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Danny Glover to visit campus next week
by Scott Solds
managing editor
Actor Danny Glover, co-star of the
"Lethal Weapon" series, will be coming
to the McGarvey Commons on
Thursday. Glover will be the third
installment of this year's Speaker Series,
which has already featured Catherine
Crier and Marci Rossell.
Aside from his comical side in the
"Lethal" series, Glover has also played
memorable dramatic roles in the mid
1980's in "Places in the Heart" (1984),
"The Color Purple" (1985), and
"Mandela" (1987).
Ice storm blasts Erie
by Lauren Packer
editor in chief
Students and faculty alike awoke
Tuesday morning to a painful
reminder of what happens when
Mother Nature and Old Man Winter
combine forces.
A complex weather system
assaulting much of the Midwest
states, in addition to a southern band
of precipitation, are to blame for
Tuesday's formidable weather,
according to the Weather Channel.
And according to reports, at least
44 deaths from Kansas to the
Carolinas have been linked to the
two-day winter mix of snow, sleet,
rain and freezing rain. Two deaths
occurred in Pennsylvania because of
traffic accidents linked to the snow.
Tom Atkins, meteorologist for
WJET-TV and instructor of
meteorology at Behrend, explained
why Tuesday's weather was rain and
not snow.
"What happened on Tuesday was
a result of a warm layer of air called
a loft," Atkins said. "The rain
actually starts as snow, but then it
meets the warm air and changes to
"Even though the temperature was
barely at 32 degrees, we had six days
of subfreezing temperatures that
froze the ground. And when the rain
met the ground it froze instantly."
Tuesday's snowfall totaled only 2
inches, but almost a half-inch of rain
fell on the roadways first, creating a
slick base for pedestrians and
motorists.
Local school systems and business
throughout the Erie area operated on
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Glover has been an activist,
promoting education of health issues,
primarily cancer and anemia. Glover's
father died of anemia in 2001 and could
have lived longer had he gone to the
doctor more frequently for check-ups.
Glover has been concerned that so many
men do not go to the doctor as much as
they should, so serious health problems
can go untreated.
The actor has also been an advocate
for civil rights at home and abroad.
Earlier this year, Glover traveled to
Venezuela to examine race relations in
that nation. However, his recent
humanitarian efforts have been
two-hour delays, followed by
cancellations. However, nearly every
school district, including Edinboro
University, made the decision to
cancel classes for the remainder of the
day. Erie area schools last closed in
2000, according to the Erie-Times
News.
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overshadowed by his controversial
political stances. His politics even came
into play while in Venezuela when he
expressed his displeasure in America's
foreign policy role in the South American
country.
Glover's political views started
causing controversy when two months
after the attacks on New York City, he
said that "one of the main purveyors of
violence in this world has been this
country, whether it's been against
Nicaragua, Vietnam or wherever." He
also said that American soldiers should
spare Osama bin Laden's life if they
found him.
Penn State Behrend remained open
after an altered schedule, with classes
beginning at 10 a.m. and the childcare
center closed entirely. Behrend last
canceled class because of a snowstorm
in November 2000.
The National Weather Service
placed Erie County under a winter
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Glover's controversial stances recently
resurfaced when he reportedly called
President Bush a racist and signed his
name to a letter titled "To the Conscience
of the World." An excerpt from this letter
reads that "A single power is inflicting
grave damage to the norms of
understanding, debate and mediation
amongst countries. This power has
invoked a series of unverified reasons in
order to justify its invasion."
The "power" to which the letter
references is the United States of
America, and has drawn much criticism.
Some of the extra media attention may
be due to the current climate of
moon
storm warning, stating that "freezing
rain and sleet will continue into the
early afternoon. Some additional ice
accumulation will be likely. This
amount of icing will make driving
very hazardous and may bring down
tree limbs and power lines."
Ice and snow began falling early
in the morning and changed to snow
by mid-afternoon. The ice draped
cars, walkways, pathways and
railways and left the campus looking
more like a skating rink than a series
of roadways and pathways.
"I almost fell several times," said
Samantha Cibula, COMBA 06. "My
friend cut her leg on the ice ."
"I live by the mall and Interstate
90 and it was horrible," Carolyn
Tellers, ENGL 08, said. "If the
university had regards for our safety,
they would have canceled class.
Tom Szymanowski, COMBA 08,
disagrees. "I saw it as no challenge,"
Szymanowski said. "I could see
where others would have a problem.
Concern for safety should be a
priority by the university. I didn't
think Tuesday was the worst. I think
last Friday was the worst."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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portraying the media as conservative or
liberal and will hopefully not
overshadow Glover's speech later this
week. Prior to the 7:30 p.m. event in
the commons, there will be a dinner with
Glover at the Logan House and a brief
question and answer period, both of
which were both by invitation.
The Speaker Series is sponsored by the
Student Activity Fee, the Office of
Student Affairs, the Sam and Irene Black
School of Business, the Janet Neff
Sample Center for Manners and Civility.
and the Harriet Behrend Ninow
Memorial Lecture Series Fund.
Study abroad
broadens
its horizons
by Angela Szesciorka
news editor
Getting away from this frozen-over
town is probably on everyone's mind
as the snow continues to fall.
Now there are six more reasons to
leave; study abroad. The Office of
Education Abroad (OEA) has added
six new programs to its summer
abroad destinations. These programs
will take students to Vienna, Austria;
Quebec City, Canada; Cairo, Egypt;
Brighton, England; London, England
and Tokyo, Japan.
The OEA acts as Behrend's own
education abroad organization.
However, there are other study
abroad organizations working with
Penn State. The Council on Interna
tional Educational Exchange and the
Institute for the International Educa
tion of Students are non-profit, edu
cational institutions who provide in
ternational education programs in
various countries.
According to Ruth Pfluger, the co
ordinator of the Learning Resource
Center, the Smeal College of Busi
ness had an international programs
major that required a full semester
abroad in addition to the four years
required. The major was discontin
ued and an international programs
minor was added. The minor re
quires only six credits abroad. With
the minor, more students were tak
ing an interest and the demand for
more programs rose.
Students have the opportunity to
participate in 130 programs in 40 dif
ferent countries such as Italy, En
gland, New Zealand, France, Ireland,
China and many more. Summer pro
grams are limited, however, because
most are tailored to specific areas of
study. One trip to Rome, for ex
ample, focuses on the study of archi
tecture, and a trip to the Netherlands
deals with the study of the criminal
justice system.
Cumulative costs to study overseas
can be high; however, students can
apply for financial aid and scholar
ships that may cover most of the tu
ition and fees. The Benjamin A.
Gilman international scholarship, for
example, provides up to $5,000 for
students who wish to study abroad.
Most of programs cost the same as a
semester at University Park.
To learn more about studying
abroad and the many programs of
fered, contact Pfluger in the Learn
ing Resource Center on the second
floor of the Lilley Library.