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The Global LionE‐Newsletter • April 5, 2010 • A Publication of the University Office of Global Programs

Student Leaders Promote

Sustainable Solutions:

“A Better

World”

Festival

and the Student

Sustainability Summit

What is a Third Culture Kid?

The Life and Death of Jean

Léopold Dominique—

Haitian Agronomist and

Radio Journalist

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Table of ContentsWhat

is

a Third

Culture

Kid?..............................................……………..………....3

International Opportunities……………………………………………………………..……5‐6

From Tokyo to Penn State, Working to Build a Better Institution….............7

Jean Léopold Dominique—”The Agronomist”…………………...………..………….8

Announcements from International Student Council………………………………10

Information for International Students…………………………………..………………11

Discharged Soldier Speaks Out Against Denied Rights……………………………12

Penn State Students Gather to Promote Sustainability……………………………13

Photo of the Week………………………………………………………………….………………14

Changing Shopping Habits, Creating “A Better World”..………………….………15

Volunteer and

Leadership

Opportunities………………..…………………..………….16

Museum Visits the HUB……………………………………………………………………….17

General Announcements………………………………………………………………………..18

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By Lyndsay C. Luff

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What is a Third Culture Kid

It’s safe to say that Penn

State prides itself on having a

place

for

just

about

anyone

in

its

community. African Americans,

Hispanics, Native Americans,

Asians, and Caucasians can find a

home away from home here in

Happy Valley. However, what

about those who can’t tell you

where “home” is? Those who

can’t check a nationality box with‐

out having to second‐guess them‐

selves? Welcome to the life of a

Third Culture

Kid

(TCK).

Not quite immigrants and not

so much international students,

according to tckid.com, “A third

culture kid is a person who has

spent a significant part of his or

her developmental years outside

their parents’ culture."

Often placed in the position

due to the occupation of one or

both

parents,

they

are

the

sons and daughters of diplomats, mis‐

sionaries, ex‐patriots, military

members, global business part‐

ners, and other globally‐involved

individuals.

The term “third culture kid,”

was coined by Ruth Useem “…

because TCKs integrate aspects of

their birth culture (the first cul‐

ture) and the new culture (the

second culture),

creating

a unique

‘third culture’," says tckid.com.

“To me actually, it’s nice to

finally have a definition for it be‐

cause I moved every year, but

when I went to school, I was al‐

ways the American or the white

girl. I didn’t discover this term un‐

til probably my sophomore year

of high school and was always this

ambiguous entity with no iden‐

tity,” said Abigail Grim, a senior in

nursing. “I was American, but I

wasn’t American, so it was nice to

finally have a category that I fit

into. It means that I finally have

an identity.”

Grim

was

born

in

China

and

has lived in Germany, Kazakhstan,

Malta, Saudi Arabia, and the

United Arab Emirates, and knows

just what it means to be a TCK.

Being the product of parents who

served as English teachers, mis‐

sionaries, and humanitarian aid

coordinators, Grim has become

familiar with the term “global no‐

mads” for individuals like her fam‐

ily. She admits to having lived in a

country no longer than three

years at a time, before entering

State College High School. On av‐

erage, she located every year.

Michael Crandall, Interna‐

tional Student

Advising

pre

‐arrival

coordinator, a doctoral student in

higher education, and a TCK him‐

self, could not agree more with

Grim, deeming it “absolutely es‐

sential” to have developed a term

for such individuals. (continued

on page 4)

Abigail Grim, who spent her childhood in seven different countries, poses at the UN

Office

in

New

York,

New

York

Photo

courtesy

of

Abigail

Grim


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“I struggle with the term,

because I still don’t think that it

fully honors our experiences,

however it is vital in establish‐

ing our identity,” said Crandall.

Crandall’s

experiences

dif ‐

fer from Grim’s, in that his

background as a TCK results

from being a “military brat”.

Born in Costa Rica, Crandall

lived in Panama, Thailand, and

various locations throughout

the United States.

Although his studies and

personal experiences are

drawn from

the

perspective

of

a military dependent, Crandall

and Grim’s accounts of TCKs

are undeniably cohesive.

In discussing the general

patterns of a TCK once they

grow out of the “K,” Crandall

explains that it is typical for

them to choose a similar life‐

style to that of their frequent‐

changing childhood.

“It’s something

that

I liked

and I want my kids to have the

same thing,” said Grim. “The

question a lot is ‘wasn’t that

hard for you to move every

year?’ But actually it’s really

hard for me to stay in one

place. I loved all of the cultural

experiences I got and all of the

languages I learned.”

After

graduation

Grim

plans to transition into commu‐

nity development in third

world countries, using her

nursing skills at the same time.

She and her siblings share the

same desire to go back over‐

seas. She speaks English, Ara‐

bic, conversational French, and

understands Russian. Her first

languages were Russian, Ger‐

man, and Chinese but were lost

through the

travels

of

her

life.

The term TCK has ambigui‐

ties as displayed through indi‐

viduals like Yuduo Zhao, junior,

engineering.

Zhao was born and raised in

China until he was ten years old

when his father’s newly‐

developed company relocated

to Kenya. He was forced to

learn English

as

it

is

Kenya’s

offi

‐

cial language and his entire edu‐

cation was taught in that lan‐

guage.

