page 2 - The Behrend College Beacon - April 15, 1999
Spring Fever cont. from pg. 1
SGA has formed a committee
which is trying to develop alternatives
to curb the alcohol concerns that ac
company the apartment quad. Speak
ing to Miller at the SGA meeting, Gre
gory Fowler, Lecturer in English and
advisor to the fraternity Kappa Delta
Rho said, “I am suggesting giving the
students a chance to propose ways to
police the alcohol situation. That way
they will see your view and it will re
duce tension so that they will not feel
like their voices are not being heard.”
Miller acknowledges the overwhelm
ing student input yet he noted “There
is the end of the year mentality that
I’m gonna do anything I want, but a
lot of thought went into this decision.
I can’t turn a blind eye to the situa
tion. I would never authorize a pro
gram where one of the requirements
of the program would be to escort stu
dents because of excessive alcohol
consumption. 1 don’t want to make it
all or nothing, but there must be strong
alternatives, for us to reconsider the
quad as a site.”
A petition was circulated through
out campus to rally students against the
site change and over three hundred stu
dents signed it. Currently the location
of the event is still being discussed and
nothing is set in stone. Students and
staff want Spring Fever to remain a
night full of fun and pleasure. Both
sides are trying to reach a compromise
without sacrificing these important el
ements. The school wishes to promote
social
interest but they also want to control
Bravos to B.R. U.N.O. ’s
by Valerie Trost
staff writer
The Matchbox Players first
created and produced musical is a
wonderful and highly amusing
success. Student writers Joe Getway,
08 English, and Dallas Skeens, 04
Philosophy and Russian, have devised
a screenplay that brings to light the
absurdities and hilarities of student life
at Behrend college. The production is
to begin showing this Thursday night,
April 15, and will continue until
Sunday, April 18. All showtimes are
at 8:00 PM. There will also be a
matinee Sunday, April 18, at 4:00 PM.
The emphasized letters in the title stand
for a different Bruno’s then we all
know, in this case it stands for six
upperclassmen, a force to be reckoned,
or more specifically, the Behrend
Required Underclassmen Normal
Operations Supervisors.
alcohol abuse. Spring Fever is not
supposed to be a free for all or booze
fesl but rather it as an evening to en
joy entertainment, food and friends.
Miller insists “If we continue to
have problems with this event, it may
cease to exist.” The location of the
event is still undecided, however
Spring Fever promises to meet all ex
pectations of enjoyment only at a
safer level. Matt Agnoli, 06 Psych,
stated, “As a member of the planning
committee, I have felt a lot of frus
tration. I understand’s Ken’s position
on the location, however, I hear the
overwhelming responses from the
students. I want us to have the chance
to make this work in the quad as we
(the students) take some responsibil
ity.”
Rita Camillo, 04 Marketing,
said, “ I believe that it is vital to have
as much student involvement on cam
pus as possible. Spring Fever has
been such an important event that any
matters concerning it, as well as any
other event, should also include the
students input. If anything success
ful is to be accomplished, proper
means of communication must hap
pen first.” Doug Watkins, 06 MIS and
JRC President, said, “I just hope that
the University and the students can
reach a compromise. This is one of
the most anticipated and
popular events that this campus has
ever seen and it’s a shame that a few
unfortunate incidents that occurred at
last years event are ruing the percep
tion of the event.”
The setting of the play is the
basement of the Otto Behrend
Science Building and the imagination
of the students, and the time: that
dreaded time of year. Freshman
Orientation. The plot revolves around
two brand new Behrend freshmen
played by Bethany Cummings, 04
Education, and Ryan Cannon, 02
English. They are lead by a group of
upperclassmen who are trying to
explain their “credo” to college life
here at Behrend in order to break in
these nieve newcomers. This fast
paced lesson that these two freshman
receive include issues that every
student (Behrend students even more
so) can no doubt find relative to thier
lives.
Topics such as: lack of money
and food, homesickness,
procrastination, test anxiety, English
15, and of course, the party scene, are
told in such a realistic way that one
C.O.R.E cont. from pg. 1
Eric Suranski, 07 Psych, who
works for CORE through
independent study says, “The reason
I chose to work for CORE is that I
believe in its purpose and its ability
to educate and have an impact on
teenage pregnancy prevention in the
future."
Students interested in being part
of the CORE group may contact Kim
Skarupski at 898-6338, email:
kas23@psu.edu, or Jen Pelowski at
898-6297, email jxplB4@psu.edu.
disability cont. from pg. 1
because I have to wait for the ride
It’s even inconvenient going down
Jordan Road, especially in good
weather. It’s just faster to go down
myself.” Nadolny stated.
John Ream, Director of Opera
tions, stated, “When Reed was built,
the university did not want to put el
evators in a two-story building. There
was a request for one, but the funds
were not sufficient enough. This
doesn’t mean that there won’t be any
in the future.” Fortunately, there is
some hope for Behrend becoming a
completely accessible environment
not only for the disabled, but also for
those students with children in stroll-
can do nothing but chuckle at the
familiarity they find in the attitudes
and reactions of the actors on stage.
Just as random and crazy as college
life is the cleverly incorporated show
tunes found throughout the
performance. It is a safe bet that there
is a piece from everyone’s favoite
musical. Songs are creatively mixed
right into the script from musicals
such as: Hair, Cabaret, Guys and
Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie,
and many more.
The upperclassmen, or the
"supervisors" who are running the
show and in charge of “molding”
these freshmen are played by Erin
Costello, 04 Advertising, Leo Hanley,
04 Communications, Jessica Dows,
02 Chemistry, James Washburn, 02
DUS, Stephanie Miller, 04
Psychology, and John Hodemy, 08
8.R.U.N.0.’s cont. pg. 3
News
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1/6/99 Someone used a debit card to make an unai
11199 Complainant reported receiving harassing
/10/99 Complainant reported receiving a obsceni
Leed computer kiosk. Officer was dispatched, bu
/11/99 Complainant reported a male had passed
'he male was diabetic and visibly intoxicated.
/12/99 CD’s reported stolen out of a Benson 185
lolice A.nd
How do you feel aboi
Spring Fever bei
“It makes sense because students HAD f
at the apartments so leave it to Behrend t<
take our fun away. It Sucks!”
-John Amorosse, 08, Eng
“It’s alot easier to party up in the apartrn
then in the commons.”
-Scott Dzmyan, 02, Bio
“Don’t let one bad apple ruin it for the
bunch. Back to the quads!”
-Dave Cooper, 04, EE
“I think it is foolish to try to monitor an
regulate student activities, we are old
enough to make our own decisions”
-Nadia Drozda, 02, MIS
“It doesn’t bother me I’m not going.”
-John McConnell, 02, PLE’