Intelligencer Journal from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 9

INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL B-1 OBITUARIESTVMOVIESCOMICS Lancaster, pa. MONDAY, MAY 1 0, 1 999 State schools may attract too many aspiring teachers Claude R. Marx Associated Press ucation courses. Other, more esoteric specialties, such as physical therapy and Greek, are offered at only a few campuses, and Indiana University is the only campus that offers doctoral programs. One high-profile critic is state Education Secretary Eugene Hickok, who sees the overlapping teaching programs as evidence that the SSHE needs to rethink More TEACHERS on B-2 the system chancellor.

We respond to that reality. Each of the universities Blooms-burg. California. Cheyney, Clarion. East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutz-town.

Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mill-ersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester was originally a teachers college. Now, all are comprehensive regional schools with standard liberal arts and ed Ironically, SSHE administrators cite the desire of many students to attend college close to home as a justification for offering teaching degree programs at all 14 universities. Ford said the proximity of Shippensburg to her home in Waynesboro was a key factor in her decision. Those mountains are a barrier, beyond which many students won't cross, even though they have tunnels running through them, said James McCormick, Pennsylvania and will be a jumor this fall, had those options even though the state produces more than twice as many elementary teachers as there are teaching jobs to fill. Meager job prospects do not bother her.

She says she would be willing to take a job in a related field, in a day care center perhaps. Nor is she concerned that many of her classmates might have to leave the state to find jobs. SHIPPENSBURG When Alison Ford decided to study elementary education at one of the 14 schools in the State System of Higher Education, she had 14 choices. Ford, who is president of the student senate at Shippensburg University of Preventing problems It is critical that we keep (teen pregnancy) at the top of our agenda. Intelligencer Journal photo by Barry Zecher The 10th annual Mothers Day Convoy brought 401 truckers, Sunday afternoon.

Money raised in the convoy funds the many from around the country, to Burle Industries parking lot wishes of terminally ill children. Wishes on wheels Where does Lancaster County stand terms of teen pregnancy? The national teen pregnancy rate is falling. I believe Lancaster is following that trend. This is excellent news, and it has been a long time coming for grassroots organizations like the Coalition. However, the Lancaster communitys teen pregnancy rate continues to rank among the top five in the state.

It is critical that we keep this issue at the top of our community agenda. What is the Coalition all about? The Coalition is 10 years old and was formed to bring members of the community together to reduce pregnancies school-age children. Our focus is on education and awareness. We hold an annual youth conference at Millersville University, provide speakers for church and civic groups, and produce the Surviving the Teen Years newsletter, which is written by teens for pre-teens. We are also piloting an exciting new curriculum, Knowing and Caring About Me, for children in grades K-6 and their parents.

The program, adapted from a Penn Laurel Girl Scout curriculum, is designed to help parents and children feel comfortable talking to each other about age-appropriate sexuality and decision-making topics. If you had to pick one strategy to fight teen pregnancy, what would it be? Without a doubt, it would be support young people in developing and achieving future goals girls and boys. They need caring adults in their lives who will believe in them unconditionally. If you give a young person something to strive for, you give them a reason not to become pregnant. I believe we need to start at younger ages, as well.

Holistic programs that integrate goal-planning with comprehensive age-appropriate sexuality education are proven to be the most effective in reducing teen pregnancy rates. Why is the Coalition important to you? Young people are extremely valuable to me, and I have a passion for prevention work. So many dollars have gone to picking up the pieces after a young person is in trouble. They deserve our full attention so much sooner than that. Make-A-Wish Foundation convoy pulls in $161,500, with more funds to come Kelly Brosnahan Intelligencer Journal Staff opened their cabs to 63 Make-A-Wish kids, who got a first-hand look at how small everything looks from atop a rumbling truck tractor.

Hows everything going? Its going great, Pierce said as ms young co-pilot, 10-year-old William Kelly, waited anxiously tor Pierces tractor-trailer to roll out of the parking lot. Seated on his grandmothers lap, William smiled shyly as he looked out onto the line of trailers in front of him. Its fun, he managed to say over the roar of the truck engine. And no, he wasnt nervous. More TRUCKERS on B-2 Kevin Dellicker said.

After the final pledges are tallied in June, the convoy is expected to raise well over $200,000, beating last years total. Red lights didnt stop the line of trucks as it snaked down New Holland Avenue on the first leg of a 26-mile run to Ephrata and back. Police helped the convoy move ahead, waving on the trucks streaming with purple and blue balloons and Make-A-Wish banners. Truckers wore smiles as big as their rigs as they waited patiently for the line to inch past the intersection. Nearly an hour and a half after the convoy started at 1:30 p.m., the last truck was out of the lot.

