18"” • Baseball vs. Allegheny (DH)-Ipm • Bob Woodward Reed Commons -7:3opm • Tennis (M) vs. Grove City- 3pm • SPC Movie: “Enemy of the State” Reed 117-10 pm 22 Mon • Women’s Film Series Reed 117 AU submissions for the calendar should be made available to the Beacon by s:oopm on the Monday before publication. Please send via inter-office mail to the Beacon Calendar Editor, drop it off at the Beacon office, or send it to BEHRCOLL3LaoI.com. ne Beacon to space consuls. T h e Beacon also reserves the ri gh r ,o edit any onueria, plication. T„e calendar , Heturnd nonces and non BEHREND CELEBRATES NATIONAL HISTORY DAY MARCH 27 The public is invited to join students in grades 6-12 from schools through out northwestern Pennsylvania as they present papers, exhibits, and perfor mances for National History Day on Saturday, March 27 at Penn State Erie,The Behrend College. The event begins at 8 a.m. in the Reed Union Building andcontinues through 1 p.m. The theme this year is Science, Tech nology, Invention in History: Impact, Influence, Change. National History Day is an exciting way for students to study and learn about historical issues, ideas, people, and events. This competitive event has two divisions: the junior division for grades 6-8 and the senior division for grades 9-12. Students may prepare an entry in one of seven categories: indi vidual paper; individual or group ex hibit; individual or group performance; individual or group media. Winners at the regional event then compete in state contest, and the top two winners in the state competition advance to the na tional competition, which is held in June at the University of Maryland. Dr. John Powell, assistant professor of history and coordinator of the area National History Day celebration, en courages the public to visit Penn State Behrend to see outstanding historical performances, media presentations, and projects preparedby area students. Many local entries will qualify for the state competition. In addition to tradi tional topics, students frequently choose themes involving events, orga nizations, and businesses in northwest ern Pennsylvania. History Day is actively supported by Respicimus (the Penn State Behrend history club), the Penn State Behrend School of Humanities and Social Sciences,and Erie Yesterday. The event is free and open to the public. For moreinformation, please call the School of Humanities and Social Sci ences at (814) 898-6108. BEHREND AND SIGMA XI HOST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFER- ENCE Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col lege, and the northwestern Pennsylva nia chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, will host the eighth annual Undergraduate Student Re search and Creative Accomplishment Conference on Saturday, March 27 from 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Presen tations will take place in the Academic Building at Penn State Behrend, where posters will also be on display. The conference is free and open to the pub lic. The following sessions are sched uled: Posters on display from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Biology oral presentations from 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. Business and history oral presenta- tions from 8:45 to 11 a.m. Chemis try, engineering, math, and computer science oral presentations from 8:15 to 11 a.m. A luncheon for all partici pants will follow. Research is a very important com ponent of undergraduate education, stresses Dr. Robert Light, associate provost and associate dean. The con ference is the fourth program to be established at the College that pro motes student involvement in re search. Other programs include the Penn State Behrend Undergraduate Student Research Grant, the council of fellows Undergraduate Student Research Award, and the Penn State Behrend Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowship. The conference includes twenty six presentations and eleven posters, giving students an opportunity to present their research findings in a public setting and to demonstrate how involvement in research activi ties can make a positive difference in the undergraduate experience, emphasizes Light. The conference continues to grow. This year, in ad dition to participants from all four schools at Penn State Behrend, the conference will include presenta tions by students from Edinboro University, Grove City College, and SUNY Fredonia. Funding for the conference is pro vided by the College, by Sigma Xi, and by the Penn State Fund for Un dergraduate Research. For more in formation abouthis event, please call Penn State Behrend at (814) 898- 6000. APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER WORK STUDY POSITIONS The deadline for applying for Summer work study is between February 12, 1999, and March 20, 1999. For more information call 814-865-6301. BLUE BUS CANCELLATIONS Friday, March 19,1999 The bus is reserved for the 2:2opm, 3:00pm,4:20pm and s:oopm runs. Wednesday, March 24,1999 The bus is reserved for the 2:20, 3:00, 4:20 and 5:00 runs. Saturday, March 27,1999 The bus is reserved all day for the spring shopping trip to Grove City and Sharon,Pa. Sunday, March 28,1999 The bus is reserved all day for the 11:00am, 12:20pm, 1:00pm, 2:2opm, 3:oopm and 4:2opm runs. (Cleveland Airport Request) SPRING COMMENCEMENT The Spring 1999 Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 15, at noon on the Reed Union Building lawn. In case of inclement weather, two ceremonies will be held. The first will begin at 12:00 noon and the second at 2:3opm, both in Erie Hall. Seniors who intend to participate Calendar of Events IST • SPC Movie: “Enemy of the State” Reed 117- 10pm • Snowball Semi-Formal 8:00- Midnight 23“ • Greg Pashke, The Pashke Group Reed Room 112 s:3opm- Account ing Club in the graduation ceremony must purchase a cap and gown from the bookstore. Prices are as follows: Baccalaureate-black (keeper) $22.75, Associate- blue (Keeper) $22.75, Graduate- black cap gown, hood (keeper)- $46.00 and Graduate black cap, gown, hood (rental)-$35.25. The deadline to order caps and gowns is April 9. Beginning April 6, graduation announcements may be purchased on a walk-in basis from the Media and Instructional Support Center (MISC) in the Academic Building. The