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Ask Louanne
The Collegian's Advice Column
by Louanne Barton, Staff Psychologist
Dear Louanne,
My father is a recovering alcoholic. I know he is not practicing still,
but people have told me that his disease may still have effected my
life. I'd really like to understand his problem more and maybe help
mine; do you have any suggestions. I've heard about AA, Al-A-Non,
and ACOA, but does my father have to be still drinking, and what are
they (AA, Al-A-Non, ACOA) all about? Are there any close by or
on campus?
Signed, Full-of-questions!
Dear F-O-Q,
Your letter finally motivated me to get on the ball and get something
going on our campus for students like you. Last September I
responded to another letter from an "Adult Child of an Alcoholic"
(ACOA), and your're absolutely right! Growing up in a family with
an alcoholic can have profound effects on your life now and your
relationships with other people even though the problems at home
seem to be resolved. Some of the problems you may be experiencing
are low self esteem, difficulty with intimate relationships, a feeling
of being different from other people, and a excessive need for approval
from others. Janet Woititz in her book, "Adult Children of
Alcoholics," outlines these and other problems. I would recommend
getting a copy (or you can borrow mine.)
Back to ACOA and Al-Anon groups- You can call 454-4730 for
information. These are groups associated with Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA). There is an orientation meeting for newcomers at
St. Vincent Hospital on Monday nights at 8 pm but what I'm really
excited about is our very own group starting right here on campus!
The group is open to students, staff, and faculty who are currently
dealing with a significant other who has an alcohol problem as well
as those who have lived with alcoholism while growing up, and no,
your father does not have to be still drinking for you to attend. The
group meets at 7 pm Sunday in the Library Conference Room. I
hope you'll come.
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Krynock Wins First
Annual Sonnenberg
by Millicent F. White
Collegian Staff Writer
The first annual Sonnenberg
Poetry Award, a Behrend based
award, was recently won by
recent graduate Kim Krynock.
Ellen Goldberg was the 2nd prize
winner and Susan Lavrey won
honorable mention.
Kim Krynock was a 1988
graduate of Behrend College. Kim
majored in English with a
concentration in creative writing.
Of Kim's three poems: "My
Father is Made if Smoke", "He
and She", and "William of the
Street eyes", Ms. Kumin found
"My Father is Made of Smoke"
to be quite outstanding.
Ms. Krynock agrees that it
may have been the best of her
three submissions. It was her
first sestina and it was written for
her father. She explained that it
was the tightest in form
pertaining to the syllable count
stressed.
Krynock said it is very hard to
be objective about any one
particular poem because she has a
great passion for all of her
poems.
Krynock is currently working
as the Publicity Director for the
Erie Art Museum. In her spare
time she does free lance work for
the Kangaroo Court. She also
gathers literary information for
the American Poetry Center. Kim
added that graduate school is a
possibility in her future.
As far as her poetry is
concerned, Kim plans to continue
writing, but adds that she misses
the workshop atmosphere of
Behrend. She believes Behrend
has very unique workshops with
good, hard-working writers.
For. Krynock, the Sonnenberg
represented her second major
poetry award. In 1986 she won
Ist prize in the Penn State
University wide Lehman Award.
Kim also added that if anyone
would like more information on
poetry they should contact the
American Poetry Center clearing
house at 1-800-ALL-MUSE.
Ms. Krynock is very pleased
to have won the Sonnenberg
Poetry Award and she feels it is
great tribute to Ken. she is proud
to be the Ist recipient.
The Sonnenberg Poetry
Award is a project of the
Sonnenberg Memorial Fund,
instituted in honor of Kenneth
Jonathan Sonnenberg.
Sonnenberg was a poet and a
1985 graduate of Behrend who
died in 1987. His widow Ardin
Sonnenberg established the award
in 1987 with the help of Behrend
Professor Dr. Diana Hume
George. George describes
Sonnenberg as a "fine apprentice
poet."
- A book of Sonnenberg's work
entitled MoVing the • Dune's,
published by Kangaroo Court
Press in 1988-and edited with an
introduction written by Dr.
George, can be purchased for
$6.00 by calling the Division :of
The Collegian Wednesday, February .
• Kim, Krynock _ -
Winner of Sonnenberg Award
Also, all submissions are Humanities and Social Science.
automatically considered for The Sonnenberg award will
publication in Tempus. be given annually to a Behrend
Each poet is encouraged to poet whose work demonstrates a
submit no more than three poems high level of achievement. The
for consideration. Poets award winner will receive a
submitting entries must be a $lOO.OO prize, a certificate,
Behrend student at the time of publication in Tempus ( a college
in Tempus, and a copy of Dunes. literary magazine), and a copy of
The awards will be formally Sonnenberg's Moving the Dunes.
presented at convocation Honorable Mentions will
ceremonies in the late spring. receive a certificate, publication
Contd. on Pg. 10
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