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THE BEHREND BEACON
Friday, January 20, 2006
Signs swiped from res halls
Campus Police have been on the lookout for the persons responsi
ble for stealing signs on the doors in the dorm buildings. When the
Perry, Lawrence and Niagara dorms were renovated more than two
years ago, signs outside the doors were added to give the dorms a
more professional look. The cost of this entire renovation was about
$8.5 million. Last semester some signs were missing from each of the
Perry Hall residents upset about sign thefts
just want to
keep it as a souvenir." "Personally," Baker said, "fifteen years from
now, I'm not going to care where I lived in the dorm."
However, some of the signs are missing because they are taken off
and thrown them somewhere as a prank. This semester a stack of signs
was found near a fire exit in Perry Hall. Some were returned to the
Resident Assistants.
The director of Housing and Food Services, Randy Geering,
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By Miranda Krause
staff writer
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Kappa Delta Rho raises money for Baby Jacob
At 20 months old, Jacob McAlee of
Johnsonburg is struggling with the chal
lenges of walking, like many other
infants between 10 to 12 months of age.
Unlike most boys his age however,
McAlee has club feet, which impair this
ability greatly. His feet are shaped
inward, which makes it intensely painful
to stand, let alone walk, however, this
has not stopped Jacob from trying. His
mother, Michelle Bickford, reported to
the St. Mary's Press on how "Jacob is a
very happy and intelligent child, and can
read a picture book of animals very
well."
The club feet are only the tip of the
iceberg for McAlee. He was born with a
rare condition called Distal
Arthrogryposis Type H A, also known as
Gordon's Syndrome.
Gordon's Syndrome, as explained by
Professor James Warren of the Penn
State Erie Science Department, is caused
by a mutation in the WNKI gene, which
in result makes McAlee's kidney unre
sponsive to the atrial natriuretic peptide.
This is an important protein, that regu-
Behrend receives grant to build energy research center
New research possibilities are expected to flow
through the Behrend community to improve the efficien
cy of energy due to the $231,000 grant which Penn State
Erie received in order to launch the construction of a
new energy research center. This addition to the campus
will help the engineering students become better pre
pared for tasks they will encounter once in a "real job"
setting. The energy research center will also provide
approximately 200 advanced-manufacturing job oppor
tunities for members of the Erie community and sur
rounding areas.
The exciting approval of the $231,000 grant was
recently announced by Dennis Yablonsky, the
Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic
Development. The money will be provided in the form
of a Keystone Innovation Zone Starter Kit, which will
help get the project running.
Inspiration for this project was made possible through
the 2004 "Knowledge Neighborhoods" an Organization
started by Governor Rendell to increase the research
possibilities and resources within college settings to
ensure that the education gained is as effective, up-to
date and hands-on as it can be. The engineering students
will now be able to see real research being done by pro-
this is their
home and they
need to take
care of it." If
m buildings.
re signs have
n taken from
the signs are
returned to the
Resident
Assistant of
the building,
nothing hap
pens to the stu
dent who took
t hem.
agara and
wrence than
Perry.
eside❑t
sistant,
.lissa Baker of
rry Hall thinks
stealing of
Unfortunately,
if the signs are
not returned
then the whole
floor is
se signs is
.urd.
ople have
en them when
charged for the missing signs. The cost is divided up between each res
ident. All students are charged for is the cost to replace the sign.
These signs can range anywhere from $4O to $BO. The door signs
are usually cheaper than the floor and exit signs. As of now approxi
mately 20 signs are said to be missing.
because they
Residents are not pleased with the idea of paying for the missing
signs. Ashley Migdal, who lives in Perry Hall, is unhappy with the sit
uation, "I'm very upset because we shouldn't have to pay for other
people's mistakes." Colleen White, who lives in Niagara was not
happy about it either, " I think its stupid that we have to pay for it
By Emily Zimmerman
staff writer
egts(XX)Wpsu.edu
By Ashley Bressler
staff writer
arb27 I @psu.edu
A Penn State Erie Student Publication
doesn't appre
ciate when
dorm buildings
are mistreated.
"We want to
instill in our
students that
lates blood pressure and results in hyper
tension for McAlee. Hypertension is
better known as high blood pressure,-
which will challenge his daily life.
