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Volume 30, No. 9
October 16, 1998
Scott A. Miller
Contact: Scott A. Miller 662-4844
NEWS
Lecture addresses student press freedom
Freedom of the press issues are raging at student publications nationwide and a lecture Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. in North Dining Hall will shine the spotlight on them.
Mark Goodman, executive director of the Student Press Law Center in Washington D.C., will present "Student Journalism in the New Millennium: The Battle for Press Freedom Continues," the fourth installment in MU's Fall Lecture Series.
Since the Supreme Court's 1988 Hazelwood decision gave secondary school officials greater ability to restrict the student media, censorship of both high school and college student journalists has been rampant. But new technology and changing attitudes suggest the next few years may bring a whole new battle, one that could affect the future of free expression in America.
This lecture sponsored in part by Student Activities Office and Mansfield Activities Council, which is funded by Student Activities Fees.
McGuire's nursing class puts service-learning model to test
Residents of Wellsboro and surrounding communities will be some of the first to benefit from the university's efforts to provide service-learning opportunities for students when the class Leadership and Management in Nursing (NUR 480) offers a community cholesterol forum Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Under the direction of faculty member Jane McGuire, health sciences, the students have gathered a panel of experts to address the topic "Cholesterol: What do the Numbers Mean" from 7-8:30 p.m. in the St. Peter's Catholic Church Parish Center, 38 Central Ave., Wellsboro.
"We know that student learning is enhanced when students apply their knowledge and skills to real settings, with real people, with real problems," Moore said. "Our students learn and the community benefits, and Professor McGuire's class is a fine example."
The experts, who represent several medical fields, include: Dr. Anthony Nespola, internal medicine; Amy Miller, nurse practitioner; Kim Miller, registered dietician; and Craig Devenport, registered pharmacist. They will cover topics like heart disease, prevention, diets, and medical treatments.
The forum is free to the public and will include low cholesterol refreshments and recipes.
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Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., Steadman. The music department will present a concert of George Gershwin favorites featuring the Mansfieldians vocal ensemble and the MU Jazz Ensemble. The list of well-known Gershwin tunes includes "Embraceable you," "Fascinating rhythm," "S'Wonderful," "Strike up the band," "Someone to watch over me," "Love is here to stay," "Somebody loves me," and "Summertime," among others. Gershwin, born 100 years ago, died at the age of 37 after a short but prolific career as a pianist and composer of popular and classical repertoire. The concert, directed by music faculty Peggy Dettwiler and Michael Galloway, will celebrate his popular music through a variety of jazz styles.
Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Steadman. The music department's choral ensembles Department will perform "A Collage of Choral Styles." More than 150 singers will participate under the direction of Peggy Dettwiler, music. The concert presents a wide variety of singing styles including Gregorian chant, classical, romantic, barbershop, gospel, folk, and contemporary. All five of the ensembles -- Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, Festival Chorus, Mansfieldians, and Concert Choir -- will appear in the first choral concert of the season. The music of two women composers, Hildegard von Bingen and Amy Beach, will be featured. Also, an exciting composition, titled "Cloudburst, by young contemporary composer Eric Whitacre will present a beautiful Spanish poem that uses the sound of thunder and rain as a metaphor for life. The concert will close with a rousing rendition of "Old Time Religion" inviting audience participation.
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- Live theatre in the 1950s will provide the backdrop for the MU Theatre presentation of "Moon Over Buffalo" Oct. 15-18 in Straughn Hall. Shows will be Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 15-17, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $5 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens and $2 for MU students. All tickets are open seating.
- Make plans now to take part in a Bloodmobile Wednesday, oct. 21, from 11:45 a.m.-5:45 p.m. in Laurel Lounge. It's sponsored by the Student Union, Panhal, IFC, SGA, ARHC and ARAmark.
- The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) will host an evening folk dance session Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9-10 p.m. on the second floor of Butler Center. All are invited to attend; the more the merrier! Contact Robert Amchin at 4712 for details or just come wearing your dancing shoes.
- Friday, Oct. 16, is the final day orders will be taken at the Campus Bookstore for winter commencement academic attire Saturday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. in Straughn Hall. Faculty and staff who wish to present the diploma case to their graduating child or spouse during the ceremony should contact Mary Lou Stroud at 4355 by Nov. 20.
- Jaquie Schraeder of Annapolis, MD, will present a special full-day workshop on movement training and teaching in the public school Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9-1 p.m. Schraeder is an internationally known clinician in movement education who is also known for her knowledge of general music education. There is a nominal fee for walk in student participants. All are invited to attend. According to Robert Amchin, this will be a great workshop for music educators as well as education and early childhood majors. For information, call Amchin at 4712.