Kind drivers like Gary Critter Pierce The 401 truckers who rolled out of Burle Industries for the 10th annual Mothers Day Convoy didnt make it home for the holiday, but they would have made any mom proud. They were part of a huge fund-raising effort for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Lancaster County, which grants the final wishes of terminally ill children. Each trucker raised money or made a donation to ride in the convoy. Based on preliminary figures, the convoy pulled in $161,500 with more than a month of trucker fund-raising still to go, spokesman Anita Pilkerton- Plumb Supervises the COBYS group home for teen mothers in Manheim and has served as chairwoman of the Lancaster County Coalition for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy for two years degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University; currently pursuing a masters degree Social Work at Temple University Age: 28 Residence: Lancaster Family: Husband, Hylon Plumb What do you think about an abortion clinic in Lancaster? The teen pregnancy issue is often confused with the abortion debate. The Coalitions work is to prevent teen pregnancy.

Abortions occur after the fact. The availability of abortions is one more reason to focus on prevention, before a teen has to make such a tough decision. Michael Long Symphony season ends on energetic note REVIEW: Concert Barbara Little Intelligencer Journal Staff Kaler would not be here. Kaler had been scheduled to perform a Haydn concerto and Waxmans Carmen antasie. The Saturday afternoon audience appreciated the performance of the Mozart concerto so much that concertgoers applauded after each of the three movements.

And when Peskanov concluded the Sarasate piece, there was even louder and more enthusiastic applause, shouts of bravo and a standing More SYMPHONY on B-2 linist, Ilya Kaler, who was ill. It was a privilege to hear Peskanov, a violinist of standing on the musical scene, perform two very different selections with the orchestra Mozarts Violin Concerto No. 3 in Major and Sarasates Zigeunerweisen Gypsy Airs with such accomplishment. The orchestra had to prepare both of these works on Wednesday, when it was learned that Russian-born violinist Mark Peskanov thrilled Lancaster Symphony Orchestra con-certgoers over the weekend with his virtuosity and fine musicianship. And the orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Stephen Gunzenhauser, did an excellent job of working with Peskanov, a last-minute replacement for another Russian vio- Five of faculty honored From Pakistan to shes making her mark Tom Knapp Intelligencer Journal Staff Alyssa Roggie Intelligencer Journal Staff NADIA CHAUDHRI Two associate professors with 27 years of combined experience at Franklin Marshall College received the schools top faculty awards during commencement exercises Sunday morning.

Richard S. Moog, associate professor of chemistry, received the Lindback Award and Annette Aronowicz, associate professor of religious studies, received the Dewey Award. Both awards were presented by P. Bruce Pipes, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, before an estimated crowd of 3,500 students, faculty and guests. Moog is the 63rd recipient of the Christian R.

and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. The award is funded by grants from the Lindback Foundation of Philadelphia. In his introduction, Pipes commended Moog tor sustained excellence in teaching. The citation accompanying the award said Moogs enthusiasm tor teaching and his knowledge of chemistry lead to clear explanations of difficult concepts that are More AWARDS on B-2 A lot of my female friends have stayed home and gone to art school or become models or gotten married, she said.

Her household was different from many in Pakistan, in part because her mother is British, she said. I grew up in a different environment, she said. It wasnt a traditional Pakistani household. There was a lot of Western influence in my family, so my father was a lot more open-minded, and he was convinced that I would study abroad. Chaudhri is the daughter of Dr.

Abdul Shakoor and Susan Mary Chaudhri, who live in Pakistan. Her 27-year-old sister, Amina Shafiqullah, attended Oberlin College and now lives in Pakistan. Since arriving at four years ago, Chaudhri has been home to see her family twice once for three weeks in the winter of her sophomore year and again for four weeks last August. Her parents did not attend graduation, but shell send a video of her speech. Its tough for Chaudhri to be so far from ner family, but she said the friendships she has developed with students and faculty help make her feel at home.

4 Nadia Chaudhri browsed brochures for American colleges and universities during her last year of high school at the Karachi Grammar School in Pakistan. Franklin Marshall College was in the pile. She knew the college from schoolmates who went there in previous years. So when dean of admissions Peter Van Buskirk came to the private school to interview her and seven other potential students, the college became her first choice tor her education abroad. It makes a big difference when you just have pamphlets and books to read to actually meet somebody, she said.

Four years later, the 21-year-old is leaving with the colleges top honor lor a graduating senior the Williamson Award. Chaudhri said she has her liberal-minded parents to thank for her education in America. Its not very common for girls to study abroad because at home the culture is very conservative. The way you interact with people is different in the sense that in Pakistan there is a tradition of respecting your elders, she said. When I was at home, I sort of looked at them as authorities, whereas here I am on a first-name basis with my professors and we joke around.

Its very casual and open. Her advisor, Roger Thompson, has been her best friend. And two women she worked with in the educational services office Marianne Bellamy and Kate Ness adopted her. More CHAUDHRI on B-2 Intelligencer Journal photo by Barry Zecher religious studies professor Annette Aronowicz recieves the Dewey Award and a hug from P. Bruce Pipes, vice president of academic affairs and dean of the college.

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