COWED APR 1S 199.6 mailtwourif wake Thursday, April 11, hilanthro KAP Rape Crisis Center benefit by Danielle M. Murphy News Editor Fifteen women will grace the stage Thursday in the hopes of being named Ms. Penn State- Behrend, but more importantly to benefit the Erie Rape Crisis Center. The sixth annual pageant and fashion show, sponsored by Kappa Delta Rho, will kick off at 7 p.m. tonight in the Reed Commons. Admission is a $3. Donations will be accepted for the Center during the pageant. Pageant Chairperson Markus Rodriguez said his goal is to help the Center. "For one thing, I hope to help the Rape Crisis Center," said Rodriguez. "We want everyone involved to have fun, but the bottom line is that we'm helping the Center." SGA '96-97 Photo by Colleen GritzenlCollegian Photographer We are the champions: SGA President-elect John Butler and Vice-president-elect Kim Butler will assume SGA leadership for the 1996-97 academic year. The Behrend College NON-PPOF IT ORG U S P )STAGE PAD ian ERIE, PA. PERMIT #282 1996 Erie, PA 16563 11110 Vol XLIV, No. Community involvement is the key to the success of the pageant and fashion show said Rodriguez. For this year's event, the Center played an active role in soliciting support from ari businesses. "This year we had a lot of support from the Crisis Center, businesses and restaurants," said Rodriguez. "It's helped a lot." Campus support is also important M attaining the goals of the pageant. "We can't make it happen without the school's support," explained Rodriquez. "The administration's been there, we just need more student involvement." Past shows have raised about $2OO, this year Kappa Delta Rho is hoping to raise $5OO. see PAGEANT page 4 '8::1'0bd.:"''':'' . .: . d:'.'t.':i::Ve......::...,..:....._.9.:.6 Photo by cameo OrilrenCoargivr Phoftwiphet Friends who give together, live together: Roommates Shannon Haslett Matilmuncli, , ,ancl 411 Ciciarelii. are helping save lives with the assistance of Nurse Pam !.owes. The torhouvoity , fted Aank , ot inconjwiettart 'with the HolalthAlia Weiinees Center, sponsored the spring blood drive yesterday. Members of Theta Phi Alpha and Tau Kappa Epsilon also assisted in running the event. Student organizations were invited to join in the Campus Challenge, and compete for the highest number of donors. Butler & Epps win by Doreen Foutz Assistant News Editor The Student Government Association election results are in. A close race has elected John Butler and Kim Epps to the offices of president and vice president, respectively. "I feel that the election was a very close one, and the campus has chosen the best people for the job. We will do our best to make Student Government a well known association on campus in which students will want to become involved," said Epps. The opposing candidates, John Merkel and Brett Kocijan, lost the race by only three votes, with a final count of 114 to 111. Upset by the outcome, Kocijan said, "It was unfair. First, we were the only candidates who turned our petitions in on time. Steve Landon said the petitions weren't there. It was in the Student Need some answers ab p ar car— Developmentr hhaesthe centermf 111 . 11111114ftiNgW,:i0A.1.: , ,igli,7 Activites Office at 15:30, but he still said it wasn't there. Second, Steve never told us that everything was pushed back by two weeks. We put our posters up, and then I got a call the next day, practically yelling at me, saying that we could he disqualified for campaigning too early. Third, on the day of meet the candidates, our i yaper said that the program would start at 18:30. Luckily John Merkel and I were there at 16:30 because nobody told us that it started at 17:15." Kocijan went on to say, "I think this campus is too anti-fraternity and too pro-minority just from everything I learned while running for office." Student Programming Council President is Brandie Gladfelter who ran unopposed. "I plan on making Student Programming Council what it is supposed to be. Many people see SGA page 2
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