Although the transition was

significant, Zhao is still unsure

as to whether he fits the TCK

mold.

“It was not that difficult for

me,” said Zhao in terms of his

transitions. “The culture in

Kenya is not that different [than

here]—in

China

it

is,

so

I

think

the term ‘cross‐culture’ might

apply to me more, but I’m still a

fan of the third culture kid Face‐

book group,” he laughs.

While his parents still live in

Kenya, there is some expecta‐

tion they will return to China at

some point. This is typical of the

lifestyle of a TCK. In the mean‐

time,

Zhao

has

his

own

way

of

explaining his culture to others:

“If I say that I’m going home, it

means that I’m going to Kenya.

If I say that I’m going home,

home, that means China.”

Third Culture Kid continued

Chinese native Yuduo Zhao spent half of his life living in Kenya before beginning

his studies at Penn State University Photo courtesy of Yuduo Zhao


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International Opportunitie

International Dance Ensemble

Spring Repertoire

From

Indian

bhangra

to

Latin

American salsa, Penn State’s Inter‐

national Dance Ensemble (PSIDE)

performs dances from all over the

world. This semester the group

members are preparing 14 dances

for their spring repertoire on Sat‐

urday, April 17 at 6:00 PM in 133

White Building.

Peace Corps Information

Sessions

Learn how to use your skills to help

others worldwide. You’ll have the

experience of a lifetime becoming

a member of a host community in

a developing part of the world.

Sessions take place the first Tues‐

day of every month: April 6 and

May 4, starting at 6:30 PM in the

Bank of America Career Services

Center. Visit www. peacecorps.gov

for more information or contact

your on‐campus recruiter at peace

[email protected].

Film Festival By, For, and About

Women Worldwide

The Centre County Women’s Re‐

source Center invites you to attend

LunaFest , a national traveling festi‐

val of short films by, for, and about

women. This year’s festival includes

films by or about women from Aus‐

tralia, Brazil, Israel, the U.S., an

more. LunaFest will take place o

Sunday, April 18 at 2:00 PM at th

State Theatre.

Tickets

cost

$10

($

with a student ID). Profits fro

LunaFest benefit breast cancer r

search and the Centre Coun

Women’s Resource Center. Fo

more information visit http:

www.thestatetheatre.org/Events

v i e w e v e n t . p h p ? i d = 6 6 6 o

www.lunafest.org.

International Coffee Hour Join the University Office of GlobalPrograms every Thursday from 3:30 to5:00 PM in the Global Programs Lounge(410 Boucke Building) for coffee, tea,snacks, and international chat.

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A Taste of India The Association for India's

Development (AID) invites you to attend A

Taste of India on April 10. This annual fund‐

raising event, which has been organized

since 1998, showcases the diverse cuisine

and culture of various parts of India. Last

year AID raised $12,000 through this event

to donate to non‐governmental organiza‐

tions (NGOs) participating in developmen‐

tal programs

in

India.

AID

intends

to

donate

a part of the funds raised through this

year’s event to support local food banks in

Central Pennsylvania. For more information

about AID visit http://www. clubs.psu.edu/

up/aid/. For more information about A

Tas te o f I n d i a v i s i t h t t p : / /

w w w . c l u b s . p s u . e d u / u p / a i d / w e b /

fundraising/foodfestival/index.html.


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International Opportunities (continued)

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Turkish National Sovereignty

and Children’s Day

The Turkish Student Association

will be hosting Turkish National

Sovereignty

and

Children’s

Day

on April 18, 2010 from 1:00 to

5:00 PM in the Ramada Hotel in

State College. This event will

feature a day of cultural activi‐

ties and fun including children’s

performances and lunch. Tickets

are $15 for adults and $5 for

children (10 year or younger)

and can be purchased at Web‐

ster’s Bookstore

Café.

For

more

information, contact Esra Bir

Akturk or Nuran Ural at Turk‐

[email protected]

du.

American Indian Pow Wow

Penn State and the State Col‐

lege Area School District

(SCASD) are hosting a tradi‐

tional American Indian Pow

Wow on April 10‐11, at the

Mount Nittany Middle School.

Admission is free and the pub‐

lic is invited to attend. For

more information visit

www.powwow. psu.edu/.

“A Show Case of Diversity”

FLY Magazine will be hosting "A

Showcase of Diversity" Thurs‐

day, April

8,

8:00

to

10:00

PM

in

Alumni Hall, HUB. Come mingle

with student organizations in‐

cluding the Belly Dancing Club,

Spanish Club, Club Kreyol, and

more. Free performances and

information about student

clubs. For more information,

please e‐mail Nicole Güven at

[email protected]. GSA C.A.F.E. Film Series

The Graduate Student Associa‐

tion (GSA) invites you to the

Critically Acclaimed Film Series

(C.A.F.E.) This series features

films from around the world.

Be sure to stop by on April 15

at 8:15 PM in 112 Kern Building

for Raja

(France).

Upcoming

film: Day Break (Iran) on May

6.

International Theme Dinners

Offered at Café Laura

Café Laura, a student‐run res‐

taurant located in the Mateer

Building on University Park cam‐

pus, has announced its upcom‐

ing themed dinners for the

spring semester. Dinner themes

include: Authenic Mexican Cui ‐

sine, Southern Italy, Asian Melt ‐

ing Wok, Romantic Cities of

Europe, and more. For more

information visit http://

www.cafelaura.psu.edu.

