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Cold Steve Austin made
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XLVIII No. 25
Hovis, Lewis win SGA election
Voter turnout
down from last
year's election
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
Turnout may not have been as high
as last year's Student Government As
sociation elections, but at least it was
Brandi Hovis and Clint Lewis beat
Keenan Hansen and Traci Hamm 190-
126 for the positions of president and
vice president for the 2001-2002 aca
demic school year.
"I thank everyone that voted and
supported us in the election. I cannot
wait to start working towards our plat
forms for the student body," said
Hovis.
According to a statement provided
by Hovis and Lewis, their platform
includes taking care of "unfinished
business.'
The president/vice president elect,
also wish to increase involvement in
SGA and SGA involvement in orga-
nizations on campus
Current SGA president Jen Miles
is very confident that Hovis and Lewis
can work with the senators to get their
goals accomplished.
"They have both served SGA ex
cgedingly well during their terms as
secretary and treasurer," said Miles.
"They have the knowledge and the
background to understand the prob
Empty Bowl is feast for Behrend's Reality Check
by Hillary Hawranko
staff writer
A bowl of soup, a piece of bread, and some wa
ter may not sound like the ideal meal to many, but
for a lot of people, it's a feast. On Tuesday, Real
ity Check, a Behrend service organization, spon
sored the first Empty Bowl Dinner at Behrend.
Those who participated gave a donation of $2 and
received soup, bread, and water. The meal that was
served demonstrated what some people who are
less fortunate than others eat to survive. Proceeds
benefited the Second Harvest Food Bank in Erie.
This event turned out to be a success even though
it was never held before on Behrend's campus.
Thirty-five guests attended, the majority being
Behrend students. The Empty Bowl Dinner was
able to raise $lOO, the equivalent of $l7OO in food
lems that face the student body as well
as the clubs and organizations that fall
under SGA," Miles added.
Only 316 students turned ittur to
vote in this year's presidential elec
tion, a far cry from the 490 students
who voted last year.
"There was a lot of controversy that
surrounded last year's election. It's
for the hungry in Erie. The amount of money raised
for the Second Harvest Food Bank was not the only
positive feature of Tuesday evening's event, how
ever.
Two students who attended the Alternative
Spring Break in Baltimore, Md., were able to share
their experiences with the other guests. Robin
Sampogna has taken previous mission trips and felt
that the one to Baltimore would be a different ex
perience. Sampogna, along with 10 other Behrend
students and Father Jeff Lucas, visited
Christopher's Place, a group home for men recov
ering from drug and alcohol addiction.
During their stay, Behrend students ate dinner
and played games with the residents. It made these
people happy to have visitors there to talk to and
share their experiences.
Also while in Baltimore, the Behrend group vol-
APRIL 6, 2001
unfortunate to say, but controversy
breeds publicity which increases turn
out," said Miles. "Keenan, Traci,
Brandi and Clint didn't want contro
versy, so turnout wasn't nearly as
high."
"I wish that there would have been
a better voter turnout, but that is some
thing to work on in the future," said
In last year's controversial election,
Miles and Clint Skillen won in a land
slide over Demian Blair and Mike
Frawley, 401-89. This year's deficit
was only a 64-vote margin.
"I am happy the election was a close
race," said Hovis of this year's elec
tion. "It showed that all of the candi-
unteered at Our Daily Bread, a soup kitchen serv
ing between 600 and 1,000 hungry people a day.
The volunteers were able to interact with the less
fortunate while serving them warm meals.
Sampogna commented that her experience in Balti
more allowed her to "learn about what else goes on
in the world."
Also speaking at the dinner was Pamela Weber, a
representative of Project Hope. Project Hope is a
non-profit organization in Erie that works with the
homeless. Weber spoke on the conditions of the
homeless in Erie and the connection between
homelessness and hunger. She also gave tips on
what students can do to help.
EMPTY BOWL DINNER
continued on page 3A
SGA ELECTION RESULTS
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Winners will begin their terms at the beginning of
the 2001-2002 academic school year.
Brandi Hovis (far right) and Clint Lewis (back) are
congratulated by Keenan Hansen (left) and Traci
Hamm (middle) after the official results were an
nounced for 2001-2002 SGA president and vi;e
president. Hovis and Lewis were announced the
winners by just 64 votes.
18 pages - 2 SECTIONS
dates for every position were very
qualified."
This year's results were announced
to a crowd of 20 people outside
Bruno's. All four candidates were
SGA ELECTION RESULTS
continued on page 3A
Spring Fever
moves to the
ARC; more
events added
by Jeff Miller
managing editor
With the Athletics and Recreation
Center now open, Behrend has a
prime place to hold events on campus.
Because the gym provides a large
indoor area, the school is utilizing the
ARC to hold the "ARC Blow Out."
"We wanted to do an ARC
celebration," said Kris Motta,
assistant director of Student
Activities. The Blow Out will be held
on April 27, the last day of classes for
the spring semester.
The rumor around campus was that
Spring Fever, held every year in the
apartment quad, was canceled to fund
the Shaggy concert. Spring Fever was
not canceled, however, it was just
moved to the ARC. This was done to
increase the amount of money that
could be spent on one event. The
money from Spring Fever, the ARC
dedication, and Finals Blow Out was
combined to form one giant event.
With the combined money, a single
event gives Behrend the opportunity
to make it bigger than ever.
Dan Schiesser, a residence
coordinator, is heading up the ARC
Blow Out, but he has a lot of help.
The Resident Assistants class is
providing much of the coordination.
The Lion Ambassadors, Lion
Entertainment Board, Athletics
department, and Student Activities are
also helping to organize this major
event. Student Affairs and Student
Activities are providing the funding.
ARC BLOWOUT
continued on page 3A