- The first draft of the university's new strategic action plan is available to university faculty, staff and students both on the "MU News" World Wide Web site (http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/publrela) and the MU Student Web (http://mustuweb.mnsfld.edu). Comments on the plan may be e-mailed to comments@mnsfld.edu or by campus mail to Strategic Action Plan, c/o 500 North Hall.
- TIAA-CREF will offer the free video conference "Looking for Ways to Reach Your Financial Goals" Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 2-3 p.m. in the Doane Center conference Room. For more information, contact human resources at 4891.
- The Learning Resource Center is offering a series of workshops for all MU students. The following list identifies the topics to be discussed in the workshops: Time Management, Monday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m.; Stress Management, Monday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. All workshops are in South Hall 203. For more information contact Lou Labuski-Brown, Learning Resource Center coordinator, at 4693 or by E-mail at llabuski@mnsfld.edu.
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Mike Logan, English, will chair a panel at the national conference of Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies (GEMCS) at the University of Connecticut in November. The panel, titled "Escaping Words/Wording Escapes: The Individual, the Colony, and the Language of Revolt," will feature speakers from State University of New York at Binghamton, Boston University, and Stanford University. Logan will read his essay "The Space of Frederick Douglass' Narrative." Another Logan essay, "Hazarding the Question of Political Teaching," will appear in Crossings, a journal of philosophical, literary, historical, and cultural studies produced by an interdepartmental group of faculty and graduate students at Binghamton University. He is a contributing editor for the journal.
Louise Sullivan-Blum, English, was a keynote speaker at the sixth annual Lavendar Languages Conference at American University in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11-13.
Robert Amchin, music, recently completed his new recorder book, Recorder Frolics. This is a set of original recorder pieces for school-aged children.
Stephen Brown, psychology, was the keynote speaker for the Fifth Annual Early Childhood Community Conference in Williamsport sponsored by Intermediate Unit 17 and regional Head Start programs. Brown spoke on the topic "The Ongoing Nature vs. Nurture Controversy: ‘It's All in the Genes....But Then Again.'"
Andrew Longoria, communication and theatre, attended Alfred University's production of "Picasso in the Lapin Agile," written by comedian/actor Steve Martin, as a respondent for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KC/ACTF). After the production, he spoke to the director, design and technical staff, and cast in a public forum to discuss the merits and problems of their production. He also provided a written response. As a respondent for KC/ACTF, Longoria also will comment on Clarion University's production of "Servant of Two Masters" by Carlo Goldoni.
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You cannot err in reporting on musical greats like George Gershwin when your readers include faculty at the pre-eminent music university in the State System of Higher Education. For the record, George Gershwin was born 100 years ago (Sept. 26, 1898, to be exact) and died at the age of 37. Thank you to J. Dennis Murray, psychology, and Richard Walker, mathematics, for pointing out the error.
Carmen Bianco, housing, was instrumental in organizing the involvement of Sigma Tau Gamma in the Leonard Harrison State Park service day recently featured in the Elmira Star-Gazette. Nine members of the fraternity, several of whom guided campus tours in the morning during Visitation Day, took part in the clean-up.
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The men's and women's cross country teams have been overpowering their competition this season and the tri-meet at Baptist Bible College was no exception. For the men, Todd Stewart racked up another first place finish, running the course in 28.01, 32 seconds faster than the second place finisher. Overall, the men's team placed second in point standings, behind Baptist Bible College, but finished ahead of the other competing school, Marywood College. The women's team had one of its best performances in recent history, making a sweep of the top five spots at the BBC Invitational. Brianne Liddick led the pack followed by Catherine Deithorn, Colleen Ryder, Kristen Clark and Kelly Maines. The teams travel to the University of Pitt-Bradford Saturday, Sept. 17.
The field hockey team picked up an important win in defeating Mercyhurst College 3-1. Jamie Huffcut continues to be a reliable source on offense, scoring two goals. Kristen Dunton scored one goal and added an assist. Also contributing were Misty Drasher and Christy Sunchych, who both had assists.
Mistakes plagued the football team as it fell to West Chester 39-0 in a PSAC East contest. MU piled up yards in offense but failed to get into the end zone, with eight drives ending inside the West Chester 30-yard line including five of their first seven possessions. MU hosts Kutztown on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. in the annual Homecoming game.
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"Across the nation, campus activists find themselves confronted by student bodies neither unified by a small set of grand liberal causes nor particularly interested in radical action in general."
Harvard University students Michael Titelbaum and Daniel Morgan writing in the Oct. 5 edition of "The Nation."
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