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The end of this year brings with it the usual and
expected endings.
Some students are graduating and ending their
college careers. Some students are transferring to
University Park and their stay at Behrend is ending.
Some of these endings are anxiously anticipated and
others are dreaded.
This Spring also brings with it the rather unusual
ending of Behrend's Reserve Officer Training
Corps.
It seems strange that in the midst of the apparently
endless growth that Behrend is experiencing that
such a positive element of the college is leaving.
It was not, however, the choice of the college.
Presently, the Army is making tremendous cutbacks
and this is a direct result of those cutbacks.
It is sad and unfortunate to see the ROTC program
leave Behrend. It has given so much to this college
over the years.
Thank you and good luck to the cadre and staff,
Major James McCarthy, Jr., Sergeant First Class
Bruce Keith, Staff Sergeant Jolene Crofcheck and
Christine Luke.
• Also good luck and good-bye to all the
graduating seniors and students leaving for
University Park or another college. Remember: don't
be afraid to get involved wherever you go.
• Wouldn't it be great to see the beginnings of a
library when classes resume in the Fall? Keep your
fingers crossed, but don't get your hopes up. It's
been more than one time that we've expected to see a
new library get under way and have been
disappointed.
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Future hope
Recently I overheard that a
member of the National
Association of Scholars (NAS) is
scheduled to speak here next year.
If this is true, then I applaud the
decision. It could not have been
made at a more crucial time.
For those of you who do not
know what the NAS is, it is an
organization dedicated to the
preservation of free speech on
campus. It opposes what many
on the political left refer to as
"political correctness", or PC.
This PC is a thinly veiled form
of thought control. It attempts to
stifle genuine discussion on such
critical issues as poverty, racial
equity and human sexuality.
Its thought police harass
students and mercilessly attack
anyone who disagrees with their
ideas, utilizing such terminology
as "homophobic" and
"patriarchal." A number of radical
notions are fundamental to those
who support this PC orthodoxy.
Supporters of PC claim that
I. the merit system is inherently
racist, 2. all opponents of
abortion are automatically sexist,
and 3. anyone who dares to
question homosexual marriage on
religious ground is homophobic,
among other things. I find it
difficult to imagine ideas that are
more absurd.
I could make more complaints
about this new insanity, but I
will not. I will not be here next
year. However, at least I see a
sign of hope for the future after I
leave. Hopefully, the people in
charge up here will resist the
spread of this PC orthodoxy in
the end. Issues like poverty,
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racial equity and human sexuality
must be fully discussed for the
sake of an ailing society.
Good-bye
As this school year comes to
a close, an integral part of the
personality of The Behrend
College for the last 15 years will
disappear for at least several years
to come.
I feel I speak for all of the
ROTC cadre when I say we are
sad to leave. Behrend is a
beautiful campus, and the
administration and faculty are
much better "team-players" than
found at most colleges. Our
experience here has been one of
great pleasure and positive
memories working with such
professional, competent
administrators and motivated,
intelligent students.
As we depart we would like to
thank all of you for making
Behrend ROTC so successful
over the last few years, and
through your participation and
support assisting our graduates to
be among the very finest ROTC
officers commissioned.
Among my personal
thoughts, I encourage the faculty
to make themselves available to
students and to create innovative,
challenging, and realistic
instructional methods. Despite
the pressures of research,
publishing, achieving tenure, and
time to maintain our family lives
and involvement in personal
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interests, we should never forget
the immense responsibility we
have to society, the University,
the students, and even to
ourselves-and that is the
development and nurturing of the
mental, physical, and moral
character of the students.
The standards we set in the
classroom means little however,
if we do not live by the same
standards outside of it. I challenge
every faculty member to devote
himself to at least one student
club or organization to work
toward this most important end.
Most importantly-to the
students: I encourage you to
never forget your primary
mission-to do as well as possible
academically. That will comprise
the greatest portion of how you
measure up as you seek post
college employment or graduate
schooling.
Secondly, I recommend you
select one or two campus
organizations to become involved
in-and then aggressively seek
leadership opportunities. For
those who transfer to University
Park, I encourage you to consider
at least one semester of ROTC.
To all, I encourage you to
always seek excellence in
everything you do-but set
realistic, obtainable standards.
My best wishes and deepest
gratitude shall be with you
always.
Major Jim McCarthy
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Officer-In-Charge
Behrend College ROTC