pennState
Collegian
Tuesday, November 22
Voting on
Minority Senator
Ruled Invalid
by Janies Martin
The proposal to add aminority
senate position to Behrend's SGA
(Student Government Association),
was voted on and passed at last
Wednesday night's meeting - only
to have the voting procedure ruled
improper.
The proposal, first introduced
by Darron Henry, president of the
Association of Black Collegians
(ABC), calls for the creation of a
minority senate position, who
would represent the school's
minority students.
Such a senator would be elected
by an election of minority students
who would vote for only other
minority students.
According to the proposal, such
a senator would be offically elected
as a H.A.B J.T. Senator, the initials
standing for Asians,/ Alaskans,
Blacks and Indians Together.
Following over an hour's
discussion at the November 16
SGA meeting, Assistant Dean of
Student Services Dave Shields
noted that the general concept of
having a minority senator could be
pursued in principle, without
voting on an actual ammendment.
At this point, Senator Dave
Kravetz made a motion that the
SGA vote on the proposed senate
seat. The motion was seconded by
Senator Ala Stanford.
Though a number of senators
had already left the meeting, a vote
was conducted, which resulted in a
simple majority of those present,
voting in favor of having a
minority senator.
The vote itself drew the
criticism of a number of senators.
While many SGA votes are
conducted by secret ballot, the vote
for a minority senator was
conducted openly. Some senators
felt this placed them under undue
pressure.
"I was extremely displeased with
the fact that we had to publicly
vote," said Resident Senator David
Friend. "I feel this a very highly
contested issue. We should have
Hands-On Art Now
Offered at Behrend
by Tammy Furyesz
Collegian Staff Writer
The students walking around
campus with the large portfolios
aren’t about to give a major
presentation. Instead, they're off to
art class. Art 110, two dimensional
design, is the beginning of hands
on art classes here at Behrend.
Students are not only learning
about the different aspects of art but
also how to apply these techniques
in various media.
The class is quite a change for
most students .who are accustomed
to a full course load of strictly
academic classes. Jen Vorberger,
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either had a secret ballot or closed
the meeting to the public for the
purposes of the vote," he said.
Another senator who wished to
remain annonymous express a
similiar view.
"Regardless of how I felt, I felt
pressured to vote in favor of the
minority senator," he said.
One senator explained that
Minority Counselor Biddy Brooks
resisted a move to have the vote
conducted privately.
Following the vote, many of the
senators admitted to being confused.
"We don’t know if we voted on
the concept or actually ammended
the constitution," said Friend.
Because of the nature of the
voting procedure, Commuter
Council President Joe Cunningham
called a meeting with Dean of
Student Services Chris Reber; SGA
President Steve McGarvey,
Resident Life Coordinator Elvage
Murphy, Minority Counselor Biddy
Brooks and Association of Black
Collegians President Darron Henry.
By examining the SGA
constitution, the group determined
that the voting procedure had been
improper.
According to Reber, before the
constitution can be changed, an
ammendment must be read at three
consecutive meetings. For the
ammendment to be approved it
must be passed by a tho thirds
majority.
Therefore, further attention to
the ammendment has been delayed
until the SGA's next meeting.
Reber further explained that
Shields intent was to conduct a
straw poll, to indicate the level of
interest before pursuing a course of
action.
One of the primary conceems
over the creation of a new senate
seat concerns the issue of multiple
representation.
"I think that minority
representation is a big issue and
something we need to address," said
Senator Kevin Trenney. " But I can
see problems with adding special
seats with special interest"
third semester communications
major, says she enjoys art and likes
the class because, "I like getting
my hands dirty and creating, rather
than just learning about artists."
Edward Chamey, lecturer in Arts
H&SS, is very enthusiastic about
the new class and its progress. He
feels that the student interest is
high and producing great results for
being non-art majors. Vernon
Sanders, first semester
communications major, agrees and
adds, "I think it is a challenging
course and anyone interested in art
who is willing to put in a little
extra time will find it worthwhile."
More art classes are planned.
There is a continuing education
painting class scheduled for this
| summer. Also tentatively scheduled
is an historical art painting class for
the fall of 1989. "I’d like to see the
department develop gradually. We
have already taken a major leap by
hiring Dr. Sharon Dale as a full
time art historian. She is a credit to
the division and the college,"
Chamey said.
Art 110 introduces students to
the possibility of art as a major area
of study.
Most students use the course as
an elective but arts and architecture
students can use it to fulfill
requirements. The class also
provides work for portfolios that
students use for entrance
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consideration to University Park art
programs.
