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ENewsletterApril5,2010APublicationoftheUniversityOfficeofGlobalPrograms

StudentLeadersPromote
SustainableSolutions:
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andtheStudent
SustainabilitySummit


WhatisaThirdCultureKid?


TheLifeandDeathofJean
LopoldDominique
HaitianAgronomistand
RadioJournalist
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WhatisaThirdCultureKid?....................................................3 RelationsandPromotion
International Opportunities..56 UniversityOfficeofGlobal
FromTokyotoPennState,WorkingtoBuildaBetterInstitution.............7 Programs
Jean Lopold DominiqueThe Agronomist......8 410BouckeBuilding
AnnouncementsfromInternationalStudentCouncil10 UniversityPark,PA16802
InformationforInternationalStudents..11 Email:events@ip.psu.edu
DischargedSoldierSpeaksOutAgainstDeniedRights12 Telephone:8148659868
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WhatisaThirdCultureKid?
ByLyndsayC.Luff
Its 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 Caucasianscanfinda
home away from home here in
Happy Valley. However, what
about those who cant tell you
where home is? Those who
cantcheckanationalityboxwith
outhavingtosecondguessthem
selves? Welcome to the life of a
ThirdCultureKid(TCK).
Notquiteimmigrantsandnot
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
theirparentsculture."
Often placed in the position
due to the occupation of one or Abigail Grim, who spent her childhood in seven different countries, poses at the UN
both parents, they are the sons OfficeinNewYork,NewYorkPhotocourtesyofAbigailGrim
and daughters of diplomats, mis
sionaries, expatriots, military til probably my sophomore year coordinators, Grim has become
members, global business part ofhighschoolandwasalwaysthis familiarwiththetermglobalno
ners, and other globallyinvolved ambiguous entity with no iden madsforindividualslikeherfam
individuals. tity,saidAbigailGrim,aseniorin ily.Sheadmitstohavinglivedina
The term third culture kid, nursing. I was American, but I country no longer than three
was coined by Ruth Useem wasntAmerican,soitwasniceto years at a time, before entering
becauseTCKsintegrateaspectsof finally have a category that I fit State College High School. On av
their birth culture (the first cul into. It means that I finally have erage,shelocatedeveryyear.
ture) and the new culture (the anidentity. Michael Crandall, Interna
secondculture),creatingaunique Grim was born in China and tionalStudentAdvisingprearrival
thirdculture,"saystckid.com. haslivedinGermany,Kazakhstan, coordinator,adoctoralstudentin
To me actually, its nice to Malta, Saudi Arabia, and the highereducation,andaTCKhim
finally have a definition for it be United Arab Emirates, and knows self, could not agree more with
cause I moved every year, but just what it means to be a TCK. Grim, deeming it absolutely es
when I went to school, I was al Beingtheproductofparentswho sentialtohavedevelopedaterm
ways the American or the white served as English teachers, mis for such individuals. (continued
girl.Ididntdiscoverthistermun sionaries, and humanitarian aid onpage4)

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 ThirdCultureKidcontinued
I struggle with the term,
becauseIstilldontthinkthatit
fully honors our experiences,
however it is vital in establish
ingouridentity,saidCrandall.
Crandalls experiences dif
fer from Grims, 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
theUnitedStates.
Although his studies and
personal experiences are
drawn from the perspective of
a military dependent, Crandall
and Grims accounts of TCKs ChinesenativeYuduoZhaospenthalfofhislifelivinginKenyabeforebeginning
areundeniablycohesive. hisstudiesatPennStateUniversityPhotocourtesyofYuduoZhao
In discussing the general
patterns of a TCK once they
grow out of the K, Crandall seas. She speaks English, Ara mold.
explains that it is typical for bic,conversationalFrench,and It was not that difficult for
them to choose a similar life understands Russian. Her first me, said Zhao in terms of his
style to that of their frequent languages were Russian, Ger transitions. The culture in
changingchildhood. man,andChinesebutwerelost Kenyaisnotthatdifferent[than
ItssomethingthatIliked throughthetravelsofherlife. here]in China it is, so I think
andIwantmykidstohavethe The term TCK has ambigui the term crossculture might
same thing, said Grim. The ties as displayed through indi applytomemore,butImstilla
question a lot is wasnt that viduals like Yuduo Zhao, junior, fanofthethirdculturekidFace
hard for you to move every engineering. bookgroup,helaughs.
year? But actually its really Zhaowasbornandraisedin Whilehisparentsstilllivein
hard for me to stay in one Chinauntilhewastenyearsold Kenya, there is some expecta
place.Ilovedallofthecultural when his fathers newly tiontheywillreturntoChinaat
experiencesIgotandallofthe developed company relocated somepoint.Thisistypicalofthe
languagesIlearned. to Kenya. He was forced to lifestyle of a TCK. In the mean
After graduation Grim learnEnglishasitisKenyasoffi time, Zhao has his own way of
planstotransitionintocommu ciallanguageandhisentireedu explaininghisculturetoothers:
nity development in third cation was taught in that lan IfIsaythatImgoinghome,it
world countries, using her guage. means that Im going to Kenya.
nursingskillsatthesametime. Although the transition was If I say that Im going home,
She and her siblings share the significant, Zhao is still unsure home,thatmeansChina.
same desire to go back over as to whether he fits the TCK

