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Club Reports
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by Lori Beals
The Drill Team is honing its skills for upcoming Behrend
basketball games where it will present the color guards. The Drill
Team is working on marching techniques and on rifle throws and tosses
of the M-1903 Springfield rifle. They are also considering the future
use of bayonets to give performances an extra "sharpness." Persons
interested in joining the Drill Team, are invited to attend the next
meeting on at 5:30 pm Nov. 29 in the Glennhill Farmhouse. The
Drill Team is open to any full-time Behrend student.
by Chuck Egbert
This past Friday evening The Inter Varsiity Christian Fellowship
(TVCF) group broke away from the confines at campus to the basement
coffee house of the Wesley United Methodist Church for entertainment
and mugs of mud. Entertainment was provided by individuals and
groups from within IVCF.
All events held by IVCF are open to anyone. There is no obligation
whatsoever to attend any of these events. For a listing of times and
places of events look in the IVCF bulletin board in the Reed Building
across from the MAC machine. If you would like to know more about
IVCF, drop a note in our mail slot in the student government office
with your name and telephone number on it and an IVCF officer will
get in touch with you.
Ranger Team
by Tony DeMarco
The Ranger Challenge is a state-wide competition held at Fort
Indiantown Gap (Annville, PA) and tests teamwork and military
skills developed in the ROTC Rangers program. The top two
finishing teams in the event will represent Pennsylvania in the East
Coast Competition to be held in March at Ft Bragg, NC. The
Behrend Ranger team was led by Senior Cadet Aaron Higby and
consisted of members Age Gavrilis, Andy McConnell, Doug
Moorhead, Andy Zimmer, J.B. Hennessey, Matt Kelly, A 1 Bolkovac,
and Kim Stefiirak.
The Behrend Ranger team responded to the challenge by finishing
the competition, eighth out of thirty-two teams. This was the first
time that Behrend had moved up in the standings from the first day's
competition. The Behrend Rangers defeated the teams of several larger
schools such as Pitt, Temple, and University Park. Special
congratulations go out to Senior Cadets Aaron Higby and Age
Gavrilis.
Behrend Briefs
Self Defense "The Nuts and Bolts of Self Protection" will
teach participants how to avoid becoming the victim of violent
crime. Police and Safety Officer will present the free workshop on
Monday, November 28 at 7 pm in the Reed Lecture Hall.
The workshop, which precedes the film "My Brilliant Career,"
is geared towards women, but everyone can benefit from learning
basic safety tips. For more information, call Police and Safety at
6101.
Poet Todd Moore will read from his acclaimed lyric/epic series
"Dillinger" on December 1 at 7:30 pm in the Studio Theatre. Free
and open to the public.
Housing "Request for Housing Contract” cards have been mailed
to all eligible students for fall 1989 on-campus housing. Students
who did not receive one and feel they should have should pick one
up in the Housing Office immediately.
Campus Ministry Religion, alive and well, can be found at
Behrend. Campus ministers, both Protestant and Catholic, are on
hand almost daily. To join in worship, study the Bible, talk over a
dilemma, pursue a point of faith, or serve in a needed way, come to
Campus Ministry, Reed 128.
Scholarships for Women The Erie branch of AAUW is
offering two 5750 scholarships to Erie County women who are re
entry students. Students must have a 3.5 GPA and must be enrolled
as a part-time or full-time student in a four-year degree program.
Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office, 221
Glennhill. Deadline is January 27,1989.
Housing Fair "89 This will give students moving to
University Park the opportunity to explore living options in
University residence halls and off-campus apartment complexes.
February 10 and 11,9 am-3:30 pm in the Hetzel Union Building at
University Park.
Flu Vaccines The Health Center has received a limited quantity
of flu vaccines. They will be available to students, faculty, and
staff throughout the month of November. The fee is $6 and is
billed to the student account as a health service charge.
Work Study Two Intramural Supervisory positions available.
Anyone having work study please contact Brett at 898-6280.
Personal Counseling Services Counseling services are
available five days a week with Dr. Louanne Barton. Feel free to
drop in the office on the second floor of the Glennhill Farmhouse,
room 213. Appointments can also be made through the Financial
Aid Office in room 221 or by calling 898-6280.
