2 I The Behrend Beacon
Health authorities track
source of tainted spinach
WASHINGTON: Health Department officials searching for the cause of a nation
wide outbreak of E. coli have narrowed the search down to a trio of counties in
California after a bag of tainted Dole spinach was found in the refrigerator of one
of the outbreak victims.
The affected bag of spinach was found in New Mexico, but officials warn that
the outbreak has been linked to illnesses and hospitalizations in 23 states, from
California to Maine.
"It's certainly premature to say only this bag is going to test positive," said Dr.
David Acheson, a representative of the Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, which is a division of the Food and Drug Administration. "There are
others in the works."
The outbreak, which has killed one person and sickened at least 146, is in dan
ger of retarding the growth of the relatively new bagged-salad and greens indus
try.
"I'm afraid with this new food fear, people are going to stop eating salad
because even if it's in a bag *hey are going to have to wash it and it becomes
inconvenient again," said Marcia Mogelonsky, a Mintel International business
and research analyst, pointing out that bagged greens were a $1.5 billion dollar
industry that has grown a great deal in recent years.
"It was projected to keep growing, and now it's not going to," Mogelonsky said.
Natural Selection Foods LLC, a large produce company based in California,
has instituted a nationwide recall of its bagged spinach brands, in addition to RLB
Food Distributors on the east coast. In all, 36 brands of bagged spinach and sal
ads have been completely removed from store shelves.
LRC aid in success of students
By Chris Brown
staff writer
Doing well in school can be hard even for the
most studious students. Sometimes there just does
n't seem to be enough time in class to grasp all the
material. The professor may be moving too fast, or
the new material being covered just doesn’t make
sense. Any number of obstacles can make it diffi
cult for students to do well.
However, there is hope. The Learning Resource
Center (LRC) in the Lilley Library
of fers the Peer Tutoring program to help
students succeed in the classroom
The Learning Resource Center is on
the second door of the Lilley Library
and is the main hub for seeking help at
Penn State Behrend. Over the past few
years, the Peer Tutoring Program has
expanded, and last semester over 150
courses had tutors that were available to
give help. Generally, tutoring starts
after the second week of classes to give
students a chance to finalize their class
schedules and determine the areas
where they need help.
This year, the LRC has already seen a large num
ber of inquiries about the program. Ruth Pflueger,
Director of the LRC, attributes this to the large
incoming freshman class this year.
Seeking help is easy and tutors are very
approachable. Writing and math tutors are avail
able for walk-in hours six days a week. During
these hours no appointment is necessary for help;
they are in the LRC Monday-Thursday from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. Evening walk-in hours are also in Reed 3
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m. and on Sundays from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
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sharing their ideas with the Beacon
News Page can contact Chris
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The LRC will
search for a tutor in
that subject, by
seeking out
prospective tutors
through teachers.
The evening and Sunday hours and locations are
for both the Math and Writing labs. The Math Lab
has moved this year to Roche hall and the daily
hours are from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday and 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. on
Fridays. There is also an Engineering Lab for help
in 240 REDC; appointments should be made for
anyone seeking help in an engineering course.
Tutors are also available in Perry, Niagra, Senat,
Ohio, and Lawrence Residence halls. Check with
an RA for time and subject availability. If a tutor
isn’t available for a certain class,
the LRC will search for a tutor in
that subject, by seeking out
prospective tutors through teach
ers.
It can take up to two
weeks to find a tutor though so it
is important to check early with
the LRC. In case these times
don’t fit a schedule special
appointments can also be made
by calling the LRC at (814)898-
6140. To find out more informa
tion visit the Peer Tutoring page
by accessing the Learning Resource Center’s
homepage via pserie.psu.edu/academic/lrc.
The Learning Resource Center also offers
Supplemental Instruction for difficult classes. This
semester this extra help is being offered in Phys 211
and Phys 212.
These sessions are lead by a student that did well
in the class before and help students prepare for the
difficult course; often focusing on class prepara
tion, note-taking, how to study, and giving extra
explanation on course content. To check for times
and locations visit the LRC’s webpage and click on
the Supplemental Instruction link.
JEW-
Yale offers free online courses
BOSTON, Massachusetts: Yale University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering courses online
to any interested members of the public, completely free of charge.
The free online classes will include complete syllabi and reading lists, course lecture transcripts, and actu
al video of each lecture being given. While several other institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Princeton already offer transcripts for some of their courses online for no charge, Yale is the
first to focus on and include video of professional instruction and class interaction.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share a vital and central part of the Yale experience with those
who, for whatever reason, are not in a position to pursue a Yale education at first hand,” Yale President Richard
Levin said in a written announcement. The average tuition for a Yale undergraduate is almost $46,600.
Beginning in 2007, seven courses will make their free online debut in their entirety, including "Introduction
to the Old Testament," "Fundamentals of Physics" and "Introduction to Political Philosophy."
Yale administration officials emphasize that the online courses sue for personal education purposes only,
and that the free online courses do not count towards any college credit or Yale degree program.
Africans flee to Europe
DAKAR, Senegal: In desperate attempts to escape the civil wars and rampant lawlessness of central and sub-
Saharan Africa, Africans are taking to the seas in an effort to migrate to the relative security of Europe.
Nearly 25 thousand Africans have set sail from the coast of Senegal in overcrowded, swamped and sometimes
improvised watercraft. Some are killed in transit to their destinations on the coasts of Spain and Italy, but
increasing patrols by the Spanish, Italian and Senegalese military and police forces are turning back or impris
oning the desperate migrants.
The increased presence of patrols in the Mediterranean Sea have caused die Africans to find new points of depar
ture.
"We have patrol vessels and aircraft out in the seas and skies every day," said Lt Col. Alioune Ndiaye, a
Senegalese police spokesman. "Instead of leaving Senegal, more and more migrants are now departing from
farther down the coast, from Gambia and Guinea-Bissau."
"A greater number have left or are still leaving. It's a matter we re struggling with. The magnitude is very alarm
ing," Gambian police spokesman Superintendent Aziz Bojang reported.
Officials report that since European Union border security forces, called Frontex, started patrolling, mote than
2000 refugees and smugglers had been intercepted in their attempts to land on the Spanish Canary Islands.
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