6 B N EHR b EN 6 D 2OO B 9 EACON www.thebehrendbeacon.com Humanities & Social Weekly Political Ticker ADAM SPINELLI hunianitiec editor Tuesday was election day... The GOP picked up both seats in the New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial races... Democrat Bill Owens won the NY 23rd Congressional seat...he is the first democrat to pick up this seat since Ulysses Grant was president... New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg elected for his third term as Mayor... Maine repealed the same-sex marriage law the governor passed earlier this year... Republican Candi date Dede S coz zafava was forced out of the race by other conserva tives like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck... Poli tical Analysts say that this is the beginning of a divide in the republican party... An alysts also say that Tuesday's elections were not a referen dum on President Obama...vice President Joe Biden criticized Sarah Palin for her naivety... George W. Bush and Bill Clin ton are set to appear at Radio City Music Hall in February... House Democ rats are beginning to pre pare a health care bill for debate on the house f100r... Karzai was declared president in Afghanistan after his opponent dropped out of the race... Former Governor Sarah Palin is set to kick off her book tour... Former Governor Mike Huckabee wrote a book on Christmas and is ready for a book tour as we 11... Louisiana Judge resigned after denying an interracial couple their marriage li cense. On This Day in History: October gth 1851: Charles Henry Dow was born. He was the founder of Dow Jones & Company. 1861: Jefferson Davis was elected as the president of the Confederacy in the U.S. 1952: The first hydrogen bomb was exploded at Eni wetok Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. 1989: United States gov ernment officials unfroze $567 million in Iranian as sets in hopes of freeing hostages. Toronto course set for summer ALLI HEITZENRATER humanities writer Unfortunately, most Ameri cans' knowledge of Canada comes from the flapping heads and block wheels of South Park. Fortunately, for those among Behrend students interested in going beyond the stereotypes of mainstream society is a new course intended to educate stu dents in relations between Canada and the United States. PLSC 299/499 North Ameri can politics is a three-credit course that students are now able to take while studying abroad at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada between May 9 and June 5, 2010. The course satisfies the political science major or minor at any Penn State campus, and require ments in some majors for an Education Abroad component which includes the interna tional business major at Penn State Behrend. The course is being co-taught by Dr. Robert Speel, associate professor of Political Science at Behrend and a political science professor from Ryerson Univer sity. If students should choose to complete this course, they will be in the classroom with students from Ryerson Univer sity. Penn State students' per formances in the class will be graded by Speel. "The course focuses on the comparative politics of the United States and Canada and tilizililAillaiilrd Dr. Loss teaching class for 16 years Loss, professor of English and American Studies, has taught his extremely popular class, American Stud ies 105: American Pop Culture and Folklife Dr. Archie Loss, for 16 years. Loss is Professor of the only professor on English. campus who teaches the course. For the spring 2010 semester, there are two sec tions being offered. Loss will also be teach ing one section of English 202 D, one POLITICAL SCIENCE A glimpse Students meet with alumni, community political leaders ANDREW TARR humanities writer For a few lucky political sci ence students, their futures in an uncertain job market might be getting a little more con crete. Penn State Behrend's Politi- boabut! =news _ Corrtsiri Bun% in tip page , immall Huntarkhie el46"4lll.l I*" 1"5"4"1"14161' 43°- To write for the on international relations be tween the two countries," says Speel. Topics will include the com parison of the development of separate political cultures in the two countries, comparisons of government institutions, Aion systems, federalism, regionalism, and compar es of each country's policy - oaches toward the econ health care, gun control, ;-sex marriage, language, speech, abortion, and the of religion in public life. The class begins the week .!r the spring semester's fi ts week, and meets 14 times a four week period from 2 m. to 5 p.m. Weekends will lo be free, giving students to go sightseeing around local Toronto area. Penn State students taking course will reside in the In ►ational Learning Living )ter on Ryerson University's Penn State students will live at the International Learning Living Center on Ryerson University's campus in ALLI HEITZENRATER humanities ssiiter Dr. Archie Loss has been teaching his class on American cultures almost as long as his course covers. into their political futures cal Science Advisory Board, which consists of prominent community leaders and Penn State Behrend Alumni, will convene at the Logan House on Nov. 11. Several students as well as a few full-time political science professors are invited to the event. Political science professors John Gamble, Robert Speel, Christopher Cook, Zachary Irwin, and Celise Schneider will represent Behrend's faculty at the luncheon. "The purpose of the board is two-fold," says Dr. Robert Speel, associate professor of section of English 484, and one section of English 494. The American Studies class