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InternationalOpportunities
InternationalDanceEnsemble
SpringRepertoire
FromIndianbhangratoLatin
Americansalsa,PennStatesInter
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
WhiteBuilding.
PeaceCorpsInformation
Sessions
Learnhowtouseyourskillstohelp
others worldwide. Youll have the
experience of a lifetime becoming
a memberof 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
InternationalCoffeeHour
JointheUniversityOfficeofGlobal
ProgramseveryThursdayfrom3:30to
5:00PMintheGlobalProgramsLounge
(410BouckeBuilding)forcoffee,tea,
snacks,andinternationalchat.
Center.Visitwww.peacecorps.gov tralia, Brazil, Israel, the U.S., and
for more information or contact more. LunaFest will take place on
youroncampusrecruiteratpeace Sunday,April18at2:00PMatthe
corps@sa.psu.edu. State Theatre. Tickets cost $10 ($5
with a student ID). Profits from
FilmFestivalBy,For,andAbout LunaFest benefit breast cancer re
WomenWorldwide search and the Centre County
The Centre County Womens Re Womens Resource Center. For
sourceCenterinvitesyoutoattend more information visit http://
LunaFest, a national traveling festi www.thestatetheatre.org/Events/
valofshortfilmsby,for,andabout v i e w e v e n t . p h p ? i d = 6 6 6 o r
women.Thisyearsfestivalincludes www.lunafest.org.
filmsbyoraboutwomenfromAus

A Taste of India TheAssociationforIndia's

Development(AID)invitesyoutoattendA
TasteofIndiaonApril10.Thisannualfund
raising event, which has been organized
since 1998, showcases the diverse cuisine
and culture of various parts of India. Last
yearAIDraised$12,000throughthisevent
to donate to nongovernmental organiza
tions (NGOs) participating in developmen
talprogramsinIndia.AIDintendstodonate
a part of the funds raised through this
yearseventtosupportlocalfoodbanksin
CentralPennsylvania.Formoreinformation
aboutAIDvisithttp://www.clubs.psu.edu/
up/aid/. For more information about A
Taste of India visit http://
www.clubs.psu.edu/up/aid/web/
fundraising/foodfestival/index.html.