Social Justice Symposium

Join the Paul‐Robeson Cultural

Center

for

the

Social

Justice

Symposium on April 11, 2010

from 10:30 to 3:30 PM in Heri‐

tage Hall, HUB. The Social Jus‐

tice Symposium is a one‐day

conference experience that

seeks to provide the campus

community with a co‐curricular

opportunity to engage with is‐

sues

of

social

justice

through

interactive workshops, interac‐

tive expressions of art, and dy‐

namic speakers. This event will

feature the Saartjie Project,

which explores the intersections

of race, gender and power

through the voices and bodies

of black women. The sympo‐

sium is free and open to the

public.

Registration

is

not

re‐

quired. For more information,

contact Jessica Harris at

[email protected] or 814‐865‐

3776. The Symposium schedule

can be found online at

www.sa.psu.edu/prcc.

“A Better World” Festival

On Wednesday, April 14, pur‐

chase handicrafts made around

the world at the fair‐trade mar‐

ketplace during “A Better

World” Festival. This event,

which will be held in Alumni

Hall, HUB from 11:00 AM to

4:00 PM, will also feature an

interactive display, free fair‐

trade coffee, raffles, prizes, and

more. Come learn how you can

help eradicate global poverty by

simply

changing

your

shopping

habits. For more information

email Barbara Donnini at

[email protected].


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By Christiana Shyllon

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From Tokyo to Penn State, Workingto Build a Better Institution

On Wednesday, March 24,

2010, Penn

State

welcomed

two

vistors from the University of

Tokyo to campus.

Jung‐Kook Hong, Ph.D, pro‐

fessor of the Division for Inter‐

national Relations and Deputy

Director Mari Matsuoka of the

Kashiwa International Office,

came to experience firsthand

the manner in which Penn State

operates.

The University of Tokyo is rec‐

ognized as one of the top uni‐

versities worldwide. There are

three campuses in Japan:

Hongo, the main campus;

Komaba, the undergraduate

campus; and Kashiwa, which

was established in 2006, is the

newest of the campuses, and is

located in central Tokyo.

Hong

and

Matsuoka

came

to

Penn State on a quest to under‐

stand how such a large institu‐

tion functions to provide quality

and equal support and services

for their students. They looked

primarily at services provided

for international students at the

main campus and at the many

campuses of the University.

They also looked into how to

expand their global academic

activities, as well as internation‐

alizing campus services and

other support for students and

researchers abroad.

To further understand how

international student affairs are

handled at Penn State, the visi‐

tors met with the Assistant V.P.

of Student Affairs, Andrea Dow‐

hower.

Natsuki

Ikeda,

support

assis‐

tant for the University Office of

Global Programs and a native of

Japan, escorted the visitors

throughout the day as they met

with various directors, coordina‐

tors, and specialists at the Uni‐

versity.

An important stop on the

tour was East Halls, an area that

houses many first‐year students.

Guided by two housing staff

members, Matsuoka, Hong, and

Ikeda were able to view both a

mock residence hall room and a

real room in Brumbaugh Hall.

Matsuoka and Hong asked

about the housing services, food

services, and general questions

about the Penn State student

body. The Tokyo visitors did this

as they keenly observed the

rooms

and

the

space

that

are

available to each of the two stu‐

dents who live in the room.

Following their visit at the

University Park campus, Matsu‐

oka and Hong continued on to

the Altoona Campus. They also

toured this campus and spoke

with staff from housing and food

services there.

After tours and meetings at

two Penn State campuses, the

hope is that Matsuoka and Hong

will take back a good impression

of Penn State, one that will con‐

tinue to build a beneficial rela‐

tionship with the prestigious

University of Tokyo.

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By Nicole Güven

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ean Léopold Dominique—“The Agronomist”

Lively, passionate, coura‐

geous, determined—these are the

words that come to mind when

thinking about Jean Dominique,

the subject of a documentary enti‐

tled “The Agronomist.” It is hard

to leave the film and not be in love

with Dominique.

“The Agronomist” (2003) was

shown Thursday in Carnegie Cin‐

ema as

part

of

the

African

and

Af

‐

rican Diasporic Film Series. The

documentary, written and di‐

rected by Jonathan Demme, show‐

cased the life of Jean Léopold Do‐

minique, a Haitian agronomist and

radio journalist who was assassi‐

nated in 2000.

Demme met Dominique in

1986. The film features footage of

Dominique

and

his

wife

Michele Montas. Dominique was a mem‐

ber of Haiti’s upper class. Rather

than lead a life of leisure, he chose

to help his countrymen (the ma‐

jority being poor), and to fight for

democracy.

Dominique went to France to

study agronomy for five years, and

returned to Haiti determined to

improve the quality of Haitian

plant life.

He

helped

local

peasants

cultivate their land so they could

earn a living while avoiding the

dominating wealthy landowners.

But a fellow agronomist was killed,

and landowners convinced the

government to jail Dominique for

six months.

From his time in college in

France, Dominique

fell in love with cin‐

ema. He carried his

passion back to Haiti

and started many

cinema organiza‐

tions and helped

with the production

of the first Haitian

film. The govern‐

ment

interfered,

quashing a cinema

club for being too

political.

