page 4 - The Behrend College Beacon - Friday, August 20, 1999 B ehrend turns 5 0 by Anne Rajotte Sept. 3, 1998 issue former editor-in-chief Behrend celebrated its fiftieth anni versary with a weekend full of aetivi ties that involved nearly every aspect of the College. On Friday night, a carnival was held on the Ski Slope. It included earnival food, a petting zoo, games and a for tune teller, who was by far the most popular attraction. Later that night, two bands, Sho’ Nuff and Sleeping Gi ants, entertained students. “The palm reader was cool,” commented Jaime Davis, 05 accounting/MIS, “it was the best part.” Nathan Mitchell, 03 PLET, agreed, “I liked having my palm read. I thought the weekend was fun." The next night, a celebration was Goo Goo Dolls bring to Behrend campus Erie Hall packed for long-awaited event by Sarah Edwards Nov. 12, 1998 staff writer Erie Hall turned into a dollhouse on Monday, November 9 as the Goo Goo Dolls came prepared to bring the house down. People were lining up for the show around 6:00 p.m. with the doors to Erie Hall opening at 7:00. The opening pop rock band, Athenaeum, started the show off an hour later. Athenaeum played about ten songs and grabbed the audience’s attention with their laid back appearance and smooth lyrics. As Athenaeum left the stage at 9:00, the lights dimmed and the candles on the stage were lit, while 1,000 screaming Penn State Behrend students awaited the arrival of the Goo Knowledge Park to open by Shannon Weber Oct. 15, 1998 news editor Late last summer (1998), Governor Tom Ridge announced the release of $8.5 million of Pennsylvania Capital Budget Redevelopment funds. This money will go toward the construction of Knowledge Park at Penn Slate Be hrend. The purpose of Knowledge Park is to attract knowledge-based companies closer to the college so that the stu dents will have increased opportuni ties for interaction and employment. At the same time, the companies ben efit from the expertise of the college faculty and research computers. “The state’s $8.5 million investment here is certainly significant,” said Bob Phoel, president of the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC). “But even more significant held for friends and benefactors of Behrend. A buffet dinner was served in Bruno's and was followed by a champagne toast and a speech by Michael Beschloss. a presidential his torian. Beschloss commented on some of the historical events that have taken place during the last 50 years that Behrend has been in existence. Later, the guests were given their first taste of "Behrend Berry." a Penn State Creamery flavor that was re named in honor of Behrend's fiftieth. On Sunday, the faculty and staff participated in a luncheon in which Michael Beschloss again spoke. Stu dents were also invited to hear Beschloss speak. Throughout the weekend, artilaets from the Behrend family home were Goo Dolls. The band came out blasting with an intense energy that shook the entire audience. Scarlet Jiminez, 01 Economics, said, "it was a very high energy atmosphere." The Goo Goo Dolls played about 20 songs, most of which are included in their newly released CD, Dizzy up the Girl. Among the students' favorites seemed to be "Slide," “Name" and "Iris." The concert was made better by the way in which the Goo Goo Dolls conversed with the audience. It wasn't like most concerts where it seems like a band is just there because it is their duty. They came to have a good time along with the audience. is the new direction that this invest ment allows Erie County to move in. We've long been known lor our higher than average percentage of heavy manufacturing jobs in Erie. The park will enable us to continue our manufacturing leadership. Now, however, the research and develop ment will also be in Erie for products made in Erie." Knowledge Park will be beneficial in many ways. It will enable the stu dents to work and have internships. Employees of these companies would also construct classes. Students ma- joring in business and communica tions will be able to do internships related to marketing. Management Information Systems (MIS) majors will work with the companies on data bases and communication. Science majors will work with Biotech and a zoo out there counter an animal acting strangely, keep your distance and notify Po lice and Safety.” Most animal related problems on campus concern animal injuries rather than rabies incidents. In ei ther case, The Pennsylvania Game Commission is called to handle the situation because Police and Safety has no animal traps of their own. A qualified deputy game warden traps the animal. After being picked up, the animals receive medical treatment when it is pos sible. ’When there is nothing that can be done with the animal they are dispatched and disposed of. Many students are most con- 5, 1998 ind Safety t you have indance of wild, do* r e animals ' ■jre iie»: cerned with skunks on