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 InternationalOpportunities(continued)
TurkishNationalSovereignty
andChildrensDay
TheTurkishStudentAssociation
will be hosting Turkish National
Sovereignty and Childrens Day
on April 18, 2010 from 1:00 to
5:00PMintheRamadaHotelin
State College. This event will
feature a day of cultural activi
tiesandfunincludingchildrens
performancesandlunch.Tickets
are $15 for adults and $5 for
children (10 year or younger)
and can be purchased at Web
stersBookstoreCaf.Formore
information, contact Esra Bir
Akturk or Nuran Ural at Turk
ish.National.Sovereignty@psu.e
du.
AmericanIndianPowWow
Penn State and the State Col
lege Area School District
(SCASD) are hosting a tradi
tional American Indian Pow
Wow on April 1011, at the
Mount Nittany Middle School.
Admissionisfreeandthepub
lic is invited to attend. For
more information visit
www.powwow.psu.edu/.
AShowCaseofDiversity
FLYMagazinewillbehosting"A
Showcase of Diversity" Thurs
day,April8,8:00to10:00PMin
AlumniHall,HUB.Comemingle
with student organizations in
cluding the Belly Dancing Club,
Spanish Club, Club Kreyol, and
TheGlobalLionApril5,2010
more. Free performances and
information about student
clubs. For more information,
please email Nicole Gven at
nvd5030@psu.edu.
GSAC.A.F.E.FilmSeries
TheGraduateStudentAssocia
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
at8:15PMin112KernBuilding
for Raja (France). Upcoming
film: Day Break (Iran) on May
6.
InternationalThemeDinners
OfferedatCafLaura
Caf Laura, a studentrun res
taurant located in the Mateer
BuildingonUniversityParkcam
pus, has announced its upcom
ing themed dinners for the
springsemester.Dinnerthemes
include: Authenic Mexican Cui
sine,SouthernItaly,AsianMelt
ing Wok, Romantic Cities of
Europe, and more. For more
information visit http://
www.cafelaura.psu.edu.
SocialJusticeSymposium
Join the PaulRobeson 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 oneday
conference experience that
seeks to provide the campus
community with a cocurricular
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,
whichexplorestheintersections
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
jch319@psu.edu or 814865
3776. The Symposium schedule
can be found online at
www.sa.psu.edu/prcc.
ABetterWorldFestival
On Wednesday, April 14, pur
chase handicrafts made around
theworldatthefairtrademar
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
tradecoffee,raffles,prizes,and
more.Comelearnhowyoucan
helperadicateglobalpovertyby
simply changing your shopping
habits. For more information
email Barbara Donnini at
bld5096@psu.edu.
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FromTokyotoPennState,Working
toBuildaBetterInstitution
ByChristianaShyllon
On Wednesday, March 24,
2010,PennStatewelcomedtwo
vistors from the University of
Tokyotocampus.
JungKook 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
themannerinwhichPennState
operates.
TheUniversityofTokyoisrec
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 MariMatsuokashakeshandswitharepresentativefromHousingServices
was established in 2006, is the tors met with the Assistant V.P. about the Penn State student
newest of the campuses, and is ofStudent Affairs,AndreaDow body.TheTokyovisitorsdidthis
locatedincentralTokyo. hower. as they keenly observed the
Hong and Matsuoka came to Natsuki Ikeda, support assis rooms and the space that are
PennStateonaquesttounder tant for the University Office of availabletoeachofthetwostu
stand how such a large institu GlobalProgramsandanativeof dentswholiveintheroom.
tionfunctionstoprovidequality Japan, escorted the visitors Following their visit at the
and equal support and services throughoutthedayastheymet University Park campus, Matsu
for their students. They looked withvariousdirectors,coordina oka and Hong continued on to
primarily at services provided tors, and specialists at the Uni the Altoona Campus. They also
forinternationalstudentsatthe versity. toured this campus and spoke
main campus and at the many An important stop on the withstafffromhousingandfood
campusesoftheUniversity. tourwasEastHalls,anareathat servicesthere.
They also looked into how to housesmanyfirstyearstudents. After tours and meetings at
expand their global academic Guided by two housing staff two Penn State campuses, the
activities,aswellasinternation members, Matsuoka, Hong, and hopeisthatMatsuokaandHong
alizing campus services and Ikeda were able to view both a willtakebackagoodimpression
other support for students and mockresidencehallroomanda ofPennState,onethatwillcon
researchersabroad. realroominBrumbaughHall. tinue to build a beneficial rela
To further understand how Matsuoka and Hong asked tionship with the prestigious
international student affairs are aboutthehousingservices,food UniversityofTokyo.
handled at Penn State, the visi services, and general questions

