PAGE 2, THE BEHREND BEACON, OCTOBER 29, 1999
NEWS AND WEATHER
Winter, Spring Break alternatives
offer community service
by Rebecca Weindorf
staff writer
Looking for some community ser
vice ideas this year? If you ‘varn.to
avoid the boring, tedious task of find
ing some good community service
hours for winter or spring (namely,
winter and spring break), then the al
ternative break trips offered by Stu
dent Activities may he a place to
start.
The 1999-2000 semesters will he
offering a winter break alternative
trip and two spring break trips out
of town to do various service
projects, such as working with the
homeless, conserving nature, and
working with local services and
agencies for the needs of the com
munity.
Shawna Pelasky, who is in her first
year as coordinator for the alterna
tive break trips, is enthusiastic about
the projects. This is her first year in
coordinating the projects.
"The winter break alternative trip
was added this year, along with the
trip to Florida in the spring," Pelasky
said. "We have a couple staff mem
bers conic along for the trip. Cur
rently, we're still searching for a
couple staff members to go on the
Florida trip. but all the students are
looking forward to the trips."
Pelasky also commented that the
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WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING
HALLOWEEN COSTUME, EVER?
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"Every year when I was little I used to he a punk rocker. -
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"One year my friends and I went as the Spice Girls and I was
Ginger Spice."
trips are for everyone, not just those
who do community service on a
regular basis. "We get all sorts of
people to do these projects. It's not
for anyone in particular; it's open to
all students. Sometimes we get
people who are just curious about
what the projects are about and try it
Out. They end up having a lot of fun
giving hack to the communites."
One of the catches that may make
others stray from the trips is that
there is no credit given for the trips.
"These are only for community ser
vice," Pelasky said. "The students
that sign up are usually looking for
a service project that is more intense
than ones that only require a few
hours' work over the summer."
Nevertheless, the turnout for the
trips is outstanding. "We only have
waiting list seats open for the winter
break trip and the spring break trip
to Florida," Pelasky said.
The winter break trip will he to
Staten Island, NY, and is titled
"Project Hospitality". It will run
form January 3-8, and the cost is $75
for housing and meals at the host site.
Any other meals, transportation or
entertainment acti vies are to the re
sponsibility of anyone who volun
teers. The description of the trip in
cludes working with homeless indi
viduals who may he infected with
HIV or AIDS. Other community ser
"I was a big yellow bumblebee."
"Once I went as a cat, but some old lady thought I was a
Playboy bunny! I was so embarrassed. -
-Lauren Eisenhuth, 01 ENGR
-Kristin Grudowski, 01 COMBA
"I was a frog for four years in a row . .. my mom had made
the costume, and she didn't want to make me a new one."
-Pam Lefebvre, 01 DUS
vice projects will be done on the trip.
There is only a waiting list available to
sign up for the trip.
The first spring break trip will be to
Hohe Sound, Florida, at Blowing Rocks
Preserve. It will run from March 5-11.
Cost of the trip includes anything above
$225, including entertainment, transpor
tation to the airport, meals, and camp
ing gear; the $225 is provided by the
Student Activity Fee for a portion of the
plane ticket. Some tasks that are in
cluded in the trip will he restoring natu
ral habitats and working on building
trails at the Preserve. There is only a
waiting list available to sign up for the
trip.
The second spring break trip will be
to Baltimore (which will include a one
day trip to Washington, D.C.) There are
still seats available for the trip, which
will be for Our Daily Bread. Our Daily
Bread is a program that helps feed the
homeless of Baltimore; other serr:ce
activities will be worked on depending
on the needs of the community and
agencies in Baltimore. The cost is $7O
per person to cover meals and housing;
other expenses will be the responsibil
ity of the volunteers.
If you are interested in more details,
want to sign up, or have any questions,
you can go to the Office of Student
Act ivi tes for more information. You can
also call Shawna Pelasky at ext. 6171
or email her at sepl2C@psu.edu.
-Lynn Pierson, 07, S&BS
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George Sample sits with his family at the Alumni Fellow Award ceremony
Sample, himself, continues to
live the idea of Penn State pride,
spending the entire day at Behrend
on the date he received the Alumni
Fellow Award.
After a 9:30 lecture about the
social, legal and ethical environ
ment of business, and an 11:00
lecture of an introduction to me
dia writing, Sample ate lunch with
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WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
Friday
PARTLY SUNNY; HIGH FAIR; LOW OF 40, HIGH IN FAIR; LOW IN MID 40'S,
IN LOW TO MID 60'S. LOW TO MID 60'S. HIGH OF MID TO HIGH
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the Behrens! Beacon editorial staff,
advisors, Provost and Dean Dr. John
Lilley and others who attended.
Sample gave the staff tips in regards
to asking the tough questions and
what skills are good to have when
applying for a job in the newspaper
business.
Mrs. Mary Negri then led Sample
on a campus tour followed by a Penn
Police And Safety
P&S was advised to supervise the towing of vehicles from the Reed Lot
during the line painting. Two cars were towed.
Theft from an unlocked vehicle parked in the west end of the F Lot was
reported
A complainant reported being stuck in the mud 100 yards from Ohio Hall,
north of Overlook Drive.
P&S received a report from a student that an obscene message was left on
the dry erase board on her door in Ohio Hall.
The lawn at the north edge of the S Lot was damaged by a vehicle
A complainant reported damage to the athletic fields near the main
entrance
A complainant reported that his vehicle had been damaged while parked
in the South Engineering Lot.
OCTOBER 29-31, 1999
Saturday
State Erie Council of Fellows Meet-
Sample ended his speech with a
reference to a quote spoken by Win
ston Churchill. "Never...was so
much owed by so many to so few."
Sample changed that quote to lit the
feelings he had that night. "Never
have so few owed so much to so
Sunday