—The Daily Collegian Monday, March 18,1991 Collegian Briefs Joseph Conrad topic of luncheon series Thomas Smith, associate professor of English at the Schuylkill Cam pus, will discuss "Joseph Conrad's Autobiography and Ritual Violence" as part of the Comparative Literature brown bag luncheon series , at 12:15 p.m. today in the Kern Building. Those interested in attending the lecture only should arrive before 12:45 p.m. Coffee and tea will be provided. USG sponsors campaign for safety The Undergraduate Student Government Department of Safety will sponsor The Campaign for a Safer Penn State this week. A program titled "AIDS and Safe Sex - will kick off this week's events at 7 tonight in the HUB Assembly Room. A program on sexual assault awareness will take place at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the HUB Assembly Room. A discussion on "Recycling and the Environment" will follow a short film at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the HUB Reading Room, and members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving will speak on drinking and driving at 7 p.m. Thursday in the HUB Reading Room. Author to speak on black feminism Michelle Wallace, a writer, critic and assistant professor of English and Black Studies at the City University of New York, will talk about "Invisibility Blues: Black Feminism and Cultural Resistance" at 7 tonight in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. Wallace's speech is part of Women's History Month. Sponsors include the Black Caucus, the Black Studies Program, the Paul Robeson Cultural Center and the Women's Studies Program. Spread the word If any group, organization or individual has information they would like printed about an upcoming event, please deliver it to The Daily Collegian at least one week prior to the event. Our address is listed below. Collegian Notes ■ Penn State Students for Life will sponsor Doug Scott to speak on "Is There Anything Wrong With Planned Parenthood?" at 7 tonight in the HUB Fishbowl. The event is part of Human Life Awareness Week. ■ Men Stopping Rape will show the movie "The Accused" followed by a presentation and discussion at 8 tonight in 304 Willard. ■ Penn State National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will meet at 8 tonight in 71 Willard. ■ Penn State Students for Life will meet at 8 tonight in 314 Willard. ■ The Association of Residence Hall Students will meet at 6:30 tonight in 225 HUB. ■ The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Alliance will meet at 6:30 tonight in 131 South Henderson. ■ Kappa Alpha Psi will hold Diversity 101 at 7 tonight in 320-322 HUB. ■ The USG Department of Safety will sponsor The Campaign for a Safer Penn State this week. The first event will be an "AIDS and Safe Sex" pro gram at 7 tonight in the HUB Assembly Room. 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If you have a correction and cannot reach the responsible reporter, editor or department, please ask for Ted M. Sickler, editor. USG write-in candidate hopes to rebuild group A write-in candidate for the office of Undergraduate Student Government president said last week he will cam paign but not participate in USG-spon sored debates or publicity. Aldo Barovero ( junior-political sci ence) said he is running for the presi dential office, but his name will not appear on the ballot. "I'm looking forward to winning," Barovero said, adding that his friends encouraged him to seek the position. Barovero said he does not want to pay the $25 fee to the USG Elections Com mission to be an official write-in candi date. The fee would allow him to partici pate in this week's debates and have his name included in election advertising, Goldstein said. Five official presidential and vice presidential, candidates are in March 27's USG elections, but write-in votes are accepted. Head Elections Commissioner Wendy Goldstein said that write-in candidate's names must be spelled correctly on the ballot to be counted. Barovero said he also does not need He hopes to restructure USG into a 22-member organization that would exclude a vice president a vice-presidential candidate to run with him. If elected president, he hopes to restructure USG into a 22-member organization that would exclude a vice president. According to Barovero, the new USG would have one representative from each housing area on campus, a presi dent and a secretary. The other 14 members would include representatives from student organizations such as the Graduate Student Association, Interfra ternity Council and Black Caucus, as well as a student liaison to the State Col lege Borough Council, he said. Barovero said he would keep the Uni versity Student Advisory Board and USG Academic Assembly. Visiting Harrisburg regularly would be a priority, Barovero said. —by Jessica Hartshorn Speech contest tests skills, draws a wide array of topics By JAMES DUFFY Collegian Staff Writer Twenty-four students tested their public speaking skills Saturday when they competed in the 121st John Hen ry Frizzell All-University Speaking Contest in Willard Building. John Henry Frizzell, the founder of the Penn State speech communica tion department, created the pro gram, which is the nation's oldest running speech contest, said Dorothy Nam, assistant director of the Univer sity's Forensics Council, the sponsor ing group. "It gives students the opportunity to speak publicly and be recognized for their ability," Nam said. The council's vice president, Kym berly Morris, said 35 students entered, but only 24 competed because of the snow. 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Segal hopes to open the environmen tal marketplace in July. Customers will have to bring their own bags or use his canvas ones, he says no plastic allow ed.