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to first issue of Emil's Epilogue of this academic year -- Fall '00 To better familiarize new and returning students with Psychology Department resources -- we've designated this first issue of the academic year to recap department programs and resources, featuring brief faculty introductions and opportunities for student academic involvement and social activities. Emil's Epilogue Staff
Spring Psychology Class Schedule
Movie/Video Review 
By Jenny PrattScary movies are an acquired taste in my opinion, you are either really excited about them or you dread them and will not see them without massive protection by your side. There are also different kinds of scary movies. For example, we have the fright fest, which involves quick terrors that jump off the screen every once in a while to surprise you and make you wish you would have stayed home from the movies tonight.Then there is a more sophisticated type of scary movie that involves a legend of some kind, something that has been built up through time as this awful thing that will hunt down the masses or puts specific people at risk. Hollywood has capitalized on a few of these "legend" horror flicks recently, but none of them even come close to the ultimate horror story that sends a chill through almost every one, Dracula. Now the real legend of Dracula dates back hundreds of years to a man few fought in war against the Turks. The legend of the vampire Dracula was created by the novel written by Bram Stoker in the 1897. There are many film versions of this novel. About the best-known and most recent Dracula film is the one directed by Francis-Ford Coppola in the early nineties starring Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins. Bram Stoker's Dracula
Flash forward about 400 years to England in the 19th century to Jonathan and Mina (played by Reeves and Ryder). They are a couple who is about to get married when Jonathan is sent away on assignment to make a deal with this Count over real estate or something. It is convenient that Mina looks exactly like Count Dracula's dead wife and is supposed to be the reincarnate or whatever. So this turns into a big mess that involves Mina's best friend Lucy and others. The movie involves a lot of blood and a lot of ritual that is very confusing the first few times you see it. Anthony Hopkins does a wonderful job as Dr. Abraham Von Helsing, a specialist in vampire affairs. He tries to cure Mina's friend Lucy and helps Mina to escape from the Count. As I said earlier, the movie does provide lots of blood and the sudden fright moments do happen. But unlike other horror flicks, the tale of Dracula has a link between the human nature of fear and dread to reality. In part this story is very magical and can be looked at as a tragedy in many ways. Psychology Internet Psychology Lab http://kahuna.psych.uiuc.edu/ipl/index.html Self Discovery Workshop
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Psi Chi is a national honor society for Psychology Majors. The goal this year is to get more Psychology Majors interacting and having fun together. For this reason, Psi Chi hopes to help start the PSYCHOLOGY
CLUB. This is for anyone interested in Psychology. A volleyball
game with students and faculty was the first of many Psychology Club activities.
There was food,
Check out the board outside the Psychology Office area to see some awesome pictures taken at that event. Stay tuned for more activities with the Psychology Club and try to attend them! Movie night will be coming soon...it will be one every Psychology major should see! Psi Chi sponsored a panel discussion on October 3rd, which brought in a wide variety of Psychology/Sociology majors to answer questions about their chosen professions. It was very informing to hear the many aspects of psychology being used in businesses, counseling settings, job employment services, and immediate care services. Also, there will be a Psychology Major t-shirt available
to be ordered in the near future. If you have any ideas for it
or a color preference, send
Our Faculty...
Jennifer Ackil - Assistant Professor
Kelly Champion - Assistant Professor
Mark G. Kruger - Professor
Richard Martin - Professor
Clark Ohnesorge - Visiting Assistant Professor
Timothy C. Robinson - Professor
Richard Seely - Adjunct Instructor
Barbara Simpson - Professor
Nancy Walbeck - Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
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Psychology Students in the News
Psychology events recently held:
Upcoming Events:
The Career Center has received two new books that may be useful to students considering graduate school:
Thoughts of an "Honorary" Psychology Major... By Chris Kwasniewski -- Last spring semester, I did a horrible thing. I
switched my psychology major to a nursing major. I really did not know
how people would react. It
I will continue to take a couple more psych classes as my schedule permits. I think that this discipline has helped me so much. I cannot count the number of times that I have used my foundation of psychology in my nursing classes. The brightest spot in this situation is that I have only
received support from the faculty, Lee, and the student staff. I cannot
think of a better
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Jessica Rye -"The Exorcist" |
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Leah Barry - "Children of the Corn" |
Dr. Clark Ohnesorge - "Repulsion"
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Calendar of Events
November 7/21-- January and Spring Registration
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Contributors to this
Issue of Emil's Epilogue
Leah Barry, Melissa Bateson Karen Heidesch, Chris Kwasniewski Jaime Peterson, Jennifer Pratt Kristen Richter, Jessica Rye, Nicki Shay Dr. Richard Martin, Lee Sande, Department Secretary To Email: Click on name.
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