the Penn State-Behrend
OCTOBER 29, 1987
Behrend, this blood's for you
The Residential Life Staff and the Lambda Sigma Society is sponsoring
a blood drive here at Behrend on October 28th and 29th. It will take place
in the Reed TV Lounge from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. This
blood drive constitutes part of the Erie Area Blood Drive Competition.
Gannon, Mercyhurst, Villa Maria, and Behrend compete to see who
donates the most blood to the Community Blood Bank. Two years ago,
our first year in the competition, we won, and lost by one pint last year.
Let Behrend again be the winner of this competition that will save many
CDPS: a form of Aid?
by Bill Warner
Collegian Staff Writer
The Career and Placement
Workshop series continued last
week with the "How To' Chose A
Major" seminar. How does one
choose their course of study? The
question has gone across the lips
and through the minds of students
everywhere. The first problem may
be where to start the process. Tami
Greig, Acting Career Development
and Placement Coordinator, has
the ideas and the resources to help
Turning
Tutoringservices
Are you' dissatisfied with your present grades? Are you seriously con
cerned with changing them? If the answer to both of these questions is
yes, and if you suspect your professors of being too honorable to be brib
ed for higher grades, then the Academic Services Center may hold the
answer to your problem.
Located in Turnbull 205, the Academic Services Center offers free
tutoring in 15 subjects. Supervising 15 University-employed tutors,
English instructor John Coleman serves as the director of Academic Ser
vices. In addition to his administrative duties, Coleman himself tutors
students in bgth writing and in study skills. The other tutors in the pro
gram, (mostly students) are generally referred to Coleman by professors
who are conscious of their abilities.
According to Coleman the areas in which students most often need help
are Math and English-writing. In addition to these areas, Academic Ser
vices provides help in the subjects that students most often request during
a given semester. Presently these areas include: Biology, Chemistry,
Economics, Physics, Accounting, QBA, Computer Science (Pascal), E
Mechanics, French, German, Spanish, Psychology, and Study Skills.
According to Coleman, there is no shame in seeking help from
Academic Services but it is instead a positive reflection on the student. He
explains that many of the students seeking help are achievement-minded
individuals trying to change a "B" into an "A". Behrend's tutoring ser
vices are not something utilized by only a select few. In fact, Coleman
estimates that that approximately 500 different students received help
Copy Copy Copy cats
Behrend Science building
by Trinette Zawadzki
Collegian Staff Writer
the RUB desk.- - then, in turn, she sends them to ICC so
they can fulfill their needs," added Bailey.
The copies and printed material produced by ICC are
Located in room 126 of the,Behrend Science Building, done in bulk quantity, with 30 the minimum amount.
the Instructional Communication Center (ICC) "is the Single copies are not done at ICC. Their services print a
place where the faculty and staff can come for help in large variety of items from posters to greeting cards in
their. courses, bebause we provide educational audio- - more than 253 colors, iron=on transfers, and color
visual aids. But in ()Ater to continue providing these ser- transparencies. They have an off-set printing press, a
vices, ICC started a printing and copying service, " said high-volume copier, and a copier that reproduces items
Paul E. Bailey, senior Instructional Communications in full living color.
Specialist. Prices for these services varies with the request. Why
"Many clubs and organizations use ICC's services in not do as the sign says, and go in and check out what
their printing and copying needs. But before they can they have to offer? The Instructional Communications
use ICC's services, they must see Marge Wizikowski at Center can be reached at 898-6286.
The-Collegian thanks all clubs for submitting Club Reports and
encourages continued contributions. The next Collegian deadline
is November 3.by.12 noon.
by Lambda Sigma Society
students with these crucial Another approach she suggested
decisions. - was using the "Discover" pro-
Last week's workshop was held gram. This is a computer operated
at noon on October - 21st in Reed '''survey, which pinpoints'student - in- '
116. Attendance was poor. but Ms. terests and values. After presenting
Greigtook the opportunity to work a series of questions, the program
on a one to one basis with those identifies pertinent qualities and
who -- attended. She emphasized matches them to work skills. A list
knowing yourself and your values is then compiled of jobs andr ma
as a key to planning for the future. jOrs that people with similar in-
She also urged students to do some terests have pursued. "Discover" is
investigation of the areas they are also located in the Career and
interested in. Talking to profes- Placement offices.
sionals and students in your field of
interest can be very helpful.
to Turnbull 205 for
by James Martin '
Collegian Staff Writer
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lives by supporting the blood drive. We encourage all your club members
to participate. It is painless and takes a maximum of forty minutes of your
day.
On Monday, October 26th, as a preliminary presentation, Dr. Mary
Ellen Reitz will speak about AIDS to dispel 'any rumors about the connec
tion of living blood and contracting AIDS. She will be here at 12:00 noon
in Reed 117. Also, a person who has a friend dying of AIDS will be speak
ing. We hope that anyone who has doubts will attend so that they can give
blood without any fear of coming in contact with AIDS.
So once again, we would deeply appreciate your support and participa
tion. Make Behrend be proud of winning this life-giving competition.