Other disabilities McAlee was born
with include life-threatening airways,
irregularly small eyes and a cleft palate.
All of these including the club feet and
Gordon's Syndrome, are possibly caused
by not having enough room in the uterus
preceding his birth.
His airways have been operated on
previously, although the doctors were
unable to finish before his anesthetic
wore off. They will be inserting a tra
cheotomy in order to complete this
process.
On Wednesday, Jacob and his parents
will travel to Pittsburgh's Children's
Hospital for 10 days while McAlee
recovers from surgery to repair his cleft
palate as well as remove a sling in his
right eye. They will also examine his
feet and look for possible solutions.
McAlee will face more painful surger
ies in the near future. The fraternity
Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) has decided to
fundraise for him. This past week they
have sat outside of Bruno's selling 50/50
raffle tickets and accepting donations for
Baby Jacob.
ing the opportunity to try it out their own ideas.
Through the research center, faculty research will
increase, appropriate laboratories will be added, interns
will be hired, and the research of life science and infor
mation technology will soar.
Research innovations are a great advantage to the
establishment of the
new energy research
center. The most bene
ficial outcome will be
the increase in avail
able jobs for engineer
ing students expected
to graduate in the next
five years. This gives
Pennsylvania-educat
ed students the oppor
tunity to remain in the
state to work in their
professional fields.
The project will
focus on computational modeling and the processing of
ceramic and composite materials. There is a possibility
that the research of nano-fabrication of components will
be improved at the energy research center as well.
The engineering community of the Erie. area will also
be incorporated into the new energy research center proj
ect as many local companies have agreed to help with
because it's a punishment for all of us even though one person screwed
up and stole the signs and now we have to pay for it. -
Vandalism can happen anywhere in the school or residence dorms,
and generally happens during the weekend or at night. In the past cou
ple of years throughout all Penn State universities, Penn State and per
sonal property losses have amounted to more than $30,000. At
Behrend, in 2004, the vandalism crime rate was 695 instances, which
rose from the year before with a vandalism rate of 649. Even though
students pay for the damage, the vandalism continues to occur.
If every ticket is sold, they will raise
$5OO. Their goal is $l2OO, which will
only be reached by donation. Kevin
Jensen, tenth semester senior and the
former President of KDR reported, "We
had a guy donate twenty bucks today
(Tuesday Jan. 17), he didn't want any
chances in the raffle."
He continued with recognizing that
"college kids take so much for granted
and act invincible, but anything could
happen to one of us tomorrow...doing
fundraisers like this helps put things in
perspective for people."
KDR President, forth semester sopho
more Sean Chenard commented, "It's
important for college students to donate
because many people don't realize how
fortunate they are and how unfortunate
others, like Jacob, can be."
Many students have entered the raffle
and donated to McAlee's recovery. Nick
Matt, a fourth semester sophomore finds
McAlee to be a "good cause to donate
toward." In addition, Eric Diluzio, also a
fourth semester sophomore and KDR
member said, "I make money and usual
ly blow it on non important things, and
this makes me feel tingly inside, helping
the less fortunate."
While the Christmas season may be
The intent of the project
will focus on computa
modeling and the
tional
processing of ceramic
and composite materials.
over, it seems that the students of Penn
State Erie are still giving in the same
spirit to Baby Jacob afor the possibility
to help him with the difficult challenges
he has already faced and the future obsta
cles he will need to over come.
and professionalism. Keystone Energy, Spinw orks LLC.
Storm Development LLC, Beaumont Runner
Technologies, Inc. and National Fuel Gas are some of
the companies already interested in the project.
There will be at least two courses, computational mod
eling and materials processing, expected to be offered by
Penn State Erie in relation to the
research center. The research center
will be located in the Research and
Economic Development Center
(REDO), which is currently under
construction.
In the engineering and engi
neering technology fields. it is vital
for students to experience an educa
tional environment which provides
the opportunity to explore new ideas
and personally test new materials in
order to gain the expertise to survive
in the high-demanding research
industry.
It will be these engineering students that will help the
Erie community, along with the rest of the country enjoy
new improvements in technology. Encouraging students
to stay and work along with the men and women who
gave them their education should prove to be an amaz
ing and productive partnership.
Vol. Lill No. 17