Page 2 Behrend Briefs - Attention fall graduates: Those who have not picked up their graduation tickets from the Registrar’s Office for the January 7, 1995 commencement ceremony should do so as soon as possible. Those who do not plan to attend must file an “in absentia” form to obtain their diploma. Contact the Registrar’s Office at x 6104. The Commuter Council is offering free coffee and doughnuts in the Student Activities Commons hallway on Wednesday. Dec. 7 from 10 a.m.-l p.m. Get rid of your unwanted winter clothes: ODK is sponsoring a clothing drive next week. Drop-off boxes will be located in all residence halls, in the laundry rooms, and in Reed. Clothes must be clean, free of rips and tears, and be in good condition. Seniors: caps and gowns we in the bookstore and available for pickup during tegular store hours. Just a reminder to all students: If your car breaks down on campus it is your responsibility to notify Police and Safety to avoid being ticketed. If you have filed a parking appeal and would like to meet with the Appeals Board, come to the meeting the Monday following your appeal in Reed 116 at S:00 p.m. Trumah Scholarship: It's not too late to apply for the Dec. 2 deadline fcrihiss3o,ooo9cholarBhip! Seeking candidates who are juniorsin the upper 1/4 of their class pianning on a career in public service and appropriate graduate school program. Contact Mari Trenkle at x 6160. Accounting Club meeting will be held in the Library Seminar Room on Wednesday, Dec. 7at 5:30 pm. All members are encouraged to attend. Hypnotherapist Greg Kramer will perform in the Reed Lecture Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Psychology Club and Psi Chi. The NCAA Foundation will be awarding eight $3,000 scholarships for the 1995-96 academic year to outstanding senior sports-journalism nuyors. Candidates for these awards will include full-time, second sepiester juniors. Applications can be obtained ItOrn Mari Trenkle in the Prai«nai£s Office. The deadline to apply is Dec. 16. Attention students: Voluntary students are still needed to tutor more than 20 academically “at risk” children at Diehl Elementary School. After school tutors are needed on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Transportation is provided. For more information contact Barry Kohler in the Learning Assistance Center at x 6014. Student clubs and organizations: The second grade at Diehl Elementary School is still in need of adoption. Application are available from the Student Activities Office, first floor Reed and must be submitted ASAP. For more information contact Barry Kohler at x 6014. Learning Assistance Center offers free tutoring: Are you having problems understanding material taught in class? Free tutoring is available for writing, study skills, math, physics* chemistry, business, accounting, economics, finance, history, psychology and many other subjects. Flexible times are available. For more information contact Bob Patterson or Barry Kohler, 203 Academic Complex, x 6014. FREE HIV/AIDS testing will be offered at the Health and Wellness Center located in the Carriage House. For an appointment call the Health and Welhiess Center at x 6217. News Tradition continues by Erkha Hagenbuch Collegian Staff The 46th annual Hanging of the Greens will take place tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. in the Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery at the Behrend Chapel and Mausoleum. This traditional holiday ceremony celebrates the gift of the Behrend estate to Penn State University and marks the beginning of the holiday season. “The Hanging of the Greens is an old tradition to us here at Behrend” said Teryl Anderson, the assistant director of student activities. “The mixture of tradition and holiday celebration Police & Safety Report November 18: It was reported that a VCR was taken from the Library/Academic Building. November 21: A student reported that his car was hit by another unidentified vehicle while parked on campus. November 21: A student reported that his graphic calculator was taken from his book bag while he was eating in Dobbins. November 26: Several children were found to have broken several windows at the Mack Estate. The children have been identified and their parents have been contacted. November 29: Charges of trespass by motor vehicle will be Hied against a student who drove over die grass in die “S” parking lot • . * ' • E a Theinni Inc. ha’ radiologii effective catheterization kits, catheter. The ArjO' catheter. . hemodiafysi! artery cat' epidaraf makes it very special.” During the hour-long service those attending will sing Christmas carols together and listen as Behrend students read versions of the Christmas story. Other passages from the Bible will then be read, and closing comments will be made by professor emeritus Benjamin Lane. This event is aimed at attracting both students and faculty. One of the reasons Dr. Zachary Irwin, associate professor of political science, attends is because “it is one of the few ceremonies that attempts to involve the whole college.” ejrmg-Wttl t. iciortol, iar and y '.ore ‘ethane central venous s f *jjurfetfß. treated - %,Atrdw Quick Flash radial X -.SJexplp Plus \ balloon $ pomp. ides. medical ro current the highest larket lationalis forcein logical and ' * „4 't Thursday, December 1,1994 V’Yf'"-r . '! * FAXC Placer OUT' , v * V % i A Irwin is also impressed by the religious significance of the service and looks forward to the talk presented each year by Lane. Marcos Lopez, seventh semester political science major, attended the Hanging of the Greens ceremony last year and said, “The ceremony is a nice tribute to the Behiend family.” Transportation will be provided to the chapel departing from the Reed parking lot at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Student Com mons. The Behrend Concert Choir will perform and refreshments will be provided. f ' V |r Iff! ' x ' >* 1 z s ' * i ' <.y * V:' ) Inc, h % 7 ‘ - - yoat^f' MS$. mmm ■•^USk
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