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PSU Pageant
Pascals Lakkis, Beth Wilson, Ala Stanford ((left to
right)
Beth Wilson was named Miss Penn State-Erie at
the first annual Miss Penn State-Erie pageant. The
November 3 pageant was sponsored by Kappa Delta
Rho and hosted by Mike McKay and Natalie Massing
of WMYJ FM 98. The five judges of the eleven
contestants named Ala Stanford first runner up and
Pascals Lakkis second runner up. During the pageant
the contestants introduced themselves in formal wear,
did a dance routine choreographed by contestant
Stanford, and answered questions from McKay and
Masking. Wilson is a first-semester nursing student
from North Wales, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tracy
Cross)
Behrend
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!;!$ Emerging Leadrs Series On Thursday, November 10 at S pmgg
!$!; Beth Buck, S.G.A. Vice-President and Joye Dado, S.P.C.
!;!$ will give a presentation on "College Students and Women as
!;!;!; -Perfect Together." This presentation will be held in the Reed;i;!&
xx Seminar Room. s!s
§:•: Psychology Dr. Carl Kallgrcn will conduct a seminar on applying:::::-:
s;s to graduate school for psychology majors at 5 pm on November 10;;;;>:
£:•: in the Carriage House Conference Room. The seminar is sponsored
§:•: by the Psychology Club.
••!;!;! The Psychology Club will present "The Sarah A. Reed Childrens:::::;:
Center—What's There and What They Do" on Tuesday November 15$$:
:•$! from 12-1 pm in Nick 112. Sarah Reed is a full service mental!;!;!;
:•$: health organization working with children. Learn their mission, their::;:!::
$•:• programs, and how you can get involved. Possible field placement, or!:!:!:!
$!;! work study experiences for undergraduates. x$
:$:! Adopt-A-School On Wednesday, November 16, Penn State- x$
!;!$ Behrend will officially adopt Diehl Elementary School during a:;!;:!
s;!;special adoption ceremony. Behrend's Pep Band, Lion
s;!;Bchrendettes, students, faculty, and staff will lake part in this!:!:'::
jpprogram. Through the Adopt-A-School program Behrend students,!:!;!:
and staff will have the opportunity to share their expertise g;!;
jxvand activities with the students and staff of Diehl. If you would like •;!;!;
;!|:io be involved in the program, contact Mari Trenkle at 898-6160.
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Services The Blue Bus provides tree transportation tog;;;
SS these local churches on Sundays for 11:00 worship services: East:;!:!:!
!?sErie Assembly of God, Messiah Lutheran, St. James Roman!:!;!;!
Wesleyville Baptist, Wesley United Methodist. The bus!;!;!;!
!;s:leaves Reed parking lot at 10:15 am and returns to Dobbins Hall at!;!;!;!
!;!;!; 12:20 pm. It will pick up students from Kanty Village at Cooper and!;!;!;!
$$ Station Road. Sponsored by Penn Statc-Behrend Campus Ministry. :;!;:;!
:;!$$ Roman Catholic Worship Service is held every Saturday at 5:30 >!;!;!
i&pm in Reed 117. >:!:!:
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|?!New Health Ceater Hoars Physicians hours are: Wednesday!;!:;:;
:sxand Thursday, 1-4 pm. Nurse Practitioner hours are: Monday and;!;!;!;
l-10 pm; Wednesday and Thursday, 8 am-1 pm; Friday, 8;!;!;!;
!;!s!am-5 pm. !;!;!;!
!;s;!The Health Center is open Monday through Thursday, 8 am-10 pm;;:;:;:;
8 am-9 pm; Saturday, 9 am-1 pm.
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The National Roofing Foundation is offering three;:;:;:;
$4,000 scholarships for 1989-90. Students majoring in architecture or:;;;;;:
!£$ engineering are encouraged to apply.
I# SAMPE is Offering scholarships for students in
;.% physics and chemistry. They will award twenty seven $1000;;;;;;:
Also available are ten $750 awards for students in!;;;;;!
Engineering Technology (cither associate or bachelor level). Deadline!;;;;;:
;!;!;!; is February 1,1989, ;!;!;!;
The Northwest PA chapter of the Society of Plastics engineers is!;;;!;!
