Friday, October 1, 2004
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on the ability for there to be • for president as well and they
parties. If you 're not allowed • should have a chance to ex
to participate in the same * press themselves with the
activities as the other parties, other two parties. They should
whats the point?" be given the same opportuni-
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Creative writer to speak this week
Second reader in creative writing series
By Brian Mitchell
staff writer
Imagine having to leave behind mod
em society and battle forest fires, flying
rats and cobras everyday for a long pe
riod of time. Creative Nonfiction Writer
Faith Adiele, who will be speaking on
Thursday at 6 p.m. in Reed 177, experi
enced all of that torture in the journey to
become Thailand’s first black Buddhist
nun. There will be a reception in the
Smith Chapel living room at 4 p.m.
She will be reading from her first and
so far only published book, Meeting
Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black
Buddhist Nun, which is highly praised
and discusses all her obstacles to become
a Buddhist nun.
“She is a skillful writer who ap
proaches unusual subjects in an unusual
way,” said Dr. Holly Welker, professor
of creative writing. “The reading will
be very informative.”
She became an ordained nun because
she met a woman in Thailand who inter
ested her in peace and wisdom.
She is also a community activist, di
versity trainer and petty bureaucrat and
has traveled to many places as follows:
Southeast Asia, West Africa, Latin
America and Europe.
“Because of her background, Faith is
uniquely qualified to comment on issues
of race and religion, and her training and
experiences make her insights and ob-
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servations all the more valuable,” said
Welker.
Although she only has one book pub
lished, she had other works published in
a variety of selections, which include the
following: O Magazine, Essence, The
Chronicle of Higher Education, Fourth
Genre, Creative Nonfiction, The Bud
dhist Review, and numerous anthologies.
All of these publications led her to pub
lish her first book.
“The title of Adiele’s book, Meeting
Faith, is extremely apt because the book
not only tells her personal story but also
addresses larger issues on faith in one
self in the divine in humanity,” said
Welker. “Her work demonstrates how
quest for self-knowledge can evolve into
a quest for spiritual growth and vice
versa.”
She has received a number of awards
for her excellent works including
UNESCO, PEN New England, Yaddo,
Crab Orchad Review, Creative Nonfic
tion, Foundation, and Zora Neale
Hurson/Richard White foundation to
name a few.
She also holds a number of degrees
from a variety of schools. She holds a
BA in Southeast Asian Studies at
Harvard College, an MA in Creative
Writing from Leslie College, and MFAs
from the University of lowa in both Fic
tion and Non-fiction.
Now, she is an assistant professor of
English at the University of Pittsburgh.
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"I think everybody should be
allowed to have a voice.
Because if they have some
thing to say, then let them say
it."
Mary Poston,
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Olympic skater teaches at Behrend
By Laura Spencer
staff writer
Do you think you can be the next Scott
Hamilton or Kristi Yamaguchi? Want to
learn a double lutz, what about a triple
axel? Why not give it a try? Behrend is
now offering a figure skating class taught
by U.S. National and World medalist
Caryn Kadavy. The class is offered at the
J.M.C Ice Arena from 8:30-10:45 a.m.
and at 11:00-12:15 p.m. The class is held
every Tuesday and Thursday fulfilling
three physical education credits.
Erie’s hometown Kadavy is back at
home to teach the sport that she loves so
much. Since the age of four Kadavy
knew that skating was her passion; her
family had a membership to a local ice
rink.
Kadavy said, “My dad’s side of the
family went skating on holidays. I was
on double runners when I was two years
old”.
Kadavy's love for the sport lead her
to move away from Erie so that she could
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we have this American Dream?’ ‘ls it
what keeps America unified?’” Brock
said.
“(Is the dream) being used to keep the
poor people poor and the rich people
rich?” Brock said.
The three proceeding events will also
be held on Tuesdays in the Smith Chapel
at 7:30 p.m. They will be comparative
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specifically about Ralph
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more variety and is going to
bring up topics that no one
else will be willing to."
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be closer to rinks that were open all year
round. Between the ages of twelve to
twenty Kadavy took on a very physically
demanding schedule. As an Olympic
contender, Kadavy practiced six hours a
day, six days a week in order to be a top
competitor.
Currently, Kadavy practices an hour
and a half a day along with off-ice train
ing, such as running. Recently she has
participated in the Brian Boitono Skat
ing Spectacular, Scott Hamilton’s Christ
mas Special, and a tribute to composer
Burt Bacharach. This year’s line up in
cludes a tribute Andre Bocelli, Kristi
Yamaguchi’s ice show, both in Novem
ber and a tribute to Kenny Loggins in
December. Look forward to watching
Kadavy at these shows that will air on
NBC in December.
If you enjoy skating but your idea of
stopping is ramming into the boards.. .no
problem! Kadavy offers the class to stu
dents with a variety of skating experi
ence from beginner to highly developed.
The class is designed to teach the ba-
to the first event on the American Dream
and will be relative to what is going on
in the world.
On Oct. 12, Rabbi John Bush of the
Temple Anshe Hesed will speak on Jew
ish Fundamentalism, such as the types
that are currently creating troubles in Is
rael.
On Oct. 19, Professer Baher Ghosheh
of Edinboro University will speak on Is
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sics of figure skating such as balance,
one-foot glides, proper posture and how
to balance one’s body weight. When the
class comes to a conclusion on 11/11/
04, students will be required to perform
a thirty-second routine of continual
movement.
Kadavy is excited to be teaching at
Behrend, “I’m thrilled about the oppor
tunity. I’m learning a lot. [The students]
effort level has been really high. By the
third class I’ve seen improvement”.
Kadavy is grateful to have this oppor
tunity to give back to others what she
gained from the sport. “I’ve really en
joyed the technical side, the creative side
of skating. I enjoy giving that to others.
It keeps the chain going” said Kadavy.
So if you have always had an interest
in figure skating or would like to give it
a try, what better way then to learn from
a pro? How many people can say they
learned to skate from a professional fig
ure skater and Olympic contender? So
if you are left asking yourself, what
would Brian Boitono do.. ..he would take
figure skating at Penn State Behrend!
lamic Fundamentalism, the kind which
the suicide bombers of 9/11 and the fol
lowers of bin Laden and Al-Qaeda prac
tice.
The series will wrap up on Oct. 26 with
Behrend Professor Dan Frankforter
speaking on Christian Fundamentalism
and some key aspects in the history of
Christianity. Every event in the series is
free and open to the public.
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