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Three SGA Freshman Senate seats
were filled in an election this past
week. A vacant seat was also filled
by secret ballot
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Staff Editorial: Presidential
candidates need to expand their
focus on issues. Take it to the mat
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Behrend's fall play is just around
the corner. Final preparations are
being made.
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The opening week of the Sydney
Games has the U.S. atop the medal
standings...again.
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PHOTO BY BECKY WEINDORF
The parallel parking spots added to the lower Reed lot are only a small attempt to fix the parking problem on campus.
Parking problems being addressed
Parking for residents, commuters,
faculty, and staff has become a very
hot topic on campus this semester.
With enrollment up slightly and
physical growth abounding, many
have brought up the loaded question,
"What's being done about parking'?"
Some problems that have been
more frequently debated include
midday traffic jams on College
Avenue and Jordan Road, the
routing of commuter students to the
Jordan Road Parking Lot, and the
temporary parking locations for
resident students.
In a recent interview, Mr. William
Donahue, manager of safety and
security at Penn State Behrend,
explained the parking situations
occurring on campus in an attempt
to dispel rumors many of which
are incorrect.
Behrend campus grows due to generous gifts
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Behrend is obviously in the midst of
major construction projects. Some of
these projects like the ARC and ball
field construction, classroom
renovations, and the addition of
elevators in Reed and the Stairtower
are very obvious to students. However,
there are several other construction
projects occurring around campus that
are not as obvious to students.
A new observatory is being
constructed behind the Otto Behrend
Science Building. Funded by a gift
from the Mehalso Family, one unusual
aspect of the observatory will be its
handicap accessibility.
According to Dr. Roger Knacke,
professor of physics and director of the
School of Science, a new walkway has
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"Anyone who says we don't have
adequate parking on campus is
confusing 'adequate' with
'convenient,' and it's not the same
thing," Donahue said.
One of the louder grievances
commuter students have been
expressing so far is the routing of cars
to the Jordan Road Parking Lot when
students want to park near the
Engineering Complex on the west
side of campus. Many have
complained that they are being sent
to this lot even though they have seen
available spots in the west lots.
Donahue explained that this
instance occurs a few days a week
because more people are trying to
park in the west lots than there are
people trying to leave basically,
turnover is not happening quickly
enough. Police and Safety will then
direct incoming commuters to the
Jordan Lot until enough cars have left
campus, freeing up room in the west
been constructed leading up to the new
observatory that will be wheelchair
accessible. Also, a video monitor
outside will display the sights from
inside. "The monitor will be installed
in an outdoor area adjacent to the
telescope so everyone will be able to
participate in the observing program,"
Knacke explained.
The observatory will be used for
astronomical viewing after the Open
House in Astronomy Nights
throughout the school year. Also, it
will be used in conjunction with several
classes, namely ASTRO 001, 010, 011,
292, and 293.
Knacke said that the existing
observatory will be kept in operation
even after the new one is in use. The
old observatory, whose telescope was
installed in the late 1970 s by the now
retired Dr. Keith Hagenbuch, will be
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lots. Even though there may be some
spots available in the west lots,
allowing large amounts of traffic
through this area in both directions at
the same time will, in the end, create
more of a delay than simply sending
incoming cars to other lots, according
to Donahue.
The main remedy Donahue
recommends in this situation is for
commuters to alter their arrival times.
He said that if students could arrive
just five to 10 minutes earlier, many
of the traffic routing and traffic jams
could be avoided.
Another comment that students
have made regarding commuter
parking is that Police and Safety sold
more parking permits this year than
the campus has actual spaces for. In
actuality, this occurs every year: the
number of permits sold versus the
number of actual parking spaces is not
a one-to-one ratio it is almost a two
to-one ratio, Donahue explained.
used for student research projects
Also under construction is the multi
faith chapel and carillon on Jordan
Road, which is being funded by a
donation from Larry and Kathryn
Smith. The Floyd and Juanita Smith
Carillon will feature a full complement
of 48 bells, which will play four full
octaves. In a recent press release,
carilloneur Mr. Richard Watson of
Meeks, Watson, and Company added,
"ninety-five percent of the music
published for the carillon can be played
on four octaves. This size permits
teaching and practice of almost the
entire literature of carillon music."