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JeanLopoldDominique
TheAgronomist
ByNicoleGven
Lively, passionate, coura
geous,determinedthesearethe
words that come to mind when
thinking about Jean Dominique,
thesubjectofadocumentaryenti
tled The Agronomist. It is hard
toleavethefilmandnotbeinlove
withDominique.
TheAgronomist(2003)was
shown Thursday in Carnegie Cin
emaaspartoftheAfricanandAf
rican Diasporic Film Series. The
documentary, written and di
rectedbyJonathanDemme,show
casedthelifeofJeanLopoldDo
minique,aHaitianagronomistand
radio journalist who was assassi
natedin2000.
Demme met Dominique in
1986.Thefilmfeaturesfootageof
Dominique and his wife Michele
Montas. Dominique was a mem
ber of Haitis upper class. Rather
thanleadalifeofleisure,hechose
to help his countrymen (the ma
joritybeingpoor),andtofightfor
democracy.
DominiquewenttoFranceto
studyagronomyforfiveyears,and
returned to Haiti determined to
improve the quality of Haitian
plantlife.Hehelpedlocalpeasants
cultivate their land so they could
earn a living while avoiding the
dominating wealthy landowners.
Butafellowagronomistwaskilled,
and landowners convinced the
government to jail Dominique for
sixmonths.
From his time in college in
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France, Dominique
fell in love with cin
ema. He carried his
passionbacktoHaiti
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
portantfortworea
sons: broadcasts
were in Kreyl and
thedisseminationof
information.
Before Radio
Haiti, Haitian radio
broadcasted only in French. But wereabletokeepupwithcurrent
Kreylwasthepeopleslanguage. news for the first time in their
Dominique explained that Kreyl lives.
was able to convey much more But, opening minds was
meaningtotheHaitianpublicthan risky business, said Dominique.
French.Itwasthefirsttimeithad The government viewed Radio
everbeenheardovertheair. Haitiasopposition.Atonepointit
RadioHaitiservedthepublic forced all advertisers to pull their
needforinformationbecauseHai ads.Montasrecalledhowthesta
tianradio,beforeDominique,only tion had to use a personal car to
provided entertainment. Domi serve as a taxi so they were able
niqueandhisfellowjournalistslet topaytheirjournalists.(continued
Haitians know what was going on onpage9)
in the rest of the world. Haitians
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 TheAgronomistcontinued
When Reagan took over
the United States presidency in
1981,unresteruptedinHaiti.As
Dominique explained, Reagan
was the end of human rights.
Franois Papa Doc Duvalier
was the current president of
Haiti.Peoplebegantodisappear
from the radio station. Journal
istswerearrestedandtortured;
the station was destroyed and
bulletholespermeatedtheout
sideofthebuilding.
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
sametimeandlivedinexile.Do
minique and Montas were mar
riedJuly28,1983inatownhall
in New York. They returned to
Haiti after a sixyear exile when
JeanClaude Baby Doc Duva
lier, Papa Doc Duvaliers son,
leftthecountry.
Baby Doc Duvalier con
troversially fled Haiti in an
American military plane after
emptying Haitis treasury on
February 7, 1986. The National
CouncilofGovernmentsentthe
United States military to run
Haiti. Dominique explained that
the military was a movement
towards democracy, but also
towardsviolence.
WhenDominiquereturned
to Haiti after his first exile,
60,000 people waited to greet
