Thursday, October 14, 1993
Reed Gets Facelift
by Paul Lorio
Collegian Staff
The Reed Union Building will
undergo renovations to help
better accommodate the growing
student body.
At this point, the program
statement of the plans has been
sent to University Park. This is
the first step in a process that
may take up to two years.
The Reed Union Building is
the center of campus life and
provides the services and needs of
students' daily lives.
Primary needs for the Reed
Building include the need for
more lounge space, meeting
rooms, and better programming
Amel Baldtai Collegian Photo Coordinator
N:0 VACANCY: Only months ago, this used to be a bustling scene. The space once occupied
by the library, is now being partially used. The SGA Treasurers' Office in located where the
Librarian's Office used to be.
space that will accommodate
more people than the Reed
Lecture Hall. There is also a
need for more staff and student
organization offices.
Other needs include a possible
exhibit or gallery space for
artistic displays, and a need for an
elevator for the handicapped.
Students' reactions to the
planned renovations have been
mixed.
Stephaine Krepp, a first
semester freshman, liked the idea
of having more mailboxes. "I
really don't enjoy the idea of
sharing a mailbox with another
person that I don't even know."
"I don't think it's necessary to
have to spend more money,
especially since they just built a
new library complex," said Ryan
Peck, a first semester DUS
major.
Bree Grove, a first semester
nursing major, agreed with
Peck's statement. "Even though
it seems like a good idea, it will
probably tie up the building from
the students and will cause a lot
of problems for awhile."
Amber Palmer, a fifth semester
biology major, was upset with
the possibility of losing the
study lounge. "Many students
use the lounge between classes
and it's open later than the library
so the students can have an
alternative to studying in their
rooms."
JOIN the first campus-wide WEEK OF SOBRIETY
•by signing the contract below stating you will
not consume alcohol Monday, October
through Friday, October 22. A FREE button
stating 'I CHOOSE SOBRIETY" will be given to
all participants to wear during this National
Collegiate Alcohol and Drug Awareness Week.
For more information call Patty Pesky
McMahon at the Health and Wellness Center at
598-6217.
, agree not to drink any alcoholic beverages
during National Collegiate Alcohol and Drug Awareness Week, Monday, October 18,
through Friday, October 22.
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Alcohol and
Drug Awareness
by Reagan Warner
Collegian Staff
The National Collegiate
Alcohol and Drug Awareness
Week is October 19-22. This
week will also be the first Penn
State-Behrend "Week of
Sobriety." These two events
give the students a chance to
show their support for drug and
alcohol awareness.
There have been events
scheduled to coincide with this
theme. There is a pledge
available for students to sign. It
states that they will abstain from
the use of alcohol for the
duration of the "Week of
Sobriety." There are also free "I
Choose Sobriety" buttons which
can be obtained at the Health and
Wellness Center. ODK,
Omicron Delta Kappa, donated
the funds that were used to buy
the buttons.
Patty Pasky McMahon, who
is a chief coordinator of the
week's activities, said, "The
students of previous years
usually enjoy the carnival."
This year's carnival is
scheduled for Monday, October
18, and it will be held in the
Wintergarden from 11 a.m.- 4
p.m. Erie Beer will be present
at the carnival and will be giving
out free samples of non
alcoholic beer.
Some of the highlights of the
carnival include games of skill,
free food and non-alcoholic
beverages, and a mocktail
competition.
The mocktail competition
offers people the opportunity to
create the best non-alcoholic
drink. Prizes will be given to
those who have the best drinks.
At 8 p.m. Monday night,
there will be a demonstration of
the physical effects that alcohol
has on coordination. This will
be held at Packard Hall in the
Apartment Community Center.
Mike Gorski of the Hamot
Wellness Center will be giving
free tests of fitness levels and
body fat composition. This will
occur from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 19, in the Perry Hall
Lobby.
There are two events planned
for Thursday, October 21. The
first will be from noon-lp.m. in
the Reed Lecture Hall. Jar.e
Comi from the Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine
will be giving the speech
"Mixed Signals. When Does No
Mean No? The Alcohol/Date
Rape Connection."
Then at 8 p.m. Thursday night
in Niagara Lobby, John Graham
of the Hamot Wellness Center
will have a presentation on
nutrition and exercise.
McMahon feels that the
response to the very first "Week
of Sobriety" has been very
positive. She said, "I think that
it will be a role model for other
colleges to try next year."
As for the people at Behrend,
she said, "I hope they realize we
are here to give information.
We always like to improve, and
we want to meet the needs of
students. It is important to have
a good time, but if they drink,
they should do so responsibly."
When asked what she felt of
the program, Joy P. Master, a
first semester freshman, said, "I
think the idea is good, and I plan
on attending some of the events
that will be going on during that
week."
Iris Spinier, a third semester
sophomore, stated, "It's a good
idea because it shows that
although many college students
like to party, they can take a
week to stop drinking to show
their support for a good cause."
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