The Behrend Beacon Behrend receives $1.4 million donation for athletic fields By Will Jordan news editor On Saturday, October 17th, Dr. John Lilley, Behrend provost and dean, announced a gift of $1.4 mil lion dollars. The gift was donated by a couple who wishes to remain anonymous. The gift was used in the development of 20 acres into four regulation soccer fields which will be used for a variety of intramural sports. “The gift was used to finalize the cre ation of the fields,” said Brian Streeter, Athletics Director. The first use of the new fields will be in the Spring. A key component of the gift was Founders Day celebrates Behrend’s By Shannon Weber staff writer This year the campus is celebrat ing its 50th anniversary on the eve of Founder’s Day. It will be held Thurs day, October 29, 1998 from 5 to 6 PM. This celebration will be held in the Reed Union Building Wintergraden. It’s a private celebration for faculty, staff and students. The ceremony will be hosted by John and Gerrie Lilley and the Lion Ambassadors. The one-hour program will include remarks and a presenta tion by Richard Sayre, and his brother, William, the grandsons of Ernst and Mary Behrend. The choir will perform, and a spe cial showcase of artifacts will be on display. The anniversary video will also be shown. There will be refresh ments. A video time capsule is being pro duced to commemorate the 50th an niversary. The taping will begin at 4:30 PM in the Reed Union Building Wintergarden. Individuals, groups or colleagues are encouraged to leave a message on the time capsule video. The area between the Reed Union Building and the Glenhill Farmhouse will be lit with luminaria. Lantern tours of the campus will be available to those who are interested in learn ing more about the history of the col lege and of the Behrend family. Members of Sigma Tau Gamma plan their strategy for last phol ° zamno night’s tug-of-war battle as part of Greek Week activities. Story on page 10. Erie, PA 16563 the 75,000 pound steel bridge which spans Trout Run. Trout Run is the creek that is in the Gorge. The bridge was brought to Erie from Minnesota by a 125 foot truck. A crane which was brought in from Pittsburgh and assembled on site was used to place the bridge. Besides the bridge, a walkway from the southwest comer of the Erie Hall parking lot all the way to Logan House has been constructed. In the next two weeks, workers will be put ting up lights to light the pathway at night. The gift also went toward renovat ing a barn on Station Road. Once renovation is complete, the barn will be used as a storage facility for cer- 50th So where did this name “Behrend” come from anyway? On March 10, 1869, Ernst Behrend was born to Moritz and Rebecca Behrend in Coeslin, Germany. There were seven children including Ernst and Otto, his brother, in the Behrend family. Moritz Behrend had become a highly regarded operator of six paper mills. He hoped one day to send his sons to America to establish another paper mill. This dream finally became a reality for the Behrend family on February 22,1896. In the summer of 1898, the ground was broken for the Hammermill Paper Factory here in Erie. Less than a year after the fac tory was built, Ernst became president and Otto became vice-president, sec- retary and treasurer. Okay, so what about Mary? While Ernst Behrend was working in the paper mill, Mary Brownell of Providence, Rhode Island, had com pleted finishing school in New York City. Miss Brownell was honored by a former classmate at a dinner party. Mary decided to sit next to Ernst. Two years later Ernst and Mary were mar ried at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie. In 1909 their son Warren was bom. Their daughter Harriet was bom two years later. Ernst, Mary and their family de cided to live on the grounds of Hammermill until they purchased tain departments as well as intramurals. Streeter said, “This is very excit ing. The construction of the new playing fields will expand intramurals and athletics as well. The construc tion of the fields will be a connection between the campus and Logan House.” Anne-Marie Welsh, Manager of Public Information, said “65 percent of the student population is involved in intramurals. They are the most popular activity next to going to class. The new playing fields, in a direct way, affect many students. The gift has been a nice continuation of mo mentum toward the athletics depart ment.” Glenhill Farm. Mary remodeled the farmhouse on many occasions. There were thirteen fireplaces in the farm- From the beginning, the Glenhill Farmhouse has been the central ad ministration building. During the early years it included a guest room for visitors from University Park. The bedrooms in the house were used as dormitories and as housing for a few female faculty members. The kitchen and dining room were used to prepare and serve students and faculty meals. Mary Behrend was interested in art. Many of her works hang in offices around the campus. She often gave her paintings and other crafts, includ ing miniature dollhouses, to charities which they could auction off as fund raisers. Ernst Behrend passed away Sep tember 22, 1940. Eight years after his death, Mary Behrend decided to put the farm on the market. Officials from Penn State made a visit to determine whether the property would make a suitable setting for a campus. Mary Behrend was inspired by the hopes of the gentlemen and also moved by the memory of her