him at the airport. Many cried
and tried to force their way
throughthecrowdtotouchthe
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face of the man who had done
somuchtohelptheHaitianpeo
ple.
Dominique rebuilt Radio
Haiti from scratch and worked
to elect JeanBertrand Aristide
oftheLavalaspartytothepresi
dency.Aristidewaselected,but
onSeptember30,1991,hisgov
ernmentwasoverthrown.Radio
Haitiwasshutdown.Fourthou
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
returnedaspresidentafterfour
moremonthsofmembersofthe
couprunningHaiti.
As expected, all hell
breaks loose, said Dominique.
Aristide supporters were killed
on the streets by coup support
ers. Twentyone thousand
Americansoldiersinvaded.Aris
tide was returned to power in
1994 and on May 10, 1995, Ra
dioHaitiwasfinallybackonthe
air.
Aristides presidency was
followed by Ren Prval, who
provided a semblance of free
speech. Dominique criticized
DanyToussaint,policechiefand
Aristides 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 Toussaints
supporters. Toussaints lawyers
sentDominiquedeaththreats.I
knowthatImattackedbecause
Imdoingmyjobtherightway,
saidDominique.
At 6:06 AM, April 3, 2000,
two men shot Dominique to
deathoutsideofRadioHaiti.Af
ter one month of silence, Radio
Haiti, with increased security,
resumed its broadcasting under
Montas. Dominiques ashes
were spread along the Arti
bonite River, where he spent
time helping the local peasants.
A large crowd watched as the
finalremainsofJeanDominique,
agronomist,radiojournalist,and
human rights activist, vanished
intothewater.
Radio Haiti stopped its
broadcaststhreeyearsafterDo
miniquesassassinationbecause
Montas received numerous
death threats and her body
guard was murdered. Montas
fled to the United States. Ac
cordingtoToniPressleySanon,
research associate in compara
tive literature and African and
AfricanAmerican studies, who
led a discussion following the
film, Radio Haitis building can
still be viewed today, gunshots
from the first attack still visible
ontheoutsideofthebuilding.
PressleySanon said she
received news that on the day
of the recent Haitian earth
quake, another agronomist/
journalistwasmurdered.
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Announcementsfrom
InternationalStudentCouncil
LeadershipPositionsin
InternationalStudentCouncil
The International Student
Council(ISC)willholditsannual
election on April 21, 2010 at
6:30 PM in 216 Boucke Build
ing.Interestedstudentsareen
couragedtoapplyforexecutive
board positions of the ISC:
president, vice president, chief
of staff, secretary, treasurer,
programming coordinator, out
reach coordinator, public rela
tions chair, and Web master.
Applicationsforthesepositions
are available in 407 Boucke
Building, or electronically by
contacting Kolby Nelson,
kkn117@psu.edu. Presidential
candidates must choose a vice
presidential running mate
and the two will run together
as one ticket. The vice presi
dential candidate must have a
national background different
from the presidential running
mate. For details on responsi
bilities of each officer, please
see http://php.scripts.psu.edu/
clubs/up/isc/docs/
ISC_constitution_Final.pdf. Ap
plication deadline is Thursday,
April 15. An election informa
tion session will be held for
candidates at 5:00 PM on April
15 in 410 Boucke. Completed
applicationsshouldbereturned
to Kolby Nelson in 407 Boucke
Building or by email
kkn117@psu.edu.

