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Adam Fracassi • political science major
ZACK GONCZ
HA .s'.S' writer • political science major
The official date for the Gov
ernment, Non-Profit, and Cre
ative Careers Fair is fast
approaching. It will take place
Thursday April 8, from 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m„ in McGarvey Com
mons.
The event is the result of a
collaboration between student
groups, multiple departments
and faculty representatives, the
Academic Career Planning
Center, and the Erie VA.
The ACPC has managed to
gather an impressive roster of
potential employers. There are
42 as of March 25 with expec
tations of at least 50 to attend.
Some groups attending in
clude federal, state, and local
government, non-profits,
health institutions, media out
lets, military, law enforcement,
and education-related employ
ers including Behrend’s own
MBA program.
The diverse offering of op
portunities allows any field at
Behrend to be able to find
something of interest. In fact,
on the ACPC website, each em
ployer has listed the majors
they might be specifically look-
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Looney w
cepted the 21st annual Zone 3
Poetry Award.
In the small, square office
that is littered with innumer
able floppy discs and antholo
gies of poetry, George Looney,
the Creative Writing Program
Chair, discusses his acceptance
of the 21st annual Zone 3 Po
etry Award.
New classes being offered this fall
ALLI HEITZENRATER
Hi. Si writer • (reative w riting ma/nr
The time to schedule is
fast approaching. The
school of H&SS is offering
multiple new classes this
year. The following is a list
of some classes that are
new or are extremely popu
lar:
Phil 014: Philosophy
of Love and Sex (Dr.
John Champagne;
MWF 10:10-11:00)
Students will explore the
ories and opinions of inti
macy, love, and sex. The
course will focus on con
temporary U.S. beliefs
about these issues as well
as beliefs from Western cul
tures and various subcul
tures within the United
States. It is worth three
credits.
Engl 209: Journal and
Magazine Practicum
Behrend Beacon Humanities and Sodal Sciences Staff
ingtotalkto. have offered some advice to
The ACPC has a detailed and students who are coming to the
up to date web page available at event.
behrend.psu.edu/acpc
As students mix with the em
ployers,
there will
also be sev
eral break
out sessions.
They are
currently
looking at
five topics
for these
sessions:
Employment
Opportuni-
ties with the
PA Depart
ment of Rev
enue and
How to
Apply,
CHAMPS
Afterschool
Program,
How to
Apply for Federal Jobs, Under
standing your Credit Score as it
applies to Borrowing Money,
and What Employers Look For
in a Candidate.
The rooms and times will be
available on the website.
The ACPC and political sci
ence professor Robert Speel
ns award, recogn
The poem, “The Revision of
Something Imagined,” was de
scribed by judge
David Keplinger
as being quite
brilliant and hav
ing meticulously
crafted sentences
which, when
combined with
each other, cre
ated a haunting
gift
This is not the
first award that
Looney has won.
He has been a fi
nalist for eight
book competi
tions and won
awards for his fiction book,
Hymn of Ash, and for his book
of poetry, The Precarious Rhet
oric of Angels.
He claims that he plans on
using the money that was
awarded to him to begin a sav
ings account for a sabbatical
that he has wanted to take.
Looney is also excited about
his new book of poetry, Open
Between Us, that will be re
leased within the next couple of
weeks.
“It explores the various des
perate attempts at making con-
(George Looney; T
6:00 - 8:00)
Students will be in
structed and practice edit
ing and publishing a
magazine or journal. It is
worth one credit.
Psych 478: Clinical
Neuropsychology
(Kathleen Porac; TR
11:00-12:15)
A course rarely offered
and highly coveted, Clinical
Neuropsychology will be a
challenging exploration of
impaired brain functioning,
drug abuse, stress, and psy
chological disorders. Find
out how the brain works
and what happens when it
gets damaged in certain
areas. In the past this has
been a very lively class, so
anticipate differing experi
ences and the opportunity
for a higher level of involve
ment.
Humanities and Social Sciences Writers
Andrew Tarr • political science major Alii Heitzenrater • creative writing major
Zack Goncz • political science major Matt Defusco • creative writing major
Lasheena Barnes • psychology major
First is to bring several re
sumes and make sure they are
“These are jobs that offer
excellent opportunities for
majors in the School of
Humanities and Social
Sciences and also offer a
lot of positions for Business
and Engineering.”
Robert Speel
associate professor of political science
well done. If there is any doubt
about the quality of your re
sume, the ACPC offers services
regarding building a resume.
Also, bring a pencil and
paper. You’ll be moving fast and
will likely be getting a lot of in
formation. You’ll likely want to
remember some of it, so bring
nections in terms of friends,
marriage, and parent-offspring
relationships,”
Looney said.
It is a compila
tion of older
poems that
have been care
fully revised.
After having
talked a while
about his own
work, Looney
expressed his
enthusiasm
concerning the
awards re
cently given out
to various stu
dents in the
Creative Writing program.
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He discusses the winners of
the Creative Writing Awards
who submitted their works ear
lier in the semester.
There was an award given
out for each genre, which in
cludes fiction, nonfiction, and
poetry.
The Kennedy Fiction Award
was given to Sheldon Reid for
his story, Wingspan.