Eating Concerns Support Group The Eating Concerns
Support Group will resume weekly meeting at Bpm in the
Health Center. Anyone interested in attending or learning about
anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive overeating should contact Patty
Pasky at the Health Center, phone 898-6217.
Worship The Blue Bus provides free transportation to these local
churches on Sundays for 11 am services: East Erie Assembly of
God, Messiah Lutheran, St. James Roman Catholic, Wesleyville
Baptist, and Wesley United Methodist The bus leaves Reed
parking lot at 10:15 and returns to Dobbins Hall at 12:30. It will
pick up students from Kanty Village at the comer of Cooper and
Station Road. Sponsored by Campus Ministry.
Drill Club
IVCF
Diehl School Adoption
Officially Observed
by Steve Decker
Collegian Staff Writer
Behrend's family grew by 350
students last week, but none of
them are even old enough to attend
high school! Instead of being part
of an ordinary college enrollment,
these students are a part of the
Adopt-A-School program that
Behrend College is taking part in.
Behrend College officially
adopted Diehl Elementary School in
an enthusiastic ceremony held in
Diehl School's auditorium on
Wednesday, November 16.
The kick-off celebration included
performances by the Behrendettes,
the Nitany Lion mascot, and the
pep band. "Our main goal was to
explain to them what adoption is,
and to show the children that
someone cares," said Mari Trenkle,
organizer of the ceremony.
The ceremony also included the
exchange of "adoption papers"
between Diehl's Principal Phil
Rewers and Behrend's Nitany Lion
mascot. Diehl also presented a
school flag to Behrend as a token of
thanks for participation in the
project.
The groups present emphasized at
the celebration that Adopt-A-School
does not mean taking the children
home and feeding them. Instead it
means that Behrend students will
show them the importance of doing
well in school by helping them
with their homework, or
sponsoring an art or essay contest,
or just by being there as a friend.
The program, which is sponsored
by the Erie School District and the
Nurse Joins Health Center
Weiner replaces Mary Jane Hamilton
by Ken Anderson
Collegian Staff Writer
"Health is more than just
absence of disease. Total health
involves a good mental attitude,
sensible eating habits, physical
■fitness, enough sleep,' and being
able to adequately deal with
feelings. One must try to create a
constructive situation in dealing
with feelings to keep the mind
clear," says Mary-Anne Weiner, a
woman who has made a career of
helping others take responsibility
for their own health and happiness.
Weiner, a registered nurse,
joined the Behrend's Health Center
staff this fall after teaching nursing
at Villa Maria College in Erie for
two years. i
An Erie native, Weiner graduated
from Villa Maria College ahd
earned her master's degree :in
nursing education from Boston
University. After receiving her
master's, Weiner worked in
emergency medical services for
twelve years, and then spent four
years at the University of Vermont
as an administrator of the health
clinic.
Describing herself as "a teacher
at heart," Weiner is very interested
in wellness and teaching others
about it. She's also happy that she
gets to do more than just teach
while working in the Health
Center.
She is able to see the
relationship between stress ahd
illness in her position at the Health
Center. "The number of students
who visit me with a cold or the flu
increases during the middle and end
of the semester around exam time,
she said. During these times
students go through a lot of stress
and tend to stop taking care of
The Collegian
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November 22, 1988
Erie Chamber of Commerce, hopes
to be an ongoing program at
Behrend. Trenkle explained that
Diehl school children need positive
role models, and that there will'
always be a need for Behrend
students and clubs to give this type
of encouragement
"We want to let them be the best
they can be," said Trenkle. But
this can not happen unless Behrend
students help the cause. At this
point, more clubs and individual
students are greatly needed.
Behrend clubs can play the role of
adopting an individual class or
grade. Clubs such as Sigma Theta
Chi, Lambda Sigma, Alpha Phi
Omega, and Commuter Council
already have plans to participate,
but more clubs are needed. The
clubs involved will work with the
teacher and spend time with the kids
by helping. them with their
homework or reading them a story.
Clubs could also sponsor contests
to promote excitement for
education.
The Adopt-A-School program at
Behrend also needs the help of
students who are not involved with
the participating clubs. Individuals
are needed for the Penn-State Pal
program in which students are
assigned a "pal” to correspond with.
This would include writing letters
of encouragement to the child and
visiting him or her at least twice a
semester.
"There is no doubt that the
children look up to college
students," said Trenkle, and the
hope is that a personal
themselves. All this leads to a
depression of the immune system,
which opens the door for a variety
of illnesses," she explains.