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 Informationfor
InternationalStudents
Attention:AllInternational
Students
Did you know that although you
may not have earnedan income
thisyearyoumaystillhavetofile
a certain tax return form? For
more information visit
www.global.psu.edu/
international_students/
tax_info.cfm
TaxAssistanceProgram
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
withindividualstoprovideinfor
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
bearrangedbyphoneoremail.
ShouldInternationalStudents
Participateinthe2010Census?
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
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places where unrelated people
reside.AspartofGroupQuarters
Enumeration, students living in
dormitories or fraternity and so
rority houses will be provided BoothsAvailableforOrganiza
withIndividualCensusQuestion
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.
Studentslivingindependentlyoff
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
theU.S.CensusBureauisstrictly (jqy5046@psu.edu) for more in
confidential and is used for sta
tistical purposes only. The U.S.
Constitution requires a popula
tion and housing count every 10
years.Censusresultsaretheba
sis for congressional representa
tionaswellasthedistributionof Each organization is allowed to
federal, state, and local funds
totaling more than $400 billion
annually. Census Day is April 1, ferred.
2010.Formoreinformation,visit
the web site at: http://
www.2010census.gov.
InternationalSpringFestival
tions
International student organiza
tions can display information
abouttheircountryorcultureto
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
moreinformation.
InternationalSpringFestival
PerformersNeeded
Attention international student
organizations:Areyouinterested
inperformingduringtheInterna
tional Spring Festival on Sunday,
April 11? Contact International
Student Council Head of Stage
Committee, Jun Yong Yeoh
formation. Please note that the
selection process is not first
come, firstserve as ISC has spe
cial criteria (i.e. performances
should be traditional and repre
sentative of diverse regions).
send one performance group.
Collaborations are highly pre
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 DischargedSoldierSpeaks
OutAgainstDeniedRights
ByMichaelSolomon
IamproudofwhoIam.Iama
soldier. I am still gay. These
wordsechoedthroughouttheHUB
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,
March24,2010at7:30PM.
Choi's storybeganonMarch19,
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
thoughheappealedhisdischarge,a
panel of New York National Guard
officers recommended that he be
dischargedfromthemilitary.
Amidst a captivated audience,
Choi told a story of his time in the
FormoreinformationonLt.DanChoigotohttp://www.ltdanchoi.com/.
TheGlobalLionApril5,2010
military as an Arabic tice extends beyond the realm of
linguist. According to militaryservice.Gays,lesbians,and
ShiaIslam,aShiitemay bisexualsintoday'ssocietyfacetyr
hide his religion when anny and oppression in a country
in the face of danger that makes it difficult for them to
and god will forgive openly express their sexual prefer
him. Choi recounted ences.Hecitedseveralquotesthat
telling a group of Shi serve as the foundation for the
itesthattheynolonger United States, such as all are cre
needed to hide who ated equal and liberty and justice
they were or be afraid for all. These quotes, that stand
anymore. He noted for the unalienable rights of all
that it was at that mo Americans,donotcarryovertothe
mentthathefelt like a lesbian, gay, and bisexual commu
hypocrite in that he nity. Choi focused on the gap be
himselfwashidingwho tweenAmerica'spromiseandAmer
hewas. ica'sreality.And,whilesubtletyele
Choi's striking story continued vatingthevolumeofhisvoice,Choi
withtheinjusticeoftheDon'tAsk, finished, claiming, I will stand,
Don't Tell policy in the military. speakingofhiscontinuingeffortsto
Don'tAsk,Don'tTellmakespeople fightforLGBTrights.
[feel] or assumes that gays are Choi stood proudly on stage
ashamed of who they are, says whiletheaudiencerosetoitsfeetin
Choi. The policy, which does not astandingovation.Amidsttheroar
allow lesbians, gays, or bisexuals ing applause, it seemed there was
from openly serving in the military, not a single person in attendance
condemns these people to remain thatwasnotmoved.Hisstoryisone
in the closet to not openly express thathighlightsalittleknowncourse
who they are. For ten years Choi ofinjusticeintheUnitedStates.On
servedhiscountrywithoutanyone's stage,Choiappearedtobeastrong,
knowledgethathewasagayman. proud, American soldier, while jok
Then, according to Choi, he ing around flamboyantly about be
came out because he was ing a gay man. Choi's presentation
annoyed.Hesharedwiththeau demonstratesthatifhistenyearsof
dience the story of telling his par servicedonot,thatbeingalesbian,
entsthathewasahomosexual. gay, or bisexual in no way effects
Choiconcludedhisspeechwith the ability of someone to serve his
further discussion of the Don't Ask, or her country admirably with dig
Don't Tellpolicyandhowtheinjus nityandrespect.
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PennStateStudentsGather
toPromoteSustainability
ByHannahRishel
PennStatehelditsfirstStudent
Sustainability Summit the eve
ningofWednesday,March24in
HeritageHall,HUB.
Thesummit,organizedbyPenn
States sustainability office,
brought together organizations
withenvironmentalfocussuchas
EcoAction and Students Taking
Action To Encourage Recycling
(STATERs) to recruit new mem
bers and local organizations to
offerinternshipandjobopportu
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 STATERs during the 2007 Penn longtablewassetupwithcanvas
ity. I think its very important, Statefootballseason.Thissaves forpeopletopaintorwritemes
hesaid. Penn State money because the sages on the theme What Does
Andy Palmer, the vice presi recycling center the University SustainabilityLookLikeToYou?
dent of STATERs, spoke to the usesiscloserthanthelandfill. Recycling is something every
audience about his experience ErikFoley,directorofthecam one can do, said Dana Santure,
with promoting sustainability on pus sustainability office, spoke a sophomore majoring in public
campus.Withhelpfromhisresi aboutthewaysPennStateistry relations, who drew the reduce,
dentassistant,hestartedarecy ing to go green. These include: reuse,recyclesymbolinpink,her
clingprogramonhisfloorinBea making the older buildings on favoritecolor,onthemural.
ver Hall his freshman year. campus run more efficiently, Another creative outlet for at
Throughout the course of his making sure any new building tendeeswastakingpartincreat
freshmanyearPalmerhelpedthe that is constructed meets green ing a manifesto. A few laptops
programspreadtoeveryfloorof standards, using renewable en weresetupinanothercornerof
hisbuilding. ergy,composting,andpromoting the hall so people could write
Theres no limit to what we theuseofreusablewaterbottles whattheywantPennStatetodo
cando,Palmersaid. withwaterfillingstationsaround to promote sustainability in the
He told the crowd that he col campus. futureinordertounifythevoice
lected86tonsofrecyclableswith In one corner of the room a ofPennStatestudents.