The bells for the Larry and Kathryn
Smith Chapel should arrive by August
2001, according to Mr. John Ream,
director of operations.
Knowledge Park is another area of
construction. The new Center for
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The reasoning behind this is that
not every commuter student parks on
campus at the same time; while there
are time periods that are busier than
others, some people are here only in
the mornings, some only in the
evenings, and some come and go all
day at various intervals. To have the
same number of parking spaces as
there are permits would leave a large
amount of unfilled spaces, which the
University and, eventually, the
students would have to pay to
maintain.
However, the situation is different
in the resident parking lots. Because
most resident vehicles are parked on
campus the majority of the time, the
number of permits sold is equal to
the number of spaces the lots have.
Due to this limitation, there is a cap
on the number of permits Police and
Safety will sell, and this year several
Parking continued on page 2
Advanced Manufacturing is now
underway with an expected completion
date of January 2001. This advanced
skills technical center will include high
bay areas for large equipment,
computer labs, traditional classrooms,
and offices. According to Dr. Robert
Light, associate dean and associate
provost, "the center will benefit the
college by providing opportunities for
engineering and engineering
technology to gain access to machining
and other advanced manufacturing
equipment [Behrend does] not
currently have."
Also to be added to Knowledge Park
this fall is the second Multi-tenant
Building, for which two potential
tenants are currently being negotiated.
The tenants selected to reside in the
park are chosen by the partnership
forming possibilities they present to the
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New
business
degree
available
by Steve Marroni
staff writer
Behrend students can now enroll in
International Business, a new major
added to the School of Business this
semester.
"The economy is becoming
glohalized," said Dr. Kenneth Louie,
associate professor of economics and
in-charge faculty member of the
International Business major. "We
wanted a program that would give
(students) not only the classroom
theory, but also practical, hands on
application with respect to
globalization."
According to Louie, when students
major in International Business, they
must have a second major as well.
The course requirements include four
major international business courses
in economics, finance, marketing and
management. A foreign language and
at least three credits studied abroad
are also needed to complete the major.
"We feel that package will expose
the students to a very important
(understanding of the) contemporary
business environment," Louie said.
"I think the program they have here
is set up very, very well," said
Majoris, a third semester student
planning to change her major from
communications to International
Business. "(With having to choose)
another business major, that's going
to make me more marketable as a
graduate."
With two majors and some time
abroad, International Business may
seem like a difficult major to take if
one plans to graduate in four years.
"It's possible. You just have to be
serious about it," Majoris said. "I
have a full schedule all the time. You
have to be a student and know what
your goals are. You have to look
ahead and make a schedule of all the
classes you need to take and how long
it will take you to take them. I'm
definitely squeezing it."
"We're getting quite a bit of
interest," Louie said. "We are having
a lot of requests for information. We
expect it to grow substantially as the
major progresses in the next couple
of years."
There will be an information
session on the International Business
major on Wednesday, September 27,
at 5:00 p.m. in Room 113 of the Reed
Building.
campus, Light stated
One final area of construction that
few students would be aware of is the
renovation of Logan House on Station
Road, which houses the Office of
Development and University
Relations. The formerly unused third
floor of this restored house is being
converted into much needed office
space. With the addition of Office
Manager Mary Anne Geary last winter
and the search under way for an alumni
director, the space is in dire need,
Loretta Brandon, public information
assistant, explained.
This new space, which will
hopefully be ready by November 1,
2000, will provide office area for the
manager of university relations, the
public information assistant, a staff
assistant, and several work study
students.