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Behrend briefs
Feeling Good about your Body
(rescheduled) an interactive program addressing
body image, self esteem, and social issues for men
and women to be presented in the Wintergreen cafe
Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in the Wintergreen Cafe.
ABC will be sponsoring its final party of
the Fall 1990 semester. The party will be held on
Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the
Wintergreen cafe. The cost of admission is $2.00 for
Students with college ID and $3.00 for students
without college ID. The theme for this party is "Red,
Black and Green.
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society will be
having a cactus sale on Dec. 3 and 4. The sale will be
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Reed lobby. Buy
someone on your Christmas list a cactus or buy one
for yourself.
Newman members are participating in
"OPERATION MAIL CALL". Please write a letter or
Holiday Greeting to any Service member in the Gulf.
Address the envelope to: Any Service Member,
Operation Desert Shield, The Persian Gulf. Place it
in another folder and drop it in Newman/Campus
Ministry, Box 877 or take it to the nearest Marine
Bank. No postage is needed.
Eastman Brass Ensemble will be this
semester's final performance in the Logan
Wintergarden series on Dec. 3, 1990
The 42nd Annual Hanging of the Greens,
Penn State-Behrend's oldest tradition, will be held
on Friday, December 7, 1990 at the Wintergreen
Gorge Cemetery in the Behrend Chapel at 7 p.m.
The campus Blue Bus will depart from the Reed
Union at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for this beautiful
celebration of the holiday season.
"Eyes on the Prize-America's Civil Rights
Years, the most comprehensive documentary on the
American civil rights movement will present part five
of six called "Mississippi: Is this America?" on
Monday, Dec. 3 at noon in the Reed Seminar Room.
"Coffee with the Provost" will be held
Friday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Reed Seminar Room
with Dean Lilley.
"Making the Most of Your Job
Interview" will be presented by the Career and
Placement Office Thursday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. in the
Reed Conference Room.
Peace-Tree Celebration: Students will have
the opportunity to place a bow on Behrend's Peace
Tree to celebrate peace in the world on Wednesday,
Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. outside of the Reed
Building. Hot chocolate will be served. Sponsored
by Lion Ambassadors.
Yearbooks will be on sale for $25 until Nov. 30.
Contact Viva at 866-2011 or Tim at 898-6628.
All Commu 001 Students: Make sure to
turn in your tear sheet & hard copy folder to The
Collegian office by Monday, Dec. 5.
Attention Members of The Collegian:
There will be a meeting next Thursday, Dec. 6 at
6:30 in Hammermill 17. Everyone must attend.
The Collegian
Date rape discussed at forum
Goodstein explains how society influences
the victimization of women
b Lea Gotch
The Collegian
Dr. Lynne Goodstein,
Director of the Women's Studies
Program for Penn State, stressed
awareness of the roles of both
sexes in society and the
victimization of women due to
these roles during a lecture on
rape and the victimization last
night in the Behrend Theater.
Goodstein focused on the
issue of date rape. She said it is
an issue that should be
particularly of interest to dating
and college-aged students.
"The reality of rape is that it
is important to know that the
rapist could be sitting in this
room," she said.
Goodstein cited a study by
Ms. magazine of 7,000 female
students from 34 colleges across
the country. The study found that
52 percent had experienced
sexual victimization in the past
year and 42 percent said the
victimization took place in a
dating situation. From these
results, Ms. concluded that 1-in-8
women could expect to be raped
before graduation from college.
So far this year at University
Park, 23 date rapes have been
reported, with 8 taking place in
Police Report:
Compact discs, $5O stolen from
residents of Niagara Hall
Robert S. Geewski
The Collegian
Last Sunday a student reported
to Police and Safety the theft of
30 to 40 compact discs from his
room. The student also stated the
case he uses to store these discs
in was also taken from his room
on the second floor of Niagara.
fraternity houses, Goodstein said.
These statistics probably do
not show the extent of the
problem, according to Goodstein.
In one study four rapes were
reported to the police out of 600
that occurred on a college
campus.
"In many ways society
condones sexual aggression (by
men)," Goodstein said.
In American society, men are
taught to be dominant,
aggressive, and superior while
women are taught to be
dependent, sensitive to other's
feelings, and subservient
Goodstein explained. Because of
this, men and women view sex
differently. A woman may think
she is simply being friendly to a
man, but he may think she is
wanting to have sex with him.
"Women have to think about
what is behind the words in any
interaction with men," she said.
"In sexual situations, when a
woman says 'no' men often take
it as meaning 'yes', so they keep
going."
Goodstein explained that date
rape is ambiguous and that no
two people will agree on where
to draw the line on what
constitutes rape.
Characteristics of a date rapist
This incident
investigated.
Also last Sunday. a student
reported to Police and Safety the
theft of $5O cash from his room
on the second floor of Niagara.
The student stated the cash was in
his desk drawer when he last saw
it. This incident is under
investigation.
Thursday, November 29, 1990
may include: belief in myths,
like when a woman says "no" she
means "yes"; viewing women as
manipulative "gold diggers";
feeling little guilt and empathy;
and involved in other violent
activities Goodstein said.
"Date rapes are often
premeditated," she said. The
rapist tends to pick out women
who appear vulnerable. Other
characteristics of women often
raped include: young in age
(high school through sophomore
year of college); lack of
assertiveness; and low self
esteem. Alcohol is often
involved.
Women that physically fight
back are more likely to get out of
the situation than those that try
to talk to or plead with their
attacker, Goodstein said.
According to Pennsylvania
law, rape is sexual intercourse
with a woman who is unable to
give consent. This includes
women who are mentally
retarded, severely intoxicated, or
unconscious.
Therefore, Goodstein said, "It
is possible to be a rapist without
knowing it."
Goodstein said it is important
to understand that when date rape
occurs it is a criminal act and
may lead to a jail term.
being
On Friday Nov. 18, Police
and Safety was called to assist a
student in Niagara. The student
had passed out in the bathroom.
The student stated that she had
the flu and was taken to Hamot
Medical Center by two of her
friends.
Student Receives
Assistance