pennState
April 14,1988
Student elections under fire
Complaints on procedures, ballot taken to Senate,
committee forming to address problems
by Maria Plaza
Collegian News Editor
Complaints of unfair procedures
and a poorly designed ballot have
prompted Student Senate members
to schedule a new election.
Vice presidential candidate
Damon Gray addressed the Senate at
their April 6 meeting. Gray
complained that the position of
names on the ballot made it unclear
who was running for what office
and confused voters.
Gray also said that students
running the voting table called
students over to vote and then
influenced their selection of
candidates. One student claims to
have witnessed such activities. Gray
said that the persuasion was
sometimes based on racial
discrimination.
The Senate voted 8-3 in favor of
Behrend Briefs
"Barefoot in the Park" A nationally acclaimed touring
company, the Alpha Omega Players, will bring their production of Neil
Simon's smash comedy "Barefoot in the Park" to Reed 117 on
Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Comedy-" Bruce and Bizarre" Comedy duo Scott Bruce and
John Bizarre will appear in Reed Lecture Hall on Tuesday, April 19 at 8
p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.
Emerging Leaders Series "Values Clarification" presented by
Rev. Ronald Garrett, April 14 at 5 p.m. in Reed 116. "The Student
Leader at Large" presented by Dean Chris Reber, April 19 at noon in
Reed 116.
Faculty who would like their work included or updated in the
Faculty Research Display Case on the second floor Reed can send
samples of their research to Mari Trenkle in the Glenhill Farmhouse.
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.
Police and Safety Services is the designated location for on
campus lost and found. All items found, from cash to notebooks,
should be turned in to them. If you lose something, check with Police
and Safety as they may have recovered it. Call 898-6101 for more
information, or stop by the South Cottage in the rear of the Glenhill
Farmhouse.
SPC Film this week is "Gotcha." Watch for show times.
"The Passionate History of Science" will be the topic of
Dr. Jeffery Wicken, associate professor of biochemistry and recipient of
the first Council of Fellows Research Award (1982), when he presents
the final lecture of the 1987-88 Provost's Speaker Series on Thursday,
April 20 at 8 p.m. in Reed 117.
Winning with Women Cccile Springer, the director of
contributions and community affairs for Westinghouse Electric
Corporation and a Penn State Truitec, will present "Winning with
Women: Careers for Women in Corporate America" on Wednesday,
April 20. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 8
p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall.
"Your First Job—What to Expect" is the title of the next
Career Development and Placement Services Workshop to be held on
Wednesday, April 20 at noon in Reed 117.
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holding new elections on April 19
and 20. Only positions with two or
more candidates wishing to run
again will be included. No new
candidates will be allowed to enter
the race.
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and stricter
guidelines will
be set up.”
Voter turnout was exceptionally
high at the last election, said
Commuter Council President Steve
McGarvcy. The 15% turnout was
up 5%, a substantial increase. It is
unknown whether the increase was
caused by voter enticement
Although the Senate voted to
have the voting table run
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exclusively by faculty, President
Malt Farkas feels that the motion
will be amended to have one faculty
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all times. "It's the students’
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take it out of students' hands,*
Farkas said.
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hold a second election, Farkas said
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right judgement."
A new ballot and stricter
guidelines for election procedure
will be set up by a committee
consisting of two faculty members,
two majority students, and two
minority students.
There may be two types of
ballots used, said Farkas. Half of
the ballots would have candidates'
names in random order and the other
half of the ballots would have the
order of names reversed.
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English and the Opening of the American Mind
by James Martin
Collegian Editor
On April 22 and 23, Behrcnd
College will host the annual
Pennsylvania College English
Association conference; the theme
of this year’s conference is: "The
Profession of English and the
Opening of the American Mind.”
The conference, to be held jointly at
the Erie Days Inn and on the Behrcnd
Campus, will feature Lynne V.
Cheney, Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Humanities, as
its keynote speaker.
The two day event is actually a
merger of the annual conference of
the Pennsylvania College English
Association and the Behrcnd
College Round Table Society's bi
annual literature conference. As
such, two parallel programs will
often be in progress, one for faculty
and one for undergraduates.
According to Behrcnd English
Professor Dr. Dean Baldwin, PCEA
(Pennsylvania College English
Association), Program Chairman,
preparations for this conference have
been underway since November.
Baldwin, who is currently brushing
up last minute details for the
conference, feels confident of the
program’s success. Attendance is
expected to be good, with faculty and
students expected from Mercyhurst,
Shippensburg State College,
Gannon, and Penn State campuses
Dubois and McKeesport
At one p.m. on Friday,
"Humanities Education” will be the
topic of a panel discussion held in
Reed 117. The discussion,
moderated by Dr. Evelyn Hovenac,
President of the PCEA, will feature
Congressman Tom Ridge, Dr.
