Fun in the Summer Sun
Communications 001 students find ways to keep in touch, in shape and in tune this summer
Spending a Spectacular Summer in Erie
hv Mike Nies
staff writer
Witli April coniine to an end. and
summer vacation almost here you
may he wondering how you are go
ing to spend all of your free time. If
you plan on staying in Erie for the
summer, keeping those few precious
summer days filled with fun ami your
evening's action packed might seem
like an insurmountable task.
Those beautiful summer day s that
turn into glorious nights of partying
until the sun comes up are a sparse
commodity in the great city of
“Dreary Firie" I know you're not go
ing to want to waste your long awaited
summer vacation sleeping in until
noon and sitting in front of the idiot
box all day
So I have a few suggestions to help
you make your summer one that for
years to come will keep you and your
friends saying. “Remember the sum
mer of 2000 when we...”
One unique thing that Erie has to
offer is Presque Isle. So take advan-
Hot Deals on Summer Health Club Memberships
by Matt Baser
staff writer
American Fitness
1596 W, 38th Street
866-8818
3 months for $75, no initiation fee.
Free weights, cardio machines,
hammer strength and cybex ma
chines, and the “best prices in
Erie” for weightlifting supple
ments, according to Mike, the
owner.
Family First Fitness Center
8155 Oliver Road
866-5425
3 months for $139, no initiation fee.
Free weights, cardio machines,
nautilus, rock climbing, tread
mills, hammer strength. Aerobics
and spinning classes. Personal
Too much music to cram into one article
If you're like me, you can set at least some of your memories to music
like a personal soundtrack. When I think hack to certain events, I often
remember the songs that were popular at the time, different songs that caught
my attention, and especially songs that 1 heard performed live.
From county fairs to sold-out stadium shows, concerts are usually a high
light of summer vacation. With spring here, the summer concert scene is
picking up steam, and no matter what your taste, budget, or location, there’s
a show out there awaiting your arrival (and ticket sale). The local line up is
about to turn the sparks of sporadic performances into a blazing hot sum
mer season...hopefully our PA summer will prove to be the same! Check
out what’s happening in just the next few weeks alone: (Please note: Many
acts will be playing numerous concerts in the area. In such cases, only one
show has been listed.)
Buzz Poets: April 22, Gateway Clipper, Pittsburgh, PA
Bruce Springsteen/E St. Bund: April 25. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Oasis: April 25, A J Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Arthur: April 25, Benedum, Pittsburgh, PA
Our Lady Peace: April 26, Gannon Univ., Erie, PA
Veruca Salt: May 6, Club Laga, Pittsburgh, PA
Clarks: May 6. Ohio Northern Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Violinist Andres C’ardenes: May 6, Heinz. Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
Mad Professor: May 6, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Craig Karges: May 6, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh. PA
Train: May 9, Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA
The Gas Giants: May 9. Metropol. Pittsburgh. PA
Quiet Riot: May 10, Banana Joe’s, Pittsburgh, PA
UFO: May 11. Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OH
Reba McFntire: May 12, Starlake Amp, Burgetlstown, PA
Live: May 14. Warner Theatre, Erie, PA
Vertical Horizon: Sunday, May 14. Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA
Jerry the Iceman Butler: May 16, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA
This truly is only the tip of the concert iceberg for the immediate area.
Many very popular and very talented (one does not imply the other...) per
formers and artists w ill be making their rounds this summer, and huge events
from X-Fest to Oz.z.fest are sure to be a smash. Keep your eyes open to the
music scene for more information, and visit websites that keep you up
dated, such as htip://guide.yahoo.com/tg/metros.html?majorcat=Music and
http://www.theconcertweb.com/pu.html
1 suggest you take a chance by going to some unfamiliar concerts as well.
You may just stumble across something you really enjoy, and catch a brand
new group on their w ay to superstardom. Remember, they all started some
where.
tage of this beautiful natural resource
and all the many things it has to offer.
There is a 14-mile long trail that loops
around it. The island is great for roller
blading, bike riding, running and
viewing some very unique
wildlife habitats that
can be found no
where else in the
Presque
Isle also has
6 1/2 miles of
sand v
beaches, so
whet h e r
you're look
ing for a quiet
place to relax
and catch some
rays, or a livelier
place to scope for
beach babes or guys
you can find it at Presque Isle. Beach
6 has sand volleyball nets, and Bundy
Beach (beach 10) has the best aero
batic kite tlying this side of the lake.
training available.
Nautilus Fitness and Raquet Club
2312 W. 15th Street
459-3033
www.nautilusfitness.com
3 months for $139, no initiation fee.
Flee one-day memberships to those
considering joining.
Free weights cardio machines, nau
tilus and hammer strength machines
pool, sauna, track, and racquetball
courts. Aerobics and aquatics classes
and personal training available.
Pennbriar Athletic Club
190 and Route 97, behind Days Inn
825-8111
May 1 - August 31 for $134 (indi
vidual), no initiation fee.
May 1 - August 31 for $139 (family -
husband, wife, children under 21), no
hv Leanne Acklin
staff writer
Are you ready tor more? On
Presque Isle, the tun doesn't stop
when the sun goes down. Surah's
Campground is located at the base of
Presque Isle, and you can gel a
beachfront camping spot
for less than the cost
of 2 tickets to ;t
across from
Waldanteer Park
is Peninsula Drive-
In, one of the last
drive-in theaters left in the country.
Just thinking about it brings memo
ries Hooding back to me. I only tiope
that it isn't torn down this summer to
initiation fee.
Free weights, cardio machines, nau
tilus and cybex machines, track, in
door pool, and outdoor wave pool. Use
of the tennis and racquetbali courts
is extra. Aerobics and spinning classes
and personal training available.
