Thursday, November 2, 1995
Community involvement
by Doreen Foutz
Collegian Staff
Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity
and Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority
visited the Shriner’s Hospital for
Crippled Children in Erie on
October 30. This was the third
visit by Sigma Tau Gamma.
"This is the third year we’ve
done this and it’s something that
we wanted to do for the
community,” said Brendan
O’Donnell, philanthropic
chairman for Sigma Tau Gamma.
“This is our big charity project
for this semester.”
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Location: IQI Zurn Hall GANNON university
Founders’ Day was celebrated Monday,
October 30 at Penn State Behrend. Founders’ Day celebrates
Mary Behrend’s gift of her 400-acre farm and two million
dollars to Penn State University. In the Memorial Room of the
Glenhill Farmhouse, Behrend enjoyed its 47th anniversary with
a reception sponsored by the Lion Ambassadors.
The reception included yearbooks from Behrend’s past as
well as pictures capturing Behrend’s growth as a college.
Freshman Bianca Collins said, “I enjoyed attending the
Founders’ Day celebration. By looking at yearbooks from past
classes, I was able to form a bond with Behrend that I didn’t
have before. Learning Behrend’s history and about the people
that have gone to school before at this campus have helped
me feel more connected to the school as I experience all the
triumphs and traumas of my first year.”
get out and help those who are
less fortunate or aren’t in a good
circumstance right now, and be
able to bring some happiness in
to their lives,” said Joe Motdllo,
secretary for Sigma Tau Gamma.
Sig Tau Gamma and Alpha
Sigma Alpha members
entertained eighteen children at
the hospital, playing games and
passing out Halloween candy.
“Everyone was having fun and
stuff. It just felt good to see
them happy and having fun,” said
Meghan Naim, of Alpha Sigma
Alpha.
“It was nice to see everyone
work together. This project was
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a great way to show the
community that we don’t just
care about ourselves in college,
that we do enjoy doing things in
the community,” added Valerie
Petro, of Alpha Sigma Alpha.
“It kind of touched me to see
these kids, some of them had
limbs [that were] kind of
deformed, and it just made me
feel sorry for them,” said
O’Donnell.
“It’s not really that hard to take
two hours of your day and do
something good for someone,”
said Mottillo. “Each year it
seems to get better and more
fun.”
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Exploring
BEHREND-Dr. Roger
Knacke, head of the Division of
Science at Behrend will present a
lecture, “The Rings and Moons
of Saturn,” on Thursday,
November 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Reed Lecture Hall. The lecture
will be illustrated with slides of
Saturn taken with the Hubble
Space Telescope.
This is an excellent time to
study Satum, as the Earth is
passing through the plane of
Saturn’s rings. The rings will
not be visible edge-on again until
the year 2009. Knacke will
describe current observations of
planetary rings, as well as
searches for new Saturnian
moons that take advantage of the
reduced glare from the rings while
they are in the edge-on
SGA Report
The Student Government Association holds its weekly meeting
every Wednesday at 5:15 in Reed conference room 114.
A controversy over funding and budget allocation arose during last
night’s SGA meeting.
Commuter Council President Steve Landon sparked the debate with
his motion to provide a per-semester stipend for SGA’s vice
president, Dave Millar. All other Executive Board members currently
receive such payment
Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Chris Rebar thought that, considering
other SGA decisions involving budget allocations, the motion was
out of order. Reber cited votes to provide SGA with money for a
new copier, an answering machine, and refreshments for an upcoming
event in his argument against the stipend. SGA has also decided to
withhold its usual mid-year supplemental budgeting for student clubs
and organizations in an effort to reduce its negative budget balance.
“I think you really have to ask about... spending any more money
on this group,”Dr. Reber said. “It’s not that Dave [Miller] doesn’t
deserve [compensation]... it’s looking at the whole picture.”
OUter elute who legitimately need money are having a hard time
getting funds from SGA, according to Reber.
Director of Student Activities Chris Rizzo thought that the
organization needed to look at other options in lieu of setting aside a
stipend for the vice-president
“Maybe what the Senate needs to look at is a re-distribution of
responsibilities,” he said.
Rizzo is worried that SGA would be setting a precedent with the
motion, leaving the door open for future SGA members to ask for
paid restitution to match an increase in responsibilities.
London defended his motion and responded to the criticism about
SGA budget practices.
“We’re a service organization,” he said. “We’re elected to represent
[student clubs’] best interests.”
Landon feels the spending decisions have been justified, since the
copier and answering machine will be for the use of all student
organizations. And although clubs will not be given the usual
opportunity to submit supplemental budgets, organizations in need of
funding will be able to individually petition SGA.
“To insinuate that we’re being selfish,,, is really not being fair to
the Senate,” Landon said.
President Timothy Mallon sided against the motion, saying, “I’m
not comfortable with the Senate giving itself a raise when everybody
else is hurting for cash.”
After the heated discussion, the voting was closed ballot. The
motion was defeated by a narrow margin. Seven senators voted in
favor of the stipend, eight voted against, and one abstained.
Other subjects covered last night included the appointment of John
Butler to the Undergraduate Studies Committee on Faculty Council,
m well as the expulsion of two senators. Commuter Senators John
Anderson and Charlene Terril were ejected from SGA due to excessive
The regional SGA trieeting will be held at Behrend on Sunday,
November 5 at 2:00 pjn.
Bill Mattery reported that the student/faculty phone directory would
be published over Winter break, and will be available next semester.
Commuter Senator Mike Woycbeck reported that the Public
Relations Committee will be introducing a media campaign in hopes
Saturn
configuration.
Following the lecture, there
will be astronomical viewings of
Satum and other celestial objects
with Behrend’s small telescopes,
weather permitting. To make
reservations for the lecture, call
the Division of Science at x 6105.
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