features
by Bill Warner •
Collegian Science Writer
There arc bugs eating your skin.
:',Don't worry, they only like the dead
As promiscd, this week I'd
`;:like ' , to introduce you to some
":strange little characters that hang
;:out in your bed and others who live
'Weather' or not
by Vail Weller
Feature Editor
No matter what you did for
spring break - stayed at home,
slept, went to bars, studied, went to
'Florida or Mexico - it is still
depressing to return to Behrend:
back to, early classes, endless
reading, and tests. One thing that
makes it a little nicer is coining
back to better weather. It may be
nicer but does it make it easier to
get work done? Not really.
Recently in one of the on
campus apartments, an . indepth
study was conducted. The problem
it addressed: how can we as college
students concerned with our futures,
concentrate on our work when the
sun is shining in Eric? Here are
some of the suggestions offered by
the study.
1. Take a brisk walk
outside to clear your head and to
refocus on your goals. No, forget
this one. A walk outside on a
beautiful day will cause - the intense"'
desire to remain outside and never
to go back to your desk.
2. Open the window and
Tilte,y. Think,
By Kevin Trenney
Collegian Writer
I have the power! Ycs, lam he
"man, the infamous hero from the
wonderful world of cartoons. No,
`wait a minute, I am a faith healer.
Actually, I am Al Haig and I am in
charge. Sorry, I lied. I am none of
these. lam just your basic Behrend
student. Though I am not endowed
- .with any unique or mystical
'powers, as are the aforementioned
individuals, I do have some power.
Yes, you do too.
What is power? Influence or
'control? This is one possible way
to view it. Where does power come
' from? What is its source? One
'could say that it is all a matter of
' perception - A person will only
'have power if he/she is perceived to
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in your food. The bugs I just
mentioned arc the ones living in
your bed and yes, they do love to
munch on dead skin flakes.
Please, don't drop this paper and
run off to wash your sheets. First
of all, it wouldn't do you any good,
and secondly, these arc not the
dreaded bed bugs that you have
heard so much about. These arc dust
mites. They arc descendents of the
spider family and arc only about 40
microns ( 4 / 1 ,000 cm) big. They arc
small enough to live in a bed bug's
car,, but as I said, that is not where
they live. Dust mites arc found in
every advanced country of the world
to study
take a breath of fresh spring air.
Scratch this. When you open your
window, you will feel the
tantalizing breeze of irresponsibility
blowing in, luring you , once
again, outside.
3. Allow ydurself to take a
break by blaring your favorite tape.
No. This will lead to another, much
louder tape and another and another
and the next thing you know you'll
be hosting a huge blowout drink
fcst, not an atmosphere conducive
to studying.
4. Take your work outside.
Absolutely not. You know as well
as I do that you'll stumble upon a
game of hackysack or frisbee and
you'll drop your books on the
ground and run for the fun.
5. Take your study break
by visiting your friends in their
rooms or apartments. Don't do it.
Someone is having a party, and
knowing you, you won't rest until
you find them.
After reading as much of
this study as I can, I'm looking out
the window and noticing what a
nice day it is. Let's go have a
cookout at Presque Isle!
You Are
possess it. One could say these
things about power. Someone did.
Dr. Robert Tauber, associate
professor of education, recently
spoke on the subject of power and
the leader. This presentation,
which I found to be both interesting
and informative, was part of the
Emerging Leaders Series Lectures.
The French and Raven Model of
the social bases of power seemed,
to me, to be the focus of the
discussion. Dr. Tauber used the
analogy of the carrot and the stick
(ways to get a donkey to move) to
make the first two power bases
clear. The carrot represents reward
power (the ability to reward or
withhold reward). The stick
represents coercive power ( the
power to punish or withhold
punishment). These bases, said Dr.
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In his book, The Secret
House, David Bodanis gives us all
of the gruesome details about dust
mites and other household oddities
and enigmas. According to Bodanis,
the average double bed contains
approximately two million dust
mites. They also reside in the
carpet. Here and in the bed, they
casually browse, waiting for the
gentle rain of skin flakes to fall like
a blessing from the Gods. Skin
flakes normally appear in small
quantities on the shoulders of actors
in Sclsun Blue commercials. They
Tempus Advisor Chris Dubbs and Editor Kurt Steiner
"A high-voltage thriller.
Packs an undeniable
wallop."
• --Janet Maslin, • •
THE NEW YORK TIMES
LETHAL WEAPI3II
Tauber, arc often abused and
overused.
Legitimate power, referent
power, and expert power are the
remaining three bases of the model.
Legitimate power is the power of
position. Referent power is the
power of effective communication (
the leader acts as a facilitator).
