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page 4 February 3, X989 TriBeta Update with Lisa Chassy Tri Beta has been quite active over both Christmas Break and Winter Term. Some people may have noticed that there is now a fish tank in the Nucleus in the Morgan Jonesscience building. The tank was a donation from Dr. Dennis McCracken, one of the biology professors and chairperson of the Mathemat ics, Natural & Health Science department. The fish it holds are mainly African tropical fish. One of the more interesting types is our "Jack Demsey" fish. All the fish seem healthy and have adjusted well to life in the Science building. There has been one problem with the fish, which was detailed in a letter to the editor. We hope this type of thing never happens again. One of the great things about Winter Term for the Science folks here at St. Andrews is that it provides an opportunity for students to do internships and GIS courses. Quite a number of our members are else where this term, persuing their various chosen fields. Kathy Haines is in Front Royal, Virginia. This is the location of a special conservation and research center for the National Zoo. Haines is working at the center's Rivinus Bam, caring for three species of endangered deer from Asia. Most of the work there is cleaning and caretaking, however the center conducts quite a few experiments to learn about these animals' behavior patterns. Quite a few individuals are doing internships with doctors or in the medical field. Michelle Rogers, Mike Frease, and Suzi Bennet are just a few. Bennet is doing her internship at the Laurinburg Surgical Clinic, which offers a variety of medical services.Elizabeth Sherman is working with a veteri narian in Raliegh. Wendy Phillips has an internships at Bowman Gray. There are several other internships as well. consult current articles that concern the research in question. A literature search such as Norem's allows for this type of consultation. Warren Williams and Gary Benfield are working together on a projects that concerns the environment here on campus. They are trapping small rodents in an area near campus to measure certain factors. They are hoping to gain some information regarding the habitat, population size, and distribution of several species of small rodents. The animals are caught in a box trap using peanutbutter and oatmeal, sardines, fruit, or begetables for bait. Each animal is measured, weighed, and tagged in a harmless manner before being released. They also record the smpecies that has been found, along with its sex. Another Tri Beta member, Brian "Rock" Herbert is doing a GIS in one of his other fields, chemistry. He has been working in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. One of the advisors for Tri Beta is leading a trip in Venezuala. Professor Michael Torres has taken several groups of students to a village in that country in the past few years. There are some Tri Beta mem bers with Torres on this trip. The students are study ing Marine Biology and usually spend several hours each day in the water. The final major Tri Beta news is that we now have an office. It is located in the basement of the Morgan Jones Building. The room was previously the Psychology department's, so we give thanks to them for letting us use it. We have painted several animals and even some plant life on the walls. This office will give us a place to store records and equiptment. Did you know?... Only one trivia this time... What is the largest organ of the human body? The skin!!! Note: I will be in Scotland for the Spring Semester, at Stirling University. Don't worry, this column will not Another interesting opportunity for Biologists is to design a GIS. A GIS allows the student to investigate something of particular interest. Julie Norem is using this term to do a literature survey for a project that she Other Tri Betaers will see to keeping the has been working on for the past few semesters. One informed of our progress and of biological of the most difficult thing about conducting research general. Thanks for reading!!—Lisa in an undergraduate situation is finding the time to ' Xanthippe continued from page 3 people of the world is the use of terminology that is demeaning or degrading. Such words serve no other purpose than to build barriers between Us and Them. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that the only sin is limitation. When we take from someone the possibility of equality, we limit them to inferior postitions in society. No person, regardless of the color of their skin, their gender, or their religious preference, should have to face dehumanization. We should not tolerate such crimes in ourselves or in our friends. Most of us can remember when we were children and had our own anxiety closet. I do not wish to belittle anyone's fears but, we will all be better people if we open that closet door and let the light shine in; perhaps then we will see that people of different colors or different political ideologies or different sexual preferences are nothing to be afraid of. It was all right w'hen we were children but, we are men and women now and we must put away childish things. So, in this new year let us strive to think justly and act rightly. Make an effon to achieve The Dream. St. Andrews Hosts Human Sexuality Forum Letha Dawson Scanzoni will preach at the campus vespers service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, and then will lecture on "Sexualities and the Church-Related College" at 7:45 p.m. On Monday, Febni- ary 13, at 10 a.m., she will lecture on "Cha nging Images of Gender and Sexuality: Implications for the Ministry" for a group of area pastors. Scanzoni, who lives in Norfolk, VA., works as an independent scholar and pro fessional writer and speaker. She special izes in the sociology of marriage and fam ily, feminism, human sexuality, and the interaction between religion and social issues. Scanzoni has guest lectured for the Kin sey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction; the School of Pastoral Care of the N.C. Baptist Hospital; and the Grailville Conference on Feminist Thpnrv "Several questions are sure to addressed in this forum," said Dr. Mel Bringle, Ass istant Professor of Religion at St. Andres. "Some of those will include feminism, gender-specific ways of knowing, homo sexuality and alternate lifestyles. And all of this will be related to the concerns and teachings of the Christian church." She has authored or coauthored eight books, the most recent of which are "Sex uality" (1984), "Sex is a Parent Affair" (1982), and "Is the Homosexual My Neigh bor? Another Christian View" (1978) with Virginia Ramey Molenkott. Bringle said there had been some reU'en chment on sexual issues such as reproduc tive choice and women's rights in recent years. Though any time would be appro priate for a forum of this nature, she added that this may be an especially appropriate time. The coauthor of "Is the Homosexual My Neighbor?" will be the guest speaker at a forum on "Human Sexualities in Christian Perspective" on February 12 and 13 in the Belk Center Main Lounge. Scanzoni will also discuss issues surround ing the ordaining of homosexual clergy and the status of women in the church. Bringle and St. Andrews Campus Chaplain Shirley Arnold organized the two-day forum. Ministers and church ed ucators from the region are being invited to the event. The public is welcome.
