20—The Daily Collegian Monday, April 14, 1986
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of BSCAR
apartheid
protests
Leadership:
By CHRISTINE METZGER
Collegian Staff Writer'
Establishing trust among group
members, setting goals and reward
ing and recognizing individuals
through feedback were a few el
ements noted as necessary for effec
tive leadership at the Student
Leadership Conference held yester
day by Network, a service of the
Office of Student Organizations and
Program Development.
Twelve workshops highlighted
areas such as motivation, recruit
ment and retention of group mem
bers, leadership transition, time
management, planning and setting
goals for organizations, and internal
communications. They were pre
sented by faculty members, adminis
trators, social service agency
professionals and student leaders.
Though each workshop had its own
emphasis, a common thread was
visible in the sessions. The speakers
emphasized the importance of estab
lishing trust, setting goals and main
taining effective group relations.
To build trust, an organization
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About 20 pro-divestment stu
dents took their protest downtown
Friday, picketing the Mellon Bank
at 122 E. College Ave.
Black Student Coalition Against
Racism members circled in front
of Mellon Bank for about an hour,
holding signs and chanting, "Jor
dan, Jordan, Mellon Bank, but
South African guns and tanks."
"We are letting people , know
how serious we are," said Carlton
Waterhouse, BSCAR chairman.
"This is just the beginning. Mellon
Bank has controlling interest in
South Africa and we are trying to
let the people know, before they go
into the bank, where their money
is going."
Trust is key element
must form a team. Social gatherings
and informal discussions are a good
way to start, said Gordon Leech,
president of the Penn State Market
ing Association and a member of the
workshop titled "Leaders Talk."
Another important aspect of lead
ership is setting goals. Goals should
be set with the group membership in
mind so that goals are a mutual
agreement, Leech said.
Leech also noted that effective
group relations involve motivating
group members, establishing com
munication lines and providing rec
ognition to deserving group
members.
Motivating group members is a
three-step process, said Gretchen
Erb, (graduate-counselor education)
and co-leader of the workshop titled
"Motivating New Members: Strate
gies for Positive Participation."
"Group members must first have
an identity and be recognized as an
individual. Members must also have
a sense of connection, meaning an
understanding .of the common goals
and interests of the group. Finally,
group members must be empowered
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State College Bureau of Police
Services arrived as the protest
was ending and told the students
they could not block the bank's
front doorway and had to move so
passersby could enter the bank
without shoving through the pro
testers.
The protest was part of year
long efforts by BSCAR and the
Committee For Justice in South
Africa to make people aware of
racial conflicts in South Africa and
to pressure the University admin
istration to divest its stocks in
companies doing business in that
country. •
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so that they feel their contributions to
the group are important," Erb said.
The workshops were conducted in
an informal manner which allowed
for participation and group dis-,
cussion.
"The time management session
was very informal. We discussed how
to turn time wasting activities into
time saving activities, setting priori
ties, how to delegate responsiblity,
and discipline. I thought it was very
interesting and helpful," said Linda
Toth (junior-operations manage
ment).
The leadership transition workshop
focused on helping leaders of organi
zations transfer offices efficiently.
Gayle Beyers, assistant director of
Student Organizations and Program
Development and greek adviser, em
phasized the transfer of information
from old officers to new officers.
"The transition period is a time for
outgoing and incoming officers to
transfer materials and ideas. It is
also a time for the new officers to get
to know one another, to review the
laws and history of the organization,
and its prior commitments."
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Stage two of elm spraying
to begin tomorrow night
By NAN CRYSTAL ARENS
Collegian Science Writer
The second phase of the Universi
ty's elm tree spraying program is
scheduled to begin tomorrow eve
ning, said a spokeswoman for the
Office of Physical Plant.
Ardath N. Johnson, customer serv
ice information coordinator for the
office, said, "Our start date, if weath
er conditions are favorable, is Tues
day evening, but that is always
subject to change."
Ideal weather conditions for spray
ing are temperatures above 40 de
grees Fahrenheit and wind less than
five miles-per-hour. Spraying cannot
be conducted if rain is predicted
within at least 24 hours, Johnson said.
In this phase of the spraying, work
ers will spray the pesticide, Methox
ychlor, on the whole tree, she said.
African festival features
By JILL A. BEDFORD
Collegian Staff Writer
About 220 people of all ages and
backgrounds attended the African
Student Association's "African Festi
val" Saturday night to get a taste and
a feeling for the cultures of that
continent.
The festival, held in the Paul Robe
son Cultural Center, marked the end
of Black Arts week.
Students prepared a dinner featur
ing foods from all areas of Africa.
The menu included 'ground chicken
stew, chicken with palmnut sauce,
soya-roasted goat meat, mutton cur
ry, plantain, and ginger beer.
Maesa Nelson (sophomore-arts), a
student from Liberia, said the foods
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During the first round of spraying,
only the tree trunks were sprayed.
"The spray could go as high as 80
feet in the air," Johnson said.
Spraying will continue for three or
four days and will be conducted be
tween 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., she said.
Johnson advised motorists to watch
for signs designating spray areas and
avoid parking in these areas during
the evening or early morning.
"People will have to pay attention
to the signs," Johnson said, "espe
cially if we don't have favorable
weather conditions for a day or two."
The pesticide will be mixed with an
oil for spraying and motorists should
remove •it immediately with deter
gent and hot water if it falls on their
cars, Johnson said.
Although the pesticide is not harm
ful to humans, delay in removing it
were ceremonious foods served only
for special occasions.
Students and professors donated
traditional African clothing that was
modeled during a fashion show. The
fashions included a toga-like suit
from Kenya complete with spear, a
three-piece businessman's suit in
cluding a turban, and children's
clothes.
Ekoke Tambe (junior-languages)
narrated the show with bits of infor
mation about the varying fashions of
the African countries.
Following the fashion show several
students performed traditional songs
and dances. One dance was the dance
of a "frustrated male" who had been
spurned by one girl and was search
ing for another.
The center was decorated with pic-
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from surfaces will make cleaning
more difficult, she added.
Areas to be sprayed include Pugh
and Allen Street malls, the engi
neering units, University House, Ri
tenour Health Center, Graduate
Circle, Eastview, the Creamery,
Grange Building and Pattee Library,
Johnson said.
The American elms around Old
Main are scheduled to be sprayed
first, she added.
The elms are being sprayed in an
effort to control bark beetles that
spread Dutch elm disease, the fungal
infection responsible for killing many
University trees, Johnson said.
John D. Peplinski, coordinator of
the University's plant diseaie clinic,
said the Dutch elm disease fungus
attacks and clogs a tree's vascular
system causing the tree to wilt and
die.
ood and fun
tures and flags of the different coun
tries of Africa. Several multi-colored
woven baskets, briefcases made of
snake skin and crocodile skin, ivory
and copper jewelry, and wooden car
vings were displayed in showcases.
The Earthtones, a local reggae
band, performed until midnight and
included some African songs in their
selections. After the band's perfor
mance, recordings of African music
provided entertainment.
Nomafu Mbanga (senior-mineral
economics), president of the 60-mem
ber association, said that the commit
ment from the students towards the
event was outstanding.
"The turnout was great, really
great," she said, adding that more
people attended the event than was
anticipated.