;!;!;!; offering a $5OO scholarship to a junior or senior majoring in Plastics!;!;!;!
I Engineering Technology at Behrend. Awards will be made for the!;!;!;:
spring semester. Deadline for applications is November 15,1988.
f For applications and further details, visit the Financial Aid office,
SH 221 GlenhiH Farmhouse, or mil 6162. s!s
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8 Graduating Seniors This Friday is the last day to purchase yourgg
cap and gown. They are available at the bookstore for $l4. !;!;!;
Briefs
South African Activist Speaks
by Dawa M. Davis
Collegian Staff Writer
Imprisoned children and the
frustrations of life in apartheid
South Africa were the topics of
activist Namgcobo Sangweni's
Human Rights Awareness Week
speech on October 28.
Sangweni is the head of the
Natal Women’s Organization, a
group dedicated to helpaig children
who we held captive by authorities
in South Africa. Her speech
concluded a week-long series of
events sponsored by the Amnesty
International and Women Today
student organizations.
Sangweni began by informing
the audience that there are 26
million Macks in South Africa and
4.3 million whites. With this
amount, the white population is
steadily increasing whereas die
blacks have remained at the same
number for the past twenty years.
"How is this possible?" Sangweni
asked. She said that most of the
Plastics
Lab Opens
by Emily Koch
Collegian Staff Writer
On October 25, Behrend
celebrated the grand opening of its
new $500,000 plastics lab with a
ceremony honoring the companies
and individuals who contributed
$1.3 million to Behrend's plastics
engineering technology program.
Last year, Behrend became the
only college in the Penn State
system, and one of the few in the
world, to offer an undergraduate
degree in plastics engineering
technology. In fact, there are only
four centers for plastics in the
country. Commenting on the
demand for plastics graduates,
Professor Paul E. Koch, Head of
the Plastics Engineering
Technology, said that "the gradiMes
of (his program will probably
receive the most high-paying'job
offers in the Penn State system."
Koch is very enthusiastic about
die program. "In five years, this
program will be number one in the
country because of the commitment
of industry, the community, and the
university," he said.
The idea for a plastics lab began
in 1984 when Erie industry owners
approached Behrend with the hope
of basing a plastics program in
Erie. The companies were having
difficulty attracting graduates from
the few universities who offered
such a program.
Two Erie-area manufacturers,
Joseph Prischak, president of
Plastek Industries, Inc., and Paul
Roche, Jr., president of Erie
plastics, led the campaign for four
years, amassing the $1.3 million in
equipment and endowments from
local manufacturers. Today,
Prischak and Roche are the
chairmen of the Penn State-Behrend
plastics advisory board, a 30-
member committee made up
manufacturers dedicated to helping
the plastics program succeed.
According to Koch, the lab
presently houses the the largest
injection molding machine in
educational captivity. When
completed, the lab will represent a
complete cross section of the
plastics processing industry,
including injection molding,
iransfer and blow molding,
extrusion, thermoforming, and a
complete plastics characterization
area.
The Collegian
Editor James Martin
Advisor Nancy McGtstland
Entertainment Editors Nat Quatchak
Vail Weller
Feature Editor RobPrindle
Layout Editor BiUWtmcr
News Editor Maria Plaza
Sports Editor Rick Cain
Photo Editors Beth Bengtson
Marybeth Zawistoski
Business Manager StanLefes
November 10,1988
children die before the age of six.
Many of the children who do
survive slowly disappear. "Where
me the children going to ?" she
asked. Children are gooe for weeks
and the parents have no way of
knowing where they are.
The Natal Women’s
Organization has been able to find
out where the children were located
and inform the parents. This way,
at least the parents knew of the
child’s whereabouts. Before the
Natal Organization, no one knew
that the children were taken to
detention camps nor did they have
an idea of where the camps were
located. What hasn't changed is
that most of the children never
come out of those camps.
Sangweni spoke of the
frustrations living in South Africa.
