HE BEHREND BEACON 24 Fri • Fall Festival/Parents and Families Weekend • LEB Movie: The General's Daughter, Reed 117- 10 p.m. • Soccer (W) vs. Fredonia- 4 p.m 28 Tues • RA Interest Meeting- Apartments All submissions for the calendar should be made available to the Beacon by 5:00 p.m. 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 BEHRCOLL3@aoI.com. The Beacon cannot guarantee publication of events due to spare constraints. The Beacon also reserves the right to edit any material submitted jar publication. The calendar is intended fi - Behreml notices and cy:.nts Events FALL FESTIVAL Fall Festival presents a Swing din ner and dance on Saturday. Septem ber 25th. Dinner is from 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. and dancing is from 7:3opm- I I :00pm. Students can use their meal cards. Sign up in the Of fice of Student Activities. Free dance lessons! PEEK-N-PEAK LEADER SHIP CONFERENCE Spend the weekend at Peek-N-Peak Ski Resort for the Penn State Behrend Fall Leadership Conference on Sat urday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 3rd. This conference offers distinguished speakers, recreational activities, and a nice get-away from your studies. Free to students, how ever, space is limited, so sign up now at the Student Activities Office, 898- 6171. 8.R.U.N.0.5. Saturday, September 25th, at 6 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 26th at 2:30 p.m. • Fall Festival/Parents and Families Weekend First presented in April 1999, this musical review about college life at Penn State Behrend was a complete sell-out. All of the Matchbox Play ers will return to bring the College's first original musical hack to life. Get your reservations early! For Studio Theatre reservations and ticket information call 898-6016. BEHREND'S INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES BEGINS The 1999-2000 International Film Series at Penn State Behrend College, opens Monday, Sept. 27th at 7 p.m. with the Spanish film Caheia dc Vaca. Directed by Nicolas Echevarria. this 1992 film is an historical saga that takes viewers to an expedition off the coast of Florida in 1528. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (played by Juan Di ego) is a survivor of the expedition. As he searches for his country men in the American wilderness. he discov ers an Indian tribe called the Iguase, learns their culture and becomes their leader. Eventually he must take a stand against invaders from his home land. The International Film Series con tinues with the Spanish film El Rey Pasmado on Monday, October 4th the Bra/Wan film Central Station on Monday, October 18th; the French film La Discrete on Monday, Octo CALENDAR Calendar of Events 25 Sat • LEB Movie: The General's Daughter Reed 117- 10 p.m. • 8.R.U.N.0.5, Studio Theatre- 6,8 p.m 29 Wed • RA Interest Meeting- Almy • Bruno's Karaoke- 8 p.m. • Spirit Day • Volleyball (W) vs. Laßoche- 7 p.m her 25th; and the German film Run Lola Run on Monday, November Ist. The presentation takes place in the Reed Union Building Lecture Hall and is free and open to the public. The International Film Series is funded by the Mary Behrend Cultural Fund and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. For more information, please call 898-6108. SPEAKER SERIES TO BE GIN The 1999-2000 Speaker Series be gins with "An Evening with Al Franken" on Wednesday, October 6th at 7:30p.m. in Erie Hall. Best known for his work as an Emmy-winning actor, writer, and producer of Satur thiy Night Live, Al Franken has estab lished himself as a political comedian with appearances on Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect, the Tonight Show with Jar Lena, and the Late Show with David Letterman. He is the author of the 1999 bestseller Why Not Me: The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency. Franken has also created a host of political characterizations. All lectures in the Speaker Series are free and open to the public. SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 26 Sun • Fall Festival/Parents and Families Weekend • 8.R.U.N.0.5, Studio Theatre- 2:30 p.m • Sunday Mass- 8 p.m., Reed Commons 30 Thurs • LEB Movie: Notting Hill- Reed 117- 9 p.m. ~~~ ~~ Commuter Council, which represents 75% of the student population, meets every Mon day at 1 p.m. in Reed 112. At the last meeting, the council discussed the possibility of conduct ing another parking forum. Letters were sent to Dr. John Lilley, Mr. John Ream 111 and Mr. Bill Donahue, for their input about the parking situation. This year Commuter Council is starting a carpool system for students that are encounter ing problems finding transportation to and from campus. If any commuters need a ride or can provide rides, please stop in the Commuter Council office or call 898-6452. At the September 20th meeting. elections were held for positions on the executive hoard. We also brainstormed ideas for the Student Activities Fee. One idea for the Student Activity Fee was to have another Wish-a-thon. The Commuter Mixer will be held on October 16th from 3-6 p.m. in the Wilson Picnic Grove. The mixer is aimed at bringing the commuters together in a social setting to meet one another. The council realizes it is hard for commuters to interact together, so the mixer is aimed at bringing commuters together socially. The Commuter Corner is written weekly by a member of the Commuter Council. The Commuter Council office is located in the Reed Building and meetings are held every Monday at 1 p.m. in Reed 112. To contact the Commuter Council call their office at 898-6452 or e-mail Karl Gressley at kfglo3@psu.edu The views expressed in the Commuter Corner do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon. 27 Mon • RA Interest Meeting for Commuter Students, Reed- 12 p.m. • RA Applications Available • International Film Series: Cabeza de Vaca, Lecture Hall-7p.m 1 Fri • LEB Movie: Notting Hill- Reed 117- 10 p.m. • Bruno's Comedian, Mark Moran -8:30 p.m. • V-ball vs. P.S. Altoona- 6 p.m instant recall. PAGE 5
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