Behrend Int LIONS UNDEFEATE iicew . ...),1.i•*'""4",..„ IN AMCC Afterhours !E8 04 MU PAGES 8,9. . ~. . . kfiRENO MINE ... ' ' - 4 AGE 1 MARY BEACON BEHREND , __...... 40 ~./tr. Vol. XLVII No. 18 16 .a:es Students elect new SGA senators by Karl Benacci news co-editor On February 2-3 the SGA held an election to determine who would occupy the three va cant SGA seats. There were five students running for the three open positions. Klm Moses received the most votes (130), followed by Brandi Hovis (l2o), and Jason Nachman (65). Matt Grimmke and Matt Wiertel also ran for the Jenny Zhang was the uncontested winner for the University Faculty Senate Represen tative position tallying 115 votes. In the past, the whole college would vote in the April elections, while senate seats that opened during the school year were filled by elections within SGA. However, because of the large number of empty seats that needed to be filled this semester, SGA felt that the whole college should be included in the deci- The SGA seats were unoccupied for a num ber of reasons. Last semester one senator transferred and a few senators knew that they couldn't dedicate the time that was needed for SGA. The SGA senate is made up of eleven sena tor seats, two freshmen seats, six council seats, and four executive board seats. Some of the duties and responsibilities of the senators are to reflect the interests and ideas of the students of Behrend at meetings of the SGA, serving on at least one commit tee, and helping in the general operations in the SGA such as serving office hours. SGA President Andrea DiPlacido com mented on the election by saying "Congratu lations to the winners and thanks to all those who participated." SGA holds their meetings in Reed 114 ev ery Wednesday at 5:30. Students are encour aged to attend the meetings to offer sugges tions. More information about SGA can be obtained at their office in the Reed Union Building. ME - HALL NHS SEPVEID A VAHEIN OF FUNCTION'S AT Eft Irrhir Erie Hall's days as an athletic center will soon be coming to a close with the completion of the 1999-2000 Behrend basket ball seasons. The facility has had an interesting history serv ing the function of an athletics and recreation center, with many memorable moments occuring its 48-year history. This week, the Beacon will feature Part One of "The End of an Era" which will cover the earlier history of Erie Hall. Next week's edition of the Beacon will talk of the memorable mo ments that have occured within the walls of Erie Hall and will include athletes', coaches' and students' feelings towards the time that they have spent in the facility. The construction of Erie Hall was completed in 1952, four years after the opening of the college. Before Erie Hall was built, Behrend's athletics and intramurals were held at the Lawrence Park High School. Because of the in crease in athletics and activities on cam pus, everyone at Behrend saw that there was a strong need for a building that would hold the activities. During an Advisory Board meeting in January 1949, Penn State's S.H. Campbell proposed that Behrend based its plans for a new gymnasium on plans being used at Penn State's Hazelton Center. The board agreed with the plans, under the direction of the board chairman Edwin N. Nick. The project was to cost $75,000. The money was raised by the citizens of Erie. The original idea of Erie Hall was not only for athletic activities. It was also to be used as an assembly hall. It was used for dramatic and musical produc tions as well as a place for lectures and a gathering place for an organization that would eventually be called R.O.T.C. Erie Hall continued on page 3 Behrend students participate in Miller answers students' questions and talks of experiences at Behrend For the past one and a half years the Office of Student Affairs has been run by Interim Dean of Students Ken Miller. The search committee to find a new dean has conducted 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. On Thursday, February 3, 2000, a student interview was held with the second candidate, Ken Miller. Students were given a chance in this 45 minute question and answer session to find out Miller's goals and ideas for Behrend in the coming years if he becomes Dean of Students. Miller has been Interim Dean of Students since May of 1998, when he took over for Chris Reber who left the position to become Associate Provost for Advancement and University Relations. He has worked at Special Valentine's Day Issue BY JASON SNYDER by Mike Frawley managing editor NEWS PAGE 1 PAGE 10 PENNSTATE POLICE AND SAFETY PAGE 2 EDITORIAL Pi Erie WORLD/CAMPUS NEWS_PAGE 4 CALENDAR PAGE 7 Friday, February 4, 2000 END Of AN EF~A Basketball teams hope to extend Erie Hall history by Matt Wiertel sports editor The Penn State Behrend basketball teams are primed to host the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championships on February 23. Currently, both teams are undefeated in AMCC play, but have some key games left to play before wrapping up the season title. At this time, the men's team is 8-0 in the conference and 17-2 overall. Last season, the team advanced to the AMCC championship against La Roche. Unfortunately, the men's team did not capture the AMCC title last season but they did win their first-ever Eastern Behrend since 1988 when he was hired as a Residence Life Coordinator. Other positions that he has held at Behrend include Acting Director of Educational Equity Programs and Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Miller stressed that he really enjoyed working with students, and even though being Interim Dean has given him much more administrative work to do he still makes time for the students. One way that he does this is by advising SGA, "Advising SGA has been a very rewarding experience." Students asked various questions of him, covering topics from diversity issues, the goals of the college the new vendor policy, and commuter students. "The main focus of the college, top to bottom, is quality," Miller told the students. Many things have been changed and improved in the 12 years that he has worked at the college. Some improvements that he hopes to see in the future are the new multi-faith chapel, getting faculty offices out of trailers, and the gutting • ,t.-7,44„, =MI College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southern Regional Championship. The men are on an eight game winning streak, but they still have three conference games remaining on their schedule. A key upcoming match-up for the Lions will be against second place Pitt-Bradford. Behrend will host Pitt-Bradford on February 5 at Erie Hall. The women's basketball team also is primed to defend the AMCC title that they won last year. Unlike the men's squad, they did not advance to the ECAC championships, but they hope to change that this season. This season the women are 8-0 in the conference and 15-5 overall to date. With an search for new Dean of Students Acting Dean of Students Ken Miller, during his student interview on February of Turnbull Miller also said that we need to improve the involved on campus. "drive-thru education" that commuter students The administration plans on making a final receive. Through various programs he hopes decision between the candidates sometime in the near future. BEHREND AFTERHOURS PAGE 8 FEATURES PAGE 11 SPORTS PAGE 13 ‘: O,, ;W4VJ A Penn State Erie Student Publication eight game winning streak, and three game conference advantage over second place Frostburg, the women have plenty of momentum going into the playoffs. Due to the fact that their remaining schedule is against AMCC opponents, all of their games until the end of the season will be key. Leading the list is the February 12 game against Frostburg, which could decide if the Lions will host this season's AMCC championship. Officially, the last regular season game will be played at Erie Hall on February 16 but at this rate the season will remain alive for a short time longer. that we can find a way to get commuters more • .
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