Thursday, February 22, 1996 B - a Student arraigned for computer theft BEHREND - Witnesses were home was a computer, monitor Police were a big help as well, the key to solving last week's and some other University according to Donahue. burglary. Property. "They were very helpful and In front of over 20 witnesses, a According to Director of Police put a great effort into it. I student walked out of the Silicon & Safety Bill Donahue, the appreciate their assistance," he Graphics lab with nearly $30,000 witnesses in the computer lab said. worth of SGI computers. were the biggest help to solving Maynard was presently enrolled Taken into custody and the crime. for classes. In incidents like this, committed to the Erie Country 'When people come forward it Police & Safety always do a Jail, David Maynard was makes the job a lot easier. When student referral to Ken Miller, arraigned on charges of burglary the public gets involved, their who will then determine and theft by unlawful taking assistance is what cracks the case. sanctions taken upon the student They ( s t u d en t s) gave us very yesterday by the University. The investigation was good information," said Donahue. Donahue said that Maynard's conducted by Police & Safety He added that the students who case is now into the court system along with the help of witnessed the crime helped the and any sentencing will depend Wesleyville Police and the, Felice compile a composite of on preliminary charges during his Pennsylvania State Police. the thief, assigned court date. The Wesleyville and State Recovered from Maynard's Expansion for Behrend by Bryan Harkins Collegian Ssaff Expansion may be on the horizon for Behrend College. Two proposals, one dealing with possible budget cuts and the other with projected growth. have been submitted at the request of Dr. Graham Spanier, university president. The fug proposal addresses a one percent reduction in Behrend's permanent budget and was submitted in January. The second proposal, also submitted last month, outlines areas of growth in the future of Behrend College. The Strategic Planning Committee, charged with drafting the proposals, was asked to address possible mergers between Behrend and two Penn State campuses. see EXPANSION page 4 News 30 Hours of Famine Are You an Average Guy? Research Grant Deadline Colle it busted Plans unveiled Campus mergers possible by Sean Siekkinen Collegian Staff Current restructuring plans will change the face of Penn State University's Commonwealth Education System with the creation of a multi-campus commonwealth college. A "Plan for the Commonwealth" describes these propokd plans for resturcturing the commonwealth. Beaver, Dußois, Shenango and nine other CES campuses will join the multi-campus college, which will oiler the schools greater autonomy than the current CES setup. Behrend will not join the multi-campus college. Although each campus will have a primary mission of lower division undergraduate education, every campus is expected to offer a selection of four year baccalaureate programs. Most Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 The l& 4 AN elf 1 1 le Erie, PA 16563 for. CES. Opinion Get Your Laws Off My Body Page 7 Entertainment "Gilmore" campuses will also offer several associate degrees. College campuses with regional ties will be encouraged to form operational ties, including shared programs, jointly appointed faculty and joint use of facilities. Joseph Strasser, Dußois campus executive officer, said that the reorganization will help his school become more responsive to local needs. "Our recent planning effort showed great interest in Dußois being able to offer baccalaureate programs," Strasser said. "This will certainly help us do that." CES campuses not joining the college are also planning reorganization. Allentown will merge with the Berks campus. Abington-Ogontz and Altoona will become four- see RESTRUCTURING page 5 Inside tan Coming to America BEHREND-This year, George Washington's birthday is cause for extra celebration at Behrend College, for it marks the one hundredth anniversary of Ernst Berhend's emigration to America. On February 22, 1896, Moritz Berhend, his wife Henritte and sons Ernst and Otto arrived in America from their hometown of Coeslin, Germany. Their goal, to establish an American paper company in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania with its abundant supply of fresh water and access to forests of the Great Lakes region and Canada, was soon to be realized in the founding of the Hammermill Paper Company. . "The Behrcnd family left many great legacies to the Erie community," said Dr. John M. Lillcy, provost and dean. "Their spirit lives on at Penn State- Behrend as a place on inspiration, beauty and introspection." Although Lillcy did not have the opportunity to meet Ernst Bchrend or his wife Mary, he commented recently that he feels Cross Country Page 10 Men End Season on High Note Page 11 Women Still in Hunt for ECAC _ Page 12 NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID EfilF PA PEHMI I # ;.: Vol XLIV, No. 17 as though he knows them. "I can't tell you how many jpeople have told me stories about how graciously the Berhends treated people," he said. Lilley is constantly reminded of the generosity expressed when Mary Behrend gave the family's 400-acre summer estate to Penn State in memory of Ernst. Today, the College has grown to 725 acres. Ernst and his family were indeed well-loved by the Erie community, and he and his brother set exemplary work place standards. The Hammermill Paper Company was one of the first in the nation to establish paid vacations, medical benefits, profit sharing, and bonuses for its employees. Throughout the depression, their commitment to providing work for as many employees as possible was legendary. In some cases, Ernst personally hired mill see ANNIVERSARY page 2 Sports al\JE° FEB 2 2 1996 ealEgE 4 - Wkf- 14 ° .-nv .10.11
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