FormoreinformationonsustainabilityandhowPennStateisgoinggreenvisitwww.green.psu.edu.

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 APeruvianfamilysmilesintraditionalPeruvianclothinginthePlazadeArmasinCusco,Peru.
SubmittedbyKolbyKentNelson

TheGlobalLionPhotooftheWeekfeaturesphotographstakenbyinternationalandAmericanstudents.
ForthechancetohaveyourpicturefeaturedasPhotooftheWeek,sendanemailto
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ChangingShoppingHabits,
CreatingABetterWorld
ByBrittanyReutzel

OnTuesday,April14,Alumni
Hall,HUBwillbecomeafairtrade
marketplace from 11:00 AM to
4:00 PM during A Better World
Festival where fairtrade vendors
will sell a variety of items includ
inghandbags,soaps,andjewelry.
This event, organized by Demand
Worldwide, a Penn State organi
zationdedicatedtoraisingaware
nessaboutsimpleandsustainable
solutions to global poverty, will
show students how to make an
impact on the world by changing
theirshoppinghabits.
This festival is designed to
promote positive choices in con
sumerism among Penn State stu
dents, says Cassidy Kavanagh, ScentedsoapshandmadebywomeninIndiaforfairincome
freshman,specialeducation.We
want to educate students about tradecoffee.Onesimplechange products can cost more than
companies that provide fair in collegestudentscanmakeispur other products and we all know
come to artisans living in third chasing coffee at Dunkin Donuts thatcollegestudentsdonthavea
world countries so that they can rather than Starbucks. Dunkin lotofmoney.Fortunatelyyoucan
make better choices as consum Donutsisjustascheapandjustas changeyourhabitsinsmallways.
ers. tastyasStarbucks,yetitsalsofair Around the holiday season I pur
Kavanagh, vice president of trade,saysKavanagh. chase gifts from Ten Thousand
Demand Worldwide, says she Demand Worldwide presi Villages. Their products are ador
thinksstudentswillbeshockedby dentBarbaraDonniniagreeswith able,affordable,andreallyunique
the information they learn from Kavanagh,saying,Purchasingfair comparedtowhatyouwouldfind
this event. Most people dont tradecoffeeisagoodwaytogive in a store downtown, says
think about the purchases they back to the global community Donnini.
make. They just swipe their card. withouthavingtoexerttoomuch TenThousandVillages,oneof
They dont know that they are effort. thefairtradevendorsthatwillbe
supporting companies that dont Donnini,athirdyearstatistics participating in the festival, has
payemployeeslivingwages. major, acknowledges, however, been providing sustainable eco
Inadditiontopurchasingfair that becoming a conscientious nomic opportunities around the
trade goods, students will be consumer is not always an easy world for over 60 years.
given the chance to sample fair process. Sometimes fairtrade (continuedonpage16)

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VolunteerandLeadership
Opportunities
VolunteersNeededfor
InternationalChildrens
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,emailNatsukiIkeda,sup
portassistantfortheUniversity
ABetterWorldcontinued
Fortunately, students
dont have to travel too far to
find fairtrade products. Weg
mansFoodMarket,345Colon
nade Way, State College, sells
fairtrade coffee, tea, and
chocolate, as well as handi
crafts by Handmade Expres
sions,acompanythatworksto
improve the economic and so
cial standing of disadvantaged
artisansinIndia.
On campus, students can
also purchase fairtrade coffee
and tea at Higher Grounds, lo
cated on the HUBs first floor.
FormoreinformationaboutABetterWorldFestivalvisit:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?
eid=110055789020549
TheGlobalLionApril5,2010
Office of Global Programs, at
nzi102@ip.psu.edu.
ArtistsNeeded
Help raise awareness about
sexual assault in communities
of color and the LGTBQ com
munity. The Centre County
Womens Resource Center and
the National Organization for
Women are seeking artists to
perform at RISE Above the Si
lenceofSexualAssaultonApril
IwouldliketoseePennState
become a leader among Big
Ten Universities in selling fair
trade products, says Donnini,
eager for more fairtrade op
tionsoncampus.
Kavanagh and Donnini be
lieve that consumers hold the
ultimate power to change the
livesofindividualslivinginpov
erty throughout the world.
Giving to charity is a step in
the right direction, explains
Donnini. However, if people
changethewaytheyshop,de
mand will ultimately change,
15,2010from7:00to9:00PM
in Heritage Hall, HUB. Poets,
singers, dancers, monologues,
guitarists,drummers,conscious
hiphop 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 814238
7066 or email srobin@
ccwrc.org or risecentrecounty
@gmail.com.
Wanttoget
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
gramsLounge).EmailBarbara
Donnini at bld5096@psu.edu
formoreinformation.
enabling fairtrade companies
togrowandhireadditionalem
ployees.
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MuseumVisitstheHUB
ByLyndsayC.Luff

