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VoI.XLVIII No. 2 12 pages
Ohio Hall opens
by Shannon Weber
news editor
Utno Hall is Hie lastest addition
made to the Behrend campus this fall.
It is located in the upper campus area
next to Almy Hall.
Ohio Hall is named after the
Schooner Ohio commanded by the
Sailing Master Daniel Dobbins. The
Schooner Ohio fought in the Battle of
Lake Erie during the War 1812.
The new hall houses 236 students.
The are 64 single rooms, seven
Resident Assistanee (R.A.) rooms,
four special needs single rooms, 44
four-student suites, two double rooms
and four special needs double rooms.
The $ll million building was
scheduled to be completed in June.
When it was predicted that the hall
would not be completed in June as
originally planned, the construction
on Ohio Hall was prioritized starting
with students' living quarters. The
school wanted the students’ rooms to
be complete in order for them to move
in for the fall.
When the students first moved in,
100 telephone numbers were not
working properly. Students were able
to call out, but were unable to receive
incoming calls. Ed Mulfinger,
Registrar’s Office moved to new location
New location of Registrar’s office across Jordan Road
by Mike Frawley
managing editor
This past summer was a busy time
at Penn State Behrend. Students re
turning to campus found that many
renovations had taken place over the
summer. One of the most important
for students was the changing loca
tion of the Registrar’s office.
John Ream, Director of Opera
tions for Behrend, said, “The main
reason for the move of the
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Manager of Housing and Food
Services, stated that the telephone
company had double sold those
telephone numbers which caused the
confusion.
“I decided to live in Ohio Hall
because it’s a new building with new
furniture. I also like the fact that this
is an upperclassmen building," said
Hazel Sadiarin, 03 Econ, “I was very
disappointed that it was not complete
when we moved in."
"1 love the air conditioning!" said
Christopher Billig, 05 MET. "The
bathroom to student ratio is pretty
Another resident of Ohio Hall,
Michelle Lazor, 05 Marketing, staled,
"In the residence halls, you end up
meeting most of the people on your
floor, but here in Ohio it s more
difficult to meet people because of the
joint bathrooms.”
There are a few more things that
need to be done to completely finish
Ohio Hall. The exterior excavation
is scheduled to be completed by
September 30, 1999. The sidewalk
from upper campus to Otto Behrend
Science building is also scheduled to
be completed by September 30, 1999,
as long as the weather cooperates.
Last year, 450 students requesting
housing were turned away.
Registrar’s Office was to provide
space for a badly needed classroom
in the Otto Behrend Science Build
ing.” Also a consideration in the
move was the growing size of the
school and the cramped space in
which the office had been previously
located
The Registrar’s Office was moved
to a building across Jordan Road.
Diane Nowacinski, Registration Co
ordinator, said, “We had outgrown our
old facility. We had been there for
the past thirteen years.” This new
location gives the Registrar’s Office
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its doors to 236 students this fall
Approximately 150-200 students are
on the waiting list this year. “It’s
definitely a neeessity to add more
housing to the campus,"stated
Mulfinger, "We have already started
planning for housing accomodations
over the next two to three years.”
"One thing that I don't think is fair,
is how Almy residents can get into
Ohio, but Ohio residents can't get into
Almy," Lazor also stated, "The new
furniture, fireplace and carpeting
makes dorm life a little more
comfortable."
According to Mulfinger, the
original plan was to have Almy Hall,
Ohio Hall and Tripp Hall located in
the upper campus area. Ohio would
become the central Hall out of three
with its fitness center and lounges.
Tripp Hall has yet to be built, but it
may be built in the future.
The school is faced with two
options. There is a possibility for
renovating Perry Hall and adding an
addition to it, or building Tripp Hall.
Right now the school is exploring
which option will be better for the
school.
A dedication for Ohio Hall will take
place on Sunday, September 12, 1999
at 2:00 p.m.
the greater space that it needs to deal
with the ever growing amount of stu
dents that are attending Behrend.
While this was a positive move for
the office, students have been com
plaining about the distance they have
to travel to reach the new location.
Nowacinski said, “While this was a
positive move, I am still concerned
about students having to cross Jordan
Road to get here.”
The building was previously occu
pied by the Continuing and Distance
Education Center. The old Registrar’s
office, which was located in Room
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Friday, September 3, 1999
Ohio Hall is the latest addition to be made to the Behrend campus this fall. It is “home” to 236
students this year.
114 in the Otto Behrend Science
Building, was completely renovated
over the summer to create a technol
ogy classroom which will be able to
accommodate eighty students. The
Continuing and Distance Education
Center, which was displaced by the
move, is now located in the Logan
House.
This is only going to be a tempo
rary move for the Registrar’s Office.
The building which they occupy now
will have to be torn down sometime
in the future for a planned road that
will be going through the area.
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photo by Jeffery Miller
Blaguszewski named
Manager of University
Relations at Behrend
Sees students as a high priority
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
This past summer, Penn State Be
hrend welcomed Edward
Blaguszewski to the Behrend commu
nity in a large capacity. Blagus/.ewski
was named the Manager ot Univer
sity Relations at Behrend for the
1999-2000 school year.
‘7 am very im
pressed with the
quality of work
done by the stu
dents. ”
- Edward Blaguszewski,
Manager of University
Relations
Blaguszewski comes to Behrend
from Allegheny College where he
served as the Director of Public In
formation since 1993. He played a
major role in publicizing the college
through many different programs
which he directed.
Due to his responsibilities at Al
legheny, Blaguszewski brings to Be
hrend experience in dealing with
school leaders. He also can benefit
the college with his enthusiasm that
he has towards working with students;
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something he found very enjoyable
during his time at Allegheny.
Blagus/.ewski commented, "I worked
with a lot of students. It was a lot of
fun to do."
Blagus/.ewski is knowledgeable in
areas such as journalism, national
media relations and leadership in pro
fessional associations. He also serves
as the President of the College and
University Public Relations Associa-
tion of Pennsylvania (CUPRAP)
His duties in CUPRAP have in
cluded a role on the Board of Direc
tors since 1995. In 1997, he took on
the role of treasurer and stepped in as
president earlier this year. He has also
chaired and organized many events
that the association has held in recent
years. Blaguszewski is the webmaster
for CUPRAP (www.cuprap.org).
His experience in journalism has
stemmed throughout the New En
gland area. He has taken on roles such
as a reporter and editor for both daily
and weekly newspapers, including
titles as editor-in-chief, local news and
wire service copy editor, page de
signer and copy editing on various
newspapers
"My job is to tell the story about
Behrend..." said Blaguszewski, who
sees many opportunities to spread the
Behrend news to the community.
In his experiences so far at Behrend,
Blaguszewski stated, “I am very im
pressed with the quality of work done
by the students.” He is very enthusi
astic about helping in any way he can
and sees his duties at Behrend as “a
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