page 2 - The th'hrend College Collegian. Thursday, October 16. 1997
Greek Week unites students
with fraternities
TUG OF WAR: Participants in Greek week enjoy themselves in a
friendly match of "Tug 0' War."
The computer room
said they have
upgraded equipment.
Do you see any
improvement?
"I think it's easier to access the
programs now; for computer
illiterate people like me."
Chris Venaski, 07, English
"I like the fact that they have
eliminated the old computers
(ie: 386's). However, the old
windows NT setup (with file
manager) was more user
friendly."
Laurel Disbrow, 03, EE
"I like the fact that now you can
surf the net faster. It doesn't
seem to take as long ... I think
it's also more user-friendly."
Jennifer Arnold, 02, History
photos by Jessica Trzeciakowskt
and sororities
by Jen MacKinnon
staff writer
Any student present on the
intramural fields this past Tuesday
night may have witnessed an odd
looking event. On the field, there
were groups of students drinking
Surge and running around a bat.
They were trying to avoid collapsing
from dizziness as they ran toward
the finish line. This "dizzy bat"
contest was just one part of "Greek
week." Activities are occurring
nightly throughout this week.
Greek week is when fraternities
"Everyone gets
along, it's friendly
competition."
-Joe T. Dagata
President IFC
and sororities compete in various
activities to gain points for their
individual organization. Whoever
has the most points at the end of the
week wins. According to Greek
leaders, it promotes Greek life on
campus. Greek week, "brings all of
the Greeks together in the spirit of
competition," stated Carl Grande,
Delta Chi, 03, Accounting. Michelle
Soder, Theta Phi Alpha, 07,
Psychology, added, "It is a time to
put all Greek letters aside and focus
on being Greek as a whole. It is also
a time to have fun." Students on
campus can see a variety of fun
activities.
News
The activities that will take place
this week include:
—Monday: the egg toss and the
eating contest
—Tuesday: dizzy bats and the three
legged race
—Wednesday: obstacle course and
tug of war
—Thursday: Greek sing
—Friday: the chariot race
Buck Goedicke, Zeta Beta Tau, 05,
Mechanical Engineering, stated,
"that he will be in Greek sing and is
also a judge."
Theta Phi Alpha sorority won both
events on Monday. Sig Tau Gamma
fraternity won the egg toss and
Sigma Kappa Nu fraternity won the
eating contest. In the eating contest,
each sorority and fraternity had two
people representing them to see how
much they could eat in two minutes.
The sororities had to eat jello and
the fraternities had to eat raw hot
dogs.
On Tuesday, Theta Phi Alpha
sorority and Delta Chi fraternity won
the three legged race. The winners
of the dizzy bat contest were Theta
Phis and Sigma Kappa Nus. In the
contest, each Greek member had to
run to the rest of their team so that
the next person could go.
The results from the first two days
had Theta Phi Alpha sorority and
Delta Chi fraternity in first place.
Stacy Lane, Alpha Sigma Tau, 05,
Mathematics, commented,
"Everyone gets along, it is friendly
competition."
The events continue on Thursday
and Friday night. Each event will
begin at 7:00 pm. Greek sing will
be held in the Commons and the
chariot race will be on the intramural
field.
RAPE continued from page 1
schedule later appointments to check
for STD's and pregnancy as well as
suggest or arrange for counselors.
The Erie County Rape Crisis Center
and Victim Witness Services offers
counseling free of charge to all
victims. They receive funding from
the state, various agencies, and one
very appropriate source: the
perpetrator. "A portion of all fines
given to offenders goes to our
funding," says Porfilio with a smile.
All treatment is strictly confidential,
but the agency does strongly suggest
all victims report their attacks to the
proper authorities.
Many victims feel embarrassed or
ashamed, making it difficult for them
to retell their ordeal in great detail to
anyone, even if it is someone wear
ing a badge. "Remember, it is not your
fault," says Porfilio. "It is important
to report your attack for your sake and
others'. Chances are, you're not the
only person this individual has vic
timized." Unfortunately, it is esti
mated that only ten percent of all rapes
are reported.
SEA continued from page 1
Light said, "The basic purpose of this
program is to create public awareness
through education efforts of
environmental and economical issues
related to the Lake Erie watershed of
Pennsylvania."
Research will be conducted in and
around Lake Erie and specifically
Presque Isle and Presque Isle bay. A
couple high priority issues to be
addressed in this area are non-point
source pollution and the clarity of bay
and lake water. Development of the
Sea Grant program in Pennsylvania
will include: the establishment of an
office to be modeled after extension
programs in agriculture and
engineering; the set up of an advisory
council; the selection of some high
profile issues and current situations
the prhram will address and plan
action for; becoming partners with
other Sea Grant states bordering the
Great Lakes; and to institute a "State
of the Coast" newsletter.
