The Behrend Beacon
Behrend students empathize with homeless during Cardboard CHy
Street Beat percussionists show an enthralled audience how to
make those drums sing. Wednesday’s presentation of Street Beat, a show
bringing the mean streets of New York to the cold streets of Erie, drew
enthusiastic Behrend students and visitors.
The electrifying show featured eight musicians and heavy audi
ence participation, leaving the audience a little hard of hearing but very
impressed. One satisfied observer was visitor Dan Johnson.
‘The animation of a Justin Bua painting, the ‘human element’ of a
live performance, and the echoes of a Stomp concert combined to pro
duce an absolutely amazing show,” said Johnson.
LEB brings Will Power to Behrend
Motivational speaker Will Power enjoys a pre-show snuggle with his
wife and manager. Power began his hour-long performance last evening with
a rap about his grandma. His poetic presentations covered a wide range of
topics from HIV to oppression.
Power welcomed audience participation, particularly for the blues num
ber that he performed. The most energetic of his performances was “The
Barber Shop,” a sketch in which he portrayed three different people - a bar
ber, a reverend, and a teenager - simultaneously. Power’s appearance yes
terday was sponsored by the Lion Entertainment Board (LEB).
PHOTO BY ROB WYNNE / BEHREND BEACON
Friday, February 22, 2002
Street Beat stomps its way onto campus
Empty Bowl Dinner raises
awareness about poverty
Doreen Foutz, community educator
for the Second Harvest Food Bank of
Northwestern Pennsylvania, spoke
Thursday night at the annual Empty
Bowl Dinner, sponsored by Reality
Check. For a $2 donation, attendees
received a bowl of soup and a roll from
Panera bread. After everyone had be
gun to eat, Foutz sdiscussed the prob
lems of poverty in the Erie area.
“With the welfare reform that passed
through our nation’s government in the
last two years, many of the people we
serve had their benefits drastically cut
back, if not eliminated,” Foutz said.
She encouraged Behrend students to
aid Second Harvest in its efforts, not
ing that Behrend has always been a
strong and supportive figure for the or
ganization. The Empty Bowl Dinner
was the last major event to occur dur
ing Sen/ice Week.
The Week in Pictures
On Wednesday, students gathered in cardboard boxes outside Reed to collect
money for charity. The Behrend Beacon, Alpha Phi Omega, Omichron Delta Kappa,
Reality Check, Lion Ambassadors, Alpha Sigma Alpha, SGA, Delta Sigma Pi, and
Beta Beta Beta all participated in Cardboard City.
“Cardboard City was a really good idea because it gives a very good feel for what
it’s like to be homeless," said Jen Adams, Biology 04. The money raised benefitted
the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Special Olympics, Mario Lemieux Foundation,
Fishbowl, Rape Crisis Center, THON, and ASPCA.
“More people should get involved in great opportunities like this at Penn State
Behrend,” said Abigail Long, Communications and Media Studies 04.
PHOTOS BY KELLY WALSH / BEHREND BEACON
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO