By the time you are done reading
this paragraph, chances are that a
women has been battered, a women
has been raped, a violent crime has
been committed, and someone else
has been a victim of an aggravated
assault. You can also bet that some
one has just died in an alcohol-re
lated traffic crash.
November 16 through the 20 is
Awareness Week here at Behrend.
Consider it an all-star awareness
week. Awareness week is devoted
tv) awareness about things like sex,
AIDS, alcohol, body image, and
date rape. It is a week concentrat
ing on bringing your brain and heart
together, "making that body mind
connection." as personal counselor
Susan Daly puts it.
Before blow ing this off and pay
ing no regard to all the statistics that
you have already heard and know
about, know that college students
are the most vulnerable to many of
these problems. Realize that these
are problems deserving and in need
Dangers of date rape drugs
Kristie Vitron
staff writer
“Cases of substance related
rapes and sexual assaults are present
in Erie and even here at Behrend,"
according to Patty Pasky McMahon
of Health and Wellness. There are
over 20 different substances asso
ciated with these crimes. Three
common drugs are Rohypnol
(I'lunitra/.epam), GHB (gamma
hydroxybutyrate), and ketamine.
Rohypnol is a sleep disorder drug
which is not sold in the United
States, but it is sold in over 80 other
countries and is easily attained in the
U.S. GHB can be bought over the
internet, and is manufactured ille
gally in the U.S. Ketamine is a vet
erinary anesthetic, and it is olten
used recrcationally by people call
ing it “special K.”
By numbing the nervous
system, these drugs create drowsi
ness, impaired motor coordination,
confusion, and an impaired ability
to remember details. Depending on
a person's metabolism, the drug can
also be lethal. If one has been given
100 high a dose or if these tranquil
izers are mixed with alcohol the re
sult can be death. These substances
arc usually combined with alcohol,
but they can also be ellcctive if
mixed with water or soil drinks.
They are often secretly put into the
drink of a victim, who is later raped
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of attention. Next week is the time
to show support.
Along with Daly, the other cre
ators and driving forces behind
Awareness Week arc personal coun
selor Allison Parr-Plasha, and acting
associate dean. Linda Lombardi.
Also coming to help out with the
cause is Bill DeLo/ier from the com
edy troupe All Seriousness. All Se
riousness has been around since
1983 and has performed in 48 stales.
All Seriousness delivers customized
comedy to get a certain message
across. DeLozier will be perform
ing sometime next week on campus.
Each day next week focuses on a
certain issue. Every day will have a
color to represent that issue. On
Monday wear red for aids aware
ness. On Tuesday wear green for
safe sex. Wednesday wear blue to
represent those suffering from eat
ing disorders. Wear yellow on
Thursday for \iolence awareness.
Wear your lie die on Friday for
moderation or abstinence.
You can also show your support
for Awareness Week by wearing red
ribbons that can be picked up out-
or assaulted
Situations such as these are
especially dangerous to college stu
dents because socializing often in
volves drinking. However, there are
some things that people can do to
prevent these crimes from happen
ing. By never leaving a drink unat
tended and never accepting an open
container from anyone, people can
reduce the risk of something being
put in their drink. Also, people
should be aware of their friends’ be
havior, and always make plans to
leave with the people they came
with.
Hoffman-La Roche, the
manufacturer of Rohypnol, is also
making efforts to prevent this drug
from being used inappropriately.
They have come up with a new for
mulation which turns a drink blue
as the tablet dissolves. However, the
new formulation is not yet available.
Students that have become
the victims of substance related rape
should call the Health and Wellness
Center or Police and Safety imme
diately so they can receive medical
treatment. Medical treatment is nec
essary to test for physical injury,
sexually transmitted diseases, and
pregnancy. Also, physical evidence
can be collected during this exam,
therefore victims should not shower
or change clothes before the exam.
Penn State students can receive this
exam at any of the four local hospi-
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photo by Ayodele Jones
side of the dining halls. Another
part of awareness week will be 75
messages hanging in Dobbins.
Each message will be hung by a
colored ribbon that represents the
day the message pertains to. Mes
sages will range from “when I'm
sober I use safe sex, when I’m
drunk everything seems safe," to
simple questions like "how is your
commitment to taking care of your
self?" Look for other activities next
week to occur on campus for aware-
ness week also
Although you or someone you
know hasn't been the victim of dat
ing violence, or isn't suffering from
an eating disorder, is no reason to
not care about Awareness Week.
