the Penn State-Behrend
FEBRUARY 12, 1987
Behrend hosts Weddington vs. Schlafly debate
Baldwin named first
pre-med advisor-
by Tracy Moffett
Collegian Staff Writer
This past year Behrend im
plemented a pre-medicine advising
system, of which Dr. Dean Baldwin
is the advisor. A relatively new ad
dition to Behrend, the program
stresses not only the very important
science and math courses necessary
for medical school and preparation
for the MCAT entrance examina
tion, but also extracurricular in
volvement (especially in health
related areas) and a well-rounded
education.
When asked how long a pre
medicine program has been offered
here at Behrend, Dr. Baldwin
replied,"Well...for. a long time.
And yet this is new, in the sense
that we had a very informal pro
gram before, where a person in
chemistry was advising the students
who were interested in pre-med.
But Lilleywanted a more formal
program, and so he asked me to do
it, and so I've been doing it now for
roughly a year." Dr. Baldwin con-
Free tutoring through Academic Services
by Mary Stewart
Collegian Staff Writer
Over the Christmas holiday
many students travelled to Florida
to enjoy the sun and relax with
friends. One Behrend student
decided to surprise her boyfriend
by unexpectedly flying to Ft.
Lauderdale to meet him. Her plane
left the Erie airport on December
26 at 6:00 in the morning for the
two hour flight. However, her
boyfriend, thinking she was suffer
ing alone through the winter cold,
decided to surprise her by coming
to Erie. His plane left Ft. Lauder
dale at '6:35 the same morning.
Their planes travelled at the same
speed and were affected equally by
weather conditions. When the cou
ple passed each other, who was
closer?
Are you confused? Do word pro
blems baffle your sense of logic?
There is hope. There is help.
The Academic Services Center
provides free, one-on-one tutoring
for students in a variety of sub
jects. Located in room 205 of
Turnbull Hall, the center offers
help in math, business, English,
and Spanish. Tutors in accounting,
physics, and computer science will
soon be added.
About eight years ago, Dean
Baldwin started the tutoring pro
gram, focusing on English and
reading. Baldwin said at that time
the center was located in Lawrence
Sarah Weddington
tinued on to give his background
and qualifications, admitting that
"it is somewhat unusual...to have
someone in the Humanities be the
pre-med advisor. One reason was
the Provost's desire to impress
upon students that one does not
have to be a science major to get in
to medical school. Med schools in
sist on certain courses that you
must have: chemistry, physics,
math, English, sometimes organic
and inorganic chemistry. There are
about five or six courses that they
actually insist on; beyond that they
don't care what you major in, and
that's something that most students
are not aware of...they think, 'I
want to go to med school, I have to
major in Pre-med.' That's the main
reason why Baldwin was chosen as
advisor."
Baldwin commented on where
`pre-med' falls as far as majors are
concerned. "We do not have a pre
med major. If you look in the blue
book, you will see under 'pre-med'
a list of prescribed and suggested
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Hall which was inaccessible for
some students. It was moved to the
Glennhill Farmhouse and then to
Turnbull Hall.
The center has been under the
direction of several faculty
members over the years. Presently,
John Coleman supervises the pro
gram and serves as its assistant
director. Baldwin noted that Col
eman was also one of the pro
gram's first student tutors.
Tutors for the Academic Services
Center are hired by the college
which provides the service free of
charge. Coleman said many of the
tutors come to the program with
experience in tutoring. Each tutor
has demonstrated a special ability
and competence in his or her par
ticular subject.
Tutoring can be a valuable ap
prenticeship to teaching. Coleman
said that many of the tutors would
be gifted as teachers. "Some of our
tutors are looking toward graduate
school, which in turn may lead to
teaching," he continued.
The Academic Services Center is
looking to expand its program in
order to meet the growing diversity
of the student body. Coleman
outlined several possibilities. First,
the center wants to start a program
of English as a second language.
"We are admitting students now
who don't , speak English or
whatever we consider traditional
English as their first language, and
we need to deal with that," Col-
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STATION ROAD, ERIE, PA 16563
by Craig Altmire
Collegian Staff Writer
• Phyllis Schlafly has been called
"a pioneer of American conser
vatism." She led the battle that
successfully defeated the Equal
Rights Amendment.
Sarah Weddington was named
"Woman of the Future" by Ladies
Home Journal. From 1978 to 1981
she served as Chief Assistant to
President Carter in the administra
tion's efforts to aid women and
minorities.
Schlafly and Weddington will
square off on Feb. 17 at Behrend in
a debate organized by Student
Activities.
Good Housekeeping magazine
has named Phyllis Schlafly one of
the ten most admired women in the
world for the past nine years.
Appointed by President Reagan
as member of the Commission on
the Bicentennial of the United
States Constitution, Ms. Schlafly is
currently in demand to speak
throughout the country on con
stitutional issues.
Schlafly is an advocate of com
parable worth , the notion that
Sister college hopeful
The concept of a Sister City allows one city to "learn about another
culture and share (its) culture by linking with a city in another coun
try...," according to a publication from Si; Cities international.
Approximately 750-1000 U.S. cities have L siAtrs,'" according to Mr.
Fred Rush' of the Erie Municipal Building. The city of Erie has two such
sister cities: Zibo, China and Merida, Mexico. With these sister cities, Erie
hopes to "increase cultural awareness, develop different markets, as well
as develop educational, cultural and health programs," Rush said.
In September, Deanna Ferraino, a senior majoring in Psychology, men
tioned the idea of a sister college for Behrend to Andria Sullivan, Student
Government Secretary. It was decided that the Student Government
Association would be the best outlet for the idea. The goals of the sister
college would model those of a sister city.