D o m i n i q u e

opened a radio sta‐

tion in 1960 called

Radio Haiti. The ra‐

dio station was im‐

portant for two rea‐

sons:

broadcasts were in Kreyòl and

the dissemination of

information.

Before Radio

Haiti, Haitian radio

broadcasted only in French. But

Kreyòl was the people’s language.

Dominique explained that Kreyòl

was able to convey much more

meaning to the Haitian public than

French. It

was

the

first

time

it

had

ever been heard over the air.

Radio Haiti served the public

need for information because Hai‐

tian radio, before Dominique, only

provided entertainment. Domi‐

nique and his fellow journalists let

Haitians know what was going on

in the rest of the world. Haitians

were able to keep up with current

news for the first time in their

lives.

But, “opening minds was

risky business,” said Dominique.

The

government

viewed

Radio

Haiti as opposition. At one point it

forced all advertisers to pull their

ads. Montas recalled how the sta‐

tion had to use a personal car to

serve as a taxi so they were able

to pay their journalists. (continued

on page 9)


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“The Agronomist” continuedWhen Reagan took over

the United States presidency in

1981, unrest erupted in Haiti. As

Dominique explained, Reagan

was “the end of human rights.”

François

“Papa

Doc”

Duvalier

was the current president of

Haiti. People began to disappear

from the radio station. Journal‐

ists were arrested and tortured;

the station was destroyed and

bullet holes permeated the out‐

side of the building.

The government issued an

order to shoot Dominique on

sight.

In 1980,

he

fled

to

Vene

‐zuela and spent his exile there

and in New York. Over two mil‐

lion people fled Haiti at the

same time and lived in exile. Do‐

minique and Montas were mar‐

ried July 28, 1983 in a town hall

in New York. They returned to

Haiti after a six‐year exile when

Jean‐Claude “Baby Doc” Duva‐

lier, “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s son,

left the

country.

“Baby Doc” Duvalier con‐

troversially fled Haiti in an

American military plane after

emptying Haiti’s treasury on

February 7, 1986. The National

Council of Government sent the

United States military to run

Haiti. Dominique explained that

the military was a movement

towards

democracy,

but

also towards violence.

When Dominique returned

to Haiti after his first exile,

60,000 people waited to greet

him at the airport. Many cried

and tried to force their way

through the crowd to touch the

face of the man who had done

so much to help the Haitian peo‐

ple.

Dominique rebuilt Radio

Haiti from scratch and worked

to

elect

Jean‐Bertrand

Aristide

of the Lavalas party to the presi‐

dency. Aristide was elected, but

on September 30, 1991, his gov‐

ernment was overthrown. Radio

Haiti was shut down. Four thou‐

sand people were killed in the

takeover. Dominique was once

again forced into exile and fled

to New York. He explained the

coup

as

“carefully

planned

to break the backbone of Haitian

people.”

Under an agreement be‐

tween the United States, mem‐

bers of the coup, and President

Aristide, and under supervision

of the United Nations, Aristide

returned as president after four

more months of members of the

coup running Haiti.

As

expected,

“all

hell

breaks loose,” said Dominique.

Aristide supporters were killed

on the streets by coup support‐

ers. Twenty‐one thousand

American soldiers invaded. Aris‐

tide was returned to power in

1994 and on May 10, 1995, Ra‐

dio Haiti was finally back on the

air.

Aristide’s

presidency

was followed by René Préval, who

provided a semblance of free

speech. Dominique criticized

Dany Toussaint, police chief and

Aristide’s bodyguard, for pur‐

portedly assassinating his rival

for the position of Secretary of

State for Public Security. Radio

Haiti and Dominique were con‐

stantly provoked by Toussaint’s

supporters. Toussaint’s lawyers

sent Dominique death threats. “I

know that

I’m

attacked

because

I’m doing my job the right way,”

said Dominique.

At 6:06 AM, April 3, 2000,

two men shot Dominique to

death outside of Radio Haiti. Af ‐

ter one month of silence, Radio

Haiti, with increased security,

resumed its broadcasting under

Montas. Dominique’s ashes

were

spread

along

the

Arti‐bonite River, where he spent

time helping the local peasants.

A large crowd watched as the

final remains of Jean Dominique,

agronomist, radio journalist, and

human rights activist, vanished

into the water.

Radio Haiti stopped its

broadcasts three years after Do‐

minique’s assassination because

Montas

received

numerous

death threats and her body‐

guard was murdered. Montas

fled to the United States. Ac‐

cording to Toni Pressley‐Sanon,

research associate in compara‐

tive literature and African and

African‐American studies, who

led a discussion following the

film, Radio Haiti’s building can

still

be

viewed

today,

gunshots from the first attack still visible

on the outside of the building.

Pressley‐Sanon said she

received news that on the day

of the recent Haitian earth‐

quake, another agronomist/

journalist was murdered.


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Announcements fromnternational Student Council

eadership Positions in

nternational Student Council

he International Student

ouncil (ISC) will hold its annual

lection on April 21, 2010 at

:30 PM in 216 Boucke Build‐

ng. Interested students are en‐

ouraged to apply for executive

oard positions of the ISC:

resident, vice president, chief

f staff, secretary, treasurer,

rogramming

coordinator,

out‐

each coordinator, public rela‐

ons chair, and Web master.

pplications for these positions

re available in 407 Boucke

uilding, or electronically by

ontacting Kolby Nelson,

[email protected]. Presidential

andidates must choose a vice

residential “running mate”

nd

the

two

will

run

together

s one ticket. The vice presi‐

ential candidate must have a

ational background different

rom the presidential running

mate. For details on responsi‐

ilities of each officer, please

ee http://php.scripts.psu.edu/

l u b s / u p / i s c / d o c s /

SC_constitution_Final.pdf. Ap‐

lication deadline is Thursday,

pril

15.

