The Behrend Beacon
UJeeKly Events
Friday, April 14:
4:00 p.m. IM Deadline: Swimming
4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Barbecue in the basketball
courts co-sponsored by Reality Check and Alpha Phi
Omega to help the Second Harvest Food Bank. $1
donation or a canned good.
8:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m.
marathon sponsored by
Commuter Council in the jrH|
Reed Commons. $3.00
donation at the door.
8:30 p.m. Comedian
Eddy Ifft, Bruno’s
Saturday, April 15:
10:00 a.m. Alpha Sigma Alpha biannual adopt-a
highway cleanup. Meet at RUB Desk at 10 a.m. All are
welcome to attend.
11:00 a.m.-2 p.m. — Theta Phi
Kappa Delta Rho, and the Mult
Cultural Council are sponsoring
Easter Carnival and other activ
on the Reed Union Building
front lawn (rain site: Reed
Wintergarden)
12:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. United Way Day of Caring.
Students clean in public places in Wesleyville, including
parks and cemeteries. Transportation will be provided.
1:00 p.m. Baseball vs. Frostburg
Baseball Alumni Game
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Reading and reception for Dr.
Jim O’Loughlin’s LA 283 class in the Erie Bookstore at
137 East 13th St..
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READING AND RECEPTION
Join student authors in the Liberal Arts 283 class for “The
History and Practice of the Small Press” on Saturday, April 15
between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. to celebrate the publication of
selected works. Students will read excerpts from their creative and
critical work. The Erie Bookstore will exhibit a selection of small
press publications. Student publications will be available for
purchase and refreshments will be provided. This event will be
located at 137 East 13th St. It is free and open to the public.
7:30 p.m. “End of the Road” Gala sponsored by
Association of Black Collegians in Reed Comons.
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ASSOCIATION OF BLACK COLLEGIANS
SPONSORS “END OF THE ROAD”
The Association of Black Collegians will have the annual Spring
Gala on Saturday, April 15. The theme for this year’s gala will be
“End of the Road”. Featured in this year’s gala will be awards for
outstanding performance in academics and a night of dinner and
dancing. Celebrate with ABC President Ayodele Jones and Vice
President Danielle Marshall in their last Spring Gala before their
graduation in May.
Tickets are being sold in front of Bruno’s. Ticket prices are
$8 00 for singles and $15.00 for couples. Come out for a night of
elegance and class at the Gala. For more information, contact
either Ayodele Jones or Danielle Marshall at 898-6958.
10:00 p.m. LEB Movie The Hurricane in Reed 117
WISH-A-THON dance
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Sunday, April 16:
1:00 p.m. Baseball vs. Case Western
12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. R A Car Wash at
the Pizza Hut on Buffalo Road.
9:00 p.m. Free showing of The Hurri
cane by LEB in Reed 117.
IDonday April 17:
3:00 p.m. Softball vs. Pitt-Greensburg
Tuesday April 18:
8:00 p.m. Behrend College Choir and
perform in Spring Concerts in Reed Commons
The choir and concert band at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College,
will present spring concert performances Tuesday, April 18. The joint
performance is open to the public and will take place in the Reed Union
Building Commons at 8 p.ni.
The Behrend Concert Band, directed by Dr. Gary Viebranz, lecturer in
music, will present the works of Aaron Copland, including his well
known Fanfare for the Common Man. This tribute to Copland will
'V h anniversary of his birth.
College Choir will also perform on
Directed by Dr. Daniel Barnard, also a
r er in music, the choir will join with the
. Paul Episcopal Church Choir to
jresent the polyphonic mass O Magnum
Mysterium. First published in 1592 in
'pain, the mass is one of twenty
;es composed by Tomas Luis de
considered to be one of the choral
admitted free. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling Reed
Union Building Information Desk at (814) 898-6242.
Wednesday, April 19:
7:30 p.m. Christ Our Passover in Reed 114 , sponsored
by Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship
AMCC Softball Tournament, time and place TBA
Thursday, April 20:
AMCC Baseball Tournament, time and place TBA
Friday, April 21:
AMCC Baseball Tournament, time and place TBA
AMCC Softball Tournament, time and place TBA
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THIRD ANNUAL POETRY BONFIRE
Readings of original poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction will begin at 8
p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Wilson Picnic Grove during the Roundtable
Society’s Third Annual Poetry Bonfire.
Students from all academic disciplines are welcome to participate it is noi
restricted to English or Humanities majors.
As with an “Evening of Dubious Taste,” refreshments will be served. They
will likely follow the bonfire theme of hot dogs, toasted marshmallows, and
s’mores
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 2000
Penn State Behrend will host Take Back the Night 2000 on Wednesday, Apri
26. Participants are asked to meet in the Reed Wintergarden at 7 p.m. for an
introductory talk, and the candlelit walk will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Take Back the Night is an annual call to make the night safe for Women. It
focuses primarily on promoting awareness for rape and sexual assault. The
first local Take Back the Night March took place at Penn State Behrend in the
1980\s and in succeeding years was co-sponsored with other organizations and
relocated to downtown Erie.
This year, the students involved in Women Today have decided to re-ignite
interest in this important event by sponsoring the march at Behrend. The
candlelit walk through campus will include brief talks concerning issues such
as date rape, counseling, and legal recourse for rape survivors. The event
conclude with a-speak-oa*rwh eh any pe'Hion *s
;xperience with rape or sexual assault. Counselors’ from* Belt rend will'be
participating in the march and will be available to talk to anyone present.
Following the march will be a reception in the Reed Wintergarden.
COMMENCEMENT
On Saturday, May 13, Penn State Behrend will hold its spring 2000 com
mencement. Over 250 students and their families and friends are expected to
The ceremony will be held at 12 noon on the Reed lawn with full academic
regalia. Faculty and staff will assemble in the Erie Hall classroom at 11:30
a.m. In case of rain, two ceremonies will be held in Erie Hall. The first
ceremony will begin at 12 noon, and the second at 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Ursula Davis, assistant professor of communications, will be the com-
mencement speaker.
Immediately following the program, a reception will be held in the Reeil
Building/Reed lawn to honor graduates, guests, faculty, and staff.
Those planning to attend are asked to call the Provost's Office at 898-6160
by May 1.
All Behrend organizations
and administrative offices
are invited to advertise
their events or notices on
the deacon's Calendar of
information to the Beacon by
Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. for that
week’s publication.
notices, meeting times, and
events to get the word out.
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