Trigon
Washington D.C.
by Rob Wynne
associate editor
On Sunday, April 30, five members
of Trigon will voice their opinion in
the nation’s capital by marching in the
4“' annual “Millennium March,” a gay
rights demonstration that is aimed at
increasing gay and lesbian awareness.
Trigon is an organization comprised
of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender students and faculty here
on Behrend campus.
The event, which will consist of a
march and a rally, will be
complemented with a number of guest
speakers who include Tanya Smith,
Rev. Troy Perry, Duane Cramer, and
Anthony Planck. There are also a
number of planned activities going on
for the group over Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. The march will be only
one of the many projects that
Behrend’s club has participated in.
Earlier this semester, Trigon
sponsored the Safer Sex Cabaret, as
well as guest speaker Karen Williams.
“The purpose of the Millennium
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to march
March is to energize and galvanize the
GLBT and supportive communities to
work for equality at the state, local,
and national levels, strengthen the
overall movement for equal rights and
empower and inspire voters for the
2000 elections,” said Dianne Hardy-
Garcia, co-executive director of the
event.
Trigon’s advisor, Dr. John
Champagne, emphasized that it was
the students who planned this trip out.
They sought minimal help from
Champagne when it came to
registering for the march.
"Some students have really gone
out on a limb here," said Champagne
about the group. He is pleased that
many students are coming forward
and expressing their opinions about
the issue of sexual orientation.
There are over 30 sponsors for the
march, some of which include The
Advocate, “Planet Out,” and United
Airlines
Altoona and University Park
campuses will be sending members
to the march as well.
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Honors and Awards
Convocation
Sunday, April 30,2000
2:00 p.m.
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Pledging continued from front page
to pledge. The list must be handed in
on the Monday of Rush Week. By
Wednesday of the same week, the
Student Activities Office will return
a confirmed list of all eligible
members that the fraternity bid.
The anonymous phone call
informing Pelasky that KDR was
pledging an ineligible man was in
reference to KDR omitting names
from that list of bids handed to
Arrest continued from front page
mination as to who did what on what
date and time to Dr. Khalilollahi’s
computer. He (Mr. Weaver) has been
very cooperative to the investiga-
On April 18, Allen interviewed
Zalonis, and the student admitted that
he went into Khalilollahi’s office to
uninstall the illegal software. Soon af
terwards, campus police had a search
warrant for Zalonis’ on-campus apart
ment.
Police found fifteen photocopies of
University key cuts, a lock pick set,
and two books about lock picking.
Zalonis stated that he intended to use
them to get into the office.
After his arraignment on Tuesday
April 18, Zalonis was released on
$25,000 unsecured bond. He would
owe the court that amount if he is not
present for his preliminary hearing
scheduled May 4th at Mark Krahe’s
Reunion continued from front page
Express concert on Saturday.
Campus tours will be ongoing
throughout the weekend so that
alumni who haven’t been back to the
campus in a while can witness first
hand the growth and changes that
have taken place.
In the past Behrend has had
difficulty in attracting alumni back to
the school. Ed Blaguszewski,
manager of publications and
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Student Activities. When the
evidence was brought forth to the
judicial board. Agnoli plead guilty.
Agnoli stated, “we came clean. We
took responsibility for
unacceptable behavior."
Eckl realizes, “it's our job as peers
to regulate what they do." He added,
“it's the first time that IFC took a
stand on something they believe in.”
“IFC handled it well. They did
Harborcrcek Township Office.
Zalonis was not available for com-
Additiona! charges will soon be
filed against another student who is
believed to have served as an accom
plice to Zalonis. Zalonis, who is an
electrical engineering major, is en
rolled in two of Khalilollahi’s classes.
Khalilollahi, who is an assistant pro
fessor of mechanical engineering,
stated, “since this case is currently
undergoing legal procedures, I pre
fer not to comment at this time.”
The University views computer
crimes as a very serious issue. Bill
Donahue remarked, “this incident is
a serious matter. It involves breeches
of both the laws of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania and Univer
sity policies. The University does not
take these infractions lightly.”
The Network Security Office,
university relations, explained that
since Behrend was originally a two
year school, it was hard for the school
to garner a large alumni interest in
returning. Also problematic was the
fact that until about ten years ago, the
majority of students only attended
Behrend for a few years before
moving on to University Park. The
dual allegiance that many students
had made it difficult to encourage
what they had to do,” added Agnoli.
“IFC has to remain strong in
situations like this.”
When the KDR suspension is up,
they must, according to a report
written by the head of the judicial
board Michael Chase, “present that
they have brothers in good grade
standings in accordance to the IFC
constitution, be in good standing with
their nationals, and have not
which is located at University Park,
monitors all Penn State campuses for
illegal computer activity. Computer
awareness will be raised on campus.
Linda Lombardi, Associate Director
of Student Affairs, stated, “it is im
perative that students read and fully
understand our computer policies.
There are resources that provide this
information such as the Penn State
web site and the Student Guide to
General University Policies and
Rules. If a student has questions about
the policies, they can contact the
Computer Center or The Office of
Student Affairs. The University views
computer misuse as a serious viola
tion that can lead to Police and Safety
involvement and/or University sanc
tions. For the Fall 2000, we are look-
ing to incorporate computer policy
awareness into the orientation pro-
gram.”
them to come back to Behrend
However, the situation at Behrend
has changed greatly in the past decade
or so. The majority of students now
stay at Behrend, and they acquire four
year degrees. As the school ages and
gains more maturity, so does its
alumni support network. The Penn
State Behrend Alumni Association,
though still young compared to the
networks of older, more established
conducted any new member
initiations. In addition they must also
present an outline of their rush
program for approval by IFC and
have a University recognized
advisor.”
The report continued, “if these
requirements are not met by the
beginning of the Fall 2001 semester,
the suspension will continue as long
as the 11C' judieial board feels fit.”
PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER
Dr. Khalilollahi’s office door that
was broken into last week.
institutions, has been growing in
membership and involvement.
Within the next year, the Office of
Development and University
Relations will be hiring a full time
Alumni Director so that the school
will be able to concentrate more fully
on alumni relations.
More information about the reunion
can be found at www.pserie.psu.edu/
olumne ws/2000reunion/2000. htm.