An

election

informa‐

on session will be held for

andidates at 5:00 PM on April

5 in 410 Boucke. Completed

pplications should be returned

o Kolby Nelson in 407 Boucke

uilding or by email

[email protected].


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Information forInternational Students

Attention: All International

Students

Did you know that although you

may not have earned an income

this year you may still have to file

a certain tax return form? For

more in forma t ion v i s i t

w w w . g l o b a l . p s u . e d u /

i n t e r n a t i o n a l _ s t u d e n t s /

tax_info.cfm

Tax Assistance

Program

The Tax Assistance Program, of ‐

fered through Global Connec‐

tions, helps international stu‐

dents with their federal, state,

and local income tax returns.

During February, March, and

April, trained volunteers meet

with individuals to provide infor‐

mation and answer questions

regarding

tax

forms

and

tax

re‐

quirements. To set up an ap‐

pointment come to the Global

Connections office at 404A

Boucke Building or the Global

Programs Lounge, 410 Boucke

Building. Appointments can not

be arranged by phone or email.

Should International Students

Participate in the 2010 Census?

International

students

living

in

the United States, regardless of

citizenship, must be counted in

the 2010 Census. Students living

in dormitories and residence

halls are counted during an op‐

eration known as Group Quar‐

ters. These facilities defined as

places where unrelated people

reside. As part of Group Quarters Enumeration, students living in

dormitories or fraternity and so‐

rority houses will be provided

with Individual Census Question‐

naire. Forms will be distributed

and collected by Residential As‐

sistants or housing staffs. Stu‐

dents living at home with their

parents are counted along with

other

members

of

the

family

or

their guardian at that address.

Students living independently off

campus in apartments or homes

should complete their own cen‐

sus form. Questionnaires are

available in six languages: Eng‐

lish, Spanish, Chinese, Korean,

Russian and Vietnamese. Lan‐

guage guides that translate key

words

and

phrases

are

available

in 59 languages. Questionnaire

Assistance Centers, staffed by

Census employees, will be open

throughout communities to help

people complete their forms. By

law, all information collected by

the U.S. Census Bureau is strictly

confidential and is used for sta‐

tistical purposes only. The U.S.

Constitution requires a popula‐

tion and

housing

count

every

10

years. Census results are the ba‐

sis for congressional representa‐

tion as well as the distribution of

federal, state, and local funds

totaling more than $400 billion

annually. Census Day is April 1,

2010. For more information, visit

the web site at: http://

www.2010census.gov.

International Spring Festival

Booths Available for Organiza‐

tions

International student organiza‐

tions can display information

about their country or culture to

the public and sell items during

the International Spring Festival.

This is

a great

place

to

promote

cultural understanding and a

chance to raise funds for your

organizations. Interested organi‐

zations should contact Farhana

Masid (fqm5015@ psu.edu) for

more information.

International Spring Festival

Performers Needed

Attention

international

student

organizations: Are you interested

in performing during the Interna‐

tional Spring Festival on Sunday,

April 11? Contact International

Student Council Head of Stage

Committee, Jun Yong Yeoh

([email protected]) for more in‐

formation. Please note that the

selection process is not first‐

come, first‐serve as ISC has spe‐

cial

criteria

(i.e.

performances

should be traditional and repre‐

sentative of diverse regions).

Each organization is allowed to

send one performance group.

Collaborations are highly pre‐

ferred.

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By Michael Solomon

Discharged Soldier SpeaksOut Against Denied Rights


“I am proud of who I am. I am a

soldier. I am still gay.” These

words echoed throughout the HUB

Auditorium, where Lt. Dan Choi

spoke of his continuing struggle of

being in

the

military

as

a gay

man.

The event was sponsored by the

LGBTA and was held Wednesday,

March 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM.

Choi's story began on March 19,

2009, the day he appeared on the

Rachel Maddow Show and an‐

nounced he was gay. Within one

month of his coming out, after ten

years of admirable service, Choi

was handed his discharge papers

from the United States Army. Al‐

though he appealed his discharge, a

panel of New York National Guard

officers recommended that he be

discharged from the military.

Amidst a captivated audience,

Choi told a story of his time in the

military

as

an

Arabic

linguist. According to

Shia Islam, a Shiite may

hide his religion when

in the face of danger

and god will forgive

him. Choi recounted

telling a group of Shi‐

ites that they no longer

needed to hide who

they were or be afraid

anymore. He noted

that it was at that mo‐

ment that he felt like a

hypocrite in that he

himself was hiding who

he was.

Choi's striking story continued

with the injustice of the “Don't Ask,

Don't Tell” policy in the military.

“Don't Ask, Don't Tell makes people

[feel]

or

assumes

that

gays

are

ashamed of who they are,” says

Choi. The policy, which does not

allow lesbians, gays, or bisexuals

from openly serving in the military,

condemns these people to remain

in the closet to not openly express

who they are. For ten years Choi

served his country without anyone's

knowledge that he was a gay man.

