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VOLUME XXXV NO. 7
Kim Hammond, COBSGA Rep., to P.S.U.'s Board - of Trustees
Kim Hammond Approved
For - Board - - Trustees -
Sophomore Kim Hammond
was recently approved as the
branch campus representative to
Penn State's Board of Trustees.
She and two other students -
Grant Ackerman, the Student
Government President from
University Park (U.P. ) and
Patricia Morrison, the Graduate
Student Government President,
(also from U.P.0.) - now hold the
three highest student positions
within the Penn State University
System. Ms. Hammond, who is
the Behrend representative to
COBSGA the Committee of
Branch Campus Student
Government Association - was
nominated by this group to
present their interests to the
Board. She was then approved by
University President John
Oswald- ; Pennsylvania Governor
Richard Thornburgh, and the
Board of Trustees.
She will serve as an advisor to
the Board, in a non-voting
capacity. She represents 65,000
non-University Park students -
which is the highest represen
tation of all the members. She is
also required to participate in
committee meetings that deal
with such issues as Finance and
Educational Policy. At agenda
meetings, she will inform Board
members of the concerns of
campuses.
Ms. Hammond, a Foreign
Services and International
Politics major, has been involved
with Student Government since
her freshman year, the year she
served as student representative
to Behrend's Faculty Council.
Last August, she attended a
Leadership Conference (in place
of Linda Schweinitz, Behrend's
SGA Pres.,) at Hazelton Campus
in Hazelton, Pa. There she
became acquainted with the
personnel of COBSGA, and as she
put it "the certain possibilities
(that were) available," to her for
leadership.
At present, Ms. Hammond
performs many functions for the
Behrend Campus. Beyond her
Student Government obligations,
she is involved in the Lambda
Sigma Society; president -
nominee of the Inner Club
Council; a Resident Assistant;
Published by the Students of the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania.. State University
and a student nominee to the
Behrend College Advisory Board.
Ms. Hammond, a State College
resident, hopes one day to
practice International Corporate
Law, specializing in em
bezzlement. She will further her
foreign studies at either Penn
State or Georgetown University,
in Washington, D.C., depending
upon the scholarship plans each
has to offer. She intends to
complete her major by taking
International Law at Harvard
Law School.
In regard to the importance of
her new post, she remarked, "I
can't represent the demands of
all the individuals, (but rather),
the major concerns of all 23
branch campuses."
Ms. Hammond will serve for
one year and is eligible for re
election.
Dance
Marathon
December 7
Well, it's getting to be that time
of year again, when the Lambda
Sigma Society has its annual
dance marathon to fight against
muscular dystrophy. The
Marathon is 30 hours long
starting at 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 7,
and ending at Midnight, Saturday
Dec. 8. Find a partner and pick
up a registration packet in the
Student Affairs Office. Any
Behrend student is eligible to
dance, and prizes will be given to
the couple that collects the most
money.
Last year, the L.S.S. collected
$2OOO and we'd like to top that
this year. Donate a weekend for
someone less fortunate than
yourself and have a blast doing
it! Even if you decide not to
dance, why not sponsor
someone? Let's dance for those
who can't. If you have any
questions see Marx Pat
Carney in Student Affairs, or Jill
Conn (336 Niagara), or Sharon
Pulte (344 Niagara) 899-9002..8y.
Sharon Pulte and Wayne Glenn.
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16563
Zoologist
Speaks
On Modern
Science
The Dean's Advisory Com
mittee for Distinguished Lec
turers presented the second
lecturer in its series, the
distinguished scientist Dr. June
Goodfield, zoologist, who lec
tured Monday, November 5 at 8
p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall.
The title of Dr. Goodfield's lec
ture was, "The New Biology."
Dr. June Goodfield was born
and educated in England, studied
zoology with honors at Leeds
University and joined a Medical
Research Council Unit at Oxford
University as a Post-Graduate
Research Fellow. For the past
twenty years she has taught in
the United States at Wellesley
College, Harvard and Michigan
State; in Britain at Leeds (where
she received her doctorate in the
History and Philosophy of
Science) and Sussex University;
and taught in Israel, Switzerland
and for the Iranian Government
among the nomadic tribes of the
Soviet-Central Asias border. She
was the Phi Beta Kappa lecturer
at the 1977 annual meeting of the
American Association for the
Advancement of Sciences.