Weiner points out that "a
person's own effort in maintaining
wellness go a lot further in
preventing illness than the health
care system." She refers to a study
by the University of Wisconsin at
Steven's Point on factors that
determine a person's health.
Percentages represent the degree to
which various factors determine
good health. Lifestyle: fifty-three
percent. Health care system: ten
percent. Environment: Twenty-one
percent. This includes physical,
emotional, and social
environments. Genes and body
make up: sixteen percent. This
includes illnesses in the family like
heart disease and diabetes.
"The lifestyle that determines
your health includes a lot more than
just physical fitness," Weiner says.
"Proper nutrition, smoking, seat
belt use, and drinking tendencies
are among many factors contained
in that category. High level
wellness is not only being your
best but also striving for more. It is
a self-actualization process in which
goals are set and efforts are made to
reach them.”
Five years from now, Weiner
would like to be in a position to
teach health and wellness full time.
She would like to remain at
Behrend because she really likes the
campus and enjoys the students and
faculty. "I would- like to see a
wellness center on campus," she
says. This center would be separate
from the Health Center and would
include a relaxation room, and
classrooms to teach relaxation
techniques and nutritional
counseling.
A young student preparing one of the many cards
and lion faces given to Behrend gets some help
from a friend before the ceremony celebrating
Behrend's adoption on Diehl Elementary School.
(Phote by Audrey Acosta)
correspondence will motivate Diehl
students to really be the best they
can be.
"They are excited and we have
committed ourselves," said Trenkle.
"We can't disappoint them!"
Any student or club interested in
participating in the Adopt-A-School
program should contact John
Downey at 898-6111 or 898-6155.
Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Making Dreams Come True
By Patty Pasky
There is an organization called
"Make Your Dreams Come True."
They find people who have special
wishes and publicize them. If you're
the person who is willing to help
make a dream come true, this is for
you.
David is an eight year old who cheerful message, or just the words
has cancer. He wants the world to '-Good Luck" on your venture. Sign
know he was here, and one way to only your first name, and no return
be remembered is to get into the address.
Guiness Book of World Records.
Congratulations
The Office of Student Services
and members of the Who's Who
selection committee would like to
congratulate the following students
for their selection into "Who's Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges." This
annual honor recognizes students
from all over the country for their
outstanding academic achievements,
cocurricular involvement and
community service.
The following students were
selected from Penn State-Behrend:
Students Speak Out Against Rape
(CPS) - Still another campus
erupted in anger to protest multiple
rapes near their school.
About 100 Brown University
students gathered Nov. 2, to protest
two recent rapes near the
Providence, Rhode Island campus
and to call for better security for
women.
"On campus and in the
Providence community as a whole,"
student Kathy Hathaway told the
gathering, which she organized,
"there's been so much emotion, but
no forum to release the emotion.
We wanted to provide that arena."
At the "speak out," about 25
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Future events planned for the
Adopt-a-School program include
Diehl Night, in which Diehl
students and parents will be invited
to the Men's and Women’s
basketball games on January 4 and
11, 1989. A basketball
demonstration will also be held at
Diehl on January 3. Also, a soccer
clinic is being considered for some
time in April.
His goal is to receive and collect
the most post cards in the world.
If you want to help David,
please send a post card to:
David
1870 Arabian Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
33406
It would be nice to include a
Amy S. Blinn, Lisa A. Butch,
Shirley M. Connor, Joye L. Dado,
Kathy L. Frederick, James A.
Gavrilis, Rosanne D. Grygier,
Michael T. Lewis, Linda A.
McCarthy, Richard McCartney,
Thomas J. McLellan, Robert R.
Minford, Wendy L. Noble, Lorraine
O'Connor, Lisa A. Proper, Erie J.
Rozelle, Craig A. Silvis, Raymond
J. Sines, Kimberly A. Stefiirak.
Congratulations and best of luck
in all your endeavors.
Brown women told about how they
have been victimized in the past.
Two Brown women were raped
within two weeks in October.
Police suspect the same assailant
committed both crimes, but have
made no arrests yet.
In recent weeks, University of
Illinois women have been marching
repeatedly to express their
frustration about the lack of arrests
in a series of 15 rapes on or near
their campus since last April.
UI police also suspect one
person is responsible.
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