CThe Behrend College FEB fi9 mg 0 mimetic) tALI F6I ollegl art Thursday, January 29, 1998 INSIDE... News Student activity fee decision process begins Editorial Improving the Academic Building page 4 Calendar This weekend's SPC movie page 5 Campus News Kiss the Girls Students attacked in Guatemala page 6 Nation Wolves reintroduced to Southwest page 7 World Brawl erupts at war crimes exhibit _page 8 Features Roadhouse Theatre presents double-bill page 9 Sports Women's basketball beats Laßoche 63-46 ...page 1 1 Students express opinions about Iraq crisis by Jonathan Tatalovic staff writer After months of being denied access to top Iraqi military sites, President Clinton and top advisors have once again taken a strong stance against Iraq. Currently, the United States has two aircraft carriers, twenty warships, and approximately thirty thousand troops in the Gulf area. So far, Clinton hasn't made a final decision, but if action is taken, it could only be weeks away. In a time when war is a possibility, any action could have an effect on the Behrend community. However, with other events such as the Clinton sex photo by Jason Blake Brock Bovaird passes to Ashley Orris last night against Laßoche. Men's Basketball wins 5 straight. Story, page 12. Students discuss concerns with Dean Lilley page 2 "I believe in making Behrend bet ter every day." Provost and Dean John Lilley conducted another session of Coffee with the Provost Wednesday night in Perry Hall. Dean [Alley opened the session by going around the room asking people their major and where they were from. The first question posed by a student concerned the bathrooms in the halls around the campus. The main focus was on the fact that there are no •a- per towel dispensers, only air blow ing hand driers. The Dean reacted to this question with the fact that the paper towels had become a fire haz ard in the past. Perry Hall in fact was the worst hall at one time due to all of the fires that had been set. Paper tow els were taken out of the bathrooms to save money and because they were not environmentally sound as well. Another question about the bath rooms in Perry was concerning the faucets for the sinks. There will new faucets put in the bathrooms in the near future to replace the ones that you push down on to make the water come out. scandal in the media, the issue with Iraq is almost unheard. Opinions of the situation among some Behrend students vary significantly. When asked how familiar they are with the situation in Iraq, everyone had a general idea that U.N. weapons inspectors have been denied access to selected Iraqi military sites. Thoughts differed though when asked how serious the situation is. Justin Stanley, 03 Electrical Engineering, and National Guard Reserve, Private First Class, doesn't think that it is extremely serious. "No, I don't think it's very serious, we haven't been drilled since December." Jason Depew, 02 DUS, said, " It could be by Will Jordan staff writer Another question concerned the fact that there are no change machines in Almy Hall. The students have to travel to the apartments or farther to get change for the laundry machines. The Dean stated that the wiring was "I believe in making Behrend better every day." Provost and Dean John Lilley not up to date with the technology of the vending machines. However this problem will be remedied in the near future. There was also concern about the maintenance of the walkways leading up to Almy. There is not suf ficient drainage for water and thus the walkways become covered with wa ter and ice. A major issue about the environ ment was posed by another student. The student brought up the issue of plastic waste bins that are located off of Jordan road. The student contin ued by adding that there are wooden palettes, large amounts of brush and inflated by the media, but from what I see on the news, I think it is pretty serious." Opinions varied again when asked what they think the is best course of action to resolve the conflict. Amy Geisler, 04 General Arts and Sciences, responded, "See if we can resolve it without going to war". Chuck Goss, 04 MET, said in response, "Give them an ultimatum and if they don't comply, initiate an airstrike". Despite individual responses, the fact still remains that the United States and Iraq are eye to eye in conflict. Now, the question which still remains; who is going to blink. Erie, PA 16563 Published weekly by the students of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College cinder blocks to accompany the plas tic. The student said that it was liter ally a "waste land." There was a con cern about the water being contami nated by the plastic. The Dean's re sponse to this issue was that the situ ation "needs to be taken care or and he reassured, "don't worry about your water supply." Another major issue that was touched on was the fact that classes are gradually increasing in size. At this time the average ratio of students to professors is 17:1. A student who had transferred from Allegheny Uni versity said that the classes here are smaller than her classes at Allegheny. The classes here are more "personal ized." Dean Lilley also brought up the subject of the student evaluations of the professors stating that they are different in each school of a particu lar major. Dean Lilley also stated that he is interviewing 2 or 3 prospective faculty members daily. He interviews the prospective faculty members on such criteria as teaching style, over all approach, and ways to challenge students. Dean Lilley continued by One in a series o Professor Emeritus remembers 45 years at Behrend by Andrea Zaffino As Penn State Behrend's 50th An niversary approaches, the faculty and staff of the college prepare for what will be a year long celebration, to take place throughout the Fall '9B and spring '99 semesters. One of the pivotal members in charge of planning for the occasion is New president chosen for JRC by Joet Kolano Until last week, there was no ac tive organization that on campus stu dents could go to with their com plaints. At the January 21st meeting of the Student Government Associa tion, this problem was alleviated by the appointment of Doug Watkins as the new Joint Residence Council (JRC) President. The JRC is responsible for: a. Relating the views of the students living in the residence halls to the administration, faculty, and to the Stu dent Senate regarding student welfare. b. Enhancing resident life through the sponsorship of various activities and programs. c. Providing a medium through which students' problems and com plaints may be resolved. Watkins is very interested in re building JRC to a group comparable in respect and action of the other groups within the university. He is willing to be the residents' "voice" to editor in chief staff writer Provost and Dean John Lilley articles on Behrend's Fiftieth Anniversary Associate Professor Emeritus of En- glish Ben Lane. Lane is currently working on a publication which fo cuses on Behrend's history as a col lege. This is a topic he knows quite a lot about because he has worked at the Behrend campus since 1953, just five years after it was established. When Lane first arrived he and his wife, Carolyn lived on campus in a protect our rights. Watkins has many important top ics on his mind that would positively effect not only the campus itself but also the attitude of the residents liv ing here. He is unhappy with the fact that the residents do not have a repre sentative to look after their rights. Also, like many other students who live on campus, he feels that the main tenance crews need to come up with a more effective system of snow re moval. In the future, Watkins would like to see JRC (with the help of the Student Programming Council) have more bands brought in. Next fall he is planning on getting together with the coordinators of all the buildings and trying to find a way to unify the buildings. Watkins plans "to establish councils within each hall to which residents can bring their complaints and suggestions." These councils will then bring the residents' opinions to JRC for them. He wants to have regular JRC meetings so that he can receive input from the residents Volume XLVI. No. 15 phut(' by Jason Blake small house adjacent to Jordan Road. At the college's very start, all faculty lived on campus. Lane himself be gan as the Dean of Students as well as teaching four classes. "Everybody did everything." Lane said. In the beginning, the campus ex isted of little more than the Glenhill and then take that information to SCA meetings In the past, JRC has had some had luck with keeping its presidents. Michael Zampetti, SGA President, stated that "the problem with past presidents of JRC has been a lack of dedication. However, Watkins is dif ferent. He is very goal oriented." Watkins is very keen to the needs of the students. "He always tries to make an impact in whatever he is do ing." Watkins would like to change this "tradition" once and for all. With his self-proclaimed "Get goer" atti tude, He is willing to better the con ditions of this campus. Any student interested in joining JRC should contact Doug Watkins. Any full-time student (who is in good standing with the University) is eli gible for membership. Any one with questions or comments about items that are within JRC's jurisdiction should bring them to next week's Stu dent Forum in Reed's lecture hall at 5:30 pm on Wednesday.
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