Professor Goodfield is a regular
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Sciences, The London Observer,
a reviewer of scientific books for
The Washington Post, and the
author of numerous articles on
scientific subjects for
professional publications. Ms.
Goodfield is also the author of
Playing God a book that deals
with the problems of recominate
D.N.A .
Joy Savage, who attended her
lecture, has this to say about it:
Shehe is not blind to the moral
issues of science. She spoke in
scientific terms, yet never
forgetting that her audience were
laymen. She believes that
Science stands for objective
truth.
Dr. Goodfield was truly a
remarkable speaker. Her format
was well organized with specific
viewpoints."
Jay DiFrank
Resigns
Jay DiFrank
Effective last week, A. Jay
DiFrank resigned as Behrend's
Student Union Manager, a post
which he held for over five years.
He has accepted a position at
Kent State University, Kent,
Ohio, as the Manager of
Programs and Reecreational
Services. His reasons for leaving
incladed . tliCe,better salary, larger
Mark Marshall
ROTC's
Lietenant Colonel
Mark Marshall, a Behrend
senior and ROTC cadet spent
nine weeks this past summer in
ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort
Briggs, North Carolina. Mark
completed his training as the
highest ranking cadet out of the
74 attending from Penn State
campuses. He was also chosen as
the top cadet in his platoon, and
was officially ranked in the top 15
percent of the 3500 cadets in
Winter Is Coming!
The Winter term is eagerly
awaited by all. It holds in store
many activities for students.
Here is a sneak preview.
Once a month, a video tape
showing is scheduled. December
has "The Bill Show,"; January,
"Mary Jane," and, "Reefer
Madness," and for February, the
History of the Beatles."
A Clint Eastwood Film Series
with, "High Plains Drifter," Joe
Kidd," and "The Good, the Bad,
and the Ugly," is also offered.
Other Sunday night movies in
clude, "Rollerball," "The
Choirboys," "Everything You
,Always Wanted To Know About
Sex But Were Afraid To Ask,"
"FM," "Carrie," and "Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band. " A special B-D film will
also be shown.
staff and increased budget .that
he was offered.
Of his few complaints about
working at Behrend was the,
"tough, tight money policy," of
Penn State. He felt frustrated by
the limitations of his austere
budget; he wished he could've
done more. However, he
reflected positively on his five
year stay in respect to students
commenting," Student Govern
ment was very fulfilling to work
along with. I learned from
them."
Jay DiFrank is a four year
graduate of Behrend.
Thursday, November 8, 1979
attendance from Eastern
seaboard states. As a result of his
performance, he was promoted to
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel in
charge of the Behrend Cadet
Corps, • a rank never before
authorized for our ROTC
program.
Mark is a political science
major and is carrying a 3.99
average.
Other planned events are: a
Muscular Dystrophy Marathon;
a Dinner-Theater night featuring
the Alpha Omega Players in,
"The Drunkard; " a Christmas
Bazaar; and Orienteering
Contest; a Night At The Races; a
road rally; a mime show by Dan
Kamin; and the Behrend Players
performance of, "Everything in
the Garden."
Also, Winter Weekend, Jan. 25-
27, will be highlighted with a Bon
fire, a Toboggan race, snow
sculpturing, a Cross Country
Skiing race. a tug-of-war, a
Scavenger Hunt and The
Snowflake Ball, to be held at the
Erie Hilton Ballroom.
With its many events, the
outlook for the Winter Term is
very hopeful.
ROTC
Pool
Party
ROTC is sponsering a Pool
Party to be held at the Howard
Johnson's Motor Lodge indoor
pool. It is scheduled for Friday
night, November 9, at 8:00. Cost
is $2.00 per person. Tran
sportation will be provided and
will leave the R.U.B. parking lot
at 7:15. All students are welcome
to attend.