campus. Skunks, by nature, are scavengers and will usually be found around dumpsters after dark, In the five jr years that BUI Donahue has been ireased w jth Behrend’s Police and Safety, there have been many reports of '**' students being scared or startled by skunks, but nobody has ever re ported being sprayed. There have also been a few Inci- 1998-99 - A Look Back on display, as well as pictures of the Behrend family and their history. In the Studio Theatre, paintings done by Mary Behrend, as well as other works by those associated with Behrend, were on display. Two portraits of former Behrend administrators, T. Reed Ferguson and Irvin Koehel, were unveiled. The portraits were done bs a former Behrend art instruc tor Felicia Van Bork. Also shown lor the hrst time last weekend was a new v ideo about Be hrend. The \ ideo included a reen actment of the donation of the Be hrend estate to Penn State and also included some history about the Be hrend family and how tin: campus has evolved over the past li ty years. life The students of Penn State Behrend especially enjoyed hearing the lead vocalist's views on college life. The Goo Goo Dolls ap|>eared again for one encore set and a guitar w ; as smashed before the show was over. Students had various opinions of the concert. Morgan Saeler. 05 History, said, "it was the first show I've ever been to where the opening band was better than the headliner." Ronnie Esposito, 01 Business, thought, "the Goo Goo Dolls created excitement at Penn State Behrend." Everyone who went to the concert was able to see excitement on the Behrend grounds. Melissa Davis,ol International Business and Finance said, "it was phenomenal!" oilier science oncnieil companies. There will be many opportunities be yond engineering and engineering leclmolocN The tenants will benefit from Knowledge Park by allowing access to graduate students, education, train- ing programs and support. Tenants will also be able to utilize the tele- conferencing and distant education technologies. ''Knowledge Park is a research and development area which will allow knowledge-based high tech type companies to locate closer to and take full advantage of the in tellectual and physical resources of this college. ' said Robert Light. As sociate Provost anil Associate Dean of Penn State Bchrend. The tenants of Knowledge Park will include organizations and their employees which are likely to form dents of stray dogs on campus. When a stray dog is picked up by Police and Safety, they are secured at Police and Safety until the owner Is found. If the owner can’t be lo cated, the Pennsylvania State Dog Warden is called and the dog is taken to a kennel or the Humane Society. Some of the more unusual ani mal sightings involve goats and donkeys running around campus. These animals, which belong to a local resident, are considered to be quite friendly and are used to be ing around people. In each inci dent, the owner has been notified and the animals have been rounded up without much hassle. Overall, Bill Donahue feels that, “The campus animal problem is small considering the woodsy sur roundings of Behrend's campus.” Also, students should take advan tage of the opportunity to view so much nature and wildlife offered here. However, Police and Safety should be contacted if the animal appears to be in danger. A family portrait of the Benacci family. Benacci family contributes $500,000 for scholarship by Mike Frawley April IS, 1999 managing editor Recently, a $500,000 donation w as made by Joseph Benacci to create a new scholarship for Behrend stu dents. This scholarship will be called the Joseph A. and Berit I. Benacci Family Scholarship. Benacci, who owns Dosworth Trucking, Transportation Serv ices and the Lake Erie Warehouse and Distribution Center, created the schol arship lor the employees of these businesses. Any money not used by them wall be made available to oth ers planning on attending Behrend College. Benacci is also very active within the Behrend community as a mem ber of the Behrend Alumni Society Board, the board of directors of the Behrend Council of Fellows, and Behrend's 50th Anniversary Commit- strong knowledge-driven partnerships w'ith Penn State Behrend and other in stitutions of higher education. The majority of tenants will relate to the use of engineering and business prac tices to promote the development and improvement of products and pro- cesses Knowledge Park is located on a mile-long stretch of Penn State Behrend’s campus on the north side of Interstate 90. It resides on Exit 9 of 1-90 and is only 2? minutes from the Erie International Airport. Only a five minute drive will separate the Park from the terminus ol the Route 17 Southern Tier Expressway, w hich is a direct link to New York City. Being in the Erie area, Knowledge- Park is only two-three hours from Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. There are over 20 four-acre sites