Date Rape cont
charged," Derman said.
Add alcohol to an already highly
charged situation and it becomes
dangerous. When someone is drinking
they are not in control. "If you know
someone sober, you do not know them
drunk," Dermal' said.
Men and women are often not
specific about their wants and needs.
What one sees as clean fun, the other
views as having sexual overtones. Both
sexes make assumptions regarding the
other's behavior. This lack of
communication is what makes situations
awkward, said Derman.
Decisions should be made before one
is under the influence of alcohol.
Drinking impairs judgment so it is
important to "know what you want
before you get to a party," said Derman.
"What's Goin' On?" was presented as
part of Women's History Month at Penn
State Harrisburg. "The program was an
effective way to deal with the students.
They were able to relate," said Amy
Blinn, a member of the Women's
History Month Committe and
"Residential Life Program.
The program was sponsored by
Meade Heights Community Council,
The Student Government Association,
Student Activities, the Student
Assistance Center and the Residential
Life Program.
SUPPORT FOR RAPE VICTIMS
Because rape is everyone's problem,
all Penn State students must know
where to turn for help and what to do if
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they or a friend are raped. Whether the
rapist was a stranger, acquaintance, close
friend or date, there are certain Fercices
you neeed to know about in order to get
the treatment you need.
If you are raped:
1. Get to a safe place as soon as you
can.
2. Try to preserve all physical
evidence. Do not bathe, douche, use the
toilet, or change clothing
3 Contact the police.
4. Get medical attention as soon as
possible.
Contact a close friend who can be
with you until you feel safe again. Your
friend can also accompany you to the
medical exam and/or police department.
MEDICAL TREATMENT
Seeking medical attention
immediately after a rape and as a follow
up to sexual assault is important to
determine the presence of physical
injury, sexually transmitted diseases, or
pregnancy, and to obtain evidence to
assist in criminal prosecution.
Information for prosecution can be
collected no later than 72 hours
following a rape.
If you have been raped, you may be
feeling:
1. A variety of strong emotions--fear,
anxiety, depression, guilt, disorientation,
powerlessness, shame, shock, disbelief,
embarrassment, denial, anger.
2. A number of physical problems--
sleep disturbances, nausea, stomach
problems, change in eating habits,
nightmares.
3. Confused and alone--wondering if
and
you should tell your family or how you
should tell them.
4. That, even though the rape
occurred a while ago you would now like
to talk to someone about what happened.
There are many emotional support
services available to you:
ON CAMPUS COUNSELING
Counselors in the Student Assistance
Center (W-117) provide couseling to
students in the area of personal concerns
Bowling cont
"Bowl for Kids' Sake", the
organization's largest fundraiser each
year, accounts for 75% of their funds
necessary to help the children growing
up in one-parent homes. The funds
raised by the PSH bowlers benefit local
programs in the tri-county area. Big
Brothers/Big Sisters uses the proceeds to
support local volunteer recruitment
efforts, screen adult volunteers who work
with the children, expand their available
services, and provide group activities.
Lois Cochran, Student Activities
staff, recruited the PSH bowlers and
organized the teams for Team Challenge.
The bowlers raised money for the
organization by obtaining donations or
pledges per pin on their games. Cochran
said PSH began participating in the
event four years ago, and the Student
Activities staff plans to continue
recruiting teams in the future because of
the interest students and staff members
expressed this year. Faculty supported
the event by making pledges or
donations to bowlers this year. Cochran
plans to involve the faculty more next
year by recruiting them for the PSH
bowling teams.
Cyndi Morris, Student Activities
staff, said her team lived up to her
expectations and deserved the team name,
"The Strikers." Cochran's "Ball-Busters"
and Morris's "Strikers" led the teams in
Tenure cont
problem with the Supreme Court
decision" and would be "candid anyway"
despite the loss of anonymity.
Louise Hoffman, coordinator of the
Humanities graduate program, said that
open tenure files should not affect
candor. The evaluation process is
simple, she said. A candidate is either
good or not so good based on
professional standards. Nevertheless,
"prejudicial actions do occur based on
personal and political vendettas,"
Hoffman said. She confronted
discrimination based on gender at another
university. Thus, Hoffman said it is
fair for the university to follow the same
guidelines that businesses face.
Stanley Miller, professor of social
sciences and education, was more
skeptical about the effects of the ruling.
Referring to himself as an academic
"traditionalist", Miller called the court
decision "distressing." "Almost anyone
aggrieved could charge discrimination,"
he said. Academicians are more qualified
than judges to evaluate their peers--"the
courts and judges are arrogant," he said.
The incident that sparked the tenure
verdict occurred when Rosalie Tung, a
professor of management, was denied
tenure at the Wharton School of
Business, University of Pennsylvania in
1985. Contending that she was just as
qualified as five men granted tenure at
that time, Tung filed a complaint with
the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) alleging sexual
and ethnic discrimination.
March 21 ; 1990,. CAPITAL TIMES
and are available to provide
psychological support in crisis
situations such as rape. They can be
reached at 948-6025.
OFF CAMPUS COUNSELING
The Rape Crisis Center has a 24 hour
hotline (238-7273) Trained individuals
are available to help you through the
process of dealing with the emotional,
legal, and medical issues of sexual
assault.
rowdy cheers for their teammates during
the day. Janet Widoff, Director of
Student Activities, had a private coach to
help her bowl successfully. Her coach,
Judith Farina, a PSH graduate student
and a participant, coached Widoff during
two games.
Clarence Hardaway, Maintenance,
video-taped the event and interviewed
some of the bowlers at the end of the
day. The Student Activities staff plans
to show the video next year when they
begin recruiting team bowlers. The
video captured the bowlers in their
moments of triumph after strikes and
spares. "I had a great time, " said one
participant after bowling an 80.
The Nittany Lion also joined the
PSH bowlers to cheer and lead the six
teams to victory. Michael Audi, the
Lion, talked with some of the children at
Team Challenge and posed for pictures
with them. After pictures the Nittany
Lion bowled with his teammates.
"When you bowl for kids, you can
cheat a little," said Amy Blinn, a senior
communications major. After bowling a
93, Blinn found that she could use 100
as her score to collect pledges because
Big Brothers/Big Sisters created a
minimum score for all participants.
Karl Spring of WHP-TV 21 acted as
honorary chairperson during the Team
Challenge events in the tri-county area.
The University, refusing to release
their evaluations to the EEOC,
eventually appealed to the Supreme
Court.
William Mahar, head of the
Humanities division, explained that
considerations of tenure--a lifetime
appointment--begin with a peer review
committee within a division. He said
this committee is crucial to the fairness
of the whole process, which continues
through several committees and
administrators. At Penn State, Mahar
said the peer review committee members
are elected by faculty, giving them a say
in who evaluates their performance
whereas some universities appoint these
members. Thus, "the decision will not
dramatically affect Penn State
Harrisburg," Mahar said, because there is
already a degree of constraint in the peer
evaluation process insured by
Pennsylvania law as well as University
guidelines.
The "Electronic Classroom" is
scheduled to be finished by the fall of
1990, but there may not be course
selection ready by then.
"Television courses used to be one
dimensional; this , new technology
changes all that into a mutt-dimensional
media with instant feedback to the
instructor." South explaned.
This new telecommunications link
will create a new network system with
other campuses in the Penn State
system, a direct link-up for the PSH
computer lab and possibly new degree
programs.