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One student who got away
through the window said that
many students at the party
chose to run.
"A bunch of kids were jump
ing," the student said. "People
Black
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by Penn State University at the
time.
"The endowment money al
lows Behrend to give scholar
ships to undergraduates and
graduates, provide graduate as
sistance and faculty endowed
chairs, and the excellence and
opportunity fund," Magenau
said.
According to the Behrend
Quarterly, the Black Family Ex
cellence and Opportunity Fund
Speaker
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treatment. On May 17, 2004,
Ochs and her partner married
on the first hour of the first day
that it was possible. Although
she thought it was mainly for
protection and legal reasons,
Ochs said "my
wedding day
was the most “ Gays can't win the
amazing day of
my life."
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Waved to them
from their cars
and public school buses. People "Gays can't win the fight if
stopped them on the street. A they are the only ones fighting
complete stranger approached it. Sometimes you have to fight
them and told them that he was other people's fights," she says.
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were frantic - they just wanted
to get out."
Shrout says that less than
twenty students were in the
apartment upon the arrival of
Police and Safety.
As of press time, the univer
sity is in the process of bringing
in students who attended the
party to hear their statements.
After they have collected the
stories, they will decide which
sanctions, if any, apply.
provides innovative and state
of-the-art technology, facilities,
and programs to the business
faculty and students. This in
cludes library, instructional,
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community and industry out
reach.
In addition to Behrend, Pat
Black has made a difference on
the city of Erie.
"As a business person, he is
very dedicated to Erie, Pa. and
Western Pa.," Magenau said.
Black is the chairman of Erie
Management Group, which in
vests in and manages compa
nies whose innovative products
capitalize on economic oppor-
from Israel and how he hoped
that someday same-sex mar
riages would be accepted in his
country.
In light of Harvey Milk, the
first openly gay man to be
elected to public office in Cali
fornia, Ochs told the audience,
"I'm here to recruit you to
change the world."
State laws are a great start,
but gays still have a long way to
go. Ochs ex
plained that al-
though she is
married in Mas
sachusetts, she
is not married in
the eyes of the
federal govern
ment.
She believes
that in five years
there will be
more support of
her lifestyle, but
she also stressed
the importance
of spreading
awareness and
gaining involve
ment.
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"The system breaks down
into on- and off-campus stu
dents," Shrout says. "On-cam
pus students will be handled
through Community Standards,
which is often done through
building coordinators. Off-cam
pus students go through Judi
cial Affairs."
Shrout says that sanctions
through Community Standards
often deal with housing con
tract review on the low end and
tunities within the Lake Erie re
gion.
Through the company, Black
provides opportunities for
Behrend students by intern
ships.
"Erie Management Group
has utilized students in projects
for the company on many occa
sions," Black said.
Black chose Erie to develop
his business because he feels
like the city is the "golden op
portunity."
"There isn't any reason why
we can't bring manufacturing
and a high tech industry in.
[Erie] has a perfect location
and is one of the locations cho-
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A packed Smith Chapel listened to Robyn Ochs speak on equality.
Ochs visited the White House
this summer and is traveling
the world to talk to different
groups about same-sex mar
riage. She is he to-editor of
Getting Bi: Voicer of Bisexuals
Around the World, a book com
posed of short essays from 184
bisexuals of different ages,
classes, backgrounds, and gen
ders.
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contract revocation on the high
end. Judicial Affairs, she says,
can affect academics through
holds or transcript notations.
"If students are honest, up
front, responsible, we take into
consideration the low-end
codes," she says. "When stu
dents lie or run, we get frus
trated. When students choose
to do crazy things like jump out
of windows, we have to answer
for that."
sen by the experts for the
biodiesel plant because we've
got the access to the water
through the lake and we've got
real transport and truck trans
port on the interstates."
In a Behrend press release,
Magenau said that Erie is fortu
nate to be served by people
committed to higher education
and to the community at large.
"In Pat Black, we have an ad
vocate who is creating opportu
nities where none existed,
bringing new technologies to
fruition, and investing in initia
tives that will help make Erie
more competitive in the global
market," Magenau said.
and talk to people who care
about what I care about," Ochs
said about her job.
Ochs encouraged the audi
ence to get involved in the ac
ceptance of same-sex marriage
in Pennsylvania. She said,'!`lf
South America can do it, can't
Pennsylvania?"
She suggested that those
wanting to get involved should
visit http://www.equalitypa.org/.
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October 23, 2009
www.thebehrendbeacon.com
Winter calls for
colder temperatures,
but average snowfall
MATT ALTO
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The 2008-2009 winter season
was one for the ages. The im
ages of "mountains" of snow in
the parking lots and slick side
walks around campus will soon
not be forgotten.
Erie's previous winter saw
the second most snowfall meas
ured in the city's records his
tory with 145.8 inches snow.
But will the upcoming season
live up to the hype that the
2008-2009 brought?
According to the Ac
cuweather.com 2009-2010 win
ter forecast by meteorologist
Joe Bastardi, Erie can antici
pate normal snowfall amounts
as well as below normal tem
peratures.
Bastardi's forecast is not the
only one calling for a near aver
age winter in Erie, but other
sources are as well.
According to the National
Weather Service's Climate Pre
diction Center and the 2010
Farmers' Almanac, the Erie
area will see average tempera
tures and precipitation. The
Old Farmers' Almanac winter
forecast for Erie is calling for
slightly colder temperatures
than average with below nor
mal snowfall.
Erie's average snowfall in the
period between the beginning
of October and the end of April
is 91.7 inches. High tempera
tures in the heart of the winter
season average near the middle
30's. Average lows are near 20
degrees.
The majority of the snowfall
received in Erie is associated
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with lake-effect snow, which
occurs when cold winds blow
across a long stretch of warm
lake water. As the wind blows
across the lake, it lifts the
warmer air sitting above the
lake. As the air rises it freezes,
then falls as snow on the wind
ward shores.
In order to have lake effect
snow, the lakes cannot be
frozen. Forecasted below nor
mal temperatures could expe
dite to process of freezing the
lake. Once the lake is frozen,
the lake-effect machine is effec
tively "turned off".
During the 2008-2009 winter
season, the lake was not frozen
for extended periods of times.
This enabled Erie to receive
record amounts of snow. With
below average temperatures
expected this season, we can
expect to see not as much snow
as we did last year.
With the general consensus
calling for below average tem
peratures regarding the aver
age snowfall, it can be said with
confidence that the 2009-2010
winter season will not set
records like the 2008-2009 sea-
Expect chilly temperatures to
be the story of the season with
below average temperatures
forecasted.
But don't count out the snow,
as long as the lake is not cov
ered by ice and the direction of
the winds is right, Erie will still
see a significant amount of
snow by just being located in
the Snow Belt.
Keep in mind, 91.7 inches of
snow is approximately equal to
seven and a half feet.
Source: National Weather Service
Marcus Yeagley / The Behrend Beacon
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