Friday, October 31, 2008
Student receives multiple counts
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Literally, before I made it back
to the couch, he busted our door
down. He broke the entire door
frame, lock and everything. The
entire side of the door was bro
ken off.-
"He broke the
entire door frame,
lock and every
thing. The entire
side of the door
was broken off"
Once inside again, Citriniti
went after the same girl he had
assaulted before.
"lie came back to my same
friend and tried pulling her pants
down again," said the resident.
"We told him he had to leave.
The security guard heard the
door getting knocked down and
came running up. The kid sat on
our couch, just sat, and stared at
us, and wouldn't leave for any
thing. The security guard told us
to wait downstairs to get a state
trooper when they come. -
The residents of the apartment
WHAT'S INSIDE
Palin holds rally at Bayfront Convention Center
Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate from Alaska, held a
rally at the Bayfront Convention Center Thursday, Oct. 30.
Thousands of people showed support for the candidate as the doors opened at
1 p.m. Multiple generations filled the center with signs, shirts, and buttons,
reinforcing their opinion on which candidate they were supporting.
The Behrend men's hockey team beats University Park
Are you bored on the weekends? On Nov. 9, at Forward Hall, the band A Wilhelm
Scream will be playing with three local bands. The show is for all ages and the
doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $lO at the door, or you can get them for $8 in
advance. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Ink Assassins or at www.indiet
ickets.com.
The door frame of the apartment after it was broken down
waited at the scene of the car
accident for the State Police to
come. When the authorities
arrived, they walked back to the
apartment and noticed the secu
rity guard was outside, holding
the door shut.
"The security guard said he
was trying to leave so he was
holding our door shut to stop
him," said the resident. "As soon
as the State Trooper opened the
door, the kid pulled down his
pants and started urinating on
our floor, right in front of him."
Soon. more State Police
arrived and tried to apprehend
Citriniti
"We were waiting outside
while four State Troopers and
two paramedics were wrestling
with him, unable to restrain
him," said the resident.
"Eventually, they told us to come
back in when they had him wres
tled to the ground so they could
get our statements, but he kept
fighting back so they had to taser
him. He still wouldn't stop mov
ing, so they ended up tasering
him about four or five times.
They finally had to strap him to a
gurney to get him out."
A resident of the apartment in
which the incident occurred was
impressed by the speed at which
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University Gates management
responded to the damages.
"By 10 o'clock the next morn
ing, maintenance came and had
our door fixed." said the resi
dent. "University Gates
Manager' Wendy IHulfi came up
and checked on us later that
afternoon and made sure we
were all ok, gave us her cell
phone number in case we needed
anything or if anything went
wrong. Even more maintenance
came and checked on us to make
sure our door was ok. They were
"As soon as the State
Trooper opened the
door, the kid pulled
down his pants and
started urinating on
our floor, right in
front of him."
very quick to respond, they dou
ble-checked and triple-checked."
The charges against Citriniti
were filed at the office of District
Judge Mark Krahe.
The police investigation of the
incident is still underway.
'The Penn State Behrend Men's
Hockey team departed at 4:30
p.m. from the Junker Center with
much determination and excite
ment as they traveled to
University Park to play their first
game against a Division II team
on Saturday.
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"One that was just started is a
facility for soccer, recreation,
track, intramurals and other
activities," said Burke. "We're
also working on the Reed build
ing. A project that may go out in
January decks the book store, and
we may add a fitness center since
we know Junker is oversub
scribed."
"I've been here
for twenty eight
years, so why
-John D. "Jack" Burke
Also among the buildings
Burke would like to see con
structed is a new residence hall
which has already been given the
name Tripp Hall. On top of all
that, Burke has also put in a pro
posal for a building dedicated to
Fine Arts.
"There's a lot of stuff hanging
out there and I'd like to nail some
of it down
Another reason Burke decided
to stay on was to oversee the
process of picking a successor. A
search committee will be assem
bled to find Burke's replacement.
which then goes through the Vice
President for Commonwealth
Campuses. John Romano. The
process begins in August and
should be completed sometime in
the Spring, according to Burke.
Once retired, Burke plans to
return to his hometown in upstate
New York and live in. "a place
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THE INFO FOR ELECTION DAY
- Need a ride to the polls?
SGA is running a shuttle every half hour to the Brookside
Fire Dept. from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Students should meet
in the Reed Wintergarden to catch a ride to vote.
- Remember to bring ID.
In Pennsylvania, voters need to provide a form of ID the
first time they vote at a specific polling place. Driver's
licenses, school IDs, and voter registration cards are valid
- If needed, ask for a provisional ballot.
If the polling place loses your registration, you can fill out a
provisional ballot. Voting officials will review your registra
tion after Election Day and if they find you had registered
correctly, they will count your vote in the official tally.
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John D. "Jack" Burke has . been Behrend:s chancellor /Or 2S rears.
he's fixing up." Burke also hopes
to write, volunteer, and travel.
When asked what he was looking
forward to most, Burke replied.
"to get healthy."
Burke's official start date at
Behrend was Aug 1, 1981, when
he succeeded then-Provost John
Lilly.
"It was a different place hack
then, - said Burke. "When I came
here there were three residence
halls: Niagara, Perry and
Lawrence. Dobbins was much
smaller. Reed. Erie Hall.
Turnbull. Glenhill Farmhouse.
Nick and Behrend were the only
buildings here. -
Burke has had a major impact
on Behrend. and is the reason the
campus has become what it was
today. citing the creation of the
REDC and Junker Center as
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some of his proudest moments.
Burke plans to sta\ \ ed w ith
Behreml after he retires.
1 . 111 sure I NA ill he in \ ()I\ ed
from afar and he hack from time
to time, - said Burke. - This place
has been under the same leader
ship for a long time and it's going
to he a big. change. Fm sure those
folks will want someone that has
institution nienior\
"From illy perspective, the
most important thing here is the
people. I %1111.1111 sad Behrend's
greatest strength is its people. I
think it's a beautiful campus. and
I think there's a team spirit here
which makes me feel good.
When I look over the years. it's
the people that I feel strongest
about. There's an energy and a
pride that the people here take in
Behrend.-
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