By Joshua Le Suer

For those at Buffalo State College who enjoy a cultivated taste, or for those venturous souls always game for something novel and enriching, Campus House will be hosting a cheese and wine tasting, while the psychology department tackles the trying issues of the day through the magic of Tinsel Town.

According to Kathleen O'Brien, a Campus House clinical lecturer, on April 16 from 4 to 7 p.m., campus house members and their guests will be able to sample a varied selection of cheeses, including gruyere, smoked Gouda and aged provolone, as well as a number of vintages from the vineyards of California, Italy and Portugal, to name a few.

The event will be conducted by Campus House staff and hospitality students, says O'Brien, while General Manager Josh Glumberg is coordinating the wines with local distributor, Universal Liquor.

In order to make sure students get the fullest of experiences, O'Brien states, a fine wine crash course will be held the day before at 10 a.m. A representative from Universal Liquor, as well as Campus House faculty, will lead the seminar. Hospitality students will learn about bouquet, body and balance in a fine wine, as well as how to describe exceptional wine and which vin best complements which cheese.

"It brings them closer to a real world experience and provides them with the knowledge needed to meet the demands of a managerial position in a club, restaurant or hotel," explains Stephen Burgeson, a lecturer for the hospitality and tourism department.

Psychology Film Festival

The psychology department film festival, which already polished off "American History X," "A Beautiful Mind and "A Clockwork Orange," will next be screening the Robin Williams-Robert DeNIro classic, "Awakenings" on April 4 at 6 p.m. in the Science Building, room 272.

The movies already shown, which target racism and the gang mentality, schizophrenia and the psychotic individual, are all Academy Award-winners, as Lisa Brooks, a BSC psychology professor points out. They are not all Best Picture winners.

"This movie provides a differing perspective on psychological therapy than what was presented in the previous movies," says Brooks. "In addition, it will provide the opportunity to discuss such issues as the science of psychology, the individuality of psychological disorders, and the doctor-patient relationship that is often formed through therapy."

According to Brooks, the film festival considers one classic and one contemporary film each semester, and that the movies go a long way toward illuminating a science that is largely underappreciated by many individuals.

The screenings also include discussions between the audience and a panel of BSC psychology professors who are responsible for selecting the movies.