The program's budget comes from
a combination of different sources,
with a three year total of
approximately $BOO,OOO. Federal
funding will supply about $480,000.
The State government and Penn State
University will each give about
$150,000 to the program.
There are four stages of
development to this program which
will have to occur for Behrend to
become a full Sea Grant college.
The first stage entailed small projects
BIMBOS continued from page 1
relative amount of clothing
between the men and the women.
The men were often shown fully
dressed, while women were
wearing little. The ads also
perpetuated stereotypes of older
women, such as mothers and
mother-in-laws. Women were also
portrayed as little girls, and
occasionally there were little girls
dressed up as women. After seeing
Community blood bank
comes to campus
by Andrea Zaffino
editor in chief
The Erie Community Blood Bank
came to campus yesterday and re
ceived over 90 donations from stu
dents and faculty at Behrend. Kevin
Cotti, a third semester DUS student
who volunteered at the function
said, "It's going real well, much
better than last year."
The Blood Bank operated between
10:00 am and 4:00 p.m., the time
span the facilities were available on
campus. David Hughes, a nursing
supervisor working with the blood
bank said this was a good outcome,
however it is still not enough. He
said, "The Erie community goes
"There have been no reported inci
dents at Behrend in the last four
years," says Bill Donahue, head of
police and safety. This does not, how
ever, include off-campus incidents
and may not reflect the actual case,
as the vast majority of all rapes go
unreported. In the event of an attack,
the Behrend Police should be notified.
There are ways to avoid becoming
a victim, all of which can be practiced
by anyone. "Use common sense—
don't walk alone late at night, don't
be alone with people you don't know
very well, and if you're in a situation
that doesn't feel right, get out of it,"
says Porfilio. Make sure your desires
are known. "If you say no, say it
clearly, and make sure the other per
son knows you mean no," says
Donahue. Both Porfilio and Donahue
warn that many rapes occur while the
victim is intoxicated. "Alcohol can
put you in a prime position to he vic
timized," warns Donahue.
What's the most important thing to
remember if you're raped? Says
Porfilio, "It's not your fault, call the
police, and get to the hospital."
and research performed in
Pennsylvania, through other Sea
Grant state programs, which
Pennsylvania has already done to
become part of the program. The
second is a Coherent Area Plan, which
is a small focused effort that takes
place within one state. The third level
of the Sea Grant program is an
institutional program done with other
states, specifically for Behrend,
Indiana and Illinois, this stage begins
some more focused research. The
final stage is for Behrend to become
a full-fledged Sea Grant college. To
complete the fourth phase, the
Behrend campus will eventually have
to merge efforts with University Park.
The program's purpose aligns with the
same principles that the Land Grant
worked for a century ago. Itistead of
improving the cultivation of land, the
Sea Grant program gives aid to the
marine environment. The Sea Grant
program is to take place at the State's
Land Grant university, which for
Pennsylvania is Penn State
University, specifically University
Park, making their involvement in the
program necessary. However Dr.
Light mentioned that University Park
had the same chance to make a
proposal for this program, but took no
action toward it.
Dr. Light plans to hire specialists in
coastal environments and coastal
economic development, as well as a
part time staff assistant to work in the
Sea Grant office. Behrend students
will be able to play a modest role in
this program with opportunities for
internships and work study.
the slides, Tara Casey, 03
Accounting, remarked, "I'll never
look at ads the same way again."
Matlin made a strong argument
about the way genders are portrayed
in the media. There was a comment
from the audience that Dr. Matlin
was looking too deeply and finding
too much meaning in the article. She
explained that she tried not to look
too deeply, but the things she found
in a large number of ads were too
consistent to ignore.
through forty to one-hundred pints of
blood a day, so the ninety pints we
retrieved today will most likely be
gone by tomorrow." These numbers
stress the importance of the donations.
All the blood collected by the Com
munity Blood Bank stays within the
Erie Community. Hughes said, "The
Blood Bank is the sole supplier of
blood to Hamot, St. Vincent, Corry,
and Union City Hospitals, and the VA
hospital, the Metro Health Center and
Millcreek. Community Hospital."
Hughes further stated that, "By stay
ing within the Erie community this
lowers any risk of contamination."
The Community Blood Bank's visit
was sponsored by Theta Phi Alpha
and Tau Kappa Epsilon.