page 2 - The Behrend College Collegian. Thursday, March 19, /998 US Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsyl- On Monday evening some students attended an Amnesty International meeting while others attended a Washington Capitals game in the new MCI Center in downtown Washing ton. On Tuesday, The Library of Con gress gave students a chance to see one of the original Gutenberg bibles, and when time was afforded, the op portunity to obtain a library card which gave students access to vast amount of information stored in this building. Although the Supreme Court is in session students were unable to see proceedings because the attending justices were not in attendance. In stead, students were able to see the original Supreme Court chambers and the desk where John Marshall pre sided. A town meeting on Tuesday after noon with US Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania was filled with a slew of questions asked by students regard ing college aid and loans. Needless to say this town meeting was filled with heated discussions over govern ment expenditures for school grants which many students felt strongly about. The students then went to the Senate Galleries, where they saw US Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Senator Al D' Amato of New York and US Sena tor Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois argue for more government spending in urban transportation expansion. The afternoon was spent at The National Postal Museum which gave free postcards to all who were will ing to conquer the touch activated screens and send their loved ones messages from Washington. On Tuesday night, despite below freezing temperatures and high winds, Which movie should win the Oscar for best picture and why? "I think none of the movies up for the award are worthy. It should go to a movie that kicks ass, like Moby Dick starring Jean-Luc Picard." -Todd Benson, 02, Accounting "Titanic because they put the most money into the film." -Anthony Hodges, 04, Business "Titanic. Why not?" "As Good as it Gets. Jack Nicholson is the man." "The Full Monty because it sounds cool." -Stacey Mclntyre, 06, Management "Titanic, Leo is cute." "Titanic because it's going to win any- way." "Star Wars." the group ventured out to the Jefferson, Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt Memorials, as well as the Washington Monument, the Einstein statue, and the Korean War and Viet nam Veteran memorials. The third day of the Washington trip was declared foreign affairs day; stu dents visited the Canadian and Jamai can embassies and learned about the various perspectives of life in these countries and the roles they play in maintaining friendly relations with the United States. The group also went on a tour of the Voice of America and spoke with the directors of the Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian VOA broadcasts. Thursday, students went on a spe cial White House tour where they vis ited a total of four rooms; the green room, the red room , the blue room and the dining area, the tour was in terrupted by a special appearance of the President's dog "Buddy." Students met and asked US Repre sentative Phil English of Pennsylva nia questions regarding local issues in Erie and statewide. They also vis ited the House Galleries were they were able to see various representa tives. On the last full day remaining, students visited Arlington National Cemetery and the Department of De fense. Despite bomb threats received the previous night, students where given a tour of the various divisions of the United States military. The re mainder of the day students were free to visit all the other tourist attractions such as the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Museums. The trip covered all aspects of Washington; cultural, political, do mestic and foreign. It enabled stu dents to compare and contrast vari ous systems of government in relation to their visit of the nation's capital. -Nicole Jacoby, 06, Psychology -Michael Reed, 02, DUS -Amanda Bennett, 06, English -Luke Carter, 06, MEBD -Jeremy Warner, 04, Business photo courtesy of Office of US Senator Rick Santorum The Behrend group with US Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Standing left to right: Sen. Santorum, Dr. Robert Speel, Dr. Zachary Irwin, and Richard Zmijewski. Seated in the first row from left to right: Ayodele Jones, Danielle Marshall, Kelly Haas, Diane Kerr, and Ken Bickel. Second row left to right: Doug Watkins, Julie Meyers, Jill Wisniewski, Dominique Owens, Matt Simon and Erin Pierce. Third row left to right: Ron Slomski, Karolina Niedobecka, Shari Buie, Allen Vickey, Julie Wieczorek, and Jennifer Miles. Last row left to right: Charles Testrake, Kevin La Polla, and Rebecca Markiewicz. Turnbull classrooms unfixable by Anne Rajotte managing editor. Turnbull Barn has historically been the one building that students dislike having a class in. Most complain that it is too hot, even in the winter. Also, there are pillars in the classrooms for structural support that many students find distracting. Administration is very aware of the problems of classes in Turnbull, but it seems that only a drastic renova tion would remedy the situation. According to John Ream, Director of Operations, "The heating system "[A student support build ing] would place most services that a student needs in one building so that the student has one stop shopping." Director of Operations in Turnbull does not allow for the control of the room temperature in each room. The hot water that is used to heat the building flows through all rooms regardless of the temperature of the room." He also added that the pillars in the classrooms are neces sary for structural support and can not be removed. The plan for Turnbull is to eventu- Read our regular columnists every week in the Collegian That Strange House on Station Road Anne Rajotte The Other Side Ray Morelli A Day in the Life Brian Ashbaugh News ally turn it into a student support building. Ream stated it "would place most services that a student needs in one building so that the student has one stop shopping." Turnbull will become an academic support build ing once the planned Economic De velopment and Research Building is built. It will include services cur John Ream A pillar stands in the middle of a Turnbull classroom rently located throughout campus such as the registrar, the financial aid office and the bursar. For now, classes will continue in Turnbull without any real improve ments in the conditions. Chris Maguire, 04 Accounting, agrees with the plan to eventually stop having classes in Turnbull, "I think they should build a new classroom build ing and not use Tumbull. It's not con ducive to learning." Art Faix, 06 Po litical Science, stated, "The pillars are a distraction. It's an embarrassment to the academic institution as a whole." photo by Jason Blake
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