The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper March 27, 1998 Vol. 58 No. 19 INSIDE A few good women A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE COLLEGIAN By Jennifer Scott Collegian Editor-in-chief A NIGHT AT HEINZ HALL Technology will be one of the On Sunday, March 29, the Grove central engines driving this coun- City College Touring Choir will try's economic growth in the 21st perform Brahms' German Requiem century-the source of thousands with The Pittsburgh Concert of new businesses, millions of Chorale and The Pittsburgh Youth high-paying jobs and vast cre- Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 pm. ative opportunities. Yet women Admission is free and doors open at remain starkly underrepresented 7 pm. For more information, con- in top management posts and in tact Kiley Perdue at X2539. key technical jobs within the in- dustry. The high-tech gap contin- PARLEZ-VOUS, FRANCAIS? ues to leave many women and All seniors are invited to attend the men shaking their heads in puz- competition for the Elinor M. zlement. Caruthers' French prize, which will The engineering field has not take place on Thursday, April 2, at kept pace with other professional 5 pm in Calderwood 201. Juniors fields like medicine and law in are welcome to enter the competi- terms of attracting women. As a tion for the Jonathan Ladd Scholar- result, approximately 5-10% of ship Award. This competition will the working engineers in this also be held on Thursday, April 2, country are women. This has be- at 5 pm in Calderwood 201. come known as the "pipeline problem"--namely, there just THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE WOMEN ENGINEERS. Seniors Bridget Kelly and Sarah aren't enough young women with Hertel take a break from their mechanical engineering studies in Hoyt Hall for a picture. ODE TO CAMPING technical skills coming out of uni- Collegian poet laureates Amy King versities and into the industry. male talent that companies can students say the joys far out- going out to get some practical and Amanda Zibners call to the The roots of the high-tech gen- eventually tap. And it continues weigh the frustrations. experience outside of the class- Muses for some divine inspiration. der gap are deep. It starts in child- into adulthood--when women Julie Sheridan-Eng, chairman room," she said. " I think that The result? An ode to camping. hood, when girls encounter a programmers and engineers face of the IEEE Committee on young women may feel intimi- See Entertainment, page 9 world of video games designed their own version of the glass- Women in Engineering, advises dated not by the coursework re- almost exclusively for boys. It in- ceiling that impedes women in women engineering students to quired for the engineering field, tensifies in adolescence, when many industries. get practical experience. but by the practical application of WEB SITE OF THE WEEK most girls steer clear of technical Despite the isolation and hur- "The best advice that I can what they have learned in the Among the resources for education classes, limiting the pool of fe- dles, most women enginnering give is to prepare yourself by (Continued on page 2) majors on the Internet is www. teachersatwork.com You can post resumes free of charge at the site. A detailed Ku Klux Klan comes to Butler Web form asks a series of questions; the answers form By Kim Stetson cannot deny them access to the public arena the basis for the Collegian Staff Writer though the county and the court system do not GCC Gala resume created on- support the KKK in any way. line. The site also In the movies they wear bedsheets, burn Addressing concern about bringing the features a few edu- crosses and hang anyone who stands in their group to Butler County, spokeswoman Kathy swings this cation resources, including a salary way. This weekend, they will rally at the But- insisted that the public need not fear the calculator, state certification re- ler County Courthouse. demonstrators. The purpose is peaceful quirements and departments of ed- The Ku Klux Klan, America's most promi- protest only, she claimed: She described the weekend ucation. nent white supremacist group, has been plan- Ku Klux Klan as a nonviolent, Christian orga- ning the demonstration for months and will nization that will only protest issues, not incite By Steve Ely INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER gather on the courthouse steps this Saturday, violence over them. Collegian Staff Writer COMES TO GCC March 28, from 1 to 3 pm. The planned mes- Unfortunately, the Klan's track record Dr. John Patrick, associate profes- sage: "American Knights stand for your white through history belies that image. The origi- There's a dance in the IM room this Saturday. sor of clinical nutrition in the de- rights. When will you stand for yours?" nal Ku Klux Klan in 1866 began as a social It's not just any dance, though, and it's not just partments of biochemistry and pe- In an interview with The Butler Eagle, a fraternity named for the Greek word "kuklos" any IM room. The Gala is Grove City's only diatrics at the University of Ottawa Klan spokesperson who identified herself meaning "circle" or "band," but quickly be- free, semi-formal dance with live music, in- School of Medicine, will speak on only as Kathy said that the organization chose came a militant opposition force to the Recon- cluding bluegrass from a maintenance man; Thursday, March 26, at 7 pm in to stage the rally in response to increased pub- struction in the South. food even the dictionary can't spell; and Crawford Auditorium. He will ad- lic contact with its Tarentum office. The Since the post-Civil War era, the organiza- Nancy Paxton checking coats in an IM room dress the topic, "The Myth of KKK faction in Butler County distributed tion has been marked by secrecy, ritual and with a bridge, gazebo, freestanding fountain, Moral Neutrality." Known interna- pamphlets in November which outlined the the use of intimidation to sway election votes ice sculptures and a lowered ceiling. tionally for his research, Dr. Klan's opinions of "black crime, "civil rights and pass laws preventing loss of power from "It's amazing how they can transform the IM Patrick has given lectures at over leader Martin Luther King, Jr., interracial cou- America's white majority. The first KKK room," said Mrs. Paxton, Vice President of 30 universities including Harvard, ples and homosexuals. Since the circulation, committed more blatant acts of terrorism than Student Affairs. MacGill, Macmaster and Yale. said Kathy, the number of area residents call- the bands which regrouped in the '20s and The reason for all this, Mrs. Paxton said, is ing the Tarentum office for "assistance from again after World War II, but the violent na- "an opportunity for the entire campus commu- the organization" has increased. ture of the group has continued. nity-faculty, administration, students, COLLEGIAN CONTACTS The Klan's letter to the county requesting Members of its splinter groups introduced staff-to come together in a social setting." Got a story idea? 458-2567 permission to hold the rally states that it's pur- widespread mob violence against civil rights Dr. William P. Anderson agrees. "It brings. Want to advertise 458-2704 pose is "to have a white civil rights demon- leaders in the '60s and have been implicated people together in a relaxed atmosphere," he' Or e-mail us at stu950419 stration guaranteed by their First Amendment in highly-publicized murders in the past few said, "and it's a lot of fun, as long as you don't @gcc.edu rights." And because their claim on the right decades. In 1979, North Carolina Klansmen make us oldsters dance." He is among the to gather is legitimate, Butler County officials (Continued on page 2) many faculty members who plan to attend the (Continued on page 2).