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The house itself was also very different.
"They have a squat toilet. It's pretty much
just a hole in the ground... she said.
To make the most out of her time with t
children. Sahlmann brought a variety of itei
like hubbies, finger paints, coloring book
Pia -Doh, and more with her.
"We played Red Rover with them, th
really liked that game. - she recalls.
`I learned that I'm a lot
stronger and a lot more
mature than 1 thought I
was'
Sahlmann started every day of her two-wet
trip by walking to the Saint Mary's All-Bo'
Orphanage and worked with the children
playing games and making crafts. "We di
activities like painting. coloring, Twister, at
After her volunteer work was done for ti
day at St. Mary's. Sahlmann went to the N ,
Life AIDS Orphanage for Babies to help wi
feedings and putting them to bed.
"I learned that I'm a lot stronger and a
more (mimic than I thought I was," Sahlmai
said. "I felt good that I was able to go into
situation and talk to myself and figure out tl
hest way to get out (of a situation)."
Two days before her trip ended, at
strength and maturity was put to a test whr
she found herself in the middle of a riot.
"I didn't think that I would have that mu,
of an impact." she said. "But to just hot
their hands and telling them I loved them. One of the boys Sahlmann worked with throughout the week holds a
they're never heard those words before." jar of paint he used in a figure painting project. one of their favorites,
"I've learned so much about the world,"
Sahlmann shared. "In America, we take so much for granted. -
The one-time fee associated with joining the Global Volunteer Network will give Sahlmann a five-year member
ship that will allow her to continue her humanitarian work in the future. "As soon as this semester ends. I want to go
back. - she said.
Sahlmann plans on returning to Nyeri again. "I figured if I keep going hack to this one place I could make the most
impact." she said. "This is definitely not a one time thing."
Alter medical school. Sahlmann already has thoughts on moving to a Third World ciatii4p9*bly
a clinic
Rev. Al Sharpton scheduled to speak at Behrend
By Matt Schwabenbauer
a.s.sislant news' editoi
edu
Reverend Al Sharpton Jr. will he appearing in Erie
Hall on Thursday. Jan. 24. Sharpton's appearance is
just one in a string of events organized in celebration of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21.
Sharpton is famous in the political world for his work
as a Civil Rights activist, and was a candidate for the
Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential elec
tion. Sharpton hosts a radio show called "Keepin' It
Real - and makes frequent appearances on various talk
radio and television shows.
Sharpton v, as horn in Brooklyn. New York and
Sharpton is a leading Civil Right activist. member of
Quotes on Civility
"In a time of social fragmentation, vulgar
ity becomes a way of life. To be shocking
becomes more important and often
more profitable --than to be civil or cre
ative or truly original."
Al Gore,
politician and
U.S. vice president (b. 1948)
Janet Neff Sample Center
for Mongers &' Civility
the Bethany Baptist Church and became a Baptist min
ister. Sharpton was a tour manager for James Brown in
1971 and toured with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
Sharpton's work as an activist began in 1969 when
he was appointed a youth director of Operation
Breadbasket (a group which promotes better jobs for
African-Americans). Since then, Sharpton has been
involved in numerous issues involving discrimination.
police brutality, and protests. Sharpton was instrumen
tal in the case of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from
Guinea, which died as result of gunfire from New York
police officers. Sharpton led a protest in order to raise
awareness about Diallo. which resulted in Dialllo's
family being awarded $3 million in a suit filed against
New York City.
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Sharpton is a supporter of gay rights, including
same-sex marriages. Sharpton has publicly expressed
his frustration with being asked his issue on same-sex
marriage. "It's like asking do I support black marriage
or white marriage." said Sharpton. "The inference of
the question is that gays are not like other human
beings. - Sharpton has also publicly supported aninal
rights and has appeared in videos created by People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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However, Spoto also commented
on the lack of space in the labs due
to the growing number of both busi
ness and engineering students. He
thinks that both schools should have
their own buildings.
"A lot of students want to mix
business studies with different dis
ciplines," Sophomore Harmilee
Cousin 111, an economics and
finance major at Behrend, said.
"The REDC offers the potential to
bring newer, more innovative
majors to Behrend, especially
because students have the opportu
nity to pair business with engineer
ing."
Additionally, as the cover story in
the Chronicle of Higher Education
entitled "Beyond Facts and
Figures," the recently initiated
Scale-Up program has been credited
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Loca
ege stu
face felony charges
By Matt Schwabenbauer
assistant nest's editor
mjss3B7 psu .edu
Gannon student arrested
for child pornography
Scott W. Rittenhouse, a 19-year-old Gannon
student was charged with 20 counts of of pos
sessing child pornography and one count of pos
sessing an instrument of crime on Jan. 15, said
police. According to authorities. Rittenhouse
was found with 71 images and 42 videos on his
computer, several DVD's and a disk drive. Erie
4th Ward District Judge Tom Robie arraigned
Rittenhose. and released him on $50,000 unse
cured bond with conditions that he does not use
a computer with Internet access and he make no
contact with minors younger than 15.
