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Behrend Briefs
Attention Seniors: Commencement for
Summer and Fall 1991 graduates will be held on
Sunday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. in Erie Hall. Student
keepsake caps and gowns are $l5. Last day to
order from the Penn State-Behrend Bookstore is
Nov. 1.
Free Tutoring Available: All Behrend
students are welcome to utilize the Learning
Assistance Center's services. Student and faculty
tutors are on duty daily offering help with many
subjects. For more information call 898-6014 --
or drop by the Center located in the South
Cottage.
Seminar on Graduate Schools: The
Honors Program is sponsoring a seminar today
on graduate schools. The seminar, presented by
Dr. Marande, will be held in Reed 116 at noon.
Campus Ministry Board will meet on
Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 5:30p.m. in Reed
116. Students, faculty and staff are cordially
invited to participate.
Truman Scholarship informational
meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26, in
Reed 116. Scholarships offered range up to
$30,000. Contact Mari Trenkle at ext. 6160 for
more information.
Basic Essentials: Alpha Sigma Alpha is
sponsoring a basic essentials drive for HOSPICE
shelter for battered women Sept. 23-25. They
need basic essentials such as toothbrushes and
combs. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Mr. Penn State: Remember, Alpha Sigma
Alpha is looking for contestants to be in the Mr.
Penn State-Erie pageant. A sign-up table will be in
front of Reed 117 from Sept. 23-25.
Pie Throw: Lambda Sigma will be
sponsoring a pie throw booth on Tuesday, Sept.
24, in the Wintergarden from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come enjoy the satisfaction of throwing a pie at
someone while helping Lambda Sigma raise
money.
Study Skills Workshop Series:
Beginning today, Student Services will offer a
Study Skills Workshop Series. Sessions will be
held every Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m., for six
consecutive weeks (Sept. 19-Oct. 24) in Tigress
Hall (first floor). For further information call 898-
6111.
Satellite Seminar Broadcast: The
Center for Academic Computing at University
Park is broadcasting the satellite seminar,
"Introduction to CAC," on Tuesday, Sept. 17,
from 10 a.m. until noon in Behrend's TV Studio
(B 131). Reservations are not required. The
seminar will be video taped for those unable to
attend.
Wanna Brief? If your organization has
information you would like to see run in the
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Collegian office.
Take Note: All Commu 001 students are
reminded that The Collegian's weekly meetings
are held Thursdays in Turnbull 203 at 6:10 p.m.
Anyone interested in working for The Collegian is
encouraged to attend.
The Collegian
Cross-Cultural workshop
breaks down barriers
b Vick Sn der
The Collegian
Tension between cultures and
fear to speak for fear of being
labeled racist or sexist are some
barriers on college campus' today
that get in the way of cultural
pluralism . These were just a few
topics which were discussed by
Dr. Charles Taylor at the two
Cross-Cultural Workshops held
last week.
"It's important that students
are at least comfortable with
approaching people or situations
that are alien to them and being
able to assess what is going on"
said Lillie Wiley, Human
Relations Coordinator at Behrend.
"These workshops are designed to
improve communication skills
between cultures".
Wiley feels that college
campus' reflect society at large
and therefore if changes in
attitudes are to take place,
individual students must accept
the responsibility of educating
themselves about different
cultures.
"We all need to seek out
different forms of information,"
she said. "Making an effort to
leave the comforts of home that
we all know and not closing our
minds off to what is new has to
Behrend observatory open house
Star-gazers and astronomy
buffs are invited to attend Penn
State - Behrend's observatory
open house on Saturday, Sept.
21, at 9 p.m. in the Science
Building.
Dr. Robert Mirande, associate
professor of physics, will be your
guide to the heavens. Dr.
Mirande will begin the
presentation with a brief
introduction and preview of
heavenly bodies such as the
Police Re
Car windows smashed
over weekend break
On Friday, September 13, two
incidents of vehicle damage were
reported to Police and Safety. In
the first incident, a student
reported that his car windshield
was damapd while parked in the
new Hammermill Lot. He told
investigating officers that his
windshield had a softball-sized
break in it, along with two
impact marks when he returned to
his vehicle.
Also on Friday, a student
reported that the left rear window
of his vehicle was shattered. The
student said his vehicle was
parked in the new lot behind the
apartment buildings when the
occur on an individual level
before real change can occur".
Students who attended the
workshop had high hopes for
more of the same. "I enjoyed it a
lot. He (Dr. Taylor) made us feel
comfortable with each other and I
liked seeing the new faces there"
"These workshops
are designed to
improve
communication
skills between
cultures."
- Lilley Wiley
Human Relations
Coordinator
said Elizabeth Trakalo, a third
semester accounting major.
Dr. Taylor, owner of Praxis
Publications, which produces a
wide range of literature pertaining
to minority student services,
asked students what changes they
felt needed to take place in order
to improve the cultural
globular cluster M-13, the
constellation M-31 Andromeda,
and Saturn. Also scheduled for
viewing is the Dumbbell Nebula,
a very large body of rare gases
and dust which has collected in
space. Using a 16-inch
Newtonian telescope, He will
assist participants in locating and
viewing these and other galactic
points of interest which are
visible during the Fall Equinox.
ort
incident axurred.
Disturbance
On Saturday, September 14,
officers received a call describing
a disturbance near Lawrence Hall.
Upon arrival, the officer saw
seven people singing and playing
music on the south side of the
building. The people were asked
to take the party where it would
not disturb anyone in Lawrence.
Medical Transport
Also on Saturday Brookside
Fire Department was called to
transport a student to Saint
Vincent Health Center for
Thursday, September 19, 1991
environment at Behrend.
According to Wiley, students said
there needed to be more
interaction between cultures on a
social level, perhaps by different
organizations getting together for
activities.
Paul Weaver, a first semester
engineering major, said "It was a
great experience to meet a few
people. It would be a real help to
have more programs like this so
we could get to know different
cultures".
During the student cross
cultural workshop students were
asked to do several exercises one
of which required that they stand
in front of a sign which
categorized them into urbanites,
suburbanites or country people.
Then each group had to discuss
the automatic assumptions they
had about the other groups and
analyze why they had those
suppositions. Other categories
included politics, goals after
college and religion.
Other cultural workshops this
semester will include an exercise
called Archie Bunker's
Neighborhood. Scheduled to take
place in the Niagara basement on
Oct. 16 at 6 p.m., the program
is designed to help students
understand different cultural
groups including the disabled.
In the event of bad weather,
Dr. Mirande will turn to the
clouds, cloud formations, and
weather prediction as it relates to
astronomy.
The event is free and open to
the public, although participation
is limited. For reservations and
additional information, contact
the College's Science,
Engineering, and Technology
Unit at 898-6150.
difficulty breathing.
Last Wednesday a student
reported that an ex-boyfriend left
her apartment with her purse
following an argument. The
incident is being investigated and
charges are pending.
Traffic Accident
A minor accident occurred in
the Apartment parking lot on
Thursday, September 12. A
student vehicle was struck by a
van while it was backing out of a
parking space. Minor damage was
caused to both vehicles by the
accident.
Burglary