Vince Canella, sophomore president of the Barbell Club, was appointed
chairperson of the Sister College Committee. "The Senate approved his
position," Sullivan said, "and Vince and I sat down and devised a way to
find an appropriate sister college."
Through research done by Canella and Diane Say, the original choice of
six schools was narrowed down to one on the basis of similarity to
Behrend. The choice was Erindale, a branch campus of the University of
Toronto.
Erindale is located in Mississauga, Ontario. It has "similar clubs and
activities," Canella said, "and the population is similar also."
Through the advice of Dean Baldwin, a proposal was written to Erin
dale, Sullivan said, telling them what Behrend could offer, such as ac
tivities and policies, and also included the idea of international relations,
which would include an exchange of students from both schools. After the
proposal was revised several times and approved by the Student Senate, it
was sent to Erindale, and Student Government is waiting for a reply.
Possible future plans, Canella said, include "a meeting between
members of both school's student governments to plan mutual activities
and discuss ways to improve student life."
eman said. "The Academic Ser
vices Center can help in that area."
The center is trying to ac
comodate evening and part-time
students by extending the tutoring
hours into the evening. Coleman
hopes the services will be used as
much in the evening as they are
during the day.
Another program the center is
working toward is a tutoring ap
prenticeship. This program would
encourage tutors to work together
so they may help each other fine
tune their skills
In addition to the tutoring of
specific subjects, the center pro
vides help with the development of
study skills. Coleman is available at
the center on Tuesday from
9:00-12:00 and 1:00-2:30 to help
students in this area.
"One problem encountered by
the center is that students wait until
they reach a point of desperation
before coming for help," Coleman
said. He encourages students to use
the tutoring service as a preven
tative tool, to seek help before
serious problems develop.
Coleman pointed out the
Academic Services Center is not
only for students with problems,
but for good students who want to
be excellent students.
"College is the time to evaluate
your abilities, honestly," Coleman
said. "When you evaluate your
abilities you are going to discover
that you have some areas of
aeryone is better off when wages
are set by the free market rather
than by the government.
Sarah Weddington, after receiv
ing her law degree from the Univer
sity of Texas at age 21, won a ma
jor- case before the U.S. Supreme
Court at 26.
in 1977, she was asked to head
the Agriculture Department's legal
branch, which consisted of more
than 300 attorneys. She then
became an assistant to President
Carter.
Currently Weddington has been
a Professor of Law and Public Ad
ministration at the University of
New Mexico and has written
"Washington Report," a monthly
column in Glamour magazine. She
also serves as a director of two cor
porations and of two non-profit
organizations.
The Schlafly-Weddington debate
will provide an opportunity for
Behrend students to view two na
tionally renowned speakers discuss
ing an issue of national interest,
women's rights.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 17 in the
Reed Lecture Hall. Don't forget
your sunglasses, the fireworks start
at S.
by Barb Byers
Collegian Staff Writer
weakness, or you have some areas
that could use improvement.
Ultimately, I think that's what the
services center should be there for,
for the student who says to her or
himself 'I have an area or discipline
in which I would like to improve'."
Coleman hopes that people will
look at the Academic Services
Inside this issue
Lawson speaks p.
Dale hosts talk show p. 2
Letter to the editor P. 3
Two heads better than one p. 4
Behrend's Best * P. 7
Personals p. 8
continued on page 2
Ridge opens
- 4i - either series
by Craig Altmire
Collegian Staff Writer
U.S. Congressman Torn Ridge
opens Behrend's speaker series,
celebrating the U.S. Constitution's
two hundredth anniversary, at
noon, Jan. 30 in the Reed Lecture
Hall.
Ridge's speech, "The
Prerogatives of Power: Convention
Delegates in 1787 and Possible
Delegates in 1987," began by re
counting some of Pennsylvania's
role in the 1787 Constitutional
Convention.
According to Ridge, Penn
sylvania's Benjamin Franklin was
one of the two most important
leaders at the Convention, the
other being George Washington.
"No one since has had his
(Franklin's) combination of the op
timism of youth and the wisdom of
age," said the Congressman.
Ridge also spoke of a time dur
ing the Convention when many of
the delegates were frustrated and
ready to return to their homes,
leaving the document incomplete.
At this time, another Pennsylvania
delegate, Robert Morris, gave a
moving speech which stressed the
need for union and refreshed the
delegates' memories of "British
tyranny." His argument restored
morale and may have prevented
serious setbacks to the completion
of the Constitution.
Ridge continued his speech, jum
ping 200 years into the future and
discussing possible Pennsylvania
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delegates to a 1987 Constitutional
Convention. The possibilities in
cluded Bill Scranton Sr., Penn
sylvania governor from 1963
through 1967 as well as Penn
sylvania natives John Lehman,
secretary of the Navy and UMW
President Richard Trinkle. Penn
sylvania's former first lady Ginny
Thornburgh and Carnegie-Mellon
University President Richard Cyert
are highly qualified as well, said
Ridge.
Ridge does not support a Con
stitutional Convention in 1987, a
measure some are calling for to
balance the federal budget.
After his speech, the Con
gressman answered questions from
the audience of about 75 people.
Ridge's appearance was the first
feature in a series of monthly
presentations at Behrend to
celebrate the Constitution's
bicentennial.
Dr. Redenius, who organized the
series, sees the program as "an op
portunity to take a fresh look at the
Constitution by seeing those who
were involved in the Convention
and who may have been involved if
women and blacks were allowed to
contribute."
The next feature in the series will
be Feb. 20 at noon in the Reed Lec
ture Hall, when Walter Osborn,
Deputy Director of Greater Erie
Community Action Committee,
will present "Struggle for Vindica
tion: Blacks and Other Minorities
in 1787 and 1987."