TheHUBRobesonCenter(HUB)
to Penn State Students is as Grand
CentralStationistoNewYorkersin
transit. Its a coffee break, a pricey
lunch, a resource center, and all in
theconvenienceofastudentsdaily
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. HUBRobeson Gal
leries (located on the Bookstore
level), the Robeson Gallery, HUB
Gallery, Art Gallery, Exhibit Cases,
and Sculptor Corner (all located on
thefirstfloor),offerexhibitionsthat
addtotheatmosphere.
FromFebruary16toMay2,the
Robeson Gallery is featuring
DeadlyMedicineCreatingtheMas
terRace,aUnitedStatesHolocaust
Memorial Museum exhibition on
Eugenics and the Holocaust in Ger
manybetween1919and1945.
Tucked away across from the
Bookstore,theexhibitionleavesthe
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
dentscanleavetheirimpressionof
theexhibitandtheimpactithadon
them.
The floor is lined with imitation
candlelightsandtheoffwhitewalls
are lined with grey quotes and in
scriptions of important dates from
thehistoryofNazismandeugenics. publications, firsthand accounts of
Medical men learn at the cost individuals who lived during the
of our wellbeing; they conduct re era. Posters and artwork of the
search at the price of our lives, timegivelifetothestoryaswellas
readsaquotebyPlinytheElder. graphicphotosandblackandwhite
According to MerriamWebster, films, both silent and in German
eugenicsisasciencethatdealswith withEnglishsubtitles.
the improvement (as by control of This is an angle of the Holo
human mating) of hereditary quali caustIveneverreallyseenbefore,
tiesofaraceorbreed. said Jenny Sanchez, senior, tele
Deadly Medicine, which is di communications. Its moving and
vided into three portions: Science informative and Im really happy I
asSalvation,WeimarEugenics1919 stoppedin.
to 1933; The Biological State, Nazi The exhibit was sponsored by
Eugenics, 1933 to 1939; and Final the Penn State Office of the Presi
Solutions, Euthanasia Murders, dent; College of Medicines Office
1939to1945,focusesontheevolu of the Vice Dean for Research and
tion of eugenics in Germany as it DepartmentofHumanities;theCol
transformedfromascientifichealth lege of Liberal Arts Rock Ethics In
study,toaformofeuthanasia. stitute; the Bioethics and Medical
Thestoryofthistransformation Humanities Program; the Science,
is told through actual documenta Technology and Society Program;
tion used throughout the period, andtheHUBRobesonGalleriesDi
excerpts from novels and medical visionofStudentAffairs.

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GeneralAnnouncements
ElectronicsRecyclingDay
Penn State employees, staff and
students are encourage to partici
pate in the Electronics Recycling
DayhostedbyKeystoneStateAuc
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,DVDplayers,electrictype
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
8654371.Eventorganizersreserve
the right to refuse any items
brought in for drop off and can
only accept items during the date
andtimelistedabove.
HittheRoadwiththeNittany
NightsBarbershopChorus
Make your travel plans now to at
tend the Nittany Knights Barber
shops 47th Annual Show at the
State College Area High School,
NorthBuildingonSaturday,May1
at 7:30 PM. This years perform
ance, Hit the Road, will feature
songs of travel and adventure.
Whether you want to head on
down the highway, ride the trails,
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Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have
questions about the physical access provided, please contact the University Office of Global Programs at 814-865-7681 in advance of your participation
or visit. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.
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or just walk on the sunny side of
thestreet,you'llfindagreatbunch
of traveling companions with the
Nittany Knights. Tickets cost $14
for adults and $7 for students.
Groupratesareavailable.Purchase
tickets at Robert M. Sides Family
MusicCenter,1801NorthAtherton
Street, State College 16801 or at
thedoorthenightoftheperform
ance. For additional information,
contact Bill at 8143553557. The
NittanyKnightsBarbershopChorus
hasbeenentertainingaudiencesin
theCentreCountyareaofPennsyl
vania for more than fortyfive
years.
WomensSelfDefenseWorkshop
TheCenterforWomenStudentsis
offeringapersonalsafetyandself
defense seminar for college
womenonTuesday,April6at7:00
PM in Heritage Hall, HUB. In this
seminar you will learn: an under
standingthatviolencecanhappen,
evenonthesafestcampuses;what
intuition is, and how to know
whens communicating with you;
ways to reduce the risk of being
victimized and strategies for stay
ingsafe;examplesofboundaryset
ting and how to convey strong
bodylanguage;practicalandeffec
tiveselfdefensestrategiesanygirl
canuse,regardlessofsize;andim
provised weapons that every
women carries in her purse, and
how to use them. Be sure to visit
www.girlsfightback.com.
GradInstructor102:Beyondthe
BasicsofCourseDesign
This interactive session discusses
issues of interest to grad students
who are teaching their own
coursesfor thefirsttimeincluding
waystotargetmaterialstovarious
learning styles, strategies for deal
ing with classroommanagement
challenges, designing assignments
orteststhatreallyassessstudents'
learning and creating a classroom
climate that is respectful of diver
sity. This session will take place at
theSchreyerInstituteforTeaching
Excellence, 301 Rider Building on
Thursday, April 8 from 10:00 to
11:00 AM. Students can register
for the workshop at http://
www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/.
SpringBanquet
TheGraduateStudentAssociation
presents The Graduate Student
Spring Banquet: A Night of Dinner
andDancingatthePresidentsHall,
Penn Stater Hotel on Saturday,
April 17 from 7:00 PM to 12:00
AM. Tickets are $15 for students
and $20 for nonstudents. 50% of
ticket proceeds will benefit Mid
State Literacy Council. Purchase
tickets in 312 HUB. Free shuttle
serviceisprovided.Formoreinfor
mationemailgsa@psu.edu.
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