Collegian February 6, 1986 Minors offered pct Behrend enhance . course of study . by Greg Rathbun There are several advantages to adding a minor. Collegian Staff Writer One advantage is that it lets you pursue an interest Did you know that you can make some of your outside your major. It also enhances students' job credits count twice? Adding a minor allows students opportunities upon graduation. to do this. Behrend currently has nine minors including: corn " What it really does 'is allow the student who is munications, English, history,- economics, political majoring in one area to take significant amount of science, psychology, biology, mathematics, and course work usually between 18 to 21 credit hours in computer studies. These and their course re another area and have it appear on their transcript quirements are listed in the Blue Book. that they minored in another area," John D. Burke, Associate Provost and Dean said HoweVer, this doesn't mean that you have to add 18 to 21 credits to your course load just to get a minor. Some past or currently enrolled courses, depending on their content, can be used to form a minor. Campus seductions are in the eye of the male beholder `Misperceptions' cause much campus sex harassment, prof says MANHATTAN, KS (CPS)—He thinks she's flirtatious and seduc tive, but it is all in his mind. That's what a Kansas State University psychologist thinks. Dr. Frank Saal studied college students to see if sexual harass ment is prompted by men misinterpreting women's friendly gestures as flirting. His study found men "tend to misperceive females' behavior, and are more likely to view in teractions in sexual terms." "A lot of people wonder if sex ual harassment isn't just a power play, a way of using sex to keep women in their place, but I main tained and found that there is a sexually-toned element to it," Saal explains. Sant made videotapes of two "totally business-oriented" scenes: one of an assistant store manager briefing a new female cashier,. and one of a female stu dent asking her male professor for a deadline extension. After viewing the tapes, the ma- Behrend profs "Ms. Faust" combines several forces continued from page 1 Oregon where he earned his master of fine arts degree. "Ms. Faust" is only his most recent published work in a long list of others. He has written over 50 short stories as well as plays and articles for literary publications and commercial magazines such as Playboy. As to future projects Dubbs says he plans on another novel that deals with parapsychology in Russian-United States political intrigue. He also plans on further exploring the formula - of combining a current social issue with the occult. To apply for a minor you must be a baccalaureate major and applying for something outside your ma jor. Students can apply anytime from fifth semester until twelve weeks before graduation. For more information talk to your advisor or the college Registrar, Robert Schenker. jority of 100 males said the cashier and the student were both trying to be "fliratious, seductive, pro miscuous, attractive and sexy." Male viewers also interpreted the behavior of the professor and "Males see their social environment in sexual terms." the store manager as "sexually oriented." Female viewers thought both situations were "completely asex ual," and that the cashier and stu dent were "outgoing and friendly." . Chris Dubbs, English prof and author of "Ms. Faust" "Males see their social environ ment in sexual terms," Saal con cludes. "Because of that, they often misperceive women's ac tions, which might prompt them to ask a woman on a date, make an off-color joke, or commit other of .the mild forms of sexual harassment." Saal will study men's attitudes in the workplace next. He'll show the same tapes toy ale and female employees to see if pale misperceptions contribute to harassment on the job as well as in school. "I want to know if the same discrepancy exists (between men's and women's views of the sexual connotations of a situation) with people who've been in the workplace for a while," he says. If it does, Saal says he faces an even bigger question: "How is it that boys and men are socialized to become that way?" Saal says finding the answer to that question could require "some extensive research." ROTC scholarships by Thomas 14ffiky Collegian Staff Writer "I'm really surprised that more people don't take advantage of it, it's a really great opportunity," says junior Cadet Ralph Drayer of his three year scholarship. "It has given me time to relax and con centrate on my studies without the worry about where next semester's tuition is coming from. People think that you have to sign up for twenty years or something and they get scared off. They should look into the advantages of the scholarships in more detail." Army ROTC scholarships pay for full tuition, books, activities, supplies required for certain ma jors and provide a subsistence allowance of $lOO per month up to $l,OOO per academic year. In return, a cadet has several options for . obligation to .the Ar m y . They can try for a Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty scholarship, which - has an obliga tion of eight years in the U.S. Ar my Reserve, or Army National Guard. They could also try for one of the other active duty scholarships. These entail either a two year active-four year reserve obligation or a four year active obligation. In addition, the in dividuals will be added to "con trol group" status at the end of their reserve or active duty obliga tion (depending on which scholar ship they receive) This control group status means that they have fulfilled their duties to the Army and are not obligated to any other , duty unless they are activated by the president in time of national emergency: The con trol status is of a duration such that the entire length of their obligation is eight years. If you're wondering if it's too late to get a scholarship, then you should know a few things. First, you need not betnrolled in ROTC to apply. As you are in a degree seeking program, and have at least two academic years remain ing, then you may be eligible. Se cond, you need not be academically elite. Naturally the higher your cumulative GPA the_ better your chances of getting a scholarship, but you need only have better than a 2.0 GPA to apply. If you're wondering whether it's really - worth it then consider a few final points: First, your corn ' miscion as a Second Lieutenant is a starting position in the Army with an annual salary of $19,000 not including housing and depen dent payments. Second you will earn beneficial management skills that will be important to you regardless of whether or not you stay in the Army, or leave to enter the civilian job market_ If you do decide to leave the Army, you will find that your experience of leading 30-50 men as a platoon leader, will put you a great stride ahead "of your peers. For more information on what industry leaders think of the Ar my ROTC program and ROTC scholarships, ask Captain Donahue in the ROTC Office to show you the pamphlet entitled "The Margin of Difference." Don't look now, puzzle page 5
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