The scary truth is that there is a
good chance you will, especially as
college students. Doing something
as simple as wearing a red ribbon
to acknowledge awareness week,
just might save yourself from an
unwanted pregnancy, or having to
explain why you got drunk and hit
your girlfriend.
The initial exam, transpor
tation, and routine tests are paid for
by the University to ensure privacy.
Follow-up tests are also provided
free by the Health and Wellness
Center. Someone from Health and
Wellness, such as Putty Pasky
McMahon, is always available to
the student at the time of reporting
an assault. McMahon feels that she
“would like to help anyone who has
been assaulted to become a survi
vor rather then a victim.” Students
can also contact one of the on-cam
pus personal counselors or the
Rape Crisis Center of Erie for psy
chological support.
Concerning the date rape
drugs, Amy Vay, 03 Communica
tions, said, “I think that we all lake
for granted that the drugs aren’t as
popular here because we arc a small
campus, but it is something that we
all need to be aware of.”
Maggie Barth, 03 Psy
chology, remarked, “I’m not wor
ried about being drugged because
I only socialize with people I trust.”
Socializing only with
people one trusts is a good idea.
However, when students are out
with people whom they don’t know
very well, following the above
mentioned guidelines can help pre
vent them from becoming a victim
of sexual assault.
Peek-n-Peak Champagne Brunch
Well Worth the Price
By Roger Burlingame
staff writer
This Sunday I visited the
Peek-n-Peak for their champagne
brunch. Every week the brunch has a
special theme, and this week it was
the "Oceans of the World.” Along
with the normal brunch dishes tradi
tionally served, there were many spe
cialty seafood dishes, all which were
great.
First of all the atmosphere at
the Peek is wonderful; it is a beauti
ful resort located in scenic Clyiner,
New York, just over the state line,
about thirty minutes away from Be
hrend. High vaulted ceilings, beauti
ful grand staircases, and 300-year old
chandeliers brought over from Europe
make for an unforgettable experience.
The presentation of the brunch itself
was very tastefully done with a won
derful ice sculpture of a dolphin in the
center of a table full of my favorite
appetizers.
Our waiter, Jeff Grice, Man
agement, 09 is a fellow Behrend stu
dent. He was the best server Fve hud
since I started doing these reviews. I
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suggest you request him if you get the
chance. All the staff, from the busboys
to the cooks who were carving the
prime rib, were very attentive and
made sure everything was perfect.
When one is first seated and
the champagne has been poured, the
patron can begin by giving the waiter
his omelet order, and start with the tra
ditional breakfast items. On the other
hand, one can start with dessert. But
if he’s like me, he can start with sea
food. I hit the appetizer table with
reckless abandon: my first course con
sisted of clams casino, mussels in saf
fron, oysters in the half shell, and king
crab legs. Oh my God, it was so great
1 did it all again. Everything was per
fect.
My date had some waffles,
eggs benedict and some other break
fast items, vyhich were also very good.
Then 1 had the seafood newberg: the
scallops were done to perfection,
which so many chefs find hard to do,
and the shrimp was wonderfully crisp.
The stuffed swordfish was great, but
the seafood stuffing they used was
kept a secret. It's probably a good
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thing, too, because the flavors
blended together so well that I
wouldn’t let the secret out either. The
coq au vin was very good, and was
the only fowl dish that was served. 1
then sampled had some more king
crab legs. My dale had the prime rib
which was a little over done, but it
was seasoned very nicely. She also
had a slice of the cherry crumb pie,
which she loved. The butter lime
swordfish was excellent, as were the
last round of crab legs I had.
Well, I was done: I couldn't
possibly eat any more, but our waiter
insisted we try the Bananas Foster.
This dessert consisted of bananas,
butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, banana li
quor, and Myers dark rum, heated and
served over ice cream. It was superb,
the perfect end to a perfect meal.
For just under twenty dol
lars, the Peek-n-Peak's Sunday
brunch is a great deal; I plan to go
again as soon as I can. I recommend
making reservations as soon as pos
sible. 1 guarantee that it will be a
great meal and a great time.