Everything is segregated. The
highest level of education for blades
is eighth grade. "Americans take
things for granted....ln South
Africa, there is no freedom of
speech. Your future is
Behrend College celebrated its fortieth
birthday on October 31. A Founder's Day
Celebration was held in the Winter Garden to
commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Mary
Behrend's gift of Glenhill Farm to what was then
named the Pennsylvania State College.
Commuter Council President Joseph
Cunningham opened the ceremony with a brief
history of of Mary Behrend's gift and explained
Founder's Day's intention of honoring it.
Following Cunningham's comments, Joye Dado,
a member of the Behrend Players and SPC
President, reenacted parts of Mary Behrend's
Magazine
Tempus, Behrend's annual
literary magazine, has announced
that they it is seeking submissions
for publication. The magazine
prints primarily poetry, short
stories and creative non-fiction.
The Tempus staff is
encouraging all interested Behrend
students to sumit material for
consideration, noting that writing
need not necessarily have been done
in clads.
Submissions for publication
will be considered by Tempus'
editorial board, who will make all
final decisions.
Happy Birthday Behrend!
Behrend's forthieth birthday cake. The Founder's Day celebration also included
dozens of red ribbons decorating the campus's trees and red and white balloons.
(Photo by Audrey Acosta)
by Maria Plaza
Collegian News Editor
predetermined on the day of your
birth: where you live, go to school,
and die choice of your spouse (you
can't cross the color lines)...ln the
schools the teachers are told what to
teach. They have to follow their
syllabus. Worst of all, the military
is always in the schools," she said.
Sangweni spoke of her own
experiences with the law. She and
her daughter, who was nine years
old at the time, were arrested. They
were interrogated and, after fourteen
hours, Sangweni was separated
from her daughter. Sangweni said
she was interrogated physically and
needed medical attention, "but the
torture was better than the anguish 1
went through no knowing what was
happening to my daughter."
Sangweni said she was arrested
because they thought she had
something to do with Amnesty
International. They made her write
down what she knew about it.
After repeatedly writing that she
didn't know anything, they finally
released her and her daughter (who
presentation speech.
In his closing comments, Dean of Student
Services Chris Reeber expressed his and
Behrend's appreciation of Mary Behrend's gift
On October 30, 1948, Mary Behrend donated
her farm in memory of her late husband Ernst
Behrend. In addition to being
a successful entrepreneur, Ernst Behrend was
also involved in many civic activities, including
serving as president of Hamot Medical Center.
Those attending the ceremony were asked to
suggest additions to a time capsule that will be
buried in front of the Reed Building and reopened
in ten years. Anyone with suggestions should
contact Cunningham in the S.G.A. suite or call
6220.
Seeks Manucscripts
Tempus, which is offered as a
one-credit course (Commu 002), is
advised by Chris Dubbs. The
magazine's co-editors arc Kurt
Steiner and Darrel Freund, while
Mike Quigley heads the editorial
board.
Freund explained that he feels
the magazine offers a good
opportuntiy for students to get
publisheed.
"Most college writers have a big
problem - getting something
published," said Freund. "Tempus
is a start... It's a beginning. It's
something you can take seriously
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had been placed in detention). >
Sangweni spoke of Amnesty >
International's work and how itj
should never go unappreciated)
because it gives hope. j
Commenting on the overall j
situation in South Africa,}
Sangweni feels that the U.S; could <
be more supportive. "If thtU.S/
sc ministration had stepped in,-
uiiogs would be different by pow," ■
shtjaid. , \
She spoke of what the black;
South Africans want. "We want to
be free, able to vote, and work
towards a better South Africa so.
that everyone has equal rights," she;
said. She mentioned the big?
corporations in South African
Phillips, AEG, and IBM and the!
fact that they only employ 1% of
the black labor force. Sangweni
said that although the government
says it plans to reform, "that's not
true. Actually what they are doing
is corrupting people due to pressure
of anti-apartheid." ’
of which you can be proud."
Both Dubbs and Steiner
expressed optimism about the next
edition of Tempus, due out ift the
spring.
"We've gotten good material in
the past and we expect to get good
material this year. If you're doing
creative writing, this is the place to
be published," said Dubbs.
Steiner noted that material
submitted for the Ken Sonnenberg
memorial poetry award, will also
be considered for publication in
Tempus.