Judge Glenn Taylor de
scribed the story as having
“hints of hard-boiled detective
fiction, the good variety.”
Psych 445: Forensic
Psychology (TBA;
MWF 1:25-2:15)
Prerequisites for Psych
445 are Psych 100, and
Psych 238, Psych 243, or
Psych 270. This course
looks deeply at the relations
between psychological the
ory and research and the
law, legal processes, and so
cial policy. Students will
learn how a psychologist
may have a part in the court
system. In addition, legal
issues that deal with psy
chological practice will also
be covered. This course is
worth three credits.
Engl 443: The Ameri
can Novel 1900-1945
Prerequisites for this
course are either English
015 or English 030. The
izes students
(Thomas Noyes;
MWF 12:20-1:10)
a note pad.
Finally, the dress code is busi
ness casual. These types of em
ployers are a different animal
than those at the fall career fair.
According to Speel, “you will
not be judged on the straight
ness of your tie, so students’
best bet is to feel comfortable
and look presentable.”
Finally, there is something for
everyone at this career fair.
“For the college students in
Erie, they might have to drive
to Pittsburgh on a weekday and
pay $lO to find a similar event,”
said Speel.
“These are jobs that offer ex
cellent opportunities for majors
in the School of Humanities
and Social Sciences and also
offer a lot of positions for busi
ness and engineering majors,”
says Speel, stressing the impor
tance of many to come.
Your presence there encour
ages those employers to come
back and encourages more to
attend as well.
These companies will offer
advice on how to build your re
sume and may even offer in
ternship positions.
This is an opportunity both
for yourself and the Behrend
community.
The Farrell Nonfiction Award
was given to Lois Heise for her
“nostalgic” essay, “She Never
Took Her Eyes Off Me.”
“The essay was tender...an
unusual twist on the standard
‘memory piece,”’ said judge
Brenda Miller.
Finally, Russel Card received
the Sonnenberg Poetry Award
for his piece “Out of the Gar
den.”
“There’s much to appreciate
here, from the formal dexterity
to the narrative clarity to the
lucid emotional depth,” says
judge David Baker.
There were also awards
given out to undergraduates in
a university-wide writing com
petition.
Rachelle Bowser was the first
place winner of the James
“Jake” Cranage Award in Cre
ative Writing and the third
place winner for the Matthew
Mihelcic Poetry Award.
Eric Botts took first place for
the Katie Lehman Creative
Writing Award and also second
place for the Edward J. Nichols
Memorial Award.
Also, Jonathan Sima took
third place in the Katie Lehman
Creative Writing Award for a
nonfiction piece.
course will focus on writing
from the most well-known
American writers, such as F.
Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest
Hemingway. It is worth
three credits.
Comm 241: Graphic
Design (TBA; TR 1:00
-2:15)
Introduction to basic de
sign principles, critical
analysis of visual material
and solving graphics prob
lems utilizing traditional
and digital production tools.
Comm 270: Introduc
tion to Multimedia
Production (TBA; TR
9:30 -10:45)
Introduction to multime
dia project activites to ex
plore image editing, layout,
the integration of text and
images and Web architec
ture.
Weekly
Political
Ticker
ADAM FRACASSI
H&SS editor • political science major
The House of Representatives
passed the Senate’s version of
the health care reform bill on
Sunday night... Right after that
vote, they passed the reconcili
ation act that would amend that
bill... President Obama signed
an exective order on abortion
limits Wednesday... Vice Presi
dent Joe Biden dropped the f
bomb on Tuesday during a live
signing of the health care
bill... The Pentagon is set to ease
the military's current Don’t Ask
Don’t Tell policy banning gays
from joining the army... The
governor of Virginia is going to
sign a bill opposing the new
health care bill that passed
Congress...over 13 Attorney
Generals have vowed to sue the
federal government, calling the
individual mandate to get
health insurance unconstitu
tional...On the house floor on
Sunday, Congressman Randy
Neugebauer shouted "baby
killer" to Congressman Bart
Stupak... Neugebauer apolo
gized saying that he was refer
ring to the health care bill, not
Stupak...Republicans are al
ready gearing up to take on the
health care bill in the
Senate... Former Massachusets
governor Mitt Romney is
backing the push for a bill to re
peal heathcare...Former Alask
ian governor Sarah Palin
published a list naming democ
rats to target this fall... She has
come under fire because she
used targets that are used in
hunting... Senator Chris Dodd
unveiled a financial reform bill
that would change very little on
Wall Street...U.S. and Russia
have announced that they are
close to a deal to slash nuclear
weapons...Obama announced
that he is still dedicated to im
migration reform... House took
up a bill on infrastructure.
On This Day in
History:
March 26th
1780: The British Gazette
and Sunday Monitor was
published for the first time.
It was the first Sunday
newspaper in Britain.
1871: The Paris Com
mune was formally set up.
1910: Congress passed an
act that banned criminals,
anarchists, and carriers of
disease from settling in the
U.S.
1942: The Germans began
sending Jews to Auschwitz
in Poland.
1973: Women were al
lowed on the floor of the
London Stock Exchange
for the first time.
1989: The first free elec
tions occured in the Soviet
Union,