Paige Miles, Editorial Page Editor The Behrend Beacon , , , News Editor Erin McCarty Assistant News Editor Jen Henderson Sports Editor Scott Softis Assistant Sports Editor Lauren Packer Editorial Page Editor Paige Miles Bea C BE osn" Features Editor Karl Benacci "A newspaper by the Staff Photographers students for the students" Jeff Hankey Heather Myers The Beacon is published weekly by the students of Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; First Floor, The J. Elmer Reed Union Building, Station Road, Erie, PA 16563. The Beacon can be reached by calling (814) 898-6488 or (814) 898-6019 (FAX). ISSN 1071-9288. i'!.,4 - a.; - i! , i;„,EE , ',::,44•Ai4.•;: , t , '‘ , ilE . q3;:i*i•:],w I want my 'Price is Right' War seems to be on everybody's minds; almost every article I read lately is about the "War in Iraq" or the "Attack on Iraq." I suppose the aspect I find interesting about all this is how this prospect of war has been com mercialized by the media. I find this disturbing. Granted, almost every American has an interest in foreign conflict, and I do not deny its relevance to the I believe the people of America shout updated as to what progress there is. However, has anyone seen anything on CNN, CNBC, or any other news channel? I couldn't watch "The Price 1 Right" this morning because there wa: flew coverage on the war- oft ust CBS a regular satellite channel. Now, I'm angry. I find myself wondering if we turned everything around, and Iraq had declared a war upon America, and they were invading us. I wonder how we would react if Iraq had news reporters in our hotels watching as New York, or DC was bombed, capitalizing on people's curiosity as our citizens were massacred. I don't think we would be too happy about that. Yet, in our world today, it seems almost natural to us that we can film cities being blown up. We even have camera men and news reporters who are right smack dab on the Letters to the Editor To Whom It May Concern: This letter is in response to the numer ous protestors who have been seen on campus. What is your malfunction? Aren't you American citizens? If your response to that is yes, then I'm embar rassed of you. I thought Americans were a proud people, people who stood up for others. Well, the United Nations was being played by Saddam Hussein. It was repeatedly given the "run around." Now we're standing up for the U.N. whether or not the other nations will back us. When I was in grade school, I was plagued by bullies. Every day was a battle for me. Every day, that is, until I stood up for myself and got in a fistfight. That day, I learned an important lesson: The bullies are the weak ones. Hussein To Whom It May Concern: I recently gave a talk for the annual PCM and CCM Soup for the Soul pro gram. I was pleased to see an article cov ering the event in the Beacon. I enjoy reading the Beacon from time to time and find the majority of the articles interest ing. However, as I read through the ar ticle about my talk I became rather dis appointed. I understand that writers for the Beacon are not top-notch journalists, but I feel that there should be some stan dard that writers try to attain. For the most part, the article covered the gist of the talk I gave. I noticed a few points in the article that the writer misin terpreted what I had said. Quotes were accurate, but explanations between the quotes were not always correct. The writer must have been at the talk to take notes on what I had said, however, they did not make any attempt to talk to me. I would have been more than happy to Editor-In-Chief Kevin Fallon Managing Editors Rebecca Weindorf Robert Wynne 1111;101 Professional Publication Mgr. Dave Richards Advisor Cathy Roan The Beacon encourages letters to the editor. Letters should include the address, phone number, semester standing, and major of the writer. Writers can mail letters to behrcoll2@aol.com. Letters must be received no later than 5 p.m. Monday for inclusion in ''~ s is a bully and we will give him the sucker punch that will stop his antics. It's called a Tomahawk cruise mis sile. What business, you might ask, do we have being over there in the first place? To quote a rather popular song by Darryl Worley, "Have you forgot ten?" Remember the smoke pouring out of the two mammoth buildings on 9/11? Can you guess who might have funded this attack? Well, I can. I think it's about time to put this man out of our misery for good. This may make the U.S. look like a bully. A bully wouldn't have any concern for P.O.W.s or civilians. Remember a guy named Adolf Hitler? The similarities between him clarify points or offer other informa tion the writer may have needed. I also noticed some typos in the article that would have been easily caught with proofreading. I am writing to offer constructive criticism. I realize that students write the articles and are subject to the same stresses and deadlines I am. I also understand that space in the paper limits highly detailed articles and cre ates a necessity to be concise. I was pleased to see the article published about my talk, yet I feel that the writer could have written a better article by contacting me and using basic writ ing skills such as proofreading Thank you for your time. I look forward to reading many more Bea con articles! Sincerely, Jennifer M. Kuntz Advertising Manager Christine Kleck Calendar Page Editor Erinn Hansen ABBE Editor Daniel J. Stasiewski Associate Editor Mike Butala Healthy Living Editor Courtney Straub Distribution Manager Scott Soltis that week's issue front line of fire will U.S. troops who are literally firing at Iraq forces as their being interviewed. What the heck kind of war is that? Doesn't anyone else find that somewhat disturbing? Does anyone forget that all these reporters and newscasters and news stations make massive amounts of money as a result of their coverage. The media has more interest, or capitalized more than on the coverage. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days I don't mean to ramble, but I don't think any ,as ever been fought this way, and rightfully so. we continue to watch this coverage, the prospect war begins to lose its horror and people's ipinion on war becomes dulled. This is not a new idea. It has already happened among Americans with the violence in urban America. There was a day when there was mass outrage at a drive by shooting, or a violent robbery. But now, we turn on the news, we see violent acts on television every day and we tolerate it as if it were part of normal life. Do I think this is going to happen with war? Probably not. That would be a massive shift in American ideals. Yet, I do see media's projection of war to be on such a wide scale that in years to come, if this war continues, it just may very well happen Bledsoe's column Friday, April 4, 2003 appears every three weeks. and Hussein don't end at the moustache. They both kill their own people. They both have/had a hunger for power. We stopped Hitler and we will stop Hussein. As for you un-American protestors out there, think about what you're doing right now and think what kind of message it sends to our troops overseas. And when this war is over, hold them in high esteem. They fought with their lives for freedom while you stood outside holding signs saying what they were doing was wrong. I hope reading this has opened at least one person's eyes. Otherwise, I've just wasted time I could have used to talk to a friend of mine that may get shipped out. Erik Woods mechanical engineering, 06 productive. Write a Letter to the Editor. Behrcoll2©aoLcom Include your name, major, and semester standing. What I've learned... We're almost done! We're on our way out if you can believe it. I know I can't. Thinking hack on the past four years has been so fun. I think that the members of the Penn State Behrend graduating class of 2003 have come so far and have learned so much about life and the world and the people around them, but most importantly about the,- ment. When I really thought things through, I realized that I shouldn't feel that way be cause I learned something and learning is a good thing. That's why we are all here, isn't it? If nothing else, I learned not to do those things again, but for the most part I learned some precious lesson that I'll never forget and always cherish. All th; ' you do (or don't do) is your selves. ;print it's who you are. If you After thinking long and ashamed or regretful or embar about all of the above, I issed by everything that you just couldn't help but lave ever done to the point that write down (hello I'm you have no fond memories of a journalist) a summary the past your identifying blue of what I have learned print is going to be very in during the past four complete. Remember, years. Needless to say,everything happens Just a little side note for a reason. the list was pretty long Christine Kleck and 90 percent of it 2) halieP didn't happen in any Imo classroom or even a classroom-type setting. I thought long and hard about that list and later real ized that that long list can pretty much be separated into five major categories of "the things I learned in my four years at Behrend." While, of course, these are the five major things that I learned while I was here, I am sure that many of you can relate to them. Without further ado here goes nothing! 5) People are o should I say we are man. While humanity isn't the only thing that everyone shares, it is certainly one of the most blatantly obvious con necting elements that unites us all. Hu inanity accounts for so much we do or don't do and the accepting or rejecting of all the things that other people do or don't do. With that in mind, I am taken back to many situations in which being human contributed to a negative out come, but out of recognition and respect for humanness, a conflict and further problems were avoided. Thus, human ity raised us up and united us once again 4) Don't sweat the smal all do it. Something goes wrong or doesn't go our way and despite its ac tual size we flip out. It's natural, espe cially when things are smooth sailing and then you hit a huge tidal wave in your life. I was always told as a child "think before you act and/or speak." Not to sound like your parents, but that theory couldn't be truer in this case. There are far greater problems in the world than the ones that we experience randomly in our day-to-day lives. I of ten stop and think about those less for tunate than myself when I encounter a problem in my own life. Often times that's all it takes a moment to put my self in someone else's shoes and to real ize that my problems are usually pretty minor and that I should save my emo tions for life's moments that really need them. 3) Everyth - - ~ the longest time I had a tendency to re trace the paths and steps of my life with disgust, regret, remorse and embarrass- - Everything that you do is a chance to leave your mark and make you own unique imprint on the world. Even if you think that no one is paying attention now von will he surprised how much people really pick up and how much people remember. Little trigger words and actions can leave a mark so great on those around you, that they iden tify you by those little things in the future. Continuous, well though out communica tion is the key, and the best relationships are the ones that utilize both to their fullest extent. Just remember, someone is always listening, which is why you should choose your words carefully, and keep talking! I) Even , problem and question has an answer and solution - Maya Angelou once said, "When Life surrounds me with prob lems, I remember that no question can be asked if the answer is not already in the universe." The list of questions in this world cannot be measured except to know and believe that its number matches the number of answers there are in this world to go with those questions. Again, that is why we are all in this college setting to continuously ask questions, knowing that it is not possible to never find its matching answer. Because there is an answer for ev ery question, no question is ever consid ered stupid or should be left unasked. An inquisitive nature is a good thing, and the answers to your questions are the greatest reward to seek out and find. While this is only a small cumulative list of what I have learned over the course of my college career, I would like to think that these are some of the greatest things that I now know, that I possibly didn't before. College is an amazing time in a person's life full of emotion, learning, planning and partying. They say, "Life begins when you graduate from college." I would have to disagree only one segment of my life began the day I walked through Behrend for the first time as a student and now its on to the nest segment, but this time I'm a little older, a little more mature and a little wiser, thanks to my days here at Behrend. Kleck's column appears every three weeks. The Behrend Beacon TH6 15 WRARy BMERV FEAR 'PaNli 171WITrMMI Page
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