cost is 35 cents for each announcement. GROVE CITY TRIP The blue bus is planning a shopping trip to the Grove City Outlet Mall and also to various attractions in nearby Sharon, PA on Saturday, March 27, 1999. Tentative Itinerary 10:00am Depart Reed Building 11:30am Arrive at Grove City Outlet Mall 4:oopm Depart Grove City Outlet Mall 4:3opm Arrive in Sharon, Pa. Tour Daffin’s Candies, Avenue of the Flags, Kraynak’s Store and many more places, with Dinner at Quaker Steak and Lube. 10:00pm Approximate Return to Behrend Remember, that as a group, we can make revisions to this itinerary. We ask that you sign up at the Rub Desk as soon as possible with your nonfundable downpayment of $lO.OO by March 20th. This trip usually sells out so sign up soon. MULTICULTURAL COUNCIL Nominations for Multi-Cultural Council Executive Board will be available at the RUB Desk on March 23, 1999. Events STEVE WOLF AND SWING SPEAK AT BE HREND MARCH 26 The Office of Student Activities at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will present a performance by Steve Wolf and Swing Speak on Friday, March 26 at 8:30 p.m. The group, which offers a rich mix of jazz and other musical styles, will perform at Brunofs in the Reed Union Building. Their performance is free and open to the public. After years of backing a legion of top local and national per formers, four of Washington's finest sidemen have come together to form Swing Speak. In this era of techno pop and hype, they make music the old fashion way: with a strong melodic content and deft musical skill. Not content to be typecast, this revivalist group has influences covering the full range of the American jazz repertoire, along with a touch of Latin and rhythm & blues. The success of this formula is evident in their exciting perfor mances, and the band is quickly gaining a loyal following. Steve Wolf was named by Goldmine Calendar 20 s * • S.U.E. meeting Reed 114 12pm Magazine as one of the best bass players on the East Coast. His band includes keyboard player Tim Ford, drummer Barry Hart, and saxophon ist Bruce Swain. Performance cred its for the members include notables such as The Tommy Dorsey Band, The Four Aces, Wynton Marsalis, and Chuck Berry. The Swing Speak CD release "Well Spoken" was honored with the Washinton Area Music Association Award for "Best Traditional Jazz Re cording" at the 1997 Awards. The group was also nominated for "Best Traditional Jazz Group" the same year. For more information about this event, please call the Penn State Behrend Office of Student Activities at 898-6171. WATERGATE JOURNAL IST 808 WOODWARD TO SPEAK AT PENN STATE ERIE Bob Woodward, one half of the journalistic team that uncovered the Watergate scandal which ended Ri chard Nixon’s presidency, will speak at Penn State Erie, The Behrend Col lege, on Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. His presentation, titled "Far Left, Far Right: The Future of Lib eralism and Conservatism", will take place in the Reed Union Building Commons. It is Ireeand open to the public. Woodward is assistant managing editor of the Washington Post. He first came to national prominence for his investigative reporting, with col league Carl Bernstein, on the infa- mous Watergate break-in, i'or which they were awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Woodward has continued his incisive reporting ofWashington’s inner workings in the same award winning style. Woodward’s coverage of impor tant and highly visible news stories has been the basis for several of his best-selling non-fiction books. His most recent books include The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House and The Choice, an exami nation of presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole during the 1996 presidential election. Woodward also co-authored The Brethern: Inside the Supreme Court, abook about the decision-making process of the United States Su preme Court, and The Man Who Would Be President: Dan Quayle. His other books include Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi; Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA; and The Commanders. Woodward’s presentation con tinues the Penn State Behrend Speaker Series,which is sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs and is partially funded by the John Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Charitable Foundation and the PNC Corporation. An interpreter for deaf • Softball vs. Mount Union (DH)- 2pm • Singer Beth Wood Bruno’s- B:3opm • SPC Movie: “Enemy of the State” Reed 117- 10pm OA Wed and hard-of-hearing audience mem bers will be visible at the lecture, and assistive listening devices are avail able upon advance request from the Office of Student Activities at (814) 898-6171. These services are made Thursday, March 18. 1999 - The Behrend College Beacon - page 3 possible through funding from Penn State's Equal Opportunity Planning Committee. All lectures are also taped for broadcast on AM 1450/ WPSE, Penn State Erie radio. For more information about the Speaker Series, please call the Penn State Behrend switchboard at (814) 898-6000. MASTER FLAUTIST TO PERFORM AT BE HREND Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host Galen, a master flautist and lecturer, on Tuesday, March 23 at 6 p.m. His perfor- , Check the Calen- . i.r , .j • . dar page every week for upcom ing events around Behrend. Bob Woodward Assistant Managing Editor of The Washington Post 21“ • Catholic Mass Reed Commons 8:00pm • SPC Movie: “Enemy of the State” Reed 117- 10pm V Thurs 25 • Astronomy Open House Otto Behrend 7:3opm •SPC Movie: “This Bug’s Life” Reed 117- 9pm mance. which will locus on African- American women's contribution to ja/./. will take place in Bruno's Cafe in the Reed Union Building. It is tree and open to the public. Galen is a former student of the Berk lee College of Music in Boston and is a fine arts graduate of Rutgers University. Because ol his intellectu ally stimulating lectures and powerful ja/./ performances, he is a major en tertainment figure on university and college campuses. Galen' s presentation is sponsored by the Office of Educational Equity Programs at Penn State Behrend. For additional information please call 898- 61 11.
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