Collegian PAGE 4 Stream of Consciousnes by Paul Sarkis Collegian Staff Writer When you stop and think about what makes Behrend College a col lege. You probably think of the ob vious things like classes, teachers, and unbearably long lines for ad vance registration. It does, however, take a little more than the basics to make a college a livable place for two or four years. After all, a student does not live on books alone. A gracious thanks to Donnie Now that the concert is over I face the lengthy task of thanking all of the many people who were in strumental (if you'll pardon the pun) in making the concert into the great sucess that it was. First of all, I would like to thank the students of Behrend College. A few months back when the idea of having a concert at Behrend was still just a personal dream of mine, I had no concept of the amount of time, planning and organizing that was ahead of me. I just wanted to be responsible for bringing Behrend its first concert. Many thanks to the people who bought tickets and attended. You showed me that the three months I spent planning the concert ' was not wasted time. Of course, many thanks to the fine people who make up the Stu dent Programming Council and Alpha Phi Omega. Thank you for putting up with my yelling, whin ing, stomping, and the frequent anxiety attacks I suffered through the day. All of your hard work paid off; you were all very important in making the concert a reality. I have been the recipient of many compliments on my choices of stage hands. I think more than anyone else, these gentleman deserve more than I could ever repay them--most of them put in a twenty hour day for the concert. They were responsible for setting up the stage itself as well as helping with the sound and lighting equip ment, and when they finished that, they turned into my stage security. Please permit the space to list those fine gentlemen: Dave 'Ralf Let son, Jeff Letendre, Roger Bess, Pat Espin, Doug Gainor, Vince Canella, John Pugliano, Kevin Golivas. Many thanks, guys. I couldn't have done it without you. Last but not least, a very special thanks to the following people who helped out in some way during the course of the day: Ed Bailey who took quite a few worries off my hands when he offered his help; Gregg Thompson our account ex ecutive from JET FM who gave me the faith to believe that it could really happen; Jamie Grimm for handling many important details; Tom Simpson from Belkin Produc tions and Elliot Stroul from PTM for giving me the original idea of bringing Donnie Iris to Behrend; Phil and Co. from Raven Sound; and George and Chris from Center Letters to the editor intended for publication in the next Collegian must be submitted by April 8. "Parties! " you exclaim. Admit tedly, parties add to the livable ness of a college, but after two or thirty beers even second-floor perry looks livable. The little things are what make Behrend a cofortable college. Little things like being able to find your professors when you need them, and the fact that they remember your name. Mostly, it's the people on staff at Behrend who make life livable, and some of them deserve a special, ad ded sincere "thanks:" Iris fans of the World Staging for the great stage. But, especially, thank you, Behrend, for attending. I welcome comments, suggestions, and criticisms about the concert and other events sponsored by the Stu dent Programming Council. Please take the time to drop a letter to the editor to let us know how you felt Counseling Corner by Dr. Brenda Eastman Collegian Contributing Writer Have you ever. . . - felt under pressure to perform in some way? - wondered whether you would do better if you lowered your stan dards a bit (went for the 'double loop' rather than a 'triple loop'— more on this later)? - had a hard time putting a disap pointment or loss behind you? - made a mistake? - wondered whether you do what you do for yourself - or for some other reason? - felt as if you deserve more for all the effort you put in? Pondering the choice of topics . for this initial article, I considered numerous possibilities: pro crastination, popularity, self defeating behaviors, relationships, commuting, students who work outside the classroom. During this process of delibera tion, I happened -to view the Women's World Figure Skating Championships. (Trust me; I am as surprised as you are to see the topic of World Figure Skating come up here! ) First came the announcement that the competition was being televised "live." The tension was clearly visible in the faces of the Thanks - Bob the Blue Bus Driver, who will take you to K-Mart or to the mall in the worst weather and always runs on time. - To "pizza guy" who is actually about forty different people whose job it is to bring you food on Satur day Nights while battling the evil `noid.' - To Doris, Mary Jane, and Doc Obenreder who chase away so many cases of the sniffles. - To all of the secretaries, because they know what's going on and basically hold the campus about the concert. It really was a lot of fun putting it together for you, I only hope that it is the begin ning of many concerts to follow. We've shown that it can be done. Respectfully Submitted, / _ i ctly, , (o l are. y Janet O'Hare, SPC President Iris rocks in Erie Hall competitors as they skated stiffly in their warm-up circles! There followed the "close up and per sonal"•videotaped encounters with the two chief contenders in the competition. One, the viewer learn ed, is a Stanford University pre med student who divides her time between her championship athletics and her academic career. The other is an East German woman for whom her "studies" are her sport. For those of you who combine working and attending college, and perhaps for others as well, there may be temptation to cry, "Foul! Not fair! " So, we are .told, our American athlete arrives at these competi tions half-trained, needing to quickly bring her condition up to par. The result is often injury (ten donitis). This background creates the suspense in which we must now wait to find out whether the strug gling American edges out the talented East German woman in a dazzling performance. But wait, there's more. The real beauty of these competi tions, or at least the excitement, is that, unlike academic performance demonstrated over a semester, here winning or defeating is determined within a span of six minutes or so. together. - To Jamie Grimm, P.J. Brown, and the coordinators because they are always there to help. - To the residence hall cleaning staff who must endure our mess. Especailly to Barb who must en dure second floor perry. - Finally, to the nice people in the Wintergreen Cafe who somehow know that I pulled an all-night study session as I stumble in at 8:00 am for their fresh coffee, and a lit tle extra cream cheese with each bagel, I say, "Thanks." Excuse me, Janet, but aren't you forgetting somebody? How about thanking the Collegian for spon soring a Donnie Iris ticket contest. Just because we stated that the con cert was on Sunday instead of Saturday our 'thank you's' get tossed in the trash. Details, details, everyone is so worried about details. - ed. We have the option to ponder our strategies, e.g., dropping a course, planning study schedules, choosing lab partners, or roommates for their tutorial, and other, assests! This luxury is not available to our two contenders. Their six-minute programs, filled with difficult moves, are executed at breakneck pace. When a skater falls out of her jump and ends up sitting on the ice, there is no time allotted for shaking off the humiliation, the sinking feeling in the "pit of the stomach. She must scramble up and keep the feet moving! Watching, I thought, how many of us, after landing in an unbecom ing position for the second time, would just want to skate on out under the exit sign? When you get to a test and find you don't recognize the questions on it, when you discover late Monday night that your mid-term is at 9:00 the following morning, can keep our spirits up and "finish the routine?" Alternatively, do you finish the test quickly, or in the second scenario, burrow deeper under the covers after the 8:00 am alarm goes off? When interviewed for her analysis of her skating, the contender who placed second replied, "Frankly, I'm just relieved that it's over." Let's talk about exploiting God -a selfish utilization of God. The television media has recently been flooded with numerous com ments and cover-ups in the name of religion. For example, a few of these comments were: "If I don't receive eight million dollars by March 31, 1987, God is going to take my life."—Oral Roberts "He (Oral Roberts) was pro bably under a lot of psychological stress to meet the budget."—Robert Schuller ". : . We (Tammy and Jim Bak ker) are sorry to have to announce that we were advised by our at torney to resign form P.T.L.. . ." Jim Bakker . . I'm ashamed of it (Bakker episode) and I am embarrassed by it."—Jimmy Swaggart "Money, Sex, and power are the unholy trinity."—Cal Thomas During the past few weeks, ques tions have also flooded the minds of millions of individuals across the world regarding these and many other so called electrongic pro phets' statements. Who are you to believe? Personally, I have a problem ac cepting any of their so called "God said" tactics. I have heard com ments such as: "God told me if, ou send in s—. God will answer your prayer" and "God said, send that check today because your answer is already on the -way" , and "God told"me to 'tell yoti this" and even (if you can believe it) "Pray now; and pay later—put your donation on your Visa or on your Master Card." Is it any wonder that men and women hate God so much? God gets all the blame for being so ruthless, irresponsible, unloving, selfish, etc. The truth of the Editorial Policy The Behrend Collegian's editonal opinion is determined by the Editor, with the Editor holding final responsibili ty. Opinions expressed on the editorial pages are not necessarily those of The Behrend Collegian, The Behrend College, or The Pennsylvania State University. Brown-Thompson Newspapers, the publishers of The Behrend Collegian . is a separate corporate institution from Penn State. Letters Policy: The Behrend Collegian encourages comments on news coverage, editorial policy and University affairs. Letters, should be typewritten, double-spaced, signed by no more than two people, and not longer than 400 words. Students' letters should include the semester and major of the writer. Letters from alumni should in dude the major and year of graduation of the writer. All writers should provide their address and'phone number for verification of the letter. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for length, and to reject letters if they are libelous or do not conform to standards of good taste. Postal Information: The Behrend Collegian (895-6221) is published fourteen times annually (seven times during each academic semester at The Behrend College) by the students of The Behrend College; The Reed Union Building, Station Road. Erie. PA 16563. 2.siclio .co rK , . i ~.„..,,,,n rxi , O.K. rsv. AND Cour ewitiri-- (11-`. THE •,-• Ab•rougPEZ "::::/.. 4,,, rn +ID itik - D .... 1 NERD , , : „,118.- 14 - I•n a a I 11* , V ( 04. _ tiS. AN b tEA Rl'l ED ' 441,... .. . , aldral... -..,:f. . . I'IT , / 1 9 ,444. i C. 7 j All - r ozNsb? -- ---- _____.--_—_,_. _No_ ~,,,.g, ry • A I .' y . c) 1 photo by Holly Lew What these performers are especially good at is making deci sions, e.g., deciding to change a planned triple jump to a double jump, and being willing to live with the consequences. Sometimes they decide to stick with the upcoming triple manuever despite their --ap prehension. Our champion was asked, after her win, to relate her thoughts as she got her most dif ficult jump underway. "I was scared," she replied. "Then I said to myself, 'Oh, Katarina, you can do it! '" Now you know the end of the story. Our overworked pre-med athlete finished in second place, and our full-time athlete (or stu dent?) finished first. How can our divided student athlete handle the disappointment? After all, she, in fact, turned in a performance to a clamorous ova tion by the crowd. Maybe it's because she knows that it's seldom clear what winning really is, and it's usually temporary. Fortunate ly, the same thing can be said for losing. It depends, you see, on by what standards you're judging. How well have you set your per formance standards? Are you your own harshest critic? If you feel in adequate and apprehensive, even opinion Pastor Ray by Pastor Ray Sines Collegian Staff Writer Let's Talk matter—l seriously doubt if God is in any of these "God said" tactics. When an individual (lay person or man of the cloth) makes a state ment "To be from God" than another person will alwasy be able to verify this statemetn to be true or false from God's Wrodk. If it cannot be verified (in context) by another example in the Scripture then you can rest assured that it is false and that it was not from God to start with. For example, this same type of problem occured during Jeremiah's lifetime, shortly before Nebuchadnezzar sieged Jerusalem. God, knowing He had, nothing to do with any of the situations, spoke; to Jeremiah saying, "A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy, lies, the priests rule by their own. authprity, and my people love it this way"—Jeremiah 5: 30-31, NIV There are millions of poor, uneducated people who have mail ed their last dollars so that they would not have Oral Robert's death on their conscience. The' question is: Oral has received his eight million dollars, but by whose authority? I make no claim to have any . private interpretation of the scrip ture, but in reading the Bible through from cover to cover, several times; I find no evidence of God ever using such death-thieat tactics to get money. Furthermore, if I interpret the Scripture correcty, it is ALL God's to begin with. Neither does an ALL-KNOWING GOD Have to cover up anything. I have found, though, that His word states: "money is the answr for everthing"--Ecclesiastes 10:19b, NIV. But notice when you deart that no "things" go with you. I have also found that "when pride cometh, , then . cometh shame"--(Proverbs ;11:2)..• Need .I say more? Draw your own conclusion, by searching for yourself, but beware -He is poor indeed who's only goal is making money—let alone, ex ploiting God to do it. Your comments would be appreciated. guilty, much of the time, you may be expecting too much of yourself. On the other hand, standards set too low extract a price in self esteem, too. How flexible are you? Are you able to change your plans depen ding upon the situation in which you find yourself? Are you able to see the choices that are there? When you do take risks, do you decide to do so, anticipating the possible consequences? Finally, when you've been unhappy with your outcomes for a while, do you go on beating yourself? Or are you willing to go into "training" to improve our prospect? "Training" might mean seeking out information, looking at old strategies and trying out new ones, or personal counseling can help. If you're interested, stop by 213 Glennhill Farmhouse (upstairs). Counseling is available to Behrend students on Mondays and on Fri •day afternoon with Dr. Louanne Barton; Wednesdays and Thursdays with Dr. Brenda Eastman. If the door is closed, stop by the Financial Aid Office and to make an appointment. Or just call ext. 6162. Counseling is free and confidential.
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