Willie Blank’s Learning and Fitness
Center
2169 W. 12th Street
454-0975
Per month unlimited use, $45, no ini
tiation fee.
26 classes held each week, members
may attend as many as they like.
Facilities include free weights and
nautilus machines.
Eastside YMCA 2101 Nagle Road
899-9622
Downtown YMCA 31 W. JOth Street
New friends and old: staying in touch this summer
by Kristin (Jrudowski
stall Writer
As the end of the semester ap
proaches, students have more on their
minds than final exams and boxing
belongings. Saying good-bye to the
friends you spend basically every
waking second with can get messy,
and it’s all going to go down in less
than a month.
Experienced students know' the dif
ficulty, or perhaps the relict, of leav
ing friends they are
surrounded by on a
day to day basis.
First-year students,
on the other hand,
must prepare to weep
and wallow in grief
and self-pity on ac
count of the heartfelt
separations that will
occur during the first
weekend of May.
So how will
Behrend students
deal with the empti
ness that will follow
their return to home?
And what about ad
justing to friends
from high school who
have been absent
from much of their
lives the past eight
months?
Emily Wyman
(Psy, 02) met her best
friends in her dorm.
Perry Hall, within her
first week of school at
Behrend. “I had my
best friends from
high school, but be
cause I was living
with these girls, we
became so much closer than I was
make way for some new pile of crap
that this city doesn't need.
Waldameer Water Park is another
great little place to escape the hot and
sultry days Erie summers have a ten
dency to bring. If you golf, Erie
County has ;t few excellent public golf
courses: Crab Apple Ridge, on Route
19 going toward Waterford; Gospel
Hill on Steimer Rd.. right across from
the Gospel Hill Cemetery on Station
Road; Elk Valley, on Van Camp Rd.
of Route 98. running through Girard
from Erie to Meadville; and by far the
most beautiful public course within
100 miles of here, the Upper Course
at Peek'll Peak.
movie
Tinseltown.
Be I i e v e
me, in the
riaht corn-
will be a
niuht to re-
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Right at the
top of the hill
This is only a short list of the many
wonderful summer activities Erie has
to offer. I have lived in Erie for a long
time, so believe me when 1 say this.
Although Erie winters start far too
early, downright suck while they're
here, and never seem to end, the sum -
mer is a whole hell of a lot better.
Anybody who has lived in Erie for a
while will testify to that.
452-3261
Glenwood Park YMCA 3727
Cherry Street 868-0867
County YMCA 12285 YMCA
Drive (Edlnboro) 734-5700
At Eastside YMCA, Behrend stu
dents with valid ID receive $20.97
monthly membership w ith no ini
tiation fee (normally $80). Mem
bership Is valid at all four Erie
area YMCAs.
Facilities include indoor and out
door pools.
**This, by no means, lists every
thing that each facility has to of
fer. Before you consider joining
any health club, visit the facility
and ask for a tour. Most will be
happy to oblige.**
with my group from home. These girls
see me laugh, cry; they are with me
on my good days and my bad days,"
Wyman commented. “We're all go
ing to be busy this summer, but we
are planning to visit each others’
hometowns and meet in Erie a lew
times too.
Many students feel optimistic about
the duration of their new-found
friendships, but some are more con
cerned with re-establishing their high
school friendships back home.
Question of the Season
What are you looking forward
TO DOING THIS SUMMER?
“I'm travelling to France for vacation and
then working in Colorado for the rest of
the summer.”
Molly Means, 02, Biology
“I’m going to Wildwood N.J., then
Philadelpia. And I’m planning on go
ing to Hershey Park for the Red Hot
Chilli Peppers and Foo Fighters. I’m
also going to see Dave Matthews Band
in Pittsburgh.”
Jeff Senita, 02, Computer Science
“Heading to Indiana and visiting fam
ily, and then I’m going to be working
on the farm at PSU main campus.”
Scott Coon, 02, Animal Sciences
“I’m going to stay in Erie and work at
the Erie Sports Store. I’m also going
to run a lot.”
Mark Suroviec, 06, Psychology
“I’m going to work and spend time at
my camp in Franklin and work out a
lot.”
Jay Davids, 06, Accounting
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Lauren Eisenhuth, (MET, 02) will
be busy this summer becoming reac
quainted with friends from high
school. “I’m not worried about los
ing the friendships I have made this
year. We’re all going to go home and
be with our other friends, but no one
will forget about each other.”
Experienced students have been
able to find a balance between rejoin
ing high school cliques and maintain
ing the new friendships established
through college. Adam Skrzypek
PHOTO BY KRISTIN GRUDOWSKI
I ppp v
(BUS, 06) now lives in Erie during
the summer to work and keep in touch
with friends he has met at Behrend.
"A lot of my friends stay in the area
over the summer, and those who don’t
stay around come and visit," said
Skrzypek. "As you get older, you see
less and less of your high school
friends. The friends that you still sec
after you’ve been in school for a few
years are people who will be with you
the rest of your life.”
First-year students have no reason
to fret. There are a
number of ways to
keep in touch with and
visit new friends, and
re-establishing high
school friendships
can’t exactly be classi
fied as an excruciating
task. The childhood
song: “Make new
friends, and keep the
old. One is silver and
the other's gold,"
makes this situation
sound so simple, but it
really isn’t. To make
the process a little
easier on yourself, re-
member you can e
mail or phone your
friends as often as you
deem necessary. You
could have your
friends visit your town
or venture to their’s. If
transportation is a
problem, jump on the
Greyhound. Although
the differences in at
mosphere and in
friends may not seem
common at first, you
will adjust just as stu
dents before you have.