Then, according to Choi, he

came out because he was

“annoyed.” He shared with the au‐

dience the story of telling his par‐

ents that he was a homosexual.

Choi concluded his speech with

further discussion of the Don't Ask,

Don't Tell policy and how the injus‐

tice

extends

beyond

the

realm

omilitary service. Gays, lesbians, an

bisexuals in today's society face ty

anny and oppression in a countr

that makes it difficult for them t

openly express their sexual prefe

ences. He cited several quotes tha

serve as the foundation for th

United States, such as “all are cre

ated equal” and “liberty and justic

for all.” These quotes, that stan

for the unalienable rights of a

Americans, do not carry over to th

lesbian, gay, and bisexual commu

nity. Choi focused on the gap be

tween America's promise and Ame

ica's reality. And, while subtlety ele

vating the volume of his voice, Cho

finished, claiming, “I will stand

speaking of his continuing efforts t

fight for LGBT rights.

Choi

stood

proudly

on

stagwhile the audience rose to its feet i

a standing ovation. Amidst the roa

ing applause, it seemed there wa

not a single person in attendanc

that was not moved. His story is on

that highlights a little known cours

of injustice in the United States. O

stage, Choi appeared to be a strong

proud, American soldier, while jok

ing around flamboyantly about be

ing a gay man. Choi's presentatio

demonstrates that if his ten years o

service do not, that being a lesbian

gay, or bisexual in no way effect

the ability of someone to serve h

or her country admirably with dig

nity and respect.

For more information on Lt. Dan Choi go to http://www.ltdanchoi.com/.

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By Hannah Rishel

Page

Penn State Students Gatherto Promote Sustainability

Penn State held its first Student

Sustainability

Summit

the

eve‐

ning of Wednesday, March 24 in

Heritage Hall, HUB.

The summit, organized by Penn

State’s sustainability office,

brought together organizations

with environmental focus such as

Eco‐Action and Students Taking

Action To Encourage Recycling

(STATERs) to recruit new mem‐

bers and local organizations to

offer internship and job opportu‐

nities to interested students. A

group of students even traveled

from Penn State Harrisburg to

promote their use of solar pan‐

els.

Asher Evans, a physics gradu‐

ate student, attended the event

because he was interested in

learning more about sustainabil‐

ity.

“I

think

it’s

very

important,”

he said.

Andy Palmer, the vice presi‐

dent of STATERs, spoke to the

audience about his experience

with promoting sustainability on

campus. With help from his resi‐

dent assistant, he started a recy‐

cling program on his floor in Bea‐

ver Hall his freshman year.

Throughout

the

course

of

his

freshman year Palmer helped the

program spread to every floor of

his building.

“There’s no limit to what we

can do,” Palmer said.

He told the crowd that he col‐

lected 86 tons of recyclables with

STATERs during the 2007 Penn

State football

season.

This

saves

Penn State money because the

recycling center the University

uses is closer than the landfill.

Erik Foley, director of the cam‐

pus sustainability office, spoke

about the ways Penn State is try‐

ing to go green. These include:

making the older buildings on

campus run more efficiently,

making

sure

any

new

building

that is constructed meets green

standards, using renewable en‐

ergy, composting, and promoting

the use of reusable water bottles

with water filling stations around

campus.

In one corner of the room a

long table was set up with canvas

for people

to

paint

or

write

mes

‐

sages on the theme “What Does

Sustainability Look Like To You?”

“Recycling is something every‐

one can do,” said Dana Santure,

a sophomore majoring in public

relations, who drew the reduce,

reuse, recycle symbol in pink, her

favorite color, on the mural.

Another creative outlet for at‐

tendees

was

taking

part

in

creat‐

ing a manifesto. A few laptops

were set up in another corner of

the hall so people could write

what they want Penn State to do

to promote sustainability in the

future in order to unify the voice

of Penn State students.

For more information on sustainability and how Penn State is going green visit www.green.psu.edu.


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The Global Lion Photo of the Week features photographs taken by international and American students.

For the chance to have your picture featured as Photo of the Week, send an email to

[email protected] with subject heading: Photo of the Week

A Peruvian family smiles in traditional Peruvian clothing in the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru.

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By Brittany Reutzel

Page

Changing Shopping HabitsCreating “A Better World”

On Tuesday, April 14, Alumni

Hall, HUB will become a fair‐trade

marketplace from 11:00 AM to

4:00 PM during “A Better World”

Festival where fair‐trade vendors

will sell a variety of items includ‐

ing handbags, soaps, and jewelry.

This event, organized by Demand

Worldwide, a Penn State organi‐

zation dedicated

to

raising

aware

‐

ness about simple and sustainable

solutions to global poverty, will

show students how to make an

impact on the world by changing

their shopping habits.

“This festival is designed to

promote positive choices in con‐

sumerism among Penn State stu‐

dents,” says Cassidy Kavanagh,

freshman, special

education.

“We

want to educate students about

companies that provide fair in‐

come to artisans living in third

world countries so that they can

make better choices as consum‐

ers.”

Kavanagh, vice president of

Demand Worldwide, says she

thinks students will be shocked by

the information they learn from

this event. “Most people don’t think about the purchases they

make. They just swipe their card.