for Behrend’s Rupp finally steps out of the beetle; but not empty-handed by Rose Forrest Dec. 10. IWH layout editor Trista Rupp, or Twisted Trista as Star 104 nicknamed her, has ended her residency in Tinsel Town. Rupp was the third contestant to get out of the Volkswagen Beetle, leav ing Beetle Bob, the winner, appropri ately named. The three contestants who left early did not completely waste their time, however. Ama/ing Matt now works at Star 104 and Ev erlasting Elly relaxed on a cruise cour tesy of the radio station. Rupp won $l,OOO. a trip to Univ er sal Studios, her choice between Florida or California, and a Subaru that belonged to the radio station and had been used as an all purpose ve hicle. Although Rupp had to withdraw front classes, she says she is glad she did the contest. She explained, "it opened doors that otherwise would not have been opened." When asked if she was glad to be out: she staled, "I’m elated.” Rupp explained her reasoning for entering the contest saying, "I thought tee. He is also a member of the Erie Conferenee on Community Develop- I lie decision to create this schol arship was made by the entire Benacci family. They felt it was a good way to give something back to the Erie community, where they have done business in the Erie area for the past 45 years. "We made the decision when ev - eryone was gathered around the table lasi Thanksgiving. Our family has been so blessed. We re at a point where it's time to give back to the community, and I've always had a soli spot in my heart for Behrend." said Benacci. Raymond Benacci. who is cur rently the president of the family cor poration. announced the creation ol the scholarship to itis employees this past Eriday. A reception was hosted at Logan House by Dean and Provost the buildings which will be 40,000 square feel or more in the Park. The sites are equipped with utilities. Three sites are available for immediate con struction. The first corporate multi tenant building is to be completed in January of 1999. It will be a two storv. 70.000 square loot structure. The first tenant of Know ledge Park will be Aalborg Industries, which de signs and markets steam boilers and generators. This company, which is Erie based, was purchased by a Dan- ish company. "We anticipate attrac tion of companies from outside the re gion and outside the slate," stated Eight. There tire four phases in which Knowledge Park will be completed. GEIDC Chairman Mike Mead said, "phase one is the construction under way on the first building and the file photo Trista Rupp sits confidently in the Beetle early on in the Live In It To Win It Contest. the bug was c001...1 fell in love with the Volks wagon and thought it was a great opportunity to win a Volkswagon Beetle." When asked about the other people in the car. Rupp shared, “Elly was a nice girl...an all-around person. Ac tually 1 can say that for everyone. Ev eryone was personable...and flexible. They all had the ability to adapt to any situation." Rupp still sees the people she lived Dr. John l.illey on Saturday to an nounce the gift to the general pub lie. Raymond Benacci giadualcd from Penn State Cmvcrsuv Park campus in 14X7 with a degree in business. Joseph Benacci attended Behrend in the LDOV hut had to cut short his college cdiicaiion be cause of the untimeh death 4 Ins father. Dr. Christopher kchei. associate provost lot Advancement and Cm versitv Relations said, nian\ ol our students work between do and JO hours a week to suppoit ihcu edu cation. The Benaeu s gilt will make a real difference m students' lives." The college will admmisiei the scholarship on behalf of the family. The guidelines lor applying toi the scholarship will be announced at a later date. 1999 Knowledge Parkwav. which will be one of the most scenic roads m the county, with tall trees on both sides and in the middle of a div ided park- He also commented on die invest ment from fiovernoi Rnlge. I lie money will help fund phase two. Ihe second phase will include an S.()()() square foot shaied-use meeting cen ter, a .70,001) square loot naming fa- cility, site work, storm vv aiei manage ment and numerous paved public pathways through the heav ilv forested Knowledge Park site. "Phase three will include develop ment of the land w est ol lonian Road to Evergreen Gorge. And phase lour will complete the development oi in frastructure such as roads and utili ties on the final 40 acres of the Knowl edge Park site," concluded Eight. in the car with from time to time. She still has to give Matt his baseball cap and a hairball she w as collecting dur ing the time in the car. She plans on shellacking it, covering It with glit ter, putting a hook in it and giving it to him as a Christmas ornament. As for the future, Rupp plans on taking advantage of her trip by tak ing a family vacation with her two children and her parents. hie photo
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