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Vol. XLVIII No. 17 14 pages
Interview process for
Dean of Students begins
by Mike Frawley
managing editor
For the past one and a half years
the Office of Student Affairs has
been run by Interim Dean of Stu
dents Ken Miller. The search com
mittee to find a new dean has con
ducted a national search to fill the
position left empty in 1998.
The committee has the candidates
narrowed down to two choices:
John Harp and the Interim Dean
Ken Miller. Over the next two
weeks, in depth interviews will be
conducted with each finalist for the
position in the hopes of filling this
position on a more permanent ba
sis within the near future.
On Thursday, January 27th, John
Harp did a question and answer ses
sion with a group of students in the
Reed Commons. Harp is currently
the Associate Dean of Students for
Cornell College in Mount Vernon,
lowa. He has also held various po
sitions at the University of Mem
phis, Rhodes College in Memphis,
TN, and Winthrop University in
Rock Hill, SC. The positions that
he held at these schools included
Assistant Director of Residence
Life and Fraternities Advisor.
He is currently working on his
dissertation for his doctorate in edu
cation at the University of Mem
phis. His doctorate is a study of
work-study students and their over
all impression of college life. Harp
believes that college students that
work on campus get much more out
of their college experience.
Mr. Harp held his interview ses
Presidential primaries a chance for students to speak out
by Mike Frawley
managing editor
The Presidential primary season has
begun. This past week lowa held its
caucus, which is the first event in the
primary season, and one contestant for
the Republican presidential nomina-
tion has already decided to drop out
of the race. Orrin Hatch, a Republi
can Senator from Utah, after having
a very dismal showing in lowa, felt
his campaign to be a lost cause and
dropped out, throwing his meager
support to Republican frontrunner
George W Bush, the governor of
Texas, and son of former President
George Bush. Of interest to college
students is Bill Bradley's showing
among college students. Bradley
pulled in more votes in that group than
any of his competitors.
All of these events do have an ef
fect on the lives of the average col
lege student. For many students this
will be their first chance to participate
in a presidential election, and to be
able to vote intelligently students need
to be informed about the issues that
each candidate stands for. Behrend
student Meggan Allen said, "I have
the right to vote, so I feel that I should.
I watch the debates and read up on
the issues so I can make an informed
choice."
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PHOTO BY JEFF MILLEN
Mr. John Harp sits with students on Thursday during his interview process. Harp is the first of two appli
cants for the position of Dean of Students. The second interview will be with the current Interim Dean of
Students Mr. Ken Miller this coming Thursday. Student leaders of many organizations will have a say in
the decision to name Behrend's new Dean of Students.
sion with a group of 10 students. He
spent the 45 minutes session in dis
cussion with the students, finding out
about what the students were in
volved with, and what their concerns
were about how things on campus
could be improved. He encouraged
students to work toward their goals
and make use of all of the facilities
available on campus to meet their
Pennsylvania does not hold its pri
mary until April 4th, which many
people consider to be useless because
many times the primary contest is
over with weaker candidates dropping
out of the nomination race well be
fore this. But with the strong cam
"I watch the debates and read up on
the issues so I can make an informed
choice."
paigns of Democrat Bill Bradley and
Republican John McCain, the race
could still be up for grabs in early
April.
To be able to vote in Pennsylvania,
you must be registered to vote by one
month before the election. You can
pick up a voter registration form at
the Post Office, the local Republican
and Democratic Headquarters, and at
various other sites. College students
have one of the lowest voter turnouts
among any age group. Many students
cite a lack of time and being away
from home as the main reason why
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goals. Harp told the students to, "Go
out and test the waters."
The students in attendance then
asked Mr. Harp questions about his
background and qualifications for
the position. He stressed how much
he enjoyed working with students
and how important that he felt that
this was. Harp said, "You have to
be student centered." At the end of
they do not participate in elections.
There are many different ways for
students to become more informed
about the candidates, and for those
who have a more political taste can
even find various ways to become
involved in the campaigning process.
- Meggan Allen, Behrend student
With the onset of primary season, the
election has become a lead news story
almost everyday. A quick look at a
newspaper or watching the national
nightly news can greatly inform you
about what important topics that the
candidates are debating. Their are
also a wide variety of websites avail
able that spell out the views of each
candidate, but because these sites can
be put up by anyone it is important
that you make sure that the provider
of the site is credible before making
any decisions based on the informa
tion that you find there.
THE BEHREND BEACON INDEX
NEWS PAGE 1
WORLD NEWS PAGE 5
CAMPUS NEWS PAGE 6
Friday, January 28, 2000
the discussion, when asked what he
liked about Behrend, Harp said, "I
haven't seen anything I don't, unless
it snows like this all year round."
On next Thursday, February 3rd,
another interview session will be
held for students to talk with Ken
Miller about his qualifications and
ideas for the position of Dean of Stu
dents.
Students who want to become more
involved in the political process can
go and become a campaign volunteer
in your local area for the candidate
that you support. Campaign offices
are always looking for volunteers to
stuff envelopes and answer phones,
while giving students a chance to see
the interworkings of a campaign.
Students who live outside of Penn
sylvania and are registered to vote, but
are away from home when voting
takes place in your area can request
and fill out absentee ballots. This way
you can still participate in the elec
tion even without being able to actu
ally get to the voting booth. Students
are also able to register to vote at their
Behrend campus address and vote lo
cally.
There are a variety of ways for stu
dents to become more involved in the
political process and a presidential
election is a memorable way to begin
you political involvement.
Bill Bradley, a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for
president, proved to be popular
among college students in the
lowa Caucus. Here, he is
speaking at Cornell College in
lowa.
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FEATURES PAGE 10
SPORTS PAGE 11
SGA to hold elections
for Senate and UFS seats
by Karl Benacci
assistant news editor
Due to a number of new openings
in SGA senate seats, an election will
be held February 2nd and 3rd to fill
the empty seats. Senate seats open
up for various reasons. Last semester
one senator transferred and a few
senators knew that they couldn't dedi
cate the time that was needed for
SGA.
SGA elections occur during the
spring semester to elect a whole new
senate or when there are open seats
that need to be filled.
In the past, the whole college would
vote in the April elections, while sen
ate seats that opened during the school
year were filled by elections within
SGA. However, because of the large
number of empty seats that need to
be filled this semester, SGA felt that
the whole college should be included
in the decision.
To be eligible to run, a candidate
must be a full time Behrend student
The SGA elections will fill up some of the empty
seats at their Wednesday night meetings.
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and collect fifty signatures to be put
on ballot.
When asked what SGA looks for
in a senator, SGA President Andrea
DiPlacido responded," SGA looks for
members who are willing to dedicate
a few hours of their time each week
to the betterment of the Behrend com-
munity."
The SGA senate is made up of
eleven senator seats, two freshmen
seats, six council seats, and four ex
ecutive board seats.
This semester, five students will be
trying to win one of three open posi
tions. The candidatesfor the election
are Matt Grimmke, Jason Nachman,
Matt Wiertel, Brandi Hovis, and Kim
Moses (for more information about
the candidates please turn to page
four).
When asked how she felt about the
election, DiPlacido stated " I am very
positive about this election. We re
ceived five submission forms to run
for three open senate seats, which
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