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NEWS AND WEATHER
Amnesty
human rights forum
by Mike Frawley
managing editor
"Human rights is
something we all need to
be concerned about, and
do something about,"
stated Ray Morelli, the
co-president of Amnesty
International. Morelli's
comments kicked off a
discussion of human
rights by a group of
international students.
This forum was held
on Wednesday. March
15, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Reed Lecture Hall and
lasted a little over an
hour. Nearly 40 students
and faculty attended the
forum. The goal of this
forum was to, "allow
Behrend students and
faculty to appreciate the
cultural backgrounds of
Behrend students and
how their lives have been
affected by human rights
violations," according to Morelli
Four students spoke and answered
questions about human rights: Ron
Hayes for the United States,
Question of
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY?
"To celebrate different cultural backgrounds.-
-John Williams, 06, Computer Engineering
"To celebrate St. Patrick and his accomplishments."
"My husband's family is Irish, so we really don't have
much of a choice!"
Chayanant Hongfa for Thailand,
Rehab Elzeney for Egypt, and Moya
Student speakers at human rights forum
Mouline Odendaal for South Africa.
Each student discussed the dilemmas
of human rights in his or her country,
with a following question and
the Week
-Jon Beckman, 04, DUS
-Bev Coleman, Penn State Bookstore
International holds
"It gives you a good reason to wear green and
celebrate four-leaf clovers."
-Jen Kuntz, 02, DUS
"Because it was when St. Patrick drove out all the
snakes in Ireland.-
-Robin Dayley, 04, Film and Video
answer period for listeners to address
questions to any of the speakers being.
Each student touched on the major
human rights issues that are currently
affecting his or her respective country.
Some of the topics that were discussed
included the use of the death penalty
in the United States, the 1992 military
coup and prostitution in
Thailand, women's rights
in Egypt, and the after
affects of apartheid and the
AIDS epidemic in South
Africa.
Amnesty
International is an
organization that is
involved with many issues
around the world,
including such topics as
human rights abuses,
freeing political prisoners,
and increasing awareness
of these and other
problems. The Amnesty
International organization
is relatively new on
campus. It holds meetings
on Wednesdays at 5:30
p.m. in Reed 112. Anyone
interested is encouraged to
attend. Additional
information about
Amnesty International is
available from their
website www.amnesty.com.
A complainant reported witnessing vandalism in the Stair Tower.
A complainant asked an officer to meet him at the Perry Hall Lobby. The complainant
reported more vandalism in Perry Hall.
Someone found that the wooden barricade at the end of Overlook Drive had the top two
sections of wood broken in half again. M&O will be notified.
A complainant reported being harrassed by his roommate
A duty officer was dispatched to the area near Engineering for a "Man with a Gun" call
3/5/00
A faculty member reported cleaning up a small mercury sill in one of the fume hoods in
H4OD. The faculty member stated there was no pending hazard, but was concerned about
the circumstances involving the spill.
A student asked if he could legally stage a protest against a staff member. An officer
contacted the Chief of Police and the Director of Student Affairs.
3/12/00
A suspended student vehicle was parked in the S Lot. It was towed by TM and issued state
citation A 5295077-4.
313/00
An officer discovered a misuses of a permit
3/14/00
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3/14/00
A staff member reported that the Lion Cash machine in the Reed Building was hit by a
student. The student reportedly hit the machine with a fist and caused damage to the
LCD Read Out.
3/15/00
Police And Safety
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