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Behrend Briefs
The Health Center has received a limited
amount of the Measles vaccine that is available free to
all students. Immunizations are available during the
usual hours. Stop or call the Health Center at 898-
6217 for more information.
Operation Mail Call Sponsored by Marine
Bank cannot accept personally addressed mail, but
will distribute letters which are addressed "To Any
Service Member." Please drop off any mail at a local
Marine Bank Office.
The Learning Assistance Center, located
in the South Cottage, provides peer tutoring for
Chemistry, Math, Physics, and English. The sign
up sheet for tutoring sessions is inside the entrance to
the center. For more information call 898-6014.
Support Group to discuss the Gulf War will
meet each Thursday in the Reed upstairs lobby at 6
p.m.
Study Abroad Anyone? The deadline for
applying to PSU Education Abroad Programs for
spring semester 1992 is March 1. Contact Mari
Trenkle in the Glenhill Farmhouse at 898-6160.
Over 1500 New Graduates from 31
Western Pennsylvania colleges and universities will
have the opportunity to be interviewed by potential
employers at the Third Annual WestPACS Job Fair
on Thursday, March 7 at the Expo Mart in
Monroeville, PA.
Collection Boxes for Giant Eagle and
Loblaws receipts will be available in the Reed
Building, apartment complex and residence halls, as
well as other campus locations.
Mari Trenkle, coordinator .of Academic Affairs,
is developing a new recruitment newsletter titled
"UPDATE", which will highlight Behrend's majors
and new developments. Submissions by students
and faculty may include awards, research, housing,
athletics, and student activity information. For more
information contact Mari Trenkle at 898-6160.
"Coffee with the Provost," will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 2 pm in the Reed Seminar
Room.
College and Universities Public Relations
Association of Pennsylvania will issue an award for
$l,OOO. Pick up an application in the Financial Aid
Office. It must be postmarked by Feb. 22.
Junker Leadership Scholarship
applications are now available in the Financial Aid
Office and in the Student Activities Office. The
deadline is March 5.
Commencement for Spring 1991 graduates will
be held on Saturday, May 18, at 12 noon.
Undergraduate caps and gowns are $l4 and must be
ordered from the Bookstore by Monday, April 1.
A Chemical Dependency support group will
begin meeting on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 pm in the
downstairs classroom of Erie Hall. For more
information call Dr. Louanne Barton at 898-6164
All Commu 001 students and members of The
CoWegian staff must attend the weekly staff meetings
at 8 pm on Thursdays in room 123 of the Science
Building.
The Collegian
Ground movement continues
On their way: A convoy of U.S. Army 155 mm self-propelled howitzers
I ead toward the Kuwaiti border, where allied troops have repeatedly
onfronted dug-in Iraqi forces.
Some study abroad trips cancelled
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as other nearby countries. I'm
really hopeful I can still go."
The study abroad program at
Penn State offers students the
opportunity to travel to a
different country and experience
another culture while taking
classes in their field of study.
Students must apply at least a
year in advance and have obtained
a GPA of 2.5 to study abroad.
Mari Trenkle, coordinator of
academic affairs and head of the
study abroad program here at
Behrend, said the program is a
good opportunity for students.
Officials clarify draft system
College deferments will be limited
b Flo d
The Collegian
For many young men between
the ages of 20 and 26, the Gulf
war has raised questions
concerning the draft.
During the Vietnam war, full
time college students were
allowed deferments from the draft,
but current laws are more
inclusive.
"Student postponements will
be allowed, but only until the end
of the semester," said Lew
Brodsky, Selective Service
System assistant director for
Police Report
Only one injured in several
campus accidents
There were several automobile
accidents on campus and the area
near the intersection of Jordan and
Station Roads on Jan. 30 and 31.
There was only one injury
reported in an accident on Station
Road near the entrance to Behrend
on Jan. 31. Three vehicles; a
sedan. a pick-up and a delivery
truck. collided between the
Thursday,. February 7, 1991
"I think joining the study
abroad program is a healthy
opportunity -- it opens your eyes
and allows you to view the world
with a more global perspective."
Entering into the program
isn't that difficult, but some
fields of study or majors are more
competitive than others. The
final decision is based on GPA
when more students apply than
there are spots available in the
program.
To apply for study abroad
programs, the student must write
an essay on why he or she wishes
to study abroad and how the
public affairs.
"Seniors will be allowed to
earn a degree, but will remain
eligible for the draft until they
reach age 26," he continued.
Captain James E. McCarthy
Jr., professor of military science
and Officer in Charge of
Behrend's ROTC detachment, said
"It would be up to Congress to
decide about a draft."
He also mentioned that the
Selective Service System, in a
statement January 11, announced
that the crisis in the Gulf did not
warrant a draft at that time.
During the Sixties, young
campus entrance and Jordan Road
around 5 pm. The driver of the
pick-up was transported to St.
Vincent Health Center by
Brookside Fire Department.
Bad Checks
On Wednesday, Jan. 30, a
student was contacted concerning
non-sufficient fund checks written
program fits into their major.
Students must choose a
specific country through the
programs Penn State makes
available, Also, the student must
send a transcript of his or her
grades and have an authorized
signature from their faculty
advisor.
There are many countries that
students have the opportunity to
choose from. Some of the
countries chosen by students
from Behrend include Germany,
Australia, England, Spain, and
Egypt.
men who could afford college
were able to avoid the draft,
causing a controversy officials
have since corrected.
Exemptions for the draft
include: conscientious objectors,
ordained ministers and students
studying the ministry of a
recognized church and men with
legitimate financial hardship.
Today's Selective Service
System, designed for military
emergencies, can distribute draft
cards within 24 to 72 hours of
congressional notice.
to the R.U.B. desk. The student
paid the value of the checks.
Disturbances
On two separate occasions
Police and Safety officers were
called to investigate loud noise
coming from an apartment in the
700 building. The occupants
were instructed to keep the music
and yelling down.