Expert power is the power of
expertise. It seems quite clear to
me that a leader would be willing to
touch all of the bases, he/she could
score more runs.
You want power - most of us do
though we will not admit to it.
You have the power. Power to
change things, improve things, to
crush injustice. It is up to you to
realize that you can make things
happen.
are actually falling from our bodies
at a continuous rate. They rub off
,yvhen we slip between the sheets•
and fall off like a skin blizzard
whenever we walk.
If the thought of tiny insects
chowing down on big piles of dead
skin turns your stomach, then you
may not care to hear about their
excretions . Bodanis goes on to
explain that each mite produces
about twenty faecal pellets per day.
It seems that these pellets arc so
small ("A vast heap containing
nearly as many pellets as there arc
stones in the Great Pyramid would
fit easily on the period at the end of
this sentence.") that they float. The
mite feces rise in the air even as the
skin flakes fall. Could this be the
mites' idea of a fair trade?
The dust mites have some
relatives that are even more
"attached" to people. Facial mites
also descended from the spider
Academic Assistance
))y Darren Boyce •
Collegian Staff Writer
Arc you worried about that
- midterm? Afraid you don't
understand the material in class
completely? Wondering what you
can do to get that extra edge on that
class? Why not get some help
from the Academic Services Center?
The Academic Services Center is
located in room 205 of Turnbull
Hall. The room is usually open at
9 a.m. during the days of Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday "and stays
open until about 4 p.m. On
Tuesdays and Thursdays, the room
opens at approximately 11 a.m.
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family and entered into symbiotic
relations with human.beings. These
cute little critters are.slightly larger
than their
,cousins the dust mites.
They live at the base of your
eyelashes where they hang on to the
hairs with their eight stubby legs.
You ladies may think that eyeliner
and mascara would kill these tiny
freeloaders off. Sorry! Make-up
turns out to be mighty nutritious
on a microscopic level, and facial
mites grow fat and happy every
time you apply a fresh layer.
Speaking of growing fat and
happy, how about some food trivia?
Is anyone out there fond of peanut
butter? If so, you will be thrilled to
hear that government relations
permit, and accept as likely, the
presence of an average of two
"insect parts" per serving. These
parts are usually the legs of
grasshoppers and spiders which
have been torn off in the harvesting
She—Comer is a good Titact to
get extra help if your struggling in
class. Students can get tutoring in
almost any subject they need it in.
Opposite the door to the Center is a
sign-up sheet. The sheet lists all
available tutors and subjects and the
times they are available. To set up
an appointment, you merely have
to sign up for a time that's best for
you.
For those of you doing fine in
class, becoming a tutor might be
worth your while. Academic
Services Center tutors get paid
minimum wage for each hour they
tutor. To become a tutor, talk with
John Coleman, Head of the
Academic Services Center, at ext.
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process. Mr. Bodanis also mentions
in passing, "the great writhing
colonies" of living fungus that
grow in and on cheeses, as well as
the weevils that live inside grains
of rice. Also of interest are the fatty
acids, produced by butter as it goes
rancid, which are identical to the
"...highly odorous sex chemicals a
female dog produces when she is in
heat."
Space does not permit me to
enlighten you about margarine,
cake, or ice cream. It will suffice to
say that if you would like to stop
craving these foods, read The
Secret House. It may curb your
appetite. Bodanis also elaborates on
lightning, lipstick, photons,
perfume, vacuum cleaners,
toothpaste and much more.lt is an
entertaining book about the many
fascinating phenomena that occur
every day in your own Secret
House.
TEMPUS cont'd
unusual; hinting upon themes of
death, while others are humorous
and lite."
This year's issue is dedicated to
former Behrend student, and poet,
Ken Sonnenberg. He succumbed to
cancer in 1986. According to
advisor Chris Dubbs, Ken was the
first among the "new wave" of
English majors now on campus.
"This year's issue represents the
increase this campus has seen in
English majors. Many students
have gone through upper level
English courses. The work that
was submitted definitely reflects the
growth of English (as a major) on
this campus," stated Mr. Dubbs.
"the Tempus staff felt that Ken
represented what Tempus is all
about, growth and maturity."
Keep a look out for Tempus,
and share in the experience. Copies
will be sold in the Reed Union
Building.
6450. It's good to have an 'A' in
the subject you plan to tutor.
The Center finds that they
mainly tutor the strugglers or those
people who are conscientious about
the material being covered. Things
can get hectic at the Center though,
as they say it's easy to tell when
midterms start coming around.
Sometimes tutors work with four
people at one time.
If you need help or you're
interested in becoming a tutor, call
the Academic Services Center at
ext. 6418 or visit the room in
Turnbull. I'm sure it will be worth
the visit.
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