pennState April 1,1988 Buckley and McGovern Debate photos by Rick Brooks "Jesse Jackson is an extraordinary character, but he is the epitome of only himself." - William F. Buckley Jr. Notices American Society for Quality Control, Energy- Division has scholarship applications available for Engineering and E. Tech, students: 'Available for both' bachelor and associate degree programs in the Financial Aid Office, 221 Glennhill. DEADLINE: TODAY. . Applications for Student Computer Consultant are being accepted for Fall 'BB. Apply to the Computer Center by April 4. Career Development and Placement Services "How to conduct a Job Search" workshop. Apr. 6 at noon in Rll6. Dr. Chet Wolford's essay on The Red Badge of Courage from his The Anger of Stephen Crane has been published in Modern Critical Interpretations: The Red Badge of Courage, edited by Harold Bloom of Yale University. Wolford is an Associate Professor of Business and English. Dr. Ralph Abernathy. 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'Change in physician hours: Dr. Obenreder will be available Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1:00 p.m. The Health Center hours remain Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Library Hours. The Library hours for the Spring semester have been extended on a trial basis. Here's the new schedule: Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: Noon -11:00 p.m. OFP Grant Information Available from the Office of Federal Program through Penn State's Electronic Bulletin Board. For more info, call the Computer Center at ext 6415. Peggy Krider, who will rejoin Penn State - Behrend’s faculty this Fall after a semester off from her position as instructor of prts, will present a one-woman art show at Mercyhurst College's Cummings Gallery. The exhibit opens April io from 3-5 p.m. Snake Venom in Medicine. Biology Club presents Dr. Rosenburg Thurs. March 31 at 7 p.m. in Reed 117. FREE to all. Summer Session Class Schedules are available in the Registrar's Office. University Park Housing. All residence hall contracts which were submitted through the Behrend lottery on Feb. 15 were accepted. Students who submitted contract are guaranteed housing space for Fall 1988. Refer any questions to PJ. Brown at ext. 6111. The Behrend College BHHH HB STATION ROAD, ERIE, PA 16563 Is Liberalism Dead? by Maria Plaza Collegian News Editor boycotting South Africa when we encourage further trade with ; Bulgaria, Poland, Yugoslavia, The future of liberalism was the: Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet topic last Monday night as? Union?" he asked. conservative William F. Buckley debated liberal George McGovern' before an overflow crowd in Erie Hall. The debaters covered a wide variety of topics, including the deficit, the arms race, civil rights,' the Iran-Contra scandal, and the campaign of Jesse Jackson. "Liberalism in America is dying," said Buckley in his opening statements. Buckley, who’s many roles include author, advisor, adventurer, television personality, and founder of President Reagan's "favorite newspaper" National Review, proceeded to ascribe liberalism's "brief existence in American political philosophy " to the fact that it "has no redemptive features." Buckley also commented on the "Penn-Behrend College," got the changed meaning of liberalism. He audience's attention immediately said that in 1887 Woodrow Wilson when he recalled his race in the 1972 described the history of liberalism as presidential election. McGovern won "the history of man's ethos to only one state, Massachusetts, but restrain the growth of government." said he was consoled by the fact that Today however, liberalism seeks out he also won the District of the government "as the principle Columbia "where the voters are agent of human improvement," said closest to th White House and Buckley. where, presumably, they have the "But the government has been a best information on who is needed.” tremendous failure to the extent that He added that, since he also carried is seeks to improve the quality of Erie, he has always felt that "the life," Buckley said. Instead, he said, smartest voters in America live in the private sector is "almost Massachusetts, the District of exclusively" responsible for the Columbia, and Erie, Pennsylvania." progress that has been made. ".If liberalism is dying, someone Commenting of Jesse Jackson’s ‘ro'rgot to-" tell the' voters - in' Michigan,caucus victory, Buckley Michigan," McGovern stated, said "I think that perhaps many of referring to Jesse Jackson's caucus you who consider yourselves liberals victory there. "If it is dying, it had a would be embarrassed at the notion pretty good last gasp," he added, that Jesse Jackson is the epitome of "Neither liberalism nor liberalism. Jesse Jackson is an conservatism is dying....but the two extraordinary character, but he is the tend to take turns dominating