The Behrend beacon. (Erie, Pa.) 1998-current, March 30, 2001, Image 2

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BEHREND BRIEFS
Erie Insurance Group Leadership
Scholarship created
This spring the first Leadership Scholarship created with a $300,000
endowment from the Erie Insurance Group will be awarded. All outstand
ing undergraduates who are in the mathematics or management informa
tion systems program or plan to be so are eligible, with special consider
ation given to students whose parents work for the Erie Insurance Group.
Provost and Dean Dr. John M. Lilley expressed his gratitude to Erie
Insurance for an “investment that will forever benefit students and create a
pool of skilled employees for the region.” ERIE President and Chief
Executive Officer Stephen A. Milne, meanwhile, cited the benefits of the
company’s association with the college.
“Many outstanding Erie Insurance employees have graduated from Penn
State Behrend,” said Milne. “Relationships like the one we have with
Penn State Behrend help us establish connections with outstanding candi
dates early in their career development.”
Lilley addresses First Amendment
rights on campus
At the Provost’s Advisory Committee meeting on Friday, March 2,
Provost and Dean Dr. John M. Lilley expressed his commitment to main
taining a better balance between community standards of decency and
First Amendment rights of students in campus events.
Praising University President Graham Spanier for the skillful manner in
which he addressed the question posed to him at the legislative budget
hearings in Harrisburg, Lilley reiterated that First Amendment rights will
always be upheld while finding an appropriate way to present events to the
college community.
Director of Student Affairs Ken Miller added that he and his staff have
frequent communication with student groups, and they work together to
determine where an event which may be deemed offensive to some may
be placed so as to accommodate all parties concerned.
REDC architect selection process to begin
Senior Associate Provost and Senior Associate Dean Dr. Jack Burke
announced that the process of naming an architect for the construction of
the Research and Economic Development Center (REDC) will most likely
begin this month. The committee is expected to make a selection ten
weeks after the initial meeting.
Burke went on to note that the next round of meetings whose purpose is
to enhance collaboration among regional universities and colleges will
occur this month.
11:00 A complainant reported a skunk acting funny by the
dumpsters outside of Perry Hall. Upon arrival P&S
found a multitude of trash left outside the dumpster
and that the skunk had been eating out of trash bags
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17:50 A complainant reported that there were cars driving
down the sidewalk to the ARC and asked that P&S
block the sidewalk off.
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'A complainant reported that someone keyed the
driver’s side of his vehicle.
An officer was dispatched to the apartment quad for
an excessive noise complaint
While driving toward Lawrence Hall an officer
observed students leaving the building. It was
determined that a fire alarm had been activated.
While on last call a student reported to P&S that her
friend had been missing since 11:00 a.m.
Officers were dispatched to the Tiffany Hall after
receiving a complaint of excessive noise and
possible underaged drinking.
An officer was advised that several students could
not get into the main entrance to Lawrence Hall
with their keys. An officer attempted to get in with
an assigned key, but could not either. The assistant
manager of Housing & Food Services was called.
A student called to report that other students were
making excessive noise.
There was an accident on Jordan Road. An officer
assisted the driver until P&S arrived.
A complainant reported the theft of her purse from
the library computer lab.
A complainant reported that someone had broken
the window in the small door at the SW comer of
the Bursar’s office.
Did they add a zero-gravity training room to the ARC? How else could these students' hair do that? That
building must be way more state-of-the-art than we thought. No wonder it took so long to finish.
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Piano trio concludes Music at Noon series
by Andrea Bolton
staff writer
Musical notes bellowed throughout the
Reed Wintergarden on Monday, March 26,
during the Triple Helix performance,
which was a part of Music at Noon: The
Logan Wintergarden Series. Students, fac
ulty, and community members sat in as the
group expressed a variety of moods and
emotions through the use of three instru
ments. The group consists of violin played
by Bayla Keyes, Lois Shapiro on the pi
ano, and cello played by Rhonda Rider.
The group explained each piece, the his
tory on why it was written, and the mood
that is portrayed in each movement. The
first piece, by Joseph Haydn, was very
light and happy, whereas the second piece,
by Dmitri Shostakovich, was about World
War II and Soviet Russia. Keyes explained
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it as a piece that expressed Shostakovich’s
fear of the KGB. She said that this piece
was written in memory of the Jews killed
in WWII.
While in Erie the itinerary of Triple He
lix consisted of a performance at Diehl El
ementary School, a presentation to the mu
sic appreciation class at Behrend, and the
performance in the Reed Wintergarden.
Wellesley College in Boston, Massachu
setts, is home to this lively trio. The group
has received excellent reviews from the
Boston Globe. Triple Helix was formed
in 1995 and is already internationally
known for its talent. The trio resides in
Boston, lecturing and performing in recit
als. In addition to their association with
Wellesley, the ensemble has also held resi
dencies at Monadnock Music and
Skidmore College. The members of the
trio are also faculty at many universities
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in the Boston area. They have debuted six
teen works that were written specifically
for the trio since 1995.
The Logan series began eleven years ago
and is supported through gifts from the
Harry A. Logan, Jr. Foundation. Kay Lo
gan, a local music teacher who had the de
sire to expose students to the music major
is keeping her late husband’s spirit alive
through this foundation. Kay married
into the wealth of Harry Logan’s family,
and after he passed away, she became com
mitted to carrying out her husband’s dream
in exposing and educating students in the
fine and performing arts. Kay Logan and
Marty Merkeley, vice president and direc
tor of programming at the Chautauqua In
stitute, invite the musicians that partici
pate in the Logan Wintergarden Series.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30,2001
PHOTO BY BECKY WEINDORF
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