PAGE 2, THE BEHREND BEACON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1999
NEWS AND WEATHER
Suites undergo renovation
by Karl Benacci
staff writer
Many things changed at Behrend
over the summer. The biggest change
was the renovation of the suites Tif
fany, Tigress, and Porcupine.
To fix these problems, Behrend de
cided to renovate the three suites. This
was the first renovation of the suites,
and there were many problems to fix.
The day after students left for sum
mer vacation workers came to reno
vate.
The architect who designed the
renovations was Weher Murphy Fox.
All of these renovations cost 2.2 mil
lion dollars.
The H. Platt Company did the reno
vations. There were times when there
were as many as 50 workers renovat
ing the suites. They worked a lot of
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Lilley also commented, "I have ex
pectation that the college will he able
to appoint an outstanding leader for
the School of Engineering and Engi
neering Technology."
The ideal person SEET is looking
for should have an earned doctorate
Question 0
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE MTV
"The Nine Inch Nails performance - Trent Reznor making a comeback."
"The Kid Rock performance - especially when they brought out
Aerosmith and Run DMC."
"The Beastie Boys funking it up for the Hip Hop Award.."
"I disliked that Lauryn Hill won more than one award."
"The best part was the Kid Rock/Aerosmith performance. It was
otherwise pretty good."
"1 didn't like Eminem performing too much. But I'd have to admit I liked
Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre performing 'Nothing But a G-Thing'."
"I liked it when Kid Rock, Aerosmith, and the other guys were out
there performing together. It was really cool."
weekends to finish everything before
classes began
A lot of work was done to the exte
rior of the suites like tearing walls
down to the footers, water sealing ev
erything, replacing ground face block,
bricking exterior walls on all the
buildings, adding new standing seam
roofs with metal gutters, replacing the
vent covers on all the heating, venti
lation, air conditioning, adding better
drainage around the building, and re
surfacing the roads.
The interior also had extensive
work done on it. This includes replac
ing the had drywall, repainting every
room, sound proofing every room,
upgrading the lighting in every room,
upgrading the ventilation systems, re
placing the showers, adding a second
floor lounge (With furniture coming
in late September), and installing Card
in an engineering discipline, industrial
experience and academic credentials
appropriate for rank of tenured full
professor. The school is looking for
someone who wants to make a differ
ence in engineering education at a
small, upcoming institution.
MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS?
Melissa Catalano, 01, DUS
Sarah Benton, 03, DUS
Kenin McElnane, 05, Marketing
Milan Cincar, 01, Engineering
Clint Altman, 01, Behrend Science
Pete Chrobake, 01, DUS
Joe Hinkle, 01, Engineering
swipe for outer entrances.
Ken Miller, 03, DUS, said,"l like
the new carpet and paint. I dislike the
way they added a ceiling in the lower
lobby."
The only work left to do is land
scape and adding benches.
Nicole Gates, 01, Mechanical En
gineering, had this to say about the
renovations, "They're pretty swanky,
but landscaping would
he nice."
"l like the new renovations. They
are an added bonus," commented
Kristi Holliday, 01, Communications.
James Herriott, 05, Chemistry,
added "I really like them. They make
the suites a much better place to live."
"I think we have identified some
very good candidates and I am confi
dent we will have a good successor
to Dr. Progelhol, - said Dr. Jack Burke,
Senior Associate Provost and Senior
Associate Dean.
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