A)AGE 2, THE BEHREND BEACON, NOVEMBER 12, 1999 .w T
NEWS AND WEATHER
NSBE receives high award at Regional competition
by ,fermaine Hardy
staff writer
During the weekend of October 30,
The National Society of Black Engi
neers (NSBE) held its 1999 Fall Re
gional Conference (F.R.C.) in Re
search Triangle Park, North Carolina.
The Penn State Behrend NSBE chap
ter received the Chapter Recognition
Award in honor of its excellent work
and performance as a NSBE Chapter.
Behrend's NSBE chapter was
awarded in recognition of its devel
opment of outstanding programs, pro
gression as a chapter and for holding
a high level of communication in the
NSBE regional executive board. It is
due to the contributions of some very
active members, and in particular. a
hard working executive board, that
Behrend's NSBE chapter was able to
achieve this nationally acclaimed
award. "Throughout the year I was
really impressed with how hard the e
board (executive board) was working,
it shows that the regional board was
impressed as well," said Russel John
Baptiste, President of Penn State
Behrend's NSBE. In regards to the
award Baptiste went on to say. "I
would like to personally thank my e
hoard." With the executive hoard con
tinuing to work hard and with students
becoming increasingly interested in
membership, Behrend's NSBE chap
ter looks toward a future with holding
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DO YOU THINK JOE PATERNO SHOULD RETIRE?
"As long as he can bitch at the players he can coach!"
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" I don't think he should. He still is having a good season."
-Statia Sullivan, 01 ED
While the award ceremony was the
height of the occasion for NSBE mem
bers, this portion of the conference was
only the icing on the cake for an al
ready fulfilling experience. The 1999
Fall Regional Conference brought to
gether more than 1,000 aspiring engi
neers in an event that resembled a cel
ebration more than it did a ceremony.
The occasion was kicked off Friday
evening with a hype session that in
tensified the excitement level within
the Sheraton Hotel of Research Tri
angle Park N.C. The night only grew
more intense as college students from
all over the east cost screamed at the
top of their lungs, chanting in school
pride. Things exploded at about lam
when the first of the two scheduled
parties began. At this point there was
enough energy in the Sheraton Hotel
to put Con Edison out of business (and
this is not because there was an abun
dance of engineers present.). On Sat
urday morning gears were switched to
a more conservative mode as students
were dressed in proper attire to par
ticipate in a career fair. NSBE mem
bers had the opportunity to hand their
resumes to representatives of compa
nies, such as General Electronics,
Sprint, IBM, Texas Instruments,
Anderson Consulting and more. The
fair was followed by a workshop ses
sion in which students participated in
the workshops of their choice, which
ranged from themes of money, power
and respect to those entitled "Ten Steps
"No, I don't think he should retire. As long as he can walk he
should keep pacing the sidelines."
"Oh my gosh, NO! He is my second god. He is like the
father of Penn State."
"No, because he's not old enough."
-James Calpin, 05 MIS
NSBE PHOTO
From left to right: Baena Cabiri, Dale Lamb, Lisa Younger, Kanisha Scott, Russell John-Baptiste,
Tommie Stovall, Gyasi Stewart, Jermaine Hardy and Kim Moses (front).
to the Office of Vice President." Such
events provided for a conference that
put much emphasis on preparing stu
dents for success in the real world.
"The theme of the conference. suc
cess is chosen one road at a time, is a
collaboration of personal develop
ment, leadership, academics technol-
-Daryl Dambaugh, 07 MNGT
-Jennifer Primerano, 01 COMM
ogy, community service, and profes
sionalism," said Rita Johnson,
NSBE's Region II Chair.
It was the period between the work
shop session and a pre 2000 bash that
the awards ceremony was held in
which Behrend's NSBE chapter re
ceived The 1999 Fall Regional Con
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WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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Friday
INCREASING CLOUDI
NESS; HIGH IN LOW 50'S
ference Chapter recognition award. It
was a great ending for an event filled
with networking, friendship making
and lots of love. The 2000 Spring re
gional conference will be held in Penn
State University Park.
Police And Safety
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A complainant reported having his cell phone stolen
A complainant reported having received a harassing phone call from someone
on-campus
A student refused to accept the ruling of the Appeals Board regarding a
campus parking ticket.
P&S discovered new damage in the form of tire tracks on the lawn on the
extreme east side of the S Lot.
P&S has received some "strange mail."
P&S was given information about a student involved with academic dishon
esty.
A complainant reported that he arrived on campus at 07:00 and parked his
vehicle by the pump house. He later found that someone had spray painted the
passenger side of his vehicle with red paint.
NOVEMBER 12-14, 1999
FAIR; LOW OF 30-35, HIGH INCREASING CLOUDI
NEAR 60. NESS; LOW OF 35-40,
HIGH OF 60-65.
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Saturday
Debate continued from page 1
On the contrary, Carville thought
that the high tariffs would slow eco
nomic growth and increase inflation.
They each agreed that the govern
ment should give a tax cut, but had in
dividual views on what kind.
"Even in an economy as good as
ours, you have a lot of people that are
standing still or falling behind,"
Carville stated. "If we could aim our
tax cut at those people, then it would
be useful."
Buchanan said that the people pay
too much in taxes. She would reduce
the taxes on smaller businesses.
"The key to this part of your life is
that you decide what is important to
you. But you don't decide what you
think by listening to people talk,"
Buchanan said in closing to the stu
dents in the audience. She encourages
others to debate the issues with people
that feel differently.
Carville and Buchanan were both
well received by the audience.
Director continued from pg 1
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronau-
On December 31, 1999, Dr. Richard
Progelhof will end his stay at Behrend
after holding the position of Engineer
ing Director for the six months that the
search was being conducted. His stay
at Behrend helped the search run more
smoothly. a ceremony recognizing his
contributions to the School of Engineer
ing and Engineering Technology and
his overall contributions to Behrend is
being planned for Monday, December
6.
Dr. Simoneau will begin duties as the
Engineering Director at Behrend on
January 1, 2000.
Sunday