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By Gary Pellett
Man, I need it bad! If the cold doesn't
get me, all this studying will. I think I'd
go south if I weren't paranoid about
Air-Florida jets. But at least we have
some student organizations that are
trying to get something going.
Two weekends ago, the offices of
Student Activities and Student Affairs
got a bunch of student leaders together--
to try to get them psyched up for an
active term. Though nothing really con
structive got done, it did get them
talking together, and the talk sounded
like there was going to be some good
programs and parties coming along.
The biggest kick is to try to get more
Juniors involved. Most of the clubs are
made up of Seniors, which could be fatal
to their existence once these people
graduate. Wonder why there's been no
ski trips organized this year? Last year
the club graduated--leaving no one to run
it. C'mon Juniors, get involved! Being
part of a student organization gets you
to meet a lot of people and have some
good times, let alone looking good on
your resume. And it's the only way to
guarantee that those dances, parties,
trips, or whatever that you enjoy now
will still be here next year. Stop in at the
Student Activities Office, WlOB, and
they'll be glad to tell you what organi
zations are available, and who to get in
touch with.
One other thing we got out of the
leadership conference: Student organi
zations--cooperation and well-planned
News
PUBLIC LECTURE
On Friday, February 5 at noon in the
Gallery Lounge there will be a public
lecture by Kenneth Thigpen, Professor
of English at the Pennsylvania State
University, University Park. Dr. Thig
pen will speak on "Images of America in
Romanian Folk Poetry." The lecture is
sponsored by the Pennsylvania Human
ities Council and the Humanities Divi
sion of the Pennsylvania State Univer
sity-Capitol Campus.
Professor Thigpen is a renowned
authority on Immigrant Folklore and
Folksong, Epic Poetry, and Pennsyl
vania Folk Culture. He received his
Ph.D. from Indiana University and has
since taught in both the United States
and Europe. He is president of the
Pennsylvania Folklore Society and has
published widely in major folklore and
literary journals.
The lecture is open to students,
faculty, staff, and the public. The lecture
will be accompanied by slides and tapes.
Refreshments will also be available.
For more information contact: Simon
J. Bronner, Assistant Professor of Folk
lore and American Studies, Penn State,
Capitol Campus.
ATTENTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service will not be requiring its annual
alien address report this year.
State of Society
at Capitol Campus
promotion will get you everywhere. A
lot of clubs think they can't do anything
with their limited budgets, but put two
or three of those limited budgets to
gether and you can get almost anything
going. The Meade Heights Board of
Governors, XGl's, and SGA Social Com
mittee proved that a lot last term. And
for promotion, stop in and see Mike
Breslin, the campus Public Relations
man. Also, the C.C. Reader and WNDR
advertise for either a low fee, or free.
The Student Government Associa
tion meets every Monday at 3:30 in the
Black Student Union Lounge (W 132).
Visitors are welcome, though they seem
to be a little confused about introducing
guests at the meetings. Go ahead and
introduce yourself if they ask you to. It
doesn't mean that they're expecting you
to address them during the meeting.
You'd have to get on their agenda first,
anyway.
Speaking of agenda, lately the SGA
has been kicking around ideas about
movies, fuseball or other machines in the
Student Center, football plaques, and
microwaves. Putting games in the Stu
dent Center or microwaves in the dorms
is too restricted for SGA, so talk to the
Resident Student Council about them
first. RSC is in the position to get SGA
money for these things. If the SGA
approves money to pay for RSC's dorm
football tournament trophies last fall, it
will set a precedent as far as I know--the
Briefs
BIGGER THAN LIFE
Heindel Library has recently ac
quired a Visualtek system to enable
people with visual impairment to read
and write easily and independently. The
Visualtek camera magnifies print from
books, microfiche and other printed
material up to 60 times the normal size
on a monitor screen. You can also place a
pen or pencil under the camera and
watch as you write!
To learn how to use the Visualtek
system, please call Charles Townley,
Division Head (6079).
WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK
On Tuesday afternoon, the 17th of
November, the Group Concerned With
Women's Issues held a brainstorming
session to generate ideas for a Capitol
Campus Community Celebration. The
week of March 8, 1982 has been named
Women's History Week and this group
has taken on the task of organizing its
recognition and celebiation.
The group is calling upon the entire
Capitol Campus Community to prepare
for and participate in the proposed Through a drawing, the Name the
activities and displays. One interesting Cafeteria Contest Committee chose a
idea brought up at the meeting entails grand prize winner from the 41 persons
independent research projects on topics who submitted the winning name, "The
in women's history undertaken by inter- Lion's Den." Since 41 persons submitted
ested students and faculty. These inde- the selected name, a drawing was the
pendent research studies could be im- only equitable way of choosing a grand
plemented through humanities, beha- prize winner.
Thursday, January 28, 1982
first time SGA has paid for an event that
had already taken place, and indepen
dently of it. If they do provide money,
clubs, watch this--it seems like an award
for pulling off a good program. Maybe
that's the kind of initiative we need to
get some of these clubs going.
Finally, I'm going to bring up a tired
subject, mostly because we had to
devote a good chunk of the afternoon at
the leadership conference to it. Is alcohol
really necessary at parties? In my
experience, the answer is yes. The
general rule is that turnout is directly
proportional to the number of kegs on
tap. Proof of this so far this term was the
Autumn Buzz Weekend and last week
end's dance. Autumn Buzz had an excel
lent turnout each night, and the kegs
vioral science, history courses, etc. and
then presented at a conference or sem
inar here on campus.
Another idea calls for a musical
celebration. Do any of you write lyrics,
poems, or music related to women's
issues or history? If you do or you know
someone who does, it is possible that
some sort of musical performance, mini
concert, or workshop could take place.
Also in the planning stages are film
possibilities and a display of old photos of
historical women, women in our own
personal histories, and artifacts which
represent the plight of women over the
years.
If you have any additional ideas or
would like to contribute your time and
energy to Women's History Week,
please contact Libba Winston in W-360,
948-6191 or Monica O'Reilly in W-352,
948-6202. The next planning meeting will
be held in January and signs will be
posted throughout the Main Building
specifying time, date, and place. ALL
ARE WELCOME!
HAPPY C.C. PARTYGOERS
WINNER ANNOUNCED
never ran dry, while the dance was
BYOB, and not nearly as well attended.
Still, the school takes a liability risk
during every student organization party
with booze, and they have been very
relaxed about it. State law states that
underage drinkers at school functions
are the school's responsibility, and also
the responsibility of those students in
charge. Penn State rules say no to lots of
booze. So be cool! Our administration
and strident leaders are sticking their
necks out for you. It'd be a lot easier for
them--and safer,too--if they stopped it
altogether again.
As for me, I'm going down to
Thirsty's for some anti-freeze. Here's to
a social life at Capitol!
READER Photo by Steve Myers
Photo Club
The winner is Jim Faracchio, and he
will receive the $25 grand prize. The
other 40 who submitted the winning
name will receive $1 worth of credit for a
food purchase in the new cafeteria.
Clubbin'
Around
WSDC
The Wrisberg Social Drinking Club is
an unchartered campus organization
which promotes social interaction and
campus growth. In its past three years,
it has enjoyed an increasing membership
and a large variety of interesting activi
ties.
The club was originated on 3rd floor
Wrisberg (hence the name) but has
expanded throughout the dorms and
Meade Heights. Our major goals for the
remainder of this year are to again
"outphone" all chartered campus organ
izations in the phone-a-thon and to
increase our junior membership to in
sure the continuity of the club.
A membership meeting will be held
on Tuesday Feb. 2 at 8:30 in Room 131
on Ist floor Wrisberg. Bring your favor
ite beverage and a friend and check out
WSDC.
C.C. Reader