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CRIME ON C AVIPCS
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various campuses around
Pennsylvania
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PHOTO ESSAY
Behrend students experience
the ups and downs of this
election
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WORLDOE
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two classic series into a
thrilling “embrace”
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XLVIII No. 11
BLAME FLORIDA
Florida holds key to presidency; overseas ballots hold key to Florida
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
And then there was Florida.
After a night of projections and
different scenarios that could give the
presidency to either Vice President A 1
Gore or Texas Governor George W.
Bush, it has come down to one state;
more specifically, about 10,000
overseas absentee ballots. With Gore
leading the electoral votes 260-246
with only Florida and the 7 electoral
votes of Oregon remaining, a win in
Florida would secure a victory for
either candidate, putting them over the
270 electoral votes needed to win the
presidency.
It wasn’t until after two media
projections and two media retractions
in Florida, and a concession and a
retraction of a concession by Gore,
that the state of Florida began a
recount. The results of the recount
brought the race for the presidency
even closer. Florida will not pick an
official winner until the overseas
ballots are counted. This will hold off
the results for another ten days.
Election day proved to be one of
the most historic ever with the
extreme closeness of the race.
Early Tuesday night, Florida was
projected by all three networks to
belong to Gore. Shortly after, Bush
retreated to his governor’s mansion
with his immediate family where he
told reporters that he didn’t believe
that the projections were accurate,
saying that the absentee ballots
(expected to be in favor of Bush)
which had accumulated to nearly one
million in number, had not been
counted.
FLORIDA
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Pitching in a New Era
ARC DEDICATED - The Athletics and Recreation Center (ARC) was dedicated on
Thursday, November 9, 2000 in front of a crowd filled with students, faculty, staff, and
alumni. (L to R) SGA President Jen Miles, Penn State Board of Trustees Chair Edward P.
“Ted” Junker, Behrend Provost and Dean John Lilley, Behred Council of Fellows Chair
PC. “Hoop” Roche, and Penn State President Graham Spanier throw commemorative
sports balls into the pool. Many officers of other organizations and members of sports
teams were also on hand to proclaim their Penn State pride. SGA President Miles led the
Penn State cheer. The atmosphere was even more energetic due to the pep band,
cheerleaders, and dance team.
Behrend students Tim Effrig and Ryan Loughlin watch CNN’s coverage of the race for
No surprises
by Mike Frawley
managing edi tor
While the presidential election
may still be up in the air, things at
die local level went as most people
expected them to. Every incumbent
that was running for re-election won
their race, while one empty seat
stayed with the party that held it
before it was vacated. One surprising
fact at the local level was the low
voter turnout for such a close and
hard fought election.
November 10, 2000
in local elections
The race in Pennsylvania that
received the most national attention
was the U.S. Senate race, with first
term Republican senator Rick
Santorum running for re-election
against Democrat Ron Klink. With
the Republican majority in the Senate
being very slim, the Democrats were
hoping to recapture control by
defeating some freshmen senators like
Santorum. Santorum defeated Klink
by 330,000 votes to help the
Republicans retain Senate control.
In the race for U.S. Representative
PHOTO BY DOUG SMITH
BY KATI
lorida.
from the 21 st Congressional District
which includes Erie, Crawford, and
Mercer Counties, incumbent
Republican Phil English soundly
defeated his Democratic opponent
Dr. Mark Flitter by a nearly 20,000
vote margin. This will be English’s
fourth term in Congress in the same
seat that Governor Tom Ridge held
before his successful run for
governor.
LOCAL RESULTS
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Blair receives Behread's
Alumni Fellow Award
bv Liz Hayes
news editor
The 2000 Alumni Fellow Award
was presented on Thursday,
November 9, to Mr. Donald Blair, a
1952 graduate of Penn State. Behrend
Provost and Dean Dr. John Lilley and
Penn State President Dr. Graham
Spanier presented Mr. Blair w ith the
award during a reception in the
Wintergarden, which was followed by
a pri\ ate dinner at Logan House with
friends of the University and former
Alumni Fellow recipients.
The presentation began with an
introduction by Dr. Lilley, who
identified all the former Fellows in
attendance. Awardees included Mr.
George Sample (‘99), Mr. Robert
Met/gar ('96), Mr. Richard
Fasenmyer (‘9l), and Mr. Edward
Junker (’B7).
After Dr. Lilley’s introduction, Dr.
Spanier took the stage and further
explained the significance of the
Alumni Fellow Award. This award is
the most prestigious honor given by
the Penn State Alumni Association.
Since it was first given in 1973, it has
honored a select group of alumni who
are recognized as leaders in their
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Students
silenced
by Erie
election
officials
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
In an election where every vote
counted in the presidential election
and some local/state races, many
Behrend students who filled out forms
to register to vote were prevented
from voting due to problems in the
Erie County voting system.
In an attempt to get Behrend
students registered, several Behrend
organizations set up voter registration
booths on campus, where students
could fill out the form and be
registered. According to the
presidents of College Republicans
and College Democrats at Behrend,
all forms that were filled out at their
respective booths were handed in
before the deadline. After every day,
the forms that had been filled out were
taken directly to the voter registration
office in Erie.
The Beacon, which set up its booth
in a last minute push to get students
registered, handed in 100 forms on
Tuesday, October 10.
Problems arose when the College
Republicans Secretary Rebecca
Motter and student Mat Bocian had
not received their registration forms
as of late last week. Motter contacted
the Erie County Voter Registration
SILENCED
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professional fields. The University’s
Board of Trustees has designated the
title of Alumni Fellow as permanent
and lifelong.
Dr. Spanier also commented on the
design of the actual medallion. Dr.
John Cook , a professor emeritus of
Visual Arts at Penn State, designed the
award, which depicts the pillars of Old
Main.
The podium was then turned over
to Mr. Blair himself. Mr. Blair first
joked with the audience, stating that
the Council was not yet certain if he
had won the award because the
absentee votes in Florida had not yet
been counted. He also continued the
comments Dr. Lilley and Dr, Spanier
had made about his difficulty in
calling the campus Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College, and not The
Behrend Center - as it was called
when he went to school here. Blair
was a member of the first class to
attend the College.
Blair also joked that he had spent
more time in class on Thursday than
he had his whole first year of college.
Blair visited three classes throughout
BLAIR
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