the epitome of only himself." He national scene," McGovern said. described Jackson’s foreign policy as Liberalism is popular when somewhere between Fidel Castro problems caused by the pursuit of and Pol Pot, and wondered aloud private interest accumulate and we how Jackson would fare m New .. begiß t 0 t dcmand for more York four years after calling it posit ive action from the Hymie Town. government.... People grow bored Buckley supported Reagan’s veto with selfish motives. They begin to of a bill proposing sanctions against ask not what their country can do for South Africa. "Under what criterion them, but what they can do for their do we commend ourselves for country," stated McGovern. S.G.A. Elections Yield New Behrend Leaders by Holly Lew Collegian News Editor Student- Government positions filled late last week included Commuter Council (CC), Inter Club Council (ICC), Joint Residence Council (JRC), Student Government Association (SGA), and Student Programming Council (SPC) Presidents and Vice Presidents, and 8 commuter and 3 resident senators. Five resident senate seats remain open. Elected were: Joe Cunningham and Maryßeth Zawistoski, CC President and Vice President respectively; Scott Serapiglia, ICC President (Vice Presidency remains open); Kevin Trenney and Stan Inside This Issue... He also attacked "the myth of liberalism of the spontaneously generated dollar from Washington, D.C.,” that encourages Americans to believe "that if this money comes in from Washington it is at the expense of nobody at all." In reality, he said, most money given to a state was sent to Washington by that state in the first place. "Liberalism is lacking in any sense of ultimate meaning, that's why a lot of liberals say 'We have to get more people out to vote'....without saying what we should vote for." Buckley called voting to a "civic sacrament" and said "that to engage in it without proper preparation is to defame that sacrament.'' McGovern, who called Behrend Lefes, JRC President and Vice President respectively; Steve McGarvey and Beth Buck, SGA President and Vice President respectively; and Joye Dado and Brent Vernon, SPC President and Vice President respectively. Commuter Senators elected were Neal Cheskis, Alicia Gebhardt and JoAnn Gelwicks. Resident Senators elected were Nicole Bryant, Randy Eadie, Michael Forbes, Diane Say and Stanley Washington. Students interested in the remaining Commuter senate seats should inquire at the SGA office __ , _ located behind the RUB desk, first Newly Elected Presidents; Steve floor Reed Union Building. McGarvey of the S.G.A. (1) and Joe photo by Marybeth Zawistoski Cunningham of Commuter Council, (r). PANEL DISCUSSION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PAGE 3 CONCERT REVIEWS PAGE 7 POETRY CORNER PAGE 11 PHOTO FEATURE PAGE 13 M. L. BASEBALL PREVIEW PAGE 14 "If liberalism is dying, someone forgot to tell the voters in Michigan." - George McGovern "The prospects of liberalism look pretty good," he said. "Liberalism will be around long after Reaganism and Buckleyism are gone," McGovern added. "Reaganism is over...at last, it is bedtime for Bonzo," McGovern said, quoting,.. ~v l us tor ion- -Arthur, Schlessinger. Even if Bush is the next president, "we will not see much of the original Reagan program beyond 1989,” he added. Commenting on the Republican race, McGovern pointed out that the most conservative Republican candidates, such as DuPont and Robertson, have "fallen by the wayside.” McGovern mentioned the overruling of Reagan's veto of the Grove City civil rights bill and the rejection of Reagan's Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork as signs of increasing liberalism in America. McGovern suggested that even President Reagan might be a little PAGE 2 Volume XXXVI, No. 12 more liberal than he used to be. "It is not an indication that liberalism is dying when a President who began his administration talking about the evil empire and the folly of negotiating with them ends up antagonizing his own right-wing supporters by negotiating a treaty with the cvT!'‘empire...." he said, referring to Reagan's recent arms reduction treaty with Gorbachev. "Liberalism is far from dying in domestic areas," said McGovern, citing public support for "liberal programs" like food stamps, student loan programs, and assistance for the poor as examples of liberalism's strength. Buckley and McGovern both agreed that Congress must share responsibility for the deficit. Buckley cited the deficit as an example of "the government’s capacity for destruction." McGovern blamed it on Reagan's "unwise tax cut and...a poorly planned military buildup which accompanied it.” Corrections The Greg Green photo in last issue's Sport section was taken by Mark Pedley. The men's volleyball photo in last issue's Sports section was taken by Thang Tran.
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