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Pennsylvania State University at Capitol Campus ■ ■re al Vol. 8 No. 10 )I•Mi. 0 4111=10 41o , • 411=1. 011••• ( )IMM. 0 4lnb. AIM.< ) 4MMIw.O 4111 NO. iMMEIr• o 4.1111bq ).011,01=111. 4•111. 0 4WD. 41OMM. 41M110. )4INM , ANNi( )411.1.0. Immo. Vamp o STUDY LOUNGE HOURS ATTENTION!!! The Study Lounge in the Student Center is open twenty four hours. If for any reason anyone finds the center closed during hours when it should be open, please report this to Student Activities -w-104, or call 787 - 1576. Student by sue middleton Marilyn Carmen, a Capitol Campus senior, has received an award from the International Publications of Los Angeles, California for her poem "Life's Schooldays." "Life Schooldays" will be published in the "American Co llegiate Poets." In the fall of 1978, Carmen had another of her poems pub lished in Poet Lore, Washing ton D.C. The poem was entitled "For. Birdsake." She is currently working on a somewhat autobiograph ical work entitled "Spider Web." The novel is centered around a women lying and dying on the floor. As she stare at a bug upon the wall , she reflects on the way she lived her life. The first thing Carmen ever had published was in the Poet's Corner of the Patriot News back in 1975. She recalls that the first time she saw one of her poems in print, "it was a great feeling to see something I've written in print." Carmen's writing career began over three years ago A police officer doesn't have to wittness an incident in which a vehicle operator doesn't yield the right-of-way to pedestrans at a crosswalk. A ped. can turn in the licence numbers of cars, therby making them face Police Ser vices. Poem Publ when she decided to go to college. She was taking a composition course and her teachers inspired her to begin writing. After awhile Carmen began to subscribe to "Reading Mark et Magazine for Poetry." Through exposure she became familiar with the publishing companies. She sent a few of her works out and as a result she has had two of her poems published. When asked how she choos es her subjects Carmen replied, "If I have a feeling about something my way of expres sing it is through a poem." Carmen, a native Harris burger,is employed at the Mechanicsburg Naval Depot as a clerk. She says she's not the athletic type but she does ex cerises every morning and meditates afterwards. Reading is Carmen's favor ite thing to do. An added bonus is that it relaxes her. Classical music is another one of her pleasures along with rock or disco if she's in a "sociable As a basic non-conformist "AN the news that fits we print" New Provost Dr. Theodore L. Gross, pro fessor of English and former Dean of Humanities at the City College of New York, was ap pointed Provost and Dean of Penn State University's Capitol Campus by the Board of Trust ees at a meeting Saturday, Jan. 20. Dr. Gross's appointment becomes effective Feb.l. He will succeed Dr. Robert E. McDermott who resigned to return to teaching. Dr. Dauane R. Smith will serve as acting Provost until Dr. Gross takes charge. While at CCNY, Dr. Gross brought about major curricu lum changes in The College of Liberal Arts, including the in stitution of a Bachelor of Fine DEADLINE Jan. •24 - 26 Pass-fail option form and also Course Repeat form. Course Repeat has a fee of $3. Any student driving a sub stitute vehicle --one which is not registered' with the Uni versity— must sign the vehicle sub book located at the round table. fished Carmen refuses to buy a couch for her new house. At first it was just a game between her and her four chlidren. Now it has become a matter of princi pal. She feels books and learn ing are more important than couches, she doesn't want to take the time to bother getting one. Although she is enrolled in the social program, Carmen is now taking two art courses including pottery. She says, "the pottery course ... is re warding because I'm able to do something to make a product. It completely changed my life." Carmen is instructing two classes in creative writing at the YWCA. In Feb. she will be teaching at Cumberland Valley High School: Next semester Carmen will read for Ed MacArthur's Liter ature for Enjoyment" class at HACC. In .August . Carmen will graduate but she wishes to continue on to receive her Mas ters Degree. Arts degree, establishment of programs in mass communica tions and public policy and development of the core curric ulum in Liberal Arts and Sciences. As Dean of Humani ties, he was responsible for the development of the Leonard Davis Center for the Perform ing Arts. A specialist in 19th century American literature, Dr. Gross has authored four books, edited seven other, and written num erous essays. His newest work, Open Admissions and Academ ic Excellence: A Future for the Humanities, will be published by Doubleday/ Anchor this year. He was editor of America In Literature, a two-volume text published in 1978. His A student police officer engraves equipment using Operation Identification. See related story on page 4 editorial-bitch box perspectives-poetry opinions at a glance horvath comics lifestyles-short story sports-bowlers make comeback January 25,1979 essays have appeared in num erous periodicals, including "The Saturday Review", "Change" and "The Yale Re view". Dr. Gross is a 1952 graduate of the University of Maine. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees from Columbia Uni versity with highest honors. He has been a faculty member CCNY since 1958 and a full professor since 1971. His pro fessional honors include a Rockefeller Grant, a New York Council for the Humanities Grant, and a Fulbright Schol arship. On the invitation of the U.S. State Department, he has lectured in Austria, France. Holland, Israel, Italy and Ni- page 2 page 3 page 4 page 7 &8 page 9 page 11