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The three debates are over between
Al Gore and George W. Bush, but
the campaign really starts now.
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XLVIII No. 8
College Democrats and College Republicans duel in "A Look at the Issues: A Simulated Presidential Debate."
A 'real' look at
Bush and Gore
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
One night after presidential
candidates Al Gore and George W.
Bush completed their third of three
debates, Behrend's College
Democrats and College Republicans
dueled in "A Look at the Issues: A
Simulated Presidential Debate." The
event took place in the Reed
Commons this past Wednesday,
October 18, 2000, in front of 80
students, faculty, staff and Erie
citizens. State Senator Jane Earll was
also in attendance for the debate.
The event was sponsored by the
Behrend Beacon and the Behrend
Honors Program, headed by
coordinator Dr. John Gamble.
Gamble advertised the event as, "the
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imitated in
most realistic presidential debate in
Pennsylvania."
Representatives from the College
Democrats and College Republicans,
two newly reformed groups on
campus, took on the task of acting out
the parts of Vice President Al Gore
and Texas Governor George W. Bush.
Al Gore was played by Steve Webb
and George W. Bush was played by
Dave Sandy.
The simulated debate began with
the candidates sharing their
sympathies to the families of the
victims of the terrorist act on the
U.S.S. Cole and Missouri Governor
Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane
crash earlier this week.
Opening statements made by the
candidates captured the main
platforms of the two presidential
as a team was not tough to beat. Penn State
• Behrend aced the match by winning 9-0,
therefore increasing their record to 14-2. On
October 10, the Behrend Lions played
it: Westminster, winning the match 7-2, making
their record 15-2. After such a great win against
co Westminster, Behrend played the following day,
• once again acing the match 9-0 versus Thiel,
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improving their record to 16-2. Behrend then
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candidates, with Webb stressing
Gore's concern for working, middle
class families in the United States.
Sandy followed with Bush's tax plan
and his trust for the American people
to make their own decisions.
A panelist of three Behrend faculty
members and a Behrend student asked
questions to the debaters for the first
half of the debate. Panelists included
Dr. Colleen Kelley, Dr. John Rossi,
Dr. Matt Davies and Mike Frawley,
managing editor of the Beacon.
Throughout the debate, Webb
blasted Bush's plans and policies on
his tax plan and social security. On
questions involving his personality
and relationship with Bill Clinton, he
responded, "I am my own man. I am
Al Gore."
Sandy stressed the need for a
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
staff writer
The Penn State women's tennis team has been
occupied the past few weeks completing an
extremely successful season. Preparing for the
playoffs, Behrend has played teams that Coach
Jeff Barger calls "non- conference foes." This
is also in preparation for the Alleghen: ,
Mountain Collegiate Conference
Championships.
On October 7, Penn State Behrend played
Pitt- Greensburg, whose team had the most
recent AMCC Women's tennis athlete of the
week, Lori Johnston. However, Pitt Greensburg
October 20, 2000
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smaller government that relies on
local control, putting trust back in the
American people.
A humorous exchange occurred
toward the beginning of the debate
with moderator Dr. Robert Sped
attempting to hold the candidates to
the rules. Like Gore's performances
in the real presidential debates, Webb
played the part accurately. Speel
insisted, "we have to move on now,"
before Webb continued to share his
views about Bush's idea of
government. Sandy later challenged
Webb to follow the rules, which
offered much amusement to everyone
in attendance. It added to what Dr.
Kelley called a "fun time."
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got a 7 day break before travelling to John
Carroll.
Jen Morton is in the spotlight, being
classified as one of the AMCC's "best of the
rest," winning a pair of singles and doubles
matches for the Behrend Lions.
Penn State Behrend is continuing to strive
toward their ultimate goal, winning the
playoffs. While dominating the conference,
the questions remain can Behrend repeat
the amazing performance they made last year
at the playoffs and will Julie Leininger be the
AMCC's "Most Valuable Player of the Year,"
along with Jeff Barger receiving the "Coach
of the Year" award? The Penn State Behrend
Lions plan on repeating history by winning
these awards and most importantly winning
the AMCC tournament for the fourth
consecutive year. Conference play started
in 1997 and the blue, white, and red are
expecting to maintain their tight hold on their
conference crowns.
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Engineering
program
added this
semester
by Steve Marroni
staff writer
The Master of Engineering and
Manufacturing Systems in Engi
neering program was added to the
Behrend curriculum this semester.
According to Dr. Robert J.
Simoneau, director of the School
of Engineering and Engineering
Technology, the new degree is a
practice oriented masters degree.
The degree is primarily in engi
neering, however, students must
take some business courses to
learn more about their field of
study.
"It's directed at practicing pro
fessionals who've been (working
in this field)," Simoneau said.
"We're really looking for a fairly
stable cohort of students who bring
their experience to the classroom
and interact with each other. Un
like an undergraduate program, the
people in this masters program
bring in a knowledge base as well
as take something away."
The program is part-time in the
evenings right now, but Simoneau
pointed out it may be full-time
eventually. A total of 30 credits
are required for the degree. The
curriculum includes a project or
thesis, two manufacturing systems
courses, two business courses and
a series of electives.
"I'm happy with my job, but I
want to further my career," said
Dan McCullough, a student in the
program who works as a plastics
engineer at Matrix Tools. "I'm
looking to give myself the back
ground in manufacturing and di
versify my interests."
McCullough is one of 26 stu
dents taking the major this semes
ter. Dr. Ken Saunders, who is a
professor of mechanical engineer
ing and teaches the Manufacturing
Systems Engineering course in this
major, said the wide variety of ex
perienced students brings a lot into
the classroom.
"They can take (this informa
tion) and immediately apply it to
what theyre doing on their jobs,"
Saunders said. "Everyone in here
is a graduate who has been out
working for awhile. They bring
(into the class discussions) what
they're dealing with at work and
we talk about how we're doing it
as far as theoretical development
and how that applies to what
they're seeing (at their jobs.)"
Saunders said there was a need
in the industry for a degree, which
mixes engineering and the applied
business practices. "It's based on
a real strong need in the commu
nity," Saunders said.
This is the first masters program
in the School of Engineering and
Engineering Technology.
Simoneau said he is excited about
this new, practice-oriented pro
gram. "This program shows how
Behrend is growing and maturing
into a full program school."
For more information on the
Master of Engineering and Manu
facturing Systems in Engineering
degree, contact the School of En
gineering and Engineering Tech
nology at 898-6153.