husband’s love of education. On June 28, 1948 , the Glenhill Farm and its 400 acres were officially donated to Penn State. The Glennhill Farm was officially dedicated as part of Penn State University on October 30,1948. October 22, 1998 Volume XLVII No. 9 Behrend tries to manage underage drinking Bill Donahue, Manager of Police and Safety Services Kristie Vitron staff writer Although there have only been two citations issued by Police and Safety so far this semester, Bill Donahue, Manager of Police and Safety Ser vices here at Behrend feels that “a lot of issues of vandalsim or petty crime on campus are directly influenced by alcohol.” Donahue wants to remind underage drinkers that the University supports the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s laws on alcohol. If students who are under 21 are caught drunk or drinking within their juris diction, on campus, they are cited by the state, fined $3OO plus court costs, and lose their driver’s license for 90 days. Students can even be charged with D.U.I. while driving through a parking lot. In most cases of under age drinking, Police and Safety is not SGA discusses plans for Behrend’s future Ayodele Jones Managing Editor “Behrend is the jewel in Penn State’s crown,” said Penn State President Graham Spanier, and ac cording to Behrend’s master plan, Behrend will increase the opportuni ties given to students with the addi tion of academic and athletic facili ties in upcoming years. At Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting, Ken Miller, Acting Dean of Student Affairs, pro vided students with an opportunity to see first hand Behrend’s major devel opment plans. As it currently stands there are 3327 students at Behrend, 1250 of which are on campus residents, and a fact that remains unknown to people is that Behrend has more land than University Park at 728 acres. Behrend is a prime location to de velop facilities which would benefit students, faculty, staff and the com munity as a whole. In Behrend’s master plan there are various goals; they include preserving the natural beauty of the campus, creating a vi sually pleasing and inspiring place, establishing a land use strategy, and designing guidelines and a land ac quisition strategy. There are four main zones which will receive major advance ments: athletics, academic, residen- even involved When students are caught drunk or drinking by an R.A. or coordinator, Police and Safety is not called unless the student's health is questionable, they are behaving out of control, or they are refusing to cooperate. In stead, students are dealt with through counseling and an Alcohol and Drug Awareness and Intervention Program. For a first time offender or a minor alcohol violation, such as having an open container or having alcoholic beverages in the dorm rooms, students must complete a drinking behavior assessment questionnaire. Students caught at this first level must meet with a Residence Life staff member to complete the questionnaire and dis cuss the results. Many students do not learn from their first offense. Students who are caught for the second time or are found publicly drunk must attend an Alcohol and tial and Knowledge Park. Behrend will continue to grow in size with the additions of the new athletic facility across Jordan Road, the Research Economic Development Center which will house the Schools of Busi ness and Engineering near Lawrence Hall, Ohio Hall in the Fall of 98 and the expected completion of Knowl edge Park. Trippe Hall, an expected additional residence hall is not likely to built, stated Miller, because the land which it was supposed to be built on makes it difficult for construction. Miller stated the problem is “the to pography of the campus is challeng ing when it comes to growing.” Along with these new facilities Be hrend will be supplemented with an increase in student enrollment, a maximum of four thousand students in the next five years. Dobbins Dining Hall’s hours will be expanded to satisfy the appetites of Behrend’s growing popu lation, and Bruno’s was also con structed in case further extension of the cafe was needed. Despite the ad ditional students, Behrend will strive to maintain its “small college feel” and the student teacher ratio will not be enlarged, since these are key fac tors why students choose Behrend. The future expansion of Be- see SGA page 2 *s, . c Drug Awareness Workshop. Partici pants meet with Linda Lombardi, the Associate Dean of Students, or Roz Fornari, who coaches women’s bas ketball. The two hour session in cludes group discussion among 12-15 students and a video. A $25 fee will be billed to the student’s semester bill under a Health and Wellness fee. Linda Lombardi feels, “If students do choose to drink, they need to be re sponsible with the choices that they make because it can impact their lives in many ways.” She feels that most students leave the Level 2 workshop with this knowledge, and are rarely forced to attend the Level 3 workshop. However, some underage drinkers need more counseling such as the Moderation Management Workshop. For another $25 Health and Wellness see DRINKING page 2 What's Inside Page 2 Police and Safety: Urinal Flood Eage 5 SPC Movie: Scream I and II Calendar of Events Page 4 Editorial: Problems with Homecoming Page 6 Campus News Sorority chapter closes Page 8 Barenaked Ladies review Ea&e_L2 Tennis wins AMCC photo by Andrea Zaffino
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