Daniel Sullivan (President
Allegheny College), Prof.
Student Government candidates share their views on
the recall election and its ramifications
by Bill Warner
Collegian Staff Writer
In the wake of the April 6
decision by the Student Senate to
recall the ballots and hold a second
election, the Collegian contacted
the candidates who ran for SGA
president and vice president
positions for their reactions.
How they feel about the
elections being rerun:
- "I think it's really more
important that everyone is satisfied
with the election process, because if
they're not, if somebody has a
question about how the election was
run, it's going to cause problems..."
- Steve McGarvey
- "I’m pretty pleased that the
senate decided in myself and
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Christopher Clausen (Head of
English Department, Pennsylvania
State University), Prof. John Joyce
(Executive Director PCEA), and
Linda C. MacDonald (Assistant
Vice-President, Marine Bank Eric),
faculty and undergraduates on a
variety of topics including
literature, humanities, education,
poetry, short fiction and
composition. Because of the
parallel nature of the conferences,
faculty and undergraduate papers
will be presented simultaneously at
different locations. Despite this
segregation, both faculty and
students are invited to attend any of
the presentations.
"I would hope that many people
from Behrcnd would take advantage
of the chance to hear all of the
outstanding people we've got
coming for this conference," said
Baldwin. He further notes that the
best thing you get out of these
conferences is mental stimulation.
"You learn a lot. You meet a lot of
people and you get ideas," he adds.
The conference will get
underway Friday, April 12th at the
Days Inn with breakfast and
registration beginning at 6:30 a.m.
The conference(s) will begin with
the presentation of papers by both
The discussion of the
humanities curriculum is
something that is becoming
increasingly popular in academic
circles. Spawned by Allan Bloom's
book, "The Closing of the
American Mind," educators
everywhere are weighing the pros
and cons of the current American
curriculum. This is an area the
conference will explore at length,
both in the panel discussion and in
a number of papers being presented
on the subject
The conference will continue on
Former SGA Pres. Elect
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Steve McGarvey
SGA Vice-President
Elizabeth (Beth) Buck
Damon's favor. Hopefully, with the
new election committee, the
clunges will happen."
- Stanley Husband
SGA Pres. Candidate
- "What concerns me is the
possibility of people silling at the
election booth telling people how
lo vote. It could have affected any of
the candidates..."
- Carl Dabler
Former SGA Pres. Cand
- "I'm pleased. It shows that
there arc concerned students,
students who care about right and
wrong."
- Damon Gray
SGA V.P. Candidate
- "At first it shocked me...there
were problems with the voting
procedures and there were problems
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Friday 'with concurrent faculty and
student sessions being held at 2 and
3 p.m. These sessions will consist
of readings and the presentation of
papers.
The highlight of the conference,
Lynne Cheney's keynote address
entitled, American Memory," will
be held at 7:30 p.m. in Reed 117.
Cheney was a recent guest on
ABC's Night Line with Ted Koppci
where she discussed the state of the
American humanities curriculum.
Ms. Cheney's speech will be
followed by a reception in the Reed
Seminar Room.
Saturday's on-campus activities
include the continuing presentation
of papers by faculty and students
alike. The conference will conclude
with a 1 p.m. panel discussion in
Chairperson Lynne V. Cheney
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with the ballot It had to be done
again. It was the only way to go."
-Beth Buck
Former SGA V.P. Elect
On voter turnout for the
second election:
• "It won't be as high as the last
election... The SGA shouldn't ever
encourage people to vote. That
should be up to the candidates to get
people to vote. The voter turnout
should be maybe half of the last
one."
- Stanley Husband
SGA Pres. Candidate
- "I would expect the voter
turnout to be lower. It would be a
shame to have a race won or lost on
the basis of voter apathy."
- Steve McGarvcy
Former SGA Pres. Elect
See Candidates, pg. 3
Stanley Husband
Daaon Gray
Reed 117. The topic of the
discussion will be, "Humanities
Education: student and faculty
perceptions." This second panel
discussion, moderated by Behrend
student Mary Stewart, will feature
Professor Lawrence Bartlett, Ohio
University; Professor David
Hockenbcrry, Humanities
Chairman, Columbus Slate
Community College; Mr. Mom’s
Hawk, Student, Ohio University;
Professor Patrick L. Courts,
SUNY, Fredonia; and Behrend
student Kim Krynock.
While an exact itinerary is not
yet available at this writing, a more
concise schedule, giving times for
specific presentations, will be
available in the lobby of the
Wintergreen Cafe prior to the
conference.
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