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Behrend briefs
A Flu vaccine is available at the Health Center
for the 90-91 flu season. The cost is $6.00 per
injection.
The Last day for advance registration is Nov. 6
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Your student ID care is
required to register.
A Toronto trip is being sponsored by the
honors program on March 16 - 17. Cost of the trip is
$64.00 plus theater tickets. Reservations and
deposits are due by November 12. For more
information call 6160 or stop by the Provost's
Office.
Food and clothes drive will be sponsored
by Alpha Phi Omega in the Wintergarden Lobby
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact
Glenn Miller at 454-8093.
SPC will co-sponsor a fall, informal dance
with Mercyhurst, Friday, Nov. 9 from 9 p.m. to 1
a.m. Admission and refreshments will be free.
The Logan Series will be introducing opera to
Behrend students with Laßoheme by Puccini. For
confirmed opera buffs, it holds the sweet nostalgia of
a first love. Sung in English, the Eastman Opera
Theatre will explore the famous opera's appeal based
on an honest reflection of our deepest feelings about
love and death as well as the universal need to clown
around and enjoy life "Full tilt." The performance
will be Monday, Nov. 5 at Noon in the
Wintergarden.
"Coffee with the Provost" will be held
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Reed Seminar
Room. This is an opportunity for students to discuss
issues and concerns with Dr. John Lilley.
"Successful Stress Management" will be
presented by Dr. Louanne Barton, Staff
Psychologist, Student Services on Thursday, Nov. 1
at Noon in Reed 116.
All Saints Day will be celebrated with a Roman
Catholic Mass on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 5:30 in the
Reed Lecture Hall by Rev. Joseph Olsen.
Jesus Christ on trial. A trial will be held
tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Reed 119 to determine if
Jesus was who he claimed to be.
The Learning Assistant Center's phone has
been hooked up. The number is 898-6014. The
Center is located at the South Cottage and tutors are
available for English, Math, Physics, Chemistry, and
Writing.
Women's Film Series will present
"Vagabond", directed by Agnes Varda on Thursday,
Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Reed Lecture Hall.
Discussion will follow.
Graduation for Summer and Fall 1990 will be
held on campus Saturday, Jan. 5,1991 at 1 p.m. in
Erie Hall. Keepsake caps and gowns are priced at
$l4 and must be ordered from the Bookstore no later
than Friday, Nov. 9, 1990.
All Commu 001 students be sure to turn in
your tear sheets and hard copy folders to The
Collegian office by Monday, Dec. 5.
The Collegian
Police Report:
Student sent to Erie County Prison;
instructor's office burglarized
Richard S. Ga'ewski
The Collegian
On Wednesday October 24 a
student was arrested for
possession of a stolen parking
permit. The student was arraigned
before District Justice Nakoski
and processed by Police and
Safety. The student was remanded
to Erie County Prison in lieu of
$500.00 cash bond.
Burglary
Also on Wednesday an
instructor reported to Police and
Safety that books and papers were
missing from his office. He
Marande takes arm chair explorers
a "Journey through the Universe"
Professor explores black holes, blazing suns
b Rob Farnham
The Collegian
Dr. Robert Marande took a
Reed Lecture Hall audience on a
"Journey Through the Universe"
Tuesday night as part of the
1990-91 Provost's S , esker
professor of physics at Behrend
and recipient of the 1989-90
Council of Fellows Excellence in
Teaching Award.
His lecture was on
astronomical objects and
phenomena and attempted to
bring a greater understanding of
the surrounding universe to a lay
audience. He illustrated points
with color slides and overhead
projections, including diagrams
of our solar system and our own
Milky Way galaxy.
Using Earth as his starting
point, Marande proceeded from a
brief tour of the planets of our
solar system to a description of
comets, likening them to "dirty
snowballs" that are "probably the
oldest undisturbed objects" in our
galaxy.
After discussing the possible
origins of comets and theories
regarding their influence on the
Earth's development, he moved
on to explain several categories
of stellar objects, including our
own sun ("really the closest
star"), red giants, planetary
nebulae, neutron stars, pulsars
(which were once thought to be
navigational beacons), and black
holes.
Moving still further out,
Marande talked about other
galaxies -- the nearest of which,
Andromeda, is approximately 4.3
million light years away.
Included in his discussion were
spiral galaxies, such as ours,
which are younger and in which
new stars are born, older or
elliptical galaxies, so-called
"radio" galaxies from which
radio-frequency transmissions can
be picked up, and the manner in
which galaxies interact and form
clusters. "Galaxies skull. ram to
stated that upon returning to his
office he found the door open and
the items missing. He also stated
that boxes usually left in the hall
for students homework were
inside the office.
Student Injured
Last Thursday Police and
Safety were called to the Reed
Building for a student who had
passed out. The student was taken
to the Health Center and checked
by the nurse. The student was
advised that her blood sugar and
blood pressure were low because
she was not eating enough. She
was then taken to her residence
be alone," he said by way of
explanation.
Several times during his
presentation, Marande stressed the
importance of understanding the
sciences and said that science,
especially physics and
astronomy, is "a study of nature."
night sky, "You're really looking
at history," because of the
tremendous distances involved
(4.2 light years to the nearest
other star) and the time it takes
for light from other systems to
reach us.
He reminded the audience
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Thursday, November 1, 1990
by Police and Safety and advised
to eat a meal with pasta.
Last Sunday officers from
Police and Safety were called to
the Niagara Residence Hall for a
fire alarm. Residents in Niagara
had set a waste can on fire while
smoking. The room became filled
with smoke and set off the fire
alarm. The building was
evacuated and checked for damage.
None was found and no residents
were injured. Students were then
allowed to return to the building.
several times that he was giving
them highly condensed and
simplified versions of the
concepts involved in stellar and
galactic evolution.
Explaining gravity, he said
that it "makes indentations in
space," and likened its effect on
1110 4010C--ar-g to the
distotti a weight causes on the
surface of an inflated beach ball.
After his presentation Marande
answered questions limn the
audience. He fielded queries
about black holes and the
methods by which the universe's
age can be estimated.
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