Although the "How To Choose
A Major" workshop is not
provided
from the Center during the course of the past semester. "I think it says
good things about the school.., essentially it says that our standards are
high," explains Coleman.
While tutoring is something that helps many students, the Academic
Services Center is simply not a place to come to have someone do your
homework or proofread your papers. Coleman points out, "We don't do
the work for students by any means..the student has to do the work." He
suggests that students expecting to have their homework done for them
will be disappointed.
Instead of actually doing the work for an individual, the tutors try ro
observe how a student writes or works a problem, and then points out any
mistakes and offers solutions to correct them. As John Coleman points
out, a tutor will often work out one example of given type of problem,
thus giving the student a pattern or direction to follow.
As a study skills tutor, hard work is what Coleman sees as the central
element in improving grades. Additionally, he considers putting in time as
the most basic part of scholastic improvement. "College is a full-time
job," Coleman points out. He tells students who want to improve their
grades that if they are spending ten hours a week studying, to instead
spend 25 hours or more. Beyond that he advises students to try to relax
more while they're studying and to read textbooks iii the same manner one
would read a novel. In a larger sense, if a student rally tries to learn and
not just pick up facts for the test then the grades will tend to follow.
If a changed attitude and increased study time do not benefit you in
your quest for higher grades, then maybe the Academic Services Center
can help. To arrange for tutorial assistance check the sign-up board across
the hall from the Academic Services Center in Turnbull 205, or contact
John Coleman in office 12 in the South Carriage House Annex.
in the
Reserve officer
training
corpsmen de
board their
helicopter upon
arrival for a
Leadership Lab,
October 17.
photo by Mary Beth Zawistoski
scheduled to take place again this
semester, Ms. Greig is willing to
hold a second meeting on this
tdpics: rnter,t'fted students should go
to the Career Development and
placement Office (across the hall
from the bookstore) to register.
Next week's workshop is entitled
"Making The Most Of Your Job
Interview". It will be November
4th at 12 p.m. in Reed 116 and also
at 7 p.m. in the Library Conference
Room. The workshop will be
hosted by Ms. Greig, and all are
welcome.
Inside this issue.. .
Senators of the issue pg. 2
Cookies and Condoms pg. 3
U 2 Reviews pg. 6
Jan Wilson pg. 7
Athletes of the week pg. 8
help:
G etsi this
Dr. Lucia Cordell Getsi will ap
pear at Behrend Nov. 5 in the
Studio Theatre at 7 p.m. Cordell is
a Tennessean by birth and tempera
ment, but an Illinoian by
transplant and adjustment. Author
of two chapbooks of poetry, Teeth
Mother Letters, published in 1984,
and Bottleships: for daughters,
published in 1986, Cordell's work
has appeared in many journals
across the U.S., Canada and Great
Britain.
Well-known translator, 'her
translation of Austrian poet
George Trakl was completed °dur
ing her Fulbright year in Munchen
and published by Ohio University
Press. She received her Ph.D. in
Comparative Literature from Ohio that poetry journal to the ISU
University in 1973.. and she is now a English Department.
professor of English at Illinois , Recipient of the 1987 Illinois
State University. • Arts Council Artist's Fellowship
For the last 3 years, she has serv- for a manuscript of poems-in
ed on the Literary Advisory Panel progress concerning her daughter's
of the Illinois Arts Council and is near fatal paralysis and recovery
on the Board of Directors of the Il- from Guillain-Barre Syndrome,
limois Literary Publishers Associa- Dr. Getsi resides in Bloomington,
don. With the Fall 1987 issue, Dr_ Illinois with her husband, David
Getsi' will become 'the Editor of Staniford, and her daughter ;
Spoon River Quarterly, bringing Marton
Grant for drug and
alcohol program
by Jennifer Dilettuso
Collegian Staff Writer
"Celebrate responsibly" is the in situations where they succumb to
theme of the new drug and alcohol pressure to use drugs or abuse
prevention program. The 13,500 alcohol. The strategies we plan to
dollar grant over a two year period employ include: 1) the captive au
is from Fipse, the United States dience concept, 2) giveaways, 3)
department of Education. Student Rewards and Recognition, 4) party
Services is taking and active part in , planning programs, 5) en
the program. The abstract for the dorsements."
grant outlines the program in the
following way:
"The purpose of our proposal is Grimm and P.J. Brown, program
to target the 'uncommitted.' By un- directors. Al Vogan and R.N.
committed we mean those students Mary Jane Hamilton.
Dragging it out
University Health Center--Do you want to quit smoking but need help?
The Health Center would like to help you. They are conducting a survey
on the types of "Quit Smoking" programming that you would like to see
presented here at Behrend. Please find the surveys in the Reed Union
Building or at the Health Center. If you have any questions, please call
898 - 6217. c,
Spring schedules
of classes and
final exam
schedules are n©w
available in the
Registrar's Office.
VOLUME XXXVI, NUMBER 4
who have not attended our drug
and alcohol prevention programs
or those students who have attend
ed•but continue to find- themselves
Some involved are Chris Reber
and Tod Allen, co-directors, Jamie