Thursday, December 6,1990
Behrend students conduct
survey about the Middle East
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He added that female
respondents were more likely to
favor negotiations than were
males, with 64 percent of the
women surveyed supporting such
talks as opposed to only 55
percent of the men. The student
pollsters also saw a split between
political parties with 68 percent
of Democrats favoring
negotiations as opposed to 56
percent of Republicans.
"Support for the Persian Gulf
policy -- if it comes to
something that will cost lives --
was very thin," Gamble said.
"Whether or not the President
saw this trend happening across
the country is unclear," he added,
referring to recent developments
that include sending Secretary of
State James A. Baker 111 to Iraq
as a final diplomatic effort to
avoid war.
Asked "What loss of
American lives is acceptable to
liberate Kuwait?" 69 percent of
those polled chose "none," 16
percent chose "fewer than 500,"
10 percent said "between 500 and
5,000," and 5 percent agreed that
more than 5,000 would be
acceptable.
THREE WEEK SESSION
Classes Begin May 15
Classes End June 5
Finals June 7
ACCTG 200
ART 120
Bi Sc 004
BIOBD 497E*
ECNS 440
ECON 004
ENGL 202 C
ENGL 202 D
HIST 181
HUMAN 001
MKTG 301
P E 138
P E 220
P E 342
PHIL 012
PL SC 014
SPAN 003
SPCOM 100 A
MANGT 340
* Scanning Electron Microscopy MANGT 470
Independent study, research projects and internships must be arranged with the supervising instructor prior to the
beginning of the summer sessions.
Penn State-Behrend students
conducting the survey in
Gamble's class were split into
two groups. A second group
"The most
significant thing the
students found in
this survey is that
the public is
completely wrong in
it's perception of
where the federal
government spends
money."
-Dr. John Gamble
Political Science
Professor
questioned 700 Erie County
adults by phone throughout
November about the federal
deficit. The margin of error for
the second survey was 4 percent.
"The most significant thing
the students found in this survey
is that the public is completely
wrong in its perception of where
the federal government spends
money," Dr. Gamble said.
Of those polled about where
the government spends most of
the national budget, 72 percent
pinned defense spending, 13
percent cited social security and
welfare programs, 9 percent
thought most of the money was
spent on education, and 7 percent
mentioned other areas.
"We spend far and away the
most for social security, health
and welfare. . .close to double
what we spend on defense,"
Gamble said. "This presents a
clear picture that we haven't done
a good job of explaining to the
public where federal monies are
spent. It also shows the potential
problems that could occur when
basing budget decisions on public
opinion."
When asked where to cut the
deficit, 67 percent of those
questioned targeted the defense
budget, 11 percent looked to
social security and welfare
programs, 10 percent saw
education as a place to cut, and
12 percent cited other
possibilities.
PENN STATE-BEHREND
SUMMER SESSION 1991
TENTATIVE UNDERGRADUA
COURSE LISTING
EIGHT WEEK SESSION
Classes Begin June 10
Clases End July 30
Finals August 1-2
ACCTG 204
CHEM 001
CHEM 012
CHEM 014
CHEM 015
CMPBD 100
CMPSC 101
CMPSC 201
ECNS 410
ECON 002
ENGL 004
ENGL 015
ENGL 202 A
EXSCI 170
FIN 301
GEOSC 020
HIST 001
HUMAN 101
LIR 100
MANGT 300
The Collegian
Tau Kappa Epsilon
raises money for area
b Lea Gotcb
The Collegian
In an effort to help the needy
families of Erie, Tau Kappa
Epsilon held a 100 mile barrel
roll on Saturday to raise money
for the Erie County Food Bank.
"We hope to raise $lO,OOO
worth of food," said Jim Esplen,
president of Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Seventeen dollars worth of
food is supplied with every dollar
donated," said Esplen. Tau Kappa
Epsilon will raise at least the
$6OO necessary to reach the goal
of $lO,OOO worth of food. Any
donations above the $6OO will be
for the benefit of the fraternity.
At the latest count, TKE has
reached their $6OO mark in
pledges."
The members of Tau Kappa
Epsilon collected sponsors for the
event in the amount of a specific
number of cents per mile.
Therefore, a donation of one cent
per mile equaled one dollar for the
hundred mile run.
The hundred mile course from
Behrend to Edinboro and back
MATH 004
MATH 005
MATH 040
MATH 110
MATH 140
MATH 141
MATH 251
MUSIC 005
OPMGT 301
P E 342
P E 357
PHIL 103
PHYS 151
PHYS 201
PL SC 001
PSY 002
PSYCH 130
QBA 200
QBA 201
SPCOM 100 A - B
STAT 200
THEA 100
food
bank
again was divided into five
sections. A group of six TKE
members covered each section
with one person running at a
time and the others in cars, one
in front of the barrel and one
behind. The barrel itself had a
handle attached to it so the runner
could push it easily. On average,
each person ran for one to two
miles at a time.
"One person was constantly
running at all times except for a
stop every time we met another
group," said Esplen.
The event began at 9 a.m. on
Saturday morning, with the last
group returning at 10:30 p.m.,
thirteen and a half hours later.
This was the third year in a
row Tau Kappa Epsilon has held
the event. Esplen said it will be
an annual event.
"We all think it's fun and
always have a good time," said
Esplen.
All the money for food raised
during the event will remain in
the immediate area and distributed
to the needy families of Erie
County.
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