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Friday, February 16:
Registration deadline for
Lycos.playsite.com Chess Tournament
4:00 p.m
4:00 p.m. Registration deadline for Intramural Triathalon
7:00 p.m. The National Society of Black Engineers and
The Association of Black Collegians presents
The HipHopera, Studio Theatre
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As part of the Black History Month celebrations, Behrend stu
dents will perform a hip hop musical on February 16, at 7:00
p.m. in the Studio Theatre. The musical, titled HipHopera, is
about college life. Tickets are $3 with ID and $5 without.
Lion Entertainment Board performer
Harold Betters, “Mr. Trombone,” Bruno’
8:30 p.m
x 6221
Lion Entertainment Board Movie, Bounce,
Reed 117
10:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m. Midnight Bingo, Reed Commons
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UP TILL THE CRACK OF DAWN
The Midnight Bingo Committee will be hosting a free Mid
night Bingo on Friday, February 16, from 10:30 p.m. to 1:30
a.m. These bingo nights are not your grandparents’ bingo, though:
there will be hundreds of dollars in prizes, free breakfast-themed
food, music, and more. Each bingo has a theme, with this week’s
being “Sleepover.” Students wearing pajamas will receive a door
prize. For more information, contact Aaron Braun
amb27B@psu.edu.
Saturday, February 17:
6:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball Game, Erie Hall
8:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball Game, Erie Hall
9:00 p.m. Lion Entertainment Board Comedian
Pete Dominick, Bruno’s
10:00 p.m. Lion Entertainment Board Movie, Bt
Reed 117
Sunday, February 18:
8:00 p.m. Catholic Mass, Reed Commons
8:00 p.m. Protestant Worship Services, Reed 114
9:00 p.m. Lion Entertainment Board Movie, Bounce,
THE HIPHOPERA
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MR. TROMBONE
Lion Entertainment Board presents
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Monday, February 19:
4:00 p.m. College Democrats Meeting, Reed 112
Tuesday, February 20:
Center for Organizational Research and
Evaluation Open House, 4823 Jordan Road
11:30 a.m
5:30 p.m. Commuter Council Meeting, Reed 113
Wednesday, February 21:
4:00 p.m. Neighborhood Art House Meeting, Reed 112
NEIGHBORHOOD ART HOUSE
Reality Check will have an organizational meeting for a new
program it is sponsoring, called The Neighborhood Art House.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 21, at 4:00
p.m. in Reed 112. The program is for anyone interested in volun
teering with children. The Art House, located at 201 East 10th
Street in Erie, is a place for kids to go after school to do crafts,
get help with homework, and just have a good time.
5:20 p.m. Student Government Association Meeting,
Reed 113
6:30 p.m. Diversity Through Poetry Series Speaker
Arthur Flowers, Reed Commons
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NOVELIST TO PERFORM
FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
African-American novelist, performance poet, and traditional
griot Arthur Flowers will perform at
Penn State Behrend on Wednesday,
February 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Reed
Commons. Flowers’ appearance is
part of the Diversity Through Poetry
Series and coincides with the African
American Extravaganza celebrating
Black History Month.
Flowers is know as a contempo
rary griot, a tradition derived from the
ancient Africans who memorized his
tory and orally passed it on. Flowers
is also a performance poet, combin
ing literary reading, topical commen
tary, and a variety ol African and blues instruments in his presen
tations.
Flowers has written several novels, poems, and even a children’s
book.
For more information, contact the Office of Student Activities
at x 6171.
Thursday, February 22:
12:15 p.m. College Republicans Meeting, Reed 113
African American History Challenge, Reed 112
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF
AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY
.frican American History Challenge will take place on
iy, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. in Reed 112. Individuals
and teams are invited to participate in a trivia and quiz-bowl style
challenge that will test knowledge of African-American history.
Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be served.
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BREAK WILL BE FEBRI
PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR
ORGANIZATION S CALENDAR NOTICE IN
BY NOON ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT INCLUDED
IN THAT ISSUE.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER ISSUE OF
THE BEACON UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 16.
7:30 p.m. Open House Night in Astronomy,
“Evolution in the Universe,” Science 101
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V jfj EVOLUTION IN THE UNIVERSE
The Open House Nights in Astronomy will host “Evolution in
the Universe,” a lecture by Dr. Roger Knacke, professor of phys
ics and director of the School of Science. The Open House will
be held on Thursday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Science 101.
Knacke will discuss the evolution of the planet’s atmosphere,
temperature, and climate as it is proposed by the Big Bang theory.
This lecture is intended for a non-technical audience, and astro
nomical observing will follow the lecture, weather permitting.
For more information call the School of Science at x 6105.
9:00 p.m Lion Entertainment Board Movie, Remember the
Titans, Reed 117
mark Your
Calendars
The Commuter Council, in conjunction with the Lion Entertainment
Board, is sponsoring the Ultimate Dance-A-Thon Survivor from 8:00 p.m.
on Friday, February 23, to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 24, Based on
the TV show “Survivor,” the dance-a-thon will divide participants into
tribal teams and the teams will compete to prevent their members from
being “voted off the island.”
This year’s dance-a-thon will benefit children affected by the HIV virus.
Pledge forms are available at the RUB Desk and are to be turned in to the
RUB Desk by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23. Any questions should be
directed to the Commuter Council Office at x 6452.
The Institute on the American Dream at Penn State Behrend will be hosting
“Working for What? Winners and Losers in the American Dream.” This
conference will run from Tuesday, February 27, to Thursday, March 1.
The three-day event will include two lectures, six 90-minute workshops
moderated by community leaders, and a dramatic presentation of Working,
a play by Studs Terkel.
Lecturers for the conference will be Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Annette
Levitt, professor of English at Drexel University.
The 90-minute workshops include:
Business and the American Dream
Local Unions and the American Dream
I Dream of America
Social Intervention and the Future of Erie
Building a Healthy Community
No Challenge is Too Great: Re-thinking Challenged Students
For more information about the conference, call x 6399 or x 6448.
Additional information about the Institute on the American Dream and the
conference is available on the Web by searching under “American Dream”
at www.pserie.psu.edu.
Wednesday, February 28, is the deadline for the Faculty Award Nomi
nations. Nomination forms are available in all school offices, the Library,
the Computer Center, the Provost’s Office, and at the R.U.B. Desk. Nomi
nations may also be submitted on the web via the link from the Penn State
Erie home page.
Awards will be given out in the following categories: Council of Fel
lows Excellence in Teaching Award, Guy W. Wilson Excellence in Aca
demic Advising Award, Council of Fellows Faculty Excellence in Out
reach and Service Award, and the Benjamin A. Lane Outstanding Service
Award. All of these awards will be presented at the Honors and Awards
Ceremony on April 22. Please contact Carol Whitbred at x 6160 for more
information.
The 2001-2002 Penn State Behrend Academic and Leadership
Scholarship Applications are now available. They can be picked up in the
Financial Aid Office in the second floor of the Glenhill Farmhouse, or by
visiting the Financial Aid section of the Behrend Website. Applications
are due March 2, 2001.
SUE BEFORE SPRi
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SEND SUBMISSIONS TO
BEHRCOLL3@AOL.COM.
CALLING ALL SURVIVORS!
WORKING TOWARD AN AMERICAN DREAM
FACULTY AWARD NOMINATIONS DEADLINE
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
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