They don’t know that they are

supporting companies that don’t

pay employees living wages.”

In addition to purchasing fair‐

trade goods, students will be

given the chance to sample fair‐

trade coffee. “One simple change

college students can make is pur‐

chasing coffee at Dunkin Donuts

rather than Starbucks. Dunkin

Donuts is just as cheap and just as

tasty as Starbucks, yet it’s also fair

‐trade,” says Kavanagh.

Demand Worldwide presi‐

dent Barbara Donnini agrees with

Kavanagh, saying, “Purchasing fair

‐trade coffee is a good way to give

back to the global community

without having to exert too much

effort.”

Donnini, a third year statistics

major, acknowledges, however,

that becoming a conscientious

consumer is not always an easy

process. “Sometimes fair‐trade

products can cost more than

other products and we all know

that college students don’t have a

lot of money. Fortunately you can

change your habits in small ways.

Around the holiday season I pur‐

chase gifts from Ten Thousand

Villages. Their products are ador‐

able, affordable, and really unique

compared to what you would find

in a store downtown,” says

Donnini.

Ten Thousand Villages, one of

the fair‐trade vendors that will be

participating in the festival, has

been providing sustainable eco‐

nomic opportunities around the

world for over 60 years.

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Volunteers Needed for

International Children’s

Festival

Donate your time to promote

intercultural understanding at

the International Children's

Festival on Saturday, April 24.

Volunteers are needed to help

with set up, clean up, staffing

craft

tables,

and

making

finger foods. To volunteer at this

event, email Natsuki Ikeda, sup‐

port assistant for the University

Office of Global Programs, at

[email protected].

Artists Needed

Help raise awareness about

sexual assault in communities

of color and the LGTBQ com‐

munity. The Centre County

Women’s Resource Center and

the

National

Organization

for Women are seeking artists to

perform at RISE Above the Si ‐

lence of Sexual Assault on April

15, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

in Heritage Hall, HUB. Poets,

singers, dancers, monologues,

guitarists, drummers, conscious

hip‐hop artists, and any other

art forms ready to bring con‐

sciousness are needed. Inter‐

ested artists and community

members may contact Shani,

Michele, or

Jasmin

at

814

‐238

‐7066 or email srobin@

ccwrc.org or risecentrecounty

@gmail.com.

Volunteer and LeadershipOpportunities

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“A Better World” continuedFortunately, students

don’t have to travel too far to

find

fair‐

trade

products.

Weg‐

man’s Food Market, 345 Colon‐

nade Way, State College, sells

fair‐trade coffee, tea, and

chocolate, as well as handi‐

crafts by Handmade Expres‐

sions, a company that works to

improve the economic and so‐

cial standing of disadvantaged

artisans in India.

On campus, students can

also

purchase

fair‐trade

coffee

and tea at Higher Grounds, lo‐

cated on the HUB’s first floor.

“I would like to see Penn State

become a leader among Big

Ten

Universities

in

selling

fair‐

trade products,” says Donnini,

eager for more fair‐trade op‐

tions on campus.

Kavanagh and Donnini be‐

lieve that consumers hold the

ultimate power to change the

lives of individuals living in pov‐

erty throughout the world.

“Giving to charity is a step in

the right direction,” explains

Donnini.

“However,

if

people

change the way they shop, de‐

mand will ultimately change,

enabling

fair‐trade

companies

to grow and hire additional em‐

ployees.”

For more information about “A Better World” Festival visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?

eid=110055789020549

Want to get involved?

Volunteers are needed to

help

set

up,

staff

tables,

sell

raffle tickets, and other gen‐

eral duties during the event. Interested individuals are in‐

vited to attend an informa‐

tional meeting on Monday, April 5 at 7:30 PM in 410

Boucke Building (Global Pro‐

grams Lounge). Email Barbara

Donnini at [email protected]

for more information.


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By Lyndsay C. Luff

Page

Museum Visits the HUBThe HUB‐Robeson Center (HUB)

to Penn State Students is as Grand

Central Station

is

to

New

Yorkers

in

transit. It’s a coffee break, a pricey

lunch, a resource center, and all in

the convenience of a student’s daily

schedule.

While the HUB may not always

offer the sounds of a violin or an

entertaining dancer in its halls, it

does offer some culture of its own

to stumble into. HUB‐Robeson Gal‐

leries

(located

on

the

Bookstore level), the Robeson Gallery, HUB

Gallery, Art Gallery, Exhibit Cases,

and Sculptor Corner (all located on

the first floor), offer exhibitions that

add to the atmosphere.

From February 16 to May 2, the

Robeson Gallery is featuring

“Deadly Medicine Creating the Mas‐

ter Race,” a United States Holocaust

Memorial Museum exhibition on

Eugenics and

the

Holocaust

in

Ger

‐

many between 1919 and 1945.

Tucked away across from the

Bookstore, the exhibition leaves the

“hustle and bustle” of the rest of

the HUB behind the threshold and

commands a solemn, respectful at‐

mosphere.

At the door is a book for

“Exhibit Comments,” in which stu‐

dents can

leave

their

impression

of

the exhibit and the impact it had on

them.

The floor is lined with imitation

candle lights and the off ‐white walls

are lined with grey quotes and in‐

scriptions of important dates from

the history of Nazism and eugenics.