Investigators claimed to have found children as
young as seven in some of the videos and
images. and found search terms which indicated
Rittenhouse was seeking child pornography.
Two Gannon students living in Finnegan Hall
found the porn while they were searching for
music on their file-sharing network. Students in
Finnegan Hall can see media shared on other stu
dents' computers because they share a network.
The students saw a file labeled "11 year old," but
initially figured it was someone joking around,
changing the names of tiles. Upon opening it, the
students discovered a video of a naked 11-year
old girl being sexually abused. The students
brought the video to the attention of Gannon
police who then turned it over to detectives with
the Erie County District Attorney's Office. A
month of investigation ended when Rittenhouse
turned himself in.
Gannon spokeswoman Jennifer Mailey
expressed gratitude towards the students that
turned Rittenhouse in. 'This could have kept
going otherwise," said Mailey. "We commend
them for taking the steps that they did. - Mailey
also said that the university expelled Rittenhouse
and he is not allowed on campus.
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majors use ANGEL frequently, and as a result
experience problems with the system quite
often.
"A lot of my engineering coursework is on
ANGEL," says Plastics Engineering Major
Matt Kirkpatrick. "The system is offline a lot
more than it should be.-
Other engineering students are also upset
V The Behrend Beacon is looking for
enthusiastic writers for the spring semester.
If you are interested , in joining our staff, e-mail
news editor, Lenny Smith at Irsso46@psuiedu
for successful and innovative ways
of teaching natural sciences. Scale-
Up, or Student Centered Activities
for Large Enrollment
Undergraduate Programs, was cre
ated to encourage more student
responsibility and combat dropout
rates in physics classes at Behrend.
"The idea of Scale-Up is good,
but the execution of the program
could be better." Sophomore
Chemistry major Tom Weir says.
"Students are expected to know
information before it is taught, so
applying it in the lab becomes diffi
cult. Still, the idea is definitely ben
eficial and the applications help
immensely in understanding the
material."
Also receiving credit is Senat
Hall, which opened in 2004 to
freshmen participating in Freshman
Interest Groups. Senat Hall was
Friday,January 18, 2008
Mercyhurst student
waves right to
preliminary hearing
A former Mercyhurst College student
charged with the killing of her newborn daugh
ter waived her right to a preliminary hearing on
Jan. 16. Teri Rhodes, 19, was scheduled to
appear before Erie sth Ward District Judge
Joseph Lefaiver.
Rhodes and her lawyer. Philip Friedman
signed the waiver paperwork on Jan. 15, which
means she may be working with the prosecu
tion on a plea agreement.
Usually, a waiver means the defendant isn't
going to tight the charges and is willing to
plead guilty to the charges. According to
District Attorney Brad Foulk, no plea agree
ment has been reached.
Rhodes was charged on Sept. 19 with homi
cide, reckless endangerment, endangering the
welfare of a child, concealing the death of a
child and abuse of a corpse. Lyell Cook, an Erie
County Coroner ruled that the child's cause of
death was suffocated. The baby was born in the
bathroom of Rhodes' apartment on Aug 12. The
baby only lived for 10 minutes, according to
officials.
Rhodes was a sophomore on the college's
volleyball team that accumulated a 3.67 GPA
last year.
Two days prior to the birth, Rhodes returned
to Mercyhurst from the summer vacation. The
next day, Rhodes received a pre-sports physical
where she was asked by the doctor if she was
pregnant, which Rhodes denied.
Rhodes was told by the doctor that she was
fine to play volleyball.
about Angel's inconsistencies. "It's really
inconvenient when you have to do homework
or take tests on ANGEL and it ends up not
working," said Plastics major Gary Cooper.
As more and more teachers begin transition
ing their work from the classroom to ANGEL
more and more students are in need of the sys
tem. As the number of ANGEL users increases.
students hope its reliability does as well.
honored in the August 2007
Educational Interiors Showcase in
American School & University
magazine. Students living in Senat
Hall are required to take classes
with their suitemates or people in
their hall in order to create a support
system.
"[Living in Senat] helped with
getting to know people on a differ
ent level than just meeting them in
classes," said 2006-07 Senat Hall
resident Robert Westhelle. He also
said that living in Senat was differ
ent than living in traditional dorms
like Perry, Lawrence or Niagara
because each student had three suit
emates instead of one roommate.
Through the claims of three
national magazines and several stu
dents, Penn State Behrend has
proven that it can outshine anything
that Old Man Winter can bring.
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