dives into the analysis of the historical significance of America in the 1960's which includes, but is not limited to, the music/pop culture scene, Vietnam War, technological ad vances, and family/home life. Additionally, there is also a heavy em phasis on the music and media. Musical artists discussed by Loss include The Bea tles and Bob Dylan. One of the two texts used in the class is Loss' own book, Pop Dreams: Music, Movies, and Media in the American 19605. Loss himself has been a professor here at Penn State Behrend for nearly 35 years. In addition, the three credit course satisfies General Humanities and United States Cul ture. This very popular class includes guest speakers and movies. Films featured are Easy Rider, The Graduate, Rebel Without a A group of experts: The Political Science Advisory Board includes local politicians, community leaders, and more. Its members include: • Troy Frederick (far left), an attorney and Penn State Behrend alumnus; • Sister Joan Chittister(left), author, columnist, public speaker, and co chair of the UN Global Peace Initiative of Women; • John Trucilla (right), judge and former Assistant U.S. Attorney; • Christopher Mong, Pa. Dept. of Community and Economic Development • Wendy Noble-Sidefinger, legislative assistant to Jane Earll (R-49) • John Falcone, Attorney, Erie County Judge, Behrend alumnus • Barbara Welton, Attorney, Member of PSB Council of Fellows downtown Toronto campus. To take the course and participate in the Education Abroad pro gram, students will need to fill out application forms, pay a 200 dollar non-refundable de posit and pay Penn State tuition for three credits next summer. Local attorney and Penn State Behrend alumna Barbara Welton made a donation. Thanks to her, the first ten students to submit ap plication forms and the 200 dollar deposit and have their applica tions ac cepted will not need to pay any ad ditional money to ward the cost of the Toronto residence political science at Behrend. "First, for the political sci ence faculty to get suggestions and advice about programs and outreach efforts. The faculty can seek support from the advi sory board in publicizing polit ical science program initiatives and events to broaden the com munity. "Second, to meet with Behrend student political sci ence advisers about careers and internships available to stu dents." The meeting is intended to be an opportunity for students to meet with the Political Science for a month. Applications are available at the Learning Resource Center and Speel's office - 159 Kochel. If students are interested and have questions, contact Ruth Pflueger at the Learning Re source Center or Speel. Cause, and Apocalypse Now. Loss brings in a guest speaker who was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio during the time of the legendary Kent State shootings. Before the class became as popular as it is today, Loss' class was mainly pure lec ture. However, now that the class has gained in size, student demand, and popu larity. Small group leaders are led by up perclassman students who have completed the course. The groups meet every few weeks, dis cuss what is currently being taught in class and assist the students as well as Doctor Loss. The small group leaders also led the discussion and help the students in their groups apply what they are learning to their lives today. Loss has been one of the very few profes sors to teach this class, and one of the very few professors on campus to teach a single class for so long. Advisory Board members and vice versa. The board members can offer a great amount of ad vice about internships opportu nities, career goals, graduate and law schools, and how to look for jobs. The meeting will also include a group discussion regarding how students can get more in volved with politics around the community and how the corn munity can engage our stu dents more in political issues. Sciences Pop Chart: Country Chart: What's hot this week: "Party In The•U.S.K Miley Cyrus. The Time of Our Lives Zac Brown Band. The Foundation Rock Chart: "Check My Brain" Alice in Chains. Black Gives Way to Blue Hip Hop/R&B Chart: "Pretty Wings" Maxwell. BLACKsummernights Album: Various Artists Twilight: New Moon Sound track Message From The Editor: Based off of the recent elections around the Erie area, it has become clear that now more than ever all of our votes matter. With the battle for County Execu tive coming down to the roughly 11,000 absentee bal lots that were cast, Barry Grossman and Mike Kerner are still waiting to see who has won the election. Grossman holds a slim lead of around 300 votes. 300. That's not a large number given the size of our county. So if you have ever thought that voting isn't a big deal, or it doesn't matter, you're wrong. When our genera tion gets involved in politics and votes, officials will actu ally listen to us and our needs. But until then, we will continue to go unheard. ADAM SPINELLI Humanities and Social Sciences Editor Corrections: Two weeks ago we pub lished an article about Dr. Christofferson's recent trip to France. He went over to France because of his book. As the editor of the Human ities and Social Sciences page, my name was put on the article by mistake. And as much as I am more than willing to claim responsibil ity for as many things as possible here, I did not write the article. The article was written by humanities writer Alli Heitzenrater. We are sorry for the confusion and hope that Alli will continue to write for us, despite me taking her articles. "Toes"
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