“Medical men learn at the cost

of our well‐being; they conduct re‐

search at the price of our lives,”

reads a quote by Pliny the Elder.

According to Merriam‐Webster,

eugenics is a science that deals with

the

improvement

(as

by

control

of

human mating) of hereditary quali‐

ties of a race or breed.

“Deadly Medicine,” which is di‐

vided into three portions: Science

as Salvation, Weimar Eugenics 1919

to 1933; The Biological State, Nazi

Eugenics, 1933 to 1939; and Final

Solutions, Euthanasia Murders,

1939 to 1945, focuses on the evolu‐

tion

of

eugenics

in

Germany

as

it transformed from a scientific health

study, to a form of euthanasia.

The story of this transformation

is told through actual documenta‐

tion used throughout the period,

excerpts from novels and medical

publications, first‐hand accounts

individuals who lived during th

era. Posters and artwork of th

time give life to the story as well

graphic photos and black and whi

films, both silent and in Germa

with English subtitles.

“This

is

an

angle

of

the

Hol

caust I’ve never really seen before

said Jenny Sanchez, senior, tel

communications. “It’s moving an

informative and I’m really happy

stopped in.”

The exhibit was sponsored b

the Penn State Office of the Pre

dent; College of Medicine’s Offi

of the Vice Dean for Research an

Department of

Humanities;

the

Co

lege of Liberal Arts’ Rock Ethics I

stitute; the Bioethics and Medic

Humanities Program; the Scienc

Technology and Society Program

and the HUB‐Robeson Galleries’ D

vision of Student Affairs.

For more information, visit www.sa.psu.edu/usa/galleries or www.ushmm.org


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Electronics Recycling Day

Penn State employees, staff and

students

are

encourage

to

partici‐

pate in the Electronics Recycling

Day hosted by Keystone State Auc‐

tioneers and Lion Surplus. The

event will collect old electronic

equipment and dispose of it in an

environmentally safe way for free.

You can recycle PCs, monitors,

hard drives, keyboards, mice, pe‐

ripherals, printers, circuit boards,

laptops, DVD players, electric type‐

writers, fax

machines,

cell

phones,

modems, pagers, PDAs, VCRs, word

processors, and other electronics.

Bring these items to the Lion Sur‐

plus Building on Services Road be‐

tween 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM on

April 30, 2010. For more informa‐

tion, contact Lion Surplus at 814‐

865‐4371. Event organizers reserve

the right to refuse any items

brought

in

for

drop

off

and

can only accept items during the date

and time listed above.

Hit the Road with the Nittany

Nights Barbershop Chorus

Make your travel plans now to at‐

tend the Nittany Knights Barber‐

shop’s 47th Annual Show at the

State College Area High School,

North Building on Saturday, May 1

at

7:30

PM.

This

year’s

perform‐

ance, Hit the Road, will feature

songs of travel and adventure.

Whether you want to head on

down the highway, ride the trails,

or just walk on the sunny side of

the street, you'll find a great bunch

of

traveling

companions

with

the

Nittany Knights. Tickets cost $14

for adults and $7 for students.

Group rates are available. Purchase

tickets at Robert M. Sides Family

Music Center, 1801 North Atherton

Street, State College 16801 or at

the door the night of the perform‐

ance. For additional information,

contact Bill at 814‐355‐3557. The

Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus

has been

entertaining

audiences

in

the Centre County area of Pennsyl‐

vania for more than forty‐five

years.

Women’s Self ‐Defense Workshop

The Center for Women Students is

offering a personal safety and self ‐

defense seminar for college

women on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:00

PM

in

Heritage

Hall,

HUB.

In

this seminar you will learn: an under‐

standing that violence can happen,

even on the safest campuses; what

intuition is, and how to know

when’s communicating with you;

ways to reduce the risk of being

victimized and strategies for stay‐

ing safe; examples of boundary set‐

ting and how to convey strong

body language; practical and effec‐

tive self

‐defense

strategies

any

girl

can use, regardless of size; and im‐

provised weapons that every

women carries in her purse, and

how to use them. Be sure to vis

www.girlsfightback.com.

Grad Instructor 102: Beyond the

Basics of Course Design

This interactive session discuss

issues of interest to grad studen

who are teaching their ow

courses for the first time includin

ways to target materials to vario

learning styles, strategies for dea

ing with classroom‐manageme

challenges, designing assignmen

or tests

that

really

assess

student

learning and creating a classroo

climate that is respectful of dive

sity. This session will take place

the Schreyer Institute for Teachin

Excellence, 301 Rider Building o

Thursday, April 8 from 10:00 t

11:00 AM. Students can regist

for the workshop at http:

www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/.

Spring Banquet

The Graduate Student Associatio

presents The Graduate Stude

Spring Banquet: A Night of Dinn

and Dancing at the Presidents Ha

Penn Stater Hotel on Saturda

April 17 from 7:00 PM to 12:0

AM. Tickets are $15 for studen

and $20 for non‐students. 50%

ticket proceeds will benefit Mi

State

Literacy

Council.

Purcha

tickets in 312 HUB. Free shutt

service is provided. For more info

mation email [email protected].

General Announcements

This publication is available in alternative media on request.Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or ha

questions about the physical access provided, please contact the University Office of Global Programs at 814-865-7681 in advance of your participa

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