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Penn State to Release Parts of Budget
Calls USG's Release of Administrator's Salaries ' Irresponsible'
by Maria Plaza
Collegian News Editor
The University Board of
Trustees voted unanimously on
November 11 to release parts of
Penn State's Budget, including
some salary breakdowns, but
University President Bryce Jordan
called the Undergraduate Student
Government’s release of
administrator's salaries
"irresponsible."
Jordan made 5145,000 during
1986-1987, according to a survey
released by the USG on November
1 in a move to for a more open
budget. USG obtained the salary
figures from a confidential survey
that the University prepares each
year for the College and University
Personnel Association in
808 FARREL, an Assistant Professor of Plastics Engineering, is shown here
demonstrating a new plastic injection molding machine.. The machine is part of
Behrend's newly-opened Plastics Lab. (Photo by Jeff Majcher)
Health Center Offers Inexpensive Services
by Ken Anderson
Collegian Staff Writer
The Behrend Health Center, The laboratory services offered The services provided at the
located in the rear entrance of the at the Health Center include Health Center are free to students,
Glennhill Farmhouse, staffs a full pregnancy testing, urinalysis faculty, and staff. All medications
time nurse practitioner and two testing, cholesterol testing and prescribed and services provided
part-time registered nurses who can allergy injections. There are during a visit are available at cost,
diagnose illnesses and prescribe educational programs on topics For example, the cost of urinalysis
medications. The Center also offers including nutrition, exercise, and is $1.50. All services rendered at
many special programs and a wide dealing with stress. Crutches, ice the Health Center are completely
variety of services to the students. packs and hot water bottles are also confidential.
The first full week of April has available for loan. Nurses are Excuses for class absence are
been designated as Wellness- available to listen and help students not provided by the Health Center.
Washington, D.C.
> - Jordan's salary was 43.6 percent
higher than the national average for
chief executive officers at four-year
universities with with student
populations over 17,500, USG
determined from a January 1987
survey published in the journal
American School and University,
according to USG President Seth
Williams.
While administrators salaries
range from 22.8 to 43.6 percent
above the average, the average
1986-87 University faculty salary
was 13.1 percent below that of
other national universities,
according to the journal.
Faculty members described the
conclusions as somewhat vague,
because the journal's survey
compares the University only with
Awareness Week. It will be a good
opportunity for those interested to
find out what wellness is all about
other four-year universities with
enrollment over 17,500. total
enrollment in Penn State's system
is about 69,000, with about 36,000
attending University Park campus.
To draw valid conclusions from
the salaries, USG officials should
use a more comparable scale that
reflects the University's status as a
major public research institution,
said Political Science professor
James Eisenstein.
The administration, claiming
that the USG is "not authorized to
hold" the CUPA survey, asked the
USG to return the survey and
explain how they got it.
Williams refused to say when or
how USG obtained the survey,
except that it had been acquired
using legal means and that it is not
University property.
explore their own problems.
Students may also get stress
counseling at the Center.
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At the November 11 meeting,
trustees agreed to make public for
the first time in history salary
breakdowns by department as well
as total department allocations.
However, the trustees stopped
short of releasing individual salaries
or the line-by-line budget which
was originally requested by the
USG in April.
In addition to the departmental
disclosures, administrators will
compile and catalog all financial
material already available, which
Jordan said is a substantial amount
"The point I want to make (is)
that a great deal of information is
already available to the public," he
said.
Penn State has always
maintained a closed budget,
claiming that it is a state-related
institution rather than a state-owned
one.' State-related universities
receive part of their money from
taxes and part from private sources.
The University of Pittsburgh,
Temple and Lincoln universities
also are state-related and keep their
budgets closed. Information taken
from. The Daily Collegian.
Free Tutoring
by Jennifer Rose
Collegian Staff Writer
The Academic Services Center
offers free tutoring sessions to
encourage students to improve their
grades. Help is available for
English, math, chemistry, physics
and biology.
"Tutoring is a great advantage
to students who try hard but just
can’t make it. I feel the college is
obligated to pay for this, if a
student needs help, they shouldn't
have to pay for it," said one tutor.
The tutoring helps students along,
but it’s stressed that they won't
write your paper or do your
problems for you. As one tutor
stated, "If you do everything, no
one will learn anything. The whole
purpose is to teach -so that the
student won't need a tutor.”
Students who have had tutoring
find it really helpful. "It takes up
some time, but at least I understand
Calculus now," states one freshman
girl. A sophomore stated, "I only
had to go once and I got back on
track. I understood stuff for the rest
of the year.”
If you want a tutor, there's a
sheet on the wall opposite room
205 Turnbull. Sign up for the
hours you want and the tutor you
want. It could save your grades. For
more information call 898-6418.