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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-
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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