Wednesday, February 1
Canadian Counterparts Visit Campus
by Dana Grudzien
Collegian Staff Writer
Thirty students from Toronto
University's Erindale College
visited Behrend on January 28-30
as part of a Sister College
Program.
During their visit, the
Canadian students toured the
campus, attended classes, and
went skiing. On Friday night
they joined Behrend students at
the Leadership Retreat for dinner
and a talk on the history of
Auto
Break-Ins
by Laura A. Weaver
Collegian Staff Writer
Bchrend Police and Safety
officers have several leads in last
week's break-ins of eight cars
parked in Behrend lots.
The leads include fingerprints,
whichbave been sent-to.the - State
Police for analysis.
Over $l5OO worth of goods
was stolen from eight autos
parked in Behrend residence lots
on January 25 and 26.
Sometime between 11:30
Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning six autos parked in the
gravel lot by Perry Hall were
entered through smashed
windows.
The thief or thieves struck
again on Wednesday afternoon,
breaking into a car parked in the
lot near the apartments. The
broken window led Police and
Safety 'officers to believe the
crime was committed by the
same person who robbed the cars
near Perry.
An eighth break-in, again
near the apartments, was reported
on Thursday.
The stolen merchandise
includes car stereos, equalizers,
and speakers; a pair of ski boots,
a necklace, and a road map.
Officials ask that anyone
seeing suspicious activities
should contact Police and Safety
immediately at 898-6101.
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Fitness Column 8
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Behrend by Professor Emeritus
Benjamin Lane.
The Sister College exchange
program was launched by the
Student Government
Associations of the two schools
when nine Behrend students
visited Erindale last spring.
According to Carl Dabler,
chairman of Behrend's Sister
College committee, the program
was designed to bring students
from Canada and the United
States together to share diverse
educational, cultural, and social
learning experiences.
Mark Ratica, Kurt Runkle & Mike Domenico take advantage of the spring-like weather.
College Smoking
Restrictions Increase
by Michael O'Keeffe
CPS -- It's getting harder to
be a cigarette smoker on
American campuses. A number
of schools have announced even
tougher smoking restrictions in
recent weeks. From Big Bend
Community College in
Washington state to the East
Coast, campuses that began
limiting student smoking as long
as a decade ago have taken the
last big step this school year.
"Smoking is pretty much
banned now" at Big Bend,
spokesman Doug Sly reported of
new rules implemented Jan.l.
In 1976, Penn State
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"Because Canada is so close to
us, sometimes we forget that it
really is a separate nation with its
own unique culture. This is a
major opportunity for both
Erindale and Bchrend students to
benefit from an international
exchange program," explained
Dabler. "It's a great chance for
students to develop strong
friendships and learn from each
other," he added.
Sue Karda, an Erindale
student, agrees with Dabler. "Ifs
an opportunity for students to see
what another college is like in a
University was one of the first
U.S. campuses to ban smoking
from its laboratories and
classrooms. On April 1 of this
year, it will forbid smoking
everyhwere except certain dorm
rooms.
"It's too strict of a rule. I have
a smoking habit and I don't feel
like standing out in the rain or
snow (to smoke)," said Penn
State senior Mary Helen Moran.
Stanford University in 1988
banned smoking even at outdoor
events.
"Some colleges have been
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similar situation to Erindale's
campus. Being a branch campus
ourselves, we are also somewhat
segregated from Toronto
University's main campus. There
is also a cultural exchange taking
place," she said.
The Erindale students were
very impressed with Behrend's
campus and students. "The
campus- is beautiful and your
bookstore is great. Our hosts are
enthusiastic and all of the
students are upbeat and friendly.
The only bad thing is the
weather—rain," said Karda.
Academic Services
by Larisa Lukovics
Collegian Staff Writer
Tutoring in specific
subjects and general study
skills is available free at
Behrend's Academic Services
Center.
The program, located in the
Turnbull Building, is headed by
John Coleman_
Tutoring in study skills
helps students with note
taking, reading comprehension,
test taking, time budgeting,
and retention. skills such as
long and short term memory.
Personal help is also
available for English, math,
history, philosophy,
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Karda also explained some of
the differences between the
campuses. "We don't have classes
on Fridays except in rare cases
and there is no mandatory
attendance: The drinking age in
Canada is nineteen, so many of
our students thought they would
be of age here also," she said.
Erindale students may take
classes at the main campus,
which is twenty minutes away
form Erindale. Greek
organizations are also based at the
main campus.
psychology, chemistry,
biology, physics, accounting,
Spanish, German, political
science, and computer science.
A note is sent to each
student's teacher informing him
that the student did see them
asking for assistance. Usually,
this is done at the teacher's
request.
Any individual wishing to
seek additional help with their
studies may sign up for a
specific time on the sign-up
sheet outside the office.
Although they do accept walk
ins, it is advisable to sign up
in advance. The Center is
located in Turnbull 205, phone
898-6418.